Newsletter - Plympton International College · Allora Nadj Salina Rai Joshua Scott Bevan Shajan Bianca Shmakov Rosie Tavell Sebastian Goode Kyle Johnston Bailey McKenny Maddie Smith

Issue 5 May

DECD Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1

Newsletter

May 2017

Diary Dates

June

1/6 Yr 11/12 Drama/Exam

Production 7pm

8/6 Yr 12 Formal

9/6 Pupil Free Day

12th Queens Birthday

holiday

13th Immunisations Yr

8,10,11,12

19th-23rd Yr 11 Exam

week

21/6 Principal Tour

T 08 8297 0488

F 08 8297 8430

[email protected]

www.plymptoncollege.sa.edu.au

Term 2 has started at an amazing pace and already we are seeing more

exciting things happening around the College , together with a great

learning in classrooms and on excursions.

Building Update

The Nature play area is now completed and students are loving the sandpit, water play area and

balancing on the logs both at playtime and during lessons. The glass sliding doors and pin up boards

have now been installed for improved acoustics and staff are currently working to developing the

learning street.

The next building stage, funded by the DECD Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)

grant involves three areas; the upgrade of the primary corridor, the secondary laboratories area and

the Technical Studies area. The building is likely to start around August this year and will take approx-

imately 12 months.

Out of School Hours Care has started with a small number of primary students enjoying games and

activities, as well as a morning and afternoon snack. Welcome to OSHC staff member Bonnie who is

the OSHC Director. Opening hours are 7am - 8:20am and 3:20pm - 6pm and take place in the Learning

Street. To make a booking please ring 1300 105 343 or go to www.campaustralia.com.au

Literacy and Numeracy

Last week, the Year 3, 5, 7, and 9 students sat the National Assessment Program Literacy and

Numeracy (NAPLAN) Tests in Writing, Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Numeracy. Information

received from these tests will assist teachers in their learning programming for individual students. I

would like to commend students for their positive attitude and ‘over the three days of testing. As you

may be aware, we use a wide range of assessment tools to measure the progression of each student

and your child’s teacher will be able to discuss these with you.

Parent Involvement

Last Tuesday evening, we held Parent/Teacher Interviews for year 7 – 12 families. Thank you for

coming along to work with teachers to get the very best learning opportunities for your son or

daughter. If you were unable to attend and you have concerns, I encourage you to contact teachers

either through email or via phone to make an appointment.

It is pleasing to see more parents becoming involved at the College and we encourage your help

wherever possible whether helping out in the classroom, Resource Centre, Canteen or on a

Governing Council sub-committee. Our first fundraiser is the Bunnings BBQ on Sunday and if you can

help out it would be most appreciated. For more information please contact Janelle Yarwood on

[email protected]

Linda Richardson

PRINCIPAL

Issue 5 May

In order to maintain the safety and wellbeing of students

at Plympton International College when teachers are not

schedule for yard duty, students who arrive before

8:25am and/or are still on site after 3:20pm will be send

to OSHC (Out of School Hours Care). Parents will be

contacted by the OShc supervisor regarding their child’s

attendance at either before or after school OSHC. Pay-

ments will be calculated based on your CCB rate and is

payable to Camp Australia.

Please note that teachers are on yard duty from 8:25am

until 8:45am in the mornings and from 3:05pm in the

afternoons.

Kylie Tuckey on behalf of the OSHC Committee

Uniform

Parents are reminded that the Uniform Shop is open on

Tuesday morning from 8am-9am before and Thursday

afternoon from 3pm to 4pm.

New faces

We welcome to the team:

Rod Sutherland in leadership support

Mary Bryker Lab Assistant

Melody Chen Bilingual support

Sabrina Prisco Maths/Science

Nunung Lehmann Yr 4/5

Marjorie Trinh Home Ec

Our new staff members are settling in well and have

commented on the warm and supportive environment

and enjoying working with our fabulous student.

Congratulations

The Yr 8 Debating Team won their debate last night

against Nazareth College. Our speakers no 1, 2, 3

respectively were Leyla Ajuria, Loki Bretton, Jaimee

Vance. The adjudicator congratulated them on their

speeches and strong arguments.

They did a mighty job, I am so proud of them.

