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STRADBROKE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor, SA 5073
Excellence and Achievement in a Supportive School Environment Principal: Tanya Scanlan
Telephone: 8337 2861/8337 5349 Student Absence Ph: 8365 5621
Fax: 8337 0041
email: [email protected]
website: www.stradsch.sa.edu.au
Out of School Hours Care: 8365 5677
Director: Rebecca MacQueen
CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A
11 April 2019
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE LAST DAY OF TERM
Last day of this term is tomorrow Friday 12 April. Students are dismissed at
12 noon. Please note that our Canteen will be closed on the last day of term.
We encourage parents to provide children’s recess (and lunch if children stay
on).
Remember that students are dismissed at 12 noon unless staying for a
modified program until 2.10pm. A completed early dismissal form to confirm
arrangements for their children must be returned to class teachers.
Kids’ Zone will be open from 2.10pm. Bookings are essential.
CASUAL DAY – FRIDAY 12 APRIL
Please remember that tomorrow is a casual day to celebrate the end of term.
Please send a gold coin to school with your child. All donations will be going
to Downs SA to support people with Down Syndrome. Thank you for
supporting this very worthy organisation.
YEAR 6/7 ORIGIN ENERGY WORKSHOPS
Origin Energy has a foundation that has partnered with Solar Buddy, an
Australian charity working to improve the educational opportunities of
children throughout the South Pacific, South East Asia and Africa, by
distributing portable solar lights. Each of the Year 6/7 classes have worked
with a group of volunteers from Origin to learn more about the programme.
On Tuesday, volunteers from Origin came to talk to FR3 about solar buddies.
Solar buddies is a program to provide light to the people in Papua New
Guinea. Most families there don’t have light when the sun goes down in PNG.
This light helps kids like us study and do homework. We got to assemble the
lights then write a letter to the new owner of it. We also learnt what it was
like without lights by covering our eyes for one minute. Most people believed
that having no lights was boring and dull. “I felt very lonely and sad”, “It was
quiet and felt like you were
alone.” These are some of our
opinions on how the darkness
felt. Hopefully with the lights,
the kids in Papua New Guinea
will be able to study better
and do well in school.
Chamath Chandrasena and Mia Button, FR3
2019
APRIL
Fri 12th Whole school Assembly 11.30am
Early Dismissal 12.00 noon
Mon 29th Term 2 commences
Mon 29th – Fri 3rd Rec & Year 1 Swimming
MAY
Fri 3rd Yr 3-7 Assembly (FR4) 9.00am
Fri 10th R-2 Assembly (F1, F2, F6) 9.00am
Tue 14th – Thu 16th NAPLAN
Fri 17th Yr 3-7 Assembly (K1) 9.00am
Wed 22nd Governing Council
Thu 23rd Volunteers Morning Tea
Fri 24th R-2 Assembly (L7, L8) 9.00am
RAN Volunteer Training
School Disco
Mon 27th – Fri 31st Reconciliation Week
Fri 31st Yr 3-7 Assembly (K3) 9.00am
JUNE
Fri 7th R-2 Assembly (OU1, OU4) 9.00am
Mon 10th Public Holiday – Queen’s Birthday
Tue 11th Pupil Free Day
Wed 12th Pupil Free Day
Fri 14th Yr 3-7 Assembly (L6) 9.00am
Pupil Free Days Tuesday 11th June
Wednesday 12th June
Mon 2nd September
Friday 25th October
School Closure Day Friday 30th August
The Stradbroke staff wish all
families a happy and safe
holiday break.
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YEAR 7/8 TRANSITION INFORMATION
The Department for Education Application for Enrolment in
Year 8 will be distributed in Term 2, Week 1. Please return
application form to the class teacher by Friday 17 May.
SCHOOL FEES
First official reminder letters and statements will be sent out
on Friday 3 May. If you haven’t already paid your fees,
arranged an instalment plan or applied for School Card please
contact Kristen in the Finance Office.
RECEPTION and YEAR 1 SWIMMING LESSONS
Reception and Year 1 students will attend swimming lessons
from Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May (Week 1, Term 2), at The
ARC Swimming Centre.
ENROLMENTS FOR 2020
If you have children already at Stradbroke and you have a pre-
schooler beginning school next year, please contact the Front
Office and collect an enrolment register application. Places are
only reserved when an official enrolment register application
is completed.
ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE TO DRIVERS
Road safety around schools is everyone’s
responsibility. All drivers need to look out for
children, many of whom will be walking or
cycling to school. We ask all motorists to be extra
vigilant when driving past or near our school
making sure to observe the lower speed limits
and be watchful of children walking or cycling to
school. We want to ensure that our children
make their way to/from school safely.
TRAFFIC MONITORS
Week 1 am Alessia Bruno, Mako Jeffree, Vincenzo
Panetta
pm David Capitano, Jake Robertson,
Llewellyn Anderson
Week 2 am Thomas Searston, Ava Monaco, Ryan
Yap
pm Anandita Chande, Alicia Cole, Clarissa
Viernes
STUDENT MEDICATION
It is a Department for Education requirement that we have a
current Health Care Plan for all students at our school who
need individual health care and support. All Medication
Agreements must be reviewed every 12 months. Please ensure
your child’s is up to date.
