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STRADBROKE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor, SA 5073

Excellence and Achievement in a Supportive School Environment Principal: Tanya Scanlan

Telephone: 8337 2861/8337 5349 Student Absence Ph: 8365 5621 Fax: 8337 0041

email: [email protected]

website: www.stradsch.sa.edu.au

Out of School Hours Care: 8365 5677

Director: Rebecca MacQueen

CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A

11 February 2021

STRADRBOKE SCHOOL GOVERNING COUNCIL

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

6.30PM, WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2021

All families are invited to attend the Stradbroke School Governing

Council AGM on Wednesday 17 February at 6.30pm in the Stradbroke

School Staff Room.

The Stradbroke School Governing Council must comprise of 14

councillors including:

1 Principal

9 Elected parents

3 Staff of the school

1 Community member appointed by the school

CURRENT GOVERNING COUNCIL PARENT REPRESENTATIVES

2019-2021 (Feb) 2020-2022 (Feb)

Michael Caruana,

Bianca Hu,

Andrew Silis,

Catherine Earl,

Mellony Semmler

Shannon Power,

Jo Brown,

Kylie Summerton,

Audra Edginton

Staff Representation for 2021 Governing Council

School Principal: Tanya Scanlan

Deputy Principal Michelle Parker

Staff members: Catherine Zola, Lucia Baldino, Leah Overstreet and

Sarah Button

Community representative: John Flynn

Governing Council members are happy to talk about their role on

Governing Council. Please do not hesitate to contact any of them.

You do not have to be a member of our School Governing Council to

be a member of one of the Governing Council Sub-committees.

Please consider joining one of the Sub-committees.

Following the AGM there will be a meeting of the Governing Council

to elect office bearers and beginning of year business discussion.

2021

FEBRUARY

Tuesday 9 –

Thursday 11

Webex Acquaintance Night

Meetings

Friday 12 Assembly 9.00am (L10/L9)

RAN-EC Volunteer Training 9-11am

Wednesday 17 Governing Council AGM

Friday 19 Assembly 9.00am

Friday 26 Assembly 9.00am (L8)

MARCH

Friday 4 Assembly 9.00am (K8)

Monday 8 Adelaide Cup – Public Holiday

Friday 12 Assembly 9.00am (K1/K2)

Tuesday 16 School Photos

Wednesday 17 Governing Council

Friday 19 Assembly 9.00am (K6/K7)

National Ride2School Day

National Day of Action Against

Bullying and Violence

Pupil Free Days

Term 2 Tuesday 15 June

Wednesday 16 June

Term 4 Friday 22 October

School Closure Day

Term 3 School Closure Day TBC

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COVID-19 UPDATE

The following activities will resume at Stradbroke School,

from Monday 15 February, providing government health

advice and physical distancing requirements are strictly

followed by community members:

• Parents on site must now check in using the QR code when entering school grounds. We continue to ask

that parents do not enter school buildings.

• Volunteers, departmental support and other service providers may enter school buildings to support

students. They must sign in at the Front Office and

scan the QR code.

• All school sport competitions, sports days and carnivals, including inter-school competitions will go

ahead.

• Inter-school choirs, bands and other performing art activities.

• school formals, socials and discos. Requirements that remain in place

• It’s important that students and staff stay home if they are unwell.

• Daily student attendance reporting for all schools. • Adults, including parents must continue to physical

distance wherever possible, including at school pick

up and drop off or when attending school assemblies

and concerts. Due to the COVID-19 number

restrictions only families of presenting student

classes to attend school assemblies.

• The current increased cleaning at all sites will continue.

QR codes

All adults (including staff and parents) entering the site must

check-in by scanning the QR code or sign in on the electronic

sign device at the Front Office. QR coded will be displayed on

site entrances and school buildings.

We are very happy to be welcoming people back to our site.

Thank you for your understanding and patience during the

COVID-19 restrictions.

