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Term 2 Week 4 Number 7 26th May 2017
Adelaide Street Magill 5072
T +618 8331 9422 | F +618 8431 5572
E dl1213_infoschoolssaeduau | W wwwmagillschoolsaeduau
ABSENT SMS 0427 016 460
Families can encourage learning in lots of fun ways making a difference to their childrenrsquos growth and development They can spend time doing things together and this builds a childrsquos dispositions for learning There are many ways to support learning at home as well as at school Parents donrsquot need to be experts hellip they can support through reading together making time for adult ndash child conversations exploring a childrsquos special interests and developing a productive environment for homework and the use of digital technology
Consider the following ways to engage with your child
Read together ndash books before bed Grandmarsquos favourite story on Skype email from Grandpa story on an iPad with a sibling street signs or a traditional family recipe
Write together ndash shopping list invitation to a friend a letter envelope to grandparents birthday cards information while on a family holiday
Talk together ndash ask open ended questions talk about big ideas passions sport movies books family history and family traditions rhymes Talk with the whole family at dinner time and Skype with family members
Play together ndash board games family card games construct cubby houses dress-ups hide and seek ball games lego blocks bake with a family member
Laugh together ndash tell jokes make up rhymes and riddles family concerts and watch a funny movie
Move together ndash go for a family walk or bike ride jump on the trampoline swim play backyard cricket plant a vegie patch swing and climb at the local park try different sports
Explore together ndash visit the museum art gallery or the zoo story time at the library holiday at the beach bus ride to the city shop at the market swim at the local pool camp in the backyard
All members of a family support the development of a child mums dads step-parents grandparents aunts and uncles and cousins As my 10 year old grandson put it so eloquently ldquoI learn lots from my mum and dad and teacher but I also learn other stuff from old people like you and grandpardquo Well hellip they say it takes a village to educate a child
RESPECT
EXCELLENCE
HONESTY
RESPONSIBILITY
Dates to Remember
WELCOME TO TERM 2
HELPING CHILDREN LEARN - How the whole family can learn together
Next Assembly
Friday 23rd June
Rec - Year 2 - 940am
Year 3-7 - 1140am
School Tours Tuesday 20th June 930am - 1030am
Booking essential
Pupil Free Days Friday 9th June
Monday 14th August School Closure
Friday 1st September
Governing Council
Next meeting
Monday 19th June
Mark in your diary
DreamBig parade
Friday 26th May
915am Primary Asphalt
Music is Fun Band
Wednesday 5th July
In the gym
NEWSLETTER
MAGILL SCHOOL
OFFICE HOURS 830AM - 400PM
CASH OFFICE DAILY
830AM - 930AM amp 245PM - 330PM
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS
MEDICATION Please ensure your childrsquos medication is up to date If your child has a health care plan check that it is current NUT AWARENESS Magill School has a NUT AWARENESS POLICY to prevent allergic reactions for students with allergies LOST PROPERTY Please ensure that your childrens uniform is clearly labelled and named
COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS
LEADERSHIP STAFF FRONT OFFICE
Communication is very important between home and school We encourage parents to contact teachers leadership staff or the front office staff (depending on the issue) with any enquiries concerns or information All staff are keen to support and be available to discuss and spend quality time with parents One form of communication is email All staff are happy to provide their work email address for parent communication
Parent helpers are valued at Magill DECD legisla-tion requires all volunteers who provide assistance with education or care to attend a Responding to Abuse and Neglect (RAN)ndash Education and Care induction session This ses-sion is for all carers and volunteers volunteering in schools or assisting on school excursions and camps The Department for Education and Child Development has adjusted the processes for certification to now include online training To complete the online training please email Anne Gilligan AnneGilligan487schoolssaeduau
RAN TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERs
The staff and Governing Council are keen to receive your feedback answer any questions and listen to your concerns Please feel free to contact teachers (I believe your childrsquos class teacher has already provided their school email address) leadership and our Governing Council chair Jo Adler If you wish to contact either Jo or the leadership team please email us at jmadler71gmailcom
DiFletcher777schoolssaeduau
DaphneSchumacher26schoolssaeduau
LishaNash505schoolssaeduau
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW
MUSICAL MAESTROS
Congratulations to Jordan L for being successful in gaining a position in the Primary Schoolsrsquo Music Festival Central Troupe for the 2017 concert series Well done
On Monday 15 May the Governing Council met and discussed the following
Capacity issues at the school
Principal position in 2018
Well-being Plan Anti-bullying survey
Nature play
Outsourcing of the Uniform shop
Information sent home to families separately
SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR
In the Resource Centre
May 29th - June 2nd
CAN YOU HOST A KOREAN STUDENT Magill School has the pleasure of hosting students from the Cheongju Study Tour group visiting South Australia Students are year 5 6 and 7 age groups They will be arriving at the beginning of Term 3 and staying for 2 - 3 weeks If you would like to host a student please contact Rachel Owens
GOVERNING COUNCIL NEWS
Foster Carers can be single couples people at home working full-time part-time or studying Free training and ongoing profession-al support (including 24-hour assistance) is provided Find out more at one of our upcoming information sessions
Tuesday 27th June
St Matthews Church
146 Kensington Road
Marryatville SA 5068
630-830pm
SCHOOL UNIFORM - SHOES AND BAGS
Reminderhellipthe School Dress Code policyhellipshoes sneakers are
to be white beige navy blackhellipNo psychedelic colours
Students are to have a school back pack or at least a bottle green
bag
REMEMBER TO NAME EVERYTHING THAT COMES TO SCHOOL
Please inspect your childrsquos school hat and if it has a cord please immediately remove the cord and if you have concerns about the safety of the hat please speak with me or office staff We are not selling hats with cords and are currently exploring safer alternatives The safety of Magill students is of utmost importance Di Fletcher PRINCIPAL
ENROLLING FOR KINDERGARTEN
HAT SAFETY
Parents please have your child check the lost property if they have lost their hat There is a large number of hats in the lost property located in the Resource centre foyer
LOST PROPERTY
REMEMBER
STUDENT NAME ON ALL ITEMS
THAT COME TO SCHOOL
CUT OFF CORD
Every two years The DreamBIG Arts Festival is celebrated across South Australian schools This year Magill School is celebrating DreamBIG with a parade Week 4 Friday 26th May 2017 (approximately 915am) on the primary asphalt All students in the year 2-7 choirs will open this parade with a ldquoBIG singrdquo Come along and see how classes have interpreted this years theme Feed the Mind There will be some wonderful and colourful visual arts creations on parade Other class activities include creating dream catchers with buddy classes to be displayed during the term and lunchtime student buskers A whole school yoga mindfulness workshop is being facilitated for students on Thursday 25th May 2017
DREAMBIG ARTS FESTIVAL
Children who turn 4 prior to 1st May 2018 are eligible to begin their yearrsquos preschool in Jan 2018 Please ensure that your child is enrolled at their local kindergarten
Places for children who live in the local designated catchment area will be offered from the beginning of August Places for children residing outside the kindergartenrsquos designated catchment area will be offered in the last week in September
Magill Kindergarten is offering a tour of the kindergarten on 6th June Please email the Director Isobel on isobelquick318schoolssaeduau if you would like to attend Intention to Enrol forms are available on the kindergartenrsquos website or call 83324803 if you have any questions
To make us all aware of the amount of unnecessary rubbish that
we produce we would like everyone to try and bring a LITTER
FREE LUNCH on World Environment Day You can use re-useable
plastic containers for food instead of plastic paper or foil
wrapping Choose a piece of fruit that doesnrsquot need to be
wrapped up Use your water
bottle and re-fill every day
Thank you
The Environment Action Team
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Emily P2
Kezia P2
Poppy P2
Jake P6
Aiden P6
Max P6
Annabel P6
Jaskirt P6
Annabele P6
Luca P6
Jeslie P6
Zach P15
Fifa P6
Loki P6
Ewan P6
Alana P9
Leila P9
Meenakshi
Richard
Penny F4
Matilda F4
Nicholas
Harry M F2
Imogen P13
Myles P12
Kushai P14
Benithi P14
Hamish P14
Kyshal P14
Gabrielle P14
Zayne M6
Ava M6
Adiha F1
Liana F1
Phoebe F9
Bella F11
Joel F9
Aiden P3
Nasheeta F14
Subin F1
Zack F15
Zoe F1
Phoebe F1
Tahlia F1
Audrey P1
Ruby P1
Theodore P3
Lizzie P3
Abigail P3
Helpful Caring Responsibility Team Player Excellence Unknown
YARD STARS
DURING WEEK 1 amp 2
In F8 we have been learning about nature play areas
and how important it is for us to look after our
environment and not destroy it play in nature and most
importantly be kids and have fun We have researched
planned and designed our own nature play areas
Nature Play STEM Investigation
Year 3 Movie Night A lot of fun was had by all year 3 students at our pizza and movie night in the school gym
