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Loxton Primary School Newsletter
Pyap Street , P0 Box 496, LOXTON SA 5333
Phone: 8584 7408 Fax: 8584 6493
Email: dl.0760.admin@schools.sa.edu.au Web: www.loxtonps.sa.edu.au
Newsletter #10
4/7/2019
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Week 10 of Term 2 sees another busy week at Loxton Primary come to a close. Reports
were given out to students yesterday, summarising the children's learning for the first
semester of the year. We trust that these reports will provide a valuable insight in to
your child's learning.
Our Year 3 students also returned yesterday from a fabulous camp to Mildura and I was
thrilled to hear the feedback from the teachers about the amazing behaviour of our
students. I am sure they (students and staff) will all appreciate an opportunity to rest
when school breaks at the end of the week.
We were treated to an outdoor concert on Wednesday by our Concert Band. This
provided our students with an opportunity to play to an audience and also gave other
students the opportunity to see what they can aspire to if they learn a musical
instrument. The performers did an excellent job performing on our outdoor stage.
Still on music, Mr Geddie asked me to share his congratulations to Charlie Thomas from
the Studio Band and Oscar Burgemeister from the Concert Band. These students were
the first students to be able to play all of the repertoire for the term. Mr Geddie shared
that these students have received a prize from Music Alive and all other students who
complete their star chart before the end of term will receive a minor prize as well.
We had a fabulous day last week for our Grandparents and Special Person Day. We
were thrilled with the support our Upper Primary students recieved from their
grandparents and special people. The day began with a wonderful Assembly moving
through the ages of music, dance and fashion. This provided many laughs and smiles
before our special people and grandparents moved to classrooms. It was lovely to see
our students sharing their learning, working alongside, playing games and sharing their
pride in their school and classrooms, with their special people. The morning came to a
conclusion with a beautiful morning tea.
Our Choir have been committed and dedicated in their approach to learning their
songs and choreography for their upcoming Chaffey Theatre performance, on August
8th. They had a rehearsal with the other schools in our cluster on Tuesday and Mrs
Gibbs, our Choir Conductor was thrilled with our students and their performance. We
commend them on their work and excitedly look forward to seeing them on stage next
term. Should you be interested in purchasing tickets, they are now on sale from Scarfe's
Electronics in Loxton or can be purchased online at www.countryarts.org.au .
Colour Fun – we are very excited to announce that we will host our second Colour Fun
at Loxton Primary School next term. Tickets will be available from the front office from
week 1, and we are looking forward to another amazing event! We hope to see you all
there. More details will follow early next term.
I would like to wish all of our families a lovely break. I hope you all have some time to
relax and refresh, ready for another term of learning beginning on Monday, July 22nd.
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Principal: Sally Wright Deputy Principal: Bernie Lipman Governing Council Chairperson: Donna Felder
Dates to
Remember
Friday 5th
July 2019
SRC Visit to
Resthaven
End of Term
Early Dismissal
2.10pm
Monday 22nd
July 2019
Term 3 Starts
Thursday 8th
August 2019
Choir Performance at
The Chaffey Theatre
Monday 12th
August 2019
Governing Council
Meeting 7pm
19th - 23rd
August 2019
Book Week
Reading is My Secret
Power!
Friday 6th
September 2019
School Closure
Adelaide Show
Inside this Issue
Principal’s Report
Grandparents &
Special Person
Day
Camp & Choir
School News
Mrs Whillas
Visible Learning
Screen Addiction
Community News
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by 2K Art
All schools are required to collect information about the
numbers of students that they provide adjustments to under
the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and Disability
Standards of Education This data is used as the basis for
national funding.
The NCCD involves the collection of;
the number of students receiving adjustments to
enable them to participate in education on the same
basis as other students
the level of adjustment provided to students
student’s type of disability if known
Under the model the definition of disability is broad. It
includes any adjustment a teacher makes for the student
eg: modified spelling lists through to including learning
difficulties, health and mental health conditions.
