21 Bowker Street, North Brighton SA 5048 Phone: 8296 8904 Fax: 8296 9401 info@paringpkps.sa.edu.au www.paringpkps.sa.edu.au

Principal: Leanne Prior Governing Council Chairperson: Darren Fong

TERM 1 ISSUE 6 11 April 2019

Diary Dates:

April Monday 29

Pupil Free Day

May Saturday 4

P&C Fundraiser - Bowls Night Tuesday 7

SAPSASA District Athletics

P&C committee meeting 7pm Wednesday 8

Donut Day – Special Recess

Thursday 9

Mothers Day Stall Friday 10

Assembly hosted by LA1-9

Mothers Day Stall

SAPSASA Table Tennis Monday 13

NAPLAN starts Friday 17

Bike Ed starts (year 4)

SMS Absence Number 0476 857 224

SA Term Dates for 2019

Term 1 29 Jan to 12 April Term 2 29 Apr to 5 July Term 3 22 Jul to 27 Sept Term 4 14 Oct to 13 Dec

School Values Bravery Care

Challenge Trust

Traffic Monitors Week 1 Morning: Felix & Ted Afternoon: Alec & Jake

Week 2 Morning: Zara & Chelsea Afternoon: Patrick & Eddie

Dear Families,

It is hard to believe that it is the end of term 1 already – this term has certainly flown! Across the school children have been challenged with their learning and development and engaged in a wide range of activities to support their growth. I would like to acknowledge the high level of commitment by our staff in providing a high quality and relevant program for all children throughout the term.

Three way interviews Over the past two weeks we have been conducting parent-teacher-child interviews. Using our online booking system made the process much more efficient. There were 468 scheduled interviews which means that we were able to meet with most families. Teachers are following up with the few families that were not scheduled so that they can meet with the family of every child.

Working as a team of parent/teacher/child is such an important part in supporting every child to be the best they can be. A member of the leadership team is always present at the school when an interview is held, so you may have seen us walking around. Teachers have shared back with me how much they value and appreciate this time with parents in sharing progress, successes and next steps for your child’s learning.

As you can appreciate, with our aim to meet with the parents of every one of our 530 children it is a big demand on teachers in making long working days for them. So thank you to our wonderful group of professional and committed classroom teachers and school leaders for all their time and effort in making the partnership with parent, teacher and student such a success.

Additional accommodation Finally some good news!!! The additional accommodation will be ready for the children to start in there on Tuesday Term 2 Week 1! We are certainly pleased and excited about this! Here is an overview of what's been happening since the last newsletter and what is scheduled to happen before the start of term 2:

Term 1 week 10 and 11:

Extra data points were installed at our request

Cleaning inside of classrooms completed

Paving commenced

Builder’s site hut removed

New furniture items have been arriving the past couple of weeks

Staff have had access from Monday week 11

Paving around classrooms

Removalists employed to move large furniture items and assemble flat pack furniture for new classrooms

Performing Arts (PA) moved back into PA Room

2019 Pupil Free Days Monday 29 April Friday 30 August

School Closure Monday 2 September

Newsletter

Pupil Free Day Monday 29 April Term 2 starts Tuesday 30 April

Holidays:

Interactive TVs to be installed and connected

Landscaping and garden areas to be completed

New paving to be completed outside OSHC – Monday- Wednesday (OSHC to be relocated to another space on site Monday and Tuesday of first week of holidays; Wednesday they are off site)

Roof over decking completed

LA1-11 will be painted and carpets cleaned

Carpets cleaned in PA room

Term 2 week 1:

Science (Andrea) will have moved into LA1-11

Early term 2:

Painting and carpet cleaning of LA1-10 will be done in first couple of weeks (we tried to get both LA 1-10 and 1-11 completed in the holidays but due to public holidays this was not possible) and French will move in here.

The teachers and children are very much looking forward to having the classes in the new buildings.

The new learning area will be known as Learning Area 4 with classes allocated as follows:

LA4-1: Annette Reid

LA4-2: Shana Staude

LA4-3: Vic Edwards

LA4-4: Ivan Cooper

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing support of your children and their teachers throughout the term and wish you a wonderful holiday.

Kind regards, Leanne Prior

Cyber safety…. Social networking Having friends and connecting with others is very important to children and young people. They can spend a lot of time using social networking sites to do this.

Some young people use Facebook to keep in touch with family, and Instagram, WhatsApp and Snapchat to contact friends. Apps that involve messaging between individuals are becoming more popular but can be risky if children are messaging people they don’t know and trust in real life.

Most sites require users to be over 13 years of age. However, operators don’t have to ask for proof of age. If a parent provides access for a child under 13 it is important they supervise their use as there can be many risks.

As parents, we encourage you to make sure children and young people:

know that most messages and photos shared can be accessed by others

set privacy settings to ensure their profile is only seen by people they intend, and check these settings often

let you view their profile and ‘friend’ you or accept you as a ‘follower’ on sites/apps they use

know they can use a nickname that doesn’t identify them and an image of something they like instead of a photo of themselves

know the risks of ‘friending’ people, accepting ‘followers’ or ‘chatting’ with people online if they don’t know them. How do they know they are who they say they are? They may intend harm. There is also a risk that personal information or photos could be misused or their identity stolen

get permission from others before putting photos of them online and ‘tagging’ them. Encourage them to ask their friends to do the same for them. ‘Tagging’ provides information about the person’s activities and creates a link to their profile they may not want

know how to report abuse or inappropriate content to the social networking service or other agency.

