14 August 2024

Principals Report

ASK Cultural Exchange

Our school was invited to be involved in a cultural exchange with students from China who were visiting Tasmania to create and perform a shadow puppet show about the journey of the curlew (mutton bird) that migrates from China to Tasmania each year to represent the connection between our two homes. This was being done with the support of Terrapin Puppet Theatre. The students, aged between 9 and 13, spent an afternoon visiting our school to interview students who had volunteers to be part of the program. The children shared ideas and learnt about each other, discovering similarities and differences. A week later, we watched the performance at the Peacock Theatre. In seven days, this group of students had researched, created, rehearsed and performed their play, most of which was in English, not their first language. We were very impressed and were privileged to be included in their endeavour.

Peace Pole

Our Peace Pole Ceremony went well being hosted by Year 6 students and our choir sang Stand By Me. We are reminded to always choose kindness when interacting with others.

Science Week

We have been celebrating Science week by welcoming parents into our school to share their scientific knowledge and skills. Thank you to all of you who volunteered your time to visit with us and inspire our students.

Learner Assets -

As a school we continue to explore what our Learner Assets mean. Students have been working together to create posters that explain how we need to behave and think in order to best use our LA of being a Thinker, Researcher, Collaborator, Communicator and Contributor.

Mini-Olympics –

Last Wednesday we had a whole school fun Mini-Olympics where students were grouped with their buddies and rotated through various activities loosely connected to Olympic activities. Thank you to Mr Corney and the Y6 Leaders for their planning and coordination of the session. It was lots of fun.

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Students have also been engaging in learning about the history, the sports and monitoring the medal tally. They have also been watching many of the races. On Friday we watched the 4 X 100m Relay Race as a whole school during assembly, to support Jacob Despard and the team and watch them break the Australian record. What a great race!

Book Week –

Our Book Week parade will be on Wednesday 21^st August at 9:10am

If you are interested in coming into school to read to your child’s class, please contact your child’s class teacher.

Parent Tip –

Jo Waldon
Principal

Upcoming events for School Association

Fair                       Saturday 2^nd November

Sock Fundraiser

YO YO Sales

Sales for Yo-yos will be from Thursday 15th to Wednesday 21st from 8.15am to 9.00am at the school office. Cash or card .

Student Voice

Kinder Pears

Shell Paintings from Sea Country – Kinder Pears

On Wednesday 31^st July 2024 Kinder Pears and Kinder Apples went to Blinking Billy Beach and explored our local Sea Country.  When we came back to class we carefully looked at shells and drew and painted them and we thought about what names they could be called based on their colour and shape.  We hope you enjoy our Shell Paintings.

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Humpty Dumpty Challenge

Our class was set the challenge to see if we could design and create a way for Humpty Dumpty to fall from the play equipment safely to the ground.  There were some very creative and successful attempts!

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Kinder Enrolment 2025

Canteen

Friday 16^th Aug

Recess:                 Sweet Special: Banana Cake
                              Savoury Special: Nachos
                              Fruit Muffin: Blueberry
Lunch:                  Pasta with a meat sauce

Friday 23^rd Aug

Recess:                 Sweet Special: Apple Cake
                             Savoury Special: Savoury Muffin
                              Fruit Muffin: Strawberry
Lunch:                   Chicken Pie

Volunteers Needed

Volunteering is one of the most rewarding activities you can do. Volunteering at your child’s school is even more so. By volunteering, you are contributing to school’s ability to provide a strong, diverse, dynamic community which facilitates a child’s ability to learn and fosters a strong sense of worth. Children love seeing their parent or other significant adult at the school helping and the school loves seeing parents/ grandparents/ carers here.

Each week over half the school will order either recess or lunch or both from the canteen. I cannot service this demand without the kind assistance of parent helpers. An ability to cook is not required as there are numerous jobs that need to be under taken such as chopping vegetables, bagging popcorn and serving up. Hours at typically from 9 in the morning (after you drop your kids off) until around 2 in the afternoon. Shorter time periods can be organised.

