Term 2 Week 10, 6th July 2017 Settlers Farm Campus R-7 Phone: 82806866 Fax: 82806403 School Email: dl.1851.info@schools.sa.edu.au www.settlersr7.sa.edu.au INSIDE THIS ISSUE Principal s News SFC Cancer Council Australia s Biggest Morning Tea Photos Skeleton Crew Visit R-3 Volcanoes By H05 Student Leaders News School Disco Photos G01 Australian Art Poetry By C02 Cats Woolworths Earn and Learn Vacation Care Program for the July School Holidays COMING EVENTS End of Term 2 Friday 7th July Early Dismissal 2.05pm Casual Clothing Gold Coin Donation School (Term 3) Resumes Monday 24th July Dear Families, We are at the end of yet another term. Don t forget that school finishes at 2:05pm this Friday. Reports will be coming home this week. If you would like to discuss anything in the report with your child s teacher I have no doubt they would be more than happy to speak with you. In last week s newsletter we added information about understanding the grading system of reports. This may assist you in your queries. Our disco on Friday raised $1600, which is almost three times more than last year; perhaps it was the addition of the snacks? It was a huge success. Thank you so much to all members on the fundraising committee and in particular Ann Shepherdson, Val Kamilow and Lisa Muhlback who worked tirelessly on the day to make it the great success that it was. This year s organisation and delivery was outstanding! Fundraising money this year is for improving our grounds. It is the Governing Council that decides on the projects from fundraising and also monitor where the funds are spent. Reconciliation Day on Tuesday was another fabulous event, adding to so many this term. Another huge thank you to this committee! Hopefully you heard all about it from the students. Homestead classes and some specialist teachers have moved during this week in preparation for our STEM Works which is due to commence these holidays. This is always a huge undertaking, particularly during a busy term. Builders are on tight schedules to meet DECD timelines which does not give us much wiggle room on the timing. After having been through the BER project and other Capital Works projects many times we have learned that is short term pain for long term gain. The new facilities will add so much to our learning environment and our programs. I certainly hope that families have some wonderful together time planned for these holidays. Stay well and safe. Rest up well as there are so many more events to come this year. Kind regards, Tanya Below is a statement from Alan Reid about our public education system Tanya Oshinsky Principal Jo Sayers Deputy Principal Students with Special Needs Maureen Williams Student Wellbeing Senior Leader Sarah Crosby Improvement in Teaching & Learning Senior Leader Ann Shepherdson Innovation in Teaching & Learning Senior Leader Paula Mulholland Kindergarten Director Jan Hutchison OSHC Director Our public education system- worth protecting Many of us take our public education system for granted. It has just always been there. But changes over the decades have eroded the status and funding of our public schools. Alan Reid, a Professor at the University of South Australia has studied our public school system and is alerting us to its value to Australia society. The public system serves ALL children and seeks to level the playing field in order to give every child equal access to the benefits of a good life. It is important that everyone understands the vital role that the public school systems plays in creating a fair Australian community. Alan says that the public education system is there as a common good that is a service to benefit all Australians regardless of income or background. The first step in defending and promoting public education is to return to the foundational understandings upon which public education has been built, to ensure that these inform policy and practice in Australian education, and that these foundational understandings are preserved and strengthened, rather than ignored or diminished RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL BEST
Settlers Farm Campus R-7 Staff held the Cancer Council s Biggest Morning Tea on Tuesday 20th June. Staff supplied a delicious spread of food and donated much needed money to the cause. Staff raised an amazing $445!!! 2
Sammy and the Professor presented a show to Reception years 3 students through songs, movement and audience interaction teaching the 3 things needed to keep our bones healthy... Calcium Vitamin D Exercise SFC raised $352.70 (Well Done!!) 3
4 In Science, H05 students have been working on physical changes and chemical changes. Last Thursday in groups of three in the sand pit, we made volcanoes. The ingredients were vinegar, bi-carbonate soda, dishwashing detergent and food colouring. In our groups, we constructed our volcanoes by moulding the sand around a bottle, with top left off. The bottle acted like the magma chamber, vent and crater in a real volcano. Next, we made a mixture with the bi-carbonate soda, dish washing liquid and the food colouring and then tipped it all into the volcano.
5 Lastly, we added the vinegar. BOOM! Each of our volcanoes erupted. Do you know what sort of change it was? It was a chemical change. The vinegar reacted with the bi-carb soda a chemical change took place when the carbon dioxide was produced. Bi-carb soda + vinegar = gas (Carbon dioxide). (C02) -> pressure -> eruption
6 Paralowie High S chool Transition On Friday 23 rd of June, Ghost gum's year 6/7 s went to Paralowie High School for a transition visit. The subjects were art/tech, PE/science, music/ science, and digital tech/inquiry. The groups were sorted to do 2 activities during the sessions. DISCO On Friday the 30 th, the whole of Settlers Farm had a school Disco. The Disco was located in the Hall. Children were permitted to either wear casual clothes or fancy dress. The best Disco dancers won prizes from the DJ. The DJ also had an awesome smoke machine. The year sevens enjoyed the disco, and loved dancing to all the older songs that brought back some awesome old school nostalgia.
