Sunday, September 22, 2019

Week 10 Term 3

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 Exhibition
The Exhibition will be take place on Wednesday 6  November, and parents will be invited to come along and have a look at the exhibition that evening.    

Further information on the PYP Exhibition can be found at the link below – scroll to the bottom of the page and look for the section entitled PYP Exhibition 2019.


If you have any questions about the Exhibition, please contact us.


Whole school reminders/updates:

Term 3 ends this Friday.  We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday break.
Term 4 returns Monday 14 October

We say farewell and thank you to:
  • Alicia Gross (Foundation teacher) who has decided to return to Canada at the end of this term to be with her unwell brother and support her family. 
  • Paul Adler (year 4) who has filled in whilst Mr Davies & Mr Jones have been on leave
Potential Bus Service 2020
  • In a recent survey we asked “would you be interested in utilising a bus service if one was offered?, and we had 47 families respond with an interest.
  • The next step is to gather names and addresses to develop the service.  If you have an interest please complete page 2 of the document Click here and return ASAP
SPORTS DAY Friday 27 September (last day of Term 3)
  • Parents, families and friends are invited to join us for Sports Day
Tea, coffee, muffins, biscuits for sale
Sausage Sizzle @ $2 / sausage
(Students are asked to preorder their sausage lunch by giving $2 to your class teacher prior to Friday)
Program
9:05am                  Whole School Devotion and Opening Ceremony in Taikondi
9:20am                 Championship Sprints as a whole school on the main oval
10:20am               Class and Year Level Events
(all classes will have a designated 20 minute lunch break during the class events)
1:20pm                 Closing Ceremony and Awards on the main oval
1:40pm                 Children going early can be collected & signed out from their classrooms  
1.50pm                  Year 6 students will participate in a Staff vs Students Sports Program. 
F-Yr 5 students can watch or choose another activity in Taikondi
3.25pm                  End of Term

  • Students are to wear sports uniform but can choose to wear a t-shirt in their team colour, plus coloured ribbons, socks, streamers. Please bring your HAT.  Coloured hairsprays must be applied at home.  Please apply sunscreen prior to coming to school. 
  • Click here to read the note sent home class week with extra information

ALWS Fundraiser Mon 23-Thurs 26 Sept
  • Students who wish to participate will run/walk laps on the oval during recess times this week.  Families and friends can sponsor their child to raise money to help children in developing countries through ALWS   
  • Click here for the sponsorship form
SUBWAY NO SUBWAY Fri 27 Sept  -  sports day sausage sizzle instead

WORSHIP & PRAISE  NO W&P Fri 27 Sept – sports day devotion instead

NAPLAN REPORTS 2019 will go home this Thursday to Yr 3 and 5 students

SUMMER UNIFORM  is to be worn from Term 4. 
  • This refers to the formal uniform for students in Yr 2-6;  Summer Dress for girls and Grey Shorts and Short Sleeve Shirt for boys.    
  • Some students have been wearing non-uniform sports items to school.  Please purchase all sports shorts and trackpants via the uniform shop.
  • The Uniform Shop is open Mondays at 8.30-9.15am and Fridays 3-3.45pm.
  • The Second Hand Uniform shop is open Tuesdays 8.45-9.15am and Wednesdays 3.15-3.45pm
  • HATS are required to be worn in Term 4.  Please ensure they are clearly named. 

iGOSH
October School Holiday Care
Online bookings have now closed, but there are some places remaining on some days/  To book in now please contact Katrina direct via email or mobile.   Late bookings will incur a Late Booking Fee of $10 per child, per day. The daily PROGRAM can be found at this link
  • Confirmation and Consent letters will go home today and need to be signed and returned before Friday. 
  • Accounts will need to be below $500 and the last vac care account paid to use the service these holidays. 
Bookings
  • If your child(ren) haven’t used iGOSH for 8 weeks, you will receive a letter / email from centrelink stating their enrolment has ceased.  However you can still make bookings via the system and the day after attending you will receive a notification in your mygov to confirm the enrolment. This happens each time you don’t use the service for 8 weeks.
  • Term 4 bookings are now open online. Go to www.carebookings.com.au – code number KTQQ3
2019 Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition
  • Held for students who live in the Town of Gawler.
  • Click here to download information and entry form
  • Entries close Friday 27 September 2019.  

