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22 March 201622 March 2016

PRINCIPAL’S COLUMNI don't know what you think but term 1 justseems to be flying by. At the time of writingthis it is already week 6! Our start hascontinued to progress smoothly and I amhappy to say we now have a stableleadership structure in place for theremainder of the year.

In the R-6 sub school, Natalie Carling will bethe R-6 Head of Sub-School for the remainder of the year andDesi Philippou will remain in the role of R-6 Senior Leader. BecSiney will continue as Resource Centre Manager/CrossDisciplinary Studies Coordinator while Desi is working in the R-6sub school. Kim Copeland will continue for 2016 as the R-6Student Counsellor and Carlee Decelis remains as the R-6Special Education and Intervention Support Coordinator.

In the middle school, Sandrine Poissonnier will continue asthe Middle School Senior Leader while Mari Terreri is still onsecondment to DECD central office. Ben Wallis will continue asthe HASS and Student Voice Coordinator.

In the senior school, Bob Phoumirath will continue as the VETCoordinator for the remainder of 2016 as Shamus Schutt hasresigned to take up a permanent position with the MFS. BenMuggleton will be the Technology Coordinator for the rest of2016.

Over the course of the last few years our enrolments havecontinued to grow and we are now just a little under 1400.While this brings a number of clear advantages in terms of thecapacity to offer a range of specialist curriculum options andlearning experiences, it also brings a few challenges, particularlyin area of parking and traffic flow during drop off and pickup times. I have met with a representative from the SalisburyCouncil to discuss options for improved traffic flow to reducecongestion, the provision of additional parking and possiblya "kiss and drop" zone. We are also conducting a survey ofstudent pedestrian traffic around the school to establish if the

school crossings are in the most effective locations and also todetermine if we need to build additional ones.

All of this is going to take time, so in the meantime the Councilis asking that parents are considerate of others and follow theappropriate parking and speed restrictions around our school.Following my article are 2 information sheets available fromthe Salisbury Council website that provide information aboutparking around schools.

Each year schools are entitled to a number of student freedays to allow staff to engage in professional learning activitiesas a collegial group. The Governing Council has endorsed thefollowing dates as student free days for Paralowie;

Tuesday 29 March 2016Friday 10 June 2016Monday 25 July 2016Friday 2 September 2016Monday 5 September 2016 is our school closure dayand so there will not be any staff or services available onthat day.

PETER MCKAYPRINCIPAL

3D PRINTER PILOT PROGRAM IN R-6Late last year the R-6 school, applied and were lucky enoughto be accepted into a 3D printing pilot program. Kate Carpenterand Elisha Scordo attended a training in December last yearand thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The digital technologytraining provided by DataCom will enable us to support andincorporate the use of a 3D printer which the junior school haspurchased to be used with the digital technology curriculum.

3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of makingthree dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creationof a 3D printed object is achieved through laying down ofsuccessive layers of material until the entire object is created.

Elisha and Kate will be involved in a number of training sessionslearning about Makers Empire; the 3D printing software to beused with students. Approximately 11 schools in Northern

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Adelaide will also be involved which will allow Kate and Elishato interact and collaborate with other teachers. Kate and Elishahave linked with a Year 6/7 class at Highbury Primary School,hoping to eventually have students from both Paralowie andHighbury engage with each other through video calls and thesharing ideas for the use of the 3D printer in future projects.

Stay tuned for further developments around the introductionof the 3D printer at Paralowie and the exciting projects ourstudents will be part of!

Thanks to Elisha and Kate for this report of their experiences toshare with our school community.

NATALIE CARLINGHEAD OF R-6 SCHOOL

PARALOWIE R-12 SCHOOL

OPEN NIGHTWe warmly invite you to join us for this special evening

Tuesday 22nd March

5.30 to 8pm

Welcome BBQ at 5.30 followed by an informationsession at 6pm in the Resource Centre

Tours of the school between 6 and 8pm

ALL WELCOME

PARALOWIE DEBATE SQUAD 2016We welcome back past members of the Debate Squad andwould like to introduce our newest members: ParisCare-Wickham, Zeke Rose, Daniel Irambona, Miguel Valdrez,Paulo Valdrez, and Liam Wise.

This year we have two teams, the Junior Team captained byRayme Truong and the Senior Team captained by GarethBailey. Both teams have already demonstrated a high level ofenthusiasm, team work and commitment to the Squad and wewish them luck in this year’s competition.

