PRINCIPAL: Rick Bennallack DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: Brianna Frahn
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Penny Rowe ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Simone Percy
Date: 11 February 2021 Issue: Term 1 Week 3
Colonel Light Gardens Primary School
NEWSLETTER WINDSOR AVENUE, COLONEL LIGHT GARDENS, SA. 5041 P: (08) 8276 1523 F: (08) 8374 1038
PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
DIARY DATES
19/02/21 - REC - YR 3 ASSEMBLY 10:40am - YR 4 - YR 7 ASSEMBLY 12:10pm
22/02/21 - SCHOOL TOUR 12:15pm
23/02/21 - VOLUNTEER TRAINING #37 9:30am
25/02/21 - YR 7 AQUATICS (WESTLAKES) RMS 1 & 6
26/02/21 - YR 6 AQUATICS (WESTLAKES) RMS 2, 3 & 4
26/02/21 - SAPSASA SWIMMING CARNIVAL 6:00pm - 900pm
26/02/21 - LOCAL WALK RMS 23, 24 & 25
01-04/03 - FIRST IMPRESSION INTERVIEWS RECEPTION STUDENTS
05/03/21 - WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
12:10pm
08/03/21 - ADELAIDE CUP P/H
09/03/21 - FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING 5:30pm
09/03/21 - VOLUNTEER TRAINING #38 6:30pm
12/03/21 - SCHOOL TOUR 09:30am
15/03/21 - GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING 7:00pm
Welcome to the 2021 school year! I hope you had
a relaxing and refreshing break as we begin
another busy school year. Hopefully it will be a little
calmer than all we dealt with last year. After 2 weeks, I
am pleased to report a really positive start. Classes
are really settled and our new Reception students
have fitted in so well. Across the whole school we only
have 3 or 4 students still a little anxious at times.
NEWSLETTERS Just a reminder that newsletters are distributed 3 times a term in weeks 3, 6 and 9, usually on a Thursday. The newsletter can be accessed from the
SENTRAL for Parents app or portal and via the links available on the school
website (front page newsletter flip box).
CLASSES AND NUMBERS We are starting the year with 731 students in 27 classes. I would like to
especially welcome the following 98 new Reception and 15 other students
transferring from mostly private schools to Colonel Light Gardens.
Starting school for the first time in Reception we welcome:
Alfie, Dougie, Kennedi, Matilda, Aiden, Will, Zoya, Maddy, Chloe, Henry N,
Harper R, Jago, Paxon, Nyxon, George, Violet, Audrey, Lucas, Ted, Zach,
Maddie, Hudson, Kathrine, Charlie A, Dudley, Makita, Harper D, Anaya, Lara,
Jamie, Zaina, Julian, Xavier, William, Henry G, Zara, Harriet, Sol, Chantelle,
Everly, Ellia, Meg, Lucy, Parker, Angus, Patrick W, Tex, Banjo, Darcey,
Hamish, Max, Nea, Bridie, Hannah, Aston, Henry C, James, Jacob, Archie,
Charlie D, Patrick E, Lyla, Millie, Liam, Trisha, Harry, Mya, Charlie R, Louise,
Jack, Ebony, Madison W, Madison B, Alexander, Arthur, Sebastian, Ollie,
Phoebe, Charlotte H, Amber, Noah, Charlotte J, Ethan, Camilla, Isabelle,
Jonathan, Sara, Anthony, Steve, Ashton, Chad, Anagha, Ivy, Eva, Ella, Ben,
Gus and Heidi.
TRANSFERRING FROM OTHER SCHOOLS
In Year 2 we welcome: Zyerye, Fareeha and Hamish
In Year 3 we welcome: Scarlet
In Year 4 we welcome: Mimi, Lachlan and Zara
In Year 5 we welcome: Jack and Eli
In Year 6 we welcome: Aleksandar and Maram
In Year 7 we welcome: Michael, Charlie, Ryan and Taylor
Although these students are new to the Colonel Light Gardens Primary
School, many are not new to the CLG community as they have older siblings
in the school. I look forward to working together in partnership with all of
our families to make the schooling experience for every child positive and
productive. Together we can achieve great things.
