DATES TO REMEMBER

From the Principal’s Desk

T E R M 2 , W E E K 2

T H U R S D A Y 1 0 T H M A Y 2 0 1 8 Respect, Teamwork, Responsibility and Honesty

Principal: Anna Nayda Deputy: Lisa Bahr

Counsellor: Angela McAuliffe Coordinator: Raoni Finlay

Phone number: 86425866

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Focused on Learning

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“A mind when stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions” Anonymous

ASSEMBLY NEXT WEEK

Term 2, Week 3

MONDAY 14th May

2:30 pm

See you there

NAPLAN

WEEK 3

Years 3/5/7

15th, 16th & 17th May

UPCOMING STUDENT FREE DAYS:

Wednesday 6th June

Tuesday 12th June

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Monday 11th June

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON THESE DATES

Dear Families,

Welcome Back! This term we welcome back Ms Ami Russ in the role of Adnyamathanha teacher and as part of the Aboriginal Education Team. Ami will be working closely with Leaha Coulthard and Auntie Mona Jackson to deliver the Adnaymathanha program across the school from Tuesday to Thursdays.

Attendance Being present at school every day is important to learning. We know from research that frequent absences and lateness to school can take a toll on a student’s progress, causing them to struggle throughout their schooling years and in some cases drop out of school. Already, in the first two weeks of this term, we have noticed a number of students arriving late as well as a number of absences. We understand your child may be sick and there are sometimes family emergencies however, a regular pattern of absence tells us your child is missing school for other reasons. For us to make a difference in your child’s learning, students need to be on time and attending school every day. If this applies to your children we encourage you to role model as much as possible to ensure your children come regularly and on time to school to assist with their success in the future.

Changes to Preschool This term has begun with exciting changes to our preschool and Early Years wet area. The preschool eating area has moved into the preschool classroom which has allowed the wet area to be transformed into a visual arts space. This space will be utilised by all classrooms in the teaching block. The preschool classroom area has also been decluttered and opened up, allowing children to move between indoor and outdoor areas easily. If you visit the preschool you will also notice children playing with real world materials such as glass, wood and ceramics, along with materials that are “open-ended”. The intention is to promote curiosity and engage children in play where they use creativity, innovation to design, plan and build things that they are interested in. Lifelong skills such as problem-solving, thinking critically, developing independence, taking risks and persevering at tasks will be developed as children control the direction of their learning. The purpose is to empower children with endless ways to discover and express themselves. Opportunities will be provided for children to participate in rich mathematical learning and literacy experiences, however looking very different from what you may be used to seeing in the preschool.

NAPLAN Next week is NAPLAN for students in Year 3, 5 & 7. If you have children in these year levels the best way to prepare your children is to reassure them that NAPLAN tests are just one part of their school program, and to urge them to simply do the best they can on the day. It is also important to ensure that they have a good night sleep ready to tackle the day ahead.

Uniform This term students are not required to wear their hats whilst playing outside however we encourage students to keep their hats in a safe place in case they are required to wear on an excursion or if they are out in the yard for an extended period of time. Remember with the cooler weather students need to be wearing the school hooded jacket or windcheater. Students may choose to wear a black or white long sleeved top underneath their t-shirts. These can be purchased from Big W or Target. If your child has misplaced their school jacket please feel free to visit the Aboriginal Education Room as we have a number in lost property.

Thank you,

Anna Nayda

SAPSASA FOOTBALL

WINNERS

TERM 1 AWARDS Pursue your Personal Best Awards: Presented to two students from each class who have pursued their best no matter who they have worked with.

ROOM 1: Mareeka Garlett Matty Luke

ROOM 2: Thu Brown Chevelle Jones

ROOM 3: Maegan Jameson Hayley Pondi

ROOM 4: Tia-Rose Dyson Brayden Garlett

ROOM 11: Tawaney Schmerl Azaliah Gentle

ROOM 12: Kasey Dodd Harley Bailey

ROOM 18: Mason Burk Cheyenne Buzzacott

ROOM 19: Deklyn Digance Jacob Williams

PRE SCHOOL: Tayden Miller-Thomas Nikiaya Weetra

PE JUNIOR PRIMARY: Candy Williams Tawaney Schmerl

PE UPPER PRIMARY: Lucas Long Latrelle Coulthard

SCIENCE JP: Robert Knibbs Emma Strangways

SCIENCE UP: Ryan Munn Harmony Lennon

ADNYMATHANHA JP: Jade Clausen Clynton Waye-Hill

ADNYMATHANHA UP: Brayden Mahomed Taya Clausen

DATE: Friday May 18th 2018 TIME: 7pm

WHERE: Central Oval, Port Augusta SA

Free hot chocolates for kids Stronger families, stronger communities

SMOKE AND ALCOHOL-FREE EVENT For more information please contact Centacare Catholic Country SA on (08) 8641 2379