The first debates were held at Playford International College ina flurry of excitement. The Junior team took command of thedebate early on against Salisbury East and brought home theirfirst win on the topic “That homework is necessary”. The Seniorteam’s opponent forfeited due to unforeseen circumstancesbut the speakers rallied together to perform admirably for theadjudicators.

A special congratulations goes to Paris Care-Wickham andLuke Bradley for being awarded Best Speaker for their teams.

The next debate will be at Salisbury on 30th May.

Members of the Debate Squad:

Junior Team: Rayme Truong, Rachael Morrissey, ParisCare-Wickham, Zeke Rose, Daniel Irambona, MiguelValdrez, Paulo Valdrez, and Liam Wise

Senior Team: Gareth Bailey, Chansovann Lem, ShaonaImaru, Katelynn Wiseman, Alison Crase, Luke Bradley,and Cameron Ter Horst

OUTSTANDING YEAR 11 ENGLISHStudents in Stage 1 English started the year creatingdescriptive narratives based around the topic of conflict. Theclass explored the genre in depth focusing on differentdescriptive techniques and the way conflict can be both internaland external.

Chloe Bubner’s outstanding narrative is a fantastic example ofstudent work. She thoroughly edited her work to improve herdescription and focused on internal conflict. Well done Chloe!

WORKSHOP WITH NEIL ATKINS ‘SMALLSHIFTS - HUGE CHANGES’

This event was organised by Northern Area State SecondarySchool Alliance (NASSSA) Science Education initiative.

There were over 70 participants from the 10 NASSSASecondary Schools. Five teachers and 5 students from eachof the schools were selected. Paralowie R-12 School had theprivilege to host the event.

The workshop presenter, Neil Atkins is a revolutionarypedagogue educator, scientist, explorer and teacher ofscience. He has worked with the Institute of Physics as aTeaching and Learning Coach, Neil has a wealth of internationalexperience. He has taught the highest achievers as well assome of the most challenging students on the planet.

The purpose of the day with Neil Atkins was:

• To position students and teachers as co-innovatorsof science learning at their site, aimed at increasingboth engagement and intellectual demand

• Introduce questioning strategies as a pedagogy andCommunity of inquiry.

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It was a day where teachers and students worked together toproblem solve challenges.

They worked in teams to come up with the best solution andthis process gave everyone the opportunity to develop betterrelationships with their peers and teachers while building theircommunication skills.

Students were challenged to think about, how might learningbe different if they were developing 21st century learning skillsas they learn in their subjects?

The challenges set for the school teams duringthe workshop on the day were:

Our students really enjoyed their challenges

‘The challenges made me realise that having the ability to havefun and perform science practicals will leave students/myselffeeling very happy and mature.’ – Gareth Bailey

‘Participating in class pracs would help develop 21st centurylearning in students as they are able to experience whathappens instead of reading the information’. – Cameron terHorst

‘Many students may at first feel shy or uncomfortable to join inwith others at firsts, but this changes”’- Chloe Schubert.

MARY AGRIOSSCIENCE CO ORDINATOR

A VISIT FROM MONTY PRIOREach year we are fortunate to have a visit from Monty Prior ( anAboriginal performer from interstate).

Our Aboriginal student from year 6, 7 and all year 8 studentswatched as once again Monty told us life stories which he haspublished, and he played the didgeridoo. Students and staffenjoyed the performance so much they laughed until I sawmany tears. Thank you Monty.

OTHER NEWS FROM TIRKANDI

Job central tickets2trade program, Certificate Courses andtraining. Please ring Carrie on 82823700 for more information.

‘Through the Looking Glass Parent Program’ from 4th May-6thJuly. Please ring Laura on 8234 5219 for more information.

Aboriginal Education Team.

SAPSASA BEACH VOLLEYBALL

By Esterina Taban

Students from Years 4-7 attended SAPSASA Beach Volleyballat Glenelg. We were allocated into teams - Years 4 and 5 weretogether, and Years 6 and 7 were together. In our teams weplayed against teams from other schools.

Paralowie was lucky enough to bring home two silver medals -the year 6/7 boys team and a year 7 girls team.

We were very proud of them!

• How can we create outstanding learners who canthink?

• Creating a rocket to launch an egg into the air andhave it land on the return unbroken.

• Building the tallest tower from 40 sticks of spaghettiand balance a marshmallow.

• Connecting straws to make the longest andstrongest line, then raising and lowering it togetherwith all members in the team holding on to the strawstructure.

