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Ardtornish NewsletterTerm 11- Friday 12th April 2019
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No 6
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In this issue
Diary Dates
Aprill 29th – First day Term 2 May 3rd – Modbury High Tour, Rm 28 Zoo Snooze 8th – Mother’s Day Stall, Girls Footy Carnival 10th – Pupil Free Day 13th – Governing Council Meeting 7pm 24th – Room 19 Zoo Snooze Road Crossing
Monitors Wed 1st May – Tue 7th May Alexa E, Chelsea H & Abby S Wed 8th May – Tue 14th May Alexander W, Tyson W & Sam G Wed 15th May – Tue 21st May Crystal H, Teagan P & Jada R Please arrive by 8.25am |
Education Minister, John Gardner, officially unveils the ‘High speed school internet rollout program.’
Pictured is Imogen J sharing with the Education Minister some of her ICT work
A landmark project to connect almost every government school in SA to a world class high speed fibre optic internet connection by mid-2020 was off to a flying start, when on Wednesday our school became the 37th to be officially switched on. The connection at our school is a part of a state-wide rollout, which was announced by the Government in December 2018, and our students and educators now have access to high speed, reliable internet at the speed they need, when they need it. We are moving from a painfully slow download speed of 35 Mb a second and upload speed of 1 Mb a second to a service that gives us both download and unload speeds of 200Mb a second. The Education Minister, John Gardner, chose our school for the launch because of our commitment to using digital technology to enhance students learning. In press release he said. “I’m delighted to officially unveil the connection today which quite literally opens up a world of learning resources and opportunities to the staff and students at Ardtornish Primary School.” “Fast, reliable internet helps our educators access the tools they need to deliver world class education and gives students the chance to connect, collaborate and create in ways that will be the hallmarks of the modern workplace.” Teachers at our school are looking forward to using the upgraded speeds to maximise the learning experience. Steve Whitehead our ICT coordinator was quoted as saying “The upgraded internet connection substantially increases the learning content we can access and use in the classroom and opens up a world of opportunity to connect and collaborate with learning facilities around the globe. Our new connection will enable the use of Chromebooks from Yrs 4/5 – 7 to operate more reliably as we further explore how online tools can bring learning concepts to life. The possibilities are endless.” The Minister spoke with students at the school about their use of technology and was impressed by what we have already achieved in respect to digital learning. At Ardtornish we are committed to using technology to enhance communication and learning. Parents can ensure they stay fully informed about school events by downloading the Skoolbag App so they get direct notifications. Instructions for doing this are on the front page of our school website. If you need assistance to put his app on your devices, simply contact our front office and we will arrange support. 
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Canteen ROSTERTerm 2
Tuesday 30th Michele S Wednesday 1st Mary-Anne R Thursday 2nd Tui M, Emma S Friday 3rd Nicole I, Rhonda P, Emma Tuesday 7th Michele S Wednesday 8th Mary-Anne R Thursday 9th Megan K, Emma S Friday 10th Stacey C, Kellie F, Emma S 
Meet our Budding Entrepreneurs Business and Economics in the Community
Ardtornish Primary School partnered with Tea Tree Gully Council to showcase our Business and Economics skills at the first North East Schools Community Markets on Wednesday, April 3.
This unique opportunity gave new direction to room 9/10 Business and Economics learning. Students learnt about entrepreneurial skills through designing a product or service suitable to sell at a community market. Students presented their market ideas to the class in a shark tank style pitch. Three groups of students were successful in getting their product to market through a voting process conducted by their peers and class teachers. These three groups then made their product to sell at the market. The three winning ideas were trivets, baked good and slime.
Well done to; Carlos G-C, Austin L, Michael V, Cody N, Keilah H, Ruby R-B, Emily R, Lily H, Marissa H, Alexa E, Regan C, Asha D, Maddi L, Kendra H, Ayla W, Emily H and Phoebe D. These students displayed good business skills and learnt a lot about teamwork, time management and the importance of creating accurate costings for a product. After repaying their initial start-up costs they raised just under $500. This money was then donated to: Cancer Council, Little Heroes, The Salvation Army and Guide Dogs. We would like to thank Carly Didcote from Tea Tree Gully Council and everyone else who helped make this real life Business and Economics opportunity happen. Experiences like these make learning come to life. The rest of our ‘little entrepreneurs’ have the opportunity to see their hard work come to life later in the year at our annual school fete. Mrs Natalie Hall 
Enrolment at Ardtornish Primary School in 2020
There is a new enrolment procedure being developed for schools in our local partnership. This will be finalised early next term and you will then be told when enrolment forms can be distributed to families. Until then, if you are intending to enrol your child at Ardtornish Primary School in 2020 please check the following information.
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Are you looking for an activity for your family that is fun, develops fitness, strength, self-esteem and social skills, and will not cost you a fortune?
Then come and check out TRU Taekwondo. We are a family owned and run club with a centre in Golden Grove, with fully qualified Instructors, we pride ourselves on providing an environment that teaches the traditional skills/art of Taekwondo, while developing confidence, strength and self-defence skills. We offer 2 FREE lessons to see if you like it, and we have special start-up packages to help you get started. For more info ring 0407 722 730, checkout us out on Facebook or have a look at our website (www.trutaekwondo.com.au). 
All students are required to wear the correct uniform/dress code at all times
If you would like to order uniform’s you can place an order on QKR! Or come into the office to collect an order form. 
WILDIFICATION! -kids only guided activities
Let your kids go wild at Cleland! Drop off the kids and put your feet up these holidays, while they take a six hour guided adventure around Cleland Wildlife Park. Wildification includes exclusive animal experience, games and art, recess and lunch, and a totally wild day! For primary school aged kids, 5-12 When: Monday 15th, Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th April 2019 Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th April 2019 Time: 9.30am to 3.30pm Where: Drop off and pick up at Ticket Desk Cost: $80, includes lunch and fruit, places strictly limited, bookings essential, call 8130 9016 to secure a place Cleland.sa.gov.au |
Ardtornish Children's Centre Program
Term 1 - Maths in Room 3
This term we’ve learned to count on and double numbers and to also subitise,
(recognise a number of objects by sight without the need to count them).
On Mondays we did patterning and measurement with Mrs Long.
This term we’ve learned to count on and double numbers and to also subitise,
(recognise a number of objects by sight without the need to count them).
On Mondays we did patterning and measurement with Mrs Long.
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Subitising and Counting on.
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We have been learning what a pattern is and how to continue a friend’s pattern.
