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STRADBROKE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor, SA 5073

Excellence and Achievement in a Supportive School Environment Principal: Tanya Scanlan

Telephone: 8337 2861/8337 5349 Student Absence Ph: 8365 5621

Fax: 8337 0041

email: dl.0923.info@schools.sa.edu.au

website: www.stradsch.sa.edu.au

Out of School Hours Care: 8365 5677

Director: Rebecca MacQueen

CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A

14 February 2019

PARENT REPRESENTATIVES AT STRADBROKE

Thank you so much to the parents who have already volunteered to be a

parent representative in your child’s class. We really appreciate your time

and commitment.

The role of a parent representative generally involves organising social events

for the other parents and students in your child’s class as well as welcoming

any new families to your class. At times a parent representative can also work

with the teacher to organise volunteers for school events.

The following classes do not yet have a parent representative. Please contact

your child’s teacher if you would like to volunteer for this role. FR4 (Harding),

FR5 (Awwad), FR6 (Corbett), K6 (Tranfa), K7 (Angrove), K8 (Cordina), L4

(Byford), K5 (Zola), F6 (Schofield), L8 (May), F7 (Pennifold)

An informal ‘Welcome to Parent Representatives’ evening will be held in the

Stradbroke staffroom on Wednesday 20th February between 6.30pm and

7.30pm.

RECEPTION NEWS

Our new Reception children have settled into school life at Stradbroke

enthusiastically! We have enjoyed getting to know all our young students as

they begin their learning journey. In week two we started the ‘Jolly Phonics’

Programme, an interactive early systematic phonics approach, which teaches

students the first 42 sounds of the English language. Our students are already

starting to blend sounds into words.

2019

FEBRUARY

Fri 15th Yr 3-7 Assembly 9.00am

RAN Volunteer Training

Wed 20th Governing Council

Fri 22nd R-2 Assembly 9.00am

MARCH

Fri 1st Yr 3-7 Assembly 9.00am

Wed 6th Governing Council AGM

Wed 6th – Thu 7th Year 6/7 Aquatics

Thu 7th, 14th & 21st 1-2-3 Magic & Emotion Coaching

(2-11 years) Parent Course

Fri 8th R-2 Assembly 9.00am

Mon 11th Adelaide Cup Public Holiday

Wed 13th FAC Meeting

Fri 15th Yr 3-7 Assembly 9.00am

Mon 18th–Fri 22nd Parent/Teacher interviews

Tue 19th School Photo Day

Thu 21st Harmony Day

Fri 22nd R-2 Assembly 9.00am

Wed 27th Engaging Adolescents (11-18 years)

Parent Course

Fri 29th Yr 3-7 Assembly 9.00am

Family BBQ

APRIL

Mon 1st – Fri 5th Year 2/3 Swimming – ARC

Tue 2nd Principal’s Tour 9.30am

Wed 3rd & 10th Engaging Adolescents (11-18 years)

Parent Course

Fri 5th R-2 Assembly 9.00am

Fri 12th Whole school Assembly 11.30am

Early Dismissal 12.00 noon

Stradbroke Parent Representatives We invite the nominated classroom parent representatives

to attend an informal social event on Wednesday 20th February.

Stradbroke staffroom 6.30 – 7.30pm

Pupil Free Days Tuesday 11th June

Wednesday 12th June

Mon 2nd September

Friday 25th October

School Closure Day Friday 30th August

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HEALTH AS A SPECIALIST SUBJECT AT STRADBROKE

Once again Health is being taught by specialist teachers at

Stradbroke. Rachel Pontifex, Sarah Button and Anja Rees have

met to collaboratively plan some great units to start the year

with. We have ensured that our units of work support and

compliment the ‘Play Is The Way’ wellbeing program in our

school.

The following topics will be our focus for Term 1 (Year 1 and

Year 5 will have Health during Semester 2)

Reception Our bodies and five senses

Year 2 Safe use of medicines and basic first aid

Year 3 and 4 Identities, strengths and influences

Year 6 and 7 Identity and diversity in healthy

communities

Each class has started the term off with a strong focus on

identity. We have explored the concepts of;

• What is identity?

