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“Striving To Make The Difference”
Coomandook Area School
Term 2, Week 10 Newsletter 2nd July , 2019
Principal: Kaye Fitton Governing Council Chairperson: Abbie Cross Phone: 85 733007 Fax: 85 733185 www.coomyas.sa.edu.au [email protected]
Respect
Honesty Persistence
Calendar Dates Term 2
July
2nd 5 a-side Soccer
2nd-3rd Ag Chainsaw course
5th Last Day of Term 2
22nd TERM 3
Yr 10-12 RAP Presentation
28th Pedal Prix – Victoria Park
August
5th USE Knockout Netball at Coonalpyn
7th Maths Quiz Night
9th USE Mixed Netball
12th PUPIL FREE DAY
21ST Choir
26th Governing Council
29th – Sept 5th Show Teams at Royal Adelaide Show
September
6th SCHOOL CLOSURE – show
16th -19th Footsteps
19th Choir
19th SAPSASA Tennis & Cricket Trials at Karoonda
21st – 22nd Pedal Prix 24 hour race at Murray Bridge
23rd Governing Council
Items for the newsletter must be submitted by
9am, Monday morning. Newsletters are printed
every fortnight.
Thank you.
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
This week is an opportunity for staff, students and
families to celebrate all their achievements for 2019
so far. The focus of our staff meeting in Week 10 is a
celebration of the outstanding work and
achievements of both staff and students. It’s a time
for sharing and learning from each other about best
practice – a kind of “show and tell” about what is
happening in classrooms.
At the end of term, Semester 1 reports will be
distributed. Please take the time to reflect and
celebrate your child(ren)’s achievements – their
growth, success and have the conversation about
“Where to next?” It is important that at any particular
point in time, achievement is acknowledged and
celebrated. Education is a journey. Education is for
life. Education is forever building and influencing
future thinking, knowledge and action. Enjoy the
moment of taking stock of how far your child(ren)
has/have come.
From time to time the school receives feedback and
comments about our students. Here are a couple of
examples:
“Students from your school were organized for a
Careers Information Day within Tailem Bend. A
number of the students visited the premises. The boys
were polite, generally interested & were able to keep
eye contact while asking for information.
Congratulations to the students, the school & their
families.”
Jaensch’s Garage, Tailem bend
From the Principal Kaye Fitton
Coomandook Area School Newsletter
“Striving To Make The Difference”
Last week the Country
Fire Service’s Doug Spry –
Coorong Group Officer,
Bob Lloyd –
Coomandook Captain,
Sue Mickan –
Community Education
Officer and Paul Pegler – Firefighter, visited the
Primary children at school along with Coomandook 44
Fire-fighting appliance and the Coorong BW9 Bulk
Water carrier. The children had an interactive
education session with Sue, followed by using a hose
and a joystick in the truck, expelling 9,000 Litres of
water onto the oval! The comment I heard repeated
from CFS personnel was “The kids here are pretty
cluey here,” in relation to their knowledge about fire
safety in the home and on the farm. I felt proud of the
responses of even the youngest child when the CFS
team visited as part of Camps Week. Parents should
be proud too!
This week is NAIDOC Week and
these celebrations are held across
Australia in July each year. The
week is a great opportunity to
participate in a range of activities
and support your local Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander
community. NAIDOC is not only
celebrated in Indigenous
communities, but by Australians from all walks of life.
It is a time to celebrate history, culture and
achievement.
If you get an opportunity this week, THANK A
TEACHER. Our teachers are awesome professionals
who give so much for the benefit of our students of all
ages. Did you ever wonder how much behind the
scenes preparation and effort is required to enable
great programs to happen? Our teachers gave a huge
amount of extra time to prepare for the camps week
alone – really “making the difference.” Make their day
– THANK A TEACHER!
As we draw near to the end of the term, both
students and staff will be looking forward to a good
rest to overcome some of the nasty bugs that have
made some people ill this term. It’s time to recharge
and enjoy time with family and friends. Have a good
break everyone!
Year 10 PLP class had a
study day at Tailem
Bend for PLP. PLP is a
subject all year 10
students participate in
to develop themselves
as a person with a focus
on planning a future.
One of the assessment tasks they do is to research
jobs that suit their interests and learning styles.
Nat Traeger, Director of Community and Corporate at
the Coorong District Council organised for a number
of her staff from different aspects of the Council to
tell us what their job involved, what path they took to
get there and what they loved about their job. We
learnt that to work in the council you have a
connection with the community and you can get a lot
of on the job training working there. Most of the staff
began their careers in customer service somewhere.
