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ISSUE 13

Principal: Mr Garry North Deputy Principal: Mr John Nielsen www.crafersps.sa.edu.au

Hi all

What a fabulous term it has

been! As we approach the end

of the school year we reflect on

those who have made significant

contributions to our work.

This week we recognised at our

Community Night some of the

volunteers that have made a

significant impact over an

extended period. Shane Barnard

and Sonia Harvey have

contributed countless hours to

our Pedal Prix program over the

years. They have received the

2018 Minister for Education’s

Volunteer Award and we thank

them greatly for their efforts.

Many students have benefited

from their generosity and

determination.

Diary Dates 21 January 2019

Uniform Shop Open 9-10:30am

29 January 2019

Tuesday

First Day Term 1

11 March 2019

Public Holiday

12 April 2019

Last Day Term 1

29 April 2019

First Day Term 2

10 June 2019

Queen's Birthday

5 July 2019

Last Day Term 2

TERM 4 • 14 December 2018

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Tara Graham-Cochrane was also

recognised for her contribution

to our Nature Play spaces. Tara’s

vision has led the Facilities Team

through the design, project

development and completion of

Phase 1 of the program. Her

generous donation of time,

professional knowledge and skill

throughout the program has

been amazing and we thank her

greatly for her input.

Classes have sent out thank you

messages and certificates for

over 40 volunteers who have

offered their time and energy to

add great value to our school’s

learning programme. From

listening to reading through to

camps, excursions, events and

beyond, the contribution that

our volunteers make is

invaluable. Thank you, you are

appreciated!

School Improvement Plan

2019

Governing Council and staff

have recently endorsed the 2019

School Improvement Plan (SIP)

which will soon be on our

website. It details our main

priorities for improvement

within literacy and numeracy

and sits within the Department

for Education’s template. We will

also be developing some other

important strategic directions

next year and I look forward to

keeping you connected as we

go.

Our students continue to

achieve high results in literacy

and numeracy. Even from this

strong base we still can identify

areas for improvement.

Essentially our improvement

areas for 2019 will include:

Reading comprehension

(inference)

Writing (vocabulary and

spelling)

Numeracy (problem

solving, reasoning and

understanding)

Wellbeing for Learning

Strategy

Information

Communication Strategy

(infrastructure and

networking)

Learner Support

Framework (intervention

programmes and

processes)

On a personal note, I would like

to thank you for the warm

welcome that you have offered

me over the past few months. I

am really looking forward to

developing the strategic

directions in 2019 with staff,

students and community.

We wish the Year 7 graduates all

the best as they head into high

school and look forward to

hearing of their achievements as

we do for other students and

families who will not be at CPS in

2019.

It was wonderful to see

everyone out this week at

Community Night and

Graduation celebrations. Thank

you again for everything that

you do to support the young

people in our care and the

dedicated adults with whom we

share the journey with all its

challenges and triumphs.

I wish you a happy holiday

season in which ever way you

celebrate it. May you enjoy time

with your family and reflect on

all the good things in life.

Garry

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Canberra 2018 On the 9th of November, the Year 6 and 7 students departed Crafers Primary School at 8pm to start the

sixteen-hour long bus ride to Canberra. The next morning, we stopped at the Dog on the Tucker Box

for breakfast. Later that day, the Crafers Crew arrived at Canberra Park where we would stay for the

week. All the students were so relieved to finally eat lunch because they were so hungry from being on

the bus for sixteen hours.

On the 11th of November, the Crafers Crew were up early, ready to attend the Australian War memorial

for the Remembrance Day ceremony. It was a great experience to see some of the VIPs, such as Scott

Morrison, the Australian PM. The Crafers Crew had a quick lunch break and then headed off to the

Royal Australian Mint. Telstra Tower was next on the agenda. It was a fantastic view from the lookout.

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After another early rise on Monday, the sleepy Crafers

Crew piled onto the bus and were off to visit the

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament

House. The crew ate lunch, visited the rose garden and

then headed to Parliament House. The Crafers Crew

watched the Senate in action and met Senator Penny

Wong and we had the chance to ask her some hard-

hitting questions. After dinner we went indoor rock

climbing.

