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Wednesday 21st September 2016 Edition 443
695 Roland Road, Parkerville WA 6081. Phone: 08 9295 4787 ABN 48 417 551 865 School Email: [email protected] School Administrator’s email: [email protected] Bursar’s Email: [email protected] Community Development: [email protected]
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News for the Silver Tree Steiner School
Community
Dear Parents and Guardians, The school will be in touch with all families early next term to arrange Family Contact Meetings with me, the Administrator, in Term 4. This is a great opportunity for parents and guardians to share some personal time with someone from the school administration. It is also a great opportunity for me to hear from parents and guardians what they think of the school and where it is going. The meetings are not intended to provide a platform for criticism, rather they will help with future strategic planning. Kayla will begin calling families to arrange a suitable time and date in Term 4. I am looking forward to meeting at least one member of each of our families very soon. School concludes for Term 3 this Thursday 22nd September after the Spring Festival, which our Primary classes will be celebrating. Friday is a Pupil Free Day and staff members will be attending Steiner Schools Day at West Coast Steiner School. The guest speaker for the day is Lisa Romero who will also be giving a talk for parents on Thursday evening at 7.00pm entitled “Building Resilience to Meet the World – Understanding the Complexities of Child Development in Today’s World” at West Coast Steiner School. Please see the flyer attached to this newsletter for more information. Silver Tree Spring Festival - Primary Tomorrow morning please send your child to school with lots of beautiful flowers and greenery to be used in garland making. The children will gather for a special spring story and then families are welcome to join their children for garland making. 12.35pm - Gather on Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 verandas for garland making. 1pm - Set off on a leisurely bushwalk to enjoy the signs of spring at Silver Tree. The bushwalk will conclude at the Maypole where each class will share a joyful spring song and dance. 2.15pm - End of Day verses spoken by each class before heading home and
commencing holidays! Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday, Term 4 commences on Tuesday 11TH October for children. Blessings on our school and peace upon the earth. Mark Panaia Administrator
Spring Festival Thursday 22nd September Last Day of Term 3 Thursday 22nd September School Holidays Friday 23rd September – Monday 10th October First Day of Term 4 Tuesday 11th October Class 3 Core Cider Excursion Thursday 13th October 10am PWS Greek Olympics Class 5 Friday 21st October Light Keepers Parent Meeting Tuesday 25th October 6pm room 4 Class 3 Camp Wednesday 26th October – Friday 28th October, Mundaring Discovery Centre
Contents
Calendar of the Soul 2
Early Childhood Chatter 2
NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOM
Pathfinders News 3
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL
School Fee Reminder 6
P&F 6
Courses/Workshops/Events 6
Term 4 Calendar 8
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CALENDAR OF THE SOUL ___________________________________________________________________________________ From deep in my heart this world I love – The green, green hills and the mountains above, The sea so blue and the sunlight gold, And everything that I behold. And I become stronger as I grow, For all of God’s Angels are with me I know. Angels of water, fire, earth and air, Always stay by me. This is my prayer.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD CHATTER
_________________________________________________________________________________ “Spring is here, spring is here, flowers are waking too,
Daisies, lilies, daffodils all are coming through, all are coming through.”
Spring Festival Thursday 22nd September, 10:20 – 12:30
Just when you thought Festivities had finished, our own Kindy Spring Festival popped out of our flower filled gardens. The morning togetherness starts at 10:20 for garland making, everyone is to be adorned to share in the joy and delight of spring. The gardens will then be blessed with some spring planting time. Next there will be time to spot the butterflies whilst you all enjoy your picnics in the Kindy gardens. Bells will chime when it’s time to put a spring in your step for a number of spring dances with your children inside. Lastly each Kindy and playgroup will make their way on a “spring bush meander” to their kindy’s favourite place in the bush. A lovely and fitting way to end the morning of springtime joy. Please check you bring flowers for garlands, picnic rug and picnic. If the weather is inclement we will start the gathering at 11:30 on each Kindy verandah. Term 3 is nearly at an end and holiday time will hopefully allow ample rest for everyone to get rid of those “change of season” bugs. If they get hit with colds and flus over the holidays, please be reassured that you are doing the right thing as parents even if it means they miss the first couple of days of school. Enjoy your family time together, dappled with some plays and friends. Don’t despair and feel you need to rush in and entertain your child when the cry of “I’m bored!!” goes out. This is a great time for your child to delve deep and after contemplating their navel fluff or the spring dust fairies dancing in the sunlight, their minds will begin to turn something into fun. This is how we can nurture creativity in our children, it is amazing to see what comes out.
Spring Joy to you all. Warm Regards from the Silver Tree Early Childhood Team
Rainbows harvesting fresh potatoes on Friday in Marri Kindy. Daisy Chains a plenty. Such wonderful childhood memories. A team effort creating springtime waterfalls to water the plants.
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NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOM
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PATHFINDERS RIDE TO SAINT GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL On the 30th August, the Pathfinders made their way into the city for their very first excursion! This was a momentous occasion for the class as it was their first time travelling on the school bus for a day trip with their classmates. We visited Saint George's Cathedral as part of our Saints Main Lesson, which the children have really enjoyed. The class were taken aback by the beautiful stained glass windows and giant bell tower. They even got to ring the bells after climbing the steep narrow stairwell to the bell ringers' room. After ringing the bells, hearing the story of Saint George and trying on some interesting bishop's clothing, the children treated the other cathedral visitors to two songs; "Now I Walk in Beauty" and "Let Me for God A Fighter Be". Light streamed forth through the cathedral windows as the children sang and a couple of parent volunteers quickly wiped away a tear or two. Needless to say, we had a great day out and a very musical bus ride back to school with all the singing that took place.
