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Ardtornish NewsletterTerm 1 Week 3
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No 2.
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In This Issue:
Diary Dates
February 20th – 23rd -JP Swimming March 8th –Sports Day 9th –Assembly 10am 13th – 15th –Year 7 Aquatic Camp 19th –Aunty Peach Show 21st – Harmony Day Road Crossing
Monitors Tue 20th Feb - Mon 26th Feb
Tue 27th Feb – Mon 5th Mar
Tue 6th Mar – Mon 12th Mar
Advanced Notice
A Pupil Free Day is to be requested of Governing Council for Tuesday 13th March. Staff will be undertaking training related to Maths and Intellectual Challenge. |
SRC: Promoting Student Voice.The students who form the SRC Executive are important leaders at our school. They bring skills, talents, commitment and ideas to the task of promoting the voice of all students in our community.
To become a member of the executive group, students in years 6/7 are required to write an application for the position. In this submission they need to present evidence to show that they have the qualities necessary to be effective representatives. This year, 11 Year 6/7 students were selected as executive members and they will now be responsible for running the meetings, that occur 3 times a term, and planning and managing the SRC’s work. 
Congratulations to (from the top left): Skye, Samantha, Mia, Victoria, and Maddi,
and from the bottom left: Jacob, Riley C, Ryan, Riley J., Dimitri and Cooper. Classroom representatives are elected by their classmates because they display positive leadership qualities and a willingness to make a difference here at school and in the wider community.
They are involved in sharing their class views and presenting ideas and strategies to improve life and learning at Ardtornish. Student voice is important in ensuring that students have input into our school’s processes and procedures. SRC also demonstrates a wider sphere of influence by raising funds to support charities in Australia and around the world. It also actively works to improve the facilities at school. The SRC helps to organise our Enterprise day. Preventing Cyber Bullying: keeping your child safe online.
We do this to ensure that harassment does not continue and to prevent these sorts of event impacting on how students relate at school. Harassment is responded to through education, counselling and the setting of consequences.
To ensure that students have a clear understanding of their rights and responsibilities, when interacting with others online, students receive cyber safety training as a part of the child protection curriculum. Recently an officer from SAPOL ran cyber safety sessions for all students in Yrs 3-7. In his talk the officer explained to students a range of legal issues related to joining sites and setting up profiles and how to create and share of passwords with parents, set privacy settings for different applications, turn off geo-location marking on photos and a range of strategies for keeping safe on line. Many parents may have little idea about their child’s online activity until there is an issue. Hence parents need to educate themselves about the dangers facing their children and put in place preventative strategies to keep them safe. A great one stop shop to learn more about cyber safety is the Commonwealth Governments Cyber smart website at www.cybersmart.gov.au. Another site which provides interactive training for parents and students is < www.thinkuknow.org.au > . |
CANTEEN ROSTER
Come & Try Scouting
Ridgehaven Scout Group, situated on the corner of Milne Road and Penny Street, at Ridgehaven has vacancies for boys and girls. Joeys - Ages 6-7, Cubs Ages 8-11, Scouts- Ages 11-15, Venturers - Ages 15-18 For more information contact the Group Leader, Val MottMobile: 0423187749 Email: [email protected] Your child is entitled to three free sessions 
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Musical Instrument paperwork for enrolment is available from the front office
Reminder to Parents
Procedure for Signing your child out early. You need to sign them out at the office first. Then take a slip to the classroom and give to the teacher. |
We are participating in the Coles Sports for schools program. How to get involved.
Step 1 For every $10 spent at Coles, you will receive one Sports for Schools voucher. Step 2 You then bring vouchers to your school, placing them in the collection bins provided. Step 3 Every voucher you donate to your school can be redeemed for leading brand sports equipment 
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Arbury Park Camp 2017: Rooms 7 & 8
Arbury Park provided a great camp experience. It was packed with 3 days of hiking, orienteering, searching for evidence, team activities, shelter building and so many more enriching educational and social experiences.
After tea and showers we finished off our days with a night walk and quiz evening.
The great social qualities, manners, behaviour and positive attitudes from all the Ardtornish students were evident at all times and commented on by the camp staff.
The friendly and engaging attitude of student made the camp absolutely brilliant.
After tea and showers we finished off our days with a night walk and quiz evening.
The great social qualities, manners, behaviour and positive attitudes from all the Ardtornish students were evident at all times and commented on by the camp staff.
The friendly and engaging attitude of student made the camp absolutely brilliant.
