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Thursday February 6th 2020 MOONTA AREA SCHOOL

UPCOMING EVENTS

Week 3

Tuesday 11th February

Year 12 Mindset Program

Week 4


Doorways to Construction

Cert II

Week 5


Year 10 Water Skiing Camp:

Morgan

Secondary Swimming

Marion

Week 6

Tuesday 3rd March

Pre-Sport Day Event :

1500m/JP long run

Wednesday 4th March


Javelin

Thursday 5th March


Javelin

Week 7

Monday 9th March

Tuesday 10th March

Thursday 12th March

SPORTS DAY!!

Friday 13th March

MOONTA AREA SCHOOL | Learning Caring Sharing - The future is in our hands A : Blanche Tce Moonta SA 5558 P : 08 88 252 088 F : 08 88 252 609

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Welcome to 2020

Welcome to all of our new families and students for 2020 and

welcome back to those families and students continuing with us

this year. We have had a fabulous start to the year, where staff

have supported students to focus on being Powerful Learners and

the learning behaviours they need to develop in order to do their

best.

Thank you to all families who came to our Welcome Night on

Wednesday. We hope that everyone was able to gather important

information, talk with teachers and meet key people for the year.

Student learning is maximised when teachers, students and

families all work together with a common goal and a positive

view of education. If you were unable to make the evening and

want to catch up with any of your child’s teachers please call the

school to make an appointment.

Governing Council

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday the 4th of March

and will be our AGM. All parents are invited to the AGM and are

encouraged to consider being a member of the Governing

Council. Please speak with Adrian Hatcher- Chairperson; Ryan

Jarvis- Finance Rep; Allan Prout- Canteen Rep and Committee

Member; Naomi Fulton- Committee Membe; and Adam Moore:

Committee Member to find out about the role.

New Staff

We welcome the following staff to Moonta Area School.

Teachers

Matt Altman our Aboriginal Education and Student Voice teacher

Sarah Busenschutt and Amanda Wheeler who are team teaching

Year 5/6

Karen Keavy who is teaching Early Years Health and

Gemma Smith who is teaching Year 1/2s

Ancillary Staff

Lisa Weetra who has won the Aboriginal Community Education

Officer position for 12 months

Tayla Etheridge who has won the 12 month Admin Trainee

position

Nick Tattoli who has won the 12 month Sports Trainee position

Congratulations and Welcome to our New and ‘newish’ faces in

the SSO team:

Bella Congdon, Nick (John) Pill, Dani Richardson, Casey Wardle

Daniela Fawkes, Kayla Bailey-Prouse, Ryan Coleman, Kate Muir,

Chelsi Harris, Shane Bock, Bianca Butler, Shane Northey, Louise

Staines, Brock Champion, Engelene Crocker.

They have hit the ground running and we are very grateful to them

for joining the exceptional Moonta Area School team!

With no further ado, I wish you and your families a successful

2020!

Receptions

Back row (left to right): Jade Gray, Lexi Gray, Grace Calley, Tayler Browning, Ellie Trenwith,

Levi Graham, William Kroschel, Zahlia Rowe, Arielle Jarvis

Front row (left to right): Marley Nelson, Hunter Winitana, Amirese Smith, Aaleeyah Jolly,

Anna Calley, Phillip Moran, Nevaeh Robinson-Cooper, Willow Harding, Georgia Ross, Delta

Reynolds

Absent at time of photo: Sherridi Murphy, Dennis Varcoe

Staff Middle

Back row: Shane Bock, Shane Northey, Matt Altmann, Nick Tattoli, Nick Pill, Bianca Butler,

Rachael Clarke

Front row: Gemma Smith, Louise Staines, Casey Wardle, Kayla Bailey-Prouse, Sarah

Bussenschutt, Engelene Crocker, Karen Keavy, Samantha Morgan, Amanda Wheeler, Brock

Champion

Absent – Tayla Etheridge, Bella Congdon, Daniela Fawkes, Dani Richardson, Wayne Madden,

Chelsi Harris, Lisa Weetra, Michael Scarce, Ryan Coleman

Staff Bottom/Left

Lisa Weetra, Wayne Madden, Ryan Coleman, Daniela Fawkes, Chelsi Harris, Tayla Etheridge

Staff Bottom/Right

Bella Congdon, Michael Scarce, Kate Muir

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http://www.moontaas.sa.edu.au/

PLEASE NOTE: Chrome Books are not compatible with

our systems as they are not windows based.

