Term 3

August

31st School Closure Day

September

3rd Pupil Free Day 11th Principal Tours for new enrolments in 2019 – 9:30am & 5:30pm Governing Council meeting – 7pm 12th Assembly 17th – 21st Parent Teacher Interviews 26th Assembly 27th Sports Day 28th Last day of school

Issue No. 14 Term 3 2018 Week 6

Dear Families, What a wonderful spectacle we had last Wednesday as book week celebrations filled our school. The excitement and energy of our young people as they paraded costumes or carried a favourite book was a great sight for the school community. It also reflects our passion for reading and the tradition of Book Week. Thank you to the committee who organised events and Julie Koenig our Reading specialist teacher and librarian extraordinaire!

With blossoms blooming and our veggie garden beginning to deliver some delicious produce, it was also a pleasure to join parents and young children at Playgroup last Thursday. Fiona our Pastoral Care Worker supports this group with her generosity and kindness. We picked radishes and had a taste, what a treat for our children! I also thank Robyn, one of our grandparents, who has worked each Wednesday to get this project up and running. We have even more plans for this area! Please find our new Spring Canteen Menu attached to this newsletter with some changes to prices. Even with small increases to costs, I hope you still manage to support our canteen and the superb service offered by Jane. Canteen profits are small but it is a great asset and supports our school. Students are now being trained to support lunch time service and join the many groups of students who take on a variety of responsibilities across the site. Look out for a school parent survey I am organising and will be sending home via email with paper copies available. Feedback is essential for learning and I would really encourage you to fill in this survey and return this to our school. It is anonymous and we value the information you provide to us. Our next whole school event is Sports day and I hope to see you there and again the canteen will be open for morning tea and lunch!

Kind regards, Sue Wirth Principal.

SCHOOL TIMES

Start of day

8.45am

End of day

3.05pm

Developing a strong learning community through our values of:

Respect, Tolerance, Honesty, Trust, Co-operation and Care

At our Assembly the following students received “Recognition Award”. Congratulations to each of these students.

M10 Josh L for consistently striving to challenge himself with problem solving in Maths. Anna M for striving for her personal best in learning all her Oxford Words.

M11 Heath R for making a positive effort to be engaged and working had in all areas. Jenna G for being supportive to other students and consistently trying her very best.

M12 Byron B for facing his learning head on. Asking questions so he can achieve his best. Indiana D for volunteering to do extra jobs around the class without being asked.

M13 Michael H for being strong and doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. Hannah W for writing an inspiring and imaginative informative text.

M14 Jemma L for pursuing her personal best. Marco E for being brave and confident to try new challenges.

M15 Jackson W for approaching new learning in Mathematics with a growth mindset. Marissa H for always pursuing her personal best by applying herself to all learning tasks.

M16 Joanna G for working to the best of her ability no matter what the subject and respecting others. Krya B for asking questions to clarify her thinking and being brave – participating to progress.

M18 Daniel W for contributing to class discussions, answering questions and driving critical thinking. Ella D for pursuing her personal best in al learning areas and tasks.

M19 Jazsmin S for thorough preparation and leadership in cooking. Kaylan C for being brave, taking a risk and enjoying your cooking for lunch.

U1 Eva N for her enthusiasm and knowledge of the times tables. Zane U for his efforts in maths especially the times tables.

U2 Hunter A for being persistent with his learning. Sahara M for being persistent with her reading.

U3 Kalan M for treating others kindly and respectfully in different situations. Zara L for showing initiative and offering organizational assistance to others.

U4 Zac H for trying his best to participate in all class learning. Izabella C for joining in her new class and school with respect and resilience.

At our Assembly the following students received “Recognition Award”. Congratulations to each of these students.

U6 Emily J for being brave enough to participate in class activities which were once challenging. Harrie G for showing determination and dedication to learn his sight words.

U7 Ivy W for working hard to be sensible at school. Jasmine S for pursuing her personal best in mathematics.

SPORTS NEWS

Congratulations to Mason L on his 50th Football game for Pooraka last weekend! Huge achievement for such a young athlete. Well done!

We need your help! A working bee has been scheduled

for Saturday the 20th of October from 10am until 4pm.

We are keen to get lots of jobs done around our school

including: gardening, shed cleaning and painting, so the

school can look it’s best for our students.

Please call Linda on 8265 0900 or email:

dl.1210_info@schools.sa.edu.au if you could spare some

time to help out with little projects around our school, and

would like to join the Working Bee Group.

A free BBQ will be offered for all participants and

children are welcome.

COMMUNITY EVENTS COMMITTEE (CEC) Father's Day Stall, the stall is THIS WEEK on Thursday the 30th August. Students will be able to purchase two gifts in the class allocated timeslots and then return to the stall during lunch if they would like to buy more. Prices of gifts will range from $1.00 to $5.00 Entertainment Books, 2018/2019 Books are now available from the front office or get your Digital copy. Our link is https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/161006h For any CEC related enquires please contact kmonteiro@outlook.com.au