Crafers Primary School

Newsletter 28 June 2024

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Over the past weeks, I have taken great pleasure in undertaking 'pop ins'. This is my opportunity to pop in unexpectedly on a class and observe the teaching and learning happening in that moment. I had not realised how beneficial the timing of this would be as it has coincided with reading the children's report and meeting with their teachers to discuss their writing samples. Altogether, this creates an excellent picture for me of the children as learners as well as our teachers and their expertise. 

In doing this, I happened upon a lesson I thought was well worth sharing with you - no need to panic, there's no grammar coming your way in this article! During a Digital Technology lesson, I observed Elke working with students on their safe engagement with devices. It was clearly not the first lesson in the sequence as the children were well versed in the reasons for adopting safe device usage practices. Cleverly, this learning was delivered through story, a wonderful book, endorsed by the E-Safety Commissioner called Swoosh, Glide and Rule Number 5. The book is about a family of sugar gliders, the games they play and the rules they follow at home for their devices. Here, I should say 'Spoiler Alert' but I do want to include them just in case families can't locate the book - they were incredibly sensible! I find myself thinking how excellent it would be to have invisible ink at this point...

  1. Be kind, take turns!
  2. At dinner time, no screens!
  3. Use it only in shared spaces!
  4. Ask before you use it!
  5. No taking screens to bed!

And of course, because I can't resist, one to add from me ...6. Set a time limit! 

These may be helpful to consider with holidays approaching. It's a tricky space for parents to navigate but having clear expectations - whatever you decide is appropriate - is likely to be of benefit! It is also worthwhile discussing the reasons for your expectations - many of them will centre around safety and wellbeing.

Kind regards

Chan

Swoosh, Glide and Rule Number 5

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/children-under-5/picture-book-and-song/swoosh-glide-and-rule-number-5#read-the-book
Read the picture book online or download it. You can also read along to the video or audio version.

A message from Amy

Big overwhelming feelings are something that children are learning to deal with as they grow and sometimes, that’s not easy to navigate.

One way children can learn to calm their these feelings, is to have familiar strategies to use when the time comes.

I have put together  some calming strategy cards for each class. These are for students to use for when they need to calm their big  feelings.

This is a great way to help children to focuses on their body, breathing and belief that they can calm their emotions.

New Sports Tops

Thank you very much to the P&F who through the 2024 Easter Raffle have purchased 30 new Crafers sports tops. 

These tops will be proudly worn in the future by  our students who participate in Statewide Schools competitions, District Athletics Days, District Cross Country, Orienteering events and Courier Cup Carnivals.  The students feel a strong sense of pride when they wear these shirts to represent their school and not only that, they look great doing it. Thanks again!

 

Crafers Primary Pedal Prix wins 1st, 5th and 9th place at Victoria Park!

Well done to the all the kids who pedalled hard in in The Comet, The Edge and Snappin Pappin at Victoria Park on Friday 14th June.

Riders were up at the crack of dawn to face a full day of wild weather (in fact, the weather was so wet and stormy, the race had to be paused at one point for safety). Despite this, the children pushed through to show everyone what Crafers Primary are  made of, and finished with these amazing results:

  • 1st Place - The Comet
  • 5th Place - The Edge
  • 9th Place - Snappin Pappin 


A special call out to Eddie Young who pedalled his heart out and got fastest lap again!

Congratulations Crafers Primary Pedal Prix riders:

Alec Houghton
Billy Metcalf
Casey McWilliams
Charlie Riedel
Charlie Ness
Eamon Murphy
Edward Young
Elliot Murn
Evie Sutton
Fletcher Staniford
Harvey Dewar

Isaac Wang
Jack Barton
Jude Radbone
Knox Hay
Lachie Topham
Leila Kenyon
Levi Morrow
Louie Shea
Louis O'Keeffe
Lucinda Anderson
Matilda Oosterbaan

Neissen Cochrane
Noah Mann
Oliver O'Keeffe
Pippa Christie
Rafael Pannozzo
Ryan de Kroon
Tallulah Dobrowsky
Zachary Summerton
Zara McGregor

There will be two more training days in the lead-up to the last race on 3rd of August, and at this rate it looks like an invite to the Murray Bridge 24 hour race is on the cards!

