NEWSLETTER

School Reports

Teachers are currently writing mid year reports for students in their class. Reports will be sent home on the last day of term in sealed envelopes. School reports are an important tool for communicating achievement and progress to students and parents/carers. Teachers use their on-balance judgement to determine the level of learning achievement. They do this using a range of learning evidence collected throughout the school year commenting on what students have learnt, what they need to learn next, how the teacher, student and parent can support next steps for growth.

Materials and Services Charge 2025

As part of the 2024-25 State Budget, families with school-aged children will receive a $200 discount per child on their Materials and Services Charge for 2025. Please refer to the attached letter for further details.

Whole School Assembly

We had a very entertaining whole school assembly week 5. Mrs Argent and the school choir did a wonderful job singing an Acknowledgment of Country which recognises Angaston as Peramangk country. As well the choir sang Sing a Song by Archie Roach in honour of Reconciliation Week.

Uncle Archie Roach, AO, also known as ‘Uncle Archie’, was an Australian singer, songwriter, and storyteller. He was born in 1956 and died in 2022 aged 66. He was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Ruby Hunter was his wife, a singer, and his musical partner.

Song To Sing is taken from his album “Into the Bloodstream” which was released in 2012.  Archie wrote it after suffering a huge personal loss following the death of Ruby 2 years earlier, and also having his own health problems. This 1960s gospel-inspired song tells the story of one man’s journey after a life of emotional hardship.

The official video for Song To Sing is in black and white and features several other important Aboriginal Australians including Archie himself, Jack Charles, Lou Bennett and Emma Donovan.

The school choir asked us to think about the lyrics, and how music and singing can ‘pick you up’ and lift your mood if you are feeling unhappy or ‘down’, and I have no doubt we were all uplifted by their performance.

Mrs Gniel’s Reception students entertained us with a re-enactment of The Little Mouse. The students recited the story with animated voices, and lots of actions, while Tyson and Nora made their acting debut! As well, they shared beautiful pieces of ‘mouse’ artwork. They did an amazing job. I know there were lots of proud parents in the audience who commented on how well the Receptions performed in front of such a large audience.

Finally we had Ms N Taylor’s year 5/6 class sharing Dr Seuss Oh, the Places You’ll Go! The students explained that after reading the story earlier in the year as part of building relationships with their peers, they challenged themselves to memorise and recite it as a class. They did a magnificent job. Dr Seuss is hard enough to read at the best of times, let alone memorise and recite. The colourful hats and other accessories made by the students complimented their fantastic performance.

Congratulations to the following students who received a School Encouragement Award during the assembly:

Lola Rudiger

Charlie Schiller

Samia Strugnell

Asuka Shepherd

Xavier Zeunert

Brandon Trowell

Thomas Gregory

Lilly Burgess

Kelly Mitchell

Louis Logan

Inge Fiegert

Celeste Deakin

Indiana Sinclair

Vincent Cartright-Verne

Daisy Lofts

Riley Chapple

Hannah Fleet

Savannah Hueppauff

Patrick Niedorfer

Lucy Redden

German – Henry Merkel, Marlee Chapman, Chanelle Adams, Jacob Meyer

“Persistence and Resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.”  Gever Tulley

Children’s University

Children’s University is underway again for 2024 with 28 students participating this year. The students who are taking part in Children’s University are busily learning and documenting their learning in their passports. Students who have chosen to be involved in CUA can participate in a range of voluntary activities in order to gain credit towards their awards. Each participating student should have received their own CUA Passport to Learning. Children are asked to carry their passports with them to all CUA activities. When the student completes an activity they will receive a stamp in their passport to record their participation. The passport is an important part of the program as it acts as motivation for the students to get involved and records ongoing participation in extra-curricular learning.

The different types of activities involved in the program are summarised below:

In-School Clubs: Students can accrue hours for participation in clubs (such as Robotics) offered through school. Students need to participate in these clubs outside of their usual school hours e.g. before/ after school and/or lunch times. Students will be informed of various pop up clubs and/or activities as they arise.

Learning Destinations: A Learning Destination is any location outside of the school which children can attend to receive a stamp in their passport. Staff from CUA have previously validated these organisations to ensure they provide a positive learning experience for students. There are over 300 Learning Destinations throughout the state and details can be found at the CUA Portal. Caregivers can keep up to date with the latest news by liking their Facebook page ‘Children’s University Australasia’.

Regular Restricted Learning Destinations. These are external organisations of which students are paying members and attend on a regular basis (e.g. sporting clubs, dance studios, swimming centers etc.) These organisations do not need to be listed on our website to be included in the passport. In order to earn hours, students who participate in these activities must inform their CUA school coordinator who will direct them to either a hard copy ‘Review’ form or the CUA Portal. Once the Review is completed, students earn a maximum of 10 hours per graduation year in their passport for each activity.  If the student continues with the activity the following year, they are able to earn another 10 hours in their passport.

The CUA Portal. CUA members will be given a unique login and password to gain access to the CUA Portal, an essential tool for CUA members. This is where members will find information about participating Learning Destinations; access to a library of online activities; and have the ability to record and submit regular learning for approval. It is strongly encouraged that members use the CUA Portal to assist in earning hours. The CUA Portal can be accessed at www.cuaportal.com and login details are located at the front of your child’s passport.

Passport Stamps

Take passports with you to learning destinations to get it stamped by the organisations who run the learning experiences. Students have the option to meet with me once a week on Mondays to ask questions or get their passport stamped. All Regular Restricted Learning will get signed off at the end of the season eg. Basketball season.

Dr Luca Prisciandaro, Manager of Children’s University came to visit us on Friday 7th June to run a lunch time activity. The students had a great time with the marble run challenge! Check out the photos!

If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact me. 

Angaston Primary School have partnered with Spriggy Schools to provide an online service for parents/caregivers to purchase uniforms.

If you would like to use this facility please download the app on your mobile device and follow the instructions to set up ready to use.

Uniforms will be delivered to the student within 2 schools days following ordering online.

Uniforms can still be purchased at school.