Swan Reach Primary School School No: 1631
Newsletter 08/17 23rd March,2017 Ph. 5156 4287 Mobile: 0488 693 790 E-mail: [email protected]
www.swanreachps.vic.edu.au
School Council Members: Executive officer - Andrew Kenyon - School Council President - Simone Spykers Vice President - Matt Rowland Secretary - Callie Young Treasurer - Jaime Savory Dept. Representatives - Tess Cloak, David Pachl & Cheryl Lieuwen Publicity Officer - Cheryl Lieuwen Grants & Community Liaisons - Simone Spykers Scholastic - Tess Cloak Fundraising Members - Claire Whitfield, Carmen Stephenson, Christina Porter,
Jo Naylor, Callie Young, Matt Rowland.
Swan Reach Primary is a CODE RED SCHOOL This means on Code Red Days our school will be completely closed and unstaffed.
- IMPORTANT DIARY DATES -
MARCH Tues 28th - SPEECH
Wed 29th - Twilight Fair Meeting.
- Special lunch order slips due back.
Fri 31st - Last day of term 2:30pm Finish
- Crazy Hair Day & casual clothes.
APRIL Tues 18th - Term 2 Starts
- SPEECH
Thurs 20th - TUBBS Cross Country
Fri 21st - MARC VAN
Mon 24th - DOXA Camp 24th/ 28th
Tues 25th - Anzac Day NO SCHOOL.
*** SCHOOL BANKING EVERY FRIDAY***
Special wishes this week toSpecial wishes this week toSpecial wishes this week toSpecial wishes this week to
Jhet Gatt for 24th March.
SCHOOL ASSEMBELY Families please be aware that we will be
holding our School assembly this Friday
morning due to the wet weather that we
had on Monday Morning.
DOXA CAMP All grade 5/6 Doxa Camp permission
slips must be returned please ASAP.
Crazy Hair DayCrazy Hair DayCrazy Hair DayCrazy Hair Day For the last day of term we will be having our
Crazy Hair Day. Students are encouraged to
come with their craziest hair styles dress in
their casual clothes and bring a gold coin
donation. A special lunch of Potato Gems &
Chicken Nuggets will be available on this day
to order, lunch order slips will be going home
with students on Monday 27th March and
are to be returned Wednesday 29th March.
From under the bridge.
“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty
and beyond.”
― C.S. Lewis
Daily Reading.
This can be a pain in the neck for some parents, but is one of the most important task for families—Reading is the
keystone for all the other subjects taught at school.
Every child at Swan Reach must attempt to read or be read to, every day.
It is better explained if I use a sporting analogy—Let’s look at two basketballers of similar abilities.
If Player A trains for 20 minutes each night, including holidays, he would have trained for more than 7,000 minutes
over the year. If Player B trains for 20 minutes per night, three times a week and doesn’t practice on weekends or
holidays, he would accumulate around 2,400 minutes for a whole year.
Who do you think would display the greater improvement?
Also, the quality of the training is important to produce positive change.
How do we ensure that we get the most out of reading?
• Set aside time to listen to your child. Even grade 6 students need that time to read aloud. Try not to have
your kids while you are doing tea or watching the telly—Try to make it a focus and your child will see the
importance of the task. If you are on Facebook while they are reading to you, they will not see reading as
being important.
• Don’t sign the book if you haven’t heard them read. In the long run, it is not helping anyone.
• Read to your kids. A study conducted by The Smith Family has found children who were read to, pick up
reading faster when they reach school. You don’t have to teach them to read, reinforce to them that reading is
important and has a purpose.
• Ask questions of what has just been read. It helps with their comprehension and shows them that you are in-
terested.
• Invest in a bedside light. Reading before going to sleep is a great way to relax.
• Let your kids see you reading. After all, if children see their parents reading, they are more incline to pick up
the habit.
• Chill out. Reading does not progress at the same, steady rate throughout a child’s education. Every child will
progress during their years at school, however, there will be improvement, with plateaus, with little dios
thrown in, depending on the environment. If a child is sick or tired, they will not read to their potential.
Sometimes they may read a book that is considered too easy or reread a book, a number of times. If these
actions are consistent, over a n extended period of time, then there is a cause for concern. If it is only
occurring occasionally, your child is showing characteristics of an independent reader—I consider myself as a
competent reader, yet I still read easier magazines or revisit my favourite books.
• Converse with your kids in complete sentences—The more they talk, the more words they use and understand
in the printed form.
• Make reading enjoyable. Don’t turn the kids off reading by applying too much pressure. Enjoy the time.
• If you have any concerns, make an appointment with your child’s teacher.
EASTER RAFFLE
Tickets for families to sell or purchase will be enclosed in this weeks newsletter.
Please remember that we are asking each school families to donate an item towards our raffle. Donations can be placed in the basket located in the front office. The raffle will be drawn on the
last day of term Friday 31st March.
TWILIGHT FAIR MEETING WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH
3:45pm at school.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
BAIRNSDALE SPEEDWAY
This Saturday night the Bairnsdale Speedway is on and
we are after 6 adults to volunteer their time in the
canteen. Free entry to volunteers with a meal also
provided. You will be helping regular volunteers
making burgers, tea/coffee, hotdogs etc. If we can
provide the volunteers the Bairnsdale Speedway will
make a donation to our school. If you are able to help
out on the night please contact Carly Greenwood on
0407 794 557.
Attendance Award A $40 Voucher from Just Books will be
awarded at the end of the year to the
student with the highest attendance record
for 2017.