stradbroke r-2 christmas sing-along

STRADBROKE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor, SA 5073
Excellence and Achievement in a Supportive School Environment
Anne Lamont
8337 2861/8337 5349
Student Absence Ph: 8365 5621
8337 0041
dl.0923.info@schools.sa.edu.au
www.stradsch.sa.edu.au
8365 5677
Rebecca MacQueen
00018A
Principal:
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Out of School Hours Care:
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12th November, 2015
STRADBROKE SING-A-LONG
2015
NOVEMBER
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Mon 9 – Fri 13
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Fri 13
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Wed 18
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Thurs 19
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Fri 20
DECEMBER
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Mon 30 Novth
Fri 4
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Tues 1
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Mon 7
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Wed 9
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Fri 11
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Fri 11
PE Week
R-2 Assembly, 12.15pm
Year 4-7 Swimming Carnival
Camp Quality Puppets
2016 Rec Orientation Visit
Yr 4-5 Swimming Lessons –
Payneham Pool
JP Christmas Sing-along, 6pm
Year 7 Graduation
End of year reports sent home
R-7 Assembly
Last day of term
Term Dates for 2016
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1 February – 15 April
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2 May – 8 July
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25 July – 30 September
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17 October – 16 December
Reminder
Spell-A-Thon
Money due back
Thursday 19th November
Year 7 Graduation
STRADBROKE R-2
CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG
The R-2 staff and students warmly invite you
to our end of year Christmas sing-along:
Date: Tuesday 1st December 2015
Time: 5.30pm Picnic tea (Oval)
Bring: Picnic blanket or chairs and picnic tea
(no food inside the hall please)
Venue: Singing from 6.00pm – 7.00pm in Rehn Hall
Entertainment: Your children
Rostrevor Kindergarten will be selling BBQ sausages for $2.50
as a fundraiser.
Stradbroke School Playgroup will be selling cans of drink and
bottles of water for $2 as a fundraiser.
And the school canteen will also be open and will be selling a
selected range of items.
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Monday 7 December
5.30pm – 5.45pm Students to assemble in
the practice hall
6.00pm - Ceremony at Rostrevor Baptist
Church
7.15pm – Dinner/Dance at San Giorgio La
Molara Community Centre.
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ABSENCES
FLEXI AMPHITHEATRE
Please telephone the school on 8365 5621 every day your
child will be absent from school. We will be initiating an email
service of daily notification of any unexplained absences. A
test email was sent from the school today (Thursday 12
November). If you have not received the test email, please
email
your
email
address
to
dl.0923.absences@schools.sa.edu.au with Update email
address as the subject. Please include your child’s name, class
and parent/caregivers name in the email.
The redevelopment of the Flexi Amphitheatre will be finished
by the end of this week. The new paving, steps and garden
bed look great and children, staff and families have
commented that the area looks welcoming and a fabulous
place for performances or to sit and chat or to read a book.
STRADBROKE HIGH ACHEIVER
Congratulations Luca Castello who won two University of
New South Wales ICAS medals! Students with top scores in
each subject in each year level are awarded a medal. Luca
was the highest achieving Year 3
student in the ICAS Digital
Technologies
and
English
competitions in South Australia
and the Northern Territory. Of
the 1,000,000+ students that
enter
ICAS
competitions
worldwide, there were only 514
medal winners from Australia.
This puts Luca in an elite group
of high achievers in ICAS
competitions. Great effort!
STRADBROKE SPELL-A-THON
The Stradbroke School Spell-a-thon for the students was
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successfully held last Friday 6 November. The children did a
wonderful job of learning their special spell-a-thon list words
and participating in the school spell-a-thon. The next step for
students, with the help of their families, is to collect their
donations from sponsors, to fill in the sponsorship form with
their full name, class and the name of the gift they are eligible
for. Any money raised needs to be returned to the school, on
Thursday 19 November, 2015. Please note change of date.
There will be only one collection day. Your child’s gift will be
arriving 2-3 weeks after the whole school order is placed.
Thank you from the Governing Council fund raising
committee.
INSTUMENTAL MUSIC – STRINGS BEGINNERS
Auditions for students who have returned an expression
interest for strings lessons in 2016
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will be held on Tuesday 17
November from 9.30am – 11.00am
in the Music Suite. If you already
have an instrument please bring it
along. Letters to successful students
will be sent home by the end of
term.
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CAMP QUALITY PUPPETS THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER
All classes are invited to the latest show by Camp Quality
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Primary School Educational Program on Thursday 19
November. The show is a live, educational performance
focusing on cancer education, optimism and friendship.
There is no charge to the school, but donations are welcome.
