NEWSLETTER - Prospect Primary School

PROSPECT PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Term 4, Week 9: Wednesday 11th December 2013
As the end of the year draws to a close we
would like to thank all of the parents and extended family members who have
volunteered their time and supported
Prospect Primary in 2013. This has been appreciated. We wish all families a happy and
safe Christmas break.
A GIFT FROM THE YEAR 7 STUDENTS
The Year 7 Class of 2013 under the guidance
of and Visual Arts Teacher, Steph Wright
have completed their mosaic artworks on the
steps of the amphitheatre. This very
enthusiastic group of students had the
opportunity to extend their fine art skills and
produce their decorative and vibrant
underwater masterpiece. This is their
gift to our school and a legacy of
their time here. Thankyou to all
parents, siblings and staff who have
also contributed to this years school
community project.
Dates to Remember
DECEMBER
Wed 11th
Reports sent home
Wed 11th
Class allocation
Letter, sent home
Thurs 12th JP Picnic
Thurs 12th
Room 7&8
Wheelies Day
Thurs 12th
Rm 4 Party lunch
Thurs 12th Year 7 excursion
Fri 13th
Year 7
Farewell Assembly
Fri 13th Volunteers Moring Tea
Fri 13th
DISMISSAL 2:15pm
2014
JANUARY
Mon. 21st School Office Opens
Mon 27th Public Holiday
Tues 28th
Day One 2014
YEAR 7 GRADUATION
Congratulations to Rose Hebbermann,
Year 7 Citizenship Award
presented by Rachael Saunderson MP
Parents are reminded that this
coming Friday the 13th
December is the last day of
the school term.
School will be dismissed at
2:15pm
IMPORTANT:
Today your child will bring home a class allocation for 2014. We are
hopeful that this will be your child’s final placement however there is still some unresolved
staff placements and student numbers can change over the holidays. This allocation
should therefore be seen as a highly likely placement rather than a certainty.
PRINCIPAL COMMENT
PRINCIPAL’S COLUMN
The DECD recruitment process will not be completed until
later in the year. We therefore are unable to provide the
names of all teachers. As of the time of printing this is the
most up to date information. (11th December)
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: 2014
Principal : TBA
Deputy Principal: Marg Clark
CLASSES 2014
Foundation
Nina Benham
Room 13
Foundation
Stephanie Ratnaike
Room 14
Foundation / Year 1
Shelley Braithwaite
Room 15
Foundation / Year 1
Alex Lumb
Room 16
Year 1
Patti Cibich
Room 12
Year 1/2
Russell Hanson
Room 6
Year 2/3
Belinda Bulling
Room 5
Year 2/3
Julie Bondarenko
Room 7
Year 2/3
Marilyn Eastwood
Room 8
Year 3/4
TBA
Room 1
Year 4/5
Karen Lowrey
Room 2
Year 4/5
Jenny Rossiter
Room 3
Year 4/5
Reni Sotiropoulos
Room 4
Year 5/6
TBA
Room 9
Year 6/7
Anna Weinert
Room 10
Year 6/7
Peter Cleland
Room 11
SPECIALIST TEACHERS 2014
Eleni Giamoukoglou Greek P-7 including Mother Tounge
Stephanie Wright: Visual Arts and Aboriginal Education P-7
Michelle Hutchens: Performing Arts P-7
Michael Ingraham : TBA
Leah Richards : EALD
NEW PERMANT TEACHER :
BELINDA BULLING
Hello everyone,
I’m thrilled to have been appointed to Prospect Primary School. I
have been teaching for 26 years
both in city and country schools
and have taught from reception
to year 7.
I am married with 2 children. Sam is 17 and going into year 12
and Georgina is nearly 16 and about to commence year 11. As
you can imagine 2014 is going to be a challenging year in our
household. I am a qualified gym instructor and personal trainer, having completed certificates 3 and 4 at the Australian
Institute of Fitness. My other special interests include the
English Royal Family and Modern European History. I look
forward to being a part of the Prospect School community and
meeting you in the new year.
FRIENDS & CLASSES
I know that there will be many anxious parents awaiting to
here who will be their child’s teacher for 2014.
The formulation of classes is a big process. It commences
with parent feedback then proceeds to HR decisions, asking
students to nominate who they work well with, asking
teachers which students don’t work well together and then the
process of allocating commences. To date I have circulated
about five class drafts before we have settled on the
placements that have been made available today.
Our aim is to have a least one friend out of a nominated four ,
move to the next class with each student. I however do not
personally do not support keeping groups of friends together
or a special friend through each year of schooling.
Throughout life we all have to face new situations without a
friend standing by our side. Examples include, starting a new
school, starting a new job, joining a new club or sporting team,
meeting your new partners family, going on holidays.
Sure good friends are at end of the phone and remain a
constant throughout our lives but they will not be there all of
the time.
Learning how to make new friends and face new situations is
a skill that we all need to learn. This skill can be learnt and
once mastered will make your child resilient and able to face
new situations without fear. A wide circle of friend also broadens our life opportunities.
If your child is therefore not in a class with lots of their friends
treat this like a gift as it is an ideal opportunity for them to
learn these social skills and build resilience. Parents have a
vital role to play over Christmas in preparing for a new school
year. Be positive, and talk positive. Its funny you might think
that you are having a quiet chat to grandma but your children
always find out and often their behaviour reflects our fears.
One last thought , how many people do you know that still
have a primary school friend in their
friendship group as adults?
Some hints;
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS:
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Be around your class mates

