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Compton Primary School Newsletter

Ph: 87251723

Fax: 87250110

Mobile: 0498108539

Web Site: comptonps.sa.edu.au

Shared Values – Respect, Perseverance, Resilience, Kindness

PRINCIPAL – Bec Keeley 87251723 GOVERNING COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON – Nikki O’Dea 87255265

WHAT’S ON

WEDNESDAY: Drinks Day, Hot Lunches,

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY:

MONDAY: Pizza Night and Open Classrooms 6-

6:45pm

Governing Council AGM 6:45pm

TUESDAY:

WEDNESDAY: Drinks Day, Hot Lunches, Jr Jack Attack

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY: Last Fire Drill

MONDAY:

IMPORTANT DATES

February

Monday 17th

Pizza Night and Open Classrooms

Governing Council AGM

Mrs Keeley’s Messages

AGM open classroom tea

Please mark the date - Monday the 17th of February is the date for our Family Night Tea, Open Classrooms and Annual General Meeting. Staff and families are invited to join us for a pizza tea and Open Classrooms from 6 – 6:45pm – please see the pizza order form with this newsletter. The AGM will follow in the 6/7 classroom at 6:45pm. As we would love as many families to attend as possible, Mrs D and Miss H will be holding a games night in their classrooms as a childcare service for any parents who are going to the AGM. Please note that this is ONLY for parents who are attending the AGM. We would also love it if you would like to be a part of our Governing Council this year, just fill in the form attached to the newsletter and drop it into school. We look forward to seeing you next Monday evening.

COMMUNITY NEWS ATTACHMENTS

Exercise & Physical Activity Flyer

11/02/2020

TERM DATES FOR 2020 Term 1 28th Jan – 9th April Term 2 27th April – 3rd July Term 3 20th Jul – 25th Sept Term 4 12th Oct – 11th Dec

Consent and Policy Information

Please be aware that a package of information will

be coming home soon containing a general student

consent form, school policies and procedures.

Please take your time to familiarise yourself with

these and keep them at home for your reference.

The only form we need completed and returned is

the general consent form. Please read through and

indicate by yes/ no answers that you understand

and/ or consent to the items listed. By sending home

this condensed form, means that we will not have to

continuously send parent consent forms throughout

the year – unless they are different to what is stated.

Each staff member will have a quick reference copy

of each classes’ consent to be able to refer to when

necessary. Please fill in and return at your earliest

convenience.

Hats

Now that we are in the swing of week 3, all students

should have their school, wide brim hat. Please

remember that we are a Sun Smart school and that

hats are to be worn all year around.

Special Events

This year is Production year which ties nicely into the

drama, dance and music curriculum. As a result of

this, we will be replacing Class Assemblies with

Gallery Walks. Gallery Walks are a way for students

to display their work which gives a chance for

GIVEN TO STUDENT

NIL

NEWSLETTER ATTACHMENTS

Governing Council Nomination & Pizza Order Form Naplan Online Notice

Relay for life—Request for Help Form Updated SunSmart Policy

parents, friends, teachers and other students to give

feedback. Even though families love class assemblies

as a way to present student learning, it is difficult for

students to practise both for their assembly and the

production at the same time! Class assemblies will

return next year.

Fire Drills

We are in the process of practising all of our drills – the

evacuation to the oval, the lockdown in classrooms and

the bushfire evacuation to the Compton Hall. These

drills allow us to update any processes or procedures

that need tweaking. It also helps your child/ren know

what to expect in each situation and what their roles and

responsibilities are in an emergency.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN occurs every year for the students in year 3, 5

and 7 in term 2. We have a practice test scheduled on

Monday the 23/3, set out by the NAPLAN team. They

have asked that we distribute the NAPLAN Online

Privacy Collection Notice before the practice test.

Please see the attachment.

Relay For Life

Just a gentle reminder that the Relay For Life committee

sent out a letter last week asking for some help with

some jobs and for as much participation from families

on the day as possible. We are walking this year in

memory of our wonderful SSO and friend, Kristyn Dawe.

Please let Miss Hamilton or the office know whether you

are able to help with the tent/s or banner. Also – please

register and join us! It is a really fantastic cause. (See

link in attached letter if required.)

Welcome

We would like to warmly welcome Issac and his family

to the Compton Primary School community. I am sure

that you will enjoy your learning journey with us.

Material and Service Charges

Material and Service Charges will remain the same as

last year $245.00. M&S charges for 2020 are $245.00

per student and due by 9th April 2020.

Invoices were sent out last week.