• What influences can impact on my identity? (family,

friends, clubs, culture, religion, life experiences)

Having a strong sense of identity is so important for our mental

health. It allows our children to stand out as individuals,

develop a sense of well-being and an understanding that we

can celebrate diversity and be proud of who we are.

We look forward to working with our classes in L3. Please

contact us if you have any further questions or would like to

know more about the units we are teaching.

Rachel Pontifex, Sarah Button and Anja Rees

ATTENDANCE

Absence

Please telephone the school between 8.15am – 9.30am on

8365 5621, email the school on

dl.0923.absences@schools.sa.edu.au or notify us via the

Skoolbag app if your child is absent. If children are absent and

a message has not been received, an email will be sent to

Parent 1 requesting that they contact the school and explain

the absence.

Late

If your child is late (after 8.50am), a caregiver must accompany

him/her to sign in at Student Services in the Front Office before

going to the classroom.

Early

If your child needs to be away from school during school hours,

e.g. to keep a dental or doctor’s appointment, a caregiver is

required to come to Student Services in the Front Office and

sign the child out before leaving the school. Please note

children are not permitted to wait in the pick-up zone as it is

unsupervised. Children must be collected from the classroom

or the Front Office. On return, an adult must accompany the

child back to Student Services and sign them back in.

Exemptions

If a family holiday/travel is planned during term time, a student

exemption form (ED176) needs to be collected from the Front

Office, completed and submitted to the Principal for approval.

ENROLMENTS FOR 2020

If you have children already at Stradbroke and you have a pre-

schooler beginning school next year, please contact the Front

Office and collect an enrolment register application for a place

to be held.

DCSI CHILD-RELATED EMPLOYMENT SCREENING

The DCSI (Department for Communities and Social Inclusion)

Child-related employment screening is the criminal history

screen required for all employees and volunteers in schools

who volunteer for an excursion, camp or sport coaching. There

is no cost for a DCSI screening for volunteers who apply

through the school. The screen can take up to three months to

be processed so we are encouraging volunteers to plan ahead

for this year. Please see Front Office or Student Services staff

to initiate the process.

THANK YOU

Thank you to the many families who attended our R-7

Acquaintance Night. It was great to see you here supporting

your children and their teachers. A big thank you to all the

families who accessed the crèche provided by Kids’ Zone, this

is a great help in keeping all children safe and cared for during

the evening. Thank you also to our teachers for their time and

preparation and commitment to sharing their programs and

routines with families.

CANTEEN

Qkr App: Just a reminder to update your child's class number

in the profile section. We have had a few orders going to the

wrong classroom because of incorrect information. If in doubt,

please check.

Friday Treat days: For the next two Fridays (15 and 22

February) we will be offering Sushi as a lunch time option.

$1.50 per piece: chicken, tuna or vegetarian. All of our Sushi

contains cucumber, carrot, avocado and mayonnaise. If you

have any allergies please contact the Canteen before Friday if

you would like to pre-order the Sushi without any of the

above.

Volunteer Roster: If anyone is available on the following days,

please pop into the Canteen or contact the Front Office. Friday

8, 15, 22, 29 March.

Pancake Week: This year Pancake week is in Week 6. Each day,

Monday 4 until Friday 8 March, we will be selling

pancakes/honey/ice-cream over the counter at recess and

lunch. We would really appreciate 3-4 volunteers each day to

help serve at recess (11.00am until 11.30am) during this

popular treat week. Please contact the Canteen if you are

available. Thank you.