Rachael Clarke

Role this year: SSO

Special Interests:

Yoga

My dog Mika (Husky)

What you are looking forward to this year in

regards to teaching / working at MAS:

Getting to know all the students and staff

member, Helping Students achieve their

goals.

Kayla Bailey-Prouse

Role this year: SSO

Last Schools: Worked in an OSHC

Special Interests:

Working on diamond paintings

Reading, writing

Driving, walking around

Cooking / Baking

What you are looking forward to this year

in regards to teaching / working at MAS:

Getting to know everyone

Shane Northey

Role this year: SSO / Grounds

Special Interests:

Old Stationary Engines

Working on lathe and milling

machines



Getting to know all the students, supporting

them with their learning and sharing their

success.

Michael Scarce

Role this year: HPI (Media Instructor)

Special Interests:

Film & TV

Gaming

Music

Almost anything tech related



Being able to teach and share my

knowledge to the teachers and students

whilst also being to further my knowledge.

Kate Muir

Role this year: SSO

Last Schools: Moonta OSHC

Special Interests:

Going to the footy, relaxing at the beach,

and baking cakes.



This year I am looking forward to meeting a

range of new students and supporting them

to be the best that they can be.

Engelene Crocker

Role this year: My role as an SSO this year is

to support students in their classrooms and

during lunch time clubs. I also have the

privilege in working with the student’s

intervention programs such as MiniLit,

MultiLit and BIiN in the classrooms and

support students to self-regulate with

Interoception activities in or out of the

classroom.

Last Schools: Coober Pedy Area School

Special Interests:

My interest are Literacy based Intervention

Programs, supporting children with

speech, Phonological Awareness, working

1:1 with students or in small groups,

classroom support and reading tutoring.



Building strong relationships with students

and staff and enjoy the time I have at

MAS. Support students with their needs

and interests and help encourage them to

do well in daily tasks. Continue to improve

my knowledge in areas if Intervention

programs, development of literacy,

vocab, MiniLit, MultiLit, Support students in

Interoception. Helping students with their

emotional behaviour, teaching-self

regulation, teaching Interoception

activities, keeping a 5 point scale. Casey Wardle

Role this year: SSO

Special Interests:

Travelling

Reading

Going to the beach



Meeting all the wonderful kids this year.

Lisa Weetra

Role this year: ACEO – Aboriginal Community

Education Officer

Last Schools: Point Pearce School, was an

SSO and Early Childhood Worker

Special Interests:

Walks

Beach

Camping

Gaming



Getting to know staff, meeting the ATSI

students, meeting families becoming a great

role model for aboriginal kids and to give the

ATSI kids the best opportunities and outcome

for this year.

Matt Altmann

Role this year:

Aboriginal Education Teacher

Student Voice Coordinator

Middle School HASS Teacher

Last Schools:

Karoonda Area School

Murray Bridge High School

Special Interests:

Sport: Footy, NBA, NFL

Travelling

Spending time with family and

friends



Looking forward to getting to

know new people and a new

community

Working in a new role

Karen Keavy

Role this year: Counselling/Health JP

Last Schools: TRT Moonta Area School last

year prior to that in Adelaide teaching in

Catholic Education and at Grange

Primary School. Have operated my own

counselling practice for last five years

teaching children wellbeing

Special Interests:

Mindfulness/Self Compassion

Yoga

Wellbeing

Positive Psychology



I'm really looking forward to getting to

know the staff and children a lot

better. As a TRT at the school you don't

really get to develop relationships to any

great depth given you are in and out of

classes quite a bit. This year I will get to

know a lot of the JPs plus the children in

the DSC which I'm really looking forward

to.

Brock Champion

Role this year: SSO

Last Schools:

Wallaroo Mines

Wallaroo Primary

Special Interests:

Travelling

Sports



Making a positive impact on the school

community and help people to be the

best they can be.

Bella Congdon

Role this year: SSO

Last Schools:

Current uni student studying

teaching

Special Interests:

Sport - Netball



Getting the experience I need for

my future career

Helping kids improve in their

learning

Making kids smile

Gemma Smith

Role this year: Year 1 / 2 Teacher

Last Schools:

Gawler East Primary School

Gawler Primary

MacFarlane Primary School

Katherine, Northern Territory

Special Interests:

Travelling

Reading

Being Outdoors



Meeting all the fantastic people at MAS

and working with my amazing class.

