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.  

Christian Studies - Sprituality

Today we continued our discussion on Spirituality.
We spoke about that spirituality is about knowing/feeling that there is something more.
Our focus was on Christian Spirituality today and we watched a couple clips of Gary Ablett Jr as he shared his faith in football.

Gary Ablett interview 

AFL players and Jesus

We discussed that spirituality can give you balance in your life.

As part of the session today we also look at Indigenous Spirituality and  how it is connected to their stories and the land.

We watched the story of Tiddalick

In our activity we looked at this story and a few questions to help us engage. These questions were

1) Where do they (Indigenous people) find meaning in the story?

2) How do they fell connected?

3) How should they live? 

This provided a good discussion about connection and perspective.

Senior Unit Update Week 5 Term 2

The Senior Unit is in full swing again this week. There is lots of things happening around the school that involve the Senior Students.

SAPSASA Football

Good Luck to Harvey and Kobe as they participate in the SAPSASA football comp. We hope they  play well and show good sportsmanship. Have fun boys on this adventure.  https://padlet.com/benj/squirrelsareexperimenting

UOI

Last week as part of our new Unit of Inquiry we had a range of science experiments and conversations. It was great to see everyone getting involved and having a go at the range of different science concepts.

As a taste of concepts we looked at

Mr Semmler - Centripetal Force

Mr Jones - Non Newtonian Fluids

Mrs Eckermann - Air Pressure and weight distribution.

As we start to investigate science and exploration we look forward to seeing the direction that we will go.

Cabaret 

Students are practising and getting ready for the Cabaret. It is great to see so many Senior students getting involved in this school event.

Reminder Cabaret is the end of Week 7 so get your tickets now.

Worship and Praise 

A special thanks to the Jones class that participated in worship last week. They did a great job and it was nice to see the return of Jane and Grelmo. Thanks again Senior students.

That's all for now but leave you with one thought

If you have been thinking of singing karaoke with a friend, just duet!

I'm back try to find my page.

Whole School Update Week 5

Whole school reminders/updates:

Laces for Braces Day

• On Friday 8th June the whole school will take part in an awareness day about people with Clubfoot.  It is a worthy cause and funds raised will support the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
• Club foot is a congenital deformity of the foot that effects about one out of 1,000 babies. It is caused by the abnormal development of a baby’s bones, ligaments and muscles whilst in the womb. Without treatment to help straighten the child’s foot/legs it can cause a lifetime of disability which includes pain and difficulty walking.
• We will be selling $1 ‘racy neon coloured shoe laces’ after school next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday outside the office. On Friday students can wear them in their shoes.  $1 cupcakes will be available for recess on the Friday too.
  These need to be pre-ordered via the order form being sent home this Wednesday. 

Open Morning Tuesday 29 May 9.30am

• This is for any new / interested families looking at schools in Gawler.  If you know anyone with an interest in enrolling their child for 2019 or beyond please let them know. 

• If you have a sibling due to commence in 2019 or 2020 please ensure you have filled in an enrolment application form so we have their name on our data base. 

ICAS Testing – Science Tuesday 29 May

Sausage in a Roll Lunch Deal $5 on Friday 1 June   (NO SUBWAY THIS WEEK)

• Orders due in by Wednesday 30 May.  Click here for order form
• Money raised will be used participate in the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox campaign in term 4
• Thanks Carers Group

Reconciliation Day – Wednesday 30 May – Apex Park Julian Terrace Gawler

• This is a community event, so families and friends are welcome to attend.   Click here for details.
  Year 1’s are going at 9.30-11.30am (approx), Year 3’s are going at 9.30-2.30pm (approx) & the Indigenous group are going with Jo Chamberlain at 9.30-2.30pm.
• In the case of bad weather the event will be held at the Gawler Recreation Centre and we will make an executive decision in the morning on whether to attend or not. 

Author Visit – Adam Cece will be here Wednesday 30 May 10.30am

• Students can purchase a book Wesley Booth Super Sleuth $6 or The Extremely weird thing that happened in Huggabie Falls $14
• Please bring in the correct money. 

Disco - Friday 1 June – Junior Primary 6-7pm, Upper Primary 7.30-8.45pm.

• Please return forms by Tuesday 29 May.  Wristbands will be sent home via students on Thursday 31 May.  Students are to wear these to the disco on Friday night.   
• Thank you to the many parents who have volunteered to help – we really appreciate it.   If you need more detailsClick here. 

Worship & Praise this Friday 1 June at 9am with Miss Wain and her Foundation class – all welcome

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 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

• Next round of electives is Week 5 & 6 (Friday 1 June & 8 June).   If you are a parent who would like to help with a group please let us know

·         P&F’s - Giant Raffle – don’t miss out on purchasing a ticket

• The draw date has been extended to Cabaret Night (15/6/18) 
• Only $20 a ticket to win a Kitchen Aid Cook Pro worth $2,099 plus other prizes

Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser at Bunnings – Monday 11 June 9-5pm.  Our P&F have secured this opportunity.

• If you can help on the BBQ please go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code sse8n and choose the best timeslot for you to help or add your name on the roster in the school office.  Click here to read more.

Cabaret – Friday 15 June 7 to 9.30pm – tickets on sale now – Adults $10, Children $2.  Click here to read more.
Art Competition – students can submit a piece of Art by Tuesday 12 June – this will be judged at Cabaret evening. Click here to read more.

Have a good week.  

Worship and Praise this Friday

Missed this in the Update.

Senior Unit Jones class is on Worship and Praise this week. Come along Friday at 9.00pm and join in our Worship and Praise.