Welcome to Term 4! We hope everyone had a lovely break and is now ready to embrace a term that is both busy and fun.  We have a number of things to look forward to this term such as excursions, competitions, transitions, athletics carnival and assemblies.

My first two weeks at Sheffield School as Acting Principal has been thoroughly enjoyable; we have a wonderful, welcoming learning environment. On day one in our first staff meeting, I spoke to staff about the value of ‘belonging’ and how this is important to me. After two short weeks, I am pleased to say that I already feel like I belong to our school community.  I have had numerous students and staff stop for a chat and check in with me, ask me questions about myself and one young fellow in Year 3 pops in each morning to say hello. I feel very lucky to be working with some wonderful young people and staff.

I would like to acknowledge and congratulate one of our staff members, Karyn Kleinman who this week celebrated her goal of being certified as a Highly Accomplished Teacher. This is an outstanding achievement, and we are lucky to have her at our school. Congratulations, Karyn.

On Wednesday I went along to part of an SRC meeting. The students spoke to me about their role of ‘creating connections’ within the school and the wider community. They shared with me some of the activities they have previously organised, and I was lucky enough to see them in action as they discussed, organised and worked together to create a plan for an up-coming event. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to them.

Students have started PAT (Progressive Achievement Testing). PAT is required for all students Prep to 10 in Term 4. This data provides us with  information about where students are at in their learning, the growth they have made and what gaps are in their learning which informs teachers with their future planning. Walking around the school, students have been engaged in both their testing and their learning.

This term we would like to welcome Tim who is our new school nurse. He will be working full time this year and then 0.5 next year. He has written a blurb in this newsletter to introduce himself to our school community.

This week we were lucky to have Montrose Bay Band visit our school and perform for our primary students as well as our high school music students. This was well received by all.

This term, Sheffield School will be hosting our JUNIOR CATTLE HANDLERS SHOW OF TASMANIA on Friday 8 November at the School Farm 1A High Street.  Events start at 9am with our ‘Hoof & Hook’ Competition, followed by Beef Cattle Handling and Junior Judging.  Some of the best young beef cattle handlers and junior judges from around the state will be competing, with quality cattle on display. The purpose of our show is to promote the agricultural industry in our community and to foster positive connections with our students and people who are passionate about agriculture in our region.  Parents and guests are welcome to attend.  The Kentish Lions Club will have their food van onsite for those who want to purchase food and drinks. 

Wendy Leonard
Acting Principal

Congratulations, Karyn Kleinman

This week, I had an opportunity to celebrate my long-term professional goal of being nationally certified as a Highly Accomplished Teacher with a ceremony with the Minister of Education. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to celebrate this with other fellow HALTs.  I see exceptional teachers doing exceptional things every day, with so many of these outstanding teachers educating, inspiring, and supporting their students. The certification was a powerful professional development process that had a significant positive impact on my teaching practice.

2023/224 Saputo Milk Awards

Well done to all involved at The School Farm - we recieved 2 awards at the Saputo Awards night.

• Premium Quality Milk Award 2023-24
• 5 year continuous Milk Quality Award

More information to come in the next newsletter

Launching into Learning

HIVE Excursion

Last Thursday (17 October), all three 5/6 classes went on an excursion to The HIVE in Ulverstone to further explore the relationship between the Earth and the Sun. At The HIVE, the three classes rotated between watching a planetarium show, building solar powered vehicles and, the highlight of the day, building cars with different features and racing them. Overall, we had a great day and are excited to continue learning about the solar system.

PE Achievements

This week in PE, students competed in the 800m race, the first event of our athletic schedule. Special recognition goes to Hudson (Year 9) for achieving a new school record with an outstanding time of 2 minutes and 19 seconds.

Swimming & Water Safety Sessions

Swimming and Safety sessions are from Monday 18 November to Thursday 28 November, at Latrobe pool for students in Years 3 - 6.

