St Michael’s Lutheran School Term 1 Week 10

Devotion This week our SLC students have been creatively filming a series of short films based on the events of the Easter Story. They have read the story, scripted it and, using the green screen, created a wonderful representation of the message of Easter. Families will get to see these short films when we share them on Facebook over the Easter weekend.

The story of Easter is filled with high drama, hope, despair, violence and love. Far from the pretty, clean and romanticised accounts we usually see, the real crucifixion story more likely mirrored the graphic detail as depicted in Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion’ movie from a few years ago. I remember leaving the movie theatre after seeing that film, numbed and made speechless by the brutality of witnessing a crucifixion on the big screen. Imagining what Jesus went through over those few days of Easter is hard for us to do. But, considering the raw suffering allows us to know the depth of love that Jesus had for people. And even more, the faithfulness Jesus showed to his Father’s will. Throughout the bible God uses people to do the great things he needs done. In most cases, those people are weak, flawed and disobedient. In their weakness we see the mighty work of God who makes things right despite human failing. But God did not trust this most important action (salvation) to a human person. Instead, God sent his own Son to do the hard work. In sending Jesus to overcome sin, God showed people how much they were worth to him. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…” (John 3:16) It is impossible for our humanness to comprehend that depth of love, but every year Easter gives us an opportunity to try. Wishing all of our families a safe and blessed Easter. Terri Taylor Principal

Dates for the Diary

Thursday 1 April

Kindergym 9:30 am

BLC Relationship Picnic

Easter Worship 9:00 am

Friday 2 April

Good Friday

Saturday 3 April

Easter Saturday

Monday 5 April

Easter Monday

Tuesday 6 April

Resurrection Worship 9:00 am

Wednesday 7 April

School Photo’s

Thursday 8 April

Kindergym 9:30 am

Friday 9 April

SRC Casual Day

P & F Pie Drive Orders Due

Last Day Term 1

Sunday 25 April

ANZAC Day

Monday 26 April

ANZAC Day Public Holiday

Thursday 29 April

Kindergym 9:30 am

Monday 3 May

Assembly 2:00pm

Wednesday 5 May

P & F Mother’s Day Stall

Thursday 6 May

Kindergym 9:30am

P & F Mother’s Day Stall

P & F Pie Drive Collection PM

Friday 7 May

Mother’s Day Breakfast 8:00

Mother’s Day Worship

Term Dates Term 1

Wednesday 27 January -

Friday 9 April

Term 2

Tuesday 27 April - Friday 25

June

Term 3

Monday 19 July - Friday 24

September

Term 4

Monday 11 October -

Wednesday 8 December

Prayers

Please pray for the

following school families

Files, Filipowicz, Flint,

Flynn, Freckleton, Frost,

Mrs Holman & Mrs Kruger

Office Hours Monday - Friday

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Road Crossing Monitors

Term 1 Week 11

AM Isobel V, Oliver, Emmett

PM Jasmine, Amelia, Aaron

Term 2 Week 1

AM

PM

Mother’s Day Breakfast and Worship Mothers of St Michael’s students are invited to attend a ‘mums only’ breakfast on Friday May 7th from 8am – 9am in Bukatila. This will be followed by a special worship service in Bukatila which you are also welcome to attend with your child. There will be playground supervision from 8am, so your children can play until school begins, while you enjoy breakfast with other mothers of St Michael’s. Please register your attendance via this link by Monday 3rd May.

‘Word of Mouth’ reward program We believe that St Michael’s is a great school with a wonderful community and we highly value the support of our families. We also know that positive word of mouth from our current families is our strongest asset when it comes to school promotion. When people visit our school, they often tell us that the reason they are considering St Michael’s for the education of their children is because they have heard good things from a friend or colleague. To reward and thank our families for their positive word of mouth, we are running a referral rewards program throughout Term 2. Do you have a friend who is thinking about sending their child to St Michael’s, but has not yet made the move? If a friend names you as the person who referred them to us, and they complete a Principal’s tour, and have paid their confirmation of enrolment at St Michael’s between April 1st and August 1st 2021, we will reimburse to you a term’s fees for one child, as a way to say thank you. In addition, we will give a new St Michael’s school bag to each new child who enrols through your referral. This incentive is for currently enrolled families only, to thank you for your ongoing support of our school and community through word of mouth referrals. For terms and conditions, please contact the Principal or Business Manager.