M1 Hockey Lessons
Itrsquos time for students to begin work on their entries for the
Oliphant Science Awards
The Oliphant Science Awards is an opportunity for students to
develop their interest in science through a range of categories
to suit a wide range of abilities and interests
Categorieshellip
Models and Inventions Scientific Inquiry
Crystal Investigation Multimedia
Games Photography
Posters (individual only) Science
Writing (individual only)
Computer Programming and Robotics (must attend judging day)
If your child would like to submit an entry for the Oliphant
Science Awards please complete the registration form and
submit payment to the cash office by Friday 16th June 2017
(entries will not be submitted until payment has been made)
For more information please see
Danielle Bator or Nathan Collingridge
or visit the website httpwwwoliphantscienceawardscomau
Dragon Boat Festival also known a duān wǔ Festival is a traditional and important
celebration in China Dragon Boat Festival 2017 falls on Tuesday 30th May
What Do People Do
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many people eat rice dumplings (zograveng zi ) drink realgar wine
(xiong huang jiu) and race dragon boats
In the Republic of China the festival was also celebrated as Poets Day in honour of Qu Yuan who is known as
Chinas first poet
Words and Phrases to know about Dragon Boat Festival
1 Dragon Boat Festival ndash Duān wǔ jieacute 端午节
2 The patriotic poet commemorated on the Dragon Boat
Festival ndash Qū Yuaacuten 屈原
3 Dragon ndash loacuteng 龙
4 Dragon boat ndash loacuteng zhōu 龙舟 or loacuteng chuaacuten 龙船
5 Dragon Boat Race ndash huagrave loacuteng zhōu 划龙舟
6 Rice dumplings that people make and eat on the
Dragon Boat Festivalndash zograveng zi 粽子
7 To eat a rice ball ndash chī zograveng zi 吃粽子
8 Sachets that children wear on Dragon Boat Festival ndash
xiāng bāo 香包
9 To wear a sachet ndash dagravei xiāng bāo 戴香包
10 The plant that hangs on the doors on Dragon Boat
Festival ndash wormwood ndash agravei cǎo 艾草
CHINESE BAR OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS RECEPTION - YEAR 7
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
MAGILL SCHOOL
OFFICE HOURS 830AM - 400PM
CASH OFFICE DAILY
830AM - 930AM amp 245PM - 330PM
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS
MEDICATION Please ensure your childrsquos medication is up to date If your child has a health care plan check that it is current NUT AWARENESS Magill School has a NUT AWARENESS POLICY to prevent allergic reactions for students with allergies LOST PROPERTY Please ensure that your childrens uniform is clearly labelled and named
COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS
LEADERSHIP STAFF FRONT OFFICE
Communication is very important between home and school We encourage parents to contact teachers leadership staff or the front office staff (depending on the issue) with any enquiries concerns or information All staff are keen to support and be available to discuss and spend quality time with parents One form of communication is email All staff are happy to provide their work email address for parent communication
Parent helpers are valued at Magill DECD legisla-tion requires all volunteers who provide assistance with education or care to attend a Responding to Abuse and Neglect (RAN)ndash Education and Care induction session This ses-sion is for all carers and volunteers volunteering in schools or assisting on school excursions and camps The Department for Education and Child Development has adjusted the processes for certification to now include online training To complete the online training please email Anne Gilligan AnneGilligan487schoolssaeduau
RAN TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERs
The staff and Governing Council are keen to receive your feedback answer any questions and listen to your concerns Please feel free to contact teachers (I believe your childrsquos class teacher has already provided their school email address) leadership and our Governing Council chair Jo Adler If you wish to contact either Jo or the leadership team please email us at jmadler71gmailcom
DiFletcher777schoolssaeduau
DaphneSchumacher26schoolssaeduau
LishaNash505schoolssaeduau
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW
MUSICAL MAESTROS
Congratulations to Jordan L for being successful in gaining a position in the Primary Schoolsrsquo Music Festival Central Troupe for the 2017 concert series Well done
On Monday 15 May the Governing Council met and discussed the following
Capacity issues at the school
Principal position in 2018
Well-being Plan Anti-bullying survey
Nature play
Outsourcing of the Uniform shop
Information sent home to families separately
SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR
In the Resource Centre
May 29th - June 2nd
