Hub News Aberfoyle Hub School A learning community educating for the future www.ahs.sa.edu.au Edition 14: 9th September, 2009 SEPTEMBER 25TH LAST DAY OF TERM EARLY DISMISSAL – 2.30P.M. DIARY DATES This year’s theme is “Getting the Basics Right.” NLNW promotes the importance of literacy and numeracy as September fundamental life skills and highlights effective literacy and 11th – Casual Day, gold coin donation numeracy practices on a national scale. A good start is to 12th – Primary Schools Festival of Music 2.30p.m. encourage students to develop a “love of books” (Source: 13th – Soccer presentation Clarendon Oval Australian government Tournament of Minds NLNW pamphlets). Aberfoyle Hub 14th – SAPSASA Athletics Day SANTOS stadium th School has been 15 – MS Hub’s got talent active for both of Wakakirri thank you morning tea MP room these weeks and 7p.m. OSHC meeting themes. 16th – JP Hub’s got Talent Thanks to Debbie 17th – No Early Years Assembly due to excursion Templeton we have Unit 4 Zoo Excursion had a fantastic Pr Hub’s got Talent Jungle display in the 19th/20th – Pedal Prix Murray Bridge Resource Centre 22nd – SRC Market Day promoting books on the Book Safari theme. All classes 23rd – APHS Music Night Elder Hall Senior Choir have engaged with the books shortlisted for the Children’s 25th – LAST DAY OF TERM Book of the Year awards with activities on the Interactive Whiteboard or ‘The Reading Game’. Children then PRINCIPAL AWARDS recorded their votes with stickers – “Puffling” was our favourite. Their votes were totalled and emailed to the Confidence: Kayla D, Stephanie L, Nick E, Jake s, Junior Judges Project run by the Children’s Book Council Nathan B, Ashleigh A, Caitlin L Getting Along: Tyson M, Jacinta T, Alex H, Jade T, of Australia (CBCA) which tallied children’s votes from Calin C, Annika L, Wyatt R, Bien M, around Australia. At Staff Meetings teachers have been Zac T, Room 10A sharing interesting ideas and activities for teaching and Organisation: Emily W, Brooke McM,Calum V learning numeracy. This included using the Computer Persistence: Emma C, Haeleah J,Cooper R, Savanah Room to look at useful websites. P.D. Students from across the school have been involved in Resilience: Jasmina B, Jasmine L, the following activities: FROM THE PRINCIPAL • a safari in the library, resource based learning Dear Parents / Caregivers activities • ‘Children’s Book Week and National Literacy & visiting the Hub Library to see a great performance by Numeracy Week Splash Theatre Company • Children’s Book Week was a visit from the Zoo Mobile • celebrated from 22- 28 watching a presentation and dramatisation of the Book August with the theme Week books • “Book Safari”. “National buddy class reading • Literacy and Numeracy art activities, learning songs, dance, plays, writing Week” (NLNW) is held stories, book studies, poetry • from 31 August to 6 creating travel brochures, games, masks September 2009. Greg Manning Teacher Librarian Aberfoyle Hub School Phone: 8270 5055 Fax: 8370 5763 Jeanette Crescent ABERFOYLE PARK SA 5159 Email: [email protected] SUSTAINABILITY AT HOME Parents will be invited to provide information about their child’s Within our school we are trying to reduce our carbon footprint 2010 class placement in a later newsletter. and move toward being a more sustainable organisation. We R-5 SWIMMING – TERM 4 WEEK 1 hope that the things we do become a blueprint for our Just a reminder that medical notes and payment for students community to also become more sustainable. There are many from Reception to Year 5 are due by Friday 18th September. simple things that can be done around the house for little or no More information about actual times will be sent home later this cost that will reduce your impact on the environment. term. Smarter water use The average shower uses 20 litres of water a minute, so try and GENERAL LIBRARY NEWS make yours shorter New shelves – First another big thankyou to all the people who Install grey water diverters so that ‘waste’ water from your helped, and are still helping with the installation of the new washing machine or sinks can be recycled into the garden library shelves – volunteers, staff and students. Adults are Outside, favour plants that belong in our climate rather than commenting on how much more spacious the library looks and ones intended for mulch wetter places. Your local plant nursery how much easier it is to move around and supervise. Children can advise you (State Flora at Belair National Park has lots of are saying that their favourite books have moved but once they species available that are native to our area) use the new signs and labels they find the improved layout Put mulch around plants to help retain water and reduce the makes it much easier to find whatever they are looking for. need to water or you can simply use your grass clippings Please come and have a look and tell us what you think. If buying a new washing machine choose a 5 star rated one and Premier’s