Regards

Briony Monahan

Debating Coordinator 2017.

We are very proud to announce Sarah Dodd was

awarded a Principal Music Scholarship from the

University of Adelaide. Sarah wishes to thank Ms

Richardson, Mr Dohse and Plympton International

College staff and students for the nomination and

support. She plans to purchase a new cello and possibly

travel overseas on a music study tour. We wish her

continual success and wish to express how proud of

her we are.

Lost Property

We have a large number of jumpers, drink bottles etc in

the lost property box which we are keen to reunite with

their owners before the holidays. Please visit the

college office to check before the holidays.

Please remember to name everything especially school

jumpers and hats.

Issue 5 May

Term 1 2017

Congratuations to our Term 1 award winners!

Academic Excellence Awards

Melodi Ing

Nalani Kulbaba

Joshua Luu

Jamie Luu

Ashley Nicholls

Amica Tagabuan

Yatika Tembang

Rachel Tomas

Manya Aggarwal

Leyla Ajuria

Zena Al-Rabiea

Danilo Chiappe

Samantha Duldulao

Maryam Hamoshi

Alisa Huang

Rottaneat Khy

Abby Logan

Nadirah Mohamed

Shail Shah

Sandy Soliman

Vaibhav Aggarwal

Mehriza Khokhar

Ben Lo

Olive Schaffer

Aliza Khokhar

Donisia Skoumbros

Ferdy Hoover

Sandy Manalansan

Ramsha Memon

Commitment to Study Awards

Saraya Andary

Ryan Colmer

Hafsa Faisal

Seth Iaccarino

Kevin Lo

Xavier McInerney

Allora Nadj

Salina Rai

Joshua Scott

Bevan Shajan

Bianca Shmakov

Rosie Tavell

Sebastian Goode

Kyle Johnston

Bailey McKenny

Maddie Smith

Jaimee Vance

Natalie Ing

Ava Paleologoudias

Darrell Tan

Vinny Bhatti

Lara Greco

Aldrianna Manalansan

Manila Rai

Prishay Sewrathan

Mito Tamura

Matviy Zhylikovskyy

Alex Hernandez-Sanchez

Eric Nguyen Lu

Jordan Mavros

Engy Mikhail

Peter Nangle

Tessa Wallace

Lily Kennedy

Jean McKim

Mina Mikhail

Kosta Paleologoudias

Ploy Saendi

Victoria Shan

Issue 5 May

Secondary Chinese (Term 1/2)

Our Chinese subject offers 1 Year 7, 2 Year 8 and 1 Year

10 classes in 2016. The Year 7 and Year 8 Chinese

classes were given systematic learning under the

well-developed bilingual program by professors from

UniSA. We offer daily Chinese lesson for Year 8 with a

regular presence of two teachers in lessons in order to

emerge the students into bilingual learning environment.

Our teachers are passionate and patient in teaching

Chinese, and provide students with effective online

Chinese learning programs .

In term 1, all secondary students in Chinese subjects have a chance to explore Chinese culture through a lesson in practicing Chinese calligraphy.

We also introduced two online learning programs - Memrise and Kahoot to help students learn characters, pronunciation and Chinese culture in a game-like learning environment.

During term 1, Year 7/8 students learned Chinese pronunciation system, greetings, some radicals and numbers.

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Bike Education

Bike Ed for the Year 4, 5 and 6's has been a wonderful learning opportunity for the students. They have had practical on road experiences in road safety. It's also been a heart warming experience for staff to hear that a parent has anonymously donated a bike to a student who has never owned one.

Stan Pulgies

Mothers Day Poems

Mrs Pretty’s year 1/2 class hope everyone had a

lovely Mother’s Day and would like to share some

examples of the poems that we wrote. As a literacy

task, we used adjectives, verbs and similes to create

these poems.

