Playground Working Bee

Community Notices

Woolworths Earn and Learn Promotion

Woolworths are once again running their Earn and Learn promotion in 2019. From May 1 until June 25, for every $10 you spend at Woolworths you’ll receive an Earn and Learn sticker (some products also attract bonus stickers). Stickers can be stuck on sticker sheets which you can pick up from the Woolworths service desk or at the Front Desk at school. Completed sticker sheets and/or loose stickers can be put in the North Ingle collection boxes in-store (we are hoping we will be allocated a box at Mawson Lakes, Para Hills and TTP Woolworths or in the collection box that will be set up in the school’s front office. At the end of the promotion the school can redeem the stickers for educational products from teaching.com.au. Thankyou PACE Committee (Parents Assisting in Children’s Education)

On Friday the 5th April the playground areas received a much needed replenishment of softfall and sand. Thank you to Richelle Shanahan ( Playground Inspector) and Chris Pavlou our grounds person for organising and co-ordinating this process which has now created a revitalised sand pit and playground area. Thanks also to Vel Roncevic and Paddy Waters for their volunteer efforts to assist with all of the hard work involved in carting and spreading around the required areas. The sand pit was an immediate attraction for the students as they enjoyed digging and playing in the freshly poured sand.

Respect Integrity Caring Commitment Honesty

Principal: Dina Zunis Term 1 Week 11 –11th April 2019

NORTH INGLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

PRESCHOOL TO YEAR 7

DATES TO REMEMBER

End of Term Assembly Friday 12th April

Week 11 8.50am in the Hall

Last Day of Term 1 Friday 12th April Early Dismissal

2:00pm

Term 2 Starts 8.40am Monday 29th April

School Photos Week 1 Term 2

Wednesday 1st May

Life Education Bus Wednesday 1st - Friday 3rd

May 2019

Breakfast Club Wednesdays and

Thursdays 8:20am– 8:35am

7 Rothwell Avenue,

Ingle Farm, SA 5098

PO Box 96

Para Hills, SA 5096

Phone: 8264 7498

8264 2777

Fax: 8396 1778

Web: www.northingle.sa.edu.au

Email:

dl.1183.info@schools.sa.edu.au

Governing Council

Chairperson: Jamie White

A message from the Principal I would like to thank all the teachers, support staff and volunteers for all of the hard work and commitment that is evident in supporting the students of North Ingle School and Preschool. It has been a challenging term but also a term with many commendable successes. This is substantiated by rigour in the classroom learning programs particularly in literacy, reading and mathematics, Digital Technologies, Science and Auslan, intervention programs informed by data, whole school events and SSO’s supporting classroom literacy blocks and individual students in their learning. I would also like to commend our students for their commitment to their learning this term. We have seen some incredible work from our students and look forward to seeing continued growth in all learning areas as the year progresses. Wishing all families a happy and safe school holidays and we look forward to seeing you all in Term 2.

NAPLAN Online We are currently preparing ourselves to conduct NAPLAN this year via the online portal again for Years 3, 5, and 7. The dates for the NAPLAN Online testing period this year are Tuesday 14th May until Friday 24h May which includes catch up for students absent. The only aspect of the test which is not done online will be the Year 3 Writing test which will be handwritten by students. You are also able to see the NAPLAN online environment and samples of the tests the students will be sitting via the NAPLAN online website https://www.nap.edu.au. Please feel free to explore the site as there is a public demonstration site where you can also access the sample test. This would be a great opportunity for you to work with your child to explore the features of the test in the comfort of your own home. Students are required to sit a practice test at school prior to the official NAPLAN testing. We wish all students every success.

Congratulations to Mia and Deacon ‘Terrific Kids’ for Term 1.

They demonstrate Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible,

Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable attributes.

It is a great honour to be selected and acknowledged for your terrific contributions and positive skills as learners. Both students were presented with a certificate and a $40 voucher to spend at Golden Grove Village. Thanks to Kiwanis who sponsor our Terrific Kids every term. Well done to the students and keep up the good work!

We sadly farewell George Dinedios our relief Instrumental Music guitar

teacher. George has worked diligently to continue our fantastic guitar

program. We take this opportunity to thank George for his commitment

and kind nature to our students. We wish him every success in his future

music pathway. George came to our school when Lothar Bukojemski took

leave to recover after illness. Both instructors came together at our Music

Evening last year to celebrate a combined passion for music and our budding future musicians.

