NEWSLETTER - Monash Primary and Preschool · 2019-12-13 · All students—Social and Emotional Learner—Although it’s been a big few weeks, students have responded in a way that

Respect, Responsibility, Success

Dates for your Diary

December 10th—School Concert 11th—Values Trip 12th—2020 Year 1—Year 7 class visits 13th—Last day of the 2019 school year—Splash Day—Dismissal 2.20pm January 2020 21st—Stationery packs available for pickup 9am—3pm 22nd—Stationery packs available for pickup 8.30am—12.30pm 27th—Public Holiday 28th—Term 1 commences

Monash Primary and Preschool

NEWSLETTER 10th December, 2019 : Term 4 : Week 9

“Successful schooling - Our future’s foundation”

PRINCIPAL - Alana Kitson

PHONE-85835361 FAX-85835510 [email protected] POSTAL ADDRESS-Box 24 Monash S.A. 5342

We welcome parents and carers to join us at these assemblies as we finish on 2019!

SPLASH DAY—THIS FRIDAY All students will have sunscreen applied before leaving school. When sitting down, eg during recess and lunch, all students are

to sit in the shade, put on their tee shirts, wear their hat (not a baseball style cap) and reapply their sunscreen. By following these steps it is hoped that serious sunburn will be avoided.

Parents who attend can assist staff with the application of sunscreen.

Students should wear tee shirts as well as sun screen, in order to reduce the chance of sunburn.

Parents are reminded that any students who are not collected by an adult at the end of swimming, will travel back to school on the bus and will be dismissed at 2.20 from school.

The Berri Swimming Pool closes to the public at 1.30pm.

REPORTS Reports go home with students this Thursday. If families require an additional copy please contact the front office. Included in the report envelope will also be Materials & Services Info/Invoices for 2020 as well as school card info. Please see page 2 of this Newsletter for further information.

STAFFING AND CLASSES 2020 Staffing for next year has now been completed and our classes and teachers for 2020 are listed below. As you can see, our staff team remains relatively unchanged with a few changes in roles. Our classes for 2020 are as follows: Preschool – Melanie Allder Rec/1 – Kylie Scholz (Mon, Tues, fortnightly Wed) and Tahlia Iskra (fortnightly Wed, Thurs, Fri) in Room 5 Year 1/2 – Dee Barnett (Mon, fortnighty Wed, Thurs-Fri) and Tahlia Iskra (Tues and fortnightly Wed) in Room 5 Year 2/3 – Kellie Kunoth in Room 11 Year 4/5 – Julie Thompson (Mon-Wed and Fri) and Cindy Ridley (Thurs) in Room 13 Year 5/6 – Matthew Thiele in Room 13 Year 6/7 – Sami Kilsby (Mon and Wed-Fri) and Helen Neumann (Tues) in Room 16 Year 6/7 – John Trobbiani in Room 16 Health & PE – Jimmy Vlassopoulos (Mon-Wed) Music, Dance and Drama – Cindy Ridley (Tues-Wed) Visual Arts – Laura Strout (Mon-Wed) Student Wellbeing Leader – Natalie Brock Teaching and Learning Improvement Coordinator – Dee Barnett

2019 Reception – Year 6 students will spend time with their 2020 class groups and teachers this Thursday (11:30-1.00). We welcome back Mrs Kylie Scholz, who will be returning after taking parenting leave in 2019. Kylie is looking forward to returning to work with the Rec/Year 1 class for the first half of each week, and met with the new Reception children and families as part of their transition. Alana Kitson

END OF YEAR As this is the final Newsletter for 2019, I want to take the opportunity to say a big THANK YOU to all members of our community for making 2019 a successful year. Students are afforded many opportunities to be successful and build a sense of connectedness to the school, preschool and community, and this is a credit to the hard work and dedication of the entire staff team. Our families are incredibly supportive and invested in their child’s wellbeing and education, and we thank you for your ongoing support and interest. It is a pleasure to lead the school and preschool, and I look forward to continuing to work with you in 2020. Take care over the holiday period, and we look forward to welcoming you back after what I hope is a restful, enjoyable and safe break for you all.

SCHOOL CONCERT Tonight’s festivities begin with a BBQ tea from 5.00pm. The concert begins at 6.30pm with each class presenting items until 8.00pm. All students will remain with their class until the completion of the concert. Looking forward to a great night. Please find the Concert Program attached to this Newsletter. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING - BYO chair No scooters/skateboards/bikes Children must stay off the stage and away from the sound/

lighting equipment prior to and after the concert Children are asked to please stay off the playground during

the concert

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ASSEMBLIES This Wednesday, we will be farewelling Mrs Katie Walters at our morning assembly. Katie and her family are moving to Adelaide at the end of this year. We will miss Katie’s passion for visual arts and technologies, and acknowledge her contribution to our community as both a staff member and a parent. Katie has been a member of our Parent and Friends group for many years, and provided an engaging and relevant learning program for our students. One of Katie’s strengths was connecting students to a range of local events and competitions that provided authentic purposes and audiences for their artworks. On Thursday, we will host our final assembly for the year. A number of presentations will be made, namely the Tim Whetstone Award for 2019, as well as the Year 6/7 Chess Champion.

MATERIALS & SERVICES CHARGE FOR 2020 This year the 2020 Materials and Services Charge invoices & Swimming/Aquatic invoices will all be sent home with students end of year reports.

The Materials & Services charge for 2020 will be $244.00 per student, which is also the School Card amount. These charges can be paid by cash, cheque, eftpos or direct debit instalments. Swimming /Aquatic invoices are not covered by school card.

Please refer to website www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/financial-help-scholarships-and-grants for income details. School Card applications can be processed online at the above address or paper application forms are available from the front office. If applying for School Card please bring your Centrelink card with you.

