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DECD Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1

Newsletter

July 2017

Diary Dates

July

7/7 Friday Assembly and

early dismissal 2.05pm

24/7 Monday Pupil Free

Day

25/7 Tuesday Term 3

commences

August

10/8 Thursday Governing

Council

12/8 Saturday Ski Trip

departs

16/8 Wednesday

Principal Tour 11am

19/8 Ski Trip returns

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Semester 2

For year 7 – 12 students, the new semester started on Monday and

students received a new timetable and some have new subjects and

teachers. Reports will be distributed next Friday and it is an important

time to reflect on achievements as well as setting goals for the rest of the

year. I hope you are able to take the time to sit down with your son or

daughter to discuss their report. Parents are also encouraged to make contact with teachers,

either through email or by making an appointment via the front office. One of our aims this

year, is for staff to foster strong partnerships with families, as research shows that when

parents are involved, students have greater success.

Showcasing the learning

Last Friday, the Minister for Education Susan Close MP and the ABC visited our College to

see the Bilingual program in action. They were extremely impressed with our students who,

after only five months, could show their new learning including speaking, writing and reading

Mandarin Chinese. Students invited Minister Close to join them in the Tai Chi lesson and

they enjoyed dancing and chatting to the journalist from ABC. Erik Ma, Kylie Tuckey and the

year 3 bilingual students are to be congratulated for presenting our College in such a positive

light. It is pleasing to note that we now have very large numbers attending the Principal

Tours and enrolments have doubled this year both in year 8 and Reception, with some

families putting their name down for 2022!

As the term ends, we farewell and acknowledge some staff members who have been here on

contract. We thank Tom Gordon (Sec English) who has been offered a position in the music

industry, Sabrina Prisco (Sec Maths) who has a contract at Underdale High School . Rod

Sutherland (leadership) has a position at Fulham North Primary School and Nunung

Lehmann has completed her contract in the 4/5 class.

A reminder that Monday 24th

July is a Pupil Free Day and staff will be involved in

professional development. I look forward to seeing students Tuesday 25th July ready for

another productive term.

Linda Richardson

PRINCIPAL

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At the end of week 4 the year 4/5’s from class M3

cooked pancakes in the learning street with Ms

Lehmann. The cooking was a practical lesson for proce-

dural genre they learned. They took turns in preparing

and cooking them while working on putting together the

written procedural genre. Lemon, sugar, honey and jam

were the toppings that were offered to sweeten the soft

and moist pancakes that were made from wholemeal

flour. They all enjoyed the pancakes and learning task.

Ms Lehmann

Uniform Shop

Plympton International College advises parents the

uniform shop will be open as usual this Thursday from

3pm to 4pm. It will not be open during the last week of

term. For uniform orders and enquiries please call Amy

at JS Sports on 0431 705 751 or email

amiilwilmore@gmail.com. Thank you

Student Pick-Up / Drop-Off

Both the Errington Street and Myer Avenue car parks

are fully occupied by the staff of PIC and Errington

schools. The dropping off and picking up of students

in the Errington or Myer car parks is not permitted at

any time. (This is in line with DECD Policy). Many

parents park along Myer Avenue and Gardner Street

and then walk their children the short distance to school.

Thank you for your support of our students safety and

well-being.

OSHC Camp Australia

In order to maintain the safety and wellbeing of

students at Plympton International College when

teachers are not scheduled for yard duty, students who

arrive before 8:25am and/or are still on site after

3:20pm will be sent to OSHC (Out of School Hours

Care). Parents will be contacted by the OSHC

supervisor regarding their child’s attendance at

either before or after school OSHC. Payments will be

calculated based on your CCB rate and is payable to

Camp Australia. Please note that teachers are on yard

duty from 8:25am until 8:45am in the mornings and from

3:05pm in the afternoons.

Kylie Tuckey on behalf of the OSHC Committee

School Banking

Don't forget school banking is THURSDAY

If you are in the Primary school, complete your bank

book and pop it into the satchels located in each

classroom.

If you are in the Secondary School, simply drop your

completed bank book into the college office and collect

it in the afternoon. Simply include your name, student

number with the CBA and amount you wish to deposit

on the stub and the deposit

slip. Enquire online or in any branch

about starting your savings journey

today.

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Care for children is always available

Winter can be a busy time for emergency departments and

it is important to consider whether it really is an

emergency.

For minor illness or injury, there are a range of care

options to consider, including your local GP or pharmacy.

Local health services, including information about after

hours services, can be found through the National Health

Services Directory at www.nhsd.com.au.

If it is an emergency, emergency care for children is

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some conditions

that are not life-threatening for an adult can be more

serious for babies and young children. In particular, young

babies with fever need to be assessed by a doctor. In an

emergency or life threatening situation, always call triple

zero (000) for an ambulance.

For more information, including emergency department

locations and information about other care options, visit

www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careforchildren.

R/1 Class Zoo Excursion

In week six, Ms Claire and the R/1 class went on an

excursion to the Adelaide Zoo. The class spent the

morning exploring different animals around the zoo and

discovering about the places they live. The students then

attended an education session with Zoo staff. The session

was about caring for animals where students took part in

activities identifying different animal needs. Thank you to

all the staff and parents who joined us and made it such a

fantastic experience.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Students in year 4/5 have been learning about

Sustainability through their Science and Geography.

They have been actively observing how many food

wraps, zip bags, drinking bottles and cans

accumulate in the bins over three days. They

learned that rubbish can either end up as landfill or

washed out to the sea. Sea animals think the

rubbish is food or a toy. Our rubbish means disaster

for them and us in the future. To minimize the

number of food wraps they came up with simple

steps to be their solution; nude food/wrap-free food

for school. Many of them have been following their

action plan and rewarded by Ms Lehmann with their

dojo points. Joel and Jiakun have the lead on

following the nude food movement.

To pass on the information they have been actively

engaged in sharing power point presentations of

their learning in the assemblies to invite others to

follow the practice sustainable lifestyle including

nude food.

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Community News

Managing Type 1 Diabetes in Children: A Parenting

Perspective

Being a parent of a child with type 1 diabetes can be

extremely stressful. The University of Queensland is

seeking parents of children with type 1 diabetes to take

part in a research study that will explore factors that

could help or hinder parents in managing their child’s

diabetes. If you are a parent of a 2- to 10year-old child

with type 1 diabetes, we would love to hear from you! By

sharing your experiences (confidentially) you will help us

identify better ways for health care professionals to sup-

port parents and families.

To complete the online survey, please go to:

https://exp.psy.uq.edu.au/type1/.

For further information about the project or to request a

survey to be posted to you, please email Jade

Grambower at j.grambower@uq.net.au or call Dr Amy

Mitchell at the Parenting and Family Support Centre at

The University of Queensland on (07) 3346 1202.

Thank-you!

Science and Engineering Challenge

As part of the college's increasing STEM focus, Year 9/10

students had the opportunity to take part in the Science

and Engineering Challenge at Flinders University.

Students worked in small teams to solve challenges

including designing and making a Mars buggy,

transmitting codes via optical fibre, networking cities using

electric circuits and building structures to meet different

purposes. It was a great opportunity for students to

demonstrate their teamwork skills, while applying their

maths and science understanding in a range of design

and technology methods. Our students competed at a

high level throughout the day and finished 5th overall.

We will be hosting similar challenges at school later this

year to prepare Year 8/9 students for the challenge in

2018.

Matt Crump - STEM and Innovation Coordinator.