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Our class has been exploring Australian themed art this term to link in with our History and Geography components of the curriculum. We also drew close ups of gum leaves and did Aboriginal dot paintings. Students experimented with colour and noted that Australian plants, particularly Eucalyptus plants, have a wide variety of colour schemes. 8
9 Cats! Cats, cats, cats, cute cats, nice cats, ginger, scratchy, mean cats. These are just a few. Don t forget fluffy cats. Last of all, best of all, I like miniature cats. By Shaye Cats! Cats, cats, cats, cute cats, scratchy cats, ginger, fluffy, cuddly cats. These are just a few. Don t forget sleepy cats. Last of all, best of all, I like spotty cats. By Lailah Cats! Cats, cats, cats, meowing cats, hunting cats, sneaky, fluffy, fat cats. These are just a few. Don t forget noisy cats. Last of all, best of all, I like spotty cats. By Chase Cats! Cats, cats, cats, noisy cats, fat cats, fluffy, cute, white cats. These are just a few. Don t forget hunting cats. Last of all, best of all, I like ginger cats. By Pari
10 Runs 26th July to 19th September 2017 Anyone can help our school earn some amazing resources Earn one sticker for every $10 spent at Woolworths. Complete the Sticker Sheets. Drop the Sheets in a Collection Box for our School. (located at our local shops and in the front office of Settlers Farm Campus R-7).
SETTLERS FARM CAMPUS VACATION CARE PROGRAM 10 th 21 st JULY Monday10th BOWLING CHOICE ADELAIDE OVAL TOUR Bowling The children can participate in 2 fun filled hours of ten pin bowling at Salisbury Bowland. We also have a trophy for the highest score on the day 9:00-12:00pm CHOICE Adelaide Oval Tour Two hour tour of the awesome Adelaide oval. Check out behind the scenes & where the players go. The children will also be participating in a activity. Keep your eyes open too its footy season and there just may be a player or two hanging about. 9:00-2:00pm Bowling Afternoon Tea: Potato Bake Adelaide Oval Tour Afternoon Tea: Potato Bake Tuesday 11 th CASTLEWORLD Castleworld Bring loads of energy, you ll need it to conquer the many inflatables, castles, bungees and obstacle runs. Two hour lock-in full of jam-packed fun and laughter. Don t forget your socks. 10:00-2:30pm Wednesday 12 th MARITIME MUSUEM LATITUDE Maritime Museum (8-) Treasure Island: the other side of the story gives us a glimpse into some of the things that can go wrong while sailing in search of excitement.. 9:00-1:00pm Latitude (9+) At Latitude you can bounce, climb and even fly into a whole new world where there are no limits. It is an acre of integrated trampoline, climbing and aerial activities dedicated to breaking out of our everyday lives. 8:30-12:00pm Maritime Museum Morning Tea:BYO Afternoon Tea: Nachos Latitude Afternoon Tea: Nachos Thursday 13 th FOOTY CLINIC CHOICE SUPER HERO Footy Clinic Get those footy boots ready for today, those that choose will be participating in a footy clinic run by Salisbury Magpies Footy Club at their club rooms. 9:00-3:00pm CHOICE Super Hero Mania Come dressed as your all time favourite superhero. We will be making some superhero cupcakes and jumping cups. You can even get your face painted in super hero theme. 10:00-2:00pm Footy Clinic Super Hero Mania Friday 14 th GAMEROOM ESSENTIALS Game room Essentials Today we have a lockin at a new gaming venue. Children will get to aim, ride, shoot & hit. Enjoy racing with your friends or dancing to the beat and how about a game or two on the awesome arcades 9:00-1:00pm 11
Monday17th WILD ABOUT SCIENCE ICE SKATING Wild about Science (8-) Wild day full of fun and experiments participating in some science activities. Science education unit will be here at 10am to give us a show on chemical catastrophes at 10am 10:00-2:00pm Ice Skating (9+) Put on your skates, that s ice skates, and try to stay on your feet and keep your bottom dry. Show your talent at limbo, dance and much more. Must bring a jumper and socks. 8:30-1:00pm Magic Science Ice Skating Tuesday 18 th FOOTY CLINIC CHOICE MULTICULTURAL DAY Footy Clinic For those that attended the previous session or if this is your first time come along and join in the footy clinic. Today you ll enjoy footy games and learning skills. The clinic is run by Salisbury Magpies Footy Club at their clubrooms. 9:00-3:00pm CHOICE Multicultural Day Today we are celebrating the country of Italy. Games, activities and foods that are traditional to Italy for you to do and taste. 10:00-2:00pm Footy clinic Multicultural Day Lunch: Spaghetti Bolognaise & Pizza Wednesday 19 th FASTA PASTA Fasta Pasta - Salisbury Have your favourite chips, pasta nuggets, pizza and salad. 11:00-1:30pm Lunch: Fasta Pasta Thursday 20 th AMAZING RACE Amazing Race Kids will be placed into teams and set out on a mission to be the first to get their passport stamped in each country. Getting their stamps will depend on them visiting all our destinations and completing a series of challenges. The winning group will be duly rewarded 10:00-2:00pm Afternoon Tea: Scones Friday 21 st CINEMA Cinema We are going to Salisbury Cinema. Children have the choice of 3 movies. Snacks and drinks are permitted in the cinema. 8:30-1:00pm 12