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Term 4 Week 6
Monday 16th November 2015
"The healthy social life is found
when in the mirror of each human soul
the whole community finds its reflection,
and when in the community
the virtue of each one is living"
From Verses and Meditations - Rudolf Steiner pg117
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Dates to Remember
Class 1 Play Wednesday, 18 November - 7pm
Class 5 Play Tuesday, 1 December - 6pm for
6.15pm start
Class 4 Play Wednesday, 2 December - 6pm
Class 6 Graduation Saturday, 5 December
RSB 1 Advent/Christmas festival Wednesday, 9 December 9-10.30am
Summer Festival - Primary School Thursday, 10 December
RSB 2 Festival Friday, 11 December 9am
School term dates 2015
Term 4 - (9 wk term)
Student start date: Monday 12 October
Student end date: Friday 11 December
School term dates 2016
Term 1 - (10 wk term)
Student start date: Wednesday 27 January
Student end date: Friday 1 April
1st term holiday 4th Apr - 8th Apr (1 week) does not include Easter
Good Friday 25 March + Easter Monday 28 March
Term 2 - (11 wk term)
Student start date:Tuesday 12 April
Student end date: Friday 24 June
2nd term holiday 27th June - 22 July (4 weeks)
Term 3 - (10 wk term)
Student start date: Tuesday 26 July
Student end date: Friday 30 September
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3rd term holiday 3rd Oct - 14th Oct (2 weeks)
Term 4 - (9 wk term)
Student start date: Tuesday 18 October
Student end date: Friday 16 December
Appointments
We are pleased to announce Cherie Johnston will be our third Cassia Teacher in 2016.
Cherie has been our Billy Button and Primary School Release teacher this year and is
relishing the opportunity to be able to focus in early childhood which is her real passion. The
team is beginning to form. Congratulations Cherie.
Welcome Back John Burnett.
John is back with us for three weeks as the teacher’s Mentor. John also runs a part of the
Teacher Training on Wednesday evenings, ‘The Study of Man’ which is a book by Rudolf
Steiner that delves into the deeper spiritual nature of Humankind’s evolution.
Class Plays
We have a number of ‘Play Performances’ coming up. What a joy they are for the teachers,
children and parents. It is a time not just to enjoy but where we can mark the children’s
progress in so many ways, confidence, academically and playfulness. Please try to make
room in your busy schedules to come along either for their performance to the other
students or to the parent performance.
Early Childhood Options 2016
Attendance Options
Please Note a half day is from 8.30am – 1.00pm
Group Age Times
Playgroup 0-3yrs
2 mornings a week.
(Now Thur & Fri: formerly Mon-Wed)
9.00am – 11.00am (no change in times)
Ruby Salt
Bush
Turning 4 any time in
the year
2½ days a week. (Mon-Wed)
OR
Two ½ days
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OR
Three ½ days
3 CassiasTurning 5 or 6 any
time in the year
5 days a week(6yr olds)
OR
Three full days and 2 half days
OR
five half days
OR
Two Full days and a half day
End of year Reports: Formatting change
Reports will be coming out at the end of this term as per normal. We would remind you that
the reports are meant to be for parents eyes only and not for the children. Teachers
feed-back to children regularly and in numerous ways about their progress. The reports are
a window into your child’s progress for you as parents.
The teachers have been working since last year on reformatting the reports. The impulse
has been to provide meaningful information without unnecessary detail. We have taken
many of the outcomes and put them under appropriate banners. We hope you like the
changes.
As part of the process a small focus group of parents was formed to give feedback about the
new format. Some great ideas came forward which we have tried to incorporate in the new
look. One of these was to provide an explanation about ‘Differentiated Learning Goals’.
You will find an explanation at the beginning of the report. Simply, differentiated learning
goals refer to material your child may be working on that has come out of class work but
possibly at a different academic level or alternatively your child may be working on material
not associated with class work and at a different academic level. This can happen in the
classroom environment with the assistance of our Learning Support Teachers or the ISA’s
or alternatively, in a situation where children are withdrawn from the class environment to
work at an individual or small group level.
The other noticeable change is from Letters (A, B, C, D, E) to Numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) as
‘Achievement Descriptors’.
