`. Greenwith Primary School Newsletter Issue Number 1 Address: 1500 Golden Grove Road Greenwith SA 5125 Thursday, 29th January 2015 Phone: 08 8289 8100 Fax: 08 8289 7555 Principal: Rick Bennallack Deputy Principal: Lausanne Cheers Assistant Principal: Robyn McLachlan Assistant Principal: Jacqui Bowen Governing Council Chair: Renee Seymour Class Parent President: To be appointed __________________________________________________ Term 1 – Week 1 Email: [email protected] Website: www.greenwith.sa.edu.au Please remember to put your child’s name on all items your child uses at school. Drink bottles, lunch boxes, hats, school clothing etc. If your child loses anything at school we have a lost property cupboard located in the front office that you are welcome to look through at any time. Inside this Issue Leadership News Around the School News 2015 Staff Members Governing Council Nomination Form School Information School News Dates to Remember th th 10 -13 Feb Acquaintance Nights 13 th Feb CASUAL DAY - RSPCA 16 th Feb Yr 6 Aquatics Day 19 th Feb AGM 9 th Mar Adelaide Cup Holiday 10 th- 12 th Mar Yr 7 Aquatics Camp 20 th Mar SPORTS DAY 25 th Mar SCHOOL PHOTOS Canteen Pricelist will be updated and distributed in Week 2 Term 1 Volunteer Training Sessions Each term we offer 3 training sessions for those wishing to work as a volunteer at our school. In Term 1 the dates and times are. th Friday, 13 February @ 9am th Wednesday, 18 February @ 2:10pm th Tuesday, 24 February @ 6:30pm Please contact the front office to book into a session. IMPORTANT NOTICE + Please remember to update any changes to your contact details and emergency contact details. It is very important that we have up-to-date records to assist us in the care of your child. We also require current medication for your child. We are unable to administer expired medication, even in an emergency. Thank you for your assistance with these very important matters. From The Principal 2015 Begins I hope you have all had a relaxing and refreshing break as we begin another busy school year. I am pleased to report a positive start when students returned to school on Tuesday with all classes really settled and focused. We are starting the year with just over 670 students in 24 classes. I would like to welcome the following 111 new students to Greenwith. Starting school for the first time in Reception we welcome: Addison Alicia Ashton Charlie Eden Ethan B Finley Isabella Jayden L Jorja Layla L Maddison Matilda P Mico Peyton Ryan H Sienna L Talia Zac Aiden Angus Ava Charlotte Edie Ethan M Gia Jacinta Jayden O Kaitie Layla S Maison Max B Mitchell Riley Ryder C Sienna R Tyler B Zach Alanah Anna Bella Chloe Emily Ethan F Grace Jake Jessica Kiara Lewis Mason Max M Nicolas Robert Ryder M Sophie Tyler Zavier Alecia Antonia Brock Deon Emma Evie Hayden James Jimmy Layka Macie Matilda F Mia Olivia Ryan W Sasha Summer William Transferring from other schools In Year 1 we welcome: Bradley, Imogen, Jake, Kobe and Oliver In Year 2 we welcome: Amy, Emma, Harrison, Jayden, Kaitlyn, Mack, Nathaniel, Ocean, Rhys, Riley and Xander In Year 3 we welcome: Ashleigh, Astarsia, Brooklyn, Brody and Jaxon In Year 4 we welcome: Amber, Bella and Kaitlyn In Year 5 we welcome: Connor, Keiley, Lauren, Nathanial and Sharlet In Year 6 we welcome: Blade, Caden, Christian, Declan, Ethan, Hunter and Kari In Year 7 we welcome: Aiden and Jordan Kind regards Principal 0412 161 231 2015 School Fees Invoices have been posted home for the 2015 Materials & Services Charges. All accounts need to be paid in full by 31st March 2015 unless a Payment Option / Agreement Form or a School Card Form has been signed and returned to the school. A $15.00 Family concession is provided for the second or subsequent children, this has been applied to family accounts. Camps, swimming & excursions will be invoiced separately as the events occur. Payments can be made in person by cash, cheque or credit card 8:30am – 9:15am Monday to Friday or by using a payment envelope and putting into the secure box at the front office. Payment can also be made online with a credit card, by visiting our website www.greenwith.sa.edu.au and following the prompts. Copies of forms are available on the website www.greenwith.sa.edu.au or from the front office If you have any queries please do not hesitate to phone or come into the school. Kind regards, Debbie Foster Business Manager SunSmart Policy Greenwith Primary School is an accredited SunSmart school through the Cancer Council of Australia. We have put in place the following measures to protect our students, staff and parents from sun damage: All staff, students and parents/carers are aware of the skin protection policy and it’s intended practices. The policy is in place from 1 September to 30 April The rescheduling of outdoor activities where possible to minimise time outdoors in peak UV times – especially between 10am and 3pm – is encouraged and implemented from September to April. Available areas of shade are used as much as possible during outdoor activities. Staff and students wear a broad-brimmed, legionnaire or bucket style hat while involved in outdoor activities. Students wear sun protective clothing when outdoors – collared shirts with at least