On Tuesday we farewelled Keith Terry, our IT Manager of eight

and a half years. We would like to thank Keith for his work and

support with anything IT over the years - he has a wealth of

knowledge and an ever expanding skill set! Keith is planning to

spend more time working on the family farm and looking after his

young children - all the best Keith! We have managed to secure

ICT Rural Services to support us with our IT needs

into the future, with Keith conducting a handover

this week.

Welcome

This week we welcome Mia Dihnam to Miss Smith’s class. We wish

you all the best for your time with us Mia.

Thank you! We would like to officially thank Bryce and Liz Crick for their extremely

generous donation of ten iPads for our school. The Cricks donated these

a while ago, however the guys from ICT Rural were able to set these up on

our system for classes to use this week. We have purchased several more

iPads to ensure every teacher, including specialist teachers, have access to one,

and will look at increasing this over the next few years. Thanks again Liz and

Bryce, such a wonderful and thoughtful donation!

Working Bee We have much to do at our first Working Bee for the year, which will be

held on Sunday the 7th of August from 9 until midday. One of our major

projects will be preparing the garden at our front entrance for com-

plete revamp! Andrew Hutchison has drawn up a concept for us that

we plan to start working on this year, which will certainly improve the

attractiveness of our Cedar Ave entrance. Invites went out last week,

however all families are welcome to join us for the Working Bee.

School football and netball Good luck to our school football team, the Demons, who play their first

match on Saturday. Our netball teams are playing a round robin style

competition on Wednesday afternoons. A big thank you to all our volun-

teers for making sure our students can again enjoy some sport.

Naracoorte South Primary School

ResilienceResilienceResilience

OpportunityOpportunityOpportunity

ResponsibilityResponsibilityResponsibility

PridePridePride

Principal's ReportPrincipal's Report

Kirsty

In this issueIn this issue

Pg 4 Indonesian News

Pg 5 Assemblies are back

Pg 5 Cross Country Results

Pg 5 Hunger Barn

Pg 6 Room 2

Pg 7 PCW Chat

Pg 8 Birthdays

Pg 9 Community News

Pg 10 Canteen Menu & Special Lunch

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Intention Assembly

It was fantastic to have the whole school back together again for

our first Intention Assembly for Term 3. The KIC executive set the

intention “It takes Great Strength to be Sensible” as they thought

that would be a good way to begin the term.

They highlighted the main points in the assembly, with extra details

published on the Intention Classroom PowerPoint they made.

KIC Business Shout Outs

The KIC Executive want to assist local businesses who have been

affected by COVID-19. They have written letters inviting local

businesses to share their details with the view of sharing them in

the newsletter and on our Facebook page. They have started with

the businesses who have supported our school in the past and

also welcome any other suggestions. You can see some of these

shout-outs in today’s newsletter! A fantastic way to support our

local businesses.

Deputy NewsDeputy News

KIC Representatives

I would like to thank our Semester One KIC

reps for all the wonderful work they did. We

have now voted in the reps for Semester Two

and they have already had their first meeting.

Congratulations to: Harry Heffernan,

Eliza Norcock, Jock Robinson, Lottie Lowe,

Isla Slotegraaf, Anthony Coggins, Matilda Lush,

Liam Doyle, Skye Morton, Elias Muhammadi,

Heidi Shepherd, Oliver Todarello,

Amity-Mei Negri, Mustafa Ali, Jorja Walker,

Linken Pohlner, Jacinta Williams, Will Maney,

Maiya Renshaw, Jack Kay, Maggie McLean,

Max Crossling, Jack Barker, Taylor Grady

Have a wonderful fortnight

Kym

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Counsellor ChatCounsellor Chat

Hi everyone, Welcome to chilly Term 3!

I have been asked by a few parents about the difference between a School Counsellor and a Student

Wellbeing Leader. The short answer is that just the title has changed!

I thought I would provide some information about my role today in case you were wondering too

The role of the Wellbeing Leader The Wellbeing Leader, also known as the School Counsellor, is an

important role and one which I have proudly held for several years.

It is primarily one of support of our students and families, as well as

staff – in short, the school community.

Sometimes our students need help to manage things that are

happening in their lives. I am available to provide a “listening ear”.

Together we work to help to develop skills and confidence, which

promote positive wellbeing and optimise learning opportunities.

Other jobs I do include:

Helping students in managing relationships with family, teachers

and peers

Co-ordinate programmes such as LAP, Buddy Bench and student playtime clubs

Work with the Youth Mental Health Ambassadors (student leaders)

Provide resources and support for families

Deal with emergent or crisis situations as needed

Encourage and monitor attendance rates.

Support teachers in the delivery of the Child Protection Curriculum and the Sexual Health

programme (SHine)

Advise and support referrals to external services such as MIND, CAMHS, DCP, Headspace.

All conversations that I have are kept confidential and any information

recorded is kept securely.

The information is shared with consent to help to resolve complex

problems. The only time when information is shared without consent is

when there is concern for safety.

