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Waikerie Lutheran Primary SchoolNewsletterTuesday, 27th September 2016Balancedable Open-Mindeder KnowledgePrincipledInquirrotaicmmunCaring Co6 McIntosh StWaikerie SA 5330Ph: (08) 8541 2344Fax: 8541 2140Mobile: 0457 265 337Email: office@wlps.sa.edu.auWebsite: www.wlps.sa.edu.auTerm 3 CalendarWeek 10Mon 26 Sept 8:50am AssemblyThur 29 Sept Student LedConferencesFri 30 SeptPyjama Day1:45pm ClosingChapelTerm 4 CalendarWeek 1Mon, 17 Oct 8:50am OpeningChapelWeek 2Mon 25 OctKoorong Book FairstartsThur 27OctYear 3/4/5 Art ExpoFri 28 OctDay for Daniel2:45pm ChapelrRisk Taker ThinkeMessage from the PrincipalWaikerie LutheranPrimary SchoolPrincipal: Adam BorgasReflective‘Waikerie Lutheran Primary School is a supportive Christcentred community equipping each student for life’Life is a rollercoaster; life is like a box of chocolates; such is lifeand life goes on.But does life go on? It seems to be monotonous at times,mundane and laborious. Sometimes there are absolute highsand at other times life sapping lows and then thereappears to be a dull thud to every life – the end. So is there more?Well, if you believe in a life after death, you are a spiritual person. At thisschool we are also spiritual, as we teach our students the about the TriuneGod. For me personally, when life throws me those life zapping moments, orthose mundane and laborious tasks, it is God calling me to look to him. Christgives hope to all situations, as his message is “I am with you always, to the veryend of the age” (Matthew 28:20).Like the saying ‘life doesn’t end when you’re 40’, we are happy to boast as aLutheran school that ‘life doesn’t end when you die’.A Mission StatementA mission statement provides a goal for an organisation. We set high goals sothat we might strive for excellence. Thank you for reading along this term. Ithas helped me as principal to focus on our goals, as much as Chapelmessages have helped our staff and students focus as well.Blessings on your week and holidays,Adam BorgasSAPSASA AthleticsSuccessState HockeyCarnivalCongratulations to JesseThiele who achieved abronze medal as part of the13 Year old 4 x 100m Relayat the SAPSASA AthleticsCarnival in Adelaideyesterday.Jesse also achieved 4thplace for the 13 Year oldDiscus event.Well done Jesse!Congratulations toKyton Rayner on hisselection in the Under13’s State HockeyCarnival. Kyton will becompeting in Perth overthe school holidays.We pray you have asafe, fun and rewardingtime away!Great work Kyton!Waikerie Lutheran Primary School is a supportive Christ-centred community, equipping each student for life.
School NewsSchool Photo OrdersCar Park Etiquette & SafetyPlease be advised that school photoorders will be distributed in Week 1next term.There have been a couple of nearmisses in our car park, which couldhave easily be avoided by usingthe pedestrian crossing to accessthe car park and watching forpedestrians and cars when reversing.Could all parents using the kiss and go ensureyou drop off your children and depart quicklyto avoid congestion and delays. Thank you.Pyjama DayThis Friday will be Pyjama Day via goldcoin donation. Students are invited tocome to school in their P.J.’s with allmoney raised going to the LeukaemiaFoundation’s “Light the Night” event.Last Day of Term 3Overdue Notices from the LibraryThis Friday, 30th September is the lastday of Term 3. Closing Chapel will beheld at 1:45pm in the Hall with schoolconcluding at 2:20pm.Hand written overdue notices will besent home this week due to printerissues in the library!Koorong Book FairTerm 4We will be holding a Koorong BookFair at WLPS commencing onMonday, 24th October (Week 2).More information will be sent homewith the newsletter after the schoolholidays.Term 4 will commence on Monday,17th October with opening Chapel at8:50am in the Hall. All welcome!Year 3/4/5 Art ExhibitionThe students in Mr Fladrich’s Year 3/4Class and Mrs Burns’ Year 4/5 Class willbe holding an Art Exhibition next termon Thursday, 27th October.Day for DanielDay for Daniel will be held on Friday, 28thOctober. Students are invited to wear a redt-shirt to show support for this day.The P&F will be having a special HotDog/Fruit Box lunch order day tocommemorate this day. Orders will be via preorder which will be sent home in Week 1!Student Led ConferencesA reminder that Student LedConferences for students in MrsBeelitz’s and Mrs Canney’sclasses are scheduled for thisThursday, 29th September. Please contactyour child’s classroom teacher if you have notreceived your Conference time.Flower ShowThe Annual Flower Show is scheduledfor Saturday, 15th and Sunday 16thOctober in the Waikerie Institute.From the Business ManagerWith the end of term nearly upon us, as a school we are in the process of finalisingour Term 4 accounts. These will be forwarded by the end of the week. Could youplease verify your accounts and ensure that payment is made in a timely manner asper your current payment agreement.Please contact our Business Manager, Hannelie Van Niekerk if you need to discuss youraccount. Have a great holiday break.Premier’s Be Active ChallengeCongratulations to the following students on completing the 2016 Premier’s BeActive Challenge:Darcy Bald, Ellie Bald, Lacey Borg, Brodie Fechner, Andrew Hanton, Eden Hensel,Noah Hensel, Syrus Hensel, Alicia Kroehn, Ellen Kroehn, Hamish Kroehn, LucyKroehn, Luke Kroehn, Sarah Kroehn, Taylah Liebich, Malachi Lloyd, Marni Lloyd,Aaliyah Loffler, Callie Loffler, Latia Loffler, Evie Matthews, Joseph Mee, Verity Mee,Aby Mihalopoulos, Megen Mihalopoulos, Will Mihalopoulos, Levi Milton, HamishPaschke, Isabella Paschke, Bailee Pretty-Forrester, Ethan Rayner, Kyton Rayner,Aaron Schmidt, Matthew Schmidt, William Shugg and Charlotte Werner.