elbow length sleeves and longer style pants/shorts The use of SPF 30+ broad spectrum sunscreen is supported, with time for application allowed. Learning about skin protection is incorporated across most year levels. All classes have been provided with a pump pack of 30+ Cancer Council sunscreen for students to use. Teachers will allow students time to apply sunscreen prior to recess or extended outdoor activities. No teacher will apply sunscreen to a student. As part of our general consent form for 2015 there is a consent to use our sunscreen or not. If permission is not given to apply the sunscreen provided by the school, it is then the parent’s responsibility to supply sunscreen for use at school. Greenwith Primary School will be participating in a state wide fundraiser to raise money for animals impacted by the SA Bushfires, through the RSPCA SA. th On Friday, 13 February we will be having a Casual Clothes Day encouraging all students to come to school in fire colours (red, orange, yellow and black) and donate a gold coin. Casual clothes need to be Sunsmart and if you are not participating in the fundraising please wear your regular Greenwith school uniform. Thank you for supporting this great cause. Leadership Principal Rick Bennallack Admin Office Deputy Principal Lausanne Cheers Admin Office Assistant Principal Robyn McLachlan Admin Office Assistant Principal Jacqui Bowen Admin Office Rick Bennallack Lausanne Cheers Robyn McLachlan Jacqui Bowen Classroom Teachers Class Year Level Teacher/s Room No 1. Reception Jacqui Bowen (Mon, Tues) / Hayley McCabe (Wed to Fri) 302 2. Reception Helene Komoll (Tues, Thurs, Fri) / Karyn Byles (Mon, Wed) 309 3. Reception Rosemary Stevens 310 4. Year 1 Tina Richardson 304 5. Year 1 Marie Tsaousoglou 305 6. Year 1 Vicki Cousins / Hayley McCabe (Every 2 Monday) 306 7. Year 2 Natalie Michael 307 8. Year 2 Sue Nappa (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) / Carolyne Trimboli (Wed) 404 9. Year 2 Tarn Halliday 405 10. Year 3 Kati Zito (Mon, Tues, Thurs)/ Kelly Tomaselli (Wed, Fri) 401 11. Year 3 Hilary Agar 402 12. Year 3 Alison Warner (Mon to Wed) / Carolyne Trimboli (Thurs, Fri) 409 13. Year 4 Emma Jury (Term 1) 1303 14. Year 4 Jane Wright (Mon to Wed) / Bev Poppleton (Thurs, Fri) 1304 15. Year 4 Greg Custance (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) / Bev Poppleton (Wed) 1305 16. Year 5 Dani Schina 1301 17. Year 5 Nadene Staporski / Bianca Radovanovic (every 2 Friday) 1302 18. Year 5 Bianca Radovanovic (Mon, Tues) / Meredith Tilley (Wed to Fri) 1306 19. Year 6 Sara Slater (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) / Kris Batsiokis (Wed) 406 20. Year 6 Natasha Jachmann 407 21. Year 6 Meryl Stanhope (Mon, Tues) / Lynne Schmidt (Wed to Fri) 803 22. Year 7 Bec Marshall 801 23. Year 7 Deb Hoffmann (Mon to Thurs) / Kris Batsiokis (Fri) 802 24. Year 7 Brian Plush (Tues to Fri) / Kris Batsiokis (Mon) 804 nd nd Specialist Teachers English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) / Aboriginal Education Teacher (AET) Sandy Veal (Mon, Tues) 307 Music and Choir Lesley Raeside (Tues pm – Fri) 703 Health Jess Prebble (Mon, Tues) 1307 Physical Education Kylie Robinson (Mon, Tues) 1201 Physical Education Kate Butler (Wed to Fri) 1201 Japanese Kym Toomey (Mon - Wed) 1202 Japanese Huong Phi (Thurs and Fri) 1202 Visual Arts Amanda Mermelengas 1308 Teacher Librarian Sonia Howard (Tues to Fri) Resource Centre Support Staff Business Manager Debbie Foster Admin Office Admin/ Reception Alison Yeomans (Mon – Thurs) Admin Office Admin / Resource Centre Jenny Nicholls Admin Office Admin / ICT / Finance Julie Dutschke Admin Office Student Services / DSTA Deb Thompson Admin Office ICT Paul Philbrook (part time) Computer Suite ICT Angelo Leombruno (part time) Computer Suite Resource Centre / Programs / Uniform Shop Manager Sue Holland (part time) 300, 703 Uniform Shop Classroom Support Kate Armitage (part time) 300 Debbie Barney (part time) 300 Cathy Dale (part time) 300 Anne Ferrige (part time) 300 Denise Hillier (part time) 300 Bianca Martyn (part time) 300 Cathryn Trollope (part time) 300 Natasha Perryman (part time) 300 Janelle Moon (part time) 300 Pastoral Care Worker (PCW) Louise Finch (part time) 400 Aboriginal Community Education Officer (ACEO) To be appointed 400 Canteen Manager Sue Firman Canteen Grounds Paul Day (Wed) Grounds Grounds Jim Sloman (Mon - Fri am) Grounds Have you ever thought about getting more involved in the school’s decision making? Why not join the Governing Council or one of the school’s subcommittees? Nomination Form for the Election of the 2015 Greenwith Primary School Governing Council The Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.00pm on Thursday February 19th in the Staff Room All parents/carers who have children currently enrolled at our school are eligible to nominate for election as a councillor. No parent/caregiver is eligible if they are: A declared bankrupt or have applied “for the benefit of a law for the relief of insolvent debtors” Convicted of any offence prescribed by administrative instruction. Permanent employees of the Department for Education and Children’s Development (DECD) may stand for election but: must not comprise the majority of councillors are ineligible to hold the position of Chairperson I, …………………………………………….