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21 Bowker Street, North Brighton SA 5048 Phone: 8296 8904 Fax: 8296 9401 [email protected] www.paringpkps.sa.edu.au
Principal: Leanne Prior Governing Council Chairperson: Darren Fong
TERM 4 ISSUE 17 18 October 2019
Diary Dates:
October Tuesday 22
Parent Innovation meeting 6pm
Thursday 24
Canteen Committee meeting 2pm
Friday 25
Dresscode committee 8am
Assembly hosted by LA4-3 & 4-4
World Teachers’ Day
Thursday 31
Footsteps starts year 5, 6 & 7
November Friday 1
Finance Advisory meeting 8am
Parent Social Evening (Morphett Arms Hotel 7.30pm)
Monday 4
Governing Council 7pm
Thursday 7
Outdoor Classroom Day
Friday 8
LA1-7 & 1-8 excursion
Assembly hosted by reception classes
Monday 11
Remembrance Day
Monday 18
Welcome to School Family Event (new reception families)
SMS Absence Number
0476 857 224
SA Term Dates for 2019
Term 4 14 Oct to 13 Dec
SA Term Dates for 2020
Term 1 28 Jan to 9 April Term 2 27 Apr to 3 July Term 3 20 Jul to 25 Sept Term 4 12 Oct to 11 Dec
School Values Bravery Care
Challenge Trust
Traffic Monitors Week 2 Morning: Amy S & Kyla P Afternoon: Will E & Calum C
Week 3 Morning: Isabella G & Grace F Afternoon: Mia H & Hazel B
Dear Families,
I hope that you had a wonderful holiday with your children and are looking forward to an exciting and action packed term ahead.
Staffing news This week we welcomed back Nancy Shaw and Nanette Virgo who both had Long Service Leave (LSL) at the end of last term. In addition:
Georgii Staben is on LSL for all of this term and we welcome Paul Adler to the year 6/7 team. Paul has been working in the Lutheran system for many years as a teacher, Deputy Principal and Principal. Welcome, Paul!
Jon Osborne is on LSL for the first 3 weeks of the term and Katie will be full-time during this period. Katie really needs no introduction, but all the same, welcome Katie!
Steph Hammond is also on LSL for the first 3 weeks and her position will be filled by Jackson Roberts. It's great to have you here Jackson.
Caroline Cobb is on leave for the first 2 weeks of this term
Susan Lane has been on Annual Leave this week
Class Placement Letter A letter was sent home to all families regarding our class placement process for this year. Please ensure you have read this letter as a priority as timelines and processes will be strictly adhered to for any parent input.
Outdoor Classroom Day We have once again registered for our school to participate in Outdoor Classroom Day on Thursday November 7 (week 4). Outdoor Classroom Day is a global campaign to inspire and celebrate outdoor learning and play. By getting involved in the annual celebrations we are helping to send a message to the world that time outdoors everyday is important for every child.
For further information click on the following link: https://outdoorclassroomday.com/about/
World Teachers’ Day World Teachers' Day was inaugurated on October 5, 1994 by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to commemorate the 1966 joint signing of the UNESCO/ILO (International Labour Organisation) recommendation concerning the status of teachers. Celebrated in over 100 countries, World Teachers' Day acknowledges the efforts of teachers in an increasingly complex, multicultural and technological society. It is a day on which students, parents and community members can demonstrate their appreciation for the contributions that teachers have made to their community.
At our school we are celebrating World Teachers’ Day with a morning tea next Friday 25 October. Our teachers are highly dedicated and professional and work incredibly hard to provide unique learning opportunities for our children, dedicating evenings, break times, weekends and even days during the holidays to support children to succeed. I encourage parents on this day to see if they could find some small way to show their appreciation of the contribution a teacher has made to the life of your child/ren and/or write a note of appreciation to your child’s teacher.
Have a wonderful week, Leanne
Newsletter
Excursion & Event Payments Due
Preferred payment method is via Qkr! Payments can also be made at the front office from
8.30am – 9.30am Monday to Friday. Please contact the front office for any payment queries.
