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Growing Minds, Shaping Hearts, Changing Lives

Issue 3 27th March 2020

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

When I wrote our vision statement “To provide a

progressive centre for quality learning that develops

students intellectually, emotionally and socially to

succeed in an “unpredictable world” the current

scenario was not in my thoughts. I think we are all

still processing what is happening in our own country

and around the globe and what our community

looks like in the next few months.

We need to have health at the forefront of our

minds in all the decisions we make. How are we

going to contribute to overcoming COVID19 – we

all have a role. We also need to understand that we

will overcome this pandemic and our communities

will recover. However many aspects of life after this

may be different.

As we move into greater government restrictions, it is

important that you as a family plan for these

restrictions. What changes are you making to

prepare for no sport, limited outings, increasing

social distancing strategies? It is important to discuss

these as a family and come up with ideas to

manage this e.g. stocking up on craft materials,

board games, books and DVD’s. Open discussions

and planning will help ease anxiety.

The letter we sent from the government yesterday announced the four Student Free Days in

week 11 for teachers to transition to flexible teaching and learning in Term 2. The department has

made it clear to schools that teachers will deliver one program regardless of where the student is

sitting. We are committed to making this equitable for all students. The department has also

launched the “Learning Hub” for staff and families, which offers advice to families who have

children learning from home along with activities that students can do. This site will be added to

continually:

https://www.education.sa.gov.au/our-learning-sa

We need your help:

All enquiries via the front office - they will direct you to the best person to offer assistance.

Please do not come on site if you are unwell.

If coming into the front office please observe social distancing.

https://www.education.sa.gov.au/our-learning-sa

As per my letter 25/3/20 please advise us if your student does not have access to a laptop

and/or internet.

Office 365 is available free to students. This will allow more functions (e.g. collaborative

spaces “teams” and using converted documents). For information please contact:

sonya.mack355@schools.sa.edu.au

Sonya can talk you through installation.

Please return signed ICT agreements that were sent home.

Please read the information going home today about preparing students to learn from

home.

Please be patient – as we develop flexible learning there will be bumps along the way.

Teachers will be adjusting as we get feedback from students and each other on how to

make the processes smoother. At the other end both staff and students will be well

equipped in flexible learning which will lead to more time for teaching and learning in the

classroom.

Students – please be assured you will not be disadvantaged due to the changes in delivery. For

Year 11 and 12 subjects, SACE has made it very clear that teachers are able to adjust Learning

and Assessment Plans to ensure students are successful. Martin Westwell has made it very clear

that there will be a pathway for all year 12 students: https://www.sace.sa.edu.au/

We will be communicating with students learning from home in many ways – email, phone,

Daymap and SeeSaw and are committed to supporting our students through this very

challenging time.

Fiona Haselgrove

WHOLE SCHOOL

School captains

Our junior school captains for this year are

1. Taya warren

2. Samantha Peckover

Our middle school captains for this year are

1. Emilie Heinrich-Smith

2. Sidney Norris

And our senior school captains are

1. Kaelah Hendry

2. Taylor Smith

All of the school captain nominees had great speeches

and we had a good effort from everyone. We loved the

amount of people that went up for the position this year

and we hope that our school continues to have lots of

nominees over the years.

mailto:sonya.mack355@schools.sa.edu.auhttps://www.sace.sa.edu.au/

AUTO

Last week Corey Absolom, Kaelah Hendry, Fred Bornholm, Matthew Drewer, Luke Emery, Max

Gutsche, Cooper Launer, Wes Goldsmith, Connor Clisby and Angus Clifford (from Ardrossan Area

School) all completed a block of their Automotive course.

They learnt about motors, brake callipers and tool maintenance. They deconstructed and rebuilt

a 4 stroke, single piston motor, built their own brake calliper and learnt around tool maintenance.

Keyarah Croxton

PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE Premier's Reading Challenge has changed the rules this year to allow students to read 12 of ANY

books that aren't on the PRC list. Usually they only allow 4 unlisted books. However the

preference is still for students to read as many books from the list. Encourage your students to

come into the library and choose books to take home, 12 if necessary! The PRC books are easily

identified with colour coded stickers in year levels.

Lists and lots of info on the website http://www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/PRC/

http://www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/PRC/

IN VISUAL ART – YP ART EXHIBITION

Sadly, the Yorke Peninsula Art Exhibition will no longer go ahead in 2020 due to the situation with

COVID-19. The work from R-12 that was selected to participate in the exhibition has been on

display in the library entrance. As we are now unable to use the library, below we have

displayed the selected work. We can still celebrate the success of our students!

– Ms Flynn (Visual Art Teacher)

Orlando Warren-Smith (Completed in Year 9)

Mountains at Dusk

Acrylic Paint

In this painting I explored colour mixing and

various painting techniques to create depth

and texture within a landscape.

Ben Bartsch (Completed in Year 6)

Freezing Heat

Coloured pencil

I learnt about warm and cool

colours when doing this

drawing. I really enjoyed being

able to incorporate multiple

pictures into the cactus.

Sabine Meyer (Completed in Year 5)

Self Portrait

Lead Pencil

I like the hair the most. I was

experimenting with the proportions

of the human face.

