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Ardtornish NewsletterTerm 4 Week 1 - 20th October 2023
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No 17
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In this issue
Diary Dates
October 24th - Pupil Free Day, Education Committee Mtg 7.30pm 27th - Cricket Carnival 30th - Governing Council Meeting 7.00pm November 3rd - Colour Fun Run 8th - Yr 6 High School Prep Day 10th- JAM Band Performance 13th -School Closure Day 14th -NFL Flag Tag Nationals – Gold Coast 15th - 6.30pm Sports Portfolio 17th – Lacrosse Carnival 28th – Education Committee Meeting 7.30pm Road Crossing
Monitors Wed 18th Oct – Tue 24th Oct Brodie G, Lucas M, Nathanial B Wed 25th Oct – Tue 31st Oct Braxton M, Daniel P, Cooper F Wed 1st Nov – Tue 7th Nov Amelie C, Tayah G, Ruby C Please arrive by 8.25am |
New Environmentally Friendly Waste System Introduced
Hannah, Ella and Ainsley with our new bins
This term the school has moved to a new four bin waste system designed to support the recycling of rubbish as DfE works to become more environmentally friendly.
The system separates rubbish into four categories with a coloured bin for each. The RED Bin is for general waste. This includes paper products that might be contaminated by food such as paper lunch wraps and bags, chip packets etc. The BLUE Bin is for clean paper. This is where we put old work sheets etc. The GREEN Bin is for organic waste. This includes all food scraps and paper toweling and tissues. The YELLOW Bin is for recycling. This includes cans, juice boxes, plastic & glass bottles. Even though students have been provided with training in how to use the bins we expect it will take them a while to use them correctly. The main message is, ‘if you’re not sure what container waste should go into, then put it in the RED bin.” This is because the general waste option avoids contaminanting the other bins. Unfortunately, in today’s world, most food comes with excessive packaging and students after eating their recess or lunch may be left needing to dispose of two three or even four pieces of wrapping. While eating outside, this packaging, can blow away and lead to unintentional littering if students are not vigilant. Hence a great deal of accidental littering does occur. To limit rubbish on the oval students can’t take food there. Parents can support their children to deal more successfully with wrapping waste by embracing the concept of NUDE FOOD. What does the term Nude Food mean? Nude Food is a part of the trend to reduce the use of single use plastic, foil containers or wrapping when we buy, store and transport food. Top tips to help plan Nude Food lunch boxes Start by aiming to replace one single-use, pre-packaged item with a Nude Food item in the lunchbox. Look for foods with less packaging in the supermarket e.g Fruit and vegetables Buy in bulk. If this is an option for you, the key is to look at the price tag – looking for the lowest price per kilo or price per 100 grams. A big block of cheese and crackers may be a bigger outlay to begin with. But individual packaged cheese and biscuit options will cost more in the long run. Set some time aside to prepare as much as you can ahead of time. Left overs can be an easier way to include some Nude Food in the lunchbox. You can prepare these ahead of time. Use a thermos and an ice brick to keep food safe. Read more about food safety Nude Food doesn’t mean you have to go out and buy an expensive lunch box. Read about lunch box basics. Nude Food can be an easy and a great way to get your child excited about their lunchbox. Remember that balance is important and what works best for you and your child should always come first. A search online for ‘nude food lunch box’ will give you a wealth of information about where you can purchase lunch boxes that have partitions and cooling systems to support using less packaging.
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Canteen ROSTERTuesday 24th PUPIL FREE DAY
Wednesday 25th Chris G-G Thursday 26th Anna Mc, Kristen V Friday 27th Sharon D, Ling C Tuesday 30th Jenni F Wednesday 31st Jenni F Thursday 1st Deneice P, Tui M Friday 2nd Dianne B, Lisa M, Victoria S 
The Colour Explosion School Run4Fun will be on Friday, November 3 from 1:30 pm to 2:50 pm.
