20 March 2018

Principal’s Report

Last week we received confirmation that the funding to remove six buildings from our school site has been secured for this financial year. The removal of these building represents a significant step as we seek to redesign our learning spaces to meet the changing needs of our students. Work is due to be completed before the end of June and we will keep you updated regarding developments. In addition to this during the coming weeks we will be completing the work outlined in our recent tree audit. A total of thirty-three trees are due to be removed with a further fifty-nine requiring intervention work. Whilst all current safety measures will be in place during the work we do encourage all community members to be aware of the risks if they are visiting the site outside of working hours during this time.

During 2017 we received feedback from a number of families regarding both the format and the timing of our academic reports. We believe that the switch to Daymap has not only resolved a number of issues relating to format but also led to a significant improvement in the content of the reports. As a result of feedback relating to the timing of reports we have made the following changes for 2018:

Term 1 – Full written report in print format
Term 2 – Grades only report
Term 3 - Full written report available in both electronic and print format
Term 4 – Grades only report

We believe that this format will give students the opportunity to reflect on their achievements and set targets for improvement during each semester. The addition of the grade only report will also give feedback on progress towards the achievement of those essential individual goals. We are also confident that the introduction of electronic reports will improve access for both students and families and enable them to fully reflect on their achievements and celebrate success. These electronic reports are part of the next stage of the Daymap rollout we are currently working towards and I will keep families updated on this important development.

Andrew Gilsenan-Reed

Primary Post

Come along to our first Primary Assembly for Term 1. The Reception class will be hosting on Wednesday and we look forward to seeing you there.

The following assemblies will be held at the following times:

This Friday we have National ‘Ride2School’ Day; it coincides nicely with the RAA lessons and recent visit from the Skate Park committee, who were seeking interest from our students in regards to the overall design.

Research shows that riding, scooting, skating or walking to school contributes to students’ physical activity level (recommended 60 min. minimum per day) and makes them more focused and ready to learn than those who are driven.

Primary Pics

3/4 MATHS IN ART

WRITING IN RECEPTION

Monday Morning Coffee

Drop in and grab a coffee at our next catch up between

Alternatively if you would like to share any great ideas we would love to hear from you.

It’s not all cake sales.

We Need You

We are looking for active, fun loving, mums, dads, carers and relatives to join us to continue to provide our children with a safe, challenging, inspiring and fun school environment.

Come along to our Volunteer RAN Training: Thursday 3rd May 2018 (Week 1 Term 2), to ensure you have the necessary requirements to begin working with the school. We look forward to seeing you.

Aspiring to Inspire

Monique Carcuro
Primary School Coordinator

Subject Report

Sports Day

Congratulations to all students who participated in Sports Day this year. It was wonderful to see our new sports shirts on display, they certainly looked fantastic!

It was magnificent day weather wise for the carnival and maximum student participation was apparent. I would like to thank all of the volunteers that helped set up the shades and equipment for events on the morning. Also, a huge thank you to all of the families and community members who worked in the canteen and prepared food items for the day. It was great to have Hawker Area School here to support our Sports Day, as well as families from School of the Air. There were some amazing individual performances on display and some records were broken.

Well done to the House Captains on their preparation and organisation in the lead up to the day. They were involved in recording and preparing for running heats prior to the day and encouraging students to participate in events.

We have approximately 30 students from both QAS and Hawker AS representing us at the MNSEC carnival in Jamestown today. We wish them all the best for their events and have no doubt that they will represent us in a positive light. We look forward to hearing results. Students who excel today in Jamestown should be selected to represent the region in Adelaide later in the term.

Sports Day

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Sports Day

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Sports Day Award Winners

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Sports Day Award Winners

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SSSSA Swimming

After the success of our efforts at the MNSEC Carnival in Booleroo, eight of our students were selected to swim in the combined MNSEC team in Adelaide on Tuesday 6th March. Abraham Tuckwell (team captain), Chloe Hilder, Tom Millington, Tayla Finlay, Aiden Hately, Zoe Maloney and Jayde Finlay represented our school proudly. The MNSEC team competed in the B Grade competition and finished 3rd overall.

Library

Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is being held in the Library this week. Reasonably priced books from the extensive Scholastic range – proceeds benefit the School/Community Library. Cash sales only.

Storytime

Miscellaneous Reports

2018 ICAS Testing

Quorn Area School is once again offering students the opportunity to participate in the UNSW ICAS Assessments in 2018. If your child would like to participate in any of the subjects being offered, please contact Michelle in the Finance Office before the 21st March. Further information on the testing can be found by clicking on the link provided.

Surplus Furniture

Student Placement – Hosting