Term One Week Six Issue Seven Thursday 8 March 2018

8 Ward Street Eudunda SA 5374

Phone: (08) 8581 1282

Fax: (08) 8581 1661

Email: office@sjls.sa.edu.au

Principal: Paula Skinner

Informer 2018

MARCH

Friday 9

P & F Meeting

Zooper Doopers at lunch

time—50 cents

Easter Performance

Monday 12

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Tuesday 13

EAS Pupil Free Day—No

DECD or Keller buses

Chapel in St John’s Lutheran

Church at 9.00am

Wednesday 14—Friday 16

Year Six/Seven Camp

Friday 16

Zooper Doopers at lunch

time – 50 cents

KFC—3.10pm to 7.30pm in

the St John’s School Hall

Friday 23

SAPSASA State Swimming

Zooper Doopers at lunch

time – 50 cents

Monday 26

NO CHAPEL

Friday 30

GOOD FRIDAY

APRIL

Monday 2

EASTER MONDAY

Tuesday 3—Friday 5

NO CHAPEL

Year Three/Four/Five Camp

Friday 6

Year Six/Seven Assembly

Zooper Doopers at lunch

time—50 cents

IMPORTANT 2018 DATES

“What would you do if you had one hundred

sheep and one of them wandered off?

Wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine on the

hillside to go and look for the one that had

wandered away?

I am sure that finding it would make you

happier than having the ninety-nine that

never wandered off.

That’s how it is with your Father in Heaven.

He doesn't want any of His little ones lost.”

Matthew 18:12—14 (CEV)

Chances are there may be times when we will

wander off and sheepishly wonder how we will ever

find our way home. We don’t have to worry about

getting lost, as Jesus will find us.

Submitted by Lisa Pfitzner

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From the

Principal…..

Last Friday we had a fantastic day at our Swimming Carnival. Well

done everyone on contributing to such a successful whole school

event. Thank you Mrs Cluse for again facilitating a fun filled

swimming experience. Thank you also to all our staff for the help and

support they provided to each other and to the students so that

everyone experienced an amazing day. Thank you also to our

parents who helped with different events throughout the day and to

our P & F Committee for providing us with tasty food to keep our energy levels up.

One thing that never changes in our school is the culture of community, that sense of

belonging. This is experienced first hand at whole school events like our Swimming Carnival.

We can all be very proud of the way our students encourage each other, support and help

each other, no matter what team they are cheering for. This special experience should not

be taken for granted. Again, as a team, together we do achieve great things.

Congratulations Eckermann on winning this year’s Swimming Carnival.

Pedal Prix 2018

A reminder to our Pedal Prix students and families that our first training session will be held this

Friday at the Eudunda Oval complex from 3.30pm to 5.00pm.

Pupil Free Day at Eudunda Area School

The Eudunda Area School will be having a pupil free day on Tuesday 13 March 2018. There will

be no DECD or Keller buses operating on this day. Please make alternative arrangements for

your children to be at school. The Kapunda bus will run as normal on this day.

Valuing Safe Communities

At St John’s we appreciate and value the commitment our parents have in giving their time to

help with excursions, going on camps, helping in the classroom and listening to reading. In the

past I have delivered a Valuing Safe Communities training session for parents who volunteer

their time in our school. Lutheran Education Australia has now implemented a simple online

training session that parents can access at no cost.

A letter will be sent home explaining how you can easily complete this process online. If you

have difficulty accessing the internet, please do not hesitate to come into school and

organise a time to access a computer here. It is compulsory for parents to complete this

training if you volunteer at the school. Once you have completed the session you will receive

a certificate. Please bring your certificate into the school so we can make a copy of this for

our records. Thank you again to all parents for your continued support.

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From the

Principal continued…..

Quality Schools Survey 2018

As mentioned in previous newsletters this year our school will be participating in surveys

managed by Research Australia Development and Innovation Institute (RADII). The surveys are

being conducted for the school by RADII under a contract with Lutheran Education Australia.

The data that is collected will be used by the school and Lutheran Education Australia to

develop strategies and implement initiatives to improve the quality of education offered by

Lutheran schools.

