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- Thank you - Election Day BBQ & Cake Stall
- Children's Dream BIG Festival Excursion R-2
- Year 7/8 Transition Forms
- Principal Tours
- Parenting Ideas Webinar
- Dream Big Children's Festival - Ms Rigney & Ms Stanley's Year 4/5 class
- Pupil Free Day
- Quiz Night
- Reports
- Pimpala Peeps - Richard Kemp
- Public Education Awards
- Credit Union SA
This year is the first for Pimpala Primary School trialling NAPLAN online. It has not been without hiccups, and the first few days were definitely very trying for everyone involved, particularly our students. To their credit, all of our students persevered and demonstrated strength in our School Values of Excellence, Responsibility, Communication and Respect. We still have this week to complete the online process and should receive our data earlier, as a result. A big thank you to Mrs. Finlay Smith for her skilful problem solving and ability to remain calm under pressure when things have not gone to plan.
Next week is Reconciliation Week. This year's focus is 'Grounded in Truth: Walk Together in Courage.' Each class will be participating in a range of activities to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore what we can contribute to promoting reconciliation in Australia under the guidance of our Aboriginal Education teacher, Ms. Yates. We look forward to seeing some of the activities and work completed during the week, in the coming newsletters.
This Friday more than half of our school (with some very excited students and staff) will be attending 'The Gruffalo' as part of the Dream Big Festival. Thank you to Mrs. Stanley for organising this wonderful opportunity for our Junior Primary team.
Kind Regards
Penny Wilde
Principal
Thank you to our volunteers who helped on the BBQ and cake stall on Saturday, thank you to the families who donated cakes for the Cake Stall and thank you to the voters who supported our school by buying a sausage, egg & bacon sandwich or cake to help raise funds for our school Nature Play. Your assistance, donations and patronage are greatly appreciated.
Thank you also to the Old School Bus for also providing food and refreshments on the day.
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.
Year 7/8 information packs were sent home at the begnning of this term. Please return the completed ED176 form to the Front Office by Friday, 24th May. Secondary School open dates and times are available from individual school websites. Please see Barb in the Front Office if you require any further information about the process.
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 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 |
Webinar: Teach girls to build each other up
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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.
There will be a Pupil Free Day on Tuesday 11th June, 2019, to enable staff from all schools in the Panalatinga Partnership to work across sites, in training and development.
POSHC will be available if required. Please contact Hazel.Godfrey850@schools.sa.edu.au or phone 0413 482 521 for bookings.
Come along to our Inaugural Quiz Night on Saturday, 22nd June at Woodcroft College from 7pm. Tables of up 10 are available at a cost of $100. If you don't yet have 10 in your group, you can ask others to join in and make up the numbers. We are fundraising for our Nature Play area so please come along for a great night with prizes; including the best-decoated table (in the theme of Nature Play) other side games, and challenging and fun questions! May the best team win!
Please book with the Front Office staff on 8326 0900.
Reports will be sent home at the end of this term. If your family requires two copies of the report, please let the Front Office staff know.
Mr Kemp
If you could only eat one more meal in your life what would it be?
Something Mexican because I like the spice in it.
Who’s your favourite celebrity and how did you find out about them?
David Beckham because I love how good he used to be at soccer and I love the way he treats his family.
Do you have a dream car and why would you pick that car over other cars?
I don’t understand enough about cars so just anything that works without needing to be repaired all the time, is cheap to run and is good for the environment.
If you could have some time off school to go on a holiday where would you go and who would you go with?
Somewhere hot and with water slides.
What’s your favourite subject to teach and why?
Maths because it’s so creative and because kids can become the most incredible learners when they succeed at maths.
If you didn’t have a job at a school what would you want to be?
Someone who would be able to renovate houses and to be something like a real-estate agent too.
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: