** CEDUNA AREA SCHOOL ** PMB 46

May Crescent Ceduna SA 5690

Telephone: 08 86252030 Fax: 08 86252178

Email: dl.0734.info@schools.sa.edu.au Website: cedunaas.sa.edu.au

Facebook Page: Ceduna Area School

**Term Dates for 2020**

Term 1 28th January – 9th April

Term 2 27th April – 3rd July

Term 3 20th July – 25th September

Term 4 12th October – 11th December

NO HAT NO PLAY A Friendly Reminder to Students “NO HAT, NO

PLAY” Policy. All Students are required to wear a

Broad-Brimmed Hat whilst outside. Students

without an appropriate Hat will be required to sit

in designated areas. Hats

are for sale in the Front

Office for $10.00

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It would be fair to say that we

certainly live in interesting and

challenging times. As a Government

School we are in constant

communication with the Education

Department regarding our rapidly

moving and changing world. In

Ceduna, I am fortunate to be part of a

group of committed leaders of

agencies who have been working together for a number of

years to improve outcomes for the community. In situations

like these the communication structures already in place

greatly assist with our ability to stay up to date with current

information and make informed decisions.

As a Government School we will follow the advice and

directives provided by the Department for Education and SA

Health.

Below are some of the steps we have taken, as a School and

Education Department to minimise the risk of spread of

COVID-19.

• Additional cleaning shifts

• Ensure adequate soap and handwashing procedures

in place

• Minimised or cancelled external visitors to the school

• Closing physical access to the Community Library for

community members and introducing a “Call and

Collect” service

• Cancelling non-essential travel for Staff and Students,

including camps and excursions

• Staff preparing work for Students in the event of the

School being closed

• NAPLAN testing cancelled

As I mentioned above the situation is monitored constantly as

changes are occurring rapidly. If you have questions regarding

the School’s response to COVID-19, please don’t hesitate to

contact the School.

Communication with Parents will occur through email, Sentral,

SMS, Facebook, See-Saw and Communication Books. Please

ensure that your contact details are up to date with the

School.

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*FORTHCOMING EVENTS*

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Reading is one of the most important foundations for success

in School and life.

Starting in Preschool, if a Student reads 20 minutes a day at

home, they will hear 1.8 million words per year. They will

have read for 851 hours by year 6 and on standardized tests,

they will likely score better than 90% of their peers.

Ways you can help at home;

1. Encourage your kids to read! Read often and read a

wide variety of texts.

2. Make time to sit and read with your kids. Re-read old

favourites.

3. Let the kids see you reading.

4. For older kids - share what you've read in the paper, a

novel, online. Ask their opinion. Ask what they've

read.

5. Talk to your kids - often and about vocabulary. The

more words that kids hear, the better they will read,

speak and be able to write.

6. Ask them to talk to you about what they are

reading/learning - using the vocabulary and ideas

orally helps to consolidate understanding and this

then helps with their reading and writing.

7. Non-fiction is important too! Timetables, news

reports, biographies, the sports section, a book on

tigers, recipes - all require reading and decoding skills

8. Find their interests: book versions of their favourite

movie, comics or graphic novels, picture books -

these are written for adolescents as well, short

stories for kids who can't manage (or don't want to

read) a novel.

9. Audio-books for the car. Podcasts for older kids -

both expose kids to vocabulary and content.

10. Leave books and magazines lying around.

11. Have older kids read to younger kids, or listen to

them read. This is especially useful if your older

reader finds it difficult. They can access an easier text

under the guise of helping someone else.

Strategies to use when listening to your child read: Pause,

Prompt, Praise

The, Pause, Prompt, Praise, method or The Three P’s, allows

you to assist your child to read while teaching them how to

self-monitor and correct themselves.

Here’s how.

Firstly, set aside time to listen to your child read. Sit next to

your child so you can read the book as well. Make sure the

book they want to read is appropriate for their reading level. It

is better to start with easier books to build up your child’s

confidence.

Pause

Wait quietly while your child attempts to read the words on

the page. If your child is struggling to work out what a word

is, pause for 5 seconds to let them figure it out for themselves.

Prompt

If they still haven’t worked out the word after 5 seconds,

prompt them with a couple of suggestions on how they could

figure out the word, such as:

• Do they recognise any of the letters in the word and

can they say the sounds that go with them?

• Can they break the word up into chunks, for example,

can-dle?

• Can they try reading again from the start of the

sentence, or continue reading the rest of the

sentence? (This way they will see the context the

word is in and it might help them to understand what

it is.)

• Are there any clues from the pictures? For example, if

your child reads, The mean put a hat on his head, you

could say; I don’t think the word is mean, look at the

picture, who has a hat on his head?

