14 November 2024

Principal Report

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended and supported our Spring Fair! It was truly wonderful to see so many of our families and community members gathered together to celebrate and strengthen our IPS community.

In line with the DECYP priority on fostering connection, events like the Spring Fair are a powerful reminder of the impact of building a strong, engaged school community. Connection isn’t just a guiding principle for us; it’s the foundation that supports our students’ learning, growth, and well-being.

We’d like to extend a special thanks to the Illawarra Primary School Association (IPSA) for their dedication and hard work in organising this fantastic event. It takes countless hours of planning and a lot of hands-on effort to create an experience like this, and we’re so grateful for their commitment to our school. Special thanks to Lisa – our IPSA Chair!

We’re also grateful for the support of all our families – from those who helped with stalls and volunteered their time, to those who contributed through donations. The money raised – over $10,000 - will go toward resurfacing our school courts, creating a safer, more vibrant space where our students can connect, play, and learn together.

Thank you once again to everyone involved for your contributions, your time, and most importantly, your presence. Together, we’re making Illawarra Primary School a place where connection, community, and learning can thrive.

Calendar of Events

Value Awards

Congratulations to our Value Award recipients. These awards will be given out at the next Assembly Monday 18 November 2:00pm start. Parents welcome.

Edan G - For demonstrating the value of Growth by actively participating in Maths Groups and expanding his understanding of fractions.

Milla P - For demonstrating the value of Growth by incorporating historical facts into her First Fleet Convict Diary.  

Michael S - For demonstrating the value of Growth by embracing a new challenge and sharing his experiences with the class.

Jade L - For demonstrating the value of Respect by helping an animal in distress on our school grounds and ensuring it received proper care.

Claire E - For demonstrating the value of Respect by helping an animal in distress on our school grounds and ensuring it received proper care.

Pascal L - For demonstrating the value of Growth by consistently approaching all learning tasks with a commitment to achieving high standards.

Ruby C -  For demonstrating the values of Responsibility and Growth. Ruby has consistently shown enthusiasm in exploring ideas across all areas of the curriculum. She actively participates in discussions and displays respect for her peers.

Reid S -  For demonstrating the value of Responsibility. Reid showed positive participation and encouraged his peers throughout the school athletics carnival.

Sophie M - For demonstrating the values of Responsibility and Growth. Sophie has consistently and enthusiastically engaged with ideas throughout the year in all areas of the curriculum, joining in discussions and showing respect for others.

Georgia J - Responsibility - Georgia always gives her best, always gets involved in any learning activity and always shares her wonderful ideas. She shows the attributes of a lifelong learner, taking responsibility for her learning.

Harry D -Responsibility - Harry shows the attributes of a lifelong learner. He is curious, conscientious and committed to his learning. He has consistently been engaged throughout the year in all learning tasks.

Chloe J - Courage and Creativity - Chloe has shown courage and perseverance in engaging in challenging learning tasks. Her wonderful talent has shone through in creative pursuits throughout the year.

Heather S - Growth and Responsibility - Heather has grown in confidence through the year, taking responsibility for her learning and consistently engaging in learning and discussions. All with a smile!

Georgia G - For showing the value of Growth by working well during maths groups to improve her understanding of equivalent fractions.

Mia J - For showing the value of Growth by taking on feedback to improve her convict diary entries.

Henry K - For showing the values of Growth and Courage by persisting with maths tasks even when they are difficult.

Max B - For showing the value of Connection by settling in to his new school and beginning to build positive friendships with his peers.

Shinji V-H – For the value of Growth by consistently doing his best and enthusiastically engaging in HASS learning.

Eve B-M – For the value of Growth and Courage by showing determination when taking on challenges in maths.

Chloe W – For the value of Growth & Responsibility by consistently undertaking tasks with the desire to complete them to a high standard.

Kenzie B - For the value of Growth for the determination and resilience that she uses when tackling all challenges presented to her in aspects of her education.

Willow B - For the value of Connection for the way that she considers and cares for all members of the school community, treating them with dignity and respect.

Matthew A - For the value of Growth for developing the determination and resilience to challenge himself even when he finds things difficult, pushing away his frustration and having a go.

Chelsea O -  For the value of Respect, respecting herself by always pushing herself to be the best learner and person she can be.

Lucas H – For the value of Growth – Lucas has been working hard and using a growth mindset when doing tasks in maths and literacy that he finds difficult.  Keep up the good work Lucas!

Ewan E – For the value of Connection.  Ewan has been an excellent friend on camp; being kind and patient when working with Will to enable him to join in with the activities.

