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KILKENNY PRIMARY
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WEEK 9, TERM 1
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Principal’s
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Curriculum
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Class News
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Multicultural
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Fundraising
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Community
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Awards
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Sports Day
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ing the skills of Problem Solving,
Innovation , Creativity, Critical
During the last weeks some
Thinking, Collaboration, Imaginaimportant and exciting events
have occurred that will help set tion and Inquiry” is demonstrated across the school. Maths
up change and improvement
will be promoted for our Junduring 2017.
ior Primary classes with an opn
At our recent Governing
meeting next Monday morning
Council Meeting the following for families.
people were elected to ExecuWe have also had another
tive Position
meeting to finalise plans for our
• Chairs Person, Bev O’Brien $1 Million STEM upgrade.
• Secretary, Kylie Hill
Which hopefully will begin
• Finance , Paul Phillips
during the second half of this
• OSHC Chair, Mel Cambert year.
We have other committees
encompassing curriculum, fundraising, canteen and cultural
that are filled by other members for action.
As learning programs develop
during Term 1 “Our Vision working collaboratively, to ensure
that each student is prepared for
our ever changing world. Promot-
Plans are also being finalised for
our Front Office/Staff Room
upgrade which we are hoping
to have completed mid year.
Next week is Parent Teacher
Interviews and I encourage all
families to book in to meet
with teachers and discuss your
childs learning in T1 and be-
yond. The meetings are really
important and the learning
partnerships are vital in getting
the best results for all students.
At last meeting Governing
Council they approved the
next 2 staff training days -being
Monday 1st May (Day 1 Term
2) and Friday 9th June (when
the school will be closed to
students. )Vacation Care will
be available—see OSHC staff
to book in if you need.
I will be on Long Service Leave
for the first 3 weeks of Term 2
with Karyn Alford Acting Principal in this time.
Wish everyone a great interview week, Sports Day and
Easter Break.
Peter
Working Bee—Saturday 8th
April 8.30-11am
All welcome
Curriculum News — Teacher Moderation: Collaborative Assessment Of Student Work
There is considerable evidence
that assessment, when practised
effectively, can improve student
learning (Black & William,
2008 ). One of the most powerful research based strategies for
linking assessment to improved
instructional practice is teacher
moderation. This process involves educators in a collaborative discussion of student
work based on predetermined
assessment criteria. Little et al.
(2013) found that teachers who
engaged consistently in the
moderation process were able
to:
•assess student performance
more consistently, effectively,
confidently, and fairly;
•build common knowledge
about curriculum expectations
and levels of achievement;
•identify strengths and areas for
growth based on evidence of
student learning;
•adjust and acquire new learning by comparing one’s thinking
to that of another
•student or teacher;
•share effective practices to
meet the needs of all students,
monitor progress, and
•celebrate growth.
The most powerful aspect of
teacher moderation is the discussion involved in assessing
student work and the collective
sharing of effective strategies in
planning next steps for instruction.
Over the next year, staff within
the Inner West Partnership will
engage and work closely with
the SLLP (Senior Leader for
Learning Improvement DECD)
to begin the task of collaborative moderation focused on
Numeracy. We will come together to look at the A-E marking structure, designing tasks
that provide intellectual stretch
and formalising a process
around the collection of year
level specific work samples and
assessment ideas in line with
the DECD priority.
Corey Taylor
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PRESCHOOL — Louise Cutri / James Golin
We had some special
visitors recently, a group
of teaching students from
Kobe Shoin Women’s
University in Japan. As
well as joining in with
play, they also provided
some unique experiences
for our children. One of
the highlights was the
ninja demonstration and
song. First they used
some artwork they had
made themselves to
teach us some things that
make ninjas special.
These included things like
running fast without making a sound, or using
smoke to hide. Then the
students gave the preschoolers a ‘hitai ate’
ninja headband and origami ‘shuriken’ throwing
star. What a phenomenal
day!
RED 1 — Steph Johnson
In Art this term we are
focusing on Asian Art.
So far we have made
silhouette Roosters, for
the year of the Rooster,
lanterns, masks, origami
and Koi fish from plasticine. Koi is a Japanese
word for carp. The Koi
fish represents a fish
who can swim upstream
and never gives up, showing persistence.
Here are some pictures
of our Koi fish.