If your child is identified for inclusion in the Collection, the
required information will be included in this year’s data
collection and you will receive a letter stating your child’s
inclusion. You do not have to do anything with this letter.
If you have any questions about the data collection, please
contact Bernie Lipman, Deputy Principal, on 8584 7408.
Further information can be found at: http://
www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-
data-school-students-disability.
NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF
DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITY (NCCD)
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On the 27th of June, we had Grandparents/
Special person day. It was a great day. From the
year 3/4 class to the year 7 classes, we could bring
our grandparent or special person to school. It was
our privilege to have them here. We got to play
fun games with our grandparents and special
people. 7 Cass hosted a special assembly. They
did funny skits and the choir sang two songs called
Route 66 and The Colour of Your Jumper. All the
students and guests had fun hanging out after
assembly. We were lucky to have the kitchen open
and the students who
had visitors got to go t o
to the kitchen for
morning tea. Here we
had some delicious
scones and fruit.
By Michael, Taya and
Hannah 6WH
Chaffey Theatre, Seventeenth Street, Renmark on Thursday 8th August.
Tickets will go on sale WEDNESDAY 3rd July and sell fast!
(for your information when purchasing tickets- facing the stage- the Altos are on the right.)
Cost of Choir tickets: Adults $25 and Children/ Student/ Concession $15 (You do not need to purchase a ticket for
children who are members of the choir.)
Tickets are available from the Chaffey Theatre or from local outlets.
Booking office hours at the Chaffey Theatre open 11am.
The outlets are: Berri: Riverland Radio, Kay Ave
Loxton: Scarfe’s Electronics, East Tce
Barmera: Visitor Information Centre,, Barwell Ave
Waikerie: McCoy Menswear, McCoy St
The outlets only accept purchase of tickets via CASH or CREDIT CARD over the counter.
Tickets can also be purchased online at- www.countryarts.org.au from 8.30am on Wednesday 3rd July. You can
pick your own seats and opt to print your tickets at home or have them mailed or collect from the box office.
RIVERLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL
YEAR 3 MILDURA CAMP
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KEEP UP TO DATE WITH LOXTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
www.loxtonps.sa.edu.au/calendar.htm
Term Calendar
Lunches available on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. Download the QKR app on your
phone and place your order before 8.30am.
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Tropical Fruit Box- $1
Muffins- $1
Fruit bars- 50c
Snack packs- chips, popcorn, rice crackers- 50c
Paddle Pops -$2
Ice blocks- $1
Plus extras each week...
biscuits, zooper doop-ers, icecream cones etc
SRC Canteen
every Thursday recess & lunch
1C WITH THEIR BUDDY CLASS 4NA
AT THE PIONEER PLAYGROUND
SAPSASA FOOTBALL/NETBALL
Footy Last week on Monday the 17th Noah, Jonty, Kaiden,
Jett, Cooper and myself went to Adelaide to
represent the Riverland region for a week of footy. We
started off well with a 2-2 record after 2 days. As the
week went on, we started getting fatigued and you
could see on the score board. After the third day we
were 3-3-1 after narrowly losing 2 games. On the last
day we had a disappointing day losing both games
but we had a
good time. A big
thank you to Mr.
Saf for taking up
his time and
effort for coach-
ing and organiz-
ing the week.
By Harley
Campbell
Netball Last week on Monday the 17th until Thursday the 20th
Shivarni, Tenaia and myself had the privilege of
representing the Riverland region at a School Sport SA
netball carnival. Overall the division 1 team (Tenaia
and I) drew third with 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. The
division 5 team came fifth out of nine teams with 5
wins and 4 losses. Everyone had a fun time playing
the sport we all enjoyed! I would like to thank Kara
V o i g t a n d
Melody Pfeiler
for taking up
time out of their
busy schedule to
train and coach
us on the day!
By Summer
Smith
DECLUTTERING YOUR LIFE - PART 2 In the last newsletter I wrote about the decluttering which has been taking place at our house. Cleaning out and
decluttering makes you think about the things that you value. What is important to your lifestyle, what is important
for your memories, what items are meaningful.
In my last article I quoted Eve O. Schaub who wrote "How I Went From Being a Hoarder to a Minimalist." She
describes her house as a normal - if slightly dishevelled - house for a family of four. However, upstairs she had a
room which they nicknamed "The Hell Room" which was entirely unusable because it was so crammed with things.
She also goes on to say that part of her difficulty in getting rid of stuff was the fact that she possibly would need it
again one day. With this in mind she made a deal with herself to forgive herself if she made any wrong choices
about what she had thrown out.
This comment about needing to forgive herself got me thinking about the mental process which goes into
decluttering. It sounds like an easy process but the truth is we have attachments to the strangest things. Someone I
know (in their 70's) has kept a small dental plate with a single tooth which was made for them as a child when they
accidentally knocked out their tooth. Although totally useless, she has kept it because there is a story and a
memory attached. Many of us have insecurities about very real and personal things. I have heard people say that
those who lived during the years of The Depression struggle to throw things out and don't waste because in those
days everything had a role or was repurposed. People who have had times of lack might feel anxious when there
is little in their house, because emotionally this signals danger and despair.
Another writer, Robyn Roste, says that whether we are a 'hoarder' or a 'minimalist' has to do with how content we
are. Robyn Roste quotes King Solomon who said “Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water
returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea. Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter
how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.” We are often
looking over the fence and thinking the grass is greener. "If
only I could afford more things, I would be happier", "If only
I could get rid of some things and make more space, I
would be happier". Being content goes beyond this. It is a
choice we make about the life we will live and the way we
choose to feel about it.
Sometimes this cleaning out process can be more about an
emotional ‘clean out’ than it is about a physical cleanout.
Sometimes it is also good to pause and reflect on what are
the important things in our emotional life. What are my
priorities? Are the people in my life supportive of me? Do
they drain my energy or do they energise me? Is there a
relationship that has been ‘let go’ because of a conflict or
busyness? Is it time to reconnect? Is it time to say sorry?
What can I be content and thankful for in my life?
It might also mean reflecting on what our time is spent on
and therefore what things are needed to be kept to help
with this. Do I feel energised and excited by my work? Am I
setting aside enough time to do things that I enjoy as well
as the necessary things in life? Am I spending too much
time on enjoyment and not enough being productive? Am
I getting enough sleep? Do I spend too long sitting? Have I
started to let healthy eating slip? The answers to these
questions can direct our paths and the 'stuff' we have in our
possession. Perhaps the coming school holidays might
provide some space for this reflection and some physical
decluttering too!
As you continue to assess your priorities and your
possessions. May you be Blessed and may all that you have
around you bring you joy.
Rebecca Whillas
Pastoral Care Worker
Term 3 2019 Week HOST PRESENTING
1 SAPOL Talk
3 SRC SRC Induction
4 1WT 4/5H
5 Book Week Parade
7 1C 4NA
9 2WT RV
JP Grandparents/ Special Person Day
ASSEMBLY CALENDAR
TERM 3 2019
Week Date Event Where
2 2nd August District Soccer Carnival
3 9th August District Tag Rugby
5 22nd August District Basketball Berri
6 30th August Year 4/5 Hot Shots
Tennis
8 9th - 13
September
SAPSASA Soccer/Hockey
Adelaide
SPORTS CALENDAR
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VISIBLE LEARNING IN MATHS
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From Frau Heaney
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LOST PROPERTY
All un-named lost property
will be donated to
Loxcare at the end
of the term..
COMMUNITY NEWS
Families are invited to have their say on moving year 7 to high school
Regional communities are invited to have their say on how year 7 will move to high school. The consultation will test the possibility of providing families with the choice to keep their year 7 child in primary school, if their primary school is located more than 20 kilometres from its nearest area or high school. For details of forums in your area and to register, go to the Your Say website at www.yoursay.sa.gov.au. You can also share your views directly through this website. Contact the Year 7 to High School Project team at Year7toHS@sa.gov.au if you have questions.
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