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9 August 20199 August 2019

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Term 3 Staffing

Welcome to term 3. The term has startedvery smoothly and we have a couple ofchanges to our leadership staffing. PeterGroves is on Long Service Leave for theterm and David Kinna will be the DeputyPrincipal while Peter is on leave. Bec Sineyhas moved into David Kinna’s position as

the Senior Leader for Learning Improvement and Year 10 YearLevel Management. This term we also welcome Teresa Harriottto the school. Teresa is a Senior Leader and has theresponsibility of leading the reading improvement work fromReception to Year 8.

2020 Subject Selection

Term 3 is a really important term for our middle and seniorschool as it is the term where students are asked to selecttheir subjects for study in 2020. There will be a number ofcommunications coming home to parents about this processand I encourage you to have active conversations with yourchildren about their future course selections. There is a lotof educational research to show that parents play a vital rolein the success of their child in education. Some very recentstudent survey results also show that parents are the sourcemost listened to when it comes to making decisions aboutpossible employment pathways and school subject selection. Itis for this reason that I feel parents need to remain current withinformation pertaining to occupational trends. The AustralianGovernments Department of Employment, Skills, Small andFamily Business has produced a publication called; “AustralianJobs 2019”. The publication provides easy to understandinformation about the labour market and is a useful resourcewhen planning a career pathway. A copy of the publication isavailable from the Department of Employment, Skills, Small andFamily Business website,

https://docs.employment.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/australianjobs2019.pdf

R-6 Important Events

There are also some important events for our R-6 school thisterm, the Book Week Parade, the Festival Choir and Sports Dayare just 3 that quickly jump to mind.

Paralowie Volleyball Success

Congratulations to the Paralowie Volleyball Academy whocompeted in the South Australian Schools Cup. Our teams didvery well finishing with 2 silver medals (Year 11 girls & Year9 boys) and a 4th place for the Year 10 girls. A huge thankyou to the coaches and team managers who gave up a lot oftime over the weekend to ensure our students could participateand make use of this opportunity to prepare for the AustralianSchools Cup later this year.

Staff Professional Learning

Monday of week one this term was a Student Free Day andstaff were involved in a range of professional learning activities.The R-6 staff continued their work in building their expertise inthe teaching of reading as well as ensuring we had consistencyof practice across our classrooms and across the year levels.The secondary staff really focussed in on learning design andwhat strategies were best in providing students with theopportunity to demonstrate evidence of what they had beenlearning. We will continue this work throughout the remainderof the year to ensure our learning design strategy includes;formative assessment; Close Reading and subject specificvocabulary; summative tasks; success criteria and learningintentions.

A Worrying Concern

I am very concerned about the number of students who seemto be dropped off or arrive at school very early, before teachingstaff are on duty. Staff are not on duty in our yard to supervisestudents until 8:20am. This is a particular safety concern forprimary aged students who use the playground equipment asif they were to fall and hurt themselves, staff would not bearound to offer assistance. I ask that you please reinforce to

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your children that if they arrive at school before 8:20am they arenot to play on the playground equipment. If they arrive before8:20am they should sit quietly on one of the benches and chatuntil staff are on duty. Your support in this matter is muchappreciated.

Thank you

PETER MCKAYPRINCIPAL

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL STUDENTSUPERVISION

We need to make sure parents are aware ofYARD DUTY TIMES.

Yard duty does not start until 8.20 am, even though thefront gate is open at 7.30 am. Yard duty after school

finishes at 3.20pm.

Therefore students on school grounds before and afterthese times are unsupervised.

R-6 NEWS

Welcome back to term 3. We hope that children and familieshad an enjoyable time during the recent holiday break. It wasgreat to see everyone on Tuesday looking rested and ready foranother term of learning at Paralowie.

This term sees many new students starting at Paralowie. Wewish these children and their families a long and rewardingeducational journey at our school. We would also like to informparents that we are now taking enrolments for the 2020 intakeof Reception students.

Our school day begins at 8.40am. It is very important thatstudents arrive to class on time so that they are prepared for theday. Teachers begin yard duty at 8.20am. We ask that parentsdo not send their children to school before this time as they willbe unsupervised.

