Term 2 Calendar Week 2 Tues 9 May Wed 10 May Thu 11 May Fri 12 May NAPLAN NAPLAN NAPLAN 8:50am Chapel Week 3 Mon15 May Fri 19 May 8:50am Assembly 8:50am Chapel Week 4 Mon 22 May Tue 23 May Wed 24 May Thur 25 May Fri 26 May 8:50am Assembly ICAS Digital Tech AKWS Day Book Fair Choir to Barmera Book Fair 8:50am Chapel Week 5 Mon 30 May Tue 31 May Fri 3 June 8:50am Assembly ICAS Science 8:50am Chapel Week 6 Mon 6 June Fri 10 June 8:50am Assembly 8:50am Chapel No Buses Week 7 Mon 13 June Wed 14 June Fri 16 June Public Holiday ICAS Spelling 8:50am Chapel Week 8 Mon 19 Jun Fri 24 Jun 8:50am Assembly 8:50am Chapel Jump Rope for Heart Waikerie Lutheran Primary School is a supportive Christ-centred community, equipping each student for life. Message from the Interim Principal Testing Times ‘NAPLAN’ is the word of the week! For many, just the ‘word’ NAPLAN stirs anxiety, for others it is met as a challenge and an expression of their learning, while for others, they just go through the motions. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are NAPLAN testing days for Years 3, 5 and 7 students. NAPLAN provides a snapshot view of a child’s learning. Many other assessments throughout the year provide teachers, students and parents with a clearer picture of student achievements and abilities. It is important that NAPLAN is viewed in this way. It is also important to understand that different children approach test situations differently. To prepare for a test to ensure the best possible results, practice and revision are essential, as are appropriate periods of rest and eating healthy food. All classes have been preparing for NAPLAN to give chil- dren the best possible chance of success. We can go through testing times in our lives. These testing times come in varying degrees and people deal with these times differently. Reactions vary from worry, depression, illness and withdrawal to a positive attitude, hard work, support groups, medical help and many things in between. One constant in every situation, whether it be good or bad is us as an individual. God can also be that constant – we just need to tap into Him. Relying on God and asking him to help any situation can provide us with a sense of peace and understanding. In 1 Peter 5:7 God asks us to cast all our anxieties on him, because he cares for us. Call on Him and test it out! Sue Beelitz Interim Principal Tuesday, 9th May 2017 Newsletter Waikerie Lutheran Primary School Balanced Caring Waikerie Lutheran Primary School 6 McIntosh St Waikerie SA 5330 Ph: (08) 8541 2344 Fax: 8541 2140 Email: [email protected]Website: www.wlps.sa.edu.au Interim Principal: Sue Beelitz Communicator Inquirer Knowledgeable Open- Minded Principled Reflecve Risk Taker Thinker School Mobile Ph: 0457265337 Choir Congratulations Last Tuesday, 2 of our students, Andrew Hanton and Haylee Gore auditioned for a solo for the Festival of Music (which will be held on Tuesday, 1st August at the Chaffey Theatre in Renmark). Both students did a great job at the audition with Andrew securing solo 1 for Live Louder and Haylee being selected for a small group solo for Sea of Flags! Well done!
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Term 2 Calendar
Week 2
Tues 9 May
Wed 10 May
Thu 11 May
Fri 12 May
NAPLAN
NAPLAN
NAPLAN
8:50am Chapel
Week 3
Mon15 May
Fri 19 May
8:50am Assembly
8:50am Chapel
Week 4
Mon 22 May
Tue 23 May
Wed 24 May
Thur 25 May
Fri 26 May
8:50am Assembly
ICAS Digital Tech
AKWS Day
Book Fair
Choir to Barmera
Book Fair
8:50am Chapel
Week 5
Mon 30 May
Tue 31 May
Fri 3 June
8:50am Assembly
ICAS Science
8:50am Chapel
Week 6
Mon 6 June
Fri 10 June
8:50am Assembly
8:50am Chapel
No Buses
Week 7
Mon 13 June
Wed 14 June
Fri 16 June
Public Holiday
ICAS Spelling
8:50am Chapel
Week 8
Mon 19 Jun
Fri 24 Jun
8:50am Assembly
8:50am Chapel
Jump Rope for Heart
Waikerie Lutheran Primary School is a supportive Christ-centred community, equipping each student for life.
