Dear Parents/Caregivers,
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY FRIDAY 10th SEPTEMBER
DON’T FORGET there is a school closure day tomorrow, Friday September 10th.
If you need care for your children on the closure day, please contact Sally Mitchell in the OSHC. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no school staff on site.
YEARS 5-7 MARKET DAY
What a fantastic Market Day we had at school today!! Students in Yrs 5-7 have been working in small teams from across class groups for several weeks to create a stall or activity as their business. They had to work out what their business was going to sell, costs and profit margins, advertising and stall presentation. This aligns closely with the Business and Economics curriculum which is part of HASS in Yrs 5-7. A lot of Mathematics and English elements were also integrated. Students involved can all be very proud of their work and other students from across the school had a lot of fun buying from and participating in the offerings from the market during the day. Congratulations to all students and teachers involved.
SPORTS DAY
Sports Day will be held on Friday of Week 9 (next week), September 17th. We are hopeful of lovely weather and are looking forward to a wonderful day. Students are busy preparing for events and Ellie Burford and the Sports Day planning team are organising a program that will provide active fun and enjoyment for the day. Students are encouraged to wear their house colours on the day but also need to be Sunsmart and have their hat, sunscreen and water bottles as well as appropriate sports shoes. We respectfully remind families that unfortunately this year Sports Day is a student and staff event only again. This is due to ongoing COVID restrictions minimising adults onsite along with the significant challenges of the COVID management required for a school of our size of school for an event like this. We again thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
FOR VOLUNTEERS: RESPONDING TO RISKS OF HARM, ABUSE AND NEGLECT TRAINING
On July 1st a new Responding to Abuse and Neglect training was released. The new training is called Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect – Education and Care. We call it RRHAN-EC for short. The Department for Education has asked that all current volunteers with the older certificates that expire on December 31st 2021 please undertake the new training to receive a new certificate before December 31st. The new certificate expiry date will be December 31st 2024. This new certificate will be required to continue volunteering in 2022. It will also be the required training for new applicants undertaking applications to become volunteers from now on.
As a volunteer, you only need to do the RRHAN-EC fundamentals course. Please use this link to book into Plink to do the course. Please then provide the school with a copy of your new certificate asap. Thank you in advance.
NAPLAN RESULTS
NAPLAN results are due out within the next week. I will contact families via Skoolbag with information about how you will be provided with these, as soon as they arrive. While we have not received any comparative data, we have received our general school data for this year’s assessment already. At first look it appears we have done very well particularly in general achievement and I look forward to receiving the comparative data about this and other more specific elements. More information about our NAPLAN achievement will be made available in future newsletters.
RUOK? DAY
Officially, today is RUOK? Day. This is usually a day recognised every year around this time, to keep mental health front and centre of our understanding and social agenda. This year more than ever the message of checking in with others to make sure they are travelling okay and providing support if they aren’t is so much more important with the effect of COVID on many aspects of daily lives. This of course isn’t just with adults but also children and young people. Of course to ensure everyone else is okay and cared for we must also look after ourselves.
Yesterday, Naomi Pudney our Wellbeing Leader along with Joey our PCW and Danielle and Serena our Social Work students organised a great program of activities for the school and staff to remind us that positive wellbeing of everyone can be supported by all of us.
For more information about how to support others who are struggling or even yourself, please visit www.ruok.org.au.
PUPIL FREE DAY TERM 4 – MONDAY NOVEMBER 1st
Governing Council has endorsed a Pupil Free Day for Monday November 1st, Week 4 in Term 4. This is for staff to undertake a mandatory site hazard inspection and then moderate curriculum with colleagues in preparation for report writing. OSHC will be available for care on the day so please book in with Sally on 8381 7577 if you require care.
