Dear Parents and Caregivers, What a start to the term! The children have come back happy and enthusiastic after the break. It is brilliant to have so much extra storage of rain water at the school with new piping, pumps, storage tanks and filters to help us maintain and add extra plants to our school. I’d like to thank everyone for their patience with the works that have been happening since early on in the year. It certainly made for some muddy and messy times. Now to rain, so we fill up our tanks and plan how to expand our garden areas. As most of you have noticed, the ramp to the Front Office is nearing completion. The initial concrete ramp structure is finished and we are only awaiting for railings. It already has made the office safer for the children, staff and contractors who have positively commented about the appearance and vastly improved safety. Congratulations to the many students who were successful in the recent SAPSASA and HUB sporting events. Zoe and Lucy in netball, Hayden, Cooper, Tim and Jed in football and Lucy, Tim, Jack, Isaac and Boston in Cross Country. We wish you luck and above all, have a fun day. Our new Intervention program, MacqLit has been successfully introduced and Marie has been working hard to get the program running smoothly. It is really important that the children attend school regularly as the program works in small groups so it is difficult if children are away as it affects the other students. If you want further information regarding this program or more information if your child was selected, please call the school. We are participating in the Woolworths Earn and Learn programme. Please either add your stickers in the box at Woolworths, fill out the sheet provided with this newsletter or send them in with your child to add to the poster at the Front Office. Kind Regards,

Tricia

30th May

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Morning Tea

BONJOUR!

Term 2 started on a sad note with the terrible fire in Notre Dame cathedral over the holidays. In class we looked at a slideshow about the history of this iconic building and at photos of the fire. I was impressed by how much the children remembered from our previous work about the cathedral, and by their mature understanding of what a loss the destruction is to France and the world.

R/1/2/3 Class I hope these gorgeous Easter Egg baskets for Pâques made it home! Perhaps the cloches volantes dropped some chocolate goodies in your garden too!

There are some lovely cards for La Fête des Mères coming your way this Sunday. The children were quite pleased they didn’t have to follow the French tradition of learning a poem in class to recite to Mum on Mother’s Day!

4/5/6 Class What a terrific job the Upper Primary children did making their Picasso-style Easter rabbit cards!

Mme Thwaites mâitresse de français

Students have researched and completed some wonderful ANZAC studies and have compiled a Symbols of ANZAC book to send to our buddy School in Villers-Bretonneux in France. Madam Thwaites has helped students write sentences in French as well as English, a big thank you to her for her help. Students turned their research into a Movie to show the Community at an Assembly and did a wonderful job of speaking about the symbols of ANZAC in both French and English.

We also would like to thank Mrs. Quick for giving us access to the History room at the Manoora Hall so we could research the History of HMAS Manoora and view all the wonderful items on display that were on board the ship. We found out many interesting facts about the Navy and HMAS Manoora’s history. We found out the ship was named Manoora because originally the ship was built for the Adelaide Steamship Company and the director was Sir Walter Duncan and because he owned the Manoora Sheep Station, he named the ship after his property. As this year’s commemoration there has been a focus on Nurses and we researched Nurses in War. We focused specifically on the role of Nurses throughout history and looked at the changes through time in their roles, uniforms and technology. We were excited to research a local Nurse from World War 1, Amy Dorrington who came from Marrabel and we traced her journey from Egypt to London and France then home to Australia as the War ended. We also found out her sister Louise enlisted in London and was invited to join the French Flag Nursing Corps. After researching and sharing information students wrote some wonderful poems that reflected their understanding about Nurse’s hardships encountered while serving.

We were very lucky Mr. Michael Johnson from the Riverton R.S.L. could visit our School and explain the history of the Slouch Hat. He also bought in a writing box his Grandfather Samuel Porter used to keep his letters and personal items in, while on a Navy boat at Gallipoli. He showed us a Pacer Stick that measured marching steps which was an important part of ceremony protocol and he also explained the significance of the Rising Sun Badge. Once again we thanked Mr. Johnson for his time and we shared ANZAC biscuits with him at the end of the session.

Students used the Maker’s Empire 3D printing program to design and make a cross for ANZAC Day. The cross had to be able to be pushed into the ground so the bottom had to incorporate a point and the cross also needed to have text. We made a cross to put on our Nurse’s display for ANZAC Day to remember Amy Dorrington and students made their own crosses which they are very proud of. Well done to all students for their enthusiasm when learning about ANZAC History and the respectful way they completed their work.

NURSES IN WAR The lady with the lamp,

is strolling through the camp. Her name was Florence Nightingale

and she has a very brave tale. Nursing in the Crimean War, she was very heroic for sure.

She nursed overseas, and helped to reduce the many diseases.

Many VADS volunteered for War, to help the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

The Blue birds all dressed in blue, nursed in France and

had to be able to speak French too. The Soldier’s would have suffered a terrible loss,

without the support of the Red Cross. Amy Dorrington from Marrabel was 36 when she enlisted

and was promoted to being a Nursing sister. She travelled to Egypt, London and France to help others,

nurturing patients and writing letters to their mothers. A nurse from Kapunda who was known as Bully to her friends,

Was brave and caring and helped patients mend. Vivienne Bullwinkel was awarded many bravery and service medals.

