Newsletter Volume 16 2000

VOLUME 16
19 October 2000

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Inside this issue……..
Gala Day Stalls, Onkaparinga Council, Year 2001 Placements, Milk Cartons, World Teachers Day, Kookaburra Café, THE FINAL WORD, School Council, Pedal Prix, Cartooning Comp., Parent Club, Family Life, Diary Dates, Community News, Flyer – Gala Day Map, Lists of stalls & Programme

GALA DAY TIME

Hope to see you all here on Sunday 10.00 – 4.00. It’ll be a great family day.
See programme inside.
Class Enterprises and acknowledgment of sponsors are featured overleaf. We’ll do a big
Thank You to everyone in the next newsletter.

We are entering P21!
After much deliberation School Council and Staff have both decided that, in the best interests of Happy Valley School, we should enter into Partnerships 21 from the beginning of next year. Our decision affirms our valuing of a fair and just public education system, which is adequately funded, and provides the highest quality of learning opportunities and working conditions for all who are involved in it. We would like to see a future where school communities are acting as stronger advocates for education. If you are interested in being on next year’s Governing Council (School Council) please make contact with us or respond to the call for nominations in the next newsletter.

Friends of the Panalatinga Environmental Reserve
Next meeting Monday 30 October 2000 at 7.30pm in Happy Valley Staff Room.
Help us shape our plans for future environmental grant submissions. Contact Sharon Nash on ph: 83816287 if you are interested in joining the group but can’t make the meeting.

Priorities 2000 – What have we done this year?
Priority 1: Learning Technologies

Even more students can now use the Internet for researching project material.
Some classes are on the school’s Intranet and link with one another through their individual home page.
Students are using a wide range of software, (Kidpix, PowerPoint, Hyperstudio, Front Page, Inspiration, German Language Market,) hardware and multi media skills to publish work
Year 7’s have used the Jason X Project to investigate Science and Technology.
Staff have attended numerous training workshops and have increased their skills enormously.
All staff use the R-7 Scope & Sequence to plan programs.
We leased a further 18 computers – we now have around 70 computers for student learning.

Priority 2: Thinking Skills and Students with High Intellectual Potential

Teachers are continuing to identify students with High Intellectual Potential.
Teachers are using the R-7 Thinking Skills program to challenge all students.
Teachers are more aware of students’ emotional and social intelligence and are recognising that caring thinking abilities are just as important as one’s ability to think critically and creatively.
A parent interest group has been established and district network meetings/information sessions have been held at Happy Valley.

Priority 3: Boys and Education

Teachers and parents are beginning to explore ‘social construction of gender’ and its implications.
Data has been collected on boys and girls responses on their feelings about school.
A range of new resources have been purchased, which are available to parents and staff.
Guest speakers have lead staff professional development activities.

Priority 4: Mathematics

Guest speakers have lead staff to a common understanding of Numeracy and its links with Mathematics.
Teachers have briefly explored the Department’s new curriculum framework –South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability Framework, and in particular Mathematics (This is an extensive document).
A Maths Puzzle room has been established and is very well used at lunch times – staff have given up their lunch times so that it can be supervised each day.

At next Tuesday’s staff meeting staff and parents will be reviewing these priorities and will start to plan for the next three years. – Have you any thoughts? Should some or all of these be continued? Are there new trends that schools need to take on? We need to remember too, that the Department has a three-year plan and schools are expected to address some of their directions when making their individual plans.

NEW AND SECOND HAND BOOKS Resource Centre
Thank you for the donations of books to sell. Come along on the day and get a catalogue to order books for Christmas through the Resource Centre. Sensational Savings!

CAKE STALL
The Space – Unit 4

For our enterprise our students have been involved in:

Brainstorming – cakes/sweets the children like to eat.
Brainstorming – cakes/sweets that mums/dads are good at making or make often.
Voted on the cakes/sweets made by mums/dads to see which ones were most popular.
Discussed what we need to do to let other people know what we are selling.
Made advertisements

Attention all who ordered
TEA TOWELS
Unit 3

The Year 3 Unit are organising the Happy Valley School Tea Towel for Gala Day. We were given a little piece of paper and drew a large picture of ourselves. We also wrote our name in big letters at the bottom.

The teachers reduced our pictures on the photocopier and arranged them on a large piece of cardboard the same size as the tea towel. They were then taken to the printers ready for Gala Day.
Rachel & Abigail

Thank You for supporting Unit 3’s Tea Towel Gala Day enterprise. The response has been fabulous, with over 220 orders already paid for. The tea towels will be fantastic mementos as they show self-portraits of all students at Happy Valley School in 2000. Trudie Petho and Simon Mueller have done a tremendous job coordinating this project.