Talk to your class mates

Make eye contact and smile

Start a conversation

Ask them to play

Be a good friend, be positive and kind
FAREWELL
My placement at Prospect Primary was just for 2013.
From 2014 I will commence a 7 year tenure as the Principal of Nailsworth Primary School. I have loved my year at
Prospect including getting to know the wonderful students,
staff and community . My aim as Principal is to always
leave a school that I lead in a better position than I found
it and in this context am pleased with the structures we
have put in place over the year.
I look forward to meeting you in the future years within the
wider Prospect Community
Sharron Ward, Principal
FAMILY PICNIC
Parent Thoughts, “Thank you for a great picnic last night. We wanted to write
and say how enjoyable the music performances were. They added a great
atmosphere to the night and the students should be very proud of their
performances. The music program hasn’t been going long, but how great did
they sound! Our son played the recorder and was very excited and proud to be
playing. Congratulations to Martin and Kristina Phillipson (and their team) on the
music program and all their hard work. We look forward to hearing more ”music
next year!”
Jack Collins with his exhibit
from the
BIKE ART EXNIBITION
We acknowledge the participation of 57
Prospect students who been attending classes
under the auspice of the Ethnic Schools Board.
Student Name
Tracey Lim
Language
Manderin
Bowen Sun
Manderin
Michelle Zhao
Manderin
Sophie Lim
Manderin
Cathrine Zhao
Manderin
Ananda Vongsaykham
Manderin
Jason Lim
Manderin
Jariya Vongsaykham
Manderin
Morium Muntaha
Bengali
Tisha Saha
Bengali
Shah Rizoan
Bengali
Mai Quynh
Vietnamese
Thein An Nguyen
Vietnamese
Natalie Vu
Vietnamese
Jaydyn Nguyen
Vietnamese
Tammy Tran
Vietnamese
Daniel Vu
Vietnamese
Khang Nguyen-Dang
Vietnamese
Ruhiyyih Pourshafie
Persian
Mina Dobrijevic
Serbian
Stefan Djurdjevic
Serbian
Tarik Rizoan
Arabic
Azmain Shahid
Arabic
Sumaiya Khan
Arabic
Arabic
Sinhalese
Jennifer Krinis
Greek
Matheus Lukac
Greek
Morium Muntaha
Yenuli Mutukumarana
Iliana Georgiadis
Greek
Harem Mutukumarana
Sinhalese
Demitria Kotsiou
Greek
Vicky Neocleous
Greek
Emanuela Lukac
Greek
Andriana Poulias
Greek
Olga Tavaridis
Greek
Ariana Paikos
Greek
Gabriella Aldridge
Greek
Eleni Neocleous
Greek
Riccardo Dall’Acqua
Greek
Anastasia Foumakis
Greek
Alexander Giannacopoulos
Greek
Dean Giannacopoulos
Greek
Meli Pomakis
Greek
Mikaela Dall”Acqua
Greek
Christian Liappas
Greek
Jorja Liappas
Greek
Harrison Hadaj
Ukrainian
Sienna Paikos
Greek
Michaela Hadaj
Ukrainian
Demos Pomakis
Greek
Nadia Milochis
Ukrainian
Demitra Krinis
Greek
AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES
AT PROSPECT PRIMARY 2014
There are two after school options that you may be of interest to
Families in 2014.
FRENCH CLASSES
In 2013, a private company has been
offering after school French Classes for
interested students. We understand that this
will not be an option in 2014, however...
THE DECD SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES is offering to run an after
school French programme in 2014 for interested students. This is a far
more accessible programme with a charge of $50 per year.
The programme would be offered once a week for one and half hours at
our school.
TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR THE 2014 FRENCH PROGRAMME
Please email the Principal
[email protected]
The name and year level of your child.
HIP HOP CLASSES
Do you have a son or daughter who loves dance but is more interested
in hip hop and modern dance than jazz/tap and ballet? We have an
opportunity for students who'd like to learn dance at PPS in a weekly
after school class next year, with acclaimed dance teacher Nikki Allen.
Students would have a 45 minute lesson in a group of 10 – 15. Cost of
the classes is likely to be $10 - $12 per class.
Nikki currently teaches at Burnside Primary and some PPS students
may remember the fantastic dancers who performed with the Burnside
PS band when they came to visit us earlier this year.
In order to have Nikki come to the school
we need a minimum of ten dancers so if
you are interested in lessons for your son/
daughter please contact Kristina Phillipson
(a parent at PPS) on
[email protected] or
0422 237 164.
$$$$$FUNDRAISING TEAM $$$$$
We are very fortunate to have a great team of
volunteer parents who coordinate school
fundraising. In 2013 they have had another
profitable year.
Disco $2776
Prospect Fair $2913
Mothers Day $818
Fathers Day $628
Sports Day $1384
BBQ ‘s Election Day and Governing Council
$2940
Entertainment books $442
Grand total $11,901
We sincerely thank the hard working team of
Lucie, Kathy, Sonia, Nicola & Kimberley together
with all members of the school community who
have supported this team by donating time or
goods.
FUNDRAISING TEAM
READY TO GO IN 2014
Thanks for everyone’s support throughout the
year - we have enjoyed putting together some
successful events during 2013, and can’t wait to
see what the $11,901we raised gets used for
during 2014!
PROSPECT FAIR 2014
Early notification that the Prospect Fair is 22nd
March 2014.
Why are we giving you so much warning? With
Christmas holidays and new Christmas Gifts
looming, if you do any cleaning/sorting through
children’s toys over the holidays, please
consider keeping them in a box until School
starts in 2014, so we can use as Game prizes at
the Fair in March. Happy and Safe Christmas,
From the Fundraising Committee - Lucie, Kathy,
Sonia, Nicola & Kimberley.
Room 6 worked with community artist Bridgette Minuzzo to paint our very own stobie poles on Braund Road. It was a part of the
Community Arts project with Prospect Council. Our task was to make stencils with a transport theme and an original design. We used
these with a background design. We hope you enjoy looking at our stobie poles as much as we liked painting. By Nadia Milochis and
Charlotte Balfour.
YEAR 7 GRADUATION
We congratulate all of the students who have received an
award in 2013 . Awards are nominate by class teachers
throughout the year for students who demonstrate
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SUCCESS, such as achieving excellence

