Week 1

16/10 17/10 18/10 19/10 20/10

Week 2

23/10

Breakfast

Club

24/10 25/10 Parent afternoon

tea 1.30-3.pm

Breakfast Club

26/10

Breakfast Club

27/10

Week 3

30/10

Breakfast

Club

31/10 1/11 Parent afternoon

tea 1.30-3.pm

Breakfast Club

2/11

Breakfast Club

3/11

Rec 2018

Transitions

9-10am

Week 4

6/11

Breakfast

Club

7/11

Yr 7s City School

8/11 Parent afternoon

tea 1.30-3.pm

Breakfast Club

9/11

Breakfast Club

10/11

Rec 2018

Transitions

9-11am

Week 5

13/11

Breakfast

Club

17/11

Rec 2018

Transitions

9-11.30am

HALF SCHOOL

DAY

12PM PICKUP

14/11

Yr 6/7 Aquatics

15/11

Parent afternoon

tea 1.30-3.pm

Breakfast Club

16/11

Breakfast Club

Week 6

20/11

Breakfast

Club

21/11 22/11 Parent afternoon

tea 1.30-3.pm

Breakfast Club

23/11

Breakfast Club

24/11

Rec 2018

Transitions

9-11.30am

Week 7

27/11

Breakfast

Club

28/11 29/11

Parent afternoon

tea 1.30-3.pm

FINAL

Breakfast Club

30/11

XMAS

COMMUNITY

NIGHT

1/12

SCHOOL

CLOSURE DAY

Week 8

4/12

5/12 6/12 Parent afternoon

tea 1.30-3.pm

7/12

8/12

Week 9

11/12 12/12

YR 7

GRADUATION

13/12 14/12 15/12

LAST DAY

TERM 4

2.00PM

DISSMISSAL

Every Thursday, our class participates in community excursions. These excursions have

allowed students to experience new environments as well as practising skills such as

catching public transport, negotiating large crowds and behaving safely in public places.

During our learning about transport, we visited the Maritime Museum, the Adelaide Airport

and the National Railway Museum. These real life experiences helped to enhance student

learning. The students really enjoyed exploring different modes of transport from the olden

days as well as modern times.

Gemma, Nancy and Sania

SEA STAR 2

NOVEMBER 2017 RESPECT ~ RESPONSIBILITY ~ TEAMWORK

CHRISTIE DOWNS

NEWSLETTER PRIMARY SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP TEAM :

Principal: Gail Evans

Senior Leader 1 Engagement for Learning and Well Being: Todd McGrath

Senior Leader 1 Disability Unit: Leanne Jacobs

Senior Leader 1 Curriculum Coordinator: Arran Stierman

Counsellor: Jo Swift

Elizabeth Road, Christie Downs, SA 5164

Tel: (08) 8382 3266

Fax: (08) 8382 2205

TERM 4 ISSUE 8

YR6/7

AQUATICS

14/11-17/11

SCHOOL

DISSMISSAL

12PM

17/11

"Children

and young

people are

at the

centre of

everything

we do"

IMPORTANT DATES FOR

TERM 4 IN 2017

XMAS

COMMUNITY

NIGHT

30/11

YR 7

GRADUATION

12/12

SCHOOL

CLOSURE

1/12 We sat in a helicopter and rode a tractor.

We looked at

railway crossings.

We explored old ships at

the Maritime Museum.

We climbed to the top of the

lighthouse at Pt Adelaide.

We steered a

pirate ship.

Brodie

Jack

Kyal

Year 7

Sha

Shaun

Tyler

Melissa

Christopher

Johnathon

Tasha

Amelia

Trinity

Shikara

Declan

Jahmayne

Ryan

Shanece

Ashley

GRADUATING YEAR 7’S 2017

This term Sea Eagle 3 has be given the role as garden care takers while our fantastic garden

teacher Keitha is away. The students have taken on this role with a very positive attitude

and have been working extremely hard to maintain the garden and keep it functioning

productively.