Mum happy, funny, pretty

Mum reading, loving, cooking, playing

Mum as cuddly as a Bunny

I love you so much for giving me a tablet

Thanks for making me spaghetti

Mum playful, caring, kind

Mum working, cooking, chatting, tickling

Mum as cuddly as a puppy

I love Mum

Mum pretty, helpful, funny

Mum eating, cooking, smiling

I love you so much

Thank you for being the best Mum ever

Mum funny, loving, happy

Mum Playing, reading, cooking

Mum as bright as a star

I love you very much, thank you for baking cakes

Issue 5 May

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My experience of Clipsal was amazing. I learnt a lot

about Formula 1, V8 car races that I didn’t know, such

as what team does when the car is and isn’t’ in the pit,

how they transport tyres from one place to another and

what type of tyre and how many tyres are used in a race.

The Army was there as well, they had brought all these

vehicles along, really big and heavily armoured, and the

muscle looking car with the army logo and the tint off

green was absolutely amazing. There were different car

brands that were everywhere like Cougar and Chevalier,

Nissan and Holden had most of their cars from old to

new and their best looking cars.

Even though their food was expensive it was amazing

and some of it was way too big for its price.

Overall it was one of the best days of school I have ever

had and I would like to go to another excursion like this

again next year.

NATHANIEL TREVORAH - YEAR 10 SCIENCE

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In term 2, students in Year 7 and 8 Chinese will go to Chinatown to have a lunch for learning cultural practices and practising conversations in real-life situations. Students will love and enjoy the moment wandering around, having Chinese snacks and drinks while trying learned Chinese words in class for fun. With supports from the Confucius Institute of University of Adelaide, students will be able to explore more Chinese culture through lessons in playing kites, shuttlecocks and other traditional Chinese practices.

In term 2, we will help students consolidate their Chinese knowledge from term 1, and continue to make a progress in more practical language skills.

Science Excursion to Clipsal 500.

At the Clipsal 500, my friends and I had witnessed some

amazing things. For example, we saw a lot of classic cars

and a lot of new cars that are worth millions of dollars! We

saw a lot of car manufacturers that were showing their

new cars and equipment.

We also learned about car safety and how cars are tested.

We learned about different types of engines, about accel-

eration and velocity.

At the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide we learned what types of

tyres are used in professional racing and why they use a

particular type of tyre.

We learned about reaction time and braking distance. The

top speed of different cars, the types of fuel they use, the

safety measures for all drivers and passengers along with

the need to wear safety gear for racing. We also learnt

about Newton’s Laws for Science.

Overall we loved the excursion and hopefully we can go

there next year.

MATT ZHYLIKHOVSKYY- YEAR 10 SCIENCE

BBQ and cupcake stall

@ Bunnings Mile End

Sunday, May 28

From 8.30am – 4.30pm

We are looking for volunteers to help cook

on the BBQ, serve and prepare for this

major fundraiser.

Meet new people, have some fun and help

raise money for our school.

If you can spare an hour or so, please

contact Janelle 0439279663 via text or

email ASAP

[email protected]

Issue 5 May

Governing Council

Hello everyone and welcome to term 2

To all the people interested in joining the Parents and Friends group we will be having a meeting on Monday 29th May at 3.30pm in a school meeting room. Please contact me via email [email protected] to get any details. We could really use your support and input, I hope to see a lot of new faces.

I’d like to say I was really touched by the efforts our teachers went to in encouraging and supporting our students during Naplan. Thank you to the wonderful letter that came home with one of our kids and in particular the last sentence “Remember there is no one way to test all of the wonderful things that make you, YOU!”

I was at the recent Anzac Day Dawn Service and was very proud to hear one of our students given the honour to speak . What a great privilege and how amazing that our school also got a mention to such a large crowd.

Please remember that fundraising is looking for support in cupcake baking for the Bunnings BBQ Sunday 28th May and volunteers to help on the day.

Also we would like to form a new committee Grounds and Maintenance, anyone that is in a trade or handyperson that is available to help out please contact me at the above email.

Thanks and regards

Samantha Malliotis

Chairperson –Governing Council

2017 Materials & Services Charge

Parents and Caregivers are reminded that the 2017 Materials and Services Charges were due by Friday 14 April (last week of Term 1). Government legislation passed has enabled schools to pursue overdue accounts from Term 2 onwards.

If you have applied for school card assistance and are awaiting approval or if you believe you are eligible for the school card assistance and have not yet applied please contact Angela or Cathy on 8297 0488 for further details.

If you have an authorised part payment plan in place, please check your recent statement and contact the Finance Section of the school if you have any queries/concerns.