CAN YOU HOST A KOREAN STUDENT Magill School has the pleasure of hosting students from the Cheongju Study Tour group visiting South Australia Students are year 5 6 and 7 age groups They will be arriving at the beginning of Term 3 and staying for 2 - 3 weeks If you would like to host a student please contact Rachel Owens
GOVERNING COUNCIL NEWS
Foster Carers can be single couples people at home working full-time part-time or studying Free training and ongoing profession-al support (including 24-hour assistance) is provided Find out more at one of our upcoming information sessions
Tuesday 27th June
St Matthews Church
146 Kensington Road
Marryatville SA 5068
630-830pm
SCHOOL UNIFORM - SHOES AND BAGS
Reminderhellipthe School Dress Code policyhellipshoes sneakers are
to be white beige navy blackhellipNo psychedelic colours
Students are to have a school back pack or at least a bottle green
bag
REMEMBER TO NAME EVERYTHING THAT COMES TO SCHOOL
Please inspect your childrsquos school hat and if it has a cord please immediately remove the cord and if you have concerns about the safety of the hat please speak with me or office staff We are not selling hats with cords and are currently exploring safer alternatives The safety of Magill students is of utmost importance Di Fletcher PRINCIPAL
ENROLLING FOR KINDERGARTEN
HAT SAFETY
Parents please have your child check the lost property if they have lost their hat There is a large number of hats in the lost property located in the Resource centre foyer
LOST PROPERTY
REMEMBER
STUDENT NAME ON ALL ITEMS
THAT COME TO SCHOOL
CUT OFF CORD
Every two years The DreamBIG Arts Festival is celebrated across South Australian schools This year Magill School is celebrating DreamBIG with a parade Week 4 Friday 26th May 2017 (approximately 915am) on the primary asphalt All students in the year 2-7 choirs will open this parade with a ldquoBIG singrdquo Come along and see how classes have interpreted this years theme Feed the Mind There will be some wonderful and colourful visual arts creations on parade Other class activities include creating dream catchers with buddy classes to be displayed during the term and lunchtime student buskers A whole school yoga mindfulness workshop is being facilitated for students on Thursday 25th May 2017
DREAMBIG ARTS FESTIVAL
Children who turn 4 prior to 1st May 2018 are eligible to begin their yearrsquos preschool in Jan 2018 Please ensure that your child is enrolled at their local kindergarten
Places for children who live in the local designated catchment area will be offered from the beginning of August Places for children residing outside the kindergartenrsquos designated catchment area will be offered in the last week in September
Magill Kindergarten is offering a tour of the kindergarten on 6th June Please email the Director Isobel on isobelquick318schoolssaeduau if you would like to attend Intention to Enrol forms are available on the kindergartenrsquos website or call 83324803 if you have any questions
To make us all aware of the amount of unnecessary rubbish that
we produce we would like everyone to try and bring a LITTER
FREE LUNCH on World Environment Day You can use re-useable
plastic containers for food instead of plastic paper or foil
wrapping Choose a piece of fruit that doesnrsquot need to be
wrapped up Use your water
bottle and re-fill every day
Thank you
The Environment Action Team
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Emily P2
Kezia P2
Poppy P2
Jake P6
Aiden P6
Max P6
Annabel P6
Jaskirt P6
Annabele P6
Luca P6
Jeslie P6
Zach P15
Fifa P6
Loki P6
Ewan P6
Alana P9
Leila P9
Meenakshi
Richard
Penny F4
Matilda F4
Nicholas
Harry M F2
Imogen P13
Myles P12
Kushai P14
Benithi P14
Hamish P14
Kyshal P14
Gabrielle P14
Zayne M6
Ava M6
Adiha F1
Liana F1
Phoebe F9
Bella F11
Joel F9
Aiden P3
Nasheeta F14
Subin F1
Zack F15
Zoe F1
Phoebe F1
Tahlia F1
Audrey P1
Ruby P1
Theodore P3
Lizzie P3
Abigail P3
Helpful Caring Responsibility Team Player Excellence Unknown
YARD STARS
DURING WEEK 1 amp 2
In F8 we have been learning about nature play areas
and how important it is for us to look after our
environment and not destroy it play in nature and most
importantly be kids and have fun We have researched
planned and designed our own nature play areas
Nature Play STEM Investigation
Year 3 Movie Night A lot of fun was had by all year 3 students at our pizza and movie night in the school gym
M1 Hockey Lessons
Itrsquos time for students to begin work on their entries for the
Oliphant Science Awards
The Oliphant Science Awards is an opportunity for students to
develop their interest in science through a range of categories
to suit a wide range of abilities and interests
Categorieshellip
Models and Inventions Scientific Inquiry
Crystal Investigation Multimedia
Games Photography
Posters (individual only) Science
Writing (individual only)
Computer Programming and Robotics (must attend judging day)
If your child would like to submit an entry for the Oliphant
Science Awards please complete the registration form and
submit payment to the cash office by Friday 16th June 2017