Rotary Gawler – Youth Art Competition and Exhibition

  • Open to all youths aged 5-18 yrs - create your picture (A3 size max) and enter it for display and judging at the Gawler Village Fair Saturday 2 November 2019. 
  • Entries due Weds 23/10
  • Click here for the entry form and further details.        

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Week 9 Term 3

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Uniform 
Uniform days revert to: Monday Tuesday and Friday -Sport uniform 
                                     Wednesday Thursday - Formal

Exhibition
We have begun the Exhibition process and today we assigned the groups. An email with greater detail will be sent out shortly but until then mark the date November 6th for our evening celebration. 

Conferences
It's great to see many families signing up for conferences. See notes below if you are yet to do so.

Whole school reminders/updates:

Learning Conferences – parent+teacher+student (interviews)
The first meeting date option is tomorrow – followed by 2 dates next week
Tuesday 17 September (Week 9)     3:45pm to 8:05pm
Tuesday 24 September (Week 10)   3:45pm to 8:05pm
Thursday 26 September (Week 10) 3:45pm to 6:20pm
  • Some parents have not yet booked a timeslot to meet the teacher. 
Please do so via  www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code fs69u
  • The online booking system will close Tues 17 Sept at 10am.  (It will reopen again Weds 10am for next week’s dates).  If you need help booking a time please contact the office. 
  • Attached is the note which explains whether your child should attend, along with the form you can complete and return so your teacher can prepare and respond to at the interview.  Click here to download it from our website.
Learning Conferences with Specialist Teachers
  • Some parents/caregivers have requested conference times with our specialist teachers.  We will be in touch shortly to arrange times for our specialists to meet with you.  If you have not requested a conference but would like to see some of what has been happening in specialist lessons, please take the time to visit our specialist teachers and see their displays in Taikondi during the learning conference evenings.

Potential Bus Service 2020
  • In a recent survey we asked “would you be interested in utilising a bus service if one was offered?, and we had 47 families respond with an interest.
  • The next step is to gather names and addresses to develop the service.  If you have an interest please complete page 2 of the document Click here and return ASAP

AMAZING ME Facts of Life” Education Seminar
Wednesday 18 September  6.30pm at Immanuel School (approx 90 minutes presentation)
  • There is still opportunity for parents and their child/ren (for year 4, 5 & 6’s) to register to attend. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code xpssg.   Cost is $35 per family and prepayment is preferred. 
  • Click here to read more about the presentation by Rowena Wallace.  Two of our teachers will be attending too. 

UNIFORM Thurs 19 Sept the weather is forecast 27o.  If students are wearing formal they can choose to wear their Summer Formal Uniform. 

JUNIOR YOUTH 2 more sessions for term 3 Thurs 19 & 26 Sept  

SUBWAY lunch this Fri 20 Sept but NO SUBWAY Fri 27 Sept

WORSHIP & PRAISE  Fri 20 Sept 9am with Guest Julie Krause from ALWS (Australian Lutheran World Service).  All welcome. 

ICAS TESTING English and Maths this week, for those registered students

SUMMER UNIFORM  is to be worn from Term 4. 
  • This refers to the formal uniform for students in Yr 2-6;  Summer Dress for girls and Grey Shorts and Short Sleeve Shirt for boys.    
  • Some students have been wearing non-uniform sports items to school.  Please purchase all sports shorts and trackpants via the uniform shop.
  • The Uniform Shop is open Mondays at 8.30-9.15am and Fridays 3-3.45pm.
  • The Second Hand Uniform shop is open Tuesdays 8.45-9.15am and Wednesdays 3.15-3.45pm

SPORTS DAY Friday 27 September (last day of Term 3)
Refer to the NOTE being sent home today for some details and the program. 

ALWS Fundraiser is now in week 10 Mon 23-Thurs 26 Sept
  • Students who wish to participate will run/walk laps on the oval during recess times next week.  Families and friends can sponsor their child to raise money to help children in developing countries through ALWS   
  • Click here for the sponsorship form

iGOSH
October School Holiday Care
Online bookings close 10am Friday 20 September.  Any bookings made after this day will incur a Late Booking Fee of $10 per child, per day. The daily PROGRAM can be found at this link
  • Confirmation and Consent letters will be sent home Mon 23 Sept (W10 T3) and need to be signed and returned before the end of the week. 
  • Accounts will need to be below $500 and the last vac care account paid to use the service these holidays. 
Bookings
  • If your child(ren) haven’t used iGOSH for 8 weeks, you will receive a letter / email from centrelink stating their enrolment has ceased.  However you can still make bookings via the system and the day after attending you will receive a notification in your mygov to confirm the enrolment. This happens each time you don’t use the service for 8 weeks.
  • Term 4 bookings are now open online. Go to www.carebookings.com.au – code number KTQQ3

2019 Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition
  • Held for students who live in the Town of Gawler.
  • Click here to download information and entry form
  • Entries close Friday 27 September 2019.  

