In this Issue

Choir and Natural Maths

Excursion/Incursion Update

Canteen Roster

Mindfulness

The Heights

Ardtornish Children's Centre Update

Electronic Crime

Give old toys a happy fete

Autism Workshop for Parents and

Caregivers

ICAS Competition Results

National Aerobics Championships

Japanese News

27th - SAPSASA Athletics Championships 30th - Assembly 10am, Subway Meal Deal Last Day Term 3 17th - First day of Term 4 18th - Rooms 30/31 Migration Museum 20th - SAPSASA Come and Try Day Yr 4/5’s 21st - Year 7 Transition - Fairview Park 26th - SAPSASA Cricket 27th - Grounds Meeting 3.30pm 28th - Bandanna Day, World Teachers Day 31st - Governing Council 7pm

Road Crossing Monitors Tue 27th Sep - Fri 30th Sep and Mon 17th Oct Caitlan F, Corey W & Hannah M Tues 18th Oct- Mon 24th Oct Holly B, Katey G & Amanda J Tues 25th Oct - Mon 31st Oct Jacob G, Liam H & Caleb M

Please arrive by 8.25am

Having Fun - Respect - Confidence - Responsibility - Safe & Secure Environment

Ardtornish Newsletter

Ph: 8264 8099 - Email: dl.1540.info@schools.sa.edu.au - OSHC: Ph 8396 4069

text messages to : 0447 467 152 Download at www.ardtornps.sa.edu.au

Principal: Mark Hansen Deputy Principal: Deb Pryor

Our Vision: To empower students to create positive futures through high quality teaching.

Term 3 Week 9 Friday 23rd September 2016 No. 17

アﾂドトーニシュ 小学校

September

October

Choir Performs at the Festival of Music. On Wednesday 14th September

our choir performed at the Festival

Theatre as part of the Public

Primary Schools Festival of Music.

This event is an official state icon,

run in collaboration between DECD

and the SAPPS Music Society

which gives all SA public primary

students the opportunity to perform

at a prestigious venue.

This year the Festival started in the

jungle (Jungle Rhythm), looked at

environmental sustainability through

the commissioned work “Mission

Possible” and ended Bollywood

style with “Jai Ho”. We were good

enough to sing in the 3rd row!

Natural Maths: Ensuring Students Do the Thinking. This year our school is continuing to explore ways to improve each student’s mathematical reasoning. During our recent pupil free day staff undertook further training in the use of the ‘Natural Maths’ teaching method, developed by Ann & Johnny Baker.

The ‘Natural Maths’ approach to mathematics teaches children how to undertake a range of computational strategies to solve maths problems and is designed to foster each child’s ability to understand mathematical processes at a very deep level. Rather than being taught how to do “SUMS” in a lock step manner, with little understanding of why a particular process is being used, children are given opportunities to use a wide range of strategies to arrive at solutions and to explain their thinking.

To learn more about the “Natural Maths approach to Teaching”, parents can go to the website http://naturalmaths.com.au Here you can view videos that explain the techniques we will employ to create more numerate students. Students who enjoy maths and are confident in their own abilities to solve mathematical problems.

‘Natural Maths’ based lessons consist of three parts.

1. The introductory Task: This is a time for students to practise mental computational routines (whole class)

2. The Main Task: When children engage with a problematised situation, game or investigation (groups, pairs or individually.

3. The Reflection Task: Here children share and extend their thinking and formalise learning as a community of learners.

The Secret Code.

The ‘Natural Maths’ method introduces students to the concept of a SECRET CODE. This is simply the use of initials to identify 18 specific mathematical strategies. In doing so it provides students with a tool to communicate their thinking and make it visible to others. If you have any questions about ‘Natural Maths’ the Principal Mark Hansen can answer them.

The Secret Code Video can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2ObuMkbvqE

Last Day Term 3 - Friday 30th September 2.15pm Dismissal

US

Ardtornish Children’s Centre Update

Missing, presumed read! We are missing a number of books from our parent library. Some of the more popular and contempory books by Mark Le Messurier, and ‘Say What You See’ by Sandra R Blackard deserve a wider audience. If you come across one on your shelf, the bedside table

or behind the bedhead, we would love to have them back to share.

Next Term

As well as Twilight Play, we are planning a number to Saturday play sessions that provide a special time for fathers and male carers and their children to attend the preschool and enjoy the facilities. Each second session will be especially organised for dads and their infants. Philip Altmann will be providing his introduction to Mindfulness Course, a short course for men as well as the usual monthly support sessions for graduates of the introductory courses. Yoga, First Aid for parents,

Vacation Activities

See the Tea Tree Gully school program on their website www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au for events such as the Epic Mud Play at Goldenfields Reserve, Atlantis drive, Golden Grove on Thursday 6 October 2016 at

10:00AM - 3:00PM. It’s free, and be sure to wear clothes to get dirty, bring a picnic rug and settle in for a fantastic family day. Washing stations are provided.