The primary school has a ‘no hat, no play’ policy. Unfortunately,several students are still coming to school without a properschool hat. We do not allow the borrowing of hats for a varietyof health reasons. If your child does not have a school hat, onecan be purchased from the front office for $11.50.

We are looking forward to a happy and productive term. Thereare several events to look forward to, such as Sports Day andthe Choir Performance at the Festival Theatre.

KERRYN COUSINSHEAD OF R-6 SCHOOL

CAN YOU HELP!

Every now and then our younger students experience smallmishaps during school time which often results in them

requiring a change of clothes, especially bottoms. If you haveany shorts, track pants, knickers or jocks from sizes 4 to 10that you are able to donate we would greatly appreciate this.

Just drop them into the front office or R-6 office.THANK YOU

EXCITING NEWS – WE HAVE SPONSORED ANORANGUTAN!

We are so excited to announce that with funds raised fromthe ‘Orange for Orangutans’ day, the R-6 School has nowsponsored ‘Popi’, a rescue orangutan in Kalimantan,Indonesia.

Please see below for the information about our ‘Popi’. Isn’t sheso cute!

BU STACEY SYMONSR-6 INDONESIAN TEACHER

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DEBATE UPDATE ROUND FOURRound 4 of the NASSSA Debating Competition saw thestudents battling it out over the topic ‘That Social Media IsDumbing Down Our Citizens’, on Thursday, 1 August. Thiswas another complex topic that the students successfullyresearched and debated. We congratulate all the teams thatparticipated and the ongoing success the competition ishaving.

Paralowie continues to dominate the competition with bothteams coming away with wins.

Team 1 (Tara, Esther, Grace) secured the win through carefulattention to detail and timekeeping; however, the best speakeraward went to our opponent from Salisbury East.

Team 2 (Heer, Rhylee, Montanna) brought their rebuttal a-gameto beat out Salisbury through consistent high scores.

We wish the teams luck in the last round before finals on23 August, on the topic ‘That Schools Should Be Allowed ToBan Controversial Books From Libraries’. Please contact AlanaAttwood at alana.attwood418@schools.sa.edu.au if you wish toattend.

ALANA ATTWOOD AND KELLY HOLMESDEBATE COACHES and NASSSA DEBATINGORGANISER

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

UNIFORMSWe remind families to be aware of our school Uniform Policy,and note that the following items are NOT to be worn atschool, parents will be rung to bring correct uniform to school.

MOBILE PHONESThe use of mobile phones is NOT permitted during class time.Phones will be confiscated until the end of the day if they arenot put away during class time.

FOOD REMINDERS

Students who bring or are brought Take Away food will berequired to eat it in the front office and not take it into theschool.

SAFETY ISSUES

Please note that consequences will apply if students continueto refuse to follow instructions.

Thank you for your continued cooperation inrelation to safety and wellbeing at school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Subject Selection

All students in Years 8 and 9 will be choosing subjects for2020 through the process of Subject Selection. The CurriculumGuides offer valuable information to explain the nature ofsubjects and what is expected. Students go through a processof reflecting on their skills and abilities and then matching theseto subjects they can choose.

Academic Progress

All Middle School teaching staff are working towardscommunicating with parents and carers about academicprogress. It is important to know individual student progressand what measures are in place to support them to achievetheir best. All parents are encouraged to be in touch with theschool if they are concerned about progress or lack of effort insubjects.

Uniform

We expect all students to be wearing the correct school uniformthat is outlined on page E of the student diary. The mainissues are non-school jackets and incorrect pants especiallyripped jeans and leggings. Where possible, spare uniforms aresupplied to maintain consistency.

Reading

Our school has a reading focus and all students have levelsof reading indicating their ability to comprehend text. Parentsand carers are encouraged to focus on reading at home and

• SHORT SHORTS

• LEGGINGS

• RIPPED JEANS

• NON UNIFORM COLOURED BOTTOMS (BLACK ORNAVY ONLY IS PERMITTED)

• POWER/ENERGY DRINKS

• ANY TAKE AWAY FOOD INCLUDING MCDONALDSAND HUNGRY JACKS

• SKATE BOARDS AND SCOOTERS ARE ONLY TO BERIDDEN TO AND FROM SCHOOL NOT IN THESCHOOL YARD

• AEROSOLS - these will be confiscated until the end ofthe day.