There is a Memorial garden to remember Nurses like her at Kapunda, with many red and white rose petals.

Nurses now can do many things, helping with Peace Keeping and with natural disasters,

they have many skills of which they are masters. A Nurse in the Reserves can get a call up that is very quick,

to help people in countries who are sick. We should all thank Nurses for the wonderful work that they do,

and acknowledge them for what they have done through and through.

Ryan Year 4

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Manoora Primary School Biggest Morning Tea Thursday 30th May

Where: Manoora Primary School

When: 11 am Gold Coin Donation

Parents or students are invited to make a cake to auction

Student Competition for 6 decorated cupcakes

Raffle, jelly bean competition, muffins, cakes, slices, scones, jam available for morning tea. Tea / Coffee.

Plates can be pre-ordered for businesses

RSVP – Manoora Primary 88 484304

All proceeds donated to Cancer Council

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS MAY 22ND Please find attached Order forms from Vanessa Size who is again taking our School Photographs. Ordering can be done online, cash (please make sure you enclose the correct amount), or payment can be made by cheque.

We are in need of some pea straw and grain to feed the chooks here at school. If you have any spare, could you please send in. Thanks.

ANZAC Day 2019 The theme for ANZAC day this year was a dedication to the nurses who served in war. The service was opened by Pastor Leon with the theme ‘Be Brave and Courageous’. Zoe represented Manoora Primary School by dressing up as a nurse and reading a dedication to their work, highlighting the service of Amy

Dorrington from Marrabel, who served as a nurse in WW1. Lydia read Flanders Fields. Mr and Mrs Thomas, formally of Manoora spoke of their memories of their school days during the war, Mrs Thomas having attended our own Manoora Primary School. The railway played a big part in the goings on of the town at the time, which was apparent in much of what Mrs Thomas spoke about. The affects the war had on their families was deep and probably changed the road that was taken. Cooper and Hayden lay a wreath on behalf of our school. It was great to see so many fellow Manoora Primary School students attend the service and pay tribute to those that fought for our peace.

SAPSASA Mid North Softball 2019 Softball was really fun! We stayed at the caravan park that was across the road from where we played. We played 8 games in total. On the first day we played Airport and we were all very nervous. This game we played on the proper softball stadium. When we saw the pitcher we became even more nervous because she was so quick. Luckily for us she was not very accurate and we got away with a draw. Airport went on to win the tournament. We then went on to win 5 matches, to come third overall in Division 2 which was a great achievement. Lucy got to be both catcher and pitcher throughout the week. It was lots of fun learning new skills and a new sport. A big thank you to Mr Brice who was our coach for the week.

Get involved and say thank you to a leader, teacher or support staff member making a significant difference to the lives of their students and their communities. The Public Education Awards recognize excellence in South Australian public education, and nominations are open 1 to 31 May. Visit www.education.sa.gov.au/awards to nominate and find out more about the awards. Application guides and nomination forms are also available from the Front Office. #PublicEduAwards2019

SAPSASA swimming by Jane Haren 33 swimmers from 10 schools in the Mid North District made their way to the Marion Leisure Centre on the 29th of March for the SA School Sports SAPSASA Country Championships. Competition was fierce, with Mid North coming 6th overall out of the 17 districts competing on the day. Managing to bring home a total of 21 medals, stand out swimmers for the day were Cody Harrold (CPS), Tommy Lucas (CPS) and James Stockman (St Joseph’s) who each took home 5 medals, 3 from individual events and 2 from team relays. Dakota Giles (CPS), Imogen Hawker (St Joseph’s) and Ellora Schell (St Joseph’s) took home an individual medal also. Both the 11-year-old boys and 13-year-old boys freestyle relay teams received gold for their super swims. The open boy’s medley relay team managed to score silver, with the 12-year-old boys freestyle relay team bringing home bronze. Special mention also goes to the 10-year-old girls and 12-year-old girls freestyle relay teams who both just missed out on podium places. The team would once again like to thank Anna Hawker for her time and expertise in coaching the team. Medals: Gold- Individual Cody Harrold (CPS) 11 year old boys freestyle, 11 year old boys breaststroke Tommy Lucas (CPS): 11 year old boys butterfly James Stockman (St J): 13 year old boys backstroke Gold- Team 11 year old boys freestyle relay: Hugo Elkhoury (St J), Henry Fogden (St J), Cody Harrold (CPS) and Tommy Lucas (CPS). 13 year old boys relay: William Hawker (St J), Charlie Nicholls (Riv), James Stockman (St J) and Caelan Worby (CHS) Silver- Individual Tommy Lucas (CPS): 11 year old boys freestyle, 11 year old boys breaststroke Imogen Hawker (St J): 12 year old girls breaststroke James Stockman (St J): 13 year old boys freestyle, 13 year old boys freestyle Silver- Team The open boys medley relay: Cody Harrold (CPS), Tommy Lucas (CPS), James Stockman (St J) and Will Young (CPS) Bronze- Individual Dakota Giles (CPS) 10 year old girls butterfly Ellora Schell (St J) 11 year old girls breaststroke Cody Harrold (CPS) 11 year old boys backstroke Bronze- Team 12 year old boys freestyle relay: Campbell Lawrie (CHS), Sam Lehmann (St J), Cooper Quick (Man), and Will Young (CPS)