Rotary Gawler – Youth Art Competition and Exhibition
  • Open to all youths aged 5-18 yrs - create your picture (A3 size max) and enter it for display and judging at the Gawler Village Fair Saturday 2 November 2019. 
  • Entries due Weds 23/10
  • Click here for the entry form and further details.  




Sunday, September 8, 2019





CONCERT WEEK HAS ARRIVED! 
Matinee Wednesday 2pm
Evening  Thursday   7pm
On Thursday evening students are to arrive from 6.30pm, fully dressed. 
All year 6 students are to be signed in and out from Mr. Semmler's room.  
Students will be supervised by Mrs. Eckermann and Miss Gross, as Mr. S will be working the sound desk.

ALWS FUNDRAISER
Please consider donating to the ALWS fundraiser. 
$26 is enough to send one child to school. 
The Parliament group organising this event have a dream to raise enough funds for the amount of students we have here at Immanuel, hoping to send 335 students to school in an underdeveloped country.


Whole school reminders/updates:
SCHOOL CONCERT
  • Our year 4, 5, 6’s are very excited as it’s now Concert week
  • Wednesday 11 September MATINEE Performance at 2pm  (no cost)
Arrive from 1.30pm and enjoy a tea or coffee
  • Thursday 12 September EVENING Performance at 7pm ($5 / ticket)
Students need to arrive at 6.30pm.  Parents can enjoy a pre-concert drink.  
Click here for seating and other info.   
  • If you have yet purchased your ticket please contact or visit the school office. 
    Seats are still available.   

Don’t forget it’s STUDENT FREE DAY Friday 13 September for the whole school.
  • iGOSH is available but please contact Katrina direct as any casual bookings remaining close tomorrow Tues 10 Sept at 5pm.  The program and consent forms will go home Tuesday.  Please sign and return asap. 
  • Enjoy the long weekend!

NO JUNIOR YOUTH this Thursday 12 September and
NO SUBWAY lunch this Friday 13 September
ICAS TESTING Writing and Spelling Bee this week, for those registered students

Term 3 Learning Conferences – parent+teacher+student (interviews)
Conference Meeting dates and times are:
  • Tuesday 17 September (Week 9)     3:45pm to 8:05pm
  • Tuesday 24 September (Week 10)   3:45pm to 8:05pm
  • Thursday 26 September (Week 10) 3:45pm to 6:20pm
If you have yet booked a time to meet with the teacher please do so via  www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code fs69u
Click here to read the note which explains whether your child should attend too.   

Potential Bus Service 2020
  • Click here to read the letter sent home via the Newsletter last Friday
  • If you have an interest please complete page 2 and return ASAP

AMAZING ME Facts of Life” Education Seminar
Wednesday 18 September  6.30pm at Immanuel School (approx 90 minutes presentation)
  • This is for parents and their child/ren (for year 4, 5 & 6’s) with presenter Rowena Thomas.  Other local Lutheran schools have also been invited to attend. 
  • $35 per family. 
  • To book go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code xpssg 
  • Click here to read more about the presentation   

SPORTS DAY Friday 27 September (last day of Term 3)
Refer to the Newsletter for the program. 

SUMMER UNIFORM  is to be worn from Term 4. 
  • This refers to the formal uniform for students in Yr 2-6;  Summer Dress for girls and Grey Shorts and Short Sleeve Shirt for boys.    
  • Some students have been wearing non-uniform sports items to school.  Please purchase all sports shorts and trackpants via the uniform shop.
  • The Uniform Shop is open Mondays at 8.30-9.15am and Fridays 3pm to 3.45pm.
  • The Second Hand Uniform shop is open Tuesdays 8.45-9.15am and Wednesdays 3.15-3.45pm

iGOSH
October School Holiday Care
  • The PROGRAM can be found at this link
  • Online bookings are now open but close 10am Friday 20 September
  • Some of the days are capped so please get in early
  • Confirmation and Consent forms will be sent home Monday 23 September (W10 T3)
  • Accounts will need to be below $500 to access the holiday care, and the last vac care account paid. Your help with this is appreciated
  • All IGOSH online bookings are via www.carebookings.com.au – code number KTQQ3

2019 Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition
  • Held for students who live in the Town of Gawler.
  • Click here to download information and entry form
  • Entries close Friday 27 September 2019.  