To follow up students were sent off to approach local
business and ask some questions. The main focus of
their questioning was how do I go about getting a job
here and what do you look for in a resume? A very
grateful thankyou to the staff at the businesses who
answered the questions our students asked and took
time out of their day to support our learning.
Last stop was at The Bend. We were given a
presentation by Tash from Human Resources and Sam
from Rydges who spoke about the job opportunities
available. We learnt they have a lot of jobs for
unexperienced workers and this is a great way to get a
start into the workforce. The Bend is currently
recruiting 14 – 17 year olds to work in the Go Kart
area over summer and school holidays. Rydges have
jobs for inexperienced workers, during events.
We finished the day with a wealth of new knowledge
and some ideas on how to get into the workforce.
PLP Jenni Lutze
Coomandook Area School Newsletter
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School paddocks have been sprayed and sown with
seed by students.
Paddock 1 Stephen Thorpe
Brandon Schmerl
Wheat Emu Rock
Paddock 2 Sophie Watts
Abbie Ballard
Wheat Emu Rock
Paddock 3 Mitchell McDonald
Harry Patterson
Oats Winteroo
Paddock 4 Alistair Neumann
Mitchell McDonald
Wheat Emu Rock
Paddock 5 Jarred Watson
Wheat Emu Rock
Abbie and Sophie sowing paddock 2
Alistair Neumann spraying paddock 6
Thank you to Steve Murray and Wayne Williams for
the donation of seed.
Ag Chemicals Certificate
On the 8th May students from Year 11 and 12
completed their TAFE Chemical certificate. The
following students were demonstrated competence in
AHCCHM303 Prepare and Apply Chemicals and
AHCCHM304 Transport and Store Chemicals.
Sophie Watts Abbie Ballard Alistair Neumann Harry Patterson Max Gogel
Front End Loader course student from Year 11/12 Ag
completed their course on June 12
Tractor Operations Front End Loaders Sophie Watts Sophie Watts Abbie Ballard Abbie Ballard Alistair Neumann Alistair Neumann Brandon Schmerl Brandon Schmerl Harry Patterson Harry Patterson Max Gogel Max Gogel Stephen Thorpe Stephen Thorpe Hugh Allen Nathan Dent Kloie Fawcett Trae Lindner Harrison Stott Blake Walter Josh Watts Bridget Watson Jarrod Watson
Yr 9 Enterprise.
The following students have been investigating and
researching information for their chosen enterprise as
part of their Year 9 Agriculture lessons. They have
sourced their animals locally and looked after them
for the semester. Student have organised feed,
processing and markets for their animals.
Pigs Cherifa Georgia Layer chickens Claire Jasmine Meat Chickens Tex Riley Lambs Kayley Pigs Fraser Luke
Ag News Phil Roberts
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Cattle:
The students from years 10 and 11 Agriculture classes
have been feeding and training the following steers
for this year’s Royal Adelaide Show Led Steer
Competition.
South Devon from Neil Hagger, Willalooka
Limousin from David Galpin, Penola
Angus from Will Watson, Coonalpyn
Poll Hereford from Andrew Schwartz, Bordertown
The following table shows their growth rates.
The Students are working hard to get the led steers
ready for the Royal Adelaide Show in September.
Last Thursday, the Year 6, 7 & 8s from Coomandook
Area School and Coonalpyn Primary School spent the
day down at Long Point, down at the Coorong
National Park. We went for an excursion there
because we have all been studying Storm Boy. Down
at Long Point we learnt some traditional Ngarrindjeri
dances and words from Rita and Michael Lindsey, had
a talk from some of the park rangers, did some water
testing and explored our surroundings. The Year 8s
had the opportunity to expand their descriptive
language skills and use their five senses of sight, smell,
sound, touch and taste to describe their surroundings.
Here are some of the results:
The Coorong has green algae and seaweed floating in
the clear water. Spongy rough rocks line the cold
water and native plants thrive in the scrub.
The air at the Coorong smells fresh and salty but has a
tinge of dead fish.
The Coorong tastes salty and fishy.
The Coorong has little coarse stones and big, rough
rocks. Crisp plants, a little damp from dew, grow in
the vegetation.
Crashing waves echo around. The rocks crunch
underfoot and twigs snap and crack. The water
splashes and laps softly on the rocks. Chloe Pitt
At the Coorong there is a long wooden jetty and
spongy rough rocks line the mini beach with clear but
dark, rippling, algae filled water. In the water there
are tiny black fish that are usually food for the seagulls
and pelicans. All over the cliffs are native plants and
benches so you can sit and relax.
The Coorong smells salty, beachy and fishy the leaves
smell grassy and fresh.
