Settlers Farm Campus R-7 Term 1— Week 2, 7th February 2019

Dear Families, Welcome back to school. I hope that you and your family had a wonderful time over the school holiday break. It has been a smooth and happy start to the year with students settling well into their new classes.

We welcome 105 Reception students and their families to our school this year and 11 older students and their families as well. We hope that you have all had a successful start to 2019.

We welcome this year to our staff; Assistant Principal-Tania Dal Zotto, Teachers-Sarah Ellis-Steinborner (Auslan), Tyson Gerrie (Year 7), Luke Davies (Year 7), Judy Pearson (Year 2 & 6), Julie Stanton (Year 5/6), Jodi Clark (Year 4/5), Liam Wytkin (Year 4), Kristian Allen (Year 3) and Georgia Gelissen (Year 1). SSOs-George Prodromou, Janine Graetz, Mandy Axisa, Adrian Barham, Andy Popescu, Bec Highnam, Rebecca Williams, Lisa Johns, Susan Rice and Sophia Corso.

We have begun the year with 772 students in 31 classes. We are in the process of running panels to fill the following positions: Deputy Principal for terms 1 and 2, Assistant Principal Wellbeing for 1 year, R-3 Mathematics Coach for 1 year, Reading Support Teachers R-3 and Year 4-7 for 1 year and Pastoral Care Worker. We will notify you who the successful applicants are once the processes are complete.

Teachers returned to work in the weeks before students came back to school preparing for their new class and setting up their rooms. On the Thursday and Friday before the long weekend staff worked together to ensure consistency across year levels and discussed R-7 expectations. They also analysed student data in English and Mathematics, shared strategies to support individual students to be successful and planned with their teaching partners and SSOs. We are set for a fantastic year ahead!

Some early diary dates to take note of for this term: Tuesday 12th February- Acquaintance Night 5:00-7:00pm – See note sent home last week. Thursday 14th February– Volunteer Induction 9:00am Monday 18th March– Annual General Meeting (AGM), Governing Council 6:30pm Friday 22th March- R-7 Sports day Friday 29th March- Proposed Partnership Pupil Free day (“The Big 6 Of Reading”) Monday 1st – Friday 5th April- Interview Week – Online booking information will be sent home closer to this date.

Each year we elect new members to our Governing Council. The process of nominating to be elected onto Governing Council begins two weeks before the AGM. A separate information sheet will come home by midterm. I would love for you to consider being part of our Governing Council. The commitment is usually for a two year term and many of our members stay on for a longer time. The formal election takes place at the AGM. The AGM this year is on Monday the 18th of March from 6:30pm and you do not need to be a Governing Council member to attend. Please come along!

Cont. over page

Phone: 82806866 Fax: 82806403 School Email: dl.1851.info@schools.sa.edu.au

www.settlersr7.sa.edu.au

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE

Principal’s Report

Goodbye 2018/Hello 2019

10 Tips for an Anxious Child

Information about

Sports Day, Acquaintance Night

& Volunteer Induction Training

Term 1 Planner

COMING EVENTS

TERM 1 Acquaintance Night

Tuesday 12th February

Volunteer Induction

Thursday 14th February 9am

Adelaide Cup Public

Holiday Monday 11th

March

School Photos Monday 18th

March

AGM Governing Council

Monday 18th March

Sports Day

Friday 22nd March

Proposed Pupil Free Day

Friday 29th March

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL BEST

Jo Sayers Principal

TBA Deputy Principal

Students with Special Needs

Nicole Blackmore Assistant Principal

Improvement in Teaching & Learning

Tania Dal Zotto Assistant Principal

Student Wellbeing

TBA Student Wellbeing

Assistant Principal

Paula Mulholland

Kindergarten Director

Jan Hutchison OSHC Director

Carol Phillips Canteen Manager

REMINDER!! Hats are to worn

from Term 1, 2019

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Farewell

2018 For the end of 2018 school year we

farewelled many leaving Settlers Farm Campus for new adventures. This included all of the Year 7s, several other students moving to new schools

as well as several staff and members of the Leadership Team. Best Wishes on your new journey!

