School News & Events

School Values Awards 

Each week we present School Values Awards for students who have upheld or demonstrated one of our Pilgrim values: Belong, Explore, Flourish, Serve. The students are presented with their award at our weekly Worship.

Term 3, Week 2           

Belong: Ashton

Explore: Bede

Flourish: Nate

Serve: Harriet

Term 3, Week 3              

Belong: Zac

Explore: Hayley

Flourish: Reuben

Serve: Ava

Welcome 

Welcome to our new students and their families commencing at Pilgrim School this term. 

Our new Foundation students include: Michelle, Jordan, Sophie and Angus. Welcome also to Max in Year 2 and Ariana in Year 5.

We pray rich blessings on you all as you start at Pilgrim, that you soon feel like you really belong here, can explore in your learning and flourish in who you are.

School Hats for Term 3

All students are required to wear a hat when outside each day in Term 3 and 4, in line with The Cancer Council of SA recommendations. Please ensure your child has returned their hat to school after the holiday break so they can wear it each day. To find out more visit www.cancersa.org.au

Please refer to the Campus Skin Protection Policy for further details.

School Uniform Checks 

Over the coming weeks, our staff will be checking whether students are wearing correct uniform. Please ensure your child is wearing the correct items as per our uniform policy when they come to school. Please note the following:

As we are now in the winter months, full winter formal uniform is to be worn. Our winter uniform does not include a mix of summer and winter uniform items. 

Jewellery

• A watch with functionality of telling the time and step counting only may be worn (no smart watches).
• Earrings – single plain round metal stud or plain sleeper in both ear lobes. 
• No jewellery or body piercing.

Hair

• Longer than shoulders must be tied back from face (entirely up).
• Hair accessories should be uniform colours.
• Haircuts should be no less than ‘Number 2’.

Shoes

• Conventional black school shoes (not black sneakers that are sometimes marketed as school shoes) need to be worn.
• Only students in Foundations - Year 2 may wear black school shoes with Velcro.

Additional items

• No clothing such as singlets, T-shirts or leggings should be visible under the uniform.
• Coats and gloves in maroon, blue or grey are optional and for outside wear only and are worn over the school jumper or the Campus sports jacket.
• Oodies are not to be worn. 

If you have questions about uniform, please contact Kristen Heath or the Front Office staff. Teachers will send parents an email if they notice there are components of the uniform your family needs to address.

Allergy Aware School 

We have a number of students and staff with allergies to food products including nuts. Nuts and eggs etc are an important part of a balanced diet for those without allergies. 

Some of the strategies we use as an allergy aware school include:

• knowing which students in each class are at risk of anaphylaxis
• knowing the allergies of students and staff
• minimising risk by utilising regular hand washing, supervised eating, no sharing of food from home
• staff undertaking anaphylaxis training as part of our regular First Aid training.

We ask you to please be considerate when providing items containing nuts for your child to eat. If they are young and not able to manage their own packaging or clean their hands after eating, we advise to avoid bringing nuts to school. Older children who are aware of the need to be careful with nut products can bring some nuts to school. Our aim is to minimise the risk of exposure to those who suffer allergic reactions to nuts. Thank you for your understanding.

'Not Your Average Joe' Musical 

Here are some thoughts from several of our students about the musical, ‘Not Your Average Joe’, and how it connected to our school values Belong, Explore, Flourish, Serve:

Everything was my favourite thing, but my most favourite thing was the choir song. 

Tama, Year 4

The musical connected to one of our school values 'Flourish', by learning something new and trying something new and getting a little bit out of my comfort zone. 

Sienna V, Year 5

I have two favourite parts and they were the part when Hot Dog said, "My name is Hot Dog, but my friends call me …. Hot Dog" and singing my second song, which was ‘I Forgive’. 

Samuel, Year 3

The musical helped me connect with each and every one of our school values. I felt like I really belonged, as we all prepared for the musical together, laughing together and having a fun time. I was able to explore the world of theatre and acting, as I had previously had no experience in it. I flourished in my teamwork abilities, as well as my acting skills. Finally, I connected to the Serve value by helping out in this musical, and helping to share the Bible story it represents. 

Johnny, Year 6

I enjoyed the song ‘I Trust His Plan for Me’. 

Bochen, Year 3

The musical connected to one of our school values, 'Belong' because I had lots of fun and I think that being in the musical helped me connect with my classmates. 

Mabel, Year 3

Some of the highlights of the musical for me was performing in front of an audience and being on stage with my friends. 

Meha, Year 6

I loved performing ‘Not Your Average Joe’ (our class song) with my class and singing the other songs. I also enjoyed listening to the Year 6s’ acting. ‘Not Your Average Joe' is my favourite musical. 

Jessamyn, Year 4

My favorite part of the musical was the Year 5 song ‘Dream Job’ and I loved singing ‘All Things’ and I had a great time. 

Vin, Year 5

I learnt how to be more brave on stage. 

Lucy, Year 2

The musical helped me connect with the 'Flourish' value. I never thought I could perform on stage with a lot of people watching me. I get scared that I will mess up a line, but after the musical I felt proud of myself. 

Ethan, Year 6

I loved getting into my characters Papa Jake and Ziggy. I enjoyed the story behind it and it was just a good musical. 

Leo, Year 6

The highlights for me were learning all of my lines and practising with all of my friends. 

Eli, Year 6

Discussing Your Child's Progress

At any time, parents are able to chat with their child's class teacher about their child's progress. Parents can email teachers directly to arrange a time to get together. 

Belong and Blossom Playgroup 

Belong and Blossom is for children 0-5 years old and their parents and/or carers. It takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9.00am - 10.45am during the school term in the Tween room. Please contact the Front Office, so you can receive our weekly emails letting you know about the week ahead. Registration takes place during your first playgroup session. 

This is a time to connect with other parents and for your child to begin their connection with Pilgrim and some of the teachers in the Early Years team. We have story, craft and play times. We share fruit together and end our session with a story and some songs.

Term 3 Playgroup Session Dates

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)

Each year, Australian schools are required to participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) which involves schools reporting data relating to the supports provided to students with disability. This reporting is covered by legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

No individually identifying information is provided and there is no student testing undertaken by the school - we simply report numerical summaries of information that are gathered for this process.

The information is used by the government to assist schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability;
• consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability; and
• develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

If you would like any further information about the NCCD please go to https://www.nccd.edu.au/tools/fact-sheet-parents-guardians-and-carers.