SCHOOL TIMES

Start of day

8.45am

End of day

3.05pm

Term 2

June 7th SAPSASA Cross Country

8th PUPIL FREE DAY

11th PUBLIC HOLIDAY

19th 9:30 am and 5:30pm Principal Tours for Receptions starting 2019

21st School Photos

25th School Photos catch up day

July 6th Last day of term – finish at 2:05

Term 3

July 23rd First day of term

Issue No. 9 Term 2 2018 Week 6

Dear families/carers,

What are the values that guide our students in their journey through Modbury West School? Our new website is soon to go live (you will find our website is currently inactive) and these values will not only form part of the promotion of our school, but frame conversations for students and our school community.

Our current values are cooperation, respect, honesty, care, tolerance and trust. These have served the school well, but are not readily acknowledged by our current students and they have suggested moving forward with 3 values aligned to the RED, BLUE and WHITE school colours.

Students are articulate and thoughtful when asked for words that represent our school. Our student leaders suggested: respect, strength, kindness, inclusivity, learning, safety and resiliency.

Students will continue these discussions in their classes. Staff will also have this discussion. What values would you look for at Modbury West School?

Words are powerful, give a whole school focus and send a message of commitment to our community. Please discuss with your family and look out for ways you can add your voice to this discussion.

Newsletters are a major form of communication in schools. We as most schools do, ask that families provide an email address to the school, so newsletters can be emailed directly to you each fortnight. As part of the new website you can download the newsletter from the website or the Skoolbag app. Some paper copies are available in the front office. Staff professional learning has centred on Autism Spectrum, the Seven Steps to Writing and the partnership focus this Friday on learning design. Our staff are continuous learners, working on improving outcomes and delivering quality learning opportunities to our students based on evidence and research. Enjoy the long weekend! Kind regards, Sue Wirth Principal

VOLUNTEER AND RAN TRAINING The next Volunteering and RAN training session will be at 9:30-11:00 and 1:30-3:00 in M17 on Tuesday 26th June. If you volunteer in the school are a member of Governing Council or wanting to volunteer at school and have not done this training in the last two years this is an opportunity to do so. Please leave your name at the Front Office if you would like to attend.

REMINDER PUPIL FREE DAY Tomorrow, Friday

8th June.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

THE SCHOOL WILL BE OUT

OF BOUNDS ON SATURDAY

23rd and SUNDAY 24th JUNE

DUE TO ASBESTOS

REMOVAL

At our Assembly the following students received “Recognition Award”. Congratulations to each of these students.

M10 Ella T for always pursuing her best and consistently being a responsible class member. Luka S for being brave and asking more questions to develop his understanding.

M11 Nigel R for being a focused learner who works with interest and persistence. Chanel W for being an interested and engaged learner who is brave when facing challenges in her work.

M12 Samantha M for pursuing her personal best in all subjects and showing a positive growth mindset. Jason J for showing a positive growth mindset and challenging himself in maths.

M13 Mikhaela J for working hard and making a big effort to improve her reading. Justine C for using her initiative and helping others in the classroom.

M14 Lily L for being brave – working hard to understand challenging work. Tyler D for pursuing his personal best.

M15 Monika P for consistently following the Golden Rule by being a supportive classmate to others. Tavish L for being brave to participate by demonstrating new learning to the class.

M16 Ethan F for working hard on being the ‘Master’, not the victim of his feelings. Persevering even when things get difficult. Georgia D for always displaying a ‘can do’ attitude, never giving up and working to the best of her ability. Showing a “Growth Mindset”.

M18 Paul R for making strong decisions about accepting challenging learning. Tayla R for participating to progress and using her ‘voice’ to share ideas.

M19 Mahi M for being confident in asking questions to understand the task given in all learning areas. Luke G for being proactive with your learning by clarifying assessment criteria.

U1 Jacob C for being brave and participating more actively during lessons. Noyonika V for being brave and trying new learning tasks.

U2 Dane S for his positive approach to his learning. Robyn S for quietly getting on with her work in class and displaying a positive attitude to learning.

U3 Ethan D for showing deeper thinking when asking and answering questions. Holly T for being a responsible and organized member of her class group.

