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July2nd2019Newsletter5Term2NextIssueDue06.08.19

From The Committee: HiLovelyFamilies

Whatabusylastcoupleofweekswehavehadatschoolwithouramazing

teachers and families. Firstly, the Garden Day Celebration was exactly

that. A celebration of how wonderful our kitchen, garden and ethno

botanicalgardensare.ThankyousomuchNerelleandGingerforworking

hardtocreatearainforestwonderland intheEBT.Allofthehardwork,

weedingandplantingoverthe lastfewyears isdefinitelypayingoff.No

longer a lantana filled creek bed, but a gorgeous rock and native plant

filled landscape for the children to share adventures in. The kitchen

garden filled our bellies with the delicious spinach and feta pastries.

ThankyoutoIshtaandLisaforcookingthemealwiththestudents.The

saladthataccompaniedthemealalmoststoletheshow.Amassivethank

youtoAJandNickywhobakedsomedelectablecakes.Thankyoutoall

theparentswhosupportedtheday.Itwassuchabigturnoutwiththat

greatcommunityfeelingthatwealldosowell.

Onanightwhen I thoughtbeingnext to the fireathomewas thebest

placetobe,Iwashugelymistaken.WhatabeautifuleveningourWinter

Solstice Celebration was. Such a huge effort made by teachers and

students’ who together created a magical evening of beautiful

performances. The students singing took us all back in time to ancient

spiritualrituals.Celebrationssuchasthesewererespectedbecauseofthe

powerfulenergies,capableofpromoting regeneration, renewalandself

reflection.

School calendar

School NAIDOC Week Activit ies on Tuesday 2nd July

School Hearing and Vis ion Screening Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday3 rd July

Term 2 Ends Last day is this Friday 5 th July

Term 3 Begins on Tuesday 30th July

Minjerribah Camp 14 th-19 th October (First week of School Term 4)

Reminders: Next Committee Meeting: Thursday 4 th July

Next Work Day: Saturday 3 rd August

Next Parent Meeting: Thursday 8 th August

Tuesdays from 10am in The Kitchen: Book Covering and Chai Chats with Amanda Collien

We are looking for Volunteers to look after the Chickens during the holidays

5th to 29th July.

Please contact The Office or speak to a Committee member if you can help. Thank you.

Amassivethankyoutoparentswhocookedandservedthetraditionalsoups.Theapplecrumblewitha

sideofchaiwasall so fitting.The frontclassroomwasbeautifullydecorated,warmand inviting, fullof

rugs,cushionsandambientlightingfromthefireplace.Whatalovelywaytositandchatwithfamilyand

friends.

• Pleasedon’tforgettofillinyourMinjerribahCampingformsothatwecangetanideaof

numbersforthisyearsgetaway.Itmakesthejobaloteasierfortheorganisersofthisepictaskif

wegetnumberssortedearly.

• Ourkitchengardenislookingbeautifulbutitcangetalittleoverwhelmingattimes.Ifyouhave

sometimeandyouwouldliketoputinarosterday,wewouldlovetoseeyou!

• PleasejoinAmandaforasessionofbookcoveringandchaichats:EveryTuesdayinthekitchenat

10am,justshowupifyoucan

orcontactAmandaon0447743727

-Loveisworkmadevisible-

• Ifanyoneisabletohelpwithlookingafterourchickensoverthebreak,pleasecontacttheOffice

oraCommitteemember.Thankyou

• PleasecontactJazifyouareabletocommittoaRosterDayintheKitchennextTerm.

Finally,haveawonderfulholidaywithyourfamiliesandseeyounextterm.

Cheers

Nicole

Buribi Class (Kindy)

Enjoyfamilytime,staywarm,embracethewinter.

I’ve only just planted beans, broccoli and

lettuce…Arts, crafts and a little bit of adventure

arecallingme….Seeyouallsoon.

Jessica

Happy Holidays

Buribi!

Gooarng Class (Middle)

HiTuntableFamilies,

Wowwhatalovelysolsticecelebration!Andwhata

beautifulwaytowinddowntheterm.Ifeelvery

blessedtobeapartofthiscommunityandhavethe

privilegeofteachingyourchildren.