(entries will not be submitted until payment has been made)
For more information please see
Danielle Bator or Nathan Collingridge
or visit the website httpwwwoliphantscienceawardscomau
Dragon Boat Festival also known a duān wǔ Festival is a traditional and important
celebration in China Dragon Boat Festival 2017 falls on Tuesday 30th May
What Do People Do
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many people eat rice dumplings (zograveng zi ) drink realgar wine
(xiong huang jiu) and race dragon boats
In the Republic of China the festival was also celebrated as Poets Day in honour of Qu Yuan who is known as
Chinas first poet
Words and Phrases to know about Dragon Boat Festival
1 Dragon Boat Festival ndash Duān wǔ jieacute 端午节
2 The patriotic poet commemorated on the Dragon Boat
Festival ndash Qū Yuaacuten 屈原
3 Dragon ndash loacuteng 龙
4 Dragon boat ndash loacuteng zhōu 龙舟 or loacuteng chuaacuten 龙船
5 Dragon Boat Race ndash huagrave loacuteng zhōu 划龙舟
6 Rice dumplings that people make and eat on the
Dragon Boat Festivalndash zograveng zi 粽子
7 To eat a rice ball ndash chī zograveng zi 吃粽子
8 Sachets that children wear on Dragon Boat Festival ndash
xiāng bāo 香包
9 To wear a sachet ndash dagravei xiāng bāo 戴香包
10 The plant that hangs on the doors on Dragon Boat
Festival ndash wormwood ndash agravei cǎo 艾草
CHINESE BAR OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS RECEPTION - YEAR 7
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
SCHOOL UNIFORM - SHOES AND BAGS
Reminderhellipthe School Dress Code policyhellipshoes sneakers are
to be white beige navy blackhellipNo psychedelic colours
Students are to have a school back pack or at least a bottle green
bag
REMEMBER TO NAME EVERYTHING THAT COMES TO SCHOOL
Please inspect your childrsquos school hat and if it has a cord please immediately remove the cord and if you have concerns about the safety of the hat please speak with me or office staff We are not selling hats with cords and are currently exploring safer alternatives The safety of Magill students is of utmost importance Di Fletcher PRINCIPAL
ENROLLING FOR KINDERGARTEN
HAT SAFETY
Parents please have your child check the lost property if they have lost their hat There is a large number of hats in the lost property located in the Resource centre foyer
LOST PROPERTY
REMEMBER
STUDENT NAME ON ALL ITEMS
THAT COME TO SCHOOL
CUT OFF CORD
Every two years The DreamBIG Arts Festival is celebrated across South Australian schools This year Magill School is celebrating DreamBIG with a parade Week 4 Friday 26th May 2017 (approximately 915am) on the primary asphalt All students in the year 2-7 choirs will open this parade with a ldquoBIG singrdquo Come along and see how classes have interpreted this years theme Feed the Mind There will be some wonderful and colourful visual arts creations on parade Other class activities include creating dream catchers with buddy classes to be displayed during the term and lunchtime student buskers A whole school yoga mindfulness workshop is being facilitated for students on Thursday 25th May 2017
DREAMBIG ARTS FESTIVAL
Children who turn 4 prior to 1st May 2018 are eligible to begin their yearrsquos preschool in Jan 2018 Please ensure that your child is enrolled at their local kindergarten
Places for children who live in the local designated catchment area will be offered from the beginning of August Places for children residing outside the kindergartenrsquos designated catchment area will be offered in the last week in September
Magill Kindergarten is offering a tour of the kindergarten on 6th June Please email the Director Isobel on isobelquick318schoolssaeduau if you would like to attend Intention to Enrol forms are available on the kindergartenrsquos website or call 83324803 if you have any questions
To make us all aware of the amount of unnecessary rubbish that
we produce we would like everyone to try and bring a LITTER
FREE LUNCH on World Environment Day You can use re-useable
plastic containers for food instead of plastic paper or foil
wrapping Choose a piece of fruit that doesnrsquot need to be
wrapped up Use your water
bottle and re-fill every day
Thank you
The Environment Action Team
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Emily P2
Kezia P2
Poppy P2
Jake P6
Aiden P6
Max P6
Annabel P6
Jaskirt P6
Annabele P6
Luca P6
Jeslie P6
Zach P15
Fifa P6
Loki P6
Ewan P6
Alana P9
Leila P9
Meenakshi
Richard
Penny F4
Matilda F4
Nicholas
Harry M F2
Imogen P13
Myles P12
Kushai P14
Benithi P14
Hamish P14
Kyshal P14
Gabrielle P14
Zayne M6
Ava M6
Adiha F1
Liana F1
Phoebe F9
Bella F11
Joel F9
Aiden P3
Nasheeta F14
Subin F1
Zack F15
Zoe F1
Phoebe F1
Tahlia F1
Audrey P1
Ruby P1
Theodore P3
Lizzie P3
Abigail P3
Helpful Caring Responsibility Team Player Excellence Unknown
YARD STARS
DURING WEEK 1 amp 2
In F8 we have been learning about nature play areas
and how important it is for us to look after our
environment and not destroy it play in nature and most