Koa D – For the value of Connection. Koa was an excellent member of his team during our ‘Survival challenge’.  His co-operation and support to other team mates ensured his team were rescued.

Casper A – For the value of Growth.  Casper challenged himself to try new things on camp and set an excellent example for others with his respectful behaviour.

Eliza W - For displaying the value of Growth when persisting with her writing to the best of her ability.

Valentina C - For displaying the value of Courage with her recent Geography presentation.

Grace B - For displaying the value of Growth with her recent Geography presentation.

Noah D - For displaying the value of Courage by completing the year 5 and 6 Mathletics challenges this year.

Casper A – For the value of Growth.  Casper challenged himself to try new things on camp and set an excellent example for others with his respectful behaviour.

Sarah B - For the value of Growth. Sarah has continued to thrive and build confidence throughout the Year 6 camp.

Haven S - For the value of Growth. Haven has continued to thrive and build confidence throughout the Year 6 camp.

Mia X - For the value of Courage - Mia was able to successfully overcome her fears with the crate climb on Year 6 camp.

Natalie O -For the value of Responsibility - Natalie was able to take on a leadership role within her group to achieve success with a challenge task.

Spring Fair Thank you & Funds Update

Winners and Prize List - Raffle Wheel

Congratulations to all of the prize winners.  All of the prize winners have been notified.

Art News

Prep O News

Prep Oldmeadow had their buddies visit last week. 

The Preps always look forward to their time with their Buddies from 5P.

They all  illustrated their own little books on positional language and then read the books to their buddies.

Catherine 

Marimba Mania

On Friday 1 November our 5/6 Illawarra Primary Marimba Group participated in Marimba Mania.

 Our students joined around 300 other students, from 16 schools around Hobart to perform at the Kingston Hub.

 The students performed 10 pieces to an audience of community members, family and friends.

The sound produced by over 300 students on marimbas, xylophones, metallophones and glockenspiels was amazing and our Illawarra students performed beautifully.

 Thanks to parents and friends who came to watch this event.

Mandy Brown

Grade 3/4 Basketball

Last weekend Illawarra Primary entered two basketball teams in the Basketball Tasmania Grade 3/4 Primary School Tournament.

The Grade 3 boys team displayed great resilience against some tough opposition and they took on each game with great enthusiasm. Congratulations Henry, Lewis, Seb, Jayden, Harry, Albie & Pascal for a terrific team effort.

The Grade 3/4 boys team successfully placed 4th in their division with the result of their two finals games coming down to the last few seconds. It was very exciting! Congratulations Noah, Orlando, Liam, Maximus, Bailey & Zander on your well earned 4th placing!

Thank you to Mr Iles for providing the basketball tops and to all the parents who helped coach, umpire, score and cheer on the boys! 

Huon & Channel Athletics

Last Friday we took a team of 50 students to Huonville for the Huon Channel Athletics Carnival.  Unfortunately, there were some serious traffic delays which set the carnival start time back and we never really managed to catch up.  We were finished off by a particularly nasty squall of rain which had everyone running for cover. The decision was made to call the day off just after 1:00pm.  Apologies to those who didn’t get an event done, it wasn’t the way we wanted to finish the athletics year!!  We had some great performances in the races that were run. Well done to those who did their best in the 100’s & 1500’s. 

Thanks to the parents who came to support and help construct our rain/wind break which kept most of us dry during the showers.

A reminder that next year our carnivals will be switching around both for Illawarra and Huon Channel meaning that our Athletics carnival will be in Term 1 and our Swimming Carnival will be in Term 4 after our SWSP at the end of Term 3.

Girls Gala Cricket Day

On Tuesday the 19 November a group of keen Grade 4 – 6 girls will be heading to the Twin Ovals to participate in a Girls Gala Cricket Day organised for Huon Channel Schools by High Performance Cricket.  It should be a great day where we will participate in a number of games against other H & C Schools. There are a couple of spots left so if there are any girls who are interested and have missed out on a permission form they can see Mr Iles on Friday.

Triathlon

It’s not far away!!  The packs have arrived, and we will have a meeting next week to make sure all teams are still OK, make any necessary changes, go through how the day and events work and give out race numbers and kit bags.  Please remember there is NO school bus to this event, students need to have their own transport to and from the event.  Supervision will be provided from 7:30AM onwards at the Illawarra Marquee so you can sign your child in and then depart when you need to.  Also, students must be signed out. Please advise Mr Iles or Mr Waugh if your child is travelling with another parent. Bikes must be racked before events start.  Traffic can be a nightmare so parking a distance away and walking can sometimes be the best way to go if you arrive after 8:30AM. 

Kingston High Orientation Day

Community Notices