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STRADBROKE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor, SA 5073

Excellence and Achievement in a Supportive School Environment Principal: Tanya Scanlan

Telephone: 8337 2861/8337 5349 Student Absence Ph: 8365 5621

Fax: 8337 0041

email: dl.0923.info@schools.sa.edu.au

website: www.stradsch.sa.edu.au

Out of School Hours Care: 8365 5677

Director: Rebecca MacQueen

CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A

27 February 2020

GOVERNING COUNCIL AGM

Thank you to the parents and staff who attended the Stradbroke School

Governing Council AGM last week. The Governing Council comprises of nine

parent representatives elected for a term of 2 years.

We are pleased to announce the parent representatives elected at the 2020

AGM:

2020-2022

Jo Brown, Audra Edington, Shannon Power and Kylie Summerton

Thanks to Laura Potter for her contribution to Governing Council over the

past two years. Your commitment and effort is appreciated.

Thank you also to the parent representatives elected at the 2019 AGM and

continuing for the second year of their term:

2019-2021

Bianca Hu, Michael Caruana, Andrew Silis, Mellony Semler and Catherine Earl

2020 Teacher staff members: Sue Keogh and Lucia Baldino

2020 Community member: John Flynn, Campbelltown Council

Congratulations to our Governing Council office bearers for 2020;

Chairperson: Michael Caruana

Deputy Chairperson: Shannon Power

Treasurer: Jo Brown

Secretary: Bianca Hu

There are also five sub-committees that work with the Governing Council:

Sports, Uniform, Canteen, OSHC and Social & Fundraising. If you would like

to volunteer for any of these sub-committees please phone Anona or Kathy

in the Front Office. The contribution of parents is always appreciated.

BOOK YOUR SCHOOL INTERVIEWS

3 Way Interviews at Stradbroke School will be held between Monday 16

March and Friday 20 March.

Bookings can be made online from Wednesday 4 March from 3.00pm. The

system is easy to use, quick and minimises timetable conflicts. Information

about how to log on to make an interview time is provided with this

newsletter or via www.schoolinterviews.com.au

Class teachers or Front Office staff will be available to provide assistance

where needed. Bookings close at 3.00pm on Wednesday 11 March.

2020

FEBRUARY

Fri 28th R-7 Assembly (F5, FR6)

MARCH

Mon 2nd & 16th 123 Magic Parent Course

Wed 4th , 6th & 11th Year 6/7 Aquatics

Mon 9th Adelaide Cup Public Holiday

Fri 13th R-7 Assembly (K2, K4)

Family BBQ Night 5.30pm – 8.00pm

Mon 16th – Fri 20th Parent/Teacher Interviews

Tue 17th School Photo Day

Wed 18th Governing Council

Wed 18th & 25th Engaging Adolescents Parent

Course

Sat 21st Harmony Day

Mon 23rd Pupil Free Day

Wed 25th Maths Olympiad

Fri 27th R-7 Assembly – Multicultural &

Harmony Week (K1, K5)

Mon 30th – Fri 3rd

April

Year 2/3 Swimming – ARC

Campbelltown

Tue 31st Principal’s Tour

APRIL

Wed 1st Engaging Adolescents Parent

Course

Thu 9th 11.30am Assembly

Term 1 concludes

Fri 10th Good Friday

Public Holiday Monday 9 March

Family BBQ Night Friday 13 March

School Photo Day Tuesday 17 March

Pupil Free Day Monday 23 March

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2020 STRADBROKE HOUSE

CAPTAINS

Congratulations to the 2020 Stradbroke House Captains. Their

role is to represent the student body in whole school events

and activities as well as run the Play at Lunchtime (PALs)

activities for younger students. House Captains also support

the Senior Executive Team when needed.