We have been fortunate to have passionate instructors here at North Ingle. We welcome back

Lothar Bukojemski Week 1 Term 2. Guitar lessons will continue on Friday’s throughout the year.

Terrific Kids

Farewell

Wellbeing and Engagement Survey

Nature Play Grand Opening - Thursday 9th May

Our Years 4 – 7 students participated and completed the Student Wellbeing and Engagement (WEC) Survey organised by the Department for Education. The survey was framed to explore students Social and Emotional Wellbeing, School relationships and Engagement and Physical Health and Wellbeing. It was a confidential survey and no students identified in the survey. We look forward to the results and ways we can continue to improve and support the wellbeing of students in our school.

Year 6/7 Aquatics

On Monday the 25th of March the Year 6 & 7 students attended Aquatics at West Lakes. The students participated in a variety of water sport activities with a strong focus on safety and fun in the water. I enjoyed sailing. I learnt how to sail and balance myself on the board. Aaliyah - Year 7 I enjoyed the boogie boarding, it was fun to catch the waves. I learnt how to balance on my stomach when on the board. Angela - Year 7 I enjoyed the surfing and learnt to canoe. We learnt to change direction by moving the canoe and paddling in the water at the same time. Pirvash - Year 6 I learnt that you should always take someone else with you out in the water and you should always tell others who you are going with, where you are going and what time you will be back. Kristian - Year 7 I enjoyed sailing because it was fun learning how to steer the sailing boats. Misha - Year 7

The North Ingle School and Preschool Nature Play Space is progressing steadily towards a much anticipated Grand Opening on Thursday, 9th May 2019. The commitment of all members of the Nature Play Committee to this project is to be applauded. The substantial hours of planning, applying for and winning a Fund my Neighbourhood Grant, designing and constructing the space for the students of North Ingle School and Preschool to enjoy. The final stages are now in progress and it is anticipated the Nature Play area will be completed over the Term 1 school holi-days. We would like to invite all parents, caregivers and their families to the Grand Opening Ceremony on Thursday 9th May. Official communication for the Grand Opening will be supplied early in Term 2, so save the date and we look forward to seeing you there! Mandy Dicker On behalf of the Nature Play Committee.

The year has started off very positively in 5/6. We have all settled in well, and students have made some good progress so far. In English we have been looking at different genres of writing, including narrative and recount. This week students have started planning a persuasive writing piece, that they are enthusiastic about. We have been enjoying reading groups everyday to expand their comprehension skills, and explicit writing lessons with Ms. Harris every Tuesday. In Mathematics we have been revising strategies to work out addition and subtraction algorithms. Students have been shown different strategies to use and build on their knowledge and understanding of place value and partitioning of numbers. Every fortnight we combine with Ms. Daley’s class for problem solving questions. One of last week’s question was: “On the 1st August, Dave and Matt both started working at McDonald’s. Dave worked every second day, whilst Matt worked every third day. They both earned $20 per day. How many times in August would they work on the same day? How much more money would Dave earn than Matt in August?” Its great to watch the student’s collaboratively working together and using their skills to solve these problems! Students discussed the group learning and what they felt the benefits are - I like when we come together . I like seeing how other students have used strategies to work out their problem. Hannah - Year 6 I can work with people I have never worked with before. We have tricky questions and I use strategies to help problem solve. Kaylab - Year 6 It’s good to work with other year levels because you learn different strategies. I use the whiteboard to break down the question and highlight the important parts of the problem. Mackenzie—Year 6 I find it difficult and ask others on the table to help me understand the question. When people help me I find it a bit easier. Aaliyah - Year 7 Most of the questions are challenging. When I get stuck I talk to my group about the problem and we sometimes use calculators to work it out. Michael - Year 6 When we work with other people it gives me a chance to learn more strategies and you learn how people do it differently. Sophie - Year 6

In Health we have discussed how our emotions impact

on our learning and behaviour. Students have been rec-

ognizing triggers they might have that cause them to

feel a certain way. ‘Why do we lose control of our emo-

tions” - this YouTube clip is a great resource for stu-

dents, teachers and parents.

In HASS this term we have looked at Australia before and after Federation. Students have been researching dates and times of significant events in Australia and displaying these on a timeline. Students have then been able to use their skills learnt in Design and Technology to design posters that we have displayed in our room.

We have been making some artworks as part of our Visual

Art focus this term. Most of these have helped add some

colour and creativity to our learning space. Our focus has

been on primary and secondary colours, line, texture and

audience purpose.