"Excellence and Care"

www.shps.sa.edu.au

Newsletter

9 Ward Street, Salisbury Heights, SA 5109 Phone: 08 8258 7299 Fax: 08 8281 5861 Email: dl.1177.info@schools.sa.edu.au

Friday 24th July Principal: Katherine Holman Deputy Principal: Terry Minos

From the Principal – Katherine Holman Welcome back to Term 3 we hope you had an

enjoyable break. It seems like Term 3 and 4 are going

to be very busy with a few events to be shifted into

these terms due to COVID-19 restrictions. We have

been reminded by our Department that teachers and

students should be prepared in case they need to work

from home at short notice. This may mean taking a

number of things home from school each day and

having any equipment you may need to work from

home ready. Please let us know if your circumstances

have changed and you no longer have a device or

internet available at home.

While parents are allowed back on the grounds for pick

up and drop off we would like to take this opportunity

to remind you that parents and caregivers are not to

enter buildings unless invited. Where possible please

contact teachers by phone or email if you have concerns

or wish to pass on information.

We also ask for your support in not congregating on the

grounds before school or prior to pick up and please

maintain social distancing.

In view of what is happening in Victoria and NSW and

our State Health and Department advice at this stage we

still have a number of restrictions in place including:

the front office will remain restricted to

minimise the number of adults that enter this

space

assemblies will continue online until at least

week 3 and we will advise when audiences

may return

if children or adults are presenting with cold or

flu symptoms they must stay home

if you or family members are waiting for

COVID–19 test results please stay home until

you have been notified of a negative result

continue to practise good hygiene and social

distancing

We appreciate your support in keeping us all safe.

Diary Dates 2020

Term 3

28th & 29th July External School Review

28th July Governing Council

4th Sept School Closure

7th Sept Pupil Free Day

8th Sept Governing Council

9th Sept Social Responsibility Awards

16th Sept Academic Improvement Awards

23rd Sept Academic Excellence Awards

25th Sept Sports Day

25th Sept Early Dismissal at 2pm

Due to precautionary measures assemblies on Wednesday mornings have been cancelled until further notice. Program Achieve Awards will be presented in your childs classroom.

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External Review

Our External Review will be taking place Tuesday the

28th and Wednesday 29th of July. This will involve the

Review Improvement and Accountability Team talking

to staff, students and parents over the two days. At the

end of the review we will be provided with a report that

will highlight what we do well and what we need to do

to continue to improve. We will be given some

directives that will guide our work for the next 3 years.

Reports were distributed at interviews last term with

around 90% of families having interviews. Seven

classes had 100% of their families book and turn up for

interviews. The lowest class attendance was 83 % and

the remainder of classes were above 92% attending. As

you know these were conducted face to face, phone and

over webex. When we did our staff review many staff

made feed back that they saw some efficiencies in

phone and online interviews. Some parents have also

let us know they enjoyed being able to get the

information from home.

Finance- Sue McKee

M&S Fees $350.00 NOW OVERDUE:

DEBT RECOVERIES:

The Final stage of our School Debt Recoveries Policy

has begun with Final Notices being posted home last

term in Week 10 to all families who owe payment

towards M&S Fees 2020 and have not contacted the

school or made arrangements. The Department for

Education Debt Recoveries Team will be notified and

instructed to engage in the recovery of any Outstanding

2020 M&S Fees. To avoid being sent to DfE Debt

Recoveries please pay your outstanding School Fees

ASAP or contact the school to arrange a payment

schedule and other options available to you.

We do understand some families are under financial

hardship and will need extended time to pay the School

Fees. Please contact the school to arrange a part

payment plan, instalment plan or obtain applications

for PayWay or School Card. To avoid DfE Debt

Recoveries being engaged please contact the Finance

Office as soon as possible. Deadline for these

arrangements is Friday 31st July.

How to Pay: The Finance Office is open every school

day from 8:30-9:30am and then again 2:30-3:15pm.

You can choose to pay in person (cash or credit card),

pay over the phone, complete a PayWay Application

form which is a Direct Debit from your bank account

or download the new QKR App for School and pay fees

with this quick and easy facility.

School Card Applications.

You MUST RE-APPLY each year, it does not carry

over from last year. Please go online and complete the

application for 2020 or return your School Card

Application Form to the Finance Office ASAP.

If the School Card Unit have contacted you re: more

information, mismatch information or you are not

eligible and are appealing the decision please ensure

you let me know so I can flag your school fees as

pending. Re-assessment forms are now available from

the Finance Office.

School Card also offer a Hardship Application for any

families who now find themselves under new

financial pressures due to unforeseen circumstances.

Please go on-line and read the requirements.

QKR Ordering for SCHOOL & CANTEEN.

QKR is an online Ordering & Payment System that

allows you to pay School 2020 M&S Fees. You can

access the Canteen account to order your

child’s/children’s recess and lunch. Payment is made

directly and immediately from your nominated

account.

QKR FOR CANTEEN:

Please be mindful that all CANTEEN online orders

for each school day have a cut off time of 8:00am

to order for the same day. You may also put in

future orders.

During Term 3 the Canteen can now offer cash sales

and is open for recess and lunch only to serve

students. ALL LUNCH ORDERS to be online

through the QKR App ONLY.

COMMONWEALTH STUDENT

BANKING TERM 3

We are happy to announce that our Student School

Banking has resumed in Term 3.