THE LATEST YR 7 TO HIGH SCHOOL UPDATE CAN BE FOUND here
With regards
Anne Rathjen
Principal
COMING EVENTS
SPORTS DAY – FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER
WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY – FRIDAY 29th OCTOBER
PUPIL FREE DAY – MONDAY 4th NOVEMBER
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
In week 7 the parent fundraising committee organised the annual Father’s Day Stall. This year, due to COVID restrictions we were unable to have our fundraising helpers on site during the day. I would like to thank, on your behalf, the following people for their contributions to making the event such a success yet again.
Firstly thank you to Mel Vlachos for all her work purchasing, organising and setting up out of hours. Thank you also to other members of the fundraising committee for their behind the scenes work.
Thank you to Jo Berry and Imelda Jolly for their help setting up and especially to Jo for helping to ensure the stall ran so smoothly on the day.
This year we invited a group of year 6/7 students to replace the parent volunteers. Our student helpers did a great job serving and packing with a smile. So thank you to Lara, Josh, Evie, James, Jayden, Ollie, Samantha, Lotus, Gabby, Grace, Akira, Kaylin, Zane, Noah, Connor, Reva, Vian, Jacques-Louis and Heidi.
And finally, thank you to all our student purchasers who displayed the school values with a smile.
Now that we are almost at the end of term three it is time to think about the transition process we have for our 2022 Reception students. We have traditionally had a parent meeting in the first week of November followed by three weekly sessions where our new students are introduced to some examples of school life. With COVID restrictions we will need to see how we can manage this important process this year. We will be emailing 2022 Reception parents at the beginning of term 4 with more information.
It was a pleasure today to visit the Market Day organised by our year 5, 6 and 7 students. The five classes which were perusing, joining in and consuming when I visited were all having a great time. Making decisions about how to spend their money and wishing they had more tickets are life lessons. As are the Business and Economics decisions which have been made by the stall holders. Well done to all for their hard work, and I hope their product choices and marketing decisions reap rewards.
Kind Regards,
Andrea Hayden
Deputy Principal
If you are yet to pay your 2021 Materials and Services fees we remind families to clear all outstanding accounts, final notices have been issued, If no contact has been made with the business manager or finance officer debt collection will commence at the end of this month.
If you are experiencing financial difficulties we ask you contact the Business Manager via email dl.1053.finance@schools.sa.edu.au If you are experiencing financial difficulties we ask you contact the Business Manager via email to dl.1053.finance@schools.sa.edu.au.
Imelda Jolly
Business Manager
RECESS and LUNCH for $6.00
Recess - FROZEN JUICE STICK
Lunch - HOTDOG or VEGGIE SAUSAGE
FROZEN JUICE STICK
** Please note. No other lunch orders available on this day.
Please place your order via the Qkr! app NO LATER than 9.15am Wednesday 15th September to avoid disappointment.
Volunteers Wanted !!
Volunteers are important to our school community. Our canteen relies on help from volunteers to deliver a meal service to our pupils.
To enable us to provide a varied recess and lunch menu offer to our pupils we really do need your help.
If you have a spare hour or more we would welcome your support.
Not registered with the school as a volunteer? Volunteer application packs are available from the front office containing all the information you need to submit your registration as a volunteer...... WE NEED YOU
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Canteen RosterPlease download and view the CANTEEN ROSTER, you will see there are many blank spaces on the roster, we would love you to select a time slot and become part of our team. We would welcome and thank you for volunteering your time to help and ensure our children have access to varied interesting food and snacks offered from the canteen.
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If you have any uniform items in good condition that are now surplus to your needs our volunteers would appreciate donations.
Donations can be left at the administration office. Thank you.
Opening hours :- House 1, through the carport - facing Forresters Rd
Wednesday morning 8.30-9.00
Wednesday afternoon 3.00-3.30
Hallett Cove East Primary School:
Our Mission is to ensure that our students are able to successfully interact and achieve within andbeyond their own community, now and in the future.
This may be evidenced by:
A Strong Sense of IdentityThe school Values identified by the school community are reflected in the everyday language atschool by staff, parents, students and community members. The Values are
Our ongoing commitment to our Values is reflected in our Student and Staff Wellbeing programs including the Year 7 Student Leaders program, Buddy and assembly programs.
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