School Nurse

Hi, my name is Tim Smith and I have recently commenced as a School Health Nurse at Sheffield School. I am a Registered Nurse with over 25 years of experience in health.  I have worked across a range of sectors including mental health, primary health, health promotion, and rural and remote health.

Before the current School Health Nurse program was developed, I was employed by Youth Health South in Hobart where I provided services to regional and rural schools running programs such as the Kids Help Line Peer Facilitator training and the Resourceful Adolescent program (RAP).

I enjoy working with community groups on health and wellness programs and look forward to working with the school community to better understand their needs; and working together to build a strong and healthy community.   

I’m looking forward to meeting everyone here at Sheffield and looking forward to becoming part of the team.

Every school day counts

Welcome back to Term 4 – we hope you had a great break!

School is the best place for our kids, it’s a chance to be around friends, learn new things, grow and have fun. 

Sometimes the final stretch of the year can be challenging for regular school attendance. Here are some tips to make every day count:

• Create a routine.
• Allow enough time in the morning.
• Be on time, every day.
• Plan appointments and trips outside school hours.
• Get a good night’s sleep.
• Set some technology boundaries.
  
  

For more information, visit the Anything can happen website.

If you’re having trouble getting your child to school, please talk to us. We’re here to help.

Canteen

Canteen Menu Term 4

QKR

Purchases can be made using school order lunch bags (available at the school office) or online (up to two weeks in advance) using the QKR app on your smartphone/device.

• Railton orders - please use RAILTON ONLY canteen menu.
• Sheffield orders - please use SHEFFIELD ONLY canteen menu.

Click for information on how to set up QKR on your smart phone./device

Items cannot be returned to the canteen for health reasons.
If you cancel a purchase on QKR (prior to lunch time), you will have a credit in the app that you can apply to your next purchase.

2025 Kindergarten Enrolments

Sheffield School are now accepting enrolments for Kindergarten in 2025. Please contact our school office on 6491 8222 or email liftsheffield@gmail.com if your child was born in 2020 and you’d like to add them to our Kindergarten class lists.

2025 Student Options

Year 7 - 10 Options 2025
Year 11 - 12 Options 2025

Student Assistance Scheme (STAS)

STAS has now closed for 2024.

Parents/guardians who are approved for STAS 2024 will have their files automatically re-assessed for the 2025 school year. Letters will be sent to families confirming STAS approval or otherwise at the end of the 2024 calendar year in preparation for 2025.

STAS applications for children enrolling in kindergarten for 2025 cannot be accepted until the beginning of the new school year.

Parents/guardians of students other than kinder who have not applied for STAS previously can apply online from December at

https://stasonlinesubmission.education.tas.gov.au 

Once approval letters for STAS 2025 have been delivered, if a parent/guardian wishes to add a newly enrolling student to their existing 2025 file they will need to email their details and the student’s full name, date of birth and year in 2025 to stas@decyp.tas.gov.au. The additional student will be added to their existing file. Additional students cannot be added to an existing STAS file using the online application service.

For queries, please contact stas@decyp.tas.gov.au 

Girl's Cricket - Come and Try Day

Girl's Come and Try Cricket

Devonport Gymnastics Club

We are excited to announce that Term 4 gymnastics classes are now open for booking at Devonport Gymnastics!

Our Class options include: 

• Gym Tots: A fun introduction to movement for our youngest gymnasts!
• Ninja Classes: For those who love to run, jump, and climb!
• Recreational Gymnastics (Boys & Girls): Perfect for all skill levels, focusing on skill development through our Club Levels program, and fitness.
• Teenage Boys Gymnastics: Designed to build strength and confidence in young boys.
• Teenage Girls Gymnastics: Ideal for recreational gymnastics, and for older girls wishing to commence gymnastics to maintain fitness and strength.
• Trampoline: Bounce into action with our exhilarating trampoline classes!
• Tumbling: Improve your acrobatic skills in a supportive environment.
• Competitive Gymnastics: classes are by selection only.

• Open Gym Days – Every Tuesday 10.45am-12.30pm, and Every Saturday 11.00am-12.30pm

Australian Rules Football

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