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BARMERA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Newsletter Our mission is to educate, inspire and assist all children to value and respect differences and achieve their full potential.
Principal: Natasha Hefford | 1 Rumbold Drive, Barmera, SA, 5345 | ph: 08 8588 2198 | fax: 85883008
No. 13 - 25th May 2016
email: [email protected] | web: www.barmeraps.sa.edu.au | fb: facebook.com/barmeraps
BARMERA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Newsletter Our mission is to educate, inspire and assist all children to value and respect differences and achieve their full potential.
No. 11 - 5th July 2017
Principal’s Piece
Hi everyone
Our next Barmera Primary School Student Free Day on
Friday 18 August 2017 has now been approved. Teachers
will be working on moderation – consistent grading of student
learning and work – across the Berri Barmera Partnership.
Today you will have received your child’s Barmera Primary
School Semester One report.
This progressive report provides an overview of the
achievement and effort of each subject studied during the
semester (two terms).
The report is based on achievement standards of the
Australian Curriculum, the national curriculum taught in all
public schools across Australia.
At Barmera Primary School, we use a variety of evidence
against the achievement standards to assign a grade
including marked pieces of work, rubrics (a sequence of
learning continuum) and written and verbal feedback.
The grading system within the Australian Curriculum
means that if your child achieves a C grade or above that
they have attained the achievement standard of their
particular year level within that particular subject.
Excellent achievement within the year level. Your child has met the achievement standard of that subject for that particular year level.
Good achievement within the year level. Your child has met the achievement standard of that subject for that particular year level.
Satisfactory achievement within the year level. Your child has met the achievement standard of that subject for that particular year level.
Partial achievement within the year level. Your child has not yet met the achievement standard of that subject for that particular year level.
Students with a disability that are on a One Plan are
assessed against the learning goals of that plan and may
receive an adjusted assessment for particular subjects. This
will be stated on the front of the report.
Please contact your child’s teacher if you wish to discuss this
report. More information about the Australian Curriculum can
be found at www.australiancurriculum.edu.au
Next edition of our newsletter will be published on Wednesday 2nd August
Please have articles to Joy in the Front Office by Monday 31st July
Thursday 6 July SAPSASA Basketball
Friday 7 July SPORTS DAY
Friday 7 July Last day of Term 2
Monday 24 July First day of Term 3
I look forward to seeing you at Sports Day this Friday 7
June.
Students are able to leave at 1:00pm following the
Sports Day ONLY if parents/guardians have signed
the permission note (which was sent home last
week) and returned to the classroom teacher.
All other students will remain at school until 2:20pm.
There will be no Assembly on Friday due to Sports Day.
Happy and safe holidays to you all!
This Friday is Barmera Primary School’s
Sports Day.
Canteen lunch orders will not be available.
A “shop” will be set up on the oval, Near Yellow Unit.
Congratulations :
To the following students
on receiving an award at
last weeks assembly.
Tony, Seth, Layla,
Reagan, Georgia,
Gurmanpreet, Luke,
Dean, Allegra,
Mitchell & Ocea on behalf
of Mrs Hamood’s class,
Ozzy
CHIP BLITZ Poster winners
Congratulations to the following students on winning the Chip Blitz Poster competition.
Fantastic effort—Ayla, Shaya, Lateeya, Maddison, Charlie, Billy, Elise, Jordan, Bella
Growing Healthy Minds - GRATITUDE One of the easiest ways we can become happier is by practicing a daily
attitude of gratitude.
Gratitude is being thankful for something in your life, whether it’s a person, an object or an experience.
It can be as simple as having running water for your shower each day, or as big as having a school to go to
and a roof over your head.
An attitude of gratitude helps us focus on the things we have, rather than those we don’t. Practicing
gratitude every day will lead to a habit of happiness that can make the biggest positive difference to your
mental health.
How to develop this Habit of Happiness.....GRATITUDE List 5 things you’re grateful for each day
Ask your children to share 5 things they are grateful for each day
Play the “Glad Game” in the car, or at the dinner table. Take turns saying one thing you’re glad about &
see how many times your family can go around the circle
Write a gratitude letter to someone
Build the expression of gratitude into each and every day to make it a habit that will increase your
happiness.
Remember: like all new skills—it will get easier the more you practice.
Encourage and support one another and enjoy the happiness you will find from your new habit of gratitude!
“Gratitude leads to HAPPINESS, and happiness leads to
SUCCESS—not the other way round!”
There has been a lot of activity in the
pottery shed this term. Pottery groups
are run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
each week. I’ll be displaying some of
the students’ master pieces in the
front office soon—so keep an eye out
for that! Best wishes, Erin
Including…
Singing
Dress Ups
Making
Colouring
Painting
Playdough
Kinetic Sand
Stories
Morning Tea
FREE COFFEE
& ICED COFFEE
for adults!
When: Thursday 13th & July 20th
Where: Barmera Uniting Church Hall
(Opposite Barmera Playspace)
Time: 10-11:30
Cost: FREE!!
Who: All kids aged 0-8
For more details call
Mel - 0406410267 or Emma -0437917368
Barmera Uniting Church
Presents… HOLIDAY ADVENTURES!
Winter Wonderland
Holiday activities @ the Barmera Library
Tuesday 11th July &
Tuesday 18th July
Come And join us at 2pm
Reading is snow much fun……
Ph 85882872
Gymnastics Holiday Program Berri District Youth Club Wilkinson Street, Berri
Saturday 15th July
Two Sessions- 10am-11am & 11am-12pm
$10 per child - Ages 5-17 years
Bring: Water bottle and any medications (eg: asthma puffer)
Wear: T-shirt & shorts/leotard & leggings etc. Long hair must be tied back.
