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Principal: Mr Chris McLay Newsletter 2- 21st March 2019

PO Box 146, Robe, SA, 5276 ~ T 87682 168 ~ F 87682 474 ~ E dl.0384_ admin@schools.sa.edu.au ~ W www.robeps.sa.edu.au

SCHOOL FETE

Hopefully by now you are well aware that we will be holding our school

fete on Easter Saturday APRIL 7TH (SMACK BANG IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR FIRST TERM HOLIDAYS) I know I’ve said this previously, this is our

major fundraiser for the year and it would be really appreciated if all families could commit to making this fete the most successful ever.

Please, if you are approached by one of our hard working ‘Parents and Friends Committee’ members, be positive in your response for help /

assistance and remember that all money raised goes towards supporting

your child’s / children’s education and learning environment.

TEACHER / PARENT LEARNING DISCUSSION ARRANGEMENTS

Teacher / Parent Learning Discussions will take place on Tuesday APRIL

2nd (Week 10). The purpose of these very important meetings is for

teachers to discuss with parents the learning, social progress and needs of their child / children. Basically the meeting is meant to inform parents

about how well students have settled in and are currently working; an update of progress made since the start of the year. You should have

receive an ‘Information Note’ with all of the details that you need. Please

follow the instructions in order to make a time for your discussion.

OUR SPORTS DAY

What a top day it was! There is no doubt that we were fortunate with

the weather but that is about the only lucky bit. All of the rest of the

successes were due to a great team effort in the planning, organising and preparation stages before the day as well as everyone’s contribution

on the actual day. As mentioned in the ‘Presentation Section’ at the end of the day; the interest and support of staff, students and parents was

great. Such a positive attitude and involvement certainly helps make the day an enjoyable, stress free one for everyone; just the way it should be.

Well done everyone!

Congratulations to the winning team, Guichen, now 3 consecutive wins.

Congratulations also to the Guichen parents for winning the prestigious B.J.’s cup, also 3 consecutive wins.

What was really fantastic was the encouragement, support and

appreciation displayed towards each other by all students (whether towards teammates or opponents) and the large number of personal

best performances. Exactly the way it should be, well done!

FROM THE PRINCIPAL ~ Chris McLay DATES TO REMEMBER

March

Tuesday 26th

Governing Council AGM

Friday 29th

Pupil Free Day

APRIL

Tuesday 2nd

Learning Discussions

Wednesday 3rd

District Athletics Day

Monday 8th

CANTEEN Road Raise event—8am (more information to follow soon)

Friday 12th

Last Day of Term-Early Dismissal 2:15

Saturday 20th

EASTER FETE

Monday 29th

Start of Term 2

MAY

Friday 10th

South East Cross Country Championships

Tuesday 14th - Friday 24th

Naplan test window

FROM THE PRINCIPAL ~ Chris McLay There was also 1 Sports Day Record broken and that

was in High Jump, the 10 & 11 year old boys age group. Congratulations to Charles Moore on jumping

1.35m which defeated the old record set in 1994 of 1.32m!

Congratulations to the students who were fortunate

enough to receive a Champion or Runner-Up Champion trophy in the various age groups. Those

students were:

8 and 9 Year Old Girls Champion:

Kaitley Brooks 8 and 9 Year Old Girls Runner-Up Champion:

Tess Gibbons 8 and 9 Year Old Boys Champion:

Vinnie Moore 8 and 9 Year Old Boys Runner-Up Champion:

Eli Jess 10 and 11 Year Old Girls Champion:

Meg Schubert 10 and 11 Year Old Girls Runner-Up Champion:

Skyla Camino 10 and 11 Year Old Boys Champion:

Charles Moore 10 and 11 Year Old Boys Runner-Up Champion:

John Hinchliffe 12 and 13 Year Old Girls Champion:

Georgie Wirth 12 and 13 Year Old Girls Runner-Up Champion:

Abby Hinchliffe 12 and 13 Year Old Boys Champion:

