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10 December 10 December 2015 2015 PRINCIPAL’S COLUMN The end of the year already I hear you say, well that is how I feel. Again this year we are proud of the fact that we have managed to pack in so many exciting learning experiences for our students. Over this last term I have been privileged to attend a number of functions that acknowledge and recognise the effort our students put into learning over the course of the year. One of our Year 6 classes participated in the “North on Target” program and were acknowledged at a presentation evening held at the John Harvey Gallery. The students presented a short PowerPoint illustrating the learning activities they had engaged in throughout the program and were presented with a certificate to acknowledge their participation. The celebrations continued with our annual Presentation Evening at the Playford Civic Centre. It was absolutely fantastic to see so many students willing to be publicly recognised for their achievements. The music performances were fantastic and I need to commend our secondary music staff for the long hours they put into supporting the students to perform at such outstanding levels. I would also like to acknowledge that none of this would have been possible without a great deal of hard work from a large team of people operating behind the scenes. Preparations started months ago and so to all the staff who played a part, no matter how small, in the preparation, organisation and running of the night I want to say a huge thank you for your commitment of time and effort in delivering an extremely enjoyable and memorable evening, Reviewing 2015 As a school we are reflecting on our performance over the year and reviewing our work and making plans to further improve. So it should be with students too. The last report for the year will arrive home and some students will share their results with pride and joy with friends and family. Some results may be disappointing and in such cases it is all too easy to seek to blame to others. It is important to realise that these reports do not mark an end point for the student’s learning. They are not, whether the results are good or bad, the ‘end of the world’. They are each teacher’s careful summation of your child’s learning and will provide information about the skills and abilities they have displayed. They are a snapshot of your child’s learning to date and I encourage you to use them as a basis of more conversations and as focus for planning with your child to further improve next year. It is important to set goals to improve and plan how those goals are achieved. It is not sufficient, and indeed it is too easy for a student to merely say; ‘I will try to get better grades next year.’ The important aspect of the planning is to detail exactly what they will do in order to achieve their personal best. Students must realise that to achieve different goals, to improve further, they must change what they do. It is foolish to believe that they will get a different result if they continue to do the same things. We also know that change can be difficult but that it is necessary. What will your child do differently in order to improve further? This may involve such things as: consciously asking more questions of the teacher to clarify understanding along the way, organising a structured home work schedule, and importantly deciding which subject areas will have the most work devoted to them. This last point is important as we all know that we often put off the things we don’t enjoy doing even though we know that they have to be done at some stage. Planning a step by step approach to improvement with week by week goals is generally much better than saying; ‘by the end of the term I will….’ In my experience teachers always set out to provide interesting and engaging lessons. No teacher deliberately plans to run lessons which bore, confuse, frustrate or annoy students yet we also know that from time to time that is how some students feel in classes, especially when they don’t ‘get it’. Engaging with your child’s teacher is critical in supporting your child’s improvement especially, but not only, if your child is having trouble ‘getting it’ in a subject. An important conversation about improvement can be had with your child’s subject/class teachers on the parent/teacher interview night that will be scheduled for next year. However you don’t and shouldn’t wait until then if you have concerns. I know teaches at this school are passionate about a student’s success and will always make the time to meet with parents to discuss particular issues relating to a child’s performance at school. A phone call to our office leaving a message for the teacher to contact you is the most efficient way to setup this communication. These conversations with teachers will provide specific advice about what your child can do to improve their learning and demonstrate to your child that we are working together to support them to achieve their very best. Whites Road Paralowie SA 5108 Website: Website: http://www.paralowie.sa.edu.au Email: Email: [email protected] Phone: Phone: 08 8182 7222 Fax: Fax: 08 8281 5859 Subscribe to Online Newsletter! Subscribe to Online Newsletter! http://paralowies.schoolzinenewsletters.com/subscribe 1
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10 December10 December20152015
PRINCIPAL’S COLUMNThe end of the year already I hear you say,well that is how I feel. Again this year weare proud of the fact that we havemanaged to pack in so many excitinglearning experiences for our students.
Over this last term I have been privilegedto attend a number of functions thatacknowledge and recognise the effort ourstudents put into learning over the course of the year.
One of our Year 6 classes participated in the “North on Target”program and were acknowledged at a presentation eveningheld at the John Harvey Gallery. The students presented a shortPowerPoint illustrating the learning activities they had engagedin throughout the program and were presented with a certificateto acknowledge their participation.