TRAFFIC MONITORS

Week 4 am Will Sheedy, Kushal Tummala, Willow

Clavell

pm Acadia Harmer, Samuel Lee, Ivy Di Marco

Week 5 am To be confirmed

pm To be confirmed

CANTEEN

WEEK 4, PANCAKE WEEK! It's that time of year again! Monday

15 until Friday 19 February we will be selling

Pancakes/Honey/Ice-cream at recess and lunch every day: $2

per pancake. Qkr will be updated and orders can be placed via

the normal Canteen menu. Pancakes can be collected by

students at the Canteen at recess time, those who forget, a

voucher will be sent in the lunch crate

with instructions on it and they can

collect their pancake at lunch. We hope

all the students enjoy this special and

very popular treat week.

VOLUNTEERS FOR PANCAKE WEEK: If

anyone is available during the week to help, please let me

know. Recess serving times 11.00am – 11.30am. Lunch serving

times: 12.50pm until 1.30pm.

Kate Majewski

Canteen Manager

LIBRARY

Premier’s Reading Challenge

“Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay

where we are” Mason Cooley

This was particularly true last year with the restrictions of

movement as a result of COVID-19.

For many of our children reading became a higher priority as

something they could do, and share with their families, as they

spent more time in their homes.

Each year our school has an amazing participation rate in the

Premier’s Reading Challenge but in 2020 89.59% of our kids, R-

7, completed the Premier's Reading Challenge. This is the

highest participation rate since 2016. We hope this focus on,

and enthusiasm about reading continues into this year.

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is now open for 2021 and we

encourage all children to take part. Class teachers manage the

recording of student reading for the challenge in different

ways, depending on their year level and level of independence.

More information will come later in the term once teachers

have had a chance to set their expectations with their class

regarding this. The students have until September to meet the

criteria of the challenge.

Library Staff

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

Last day for payment and orders for the Scholastic Book Club

Issue 1 is Monday 22 February. No late payments accepted.

Preferred method of payment is via the Loop! Parent Login -

LOOP! Cash and credit card payments will be accepted in

person or credit card by phone by Kristen in the Finance Office.

SEVEN STEPS TO WRITING SUCCESS

Last year the Stradbroke Staff were introduced to the Seven

Steps to Writing Success resource. It helps teachers deliver

engaging, high quality writing programs to our students. This

year we continue to use this resource to develop and extend

student writing of narrative, persuasive and informative texts

- with a good dose of fun!

I have included a parent tips sheet this week, and across the

term I will add a page to explain each of the steps for narrative

texts.

Carly Verhulst, Literacy Coordinator

EXTERNAL PROVIDERS AT STRADBROKE SCHOOL

An external provider is an organisation or therapist who is

engaged by families, through the National Disability Insurance

Scheme or through private funding, to work with their child.


Many families and external providers are requesting that the

school provide facilities and times for students to leave the

classroom and attend sessions with therapists. This is causing

substantial pressure on space, timetables and teachers

learning programmes, as well as the school’s ability to provide

appropriate duty of care.

The core business of schools is teaching and learning.

Therefore it is essential that each child’s education is the

primary focus of their attendance and participation in school.

We ask that all families be aware that all external providers

must ask for permission to provide services to students at

Stradbroke School. The site leader is under no obligation to

accept these requests and the decision will be made on a case

by case basis.

The Department for Education requires extensive

documentation and agreements to be reached prior to any

non-department organisation being allowed to provide

services within a school site. The external provider is

responsible for providing this to the school. Parents must also

give written permission for services to be provided during

school time.

Please ensure that if you are contacting a service provider

through NDIS or privately that they are aware of the processes

in place at Stradbroke. For further information, please contact

the Front Office.

ATTENDANCE

Absence

Please telephone the school between 8.15am – 9.30am on

8365 5621, email the school on

[email protected] or notify us via the

Skoolbag app if your child is absent. If children are absent and

a message has not been received, an email will be sent to

Parent 1 requesting that they contact the school and explain

the absence.

Late

If your child is late (after 8.50am), a caregiver must accompany

him/her to sign in at Student Services in the Front Office before

going to the classroom.

Early

If your child needs to be away from school during school hours,

e.g. to keep a dental or doctor’s appointment, a caregiver is

required to come to Student Services in the Front Office and

sign their child out before leaving the school. Please note

children are not permitted to wait in the pick-up zone as it is

unsupervised. Children must be collected from the Front

Office. On return, an adult must accompany the child back to

Student Services and sign them back in.