Kaiden Carter 12 and 13 Year Old Boys Runner-Up Champion:

Nathan Gibbons

Many thanks to Shane Ludwig, Adam Brooks, Antony

Kokiousis and Hans Arend who assisted in marking the footy oval and the Robe Football Club ‘Grounds Team’

for their co-operation and efforts in producing a brilliant oval surface. Thanks to the parents and staff

who assisted with the collection of sports equipment,

putting up and taking down the sunshades, were assistant chaperones for the tabloid events and those

who donated ‘goodies’ for morning tea which made the school around $260. Last but certainly not least, all

staff members who contributed when required, when and where ever possible. A massive team effort, thank

you everyone.

MID SOUTH EAST ‘S.A.P.S.A.S.A.’ ATHLETICS

DAY

Those students who performed well (1st/2nd/3rd in the

championship events) at our sports day and who meet

S.A.P.S.A.S.A standards will be invited to participate at our District Athletics Day held at Newberry Park

Primary School in Millicent on Wednesday April 3rd (Week 10).

This day is used to select our District Athletics Team

that will compete in the State Championships later in the year.

I am currently meeting with the students who have

met those standards. For the parents of these students, more information and details will be sent

home in the near future.

SCHOOL HATS

A reminder to everyone that in Terms 1 and 4, students are required to wear our SCHOOL HAT at

recess, lunchtimes and whenever outside for extended periods of time. It is fantastic that very few children

have to be spoken to about this expectation, let’s keep

the tradition going! If for some reason a student is not wearing a school hat, they will be expected to stay /

play in the pergola area or under one of the veranda

areas.

SWIMMING

Again this year our Reception to Year 7 students were able to enjoy a series of swimming lessons at the

Kingston Community School’s pool. The weather was ‘user friendly’, adding to the student’s fun, excitement

and enjoyment of the swimming program. The

feedback that I have received is that it was again a great learning experience. I would like to thank

Lucretia Tocaciu for her assistance and co-operation with organising our swimming program, it is greatly

appreciated. Even though costs are always increasing it is our intention to continue to facilitate these

lessons.

PUPIL FREE DAY

Friday MARCH 29th is our next Pupil Free Day. On this day all staff will be involved collaboratively

checking each other’s moderation of the ‘narrative’ and

‘persuasive’ writing tasks that students have recently completed. These writing pieces will then be sent to

the Bright Path Writing Program to check them for accuracy. Once this is done, we will receive feedback

about our moderation.

The Bright Path Writing Program is a program

designed to provide teachers with the next teaching points in order to improve each students writing ability

in all writing genres. It is essential that teachers are able to accurately mark / moderate each students

writing using the Bright Path Writing tool.

The Bright Path Program will eventually be Nationwide, providing much needed consistency in

teacher’s moderating of students writing.

SPORTS DAY - GUICHEN WINS!

Robe Primary School - Colour Run Fundraiser

The Run4Fun Colour Explosion was a great success with all students completing the run with a huge smile on their face. All kids involved did an excellent job fundraising with a total of $4,505 profit being

collected. A huge thank you to the Robe CFS for bringing the Fire Truck to wet the kids prior to the run to ensure the paint powder stuck! And to Robe Foodland for their generous donation of bread for the BBQ. Lastly a MASSIVE thank you to all the parents/volunteers who helped out to make the day

possible!

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is underway and hopefully students have been busy reading their quota of

books in order to have their list completed by September 6th.

We strongly encourage all parents to support this initiative. Premier’s Reading Challenge books are available

both at school and at the public library for students to borrow. It would be very sad for students to miss out on

the opportunity to complete reading 12 books from the Reading Challenge List and therefore miss out on a

medal that will be presented at an assembly later in the year.

Raises the profile of reading, libraries and

literacy in schools

Gives students a focus for their reading

Encourages students to read more books and

enjoy reading more - the more you read the better you get at it!

