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Ardtornish NewsletterTerm 4 Week 9 - 14th December 2018
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No 20.
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In this issue
Diary Dates
January 24th – Office open for uniform sales (current stock only and hats) 25th - Office open for uniform sales (current stock only and hats) 29th – First Day of school 2019 February 6th – 8th Arbury Park Camp Rm’s 7 / 8 and 11. March 12th – 14th Murraylands Aquatic Camp Rm’s 9 and 10 Road Crossing
Monitors (Change of start day) Tue 29th Jan – Tue 5th Feb Crsytal H, Teagan P, Jada R (First week is Tue-Tue) Wed 6th Feb – Tue 12th Feb Jordan P, Oscar W, Rhys D Wed 13th Feb – Tue 19th Feb Hannah L, Kayla T, Bella N Please arrive by 8.25am |
The Year Seven Award Winners
Acknowledging students outstanding skills, talents and service to the Ardtornish school community.
At Tuesday night’s Graduation ceremony, held at Sfera’s on the Park, over 360 family members saw 63 students graduate in a night of speeches, performances and presentations. The highlight of the night was the presentation of various awards to students to acknowledge their outstanding achievements and contributions to APS. The ‘Student of the Year Award’ was presented to Suhani M by Dr Richard Harvey to acknowledge her outstanding all round achievements throughout the year. The ‘Sports Award’ went to Cooper H and Lauren E presented by Daniel Gehling for their outstanding level of participation and achievement in sport. The ‘Florey Music Award’ was presented by The Honourable Frances Bedford MP to Ben N in recognition of his musical skills and contributions. Riley C received The ‘Technology Award’ by Steve Whitehead to recognize his ICT achievements. The ‘Reading Mentor Award’ was presented to Matthew M by Carla Cafasso and Natalie Hall. The ‘Community Service Award’ was presented to Mia H and Ryan K by Cassandra Neller. Congratulations to all our winners for contributing so much to our school community. We wish all graduates the very best for the future and know that they will be great ambassadors for our school. A special thanks to the Year 7 teaching team of Daniel Gehling, Natalie Hall, Cassandra Neller, David McAskill, Callie Wright and SSO Michelle von Einem who organized an outstanding and memorable event.
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Canteen ROSTERWeek 1 - 2019
Tuesday 29th Michele S Wednesday 30th Mary-Anne R Thursday 31st Megan K, Emma S Friday 1st Stacey C, Kellie F, Emma S Tuesday 5th Michele S Wednesday 6th Mary-Anne R Thursday 7th Evelyn C, Emma S Friday 8th Rhonda P, Helen G, Emma S 2019 Term Dates
Term 1 - Tuesday 29th January – Friday 12th April Term 2 – Monday 29th April – Friday 5th July Term 3 – Monday 22nd July – Friday 27th September Term 4 – Monday 14th October – Friday 13th December 
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School Vacation Programs
The Children’s centre will be closed from Monday 23 December until Tuesday 1 January. The last 2018 Baby Playgroup will be on Thursday 20 December and recommence on Thursdays and Mondays from Monday 7 January. There will be a Vacation Play event at a local park on the last Wednesday of the school holidays with details posted on our Facebook Page. Visit the Tea Tree Gully Library site at www.cttg.sa.gov.au/shp or phone 8397 7444 for details and bookings for their School Holiday Program December 2018 / January 2019. And don’t forget the TTG Toy Library – a gift of membership will provide not one but 100s of toys & games for a whole year, and their tight budget needs our support. As a last minute Christmas present consider an event rather than another thing… fans of Sarah & Duck might enjoy the puppet show at the Festival Theatre from mid-January. Book on-line at https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/events/sarah-ducks-big-top-birthday/. The Adelaide Planetarium has programs for children from 4 years, see http://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/galleries-museums-and-centres/Planetarium/school-holiday-program and of course there is always Google. Adelaide Playgrounds https://adelaideplaygrounds.com.au/ provides a convenient checklist of the facilities and the age suitability of various playgrounds by location, including photos so you can see what they look like before you head out. Up to date information about Children’s Centre activities will appear on our Facebook site. Have a great break with the children and we will catch ya in 2019 – if not before. Merry Christmas from the team here. John Buckell 82649828, 0409984495 or email john.buckell@sa.gov.au 
Tracey’s Care Column
We had a great turn out people young and old from near and far at the Christmas Tree Festival last Thursday - Saturday at TTG Uniting Church.
We are so grateful to the many volunteers who gave their time and talents to provide many homemade crafts, plants, jams, cakes and biscuits for sale. There was delicious barista coffee, morning tea, bbq and live music. The church was abuzz with many visitors who loved looking at the unique Christmas Trees. The theme for this year was 'Let your light shine'. The lovely poem by our Principal Mark Hansen describes what our students created. The proceeds of this bi-annual event go toward funding extra working hours for Pastoral Care Workers in the Tea Tree Gully area. Thank you to all who attended. For many, this time of year can be very tough. Local churches are providing services for those who are grieving or have family challenges. It will be a time of quiet reflection, acknowledging grief and renewing of hope this Christmas season. You will be most welcome. Tea Tree Gully Uniting Church Peace Service Tuesday 18th Dec. 7.30pm Hope Valley Church Hope Service Wednesday 19th Dec. 7.00pm Merry Christmas to you and yours, Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all.
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