Crafers Primary School

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Our students have successfully undertaken a very busy past few weeks where we have seen the ‘Crafers spirit’ in full flight with a plethora of exciting learning opportunities for all to enjoy. Many students have demonstrated their commitment and courage towards ‘having a go’ and ‘giving their best effort’ in the form of speaking bravely in front of an Assembly audience for the first time, as well as participating in the Festival of Music band, soloists, and choreography state wide auditions. These have occurred alongside the efforts of children competing in local and state sporting events including netball and cross country running.

This week has seen our Reception to Year 5 students travelling down to Marion for the water safety program, hopping in the pool and developing new skills. Our school leaders have been busy leading multiple enrolment tours with prospective families by providing them with information about the school from their perspective and from the heart. Buddy classes have spent time working together on a series of activities as part of Reconciliation Week.

I continue to be in awe of how generous, hardworking, and supportive the volunteer community are within our school in ways that make a pleasant and rewarding difference for all. The Parents and Friends committee are currently busy preparing for our upcoming Quiz Night. The Uniform Shop remains a hive of activity and our Pedal Prix students are well prepared for next weekend’s race at Victoria Park, all due to the tireless work and ongoing commitment of our volunteers. For this, we all say a huge thank you!

We continue our shared journey with a whole school focus on our ‘Respect’ value, in order to create a deeper, shared understanding. Over the past few weeks, we have had an intentional focus on modelling respect in a variety of ways including; how we greet one another both physically and verbally, our roles and responsibilities as a bystander, showing respect to our school yard environment, as well as welcoming others to join in to break time play. Several students have been recognised for going above and beyond in modelling some of these behaviours at our recent Assembly to which they have contributed towards our Values Cup (which we will share more about in the next newsletter).

We are all proud of what is achieved in this wonderful school community and for the many learning opportunities that take place.

Kind regards

Shaun Barber

Last term the class were researching Australia’s neighbouring countries (Year 3) and areas of South America (Year 4). They looked at the different climate types as well as the vegetation.

Using collage and layering techniques, each student made a rainforest art piece. They added forest animals and plants, using paintwash, coloured paper and paint textas. The finished pictures add a vibrancy to our room and the art skills are developing well.

Integrated work – the class have been listening to a story called ‘Alice’s Springs’ about a basketball team who incorporated tap dancing into their training. This is because the courts get so hot, they decided to jump around more to protect the soles of their shoes.  The topic covers English – character development, descriptive language and using strong words in advertising. Each student designed a basketball shoe that needed an original logo, as well as a slogan for advertising. Some of them are very clever and they did a great job with their artwork.