Offers incentives for reluctant readers

Builds self-esteem and pride, school unity, and

a sense of achievement

Increases the involvement of parents in their

child’s reading

Increases library borrowing

Contributes to increased literacy levels

Benefits of taking part in the Challenge

Pupil Free Day - Maths Training

Year 2/3 Teacher

Penny Day

On Monday 11th of February staff from Robe Primary School (and 6 teachers from neighbouring

schools) participated in a workshop titled ‘Where is the Sweet Spot in Mathematics Instruction?’

Kelvin Sparks ran the training and he is a Mathematics Coach who is based in Adelaide. Over the day

he presented many Inquiry Based Tasks and talked about how to combine these with Explicit Teaching

of Mathematics concepts in order to improve student learning.

The following day Kelvin worked in classrooms modelling to teachers how the ideas from the previous

day can be used in Mathematics lessons.

At Robe Primary School teachers are now taking the ideas from the training, trialling these in our own

classrooms and then sharing our learning and experiences at staff meeting. We have ordered new

Mathematics resources to assist us with ongoing teaching.

Year 1/2 Number Talks

Year 2/3 Teacher

Penny Day

Since the Numeracy Pupil Free Day our class has

begun each Math lesson with a ‘Number Talk’. This is

when I write a problem as an equation or number

sentence (e.g., 6 + 3 =) and children mentally solve

the question. They put their thumbs up in their lap

when they have calculated an answer and I collect

their answers and write them on the whiteboard. I

then invite students to explain their thinking and record

it visually on the board.

During this session there are no judgments or negative

comments and children are supported to explain their

thinking. Mathematical misconceptions can be talked

about and corrected and children are exposed to

different ways to solve the same problem.

Here are some ways that children solved the problem 3 + 6 =

Count all:

“I put up 6 fingers and then 3 fingers and I counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.”

Count on:

“I had 6 and then put up 3 fingers and counted 7, 8, 9.”

Counting by 3:

“I know that 3 and 3 makes 6 so 3 more makes 9.”

Bridge Through Ten:

“I thought 10 and then took 1 off because I know 6 and 4 makes 10.”

At the end of 2018 I applied for some funding through Bendigo Bank to collaborate a project between the Men’s shed, The Community Garden and the school. The project consists of the

construction of 5 scarecrows, based on community members, for installation at the community garden. The scarecrows have been constructed so far from wood and plastic and hopefully will be dressed and decorated soon for delivery. Emphasis and discussion about longevity of products (so

they withstand the elements) has been a focus as well as who makes up the Robe community.

JOJO SPOOK - ART

To all parent/grandparent volunteers who helped

make sports day a success by helping with equipment, being a chaperone/timer/place judge and especially to those who donated food and staffed the canteen at morning tea!

To the parent volunteers who gave their time and

helped with our ‘World Of Maths’ sessions.

To everyone involved with the organisation of the

Colour Run and also to those who helped make it a success on the actual day!

Swimming lesson volunteers, your help was most

appreciated.

Marion Rimmer, Mary Weir and Robyn Thompson

for ongoing classroom support.

HOOPS REGISTRATION

Term 2 Magic Hoops registration is now open! Is your child between the age of 5-7?

Does your child want to be involved in Millicent Basketball?

Millicent Basketball Aussie Hoops program provides children with the opportunity to stay active, make new friends, learn new skills and have fun.

The new Hoops Season commences on Monday the 29th April or Tuesday the 30th of April and plays through until the end of the term. Tuesday sessions run from 4:30 till 5:15pm at the Peter Seebohm Stadium, and Monday sessions will only be formed if there is enough interest. Sessions involve an introduction to bas-ketball, as well as skill development while having fun.

Registration forms are available on our website, at Denton's Sportspower, and at the Peter Seebohm

Stadium, they will also be handed out to schools shortly. Registrations are due to Denton's Sportspower by

the 27th of April. Remember, you can use your sports voucher when registering your child for Hoops.

Millicent District and International Basketball Association