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2018 DIARY DATES
Monday Afternoon Uniform Shop open 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Wednesday Morning Uniform Shop open 8.30 – 9.30 am
TERM 1 - 2018
March
Fri 2 District Swimming Carnival
Mon 5 Parent Association AGM 7pm Staff Room
Wed 7 Principal Tour 9am
OSHC Management mtg 2pm Staff Room
Fri 9 Assembly hosted by Room 22
Mon 12 Adelaide Cup Day holiday
Tu 13 – Fr 16 Yr 3-5 Water Safety Education – Norwood Pool
Sat 17 Electoral Voting in the Hall
Mon 19 Principal Tour 9am
Year 3 Stardome incursion
Finance Committee 6pm
Tues 20 Education Committee 6 pm
Thurs 22 Assembly hosted by Rm 12
Fri 23 PUPIL FREE DAY
Tues 27 Governing Council 6.30 pm
Wed 28 Principal Tour 9am
Fri 30 Good Friday
April
Tues 3 Momoyama host information session R/Centre
Fri 6 Assembly Hosted by Rm 4
May
Mon 7 PUPIL FREE DAY
BELAIR PRIMARY NEWSLETTER
45 Main Road, BELAIR 5052 Website: www.belairps.sa.edu.au Phone: 8370 3733 E-mail: [email protected] FAX: 8370 2651 OSHC: Phone 8278 7609
AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY 0403603328
Newsletter Number 2 Week ending Friday 2nd March 2018
Leanne Twigden Marija Baggio
Principal Deputy Principal
CONGRATULATIONS
In Week 2 Room 9 shared their work on Growth and
Fixed Mindsets and the school values of Respect,
Responsibility, Achievement and Creativity. We were
creative in completing large letters in oil pastel and water
colour to make up the school values and in dramatising
skits to show the mindsets. We were also creative in
writing poems on the school values. We were all very
responsible and respectful as we prepared and presented
our assembly and felt that we achieved a successful
outcome.
Room 5 entertained the school with their assembly on
Friday week 4. Students discussed digital citizenship,
reminded everyone about out of bound areas, relaxed
with yoga moves, shared data about where clothes are
made, explained how mathematics and fitness go
together, showed art work on kindness, danced the Floss,
taught the Floss to the audience and introduced guest
speakers. An excellent assembly, well done room 5.
NEW STUDENTS
A special welcome to the new students and their families
who have recently started at Belair.
Rec: Hunter
Year 1: Latoya
Year 3: Tiarna
Year 6: Sharni
We wish these children and their families a long and
rewarding educational journey whilst at Belair Primary
School.
BUILDING BETTER SCHOOLS PROGRAM
In October last year we informed our community that
Susan Close, Minister for Education and Child
Development announced that Belair Primary School had
been allocated $5 million to revitalise school
infrastructure and provide state-of-the-art spaces for
innovative learning.
Meetings between Architects, DECD staff and school
leaders were held at the end of 2017 with a very short
timeline to agree to initial concepts.
DECD have uploaded information about the concept
proposal on the DECD website.
You can view this through the following link.
https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/belair-primary-school
This information was shared at Governing Council AGM
on Tuesday.
Governing Council and associated committees will work
with the school to progress this project once further
information from DECD about timelines and detailed
plans are provided.
We will continue to inform the community as
information is received.
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MATERIALS AND SERVICES CHARGE
Both Materials and Services and Excursion levy invoices
were sent home in January. These accounts are now
overdue.
If you have not already done so, please ensure that
payment is made ASAP.
If you are experiencing difficulties with payment of these
invoices please contact the Finance Office. All School
Card applications need to be lodged at school or online
at www.sa.gov.au under Education, Skills and learning
(forms B, F & M are available from the office) as soon as
possible.
REMINDERS
No dogs allowed on school grounds between 8.30am
& 3.30pm
Staff car park is for staff cars only (the exception is
OSHC pick up and drop off)
Exemption from school – If your child is going to be
away on holidays for 4 or more days in a row, please
collect an Exemption Form from the front office.
Principal approval is required for this leave.
Student Absences If your child is unwell, having a
family day, will be late for school due to family or has
an early appointment, please send a text via our SMS
phone number – 0418157103 (SMS only) If they are
late, please sign in on the iPad prior to going to class.
PARENT INFORMATION NIGHTS
Parent Information Nights held in weeks 2 and 3 were
very successful. We hope that you found these useful.
Partnership between home and school is an important
part of your child’s educational journey.
If you were not able to attend, please see your child’s
class teacher and ask for a copy of any information that
was distributed.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
The wearing of a school uniform promotes a sense of
belonging and pride in our school. The school uniform
colours are navy blue, light blue and white. Student
footwear is to be predominantly black, brown, white or
navy. Please ensure footwear is in keeping with this, if
you are purchasing new shoes, please ensure that they
meet these guidelines.
