NEWSLETTER - Magill Primary School · Term 3, Week 10 Number 10 Thursday 27th September REMINDER...
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Adelaide Street, Magill 5072 T: +618 8331 9422 | F: +618 8431 5572 E: [email protected] | W: www.magillschool.sa.edu.au ABSENT SMS: 0427 016 460 SCHOOL DAY: 8.45AM - 3.05PM RESPECT EXCELLENCE HONESTY RESPONSIBILITY Thursday 27th September Term 3, Week 10 Number 10 REMINDER SCHOOL TOUR Monday 29th October 9.30am-10.30am Bookings essenal! NEWSLETTER FRIDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER LAST DAY OF TERM EARLY DISMISSAL 2.05PM MEDICATION Please ensure your child’s medicaon is up to date. If your child has a health care plan, check that it is current. PARENTS PLEASE NOTE PUPIL FREE DAY MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER STUDENTS START BACK TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER OSHC AVAILABLE TELEPHONE 8332 5762 NAPLAN RESULTS If your child is in Year 3, 5 or 7 you will have received your NAPLAN results this week. As parents and carers we know it is vitally important that children develop key skills such as literacy and numeracy to help them through school, work and life. By itself NAPLAN does not improve the quality of educaon but it gives us a naonal snapshot of how our children are doing comparavely in Literacy and Numeracy. You son or daughter’s results will be reported against six levels of achievement. Your child’s results are indicated by a black dot and a black triangle shows the naonal average for children in that year level. As you read the NAPLAN report we would like you to keep the following in mind: Keep the results in context with every other piece of informaon you already have about your child’s academic performance Use the informaon to celebrate strengths and idenfy areas of improvement but remember that it is only a glimpse into your child’s learning on one part of one day. A variety of factors can affect how your child does in any test including movaon, mood and physical wellbeing. While Literacy and Numeracy are important they are part of a well-rounded educaon and the pursuits of sport, art, music are also crucial in developing informed , happy children who are confident in their own abilies Discuss the results with your child in a supporve, non-emoonal way – we do not recommend aaching rewards or punishments to the results Observing how your child copes with the results can give you informaon about their self-concept as a learner – do they have an overly pessimisc view of their results or put too much pressure on themselves? The report does not show which quesons children got wrong or even whether they answered all of the quesons (they may have run out of me) If you would like to know more, your class teacher is the first step in providing detailed informaon and guidance. As you read your child’s NAPLAN report remember that it is one small part of a much bigger picture in the measurement of student success in reaching their potenal as learners. SPORTS DAY CHANGE OF DATE DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST NEW DATE Term 4 - Week 1 Friday 19th October NEW DATE SAUSAGE SIZZLE Friday 19th October
Transcript of NEWSLETTER - Magill Primary School · Term 3, Week 10 Number 10 Thursday 27th September REMINDER...
Adelaide Street, Magill 5072
T: +618 8331 9422 | F: +618 8431 5572 E: [email protected] | W: www.magillschool.sa.edu.au
ABSENT SMS: 0427 016 460 SCHOOL DAY: 8.45AM - 3.05PM
RESPECT
EXCELLENCE
HONESTY
RESPONSIBILITY
Thursday 27th September Term 3, Week 10 Number 10
REMINDER
SCHOOL TOUR Monday 29th October
9.30am-10.30am Bookings essential!
NEWSLETTER
FRIDAY
28TH SEPTEMBER
LAST DAY OF TERM
EARLY DISMISSAL
2.05PM
MEDICATION
Please ensure your child’s medication is up to date. If
your child has a health care plan, check that it is
current.
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE
PUPIL FREE DAY
MONDAY
15TH OCTOBER
STUDENTS START BACK
TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER
OSHC AVAILABLE
TELEPHONE 8332 5762
NAPLAN RESULTS
If your child is in Year 3, 5 or 7 you will have received your NAPLAN results this week.
As parents and carers we know it is vitally important that children develop key skills such as literacy
and numeracy to help them through school, work and life.
By itself NAPLAN does not improve the quality of education but it gives us a national snapshot of how
our children are doing comparatively in Literacy and Numeracy.
You son or daughter’s results will be reported against six levels of achievement. Your child’s results are
indicated by a black dot and a black triangle shows the national average for children in that year level.
As you read the NAPLAN report we would like you to keep the following in mind:
Keep the results in context with every other piece of information you already have about your
child’s academic performance
Use the information to celebrate strengths and identify areas of improvement but remember
that it is only a glimpse into your child’s learning on one part of one day. A variety of factors can
affect how your child does in any test including motivation, mood and physical wellbeing.
