NEWSLETTER

DIARY DATES

Tuesday 5th Sept. Volunteers Workshop 9.15am Friday 8th Sept. Whole School Assembly 12.15 D01 coordinating Tuesday 12th Sept. Governing Council Meeting 7.00pm Friday 15th Sept. JP1 Assembly 12.15 A01 coordinating A02, B01, B06, E07 & E08

Campus Newsletter Friday 22nd Sept. JP2 Assembly 12.15 B07 coordinating A06, A07, B02, E04 & E01 Friday 29th Sept. Whole School Assembly 12.15pm

Last Day of Term 3 Students dismissed at 2.10pm

TERM 4 Monday 16th Oct. - Friday 15th Dec. Sports Day Thursday 2nd Nov. School Closure Friday 3rd Nov. Year 7 Graduation Wed. 13th Dec. 7.00pm, Playford Civics Centre

CONGRATULATIONS

To Abby Stevens, who on behalf of the Healthy Living Committee submitted our Healthy Bones Project to Diary Australia and won an Ipad for the school.

To the Resource Centre Team for the fantastic Book Week displays.

To June Holland and Lorraine Davies for organising a wonderful Playgroup Birthday Party.

To D07 and H03 for meeting attendance targets. (See page 2.)

To the student STEMSEL group, along with Jason Marner, for their Pollution Sensor project. (See page 3.)

THE GOLDEN RULE: ‘Treat others as you would like them to treat you.’

One of the ways our school teaches social and emotional skills is through Play Is The Way. Students participate in different physical games as well as using the empowering language. You may have heard your child talking about strong and weak decisions. There are 5 Life Raft concepts which every student learnt about during Launching into Learning at the start of the year and are reinforced on a regular basis. These are:

THE GOLDEN RULE: Treat others the way you would like them to treat you.

Be brave – participate to progress. Have reasons for the things you say and do. It takes great strength to be sensible. Pursue your personal best, no matter who you are working with.

THE GOLDEN RULE – ‘Treat others the way you would like them to treat you’ is a focus at our school at the moment due to the number of students not making strong decisions, especially in the yard. Students need to be reminded that violence, such as using hands or feet, does not solve problems. Regardless of the problem, violence is not accepted, even when retaliating. Students who don’t make appropriate choices will have consequences. Please support your child by reminding him/her of this. After all, teachers are here to help students work through problems, so please encourage your child to report issues to their teachers.

KICKSTART FOR KIDS: OUR BREAKFAST HEROS

The fabulous ‘Kickstart for Kids’ provides breakfast for families in need for a number of reasons at Playford Primary School. At the moment we have many children attending breakfast club and this means that current demand is higher than usual. When talking with students they often say that they choose not to have breakfast at home or run out of time in the morning and consequently use our service. We will be sending notes home to inform families if their child is accessing breakfast club. If your child does not need to attend please discuss this with him/her and ensure that they have breakfast at home. This way we ensure that students in need are able to access this service. If you require some advice with getting your child/ren organised on time in the mornings please book in with one of our Student Wellbeing Coordinators.

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From the Leadership Team

Top tips for organising children for school: Do the prep work the night before. Lay out clothes etc. Pack school lunches while you are waiting for dinner to cook. Have a designated school bag area in the house. Shower/bath children the night before. Make sandwiches and freeze them ready for the week. After washing and drying clothes hang them up immediately to reduce ironing.

HATS

Just a reminder to all families that hats are required every day now. Please make sure that your child/ren have their hat ready for play times and fitness. New bucket hats or broad brim hats are available from the Payment Office, $7.00 each. From 2018 students will be required to wear a hat all year round.

ATTENDANCE IN CLASS

As stated previously, research shows that regular attendance at school is vital to set children up for success. Sadly, our teachers rarely report that they have 100% attendance of their class on any given day. One class this week was outside having a class photo. When asked what it was for the response was: “This is the first day this term when everyone has been at school, we are celebrating that.” We wonder how many other classrooms have a similar story. Congratulations to D07 and H03 for meeting the target! We wonder if more than two classes can reach the target of 95% attendance by the end of the term? Ever wondered what attendance looks like across our classes? Here are our attendance percentages for Term 3 so far.