Thank you

Angela

Business Manager

In Year 3 bilingual class, we have been using

Chinese numbers (shù zì 数字)in various ways.

Students established their understanding of Chinese numbers through counting, games and daily routines.

Students learn Chinese numbers in Maths at our new Nature Play area.

This term, the theme for the R-2 Chinese lessons is

Family. Students are talking about the importance of

family in Australian and Chinese culture and are

currently learning how to name various family

members in Chinese. Students are continuing to do

a stellar job of learning how to read and write

Chinese words. We love using the beautiful new

outdoor learning space to play language games and

to practise our Chinese handwriting.

The Year 4/5 and 5/6 classes have each been

composing a class story. During lessons, students

have been listening diligently with the intent to

understand as we add details to the story. The

process involves asking and answering plenty of

questions, all in Chinese. Students have also been

reading their class story in Chinese characters,

without the support of pinyin (spelling).

Issue 5 May

I’d like to congratulate the Year 4/5s and Year 5/6s

on their awesome effort to read their class stories in

Chinese characters! 真棒！Zhēn bàng! Awesome!

It has been truly wonderful to have our Junior School

class teachers integrate aspects of Chinese culture

and language into their class daily routines and

lessons. Every day, our class teachers encourage our

students to listen to and speak in Chinese - from Tai

Chi and morning exercises to News and sharing

routines, from ‘brain break’ games to spontaneous

exclamations in Chinese, our class teachers are

positive role models for students to use Chinese

language outside of language lessons. A special

mention must go to the Year 4/5 class who integrated

Chinese into The Arts and Numeracy last term. They

used assorted art media to write and paint their

names in Chinese characters, while in Numeracy they

explored Chinese numerals during their investigation

into different numbering systems.

Morphettville Park Football Club

Boys and Girls come and join the Roos family! We

need players like you, female or male are all

welcome. Come and join the family friendly and

inclusive club.

Football - Auskick starts on Friday May 5th and runs

every Friday evening for Term 2 (5.30 – 6.30pm) at

the club oval, Denham Avenue, Mor-

phettville. Auskick culminates in an U 7 mini

competition mid year. Fee’s are $75 and a sports

voucher can be used.

How to register?

Go to this link:

http://www.aflauskick.com.au/

Look for us on Facebook for more details or contact

us on [email protected].

Brenda Farrelly

MPSC/MPFC/MPNC

School Banking Information Session

Plympton International College is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2017 are:

Cyber Handball

Colour Change Mark-ers

3D Chalk Set

Tablet Case

Smiley Emoji Keyring

Volt Handball

Pencil + Tech Case

Epic Earphones

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives $5 when a student makes their first ever School Banking deposit and 5% on every deposit made through the school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit).

We will be holding a School Banking Information

Session & a FREE BBQ breakfast thanks to Bunnings Mile End at our school:

Time: 8.15am – 9.15am

Date: Thursday 25th

May Location: Front of the school

Please join us and find out more about the School Banking program and how your child can get involved and meet our volunteer banking co-ordinators!

If you are interested in opening a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account for your child you can visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. A School Banking representative will be available at the Information Session to show you how you can do this. In order to verify yourself and your child, you will need your driver’s licence and your child’s birth certificate, but if you don’t have these with you on the day, you can complete verification online at home.

Issue 5 May

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Secondary school students can attend Homework

Help if they need help with their homework. Students

may need help to read their questions, find a library

book, write their answers, or just time to use a

computer by themselves.

Sessions begin Week 2of term 2 and will be held on:

Wednesdays after school (from 3:05 to 4:05pm)

in the Resource Centre

Students will be supported by School Services Officers.

Teachers will be on-site to provide duty of care.

Students must bring their question sheets and

textbooks/notes and their first drafts of their written

work for editing.

They should come to Homework Help from the time the

work is set, not wait to ask for help the day before the

assignment is due.

Students need a signed consent form to attend after

school sessions and will attend only if they have a

problem with their homework that they are not able to

get help with at home.

Only one consent form is needed for 2016. Signing the

consent form below will give your child permission to

stay until 4:05pm on Wednesdays and/or Thursdays

when they need help only.