While Literacy and Numeracy are important they are part of a well-rounded education and the
pursuits of sport, art, music are also crucial in developing informed , happy children who are
confident in their own abilities
Discuss the results with your child in a supportive, non-emotional way – we do not recommend
attaching rewards or punishments to the results
Observing how your child copes with the results can give you information about their
self-concept as a learner – do they have an overly pessimistic view of their results or put too
much pressure on themselves?
The report does not show which questions children got wrong or even whether they answered
all of the questions (they may have run out of time) If you would like to know more, your class
teacher is the first step in providing detailed information and guidance.
As you read your child’s NAPLAN report remember that it is one small part of a much bigger picture in
the measurement of student success in reaching their potential as learners.
SPORTS DAY
CHANGE OF DATE
DUE TO
WEATHER FORECAST
NEW DATE Term 4 - Week 1
Friday 19th October
NEW DATE
SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Friday 19th October
Performed by M2 and M3
On the 21st of August M2 and M3 performed a spectacular play called Grab That Gold. The play was based on the every day life of the
people on the Ballarat Goldfields. It helped us learn more about the HASS unit we were working on in Term 2 and 3. It was an amazing
opportunity to be able to dress up like the people in 1854. On the night of our performance, most of us felt quite nervous, though really
excited but we all felt really proud of what we did.
The Instrumental Concert was a resounding success and a fantastic night to showcase the talents and skills of all the Magill School student musicians.
Comments from the night included: Claire: It was a fun night!
Yang Yang: The IM concert was a good experience.
Aiden: I felt proud of all the performers on the night.
Cindy: It was an enjoyable experience .
Vincent: This was my second time performing in the IM concert and I felt much more relaxed and confident. I would highly recommend other students to learn an instrument to be able to perform in front of friends and family.
Natasya: This was my first experience in performing in front of such a large crowds but I felt confident and I had a fantastic time.
Devanshee: The IM concert was both amazing and a privileged experience to be a part of here at Magill School
Sylvia: The concert was great seeing how the audience responded to what we played. I felt excited and nervous on the night.
Harneh: The concert was fun and it was amazing seeing how everyone who practiced and rehearsed so hard, did so well on the night.
Mihir: I felt excited and proud to perform in front of my family.
INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC CONCERT
2018
CHINESE HIGHLIGHTS TERM 3
Reception & Year 1
Identified and labelled the body parts
in Chinese from a provided list of
characters.
Listened to and sung songs related to
the body: tóu jiān bǎ ng xī jiǎ o zhǐ.
Learnt single words, simple phrases to
describe themselves: zhè shì wǒ de…
(This is my …)
Identified written words, matched
them with pictures and traced over key
words.
Identified and named common fruits
and days of the week in Chinese.
Expressed likes and dislikes for
certain fruits in Chinese.
Retold a story of “饥饿的毛毛”The
Very Hungry Caterpillar, using pinyin as
the spelled-out sounds of spoken
Chinese.
Made a booklet of fruits that they ate
from Monday to Sunday in Chinese.
Explored the concept of ‘word’ in Chi-
nese and learnt that each character is a
meaningful unit (morpheme) that is
used to make up ‘words’, such as 红苹
果 (red + apple).
Year 2 & 3
Discovered the locations of Australia and China on the world map and discussed the best way to travel between these two countries.
Learnt to recognise and name the
symbols that represent China and
Australia and a few other main
countries, such as 中国zhōng guó 澳
大利亚 ào dà lì yà
Described and discussed some famous animals and places in China and Australia in Chinese.
Explored their own identity by making
a little book with information about
themselves 我是澳大利亚人。wǒ shì
ào dà lì yà rén
Learnt Chinese through story telling and story explanation that effectively connects to their own daily life experience.
Identified and named the rooms in the
house in Chinese.
Used the modelled sentences to report
information about the house, such as
who lives in the house (Shei zhù zài
fáng zi lǐ ); this is dad’s room. (zhè shì
baba de fáng jiān)
Designed a floor plan for the house with a simple introduction in Chinese eg zhè shì kè tīng ; zhè shì chú fang; zhè shì bà bà de fáng jiān etc.
Year 4 & 5 Learnt how to pronounce and write the
names of various uniforms with colours in Chinese, especially those ones that are popular in China, such as hóng sè de kù zi, huáng sè de chènshān
Retold the story of “Brown Bear”棕色
的熊 using pinyin to pronounced it.
Described different types of tea and the
benefits related to drinking tea.
Identified certain objects and
elements, which are important in tea
ceremonies.
Learnt a classic poem about tea and
used the correct Chinese tones to
pronounce it.
Made a teacup from clay.
Year 6 & 7
Participated F13 & F15)in the educational program: making connections with China in the state library.
Learnt simple question and special question sentence structures in Chinese.
Reviewed basic strokes for Chinese characters.