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discuss the content of the school program. A love of readingleads to varied career paths.

Road Safety

There have been several calls made by members of the publicto the school about dangerous behaviour exhibited byParalowie students at different times of the day. Today at theMiddle School assembly we made this known to our students.Students need to be reminded to be observant, use correctcrossings to navigate streets and roads and use phones anddevices sparingly when out on the footpaths.

BEN ABBOTTSENIOR LEADER, MIDDLE SCHOOL

ADVISING STUDENT ABSENCESHints for Using Student Diaries (Student Planner):

Student Diaries are given to every student at the beginningof each year, this is the best way to communicate betweenhome and school. If your child is late or needs to sign outearly for any reason e.g. medical appointment, please write ashort note in your child’s student diary. Your child can showtheir teacher, or the person in the front office or WellbeingHub when they sign in or out. Students in R-2 will have aCommunication Book which is used the same way.

Whole Day Absences:

Please ring the school on 8182 7222 by 9 am, if your child willbe absent for a whole day either through sickness or for familyreasons. This will eliminate parents receiving an unnecessarySMS.

TIRKANTHI NEWS

Naa marni! (Hello everyone!)

Aboriginal Garden

We have been doing some planning and consultation aroundthe development of our Aboriginal Native Garden – locatedbetween Tirkanthi and the Primary STEM Centre, to be fundingfrom a Woolworths-Landcare Grant we won last year. Hopefullyyou’ll see some exciting developments soon!

Kaurna Language and Culture

Since mid-Term 2, we have been running Kaurna Languageand Culture Classes for Aboriginal students in Years 3-7. Wehave experienced excellent participation and engagement fromthe students and they have been involved in a range of differentactivities, such as learning conversational Kaurna language,reading books written by Aboriginal authors, Aboriginal art,traditional games, as well as viewing and discussing Aboriginalshort films and documentaries. We also plan to get into somecooking with native produce as well as other exciting activities!

UniSA Coding & 3D Printing

On July 25th, a group of middle school students participatedin Coding and 3D printing workshops at UniSA Mawson Lakes.Students learnt about how to change codes for programs as

well as design their own 3D printed key tag, which will beprinted by UniSA and sent out to students.

Things coming up

14th August (onwards): Aboriginal Family Pizza Night(near the end of term 3 – TBC).

Work Readiness Course forYear 10-11 students.

19th September: GO Foundation Excursion forYears 7-12.

25th September: Marni Wingku excursion atAdelaide University, for studentsin Years 7-9.

28th November we have the Us Deadly MobGraduation, for students in Year7.

Please speak to any of the Aboriginal Education Team if youhave any questions about your child’s education.

NAKUTHA (SEE YOU LATER)!THE ABORIGINAL EDUCATION TEAM

SA SCHOOLS CUP VOLLEYBALL WRAPParalowie’s three Volleyball teams recently represented theschool in the South Australian Volleyball schools cup over threeconsecutive days and nights, playing at various venues aroundAdelaide.

This event is identified as the most important tournament ourteams will compete at in the lead up to our trip to the GoldCoast at the end of the year for them to represent Paralowie inthe Australian Volleyball Schools Cup.

In all, Paralowie displayed some fantastic volleyball and theresults are a testament to this. It is certain that all teams havedeveloped as a result of their participation in this tournament. Ithas also highlighted areas to build on moving forward in orderfor us to continue to achieve some more great results in futurecompetitions.

The results were as follows:

Year 9 Boys: 2nd placeYear 11 Girls: 2nd placeYear 10 Girls: 4th Place

A huge thank you to all parents, staff and the volunteers for theirhard work, support and time given in order to make this eventa success for our students.

