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Ardtornish NewsletterTerm 2 Week 3 - 20th May 2022 |
No 8
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In This Issue
Diary Dates
May 20th – National Walk to School, Safely Day 27th – Reconciliation Week 31st – Pedal Prix families meeting - library June 1st - Pupil Free Day 2nd – Soccer Carnival 3rd – Casual Clothes Day Disco 8th – School Photos 9th – Group Photos 13th – Public Holiday 21st – Choir Masterclass Visit 28th – 1/7 - JP Swimming Road Crossing Monitors Wed 18th May – Tue 24th May Lucas D, Kiavash B, Tate W Wed 25th May – Tue 31st May Shantae E, Indianna C, Indi S Wed 1st June – Tue 7th June Jye C, Seth C, Hudson M Please arrive by 8.25am |
Clarifying our School Values
Four SRC members, involved in developing our new list of values. Fletcher, Brooklyn, Emma and Jamieson
Whatever we do in life, our values can show us a path forward, and help us make good choices. Values motivate us and guide our decisions. Therefore they need to be relevant, easy to remember, and shared.
This year the school’s wellbeing leader Nat Hall has worked with staff and students to revisit and review our existing school values and develop a new set that can better help us act with common direction and purpose. The SRC was strongly involved in this process and after a draft was developed, parent feedback was sought. The Governing Council has now approved our new school values as: Be Kind - Aim High - Show Respect - Bounce back These values will become our guiding compass and although we may have many values in different areas of our lives, for example as individuals and members of families and other groups, these four core values are what we will continually refer back to as a school community. As we strive to create the future, we want our shared values to support everyone to work in harmony to achieve them. Values are closely linked to our sense of self, and are essential for our mental health. The ones we have chosen will help us all to create feelings of happiness, satisfaction and fulfilment, and develop healthy patterns of behaviour. They will also connect us to other people in ways that develop meaningful relationships. Supporting every student to embrace the school’s core values can help them feel more positive about themselves. In parallel with developing these core values we are also promoting the use of a new simplified ‘Problem Solving Process’ for students to follow when they have a problem. This process suggests four main steps to help them ‘Handle a Problem.’ These are: Stop and Reflect - Solve It - Step Away - Seek Help We have produced posters that remind students about each stage of this process and a copy is included in this newsletter. Each step of the process reinforces an important action to undertake to resolve a problem well:
All these changes are being undertaken as a part of our commitment to continually improve the wellbeing of all students because there is a direct connection between how well students feel socially and emotionally and how well they develop academically. Students who feel happy and safe at school can concentrate on their learning in a stress free manner and become more successful. 
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CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 2
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The areas signposted near the school gates and school oval, are for you to drop your child off safely and quickly. The intention is that drivers do not wait in these zones and that they stay in their vehicle so queues are minimised. Please adhere to the road safety rules.
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School photo day is, Wednesday 8th June for class and individual photos, in the Gym.
Group Photos will be on Thursday 9th June in the Hall.
Please note: Family photos will be taken from 8.30 - 9.00am on photo day, if you would like to have a family photo taken you will need to be at school for this time and go straight to the gym.
Family photo envelopes are available from the front office. (Cash only) Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at the school.
Please bring your photo envelope with the money enclosed on the day of the photos. Please use correct money, there is no change given and the front office does not hold change. Cash, cheque and money orders only to be put in the envelope. You can make credit card payments online. Group photos include….Dance, Aerobics, Hip Hop, Cheer, Choir, Pedal Prix and Football. Group photo orders are taken a couple weeks after photo day.
Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day
Students who will be having group photos please remember to bring with you, your instruments and dance / aerobics costumes and uniforms on the day.
WELCOME TO THE SCIENCE ROOM………….
At the beginning of the term a new lizard arrived in the Science room. Students were given the opportunity to put forth suggestions for a name and then were asked to vote on the top 12 favourites. Mrs. Gehling tallied up the votes and the new lizard is called Peanut. Peanut is an 8 week old bearded dragon who loves strawberries and crickets.
Multiple Birth Playgroup on Monday mornings, Baby Playgroups on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and visiting midwives Tuesdays. CaFHS Early Parenting Groups are currently online, and we will notify when that situation changes.
Dad Time for men and their children from birth to five years on occasional Saturdays, we have an evening Being A Dad session on Wednesday 25 May followed by two evening My Child and Me 4 Men working with men who have children from infancy to 12 years reflect on their significant and unique contribution to their developing child’s healthy development and wellbeing.
To find out more and to book for these courses see our Eventbrite page at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ardtornish-childrens-centre-courses-and-events-228239
Our term two program is available at https://www.facebook.com/ArdtornishCC/ or call if you need.
John Buckell
Community Development Coordinator
Dad Time for men and their children from birth to five years on occasional Saturdays, we have an evening Being A Dad session on Wednesday 25 May followed by two evening My Child and Me 4 Men working with men who have children from infancy to 12 years reflect on their significant and unique contribution to their developing child’s healthy development and wellbeing.
To find out more and to book for these courses see our Eventbrite page at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ardtornish-childrens-centre-courses-and-events-228239
Our term two program is available at https://www.facebook.com/ArdtornishCC/ or call if you need.
John Buckell
Community Development Coordinator
Find out about SA’s National Reconciliation Week Events on the following link:
SA National Reconciliation Week Events
#NRW2022 #BeBraveMakeChange
SA National Reconciliation Week Events
#NRW2022 #BeBraveMakeChange
One of National Reconciliation Week Event in our local area is detailed below:
BUSH TUCKER AND PHOTO WALK
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Join Peter Watts and Mama Jane for an informative and mindful bush tucker talk and photo walk in the beautiful and natural environs around Gallery 1855.
Peter is an experienced tour guide, park ranger and professional forager born on Kaurna land and of Arabana descent. |
May 29th at 10:00 am – 12:30pm at Gallery 1855, 2 Haines Road, Tea Tree Gully, SA.
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In Term 1 students studied the role of local government and the decisions it makes on behalf of the community.
We also undertook an inquiry about ‘What is democracy in Australia’ and why is voting in a democracy important? This was great timing as we had the South Australian Election.
Everyone in Room 9/10 had to prepare a speech and a Google Slide to try to persuade us to vote for them. Some of the topics that Room 9/10 students believed strongly in were: Education, more Ambulances and more beds in our hospitals and too much rubbish.
Students presented Google Slide Shows for us, fridge magnets, free products which included Mentos and toothpaste! We even designed posters to display.
We also undertook an inquiry about ‘What is democracy in Australia’ and why is voting in a democracy important? This was great timing as we had the South Australian Election.
Everyone in Room 9/10 had to prepare a speech and a Google Slide to try to persuade us to vote for them. Some of the topics that Room 9/10 students believed strongly in were: Education, more Ambulances and more beds in our hospitals and too much rubbish.
Students presented Google Slide Shows for us, fridge magnets, free products which included Mentos and toothpaste! We even designed posters to display.
Fletcher made magnets for everyone
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Matisse designed her poster using her computer skills
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This poster was designed by Lucas
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As a part of our program we invited Olivia Savvas the newly elected member for Newland, to visit us to talk about her role and the importance of voting in an election. We were able to ask lots of questions!
Olivia with our SRC Reps, Fletcher, Sienna and Freyja who undertook an activity in which they had to persuade the class to vote for them.
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