Term 1 - Marion Primary School
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Term 1 - Marion Primary School
Parents and Friends. Welcome back to all our families. Our AGM will be on Tuesday 10th February at 9:00am so please join us for a cuppa and get to know other families in the school. We are looking forward to a great year, full of activities and fun. Welcome back! The Marion Primary School Canteen follows the Right Bite Strategy, only selling foods that are rated as “Amber” or “Green”. Food and drinks in the Green category; Reflect the five food groups Out Of School Hours Care Greetings from OSHC! THU FRI Lilybeth Jacqui Susan After School Care times of 3:30—6:00 remain. We will also be running Vacation Care service this year. Bookings will be open for that soon. Sheila Wates, OSHC Director Christian Pastoral Support Worker Welcome to all the new families. It was great to start this term and see all the friendly new faces and all the other students from last year. It has been a lovely holiday and I hope you all enjoyed spending time with family and friends. I look forward to a great new year ahead and meeting new parents and caregivers. At the moment I am working at Marion Primary School every Wednesday and Friday from 9.00am but I am usually here a bit earlier so if you see me around and want to talk about anything, please feel freed to or I can see you if you make an appointment. I am looking forward to continue supporting students, staff and families this year and with the lunch time programs. Craft club will be every Wednesday lunch time. I will continue cooking with some groups where we will incorporate “my kitchen rules” so that will be something exciting to look forward to. I will be starting as the playgroup coordinator this term, so if you have younger children and would like somewhere to have a coffee and meet some new people, I would like to meet you all. Playgroup will run every Friday from 9.30—11.00am. Encouraging quote for the week: “Just as plants soak up water, your children need your loving words and with them they will thrive” by Judy Ford. Felly Hina WEEK 3 MON TUE WED THU FRI Lilybeth Jacqui Susan Felly Hina Thanks, Kym Saunders Breakfast Club Breakfast Club commences on Thursday 12 February. Sessions will be at 8:30a.m each morning. Volunteers from Kick Start 4 Kids are: Thursday—Sarah, Tanya, Kate (alternating) Yours kindly, Jacinta Baldwin. Friday—Felicity Tuesday and Wednesday sessions will begin later in the term or early next term. Scholastic Book Club 4 Year Old Program Orders must be placed at the front office by Friday, 13th February, 2015. Spare order sheets are available from the library. Thank you. When: every Friday from week 5 27th February, 2015 Ali Edwards Time: 9:00—11:00am Where: Marion Primary School Who: Children who have turned 4 and enrol at MPS Uniform Reminder Information & enrolment forms at the front office. It was great to see everyone dressed smartly in their uniforms on Tuesday. Led by Reception teacher, Georgina Sprigg, the children Hats must be worn throughout this term. Don’t forget to write your child’s name inside items—especially hats and jackets. who participate have a great head-start in getting ready for school. If you know of any four year olds near you, let them know about this unique program. We had over 80 jackets and sweatshirts in lost property at the end of 2014—no names in any of these items! 2 Email: [email protected] Website: www.marionps.sa.edu.au Courage Harmony Integrity School News School News Session times are 7:30—8:30 and the cost is $8 a session. Childcare rebates apply. Bookings at OSHC or the front office. Are low in saturated fat and/or added sugar and/or salt Help to avoid an intake of excess energy. The Marion Primary School Canteen is run primarily by volunteers, and the time and effort they provide enables us to provide a canteen for the students 5 days a week, which is something that schools much bigger than ours are unable to do. Below are the volunteers for Weeks 2 & 3. If you are available to help out please let me know as we are always looking for more volunteers. WEEK 2 WED Malcolm Avenue, Marion SA 5043 Phone: 8277 2293 Fax: 8374 0957 Our Before School Care has now begun. Are excellent sources of important nutrients TUE Hi everyone, Welcome back everyone, it has been great to catch up with so many families and hear about your holiday ventures. A very warm welcome to all of our new families—we are pleased to have Lilly, Caitie, Joel, Abigael, Tiara, Matilda, Izabellah, Grace, Liam, Peter, Jazmyn, Deema, Lily, Novak, Ryan, Charlie, Christian, Jasper and Joshua, Kayra, Jasmine, Thomas, Kriti, Nicolas, Yashita, Ben, Dastan, Lucy and Daniel join classes from Reception to Year 6. We would love to see you here in 2015 Canteen MON ISSUE 1 29th January, 2015 Held in the OSHC Room Cost is $3—please bring a piece of fruit. Parents & Friends Committee From the Leadership Team Welcome to the new families attending playgroup each Friday. This year we introduce Jacinta Baldwin as our Playgroup Coordinator so come along and meet her this Friday. Our staff have been very keen to get going again and were busily preparing for students’ arrival last week. I know throughout the holidays they have been busy preparing for exciting learning opportunities this year. Staff includes: Reception—Georgina Sprigg and Michelle Triantafilakis Year 1/2—Kaye Wilson Year 3/4—Annie McDonnell Year 4/5—Nathan Starling Year 6/7—Mark Pavlich LOTE Spanish—Mercedes Puyo Special Education/EALD Teacher—Sue Moore Counsellor / Media Arts / Health—Stacey Eichenberger Library Support—Ali Edwards; Front Office Admin and Class Support (QuickSmart Maths) Sue Whittaker Finance Officer /Class Support—Barb Bennett Class Support—Julie Hewitt-Hunt ACEO—Russell Milera Pastoral Care Worker—Jacinta Baldwin OSHC Director—Sheila Wates Staff look forward to meeting you at our Acquaintance Night on Tuesday 10th February. Class teachers will hold information sessions in their classrooms and talk about their expectations for the year. More information about this next week. Also coming up are very important AGMs for our Parents & Friends group and our Governing Council. The AGM for both will be held on 10th February (see times below). These bodies provide opportunities for parents and carers to become more closely involved with the management and decision making processes in the school. Parents & Friends meet formally twice a term but usually get together weekly on Tuesdays at 9:00am for a cuppa and chat. During the year, the team provide invaluable support to our whole school events in addition to leading several fund-raising activities. Governing Council meet twice a term, previously on Monday evenings. There are a small number of positions for nomination this year. We also have a number of sub-committees that focus on different management aspects of the school including Sports Committee, Grounds Committee, OSHC Committee and Canteen Committee. Each of these committees will benefit with your involvement so if you would like to know more about what is involved and what each one does, please see me. Nomination forms will be sent home on Monday. Just a reminder please that students are not to be in the yard before 8:30am or after 3:30pm unless they are booked into OSHC (After School or Before School) or supervised by a carer (adult). On enrolment, parents sign an understanding that students are not permitted on school grounds without supervision. We all owe a duty of care to our young people and staff duty commences at 8:30 and finishes at 3:30. Students who arrive early or remain late may be directed to OSHC. Your cooperation in this safety matter is very much appreciated. Cheryl Ross, Principal DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2/2/15 Instrumental Music begins 6/2/15 Assembly 10/2/15 Parents & Friends AGM 9:00am 10/2/15 Gov. Council AGM 6:00pm , Acquaintance Night in classes Playgroup every Friday from 9.30am 1