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Term One, Week Seven, Issue Eight Thursday 16 March 2017

8 Ward Street Eudunda SA 5374

Phone: (08) 8581 1282

Fax: (08) 8581 1661

Email: [email protected]

Principal: Paula Skinner

Informer 2017

MARCH

Friday 17

SAPSASA State Swimming

Zooper Doopers—50 cents each

Monday 20

Chapel in St John’s Lutheran Church at

8.50am with Pastor Josh

Tuesday 21

Harmony Day

Wednesday 22

PUPIL FREE DAY at Eudunda Area

School—No DECD Buses

Friday 24

Zooper Doopers—50 cents each

Monday 27



School Council Meeting

Friday 31

Class Carer Meeting at 2.30pm

APRIL

Monday 3—Friday 7

SAPSASA State Softball

Monday 3



Wednesday 5—Friday 7

Year Three/Four/Five Camp

Monday 10

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Monday 11

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Thursday 13

Last day of Term One finishing at 2.10pm


1.30pm with Pastor Josh

Friday 14

GOOD FRIDAY

MAY

Monday 1

Term Two begins


8.50am

Friday 5

Sports Day

Tuesday 9

P & F Bus Trip

NAPLAN—Language Conventions and

Writing

Wednesday 10

NAPLAN—Reading

Thursday 11

NAPLAN—Numeracy

Mothers’ Day Stall

Friday 12

MP Assembly

IMPORTANT 2017 DATES

Treasure Bible Reading: Matthew 13:44-45

‘The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure

hidden in the ground. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes

and sells everything he has, and then goes back and buys that piece of

land. Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man is looking for fine

pearls, and when he finds one that is usually fine, he goes and sells

everything he has, and buys that pearl.’

If you want to own treasure,

there are three steps to

getting it. First, you have to be

on the lookout for it, because

it’s not always obvious where

it is. Second, you have to

know what you are looking

for. Third, when you find it, you

have to be prepared to make a considerable investment in

order to secure it.

That’s how it is with the things of God too. Unless you are

genuinely searching for God, or are open to His truth, you are

likely to miss out altogether. And you have to have some

idea of what really does come from God, and what is merely

worthless. When you do find the great treasure God has to

offer, you need to use every means available to you to

secure it, because it’s worth more than anything else you

possess.

And what is that treasure? It’s the good news of God’s love

and His plan for saving His fallen world. Hold on to it for dear

life.

Taken from: Living Waters Daily Devotions Book

Submitted by Emma Kleinig

ST JOHN’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL, EUDUNDA INC.

From the

Principal continued…..

Being courageous is something we often talk about with the

students at St John’s as it is one of our key elements from the

Learner Profile. We are always aiming to set up learning

environments that will promote some risk taking, that will give

opportunity to try something that hasn’t been tried before

and to possibly learn more about something or learn

something new that will help us to make sense of what we

already know. One lovely example I wish to share with you is

the following true story.

Each morning as I greet families out in the car park, I get the

opportunity to say good morning. It is a lovely way to get to know our families in an informal

way. Each morning one of our new Foundation students gets out of her car with her mum

and together they say good morning to me and then walk on up to the classroom. This all

changed last week.

Mum pulled into the school driveway, but instead of driving through to find a park, she

stopped with the other cars that were in the line. Out hopped young Kennedy Geister, who

grabbed her bag and said good bye to mum and walked off to her classroom by herself. I

was told by mum that it had been explained to her, she was now a big girl and could go into

school by herself. I’m not sure that mum was coping with this idea, however, as I reflect on

this scenario I see a young student who is being very courageous, wanting to take a risk and

seeing what it is like to be a more independent student at St John’s. She has a smile on her

face knowing she has had some success in being courageous each morning last week.

We know that we are never guaranteed success each time we are courageous, however

that should never stop us from taking risks. God wants us to be the best we can be so that we

can share who we are with those around us in a positive way. We all need to sometimes be

just like Miss Kennedy and take a risk and give things a go.

Upper Primary Assembly

I would like to thank our Year Six and Seven students and their teachers, Mrs Kleinig and Mrs

Hambour, for the fantastic assembly they prepared and presented to the school last Friday. It

is always great to witness and share the learning that has taken place in classrooms. As an IB

school it is always a blessing to see the transdisciplinary learning occurring across all

curriculum areas.


Thank you Pastor Leon

At Chapel on Tuesday, we were privileged to have

Pastor Leon Rosenberg from the Carlsruhe Saddleworth

Parish lead our students and staff in worship. Pastor

Leon’s message to us was, “Remember who you are.”

He used the example of the importance of washing our

faces regularly, even when we don’t think this is

needed, to relate to the importance of remembering

our baptism and that we are God’s children. To

highlight this, Pastor Leon presented each person

present with a wooden disc in the shape of a foot which had water droplets and

‘rwya’ (remember who you are) inscribed on it. He encouraged the children to use this disc

to remind each of them of what God has done through baptism and how they belong to

God’s family. Pastor Leon actually spent many hours cutting out the wooden discs and

inscribing them and so we thank him for his thoughtfulness and time.

Two of the Pastoral Assistants of St John’s Congregation, Eudunda worshipped with us at

Chapel and we thank them for their attendance and encourage other members of our Parish

to do likewise.

Excerpts from the Parent Information Evening

For Work, Health and Safety purposes, it is expected that all visitors, including parent helpers

sign in and out as they enter and exit our school grounds at the front office.