Exemptions

If a family holiday/travel is planned during term time, a student

exemption form (ED176) needs to be collected from the Front

Office, completed and submitted to the Principal for approval.

ENROLMENTS FOR 2022

If you have children already at Stradbroke and you have a pre-

schooler beginning school next year, please contact the Front

Office and collect an enrolment register application for a place

to be held.

ROOM K7 “PLAY IS THE WAY-ISH” START TO 2021

School-ish, brave-ish, routine-ish. Our Year 5 class has been

reading inspirational stories, including the picture book ‘Ish’ by

Peter H Reynolds. Sharing the story of Ramon and his artistic

journey helped us to reflect on being brave and pursuing our

personal best. Playing a range of new games has also allowed

us to get to know our new class members, as we settle into the

school year together. As part of our Monday morning routine,

we write a quote in our diary to reflect on during our week.

Here are a few for you to enjoy:

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning” Unknown

“You can learn something new every day if you listen”

Unknown

“All things are difficult before they are easy” Thomas Fuller

From the students of K7, Miss Bec Williams and Tali de Lacy

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Three Stradbroke students, Amy L, Emma S and Mia B are

performing in the musical show “Mary Poppins” at this year’s

Adelaide Fringe Festival in February. The girls will be in three

(of six) performances by the Adelaide Theatre Academy at the

Norwood Concert Hall (February 26th evening show and 2

shows on February 27th at 11.00am and 3.15pm). Mary

Poppins is a nanny who comes to look after the difficult

children Jane and Michael Banks. Mary uses a mix of magic

and common sense to teach us how to value each other

again. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the

nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it”. A

truly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious show that will have the

whole family smiling and laughing together. The show is rated

G, and suitable for the whole family. Tickets now available

from the Adelaide Fringe website.


SPORT

NETBALL

Netta 5 Coach: Dione McCloud

Stradbroke Wildcats 3 Def by Loreto 18

For our first game back after the break we didn't chalk up a

win but our Wildcats played a fantastic game. Elana was our

captain for the match and played a great game in

defence. Well done Wildcats.

Game Played: Friday 29 January

Primary 8 Coach: Nardia Symonds

Stradbroke Echidnas 6 Def St Jo Tranmere 1

Excellent first game back Echidnas! Some excellent

intercepts in defence and strong centre passes leading to the

goals.


Primary 8 Coach: Nardia Symonds

Stradbroke Echidnas 10 Def Nailsworth 9

The Echidnas started strong and defended their lead for the

rest of the game. Great teamwork and good play all across

the court.

Game Played: Friday 5 February

Primary 9 Coach: Jodie Sayers

Stradbroke Falcons 6 Def by Walky White 13

A well-fought game by our Falcons, outscoring the

opposition in the second half, however not quite enough for

the win. Coach’s awards go to Erica and Mannat for great

efforts in defence. Special thanks for a wonderful effort by

Jasmin for filling in after her own game.


Primary 9 Coach: Jodie Sayers

Stradbroke Falcons 4 Def by Marryatville 11

All players showed great improvement in their skills and

everyone played well. Coach’s awards go to Sila for

excellent work intercepting in defence, and Sonya for great

interceptions in mid-court.


Sub Junior 3 Coach: Nardia Symonds

Stradbroke

Kookaburras

26 Def Trinity Gardens 14

Excellent first game back Kookaburras! The team showed

great focus and determination, winning every quarter.


Sub Junior 3 Coach: Nardia Symonds

Stradbroke

Kookaburras

BYE


BASKETBALL

Year 2/3 Coach: Sandra Gesuato

Stradbroke Serpents 41 Def Stradbroke Stars 40

A fantastic start to the season with brilliant team work! All

players should be proud of their efforts & a special mention

to Orlando and Michael for showcasing their improved

dribbling and shooting skills.

Game Played: Tuesday 2 February

Year 2/3 Coach: Maja Kruger

Stradbroke Stars 0 Def by Stradbroke

Serpents

41

Great effort by our little Stradbroke Stars. We showed

improvement in our defence and offence. Well done to

Andre for scoring our very first goal.