Payments and instalments can be made by EFTPOS or

via our website www.comptonps.sa.edu.au

Our 2019 Yearbook is currently at the printers and will

arrive in the next few weeks. Once again this a great

reminder of 2019, with all our highlights and

MIDDLE PRIMARY 4/5

UPPER PRIMARY 6/7

achievements. Thanks to our generous sponsors, the

Yearbook is priced at only $17.00. If you haven’t ordered

your 2019 Yearbook yet there is still time! Pay online or

come in and pay at the office.

SunSmart Policy

Compton PS have been proud members of the Cancer Council’s SunSmart School Program since 2017. In 2020 we continue to follow the policy throughout the whole year. Due to first aid requirements we are no longer allowed to apply sunscreen to your children, however we ask that families and staff please supply their own sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher broad spectrum, water resistant sunscreen). Posters are placed around the classrooms to remind students to apply sunscreen. All students and staff are required to continue wearing hats all year round whenever the UV index levels reach 3 and above. Please find attached to this newsletter an updated copy of our SunSmart Policy.

Jr Jack Attack Parent Roster

Thank you to parents who have volunteered to help supervise Jnr Jack Attack on Wednesdays from 3:30—4:30pm. Please find the roster for each week below:

Drinks Day

On Wednesday we will be selling –

Fruit boxes $1.10c Icy Poles $0.40c Muesli Bars $0.50c Sultanas $0.50c Popcorn $0.50c

February 19th Meg Malseed

February 26th Nicky Hosking

March 4th Carley Mustart

March 11th Tammy Smith

Around the Classrooms

We have had a busy start to the year with two weeks of

Quality Start! We spent this time setting up subjects,

expectations, building relationships and taking a look at

what is to come over the year.

Last week we held debating auditions for this year and we

are very pleased to congratulate the following students -

Will, Tate, Ashiah, Malcolm, Olivia, Grace, Alysha,

Serenity and Kyra. These students will begin preparing

for their debates with Mrs Roulstone next term before the

big debate in Term 3. Well done to everyone who

auditioned! Mrs Kramins and the 6/7 Class

The Middle Primary Classroom have set ourselves up for

a successful 2020.

We are all ready to ‘Dream Big- Work Hard- Stay Kind’

Through our Quality Start program we have created a

set of classroom values that we expect our classmates to

adhere to.

Our values are:

This week in writing our class has begun our descriptive

writing unit. Students are working towards the learning

intentions of using descriptive language to create

imaginative texts and create meaningful sentences using a

variety of sentence beginnings. Students have been

transforming telling sentences into showing sentences.

Below are some examples of student’s sentences:

He was sad.

As he cuddled his knees, salty tears dropped from his eyes.

-Ava Hosking

She was excited.

Her deep blue eyes twinkled like a star and her was widened with

joy. You could see her glimmering white teeth whilst she was

smiling. Five seconds later you could hear her squeal with joy and

happiness.

-Kelleysha Lay

He was sad.

He fell to his knees into more darkness, then he curled up in a ball

alone in an ally as drops of tears fell down his face.

-Koby Parker.

Miss Hamilton and the 4/5 Class

&

The Quality Start program has seen all the children

enthusiastic to set up the routines and expectations for

our classes.

We talked about the ‘Power of Yet’, and how it can alter

our mindset when working on different tasks. The 2/3’s

buddied up with a R/1 students to show their learning in

writing and to read their recounts. The 2/3’s showed the

R/1’s how their writing is still developing and when they

started they couldn’t write and

read YET!

Throughout the year the two

Junior Primary classes will be

working together to develop

skills in dance and design and

technology, and fostering a

positive relationship with both

classes.

Mrs D & Miss H

MIDDLE PRIMARY 4/5

UPPER PRIMARY 6/7

JUNIOR PRIMARY R/1 JUNIOR PRIMARY 2/3

We are continuing to work on our Quality Start program

focussing on the school and class values, the school and

class grievance procedures, class routines and

expectations. We will continue to do this over the year.

In Maths, we have been focussing on comparing and

ordering capacity. We have been talking about which holds

more and less and then ordering containers of different

capacities. It has been really exciting to see most students

working well with capacity.

In Number, the Receptions are working on recognising

numbers to 20 and the skill of subitising. Year 1 students

have been working on improving their subtraction skills and

developing quicker recall of subtraction facts.

In Health, we have introduced the feelings words of

friendly, kind and proud through Lovey Dove the Kimochi

character. We have been sharing ideas of when we have

felt proud, showed kindness or friendliness to others.

In Design and Technology we made a kindness rainbow

either in groups or individually, our choice, as well as

worked in groups to create a house.

Any parents/grandparents/friends etc who are able to

come and listen to reading please let me know what days

suit you and I will make up a roster. It can be at any time of

the day that suits you for as long as you would like to stay. Miss H and the R/1 Class

JUNIOR PRIMARY R/1