VOL 20, ISSUE 35| 14 NOVEMBER 2018

What we can doEven though confined to his bed, 92-year-old Morrie Boogaart knitted hats for the homeless in Michigan. He had reportedly made more than 8,000 hats in fifteen years.

Instead of focusing on his health or limitations, Mr. Boogaart looked beyond himself and did what he could to place the needs of others above his own. He declared that his work made him feel good and gave him a purpose. He said, “I’m going to do this until I go home to the Lord”—which happened in February 2018. Though most recipients of his hats won’t know his story or how much he sacrificed to create each cap, Morrie’s simple act of persevering love is now inspiring people across the world.

We too can look past our struggles, place others before ourselves, and imitate our loving and compassionate Saviour, Jesus Christ (Philippians 2:1–5). God in the flesh—the King of Kings—took on the “very nature of a servant” in genuine humility (vv. 6–7). Giving His life—the ultimate sacrifice—He took our place on the cross (v. 8). Jesus gave everything for us . . . all for the glory of God the Father (vv. 9–11).

As believers in Jesus, it’s our privilege to show love and demonstrate concern for others through acts of kindness. Even if we don’t think we have much to offer, we can adopt the attitude of servanthood. We can actively seek opportunities to make a difference in people’s lives by simply doing what we can.

Submitted by| Armin Mayer (from Our Daily Bread devotions)

Upcoming EventsWEEK 5THURS 15 NOVEMBER• Connected Arts Night at EndeavourFRI 16 NOVEMBER• Casual Day - Footy Colours• Volunteers/Parent Morning TeaSUN 18 NOVEMBER• Picnic in the Park

WEEK 6MON 19 NOVEMBER• Swimming all week (Year 3-5)• Cricket & Tennis State CarnivalsWED 21 NOVEMBER• School Tour 6pmTHUR 22 NOVEMBER• Scholastic Book Order closes todayFRI 23 NOVEMBER• Year 2 Excursion - Botanical Gardens

WEEK 7MON 26 NOVEMBER• Swimming Mon-Thurs (REC - Year 2)• Year 6 to Endeavour for TransitionFRI 30 NOVEMBER• Assembly Sports Presentations

WEEK 8TUES 4 DECEMBER• Reception Christmas Concert Dress Rehearsals• Year 6 Graduation DinnerWED 5 DECEMBER• Reception Christmas ConcertFRI 7 DECEMBER• Shed Men

INSPIRE photos featured this week:• PE Week

From the PrincipalRENOVATIONS FOR 2019In the final days of Term 4, some renovations and refurbishment will begin in two of our upstairs areas. The first stage of work is to convert the area beside the library and behind Miss Aquino’s Year 4 classroom into a second Year 4 classroom (currently the instrumental music suites). This will be another collaborative space similar to many other paired classrooms, and includes an abundance of natural light, and a break-out space option in the currently under-utilised balcony area. The plans also include provision for a third classroom space in future years as our groups of three classes (currently Reception and Year 1) approach their upper primary years.

The second stage is to refurbish what is currently Miss Arnold’s Year 4 classroom in order to create a Performing Arts Centre, with rehearsal and breakout space for Performing Arts, as well as new instrumental suites. Whilst this will mean that we do not have instrumental suites in Term 1, we are already in planning for these lessons to occur in different spaces.

All going well, we are looking forward to a new Year 4 area and a great Performing Arts Space by the end of Term 1, 2019. This will mean that our Creative Space will once again be available for use by many students around the school.

VOLUNTEERS’ MORNING TEAWe look forward to greeting many volunteers at St Paul for a morning tea on Friday, 16 November following assembly (9:30am in the library). Our students have sent invitations from classrooms, however if your invitation has somehow not made it to you, please do come and join us on Friday morning. We also know that there are multitudes of volunteers who will be unable to attend the morning tea, or are too humble to accept our thanks in a public forum. We thank you all!

STUDENT SUPERVISION PRIOR TO 8:30AMPlease be reminded that supervision of students begins at 8:30am. Any students left unsupervised in the front car park or the courts area will be escorted to SPLASH by school staff. It is important that we ensure the safety of all students in the school. Thank you for helping us to keep your children safe.

Leila Mattner |Principal

From the Deputy PrincipalHOUSE STRUCTURESFinal call out for feedback about our House structures for 2019 and beyond. Staff and School Council have both discussed how expanding/reimagining the roles of our current ‘Sports Day teams’ can assist the wellbeing program of the school. There have been a number of conversations this year regarding wellbeing structures at St Paul.

We have seen this year the benefits of ‘House Rotations’, which students have participated in on a few occasions. The idea behind these rotations has been to give students time with groups of teachers and students from different year levels, in activities and settings that allow new relationships to form. The aim ultimately is to form a greater feeling of belonging in students and to create smaller communities within our school to increase the sense of connectedness in all children.

“…both relationships and emotions exist all day in schools, either enhancing connection, engagement and effective learning or inhibiting it. (John) Hattie’s meta-analysis of effective educational practices (2009) identifies the interaction between teacher and student as highly significant to effective education. It is not a question of time so much as heightened awareness of the quality of the many interactions that over time develop either a positive or negative learning environment.” Content and context for learning relationships: A cohesive framework for individual and whole school development Sue Roffey- Educational and Child Psychology, 2010

Do you have any ideas on how can we improve on the current House/Sports Day team structures? Anything that you would like to see unchanged? This is not a question about Sports Day necessarily but rather about how these types of teams/Houses can have an expanded role throughout the year. You may have experienced this in your own time at school or seen this work in other settings. If you any ideas or feedback please email me at jfay@stpaulba.sa.edu.au

Jason Fay|Deputy Principal

From the Wellbeing LeaderCONCERT DVDS There are still a few ‘Write your own story’ concert DVDs available from the front office for $25 each.