Jewellery is limited to a watch, small ear studs or sleeper
earrings and Medic Alert bracelets. Nail polish and
makeup are not part of the uniform. Where possible,
avoid fluorescent footwear, hair ties or similar.
Your support in ensuring that your child follows our
dress code policy would be appreciated. This can be
found on the school website.
Uniform Shop Opening Times: Mondays 3 – 4 pm
Wednesdays 8.30 – 9.30 am
GOVERNING COUNCIL
Thank you to parents and teachers
who attended Governing Council
drinks and nibbles and AGM last
Tuesday, 20 February.
We thank outgoing members –
Carly Hocking, Claire Gardner, and John Forbes for their
contributions during their tenure on Governing Council
and associated sub committees.
We welcome the following new and continuing
Governing Council members for 2018:
Chairperson: Phil Wooding, Vice Chairperson: Merrilyn
Larusson, Secretary: Karla Pobke, Treasurer: Aaron
Osterby, and Ex Officio: Leanne Twigden.
Parent Representatives: Kerry Levett, Lisa Jamieson,
Louise Petherick, Adam Thompson, Alison Glastenbury,
Danielle Sherman and Paul Hutchison.
Staff representatives: Dominic Graham and Natalie
Mayfield.
Governing Council assists the Principal with school
priorities and relevant policies. We look forward to
working with the new Governing Council and wish them
a productive and enjoyable year.
The 2017 Annual Report will be available shortly on the
school website. A summary was presented at the AGM.
There are opportunities for other parents to join a
subcommittee of Governing Council. They include:
Finance Committee: monitors school financial statements
and helps develop the budget and set school fees. Meet
twice per term on Monday; Week 3 & 8, at 2pm or 6pm
TBC.
Sports Committee: (After school sports) – assists with the
organisation of out of hours sports played, influences
policy, fees and registration and promotes the code of
conduct and “Be Active” focus. Meet once a term,
Monday week 5 at 6pm.
Out of School Hours Care Committee: (OSHC) assists
with fee structure, programs, staffing and quality
assurance of the program. Meet once a term in week 6
at 2pm.
Canteen Committee: oversees the menu, costs, staffing
and DECD “Right Bite Strategy”. Meet twice per term at
1.45pm, day TBC.
Education Committee: promotes parent participation in
educational issues, encourages parent feedback and assists
with processes for parent feedback, responds to school
policies and organises parent workshops as required.
Meet twice per term on Tuesday week 3 and 8 at 6pm.
Grounds: assists with working bee planning, provides
advice on outside areas around the school. Meet once
per term, day TBC.
Please email your interest in participating in a particular
committee to Janita. [email protected]
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MOMOYAMA EXCHANGE 2018
In August of this year, students and staff from
Momoyama Elementary School in Kyoto, Japan will visit
Belair for 9 days, from July 30 - August 7. This exchange
program is a longstanding school program and 2018 will
be its 20th year.
An Information Evening for families, who are interested
in hosting, will be held at 6 p.m on Tuesday April 3 in
the Resource Centre. Any family in the school is
welcome to host. Those Belair students who are
considering going on exchange to Japan with the school
in September of 2019 should give serious thought to
hosting. At the Information Evening, all aspects of the
exchange will be explained and families’ questions
answered. Please think about becoming part of this
wonderful program.
RESOURCE CENTRE
Following on from our ‘Love your Library Day’
It is easy to see how much the following children like
books. Congratulations to them for being the best
borrower from each class and especially to Harry from
CW3 for reading the most in the School so far this year.
Well done to Room 15 for borrowing a combined total
of 557 books between them. Keep up the great reading
everyone and don’t forget to record on your Premiers
Reading Challenge sheet.
Room Student Room Student
CW1 Havana H 11 Layla M
CW2 Christian P 12 Erin F
CW3 Harry H
* most in School
13 Talia D
1 Lily O’B 14 Jackson B
2 Kudzi M 15 Leif M
3 Summer W 16 Grace H
4 Millie G 17 Matthew H
5 Jaxon S 18 Daphne L
6 Zac C 19 Themi S
7 Matilda S 20 Olivia T
9 Charlize C 21 Laurence D
10 Shardai M 22 Joanna Y
Remember to get over-due books back to the Resource
Centre.
Harmony Day and World Poetry Day falls on
Wednesday 21 March (week 8).
If there are any budding authors/poets out there I would
love some work relating to Harmony Day to display in
the Resource Centre.
PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS
PA meeting: It was great to see some new faces at our PA
meeting in week 2. Our next meeting is the AGM next
Monday 5 March 7pm in the school staff room - a short
AGM to elect available positions, followed by a regular
PA meeting, takes about 90 minutes all up. All parents
and carers are welcome to attend. We hope to see you
there.
Vice President Position Available: The position of PA Vice
President currently needs filling. This is a valued support
role for our President and is not a difficult role. Anyone
interested in doing more in the school community is
encouraged to contact Kristy Fairlamb for more details.
Election Day BBQ: We are making use of the throngs of
voters again for our first fundraiser of the year.
We will be having a BBQ running for most of the day on
17 March. We still need helpers on the day. If you are
able to help for one or more hours during the day please
head to our online roster and put your name down.
Thanks in
advance, https://doodle.com/poll/a6gaq67q2q9zmths
and, if you’re not able to help on the day, make sure to
come past, say hi and grab a sausage.
Easter Raffle: Easter Sunday is 1 April
and preparations are underway for
our annual super Easter Raffle. Tickets
will be coming home sometime next
week to you via your youngest child.
We’ll be asking for your help with
donations for the prize baskets and
also selling the tickets!
Prize baskets will be made up on Monday 26 March. If
you’ve got an hour or so to spare straight after school
drop-off, please join our parent volunteers in the Staff
Room as we put the baskets together. It’s always lots of
fun!
Raffle draw will be held on Wednesday 28 March at
2.30pm in the Hall.
Class Parent Reps: Thank you to those who volunteered
to fill this important role in 2018. All classes now have
their parent reps. We look forward to working with each
of our class reps throughout the year and thank them for
their invaluable support.
You can help make their job easier by naming all your
child’s belongings (first & last name) and assisting when
it’s your class’s turn on the lost property or sick linen
roster.
The PA needs YOU!
Would you like to be a non-PA member volunteer? If
you’d like to help with activities from time to time but
can’t get to our meetings, please send your details to the
email below.
Contact the Parent Association: If you want to ask the PA
a question or make a comment or suggestion, please
email [email protected] and we will respond asap.
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DIGITAL LEARNING
We have continued to enrol good numbers of devices
throughout the beginning of this term. Please remember
to bring any new devices to Karen so they can be
connected to our internet and registered to have apps
downloaded.
This week three staff members attended training on
MakersEmpire 3D printing in primary schools project.
This is a DECD and MakersEmpire joint project
developing skills in primary aged children. We are one
of 50 schools successful in being part of this project for
the first semester. It is certainly more than just about
printing. It is about solution solving and developing
persistence, resilience and growth mindsets. An exciting
day spent learning about the design thinking and the
connections to the Australian curriculum. There will be
a strong focus on developing students as creators and
inventors. A strong connection will be made to real life
situations that lend themselves to solution based
inquiry. To support this project the school is investing in
a 3D printer to allow implementation of this project.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the semester.
CANTEEN
We have had a great start to the term. It’s been great
seeing all the new and of course the familiar faces around
the school. Now that we are all settled in just a few tips
when using the Canteen; Red dots on the bags mean the
students need to bring the bag over to the Canteen to
collect their item. Re-usable bags are recommended to
use for your Canteen lunch as we are an eco-friendly
school and we aim to reduce our waste in the Canteen
this year. These bags can be purchased online
(Flexischools) or from the Canteen. I know we all get
busy in the mornings but please try and remember to
place your child lunch order on Flexischools if you say
you will. We have had numerous students already this
term upset because they were expecting a lunch order
and it didn’t come because parents had forgotten.
Please consider giving your children some money to
spend in the Canteen. It not only helps the Canteen it
also gives them independence in choosing their own
items, a chance to do some maths, communicate with
other adults who are part of the school community.
We need your help! We still have vacant spots on the
Canteen roster. If you are able to help please contact me
in the Canteen and I will find a spot that suits you …
many hands make light work!
If you have any questions regarding the Canteen please
feel free to contact me on 8278 6439 or pop in to have
a chat.
Thanks
Julie
ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS
If you wish your child to participate in the 2018
Academic Competitions, open to year 3 - 7 students,
please complete the entry form, attached to this
newsletter.
ICAS - Science, English, Spelling, Mathematics,
Writing, Digital Technologies
Australian Maths Competition
Entries with payment are due no later than Friday 16
March.
PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER
Dear Belair Families,
I found this article in a Kids Hope newsletter. It is very
good so I thought I would share it with you.
Words Kids Need to Hear
In his book, Word Kids Need to Hear, David Staal
emphasises some powerful messages children need to
hear for them to reach their potential. Here we explore
two of them – “I treasure you” and “I’m sorry, please
forgive me”.
“I treasure you.”
Kids long to feel special – not because they scored the
most goals in basketball or because they have the bluest
eyes and the blondest hair. They need to feel precious,
prized and valued just for being who they are – children
worth treasuring. There is a world of difference between
“I congratulate you” and “I treasure you”.
