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STRADBROKE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor, SA 5073

Excellence and Achievement in a Supportive School Environment Principal: Anne Lamont

Telephone: 8337 2861/8337 5349 Student Absence Ph: 8365 5621

Fax: 8337 0041

email: dl.0923.info@schools.sa.edu.au

website: www.stradsch.sa.edu.au

Out of School Hours Care: 8365 5677

Director: Rebecca MacQueen

CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A

31st March, 2016

SA EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AWARDS

Share Celebrate Reward

Nominations are now open for the 2016 SA

Excellence in Public Education Awards. The

Awards recognise and reward the

outstanding contributions made by teachers,

leaders and support staff from across the

state.

Don’t miss your chance to nominate an outstanding education professional

within DECD to recognise and reward their dedicated and inspirational

contribution to young South Australians.

For more information and to nominate an employee at your school or

preschool go to: www.decd.sa.gov.au/awards. Like us on facebook and

follow the progress of the Awards: www.facebook.com/SATeachingAwards.

Nominations close on Friday 15 April 2016. For further information contact

the Awards team on 08 8226 3079 or email DECD.Recognition@sa.gov.au

School staff are always thrilled to be recognised by parents and students

through an award nomination.

LAST DAY OF TERM CASUAL DAY

The senior executives from our

‘Strad Voices Committee’ would

like to announce that there will

be an end of term one Casual Day

on 15th

of April. It will be free

choice what you wear but you

need to make sure there are no

rude logos on your clothes and

you need to wear appropriate shoes. The money that Stradbroke School

raises will go towards SA Guide Dogs. We hope to raise enough money so

that we can afford a puppy training day for people who are prepared to

take on a guide dog for a year. Please bring a gold coin donation to school

on the 15th

April. We really hope you all support in helping us donate to

this fantastic charity.

Caitlyn Hamann and Brett Reid

STRADBROKE FAMILY BBQ MARCH 2016

On behalf of the Stradbroke School Fundraising Committee I would like to

thank the school community for supporting the Family BBQ held last Friday

March 18. The children and their families thoroughly enjoyed the fun filled

evening. A special thanks to the volunteer staff and parents who helped

make the night a great success. We appreciated your offer of support, time

and energy.

Tanya Scanlan, Deputy Principal

2016

MARCH

Tues 29th

– 4th

April

Parent/Teacher/Student

Interviews

Tues 29th

– 1st

Apr Rec Swimming Lessons

APRIL

Fri 1st

R-2 Assembly, 9am

ICAS entries due

Mon 4th

Port Power visit Stradbroke

Mon 4th

–Tues 12th

Year 3 Swimming Lessons

Fri 8th

Yr 3-7 Assembly, 9am

Thurs 14th

Bulb Order due back

Fri 15th

Whole School Assembly,

11.30am

MAY

Mon 2nd

Term 2 begins at 8.50am

Fri 6th

R-2 Assembly, 9am

Tu 10th

– Th 12th

Year 3, 5 & 7 NAPLAN

Fri 13th

Year 3-7 Assembly, 9am

Fri 20th

R-2 Assembly, 9am

Fri 27th

Year 3-7 Assembly

School Disco R-3: 5.30-6.30pm

Year 4-7: 7-8.15pm

Parent Workshop STEM: 6-7pm

JUNE

Wed 8th

Music is Fun Performance

Mon 13th

Public Holiday

Tues 14th

Pupil Free Day

Year 7/8 Transition

Information

We are anticipating that the DECD

‘Application for Enrolment in Year 8 packs’

will be sent home with students at the end

of this term.

If there is a delay in receiving these packs

we will notify families through the

Skoolbag app.

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STUDY TOUR HOME STAY STUDENTS

Stradbroke is currently

hosting 4 international

students Keen, Poon,

Pam and Tigger from

Thailand. They have

received a warm

Stradbroke welcome

and have settled in

beautifully. They are

enjoying the experience of our Australian culture and

language. We would like to say thank you to the families who

have hosted the children during their stay and Janice

Flaherty, Rino Tranfa and Eli Awwad for teaching them.

Hosting international students provides an experience for our

students to learn firsthand about another culture through the

eyes of other children. Developing an international minded

disposition is the heart of the International Baccalaureate and

essential for preparing our students to be global citizens in

the diverse world in which they will work and live. In term

three we will have a group of children from Korea travelling

to Australia for 3 weeks as part of the International Student

Homestay program. If you are interested in hosting a student

please contact Sarah Button, Senior Leader in International

Baccalaureate Education at Stradbroke School.

