Newsletter. School Values. Diary Dates Term 4. Respect Responsibility Excellence. Term 4, Week 5 Friday November

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1 Newsletter Term 4, Week 5 Friday November School Values Respect Responsibility Excellence Diary Dates Term 4 Week 5 Thursday 13 th November SAPSASA Beach Volleyball year 4-7 Glenelg Friday 14 th November Whole School Assembly Year 4 Program Blackforest PS soccer game Week 6 Monday 17 th November Sam Kennedy class to Myponga Friday 21 st November - Year 4 Program Living skills Camp 22 & 23 November Week 7 Monday 24 th November Come n Try Day at Hamilton College Year 06 Wednesday 26 th November End of Year Concert BE BRAVE PARTICIPATE TO PROGRESS Leader s Report What a Great Morning! On Tuesday, the morning crew from Mix radio station, Jodi, Soder s & Snowy, visited our school as part of Jodi s quest to regain her prime fitness and netball skills. The ultimate goal is for her to be in peak condition for the big game coming up. I am sure you all know what I am talking about, but if not tune into mix 102 each morning! Ascot Park was chosen because we are a specialist sports school with netball as a focus and I hope we did not let the team down. Kipp Jones, our PE teacher took Soder s, Jodi and about 40 kids through a warm-up then two 8 minute games were played. Jodi captained a girl s team, whilst Soder s the boys. Snowy commentated from the sidelines with the help of student Shaun. The commentary of the game was heard on mix 102 Wednesday morning; Great Publicity All I can say is the morning was fantastic, our kids were fantastic and the morning crew were fantastic!! If you don t listen to Mix TUNE IN!! CANTEEN UPDATE Due to increases in the cost of goods and low volunteer numbers, the canteen prices are rising from Monday 17 th November. See new pricelist included with this newsletter. If you have a couple of hours to spare to volunteer in our canteen please notify Andrea in the front office. We would welcome your support! The canteen is now open each lunchtime except Tuesdays for students! 2015 If you know your child will not be at Ascot Park PS next year can you advise us immediately as it will have impact on our class structure. Thank you in anticipation. Reminder Next Wednesday 26 th November End of Year Celebration at Ascot Park Primary School. Entertainment from 6:30pm - 7:30pm in the new gym. We would love to see you there!

2 Family Maths Challenge Talk about the Maths Challenge as a family and see how you all solve the problems. Record how you do the challenge and then bring it into school (with name and class) and post it into the Maths Box in the office by Friday. We will acknowledge students and family efforts in the next newsletter. Challenge # 12 THE LIFE BOAT 1. A group of 10 people are stranded on a deserted island with only an inflatable lifeboat. If the lifeboat can hold a maximum capacity of 300kg, how many adults weighing 60 kg could fit on the boat? 2. How many children weighing 25 kg could fit on the above lifeboat? #11 Answer Cubes How did your family go with solving last time s problem? In a full cube there are 3 x 3 x 3 = 27 cubes. There are 5 missing cubes, therefore there are 22 cubes needed to build this figure. FREE PARENTING SEMINAR LIVING WITH TODDLERS Attend in person or view the webcast Are you the parent of carer of a 1-3 year old? Is your child driving you nuts? Come and hear practical ways to avoid battles and help your toddler thrive Hear how to: Connect with your toddler See things from their point of view Help them manage strong feeling Guide their behaviour Monday 24 November When: 7:15 9:00pm Where: Riverbank Room Adelaide Convection Centre North Terrace, Adelaide Register to attend in person: Online: health.parentingsa@health.sa.gov.au Phone: Wednesday 26 th November Entertainment from 6.30 pm 7.30pm in the NEW GYM All families are invited to join in our end of year celebration. Each class will present an item for the concert. Students will sit in class groups during the concert.for student safety no smoking, no alcohol, no dogs NO FOOD in the NEW GYM please. Marion Outdoor Swimming Centre Marion Outdoor Swimming Centre is having an Open Day on November 23 rd. Entry is only $2.00 per person. The new waterslide will officially open at 10:15am. Free activities and entertainment from 11:00am 4:00pm. Activities include: free use of the waterslide, bouncy castle live music, face painting, fundraiser bbq, inflatable obstacle course and many more! Bring your whole family along.

3 RSPCA Visit Last Wednesday the Reception and Year 1-2 classes had a visit from an RSPCA volunteer. During the session students learnt about the generous work of the RSPCA, and what we can do to keep animals safe. They also learnt the 5 key needs to ensure animal health and happiness; food, water, friends, shelter & exercise. Prior to the visit, students and teachers searched their homes for old blankets, toys and pet food to donate. With our whole school effort, we were able to hand over a bursting box of donations to the RSPCA! Thank you and great job! Miss Aistrope Skoolbag To Parents and Carers, We are excited to introduce a new communication tool to help you keep in touch with school news and events. Skoolbag is a school to parent communication tool. It is a Mobile App which provides you with everything you need to know about school news, including: newsletters, events, calendars, student free days, cancellations, notices, timetables, and much more. It also allows you to notify the school of student absences and change of details. The app is free to parents, grandparents and carers and is easy to download and install (see attached notice on how to download and install the Ascot Park Skoolbag app). The pictures below show what you will see once the app is installed on your device. Tap here to send absentee or change of details to the school. We encourage you to download this app. It is available for use right now! We look forward to being able to communicate with you in this way. Ascot Park Primary School