Students will receive an invitation to participate via their school email address and may

complete their surveys during class time.

In addition, parents and staff are invited to participate in the survey. We hope the parent

survey will help us to find out how well the school is managing the wellbeing of its students.

Parents will receive an email in early March 2018 from Dr Jean Thompson at RADII with an

invitation to respond to the survey online. Please check your Junk mail folder for the survey in

case RADII’s addresses are not listed in your address book. Better still, enter the email

address for Dr Thompson (thompson@radii.org) in your address book.

All survey responses go directly to RADII and are not identifiable by the school, unless you wish

to indicate that you want your feedback to be identified. All data will be stored securely and

the anonymity of all participants is assured.

If you do not wish to participate in the survey or you do not want your child to participate,

please notify the school.

We encourage you to respond to the survey as this provides valuable feedback to the school.

When the feedback from the survey is received we will share the findings with you.

Paula Skinner—Principal

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From the

Sports Coordinator continued…..

Swimming Carnival

Last Friday we held our annual Swimming Carnival at the Eudunda Swimming Pool. The morning

commenced with students nine years old and older participating in the Freestyle, Breaststroke,

Backstroke and relays and the eight year old and under participating in the noodle, kickboard and

swim events. There were also a few new events that ran for half a lap for students nine years and

over.

It was wonderful to see the great sportsmanship displayed by all students when encouraging and

cheering on students, not just from their own house but also from the other houses.

Special mention must be made of the following student who broke records:

Jaz Williams broke the 33m nine year old girls’ Backstroke record with a time of

45.73 beating Ashleigh Mickan’s record of 47.83 in 2009. Jaz Williams also

broke the 33m nine year old girls’ Freestyle record with a time of 35.13 beating

a 20 year old record from Lauren Bungey’s time of 35.46 set in 1998. This is a

tremendous achievement and we congratulate Jaz.

The afternoon’s tabloid events, which included students from Foundation to Year Seven enjoyed

such activities as ‘peg collect’, ‘tube race’ and ‘hoop relay’, which were very hotly contested.

The day’s swimming events concluded with a House Relay consisting of students, parents and staff.

At the end of the day’s events the results were announced with Eckermann finishing first with 313

points, followed by Ziersch with 310 points and then Dutschke with 229 points.

It was terrific to see the exceptional turn out of parents who attended the Carnival, assisted with

the events and supported their children. Mrs Nicole Milde, the P & F chairperson, presented the

shield to the Eckermann House Captains. William Schutz and Ebony Noack responded on behalf of

their houses, thanking the organisers, parent helpers and teachers.

Kathy Cluse

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From the

Sports Coordinator continued…..

Additional thanks go to all staff and parents who had assisted on the day, with a special mention

to the P & F for providing us with recess and lunch. Enormous thanks to Chelsea Laucke for being

our ‘official’ photographer. We now have a lot of good photos to remember the day.

Well done to the terrific participation of the students who supported and encouraged each other

throughout the day.

First placed winners for the nine year and older events are as follows:

Jude Geister—100m Open Freestyle, Eleven year old boys’ Freestyle, Backstroke

Jaz Williams—Nine year old girls’ Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke

Ethan Baker—Nine year old boys’ Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke

Will Friebel—Ten year old boys’ Freestyle, Breaststroke

Brett Schiller—Ten year old boys’ Backstroke

Makaya Sauer—Ten year old girls’ Freestyle, Butterfly

Kayley Schulz—Ten year old girls’ Backstroke

Lilli Pfitzner—Ten year old girls’ Breaststroke

Mitchell Roebuck—Eleven year old boys’ Breaststroke

Sienna Noack—Eleven year old girls’ Freestyle

Elisha Mosey—Eleven year old girls’ Breaststroke

Alicia Welchman—Twelve year old girls’ Freestyle

Amber Meinhardt—Twelve year old girls’ Breaststroke

Henry O’Brien—Twelve year old boys’ Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke

Tarik Sauer—Twelve year old boys’ Butterfly

Thomas Mosey—Thirteen + year old boys’ Freestyle

Isaac Milde—Thirteen + year old boys’ Backstroke, Butterfly

William Schutz—Thirteen + year old boys’ Breaststroke

Dusty Schulz—Thirteen + year old girls’ Freestyle

Ebony Noack—Thirteen + year old girls’ Backstroke

Amelia Leditschke—Thirteen + year old girls’ Breaststroke

Kathy Cluse

Swimming Coordinator

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Swimming Carnival

Snapshots…..

