Senior Unit Update Week 9

Welcome to the final blog post for term 2 (maybe). There is lots of things to complete this week so here is an idea of what we are completing.


Christian Studies
This term we have been looking at Spirituality and our thought on it. Our final task is to create a Spirituality artwork. We have ha a few sessions to work on the design and thinking and this week is our week to complete the artwork.

Unit of Inquiry  
Science experiments have been the theme of the Unit. We have conducted a couple of experiments on the children and also the staff. With the children we looked at "Does music effect how fast people run?" and the experiment we conducted on the staff was "Does the size of chocolate effect choice people make?" These experiments helped to show different ways and types that can be performed. We have started on our own experiments which are varied and interesting. This week is about collecting data and presenting findings. We look forward to seeing what results we get from the different experiments. (Feels like I said experiment too many times)


High Jump Tuesday

This Tuesday (tomorrow) some students will need to wear sports gear as they will be participating in High Jump at recess to get their final high jump score.We just wanted to pass this on so there isn't arguments at home over uniform.




Town of Gawler - Youth and Development Workshop
Today 8 students attended this workshop over the day to talk about the development of youth activities in the Gawler area. It was a chance to catch up with the Mayor and talk about what they would like to see. Hope to hear more about this through the week.

Catch you on the flip side


PS
I can't count how may times I failed maths at school.

Whole School Update Week 9 Term 2

Whole school reminders/updates:

End of Term 2

• This is the last week of Term 2 for students.   Normal dismissal time of 3.25pm on Friday 29 June. 
• Thanks for supporting our school and all the events we have had this term.   
• Please enjoy the 3 week holiday break and we will see you all back for Term 3 starting Monday 23 July.   

(Teaching staff will be on site next week doing some PD and training)

Semester 1 reports will go home to parents / caregivers on Wednesday 27 June with students in a sealed envelope.  Students will be instructed to deliver these to parents / caregivers unopened.

Camp Australia will run the OHSC Holiday Club program over the 3 weeks. 

• Please book your child into this program via www.campaustralia.com.au. 
• The theme is E-Magination, Click here to view the day to day holiday program. 

SAKG information session

Wed 27 June at 9-9:30am information session for parents about the SAKG (Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden) program. Please come along if…

• You are interested in getting involved
• Or simply just wanting to know more about the program

Worship & Praise this Friday 29 June at 9am with Mrs Angie Eckermann and 6/7’s

Uniform – PLEASE NAME / LABEL your child’s belongings

·         There is lots of lost property in the office (rugby tops, jumpers, drink bottles – not named!)

Please come and have a look before they are cleared at the end of term. 

·         Please use the holiday time to check your child’s items, and ensure their names are written clearly on hats, jumpers, drink bottles and lunchboxes so if misplaced they can be returned to their correct owner. 

Mini Music concert this Thursday at 11.10am in Taikondi

·         With Mr Hueppauff and some of our musical students

Overdue Library Books

·         Please return all library books ASAP, for the end of term stocktake and tidy up. 

Some Diary Dates for Term 3 (please note some amended dates to what may have previously been advertised)

Gawler Lutheran Church Sunday 29 July at school.  All families welcome to attend

Auskick Thursdays 3.45-4.30pm from week 3 to week 8 for F-3 students  (registrations open Mon 23/7/18)

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Day Saturday 11 August

School Photo Day Thursday 30 August

Concert Thursday 20 September evening (for Junior Primary F–3).  Matinee day/time TBC

Student Free Day Friday 21 September

End of Term 3 Friday 29 September

Senior Unit Update Week 8 Term 2

Not much except work happening

Whole School Update Week 8

Whole school reminders/updates:

Master Planning Input – Meeting invite

• Parents are invited to a think tank session on Wednesday 20 June at 9am – 9.30am in the staffroom
• This is with our school architect Peter Goern who will help us develop some designs and plans with a view to a building program in the next year or so. 

Muffins for Recess on Thursday 21 June  

• All orders due in tomorrow Tuesday 19 June – click here for a form

Mini instrumental Music concerts at 11.10am in Taikondi

• Parents are invited to come and watch performances by our students who are being tutored at Immanuel

Tues 19 June:             Students with Tutor Dallas Davenport (singing, piano & guitar)

Weds 20 June:           Students with Tutor Kira Jackson (violin)

Thurs 21 June:            Students with Tutor Karen Clarke (piano & flute)

Fri 22 June:                 Students with Tutor Cameron O’Riley (guitar) & Zed Crawford (Drums)

Cabaret

·         It was a fantastic night!  Thank you to everyone who was involved with this event.  We had so many brilliant students showing off their musical talents and dance routines.

