Newsletter No. 20 - Wudinna Area School
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Newsletter No. 20 - Wudinna Area School
WUDINNA AREA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER NO 20 Term 4, Week 7, 26.11.2015 Telephone (08) 8680 2263 Fax (08) 8680 2393 Box 30 WUDINNA 5652 www.wudinnaas.sa.edu.au email: [email protected] DATES TO REMEMBER *****Student Free Day***** Monday 30 November Year 1 Class Excursion; Governing Council Meeting – 6.00pm Tuesday 1 December Schools Ministry Group Seminars – R-5 – 9.00am, 6-10 10.00am Wednesday 2 December Grace’s Art Exhibition - Library Thursday 3 December Presentation Night – 7.30pm start at Apex Park Friday 4 December Year 7/8 Transition Parent Meeting Monday 7 December Primary Pool Party 11.40am3.00pm Wednesday 9 December 2015 school year finishes 2.25pm; buses leave 2.35pm Thursday 10 December 2016 School Year begins Monday 1 February FROM THE PRINCIPAL Hopefully harvest is finished or nearly finished. We are on the home straight and the finish line is in sight but there is still a lot going on at school including; Presentation Night Primary Years Pool Party Film afternoon Transition meeting for year seven students Training and developments Excursions Visitors Report writing Art exhibition We have some new art installations that have been created by Grace Bower and I would like everyone to come into the school and have a look. The installations really bring some colour and creative thinking to the school buildings. Grace will be having an Art Exhibition on Thursday 3 December; please come into the school and have a look. Grace has done a lot of work and the installations look fantastic. Student Free Day Next Monday, 30 November, will be a Student Free Day to allow staff to do training and development with Teleah Wilson who is our Numeracy and Literacy Results+ Facilitator. The training and development will focus on growth mindsets and transforming tasks. This is a continuation of training that we have previously undertaken this term. Buses Thank you to all those people (cars and trucks included) who have slowed down to 25km or attempted to slow down when buses are stopped on the side of the road picking up and dropping off students. Governing Council Our next meeting is on Tuesday 1 December. We will be wrapping up the year and calling the AGM for 2016. The meeting will be in the Conference Room at 6.00pm. The Governing Council is running a bottle and can drive; could anyone interested in donating bottles and cans please take them to Wudinna Recycling. This money is going towards playground shade and equipment. Please drop in and visit the school we want parents to see what is happening within the school. Yours truly Ned Loades Principal FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL – SECONDARY Secondary Subject Award Sponsorship Thank you to all of the people who have sponsored Academic Achievement Awards for this year’s Presentation Night. Your continued support is very much appreciated. All of the awards now have sponsors thanks to the generosity of a wide range of community members. Presentation Night A reminder to all Secondary students – Presentation Night is on Friday 4 December. It is an expectation that all students will attend this event and that appropriate school uniform will be worn (including appropriate footwear). Please include this in your diary of events to come – look forward to seeing you on the night to celebrate and acknowledge the excellent achievement of our students. Final week activities (Week 9) Students will continue their normal timetabled lessons until the end of Wednesday 9 December, completing alternative activities of relevance to their various subjects. On Thursday 10 December, students will be engaged in alternative activities, which will include some time spent at the pool. countries such as Indonesia, India, Japan and China. The highlight at the end was the dragon puppet that twelve older students helped to manipulate and take around the outside of the room. Final Reports Semester 2 Reports will be distributed to all students in Years 8-11 on the last day of school, Thursday 10 December. Glenys McGuire Assistant Principal – Secondary FROM THE PRIMARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Merit Cards Congratulations to the following students who received Merit Cards at the last assembly: Cheyanne Savage, Luke Matthews, Lily Payne, Jorja Habermann, Jada Coventry, Courtney Lambert, Noah Oswald, Baden Cummings, Zack Bigg, Matilda Nettle, Lyka Pulgo, Gabbie Seal, Cain Bartley, Kane Hogben, Bella Porter, Tay-Lee Steele, Megan Baldock, Rani Tomney, Emmie Sargent, Ila Greenaway, Matilda Barns, Joey Lymn, Kye O’Brien, Marney Marshall, Mayson Peters, Bodhi Scholz, Archie Sampson and