If you can assist, please text Caron on 0417 559 920 or the office.

In term 3, I require

16^th August                         no helpers needed
23^rd August                         2 helpers needed
30^th August                         2 helpers needed
6^th September                   1 helpers needed
13^th September                1 helper needed
20^th September                1 helpers needed
27^th September                2 helpers. needed

And it’s not too early to consider term 4.

Thanks  Caron Summers    Canteen Manager   0417 559 920

Canteen Helper

Please remember to choose the correct order date on the Qkr! App.

Qkr! information
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Nut Allergy – Reminder

We have a number of students in our school who are allergic to nuts and nut products. Exposure to nuts can trigger an allergic reaction and be life-threatening for these students, so please avoid sending nuts or nut based products to school. We aim to keep our school as nut-free as possible to keep our students safe.

Launching into Learning 2024

Uniform Times

This year as we are setting times available for the purchase of uniforms.

Tuesdays:  2.30pm to 3.00pm
Thursdays: 8.30 am to 9.15am

Orders can be made and paid for over the phone and be ready to pick up at an arranged time if the above times do not suit you.

LEVIES REMINDER

Thank you to parents who have paid levies and to those who are making regular payments. Levies are now overdue, if you are experiencing difficulties with making payments, please contact Annette and discuss a payment plan.  Payments can be made weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

Payment Options

• BPay, Service Tasmania, Eftpos
• Credit Card over the phone (6223 2268)
• Cheque payable to Albuera Street Primary School
• Levy Instalment Plan (Please contact reggett@decyp.tas.gov.au or 6223 2268)

Student Medications

It is a Department of Education requirement that all medications to be taken by students during the school day are to be passed into the office or teacher in charge of an excursion or camp. The medications require a signed doctor/pharmacist as well as parent permission form (these forms are available in the Forms and Documents panel in the newsletter or at the office). The medication is also to be in the original packaging so that staff know what they are administering. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Medical Action Plans

Every child at Albuera Street Primary with a medical condition needs to supply an updated medical plan to the school each year, especially those with Anaphylaxis and Asthma. Staff from Albuera have been trained in Anaphylaxis using EpiPens and also in Ventolin administration for Asthma. If you are new to the school and your child has a medical condition please come into the office and collect an appropriate action plan form, or if you just have questions please don’t hesitate to phone the school.

WWVP Card & Mandatory Reporting

The Department requirement is that you must present your RWVP card EVERY time you sign in.

Information for those who need to apply for WWVP card

To volunteer at this school, you will be required to hold a “Registration to Work with Vulnerable People”. It is extremely important that parent helpers and volunteers are registered and Albuera Street Primary School is recorded in your application.

How to apply for a WWVP Card

Complete the online application form. 

Chose Department of Education from the organisation drop-down box and also select Albuera Street Primary School from the location drop-down box. Please remember each time to volunteer at the school you need to bring your card each time.

Mandatory Reporting

Our Department now requires all volunteers to do a short online course (short 13 min video) about Mandatory reporting. This is one of the ways we are working to keep all our students safe. Please use the link below or see the flyer.

Sickness

Parents/carers are reminded to advise the school office if their child is unable to attend school due to illness or any other reason.

• By phone (62232268) leave a message anytime on the answering machine.
• Email street.primary@education.tas.gov.au
• Schoolzine – click on the absentee tab

A medical certificate is required if a child is absent due to illness for 5 days or more

After School Care & Before School Care

ASC & BSC is provided on site by Lady Gowrie Child Care Services (Ph: 6230 6806).
BSC is available from 7 am to 8.30 am.
ASC is available from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm each school day and 1.00pm – 3.00pm Wednesday for Kinder.

Assembly Dates for Term 3

Book Week Parade Aug Wed 21^st  9.10am
Friday 6^th Sept 4/5W, 3/4B and P/1C sharing
Friday 27^th Sept 5/6D,3/4W and 1/2P sharing

Term Dates for 2024

Community Notices