RED 2 — Lana Krueger
In Red 2 we have begun
to explore some STEM
challenges. We have
helped the Three Little
Pigs solve their housing
crisis. We got into teams
and collaborated our ideas. Some of us made a
plan to work from. We
made a house from a
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limited amount of equipment and tested it to see
if it could withstand a
blast of air from the hair
dryer. When we were
finished testing our houses we spent some time
reflecting… before our
next challenge which is
“Goldilocks and the
Great Chair Repair”
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RED 3 — Jaimee Charter
Red 3 has loved exploring
new science concepts by doing some interesting experiments. We have been doing
group and small group work
to explore science. We have
been exploring the idea of
how everyday things can
change in different ways. We
made a plastic bottle fountain
using a balloon and a straw.
We found out that air pushes
the water when there is no
more room for it in the bottle. We also had a go at making our own silly putty. We
didn't have any instructions
just ingredients so it was fun
to learn independently although we were all successful
it was still fun.
RED 4 — Sara Stevens
Red 4 have been exploring
number and place value in
Maths. One of our Natural
Maths challenges have been
investigating if the letter ‘e’ is
the most frequently used
letter in the alphabet in a
variety of texts. We recorded our findings in as many
different ways as possible.
RED 5 — Kris Psichogiopoulos
Harmony Day the 21st
March.
also enjoying a sausage sizzle
lunch.
The continuing message of
Harmony Day is about
“Every-one belongs.” We
celebrate the diversity of
people in our world.
Harmony Day. By Ryder.
At Kilkenny P/S we celebrated the day by wearing the
colour orange, making a people display “Everyone belongs at KPS because…” and
I like Harmony Day because
my mum sprayed my hair
orange.
On Harmony Day people
wore orange.
I had fun.
Harmony Day. By Red 5
Help people.
Always share.
Remember manners.
Make friends.
Open your heart.
Never be mean.
You’re happy.
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RED 6 — Alison Duggan
In Red 6 we celebrated
Harmony Day by making a
Harmony Day tree with
hands of different colours
to represent the diverse
cultures in our world and
writing what the word harmony meant and making
Harmony Day balloons.
Some of the words we
thought of were ‘getting
along with each other’,’
sharing with each other’,
‘including others’, ‘being
friendly’, ‘being thoughtful
and caring.’
GREEN 1 & 2 — Jess Pietsch / Meg McLeod
The Greenies have been busy
these last three weeks learning about number lines and
working on our number
recognition. We made number posters by going through
magazines looking for numerals, and made flower and
Pokémon ball number lines.
We’re now exploring problematized situations and using
concrete materials and drawing pictures to help us solve
simple addition problems.
Come check out an example
of our mental routine / problematized situation lesson
Monday at the Open Maths
Morning on Monday 3rd April.
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GREEN 3 — Teigan Hall
On Tuesday the 21st of
March we celebrated Harmony Day. Green 3 and Red 3
worked together to research
their family’s background and
find their counties flag. After
some research the Green 3
students painted the flag on
their buddies hand and printed it around Australia.
tized situation consisted of
having to work out how to
get the running man to the
finish on our number line
using the rules we learnt
about adding and subtracting
integers.
In math’s we have been
learning about adding and
subtracting positive and negative integers. Our problema-
GREEN 4 — Jon Stewart
I am pretty certain that at the
beginning of the year you
would not have expected
your child to be playing with
Barbie dolls in class!
But of recent times that is
exactly what we have been
doing.
In teams, students have been
collecting data for the Barbie
bungee jumping challenge.
After applying the initial safety harness to the doll, students have attached 1 rubber
band at a time to the cord
and have let the Barbie
drop... measuring the length
of the fall. Each test was
completed 3 times for comparison purposes.
After 6 rubber bands were
tested, based on the Mathematical problem solving strategy of guessing and checking,
students were given the challenge of constructing a
bungee cord that would safely drop the doll from a height
BLUE 1 — Michael Kennett
This term, Blue 1 have been
working very hard on our
math skills. We have been
working on division and multiplication. Miss Avenell has
been coming in on Mondays
and Tuesdays to help us learn
new math skills. We all think
that the skills we have learnt
so far will help us in the future.
Blue 1 has set up a new Dojo
market place helping us learn
what a simple business is like.
The class are learning how to
manage and work with money. Mr. Kennett is letting us
trade in Dojo points for Dojo money. He has been purchasing exciting things for us
to buy.
