Monday Memos Week 2 Term 3

With the settling back in week out the way it’s time to get stuck in and demonstrate what a Year 6 student can achieve. Here is a few dot points for the week:

Glass jars

Keep them coming in please. We hope that every student will have one by next Monday so we can carry out the desired task.

Spelling - List 20

Group 1: ‘m’ (autumn, tombstone, gruesome)

Group 2: ‘e’ for long ‘ee’ sound (evil, female, chameleon)

UOI - Where we are in place and time

This week students are carrying out and completing an assignment on a person or organisation that has explored (invented, discovered) and changed our world as a result. The assignment is due Friday and students are encouraged to present anyway they would like to. If you wish to see the assignment, check their Seesaw account.


Whole School Updates

 

P&F meeting 

  • Tonight 1 August at 7pm in Admin Building. All welcome 

 

Parent Volunteers 

We really appreciate parents and caregivers helping at Immanuel, however people who volunteer in a school need to have completed the following:

  1. A Working with Children Check (WWCC).  

This can be obtained by contacting Jenny in the office or applying on line at https://screening.sa.gov.au/   

There is no charge if you are volunteering in a school.  This check needs updating every 5 years.  

  1. Attend a Valuing Safe Communities’ (VSC) training session with Daryl Trigg.
    We hold these sessions every term, so for term 3 training will be held on:  

Wednesday 10 August 2022 at 2.30pm or at 6.30pm in the school admin building.
Please RSVP via jennyj@ilsg.sa.edu.au

This check needs to be updated every 3 years.  If you have done a face to face session in the past you can redo online.  Please contact Jenny for the link.   

  1. Any person volunteering in a school also needs to provide proof of their Covid vaccinations.  
    The policy as written below was implemented for our school at the start of this term.  Please read and take note of bullet point 3 :

Covid Vaccination Policy for Immanuel Gawler 

Dear Parent/Caregiver at Immanuel,

·         All  Lutheran Schools in South Australia have adopted a new Covid-19 Vaccination Policy. For our school this takes effect from the start of Term 3 and will be reviewed at the start of Term 4. 

·         The policy requires all staff, volunteers, and contractors (who spend other than an incidental amount of  time indoors with staff and students) to provide proof of at least two TGA approved COVID-19 vaccinations.

·         The policy also strongly recommends three TGA approved COVID-19 vaccinations, however any staff, volunteers or contractors who have has only two COVID- 19 Vaccinations, will be required to:

o   Undertake a Rapid Antigen Test prior to attending our site

o   Wear a surgical mask whilst indoors, or in a vehicle with staff or students (other than their own children)

·         Those who have received three TGA approved vaccinations will not be required to wear a mask or undertake a RAT prior to attendance at this stage.

·         Volunteers  are really vital  to our community and we will endeavour to make this process as smooth as possible and encourage you to contact us should you have any questions. 

·         Thank you for your support and understanding.

Regards,   Daryl

Once all the paperwork is in place the school admin team will make a name badge for you to wear whilst volunteering on site.  Upon arrival to school, please sign in at the office and collect your badge, and then return it and sign out once complete. 

We really like having parents volunteer at Immanuel and so do the students.  Help is often required for excursions, camps, helping with SAKGP (garden, kitchen), as an Immanuel Sports Team Coach, traffic monitor, reading or in a classroom.  However you will need to have the above paperwork in place before you will be selected to help

Again thanks again for considering to volunteer your time at Immanuel.

 

ICAS Testing 2022

  • These are optional tests for students in Years 2-6, starting 8 Aug to 2 Sept.  
  • Students can take part in tests in a range of different curriculum areas, including Digital Technologies, Writing, English, Science, Spelling Bee and Mathematics.  All tests are online.  
  • Please refer to the letter sent home last week with dates and costs and if you wish your child to participate please return the registration form by Weds 3 August. 
  • Click here for the information  http://www.ilsg.sa.edu.au/__files/f/11251/ICAS_TESTING_2022.pdf

 

Learning Conferences

  • These are an opportunity for parents (and students) to meet and talk with classroom teachers to discuss their child’s learning.   A letter with all the details is being sent home today and is also attached to this MondayEmail.  
  • Learning Conferences will be held over 3 nights in Weeks 4 and 5 of Term 3.   

