Snapshot Week 4 Term 4

8 November 2019

Our School Vegetable Garden & Community Spirit

Many thanks to Kath and Nathan Chapman, who have tirelessly

volunteered their time in giving our school garden patch a lift

using 100% sustainable building materials. Nathan spent

countless hours building new garden beds over the last months

and they have now been installed. Kath has been a major

driving force and innovator all along the way, helping to maintain the Japanese garden,

supporting the school recycling program, and many other valuable jobs.

Stage one included clearing the original garden, removing a tree for greater sunlight and all the other many odds and ends that needed doing.

Stage two has been the creation and placement of the new beds.

Stage three will be the delivery of soil for the beds and mulch for the ground cover.

Stage four will include the mapping of what goes in the beds,

Stage five is planting of seeds and seedlings.

Stage six will develop processes for watering, student and community participation.

Our garden is a work in progress and we thank all of the people involved with this journey.

Week 5 Crossing

Monitors

AM

Maddy A

Niamh S

Lithumi M

PM

Nathaniel G

Patina K

Leona D

Carly Ryan Foundation Presentation Central Idea: Digital technologies are shaping our future

Our Year 6/7 students are inquiring in to how ‘digital

technologies are shaping our future’, and the implications

of the rise of technology on people, the economy, and

the environment.

On Tuesday, upper primary students attended a workshop

presented by The Carly Ryan Foundation. The rate at

which digital and internet-enabled technologies change is

staggering; young people must be educated about all

aspects of being a responsible digital citizen. Some of the

topics that were covered include online safety, healthy relationships and privacy in an

online world; all designed to keep young people safe.

“We learned a lot about being safe online, and we are all now aware of security on social

media, and not giving away any personal information while using these programs. Overall it

was very informative and an interesting experience.” Hannah A, Year 6

Site Improvement Plan Goal: To develop effective writers

What's happening in Year 6 & 7? WritersSA Writing Workshop

In the corridor which leads past the offices of our Principal

and Deputy are honour boards containing a great deal of

information about our school’s history. Allen George

Francis is the first name on this board.

In Mr Francis’ honour, an annual prize is awarded to

encourage and develop children’s writing skills at Rose

Park Primary School. This prize, the Allen George Francis

Medal (AGF), is awarded to one Year 6 and one Year 7

student at the end of the school year.

To support students in producing their best possible narrative creation, and aligning with our

school’s Site Improvement Plan, WritersSA visited each of our five Year 6 and Year 7 classes

to deliver a two-hour writing workshop. During the workshop, students developed their

understanding of the essential elements that comprise an effective and engaging narrative.

WritersSA experts have agreed to adjudicate the students’ work, and award the final prizes

in week 9. We look forward to reading the students’ stories.

“I enjoyed the workshop. Throughout the Writers SA workshop, I learnt many new skills and

new various planning and organising skills.” Archie B, Year 6

Reception—Year 2 Swimming

This week, all children in Reception – Year 2 have

been involved in swimming at Burnside Swimming

Pool. Students thoroughly enjoyed their participation

as part of the Health and Physical Education

curriculum. We thank the swimming instructors, parent

volunteers and teachers for supporting our students

throughout the week. Although the sun was not

always shining, everyone had a blast!

Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits Musical

The Year 4/5 Musical was a great learning

experience for all of us. We learnt to work together

as a team, cooperate and learn the importance of

not arguing about every little thing. If we argued, the

whole musical would fall apart at the seams. Some

people, at first, did not like their parts or costumes,

but as we fell into a routine, we became more

comfortable with our parts, and more confident with

our lines. We all worked together really well and after

our performances on Tuesday and Wednesday

nights in Week 3, we all received a lot of really great

feedback and compliments on how well we all worked together, and our ability to prompt

others when they forgot their cue or line. In all, the whole musical was a huge success and an

amazing learning experience as well as being a lot of fun!

By Lillian Goodwin, Room 19

Premier’s Be Active Challenge

This year more than 31,500 students completed the 2019

Premier’s be active Challenge. Our school community was

selected as one of the Top 50 highest achieving schools in

South Australia. To celebrate this special effort, our school

has been invited to attend the Premier’s be active

Challenge reception, where a presentation will be made

to two of our student representatives. We thank our

Physical Education teachers, Mandy Raymond and Anna Nichol for coordinating this

opportunity for students.

Learner Profile Awards

Congratulations to the following students for demonstrating the Learner Profile Attribute of:

Next Week...

Monday - Remembrance Day Service

Wednesday - Year 1 Incursion—Animals Anonymous

Wednesday - Parents & Friends Meeting 2:00pm

Friday – Sports Day

Principled

George C (Room 16)

Haley C (Room 12)

Lily B (Room 11)

Charlie W (Room 17)

Georgie G (Room 8)

Hazel L (Room 13)

Harper C (Room 6)

Amelia L (Room 15)

Sophia B (Room 15)

Communicator

Anton F (Room 15)