……………………………….. wish to nominate for the position of Councillor of the Greenwith Primary School Governing Council in 2015. Signed: ………………………………………………………. Date: ……………………….. If you are elected, you will have the opportunity if you so desire to be a member of one subcommittee or holding an office bearer’s position. It will be completely your decision. I am interested in serving as (provide 2 preferences by numbering 1 & 2): [ [ [ [ ] ] ] ] Chairperson Deputy Chairperson Treasurer & Member of Finance Advisory Subcommittee Secretary Subcommittee member for: [ ] Grounds and Facilities [ ] Finance Advisory [ ] Canteen [ ] Education [ ] ICT I am / am not a permanent employee of DECD (delete one) I would be prepared to nominate for a 1 year / 2 year term for 2015 (please delete one) NOMINATION FOR ELECTION TO JUST A SUBCOMMITTEE 2015 If you don’t want to be on the Governing Council, but want to be involved you may prefer to just nominate to join a subcommittee without joining the Governing Council. If so please complete the section below. I, …………………………………………….………. wish to nominate as a member of a Sub Committee without joining the Governing Council. Signed: ………………………………………………………. Date: ……………………….. I would like to be a subcommittee member of: [ ] Grounds and Facilities (1 meeting a term at a time to be negotiated, plus 2 working bees at year) [ ] Finance Advisory (2 meetings per term held on a Thursday at 6:00pm) [ ] Canteen (2 meetings per term held on a Monday or Tuesday at 2:00pm) [ ] Education (2 meetings a term held on a Friday at 9:00am) [ ] ICT (2 meetings a term held on a Wednesday at 3:30pm) Need help managing stress or anxiety? If your child or teen has difficulties with anxiety or just seems to have too many worries, we would like to introduce you to BRAVE Self-Help – an interactive, online program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. It was developed by a group of researchers from the University of Queensland and now, with the support of beyondblue, this program is now freely available to all young people aged 8 -17 years old who are living in Australia. BRAVE Self-Help provides strategies for children and teenagers to better cope with their worries. There are 4 programs available, one for children aged 8-12 years, one for teenagers aged 12-17 years and one for parents of children at these ages respectively. The program can be accessed as often as you like, from the comfort of your own home. For more information, or to register for the program, please visit www.brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au. Kawai Digital Piano The music room has upgraded and have an aging Kawai Digital Piano PN80 for sale. In working order but has seen better days - wheels attached but can be removed. Cost $200 ono You will need to arrange for removal and we take no responsibility for its life span after leaving Greenwith! Please email Lesley Raeside ([email protected]) if you are interested or pop into the music room for a look - Tues afternoon, Wed/Thurs/Fridays. Pupil Free Days for 2015 Term 2: (Week 1) Monday April 27th (Week 7) Tuesday June 9th Term 3: (Week 7) Friday September 4th School Closure Royal Show Modbury Vista Soccer Club invites new players for the 2015 season Vacancies for Development Squad Under age 5 U6 and U8 Term 4: (Week 2) Tuesday October 20th (Week 7) Friday November 27th Registration Day Saturday 7th February 9am - 3pm Richardson Drive, Wynn Vale Visit www.mvsc.com.au or contact Neil Kendera on 0431 366 241 for more information Medication at School If your child needs to take short term medication at school ie. antibiotics, paracetamol, nurofen etc the medication is required to be delivered to the front office in the original container with the label from the pharmacy. The medication must be within the expiry date of the product. A medication authority must also be completed by the parent. Carpark Driveway Safety Students and parents are reminded not to use the carpark driveway entrance as a thoroughfare. Due to heavy traffic flow through the carpark and kiss and drop area it is dangerous for children to be walking on the road. Please ensure that all pedestrian access is via the school gates only. Thank you School Website Don’t forget that our school website provides information about, current canteen pricelist, uniform shop pricelist, exemption from attendance forms, Defence information, parent information handbook, excursion forms, fundraising information, newsletters and much more. We also have a link to Out of School Hours Care. You can also subscribe to our school newsletter via our website. Facebook For up-to-date information remember to like our Facebook page. School Canteen The canteen always needs volunteers, so if you can spare 1 hour to 5 hours a day, a week or even fortnightly we would appreciate your help. No experience is necessary, however school volunteer requirements apply. Please contact Sue Firman on 8289 8448 or drop into the canteen if you are at school. Thank you BREAKFAST CLUB Breakfast Club will be starting again later in the term – Stay tuned for more information!
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