CREATIVITY such as being innovative,
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RESPECT such as being thoughtful, caring
Pictured are the last award winners for 2013, who received
their awards at the week 8 assembly.
PARENT THOUGHTS: “We would like to congratulate your
staff, the Governing Council and of course the wonderful
students for hosting a truly memorable Graduation Ceremony.
The speeches were very well delivered and with great thought
and maturity. We also enjoyed your ‘SPRAT’ analogy! It was
great to hear the positive reflections students had of their time
at Prospect Primary School. This is a real credit to the
dedicated staff as the students do think very highly of them and
the school.
The slideshow presentation brought back great memories and
the songs were very touching. The gift bag given to the
students will also hold lasting memories.
Overall, it was a beautiful and moving moment and we were
all very proud parents. A lot of great achievements have been
made. Congratulations.”
MATERIALS AND SERVICES POLL
Thank you to everyone who voted in the recent Poll re Material and Services
Charges for 2014. There were 137 respondents. YES 123 NO 12 1 INFORMAL
As a result the legally enforceable materials and services charge for 2013 will be
$360 that includes $60 for whole school events. Thankyou for taking the time to
vote .
Year 7 and 8 on their Amazing Race
Scramble- THANKYOU for the donation of
the digital photo frame following the
STREET CLOSURE DAY.
The Hip Hop Alphabet Crew, Ms Benham’s class were a highlight at the
week 8 assembly. Pictured looking very cool!
This summer the SACA are running Adelaide Strikers MILO T20 Blast Holiday Clinics for all
children between 7-12 years old. These two-day clinics will be run in 14 locations across
Adelaide giving boys and girls the chance to participate in all aspects of cricket, play some
fun games and develop their skills. Plus, there will be appearances from Adelaide Strikers
players and mascot SMASH at all clinics.
For the two days the cost is just $99, and includes a Strikers T20 Blast pack (Strikers t-shirt,
hat, lunch cooler bag, drink bottle, stickers, drawstring bag and more).