A big thankyou to our 3 volunteers who have made

themselves available to support this valued program

and follow the safe procedures put in place. Please

send your school banking book and money with your

child on Thursdays for processing. Happy Saving!!!

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Playground Completion

We are happy to announce the JP Playground and

Shade Structure has now been completed and looks

fantastic.

It will provide much needed protection from the hot

weather and also reduces the wind and rain impact.

Thank you to the Federal Governments Local Schools

Community Fund for our successful grant application

of $20,000.00 which will go towards the costs of this

new structure.

I am sure the current JP Students and students of the

future will get many hours of fun and enjoyment from

this facility.

Canteen News: Mandie & Lynette

Bi-Weekly Special

Weeks 1 & 2: Crunchy crumbed chicken strips &

wedges

Weeks 3 & 4: Chilli con carne with macaroni cheese

Cash sales only during recess & lunch time this term.

We will not be opening in the mornings. Lunch orders

ONLY available through QKR App.All orders must

be subimitted on QKR by 8am.

Excellence Awards

Congratulations to those students that received

Academic Excellence Awards in Term 2 Week 10…

MATHEMATICS:

Stirling Edwards Tayla Scurrell Aimee Vozlic

Elliott Warren Jacob Yarrow Rudraneel Saha

Tyler Styles

LITERACY :

Layla Mattiske Isla Ward Jackson Smale

Abby Blades Grace Bird Eli Robinson

Melody Grace Nate Wenske Madison Davis

Olivia Gladwin

LITERACY & MATHEMATICS:

Braxton Davis Davor Fafulic Thomas Burke

Isobel Foreman Luke Green Kayley Marks

Jaxon Evans Kailee Smith Sophie Arruzzolo

Tahlia Nelson Josie Manto Tristan Pagcu

L.O.T.E.CHINESE:

Lexie Snell Nicolas Angrave-Dodman Tristan Pagcu

Annabelle Toft Mckenzie Mack Dakota Pitasi

Iyla Chantrelle Madeleine Holdsworth Josie Manto

Madison Davis Benjamin Pilkington Isobel Foreman

Sophie Arruzzolo Amy-Lee Hewitson Jenna Yeatman

Rudraneel Saha

Crossing Monitors- Term 3

Week 2 Keli Ladhams-Prideaux & Mitchell McDonald

Week 3 Paige Ralston & Kailee Smith

Sun Smart Policy

A reminder as part of our school’s Sun Smart Policy

all children must wear a hat in terms 1, 3 & 4, for

activities where they are exposed to the sun, including

recess and lunch. The Front Office do not have spare

hats to lend students. Hats are $10 and can be

purchased from the Front Office. Students without a

suitable hat must stay in a designated shaded area.

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ONLINE ASSEMBLIES Amber Arruzzolo - Wellbeing Leader

Since Term 2 we have been having our assemblies

online. This has been a new adventure for all of us but

really well received by the students and their teachers.

Mr C has spent a lot of time editing some very

entertaining videos and organising the assemblies, while

the comperes have got used to giving live broadcasts and

Mrs A is still trying to work out which computer camera

she’s meant to be looking at! :). This has been a huge

learning experience for staff and students with some

fabulous results.

We are looking to keep some of these aspects of digital

tech in our assemblies when they eventually go back to

normal in the hall. For the time being they will remain

online and we will let parents know when the hall

assembly will return. Due to current circumstances we

are continuing an online platform.

Thank you to one of our ‘techies’ Christian for his help

and running from class to class to assist when the

internet decides to make life tricky! We all appreciate

your calm and helpful assistance!

We look forward to sharing some of these videos at later

assemblies.

Program Achieve- Term 3

Amber Arruzzolo- Wellbeing Leader

This term our focus key is PERSISTENCE. Persistence is

about not giving up, working tough and trying our hardest.

We have already seen students using new technology in

their learning, staff using a number of new teaching

strategies and everyone working together to achieve some

impressive outcomes.

Students will continue to learn about using Persistence at

school and at home. Some parents may find it useful to

replicate some of this language at home. For example

while supervising homework tasks or even trying to get

kids to clean their rooms ;) . Good luck...

‘Don’t give up’

‘Keep trying your hardest’

‘Just keep swimming....’

‘You can keep working tough...’

‘You’ve reached that part now keep going...’

‘You can do this’

Community News

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Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

1

July 20th

Pupil Free Day

21st 22nd 23rd 24th

2

27th

28th

Governing

Council

External Review

29th

External Review

30th 31st

3

August 3rd 4th

5th 6th 7th

4

10th

11th 12th 13th 14th

5

17th 18th

19th 20th 21st

6

24th

25th 26t 27th 28th

7

31st

September 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

School Closure

8

7th

Pupil Free Day

8th

Governing

Council

9th

Social

Responsibility

10th

11th

9

14th 15th 16th

Academic

Improvement

17th 18th

10

21st

22nd 23rd

Academic

Excellence

24th 25th

Sports Day

Early Dismissal

2pm

Student Calendar- Term 3 2020

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Term 3

Goal Setting & Growth Mindset

Goals help us to set a positive and proactive tone for our

learning. They teach us to work positively towards an

outcome and to feel ownership in our learning journey.

At the end of Term 2, the students in Rooms 1, 3 and 4 set

themselves goals for Term 3.

They read the story ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ and talked about what

goals are and what steps we need to follow to

achieve our goals.

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