It can help to set up your own social networking accounts so you know how they work.

For further information about Cyber Safety please visit https://www.education.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/parentingsa/cybersafety-parent-easy-guide-pdf-172kb.pdf?v=1492996446

We have booked a Thinkuknow parent talk by SAPOL Crime Prevention Section for late June and will email save the date information as soon as we receive confirmation.

Please email tracey.bennett463@schools.sa.edu.au for more information.

Regards, Tracey Bennett

Bikes at school We have recently had an incident where a child’s bike was taken from the bike racks. As a precaution against any future incidents, we recommend that all children bring a suitable lock to secure their bikes while at school. The scooter cage continues to be locked during school hours.

There is some more information from SA Police at the end of this newsletter, and we also have a limited number of “Bike Passports” available at the front office, or you can collect a copy at any police station or download one from www.police.sa.gov.au

Casual Day... Last day of term Friday 12 April

We will be hosting a casual day to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. We’ll all be wearing blue clothes to support those with leukaemia and it’ll cost everyone who wishes to dress up, a gold coin donation. This event will take place on the last day of term and we hope to see you all wearing blue and supporting those with cancer. All donations will be collected at the end of the day and sent to the foundation. Thank you for your support.

Student Voice Executive

Upcoming Excursion Payments Due

Preferred payment method is via Qkr! Payments can also be made at the front office from

8.30am – 9.30am Monday to Friday.

Please contact the front office for any payment queries.

Footsteps LA1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13 & 3-2 $13 due 3pm Thursday 2 May

Canberra Camp – Year 7 LA2-7 & 2-10 $910 due 3pm Thursday 22 August

The Library Loop

Congratulations to the following children who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge:

Natalie S. 1-1

Kaitlynn B. 2-6

Miki F. 1-10

Hugo L. 1-9

Addison V. 1-5

Flynn S. 1-4

Mavis H. 1-5

Millie M. 1-6

Olivia S. 2-5

Max H. 1-9

Cain S. 2-5

Narayanan S. 1-6

Sidney G. 1-6

Eloise D. 1-2

Zara C. 1-9 (2nd)

Happy Reading! Ebony and Anne

Updated Canteen Menu Attached to this newsletter is the new canteen menu for term 2. We are excited to announce the addition of sushi to the menu – available on Wednesdays only (order via Qkr).

Following a trial on nude food day this term, in an effort to reduce waste at school we will no longer provide single use plastic cutlery. We encourage children to bring a fork or spoon from home when needed, or you can purchase single use bio cutlery with your lunch order.

Donut Day It’s almost Showdown time between Port & the Crows, which means it’s time for our annual Showdown Donut Day. This special recess will be on Wednesday 8 May and order forms went home this week. Please complete a separate order for each child (cash only) and return to the canteen or front office by Friday 3 May (end of week 1).

Sports Update Netball & Football Last week the district netball and football carnivals were held at Westminster School and Brighton Oval respectively. The carnivals are primarily held to select a squad for the district teams. Both teams were very competitive and showed high skills. Thank you to the parents who coached and supported the players. Congratulations to Ruby, Coco Ch, Chelsea M, Hunter, Eddie and Harry R for their selection in the squads. Good luck in the upcoming trials.

SAPSASA Events Term 2 Next term there are a number of SAPSASA events in the first 4 weeks that will keep us very busy. Mark the dates in your diaries if your child is involved in these events.

Table Tennis May 10 & finals May 17

District Athletics May 7

State Athletics Day May 21

District Cross Country May 22

Crows Cup Football May 22

Michelle Burton

Out of School Hours Sports Cricket The first half of the cricket season has come to an end and will resume in term 4. Cricket is quite popular at PPPS this year, with 4 Kanga teams and a team in each of A, B and C Grades. Some teams endured several cancelled games due to extreme weather conditions and a long weekend but have hopefully still been able to enjoy remaining games. Well done to all players for sticking with a game as fickle as cricket and to C-Graders who came 2nd out of 10 teams at the Lightning Carnival last week! A great effort Lachy D, Riley D, Tobi S, Austin C, Spencer H, Anthony C, Gurleen H, Finn C and Oliver T.

A big thank you to the parents who have helped with coaching, scoring, setting up and transporting equipment. School sport is heavily reliant on parent volunteers and your generosity is much appreciated.

Maria Welsby pppscricket@gmail.com 0488 065 885

Parent Workshop The Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) presents

Dr Susan Linn: The Hostile takeover of childhood - protecting children from hidden online marketing A great opportunity for parents and teachers to engage with a leading expert on the commercialisation of childhood.

Tuesday 7th May, 2019 7:15pm - 8:45pm FREE event (but audience must register)

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One of the most pervasive and troubling problems associated with children’s screen time is that most of the platforms and media aimed at kids incorporate overt and covert advertising. In this seminar, Dr. Susan Linn, founder of the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood and author of Consuming Kids will talk about how apps, games and digital devices benefit marketers at the expense of children.

In addition, Susan will discuss:

the ways in which children are developmentally vulnerable to advertising

the sophisticated data collection and marketing techniques corporations routinely use to target kids on digital devices

why children need us to create better policies to protect them from corporate marketing

practical steps families can take to limit the harmful effects of commercialism on their children

Venue: Concordia College Chapel 24 Winchester St Highgate Adelaide, SA 5063

More information: telephone 8376 2111 or visit www.childrenandmedia.org.au