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Seaford K-7 NEWS Wednesday 28th August - Term 3, Week 6, 2019

Seaford K-7 School, 39 Jane Street, Port Noarlunga South, SA 5167 Phone: 8386 1197 Fax: 8386 3745

Email: dl.1207.info@schools.sa.edu.au Website: www.seafordps.sa.edu.au

Diary Dates AUGUST 29th Father’s Day Stall 30th 9.10am Assembly SEPTEMBER 3rd - 9th BOOK FAIR 12th Governing Council Meeting 18th 9.15am Principal’s Tour & Information Morning

Reminder: Newsletters are distributed on Wednesdays in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 of each term.

Book Week Parade 2019 Thank you to all the students that came dressed up for the Book Week Parade on Friday Week 5. We appreciate all the hard work that families put into creating these spectacular costumes! Have a look at some of the wonderful creations on the back pages of this newsletter.

PAT Tests From Weeks 7- 9, Years 2- 7 students will use an online assessment program to assess their maths abilities. Years 3- 7 will also do a reading comprehension assessment too. These assessments are completed across the state and are vital for teachers so they can see an overview of how well their students are learning the key concepts in mathematics and reading comprehension. As a site we can then look at trends that allow us to develop plans for the future.

Handwriting Handwriting remains an important means of communication. Although it is important for learners to be able to write using a keyboard or touchscreen, the ability to handwrite legibly and easily remains a vital skill in many aspects of everyday life. Learning to handwrite helps to build learners’ expertise and confidence. This helps them to recognise letters and symbols and to understand the sound of the letters which they use to form and read words. Automaticity is very important and is developed through consistent rehearsal and practise that is specific, deliberate and meaningful. Automaticity of handwriting reduces the demand on working memory and the amount of parallel processing needed (parallel processing is the ability for the brain to engage in multiple processes at the same time). This allows learners to focus more on the content of their writing. Research shows there is a high correlation between automated handwriting and effective written language and spelling abilities.

Parents and carers can do lots at home to support automaticity and ensure children are forming their letters correctly. In the younger years children need constant modelling and correcting so they don’t get into bad habits. If you see your child forming letters the wrong way or starting in the wrong place please talk to them about this and model how to do this correctly. If children are writing their names with a mixture of upper case and lower case letters talk to them about how the capital letter starts at the beginning. Pencil grip can also be a concern but, again, this comes down to modelling and correcting. If the child gets an unusual grip this could hinder their ability to write for extended periods. If you have any concerns about your child’s ability to form letters please talk to your class teacher.

Classification of movies and digital games 2019

Does Australia's classification system suit your family's needs? Australia's National Classification Scheme for movies, digital games and apps uses the classifications G, PG, M, MA15+ and R18+. The Australian Council on Children and the Media [ACCM] is seeking your help with its 2019 survey of parents' and carers' satisfaction with the Australian National Classification Scheme (NCS) for movies, digital games and apps. This survey will update information gathered in 2017, and takes between 5 and 10 minutes. Its URL is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y7CTFSR Your input will provide valuable data for ACCM's ongoing review of the usefulness of the NCS and levels of protection for children that it provides. As ACCM is wanting to hear from as many parents and carers across Australia as possible over these next four weeks, it would be very grateful if you would circulate the survey amongst your own networks. For more information on ACCM, visit its Movie Review service [Know Before You Go] and its App Review Service [Know Before You Load].

REMINDER - Fathers’ Day Stall To celebrate Fathers’ Day the Fundraising Committee are holding a gift stall tomorrow so students have an opportunity to purchase a small gift for Dad, grandad or a special person.

Gifts are priced at $4.00 and $6.00. Each class will have a time slot so no one misses out!!

Assembly Awards – Well Done Anthony Mitchell

For demonstrating Success for sounding out 3 letter

words and blending them together

James For demonstrating Success for using his talker to greet

people in the morning and trying hard with all school

tasks

Jenny, Jess

& Mrs Jolly

Riley YCDI Award for Organisation for gaining responsibility

to organise his belongings

Kyla For demonstrating Success for developing a positive

attitude toward working independently

Mrs Moro

Claire For demonstrating Success for awesome progress

with your rerading!

Skye YCDI Award for Organisation for always being ready

and working to do her best 5 star work!

Ms Wright &

Mrs Alexander

Ethan For demonstrating Success for having a real go with

his writing and sounding out words

Taylah YCDI Award for Getting Along for playing kindly and

respectfully with her peers

Miss Ray Kaycee For demonstrating Responsibility for practising your

spelling words and being more successful in learning

them

Charlotte YCDI Award for Confidence for being confident to

have a go at some new learning and for being

successful in your work

Mrs Zammit Elliot YCDI Award for Persistence for perseverance in

completing his work and pushing himself in his

learning

Lilly For demonstrating Success by pushing herself in her

learning independently!

Bec &

Mr Spurling

Chase YCDI Award for Resilience for working hard to

improve reading goals

Aliza YCDI Award for Organisation for being ready to

begin her work

Abigail Dyllan For demonstrating Success in bookmaking and

taking into consideration constructive feedback

Carter YCDI Award for Resilience for always being focused

and getting on with his work

Miss Tami Thomas YCDI Award for Responsibility in his learning and

putting in effort to improve in his reading and writing

skills

Thanwa For demonstrating Success in his reading, going from

Level 22 to 31 in one term!

