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2019 School Times

Before School Care at 7.30am (must

book)

Gates opened at 8.30am

School Starts 8.50am

School finishes 3.10pm

Gates & building locked at 3.30pm

After School Care 3.10 – 6.00pm

PLEASE NOTE:

We use the ‘School Star’ App as our

main way of communicating with

families.

Please download the app to your

phone and ask for support if needed.

All newsletters are also available

online or in hard copy by request.

Hello Families and Friends,

We are fast approaching the end of term and everyone is busy getting

ready to share their term 3 learning journey next Thursday at Learning

Expo. We hope you will be able to join us on the day with a 2.00pm

start in the Hub with Creative Arts home group demonstrations followed

by sharing of learning in classes, a shared afternoon tea (please bring

something to share) and finishing with the Instrumental music and Glee

club student demonstrations. We aim to finish by about 4.30pm.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our whole team for

keeping everything running smoothly while I took a couple of weeks

leave earlier in the term. Special thanks to Chantal who took on the

Acting Principal role for the two weeks and did a great job taking on

that responsibility.

Attendance

As always we have a strong focus on improving attendance. Our current attendance rate is around 89% with our target to be over 90%. While we appreciate there are many occasions that coming to school is not possible or challenging, if there is anything we can do to support improved attendance please speak with your class teacher or make a time to see Chantal or myself. It is important that we work as a team to ensure the best outcomes socially, emotionally and academically for your child.

2020 Enrolments

We are now planning for 2020 and with a steady flow of enrolment enquiries our places are filling quickly. If you have not returned your pink form regarding your enrolment intentions for 2020 please do so now. It is important that we are made aware if you are intending to enrol elsewhere as this can affect our enrolment offers to new families and can significantly affect our staffing allocations and decisions.

We look forward to seeing everyone over the next week at all of our

end of term opportunities and wish you all a safe and fun holidays.

Please note the first day of term 4 is Monday 14th October.

Cheers Skye

Principal: Skye van Heusden

5-11 Briar Rd, FELIXSTOW SA 5070

dl.1228.info@schools.sa.edu.au

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY COMPASSION

2019 Term Three

Issue #8

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Whole school mindfulness activity inside a cave at Morialta (Term 2).

Keep Up to Date with Felixstow

Check out https://

www.felixcs.sa.edu.au/ for a

calendar view of the term!

REMINDERS:

Breakfast Club 8.30 am every MONDAY WEDNES-

DAY THURSDAY Reading Hub

8.30 EVERY DAY EXCEPT WEDNESDAY in the Hub with Di.

Volunteers If you are interested in becoming

a volunteer please see Di or Gillian to get process started.

Piazza Term 3– Weeks 3, 5 and 8 at 9.10

in the Hub.

Sports day 2019 winners!

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Children’s University Opportunity

As part of the Children’s University program we would welcome your students to come down to the ship on

one of our Open Days.

One and All Sailing Ship, OPEN DAYS

at McLaren Wharf, McLaren Parade, Port Adelaide, on the below dates – open from 11.00am to 4.00pm

SUNDAY AUGUST 18th

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd

SUNDAY OCTOBER 20th

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16th

SUNDAY DECEMBER 1st

Come on board walk the decks, be at the ship’s helm, venture into the galley and the saloon. This hand-

crafted ship will tell you the stories of sail transport of yester-year & what life was like on board a tall sailing

ship. The STV One & All is a living and working vessel providing experiences and enjoyment to the people of

SA. This Open Day will give you an insight into sailing history. You are welcome to ask questions and may

want to consider booking a day sail or even a voyage.

VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS WELCOME

The cost is complimentary for families of up to 4 people (2 adults & 2 children), on presentation of your CUA

passport. (Normally $5.00 per person)

GET ON BOARD & DISCOVER

Bookings & more information ring 0432 495 603

SAPSASA Volley Ball

We had two teams in the

SAPSASA volleyball tournament

held in week 6 at MARS com-

plex in Marden. Everyone that

took part competed against

other schools in our zone. De-

spite a few close games we

couldn’t advance to the next

round. Well done to everyone

that participated and gave up

their lunch play to practice for

the tournament. Thank you to

Amy and Laura for helping me

on the day.