After the show, students are encouraged to ask questions and
share their concerns. Teachers also have access to
information sheets, and should you wish to follow up at
home, the website is www.campquality.org.au
SPEECH AND DRAMA
The Speech and Drama course is a rare and unique
opportunity that is offered in very few schools in South
Australia, yet effective speaking is so crucial to everyday life.
Every year, Speech and Drama students enter for AMEB
(Australian Music Examinations Bard) exams. This year the
following Stradbroke School students are to be congratulated
on their very successful efforts:
Voice and Communication
First Grade
Credit
Ayla Gamtcheff
First Grade
High Credit Natasha Hennig
Second Grade
High Credit Jodi Bouwer
Third Grade
High Credit Keeley Smith
Third Grade
High Credit Emily Ledda-Smith
Emily Ledda-Smith has also been studying Speech and
Performance Theory and has been successful in passing both
Grades 1 and 2 in the one year. It involves learning sound
recognition, syllabic stress, emphasis, the international
phonetic alphabet, literary forms and ways of communicating
meaning, all of which support her practical communication
skills and acting.
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2016 information and enrolment forms are now available in
the
office
or
on
my
website
–
www.speechanddramasa.com.au. Please make the most of
the opportunity Stradbroke offers its students and enrol
before the end of November.
Lois Brimblecombe
STRADBROKE PIANO SCHOLARSHIP 2016
Welcome back to all the playgroup families. A lot is
happening this term with the R-2 sing-along, making lots of
Christmas decorations and we have new lino put down in our
wet area. A big thank you to Fred Cetta from Choices Flooring
for donating the lino to playgroup.
Andrew Effingham, Playgroup leader
LOST PROPERTY
Yvette Baer teaches piano to a
number of Stradbroke School
students.
Once again Yvette is offering a
piano scholarship for a year of
free lessons for a student at
this school. Last year’s scholarship recipient, Emily Best, has
done very well and just passed her piano P-plates.
The scholarship is offered to a student who has not taken
piano lessons, but would like to start next year. If your child
would like to apply, forms can be found at the Front Office or
with Penny in the Leabrook Activity Room. Closing date for
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applications is end week 7, Friday 27 November.
Thank you to Yvette for her very generous offer.
PIANO EXAMS
Congratulations to the following piano students who
successfully completed piano assessments and exams
recently with the Australian Music Examinations Board:
Felicity Cuba-Chiem
Alyssa Cuba-Chiem
Emily Best
Emily Smith
PLAYGROUP
Keeley Smith
Tsamaya Gooding
Samadhi Chandrasena
Special recognition goes to Alyssa and Keeley who were both
awarded High Distinctions.
SHOPPING AT AMART STORE
Parents, if you shop at the new AMART Sports Store near
Target and receive a loyalty card, please nominate Stradbroke
as your school, as Stradbroke will then benefit by gaining
sports equipment from any purchases you make.
SECONDHAND UNIFORM STALL
In the spirit of reducing, re-using and recycling uniforms the
Stradbroke School Uniform Committee are holding a secondhand uniform stall on:
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Friday 4 December from 8.30am - 9.30am and 3.00pm –
3.30pm in the yard outside Student Services.
Please support us by:
• donating washed logo uniforms in good condition to
Kristen in the Finance office
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• delivering items during the 2 weeks leading up to 4
December only
• lending or donating hanging racks to display the clothes
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• lending a hand to sort clothes on Thursday 3 December
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or assist on the stall on Friday 4 December
Items will be available for a gold coin donation and proceeds
will go to assisting students in our school community. If you
are interested in helping out, please contact Kristen in the
Finance office.
Has your child lost one of the new school jackets with the
light blue stripes and it was not named? Please come in and
see Kristen in the Finance Office. Thank you
UNIFORM SHOP
The Uniform Shop is open at the
school on Wednesday and Friday
mornings 8.30am – 9.30am.
Also the Uniform Shop is open at
Unit 1/6 Montrose Ave Norwood.
Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm
Many thanks
Sonia De Corso, Mobile 0419 004 522,
Email adelaide@umspl.com.au
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CANTEEN
We are really excited to once again offer our very popular
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“Christmas Lunch” on Tuesday 1 December. This is a
wonderful way to enjoy the festive season as a class and for
the students to try something new and different to what they
would normally enjoy at home. The meal includes turkey,
gravy, roast potatoes and vegetables. Included is a Santa
marshmallow chocolate and a Bon-bon. Regular size $10.00
and Junior size $7.00. Please find in this week’s newsletter
the order forms, which need to be returned to the canteen
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no later the Friday 27 November. Unfortunately due to
finalising numbers late orders will not be accepted and
because of the high volume of Christmas lunches on the day,
not other canteen menu will be offered. We hope everyone
enjoys this special treat.
