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Dear Families,

This week marked SSO Week and we acknowledged the wonderful work of

our co educators, also known as SSO’s at Modbury School. We have 14 co

educators at present with an additional 2 staff completing their Certificate 3 in

Student Support Education. For our school community, our co educators have

a pivotal role in supporting students with their individual learning needs. I

would like to recognise and thank all our co educators for their dedication to

their role and making a positive difference to our school community.

Week 5 saw a wonderful community breakfast organised and managed by

the Modbury School Community group. Trinity Church provided hot beverages

and once again volunteered their time. Thank you to all of our wonderful

volunteers for making this successful community event happen for our school.

Thank you to our Multicultural parent

group for providing a delicious lunch for

staff on Thursday 22 August to

acknowledge and share EID celebration,

marking the end of Ramadan. EID is a

very important time for Muslim families,

encompassed by acts of selflessness,

which includes prayer and charity to the

poor.

Farewell to our international Students

and their Families

On Friday, August 23 2019 we farewelled

our visiting students. Some of the

comments when the students were asked

about their stay were;

I really liked the teachers, they

were kind

Handball was great fun,

I made lots of new friends

I am not keen on Australian food

Playing on the playground was fun

The students were presented with a 2020

calendar featuring photos from their stay

at Modbury School providing them with a memento of beautiful photos of

classroom, assembly and special occasions of their stay.

Thank you to Nicole who supported the children and their families with

Chinese interpretation and building connections for us all.

Mary Ttikirou

Principal

School Closure Day Friday 13 September 2019

OSHC available

Nicola ph: 8396 3148 0423 023 537

From the Principal

Term 3 Week 6 Newsletter No. 14

30 August 2019

Principal : Mary Ttikirou Deputy: Maria Appelt

In week 4 we celebrated National

Science Week. This year the theme was

Destination Moon: more missions, more

science! In LCB we have been learning

about the Sun, Earth and Moon in

Science and their relationship. As part of

our learning during Science week we

completed a STEM challenge using 3D

printing software - Makers Empire.

Our challenge was to design a creative

new rocket to send to the moon and

make a 3D model of it that we could

print using the 3D printers.

First we learned about the different parts

of a rocket and how they all work

together to get a rocket to its destination.

Then we had to design our own rockets.

We drew labelled diagrams of our plans

in our STEM books.

Next we used Makers Empire to create a

3D design on our Chromebooks or iPads.

We had to think about the shapes our

rocket was made up of and how we

could combine them to make a 3D

model. We also had to make sure all our

shapes were connected or they wouldn’t

print correctly in the next phase.

Finally, we sent our designs to Mrs T for

printing. She printed them on the printer

for us, some of our models didn’t print

how we had planned and we needed to

evaluate and make some changes to

our models and then reprint them.

Mrs T also downloaded some 3D models

of the moon’s surface from the NASA

website and printed those so we could

see exactly what the surface of the

moon looks like.

These are some of our finished 3D prints of

our rockets!

Science Week in Learning Community B! (Rm 8 & 9)

The Emotional Cup

Kirsty Brumby, Wellbeing Leader

Imagine that every child, indeed every person, has an emotional cup that needs to be filled in

order for them to engage meaningfully in everyday life and achieve to their best potential.

When their cup is empty they can become nervous, withdrawn or act out in ways we as adults

consider less than desirable. When the cup is full they are able to show resilience and deal with

the everyday ups and downs of their life.

As parents and educators, we are always trying to look for those subtle hints that something isn't

feeling quite right for our children. Below are some hints on what typically can empty a child's cup

and how we can be proactive in keeping it topped up.

What fills a child’s cup:

Play

Friendship

1:1 time

Love & Affection

Connection

Positive Feedback

Purposeful Praise

Feeling Supported

Doing activities they enjoy

What empties a child’s cup:

Stress or Pressure

Exclusion by peers

Feeling lonely

Not feeling heard or understood

Yelling & harsh punishment

Feeling unsuccessful

Tiredness

Not having basic needs met

Book Week Costume Parade

‘Reading is my secret power’

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Book Week Costume Parade

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Learning Community C - Room 6 & 7

STEM Living Pods Project

Imagine if Earth was uninhabitable and

you had to design and build a living pod

to colonise another planet; this is the

challenge that was given to our students

in Learning Community C.

I learned that you need a

lot of space for a little

farm and bedrooms and

solar panels which you all

need to survive. (Jack)

This is what some of the students said about their project:

My group chose the planet Saturn.

We designed and sketched a living

pod from a birds eye view and side

view before building our model

with cardboard and paper.

It was hard to make our model, but

it was so fun! (Sierra)

I learned about space

and about the structure of

building things, making

sure we try not to miss out

any important things. (Veronica)

My group chose Mars because it

is thought to support human life.

Our living pod included solar

panels to be energy self-

sufficient. (Prashan)

In STEM we had to

make a plan to live

on another planet.

We had to make a

life pod model from

cardboard. (Mitchell)

DISABILITY POLICY

AND PROGRAMS

Parent Conference 25 September 2019

“A Different Kind of Brilliance”

You are invited to the 2019 Parent Conference for parents or carers of a child or young person with

a disability on Wednesday 25 Sept 2019, hosted by the Department for Education. The conference

is an opportunity for families to hear inspiring speakers and attend workshops that will build their

capacity and knowledge to support their children.

Sessions will cover complex communication, disability funding, senior secondary and transition,

autism, interoception, dyslexia, strategies for school success and hearing from the Commissioner for

Children and Young People on “listening to children”.

WHEN: Wednesday 25 September 2019

8:30 am Registrations open

8:45‐9:30 Pre conference workshop

9:45 Welcome, opening address and student performance

10:30 Keynote

11:15 Morning tea

11:35 Morning workshops

12:35pm Lunch

1:15 Afternoon workshops

2:15‐ 3.00 Post conference Q&A session, and close

WHERE: Hilton Adelaide

Victoria Square, Adelaide

For more information http://web.seru.sa.edu.au/parent-forum-conference-different-kind-brilliance/

HOW: Register for the conference at https://register.eventarc.net/e/43331

SAPSASA Netball, Football & Soccer

Well done to all students who participated in SAPSASA

Netball, Football and Soccer on the 16 & 23 August

2019. We played some hard-fought games on both

days but still kept a positive spirit.

Thank you to all parents and volunteers who assisted

with transport on these days. A very special mention to

Aaron Cavanagh who assisted with coaching our

soccer team. He shared his knowledge and passion

in soccer throughout the day and provided some useful

game strategies which helped our students win a game

of soccer last week.

Luke Venter

SAPSASA coordinator

CALENDAR REMINDERS

SEPTEMBER

9 Governing Council Meeting

(6.30pm)

13 School Closure Day

18 Assembly - 9am in Gym

19 Festival of Music (Choir)

25 School Concert

(dinner from 5pm,

concert 6pm)

27 Last Day of Term 3

- 2.05pm dismissal

Farewell to our

International Students

Held at Modbury School in the Gym

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