Newsletter Issue No. 3 - Week ending 24th February 2017

BEE TICKETS

The Bee ticket draw happens every Friday afternoon to

acknowledge students who are following the “Four B’s”.

Congratulations to the following

students, who got to choose

something from the bee-hive last

week:

Acacia (5S), Nina (Prep S), Alex (Prep H), Josh (3/4R),

Vanessa (6P), Jack (3/4PH), Ruby (1/2M), Billy (1/2P),

Wesley (1/2A), Caitlin (5O), Amelia (4/5HP), Kayla

(Prep S)

Dear Families,

Student Leaders

This week we have been seeing democracy in action with the election of our Grade 6 student leaders! On Monday

the Grade 3-6 students broke into House groups – Mawson, Davis and Casey to elect their House & House vice–

captains, and yesterday we had the SRC election, which will determine the position of SRC President as well as the

Grade 6 executive.

It has been a big undertaking for these students who have chosen to put themselves forward for these

positions. The speeches were of a high standard with students really able to show their own, unique personalities

in this context. They had put an enormous effort into their preparation, drafting and editing their speeches before

rehearsing them in front of their own class.

The successful applicants for both House Captains and SRC will be announced on Friday afternoon.

Kate Slater

Principal

STUDENT ASSISTANCE SCHEME (STAS) 2017

Application forms for STAS in 2017 are available from

the school office. If you have not previously applied for

STAS and wish to do so for this year, please come into

the office and collect a form.

For assistance:

Phone 1800 827 055

Email stas@education.tas.gov.au

Web www.education.tas.gov.au

GARDEN CAFÉ ORDER FORMS DUE FRIDAY

24th FEBRUARY FOR LUNCH NEXT

WEDNESDAY, 1st MARCH

STEPHANIE ALEXANDER

KITCHEN GARDEN PROGRAM

Hello everybody! It has been an excellent start to the Stephanie kitchen year. We had new flooring installed so

goodbye old carpet, hello shiny new lino. It has really made a lovely change to the kitchen space and a very

enjoyable space to cook.

This week grades 5S, 5O and 4/5PH created recipes using vegetables from the Cucurbit family. We made a fresh

and light zucchini salad, zucchini soup, sweet zucchini muffins and a zesty lime and cucumber drink. Everybody

displayed excellent safe knife skills and an enthusiasm for tasting new things.

As is the kitchen motto, "You don't have to like it, you just have to try it!"

Thank you to volunteers who helped, it really makes for a great class environment. I look forward to this weeks

lesson.

Til next time, keep cooking!

Jess Greener

Recipe of the week: Zucchini Soup (source- Stephanie Alexander)

GARDEN PROGRAM

Thursday

10.00 to 10.55

Thursday

11.50 to 12.45

Friday

10.00 to 10.55

4/5 P/H 5 S 5 O

KITCHEN PROGRAM

Thursday

9.00 to 10.55

Thursday

11.30 to 12.45

Friday

9.00 to 10.55

5 S 5 O 4/5 P/H

Thursday & Friday Gardening

Contact Anna Steinhauser

annasteinhauser75@gmail.com

Thursday & Friday Cooking

Contact Jess Greener

jess.greener@education.tas.gov.au

Ingredients: 1 tbsp sunflower oil

2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped

3 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped

2 cm knob of ginger, roughly chopped

1 long red chilli, de-seeded and roughly chopped

2 stalks of celery, roughly chopped

2 kaffir (makrut) lime leaves

6 medium zucchinis, roughly chopped

1.5 L Vegetable Stock or Chicken Stock

1 tbsp fish sauce or soy sauce

400 ml coconut milk

1 large handful of coriander, finely chopped

What to do: 1. Prepare all of the ingredients based on the

instructions in the ingredients list.

2. Heat the oil in the large pot over medium heat.

3. Add the onions, garlic, ginger, chilli, celery and kaffir

(makrut) lime leaves to the pot and sauté for 5 minutes.

