Settlers Farm Campus R-7 Term 1, Week 2, 8th February 2018

Dear Families

Welcome back ☺ I hope that you and your family had a fabulous time over the last several weeks. It has been a smooth and happy start to the year with students settling well into their new classes. While the closure of our main yard, due to STEM Works, has made travelling around the school a bit more awkward, the flow of students at break times has been well managed. The outdoor covered area is due to be completed by the end of February. Homestead classes were able to start in their own space last week which was fantastic.

We welcome 93 Reception students and their families to our school this year and several older students and their families as well. We hope that you have all found the start of the year an easy one and look forward to the year to follow.

We welcome this year to our staff; James Davies (Year 2 teacher and curriculum coach R-3), Brooke Giorgetti (Year 4 teacher and curriculum coach 4-7), Dionne Kassulke (Resource Centre), Yasmin Alesci (year 4), Tina Siaterlis (year 4), Loveena Guilford (year 6/7), Ira Henkel (Expressive Arts) and Leonora Azzopardi (Interoception room – information in this newsletter). We also welcome back Irena Skrzypczak (year 5), Carloyn Earner (Expressive Arts) and Eleni Savva (year 2). We have begun the year with 800 students in 30 classes. Therefore our numbers have increased this year.

Jo Sayers, our Deputy, is on leave during term 1. Sarah Crosby has won the Deputy position for this term and as Sarah is one of the Assistant Principals, her role ‘Assistant Principal Results Plus’ was recently advertised. This role has now been won by Nicole Blackmore. E04 families will be advised this week of the person backfilling behind Nicole.

Teachers returned to work in the week before students came back to school. In those two days staff participated in training and development in ‘Student Voice’ and we worked through what ‘Quality Teaching and Learning’ and ‘Quality Service’ looks like at our site. Teams met together and are very excited about how our two new coaching positions will support even greater improvements and outcomes for our students. I think we are set for a fabulous year ahead!

Some early diary dates to take note of for this term: Tuesday 13th February Acquaintance Night 5-7pm – see separate flier sent home in week 1 Monday 19th February Governing Council meeting Saturday 17th March Election, BBQ & School Garage Sale Monday 19th March AGM Governing Council 6:30pm Wednesday 28th March R-7 Sports day Thursday 29th March Proposed Pupil Free day Tues 3rd – Mon 9th April Interview Week – online information will be sent home closer to this date.

Each year we elect new members to our Governing Council. The process of nominating to be elected onto Governing Council begins two weeks before AGM. A separate information sheet will come home by midterm. I would love for you to consider being part of our Governing Council. The commitment is usually for a two year term and many of our members stay on for a longer time. The formal election takes place at the AGM. The AGM this year is on Monday 19th March from 6:30pm and you do not need to be a Governing Council member to attend. Please come along!

Kind regards, Tanya

Phone: 82806866 Fax: 82806403

School Email: dl.1851.info@schools.sa.edu.au

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE

Principal’s News

Acquaintance Night

Interoception Room

Students Responsibilities

in the yard Volunteer Training

School Phone Apps

Kids Matter

Bounce back

Canteen Menu

Term 1 Planner

COMING EVENTS

TERM 1

Acquaintance Night

Tuesday 13th

February

School Crossing

Training 2pm

Tuesday 13th

February

Governing Council

Meeting

Monday 19th

February

Volunteer Training

Tuesday 9am

20th February

Aquatics Years 6/7

2nd, 8th & 9th

March

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Adelaide Cup

Monday 12th

March

Tanya Oshinsky

Principal

Sarah Crosby Deputy Principal

Students with Special Needs

Maureen Williams Student Wellbeing Assistant Principal

Ann Shepherdson

Innovation in Teaching & Learning

Assistant Principal

Nicole Blackmore

Improvement in Teaching & Learning

Assistant Principal

Paula Mulholland

Kindergarten Director

Jan Hutchison

OSHC Director

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL BEST

REMINDER!!

Hats are to worn from

Term 1, 2018

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Settlers Farm Campus R-7 is having an Acquaintance Night on

Tuesday 13th February—Week 3. The school will be open from 5 –7pm and we encourage all families to come and see our

wonderful learning environments and some great student work.

