st martin de porres school newsletter
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL COMING EVENTS:
1 Berrima Road
Sheidow Park SA 5158
Phone: 8321 8300
Fax: 8322 4186
Email: [email protected]
www.smdps.catholic.edu.au
https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Martin-de-Porres-School-Sheidow-
Park/496302827162105
We acknowledge that St Martin de Porres School is built on the
land of the Kaurna People
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Term 2 Week 3 16th May 2018
Friday 18th May
Assembly 2.40pm Hosts 2JR
Tuesday 22nd May
Board Meeting 7.00pm
Thursday 24th May
Community Prayer 9.00am Year 3-5 Hosts 3CH
Friday 25th May
Rec-Year 2 Mass 9.15am
Monday 28th May
Principal’s Tour 9.30am
Thursday 31st May
Whole School Community Prayer 9.00am Hosts 1RH
Thursday 7th June
Assembly 2.40pm Hosts 4/5HC
Monday 11th June
Public Holiday
Queen’s Birthday
Wednesday 13th June
Whole School Mass 9.00am
Wednesday 14th June
Community Prayer 9.00am
R-2 Hosts RCT
Friday 15th June
P&F Disco
Tuesday 19th June
Board Meeting 7.00pm
Dear Parents, Welcome to Week 3 and there is so much going on I have written this newsletter under headings to try and fit it all in. Capital Works 1. The refurbishment to the third Reception room has been
completed and as our enrolments are now in the high 60’s for 2019 we will have three Reception classes.
2. The creation of a Schoolies room for the Long Transition
Program is almost complete. This room is located where the music suite was and the children and teachers will now have access to the garden from this room.
3. The refurbishment of the Music Room will be completed in
the next three weeks and lessons will return to this space from using the church.
4. Building the new classroom complex for Year 6 will
commence in June. Much work has been done by Gary, Ben and myself to bring the costs in under our budget. I am hopeful that I can present a detailed picture of our development in the next few weeks.
5. The Uniform Shop is now co-located with the music suite.
Leanne has done a great job in locating extra stock to our storage area. Volunteer help with uniform shop management would greatly assist us into the future.
Community 1. The winter sport program commenced last Saturday.
We have 203 students (out of 300) involved in a school activity. This is to be commended.
2. There will be limited sporting activity on weekends at
St Martin’s because of the building program. 3. Mr Buchannan is preparing the athletics team for the
Catholic School’s Carnival on Friday 15th June at Santos
Stadium. 4. The community is being asked to provide feedback on my work as part of my two year review. I encourage as many people as possible to participate in the survey monkey. The review process is part of my tenure. A successful review will mean an extension to my contract for 5 years. A random selection of Staff, Parents and School Board members will be interviewed by my Principal Consultant, Mr Mark Corrigan. A report will be presented to the community by the end of Term 2.
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5. A lovely Mother’s Day Morning Tea was held last Friday. Thanks to Denise Allen and her
team for their great work.
6. The School Board Chair, Anthony Patterson, represented the school at a gathering of all
school board chairs of the Adelaide Archdiocese. The Director of Catholic Education, Mr Neil
McGorran, presented the CESA Strategy and there were two key questions that were
discussed :
1. How can you support the Principal in their leadership of the school in ensuring an excellent
Catholic education for all children and families ?
2. What are the implications of the Director’s presentation for the school’s strategic
directions ? Does the school’s strategy fit with the CESA strategy ?
Anthony will discuss these questions with the Board at our meeting next week.
7. On Wednesday May 16th Ben and myself are hosted an afternoon tea with our local
Preschools and Child Care Centres. It is really important to have good community connections
with these centres as we go about our work in supporting children and families in their role as
the first educators of their children.
8. QUIZ NIGHT QUIZ NIGHT QUIZ NIGHT – Saturday 18th
August.
A team to help organise this great fun night is now being formed. No experience
necessary BUT we urgently need help. Contact Gabby in the front office.
Learning
1. The staff continue their learning with the Corwin Institute and the Visible Learning approach to
classroom teaching. Our focus for this term is on student feedback. 2. We have commenced a new intervention program called Quicksmart. Leanne Gallagher and
Jack Mittiga (ESOs) have done their training with the University of New England and will work
with targeted students on improving their number work and recall. 3. Anne Smith and the Enviro Leaders have begun a project where food scraps are turned into
mulch for the garden. Special collection bins have been located in classrooms and the leaders
are responsible for making it all work. 4. This term, time in each staff meeting will be spent acknowledging individual children in
our school. Children will be introduced by their teachers and their character strengths
highlighted. The purpose of this is for everyone to know all the children more deeply
with a positive mindset.
I finish with a quote from Bernard Salt, a social demographer. He refers to the dispositions needed
by our children for a healthy future in Australia :
“ It will take persistence, hard work, training, resilience and the ability to identify and adapt to new
circumstances and opportunities.”
These are all good dispositions to think about in your conversations with the children.
God Bless,
Craig
FROM THE PRINCIPAL CONTD.
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LET’S GET PHYSICAL
Activity guidelines for children 0-5
BIRTH TO 1
Supervised floor-based play in safe environments should be encouraged.
AGE 1 TO 3
Toddlers and pre-schoolers (3 to 5 years) should be physically active every day for at least three hours, spread throughout the day.
AGE 2 TO 5
Sitting watching television and the use of other electronic media (DVD’s, computers and other electronic games) should be limited to less than one hour a day.