Late payments will not be accepted.
Footsteps LA2-2, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-10 & 2-11 $15 due 3pm Monday 28 October
Year 7 Graduation LA2-7 & 2-10 $25 due 3pm Thursday 5 December
Deputy Principal Update Swimming – Reception-Year 5 2019 Swimming classes have been booked for all reception to year 5 children in week 7 of term 4 (Monday 25 November to Friday 29 November) at the Marion Outdoor Swimming Centre.
The swimming program provides an efficient and cost-effective service to schools to help children develop a range of knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes about:
• water confidence • survival in the water • swimming technique • rescue of others • water safety • endurance and fitness
These sessions are an important part of the Health and Physical Education curriculum and we urge all students to attend.
Information packs will be distributed in week 2 with costing, parent information and the department’s guidelines.
Regards, Paul Taylor
Assistant Principal Update Re-imagining childhood project 2018/2019 EChO (Early Childhood Organisation Inc) is a group of South Australian educators and carers whose focus is on children from birth to eight years of age.
As a response to being a partner in Carla Rinaldi’s Residency in SA, EChO initiated a two-year professional learning project to explore how the principles of the Reggio Emilia educational project can be interpreted for, and enrich our SA learning context.
Through our two year participation in the project, our Reception team explored current learning pedagogies and how we could best support our children to grow.
Our key inquiry question was “How do we create a culture of active engagement in all children?”
We examined the use of language and the environment to strengthen children's voice.
On Saturday 2 November, our Reception educators will be sharing and presenting our learning experiences with other educators across South Australia at the EXPO. Participants will have the opportunity to read and view examples of learning and artifacts, as well as the chance to talk with our educators about their thinking.
For more information about the work done by EChO please follow the link http://echo.asn.au/
Regards, Tracey Bennett
Paringa’s Got Talent I hope that you are all well. Welcome to term 4. I hope that you had a chance to relax and unwind over the holiday break.
On Friday 27 September it was finally the Grand Final for Paringa’s Got Talent. The performances were fantastic and all finalists deserve to be proud of the talent, skill and effort evident in their routines! The judges certainly had a hard time choosing and the results were very close.
Special thanks to all those involved - guest judge Nadia Clancy, all other judges, and Anne for her assistance with all things technical.
Thankyou to Judd (LA2-11) and Zara (LA1-9) for being wonderful hosts on the day!
Winners of Paringa’s Got Talent 2019:
Junior Primary:
Lilly H. (LA4-2) - Dance
Middle Primary:
Ruby L. (LA4-3) - Violin
Meanwhile, if I can be of assistance please come and have a chat, I am at Paringa on Mondays and Thursdays. Alternatively, contact me via email [email protected]
Take care,
Anita Trainor Pastoral Care Worker
Assembly Acknowledgements
Congratulations to the following children and classes who were acknowledged at the last assembly
for upholding our school values:
Lewis O & Sebastian A For using fantastic supportive words about each other’s learning
Bravery Care Challenge Trust
If your child will be absent from school for a period of 5 or more days (eg family travel), you will need to complete an Application for Exemption form which needs to be approved by the principal. These forms are available from the front office and should ideally be completed at least a week before the intended absence.
Visitors During School Hours As we have a duty of care to our students and staff we would like to remind all parents/caregivers who need to pick up or drop off their children during school hours or want to drop off lunches, drink bottles, school work etc you will be required to do so through the front office only. Staff will arrange for children to meet you at the front office or deliver items to the children. This is standard practice for Department for Education schools to ensure children have uninterrupted lesson time and a safe learning environment. Thank you for your cooperation.
School Banking The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently announced a review into school banking programs. ASIC would now like to hear from schools and families to help inform its review. You can provide feedback by answering the short survey which can be found at this link: www.consultation.asic.gov.au/financial-capability/revies-school-banking-programs/
The consultation period closes on 31 October 2019.