Juliet Pannozzo
2024 Crafers Primary Pedal Prix Coordinator

And from the team's perspective...

INTRO This year, Crafers Primary School celebrated a big win as we took home gold at Victoria Park. Our team competed with three cars: The Comet, The Edge, and Snappin' Pappin.

PRIZES This year, we won the Victoria Park stage, and The Comet was the winning car. The prize for winning was medals for the riders of The Comet, which may be made of bronze or steel and were very nice to have. The team's reaction to winning was so over the top that the rest of the country might have heard us.

TEAM The Crafers Pedal Prix Team is an above-standard team. We always remember our slogan, "We Race As One." Our team consists of three cars: Snappin' Pappin, The Edge, and The Comet. Our team is supportive and willing to help. We build up strength to the max and have recently won a race, thanks to The Comet. Our team is the most caring team in Pedal Prix, always cheering for others when they’re racing. We even run after the cars, chasing them. We are the most known S1 team in Pedal Prix. Our work is consistent. The year before last, our team was featured on BTN. Crafers Pedal Prix scores goals all the time. The marshalling is very fair; they’ll quickly flip you over if needed. Our team uses exercise bikes to warm up before races, and we cool down afterward to loosen our muscles.

TRIKES Crafers Pedal Prix has three cars running and an old one that sits in our Pedal Prix shed. Our cars are The Comet, which is our fastest trike (the Pedal Prix cars are known as trikes) because it is made of carbon fiber, making it the lightest, The Edge, which is made of fiberglass, and Snappin' Pappin, which is plastic and not as streamlined. The Comet came second at The Bend Motorsport Park, The Edge came fourth, and Snappin' Pappin came eleventh. At Victoria Park, The Comet came first, The Edge came fifth, and Snappin' Pappin came ninth. The top nine cars get invited to a 24-hour race at Murray Bridge.

By Alec, Harvey, Eddie, Noah

Room 12 - Design & Tech

In Design and Technology we were given the task of designing and building a paper roller coaster. We had to overcome problems and make sure a marble could roll down the roller coaster smoothly. We also had to consider gravity, the marble going too fast and jumping off the run.

All students designed and built their roller coasters using different techniques and skills, from designing supports and decoration. We had fun with this learning task.

Techniques we had to perfect were folding and taping paper to make it strong, putting sides on our runs so the marble did not fall off, trying different techniques more than once to achieve a successful outcome.

by Pippa, Evie and Summer

Room 12 Art Gallery

Room 10 - Art

In Art this term Room 10 students have been studying the element of line and how artists use line to convey emotion or to create visually stimulating pieces of art. We took inspiration from the abstract artist Kandinsky and have created a range of visually dynamic pieces. 

Readers Cup

Readers Cup is a fun activity for anyone who loves reading. Basically, you have to read five books, and then there is a quiz about the books. Later in the year, there is a main book that the students perform with. This year, we have had two teams: a Year Six team and a Year Five team.

The teams included India, Evie, Izzy, Gemma, Zara, Tallulah, Millie, Pippa, and Lachie. This year, the quiz was at Nairne Primary School, and the performance will be at Bridgewater Primary School.

Good luck, Readers Cup students, with your performance!

In science, we have done lots of experiments and mainly learned about two things: energy and chemicals.

During the first term, we focused on energy. We used an air fryer to cook onion rings and wedges using solar power, and we experimented with batteries, making things like fans spin.

In the second term, we focused on chemicals. The class learned about various chemicals and their uses. We also learned about dry ice; we put dry ice in bottles, and due to the pressure, the bottles popped.

We have been learning about reversible and irreversible changes. For example, a reversible change is something that can be reversed, like melting and freezing chocolate. An irreversible change is something that cannot be reversed, such as burning a piece of paper. Once the paper is burnt, it cannot return to its original state.

Overall, science has been a great subject this semester.

By Rafael, Billy, and Lucas T.

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