Phonetic Instruction Results at WLPSThis year’s NAPLAN literacy scores for WLPS are particularly significant. For the Year 5and Year 7 students, these NAPLAN scores measure a period of time where we haveparticularly focussed our approach to teaching literacy using a purely phoneticapproach.Below is a table using the raw NAPLAN data for spelling as it is the area that will bestshow progress in phonetic instruction. For the two year period measured from whenthe Year Five students (this year) were in Year 3 (in 2014), average growth is known nationally to be 1.5 bands. No matter what our student’s ability, our results indicate all ofthe Year 5 students grew at this average rate or better. Some students were able to‘catch-up’ to their peers by doubling the expected growth rate!SPELLING20142016Band GrowthStudent 1Band 0.3Band 4.23.9Student 2Band 3.9Band 5.92.0Student 3Band 3.3Band 5.92.6Student 4Band 3.0Band 5.92.9Student 5Band 2.5Band 5.02.5Student 6Band 4.7Band 7.42.7Student 7Band 5.3Band 7.01.7Student 8Band 5.7Band 7.82.1So why the switch to SSP?Continuously monitoring student progress is a critical part of the SSP program. It allowsus to collect whole school data every five weeks. This is important to be able to givewritten feedback on a more continuous basis.SSP is more than a spelling program. It allows us to work on the skills of processingspeed, working memory and more. It is an integrated approach to Literacy teaching,much broader than simply a spelling lesson. It begins explicitly teaching speaking andlistening skills and empowers learners by teaching them how to ‘crack the code’ of theEnglish language. Students have been empowered by the focus on sentence levelwriting and reading this year and teachers believe that student attitudes to readingand writing have greatly improved (this also shows through work samples). Our NAPLANresults demonstrate above the national average in the majority of literacy areas!How is the SSP going then?One of the positive aspects of the program is seeing students work through the coloursat their own pace, always receiving instruction targeted to their needs. In Term 1 Week2, you can see where the students started as a group. In Term 3, you can see the current progress of our students is above our expectations! By Term 4 we hope that againstudents will be tested and in the F-2 levels we can use PM reading testing to give us anidea of their reading progress.We will also be keen to see our 2017 NAPLAN results which will give us a more specificread on how the SSP program is performing.
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Student of the Week AwardsTeaching children about our Skills: Communication, Research, Social, Thinking and SelfManagement skills provides them with the tool kit for successfully relating with others. As a wayof celebrating the demonstration of these skills by students, staff have elected these studentsthis week.Year 6/7 Class (Mrs Waterson)Research Skills - Jed Thiel. Jed has demonstrated some excellent research skills within ourExhibition lessons. Well done!Social Skills - Ceobahn Webber-Wilson. Ceobahn has demonstrated great leadership qualitieswithin Exhibition time, assisting her group members on a regular basis. Well done Ceobahn!Year 4/5 (Mrs Burns)Thinking Skills - Brodie Fechner. Brodie worked hard on his Christian Studies to think about howhe could create and communicate, through the use of sculpture, his own faith story. Well doneBrodie!Communication Skills - Demi Hart. Demi should be very proud of her consistent efforts tocommunicate her thinking throughout the year. It has been fabulous to see her grow inconfidence. Keep working hard Demi!Year 3/4 (Mr Fladrich)Research Skills - Marco Camerlengo. Marco displayed excellent research skills when findingout about the history and famous sculptors of wire. Well done Marco!Social Skills - Verity Mee. Verity displayed excellent social skills when she worked cooperativelywith her partner to research Indian sculpture. Well done Verity!Year 1/2 (Mrs Canney)Research Skills - Hailey Arnold. Hailey did extra research at home into the vocabulary used,and history of, Waltzing Matilda. It’s great to see this example of independent inquiry. Welldone Hailey!Communication Skills - Gemma Gay. Gemma demonstrates excellent listening skills in lessons.She attends to the speaker and is able to ask relevant and interesting questions to gain furtherinformation. Well done Gemma!Foundation/Year 1 (Mrs Beelitz)Social Skills - Johnny Mackintosh. Johnny has worked collaboratively with his peers duringvarious Maths games. Great work Johnny. Keep it up!Social Skills - Hannah McPherson. Hannah has demonstrated great group cooperation skills,working together to make decision about how to make cubbies and what to include in thegame during Hands on Learning. Loved the process Hannah!!Lutheran WorshipSunday, 2nd October20th Sunday after PentecostFamilies In OurPrayersTuesday: Van NiekerkLowbank:8:45amWednesday: WatersonMorgan:5:00pmThursday: WatkinsRamco:8:45amFriday: WeirWaikerie: 10:00amParish Office: 85412689Office Manager - Cheryl PaschkeMonday: WernerBirthdaysCharlotte WernerSandie Canney4th OctoberCourtney Wood6th OctoberMegen Mihalopoulos8th OctoberAjay Barker9th OctoberCody Thiele10th OctoberCallie Loffler13th OctoberHannah Carter16th October
Lutheran Worship Sunday, 2nd October 20th Sunday after Pentecost 8:45am Morgan: 5:00pm Ramco: 8:45am Waikerie: 10:00am Parish Office: 85412689 Office Manager - Cheryl Paschke Birthdays Charlotte Werner Sandie Canney 4th October Courtney Wood 6th October Megen Mihalopoulos 8th October Ajay Barker 9th October Cody Thiele 10th October
