28 May 2021

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Hi Parents and Caregivers,

Huon Channel Cross Country

A huge congratulations to our Snug Primary School cross country team, who performed admirably at the Huon and Channel Cross Country this week.

A huge well done to Oscar N in Year 4 who won his division, and to Sofia H, who placed second in Year 6. Amazing. Well done to everyone else for their fantastic efforts too.

SRC

Our SRC have been busy doing amazing things for our school. They contributed financially to the upgrade of the bike track, and have planned a “Take It Home Tuesday” which is an initiative to reduce waste in our school by encouraging students to avoid bringing unnecessary wrappers and plastic waste to school. Students will be asked not to bring wrappers to school and to take home any waste from their lunch tins.

Trivia Night

Final preparations are being made for the school Trivia Night next Saturday. If you are keen to book a table to support the association, and our school, please do so – there are a couple of tables left!

Kind Regards,

Blair Curtis
Principal

Kath’s Spot

Well this week is National Chaplaincy Week, so I thought what better way to celebrate than to share a bit about myself.

I am fortunate to live locally, and I love seeing our community outside of work hours, whether that be on a walk or at the soccer or the like. Our baby - who is in Grade 6 this year- is the last of our four boys to attend Snug Primary School.

I love walks on the beach, lollies, and a clean house (maybe I mention a clean house because when it’s dirty and untidy, I love it when it is finally clean and I can feel at peace again). I am the baby of six kids, and I grew up in country Victoria, where the summers are stinking hot and they last for about six months of the year. Growing up, I loved to dance, my favourite subject was Maths, and I love family time. We were often not all together, so it was wonderful when we’re able to get together.

Now, family time, both with our immediate family and extended family, is very special, time is precious. I feel grateful for special memories that I can bank up in my heart to hold on close to.

I loooove where I work, and I feel fortunate to be in such a great position, where I feel valued and feel like I am able to support others especially when they need it most. Thanks for sharing with me your worlds, and please always feel that I am approachable and always here to listen and support- whatever way that looks like for you.

Many Blessings

Kath Dolliver
Chaplain

Class In Focus – Prep B

Prep B have had the most amazing week. Our learning was “Out of this world”! On Monday, the children learned why Mrs Garlick had been moving furniture. When the class returned from PE and Drama, a rocket had arrived in Prep! After some discussion and collaboration, we decided how our rocket needed to be decorated, and 21 budding painters began their task, juggling paint pots and stepping over their classmates. By the end of the afternoon, our rocket had been transformed.

On Tuesday morning, there was great excitement as other features had been added to our space station. Now we could see a Mission Control centre, observatory and a science lab, where moon rocks were sorted and weighed. The interior of the rocket had also been fitted out. The children were excited but also very patient as details were finalised. We discussed the reason for this area, discovering a special event which was to occur on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Prep A and Prep B combined to participate in National Simultaneous Storytime with children from over Australia and around the world. It was an astronomical event, with 1,980,280 participants in 33,418 locations! At 11am, all participants watched together, listening to a story read and broadcast live. The story was called “Give Me Some Space!” containing a mix of fact, fiction and scientific procedure. The author, Phillip Bunting, introduced the story, then we saw it read by a REAL astronaut in a REAL space station! We saw the astronaut floating as she finished reading, and the book was floating in the air!

We have enjoyed playing in our rocket, counting backwards, making flight plans, writing observation notes and organising missions. We have been dressing up, learning to cooperate and be resilient, explaining our thinking and developing our language. Each child also made a small rocket from a box as we learnt about the sound ‘x’. We incorporated our recent maths learning about 3D objects, making a 3D cone from a 2D circle, and attaching it to a cylinder. We have had a wonderful few days. Paint, mess, creativity, fun!

We would like to thank our wonderful school community for their support in sourcing materials, preparing equipment and collecting our rocket box. What a wonderful team we have! There are some very envious children in the school, often seen peering through windows and doors, or even visiting for a little peek! We hope you enjoy looking at our photos and seeing our enjoyment in our learning.

Prep B - “Out Of This World”

Uniform News

We now have winter tunics in stock, sizes 4, 6 and 8 (size 10 are on backorder), $50.00 each.

Interschool Cross Country

Blurb to come

State Athletics Championship

We would like to congratulate two of our students who represented the Huon and Channel at the State Athletics Championship in Launceston on Friday 7th May. Oscar Nichols-Howe won the 400m and Lydia Coad came 3rd in her 100m race. We are so proud of these students, well done!

Book Club

Book Club orders are submitted and paid for online via the Book Clubs Loop. Please go to this link below:

The Loop for the current book issue will be closed off on Thursday 10th June so ensure you have your orders in by then. Books will arrive to school and be distributed to students a few weeks later.

Levies Due

Please note, levies are now overdue. Payment options are:

• BPay (contact your bank or financial institution)
• BPoint ( www.bpoint.com.au/payments/deptofedu , Biller Name: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – Invoice)
• Service Tasmania (1300 13 55 13 or www.service.tas.gov.au , Product Code 242)
• School office (to pay by cash or card)

Entertainment Membership

Help our school raise funds and enjoy a year’s worth of discounts and savings for you and your family. Click here to sign up today:

Gym Timetable – Term 2

Outside School Hours Care

2021 Information and Enrolment (Including Re-Enrolment)

2021 Enrolment and Re-Enrolment information is now available from the office and OSHC. There is new and important information that families need in these packs, so please be sure to collect one ASAP. Thanks!

Little Sprouts

School Banking

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

School Banking Handbook

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.

Kids Matter eNewsletter

Coming Events

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Community Notices

2021 TERM DATES