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9 August 20189 August 2018

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

KEY EVENTS

Welcome back for term 3 2018. Every termis a busy term but often busy for a range ofdifferent reasons.

Term 3 is a particularly busy and importantterm for our senior school students. It is thelast teaching term for our 12’s as term 4 is

primarily about completing assignments for externalassessment, revising for exams, sitting exams and for some,applying for a position in a tertiary education institution. For ourYear 10’s and Year 11’s we are into the final 12 weeks or so ofthe teaching year and so there is the need to be focussing onthe completion of the compulsory SACE subjects and ensuringthe best foundation for their continuing studies in 2018.

In addition to this it is the subject selection term, students willbe making decisions about what subjects will be studied in2018 to move them further towards their post school careerdecision. A key decision making term for all of our seniorsecondary students. Other key events include; class photos,NASSSA debating; SA Schools Volleyball Cup; Wakakirriperformance; Book Week Parade; Multicultural Week and ourR-12 Wellbeing and Kindness Day Expo. There will be a studentfree day on Friday 31 August and school closure day onMonday 3 September, so get those dates in your calendar.

STAFFING UPDATE

Usually at this time of the year staffing is reasonably stable,with only some minor changes to account for staff who haveapproved leave or who have joined us this term. Peter Grovesthe Deputy Principal is on Long Service Leave this term andDavid Kinna will be in the Deputy’s role for term 3. DavidBlackmore will be the Senior Leader Learning Improvement andwill have responsibility for the oversight of Year 9 for term 3.Anne Gauci will be the coordinator for Year 7 to 12 Special

Education for term 3. Paul Kuhr our FLO manager is on LSL forterm 3 and An Ngo will be the FLO Manager for this term.

We are also welcoming back Kate Reid who has won theSenior Leader position of Student Intervention and Supportin the R-6 school. In addition to these leadership changeswe are also welcoming the following new/returning staff tothe school; Brooke Faulds (7-12 English/HASS); Lydia Puleski(7-12 Special Education); Don Grinsted (7-12 Design andTechnology); Kim Nguyen (7-12 Maths and Science) and DesiPhilippou (Home Economics).

BUILDING WORKS UPDATE

The first of our dedicated STEM learning spaces under theSTEM Works initiative is nearly completed. This specialisedspace for R-6 STEM teaching should be fully functionalsometime in the next couple of weeks. Classes have alreadymoved back into the first floor of this building and we are justwaiting for the finishing touches to be applied to the groundfloor before we are able to move in. I know teachers andstudents alike are excited about the prospects of this space willbe able to deliver and I expect we will providing regular articlesabout the innovative learning being generated from this facility.

Work has started on the second of our STEM Works learningspaces which will cater for the secondary learners. We areexpecting this space to be completed in preparation for thebeginning of the 2019 school year.

Last year we were also notified we were to receiveapproximately 12 million dollars under the Building BetterSchools initiative to remove transportable buildings and creatededicated learning facilities for junior primary, student healthand wellbeing and the performing arts. I have received a letterfrom the new Education Minister indicating the funding willstill be available but the timing of when various sites will beupgraded has changed. Secondary schools requiring additionalfacilities to accommodate the inclusion of Year 7 into secondarywill be the highest priority. As soon as I am aware of whatis being planned for Paralowie I will include the updatedinformation in my Principal’s piece.

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READING FOCUS

You may recall that back in term one I explained that our singleimprovement priority moving forward would be to developParalowie students as strong, balanced and competentreaders. As it turns out this aligns perfectly with one of theDepartment for Education key strategic priorities, improvementin student reading scores across public sector schools.

We are taking it steady as we support staff from R-10 tobecome confident and competent teachers of reading. Wehave invested in specific professional learning for teachers andin specialised resources to support teachers in their work withstudents. As a school we are really looking forward to watchingthe growth in our student’s reading scores and theimprovement in learning that happens across all learning areasas student’s reading comprehension abilities increase. I amsure our reading improvement team will be keen to share theirsuccess stories in coming editions of our newsletter. Animportant component of reading improvement is studentsreading at home and I ask that you join us in this important workby supporting and encouraging your child to read at home.

