BULLETIN Friday 1 December 2017 Term 4 Week 7

“TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR….”

I've just done a quick count and in our kitchen/dining room there

are over a dozen candles.

But these candles aren't the long cheap skinny ones that you buy

from Woolies for those 'oh no' moments. These candles are round

and fat and when they are all on, we are a bigger cause of

global warming than a herd of cows after a feed of baked beans.

In fact, when people come for dinner and ask “what should we

bring?”, I don't suggest a box of Favourites.....I say “bring some sun

glasses and don’t wear anything made out of nylon”.

If a single candle can be seen from 50 km away, then you could

see our place from the moon when they’re all lit up.

Citronella candles make sense and so too the candle that sits

under the fondue thingo, but all the others....every time the

firestorm gets lit I go and check the insurance policy and the fire

blanket in the kitchen.

But I can also understand that there is something spiritual about

candles and that there is an amazing amount of symbolism with

them - the light of the world who has shone a light into the

darkness....letting your light shine so that others can see it....a light

to a path.... But the best symbolism I reckon is in the candles that

adorn an ’Advent wreath.’

This Sunday we light the first candle, to

celebrate and mark the first Sunday in

Advent. Sometimes this candle is called the 'Candle of Hope'.

What a beautiful reminder of the Hope we

have in the coming of the Christ Child

- a hope that is sure and strong and radiates

from the knowledge that God loves us so

much that he sent his only son to be the

light of the world.

Daryl

What’s happening in

Term 4:

Week 8

Mon 4 Dec - Assembly at 2.45pm with

year 4 classes

Mon 4 Dec - 2018 Foundation

Transition visit #1 11-10-12.45pm

Mon 4 Dec - Mr Hueppauff and Choir

off to Coles to sing

Tues 5 Dec - 2018 Foundation

Transition visit #2

Yr 2 excursion - Clonlea Park

Weds 6 Dec - Pizza lunch for our

traffic monitors

Yr 1’s walking to Coles supermarket

Thurs 7 Dec - lunchtime concert with

Karen Clarke

Thurs 7 Dec - Music concert by

Foundation students and Mr

Hueppauff

Thurs 7 Dec - Year 1 Sleepover

Fri 8 Dec - Year 1 excursion to Movies

Fri 8 Dec - Carers Group Christmas

Stall

Week 9

Monday 11 December - Year 7’s

transition visit at Xavier College

Tuesday 12 December - Move Up Day

+ 2018 Foundation Transition visit #3

Thursday 14 December

last day of School for 2017

2pm End of year and Graduation

Service

6.30pm Graduation function for our

year 7’s

Friday 15 December - Student Free

Day

2018 Office open Friday 12th January

9am to 4pm for payment of Accounts.

Office open Wednesday 24th January

9am to 4pm for School Uniform

purchases

School returns

Monday 29 January 2018

Information Evening

Tuesday 30 January 2018 6.45pm

11 Lyndoch Road Gawler East SA 5118

T: (08) 8522 5740

E: mail@ilsg.sa.edu.au

W: www.ilsg.sa.edu.au

ZION PRESCHOOL

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS

held here at

Immanuel School Gawler

in Taikondi.

Monday 4th December

and Tuesday 5th December.

Concerts start at 5.30pm

Followed by a

Sausage sizzle

If your child attends

After School Care with

Camp Australia

on either of these days

please pick up and sign

out from the

playground area

if you collect between

5.15pm to 6pm.

ASSEMBLY

at 2.45pm on Monday 4th December

with the two year 4

classes.

WORSHIP & PRAISE

at 9am on

Friday 8th December.

LOOKING FOR SOME

STRONG VOLUNTEERS

All our 2018 student

stationery is being

delivered to school on

Friday 8th December.

Jenny is looking for some

volunteers to help cart

these boxes to

classrooms between

11-3.30pm.

Please let the office know if

you are willing to help.

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LAST DAY OF TERM 4 IS:

Thursday 14th December.

At 2pm the formal End of Year and Graduation Service

will be held in Taikondi (shelter). This service includes

the farewell of leaving staff, Graduation of our Year 7

students and our Closing Worship and Praise.