importantly be kids and have fun We have researched
planned and designed our own nature play areas
Nature Play STEM Investigation
Year 3 Movie Night A lot of fun was had by all year 3 students at our pizza and movie night in the school gym
M1 Hockey Lessons
Itrsquos time for students to begin work on their entries for the
Oliphant Science Awards
The Oliphant Science Awards is an opportunity for students to
develop their interest in science through a range of categories
to suit a wide range of abilities and interests
Categorieshellip
Models and Inventions Scientific Inquiry
Crystal Investigation Multimedia
Games Photography
Posters (individual only) Science
Writing (individual only)
Computer Programming and Robotics (must attend judging day)
If your child would like to submit an entry for the Oliphant
Science Awards please complete the registration form and
submit payment to the cash office by Friday 16th June 2017
(entries will not be submitted until payment has been made)
For more information please see
Danielle Bator or Nathan Collingridge
or visit the website httpwwwoliphantscienceawardscomau
Dragon Boat Festival also known a duān wǔ Festival is a traditional and important
celebration in China Dragon Boat Festival 2017 falls on Tuesday 30th May
What Do People Do
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many people eat rice dumplings (zograveng zi ) drink realgar wine
(xiong huang jiu) and race dragon boats
In the Republic of China the festival was also celebrated as Poets Day in honour of Qu Yuan who is known as
Chinas first poet
Words and Phrases to know about Dragon Boat Festival
1 Dragon Boat Festival ndash Duān wǔ jieacute 端午节
2 The patriotic poet commemorated on the Dragon Boat
Festival ndash Qū Yuaacuten 屈原
3 Dragon ndash loacuteng 龙
4 Dragon boat ndash loacuteng zhōu 龙舟 or loacuteng chuaacuten 龙船
5 Dragon Boat Race ndash huagrave loacuteng zhōu 划龙舟
6 Rice dumplings that people make and eat on the
Dragon Boat Festivalndash zograveng zi 粽子
7 To eat a rice ball ndash chī zograveng zi 吃粽子
8 Sachets that children wear on Dragon Boat Festival ndash
xiāng bāo 香包
9 To wear a sachet ndash dagravei xiāng bāo 戴香包
10 The plant that hangs on the doors on Dragon Boat
Festival ndash wormwood ndash agravei cǎo 艾草
CHINESE BAR OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS RECEPTION - YEAR 7
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
Emily P2
Kezia P2
Poppy P2
Jake P6
Aiden P6
Max P6
Annabel P6
Jaskirt P6
Annabele P6
Luca P6
Jeslie P6
Zach P15
Fifa P6
Loki P6
Ewan P6
Alana P9
Leila P9
Meenakshi
Richard
Penny F4
Matilda F4
Nicholas
Harry M F2
Imogen P13
Myles P12
Kushai P14
Benithi P14
Hamish P14
Kyshal P14
Gabrielle P14
Zayne M6
Ava M6
Adiha F1
Liana F1
Phoebe F9
Bella F11
Joel F9
Aiden P3
Nasheeta F14
Subin F1
Zack F15
Zoe F1
Phoebe F1
Tahlia F1
Audrey P1
Ruby P1
Theodore P3
Lizzie P3
Abigail P3
Helpful Caring Responsibility Team Player Excellence Unknown
YARD STARS
DURING WEEK 1 amp 2
In F8 we have been learning about nature play areas
and how important it is for us to look after our
environment and not destroy it play in nature and most
importantly be kids and have fun We have researched
planned and designed our own nature play areas
Nature Play STEM Investigation
Year 3 Movie Night A lot of fun was had by all year 3 students at our pizza and movie night in the school gym
M1 Hockey Lessons
Itrsquos time for students to begin work on their entries for the
Oliphant Science Awards
The Oliphant Science Awards is an opportunity for students to
develop their interest in science through a range of categories
to suit a wide range of abilities and interests
Categorieshellip
Models and Inventions Scientific Inquiry
Crystal Investigation Multimedia
Games Photography
Posters (individual only) Science
Writing (individual only)
Computer Programming and Robotics (must attend judging day)
If your child would like to submit an entry for the Oliphant
Science Awards please complete the registration form and
submit payment to the cash office by Friday 16th June 2017
(entries will not be submitted until payment has been made)
For more information please see
Danielle Bator or Nathan Collingridge
or visit the website httpwwwoliphantscienceawardscomau
Dragon Boat Festival also known a duān wǔ Festival is a traditional and important
celebration in China Dragon Boat Festival 2017 falls on Tuesday 30th May
What Do People Do
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many people eat rice dumplings (zograveng zi ) drink realgar wine
(xiong huang jiu) and race dragon boats
In the Republic of China the festival was also celebrated as Poets Day in honour of Qu Yuan who is known as
Chinas first poet
Words and Phrases to know about Dragon Boat Festival
1 Dragon Boat Festival ndash Duān wǔ jieacute 端午节
2 The patriotic poet commemorated on the Dragon Boat
Festival ndash Qū Yuaacuten 屈原
3 Dragon ndash loacuteng 龙
4 Dragon boat ndash loacuteng zhōu 龙舟 or loacuteng chuaacuten 龙船