Reading Challenge officially finished last Friday 4 claim the government rebate September – but keep reading and challenging yourselves to Put in a rainwater tank read good books, especially if they are different and/or a little Smarter waste management harder than ones you have read before. I will be busy recording Divide your rubbish into glass, paper and PET plastics that can successful completions to the PRC database so children can be recycled, organic material that you can compost and use to receive their certificates or medals in November. Well done feed the garden and true waste that can only go to landfill students who have completed the challenge – especially if you Smarter energy use really did challenge yourself or did more than one sheet. Every electrical appliance contributes to greenhouse gas Thankyou parents/caregivers and teachers for their emissions – switch off any you’re not using encouragement and assistance. Turn appliance off at the switch, not just to ‘standby’, to cut your Overdue Books Thankyou everyone for your assistance, co- greenhouse gas emissions by around 5 percent operation and understanding with these – especially parents Use the star rating system to choose the most energy efficient who have found ‘overdues’ on the library shelves for us! Please appliances. Install energy efficient light globes, particularly in keep up the good work so children can borrow for the holidays. parts of your house where the lights are on most often Greg Manning – Teacher Librarian Choose to buy power generated from renewable sources by talking to your electricity retailer 2009 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS & Install a solar hot water system and claim a rebate from the ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOLS: WRITING State Government 19 students from Aberfoyle Hub School achieved outstanding Smarter travel results when they participated in the ICAS Writing Competition Exercise your transport options – use public transport, cycle or during Term 2. walk to your destination instead of always resorting to the car If choosing a new car, compare the different fuel consumption The following students received certificates of achievement: rates Participation: Emma Sykes, Caitlin Chisholm, Nicholas Timms, Carpool Claudia Reed, Lee Reid, Lachlan Odell, Talia Every single thing helps and if done often enough becomes a Mermer, Danielle Reed, Chelsea Hunter, habit for life and good for our environment! Charlee Dunning, Kanisha Batty, Keziah Andy Polis Penton, Kerim Mermer, Olivia Donovan Convenor Science/Sustainability Focus Group Credit: Emily Clarke, Nikki Johnson, Bethany Penton, Ben Mitchell, Heather Smith. GOVERNING COUNCIL NEWS Students will be presented their certificates at either a At the recent Governing Council meeting we discussed the Primary Years or Middle School Assembly. following topics: Building the Education Revolution (BER) Update PLEASE NOTE Next week’s JP assembly has been postponed LOTE at The Hub beyond 2010 - Will we continue with Spanish t h or choose a different language? to Thursday Week 10 (24 September) due to t h Draft Parent/Carer/Student/Staff Satisfaction Survey - discuss Unit 4 Zoo excursion on 24 September. “New” School Values - Councillor’s opinions SPORT NEWS Draft Site Improvement Plan 2009 - 2011 Thankyou’s Updated “Bully/Harassment” pamphlet The school community would like to say a big thankyou to all the Governing Council and Executive positions/membership in 2010 hard work put in by the Out Of School Sports committee and in - discussion particular to the following people who have done a fantastic job Brigitte Maxwell of coordinating the various winter sports. Chair of Governing Council Adam Silverlock – Football Adam has been involved in ENROLMENTS FOR 2010 coordinating the football this year and for many other seasons. We are already starting to look at class configurations for next He has made a valuable contribution over his time at AHPS and year. If you think that you could be leaving our school at the we wish him well as he leaves us at the end of the year. end of this year, please contact the Front Office as soon as Michael Summers – Soccer Michael has coordinated the possible. This information will help us to make informed soccer for the first time this year. He has worked very hard to decisions about class placements for next year. Aberfoyle Hub School Phone: 8270 5055 Fax: 8370 5763 Jeanette Crescent ABERFOYLE PARK SA 5159 Email: [email protected] successfully ensure the smooth running of the teams and the BLUE LIGHT DISCO grounds. Sarah Jenke – Netball Sarah has coordinated the Community Event for netball teams. She has managed the various complexities as they have arisen and has successfully undertaken her role. 9-17 year olds ONLY Special mention needs to go to Ben and Catherine Calder for This event is a lock in their work with the sports canteen and to Di Bray for her work When: Friday September 11th with the uniforms.