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Ardtornish Newsletter

Term 2 Week 9 - 28th June 2019
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No 11.

In this issue

  • The SRC Executive - Our Student leaders
  • The most successful kids have parents who do these 3 simple things
  • Excursion/Incursion Update
  • Canteen Roster
  • ICAS Competitions
  • Lost Property
  • Ardtornish Children’s Centre Update
  • Pumpkin Soup Orders
  • Casual Clothes Day
  • Canteen Subway Meal Deal
  • School Card 2019
  • Disco
  • Room 18 & 24 visit Narnu Farm

Diary Dates
June
28th – Disco Yrs 3-7
 
July
1st -  NO SCHOOL - STRIKE
3rd - Volunteers Morning Tea
5th - Last Day Term 2, 2.15 pm    
        Dismissal
22nd - First day of Term 3
24th - 25th - Basketball Championships
29th - 2nd   - Primary Swimming
 

August
5th - Governing Council Meeting 7pm
7th – Footsteps
12th - PUPIL FREE DAY
19th - Bookweek

Road Crossing
Monitors
 
Wed 31st July – Tue 6th Aug
Jett C, Corvin T, Beatrice Y (am) and Tyson W
 
Wed 7th Aug – Tue 13th Aug
Zac S, Levi H, Matthew G
 
Wed 14th Aug – Tue 20th Aug
Lily H, Ayla W, Erin H
 
 
 
Please arrive by 8.25am
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​The SRC Executive - Our Student leaders

​The ten students who form the SRC Executive are important leaders in our school. They bring skills, talents, commitment and ideas to the task of promoting the voice of all students across the school.
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Pictured above are the Executive members undertaking a team problem solving activity.
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This week they undertook training to learn more about Leadership skills, improvement processes and team work.  During this training the students reflected on what they wanted to achieve over the year. They focussed on how they could improve the physical, social, interpersonal and learning environment at Ardtornish. Watching these students interact and discuss their role was inspiring as they are so committed to identifying how to make our school a better place to be.

To become a member of the executive group, students in years 6/7 write an application for the position. In their submission they must present evidence to show that they have the qualities necessary to be effective representatives. The selected executive members are responsible for running SRC meetings three times a term, and planning and managing the SRC’s work.

Classroom representatives are elected to attend the SRC meetings by their classmates because they display positive leadership qualities and a willingness to make a difference in school and greater community. They share their class views and present 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 and can also choose to raise funds to support charities.
 
The most successful kids have parents who do these 3 simple things
Things that Ardtornish Primary already supports

They ensure their kids exercise
Kids need regular moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day. In addition to health benefits including less body fat, moving their bodies is good for children’s brains. Kids who are active have improved cognition, academic performance and memory. Parents who encourage and support their children to engage in sport, dance or other physical exercise help them develop both physically and socially. At Ardtornish students are encouraged to be active and physically engaged.
They get their kids to practice hard things
The habit of practice is what builds those traits. Deliberate practice best helps kids achieve the most academically, as well as make greater gains in motor skills as it involves a child working on things  they’re not good at, versus repeating things that are easy for them. It necessitates full concentration. Doing something difficult allows kids to see their growing skills as they work on weaknesses until their goals are reached. Kids need to expect and accept failure, which is inherent in learning, as well as anticipate and tolerate frustrations. They need to know that successful people don’t get where they are on sheer talent. At Ardtornish we teach students to view the world with a Growth Mindset, so they come to see success as an outcome of effort not some natural inbuilt talent.
They read aloud to their kids
Parental reading lowers aggression, hyperactivity and attention problems, all problems.  When parents read with their children, they provide them with opportunities to think about characters and the feelings of those characters. They also learn to use words to describe feelings that can be difficult, and this enables them to better control their behaviour when they have challenging feelings like anger or sadness. At APS our strong focus on independent reading through the ‘40 Book Challenge’ and the ‘Premier’s Reading Challenge’ gives parents a great opportunity to talk to kids about reading and read along with them.



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CANTEEN ROSTER
Tuesday 2nd                           Michele S
Wednesday 3rd                       Mary-Anne R
Thursday 4th                           Megan K, Emma S 
Friday 5th ( Meal Deal)            Emma S, Michele S
( Week 1 - Term 3 )                         
Tuesday 23rd                          Michele S                             
Wednesday 24th                     Mary-Anne R       
Thursday 25th                         Tai M, Chantelle W
Friday 26th                              Kellie F, Josie D


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ICAS are excited to launch an online direct payment facility for  parents for the ICAS  Competitions. Parents will be able to access select tests and make payments through the Parent Payment System from May 2019 to the end of July 2019. Click here  unsw.global/parentpay and enter the access code 5b8cc88985.
(When entering details you do not need to enter the student number. Just leave blank.)
The following assessments/competitions recognising academic
excellence and  provide addition challenge for students. Tests
are from year 2 –  year 7. Click on the above link to see what
tests are available for  the year level your child is in. Tests are $15.95 each.