-Kamal

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Felixstow Notices

Parent Easy Guide

Did you know that in the front office next

to the student computer on the wall there

are copies of some of Parenting SA’s Par-

ent Easy Guides? These guides are free to

the FCS community and we encourage

you to use these valuable resources.

Parenting SA has developed over 80 Par-ent Easy Guides that are regularly updat-ed, provide evidence-based, easy to read information on a wide range of par-enting topics such as:

· Being a parent

· Blended families

· Bullying

· Children with a disability

· Children’s mental health

· Cybersafety

· Dealing with a crisis

· Bedwetting

· Families and the law

· Grief and loss

· Getting children to listen

· What parenting style works best for chil-dren?

· Family violence

If there is a specific copy of any of the

Easy Guides that you would like, please

see Chantal as she has copies of each

topic and in a variety of languages.

Parenting SA also provides free parenting

seminars, and online videos. For more in-

formation on what Parenting SA offers

and to access their resources please go

to their website:

https://www.education.sa.gov.au/

parenting-and-child-care/parenting/

parenting-sa

Governing Council Updates

This year the Governing Council have been working on Focus Area 3

of our Strategic Plan: COMMUNITY – A strong, cohesive, supportive

and inclusive community.

We started up our informal parent group, Lucky Folk, to facilitate or-

ganizing Communi-Tea mornings and other social gatherings. You can

join the Lucky Folk (search “Lucky Folk”) group on Facebook to stay in

touch with the school community.

Our Community Contact List (updated twice a year) helps connect

families outside of school hours and an updated list was sent out to all

families in Week 4 of Term 3.

Our annual Quiz Night was held on the 14th of September at Dulwich/

Rose Park United Parish Hall. It was a really fun evening of games, puz-

zles and trivia and we raised $430 for musical instruments.

After a review of previous committee structures, the Governing Coun-

cil has decided to formally dissolve the Community Projects Commit-

tee. Instead, a more direct approach to activating ideas from the

community is in place. A Community Projects proposal form is availa-

ble from the front office or via the school’s website and everyone is

encouraged to use this form to communicate ideas or projects to

happen in and around the school. We can’t wait to hear your ideas!

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On Thursday the 5th of September, we held our

2019 Sports Day! What a day! We had perfect

weather for the day and so much fun. A big

thank you to everyone who helped the day

run smoothly including our BBQ team, parent

helpers, staff and particularly Kamal, our PE

teacher, who did a fabulous job organising a

great day for us all! The pictures say it all! Con-

gratulations to all our teams and particularly to

the red team who came first on the day. The

scores were close and everyone participated

well making it an enjoyable day for everyone.

Sports Day

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Big Night In

On the 12th of September, Felixstow held a

‘big night in’ for the year 2-4 students as a

part of the year 2 transition to primary in

2020. The night started with a range of

STEM challenges that required students to

collaborate and problem solve. The stu-

dents then enjoyed a shared dinner while

watching a movie.

Felixstow Events

Quiz Night

On the 14th of September

we held our Community

Quiz night. It was a great

night of fun and excite-

ment. Thank you to every-

one that supported the

event and a special

thanks to Tyson for being

the MC and to Tali (Niko &

Sai’s mum & our GC chair)

for all her effort in organis-

ing a great night!! Much

fun was had by all and we

raised $433 toward some

new musical instruments

for our music home group

program!

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This term’s Inquiry has been based on the Central Idea

of ‘The future depends on the resources we choose’.

We have been looking at the properties of materials

and learning how to describe them using adjectives.

The children then designed a monster, chose their mak-

ing materials and justified why those materials were an

appropriate choice. We then spent several lessons

making our monster, learning new making techniques.

The second part of our Inquiry has been conducting

mixing experiments. We have made volcanoes, cap-

tured carbon dioxide and mixed oil, water and deter-

gent. The children have been learning the steps in the

scientific method – to observe, question, hypothesize,

test and record results and share our findings. Next term

we will move onto the waste cycle and how our choic-

es could affect the future.