Mia Elliott. Artist in Residence Dance instructor Kate Skully worked with the Primary students and teachers last week as a part of our annual “Artist in Residence” program. The students responded really well to Kate’s teaching. Class teachers and students are now working very hard to practise these dance items that they developed with Kate. They will be performed for families and community members at the Dress Rehearsal on Friday 4 December at 9.45am as well as at the Presentation Night that evening. Primary SRC Social The Primary SRC Social was held last Friday in Room 16. Thank you to the SRC Reps for working well together to organise this social. They were capably led by the executive members. Thank you to the teachers for supervising on a Friday night and to Craig Standley for setting up the lights and the bunting. Thank you also to Ryan Lymn and Jeb Nettle for being the DJs. Well done to all students for responsible behaviour. A huge thank you must go to Andrew Buckham for the sound system, including setting up and taking down. Reports The Semester 2 reports will be distributed on the last day of the school year. Training and Development Primary staff met on Wednesday after school to share teaching strategies in Numeracy that teach and encourage deep and rich thinking skills. It was really valuable to hear of the different ideas and experiences. We all came away with enthusiasm and new ideas. Expressive Arts The Reception – Year 8 students viewed the “G’Day Asia” performance recently. The performance was entertaining and informative and took the students on a tour through Schools Ministry Group Seminars On Wednesday next week, the Schools Ministry Group will be presenting two hour long seminars. The students Reception – Year 5 will attend a seminar on “The Wait for Christmas” which includes the story of Christmas and the wider meaning of Christmas. The message will be that people don’t need to wait for a special day or holiday to care for the people around us and to show kindness and respect to all people. The Year 6-10 students will attend a seminar on “Identity/Deconstructed”. This seminar aims to deconstruct the common understanding of identity and self-worth to reveal conceptions of how our identity can be formed, including relationships, culture and social media. Thank you Classroom SSOs I would like to sincerely thank the SSOs who have been working in the classrooms this year to enhance the learning outcomes of our students. Pat Wilkins worked with students in both the Primary and the Secondary sections of the school. Emma Bigg and Doug Calow worked with Primary students. Nola Buckham, Tessa McKenna and Emma Bigg worked with students on the QuickSmart program. Melissa Thomson, Marlene Boylan, Cassie Stringer, Miriam Brands and Carol Cummings worked with students with specific needs. Thank you so much to you all for your dedication. Marie Elson Primary Assistant Principal FROM THE PASTORAL CARE WORKER The Schools’ Ministry Seminars are next Wednesday, 2 December at 9.00am (primary) and 10.00am (secondary). If any of the WEC Group would like to join us, sign in at the Front Office and come have a look! In this interactive primary school presentation, the Christmas story is shared through dynamic storytelling, Christmas activities and unique media. Students are encouraged that they don’t need to wait for a special day or holiday to show love and care for the people around them. The theme of the Secondary seminar is – “Identity Deconstructed”. This presentation reveals different ways our identity can be formed, including relationships, culture and social media. I hope this seminar will radically change our view of selfworth, build resilience and transform our relationships. Cheers! From Carol PRESENTATION NIGHT The Wudinna Area School Presentation Night will be held on Friday 4 December at 7.30pm in Apex Park, weather permitting. We will use the new amphitheatre facility and seating will be provided for the most part. We will use the Wudinna Hall if the weather is predicted to be unfavourable. The theme will be “Dancing under the Stars”. The program on the night will include Primary items and the presentation of awards for Primaries, Secondaries and volunteers. The end of Semester 2 awards (Primary Merit Cards R-4 and High & Outstanding Academic Awards) will be presented at the end of year school assembly, as happens with Semester 1 awards. Each Primary class will present the item that they have learnt with dance instructor, Kate Skully. The Presentation Night will be a similar format to last year with no interval. No tickets will be sold but there will be the opportunity for a gold coin donation per person. Community and family members are welcome to attend the dress rehearsal of the Primary items free of charge at Apex Park at 9.45am on Friday 4 December. The dress rehearsal will take approximately 45 minutes. Ned Loades, Glenys McGuire and Marie Elson on behalf of the Presentation Night Committee LIBRARY NEWS Holiday Hours The library is trialling some new holiday opening hours! Holiday opening hours will commence on Friday 11 December. The library will close at 2.30pm Thursday 24 December (Christmas Eve) and reopen for holiday hours on Tuesday 5 January. Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9.30am–2.30pm Wednesday: 9.30am–2.30pm Thursday: 9.30am–2.30pm Friday: 9.30am–2.30pm The library will be closed on Tuesday 26 January 2016 for the Australia Day public holiday. Normal opening hours will commence on Monday 1 February when school starts. Grace’s Wiggly Christmas Please join us for Grace’s last Baby Bounce. It will be a Wiggles theme. Morning tea will follow. When: 1 December 2015 Where: Library Time: 10.30am Please return library items before the end on term so you don’t receive overdue notices during the holidays. The Reception, Year 1 & Year 2/3 classes will have their last library lesson in Week 8. If your child still has a Library bag borrowed from the library please return it. YEAR 8 AQUATICS CAMP Last week the Year 8 class headed to Coffin Bay for their aquatics camp. We stayed at Nyroka Scout Camp on Tuesday until Friday before coming back Friday afternoon. A number of aquatics activities were completed including kayaking, snorkelling, wind surfing, paddle boarding, sailing, surfing, and small boat handling. On Friday morning those students who wished to go for their boat licence completed their practical test and everyone passed (watch out for them on the water in the holidays). COMMUNITY NOTICES -UNIFORM ORDER FORM - be completed and returned with payment by Monday 7 December. Order will arrive Week 1 Term 1 Name _____________________________________________ Item Phone Number ______________________________ Colours Description Cost each (even sizes only) Polo Shirt SHORT sleeve 220gm Poly/Cotton, no logo red or white Polo Shirt T-Shirt LONG sleeve 220gm Poly/Cotton, no logo LONG sleeve round neck 100% Cotton 180gm red or white white Shorts Mesh Polyester/cotton lined, unisex Basketball black Rugby knit with zip in right pocket poly/cotton 270gm Black Unisex Microfibre Short 115g Black **New** Sizes available Sport A line skirt 90% cotton/10% spandex 210gm – hidden boy-leg short, elastic with short waist Track Pants Fleecy — Polyester/Cotton (310gm) straight leg, side pockets with zip, elastic waist with draw cord Microfibre - straight leg, side pockets with heavy duty zips, elastic waist with draw cord Cargo Pants Cotton GARBEDINE (boys) elastic waist with draw cord, 2 side pockets Item Quantity Size 4-16y Sm-3XL 4-l6y 4-l6y Sm-4XL 4-l6y S-3XL 4-16y S-3XL 2-16y S-3XL 4-16y $14.00 $18.50 $16.50 $8.00 $12.00 $12.50 $14.00 $14.00 $18.00 $15.50 $18.00 $15.50 4-l6y Not avail in adult size 4-16y S-3XL 4-l6y S-2XL $20.50 Black black black black Colour Price each $30.00 $33.00 $25.50 $35.00 Total Grand Total ****** From Week 1 2016 we will be stocking red broad brimmed cotton surf ($11) and microfibre bucket hats ($12) with school logo. Available from the Front Office KITCHEN GARDEN RECIPE BOOKS A revised edition of the Kitchen Garden Cookbook will be available for purchase soon. Recipe books will cost $15 each and contain all of the original recipes (with some minor adjustments) along with new ones. A competition was held to design the cover for the new cook book. The winner was Montana Foster. Montana will receive a free copy of the book and have the honour of her design featuring on every book. Recipe books will be for sale at the Wudinna Christmas Markets and Pageant Day on Sunday 13 December. There will be a Kitchen Garden stall in the Hall. We are also planning on providing food samples to showcase some recipes from the book. The books will make excellent Christmas gifts. We hope to see you at the Kitchen Garden stall. Funds raised will go toward the continuation of the Kitchen Garden programme. If you would like to place an order beforehand, please complete the following form, place it in an envelope titled Kitchen Garden Cookbook order and send it to Wudinna Area School, with payment before the end of term. You can collect your books at the market day or delivery can be arranged via students or a suitable alternative. Looking forward to your support Melissa Wendland KITCHEN GARDEN ORDER FORM NAME QUANTITY $15 per book TOTAL COST Collect at Market Alternative collection method (Please indicate) Bottle and Can Drive donate your recyclable cans & bottles at Wudinna Recycling Raise funds to put shade over our playground & purchase new playground equipment