Tayla Etheridge

Role this year: Admin Trainee

Last Schools:

Previous MAS Student. Finished year 12 in

2016.

Special Interests:

Indoor Plants

Dogs



Learning new things in a new industry.

Louise Staines

Role this year: SSO

Last Schools:

Moonta Kindergarten

Maitland Rural Care &

Kindergarten

Bute Rural Care

Kadina Child Care Centre

Wallaroo Mines School

Special Interests:

Outdoors

Caravaning and camping

Gardening

Gym



Having built relationships with the new

Receptions (from kindy 2019). I am looking

forward to being a part of their next

learning journey. Daniela Fawkes

Role this year: SSO

Special Interests:

Music

Sport

Spending time with family



Meeting new people and supporting

students

Bianca Butler

Role this year: SSO – With C Hutchins, A

Sturt and L Ander’s class

Last Schools:

Colonel Light Gardens World of

Learning Child Care Centre for 9

Years

Special Interests:

Scrapbooking

Beach – Being outdoors with my

two children Lilah – 4 years and

Caden – 14 months.



Gaining knowledge and using the skills I

have in a school setting.

Sarah Bussenschutt

Role this year: Primary teacher 4/5

Last Schools:

Kadina Memorial School

Special Interests:

Netball



Learning and teaching the HASS

curriculum for the first time.

Dani Richardson

Role this year: SSO

Last Schools:

I haven’t worked at another

school, however I did work the

last five weeks of Term 4 2019.

Special Interests:

I am extremely passionate with my sport!

Basketball is my number one but I also play

a lot of footy and netball. I have a fair few

qualifications within the sporting industry

and am currently studying a Cert IV in

fitness. My goal is to become a strength

and conditioning coach.



New Challenges

Seeing improvement within the

students work throughout the

year

Being able to engage with

students and create that bond so

that they feel comfortable talking

to me about their feelings

Wayne Madden

Role this year: SSO

Special Interests:

Photography

Nature science

Building

Mechanics



Making a difference for kids who may

struggle with education or social adaption.

日本語ニュース!

日本語 ni hon go

へようこそ e y o u k o s o

!

Welcome back to Japanese for 2020!

Why do we offer a second language?

Why Japanese?

Knowledge of an Asian language is becoming an increasingly desired skill in graduates. Japanese offers an interesting, challenging and widely applicable language to start learning. Moonta Area School has been offering Japanese lessons to its students for many years and has a long history of hosting groups of Japanese High School students from Meiji Nakano Hachioji High School (outside of Tokyo) as a part of the annual Homestay program. MAS has also offered its middle and high school students the opportunity to participate in a biannual cultural experience trip to Japan since 2015. Students of the 2017 & 2019 trips visited Meiji School as a part of their itinerary and caught up with previous years’ homestay students.

This year students will be once again participating in a Japanese language and culture lessons with Mrs Swan. 2020 brings “nezumi doshi”, (the year of the mouse), studies around introducing family and self, Tokyo Olympics, nature, telling time and personal schedules amongst other things!

We look forward to sharing our successes with you throughout the year in “Nihongo News”. Happy language learning everyone!

~Mrs Swan

日本語ニュース!

ADVANCED NOTICE: 2020 JAPANESE HOMESTAY

In early Term 3 this year, we once again plan to host a group of students from Meiji Nakano Hachioji High School, near Tokyo. Exact dates of this years’ visit are yet to be finalized, but will fall within the first four weeks of Term 3 with our guests staying for two weeks. The Japanese students are 15-16 years old and we are looking for families with similar aged students who may like to host. It is a terrific opportunity for families and students to learn, share cultures and build international friendships.

During the day, the Japanese students will attend a school program to improve their English. The family’s role is to provide the after school experience of Australian family life. Those who have done this in the past have really enjoyed the experience. The accreditation process is not a difficult one, and happens early Term 2. Please call us at school on 8825 2088 if you would like more information or fill out the reply slip and return to Mrs Swan via the Front Office.

JAPANESE HOMESTAY 2020 - Expression of Interest Reply Slip – (*Please return to Mrs Swan, via the Front Office*)

Our family is interested in the possibility of hosting a Japanese high school student for two weeks in early Term 3, 2020 as a part of this year’s homestay.

____________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________

Parent Name/s Student Name/s & Class Daytime Phone No.

The Language Centre is open once again to students in Year 3 and up on Wednesday lunchtimes from 12:50-1:20pm – Activities include origami making (paper folding), Japanese toys, colouring, music, puzzling and general merriment!