Cont. We are always interested in and value feedback from Families and the School Community about how we can improve our school to best meet the needs of you and your children. We continually support and encourage students to be the best that they can be and we would like to do the same as a school. Please don’t hesitate to contact staff with any concerns or new ideas that you may have.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards,

Jo

Bring

On

2019

At our start of year assembly we welcomed back

all students and staff including many new faces.

We wish our Settlers Farm

Community a happy and successful

2019!

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10 Tips to Parent Your Anxious Child

By Anne Marie Albano, PhD, author of “You and Your Anxious Child”. with Leslie Pepper

1. Respect and validate your child’s feelings! Anxiety is a real emotion and not pleasant.

2. Teach your child deep, slow, belly breathing. This is an easy and very portable skill for self-soothing and calming.

3. Listen to your child and ask “Tell me what you are thinking?” This will help to reveal scary thoughts and scenes that build up in your child’s mind.

4.Rather than swooping to reassure, ask your child “How likely is (that thing you’re afraid of) to happen?” You’ll be teaching them to challenge their anxious thinking.

5. Prompt your child with “Tell me some things you can do to handle this situation” and help them to brainstorm, rather than just giving them solutions. They’ll feel empowered.

6. Give up the idea of “mental health days” “skip days” “sleep with mum nights” or other ways of avoiding feared situations. This just makes the anxiety stick more firmly and lead to further avoidance.

7. Encourage your child’s attempts to be brave, no matter how small they may seem to you. Use labeled praise such as “I’m so proud of you for sleeping in your own bed last night!”

8. Work with your child to outline small steps leading to a bigger goal.

9. Create opportunities for your child to practise being brave and coping, and then high-five his/her efforts!

10. Recognise when you are anxious and say aloud what you can do to calm down and solve the situation. You’ll be modeling coping for your child, but be mindful and don’t overshare your anxiety!

kidlutions.com

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INTERESTED IN COACHING FOOTBALL?

If your are interested in coaching a football team for Yrs. 2/3, Yrs. 4/5 or Yrs. 6/7 in terms 2 & 3

on Saturday mornings at

Elizabeth oval please let Martha or Ben (the PE

Teachers) know.

Friday 22nd March

(Back Up Day is Monday 25th March)

TIME: all day

Come along to watch your child and feel free to join in with the activities. Be part of the baton relay after lunch!

On the day, your child MUST bring sunscreen to reapply during the day, sandshoes, a hat, appropriate clothing in their team colour if possible

and a bottle of water. The canteen will be open all day for purchases.

Hope to see you there!

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Volunteer Induction

Parents, relatives and friends are invited to attend a Volunteer Induction

session facilitated by Nicole Blackmore at Settlers Farm Campus R-7.

The session time is as follows:

Thursday 14th February - Week 3

9am

RAN Training will be offered separately online.

Please ring the school on 8280 6866 to confirm your attendance, for organisational purposes.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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How to subscribe to the newsletter mailing list

for parents.

Send an email to the following email address:

listserv@lists.schools.sa.edu.au

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text exactly as written to the body of the email:

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After approximately 5 minutes you should receive an email with

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The subscription request will then be approved by the school

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If you would like a ‘Hard Copy’ of the

Newsletter please fill out a form available at the Front Office.

PARA HILLS WEST SOCCER CLUB INC.