Congratulations to the following students who have 100% attendance and no late arrivals so far this term:

Kind regards, Dean, Betty, Lorraine, Michaela and Michelle ~ Playford Primary Leadership Team

A01—85% G05—90% B02—94% C06—92% D07—96% E06—93%

A02—90% G06—92% B06—90% C07—82% E01—92% E07—92%

A06—91% H03—95% B07—82% D01—91% E02—94% E08—88%

A07—93% H04—90% C01—93% D02—92% E04—90% G01—93%

B01—93% C02—89% D06—93% E05—91% G02—86%

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A01: Levi B, Oliver J, Lachlan M

G05: Adam B,

Brenda B, Sophie B, Nyah G, Ferdinand L, Tyarnna L, Ameleiyah M, Cody R, Logan S

B02: Isaiah D,

Jayden DO, Kylah G, Blake H, Nicholas K, BJ M, Tyson P, Addison R, Lachlan S, Morgan Z

C06: Meaghan B,

Zach K, Ayen K, Russell L, Holly P, Krystal R, Madi T, Stuart W

D07: Hollie B,

Lacey C, Melissa C, Makayla F, Noah Y Imogen G, Shanae G, Amarlee H, Angela J, Allysa M,

E06: Mia F,

Luke K, Awaar M, Zahlee P, Lachlan P, Izak S, Aiden W

A02: Braxon F, Evleen G, Jaxon S, Jack T

G06: Kira A,

Montana A, Holly B, Lachlan B, Metusera I, Mason NC

B06: Chelsea K,

Lily M, Addasyn S, Noah T

C07: Nathan A,

Nathan C, Ebony S Vanessa J, Aleena JK, Alyssa N

E01: Issak D,

Bihor E, Peyton S

E07: Summer C,

Isaac M, Amber M, Sorosh M, Jaxon P, Tyler W

A06: Ula T, Zach T, Aiden M

H03: Ethan A,

Connor C, Sophie F, Riley S Alyssa F, Kyran R, Tanisha H

B07: Imogen A,

Tunda D, Ava L

D01: Ryley B,

Connor M, Thomas R

E02: Dion A,

Elijah D, Piper J, Kade M, Kaleb N, Ashlyn R, Jessica R, Isobel R, Hayley S, Miguel S, Jordan W

E08: Amelia C,

Xander G, Liam M, Miley M, Cody S, Ava W

A07: Ryder CW, Zahra C, Deklin L, Seth M, Brooklyn R, Taj V

H04: Mason K,

Blake N, Yinuo Z

C01: Lily BE,

Nathan C, Chloe C, Bailey G, Tyla H, Huainu H, Tara M, Isaac O, Tiana S, Isabella S

D02: Harley A,

Riley C, Orson C, Chanel C, Axton H, Georgi H, Bailey S

E04: Ariah G,

Regan K, Jordan T, Mia VG

G01: Getrude A,

Kaidyn C Merci D, Zarich H, Hadia H, Thomas J, Tara K, Jai R, Carter S, Alex VG

B01: Nathan G, Kai H, Lilly M, Naomi N, Mikayla O

C02: Cameron D,

Anvita D, Jenna J, Blake L, Rosana M, Lara P, Lachlan S

D06: Kaitlin F,

Kobe L, Bryce M, Jemma M, Logan M, Cooper M, Lachlan P, Ava R, Kenice V, Izaiah W

E05: Lorelai A, Dean

D, Rhys F, Mostafa H, Alyssa M, Mia M, Hannah NC, Lachlan W

G02: Shanae H,

Hannah W, Chelsea W

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During Term 1 students in Year 3-7 were given the opportunity to enter 4 national academic competitions. Last term 24 students completed the Digital Technologies Competition and 14 students completed the Science Competition.

