12 August 2016

Newsletter Articles

Principal's Report

Congratulations Snug Primary for another successful grant application. Tas Community Fund offers resources for community projects and we were so pleased to have received funding towards a playground upgrade. This will allow us to provide an active learning environment not only for our students but for the whole community. We look forward to beginning plans for this.

Families of Grade 3 and 5 students have received the student reports for the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) this week. The results of these assessments will be used with many other data sources to help us plan for future areas of focus in the school. If you have any questions about these assessments please speak with your child's teacher or a member of senior staff.

Last Friday we welcomed some Italian guests to our school from our sister school region in Umbria. They were so impressed with our wonderful school, the natural environment and thoughtful questions from our students. These kind of cultural experiences open up student thinking about our global community and we look forward to continuing our ties to San Fillipo.

On Monday, Mrs Sue Hastie will return from long service leave and will assume Acting Principal for 8 days whilst I am on long service leave.

This year we are combining Literacy and Numeracy week, Book Week and Science Week into Snug Primary's 1st Learning Expo which will follow our usual Book Week Parade on Friday 26th August at 9:30am.

We invite you to come to your child's class after the parade and celebrate some of the amazing learning experiences happening in classrooms. Teachers will have a variety of activities and events to showcase until recess, as we celebrate learning across our school. We hope to see you there.

Bonnie Jeffrey
Principal

Kath's Spot

Emma McLean is an Aussie Olympian who has certainly put her name out there this week after the world has watched her journey in the Rio Olympics.

Imagine one of those moments that we all have, when you feel like you just didn't manage to pull out your best performance.... then imagine the whole world watching on in this moment.

After helping the Aussie team to win Gold in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay on Monday, Emma competed in the 100m butterfly final, only to finish seventh after going into the final with the second fastest qualifying time. She was devastated and found it hard to talk during the after race interview, and Aussies rallied behind her offering support online. But then on Wednesday she went into the pool with determination and won a Bronze medal for the 200m freestyle.

This is a great example of 'bouncing back'. She put the butterfly race behind her and pushed forward to come out with another medal to add to her collection. This is the same determination that we all strive to have and we certainly encourage it in all our students.

Olympian swimmer, Yusra Mardini, is another wonderful example of this. After escaping the Syrian war in 2015, she pulled her boat, carrying 17 fellow refugees, to safety. What a journey she has been on to get her to the point that she is today.

We all have been on a journey, and I encourage you to try bounce back, especially in the moments when you feel really disappointed. Remember tomorrow is a new day; it's a great moment to start afresh.

Many Blessings,

Kath Dolliver
Chaplain

Assembly Awards

Class in Focus – Grade 1B

Different Places Have Different Features

"In Geography, we have been learning about natural features, constructed features and managed features. We each made a diorama using natural, managed and constructed features. Our dioramas are a location. My location is a tropical island with mountains in the background. My diorama has all natural features. My natural features are: a palm tree, snow-capped mountains, some shells, some sand and some water and I am going to do some fish." Isaac

"My diorama is of Antarctica. I have used a box and coloured it in with black, light blue and dark blue paint. I have a pink fish and I have some grey penguins and some penguins with grey, black and yellow. I have a seal. There are birds. The features are only natural." Piper

"My diorama is of Snug Falls. It has the rock, the fallen over log with some moss and it has a fish and some cutting grass and the falls. They are natural features." Logan

"My place is Antarctica. I have little tiny buttons for eggs. I have some penguins. I have some seals and I have some rocks. I have a seagull. I have little pompoms for mountains. I have natural features." Molly

"I have made a farm out of paper and cardboard. I got some green paper to make grass and some yellow paper to make a house." Eli

"We have be learning about dioramas in Geography. We had to paint them and then we had to decorate them with features. I made a jungle. It has a tree that fell down, a bush, some rocks, some mushrooms, a bridge, a waterfall, a turtle that pops out and a cave. Most things are natural. The rocks, the mushrooms, the cave and bushes are natural. The bridge is constructed." Oscar

"I have made a volcano and it has four raindrops on it, three rocks and a fallen log and a white cloud. They are natural. The little black dots are ash. It is at night time." Toby

"I have made a waterfall. I have a flower and a nest and the mother bird is taking a worm to the eggs in the nest. The father bird is guarding the nest. I also have a little mole that is made of pompoms and googly eyes. I have a brown tree with vines and leaves and a fallen over log that has a hole in it. These are natural features." Mara

I made under the sea. It is special. It has a crab home. I have seaweed on top. There are fish and sea snails. There is a sea cucumber and a crab. There's a jelly fish and a sparkly fish." Emily