IthasbeenabusytermwithvisitsfromAunty

Lynda,excursionstoWorldEnvironmentDay,

BallinaSeabirdRescue,ourwonderfulWinter

GardenDayandtheWinterSolsticeCelebration.

TheBallinaSeabirdRescueexcursionwasagreat

learningexperiencehighlightingtheissuesofplastic

pollutionthroughspecificstoriesofrescueand

release.Allthekidsdisplayedunderstandingand

concernforlookingaftertheenvironmentandthe

impactofplasticpollution,particularlyourmarine

animalsandenvironment.Thekidshavecomeup

withslogansandposterstohighlightthis.

TheGooarngclasswillfinishpaintingtheirclay

sculpturesthisweek,readytobefiredatthe

beginningofnextterm.Theyhavecreatedsome

beautifulandinnovativesculpturesforthePond

Garden.

Thekidshavebeenprogressingwellintheir

learningthistermdisplayingagreaterabilityto

focusinclass,workingquietlywithgreater

independence,showingrespecttootherslearning

aswellastheirown.I’mparticularlyproudofthe

progressbeingmadeinreadinganditwouldbe

beneficialiftheycankeepreadingoverthebreak.

Pleaseletmeknowifyouwouldliketotakesome

bookshomefortheholidays.

Enjoytheholidays,

Ishta

NAIDOCWEEK7-14July

NAIDOCwillbecelebratedatschoolonTuesday2nd

July.Thekidswillpaintflagsforthe

undercoverareaandlearnaboutthesignificanceof

NAIDOC.

ShellyBeachrockpoolexploring

BallinaSeabirdRescueExcursion

Guruman Class (Upper)

‘Winter’byElke

TheGuruamanClasshavebeenworkingon

imaginativetextsaspartofNESA's

WriteOn writingcompetition.

Herearesomeoftheirstories:(inspiredbythefollowing"Hat"image.)

nextpage…..

HowIbecameasFatastheWorld

Inamagicalworldnotfarawayupinthecloudsisa

cityofhappyhats.Butinamongstallthejoy,thereis

anevilhatcalledVenus.Venuslivesonthetopof

MountCoco,alongwithherslavesandhershoes.

Sheloveshershoes,butthethingshelovesthemost

isthatgreenscruffyhatcalledLeprechaun,wholives

onthestreet.Venusalwayswantedtomarryhim.

Shejustknewthat,underallthatmouldy,tornand

rottenmaterial,hewasgorgeous.Ohsorry.Ididn’t

introducemyself.I’mPopcorn.Iamalightbluehat

withashinybrightyellowribbontiedaroundmy

wasteandIreallyhatesardines.ThreeyearsagoI

wentforawalkdownthestreetandallthehats

lookedreallyhappy.Iwentintotheribbonstoreand

sawLeprechaunsittingnexttotheredribbons

lookinghappy.Iwenttosay“Hello,”but,beforeI

couldsayanything,Venusbargedin,alongwithher

threeguards,andsaidtoLeprechaun,withacalm

softvoice,“Iboughtyouadonut.”Venusgaveitto

himandgrinnedcontentedlyonherwayout.ThenI

walkedovertohimandsaid“Hi.”

“Hi,”hesaidback,ashewalkedpastwithablank

expressiononhisface.Ipersonallythoughtitwasa

bitrude.Justabit.Anyway,IwashappybecauseI

hadjustboughtafreshwarmchocolate-filleddonut.

ItsmeltsogooduntilIdroppeditontheground.I

quicklypickeditup,notrealizingithaddirtonit.

ThenItookabite,thinkingitwasnormal.ThenIgot

aweirdfeelinginmybelly,notabadone.Itactually

feltgoodandtastedAMAZING!AllofasuddenI

foundmyselfoutsideeatingtheground.EverytimeI

tookabite,Igrewbiggerandbigger.Everyone

aroundmelookedatmelikeIwascrazybutI’mnot

crazy.Right?ThenIstartedeatingotherdelicious

thingsliketrees,buildingsandtheocean.Ifeltso

powerful,Iwasjustgettingbiggerandbigger.Before

Iknewit,Iwasbiggerthantheearth.WellIdidn’t

reallyknowbecauseIhadeatenthewholeworldso,

inthispresentday,IamfloatingaroundtheUniverse

allalone.ButI,atleast,madefriendswithPluto.So

there’samoraltothestory.Kids!Don’teattheearth,

becausethenyou’llbelonelyandfat.Butatleastyou

canvisitme.

