Largs Bay School Newsletter

School News

Free Parent Seminar

31st May  7-8:30pm

Calm and Confident Kids - A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children manage worry, learn to calm themselves and to cope in tough times.

This seminar is approximately 75 -90 minutes in length and will be run by a psychologist.

Location- Largs Bay School hall

Scholarships with The Smith Family

The Smith Family supports long term participation in education through the provision of timely opportunities and support, enabling students to optimise their education outcomes. For this reason, The Smith Family offers Learning for Life Scholarships, Programs and Support throughout the primary, secondary and tertiary education years.

Scholarships are awarded to students in financially disadvantaged families that have demonstrated their commitment to education and who would benefit from additional resources and support and who meet the referral criteria. 

Eligibility:

  • Attend a partner school in reception to Year 8.
  • Have a current Pension Concession or Health Care Card.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to education through a minimum 90% school attendance.

The referral form is required to be completed by the school for each family who could be a potential recipient for a Smith Family Scholarship. 

As The Smith Family has openings for a number of Scholarship vacancies at the moment, families who meet the eligibility criteria and who believe would benefit from the program, are encouraged to speak with Karen Smith (Counsellor).

Enquiries can also be made to:

Yolanda Martinez

Family Partnership Coordinator

0407 519 472  or 8248 4078

Environment Committee

The Environment Committee Report

The Environment Committee are involved in some exciting projects this term:

  1. The stobie poles around the perimeter of the school are going to be painted by students who entered The Holiday Challenge run by Ms Smith.
  2. The raised garden beds have now been planted with various winter vegetables, and will hopefully provide classes or OHSC with the opportunity to use them in a cooking activity.
  3. The verge in Lincoln Street is to be planted out with some native grasses. The approval for this has just been provided by the Port Adelaide Enfield Council. Thanks to Katherine Haebich from PAE who met with Willis, James and Mr Bowden recently, and offered the assistance of the council to remove some of the existing soil along Lincoln Street.
  4. We are going to plant some native grasses on the outside of the fence along Fletcher Road. These grasses were grown by members of the Environment Committee from seeds collected last year.
  5. A plan for a tyre garden is close to being completed for behind the hall. Kyall and Josh have been busy researching designs and have come up with a couple of great ideas.
  6. Nude Food Challenge: Isabella, Kiarna, and Emma have been working with Ms Wright to reduce the amount of landfill coming from our lunch boxes. Stay tuned for more details on this in the upcoming weeks.
  7. We are cleaning out the worm farms and will have some high nutrient worm castings available for the community soon. Let us know if you would like some.
  8. Finally, we are going to create some colour around the raised garden beds. Students are going to make a scarecrow in the coming weeks, and one of our parents (Jessica Panaguiton) is going to work with student to create colourful yarn sticks to place in the garden.

We would love to hear from you if you have any further ideas for making our school a more green and colourful place. Contact Simon Bowden at simon.bowden136@schools.sa.edu.au if you would like to make a suggestion, offer some skills, or want further information.

Also, if you have any old clothes that you could donate that might be suitable for a scarecrow, please drop them off to Rooms 10/11.

National Reconciliation Week

Week 5 Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June

(Actual community dates Thurs 27th May – Thurs 3rd June)

THEME: Let’s Take The Next Steps!

National Reconciliation Week celebrates and builds on the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians.  It is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation journey.  Framed by two significant anniversaries - the 1967 referendum (27th May), this year marks the 5oth anniversary  and the 1992 Mabo decision (3rd June), this year marks the 25th anniversary– the week reminds us that great achievements take courage and persistence.  It is also preceded by National Sorry Day on 26th May (a day of significance to commemorate the history of forcible removal and it’s effects). The week reminds us that big changes take persistence and courage, so let’s celebrate together and take the next steps.

Monday 29th May : Opening Ceremony, 10.10 seated ready to start by 10.15am outside in front of the stage.

Introduction to the week, visitors from Kura Yerlo Kindy to sing a song, flag raising.   

Week Activities

Auntie Irene and Karen (Monday 29th , Tues 30th, Wed 31st May ) work with Yr 1 – 7 classes. They will talk to students about the theme Let’s Take The Next Steps.   

 

Rec – will buddy with the Kura Yerlo Kindy kids to create  artworks and a photobook that reflect the shared learning and steps we can take as a community towards Reconciliation

Yr 1 – 5. Classes will focus on taking the next steps and create feet with words or action phrases that describe what actions students will take to make our school a place where Reconciliation is active and valued. 

As the middle years 6 & 7 are going to Canberra this year we have tied their class activity in with this year’s trip.

Ruby Florence Hammond : 1936 - 16 April 1993 (Auntie of Karen Ahang, sister of Auntie Irene).

Ruby Hammond was an Australian indigenous rights campaigner who became the first Aboriginal candidate in South Australia in 1988 to run in a Federal election for the seat of Port Adelaide.  She represented the Independent Aboriginal Cultural Party with the motto of “Reviving Community in the Port”. In fact, she ran against Daina’s father Rod Sawford who was the Federal member for Labor.  

Hammond was born in 1936 in Blackford, an independent indigenous community in South Australia, and was a member of the Tanganekald group of the Ngarridindjeri people of the Coorong.

In 2002 an artwork recognising Ruby Hammond's contributions to the advancement of indigenous Australians was included in Reconciliation Place, Canberra. The artwork was designed by 'Munnari' John Hammond, her son. The electoral district of Hammond in South Australia is named in recognition of her contributions. Her name is also inscribed on the Port Adelaide Workers Memorial.

The year 6/7’s will focus on Ruby Hammond and her journey for improving the rights of Aboriginal Australians. Auntie Irene and Karen will discuss the life and achievements of their sister and Auntie, Ruby Hammond.

RECONCILIATION WEEK ASSEMBLY : Friday Week 6. 

Coordinator  Rm 30, Presenters Room 19 and Room 3

Have a great week and thank you for your continued support and commitment to reconciliation