5 Dragon Boat Race ndash huagrave loacuteng zhōu 划龙舟
6 Rice dumplings that people make and eat on the
Dragon Boat Festivalndash zograveng zi 粽子
7 To eat a rice ball ndash chī zograveng zi 吃粽子
8 Sachets that children wear on Dragon Boat Festival ndash
xiāng bāo 香包
9 To wear a sachet ndash dagravei xiāng bāo 戴香包
10 The plant that hangs on the doors on Dragon Boat
Festival ndash wormwood ndash agravei cǎo 艾草
CHINESE BAR OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS RECEPTION - YEAR 7
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
In F8 we have been learning about nature play areas
and how important it is for us to look after our
environment and not destroy it play in nature and most
importantly be kids and have fun We have researched
planned and designed our own nature play areas
Nature Play STEM Investigation
Year 3 Movie Night A lot of fun was had by all year 3 students at our pizza and movie night in the school gym
M1 Hockey Lessons
Itrsquos time for students to begin work on their entries for the
Oliphant Science Awards
The Oliphant Science Awards is an opportunity for students to
develop their interest in science through a range of categories
to suit a wide range of abilities and interests
Categorieshellip
Models and Inventions Scientific Inquiry
Crystal Investigation Multimedia
Games Photography
Posters (individual only) Science
Writing (individual only)
Computer Programming and Robotics (must attend judging day)
If your child would like to submit an entry for the Oliphant
Science Awards please complete the registration form and
submit payment to the cash office by Friday 16th June 2017
(entries will not be submitted until payment has been made)
For more information please see
Danielle Bator or Nathan Collingridge
or visit the website httpwwwoliphantscienceawardscomau
Dragon Boat Festival also known a duān wǔ Festival is a traditional and important
celebration in China Dragon Boat Festival 2017 falls on Tuesday 30th May
What Do People Do
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many people eat rice dumplings (zograveng zi ) drink realgar wine
(xiong huang jiu) and race dragon boats
In the Republic of China the festival was also celebrated as Poets Day in honour of Qu Yuan who is known as
Chinas first poet
Words and Phrases to know about Dragon Boat Festival
1 Dragon Boat Festival ndash Duān wǔ jieacute 端午节
2 The patriotic poet commemorated on the Dragon Boat
Festival ndash Qū Yuaacuten 屈原
3 Dragon ndash loacuteng 龙
4 Dragon boat ndash loacuteng zhōu 龙舟 or loacuteng chuaacuten 龙船
5 Dragon Boat Race ndash huagrave loacuteng zhōu 划龙舟
6 Rice dumplings that people make and eat on the
Dragon Boat Festivalndash zograveng zi 粽子
7 To eat a rice ball ndash chī zograveng zi 吃粽子
8 Sachets that children wear on Dragon Boat Festival ndash
xiāng bāo 香包
9 To wear a sachet ndash dagravei xiāng bāo 戴香包
10 The plant that hangs on the doors on Dragon Boat
Festival ndash wormwood ndash agravei cǎo 艾草
CHINESE BAR OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS RECEPTION - YEAR 7
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
Year 3 Movie Night A lot of fun was had by all year 3 students at our pizza and movie night in the school gym
M1 Hockey Lessons
Itrsquos time for students to begin work on their entries for the
Oliphant Science Awards
The Oliphant Science Awards is an opportunity for students to
develop their interest in science through a range of categories
to suit a wide range of abilities and interests
Categorieshellip
Models and Inventions Scientific Inquiry
Crystal Investigation Multimedia
Games Photography
Posters (individual only) Science
Writing (individual only)
Computer Programming and Robotics (must attend judging day)
If your child would like to submit an entry for the Oliphant
Science Awards please complete the registration form and
submit payment to the cash office by Friday 16th June 2017
(entries will not be submitted until payment has been made)
For more information please see
Danielle Bator or Nathan Collingridge
or visit the website httpwwwoliphantscienceawardscomau
Dragon Boat Festival also known a duān wǔ Festival is a traditional and important
celebration in China Dragon Boat Festival 2017 falls on Tuesday 30th May
What Do People Do
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many people eat rice dumplings (zograveng zi ) drink realgar wine
(xiong huang jiu) and race dragon boats
In the Republic of China the festival was also celebrated as Poets Day in honour of Qu Yuan who is known as
Chinas first poet
Words and Phrases to know about Dragon Boat Festival
1 Dragon Boat Festival ndash Duān wǔ jieacute 端午节
2 The patriotic poet commemorated on the Dragon Boat
Festival ndash Qū Yuaacuten 屈原
3 Dragon ndash loacuteng 龙
4 Dragon boat ndash loacuteng zhōu 龙舟 or loacuteng chuaacuten 龙船
5 Dragon Boat Race ndash huagrave loacuteng zhōu 划龙舟
6 Rice dumplings that people make and eat on the
Dragon Boat Festivalndash zograveng zi 粽子
