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The term is certainly flying! It is hard to believe that we are already in Week 8 and that there are only two weeks until the Summer break. It is a good time to remind ourselves about how we interact respectfully with each other as the term draws to a close. Our value of respect will be paramount as we all get a bit tired. We are busy and can be overwhelmed with all those end of year jobs! The students are amazing – they are demonstrating that making positive choices and having kind interactions is valued. They are continuing to be sun safe – wearing hats at break times and understand that if they do not have a hat, that they remain in the courtyard.
We have a lot of end of year events coming up which adds to the festive season and the level of busy that is December. As you can see, the calendar is pretty full! Please see below for the events. We hope to see you at the Christmas event on Thursday 16 December. All classes have an item prepared and ready to go. There will be numerous stalls, some may possibly help with some last minute Christmas shopping, and the disco will run for the last half hour of the event – held in the courtyard this year!
Dates for End of Year Events are as follows:
Date |
Time and Place |
Event |
Tuesday 12 December 2023 |
9:00-10:50am GP hall |
Years Prep-2 Awards Assembly |
Wednesday 13 December 2023 |
9:00-10:50am GP hall |
Years 3-6 Awards Assembly |
Thursday 14 December 2023 |
3:00pm Arrival and set-up 3:30-6:00pm Courtyard, GP Hall |
Christmas Carols Event: Class performances. Visit from Santa. School disco |
Friday 15 December 2023 |
9:00-10:00am ELC |
Final Pre-Kinder Session: Orientation with 2024 Class Placements |
Friday 15 December 2023 |
2:50pm Students to take home |
End of Year Reports with 2024 Class placements |
Monday 18 December 2023 |
9:00-10:30am ELC: LiL Room |
LiL Christmas Celebration |
Tuesday 19 December 2023 |
All day K – 2 and 3 – 6 Picnic |
Whole School Celebrations K – 2 School, 3 – 6 Howrah |
Wednesday 20 December 2023
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10:00-10:50am During class |
Meet your new 2024 Teacher (students only) |
Wednesday 20 December 2023 |
5:00pm Students to arrive for red carpet 6:00-9:00pm GP hall |
Leavers Dinner |
Thursday 21 December 2023 |
1:30pm-2:30pm GP hall |
Leavers Assembly |
Thursday 21 December 2023 |
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Final Day for Students |
A number of students attended the Triathlon on Friday 4 December. From all accounts the students represented Austins Ferry Primary School beautifully, demonstrating the values of courage and respect. It can certainly be a daunting experience at the Triathlon with such a large number of participants at the event. The work that goes in behind the scenes at school cannot be underestimated with the logistics of transporting bikes, ensuring students arrive on time and are ready at the starting point for either the swim, run or cycle. Thank you to all who helped our students participate in the event.
Staffing is continuing to be finalised. I will communicate the classes and teachers as soon as they are confirmed. We will be farewelling a few staff at the end of the year and welcoming some new teachers to our team.
Classes for 2024 are nearly finalised. Staff have worked extremely hard to ensure that your child(ren) are placed into a class that accommodates their academic, social and wellbeing needs. There are many factors that are considered when finalising what is ‘best fit’ for your child and the knowledge and experience of our teachers is invaluable in this process. Your child’s class will be communicated on Friday 15December when the reports and Evidence of Learning are sent home. Students will then have the opportunity to meet with their new class on Wednesday 20December. It can be a time where students may have worries or concerns about where their new class is, who their teacher is and the other students that make up their class. It is the perfect opportunity to discuss the positives of meeting new people, embracing change, and helping the transition through positive conversations.
It was lovely to hear one of our youngest students singing in the courtyard today. Their song was a made up song expressing their delight at being at the best school. These are the things that bring joy to us all.
Konnichi wa,
Year 5/6 Parrott’s class were recently selected to participate in the Onigiri action challenge (due to their fabulous growth in using Japanese language and etiquette).
Students were given a scoop of rice and seaweed (nori) and asked to create a rice ball (onigiri). We then took photos of our onigiri and shared these as part of Onigiri action (a campaign to raise money to bring school meals to children in need).
Arigato gozaimasu,
Wickins Sensei
Konnichi wa,
Last week classes that study Japanese were lucky enough to experience an Undoukai (Japanese sports day). Riisa Sensei (the Japanese assistant teacher for Tasmania) visited us to teach us the games and we were loaned special equipment to use.
All classes were divided into two teams: aka (red) and shiro (white). We wore special hachimaki or headbands to show our team. The session started with rajio taisou (warm up exercises) and then we tried out some of the more interesting Japanese games such as oodama (large ball games), tamaire (bean bag in basket), daruma hakobi (the stretcher game and deka pantsu (gigantic pants relay). The games have a focus on teamwork and cooperation. We know how to line up, march as if we were in Japan and even learned how to cheer in Japanese.
Wickins Sensei
Kinder Johnston has had a very busy Term 4. We have been map making, still life drawing, and practising our writing and numbers.
The year is quickly coming to an end, and it has been wonderful to witness the growth in all of us.
Kinder Johnston wishes you all a very happy Christmas and a safe holiday season.
Kinder J
On Monday 27 November, Prep Luttrell and Prep Lincolne attended The Playhouse Theatre for a special pantomime performance of Sleeping Beauty. Both classes thoroughly enjoyed the performance with parts of the show requiring students to dance, clap and even point out characters sneaking around the audience! The actress for one main character ‘The Evil Fairy’ was a past student of Austins Ferry Primary School. Mrs Lincolne was very proud to see her past student giving a fantastic performance on stage.
After the performance we went to our favourite park from this year, Legacy Park on the Domain. Students enjoyed playing and climbing on all the equipment and showed great courage! Staff were proud to see our students interacting with other children in the park, displaying respect and being kind to others. We had a wonderful day, and it was the perfect way to celebrate what a fantastic year we have had together!
Mrs Luttrell
In Term 4, 1-2 E have been learning about 'mapping' in numeracy. In one of our lessons, we made a grid map of Austins Ferry Primary School. We then did a grid reference for each pod, playground, the oval and office. Students then created their own school maps and practiced using their direction skills to guide a friend through their map.