UNDER 2
Should not spend any time watching television or using other electronic media (DVDs, computers and other electronic games).
AGE 1 TO 5
Should not be sedentary, restrained, or kept inactive for more than one hour at a time, with the exception of sleeping.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL CONTD.
CAR PARKING
Can we please request that when you
are using the vacant block of land
behind the Parish House for parking
that you enter and exit slowly.
This is to ensure the safety of
everyone including the neighbouring
residence and to reduce the impact
on the reserve.
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PRINCIPAL’S TOUR:
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Put on your favourite superhero costume and join us for a night of fun at the 2018 SCHOOL DISCO!
Hosted by your school and the P & F Committee.
Entertainment by BOP TIL YOU DROP!
WHEN: Friday, 15 June 2018 WHERE: De Porres Centre
TIME: 6:30pm – 8:00pm COST: Gold Coin Donation
BYO NAMED WATER BOTTLE**
RSVP: Via Skoolbag
St Martin De Porres
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chool Disco
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Quiz Night
Saturday,18 August
Regards
Denice Allen
Chairperson
P& F NEWS:
POSP NEWS:
AFL
Our Year 2/3 and Year 4/5 teams
commenced the season last Saturday and
they are training hard each week to improve
their skills and teamwork.
AFLW
Our AFLW competition kicks off this Friday
afternoon and the girls are keen to get the
season underway.
Netball
Our Year 2/3 and Year 4/5 Netball
commences on Saturday with both games
being played at Marymount (our temporary
home for the season).
Small-Sided Soccer
Our five Reception/Year 1 teams commence
this Saturday with all games being played at
Stella Maris (who have also very kindly
organised a coffee van to visit at all games!)
Soccer
The Soccer season also commences this
Saturday at various grounds and after much
negotiation the fixtures are nearly finalised.
Please remember to visit:
http://www.sdjsa.com/index.htm
Fixtures/Game times & Locations for more
details.
Please keep up-to-date with POSP news via
Skoolbag App.
If you have any queries throughout the
season, please contact me via email:
(not Mr Buchanan)
Regards
Gabby Bates
POSP Coordinator
2018 / 2019 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
We are fundraising with the
Entertainment Memberships!
Choose your book or go digital with the
Entertainment App on your Smart Phone.
Order your hardcopy now via the
Qkr App! or purchase the digital version
online and follow the confirmation email
instructions to set up on your phone:
http://www.entbook.com.au/161u611
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LIBRARY NEWS:
FINANCE NEWS:
Take up the Challenge! Get a Student Reading Record from
your school's Premier's Reading
Challenge Coordinator (Mrs G in the
Library), or download one from this
website:
www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.a
u/prc/pages/home
Read 12 books: - for years Reception to
7, 8 books from the PRC booklist, and 4
of your own choosing which may or may
not be on the PRC booklists.
You can include the following types
of books: E-Books, Audio Books, class/
shared reading - this includes books you
read at home with your family, or even
books that are read to you by an adult.
Fill out your Student Reading Record as
you go, an adult (parent/carer, librarian,
school teacher, etc.) needs to sign each
one to verify that the book has been
read.
Hand the form in to your school's PRC
Coordinator by the due date - 7th
September. You will receive a certificate
from school to confirm you have
completed this years challenge.
Wait for your award! Certificates and
medals from the Premier’s office usually
arrive in late November and are
acknowledged at Assembly in Term 4.
** A list of books from the PRC Book List that
your child has read this year can be requested
- many will have already the 12 books
required to complete the challenge! Please
contact Mrs G. if you would like your child’s list
Happy Reading!
For families paying via the 4 equal instalment method, the 2
nd payment is due by Friday
week 6 (8th June)
Gary Rice
Finance Manager
PLAYGROUP NEWS:
Our little Playgroup ‘Scientists’ were lucky enough to visit the Year 2 classrooms this
week to inspect the Turtle, Axolotl & Caterpillars.
Thank you Miss Coppins & Mr Rouse
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OSHC NEWS:
BABY NEWS:
Due to Government changes to the Childcare System on July 2nd, it is important that you register with Centrelink as soon as possible. https://www.education.gov.au/ChildCarePackage We are currently working on our July School Holiday Program, which will be available from week 7. If your children are involved in sport/chess but still come to OSHC please fill in a sports/activity permission form and remind them to sign in at OSHC first. I would like to remind families that OSHC opens at 7.00am each morning and children should not arrive at the service before this time, as we are not licenced to accept them. Breakfast is only available until 8.00am. Please inform OSHC if your children are to be collected by someone other than yourself. Due to government regulations, it is mandatory that we meet the child and staff ratios so it is very important that parents notify OSHC if they are making extra bookings, have collected their children from school early or they are not attending on that day. We would like to remind families that OSHC and Vacation Care are NUT and Fish free environments. This is to support the health needs of children that are at risk of severe Allergic reactions. OSHC/ Vacation Care bookings and cancellations can be done via phone: 83218308 or Email: [email protected] . Regards Pam Adams
OSHC Director
Last Wednesday, our IT guru Mathew Page and his wife welcomed a beautiful healthy baby
BOY into the world
(It was a big surprise as the Doctor told them they were having a girl!).
Nolan Harrison Page
3.95kg Mum, bubs and dad are all doing well.
God Bless You All.
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CANTEEN NEWS:
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neat Pencil Labels, Return Address Labels and
sturdy colourful Bag Tags to ensure your kids
are organised for childcare, school, sport and
camp.
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COMMUNITY NEWS: