5th March - The Heights School
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5th March - The Heights School
9090 Richard OUR SCHOOL VALUES ‘A Fair Go’ - difference, diversity ‘Have a Go, Go Hard, Keep Going!’ - doing your best, hard work, persistence, curiosity, confidence Brunel Drive Modbury Heights South Australia, 5092 Ph: (08) 8263 6244 Fax: (08) 8263 6072 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://www.theheights.sa.edu.au The school community welcomes new members and welcomes back ongoing members to the Governing Council for 2015. Jim Rouse Chairperson, Steve Marriott - Treasurer, OSHC rep Leanne Stevens - Secretary, Jodie Stribling - Deputy Chairperson, STOP PRESS Adrian Marschall, Amanda Sommers, Anna Brennan, Kym Papp, Sohie Angelaras, Bev Hall, Peter O’Dea, Maria Parry. HYDRA (BLUE) 1st CORVUS (RED) 2nd DRACO (GREEN) 3rd AQUILLA (YELLOW) 4th 05 March 2015 Governing Council 2015 - the Voice of Parents ‘Go Together’ - community, continuity, respectful relationships MS & SS SPORTS DAY RESULTS NEWSLETTER No. 3 Approved by Governing Council Term 2 Monday 27 April Tuesday 19 May Wednesday 20 May Term 3 Monday 20 July School Closure Day 7 September 2015 Diary Dates Community Members - Frances Bedford (MP), Julie Hahn, Pauline Rusby (Parents & Friends Representative) Helen Calvert (Principal), Staff - Lyn Davis (Senior School Leader), Leah Overstreet (Junior School Leader), Anne Ryan (Middle School Leader) Students – to be elected from SRC The Governing Council is fully constituted with the required parent members. A big thank you to the retiring student members Taylor Wilson and Belle Jackson and parent member Andrew Cool who has given his time to the Governing Council and now focuses on his volunteer role for the observatory. The new Governing Council has an especially important responsibility this year as representatives of the parent community, as they have a significant role in the appointment of the Principal as the current tenure ends this year. Jim Rouse is the elected parent representative on the merit selection Principal panel. School Tours will be conducted every Wednesday beginning at 9.00am Please come to the Front Office Student Free Days School Closure Day Members were elected at a very open Annual General Meeting at which feedback about the desirable leadership characteristics of a principal leading education in the school community were discussed. Pauline Rusby added information gathered at the recent Parents and Friends meeting. Additional input from parents is invited and should be forwarded to Jim Rouse before Easter via the school email address [email protected]. 9/3 Adelaide Cup Day 13/3 Year 10 Boys Indoor Cricket 20/3 ASSA Public Viewing Night 25/3 NE Vista Athletics SANTOS 27/3 SAPSASA Athletics – Boys and Girls 1/4 SAPSASA Football Boys In this issue…. SAPSASA Softball Cinderella Performance Cricket Competition Junior School News Clipsal 500 Excursion Helen Calvert Principal 2014 GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Highlights of achievements in 2014 are described in the 2014 Annual Report (go to the school website, http://www.theheights.sa.edu.au/context.html School Context, Annual Report 2014). Summary of the targets we set ourselves for improvement and the outcomes we achieved are as follows: 2014 Targets AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION 2014 Outcomes Familiarisation of R-7 Geography, Arts Yr 8 R-7 Geography implemented -10 Digital and Design Technologies. Yr 9 Science/Eng/Geography and Implementation Yr 9 History implemented Science/Eng/Geography and History Growth Achieved NAPLAN (Numeracy & Writing growth scores) Numeracy: Yr 3-5 : 80 points Yr 5-7: 50 points Yr 7-9: 30 points Literacy: Yr 3-5 : 80 points Yr 5-7: 50 points Yr 7-9: 30 points Numeracy: Yr 3-5: 94 points Yr 5-7: 64 points Yr 7-9: 56 points Literacy: Yr 3-5 : 39 points (writing) Yr 5-7: -2 points Yr 7-9: 47 points Reception: 9-11 Yr 1: 17-20. Yr 2: 21-24 (December levels) Year 1: 67% (53% DECD) Year 2 : 70% (72% DECD) PAT R (reading test) Yr 3: 108 Yr 4: 111 Yr 5: 117 Yr 6: 120 Yr 7: 123 Yr 8: 127 Yr 9: 130 Yr 10: 137 Yr 3: 111 Yr 4: 120 Yr 5: 127 Yr 6: 130 Yr 7: 131 Yr 8: 132 Tests not completed PAT M (maths test) Yr 3: 38.6 Yr 4: 39.6 Yr 5: 44.6 Yr 6: 54.4. Yr 7: 54.9 Yr 8: 56.7 Yr 9: 57.8 Yr 10: 61.9 RUNNING RECORDS (reading) Completion rate 90% + SACE Completion 91.5 % 13.5% increase from 2013 Top 25 % B+ Top 50% B- Top 75% C+ 56% A/B grade up from 35% 93% above C- Sharon Tibbits – P-12 Student Achievement and Accountability Leader ACHIEVING 2015 GOALS 2015 Targets AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM NAPLAN (Numeracy & Writing growth scores) RUNNING RECORDS (reading) PAT R (reading test) PAT M (maths test) SACE ATTENDANCE Implement R-10 H&PE, R-10 Digital Technologies. Evaluate curriculum provision for phase 1 and 2 subjects Growth targets Numeracy: Yr 3-5: 80 points NO. TOP 2 Yr 5 BANDS: 12 Yr 5-7: 50 points NO. TOP 2 Yr 7 BANDS: 15 Yr 7-9: 30 points NO. TOP 2 Yr 9 BANDS: 18 Literacy: (reading) Yr 3-5: 80 points NO. TOP 2 Yr 5 BANDS: 16 Yr 5-7: 50 points NO. TOP 2 Yr 7 BANDS: 15 Yr 7-9: 30 points NO. TOP 2 Yr 8 BANDS: 16 Yr 1: Level 17-20 : 75% Yr 2: Level 21-24 : 75% Yr 3: 108 Yr 4: 111 Yr 5: 117 Yr 6: 120 Yr 7: 123. Yr 8: 127 Yr 9: 130 Yr 10: 137 Yr 3: 38.6 Yr 4: 39.6 Yr 5: 44.6 Yr 6: 54.4. Yr 7: 54.9 Yr 8: 56.7 Yr 9: 57.8 Yr 10: 61.9 Completion rate 96% Top 25% A- Top 50% B Top 75% C+ Reception to Yr 11: 95%+ Year 12: 93%+ At The Heights School we believe that every student is capable of achieving great outcomes and my role as Achievement Leader is to facilitate this for all our students. I’m excited and enthused to explain my new role in the school which is P – 12 Student Achievement and Accountability Leader, plus Ignite. In order to support students to achieve, Year Level Team Leaders, Sub School Leaders, School Counsellors and myself have been meeting with identified students to complete Achievement Conversations with Middle and Senior School students for the past 4 weeks. Students meet with one of us, review their 2014 Term 4 grades and Attitude to Learning and then identify subjects they’re already successful in, as well as subjects they need to be more successful in. Students also identify barriers to their success and write SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) goals to improve their achievement and outcomes. Without exception, students, Year Level Team Leaders, Sub School Leaders, Student Counsellors and myself have found these conversations extremely beneficial and valuable. These achievement conversations will occur for students identified by the data each term, or until they meet their specific learning goals Students who have participated in achievement conversations have been identified from 2 sources of data: either their Term 4 reports last year, or Snapshots data. A snapshot is just that: a snapshot of how your child’s teacher believes that are achieving by week 5 of Term. This data is not reported to parents, rather it is used by Year Level Team Leaders, Sub School Leaders and myself to talk to students to enable them to understand how and why they are achieving at their current level at that moment. We anticipate the number of students who participate in these conversations will decrease over time, as all staff, parents and students themselves at The Heights work together to support all the students to improve their level of achievement. We have already completed the ACER test to begin the process of placement of students into the Year 8 Ignite program in 2016, either in the Accelerated or Extended class. Testing for entry into the pre-Ignite Year 6 – 7 class will be more formal this year, and will occur in Term 3. Year 5 students (and existing Year 6 students from 2015) will complete a modified, ‘scaled down’ version of the test administered in Year 8. Years 8 and 9 extended classes’ Integrated Programs will also continue this year, with at least one parent showcase occurring throughout the year. A ‘Thinking Routine’ to encourage deeper thinking 6/701, 6/702 and 6/704 have just started a unit of work in Geography about maps. As the teacher of this topic, I was keen to find out what students already knew about maps, what things puzzled them about maps and what things students wanted to further explore. I used a ‘Thinking Routine’ called ‘Think, Puzzle, Explore’ to find out students responses. Students were required to ‘Think’ about anything they knew about maps, consider things that ‘puzzled’ them about maps, and write down things they wanted to know or ‘explore’ about maps. I was fascinated by the range of student responses, particularly the responses to what puzzled students and what they wanted to explore. Here are some of