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Principal: Ms Chris Minear Deputy Principal: Mr John Nielsen www.crafersps.sa.edu.au

ISSUE 6

In the last school newsletter I

shared my reflections of the

school during my absence.

Since my return I have been

observing the school as I try and

catch up on everything that has

happened and how Irene

supported the school

community to continue striving

for improved educational

outcomes for students.

One of the great offerings of

Public Education is that it

provides access to all children

with high quality programs. One

of the significant changes that

has occurred during my time at

Crafers is the increase in

diversity and transience of our

students. During the last five

years our enrolments have

increased from 285 to 340 - an

extra 55 students.

During my leave there were four

new enrolments at the school

and at the end of the term there

will be five new enrolments and

six students leaving. There are

many contributing factors to

these enrolment changes

(Employment, family breakdown,

lifestyle change, satisfaction with

schools and individual needs),

but in my first year at Crafers

there was one family who moved

interstate. Data indicates that

transient students are at great

risk to reach their highest

TERM 2 • 30 JUNE 2017

Diary Dates 17 July

Last Day to reg for OSHC for 24 July

28 July - 22 September

Dancify

9 August

Visible Learning Launch 6.30pm

23 August

Music is Fun 1.45pm

8 September

Show Day

27 September

Instrumental Music Concert

29 September

Last Day of Term 3 - 2.20pm dismissal

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Monday 3 July

End of Term 2

Friday 7 July @ 2.20pm dismissal

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Monday 24 July

Start of Term 3

Tuesday 25 July

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potential. Teachers and staff

work really hard to cater for

these students to make them

feel welcome and safe as well as

determining their academic,

social and emotional needs.

I also remember describing our

school in my first year as a small

Adelaide Hills School, being

mono-cultured with Anglo –

Saxon Background. Our data

now indicates there are 21

students as recognised as EALD

(English as an additional

language or dialect) and for the

first time this year a support

officer has been appointed for

two students to assist their

understanding of English.

These changes to our school

community are exciting as

children become more aware of

diversity in the community and a

broader understanding of the

‘Connection with the World’ an

important student quality.

Pupil Free Day

On Monday the school will be

having a Pupil Free Day. DECD

has provided all schools with two

pupil free days to embed the

process of moderation in all

schools’ practices. In 2014 and

2015 our school worked

extensively with Stirling East

Primary School on this process

so many teachers are very

confident in the process. The

over-arching purpose of this

process is to support the system

in developing consistency in the

assessment of students’ work i.e.

an A at Crafers Primary is the

same as a student earning an A

in Port Augusta. The process

also provides opportunities for

teachers to plan together and

critique each other’s work. Jim

Goodall from the Mt Lofty

Partnership will lead us through

this process.

Site Improvement Plan

If you haven’t recently been to

our website, the 2017 Site

Improvement plan is available.

(http://www.crafersps.sa.edu.au/

wp-

content/uploads/2017/06/Site-

Improvement-Plan-2017-

Final.pdf)

The plan reflects the current

work of teachers about Visible

Learning as well as other new

initiatives. It is planned to have a

launch of our Visible Learning

Program on August 9th at

6.30pm. This will be an

information session and will

highlight ways for parents to

support their child as part of this

program. Currently Tracey

Barnes (Counsellor) is

negotiating with Flinders

University to be part of a

research project to support

students who suffer from

different levels of anxiety and

worry.

Recent Staff Changes

I’d like to welcome Laura Potts

who has replaced Paula Nation

whilst she is on parenting leave.

Susana Torrealba has replaced

Sue McAllister who is on Long

Service Leave. Susana will be

conducting the Performing Arts

program and teaching in Kit

Wong’s class on Friday.

Matt Newton is replacing Petra

Dunaiski who is on leave from

week 10 this term until mid

term-3.