Uniting Country SA has been working on a new Project called “Itchy Emu”, which is a head lice clinic available to the Port Augusta Community. This clinic is new and has only been operating since last Friday 4th May. The aim is to reduce the amount of time students are absent from school with this problem. Any family member, adult or child, who lives in Pt Augusta can have a free treatment on Friday mornings from the Chapel St office. Contact Annie, Suzie or Roz to make an appointment time (phone 7628 3101).

Free

Event

All Stars – Term 2, Week 2

ROOM 1 Justin Munn – For pursuing his personal best Harmony Lennon – For showing the “Golden Rule” Taeylah Coulthard – For seeking feedback to improve her writing

ROOM 2 Sarika Newchurch – Reaching for the stars Nydell Sailor – Pursuing his personal best Thu Brown – Pursuing her personal best

ROOM 3 Chloe Amos – For always listening and being a great role model to her peers

ROOM 4 Ryley Sullivan – For making an excellent start at FVPS and being a polite class member Kyeishah Wilton – For being a conscientious student and showing great improvement

Oliver Kay – For excellent improvement in his work habits and behaviour choices

ROOM 11 Beau Strahan – For improved attendance Tawaney Schmerl – For displaying a positive attitude to learning

Chloe Miller-Thomas – For always doing her best & producing quality work

ROOM 12 Kasey Dodd – Showing extremely good self-focus during learning time Harley Bailey – Showing strong effort and engagement in learning

Ella Kay – Showing good growth through active participation in class

ROOM 18 Te-Aroha Steele – For persisting and achieving in her high frequency word learning Reese Butler – For always maintaining focus on his learning

Noah Jones – For trying really hard in all areas of learning and showing great enthusiasm

ROOM 19 Amarni Lodge – Always follows the Golden Rule Deklyn Digance – Always a positive role model

Khloe Jones – Working hard to stay focused during learning tasks

LET’S CELEBRATE

PRINCE HARRY & MEGHAN’S

WEDDING WITH A ROYAL MORNING TEA

THURSDAY, 17TH

MAY

CANTEEN SPECIALS FOR RECESS

o CUPCAKES

o BISCUITS

o SCONES

o SANDWICHES

Counsellors Corner Working together to achieve

Interesting facts about the queen……. Her favourite dogs are Corgis

She is the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a licence

The queen has two birthdays!

Queen Elizabeth became a homeowner at just six years old!

She was crowned Queen 2 June 1953 & is the longest reigning monarch EVER!

Mud Day Playgroup Come along play, learn and get messy!

WHERE: Port Augusta Children’s Centre – Rupert Street (behind Carlton School) WHEN: Wednesday 16th of May 2018

TIME: 10am – 11:30am WHAT TO BRING: Please wear old clothes and shoes or gum boots. Also, please bring a

change of clothes and a towel. Kids and parents can get very messy.

CONTACT: Port Augusta Children’s Centre if you have any questions or queries on 86426504 or via Facebook.

This playgroup has been made possible by the collaboration and support of the Port Augusta Early Childhood Services Network:

Port Augusta Children’s Centre (PACC) | UnitingCare Wesley Country SA (UCWCSA) | Communities for Children (C4C) | Early Years Parenting Centre (EYPC) | Family and Relationship Services (FaRS) | Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS) | Home

Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY) | MacKillop Playgroups

From the Impact Coach…

NAPLaN

Dear Families,

As you may be aware, NAPLaN (National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy) will be starting again

soon. This is a long week of assessments for our students in Year 3, 5 and 7. There is often a lot of emphasis on

NAPLaN in the news and through the media, but we wanted our students and families to know and remember…

This test does not assess all of which makes your child unique and exceptional!

