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Term One, Week Three, Issue Four Thursday 16 February 2017

8 Ward Street Eudunda SA 5374

Phone: (08) 8581 1282

Fax: (08) 8581 1661

Email: [email protected]

Principal: Paula Skinner

Informer 2017

FEBRUARY Thursday 16

Swimming lessons

Friday 17

B & L SAPSASA Swimming at

Nuriootpa

Zooper Doopers—50 cents each

Scholastic Book Club Orders DUE

Monday 20

Chapel in St John’s Lutheran Church

at 8.50am with Pastor Josh

Thursday 23

Swimming lessons

Friday 24

Swimming Carnival

Sunday 26

Staff and School Council Installation

and Bible Presentation at 9.00am in St

John’s Lutheran Church

Monday 27



Tuesday 28

Shrove Tuesday—pancakes provided

by the P & F

P & F Meeting

MARCH Friday 3


Monday 6

NO CHAPEL

Friday 10

Upper Primary Assembly in the School

Hall


Monday 13

ADELAIDE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Tuesday 14


at 8.50am with Pastor Leon

Friday 17


Monday 20



Friday 24


Monday 27



IMPORTANT 2017 DATES

God's Valentine Gift

God's Valentine gift of love to us Was not a bunch of flowers;

It wasn't candy, or a book To while away the hours.

His gift was to become a man, So He could freely give

His sacrificial love for us,

So you and I could live.

He gave us sweet salvation, and Instruction, good and true--

To love our friends and enemies And love our Saviour, too.

So as we give our Valentines, Let's thank our Lord and King; The reason we have love to give

Is that He gave everything.

By Joanna Fuchs

Submitted by Fi Jones

ST JOHN’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL, EUDUNDA INC.

Service is a good value for us to reflect on this week. I shared

with students on Monday at chapel, the 10 Lutheran school

values that all Lutheran schools work towards and discussed

what it meant to be of service to others. It is not an easy

value to explain to young people and sometimes it can be

difficult for adults as well. There is more than one way of

defining service. The one I was sharing with students was the

service we give each other freely. It is often the little things that happen in our day to day

lives that show we are of service to others. Students talked about helping each other or doing

something for someone else just because they needed that help and not expecting anything

in return. The reality is, that we know if we give freely to others we do get much in return. That

feeling of knowing you have helped someone, the feeling that you have been useful or the

feeling that someone feels better because you have been able to be of service to them,

gives us much in return and our emotional wellbeing certainly grows. I pray that we all can be

of service to someone around us this week. I pray there is an opportunity for each of us to

serve others without expecting anything in return.

Thank you

Thank you to the Prior Family of Kapunda. Prior’s Automotive have allowed us to leave our bus

at their business site each evening so that we can continue to provide a safe and efficient bus

run from Kapunda to St John’s each day.

Installation/Rededication Service and Bible Presentation

On Sunday 26 February Pastor Josh will lead the St John’s service where our staff and School

Council Members for 2017 will be installed. We will also be presenting bibles to students during

this service.

All new Foundation students will receive a picture bible and Year Three students will receive a

student bible. St John’s School is very grateful for such a generous gift and I know that our

students will be very excited at the prospect of having their own bibles to refer to and use in

class. This is a special school event and all students are expected to attend. A letter has been

sent out today to families with children in Foundation and Year Three. Please return the slip at

the bottom of the letter to school as soon as possible.

Book Club

All orders for Issue One are due back at school with payment no later than Friday 17 February

2017.

From the

Principal…..


Thank you to the parents who were able to attend our Parent Information Evening on Tuesday

night. There were a number of families absent, however we did appreciate the notices that

were sent to us re apologies, as this helped teachers prepare for the evening. It is so important

that we have a supportive and two-way communication between home and school and I

know that our teachers really appreciated the opportunity to share with you all what they

have planned for your child and their learning this year. Over the next few weeks I will be

including in our school newsletter excerpts from my presentation for you all to read. This week’s

topics are Policy Checks and Seesaw.

Police Checks

It is a legal expectation that all parents who help out at school in some way complete a

police check.

Our front office staff can help you with this.

There is no cost.

Seesaw

From the

Principal continued…..


Responsible User Agreements

There are still a few Agreements that have not been returned. It is imperative that these

Agreements are returned as soon as possible to the front office so that students are able to

use the computers. Those students who do not have signed consents are unable to have the

benefit of using computers at school.

Zooper Zooper Fridays

The Parents and Friends are kindly providing Zooper Doopers on Fridays. Please see the front of

this newsletter for dates.

Uniform Shop News

The Uniform Shop is open from 8.30am to 9.30am every Wednesday. If you are unable to

make it to school on Wednesdays, please obtain a uniform order form from the front office.

There are several pairs of school shoes, sneakers and sandals of various sizes available at the

Uniform Shop for $15.00. Hair ties are also available for purchase.

Blessings

Paula Skinner

From the

Principal continued…..

Church Times

Sunday 19February 2017…..

EUDUNDA ROBERTSTOWN PARISH KAPUNDA PARISH

Peep Hill—Harvest Thanksgiving

AGM—4.30pm at Brian & Carol

Jenke’s home

8.30am HC Kapunda PARISH SERVICE

Followed by AGM

9.00am HC

Geranium Plain 8.30am HC

Point Pass 8.30am LR

Eudunda 10.30am PR

Robertstown—Harvest

Thanksgiving & AGM

10.30am HC


Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are

Concepts: Function ~ Connection ~ Responsibility

Lines of Inquiry:

The importance of safety and rules

The people who care for our safety

Ways we can keep ourselves safe

Approaches to Learning: Social Skills

Learner Profile Attributes: Thinker ~ Reflective

Attitudes: Cooperation ~ Integrity

As part of the introduction to this inquiry, the Junior Primary classes have investigated what it

means to be a Thinker and Reflective. We have also explored the PYP Attitudes Cooperation

and Integrity. In this activity, teams had to cooperate to get their whole team successfully

across an imaginary gorge on the hall floor using ‘hover mats.’ The hover mats would vanish if

there wasn’t a foot on them so teams had to make sure that a member of the team always

had a foot on each mat so the whole team could get safely across.