The program for the evening will consist of teacher and student presentations in the Hall, open areas for visiting (see below), BBQ and canteen for refreshments and open classrooms where your child/children will show you around their classroom and talk about their learning environment.

All teacher presentations and introductions will be held in the Hall this year due to the STEM works in our Main Yard.

Acquaintance Night Program

Hall from 5.00 to 6.00pm • Introduction to all SFC staff • Each team will talk about their plans and priorities for 2018: R/1 Team, 2/3 Team, 4/5 Team, 6/7 Team and the Specialist Team.

Around the school from 5:00 to 6:30pm ♦ Resource Centre—PowerPoint presentation of our 30th Birthday last year for those who wish to reminisce or who missed the event. ♦ Daintree STEM Kitchen (Please enter through main door of Daintree and walk through to the end of the corridor). ♦ Governing Council Booth—information about being on the governing council (Located in the Daintree STEM kitchen). ♦ Interoception Room—also in the Daintree Building, enter through main door and it is the first door on your right. (Information about what this room is can be found on page 3 of this newsletter). ♦ Homestead STEM centre—come and see the renovations! ♦ Kids Matter Booth—set up under the extended Homestead Verandah. ♦ BBQ—set up under the pergola between Daintree and the Resource Centre. ♦ Canteen will be open too!

Classroom visits 6:00 to 7:00pm Classrooms will open for a full hour to give families with children in different year levels time to visit each class.

We hope to see you on the night!

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Interoception

We are all very familiar with our five senses – sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste but

most of us are not aware of the sense of INTEROCEPTION. Take a minute to think

about the following and your awareness of these internal feelings. Is your heart beating

fast or slow? Are you breathing deeply or shallowly? Do you have to go to the

bathroom? Are your muscles tense or loose? Are you hot or cold? Interoception is the

act of being aware but of also knowing why and what it means. It is the ability to

recognise and listen to the internal signals of your body and mind and the physical

reactions that this can cause. e.g. My tummy hurts, I feel sick, I’m hungry so if I eat

something I will feel better. Or, my heart is beating fast, I am feeling nervous, I can do

some breathing to help me tackle this challenge. If students are not aware of their

internal body feelings and the impact that these can have on how it makes their body

feel they can often react in negative ways leading to outbursts, shutting down, running

away from a situation or lashing out and getting angry or aggressive.

We are in the process of setting up an Interoception room at Settlers Farm Campus. This

room will be available to students to support them to develop their interoception

awareness and will be supported by a new member of our SSO team, Leonora

Azzopardi . The room will be open to the community on Acquaintance Night so please

drop in to have a look at the new space.

Sensory board

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WHERE WE CAN BE W H A T W E C A N D O

BASKETBALL COURT AND NETBALL COURT Rosters ensure equal access by all students and

rosters are displayed on classroom windows.

Basketball/Netball/Tennis/Volleyball

Throw, catch and hit balls, skipping and hoops.

NO kicking of balls.

GA 1 PLAYGROUND

Rosters ensure equal access for years 3-7

students on GA1 playground and years 5-7 on

the pyramid.

Can be used before and after school under parent/

caregiver supervision.

NO sitting or standing on top of monkey bars. Only

six on the jungle gym. Maximum of 15 on Pyramid

during play times.

NO pyramid before or after school.

PAVED AREAS Cooperative games such as four-square hopscotch,

skipping but NO playing near the front office,

canteen or entry path in front of Ghost gums.

Walking only. No running. (Pathway around GA1 can

be used as a running track as part of formal lessons

only). Students NOT in dress code to go to Main Yard.

SAND PIT ON GA 2 Cooperative play.

GRASSED AREA 1 (only for yrs 3-7) Ball games, eg soccer and football. NO tackling. Out

of bounds before school.

GRASSED AREA 2 (for R-7) Ball games, eg soccer & football for R-Yrs 3 only.

Cricket pitch for all year levels (refer to roster)

Playground for J.P. only.

Out of bounds before school.