PETER MCKAYPRINCIPAL

STUDENT FREE DAY AND SCHOOLCLOSURE DAY

School will be closed for students on Friday 31stAugust, staff will be involved in Training and

Development all day.

On Monday the 3rd September the school will beclosed due to the Governing Council approved ShowDay - NO staff will be in attendance at school on this

day.

ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY 2018SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION

June 14th Bonython Hall, Adelaide University

Each year Adelaide University awards students from across thestate with scholarships for students newly enrolled at AdelaideUniversity. This year ex-Paralowie Year 12 student WILLSNGUYEN was presented with his scholarship at a presentationceremony.

We as a school wish to congratulate Wills on this achievementand wish him all the best for his future university studies. Willswas always a terrific role model at the school to other studentsas he was a very independent, focused and positive learner.Congratulations Wills - it was well deserved!

SANDY STUARTSENIOR LEADER/SENIOR SCHOOL

TIRKANTHI NEWS

Naa marni! (Hello everyone)

SAASTA

With a new Semester comes a new curriculum for the SAASTAstudents and also the inclusion of some new academymembers. In semester 2, the Stage 1 students will be doingthe Cross Disciplinary Studies course and the Stage 2 studentswill be completing the Integrated Learning in preparation for theSAASTA Shield. The Shield will run in term 4 and is a two-daycarnival where we will compete against other academies in thesports of Basketball, Cricket and AFL X.

Our first task for this semester is to design the shirts that wewill be wearing during the SAASTA shield. The students havebegun this task with great enthusiasm and the designs arelooking awesome. By Monday week 3, we will be voting onwhich design we will want to use to represent us at the Shieldand so we wish all students good luck in being the winningdesigner.

As well as this, we have also now begun to train for theBasketball aspect of the Shield. Our academy is made upof a number of keen ‘ballers,’ and so the students are veryexcited about these trainings. We know that this subject isabout participation and the benefits of being active, but we arevery keen to show the other academies what we can do andwe will be training hard in preparation for the SAASTA Shield.

The Aboriginal Power Cup performance at Adelaide Oval fromlast term is now available to watch on YouTube and can beaccessed here: bit.ly/2v04hdj Congratulations to all theSAASTA students involved!

SMITH FAMILY CAMP

During the school holidays four of our Year 9s were fortunateto attend the Smith Family STEAM (Science, Technology,Engineering, Arts and Maths) Camp held at Loreto College. Allthe students had an amazing time visiting the universities inSouth Australia, and they will all be applying to attend againnext year!

WORKABOUT CENTRE

Please contact Tom Putnam if any students from Years 9-12are interested in completing short courses, including theDriver’s Ls License. We’re looking to run the Barista course atschool later this Term, which students can then apply for 10SACE Credits!

THINGS COMING UP

In Week 3 we have the Aboriginal Education Strategy excursion.In Week 4 we have the STEMSEL excursion at Lake

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Windemere. In Week 8 it’s Multicultural Week. And in Week 9we have the Marni Wingku excursion to Adelaide University!

Please speak to any of the Aboriginal Education Team if youhave any questions about your child’s education.

NAKUTHA (SEE YOU LATER),THE ABORIGINAL EDUCATION TEAM

R-6 NEWSTerm 3 has arrived along with some very cold weather to startus off! It has been wonderful to see our students returning toschool with such enthusiasm.

We welcome back to the school, KATE REID, who will beour new Intervention and Student Support Senior Leader in theR-6 school. Kate knows our school very well and is keen tore-acquaint herself with the R-6 students.

Last week, our Year 5/6 students went on a three day campto Arbury Park. Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyedthe variety of outside and inside activities and also the fantasticmeals. Although the weather was not always kind, the studentsenjoyed exploring this great site and showed exemplarybehaviour.

This term will be a busy one with several special focus weeksoccurring:

Week 4 will be SCIENCE WEEK, where there will be a ScienceFair, Science Cinema and many lunchtime activities.

