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NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO. 3 - 12th MARCH 2020

UPCOMING EVENTS

MARCH

Ride 2 School Day - Friday 13th

Crazy Hair Day - Friday 13th

Easter Raffle tickets sent home - Friday 13th

Harmony Week - Sunday 15th-Saturday 21st

Prep – 2 Assembly (1/2 Anderson

hosting) - Monday 16th

HCSSA Swimming Carnival -

Wednesday 18th - Huonville Pool

1/2A & 1/2B Molesworth Excursion -

Wednesday 18th

Book Club Orders Due - Friday 20th

National No Bullying Day - Friday 20th

IPSA Movie Night - Friday 20th - “The

Secret Life of Pets 2” - 6pm in the GP Room

Parent/Teacher Interviews - Monday 23rd

to Friday 27th

IPSA AGM & Meeting - Wednesday 25th -

7pm in the Staffroom

Free Dress & Easter Egg donation day -

Friday 27th

Grade 3-6 Assembly (5/6 Waugh/Lohrey

hosting) - Monday 30th

APRIL

Easter Raffle Tickets and money

returned to school - Wednesday 1st

Grade 6 Band Rehearsal - Thursday 2nd -

3.30-4.30pm at Kingston High School

Easter Raffle Drawn - Monday 6th

Walkathon - Wednesday 8th - Details TBC

Last Day Term 1 - Wednesday 8th

Student Free Day - Thursday 9th

First Day Term 2 - Monday 27th

Dear School Community

The school term continues to fly past, with all classes very

settled and engaged in their learning. It is really fantastic

being able to visit rooms and see so much high quality

learning taking place, and it has also been very pleasing to

see our Grade 6 students start the year by being such good

role models for younger grades.

As we consider two-way communication between school

and home to be very important to each child’s education,

our teachers also try to ensure that parents and carers can

see what is happening in classrooms across the school,

including through the use of the Seesaw app. At the same

time, the most important role of our teachers is planning,

teaching and assessment for each child and the amount of time they spend sharing information through Seesaw or in

other ways needs to be balanced against this. If you ever

feel that communication via Seesaw, the newsletter or

Facebook does not provide you with sufficient information

about your child or what is happening at school, please

don’t hesitate to contact one of us or your child’s teacher.

Please also remember that parent-teacher conversations

are taking place in the week commencing 23 March, and we

would encourage all parents and carers to attend. Parent-

teacher conversations are a valuable opportunity to find out

more about your child’s progress, raise any concerns you

have, and discuss specific areas for your child to focus on

over coming months. You will also receive a brief written

progress report at the meeting that will provide information

on your child’s work habits and social skills over the first 8

weeks of the year. Online bookings close at 5pm on

Monday, 16 March and you can follow the instructions in

this newsletter if you have not yet booked in.

There have been a number of events and activities over the

last two weeks that provide students with opportunities

beyond the classroom. On Tuesday, 3 March selected Grade

3-6 students represented our school at a catch up event for

the Huon and Channel Athletics Carnival that was washed

out last November. The behaviour of students was excellent,

and Mr Iles will advise students as soon as possible if they

have been selected for the State Athletics Carnival. From

Monday next week we will be hosting Firefighter Todd, who

will be working with all of our Prep-Grade 6 classes to

develop their understanding of fire safety and what to do in

an emergency. This is a good opportunity for families to also

talk about what to do if there was ever a fire at home, as

well as discuss general safety around stoves, BBQs and other

potential hazards.

We also have movie night coming up on Friday, 20 March

and if you are able to help our School Association and

school staff in running this event please get in contact with

the School Association at ipschoolassociation@gmail.com. It

would be great to see some new faces help out those

parents, carers and teachers who regularly give up some

time to make these types of events a success.

Finally, the Annual General Meeting of the Illawarra Primary

School Association is being held at 7pm on Wednesday, 25

March in the main administration building. Our Association

works hard to run a large number of events and over the

years it has raised substantial funds to make purchases that

greatly enhance our school environment, including the flying

fox and the audio-visual system in our GP room. The

Association also works with the principal to develop and

approve school policies. As some of our long term office

bearers and committee members will be stepping down after

giving wonderful service to our school community, please

consider supporting the Association by getting involved and

nominating for one on the positions that will be voted on at

the AGM (full details in this newsletter). If you are not sure

and would like further information, please email the

Association at ipschoolassociation@gmail.com. In the next

newsletter we will update the school community on who are

the newly elected executive members of the Association and

we will also acknowledge and thank those members who

have completed terms, having given their time and efforts to

make our school an even better place for the students.

Michael Hayen & Cathryn Kelly-Bounds

Acting Principals

NAPLAN ONLINE 2020

The National Assessment Program-Literacy and

Numeracy (NAPLAN) was first undertaken as an online

test in Tasmania during 2019. Tasmanian schools will again

participate in NAPLAN Online in 2020.

