What’s happening?

Sept. 30th

Assembly—9.00am

Last day of term, 2.05pm dismissal

Casual dress &/or crazy hair—gold

coin donation

Oct. 17th Term 4 starts

Oct. 28th Pupil Free Day—Review focus

Nov. 11th Remembrance Day—special

presentation

Term 3, Week 10 Thursday, September 29th, 2016

LEARNING COOPERATION RESPECT TEAMWORK SAFETY FUN HONESTY FRIENDSHIP

49a Kensington Way, Burton 5110

Phone: (08)8280 6277 Facsimile: (08) 8280 6311

Email: dl.1844_admin@schools.sa.edu.au Website: www.burtonps.sa.edu.au

BURTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Dear Families,

Sports Day was a great success last week. Our

thanks to the staff and volunteers who supported in

the lead up and on the day. Congratulations to

Kaurna Green and all students for their effort and

encouragement of others.

As we come to the end of another term, I would like

to thank our school community for their continued

support. I would also like to recognise the dedication

and hard work of our teaching and support staff.

It was pleasing to see the number of families who

made themselves available to meet with their child’s

teacher to continue the partnership we have in

ensuring the best opportunities and outcomes for all

students. While there may be occasions when you do

not agree with the way something is done, either at

an individual, class or school level, I am sure that you

realise that all staff have the best interests of our

whole school at the centre of all that we do. If you

have any suggestions for improvements, concerns or

questions please speak with the person/s concerned

or make a time to meet with a member of leadership.

Several weeks ago we farewelled Marisa Cameron

who has taken leave until Term 2 next year. Marisa

and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Ayla Quinn,

yesterday. Nicola Vega has

also left this week as she will

also welcome a new member

into her family in the coming

weeks. We wish them both all

the very best and much

happiness. Emily Cowling will

be taking over the teaching in

Room 6 fulltime from next

term.

Planning for 2017—Important Information

While it is only the end of Term 3, we have started

planning for 2017!

Teachers will be looking at class placements from

early in Term 4. For this reason, we need to know

which students will be leaving our school before the

start of next year and who will be enrolling here.

Please notify the office as soon as you know your

plans for 2017.

If you know of any families considering enrolling a

child at our school, please ask them to contact us

immediately. The number and size of classes,

together with staffing, needs to be organised early

next term. Once again, families will be notified of their

2017 class placement and hopefully their teacher,

before the end of the year.

When placing students in classes, we take a number

of factors into consideration. These include social,

learning and behaviour needs. If you have any

special requests concerning your child (with the

exception of requesting specific teachers), please put

this in writing and send to me by October 24th.

Alison Lynch, Principal

School Photos

School photos have been distributed in recent weeks to those families that purchased packs or individual

photos. It has come to our attention that a number of parents (and others) would prefer the more traditional

class photo rather than the composite photo.

There are a number of reasons why the composite photo option was chosen. These include:

Last year we sought parent feedback through the newsletter concerning the type of class photo and

the response was that families preferred the composite photo.

Students only need to be photographed once to produce a number of packages—including individual, class, graduation, photo ID

cards, whole school photos.

The school is provided with a database of individual images to use in our reporting system, on certificates, for class use etc.

Students who are absent or late can have their photo taken later in the day or on the catch up day provided. In the traditional class

photo, if the child is missing, they are not able to be included. On some days any class may have 3– 8 students absent.

There is considerably less time out of class resulting in fewer interruptions to learning.

The cost of the composite class photo is less due to the reduced time taken and photography staff required.

Individual student photos produce a better image and some students cannot spoil the photo for the group.

Potential danger with students balancing on stands.

Differences in dress code ‘bottoms’ can spoil the overall appearance.

We are seeking the opinion of families to determine the style of photo to be taken next year.

If you are likely to purchase a class photo, please respond on the tear off slip and return to school asap.

Photos will be taken in Term 2 next year.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

School Photos:

I am likely to purchase a class photo and would prefer

composite photo (as done in 2016) traditional class photo

______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ___________

Parents signature Child/children’s name/s Room no.

Materials & Services Fees

Tomorrow is the last day to pay overdue 2016

Materials and Services charges. Outstanding ac-

counts after this will be taken to the debt

collectors.

Pupil Free Day Reminder

Please remember that Friday October 28th is

a Pupil Free Day. Staff will be involved in a

comprehensive review of the year. OSHC will

be available with prior bookings.

The Parents in

Education webcast

that was offered last

week at school can

be viewed at:

https://youtu.be/bFdrtc8fc3I

The first part is on “Understanding your child’s

development and learning” and the second is on

“Unlocking your child’s genius.” It can be accessed

on your mobile and is worth watching.

MILO T20 Blast Program

MILO T20 Blast is a fun, safe, action packed cricket program for

boys and girls in Year 2-5. The program involves modified games of

cricket, where each child gets an equal turn at batting, bowling and

fielding.

Your nearest Centre/s will be run at:

Salisbury North Oval – Bagsters Rd, Salisbury North

FREE Come & Try Wednesday 9 November 2016, 6:00PM – 7:30PM

10 – week program, Wednesday nights in Term 4 & Term 1

By registering for MILO T20 Blast everyone will get a full season of

fun, excitement, new skills and also a MILO T20 Blast Participant

Pack including playing shirt, Adelaide Strikers cap, bag and more!

To find out more details about your nearest Centre and to register

for this season log on to www.playcricket.com.au and type your post

code into the centre finder.

In Forensic Science we had to solve a crime scene about a man

named Joseph Connor. He was found unconscious in a boat in Sydney.

He was unconscious due to being hit on the left side of the head with a

diving belt. He was also injected with spider venom. Joseph stole 2

gold bars and some gold medallions. He locked the gold bars in his

safe. We really enjoyed the activity and thought all of the activities we

got to do were lots of fun. We used a powerful digital microscope that

showed up lots of tiny details like a date of birth on a small metal tag.

We tried on a forensic scientists suit and have our photo taken.

Our favourite activity was the dark room with the ultraviolet lights. We

got to look for secret, invisible clues. The crime we solved was actually

based on a real crime.

By Jessica Missen and Summer Hodge, Room 18

Sports Day 2016