Forest

House Captains Boseok Kim

Francesca Di Perna

House Vice Captains Cody Minervini

Natalia Catalano

Koonga

House Captains Daniel Steel

Georgia Shaw

House Vice Captains Harry Esposito and Azat Safiullin

Hannah Polglase

Leabrook

House Captains Vincenzo Panetta

Isabella Marino

House Vice Captains William Moulden

Gabrielle De Rosa

Moriatta

House Captains Thomas Searston

Ava Monaco

House Vice Captains Jett Smith

Amy Changez

CANTEEN

PANCAKE WEEK: It has been a very successful Pancake Week,

with the last day tomorrow Friday 28 February. Thank you to

all the wonderful volunteers who have helped serve at both

recess and lunch, I really appreciate your help.

SUSHI LUNCH ORDERS: Just a reminder if you are ordering

Sushi for lunch on Fridays: Chicken, Tuna or Vegetarian (all with

cucumber, avocado, carrot and mayonnaise), and your child

has allergies to any of the ingredients and you would like to

make a special order, please let us know by Thursday

afternoon.

Qkr PROFILES: There are still errors on the PROFILE of some

students. Please make sure you have the correct 2020 class

number and name of your child. Without the correct

information, lunches and special orders go to the wrong

classes.

Qkr ORDERS: There have been an increase in the number of

students who are under the assumption that an online lunch

order has been placed. After placing your Qkr orders, please

confirm the details on your receipt ie: date/name/class. It is

disappointing for the children when we tell them that the

order has not been successfully placed.

CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS: If anyone is available on Friday 27

March or Friday 3 April and can help in the Canteen, please let

me know, we would really appreciate it.

Kate Majewski, Canteen Manager

SEMESTER ONE STUDENT VOICE REPRESENTATIVES 2020

Stradbroke School have appointed our Senior Executive and

Student Voice teams for Semester 1 2020. The job of the

Student Voice and Senior Executive teams is to represent the

student body in decision making at Stradbroke School. Years 1

to 7 students meet on Friday mornings in even weeks for the

Student Voice meeting. The Senior Executives (year 6/7) are

appointed for the full year and also meet as a separate group

to continue our work around student leadership.

Senior Executive

K8 Yr 6/7 Llewellyn Anderson

K7 Yr 6/7 Jeevan Singh and Dana Glasson

K6 Yr 6/7 Ari Fitzgerald and

Marlo Planchon Allen

K5 Yr 6/7 Haniya Prashar and Abner Kore

K4 Yr 6/7 Kalen Masen and Sebastian

Jenkins

FR1 Yr 6 Aston Tremonte and

Chane Engelbrecht

FR2 Yr6 Bree Gibbs and Rati Menon

Student Voice

L5 Yr 5 Anya Babari

L6 Yr 5 Kushal Tummala, Willow Clavell

L8 Yr 4/5 Luke Tremonte, Brenna Hannon

L7 Yr 5 Dana Castro

FR4 Yr 4 Ella Robertson

FR3 Yr 4 Lucy Henderson

FR5 Yr 3/4 Giuseppe Favaro

FR6 Yr 3/4 Jakub Krysta

K3 Yr 3 Ilia Kruger

K2 Yr 3 Mimi Jaradah

K1 Yr 3 Ella Murray

F6 Yr 2 Yuden Claassens

F5 Yr 2 Aariya Jayasinghe Pedige

F4 Yr 2 Annika Byrne

F2 Yr 2 Charli Smith

L10 Yr 1 Rosco Harmer

L4 Yr 1 Megan Kruger

L3 Yr 1 Leah Ranaldo

L2 Yr 1 Leon Mullholland

TRAFFIC MONITORS

Week 6 am Emma Nilsson, Mia Mazzaferro, Mako

Jeffree

pm Charlotte Radcliffe, Kristian Lim, Charlie

Jewell

Week 7 am Hayley Goddard, Jamieson Zwarts, Hussain

Maghazaji

pm Cameron Jackson, Gabriel Goli, David Jun

STRADBROKE RECYCLED

A Second-hand Uniform Stall will be held on Friday 28 February

(Week 5) from 8.30-9.30am in the Koonga Quadrangle.

