Newsletter
No 11 26th April 2024
Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and pay respect to the ongoing living cultures of First Peoples.
ANZAC Day 2024
On Wednesday 24th of April our school leaders and 4/5/6H students spoke about the significance of ANZAC Day in a special commemorative assembly. It is important that we take the time to reflect and be thankful to the many Australian men and women who have and are serving our country to keep us safe.
Anzac Day is one of Australia's most important national occasions which has been commemorated since 1916. We commemorate rather than celebrate Anzac Day because we are remembering something that is important but also has sad feelings for many people.
ANZAC Day is held on the 25th of April and it marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the first World War.
ANZAC is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
ANZAC Day commemorates Australia's involvement in WWI and remembers anyone who has served in a war or conflict as well as those men and women serving in the Defence forces today.
On Anzac day we observe a minute's silence as a sign of respect and a time for reflection. After the minute silence we say 'Lest we forget' which reminds us we must not forget.
Anzac Day is one of Australia's most important national occasions which has been commemorated since 1916. We commemorate rather than celebrate Anzac Day because we are remembering something that is important but also has sad feelings for many people.
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ANZAC Day is held on the 25th of April and it marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the first World War.
ANZAC is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
ANZAC Day commemorates Australia's involvement in WWI and remembers anyone who has served in a war or conflict as well as those men and women serving in the Defence forces today.
On Anzac day we observe a minute's silence as a sign of respect and a time for reflection. After the minute silence we say 'Lest we forget' which reminds us we must not forget.
Anzac Day Activities 2024
On Wednesday to commemorate Anzac Day the students created beautiful Anzac Day inspired art work. They learned about the red Poppy flower which is a symbol of hope and regeneration in the face of destruction.
P/1D enjoyed making Anzac Biscuits which have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in WWI. It is thought that these biscuits were sent by wives and women's groups to soldiers abroad because the ingredients in them did not spoil easily which meant they kept well during naval transportation.
Take a look at our gallery of the students helping Mrs D make some delicious Anzac Biscuits.
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P/1D enjoyed making Anzac Biscuits which have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in WWI. It is thought that these biscuits were sent by wives and women's groups to soldiers abroad because the ingredients in them did not spoil easily which meant they kept well during naval transportation.
Take a look at our gallery of the students helping Mrs D make some delicious Anzac Biscuits.
Premiers' Reading Challenge 2024
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Karingal Heights PS is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:
- access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
- a modern user-friendly interface
- rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
- the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6 September 2024.
Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge
Book Club
Book Club provides families with affordable and convenient ways to bring the best in children's literature into their homes. Each issue contains curated, age-appropriate titles carefully selected and levelled by a dedicated team of professional book lovers.
BOOK CLUB ISSUE 3 is out now! You can view online at https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx
A paper catalogue was sent home on Wednesday.
Just a reminder that orders are due back by 6th May via Scholastic Loop online ordering system or by bringing the order form which is in the catalogue back to school in a sealed envelope.
Orders will be delivered to school and distributed to the students. There is also a GIFT function which you can select if you prefer orders to be sent to the front office for secret collection!
For every Book Club order placed, Scholastic gives back 15% of the order value to our school to purchase valuable educational resources via its Scholastic Rewards program.
Thank you for your support of our KHPS Book Club.
School Notice Board - 26th April 2024
Mother's Day Morning Tea | |
| Our annual Mother's Day morning tea will be held on Friday 10th May at 10:00am We welcome any mothers/ carers/ grandmothers to come for morning tea. Most of the food is made by the students for you enjoyment. After a short morning tea period for all the guests to mingle, the students will be invited to come join in. Invitations are being sent home from the individual grades. |  |
District Athletics reminder | |
The district field athletics will be held on Wednesday 1st April. |  |
Second Hand Uniform Giveaway | |
| We have a small selection of second hand uniform. Mainly small jumpers, a few shirts, dresses and tracksuit pants. We have a lot of shorts and skorts. If you would like to search through the items to see if there is something you want, a table will be set up for the next few Wednesdays at 3:15pm near the park gate. Feel free to help yourself. If you have any second hand uniform that is no longer needed at home, could you please consider donating it at the office? |  |
Camp Deposit & Price Change | |
| Thank you to everyone who has put in their camp deposit forms and payments. I am happy to advise all the families of children attending camp, that we have managed to find some funding to reduce the cost of camp. Information about this will be send home next week. |  |
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Current Notices | |
 | Please keep an eye out for the dates on the following notices: * Special Lunch (Hotdog and Juice) due Mon 29th * District Field Athletics (now overdue) * Mother's Day Raffle |
Coming Events
Please look at the events calendar for future events.
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| Please refer to the EVENT Calendar on the website to find out information about future events. It is the easiest place to go to when you are unsure about what is coming up, dates and times. |
Awards, Birthdays, Celebrations
Congratulations to our Students of the Week recipients from the latest assembly
We would like to congratulate the following students for receiving an award at our last assembly.
| P/1D | 1/2B | 3/4S | 4/5/6H |
| Maximus P Ciarrah T Danariel F Aurora B Jaxon H | Lucas J Lylah-May M | Logan J Tony L | Tyler F-G Alby B |
| ART | MUSIC | ||
| Blake B Annabelle T | Matilda C |
Birthdays in April
| 4th | Jackson S |  |
4th | Josephine C | |
| 30th | Felicity R |