PUPIL FREE DAY

Term 2 — Week 6 TOMORROW Friday, June 9

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Special Events Family Evening Sessions Week 7

Thursday, June 15th

(Multi-Purpose Room)

Advanced Notice

Pupil Free Days Term 3 — Week 7 Monday, September 4

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School Closure Day Term 3 — Week 6 Friday, September 1

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School Photos Week 9

Class/Individual/Family Monday, June 26

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Sports/Groups Tuesday, June 27

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At different points of our learning journey, we all face a challenge that may makes us feel uncomfortable to do, or feel like walking away from it or not even attempt-ing to do it because the challenge that we are facing can be hard for us.

For some of our children within all school-ing systems, such feelings and challenges are a daily thing. This culminates in our children not participating in school learn-ing, developing strategies in avoiding and delaying and not completing tasks. Sadly for some individuals it may lead to not be-coming literate or numerate. This may limit their ability to successfully participate in the work-force.

We are fortunate in our school community that we have a member who is quite knowledgeable in the areas of reading dif-ficulties and issues around dyslexia. As a staff we do put a high priority on finding ways to support our children with their learning. As a community, we all have a responsibility to support our children and try to provide them with every opportunity to be successful. This involves taking positive initiatives at home and at school.

On the last page of this newsletter are links that will further support you when researching options with reading.

If you have any queries please feel free to contact the school or your child’s teacher for further support. Growth Mind Set ‘A company that cannot self-correct, cannot thrive’ Carol Dweck

When our children do begin to look for jobs in their respective fields, one of the key skills that employers will be search-ing for is for them to have the ability to problem-solve, reflect and self-correct. The changing nature of the workforce does require all participants to be able to problem-solve. Part of this skill involves all the above aspects mentioned.

Always encourage your children to experiment, let them make mistakes, let them do things in more than one way. Learning is about taking risks and self-correcting, as Carol Dweck suggests for a successful company to survive our children will need to be risk-takers and be prepared to always self-correct.

Tas Ktenidis Principal

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Music News, Pre-Service Teachers, Photos P.2

Family Evening Sessions, Enrolments

Sport News P.3

Diary Dates, Of interest P.4

From the Principal

LEARNING CHALLENGES

SCHOOL PHOTOS Photo Days are: Monday, June 26

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Tuesday, June 27th for Sports/Group photos

MSP Photography take our school photos. Please take time to read the relevant information on the MSP Photography payment envelopes and remember these helpful points:

Don’t seal envelopes inside each other. You can pay for all children in one envelope, but each child needs to have their own envelope on photo day.

Family envelopes are available at the school office upon request and need to be ordered before or on photography day. Please make your children aware they are having a family photo.

Please enclose correct money, as no change is given. Cash, cheques, credit card and money orders accepted.

Envelopes are given direct to the photographers on the day.

Special Group and Sports photos: when students receive their class photos there will be a letter in their pack with a shoot key for parents/caregivers if they are featured in one of the special group photos, explaining how to order these photos online.

On-Line Ordering: Why not give ONLINE ORDERING a go!! It’s quick and easy. Parents/Caregivers can select their preferred package including Family/Sibling packages when ordering online at www.msp.com.au.

For any enquiries, please feel free to contact MSP. Email: admin.adelaidesouth@msp.com.au Website: www.msp.com.au Phone: 8391 3951 Fax: 8391 8259

MUSIC News Festival Choir at Festival Theatre/Adelaide Oval Bridge

On Thursday, May 25th our choir joined

many other schools to make a massed choir of 1,500 voices. We rehearsed out-side Adelaide Oval and some students were interviewed by television stations. While we were singing a small drone helicopter hovered over and filmed us. We were the second school to go walking and singing under colourful parachutes over the bridge. We then joined a work-shop and, in groups, planned a new flag for our own “Children’s Republic”. Once we had drawn it we cut out coloured material in the shapes of hands, smiling faces, pizza and doughnuts.

Then we learned how to use a sewing machine to sew them onto a background sheet. We brought these flags back to school and have put them up in the Learning Street.

Janet Parkinson Arts/Choir Teacher

RECEPTION Enrolments 2018 If your child is eligible to start school in 2018 or you know of any children wishing to start school, then please advise us as soon as possible as this information will help us to make informed decisions about class placements for next year.

Enrolment forms are available from the Front Office.

