NEWSLETTER

When we say ‘goodbye’ tomorrow afternoon, we will have successfully completed 51 days at school. We have 105 students at our school. So, if every student learnt one new skill or one new piece of information or improved one thing, on every day, that’s … 5355 new pieces of learning that have occurred! When I visit classrooms and see how engaged the students are, I can believe that this much learning really has occurred.

This year, teachers have undertaken some new learning too: we have been training on the use of Brightpath, which is a means of assessing students’ writing. Over the past couple of weeks, all classes have worked on writing a story for assessment (even our little Receptions!). At our Staff Meeting this week, we worked with our Brightpath Project Officer to assess all the writing samples. It was fantastic to see the quality of work and the imagination of our students. During Term 2, the teachers will use the results from Brightpath to do some explicit teaching. When we collect the next samples of work, we will be able to see how much students have improved in both their authorial choices and in their use of language conventions.

The school holidays provide an opportunity for everyone, students and staff, to rest, relax and reset. It is a time for a well-deserved break, where families and friends can come together and enjoy each other’s company. So, I hope you all have a wonderful time away from school and that you all keep safe, so that we can come back together to continue our learning journey in Term 2. 

Gail Holland

Principal

Please Drive with Caution at Pick Up Time

Remain in your car and move off after your child has entered.

This will be a very busy time and we ask for your cooperation so that our students can go off on their holiday safely at the end of the day.

During Garden Club we have been caring for our fruits and vegetables. We entered many of them in the Tanunda Show this year and we won two first place certificates and two third place certificates. Another great achievement this year, well done gardeners.

On 1st March new laws were introduced in South Australia banning smoking and vaping in a variety of public areas. The smoke-free and vape-free areas obviously include school grounds, but also extend to 10m beyond our school boundaries.

Our families and community members have always been respectful and have never caused others to be exposed to cigarette smoke or e-cigarette aerosol. So, while we have never had an issue with people smoking or vaping near our school grounds, I am obliged to let you know of these new laws.

The maximum penalty for breach of these laws is $750.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our school and environment.

Gail Holland - Principal

HIT Productions is thrilled to be producing this joyful and acclaimed musical – touring across metropolitan, regional, and remote Australia in 2024. The Sunshine Club tour is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body. Heralded as a “brilliant new landmark in Australian musicals” (The Australian), The Sunshine Club is written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man Wesley Enoch AM, an acclaimed creative force in Australian Theatre. This energetic and engaging musical play has a variety of music styles, with 28 songs composed by the esteemed John Rodgers.  It tells the story of Frank Doyle, an Aboriginal serviceman who has come home from World War II to find that although the wider world may have changed, attitudes back home in Brisbane are just the same. Filled with a defiant energy and ambition for a better life, Frank starts The Sunshine Club, a place where black and white can meet and, most importantly, dance. Here he dreams of a future where he can dance in step with Rose, the girl next door, the girl of his dreams. The award-winning Sunshine Club is a thought provoking, vibrant and above all joyful night of theatre and music filled with amazing acting, dancing and singing and featuring a talented cast of 10, including emerging and established First Nations artists, and a 5 piece live band. It is perfect for audiences seeking entertaining, socially relevant work.

Chelsea Hawke

Production Assistant  

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