Most items are available for a gold-coin donation, except for:

• polar fleece jumpers with school logo and two-tone

school tops ($5)

• school bags ($5)

• two-tone track jackets ($10)

All proceeds go directly to the school. Keep the goodwill going

Stradbroke!

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SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION REGISTER

As part of our units of inquiry we often look for primary

resources in our community to share information with children

– and one of the most powerful resources are our parents! Do

you have an interesting job, knowledge about an area, skills or

a passion that you’d like to share – then let us know! Whether

it be science, the environment, the arts, technology, animals,

medical, education, government – the list goes on – our units

are broad and cover a lot of content and our children are

always engaged when they get to hear first-hand from

someone in our community.

If you are interested, please contact Sarah Button (the IB

Senior Leader) or your child’s classroom teacher. We need to

know what you’re happy to speak about or show the children,

what year levels and how it’s best to contact you. We will

begin to build our register so that all of our classes have access

and we can further strengthen the relationships between the

school and our local community. You don’t need to be a

professional speaker, we don’t expect special presentations –

just speak from the heart and your time will be greatly

appreciated! We look forward to hearing from you and getting

to know more about the families of Stradbroke.

LIBRARY

Our online catalogue system is called Accessit. Students in

Years 3-7 can access this from home from our school

website http://www.stradsch.sa.edu.au/ On the homepage

of our website there is a link under the 'Quick Links' to the

Stradbroke Library Catralogue. Students in these year levels

can login using the same username and password they use at

school for computer and Accessit logins.

The advantage of using Accessit at home is that students can

check what they currently have on loan, they can see what is

overdue and they can search our catalogue and make

reservations. We also encourage them to submit book reviews

through the system. When they are recording their reading

lists for The Premier’s Reading Challenge they will find having

access at home will enable this to be done more

independently.

We encourage you as parents to have a look at Accessit with

your children. Ask them to show you their borrowing history to

promote discussions about what they have been reading and

how often they borrow. You can also see how their reading

choices have changed over time. If you have children who are

reluctant to borrow search our catalogue with them to try and

find books that might interest them. We would love to help a

child who came in asking for a particular type of book or series

they found while searching at home.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

With a story that has captivated the imagination of audiences

around the world, Pelican Productions is very excited to bring

Disney’s The Lion King JR the musical to the Adelaide stage this

April. The show will be featuring our student: Ali Castello as

“Ed - the hyena”

Don’t miss the sights and sounds of Disney’s The Lion King

Jr this April 2 - 4, at The Arts Theatre, Angas Street, Adelaide.

Tickets are on sale now at www.pelicanproductions.com.au.

Ali will also be involved in this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival in

the show “Peter Combe in Brush your hair with a toothbrush”

at the Corona Theatre at the Garden of Unearthly Delights. Ali

will be in 8 of the 9 shows over two weekends, 7th - 8th of March

and 14th - 15th of March. Tickets available from the Adelaide

Fringe Website.

MORNING PLAY INVESTIGATIONS IN L2

In Year 1, we spend the first 45 minutes of

our day engaged in morning play

investigations. This hands-on play reflects

the interests of children, is purposeful, and

promotes the ability to think laterally and

creatively.

Last week the students of L2 combined

their interests to work collaboratively, as a

class, to build a city. Students practised

using skills to self-initiate, to problem solve,

take turns and to think deeply.

Over the week the children discussed how

they could improve their city. They added

schools, shops, car parks, bridges and

various environments to meet the needs of

all living things.

FR3 AND F4

Do you know what empathy is? Do

you know how to use empathy and

why it is important? FR3’s Year 4

students and F4’s Year 2 students,

have been learning all about

empathy in our buddy class. We

know so much about it that we

even talked about it to the whole

school at assembly in week 3.

We have found out that empathy is

knowing how another person feels.

