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TERM : 1 ISSUE : 1
Thursday February 6th 2020 MOONTA AREA SCHOOL
UPCOMING EVENTS
Week 3
Tuesday 11th February
Year 12 Mindset Program
Week 4
Tuesday 18th February
Doorways to Construction
Cert II
Week 5
Tuesday 25th February
Year 10 Water Skiing Camp:
Morgan
Secondary Swimming
Marion
Week 6
Tuesday 3rd March
Pre-Sport Day Event :
1500m/JP long run
Wednesday 4th March
Pre-Sport Day Event :
Javelin
Thursday 5th March
Pre-Sport Day Event :
Javelin
Week 7
Monday 9th March
Tuesday 10th March
Thursday 12th March
SPORTS DAY!!
Friday 13th March
MOONTA AREA SCHOOL | Learning Caring Sharing - The future is in our hands A : Blanche Tce Moonta SA 5558 P : 08 88 252 088 F : 08 88 252 609
E : dl.1488.info@schools.sa.edu.au SMS : 0427 861 937
Welcome to 2020
Welcome to all of our new families and students for 2020 and
welcome back to those families and students continuing with us
this year. We have had a fabulous start to the year, where staff
have supported students to focus on being Powerful Learners and
the learning behaviours they need to develop in order to do their
best.
Thank you to all families who came to our Welcome Night on
Wednesday. We hope that everyone was able to gather important
information, talk with teachers and meet key people for the year.
Student learning is maximised when teachers, students and
families all work together with a common goal and a positive
view of education. If you were unable to make the evening and
want to catch up with any of your child’s teachers please call the
school to make an appointment.
Governing Council
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday the 4th of March
and will be our AGM. All parents are invited to the AGM and are
encouraged to consider being a member of the Governing
Council. Please speak with Adrian Hatcher- Chairperson; Ryan
Jarvis- Finance Rep; Allan Prout- Canteen Rep and Committee
Member; Naomi Fulton- Committee Membe; and Adam Moore:
Committee Member to find out about the role.
New Staff
We welcome the following staff to Moonta Area School.
Teachers
Matt Altman our Aboriginal Education and Student Voice teacher
Sarah Busenschutt and Amanda Wheeler who are team teaching
Year 5/6
Karen Keavy who is teaching Early Years Health and
Gemma Smith who is teaching Year 1/2s
Ancillary Staff
Lisa Weetra who has won the Aboriginal Community Education
Officer position for 12 months
Tayla Etheridge who has won the 12 month Admin Trainee
position
Nick Tattoli who has won the 12 month Sports Trainee position
Congratulations and Welcome to our New and ‘newish’ faces in
the SSO team:
Bella Congdon, Nick (John) Pill, Dani Richardson, Casey Wardle
Daniela Fawkes, Kayla Bailey-Prouse, Ryan Coleman, Kate Muir,
Chelsi Harris, Shane Bock, Bianca Butler, Shane Northey, Louise
Staines, Brock Champion, Engelene Crocker.
They have hit the ground running and we are very grateful to them
for joining the exceptional Moonta Area School team!
With no further ado, I wish you and your families a successful
2020!
Receptions
Back row (left to right): Jade Gray, Lexi Gray, Grace Calley, Tayler Browning, Ellie Trenwith,
Levi Graham, William Kroschel, Zahlia Rowe, Arielle Jarvis
Front row (left to right): Marley Nelson, Hunter Winitana, Amirese Smith, Aaleeyah Jolly,
Anna Calley, Phillip Moran, Nevaeh Robinson-Cooper, Willow Harding, Georgia Ross, Delta
Reynolds
Absent at time of photo: Sherridi Murphy, Dennis Varcoe
Staff Middle
Back row: Shane Bock, Shane Northey, Matt Altmann, Nick Tattoli, Nick Pill, Bianca Butler,
Rachael Clarke
Front row: Gemma Smith, Louise Staines, Casey Wardle, Kayla Bailey-Prouse, Sarah
Bussenschutt, Engelene Crocker, Karen Keavy, Samantha Morgan, Amanda Wheeler, Brock
Champion
Absent – Tayla Etheridge, Bella Congdon, Daniela Fawkes, Dani Richardson, Wayne Madden,
Chelsi Harris, Lisa Weetra, Michael Scarce, Ryan Coleman
Staff Bottom/Left
Lisa Weetra, Wayne Madden, Ryan Coleman, Daniela Fawkes, Chelsi Harris, Tayla Etheridge
Staff Bottom/Right
Bella Congdon, Michael Scarce, Kate Muir
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Rachael Clarke
Role this year: SSO
Special Interests:
Yoga
My dog Mika (Husky)
What you are looking forward to this year in
regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Getting to know all the students and staff
member, Helping Students achieve their
goals.
