Maitland Lutheran School

NEWSLETTER Enriching Education -

Embracing Community

27th February 2020, Term 1, Week 5

What can you learn

from throwing a

Discus?

Sports Day is approaching rapidly. I

love walking around the school and

watching students involved in all kinds

of different sporting activities. Last

week I watched some of our students

grappling with the discus for the first

time. It is an interesting skill and takes

some mastering.

It brought back to me a story I read

about an American called Robert

Garrett. He competed in the 1986

Olympics in Discus. It was the first time

he had ever competed in a discus

event. And he won! It seems unlikely

or even incredible . His tactic was to

train with an exceptionally heavy

discus which meant when he came to

competition the standard one felt light

and easy to throw. Despite having an

unusual throwing action he beat the

best in the world including the highly

fancied Greek athletes who were

smooth majestic throwers.

1 Corinthians 9:24 “All competitors

in a race run, but only one of them

receives the prize. Run then in

such a way that you may obtain it.”

From the Principal

Diary Dates

Sports Day

Maitland Show

Aquatics Camps

Eat Fresh Day

Music at MLS

JP Swimming photos

Inside this issue

2020 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

Feb 13 JP Swimming

Feb 20 Jumping Jellybeans

Feb 25 Yr 7 Aquatics day at

Pt Vincent

Feb 28 Eat Fresh Day

Feb 28 Yr 7 & 8 classes

participating in Clean Up

Australia Day

Mar 6 MLS Sports Day

Mar 9 Public Holiday

Mar 10 CYS pupil free -

no DECs buses

Mar 11-13 Yr 6/7 Camp

Mar 16 SAPSASA Cricket week

SAPSASA Tennis week

Mar 21 Maitland Show

Mar 23-25 Yr 4/5 Camp

Mar 25 YP Secondary Interschool

Athletics

Mar 26 YP Primary Interschool

Athletics

Mar 30 Yr 6/7 Girls Crows Cup

Mar 31 Parent/Teacher Interviews

Apr 1 Parent/Teacher Interviews

Apr 2 Jumping Jellybeans

Apr 9 End Term 1 2pm dismissal

Diary Dates …. From the front page

From the Principal

It has been an absolute joy over the last few weeks to see our Year 5 students walking into school with their musical instruments. The way they carry them with reverence is really heart warming. I have had the pleasure of hearing some of our budding flute and

trombone players in action - they are progressing really well. Thanks to all involved in our music program.

We are working towards getting building approval for work to commence on our new building. We are still hopeful that we can get the concrete slab and associated services layed in the school holiday period. Staff and the Architect are working toward our final drawings that hopefully go to the Certifier in the next fortnight or so. We will display a 3D impression of the building and floor plan

in the office from next week.

Our students are working hard to prepare for sports day - in particular our House Captains and Vice Captains. One of the hall marks of our sports day has been the exceptionally high participation rates and the way our students support and value

participation. Please encourage your child to take part and contribute to this great community day.

We are working towards a staffing solution for the year 5/6 class next term when Rachael Johnson takes maternity leave. By next

newsletter we should be able to let the community know what our staffing will look like for the remainder of the year.

Congratulations to our students who have been elected to represent their class on our Student Representative Council. We look forward to your input and events throughout the year. We thank Mayor Darren Braund for attending our Chapel last week and addressing the students on leadership and service - it was a very inspiring message. We also thank our Staff Band and our Chapel

Action Team for supporting our Chapel service.

David Field

There is a great message in this for all of us. It has a lot to do with the way we

approach activities in life - more so than actually winning. Garret wasn’t perturbed by

the fact he was not a smooth actioned thrower - he focused totally on the end result and

the attitude needed to get there. Maybe there are times where God gets us to do a bit

of “heavy” lifting (or throwing) to give us the strength for what lies ahead.

Blessings for your week.

Week 4 Chapel

Guest speaker Mayor Darren Braund with Olive Bittner (Head of SRC) and

congratulating Oscar Schulz (Yr 1 class SRC rep).

