Newsletter 26th March 2025
Principal's Message
Protective Behaviours
All schools are required to teach students protective behaviours. We do so across the year to keep these important behaviours fresh in the children’s minds. You can access a parent protective behaviours handbook on our school website along with the regular school parent handbook (Parent Information Handbook - Kensington Primary School (kensingtonps.wa.edu.au) or below, for more information.
Protective behaviours parent handbook.pdf
Food for Thought:
20 jobs kids should do before they turn 10
- Get themselves up in the morning using an alarm.
- Pack their own school bag each morning.
- Make telephone calls about simple requests, such as asking if a store has an item in stock.
- Look after the rubbish, including putting bins outside, emptying rubbish and recycling.
- Prepare healthy snacks before, during and after school.
- Make their own breakfast.
- Cook one evening meal a week.
- Walk to the shops on their own.
- Tidy their own bedroom and make their bed.
- Clean their part of the house, including tidying, sweeping and vacuuming.
- Keep clothes and shoes clean including using a washing machine and an iron. At the very least, put their dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
- Care for personal items such as toys, technology, sports and leisure equipment.
- Take messages to school, including delivering excursion notes and other important messages to the front office.
- Take responsibility for personal hygiene, such as brushing teeth, bathing, and keeping their face and hands clean.
- Feed and look after pets on a regular basis.
- Pack and unpack the family dishwasher or, alternatively, wash and dry the dishes by hand.
- Prepare the weekly family chores roster.
- Choose clothing each day within suitable limits.
- Make their own in-store purchases and shop for some personal items.
- Manage their own simple expenditures such as lunch money, entertainment expenses and personal items.
From Parenting Toolbox
Use of Playgrounds After School
While we are happy for parents to supervise their own children in the school playgrounds after school, we do need everyone to vacate the school site by 4pm to enable the OSHClub (who have a Deed of Licence to use the site) and our staff to carry out their roles uninterrupted. Thank you for your assistance with this.
Honours and Values Awards
High School Programs and Scholarships
Congratulations to the following students who have received offers for selective or specialist high school programs or scholarships in 2026:
Jessie – Red Dragon Scholarship at Penrhos College
Foyer Display - Room 4
Harmony Day 2025
Room 4
In diversity there
is beauty and strength.
Each of us is unique
like an individual feather but together our
differences are our
strength.
Together our diversity and differences give us the ability to soar.
Have your photo
taken with our wings
and soar!
What's Been Happening
Harmony Day
On Friday morning, the school conducted its Harmony Day assembly where the junior choir sang a lovely song, Light a Candle. Each class also paraded to show their national costumes or orange clothes. It was amazing to see a sea of orange in the undercover area. The children from the Montessori school across the road from us, also joined in.
Later in the day, classes joined with their buddy class to work together on a variety of activities. Thank you to the staff for organising this lovely get-together for the buddies. See the photos of some buddies working together, below.
Upcoming Events
Help Needed: Frog Pond Upgrade! 🐸🌿
We’re replacing the old bathtub pond with a new poly pond, and we need your help! All materials are provided—just bring your enthusiasm. If you can assist, please let Mrs Skinner or Mrs Bushen in S2 know.
Let’s create a fresh new space for our frogs! 🛠️💧
ANZAC Day Ceremony
We will have our annual ANZAC day ceremony on the morning of the early close – Wednesday 9th April at 9:30am. The school band and choir will perform. We encourage all students who are able to bring a flower to contribute to the class wreath that morning.
Early Close – Parent Teacher Meetings
As you may already be aware, you can now book a meeting with your child(ren)'s teacher(s) in Week 9 and 10 (including during the early close sessions). You can do this via the internet website or via the SZapp.
To use the SZapp, click on the tile called "Interview Bookings" (bottom right tile) and then complete a registration and follow the process to select a booking time.
To book online go to Kensington Primary School https://kensingtonprimary.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/11
and follow that process.
These are 12-minute sessions and only one session per parent should be booked per student. There will be no double sessions allowed using these booking sessions. We look forward to seeing you face-to-face. If you can't make a face-to-face session, please contact your teacher. Only face-to-face sessions are available on Wednesday 9th April early close.
Sport News
Ride To School Day
Well done to everyone for riding, scooting or walking to school last Wednesday. We had 93 cyclists, 32 scooters and 124 walkers, 249 participants, nearly 60% of the school. Big thank you to Auscycling, Toby and Ben, for the huge arch, activities, stickers and stress balls. Let’s keep being active on the way to school.
Ride2School Day
Edu-Dance
The Edu-dance concerts will be on Thursday 10th April in the UCA. The classroom teacher will advise you of your class performance time . The times will be 2.15pm and 2.40pm. Teachers will direct parents and caregivers about costumes that are required.
Running Club
Running club is back! we will commence next Tuesday on the running track at 8.00am. We will only run on Tuesday until next term. All runners welcome rom Kindy to Yr. 6. Come and have an active start to your day. Consent2Go will be sent out after your child attend their first session.
Tennis net
Big thanks to Dalkeith Tennis club (donation of the net) and local residents Steve and Paul for the tennis net that was replaced in the summer holidays.
P & C News
Containers for change bins
The new Containers for Change bins are now located inside the bike shed. Please ensure that only eligible containers are placed in these bins. Currently, the bins are accessible only from inside the bike shed until the outside art installation is completed later in the year.
Containers for Change
Community News
The Como Secondary College Open Day, Friday 04 April. https://www.facebook.com/ComoSC/
Darling Range Sports College for Year 7 2026
Please see the attached flyer
Perth Reds Indoor Youth Volley League – Kids (Year 2 - 6)
Dates: Friday Nights, 16th May to 27th June, 2025.
Times: YVL – Kids games between 5 and 6:30pm.
Round 1: Friday 16th May.
School Nominations
Team Nominations Due: Wednesday 7th May
Nominations: https://www.redsvolleyball.com.au/yvl-kids-nomination/
Cost for school team entries: $220 per team (for 6 rounds), can be invoiced to school or credit card payments accepted + each player is required to individually complete $10 YVL Player Membership online and a Volleyball WA Gold membership (new players only).
Individual Registrations
(if your school is unable to register but may have interested individuals)
Cost: $100 per participant (includes Reds coordination and coaching) + each player is required to individually complete $10 YVL Player Membership online and a Volleyball WA Gold membership (new players only).
Registrations Due: Wednesday 7th May
Registrations: https://www.redsvolleyball.com.au/yvl-kids-nomination/