If your child still has troubles with the word after two

prompts, say it for them and encourage them to move on with

their reading. The word is man, let’s keep going.

Praise

Support your child’s reading with positive reinforcement.

Saying things like, your reading is getting so much better, I’m

really proud of you! This boosts your child’s self-confidence

and will help them improve.

Try to make this special reading time with your child

enjoyable. Talk about the book with your child. Discuss the

characters, plot and pictures as this will help boost their

reading comprehension and help them develop a love of

reading.

SACE:

The skill of reading is a crucial component to being successful

in all learning areas of the SACE. Students are required to read

and comprehend a range of complex texts that include subject

specific terminology. These texts can vary from a

mathematical equation or worded question, a scientific

report, an investigative report, a news article, a novel, an

essay or an artist statement.

The success criteria for years 10 to 12, is that all students

will successfully comprehend, interpret, evaluate,

deconstruct and analyse a wide range of written and multi-

model texts that contain subject specific terminology. Staff

in the 10-12 section of the School have been challenging

their teaching practice by embedding formative assessment

and text analysis strategies to improve Students reading and

writing skills. Teachers have been unpacking vocabulary and

teaching students how to make sophisticated word choices,

through their understanding of shades of meaning. In Stage

1 Visual Art, Students have been participating in explicit

instruction literacy blocks, where they have been learning

about formalised visual arts language when analysing

practitioners work. Students in Stage 2 English were

scaffolded through a series of activities to help refine their

choices of words, before experiencing a meal and

completing a food review. Teaching reading skills in the

Senior Years, will assist Students in being successful, in all

components of the SACE, especially the external component

at Stage 2, which is worth 30% of the overall grade.

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SAPSASA TENNIS

WESTERN EYRE PENINSULA 2020

Western Eyre Peninsula came Runner-Up overall a fantastic

effort for the week, playing seven games and only loosing one.

Congratulations to all Participants.

Results:

Monday 16th March

Game 1

WEP 18 - Northern Yorke Peninsula 0 Sets

Game 2

WEP 64 - Pirie 78 Games

Tuesday 17th March

Game 1

WEP 108 – Murray Mallee 18 Games

Game 2

WEP 101 – Whyalla 38 Games

Wednesday 18th March

Game 1

Western Eyre Peninsula 98 – North Yorke Peninsula 46 Games

Game 2

WEP 96 – Playford\Para District 55 Games

Thursday 19th March

Game 1

Western Eyre Peninsula 94 Mid-South East 52 Games

2020 Western Eyre Peninsula

SAPSASA Tennis Team

Back Row: Zara Harding, Lachy Koch, Jake Mahar, Scout

Polkinghorne

Front Row: Mahdi Polkinghorne, Zaide Thomas

Zara Harding & Scout Polkinghorne

Lochy Koch, Jake Mahar, Mahdi Polkinghorne & Zaide Thomas

SAPSASA GIRLS CRICKET 2020

Ruby Sidler (Streaky Bay), Jordan Tonkin & Tesha Kugena

Results:

Monday 16th March

North West Country 9-46

Eastern Metro 1-145

Eastern Metro won by 99 runs

@ Largs North Reserve Oval

North West Country 6-95

Southern Metro 3-40

North West Country won by 55 runs

@ Largs Reserve Oval

Tuesday 17th March

North West Country 6 -65

Northern Metro 4-118

Northern Metro won by 53 runs

@ Largs North Reserve Oval

North West Country 6-93

Western Metro 5-99

North West Country won by 6 runs

@ Largs North Reserve Oval

Wednesday 18th March

North West Country 6-63

Southern Country 8-54

North West Country won by 9 runs

@ Almond Tree Flat Reserve

North West Country 37

Central Community 5-73

Central Country won by 36 runs

@ Largs North Reserve Ovals

Thursday 19th March

North West Country 64

North East Country 122

North East Country won by 58 runs

@ Almond Tree Flat Reserve

SAPSASA BOYS CRICKET 2020

WESTERN EYRE PENINSULA

Division 5

SAPSASA State Carnival Cricket Western Eyre Peninsula

Division 5 had a very successful week! Runner Up overall

unfortunately had one loss against Salisbury East in their Last

Game of the Carnival. Congratulations to all Participants.