the responses shared by students across all three classes: How did people make maps in the olden days? How do we know what countries were called long ago? Why are they called maps? Why do towns have names? How do we know what countries look like exactly? How are maps converted to GPS? What is the origin of maps? Why are some maps large and some small? Why did people use birds to help create maps? Why do maps have lines? What is longitude and latitude/how do they work? How many islands are there? Why don’t atlases use satellite maps in books, rather than drawing maps? What are legends, keys and scales? What will happen if we find another country? Using the Thinking Routine ‘Think, Puzzle, Explore’ encouraged students to collaborate together and to think deeply about something that first appears to be a simple topic (maps). It also generated excitement within the class about the upcoming unit of work. I will be using these responses to direct my planning towards the issues the students want to explore and look forward to exploring the topic of maps with my classes. Cherie Rothery, Sports Coordinator JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS PARENT HELPERS/READING When walking around the break out areas, it is great to see the number of volunteers staying and helping out, particularly with reading. For people wanting to know more about how to support your child to read at home, visit http://www.speld-sa.org.au/ and click on the “Click here for SPELD SA free online training course”. You can then participate in the online training module “Teaching a Child to Read and Write” or you can click on the “Link” which will take you to the printable version of this module. We would really encourage all parents to have a look at this whether you volunteer or not. PROGRAM ACHIEVE Program Achieve continues to be a major focus for the Junior School. Learner wellbeing is most important for success at school. Program Achieve with the five keys of Getting Along, Organisation, Confidence, Persistence and Resilience are a key foundation for supporting success. Central to the development of these 5 foundations is instilling in young people 12 Habits of the Mind that support and nourish the 5 foundations, including Accepting Myself, Taking Risks, Setting Goals, Planning My Time, Being Tolerant of Others, Thinking First, Playing by the Rules, and Social Responsibility (includes the values of respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and honesty). WHAT’S THE BUZZ Mrs Ierace has been working with classes and small groups with a program called “What’s the Buzz?. This is a social skills enrichment programme for primary students'. It is set up with 16 lesson highly structured, role-play and play-based program designed to teach children how to think socially and make friendship work. The programme engages children into feeling friendship together, it encourages them to see it, taste it, smell it and laugh with each other. It connects young people and offers them the skills to belong. Some of the lessons include meeting people and discovering differences; joining in; sharing and taking turns; winning and losing – ‘gracefully’ and angry feelings just to name a few. http://www.whatsthebuzz.net.au An example of a game is as follows: Meeting people and exiting - Game, Back to Back This game can be played inside or outside. Players walk freely about a large space, but one of the players is nominated as ‘it’. When ‘it’ calls, "Back to back!", all players quickly find a partner and stand back to back. Then ‘it’ says "go" and players are free to move again. When ‘it’ calls, "Face to Face!", then all players quickly find a partner, face each other, say "hello" and shake hands. Tell the players to be careful because ‘it’ will try to get with a partner during the change. The player left out will become ‘it’. The idea is NOT to become ‘it’. Week 3 Assembly Awards Leah Overstreet JS - Senior Leader Kathy Lyon P-12 Intervention and Inclusion Leader Suzanne Ierace JS- Counsellor Year 10 Extra Science Nanotechnology This term, students studying extra science in year 10 have been learning about big discoveries of Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is at the forefront of today’s science and technology, enabling scientists to manipulate individual atoms and molecules. The ‘interdisciplinary’ nature of nanotechnology, which means that