Stradbroke Stars 2 Def by SPX Hot Shots 26

A tough start for the little Stradbroke Stars as they played

their first game of basketball ever, and against an

experienced team in Division A. They gave it their best effort,

everyone got to touch the ball and learned a bit more about

defence. Good effort Stradbroke Stars, it's only upwards

from here.


Year 2/3 Coach: Julien Robert

Stradbroke Tigers 0 Def by SJMS Bears 46



Stradbroke Phoenix 27 Def Trinity Tarantulas 6

Great first game for the year for Stradbroke Phoenix.

Showing really good teamwork today. The game started off

with a lot of missed baskets as everyone got used to the

higher hoops that came with the year level change but soon

the baskets started sinking. Well done to Ilia for great

defence and our top scorers Frank and Axel. Well done

Stradbroke Phoenix.

Game Played: Wednesday 3 February

Year 4/5 Coach: Paul & Kylie Searston

Stradbroke Devils 4 Def by Athelstone 24

The team most of whom had not played before showed

some good early signs of teamwork and passing.

Game Played: Wednesday 3 February

Year 5/6 Coach: Jacqui Edwards

Stradbroke Storm 9 Def by SFA Lightning 22

Game Played: Monday 1 February

Year 5/6 Coach: Jacqui Edwards

Stradbroke Storm 40 Def Athletstone

Titans

17

A great start to the season for Owen, Domenic, Spencer,

Kemi, Max, Kaelan, Jackson, Kushal and Liam.

Game Played: Monday 1 February

BUILD RESILIENCEOvercome challenges in learning, social and emotional situations

https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/kiosk?ecode=egk6z

Madhavi Nawana ParkerAuthor - Keynote & Public Speaker - Mindset Coach - Solutions for Kids

&

Magill School - Stradbroke School - Trinity Gardens Primary SchoolVale Park Primary School - Norwood Morialta High School

https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/kiosk?ecode=egk6z

SEVEN STEPS WRITING TIPS

Get more writing techniques and activities:

www.sevenstepswriting.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (61-3) 9521 8439

Want to help your

child write better?

How easy are the Seven Steps techniques?

Try our quiz on ‘The Bear Story’.

Step 2:

Which story start is more interesting?

a) I woke up that morning, got dressed

and ate breakfast.

b) The lock on the bear’s cage looked old,

and the bear looked cross.

Step 4:

Which is the better dialogue?

a) The teacher told us to stand back from

the cage as the bear was growling

loudly, but Jeremy didn’t listen.

b) ‘Stand back,’ said the teacher, but

Jeremy didn’t listen. Suddenly the bear

growled loudly. ‘Jeremy!’ cried the

teacher, ‘get away from the bear.

NOW!’

Step 5:

Which sentence ‘tells’ and which ‘shows’?

a) I was really scared.

b) My heart was thudding loudly in my

chest and brain.

See, simple isn’t it?

(Hint, answers are all (b)!)

What ARE the Seven Steps?

1. Plan for Success

2. Sizzling Starts

3. Tightening Tension

4. Dynamic Dialogue

5. Show, Don't Tell

6. Ban the Boring Bits

7. Exciting Endings

Wishing you all creativity, confidence and

success in writing.

Jen McVeity

• National Literacy Champion

• International speaker

• Churchill Fellow

• Author of over 20 books

Don't just check the spelling! Authors use seven main techniques to

make their writing interesting. So do join us for the Seven Steps 'quick

tips' and fun writing ideas, for you to try at home.

All types of School Card applications are now online.

You can access the online forms from any device that gets internet,

including mobile devices, such as tablets and smart phones, as well as

laptops and computers.

Applying online is easy! Simply follow the steps below.

STEP 1 Visit sa.gov.au/education/schoolcard

STEP 2 Select the type of School Card you would like to apply for

(for example ‘Type A’) and follow the prompts.

STEP 3 Complete all mandatory fields.

Please note: you cannot submit your application unless all mandatory fields are complete.

STEP 4 Once you have completed a page click on the ‘NEXT’ button.

STEP 5 Once you have filled out all pages click the ‘SUBMIT’ button.

Please note: if you exit the form without clicking ‘SUBMIT’ your details will be lost.

You can save the form, and return to complete it at another time,

by clicking on the ‘SAVE’ button.

