Dear Families

As I reflect on the past week, I am really grateful for the number of volunteers who step up and support us to provide learning experiences and opportunities for our students. We had many volunteers who helped to make our swimming carnival a success last week, I see families attend excursions with classes and today I watched a large number of parents and grandparents head off to bush kinder with our kinder classes. There is also a group of parents who have volunteered to undertake many of the organisational tasks for the triathlon next term. We are very grateful for the support of our families in all of these endeavours.

Bookings for Three Way Conferences closed today. If you have not made an appointment yet, please see your child’s teacher and book directly with them. This is an important opportunity for students to share their learning and their progress on their learning goals with their families.

The Year 6 Leadership Group (Environment) have organised a threatened species week for the last week of term. They have activities planned for K – 2 students at lunch time, will screen a documentary on Friday for Year 3 – 6 students and each day will share facts about threatened species with the school. They have also organised with Julieann (SBM) to have Qkr! open to raise money for threatened species via Bonorong. Well done to all the students in this group for leading this initiative.

Regards

Anne Reeves

Click here for the 2024 Term Dates

Please find attached the agenda for the School Association meeting which will be held in the school library on Tuesday 17 September, from 6:30 for a 7:00pm start. 

SHPSA_AGENDA_September_2024.docx

2B have been learning how to write an Information Report with an Olympic Inquiry focus. Each student chose a country, sport and athlete. They posed a question to investigate.  

Save the Date for Year 6 Assembly – Thursday 12 December @ 11:30am in the school hall.

“In the upcoming newsletters we will introduce you to our school association members to learn a little about them and their motivation for being involved.”

This term we will not be participating in kindergarten teacher conversations but will host an open afternoon.

You are invited to join us on Wednesday 18^th and Thursday 19^th September between 2:00pm and 4:30pm to share in the kinder learning program with your child. Please note children must be with a parent between 3:00pm and 4:30pm, you are welcome to attend for as long or little time as works for you and your child.

This in an open door invitation, you are welcome to attend either or both days, please let us know if you are able to attend to assist with our planning.

Orders for Book Club Issue 6 close tomorrow!

Thank you for student’s participation in the Lego Brixhibition. It was very popular, and we had 60 Lego creations from Kinder through to Grade 6. The students’ models showed lots of creativity and imagination and made it very difficult for teachers to decide on group winners and an overall winner for our school. To that end, we will need to keep the models until Monday to enable all staff to vote for their favourite.

The winners from each category will be kept at school on display until the end of term, all other lego will need to be collected by the end of next week.

Watch this space for an announcement of age group winners and our overall winner in the next newsletter!

Winners in each category will be celebrated in our whole school assembly on Monday 19 September.

Camp 2025 

We look forward to meeting parents at the Camp Briefing on Tuesday, 15th October (week 1, next term) at 5:30 pm.  

Could you please return the three forms that require your input and signature, as soon as possible. Your child can put them in their class tub.

A reminder that payment for the camp is via Qkr!

Thank you.  

Grace, from Year 5, recently competed at the Australian Cross Country Championships which were held at Symmons Plains. Grace ran an amazing race on the day to finish 19^th overall and was the second placed Tasmanian.

This was a terrific effort in wet and muddy conditions! Congratulations Grace!

Headlice

Dear Parents,

Head lice treatment takes two weeks.

Please see following sources for further information about treatment:

• Raising Children’s Network
• Newsletter dated
• Yak Gets Headlice Video: West Tamar's YAC versus head lice ... (youtube.com)
• School Nurse Laura

Regards,

School Nurse Laura

SoHo on Stage 2024

It's back!! SoHo on stage returns on Saturday 9th November to showcase some of the amazing talent oozing from the students at SoHo Primary school! Ask the kids to dust off their tap shoes and harmonicas, or get their friends together to rehearse a magic act, comedy skit, play, dance or whatever skills they have to display! There will also be food, fun and friendship! 

Expressions of interest are now open until Tuesday September 24th please submit your EOI through this form: https://forms.gle/jCb1DK7uVhjWMy6k8 

This event is organised by volunteer parents in collaboration with our school Principal and school association.

If you would like to volunteer in the organisation of the event or on the day, please contact the SoHo on stage committee at sohoonstage@gmail.com.

Tara from 3/4A.

Tasmanian Fashion Parade

On the 1^st of September, I went to the Tasmanian Fashion Parade to see one of my designs go on the Catwalk in Salamanca. When we got there, we had to go to a counter to get signed in. I didn’t need a ticket because I was one of the designers. Once we got in, there were lots of stalls and caravans selling all sorts of things. In the middles of the hall was a long runway, where the models would walk up and down showing our designs. Around the runway, were lots of chairs for people to sit in and watch the parade. At the end of the show, all the designers would go backstage and wait for the judges to decide the winners. One of the organisers came up to me and moved me up against a curtain next to my model. I heard a lady call out “And Tara is the winner of the ‘Junior Up and Coming’ designers!” Then I was told to go up on the runway while the model does the catwalk again. I was given a big box and the lady told me my prizes were in it.

AMT & ICAS Competition Presentation 

We would like to invite parents/carers of students who sat any of the Australian Maths Trust and/or ICAS Assessments to a certificate presentation on Tuesday, 19th November at 2:30pm in our school Hall. Please enter via the administration foyer. 

Our "Lost Property" rack is over flowing, so could parents please check for missing items. The rack for lost property is now situated on the deck outside the gym/music room.