Thanks, Blue 1!
of 4m 26cm (The top of the
staircase in the kitchen).
Final testing and bungee cord
construction will be completed today, with the experiment concluding on Friday
afternoon. Video footage will
record each jump so they
may be shared with you
by your child.
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BLUE 2 — Judith Felton
Every Friday we catch
up with our Buddies
from Red 6. During
buddy time we usually
share a story and do
an activity together.
Last week we created
a portrait with our
buddies.
BLUE 3 — Jenne Ellis-Kells
Everyone can work together so that we have
harmony in our school.
We all learn, live, love
and laugh together;
agreeing to live peacefully and co- operatively.
At KPS we work together and help each
other. We also learn
together and work to
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achieve harmony. At
KPS we make other
people feel safe. We are
kind. We are all a team.
KPS rules!
- Niah Scott
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BLUE 5 — Paige Vogelsang
Here in Blue 5 we have transformed our
Literacy lessons into a hustling and bustling news room! We are in the process
of working our journalistic minds and are
in the beginning stages of creating our
final piece of work aptly named the ‘Blue
5 Times’. We will be coming around and
interviewing various people in our school
community over the next few weeks so
please keep an ear out for us if you
would like to star in the best up and
comin newspaper!
BARN 1 — Irenee Ioannou
This term Barn 2 have been
focussing on learning to name
and sequence the 12 months
of the year. What a better
way to learn than to connect
ourselves to our birthday
month! We celebrated Jarmalee;s birthday in week 8
and are looking forward to
Hamza’s birthday next which
is in June. The months seem
to be passing by ever so
quickly which is great for us
as it means are getting closer
to our next birthday celebration, and quite possibly
Christmas. Which are sure
will be here before we know
it!
BARN 2 — Laura Bennets
In HASS this term, Barn 1 have been collecting and graphing litter found in the
yard. Each Thursday we pick a location in
our school and collect litter for 10
minutes. As a class we have picked up
over 1000 pieces of rubbish so far.
We are litter warriors! Good job Barn 1.
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BARN 3 — Anne Phillis
Barn 3 has had a busy term.
We enjoy going to fitness each
day for a run and some games
or rubbish collecting if we are
not having a lesson with Mr
James on Wednesday. Most
days as part of our literacy program we practice alphabet letters and sight words to help
improve our reading and writing. Next week we are looking
forward to visiting the beach
with all of the IELC unit
BARN 4 — Fiona Lyons / Lisa White
We have been learning about
graphing. We have looked at
our favourite colours, our favourite animals and today we
went for a walk around the
school and looked at the colours of the Teachers cars. We
found out that 'white' was the
most popular. We collected all
of the data and put it into a
graph
BARN 5 & 6 — Melanie Bonython / Emma Kelly
Barn 5 & 6 have been
working towards our
Assembly item this Friday. We have been making flags, surveying classes, collating data and
writing recounts about
“My Journey to Australia”. We have enjoyed
spending time with our
buddy classes each week
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and especially on Harmony
Day. Next week our
teachers will have interviews with some parents
and on Thursday we are
going to the beach! Sports
Day is on the Thursday of
Week 11 so we have been
practising our events and
team chants, and participating in heats for the running races.
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KITCHEN— Kate Harbison
Bitter Melon was the challenge in the kitchen this week. A traditional Asian vegetable known for it’s healing
properties, but very bitter taste! We made them into Indian style fritters and about half the students liked
them– but at least everyone had a try! Next week we are looking forward to using the pizza oven and welcoming guests from schools and businesses around the community for a visit Wednesday afternoon. We
were pleased to welcome the cooler weather this week so we could have soup–
which the students all love. Thanks again to the volunteers who help us.
Cheers,
Kate
GARDEN — Tony Bryant
We’ve been harvesting pumpkins, winter melons (calabash),
bitter melons, chillies, egg plant and the last of our peaches.
We still have apples on the tree! The children have been
planting broccoli, cauliflower, silverbeet, peas, garlic and sweet
peas. Its all looking good. Fresh chillies and winter melon for
sale, see me.
Keep it green.
Tone
Some Mail From Hayley
I’m bored! Does this sound familiar to anyone? Or maybe it is I’mmm booooored…!