·         Many thanks to all the students who entered the Art Competition. The winners from each year level are:

Foundation – Luke Hansen

Yr 1 – Nate Poulish

Yr 2  - Ryder Bugg

Yr 3 – Poppy Kelly

Yr 4 – Imogen Conway

Yr 5 – Sasha Reynolds–Rowe

Yr 6 – Chase Gerrits

Yr 7 – Emilie Suter

• Prize Money will be available from the office from next week.

P&F’s - Giant Raffle

• Thanks to everyone who supported this raffle.  Money raised will go to the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. 

Winners were:

1st prize:        Sandra Heintze

2nd prize:       Felicity Green

3rd prize:       Rachael Corner

4th prize:        Aynsley James  

P&F Meeting - Thursday 21 June 7pm in the staffroom 

• Planning some events for Term 3 – anyone is welcome to come along and join this group.  

Worship & Praise this Friday 22 June at 9am with Mrs Joanne Chamberlain

End of Term 2

• Friday 29 June is the last day of this term
• There are 3 weeks of holidays
• Term 3 starts Monday 23 July
• Camp Australia will run the OHSC Holiday Club program over the 3 weeks.  Please book your child into this program via www.campaustralia.com.au.  The theme is E-Magination – please Click here to view the day to day holiday program. 

Mr Trigg is on long service leave as of this Thursday – happy and safe travels.   
Mr Helbig will be taking the reins in his absence.

Senior Unit Update Week 7 Term 2

Welcome back to the blog and we hope you had a restful and productive long weekend. It is always great to take a break from the rigours of routine.
With 3 weeks still to go in the term there is still plenty of things happening in the Senior Unit.

Cabaret 
This Friday is School Cabaret. Many Senior Unit students are partaking in the entertainment on night and we hope you have got your tickets. If you haven't you need to get in soon. Tickets are available from the front office. It is building to a great and enjoyable night.

Christian Studies
We continue to look at spirituality and this week a task has been set that will need to be completed by the end of the term.
Assignment brief - Create an artwork that shows your spirituality
We discussed this as a group and that it will be a challenge. Children have the 3 things to help them focus. - Where do I find meaning?
          - How do I feel connected?
          - How should I live?
It can be presented in any medium that the children would like.
We know it will be a challenge but we know we are up for it.

Look that's it for the short week and as more stuff comes to hand we will get that info out.

Last thought

A good artist knows where to draw the line.

Whole School Update Week 7 Term 2 2018

Whole school reminders/updates:

Cabaret

• This Friday 15 June 7pm to 9.30pm
• Tickets still for sale up till Thursday - Adults $10, Children $2
• Click here for the order form and more info

·         Music, Performances, Food and Drinks, Desserts.  A social outing for families and friends

·         We have a licenced bar facility and will be selling red & white wine, bubbles, cider, beer, port & cans soft drinks

Art Competition

• Students can still bring in an Art piece  tomorrow morning (Weds 13/6)
• These will be displayed Friday and judged at Cabaret evening
• Click here to read more

P&F’s - Giant Raffle $20 a ticket  

• The draw date is this Friday at Cabaret Night (15/6/18) 
• 1^st prize Kitchen Aid Cook Pro worth $2,099;  2^nd prize Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer; 3^rd prize $300 worth of Chefs Toolbox products;  4^th prize 30 minute Joy Flight (over the Barossa).
• Tickets for sale in the office or at the Cabaret Night. 
• Please ring the school office if you want to purchase a ticket but can’t get into the school office this week to do so. 
• Gotta be in it to Win It!

ICAS Tests Spelling on Wednesday 13 June and Writing on Thursday 14 June

Worship & Praise this Friday 15 June at 9am with Miss Hueppauff and the year 4 class

Assembly Monday 18 June at 2.45pm with the two Year 2 classes

Master Planning Input

• Parents are invited to a think tank session on Wednesday 20 June at 9am in the staffroom. 
• This is with our school architect Peter Goern who will help us develop some designs and plans with a view to a building program in the next year or so. 

Muffins for Recess next Thursday 21 June  

• Order forms will go home Weds

Friday Electives

• There is one more round of electives this term.   If you are a parent who would like to help with a group please let us know.  

Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings

Thanks to those who helped at the BBQ yesterday. 

We have another one booked for Saturday 11 August so will be looking for some parents to help again.  

Social Media

At Immanuel the following graphic illustrates the core messages we work hard to instil in our students. It’s our hope that our entire community will reinforce these messages by our words and actions.  

Senior Unit Update Week 6 2018

We have come to week 6 of the term and things are motoring on in the Senior Unit. As we head to a long weekend we look forward to the 3 day break and a chance to rejuvenate. Here a a few things happening in the Senior Unit at the moment.

