Nuriootpa Primary School

Term 1 Week 9 Newsletter

Acknowledgement of Country

Important Diary Dates

From the Principal

Hi all!

I hope everyone enjoyed a restful Easter. I know we as a staff have rested and are gearing up for a busy last two weeks!

 As I have mentioned in a previous newsletter the Department of Education is implementing a new Public Education Strategy in week six. I spent some time at Leaders Day learning more about the strategy and in Week 8 , Steve and I were able to put our heads together and think a bit more about how the strategy applies to our school. The following infographic shows what the strategy looks like. Here is a little bit of information around the work that we are doing in this area.

 Wellbeing

We are continuing to support children and their families to engage with school, and a

Wellbeing Plan is being completed to provide focus, increase engagement and a sense of belonging. These areas are in response to results we received from the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, which is a survey of students.

We have had, and continue to have, several whole school events which provide excitement and interest to the students  – you will read about them in this newsletter. The Colour Explosion will be held on the last day, please come along and join in the fun!

The Berry Street team (BSEM team) ran a staff meeting re Domain 2 of the Berry Street philosophy. This is centred around ‘Relationships’ and we talked about Restorative conversations, Golden Statements, and Unconditional positive regard

Finally, everyone’s wellbeing flourishes when they are teaching and learning in a nice environment and so school grounds have been a focus – thank you to everyone who came along to the Working Bee!!

 Equity and Excellence

 We have had a real focus on literacy in term 1 – collecting reading and spelling data and planning for

Intervention which will start in term 2. Whilst teachers continue focus on spelling and reading they are maintaining momentum with the numeracy work.

 Learner Agency

Values are a vehicle to build learner agency at our school. For example, in response to incidents whereby someone may have behaved inappropriately we have conversations centred around values and try to build student ‘discernment and judgement’ around this. Ask your child what their top values are and why – it’s a great conversation to have!

 Effective Learners

We have been focusing on increasing the use of digital technology for learning – using technology as a learning tool rather than game based tools, we are increasing the use of voice to text tools and Makers empire 3D design. Classes have also been introduced to using Notebook to access and share their learning.

From the Deputy Principal

Safety Online
We are continually trying to promote strong use of IT to support student learning at NPS. Technology has, and will have a large impact on children’s lives. It is important that children stay safe while using technology and ensure they are not spending excessive amounts of time on devices. The article below from eSafety Commissioner highlights some important areas we need to monitor with students and technology. The complete article can be found through the link below.

Screen time

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/screen-time

Help your child achieve a healthy balance in their online and offline activities.

How much is too much?

There is no magic figure. The right amount of screen time can depend on a range of factors like your child’s age and maturity, the kind of content they are consuming, their learning needs and your family routine. It can be easy to focus only on the clock, but the quality and nature of what they are doing online, and your involvement, are just as important.Consider your child’s screen use in the context of their overall health and wellbeing. For example, is online time getting in the way of their sleep and exercise? Is it impacting on their face-to-face connections with family and friends? The answers to these questions will guide you and help strike the right balance of online and offline activities for your child.

Signs to watch for

Signs that your child’s online activity may be having a negative impact on them or on your family include: 
  • less interest in social activities like meeting friends or playing sport
  • not doing so well at school
  • tiredness, sleep disturbance, headaches, eye strain 
  • changes in eating patterns
  • reduced personal hygiene
  • obsession with particular websites or games
  • extreme anger when being asked to take a break from online activity
  • appearing anxious or irritable when away from the computer
  • becoming withdrawn from friends and family

Gaming

Please follow the link below to read advice from eSafety Commission in regard to gaming.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/gaming

Regards Steve

Wellbeing at NPS

What's Happening at NPS

Colour Splatacular

We have raised an amazing $4606 so far for our school!!

Are you keen to see the staff with slime all over them!

We are giving 12 lucky students the chance to slime the leaders, teachers and SSO's this year.

The top 12 fundraisers will ge the chance to slime Ms Ireland, Mr Cornish, Mr Norton, Mr Parkinson, Ms Wild and Sam.

Keep the donations coming in! https://australianfundraising.com.au


Colour Splatacular Leaderboard

NDIS Service Providers at NPS

Community News

The NPS canteen is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week. Lunch orders can be placed via the QKR app or with cash on the day. 

If you would like to purchase items of uniform, please use the QKR app. Use the above link for the lastest price list. 

Using the QKR app

Term 1 Calendar

Contact Us

Principal: Ms Vicky Ireland

Partnership: Barossa Valley     I     Education Office: Gawler


15 Buna Terrace, Nuriootpa SA 5355   I   PH: +61 8562 1040   I    www.nurips.sa.edu.au   I   Email: dl.0318.info@schools.sa.edu.au   I   www.facebook.com/NuriootpaPrimary