30 Stuart Road, Prospect, SA 5082 ph: 08 8344 4604 fax: 08 8344 3697 email: dl.0570_info@schools.sa.edu.au www.prospectnorth.sa.edu.au

Newsletter No 1 February 1st, 2019

From the Principal’s Desk

Welcome Back Welcome back to school and a very warm welcome to our new families who are joining us for the first time. I sincerely hope you all had a restful break and are completely refreshed and ready for a great new start to the school year. I look forward to working with you and your children. We have many new students in every year level and all of the new faces will be featured later in this newsletter. Our start to the year has been remarkably smooth and all classes are concentrating on building a strong learning community. We have started a three week program to set everyone up for a positive start to their learning. All of our classes are looking at building Identity and Belonging as key issues for students settling into new classes. We are also exploring our school values which will be the foundations of our teaching, learning and school community. Compassion Curiosity Creativity Resilience All signs point to another incredible and productive school year. Our skilled and devoted staff have already done an enormous amount of planning and preparing for your children.

At our first assembly next Thursday morning in the gym, we will be sharing our new class mottos and flags that the students have been designing together. We have also begun Buddy classes again to allow for some cross age activities to build relationships, connection and skills across the school. We will be celebrating our first 3 weeks back at school with a picnic lunch in buddy class groups on Friday 15th February on the oval.

Acquaintance Night Wednesday 13th February from 5.00-7.00 This night gives you the opportunity to come and meet your child’s teacher, follow our trail to Specialist teachers, leaders and support staff to get to know the school. We will also have a BBQ on the night kindly organized by Governing Council.

Governing Council AGM Our Governing Council AGM will be held later this term when Marg Clark returns from leave. At the AGM a summary of the 2018 school year will be presented and the nomination for council members for 2019 will occur. Nomination forms will be included in the next newsletter. If you are interested in nominating as a Governing Council member please fill in the nomination form and return it to the front office ASAP.

Tem 1, 2019 29th January - 12th April

February 12th Aquatics Years 6/7

13th Acquaintance Night 5pm – 7pm 18th-22nd Swimming years R-5

New Teaching Staff We welcome the following new teaching staff to our school. We give a special welcome to Ryan Drake who is teaching at our school this year as part of an exchange program from Canada.

Facilities Update If you drove past the school or utilized our outdoor playing spaces this summer, you may have noticed some maintenance and construction projects. These projects were focused on creating additional learning spaces for our increasing enrolments. The extra rooms built in the Art room were completed just before the holidays and the two separate teaching spaces now in the Junior Primary building look amazing. This is also a great opportunity to thank all of the teachers who worked incredibly hard in a short amount of time to create such a welcoming and vibrant space. Nicola Launder

Acting Principal

Uniforms It is expected that all students attend wearing school

uniform. Due to the business of the front office in the mornings, we are trialling a new process for ordering and purchasing school uniforms. Parents are welcome to either complete an order form found in the front desk or alternatively uniforms can be purchased in the front office on either Wednesday or Friday mornings from 8.30-9.30.

Line of Communication

If you have any concerns about your child’s learning, your first point of call is their teacher. Please speak to them to discuss you issues. Should you need to speak to any of our senior leaders, including the Principal, appointments must be made through the front office.

School Hours School starts at 8.55am and finishes at 3.15pm. Students need to be picked up at 3.15pm as teachers often have meetings and are unavailable to supervise students past this time. If an emergency arises and you will be late collecting your child, please contact the office.

Early Arrival and Dismissal Staff are not on duty until 8.30am to supervise children, and for safety reasons we do not allow students in the yard before this time. Children arriving at school prior to 8.30am need to be booked into OSHC. Should you need to pick your child up early, please visit the office for an early dismissal form before taking your child.

Exemptions If your child is going to be away from school we ask that you notify the front office. If they will be absent for an extended period of time, DECD require an application requesting an exemption. Forms are available from the front office.

Hats Students are required to wear a hat when playing outside. Children who do not have a hat must be under the shelter shed at playtimes and when lessons are held outside. We encourage our students to be sun-smart, and we ask parents to assist us by making sure that your child’s school hat is always in their schoolbag. Please make sure their name is written on the hat in case it gets lost. Hats can be purchased from the front office throughout the week, before and after school. .

Philomena Scrafton Years 1/2

Ryan Drake Years 6/7

Ben Judson Years 2/3

Matt Cailes Years 2/3

Kavita Verma Years 4/5

Hot Weather Students are dismissed at normal times during hot weather. As our school is fully air-conditioned, we do not sent students home early on these days. Inside play at recess and lunch-time occurs when the temperature outside is over 35 degrees.

Assemblies Assemblies are a great way for classes to showcase their learning. They run on alternate Thursday mornings at 9.10am and are held in the Gym. Parents are always welcome to attend.

Mobile Phones Children who bring mobile phones to school must turn them off when entering school grounds. The phones need to be given to their teachers for safe keeping at the start of each day. Should you wish to contact your child during the day, please phone the office on 8344 4604.