Unfortunately we set the initial price too low. Increases in the cost of the material and printing, plus the GST, have all contributed to a far smaller profit margin than we first anticipated. Each tea towel you purchased, is only making 50c profit for the school.

As you have already paid, we will honour the arrangement and you will be able to pick up your tea towels at the gala day. If you are able to donate a gold coin when you pick up your tea towel, that would make the enterprise far more profitable, but there is no obligation to do so.

Tea towels can also be purchased or ordered on the day, however, they will be $7 each.

JARS, JARS, JARS
Year 4 – Ms Bath

We would like to thank the following for their kind donations towards our student enterprise - K.W. Wholesalers, Coles, Bunnings, Bi-Lo, Target, Woolworths, Solver Paints, Haynes Paints.

ONKAPARINGA COUNCIL

Thanks to the Onkaparinga Council for the marquee area for Our Patch launch and our entertainment. Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board for funding the Investigator Water Care Wagon and Onkaparinga Water Watch Network for providing their interactive stall – all free of charge!

TABLES, SHOW BAGS, BOOK
MARKS
Year 5 – Mrs Couche

We are doing Tables, Show Bags and Book Marks for Gala Day on 22 October. The tables will cost $20, the show bags $2 and book marks 50c.

The tables have been mosaiced or patterned with tiles and are suitable for barbecues etc.
The Show Bags will contain lollies, bracelets, necklaces for the girls and lollies, water pistol with a choice of 5 poster, 5 stickers or 5 vouchers.
The Book Marks are Teddy Bear design made out of colourful bows and coloured furs.
Abby, Clover & Brittany

We would like to thank the following for their kind donations – Beaumont Tiles, Tile Wizard, Adelaide Crows.


CHINESE FOOD, BARBECUE,
	BEER & WINE
	SSO’s & Admin.
	We would like to thank the following for their kind donations – Happy Valley Foodland, Aberfoyle Hub Woolworths, Maglieri Wines, Horndale Winery and Romax.

BALLOON POP
Year 7 – Ms Gabb
We would like to thank SOCOG and Primary Industries for their kind donations.


	BOTTLES
	Year 4 – Mr Pope
	Thank you to everyone who donated bottles for our Gala Day stall. Your generosity has been much appreciated.

DEVONSHIRE TEA

Unit 5

Come, Come to our wonderful Gala Day because Unit 5 are having a Devonshire Tea. Hope to see you there.
Joshua F

Drawing by Nazanin M

	Please can you come to our Devonshire Tea because it will be very good? You can have tea or coffee and scones. It is going to be very good fun and heaps of people are going to be there. Tori S
Drawing by Jacinta T

PLANTS
T1 and Rm 19

Year 2001 Class Placements

Remember to submit any requests to Di or Brian by Monday 30 October. See the last newsletter for our Class Placement Policy.

Most parents by now would know that staff spend a lot of time considering class organization for the next year taking into account the knowledge we have of each child.

Any additional information from parents will help us to ensure we have made the best decision possible.

Milk Cartons
As part of our Year 5 vine propagation enterprise, we are now ready to plant out our cuttings into individual containers. We want to use 1 litre cardboard milk cartons for this, so if you use these, could you please send empty, rinsed cartons to Doug MacLean.

World Teachers Day
Each year we recognise and celebrate the great work that our teachers do in our school.

This year, we are focussing on how teachers have had significant, positive effects on our lives. We’ll share some anecdotes with our students at a whole school assembly in the hall at 11.00am on World Teachers Day – Friday 27 October.

Some School Councillors have offered to share a short anecdote at the assembly about a special teacher in their life. If you would like to share how a teacher from your school days had a significant and positive effect on your life, please contact Doug MacLean. If you can’t make the assembly, perhaps your child could relate your experience!

Parents are most welcome to come to our World Teachers Day assembly.

KOOKABURRA CAFÉ
OPEN ON GALA DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING

Milk Shakes $2.00
Spider Drinks $1.00/1.50
Bottled Water 600ml $1.10
Farmers Union Flav.Milk 375ml $1.40
Assorted Drinks also available
Ice Blocks, Ice Creams
Frozen O.J. $0.55
Slush Puppy $1.00 sml. $1.50 med.
Lollies and Chips

SPECIAL LUNCH COMING UP! Look out for the flyer out soon!
Mexican Chicken or Tomato Salsa NACHOS $2.50 the lot.

ADJUST YOUR MENUS FOR THE FOLLOWING!

Kids Lamington – new price is 30c ea.
Fruits of Forest Gulpers no longer available. Please cross of your list.
Thanks, Helen

THE FINAL WORD
I would just like to give everyone a final reminder on just a few things for Gala Day.