Parents Welcome Back to Assembly and Chapel From Easter Tuesday, parents can once again join us at Assembly and Chapel services. The recent easing of restrictions in SA mean that there is now enough capacity in the worship centre to allow parents to stay for school events. St Michael’s Church have advised us that we are able to invite parents to attend worship from next week, so, you are invited to join us for our Easter Resurrection service at 9.30am in the Worship Centre on April 6th. Assemblies will continue to be live streamed so you can choose to view online or attend in person.

Playing our part to build a national picture of child health In early 2021, our school, along with thousands of others across the country will begin preparations for the fifth Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC gives us a national picture of the development, health and wellbeing of children in their first year of full-time school. Since 2009, the census results have helped communities, schools and governments plan services and develop better policies to target support for children and families. Children don’t miss any class time, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information for the cen-sus. The AEDC gives us data at a school and community level - it isn’t an assessment of individual children. Some teachers have also noticed that completing the assessments made them more aware of the needs of individual chil-dren and the class as a whole and that the census results are useful in planning for, and developing class programs. Participation in the AEDC is voluntary. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census. To find out more about the census and how communities are using the data to help children and families visit the AEDC website: www.aedc.gov.au. Foundation families will receive further information soon. If you have any questions, you can contact Terri Taylor, Principal

Teacher Professional Learning The St Michael’s teaching staff have a mindset of continual improvement. The school has a Professional Learning Frame-work which has been developed to support practices leading to ongoing teacher improvement. John Hattie’s Visible Learning effect size research (2009) provided ground breaking insight into the effect of certain teach-ing strategies on learning. We know that the better our teachers use these strategies, the greater the positive effect on learning for our students. Teaching can often be a solitary activity which is why, at St Michael’s, we take a team approach to planning and teaching. To support this team approach, each term in 2021 our teachers will be involved in a Peer Observation Day. Teachers will have the opportunity to observe and give feedback to another teacher on staff and they will also be observed by a teach-ing peer. The Term 1 Peer Observation and follow up reflection provided staff with many insights for the observer and observe. Some follow up comments from staff on the experience included: “It was great to visit someone else’s workspace and to reflect on my own practices after observing them” “I gained ideas for differentiation which I have now used with my own class” “Having someone watch me teach made me think carefully about the lesson structure and provided some excellent feed-back on the strategies I was using”.

Reconciliation Action Plan (R.A.P) The St Michael’s Reconciliation Action Plan has been officially approved by Narragunnawali and is now registered offi-cially. Our vision for reconciliation states:

We believe in a reconciled Australia, where all Australians have a great sense of pride in Aborig-

inal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ histories and cultures. We believe these cultures are an

integral part of who we are as Australians.

We commit to respecting the wisdom and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peo-

ples, so present and future generations can be enriched by the sharing of this knowledge of the

Land, the Seas, the Sky and the Waterways and the Lore that connects them all.

We recognise that to achieve a reconciled Australia we need to build strong authentic relation-

ships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in particular with the Peramangk peoples

who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we learn.

We also acknowledge our neighbouring language groups and the connection they have had

and continue to have on Peramangk Country.

In coming weeks, we will continue to share aspects of our R.A.P with you.

Reminder — School Photo's School photo’s will take place on Wednesday 7 April Your child should have brought home a personalised School Photo envelope. If you have misplaced your child’s enve-lope, we have spares in the front office. Envelopes need to be returned to school, prior to photo day (Wednesday 7 April), even if you do not wish to order pho-to's. If you wish to have a family photo please drop by the school office to collect a Siblings Only envelope. Orders for family photo's also need to be completed and returned prior to photo day. Any questions, please contact the school office.

