Dear Parent/Caregivers,

Effective communication with our families is vital and helps support the community know about upcoming activities, events and also the learning occurring in classrooms.

Our Seesaw platform is working well and is the easiest and most effective way for us to inform families about classroom news and events. SZapp supports the school with whole school information. Please ensure that you regularly check the apps to ensure that you receive our latest updates.

Please feel free to contact the classroom teacher if you have any concerns regarding the learning of your child.

Parent/Teacher interviews are occurring next week between 25th March and 28th March. A note has been sent home to all families and also via SeeSaw. Please ensure that you have booked a time with your respective child’s teacher/s.

Our Governing Council AGM was held last Monday, 18th March.

I am pleased to announce the following parents have been nominated and elected to the Governing Council for 2023.

Sarah Gentilcore, Natasha Hansen (Treasurer), Rebecca Benfell, Phoebe Wallish (Chairperson), Tori Duncan, Amber Briggs, Sheree James (Deputy Chairperson) and Tegan Forder (Secretary). I look forward to working with them throughout the year.

NAPLaN (Online)

Over the past week students in year 3 & 5 completed NAPLaN Online.

The tests covered Literacy (Language Conventions, Writing and Reading) & Numeracy.

The results gained from the tests provide us with data that we analyse and then use to program appropriately for our students.

Students with Disabilities and SSO’s in Classrooms

All students have different learning requirements. Over the first 7 weeks at school, teachers have been working hard to establish positive teacher- student relationships with their class. We have been focusing on creating safe conditions for rigorous learning. As we move through term 1, the focus moves to understanding what students know, can do and understand and designing learning programs to build on their understandings.

SSO’s and support staff play a significant role in supporting students and teachers.

School Sport

Congratulations to Gray who has been selected in the Port SAPSASA swimming team and will compete in the State Championships on Tuesday 9th April. He will be participating in the following events: Butterfly, Backstroke, Freestyle and the relays.

Congratulations to Hugh and Iris who have both been selected in the Port SAPSASA Softball teams. The SAPSASA state carnival will be held at Barratt Reserve, 25th – 27th March.

Important Diary Dates for 2023

Term 1:

Parent Teacher interviews: Monday 25th March –Thursday 28th March

Shark Cup – Baseball: Wednesday 27th March

Good Friday: 29th March

Easter Monday: 1st April

Year 4/5 Arbury Park Camp: Wed 3rd April – Friday 5th April
(NB. Kate Newman and Peter Galanos will be attending camp. Year 3’s will be attending learning programs in alternate classrooms)

SAPSASA Athletics: Thursday 4th April

Kind Regards, 

Bob Bowden

On Thursday 21st March we started Harmony Day celebrations with orange pancakes served at breakfast club. There were over 280 pancakes made, and with only a handful left over, they were certainly a hit! A huge thank you to Amy Radford and Wendy for preparing the pancakes.

We continued the celebrations with a whole school picnic out on the oval. It was a perfect way to come together as a community, celebrating the many different cultures within our school. Thank you to all the staff and students for making today a wonderful celebration.

In the Year 1 classes this term we have been learning about "light & sound" in Science. We have learnt all about how sound travels through the air.

We learnt that sound is produced when something vibrates. Vibrations then cause the body around it, such as water or air, to move. 

We have been having lots of fun participating in hands on experiments testing out the difference between high and low pitch and also created our very own instruments, Kazoo’s, to investigate what vibrations can feel and look like. 

On Thursday 29th February, 9 students plus Miss Leah and Mrs Demasi went to the Youth Lead and Dream Conference held at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Throughout the day we heard stories from different people about their lives and journeys which led them to become leaders.

We did lots of fun activities which gave us different skills such as learning how to solve problems using effective communication, games that led us to meet new people pushing us out of our comfort zone.

During our first break, we were given a challenge to ‘network’ with students from other schools. We met a total of 5 new students.

Our take-aways from this conference were

“No matter what your age is, you can still achieve things that your heart desires’”- Olivia

“Nothing can change if nothing changes”- Willow

“No matter what you are going through, you can still accomplish your goals”- Charlee

We had a fantastic time and learnt a lot of new skills to bring back to our school and share with the rest of the students.

Congratulations to Tyler and Gray who completed at the Port SAPSASA Swimming Carnival. The boys had a great day and represented Le Fevre with pride. Extra special mention to all the ribbons they brought home!