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Diary Dates Newsletter: Issue: 3 week 5, term 1 Date: 28th Feb, 2018

Principal’s Message

Cobdogla Primary School Cobdogla Primary School Providing a Caring & Challenging Environment

Principal - David Ness Governing Council Chairperson – Shane Nettle Web site home page www.cobdoglaps.sa.edu.au E-mail [email protected] Telephone 8588 7131 Facsimile 8588 7154 Our School Values: RESPECT HONESTY RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL BEST

Wed 28th Feb Hockey sessions

Friday 2nd March Clean Up Australia Day

Wed 7th March Hockey sessions

Friday 9th March STUDENT FREE DAY

Mon 12th March Adelaide Cup Public Holiday

Wed 21st March Harmony Day

Mon 26th March Pool closed

Attendance Data

Year Level Week 3 absent

late Week 4 absent

late

Reception 1 2 2.5

Year 1 2 2 2.5

Year 2 3 1 5 2

Year 3 6.5 3 2 2

Year 4 4 2 7.5 1

Year 5 2 3

Year 6 4.5 4 1

Year 7 6.5 1 7.5 1

Total 27.5 13 34 7

95.05% 93.87%

Governing Council

Meetings Please note the next

Finance & Governing School Council

meetings will be held on

TUESDAY 6th March 6:30 & 7pm

(Election of Officers)

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

In week 3, I spent 2 days in Adelaide attending both the Literacy Summit and DECD Leaders Day. It was an excellent opportunity to collaborate with others in the new learning that all schools across the state are involved in. What I have taken back with me to Cobdogla is a renewed focus to implement our improvement cycle. This year we are aiming to lift achievement and growth in all areas, with an initial focus on reading and as are result are applying a range of strategies to achieve this goal. We have dedicated teachers and staff who are committed to continually improving the academic success of all our students, and I have been impressed with the way that they have embraced some new learning and teaching strategies. As a state schooling system, the Chief Executive has made our goal very clear; ‘We are aiming to become a world class system’, and this ambitious goal demands high expectations mirrored by those at Cobdogla Primary School. Hockey Sessions Thanks to Raelene Trimper and Ada Wallage for providing engaging hockey sessions on Wednesdays for each class. The students have enjoyed learning new skills and playing the modified games. SAPSASA Swimming Congratulations to the 18 students from Cobdogla Primary School that competed in SAPSASA Swimming at the Renmark Swimming Pool. All the students put in maximum effort on the day and their support for each other is to be commended. Thank you to all the Parents/Carers that provided transport. Mentoring Program Our school mentoring began yesterday, with 2 mentors meeting their students for this year. We find mentoring to be a very valuable part of supporting and improving student self-confidence and assisting with their learning. Thanks to Terry and Lorraine Marter for volunteering to mentor students again this year and to Monique Gillespie for coordinating the program. Home Reading It was pleasing to see the large number of students who received their certificates to acknowledge the first milestone of 25 nights of home reading. Parent support in encouraging students to complete their home reading is important and I would like to acknowledge parents who have made the effort to record and sign off on home reading in students’ books and diaries. Tennis Hotshots-Come & Try Competition This Friday, 16 students from the year 3/4 class have been chosen to participate in the ‘Come & Try’ School Competition at Renmark-Tintra Tennis Club. This competition is part of the Renmark Pro Tour and all the students are excited to attend this event.

Regards, David Ness, Principal

School News

Attachments

Easter Raffle books (please return by Monday 26th March) Yr 5/6/7 Class Growth & Development Program (please return by Monday 26th March)

Week 4 Judd Ivanovic, Lloyd Drogemuller, Riley Johnson, Charlie Murdock, Theo Koutlis, Hayden Carter, Cruz Clarke-Henderson, Madison Ricketts.

Week 5 Austin Kassulke-Roberts, Ella Ivanovic, Dylan Barnett, Madison Kassulke-Stidiford, Makenzi Obst, Tyrone Kellow, Mia Johnson.

Easter Raffle

Raffle books for each family will be going home today. Please return them to the front office as soon as possible, sold or not. With each return of a fully sold book, students will receive a mini Easter Egg. More books may also be available. Lucky prizes– for each book sold, students names will go into the draw to win a prize. The more books sold the more chances! We would appreciate any donations towards our Easter Baskets. Ideas:- chocolate eggs, novelties, chocolate bars, small toys. Please drop any donations in the collection box in the front office by Tuesday 20th March. Raffle books need to be returned by Monday 26th March with the raffle being drawn on Thursday 29th March at our whole school assembly. Thank you, Parent Group

Clean Up Australia Day

On Friday 2nd March students will participate in cleaning up around our school district. We will begin our clean up from the school at 9am. Parents/Caregivers are more than welcome to join in. Could students please bring gloves from home if possible and make sure you have your hats. Thank you

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a whole body-mind state of awareness that involves 'tuning in' to the present moment, with openness and curiosity, instead of 'tuning out' from experience. Mindfulness is a state of being fully awake to life - being aware and undistracted in the present moment. It is about focusing attention on the present, rather than thinking about the past or worrying about the future- which is often our brain's default mode. Mindful awareness is something that we all possess and that can be strengthened through practice. Mindfulness can be developed through formal sitting meditation practices, or through informal everyday mindfulness activities that use the senses to anchor the attention: such as mindful walking, listening to music, eating or conversation. Mindfulness is a clinically proven tool to support wellbeing and mental health by reducing stress and allowing life to be experienced more fully.

Why practise being mindful? The way we interact with our kids has a huge impact on the way they think about themselves and their levels of personal resilience. Ellen Langer and team, a world-renowned mindfulness researcher found that children not only prefer to interact with mindful adults, but actually devalue themselves following interactions with mindless adults (Langer, Cohen & Djikic, 2010).

The benefits of mindfulness with children Research shows that mindfulness training increases connectivity in the frontal lobe of the brain, which is linked to improved attention, memory processing and decision making abilities. Mindfulness training involves tuning in to internal and external experiences with curiosity resulting in increased self-awareness, social awareness, and self-confidence. Mindfulness training increases children's ability to self-regulate their emotions, especially difficult emotions such as fear and anger, through breathing and other grounding techniques. Mindfulness has been shown to improve empathy or the ability to understand what another person is thinking or feeling, which improves children's awareness of others and helps them to build positive relationships.

Mindfulness and childhood mental health Mindfulness training has been to shown to reduce the severity of depression, anxiety and ADHD in children. Mindfulness builds resilience by giving children skills to help them to cope better with stress, as well as engage more fully with themselves and the world.

Community News & Information

BERRI HOCKEY CLUB SIGN-ON EVENING - COME AND TRY

and TRAINING NIGHT

Are you children looking for fun fitness and friendship through a non contact sport? Try Hockey! Berri Hockey Club is having its sign on/come and try evening for 2018 season.

Where - Glassey Park When –Monday March 5 Time – 5.30 – 6.30 pm juniors (7-17) 6.30 – 7.30 pm seniors 18 and over New players always welcome If you have any queries please contact Gavin McMahon on 85 822739 A/H or mobile 0419038962.

Barmera Monash Football Club U/13 Pre Season Training

Pre season training will begin from;

27th February

Tuesday & Thursday nights @ 5pm

U/13 coach is Matthew Minn

All players intending to play this season are urged

to attend.

Auskick U/9 & U/11s will be starting first Friday

of term 2. More details to come soon.

Any queries please phone the club 85882025

Cobdogla Football Club Juniors 2018 Training commences Thursday 1st March

Cobdogla Oval

5:30 PM

Ages 10-14

Sports Vouchers available for primary school children

Sausage sizzle for all registered juniors on the night