Kayla Bailey-Prouse
Role this year: SSO
Last Schools: Worked in an OSHC
Special Interests:
Working on diamond paintings
Reading, writing
Driving, walking around
Cooking / Baking
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Getting to know everyone
Shane Northey
Role this year: SSO / Grounds
Special Interests:
Old Stationary Engines
Working on lathe and milling
machines
What you are looking forward to this year in
regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Getting to know all the students, supporting
them with their learning and sharing their
success.
Michael Scarce
Role this year: HPI (Media Instructor)
Special Interests:
Film & TV
Gaming
Music
Almost anything tech related
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Being able to teach and share my
knowledge to the teachers and students
whilst also being to further my knowledge.
Kate Muir
Role this year: SSO
Last Schools: Moonta OSHC
Special Interests:
Going to the footy, relaxing at the beach,
and baking cakes.
What you are looking forward to this year in
regards to teaching / working at MAS:
This year I am looking forward to meeting a
range of new students and supporting them
to be the best that they can be.
Engelene Crocker
Role this year: My role as an SSO this year is
to support students in their classrooms and
during lunch time clubs. I also have the
privilege in working with the student’s
intervention programs such as MiniLit,
MultiLit and BIiN in the classrooms and
support students to self-regulate with
Interoception activities in or out of the
classroom.
Last Schools: Coober Pedy Area School
Special Interests:
My interest are Literacy based Intervention
Programs, supporting children with
speech, Phonological Awareness, working
1:1 with students or in small groups,
classroom support and reading tutoring.
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Building strong relationships with students
and staff and enjoy the time I have at
MAS. Support students with their needs
and interests and help encourage them to
do well in daily tasks. Continue to improve
my knowledge in areas if Intervention
programs, development of literacy,
vocab, MiniLit, MultiLit, Support students in
Interoception. Helping students with their
emotional behaviour, teaching-self
regulation, teaching Interoception
activities, keeping a 5 point scale. Casey Wardle
Role this year: SSO
Special Interests:
Travelling
Reading
Going to the beach
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Meeting all the wonderful kids this year.
Lisa Weetra
Role this year: ACEO – Aboriginal Community
Education Officer
Last Schools: Point Pearce School, was an
SSO and Early Childhood Worker
Special Interests:
Walks
Beach
Camping
Gaming
What you are looking forward to this year in
regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Getting to know staff, meeting the ATSI
students, meeting families becoming a great
role model for aboriginal kids and to give the
ATSI kids the best opportunities and outcome
for this year.
Matt Altmann
Role this year:
Aboriginal Education Teacher
Student Voice Coordinator
Middle School HASS Teacher
Last Schools:
Karoonda Area School
Murray Bridge High School
Special Interests:
Sport: Footy, NBA, NFL
Travelling
Spending time with family and
friends
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Looking forward to getting to
know new people and a new
community
Working in a new role
Karen Keavy
Role this year: Counselling/Health JP
Last Schools: TRT Moonta Area School last
year prior to that in Adelaide teaching in
Catholic Education and at Grange
Primary School. Have operated my own
counselling practice for last five years
teaching children wellbeing
Special Interests:
Mindfulness/Self Compassion
Yoga
Wellbeing
Positive Psychology
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
I'm really looking forward to getting to
know the staff and children a lot
better. As a TRT at the school you don't
really get to develop relationships to any
great depth given you are in and out of
classes quite a bit. This year I will get to
know a lot of the JPs plus the children in
the DSC which I'm really looking forward
to.
Brock Champion
Role this year: SSO
Last Schools:
Wallaroo Mines
Wallaroo Primary
Special Interests:
Travelling
Sports
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Making a positive impact on the school
community and help people to be the
best they can be.
Bella Congdon
Role this year: SSO
Last Schools:
Current uni student studying
teaching
Special Interests:
Sport - Netball
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Getting the experience I need for
my future career
Helping kids improve in their
learning
Making kids smile
Gemma Smith
Role this year: Year 1 / 2 Teacher
Last Schools:
Gawler East Primary School
Gawler Primary
MacFarlane Primary School
Katherine, Northern Territory
Special Interests:
Travelling
Reading
Being Outdoors
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Meeting all the fantastic people at MAS
and working with my amazing class.