Week 5 will be BOOK WEEK, this year’s theme is ‘Find YourTeasure!’ There will be the dress-up parade on the Friday ofthat week.

Week 9, we will have SPORTS DAY. Mr Brown and hiscommittee have planned many fun activities.

We are looking forward to a great term!

KERRYN COUSINSR-6 HEAD OF SCHOOL

YEAR 5/6 STUDENTS DO WELL IN CODINGCOMPETITION

Last term I had the privilege of taking the following students tothe DXC Technology facility at Felixstow:

Michael Franklin (Year 5, Danni Robbin’s class)

Kirsten Kartuz (Year 5, Danni Robbin’s class)

Damien Ward (Year 6, Sarah Delroy’s class)

Ella Sergi (Year 5, Shannon McKay’s class)

Daniella Sissis (Year 5, Shannon Mckay’s class)

The students were invited to go the facility as they had enteredthe global DXC Coding competition and the event organisers,along with DEC, wanted to recognise the achievements of thestudents who submitted a Scratch video game.

The students had to present their video games to industryexperts, employees, other students and department

representatives. The students then had the opportunity to goon to tour the facilities and they even got security clearance toenter the server rooms which was a massive deal.

The students did such an amazing job representing our schooland should be proud of their efforts. They got some incrediblefeedback and their minds were blown when they wereinformed that both Paralowie teams made it into the top 10across Australia.

Huge congratulations to the above students on your efforts andachievements!

I’m hoping that they can present at a future staff meeting andassembly.

NICOLE SANDERDIGI TECH TEACHER R-6

In EU3 we have been exploring our talent in Art, we havebeen learning about neighbouring and contrasting colours, aswell as line thickness. Here are a few examples of our DragonEye Artwork, drawn and coloured by some amazing Year 4students from EU3, Ibrar, Tyson, Christina and Elizabethe.

I am so impressed with their effort and patience with this task.They look awesome!

JESS FORDER-6 TEACHER EU3

SCHOOL SPORT

8/9 Boys 9-a-side Footy

The junior boys 9-a-side team had a tough day againstCraigmore, Mark Oliphant College, St Columba, Playford, Hopeand Gawler. They fought hard throughout the day with the bare9 and showed some great passages of footy.

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Team: Tresore Ndolimana, Doren Chum, Kaylan Holer,Shaylum Nash-Wilson, Tylah Appleton, Najib Nazari, PatrickBigga, Eric Bisanukuri.

Open Boys & Girls 9-a-side Footy

The open girls 9-a-side team had a strong start againstSalisbury East getting a narrow win to start the 9-a-sidecompetition. The girls had two convincing wins against Playfordand St Columba before coming up against the toughestopponent in Craigmore. Craigmore had a narrow win over ourParalowie girls who then had to face each other again in thefinal. The girls put up a great fight but couldn’t defeatCraigmore.

Final: Paralowie 0.2-2 lost to Craigmore 4.3-27

Team: Laitiah Huynh, Kaycee Carey, Chelsea Rundle, EmilyFarah, Roya Shiri, Faraja Umutoni, Carissa Collins, MukundeJolie Jose, Chloe Cook,

The open boys 9-a-side team had a tough day againstCraigmore, Playford, St Columba and Gawler. The boys put upa great fight but missed out on the finals series.

Team: Thomas Norton, Tyson Sutton, Jai Taylor, Nathan Bond,Tanner Lewko, Logan Nathan, Ethan Thompson, NicholasSammut, Zac Graham, Cameron Gill.

Weekly Sport Netball Grand Final

The Year 8 girls faced Craigmore in the final for the term 3Northern Zone weekly sport netball competition. With the homeground advantage, the girls were switched on and raring to gofrom the start. They worked well together holding a convincinglead at half time. Craigmore came back in the last quarter butnot enough to overtake our girls. Congratulations to the year 8netball team.

Final Score: Paralowie defeated Craigmore (16-10)

Team: Mia Harrison, Esterina Taban, Saniva Oun, CourtneyLimburg, Beem Noppawan, Niiba Kumaina, Bridget Pendo,Kataliya Morm, Madeline Ward.

