november 2017respect ~ responsibility ...learning. the students really enjoyed exploring different...
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Week 1
16/10 17/10 18/10 19/10 20/10
Week 2
23/10
Breakfast
Club
24/10 25/10 Parent afternoon
tea 1.30-3.pm
Breakfast Club
26/10
Breakfast Club
27/10
Week 3
30/10
Breakfast
Club
31/10 1/11 Parent afternoon
tea 1.30-3.pm
Breakfast Club
2/11
Breakfast Club
3/11
Rec 2018
Transitions
9-10am
Week 4
6/11
Breakfast
Club
7/11
Yr 7s City School
8/11 Parent afternoon
tea 1.30-3.pm
Breakfast Club
9/11
Breakfast Club
10/11
Rec 2018
Transitions
9-11am
Week 5
13/11
Breakfast
Club
17/11
Rec 2018
Transitions
9-11.30am
HALF SCHOOL
DAY
12PM PICKUP
14/11
Yr 6/7 Aquatics
15/11
Parent afternoon
tea 1.30-3.pm
Breakfast Club
16/11
Breakfast Club
Week 6
20/11
Breakfast
Club
21/11 22/11 Parent afternoon
tea 1.30-3.pm
Breakfast Club
23/11
Breakfast Club
24/11
Rec 2018
Transitions
9-11.30am
Week 7
27/11
Breakfast
Club
28/11 29/11
Parent afternoon
tea 1.30-3.pm
FINAL
Breakfast Club
30/11
XMAS
COMMUNITY
NIGHT
1/12
SCHOOL
CLOSURE DAY
Week 8
4/12
5/12 6/12 Parent afternoon
tea 1.30-3.pm
7/12
8/12
Week 9
11/12 12/12
YR 7
GRADUATION
13/12 14/12 15/12
LAST DAY
TERM 4
2.00PM
DISSMISSAL
Every Thursday, our class participates in community excursions. These excursions have
allowed students to experience new environments as well as practising skills such as
catching public transport, negotiating large crowds and behaving safely in public places.
During our learning about transport, we visited the Maritime Museum, the Adelaide Airport
and the National Railway Museum. These real life experiences helped to enhance student
learning. The students really enjoyed exploring different modes of transport from the olden
days as well as modern times.
Gemma, Nancy and Sania
SEA STAR 2
NOVEMBER 2017 RESPECT ~ RESPONSIBILITY ~ TEAMWORK
CHRISTIE DOWNS
NEWSLETTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP TEAM :
Principal: Gail Evans
Senior Leader 1 Engagement for Learning and Well Being: Todd McGrath
Senior Leader 1 Disability Unit: Leanne Jacobs
Senior Leader 1 Curriculum Coordinator: Arran Stierman
Counsellor: Jo Swift
Elizabeth Road, Christie Downs, SA 5164
Tel: (08) 8382 3266
Fax: (08) 8382 2205
TERM 4 ISSUE 8
YR6/7
AQUATICS
14/11-17/11
SCHOOL
DISSMISSAL
12PM
17/11
"Children
and young
people are
at the
centre of
everything
we do"
IMPORTANT DATES FOR
TERM 4 IN 2017
XMAS
COMMUNITY
NIGHT
30/11
YR 7
GRADUATION
12/12
SCHOOL
CLOSURE
1/12 We sat in a helicopter and rode a tractor.
We looked at
railway crossings.
We explored old ships at
the Maritime Museum.
We climbed to the top of the
lighthouse at Pt Adelaide.
We steered a
pirate ship.
Brodie
Jack
Kyal
Year 7
Sha
Shaun
Tyler
Melissa
Christopher
Johnathon
Tasha
Amelia
Trinity
Shikara
Declan
Jahmayne
Ryan
Shanece
Ashley
GRADUATING YEAR 7’S 2017
This term Sea Eagle 3 has be given the role as garden care takers while our fantastic garden
teacher Keitha is away. The students have taken on this role with a very positive attitude
and have been working extremely hard to maintain the garden and keep it functioning
productively.