Sometimes being treasured for who you are and not
what you do can be difficult for children to understand.
They become used to the social norms of being
measured, evaluated, compared, graded and often
believe that beautiful means better. Whilst congratulatory
comments communicate support, they may also promote
a sense of competition. The treasure message
communicates a high sense of worth – and children who
feel worthy are more likely to respect the worth of other
people. “Every time we affirm how special our children
are to us for being themselves, we’re helping them grow
into adults who rejoice in the diversity of the world’s
people.” (Rogers, Many ways to say I love you, p. 140)
“I’m sorry, please forgive me.”
A child develops the ability to authentically apologise
when he/she knows how it feels to receive an apology.
We need to help children learn how respect feels then
trust that they will then learn to show it to others. The
late James Baldwin wrote. “Children have never been
very good at listening to their elders, but they have never
failed to imitate them.” (Baldwin, Collected Essays, p.
173). Adults do not diminish their authority by
apologising. In fact authority flows from respect. A
sincere apology fosters respect and trust. Can you
imagine respecting someone unable to apologise?
Neither can the kids.
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An apology needs to be made with humility and no
excuses and in a timely manner. By keeping an apology
brief – “I’m sorry, please forgive me.” – we maximise the
impact of the words. We can all count on the fact that
we will make mistakes. Our kids will too. How we
handle ourselves after our errors can form lasting
impressions on young memories. We need to make sure
we also model forgiveness. Remember that kids treat
others how they are treated – a child’s ability to forgive
comes from the habits they witness. The ability to
apologise and forgive will serve as two important life
skills we can teach children. The late Dr Martin Luther
King Jr said, “Parents need to give children opportunities
to develop the ability to freely forgive. He who is
devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to
love.” (Coretta Scott King, The Words of Martin Luther
King Jr, p.23)
Sara Walding, Pastoral Care Worker
In School: Wednesday and Friday all day; Tuesday and
Thursday afternoon
NETBALL 2018
Thank you to all who have registered
your child’s interest in playing netball for
Belair Primary School in the coming 2018
Southern Area Junior Netball Association
season (S.A.J.N.A).
Registration is still open and we would love to hear from
you!
If your child is interested in playing in a great team sport,
learning some new skills (or building and developing on
their existing ones) and having loads of fun along the
way - talk to them about netball!!
Netball is played in terms 2 & 3 and we will have teams
for eligible players (either 8yrs old and above, or those
who turn 8 within the season) from year 2 right through
to year 7.
If you are keen to play netball for Belair Primary School,
please go to the school website - After School Sports - for
more information and to access the registration/medical/
consent and uniform ordering forms.
Please have your netball registration forms/payment in to
the front office NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 9th MARCH!
Teams are entered based on numbers of players
registered and no team nomination changes can be made
after the close of registration.
Coaching - every team also needs a coach! Please indicate
on your registration form if a parent/carer/sibling etc, is
keen to coach a team.
Please contact Kerrie Wooding for further enquiries –
0414 492 442
FREE PARENTING SEMINAR
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CANTEEN
*If you are unable to work please try and swap with someone else first and then let me know. Thanks
COMMUNITY NOTICES
MOVE & LEARN - BEFORE SCHOOL KIDS FITNESS CLASSES – Join anytime. Only $10 per session, for all primary
school kids, every Tues, Wed & Thurs, 7.45 – 8.20 am, at the Belair Community centre. Contact Donna Thomas
0409091022 or email: [email protected]
JUNIOR FIELD NATURALISTS SA - Do you have a fascination with WILD ANIMALS, their lifestyles and habitats? Also
rocks, crystals, geology, astronomy … anything to do with the wonderful world of nature? Our meetings are held on
the LAST THURSDAY of each month (except January and December) at the Bellevue Heights Primary School in the
Activity Room. 7.00pm to 8.15pm, $35.00 per family per year. This money contributes towards our club’s
sponsorship of a Murray Tortoise at the zoo.
KIDS TAEKWONDO - Resilience, Confidence, Discipline, Respect. Blackwood 21 Hall, 21 Coromandel Parade.
Monday 6.30 pm or Friday 5.30 pm. Term 1 enrolments open Enquiries Ph: 0412 909 500 or email:
5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March
Jodie McLachlan SUSHI LUNCH
HELPER NEEDED Belinda Blockow Lana Giannakopoulos
Jan Charles
Emily Connor
12 March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 March
PUBLIC HOLIDAY Canteen closed Olivia Thomas Sarah Coote Dannii Olsen
Belinda Blockow
19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March
Emily Byrne HELPER NEEDED Julia
Brueggermann HELPER NEEDED PUPIL FEE DAY
26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March
HELPER NEEDED Sarah Mallin Bek Cox Lana Giannakopoulos GOOD FRIDAY
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