Participated in a hands on activity: Chinese paper quilling
Learnt classical Chinese poems and did research about the author and their dynasty.
Junior Blasters Program – Boys and girls 5 – 8 years old
Junior Blasters is for kids new to cricket with participants building their skills through fun, game based activities. The games are designed for small groups to ensure every child gets a go, allowing them to test and learn new skills. When they have mastered the
basics they will be ready to graduate to Master Blasters where they can play modified games of cricket.
There is a FREE ‘Come & Try’ session at your local centre: Magill School - Starting Saturday 27th October, 8.30am - 9.30am
Master Blasters Program – Boys and girls 7 – 10 years old
Master Blasters is a super fun, social, safe, cricket program for boys and girls aged 7 to 10. The program is much shorter than traditional cricket, with a maximum of 90 minutes playing time. All the equipment is supplied and the games take place at the same
venue each week, at a local cricket club or community centre.
Glenunga CC - Margaret Bond Oval - Starting Wednesday 24th October, 5.30pm - 7.00pm
For more information about the program or to register, go to www.playcricket.com.au and search using your postcode.
FERGUSON MURRAY PENFOLD TOLMER
NEW DATE
RECEPTION - YEAR 7 SPORTS DAY
TERM 4 - WEEK 1
FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER
UNIFORM MANAGEMENT SERVICES
UMS current opening hours are as follows:
Magill School site - Tuesday 2.30pm - 4.00pm
Wednesday 8.00am - 9.30am (School Terms only)
Norwood UMS store - Monday to Friday 9.00am 5.00pm
1/6 Montrose Avenue, Norwood
Online everyday
Norwood store open first Saturday of the month 9.00am -
12:00pm
Contact number: 8363 5255 or 0409178994
The staff and Governing Council are keen to receive your feedback, answer any questions and listen to your concerns.
Please feel free to contact teachers (I believe your child’s class teacher has already provided their school email address). If you wish to contact the leadership team please email us at:
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW?
OSHC DIRECTOR ADVERTISED
COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS /
LEADERSHIP STAFF / FRONT OFFICE
RORY’S SCHOOL LUNCHES
CANTEEN MANAGER - ADELE Hot food is sold at recess.
Garlic bread slice $1.30 each Potato gems $3.50 per cup Mini hash browns 50cents each
Rory’s School Lunches at www.rorys.com.au
Online orders need to be submitted by 8.50am.
Lunch bag orders can also be placed via the class room lunch
box. Canteen is open from 8.50am.
Communication is very important between home
and school. We encourage parents to contact
teachers, leadership staff or the front office staff
(depending on the issue) with any enquiries,
concerns or information. All staff are keen to support and be
available to discuss and spend quality time with parents. One
form of communication is email. All staff are happy to provide
their work email address for parent communication. It is
important that parents update their email addresses if it has
changed.
BRINGING ITEMS TO SCHOOL
STUDENT ABSENCE
If your child will be absent due to illness please telephone the
front office by 9.00am or SMS 0427 016 460 and give reason.
Any absence over three days must have a medical certificate. If
your student is to be absent for more than three days due to
holiday or family reasons an exemption form must be completed
and returned to the front office.
ARE YOU LEAVING MAGILL SCHOOL?
If you are planning on leaving Magill School could you please confirm this in writing to the front office or via the school email:
PASTORAL CARE WORKER
Please remember all items your child brings to school
including clothing, should have their name on it. Lost property is
located in the foyer of the Resource Centre.
PLEASE CONTACT FRONT OFFICE
If there are changes to your personal details please inform the front office so that our information can
be updated. [email protected]
The position of OSHC Director has been advertised through
SEEK. Since the previous Director resigned at the end of 2016
Monica has been in an Acting Position. We will now fill the role
permanently.
Applications are due by Friday 19th October.
What a busy term it has been! I have been so thankful to be able to go on many different excursions and overnight trips with classes this term. Attending various Zoo Snoozes, excursions to choir events or SAPSASA events has been a great way for me to continue to support our students in an extra-curricular way and see them give their best efforts to something outside the classroom. Next term is sure to be busy but I hope that is also a great way to finish off the school year. One thing we are looking to start up again next term is a “parents connect” time. On the first Tuesday of the month, we will have tea and coffee for parents available from 8:30am. If you have any suggestions about something you would like to see at these connect groups, then please do not hesitate to contact me. This is something we hope to build on and continue into next year as well. If you are looking for something to do these holidays, I encourage you to check out the Campbelltown Council website. They have a number of interesting programs running these holidays from learning how to ride a bike and become a safer rider, STEM scav-enger hunts, gardening programs and stop animation workshops. If you want to know more about when these events are on, go to their website; http://www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=2248 I look forward to seeing many of your next term, and enjoy your holiday break! Kat Edson
