Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Parents and Friends Parents and Friends meet regularly at Pilgrim School and do a fantastic job supporting our children and engaging with our school community. If you would like to know more about P & F and get involved please contact Dan Minchin, President of P & F (Mobile 0438 378 543). Please note that you are more than welcome to come along to any of the meetings throughout the year. These are open to anyone in the Pilgrim community, not simply those with portfolios of responsibility.

Dates for Monday meetings this year are:

Term 1 25th March 7.30pm Pilgrim School Meeting Room

Term 2 13th May 7.30pm Pilgrim School Meeting Room

24th June 7.30pm Pilgrim School Meeting Room

Term 3 5th August 7.30pm Pilgrim School Meeting Room

9th September 7.30pm Pilgrim School Meeting Room

Term 4 28th October 7.30pm Pilgrim School Meeting Room

18th November Annual General Meeting Venue to be confirmed.

First Aid at School To ensure children are safe at school we are constantly looking at ways to improve our services and facilities. Our current practice is that when a child has been injured or received notable first aid assistance a letter comes home to advise parents and caregivers of what occurred and any support provided.

A small, hopefully helpful, change will be that any students who have received any head injuries during the school day will have a white wrist band attached to communicate to you that this has been the case. You can then look in their bag for the accompanying First aid notification note to provide you further information and monitor your child over that afternoon and evening. This will mean you have immediate communication and notification.

As always if the injury is of a more significant nature you will be contacted and informed by school staff.

Blessings to you

Andrew Edmondson Principal

4 7th March 2019

TERM 1

Friday 8th March Year 6 & 7 Aquatics

Monday 11th March Public Holiday Adelaide Cup

Friday 15th March Pancake Breakfast 7.45-8.30am Sports Day Trials

Saturday 16th March School Tours 10.00am

Wednesday 20th March School Board Meeting

Thursday 21st March Campus Harmony Day

New Parents Dinner

Year 6 & 7 Aquatics

The Year 6 & 7 students are having an unforgettable week at Port Noarlunga.

Worship & Assembly Roster

Worship and Assemblies will be held each Tuesday and Thursday at 8.55am in the Performing Arts Centre. Parents and friends are warmly invited to share in these special times.

March 12 Years 5 & 6 Class Assembly

14 Year 2 F Class Worship

19 Rec/Year 1 and Year 1 Assembly

21 Year 2G Worship

26 Reception P0L & Year 7 Assembly

28 Year 7 Class Worship

April 2 Years 3 & 4 Assembly

4 Year 6 Worship

9 Worship – Speaker Dave Jenkin

11 Year 5 Easter Worship

Thank You

The canteen is always grateful for volunteers and would dearly like more helpers. At present Pilgrim has only one wonderful parent, Sarah Roberts, rostered to volunteer in the canteen. Please consider if you could give some time once a week/month/term to help in the canteen. All offers are much appreciated. Note:All Campus volunteers need a DCSI check however please do not let this put you off volunteering!

Welcome

Welcome to Isabel who has started in Year 1 with Mrs Newbury’s class this week. Please welcome parents Izelda and Braam who have just relocated from Western Australia. Please say hello!

School Tours

Invite a friend or neighbour to our next tour.

Pilgrim School Tours Saturday 16th March 10.00am

For parents interested in finding out more about what is on offer at Pilgrim School. Please encourage families to phone the school to book a tour, or simply come on the day.

ICAS Competitions

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) are being held later in the year, and in a different format.

This year all competitions are being sat in September and the format is online.

Registration for Digital Technologies, Science, English and Mathematics subjects is optional.

We encourage students who are high achievers from Years 2-7 to participate.

The price has increased from $9.90 to $14.50 per test.

Information will be sent home in the second half of Term 2.

Volunteer Checks Please!

DCSI clearances can be used for volunteering at both Pilgrim and across Campus, with sport, canteen, library, classroom support, excursions, etc.

To start your application you need to email Jane Dye at Thiele Primary School at jane.dye443@schools.sa.edu.au

You need to provide your full name and Date of Birth. You will then receive an email to complete your application. At the end of the application you will be asked how you wish to verify your identification. You need to select verify by organization and then bring in 100 points of identification to the Thiele Front Office where a copy will be made and passed on to the verifying officer. If you have any queries don’t hesitate to contact Jane Dye at the Thiele Front Office on 82704222.

DCSI = Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

Parent Connect

All parents are welcome to connect over a cuppa on Monday mornings after dropping your child to school, 8.45am – 9.30am

Those who would like to stay for prayer for the school afterwards are welcome to, from 9.30am. Please contact Kristen Heath for more details at heathk@pilgrim.sa.edu.au .