Dear Parents, carers, students and community friends,
WHAT’S INSIDE
COVER - WELCOME 2021 RECEPTIONS
PG 2 - PRINCIPAL‘S NEWS
PG 3 - SENTRAL FOR PARENTS APP
PG 4 - 2021 STAFFING
PG 5 - 2021 STAFFING
PG 6 - 2021 STAFFING Cont…
PG 7 - FINANCE NEWS LIBRARY CHATTER
PG 8 - INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 2020 FOOD DRIVE RESULT
PG 9 - FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE NEWS SCHOOL PHOTO DAY
PG 10 - COMMUNITY NEWS
PG 11 - COMMUNITY NEWS Cont...
PG 12 - COMMUNITY NEWS Cont...
PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Cont...
I would also like to welcome back Kat Butler, Meg Wright and Penny Rowe all returning from parenting leave and Rachel Palmer
returning to CLG after teaching at another school. A complete list of all the 2021 staff and their roles is included in the newsletter.
SENTRAL FOR PARENTS With the SENTRAL for Parents app finally behaving itself, it is essential that all
parents and carers are connected to the school this way. Not only is it one of the
key communication platforms we use with our community, it will be the medium
through which you will receive your child’s reports. Each report will be pushed
out as a PDF for you to read, save and print if you choose to. If your child was at
CLG in 2020, last years’ reports are there now. Due to privacy restrictions, the
SENTRAL for Parents app is only available to each child’s biological or adopted
parents and official carers. If you are not connected to your children's data on
SENTRAL, or are still having issues, please contact Megan at
SEESAW At CLG, the expectation is that class teachers post at least twice a week on their class Seesaw journal page about the learning
happening in each class. These posts may be about the work, the class or even your child. I know many teachers post more often
than twice a week and you have control of determining when you want to be alerted to the posts (e.g. in real time or once a day).
This year the school has purchased the full version of Seesaw, so that the leadership and admin staff can post announcements to
families as needed. It was a big investment, however we are determined to keep you informed.
ACQUAINTANCE NIGHTS Thank you for attending our Acquaintance night sessions on Monday and/or Tuesday. Even with the limited numbers permitted to
attend due to COVID restrictions, I hope you found them useful. As teachers can’t cover everything in 30 minutes, we sent home
some pre-reading information beforehand.
The goal for each session was to enable you to meet your child’s teacher/s, hear some of the plans for the year ahead, see inside
rooms and ask some questions. Did we meet your needs? As always I am keen to hear your feedback, both positive and not so
positive about the sessions. Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) At 6.30pm on Monday 22 February, the school will be holding a brief AGM. All interested parents, relatives and
community members are invited to come along and hear short reports about the progress of our school. There will be
an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. The meeting should only last for 30 minutes.
We have some vacancies on the Governing Council this year. Would you like to be more involved in the school through
participation in the Governing Council and/or one of the council’s subcommittees? I would encourage anyone
interested to email me at [email protected] and I will send you some information to consider.
Kind Regards
• Chloe Jones • David Peters • Demi Larner • Elle Turner • Henry Grant • Niaz Rashid
Health & PE teacher Year 4 teacher Classroom support Year 1 teacher IT support IT support
• Jane Richardson • Megan Warren • Nikki Gooden • Tanya Whalland • Tom Clark
Classroom support Year 2 teacher Year 3 & year 5 teacher Canteen assistant Classroom support
Rick Bennallack Principal 0412 261 231 [email protected]
NEW STAFF I am really pleased to welcome the following 9 new staff members to CLG. We will be doing a profile on each of the new staff members in the upcoming weeks. Some are at this stage employed for 2 terms and many for the year. We welcome in alphabetical order:
SENTRAL FOR PARENTS APP
Over the last several months, the 'Sentral for Parents'
app has been updated to improve performance and
functionality.
The Sentral for Parents app can be updated using the relevant App Store link provided,
Apple App Store for iOs users or Google Play store for Android users.
Please email: [email protected] if you are having difficulties or if your
login credentials require resetting.
All current users should now update their
app to version 3.0.12 to continue using the app, as older versions will
no longer be supported.
PLEASE UNINSTALL THE CURRENT APP FROM YOUR DEVICE IF THE VERSION
IS OLDER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED ABOVE. RESTART YOUR DEVICE
BEFORE DOWLOADING/INSTALLING THE CURRENT VERSION.