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Prayer and Care

Corner…..

This week we pray for the following members of our staff and school families:

Lucy O’Driscoll Scott and Stephanie Heidrich

Brenda Verrall Daniel and Louise Jenke

Sarah Evans and Michael Tatham

Did you know……?

In our school library, we have several useful parenting books available for

borrowing. During this term, I will be sharing some of these books with our

school community with a brief description. Be sure to have a look at these

books when you next visit the school and see Mrs Brenda Verrall if you wish to

borrow.

‘Raising beaut kids – being a parent isn’t easy.’ This book is like an instant

parent manual that covers many topics including; sibling rivalry, boredom, pocket money,

meal time mayhem, manners, tricky kid behaviour, cranky kids in the car. Each chapter offers

typical tricky scenarios that parents face and practical ways to respond to kids when they

serve up those awkward and tricky behaviours. This is a book that I wish I had read when my

children were younger!

Lynn Grosser

From the

Care Coordinator…..

Church Times

Sunday 11 March 2018…..

EUDUNDA/ROBERTSTOWN PARISH KAPUNDA PARISH

Eudunda 8.30am HC Kapunda 9.00am P

Point Pass 8.30am LR Bethel 10.30am HC

Robertstown 10.00am LR Allen’s Creek 10.00am LR

Peep Hill 10.30am HC

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Parents and Friends

News…..

Date of Event/

Fundraiser

Event and Details Helpers required

9 March P & F Meeting

All welcome

Community

News and Events…..

KFC "Easter Eggcitement"

The annual “Kids For Christ” Easter event is on Friday 16 March at the St John's School Hall,

Eudunda. The timeframe is 3.10pm onward, for a 3.30pm start, finishing at 7.30pm. This is an

extended session, concluding with tea (approximately 6.00pm) and special family time

(7.00pm). There will be Easter egg games, water games and learning about Easter! The cost is

$7.00 per child (whole session) or $2.00 (afternoon only), and $5.00 per adult for tea. New 2018

consent forms have been distributed through school this week. Bookings are needed for all

children attending and for adults coming for tea. For enquiries and bookings (by Thursday 15

March) please contact Chris Doecke on 0488 047 861 or via the KFC Facebook group. Consent

forms need to get to Chris before this date. When booking, please mention how long the children

will be attending, i.e. the whole session including tea or if leaving early then please indicate the

departure time. If any families would like to help with afternoon tea, please get in touch in

advance. All children and families from the Eudunda and Robertstown communities are welcome

to join in. New children, parents and grandparents are especially invited.

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Community

News and Events continued…..

Eudunda Basketball Club

Presentation Night

18 March 5.00pm for 5.30pm start

Eudunda Sporting Clubrooms

Build a Burger and Chips - $5.00 each

The bar will also be open to purchase drinks

Grand Final will be held at the

Kapunda Stadium on this day.

Good luck to our teams!!

EUDUNDA ROBERTSTOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

Please note in your diaries:

Thursday 8 March at Eudunda Oval U1 4’s and U17’s at 5.00pm

Meet the coaches, a short training, registrations, sausages and a can of drink after training. Thursday 22 March at Eudunda Oval Aus-kickers, Sub Minis and Minis

Meet the coaches, a short training session, registrations and a sausage sizzle with the Netball Club.

We are also looking for team managers and game day helpers for all grades.

2018 season starts on 14 April

If you are interested in helping out or know someone who might be could you please let us know.

Any questions please contact Liam Roebuck or Andrew Kleinig

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Community

News and Events continued…..

Eudunda Robertstown Netball Club

Junior training to commence

Thursday 15 March

at Eudunda at 4.00pm.

J1s to train at 5.00pm.

Free sausage sizzle after training

Any queries please contact 0427 201 361 Chantel Schutz

(Junior Coordinator)