Program: 1 hour session with qualified coaches. Lots of gymnastics equipment to try including Air-track and Acrobatics.
To Register: Email Jane McFarlane ([email protected]) to reserve your time slot.
Don’t forget to bring your payment on the day and fill out the participation sheet at the front desk.
For further information please phone Jane McFarlane (Secretary/Head Coach) on 0407 128 626
REFUGEE WEEK During Refugee Week 18th-24th June, Ms Melnyk and Mrs Inwood’s classes were privileged enough to have a full refugee experience.
We have been reading “The Happiest Refugee” by Anh Do and we based our activities on some of his experiences whilst travelling to
Australia, as a refugee.
We measured out a 9m x 2m boat in the hall and placed 40 chairs into this space. This was the number of people and family members
that were on Anh’s boat. It was a very tight area to fit 40 students! It showed us how terribly cramped it would have been for the refu-
gees. Not only would they have had to sit in that tight space but they would have to sleep, cook and eat on the boat as well as their
other personal needs.
After discussing conditions and our feelings on our ‘boat’ the cooks had prepared the ingredients for our meal– rice, sweet potato, cold
rolls and green tea. It was well cooked and tasted great but I know eating it every day wouldn’t have been the best.
After completing this activity I think lots of students realised how lucky we are to live in such a great country and not have needed to
be put through anything as traumatic as fleeing a country. This was an opportunity for everyone to gain more knowledge on what a
refugee is. We discovered many different meanings of a refugee and the emotions they may have been feeling and how scary it would
have been for someone our age.
If I had to summarise our experience into one word it would be “gratitude”. Gratitude is thankfulness and I and maybe some others
have realised how fortunate we are. We have much more compared to some other people in the world.
Written by Darcee Troy
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oaring sounds flying high above and releasing loud objects ready to interrupt family’s lives.
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veryone holding onto family members to comfort them.
F
leeing homes , families and countries to restart a happy, safer and healthier life.
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ntil they reach Australia, their life will be in danger.
G
radually deteriorating food and water...hopefully not
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ating the same and disgusting foods every day.
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ngines revving up on boats as families rush and prepare for the journey ahead.
Written by Isis Kartinyeri & Caitlin Drake
NAIDOC Week This week we celebrated NAIDOC Week. Some students went to the NAIDOC march in Berri. We also set up a display in the Aboriginal Education Room. Thankyou to Marie (Aunty China) and all the families and staff who brought things in to display in the room for NAIDOC week. Classes came to see the display and students were very interested in the cultural items there. They were also very interested in Aunty China's talks about her family and culture.
Indigenous games- Sports Day This Friday there will be some indigenous games for students to participate in. They are adaptations of the game 'Gorri' and are used to develop hunting skills. We hope to see lots of families at our sports day to join in the fun! Ms. Robins
OSHC—Out of School Hours Care
OSHC will be open after Sports Day this Friday from 2:20pm to 6:00pm.
We have another exciting program planned for the school holidays so be quick as some excursions
have limited numbers. Bookings are essential to plan staffing and places are filling up quickly.
For bookings please phone 0408839709.
Happy Holidays
Kirsten Kubank (OSHC Director)
Major Fundraiser!
Barmera Primary Run4Fun!
Next term we will be holding our major fundraiser for the year.This will take place in Week 10:
Wednesday 27 September.
Save the Date!
The fundraiser is all about participation! Students raise funds and are rewarded with
fantastic incentive prizes, and it finishes with the School Fun Run! Family support is key
to our fundraising success and we encourage all students to participate.
Sponsorship forms will be given out at the beginning of next term and an online
student profile and sponsorship page will be available for those who wish to use.
Our Fun Run Day is being planned to be a great way for families to join in and
participate with a number of activities and displays being organised. Stay tuned for
further details when we return to Term 3.
We look forward to your support.
Fundraising Committee
Hi everyone,
I hope you are having a great week. Last week on Thursday and Friday I
attended a conference in Adelaide with many other PCWs, teachers and school
counselors from across South Australia. We heard a lot about emotional
intelligence and how to recognise how we are feeling and our emotions, which
may be causing certain behaviours. I came across this story, which I think is a
good illustration of how we can get trapped in a negative self-belief.
Sometimes we can recognise it ourselves and sometimes we need someone to
help us see it. It is so much better for each of us when we are open to change
and growth! You don’t have to stay where you are. I hope you enjoy the story.
Best wishes,
Erin Harrald
Pastoral Care Worker
The Elephant Rope
As a man was pass ing some e lephants , he
suddenly stopped, confused by the fact
that these huge creatures were be ing
he ld by on ly a smal l rope t ied to the ir
front leg . No chains , no cages. It was
obvious that the e lephants cou ld , at
anyt ime, break away from their bonds
but for some reason, they d id not .
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why
these an imals just stood there and made
no attempt to get away . “Wel l , ” tra iner
sa id , “when they are very young and much
smal ler we use the same s ize rope to t ie
them and, at that age, i t ’s enough to ho ld
them. As they grow up, they are
condit ioned to bel ieve they cannot break
away. They be l ieve the rope can sti l l ho ld
them, so they never try to break free. ”
The man was amazed. These animals cou ld at any t ime break free from their
bonds but because they be l ieved they cou ldn ’t , they were stuck r ight where
they were .
L ike the e lephants , how many of us go through l ife hanging onto a be l ief that we
cannot do something , s imply because we fa i led at it once before?
Fai lure is part of learning; we should never g ive up w ith the struggles in our
l ife .
