Lake Windemere B-7 School
Uraidla Ave Salisbury North 5108
E:
[email protected]
W:
www.lakewindemere.sa.edu.au
P: 8258 0666
F: 8281 5850
Term 4 Week 9 2016
From the Principal’s desk
Things to be proud of at
our school
 Chris
Burns—
Commissioner for
Mental Health who
visited on Tuesday
 Fabulous participation at our discos
 Thanking
our
volunteers with a
morning tea
Diary Dates
Early dismissal Friday
16th December 2pm
First day back Term 1
Monday 30th January
2017
Uniform shop
will open
Wed 25th Jan
1pm-3pm
Fri 27th Jan
10am-1pm
It’s the end of the year already I hear you say. I can’t
believe it myself. It has
been full of wonderful learning experiences for students to inspire students. I
have been welcomed by
staff, students and families
and have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the
learning journey this year.
Reviewing 2016
We have just finished a successful external review
process where staff,
student and parent groups
met with two reviewers to
answer a range of questions about processes,
areas for growth and successes within the school.
We will receive our final
report in the New Year but
already have received some
feedback that will help
guide our directions. The
reviewers were impressed
by the way our students
could talk about how they
learn in a very mature
manner. The strength of
Positive Education was also
commended. The school
will be looking at Task design, engagement and
behaviour over the next four
years.
Students too, will be bringing home their reports. This
is a time to review and
reflect on the learning for
the year and begin to set
goals and targets for the
following year. Students will
visit their 2017 classes
later this week and meet
their teacher if they are currently on site. Significant
consultation with staff and
parent feedback has helped
shape the current class
structures and while we
hope that there will be little
changes, late enrolments
will need to be considered.
they are spreading their
fabulous skills to other students. Hajnalka Molloy has
been successful in winning
a Library Hub manager position at Aberfoyle Park, a
testament to the understanding she brings to this
role. Nicky King will be pursuing further studies to
pursue her dreams of landscaping and nature play.
Chris Radmissis will be
travelling to the UK at the
end of the year. We wish
Thank you
As this is the last newsletter him safe travels.
for the year I would like to
take this opportunity to
thank all the staff of the
school who have continued
to provide amazing support
of our students and each
other.
Our Governing
Council has provided
insightful governance and
we are thankful for their
passion and ongoing dedication to the teaching and
learning at the school.
It is also that time of year
where we must say goodbye
to students and staff. Firstly, we say goodbye and After more than 40 years of
send best wishes to our service, providing an educayear 7 students who are off tion to children, Jenny
to high school. We also wish Smith is retiring. Jenny has
some of our staff goodbye. made a wonderful contribuLynne Lang is going to tion to Lake Windemere
Marryatville and Kathryn and we wish her all the best
Mitchell is going to Tanunda for the future.
for 12 month positions. Wishing you all a safe and
Both Lynne and Kathryn will enjoyable holidays.
be missed but we know that
Michelle Lennox
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Lake Windemere B-7 School
Positive Education
CURIOSITY – This term in
Positive Education we are
studying the Character
Strength - Curiosity. Curiosity
is important not just because
its fun. It has been proven by
doctors and specialists that
with CURIOSITY in your life
*You’ll live a longer life.
*Protects against Alzheimer
Disease and aged related
problems.
*You can actually develop
greater intelligence.
*You’ll have a greater sense
of meaning and purpose to
life.
*You will have better skills
and find ways to solve problems and cope, when you are
faced with challenges.
Usain Bolt so fast? James
Rm 17
Are monkeys as intelligent
as humans? Why is the
ocean blue? Elma Rm 17
Why do we have hair? What
is it used for? Why are aniWe’ve been exploring what mals colour blind? Rikky Rm
we are curious about. Here 19
are some student’s vastly Why do spiders have so
diverse curiosities!
many eyes and knees? Kirra
I’m curious to know why Rm 19
people aren’t nice sometimes. What will my future Why does Donald Trump
have fake hair? Will Rm 19
will be like? Ashley Rm 17
Are fish dumb? Why can’t What would it be like if dinohorses vomit? Why is space saurs were still around? How
is cancer caused? How does
black? Suzanna Rm 17
the body produce blood?
What is used in KFC? How is Cheneal Rm 19
Dissecting Eyeballs
During Term 4, Room 6 have
been looking at Sun Safety
and how to keep our eyes
protected from the sun. After
looking at the different parts
of the eye and their functions, we finished our unit by
dissecting cow eyeballs. The
students had lots of fun recognising the pupil, iris, optic
nerve and lens of the eye,
with most of the class saying
the best part was watching
the Aqueous humour squirt
out when cut.
Here are a few of the student’s responses when
asked about their favourite
part of the lesson
Rachel: “I really enjoyed
cutting the eyeball and seeing what it looks like inside”
Jody: “It was funny when
Mrs W cut the eyeball and it
squirted at her”
Daniel: “The best part was
touching the eyeballs, they
were squishy and sticky”
World of words
Congratulations to the preschool for participating in the
ELLA trial which will now be
available to any preschool.