The ‘Engagement Descriptors’ remain letters (A, B, C, D, E)
Explanation of Descriptors
Achievement Definition
Accomplished 1Your child is working beyond the expectations for this year level.
Working independently.
Proficient 2Your child usually achieves confidently the stated outcomes for this
year level
Capable 3Your child usually achieves the stated outcomes for this year level
with minimal support
Developing 4Your child is working towards achieving the stated outcomes for this
year level with some support and guidance
With assistance 5Your child requires significant support and guidance to achieve the
outcomes for this year level
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Cheers,
Brian Dodd
Canteen
PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO CANTEEN ORDER TIMES
To enable a more efficient canteen process, ordering times have changed.
Lunch orders MUST now be placed by 12 NOON on THURSDAY.
Any orders placed after this may miss out.
Thank you for assisting us with this change.
** MENU **
nachosor
veggie sliders
Nutrition
** Sugar **
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Nutrition
** Recipe **
Chicken, carrot & feta patties
http://lisacorduff.com/chicken-carrot-and-feta-patties-with-gf-and-df-
options/
Enrolments for 2016
Offering Limited Enrolments For 2016
Playgroup through to Cassia
Enrolments are now open for Playgroup through to Class 6 for next year.
Do you have a child ready for our Early Childhood classes next year?
Maybe you know someone who is thinking about a Steiner education for their
children?
If so, please contact Yvonne at the office to get an
Expression Of Interest Form and to arrange an interview.
School Tours
Do you know of someone considering a Steiner Education and is a bit unsure?
Tell them know about our weekly school tours.
Weekly Principal’s School Tour
held each Thursday at 8:45am.
They just need to call Yvonne at the office to book a place.
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Ph: 8953 4578 or email
Teacher Training
Term 4
Dates Tuesday Wednesday
Week 6,
17, 18 Nov
Saturday
21 November Speech
and drama Renate
John Burnett
Chapter 5 Study of Man
Saturday 21
November
Speech and drama
Renate
Week 7,
24, 25 Nov
Saturday
28 November Speech
and Drama
Renate Millonig
John Burnett
Chapter 5/6 Study of Man
Saturday 28
November
Speech and drama
Renate
Week 8,
1, 2 December
Saturday
5 December
Speech and Drama
Renate Millonig
John Burnett
Chapter 6 Study of Man
Saturday 5 December
Speech and drama
Renate
Week 9,
8, 9 DecemberTo be announced To be announced
Office
Saturday 28th Nov Classes 5 & 6
are singing at the Wrapt in Christmas Craft Market 9:30 – 10:00am.
Meet at the entrance to Central Craft at 9:20am.
Please notify class teacher by email if your child is unable to attend.
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We have some great gift ideas in time for Christmas for sale in the
office.
Stockmar crayons & pencils, homemade crayon cases, treasure felt bags,
tee pees & more!!
See price list below.
Music
Hi All,
Everyone is doing a fantastic job with their music learning this term
despite the few interruptions we’ve had.
The orchestra piece is coming along nicely and I’m looking forward to
putting both orchestras together in the coming weeks and hearing the full
sound of two combined orchestras!
Just a reminder that all lessons will resume this Wednesday
(18th November).
Until next week,
Emma
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Holyoake
Holyoake will not be coming to school to see kids for their
sandplay on the 12th & 19th of November.
They will be seeing children on the last 3 weeks of the term
(being 26th & 3rd Nov &10th December).
Thankyou in advance
Billy Button
Dear Parents,
This week, Thursday and Friday is your last opportunity to download
photos of your child in Billy Button before I delete the photos off my
computer. In respect to other families in Billy Button, please do not upload
photos on Facebook.
A couple of weeks ago at Ellery Creek Big Hole, I spotted five little ducks
paddling around. We were out there again yesterday and they’re a little bit
bigger, happily swimming around in the weeds and duck diving. The
children have been singing ‘Five Little Ducks’ in our circle and we have
been singing ‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat” out to the middle of Ellery
Creek, too. Also, our story for the last three weeks has been ‘Tiddalick the
Frog.’ A shortened version. The children loved this story and some told
me that they had the book at home and knew the story already!
Happy 4th Birthday Ariya! Thank you for sharing your pineapple muffins
with us.
