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TERM : 4 ISSUE : 1
Thursday, October 26th 2017 MOONTA AREA SCHOOL
UPCOMING EVENTS
Week 2
Thursday 26th October
MAS Music Concert (7pm @ Moonta Town Hall)
Friday 27th October
Casual Day – CFS
Week 3 Friday 3rd November
Year 12 Farewell Assembly
Week 4 Anti-Poverty Week
Friday 10th November
R-6 Performance (Pick a peck of pickled poems)
Week 5
Monday 13th November
Crossing Monitor Training
Tuesday 14th November
Week 6
Tues 21st –Sat 25th November
Discover Adelaide Camp
Wednesday 22nd November
Kindy Parent
Acquaintance Afternoon
Friday 24th November
MOONTA AREA SCHOOL | Learning Caring Sharing - The future is in our hands A : Blanche Tce Moonta SA 5558 P : 08 88 252 088 F : 08 88 252 609
E : [email protected] SMS : 0427 861 937
Term 4 has started well with students quickly settling into their final period of formal school learning for
2017. Students have reflected on their academic achievements, have set some goals in terms of their
learning and are working their way towards achieving them. This term is like all others in that it is jam
packed with learning opportunities – both within and extra to the curriculum: exams, transition activities,
swimming lessons, camps and End of Year Assemblies are just a few of those, and the term promises to
be a successful one!
Term 4 is our Student Wellbeing and Behaviour Development Policy Trial
As you know school staff and Governing Councillors have been working solidly throughout the year to
revise our Behaviour Policy. In the last few weeks of Term 3, six classes participated in a trial of the policy
with parents, students, and staff providing their views at the end of this trial. We received overwhelming
support with one parent describing it in the following way
“From the outside looking in I would describe it as embedding a new culture of positivity in the school,
acknowledging deficits and providing holistic solutions using robust scientific evidence – this ‘stuff’
works.”
As a result of all feedback we are now trialling the new policy across the whole school this term and
working on documents and communication processes to improve the model further.
Big picture agreements that have been reached to date are:
Policy and practice will aim to understand all behaviours and respond to it in constructive ways
There will be a firm and fair approach when responding to misbehaviours
There will be an emphasis on students taking responsibility for their behaviours and making things right
when needed
Logical consequences will be applied - clear, concise and complementary to restorative work
Students engaging in minor misbehaviours will be supported to get back into their learning as soon as
possible
When students are not able to settle in a reasonable time frame and continue to disrupt the teaching
and learning program or are putting the safety of others at risk, parents will be asked to collect them
immediately
Re-entry to school will happen after a successful restorative conference with the child, their parent /
caregiver, the teacher who witnessed the disruptive or harmful behaviour and other personnel
involved in supporting the child/ young person
This meeting will happen at either 8:15am or 3:15pm to allow all relevant people to attend. (If neither
of these times is possible, we will endeavour to find a mutually convenient time). If families are late to
this meeting the meeting will need to be rescheduled to the next available time slot as it is incredibly
important that all people involved in finding a solution and supporting the child/young person on their
return, are present.
We are pleased with the initial positive impact of the new policy in creating safe, orderly and productive
learning environments and look forward to our continued partnership with families in maintaining this
positive learning environment.
Opinion Surveys
At this time every year parents, students and staff have an opportunity to let the school know what you
like about the school and any opportunities there are for improvement. The link to the survey will be sent
home via text message on Friday the 27th of October. We are asking that you complete the survey online
before Friday the 3rd of October. If you would prefer to complete a paper survey please collect one
from the Front Office Staff. We will then use what you tell us to make decisions about what we need to
continue, stop and start doing.
All the best for a successful Term 4!
Early Years Nominations Rec L Hettner Mikalah Ritchie
Rec C Dayman Jessilea Miller
Rec/Year 1 Barb & John Chloe Formosa
Year 1 B Wenzel/D Richards Ivy
Year 2 C Hutchins Isaac Pursche
Year 2 A Mills Wilbur Ferguson
Winner: Isaac Pursche
Primary Years Nominations Year 3 K Harris Jamieson Buis
Year 3 K Crosby Tahj Madigan
Year 4/5 F Ryan Bella Osborn
Year 5/6 M Thorpe Lucas Waters
Year 5/6 R Hall/B Ingham Ayden Aurisch
DSC K Paterson Samuel Chynoweth
Winner: Lucas Waters
MAS Senior School Captains, Tahlia Congdon
and Gracie Steele, had the pleasure of
attending a reception for Secondary School
Student Representatives. The reception was
held at Government House, Adelaide on
Wednesday 20th September from 5:00pm to
6:00pm.
Tahlia and Gracie had the honour of meeting
his Excellency the Governor, The Honourable
Hieu Van Le and his wife Mrs Lan Le.
On Sunday the 10th of September two teams of
students from Moonta Area School competed in
the annual Tournament of Minds (ToM) Challenge
Day held at Flinders University. The students
involved were Olivia Jones, Kloe Appleton,
Ashleigh Mobbs, Sheridan Scott, Ayden Aurisch,
Dexter Goncalves, Claire Ferguson, Matilda
Curruthers-Murray, Lucas Waters and Isaac Johns.
Gabby Fawkes and Bobby Carpenter were also
part of the ToM program, however, they did not
attend the Challenge Day.
ToM is a problem-solving program for multi-aged
teams of students who work together to solve a
demanding, open-ended challenge. The two
teams participated in an unseen, Spontaneous
Challenge. This challenge assessed students’
creativity, problem-solving skills and ability to work
and communicate as a team. All students involved
in this program are to be congratulated on the
level of application and enthusiasm they displayed
during the lead up to and on Tournament Day.
