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Ardtornish NewsletterTerm 4 Week 5 - 16th November 2018
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No 18
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In this issueIn this Issue
Diary Dates
November 20th – Peter Pan 21st - Peter Pan 27th –New Foundations Transition Visit 9 – 10.40am Girls KO Softball GF 28th – MHS Parent Info night 7pm 30th – Pupil Free Day December 3rd - 2pm Crossing Training 4th – New Foundation Transition Visit 9am – 10.40am 5th – Christmas Gift Stall 6th – New Foundation Transition Visit 7th – Assembly 10am 11th - Year 7 Graduation, Waterworld Rm’s 7,8,30,31 13th – Waterworld Rm’s 9,10,11 14th – Last Day of Term 4 – 2.15pm Dismissal Road Crossing
Monitors Tue 27th Nov – Mon 3rd Dec Karah G, Maddie C, Marissa H Tue 4th Dec – Mon 10th Dec Matthew G, Levi H, Tyson W Tue 11th Dec – Fri 14th Dec Cooper A, Kye S, Jackson D-F Please arrive by 8.25am |
111 Reasons to use the School Crossing
Reason 1: Nearly one in every eight road deaths in South Australia is a pedestrian. In addition to fatalities there are on average just under 100 pedestrians seriously injured as well as many more who receive minor injuries each year.
Reason 2: Your child will learn about pedestrian safety by watching you, so use safe behaviour around cars, roads, footpaths and car parks. Always stop, look, listen and think before crossing a road, and use pedestrian crossings wherever possible. Always cross at the safest point, even if you have to walk further out of your way and if you’re crossing at the lights, wait for the green man! Reason 3: The Queensland Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety recently conducted an Australia-wide survey of parents focused on keeping kids safe around roads and cars. They found until the age of NINE, children’s perceptual and cognitive abilities are not sufficiently developed to enable them to make sound judgments when crossing roads. Holding hands with your children is the best way to keep them safe around a school crossing. Reason 4: The Australian Road Rules states that a pedestrian within 20 metres of a crossing (including a school crossing) must use it to cross the road. And the other remaining 107 reasons? That’s the amount of the fine ($107) that can be issued by SA Police for failing to cross within 20 metres of the school crossing. So keep an eye out for any hazards and keep holding hands until you’re all safely in the school yard or in the car. In week 7, any students who are 10 Years of age by the date of the training session will be provided with school crossing training so they can be ready to begin monitor duty at the beginning of 2019. This service builds students’ self-esteem, sense of responsibility and community mindedness. Pupil Free Day Friday 30th November
School Review and Improvement Planning. This day is being undertaken to meet the Education Department’s requirement for all schools to develop School Improvement Plans that set out three year improvement goals, with a focus on literacy and numeracy, before the end of the year. On this Pupil Free Day staff are reviewing student performance data, discussing what teaching practices are working well and considering how we could further improve our already successful literacy and numeracy programs to further enhance student results. This year our school performed highly in the first state wide “Phonics Check.” Ardtornish Primary has a well-deserved reputation for giving students a great start to reading and over the past few terms staff from a number of other sites have visited our school to see how we teach and implement the ‘Read Write Inc.’ program. For all of our success, we are always striving to improve our practice so students can achieve higher levels of attainment and so the staff are looking forward to making plans for 2019 till 2021 that can guide our further development. 
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Canteen ROSTERTuesday 20th Michele S Wednesday 21st Mary-Anne R Thursday 22nd Megan K, Sonoko F-G Friday 23rd Helen G, Emma S, Josie D Tuesday 27th Michele S Wednesday 28th Mary-Anne R Thursday 29th Emma S Friday 30th Rhonda P, Stacey C, Renae W, Emma S 
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Current session for your family
Ali Freidrich, an accredited Mental Health Social Worker will be offering insights to assist parents to more confidently respond to their children’s Big Feeling. There is a creche and the session is free. Cycle Saturday is on 9:45am-12 pm 24 Nov on the playgropund in front of the gym. Places are limited for childrne who need some skills and a confidence nudge – safety and cycle purchasing advice and a sausage sizzle (veg option) included – and it costs no cents! First Aid A three hour family first aid course ($20/person, $30/couple), 9:30am-12:30pm, Saturday 8 December Coffee Morning Don’t forget that there is a coffee morning before assembly at the Children’s Centre on Friday 16 Nov. Friday 7 Dec will be held in the Out of School Hours Care kitchen as there is a meeting in the Community Room that day. School Fete Thanks to Rick and Maria’s fruit & veg in Hope Valley for the donation of apples for our Fete, juice stall. Special thanks to: Chris Garcia; David Jamieson and his children Ahlia and Reilley; and Mellissa Preusker, and her daughter Amelia who coordinated the carrot and apple scrubbing. It was a busy morning and a great day. THANKS! And to thos who coompleted the Our Big Backyard survey – all are in the draw for one of two a Water World family passes! For more details sms, call, email, drop in or see the program and flyers on our facebook page. John Buckell 82649828, 0409984495 or email [email protected] |
TAFE SA’s Christmas Gingerbread Decorating Course for Kids is coming up soon.
This is a great morning of fun and enjoyment for kids aged 6 to 14 Years. We supply the 25cm high gingerbread house, lots of lollies and your own icing bag. All you need to do is create your own masterpiece ready for Christmas. Remember to bring your own apron. Click on the above link to book. Location – TAFE SA Regency Park Date – Sat 8th Dec Time – 10:00am – 12:00pm Cost - $50.00 A great opportunity presents for
Low Cost Music lessons in 2019 If enough Ardtornish students in Years: 5, 6, or 7 (next year) register an interest in learning a wind or brass instrument. These are flute, trumpet, clarinet, trombone or saxophone. The Education Department’s instrumental music service is looking for schools where they can provide weekly lessons at little or no cost to parents. Learning a musical instrument has benefits for all subject areas and opens up opportunities for students to win entry into some selective high school. Completing the form will not guarantee your child will receive lessons but it will put their name forward for consideration and help our school register to be involved. So seriously consider this opportunity and return the form promptly to register your interest. Come to the front office to collect a form. Student Bankers Morning Tea
Thankyou to Anne-Marie and Kay, our parent and grandparent banking volunteers, who created a wonderful morning tea for the most consistent bankers for 2018. The students all had a great time. 
Well done to Jasmine G who
was the most consistent top banker! 
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Mathematics ICAS Competition Results
Congratulations to the students who participated in the Mathematics Competition last term. All students will be acknowledged at our assembly. Special congratulations to these students who were awarded high achievement certificates Rayaan P - Distinction Hudson G – Credit Lily H – Merit Suhani M – Credit Ben N – Credit 
Music and Performance ‘Jam Session’
It was a very enjoyable afternoon skilfully compered and crewed by students. We would like to say a big thank you to Lisa Bradshaw and Cathie Ettridge for all their hard work! We would encourage all parents to consider involving your child in the performing arts in 2018 because of the many benefits they provide for students both academically and socially. 
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