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A big congratulations to Trudy Lane and her husband Danny who

welcomed their baby boy Ziggy John in January. We can’t wait to

meet him when he visits the school!

Welcome

I would like to welcome back Michelle Lampard, who is teaching

year 3/4s and 6/7s for half a day each for intervention and extension

literacy and numeracy. It’s wonderful to have Mrs Lampard on site

again!

Student free day

A reminder that Friday the 8th of March is our first Student Free Day.

Teachers will be attending a Simon Breakspear Training and Devel-

opment session.

Meet the teachers

Thanks to all the parents and caregivers who came along to our Meet the Teachers night

on Tuesday. We certainly had our biggest turn out ever! This is a very important first

step in getting to know your child’s teacher, expectations and intentions for a year of

learning ahead, and also an opportunity to mingle with staff and other families in an in-

formal way. If you were unable to attend, handouts that were discussed on the night have

been sent home with your child.

REMINDER: STUDENT FREE DAY

FRIDAY MARCH 8TH

Friday 22nd February

9.15 JP Assembly

Room 12 & 13 Frances Folk

Gathering

Tuesday 26th February

YELP Forum

Friday 1st March

12.15 Primary Assembly

Wednesday 6th March

Pancake Day 8.00-8.30am

Friday 8th March

STUDENT FREE DAY

Roster Friday 22nd Feb M.Clark

Tuesday 26th Feb *

Wednesday 27th Feb T.Morton

Thursday 28th Feb D.Bell

Friday March 1st *

Tuesday March 5th N.Mathie

Wednesday March 6th B.Slotegraaf

Thursday March 7th N.Burdon

Glenda Herron

Canteen Manager

Diary Dates

Pg 3 Deputy News

Pg 4 PCW Corner

Pg 5 Birthdays

Pg 5 Counsellor Chat

Pg 6 Room 5

Pg 8 Community News

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Reading Comprehension Strategies

Over the last couple of weeks, we have introduced the reading comprehension

strategies of Activating Prior Knowledge and Predicting. These are both im-

portant strategies that can be used before, during and after reading to increase

meaning and enjoyment in the reading process.

Ways you can support your child to use these strategies when reading at home is

to spend some time before reading looking at the front and back cover, and have

your child make predictions on what the story might be about. If it is a non-

fiction text, you could ask them what they already know about the topic and what

they hope to learn. During and after reading you can stop to check their predic-

tions or have a conversation about what they now know about the topic.

Kirsty

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

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Deputy News

Deputy News

I can see 2019 fortnights are going to fly by as quickly as ever! Here we are in

newsletter week again.

Intention Assemblies

Our fabulous new KIC exec have certainly hit the ground running and haven’t skipped

a beat getting organised for the year. They have organised 2 brilliant Intention Assem-

blies and have put their own new twist on them. What some people do not realise is that

the Intention Assemblies have a lot of work done behind the scenes. The KIC exec de-

cide what the new intention should be and work out some dot points they feel the school

needs to focus on. They then write a script/run sheet, make a PowerPoint presentation

and organise a group of children to role play what the intention should look like. They

are doing an amazing job.

This fortnight’s intention is “Pursue your per-

sonal best no matter who you work with”.

When you are thrown into the workforce you

do not get to choose who you work with.

Teaching children from a very young age to

get along and work successfully with other

students is a very important life skill.

Our Youth Mental Health

Ambassadors are also con-

tributing a section to the

intention assembly. On

Monday they spoke about

what good mental health

looks like and gave some good examples of what you can do to sustain good mental

health. Great work girls!

Our House Captains also

got to contribute to the as-

sembly. They organised

and ran a whole school

game of Piccadilly Circus.

The R-2 students formed

one circle and the 3-7 stu-

dents formed another. The aim of the game is for players to pass coloured balls to eve-

ryone in the circle. You cannot touch the same colour ball twice. Students need to work

together as a team and use effective communication to play successfully. The JP stu-

dents completed the task before the 3-7 circle so are our reigning champs! The house

captains did a wonderful job coaching and assisting. This is one of the Play is the Way

games that children have been practising in classes.

Reading

Reading is such an important skill and one of

the areas we are focussing on again this year. I

have started reading to children in the morning

whenever I can. So if you see me with my

picnic rug and basket of books on one the

ovals, please come and join me for a story or

two. It is a lovely way to start the day!

Swimming

We have now completed out Department for

Education swimming lessons for all Reception

to Year 5 students. The focus for these lessons

is safety and survival. The lessons they learned

will hold them in much better stead when

around water for the rest of their lives. Thanks

to Kelly and her team of instructors for hold-

ing the lessons (especially in such chilly

weather!) They even brought the safety equip-

ment up to the hall for one lesson as it was just

too cold and windy to go to the lake! The chil-

dren really benefitted from this lesson and we

would like to thank them for their flexibility

Have a great fortnight.

Kym

Spare Clothes

We are in need of size 6-10 under-wear and socks for boys and girls. Also size 4-8 shorts. If you have any of these you don’t require please drop them into the front office. It would be much appreciated. Thank-you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

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40 Meaningful Ways to Share Encouraging Words

for Kids By Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD.