Swimming Swimming for year R-5 students will take place during week 4 of this term (February 18th – 22nd). Students need to have signed consent forms and medical forms to be able to participate. To assist our office staff, we ask that you return your forms asap.

School Fees Invoices for school fees have now been sent home. Governing Council has set the fees this year at $285 per child. Direct debit payments can be made, using BSB 105-096, Account 364030240. Please use your family ID as the reference number. If you wish to make instalment payments by direct debit, please speak to the Business Manager. If you are eligible for school card, please collect a form from the front office, and return it asap.

Newsletter Newsletters are an important means of communication between the school and families. They are published on our website each fortnight. Parents will receive an email notification when a new newsletter is online. If you do not receive an email, please let the front office know as it may mean your email address is not up to date. Paper copies are available at the front office if you should require one. Our school website is www.prospectnorth.sa.edu.au We also have a Facebook page that you can follow to keep up to date with news.

School Safety Children who need to cross Regency Road to get to school must use the school crossing. We ask parents to cross at the lights with your child and set a good example. If your child rides a bike or scooter to school, please make sure they wear a helmet. Bikes are not to be ridden in the school yard, and children must walk them through the school. Students are required to have a lock for their bike or scooter, which can be borrowed from the front office if necessary. Skateboards or shoes with wheels are not permitted in school grounds. We also ask that you do not park in or walk through the staff parking area. Parents must make sure their child enters the school grounds through the correct gateways.

Parking Please make sure that you follow the parking signs around the school. Council has recently allocated as area in Stuart Road for disabled parking, so please be aware of this restriction. The City of Prospect Traffic Inspectors have been requested to have a prominent presence before and after school hours to closely monitor traffic and parking. Prospect Council do enforce parking limits, and fines are sent to those who park illegally. Parents who see unsafe practices by motorists around the school streets are asked to report their registration number to the Prospect Council. Parent reports do carry a lot of weight. Please make sure that if you are dropping your child off, that you do so on the school side of the road. It is unsafe for children to be running across Stuart Road and Arthur Street which can be very busy before and after school.

Parent Volunteers Needed for 2019 Environmental Leaders We are off to a great start! We already have 23 students from Junior Primary to Upper Primary who have volunteered to be ambassadors and role models for our continuing ‘War on Waste’ here at school. Our mission statement is ‘promote and facilitate environmental awareness with students and staff through a range of ongoing activities and initiatives” Our aim to raise money for global charities via the 10c recyclables continues, as does our determination to promote nude food and thereby make a serious impact on the amount of soft and hard plastic being bought to school.We are looking to include our families and interested parents in this action group. Please see Vicki in the Art Hub to discover how you can support ourlike-minded eco warriors! Vicki Sandstad.

Prospect North Personnel 2019 Leadership Marg Clark Principal Nicola Launder Deputy Principal: Learning Support Graham Wegner Assistant Principal: STEM Coordinator Anna Weinert Student Wellbeing Leader Classroom teachers Danni Porcaro Room 0 Reception Angwin Unit Brooke Edwards/Deanne Room 1 Reception Angwin Unit Sharni Finlay Room 2 Reception Angwin Unit Vivienne Lutze Room 3 Year 1 Angwin Unit Mal Cameron Room 4 Year 1 Angwin Unit Philomena Scrafton Room 4A Year 1/2 Angwin Unit Sarah Pressler Room 5 Year 2/3 Regency Downstairs Kylie Pollard Room 6 Year 2/3 Regency Downstairs Ben Judson Room 7 Year 2/3 Regency Downstairs Matt Cailes Room 8 Year 2/3 Regency Downstairs Carol Berryman Room 9 Year 3/4 Regency Upstairs Kavita Verma Studio 10 Year 4/5 Regency Upstairs Ryan Drake Studio 11 Year 6/7 Regency Upstairs Casey Gouck Studio 12 Year 5/6 Regency Upstairs Sam Mitric Studio 13 year 4/5 Regency Upstairs Gail Powers Studio 14 Year 6/7 Regency Upstairs Specialist teachers Amber Heaft Physical Education Vicki Sandstad Visual Arts Steph Wright Visual Arts / Aboriginal Education Juana Estrella (0.6) Spanish Office Staff Jean McGuire Business Manager Mandy Van Hees Administration Learning Support Team Zena Kauschke Classroom Support, Library and Newsletter Vivien Gillard Classroom and Intervention Programs Lynda Livori Classroom Support Teresa Rowe Classroom Support Durkhani Wahabzada Classroom Support Michael Stojanovich Classroom Support Patricia Fernandez Classroom Support Bella Ahern-Briggs Classroom Support Marisa Guerin Classroom Support Sue Wilson Classroom Support Petiola Wilson ACEO (Aboriginal Community Education Officer) OSHC Jill Grundy Groundsman Ferry Gillessen ICT Technician Chris Szumylo (IPAU) Cleaning David Hill Cleaning