In this Issue

From the Principal - Homework Tips for

Parents

Wakakirri Performance

Canteen Roster

Excursion/Incursion Update

School Volunteer Training Dates

School Mobile Phone

App Corner

Parent Feedback on the Australian Curriculum

Keeping Kids Smiling

Woolworths Earn and Learn

Ardtornish Children's Centre Update

Premiers Be Active Challenge

Congratulations Ardtornish Angels

Music Showcase Performance

Road Crossing Monitors

Tues 5th Aug - Mon 10th Aug Katrina M, Shenelle D & Emma N Tues 11th Aug - Mon 17th Aug Fraser C, Agok G & Connor C Tue 18th Aug - Mon 24th Aug Kyle V, Gabe M-d & Kyle N/Ben G

Please arrive by 8.25am

Having Fun - Respect - Confidence - Responsibility - Safe & Secure Environment

Ardtornish Newsletter

Ph: 8264 8099 - Email: dl.1540.info@schools.sa.edu.au - OSHC: Ph 8396 4069 Download at www.ardtornps.sa.edu.au Principal: Mark Hansen Deputy Principal: Deb Pryor

Our Vision: To empower students to create positive futures through high quality teaching.

Term 3 Week 3 Friday 7th August 2015 No. 13

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Department of Education and Children’s Services

10th - PALS Training (all day)

12th - OSHC Advisory Committee 6.30pm 13th - Wakakirri Practice 17th - National Science Week 17th - Pizza and Gelati Meal Deal, Room 22 & 24 Golden Grove Arts Centre 19th - Wakakirri Dress Rehearsals 20th - Education Committee Meeting 7.30 24th - Book Week, Magic Millions Choir 1st - Fathers Day Stall 2nd - Music Showcase Performance 3rd - Tennis Carnival 7th - Governing Council 7pm 9th - Pupil Free Day

August

Homework Tips for Parents

Ways to Minimize Our Nagging and Maximize Their Learning

"Homework time" can be very stressful and full of tension for both child and parent. Research shows doing homework enhances children’s learning and the essential skills they will need to succeed in school and in life such as organization, problem solving, attention span, memory, goal-setting and "stick-to-it-ness" Here’s a few helpful homework tips.

Recognize your role is helper not doer. Don’t provide too much help. Make sure they do the work - not you! Self-esteem is enhanced when we’ve done a job we can be proud of. Offering too much help robs your child of those powerful, "I did it!" moments, when it’s turned into a case of, "Mum did it for me."

Praise efforts and not just the "end product."

Kids needs to learn the importance of hard work and effort and homework provides an opportunity for you to reinforce perseverance. You might start a family motto such as "Never Give Up!" or "Don’t quit until you succeed." Children learn to value effort by our steady emphasis on finishing tasks on time.

Help them get started but insist homework be their responsibility not yours.

By all means help get them started but resist the temptation of always sitting next to them and offer your help only when it’s really needed. If your child is having difficulties, help them understand the work by making up similar tasks and showing them step by step how to do it. Then watch them try to do one on their own. That way you won’t be doing all the work for them. Ask them to show you their completed work at the end of each row or section to ensure they’re following the directions correctly while not relying on you for every detail. Continued on back page..

September

Wakakirri Performance Wednesday 19th August 2.30pm

Come and see our school Wakakirri Performance on Wednesday 19th August at 2.30pm in the Gym.

What is Wakakirri? Wakakirri Story Dance is a performance by a group of students who theatrically tell a story using a combination of dancing, creative movement and acting to pre-recorded music. You can tell any story and use any combination of dance, acting, music, sets, props and costumes. The possibilities are endless! So come and see Ardtornish Primary School’s Wakakirri story! $2 gold coin donation on entry. Anyone is welcome to come parents or grandparents or friends. Classes will be viewing the performances between recess and lunch on that day. Our School is performing at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thursday 20th August. Go Ardtornish!!

Pupil Free Day - Wednesday 9th September

CANTEEN ROSTER

Tuesday 18th Emma Sparks Wednesday 19th Emma Sparks, Jenni K Thursday 20th Nicole Hall, Megan Edwards Friday 21st Josie DeMizio, Kim Neate

Tuesday 25th Emma Sparks

Wednesday 26th Emma Sparks Thursday 27th Nicole Hall, Megan Edwards Friday 28th Megan Edwards, Robyn Milde

Excursion/Incursion Update ACTIVITY DATE/S STUDENTS

INVOLVED LAST

PAY DAY

Book with no pictures 17/8/15 Rm 22 & 24 13/8/15

Migration Museum 7/9/15 Rm 4 & 11 4/9/15

Migration Museum 17/9/15 Rm 6 & 8 15/9/15

Pottery Rm 24 21/7/15

Pottery Rm 27 31/7/15

Maths Online Rm 27 14/8/15

Maths Online Rm 22 & 24 31/7/15

Would you like to be a School Volunteer?

Training dates If you would like to help out in your child’s classroom with transport, camps, in the library or canteen etc. please collect a ‘Volunteers Pack’ from the front office.

It is mandatory to attended a training session as part of being a registered

volunteer. Every volunteer also needs to be RAN Trained, which is

covered in this training session. You only ever need to attend once.

These sessions are run each term and are advertised in the newsletter. Please register by phoning the front office, or come into the office to add your name to the list.

