Newsletter
No 3 6th March 2026
Acknowledgement
Swimming Carnival 2026
The novelty races included swimming to the teacher and back, pushing a ball across the pool while using a pool noodle to swim, and carefully carrying a jug of water on a kickboard to the teacher and back. It was wonderful seeing the students getting involved, giving their best effort in the pool and encouraging one another.
Each year level also took part in the much anticipated Biggest Splash competition, where students tried to create the biggest splash possible. During the senior students turn, Mr Hurford tried to avoid getting splashed by using one of the students as a shield, which had everyone laughing.
One of the biggest highlights of the day was the always entertaining Students vs Teacher's race. To make things even more entertaining, students on the sidelines squirted water at the swimmers as they raced across the pool. With lots of cheering and laughter, the students finally managed to beat the teachers this year, celebrating a well earned victory!
A big thank you to all the staff and the 5/6H students who helped organise the day and ensured everything ran smoothly. We would also like to thank the many parents, carers and friends for coming along to support the students and cheer them on.
With the sun shining and plenty of smiles all around, it was a wonderful day enjoyed by all.
School Notice Board - 6th March 2026
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The Smile Squad dentil van might be coming sooner than we thought. It is a free service to the school. How to access free dental care We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian. Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic OR use the below QR code: | |
Hello KHPS families, If you enjoy gardening or are handy with small maintenance tasks, we would love your help from time to time around the school. There are currently a number of jobs we are hoping to get on top of, including weeding, leaf blowing, painting, tidying and other general maintenance. Extra helping hands would make a big difference in keeping our school grounds looking great for everyone to enjoy. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Jeremy Bodley at: Thank you for supporting our school community. Jeremy | |
Change of NAPLAN schedule. | |
Grandparents & Special Persons Open Afternoon invitations will be coming home next week. | |
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| Could all KHPS families please tell your friends and families to arange a school tour if they have 2027 primary school age children. We would love to eventually build to 2 full grades of preps. This aim can be achieved with your words of support to those in the community. Tours can be requested through the school website: https://www.karingalheightsps.vic.edu.au/page/142  | |
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| The school will be hosting a free dress day to support the Fundraising Committee. The free dress day will help with a donation drive for the Easter Raffle. On Tuesday 17th it is St. Patrick's Day. What a great reason to wear green if you have it. If you don't, they other free dress is ok. Please see the Fundraising | |
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 | Please keep an eye out for the dates on the following notices: * St. Partick's Day free dress notice. |
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Coming Events
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Please look at the events calendar for future events. 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. |
Forthcoming Events
- Labour Day public holiday
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Date: March 09, 2026
Time: All Day
- Curriculum Day (Student Free)
Date: March 10, 2026
Time: All Day
- Free Dress Day
Date: March 17, 2026
Time: All Day
To assist the fundraising to put together an Easter Raffle.
Dress for St. Patrick's Day and bring a donation for the drive.- School Council Meeting
Date: March 18, 2026
Time: 03:45pm - 04:45pm
- Assembly
Date: March 20, 2026
Time: 02:40pm - 03:15pm
- Grandparents and special friends afternoon
Date: March 25, 2026
Time: All Day
All grandparents and special friends are invited to attend an open afternoon after lunch play.
Start time to be confirmed- Last day of Term 1 - 2:30pm finish
Date: April 02, 2026
Time: 02:30pm - 02:30pm
- Assembly
Date: April 02, 2026
Time: 01:45pm - 02:30pm
- Track Athletics Day
Date: April 22, 2026
Time: All Day
Senior school district track athletics- District Field Athletics
Date: May 01, 2026
Time: All Day
Senior school district field athletics- Mother's Day Morning Tea
Date: May 08, 2026
Time: All Day
Times to be communicated closer to the event- School Photos
Date: May 13, 2026
Time: All Day
- District Cross Country
Date: May 22, 2026
Time: All Day
- King's Birthday Public Holiday
Date: June 08, 2026
Time: All Day
- Swimming Lessons Week
Date: June 15, 2026 to June 19, 2026
Time: All Day
- Whole School Theatre Excursion
Date: June 24, 2026
Time: All Day
- Last day of term 2 - 2:30 finish
Date: June 26, 2026
Time: 02:30pm - 02:30pm
Peter Combe Visits Our School!
