Next Term there will be two parent workshops.  The first will be held on Wednesday 14th October and will focus on CyberSafety. This workshop will be facilitated by the Carly Ryan Foundation.  I would strongly encourage parents to attend this workshop.  It was apparent at the recent Primary Years student workshops on Cybersafety, facilitated by SA Police that there are many children who have multiple social media accounts, and some are conversing with strangers online which is concerning.  Understanding how to navigate this ‘space’ is so important in keeping our precious and impressionable children safe.

RSVP before 5th October. Fill out this form to secure your place.

A creche will be available.  Please RSVP so the appropriate level of staff can be arranged. 

On Wednesday 21 October, educational consultant, Bill Hansberry will present two workshops:

Workshop 1: Raising Kids with Grit

Workshop 2: Will you two just leave one another alone?

His presentations are enjoyable and humorous! 

These presentations are possible because of the Parents in Education Grant that the Parents and Friends applied for. 

RSVP before 16th October. Fill out this online form to secure your place.

A creche will be available.  Please RSVP so the appropriate level of staff can be arranged. 

Our SJSH Parents & Friends Father's Day raffle tickets are on sale now via our Qkr! app for just $1 per ticket.

We have FIVE fantastic prize packs up for grabs for some lucky Dad's!!

THE PRIZES will be randomly drawn, in no particular order, after lunch on Friday September 4th.

These will be available for collection from the front office.

• $100 voucher for Matt Morris's Built at Home services + $45 Bella Vita Pizza Voucher
• AFL Max Family Ticket + $100 Bunnings Voucher donated by Sophia at Reliable Affordable Tree & Stump Removal
• $100 Adrenaline Voucher, thanks to Leath the Lending Therapist + 1 x bottle of wine, kindly donated by Megan Papadoupoulos
• $100 Bunnings Voucher donated by Sophia at Reliable Affordable Tree & Stump Removal + Gift Basket, with thanks to Jessica Pollice - Para Hills Painters & Decorators
• 1 x Magnum of wine thanks to Richard Ellerman / Patrick of Coonawarra + 1 x bottle of wine thanks to Rachel Cini

What a loot!

Please support this valuable fundraising drive. Like Mother's Day, it is not without a little sadness that the kids can't buy from a stall. This decision was made in the best interest of everyone, and in line with the school's Covid Policy.

In previous years Learning Conversations were held in Term 1 and Term 3.  With the disruption of COVID-19,  Learning Conversations took place late Term 2, just before Semester 1 reports were issued, instead.  Learning Conversations in Term 3 can be arranged directly with your child’s class teacher if required.  Staff can be contacted by email, Seesaw or Microsoft Teams.  As always, the staff are available to meet with you at a mutually beneficial time to discuss your child's learning or any issues that may arise.

Learning Journeys are usually held on the Thursday morning in Week 10 of each term.  Students and teachers alike look forward to showcasing the learning and insights gained throughout the term.  It is certainly a joyous time.  Unfortunately, due to current restrictions we are unable to open the classrooms this term. 

Thank you to Jordina, Nikolai, Chiara, Johann and their families who came along to our Parish Mass on Sunday. Thank you also to Mrs Elmendorp, Mrs Falanga and Ms D’Aloia for reading at this Mass. It was a beautiful celebration and a great opportunity to be in community with our Sacred Heart, Hindmarsh Parish.

We are invited to Mass each Sunday at 9:30am at Sacred Heart Church, Port Road, Hindmarsh.

The children continued to make elaborate structures with blocks and other props for zoo animals. This work is to compliment and make connections with ELLA app 4 THE ZOO and zoo stories that we have been reading.

This stage of block building corresponds to the “realistic” stage in art development. Children use blocks to represent things they know, like cities, cars, airplanes, houses and animal enclosures. Language flourishes in this setting as the children talk about their structures, explain the workings of their designs and share information. Building with materials such as blocks, lego and other props such as plastic animals, etc, invite problem solving and mathematical thinking.

To help keep your kids safe on the road, RAA runs Street Smart Primary – free, interactive road-safety lessons held in primary schools across SA.

RAA believes road safety is an important skill that should be learnt from an early age. To help, they’ve partnered with the Government of South Australia and the Lifetime Support Authority to offer free road-safety lessons in primary schools across South Australia. Since the program launched in 2014, they’ve visited more than 700 schools.

Last week 3T and 4M had a session with Christina from RAA. They learnt that we are all road users - whether as a passenger, pedestrian ?‍♂️ ?‍♂️ , cyclist ?‍♂️ or scooter ?. We all have a responsibility. We learnt what to do as a pedestrian crossing a road and what we need to do when walking along the footpath, as well as our responsibilities as cyclists. Take some time to talk with your child about what they learnt - especially about bells on bikes.

They learned how to use their ‘Bike Brain’ and how to do a ‘Bike Check’. They also learned how to do the 2-V-1 check to make sure our helmet fits correctly. When using a road crossing as a pedestrian, you should always STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK and hold the hand of an adult if you are under the age of 10 ?????

Year 3T have been discussing about ‘Thinking my way through...’

They discussed, when we are involved in learning situations, it is necessary to consider what type of thinking we need to utilise to best help us learn and solve problems. In a learning situation, do we need to think as:

? Mathematicians
? Writers/Authors
? Linguists
? Theologians
? Technologists
? Engineers
? Designers
? Geographers
? Scientists
? Historians
? Artists
? Collaborators
? Communicators
? Researchers
? Self-managers
? Inquirers

Koby and Jack explained how their class made models of the brain.

Last week we were using plasticine to make our brain and we tried our best to make our brain.
The plasticine was a little bit hard but we melted it so it was a bit more brainy and flat so that the brain would stand out to us.

We are very happy with our brain.This brain is hard, we have got the plasticine in our fingernails and it’s really annoying under nails, they keep effecting our hands. We did our best on the ?.

The brain is wonderful in many ways, like the front part of your brain is called the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, this is why the brain is wonderful.

The children were so excited on the first day we moved in, and their excitement has continued.

The hall has provided new opportunities for each child, as it is a big space and there is so much to do. Some children love to engage in sports and others love craft. With lots of space at our disposal, the opportunities are endless. Some of the children have been practising gymnastics both in the mornings and during after school care. Others have been engaging in play-based experiences such as dodgeball, handball, Electric Piggy and Red Rover in the main hall area while we still have craft area for our daily activities.

During National Science Week some of the children participated in STEM based activities.