If you come into the school grounds for any reason eg helping with reading or excursions,

throughout the school day please go via our front office to sign in and out.

Pupil Free Day at the Eudunda Area School

A reminder that there is a pupil free day at the Eudunda Area School next Wednesday 22

March 2017 which means there will be NO DECD buses operating. Please make alternative

arrangements for your children to be at school. The St John’s and Robertstown buses will run as

normal.

Harmony Day

Next Tuesday we will be celebrating Harmony Day where classes will be involved in different

activities throughout the day. This year’s theme is “Everyone belongs—celebrating cultural

diversity.” Please chat with your children about this day so that they can share with you what

they were involved with.

From the



School Card

For those families wishing to apply for School Card, please either download an application

form from the DECD website or contact Fiona or Sonya to obtain a hard copy. Please return

completed forms to school by no later than Friday 17 March 2017.

Uniform News

In Term Two, the requirement is for students to wear winter uniform. However, due to the

possibility of warm weather occurring early in Term Two, students may wear either summer or

winter uniforms during Weeks One and Two ONLY. A letter with a uniform price list will be sent

out at the end of this week so that parents are able to order with plenty of time to spare

before the changeover.

Lost Property

Please contact the school urgently if your child is missing items of clothing. If these items are

unclaimed by the end of Term One, they will be packed up and donated to a charity.

Scholastic Book Club

Please return all Issue Two book orders, together with payment, to school by Monday 20

March 2017.

Have a blessed week.

Paula Skinner

From the


UNIFORM SHOP

OPENING TIMES

8.30am to 9.30am

WEDNESDAYS ONLY

FINANCE OFFICER

AVAILABILITY

Graeme Ruwoldt is at

school on Tuesdays and

Wednesdays ONLY


Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are

Concepts: Perspective ~ Connection ~ Reflection

Lines of Inquiry:

What is an Australian

My family’s heritage and culture

Australian society

Approaches to Learning: Social Skills ~ Communication Skills

Learner Profile Attributes: Reflective ~ Balanced

Attitudes: Respect ~ Integrity

Mrs Kleinig/Mrs Hambour—Year Six/Seven

Central Idea: Learning about who we are gives us an insight into our culture and how we belong

Our first Unit of Inquiry for the year contained several different subject areas which has enabled us to gain a

better understanding of our culture and how we belong. The students began the unit by recording on a Y

chart what they believe an Australian is. We watched the movie ‘Crocodile Dundee’ and recorded the

Australian culture that was expressed. Students then brought in an item from home that reflected their values

and opinions of Australia’s culture; students wrote about this and then shared their information orally to the

class. In Christian Studies the students have viewed different clips that have helped them to see and

understand how we came to and continue to belong to God’s family. In Health lessons so far we have been

focussing on strategies to choose appropriate friends and working in groups. Our Art lessons have included

drawing a ‘selfie’ and filling in a sheet titled ‘Expressions all about me.’ The students have sourced and

redrawn a picture of where they feel they belong in Australia. We have just returned from our class camp to

Lake Bonney where students were given an opportunity to participate in a number of activities that helped

develop an understanding of their culture and sense of belonging which is an important part of this unit.

Below are some photos from camp.


On Tuesday 14 March 2017, the Year Four/Five and Year Six/Seven classes were

fortunate to have Matt McDonnell talk to them regarding cybersafety and bullying.

He provided very informative information and gave the children plenty to think about.

We thank Matt very much for taking the time out of his busy schedule to speak with

our students.

Cybersafety

Session…..


Parents and Friends

News…..

Date of Event/

Fundraiser

Event and Details Helpers required

Thursday 30 March Hot Cross Buns served at recess Orders will be sent home

next Monday

Tuesday 9 May Virginia Nursery Bus Trip

(See details below)

Tuesday 30 May

P & F Meeting in the School Hall

at 9.00am

ALL WELCOME

Saturday 26 August Adam Harvey and Beccy Cole

Concert at Barossa Arts and

Convention Centre

Please RSVP by sending

$10.00 deposit per person

to secure a spot on the bus


Church Times

Sunday 19 March 2017…..

EUDUNDA ROBERTSTOWN PARISH KAPUNDA PARISH

Point Pass 8.30am HC Kapunda 9.00am P

Eudunda 8.30am HC Bethel 10.30am HC

Robertstown 10.30am HC

Peep Hill 10.30am HC

Church Times—Mid-week Lenten Service

Wednesday 22 March 2017…..

EUDUNDA ROBERTSTOWN PARISH KAPUNDA PARISH

Eudunda 7.30pm Kapunda 7.30pm

Robertstown 7.30pm

Prayer and

Care …..

This week we pray for the following members of our staff and school families:

Anthony and Tanya Jenke Melissa Ryan

Daniel and Louise Jenke Jason Stewart

Paul and Chelsea Laucke


Community

News and Events…..

KFC Easter Eggcitement

Save the date! The ‘Kids For Christ’ Easter

event is on Friday 31 March. This is an

extended session, concluding with tea,

featuring Easter egg games and water

games, and learning about Easter! The

proposed time frame is 3.10pm to 7.30pm, at

the St John's School Hall. For further details

contact Chris Doecke on 0488 047 861.

Shed Men

Will be held on Friday 17 March

from 6.00pm at Neales Flat

Worship Centre 582 Neales

Road.

"Astronauts in God's Creation."

(DVD on PowerPoint.)

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