All students will be involved in some way.

Parents, family and friends are invited to attend too

and celebrate the end of year and wish our year 7

students farewell.

Students are to wear their formal summer school uniform

(except for foundation and year 1 students who will wear sports uniform).

Students will return to their class following the service and then will be dismissed at

3.30pm

Year 7 Graduation Celebration / Social Night

Thursday 14th December starting at 6.30pm.

This will involve only Year 7's, their parents and staff

and there will be a dinner provided.

Invitations are being sent home Friday 1/12/17.

SEMESTER 2 REPORTS & 2018 CLASS GROUPINGS

Semester 2 reports will be sent home on Friday 8th December in a sealed

envelope addressed to parents. PLPs and music tuition reports will also be

included in the package.

Staff pray that these will be a helpful summary of progress.

2018 class teachers and year level information will be emailed to parents on

Friday 8th December in the afternoon. If you have a problem receiving this via

email please contact your class teacher or Jenny in the office and we can

organise a paper copy.

Much effort and prayer goes into placing children in class groupings that will

provide a good mix of support and challenge in terms of confidence in

establishing and developing relationships.

A “Move Up” day on Tuesday 12th December between 11am to 1pm will give

students the opportunity to move into their new 2018 class groups and rooms.

It will be a chance for students to get to meet their 2018 teacher and find out

some routines.

Student book packs and stationery for 2018 will be given to each student on

“Move Up” day on Tuesday 12th December. (This is in place of our past routines

where families have come to school in the new year to pick up their book packs.)

There will be note from the teacher explaining how to label and cover the books

and then bring them back to school on the first day of Term 1 2018.

LIBRARY BOOK RETURN

This was the final week for borrowing this year. Please start bringing your library

books back as you finish them over the next two weeks. We need ALL library

books to be returned by Tuesday the 12th December.

2017 FEE ACCOUNTS

Account reminder: End of Term is 14/12/17.

It is an expectation that all arrears on accounts will be finalised prior to this date

unless a payment plan has been approved with the business manager.

2018 START OF YEAR

TERM 1 2018 starts MONDAY 29TH JANUARY 8.55am

PARENT INFORMATION EVENING

Tuesday 30th January starting at 6.45pm in Taikondi.

New 2018 school information plus classroom routines will be discussed.

Classroom session starts at 7.15pm and will be repeated again at 7.50pm enabling

families with multiple children to attend different year level sessions.

WORSHIP & PRAISE

Friday 2nd February - 9am - in Taikondi - all welcome.

2018 SCHOOL FEES

The 2018 Fee Agreement is now due to be returned to the school office

(Due 1/12/17 - Att: Business Manager).

2018 Accounts will be posted to families prior the end of this year. The first term,

regular instalment or annual payment (to receive a discount) is due to be paid by

Friday 12th January 2018.

Most families pay electronically, however the office will be open Friday 12th January

2018, 9am to 4pm, enabling families to come on site to pay their school account.

UNIFORM PURCHASING prior to Term 1

The School office will be open on Wednesday 24th January 2018 between

9am to 4pm for parents to purchase uniform items.

The second hand racks of uniform will also be available to browse through and

purchase from.

TRAFFIC MONITOR TRAINING

Monday 29th January at 9.30am (approx 1/2 hour session). All year 5, 6 & 7

students will be trained by SAPOL Road Safety to assist as crossing monitors on

Lyndoch Rd.

We really would like some parents / caregivers to volunteer to support our school in

2018 with this important job role.

It takes just 20 minutes one morning or one afternoon every week or every

fortnight.

It helps our students safely cross the busy Lyndoch Road.

If you can help please pass your details on to the office.

2018 TERM DATES

Term 1 Monday 29 January to Friday 13 April

11 Weeks (Easter Friday 30 March to Monday 2nd April)

Term 2 Monday 30 April to Friday 29 June

9 Weeks (3 week holiday mid year break)

Term 3 Monday 23 July to Friday 28 September

10 Weeks

Term 4 Monday 15 October to Thursday 13 December

9 Weeks

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CAMP AUSTRALIA

OHSC at Immanuel

Leanne Martin is the

coordinator and can

be contacted directly

on 0413 486 606.

