In our Student Leadership Assembly last month we presented our nominated leaders with their badges and they have been very active already in leading and organising events. These are some of the recent events:

On Wednesday March 3 we had our own school version of Clean Up Australia Day which our Environment Advocates were involved with.

On Friday March 5 we had Sports Day and our Sports House Captains and Vice House Captains were very busy in the lead up to this and during the day.

On Wednesday March 10 our ATSI students represented our school as participants in  Nunga Tag, held at South Adelaide Footbal Club and by all accounts it was a fabulous day.

Today our Student Representative Council members from Years 3 -7 attended the GRIP Student Leadership event at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and have plenty of ideas to bring back and discuss at school.

Our other student leaders have been busy and contribute to our school by putting up our flags, assisting in the Library, mentoring younger students, supporting Festival Choir, setting up and running assemblies and helping in the canteen. 

Our student leadership roles challenge individuals to develop a sense of vision and purpose as they take on responsibilities and use decision making skills. They develop interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including communication, negotiation, team work and reflection.  We look forward to seeing them grow and develop as leaders for now and the future.

Kind Regards

Penny Wilde                 Belinda Finlay-Smith               Richard Kemp

Principal                       Deputy Principal                     Wellbeing Leader

We are seeking donations of items to sell at our Mother’s Day Stall for our wonderful mothers, grandmothers and special others in our lives.  We are looking for some new great items which would make lovely presents. 

Mother’s Day is Sunday, 9^th May (the end of Week 2, Term 2).  We appreciate your generosity.

Last year we introduced Aussie of the Month at Pimpala PS which recognises personal endeavour, achievement and contribution to the community and reflects some of the values we share as Australians, such as fair go, mateship, respect and inclusion.

Aussie of the Month is a primary school recognition program, that's been running for more than 20 years and is delivered by the same network that presents the Australian of the Year Awards.

Aussie of the Month reflects school values and encourages:

• an appreciation of the diversity and depth of personal contribution
• achievement possible within your school
• concern and consideration for all members of the school community

Each month, staff nominate students as candidates Aussie of the Month and then a student is elected to receive this special award to celebrate their commitment to the values we embrace at our school. The student to receive this award for the month of February is Madison B from 3/4 Wickham/Dixon.

Madison received our Aussie of the Month award for:

Always being respectful towards others. She shows compassion and care when working with her classmates and is a great role model for the school values.

The Colour Fun Run will be held on Thursday, 1st April.  As a special treat, the canteen will be open for Iceblock/Icecreams only at lunch time.  Prices range between 50c and $2.00.

Please note:  As usual, no lunch orders are available on Thursdays.  

Pimpala will be hosting the SAPSASA Cross Country Championships this year for the first time in Week 11, 8th April.  Only those involved in the event and their families, will have the opportunity to watch.  Information for eligible students was sent home on Seesaw today.  

Students aged 10 – 13 years of age, interested in competing in the SAPSASA District Cross Country Day on 8^th April will need to come along to practice sessions each Tuesday morning at 8:20am at the school grounds for the next 4 weeks.  Please meet  under the COLA.  These sessions will be supervised by Mr Henry Carey. 

Please note attendance does not guarantee selection for the event.

Please note:  As with all schools events, they are subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 restrictions.

This term has seen the Year 5/6 classes participating in the kitchen garden program.

Students have enthusiastically embraced gardening lessons and have completed a variety of tasks such as tidying, watering, harvesting, seed saving, planting out new fruit trees and native edibles as well as moving and dismantling garden beds to  make way for new ones!!

We have had a bumper crop this summer which has included a variety of tomatoes as well as herbs and stone fruits. The chest freezer in the Stephanie Alexander kitchen is full of poached, stewed and prepared fruit as well as tomatoes. This will enable us to utilize these beautiful ingredients throughout the year.

A taste of what our mini master chefs have been cooking up in the kitchen...

Week 4.           DIY Pizzas

Week 5.           Green Goddess Dip, Bruschetta, Lemon Myrtle Cookies

Week 6.           Silver beet dip, Zucchini Mini Muffins, Rainbow Fruit Skewers

Week 7.           Roasted Eggplant Dip, Summer Pasta Salad, Tropical Punch

Week 8.           Smashed Pea, Lemon and Mint Dip, Vegetable Fried Rice, Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Week 9.           Roasted Beetroot Dip, Warrigal Greens and Cheese Pinwheels, Deconstructed Fruit Crumble

Week 10.         DIY Vietnamese Cold Rolls

Thank you to our school community for the lovely donations this term: Woolworth’s promotion seedlings, Granny Smith apples, peaches and pomegranates.