The Japanese writing system has three scripts used in everyday life in Japan. Hiragana (あいうえお) is used for words

from the Japanese culture, Katakana (アイウエオ) is used for foreign names and words borrowed from other cultures

and Kanji (日本語) are picture characters acquired from China.

I will be introducing a slightly different format for our hiragana and katakana challenge this year. Students in Years 3-6 are invited to join the challenge. Characters (letters) will be divided into 9 levels, 9 belts for Hiragana (and 9 belts for Katakana). Once all characters and “spelling words” from a given set are memorized, students may elect to complete a test in Japanese lessons and during Japanese club. Successful tests will receive a certificate at our whole school assemblies.

For more information, please come and chat with me. がんばって!!! (Do your best!) ~ Mrs. Swan

Karen Lee

Dance

Academy

25th year of dance

classes on the YP

New students FREE Trial

Creative Dance, Tap

Classical Ballet, Contemporary

Kadina, Wallaroo, Moonta

Classes offered for age 2yrs & up

NEW CLASS - Adult Tap!!

Register Now!!

M: 0407 608 446

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Moonta Netball Club

Player Registration

Thursday 6th February from 5-7pm at the Moonta Netball Clubrooms. If you cannot attend in person, please contact Shelley Hier on 0417863661 to put your name down. Names must be registered in order to attend trials. First trial Thursday 13th February, Juniors (E and F grade) 5pm, and Seniors 7pm. Second trial 20th February.

Week 3: Bree W, Erika A, Leilani G (Reserve: Abby B)

Week 4: Abby B, Lucy H, Layla J (Reserve: Erika A)

Week 5: Charlotte K, Maeve C, Bree W (Reserve: Peter F)

Week 6: Luke T, Scarlett S, Abby B (Reserve: Lucy H)

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1

27/01

Public Holiday Australia Day

28/01 Term 1 Commences New Reception photo

29/01

30/01

31/01

2

03/02

Student ID day

04/02

05/02

ATSI P&C CM – LC Welcome Night 3:10 DMC 7:30 Governing Council

06/02

Newsletter sent home

07/02

3

10/02

11/02 Year 12 Mindset

Program

ATSI Student Homework Club – Language Centre

12/02 ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC

13/02 ATSI Student

Homework Club – Language Centre

14/02

4

17/02

18/02 Doorways to

construction Cert II ATSI Student


19/02

ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC

20/02


21/02

5

24/02

25/02 Year 10 Waterskiing

Camp – Morgan *TBC 2pm Early Closure NLG

– NY Partnership Secondary Swimming –

Marion ATSI Student



27/02 ATSI Student


28/02 9:00 R-12 Induction

Assembly

6

02/03

03/03 Pre-Sports Day Event –

1500m/JP Long Run ATSI Student


04/03 Pre-Sports Day Event –

Javelin ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC 7:30 Governing Council

AGM

05/03


Pre-Sports Day Event – Javelin


06/03 Pre-Sports Day

Event – 800/600m

7

09/03

Public Holiday – Adelaide Cup

10/03

Pupil Free Day

11/03 ATSI P&C CM – LC

3:10 DMC

12/03

MAS Sports Day

13/03

School Closure

8

16/03 Cricket State Carnival Tennis State Carnival

17/03

Doorways to construction Cert II



19/03 Year 8 Immunisations ATSI Student


20/03 Elevate study

session 10,11,12

9

23/03 SAPSASA Netball/Football

Lightning Carnival TBC

24/03 ATSI Student


25/03 Interschool Sports Day

– YPSSAC Athletics @ Moonta


26/03 ATSI Student


27/03 SAPSSA Swimming

Marion – Primary 9:00 R-12 Assembly

10

30/03 Year 5-7 Crows Cup @

Minlaton

31/03 Doorways to

construction Cert II ATSI Student


01/04 ATSI P&C CM – LC 3:10 DMC 7:30 Governing Council

02/04 School photo day MAS Cross Country ATSI Student



03/04 SSSA Athletics

11

06/04 Footsteps Dance R-6 Year 11 OED Windsurfing

– Gap to Port Hughes

07/04


08/04


09/04

2:05 Dismissal

10/04

Public Holiday – Good Friday

ATSI Parents and Caregivers Coffee Mornings – Language Centre = ATSI P&C CM – LC *TBC – Pending DMC approval

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