The tickets for all day rides will be on sale Friday morning before school and 3.00 – 3.30pm on Friday. The ride pass is from 10.30am till 3.30pm on the day and you can get your stamp from the ticketing booth from 10.00am.

If you have not purchased a pass before Sunday then the cost will be $15.00 for an unlimited ride pass or $3.00 per ride. This is for all oval rides, there are 7 different rides on the oval.

We will be collecting the tents and trestles on Friday night at 5pm from Blackwood and we need a few helpers to load the truck and unload it back at the school. If you can help please ring Georgie on 83872230. The setting up of tents will commence at 1.00pm on Saturday and we would love more helpers. Once Gala Day is finished we will be dismantling at 4.00pm and loading the truck from 5 – 5.30pm and once again I will need at least 4-6 men to follow the truck up to Blackwood to unload.

I know that everyone is helping where they can and on behalf of the committee and school I would like to thank the efforts of students, teachers and parents and hope that everyone enjoys themselves on the day.
WANTED TO BORROW: We would like to borrow a baby change table for Gala Day. Please phone me on the above number if you can oblige.

Georgie Goldfinch
Gala Day Committee

Report on Happy Valley School
Council Discussion regarding
resources from the Department
School Council recently received a letter from the Primary Principals Association inviting schools to lobby for particular resources.
The four areas were:

School Support Officers (SSO)
Physical Education
Reading Recovery Programs
Counsellors

After discussing our specific school needs and the merits of each option we prioritised these areas.

The primary requirement was for extra SSO¹s as it was felt that this would give teachers extra time to allow them to focus even more on teaching.

Our second preference was for access to school councillor facilities/time to deal with student issues which teachers/principals were either not equipped or did not have time to deal with. Topical items included school bullying and grief counselling as well as a broader range of counselling services.

Our third preference was reading recovery support and lastly, PE support.

A letter has been sent to the local State Member, Mr. R.Such indicating the schools preferences in resource allocation.
Roger and Anne Stephens

National Cartooning Competition
Last term all of our Year 7 students entered the LJ Hooker 2000 National Cartooning Competition.

The aim was to develop creative thinking skills through the medium of cartooning. Our students’ entries can be viewed outside the LJ Hooker office at the Happy Valley Shopping Centre.

Congratulations to Rory Porter and Kerri Duncan on both being awarded State finalists!

Y Ridge & M Gabb
Year 7 Teachers

PARENT CLUB NEWS
2001 CALENDAR ORDERS: By now you should have received your order forms for the fundraising calendars (if not please see your child’s teacher), and these need to be returned to the bookroom window no later than Friday 27 October. As this calendar includes your child’s artwork you might like to order one for the grandparents or other relatives, especially with Christmas just around the corner.
SLICES: Order forms for these should be sent out soon.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: This will be held on Tuesday 7 November at 9.00am in the staff room. All are welcome to attend and we would like to see as many new faces as possible, so please bring a friend.




	Above: 36 tiled tables have been a real labour of love for Penny Couche, her class and their parents … but on Gala Day you’ll see how spectacular they are. Left: Enjoy Network Computer Games - a Year 7 student enterprise Below: Lots of fun prizes can be won at the Pop’em Balloons stall – a Year 7 student enterprise.

Cartoon Competition entry by Kerri Duncan

DIARY DATES

Sun. 22 Oct.                   Gala Day 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Wed. 25 Oct.                 Budget Meeting 5.00 pm
Mon. 30 Oct.                  Family Life Evening
Mon. 6 Nov.                    School Council Meeting
Tues. 7 Nov.                   Parent Club Annual General
                                    Meeting 9.00am
Mon. 20 Nov.                  School Council Budget Meeting
Mon. 27 Nov.                  Annual General Meeting of School
                                    Council
Wed. 29 Nov.                 Parent Club Christmas Dinner
Mon. 11 Dec.                   Christmas Carol Night
Thurs. 14 Dec.                Year 7 Graduation
Frid. 15 Dec.                  Last day of Term 4 – Early
                                    dismissal 2.15pm

Cartoon Competition entry by Rory Porter

COMMUNITY NEWS

National Water Week October 15 – 21. Throughout the nation, hundreds of rivers snake through towns, cities and the woodlands. Humans and wildlife converge on these spots to live or play. They are a vital part of the country’s health.
DETE International Education Services – Homestay Accommodation Required – Long & short term, full fee paying International students studying in SA Government Secondary Schools from Term 1 2001 are seeking accommodation with SA families. Standard Boarding Rate $160 per week (2001). For further details contact Lyn Hassall or Mary Verbyla Accommodation Officers. Tel. 82262063 (Lyn) or82263157 (Mary).