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- From the Principal
- Scholastic Book Club
- New Pastoral Care Worker
- NAPLAN
- SAPSASA Athletics Day
- Mother's Day Stall
- Mother's Day Stall Donations
- Governing Council - Election Day Sausage Sizzle & Cake Stall
- Dream Big Children's Festival R-2
- Principal Tours
- Dream BIG Children's Festival Excursion - Ms Rigney/Mrs Stanley's Year 4/5 class
- 2019 Public Education Awards
- Student Free Day
- School Fundraiser - Entertainment Book
- Grievance Procedures
- Mr Kemp's & Mrs Cole's Year 4/5 class - Portrait Art
What an incredible pleasure I had last week, watching our Festival Choir as they warmed up for their external assessment. Their harmonies and their interpretation of the songs performed were beautiful - goose bump material!
The feedback from the assessment of our choir was incredibly positive.
"Wow -great job today everyone.
Your singing was clear and confident... your part work very solid.
Dynamics/expression - really good work.
Your presentation and 'interesting faces' were terrific and voice projection was great.
Keep up the awesome work!"
Congratulations to every member and to Mrs. Rigney and Jenny for all your hard work, support, persistence and team work.
The choir's result was an A- which maintains a great tradition for Pimpala Primary School, as we achieved our first A last year.
This assessment is a precursor to the Festival of Music in September and there are other opportunities for individual students to audition for orchestra, troupe and solo positions. This year also sees the addition of Taiko drumming as an accompaniment to the choir and there will be auditions for these positions in the coming weeks.
Congratulations also to the 31 students who represented our school last week at the SAPSASA Athletics Day. A special acknowledgement must go to Josh P, Bella Z, Heidi G and Zemes H who all achieved places in their respective events and now go on to the State Day for Onkaparinga North. Thank you to Deb Kemp, Ms. Dixon, Emmerson White, Mr. Sboro and all our parents for your support in making the day such a success.
Kind regards
Penny Wilde
Principal
Scholastic Book Club orders are due by Friday, 17th May, 2019.
Hello to the Pimpala Primary School community. My name is Skye Keller and I am your new Pastoral Care Worker (PCW). I am excited to be here and to get to know the students, families and staff, and to learning everyone's names.
I have previously worked in 3 other schools in this role which I enjoyed immensely. I have 4 children aged, 11, 18, 23 and 26, and one grandson who is 17 months. I have lived most of my life in the southern suburbs and as a child lived 2 streets from your lovely school.
I have a diploma in Children's Services and a Diploma in Counselling. I have a passionate interest in play therapy (Kimochi's, art), early intervention and practices and supporting families holistically. I will be at school on Thursdays and sometimes on Fridays. I look forward to being involved in any upcoming events this year inlcuding the Colour Fun Run.
Please come and say hello.
Permission forms have been sent home today with your child. A copy is also attached for your convenience. Can you complete this form for each of your children and return it to the school by Friday, 10th May.
Thank you.
Skye Keller
PASTORAL CARE WORKER
Students in Years 3, 5 and 7 will be participating in
NAPLAN during Week 3 & 4 of Term 2. The program for
NAPLAN is included in the link below.
2019_Schedule_NAPLAN_Online_for_Newsletter.pdf
There will be the opportunity to catchup
any assessments they may have been absent for
during the testing weeks at the end of Week 4.
If you have any concerns about your child's participation in NAPLAN please speak
to your child’s teacher as soon as possible, before the tests commence.
Last Tuesday, 30th of April, 31 students attended Christies Beach High School to compete in the Onkaparinga North SAPSASA Athletics Day. These 31 students competed against 12 other schools in the area, in the events of 100m, 200m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shotput, Discus and 100m Relays. Our students showed great sportsmanship throughout the day, supporting our school but also the other schools athletes.
We had some fantastic results throughout the day. We will have 4 students representing Onkaparinga North at the State Day. Those students are Josh P (Discus), Bella Z (Discus), Heidi G (100m Relay), Zemes H (High Jump, 800m, 100m relay). Special mentions to Deb Kemp, Elira Dixon, Emmerson White for helping out on the day, and also the parents who helped set up and pack up our area. Well done students.
Michael Sboro
PE SPECIALIST TEACHER
The Mother’s Day stall will be held on Thursday, 9th May. Each class will be given the opportunity to purchase items during the day, and then students and parents may purchase after school that afternoon and then before and after school on Friday, 10th May.
It’s not far away now! Mother’s Day is on Sunday, 12th May. If you would still like to contribute donations to sell on our stall, please bring them to the Front Office by Wednesday, 8th May. Thank you for all the wonderful Mother’s Day Stall donations we have already received. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
We will be having a Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall on Election Day, Saturday, 18th May, 2019. Come along and vote here, and buy a sausage and/or a cake or two to help raise money for our Nature Play area.
If you can help, we need volunteers to help cook the BBQ and serve the sausages and cakes. We would love your help!
