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WALLAROO MINES PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Lipson Avenue KADINA SA 5554

Ph: (08) 8821 1988 Mobile: 0417 869 807 Fax: (08) 8821 2979

Principal: Adele Keleher Adele.Keleher654@schools.sa.edu.au General Inquiries:

dl.0460.info@schools.sa.edu.au

End of year presentation assembly The end of year presentation assembly is on Wednesday 12th of December 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start. The Governing Council will have the BBQ up and running if you want to buy your dinner. There will be performances from each class as well as us acknowledging the hard work and consistent efforts made by many students and the presentation ofsome of ou major school awards. We will also say good bye to staff that will not be with us next year and wish them well on the next chapter in their lives.Whole school excursion to the movies On the last Wednesday of the term we will be walking down to the Kadina Cinema to watch “Wreck it Ralph 2” as a reward for all the hard work students have done through the year. The cost will be $10, there will be more details to follow. Year 7s Our Year 7 students have begun their transition to KMS. They came, they learnt and they are leaving. We wish our year 7 students all the best as they enter their high schooling. You have been a great group of students in your time at WMPS, some longer than others. We know you will all do well if you continue to work hard and meet challenges head on.

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From The Principal ….

Staff farewells It is that time of year when we have to farewell staff and wish them well on their next chapter in their lives or careers. We bid farewell to Miss Smith who has done a great job in Room 1.. We are really going to miss her smile that she comes in with every morning and wish her all the best on her travels. We also wish Cynthia Inglis well on her retirement. There are too many things to mention what we are going to miss with the many years of dedication she has shown to WMPS. Cynthia is the heart and soul of our little school and has helped shaped the values we have today. We cannot thank her enough for all her hard work over the years. Kathryn Loveridge is also leaving us and persuing a dream. We will miss her friendly face and the support she offers the students she works with.

Breakfast literally means ‘breaking the fast’. “Skipping breakfast can make kids feel tired, restless, or irritable. In the morning, their bodies need to refuel for the day

ahead after going without food for 8 to 12 hours during sleep. Their mood and energy can drop by midmorning if they don't eat at least a small morning meal.”

(Kidshealth.org)

If children are attending school hungry or encountering hardship, they can’t fully engage with the curriculum, which means they might not achieve the educational outcomes required to succeed. A recent report conducted by research agency McCrindle found that: • 22% of Australian children (more than one in five) live in a ‘food insecure’ household • 54% of parents reported changes in their child’s emotions without enough food, including: • 24% saw an increase in outbursts or tantrums • 24% saw a decrease in happiness • One in three parents living in food-insecure households reported their children don’t have enough to eat at least once per month because they can’t afford to buy enough food • One in five parents living in food-insecure households reported their child goes one entire day without eating any fresh food each week • One in ten parents reported their children go one entire day at least once a week with NO FOOD AT ALL.

From the Student Wellbeing Leader Kris Strauss-Scott

Kickstart for Kids, an Adelaide based charity organisation, currently serves around 50,000 breakfasts and 10,000 lunches per week in 350 SA schools. The schools are spread widely across South Australia in the North, West, South and several regional areas. Kickstart for Kids supplies food and drink to WMPS so that we can provide breakfast and lunch when needed. KickStart is staffed by volunteers and relies on

donations to be able to provide basic items to schools. Our SRC voted to raise money for Kickstart by having some fun Games at Lunchtime on Monday, 3rd December. “Children will feel good when they have done good and feel even better when they know how they did it. Do good to feel good.” Wilson McCaskill Play is the Way

“Lob-a-Choc” $1. Throw your coins onto a chocolate bar – If it lands on the chocolate you win it!

“Pie face” $2 to throw a cream pie at Mrs Keleher!

“Balls in a bucket” for R-3 children. Cost 20c for 3 throws. Win a prize if you can throw 3 balls in a bucket!

“The Price is Right” for years 4-7 children. Pay $1, put the items in order of cost value and if you’re right, you get to keep the items.

“Lego Jar” – 50c to guess how many Lego pieces are in the jar. Closest guess wins a prize.

Please bring your coins along and join in the lunchtime fun. No more than $5 per student please.

On Friday the 16th of November, the kids from Room 6 visited the Kadina

Library and Kindergym. At the library, Lyn Spurling read minibeast stories to us

and we made butterflies. At Kindergym Liz had lots of gymnastics equipment set

up for us and we also used the parachute. We had a great afternoon.

Thank you to Di, Mary, Mark, Kristy and Pamela for coming with us and helping

to keep us safe.

Room 6 News

Wallaroo Mines Primary School will be joining the Kadina Christmas Pageant again this year. The Pageant will be on Monday the 17th of December, (first Monday after school finishes) meeting at 6:00pm by the swings at the Train Park for a 6:15pm start. The theme for WMPS this year is ‘The Wizard of Oz’ following on from the theme of our school concert. Your child does not have to dress in their costume from the school concert if they wish to be a new character and feel free to add a Christmas feel to your character. If you have any questions please see Christy Western in Room 2.

Kadina Christmas Pageant

Week 8

3/12

4/12

5/12 6/12 7/12 Narungga afternoon Room 6

Week 9

10/12 11/12

12/12

Concert/Assembly Presentation

13/12 RE

Year 7 Graduation

14/12 Early

Dismissal 2:00pm

Krank It Dance End Of Year Concert When: Thursday December 6th, 6pm

Where: Harvest Christian College Stadium

Cost: $5 per person. Entry includes free

dance workshops following the concert. Come along and see what the Krank It dancers have been working on in 2018! Concert will feature performances from all Krank It Dance classes as well as Adelaide dance crews Tektonix and FreaksEvo.

Krank It will also be running a Come and Try night When: Wednesday December 12th.

Call Kayla on 0419182514 for more information.

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