They were great representatives for Moonta Area
School and consistently demonstrated our school
values. I would like to thank all parents involved
with this program for their support.
Richard Hall
日本語ニュース!
Catching up with homestay students at
Meiji Nakano Hachioji High School, Tokyo
Our fifteen travellers are freshly returned from their overseas adventures in Japan during the school
holidays! A thousand and one stories could be told about our time in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka and Kyoto
but here are some photos to capture a snapshot of what we got up to – more to come at the Week 3
assembly!
~Mrs Swan~
PAPER CRANE PROJECT!!!
On October 5th, we presented the one thousand
origami cranes my Japanese students from Moonta and
Port Broughton made to the Children’s Memorial in
Hiroshima.
ROYAL LIFE SAVING SA
SWIM AND SURVIVE PROGRAM
RLSS SA is once again holding their
Swim & Survive Program in Wallaroo
(Office Beach) from December 18th -
22nd.
We are unlikely to be able to run higher awards this year,
but this may change with new developments regarding
the completion date of the swimming enclosure in
Wallaroo.
Therefore, the program will again be run from Office
Beach, offering Wonder and Courage programs (6-49
months), and Active Levels 1-7. Please note, at this stage
you will not be able to enrol for any level above Level 7,
but we would encourage you to monitor the website for
any changes.
Please enrol at the following link:
http://www.royallifesavingsa.com.au/enrolment/
Under 'Course Category', please select 'Holiday Swim'.
Under 'Course', please select 'HOLIDAY SWIM - OFFICE
BEACH' and then proceed with the rest of the enrolment.
PLEASE NOTE: All volunteers (including persons wanting to
do volunteer hours to use for their instructing certificates)
will need to have a National Police Check PRIOR to the
commencement of the program. A certified copy of the
check will need to be sent to RLSS SA by Friday
December 15th in order to be permitted to volunteer
with the program.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact
RLSS South Australia on 8210 4500, or email
NORTHERN YORKE PENINSULA
2017/2018 Season
Friday Nights Term 4 & Term 1
@ Kadina Memorial School Oval
Events start 5:30pm
ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY
at www.salaa.org.au
NO PAPER REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED
$80 per athlete.
Family discount for 3 or more children
*Eligible Tiny Tots to be born before
1st October 2014
For more info contact:
Paula – 0448 833 229
Leonie – 0409 674 522
Facebook - NYP Little Athletics
(CHECK PAGE FOR ANY UPDATES)
Email – [email protected]
Dear Students and Families,
Each year our school participates in Anti-Poverty Week which is held
throughout Week 4, Term 4. This is an opportunity for our staff and
students to participate in activities throughout the school and gain a
further understanding of ways we can help our school and local
community.
This year as a whole school we are asking students to bring one of the
following items in over the next five weeks. If you would like to donate
more than one or something from the list below, all donations are greatly appreciated and we thank you all for your generosity in helping with this
great cause.
R: Tinned Tuna
Yr 1: Fruit Salad
Yr 2: Pasta Sauce
Yr 3: Pasta and Rice
Yr 4: Baked Beans and Spaghetti
Yr 5: Biscuits or chips
Yr 6: Tinned corn, tinned peas or tinned carrots.
Yr 7: Custard (Long Life)
Yr 8: Breakfast cereal Weetbix, Cornflakes etc.
Yr 9: 2 Minute Noodles and tinned soups
Yr 10: Jam, Vegemite, Peanut Butter etc.
Yr 11: Long Life Milk
Yr 12: Tea or Coffee
Donation boxes will be
located throughout
the school
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To secure your copy, please fill out the tear off section and forward to the Front Office with $23 (inc GST) per copy. There will be limited spares. If you don’t order and pay, you may miss out on this terrific offer. Orders are due back to school by Wednesday 22nd November, Week 6 .
2017 School Magazine Order Form - $23.00 (INC GST)
Name: ________________________________________________ Class: ________________
If you are a community member, please write down your contact number: ________________________________ We will ring you when the magazine is ready for collection.
I would like to order _______ copy/copies of the 2017 School Magazine. Enclosed is $ ________________
Signed: __________________________________
Week 3: Alexa N, Asha J, Sheridan S, (Reserve: Bailey D-D)
Week 4: Gabriella F, Alexa N, Lauren D, (Reserve: Dwyte D)
Week 5: Tyson C, Mitchell C, Bailey D-D (Reserve: Blake M)
Week 6: Dwyte D, Blake M, Lucas W, (Reserve: Ayden A)
BOOK CLUB
Issue 7 due back to school by
Wednesday 1st November
(Week 3)
The central focus will have a
gazebo, including cooking facilities
which will provide our community
with a multi-purpose area, which
includes a playground, outdoor
gym and a sustainable toilet block
using grey water to water the
plants.
The garden will enable visitors to sit,
relax, walk around the paths, read
up on native flora and bush tucker.
Fund My Neighbourhood is an SA
Government program with $40m in
the kitty for local communities. All
you have to do is vote.
To vote for the Moonta Memorial
Garden, go to:
http://fundmyneighbourhood.yoursay.sa.gov.au/rounds/fund-my-neighbourhood-2017/ideas/moonta-memorial-garden
or find the link on the MAS
Facebook page. Voting closes
Monday, November 20th at 5:00pm
MOONTA AREA SCHOOL is calling for locals to get behind its application to set up a spectacular community garden and
staging place for barbeques, celebrations and all manner of gatherings called:
Playground &
Outdoor Gym
Unisex &
Disabled Toilets
Community
Gate
Native Bush
Food
Gazebo
& BBQ Area
South
Australian
Endangered
Plant Species
Terraced
Quandongs