ByElkeMcPherson

ELLYANDTHEMAGICHATSOnemorningIwokeup.“It’smybirthday,”I

said,asIwentintothekitchen,remembering

thatmyparentshadgonetowork.

“Oh…Noone’srememberedmybirthday.Imight

aswellgoforawalk.”

Itwasacold,windywalkdownthestreet.I

spottedahatshopandwenttocheckitout.It

smeltwonderfullikeroses,warmandwelcoming.

AsIwalkedpastthehats,therewasanoldlady

standingbehindthecounter,smiling.

“Whydon’tyoutrythisoneon?”shesaidina

kind,butcroakyvoice.Ihesitated.“Umm…well

okaythen”,Isaidquietly.Iputonasmooth,silky

princess-hatand

POOF!

“WOW!WhereamI?”

Iwasonfreshgreengrassandtherewasa

shimmeringrivernexttome.Behindmewasa

castlewith…“Wait.Ohmygod!Ilookbeautiful!”

Iwaswearingabeautifulprincessdress.Itwas

blueandwhiteandalittlebitpuffy.AsIstoodon

thefreshgreengrass,Isawknightscoming

towardsme.“Hello,YourMajesty.Willyoucome

haveyourmeal?,saidoneoftheknights.

“Um…yeahsure.”“Wow!AmIdreaming”,I

thought.

Hourslater,Iwasgettingusedtothisworld…

“Goodnight”,themaidsaid.“Goodnight”,Isaid

backasIsatonthebiggestbedever.“Iloveit

here.”AsIlaidback,myhatfelloffandrolledoff

thebed.

POOF!

“OhNo!”Iwasbackinthehatshop.

“Wow.Thatwasweird.”

“Pardon?”saidtheoldlady.

“Didyouenjoythehat?”

“Oh…um…yeah,thanks.”

“Howaboutyoutakeanothertrip?”shesaid.

“Uh?Oh.Imeant,whydon’tyoutryonanother

hat?shesaidwithasmile.

“Oh….Um…Sure.”Iwalkedalongthehats.Every

oneofthemfeltdifferent.Therewasawhole

rangeofdifferentcolours,shapesandsizes.

“Thatone,”Ithought.Itwasabeautifulpirate

hat.OnceagainIslowlyplaceditonmyheadand

POOF!

Justlikethelasttime,butIwasonapirateship,

sailingthesevenseas.Ifeltlikearealpirate!

“Ahoy,There'slandinsight.Arrh…,”Isaid,asI

climbedtherigging

“Oh,WowIhaveaparrot.”“Hey,”Isaidtothe

parrotonmyshoulder.Itwassowindy.“Ohno.

Myhatblewoff!”

POOF!

“OhI'mback.Imeant...”

Theoldladyquicklyputherfingertoherlipsand

said,“Iknowwhatyoumean.l’vebeenthereto.

Trythishat.”Onceagain,Islowlyplaceditonmy

head.Then

POOF!

ThereIstoodinfrontofthedoorthatIslowly

open.“Surprise!!!”calledMum,DadandLily(My

littlesister),Jeremy(mybigbrother)andallmy

friends.“HappyBirthday!!”theyallsaid.They

remember!!!“Thankyoueveryone!Ithoughtyou

wouldneverremembermybirthday.”

ByNalaVos

HATSOnemorning,Samfeltgloomy.ItwasMonday,a

schoolday.Samhatedschool.Hewenttobreakfast

andwasabouttoleaveforschool,whenhesawa

hat.Atfirst,hedidn’tnoticeit,butthenhesawit

again.Thistime,Samdidnoticeit.Henoticedthatitlookedlikeitwaschangingcolour.Infact,itwaschangingcolour.Samwasamazedandcouldn’tstop

staring.