Parents are advised that school stationery packs are available for collection prior to school starting, so that books can be covered and school lessons can begin on the first day back. In addition 2020 consent forms and student contact detail reports will be collected at this time for completion and return 1st week of school. Families will need to sign and return the student contact report even if no changes are required.

Payment will be required before stationery packs are given out, so parents may wish to budget for this now. Instalment payments via direct debit can be negotiated with the school, however parents will need to pay a deposit of $100.00 per student when they pick up the pack(s). Payments can also be paid straight into the school’s bank account as per details at the foot of your invoice.

Stationery packs can be picked up on Tuesday, 21st January 2020 between 9am—3pm and Wednesday, 22nd January 2020 between 8.30am—12.30pm.

Nicole Cawse-Finance/Admin Officer

LIBRARY BOOKS All library books should have been returned by now. If you still have books on loan please return them tomorrow. CONCERT USB ORDERS Concert USB orders will be available from the front office on— Tuesday, 17th December 12.00—3.00pm. SPARKLE TOPS Could all students who have a sparkle top please return it before this Friday, otherwise an invoice will be sent home for the amount of $35.00. TERM DATES 2020 Term 1—28th January—9th April Term 2—27th April—3rd July Term 3—20th July—25th September Term 4—12th October—11th December RAFFLE BOOKS

There are a number of raffle books still outstanding. Please return all raffle books tonight prior to the concert—sold or unsold.

SAPSASA Softball

On Friday, November 22nd, Bridget and Mackenzy participated in the SAPSASA Softball Carnival at Glassey Park in Berri. Renmark Primary School required a few extra players and they contacted the girls to help them make up the numbers. Bridget and Mackenzy thoroughly enjoyed the day, with their team winning quite a few games. The girls also represented the Riverland team earlier this year. Well done girls!

LOST PROPERTY The lost property box in the library is overflowing. Please come and look through to see if any items of clothing etc belong to your child/children. Items left in the lost property box on the last day of school will be donated to charity.

Well done to these students for demonstrating the characteristics of ‘Successful Learners’ and ‘Social and Emotional Learners’

Term : 4 Weeks : 7/8

Preschool:Mrs Allder

Aidan & Logan—Social & Emotional Learner—For showing confidence during your transition days to school.

R/1:Miss Iskra

Whole class—Successful Learner—For persisting through challenges, sharing ideas to build our understanding and to learn from each other as well as using feedback to make our learning even better. It’s been a big year and we have grown so much.

Kahra—Social and Emotional Learner—Giving her peers compliments to build positive friendships.

R/1:Mrs Barnett/Mrs Jackson

Whole class—Successful Learner—Working hard all year towards their challenging individual learning goals & making excellent progress by listening to feedback and persisting.

Whole class—Social and Emotional Learner—For learning about the SELF framework, and noticing when classmates are demonstrating SELF skills then acknowledging their efforts with stickers.

2/3:Miss Kunoth

Will—Successful Learner—For using feedback to help with writing.

Jordy—Social and Emotional Learner—For identifying and solving problems.

3/4:Ms Thompson

Tennyson—Successful Learner—Listening & responding to feedback and as a result has shown improvement in his writing.

Rick—Social and Emotional Learner—Stepping out of his comfort zone and showing great resilience in his solo performance piece at the end of year concert.

4/5:Mr Thiele

Whole class—Successful Learner—The whole class have constantly displayed a growth mindset.

All students—Social and Emotional Learner—For making each day a fantastic and friendly environment.

4/5:Ms Strout/Mrs Neumann

Riley—Successful Learner—For demonstrating a huge amount of growth in his fractions progressions post-test.

Lexie—Social and Emotional Learner—For showing resilience in preparing her roles for the concert.

6/7:Mrs Kilsby/Mr Vlassopoulos

Noah—Successful Learner—To problem solve some of the transitions and music issues with the Year 7 power point presentations.

All students—Social and Emotional Learner—Although it’s been a big few weeks, students have responded in a way that demonstrates a high level of resilience and ability to be flexible. Well done everyone!

6/7:Mr Trobbiani

Nathan—Successful Learner—Switched on attitude to Maths—making connections, persisting and sharing ideas.

Mackenzy—Social and Emotional Learner—A whole world of S & E learning coming out of her work on the SLP.

Mrs Walters (Art/Design & Digital Technologies)

All Monash artists—Keep planning, inventing, drawing, painting, making and constructing. Keep enjoying art!

Mrs Ridley (Music, Dance & Drama)

All students & staff—For all your efforts in preparing for our end of year concert. What amazing people you all are! Looking forward to a wonderful show tonight.

Mr Vlassopoulos (Health & PE)

Ryan H, Dillon M & Anthony L—Social and Emotional Learner/Successful Learner—During our unit on volleyball, these students have regularly assisted their peers with executing the main skills of the sport. They will be great leaders for our school in the future.

SRC Honey Biscuit making

At school we recognise the importance of establishing a strong sense of connection for students, staff, parents and our wider

community. Our SRC planned, researched and held a Kindness Week this semester and one of the initiatives was for SRC

students to make and package honey biscuits to gift to local community services. SRC students, Miley and Dillon, delivered biscuits to AC Care, Life without Barriers, Country Connect and our local Monash Store this Monday. Thankyou Helen Britten for

coming to help us make them.

Natalie Brock Student Wellbeing Leader

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Belgravia Leisure are pleased to announce that in January 2020 we will be running a swim and survive program at both Loxton and Berri pools. It will run as a 10 week program commencing on the 13th January running through to the 20th March, the cost will be $140 per child. For enquiries please see below - Loxton— [email protected] 85847603 Berri— [email protected] 85825174