In cases where medication must be taken during the day, the
following procedures apply:
• All medications, including those purchased over the
counter, must be sent with a Medication Agreement and
a Health Care Plan. They must be in the original container
with a chemist label detailing the child’s name and dose.
• Medication is stored in the Health Centre
If your child has a medical issue that the school is not aware of,
please contact Student Services for further information.
WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN
F5 are collecting the Earn and Learn stickers that Woolworths
will be doing again in May. We would appreciate it if families
would collect the stickers and bring them to school. There will
be some collection points throughout the school. Outside Rehn
Hall, in the Front Office and outside F5 classroom.
The class has voted on what we will get with the stickers and
we have developed a list in priority order. We will get as much
as we can off the list with the stickers we get.
1st priority is Recycle bins for the school as we are concerned
about all the soft plastic, paper and food that is going into
landfill.
2nd priority is Sand pit toys as there isn’t any at the moment
and there are 3 sand pits around the school.
3rd priority is an outdoor kitchen to go next to the sand pit.
4th priority is some more Aaron Blabey books for the library.
5th priority is some football and soccer balls to go in the sports
shed for children to borrow during lunch and recess.
CANTEEN
TERM 2/3 MENU: A new Term 2 and 3 menu will start at the
beginning of next term in anticipation of the winter months.
The popular wedges, and burger packs will return, along with
a variety of Friday lunch specials. Qkr will be updated and the
menu will be added to the Skoolbag App and Stradbroke
School website over the holidays. We will be deleting the fruit
salads and Slushies from the menu.
FROZEN YOGHURTS: Due to manufacturing issues, Frozen
Yoghurts are still unavailable. Please refer to Qkr before
ordering as I am able to "show" or "hide" any item depending
on availability.
SHOWDOWN DONUTS, WEEK 2: Just letting everyone know
that we will only be selling the Crows and Power donuts for the
first Showdown next term. This will be on Friday 10th May.
(The second one is at the end of term 2). All orders will have to
be pre-ordered by Thursday 9th May so we can place our
school order. Qkr will be updated accordingly so orders can be
placed from today, and again choose recess/pickup or
lunch/crate delivery option.
VOLUNTEERS: Thank you to everyone who has spent time in
the Canteen this term. Without your support, we would not be
able to provide the students the variety of recess or lunch
choices. If anyone is available next term, especially on
Thursdays, please let me know.
I hope everyone has a relaxing and safe holiday.
Kate Majewski
Canteen Manager
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MYP SERVICE AND ACTION HOURS
As part of their learning in the MYP, students are encouraged
to demonstrate a personal commitment to service, and act to
make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the
environment. Students are recognised for their service both at
school and in the wider community. At Stradbroke the Year 6
and 7 students will take part in a Community Service program.
Congratulations to the following students who have completed
their hours for 2019:
Year 6 Year 7
Olivia Formosa
Renee Norris
Ari Fitzgerald
Caleb Scott
Evelyn Tindale
Levi Garcia
Hannah Rice
LIBRARY
Holiday borrowing: We encourage students to borrow for the
school holidays during the year. Many students have taken up
the opportunity to grab a couple of good books for the
upcoming April holidays. Please be aware that upon returning
to school in Term 2 all library books will be overdue and we
appreciate students returning their books promptly in the first
week back.
Campbelltown Public Library: Public libraries are a great place
to visit, especially in the school holidays. Our local public library
and council are once again running programmes based in the
library as well as at other community places that sound fun and
free! (or minimal cost) visit
https://www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=2086 as a
great starting point. The library itself provides a lovely
environment for some family reading and borrowing while our
school library is closed for the holidays.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
The Sudsy Challenge
In Australia, 1 in 200 people experience homelessness. The
Sudsy Challenge is an initiative developed by Orange Sky
Australia, the world’s first free mobile laundry service for
people experiencing homelessness. What started as an idea to
improve hygiene standards and restore dignity to people doing
it tough has evolved into something much bigger and more
powerful.
The Sudsy Challenge involves wearing the same set of clothes
for three days (without washing them!) To support this cause
Sophia Roach in F5 wore a special orange t-shirt on Friday 5
April, to start conversations that raise funds and awareness for
Orange Sky so that everyone can have access to a laundry van
like Sudsy.
More information on Orange Sky Australia can be found here:
https://orangesky.org.au/sudsy/
YEAR 6 ART GALLERY EXCURSION
On Monday 8 April, the Year 6 classes went on an excursion to
the Art Gallery of South Australia. Whilst at the Gallery, the
Year 6’s attended two tours and participated in a workshop.
We had a guided tour of the Ben Quilty exhibition and were
able to see his artistic techniques and style. Quilty uses the
Rorschach painting technique, as well as his emotions and
connections with Aboriginals, to produce many of his artworks.
In Ben Quilty’s son's studio, Joe's Studio, we were taught how
to draw a self portrait, using proportion to create facial
features with oil pastels. We also learnt how to draw detailed
eyes and noses, along with finishing by blending pastels
together to colour the face.
