From the Principals... Book Week is one of the favourite weeks of the school year for students and staff. Once again classes have chosen a Book Week book to engage with. Today was our Book Week assembly and it was great to see students dressed up in their costumes and hearing about the wonderful work students have been doing on their focus book. Book Week lunch time activities have kept numerous students very busy this week. The level of creativity and engagement has been remarkable. A big thank you to the SSOs who have organised and run these activities. At our open day parents will have the opportunity to see all the wonderful creations. Wednesday 5 th September is our school Open Day. Parents/caregivers and members of the community will have the opportunity to wander through classrooms and chat to students about what we do at Penola Primary. The day will start at 9am with a Principal’s tour for new and prospecve parents. From 10:00am-12:00pm the school will be open for everyone to explore. You are welcome to stay for the two hours or pop in for 10 minutes. Morning tea will be provided in the library. Environment Group On the 7th August our Environment Group headed to the Naracoorte Caves to aend the third forum this year..... yes Ozzy it was at the caves and we did go the right way! Aſter revising our magic spots that we discovered at the Earthkeepers’ Camp last term we learned about environmental weeds. One of these is Boneseed, a South African plant that establishes itself in bushland and outcompetes nave species. Each plant can produce more than 50,000 seeds and in the space of 20 minutes the 5 of us prevented over 75 million seeds from going into the environment. Great work guys! Aſter lunch Shelley, Pip, Dylan and Todd received another key which they earned because of things they have done to reduce their impact on the environment. Over the next 3 months we will be working hard to introduce more posive changes to the school and to share our knowledge with others. On Friday, 10th August our environment group was invited to aend the annual Waste and Recycling Reducon Challenge Awards ceremony at The Barn. The compeon is sponsored by the Limestone Coast Local Government Associaon (LCLGA) and the awards were presented by the Shadow Minister for Planning and Local Government, Tony Piccolo, and the President of LCLGA, Erika Vickery. We received a special menon for the great work we are doing here at Penola Primary but unfortunately didn't receive any prize money. RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY PENOLA PRIMARY NEWS Issue 12 22nd August 2018 Governing Council Chairperson: Mark De Garis PO Box 125 Principals: Anna Copping [email protected]Penola SA 5277 Olivia Thomas [email protected]School Management Coordinator: Tony O’Connell P: 87372300 Student Wellbeing & Intervention Coordinator: Karmel Finch F: 87372877 W: http://www.penolaps.sa.edu.au
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From the Principals...
Book Week is one of the favourite weeks of the school year for students and staff. Once again classes have chosen a Book Week book to engage with. Today was our Book Week assembly and it was great to see students dressed up in their costumes and hearing about the wonderful work students have been doing on their focus book. Book Week lunch time activities have kept numerous students very busy this week. The level of creativity and engagement has been remarkable. A big thank you to the SSOs who have organised and run these activities. At our open day parents will have the opportunity to see all the wonderful creations.
Wednesday 5th September is our school Open Day. Parents/caregivers and members of the community will have the opportunity to wander through classrooms and chat to students about what we do at Penola Primary. The day will start at 9am with a Principal’s tour for new and prospective parents. From 10:00am-12:00pm the school will be open for everyone to explore. You are welcome to stay for the two hours or pop in for 10 minutes. Morning tea will be provided in the library.
Environment Group
On the 7th August our Environment Group headed to the Naracoorte Caves to attend the third forum this year..... yes Ozzy it was at the caves and we did go the right way! After revisiting our magic spots that we discovered at the Earthkeepers’
Camp last term we learned about environmental weeds. One of these is Boneseed, a South African plant that establishes itself in bushland and outcompetes native species. Each plant can produce more than 50,000 seeds and in the space of 20 minutes the 5 of us prevented over 75 million seeds from going into the environment. Great work guys! After lunch Shelley, Pip, Dylan and Todd received another key which they earned because of things they have done to reduce their impact on the environment. Over the next 3 months we will be working hard to introduce more positive changes to the school and to share our knowledge with others. On Friday, 10th August our environment group was invited to attend the annual Waste and Recycling Reduction Challenge Awards ceremony at The Barn. The competition is sponsored by the Limestone Coast Local Government Association (LCLGA) and the awards were presented by the Shadow Minister for Planning and Local Government, Tony Piccolo, and the President of LCLGA, Erika Vickery. We received a special mention for the great work we are doing here at Penola Primary but unfortunately didn't receive any prize money.
RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY
PENOLA PRIMARY NEWS Issue 12 22nd August 2018
Governing Council Chairperson: Mark De Garis PO Box 125
Afterwards we visited the Caroline Landfill Site to see where all of the waste in the region ends up and then headed to the Mt Gambier Waste Transfer Station to see how they manage the waste and recycling. We also got a sneak peek at the new Mt Gambier Re-use Centre which is opening in October. Anything that can be reused can be taken here for someone else to buy so keep an eye out for their ads.
It was an eye opener to see the mountains of rubbish (especially the soft plastics) that humans produce, but inspirational to see the positive steps our region is taking to reduce the waste that ends up in landfill. Stay tuned for more from our wonderful environment group members.
Father’s Day Stall
The annual Father’s Day stall will be held on Friday the 31st August in the gym immediately following the assembly. All gifts are expertly wrapped by very talented parent helpers and cost $5 each. Students will have the opportunity to select a gift from the huge range of items.
