THIELE PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Campus Drive, Aberfoyle Park SA 5159

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Acting Principal: Mrs Sharon Willoughby

Acting Deputy Principal: Gem Kasse Coordinator Student Wellbeing & Engagement: Carly Nash

Email Address: dl.1664_info@schools.sa.edu.au

In this issue...

From the Acting PrincipalSA Farmers FundraiserJapanese NewsSPARK - 'Game Changes and Change Makers'STEM Challenge Mini Model CartShoebox of Love - Casual DayCampus NewsCampus SLT Forum #3Campus Outdoor Movie NightOSHC NewsDates to RememberSchool SurveysVolunteering Award for Outstanding ServiceThiele Assembly ScheduleThiele Student Free DaysCampus Uniform ShopThiele Second-hand Uniform ShopNotices sent homeTerm 3 Diary DatesTerm 4 Diary Dates

From the Acting Principal......

Dear Parents / Caregivers,

In order to future proof our children we must work together to foster and develop the twoingredients of resilience and adaptability in our children/students to enable them to facethe uncertainty of their future. Our children/students will not be able to rely on academicqualifications alone, they will also need emotional and mental flexibility as well asresilience. The best way to foster these is to work hard on fostering and consciously onthe bond you have with your children. The safer your child feels in their relationship and

love the more confidence and self-esteem they will have to go out and face the real world. Once this bond has been developed it is time to work on teaching children how to learn.

We have to stop doing everything for our children and stop the endless stimuli to ensurechildren are never bored and never have to work out what to do next for themselves. Stophovering over them so that they never get to graze their knees if they fall and resist theurge to leap in and guide them to the right answers. Instead let them play games of theirown and let them fail to problem solve and learn.

To be successful in business leadership you will need good personal and emotional skillsto bond with and lead other people. The seven top characteristics of successfulemployees are coaching, listening well, and making connections with others to solvecomplex problems. Occupations requiring these skills have seen a net increase of 1.9million jobs between 2001 and 2016 and these skills are only going to become moreimportant.

Instead of a career for life the students being educated in schools now predicted to havehad 10 different jobs by the time they are 40. Chances are they will be freelancers pickingup jobs outsourced by companies across the globe.

The six tips for futureproofing your children and our students during their childhood are: -

1. Allowing them to play – Allowing children to work out answers as they play2. Allowing them traits not subjects – make all learning rigorous and stringent focus on

resilience, optimism and adaptability3. Not hovering over them – resist solving their problems for them4. Allowing them to take risks – allow them to be good judges of risk5. Celebrate boredom – if children are never alone they will always be lonely when

they are alone6. Realising machines are not the enemy – control the use of machines rather than

allowing machines to control the use of your time

Kind Regards Sharon Willoughby

Acting Principal

It takes a village to raise a child....

If you have any concerns about the behaviour or safety of any students within our schoolwe would appreciate you contact the school direct rather than use social media platformsto report these incidents. By contacting us direct we are able to follow up in a more timelymanner.

We can be contacted by Phone: 8270 4222 or Email: dl.1664_info@schools.sa.edu.au

SA Farmers Fundraiser

The class winners for the most money raised is T1 - Amy Curyer's class $92.60. The class that made the longest coin line is T14 - Emma Bowen's class.

Well done to T1 & T14 you will receive certificates at the assembly on Friday, September14th. Thank you to everyone for supporting this worthy fundraising event supporting SAFarmers.

Class Coin LineMeasurement

Amount raised

T1 – Amy Curyer 1100cms $92.60T2 – Amanda Allen 373cms $30.90T4 – Jenny Wuttke 312cms $35.90T5 – Rhiannon Massey1170cms $88.70T8 – Aaron Sharp 142cms $8.45T9 – Jo Chesson 430cms $25.05T10 – James Geoghan 88cms $5.80T12 – Chris Gent 260cms $13.30T13 – Dale Bliss 256cms $19.50T14 – Emma Bowen 1459cm $58.50T15 – Lauren Hood 130cms $6.30T16 – Penny Evans 26cms $7.55 5746cms $392.55

Japanese News

Konnichiwa,

On Tuesday 28th August we celebrated Australia's links with Asia here at Aberfoyle ParkPrimary School Campus on a sunny winter's day. The students engaged in a market placewhere various games, sports, arts and crafts, music and performances from all aroundAsia were there to try. In the previous week we enjoyed a performance of Rakugo andKyogen (Japanese style comedy). The canteen also provided a special lunch to allowstudents to try some Asian flavours and the day was completed by viewing an Asianmovie.