Results: Monday 16th March

Western Eyre Peninsula 5-195

Onkapringa South 188

Western Eyre Peninsula won by 5 wickets

@ Woodcroft College

Tuesday 17th March

Western Eyre Peninsula 137

Kangaroo Island 128

Western Eyre Peninsula Won by 9 runs

@ Grange Oval

Wednesday 18th March

Western Eyre Peninsula 9-169

Riverland 9-151

Western Eyre Peninsula won by 18 runs

@ St Peter’s College Oval

Thursday 19th March

Western Eyre Peninsula 8-143

Salisbury East 1-174

Salisbury East won

@ L.J. Lewis Oval

Back Row: Nick Schumann (Coach), Raja Haycraft, Blain

Brands, Mitchell Walker, Kalan Buckley

Front Row: Saige Beattie, Charlie Best, Finn Hull, Kyle Feltus,

Jonty Thompson, Joseph Birkin, Lachlan O’Reilly, Lucas

Johncock

Back Row: Kyle Feltus, Mitchell Walker, Finn Hull, Charlie Best,

Blain Brands, Raja Haycraft, Kalan Buckley, Joseph Birkin

Front Row: Lachlan O’Reilly, Jonty Thompson, Lucas Johncock,

Saige Beattie

Speed travelling past the School

Recently the School has received

a number of complaints from

concerned parents and

community members regarding

the speed that some vehicles are

travelling past the School and

the Bus Stops. Please ensure that you are observing

the speed limit of 25 kilometres per hour when

students are present.

No Standing Zone Please do not park on the western side of Bergmann Drive as this is a No Standing Zone. We have had a couple of near misses in the last week

with parents parking in this zone and their children running across the road in front of oncoming traffic. The Council will be doing regular inspections of this area due to non compliance and will fine offenders if this practice continues.

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Remote School

Attendance Strategy Ceduna Aboriginal Corporation working in partnership with Schools, Families, Students & Community introducing the Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS), to increase attendance by developing a local plan with the whole community to get children to School every day. Meet the team: Nirelle Ware Coordinator Jessica Gray Transition Officer Stanley Willis Student Attendance Officer David Miller Student Attendance Officer Every day counts. RSAS Team are here to work with you. To access more information please feel free to call Nirelle on 0467584940 or Visit our Facebook page Ceduna Remote School Attendance Strategy

STUDENT ABSENCES

If your child(ren) are absent from School it is an

Education Department requirement for the Parent or

Guardian to ring the office on 86252030 to explain the

absence. The SMS\Email will be sent out between 9.30-

10.00am.

Also if families are planning on being away for 3 or more

consecutive days, whether it being; holiday, overseas

exchange, elite sports etc you will need to complete an

Exemption Form (Form A-ED175). Exemption forms can

be collected from the Front Office or emailed on

request.

IMMUNISATION FOR PARENTS OF

YEAR 8 & 10 STUDENTS

REMINDER OF NEXT VACCINATIONS

AT SCHOOL Parents /legal guardians are reminded that

Community Health Nurses from Ceduna Community

Health Service will be attending the school on

TUESDAY 5TH OF MAY 2020, to provide the

following scheduled vaccines for Year 8 and Year 10

students:

All Year 8 students will be offered:

Dose 1 of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

(Gardasil®9) Single dose of Diphtheria, Tetanus,

Pertussis vaccine (Boostrix)

All Year 10 students will be offered:

Dose 1 of the Meningococcal B vaccine (Bexsero®)

Single dose of the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine

(Nimenrix®)

If you have any questions about this program,

please contact Elise or Deb from Ceduna

Community Health Service on 8626 2156.

Remember to keep

your Child's School

Immunisation

Program records in a

safe place as they may

be required for future

employment or travel.

Community NoticCommunity NoticCommunity NoticCommunity Noticeeeessss

Ceduna Community LibraryCeduna Community LibraryCeduna Community LibraryCeduna Community Library Ceduna Library is still providing limited services to

the community! While public access to the library

site is restricted, you can still use our outreach

services. Call and collect. Ring us on 8625 3270 or

email Ceduna.library@plain.sa.gov.au and let us

select some items for you. Let us know a time when

you’ll be able to

collect them. Use our

online resources: audio

books, eBooks,

Encyclopedia Britannica

and magazines are

available FREE with our

Library card. Go to www.libraries.sa.gov.au/Ceduna

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Ancestry Library Edition is usually only available on

our library computers. However, as Coronavirus

COVID-19 has meant many libraries have had to

close to the public, the vendor has provided remote

access to this product until the end of April.

Ancestry Library Edition provides access to an

extensive range of genealogical resources from the

United States and United Kingdom, including

census, vital, church, court, and immigration

records. It also provides limited Australian

coverage.

This service is usually only available using

computers within the library, however for a limited

time One Card Ceduna members can access the

service remotely (e.g. on their home computer) by

heading to https://www.libraries.sa.gov.au/digital

To access:

1. Visit here

https://login.ezy.sapln.sirsidynix.net.au/login

2. Log in with your library card number & PIN

3. Then select ‘Ancestry Library’ from the list that

appears.

Meralyn Stevens

Library Manager Ceduna School Community Library

p: 08 8625 3270