It is important because it makes

people feel valued, loved and cared

for. Some ways that we can show

empathy are to:

• say to a person “I understand”

• ask someone who looks left out

to play with you

• listen to a person

• ask a person if they are ok.

We have also been reading books

about empathy and have made

artworks to show all the ways that

we can use empathy in our lives. We

hope that by understanding what

empathy is, more people can use

empathy in our school. More

empathy will make our school even

happier than it is now.

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UNIFORM MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Stradbroke school uniform is only available for purchase at

Uniform Management Services at their Clearview Store, online

or at the shop in Leabrook Building at the school. They no

longer sell Stradbroke Uniform at the UMS Norwood store.

SPORT

Winter Netball (Term 2 and 3): Registrations closed on Friday

21 February 2020. Teams are currently being formed and team

information will be sent home with students before the end of

Term 1.

Soccer and Football: Registrations for Term 2 and 3 are now

available from Student Services. Registrations close on Friday

6 March 2020.

CRICKET

Kanga Coach: Adam Clavell

Stradbroke Blue 103 Def St Joseph’s

School -

Payneham

53

Great start to the season. Improvement over the summer

was evident in the teams all round performance. Captain

was Oliver Walters. The coaches award goes to Tate for his

performance with bat, ball and fielding and to Oliver Coles

for his impressive first up effort in the team.

Game Played: Saturday 15 February

Stradbroke Blue 107 Def Stradbroke

White

23

Great result for the “Blue” team in the local showdown

game. Team showed a great level of competitiveness while

still having fun. Captain was Tate Clavell. The coaches award

goes to Prem and Knox for some great batting and consistent

bowling skills. Well done boys.

Game Played: Saturday 22 February

Kanga Coach: Josh Kirkman

Stradbroke White 64 Def by Rose Park

Primary Gold

74

It was our first game and everyone played well and had fun.

Game Played: Saturday 15 February

C Grade Coach: Craig Clarke and

Indika Samarawickrama

Stradbroke 12/73 Def by Heritage

College

8/122

Batting - Edward (7 runs), Xander (6), Chamith, Liam and

Acadia (5), Jessica, Cassie, Sebastian and Bas (3).

Bowling - Liam (1 wicket for 6 runs), Edward (2/12),

Sebastian (1/11), Cassie (1/5), Acadia (0/9), Chamith (2/5),

Jessica (0/10), Xander (0/16), Bas (1/1). The player of the

game was awarded to Edward.

Game Played: Saturday 15 February

Stradbroke 8/58 Def by St Andrews 3/63

Batting - Liam (13 runs), Bas and Sebastian (8), Edward and

Xander (7), Chamith, Jessica and Cassie (1), Acadia (0)

Bowling - Cassie (2 wickets for 1 run), Edward (1/11), Bas

(0/1), Acadia (0/1) Jessica (0/3), Liam (0/4), Sebastian (0/2),

Xander (0/2), Chamith (0/6) The player of the game is a tie

between Liam and Cassie. Game Played: Saturday 22 February

NETBALL

Netta Coach: Janet Polglase and Doug Jewell

Stradbroke Koalas 4 Def Magill 2

Captain: Everett After a long break over the holidays the

Koalas came out firing! Some great connected passages of

play and everyone contributed to the team’s 2nd win for the

season. Well done team! Game Played: Friday 7 February

Stradbroke Koalas 4 Drew St Jo Payneham

Blue

4

Captain: Lucinda. The Koalas started well and were leading

3-0 before St Jo drew level. There was some good leading

and passing and it was the most even game so far, which was

reflected in the final score line. The Koalas 1st draw for the

season. Great work everyone! Game Played: Friday 14 February

Stradbroke Koalas 4 Def Trinity Gardens

Sapphires

1

Captain: Stella. The Koalas continue to improve each week

and are enthusiastic to try different positions and encourage

each other in every game. Let’s aim for 5 goals next week

Koalas!