The students in Sea Eagle 3 have been continuing the rich learning about the outdoors that
they started earlier on in the year with Keitha. Part of the care of the garden has involved
the students from Sea Eagle 3 running information sessions with other students from the
school to educate them on how to care for and also enjoy the lovely garden space. Well
done Sea Eagle 3 on all of your hard work in the garden.
Tuesday Godfrey
SEA EAGLE 3
This term we have been continuing with our Creative Body Based learning activities in math.
Working along with the students in SeaStar 4 we have been learning about shape, patterns
and time. We have been lucky to have Kerrin visit us recently to help us with our activities.
Kerrin showed us how we can learn by using our bodies as well as our minds. All the students
have been engaged in these
activities, and most importantly, had fun while learning!
Nikki Onley
SEA STAR 4
Please be aware our school has duty of care for students from
8:30am. Gates into the back areas of the school will not be open
until after 8:30am.
On the mornings we have Breakfast Club from 8:00am (Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday) access is via the front pedestrian gate on
Elizabeth Rd. Please note any students on the grounds on these
mornings between 8:00 and 8:30 must be attending Breakfast Club
in the Sea Eagle building.
Leadership
GATE OPENING TIMES
We hope to have new uniforms in by
the end of the term. T-shirts and hats
will be available to purchase with our
new logo on them.
You can purchase pants/shorts/skirts in
black from local stores.
Please note we understand that this is
a financial issue for some families so
therefore we are accepting a long
change over period for the new
uniform to be introduced until 2020.
Both uniforms can be worn during this
time.
Administration
NEW UNIFORM
GRADUATING YEAR 7’S 2017
Patricia
Sean
Lilly
Jaiden
Owen
Bryan
Takita
Lucas
Koda
Phoenix
Vienna
Tyson
Jackson
Ethan
Class of 2017
Braydon
Serenity
Hayley
As part of their transition to high school and beyond, the Year 7 students in Sea Eagle 2 have been learning
about future career paths. In Week 4 they went on a whole week of excursions to various places in and around
Adelaide, based on their interests.
On Monday they went to Marcellin Technical College to learn about trades including, carpentry, metal work
and automotive mechanics.
On Tuesday they visited Adelaide Oval to look at the behind-the-scenes work of a major venue through the
hospitality industry and tourism. Wednesday saw the students take on the role of chefs at Regency TAFE,
making delicious food and touring the facility. On Thursday the students became rangers at Cleland Wildlife
Park and learnt about the roles and responsibilities of working with animals. Finally, on Friday, the students
attended Flinders University to gain experience of life on campus where they participated in workshops
including paleontology and environmental studies. It was a fantastic week and the students gained some
direction in their future life journeys.
Matt Mcgill
SEA EAGLE 2 - CITY SCHOOL
FAREWELL MISS OBI
We would like to take this opportunity to say
farewell to Miss Obi who will be leaving us at
the end of the year.
Her experience and skills have been invaluable
to our students and the wider community.
We thank her for all her contributions to Christie
Downs Primary and wish her all the best for her
future endeavours.
Leadership We all enjoyed a very special farewell ceremony acknowledging Miss
Obi’s time at Christie Downs with special guests and past students.
This year, Sea Lion 2 and 4 were lucky enough to be part of the Windmill Theatre Company’s
Outreach Program. As part of this, we were invited to attend a production of Big Bad Wolf,
a hilarious and heart warming show that helps children to see individuality and difference in
a new light.
We also participated in two drama workshops at school which were facilitated by artists
that worked on the production. The children (and staff) thoroughly enjoyed the
performance, especially the back stage tour and meeting the actors!
Tanya Pennill & Cassie Newbery
SEA LION 2 & 4
I liked it when Heidi
Hood read the
shopping list, it was
really funny —Maya
I liked it because the
Wolfmaster came and yelled at
Wolfy—Eddy
I liked the show
because I liked the
characters in it—Myke
It was fun to see
Heidi Hood become
friends with Wolfy—
Makayla
I liked the
bells
because
they were
noisy—
Isaac
We had one of the
company come to the
school and she taught us
new things about the story
and the play and they
told us about the people
and the parts and that
there was going to be
alarms—Christina