Week 4

Tuesday 16 August    3:45pm to 7:30pm

Thursday 18 August   3.45pm to 6.00pm

Week 5

Wednesday 24 August 3:45pm to 7:30pm

 

PLP (Personal Learning Program) Conferences

If your child is on a PLP, your class teacher will be in contact with you to book a time over the next 2 weeks and you will not need to book a Learning Conference. 

 

Uniform Term 3 

  • It is important students come to school wearing a jumper on the cold mornings.   Please ensure it is clearly named so if it is misplaced it can be returned to your child.   
  • If you need to purchase new winter uniform items, please see the office staff.    
  • Winter Jackets have not yet arrived  but hopefully will arrive this week.  
  • 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.   

 

Subway Lunches

·         Lunches in on a Wednesday for lunch on a Friday.  Forms can be collected from the office, on our website, plus one going home today. 

·         Only the sandwich choices listed on the order forms can be ordered.  Please pay with the correct amount of money.  

 

Scholastic Book Club 

  • Catalogues for issue 5 were sent home last week.
  • All orders are due in by Monday 8 August.  

 

Covid Update

Covid regulations and requirements in schools for the start of this term have been updated slightly.  

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
  • Testing requirements for classroom outbreaks have changed.  Should a classroom outbreak occur (that is five or more cases in a single class/room in a seven-day period), asymptomatic staff and students should use a rapid antigen test (RAT), and symptomatic staff and students should undertake PCR testing.

Face Masks

  • Face masks in education and care settings are strongly recommended (but not required).
  • Anyone who is a close contact and is aged 12 years and older will need to wear a face mask when they leave the house for seven days following exposure in line with the SA Health close contact guidelines.

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

 

iGOSH

Vacation Care

·         We have photos on our wall and would love for you to have a look at them. Please wear a mask and pop your head in to have a look. You are also welcome to have a look at our Vac Care Day book which is near the sign in desk.

·        Over the next 3 weeks we would like some feedback about the vac care. On front desk 2 questions for the week, please answer them with a tick in the yes or no box. Your feedback is important to us

·         We have a lot of lost property, please look in the tub under front desk if you are missing anything. Things not collected by Friday this week will be donated to a charity shop.

Term 3

·         Bookings can be made for the term via www.carebookings.com.au.  A reminder that bookings are printed off at 2pm each Friday for the week ahead. So any bookings made after 2pm need to be emailed, texted or phoned to Katrina. All bookings before Friday 2pm are charged at the permanent rate and those after the Friday 2pm are at the casual rate.

 

Premier’s Reading Challenge

  • This challenge continues this term and closes on 9 September.  Students have to read 12 books (including 4 from the PRC list).  
  • Students in Years F-3 will do this in their classes, Students in Yr 4-6 can do this at home.     

 

Circle Time 

  • This week’s theme is “Hope”.  

 

What’s on in Term 3

  • Census Day this Friday 5 August
  • Fire Drill and Lock In Drills next week 
  • Science Week starts 15 Aug “Glass, more than meets the eye”  
  • Book Week starts 22 Aug “Dreaming with eyes open”
  • Book Week dress up day – day to be advised
  • Gawler Show Weekend – Sat 28 and Sun 29 Aug – school stall 
  • School Photo Day – Wednesday 31 August – ordering envelopes will be sent home soon.  
  • Junior School Concert – Week commencing 5 September
  • SAPSASA Athletics Day – Wednesday 7 September (selected students) 
  • Student Free Day – Friday 9 September (iGOSH open for care) 
  • Year 5 Camp – Mon to Weds 19-21 September 
  • Colour Run Day – Friday 23 September
  • Sports Day – Friday 30 September

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