I am onsite every day, with a teaching role on Tuesdays and

Wednesdays.

Feel free to contact me at School if you would like further information,

or if I can assist you in another way.

Cathie Biggins

Wellbeing Leader

Crossing Roster Please arrive at school ready to

start duty at 8.30am.

Afternoon duty is from

3.15pm - 3.25pm

Week 3

Eamon Southern

Riley McMullan

Josh Pope

Week 4

Madison Hagarty

Kyndra DeBeen

Kendra Bilston

Indonesian news…Indonesian news…

So far this term, the middle and upper primary classes have been planning picture books for the JP classes to

read. The topics include the language that they have used and are learning now. They are looking fabulous and I know the littlies will really enjoy sharing them. The Reception kids have learnt bunga-flower and went on a hunt for flowers of different colours and counting how many they could find on

one plant using their acquired language. The amount of comprehended language used by our students is amazing and many of them are well ahead of where they are supposed to be according to the curriculum guidelines. The 2/3 classes have been learning about the main islands and information about them including animals. We will go onto more information about the animals which is a favourite learning area. We sometimes have games and activities that help to reinforce our comprehension and learning areas. These include SLAP and Twister. Both games teach colours and direction and left and right hand and foot and are a huge hit with all of the kids, R-7. We have new puzzles and cartoons that the UP kids made to share with the younger students. The kids have a great time in class and many students enjoy the fact that learning a language doesn’t require being able to read or write. Speaking and joining in with the games and activities are the key elements in learning to speak another language. I really enjoy my job and love learning the language with the students. Tanya McCulloch Indonesian teacher

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RosterRoster

Tuesday 4th Aug S Patrick

Wednesday 5th Aug N Mathie

Thursday 6th Aug S Allsop

Friday 7th Aug S Patrick

Tuesday 11th Aug T Villumsen

Wednesday 12th Aug T Morton

Thursday 13th Aug S Millard

Friday 14th Aug G Coggin

Next Wednesday we have our first

special day. Order you hot croissants

for recess or lunch. See the orders

sheet on the back page.

Glenda Herron

Canteen Manager

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AssembliesAssemblies

It is with excitement that we look forward to our first Assemblies since Term 1!

Junior Assembly is planned for Friday, August 14th at 9:15am in the Hall.

Unfortunately though, our audience size will be restricted to comply with current COVI-19 restrictions.

Therefore this assembly will be by invitation only. Families of students who are to

receive a Merit card will have first priority and there will be an RSVP process so that we can maximise the

number of audience members in attendance. Thank you for your understanding.

The Primary Assembly is planned for Wednesday, August 12th at 12:15pm in the

Gym.

Due to the size of this area there will be no restrictions to audience

size; however, visitors must sign in when they arrive at the Gym.

Please contact us at the School if you would like further clarifi-

cation of this situation.

Cross Country Results

Year 3/4 2km

Max Lush 10.25

Sinead Legoe 10.38

Rafi Sopha 11.47

Sid Ebert 12.13

Mckinlee Brighton 13.26

Will Maney 13.3

Ava Cother 13.48

Olly Elsworthy 14.01

Skylah Gnys 14.13

Chloe Thomas 14.28

Cayle Beamon 14.48

Kelcey Dolphin 15.21

Deaken Bilston 15.37

Fiann Kenny 16.13

Georgia Pope 16.13

Aishmeen Kaur 16.15

Pippa Harvie 16.16

Stella Morros 16.16

Alexis Brown 16.21

Chelsea Secker 18.57

Beau Morton 18.58

Patence Schultz 19.06

Piper Southern 19.23

Sidney Schultz 19.23

Eric Li 20.32

Year 5/6/7 3km

Harry Clark 11.55

Mason Brighton 12.45

Max Crossling 13.32

Tyler Edson 13.44

Lochie Dolphin 13.49

Will Legoe 14.21

Zara East 14.28

Jack Grady 14.46

Austin Martyn 14.57

Archie Ebert 15.16

Toby Morros 15.17

Taylor Grady 15.32

Fareeba Akbari 16.06

Mustafa Akbari 16.11

Mitchell Kluske 16.4

Elijah Flint 16.48

Zac Doyle 16.52

Jim Hansford 17.27

Shekiba Ali 18.52

Room 2Room 2

Room 2 are focusing on Measurement this term in

maths. We have been measuring lengths of objects

using different measuring materials. We have been

enjoying learning new words in maths… longest,

tallest, centimetres, metres, kilometres, shortest,

and estimation.

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Ethan Cother

“ I liked measuring the snakes

and crocodile lengths because I

learned how to use a ruler”

Leo Slotegraaf

“ I guessed I was the tall-

est in the class, but we

measured and Eliza is”

Hilary Schinckel

“ I liked measuring

each other and finding

tall and short objects

outside to measure”

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PCW Chat Respect

Over the next two school terms I will be facilitating Rock and Water with years 4 to 7. One of the important

principals in Rock and Water is respect for self and others. Respect for self in Rock and Water includes understand-

ing and acceptance of your strengths and weakness. Believing in yourself, and always trying your best.