7 To eat a rice ball ndash chī zograveng zi 吃粽子
8 Sachets that children wear on Dragon Boat Festival ndash
xiāng bāo 香包
9 To wear a sachet ndash dagravei xiāng bāo 戴香包
10 The plant that hangs on the doors on Dragon Boat
Festival ndash wormwood ndash agravei cǎo 艾草
CHINESE BAR OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS RECEPTION - YEAR 7
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
Itrsquos time for students to begin work on their entries for the
Oliphant Science Awards
The Oliphant Science Awards is an opportunity for students to
develop their interest in science through a range of categories
to suit a wide range of abilities and interests
Categorieshellip
Models and Inventions Scientific Inquiry
Crystal Investigation Multimedia
Games Photography
Posters (individual only) Science
Writing (individual only)
Computer Programming and Robotics (must attend judging day)
If your child would like to submit an entry for the Oliphant
Science Awards please complete the registration form and
submit payment to the cash office by Friday 16th June 2017
(entries will not be submitted until payment has been made)
For more information please see
Danielle Bator or Nathan Collingridge
or visit the website httpwwwoliphantscienceawardscomau
Dragon Boat Festival also known a duān wǔ Festival is a traditional and important
celebration in China Dragon Boat Festival 2017 falls on Tuesday 30th May
What Do People Do
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many people eat rice dumplings (zograveng zi ) drink realgar wine
(xiong huang jiu) and race dragon boats
In the Republic of China the festival was also celebrated as Poets Day in honour of Qu Yuan who is known as
Chinas first poet
Words and Phrases to know about Dragon Boat Festival
1 Dragon Boat Festival ndash Duān wǔ jieacute 端午节
2 The patriotic poet commemorated on the Dragon Boat
Festival ndash Qū Yuaacuten 屈原
3 Dragon ndash loacuteng 龙
4 Dragon boat ndash loacuteng zhōu 龙舟 or loacuteng chuaacuten 龙船
5 Dragon Boat Race ndash huagrave loacuteng zhōu 划龙舟
6 Rice dumplings that people make and eat on the
Dragon Boat Festivalndash zograveng zi 粽子
7 To eat a rice ball ndash chī zograveng zi 吃粽子
8 Sachets that children wear on Dragon Boat Festival ndash
xiāng bāo 香包
9 To wear a sachet ndash dagravei xiāng bāo 戴香包
10 The plant that hangs on the doors on Dragon Boat
Festival ndash wormwood ndash agravei cǎo 艾草
CHINESE BAR OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS RECEPTION - YEAR 7
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
Leaders Day This yearrsquos Leaders Day was a great opportunity for the SRC representatives to get to know each other and start working as a cohesive team From silently completing Tangram puzzles to building towers with nothing but straws many problems were solved through effective communication and problem solving The day ended on a high as students got the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the school Itrsquos exciting to see so much passion about making a difference to our community Magill School looks forward to seeing the changes the SRC will make
Reception - Year 2 SRC P1- Audrey Thomas P2 - Poppy Charlie P3 - Lizzie Henry P6- Madelyn Max P8 - Charlotte Diesel P9 - Holly Jay P10 - GeorgiaWill P11 - Katy Braxton P12 - ErikaNikhil P13 - Ophelia Levi P14 - Sakhi YuSong P15 - Vasilia Ari P16 - Ella Phoenix
The R-2 SRC have organised for a new certificate to be given out at assemblies and have participated in the Leaders Day Theyrsquore currently discussing many issues around the natural play spaces
Year 3 - 5 SRC M1 - Thomas amp Desandi Deputy - Oneli M2 - Pavahiny amp Armin Deputy - John M3 -Josh amp Olivia Deputy - Joseph M4 - Lydia amp Ethan Deputy - Kase M5 - Abby Douglas amp Joel Deputy - Chloe M6 - Spiridon amp Jaslyn Deputy - Angela F5 -Aryan amp Kaylee F8 Tom amp Olivia Deputy - Charlotte F9 - Jessica amp Max Deputy - Samuel F10 Varshaa Base amp Cameron Deputy - Lucy Roberts F11 Leaders- Sam amp Lily Deputy- Adiha F12 Vlad amp Camille Deputy ndash Lucas The middle primary students have been working with Miss Fletcher to organise new bins Theyrsquove also been working on permanent signs for the playground and are looking into getting new foods added to the canteen list They organised a casual day in Term 1
Year 6 - 7 SRC F1 ndash Darcy amp Tahlia Deputies ndash Joe amp Jet F2 ndash Methulie and Elaaf Deputies ndash Kate amp Cooper F3 ndash Thomas amp Mathilde Deputies ndash Fergus amp Julia F4 ndash Lily amp Jordan Deputies ndash Matilda amp Gabby F13 ndash Sarah amp Nick Deputy ndash Neve F14 - Ben amp Ebony Deputy - Billy F15 ndash Tamsin and Rohan Deputy ndash Ben
The upper primary students have been busy discussing ways of improving the school Ideas have ranged from improving play spaces organising sporting facilities and improving school rules This year they are taking on a major project which is investigating and building a Zen garden for students to access at break times