The celebrations continued with our annual PresentationEvening at the Playford Civic Centre. It was absolutely fantasticto see so many students willing to be publicly recognised fortheir achievements. The music performances were fantasticand I need to commend our secondary music staff for thelong hours they put into supporting the students to perform atsuch outstanding levels. I would also like to acknowledge thatnone of this would have been possible without a great deal ofhard work from a large team of people operating behind thescenes. Preparations started months ago and so to all the staffwho played a part, no matter how small, in the preparation,organisation and running of the night I want to say a huge thankyou for your commitment of time and effort in delivering anextremely enjoyable and memorable evening,
Reviewing 2015
As a school we are reflecting on our performance over the yearand reviewing our work and making plans to further improve.
So it should be with students too. The last report for the yearwill arrive home and some students will share their results withpride and joy with friends and family. Some results may bedisappointing and in such cases it is all too easy to seek toblame to others. It is important to realise that these reportsdo not mark an end point for the student’s learning. Theyare not, whether the results are good or bad, the ‘end ofthe world’. They are each teacher’s careful summation of your
child’s learning and will provide information about the skills andabilities they have displayed. They are a snapshot of your child’slearning to date and I encourage you to use them as a basis ofmore conversations and as focus for planning with your child tofurther improve next year. It is important to set goals to improveand plan how those goals are achieved. It is not sufficient, andindeed it is too easy for a student to merely say; ‘I will try to getbetter grades next year.’ The important aspect of the planningis to detail exactly what they will do in order to achieve theirpersonal best. Students must realise that to achieve differentgoals, to improve further, they must change what they do. Itis foolish to believe that they will get a different result if theycontinue to do the same things.
We also know that change can be difficult but that it isnecessary. What will your child do differently in order to improvefurther? This may involve such things as: consciously askingmore questions of the teacher to clarify understanding alongthe way, organising a structured home work schedule, andimportantly deciding which subject areas will have the mostwork devoted to them. This last point is important as we allknow that we often put off the things we don’t enjoy doing eventhough we know that they have to be done at some stage.Planning a step by step approach to improvement with weekby week goals is generally much better than saying; ‘by the endof the term I will….’
In my experience teachers always set out to provide interestingand engaging lessons. No teacher deliberately plans to runlessons which bore, confuse, frustrate or annoy students yetwe also know that from time to time that is how some studentsfeel in classes, especially when they don’t ‘get it’. Engagingwith your child’s teacher is critical in supporting your child’simprovement especially, but not only, if your child is havingtrouble ‘getting it’ in a subject. An important conversation aboutimprovement can be had with your child’s subject/classteachers on the parent/teacher interview night that will bescheduled for next year. However you don’t and shouldn’t waituntil then if you have concerns. I know teaches at this schoolare passionate about a student’s success and will always makethe time to meet with parents to discuss particular issuesrelating to a child’s performance at school. A phone call toour office leaving a message for the teacher to contact youis the most efficient way to setup this communication. Theseconversations with teachers will provide specific advice aboutwhat your child can do to improve their learning anddemonstrate to your child that we are working together tosupport them to achieve their very best.
Whites RoadParalowie SA 5108
Website:Website: http://www.paralowie.sa.edu.auEmail:Email: [email protected]
Phone:Phone: 08 8182 7222Fax:Fax: 08 8281 5859
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Thank you
As this is our last newsletter for the year I would like to take thisopportunity to sincerely thank all the staff of the school for theircontinued support of our students and of each other. It is dueto their commitment to excellence and dedication to the valueof learning that we continue to be a school that works hard toprovide the best educational experiences for our children. AsParalowie is a large school it is inevitable that we will have achangeover of staff at the end of each year. Staff leave for anumber reasons; some have been here for a number of yearsand feel it is time to explore other teaching opportunities, othershave decided to move to be closer to family, some are takingleave to explore the world and others are retiring after manyyears of committed service to public education. No matter whatthe reason, we are going to miss all of them. In addition anumber of our staff are in contract positions and at this time weare unsure if we will have a position for them in 2016.
