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Independence – Resilience – Creativity – Excellence - Community

From the Principal, Jess Moroney

Wed, 19 August 2020

Week 5 - Term 3

Thurs 3/9 - Maria’s Kitchen lunchday

- Wheels R/1/2

Tues 8/9 - Gov Council meeting 7:30

Thurs 10/9 - Wheels 2/3/4

Fri 11/9 - Assembly run by R/1/2 class

Wed 16/9 - Music Hub at Loby

Thurs 17/9 - Arts Spectacular

Evening

Fri 18/9 - Pupil Free Day

Lenswood Primary School - Newsletter

As the term rolls on, it is lovely to get the feeling that the subzero mornings

are drawing to a close and a few warmer mornings are starting to come our

way. I was recently talking with Mr Jude, who still believes that Lenswood is

one of the coldest places on Earth. Even with our cold mornings, we’ve

managed to pack out another fortnight with high quality learning and experi-

ences for everyone. Check out a few highlights below.

Science Week:

All teaching staff worked together

to plan a high quality week of sci-

ence activities that enhanced

their delivery of the Australian

Curriculum. Activities for National

Science Week were held across

the country with

a theme re-

lating to inno-

vation to im-

prove sustaina-

bility of the

ocean. All stu-

dents were

able to partici-

pate in a range

of hands on activities throughout the week, which

culminated in a range of whole school activities

where students work with buddies from different classes.

Lego League:

Our Lego League team have had an outstanding start to their season. Our

dedicated parent coaches (Carey and Sara), have been very pleased with the

enthusiasm of the students as they are building and learning to code the

Lego Mindstorm Robots. This year the students will have to work together

to complete a series of tough challenges with their robots. In the lead up to

the November event, these students and the coaches will meet every Tues-

day evening to prepare. In addition to this there is a full day holiday work-

shop aimed at honing their skills and also a bit of a test run for the competi-

tion day. Talk about dedication from the volunteering parents and students.

Each Tuesday evening, I step into the library and am always blown away by

the collaboration and problem-solving that is taking place. Thanks again to

Carey and Sara for their support in driving this program.

Monday Lunches

Roster

Lunch Helpers

Wk 8 - 7/9/20

Bri & Hannah Hermel

Cake Makers

Wk 9 - 14/9/20

Susie G & Bella D

FRIDAY, 18 SEPT

2020

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cont’d… from the Principal, Jess Moroney

Kindy Disco Dance Party:

Without our own on-site kindy, we often feel as though we miss out on the richness that pre-school children

bring to a school. Hence, we have made a deliberate plan to include our surrounding kindys as often as we

can. This year we have engaged regularly with Lobethal Kindy and were excited to be able to host their twi-

light disco and dance party. A few of our senior students (Grace, Amaya and Laura) met with the kindy staff

to develop a plan to bring the ideas to life. They then went away and develop a range of craft activities that

could be completed by students here and at kindy to ensure everyone had ownership of the night. I think it

was safe to say that the staff and parents of kindy were blown away by the professionalism of our students

who supported Heidi from Dancify and the Lobethal Kindy staff to run an outstanding night. This was such a

success, that it looks to be an annual event from here on in.

Re-scheduled events:

You might have noticed that a range of other schools recently celebrated Book Week. The official Book

Week has been re-scheduled into early Term 4 and we had a discussion as a staff to decide when to host

ours. There were pros and cons to both options, but we decided to go with the official week in Term 4, so

we have access to the official resources, shortlisted books and hopefully a bit of warmer weather for our

parade. Rest assured, it will be going ahead, but you just have to wait until Term 4. The theme will be

‘Curious Creatures, wild minds’ so it might be a good chance to start talking with your child about how they

could create a costume to link to the theme.

We will also be hosting sports day in term 4, with the official date set to be Friday, 20 November. We are

doing our best to prepare and plan for a sports day with parents in attendance. However, this will be sub-

ject to change in line with COVID restrictions. Many schools have opted to host sports days without parents

in attendance, which will be our last resort option if required. We understand the importance of having par-

ents in attendance, so will do everything we can to plan a parent-friendly event.

