Thiele Primary School Newsletter

Campus Drive,  

Aberfoyle Park

SA 5159

Ph:  8270 4222  Fax:  8270 4773   

ABSENTEE LINE: 8270 4222                  ABSENTEE SMS : 0416 906 283

Principal:  Mrs Sharon Willoughby

Deputy Principal:  Mrs Lisa Horton

Email Address: dl.1664_info@schools.sa.edu.au

Isabella M for achieving a High Distinction (100%) for her AMEB Grade 1 Theory Exam

Recently, Thiele Primary School had a casual day to raise funds for Kangaroo Island Community Education.

We are putting donations towards supporting families to access all camps and excursions this year at no cost, and to provide outdoor play equipment for student well-being.

It has been a tough year for us with bushfires and Covid-19 but we are a resilient community and knowing we have support from other communities – like yours makes us very grateful.

Thiele Primary School

Father’s Day Stall

Come and treat your Dad

Date: Thursday 3rd September and

Friday 4th September

Gifts available from

$1.00 to $5.00

      Don’t forget the Father’s Day Raffle

           50 cents each

The Commissioner’s Digital Challenge is an initiative of the Commissioner for Children and Young People, South Australia. You may like to encourage your child to become involved in the ‘unplugged’ activities which require no devices and are free step by step activities for all year levels for digital thinking across various subject areas which can be accessed at home or school by logging onto the challenge at https://commissionersdigitalchallenge.net.au/

· Space to Dream is a Mars-themed design thinking challenge with authentic voice from former NASA astronaut, Pamela Melroy. Free 3D design tools for every child from Makers Empire – no special equipment required. Unplugged (paper) option for those with limited digital access. The best designs will be publicly exhibited at MOD Museum of Discovery.

· Learn to Speak Robot is a digital thinking (coding and computational thinking) challenge with hundreds of step-by-step activities to choose from. Any four activities = challenge complete!

How do we connect to others? What makes connection between children and carers? Is it the length of time or is it the number of connection points that happen like little sparks that fire together? Even a few moments can make a connection that can be remembered for a lifetime. When my little boy was very small he once cupped my face in his hands and turned my head to face him full on. In that simple and very gentle action he was teaching me the basics. He didn't use words, yet In a language more powerful and simple than any words he was telling me: I know I have your attention when your face is turned towards mine, you're looking at me with interest and you're curious about what I'm sharing. My divided attention had been obvious in my body language and he showed me what to do to make the straight forward changes needed for connection.

Helping Children Deal with Parental Separation

Banana Bites is an educational, fun program for 6 - 12 year old children living with parental separation. Banana Bites is delivered by qualified and experienced Anglicare staff over three one and a half hour sessions. Banana Bites is designed to give children an opportunity to talk about their feelings, learn coping skills, improve their self-esteem, share their thoughts and experiences.

If you are interested in your child being involved in the Banana Bites program please contact Jayne at the front office to register your interest.

Roslyn Schmarewski - Roslyn.Schmarewski721@schools.sa.edu.au

Do you have any 8 ply wool or size 4 knitting needles / crochet hooks you no longer use that you may donate to the school so students may learn  tomboy, knitting or crocheting.

If so, please bring them to the Thiele Front Office and they will be passed on to students for craft.

My name is “Palmy” I am an orang-utan. I enjoy spending my time with the class who recycles the most recyclable 10c containers because this supports our school value of sustainability.

Congratulations!

T2

 collected the most recyclables

and won the opportunity to have Palmy in the classroom for the following two weeks. 

My name is Mr G-no-me. I like to spend my time in the class that takes care in keeping their yard area clean and tidy. This supports our school value of integrity.

Congratulations!

T9

is the class with the cleanest area and has Mr G-no Me for two weeks.

Congratulations!

These students won $2.00 canteen vouchers

Congratulations

• Father's Day Stall (via Skoolbag)
• National Science Week (via Skoolbag)
• Wellbeing and Engagement Collection (via Skoolbag)
• SAPSASA Athletics (selected students)
  

Hats are compulsory in Terms 1, 3 and 4. All students are required to wear a wide brimmed or legionnaires hat this term. Students who do not have a wide brimmed or legionnaires hat will be required to follow our “No Hat, No Play” policy. If students are not wearing their hat during recess and lunch they are to sit in the area near the Coorong building. Hats and beanies are not to be worn in classrooms.

Monday 7th and 14th September the parents/carers of the Pedal Prix riders will be volunteering their time at the Bowker Street Soccer carnival to continue their fundraising efforts for the newly purchased Pedal Prix trike and trailer which needed to be replaced due to break in at the Pedal Prix shed in the Christmas holidays. Thank you in advance to the parents/carers who have kindly volunteered their time to support this event.

Performing Arts has been going strong across Campus this term!

We welcomed back our Instrumental staff at the start of this term, and our students have been enjoying getting back to face-to-face lessons after being online for most of Term 2.  Senior Choir is enjoying once again working with our accompanist, Mrs Ros Sarre, and are working hard on our ‘Sing!’ repertoire in time for our end-of-term cinema sing-along experience. Junior Choir have added some new songs to their repertoire over the term (one suggested by the students!) and also learnt some fun new warm-ups. Campus Troupe have started rehearsing again with some new small-group routines, and Drama Club are practicing their skits with gusto!

Finally, in ‘Breaking News’: we’re starting work on the 2020 Music: Count Us In Festival song this week, which will eventually involve all our classes, Campus Band and Choirs in learning the fabulous, student-composed song “You Wont Bring Us Down”. You can check out the song at https://musicaustralia.org.au/program/countusin/the-song/2020-program-song/

Ally Cunningham Performing Arts Co-ordinator

www.performingartsoncampus.edublogs.org (password ‘Campus')

A beanie has been added to the uniform range and will be available to purchase in Term 3 for $10.50.

Beanies will not replace the legionnaire or wide brimmed hat. Legionnaire and wide brimmed hats are compulsory in Terms 1, 3 and 4 and optional in Term unless the UV rating is 3 or above. Hats / Beanies are not to be worn in classrooms. 

The Campus Uniform Shop is open on:

Canteen Online Ordering

Now Available through Qkr App

Each of the three schools on Campus have signed up to a QKR app which allows payments for various school payments online.

On each of the school’s apps the Canteen online ordering app has been added. This means that parents can now order lunch and recess orders online via their

schools QKR app

Just follow these easy steps below to get yourself set up:

1.        Download the QKR app from the APP Store

2.        Sign up

3.        Create an account for you – add profile

4.        Search for your schools QKR account (school name)

5.        Add credit card details

6.        Add your child/rens profile/information

7.        Click on Canteen

8.        Choose what you want add to cart and submit

9.        All orders must be placed by 9.00 am

10.      There is a communications page that will answer a lot of your questions

If you have any questions or require assistance please do not hesitate to contact your school front office.

CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Tuesday and Friday mornings in the Geoff Simpson Hall. Open to all community members with children aged birth to 5 years old. Come in enjoy a chat, have a coffee and snack while the children play.

Driving the Power of Purple through Education and Awareness

Certificate of Recognition

Thiele Primary School

are now

Epilepsy Aware

Training completed on Friday, January 24, 2020