Farewell Michelle Lennox
I would however like to say a special farewell to MichelleLennox. Michelle has been at the school for 19 years in a varietyof roles, but most recently as our R-6 Manager, has won theposition as Principal of Lake Windermere B-7 School. On behalfof the Paralowie community I would like to wish Michelle all thebest in her new role. Michelle is a big loss to the school butwe are fortunate to have a number of experienced staff andaspiring leaders who will ensure continuity, consistency and thesame dedication to delivering the high standards of educationachieved by our R-6 sub school.
I would like to thank our Governing Council for the support andcounsel they have offered throughout the year in supporting mewith the governance of our school and thank you to parents,businesses and community groups for your support of usthroughout the year.
To all staff, students and parents I would like to wish you safeholidays, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
PETER MCKAYPRINCIPAL
STUDENTS AND PARENTS PLEASE NOTETHAT SCHOOL RESUMES IN 2016 ON
MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY
POSITION VACANT
PARALOWIE SCHOOL Pastoral Care WorkerR-6
2015 PRESENTATION EVENINGOur 2015 celebration of success was one to remember! Inexcess of 140 awards were presented to students from across
the school that excelled in curriculum areas, leadership, sport,and to our recipients of Student of the Year awards. This yearthe Long Tan Leadership Awards were presented by MajorJames Kmet, a past student of Paralowie. James commendedthe award winners for their outstanding team-work andleadership as demonstrated throughout the year.
Thank you to our 2015 sponsors who supported our specialevent.
Congratulations to the following students whoreceived awards for 2015
R-2 LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
Sierra Polkinghorne – EnglishSamira Basnet – EALDMakayla Collard – Integrated StudiesCourtney Leyson – The ArtsNicholas Evans – Physical Activity
THE ARTS
Helen Akot – Yr 3 – 4Justin Castle – Yr 5-6Masoumeh Rahimi – Yr 7Mikko Gotch – Yr 8Cameron Young – Yr 9
Cheyenne Walker – Yr 10Chris Birt – Yr 11 MusicBailey Madaras – Yr 11 Visual ArtTanisha Bourne – Yr 11 Creative ArtCameron Smith – Yr 11 Drama
ENGLISH
Kain Arthur – Yr 3-4Hannah Do – Yr 3-4EALDAshlee Slater – Yr 5-6Unish Basnet – Yr 5-6EALDKelly Nguyen – Yr 7Rachael Morrissey – Yr8
Han Khuc – Yr 9Chloe Bubner – Yr 10Rebecca Camilleri – Yr 10 EALDBailey Madaras – Yr 11 EnglishCommunicationsBridie O’Boyle – Yr 11 English PathwaysCristela Daitol – Yr 11 EALD
INDONESIAN (LOTE)
Kelly Nguyen – Yr 7Tien Do – Yr 8Shaona Imaru – Yr 9Juli Keang – Yr 10
PATHWAYS
Han Khuc – Yr 9
PLP
Chloe Bubner – Yr 10
LITERACY FOR WORK AND COMMUNITY LIFE
Caitlin Thompson – Yr 11
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Aaliya Holer – Yr 3-4Mary Rallos – Yr 5-6Kasper Munro-Lynch – Yr 7Mitchell Slater – Yr 8Andrew Deakin – Yr 9
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Breanna Slater – Yr 10Jacob Russo – Yr 11
HOME ECONOMICS
Renee O’Bree – Yr 7Paulo Valdrez – Yr 8Shaona Imaru – Yr 9Georgia-Lee Perry – Yr 10Rachael Scott – Yr 11 Food and Hospitality
MATHEMATICS
Cody Sergi – Yr 3-4Jasmin Wu – Yr 5-6David Tran – Yr 7Monique Huyn – Yr 8Nixon Lem – Yr 9
Wills Nguyen – Yr 10Jake Williams – Yr 11 Pure MathsCameron Smith – Yr 11 AppsSean Huet – Yr 11 Pathways
SCIENCE
Marshall Collis – Yr 3-4Gabriel Austria – Yr 5-6Taylor Lyon-Glenie – Yr 7Brooke Paddick – Yr 8Han Khuc – Yr 9
Darren Carr – Yr 10Cristela Daitol – Yr 11 BiologyJake Williams – Yr 11 PhysicsBethany Caldwell – Yr 11 Chemistry
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Yuki Duangspareth – Yr 3-4Zac McIntyre – Yr 5-6Faraha Umutoni – Yr 7Gul Haidari – Yr 8Gareth Bailey – Yr 9Ahmad Akl – Yr 10