2019 REGISTRATION DATE2019 REGISTRATION DATE SATURDAY 23rd FEBRUARY

9.00am - 12.00pm FEES ARE AS FOLLOWSFEES ARE AS FOLLOWS

UNDER 6,7 AND 8s $190

UNDER 9s AND UP $220 DEPOSIT OF $50 REQUIRED

WE OFFER A FAMILY DISCOUNT OF:

$5 REDUCTION FOR 2ND

CHILD IN FAMILY AND $10 REDUCTION FOR 3

RD AND SUBSEQUENT CHILD IN FAMILY

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE:

EACH PLAYER WHO HAS PAID IN FULL BY THE 2ND

AND FINAL REGISTRATION ON THE 23

rd FEBURARY IS ALSO ELIGIBLE

FOR A $10 DISCOUNT

Kerrie McInerney Junior Registrar, Para Hills West Soccer Club

Phone: 0413955904 Email: jkmaca1@bigpond.com

Congratulations 2018’s D03, D04 , Homestead Students & the SFC community for their fantastic support generously donating to the 2018 St. Vincent

de Paul Society Christmas Appeal!

Thank you again to everybody who helped collect tickets for our school.

The students will really enjoy the use of all this fantastic new equipment.

Coles Sports for Schools

LOOK AT OUR HAUL!

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Settlers Farm Campus

Acquaintance Night 2019 Settlers Farm Campus is having an Acquaintance Night on Tuesday 12th February, Week 3. The School will be open from 5:00 – 7:00pm and the Kindergarten will be open 5:00-6:30pm. We encourage all families to come and see our wonderful learning environments and some great student work. The program for the evening will consist of teacher and student presentations in the Hall, open areas for visiting (see below), “BBQ” and “Canteen” for refreshments and “Open Classrooms” where your child/children will show you around their classroom and talk about their learning environment.

Acquaintance Night Program R-7 5:00pm

5:00pm Hall-Introduction to all SFC staff. Hall-Each team will talk about their plans and priorities for 2019: 5:15pm-

Specialist Team, 5:30pm-R/1 Team, 5:45pm-2/3 Team, 6:00pm-4/5 Team and 6:15pm 6/7 Team.

Around the school from 5:00 to 6:00pm Hall – Team Presentations Resource Centre Daintree STEM Kitchen/Arts (Please enter through main door of Daintree and walk

through to the end of the corridor). Governing Council Booth – Information about being on the Governing Council (set

up in the Main Yard near the Resource Centre). Interoception Room – also in Daintree Building, enter through main door and it is

the first door on your right. Homestead STEM Centre – come and see the renovations! Kids Matter Booth – set up under the extended Homestead

Veranda. BBQ – set up in the Main Yard near the Resource Centre. Canteen will be open too!

Classroom visits 6:00 to 7:00pm Classrooms will open to give families with children in different year levels time to visit each class. Settlers Farm Campus Kindergarten-Will be open from 5:00-6:30pm.

We hope to see you on the night!

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Settlers Farm Campus R-7

TERM PLANNER

Phone: 8280 6866

TERM 1 - 2019 Weeks 1-11

1

28/1 Australia Day Public Holiday No School

29/1 30/1 Whole School Assembly 10am for Staff and

Students

31/1 1/2

2

4/2 5/2 6/2 7/2 Newsletter 8/2

3

11/2 12/2

Acquaintance Night from 5pm

13/2

14/2 Volunteer Induction Training 9am

15/2

4

18/2 19/2

K-2 Assembly

20/2 21/2 Newsletter

22/2 .

5

25/2 26/2 27/2 28/2 1/3 SAPSASA SWIMMING

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4/3 5/3 3-5 Assembly

6/3 7/3 Newsletter

K-2 Assembly

8/3

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11/3 ADELAIDE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY

12/3 13/3 14/3 15/3

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18/3 School Photo Day

AGM 6.30PM

19/3 20/3 21/3 Newsletter

22/3

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25/3 Back Up Sports Day

26/3

K-2 Assembly 3-5 Assembly

27/3 28/3 29/3

PROPOSED

PUPIL FREE DAY Staff Training ‘The Big 6 of

Reading’

10 1/4 2/4 Skeleton Crew JP

3/4 4/4 Newsletter 5/4 SAPSASA ATHLETICS

11 8/4 9/4 10/4 11/4 K-2 Assembly

12/4 Last Day of Term 1

Casual Day 2:05 Dismissal

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Road Crossing Training Yrs 5-7

Parent/Teacher INTERVIEWS