The holidays are coming up soon, and while it might be nice to have a pj day or to have free choice for a day, sometimes the extra free time comes with its challenges. Feeling bored is a reality that we all feel, and sometime we need
a bit of help to work out what to do when that emotion rises.
So when I saw this picture, I thought it might be helpful to share as we approach the holidays. Maybe you could
make one of these ‘B.O.R.E.D’ posters and stick it on the fridge to look at? Or maybe you might have another idea
of how to tackle the ‘I’m bored’ question and it could share it with someone else you know.
Some other things that could be good to look at in the holidays are some of the activities that Nature Play are running, such as a mud day. The local library and councils are also great places to find some holiday activities, if you want a day out of the house.
The school has some great Vacation care activities.
I look forward to hearing the creative ways you have enjoyed the holidays!
Hayley
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INDONESIAN— Emma De Brabant
As a part of Harmony Day in week 8 we talked about reasons why harmony is important
between Australia and Indonesia. Many voices came back stressing the importance of
friendships, neighbours and helping one another. This then led to an exploration of where
Australia and Indonesia sit in relation to one another in the world, which quickly led to us
discussing our own backgrounds and experiences. What a harmonious and multicultural group we are!
Multicultural News — Harmony Day
Last week 21/3/17 saw a flood of orange hit Kilkenny with Harmony Day celebrations “Everyone Belongs”. Take a look at our pin up boards to see how the
children expressed their meaning of Everyone Belongs. We did not have a Harmony Day performance or large activity this year as we aim to have an exciting
whole school incursion for Refugee Week next term.
For anyone who is interested in intercultural texts these two have been highly
recommended by the DECD EALD team.
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon is about a young refugee born in an Australian permanent detention centre. Excerpts are at https://books.google.com.au/
books?
id=aO8WDAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI&redir_esc=
y#v=onepage&q&f=false
Dream Tales contains fictional stories, based on African folklore, mythology,
customs and culture. These books may help enhance literary diversity and promote multiculturalism. The four volumes are available at
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%
3Daps&field-keywords=umealu.
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OSHC/Vac Care
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Pupil Free Day on Monday the 1st of
May, OSHC bookings in by end of
Term 1
Vac Care program is available in
OSHC and on website
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Vacation Care Bookings still
accepted.
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Bookings to be in by end of
Week 10
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$45.00 per day
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Excursion days extra $5.00 per child
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Please pay accounts weekly/
fortnightly
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No walk ins will be accepted
for Vacation Care—bookings
only
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STEM Works Update
Progress is continuing on our STEM Works project, with a recent Design
Start Up meeting held at our school on 30/3/17. Discussion focussed on
fine tuning our project design and establishing project administration procedures, such as safety protocols.
Also, importantly, it allowed school leadership to be introduced to key personnel working on the project. This included departmental representatives,
along with the project’s architect and key engineers
Our STEM Works project has a budget of $1 million which
will be used to develop an integrated Science, Technology,
Engineering and Maths facility.
It is anticipated that the concept phase will take six weeks
to complete. This process includes engaging engineers and
developing a more detailed report to set out an indicative
building program and to inform the procurement strategy.
Prior to construction beginning, the project may be required to undergo planning/development approvals if re-
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COMMUNITY NEWS
WHATS HAPPENING!!
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Working Bee: Saturday 8th April 8.30am—11.00am
All Welcome
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Coming Soon! New Kilkenny Primary School Website
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Term 2 Calendar—available on Website and Facebook
Page
Homelink SA is a specialist program that sources contracted Carers to look after children with
intellectual disabilities in the carers own home on a respite, shared or full time basis.
www.unitingcommunities.org/homelink
We currently have Carers who are able to provide much needed Respite to families in need of a
break, however, as the demand is constant we continue to recruit new Carers to keep up with
the need. Families can access this service either through Disability Services or their NDIS funding.
Together we can embrace this opportunity and strive to build on and provide quality care to
more people living with disabilities.
I am more than happy to come and chat to your team or post out further information if required
but would greatly appreciate exposure in your next newsletter and have attached an
advert for your consideration.
Thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to being a part of your network.
“I’m an active 7 year old girl who is friendly, fun
and caring. I love music, dancing and riding my bike,
and never let having a disability stop me!