Game Played: Friday 21 February

Primary Coach: Linda Crisci

Stradbroke

Panthers

11 Def by Charles Campbell 15

This was certainly a tough and closely matched game. Well

done to all players for some great interceptions and running

the whole game through. Keep working on getting in front

of your players. Special mention to spectators who managed

to hold it together...just.

Game Played: Friday 7 February

BASKETBALL

Year 2/3 Coach: Joseph McInerney

Team Manager: Sandra Gesuato

Stradbroke Serpents 10 Def by Stradbroke

Phoenix

28

What a derby! Awesome effort by Serpents, well done to the

Phoenix! A hard fought game, with the experience of the

Phoenix showing through in the end. Great effort to all of

the team for their defense, rebounding and shooting.

Game Played: Tuesday 18 February

Stradbroke Serpents 17 Def Athelstone 1

Well played by all players, great passing, rebounding and

team work. Keep practicing!

Game Played: Tuesday 25 February

Year 4/5 Coach: Daniela Cirocco

Stradbroke Wildcats 18 Def by EM Dunkers 27

Thank you to Mitch, Ashton and Aceson for scoring points.

The team played very well, lots of fast paced moves. They

took lots of chances and defended well.

Game Played: Wednesday 19 February

Year 4/5 Coach: Moira Heppenstall

Stradbroke Warriors 14 Def SPX Sparx 8

A truly great game by all.

Game Played: Wednesday 5 February

Stradbroke Warriors 14 Def EM Dunkers 13

Winning goal shot in the last 20 seconds of play by Marcus

who was well supported by the team. Fabulous effort by all

players who turned the game around in the last minutes of

play.

Game Played: Wednesday 12 February

VOUCHERS CAN BE

BOUGHT FOR:

Sausages $2

Veggie burgers $3

So� drink cans, juice

boxes or bo%led water $2

Ice creams $2.50

Unicorn Corneo and

Giant Paddle Pop Cyclone

Amusement Rides $2-$3

Pony cycles, obstacle

course, jumping castle,

silent disco and dry slide

Face Pain0ng $2

PLEASE NOTE THERE

ARE NO REFUNDS FOR

VOUCHERS—ALL

SALES ARE FINAL .

CASH SALES ONLY

Fairy floss by Sky Doodles

Pancakes by The Lile

Dutch House

Coffee van

PRE-SALE OF VOUCHERS VIA QKR APP

In 2020 we are trialling the use of Qkr to pre-purchase

vouchers for the Family BBQ prior to the night!

When can I buy the presale vouchers?

Presale of vouchers will be available from Thursday 27th

Feb to Wednesday 11th March at 9am. A,er this -me the

online sales will be closed so we can package up all the

vouchers.

How do I buy the vouchers online?

You will use the Qkr app. When purchasing your vouchers

please do so under the name of the eldest child in your

family only. Vouchers will then be collated in a packet

under the family’s name to be collected on the night of the

Family BBQ from 5.30pm onwards.

Where do I collect the pre-paid voucher pack from?

There will be a designated area for pre-paid voucher packs -

please refer to the event map.

Can I s0ll buy vouchers on the night?

Yes! There will s-ll be voucher sales on the night from

5.30pm-7.30pm—these will be done with cash, you won’t

be able to use the Qkr app.

How do the vouchers work?

You pre-purchase vouchers either on Qkr or on the night

then give them to the staff in exchange for food, drinks or

rides. Vouchers are generic in that if you want to get 2 so,

drinks and a bo6le of water you will get given 3 drink

vouchers. When you go to the drink sta-on you can then

specify which drinks you want.

2020 Stradbroke School Family BBQ

Friday 13th March 5.30—8.00pm Stradbroke School Fundraising Commi�ee warmly invite you to our Annual Stradbroke School Family BBQ. Bring along your

family and friends and join us for a fun evening. There will be BBQ food, so" drinks, coffee, ice creams, fairy floss, dutch

pancakes, live music, jumping castles, giant slides, pony cycles and an obstacle course!