The students in Sea Eagle 3 have been continuing the rich learning about the outdoors that

they started earlier on in the year with Keitha. Part of the care of the garden has involved

the students from Sea Eagle 3 running information sessions with other students from the

school to educate them on how to care for and also enjoy the lovely garden space. Well

done Sea Eagle 3 on all of your hard work in the garden.

Tuesday Godfrey

SEA EAGLE 3

This term we have been continuing with our Creative Body Based learning activities in math.

Working along with the students in SeaStar 4 we have been learning about shape, patterns

and time. We have been lucky to have Kerrin visit us recently to help us with our activities.

Kerrin showed us how we can learn by using our bodies as well as our minds. All the students

have been engaged in these

activities, and most importantly, had fun while learning!

Nikki Onley

SEA STAR 4

Please be aware our school has duty of care for students from

8:30am. Gates into the back areas of the school will not be open

until after 8:30am.

On the mornings we have Breakfast Club from 8:00am (Monday,

Wednesday, Thursday) access is via the front pedestrian gate on

Elizabeth Rd. Please note any students on the grounds on these

mornings between 8:00 and 8:30 must be attending Breakfast Club

in the Sea Eagle building.

Leadership

GATE OPENING TIMES

We hope to have new uniforms in by

the end of the term. T-shirts and hats

will be available to purchase with our

new logo on them.

You can purchase pants/shorts/skirts in

black from local stores.

Please note we understand that this is

a financial issue for some families so

therefore we are accepting a long

change over period for the new

uniform to be introduced until 2020.

Both uniforms can be worn during this

time.

Administration

NEW UNIFORM

GRADUATING YEAR 7’S 2017

Patricia

Sean

Lilly

Jaiden

Owen

Bryan

Takita

Lucas

Koda

Phoenix

Vienna

Tyson

Jackson

Ethan

Class of 2017

Braydon

Serenity

Hayley

As part of their transition to high school and beyond, the Year 7 students in Sea Eagle 2 have been learning

about future career paths. In Week 4 they went on a whole week of excursions to various places in and around

Adelaide, based on their interests.

On Monday they went to Marcellin Technical College to learn about trades including, carpentry, metal work

and automotive mechanics.

On Tuesday they visited Adelaide Oval to look at the behind-the-scenes work of a major venue through the

hospitality industry and tourism. Wednesday saw the students take on the role of chefs at Regency TAFE,

making delicious food and touring the facility. On Thursday the students became rangers at Cleland Wildlife

Park and learnt about the roles and responsibilities of working with animals. Finally, on Friday, the students

attended Flinders University to gain experience of life on campus where they participated in workshops

including paleontology and environmental studies. It was a fantastic week and the students gained some

direction in their future life journeys.

Matt Mcgill

SEA EAGLE 2 - CITY SCHOOL

FAREWELL MISS OBI

We would like to take this opportunity to say

farewell to Miss Obi who will be leaving us at

the end of the year.

Her experience and skills have been invaluable

to our students and the wider community.

We thank her for all her contributions to Christie

Downs Primary and wish her all the best for her

future endeavours.

Leadership We all enjoyed a very special farewell ceremony acknowledging Miss

Obi’s time at Christie Downs with special guests and past students.

This year, Sea Lion 2 and 4 were lucky enough to be part of the Windmill Theatre Company’s

Outreach Program. As part of this, we were invited to attend a production of Big Bad Wolf,

a hilarious and heart warming show that helps children to see individuality and difference in

a new light.

We also participated in two drama workshops at school which were facilitated by artists

that worked on the production. The children (and staff) thoroughly enjoyed the

performance, especially the back stage tour and meeting the actors!

Tanya Pennill & Cassie Newbery

SEA LION 2 & 4

I liked it when Heidi

Hood read the

shopping list, it was

really funny —Maya

I liked it because the

Wolfmaster came and yelled at

Wolfy—Eddy

I liked the show

because I liked the

characters in it—Myke

It was fun to see

Heidi Hood become

friends with Wolfy—

Makayla

I liked the

bells

because

they were

noisy—

Isaac

We had one of the

company come to the

school and she taught us

new things about the story

and the play and they

told us about the people

and the parts and that

there was going to be

alarms—Christina