Theo Lombladt (Year 2)

The One and Only Theo

Permanent marker and water

colour

This was a portrait of myself. I

really like the sun in the sky.

Ed Tooze (Year 10) Untitled

Digital Illustration

This drawing is based on the game Csgo. Using a

Wacom tablet working in Adobe Illustrator, I used

vanishing points and orthogonal lines to create

the appearance of accurate 2-point-perspective.

Sebastian Thom (Year 2)

Bored Person

Permanent marker and water

colour

This is a portrait of me. I really like

the background and had a lot of

fun doing it.

Theo Lombladt (Year 2)

The Dinosaur Land

Permanent Marker

There are lots of dinosaurs that are

hungry. One dinosaur is fishing.

Dinosaurs are my absolutely

favourite thing to draw.

Ruby Foley (Completed in Year 5)

Abstract Bird

Acrylic Paint

I was experimenting with using

bright colours and the style

working in the style of Pete

Cromer.

Tony Lombladt (Reception)

“The Hungry Dragon”

Acrylic paint and permanent marker

The dragon eats meat and there’s bones and

little dragons. I drew this because I wish I

could fly!

Sabine Meyer (Completed in Year 5)

“Peace”

Watercolour, pencil and marker,

Pastels

This poster represents the Dove

sprinkling all its good luck and good

vibes onto earth.

Shanai Hart (Completed in Year 12)

Colours of Emotions from the Inside Out

Face Paint and Digital Photograph

This series of photos represents the changes

in emotion someone with bi-polar can go

through within a short space of time. I drew

inspiration from a 30-day abstract painting

challenge where I created an abstract

painting a day to document how I was feeling

at the time. I combined the mark making and

painting style with colour psychology aligning

to each emotion. This was then applied to

face paint on myself and photographed.

Gemma Rudduck (Year 12)

Earths Levels

Oil Acrylic, Epoxy Resin

This work was created to represent

the experimentation of acrylic paint

pouring. Using a variety of very

individual colours to then let the oil

acrylic blend, fade and to create

distinct levels within the finished

product.

Gary Nowlan (Completed in Year 9)

Dolphin Bay

Acrylic Paint

Dolphin Bay is a place that we used to visit

frequently with family from overseas. The

water is always crystal clear and there are

amazing hidden rock pools to swim in. I have a

lot of great memories of Dolphin Bay and this

is why I decided to paint it.

Rachelle Launer (Completed in Year 9)

Crazy Lady

Ink, watercolour and gel pens

I studied Del Kathryn Barton and Brett

Whiteley. These artists inspired the

colourful hair and dripping colour as

well as the black patterns. This

portrait is a representation of my out

there and unique personality and

sense of humour.

Sophie Taheny (Year 9)

Bird Houses

Lead Pencil

In this drawing I was developing my skills in 2-

point perspective and shading. I chose to do

bird houses as I wanted to create a scene that

was calming and peaceful.

Shauna Minks (Completed in Year 11)

Self Portrait

Coloured Pencil

This is a self-portrait inspired by

Fridah Kahlo’s style. It’s about being

an only child and the things we

adopt as siblings to entertain and

comfort ourselves.

HARMONY WEEK CELEBRATIONS

On the 18th of March, YAS celebrated Harmony Week. Harmony Week is about peace and

respecting diversity. To raise money everyone had the opportunity to wear orange for a gold

coin donation. Orange represents communication, freedom of ideas and mutual respect. In total

we raised $70 for the ‘Birthing Kit Foundation Australia,’ which will go towards essential medical

supplies for women giving birth in third world counties.

As an activity to celebrate Harmony Week, all students wrote messages or drew pictures of love,

peace, friendship and kindness on the basketball court. Mr Talbot then got a drone up into the

air and took photos of the court.

The Primary students held an assembly for Harmony Week. They had Mrs Hendry join them and

speak about the peace flame. She also spoke about the importance of pausing and noticing

what is going on, before reacting to a situation. The R-2 class shared their Art/Design & Tech. They

made peace lanterns out of clay and decorated them to their liking. They then wrote what they

thought harmony and peace means to them.

“Harmony sounds like good words.” – Sebastian Thom

“Harmony feels like love and happiness.” – Theo Lombladt

“Peace looks like everyone is happy.” – Olivia Smith

“Peace sounds like everyone getting along.” –Mackenzie Michels-Preuss

The 3/4 class sang the song, “I am, you are, we are Australian.”

Students also completed an Art Activity that involved mindful colouring in of a puzzle piece and

gluing their photo on the front. This signified that whilst all students are different, they also belong.

SPORT

2020 YAS SPORTS DAY

On Friday the 8th of March we had our 2020 YAS School Sports Day. We had a nice, warm day

and lots of parents and friends showed up to support and cheer on the kids.

Our three house colours; Red, Blue and Yellow all had a wonderful time on the day, and all

participated to try and win the shied. This year Red came 3rd with 396 points, Yellow came 2nd

with 729 points and Blue came 1st with 744 points.

Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to help make the day a success.

Charlotte

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Corey, Gary, Sonny Jayden

Rory, Baden, Matt, Jack, Kaelah,

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