Chris Minear

Principal

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Music at Crafers is a strong and vibrant part of our school culture. At the moment we have a

variety of opportunities for students to participate in instrumental ensembles. On the last

count there were around 150 students accessing music tuition from our private providers.

Tuition is provided in strings, brass, woodwind, percussion, guitar and piano/keyboard.

Parents enter into private contracts with the providers who then provide tuition during school

time or out of hours. Catherine, Mark and Cara provide opportunities for ensemble partition

through the strings ensemble, the band and the percussion ensemble. A big thankyou goes to

all our providers.

Exciting news for our strings and percussion, under the direction of Catherine Butcher, is that

a combined strings and percussion ensemble will be performing on the Entertainment Centre

Stage in September as part of the Festival of Music concert series. Congratulations to every

one involved.

John Nielsen

Music at Crafers



On the 18th of June the Crafers Pedal Prix team went out to Victoria Park to compete against

all the other schools. The team got there at 7:45am to help set up and the managers got there

at 6:30 to unpack and start setting up.

The Snappin Pappin came 3rd, The Edge 5th and The Comet came 14th. Thank you to the

main trainer Rob and all the other trainers Melinda, Russell, Paddy and Greg. Also thanks to

the mechanics, Matt, Shane and Andrew.M and the managers Greg and Andrew.C.

Thank you to all the parents for their hard work and for giving up their time. Without them

Pedal Prix would not happen. Overall, the weather was good and all the teams were helpful

and supportive of each other. It was a fantastic day for everyone involved.

Keep the date, July 30th free for our next race- we hope to see you there!

Pedal Prix Update



Coding at Crafers

Throughout term 2 and into next semester many classes will be looking at

coding during their Media time. To begin with, our focus is unplugged

activities. This is where students create codes and develop their computational thinking

through activities without using electronic devices. Within these lessons we also introduce

the vocabulary needed to successfully engage in coding. You may hear your child begin to use

some new language over time. Once students have a grasp on vocabulary and the thinking

behind creating codes we move into device driven coding. There are many examples of device

driven coding such as using block code to program a character to move through a maze or

using an iPad app to control a programmable robot or drone. Different classes will have

different experiences, but all students will be exposed to coding in some form.

People often ask is the question ‘Why should children learn to code?’ The skills that are

developed through coding can be applied not just to programming or school, but to life itself.

Coding is focussed on problem solving and encourages students to use logical, critical and

creative thinking. It develops skills that employers now and into the future will be coveting.

In addition to different thinking, coding in groups develops student’s teamwork, tolerance and

communication skills. It gives students the opportunity to make mistakes and learn from

them, as well as developing their persistence and Growth Mindset.

“Everybody should learn how to code - because it teaches you

how to think” - Steve Jobs



District Cross Country

On Friday 19th May, 46 students from years 4-7 represented Crafers at the District Cross

Country Carnival at the Woodside Recreation Ground. We had a fabulous day and we were

extremely lucky with the weather. It only drizzled at the beginning of the day which provided

our runners with perfect running conditions.

The day started with the running of the 13 Year Old girls and we couldn’t ask for a better start.

Kaitlin Teichert has a spectacular run. She took the lead from the start, she set the pace and

no other runner could catch her and she cruised over the finish line claiming her first place

ribbon. Kaitlin was closely followed by Keeley Chapman, who came in fourth, and Ada

Harvey, who came in seventh. These girls were also the first three runners from any school to

cross the finish line which placed them first in the 2004 Girls Age Group Division. We instantly

had points on the board.

The 13 Year Old Boys were next to take their place at the start line. Finn Koch-Reid put in a

great effort and ended up taking third position. His team mate, Hamish Willsmore followed

closely and took out fifth place, while Jamie Dunn completed the team and crossed the line in

fourteenth position. In the end they were the third team to cross the finish line which added

more points onto our score board.

