St Leonards Primary School

If you believe that any of these items are yours, please come to OSHC and ask the staff and they can reunite you with your lost item.

We are again selling these fabulous bags @ $3.30 for a packet of 20.

 This is cost price, and therefore not intended to raise funds, but rather reduce the amount of soft plastic waste in our community.

Orders places by the ends of Thursday will be filled and delivered to children’s classes on Friday.

This year is a very special year for St Leonards. We are celebrating 100 years of education in the community.  We are planning a big celebration with an Open Day on Saturday 30 October, so save the date. 

We are looking for parents who have businesses and services who may be able to help with things such as food trucks, market stalls, entertainment, stage hire etc. We are also looking for loans, donations or copies of any old memorabilia which can be shared at the event.

If you can help in any way please email me at heather.pronk858@schools.sa.edu.au

 Heather Pronk, School Promotions

Our students have the opportunity to be involved in an exciting program: Children's University Australasia (CUA). CUA aims to encourage high quality out of school hours activities for children aged between 5 and 14 years. The most important principles of CUA are that participation is voluntary and activities must take place outside the normal school day - during lunchtime workshops, after school, weekends and holidays.

In partnership with the University of Adelaide, CUA aims to raise aspirations and develop a love of learning by issuing students enrolled in CUA a "Passport to Learning", which records their individual learning journey. After 30hours of learning, the children are rewarded for their participation with certificates at a graduation ceremony to be held at the University of Adelaide. 

Participating students have access to activities at school and also in the wider community (Learning Destinations). These activities have been validated by CUA trained staff as good learning experiences. A full list of Learning Destinations can be seen at www.cuastralasia.com

CUA members are also able to earn 10 hours from Regular Restricted Activities. These are external organisations of which students are paying members and attend on a regular basis (eg sporting clubs, dance studios, swimming centres etc). In order to earn hours, students who participate in these activities must inform their CUA school coordinator who will pass on an appropriate "review" form.

CUA is not compulsory. The activities are all voluntary and the children choose what to do and when, and the learning always has a link to something they could do at a 'grown up' university.

Students are enrolled in Children's University when they receive their Passport to Learning. The annual fee for 2021 is $33.00.

If you would like to become a member of CUA for 2021 please complete the details of the form that went home (or pick up a copy from the Office) and return to Heather Pronk by Friday 12 March along with your payment (payment can also be made via Qkr! please quote the receipt number on the form). If you have any questions please email heather.pronk858@schools.sa.edu.au

Years One and Two Cyber Safety

This term the Year One and Two students been learning about online safety. In particular we have focused on some important messages for young children to remember when they are using technology such as the internet. To help us, we have been using a series of short animated videos from Hector’s WorldTM.   The videos feature Hector the dolphin and his friends, as they explore some of the exciting opportunities that technology brings, while at the same time learning about being safe and responsible online citizens. You can watch the animated episodes yourself or with your child online at www.esafety.gov.au. It is a good idea that a child in this age group always has an adult with them when they are online. One of the most important concepts your child has been learning about, is that if something happens when they are online that worries or upsets them (such as coming across images they weren’t expecting, or when they are asked for their personal information), they should seek help from a trusted adult. Talking with them about this message can help build positive communication about the online environment. Other concepts we have covered include; learning to identify who the trusted adults are in children’s lives, recognising when something does not feel right, and the importance of only sharing our personal information with people we can trust.

Dennis Moyle, Technology 

The Holdfast Bay Library Service has recently purchased some book sets of children’s titles.

We are keen to start up parent/child book group(s) within the local community and are seeking expressions of interest. We have eight copies of each title and ideally the group would be made up of four parents/caregivers and four children.

Venue ideas:

You could meet in the Glenelg library upstairs meeting room or Brighton library children’s area, at a café or in each other’s houses.

Format ideas:

Choose a day and time that is mutually convenient for your group

Decide how frequently you would all like to meet – it could be monthly, or bi-monthly. Books are usually on a four week loan and can be extended once.

Have one member who is responsible for picking up and dropping off the books to the library

There are discussion notes in the back of the book to help you get started

We are very happy to support your group or even lead it depending on when and where you decide to meet.

If you and your child are interested in this idea then please don’t hesitate to contact me – Tracy Glover at Holdfast Bay Library Service  - tglover@holdfast.sa.gov.au or 8179 9526 (Mon, Tues, Fri) 8229 9991 (Thurs).

Information Evening for Years 6 & 7

Everything you need to know about auditioning for the

Brighton’s Special Interest Music Program

 Tuesday 30 March 2021, 5.30 to 6.30pm

Brighton Secondary School Concert Hall

Followed by a free short concert on the front oval

(bring a picnic dinner and chairs)

For all enquiries please call Pam Parsons 8375 8215

email: pamela.parsons939@schools.sa.edu.au