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31st October 2017

DEVOTION IMPORTANT

DATES The Reformation - Who Cares? Term 4 Week 3

Loxton Lutheran School

Tues. October 31st

Reformation Day 500th Anniversary Wed. November 1st

Year 7 Loxton High School Transition Visit Fri. November 3rd

Worship and Awards - 9:15am in the LIFE Centre Reception Stay-back - 3:15pm—7:00pm Sun. November 5th

Reformation Day 500th Anniversary Service—10:00am in the LIFE Centre Tuesday Nov. 7th

Premier’s Reading Challenge Reception Wed. November 8th

First Reception transition visit—8:45am—11:00am Thursday Nov. 9th

iPad Purchasing info evening Fri. November 10th

Chapel Service 9:15am in the LIFE Centre

Today marks a significant day for many Christians worldwide. It is 500 years since Martin Luther reformed the Catholic Church. Why are we celebrating this? Well, we are a Lutheran school and, for me, growing up in the Lutheran Church, I think it is pretty special.

A devout Catholic, Luther’s faith took him in a direction he didn’t expect. It all started on a stormy day in 1505 when Luther was so terrified that he promised God he would become a monk if he survived. Days later, he entered the monastery where his studies of the Bible led him to view the Catholic church in an entirely new light that would transform Christianity in Europe and impact Western civilisation.

You see, people of the time felt they didn’t have a voice. They were constrained by the popes and bishops and salvation was something to which the Church held the key. This is when Luther reacted, bringing forth his grievances about the way Catholics celebrated mass (it was conducted in Latin).

Then there was the idea of sin and what this means when you die. Luther’s main concern was the practice of granting indulgences. This involved the paying of money to have prayers said with the understanding that your sins were then forgiven and you could go straight to heaven. Luther believed that selling indulgences was totally unbiblical.

The story goes that Luther wrote all the things he thought were wrong with the Church and nailed them to the door of his local Catholic church. In the 16th century, church doors were used as notice boards, equivalent to Facebook or Twitter today. Alongside ads for candle-makers and laying hens were Luther’s 95 points (theses). It is the fixing of these points that is being commemorated by the 500-year anniversary today.

Luther had no idea the controversy this would cause. He was fortunate that the emperor didn’t kill him but told him to go to a hiding place and even helped him. When Luther translated the Bible into German, it was a game-changer, helped in part by the evolution of the printing press. This resulted in multiple copies being available in a language people could understand.

What Luther did was HUGE. I know that I am much more comfortable living within rules, not unlike the people of the Catholic Church in 1517. I struggle to live in freedom, however to hear God’s love in the Bible gives me that freedom. God is patient and gracious. God is full of love.

How will I be celebrating the Reformation? By teaching the good news of God’s love to the children in my care. Happy Reformation Day!

If you’d like to discover more, go to ABC iview and search for:

Compass: The Reformation-Who cares?

Submitted by Karl Klose Year 2/3 Teacher

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A few words…….. By Terry Sawade

31st October 2017

the appropriate footwear. For example, sneakers while appropriate when wearing the sports uniform, are not to be worn with the formal uniform.

Any parents who may be unsure about uniform matters, should check with the school’s front office.

Premiers Reading Challenge

Next Tuesday, November 7th, our Teacher Librarian, Margaret Wormald, and parent Jodie Battams will be accompanying our school Captains, Erin Battams and Lucas Cockshell to the annual Premier’s Reading Challenge Reception, hosted by Premier the Hon. Jay Weatherill, which this year is being held at the Adelaide Zoo Function Centre.

This wonderful opportunity given to Erin and Lucas is in acknowledgment, not only of their great leadership as ambassadors for our school, but also as keen readers who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge each year throughout their Primary School education at Loxton Lutheran School.

Swimming Lessons

Annual swimming lessons will be held in Week 7 of term, commencing on Monday November 27th and concluding on Friday December 4th. This year, lessons will involve all children from Reception to Year 4. Year 5 and 6 children were involved in an aquatics camp earlier in the year, while the Year 7s had an Aquatics Day at Lake Bonney in Term 1.

Lessons are as follows:–

Year 4 9.30am – 10.15am

Year 2/3 10.20am – 11.05am

Year 1/2 11.10am – 11.55am

Reception 12pm – 12.45pm

Children will travel to and from the pool via the school bus.

Luther Ecumenical Service

Once again, a reminder about the Luther Ecumenical Service to be held in the LIFE Centre Sunday November 5th starting at 10am.

All are invited.

Dear Parents,

Continental

A good friend of mine once said to me, “Out of every crisis comes good.” So it was on Friday night. Just when it seemed that we were faced with a disaster thanks to that horrible squall that tore tents apart and threatened to ruin all the hard work of many, many people, the spirit and goodwill of all present – adults and children – shone at its brightest with everyone pitching in to relocate and setup in the LIFE Centre. That wonderful effort enabled the school to almost match the 2016 result financially – but more than that – it brought a community together and demonstrated all that is good about our school and the wider Loxton community

Congratulations and well done to all – I have never been more proud of our school.

Uniform – Student Delegation

It is sometimes said of the younger generation that ‘they can’t be bothered or just don’t care.’ That notion doesn’t quite fit is this case.

Last week a delegation of Year 7 students arranged to meet with me to discuss several issues that had been raised to our Student Parliament.

At the top of the list was their complaint that a growing number of students appear to be disregarding the school’s uniform dress code by either wearing the wrong form of the uniform (ie formal or sports) on the wrong day, or mixing the two by wearing some of one and some of the other at the same time.

This demonstrated to me that the students DO CARE and secondly that we need to be more vigilant (parents and teachers) in both demanding and policing that the appropriate uniform is worn on the correct days.

So there can be no doubt – Formal uniform days are Wednesday and Friday of each week. Sports uniform days are Monday, Tuesday & Thursday of each week. Mixing of uniforms includes wearing

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From the Principal By Terry Sawade

31st October 2017

Reception Transition

Transition days for our 2018 Reception children starting in Term 1, commence next Wednesday November 8th. The programme runs for 4 visits with time spent at school increasing with each subsequent visit.

Wednesday November 8th 8.45am – 11:00 am

Wednesday November 15th 8.45am – 1:00 pm

Wednesday November 22nd 8.45am – 1:45 pm

Wednesday November 29th 8.45am – 3:15pm

I will be meeting with parents of new transition students over a coffee in the staff-room at 9am.

2018 iPad Ordering Portal

Parents of 2018 Year 3 students and any other parents interested in purchasing an iPad for their child(ren) through the school, are invited to attend a Parent Information Evening on Thursday November 9th starting at 7pm in the school library. Jim Belbin from Office Everything will be explaining the new school iPad online ordering portal for 2018, which will enable the purchasing of iPads directly from the supplier at a very competitive price. Payment options will include payment in full via direct debit or credit card, as well as payment by instalments over 12 months.

Please indicate your intention to attend by registering at the school office.

Wine Orders

As many are aware, an innovation at Friday’s Continental was the wine tasting stall where people could taste a range of quality wines at reasonable prices with the hope they would place orders.

Now that the tasting has been completed we will still be taking orders until Friday November 10th, after which orders will be forwarded to the suppliers for delivery to school prior to Christmas.

Wine may be ordered in any quantities (ie as single bottles, dozens, ½ dozens etc) there is also a mixed dozen featuring all six wines on offer.

If you would still like to place an order, an order

form (complete with tasting notes) is available for downloading from the school website or in hard copy from the front office.

Please feel free to contact the school office if you have any questions.

Car-park Safety

Safety of all people using the school’s carpark remains a concern. While management is currently discussing a range of options to improve the situation, these suggested changes have yet to be evaluated as to their effectiveness.

Until changes are made, all parents are reminded that we expect you to be an example to your children. Please remember to adhere to current policy which prohibits walking behind parked vehicles through the middle of the carpark from the administration building to the visitors’ parking area.

Two zebra crossings have been strategically placed at either end of the car parking area to allow people to safely cross over to the Luther Road side of the carpark and therefore move to your car by walking in front of and not behind it.

You cooperation in this safety matter is very much appreciated.

Missing Stage Lights

At the conclusion of the 2016 End of Year Service I was approached by someone from our school community about borrowing 3 stage lights for a production in which they were involved. The lights were subsequently borrowed. However, although I fully intended to do so, I failed to record who had borrowed the lights. These are still missing, so if you are the person who borrowed them, of if you know where the lights are located, could you contact the school office so they may be returned?

