Diary Dates
May 2016
May 2016
3rd — Term begins
20th — “Walk Safely to School Day”
Reminders/Regular Events!
Welcome to Term 2. We hope you had an enjoyable break.
31st May—1st June —Overnight
Camp at Narnu Farm
June 2016
Some reminders:
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31st — Day Trip to Narnu Farm
School starts at 9.00am. The first half hour is ‘Social Time’ time to settle in for the day, chat to friends and do activities
in the classroom. Children can be dropped off at school from
8.30am onwards.
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On Wednesdays, school finishes at 2.30pm.
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Gwenda works in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays .
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School Banking day is Tuesday.
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Middle Group and Big Group walk to Unley shops on Tuesdays where they are able to purchase lunch.
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Middle Group and Big Group walk to Unley Library on Mondays.
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Thursday Market is a stall held each week. Home-baked
goods are sold in single serves, as well as produce from our
garden, eggs, craft etc. This is a weekly school fundraiser.
Posters are up around the school with more information. If
you would like to help please contact Coby on 0412 155 486.
13th— Queen’s Birthday holiday
8th— ‘WhyWaite’ Science Workshop
22nd— Student Free Day
July 2016
8th— Last day of Term 2
28th (Tues)— First day of Term 3
MID-WINTER
Little Athletics
ART SHOW / OPEN NIGHT
On Friday 6th May all the groups participated
in PE workshops run for Kirinari by ‘Little
Athletics’ on the Village Green . Students did
a variety of throwing and running activities
which were designed to develop skills and
fitness. They also had fun!
WEDNESDAY 29th JUNE— is the date set for this event. Keep the
date free, more details will follow soon.
OSHC Bookings Permanent bookings are to be arranged via the office by emailing or talking to Gwenda.
Casual bookings are to be requested via your child’s teacher (Monday to Friday). This will hopefully lessen any
confusion on days when Gwenda is not in the office.
The availability of a casual booking may not be confirmed with you until break or lunchtime. Please remember,
there is no guarantee there will be a casual place available.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES CAN HELP TO REDUCE BULLYING
The Advertiser of 30 April 2016 reported on Professor Ken Rigby’s recent UniSA study that evaluated the effectiveness of antibullying strategies employed in Australian schools. While the study concluded that schools have largely been ineffective in
reducing bullying, it was positive in its’ evaluation of the use of Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices in doing so. In his
book “The Bully Proof Classroom” (2007) Ken Rigby also supports the use of Restorative Practices as a strategy for both discouraging bullying behaviours and managing instances of bullying if it happens.
Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices are an important part of our approach to building a positive and respectful school
community at Kirinari. We use Restorative Justice and restorative strategies for conflict resolution and also to help students to
develop concern for the viewpoint of others and a sense of fairness.
The instances of bullying at Kirinari are low due in part to our size, good staff supervision and our ethos. Disagreement, minor
conflicts and clashes of personality do arise as part of the process of growing up and learning about life. Kirinari teachers see
it as an important part of the role to support students in developing positive relationships with their peers. Restorative Justice
can help with this.
Restorative Justice Meetings are used when there are disagreements between students, when students treat others inappropriately and when students break school rules.
How Restorative Justice works at Kirinari
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Students who are involved in, or have knowledge of the situation, meet with staff members
Everyone is given an opportunity to tell their “story”
Staff members ensure that everyone listens respectfully to each other
All parties are encouraged to see the perspective and feelings of others
Staff members and students identify if rules have been broken or someone has been treated inappropriately or unfairly
All parties negotiate a way to make things better
The emphasis is on working out what went wrong in a particular situation and identifying how to make things happen
differently (and better) in future
If there are identifiable ‘wrongdoers’ and ‘victims’ then the
‘wrongdoer’ must find away to make the ‘victim’ feel better
about the situation (ie restore justice)
The emphasis, though, is on ‘restoring justice’ rather than
blame
These questions structure Restorative Justice Meetings
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What happened?
How did you feel?
How do you think the other person felt?
What do you think about it now?
How can we make things better?
Restorative Justice Meetings can be formal or informal, depending
on the seriousness of the situation. The process is easy to learn so
that even young students can participate in it when supported by
staff.
2016 Term Dates
Term 2—Tuesday 3rd May to Friday 8th July
Term 3—Tuesday 26th July to Friday 23rd September (a week earlier finish than DECD schools)
Term 4—Monday 17th October to Thursday 15th December
SCHOLASTIC Book Fair— at Kirinari
18th—25th May
Our next Book Fair is coming soon! Make sure you check out the range of books available and place your orders.
Payments can be made by credit card or cash and books collected when paid for.
Staffing Update
Welcome to Gwenda, our new Office Manager! She will be working each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Gwenda brings a wealth of experience in administrative and financial management and we look forward to utilizing
her skills in the front office.
As previously reported, our art teacher Penny Mortimer is expecting her first baby this year. She will be working
until the end of Week 5 then will go on leave.
“Why Waite” Science Workshop
The Waite Campus Outreach Program will run a Science Workshop for Little and Little Middle Groups on 8th June.
Students will participate in some fun, hands-on activities to do with flavor and aroma.
OSHC Fees We have had to increase OSHC fees slightly
this year. The charge is now $19 for an After School Session, except on Wednesdays when $20 is charged for
the longer session.
Phone: 8271 5046
Fax: 8357 7706
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.kirinari.sa.edu.au
Address: 18 Trimmer Terrace
UNLEY SA 5061
Social Media News
Kirinari is now on Instagram, please follow us at
kirinaricommunityschoolunley
Kirinari has its own Facebook page. Please ‘like’ it to stay up
to date with news, articles, photos and events.
We also have a parent’s group called ‘Kirinari Katchups’.
Please search for it and request to join the group. Parents
post events, catch up times and play dates that everyone is
welcome to attend.