School Football The school football season finished last Sunday with the annual carnival in Naracoorte. Following the carnival, players and their families enjoyed a barbecue and drinks back at McCorquindale Park. A huge thankyou goes to the Wooding family, Windara Bakery and the IGA for their generous donations. Another big vote of thanks goes to coach, Ben Henry, who worked tirelessly with the team throughout the season and I know that he was particularly pleased with the boys’ attitude and skill development over the past few months. Thanks also to those who helped with umpiring, timing, transport...
Hot Shots Tennis This week all classes enjoyed their first taste of the Hot Shots Tennis Program which is being delivered by coach, Dave Boyce, through the Sporting
Schools initiative. The 40-minute lessons are conducted on Mondays and Tuesdays and will continue for the next two weeks. On Tuesday, September 11th our Years 3 and 4 students have been invited to McCorquindale Park to participate in a Hot Shots carnival conducted by TennisSA. A note concerning this will be sent home to relevant families in the near future.
Canteen News
CANTEEN SPECIAL – SAUSAGE SIZZLE
On Wednesday 5th September the Canteen will be offering a sausage in bread for lunch at a cost of $2. Please complete the form that has gone home and return to school with the money by Thursday, 30th August. Just a reminder that the canteen WILL NOT be open at lunch times on Monday and Tuesday. Food will still be available to purchase at recess. This is due to department regulations. The canteen will continue to be open at lunch on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Canteen Duty Friday 24th August—Stacey Marlow 31st August– Lucille Bailey 7th September– Alex Lambert Munchies Roster Monday 27th August - Dee O’Brien, Stacey Walters, Rachael Messenger, Emily Marchant 3rd September—Kelly Mercer, Sue Bell, Ange Lythgo, Kim Wilson 10th September– Stacey Yates, Tina Smith, Cindy Hutchesson, Olivia Thomas
Firewood for Sale 5x4 trailer loads of firewood for sale, at $130 per load. Loads can be delivered within the town limits. Please contact the school if you are interested in purchasing a load of wood.
The Library Needs Your Help!
We have just received a HUGE number of new, levelled texts to be used in Junior Primary. The library is in need of help covering
them, so they can go into the classrooms as soon as possible. There is going to be a morning tea/ covering ses-sion in the library on the next two Thursday morn-ings (August 30th and September 6th) from 9 until 11am. Please come along if you are able. There will be tea, coffee and home baking, as well as good com-pany. This is a great way to spend a morning with friends and meet other parents. Don’t worry if you have never covered books be-fore, SSOs will be there to help out. We would also welcome anyone who wants to take books home to cover. Just drop into the library and we will give you the books, contact and the magic covering tool. Please give Janet a ring in the library if you have any questions.
School Stream
We are looking forward to the new School Stream update being released on the Apple and Google Play Store over the course of the next 7 days.
Please check that you update the app when it’s re-leased. You can even set your phone’s app updates to automatic. Here are the instructions for the Ap-ple App Store (https://goo.gl/mvC9as) and the Google Play Store (https://goo.gl/XCgkL1).
To get the most out of the app features we do rec-ommend registering an account so you can easily manage the content the school sends through.
To register an account, go to the side menu via the top-left corner and click on "Log-in". This is a quick and easy process that will require your first and last name, and a mobile number, email, or Facebook account authorisation.
Once you have registered your account, you will be able to access all of the new app features which will be highlighted in the welcome video which is displayed within the app.
Community News
Everyday Hero - City to Bay The Yates Family (Stacey, Jason, Ethyn and Charlee) are going to do the 6km walk in City to Bay on 16th September to raise money for Penola Primary School. All money raised will be directly donated to the school. Please help us support this amazing school!! Any donations are greatly appreciated. Donation can be made at the following link. https://citybay2018.everydayhero.com/au/team-penola
Free Webcast
Thursday 6 September
'Conversations We Should Be Hav-
ing with Teens About Mental
Health'
Dr Claire Kelly
Topic Summary
Adults are often wary of discussing mental health with
teenagers. Many have internalised pervasive myths about
risks associated with talking about mental health. Others
just do not feel confident that they can communicate well
with them when it comes to sensitive topics. This presen-
tation highlights practical and simple tools which will help
you to talk effectively about mental health to the young
Every lunchtime this week in the library, there are Book Week activities taking place. Book Week’s theme this year is ‘Find Your Treasure’ We think imagination is our treasure, and the activities reflect this. Each session starts with a mystery guest reading their favourite book. Mrs Heyn, dressed and talking like a pirate was defi-nitely a hit! Students have been painting gorgeous water colours of native flowers, creating imaginative treasure maps and recycling toilet rolls into any creation their imagina-tions comes up with. We are loving watching students using the treasure of their imagination!
Who– Students and Staff
What– A fundraiser for the farmers and families
currently in drought
When– The 7th of September
Please come dressed up as a farmer or
something related to farming, and bring a gold
coin donation.
Cyber-safety session with Susan McLean
Cyber safety Parent Session for the SECAV Partnership will be held on:
Tuesday 25th September 2018 at the Millicent Civic & Arts Centre
Commencing at 7.00pm session will run for approx. 90 minutes