Our students had a fantastic time Thursday morning 26th of February when Peter Combe visited our school to perform a fun and energetic live show. The BER was filled with laughter and singing as students joined in with many of Peter's well known songs and actions.
Students enjoyed a wonderful selection of songs including Quirky Berserkey, The Turkey from Turkey, Planet Earth, A Frog in My Cheese Sandwich, Spaghetti Bolognese, Newspaper Mama, and the all time favourite, Wash Your Face in Orange Juice, to name a few.
A special highlight of the show was when our Auslan teacher Mrs. Thomas came to the front to help guide students in signing along to the song "10,000 Stars." It was wonderful to see students confidently using Auslan while singing.
At the end of the performance, Peter Combe kindly signed his autograph for the students, and everyone was excited to take home their own copy as a keepsake from the morning.
Meet, Greet and Eat - A Wonderful Afternoon Together!
On Wednesday afternoon, our school community came together for our Meet. Greet and Eat event, and what a fantastic afternoon it was!
It was wonderful to see so many families join us on the school grounds to connect with teachers, education support staff, and one another. The afternoon provided a relaxed and welcoming opportunity for parents and carers to introduce themselves, ask questions and build positive relationships with our staff.
A big thank you to Sarah from Anglicare, who did a fantastic job cooking the BBq sausages for everyone to enjoy, and to Mrs Bailey, who helped serve them up to our hungry students and families.
Students loved showing their families around the school, playing with friends and enjoying a delicious sausage in bread. There was plenty of laughter, conversation, and smiles as everyone gathered to spend time together.
Events like these are such an important part of building a strong school community. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the afternoon such a success!
Wellbeing News
SWPBS Focus - Resilience
Over the next two weeks, our SWPBS focus will be on building students’ emotional awareness and resilience. Students will be learning to use the Zones of Regulation to help recognise and understand their feelings. By identifying which “zone” they are in, students can begin to develop strategies to manage their emotions and support their learning and wellbeing.
We will also be encouraging students to understand that mistakes are a normal and important part of learning. Making mistakes helps us grow, try new strategies and improve over time.
A key message for students will be resilience—having the confidence to keep trying, even when things feel challenging. We are proud of the way our students support one another and continue to develop these important life skills.
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 3F 4/5S Elliott T
Mana H
Ember E
Gemma C
Gianna BCatalina L
Layla R
Mel SHarley T
Toby LAxel L 5/6H ART/STEM PERFORMING ARTS AUSLAN Ajay C
Jezelle DGemma C
Lucas SHarley T
Ewan K
Blake B
Birthdays in March1st Cian K 
3rd Kai R 9th Phoenix D 11th Aaliyah H 12th Kian L 14th Millie H 15th Leighton S 18th Cooper D 27th Toby L 30th Kai M
Book Club Issue 2 2026
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 2 2026 is out now! You can view online at https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx
A paper catalogue has been sent home.
Just a reminder that orders are due back by 19th March 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.
Fundraising Committee News
Community News
McClelland College
The open night would be good for current grade 5 and 6 students and Parents / Carers.png)
Free resources for families of adolescents aged 10 to 14 years.The Department of Education has launched an Easing into adolescence webpage for families of students aged 10 to 14 (Grade 5 to Year 8).
The webpage has information and strategies you can use to help ease your child into adolescence and secondary school. These include:
- a guide to emotion coaching. Staff from The University of Melbourne’s Tuning in to Teens Kids program developed the guidance.
- how to support your adolescent with their studies and more generally. Parenting expert and clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller helped develop this resource.
Subtitles for videos by The University of Melbourne on the webpage are available in 10 languages. You can select your preferred language on the translations page.
For questions about these resources, contact the Strategic Partnerships, Transitions and Student Voice team. You can email them at Secondary.School.Transition@education.vic.gov.au.
Catch the Southern Waters Ski Team on the water at Moomba.
The community news section of the newsletter is to promote local clubs and organisations where students may go to be active or follow their interests.
If you know a local sports club, hobby club, interest group, etc that would like to advertise, could you please get them to contact Jeremy Bodley
Jeremy.Bodley@education.vic.gov.au