4. Add the zucchini and cook for a further 5 minutes.

5. Add the stock and fish sauce, cover and simmer on

low heat for 15 minutes.

6. Remove the pot from the heat and remove the

kaffir (makrut) lime leaves*.

7. Purée the soup with the hand blender until it is

smooth.

8. Stir through the coconut milk and coriander, and

serve warm.

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING

The students in 1/2 Patterson/Gunn have been

looking at the 4 Bees and remembering to always have

them with them at school. They’ve talked about

breathing them in & out & having them in their

hearts. Here are the posters that Shakira & Nicholas

have made.

Jennie Gouldthorpe

AUTHORS CLUB

This week we had the exciting return

of Authors Club! It was a pleasure

to see some excited students coming

to Authors Club to eagerly share their

writing from this week. We had a

mixture of writ ing, including:

persuasive, historical narratives and recounts. It was

promising to hear one of the students ask “can we

come again?” at the end of Authors Club.

Next week we have invited a special guest to come to

Authors Club! You’ll find out who next week…

This week we had: Ruby, Acacia, Greta, Emily, Jessica,

Madeline, Oscar and Toby.

SCHOOL ASSOCIATION MEETING

The next meeting of the School Association will be

held on Tuesday, 28th February at 6.30pm in the staff

room.

All welcome.

Any queries, please contact Sam Routley at

sam.routley@education.tas.gov.au

SCHOOL BANKING

A reminder that School Banking has started for the

year and is on a Thursday.

If you are new to school banking and would like to

open an account for your child, there are two ways to

do this:

Online

Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click

on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

In branch

Visit any Commonwealth Bank branch. You will need

to take identification for you and your child, eg. Your

drivers’ licence and their birth certificate.

There are also information packs available from the

school office.

DYSLEXIA FOCUS GROUP

Dyslexia is a learning difference that affects 10% of the

population. It is not related to intelligence but children with

dyslexia learn differently. (www.squarepegstas.org/)

At Margate Primary School, we recognise that all

students learn differently and it is our role as

educators to provide a learning environment that

supports everyone to have success. Based on the

number of students who have been diagnosed as

having a dyslexia learning difference, we have started a

new initiative for our teachers and teacher assistants

to engage in collaborative professional learning and

sharing of resources. Facilitated by our school

psychologist, Natasha Marston and utilising the

resources provided by SPELD and Square Pegs

Tasmania, we are planning to develop our skills and

expertise in the area of dyslexic learning

behaviours. For more information about Dyslexia,

please refer to this website: www.squarepegstas.org/

Last week we had our first meeting. It was really

pleasing to see the number of staff willing to give up

their time to participate in the focus group and work

together to develop our skills, knowledge and bank of

strategies to support students with a learning

difficulty. Our aim is to become a Dyslexia Friendly

School and provide a learning environment that

supports all learners.

Mr McPherson

SUN SAFE POLICY - TERM 1

In line with our Sunsafe policy,

students are required to wear hats outside this

term. The Office have hats available for purchase, or

they can be purchased directly from the Uniform

Shop.

MARGATE / SNUG MINI ROOS SOCCER

With over 196 players registered in 2016, it is with great excitement I am pleased to get the 2017 year underway:

REGO – FUN DAYS:

Open to all students from Margate and Snug Primary schools – returning and new players.

Come along and have a kick and catch up with your team.

Soccer is a world game and therefore we have mixed, boys and girls teams – depending on numbers/ages.

Kids must turn 6 in 2017 to be eligible to play.

If you’re wanting to give soccer a go or you have some questions, come along to either day:

SATURDAY 25th OF FEB – Margate School Oval

10am to 11:30am – Sneakers only

SATURDAY 4th of MARCH – Snug School Oval

10am to 12pm – Sneakers only

Changes to the 2017 Year:

Margate and Snug schools will be joining resources to form a greater community club.