Tea-Tree Gully Kiwanis & the Pioneer Court Community Garden

The Kiwanis are providing raised garden boxes for the Pioneer Court Community Garden along the old aquaduct off Historic Drive, Highbury. The garden is open to community involvement especially children and folk with disabilities. Work on the garden is progressing rapidly with fencing and irrigation nearing completion and there are two coming events they wish to promote.

Sunday 9 October - Garden Fundraiser from 12pm at $15 a head with a Weber BBQ lamb, sausages, salads and cakes BYO drinks. Enquiries: Eva 0400005946 Bookings: Deb 0415052013 & Sunday 30th October Kiwanis Planting Day and sausage sizzle 11am – 2pm, gold coin donation. Enquiries: Greg Anderson 82652855

Adelaide Shorebirds Festival

Sunday 30 October 2016, St Kilda Foreshore, 10 am to 4 pm. A great opportunity for a free family day out, supporting local businesses, learning about the local natural environment and to be a part of the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary.

The Festival celebrates the Bird Sanctuary and the shorebirds that travel thousands of kilometres across the world to our beaches along the top of Gulf St Vincent. Featuring: Kaurna cultural activities, interactive displays, birdwatching telescope tours, food, drinks and entertainment offered by local people and groups with an aim to stimulate and support the local economy.

Cheers, John Buckell

Community Development Coordinator

Tuesday 27th Michele Smale Wednesday 28th Jenni Krol Thursday 29th Nicole Hall Friday 30th SUBWAY Emma Sparks, Megan Edwards Tuesday 18th Michele Smale Wednesday 19th Jenni Krol Thursday 20th Nicole Hall Friday 21st Kerri Carpenter, Emma Sparks

CANTEEN ROSTER

Excursion and Incursion Update

ACTIVITY DATE/S STUDENTS INVOLVED

LAST PAY DAY

Migration Museum 18/10/16 Rms 30 & 31

4.00pm 30/9/16

Graduation

13/12/16

Yr 7 4.00pm 11/11/16

Transition Day 21/10/16 Yr 7 4.00pm 29/9/16

National 2016 School Aerobics Championships in Gold Coast

On Saturday August 6th, Ardtornish Primary School was represented by the school’s 2 aerobics teams in the School Aerobics National Championships held on the Gold Coast. Both teams did extremely well, with Energize coming 12th in their division and Aloha Girls coming 6th in their division. The team that won gold in the Aloha girls section were also from SA and Aloha girls had tied with them at the State competitions a few weeks before the Nationals. I would like to commend all of the girls on their behaviour and sportsmanship at the National competitions, they should all be very proud of their performances. I would also like to thank all of the parents for their support and Shanisse Edson (coach) for all of her hard work and commitment to getting the girls ready for Nationals

All dance groups performed at the musical showcase held on Tuesday 13th September doing a fantastic job. We have had 2 very successful weeks of tryouts for next year’s team selections and letters will be coming home with students in the 2 weeks. The Ardtornish Dance Sports Groups also held a very successful quiz night on Saturday 13th of August. It was a great night with lots of competitiveness and fun times had by all. We would like to thank everyone for their support and donations. The overall winners were Miss Ravlich’s team.

Ardtornish Dance Sports Committee.

ICAS COMPETITION RESULTS – Writing and

English During Terms 2 and 3 students from Years 3-7 participated in the

following ICAS Competitions, 3 in Writing and 9 in English.

Participants will be acknowledged and congratulated at our next

school assembly.

High achievement certificates were awarded to these students,

well done!

WRITING - DISTINCTION: Mia H Room 11

CREDIT: Joshua M Room 31

MERIT: Skye H Room 8

ENGLISH - CREDIT: Matthew G Room 19, Mia H Room 11,

Emma N Room 9

This term in Japanese we have had a whole-school (R - 7) focus on the Hiragana alphabet. Students have been learning to read the 46 basic characters of the alphabet using mnemonics from the Hiragana in 48 minutes program, as well as practising character formation with attention to stroke order in their writing and sharpening their pronunciation skills via class games with some being played on the starboard.

Students in Years 4/5 – 7 have been studying Hiragana for homework and have had fortnightly tests to gauge their learning. Many students have risen to this challenge and have learnt to read and write the characters from memory, receiving coloured “belts” in recognition of their learning. The following students have achieved particularly high results:

In other exciting news, Ardtornish has entered the North Eastern Primary Schools Hiragana

Competition this year.

This competition was first set up at Ardtornish and is being held at Greenwith Primary this year,

celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The Ardtornish team will be competing against other local schools to see whose students can

read their Hiragana the fastest and the loudest!

All entrants receive a certificate of recognition, a Japanese prize, as well as sushi and cake to

enjoy at the end of the competition. Go Ardtornish!

Room 9 Room 10 Room 11

Helen A

Cameron E

Sapphire H

Angus K

Hannah M

Joson Z

Anthony F

Michael H

Kaitlyn H

Katrina M

Ella R

Aidan S

Mia H

Ella H

Owen S

Lina T

Room 30

Hayley N

Zac S

Charli V

Owen W

Dantae G

Room 31

Maddie C

Djuro D

Lauren E

Eva H

Sienna L

Dimitri Le

Alicia M - D

Cara M

Ryan S