Monday Memos Week 6 Term 1

Pizza making- Well done to everyone who volunteered and helped to contribute to Canberra Camp fund

Teaching staff- We are grateful to Mr Monaghan stepping up to cover for Mrs. Eckermann during her recent absence. We hope to see her return on Thursday. 

Kitchen- This Thursday our students are producing morning tea for Lutheran School leaders who are meeting at Immanuel on Friday. We welcome kitchen helpers at each session - German, Chinese, French 9.30-11am and Polish, Italian, Greek 12.10-1.40pm.

Mathletics- We encourage all students to aim to reach their 1000 points by World Maths Day Wednesday.


Term 1 Week 6 Whole School Update…

 

Parent / Teacher Conferences:

Learning Conferences

  • Start this week 
    • Tues 7 March 3.45pm to 7.30pm
    • Thurs 9 March 3.45pm to 6pm

And next week on Weds 15 March 3.45pm to 7.30pm

  • The booking system is now closed and schedules printed, however if you missed out on booking a time, please contact the school office and they can assist booking a time for you.
  • If the above dates were not suitable for you, contact your class teacher to book another suitable day.   

Conferences are a time for teachers to meet parents (with their children in some year levels) and discuss learning plans for 2023 and answer any questions.   

 

Reminder regarding after school play

A reminder that children are not to be playing on the playground after school without the supervision of their parents/caregivers.

 

Specialist Teachers Conferences

For those parents/carers who would like to see our specialist teachers, they will be cooking a sausage sizzle on Tuesday night (Week 6) and Wednesday night (Week 7) and would love it if you drop in and say hello.  You can also contact them via email and arrange to meet or talk via phone/Zoom.  Their details are:

 

Please note, Ms Siviour will not be with us at the sausage sizzle on these evenings as she will be involved in conferences with the Year 5 students.

 

School Performance - Wadjiny

On Thursday afternoon, starting 2:15, we have a visiting performer joining us to present a show for all classes.  The show is called ‘Wadjiny’ and it’s an Aboriginal cultural experience.  It will be in Taikondi and will go for an hour.

 

Extravaganza 

  • Thank you to all those who could attend.  If was a busy and fun night had. 

 

Worship and Praise 

  • Friday 10 March starting at 10.30am led by Mr Boesch 

Parents and friends are welcome to join us

  • Zion Preschool children will join us for W&P too
  • Last weeks W&P Friday 3 March  

Please CLICK here  to watch W&P led by Mr Hueppauff 


Coffee B4 Worship & Praise

·         Gawler Lutheran Church volunteers are offering “Coffee B4 Worship & Praise” from 9.45am in Taikondi

·         We welcome any school parents, kindy parents and friends to join us for this prior to the Worship & Praise  

 

Monday 13 March – Adelaide Cup Public Holiday 

  • Please enjoy the upcoming long weekend  

 

Parents & Friends (P&F) 

  • Next meeting is Mon 20 March at 7pm.
  • Any parents wanting to join this group are welcome to attend.  Our P&F group do a great job helping at school events, fundraising for special items, plus it’s a great opportunity to get to know other parents in the school.
  • Children love it when their mum or dad can help with things at school.

 

Carers Group

  • The Carers Group met last Friday 3 March at 9am
  • Thank you to those who have registered your interest to assist as a Class Carer this year. 

 

Tennis anyone? 

  • Gawler Lutheran Church, Immanuel School Gawler & Zion Preschool are organising a Tennis tournament day for school families and children 
  • Sunday 26 March from 12.30 to 4.30pm at Gawler Tennis Courts, Victoria Terrace Gawler
  • Hot Shots Tennis and other fun games are being organised for the children to enjoy during the day 
  • First doubles game for the adults starts at 1.30pm.  There are 5 courts booked so we can organise a 3 hour tennis tournament during the afternoon 
  • BYO picnic lunch, drinks and snacks can be purchased.  
  • School Families can register your interest on Operoo at this link (please do so by Tuesday 21 March) 

 https://groups.operoo.com/forms/1043346/submissions/new

 

Absentees / Running Late / Picking up Early 

  • If your child is absent, please send through the details via the new Operoo Form at this link https://groups.operoo.com/forms/962985/submissions/new.  Alternatively you can telephone the school absent line 85225740 (Option 2) by 9.30am.   Please do not email the class teacher or admin staff (as they maybe absent too).   

 

Upcoming Events Term 1

  • Thurs 9 March – ‘Wadjiny’ Performance at Immanuel @ 2.15pm
  • Mon 13 March - Adelaide Cup Public Holiday 
  • Tues 14 to Fri 17 March - Swimming Lessons for Yr 2, 3 & 4 students – please confirm your consent via the e-form and returning the Gawler Aquatic Consent form too.   
  • Thursday 16 March – Open Day at 9.30am (for those interested in enrolling at Immanuel)
  • Sat 18 March – Relay for Life Gawler (Yr 6’s involved)
  • Weds 15 to Fri 24 March - Naplan for Yr 3 and 5 students  http://www.ilsg.sa.edu.au/curriculum/naplan
  • Monday 20 to Fri 24 March – Swimming lessons for Fn and Yr 1 students at Starplex.  
  • Thur 23 & Fri 24 March - Camp for Yr 3 M (Operoo e-form about to be sent) 
  • Thur 30 & Fri 31 March – Camp for Yr 3 R/T (Operoo e-form about to be sent)
  • Tues 4, Weds 5, Thurs 6 April - Camp for Yr 5 students
  • Fri 7 April – Good Friday
  • Mon 10 April – Easter Monday
  • Weds 12 April – SAPSASA Athletics day @ Lyndoch oval – selected students (more details to applicable students soon).  
  • Fri 14 April – Last day of Term 1
  • Term 2 returns Monday 1 May  

 

iGOSH

Term 1 Bookings

·         Bookings close 2pm each Friday for the week ahead

·         Any bookings needed after this need to be emailed / text / phone call to Katrina. Please don’t make the bookings for the week of on carebookings as we won’t have them in our booking folder, which we download and print at 2pm each Friday.

Homework

·         We offer Homework time from 3.45 to 4.15pm each afternoon. This is supervised by iGOSH staff. If you would like your child to be reminded and encouraged to do their homework during this time, please record their name and days required on the list at the iGOSH front desk. We will then remind children to do their homework, if they choose not to then we will let you know. Please have the conversations at home if you would like your children to do homework while at iGOSH.

Planning and Programming

·         Our 2023 planning and programming cycle starts this week and we are excited to offer Programmed Activities and a Cooking Class each week. This will be on top of all the other great activities that we have set up at iGOSH. We look forward to sharing Observations again with you via Seesaw.

Boxes

  • If you have any empty boxes that we could use for box construction, we would love to have them. Boxes no bigger than cereal ones please. Drop them off at iGOSH

 

 


 

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