STRADBROKE HIGH ACHIEVERS

Congratulations to Emma Zbierski for being

selected for the Primary Schools’ String

Orchestra.

ATTENDANCE DID YOU KNOW?

Did you Know?

• Missing one day a week of school from reception to year

10 means missing two years and one term of schooling.

• Frequent absences make it difficult for teachers who

have to continually re-teach information and skills

• Being half an hour late to school each day from reception

to year 10 equals missing one year and one and a half

terms of schooling

• Being absent five days a term from school from reception

to year 10 adds up to more than one year of missed

schooling.

SPEECH & DRAMA

SPEECH AND DRAMA TERM 1 PERFORMANCE POETRY

OPEN CLASS

Wednesday 13th

April in the Music Suite

Years 1 - 4 12.05pm - 12.45 pm

Years 5 - 7 1.00pm - 1.40 pm

A great opportunity to hear students present their poems and

anthologies and give them an audience to hone their skills. It

is also for those who would like to learn more about the

program.

ALL WELCOME!

Lois Brimblecombe

ENROLMENTS FOR 2017

Our vacancies in Reception for 2017 are filling fast. If you

have children already at Stradbroke and you have a pre-

schooler beginning school next year please contact the front

office and collect an enrolment form. Places are only reserved

when an official enrolment form is completed.

HOSTING FRENCH STUDENTS

Create Interest in French Language and Culture at Home

Dig deeper into the fascinating history and culture of France

without going to France! Learn about France, amazing French

cities and country sides, the culture, the sports they love, and

what life is really like in France!

Become a volunteer host family to a French High School

exchange student with Southern Cross Cultural Exchange.

They’ll love learning about Australia from you, too! Why not

host a French exchange student for only a short duration? We

take care if school enrolment and other arrangements.

Talk to Southern Cross Cultural Exchange to select your

French student for your family and spend an amazing 3

months together from mid-May!

Phone Jenny at (08) 8323 0973 now and ask for some

students profiles.

Jeh1313@bigpond.net.au www.scce.com.au

RESOURCE CENTRE

Overdue notices will be generated and sent home very soon.

These notices list all items on the student’s borrowing card

and the date they are/were due back. It also lists the

replacement cost for the item if it is lost. This note is NOT an

invoice for payment. A notice for payment will be sent home

if the books are not returned after the overdue notice has

gone home.

Monitors: We have had a very successful start to our Year 7

monitor programme this year. Due to the overwhelming

response from the students we have accepted more students

into the programme than in recent years. As a result, some students aren’t rostered on until next term! Once the

students complete their training and first week of duties they

are given their Library Monitor badge. So far we have 10

students who have earned their library badge. They include

Keeley, Chandra, Samadhi, Keegan, Vivi, Faisal, Jack, Abigail,

Caitlyn, Malachi, Ellie and Dylan. Thank you to those students

for the great start and we look forward to working with the

rest of our successful applicants.

ENGAGING ADOLESCENTS PARENT COURSE

Christina Sapio has just finished presenting our first Engaging

Adolescents parenting course for 2016. This course is 3 weeks

x 1.5 hours and supports parents with developing positive

relationships with their teenage children. Parent feedback has

been very positive.

“I thought this course was brilliant! I’ve really enjoyed the

things I’ve learnt”. Parent Participant

If you are interested in any future Engaging Adolescents

parent courses please contact Anona or Kathy in the front

office to add your name to a list. Thank you to Christina for

delivering this course. Next term Christina will be offering a

123 Magic parenting course. More information will be

provided in term 2.

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UNIFORM SHOP

The Uniform Shop is open at the school on Wednesday and

Friday mornings 8.30am – 9.30am.

Also the Uniform Shop is open at Unit

1/6 Montrose Ave Norwood. Monday-

Friday 9am-5pm

Many thanks

Sonia De Corso, Mobile 0419 004 522

Email adelaide@umspl.com.au

CANTEEN

SHOWDOWN DONUTS, FRIDAY

1st APRIL, $2-80 EACH.

We are once again happy to offer the

Showdown Donuts as a treat for the

students. They can be pre-ordered

(specify "Crows" or "Power") or

purchased over the counter at recess and lunch or until they

are all sold. (If pre-ordered and your child would like it at

recess, please specify "for collection at recess" otherwise they

will be sent in the lunch create to the classrooms).

Term 2 Volunteer Roster, if you would like to add your name

to our roster, please let me know!

Thank you

Kate Majewski

Canteen Manager

TRAFFIC MONITORS

Week 11 am Bridie Effingham, Charlotte Godfrey, Cindy

Jiang.

pm Eli Van der Walt, Jamie Moriarty, Lata Latu

NGRATULATIONS

SPORTS

Basketball

Year 2/3 Basketball (Coach: Jacqui & John)

2/3 basketball played Tuesday 22nd

March

Stradbroke 10 defeated by Linden Park Grey 20.

