Bookweek

Children's Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.

Established in 1919, Children's Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, commemorative events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes -- wherever young readers and books connect! 

We had fun dressing up as some of our favourite literacy characters. Can you guess who we all are?

Stitch	Harry Potter
The Mad Hatter and Little Red Riding Hood	Rocky Racoon and Luke Skywalker
Cat in the Hat	Franny B. Kranny
Nick	The Cat in Red Tights
The Very Cranky Bear	School Girls from GoGirls
Bessie from The Enchanted Wood

More Talks about Organisations

This week we have been lucky enough to have 3 talks about organisations that take action

Peter - Variety

Anastasia's dad Peter works for Kennards Hire. He was part of the Variety Bash this year and brought his amazing car in for us to look at (and hear).

Variety-the Children’s Charity is a national not-for-profit organisation committed to empowering Australian children who are sick, disadvantaged or who have special needs to LIVE, LAUGH & LEARN.




The Variety Bash is Australia's largest (and favourite!) motoring event with participants travelling to rural parts of Australia that they would otherwise not see, at the same time raising money for disadvantaged and special needs children. Throughout the Bash, participants visit local towns, stopping into the schools to visit the kids (some schools only having 5 students!). Bashers get to see the smiles of the kids they've help and provide the schools with equipment to assist students development and education. 
www.variety.org.au/

Cath - Hang it up for Poverty

 

Indie's mum Cath came and spoke to us about UnitingCare Wesley's campaign Hang if up for Poverty. This campaign raises awareness about homelessness in South Australia and provides practical ways for people to help.

https://www.hangitupforpoverty.org.au/

Cath works as a freelance photographer and has taken some beautiful photos for them this year.


She also showed us some YouTube clips. These are the links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUNh8kMj7P4 Jasmyn's Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhMMmflX02Q Steve's Story

Year 7 - RSPCA

As part of their exhibition, 4 of the year 7s went to the RSPCA to find out what they did. This was lucky for us as they were able to come back and talk to us about the organisation.

The RSPCA is an independent, non-government community-based charity providing animal care and protection services.

The RSPCA runs 40 shelters and employs around 1,000 staff. It costs more than $80 million each year to deliver all of our services which help improve the lives of Australian animals. Most of this money comes from public donations and fundraising initiatives, as well as business partnerships, grants and RSPCA patrons.
www.rspca.org.au/

Student Led Conference

The following time table is for the Student Led Conference coming up next week. This is a time that your children can show you what they have been doing in the classroom. If your child's name is not on the list this is because I do not have their form back.

3:30 - 4pm	ZsuZsu	Yili	Eli	Casey	Keith
4pm - 4:30	Aria	Benjy (4-4:15)	Vokili	-	-
4:30 -5pm	Faith	-	-	-	-
5pm -5:30	Indie	Ashlee	Xavier	-	-
5:30 -6pm	Taylor	Lilly	Bea	Ruben	-
6pm -6:30	Phoenix	-	-	-	-

Upcoming Events

The remainder of this term is very busy. Here are a few dates for your diary:

WEEK 6
Thursday (27th) - SRC - Dress up as a book character
Saturday (29th) - Quiz Night

Week 7
Yard Survey
Tuesday (1st) - Student Led Conference
Wednesday (2nd) - Talk by Anneka Skirrow
Thursday (3rd) - Planning Day (Leanne on class)
Friday (4th) - Last day for Premier's Reading Challenge

Week 8
Camp to Narnu Farm- Year 2 (Going with Maria). Kieran to stay with Year 3s
Friday - School Closure Day

Week 9
Camp to Woodhouse- Year 3s (Going with Kieran). Maria to stay with Year 2s

Week 10 
Last Week of School

Thank you SSOs

Last week was SSO (School Services Officers) National Recognition Week. This week of recognition allows us to show our SSOs how much we appreciate the great contribution they make at our school. They work in a range of support roles and thier knowledge, commitment and professionalism is extraordinary.

Thank you:

ANNIE, HEATHER, TRACY, JO, REBECCA, PERDITA, KYLIE and NEIL.

A big Thank you to Tracy who comes and helps out in Room 1. We are so very greatful and love having her with us on Wednesday - Friday.

Unit of Inquiry Talks

We have been lucky enough to have 2 visitors come and speak to us about organisations they are involved in.

Jill - Resthaven

Sydney and Skipper's aunt Jill came in to talk to us about Resthaven.



 Resthaven supports older people and their carers through a range of in-home care and support, residential services, retirement living, respite and support for carers of older people.

http://www.resthaven.asn.au/

Sharyn - The Grey Box Community Group

Sharyn Ellie's mum also came in and spoke about her involvement with The Grey Box Community Group.



The Grey Box Community Group is about the preservation of Adelaide’s natural heritage. They believe our natural heritage plays just as important role as our cultural heritage, and that they are in fact intertwined. The basis of this community group is to raise awareness of the Greybox Grassy Woodland and the need for its preservation and restoration within our backyards.

                               

http://www.greyboxcommunity.org/

Soccer

The boys from Room 1 and some of the children from the other classes have been playing soccer this term and last term. They have done very well and have been learning about working together as a team and playing fairly. Sadly soccer is over for the year but I'm sure we will continue to see it played at school. Well done everyone!