We are also seeking donations of cakes to sell at the Cake Stall on Election Day. We would appreciate donations of cakes, cupcakes, brownies, slices or other goodies we can sell on the day. I'm sure there are many budding cooks who have learned cake making skills from the SAKG program. Please help us out!
We look forward to making this a highly successful fundraiser for our Nature Play area.
Johann Micola von Furstenrecht
Governing Council Chairperson
On Friday 24th May 2019, all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 students have the opportunity to attend a live performance of ‘The Gruffalo’ at Dunstan Playhouse in Adelaide. The 55 minute live stage performance of The Gruffalo, is based on the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Following the morning performance students will have their own packed lunch in Elder Park before checking out one of the many interactive shows or workshops at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Freemasons Hall or Elder Park. An itinerary for your child’s class along with a list of what to bring will be provided early next term.
The students will be leaving by bus from school at 9.00am and will return to school at around 2.45pm.
The cost for the excursion will be $13.00 per student. This covers the entry fee for the performance and the bus, which has been heavily subsidised courtesy of the Dream BIG Festival organisers.
Please make payment at the Finance Window or via the Qkr! App. This consent form can also be completed on the Qkr! app. If completed on Qkr! you do not need to fill in the form below.
Please return the tear off permission slip and make payment by Friday 17th May 2019.
Pimpala will be hosting Principal Tours on 2 occasions each term for anyone interested in enrolling at our school. The tours will be held at 10:00am and 4:30pm on the following dates, two tours per term. Zoning will be discussed as part of the tour. Please ring the school on 8326 0900 to book in for one of the tours. We look forward to meeting you.
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TERM |
DATE |
TIME |
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Term 2 |
Monday 27 May, 2019
Wednesday, 29May, 2019
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4:30pm
10:00am |
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Term 3 |
Monday 19 August, 2019
Wednesday, 21 August,2019
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4:30pm
10:00am |
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Term 4 |
Monday 11 November,2019
Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
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4:30pm
10:00am |
On Thursday 30th May 2019, we have planned an excursion to attend part of the Dream BIG Children’s Festival in Adelaide. As part of our excursion students will be able to check out their artwork on display in the Adelaide Festival Theatre that artist in residence, Elyas Alavi created with students. This term Elyas introduced students to various painting techniques whilst they explored the use different materials to create beautiful artworks.
Students will also attend a fascinating hands on workshop called Co-Investigators of Creativity in the SAHMRI building where they will learn how art can be a powerful tool for changing the way we think and feel. After lunch they will attend an hour long performance called Robot Song, a production that incorporates live animation and video into an interactive performance about a robotic hand that learns to feel.
On the day students will be leaving by bus from school at 9.00am and will return to school at around 2.45pm. The cost for the excursion will be $13.00 per student, which covers the entry fee for the performance and the bus cost, which has been heavily subsidised, courtesy of the Dream BIG Festival organisers.
Please make payment at the Finance Window or via the Qkr! App. This consent form can also be completed on the Qkr! app. If completed on Qkr! you do not need to fill in the form below.
Please return the tear off permission slip below and make payment by Thursday 23rd May 2019. Further details on what to bring to the excursion will be provided early next term.
The 2019 Public Education Awards are open until May 31, for anyone wishing to nominate a member of staff.
Last year, seven very humbled and honoured staff members were nominated in one of the ten categories:
There will be a Student Free Day on Tuesday, 11th June, the day after the Queen's Birthday long weekend. Staff will undergoing training and development in Portfolio Evidence and Feedback.
POSHC will be available. Please contact Hazel Godfrey directly on 0413 482 521 or at Hazel.Godfrey850@schools.sa.edu.au
Don't forget Pimpala Primary School will be selling the Entertainment Book as a line of fundraising this year. The Entertainment book provides exceptional value to customers across Australia. We have decided to have the Entertainment Book as one of our fundraisers this year and take advantage of all that is has to offer while raising money for our school.
Orders for the book will be available through the following link:
There will be bonus offers with this years book as a celebration of it's 25th Anniversay. What a great way to raise funds, spending time with the family while saving money at the same time. Please contact the Finance Office for further information.
Please find attached the Pimpala Primary School Grievance Procedures. This advises the appropriate way to handle a grievance at school, whether it involves a student, parent or staff member.
We strongly encourage anyone with a grievance to familiarise yourself with the recommended procedure and start the process at the local level so it can be resolved quickly and efficiently.
Some people believe that if you have a grievance and lodge it with agencies external to the school (for example, the Minister for Education), that you will get a better answer than if you speak with the school in the first instance but this is not the case.
The answer will be the same no matter where you start the process. If you approach an agency outside of the school, it will take longer for a resolution as the school must liaise and compile details and reports. While this is occurring, other school-based tasks are delayed.
Misunderstandings do occur so approach the school at the local level is the first step in resolving issues. Please speak to the teacher involved the first instance and if the teacher is unable to help you, make an appointment to speak with a member of the Leadership Team.