Tas Ktenidis Principal

FAREWELL Pre-Service Teachers This week we say goodbye to our Final Year Pre-Service Teachers from Flinders University - Sarah Gobbie, Tash Janssen, Melissa Buck, Brooke Candy and Damon Read. We have enjoyed having them as part of our learning commu-nity and know that they have gained many skills since beginning their time here. We wish them all the best for the remainder of their studies and look forward to them visiting us throughout the year.

Sarah Magnusson Deputy Principal

Family Evening Sessions Growth and development sessions will be offered by Kidz Biz Education for students and their parents/caregivers on Thursday, June 15

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(in the Multi-Purpose Room).

Session 1: 6:40pm - 7:30pm Rec-Yr 4 ‘Where Did We Come From?’

Session 2: 7:40pm - 8:30pm Yr 5-7 ‘What’s Happening to Us’

Cost: $15 per session or $25 for both sessions (GST included). Register/pay at Front Office by the morning of Wednesday, June 14

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These fun, informative, easy to understand and interactive sessions provide students and their parents/caregivers with an introduction to basic personal and social develop-ment education, traditionally known

as the ‘facts of life’.

SOCCER Results: In the U11s Carnival last week the team was unbeaten in their 4 games, 1-0 , 2-0, 3-0 and 0-0. On the weekend: U9s went down to an experienced Unley side 6-1; U11s won 2-0 against Glenelg; Senior Silver drew with Seacliff 2-2 and Senior Orange won 2-3 against Emmaus.

Steve Dash Soccer Coordinator

SPORT News

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U11s

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Seniors Silver

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PUPIL FREE DAY 9/6

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY 12/6

ICAS Writing Competitions; Finance Committee Meeting 5:30pm (Staff Room); OSHC Committee Meeting 6:45pm (Staff Room)

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ICAS Spelling Competitions 14/6

Family Evening Workshops (R-4: 6:40-7:30pm; Yr 5-7: 7:40-8:30pm) (MP Room) 15/6

R - 3 Assembly 10:50am (Multipurpose Room); Canteen Committee Meeting 2pm (Staff Room)

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Sports Committee Meeting 6:30pm (Staff Room) 19/6

Governing Council Meeting 7pm (Staff Room) 21/6

4 - 7 Assembly 10:50am (Hall) 23/6

DIARY DATES: JUNE

IN-SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY COUNSELLING SERVICE A psychologist is available at our school. Counselling is a very effective way of helping children and adolescents who are struggling with some aspects of their lives, from feeling anxious or depressed, to experiencing bullying or having difficulties controlling their anger. It can help them to recover and also help prevent reoccurrence.

To access this free counselling service you’ll need to:

Complete the GP information form provided to you by us.

Take the letter along with your child to your local GP and obtain a Mental Health Care Plan referral from your GP.

Complete the In-School Psychology consent form and return it to school together with the GP referral.

We’ll then contact you as to when the psychologist will start working with your child. For more information contact school.

Sarah Magnusson Deputy Principal

COME AND TRY

Inline Hockey SA is committed to promoting the sport of inline hockey throughout South Australia, enabling the competition to grow. Therefore, Blackwood Blaze Inline

Hockey Club is offering opportunities for juniors, male and female, to come and try inline hockey - a fast, fun, exciting sport played by male and females on a large rink.

Where: Blackwood Recreation Centre, Northcote Rd, Blackwood

When: Saturday, June 17th at 12:30-1:30 pm

Cost: Free of charge-equipment is provided (bring your own skates and bike helmet)

Contact: Sue Collier on 0432 902 600 or formulasue@gmail.com

Alternatively, sessions will be offered at North Viking Inline Hockey Club (Gawler) later in the year. Contact Peter King on 0432 345 207 or northvikings@hotmail.com.au/

Learning Difficulties Assessment/Useful Resources Families who may have concerns for their child’s learning and might be considering an assessment - the two main specialists that can give a learning assessment and diagnose dyslexia or other learning difficulties are an Educational Psychologist or a Speech Pathologist (some Occupational Therapists are also trained to do this).

The AUSPELD website link below helps parents/carers understand the process and is an excellent free resource. Understanding Learning Difficulties – A guide for parents: http://www.speld-sa.org.au/faq/understanding-learning-difficulties-a-guide-for-parents.html

Families can visit the following websites for advice on assessments and subsequent support, tutoring and accommodations for school: SPELD SA http://www.speld-sa.org.au/ or Dyslexia SA http://www.dyslexiasa.org.au/

Information provided by: Leanne James, Dyslexia SA