This will assist us in putting more players on the pitch and expanding the game in our school and community. Both

schools and myself are excited about this partnership and look forward to the 2017 season.

Games have been schedule for the first weekend in the July school holidays. Due to last year’s weather some

teams missed out on 4 weeks of soccer over this period. The CRJSA would like to inform all coaches and parents

of this change to the 2017 season as early as possible.

Aldi Mini Roos will be launched soon and the CRJSA will be adopting this branding – there won’t be any major

changes to the games or roster formats, it is just to do with the national game and the link between our Saturday

morning games and those on the mainland.

Anyone wanting more information about Soccer please contact Nick Dale on 0418 363 682 or

mpssoccer@gmail.com

MARGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL SPLASH CARNIVAL

CLARENCE POOL

FRIDAY 10TH MARCH 2017

TIME

RACES-

SHALLOW

END

SHALLOW

POOL/GRASS

DEEP END

GIANT

INFLATABLE

10:30 – 11:15 Grade 6 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

11:15 – 12:00 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

12:00-12:15 LUNCH BREAK

12:15 – 1:00 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 3

1:00 – 1:45 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 3 Grade 4

BABY MASSAGE CLASSES

STARTING THURSDAY 2ND MARCH - 1.30PM-2.45PM Run by Kate de la Motte for babies over 6 weeks old. This is a 5 week course. Each week covers a different

portion of the babies bodies - legs, tummy and legs, etc. until eventually a whole body massage in Week 4. As well

as massage techniques, we also discuss colic, sleeping, benefits of baby massage and adult massage, following baby

cues, adapting the techniques as your baby grows, and anything else you wish to discuss. Classes are free.

What you need to bring - baby (and all necessary bits to keep baby happy), completed enrolment form (available

from the office), towel or blanket to cover change mat.

For more information contact Kate de la Motte, 0439 886 636, goose.glenn@gmail.com,

kingborough.remedial.massage@gmail.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

3rd March (Friday) Primary Assembly - 1.40pm in the PAC

10th March (Friday) Grade 3-6 Splash Carnival - Clarence Pool

13th March (Monday) PUBLIC HOLIDAY

17th March (Friday) Early Childhood Assembly - 1.40pm in the PAC

22nd March (Wednesday) Huon & Channel Swimming Carnival - Huonville Pool

24th March (Friday) Action Against Bullying

24th March (Friday) Primary Assembly - 1.40pm in the PAC

27th March (Monday) Harmony Day

29th-31st March (Wed-Fri) Grade 6 Camp - Blue Lagoon (Dodges Ferry)

31st March (Friday) Early Childhood Assembly - 1.40pm in the PAC

7th April (Friday) Whole School Assembly - 1.40pm in the Gym

12th April (Wednesday) Grade 3-6 Cross Country Carnival

13th April (Thursday) Moderation Day - STUDENT FREE DAY

14th April (Friday) PUBLIC HOLIDAY

1st May (Monday) First Day of Term 2

2017 Bike Week

Kingborough Bicycle Treasure Hunt

The “Bicycle Treasure Hunt” is on again. This fun

event is free and will be held on the 5th of March at

the Peter Murrell Reserve.

Come along and have fun exploring bush tracks on

your bike with friends and family, looking for clues and

you may even win a prize! This family-friendly event is

part of Bike Week and is held within Peter Murrell

Reserve (near Kingston). Hosted by Bicycle Network

and Kingborough Council, it involves using a map,

planning a route and riding your bike along bush tracks

to collect as many clues as possible.

It’s a great excuse for families to get out on their bikes

and have a bit of fun together says Richard Langman of

KBAC (Kingborough Bicycle Advisory Committee),

who has been organising the treasure hunt for a num-

ber of years.

Treadlie Cycles is supplying some prizes and

Kingborough Council providing some light

refreshments for after the ride.

Where - Meet at Peter Murrell Reserve car park,

Huntingfield Ave near Vodafone (look for signs)

When – Sunday 5thth March from 2pm

This is a FREE community event