Merriam-Webster defines Self- Respect as: pride and confidence in oneself; a feeling

that one is behaving with honour and dignity. While this is a good definition,

we will continue using the same children’s definition to create our meaning

for self-respect.

Our children’s definition of self-respect will be: Best Kids

Solutions.com Treating yourself in a way that makes you feel cared for and important. There

is an old saying “charity starts at home” While this might not be a

perfect analogy it does make the point that you have to take care of and be

nice to yourself first before you are able to do the same for others.

Teaching children to respect themselves first is extremely important. Doing so lays the

foundation for better understanding and implementation of respect for others. How to teach children self-respect

is equally not an easy thing to do. Although, when parents and teachers use the strategies below it will make

teaching the concept much easier.

Teaching Self Respect Self-respect has a lot to do with how a child feels about themselves. The best way to ensure that a child holds

themselves in high esteem and believes that they are worth being considered important is though proper self-talk.

Self-talk is the internal conversation that a child has with themselves both positively and negatively.

Children are participating in self-talk whether they know it or not. Giving children strategies to help them during

their self-talk will increase the chances that the winner of the internal debate will be on the positive side.

Replace Negative Thoughts Most of the time a child’s negative thoughts are self-created based on insecurities or fear. When a child

encounters an illegitimate limiting thought they should replace it with a positive one. By doing this it will

redirect the child to think positive and help them move past what is causing the negative belief in the first place.

Replacing a negative belief with a positive one will also help with confidence. If the child is dwelling on a negative

belief and they have identified it as false they can switch their thinking to a positive belief.

This can help them push through their limitation and as a result build their confidence. Anytime a child can practice focusing on the positive it will only result in them being

more confident. It can also improve their ability to reduce their negative self-talk.

When children have a good understanding of self-respect it makes it

much easier to teach them how to respect others. Children that

are happy with themselves find it much easier to find positive

attributes in others.

John Stayte

PCW

Happy birthday to . . . Darcy Schinckel who was 13 on 3rd July

Patrick Chambers who was 8, Jack Barker who was 12 &

Leah Toka Tansey who was 13 on 4th July

Ali Hussaini who was 11 on 10th July

Skye Morton who was 7 on 11th July

Jarin Oster who was 8 & Archie Ebert who was 12 on 12th July

Hassan Haidari who was 7 on 15th July

Brax Jaensch who was 6 on 16th July

Lottie Lowe who was 6 on 17th July

Nate Marshall who was 9 on 19th July

Shakila Ali who was 13 on 21st July

Bianca Wallace who was 13 on 23rd July

Oliver Garrigan who was 6 on 24th July

Hilary Schinckel who was 6, Harry Clark and Taylor Grady who

were 12 on 25th July

Bianca Thomas who was 6 today, 30th July

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Community News

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Practical Tips to Manage Stress

Monday 3rd August 2020, 7pm-8.30pmWhere: ONLINE via Zoom

Cost: $20 per person (Limestone Coast Residents)

Presenter: Dr Kate Neilson, Clinical PsychologistThis webinar will be interactive and specifically aims to work with adults to develop their

understanding of stress and strategies they can use every day to manage the negative impact of stress in their lives.

Smiles All Round gratefully acknowledges the financial support from Country SA PHN (CSAPHN) and the Australian Government Department of Health to enable us to offer our current program at a significantly subsidised rate.

Registrations close 31st July 2020Register via https://www.stickytickets.com.au/L1OND

Enquiries: mandy@smilesallround.com.auFollowing registration, you will be forwarded a link to join us online via Zoom

Growing Resilient Kids Workshop

Smiles All Round gratefully acknowledges the financial support from Country SA PHN (CSAPHN) and the Australian Government Department of Health to enable us to offer our current program at a significantly subsidised rate.

This is an interactive workshop that focuses on providing practical psychology strategies for managing worry and anxiety and boosting resilience in young people (approx. 3-13

years). The workshop is appropriate for parents, caregivers & professionals who connect with young people.

Wednesday 12th August 2020, 6.45pm-8.30pmSmiles All Round HQ, Naracoorte

Cost: $20 per person

Registrations close 11/08/2020 Register via https://www.stickytickets.com.au/K2NUD

Enquiries: mandy@smilesallround.com.au

Presenter: Mrs Lana-Joy Durik, Director & PsychologistWinner of 2019 APS Division of General Psychological Practice Award & 2017 WIBRD Influential Women in Business Award, Best Small Business

2020/2021 Kings Squad Tryouts—Sunday 2nd August @ the Naracoorte Basketball Stadium

U12 Boys & Girls 9-10am U14 Boys & Girls 10.15-11.15am U16Boys & Girls 11.30-12.30pm

U18 Boys & Girls 12.45-1.45pm U10 Boys & Girls No trials, please put in forms for expression of interest.

All queries please contact: Floury 0428 850 201 flossfloury@bigpond.com

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