Mrs Denholm—Foundation

Central Idea: We all have the right to be safe


House Captain Nominations

Last Friday students met in their house groups to nominate our 2017 house captains and vice

captains. Congratulations to the following students .

From the

Sports Coordinator…..

ECKERMANN DUTSCHKE ZIERSCH

Captains

Sapphire Crouch

William Schutz

Captains

Sophie Nietschke

Thomas Nolan

Captains

HP Heinsen

Claire Schiller

Vice Captains

Ebony Noack

Jackson Friebel

Vice Captains

Ella Milde

Isaac Milde

Vice Captains

Tarik Sauer

Dusty Schulz


From the

Sports Coordinator continued…..

SAPSASA News

During the year students in Year Six and Year Seven will be given an opportunity to try out for a number of different

SAPSASA sports to be selected to represent the Barossa and Light. For your information, below are the dates for the

different carnivals taking place throughout the year:

Softball—3 April to 7 April (Term One, Week Ten)

Football and Netball—5 June to 9 June (Term Two, Week Six)

Soccer and Hockey—26 June to 30 June (Term Two, Week Nine)

Cricket and Tennis—20 November to 24 November (Term Four, Week Six)

I will notify students when I receive information. For some of these sports, students need to be currently playing that

sport especially Football, Netball, Tennis and Cricket.

Students wishing to be considered for State teams, parents must nominate their child through the following website

www.decd.sa.gov.au/sport. State selections will not happen at state carnivals. Interested students must go by the

schedule below:

SAPSASA 12 and Under Teams First Trial

Rugby League 19 May

Australian Football 18 April

Cross Country 1 June (championships)

Tennis 28 May

Netball 4 June

Softball—G 4 April

Softball—B 7 April

Golf 31 August

Hockey—B 8 June

Hockey—G 8 June

Soccer—B 20 April

Soccer—G 6 May

Swimming 16 March (championship)

Diving 17 March (championship)

Basketball—B 2 September

Basketball—G 2 September

Touch—B August

Touch—G August

Track and Field 25 September (championship)

Cricket—B 1 April

Cricket—G 18 March

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kathy Cluse—Sports Coordinator

http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/sport


Seasons for Growth

Changes and loss are issues that affect all of us at some time in our

lives.

At St John’s we recognise that when changes occur in families through death,

separation, divorce, or other circumstances, young people and children may benefit

from learning how to manage these changes effectively by exploring how we can

learn to live with and grow from these experiences. The core intentions of this program

are the development of resilience and emotional literacy to promote social and

emotional wellbeing. The program is educational in nature and does not provide

therapy.

St John’s is pleased to be able to offer this important program and we are confident

that it will be a valuable learning experience for those who request to be involved.

If you feel that your child/children would benefit from participating in the Seasons for

Growth program, please speak to the child’s class teacher or Lynn Grosser (Care

Coordinator).

From the

Care Coordinator…..

Prayer and

Care …..

This week we pray for the following members of our staff and school families:

Michael Blasche Burman/Curnow family—Peter Burman and Amy Curnow

Fiona Jones David and Kathy Cluse

Mandy Verco Crawford/Pfeiffer family—Kelly Pfeiffer


Parents and Friends

News…..

Date of Event/

Fundraiser

Event and Details Helpers required

24 February Swimming Carnival

P & F will be providing lunches

Helpers will be required.

More information will

follow.

28 February Shrove Tuesday

P & F will be providing pancakes

Linda Pfitzner is organising

the pancakes and will

need helpers.

28 February P & F Meeting

After pancake recess at 11.35am

Everyone is welcome to

attend

Introducing

Our New LSO…..

I have grown up in Eudunda, where my husband, Joel and our beautiful

nine month old boy, Reid (RJ) have built our first home. When RJ starts

school at St John’s, he will be the fourth generation, with my father (Bill

Mader), my grandfather (Lloyd Mader) and I all having attended St John’s.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, reading

and relaxing at Wallaroo.

I am a Diploma qualified educator and currently in my fourth year studying

my Bachelor of Teaching and Learning Early Childhood through Charles

Darwin University. I have worked in the childcare industry for about 11 years with all age

groups and have had many roles within various centres.

I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to work at St John’s Lutheran School

where I completed my primary schooling over 18 years ago! I am excited to be able to work

alongside all these fantastic teachers who are a wealth of knowledge to gain the confidence

and abilities which will eventually lead me to the start of my teaching career.

I look forward to meeting and getting to know all the children and families, and for a fantastic

year ahead.


Community

News & Events

Southern Saints Junior Football

Southern Saints U14's and U17's will have their

first training for the 2017 season on

Thursday 23 February at the Eudunda oval

beginning at 4.30pm

Everyone is welcome

New players are encouraged to attend

We are still looking to fill the following:

Auskick coach, sub-minis coach, U14's coach,

junior grade team managers, trainers and

helpers. Any offers of assistance will be greatly

appreciated.

For more information contact, Liam Roebuck

0418849300 or Andrew Kleinig 0437811402. Junior

Development Officers at the Southern Saints

Football Club.

Regards Andrew Kleinig

Landmark Pfitzner & Kleinig

Mobile 0437811402

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