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NAIDOC week is coming up from July 2-9 which is the final week of Term 2.
The theme for this year is 'FOR OUR ELDERS'.
We would like to invite our elders, be they Grandparents, Aunties or Uncles to come along for an open afternoon on the last day of term.
This will be Friday 7 July from 2:00-2:55pm.
Elders will be able to visit classrooms and share stories and books. There will also be opportunities for sharing and comparing stories of what school was like when they were young and how this is the same or different to going to school today.
Please note that the Kindergarten class will undertake some activities the week beforehand as Tania Steenholdt will be on Long Service Leave during the last week of Term 2, and also as Friday is not a Kindergarten day.
The Department of Health (DoH) and Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) are working together to raise awareness about the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping, as well as how to find support to quit.
Know the facts about vaping. Vapes can contain harmful chemicals that are found in cleaning products, nail polish remover, weed killer or even bug spray.
To learn more about vaping, visit https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/about-us/projects/child-student-wellbeing/vaping/
It’s cold and the flu season is upon us and we will all have children that will be away from school at some stage.
Please be aware that the canteen is unable to cancel your order after 10am on Wednesday and are unable to do any IOU's or carry overs from week to week. It is a lot of work to run the canteen, and I am not able to keep track of all the students and families that have money in credit, also the food has already been purchased and then the canteen will be out of pocket.
All money raised goes back to the P&F fundraising and helps purchase items for the school.
Thank you for your continued support.
Laura Corbett
On Monday 19th June at 2pm the Sharing Assembly will feature a drama performance by students from Grades 1/2/3.
Christmas in July Raffle
Please help the students by selling your booklet of tickets. All funds raised goes back into the school to purchase items to help improve your child's experience and education.
Please return tickets and money to the office by Monday 3rd July for the draw on Tuesday 4th July.
If you would like your child to receive the Fissure Sealant and Fluoride Program and have lost your form, please contact the school for another.
Oral Health Services Tasmania will accept late forms.
Please ensure all information is filled out and the form signed.
If you do not want your child to be in the program please tick NO, sign the form and return it to school.
Our Staff member in the spotlight this week is our
Grade 5/6 teacher Tamara Tucker
Full name: Tamara Anne Tucker
Birth date: 15th October.
Favourite colour: All the colours of nature.
People in your family: Husband, children, six chooks, a ram, dog and cat
Hobbies: Read and sleep and hike and being outside in nature.
What's one thing about you people might not know?
I swam for the state of New South Wales in primary school.
What was your dream job as a child?
A full time mother and a teacher. I am fortunate I got to do both.
If you could have anything for lunch, what would it be?
Mrs Bender's chocolate eclairs.
What's the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.
Interviewers
Lani & Clancy
Our Kindergarten is a hive of activities, stories, singing, laughter, dancing, ideas, questions, and conversation. At any moment there are children exploring art ideas, engaged in conversation and story at our small world play tables, reading, drawing, making, practicing writing their names, cooking, preparing lunch, setting and decorating tables for lunch on our cooking days, cooperating in play, counting, building, engaged in dramatic play and working out solutions together. Outside, the children spend time on country in our bush playground, exploring culture, exploring the bush, building, talking, expanding their vocabularies, learning about fire safety (and how to find the perfect stick to toast the perfect marshmallow) and improving their gross motor skills. In the playground, they are now often engaged in complex games involving rules they are making up, ideas, testing theories and again, co-operating with one another. This all looks like lots of fun, and it is, it should be! Added to this fun, there is so much learning going on – socially, literacy, numeracy, science, improving motor skills, arts, culture…
We are fortunate to have a small class this year and there are so many benefits for this group of children. They have become a tight-knit kindergarten family who treat each other with respect, work together beautifully, take care of our space and one another. I am proud of each and every one of them.
Tania Steenholdt