Tayla Etheridge
Role this year: Admin Trainee
Last Schools:
Previous MAS Student. Finished year 12 in
2016.
Special Interests:
Indoor Plants
Dogs
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Learning new things in a new industry.
Louise Staines
Role this year: SSO
Last Schools:
Moonta Kindergarten
Maitland Rural Care &
Kindergarten
Bute Rural Care
Kadina Child Care Centre
Wallaroo Mines School
Special Interests:
Outdoors
Caravaning and camping
Gardening
Gym
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Having built relationships with the new
Receptions (from kindy 2019). I am looking
forward to being a part of their next
learning journey. Daniela Fawkes
Role this year: SSO
Special Interests:
Music
Sport
Spending time with family
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Meeting new people and supporting
students
Bianca Butler
Role this year: SSO – With C Hutchins, A
Sturt and L Ander’s class
Last Schools:
Colonel Light Gardens World of
Learning Child Care Centre for 9
Years
Special Interests:
Scrapbooking
Beach – Being outdoors with my
two children Lilah – 4 years and
Caden – 14 months.
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Gaining knowledge and using the skills I
have in a school setting.
Sarah Bussenschutt
Role this year: Primary teacher 4/5
Last Schools:
Kadina Memorial School
Special Interests:
Netball
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Learning and teaching the HASS
curriculum for the first time.
Dani Richardson
Role this year: SSO
Last Schools:
I haven’t worked at another
school, however I did work the
last five weeks of Term 4 2019.
Special Interests:
I am extremely passionate with my sport!
Basketball is my number one but I also play
a lot of footy and netball. I have a fair few
qualifications within the sporting industry
and am currently studying a Cert IV in
fitness. My goal is to become a strength
and conditioning coach.
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
New Challenges
Seeing improvement within the
students work throughout the
year
Being able to engage with
students and create that bond so
that they feel comfortable talking
to me about their feelings
Wayne Madden
Role this year: SSO
Special Interests:
Photography
Nature science
Building
Mechanics
What you are looking forward to this year
in regards to teaching / working at MAS:
Making a difference for kids who may
struggle with education or social adaption.
日本語ニュース!
日本語 ni hon go
へようこそ e y o u k o s o
!
Welcome back to Japanese for 2020!
Why do we offer a second language?
Why Japanese?
Knowledge of an Asian language is becoming an increasingly desired skill in graduates. Japanese offers an interesting, challenging and widely applicable language to start learning. Moonta Area School has been offering Japanese lessons to its students for many years and has a long history of hosting groups of Japanese High School students from Meiji Nakano Hachioji High School (outside of Tokyo) as a part of the annual Homestay program. MAS has also offered its middle and high school students the opportunity to participate in a biannual cultural experience trip to Japan since 2015. Students of the 2017 & 2019 trips visited Meiji School as a part of their itinerary and caught up with previous years’ homestay students.
This year students will be once again participating in a Japanese language and culture lessons with Mrs Swan. 2020 brings “nezumi doshi”, (the year of the mouse), studies around introducing family and self, Tokyo Olympics, nature, telling time and personal schedules amongst other things!
We look forward to sharing our successes with you throughout the year in “Nihongo News”. Happy language learning everyone!
~Mrs Swan
日本語ニュース!
ADVANCED NOTICE: 2020 JAPANESE HOMESTAY
In early Term 3 this year, we once again plan to host a group of students from Meiji Nakano Hachioji High School, near Tokyo. Exact dates of this years’ visit are yet to be finalized, but will fall within the first four weeks of Term 3 with our guests staying for two weeks. The Japanese students are 15-16 years old and we are looking for families with similar aged students who may like to host. It is a terrific opportunity for families and students to learn, share cultures and build international friendships.
During the day, the Japanese students will attend a school program to improve their English. The family’s role is to provide the after school experience of Australian family life. Those who have done this in the past have really enjoyed the experience. The accreditation process is not a difficult one, and happens early Term 2. Please call us at school on 8825 2088 if you would like more information or fill out the reply slip and return to Mrs Swan via the Front Office.
JAPANESE HOMESTAY 2020 - Expression of Interest Reply Slip – (*Please return to Mrs Swan, via the Front Office*)
Our family is interested in the possibility of hosting a Japanese high school student for two weeks in early Term 3, 2020 as a part of this year’s homestay.
____________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________
Parent Name/s Student Name/s & Class Daytime Phone No.