"My place is a rainforest. I like it because I put a lot of effort into it. I think it looks pretty cool. It has a log, some bushes, some rocks, a really big stone, a sun, birds and a little cheetah cub. They are natural features." Blake

"This is a beach. There are two people swimming in the sea. There are fish and whales and sharks too. There are some shells, two nests, seaweed, crabs and some little stones. There is a log." Madisyn

"My box is under the sea. I have used buttons for shells, pompoms for coloured rocks and cupcake pans for shells. I have a fishing line. I have a fin of a shark and seaweed cut out of green paper. I have a shipwreck. The shipwreck is constructed and the fishing line is constructed and the rocks are natural and the seaweed is natural and the shark is natural." Seth

"My place is the savanna. I have got natural features and they are animals. I have a lion, a tiger, a panther, blue birds, a tree with a hanging blue bird in it and a snake." Cameron

"I made under the sea. I have decorated under the sea with some sea creatures. One is a gummy shark. I have some little stones, a clam, some seaweed, a turtle and a ginormous whale. I have wool as the seaweed and fish hanging from seaweed. They are natural features." Harrison

"In Grade 1B we have been learning to make dioramas in Geography. These are the features that I have in my diorama: some logs, a bird, a wild dog, some grass, a sun, a turtle, a mountain and one cloud. They are natural features." Adam

"My diorama is a waterfall leading into a pond. There are fish going down the waterfall and into the pond. There are little moles. There are little black dots for ants and little pebbles. There is a little baby bird in a nest. There is a mother flying above it. They are all natural features." Leilani

"In Grade 1 we have been making dioramas and we have put natural and constructed features inside them. I have made a river. I have used paper for some rocks and clouds and grass. I have used a pompom and paper for fish. I have used a little rock in the river. I have made a bird. I have used natural features." Chloe

"We have be making dioramas. I have made The Great Barrier Reef. I have put a big whale in it and some shells and a jelly fish. I have also got two eels. One of the eels has some black ink coming out of it. It has natural features. It does not have any constructed features." Grace

"We have been making dioramas and my diorama is Antarctica. I have ice, two seals, one baby penguin and one mummy penguin and I have got fish and some seaweed in it. I have a mummy seal catching some fish. I have natural features in my diorama." Milla

"I have a diorama and it is all about the food chain. It is set in The Great Barrier Reef. There are lots of different things that are chasing and eating each other. There is a snapper chasing a little sardine, there is a snapper killing a pilchard, there is a great white shark going to eat a snapper and there is a barracouta going to eat a snapper. There is an octopus in a kelp forest chasing a crab. These are natural features." Kael

Children's Artwork Fundraiser

Our annual fundraiser is on again! Order forms were sent home with your child last week. Please return your completed orders (one per child) with correct money to office by Friday 19th August. Late orders can not be accepted. Any queries, please see Mrs Garlick in Prep on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

Grade 5 Play – "Rock on Fifties"

Wednesday 17th August, 11.00am and 6.30pm. Tickets available now at the office and will not be sold on the day of the play.

Water only at Snug

Please remind students that drink bottles must not be filled with cordial or juice. Water only please for healthy teeth at Snug Primary School.

Kitchen and Garden News

In the kitchen we are celebrating The Rio Olympics. Please see below for our Brazilian recipes. Also, during cooking lessons, students were asked to create a pizza of their imagination using a mystery ingredient. Felicity, Ben, Amelie, Astrid and Patrick (from Grade 4B Simsons) created the Apple and Meringue Pizza. Their mystery ingredient was egg and this recipe is included below as well.

Kidsmatter Newsletter

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People

If you volunteer at Snug, you will be required to register for "Registration to Work with Vulnerable People" This will be mandatory by 1 September 2016.

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Coming Events

Community Notices

Olympics for Kids

A free supervised event for kids in Grades 3-6 held at Snug Primary School on Friday 26th August from 6.00pm–8.00pm.

"B Active Kids"

A fitness program for children (11-14 years of age) called "B Active Kids" is starting at the Kingborough Fitness. These 30 minute classes, especially designed for this age group, will be on Monday and Thursday afternoons at 4.00pm, and will commence on Monday 15th August. This is a great opportunity for parents to do their own gym workout whilst their child, or children, is/are under the guidance of a qualified fitness instructor.

Junior Rio Racers

This event is open to all students, aged 14 years and under, of all swimming levels and will be hosted by the HC Swimming Club. It will run from 5.00pm-7.00pm on Saturday 27th August at the Clarence Swim Centre.

Female Kickstart

Hot August Jazz Special

Hockey – Come and Try

Hockey Tasmania is offering a 'Hookin2Hockey Program' for all Primary School children to have the opportunity to try an Olympic Sport.

Science Week on Bruny Island

Margate Soccer

Term Dates for 2016