LEGAL STUDIES
Sarah Xayalath – Yr 11
TOURISM
Daphne Albanese – Yr 11
COMPUTING
Kimberly Gilbert – Yr 7Ali Sina Rahimi – Yr 8Madison Haynes – Yr 9Sanjok Rai – Yr 10Noah Haynes – Yr 11 Information ProcessingJacob Parisi – Yr 11 Digital Design
TECHNOLOGY
Xavier Rimmer – Yr 3-4Benedict Dacutanan – Yr 5-6Taylah Lyon-Glennie – Yr 7Daniel Irambona – Yr 8
Kiara Culley – Yr 9Jamie Clavell – Yr 10Tyler Jones – Yr 11 WoodworkRoss Gaskin – Yr 11 Metalwork
RESEARCH PROJECT
Bethany Caldwell – Yr 11
YEAR 12 AWARDS
Stacey Davies – WoodworkBashir Bahwach – MetalworkArmin Simon – MusicDale Minchim – CommunityStudiesCresilda Daitol – MathsApplicationsNeeran Dahal – SpecialistMathsNeeran Dahal – Maths StudiesAbbey Plannegger – WorkplacePracticesSharna Green – Visual ArtsSharna Green – Food andHospitalityJohn Valdrez – InformationProcessing
Jade Brawn – PhysicalEducationSharna Green – EnglishPathwaysJohn Valdrez – EnglishCommunicationsAaron Nopuente – EALDSharna Green – TourismCresilda Daitol – Society andCultureSharna Green – CrossDisciplinary StudiesNeeran Dahal – PhysicsSuzana Semak – BiologySuzana Semak – Chemistry
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AWARD - ROTARY
Kevin Nguyen
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Jensen Swann – R-2Jemma Mitselburg – Yr 3-4Gareth Bailey – Yr 7-9Bethany Caldwell – Yr 11
ADF LONG TAN AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDINGLEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK
Jordan White – Yr 10Cresilda Daitol – Yr 12
SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Josephine Taban – R-2Cody Sergi – Yr 3-4Nathan Clavell – Yr 5-6Laitiah Huynh – SAPSASADani Woods – Middle SchoolJacob Russo – Senior SchoolBreanna Slater – 7-12 Volleyball
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Nicholas Woodford – R-2Sujad Ali – Yr 3-4Ben Robinson – Yr 5-6Zaydon Burnell – Middle SchoolRobert Newman – Senior School
VET CURRICULUM AWARD
Michelle Donkin-Pomfret
ADULT LEARNING AWARD
Joy Rivett
TIRKANDI AWARD
Jorjia Kranz-Hill – R-6Darren Carr – Yr 7-12
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STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Ella Sergi – R – 2Aaron Boyle – Yr 3-4Ashlee Slater – Yr 5-6Kelly Nguyen – Yr 7
Rachael Morrissey – Yr 8Alison Crase – Yr 9Jordan White – Yr 10Jake Williams – Yr 11
YEAR 12 STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Sharna Green
Paralowie R-12 School would like to thank the followingsponsors:
Paralowie R-12Parents and Friends
Paralowie R-12Community Centre
Hon Zoe Bettison MPHon Leesa Vlahos MP
Hon Mark Butler MP
Presentation Night GalleryPresentation Night Gallery
PHYSICAL EDUCATION WEEKThis year students had the opportunity to participate in a rangeof fun and healthy PE week activities across years 7-12. To kickoff the week, a lucky selection of PE students was invited to
try out their Wheelchair basketball skills with their class wheremany students quickly realised how challenging the sport is.
Students also had the option of sweating it out in both ‘BodyJam’ and girls only ‘Shabam’ come and try sessions run byfitness instructors from Zone Fitness. Both sessions proved tobe very high intensity and tested student’s fitness levels.
The staff also had their skills put to the test during PE week ina staff versus students volleyball game. This is an event whichoccurs a few times throughout the year and as per usual it wasa fun and competitive game.
In addition our Year 7 students were treated with some‘Rainbow Rolls’ prepared by a group of year 9 students. EachYear 7 was able to fill their roll with a selection of delicioussalads to create their own individual masterpiece before eatingtogether in the Middle School. Thanks to Ms Sanders fororganising everything, the rolls were delicious and nutritious!
