Mondays Memos Term 4 Week 3

 It’s Week 3 and things are heating up with the anticipation of Exhibition in Week 4. 

YEAR 6 EXHIBITION 2023

Wednesday November 8

Warrinthi Basement

6.15 - 8pm

A sausage sizzle will be provided for Parents and Caregivers and drinks will be available.

All students are expected to attend the Exhibition Evening. Please email us with any extenuating circumstances. 

We hope that students will be spending time, if needed, planning and preparing for their exhibit at home.



Term 4 Week 3 Whole School Update…

 

Faith Challenge Event at Tanunda is this Friday 3/11 – Good luck to Team Immanuel! 

Parent Information Evening for our 2024 Foundation class is this Tuesday 31/10 at 7pm.  We look forward to meeting next years parents.

 

Literacy at Immanuel

  • We have made the first of a series of brief videos to share with our community about Literacy and our approach to it. We hope you enjoy it and find it informative.  ​mp4 icon Literacy @ Immanuel 2023 .mp4

 

Parent Volunteers – Training 

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

1.     Attend a Valuing Safe Communities’ (VSC) training session with Daryl Trigg.
We hold these sessions every term, so for term 4 training will be held this week:  

Wednesday 1 November 2023 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.   

2.     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.  

 

Special Friends Day Friday 10 November 9.30am to 12 noon

  • This is an opportunity for students to show their Special Friends / Grandparents their classroom and some of the things they do at our school.
  • A light morning tea, coffee/tea will be provided for our guests.
  • Car parking available in our carparking areas and on the oval

9.30 - 10.15am:

  • Visit Classrooms (for students with surname A-M)  &

Morning Tea in Taikondi (for students with surname N-Z) 

10.15 - 11.00am

  • Grandparents / Special Friends are entertained by performances in Taikondi and a talk by our Principal Mr Trigg

(Students will have their recess break)

11.00 – 11.45am:

  • Visit Classrooms (for students with surname N-Z)  &

Morning Tea in Taikondi (for students with surname A-M)

11.45am

  • Special Friends / Grandparents can take their child home  (please sign out with the class teacher) 

 

2024 Class Placements

  • You have until this Friday 3/11 to provide any input around class placement for 2024.  Please use the Operoo e-form at this link.  

https://groups.operoo.com/forms/1128841/submissions/new    

 

Worship and Praise

  • W&P this Friday 3 November starting at 10.30am and will be led by Year 3 Rollings/Tilbrook class   
  • Parents and friends are welcome to join us.
  • Gawler Lutheran Church volunteers will offer “Coffee B4 Worship & Praise” from 9.45am in Taikondi
  • W&P held on Friday 27/10/23 was led by Year 5s .  Click on this link  ​MOV icon W&P Fri 27-10-2023 with Year 5's .MOV to watch it from home

 

Assembly

  • Monday 6 November starting at 2.40pm in Taikondi
  • Year 2’s are presenting  
  • Parents and friends are welcome to join us  

 

ICAS

  • ICAS results and certificates have arrived.  
  • Merit, Credit and Distinction certificates will be distributed to students at next Monday’s Assembly, while the remaining certificates will be sent home this week.

 

iGOSH

Reminders about bookings

·       You can only book Permanent Bookings on the App. These are bookings made 2 days (48 hours) before the required session. 

·       Casual Bookings are bookings made with less than 2 days (48 hours) notice. These casual bookings can only be made by contacting the service. Please ring / email or text Katrina.

·       Bookings made through the App automatically link with the Electronic Sign in

·       Casual Bookings will still be recorded on paper copy.  Students cannot just turn up as bookings and staff ratio are capped.    

·       Cancellations can be made up to 12 hours before the session for no charge to apply. This needs to be made through the App.

·       Cancellations with less than 12 hours notice are charged at the full rate. Please cancel by email, ring or text Katrina.

Invoices / Bank Details Change

·       Our Bank Details changed over a month ago and most families are paying invoices using this new number. We are still receiving payments to the old bank number, which will still be open for another month but can you please check the account details at the top of your invoice and make sure you are paying invoices to that account

New pay as you go System

·       This week all families will receive the direct debit / fee agreement to read, sign and return. Account reminders (fees more than 1 week) will also be sent, so families can finalise outstanding debts. If outstanding debts are not paid by the end of this month, the full amount of what is on your account will be debited on the first week we run our new pay as you go system or your bookings will be blocked on the App.

iGOSH Christmas Closure Dates

  • Friday 22 December 2023 to Friday 5 January 2024

 

Gawler Village Fair

  • This Sat 4/11 at Pioneer Park.  Come and support this local community event.   If your child is entering a drawing or painting in the Youth Art Competition, you can bring it to school tomorrow Tuesday 31 October and a representative will collect, otherwise you can deliver direct to the stall at the Gawler Village Fair on the morning.   Details are herehttps://www.gawlerlightrotary.org/youth-art-2023

 

What else is on in Term 4

Year 6 Exhibition – Weds 8 Nov from 6pm for year 6 students and families  

Year 1 Sleep Over & Incursion Day – Thurs 9 Nov to Fri 10 Nov

Open Day – Thurs 9 Nov 9.30am – for families looking at school / wanting to enrol 

Car Boot Sale (Garage sale @ Immanuel) – Sat 18 Nov 8.30am to 12 noon – $10 / Car Site - Booking information going out this week via Operoo 

Open Day – Sun 19 Nov 3.00pm

Foundation Big Day Out – Fri 24 Nov

1:1 iPad meeting for yr 3 parents - Weds 29 Nov

Open Day - Thurs 30 Nov 9.30am

Christmas is Coming Event – Fri 1 Dec evening   

End of Term 4 – Last day of school is Weds 13 Dec.  Closing Worship & Praise service at 2pm

Year 6 Graduation evening – Thurs 14 Dec 6.00pm (for Yr 6 students and their parents)

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