Term 2 will see the Reception classes participating in the program in weeks 2 and 3 and the Year 6/7 classes participating from week 4.

Covid-19 restrictions permitting we will be requiring 6 helpers for each of our cooking lessons and some helpers in the garden would be great as well!

If you have completed the RAN-EC training and have a current Working with Children check we would love your help. Please ring or message me of your availability. If you would like to obtain your Working with Children check or RAN-EC training please see the lovely staff in the Administration Office.

Michele Smith

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Coordinator

Volunteer Mobile 0408 637 850

We are holding our annual Easter Raffle.  Thank you to the many families who have generously donated Easter eggs and goodies.  We still need more items to make up the baskets and prizes so please bring any donations of Easter eggs or any other Easter items to the Front Office.  All donations are greatly appreciated.

Each child has been given a raffle book containing 10 tickets, tickets are $1.00 each.  For every book you sell you have one chance to win the Jumbo Easter Basket.  Should you require more books, they are available from the Finance Window in the morning or the Front Office after school.

All sold books must be returned with the money by Friday 26 March. Any unsold books also need to be returned.  The raffle will be drawn at a Special Assembly on Wednesday 31 March 2.30pm.

We are seeking volunteers to be on the following Governing Council Committees:

• OSHC
• Fundraising
• Sports

You do not need to be a member of Governing Council to volunteer for these committees. If you would like to volunteer, please let the Administration Office staff know.  Rick Mart, Chair of the Governing Council can provide more information.  You can contact Rick by emailing him at Rick.Mart978@schools.sa.edu.au

We are still looking for some assistance in the canteen on Fridays for 1 hour, either/or 9:00am - 10:00am or 11:30am - 12:30pm.

If you would like to volunteer and have all of your clearances, please let the Administration Office staff know.

If you would like to find out more about volunteering, please ask the Administration staff.

Please be advised that we are only taking volunteers for very specific roles for the time being, due to COVID limitations.

Students in our school have been invited to take part in a survey being conducted in Term 1 2021.  Please see the attached letter which provides key information about the survey. 

Our school will participate in the Term 1 Wellbeing and Engagement Collection which will be open during Weeks 8 to 10 (Monday 22 March to Thursday 1 April 2021).

The survey asks students about their social and emotional wellbeing; school relationships and engagement and learning in school; and physical health and wellbeing and after school activities. Students’ answers will be kept confidential – no one (including school staff) will use the results to identify individual students.

2021_WEC_Parent_Caregiver_Letter_2021.pdf

Sports Day 2021 was one to remember! It was such a joy to have the whole community involved in a mass school event again. A massive thank you to all the teachers, SSO's, volunteers and Governing Council on helping Sports Day run smoothly. A special thanks to our groundsman Harrie for all his efforts leading up to Sports Day, the Rotary Club for lending us their BBQ and Deb Kemp for keeping tally of the House points throughout the day. 

Congratulations to all BAIN students on winning the 2021 Pimpala Primary Sports Day, the first time since 2015! I also wanted to congratulate all the House and Vice captains on their efforts throughout the weeks leading up to and on Sports Day. They all spoke extremely well and should be proud, no matter the overall results. Well done to all Pimpala students on participating and giving their best efforts, it was fantastic to see students enjoying themselves in all the competitive events, whilst also demonstrating exceptional sportsmanship. As we found out, teachers are competitive too! Well done to the Teachers in the Teacher v House Captain's Relay! Better luck next year students. Lastly, thanks to everyone that came along on the day. It was amazing to see such a strong showing from the Pimpala Community. 

Henry Carey

 Physical Education Teacher

Don't forget if you want to speak to someone from The Smith Family that Nikki Gerrad, the Family Partnership Coordinator for the Smith Family will be at Pimpala Primary School to support families with Learning for Life Scholarship related queries, document return, concerns, community referrals, food assistance or just for a chat on Mondays.  Please come to the:

• POSCH Dining room, from 2:15ish until 3:00pm, and/or

• The courtyard area for 15 minutes at school pick up to support any parent queries.

Please make Nikki feel welcome!