Finally, to finish the week off, Ms Higginson ran a year 8-11badminton competition which saw our elite badminton playersacross the school battle it off against other pairs of players tosee who could be crowed the best for their respective yearlevels.
PE week was a busy week in the HPE faculty, but it wasfantastic to see so many students putting their hands up toparticipate in active, healthy and fun activities!
Thanks to all the staff and students involved.
KYRA STUARTPHYSICAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Physical Education Week GalleryPhysical Education Week Gallery
SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTSThe purpose of the Paralowie Girls STEMClub is to encourage, engage and retaingirls in STEM subjects that lead ontoSTEM career pathways. The focus is toimprove student confidence levels, interdependence andself-perception. The STEM club allows them to grow a positivemindset in regards to personal perception which in turnaccelerates their learning through targeted programs.
The outcomes of the Paralowie STEM Club project wereoutstanding. The girls worked with scientists who modelledtheir problem solving strategies. The girls designed theirprojects, creating electronic boards, programed robots andused 3D-Printing. Student engagement in learning increased.They developed friendships with other like-minded girls andencouraged others to learn through sharing their positiveexperiences.
Through the success of this program we have seen thedevelopment if the Indigenous STEM club.
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To finish the year both STEM groups visited the TARNANTHIexhibition at the Art Gallery of SA where they learned aboutscience through art. The connections of ecology andsustainability were highlighted throughout the contemporaryAboriginal Art work. The students participated in a workshopdesigning a 3D sculpture and were instructed on shape, form,proportions and the layers of the human body. The dayincluded lunch and a walk in the mall.
The exhibition was wonderful - we learned how to cut treessustainably. I also learned about Dinnie and Josies’ story andabout their painting. I hope to do this again. Thankyou MrsAgrios - Shaona Imaru
My favourite part was all the learnin, and hanging out with thegirls –Taylah McManus
The best thing I liked was the woven baskets and eating food inthe city. I learned that people used things from their backyardto make something amazing - Marika Rose
The girls who participated in the STEM Study Tour to Sydneyand Canberra, were invited to share highlights of the tour withthe staff at our whole school meeting and at the year tenassembly. They also shared their experience and what theylearned to research academics and scientists at University ofSA.
MARY AGRIOSSCIENCE COORDINATOR
Science Highlights GalleryScience Highlights Gallery
COMMUNITY CENTRE CELEBRATIONCongratulations to all our adult students who celebrated theirachievements at our End of Year Celebration. This year again,5 adult students completed Certificate 3 in Health ServicesAssistance in our adults learning program in the high school.Congratulations to Joy Rivett who was the recipient of the AdultLearning Award for 2015. Joy was presented with her award atthe Presentation Evening.
Congratulations to our 2015 Volunteer ofthe Year – Helen Cannon. This awardrecognises a significant contribution to ourschool community over many years. ThanksHelen for your dedication and commitmentto Paralowie R-12. Thanks to all our
volunteers who so generously assist in many ways across theschool.
Our Adult Learning Program planning is underway for 2016.If you would like to gain some new skills, or explore a newpathway, please contact Mary Jo Bellew for information.
Community Centre Celebrations GalleryCommunity Centre Celebrations Gallery
VOLLEYBALL SUCCESS
Northern Junior League
Throughout term 4, several of our volleyball teams wereinvolved in the NJL competition held on Tuesday evenings atTyndale Christian School. Both our under 16 boys and opengirls won their respective grand finals convincingly. Thiscompetition has been invaluable preparation for the upcomingAustralian Volleyball Schools Cup in Melbourne.
Well done to everyone involved and good luck in Melbourne.
DEREK SLATERVOLLEYBALL COORDINATOR
SUCCESS TRIP 2015 HIGHLIGHTSThe school community at Paralowie R-12have many reasons to be proud of ourstudents and their achievements and nonemore so than the 2015 Success tripparticipants from Years 7 – 9.
These students were rewarded with a 4 day camp based atMoana Beach Caravan Park last week.
Over the 4 days, the students were involved in aquatic activitiesat the world famous Pt. Noarlunga Aquatic reef area; surfingat Southport, snorkelling, canoeing in the Onkaparinga River,ten pin bowling, eating out at restaurants, marathon tennismatches, long night hikes along the beach and break water, fishand chips at the beach and “sleeping in” every morning.
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142 students qualified for the trip and the most outstanding36 were invited. These students won their place on the tripthrough their magnificent attitudes, academic excellenceand school service.