Save the Date:

We will be hosting our visual arts extravaganza evening on Thursday 17 September here at school. For our

new families, this is a formal exhibition of the visual, digital and media arts that your child has been working

on throughout the year. We will also have a few special performances by the choir and band, highlighting

what an amazing arts program we have here. We are still working through the final details regarding hosting

the event and keeping in line with the Department COVID regulations. However, we anticipate a formal invi-

tation will be ready to go out towards the end of this week. We would hope that all students can attend the

evening to show off their amazing arts to their family members.

A reminder that the Friday after our extravaganza evening, 18 September, the school will be closed for a

School Closure Day, no students or staff on site.

Have a nice fortnight, Jess

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Recognition of our ValuesRecognition of our ValuesRecognition of our Values

Lenswood Primary SchoolLenswood Primary SchoolLenswood Primary School

Jemimah Lane

Demonstrates: CREATIVITY Excellent work in all are-as of the arts inc visual arts, choir & band.

Teacher: Ms Jones/Mrs Mason

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Cora Hermel

Demonstrates:

RESILIENCE For persisting with tasks.

Teacher: Ms Browne

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Max Marden

Demonstrates:

INDEPENDENCE by organising himself and completing his work independently.

Teacher: Ms Jones/Mrs Ma-

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Tahran Thompson

Demonstrates:

COMMUNITY For always being a willing helper and asking to do jobs.

Teacher: Ms Jones/Mrs Mason

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Congratulations our August Aussie of the Month...

Congratulations Clair Thompson!! Clair is our August Aussie of the Month recipient. Clair demonstrates our school values in so many ways. She is a hard working and considerate student, is an excellent leader and will always support those around her. Clair is always ex-tremely resilient and reliable and is a student who puts herself out to be kind to others. She listens to and uses feedback to im-prove her learning. Clair is a student who sees when someone needs help and always volunteers. She is a great conversational-ist and can have a good ‘chat’. Well done!

Carey Hannaford for coming into our school and working with our students on a science exper-

iment to help identify local types of pollen. The students loved it.

Thank you to ...

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Community News...

P&F News

The 2020 DARE TO DREAM ATHLETICS HOL-

IDAY CLINIC is held at the SA Athletics

Stadium on Wednesday 30 September &

7t October. The clinic provides an oppor-

tunity for students to learn, have fun, and

improve their athletic skills through the

participation in event coaching with our

experienced coaches! There is also other

fun activities planned, as well as getting

to meet two time Australian Common-

wealth Medallist & Olympian Jessica

Stenson (née Trengove) (7th Oct)! Visit

https://salaa.org.au/dare-to-dream-

athletics-holiday-clinic-october/ for more

information. If you have any questions,

do not hesitate to contact me at the of-

fice on 08 8352 8133 or on email at devel-

opment@salaa.org.au.

Woodside Preschool is now tak-

ing enrolments for 2021

Is your child turning 4 before April 30 next year?

Do you know that South Australian Pre-schools and schools now have a single

school starting date?

To register your child for 2021 (or beyond) or find out more infor-mation contact

Woodside Preschool on 83897103

Playgroup is also available on Friday morning from 9.30-11.30am

www.woodsidepre.sa.edu.au

Lenswood Ranges Cricket Club - Players

wanted for 2020!

The new season is on the horizon, and the club is looking to field the following

teams: U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s & Girls only U16s

No experience is necessary and all equip-ment is provided. If you are interested in play-

ing or would like more information, please contact Liam Coulter (0431 329 321), Matt

Hannaford (0401 373 823) or Al Barnes (0415 087 442). Training will commence towards the end of term 3, with games starting in October!

The P&F have decided to shake up the Monday Munchies Menu in term 4 but need your help. Do you

have a favourite or unique family recipe they could put on their menu? A main dish or a dessert, make it

fun, make it yours, name it whatever you like, and shake it up for term 4!!

Keep in mind the recipes do need to be relatively easy to make and serve to up to 35 or so kids.

Send your recipe into Julia asap so the P&F can get the new menu ready and out by week 9. Thank you.