Camp Australia will be

open during the

Christmas / New Year

holidays from

Friday 15th Dec to

Friday 22nd Dec 2017.

Then from

Monday 8th Jan to

Thursday 25th Jan

2018.

7.00am to 6.00pm.

For bookings

Phone 1300 105 343

or visit www.campaustralia.com.au

Carparking / Entrance

gate for OHSC users

When dropping off /

picking up students for

OHSC please use our Daly Street carpark /

playground entrance

gate.

NEW BEGINNINGS

The new students who

are starting in

Foundation in 2018 are

having a few school visits

starting next week.

This is an exciting time for

them and their families

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CARERS GROUP NEWS

THANK YOU PIZZA LUNCH FOR OUR TRAFFIC MONITORS

On Wednesday 6th December our Carers group will treat our student traffic

monitors and parent volunteers to a pizza lunch to say a big thank you for the

help you have provided throughout the year.

Also a big thank you to Melissa Sadiwnyk for helping to collate the monitor

rosters

CHRISTMAS POP UP STALL

Friday 8th December from 1.30pm till 4.30pm (in Taikondi )

Christmas cards and gift items for mums and dads.

Prices range between $1 to $10

MUFFINS FOR RECESS

Last week we sold 324 muffins.

ICY STICKS AFTER SCHOOL

Thanks for helping to keep us cool!

A big thank you to Kelly Bunyon and the team of Class

Carers for all your support over the year.

The Carers Group and the money they raise support our

school students and their families.

P&F GROUP NEWS

“PIE” - PARENT INFORMATION EVENING ON "CYBER

SAFETY"

We had a huge crowd of over 150 attend the presentation.

Most of this group enjoyed the hamburgers and sausage sizzle prior.

Thanks to our P&F group for assisting with the evening.

A big thank you to Helen Scholes and the team of Parents and Friends members

for all your work throughout the year. Some of their events during the year

included 2 Discos, Cheese & Wine Night, Quiz Night, SAPSASA BBQ, Family Portraits

and a raffle at Cabaret Night. Their fundraising has helped purchase table

clothes, games, bean bags, SAKG cookware. For a full report go to our schools

website.

LUNCHTIME MUSIC CONCERTS

THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER 1.10pm to 1.40pm

Our students who learn the piano or flute with Mrs Karen Clark are performing for their

parents during a lunchtime concert.

MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 1.10pm to 1.40pm

Our students who learn the piano or vocal with Dallas Davenport are performing for

their parents during a lunchtime concert.

Thanks also to Shane Bailey (Guitar), Cameron O’Riley (Guitar), Zed Crawford (Drums) and

Kira Jackson (Violin) for tutoring students throughout the year.

If you want to register your child for a music tutor next year, please email Mr Hueppauff

(our Music Teacher) dwayneh@ilsg.sa.edu.au and he will direct you to one of our tutors.

SCHOOL CHOIR

Mr Hueppauff and the School Choir are off to sing some Christmas Carols at Gawler

Coles Shopping Mall on Monday 4th December between 11.30-12.30pm.

Pop along for a listen to Jingle Bells Rock!

SUBWAY LUNCHES Only 1 more lunch

for 2017

Fri 8th December

Thanks Darren & Larissa

from Subway

for providing this

Friday lunch option

for our students.

A sponsorship amount

will be given to our

school from Subway.

Our P&F group will use

this money to support

our school during 2018.

FOR SALE 2 BROWN CHICKENS

(in the schools

chicken coop)

$15 each

Contact Miss Lytwyn

antheal@ilsg.sa.edu.au

FOUNDATION STUDENT

MINI MUSIC CONCERT

THURSDAY 7 DEC

11.10am to 12.30

Parents invited.

Some of us are getting

a little excited for the

YEAR 1 SLEEPOVER

THURSDAY 7 DEC

Followed by the

Movies on Friday

morning.