Kate Majewski

Canteen Manager

TRAFFIC MONITORS

Week 4 am Mark Mason, Ella Smith, Matthew

Edwards

pm Angelica Chia, Isaac Gold, Shayla Quinn

Week 5 am Levi Garcia, Johna James, Sam Feng

pm Erin Kim, Mia Herrera, Haniya Prashar

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LIBRARY

It was great to see so many parents come and meet the

Specialist Teachers in the Library on Acquaintance Night last

week. Those parents were able to see the fantastic changes we

have made to the Library space for 2019. Our vision is to

change the way the Library is used and to provide students

with different spaces in which to learn and interact. Student

feedback so far has been very positive and we have had many

parents drop in for a look because of their children’s

enthusiastic feedback about what is happening in here. We

would like to remind you we are open after school until

3.30pm. One night last week we had a father and son working

on a jigsaw puzzle, a mother and son reading cosily on our

lounges and other parents supporting their children’s

borrowing choices or playing in the construction area and

building on the Lego wall. What a wonderful community

feeling.

Emma Green

Teacher Librarian

STRADBROKE RECYCLED

A Second-hand Uniform Stall will be held on Friday 22 February

(Week 4) from 8:30-9:00am in the quadrangle.

Most items are available for a gold-coin donation, except for:

• polar fleece jumpers with school logo and two-tone school

tops ($5)

• school bags ($5)

• two-tone track jackets ($10)

All proceeds go directly to the school. Come along and grab a

bargain!

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Emma Sayers (K1) is performing in

the show “Oliver” at this year’s

Adelaide Fringe Festival in

March. Emma will be in the first

three (of six) performances by the

Adelaide Theatre Academy (March

8-9), of this classic musical based

on Charles Dickens much loved

story of Oliver Twist. The show is

rated G, and considered one of the

best musicals of all time. Tickets

now available from the Adelaide

Fringe website.

Kalina Stefanov was selected out of 32 girls competing in the

Super 10s National Camp in Melbourne to do the coin toss in

the Women's final at Australian Open 2019. She showed a

great fighting spirit and never gave up. Each state was

represented by 4 girls and 4 boys at the age of 10.

That would not have been possible without the efforts and

dedication of her mentor and coach Todd Perry for 3.5 years,

who put in a lot of hours on and off court throughout the

school holidays to prepare her physically and mentally for this

event. Thank you, Todd! Well done, Kali!

Congratulations to Emerson Warren who has been nominated

for the Swimming 10-19 years team to participate at a School

Sport Australia Championship.

SPORT

Winter Netball (Term 2 and 3) information and registration

forms are now available from Student Services. Students

currently playing Summer Netball have already been given a

registration form. Registrations close on Wednesday 27

February 2019.

Information on Soccer and Football registrations for Term 2

and 3 will be available in the next newsletter.

Basketball (Term 1 and 2), Cricket (Term 1 and 4) and Netball

(Term 4 and 1) for 2019 have commenced. We have 162

students participating across these sports.

BASKETBALL

Year 2/3 Coach: Paul Searston

Stradbroke

Phoenix

30 Def East Marden

Magic

12

Exciting to see the boys work together as a unit to win their

first game. Look forward to the rest of the season.

Game Played: Tuesday 5 February

Year 2/3 Coach: Paul Searston

Stradbroke

Phoenix

19 Def Stradbroke

Warriors

0

Fantastic defensive effort by all players.

Game Played: Tuesday 12 February

Year 6/7 Coach: Paul Searston

Stradbroke B 28 Def Rostrevor

College Black

16

Strong performance by the new team.

Game Played: Monday 11 February

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Year 4/5 Coach: Jacqui Edwards

Stradbroke

Legends

24 Def Trinity Thunder 12

Exciting to see the boys work together as a unit to win their

first game. Look forward to the rest of the season.

Game Played: Wednesday 6 February

Year 4/5 Coach: Jacqui Edwards

Trinity Trojans 27 Def Stradbroke

Legends

2

The team played really well in both games, including new

players and passing the ball well. All players gave 100% and

showed great resilience. Well done Sam, Jai, Max, Owen,

Liam, Zack, Lennon, Seban and Aaron.