The people who score these tests do not know that some of our students like to sing, are good at drawing, or

can teach others how to use a computer program. They have not seen the way some of our students shine in

their chosen sports, representing our State, or that some of our students can speak confidently in a second

language.

The assessors do not know that some of our students may help Mum and Dad, or look after little brothers,

sisters or cousins. They do not measure how caring, thoughtful or kind your child is, or that they may try their

best everyday. These attributes cannot be tested.

The scores they get from this test, will tell you how they did on that day, but they will not tell you everthing.

They can’t tell you that your child has improved on something they once found difficult. And they cannot tell

your children how amazingly special they are.

Please encourage your children to come to school to do their very best for the NAPLaN Test, but please

remember, there is no one way to ‘test’ all of the wonderful things that make your child who they are.

Danielle Barnes (Visible Learning Impact Coach)

From the SRC…. Each week of term 1, the SRC met to discuss school issues, student learning and

school events. Below are some of things we worked on….

We spied on classrooms to look at their

BOOKWORK EXPECTATIONS!

We noticed what classes did well and what they need to work on and reported back!

We got organised for Mother’s Day stall

which will be on Friday Week 2.

Discussions about what makes

Good Maths

Learning

Looked at the

We ran assembly and awarded Student Voice Key Concept awards.

B - B A L L

R U L E S !

We started looking at a new playground to go where the broken one is. Stay tuned

classes for your chance to vote!

CRAZY HAIR DAY

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Opening Assembly Featuring Dusty Feat Mob!

Monday 28th May, 2pm in the School Gym

Don’t keep History a Mystery!

Room 18

This term, Miss Millbank’s and Miss Koejemans’ classes have combined to learn about “How living things adapt to change in Port Augusta”.

This learning encompasses Maths, Geography, History, Design and Technology/ Digital Technology, Visual Art and Music subjects.

Students will learn how to design and plant seedlings that flourish in an arid climate as well as about past and present people who have made a positive change to

Australia and Port Augusta. They will also engage in designing a musical instrument related to other Indigenous musical

instruments. So far students are really enjoying working together and listening to what each class

member has to say about the learning presented.

2018 Term 2 Planner Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 1

30/4

1/5

2/5

3/5

4/5

Week 2

*Adnyamathanha lessons begin this week*

7/5

Pre-School Health Checks

8/5

9/5

Governing Council 5.30pm

10/5

NEWSLETTER

11/5 SAPSASA Girls Football

& Boys Netball (Stacey, Max, Kayden)

Mother’s Day Stall

All Stars

Week 3

14/5

ASSEMBLY 2.30

15/5

NAPLAN (Year 3/5/7)

16/5

NAPLAN (Year 3/5/7)

17/5

NAPLAN (Year 3/5/7)

18/5

NAPLAN CATCH UP

Walk Safely to School Day

Week 4

National Volunteer Week

21/5

22/5

23/5

Choir Soloist Auditions

24/5

NEWSLETTER

25/5

All Stars

Week 5

Reconciliation Week

28/5

Choir 9:30am – 12:30pm PAWPS (Lisa)

Reconciliation Week Assembly 2pm

SAPSASA Football

29/5

SAPSASA Football)

30/5

SAPSASA Football

31/5

SAPSASA Football

1/6 YEL Forum

Mambray Creek

Reconciliation Week Assembly 2pm

SAPSASA Football

Week 6

4/6

ASSEMBLY 2.30

5/6

6/6

Student Free Day Stephen Graham

NO SCHOOL FOR

STUDENTS

7/6

NEWSLETTER

8/6

All Stars

Week 7

11/6

Public Holiday

NO SCHOOL

12/6

Town Student Free Day : Assessment & Moderation

NO SCHOOL FOR

STUDENTS

13/6

14/6

15/6

SAPSASA Volleyball (Troy, Lisa & Kayden)

Week 8

18/6

Whole School Performance

“Brilliant to be Resilient” 9:30am Gym

19/6

20/6

Governing Council 5.30pm

21/6

NEWSLETTER

22/6

All Stars

Week 9

25/6

ASSEMBLY 2.30

26/6

27/6

28/6

29/6

Week 10

*No Adnyamathanha lessons this week*

2/7

3/7

4/7

Term 2 Reports Sent home

5/7

NEWSLETTER

6/7

Pyjamas Dress-up Day

SRC Fundraiser

Scholastic Bookclub

Issue # 3

CLOSES Tuesday 15th May