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BUTE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Newsletter No.5 Term 1
24/02/15
COMING EVENTS
RESPECT
LEARNING
TRUST
FRIENDSHIP
Tuesday 24th February
Wednesday 25th February
Thursday 26th February
Friday 27th February
Monday 9th March
Tuesday 31st March
Friday 3rd April
Monday 6th April
Friday 10th April
Dear Parents/Carers,
Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s ‘Family
Information Night’. It was GREAT to see so many families
represented. I received many positive comments about the
Reading session and how helpful it was. Thanks to Meredith
Pridham, Tanya McCarthy and Tanya Stevens for presenting the
session.
Parents/Carers getting together with staff
Karen and Laura
Oscar, Krystal and Albert
Novak with Mum, Bethany
The 2015 Bute Primary School Governing Council AGM is
tonight, Tuesday 24th February, 7:30pm in the School Library.
Nominations will be accepted tonight.
Continuing members:
Penny McCarthy, Valeska Wehr, Jaclyn Ritter, Lincoln Hewett,
Carolyn Read, Michelle Trengove, Kathy Krieg and Lauren Krieg
Retiring members (eligible for re-election):
Scott Ramsey
This Thursday our year 6 and 7 students travel to Adelaide to
attend the GRIP Student Leadership Training.
“The goal for the conference is for students to leave the training with
a clear vision, a solid understanding and dozens of ideas for their
Governing Council AGM
SUBWAY @ School
GRIP Leadership Day-student leadership team
Clean Up Australia—School Day
Adelaide Cup Holiday
Parent/Teacher Interviews begin
Good Friday
Easter Monday
End of Term One
time as a leader. Students will learn that leadership is not about
enjoying privileges and giving instructions to others, and similarly,
student leadership is not always about waiting for instructions from
teachers. Instead, leadership is about ‘standing up’ every day in
practical ways. The sessions make it possible to recognise the
many ways in which a student leader can be proactive every day
and stand up for others, for what is right, for self and whenever
there is an opportunity to serve.” GRIP Leadership Conference.
LEARNING: Should we fear or welcome failure? The answer
may just be in this list of people who did not give up their goal
even after facing failure, setbacks or tragedies.
♦
Failed miserably with his first company. - Bill Gates'
♦
He didn't speak until he was four years old and many
people thought he was just a dud. - Albert Einstein
♦
Endured a rough and often abusive childhood and was
fired from her job as a television reporter because she was
"unfit for TV." - Oprah Winfrey
♦
He has dyslexia, and did poorly at school. Instead of giving
up, he used the power of his personality to drive him to
success. - Richard Branson
♦
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't
work.” - Thomas Edison
♦
She was told that there is no money in children’s books. “It
is impossible to live without failing at something, unless
you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived
at all—in which case, you fail by default.” - J.K Rowling
♦
Was fired by a news editor because he ‘lacked
imagination.’ - Walt Disney
♦
Was regarded as a failed actress and a B movie star. Even
her drama instructors didn't feel she could make it, telling
her to try another profession. - Lucille Ball
♦
Was told that, “guitar groups are on the way out and they
have no future in show business”. - The Beatles
♦
Cut from his high school basketball team.- Michael Jordan
“Fall down seven times, get up eight.” – Japanese proverb
Cheers,
Bob Scott.
PARENT CLUB
LEARNING
The next meeting to be held will be on Monday 6th March @
10.30am in the library. We look forward to seeing you there!
COMMUNITY NOTICES
“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore.” –Christopher Columbus
KADINA HOCKEY CLUB
Registration Day
Wednesday 18 March 2015 – from 4.00pm
Bute S.R.C 2015
At Hockey Fields (cnr Drain & Port Rd, Kadina)
Students have been chosen by their peers to represent classes Mini Colts (Girls & Boys aged 5 to under 9)
at Student Voice Meetings.
Junior Colts (Girls & Boys under 13 yrs)
These meetings are held fortnightly in the library.
Senior Colts (Girls & Boys under 16 yrs)
The senior student Leadership Team is made up of year 7 and Mens & Womens (16+ years) – from 5.30pm
6 students. On Thursday 26th of February the Leadership
New players and coaches welcome in all grades.
Team will attend a Training Day in Adelaide promoting skills
Note: No practise on Registration Day
and modelling generosity as leaders.
First Practise – Wednesday 25 March 2015
Any queries please contact Sandra Paddick - 0418803259
Student Voice members
Upper primary 6/7
Dale - Student Leader
BUTE NETBALL CLUB
S.R.C Reps
Junior Registration & 1st training night 26th March at 4:30pm
Logan, Abby, Jesse, Brad, Wilfrid, Henry.
New players welcomed
Middle Primary
Dayna, Fletcher.
Junior Primary
Listening to your child read !
Laura, Gabriel.
Thankyou to parents that joined us in the library on the family
night.
As
a request we have put a couple of slides in the newsletter
Family Information Night photos
and will continue with this each week .
Thankyou Meredith and Tanya.
Happy reading!!
* Learning to read is like learning to swim – you
can’t swim by not getting in the pool!
* The key to success is in your hands.
* You need to set kids up for success.
* Don’t ‘teach’ at homeonly teach the joy and love of books.
* AIM: Lifelong Readers!
The Brokate & Krieg families enjoyed
room on Family Night
time in the Junior Primary class-
Setting them up for success!
* Children’s success depends on:
- prior knowledge
- language of the theme
- their interest in the topic
* 10 minute session – something that is worth turning up for!
- 10 minutes for a struggling or a non-struggling reader.
* Therefore the key to reading success is to find their ‘thing’.