FREELING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESCHOOL - 7 28th May 2020 TERM 2 WEEK 6 – NEWSLETTER # 7

Coulls Sreet FREELING SA 5372 Email: dl.0139.info@schools.sa.edu.au Phone: 08 8525 2045 Mobile: 0439 973 806 Absence SMS: 0437 246 569

Website: https://www.freelingps.sa.edu.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Freelingp7/

PUPIL FREE DAY - FRIDAY 5th JUNE (PRESCHOOL – YEAR 7)

STAFF – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY

LITERACY – IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN GRAMMAR & SPELLING

PLEASE STAY MINDFUL of the HEALTH and SAFETY of OUR SCHOOL & WIDER COMMUNITY

IF YOUR CHILD IS UNWELL, DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL.

IF THEY ARRIVE AT SCHOOL OR BECOME UNWELL, WE WILL CONTACT YOU FOR THEM TO BE

COLLECTED.

PLEASE WASH OR SANITISE YOUR HANDS AND COVER YOUR COUGHS AND SNEEZES.

MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING - 1.5 M BETWEEN ADULTS IN OR OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS.

THESE ARE RESPONSIBLE AND NECESSARY ACTIONS

THAT RESPECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EVERYONE.

COVID-19 Update – Department for Education SA May 2020

While we have been supporting parent choice during this pandemic, we now expect all public school students who are well and not considered vulnerable to COVID-19 to attend school or preschool. ON-SITE – Adults are encouraged to maintain physical distancing from other parents and teachers when attending school, including when dropping off and picking up children. We ask that you do not go on the school grounds, however we understand this might need to change because of a child's age and needs. If you need to get in contact with your child’s teacher or the office, please phone or email instead….”

VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS - SA Health has advised that volunteering (for example parent reading groups) and non-essential services should be postponed. The Premier has announced further easing of restrictions in South Australia. Details are as follows: SCHOOL SPORT From Monday 1 June restrictions for school related sport will be eased allowing:

· Non-contact sport competition can commence from 1 June 2020 (indoor/outdoor). · Contact sport training activities can commence from 1 June 2020 (indoor/outdoor). · Contact competition activities can commence from 25 June 2020 (indoor/outdoor).

Please continue to keep gatherings of adults to an absolute minimum. Spectators aren’t permitted except for 1 parent/carer per student. All adults must practise appropriate physical distancing. Once competitions start - fixtures must reduce the number of teams in contact with each other. For example competitions within the same school or club between similar level of players.

HAPPY HAVEN IS CURRENTLY STILL ABLE TO OFFER Out of School Hours Care OSHC Service hours (6:45 – 8:45am and 3:00 – 6:15pm)

Outside of these hours the mobile number is available for you to leave a voice message or send a text message regarding bookings/absences.

HAPPY HAVEN - FREELING SERVICE – DIRECT 0404 735 135

PLEASE REMEMBER STUDENTS ARE NOT TO BE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS BEFORE 8:30am

DIARY

DATES

JUNE

Friday 5th PUPIL FREE DAY

Monday 8th Queen’s Birthday

Public Holiday

Tuesday 16th

7:00pm Governing

Council Meeting

JULY Friday 3rd Last day

Term 2

Monday 20th

Term 3 commences

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS The Reception area of the school is staffed between:

8:30am and 4:00pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

8:30am – 3:30pm Tuesday (Staff Meeting)

If you phone the school outside of these hours, you will reach our answering machine service. Please leave your name, contact number and a message. If you ask for a call-back as part of your message, we will respond as soon as we are available to do so.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to all our

students and the community who supported the

casual day on the 15th May. A fantastic amount was

raised to help support a worthy course.

Thankyou.

GROWTH MINDSET MATTERS

CONGRATULATIONS (Week 5 Term 2)

Room 1 - Sue Bishop Eva Kallem Nash Cook

Room 2 - Sally Gardner Dechlan Lubcke Aisha Davidson

Room 3 – Carlee Tredrea/Sarah Koch Charlotte Hill

Mitchell Jericho

Room 4 – Amalie Meaney Archer Dey

Savannah McLean

Room 5 - Vanessa Brooksby Sienna Little

Cameron O’Leary

Room 6 – Kirsty Storrie Jaxson O’Neill Jenson Gorski

Room 7 – Rachel Meinhardt Indy Noske

Hamish Feast

Room 8 – Lauren Morris/Sonia Nelson Emilee Bliemeister Lorelei Markwick

Room 9 - Heidi Markwick Sylvannah Clark

Dylan Ryan

Room 10 – Marina Faulkner Billy Salter

Caedyn Sexton

Room 11 - Coby Rodda Luke Barnes Shannon Key

Room 12 – Sue Dippl Greg Roberts Holley Ryan

Room 13 – Emily Philps Jack Coutts Miller Coad

OVERDUE

School Fees $

Preschool Fees $

Absentee Notifications

If you know your child will be absent from school you can send an SMS to the Absence Notification SMS number 0437 246 569. Please include name of student, class number and reason for absence in the text. Alternatively you can phone the school or use the classroom Seesaw App.

LIBRARY NEWS

Could all students please have a bag to carry their library books in, this can be supplied from home or a blue folder is available to order at the front office. BOOKCLUB ORDERS Scholastic book orders are due to be returned by Monday 15 June.

Sorry no orders will be taken after this date.

Q&A over skype with Dr Karl!

On Wednesday the 6th, the year 4/5 students from Mrs Morris and Mrs Nelson’s class had an amazing opportunity.

They participated in a Q&A over skype with Dr Karl! Dr Karl popularises science through his television and radio

shows across Australia and overseas and has currently written 45 books covering a range of scientific topics.

Students spent some time before the session brainstorming questions to ask Dr Karl. Questions included:

How do we know what dinosaurs sounded like? Do other planets have rocks and minerals similar to those on Earth? Will we ever see dinosaurs again? What is under the soil on Earth? Who taught the first teacher?

The session went for 45 minutes and the students (and staff!) were in awe at the range and depth of knowledge

Dr Karl has on a wide selection of topics. The year 4/5’s are now using the questions and answers from the session

to direct this term’s learning. The students would like to thank Dr Karl for giving them this fantastic opportunity.

Chicken Divas take the virtual stage at Freeling Freeling P-7 celebrated the 20th year of National Simultaneous StoryTime with the book

Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas by Lucinda Gifford. Yesterday, this book was read all around

Australia in schools, libraries, childcare centres and family homes.

Our students listened to the story read by their teachers and a number of virtual guests including Emma from the Wiggles and of course our very own Literacy Committee’s recorded performance. National Simultaneous Storytime shares our goal of promoting the importance of reading, sharing books with our children and of course the enjoyment gained from reading.

Both recordings can be accessed online. https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/login

login: freelingps password: fps0139

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZYgtJMTnuw&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3BWyEsk-

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A number of classes got together to follow with fun learning activities related to the book as well as some

creative lunchtime activities.

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