Fundraising for our Colour Explosion School Run4Fun is entirely online. Follow the instructions in your child’s sponsorship booklet to create a cybersafe, online profile page at www.australianfundraising.com.au. At the end of our fundraiser, student’s incentive prizes are ordered automatically based on their fundraising total and Golden Coins. Students can earn up 15 unique incentive prizes! Please note: all cash donations must be converted to online donations before November 3, 2023. We cannot accept any cash donations for this fundraiser. Class Placement Process for 2024
This term we commence the complex process of establishing classes for 2024 this week you should have received a form regarding parent and student input into class placements. This form needs to be returned promptly to the office by the due date Monday 23rd October. LATE FORM INFORMATION MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE CONSIDERED. Accurate enrolment numbers are essential for determining the configuration of year level classes. Therefore if your family is considering moving, it is important that you let us know now. Your new school also needs this information. Even if your plans are still tentative, tell the front office, as this will allow us to plan a range of contingencies. Please inform the front office by email [email protected] or phone call 8264 8099 or by text message to 0447 467 152. 
Student Safety after School
In the interest of everyone’s safety, students are expected to leave the school grounds as soon as they are dismissed at 3.00pm. There is a teacher on duty from 3.00pm - 3.15pm to supervise students waiting for their parents. Any children who are unsupervised in the school grounds after 3.15pm will be brought to the office where their parents will be contacted to collect their child. Please note: The Junior Primary playground is out of bounds after school as it is required for the OSHC program. Teachers are not on duty in the Junior Primary area after school and therefore only OSHC students should be present in this space. |
The 2023 Open Schools Championships were held on Friday 22nd September, Nissan Arena in Brisbane. The Open Schools Championships is a chance for all judoka to show off their skills and represent their schools in a friendly and supportive environment. This is a celebration of our youth and their local communities. Judoka from New Zealand and wider Oceania were also in attendance.
Congratulations to Chloe who represented Ardtornish Primary School and her Judo Club SA Judo Academy in her weight category. Chloe had a successful day and came home with gold. Chloe then went on to compete in the Queensland International Open, where she came home with silver, and then competed in the Kodokan National Championships, where she competed in a mixed gender category and came home with bronze. 
Sienna has just returned from Darwin representing SA in the 2023 Development Team for Calisthenics.
12 girls were selected at the start of the year to represent SA in the Frangipani Cup, held in Darwin. They were very successful and received 6 gold medals for all 6 items they performed and won the overall aggregate for the Junior age group. 
Chromebooks 2024 for Year’s 4-6
Purchasing of Chromebooks for 2024 is now only available through a portal on JB Hi-Fi Education. Ardtornish will not be selling chromebooks. You can also purchase a chromebook from Harvey Norman, Officeworks or any other store. The chromebooks purchased thorugh JB Education Portal includes a 3 year warranty. Click on the link below and enter the school code. Add-ons and payment terms are available. Afterpay and Zip payment options available. Once purchased please pass the device on to Scott to be registered ready for use at school. Please note high demand may impact availability, please allow a few weeks or more when ordering. https://www.jbeducation.com.au/byod/ The code is APSBYOD2024 
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In Week 10 of Term 3, Rooms 19, 26 and 27 went to the Adelaide Festival Centre to see the play Hiccup!
Hiccup is a puppet show about a camper who is trying to find a quiet place to camp but is interrupted by a Koala who has the hiccups! Quokka and Emu try to help Koala find a cure for the hiccups and they have lots of adventures on the way.
It was very funny - Elliot
The Quokka and Emu loved shiny things and wanted to go to the city - Ewan
I really liked it when they sang - Jesirae
Lucky was a little bear and it was very cute - Zara
There was lots of people at the show and it was very exciting - Aubrey
It was very cool at the end when it was doing flashing lights - Luke
Room 19 were inspired by the play to make their own finger puppets and created their own puppet show in groups.
Hiccup is a puppet show about a camper who is trying to find a quiet place to camp but is interrupted by a Koala who has the hiccups! Quokka and Emu try to help Koala find a cure for the hiccups and they have lots of adventures on the way.
It was very funny - Elliot
The Quokka and Emu loved shiny things and wanted to go to the city - Ewan
I really liked it when they sang - Jesirae
Lucky was a little bear and it was very cute - Zara
There was lots of people at the show and it was very exciting - Aubrey
It was very cool at the end when it was doing flashing lights - Luke
Room 19 were inspired by the play to make their own finger puppets and created their own puppet show in groups.
