St Leonards Primary School

With holidays looming, it's time we reflect on what has been a busy yet highly successful term. We have had excursions to the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Hahndorf Farm Barn,  the Adelaide Zoo as well as incursions such as the Music is Fun Band. The Year 3, 5 and 7 learners completed NAPLAN online. Our teachers have been busily writing reports to assess students and their learning. These will be sent out at the end of Week 1 Term 3. 

I continue to be proud of the way our learners approach their schooling and show manners. Parents and caregivers, you should be exceptionally proud of your children. We are often complemented on their behaviour when out on excursions.  

I've been informed recently that I have won the position of Principal at St Leonards Primary School for the next 5 years. I'm absolutely honoured to have been appointed to this position and look forward to continuing our journey together. To me it’s like my extended family. 

At St Leonards Primary School, we continually look at ways that we can improve our communication with parents as well as promote our students learning. 

This year, the school has invested in a site license for Seesaw, adding more features for us to use. We have run a number of professional development sessions for teachers and educators in the use of this resource. Please make sure you connect with your child on Seesaw and don't hesitate to contact our teachers if you have any issues. 

Once connected to your child on Seesaw you will begin to see samples of learning, videos and hints and tips from the teachers. We encourage you to comment on your child's learning using something that we call T.A.G.  You could focus on one question per piece of work. 

T- Tell me something that you really liked. 

A- Ask a question to better understand the work presented. 

G-Give a suggestion of how to make the work even better. 

We are all “Learning Together” but really hope this resource promotes student learning. 

OSHC News 

It is with great sadness that we announce that Lou has resigned from her position as OSHC Director. We have really appreciated the work Lou has done during her time as Director and we wish her all the best in the future. 

Farewell 

This week sees the end of one of our long serving cleaners Raj. Raj has now been with us for close to 10 years and today will be his last day.  We will really miss Raj but would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his work over the years. 

Parking

Thursday afternoon there were a number of people parked in non-parking areas and our kiss and drop zones. Council inspectors were present taking photos. Unfortunately, fines will be issued. Please observe the signs as student safety is our priority. 

Dave Henty-Smith - Principal

Kathy Baker - Deputy Principal

Heidi Bevan - Wellbeing Leader

Zones of Regulation 

Our staff have begun to look at the Zones of Regulation. This is a program teaching the identification and regulation of emotions. This is an important skill for children (and adults!) to have so that we can manage the way we are feeling and make the right choices to deal with those emotions. We will be sharing some resources soon for families to use at home. 

One Plans 

A One Plan is a documented learning support plan, created for students for a  varying range of needs.  The department is in the process of revamping the One Plan process. During this time we have been provided with an interim template to use. We are beginning to use this template when previous plans are due to expire. At this stage, existing One Plans remain in place until the expiry date approaches. From here we will contact parents via email to share the proposed changes to the plan, gather feedback and arrange a meeting time between the class teacher and parent(s). 

Lunchtime Clubs 

As part of promoting student voice, leadership and supported social skills programs we encourage students to lead lunchtime clubs. These are supported by a staff member and include the designing of sessions around a specific area of interest i.e. basketball, gardening, cartooning, origami etc. by leading a lunchtime club in their special area on interest a child develops a sense of confidence, organisation and responsibility. The clubs also act as a supportive network for students who are going through friendship bumps, where they can pop in if they cannot find anyone to play with. If your child has a particular area of interest and wishes to run a lunchtime club, please encourage them to speak with their class teacher. A timetable for our new lunchtime clubs will come out early next term. 

Heidi Bevan, Wellbeing Leader

Week 10

• Year 6/7 Adelaide Zoo Excursion - Thursday 1 July
• Crazy Hair Day/Casual Day - Gold Coin Donation - Friday 2 July
• 2:05pm Early Dismissal - Friday 2 July

Week 1 Term 3

• Term 1 Starts - Monday 19 July
• Newsletter - Friday 23 July

Upcoming Events

NAIDOC Week is held during the school holidays - please see local activity guides for events 

Reminder

We request that all absences, late arrivals and early leaving messages are either sent through our dedicated sms number 0436483127 or phoned directly to the school on 8294 9811.

Please include the student's name, room number and reason for absence eg family,  illness, appointment etc.

Volunteers

Thank you to our amazing volunteers for all their hard work during Term 2. Congratulations to our newest volunteers who have recently become fully registered. If you would like to join our volunteering team, please contact Liv or Mel in the Office.

Liv.Griffiths392@schools.sa.edu.au

Melanie.Worden 673@schools.sa.edu.au

Uniforms

Stock on Qkr! is selling fast. Please check out sizing availability and order before they're all gone.

Have fun at the bay these school holidays from Saturday 3 July - Sunday 18 July with the July School Holiday Program. 

To find out more visit www.holdfast.sa.gov.au/playatthebay