NAPLAN Online provides better assessment and more

precise results. The assessments feature a tailored test

design where the questions a student receives will depend

on their answers to previous questions.

NAPLAN testing will be held from the 12 to 22 May 2020

with online testing available for each of the NAPLAN year

levels (3, 5, 7 and 9.)

NAPLAN Online 2020 will include four components,

Writing, Numeracy, Conventions of Language and Reading.

Please note that all Year Three students will be completing

a paper based Writing Test.

Schools will receive reports and results for

participants following the completion of NAPLAN Online

2019. These Individual Student Reports will have the same

format as in previous years. This format is used for every

student in Australia.

A parent/carer brochure containing more information

about the NAPLAN Online assessments, is being sent

home today to families of students sitting NAPLAN 2020.

If you have further questions, please contact

michael.hayen@education.tas.gov.au at the school.

PARENT SKILLS SURVEY

Are you comfortable sharing your knowledge and skills

with our students in the comfort of a classroom setting?

Then we may have the perfect opportunity for you to

support our students with their learning and the classroom

teachers with their planning. Throughout the year,

teachers will often seek out guest speakers to support

their current unit of inquiry learning, an exercise that can

at times be quite costly and difficult to coordinate. If you

have a few minutes to fill out our online survey and would

be willing to share your expertise with our students we

would love to hear from you. Click on the following link to

access our survey. Thanks to those parents who have

already accessed this survey and registered their interest.

https://forms.gle/W9dCiffU8PuFLQ54A

DOGS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

Under Section 28 of the Dog Control Act 2000,

principals can make decisions about dogs in and on school

property.

A person must not take a dog into any grounds of a school

or kindergarten, without the permission of the principal.

INTRODUCING THE SCHOOL FAIR IN 2020

We have been fortunate to secure the voluntary

services of the amazing Amy Groves-Bosworth from

House of A Event Management to be our Fair

Co-ordinator for 2020!!! Amy has shared with us that she is a fair

fanatic, so we are very excited to begin planning and organising for

this event.

VOLUNTEERS

We will need an abundance of volunteers, so if you would like to

be involved in ANY aspects of the fair, please email Amy at

houseofaem@bigpond.com

FISHY BUSINESS IN PREP/1 W/B

Prep/1 Williams/Baker were very excited to

discover that they had a class pond. After

inquiring into how they could look after the

pond area, they discovered that the pond

contained goldfish! “How can you tell if they are

girls or boys?” asked Michael. “We can’t name

them without knowing” said Emily. This started

our investigation into how we could find out.

The class came up with lots of ideas, one of

them being “ask someone who knows” so that is

exactly what we did. Luckily Max’s Mum,

Meghan, is a fish expert and has had a book

published on the genders of Carp (a fish similar

to a gold fish). She came in to talk to the class

about how to identify the genders of different

fish species. Meghan told us about one species,

the Blue Headed Wrasse, who can change from

a girl to a boy. This generated a few more

questions like: “How do fish change from girls to

boys?” and “How did the first fish get created if

there were no boys or girls?” We took Meghan

out to look at our fish and her expert eye

identified we have 4 fish – one girl and 3 boys.

Now to come up with names for our fish and to

research what fish need to survive.

ONYA AWARDS Illawarra Primary School Expectations

Is it safe? Is it fair? Does it show you care

Care and Understanding:

Olive D for being increasingly able to come into the classroom with a happy face to start the day. Nathan F-K for

being a resilient learner who tries hard without giving up or getting upset. Oliver McI for being an upstander and

helping a friend in the playground. Solly C for being an upstander and helping a friend in the playground. Jonathan

S for having a great start to the year and being a great friend to others. Natalie O for being caring and friendly to

all.

Learning:

Wilhelm H for showing great learning behaviour by doing the 5Ls and being ready to listen and learn. Cecile DB

for always being ready to listen, showing good learning behaviours and trying her hardest. Cooper S for showing

improvement in his learning behaviours and getting along with others. Sydney H for improvement in his learning

behaviours during key listening times. Blair G for consistently demonstrating excellent learning behaviours and

making great contributions to class discussions. Evelyn X for showing increased confidence to speak in front of

others and contributing to our class discussions. Annabel R for being a learner and asking interesting questions to

get herself and others thinking. Leo X for always being focussed and getting on with his work. A great start to the

year. Maggie C for a great start to the year and producing a high standard of work. Matthew A for having

excellent learning habits and always thinking carefully to do his best. Tyson B for working very hard, especially with

reading. Archer W for making an excellent start with his reading this year.

Respect:

Michael S for always being so respectful in the way he treats others and our classroom. Liam L for always being a

polite and kind member of 1/2 Barker and setting a wonderful example for his peers. Claudia D for having a great

start to the year and being a great helper.

Honesty and Integrity:

Oliver C for being a fun, considerate and honest team member and having a fantastic attitude.

Notice of Illawarra Primary School Association AGM

7pm Wednesday 25th March 2020

Meeting to be held in the Staff Room

Nominations are now open for Committee Members.

A Committee member’s term is 2 years.

There are a number of committee positions available and we

are seeking new members with fresh ideas.

Nominations for Officeholders (Chairperson, Vice

Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary) are also open and

will be voted on in the Committee Meeting following the

AGM.

A nomination form is attached, with copies also available at

the office.

Nominations are due to the office no later than Friday

20th March 2020.

Illawarra Primary School Association

Committee Meeting –

Wednesday 25th March following the AGM.

All welcome to attend and we hope to see you there!

GRADE 3-6 SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Two weeks ago, Illawarra Primary students

participated in the first ever House-based Swimming

Carnival. The carnival was held at the Clarence Pool

and all Grade 3-6 students participated in a range of

different events.

In the carnival there were a number of novelty

events and common stroke races including breast-

stroke, backstroke and freestyle. Points were not

only awarded for placement in these races but were

also given for participation. It was great to see how

many students participated in races!

We would like to thank all the parents, students,

teachers and Kingston High volunteers that helped

out and made the day such a success. At the end of

the day the final house points were:

Bombora -843

Waratah-758

Wattle-691

We would like to wish all the students that made the

Huon and Channel team good luck next week!

Cassie I, Willow S & Archie McK

Ride 2 School Day

On Friday 13th March, we will be celebrating Ride2School

Day by encouraging students and parents to ride, skate

or walk to school. Students and parents who participate

on the day will be invited to join in a shared feast of fresh

fruit and nibbles on arrival at school in the courtyard. All

students intending to ride or skate to school must wear a

helmet and be accompanied by an adult. Ride2School Day

aims to encourage students to remain physically active and

maintain a healthy lifestyle. If any parents would like to

coordinate a meeting venue for the morning of the 13th,

please contact Mr Waugh and we will advertise these

details closer to the date via our Facebook page.

WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE

Crazy Hair Day – Friday 13th March

It’s crazy hair day – time to make your hair go wild. Here

are some ways to make your hair stand out: hair colour,

bright accessories, or even a new hairstyle!

Participate in this wonderful event and raise money to

help families facing blood cancer around Australia. At 2:30

pm on Friday 13th March, Isla in 5/6 WL will be shaving her

hair for the World’s Greatest Shave. Ruby R and Lachlan

M will also be participating in the World’s Greatest Shave

by cutting their hair in support of the Leukaemia

Foundation.

If you would like to support these students in their fund-

raising efforts please visit the attached links.

Isla W

https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/

FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=775671

Ruby R

http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/leahcampbell

Lachlan M https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/

registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=782318

Money raised from the students’ gold coin donations will

go to the Leukaemia Foundation to support sick children

and their families, and to help find cures for blood cancers.

Lachlan M & Isla W

STUDENT WELLBEING SURVEY

The wellbeing of our students is important to us.

To get an understanding of how students across

Tasmania feel about their own wellbeing, students in

Grades 4-6 at Illawarra Primary will be taking part in

a wellbeing survey.

The Student Wellbeing Survey is part of the

Department of Education’s Child and Student Wellbeing

Strategy.

The details for the survey are:

When: Friday 27th of March

Who: Grades 4-6

What do I need to do: You and your child don’t

need to do anything. The survey will be done in class

time and will not require your child to prepare in any

way.

A letter with more information has been sent home

with all Year 4-6 students, including Frequently Asked

Questions and a form to sign and return to the

school if you do not want your child to

participate in the survey.

REMAINDER OF TERM 1

CALENDAR 2020

Week 6 Friday 13th March: Pademelons (Bruny West)

9:00-10:30 and 11:30-1:00

Week 7 Friday 20th March: MEET & PLAY AT KINDERGYM (Kingborough

Gymsports Centre, 10 Kingston View Drive, Kingston). Meet at the

venue for a 9:15-10:15am gymnastics session. There is no 11:30

session today, so 11:30 families also attend at 9:15 today. Upon arrival,

tell the staff that you are with Illawarra Primary School and they will

direct you to our area. There is no cost to attend.

Week 8 Friday 27th March: Pademelons (Bruny West)

9:00-10:30 and 11:30-1:00

Week 9 Friday 3rd April: Pademelons (Bruny West)

9:00-10:30 and 11:30-1:00

Week 10 Friday 10th April: NO PADEMELONS

EASTER HOLIDAY, GOOD FRIDAY

Pademelons resumes for Term 2 on Friday 1st May.

There will only be a 9:00am session from now on.

Pademelons