Important 2019 Term Dates

March 9 Year 6 & 7 Aquatics Week

12 Adelaide Cup Public Holiday

15 Pancake Breakfast 7.45-8.30am run by P & F Sports Day Trials

16 School Tours 10.00am

20 School Board Meeting

21 Campus Harmony Day

25 Parents & Friends Meeting 7.30pm

30 Working Bee Reception/Year 2/ Year 4/Year 6

April 5 Campus Sports Day

8 & 10 Parent Teacher Interviews

10 Kytons Delivery Day P & F Fundraiser

11 BBQ (catering Year 2 parents) 2.00pm finish end of term Thursday

12 Student Free Day – Campus Staff Training Day

Information Sent Home in the Last Two Weeks

Campus Auskick Coordinator required

Campus Newsletter

Campus Parent letter re Lockdown 4/3/19

Campus Winter Sports Registration

Canteen Special Lunch

Pancake Day Breakfast

Reception & Year 2 G: Teaching arrangements

Scholastic Brochure #2

Year 1: iUnit

Year 2: Reading Helpers required

Year 3: Family Weekend away

Year 3: Musical Troupe

Year 4: Kytons Easter Fundraiser helpers needed

Year 6 & 7: Seniors jumpers update

Year 7: SA Museum Excursion

Year 2 F: Morning Tea after worship 14/3/19

Year 2 G: Morning tea after worship 21/3/19

Year 7: Morning Tea after worship 28/3

Year 4-7 SAPSASA Lacrosse Carnival

Parents & Friends

Pancake Day - Parent Invitation A Pancake Day Breakfast is being held before school on the morning of Friday 15th March to raise money for Uniting Care. It will be in the courtyard area between the main Pilgrim Building and the Oasis building. $3 for 2 pancakes + toppings, and a drink (pay on the day). Please come along and help us raise money for this worthy cause. Pancakes will be served from 7.45am.

New Parents Dinner Thank you to the Year 3 families who helped with making this a successful event, welcoming new parents to the school community. We appreciate what a great job you did.

Particular thank you to Matt and Ros Sarre, and their daughter Ebony, who cooked amazingly tasty food. Fantastic job!

Next Meeting Date for P&F is Monday 25th March at 7.30pm Everyone is welcome to attend.

Dan Minchin President P & F (0438 378 543)

Uniform

Devon Clothing are open on Campus Mondays 2.30-3.30pm

Wednesdays 8.30-9.30am Fridays 8.30-9.30am

Not all stock is available as yet.

If Devon don’t have what you need the alternatives are:

Second Hand Uniform Pool at Pilgrim School

is run by our Parents & Friends. Simply ask our friendly office staff about sales, or

selling uniforms. Sales are cash or the Qkr app can be used.

For Budding Artists & Photographers

Have you got a budding artist or photographer in the family? Why not submit some of their work in the Rotary Art Show held at Flagstaff Hill Primary School next school holidays?

Student entries are $5 per painting or photograph flagstaffhillartshow.com.au Entries close April 1. An invitation is extended to students and their families to enter and visit this local school holiday event.

New Parents Dinner

The New Parent Dinner was held last Thursday.

Thank you to the Year 3 parents who helped with the dinner by setting up, serving food, donating non-alcoholic drinks and washing dishes. Particular thanks go to Matt, Ros and Ebony Sarre who catered with a delicious meal of sundried tomatoes and fetta stuffed chicken breasts with crispy roast potatoes and minted pea mash and dessert of

strawberry meringues.

Parents & Friends generously support the dinner and see it as an important way to welcome new families.

YEAR 6 & 7 AQUATICS @ PORT NOARLUNGA

Community News JOURNEY ‘UNDER THE SEA’ WITH ARIEL & HER FRIENDS IN THIS TIMELESS LOVE STORY

The award-winning team at Pelican Productions brings another of the world’s best loved musicals, ‘The Little Mermaid JR’ to audiences this March.

It will be starring one of our students Ebony Sarre who would love to see some familiar faces in the audience!

Based on the beloved story by Hans Christian Anderson, the Little Mermaid JR follows the adventures of the beautiful young mermaid Ariel and her longing to leave the safety of her magical underwater kingdom to experience the big wide world above. Having disobeyed her

overprotective father King Triton to explore the human world, Ariel is forced to make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula to pursue her dreams, making the ultimate sacrifice for love.

Pelican’s reimagining of this fantastical classic tale will delight both young and old. This production is bursting with colour, energy and of course all of the songs so familiar to generations.

The Little Mermaid JR is playing at the Arts Theatre, Angas Street, March 22 - 24. Tickets are on sale now through pelicanproductions.com.au.

Adults $35, Concession $30 and Children $25

POSITIVE PARENT

Our theme this year is

Belonging. Students

have been learning

about getting along

and working

together.

We have enjoyed getting to know our year 2 buddies!

We have been learning about

what life was like for Aboriginal

people before European

settlement.

We even played an Aboriginal

hunting game called Gorri.