2015 was the fourteenth year Paralowie has implemented thisreward trip and in 2016, the trip will be bigger and better, so myadvice to all students who missed out and those that wish to goagain, is to set some goals and work hard at achieving them,enjoy your year and become involved in school life in general.
PETER GROVESSUCCESS TRIP ORGANISER
Success Trip 2015 GallerySuccess Trip 2015 Gallery
LANGUAGE STUDIESEvery year students in mainstream schools who also studylanguages in ethnic schools are acknowledged andcongratulated for their year of study.
48 different languages are taught across 96 ethnic schoolsin South Australia, each school operates after normal schoolhours and most schools are run predominately by volunteers.
These schools play an invaluable role in sustaining languagewithin the community.
Congratulations to the following students who havecompleted a year of study in their language:
R-6 STUDENTS
Patrick Bigga – Bari (Sukulu naBari)Mohamud Mohamud – SomaliVictoria Choeun – LaoUnish Basnet – NepaliNoah Allouche – ArabicBishal Khadka – Nepali(Bhutanese)Zaha Haidari – Dari/Farsi(Afghanistan)Roderick Bigga – BariMahraj Rezai – Dari/Farsi
Abdirahman Mohamud –SomaliSunia Haidar – Dari/FarsiBiju Basnet – NepaliBidhan Basnet – NepaliIsabella Allouche – ArabicSofia Saysana – LaoSamira Basnet – NepaliAbdiaziz Mohamud – SomaliFazl Kazemi – Dari/FarsiEmily Bigga – Bari
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
Margarita Souliadis – GreekKim Nguyen – VietnameseGo Khan Mang Naulak –Burmese (Myanmar)Gul Haidari – Dari/Farsi(Afghanistan)Faraja Umutoni – Kinyarwanda(Rwandan)
Lisa Tran – VietnameseParmila Khadka – Nepali(Bhutanese)Bandana Basnet –NepaliDivya Adhikari – Nepali
SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
Ekhlasi Zakir – Dari/Farsi (Afghanistan)Hai Nguyen – VietnameseDal Za Tuang Naulak – Burmese (Myanmar)
WEEKLY SPORT ROUND UP
BASKETBALL:
What a fantastic term for the students competing in theBasketball Weekly Sport competition.
All teams participated against Salisbury East, Temple andCraigmore on a rotation system and every game wasapproached with determination, fair play and fun.
We achieved fantastic results with our Year 8 Boys finishingthe season undefeated demonstrating a very competitive andsuccessful team.
The Year 9/10 Boys finished second with a must win game toachieve such a great result.
Our Year 8 – 10 Girls team finished first only losing one gameall term!
What a fantastic group of ‘Basketballers’ and Paralowie’ssuccess in this sport is only going to increase.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL:
This term our Volleyball PVA students participated in the BeachVolleyball competition held at Glenelg Beach over two days.
Both age groups, Years 8/9 and 10 /11, achieved excellentresults and had a fantastic day in very hot weather!
Monday the 16th November saw our Year 8/9 players (3 girlsteams and 2 boys teams), all take to the sand against variousschools throughout Adelaide.
A big congratulations to Nathan Farah, Andrew Deakin,Mitchell Slater and Raymond Chy for achieving first place inthe Year 9 Boys Division 1 competition.
On Wednesday 18th our Year 10/11 students competed andagain represented the school in a fantastic manner displayingpositive sportsmanship, excellent skills and the determination tosucceed, all finishing with excellent results.
2015 SCHOOL SPORT REVIEW
What a fantastic year for Paralowie R-12 school sport! It hasbeen amazing to witness all students participate and representthe school in such a positive manner through the variousopportunities we have had. Over the year we have participatedin Athletics, Basketball, Netball, 9-a-side Football, Volleyball,Ten Pin Bowling, Rock Climbing, Korfball, Tennis and Indoor /Outdoor Soccer at various levels including, Northern Zones andKnockout with excellent results.
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I would like to thank every student who represented the schoolwell. This has been in areas of playing, coaching or umpiringand giving their absolute best to their role!
I would also like to thank the various teachers who gave up theirtime to supervise, coach and train all teams and to the parentsand carers who supported their children by allowing them toparticipate in school sport!
