BERY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL We are a Learning Community that values… PRIDE ~ INTEGRITY ~ RESILIENCE Web www.newberypkps.sa.edu.au Email [email protected]Fax (08) 8733 2377 Phone (08) 8733 2864 SMS Attendance 0434 077 091 Principal: Stuart Miller Week 3 – Term 3 9 th August 2017 Newbery Park Primary School FROM THE PRINCIPAL Collaborative approach to Learning The African derived proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" means that the work of raising (including schooling) a child cannot be done alone; rather, an entire community must participate to some extent in the task. It is wonderful to be part of a united school community and to see not only our teachers, support staff, external agencies and DECD support service’s who nurture and develop our students, but our parents who week in, week out engage in supporting students learning at Newbery Park Primary. At Newbery Park we understand that for some families working commitments can prevent a hands on approach at school, however, we thank-you for following up on homework and having conversations with your children at home about their learning; this is invaluable for your child. As Principal it has been wonderful to work with you to improve learning opportunities for your child. Feedback from across the school community in relation to the portfolio meetings is that they have been invaluable for the teacher, student and family in having a ‘Collaborative approach to learning’. If at any stage of your child's learning you have questions, queries, concerns or compliments, please remember that your child's teacher and my office door are always open to discuss your child's learning. Term Three Planner Term three is filling up fast, the school is offering an abundance of exciting excursions and activities for our students. It is handy to hold onto this planner and pop it on your fridge to keep track of anything that applies to your child. Please note as this newsletter contains the term 3 calendar it has been distributed in paper format. Going forwards newsletters will continue to be distributed via email/Facebook/website and also available from the front office. Kind Regards, Stuart Miller PRINCIPAL DATES TO REMEMBER TERM 3 14-18 th August National Science Week 16 th August Robotics Demo at 1.40pm 18 th August STEM Trial Day 21-25 th August Book Week 23 rd August Bedtime Stories 25 th August 9:15am Assembly 1 st September School Closure - Adelaide Show TERM DATES 2017 TERM 1 30 th Jan -13 th April TERM 2 1 st May – 7 th July TERM 3 24 th July – 29 th Sep TERM 4 16 th Oct – 15 th Dec
of July our whole school travelled to the Millicent Civic and Arts Centre to watch
a performance of this famous piece of music. The band “Artists by Any Other Name” is a group of
young musicians and dancers based in New York.
The aim of this band is to challenge the way an audience experiences important historical music
by combining contemporary dance, drama and storytelling.
The performers are also experienced teachers who provided free lessons to local students in
dance, drama, and string instruments after school on Wednesday and Thursday.
The students said the after school sessions were extremely helpful and also fun. They came away
with many new techniques to try and they learnt to think about performing arts from a different
angle.
BERY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
We are a Learning Community that values…
PRIDE ~ INTEGRITY ~ RESILIENCE
Book Week Coming Soon…
Week 5 23rd to 25th August
Theme: Escape to Everywhere
Scholastic Book Fair
It’s that time of year again. Newbery Park Primary School will be hosting a variety of activities to celebrate Book Week. There will be another ‘Scholastic Book Fair’ to be held in the Library at lunchtime and after school Tues 22nd Aug to Fri 25th Aug. This encourages the fun of reading and also gives students the chance to purchase books. There will be lots of great books at the fair so don’t miss out! For every purchase you make you will received a FREE bookmark and our Library will also receive new books from a percentage of books sold. Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories are back! They will be held in the Library on Wednesday evening 23rd August between 6:00 to 6:45pm. Everyone welcome! There will be storytelling by guest storytellers and Milo & biscuits to share. Wear your favourite pj’s and bring along your teddy and pillow. Parents are required to stay and supervise own children. Book Week Assembly
Our Book Week whole school assembly will be on Friday 25th August at 9:15am in the gym. All parents & grandparents are invited to come along.
- Students to share their Book Week learning - Favourite Book Character’ dress-up parade - Books presented to families of Newbery Park with new siblings - Jan Procter Memorial Award – Presented by Mayor of Millicent - Cutting of Book Week cake – by the winner of Jan Procter award
Hope to see you there. Helen P
To those parents who have a child who will attending Newbery Primary School as a
reception student.
Please remember that it is our first Transitioning Together session this Friday, 11th August, from
2-3pm at the Learning Together Centre, based at Newbery Park Primary School. It is a
getting to know you session, where you and your child will meet some of the staff from
Newbery Primary School and other families and their children.
The dates for the other 2 sessions are Friday 8th September and Friday 22nd September.
BERY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
We are a Learning Community that values…
PRIDE ~ INTEGRITY ~ RESILIENCE
Internal Netball Competition We ran our first annual netball round robin on Friday 7th July (last day
of term 2). We had 6 teams participating, all eargerly trying for top
spot and having a lot of fun in the process. Students made up 3
teams, the other 3 teams were teachers, parents, governing
counci/parents and friends. Mr Scanlon’s class put on a sausage
sizzle during lunch as a fundraiser for their school camp.
Teachers and GCPF played off in the final with GCPF coming away
with the win.
It was a fantastic day, enjoyed by players and spectators alike.
Thank you to everyone involved for making it a success and a
special thank you to Fina Hein who was insturmental in pulling it all
together.
School Netball & Football Awards
BERY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
We are a Learning Community that values…
PRIDE ~ INTEGRITY ~ RESILIENCE
Conservation Volunteers Information Session Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) is celebrating
National Student Volunteer Week (NSVW)
Are you a student who would like to find out more about
volunteering?
Want to know what it’s like to volunteer in Australia’s
bushland?
Would you like to add volunteering to your resume?
Where and When?
We are holding an information session at Uni SA, 170-174
Wireless Rd West Mount Gambier SA 5290 in the Bob & Gayle
Cowan Auditorium 15th August at 3pm, the session will last for