The Language Centre is open once again to students in Year 3 and up on Wednesday lunchtimes from 12:50-1:20pm – Activities include origami making (paper folding), Japanese toys, colouring, music, puzzling and general merriment!
The Japanese writing system has three scripts used in everyday life in Japan. Hiragana (あいうえお) is used for words
from the Japanese culture, Katakana (アイウエオ) is used for foreign names and words borrowed from other cultures
and Kanji (日本語) are picture characters acquired from China.
I will be introducing a slightly different format for our hiragana and katakana challenge this year. Students in Years 3-6 are invited to join the challenge. Characters (letters) will be divided into 9 levels, 9 belts for Hiragana (and 9 belts for Katakana). Once all characters and “spelling words” from a given set are memorized, students may elect to complete a test in Japanese lessons and during Japanese club. Successful tests will receive a certificate at our whole school assemblies.
For more information, please come and chat with me. がんばって!!! (Do your best!) ~ Mrs. Swan
Karen Lee
Dance
Academy
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Kadina, Wallaroo, Moonta
Classes offered for age 2yrs & up
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Moonta Netball Club
Player Registration
Thursday 6th February from 5-7pm at the Moonta Netball Clubrooms. If you cannot attend in person, please contact Shelley Hier on 0417863661 to put your name down. Names must be registered in order to attend trials. First trial Thursday 13th February, Juniors (E and F grade) 5pm, and Seniors 7pm. Second trial 20th February.
Week 3: Bree W, Erika A, Leilani G (Reserve: Abby B)
Week 4: Abby B, Lucy H, Layla J (Reserve: Erika A)
Week 5: Charlotte K, Maeve C, Bree W (Reserve: Peter F)
Week 6: Luke T, Scarlett S, Abby B (Reserve: Lucy H)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
27/01
Public Holiday Australia Day
28/01 Term 1 Commences New Reception photo
29/01
30/01
31/01
2
03/02
Student ID day
04/02
05/02
ATSI P&C CM – LC Welcome Night 3:10 DMC 7:30 Governing Council
06/02
Newsletter sent home
07/02
3
10/02
11/02 Year 12 Mindset
Program
ATSI Student Homework Club – Language Centre
12/02 ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC
13/02 ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
14/02
4
17/02
18/02 Doorways to
construction Cert II ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
19/02
ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC
20/02
ATSI Student Homework Club – Language Centre
21/02
5
24/02
25/02 Year 10 Waterskiing
Camp – Morgan *TBC 2pm Early Closure NLG
– NY Partnership Secondary Swimming –
Marion ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
26/02 ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC
27/02 ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
28/02 9:00 R-12 Induction
Assembly
6
02/03
03/03 Pre-Sports Day Event –
1500m/JP Long Run ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
04/03 Pre-Sports Day Event –
Javelin ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC 7:30 Governing Council
AGM
05/03
ATSI Student Homework Club – Language Centre
Pre-Sports Day Event – Javelin
Newsletter sent home
06/03 Pre-Sports Day
Event – 800/600m
7
09/03
Public Holiday – Adelaide Cup
10/03
Pupil Free Day
11/03 ATSI P&C CM – LC
3:10 DMC
12/03
MAS Sports Day
13/03
School Closure
8
16/03 Cricket State Carnival Tennis State Carnival
17/03
Doorways to construction Cert II
ATSI Student Homework Club – Language Centre
18/03 ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC
19/03 Year 8 Immunisations ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
20/03 Elevate study
session 10,11,12
9
23/03 SAPSASA Netball/Football
Lightning Carnival TBC
24/03 ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
25/03 Interschool Sports Day
– YPSSAC Athletics @ Moonta
ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC
26/03 ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
27/03 SAPSSA Swimming
Marion – Primary 9:00 R-12 Assembly
10
30/03 Year 5-7 Crows Cup @
Minlaton
31/03 Doorways to
construction Cert II ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
01/04 ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC 7:30 Governing Council
02/04 School photo day MAS Cross Country ATSI Student
Homework Club – Language Centre
Newsletter sent home
03/04 SSSA Athletics
11
06/04 Footsteps Dance R-6 Year 11 OED Windsurfing
– Gap to Port Hughes
07/04
ATSI Student Homework Club – Language Centre
08/04
ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC
09/04
2:05 Dismissal
10/04
Public Holiday – Good Friday
ATSI Parents and Caregivers Coffee Mornings – Language Centre = ATSI P&C CM – LC *TBC – Pending DMC approval