The Coorong air tastes salty and fishy.
The Coorong rocks feel smooth and rough, the water
feels cool and smooth. The green leaves feel rough
like sandpaper.
The Coorong sounds like birds chirping and waves
crashing in the distance. When the rocks hit the
water, they make a splashing sound and rocks crunch
underfoot. Amelia White
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DIFFERENCE
KG GAIN /DAY
Sou
th
Dev
on
312 312 344 366 368 56/34
1.6
Lim
o
310 326 338 360 372 62/34 1.8
An
gus
362 368 388 406 412 50/34 1.4
Po
ll H
eref
ord
466 490 522 530 546 80/34 2.4
Year 6/7/8 Coorong Camp Steph Lee
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The Coorong has very clear water with fish and crabs
in it. The plants around it are very luscious and green
and there are lots of rocks. The water has small
ripples in it.
The Coorong smells salty and like a beach. The air also
smells very fresh.
The Coorong tastes salty and the air also has a slight
taste of salt in it.
The Coorong is quite cold, the rocks are smooth and
rough. The plants are soft and some are spikey and
rough. I feel calm and happy when I am near the
water.
The Coorong has a lot of birds that are constantly
chirping. The water crashes gently against the shore,
making soft noises. The rocks crunch under my feet
when I walk on them. Lilly Dent
The Coorong looks calm and smooth. The water has
algae on the bottom of it and rocks ripple the water
when they hit.
The Coorong, smells like dead fish, plants and salt.
The Coorong’s air tastes like salt and fresh air. There
are also plants that you can eat for example salty
spinach leaves.
The rocks feel rough and some feel smooth. The water
feels cold, smooth and silky.
The sound of the Coorong is peaceful, flowing water
and sometimes you can hear the nearby waves
banging against the sand dunes. Ella Brodie
Fungi Fun in the Forest – Kuitpo Forest Reserve
Join fungi experts from the Natural Resources SA
Murray-Darling Basin to learn all about the fascination
world of mushrooms and more! The event is for
families with children with an interest in fungi, wildlife
and the outdoors. Take part in a walk through the
forest to discover amazing
fungi species then make your
own fungi models to take
home. Register via Eventbrite.
Places are limited! Date and
time: Tuesday 16th July,
sessions at 10:00 am and
11:30am. Each session will run
for approximately 1.5 hours
Murray Mallee Community Passenger Network
Do you require assistance with transport to medical
appointments? Bookings can be made by calling TBCC
on 08 8572 3513. Coorong Coaches runs daily
between Keith and Adelaide. Appointments need to
be between the hours of 11am & 2pm
Visit: https://www.murraymalleecpn.org.au/
End of Term 2
Community News
School will finish one hour earlier on
Friday 5th July.
Have a safe and happy holiday. Term
3 will start on Monday 22nd July
Coomandook Area School Newsletter
“Striving To Make The Difference”
In term 3 we are again fortunate to
offer our students and families
support from headspace Murray
Bridge.
Headspace provides free, youth friendly and confidential service to young people aged 12 to 25 years. Headspace aims to be a one-stop-shop for young people with mild to moderate physical, psychological or social difficulties and young people with complex care needs. Andy McArdle will be on site every second Wednesday beginning week 1 term 3. How to access this support? Students can self-refer, a parent or caregiver can refer their young person or a professional such as a GP, Tertiary Mental Health Services, Allied Health Professionals and teacher can also refer a student to headspace. If you would like more information about headspace services for term 3 at CAS or you have some concerns about the young person in your life, please contact Stacy or Carelle. Andy would like you all to know a little bit about himself; Hi all, I am a Coomy local who was born and raised in the town. I went to CAS myself, having finished in 2002. Since then, I have gone onto study in both Youth Work and Social Work. I have lived and worked in Adelaide, Port Augusta and also the NT in a variety of social work and youth work roles. I most recently started as a Youth Worker for Headspace in Murray Bridge. Part of this role is outreach to local communities and schools. I will be coming to CAS on a fortnightly basis on a Wednesday, commencing in term 3, 2019. I am really looking forward to being able to offer counselling and support to young people and their families in the local region of Coomandook. Having lived there I am familiar with some of the issues faced by the community, which I think is a good starting place. I have a passion for working with young people and helping them, to help improve their situations and to become the person they want to be. I will be working in consultation with the CAS staff (in particular Stacy and Carelle). Some of my personal interests include music (wide range of taste), Footy (Go Bombers!) and going on road trips. If you have any queries or want to know more, please feel free to contact Stacy at CAS and we can talk further. Thanks and looking forward to it! Andy McArdle
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