UPCYCLED CARDBOARD ‘SELFIE’ SCULPTURES. Task = Think outside the box… plan it, crush it, roll it, fold it, cut it, rip it, join it…transform it to represent you.

“Me, Myself & I” Ebony Wheare

Media: cardboard, coloured tape, coloured paper and book pages

“Me, Myself & I” is an upcycled self-portrait that infers my looks, personality and interests. The music notes and guitars represent my musical ability and interests.

“Crazy Reader” Sienna Bond Media: cardboard, patterned tape, cat wallpaper, tissue box and hot glue/PVA glue.

“Crazy Reader” is an upcycled cardboard self-portrait that includes my interests,

personality and appearance. The cats infer that I have a fondness for animals. “Movey Movement” is a self-portrait in a

landscape that represents my

personality, looks and interests. The

lines on the cut tissue boxes represent movement because I am always moving.

Nathan Rowe. Media: cardboard, wallpaper, tissue box, permanent marker, double sided tape and hot glue.

“Me in a Picture” Kimberly McKibbin Media: cardboard, patterned tape, match boxes, tissue box, PVA glue and text from magazines and books.

Year 8 ‘sculpture artists’ = Ebony Wheare, Sienna Bond, Nathan Rowe, Kimberly McKibbin, Olivia

Ephgrave, Justan Brooks, Megan Purnell, Charizzma Orchard, Tre Fuller, Jobe Cherry, Mollie Rowntree, Emma Whittaker and Calvin Perrie.

Week 7 Term 1 – Wednesday 14th March 2018

Welcome to week 7 of term1. I hope that you all enjoyed the beautiful weather over the long weekend. This Friday is our annual Ardrossan Area School Sports Day. Mr Andrew Lawless and his Sports Day Committee have been hard at work planning the day and preparing the Town Oval for the many events. The day will commence at the oval at 9:00am. I encourage parents and carers to attend and cheer their child/ren on. The Governing Council are organising and running the canteen on the day, however, they need volunteers to assist them. If you can spare as little as 30 minutes, this would be most helpful. Please let Marie Gorden know if you can help out by calling her on 0400 068 779. I would like to extend my thanks in advance to the Sports Day Committee, volunteer parents/carers, former students and our Governing Council members for their commitment to this important day. It is incredible to think we are rapidly approaching report time. In week 11, R to 6 teachers will hold parent/teacher interviews on Monday through to Wednesday. Our year 7 to 12 teachers will hold interviews on Wednesday and Thursday. Year 7 to 12 students will also receive full written reports at the end of term. If the scheduled days for interviews are not suitable, please contact your child/ren’s teacher/s to arrange an alternative time to discuss your child/ren’s progress. More information about reports will soon be sent home for your consideration. Parents of year 12 students, it is important to attend these interviews or make an alternative time to discuss your child’s progress. Year 12 students effectively have 3 terms and 2 weeks of official lessons before they begin preparing for the submission of their final assessments which may include an examination. It is important to be fully aware of how they are travelling after one term, so that any additional support at home and school can be discussed. Please make every effort to make contact with your child’s teacher/s. Next Wednesday night at 7pm in the library, the school will be hosting an information session on The Emotional Challenges of Primary Schooling. This session is aimed at parents of children aged 5 to 11. The session will also provide parents with the opportunity to hear about the Calm Kids Central online resources available to families for free until March 2019. A letter has been sent home for with all Reception to Year 4 students providing you with additional information about the session and the online resources. If you wish to hear about some ways you can support your child/ren to deal with feeling of anxiousness, frustration and disappointment, this would be a great way to spend an hour or so of your time next Wednesday evening. Kind regards, Karen Bond

Principal’s News

AAS Diary Dates

March 2018 15th Whole school

assembly, 2:40pm. Hosted by Year 12

16th AAS Sports Day 26th Yorke Peninsula

Secondary Sports Athletics Carnival at Maitland

29th R-6 Assembly 2:40pm. Hosted by Year 1/2 class

30th Good Friday

April 2018 2nd Easter Monday 3rd Student Free Day 5th SYP Primary

Interschool Sports Day at Maitland

Good luck to both Yorke and Vincent teams for Sports Day this Friday. I am looking forward to cheering on all students as they strive for personal bests, contribute towards their team and encourage their peers.

Information regarding the Term One Student/Parent/Teacher interviews will be forwarded home on Monday 19th March. Interviews will be held on Monday 9th April, Tuesday 10th April and Wednesday 11th April. I strongly encourage all parents/caregivers to arrange a time to meet with your child/ren’s teacher/s to discuss term one progress and goals for term two.

NAPLAN testing for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will occur from the 15th – 17th May (Term 2 Week 3). NAPLAN is a nationally developed program that provides schools, states and territories with information about how education programs are working and what areas need to be prioritised for improvement. NAPLAN tests are administered simultaneously in all schools across Australia. The content of the tests are aligned to the Australian Curriculum: English and Mathematics. NAPLAN tests are just one of the many ways we use to collect information about student learning. Whilst students do not have to learn specific skills for NAPLAN tests they will have an opportunity to become familiar with the NAPLAN tests and with ways of showing their answers before they do the tests. The individual student reports are expected to be ready for distribution to parents/caregivers during August and September. NAPLAN is moving to an online mode of testing from 2018. Whilst our school participated in the NAPLAN online trial previously we have not been selected to participate online this year. Further information for parents can be found at http://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/parent-carer-support

Kind regards, Margaret

Year 7 Science

In Science this term we have covered a few topics including: safety in the lab and the names, uses and correct way to draw lab equipment. We are currently investigating the Moon as part of our Earth Sciences unit – Elisha Carter To practise being safe in the lab we did an experiment to make glue with a Bunsen burner – Jorja Winen and Caitlin King

Year 4/5 Class visit the Dinham Wing

Reception/Year 1 K Black

Silas Carty – for always listening and trying his best in all activities Carly Whittaker – for being a great leader for the new reception students at school

Year 1/2 K Eglinton

Jayde Hayles – for making excellent progress with her reading Carly Whittaker – for excellent effort during dance rehearsals Logan Sims – for consistently demonstrating high levels of effort during learning tasks

Year 3 P Clark

Aleisha Goodchild – for an excellent attitude towards all learning tasks Shayla Brind– for effectively applying teacher feedback Mark Stacey– for being a productive and helpful group member

Year 4/5 D Sims

Mikayla Dayman – for always aiming towards finishing work neatly and to the best of her ability Axl Abbott – for persisting to finish challenging learning tasks Ella Stacey– for a well-structured and entertaining narrative story

Year 5/6 A Mills

Aries Isgar – for displaying a fantastic work ethic and excellent presentation of her learning Wesley Perrie – for outstanding work ethic and completing all tasks to a pleasing standard Serenity Gorden – for bravely nominating for leadership roles and setting high standards in terms of work ethic and quality

Ardrossan Area School Phone: 88373025 Fax: 88373131 Text absences: 0427 016 460 Email: dl.0732.info@schools.sa.edu.au Visit our website @ www.ardas.sa.edu.au School Star App (free) available on your mobile devices

Success…Respect…Fairness

Ardrossan Hockey Club Come n’ Try

Training commences 5th April 2018 on the Ardrossan Area School oval

Minis (5-8 years) 4pm - 4:45pm* Junior colts (9-13 years) *

4:15pm - 5:15pm Senior colts (13-16 years)

4:30pm - 5:30pm Men & Women 16+ years 4:30pm *Training times may be adjusted

depending on numbers For further information please contact

Kristin Holdsworth on 0408843256 We hope to see you there!