Mrs Hart Xander YCDI Award for Resilience for thinking of fantastic

language to add to his writing

Molly YCDI Award for Persistence in her writing lessons

Mrs Haddy Seth YCDI Award for Resilience for working hard finding

the definitions of words in spelling

Mr Thimm

The Arts

Caleb For demonstrating Organisation by supporting other

students with their learning

Mr Paulovich

H &PE

Ms Haddy’s class For demonstrating the school values in PE by working

co-operatively with all of their classmates

Ms Wright/Ms Alexander’s class For demonstrating the school values in PE by trying

their best when attempting new activities

AET NEWS The term has begun with a flying start, with a focus on reading and Aboriginal Perspectives. Students in the Early Years Unit have a persona doll in each class, and write about the activities they do with it. Students share the journals on Tuesdays, as well as listening to Dreaming Stories and learning some Kaurna language. Introducing our persona dolls! “Medika” and “Ilya” have already had some sleepovers. Tarni is the Kaurna word for surf, Ilya is the name of the red belly black snake, Medika means blossom and Marti is the word for bandicoot. The Primary Years students are learning how to use old technology while enjoying listening to reading and discussing what they have read and heard.

Tarni is in Jenny’s class Llya is in Miss Wright’s class

Medika is in Mrs Moro’s class Marti is in Jess’s class

“The world belongs to those who read” Rick Holland Elaine Bladon—Aboriginal Education Teacher

Scholastic Book Fair Scholastic Book Fair will be in the school during Weeks 7 and 8. Children will have the opportunity to view the fair and make wish lists to take home to their families. The fair will be open for sales from Wednesday 4th September until Monday 9th September. Books can be purchased on

Wednesday from 8.30am and on Thursday from 8.30am and after school until 3.30pm and in the following week on Monday from 8.30am and on Tuesday from 8.30am and after school until 3.30pm. Children will bring home a ‘Wish List’ and are also able to purchase with cash when their class visits the Book Fair. So come along, take a look, and perhaps purchase some wonderful books or novelty items at reasonable prices for your children to enjoy. The school receives rewards in the form of books for the library, based on sales, which is amazing for us.

Congratulations Well done to the following students for their success in: MultiLit – Part D – Daniel, Edward, Atlanta, Chase & Skyla Speech & Language Program – Ava Quick-Smart Maths: Harry, Dyllan, Trigger, Thanwa, Jaxson & Jasmine PASM (Phonological Awareness Skills Mapping): Kyla, Skye, Emiley, Ricki-Lee, Elisha, Charlie, Brock, Jarvis, Iisla, Taylor & Beau.

Splash and Dash Fun Run On Friday September 27th, the last day of Term 3 we will be holding a School Fun Run in the form of a Splash and Dash. This is a fundraising event to raise money for upgrading our school courtyard. Your child has been given a parent information form outlining everything you need to know about the online fundraising process and the prizes they can earn for fundraising (This will also be available on Class Dojo). They have also received a sponsorship form that will go through the process of setting up an online fundraising profile step by step and what prizes they can earn for raising different amounts of money. The Fundraising will take place from Monday August 26th Week 6 until the day of the Splash and Dash on Friday September 27th

Week 10. I will keep you updated on Class Dojo and in school newsletters across the 4 weeks and provide you all with an outline for how the day will run as we get closer the event. If you have any questions feel free to contact me! Thanks, Steve Paulovich (PE Teacher)

Crossing the Road Safely

Parents are asked to help teach their children that the safe way to cross the road is at the crossing. Please use the crossing safely and remember that this isn’t a place to drop off your children. Jane Street is a very busy, narrow road with limited vision and is especially dangerous at drop off and pick up times.

Car parking Reminder The area between the Seaford Preschool and the gym is not to be used by parents for pick up and drop off parking. We have had numerous complaints from school families and community members about the danger to students and young people exiting through this area. Parking inspectors from the Onkaparinga Council regularly patrol this area and will not hesitate to issue fines.

Head Lice Reminder With the large number of warm autumn days ahead it is timely to remind parents and caregivers that the frequency of head lice increases at this time of year. The likely cause of head lice infestation is that children play together more in the warmer weather and therefore transmit lice front head to head. Many head lice infestations show no symptoms and probably less than half cause itching. You have to LOOK to find out if your child has head lice. Do not rely on itching and scratching alone. Ideally you should check your child every week using conditioner and a fine tooth comb.

Spare Clothing Just a timely reminder for parents to make sure, if your child is likely to have a toileting accident at school, to please pack an extra set of clothing into their bags. We do not have an inexhaustible supply of clothing to support these ‘little accidents’. Also we are always thankful for donations of clean, used uniform items and also underwear, especially smaller sizes. If you have a spring clean at home and would like to donate some items for our emergency cupboard we would be very grateful.

Thank You We would like to extend our appreciation to local businesses who have been supporting the school community through regular generous donations.

Seaford Homestyle Bakery - Seaford

Beck’s Bakehouse – Port Noarlunga

The tour began in the bakery and we got to see how all the yummy breads and desserts are

made. We even got to sample a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. Next we investigated the deli where students got to go into the freezer. They saw where the trucks are loaded, we learned

about heathy eating, different kinds of fruits and vegetables and how they are grown. The students had lots of questions!

Our class was given a wonderful opportunity to go ‘behind the scenes’ and learn about how a grocery store operates through Woolworth's Food Discovery Tour. We were welcomed by an

awesome guide, Melissa who ensured everyone wore hairnets, aprons (for hygiene) and a carrot crown (for fun)!

Students got to try many delicious samples. We ended the tour by choosing our own fruit

and everyone received an activity pack to take home. What a great experience for our

class with lots of learning! Mrs. Zammit