My mum is looking to share the task of caring for
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Transform your family life and join
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Grange Royals Hockey Club
Grange Royals Hockey Club based at Fort Street, Grange is a family friendly club. We have teams catering
for Juniors from Under 9 to Under 18, Seniors Men & Women from Metro 5 to Premier League and Masters.
The club is very proud to share it has been recognised as a Level 2 Good Sports Club, with our level 3 review due in mid-2017. The focus of this membership is to inspire a healthier sporting nation. We have also
begun the process of being accredited as Star Club organisation, providing validation as a well governed
organisation.
The club offers meals on Saturday nights at very reasonable prices, a licensed bar area, accompanied by a
raffle and Supporters Club membership draw. There is family entertainment, for the kids a foosball table and
for the adults a large screen television for the Saturday night sport telecasts.
The younger junior grades (U9 Mixed, U11 Mixed, U14 Boys & U14 Girls) play Sunday mornings. As a participating club in the Sports Discount Voucher initiative ($50 off club fees) we are able to offer fees that are
extremely affordable. Age groups are defined by ages as of the 1st January.
To find out more details please contact the club:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grangeroyals/
Website: http://www.grangeroyals.org.au
Email: [email protected]
2017 Junior Rugby League Season Commences Soon
Western Districts Rugby League Club invites any interested players, 6 – 18 to come to contact the
club to discuss opportunities that may suit you. Our club
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Is a value driven club
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Only uses accredited coaches
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Is based at Port Adelaide
You can meet the club coaches for 2017 as well as experience some coaching and minor games if you
attend one of our Come ’n’ Try training sessions. For more information contact the club through Ashley on 0438 533 043 or check the website www.playnrl.com.
NETSETGO 2017
START DATE: 9th May 2017
TIME: 5:30PM to 6:30PM
LENGTH OF PROGRAM: 8 weeks
AGE GROUP: 5 years to 7 years
COST: $100 *Govt Sports Voucher Applies
To register and pay online, visit netsetgo.asn.au and search
Metro Jets Netball Club
Under the ‘find a centre’ tab.
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AWARDS
Preschool
Boyan Y, Zerrah M, Iris F, Rex S
Red 1
Malakai B, Avneet K
Red 2
April J, Dean H
Red 3
Noah L, Holland M
Red 4
Jackson S, Scarlett E
Red 5
Jaiden N, Jordan N
Red 6
Ayan T, Anureet K
Green 1
Hugo M, Emily S
Green 2
Leon F, Kaylee H
Green 3
Arshneet K, Jaiden M
Green 4
Isaac B, Alex P
Blue 1
Niamh M, Darcy W
Blue 2
Mia N, Lexi L
Blue 3
Eion G, Sarah W
Blue 4
Sami K, Gaby M B
Blue 5
Hephzibah Y, Serena C
Barn 1
Jashaya W E, Rafa F
Barn 2
Shaunak P, Caleb F
Barn 3
Sarah P, Amir A
Barn 4
Asia A, Sam C
Barn 5
Tial N T, Sondos K
Barn 6
Zobair A, Heba A
VOLUNTEERS AT KILKENNY
Thank you to all people who have volunteered in
classes, kitchen, garden and around the school.
Linda and Tracey thank you from the school community
For the amazing work in the canteen
KILKENNY PRIMARY SCHOOL
19 Jane Street
West Croydon SA 5008
Phone: 08 8345 4138
Fax: 08 8445 8206
E-mail: [email protected]
CHALLENGING POWERFUL LEARNERS
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SPORTS DAY—
CANTEEN AND FOOD STALLS
The CANTEEN will be OPEN for DRINKS AND OVER THE COUNTER SALES FOR
EVERYONE AT RECESS AND LUNCH only.
Mini Donuts in House Team Colours available for the Special Event
No Canteen lunch orders for classes on Sports Day —
please ensure children bring their lunch.
Coffee will be available throughout the day at the
coffee van located at the back of the Canteen
SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Available on the deck near the
Kitchen/Gym for visitors a>ending Sports Day
No pre-orders—on sale during lunch break
All proceeds to go to the Kitchen/Garden Program
SAUSAGE AND BREAD
$2.00
SAUSAGE, ONION AND BREAD
$2.50
(Vegetarian opBon will be available)
Pancake Sale on Kitchen Deck
House-coloured pancakes will be sold on the deck in front of the kitchen area
before school
Programs will be handed out before the day
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