Over the past fortnight there have been many highlights.

Whilst representing the school, students have performed well

and also been great ambassadors for Illawarra Primary. A

whole school event a couple of Friday evenings past epitomised

the sense of community that exists. Earlier this week I had the

fortunate experience of working with Mr Michael Hayen and

Mrs Anne Edwards in presenting the many adjustments the

school provides to students with disability as part of the

department’s new funding model which will be implemented in

2020. To conclude the fortnight the teaching staff attended a

professional learning experience as part of a series of PL

sessions on establishing a common instructional model of

writing that will transform the learning of and engagement in

writing throughout the school.

Movie Night

As mentioned above the Movie Night was a wonderful

community event with many families setting up camp in the

school’s GP Room for a night of movies and catching up. This

now has become an annual event for families as they take

advantage of the audio visual system that the School

Association funded a couple of years ago. Thank you to the

School Association for running this event, especially Jane

Gibson for her organisation and Amanda Midgley for ensuring

the event continues to be included on the school calendar.

Debating

On Monday I had the pleasure of attending the second round

of this year’s Primary School debating at Lenah Valley Primary.

I couldn’t have been more impressed with not only the

students who were representing Illawarra but all students who

were participating. I believe that this after school activity now

includes up to twenty schools. The students representing

Illawarra, Jacob P, Darius K, Oliver W, Ellise D and Luke M

were articulate, confident and respectful. They were also very

well prepared for their debates and presented their thinking

through compelling and sophisticated arguments.

CONTACT DETAILS

PCOMING EVENTS

JUNE

School Photo Dates: Wednesday 12th & Thursday

13th June

Assembly: Monday 17th June - Prep—2 Hosted by 1/2

Graney

Lisa Ford Presentation—Thursday 20th June—”Let’s

Talk About Behaviour” - 7pm

State Cross Country—Tuesday 25th June

Parents' Night Out—Saturday 29th June

JULY

Assembly: Monday 1st July— Grades 3-6 hosted by 5/6

Barker

Free Dress Day & Sausage Sizzle—Thursday 4th

July

Grade 2 Choir to visit Hawthorn Village— Friday

5th July

AUGUST

Southern Band Tour at IPS—Friday 9th August—

10:00am to 11:00am

Winterfest—Friday 23rd August

SICKNESS

Please keep children at home for 24 hours

after they stop vomiting to

minimise the spread of

contagious viruses

throughout the school.

62 296 295/62 271 013,

illawarra.primary@education.tas.gov.au

STUDENT ABSENCES

If your child is unwell or not attending school for any

reason please advise the office on either of the above

phone numbers or email us. If your child is going to be on

extended leave, you need to fill out a long absence form in

the office. If your child is late to school please come to the

office and sign them in. Any urgent notices that need to be

passed on to your children in regards to end of day pickups

can be rung though to the office as we do a daily

announcement at 2.45pm

Many Thanks - Deb & Ellie

Please phone the school office if you would like an

appointment.

Nick Donnelly Principal

Michael Hayen AP

Cathryn Kelly-Bounds AP

Monika Glover AST

Chris Waugh AST

Deb Doole Business Manager

Nikki Saunders School Psychologist

Samantha Dobson Social Worker

Clare Gregory Speech therapist

Art during the Lunch Break

Late last week I received a text from Mrs Terri-Ann

Petersen which included a photo of the number of

students who were accessing the art room during

lunchtimes at the end of the week. This was pleasing

on many levels. It showed the outstanding

commitment that Terri-Ann has for her subject of Art

and her preparedness to create the opportunity for

students to use the art space during a break time. It

also demonstrated that the development of the

Undercroft was providing benefits that far outreached

our expectations from when these spaces were first

considered as an aspect of the recent Capital Works

program that will soon be completed.

Staff Tour of the New Administration Building

Last Friday the staff had the opportunity to have a tour

of the school’s new administration building and from

the positive comments and feedback provided, the wait

has certainly been worth the inconvenience of the past

year. The well designed meeting spaces will ensure the

continuous delivery of a high level of professionalism.

The convenience of the reception and administration

area will enable the efficient running of the school and

the work spaces will provide the supportive

environment that the students and staff deserve. As a

staff we are very much looking forward to moving into

this new space early next term.