Volunteer sessions are being held on:

Thursday 13th August 9am, 2pm and 6pm

Please meet at the front office before the start of your session time. Each session lasts about 40 minutes. Please let the office know if you are able to attend. If you have already registered as a volunteer and have not received the Criminal History Screening form, please collect one from the office.

Thank you to all those volunteers who have returned your Criminal History Screening form. You will receive a National Police Certificate for your records. The school receives its own confirmation of clearance, therefore we do not require a copy of your Certificate.

Parent feedback on the Australian Curriculum

Parents are invited to contribute to DECD’s submission to

ACARA monitoring the Australian Curriculum by participating

in an online survey.

“DECD would like to hear from parents/carers about the

Australian Curriculum so that we can feed into the national

process of curriculum monitoring. This curriculum is used by

Reception to Year 10 teachers to plan what students will learn.

Your opinions will be a valuable contribution to DECD’s

feedback to the national monitoring process. The survey can

be accessed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/

Feedback_Parents_Carers_Aust_Curric. The survey closes on

Friday 7 August.”

Contact: a/Manager, ACARA Policy and Liaison, Malcolm

McInerney, telephone 8226 2154

School Mobile Phone If your child is going to be absent from school you can send a text to 0447 467 152.

Ardtornish Children’s Centre Update

Safety on Local Roads Elizabeth Henson from the Leader Messenger has contacted the Tea Tree Gully Residents and Ratepayers Group Facebook page to enquire about issues of safety on local roads. She is specifically asking if there are issues with Yatala Vale Rd, Fairview Park, Haines Rd, Banksia Park and Crafter St, Fairview Park, in light of TTG Councils proposal to limit the speed of traffic on Yatala Vale Road and investigation of the merit of installing a roundabout at the intersection of Haines and Milne roads, Banksia Park. If there are other road safety concern for families now might be a good time to convey these to her via the page.

Connect with nature in the city Nature Foundation SA, a not-for-profit nature charity, will hold its inaugural Treasure Hunt for Nature on Sunday 16 August. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore, discover, have fun and connect with nature in the very heart of Adelaide. Elder Park, Sunday 16 August, 10 am – 4 pm. Registration fees apply to take part in the treasure hunts. For more information or to register visit http://www.naturefoundation.org.au/help-nature/treasure-hunt-for-nature

Community Development Coordinator 82649828; 0409984495; john.buckell@sa.gov.au

Keep your kids smiling

Dental care is FREE for

most school children and ALL preschool children at the School Dental Service.

All children aged 0-17 are welcome.

To locate your local School Dental Clinic visit www.sadental.sa.gov.au or call us now on 8222 8222.

Premiers Be Active Challenge Closes in 50 days! We hope to achieve 100% again this year. Any issues please see Sharon McAskill. Most students will complete this task at school but they are able to record online at home.

Woolworths Earn and Learn Program

The Woolworths Earn and Learn Program gives Schools and Early Learning Centres around Austral-ia the chance to earn new Educational Resources.

Simply shop at Woolworths and you will re-

ceive one Woolworths Earn and Learn Stick-er for every $10 spend

Stick the Woolworths stickers onto the Wool-

worths Earn and learn sticker sheet inside

Once its complete, pop into a collection box

at school (located outside the finance office) or at a woolworths store.

You can download more sticker sheets from

www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Congratulations Ardtornish Angels Grand Final Winners!!!! Last season it was the Ardtornish Angels school netball teams first

season in under 11’s. This means the games were a lot faster and

definitely a lot harder than the girls were used to and they had a

few different rules and skills to learn.

The girls worked hard and grew together as a team. It was a great

surprise when we were told that the girls made the semi-final and

an ever greater surprise when they won the grand final 17 to 12! Congratulations Ardtornish Angels

netball team! Job well done!

Music Showcase Performance Wednesday 2nd September

This is an opportunity for the best of the schools student musicians to perform to a large

audience. The schools choir, band, dance, hip hop, cheer and aerobics teams are also

invited to perform.

If your child learns a musical instrument outside of school hours, and would like to

audition to perform at our music performance, please contact Cathie in the front office

for more information.

Homework Tips Continued….

Section the assignment in smaller chunks so they don’t feel overwhelmed.

Dividing assignments into smaller chunks is often helpful for kids who have difficulty sticking to a task, have shorter attention spans, or are overly concerned with making sure "everything’s right." Then tell your child to do "one chunk at a time" You can even take a short break after completing each chunk. Gradually you can increase the size of the "work chunks" as your child’s confidence increases.

Agree upon specific times for doing homework and then stick to it.

You may want to even post your agreement in a visible place and then sign it. Many kids need a break after school, while others like to delve right in. Find your child’s best work time and consistently reinforce it. Take a close look at homework tasks the day they’re assigned so you can immediately see if they are clear and manageable. If they’re not you might need to talk to your child’s teacher.

Create a good work environment

Make sure your child’s study is free from distractions and is easy for you to monitor. Limit distractions in the home during homework hours, such as noise or interruptions from other siblings. Turn off the TV and radio and if working on the computer, close email and the various chat and social networking sites. Be sure all books, pens and homework resources are within easy reach. Consider placing a couple of motivational posters on the walls in the study area. Adapted from an article by Michele Borba, Ed.D. www.parentingbookmark.com