CHALLENGE “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly”

Robert F Kennedy

Assemblies Livestreamed on Facebook For the time being we will continue to livestream assemblies for families unable to attend in person. To view the livestream, you will need to join the ‘SMLPS Livestream guest’ private group. Just search for this group on Facebook, or follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3530966870330254

2022/2023 Enrolment We are currently in the process of confirming 2022 and 2023 Foundation Enrolments. If you know anyone who is intending to enrol but has not submitted their application, please ask them to call us now to avoid missing out. All children need to have a completed enrolment application, even if they have older siblings at the school. If you have a toddler but have not completed an enrolment application for them yet, please call Lee-Anne on 8388 7228

LEAH Rebate The Multiple Student Rebate form is for families who have current students at BOTH St Michael’s &

Cornerstone College. This online form needs to be completed to receive the rebate. https://

payit.nelnet.net/form/EPFQTu8O

Tracy Downing

Business Manager

WONDER “Wonder is the beginning of Wisdom”

Socrates

Transdisciplinary Themes & Central Ideas

There is a lot of lingo around an IB school! Let me try to demystify some of the terms you’ll see around the

school and on the report cards.

As an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, our curriculum is organised under six transdisciplinary themes.

They include: Who we are, Where we are in place and time, How we express ourselves, How the world

works, How we organise ourselves and Sharing the planet. These are universal in IB schools around the world. Being

transdisciplinary means that learning can move across subject areas and also connects to the real world.

Teachers then use these themes to create central ideas. Central ideas are meant to be an enduring understanding; one

that can apply to humans anywhere.

Here are some central ideas that will be explored this year in our school:

BLC - We have a responsibility to care for animals in our environment.

JLC - Many products go through a process of change before they are consumed or used.

MLC - Advertising attempts to influence the way people think and act.

SLC - Government systems influence the lives of citizens.

These units of inquiry and their central ideas are articulated and reported upon on our student report cards. If you want

to know more about the International Baccalaureate program, go to their website www.ibo.org or ask me.

Darlene Hall

PYP Coordinator

SRC News

Icy Pole Wednesday

Icy Poles will be sold at lunch, after eating time, on

Wednesdays for 50c. The money raised goes to a charity

voted on by the SRC.

Casual Day

The SRC is raising money for the RSPCA this term. There will be a casual clothes day on Friday the 9th April (Week 11 Term 1) A gold coin donation would be appreciated.

School Banking LLL offers a ‘school banking’ system to all Lutheran schools

throughout Australia.

Banking is processed at St Michael’s every Wednesday by

Mrs Denise Collins. LLL bank books need to be placed in the

letterbox, located in the office, no later than 9:00 am on

Wednesday’s.

Using LLL school banking can encourage students to develop

regular saving habits which can be maintained throughout

life.

For more information on LLL school banking, contact the LLL

on 1800 556 457 or at www.lll.org.au. Alternatively grab a

flyer from the schools front office.

P&F NEWS

St Michael’s P&F PIE DRIVE 2021 Stock up the freezer for easy midweek meals and work lunches. Delicious pies and goodies baked fresh by McCues Bak-

ery.

This order form must be returned to school by 9am Friday 9th April. All payments are online via https://payit.nelnet.net/

form/ZCFcCy59

Please write quantities in the boxes below. Feel free to share extra order forms with friends, family & work colleagues.

All profits go to our school J

Collection will be Thursday 6th May from 2-4pm or Friday 7th May 9am-4pm from café 3:16 (Week 2 Term 2)

Plants Do you have a bit of a green thumb, or an over-abundance of

plants in your garden? We are currently growing and propa-

gating some indoor & outdoor plants in readiness for our Moth-

er's Day stall in early May, and we'd love any donations of

cuttings or plants that you'd be happy to share with us! Please

contact Kylie Johns (0419 830 904) if you can help us out.

Bike Ed

This term the MLC have been learning about bike safety with Bike Ed. On Tuesday week 3 we brought our

bikes to school or borrowed one, each class got split into a different timetable and got split into 3 groups.