Have a lovely week,
Cherie and Janine
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RSB 1
Dear Families,
In our morning circle at the moment we are learning new skills with bean
bag games – throwing/ catching, balancing, spatial orientation,
under/over, behind/in front to name just a few of the skills. It is all fun and
a great extension and challenge for the children at this time of year. We
have also on the cooler days been learning how to skip – a wonderful, joy-
filled activity.
There are close links between physical, motor development and cognitive
development.
The brain is stimulated through movement – neural pathways are opened
and provide vital connections relaying messages to and from the body.
“Movement opportunity is food for the brain.” Goddard
And so while we are having fun with our bean bags and learning to skip
we are laying the foundations for later learning.
Please make a note in your dairies that our Advent/Christmas
Festival will be celebrated on Wednesday the 9th December.
This is a short day starting at 9am (parents and children arriving
together) and ending at 10.30am.
Details will follow next week.
Enjoy the week ahead.
Warm wishes,
Julia and Jen
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RSB 2
Thank you to everyone who has put in their preference for next year, if
you haven't please see Yvonne in the office.
The end of the year is fast approaching, our last festival together will be
on Friday 11th December at 9am. If I haven't seen you already, can you
please give Simone or myself an indication of how many will be attending
our festival, or if you are leaving before the term ends. A festival letter will
be coming home shortly with all of the details on it.
We are also looking for families who are staying in town over the Xmas
holidays who would be happy to water our garden, or take Peanut and
Pickles home to look after them.
Have a great week
Love Lenley and Simone xx
Cassia 1
Dear Families,
Re: Christmas Festival date
I'd like to gauge the possibility of having our final festival on Thursday 10th
Dec (rather than Friday) at 12.00 noon and children going home after the
festival.
Is this possible for your family?
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Please RSVP by email as soon as possible if this date & time does not
suit your family.
Thank you,
Rene
[Across EC we are sharing resources so it might be handy to have our
festivals on different days, but not an imperative.]
Cassia 2
We have had a peaceful week in Cassia 2. The children have been doing
a lot of creating and exploring during their play. Much discussion and
interest has sprung from changes in the environment, seedpods in our
trees have ripened and are attracting a variety of beautiful visiting parrots.
Many different lizards have also been spotted this week.
Class 2 play
Following the class 2 performance of the King of Ireland’s Son which
some of the Cassia children got to see last Wednesday evening, many
theatrical games and musical performances spontaneously emerged
during indoor play on Thursday, complete with a stage and seats for the
audience! Excitement is building for the class one performance, which we
will all get to see this week :)
Wednesday meeting
It was lovely to meet with next year’s Class 1 families last Wednesday,
thank you for making me feel so welcome! Thank you also for the donated
seeds and shells to help build our class resources for 2016, keep them
coming!
Trudi
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Class One
Dear Class 1 families,
Play week is here! I hope you have received your posters and invitations
for Wednesday evening's performance of 'The White Snake'. The children
have been enjoying lots of practice, here's a sneak preview photo! Have a
chat with your child about the play as this may help you follow the story. It
is a Grimm's tale about a trusty servant who tastes his king's secret food,
which is cooked white snake. This enables him to understand the
language of animals. This skill enables him to discover the whereabouts of
the queen's ring and help some animals who then help him out in return.
Please come at 5.30 pm with some healthy finger food for a shared meal
after the performance. The food can go in the school kitchen before the
play and then be served on tables on the verandah after a group blessing.
Please help with supervising your children and cleaning up afterwards,
thanks.
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Best wishes
Adelaide
Class Two
The Week of the Play
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After so many practices of singing, reading lines and dress rehearsals,
Class 2 put on two spectacular performances for both the school and their
families.
I was soo very impressed to see every child standing tall and straight as a
tree, speaking their lines clearly and strongly with confidence and pride. It
was wonderful to see the children helping each other with cues and
costume changes.
They held each other together beautifully and delivered the play on their
own as if they were living in the days of the King of Ireland's Son.
A truely magical performance,
Well done Class 2.
I have had some requests from parents, asking if anyone filmed the play,
and if they would like to share it? Unfortunately I don't have any photos of
the play, so if you would like to bring in a USB with photos and films to
share, I can create a Class 2 Camp and Play Photo Collection for you.
Also .. A reminder that we will be swimming at the pool next
Tuesday the 24th.