Open Boys Footy Round 2

The open boys footy team came up against two strongopponents in the second round of the knockout competitionfacing Seaton High School and St Patricks Tech College.Playing with only 16 on the field, the boys effort and fight overallwas excellent.

Final Scores:

Game 1: Paralowie 3.1-19 lost to Seaton 9.19-73

Game 2: Paralowie 4.5-29 lost to St Patricks 10.5-65

Team: Zac Graham, James Webb, Emir Sahinovic, JarrellSutton, Declan Hanley, Nathan Bond, Thomas Norton, OwenTucker, Vincent Vozzo, Michael Vozzo, Jake Vozzo, DylanMiller, Cameron Gill, Go Naulak, Kasper Munro-Lynch,Raymond Chy.

Year 10 Girls Volleyball Finals

The Year 10 girls’ volleyball team competed in the finals ofthe SSSA knockout volleyball competition on Friday 29th June.Competing in the pool A competition, Paralowie faced Brighton

and Hallett Cove in two tough games. Unfortunately, the girlsfell short in the first two games and played off against Loxton.The team was excellent and defeated Loxton 2 sets to 1,securing 5th overall.

Team: Chelsea Rundle, Laitiah Huynh, Kaycee Carey, MaryRallos, Giana Austria, Ashlee Slater, Emily Farah.

KELLY BARLTROP7-12 SPORTS MANAGER

MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUND UP

MAKE IT BREAK IT AGAIN!

This lunch time activity is proving very popular amongs ourstudents, as soon as I put out an old toaster, printer, set topbox or dvd player it is pulled apart, checked out and finallysorted into recycling boxes, then I am hounded for somethingelse to pull apart.

The students are loving this lunch activity and I need moredonations. The really exciting things to deconstruct are:

DVD / VCRsPrintersLaminatorsOld cameras – very popularCoffee makersTape recorder stereos.

This activity can only continue with donations from staff andfamilies. If you have any items sitting around that you no longerwant or need, can you bring them into the front office at school.

Enjoy these photos of the club in action.

TERM 2 GRADES AND DATA

Students have been provided with their Term 2 report andI hope that this important document provided discussion athome about strengths and weaknesses and areas forimprovement. We looked at the Grade Point Average (GPA)which is a number from 0 to 5 that is a summary of their A-Egrades.

Six Home Groups improved their GPA score as a whole classfrom Term 1 to Term 2 which was very pleasing. We haveprovided data to all Middle School students to help improvetheir grades, skills and abilities.

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Students for example use Lexile data to help improve theirreading and fluency. This process engages our students byseeing growth in their literacy and supports them in choosingreading books and texts. The data also informs teachers whenselecting texts and tasks for students to complete.

COMMUNICATION

It cannot be understated that communication between homeand school is vital. Please inform the school by phone or notein the diary of appointments or reasons for full or part daysabsences.

All Home Group teachers and subject teachers are required tokeep accurate rolls and follow up for attendance. More than3 days absence from school due to illness requires a medicalcertificate. This process is reflected in the workplace and weask that you treat illness from school seriously.

Please do not contact your child during lesson time. Phonesneed to be switched off during learning and this can be verydisruptive when the class is focusing on learning. If you need tocontact your child, please call the school number on 81827222.

If your address, phone numbers, emergency contactdetails or even medical conditions for students havechanged, it is vital that the school be notified.

MOBILE PHONES AND ONLINE SAFETY

We are dealing with matters sometimes on a daily basis thatinvolve issues related to online behaviour happening outside ofschool time and then issues presenting themselves at school.

As you can imagine, as a school, we are unable to controlonline behaviour that happens outside of school hours.Recently, the issue of ‘group chats on Snapchat’ has beenflagged as an unsafe environment. We ask that all parentsand caregivers monitor online activity and the content of socialmedia interactions. We do not want to deal with conflict atschool that is a direct result of online bullying and / orinappropriate behaviour. Please speak with your child’s yearlevel manager if you have concerns.