• Bike Safety Checklist (ABC Checklist)

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• Where to go at different times on roads

• Continuing roads and ending roads

• How fast to go on roads

ABC Checklist

A is for air, put the palm of your hand on the bike’s tyre and push to see if there is enough air to ride.

B is for brakes, hold the brakes and push the bike forward, if it keeps going then it is not safe to go on the road.

C is for chain, ride your bike for a few seconds, if it doesn’t go anywhere, your chain is broken.

D is for drop test, to ensure your bike is safe fore the road you need to do a drop test, lift your bike up 30 cm off

the ground, then drop your bike, if there is any jingling sound your bike is not safe for the road.

H is for helmet, put your helmet on and check if it is tight enough. There must be 2 fingers between your eyebrows

and helmet, around the ear make sure that 2

finger between your chin and the strap.

L is for laces, make sure your laces are tied up before riding your bike.

Also signal before turning (left or right) so cars know where you’re going. Continuing roads and ending roads

is like a T shaped road, the top bit of the T is a continuing road and the bottom of the T is the ending road because

it ends at the continuing road.

Be safe when riding!

Made by Sophia C and Mia M

Thursday Lunch Orders Canteen services are provided by Cornerstone College once a week on a Thursday during School Terms. Orders need to be placed online, via www.flexischools.com.au, no later than 8:00 am on Wednesday’s Instructions for ordering can be found on the flexischools website or via the St Michael’s front office.

Wednesday Lunch Orders Café 3:16 are providing a canteen service for students on Wednesdays for our students. Families are able to pre-order from the homestyle menu, and orders will be delivered to the school in time for lunch. If you would like to order from Café 3:16 you can do this by clicking on the link and following the prompts https://cafe-316-bookshop.square.site/ **Please note that orders must be in by 3PM on the Tuesday prior. Late orders cannot be met and will be automatically held over until the following week**

ALWS ‘Walk My Way’ 1st May 2021 Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) Walk My Way is on again and this time in the beautiful Barossa Valley. The 26km walk is planned for 1st May. $26 is all it takes to send a refugee child to school. St Michael’s supports ALWS through our weekly chapel offerings. Last time Walk my Way began here in Hahndorf and many of our families participated. If you would like more information, visit www.walkmyway.org.au

Cornerstone College - Enrolment for Year 7 2022 and 2023 We are currently working towards finalising Year 7 2022 enrolment to Cornerstone College. If you are interested in enrolment and have not yet had an interview, please make contact as soon as possible. Any families who wish to enrol for Year 7 2023 need to complete an online enrolment application, not to be confused with a Registration of interest you may have lodged at the time of enrolment with your Lutheran Primary Feeder school. An email asking for you to make contact to arrange an interview will be sent this month to those families who have completed an application. For any questions relating to the enrolment process, please call Rochelle Rogers on 8398 6009 or rrogers@cornerstone.sa.edu.au

Mid-Year Intake 2021 If you have a child who turns 5 this year, you may be interested in our mid-year intake program. Please register your interest by contacting the school office.

Scholastic Book Club Due Dates Scholastic Book Club catalogues are sent home twice a term. Term 2 order

are due by 9:00 am on the following dates:

Issue #3 13th May

Issue #4 10th June

EXPLORE “We only know a tiny proportion about the complexity of the natural world. Wherever you look, there are things

we don’t know about and don’t understand. There are always new things to find out if you go looking for them”

David Attenborough

State Fencing Champion Congratulations to Talley who recently competed in the Fencing SA State Tournament held on Sunday 14th March. Talley received 1st place in the U11 Girls Foil and 3rd in the U13 Mixed Foil events. Talley now has the opportunity to travel to Sydney later in the year to represent SA in the National Championship.

School Fencing

COVID Safe Check-in As directed by the Minister for Education, schools will soon be required to provide COVID Check-in QR codes to be used by all people entering any school buildings. We have been advised that these will be rolled out to schools in the next 2 weeks. Once established, all adults who come into school buildings will need to do a COVID QR check in or sign a COVID check in form which will be located in central areas. Please note though; if you are visiting the school during school hours you will still need to sign in to the school via our normal processes.