A really competitive game. Well done Maddie for always

being available for a pass and protecting the ball. Good work

under the ring, Matthew.

Yr 2/3 Basketball played on Tuesday 29th

March

Stradbroke 12 defeated by East Marden Geckos 20

A hard-fought game with a burst of baskets in the second half

but outplayed on rebounds. Well done Levi, Seb and Jett for

great defence on the running player. Great running and

position play by Isabelle. Gabrielle and Jade are improving in

marking players in defence.

Stradbroke Bombers (coached by Sujatha )

Played on 23rd

March 2016

Stradbroke Bombers 14 defeated East Marden Lions 6.

The team really played well together, everyone helping each

other out and learning more about the game. Everyone

showed good sportsmanship too. Well done Bombers!

Played on 30th

March 2016

Stradbroke bombers 12 defeated Linden park grey 8. Good

work bombers!

Allstars (Coach: Nicola)

Stradbroke Allstars 82 v St Pius sharpshooters 15

Captain Joshua Marantonis

Great game, was a great team effort, well done kids :-)

Coach awards: Liam Hennig for great defending, and so on

point with shooting :-)

Cricket

Stradbroke 2/3’s Cricket (Coach Aaron Carn)

Played on Saturday 19th

March 2016

Stradbroke 100/9 (11.11 avg) def Dernancourt 50/17 (2.9

avg).

Excellent team performance from Stradbroke Kanga’s.

Very hard to pick standout players or bating pairs with 3 pairs

doing extremely well.

Liara had an excellent bowling over taking 3 wickets.

Stradbroke 4/5’s Cricket ( Coach Tom Farnan)

Played on 12th

March 2016

Vale Park defeated Stradbroke 2/67 vs 9/29 A tough game

this week against some experienced players.

Coach's award: Nathaniel Morton for his excellent bowling,

including one wicket.

Played on 19th

March 2016

Cricket Carnival, Stradbroke won two games out of four.

Well done to all players for a great effort staying focused

through a long morning.

Coach's award: Kaden Gamtcheff for his fielding, in particular

two run outs.

Honourable mentions to Austin Brooks for some excellent

batting and Chris Mavrotsoupakis for his excellent bowling.

Stradbroke 6/7’s Cricket (Manager: David Fountain)

Played on Saturday 19th

March 2016

Stradbroke (2 for 68) defeated St Pius X (67 all out). A good

all round performance today, keeping St Pius X to a low score

(2 wickets each to Dylan and Grant). Then a consistent run

chase, including 16 runs from Charlie which featured 2 big

sixes.

CAMPBELLTOWN CITY SOCCER CLUB

WANTED

Girls Under 6 (born 2010)

&

Under 11 (born 2005)

Interested in playing soccer?

For more information, contact:

Linda Carinell, Junior Secretary.

Ccsc.juniors@live.com.au

Ph 8337 8045

Or

Angelo Maio, girls & Eomen Co-ordinator

0412807739

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Stradbroke School Family BBQ 2016

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BYnatureplaysa.org.au

1 Collect coloured autumn leaves and thread them on

string to make a necklace, garland or decoration

2 Find dried-out autumn leaves and use them to make

leaf stamps (paint one side of the leaf and then press it

to paper)

3 Stand under a tree on a windy day and look up to watch

the falling leaves

4 Walk through a pine forest after it’s rained and check

out the fungi, moss and lichen growing in and around

the trees. Use NRM’s Fungi ID chart and see how many

you can find.

5 Go on a nature treasure hunt

(https://natureplaysa.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/

NaturePlay-SA-Scavanger-Hunt-Artwork.pdf)

6 Create a family ‘nature table’ with all your outdoor

treasures

7 Rake up all the autumn leaves you can find, make the

biggest pile to jump in or bury yourself in

8 Go for a walk in the autumn rain and listen to the birds

and insects

9 Send fallen leaves down the creek - race your friends

to see whose leaf swims furthest and fastest!

10 Go for a walk in a Botanic Garden and feel and smell

the cool, damp air

11 Go on a camping adventure! From May, you’ll be able to

make a campfire. Find the best stick to toast marshmallows.

Make sure you check for local fire ban advice.

12 Make an autumn picture book with photos you have

taken or sketches you have drawn

13 Make little newspaper pots out of wet newspaper in

an egg carton and plant winter vegetable seeds. Pop

them straight in the ground (paper and all) when the

seedlings have grown too big for their pots!