The 12 Year Old Girls raced after and they were our most successful team of the day with all

three of their team members being selected for the state squad. Sophia Potter come in

second, Anna Stewart followed her in at third and then Meagan Calvert-Hunt came soon

after that in sixth. This team of girls came away with first place in the team division. The boys

were not quite as fast but they still managed to take away third position. Their team was made

up of Jakkrit Scharpf, Eddie Barnard and Josh Hennessey.

The wins kept coming for the Crafers Team. We had more outstanding running from the 10

and 11 Year Old Age Divisions. Lucca Uhlmann & Lily Smart came first, Phoebe Chalmers &

Oliver Corones come in fourth, Amelia Vickery snapped up fifth and Max Bush raced

through for sixth position. All these students were selected for the State X-Country Carnival.

These students were also the stars for their age group team division. The 11 Year old Girls

Team (including Hayley Wellington and Abbey Taylor) came third; The 11 Year old Boys

Team (including Harry McGregor) came in second and the 10 Year Old Girls Team (including

Annie Gilbert) finished up second.

Overall, we had a very successful time at the District Carnival. All the individual and team

efforts contributed to the school coming in second to Stirling East Primary School. However,

with the scores adjusted to the number of students in the school, Crafers ended up coming

first and winning the Adjusted Shield. This is something the students should be very proud of

as this is the third year in a row that we have won this particular shield.

Term 2 Sport Report



Congratulations to all the students who attended the District X-Country Carnival. All your hard

work and dedication has definitely paid off. Keep up your fitness and I look forward to

working with you again next year.

Individual Age Group Winners (selected for state)

2004 2005 2006 2007

Kaitlin Teichert-

1st Sophia Potter- 2nd Lucca Uhlmann- 1st Lily Smart- 1st

Finn Koch-Reid-

3rd Anna Stewart- 3rd

Phoebe Chalmers-

4th

Oliver Corones-

4th

Keely Chapman-

4th Jakkrit Scharpf- 4th Max Bush- 6th Amelia Vickery- 5th

Meagan Calvera-

Hunt- 6th

Team Age Group Winners

2004 2005 2006 2007

Girls- 1st

Kaitlin Teichert

Keely Chapman

Ada Harvey

Girls- 1st

Sophia Potter

Anna Stewart

Meagan Calvera-

Hunt

Girls- 3rd

Phoebe Chalmers

Hayley Wellington

Abbey Taylor

Girls- 2nd

Lily Smart

Amelia Vickery

Annie Gilbert

Boys- 3rd

Finn Koch-Reid

Hamish

Willsmore

Jamie Dunn

Boys-3rd

Jakkrit Scharpf

Eddie Barnard

Josh Hennessey

Boys-2nd

Lucca Uhlmann

Max Bush

Harry McGregor



SAPSASA

In the winter SAPSASA Knockout competition this term, we entered an AFL, soccer, and netball

team for both the boys’ competition and girls’ competition. There was a lot of excitement

around this and with a large group of students trying out for teams. The students selected for

teams were extremely dedicated and gave up quite a number of their lunchtimes to practice.

AFL

There was a lot of hype around the girls’ AFL this year this was largely related to 2017 being

the first year that women could play football as a professional at a national level. This was

quite inspiring for the girls at Crafers Primary so we had a large group of girls motivated girls

try out. The girls were so enthusiastic about the sport that they spent a month of their lunch

and recess times practicing for their big game. These training sessions were led by their

dedicated captain, Bethany Taylor.

The girls’ football team played against Coromandel Valley Primary School at Coromandel

Valley and they played a cracker of a game. Charlize Morden snapped a goal early on in the

first quarter and this was followed by another goal and point from Saffron Mundy.

Coromandel Valley fought back and managed to kick a goal and a point before half time.

During the second half Charlotte McGrath and Ada Harvey kicked a point each but

unfortunately it was no match for Coromandel Valley. They were able to kick three quick goals

towards the end of the last quarter and took the win. The end result was Crafers 15 to

Coromandel Valley 26. Regardless of the score, the girls were extremely pleased with their

efforts and they look forward to playing more AFL in the future.