Do have an awesome next two weeks!

Yours in Christ,

Terry Sawade

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SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

(Normally held twice per term)

NEXT WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Friday November 17th

School worship

Chapel or Worship services are

normally held at 9:15am, every Friday

in the LIFE Centre. ALL WELCOME. Worship—Friday November 3rd

Worship and Awards will be held at

9:15am in the LIFE Centre. It will be led

by the Year 2/3 class. The Theme will be

“Fruit of the Spirit.” Chapel—Friday November 10th

Chapel will be held at 9:15am in the

LIFE Centre. It will be led by Pastor

Jason Sander and the Year 5/6T class.

The Theme will be “The Fishermen’s

Net.”

Please join us for a cuppa and catch up

after the service.

Prayer Corner

This week we are praying for:-

· Meg Kempthorne

· Jonas Tankard

· Sophie Tullett

· Sienna Uren

· Nyoka Viney

Mrs Margaret Wormald

Teacher / Librarian

Church Services

St Peter’s Lutheran Church

November 5 Reformation Service

10:00 at LLS in the LIFE Centre

Concordia Lutheran Church

November 5 Reformation Service

10:00 at LLS in the LIFE Centre

November 12 10:00am HC

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

What a fantastic start to the term. It has been so pleasing to see the children excited to return to ELC and get back into the routine after the holidays. We had the role-play corner set up as a post office last

fortnight, which has provided a great opportunity for the children to write letters and make marks on the paper to post to their friends and family. This fortnight we have a home corner set up, as over the last few weeks many children showed an interest in cooking and caring for babies. This play situation provides the children with an opportunity to cooperate with others and negotiate roles and relationships in play episodes and group experiences.

Design a Plate fundraiser – You can draw a picture on a template and bring it into ELC with $26 and your picture will be printed on a plate. Paint can be used, so small children’s handprints can be printed on the plate. These make great Christmas presents or special keepsake gifts. If you would like to purchase a plate, please contact an ELC staff member or Mrs Hondow. Templates are available in the ELC.

Magazine - A school magazine will be available for purchase for $15.00. The ELC has some pages in the magazine. A note will go home for orders this week and must be returned by this Friday.

Sunscreen – Please apply sunscreen to your child before they start their day at ELC and tick the column on the sign in sheet. The UV has been high early in the morning and we would like to ensure the children are protected from the UV and are practising sun safety.

Illness – If your child is unwell, please ensure you keep them home until they are well again. It is recommended that children do not attend the Centre until 24 hours after vomiting, if your child has a cold please keep them home to avoid the illness being transmitted to other children.

There is a table on the Handbook that includes exclusion times for infectious diseases, please contact the ELC if your child contracts an infectious disease.

Social media – All photos provided to parents on Seesaw and portfolios are for private use only and should not be uploaded to the internet on social media sites. Many photos have other children present in them and some parents choose not to have photos of their children on the internet. Please ensure their choice is respected.

We are blessed with so many supportive families at the Early Learning Centre who we need to thank.

Loxton Lutheran School Early Learning Centre

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UNIFORM SHOP

Our uniform shop is currently open on the following day:-

Friday 8:40 to 9:15am

Uniform order forms can be obtained from the school office or downloaded from our website or Skoolbag app.

BUSINESS MANAGER hours

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

LLL SCHOOL BANKING

Every Tuesday

Canteen Roster Term 4

3 Nov Tilly Drake

10 Nov Ella Rothe

17 Nov Isaac Schaefer

24 Nov Noah Scholz

1 Dec Charlie Setchell

8 Dec Sophie Tullett

Fresh fruit would be gratefully accepted Please sign in at the front office and be at

the canteen for a 10:00am start.

If you are unavailable at your rostered time

please arrange a swap with someone else.

Slushies and Twirly Pops are no longer available

Price increase for the following ice blocks, as of

Monday 6 November:

Mini Calippo $1.00

Icy Twist $1.20

Bubble Gum/Rainbow/Chocolate

Paddlepops $1.60

A massive thank you to the Hampel family who donated the new sand for the sandpit. We really appreciate your generous donation. Special thank you to Jenni Hampel for organising this for us.

Thank you to all of the families who supported out Learning Direct toy fundraiser. Your support is appreciated. A big thank you to Rachel Hentschke for organising the catalogues and taking the orders.