Zara
Class Three
This week we spent some time developing a classroom currency. The
children chose glass wishing stones as our coinage, and then split into
groups that made shops. We also had a bank and a raffle ticket seller. Our
classroom has been buzzing with criers: "Come buy my tennis balls!" and
"Silk scarves for sale!" and " Rocks at sale price - 2 for the price of one!"
We had sharing of profits, a bankruptcy, a theft, taxes were paid, buskers
appeared...
Our main lesson on trade and money has led us from swapping, trading
ochre, cacao money of the Aztecs, to the shekel in biblical times and now
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this week Holey Dollar of Australian convict era. It is such a rich
curriculum, preparing the children for life in a practical and wise way.
Here are some pictures for you...
In friendship
Katy
Class Four
The children are loving our Human and Animal main lesson and last week
we went to work on our sketching by walking up the road to sketch a
beautiful black horse in a paddock. The children found it a challenge to
sketch something that changed position! They all tried their best and got
to see firsthand, the different muscles and details of the horse. Thankyou
Ang and Mel for accompanying us.
We continue to work on our play practice. This week we are looking at
costumes and props as well as some new scripted songs and movement
pieces.
In Maths last week we looked at simple graphs and their usefulness in
relaying information quickly and effectively. In a mock graph that I made,
some very interesting analogies and ideas were made about why
elephants eat what they do on different days! Needless to say we also
covered the difference between facts and ideas.
Our parent meeting for the term is tomorrow night at 7pm.
Please let me know if you are unable to make it. It is a wrap up meeting
about the year, how the class is going and things to date 'til the end of
term.
Have a great week!
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Saludos,
Bess
Class Five
I would like to share with you my admiration of Class 5 and their
developing maturity. There are moments when the class come together as
an aware, sensitive, caring group of individuals, able to listen to each
others feelings and concerns and learn from such a sharing. I feel very
honoured to be a part of it.
We are also learning to express our feelings and observations of the plant
world through poetry. We can now see the connection, or ‘ngapartji
ngapartji’ of the flowering plant with the insect world, particularly the bees
and butterflies. In fact a flower could be seen as a butterfly attached to the
earth, and a butterfly seen as a flower set free.
Our play continues to come together as the children develop their
characters. Please keep helping with lines and cues as well as the
costume, so the characters can really come to life.
We will continue our spelling and dictation routine through to the end of
the term. Please be mindful that there is homework to be done towards
this each week. As we have discussed, I do not set a lot of homework, but
what I do set I expect to be done. The children are aware of this, however,
they may need your encouragement. Please sign the spelling book each
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week that they take home on Monday and bring back to school on Friday.
There may also be some catch up work in their Main Lesson books when
necessary.
Megan x
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Class Six
Hello Everyone.
What a week it was. We had lots of croaky voices in the class last week
including my own but seem to have come through relatively unscathed.
Many of the students had their orientation day at St Phillip's last Monday.
It seemed to be a very enjoyable day for all.
We were treated to two wonderful medieval projects by Jess and Becky
last week. It is always wonderful to see the students 'shine' in this context.
Jess had made a sample of medieval weapons including a mace, flail and
catapult. Quite an achievement. Becky on the other hand wrote a
wonderfully engaging extended narrative juxtaposing modern times with
medieval. You could have heard a pin drop during both presentations;
such was the engagement of their audience.
Graduation is approaching and there's a general excitement in the air. It's
important to remember however that the year is still very much in progress
and there's much work to be done.
Have a great week.
Cheers
Denise and Noel
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Cello Case - (Give-away)
1/2 size Cello Case (Soft) To Give Away! Free!
Call or text Bron 0407976622
HARD CELLO CASE FOR SALE!
Great for transporting cello's, protecting from weather and elements
Selling due to needing larger cello
Case converts to hold either a 1/2 size or 3/4 size cello
Excellent condition
$170
Call Bron 0407976622
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Would you like to start your own Worm Farm or add worms to an existing one?
Free bucket of worms to give away!..(the garden variety!)
I am shutting my worm farm down - so giving worms away to good homes.
Just takes one bucket to start your own food scrap eating, eco friendly,
soil & nutrient producing worm farm!
BYO own bucket.
call/text Bron 0407976622
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