JOSH FARMERVOLLEYBALL COORDINATOR

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SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS

Flash Mentoring- Flinders University and TheSmith Family visit Paralowie Year 11s

Flash mentoring is like speed dating. Flinders University andThe Smith Family once again have provided this experience forall of our year 11 students. On Monday of Week 2 we hadmentors moving between small groups of Year 11 students inthe senior School. Our students had the opportunity to meetyoung people studying at Flinders University and a variety ofmentors of different ages who are already in the work force.These visitors moved between small groups of students toshare their experiences about going to university and the manyways in which you can now enter university, or the world ofwork.

Stories from the work industry volunteers included a personwho lost their job at Holden’s but has since retrained andis working in a new industry. We also learnt about theopportunities in accounting and how as an adult you can keeplearning in order to diversify your career pathways. Year 11students found this a quick way to learn about these stories andthe opportunities that await them once they leave school.

SANDY STUARTSENIOR SCHOOL LEADER

English Goes To Tech

By YEAR 10 ENGLISH IN THE COMMUNITY CLASS

At the end of Term 2, Miss Holmes’ Year 10 English in theCommunity class began learning about procedures.Procedures are real life texts that people use every day withoutrealising, that show us how to do or make something.

As a class, we spent several weeks analysing procedures textsand how they are constructed. At the end of Term 2, we spenta week of our English lessons over in Tech Studies with Mr.Wild, building our very own desk lamps. The idea was that wehad to follow the process so that we could then write our ownprocedure about how to make a wooden desk lamp.

We really enjoyed being able to engage with hands on learningand create an awesome product at the end. We were the bestbehaved we have ever been!

This term we brought our lamps to our English class, wherewe focussed on tech specific vocabulary and the structure

of a procedure, in order to write our very own. We workedcollaboratively to share ideas and check one another’s work.

We enjoyed this task because we were not only able to getout of our English class and connect what we were learning toanother subject, but we also got to look at how we will needEnglish when we leave school.

We want to say a big thank you to Mr. Wild for not onlysupervising us in tech (because Miss Holmes is no tech expert),but also for giving up his own time to help us in our learning. Weowe you a big thank you!

PARENTS & FRIENDS NEWSParents will be busy this term preparing for the Sports Day BBQfundraiser. If you would like to join in the fun, please come alongto our next meeting on Monday 12th August in the CommunityCentre. All welcome!

Thanks to our school community for supporting the WooliesEarn and Learn Program – we collected over 52,000 stickers.Parents will be selecting some delightful resources for thestudents.

COMMUNITY CENTRE NEWSThis term we began a partnership with the HIPPY program. Thisprogram provides a weekly opportunity for pre-school childrenand their parents to learn and play together with support ofa trained learning tutor. The program promotes positiveinteraction and engagement in children's learning which canbe maintained throughout their lives. All the activities andstorybooks are fun and educational and are aligned to theAustralian Early Years Framework. If you would like moreinformation, please call in to the Community Centre.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB NEWS!DID YOU KNOW: Every purchase from Scholastic Book Clubhelps the school to buy extra classroom resources as 20%of what you spend goes back to the school. Your support,in ordering from Book Club, has allowed the school to buyadditional books and classroom supplies - THANK YOU!

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LOOP ONLINE ORDERING: The easiest way for families toorder and pay for Book Club is to use the online LOOPplatform. This will ensure that students get their orders, whichare delivered to school for free, and that the correct paymentis received. Please use the link to register and start your order.

http://www.scholastic.com.au/loop

LOOP is also available as an app, for both Apple and Androiddevices.

LOOP-only Special Offers - Families who order via LOOP willreceive a free reusable book bag with their second order forthe year, and a poster and bookmark for those who place theirthird order.

ORDERING AT SCHOOL: Families can also order and pay forScholastic Book Club through the Finance Office at school.

WEEKLY SPORT RESULTS

Weekly Sport Netball

Year 8 Girls

Paralowie lost to Playford (12-15)

Team: Thalia Carruthers, Bella Pickering, San SanDopmul, Laticia Cox, Krystal Roussounis, Kylah Adams,Maddaelyn Watts.