We are also seeking volunteers from the school community to help with the ac(vi(es on the night. Please fill in the volunteers’

tear off form and return it to Sarah Bu�on at the Front Office by Friday 6th March. Your support will be greatly appreciated!

2020 Stradbroke School Family BBQ

Friday 13th March 5.30—8.00pm Community Support for our School

Volunteer’s Name ____________________________________________________________(Please Print)

Child’s Name ___________________________________________________ Class ________(Please Print)

Phone Number __________________________________________________

We require help with the following jobs

• cooking the BBQ (4.30-5.30pm)

• serving the BBQ

• serving drinks and ice creams

• selling vouchers

• assis(ng with the supervision of amusement rides

• packing up at the end of the night.

Please indicate the �mes you’re available and Sarah will contact you to let you know your �me and area before the event!

Please return the tear off slip to Sarah Bu#on at the Front Office by Friday 6th March

this form is also available electronically via the Skoolbag app.

Your support will be greatly appreciated!

Sausages $2 Veggie burgers $3 Drinks (so" drink, juice box and water) $2

Ice creams, fairy floss by Sky Doodles and pancakes by

The Li�le Dutch House will also be available on the night! There’ll also be live

music by the Brazil Nuts Orchestra from 6-7pm.

Amusement rides $2-$3 (pony cycles, silent disco, dry slide, obstacle course and jumping castle)

Ice creams $2.50 (Unicorn Corne�o and Giant Cyclone Paddle Pop)

Face pain(ng $2

5.30-6pm 6-6.30pm 6.30-7pm 7-7.30pm 7.30-8pm

Senior Student Volunteers

In 2020 we’d like to encourage our senior students to also

volunteer on the night! If your child is in Year 6 or Year 7

and would like to help on the night and gain service and

ac(on hours, please record their details as well.

What leads to engagement in writing, with real skill development?

• Exciting stimulus pictures and task ideas,

• Think time,

• Talking to brainstorm ideas,

• Choosing ideas and vocabulary,

• Excitement,

• Concentrated writing,

• Sharing,

• Giving and receiving feedback to improve authorship skills,

• Developing skill within text sections,

• Laughter leading to engagement in writing and real skill development.

How do your Stradbroke Staff know this?

They experienced the FUN and power of ‘The Seven Steps to Writing Success’ on the Week 4 Pupil Free

Day. This is a resource that develops strong writing engagement whilst building effective, creative

writing skills.

As always, we are grateful to our community for the opportunity to take part in whole site learning

experiences, building across-year level consistency to benefit our students from Reception to Yr 7.

Staff learnt about the theory behind this resource and how to introduce the steps in a way that builds

student understanding and skill within Narrative Texts.

So what are ‘The Seven Steps to Writing Success’?

Staff learnt that introducing the skills individually and out of

order….

- Steps 2, 3 and 7 first, then

- Steps 1, 4, 5 and finally

- Step 6…

would ultimately result in stronger learning when students end up

writing whole Narrative texts.

Many staff have already begun to action this in classes by -

introducing Sizzling Starts to begin narrative texts or by asking

students to search for Sizzling Starts in the books they are reading.

Soon they will begin to introduce Step 3 ‘Tightening Tension’ as an

authorship skill to build drama or excitement within a narrative

text. We look forward to sharing their writing successes with you.

Carly Verhulst Literacy Coordinator

Stradbroke School

“Say Cheese”

MSP Photography are on their way!!!

School Photo Day is:

Tuesday 17th March, 2020

Have your child’s school memories captured forever.

Please take time to read the relevant information on the MSP payment envelopes & remember

these helpful points:

• Don’t seal envelopes inside each other – You can pay for all children in one envelope however each child needs to have their own envelope on photo day.

• Use the Shootkey on your envelope to order online!

• Family envelopes are available at the school office upon request.

• Please enclose correct money as no change is given – cash, cheques and money orders only. Credit card payments can only be made online.

Please feel free to visit our web site

www.msp.com.au For photo enquiries Phone: (08) 8132 1148 or Email: enquiries.adl@msp.com.au

Dear Parents, Parent/Teacher/Student interviews at Stradbroke School will be held between

Monday 16th March and Friday 20th March

The appointment times are between 3.30pm – 5.00pm, except Wednesday 18th March which will be

between 3.30pm – 7.15pm. You can now book interviews at times that suit your family best. Follow

these simple instructions. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and click on MAKE A BOOKING.

BOOKINGS OPEN WEDNESDAY 4th March at 3pm

enter the code kmve7

Enter your details

Select the teachers you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best When you click FINISH your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically. If

you do not receive your email immediately, check your junk-mail folder.

You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time until bookings close and

change your times.

BOOKINGS CLOSE WEDNESDAY 11th March at 3pm

Interviews are strictly 15 minutes and spaces are limited. If you require more time, please contact

your child’s teacher directly to make alternative arrangements.

For parents that don’t have access to the internet at home, parents can contact class teachers for

assistance.

You can change your interview booking, any time prior to the closing date, by re-visiting the

www.schoolinterviews.com.au website, and using the event code above. Remember to use the same

name and email address you used when you made your original booking.

If you wish to change your interview time after the closing date, contact the school directly on: 8337

2861.

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This course is being run by a Parentshop® licensed practitioner. www.parentshop.com.au

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Learn:

✓ Some common ground shared by parents & reasonable expectations to hold about adolescents

✓ New understandings of adolescence

✓ A three-option model & flow chart for decision-making

✓ Self check-in, first - for parents

✓ Building relationship with your teenager and making the best of your non-crisis conversations with them

✓ Skills for tough o versatio s for ha dli g those pro le s you just a ’t ig ore

Parents will receive an Engaging Adolescents Parent Pack

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Please register me for the Engaging Adolescents Parent Course on Wednesdays 18th March, 25th March & 1st April

2020 from 6:30pm-8:00pm in K10 Science Room in Koonga Building. Enclosed is $17 for the course materials.

Name:-……………………………………………………………………………………………. Pho e No:- ……………………………………………………….

Child’s / Childre ’s Na e:- …………………………………………………. Class / Classes:- ………………………………………………………….

What parents have said… A step dad recalled an incident at the weekend with his 12 year old step daughter. He said that the input he had received the previous week from the course helped him keep his cool and brought a more favourable outcome.

A single Mum who had presented as quite anxious on the first night told the group in week 2 that she had made an appointment with her 15 year old son during the week and had a far more favourable discussion with him than would previously have been the case.

Who’s running it?

The trainer for this course is Christina Sapio who

completed Pare tshop’s Engaging Adolescents training

on 28th October 2014

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A three-session program for parents and carers

at Stradbroke School

K10 Science Room – Koonga Building

on Wednesdays 18th March, 25th March & 1st April 2020

at 6:30pm – 8:00pm.

Cost: $17 per person (Fee must be paid by Monday 16th March 2020 to secure your seat)

What to expect in primary school

If your child is in year 5 or 6 this year, they’ll

be graduating from primary school next year.

To get ready, primary schools will be talking to

you about graduation ceremonies, leadership

opportunities and graduation jumpers or tops

for the graduating classes of 2021.

We will be developing information packs to help

our primary schools keep you informed, so stay

engaged with your school to keep updated with

the latest information.

Pilot high schools welcome year 7s

Our pilot program started this term, with

Wirreanda Secondary School, Mitcham Girls

High School and John Pirie Secondary School

welcoming their irst year 7s ahead of the

statewide move in 2022.

As part of this work, we’ve been speaking to

families from each of the pilot schools.

What pilot families are saying

Parents and students are looking forward to the

new opportunities that high school has to ofer.

Some parents and students feel they are ready

to take the next step, and many feel primary

school is no longer a challenge as year 7 grows

near. While high school is a big change in year

7 or year 8, the desire to grow outweighs the

apprehension.