General Information

Twilight Sports Day

Friday March 6th. It is a twilight event

commencing at 12pm. Students to

arrive by 11:45am. All students are

expected to attend & participate, it is a

fantastic day of competition, fun and

great sportsmanship.

Our MLS private buses will operate on

this day (3 hours later) to assist those

families who travel longer distances for

students to arrive by 11:45am, however

ALL students will need to be collected

at the end of the day from school.

Please stay on for a BBQ tea and bar

facilities coordinated by our P&F at the

conclusion of sports day.

Maitland Show Float - 21st March

The theme for the show float is

‘Country & Western’. Get your dress

up ideas organised and support our

float. MLS students only, sorry

younger non-school age siblings

cannot ride the truck. All participants

r e ce i ve f re e e n t ry i n t o t he

showgrounds. Meet at the Pioneer

Park end of the main street at 11:45am.

Breakfast Club

Mondays and Thursdays Ben and his

helpers organise Breakfast Club. Toast,

milo and other goodies are available for

all students before assembly. Come on

in and grab some breakfast from the

Multipurpose room.

Eat Fresh Day

Friday - only send a water bottle with

your child. All recess and lunch is

provided. There will be plenty of food,

so please support us and not send your

child with any packaged food. Kids,

make your fruit/vegie animal sculpture

and bring it in Friday morning - prizes for

the most creative.

Yr 8/9 Knockout Cricket

Our cricket team were successful last

week and now move into the second

round of the competition. Well done and

good luck boys.

Jumping Jellybeans

On the 20th February children at

Jumping Jellybeans participated in craft

activities including painting with

balloons, making paper plate clowns

and concluding with a play on the

playground. We look forward to the

next Jumping Jellybeans session on

the 2nd April which will include Easter

craft and an egg hunt. See you then.

CYS Pupil Free Day

Tuesday March 10th Central Yorke

School have a pupil free day and

therefore no DECDs buses will be

operating.

Mondays & Thursdays

Before School

From the

Multipurpose Room

Some of last years entries

Mar 2 Brooklyn Crowe

Zoe Holmes

Archie Schulz

Mar 4 Holly Groombridge

Mar 5 Holly Bryan

Finn Davey

Ethan Emery

Mar 8 Thomas Chesson

Cohen Knott

Maeisha Wanganeen

Mar 9 Shem Crawford

Mar 11 Rylee Mumford

Molly Schulz

Iesha Wanganeen

Elliot Smith

Mar 13 Mitch Fancis

Mar 14 Codie Brown

Mar 15 Sienna Lawrie

Oscar Schulz

Mar 16 Jemma Mattschoss

Rafe Mahar

Mar 17 Zavanna Martin

Birthdays Science

Care Corner CHAPEL ROSTER

We encourage you to include the items listed below in your own personal prayer time:-

Pray for good weather and a great day of sportsmanship for our upcoming

Sports Day.

Safe travel for families travelling over the long weekend.

As a school, this week we have prayed for Sienna Cameron, Charlotte, Harlee, Ryder

& Mariah Clark, Amelia, William & James Cornell, Kaiden & Brooklyn Crowe and

Jaykedha Coulthard and their families. Next week we pray for Shem Crawford, Levi &

Stella Clifford, Violet Cooper and Charlotte Cook and their families.

Luke 6:31 “Do to others as you would have them to do to you.”

Week 2 Year 5/6

Week 3 Ben B

Week 4 SRC

Week 5 Year 3

Week 6 No Chapel

Week 7 Pastor

Week 8 Year 5

Week 9 Year 7

Week 10 Year 4

Week 11 Pastor

Year 7’s looking at living things under a

microscope and working on their

slime prac looking at texture, colour and

consistency.

Year 8’s folding paper to make a bridge and seeing how many pieces of paper are required for carrying a certain amount of

weight.

Given the life threatening nature of anaphylaxis, and having students with this allergy

at school, MLS is a ‘Nut Fee’ school.

No student is to bring the following foods to school: Peanut butter (sandwiches, dips or crackers) Nutella (Sandwiches or dips) Biscuits and cakes with nuts in them Muesli bars with nuts Chocolate containing nuts eg snickers Dried fruit and nut mixes

(This does not include products that contain the warning “may contain traces of nuts”)

Our paramount concern is for the safety and well being for all children in our care. To keep

these students safe and well at school, all must comply with this policy.