Juniors Learning

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Quick Writes In the Primary class, we have been using ‘quick writes’ as a warm up for writing. Just like

your body needs to stretch before physical activity your brain needs to warm up before

beginning writing. Laura and Nicole set us the challenge to include the most descriptive

wow words, adjectives and technical language to paint a picture of an image. We think

we did a fantastic job!

The water as clear as a window that was just cleaned.

Pure pearl white buildings standing gloriously in the dis-

tance.

- Ashley

Primary’s Learning

The blue-green water shimmered as the bright warm

sun shined in the sea blue sky. The boats wobbled

across the water like ducks on an evening walk.

- Elijah

Colourful

Amazing

Beautiful

Water is crystal clear

Water is electric blue

The town is full of blue

- Cooper G

The warm crystal blue water with the sun reflecting on the sea. The boats floating with

the breeze. People swimming in the clean water.

- Amber

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Felixstow Community School is pleased to welcome back Madhavi Nawana Parker, behaviour consultant and published author, to run a series of three parent workshops in 2019. Topics covered over the three nights in-clude:

Supporting young people to regulate their emotions and increase re-silience

Wellbeing

Anxiety

Positive behaviour support

These workshops are free to parents and friends in the Felixstow Felixstow Partnership of schools thanks to a Parent Initiatives in Education grant, however spaces are limited so bookings are required.

Dates:

Term 3, Week 9, Thursday 19th September

Term 4, Week 6, Thursday 21st November

Time: 6:30pm

Where: Felixstow Community School (5 – 11 Briar Road, Felixstow, SA, 5070)

Cost: FREE

To Book: Please email Chantal with your name and the number of people attending Chantal.rainsford418@schools.sa.edu.au

For further information please call 8365 7183

Facebook: Solutions for kids

www.madhavinawana.com.au

www.theresilienceandwellbeingtoolbox.com.au

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Upcoming Community Events

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Upcoming Community Events

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Upcoming Community Events

Sunday 29 Sept Felixstow Reserve Nature Play Felixstow

Monday 30 Sept Storytime and Craft Norwood

Tuesday 1 Oct Drama Games St Peters

Tuesday 1 Oct Let’s Go Lego! St Peters

Wednesday 2 Oct Wind Chime Workshop St Peters

Thursday 3 Oct Movie Afternoon Payneham

Tuesday 8 Oct Friends of the Billabong St Peters

Tuesday 8 Oct Let’s Go Lego! St Peters

Wednesday 9 Oct Drop in Beading Afternoon St Peters

Thursday 10 Oct Mud Play Day Payneham

Friday 11 Oct Disco Party Payneham

Sunday 13 Oct Eddie Betts Author Talk Norwood Concert Hall

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Important Dates

Updated: September for the fridge

Term Three

Thursday 19/9 Free PARENT WORKSHOP —Madhavi Nawana Parker (6.30pm)

Thursday 19/9 Adelaide Strikers cricket clinic

Friday 20/9 KickStart Happy Day (Crazy Hair Day)

Friday 20/9 Communitea 9am in the Kitchen

Tuesday 24/9 Adelaide Crows AFLW girls footy clinic (Year 3-7)

Thursday 26/9 Learning Expo

Friday 27/9 Last day of term (early finish 2.10pm)

Term Four

Monday 14/10 First Day term 4

Tuesday 12/11 Children’s University Graduation at Bonython Hall

Thursday 21/11 Free PARENT WORKSHOP 3 —Madhavi Nawana Parker (6.30pm)

Monday 25/11 PUPIL FREE DAY

Week 8 Swimming Week (Rec – Year 5)

Week 8 Year 6/7 Aquatics – to be confirmed

Friday 13/12 Last day of term (early finish 2.10pm)

Out of school hours care (OSHC)

OSHC is available to families for before

(BSC) and after school care (ASC).

BSC opens at 7.30am

ASC 3.10 – 6.00pm.

Hannah Gustard is our OSHC director

and can be contacted via the school.

Keep Up to Date with Felixstow

‘Like’ us on Facebook for more

reminders and photos from our

excursions!

https://www.facebook.com/

FelixstowCS

Check out https://

www.felixcs.sa.edu.au/ for a

calendar view of the term!