All the girls did an amazing job on the field but there were some player that managed to stand

out more than others. Ada Harvey, with her bright pink socks, could be seen all over the field.

The socks were like a danger warning to the other players. Any player near her with the ball

got tackled to the ground. Nothing got past her. Another fierce competitor on the field was

Leela Cotton-Kenny. She was confident, strong and got involved in every marking contest she

could. Hanna Hollows was an outstanding defender and did some great shepherding which

assisted the team in moving the ball quickly down the field. Last but not least was Bethany

Taylor. She did an outstanding job at being captain. She confidently led her team on the day,

she was always involved in the play on the field, and she encouraged her team mates

throughout the game. But it was her behind the scenes work that was most impressive.

Bethany worked really hard leading up to the match and used a lot of her out of school time

to plan the training sessions. This was evident as she was able to organised training sessions

for the team which were developmental and skill focused.



The boys’ football team eagerly played their first round match against Norwood Primary

School at Newlands Reserve in Kensington Gardens. The boys took to the field and matched

up their opponents. Norwood had full football uniforms on and there were some significant

height differences between our boys and theirs. Our boys were instantly worried. These

worries didn’t last too long as Oscar Morris kicked a quick goal in the first quarter and his

team mates followed with a few points. Norwood responded with a couple of goals of their

own and some points. At quarter time, Crafers were on 8 points and Norwood was on 17.

After a quick inspiring pep talk, the boys headed back out of the second quarter.

In the second quarter, Luka Blom and Will Anning managed to kick a goal each while

Norwood struggled to kick straight and kicked one goal and four points. By half time we had

fought back hard and there were only 5 points the difference between us and Norwood.

Unfortunately, Norwood improved their kicking and managed to get four goals in the third

quarter. We were working hard but only Henry Brosch was able to score a goal for us. This

left us down by twenty one points at three quarter time and the fourth quarter didn’t help

much. The boys had a great contest and the ball just kept going back and forth between the

ends resulting in a very low scoring quarter. Norwood were only able to kick one point while

Will Anning was able to snap his second goal for the game. At the end of the game, Crafers

finished on 37 point while Norwood finished on 52.

It was a great game by everyone but we must also mention a few more students who did a

terrific job. Cooper Giles took the position of ruck and his player happened to be about two

feet taller than him. Despite this, Cooper gave one hundred percent effort throughout the

game and contested every ball he could. Hamish Willsmore did a superb effort in defense.

He positioned himself well, he was able to stop many of the goals and he also gave the boys

some great direction as captain.



Netball

The girls’ netball team played against Linden Park at Linden Park Primary School. Once again,

playing a city school, we knew we were up for a fight. The girls took the court and but seemed

under prepared. Linden Park started with the ball and they were quick to get the first goal.

The next center pass was ours but we didn’t get very far. Linden Park managed to intercept

the ball and converted it to a goal and scored a goal off their next pass. We took a while to get

settled but eventually we were able to get some goals on the board. By the end of the first

quarter, we had three goals and Linden Park had seven. Some changes were made during the

break and we came back firing for the second quarter. Bethany Taylor come on at wing

attack and created space on the court and provided the team with some much needed leads.

Kaitlin Teichert and Ada Harvey teamed up in defense and shut down Linden Park’s

shooters to only two goals for the quarter. At half time the score was Crafers 6 to Linden Park

9. Our third quarter was our toughest. Saffron Mundy and Jessica Corones paired up as our

shooters in the second half. They are used to working together in club netball so they were

able to work well together and time their leads. Unfortunately, Linden Park came back firing in

the second half, they managed to score nine goals in the third quarter and we just could not

match them. In the end we lost 10 to 22. Well done to all the girls that played. Hopefully we

will have more luck next year.