Some worries remain, such as being in a bigger

school, the diferent expectations of workload,

missing out on rites of passage and being with

older students. These are topics we are also

thinking about, and we’ll be working closely with

your school to manage these concerns together.

Where to find out more

Stay informed through your school

and the Department for Education’s website:

www.education.sa.gov.au/7toHS

Or share your feedback with the

project team by emailing:

Year7toHS@sa.gov.au.

Parent Update Week 5, Term 1 - 2020

When parents solve all children s problems we not only increase their dependency on adults but we teach kids to be afraid of making mistakes and to blame themselves for not being good enough. That s fertile ground for anxiety and depressive illness.

So, how can we raise kids to be courageous problem-solvers rather than self-critical scaredy cats? Here are six practical ideas to get you started.

1. Turn requests into problems for kids to solve

Kids get used to bringing their problems to parents to solve. If you keeping solving them, they ll keep bringing them. Mum, my sister is annoying me! Dad, can you ask my teacher to pick me for the team? Hey, I can t find my socks! It s tempting if you are in a time-poor family to simply jump in and help kids out. Alternatively, you can take a problem-solving approach, cuing them to resolve their own problems and take responsibility for their concerns. What can you do to make her stop annoying you? What s the best approach to take with your teacher? Socks, smocks! Where might they be?

2. Ask good questions to prompt problem-solving

A problem-solving approach relies on asking good questions, which can be challenging if you are used to solving your child s problems. The first question when a child brings you a problem should be: Can you handle this on your own? Next should be, What do you want me to do to help you solve the problem? These questions are not meant to deter children from coming to you; rather, to encourage and teach them to start working through their own concerns themselves.

3. Coach them through problems and concerns

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Encourage kids to be problem-solversby Michael Grose

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RESILIENCE

So, your child feels she was unfairly left out of a school sports team by a teacher and asks you get involved. The easiest solution may be to meet with the teacher and find out what s going on. You may or not resolve the problem but in doing so you are teaching a child to become dependent on you. Alternatively, you could coach your child to speak to the teacher herself and find out why she was left out. Obviously, there are times when children need their parents to be advocates for them such as when they are being bullied, but we need to make the most of the opportunities for children to speak for themselves. Better to help your child find the right words to use and discuss the best way to approach another person when they have problems. These are great skills to take into adulthood.

4. Prepare kids for problems and contingencies

You may coach your child to be independent walk to school, spend some time alone at home (when old enough), catch a train with friends but does he know what to do in an emergency? What happens if he comes home after school and the house is locked? Who should he go to? Discuss different scenarios with children whenever they enter new or potentially risky situations so that they won t fall apart when things don t go their way. Remember the Boy Scouts motto be prepared!

5. Show a little faith

Sometimes you ve got to show faith in children. We can easily trip them up with our negative expectations, such as by saying Don t spill it! to a child who is carrying a glass filled with water. Of course, your child doesn t want to spill it but you ve just conveyed your expectations with that statement. We need to be careful that we don t sabotage children s efforts to be independent problem-solvers with comments such as, Now don t stuff it up! You ll be okay won t you? You re not very good at looking after yourself!

6. Applaud mistakes and stuff-ups

Would a child who accidentally breaks a plate in your family while emptying the dishwasher be met with a That s really annoying, you can be clumsy sometimes response or an It doesn t matter, thanks for your help type of response? Hopefully it won t be the first response, because nothing shuts a child s natural tendencies to extend themselves down quicker than an adult who can t abide mistakes.If you have a low-risk-taking, perfectionist, consider throwing a little party rather than making a fuss when they make errors so they can learn that mistakes don t reflect on them personally, and that the sun will still shine even if they break a plate, tell a joke that falls flat or don t get a perfect examination score.

Michael Grose

Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia s leading parenting educators. He s the author of 10 books for parents including Thriving! and the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It, and his latest release Spoonfed Generation: How to raise independent children.

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