Issue Number 3 8th March 2019

DIARY DATES MARCH Monday 11th Adelaide Cup Public Holiday

Friday 15th Assembly 9am

Monday 18th Governing Council Mtg 7pm

Thursday 21st Swimming Carnival Year 3 to Year 7

Friday 22nd Harmony Day

Friday 29th Assembly 9am

APRIL Wednesday 3rd Early Years’ Assembly 10am

Friday 12th Assembly 9am LAST DAY TERM 1 EARLY DISMISSAL 2:15pm

Monday 29th TERM 2 COMMENCES

MAY Mon 6th—Wed 8th Yr 6/7 Camp Woodhouse

Monday 13th Governing Council Mtg 7pm

Tues 14th—Fri 17th NAPLAN

Dear Families, What a busy couple of weeks we have had.

Our International Women’s Day breakfast celebration was a great hit and I would like to

thank Troy and the DONs for their work in organising the morning. Vice Captain of

Adelaide Football Club, Angela Foley, came and spoke to the students about her

journey into a sport predominantly played by males and how important it is to work hard

for the things you would like to achieve.

Kylie and Alex, with Connor & Joe, took their classes to Woodhouse Adventure Camp

and had a great time iceboarding down the hill and participating in many other fun

activities during the hot weather.

Carnevale Day was a big success with a fun assembly showcasing the work students

have been doing in Italian. Students ran activities during break times and the students

and staff looked the part in their bright colours and costumes. A big thank you to Selina

and Elena our Italian teachers for organising the day and the parents who came to help

with the selling and serving of gelati.

Our week is finishing with a Student Free Day where staff will be partaking in Professional

Learning. Students have all completed a narrative writing sample and staff will assess this

against the Brightpath ruler. This tool has other work samples and will allow staff to

determine what are the students’ next steps in writing. Staff will also look at how students

use authorial choices and language conventions to make their writing interesting and

will begin sharing with students what they can do and what they need to further

develop.

Melissa

Schools Clean Up Day/Clean Up Australia Day Last Thursday, in partnership with Norwood Football Club and Veolia,

NPS students armed with gloves, tongs and buckets enthusiastically

participated in ‘Schools Clean Up Day’ collecting rubbish in the school

grounds, as well as our local area. Thanks everyone—our school is now

looking fabulous!

You can contact us: Telephone: 8362 4666 Email: dl.0131.info@schools.sa.edu.au

Department of Education and Child Development T/A South Australian Government Schools

Proud Sponsor of Mulberry Hall

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Social and emotional learning is about developing the ability to care for others, making

responsible decisions, establishing positive relationships, and handling challenging

situations.

This component looks at the best ways of teaching social and emotional skills for all

students.

What social and emotional learning is all about?

School is not only about reading, writing and maths. It is also about making friends,

learning how to work with others, and knowing how to be more responsible for your

own behaviour.

Knowing how to manage feelings and get on with others are important skills for

everyone. This kind of learning starts in early childhood with parents and carers as

children’s most important first teachers.

Research has found that teaching children social

and emotional skills at school as well as at home

makes a positive difference to their wellbeing. Social

and emotional skills help school children settle in the

classroom and get on with learning. Useful skills to

learn include:

1. Coping with frustrations or worries

2. Getting along with others

3. Solving problems.

The kinds of social and emotional skills that are

important for children to develop have been

identified by researchers as: Self-awareness

Understanding feelings, self-confidence Social awareness

Respecting and understanding others, and appreciating differences between people Self-management

Managing emotions, being able to set goals and stick to them Responsible decision making

Choosing wisely and thoughtfully Relationship skills

Cooperating, communicating, making friends and resolving conflict.

At school, we incorporate all of these skills throughout the day. Social and Emotional

Learning is covered by the Personal and Social Capability continuum in the Australian

Curriculum.

Julie

On behalf of the KidsMatter Action Team

This year Norwood Primary School will be participating in the Commissioner’s Digital Challenge – Learn to speak robot, for years 3 - 6. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about computational thinking and basic coding. It was created by the Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, after she discovered that South Australian children wanted to have new creative ways to learn what they need know to prepare for jobs of the future. Helen believes that our children need inclusive active opportunity to understand digital technology and to develop digital literacy skills, operate as a digital citizen and reach their potential through digital empowerment. This is how the Commissioner’s Digital Challenge was created.