One of the highlights on Tuesday was another visit

to the Australian War Memorial. The Crafers

Primary School Crew got to visit a Discovery Zone

where real-life war situations got put into action in

special rooms that made it like you were at war.

When night fell, we were off to Cockington Green,

where famous international buildings were shrunk

down to decorate an amazingly manicured

garden.

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The next day, the Crafers Crew went to the National Museum, CSIRO, National Capital Exhibition and

then our favourite activity - The Big Splash Waterpark.

It was bitter sweet on our final day in Canberra as we had enjoyed our time so much there but we had

also missed home and our families. We went to the AIS for a day tour and then Questacon, which was

amazing. We then had lunch and departed Canberra at 4pm.

On Friday the Crafers crew, exhausted and homesick, arrived at Crafers Primary School at approx.

7am.

What an amazing experience that we will never forget!

Katelin, Year 7

Students participated in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $60 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion.

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House Captain Volleyball Competition

An ongoing tradition at Crafers Primary School is for our House

Captains to run a competitive knockout volleyball competition in

Term 4. They hold two competitions, one for the Year 4/5’s and

another for the Year 6/7’s. The competition was a great success

with 21 teams entering the competition. The competition drew in

large crowds that all enjoyed sitting on the sideline barracking

their favourite teams.

Congratulations to The Scorpions for taking out the Year 4/5

competition and Jeffery’s Hotdogs for taking out the Year 6/7

competition.

I would like to say a massive thank you to all the House Captains

for their hard work in organising such a successful competition.

They have put in a lot of their own time into organising and

running the event and I know the other students are extremely

grateful for their efforts.

Victoria Gaetjens

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Pedal Prix Come and Try In week 7, interested Year 5s were given the opportunity to have a try in the Pedal Prix cars. The

children had a great time and are very enthusiastic about joining the Pedal Prix team next year. The

Pedal Prix Committee will hold a parent information session early in the year for all those interested in

joining the team in 2019.

Farewell Joan Joan is retiring!

After 18 years of service to the school Joan Ng has decided that retirement is the life to pursue. Joan

has worked with many children over the years and has been pivotal in their learning development.

Her ability to understand the learning needs of students, work with teachers and implement a

programme has been exemplary. Joan is the quiet achiever, always willing to help and always there

when needed. It is with a sense of sadness and delight that we wish Joan all the best for the future and

thank her deeply for the service she has given Crafers Primary School.

On behalf of the Crafers School Community

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From Maria’s Kitchen We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the students, parents, school staff and the CPS

Governing Council for your huge support of our lunch service.

We would like to announce a change in lunch days, starting Term 1, 2019. Next year, lunches will be

available on Monday and Wednesday.

The cut-off times for orders will be 4.00pm Sunday for Monday, and remain 4.00pm Tuesday for

Wednesday.

We hope everyone is finding the QKR app easy to access and use. If you are having any issues at all,

please contact us directly on 0403 163 576 or email mariaskitchen@bigpond.com. If we cannot help,

our QKR rep is more than happy to talk you through any problem.

We wish everyone a great holiday break and are looking forward to the new year!

Maria and Steve,

Maria’s Kitchen

Skoolbag Update In 2019 Skoolbag will continue to be used as the school’s main form of communication home to

parents for newsletters, school updates and forms.

The Skoolbag app has recently undergone an upgrade and users are requested to please download

the new Skoolbag app to ensure you’re kept up to date with school communications.

Please find download instructions here https://www.moqproducts.com.au/skoolbag/installation-

instructions/

The new version has a number of improved features including:

- A Single Feed of school updates

- Ability to add multiple schools

- Archive notifications

- Improved navigation and modern look

- Improved Unified Calendar View

- Richer Image Previews

- Updated look & feel

If you have any difficulties please contact Sophie on 8339 1073 or

sophie.calvertsmith315@schools.sa.edu.au