30 November 2023

Principal Report

Dear Families,

As the year wraps up with three weeks to go, many classes have enjoyed end of year excursions, teachers are finalising assessments for reports and Grade 6 students go to high school orientation days.

Staffing and class placements are also finalised and families will receive their child or children’s report and class placement for 2024 on the last Monday of Term (18^th December).

In the last newsletter of the year in Week 9 I will also be able to confirm any staff movements and who class teachers will be in 2024.

Next Tuesday is the Christmas Stall. Children may wear Christmas free dress on this day for a $2 donation and can bring a gift up to the day before worth around $5. Thank you to our School Association for providing this service to our students who are always very excited to come to the stall at their allocated class time and ‘shop’ for a gift for their family. This is then wrapped for them by our volunteer elves.

Last week the Grade 5s went to Molesworth, the Kingston Sports and Gymnastic centre and Blackmans Bay beach to challenge themselves in problem solving and trying new sports and activities they may not have experienced before. They reflected on their team building time at Molesworth and how they included, encouraged, listened to and supported others as this is the mark of a good team player. Next year we hope to go to Molesworth in Term 1 so the Grade 5s can build on their learning from this day and apply this to how they work with others throughout the year.

Last week the Grade 6s travelled to Dodges Ferry and enjoyed 3 days at Blue Lagoon Camp. Abseiling, archery, team games, rock climbing, beach swimming and crate climbing were among the highlights (as well as the delicious food). They were very lucky with the warm weather (unlike the weekend that followed)!

Thank you to the staff who enable these experiences to be possible for our students. On excursion days they go without a break and at camp they give up time away from their own families to ensure the best experience for our students. Thank you to the families who prepare their children to enjoy these new experiences and in doing so support their resilience, resourcefulness and self-reliance.

Kind regards,

Cathryn

Calendar of Events

ONYAS

Congratulations to all the ONYA recipients for this week. All awards will be handed out at our next assembly on Monday 4 December. 2:00pm start

Family members are welcome to attend.

Shinji V - For his enthusiasm and excellent attitude during our Communities Past and Present history unit.

Neve S - For her attention to detail and focussed approach during our Communities Past and Present history unit.

Stella M - For her determination and willingness to create the best version of her work.  She works extremely hard in class and her effort is noticed and appreciated. 

Oliver P - For his outstanding courage and resilience and for exceptional improvement in his reading.

Grace G -Grace is a consistently hard working and respectful student who tries her best with everything she does. She has been a fantastic class member this year.  

Ruby A - Ruby is always respectful in class. She is an attentive listener to ensure she always knows what activity we are working on. Well done, Ruby!

Huon P - For using a range of strategies when completing problem solving tasks in Maths.

Archer W - For demonstrating good questioning skills during our science and history inquiries.

Lincoln W - For improving his writing by applying feedback to edit and improve his work. Thank you Lincoln for focussing on your writing.

Aaric D - For his improvement in maths by learning new strategies and extending himself every lesson. Well done on improving focus to your learning Aaric.

Mason J - For his dedication to all writing tasks and focus to improve his spelling. Keep up your creative approach Mason.

Emily L - for her passion and focus to write interesting mystery short stories. Keep writing Emily and enjoying the creative process.

Molly S - For her focus and interest across all learning areas. Great effort Molly in always working to improve your learning and understanding.

Kadey C -  For her amazing creative writing skills. I hope you keep enjoying the writing process Kadey and craft many more intriguing short stories.

3/4B Whole Class -For picking up all the rubbish outside of their classroom on a regular basis. Awarded by Tracy Brentwood – Grounds Person

Kaiyden R - Kaiyden has had a wonderful year of learning and has shown an excellent attitude towards everything he's tried, including his time at grade 6 camp - amazing job Kaiyden!

Meg S - Meg has pushed herself in her tasks this year, especially in writing. It's been a pleasure to see her pride in her literacy work. Phenomeinal effort, Meg.

Oliver G - Once again, Ollie has stood out with the quiet, determined and focused effort he has put into everything he's done this year. This positive attitude will hold him in good stead for grade 7 and high school. Excellent job, Ollie.

Sophie L - I couldn't pick a student with a more determined attitude than Sophie. No matter what she tries, she will throw everything she has into the task. Sophie is always very keen to improve and deals with feedback in the most respectful and positive way. Seriously good job Sophie!

Anabelle S - Anabelle's determination to give her best has been shown in her ever increasing skills in independent research. She has put so much focus into improving these skills that it has rapidly become a strength of hers. It's been wonderful to see the amount of effort she has put into developing her self-confidence in this respect. Excellent job, Anabelle!

Flynn A - For excellent improvement in English, with both reading and written work.