PICNIC ON THE PARKSunday 18 November (Family Event) Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to purchase a ticket for the Picnic on the Park for just $7 per family. Your tickets and wristbands for the jumpy castle will be sent home on Friday. The forecast for Sunday is in the mid-20s, so please ensure you bring plenty of sunscreen and a hat. You may like to bring a shade or marquee to set up for extra protection. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Carly Bergen cbergen@stpaulba.sa.edu.au

FOOTY COLOURS DAY This Friday 16th November

Students are invited wear ‘footy colours’ in support of the Fight Cancer Foundation. Please bring in a Gold Coin donation. Footy Colours Day will coincide with PE Week.

STATIONERY FOR 2019Please note that this year there will not be individual stationery/booklists sent home for 2019. The teachers will order bulk stationery for the class which will be used next year.

Carly Bergen|Wellbeing Leader

General NewsNETBALL REGISTRATIONS 2019 The proud tradition of netball at St Paul continues in 2019. Registration forms have been handed out and the registration slips are due back on Friday 23rd November. We would appreciate it if you meet this deadline as it will make planning for 2019 much easier. If you have not received a form please request one from the office if your child is interested in playing. See you on the court.Composed by Armin Mayer for Liann Tape

ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL APPThis is our brand new App.Download it at the App store.

The St Paul App will give you easy access to your portal via your mobile devices, including sending absentee messages, school calendar and other important communication.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERThe Scholastic Book order form has gone home with your child today.

The cut-off date is next Thursday, 22nd November. This is due to the books needing to be back at school before holidays begin.

We are still waiting for Issue 7 orders to arrive. We hope that they’ll be here soon.

POKITO FUNDRAISER (ECO-FRIENDLY COLLAPSIBLE CUP)Make sure you check your child’s bag for our POKITO fundraiser order form.

St Paul will receive $7.00 from every cup purchased. They make a great Christmas gift.

Please return your order form and payment slip to the office by Wednesday 21 November.

SPLASH NewsVACATION CAREBy the end of this week you should receive an email containing the Vacation Care program and booking forms for December and January. Please fill in and return as soon as possible. As always there will be some limits on particular excursion days due to the need for adequate staffing so you may be disappointed if forms are not returned before WEDNESDAY 5th December.

SPLASH MOBILE PHONECurrently the SPLASH mobile phone is out of order and unfortunately any messages left on the Splash phone will not be received. We hope to be back up no later than Friday. Thank you for your understanding

CHRISTMAS BREAKFASTThe Annual Christmas Breakfast will be held on Tuesday 11th December in the hall from 7:15am -8:15am. This is a great time to sit down, relax and mingle with other families and SPLASH staff. Our regular morning care service will continue as normal for parents who are unable to stay for the breakfast.

If you wish to attend please write your name on the attendance sheet that will be available at the sign in desk from tomorrow or send an email to splash@stpaulba.sa.edu.au. We cater for any dietary requirements, but please make staff aware as you write your names down on our attendance sheet.

BOOKINGS FOR 2019Each year we start off fresh and regular bookings need to be re-entered. Please look out for the 2019 booking form which will need to be completed by the end of this year. Do not assume that your bookings will stay the same from this year.

LOOK out for a SPLASH email tomorrow. It will contain:

* Vacation care booking forms

* Christmas breakfast invitation

* 2019 booking form

Rebecca Heinjus|SPLASH Director

St Paul Lutheran School 44 Audrey Avenue Blair Athol SA 5084 Phone +61 8 8260 2655Fax +61 8 8262 4216 admin@stpaulba.sa.edu.au stpaulba.sa.edu.au

OUR VISION:

PROUD MEMBER OF:

OUR VALUES:

God’s Word2 Timothy 3:16-17

AcceptanceRomans 15:7

Excellence1 Corinthians 10:31

RespectLuke 6:31

Compassion1 John 3:18

HopeTitus 3:7

Community2 Corinthians 13:13

Love1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Church NewsST PAUL CELEBRATION WORSHIP – CELEBRATING SERVING!

This Sunday 18 November is our St Paul Celebration Worship – Celebrating Serving at 10.00am. Come along and be a part of our St Paul faith community and see our children involved in the service. Both our Junior and Senior Choirs will be performing! We look forward to seeing you there.

Stay for morning tea and a chat after the service and then walk down the hill to the St Paul School Picnic in the Park 12.00pm-3.00pm - Our St Paul community coming together as one! Church and school volunteers will be running Picnic Games from 1:00pm -2:00pm so come and have some fun playing old fashioned games on the park, maybe even find some treasure in our Treasure Hunt!

SPY NEWSSt Paul Youth for children in Years 6-8 runs on the first and third Friday of the month during school terms. Our next get together is on this Friday 16 November. Time 7:00-9:00pm in the Church Hall. Cost is $2.00. Join us for games, chat and fun!

Boys please bring something to share for supper. For more information, please contact Nicole Hall 0412 686 342.