Issue 10 Term 2 14/06/2017

14 June

ICAS Spelling Competition

Canteen Orders Due

LLL Banking

16 June

Worship conducted by Cornerstone College

9:00 am

18 June

Pedal Prix - 6 hr - Adelaide

19 June

Assembly 2:00 pm

19 - 23 June

ALWS Awareness Week

20 June

JLC - Adelaide Excursion

21 June

ALWS Cupcake Day

Canteen Orders Due

LLL Banking

Principals Tour 1:30 pm

14 June

Worship - ALWS

ALWS Walk-A-Thon

24 June

P & F Movie Night 5:30 pm

Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:18-20).

When William Young wrote his book, The Shack, back in 2007 it created a bit of a stir. It was designed to help people get to know this mysterious Triune God of ours – Father, Son and

Holy Spirit. It seemed people either loved it or hated it. It wasn’t your conventional way of looking at God (especially when the Father is initially portrayed by a black African woman!!!)

This book has now become a movie, recently released in our cinemas. It is not a Hollywood blockbuster and has probably gone under the radar of most.

The book and movie are not designed to present an official doctrine (teaching) on the Trinity. Instead, it should be seen as an analogy or parable or image that is intended to convey that God is interested in having a relationship with us.

God does not want to be seen as some remote, in the heavens, deity who is watching us from a distance. God came up close and personal when he sent his Son, Jesus, to become flesh and dwell among us (John 1:14). Through the death and resurrection of Jesus he has brought us back to God – to be close with him.

That is why Jesus told his disciples that they were to baptise people in (or into) the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. This is an invitation to belong to God, to enter the community of the Trinity, where we can come to know God by his work among us. Knowing God is a lifelong journey – but it involves doing life with God.

Dear God, thank you for the way you have come to us so we can come to know you. Help us to welcome your presence in our lives. Amen.

Pastor Stephen Schultz

Please pray for the following families:

Hartley, Hera-Singh, Herrmann,

Hinze, Hogan, Hoopman,

Hortin-Matthes, Hughes

Mrs Luke & Miss McGaffin

School Crossing Monitors

Term 2 Week 8

AM: Taylor H, Jack Sh, Hayden Kn

PM: Chloe N, Alivia V, Charlotte G

Term 2 Week 9

AM: Mitchell Z, Lillie M, Jesse G

PM: Thomas B, Samuel K, Jaiden B

In order to ensure that all students are safe and accounted for at the end of the day, we are asking for parent support to reinforce our after school procedures as follows: When the end of day bell goes, students are to… Go to the playground to await collection

from their parent Go to ‘Kiss and Drop’ to await collection

from their parent Begin walking home immediately (not stop

to play in the playground after school) Please do not ask your child to wait for you at any other part of the school ground as this undermines our supervision duty of care.

The St Michael’s SRC students have been working hard to organise a special week to support the work of Australian Lutheran World Service. They would like your support. Wednesday 21 June Cupcake Sale @ Recess I smelled the goodies and sweets as I crept forward to the table. The smell was overpowering me as I saw the delicious food, all freshly baked. This sounds like a dream but we are just so excited because we're hosting a cake day at school!

SRC would love it if your family could donate some cupcakes, sliced cakes, slices or brownies for SRC to sell on the day. (Please note that all sweets need to be nut free.) Please bring your baked goods in the afternoon prior or the morning of the sale. Please return the slip ASAP, which was sent home last week, if you can help us by baking some goodies.

Thank you very much for your help.

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The Uniform Shop now stocks a girls trouser for St Michael’s which can be worn in winter as an additional St Michael’s uniform item. Girls will still need to own a formal winter pinafore or skirt, to be used on formal occasions, however, the trousers may be purchased as an additional option for girls. This trouser is considered ‘active wear’ and is stretchy

and movable, making it a good option for girls who like freedom of movement at playtimes. The trousers will be worn with the long sleeve blue shirt and school jumper on Formal Uniform days only. It is not to be worn with the sports uniform. Please visit the Uniform Shop to try on the trousers and place your order.

The trousers are priced at $49.50 and are available in size 4 - 16.

Approaches to learning “are deliberate strategies, skills and attitudes that permeate the IB teaching and learning environment.”

Thinking Skills Social Skills Communication Skills Self-Management Skills Research Skills

The self-management skills included in the Approaches to Learning in the PYP cover the following areas.

Gross and fine motor skills – these are the skills that students use in physical activities including kick and throwing balls and also in the smaller activities of holding a pencil and tying shoe laces.

Spatial awareness is about how students manage their bodies within space, between themselves and others or objects.

Organisation and Time management are skills that need to be taught and learned – and is definitely part of a life-long learning journey.

When we talk about Self-Management skills we are also looking at Personal safety, Healthy lifestyle, Codes of behaviour and the ability to make Informed choices. Each of these skills are developed throughout our Program of Inquiry and through our ongoing social & emotional learning here at St Michael’s.