SUBJECT SELECTION

Middle School students are currently working on their subjectselection process for next year. All students in Years 7, 8 and9 will be presenting a portfolio of work and activity that reflectstheir work output so far this year as well as subject selectionprocess and outcomes. Please take an interest and review theCurriculum Guide that your child is currently accessing.

BEN ABBOTTSENIOR LEADER MIDDLE SCHOOL

DEBATING NEWS

Round 4 of the NASSSA debate competition washeld on Thursday 2nd August.

Topic: We should allow corporate sponsorship ofschools.

Paralowie A's opposing team from Mark Oliphant Collegeforfeited before the debate so they came away with the win.

Paralowie A still presented their arguments to the adjudicator.They did well considering they had no points to argue againstand presented a strong argument.

Paralowie A's speakers were: Amanda Kube, Rhylee Weirand Hanin Abdulkhan.

Best speaker was Rhylee Weir in Year 8.

Paralowie B also came away with the win by defeating ParaHills. They had strong, well supported arguments andpresented with confidence.

Paralowie B's speakers were: Anne Nopuente, ParvinMohammadi and Tara Hosseini.

Best speaker was Tara Hosseini in Year 8.

Both teams now have three wins each and are in good stead tomake finals.

Round 5 is the final minor round of the competition and bothteams will be coming up against the two Salisbury High teams.Their topic will be that: Space Exploration is not worth thecost.

Both teams have made us so proud. They have come such along way in such a short time frame and have so much passionand dedication for what they are doing.

KELLY HOLMES

STAGE 2 TOURISM VISITS MONARTO ZOOParalowie’s Year 12 Tourism students ventured to the MonartoZoological Park to partake in a guided tour to learn more abouttourism in South Australia.

Students were taken on a guided tour with Kevin, anexperienced tour guide at the Monarto Zoo. The tour of thepark allowed students the opportunity to learn more about thetourism aspects associated with the park, while also beingable to get a close up view of some of the world’s mostbeautiful animals, such as giraffes, cheetahs, rhinos, zebra,hyenas, antelope, lions and many more. Some of these closeencounters had the students literally out of their seats to have aclose up experience with these rare animals.

Students asked questions about the zoos efforts in improvingconditions for animals, poaching, sustainable practices andgeneral management strategies of the site. The students willnow write a report outlining the zoo’s sustainability andmanagement practices to project them into the future.

A great day was had by all staff and students involved! Studentsnow have a better understanding of how tourism operateswithin South Australia and employment opportunities availableto them in the future.

JOSH BRADBROOK

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ENTREPRENEUR EXPOIn week 10 of term 2 a group of 16 Paralowie Year 11 and 12students attended the inaugural NASSSA Entrepreneur Expo.

The expo was an excellent opportunity for the students tolearn from a variety of young South Australian entrepreneurswho have followed their dreams to become successful in theirchosen industries.

Guest speakers provided relevant advice on how to start abusiness, and interactive workshops allowed the students tolearn firsthand from the guests, receiving many helpful andencouraging tips.

There was also a Q & A session on stage with 6 of theentrepreneurs, hosted very confidently and professionally byParalowie Year 12 student Nixon Lem.

Overall, the students found the day to be extremely rewardingand left feeling inspired that they are capable of creating theirown professional opportunities.

BEN WALLISVET COORDINATOR

SA VOLLEYBALL SCHOOLS CUPCHAMPIONS

During the weekend of August 3rd to 5th, our Volleyball squadrepresented the school in a three-day state competition.

This event his held each year and is the first competitive gameour teams participate in during our lead up to the Melbourne tripat the end of the year. This year we nominated four teams intothe competition; Year 12 boys, Year 10 girls, Year 9 girls andYear 8 boys.

Our shining stars for the weekend, were the Year 9 girls. Intheir second year of competitive volleyball, this team absolutelydominated their division finishing the round robin stageundefeated, dropping just 1 set in their first game. They

continued to build the momentum and on the Sunday night,were victorious over St Peters in their Gold medal matchwinning that game 2-0.