it involves concepts of more than one science discipline (such as chemistry, physics and biology), means student engagement in the program is high. Students have been exploring how materials at the nanoscale – 1000th of a millimetre in size, have different properties from the properties the material has at the macroscale – can be seen by the human eye. Properties such as electrical conductivity, optical, mechanical, colour, strength and weight will differ. One of the exciting discoveries in the field of nanotechnology has been that carbon can form two tiny, nanometre sized structures that are too small to see: buckyballs and carbon nanotubes. Carbon atoms can bond together to form different structures and different forms of carbon have very different properties. Buckyballs and carbon nanotubes have special properties due to the way their carbon atoms are arranged. Buckyball Buckyballs are molecules consisting of 60 carbon atoms assembled in a form similar to a soccer ball. They’re named after Buckminster Fuller, an architect who designed geodesic dome structures. To gain a deeper understanding of the structure of Buckyballs, students were given some basic information and working in teams, attempted to create a Buckyball. This knowledge of the structure of Buckyballs enabled them to comprehend current research into the use of Buckyballs. Scientists are investigating whether the hollow structure of the Buckyball could make them useful for delivering medicine in the future. Kylie Turton, Defence Program Manager Faculty of Science and Engineering – Flinders University Parent Information Evening – Wednesday 11 March, 2015 The Parent Information Evening is designed to provide parents and families with helpful, practical tips on supporting students in Years 11 and 12, with a particular focus on providing support across the areas of science and maths. Speakers will cover topics including careers in science and engineering; managing stress and supporting someone who is stressed; and tips for effective study. Places for this free evening are strictly limited and bookings are essential. To reserve your place, please visit our website: www.flinders.edu.au/science_engineering/events/parentinformation-evenings.cfm Exciting Future Directions for the class of 2014 My congratulations to the class of 2014! Individual accomplishments have resulted in 90% of our students who completed their SACE reaching their next pathway goal of either a first or second preference into their chosen University or TAFE course. Special congratulations go to Shannon Chamberlain who not only achieved a merit in Creative Arts but also achieved our highest ATAR of 95.65 and we wish her well as she commences her Journalism Degree. Special congratulations go to our other highly accomplished achievers: Chelsea Shirlock [ATAR of 94.75] and Amy Shirlock [ATAR of 93.65] for their outstanding achievements and we wish them well during their 2015 gap year. Aiden Christanthakopoulos [ATAR of 93.35] who we believe is commencing a Bachelor of Advanced Science at Adelaide University. Erica Yeo [ATAR of 93.35] studying a Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine as UniSA Dion Turner [ATAR of 93.1] undertaking a Bachelor of Science at Adelaide University. Emily Green [ATAR of 92.3] commencing a Bachelor of Arts at Adelaide University. Dylan Storti [ATAR of 91.65] who is a recipient of the Adelaide University Principal’s Scholarship, commencing a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering [Honours]. Courses are commencing with most students having either begun their orientation or started their courses, training or employment. In our next newsletter I will provide a full update of the pathways of our 2014 Year 12 students. It is an exciting process learning about what our students are doing. We wish all of our students every success this year and in the future. Shannon Chamberlain Erica Yeo Dylan Storti Emily Green Chelsea Shirlock Dion Turner Amy Shirlock Aiden Christanthakopoulos Lyn Davis, Senior School Subschool Leader ALPHASHOWS CINDERELLA On Thursday 26th February Alphashows performed their full theatrical musical to around 400 students from preschool to year 7 in the school gym. Cinderella was loud, funny and colourful. It covered the values of self worth, confidence and kindness. In class students were inspired to produce work in the Arts and