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PATHFINDERS CLASS CAMP The countdown began with twenty four sleeps and finally the big day arrived. The classroom was emptied of all chairs and desks, then transformed into a giant bedroom for the night (how exciting!!) Once afternoon tea was consumed, the children were treated to a much-needed calming Yoga session with Donna, which they thoroughly enjoyed. After Yoga, we all gathered together to make our very own pizzas which took a great deal of juggling for all the adults involved! After dinner, we made our way to the camp fire that Toby helped the children to build and light. We sang round the camp fire and waited for it to get dark enough to head off on our big night time adventure. Our wonderful bush walking guide Bronwyn took us on an imaginative journey, imagining what it would be like to be a nocturnal creature. By the time the sun went down completely, the Pathfinders had their torches at ready for our great night time bush walk! We walked along the fire break path and down the hill until the adults decided to make use of mother moon (since she was so full) and asked the children to turn off all their torches. This was very exciting indeed and there were many mixed reactions, as you can all imagine. Some things the children said whilst bush walking: "I already see a night time creature - it's a spider!" "What's that? Oh it's a branch from a tree." "I SEE A BANDICOOT!" "I'm scared, can we go back?" "My torch is so dim!" "This is so much better than in the day time." "I see the city lights!" "Is that really the city lights?" "What do you mean by light pollution?" Once we returned to school, we sat around the warm blazing camp fire and drank hot chocolate and ate some yummy raw slice. This was the calm before bed time and many children were ready to lay down their sleepy heads. Paul treated the children to the story of "Blossom Possum" and Taryn followed this with our current story book "Willy Wonka and the Great Glass Elevator". Soon enough, some children cuddled in bed and fell sound asleep, whilst others craved for a midnight snack and a hundred toilet excursions (of course!) When morning finally arrived and breakfast was consumed, the adventure continued around the camp fire, where some children excitedly blew on the hot coals and reignited the flames! Such excitement ensued across the group and they scrambled to grab some extra bread to toast over the fire. None of this would have been possible without the wonderful guidance and supervision of Toby, who made it his job to keep the children out of danger and mischief whilst Mei, our breakfast queen toasted all of the toast and Bonnie occupied the girls with board games. Once the parents came to fetch their "survivors", the school was silent once more and cockatoos could be heard in the distance, nesting. The adults managed to catch up on some sleep that next night, hopefully!!
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PATHFINDERS CAMP 2016
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NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL
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A friendly reminder that Term 4 fees are due by Friday 23rd September.
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P&F NEWS
_________________________________________________________________________________ SILVER BLOSSOMS Volunteers needed to help in the shop whilst Crystal has time with her new baby. Please contact Zoe Hemsted on 0427 737 778 if you are able to help.
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COURSES/WORKSHOPS/EVENTS ___________________________________________________________________________________DISCLAIMER: The articles, advertisements and community notices in this newsletter are provided as a service to
the school community. The carrying of an article, advertisement or community notice does not imply endorsement
by Silver Tree Steiner School.
VISIONING GET-TOGETHER
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WCSS BULDING RESILIENCE TO MEET THE WORLD
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Silver Tree Steiner School Calendar – Term 4, 2016
Term 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Week 1 10th Oct 11th Oct 12th Oct 13th Oct 14th Oct 15th Oct 16th Oct
STAFF PD Day
First day back at school
Faculty Meet
Class 3 Core Cider
Excursion 10am
Week 2 17th Oct 18th Oct 19th Oct 20th Oct 21st Oct 22nd Oct 23rd Oct
Faculty Meet
Greek Olympics at PWS Class 5
Week 3 24th Oct 25th Oct 26th Oct 27th Oct 28th Oct 29th Oct 30th Oct
Light Keepers Parent Meet 6pm in room 4
Class 3 camp Mundaring Discovery Centre
All Staff Meet
Class 3 camp
Class 3 camp
Week 4 31st Oct 1st Nov 2nd Nov 3rd Nov 4th Nov 5th Nov 6th Nov
Faculty Meet
School Tour
Darlington Arts Festival
Darlington Arts Festival
Week 5 7th Nov 8th Nov 9th Nov 10th Nov 11th Nov 12th Nov 13th Nov
Faculty Meet
Mid-term Break
Week 6 14th Nov 15th Nov 16th Nov 17th Nov 18th Nov 19th Nov 20th Nov
Mid-term Break
Faculty Meet
Week 7 21st Nov 22nd Nov 23rd Nov 24th Nov 25th Nov 26th Nov 27th Nov
All Staff Meeting.
Week 8 28th Nov 29th Nov 30th Nov 1st Dec 2nd Dec 3rd Dec 4th Dec
Faculty Meet
School Tour
Week 9 5th Dec 6th Dec 7th Dec 8th Dec 9th Dec 10th Dec 11th Dec
Faculty Meet
Class 6 Graduation
6pm
Week 10 12th Dec 13th Dec 14th Dec
Advent Fest. Kindy
Graduation. Last day of
Term 4
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Thursday 15th December 2016 – TBC 2017
Term 1 commences on TBC 2017