Isabelle C - A capable and resilient student, who managed the return from Germany and back to school effortlessly.

Jack G - Jack has excelled in his learning this year, particularly in the area he loves, mathematics.

Charlie V- A kind and caring student who has made many thoughtful contributions to literacy discussions.

Ella D -  Thank you for reguarly demonstrating great leadership skills during the sensory sessions and for helping others in their learning.

Luca H - Thank you for calmly helping another student with a tricky task.

Ethan P - For demonstrating exceptional leadership skills during challenge week.

Ewan E -  For his willingness to accept feedback and implement it in his work.

Oliver C - For his positive attitude and his willingness to include and involve others.

2B & 2H Excursion

On Monday 11 December, 2H and 2B are going on an excursion to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens to see the Big Monkey Theatre performance of Pinocchio.

We will be leaving school by bus at 9:10am and returning by 2:30pm.

Hats, jumpers, sunscreen and a full lunch box with water will be required, as well as any EpiPens from home.

Parents are welcome to join us at the gardens for a play and lunch and can buy their own ticket for $15 and stay for the show at 12:15pm.

Please speak with us if you have any questions or would like to attend.

Bernadette and Hannah

Kids Matter Beach Day

On Thursday 14 December, students from Prep to grade 6 will be visiting Blackmans Bay Beach to take part in our annual Kids Matter Beach Day.

Students will be able to participate in a range of different land, sand and water-based activities including soccer, volleyball, tennis, cricket, treasure hunt, sculpture building, drawing and swimming.

Prep-2 students will visit the beach for an early recess at 9:45am before enjoying their activity session until 11:45am. At the conclusion of their activities, Prep-2 students will walk back to school for the afternoon back in classrooms.

Grades 3-6 classes will have their morning and middle session at school as normal, before leaving to the beach for an early lunch at 12:30pm. Grade 3-6 students will enjoy their activities from 12:45pm-2:30pm.

Swimming and waterplay has been offered to students in grades 1-6, with those interested students to bring home a consent and information letter early next week. Please ensure these consent forms are returned to classroom teachers no later than Tuesday 12 December.

We have our fingers crossed for some kind weather on the day however, any cancellation to this event will be communicated to students on the morning of the event and via our school Facebook and Seesaw accounts.

Students will be required to wear school uniform and their school hat on the day. 

Art Work Update

Grade 5 Challenge

What we did in challenge week.

On the first day we went to Molesworth and took part in challenges of all different types of teambuilding activities.

On Thursday we went to the Gymnastics  centre and were taken through a series of activities, We then moved to the Sports Centre and did a couple of different sport activities like futsal, table tennis, squash and more.

And then on the final day we went to Blackmans Bay Beach where at the start we did activities like a hula hoop one and an activity where we all had to stand on a mat and turn it over without anyone standing on the ground which was really challenging and took us a couple of tries. After that we just had some time to do what we wanted on the beach like dig holes, play sports and much more. When we came back to school we relaxed, watched a movie, played Minecraft and a lot of other things.

 Things we enjoyed about Challenge Week

We both liked the save Tas activity at Molesworth were we had to move together on planks of wood because you had to have good co-operation, and perfect timing, persistence and it was just really fun. And we also had surprisingly excellent communication, and we beat the rest of our group there.

What we learned.

That communication can sometimes be challenging but keep going and listen to other people’s ideas because they are sometimes the ideas that work is the quiet kid’s ideas.

By Louis F & Charlie G

Grade 6 Camp Highlights

Here is a brief report about our Grade 6 Camp from our students who attended, along with some advice for next year’s grade 6’s. 

Please click on the link below to read the student highlights.

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Netball - Spring Roster

Some students from Illawarra Primary School participated in the Kingborough Netball Association spring Roster with one of our students Mums & Grandma coaching.

Grade 3/4 Team had three new players this season who picked up the skills of the game very quickly.  The team won 7 out of the 9 games played.  All girls showed a lot of improvement over the season, but importantly they were all very kind and encouraging of each other.  A wonderful team.

Grade 5/6 Team also had a few new players and a new coach. The team won 5 out of 9 games in a tough competition.  The team showed great improvement over the season and sometimes had to adjust to new positions due to a couple of player injuries.  The team did Illawarra proud in their last season of primary school netball.

Student Achievements

 A few weeks ago two students from Illawarra Primary School - Jack G & Cooper H - competed at the Tasmanian State Championships for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu(TJJC 2023). Jack took 1st place and Cooper taking 3rd place in their division. Thanks to their efforts, along with the rest of our kids team from Trojan Academy, we were able to place 1st “Best Kids Team” in the state.

Well done boys what an incrediable achievment. 

Christmas Stall

Student Bus Fare Increase

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