As in all of the Approaches to Learning these skills go well beyond the classroom. The need to learn these skills has an impact on a persons ability to function outside of school within the community and into the future learning and working environments.

We thank you for your support as parents in our partnership for helping your child learn many of these skills within the home environment. Things like the ability to tie shoelaces and taking responsibility for their belongings can make a big difference in the day to day running of a classroom! http://www.ibo.org/globalassets/digital-tookit/flyers-and-artworks/approaches-to-teaching-learning-dp-en.pdf

Evie Stevens, PYP Coordinator

Volunteers at St Michael’s are required to have a current SAPOL Police Check and also need to complete an online course called Responding to Abuse & Neglect. You can access the paperwork for the SAPOL Police Check by clicking on this link Apply for a Police Record Check Once the form is complete bring it into the office and we will add the VOAN number (Volunteer Organisation Authority Number). The Responding to Abuse & Neglect training can be accessed via the following link Responding to Abuse & Neglect training

Have you enrolled your younger children at St Michael’s for 2018 and beyond? Enrolment Application forms are available from the office.

I have listened to Michael Carr-Gregg talk about ‘Beducation’ for children and families. One enlightening resource which he suggested students, staff and parents watch and discuss is:

http://www.ted.com/talks/russell_foster_why_do_we_sleep

Teachers will tell you that when children are sleep deprived, they cannot learn and Michael will attest to this. As a parent, I also know that children’s emotions are heightened and resilience lessened when they are sleep deprived.

Michael provided the following ways to assist children in receiving adequate sleep: Reduce lighting as bedtime approaches. Be aware that children brushing teeth in a brightly lit bathroom may

work against the diminished lighting needed for bedtime. Have an established routine for bedtime so children will know expectations and what comes next. Minimise anxiety before bedtime. Bedrooms need to be cool, quiet and dark. Avoid stimulants, including anything containing caffeine, after midday. No electronic devices in bedrooms – Michael suggests a charging table in a common living area. This is reinforced when considering the increased light produced by devices is not conducive to sleep. Michael also recommends that digital clocks are not in bedrooms. Generally, the more exercise undertaken, the better quality of sleep. Finally, if bedtime is a battle ground in your house, Michael suggests thinking about who is in control. He tells

parents that they need to abide by a ‘my house, my rules’ philosophy. Further suggestions in the ‘how’ of this philosophy are discussed in the KidsMatter fact sheet:

https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/sites/default/files/public/KMP_C3_ED_UsingEffectiveDiscipline.pdf

If you wish to discuss any of these points further or need support in addressing sleep with your child, please con-tact me via email or at school.

God Bless, Jayne Zadow Wellbeing Coordinator

Term 2 1 May - 30 June (9 week Term) Please note that this is a 3 week

Term Break Term 3 24 July - 29 September (10 week Term) Term 4 16 October - 13 December (8-1/2 week Term)

Book Club orders are due 9:00 am Thursday 22 June 2017.

NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED

LLL Bank Books are to be sent off to the LLL to have Interest added. Please ensure your LLL Bank Book is sent into school for this to happen. Bank Books will be returned to students as soon as the books are received back from LLL.

Thank You Mrs Collins

Don’t forget to download the St Michael’s Skoolbag app

Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) Walk My Way 4 July 2017

ALWS will be running a special event which starts in Hahndorf. Participants from across Australia will be reg-istering to walk from Hahndorf to Adelaide, fundraising for ALWS, to support the work they do with refugees around the world.

ALWS are looking for volunteers from our school community who are willing to help on the day.

The following ‘jobs’ need to be filled: Setting up the marquees, etc at Brock Reserve Being stationed at Bridgewater, Stirling or Eagle on the Hill as walkers come through - moral support,

water, checking walkers in/off trail Providing entertainment at each of these locations (we'd love to have a really fun atmosphere along the

trail, so if you would be happy to strum a guitar and sing, play the piano accordion/cow bells, drama troupe, whatever... we'd love to hear from you!)

Marshalling on various road locations Welcoming people at Brock Reserve Photographers at any point along the trail A sweeper - this is a pretty important role and ideally the same person would do it. This person walks behind the group, make sure there are no stragglers, checks in the cafes in the towns and cuts off the orange tape tied around the trees along the trail. If we need to, we can split up this role.

If you or your family are interested in supporting this event as a volunteer, please contact Kira Lewis from ALWS on 0425 854 476

On Friday 23 June, St Michael’s is having a Walk-a-Thon and Crazy Sock Day to raise money for ALWS (Australian Lutheran World Service).

The ALWS is a program that works all around the world giving hope. ALWS helps people in poverty, providing them with food, clean water, clothes, health care and a safe place to sleep. ALWS also runs Gifts of Grace, giving hope to the people in need.