We will be completing this challenge during class time at the start of term 2, however, students are able to complete some of the challenges at home as well. The great thing about the Commissioner’s Challenge is that it can be completed on a device or just by using pencils and paper. I will have the Student Coding Records, which need to be completed by the 13th September. If your student is participating in the Children’s University Program they will receive accreditation towards their Children’s University Certificate as well.

As we are officially part of the Commissioner’s Challenge, we are eligible to win digital rewards for our students. These include:

A brand new school website or upgrade 1 winner

Class set of programmable micro:bits

4 winners

The latest programmable camera drones

10 winners

Grok ‘all access’ class subscriptions

6 winners

Data packs with Powerbanks

4 winners

Plus, every school that participates receives access to 3 exclusive 1 hour Digital Challenge webinars written for South Australian teachers by Microsoft. And every child completing the Challenge earns a certificate from the Commissioner for Children and Young People.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Koah Barbary Koah.barbary646@schools.sa.edu.au

The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is on Friday March 15th, 2019. Norwood Primary is a diverse community, and we continually work with students on

understanding that each student is unique and brings with them individual differences that

should be valued and respected. Students will be participating in discussions in class on the day

and continuing discussions and activities on Harmony Day, 22nd March.

PUPIL FREE & SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS 2019

Term 1 Friday 8th March, Week 6

Term 2 Tuesday 11th June, Week 7

Term 3 Friday 30th August, Week 6

Monday 2nd September, Week 7

Term 4 Monday 28th October, Week 3

SAPSASA Swimming Trials 2019 On Tuesday 5th March, 14 Norwood students went down to Norwood Pool to participate in the

SAPSASA Swimming Trials. It was a great day in the sun, topped off with some great success in the

pool! Well done to all who participated –

Year 7s

Chaya

Year 6s

Odele

James C

Niamh

Shea

Sucre

Matthew E

Lily B

Bridget

Year 5s

Jed

Ada

Evelyn

Eva

Alice

Special thanks to all of our helpers and cheer squad on the day, it was very much appreciated!

Joe Kisiel

Clean Up Day….Found During our clean-up day, held On Thursday, an esky was found in

Richards’ Park by year 7 student, Sam. It is in near new condition and

appears to have been left behind in the park —maybe by an NPS

family (?)

If this is yours or you know who it belongs to, please see Kerri in the

front office.

School Payments Online Please note the finance office is open strictly between 8:30 and 10am daily for all card and cash

payments. Cash payments can be received outside of these hours only if correct money is given.

Alternatively payments can be made online via EFT: Norwood Primary School

Bank SA

BSB 105 010

Acc 0704 351 40

To enable easier processing of online payments, could you please provide your child/children’s name

and room number as well as details of what the payment is for.

NPS students are once again invited to participate in the SA Refugee Week Youth Poster Awards Exhibition 2019

which celebrates the courage, resilience, strength and contributions of people of refugee background.

SRC are leading this event and ask students who wish to participate to note the following:

Students do not have to complete a poster, this is entirely optional

Posters must be A2 in size (paper available at the front office)

Posters must be kept flat and returned to the office (to Julie) before Monday 1st April, Week 10 (9:00am)

Posters received by this date will be carefully looked over by SRC at their meeting on Thursday 4th April and

the top 10 will be taken by Julie to the SA Refugee Week Committee

Only 10 posters per school can be submitted

Entry forms with all other entry rules and details are available at the front office and must be completed and

attached to the back of the poster

The poster should visually illustrate the theme of the exhibition—multiculturalism, human rights, cultural

diversity, anti-racism and the welcoming of refugees to Australia, as well as how refugees become part of

and contribute to the ‘Australian Family’.

Good luck!

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019: #MOREPOWERFULTOGETHER

A huge thank you to Troy Lawrence and the DONs (Dads of Norwood) for organising a wonderful breakfast last

Friday 1st March, celebrating the amazing women in our school community. Thanks guys!

Disclaimer

Please be aware that the school does not endorse the external activities and organisations advertised in our newsletters—information is shared in good faith. Parents should exercise due diligence when determining their child’s involvement.