Year 9 Girls

Paralowie lost to Playford (3-22)

Team: Shaylee Wood, Kataliya Morm, Esterina Taban,Madeline Ward, Nicole Fleet, Ariana Ngateina-Smith,Sophie Hoad, Torrance Hinkley.

Year 10 Girls

Paralowie lost to Playford (8-13)

Team: Alyssa Harrison, Esterina Taban, Nicole Fleet,Kataliya Morm, Madeline Ward, Ariana Ngateina-Smith,Shaylee Wood, Sophie Hoad.

8/9 Boys 9-a-side Footy

Team: Ethan Hooper, Shaylum Nash-Wilson, JemiarSansbury, Mathew Humphreys, Tresore Ndolimana,Scott Edwards, Aiden Petty, Tylah Appleton, Jye Carey,Brody McBride.

Open Boys & Girls 9-a-side Footy

Open Girls

Team: Mary Rallos, Giana Austria, Ashlee Slater,Kimberly Gilbert, Shaylee Taylor, Chloe Humphreys,Faraja Umutoni, Kaycee Carey.

Open Boys

Team: James Webb, Jeremy Wanganeen, EthanThompson, Brandon McBride, Jarrell Sutton, Jai Taylor,Kasper Munro-Lynch, Nathan Bond, Zac Graham, TysonWoods.

KELLY BARLTROP7-12 SPORTS MANAGER

GARDEN SET COMPETITIONWe have joined up in the Terracylce Colgate CommunityGarden Competition, see the attached flyer for more details.

The competition is to collect oral packing that can then berecycled. We gain 10 points for every five kilos we send in. Wecan be in the running to win a Community Garden Set.

Positive Ed mentoring students will be collecting items.

Items include: Clean/ empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes,dental floss packages. Please encourage your students toparticipate as we could win garden furniture. The competitionends at the end of September so we need to get collecting!!

TERM 3 CALENDAR 2019

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEPlease check the link below for information regarding

assistance with NO INTEREST LOANSto purchase items such as essential household items.

PARKING AROUND SCHOOLSPlease check the link for important updated information

about parking around schools.

SCHOOL BELL TIMESLessons start at 8.40 am

Students need to sign in at the HUB (7-12) or Front Office(R-6) after this time

Recess : 11.05 to 11.25 am (Monday 7-12 : 10.40 -11 am)

Lunch : 12.55 pm to 1.35 pm (Monday Yr7-12 : 1-1.40 pm

Students are dismissed at 3 pm

PROTECTING YOUR CHILD ONLINE.For most of us, the Internet is part of our daily routine forkeeping in touch with family and friends.

While it offers many benefits, there are also a range of safetyand security risks associated with internet use. Being aware ofthe risks helps you make informed choices about its use.

Facebook users must be 13 years and older.Instagram users must be 13 years and older.Snapchat users must be 13 years and older.

Nine tips to staying safe

When an application is used incorrectly, it has the potential tocause harm. It is important that you openly communicate withyour child about how they are using an app and the legal andethical ramifications of inappropriate use. They also need tobe aware of the dangers of communicating with people theydon’t know.

Another important fact to note is that evening screen timegreatly affects sleep. Using devices before bedtime may causegrogginess in the morning.

Mobile phones, computers and TVs emit blue light. Studieshave shown that exposure to that bluish light during the twohours before bed can keep us from getting a good night'srest. Therefore, it’s important to ensure that your child’sdevices are securely turned off and out of reach, well beforebedtime.

STUDENTS DENTAL SERVICES INSALISBURY

Please check the link below for information regarding Dentalservices for school age children

WORLD TAEKWONDO IN SALISBURY

1. Talk with your family about good online safety.

2. Install up to date security software.

3. Turn on automatic updates on all your software.

4. Think carefully before you click on links andattachments, particularly on social networkingsites.

5. Regularly check and adjust your privacy settings.

6. STOP and think before you post any photos orpersonal information about yourself, friends orfamily.

7. Report and talk to someone about anything onlinethat makes you feel uncomfortable or threatened.

8. Use strong passwords; change these a couple oftimes a year and tell no one.

9. Regularly check with your children to know whatsites they are accessing.

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