I would like to thank the children, teachers and volunteers for Asia week.

Arigato! Alysha Milani

SPARK - 'Game Changes and Change Makers'

‘Game Changes and Change Makers’ Excursion

The theme of National Science Week this year was ‘Game Changers and ChangeMakers,’ with a focus on the scientists, engineers, technologists, mathematicians,designers and innovators of the past and present who have made, and are making, greatimprovements to the way we live.

On Friday the 24th of August, the SPARK students ventured over to Aberfoyle ParkLibrary to see how students from the Aberfoyle Park High School are using the latest inscientific investigative tools. We got to see how ‘PASCO Data Loggers’ measuretemperature, PH, speed and acceleration. PASCO Data Loggers are hands-on probewareand data logging solutions connecting students directly to science and STEM conceptswith classroom technology such as sensors, interfaces and data collection and analysissoftware.

Please see below some of the photos taken from the excursion.

Alexa R with the PASCO PH Meters

Isabella M with the PASCO Temperature Probes

Lupus R with the PASCO Force-Newton Meter

Emily B and Soraya T with the PASCO Motion Sensors

Danni Gericke

STEM / Science Teacher Thiele Primary School

STEM Challenge - Mini Model Cart

Shoebox of Love

On Thursday 20th September 2018 (Week 9) we will be having a Casual Day to raisefunds for this worthy cause. If they choose to participate, the students can either bringalong a completed shoebox, any items to go in a shoebox so we can put it together atschool, or a gold coin donation to assist with the freight cost of sending the shoeboxesoverseas. The SRC will collect the shoeboxes and the donations from your child’s

classroom. If you would like to participate the shoebox can contain:

Something to wearSomething to cuddleSomething for school (paper, pencils)Something to play with (ball, skipping rope, finger puppets)

Please note these items cannot be sent:

Items that leak or melt (eg toothpaste, bubble blowing liquid)Food itemsDamaged or used itemsBreakable itemsScary or harmful itemsGambling related itemsReligious, racial or political items

We need to label the boxes as follows:2-4 years

5-9 years Girl

10-14 years

2-4 years

5-9 years Boy

10-14 years The boxes need to have a lid which is no bigger than an A4 piece of paper and they canbe covered with decorative paper (gift wrap). Please remove any unnecessary packagingas this creates a litter problem.

If you wish to put together a shoebox as a holiday activity we will still be acceptingdonations in Week 1 of Term 4. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.

Connect, Coach and Take Charge

How to connect, coach and take charge... when kids get frustrated, non-co-

operative and distressed.

Dates: 6 Wednesday evenings from 24 October to 28 November 2018 Times: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Place: Thiele Primary School Campus Drive

Aberfoyle Park SA 5159

Cost: Free Facilitators: Carolyn DiFiore and Suzanna Hodgson

(Places limited and full 6 week commitment required. Bookings only confirmed on return ofpaperwork).

Bookings essential Phone: 8357 1711

For information about our counselling services go to: www.developingminds.net.au For information about our online supports go to: www.calmkidcentral.com

Please visit the Thiele Skoolbag App for more information.

Campus News

Campus was successful in winning a $1000 grant from the Onkaparinga City Council tohelp the Campus SLT's develop the Nature Play Area.

Campus SLT Student Forum #3

On Monday our four Campus Student Leadership students hosted Forum #3 in the PAC.Our Thiele students worked with the four Students Leadership students from Nativity andPilgrim as well as students from Eden Hills PS, Blackwood PS, O’Sullivan’s BeachMontessori School and St John’s Grammar School to share their sustainability projects.

Our students shared their plan and site for the Nature Play Area they will be working on in

the October school holidays and took the group for a walk to our local creek to teach themabout the local plants and their importance to our local birds and wildlife.

The students were taught how to make newspaper pots and planted sunflower seeds sothat they can feed local birds once the sunflower plant grows and bees wax wraps. Theyalso participated in a game called “The Web of Life” where they experienced theimportance of nature and the impact both positive and negative man can have on nature.