Congratulations to the following students who received excellent results. Digital Technologies: Distinction - Kobe Credit - Izak, William T, Riley, Thomas, Mason, Yinuo, Connor and Blake Merit - William H and Akash Science: Distinction - Connor Credit - Izak, Riley and Yinuo

This term 24 students competed in the English Competition and another 41 students competed in the Mathematics Competition. These results will be sent the school at the end of this term.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE COMPETITONS

On the 17

th of August Liam, Shaniah, Zac and Lara went to a STEMSEL

Day at Lake Windemere Primary School. We made a pollution sensor that could one day help detect high amounts of pollution in the air. It detects when there is pollution between the sensor and the light. It has different colored lights that help show what level of pollution is in the air. Red is a lot of pollution, yellow is not so much, and green means that there is no pollution in the air around us. We had to program a microchip to make all of this work. It was hard work but a lot of fun. We imagine that one day it could be placed on the walls of shops, in big cities and in homes. It was made out of cardboard, hot glue, sticky tape, a microchip, colored lights, and cellophane. Next week our ‘Pollution Sensor’ will be displayed at the Royal Adelaide Show in the Science and Technology Centre. We need to go and give a presentation in front of 3 judges. We had a great time!

STEMSEL

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Playford Primary Playgroup celebrated its 4th birthday this term! Our Playgroupers celebrated with a visit from farm animals, a bouncy castle and of course cake! Our Playgroup has continued to be popular with families into its fouth year with an average of 30 children attending each week.

Playford Primary Playgroup is open to ALL families with children aged 0-5 years and we focus on preparing your preschool aged child/ren for their impending education, while HAVING FUN!! Everyone is made to feel very welcome, so please come along!

WHEN: FRIDAY (SCHOOL TERM ONLY) 9AM-11AM

WHERE: ART/DESIGN ROOM PLAYFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL

COST: $2 PER FAMILY PER SESSION

WHAT TO BRING: A HAT, DRINK BOTTLE, A PIECE OF FRUIT AND YOUR SESSION FEE

For further information on our Playgroup, please contact June Holland or Lorraine Davies on 8284 3065.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PLAYGROUP

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91 STOREY TREE HOUSE

My dad and I went to the 91 Storey Tree House book launch at the Norwood Concert Hall. There was a loooooong queue at the start and I got a bit bored waiting but then they opened the doors and we got to go to our seats. The place was huge! I was excited to see Terry and Andy!

They are very funny (mostly Terry). There was a big red button but they forgot why they had it and what it was for. Andy thought it was bad, Terry thought it was good. Terry kept on trying to push it while Andy tried to stop him. First they did a tour of the treehouse. The first level was the submarine sandwich shop level. Terry drew a submarine sandwich with everything the people asked for including cats, brussel sprouts, dead cats and fish bones. That was really funny.

The next level was the huge spider level (he’s called Bob). Terry drew a huge, huge, huge, huge spider web with a tiny spider. Andy asked “Terry, WHAT IS THAT?!!”. Terry said “ A huge spider. It may seem small but it’s just far, far away”.

When it ended we got photos. I liked it because it was really funny and when Terry pushed the big red button all the lights went out and the show was over.

By Izak S (E06)

VEGETABLE PATCH

Students enjoyed cultivating vegetables during Science lessons with Ms Nikolic last term. All vegetables were organically grown, no chemicals were used in the growing process. This term students have been able to reap the benefits of their work by harvesting the crop and taste testing.

Radishes

Snow Peas

Broad Beans

Bok Choy

Spring Onions

Garlic

Carrots

Lettuces

Tomatoes Beans

Beetroot

Silverbeet

Spinach

Parsley

Coriander

Keep those sticker sheets

coming in. Closes 19th

September.

Our collection

box is located

in Student

Services.

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Playford McAuley OSHC Vacation Care

Bookings are now available for the next school holidays (2nd - 13th Oct.). Program details and Booking Forms are available at the Front Office.

Session Times: 7am - 6pm

Costs: $48.50 per home day $54.50 per excursion or speciality day (Before child care benefit is deducted.)

Bookings must be made by Friday 17th Sept.

To book please return the booking form to the OSHC Payment Box with $8 per day per child booking fee. Any bookings received after the close of booking will incur a late fee of $10 per family.

BOOK WEEK - ESCAPE TO EVERYWHERE

Students have been enjoying ‘escaping to everywhere’ in the Resource Centre as part of Book Week. Themed areas include a Micro World with microscopes to examine various objects, Solar World, Ocean World, Outback World, Dreaming World, Fantasyland, Treasure Island, Other Cultures and the Human Body, just to name a few. All students have had fun engaging with the areas.