Just a reminder that Sushi is available every Friday for over
the counter at recess or as a lunch order. Chicken or Tuna
$1.00 per piece.
Canteen volunteers: If anyone is available to help on
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Tuesday 24 November or Friday 27 November, please let
me know.
Thank you
Kate Majewski, Canteen Manager
TRAFFIC MONITORS
Week 6
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Week 7
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Jonty Leslie, Harry McGinty, Jesse Panfilo.
Sune Myburgh, Ketura Pati, Jasmine
Phillips.
Fotini Tatsis, Dasha Havrilenko, Maya
Radcliffe.
pm Adam Rice, Judson Richards, Jordan
Sparnon.
NGRATULATIONS
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SAPSASA SPORT
Congratulations to Rita Zhiltsova
selected in the Torrens River
Tennis team to play in the
SAPSASA Tennis Carnival next
Broadview Tennis Club.
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for being
SAPSASA
Statewide
week at
The girls had another fabulous game. Their development has
been nothing but amazing, you would never guess it was only
the third game for most of them.
Captain was Emerson Warren
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SPORTS
Basketball
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Stradbroke 2/3 basketball played Tuesday 3 November.
Stradbroke 7 was defeated by Athelstone Primary 16.
A great team game with lots of passing and persistence. Well
done Jayden and Matthew for their efforts in defence. Levi
carried the ball well down the court and protected the ball. A
blinder of a game by Maddie with 5 points and thanks to
Vincenzo for filling in for us.
Stradbroke Sugargliders played 16 October
Stradbroke Sugargliders 6 defeated Trinity Gardens 2
A great first game for our Summer season, everyone played
their positions to the best of their ability. Awesome team
work in defence with Pippa and Matilda owning the defensive
goal ring. Olivia kept her player out of the game all night,
Alicia was incredible in centre and Talia made beautiful leads
in WA. Dakota played all her positions well and Tsamaya shot
an impressive 4 goals at GA. Last but not least, Mercedes had
a wonderful debut game shooting 2 great goals!
Coach's Award: The Whole Team.
Well done Sugargliders!
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30 October Stradbroke Sugargliders 9 v Comets 10
Year 4/5 Basketball coached by Vincent Donato
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Stradbroke 4/5 basketball played on 21 October
Stradbroke Bombers 10 defeated St Pius Rockets 4
Great game! Keep sharing the ball and use your players. Great
outcome!
Coaches award: Sebastian Cole
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Year 4/5 Basketball played on 28 October
Stradbroke Bombers 16 defeated by Trinity Vikings 18
Much better teamwork this week. Only lost in the last 2
minutes. Great second half come back. Great work boys!
Coaches award: Atheon Petropoulos.
A really close game that was exciting to watch! You all played
fantastically and worked hard, it seemed to really come
together in the last quarter - well done! Special mentions to
Talia for great movement into offense and Tsamaya for really
tight defense.
Coach's Award: Alicia for a great game of outrunning your
opponent and good all round skills.
Primary 6 coached by Jenny Lock
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Cricket
Junior Cricket coached by David Fountain.
The Junior cricket team had a great start to the season with a
strong win over St Joseph's. The team scored 83 runs for the
loss of only 3 wickets. In a good bowling performance they
also took 6 wickets.
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Junior cricket played on 31 October
30 October The Lightning Strikes lost to Loreto Blue 13 – 8.
We had been up by 2 goals at the end of the first quarter. It
taught us that lollies and Halloween picnic food is fun but
doesn’t give us energy that lasts a whole game!
Coaches award goes to Lily and Hayley for good shooting and
working well together in the circle.
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The junior cricket team came up against a very tough
opponent in East Marden this week. Despite scoring well
they just couldn’t take enough wickets to secure a victory.
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Junior cricket played on 7 November
This week the junior cricket team played a cracking game
against Dernancourt. After lending the opposition a player
(top marks to Ethan for sportsmanship), we scored well and
lost a few wickets along the way. When bowling we kept the
opposition to a low score, but again struggled to find wickets.
In the end it was an incredibly close result, with Stradbroke
losing by a bowling average of just 0.1 runs per wicket.
6 November Lightning Strikes scored 2 goals against
Nailsworth’s 11 goals. Even though we did not win, we
showed good skills during the game – working together to
move the ball down the court. Our cheer chant is sounding
awesome!
Coaches award goes to Tara for trying her hardest in C in the
first half, Katie for being thrown in the deep end playing C in
the second half and doing such a great job and Jasmine for
strong play in GD throughout the game.
Netball
Netta Netball coached by Hayley Melino
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Stradbroke netball played on Friday 30 October
Stradbroke 37 defeated East Marden 0
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