FRIDAY MARKET STALL - SELLING HEALTHY TREATS

FRIDAY ELECTIVES

KAURNA LANGUAGE COURSE

Three Immanuel teachers Gail Darby, Marianne Roberts and Charmaine Strictland have just

attended a 4 week Kauna Language Course held at Xavier College. Members of the Gawler

community took advantage of this opportunity to learn more about Kaurna Language and

Culture. The course was facilitated by Kira Bain from Taoundi College. The course consisted of

greetings, birth order names, numbers, days of the week and songs.

Mrs Darby said “The course was a

great opportunity to learn more

about Kaurna Culture and kinship

systems. I thought the course was

informative and fun. It gave a good

insight into the language and also

culture of the Kaurna people. I

would definitely recommend it to

others.”

OUT AND ABOUT @ Immanuel

CYBER SAFETY PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

Thanks Daryl and Jo

for cooking the BBQ

Thanks Detective

Brevet Sergeant

Simon Cassell from

the Special Crimes

Investigation Branch

at SAPOL for

conducting the

information session.

STEVE’S RIDE FOR SICK KIDS SA

Steve and his team started their bike ride

Saturday 18th November from Mildura and

ended up at St Jakobi Lutheran School in

Lyndoch on Friday 24th November.

Our year 3 students headed there to welcome

them home to the Barossa and congratulate

them on their fundraising efforts for RMH.

FAITH CHALLENGE

On Friday 24 November 34 Immanuel Students

headed to Faith College Tanunda to compete

again other local Lutheran Schools in the annual

Faith Challenge sports day.

Immanuel came third!.

Well done everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SAPSASA CRICKETERS AND

TENNIS PLAYERS.

Three Immanuel year 6/7 boys Kobe, Will and Max competed in the

SAPSASA Cricket carnival last week. The boys played 4 games. On

Monday they lost, on Tuesday and Wednesday they won. They made

it into the final on Thursday, but the bad weather set in and it was

called a draw.

Will as the opening bowler got important wickets early.

Max was a good batsman and got crucial runs.

Kobe was a later bowler to finish off the tail end.

Thanks to Dan the coach!

Well done boys for your efforts!

Two students Maddie (year 4) and William (year 7) were in the

SAPSASA Tennis team carnival last week.

Unfortunately William missed a few games due to ill health.

Maddie was one of the youngest players and had a good week

of single and double games.

Great sporting efforts everyone!

OUT AND ABOUT LAST WEEK @ Immanuel

FOUNDATION STUDENTS -

EXCURSION TO GORGE WILDLIFE PARK 17/11/17

It was a big day out - we saw lots of animals, snakes, koalas, pigs, storks, bats, otters.

SWIMMING AT STARPLEX

NEWS FORM OUR YEAR 2’S

Our Year 2 classes have been working on a unit of inquiry about living things:

Central Idea:

Ecosystems consist of interdependent organisms

Lines of Inquiry:

How plants grow and change

The ways plants and animals depend on each other to survive

Our responsibility to care for living things

They have been using the concept of connection to examine the way different parts of an ecosystem

work together. Last week they visited Clonlea Park to run some tests and check on the health of the

creek. They carried out tests for salinity, turbidity, pH and temperature, and they made observations on

habitat and plant life, bird and butterfly species, and invertebrates in the creek. Ask them about what

they found out. They will return to carry out further observations in Week 8.

A big thank you to Ms Mansfield, Mrs Butler, Mrs Kroschel and Mrs Darby, who came along and helped

run our investigation stations. Thanks also to Melissa Allery and NRM Education, who provided resources

to help us put these investigations together, and to the Lutheran Laypeople’s League, whose generous

Earthcare grant allowed us to purchase testing equipment.

GAWLER CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Saturday 16 December

Pioneer Park

starting at 7:30 (entertainment from 5:30)

Invites you to:

Christmas Eve Services 24/12/2017 AT: Zion Worship Centre, 22B Cowan St, Gawler

“Come to Bethlehem Market” at 6.30pm followed by

Christmas presentation at 7.30pm

AT: Immanuel Worship Centre, 2nd/7th St, Gawler South

Carols & Readings at 7.30pm

Christmas Day 25/12/17 AT: Immanuel Worship Centre 9.00am

Celebrating Holy Communion