RESOURCE CENTRE at lunch times Reading, games, jigsaws or any quiet activities

INDOOR GAMES at lunch time in Hall to be

negotiated each year

Sports, games, dance

JP PLAY SPACE (by Bilby and Callistemon) Sandpit and any games with equipment but NO

kicking of balls. Friendship seat if looking for

someone to play with. Out of bounds 3-7.

UNDER VERANDAHS around buildings, pergola on

GA2 and on benches on paths

Sit to eat and when not wearing a hat

(water bottles can be carried around).

4 square under R.C. verandah.

QUIET ZONE (under the canopy) Sit, chat, read. NO ball games.

THE MAZE Quiet area to sit and talk.

NO eating or walking on the wooden planks.

TOILETS All toilets are open except Bilby, Kookaburra and

Hall. Ibis, Bilby, Homestead & Callistemon for

R – Years 3 ONLY. Ghost Gums, Kookaburra,

Eucalyptus and Daintree for Years 4-7.

Ask to use Homestead toilets.

GARDEN AREAS Out of bounds.

The “Lizard” garden behind the Netball Court can

be explored during lesson times only.

PYRAMID Roster Years 5-7. Maximum of 15 students.

No before or after school play.

HOT WEATHER POLICY No equipment at playtimes and sit in the shade.

BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL Walk bikes and scooters.

Wait in the office if at school before 8:30am.

After 8:30, wait in Main Yard, GA1 Path and Quiet

Zone, JP Play space and GA 1 & GA 2 playgrounds.

NO kicking of balls and NO GA1 or GA2 play.

Within 4 square courts – handball and use of feet are

allowed.

WET WEATHER POLICY Stay in class if raining. NO equipment to be used on

ovals due to mud when outside after heavy rain.

Stay under verandah’s in drizzle.

STUDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE YARD

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Rachel’s Write-up Thoughts, encouragements, and life lessons

from the Pastoral Care Worker

Welcome! For some this is welcome back…for others who have just joined our SFC family then simply, welcome!

It is so great to have all of you – students, families, staff – at our fantastic school. I hope your summer

break was a time of little stress and lots of nice family time.

My name is Rachel and I’m the Pastoral Care Worker here at SFC. My role as PCW is to support our

school community and help our staff create an atmosphere of wellbeing. Some examples of how I have

been doing this: mentoring students, running social skills groups, participating in class activities and

excursions, running a games group at recess, and writing articles for the newsletter. I hope my

newsletter contributions will encourage, inspire and motivate you in your roles as parents, carers,

grandparents, partners, workers and friends.

I am always up for a chat and hope I can find a way to support you and your family this year. I can be

contacted through the front office or via email.

Email: rachel.mulligan297@schools.sa.edu.au

Days of work: Thursday & Friday

Tuesday 13th February

Sausage in Bread or Can of Drink

$2 each or 3 for $5

Fruit boxes $1 each

Can options:- Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Sunkist, Solo, Lemonade

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Volunteer Induction Training

Parents, relatives and friends are invited to attend a

Volunteer Induction Training

session facilitated by Sarah Crosby at Settlers Farm Campus R-7.

The session time is as follows:

9am - Tuesday 20th Feb - Week 4.

Please ring the school on 8280 6866 to confirm your attendance,

for organisational purposes.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Canteen – Help Needed!

Our canteen volunteers are currently too few in number and we urgently need help. If you would like to

offer some time (between 8.30am to 2.00pm) to the canteen on a weekly, fortnightly or casual basis, please

contact Carol or Cheryl in the canteen – they would love to hear from you!

A Criminal History Check is required and you must also attend a

Volunteer Induction Course.

All volunteers will receive a free lunch and cup of coffee.

How to subscribe to the

newsletter mailing list for parents.

Send an email to the following email address:

listserv@lists.schools.sa.edu.au

The subject and body of the email should be blank apart from adding the following text exactly as written

to the body of the email:

subscribe SFC_PARENTDL

After approximately 5 minutes you should receive an email with instructions to confirm your address by

clicking on the link contained within the email.

The subscription request will then be approved by the school and the parent

will receive a confirmation email once approved.

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SFC PHONE APP

School Star App

Keeping parents and the community informed is very important to SFC, and we regularly upload contents to our School Star Application. You will receive up-to-date current information, newsletters and important announcements within minutes of the school releasing the information.