English. They learned about the job of being an actor, the theatre experience and dramatic elements. Here are some group and individual responses from the Year 5’s in Ms Weniton’s class. We liked Baldrick’s funny sense of humour. We enjoyed the interesting song selections. Beady’s character was enthusiastic and his lines were enjoyable. I liked him because he was a different character too. Next time I see an Alpha show I would like to see more of the person who played Beady and Baldrick. The acting was funny and weird. The sets were fantastic and we liked the sliding things. I liked the stepsister character because she spoke loud and clear and she acted really well. The actor was really enthusiastic and happy. Her voice was funny. It sounded like a mirror cracking. We liked the costumes because they could change. We liked when they did all the funny dances. We liked the humorous acting because the jokes were funny and for all ages. We would like it if the step sisters and step mum didn’t squeal at the end of each sentence. We wish Cinderella’s voice was louder. We wish Cinderella’s voice was louder. Penny Phillips, Performing Arts Teacher CLIPSAL 500 EXCURSION On Thursday 26th of February ,Year 6/7 students from 6/704 went to the Clipsal 500. We went there for a few reasons - to have fun, experience an event that we normally would not be able to go to, and to collect data and identify aspects of the course for our Clipsal 500 Mathematics tasks. A bonus was that the whole event was free for school groups with students under 13. In the two weeks before we went, each person had to pick a mathematically based task revolving around the Clipsal 500 and plan a summative assessment piece relating to it. We were able to use the Clipsal website and an information pack Mr Markou had prepared. Some topics people chose included: collecting, graphing and analysing data on prices at the event including types of cars, speeds of vehicles and cost of merchandise/food. Use of maps to navigate around the course. attendance comparisons over the years and identifying trends in data. likelihood of crashes based on angles of track corners. Once we knew our topic and task, we knew what to plan for and what to keep an eye out for at the event. We arrived at the event via an Adelaide Metro bus, which was free as long as we were going to Clipsal. People were extremely excited on the way to the event. We walked from the bus stop to Gate 6. Upon arriving we were greeted by what felt like a sea of people. There were hundreds of people lining up to get in. Over 3500 students were there from schools and 43,700 people attended on the first day. There were people selling programs and a whole lot of merchandise and food. Some groups recorded relevant information for their task. There were also opportunities to get free merchandise, such as hats, balloons (which popped), face painting, posters and stickers. Our first stop was to get ear plugs. Boy was it loud! We broke off into our parent groups and explored the track using maps. We spent two hours exploring so many aspects of the Clipsal. We were able to see some really special cars that we wouldn’t usually see, such as Ferraris and Porsches. There was a special Ferrari parade on the tracks which some groups were able to view. We loved the Gold Zone since we were able to see our favourite cars such as Lamborghinis, McLarens, Porsches and Audis. We learnt a lot of information about the cars by seeing them first hand. The GoPro Zone was cool because the ramp was really steep (over 10 metres) and BMX riders performed amazing jumps from this height. On the track the speed of the cars was very fast (up to 230km/h) and we even saw some crashes. Luckily, nobody was injured. The Army and Defence section was an eye opener because we could see first hand, a range of army equipment we normally wouldn’t have the chance to experience. We were able touch, see and feel a range of army equipment. At midday we all met up for the free concert. A group of our class were very excited to see Justice Crew perform. Others were just glad to get some time to eat, rest and re energize in the shade. After the concert we explored for another hour before heading back to Gate 6 and meeting the other groups and boarding our bus back to school. Overall the day was both educational and enjoyable. We were disappointed that we had to leave. We now