In 2021, we are going paperless, starting with our school reports. Reports in term 2 will
be pushed out to all families via the SENTRAL for Parents app/portal, so making sure
you have it downloaded and working on your phone is essential. As the year
progresses, we are hoping to add excursion notes and permission notes.
• READ SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS
• RECEIVE REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS
• REPORT STUDENT ABSENCES
• VIEW EVENT CALENDAR
• ORDER UNIFORM ONLINE
• PAY INVOICES ETC. VIA BPOINT
• ACCESS FULLY BOOKED SITE AND
MAKE OHSC BOOKINGS
Level Teacher/s Room
7 Glenda Weaver 1
7 James Simmons 6
6 Erin Moncrieff (Mon - Wed) / Meg Wright (Thurs, Fri) 2
6 Jessica Roberts 3
6 Ashley Blight 4
5 Kristy Noble 7
5 Belle Taylor 8
5 Rachael Craig (Mon, Thu, Fri) / Nikki Gooden (Tues, Wed) 9
4 Viki Georgiou 16
4 Sam O’Neill 17
4 David Peters 18
4 Kate McSkimming (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri) / Natasha Jachmann (Wed) 19
3 Becky Cassin (Mon - Wed) / Meagan Fitzpatrick (Thurs, Fri) 11
3 Krista Gill (Mon - Wed) / Heather Frances (Thu, Fri) 12
3 Suzy Matthews (Mon - Thurs) / Nikki Gooden (Fri) 13
2 Hannah Lace 20
2 Kat Butler (Mon - Wed) / Megan Warren (Thurs, Fri) 21
2 Sarah Grant 14
2 Veronica Scicchitano 15
1 Kathy Ellidge 23
1 Marie Pytharoulis (Mon - Wed) / Michelle Wyman (Thu, Fri) 24
1 Karen Hawkes (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri) / Elle Turner (Wed) 25
R/1 Eddie Allen 29
R/1 Tamra Waye (Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri) / Bianca Radovanovic (Thu) 30
Rec Stephanie Coutts 32
Rec Gabby De Pierro (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri), / Bianca Radovanovic (Wed) 33
Rec Rachel Palmer (Mon - Thurs) / Bianca Radovanovic (Fri) 35
2021 STAFFING
LEADERSHIP
TEACHERS
Principal Rick Bennallack
Deputy Principal Brianna Frahn
Assistant Principal Penny Rowe (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)
Assistant Principal Simone Percy
Business Manager Stef Marston
Literacy Coach Rachael Craig (Coaching on Tuesday and Wednesday)
Numeracy Coach Tamra Waye (Coaching on Thursday)
2021 STAFFING Cont...
SPECIALIST TEACHERS
SUPPORT STAFF
Role Teacher
Education Support Kirsty Sideris (Mon - Thurs)
EALD and ATSI Nancy Elder (Tues - Thurs)
Japanese Juno Oka
Technologies Karen Pilgrim
Art Michelle Bawden
Performing Arts Emily Adamson
Physical Education Jack Dale
Physical Education Chloe Jones
Role Support Person
Business Manager Stef Marston
Executive Assistant / Finance Officer Adele Egarr
Admin and Finance Officer Megan Lang
Admin Officer / Out of School Hours Sport Tash Withers
ICT Support Henry Grant
Library Manager Suzanne Fisher
Classroom Support / Intervention/ Finance Window / SAPSASA Admin / Lost Property
Jan-Marie Shaw
Classroom Support / Reception / Library Karen van Hattem
Classroom Support Amanda McGrath
Classroom Support Bev Watton
Classroom Support Marg Lannan
Classroom Support Ruth Kennedy
Classroom Support Suzy Mills
Classroom Support Ashlee Pedrick
Classroom Support Gayle Irwin
Classroom Support Rachel Bakes
Classroom Support Tom Clark
Classroom Support Brooke Coulls
Classroom Support Demi Larner
Classroom Support Jane Richardson
OSHC Director Tammy Hawrylkiw
Canteen Manager Kelly Gilbert
Canteen Assistant Tanya Whalland
Pastoral Care Worker (PCW) Pamela Hansen (Thurs)
Grounds Bruce Ford (Mon, Thurs)
LIBRARY After a short week we are finally up and running with classes visiting each week. It is so rewarding to see their happy smiling faces again and to witness the enthusiasm of borrowing books. Our theme for this year is space to coincide with upcoming events:
Term 2: National Simultaneous Storytime—’Give me some space’ by Philip Bunting
Term 3: Book Week—New Worlds, Old Worlds, Other Worlds
We have a fantastic range of books on space, solar systems and space travel etc. and I will build on this genre throughout the year. A display of our solar system is on show in the Library covering interesting facts about the planets and their moons.