The Walk-a-Thon and Crazy Sock Day will take place between recess and lunch.

We can help ALWS by donating money to help them provide the things they need to help people in need.

We hope that we can help those in poverty with the donations we receive from St Michael’s Walk-a-Thon and Crazy Sock Day.

So come ready with a Crazy pair of socks

and get ready to walk!!

SRC

On Friday 19 May, MLC went to the Dream Big Festival. We went to see the play of the book ‘Mr Stink’ by David Walliams. We have been reading Mr Stink in class. Mr Stink is about a homeless, stinky person called Mr Stink. There also is a girl called Chloe and her family is really nasty. Chloe finds Mr Stink and they become friends. Mr Stink teaches Chloe and her family about kindness and brought their broken family back together.

We enjoyed it when Raj did a hilarious Bollywood dance. It wasn’t in the book but we certainly enjoyed it a lot.

We definitely recommend reading the book for yourself to find out about this incredible story.

At Cubby Town, we decorated huge cardboard cupboards with our own designs. We also got to take the bus to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital to view the

Mind My Colour exhibition. The artworks were created by patients at the hospital. We explored the colour psychology in the artworks.

At The Children’s Republic of Adelaide, we made flags out of recycled material aiming to represent rules or laws we would have if we had a country. Before we started, we made a plan and then used a sewing machine and a glue gun to put our symbols on the flag together. We had a lot of fun!

At Colour Mapping we went through the Migration Museum to think about the colours be-hind our eyes and how colours make us feel different. Then we made a colour wheel using only primary colours, we used a palette to mix the colours together. After that we made our own abstract artwork on a piece of card. It was amazing, and we would love to do it again!

Amber, Daniel, Cyra, Tanayah, Ben S

Alsaid is 12 years old and fled to Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya to escape the war in Somalia. Even at such a young age, he knows education is vital for him and the other children at the Camp. Here, Alsaid thanks you, and asks you not to forget them. “I was in Level 7 at school when we left Somalia. There was war going on, and there were bandits. When they see you, they shoot you. I see one person who has died already. There were two rebel groups fighting for control of our area. We had to run away from these clashes.

There were burials daily, so many died. I was very scared I would be killed. This is why we run away. We boarded a vehicle from Somalia in January 2011. It took two days to reach the border. On the way we were intercepted by bandits. They took all our clothes, and by the time we arrived here we were half naked. We arrived at Dagahaley camp (part of Dadaab Refugee Camp) where we were registered as new arrivals. As the area was filled up, we had to live on the outskirts. We had to live in the local shelter made from shrubs. We came here with nothing. We received help from our relatives who were already here, and we received food distribution. We also received sleeping mats, utensils, blankets, and a tent at Kambios (another part of Dadaab).

My parents can just stay in the camp. There is no work for them to do, and this makes them sad.

LWF (ALWS partners Lutheran World Federation) is the one who give us the education. They built up the school for us.

I give my thanks to the people in Australia. I am grateful.

Please continue your help as the school is not yet completed. We have no permanent classroom. Without this, the wind can come and blow this school away.

We do not even have a school bell, so the children don’t know when to come. We need a stamp to put the school name on the textbooks. We get homework, but we do not have enough books. At home we also do not have light so we cannot study at night.

I would like to be a teacher. I will teach the younger children, and be a teacher here at this camp. I will make sure parents bring the children to school, because if the children do not have education they can only be labourers.

Education is the best thing to make life better in the camp.”

William and Henry Weiss will be participating in ‘Walk my Way’ to raise money to help children like Alsiad. If you would like to support William or Henry raise mon-ey for this wonderful cause, please go to their fundraising page below. Just $26 will enable one child in a refugee camp to receive an education. William https://walkmyway.gofundraise.com.au/page/WilliamWeiss Henry https://walkmyway.gofundraise.com.au/page/HenryWeiss

Parents & Friends

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The 2016/2017 version has expired

Entertainment Books make an excellent gift for any occasion.

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$14 from each membership assists the P & F with their Fundraising goals for the year.

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Saturday 24 June SMS Worship 6:00 pm

Sunday 25 June

Traditional Worship 8:30 am

Contemporary Worship 10:30 am

Sunday 2 July Combined Worship 9:30 am

Drum lessons are available at St Michael's. I am an experienced teacher and professional drummer and can teach all ages. Weekly half hour lessons every Friday - $27 per lesson. Paul Angas Drums, Teacher B. Mus. (Jazz), Grad. Dip. Ed. m.0418854149 paulangas@optusnet.com.au

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Your kids are invited to... Spok's Party!

It’s going to be one big party these school holidays with a celebration that has been planned

for your kids by our friend Spok, all inspired by his most favourite things to do and see.

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experience with O

zobots (advanced robotics packed in a cubic inch)!

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bs up today because w

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e'll learn about plant life-cycles and the environm

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ovies. We’re off to the m

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