have just over a week to get our Maths tasks done and show the class what we have learnt from the event. We enjoyed the extraordinary experience. Thank you to our teacher Mr Markou for organizing the event and a huge thank you to our parent volunteers Sarah Adams, Meenu Aiden, Rachel Fabian, Adrian Marschall and Noelle Wallis. We couldn't have gone without your help. Written by the students of 6/704 and Mr Markou CLIPSAL 500 – STAGE1 AND 2 ESL Year 11 and 12 ESL students had an insight into the work of a news reporter on the first day of Clipsal 500. As part of the SACE ESL Communication Study we spent several lessons before the excursion analysing the structure and language of a range of news reports, researching the Clipsal 500 event and developing detailed and descriptive information using word banks. The group was then ready to set off with cameras to film a six minute report, including information about merchandise, ticketing, displays, exhibitions, children’s entertainment and concerts, as well as car racing. Although students described the day as a great experience, the overall feeling was that the job of a news reporter is quite complex and requires a high level of research, problem-solving and communication skills. We are now in the process of working with Mrs Sztekel to edit our news reports using the industry standard editing software Premiere. Many thanks to John Remfry, who accompanied our two Japanese exchange students, Jinsil and Ryo, around their first car race and to Beth Sztekel for her multimedia expertise. Janette Bandjak, ESL Teacher The school has been sent information for StudentCover from EBM Insurance Brokers. If you would like to insure your student(s), please come to the Front Office to pick up a letter advising how you to take up this offer. SAPSASA Softball Thursday 19th February 2015 Well done to all students who competed in the SAPSASA District Softball Carnival (boys and girls). As one of the two attending staff members, I was pleased with the effort all students put in. Both the boys and girls teams adopted The Heights P-12 School Values throughout the day. All students ‘had a go, we went hard and we kept on going’ through their continued efforts to do their best, work hard and be persistent. All students ‘had a fair go’ through acknowledging each other’s strengths, supporting each other when things were difficult, playing fair and showing fantastic sportsmanship to each other and the towards the other teams. All students ‘went together’, supporting each other through the highs and the lows of the day. The teamwork that was shown between players was excellent to see. I was inspired by the individuals who were constantly giving encouragement to other players. The day was an eventful one, particularly as Mrs Rothery took the team to the wrong venue But once we arrived and students had their first game under their belt, things went really smoothly, with huge growth in each students personal development in the game of softball. Many of our students had never played before, and by the end of the day, they were sneaking runs just like the professional. A big thank you to Ian Bleakely, Emma Ellbourn and Tara-Lea Mather for assisting with transport to and from the event. A big imaginary packet of chocolate biscuits to Mr Crafter for being the coach of the boys’ team, and supporting me with this event. I thoroughly enjoyed coaching the girls’ team; though still need to work on my knowledge of some of the tricky softball rules and regulations. The photo on the right shows some of our boys and girls softball team members: Emilie McPherson, Macx Teague, Tyron Rowston, Michaela Schmitz, Samar Fenn, Lucas Fenn, Bianca Bleakley, Caleb Wallis, Harrison Ellbourn, Tyler Willetts, Dominic Jose, Daniel Mather, Ben Appleton, Sammy Arnold and Sam Mather (team supporter). Also in the team, but not in the photo were: Urvi Ghosh, Caleb Edwards, Dylan Gorse and Emilie McPherson. C Cherie Rothery, Sports Coordinator Under 10 Basketball Prescott Lighting defeated Heights Hotshots 30-11 Our U10 team did a great job. PARENTS AND FRIENDS NEWS Welcome to issue 3 of Parents & Friends news for 2015. Thursday 9th April - Junior School Sports Day We will be selling Pizza, Indian Potato Cakes, Fruit Boxes, Water, Iceblocks, Tea and Coffee from the Sports Kiosk adjacent to the oval. Drinks and Iceblocks available all day, hot food