Please return the form below if you give your child

permission to attend this year.

Thank you,

Please return the consent form below to Miriam De

Souza or the School Office.

I consent to my child

__________________________________Year______

staying after school when he/she needs help with his/

her homework. Homework Help sessions end at

4:05pm. Students will leave earlier if they have finished

their work.

____________________________________________

Date _______________________

Parent/Caregiver’s signature

Bahå'i Education at State Schools (BESS) 2017 Junior School Dear Parents, Once again Bahä'i education classes are going to be run at Plympton International College. All students, regardless of religious or cultural background are welcome to attend. The Curriculum: "Teaching Children Classes" The curriculum is called "Children Classes" and is based on the teachings of Bahä'u'llåh the founder of the Bahä'i faith. The course outline and course books are available in the school office. The teachers are trained volunteers who use "hands on" activities such as art, craft, drama and music to teach the curriculum. The Development of Character One of the main purposes of Bahå'i education is to help students grow spiritually. Virtues such as kindness, honesty, love, service and courtesy, which are building blocks of character, are explored in depth. Bahå'is believe that every child is a storehouse of virtues waiting to be developed. By noticing when a child is practicing a virtue, and by calling a child to a virtue, we support the child in their spiritual development. The development of spiritual qualities, or virtues, in individuals, is the foundation of a peaceful world. The unity of Religions Another purpose of Bahå'i education is to foster in students the understanding that no matter what religion one has, we alt worship the same God, only the name and form of worship differ. The students become familiar with the major religions of the world, such as indigenous spirituality, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and understand how they connect with each other.

A Peaceful World In addition, the students explore concepts and universal principles that lay a foundation to a peaceful world. Some of these are: we are all one human family, no matter our colour, race, education or nationality; the equality of men and women; the need for the elimination of all forms of prejudice; and that problems can be solved peacefully through consultation. Inner peace The students learn that peace in the world begins with inner peace and that prayer, meditation and service to humanity will help them along this path. For additional information a folder about BESS classes is available at the school office or contact Jackie Zareh on 82931397.

Issue 5 May

The classes are going to be held in the Junior School (Library) starting on Monday 22nd March at 12:55 pm ( Parents are welcome to attend this session for information) Permission to attend Bahå'i Education classes (BESS) I give permission for my child . attend BESS classes. Signature of parents or Guardian Age Year level Phone To Consent Form for Participation in the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program Dear parent or guardian, Your child is invited to participate in a Junior Youth group being held in the Plympton International College starts on the 27th May 2017 at every Friday at the library. This group will take place under the guidance of at least one to two adults who have a recognised police clearance to work with children. The group will take part in a range of activities including reading a series of texts designed to assist junior youth to discover their talents, positively express themselves, and to become empowered to transform their community. Other activities include art, drama, music, sport, bushwalking, memorizing prayers and poems, and organizing and carrying out community service projects. Details: Child First and last name: Date of birth: Address: Any allergies, medical conditions, or other issues to be aware of: Any medications: Caregiver Name: Home phone number. Mobile number: Email address: Any ways that you would like to be of assistance (e.g. bringing other children to the class, bringing refreshments): group, as outlined above. consent to my child taking part in a junior youth Please tick the box if you consent to the following: • I consent to photographs of my child participating in the group being distributed amongst the members of the group, as well as coordinators of the program for the purposes of record keeping. • I consent to my child arriving and leaving by his/her own means (e.g. by foot, bicycle, or with a friend's parent) Date: Signature:

Parents needing to use the toilets

Parents who are at our college may need to use toilets. If

so, please present to the college school office and they

will admit you to a toilet for parent use. Under no

circumstances are parents to access or use student

toilets in the school. Thank you for your co-operation in

this matter.

Sarah Bennett

R-12 Student Wellbeing Coordinator

Student Pick-Up / Drop-Off

Both the Errington Street and Myer Avenue car parks are

fully occupied by the staff of PIC and Errington schools.

The dropping off and picking up of students in the

Errington or Myer car parks is not permitted at any

time. (This is in line with DECD Policy). Many parents

park along Myer Avenue and Gardner Street and then

walk their children the short distance to school. Thank

you for your support of our students safety and well-

being.