22 September 2016

Newsletter Articles

Principal's Report

Hello students, parents, carers and staff

Welcome to our new school newsletter! We are hoping that by engaging Schoolzine to help us develop our newsletter and our school website that we can provide a greater level of communication and present our school in a way that is bigger, brighter and more exciting than ever. Let us know what you think. We will continue to offer a hardcopy to parents who require it. Please indicate this by phoning the school office on 6242 5222.

If your child requires glasses, and you have a concession card, they may be eligible for subsidized glasses. Only some optometrists offer this service through the Education Department. If this is something you wish to enquire about, please contact our school office for advice.

This term has been incredibly busy:

• The School Fair was hugely successful!
• Parent/Teacher interviews increased the quality of communication about your child's learning
• There were many excursions and performances: Antarctica Festival, Bright Ideas Science Festival, RSPCA, Ogham Soup with Musica Viva, Book Week and so much more
• On-going quality teaching and learning with the wonderful support of parents remains a strong key feature of our school

In Term 4, some of our education program will include Fire Education and the Growing Up program. We are also looking forward to celebrating Grandparents/Grand-friends Day and the continuation of the grade 6 transition to high school program.

I would like to thank you for your ongoing, positive support and the incredible work of all our teaching staff and support staff.

In Term 4 we will be continuing with a rich educational program and also planning for 2017! I would like to wish the whole school community a safe and restful end of term holiday.

Kind regards, Libby Robinson

Assembly photos from this week

Dance Event

Congratulations to all of our students who sang and danced at the Southern Primary Schools Dance Event at Kingston last Friday 16th September. Our students were all very excited to participate in our first ever Dance Event. Students across the school have been participating in Physical Education lessons over term 3 to learn the dances for the Dance Event, working not only on their skills and coordination but also on improving their social interactions. A huge thank you to our parents that came along and supported students and staff, I know this was very much appreciated by all of us. I look forward to doing it all again in two years' time!

Growing up Program

On the 13th and 14th October, Family Planning will be visiting grade 3-6 classes to provide The Growing Up Program – a relationships, sexuality and protective behaviours program. The Growing up program aims to provide your child with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to help them make choices for positive emotional, physical and social health. Parents are invited to attend a parent information session on Thursday 13th October at the school from 8:30 – 9:00 am, further information is being sent home this week with all grade 3-6 students. We strongly encourage parents to attend this session to find out more about the program and to help you feel confident about discussing the program with your child. The session will also include tips, strategies and resources for talking about relationships and sexuality. If you need any further information please feel free to contact me at school.

Michelle Nowak
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Grandparents/Grandfriends Day

High 5 Awards

Home Reading Certificates 19 September 2016

50 nights of reading

Ryley Bloomfield - Prep/1Bowering
Charlette Kirk - 1/2Rigney

75 nights of reading

Ryley Bloomfield - Prep/1Bowering
Casper Smith - Prep/1Bowering
Montana Laredo - Prep/1Bowering

100 nights of reading

Montana Laredo - Prep/1Bowering
Gracee Rooke - Prep/1Porte/Varveris

125 nights of reading

Gracee Rooke - Prep/1Porte/Varveris

175 nights of reading

Jayla McCauley - Prep/1Porte/Varveris

200 nights of reading

Maddison Byrne - Prep/1Porte/Varveris
Declan McKendrick - Prep/1Porte/Varveris
Jakson Cox - Prep/1Porte/Varveris
Jayla McCauley - Prep/1Porte/Varveris

Green Cards

Congratulations to these students.

Certificates will be presented on 10th October 2016.

Kindergarten

Heavy or Light

Kindergarten students have been learning the difference of what is heavy and what is light by lifting up different items and sorting them into groups.

Questions were asked such as:

Is the balloon heavy or light?

Would you be able to carry the desk home?

Children playing Marimba with Ms Cross

Prep 1 Porte/Varveris Artwork

Ada

PORTE/VARVERIS PREP/1 - FUNDRAISER

Fun Getting to Know our Staff!

Mrs Peta Burr

Job: What is your job at Risdon Vale primary School?

Teacher aide and garden Assistant.

How long have your worked at our school

7 years.

What do you like about working with the Students?

Helping students learn new things and learning in the garden.

What is your favourite holiday place?

Shearwater resort.

Thank you to our volunteers

On Saturday 16th September, Peta Burr, Craig Burr and Adrian Bricknell spent from 10:30am – 7pm constructing our new greenhouse in our garden enclosure.

Thank you so much for giving up your own time to build this for our school. We are very appreciative.

Cooking

Deconstructed Guacamole

Equipment

• Chopping boards
• Knives
• Scales
• Measuring spoons
• Large serving bowl
• Mixing spoon
• Bowl
• Whisk

For the guacamole:

• 1 small cucumber, diced
• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1 large avocado, e-stoned, peeled diced
• 1 small handful of coriander, leaves and stems roughly chopped

Suggested Extras

• ½ red capsicum, de-seeded and finely diced
• ½ long red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
• 100gm can kidney beans
• 100gm corn kernels
• 2 spring onions finely chopped

For the dressing

• 30ml lime juice
• 30ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove finely chopped
• ½ teaspoons salt
• Pepper to taste

Method

1. Whisk all of the dressing ingredients together in the medium sized bowl.
2. Combine all of the guacamole ingredients in the large bowl.
3. Pour over the dressing, gently toss to coat and then serve with your choice of extra ingredients.

Recipe: Stephanie Alexander resources

Sweet potato, corn and bean fry up

Equipment

• Large pot
• Chopping boards
• Knives
• Scales
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Large frypan
• Large serving bowl

Ingredients

• 100 g quinoa
• 3/4 cups water
• 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1cm chunks
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• ¼ tsp sea salt, to taste
• ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 corn cob, kernels removed
• 200 gm black beans (canned)
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 red capsicum, de-seeded and finely diced
• 1/2 long red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
• 1 small handful of coriander, leaves and stems roughly chopped
• 1 tsp olive oil

Method

1. Prepare all of the ingredients based on the instructions in ingredients list.
2. Bring the quinoa and water to the boil in the medium-sized saucepan over a medium heat. Cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
3. Toss the sweet potato, corn, garlic, capsicum, salt, pepper and onion in olive oil in a large frypan. Fry gently for 10 minutes.
4. Add the quinoa, black beans, chilli and coriander and mix gently. Cook for 5 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and pepper accordingly.

CALENDAR 2016