4 Christmas Lunch Plans are currently unfolding for MarionLIFE to once again host Christmas lunch. This casual style lunch provides a place for people to gather who have no family nearby to celebrate Christmas with. Last year, approximately 50 people gathered. Currently we are looking for someone to oversee this event. If this is something you would like to investigate further, please speak to Karen at MarionLIFE Phone: CPS CORNER Tuesday was Remembrance Day. It marks the anniversary of the end of World War One which took effect at the 11 th hour of the 11 th day of the 11 th month. The armistice (an agreement to end the hostilities of war) was signed 6 hours earlier at 5 am between Germany and the Allies in the forest of Compiegne, 65 km northeast of Paris. The terms of the armistice were constantly monitored until the formal Treaty of Versailles was signed 7 months later. The day is honoured by Australians pausing for a minute s silence at 11am as Australia played a very important role in the Great War (WW1) with 300,000 of her men at the time participating. This commemoration has been occurring ever since the first anniversary in During it we take time to remember the dreadful loss of life that occurred in that war between 9 and 13 million and also the sacrifice of lives in all subsequent wars and armed conflicts. These lives were lost in protecting Australia and restoring peace. A potent symbol of Remembrance Day is the red poppy. These flowers grew in Flanders fields in Western Europe and were the first flowers to be seen growing in the fields where many soldiers had lost their lives and lay buried in the mud. Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae penned the poem In Flanders Fields the day after he witnessed the death of a friend in 1915 and this poem inspired the use of the poppy to remember the blood that was shed in those fields in WW1. We remember in order to cherish and protect the values of a free and peaceful Australia. Last week I attended a training day where we learnt how to help families and individuals who have been affected by natural disaster. The main natural disasters that occur in Australia are floods and fires. The most significant of these result in devastating changes and loss of life and property. The disasters can wreak their havoc in a very short time span compared to the time needed to clean up from the damage and the time required for physical, emotional, social and spiritual scars to heal. It was certainly good to be amongst people who are concerned with preparing for such emergencies. The training also helped us to understand a little more of the effects of disasters so that we can be more helpful if we meet people who have personal connections to such things. It was all timely information ahead of another summer and bushfire season in Australia. Keep cool until next time Karen Tromans CPSW

5 DS CANTEEN MENU 2014/15

6 SALADS All Salads served with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot & mayonnaise. Garden Salad Cold Chicken/Ham Salad Add Chicken or Ham Slices Warm Chicken Salad Add a Sliced Chicken Fillet EXTRAS - Egg, Ham, Cheese. EXTRAS - Pickled Onion, Gherkin. $4.50 $5-50 $ c 50c SANDWICHES,WRAPS & ROLLS Served on White unless Multigrain or Wholemeal is specified Sandwich Wrap Roll Butter Sandwich $1-20 $1-60 $2-00 Vegemite Sandwich $1-50 $1-90 $2-30 Cheese Sandwich $1-80 $2-20 $2-75 Ham or Chicken Sandwich $2-00 $2-40 $2-80 Salad Sandwich $2-60 $2-70 $3-70 Egg or Tuna Sandwich $2-30 $2-70 $3-00 EXTRAS- carrot, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, gherkin, pickled onion, mayonnaise. EXTRAS Cheese, Ham, Egg. Toasted add 50c 80c 30c SPUDS Oven Baked Spud served with Butter & Cheese. Cheesy Spud $3-00 Ham & Cheese Spud $4-00 Baked Bean Spud $4-75 Add Baked Beans Hawaiian Spud $4.50 Add Ham and Pineapple

7 BURGERS All Burgers served on a round roll with Lettuce, Tomato and Mayo. Chicken Burger Add a Crispy Chicken Breast Fillet. Fish Burger Add a Creamy Fish Fillet $4-60 $4-80 HOT PACK MEALS Chicken Hot Pack A Delicious Chicken Fillet served with a Hash Brown & a side salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber). Fish Fillet Hot Pack Creamy Fillet of Fish served with a Hash Brown & a side salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber). Fish n Chips Creamy Fillet of Fish served with Oven Baked Wedges. WRAPS Chicken Wrap BBQ chicken breast fillet with lettuce, tomato, mayo or BBQ sauce in a Wrap. Sweet Chilli Chicken Wrap BBQ chicken breast fillet with lettuce, cucumber, mayo & Sweet Chilli sauce. HOME MADE PIZZA A Pita Bread Base topped with your choice of toppings Tomato Paste or BBQ Sauce Cheese Ham Tomato Pineapple $5-40 $4-70 $4-70 $4-90 $5-20 $3-60

8 SALADS HOT FOOD Pie/Pasty/Sausage Roll $4.50 Hot Dog $3-20 Hot Dog with Cheese $3-80 Lasagna $4-10 Macaroni Cheese $4-10 Mamee Noodles (Chicken) $3-00 Mc Cain Pizza Singles $3-00 Ham & Pineapple Bacon & Cheese Hash Brown in a Bag $1-00 ADD A SIDE SALAD WITH ANY $3-00 MEAL Tomato or BBQ Sauce 30c SNACK FOOD Popcorn $1-75 Grain Waves $1-50 Mamee Noodles 75c JJ s $1-35 Hot Garlic Roll $1-50 Quelch(99% juice 60c Juicies(100% juice) 80c Lemonade Icy Pole $1-50 Ice Cream Slice $1-00 Seasonal Fresh Fruit $1-00 DRINKS Milk $2-10 Flavoured Milk (Choc/Strawb) $3-00 Water $1-40 Juice (Orange/Apple/Apple Blackcurr) $2-00 Hot Milo $2-00 Do you have a couple of hours to spare each week, fortnight or even monthly? To keep the canteen running, and to hopefully expand the days of operation we require the assistance of some volunteers. Volunteering in the canteen is not only fun and rewarding, but also a way to get to know some other parents and corers involved in our school. If you are able to help out please let myself or the front office know. No experience necessary.