Message from the Interim Principal Testing Times ‘NAPLAN’ is the word of the week! For many, just the
‘word’ NAPLAN stirs anxiety, for others it is met as a
challenge and an expression of their learning, while for
others, they just go through the motions. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday are NAPLAN testing days for
Years 3, 5 and 7 students.
NAPLAN provides a snapshot view of a child’s learning.
Many other assessments throughout the year provide
teachers, students and parents with a clearer picture
of student achievements and abilities. It is important
that NAPLAN is viewed in this way. It is also important
to understand that different children approach test situations differently.
To prepare for a test to ensure the best possible results, practice and
revision are essential, as are appropriate periods of rest and eating
healthy food. All classes have been preparing for NAPLAN to give chil-
dren the best possible chance of success.
We can go through testing times in our lives. These testing times come in
varying degrees and people deal with these times differently. Reactions
vary from worry, depression, illness and withdrawal to a positive attitude,
hard work, support groups, medical help and many things in between.
One constant in every situation, whether it be good or bad is us as an
individual. God can also be that constant – we just need to tap into Him.
Relying on God and asking him to help any situation can provide us with
a sense of peace and understanding. In 1 Peter 5:7 God asks us to cast
all our anxieties on him, because he cares for us. Call on Him and test it
Choir Congratulations Last Tuesday, 2 of our students, Andrew
H a n t o n a n d H a y l e e G o r e
auditioned for a solo for the Festival of
Music (which will be held on
Tuesday, 1st August at the Chaffey
Theatre in Renmark). Both students did
a great job at the audition with Andrew
securing solo 1 for Live Louder and
Haylee being selected for a small group
solo for Sea of Flags! Well done!
Book Fair We will be having our annual
Scholastic Book Fair next term on:
Thursday, 25th May - 8:30am until
9:00am and 2:00pm-2:30pm
Friday, 26th May - 8:30am until 9:00am and
3:00pm until 3:30pm.
NAPLAN Testing A reminder that students in Year 3, 5
and 7 will be taking part in the
NAPLAN testing this week.
Year 3/4/5 Camp Helpers Needed Calling all Dads or Grandads!
Thank you to all those mums who
have already volunteered to assist
us with camp we are very grateful
for your offers.
We are currently looking for a couple of
males to keep Mr Fladrich company and
assist with supervision on camp. If you are
able to help please let us know ASAP so
that we are able to finalise our entire parent
helper list and begin any paper work that is
required. Camp will be Monday 18th September until Wednesday 20th
September at Hindmarsh Island.
ALWS Day Once again, Waikerie Lutheran
Primary students will be learning
about the world around them and
the difficulties faced in other countries at
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS)
Day on Wednesday, 24th May 2017. This day
will allow students and teachers to ‘walk in
someone else’s shoes’ as they learn about
why people in poor countries walk …. for
food, water, health care, education, safety,
and learn about people living with disabilities
and their ‘walk’ in life. Come ...walk my way!
“...He has told you what He wants, and this is
all it is: to be fair, just, merciful and to walk
humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)
The student will bring home a ‘photograph
permission’ form today which is a
requirement from the ALWS. If you could
please complete one for each student (one
per child) and return them to class teachers
as soon as possible.
Scholastic Book Club Orders Orders for the book club are due in
by Tuesday, 16th May.
School News
Expressions of Interest For 1992 Toyota Coaster Bus
Mechanically sound
Air conditioned
Seating for 19 people
Done just over 264,000km
No longer able to carry passengers
Ideal to convert into a camper
Genuine offers considered
All enquiries to David Schmidt on 0429099265
Thank you Thank you to those people who donated books last year to help establish a school library at Anga, 10 kms west of Mt Hagen in the remote Western Highlands Provence of
Papua New Guinea. Your donations were greatly appreciated and you can now see the
finished product
Corner of Peace
When I was younger I always thought how wonderful it would be to make pottery…..the
potter’s wheel and clay somehow intrigued me and drew me to it. Sadly I never looked
hard enough for the opportunity to learn. Who knows …… one day I might yet do so…..I
have of late discovered that I can do a lot of hand work I never thought I would be able
to. Perhaps in this area, as in others, I have started to yield to my Master Potter’s Hands
(God).
The prophet Jeremiah helps us understand that, (like Israel), we
are in the Master Potter’s Hands and we can rest at peace that
He will not let us be separated from Him and that He will always
be forming us into something beautiful . We just need to remain
pliable and responsive in His Hand: when others put us down
He will keep us lifted up; like a potter He will not press down on
the clay but rather lift and shape it ; He will not grow tired and
hand over the wheel to someone else! And it does not matter
what age we are (from very young to very old), or what we are
like physically or mentally – He will make something special out
of each of us if we let Him.
