Term 2 Week 10

5th July 2017

ASSEMBLY DATES Friday 11

th August

Friday 25th

August Book Week

Friday 22nd

September

Principal

Ali Colbeck

Deputy Principal

Karen Matthews

Assistant Principal

Lisa Gray

Business Manager

Michelle Collins

OSHC Program

Director: Belinda Filkin

Bookings: 0438 761 656

DIARY DATES

JULY/AUGUST 5th July Casual Clothes Day

7th

July Last day of term

24th

-26th

Yr 6/7 El Shaddai Camp

30th

Almond Blossom Parade

1st

- 2nd

August Class performances for

Almond Blossom Festival

14th

WHS Transition

15th

August Governing Council 7pm

WILLUNGA PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Where Tradition and the Future Meet

Website: www.willungaps.sa.edu.au Email: dl.0744.info@schools.sa.edu.au

247 Main Road Willunga 5172 Telephone: 08 8556 2234 Fax: 08 8556 2398

Term 2 Wrap Up Staff have undertaken a whole site focus around writing moderation

assessing 447 individual pieces of writing against an online ruler.

We have taken a peek into each other’s classes with a ‘Big Ideas in

Number’ IPad sent around for pictures to be taken.

6 teachers have undertaken training and development in Daily 5 (a

pedagogical practice for teaching literacy).

64 students have spoken to Leaders about WHAT (they are learning),

WHY (they are learning it) and HOW (they know they are successful).

School rules have been discussed and refined through staff meetings,

class discussions and Student Council. We plan on a more consistent

approach across the site in term 3, after taking on significant feedback

from all stakeholders.

Parent Connection ran our first fundraising food event, selling 319 Hot

dog packages (!!!) and raising nearly $700 for our school.

Infrastructure development to upgrade play spaces as nature and ‘spare

parts play’ is on the agenda, with funds being raised to support the

development of these areas

Stage one of a $100,000 ICT infrastructure upgrade began with further

upgrades to be considered in the near future.

Signage for our school will be sourced shortly to assist people to find

their way to our office!

Orchid club spoke on community radio and will be sending an orchid in to

the Royal Adelaide Show.

18 students from years 3 – 7 are busily working on science projects

during a lunch time club to participate in the Oliphant Science Awards.

15 students from year 2 – 7 are participating in our Ukulele club at lunch

times (and they are sounding great!!)

20 students from years 3 – 7 are refining their skipping and stunt skills as

part of our Wildfire and Open skipping groups.

20 students year 3 – 7 wowed us with their group performance skills as

part of the Instrumental Music Program.

Loads of SAPSASA sport events were undertaken over the term.

And our week 9 assembly was a great celebration with an

acknowledgment of country and the Australian Anthem!

Have a safe and Happy Holiday with your families, see you next term!

Ali Colbeck

SMS Absence: TEXT ONLY

0408 727 632

Must include student’s

name, date, reason, class

Sue Camac’s News

MasterChef has nearly finished, one

more challenge this week! We had some great cake

decorating last week but this time it is the puff pastry

invention test. The students will be given a sheet of

puff pastry, they get to choose 4 items from the pantry

on display and then they put their creativity into action!

With children we often talk about

having good personal hygiene.

The World Health Organisation’s definition of hygiene is

‘Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to

maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases’.

We refer to oral hygiene, hand hygiene, hygiene when

working with food etc. Have you ever considered good

Sleep Hygiene though? Getting enough sleep helps

maintain our health and our ability to work and to

concentrate at school.

Here’s a rough guide on recommended hours needed

from the Sleep Health Foundation.

Newborns 14-17 hrs.

Toddlers 11-14 hrs.

Preschool 10-13 hrs.

School age 9 -11 hrs.

Teenagers 8-10 hrs.

Adults 7-9 hrs.

So are you getting enough z z z z zs? If you or your

children aren’t getting enough sleep or find it hard to

sleep, look up some Sleep Hygiene Fact Sheets.

There are a number of tips that you might find helpful

for your health.

Governing Council Report

from week 8 meeting

Effective Practices – Classroom Climate surveys

will be undertaken by students about teaching

staff, feedback will be reviewed and

interventions planned as a term 3 focus.

Learning Committee has been working through

a process to look at Site Improvement Planning.

They also reviewed the Naplan results and

discussed the trends and the implications of

these on the SIP Planning.

Grounds Committee is exploring ideas

around the nature play trail and what it is –

pedagogical implications etc.

Grounds Committee would like any ideas

for ways to re-sign the school and to ensure

people can find their way to the office!

8 Korean exchange students will be visiting in

Term 3 – placements are still needed

A new Teacher has been appointed for 2018,

Ineke Rumball will be working in the Junior

Primary. A second teaching position will be

advertised along with a special education

teacher role.

OSHC re-development – this still could

happen… – School closure day in term 3 will be

used for asbestos and building removal (If DECD

still approve their commitment to funding – we

have our component in place)

Term 3 Staffing It is with great pleasure to announce the new Deputy

Principal joining the team at Willunga Primary School.

We welcome Karen Matthews who will commence Term

3 2017 until 2024.

Please join us in welcoming her to our school

community next term.

SAPSASA News Girls Hockey

Last week we played hockey at the Grange recreation

oval. There were lots of teams there like Adelaide East,

Gawler, Riverland, plus more. Our team was

Onkaparinga South. On the very last day we got our first

goal and it was in our very last game. Overall I think it

was a really good week.

Mia M

It was icy cold and we had to wake up at 6-7am in the

morning to get there. Being on the field was amazing,

the running, yelling and cheering the other team

members on. We didn’t win many games, but it felt like

we won the whole thing when we got our first goal.

