IMPORTANT DATES

Term 3 Youth Opportunities - Every Wednesday Term 3 - Year 9/10 Class

31 July Course Counselling & SATAC Applications Year 10-12

2 August SRC Footy Colours Day & Canteen Special

8 August Year 8-12 Adelaide Visual Arts Camp

13-17 August Science Week

20 August Governing Council Meeting

20 August SAPOL Fatal 5 - Year 11 Class

20-24 August Book Week

14 September RYDA Session - Year 10-12

17 September Governing Council Meeting

18 September SACA Cricket R-Year 4

21 September Fun Day

Principal - Ms Kylie Smith Deputy Principal - Ms Marian Hodson Governing Council Chairperson - Mr Rodney Virgo

Courage Excellence Respect

Term 3 / Week 2 Monday 30 July 2018

Phone : (08) 87387218 Fax : (08) 87387321

Office Hours : 8.30am - 4.00pm Leonie.Feast18@schools.sa.edu.au

Allendale East Area School NEWSLETTER

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Off This Planet Visit

ATTENDANCE Term 1 - 91.9% Term 2 - 88.5% Last Week - 82.5% Year To Date 89.9%

On Tuesday the 3rd

of July our school experienced a truly “Stellar” occurrence. “Off this Planet” visited the school with their inflatable dome and resources displaying NASA’s exploration of our Solar System and beyond.

Our Reception to Year 8 classes went to the “Off this Planet” incursion in the gym and enjoyed many experiences. Students observed a projection of how day and night occurs across the ceiling of the big dome, stars and constellations were also projected onto the dome and we were shown how to locate and observe some of the planets in our Solar System without using telescopes.

Recounts from some of our students:

“It was in the gym and there was an inflatable dome and air was holding it up. To get inside the dome you had to squeeze through a tiny gap. I felt like I was an adventurer going inside a cave. It was so fun and dark.”

“There was a big dome set up in the gym. We had to squeeze through a small doorway/gap to get in. Inside it was dark and quiet. We had to look up at the ceiling, where there was a big screen that showed us the stars and constellations.”

“We learned how day and night occurs from the rotation of the Earth. We learnt how humans have explored our

Solar System including sending astronauts to the moon and robots to other planets.”

Paul O’Connor

Year 4 Teacher

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Community Notices

NET SET GO - The Port MacDonnell Netball Club is running NetSetGo again for 2018. This program is a great introduction into the basic skills and rules of netball and is also lots of fun.

Where : Port MacDonnell Netball Courts When : Thursdays at 4pm, starting from 2nd August 2018 Age : 5-7 year olds Cost : $80.00 - Note : If you are eligible to use sports vouchers, this will reduce the cost by $50.00

All participants received a pack which includes a size 4 netball and NetSetGo t-shirt. To participate in this great program, please register online at : https://netball.resultsvault.com/common/pages/reg/welcome.aspx?fl=1&type=6&id=43284&entityid=44268 If you have any questions, please contact - 0418939712. SA DENTAL SERVICE - Dental care is free for all babies, preschool and most children under 18 years at School Dental Service Clinics. The School Dental Service is a Child Dental Benefits Schedule provider. Call us now for an appointment. Your local clinic is : Mount Gambier Dental Clinic - Phone 8721 1633. www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/sadental PINE KINDLING - Men’s Shed Fundraiser pine kindling - $9.00 per bag. Contact Peter Whitehead on 0407 382 309. MISS PORT MACDONNELL CONTEST 2018 - The Port MacDonnell Football Club are holding a ‘Miss Port MacDonnell Contest’ this Saturday night, 4th August from 8.30pm to midnight. Pre-Event Ticket $20.00. Contact Daron McElroy 0448 005 381 or Mark Smith 0437 585 142 for tickets and further information. ALL SCHOOL GAMES - 20 & 21 October 2018. The VIVA SA All Schools Games is an event held to welcome all school ages participants of any level who want to take part in Athletics ! A flyer is available from the School Front Office with further information. For further information - http://athleticssa.com.au/State-Teams/All-Schools-State-Team

A term 3 Parent Planner is included with today’s Newsletter. Spare copies available from the Front Office.

Ashton’s Book club Issue 5 - Closes 10th August 2018

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Shooting For The Stars - Week 1

Reception - Miss Tanielle & Miss Jones - ROXY DAY - For showing good leadership and helping others.

Year 1/2 - Mrs Neu - ASHA ATCHISON - For showing kindness towards her classmates.

Year 2/3 - Mrs O’Connor - MIA SPEHR - For her positive attitude towards learning in class at the end of Term 2

and which has continued into Term 3. Well done Mia !

Year 4 - Mr O’Connor - HARRY KAIN - For always working hard and showing respectful listening skills.

Year 5/6 - Mrs Biggins - KATE MARRA - For her great listening skills and excellent effort in English.

Year 6/7 - Mrs Murdoch & Mr Pfeiffer - JACOB SPEHR - For remembering Newson’s Laws.

Shooting For The Stars Morning Tea with

Ms Smith

Term 2 / Week 9

Rotary Dictionaries for Year 3 Class Judith Whitehead presented the Year 3 students with dictionaries donated by the Rotary Club.

As you can see, the students were very excited to receive them.

We would like to thank the Rotary Club for supporting our students in their learning. Gill O’Connor Year 2/3 Teacher

Merrick Miller STEM Camp

During the holidays, Merrick Miller attended a five-day residential program involving a mix of hands-on STEM experiences, visits to leading South Australian research centres, science games, talks and workshops with more than 100 budding scientists. ‘I decided to come on camp as one of my mates, (Luke Bald) went on camp last year and said it was really good. I especially liked the visit to UniSA and the camp has solidified my interest in studying architecture after high school’ - Merrick Miller

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On Friday July 6, the Allendale Gym was the site of the inaugural Parents versus Students Night. The students were excited, the parents were secretly excited and the battleground was set. Five different challenges were embarked on by both sides, varying from memory games and basketball shoot outs, right up to bean bag toss and pantyhose skittles. In the end it was the parents who showed the grit and determination required to take out such a challenge, with the final score reading -

Students : 2 Parents : 3 Thank you to all who came along and showed your support. It was a fantastic night and I know the students thoroughly enjoyed it. There is already a whisper that the group are keen on some redemption ….. Mark Rumbelow & Alex Pfeiffer

Parents v Students Night

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