”What’reyoustaringat?It'srudetostare,you

know,”saidthehat.

“S…s…sorry,”saidSam,astonished.He’dneverheard

ahattalkbefore.“Howaboutawalkinthepark?”thehatsaid,

mischievously.

“But…?School?MyteachersaidifImissaday,I’dbe

expelled!!!”

Thehatthoughtforawhile.

“Iknow.I’llfreezetimeuntilschool’sover.”

“Youcanfreezetime?”

“Ofcourse!”Butthenhatremembered,“Wait.I’m

notanadvancedhat,soIcanonlyfreezetimefor

threehours.”

TheythoughtandthoughtuntilSamsuggested,“How

about,whenthetimerunsout,youjustfreezeitfor

anotherthreehours?Thenschool’sover.”

“Smartboy,”thehatsaid.“What’syourname?”

“Sam.Yours?”

“Phil.Sothinkofhappytimesyou’vehad,and…”

Thentherewasabigflashoflight.Suddenlythere

werenobirdstweeting,nocarsvrooming.

Theydecidedtogotothepark.Theyweretherefor

twohoursandfifty-eightminutes.Whentheywere

leaving,Samspottedanicecreamshop.“Let’sgetice

cream.”

Ontheway,PhiltoldSamifheheardthisnoise,

“beepboop,”itmeansthetime-freezehasrunout.

Onthewayoutoftheshop,Samheardthenoise.

Everythingunfroze.SamtriedtotellPhilbuthejust

wouldnotlisten.

Sowhentimeunfroze,youknowwhatwillhappen.

Schoolwouldstart.SoonSamgaveuptrying.

ThenPhilsawagirlhatandsaid“Hey.What’syour

name?”

“Roseline.”

Roselinewasapinkfeatheryhat.Philwasapirate

hat,bytheway,sohefeltloveatfirstsight.

“Mymotherownsacruiseship.Youwannago

cruising?”saidRoseline.

“Sure!”

“Okay!”,Roselinesaid.“Let’sgo”.

SoPhilleft,leavingSamallalone,feelingsad.Hefelt

likealittlenap.“Justalittleone.Notabignap,”Sam

toldhimself.

Hewentstraighttosleep.Pastfour,thensix,straight

throughseven,eightandnineo’clock.Whenhe

woke,itwasthenextday.

“Bugger.Imisseddinner.”

Hecheckedthetime.

“Quartertonine!Ihavetogettoschool!Wait!Imust

bekickedoutofschoolnow.”Samlookedaroundandsaw,onthedoorknob,ahat

withyellowspots.Itlookedlikeitwasdancing.Asa

matteroffact,itwasdancing.Samslowlywalked

towardsit.“G’Daymate,”saidthehat.

“Notanotherhat!”Samwhined.

“Thathatwasmybrobackthere.We’regonnahave

lotsoffun.YeeeeHaaaa!”

“Uuuuh.Comeon!!!

ByHoneymoon

TheMagicHat

Ahat,Averytallhatwithafeatherontop.Thishat

waskeptinamuseumbutnooneknowswhy.There

isnodescriptiononthishat,allweknowisthatthis

hatisgreenandhasayellowribbonjustabovethe

brimofthehat.Peoplesaythatthehatwasa

leprechaun’shatbutnotmanypeoplebelievethat.

Somepeopletriedaskingthemanagerhesaid“Ido

notknow”noonebelievesthat.Peoplestartedgiving

upontryingtofindoutwherethishatcamefrom

until...

Areportcameoutsayingthishatisamagichat.This

isnoordinaryhatthishathasonlybeendocumented

onceinwholehistory!Everyonewasextremely

shocked.Thenextdaypeopleswarmedeverywhere

aroundthemuseumbuyingticketstoseethishat!