There were lots of positions such as wing, goalie, half-

back, full-back and more. My favourites are wing and full

back. We had a great time.

Jodi B

The Girls Hockey Team showed great courage and

persistence, fighting out every game in a very tough

Division 1. It was a fitting reward to have a win in the last

match against Upper South East. Well done to all of our

squad and their Coach Kat Best.

SAPSASA News Boys Hockey

Last week 6 boys from Willunga Primary School went

to Grange Hockey Club to compete in the SAPSASA

hockey carnival. The boys that were part of the team

were Matthew G, Seb H, Jasper R, Ryan K, Alexander

B and Luka W.

Luka was goalie, Matthew was the captain and the

rest were playing in different positions on the field.

The weather was ok with showers every now and

then. We won 3, drew 3 and lost 4. We ended up

coming 7th which is better than the other years. We

had a good team and played well but some of the

other teams play state hockey. Big thanks to Deidre

and Joel for coaching us and helping us along the

way.

Jasper, Matthew and Seb.

The Boys Hockey Team went from strength to

strength in Division 2. It was pleasing to see the

development of players over the Carnival, with a

best-ever finish of 7th of 11 teams.

End of Term Friday 7th

Early Dismissal 2:05pm

OHSC News

School Holidays are next week, be quick to return your booking form to secure your days. We are looking for donations of recycled materials, bottle tops/caps/lids, yoghurt caps/lids, small cardboard boxes and plastic containers would be greatly appreciated. We have had a very busy Term 2 at OSHC, we have created a city out of recycled materials and now using it as a prop for our cars and trains. We have looked at what’s healthy and unhealthy in our food choices, having discussions, looking through magazines and cutting food items out to create a collage and place mats. Recently a focus has been on horses with discussions amongst a group. During a period over a week, I had provided the children with some horse related items of mine including a horse saddle, bridle and books. The children had the opportunity to sit on the saddle to see what it was like and explore the equipment. Some children who attend OSHC have horses of their own and have participated in explaining to others what they know about horses and the riding equipment. Currently we are starting our “Belonging Tree”. We have a large canvas with a tree trunk on it. Everyone will get their own small hand cutout to decorate and write their name. These will be placed on the tree and its branches as leaves. So far we have some very colourful leaves. This will be an ongoing activity, continuing during the school holidays as well as next term, making sure everyone gets their hand on the tree. Belinda Filkin OSHC Director

Congratulation to the follow students who have been awarded 5 house points for demonstration of

Stretch and Planning in their learning and in their classrooms.

Atkinson

Lola M

Tahlia H

Jasmine C

Noah B

Caillin T

Makayla c

Bassett

Tyler G

Jack M

Holly W

Jorja S

Khodi H

Aliya M

Jorja S

Ollie R

Tanner P

Ruby P

Baxendale

Ollie W

Sage R

Emily S

Brianna H

Flynn M

Isobel R

Tayte M

Julian H

Jack L

Jarbada

Abigail T

Baxter O

Liam H

Chloe B

Ebony S

Ella G

Huxley G

Max A

Kezia T

Pellion L

Luca B

Adi O

Jaden T

Eli M

Marley W

Karl A

Ethan M

Lucas P

Angus W

Charlie B

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Hot Dog Day last Wednesday. We made a profit of $700.00 to go

towards our outdoor play areas.

We also donated $472.20 to the Breast Cancer Foundation from our Casual Clothes Day today. Our supportive

Community is amazing.

EXCURSIONS/CAMPS:

The Year 6/7 2C & 2D El Shaddai Camp is Monday, 24th July to Wednesday, 26th July (first day of School Term 3). All

payments should now be completed for students to attend this camp.

MATERIALS & SERVICES FEES

Please keep payments and instalments coming in for this years’ School Fees. School Card applications need to be

completed by end of Term 3. If you think you may be eligible for School Card or have any queries regarding School

Card or the Gap payment, please see Michelle Collins in the Finance Office or contact me by phone.

Cultural Activities at

Willunga Primary

In week 6 on Friday the 9th of June, we had the

pleasure of having Clem Newchurch come to the

school and visit our ATSI students. Clem is an

Aboriginal man who is very involved with his culture

and from a young age he has been taught many

things. He loves to share his cultural experiences with

everyone and having him come in to the school gave

the ATSI kids an opportunity to learn something new

about their culture.

He presented to us a PowerPoint presentation, where

he first shared with us some stories about his family

and the connection he has with the land. We learnt

about the many things that he has accomplished over

the years within the indigenous community, from

working in schools with indigenous kids, to working

with the council to incorporate cultural related events

and activities for the youth.

He spoke to us about Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri culture

as well, which are the two Aboriginal nations of the

Adelaide region. We learnt that some of his family

links back to these two nations as well as another

indigenous group from Western Australia. He shared

with us some of the different cultural aspects

between these three groups and being in different

parts of Australia, the different ways they each would

have lived and survived.

We all quickly found that Clem really loves to go

fishing. As it is a major hobby of his and is something

that he enjoys very much, he also shared with us the

traditional methods that indigenous people would use

when hunting for fish.

He brought in his very own artefacts that he has

made, which he also uses when fishing. This includes

spears, spear throwers and even fishing rope that is

made from specific plants. Even though he still uses

modern fishing technologies he keeps the culture

alive by making his own traditional fishing tools and

putting them to use.

He wrapped up the presentation with a little activity

by teaching the kids step by step, how to draw various

types of fish.

Overall it was a very positive experience for the kids and we are looking forward to getting more cultural activities happening for our ATSI students.

Looking for things for the kids to do in the Holidays??

Putting it all together:

Some of our latest “Urbanscape Silhouette”

art, using geometric maths understanding

while learning about liveability factors in

Geography.