The PRC is now under way and students have 3 terms to register 12 books on their forms. A very easy target considering the number of books they borrow and read each week. Our school has an incredible focus on reading and this shows with the students’ enthusiasm to complete this challenge. We also encourage the students to broaden their reading range for this challenge.
Issue 1 Loop orders are due Friday 12 February. I have amended the room numbers for the Reception classes on the Scholastic website. Suzanne Fisher - Library Manager
2021 SA PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE UPDATE
FINANCE NEWS
LIBRARY CHATTER
MATERIAL & SERVICES 2021 The 2021 Materials and Services invoices for all students were mailed late January to addresses in our school database. These invoices are due in full on 7th March 2021, unless you have arranged for a direct debit agreement and are making regular payments. If you wish to have regular payments taken out via direct debit, please contact the school.
EXCURSION PRE-PAYMENT Excursion pre-payment invoices for 2021 went home via your child on the first week of school. These are due 8th March 2021, unless on a direct debit agreement. There were a lot of outstanding amounts from 2020 due to COVID-19 cancellations, so credits were applied for all amounts over $5.00 to your child’s account. This credit was sent home with the Material and Services invoice. If you did not get a credit it was because the excursion pre-payment being used in full in 2020.
The school office is open from 8.30am - 10:00am each school day to receipt payments. Payments can be made by cash, cheque, Visa or MasterCard in person, online or over the phone.
Online payment with Credit card Go to www.clgps.sa.edu.au and select ‘Parent Information’ and then ‘Fees and Payments’. Click on the School BPOINT link which will take you to the payments page.
School Card Applications for School Card (financial assistance) need to be completed every year, for every eligible child. If you have not yet applied for School Card and think you are eligible, I encourage you to do so as soon as possible. Applications for all forms are now online at: https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/financial-help-scholarships-and-grants/school-card-scheme Stef Marston Business Manager [email protected]
Our instrumental music programme has started again. It takes place on Monday mornings in half hour group sessions
with various instruments offered. The opportunity to learn an instrument is offered to students in Years 5-7. Learning a
musical instrument helps students to read music, persistence, with a difficult piece, self-motivation to practice at
home, and coordination. Playing music also fills you with a sense of accomplishment; students feel good about
mastering a song, difficult chord, or instrument!
We are privileged to be able host instrumental music lessons at Colonel Light Gardens due to the number of students
involved. We have two Department for Education music teachers visit the school to teach the following instruments:
If your child is interested in learning an instrument this year please fill in this expression of interest form
Instruments can be hired through the Department for Education if there is availability. For further information or
questions please contact me at: [email protected]
Penny Rowe, Assistant Principal
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
CLARINET TROMBOME FLUTE
BASS GUITAR TRUMPET PERCUSSION
SAXOPHONE EUPHONIUM & TUBA
RESULT OF OUR 2020 CLG FOOD DRIVE
Thank you to Colonel Light Gardens Primary School for your kind donation to Foodbank South Australia. Your donation of 360kg equates to 720 meals for those in need.
Last year, Foodbank were supporting more than 126,000 South Australians every month. This has increased exponentially. While supporting the 126,000 South Australians, we are providing ongoing food relief support to those in the regions impacted by the bush fires and the referrals to our food hubs have increased as a result of the impacts of COVID-19. We appreciate your donation enormously.
More than food, your donation shows that our community cares about them.
SCHOOL PHOTOS
FUNDRAISING NEWS
To raise money for our Bike shed upgrade, these are the proposed events for the year so far. Stay tuned for more information…
If you’d like to be a part of our wonderful Fundraising committee, please keep an eye out for our next meeting date or send an email to [email protected] You can have as much involvement as you wish. It really is a fun and rewarding way of being part of the school community. You can join any meeting throughout the year, even if you haven’t attended a meeting before. Babies and toddlers are always welcome! Please ensure you have completed the volunteer accreditation and check in at the office.
COMMUNITY NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS Cont...
COMMUNITY NEWS Cont...