The boys’ netball team came up against Woodside Primary School in their first round match

which we weren’t too happy about. Woodside Primary has knocked our boys out of the netball

competition for the last couple of years. Unfortunately, this year was going to be no different.

Our boys didn’t have much experience in the sport before the game and were having to learn

the tricky skill of not stepping with the ball. All our boys played well but Woodside’s knowledge

and experience was no match for our boys. In the end the boys lost 5 to 17. Our best players

were Hamish Willsmore and Cooper Giles for their tight defense and ‘never give up’ attitude,

Finn Koch-Reid for constantly leading into the space and providing the team with lots of solid

leads and Kadin Mewett for his movement in the goal circle.

Soccer

The girls and boys soccer teams both came up against Stirling East Primary in their first round

of matches. We always know that we are up for a tough game when we play against them and

this day was no exception.

The girls’ game was played first and they did an incredible job. Stirling East started strong and

got an early goal. The defenders and mid fielders continued to worked hard but Stirling East

were too good and the snuck in another goal before half time. The girls refused to be

defeated and came back into the second half fighting. The midfielders and defenders did an

amazing job. Anna Stewart, Leela Cotton-Kenny and Ada Harvey worked really well around

the field and Jada Puglisi did a fantastic job as goalie. Working together, they managed to

keep Stirling East Scoreless in the second half. Our attackers struggled to move the ball

forward during the game but towards the end, it all started to come together for them.

Charlotte McGrath led the attacking line up and she managed to get a spectacular goal.

Unfortunately, we left our run too late in the game and we ended up losing 1-2.



The boys’ soccer team had a really tough game against Stirling East. They fought hard for the

entire game but our defense was not match for their attacking line up. Eddie Barnard and

Will Anning worked well together up front and Will was able to score our only goal for the

match in the first half. Unfortunately, Stirling East played like a well oiled machine and

managed to score 6 goals for the game. Despite this, the score did not reflect the effort our

boys put in. Well done to all the boys for never giving up and putting in one hundred percent

effort for the entire game.

District Representatives: At Crafers Primary School we are fortunate to have a large number of talented athletes. A

special mention must go out to the following students who have shown a great level of skill in

a particular sport and were selected to represent the Hills District in various sports:

Football- Luke Roberts, Jakkrit Scharpf and Hamish Willsmore

Netball- Saffron Mundy, Kaitlin Teichert and Phoebe Hopkins

Soccer- Will Anning, Anna Stuart, Phoebe Chalmers, Charlotte Brown

Hockey- Zara Lawrence, Lauren Jones, Abbey Taylor, Katelin May, Aidan Schlein, Cooper May,

Remy Kemp, Loren Roberts, Rosie Harvey and Bella Masters

Thank You Congratulations and thank you to all the students who got involved and participated in the

extracurricular sporting events that were offered this term. A massive thank you must go out

to all the parent volunteers who gave up their time to help umpire, transport or score. But the

biggest thank you needs to go to Christine Cavaiuolo who works tirelessly behind the scenes

to help me organize all the transportation. Without all of you, none of this is possible.

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday break and I will see you all next term.

Victoria Gaetjens

Some of examples of how we are recognising kindness at Crafers PS

Room 8’s Kindness Quilts Room 3’s Kindness Quotes

One of our Kindness Trees Room 1’s Culture of Kindness

Kindness at Crafers



SAPSASA – Hills District Swimming Carnival

Each member of our team competed with a positive

attitude and gave their best effort in representing

Crafers Primary while their teammates cheered them

on from the poolside. It was great to see lots of

support and encouragement. Crafers had a very

successful day at the pool with a number of students

achieving either a first, second or third place for their

respective events. Our freestyle and medley relay

teams were brilliant, getting into the finals and both

placing third for the district. This is a huge feat as

Crafers as we have never progressed to a relay final

before. With all this success, Crafers finished 3rd

overall

in the Hills District.

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