SVE News On the last day of term 3 we held a casual day to raise money for Novita. Novita helps remove the barriers in supporting disabled children and young people to have fun, join in and explore sports. We are very pleased to report that we raised a total of $501 which has been donated to Novita. Thank you to everyone who joined in and donated.
Materials & Services Charges 2020 Attached to this newsletter is the proposed Materials & Services Charges for 2020. All families are invited to the next Governing Council meeting on Monday 4 November at 7.00pm where the proposed charges will be discussed and voted upon before we poll the school community.
Remembrance Day
As part of our Remembrance Day celebrations and display we would like to make knitted and crocheted poppies. We are looking for donations of red & black wool and knitting & crochet needles (please drop any items to the front office).
We are also seeking some talented volunteers who can knit or crochet and who may be willing to teach their skills to year 5, 6 & 7 children. We will have patterns available at the front office.
Thank you Harinder Kaur
Woolworths Seed Boxes Have you been collecting seeds through the Woolworths Discovery Garden program? If you have any spare seed boxes at home that you won’t use we would love them for our school garden. Please drop them at the front office.
Year 7 Canberra Camp Acknowledgement The year 7 children from our school have recently undertaken an educational tour of the national capital. Students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government contributed funding of $60 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion.
Recount by Naomi & Charli On Monday the 23rd of September (week 10 last term) the year sevens set off on the first seniors camp to Canberra. We all arrived at the airport at 5:30am for a 7:00am flight, feeling tired, a little nervous, but most of all excited. After a quick photo, we said goodbye to our families and started our adventure.
The plane ride was exhilarating and extremely enjoyable. We played card games, looked out the window, and got free banana bread! We arrived at Sydney at 10:00 in the morning (Sydney time). We went up on the steps of the Sydney Opera House and looked at the magnificent Harbour Bridge. Then we started our four hour coach ride to Canberra with our terrific driver Eric.
We arrived at the Australian Institute of Sport (which was our accommodation) and went into our dorms. The dorms were apartment like areas shared between two/three students and they had a small common room and a balcony which overlooked an outside garden.
Here were some of the highlights and things that we did in Canberra:
The War Memorial was really moving to all of us. We participated in a service for a soldier who died fighting in World War Two. Chelsea F and Liam C placed a wreath on behalf of our school community. We had a short tour around the memorial as well, which was extremely interesting and made you think about all of the people that died fighting for Australia and other countries. Lest We Forget.
The Australian Institue of Sport (AIS) tour was exciting as we explored the layout of the area we were staying at. We got to explore all the places where famous athletes trained and got ready for big competitions. At the end of the tour we were got to spend some time trying out different sports like virtual downhill skiing, wheelchair racing, penalty shoot outs and much more.
Questacon was a fun, bright place where students could choose what they wanted to learn about and explore the various activities that they offered. We learnt heaps of new science information, all in fun and interactive methods. It opened our eyes to the world of science, and how fun and interesting it can be.
The CSIRO was interesting with vast displays of new and exciting technology and information to help make our planet better, and reduce greenhouse gases and plastic usage. We got to complete a scavenger hunt in small groups to look around the place ourselves.
The National Museum was an abstract building which we got to learn about the wonders of Australian history, we got to learn how our ancestors survived before, and how the English came and took over Australia.
Parliament House was a beautiful experience where we got to learn about how politics works and how our country is run. We got to be able to sit in the House of Representatives and the Senate, as our amazing tour guide gave us a fun way to learn everything. One of the best highlights was to go on the roof and see the amazing view that Canberra has got to offer. Did you know that any building with the Australian Coat of Arms on it belongs to all of the citizens of Australia? We had a lot of fun going into Parliament and saying “I own this building”!
The High Court was extremely interesting. The building was beautiful and the tour was fascinating. We learnt about the different types of cases that the High Court takes, the different stages of courts and democracy, and the constitution.
Plus there was really good food!
On behalf of the year sevens, we thank the teachers and the parents that helped this wonderful opportunity to be possible, for being able to learn, grow and experience new things that we wouldn’t be able to do in our everyday lives and to create long lasting friendships.
By Charli T and Naomi E