Rotary Gawler – Youth Art Competition and Exhibition
  • Open to all youths aged 5-18 yrs - create your picture (A3 size max) and enter it for display and judging at the Gawler Village Fair Saturday 2 November 2019. 
  • Entries due Weds 23/10
  • Click here for the entry form and further details.  



Sunday, September 1, 2019

Week 7 Term 3




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Concert Costume and sound check 
Tomorrow, Tuesday September 3rd is a chance for students to bring in their costumes to be checked. We ask that all articles of clothing are named and in a named plastic bag.

Food forest Excursion
Thursday September 5th is the food forest excursion. Please check that you have signed and returned the permission slip.

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Whole school reminders/updates:

Spring is here and only 4 weeks left of Term 3.  We hope everyone had a great “Father’s Day” or Special Day celebration. 

KEEPING WELL  
  • There seems to be many colds and coughs going around the school.
  • Please remind your child about good handwashing and to cover their coughs and sneezes with a tissue or into their bent arm. 
  • If your child is unwell please give them a rest day at home. 

ICAS TESTING
  • Digital Technologies and Science will be held this week.  Writing and Spelling Bee next week, for those registered students

P&F Quiz Night this Friday 6 September 6.30pm for 7pm start
  • If you want to attend please purchase or reserve your tickets by this Weds 4 Sept am, so we can cater accordingly  
  • $10 / ticket or book a table of 10 for $80
  • Creche available for children age 4-12 @ $2 each.  Click here for more information.
  • P&F Giant Wheelbarrow Raffle Tickets $2 each or 3 for $5

Worship and Praise
  • Friday 6 September 9am with Mr Newton / Mrs Rollings Year 3 students – all welcome to attend

HELP please  - someone with a truck or trailer?
  • We are hiring over 400 chairs from Starplex for our upcoming School Concert and are needing someone with a truck or large trailer to help pick them up on Tues 10 Sept and return them Fri 13 Sept.   If you can help please let Simon Wundersitz or the school office know asap.  Thanks

SCHOOL CONCERT (Upper  Primary Yr 4, 5 & 6’s performing)
  • Tickets on sale now!  Click here for details.   
  • Wednesday 11 September MATINEE Performance at 2pm  (no cost)
  • Thursday 12 September EVENING Performance at 7pm ($5 / ticket)
  • Tickets will be sent home with students this Friday. 

STUDENT FREE DAY
  • Friday 13 September (following the concert) for the whole school

iGOSH
Student Free Day Friday 13 September
  • If you need care on this day, please book online now.  (Bookings will close this Friday at 2pm)
  • The cost will be $47 for the full onsite day
  • A consent form will go home Monday 9 Sept with more information about the day. 

October School Holiday Care
  • The PROGRAM was sent home to families last Friday, and can be found at this link
  • Online bookings are now open but close 10am Friday 20 September.
  • Some of the days are capped so please get in early
  • Confirmation and Consent forms will be sent home Monday 23 September (W10 T3)
  • Accounts will need to be below $500 to access the holiday care, and the last vac care account paid. Your help with this is appreciated.

All IGOSH online bookings are via www.carebookings.com.au – code number KTQQ3

Term 3 Learning Conferences (between parent-teacher-student)
Conference dates and times are:
  • Tuesday 17 September (Week 9)     3:45pm to 8:05pm
  • Tuesday 24 September (Week 10)   3:45pm to 8:05pm
  • Thursday 26 September (Week 10) 3:45pm to 6:20pm
To book a time go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code fs69u
Click here to read more information

AMAZING ME Facts of Life” Education Seminar
Wednesday 18 September  6.30pm at Immanuel School (approx 90 minutes presentation)
  • This is for parents and their child/ren  (for year 4, 5 & 6’s) with presenter Rowena Thomas.  Other local schools have also been invited to attend. 
  • $35 per family.  Click here to read more and how to book

2019 Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition
  • Held again for students who live in the Town of Gawler.
  • Click here to download information and entry form
  • Entries close Friday 27 September 2019.