Wheneveryonegottherethehatwasgone!Security

wascalledandtheycheckedsurveillancecameras

fromthenightbeforewhattheysawwas

phenomenal!Thehatvanishedoutofthinair

everyonewasshocked.OKthesearchwasonthehat

wasofficiallygonemissing.Nooneknowsifthishat

wasinanothercountryorinanundergroundlair.So

therewasavoteofwerepeoplethoughtthishat

vanishedto.75%ofpeoplesaidundergroundlair

25%saidanothercountry.Thecitydidnothave

enoughmaterialstogotothisundergroundlairso

theyhadafundraiserandraised700kdollars.They

starteddiggingtheystartedincitycentralandthen

dugtherestmakingtheholebiggerandbiggertill

theystartedknockingdownhousestodig.People

weregoinghomeless.Sotheprotestbeganpeople

startedprotestingandprotestingtogettherehouses

backbutitdidn’twork.Anotherreportcameout

therehadbeenasightingofthehatinnewZealand.

Peoplegotfurioustherelifehadbeenruinedbecause

ofthismagichatsothemayorsaid“wecanhavea

fundraisertoraisemoneyfornewhousestobebuilt.

Itfailedbecausesomanypeoplehadnomoney.They

onlyraised$500thiswasabigproblem!Thishatwas

acrosstheworldpeoplestartedleavingthecitycause

theyhadnohouse.Thepopulationsunkby30%!And

slowly50%ofpeopleweregone.Thismagichatwas

aninternetsensationallovernewsarticlesnews

papers.Thewholeworldwasfamiliarwiththemagic

hat.ThensomeonefoundthehatinIndiaandputthe

hatinCanadathehathasstayedthereeversince.

ByJasmiaShahin From The Garden TheWintergardencelebrationwasahugesuccess!

Thankyoutoalltheproactiveparentswhocamein

andjoinedinontheactivitiesthroughouttheday.It

wastheperfectoccasiontobringcommunity

togethertowitnesstheSEEprograminaction.

IshtaandLisawentaboveandbeyondtosupportthe

childrenincookingadeliciouslunch,harvestedfrom

ourflourishinggarden.

ThestorytellingwithJowasanabsolutejoytowatch.

IwassoproudoftheGuruamanclassforreadingso

wellandtheBuribi&Gooarngforperformingtheir

roleswithsuchhumourandconfidence.

Nerelle’sdedicationtotheEBThasbeenremarkable,

shealwaysgoestheextramiletoensurethatthe

plantsaresourcedfromthebestnurseryandit’swell

preparedforthechildren.

Whatanextraordinaryday!

Peace,loveandwinterfrosties.

TayaandCathdoingsomeregeneration

Message From Lisa What an awesome term of learning, friendship and

community.

The highlight of this term formewas the authentic

andgenuinecommunicationIhadwithchildren,other

staff, and parents. Somany Thursdays I drove home

contemplatingconversationsandencounters Ihadat

school and thinking how fortunate Turntable is to

havesuchanurturingschool.

Good communication with teachers is so important

for children. Communicating well with students acts

tomodeleffectivecommunicationandconversational

skills, shows students we value their opinions and

judgements and teaches us so much about who

studentsareandalloftheamazingthingstheyknow.

Good communication between parents and teachers

is also important. Teachers learn so much from

parents about children and when parents

communicate effectively with teachers about family

life, can adapt and empathisewhen children need a

littlebitofextrasupport.Don’tmisstheopportunity

totalktoyourchildren’steacher ifyoucan.Andfeel

free to ask questions about your child at school.

Teachersseeyourchildinadifferentenvironmentto

home and have valuable insights to share. The

benefitsforeveryonearesohuge!

IamatschoolonThursdaysifyou’dliketotouchbase

withme.

Ihopeyouenjoytimewithyourkidsthisholidays.

Takecare,

Lisa

Message From Simon , HelloPeople,

CircusClassesaregoingwellandtherehavebeen

bigphysicalachievementsthisterm.It’samazing

toseetheconfidenceyoungpeoplegainfrom

theirphysicalachievement.Theskillstolook,

copyandlistenhavebeengrowingwonderfully.

Theirbasicmotorskillsaredevelopingwelland

wehavebeenfocussingongroupsupportand

workingtogether.Tumbling,climbing,catching,

hooping,trampolinecoordinationandbody

controlareallimprovingreallywell.

Wearehavingfunandplayingcircusinsupportiveway

throughgamesandsharing.Cheers,Simon