available at lunchtime. Junior School students will have the opportunity to pre-order pizza and a drink to be delivered to classrooms at lunch time, order forms will be sent home soon. Please support this fundraiser as all money raised will go back to our school and will benefit our children. More details to follow in the coming weeks. MAY – (DATE TO BE ADVISED) Mother’s Day Gift Stall – Junior School classes will be allocated a timeslot to visit the stall with their teacher on the day. Middle and Senior School Students are welcome to visit at Recess and Lunch breaks. NEXT MEETING Our second meeting is Wednesday, 11th March 2015 at 9am in the Community Room. New members are always welcome. For further information about Parents and Friends please contact: Maria Parry 0417 879 497, or email: [email protected] Noelle Wallis 8263 6244, or email: [email protected] Lacrosse Clinic Weeks 8-10, Term 1, 2015 East Torrens Payneham (ETP) Lacrosse Club is holding a three week clinic at Ardtornish Primary School for primary school students who are interested in learning the basic skills of lacrosse. Dates Wednesdays, March 18th, March 25th, and April 1st Time 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Location Ardtornish Primary School Oval Smart Rd & Lutyens Ave., St. Agnes Cost $10 per participant Lacrosse Clinic The aim of the program is to instruct students on the techniques of catching and throwing the ball and providing an understanding of the game of lacrosse. Current East Torrens Payneham lacrosse players will provide the instruction. Students are required to wear running shoes and a hat. Sticks and balls will be provided. Anyone interested in participating in this program is asked to contact Natalie Clark Reynolds (Mobile - 0409 670 853 or Email - [email protected]) to confirm their attendance. TEA TREE GULLY SAPSASA NETBALL AND FOOTBALL Students wishing to trial for the SAPSASA State Netball team, please note that trials begin Monday 16th March. Only Year 6 and 7 students who have a high level of Netball skills and play for a local team should trial. Over five days the team will compete at ETSA Park, the home of South Australian Netball. The selectors will select a squad of 20 girls who will be put into two teams of ten. Each team will play about 9 games over the week, Monday 25th May through Friday 29th May. THE TRIALS: Monday 16th March, Thursday 19th March and Tuesday 24th March. The list will be cut after trial 2 and again after trial 3. Time:- 3:45–5:15 pm in weeks 8 & 9, Term 1, 2015. Trials will be held at the SA District Netball Association Complex Games Street, off Atlantis Drive, Golden Grove. If students can't get to the trials by 3:45pm, they should come as soon as possible. Any students wishing to try out for the SAPSASA State Football Carnival can come and see Mrs Rothery for necessary forms. The trials are aimed at Year 6 and 7 students who have a high level of football skills and play for a local team. The State Carnival will be over five days at Barratt Reserve in West Beach. The selectors will select a squad of 22 boys who will play about 9 games over the week, Monday 25th through Friday 29th May 2015. Trials are Mondays: 23rd March, 30th March & Wednesday 8th April (due to Easter) at 3:45pm - 5:10pm at Golden Grove Football Club, Harpers Field, One Tree Hill Rd, Greenwith. Modbury Junior Football Club Modbury Junior Football Club is currently looking for players to help fill out the Modbury under 14’s teams. Players who are born in Late 2001 and 2002 are available to play (Years 8 and 9 and doesn’t turn 15 during the year). Trainings are Monday and Wednesday nights at Memorial Oval beginning at 5:30pm until 6:30pm. We hope to see you guys out on the track and playing for the Mighty Fighting Modbury Hawks in 2015!! Ridgehaven Scout Group PO Box 93 St Agnes SA 5097 Scout Hall: Milne Rd Ridgehaven Ridgehaven Scout Group has some vacancies for boys and girls aged between 7 years and six months and 11 years In Cub Scouts Cub Scouts at Ridgehaven meet At 6.30pm until 8.00pm on Tuesdays Or 7.00pm until 8.00pm on Wednesdays If you are interested in joining a movement which has over 30 Million members worldwide: Please contact : Val Mott on 8264 3555 or 0423187749 or [email protected] For more details and costs We also have limited vacancies for Scouts aged 11 years to 15 years on Fridays from 7.00pm until 9.00pm