In the self-guided tour, we analysed different movements of
art and thought about the artist's reasons for creating their
artworks.
Sofia Orrico (K7) and Jake Robertson (K8)
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SPORT
Auskick commences at Stradbroke School on Tuesday 7 May
visit play.afl/auskick to register.
Football teams for Term 2 and 3 have now been nominated,
team information was sent home with students this week.
Thank you to all our Coaches for Term 1. After School Sport
cannot function without the support of fantastic parents who
give their time to coach, manage teams, score, bring fruit etc.
So a very special Thank You to
Basketball: Paul Searston, Moira Heppenstall, Jordan Pickford,
Jacqui and John Edwards, Tasha Tindale, Sue Carmichael and
Thomas Searston.
Cricket: Adam Clavell, Aaron Carn and Tom Farnan.
Netball: Adam Power, Nardia Symonds, Sophie Mintz, Janet
Polglase, Melissa Bruno and Rebecca Marino.
Netball Uniforms
If your child is not continuing to play Netball in the Winter
Season please return their polo top to Student Services as soon
as possible.
Coaches and Team Managers
Each sporting team requires a coach or co-coaches to be
nominated. Please contact me if you are able to coach a team,
or if you don't have any relevant sporting experience but would
still love to help. We also need team managers to help support
the teams. Teams cannot be nominated without a coach, so
please contact me if you are willing to assist.
We are currently in need of Football Coaches for our Year 3/4
and Year 5/6 Teams.
CRICKET
Kanga Coach: Adam Clavell
Stradbroke 105 Def Linden Park
Primary School
75
The team finished off the term in style with a great win. It
was pleasing to see the improvement in the areas the team
have been focused on. Coaches award goes to Ollie and
Abhir for their all-round performance with bat and ball.
Game Played: Saturday 30 March
BASKETBALL
Year 4/5 Coach: Jacqui Edwards
Stradbroke
Legends
29 Def Trinity Thunder 13
Game Played: Wednesday 3 April
Year 4/5 Coach: Jacqui Edwards
Stradbroke
Legends
22 Def SPX Boomers 18
Game Played: Wednesday 10 April
HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
COMMUNITY NEWS
MOVE TO LEARN
GYMNASTICS LESSONS AT STRADBROKE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Providing a circuit based – Move to Learn Gymnastics
program.
Equipment: 16metre air tumble track, high bar, parallel bars,
rings, trapeze, beam, mini tramp and vault. Combined with a
strength and flexibility component.
THURSDAY NIGHTS
JUNIOR PRIMARY 6:15 – 7:15pm
SENIOR PRIMARY 7:15 – 8:15PM
Please call Kylie on 0413 189 252
or email [email protected] for all information.
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1 hour and 40mins a
week
6 hours and 40mins a
month
(over 1 full day)
10 hours a half term
(2 full days)
20 hours a term
(4 full days)
65 hours
(13 full days)
If your child is 20 minutes late a day they lose...
1 hour and 15mins a
week
5 hours a month
(1 full day)
7 hours and 30mins a
half term
(over 1 full day)
15 hours a term
(3 full days)
48 hours and 45
minutes a school year.
(over 9 full days)
If your child is 15 minutes late a day they lose...
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month
5 hours a half term 10 hours a term
(2 full days)
32 hours and
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year.
(6 full days)
If your child is 10 minutes late a day they lose...
25mins a week 1 hour and 40mins a
month
2 hours and 30 mins a
half term
5 hours a term
(1 full day)
16 hours and 15
minutes a school year.
(over 3 full days)
If your child is 5 minutes late a day they lose...
We are currently experiencing a greater percentage of students arriving to school late or not attending on a regular basis.
• Please call the school on 83372861 when your child is absent from school.
• When a child is absent or late for school, without exemption from the Principal, for 10 or more days in a term it is
deemed at ‘chronic non-attendance’.
• When there is a pattern of chronic non-attendance occurs or your child is late for 10 or more days, your child’s teacher will
request an interview with you to discuss how best to support you and your child.
• If the patterns of non-attendance continue I will then be notified to also offer support and strategies to support your
family getting your child to school. In some cases, after 10 or more days of non-attendance I also refer the case to
our Attendance and Engagement social workers within the Department for Education.
At Stradbroke we maintain a priority focus on student attendance and engagement. We know that educational success is central to
the lifelong achievement wellbeing and success of our students. We have high expectations for attendance and achievement.
International research demonstrates a high correlation between attendance at preschool and school and successful literacy and
numeracy outcomes. Research shows that non-attendance early in life can be a predictor of future patterns and can lead to lower
levels of achievement.
Parents and caregivers have primary responsibility for ensuring their children regularly attends school and that they are on time for
school, however if you would like support and practical solutions on how to improve your child’s attendance and engagement at
Stradbroke please contact Rachel Pontifex (Student Wellbeing Leader), 8337 2861.
Rachel Pontifex
It is important for your child to arrive on time for school so they do not miss out on valuable social and learning experiences.
Start of school: 8.50am End of School: 3.10pm
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