Joanne Hondow organised our Design a Plate fundraiser. She organised a stall for the Continental where the plates could be promoted. Thank you to Joanne and her parents Neil and Sally Thiele for setting up the stall.

Thank you to all of the families who donated an item for our Continental auction basket. It was also great to see so many parents come and support the Continental, which is a major fundraiser for the school.

Renee, Dana, Nicole and Emily

ELC News cont’d…...

Special Friday 3rd November

Ice Cream and sprinkles

for

$1.00

Every Thursday

from 8:30 – 8:45 am

in the canteen

Toast with margarine, jam or vegemite.

Fruit will be also available.

Fee Statements: Up-to-date fee statements will be issued this week. It would be appreciated if accounts could be paid by the end of the school

year. If you are seeking an extension, please let me know asap.

Financial Handbooks for 2018 This will also be issued within the next fortnight. It is important to return the “Fee Payment Option Form” that will be attached. This will enable myself and the Finance Committee to adequately plan for 2018.

News From the Business Manager

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Library and Choir News By Margaret Wormald

The Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings to school the books kids want to read. It’s a

selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please feel free to visit our Book

Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits and their own personal book collection. It

is being held this week in the School Library.

Special activities:

Thank you to all those who supported the Scholastic Book Fair on Continental Night. It was heartening to see

how excited the children, parents and carers were to see all the new books and novelty pieces. Many used the

opportunity to stock up on Christmas and birthday gifts for the family. A special thank you to Mrs Di Boehm who

helped set up and to Mrs Sandy Miller who helped sell the books on the night.

A Treasure Hunt Competition was held in the School library yesterday at recess time for students in Reception

to Year 3. The first three students to find the lucky spots were given vouchers to spend at the Book Fair.

Today (Tues) at lunch time, students in Years 4 to 7 had their chance to find the lucky spot and win a voucher

to spend at the Book Fair.

Remember, all purchases benefit our school. We hope children, parents and families enjoy many happy hours

reading the books together.

Thank you to the Year 7 students who have selected books from the Book Fair to donate to our school library

as part of the Former Students’ Library.

Remaining Book Fair dates and times this week:

Tues : 8:30- 8:45am, lunchtime and after school (3:15-3:45pm)

Wednesday 1st

November: 8:30- 8:45am, ONLY

Thursday 2nd

November: 8:30-8:45 am ONLY

Friday 3rd

November: 8:30-8:45 am , Lunchtime and after school (3:15-3:45pm)

Reformation Service Choir: About 20 students from our school have been practising enthusiastically in preparation for this Sunday’s

Reformation Day Ecumenical Service in the LIFE Centre at 10am. The students will be singing two songs at the

service. We ask all students who are participating in the choir, to please be in the LIFE Centre by 9:45am on

Sunday 5th November. It is not necessary for them to wear school uniform. Neat, casual dress is all

that is required.

We look forward to joining with the congregations of other Loxton Churches for this commemoration of 500

years since Luther ‘s actions spurred the beginning of the Reformation of the Christian Church.

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6 Luther Road

LOXTON SA 5333

Phone: 08 8584 7496

Fax: 08 8584 5478

Principal:

Terry Sawade

Council Chairperson:

Rebecca Arnold

E-mail:

admin@loxton-lutheran.sa.edu.au

LOXTON

LUTHERAN

SCHOOL

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Community Noticeboard

Christmas biscuits for Little Town “Unexpected Moments” Little Town will be selling Christmas biscuits again during their production in December,

and we invite you to help us by baking some biscuits for this ministry that will be packaged

for sale in the Bethlehem Bakehouse. It would be great to have a variety of honey biscuits,

choc-chip/plain biscuits, Anzac and shortbread biscuits (& gluten free as well), and suitable

ones in Christmas shapes (ie stars, trees, angels etc).

Please let us know if you can help, and they can then be left at the Lutheran Ministry

Centre (Mon/Wed/Thurs 10am-3pm) during November, or organize collection elsewhere,

where they will then be packed

ready for sale. **PLEASE INCLUDE

A LIST OF THE INGREDIENTS

used in your biscuits, either on the

container, or separate piece of

paper with the containers. Thank

you ! Biscuit Coordinator:

Cathy Crambrook Ph: 8584 6577