2016 will see Paralowie competing in Weekly Sport fromTerm 1 – 4, there will be more opportunities for students andteachers to get involved, so please make sure you downloadTeam App, read the bulletin and sign up! Remember…“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”– Pat Riley
Below are the sports that students can be involved in.
Term 1: FootballTerm 2: NetballTerm 3: Indoor SoccerTerm 4: Basketball
JUSTINE HIGGINSONWEEKLY SPORT COORDINATOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL POSITIVE BEHAVIOURAWARD WINNERS
This term the Middle School cohorts have been participating ina new version of the Positive Behaviour Awards. Students areawarded points for attendance, work ethic and positive mindsetand removed from the running if they receive a withdrawal orsuspension.
The student with the most points from each year level (7-9)received special recognition for their positive contribution to theschool community at the Week 7 assembly.
Congratulations to:
Year 9 Winner: Madison HaynesYear 8 Winner: Jayden BiblYear 7 Winner: Laitiah Huynh
The following students are also awarded with a certificatefor gaining 50 or more points for their attendance, work
ethic, and positive mindset:
Amanda-Grace Kube 7AForum Pandya 7AFred Okot 7AJade Sutton 7ALuckyboy Kollie 7A
Casilda Akatere 8GFida Hameed 8GJoshua Cuba 8GLogan Roach 8GMaya Flores-Tomlinson 8G
Mukunde Jolie Jose 7ATaylah Lyon-Glenie 7AThomas Norton 7AValentina Vender 7ADarcy Naseli 7BMaggie Skidmore 7BChloe Williams 7CIda Ciullo 7CKelly Nguyen 7CNicholas Hayford 7CRajab Ali 7CFaraja Umutoni 7DJulian Voroniansky 7DKameron Wall 7DLochlan Mcgann 7DMasoumeh Rahimi 7DJoshua Camilleri 8AMadison Scott 8AMichael Vozzo 8AOwen Tucker 8ABrooke Paddick 8CAlexia Myall 8DBryson Craig 8DChelsea Skinner 8DLeah Smith 8DElva Haynes 8EJoe Caldwell 8EJohn Rallos 8EPaige Lindsell 8E
Puran Rai 8GRachael Morrissey 8GRayme Truong 8GTien Do 8GTila Rupa Rimal 8GBrodie Mortimer 9ACameron Ter Horst 9AAlison Crase 9BAlyssa Eime 9BDeclan Hanley 9BCameron Bibl 9CEnes Sahinovic 9CGareth Bailey 9CKirti Hasija 9CAbishak Sharma 9DClaudine Mukashema 9DYamuna Dahal 9DAnastacia Lizoguboff 9EJoel Leon 9ETaylah Cruse 9EAndrew Deakin 9FAnthony Beckett 9FCahill Sharrock-Creed 9FCaitlin Hardy 9FKyle Jones 9FTamara Cooke 9FTyson Henshall 9F
Thank you to all the students who contribute positively to ourschool community.
ALANA ATTWOOD
WOODWORK WITH YEAR 8 AND YEAR 2
By Riley Crawford, Year 2, Room 10
‘On Wednesday Mr Ngo’s class and my class were buddiesand we made trees, stars, snowmen, baubles and presentsusing woodwork. We made them with string and nails. Doingwoodwork made me happy and everyone made lots of differentthings.’
By Sophia Sedunary-Cirocco, Year 2, Room 10
‘Last Wednesday we did woodwork with Mr Ngo’s Year 8 class. My buddy, Jazmine helped me to put nails in the wood ina triangle shape with an’s’ in it. It made me happy because Imade woodwork.’
Year 8 and 2 woodwork GalleryYear 8 and 2 woodwork Gallery
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R-6 PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE2015
Some amazing statistics from thePremiers Reading Challenge this year areas follows:
This year 452 students participated, with317 students completing the challenge.
16 students achieved the ‘Hall of Fame’ award and 3 studentsachieved the ‘Hall of Fame – Reader for Life’ award.
Students from Reception to Year 2 read a total of 9,852 books,and students from Years 3 – 6 read 2,343 books, this makes agrand total of 12,195 books read this year.
Year 1 students from Room 9 read 2,880 books and Year 3 &4 students from Room 1 read 493 books.
Congratulations to Room 1 student, Aaron Boyle and EL10student Lillee Perry who were the first students to completethe challenge this year.