For the Year 8 boys, this was their first competitive tournamentof volleyball. The boys dominated their pool round butunfortunately, lost to Brighton on countback by just one pointon Saturday night. This eliminated them from the top 4 playoff.The boys displayed high skill development across the weekendand should be very proud of the way they performed andgrew as a team. The boys finished 5th place – a fantasticachievement.

Both of our senior teams in the Year 12 boys and Year 10girls continued to demonstrate great sportsmanship, grit anddetermination across all games over the weekend. Both ofthese teams were faced with losses but managed to stay withthe fight and finish the weekend on a high, bringing home asilver medal – both in division 1.

Without the time dedicated to the program from staff andvolunteers, these successes would not be made possible to ourstudents. Thank you to Justine Higginson, Louis Sharrad, KellyBarltrop, Aaron Slater, Derek Slater, Brianna Farmer, BreannaSlater, Josh Russo and Daphne Albanese for the time and effortthey contributed over the weekend.

On behalf of all coaches and volunteers, we extend a hugecongratulations to all students on the success they experiencedin this competition. We all look forward to our next big event,being the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup in Melbourne(December 9th-14th).

JOSH FARMERHPE AND VOLLEYBALL COORDINATOR

COMMUNITY CENTRE NEWSOur Community Hub activities are up and running for Term3. We encourage parents to come and visit the CommunityCentre to check out the range of activities available. We arerunning special programs for families from different culturalbackgrounds, especially our playgroup on Wednesdaymornings. We invite new families to come along and join in.

Take a moment to read our Community Centre Update thathighlights last term’s activities.

We look forward to meeting you in the Community Centre.

MARY JO BELLEW & SELIA MRKIC

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PARENTS AND FRIENDS UPDATEThe Parent Group is running a Father’s Day Raffle this term.Tickets have been sent home, but more are available in theCommunity Centre. Lots of prizes! The draw will take place onThursday just before Father’s Day.

NEXT PARENTS & FRIENDS MEETING: August 13th, 2018

AEROSOL SPRAYS

Students are reminded that allAEROSOL SPRAYS are BANNED at

school.

They are a health hazard to studentsand staff when sprayed within school

buildings.

This could lead to hospitalisation in the case of severeasthmatics.

THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE ROLL-ON PRODUCTSTHAT CAN BE USED

AEROSOL SPRAYS will be confiscated.

CAR PARK SAFETY!

PLEASE REMEMBER that our car parks are extremelybusy each morning and afternoon. This affects howmany of our parents are able to gain a car park. Wesuggest that you park on the street and instruct your

children to walk the short distance to and from the car.

TAKE AWAY FOOD AND USING UBEREATS AT SCHOOL

A reminder that at Paralowie R-12 School we do notallow take away food, either by using family members or

Uber Eats to deliver it!

If a student has take away food in the school they will beisolated in the front office to eat their lunch.

EARLY MORNING STUDENT SUPERVISION

We need to make sure parents are aware that eventhough the front gate is open at 7.30 am, yard duty does

not start until 8.20 am. Therefore students on schoolgrounds before this time would be unsupervised.

TWELVE25 SALISBURY YOUTHENTERPRISE CENTRE

17-19 Wiltshire Street Salisbury SA

Twelve25 is holding a series of workshops and activitiesfor young adults on gaming and photography. Please

click on the following links for more information.

CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOLHOLIDAY PROGRAMS

Wednesday 3rd October – Adelaide Zoo

Time: 10.00am-2.30pmMaximum students: 25-30Cost: $9.00 per student

Students will experience an animal engagement activity,followed by a Zoo-Educator led session on how zoos

design enclosures for animals. The program willconclude with an Inquiry trail during which students will

undertake an observation activity.

Thursday 4th October – Adelaide Oval

Time: 10.00am-2.30pmMaximum students: 50Cost: $8.00 per student

A visit to Adelaide Oval offers a valuable and stimulatinglearning experience for students from Primary School allthe way through to Tertiary studies. Hence it is a popular

excursion location for education groups.

The School Holiday Program offers:

A ‘Behind the Scenes’ Guided Discovery Tour

• ‘Virtual Reality’ Cricket Gaming

• A fun range of activities in our Media Centre

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