14 Find a local orchard and pick your own apples or

seasonal fruit/berries

15 Visit one of our Parks of the Month and try the activities

featured in our Nature Play SA blog – Shepherds Hill

Recreation Park in March, Lincoln National Park in April,

and Mt Remarkable National Park in June.

16 Find a tree to climb!

17 Go on a bug hunt!

18 Get your family or friends together and try geocaching.

If you’ve never tried it, check out our instruction sheet

(https://natureplaysa.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/

NaturePlay-ThingsToDo-Geocaching.pdf)

19 Plant your very own vegetable or herb garden (try mint,

radishes, silverbeet, parsley)

20 Go on a colour walk! Take a walk in your neighbourhood

or a local natural place, collecting as many different

colours as you can, or pick a colour and see how many

things you can find in that shade!

21 Make a leaf rainbow from different coloured leaves

you’ve collected.

22 Put on your jacket and boots and play outside in

the rain – what does it feel, sound, taste, smell and

look like?

23 Make a tree –collect a thick stick to make a trunk,

smaller sticks for the branches, and fallen leaves for

the foliage

24 Sit in your backyard for 5 mins with your eyes closed

and see if you can count 5 different ‘natural’ sounds.

Listen for birds, insects, animals and plants.

25 Go on a micro-hike. Layout a piece of string 1-2m long.

Crawl along the ground following your string trail and

see what creatures or things you can find. Now see how

many creatures you can find using a magnifying glass

25 Things to do in Autumn

Remember to get permission if you go out on your own, and take a drink bottle, sunscreen, and a hat!

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Teach your kids about

time and placeMy mum used to tell me, “There’s a time and place for everything

Michael, and this is not the time and place to behave like that!”My mum’s words came back to me as I

watched three kids (tweens and early teens)

try to out-wrestle and out-shout each other

while they waited in an airport queue with

their parents. Their noise and wrestling quite

obviously disturbed and interfered with

fellow travellers, but their parents made no

attempt to rein in their behaviour.

I couldn’t help thinking that there is a time

and place for this type of behaviour and THIS

WAS NEITHER OF THOSE!

Time and place is a brilliant

socialisation lesson for children of any age

or era to absorb. It starts by asking yourself

as a parent: “What does this social situation

reasonably require of my children at their

age and stage of development?”

In the above case it’s reasonable to expect

tweens and teens to be able to stand in a

queue without disturbing others for the ten

minutes that it took to get service. It’s should

be easy for that age group to show some

self-control and consideration for others.

That timeframe maybe a stretch for under

fi ves, but some parental attention to distract

them from being bored may do the trick.

The principle is the same regardless of age

or a child’s developmental stage, but the

application varies.

Socialising kids

It’s a parent’s job to socialise your kids. That

is, it’s your job to develop a sense of OTHER

so that they become aware of how their

behaviour impacts on others. Many kids

have L Plates when it comes to behaving

in public so they need your assistance to

behave according to the requirements of

the situation – or according to the time and

place. You do this by:

1 Giving your kids social scripts There are times when kids don’t know

what to say or how to act in diff erent social

situations. “Here’s what you can say when

you meet Mrs. Smith…..” is the type of pre-

emptive social scripting that benefi ts most

boys, kids on the autism spectrum as well

as kids who need extra help to get on with

others.

2 Regular behaviour rehearsal Practise appropriate social behaviours at

home so kids know how to behave around

others. For example, you can role-play a

restaurant situation by serving your kids’

meals at the dinner table and expecting

them to use their manners.

3 Just-in-time promptsIt helps to remind in positive terms how kids

should speak and act around others before

entering a social situation or a special place

such as a church, airport or restaurant. “In

church most people…….”

4 Teaching good manners Manners are social guidelines that teach kids

how to behave around others. While some

conventions change over time, basic good

manners such as saying ‘please’ and ‘thank

you’ never change. They are the basis of a

civil society. Kids are never too young to start

learning manners.

5 Respectful use of consequences While the best discipline happens before an

event (through behaviour rehearsal, prompts

and teaching manners) there are times when

the only way to get a message across about

time and place is to DO something if the

kids’ behaviour thoughtlessly or deliberately

impinges on the rights of others. And the

best action may be WITHDRAWAL from the

place or activity that they are doing. That

may mean that the kids (and you) miss out

on an activity or being in a special place

but such lessons are rarely forgotten and

reinforce your important messages.

Time and place is a great parenting

message for kids to learn. It’s about

consideration for others; it’s about self-

control and above all else, it’s about fi tting

into diff erent social situations.