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sent to spam, add our email address ‘stmichs@stmichaels.sa.edu.au’ to your contacts or address book. If you have us

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Start of the School Day Parents are reminded that the school day begins at 8:50 am. Supervision is provided in the playground from 8:35 am. The roll is marked at 8:50 am and if a child is not in class at that time they will be marked ‘unexplained absence’ which will be followed up with you. Students arriving after 8:50 am need to report to the front office where they will need to be signed in by their caregiver. If your child is absent or will be late for any reason the school needs to be notified. The School’s preferred method of receiving absence notification from parents are listed below: • Use the Create an Absence via the School App

• Send an email about your child’s absence to

stmichs@stmichaels.sa.edu.au and copy in your child’s teacher

• Ring the Office on 8388 7228 This should be done on the day of the absence before 9:00 am. If using the App first select your child’s name from the drop down menu at the top of the page before sending the absence notification.

Music at St Michael’s BAND : Cornet, horn, baritone, euphonium, and tuba lessons: In association with the Hahndorf Youth Band, students can learn to play a brass instrument. Sign up to the learner program at only $40 per term, and children receive FREE hire of a brass instrument with Monday after school lessons commencing from 5.00pm. For more information contact secretary@hahndorftownband.org Drum Lessons are available with Paul Angas, an experienced drum teacher and professional drummer who can teach all ages. Weekly half hour lessons every Friday’s, $30.00 per lessons. Contact Paul 0418 854 149 or paulangas@optusnet.com.au Guitar Lessons are available with Brenton Manser who is an experienced guitar teacher. Weekly lessons available. Contact Brenton 0423 748 483 Piano Lessons are available through Andrew Eckert - half hour lessons available during school hours. For more information contact Andrew on 0410 112 658

Tutors at St Michael’s Tutoring sessions are available with Melissa Cooper, an experienced classroom teacher and tutor. Melissa has been a tutor here at St Michael’s for ten years and has weekly sessions available. For further information contact Melissa on 0408 828 849 Tutoring with Belinda Glynn – 15 years teaching experience, Masters in Special Education. If you are concerned about your child's reading or other literacy skills, maths skills, or are looking to extend or challenge your child in their learning, contact Belinda on 0429677480 or belglynn@hotmail.com

DISCOVER “No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess”

Isaac Newton

Kiss and Drop Our Kiss and Drop zone is used in the afternoon. On most days this area is double staffed by our teachers to ensure that the line moves as quickly as possible. To assist each other and our staff please remember:

• Do not block driveways (and do not drive around cars that are waiting in line and not blocking driveways)

• Do not double park

• Use your family name label (it really helps us!) NEW families will receive their family label very soon. It is a small, 15 minute window of pressure and we ask drivers to be patient with each other for the safety of our children. Thank you for your help.

Church Office Mon to Fri 8.30am to 4.00pm

Phone: (08) 8388 1225

Address: Cnr Balhannah Rd & Church St,

Hahndorf

Email: church.office@stmichaels.com.au

Website: www.stmichaels.com.au

Each Sunday

9:30 am in the Worship centre

11:00 am in the Church

6:00 pm in the Worship Centre

“Three days that will change your life”

Maundy Thursday 1st April 2021 - 7:30pm in the Worship Centre

No booking required

Good Friday 2nd April 2021 - 9:30am in the Worship Centre

Please book your place here: https://www.trybooking.com/BPELC

OR 2nd April 2021 - 11am in the Worship Centre

Please book your place here: https://www.trybooking.com/BPELG

Easter Vigil

3rd April 2021 - 7:30pm in the Church No booking required

Easter Sunday Dawn Service & Breakfast

4th April 2021 - 6:30am in the Church car park No booking required

Easter Sunday

4th April 2021 - 9:30am in the Worship Centre Please book your place here: https://

www.trybooking.com/BPEHX

If you require any help booking your free tickets, or

have any questions, please contact the Church Office by phone or email.

Office Phone: 8388 1225 (Tuesday-Friday, 8:30am-4pm)

Office Email: church.office@stmichaels.com.au