Nut Free

Davis Learning Strategies at Maitland Lutheran - Reading & Learning Strategies

As adults, we have learnt life skills that help us cope in a range of situations throughout the day. Some of these skills include how to bring our attention back to the task at hand (focus), how to slow ourselves down or speed ourselves up to physically deal with situations (dial) and when we get stressed we know how to take a deep breath/sigh and stop for a moment (release). Some students don’t automatically know these life skills and they need to be taught these tools through teachers and classroom experiences.

Throughout our school we use the Davis Learning Strategies which include Release, Dial, Focus and Koosh ball in some specific mental and physical exercises.

These exercises are designed to help students get the most out of their learning. By the time they leave school they are self-managing and using these tools so that they can achieve their best with whatever task they put their mind to.

During the first few years of school, as well as the traditional method of learning the alphabet and basic sight words by seeing, hearing and writing (visually and orally), students learn their letters and words through creating them (kinesthetically). Students use clay to create their alphabet, which is firstly really fun for them but it also reinforces letter formation, fine motor skills and enables our students to practice how to be focused and to re-focus for learning. Basic sight words and spelling words may also learnt through this kinesthetic method, with the use of the dictionary to fully understand the meaning of the words.

We provide extra 1:1 support for students who may require more assistance with reading, writing and the use of the Davis Learning Strategies, so that it becomes a more positive and successful experience. This is run by Mrs Elisabeth May who is a teacher with a lot of experience in this field. This year we are also starting a “Clay Club” programme which follows on from the 1:1 support with Mrs May. This enables chosen students to work on spelling and literacy tasks, dictionary skills, reading and basic sight words, and to be more independent by starting to self regulate the use of their tools (release, dial & focus) with support close by for assistance if necessary.

The use of the Davis Learning Strategies has been highly successful, especially in other Countries including New Zealand. If you would like to know more about the Davis Learning Strategies, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs May or visit the below websites.

www.dyslexia.com

www.davisdyslexia.co.nz

www.davislearn.com/information.htm

www.dyslexia-unlocked.com.au

Yr 7 Aquatics day

Aquatics / swimming and Water Safety is part of the year 7 Physical Education program. Students went to Port Vincent on Tuesday and participated in Windsurfing, Sailing and Snorkeling. Other activities of Knee-boarding, Water Skiing, Canoeing and Small Boat Handling will be experienced on their upcoming Aquatics Camp.

Community Notes

Maitland Lutheran School

23 Clinton Road,

Maitland SA 5573

P: 08 8832 2288

E: info@mls.sa.edu.au

W: mls.sa.edu.au Enriching Education - Embracing Community

The 2020 Yorke Peninsula Relay For Life is being held from 24-25 October at the Wallaroo Football Oval.

Relay For Life brings communities together to celebrate cancer survivorship, remember loved ones lost during the Candlelight Ceremony and empower teams of families, friends and colleagues to raise money to fight back against cancer through vital research, prevention and support programs. The event is organised by passionate volunteers, and it is an experience that will stay with you forever.

Everyone is invited to join the Yorke Peninsula Relay for Life and help create a cancer free future by joining forces and teaming up to raise funds in the lead up to their local event. We are currently in our team recruiting stage and are keen to have participants/teams represented from all over the Peninsula. The Relay is a fun and humbling experience for all participants. Consider registering a team today – ask your work colleagues, school friends, sporting mates, family and friends. The event is hosted over 19 hours and teams are required to ensure one member is walking on the track at all times to signify that cancer never rests, so neither will we!

To register a team or find out more information please go to www.relayforlife.org.au or phone Julia Agnew on 0438 090 595.

Yorke Peninsula Relay for Life

CMS Crows Football Training

Football Training commences on March 2nd

at the Minlaton Oval.

Junior Colts 4:30pm

Senior Colts 5:00pm

Found - Gold ring

A plain gold ring - similar to a wedding band

has been found.

Please contact the school office for more

information.