The main theme on the day was sustainability and the importance of the letter R not onlyin the words of – reduce, reuse, recycle, but also in rethink and repair. We also thoughtabout the concept of ‘need’ and ‘want’

The students are looking forward to their day in the holidays where they are planning towork together to create the Nature Play Area.

Campus - Outdoor Movie Night

OSHC News

Vacation Care booking sheet and program is available from Monday, September10thWeek 8 at OSHC

Also we are collecting the Coles minis for Autism SA for their special needs children tolearn to shop etc and if any families have spares that they don’t want or need they candrop them in to OSHC for us to present to Autism SA next term.

Kind regards

Carmel

Important Dates to remember

Ride a Bike Right - Wednesday Sept 19 & Sept 26 - R/1 classes

Mini Model Cart STEM Challenge - Sunday September 16

Casual Day - Thursday September 20 (Shoebox of Love)

Festival of Music Performance - Sunday September 23

Year 6/7 Canberra Camp - Sunday 28 Oct - Friday 2nd Nov

School SurveysParent Opinion Survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZSRR7FD

Student Report Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/59NNHLB

Volunteering Award for Outstanding Service Nomination

Nomination forms have been emailed out to all parents via MailChimp and Skoolbag, ifyou require a hard copy please collect one from the Thiele Front Office.

SurveyMonkey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/57ZT2C2

Thiele Assembly Schedule

Term 3 Week 8 - T1 / Ms Curyer's class

Week 10 - T12 / Ms Gent's class

Term 4 Week 2 - T14 / Ms Bowen's class

Week 4 - T2 / Mrs Allen / Mrs Fletcher class Week 6 - Student Representative Council (SRC)

Week 8 - Year 7 Graduates

Thiele Student Free Days

This year we have scheduled student free days for

Term 4 – Friday 14th December

Campus Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop is open on Campus, the hours are:

Mondays 2.30 pm -3.30 pmWednesdays 8.30 am - 9.30 amFridays 8.30 am - 9.30 am.

Thiele Second-hand Uniform Shop

The Secondhand Uniform Shop is open on Thursday mornings from 9.00 am - 9.45 am inthe Art Room (Heysen Building).

Notices sent home

Over the past fortnight the following notices have been sent home.

Canberra Camp Information - Parent Meeting Tuesday, September 18Casual Day - Thursday, September 20 (Shoebox of Love)Class Placement for 2019 will be sent out Friday, September 14

If you have not received any of the above, please request a copy either from your child’sclass teacher or Thiele Reception.

Term 3 Diary Dates, 2018

Week 8 Wednesday September 12

Ride a Bike Right (R/1 classes) Friday September 14

12.00 pm Assembly - T1 / Ms Curyer's class presenting Sunday September 16

STEM Challenge - Mini Model Cart Week 9

Tuesday September 18 6.30 pm Parent Meeting re: Canberra

Wednesday September 19 Ride a Bike Right (R/1 classes)

Thursday September 20 Casual Day - Gold coin donation or item for Shoebox of Love

Sunday September 23 Festival of Music Performance

Week 10 Wednesday September 26

Ride a Bike Right (R/1 classes) Friday September 28

12.00 pm Assembly - T12 / Ms Gent's class presenting Class Placement 2019 forms due back

End of Term 3 - Early Dismissal 2.00 pm

School holidays Tuesday October 2

Pedal Prix BBQ at Bunnings Marion

Term 4 Diary Dates, 2018

Week 2 Friday October 26

12.00 pm Assembly - T14 / Ms Bowen's class presenting Week 3

Saturday October 27 Campus Family Movie Night

Sunday October 28 Year 6/7's Depart for Canberra

Friday November 2 Year 6/7's Arrive back from Canberra

Week 4 Friday November 9

12.00 pm Assembly - T2 / Mrs Allen's class presenting Week 6

Friday November 23 12.00 pm Assembly - SRC presenting

Week 8 Donations of non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army

12.00 pm Assembly - Year 7 Graduates presenting

Term Dates 2018Term 1 Jan 29 - April 13Term 2 April 30 - July 6Term 3 July 23 - Sept 28Term 4 Oct 15 - Dec 14

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