Newsletter
No 14 17th May 2024
Acknowledgement
Spotlight on STEM
This week in STEM the students had to incorporate problem solving into an Engineering design challenge.
P1D had to use Lego to make the first letter of their name, 12W and 34S had a Lego challenge calendar to work through where they had to use Lego to create different things. 456H had fun doing a science experiment where they were challenged to see how many bubbles they could make joined together by blowing gently through a straw.
This Term in Music
Music education provides children and young people with a range of developmental benefits. It enhances engagement and wellbeing, increases personal and social development, and improves outcomes in other curriculum areas.
In Music lessons at KHPS this term, students have engaged in dancing to different styles of music from hip hop, line dancing to folk dances.
They have also begun learning to identify notes and play familiar melodies on keyboards and glockenspiels. Classes have also been learning to sing songs by Peter Combe in anticipation of his upcoming visit to KHPS.
Interesting music fact: A Stanford study shows that playing music engages areas of the brain which are involved with paying attention, making predictions, and updating events in our memory.
School Notice Board - 17th May 2024
Cooking Classes are back! | |
| We are very excited to let the school community know that the children will be participating in cooking classes this year. I would like to thank Sue Taylor for volunteering her time and knowledge to help run the cooking classes. Sue has committed to helping run two cooking classes per grade each term this year. The first class will be next Friday 24th May. |  |
Prep Enrolment for 2025 | |
| If you have not put your enrolment form in for the 2025 prep year, we are able to accept them at any time this term. If you know of any families in this area that would like a tour or have a prep age child for next year, please tell them about our wornderful school and get them to join in with our community.  Tour enquiries and enrolment information can be found at: https://www.karingalheightsps.vic.edu.au/page/142 | |
PARC Swimming Program 2024 | |
| We are still waiting on a number of consent forms for the Swimming. Please contact the office if have any questions around this. * Consent forms are overdue. (Extension till Monday 22nd May) * Ability assessments are to be completed by parents by 18th May at: https://parcfrankston.com.au/swim-schools-assessment/ Ability assessments enable the groups to be created. A late assessment form is still good for the pool to have. |  |
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From May 2024, our school, along with thousands of others across the country, will participate in the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). |
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Could all notices, permission forms, special lunche orders, etc. please be handed to the classroom teachers and not brought directly to the office? Classroom teachers send any of the notices to the office in their daily cash bag. | |
Current Notices | |
 | Please keep an eye out for the dates on the following notices: * PARC swimming program notice - Due 22nd May. * Crazy Hair Day notice |
Coming Events
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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 | 1/2W | 3/4S | 4/5/6H |
| Jack M Jackson S Ellie C | Russell M Harper C | Levi P Tilly C | Soyara S Malachi R |
| TUTORING | MUSIC | ||
| Lachlan P | Soyara S |
Birthdays in May
| 3rd | Mason K |  |
| 11th | Harley T | |
| 12th | Shreya HS | |
| 13th | Matilda C | |
| 17th | Tony L | |
| 18th | Catalina L | |
| 22nd | Ollie B | |
| 24th | Zeva D Russell M Axel L | |
| 25th | Zeina H | |
| 27th | Ryder K | |
| 29th | Zain H |
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