Game Played: Wednesday 13 February

NETBALL

Primary Coach: Mel Bruno

Stradbroke

Panthers

Bye

Game Played: Friday 1 February

Primary Coach: Mel Bruno

Charles Campbell 17 Def Stradbroke

Panthers

6

Up against a very strong opposition team this week. Well

done to the team for their persistence.

Coaches Award: Aura for her work in defence and great job

running up and down the court in Centre. Claudia for taking

on several positions in the game.

Game Played: Friday 8 February

COMMUNITY NEWS

STRADBROKE SCHOOL

Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor, SA 5073 Excellence and Achievement in a Supportive School Environment

Principal: Tanya Scanlan Telephone: 8337 2861 / 8337 5349 Fax: 8337 0041 email: dl.0923.info@schools.sa.edu.au website: www.stradsch.sa.edu.au Out of School Hours Care: 8365 5677 Directors: Rebecca MacQueen CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A

14 February 2019

STRADBROKE SCHOOL GOVERNING COUNCIL

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH 2019 AT 6.30PM

All families are invited to attend the Stradbroke School Governing Council AGM on Wednesday 6 March at

6.30pm in the Stradbroke School Staff Room. A free crèche will be available i Kids’ )o e fro 6.20pm. Please

o ta t Kids’ )o e y Friday 1 March to make a booking. Booking is essential.

CURRENT GOVERNING COUNCIL PARENT REPRESENTATIVES

2017 – 2019 2018 – 2020

Anna Ricci, Michael Caruana, Philip Walters,

Bianca Hu, Adele Steel

Steve Hastwell, Laura Potter, Audra Edginton, Jo

Brown

Staff Representation for 2019 Governing Council

School Principal: Tanya Scanlan Deputy Principal: Sara Scott

Staff members: Jane Angove, Catherine Zola Community representative: TBA

Governing Council members are happy to talk about their role on Governing Council. Please do not hesitate to

contact any of them. You do not have to be a member of our School Governing Council to be a member of one

of the Governing Council Sub-committees. Please consider joining one of the Sub-committees.

Following the AGM we will have a short meeting of the Governing Council to elect office bearers.

Stradbroke School Governing Council

Parent Nomination Form – 2019

Please return these forms to Tanya Scanlan, Pri ipal, i a e velope arked CONFIDENTIAL y 4.00pm on Monday

4 March 2019.

At the AGM there will be six parent representative positions declared vacant. Five positions will be for a two year

term beginning at the AGM on 6 March 2019 and concluding at the AGM in 2021. And one parent representative

position declared vacant, for a one year term beginning at the AGM 2019 and concluding at the AGM 2020.

Governing Council meetings are held twice each term on Wednesday evenings from 6.30-8.30pm.

1. Nomination Form

I …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. full a e

of …………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………. (address)

wish to nominate for election as a member of the Stradbroke School Governing Council.

I declare that:

I have not been declared bankrupt and do not receive a benefit of law for the relief of insolvent

debtors

I have not been convicted of any offence of dishonesty, or of a sexual nature involving a minor, or of

violence against a person.

I have a current DCSI check or I have applied for a DCSI check.

“ig ed ………………………………………………………………………………….. Date ……………………………………..

Name of parent ………………………………………………………………………………………

Name of eldest child at Stradbroke ………………………………………………………... Roo No:…………

2. Sub-committee Membership

I am interested in being a member of the following Governing Council Sub-committees:

Facilities Social &

Fundraising

Sports OSHC

Kids’ Zo e

Uniform Canteen

(Please circle)

3. Questions

I would like the following questions raised at the AGM

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4. Annual Report

I am able to attend the School Governing Council AGM and I would like a copy of the AGM Reports prior to the

meeting.

I am unable to attend the School Governing Council AGM and I would like a copy of the AGM Reports.

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We continue to be one of the leading schools across the Northern Region, with outstanding

SACE results. In 2016 our students achieved the highest SACE scores across the Northern

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received an ATAR score of over 80. 11% of these students scored above 90, with our highest

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