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SECRET GARDENOnce again this year all our Year 1 to year 6 students were luckyenough to visit the wonderful Secret Garden in Salisbury as partof the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

This happened on Tuesday the 23rd of February on a warmday. Our students though were commended by the City ofSalisbury Council staff for being very well behaved and politedespite the conditions.

They had a wonderful time seeing a performance, having lunchon the lawn and then participating in the activities on offer in theSecret Garden.

The children saw the performance‘Inspector Hector’ which was about ascientist who needed to solve the mysteryof the missing 5 food groups! We were veryimpressed with the children and theirknowledge about healthy eating habits and the understandingof what ‘sometimes foods’ are.

Paralowie R-6 would like to thank the City of Salisbury inconjunction with the OPAL project (Obesity, Prevention andLifestyle) who organised for our students to be part of thisfantastic day!

SPLASH DAY - 2016Splash day is an annual event to celebrate the start of the yearin Middle School. Our Year 7, 8 and 9 classes spent the dayat Salisbury Swimming centre involved in a number of activities.These activities are designed to create team spirit and classcollegiately.

This year was our best Splash Day EVER! Students participatedin many activities including ping pong scramble, the inflatableobstacle, the air mattress relay and the highlight of the day wasthe BIG splash!

Classes in each year level strove to be the best at the activitieswith their enthusiastic participation. However, there can onlybe one winner in each year level. This year they were; 7HGA(Ms Jewell’s class), 8HGA (Ms Attwood’s class) and 9HGF(Mr Furniss’s class). However, it was clear that students andteachers across each class tried their hardest.

Thanks to Ms Stuart and Ms Higginson and the Year 10 Sportsclass for their hard work at organising the day.

SANDRINE POISSONNIERMIDDLE SCHOOL SENIOR LEADER

PARALOWIE R-12 SCHOOL FETE 2016If you are interested in participating or supporting us in any

way then please email:

Julie Stanton at Julie.stanton225@schools.sa.edu.au .

As with the previous fete we are focusing on the GlobalEducation that students will receive along with the Rights of

the Child. The money raised will be split, with 20% going to acharity of choice to support children in our community andthe remaining amount will be put back in to the school todevelop a program specifically targeting Global Education

and leadership skills R-12.

ELLISHA SCORDO AND JULIE STANTON

MINIROOS KICK-OFF PROGRAM

The FFSA is providing this program which focuses onintroductory game-based sessions for boys and girls agedbetween 4-9. This program allows children to build confidencewhile learning the basic skills of the game without the addedpressure of performing in games against other teams, as wellas promoting a fun inclusive environment for the participants.These sessions follow the national curriculum for grassrootscoaching.

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The program starts on Monday 4th April at Burton ParkFootball Centre from 4:45 – 5:30pm. It is $70 for theprogram which runs for 20 sessions (works out at $3.50 persession). A participant pack is included with the $70 fee.

For more information contact:

Jake BrindleyAIA Vitality MiniRoos Development OfficerFOOTBALL FEDERATION SAWebsite: www.ffsa.com.auTelephone: 8340 3088 Mobile: 0410 870 529 oremail: Jake.Brindley@ffsa.com.au

ANGLICARE SAVER PLUS PROGRAMSaver Plus Program through Anglicare, is helping people learnlifelong financial skills and encourage saving for the future.Once they complete the program Anglicare will match theamount saved up to $500. The money we match must bespent on educational needs for example:

The basic criteria is

2016 School Contact List

HOME GROUP TEACHERS, SUB SCHOOLMANAGERS AND ADMIN SUPPORT STAFFIf you have any concerns or queries about your child’s

schooling please ring the relevant teachers or managersfor assistance on 8182 7222.

LIONS RECYCLE FOR SIGHT AUSTRALIA

SUPPORT LIONS CLUB AND HELP SOMEONESEE!

PARALOWIE R-12 IS DELIGHTED TO SUPPORT THIS VERYBENEFICIAL PROGRAM. JUST DROP OFF YOUR USED

GLASSES AT THE SCHOOL'S FRONT OFFICE AND THEYWILL BE RECYCLED TO HELP SOMEONE IN ANOTHER

COUNTRY (No cases please).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

Pontian Paralowie EaglesPlayers still wanted for U8,U9,U10 and U15s groups

Yalumba Dr, Paralowie

Come and join this family friendly club

Contact Michael 0418818816 for any further details.

Training is Tuesday and Thursday Nights

All junior teams play in the FFSA competition

• Computers

• Camps / excursion

• Uniforms

• extracurricular activities

• School Costs

• Over 18years

• Have income other than centrelink

• Be at school or have children attending school

• Have a health care card or pension card

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