Northfield Primary School WORKING TOGETHER FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION

North Avenue, Northfield S.A. 5085 Ph: 8262 2607 Fax: 8349 7830

Email: dl.0314_info@schools.sa.edu.au

Donna Beaney Principal Denise Squire Deputy Principal

Jasmine Marrett Assistant Principal Rob Varley Wellbeing Leader

Newsletter No 23, Friday 13th, December 2019

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

The Department for Education are producing a film about the transition process of year 7’s to high school. Our students were invited to take part in this production and the filming commenced last Friday. Amber, Amelia and Ralph from room 13 spoke about being the first students who will attend high school as year 7's. They spoke about their learning at Northfield and how they hope the teachers in high school give them the same support and stretch that our teachers here give them. They spoke about being a little bit nervous and their worries about home work. It was clear all three students are very proud of their school and value the education they are receiving. Dejan, ZJ and Mustafa spoke about their experiences on their transition days to Roma Mitchell Secondary College. They spoke about; how they hope their teachers in high school support them in their learning, how they are looking forward to different subjects such as woodwork and they are a little nervous about being in year 8. They spoke about their transition visits to high school this year and what the teachers did to make them feel at ease. Feedback from both the film crew and Sandy Richardson, Principal at Roma Mitchell Secondary College, was that our students spoke with confidence and were able to articulate their thinking in a creative way. I would like to congratulate the students on their courage and willingness to be a part of this opportunity. We're looking forward to seeing the end production. This will be our last newsletter for 2019 and I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work all of our students do every day at school. I would like to congratulate our year 7’s and wish them all the best in their next adventure onto high school. I know they are ready for this step and am extremely proud of their achievements this year. Our concert last week was a wonderful way to celebrate and show case our student’s talents. Thank you to all of our families who attended and helped to make this a special occasion. Thank you to Lydia, our talented students and all of the staff who worked behind the scenes to make it happen. We have amazing educators at Northfield who are passionate about making a difference for every students. They collaborate to ensure every student is the best they can be. I would like to thank them all for the amazing work they do every day. I wish everyone a wonderful summer break. Keep safe and we look forward to seeing you in 2020. Donna Beaney

IMPORTANT DIARY DATES Friday, 13th December End Of Term 4 - 2:10pm finish

First Day of School

January, Tuesday 28th, 2019

Please be here at 8:30am so you can meet with your

Teacher

Have a Happy

Christmas

No Hat No Play

Term 1, 2020 students are required to wear a hat while outside at all times.

Hats can be purchased at the uniform shop at a cost of $11.00.

Remember your hat!

To Our Northfield

Parent Community

We are inviting you to download the school stream app on your phone to be able to

access school information at any time. Communication from school to home will be

accessible to you all the time.

Once you have downloaded the app onto your device you will receive alerts in real time in regards to Excursions, Notices, Important

Updates, Newsletters and more.

You will also be able to contact the school through the app if your child is sick through

the absentee form.

Parents also have the option of having some of the information translated into their own language through their settings in the app.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to see Cindy or Cassie in the front office or I am sure your son/daughter will be able to help you access this on your device.

North Eastern Community Assistant Project (NECAP)

Thank you to everyone who donated food to NECAP.

NECAP were very humbled and wanted to let everyone know how grateful they were for your donations. This will provide a relief for those who need assistance over Christmas.

UNIFORM SHOP

Uniform shop will be open on

Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd January

of January

from 10am - 2pm.

From Tuesday 28th January 2020 the uniform shop will be open

8:30am to 9am Wednesday to Friday

NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL WATCH

If you see any suspicious behaviour at the school during the school holidays please contact the Police on 131 444.

USING SCHOOL GROUNDS

Schools grounds can be used during the holidays e.g. the oval or the playground. However the school POOL is out of bounds. Police will be contacted if anyone is found using the pool.

I l i k e f a c e p a i n t i n g .

I li ke the poli ce car. I l oved all of it.

I l oved the musi c.

We li ked the tattoo and face pai nti ng.

We li ke the fi re truck.

The Ladies Of Variety Kids Christmas

Show

Last week we celebrated Christmas at the

Variety Kids Xmas Party 2019. The room

was full of smiles. Students were

entertained by a live band, princesses,

face painters, temporary tattoo artists, a

fire engine, police car, magic cave bus,

balloon artists, photo booths and of

course the day was not complete without

a visit from Santa.

We li ked the musi c, f ood, present and

the Chri stmas li ght bus.

I l ove our face pai nti ng

I li ke bei ng a Uni corn.

End of year concert