Click here for: School Star Instructions.

iPhone users:

1.Open the App Store on your iPhone by tapping its icon.

2.Search the App Store for “MGM School Star”.

3.Tap the button that says “+GET”, then “INSTALL”.

4.If asked, enter your Apple ID password.

5.The “INSTALL” button will turn into an indicator that shows the progress of the download.

Once the download has finished, tap “OPEN” to launch School Star.

Android users:

1.Open the Play Store on your Android Phone by tapping its icon.

2.Search the Play Store for “MGM School Star”, and tap the search result in the list.

3.Tap the button marked “INSTALL”.

4.The “INSTALL” button will turn into an indicator that shows the progress of the download. Once the download

has finished, tap “OPEN” to launch School Star.

After you register a new account, School Star will automatically detect your school and configure your news feed.

We hope you enjoy using School Star. We look forward to improving our communication with you.

Qkr App (pronounced “Quicker”)

Our Qkr phone app allows parents and carers to pay lunch orders, excursions, uniform, school fees and more from their phone! Pronounced “quicker”, you can now order and pay for items without having to line up at the payment window or worry that your child will forget to put their lunch order in the box. Simply search for “Qkr! By MasterCard” in your app store (you don't need to have a MasterCard to use the app). Then find “Setters Farm Campus” and register. It is very quick and easy. Instructions for app downloading and ordering click here: Qkr Instructions

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Why are some children mean?

Often meanness gets misunderstood as bullying. If there is no power difference it is not bullying. It doesn’t mean the mean behaviour is acceptable, but calling every unkind act “bullying” is not helpful.

Impulsivity, immature problem-solving skills, difficulty managing feelings, limited perspective-taking ability, following the crowd, or just experimenting with social power are all factors that could lead kids to do mean things.

Students come to school to learn many skills—including how to be a responsible member of society. When students are mean to others, it provides a learning opportunity. We teach the recipient about resilience and the perpetrator about managing their social interactions better. Punishment does not deter this behaviour because there is no learning about what needs to change to stop it from recurring.

When we fail to distinguish between bullying and ordinary meanness, we trivialize the very serious cases of bullying. Also, calling every act of meanness bullying sends an unhealthy message: It says to kids, “You’re fragile. You can’t handle it if anyone is even slightly unkind to you.”

Hearing peers yell, "You're out! Yes, you are!" in a game might be very upsetting for a child, but it's probably not bullying, although it isn’t kind behaviour either. Supporting a child build resilience is vital, but labelling the other kids "bullies" won't help a child deal with frustration or manage conflicts. Even kids who consider themselves best friends sometimes behave in unkind ways. School children face conflicts, forms of rejection, such as not wanting another child to sit with them or saying "You can't be in our club!". Teasing can be friendly or mean-spirited depending on the situation.

Parents can support their children identify the difference between meanness and bullying and helping them understand some children who behave in a mean way are still learning to get along and be nice to others.

At Settlers Farm Campus we are a Kids Matters School, we would like

you to come on a journey with us. In each Newsletter for the year, we

will have information relating to our Journey. The first of our 5 steps

is “Everyone has a right to feel safe”. – Destination “Wellbeing”

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When things go wrong, or you get “knocked down” by the things that happen in life, remember you can decide to BOUNCE BACK and be yourself again.

B O U N C E B A C K

Bad times don’t last. Things always get better. Stay optimistic.

Other people can help you feel better if you talk to them. Get a reality check.

Unhelpful thinking makes you feel more upset.

Nobody is perfect – not you and not others.

Keep things in perspective, it’s only part of your life.

Concentrate on the positives (no matter how small) and use laughter.

Catastrophising exaggerates your worries. Don’t believe the worst possible picture.

Accept the things that you can’t change, but try to change what you can first.

Blame fairly – how much of what happened was because of you, how much because of others & how much was because of bad luck or circumstances.

Everybody experiences sadness, hurt, rejection, failure and setbacks sometimes. They are a normal part of life. Try not to personalise them.

Students are being

introduced to

‘Bounce Back’

which is a whole

school well-being

program. Ask your

child what they

have been learning

and stay tuned for

more information

about this program

and how you can

use it at home!

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