Monday Memos Week 9 Term 2

This week takes us up to the half way mark for the year. It hasn’t all been plain sailing but as move into the mid year holidays, we are optimistic for a smoother ride in the second semester.

Street Food Night - This Thursady

No bookings are necessary but we do remind you that each student is able to have 2 guests attend. (This is so catering can be manageable.)

The evening will begin at 6pm in the Warrinthi courtyard.

On arrival, guests will be given three meal tickets (one entrée, one main, one dessert) to be used to collect food from the different street eat stalls.There will also be drinks available on the night for purchase.

The evening break down… 

6:00 arrival

6:15 welcome

6:30 Entrées served

7:00 Mains served

7:30 Desserts served

8:00 Evening comes to a close  

This evening is about the students serving guests. The students themselves are not being catered for so they should have tea prior to arriving.

Students should also be attending in their formal school uniform unless they have -reorganised a uniform/costume with their peers for the evening. This group costume/uniform is expected to represent their country of focus in some way.

Spelling - List 18

Group 1: silent ‘h’ (khaki, rhythm, rhinoceros)

Group 2: the suffix ‘able’ (avoidable, usable, lovable)

Senior Unit Carer

Please respond to the note below if you can help out. Students were given one at the end of today to pass on to yo.


Enjoy the three week break.


Whole School Updates

 

Term 2 concludes this Friday 1 July, normal dismissal time 3.25pm.    We wish you all a safe and happy 3 week holiday break.  

 

Term 3 returns Monday 25 July.  Term 3 is a 10 week term and concludes Friday 30 September.   

  • iGOSH is open for the 3 weeks of holidays
  • Teaching staff are on site next week doing some PD and Training

 

School Health Check Survey

  • Last Wednesday parents received an email with an invitation to participate in a survey regarding our Strategic Planning process.   We ask that you complete it by the end of the school holiday break (24 July 2022). 
  • Your input will be vital in helping to shape future directions for our school.
  • Your responses will not be linked to your identity, so confidentiality is assured.

 

Yr 6 Street Food Evening

  • Thursday 30 June at 6.00pm held at Immanuel in Warrinthi for year 6 families.  
  • Students will showcase their country of choice through food and cultural presentations (celebrating their Kitchen/ Garden program). 

 

Zion Preschool Star Nights

  • Wednesday 29 June & Thursday 30 June starting at 5.30pm at Immanuel in Taikondi

 

Circle Time

  • This weeks theme is “Positive Tracking” – looking on the bright side of things. 

 

iGOSH reminders

  • Online booking have closed. Any bookings required now are casual bookings and depend on availability and are charged at a higher rate than permanent bookings. There are places available on some days. For all extra bookings, changes and cancellations, please email or ring Katrina katrinap@ilsg.sa.edu.au or 0447 661 555
  • Account reminders have been emailed, your prompt payment by Wednesday is appreciated.
  • Consent and Confirmation letters have come home. They also have a section on them for overdue accounts that will need to be finalised before bookings can be confirmed.
  • Please return just the consent form by the end of the term.
  • We are looking forward to a busy 3 weeks

Term 3 Bookings

  • Term 3 bookings are now open

Covid Reminders

  • Masks are now optional when dropping off and collecting your children. Please still wait outside for your children and avoid entering our rooms

 

Uniform

  • Please check your child’s uniform (jumpers and rugby tops) over the holidays to ensure they are clearly named.  There are so many unnamed items in the lost property box in the office.  For uniform sales over the holidays please email jennyj@ilsg.sa.edu.au to book a time.  
  • With the cold mornings please ensure your child/ren have their jumper / rugby tops with them. 
  • Trackpants have now arrived so all sizes are back in stock.  Our uniform policy states that students must wear the official uniform items which are to be purchased via school.  So please contact the office staff to purchase new trackpants or any other items.  

The school jackets are still out of stock but should arrive early in term 3. 

 

Interested in joining a ukulele group?

  • ILSG gives students the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and play it with others. Would you like to find out for yourself how much fun that can be?  Some members of Gawler Lutheran Church get together on Monday evenings from 6.30 to 8pm at Zion Church Gawler to learn some chords, sing along together and have some fun. The ukulele is  a great instrument to start on as it only takes a few minutes to learn a few chords and start playing along, and learning with a group takes away the pressure of having to "perform". We laugh a lot, and there's a lot of encouragement.
  • Lessons are free!   
  • If you would like to know more contact John Kowald (0403 371 766 orjohnkowald@hotmail.com) or speak to Mrs Altus (Year 4 Teacher).

 

Secondary School

·         We would like to remind families that closing dates for Secondary School applications are fast approaching.

·         If you haven’t made contact it’s our recommendation that you do it ASAP, especially if you have a child in Year 5 (or year 4).   Leaving it to the last minute or missing the closing date can lead to disappointment and frustration as places fill.

 

Covid Update

Covid regulations and requirements in schools for the start of this term are very similar to the end of last term.   

Families are requested to:

  • Not enter classrooms
  • Inform us should your child/children test positive
  • Inform us should your child/children be a close contact and RAT test as per SA Health guidelines
  • Not come on site if symptomatic
  • Masks are strongly recommended (but not required) for all adults (including visitors) while indoors, except when teaching or interacting with children and strongly recommended (but not required) for students in years 3 to 12 while indoors.

Please refer to https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/conditions/infectious+diseases/covid-19/covid-19

 

What’s on in Term 3

  • School Photo Day – Wednesday 31 August
  • Junior School Concert – Thursday 8 September
  • Student Free Day – Friday 9 September
  • Year 5 Camp – 19-21 September
  • Colour Run Day – Friday 23 September
  • Sports Day – Friday 30 September

 

School Holiday Activities

  • Looking for something to do – Gawler Civic Centre Youth Space has lots of things scheduled  

https://www.gawler.sa.gov.au/recreation/youth-space/july-school-holidays-2022

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