9 March 2018

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

A wonderful week of learning on and off site this week with our Year 6 Camp and Year 2-6 Swimming Carnival. Our Year 6 team reported a brilliant 3 days at Blue Lagoon Camp with many challenging ‘stretch’ experiences. It was wonderful to see the group develop strong team work and cohesion as they become the leaders of our school.

Yesterday saw our Year 2-6 students participate in our Swimming Carnival at Huonville pool. There were many personal best performances and a real sense of team as Jeffery, Torpy and Hartz battled it out in the pool and for great audience participation. In the assembly this afternoon we will announce the winner of the carnival (the points were very close!)

A reminder that our ICAS competitions are being offered again this year. These external competitions are a great way for students to extend themselves in a different way and our school has a history of achieving very well in this learning format. Please look out for more information about how to enrol your child in one of these tests.

Bonnie Jeffrey
Principal

Kath’s Spot

During this week I was fortunate to join the Grade 6s on the last day of their camp and I noticed something very quickly...everyone was tired.

You know those moments when you are so tired that little things make you burst into tears, or someone might say something and you take it a completely different way? When your whole body aches, and you would prefer to curl up in bed, can you recall a time recently when you felt like this?

What happens for you as a parent when you feel like this? I know for me, these are the moments when I can feel a bit more short with the kids, when I might say “if you can just do this please, I’ll explain the reasons why later”.

I guess it’s important to realise Parenting is a full time job, and this is why it is so tricky when we are tired or unwell. I find it helpful to name up to the kids how I am travelling so that they can be more aware of all the little things that may not be helpful along the way. I may tell them how I am feeling, so that they can see that asking a thousand questions right in this very moment may not be very helpful. If they are unaware of how you are, they tend to have this perception that ‘Mum is unstoppable and she can do everything, all at the same time...for everyone’. Helping them, may then serve you in the long run.

In saying this, don’t over burden them, just give them enough data for it to make sense, for example “I have a really bad headache at the moment, so I wonder if we might be able to have a bit of quiet time so that it doesn’t get any worse”.

This week when you are feeling frustrated or tired, pause for a moment and see how communication may help in the moment. Is there any miscommunication?

Hopefully keeping the channels of communication open between you and your children can help everyone in those tricky, tough moments. I’ll be thinking of you all, especially as the colds and bugs start traveling around.

Many Blessings

Kath Dolliver
Chaplain

Assembly Awards

Class in Focus – Year 6A

National Day Against Bullying

On Friday 16th March students are encouraged to wear blue. The SRC and Year 6 students will use a drone to photograph students standing in formation to spell out the words #Bullying No Way, Take a Stand Together. We will be doing a number of other activities around this time in class to say that bullying is not OK in the Snug School Community.

Parking at School

A reminder, please do not park outside the Post Office or Butcher.

Swimming Carnival

Election Day Stall – update!

$1292 was raised on Saturday which will be used to support the Kitchen-Garden program! Thank you to Dearne and all those who helped with baking and running the stall on the day.

SRC Easter Fundraiser

Hopefully you’ve received a book of raffle tickets to sell to family, neighbours and close friends. Prizes include baskets of Easter goodies. Please be mindful that we do not encourage door knocking to sell tickets. Money and tickets (sold or unsold) must be returned to the Office by Wednesday 28th March 2018 when the prizes will be drawn. Extra books are available in the office should you want them.

Sports For Schools 2018

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program

Volunteers are needed! Please return the form below or see the office if you are able to help out or contact us via our website below or email (snug.primary@education.tas.gov.au).

School Banking

Wednesday is school banking day. Please remember to write your student number on the deposit slips. Replacement Dollarmite wallets are available from the office.

New Bankers are very welcome – for every new banker, the school receives a $5.00 commission and then 5% of every deposit made thereafter. Just head to any Commonwealth Bank with some ID for yourself and your child (a drivers licence and birth certificate, for example) and ask to open a Youthsaver Account for School Banking. You’ll be given a deposit book and Dollarmites wallet on the spot and will be able to begin banking the next business day - it’s that easy!

Rewards Program

For every deposit your child makes, they will receive a silver Dollarmite token. Once they have received 10 tokens then will then receive a gold Dollarmite token which they can redeem for an exclusive Dollarmite reward item (see below).

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Term Dates for 2018