Children and teenagers need to be encouraged to be themselves—to discover their own solutions to prob-lems and their unique paths through life. You can re-mind them, in so many ways, how they are becoming their best selves! Empathy 1.Thank you for your kindness. 2.What you did was very generous. 3.I appreciate how you put yourself in someone else’s shoes. 4.Your thoughtfulness is one of your greatest strengths. 5.I’m so proud of how you honour and accept other kids’ differences. Curiosity 6.I like how you pursue new ideas! 7.Your open-mindedness is such an asset. 8.I love your sense of scepticism. 9.You just showed what it means to be a critical think-er! 10.Your desire to learn helped you grow from this set-back. Sociability 11.Thank you for cooperating; it’s such an important skill. 12.I appreciate what a good listener you are. 13.I like how you use words to describe your feelings. 14.You’ve been a good friend to ____ because… 15.Thank you for respecting my thinking.

PCW Corner

Resilience 16.You showed enormous strength in handling this challenge. 17.Your determination helped you overcome this obstacle. 18.Thank you for persevering to solve this problem. 19.It’s a joy to see your self-confidence shine through! 20.Your flexibility and grit helped you grow from this adversity. Self-Awareness 21.I appreciate how self-reflective you are. 22.I admire your vulnerability. 23.Your optimism is contagious. 24.It’s great to see that you believe in yourself. 25.I trust you will find your own meaning from this experience. Integrity 26.It takes courage to stand up for what you believe in. 27.I appreciate your respect of others. 28.Your honesty serves as a role model to me. 29.I admire your values, like… 30.None of us is perfect; learning integrity takes practice. Resourcefulness 31.I’m so glad you asked for your teacher’s help. 32.It nice to see you focus on the process, not just the result. 33.You analysed the problem, then devised a great solution! 34.You achieved your goal with a lot of hard work. 35.I’m proud of you for being a collaborator. Creativity 36.I love your sense of humour! 37.Your imagination is awesome! 38.Thank you for reminding me how fun it is to be playful. 39.Your ideas are wonderfully creative. 40.Your connection to nature brings me joy.

As always, if I can be of assistance please do not hesitate to contact me. John Stayte Mob 0437190208 john.stayte332@schools.sa.edu.au PCW

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Happy birthday to ...

Counsellor Chat

Jorja Walker who was 7 on 8th February Jim Hansford who was 9 on 9th February William Harris who was 10 on 11th February Georgia Pope who was 7 on 12th February Deaken Bilston who was 9 on 14th February Ava Cother who was 7 on 15th February Sydney Schultz who was 8 on 17th February Raphael Sopha who will be 8 on 22nd February Zac Doyle who will be 9 & Chelsea Secker who will be 7 on 26th February Rachel Shepherd who will be 13 on 27th February Anastasia Plummer who will be 8 on 28th February Mackenzie Bell who will be 5 and Ashlan Bell who will be 9 on 3rd March Ayla Bain will be 12 and Ted Neyland will be 6 on 4th March Thenuri Warnakula Suriya will be 12 on 5th March Roman Nicholas-Heron will be 7 and Molly Crouch will be 11 on 6th March Ben Richardson will be 5 on 7th March

Students have the opportunity to be involved in this program for 2019. Interested students need to collect an information letter and consent form from the office and return with their money by Thurs-day 28th February. Last years’ students need to re register and pay their money for this year if they would like to continue. Any questions, please contact me. Tracy Hahn Children's University Coordinator.

Cathie Biggins

Hi everyone,

What a wonderful School this is! It was lovely to see

all of the families who attended our Meet the

Teachers evening this week, and there were plenty

of smiling faces (especially at barbecue time!). As

usual the term is zipping along with lots of great

learning opportunities in store for our lucky stu-

dents. I am particularly impressed with the willing-

ness of students of all ages to put themselves for-

ward as leaders and volunteers. This is a great atti-

tude to carry forth with and it makes our School

stronger and better.

This is the time of the year when we are looking for

community members who are interested in volun-

teering some time to help at School. There are

many ways that you can contribute, ranging from

serving on School Council, helping in the Canteen,

hearing students read, attending our working bees,

and joining our LAP programme.

As you know, every child is different and therefore

each student’s needs – academic, social and

emotional – are unique to them.

LAP (Learning Assistance Programme) is a great

way to support individual students in areas which

may be affecting their learning.

We have many students who would greatly benefit

from a mentoring adult who visits each week to

“touch base” and work with them. Activities are

tailored to specific needs and could range from

learning the 7 x tables to shooting hoops in the

gym or learning how to thread a fishing line… just

to name a few!

If you, or someone you know, would be interested

in finding out more about LAP please give me a

call at the School. The benefits are two-way, and

we have fun together!

Cathie Biggins.

Student Counsellor

Counsellor Chat

Children’s University

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Community News

20th Anniversary

22nd-24th Feb

The FREE Festival you are in and not just

AT. On the last weekend of February

each year the tiny village of Frances on the

Victorian/South Australian border opens

its doors and hearts to folk lovers:

musicians,dancers, poets, artists and

appreciators.

For musicians, blackboard concerts run all

weekend in various venues. There are

scheduled sessions, circles, serious and

silly competitions.

Cost: FREE

Location: Frances

Times: Various throughout the day

and evening

For more information:

www.francesfolkgathering.com.au

22nd-24th Feb

Naracoorte Kennel Club Championship

Show

You don’t have to be an owner of a dog to

enjoy dog shows. These events are fun for

any pet lover to watch, so pop along and

watch the dogs in action.

Cost: FREE for spectators

Location: Naracoorte Soccer Grounds

Times: From 5pm Friday-Sunday afternoon

For more information:

info@dogssa.com.au

Frances Folk Gathering

Dog Show

Junior Primary-Friday, February 22nd at 9.15

Upper Primary-Friday, March 1st at 12.15

Assemblies