MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 1

27/1

AUSTRALIA DAY

PUBLIC

HOLIDAY

28/1 29/1 30/1 31/1

WEEK 2

3/2 4/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

5/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

6/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

7/2

WEEK 3

10/2 11/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

12/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

13/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

14/2

WEEK 4

17/2 18/2 3.30PM GOVERNING

COUNCIL AGM

Parent Teacher Interviews

3.30– 5.30

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

19/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

20/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

21/2

WEEK 5

24/2 25/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

26/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

27/2

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

28/2

WEEK 6

2/3 3/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

4/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

5/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

6/3

PUPIL FREE DAY

WEEK 7

9/3

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

ADELIADE CUP

10/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

11/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

12/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

13/3

WEEK 8

16/3 17/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

18/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

19/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

20/3

WEEK 9

23/3

NAPLAN

PRACTISE TEST

24/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

25/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

26/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

27/3

WEEK 10

30/3 31/3

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

1/4

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

2/4

Breakfast club

8.15-8.45am

3/4

WEEK 11

6/4 7/4 8/4 9/4

SPORTS DAY

LAST DAY TERM

2PM FINISH

10/4

GOOD

FRIDAY

R-2 Swimming

TERM 1 2020 DIARY DATES

Introducing…

Christie Downs Primary School’s ‘Class of 2020’ Seniors,

The lead students have decided on some goals for the year. One of which is to set a

wonderful example for the rest of the school to follow. They also aim to be role

models and show all of the school values throughout the year.

The senior students have many great opportunities to grow as individuals and as a

community this year. Many of the students will take part in Project Enterprise as well

as City School which provides students with authentic experiences in workplace

environments.

The graduating students of 2020 will also have the opportunity to celebrate their time

spent at primary school and transition to high school through a Graduation

Celebration. The year 7 students will have the opportunity to include their ideas and

voice in the organisation of the celebration. As 2020 is the final year of primary school

for the year 7s, some of the students

have also designed a print to go on the

back of a year 7 t-shirt as memorabilia

of their time at Christie Downs Primary

School.

Students and Teachers alike are looking

forward to all the amazing and exciting

opportunities that lie ahead for 2020.

Nathan Evans on behalf of all Year 7

Class Teachers

School Student Leaders

March 2020 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

Counsellor: Jo Swift

Elizabeth Road, Christie Downs, SA 5164

Tel: (08) 8382 3266

Fax: (08) 8382 2205

TERM 1 ISSUE 2

"Children

and young

people are

at the

centre of

everything

we do"

IMPORTANT DATES FOR

TERM 1 IN 2020

Public holiday

Adelaide Cup

9th March

SPORTS DAY

&

LAST DAY

TERM 1

2PM FINISH

9th April

PUPIL FREE DAY

6th March

Rec - yr 2

Swimming

30 March - 3rd April

Marine Life Banksia 5

Our class had some questions about fish. Hannah

wanted to know what a fish felt like and Sophie

wanted to know does a fish eat shark? Emily

wanted to know how a fish swims.

We were very lucky to get a fish donated to us from

Jacko’s Fish on Beach Road for us to look at closely.

So a big thank you to them from Banksia 5.

Sascha Boothey - Class Teacher .

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Rachel and I

have been appointed the new Chairperson of our school

Governing Council for 2020, taking over from our 2019

Chairperson, the dedicated Vicky Rawlings, who will be

staying on as our Chair of Fundraising. We would all like to

extend our sincere thanks to Vicky for her

appointment.

I am also pleased to announce that Joanne Betts will be

joining us as our new Deputy Chair for 2020 and

Nancy Barclay has been reappointed as Staff

Representative. I’m glad to be given the opportunity to

work closely with our staff and families to continue to

make our school a friendly, supportive, productive and

safe environment for our children.

The team are already busy organising events for the year

ahead and details will be passed along to families once

they are finalised.

If any parents or caregivers would like to have a chat to

raise any ideas, suggestions or concerns to the Governing

Council please feel free to contact

me via the front

office.