Test sitting dates are: 

Digital Technologies - 3rd September
Science - 5th September
Writing - 10th September
Spelling - 12th September 
English - 17th September 
Mathematics - 19th September 

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Trumpet/Trombone Lessons
 
If your child is interested in learning Trumpet or Trombone lessons please come and collect an enrolment form from the front office. Lessons will start in
​Term 3.
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Babies Playgroup
Baby Playgroup will be open Thursdays ( not Mondays) in the school holidays and we can use the kindy out door space if the weather is fine.
  • Tea Tree Gully Library school holiday program is always interesting, including Dr Seuss story time, stay & play and a youth face painting workshop, but book early https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Events_and_places/School_holiday_program
  • To find a new and interesting playground in Adelaide see https://adelaideplaygrounds.com.au/
  • Kids in Adelaide, although a little more commercial has some interesting ideas see https://www.kidsinadelaide.com.au/adelaide-school-holidays/
On-Line SafetySchool holidays might include a dose of internet use - do consider these safety tools and advice.
  • To explore the tricks used in websites and apps that make users buy or sign up for things that you didn't mean to, see Dark Patterns at https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.darkpatterns.org.icohttps://www.darkpatterns.org .
  • The Raising Children Network has some reliable words at https://raisingchildren.net.au/school-age/play-media-technology/digital-safety/internet-safety-6-8-years
  • Or the government esafety website https://www.esafety.gov.au/ has advice for parents about a range of electronic device use and abuse including mobile phones and the internet
New Term ProgramThe term 3 program will be on Facebook and available in the Centre from the end of next week. We are considering a Face Painting session – if anyone is interested in learning the basics give us a call and if numbers permit we will run a session after school drop-off or pick pick-up time. The fermented products session will be held when the weather is warmer.
 
John Buckell
Community Development Coordinator
82649828, 0409984495 or email [email protected]
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School Card 2019
The school card scheme offers financial assistance with school fees (materials and service charges) for students attending government schools in that year.
If you think you are eligible for school card come into the office to complete a form. Or click this link to complete the online version.
https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/financial-help-scholarships-and-grants/school-card-scheme and then click applications, Form A Income Audit – Online Version.
Below is the income limits for applications lodged in 2019, based on the families gross income in 2017/2018. To qualify for school card your families gross income must be below a certain limit. This limit depends on how many dependent children you have.

There is also a Form B Hardship, change of circumstances or are self-employed. This form is for people who, have experienced a significant change of financial circumstances from July 1st last year until the end of February this year. E.g. Unemployment.
You will need to provide proof of income – eg. Payslips or Centrelink information.
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Lost Property 
If your child has lost any items, jumper, drink bottle, lunch box etc please look through lost property before the end of the term.

Lost property will also be put outside of the gym on Friday 5th July.

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In Week 8, Rm 18 and 24 were fortunate enough to spend three days at Narnu Farm.
Some people may think that school camp is a time for a break from education, but the reality is there is more time for education!

All children were exposed to new activities, they may not have tried before, and without Mum and Dad there they had to become a bit more adventurous and confident to try new things. Having the opportunity to experience hands on activities in the outdoor facilitated learning by stimulating all senses.             
The students had great fun being involved in a huge range of activities around the farm. Some of their favourite activities were having a horse-riding lesson and being able to then take the horses out on the farm trails.

They also fed all the animals, collected eggs, made butter and had lots of nature play.
It’s one thing to spend 6 hours with class mates at school but on camp, sharing travelling time, meal times and accommodation teaches the value of getting along and having respect for one another.
Through team work activities students got to strengthen existing friendships and develop new ones by playing and having shared experiences with children they may not have spent much time with previously. This experience strengthens relationships for the rest of the year.
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Driving around on the back of the Vintage Truck to feed the horses was a highlight of the camp. This was a great experience for all the students, and we need to give a big ‘thank you’ to our helpers, we couldn’t have done it without you!
People were so exhausted that everyone was asleep by 9.30 pm on the second night.
Mrs Agaciak and Mrs Bradshaw also went home totally exhausted
and spent the weekend catching up on sleep.

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