Amazing individual efforts go to Room 1 students Abbas Shirifor reading 162 books and Hannah Do for reading 138 books.
Fabulous work from Room 2, the only 3-6 class for 100%participation.
Congratulations to all who participated in the Premier’s ReadingChallenge for 2015.
JANET CASSIDYR-6 TEACHER LIBRARIAN
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NORTH ON TARGET EXCURSION
By Jade Standley EL3
Our class went on an excursion as areward for our completion of the North onTarget program. We saw the mountedpolice, Ink the German Shepard and wentto the police academy.
When we went to see the mounted police, they showed us astallion named Yarra. They showed us the tack room and toldus why they like to use grey and white horses. It is so that theyare more noticeable on the road. At the end we got to pat anold horse that was dapple grey.
Then we went to see Ink, one of the police dogs. He was sobig and fluffy! We all sat in a circle and he walked around lettingeveryone pat and cuddle him. He was so well trained and whenhe sat up, he was about up to my waist.
After that, we went to the police academy. A policeman calledAndrew showed us around. He showed us the driving practicearea, gym and indoor shooting range. It was Andrew’s birthday,so at the end we all sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him.
The North on Target excursion was really fun and I hope theydo it at our school again next year.
CHANGES TO ADELAIDE METRO PUBLICTRANSPORT
From January 26th, 2016 some changes will occur to ourtransport services in the metropolitan area. Students andfamilies can obtain this information from the Adelaide MetroWebsite at www.adelaidemetro.com.au from early January.Information will also be available from the
Adelaide Metro InfoLine 1300 311 108.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS AT THEADELAIDE ZOO
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KEEP YOUR KIDS SMILINGDental care is FREE for mostschool-aged children and ALLpreschool children at the SchoolDental Service. All babies, children andyoung people 0-17 years are welcometo attend.
School Dental Service clinics are open during the Christmasschool holiday break.
Phone your local School Dental Service clinic now for anappointment. For clinic details visit
http://www.sadental.sa.gov.au/
TARNANTHI ART EXHIBITIONTarnanthi is the festival of contemporary Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander art, with exhibitions continuing at the ArtGallery of South Australia through to January 2016.
Tarnanthi is a valuable learning opportunity for all ages andprovides insights into contemporary Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander culture across curriculum areas.
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Contact: DECD Education Manager at the Art Gallery, MarkFischer, telephone 0407341901
YMCA SCHOOL HOLIDAY SUMMERCAMPS
Why not join the YMCA Camping team on a fun filled schoolholiday camp these summer holidays!
This summer YMCA Camping has plenty of camps on offerwith a huge variety of awesome activities to keep yourchildren busy throughout the summer holidays.
A teen surf camp, a Kangaroo Island Adventure, caving atNaracoorte and a New Year’s Party are just some of theamazing camps we have planned for this summer!
YMCA Holiday Camps are very popular and places arelimited. Book now to secure your place in the sun, and join usfor Fun, Friendship and Adventure!
All the details and booking form can be found on the YMCAwebsite –
http://www.sa.ymca.org.au/our-services/ymca-camping/school-holiday-camps/
Contact YMCA Camping on 8406 2900 [email protected] for more details
THE SALISBURY LIBRARY SERVICESUMMER READING CLUB 2015 – ‘LOST
WORLDS’
1st December 2015 – 31st January 2016Children will receive their own Summer Reading Club activityand merchandise kit and automatically go into the draw for aSamsung Tab 3 Lite VE 8GB and a $20 Google Play giftcard. (See Website for Terms and Conditions).
This is an all ages family event.
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL online at
http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au
Please click on the following to view the poster and receivemore information
RIVERDALE Out of School Hours –VACATION CARE
Full program of fun activities for children, breakfast, lunchand snacks included
Phone 8182 4916 for more information and to book
AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS – NEWARRANGEMENTS FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR
OLD APPLICANTSThe Australian Government recently introduced legislation
that affects 16 and 17 year old passport applicants.
From 1 January 2016, child applicants aged 16 and 17 willbe issued with 10 year passports instead of the 5 year onescurrently issued to children under 18. Parental consent will
still be required.
16 and 17 year old applicants must still be accompanied bytheir parent or a person with parental responsibility when
lodging passport applications. The application fee will be thesame as for adults, reflecting the longer validity of the
passport to be issued.
Contact: The Australian Passport Information Service on:131 232
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