Rachel Haniford

Chairperson

Governing Council

Governing Council

Lilly Pilly 1 students have had a busy and exciting start to the school year! We have especially

enjoyed our morning literacy blocks, where students access literacy through play,

phonological awareness/phonics groups, buddy reading, writing groups and spelling. Lilly Pilly 1 has

especially enjoyed our buddy reading lessons with Banksia 3 (Mr D’s year 6/7 class). During this time,

buddy partners begin their lesson with a conversation with at least 5

interactions back and fourth which is called ‘Strive for 5.’ The

partners then practise sight words together and then listen to each

other.

The year 6/7 buddies are in charge of asking

the little buddies questions to

improve their comprehension. We have

really enjoyed reading with the big

buddies and it has also lead to positive

friendships in the yard. Here are some

photos of us engaged in buddy reading.

Bec Denyer - Class Teacher

Buddy Reading

Science this term is being shared between two teachers,

Amy Nagesh works Mondays-Wednesdays and Thys Byrt is

in Thursdays and Fridays. Thys Byrt will then be teaching

Science for the rest of the year.

This term the area of Science we are focusing on is Biology.

With Mrs Nagesh, Daniel and Nathan’s classes are looking

at animal adaptions, ecosystems and the impact that

human beings have had on our environment. Andrea’s,

Courtney’s, Adam’s, Sascha’s and Nikki’s classes are

exploring animal lifecycles and will be looking at prehistoric

animals later in the term, while Bec’s, Cassie’s, Deidre’s and

Nancy’s classes are exploring animal habitats

It has been great to see the children settling into their new

routines and getting to know

so many new personalities

and interests!

Thys Burt - STEM Teacher

Science in 2020

What a great start of the year for the students in Jacaranda 1, quickly settling into their

new learning space and establishing new routines. The students were excited to find

out that we have a class pet, Lady Olga. Lady Olga is a bearded dragon and is 6 years

old.

During the week students help give Lady Olga a bath; we are learning to be gentle, to

hold her properly and to dry her off. After her bath the students are excited to watch

her explore the classroom or outside in our courtyard.

Our favourite thing to do is to feed her; so far we have found out that she loves to eat

raspberries, apples, alfalfa sprouts and crickets.

Here are some photos of us taking care of Lady Olga.

Cassie Newbery - Class Teacher

Jacaranda 1

“She eats grapes and

bananas” -

Kalell

“She feels spikey” -

Arleigh

“I think she is beautiful” -

Leon

Marine Life Banksia 5

This term Banksia 5 are learning about Marine Life.

We have read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

and we made our own rainbow fish and turtles.

Sascha Boothey - Class Teacher

Digital Technologies

We are thrilled to be offering Digital Technologies as a specialist subject in 2020. Students accessing this include

the junior and middle primary mainstream classes, and most of our disability unit classes. On Mondays and

Tuesdays, Alex McGrath is teaching Digital Technologies, while Danni Lach is teaching Digital Technologies on

Thursdays and Fridays. Classes are based in the computer room.

Over the course of this year, students will have lots of opportunities to develop their increasingly important

information and communication technologies skills (ICT skills), while focusing on the Digital Technologies

curriculum. As a part of this, students will be learning to use digital systems, develop computational thinking,

interpret and represent data in meaningful ways and create digital solutions; all while working ethically and

respectfully. Throughout the year, students will be working with a variety of computer systems and devices

including desktop computers and iPads. They will also be exploring robotics and coding. So much fun ahead!

Already there has been much exciting and impressive work being produced by students. Here are some

examples:

Alex McGrath - Digital Tech

Teacher

Students from LP1 and LP2 have been making

models of the hardware of desktop computers.

They have also been learning to log on and type

their names.

Students from JA3 and JA4

have been exploring old

and new technologies and

comparing digital and

non-digital approaches.

Students from EU2 and EU3 have

been practising their touch

typing on Typing Tournament.

They are currently working on

multimedia books on the iPads,

for our new listening station.

Students from BA6, BA4 and EU1

sorting images of digital systems

into hardware or software

categories.

All students in the Special

Classes have been using the Book

Creator App on the iPads to

present their learning via ebooks

and to develop ICT skills.