Laces for Braces
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to sell colourful laces before and after school. It has been great to the enthusiasm in the children to participate in this event. Thanks to Rachel, Flynn, Bodhi, Jessie, Ava, Kaden, Niamh, Holly and Bethany.


Unit of Inquiry
In our latest Unit of Inquiry we are investigating exploration. To start us out we have an assignment to do on an explorer. Here is the information for this assignment. Due Friday end of UOI session.

Senior Unit Top
Today in Parliament discussion was had about getting a Year 7 top and Year 6 top for students this year. In the next week a note will come out with more information on this subject.

The Number Six
Being week 6 here are a few facts about the number 6.
- 6 is the first perfect number being that the sum of it's factors minus itself equal 6.
eg 1 + 2 + 3 = 6

- June is the sixth month of the year.

- Every Braille cell is made up of 6 dots.

- The 6th element on the periodic table is carbon.

- Australia's sixth Prime Minister was Andrew Fisher.

Devotion thought
Today Mrs Eckermann shared a devotion on Confidence and about stepping out in faith. She shared an excellent clip about this and encourage everyone to have a watch.

Have a great week and remember

What's the difference between a nicely dressed man on tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 

A tire.

Its back again this week and for those who found it last week it's the same but as only 4 hunters found it we will keep it going for this week.

https://padlet.com/benj/squirrelsareexperimenting

My Script Calculator

Today with the Year 6's we have been looking at fractions of whole.
As an example

1/3 of 45

We have been looking at this for a bit and exposed the children to using digital devices to help calculate these kinds of sums.

To help with this we have been using calculators as being able to use digital technology to calculate is part of the mathematics curriculum.

One app that we have found very useful is the My Script Calculator.
This is a valuable app for everyone to have as it is an easy to calculator and provides scope for working and testing.

I have encouraged children to get it on their digital device if possible to add another string to their mathematical bow.

Try it out and I hope you enjoy.

Whole School Update Week 6 Term 2

Whole school reminders/updates:

School Uniform reminders

• Label  all hats, jumpers, drink bottles & lunch boxes with your child's name clearly. 

We have so many unnamed jumpers in the lost property box in the office (including a brand new one with no name!)

• Winter Uniform is to be worn Term 2 and 3.   This refers to the formal uniform which is grey trousers and long sleeve shirt for boys and the pinafore (or skirt) with white blouse for girls  (with / without the green jumper). Sports uniform consists of shorts or trackpants with T-shirt and rugby top.   Click here for our Uniform Policy on the schools website.

Laces for Braces Awareness Day Friday 8th June

• Purchase the $1 ‘racy neon coloured shoe laces’ after school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday outside the office and wear them in your shoes on Friday. 
• Don’t forget to order a $1 cupcake for recess on Friday too.  Orders due in this Weds.  Click on the order form
• Clubfoot is a worthy cause and funds raised will support the Physiotherapy department in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Worship & Praise this Friday 8 June at 9am with Miss Clark and the year 3 class – all welcome

Subway Lunches – on again this week – order by Weds for lunch on Friday.  Click here for an order form

Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings – Monday 11 June 9-5pm.  A fundraising opportunity for our school. 

• We still need a few helpers.  Please contact Jenny in the office or go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code sse8n and choose the best timeslot for you to help.  Click here to read more.

P&F’s - Giant Raffle $20 a ticket  

• The draw date is less than 2 weeks away – at Cabaret Night (15/6/18) 
• 1^st prize Kitchen Aid Cook Pro worth $2,099;  2^nd prize Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer; 3^rd prize $300 worth of Chefs Toolbox products;  4^th prize 30 minute Joy Flight (over the Barossa).
• Gotta be in it to Win It!

Cabaret – Friday 15 June 7pm to 9.30pm – Music, Performances, Food and Drinks, Desserts.  A social outing for families and friends. 
Tickets on sale from the office  – Adults $10, Children $2.  Click here to read more.

Art Competition – All Art pieces are to be in the office by Tuesday 12 June – this will be judged at Cabaret evening. Click here to read more.

Master planning Input

• Our school is currently undergoing a Masterplanning process with a view to a building programme in the next year or so. Our school council and staff have inputted into this process as well as  our current school captains.
• On Wednesday 20th June at 9am our school architect Peter Goern will be on site and we would value to the input any school parents/caregivers might have. This will be in the staff room at 9.00am and you are warmly invited to join in for a coffee and a think tank for 30mins or so as we develop designs and plans for an exciting couple of years. 

Friday Electives

• There will be one more round of electives this term.   If you are a parent who would like to help with a group please let us know.