U4 Lola F for achieving her personal best by challenging herself each day. Angus K for participating in reading everyday and making great progress.

At our Assembly the following students received “Recognition Award”. Congratulations to each of these students.

U6 Corbin A for his consistent focus in class resulting in pleasing book work. Bianca H for taking on challenges and being a brave learner.

U7 Douglas B for being sensible in class and helping others. Kyen S for working hard to learn alphabet sounds.

SPORTS NEWS Congratulations to our students who represented our Adelaide North East District last week in the Football and Netball Carnivals. Tara B, Tamsyn N and William S played netball and football games ALL WEEK. A great experience, congratulations!!

COMMUNITY EVENTS COMMITTEE (CEC) Share the Dignity. We are seeking donations for "it's in the Bag" from Week 6 04/06/18 to Week 8 22/06/18 There is a donation box in the front office, please drop off your donations during this time. Items we require are: New or Used (but in good condition) Handbags, Shampoo, Conditioner, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Soaps, Deodorants, Useful things and Little Luxuries. The organisation have expressed that at this time they are desperately seeking the following items; Dry shampoo, deodorant, body wash and face cleaners. Any item's you can donate for us to pass on to the service is greatly appreciated. Entertainment Books, 2018/2019 Books are now available from the front office or get your Digital copy. Our link is https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/161006h For any CEC related enquires please contact kmonteiro@outlook.com.au

M 14 STUDENTS ENJOYING

GYMNASTICS LESSONS.

My favourite thing is the

mini trampoline because I

can do superman and

cannon balls.

I love doing gymnastics. It’s a

great sport that has flips,

turns and jumps.

I like gymnastics because

there is a lot of fun

equipment you can use

and jump over.

I love gymnastics because I

love the way I get to try

new things so thank you to

Ms Arnold.

Gymnastics makes

me feel energised

and active.

Gymnastics @ Modbury West School During this Term all our students have been involved in Gymnastics lessons during their PE time. As we

know our students love this program so much, we invited other children from our community to take part in a lesson similar to those of what our students’ experience.

In the last 2 weeks, we have been host to both the Lurra Community Centre children, as well as

Modbury Kindergarten children. Both groups of children were very eager, excited and great participants as they learnt all about the sport Gymnastics. We had the support of many parents, helpers and our

fantastic Year 7 Leaders Kiara R, Latisha W, Sienna G, Codey O, Seth C and William S.

We appreciate the time and effort it takes to organise events like this and would like to thank everyone involved for making this event a reality!

If there are any other community centres or kindergartens who would like to make connections with our

school, please contact Mary at the Front Office on 8265 0900. We are hoping to see more of these community relationships in future!

Thank you, Miss Arnold

PALS LEADERS INTRODUCE

MONDAY FUNDAY!

Play at Lunchtimes (PALS) is a buddy initiative aimed at engaging our students

in play and activities during Lunchtimes. Our successful 19 PALs Leaders went

through an application process to be selected. They were then involved in a

Mentoring Day where they learnt the importance of mentoring, leadership and

how to be role models of our school. After careful planning and practice, we

ran our first PALs session on Monday Week 2 at lunch time and it was a huge

success! The leaders have named this day:

Any Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 Students interested in having fun at lunchtimes,

making some new friends and learning some new skills, make your way to the

Gym Monday Lunchtimes!

Regards, Miss Arnold & your PALS Leaders

2018 District Cross Country

On Friday 11th May, 24 Modbury West students represented our school in the District Cross Country

event held at TK Shutter Reserve, Klemzig.

The event saw over 300 students from over 25 schools.

Huge congratulations to our team who represented our school with pride; by supporting each other,

showing respect to other competitors, as well as finishing with incredible results!

From the event, 4 of our students were selected into the Adelaide North East District Team to race at

State Cross Country Championships in Oakbank on Thursday 7th June.

At Oakbank, they have an opportunity to be selected in the team to represent South Australia!

All the best to Tomia Wintle, Lachie Forbes, Jade Pelton and Tamsyn Nation for the upcoming event

in Week 6 this term.

A big thank you to all the parents and families for their support and assistance throughout the day

and the lead up to this event.

Well done Modbury West team!