God bless
Moira
(Chaplain/Pastoral Care)
3 years in a row hockey carnival win
Congratulations to the members of the WLPS
SAPSASA team who competed last Friday in
the Riverland schools tournament at Alan
Glassey Park, Berri. The students played 7x20
minute games; winning 4 games and drawing
3. The team consisted of Naish Andrew, Tiana
Burns, Lachlan Ebert, Ellen Kroehn, Malachi
Lloyd, Aaliyah Loffler, Latia Loffler, Aby
Mihalopoulos, Chloe Nitschke, Ethan Rayner,
Aaron Schmidt and Cody Thiele. The team
played extremely well together and it was
great to see the students involved in the day
displaying good sportsmanship and teamwork.
Thanks must go to George Loffler for coaching
the team, and to Nina Rayner and Justice
Ebert for umpiring. The students came away
with a joint win with Our Lady of the River,
securing a 3 year running streak for our school!
Families In Our
Prayers
Tuesday: Simpfendorfer
Wednesday: Smart
Thursday: Tang
Friday: Thiel
Monday: Thiele
God bless you!
Prayers
Thank God for providing us with a well resourced school and dedicated staff.
Ask God to be with the students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 as they undertake NAPLAN this week.
Lutheran Worship
Sunday, 14th May
4th Sunday of Easter
Waikierie 10:00am
Lowbank: 8.45am
Morgan: 9:00am
Ramco: 10:30am HC
Office Manager: Cheryl Paschke
Pastor: Pastor Lee Kroehn
Phone: 8541 2689
Jodie Simpfendorfer
11th May
Ethan Rayner
15th May
Birthdays this
Week
Students of the Week Teachers are encouraging the attitudes of appreciation, commitment, confidence, cooper-
ation, creativity, curiosity, empathy, enthusiasm, independence, integrity, respect and toler-
ance as a tool kit for successfully relating with others. As a way of celebrating the demonstra-
tion of these attitudes by students, staff have elected these students this week.
Year 6/7 Class (Mr Braun and Mrs K-O)
Enthusiasm - Brodie Bishop. Well done Brodie on an enthusiastic return from holidays. I have
enjoyed your excitement towards your learning and your peers. Keep it up Brodie!
Commitment - Lachlan Ebert. I have been super impressed with Lachlan’s commitment this
week. He has returned from holidays and knuckled down with his reading and completing
tasks in Maths. Keep it up Lachy!
Year 5 Class (Mrs Burns)
Commitment - Brodie Baring. Brodie has begun the term with greater commitment towards
tasks. He has been more open-minded towards tasks and adding further detail to his work.
Keep up the positive work habits Brodie.
Integrity - Yvette Weston. Yvette showed integrity when independently pursuing tasks that
she had missed due to being absent, and quickly caught them up. Great work Yvette.
Year 3/4 Class (Mr Fladrich)
Cooperation - Natalie Mackintosh. Natalie displayed excellent cooperation when working
with her partner to research information about the meaning and traditions of ANZAC Day.
Well done Natalie!
Commitment – Kyesha Watkins. Kyesha has shown outstanding commitment towards
practising and improving her reading skills. Well done Kyesha!
Year 1/2 Class (Mrs Canney and Mrs Beelitz)
Independence - Taylah Liebich. Taylah takes on independent approach to her learning. She
challenges herself and chooses to complete extra homework and class work regularly.
Fantastic attitude!
Creativity - Evie Matthews. Evie demonstrated creativity and her passion for music and
rhythm in Hands on Learning this week. Great imagination!
Foundation/Year 1 Class (Miss Corbett)
Commitment– Ajay Barker. You have impressed me this week with your dedication and
commitment to your learning in all learning areas. It is great to see you listening, thinking and
showing a readiness to help others in your class. Great start to Term 2, Ajay.
Commitment - Jonah Kroehn. Your hard work and curiosity in learning both at home and at
school is really paying off. Congratulations on getting onto purple level. Well done Jonah!
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
Sunday afternoon was a great time for children get down and get dirty.
They were given a licence to get as dirty as
they chose; jumping into sloppy mud, digging, building,
cooking, creating and exploring.
The weather was kind and a lot of fun was had by all—adults included!