Dear Parent/Caregivers,

Thank you to everyone who attended the Acquaintance Night and Governing Council AGM. It was pleasing to see so many families take the opportunity to visit classrooms and meet your child’s teachers. At the AGM I had the opportunity to present our Annual Report and Site Learning Plan (SLP).

Governing Council Representatives

At our recent AGM, we accepted nominations and voted in our new Governing Council members.

I am pleased to announce the following people as our members for 2025.

New Members – Alex Yap, Alice Goldsworthy

Returning Members – Natasha Hansen, Rebecca Benfell, Phoebe Wallish, Tegan Forder, Tori Duncan, Amber Briggs, Sheree James

It is great to see some new faces and the passion that all members have for our school. If you have any questions regarding school issues, please feel free to approach any of our members.

Student Free Day

Last Friday, staff attended a training day to introduce the new SA Curriculum in mathematics. Le Fevre and Largs Bay staff both worked together with a common purpose. The focus of the day was to connect curriculum to dispositions in learning. Dispositions in learning relates to students being resilient learners, having a positive mindset, being flexible in thinking, problem solvers and being reflective, to name a few.

NAPLaN (Online)

This week students in Years 3 and 5 have begun their NAPLaN Online tests. So far we have completed both the writing and reading components, with Conventions of Language and Numeracy to follow. It is pleasing to see our students apply effort in doing their best. NAPLaN provides a small insight into the learning of our students. During Parent-Teacher interviews in week 9 you will have the opportunity to check-in with class teachers on the progress and learning of your child.  Please see the flyer on how to book an interview later in the newsletter.

Facililties

On Tuesday morning I had the pleasure of taking Susan Close, our local member of parliament, for a tour of the upgrade to building 3. Works are progressing well with the installation of walls, air-conditioning units as well as electrical work. The works will continue to progress with the anticipation of the rooms being available to move back in towards the end of June.

SAPSASA Swimming

Congratulations to Gray C who has been selected in the Port SAPSASA swimming team.

At the PORT SAPSASA swim trials, Gray came 2nd in the 100m Backstroke & 50 Freestyle and 1st in Breaststroke.

Gray will compete at the State Day Swimming Championships on Friday 4th April at Oaklands Park, where we wish him the best of luck.

Student Free Days

Our Student Free Days and School Closure for the remainder of the year are listed below and have been approved by the Governing Council.  They are as follows:

Term 2 – Friday 6th June

Term 3 – Monday 21st July

Term 3 – Monday 1st September (Closure)

Term 4 – Friday 7th November

SAPSASA Softball

Congratulations to Marley who has been selected in the Port SAPSASA Softball team who will compete on the 26th March – 28th March.

Reminder

Friday 11th April - Last day of Term 1 - 2pm dismissal.

Kind regards,

Bob Bowden

On Monday 3^rd March the Parliament Ministers went to the Convention Centre with Mrs. Demasi and Ms Leah to the 'Dream and Lead Conference'. It is a one-day, highly engaging event designed to support primary school students in discovering their leadership potential, whilst providing them with strong foundations to succeed. Throughout the day, students participated in purposeful activities developing their problem-solving skills and increasing confidence and independence.

In the first session we heard from Amber who is the 2025 Young Australia of the Year. Amber founded the South Australia Youth Forum at the age of 17. We heard about her experiences in becoming a leader and her message was leadership is more than just a badge it’s something from within.

The second session we heard from the founder of Youth Leadership Academy Australia, Wil Massara. We completed an activity using a 4 steps framework to help solve an issue within our school. A takeaway from Wil’s presentation was “Our age does not determine our ability to achieve extraordinary things”

In the third session we heard from Nathan Strempel. He is a dynamic and engaging speaker who has spent over a decade equipping more than 50,000 students with the tools and insights needed to enhance their wellbeing and resilience. One takeaway from Nathan was it takes 5 seconds for your brain to convince your heart to change your decision.

“It was very inspiring and fun to learn about leadership skills” - Ivy & Olivia.

“It was inspirational to see what we can do as leaders to make a change at our school”- Patrick, Dylan & Bradley.

“Leadership is not a word, it’s a habit”- Tyler.

Kaurna Day at the University of Adelaide

What an incredible day celebrating Kaurna Culture, language, and traditions! Students had the opportunity to engage in silk painting, weaving and dance workshops, as well as learning about native animals. They also enjoyed traditional games and practices, making it a truly immersive and enriching experience.

A huge thank you to the University of Adelaide, the Aboriginal Education team Jess, Bayden and Kahlia, and to all the teachers and parents who supported the day. Your efforts made this a meaningful and memorable experience for everyone involved!

Our Year 6 student's and their teachers did their bit for "Clean Up Australia Day" by walking as a group to Semaphore beach and picking up rubbish, such a fantastic effort by all. They then had some free beach time together to strengthen relationships and enjoyed a hot chip lunch before returning to school where they joined the rest of the student's in a whole school clean up! Great job everyone!