APPLYING FOR A SCHOOL CARD

sa.gov.au/education/schoolcard

STAY HOME WHEN YOU ARE SICK

For more information, visit

covid-19.sa.gov.au

Tell your mum, dad, or caregiver before you come to school. Tell your teacher or an adult if you become sick at school.

Other symptoms include:

muscle pain, runny nose, diarrhea, feeling nauseous orvomiting, feeling tired, headache, and poor appetite

DON’T FEEL WELL?

Cough

Sore

throat

Chills

Fever

Shortness

of breath

Loss of taste

or smell

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INSIGHTS

Helping your child become the best student they can be

The new school year is full of excitement and possibility for students and parents. Regardless of how a child or young person haspreviously performed, this year o�ers a chance to set a new course.

While it’s tempting as a parent to make the attainment of good academic results the main priority, this is a narrow view that maybe incompatible with long-term success. It’s wiser to broaden your view and focus on helping your child or young person becomethe best student they can be. Here’s how.

Encourage learning

The rapidly changing world and workforce that your child will enter requires that they have a willingness to continually learnand adapt. The concept of a lifelong learner, previously lauded by educators with an eye to the future, has now become a reality.Learning and continual improvement should be embedded in each child’s psyche so that school life is just a starting point to alifetime of learning, growth and development. Help your child see themselves as successful learners who achieve results throughhard work and application, and that nothing is beyond them if they apply themselves.

Promote leadership

Leadership is required in all walks of life including at school, at work, in families and in the wider community. Help your child seethemselves as a leader by focusing on personal leadership capacities such as planning ahead, communicating clearly, beingaccountable for their behaviour, developing emotional awareness and fostering good relationships with siblings and peers.Personal leadership development provides a strong foundation for the development of leadership skills in more public forums inlater life.

Applaud independence

The school years are critical for the development of independence, which can easily be closed down by the roadblocks ofimpatience, overindulgence, fear and lack of time. Alternatively, independence is promoted when we show patience, provideopportunity, display confidence and teach students how.

Embed wellbeing

If there is one di�erence that modern schooling is making to the next generation it’s in the leadership they have shown in recentyears to the maintenance of mental health and wellbeing practises. Parents can support their child’s long term wellbeing byembedding wellbeing habits including healthy eating, exercise, sleep, relaxation techniques, regular time in nature, gratitude andmindfulness.

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Teach socialisation

If you want your child to be liked by others, it’s essential to spend time and e�ort developing the skills and attitudes needed tosucceed. Develop in them an awareness of how their behaviour impacts on others, instil manners and community-mindednessand develop a broad range of friendship skills that will assist them to relate well to others.

Foster resilience

2020 showed us life is unpredictable, full of ups and downs, straight balls and curve balls. It’s the unpredictability, the downs andthe curve balls that develop kids’ resilience. How parents and teachers react to the hardships, frustrations and di�iculties kidsface either hamper or foster resilience. Spoil, overprotect or pamper and growth opportunities are wasted. Support, encourageand teach kids to cope and you’ll be helping them develop a real sense of psychological hardiness and resilience that’s essentialfor long term happiness and success.

Make this year a memorable one by helping your child grow and develop into the best student they can be. Keep the focus broadand do all you can to ensure that your child sees themselves as a confident and continuous learner.

Michael GroseMichael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s anaward-winning speaker and the author of 12 books for parents including Spoonfed Generation, andthe bestselling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It. Michael is a formerteacher with 15 years experience, and has 30 years experience in parenting education. He also holds aMaster of Educational Studies from Monash University specialising in parenting education.

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AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR

Look no further than the Australian Girls Choir because we encourage,

challenge and inspire girls as they learn to sing, dance and perform.

Is this your daughter?

We believe in growing girls through the hidden elements of our curriculum;

your daughter will develop confidence, public speaking and presentation

skills, resilience and friendships that will last a lifetime.

Over 200 girls recently shared the stage with Hugh Jackman in

The Man. The Music. The Show. Arena Tour to sold-out audiences around

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Now accepting 2021 enrolments for our rehearsal venues in Glenelg

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An experience that goes far beyond the stage!

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Join us at our free OPEN DAY on February 20

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