Thank you to all educators,
students and parents who
supported this.
The following article was in
The Advertiser Editorial section on November 14th
2016.
“IN an interconnected world,
the ability to say “hello” in a
foreign language can be
handy. Much more important, though, is the skill to
follow it up with conversation.
That’s why the Federal Government’s decision to support a foreign language program in preschools should
be welcomed.
The program, which will
start nationally next year,
uses a computer app that
has been trialled in South
Australian preschools such
as Warradale Community
Children’s Centre, Renmark
Children’s Services and
Lake Windemere School in
Salisbury North.
The ELLA app will offer nine
languages by 2018. It uses
singing, counting and even
recipes so the youngsters
have fun while grasping a
new language.
Feedback from parents indicate a majority of children
had used foreign words they
had learnt at school later in
the home.
The fun elements of the app
suggests children happily will
learn enough to give them
some valuable fundamentals
of an extra language.
For some that will help in
jobs and careers; for others
it will be useful when travelling. And for all it is an introduction to new cultures.”
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Term 4 Week 9 2016
Children’s University
Our recent CU graduation
was one of the highlights of
the term. We saw 47
students graduate with flying colours and they all
looked resplendent in their
caps and gowns. There were
smiles everywhere and
there were especially proud
parents and caregivers in
the 1000 strong audience.
All students will receive a
copy of their graduation
photograph this week when
it arrives from the university.
I express a huge thank you
to all students and staff
that have contributed to a
most successful year of
Children’s University in
2016.
Please access some
excellent CU destinations
that you could visit over the
school vacation can be
found at the link below. All
venues will stamp hours in
students’ Passport to
Learning.
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Helen Wise
CU Co-ordinator
Rm 15 Exposition
In Geography, Room 15 has
been learning about nuclear
waste and the proposal to
build a deep geological nuclear disposal facility in
South Australia. The students examined different
points of view and were able
to identify reasons for and
against the project. Zac,
Ryan and Owen wrote the
following exposition outlining the reasons why they
think the proposal should
not go ahead.
South Australia should definitely not be home to the
largest nuclear waste dump
The government of South
Australia is planning to
place a nuclear waste dump
in the Flinders Ranges. This
should absolutely not happen in South Australia as
nuclear waste is carcinogenic, other countries have suffered terrible nuclear disasters and Aboriginal people
do not want a nuclear
dump on their land.
Firstly, nuclear waste is
toxic, dangerous, hazardous and carcinogenic. Dr
Frank says “It is logical that
nobody wants nuclear
waste because it can cause
unhealthy living things.”
Babies can have disabilities, learning difficulties
and can be born with missing limbs. Do you want your
children to be disabled children?
Furthermore, other countries have suffered terrible
nuclear waste disasters.
Cities such as Chernobyl
and Fukushima have had
to be evacuated. People
from Chernobyl and Fukushima cannot go back because it is too dangerous.
Do you really want a nuclear waste dump in your
backyard?
Finally, the Aboriginal community do not want a nuclear waste dump. The Aboriginal community have a
right to say what goes on
their land. They do not
want a nuclear waste
dump because there could
be an explosion. The aboriginal people have said
“no.” Are you going to say
no to the nuclear waste
dump?
To summarise, the nuclear
waste dump is obviously
unsustainable. Therefore
the nuclear waste dump
will be catastrophic and the
government will be making
a stupid decision to let the
nuclear waste dump go
ahead. Vote no at the referendum , start a protest
with a big group of people
and write a letter to the
government of South Australia to say ‘no’ to the nuclear waste dump.
Spanish news
Ms Simone’s class learning
the different animals they
will find at the beach in
Spanish this term. Here they
are as “cangrejos – crabs!”
Señora Darkins
DAY OF THE DEAD LUNCH
TIME ACTIVITIES
During this term students
have been given the opportunity to participate in different Day of the Dead activities during their lunch
time. These included
masks, lanterns, skeletons
and puzzles The kids loved
participating in these activities and kept asking for
more!
Señora Darkins
Community Notices
WANTED: old water-based house
paints (any colour, any amount),
old plant pots (any size/shape),
old gardening tools, watering
cans, wheelbarrows (anything we
could use or decorate in the Garden), kitchen utensils/plates no
longer wanted. Please see Sue
Denman in the Front Office and
all donations are greatly appreciated.
Student Banking
with the
Commonwealth
Bank is Thursday
A riddle:
Q: Which of Santa's reindeers needs to mind his
manners the
most?
A: "Rude"olph
Breakfast Club
Come along to Room 1
every morning from 8.008.30am.
Enjoy a healthy breakfast
so that you are ready to
start your day!
Christmas has arrived in room 22
Rooms 2 and 3 have been listening to Native American Indian stories and learning about North
America in our Continents of the World Discovery unit.