Huon and Channel Primary Schools Cross

Country Carnival

After the false start of last Wednesday due to

inclement weather, the Huon and Channel Primary

Schools Cross Country Carnival was held last Friday

with a number of students achieving outstanding

results. (Mr David Fraser has provided these details

for the newsletter.) Once again students did them-

selves and their school proud not only in how they

competed but also in how they conducted themselves

during the day at Huonville. Thank you to Mr Fraser

and other staff for attending. Also thank you to the

parents who braved the cold to support their children

and the team of Illawarra cross country runners.

Nick

ONYA AWARDS Illawarra Primary School Expectations

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

Care and Understanding:

Logan L for being diligent in group: helping his team to stay focused and work towards a common goal

despite the distractions. Eliza W for superb group work skills, encouraging her peers and recognising strength

in others. Gabby C by being an upstander.

Learning:

Leuca W for always thinking deeply about her position and explaining her ideas clearly and with examples.

Tyson B-R for lateral thinking—Tyson has some great ‘outside the box’ ideas to solve puzzles and come up

with solutions. Jordan V for Literacy Leadership; always giving help and guidance to his peers with reading and

writing. Liam L for confidence in public speaking. Liam has been explaining his ideas clearly and precisely in

group tasks. Elli D by seizing every opportunity to learn new skills and improve her understanding in all the

she does! Dean B by investing 100% of himself in a recent poetry lesson. Darcy R & Sophie C by not

giving up and working collaboratively to solve a maths problem. Rebecca L by listening so intently during a

recent NITA bisit that she was able to produce an informative, well illustrated pamphlet.

Respect:

The River Unit by listening so incredibly respectfully during a recent NITA visit that one of the presenters

thanks us for having such respectful students.

ALL SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY

Where: Symons Plains, Central TAS

When: Tuesday 25 June.

Entry forms, payment and information are all online in 2019. No Illawarra staff member will be supplied as

we are not involved in the event. Students wishing to enter will require parents and families to arrange for

travel to and from the event and are responsible for supervision and getting their child to a race.

Vanessa Jarvis is organising transport for a group of children interested in the event. If you would like to

contact Vanessa to organise travel arrangements, please use her email vanessajarvis@icloud.com

Enter online for individuals through Athletics Tasmania:

https://www.onlineentry.com.au/XCPrimary_Tas_2019.aspx

Anyone seeking further information about the event should check the relevant Cross Country News Item

under the News section on the Athletics Tasmania website at www.tasathletics.org.au

For all queries with the online entry process, please email chris@thetimingguys.com.au

HUON & CHANNEL CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL

WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN STICKERS

Don’t forget if you shop at Woolworths to collect the

Earn & Learn stickers. We have sticker sheets and a

box for collection in the office. There is also a

collection box at Woolworths in Kingston.

Last year we collected enough stickers to purchase of

$900 of resources for the school.

School photos will be taken on Wednesday

12th June & Thursday 13th June.

Kinder Possums will have their photos taken on

Tuesday 11th June (along with sibling photos).

Kinder Wombats will be Wednesday 12th

June & sibling photos.

Kinder Bandicoots will be Thursday 13th June

& sibling photos.

Please collect family envelopes from the office

and return to the office.

As orders can now be placed online, each

envelope is now personalised with student

name and unique ordering code.

If a student loses their envelope, their

opportunity to order on line will be lost. They

will need to collect a spare envelope from the

office and hand into the office.

No change will be given on the day, therefore it

is vital that parents hand in envelopes that have

correct money enclosed - it is added pres-

sure on the office when parents ask for change

and do not have the correct money.

Credit card orders are strictly online.

Orders for photos need to be returned to

school by Tuesday 11th June - The office

needs time to co-ordinate family photos, so

please be mindful to return envelopes on time.

Thank you for your cooperation.

SCHOOL ASSOCATION NEWS

Illawarra Primary School Association Survey

Hello Parents & Carers,

Please take 5 minutes to complete this 2 question survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/

VNC3VQ9

We want to make sure all families are kept up to date

with important IPSA news and events!

Many thanks

The IPSA Team

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

We have currently raised $560 through our Entertainment Book sales!

Huge thanks to everybody who has supported Illawarra fundraising by

purchasing their books through us. You can still purchase your digital or

physical book using the link, or from the school office.

https://www.entbook.com.au/2404m19