Sheffield School has been a hive of activity this term with engaging learning programs underway in classrooms and a wide range of extra-curricular experiences across our school.  It is pleasing to see the high level of participation from our students in whole school events such as Cross Country, Reconciliation Week activities and the MND Big Freeze!  These are just some of the opportunities that enable us to foster positive relationships and promote inclusivity in our school community.

Attendance

The cover page on your child's report will reflect their individual attendance to date.  We are pleased to see 57% of students with 90% or better attendance to this point in the year, this is something to celebrate.  However, we are always aiming to improve our overall attendance rate which currently sits at 84%.

Attending school every day gives your child every chance to develop the knowledge and social skills they will need to create a positive future.  Good habits begin with routine, regular attendance to school where students can learn, have a diverse range of experiences, connect with peers and school staff to form positive relationships.  When your child attends school every day, it helps them to:

• Keep up with the learning program, and not fall behind
• Access every opportunity provided and find interests
• Make friends and maintain friendships
• Feel a sense of accomplishment
• Have a brighter future

If you’re struggling to get your child to school, help is available. Please talk to us at school about your situation. We’ll support you, in whatever way we can.

To find out more, visit the Anything can happen website.

Reporting to Parents

Mid-year reports for K-12 students will go home with students on Thursday 27 June, students in K-10 will receive student work samples (Evidence of Learning) either as printed copies or through Seesaw.  Parent Teacher interviews will be taking place the following week on Monday and Tuesday afternoon.  Kinder Parent Teacher interviews will be happening in week 8; information and a link to book parent teacher interviews for these dates is included in this newsletter. 

Changes to Emergency Procedures

A number of changes have been made to our school's emergency procedures including our Lockout, Lockdown and Evacuation plans.  DECYP have developed some department wide, consistent procedures with input from Tasmania Police.  To initiate an emergency response such as a Lockdown there will be an announcement over our PA system.  This announcement will be repeated three times, 'we are in a lockdown, I repeat we are in a lockdown'.  It is likely the announcement will be heard in the town and it is important that parents do not panic and rush to the school.  If there is an emergency procedure you will be notified following the event.  There will be a practice lockdown in week 8 of this term, the announcement will state 'this is a practice lockdown'.

Student Free Day K-12

Moderation Day is this Friday 7 June.  This provides dedicated time for teachers to moderate with colleagues from other schools.  Our staff will be working across two sites, Port Sorell Primary School and Latrobe High School.  At these meetings teachers will have the opportunity to share and compare student work samples to assist with consistency of assessments across our DECYP schools.   

And finally, just a reminder that our Sheffield K-12 Assembly will take place next week, Wednesday 12 June at 1:30pm.  Families are most welcome to join us! 

Jamie Skirving,   
Acting Principal

PRIMARY CROSS COUNTRY

Our K-6 cross country carnival was held on Friday 17 May, and what a fantastic day it was.  Although it was quite chilly, there was sunshine and our students were ready to go.

This term, students have been training hard in PE to get themselves ready for the big day.

Whether students had a goal of running the whole course or having a walk and talk with friends, it was great to see so many participants out on the course.

Our top four runners from each race were invited to the North-West carnival on 28 May.

Congratulations to our Year winners and runners up

SECONDARY CROSS COUNTRY

Sheffield School held its annual Cross Country Carnival recently at the school farm.  The course included circumnavigating the many paddocks and obstacles.  As in recent years, students had the opportunity to be “coloured” as they progressed around the course.

The first event of the day was the combined Year 7/8 race.  Chloe showed that her extra training in netball and sport and recreation classes paid dividends as she crossed the line well ahead of Tamzin in second place and Emelia in third in the Year 7 girl’s event.   The Year 8 girls saw Ruby, Mia and Hayley finish within a minute or so of each other in a very competitive race!  Well done to Ruby on a tight victory.  Congratulations to those girls who tackled the course and finished quite coloured and dirty.

Year 7 boys saw Wesley come home in first position ahead of the fast-finishing Kolbie.  After some impressive performances in training, George picked up third position in a great performance.  The Year 8 boys event proved to be the most participated in event of the day with 13 boys taking the starters orders.  Jacob stormed home in first place, followed by Logan and Zavier.  Special mention to Tyson for his efforts.

Year 9 and 10 girls events revealed many surprises - Bridie blitzed the field with an impressive run completing the course in 17 minutes in Year 9 girls.  Obviously some secret training has been happening being completed on the Duff farm.  Abigail , Lillie  and Imogen rounded out the top four.  In the Year 10 event Amanda and Hollie battled it out for supremacy, with Amanda taking the ribbon by 20 seconds.  Cody, Fiona and Caitlin all received their ribbon only a couple of minutes behind.

Jack proved unstoppable in the Year 10 boys’ race, he comfortably defeated Jacob, with Stirling taking the bronze medal position.  Year 9 boys saw Hudson capitalise on his recent intense training and power home for the win in the spectacular time of 13 minutes 39 seconds.  Jack earned silver with Jett displaying huge improvement in his fitness to round out the top three.

The house results will be announced to students in the near future

Congratulations to all students who took up the challenge of completing the course and showing their best effort.  The participation and behaviour of those on the course was first class. 

PRINCIPALS AFTERNOON TEA

Congratulations to all the students who were invited to attend the Principal’s Afternoon Tea, in recognition for demonstrating our school values of Respect for Learning, Respect for Self and Respect for Others. 

It is always a pleasure to acknowledge student achievement, but also to view the positive interactions and gratitude displayed.

DEVONPORT SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

Congratulations to Cody on receiving the Mercer Bursary! The Mercer family has a long association with DSLSC, and this bursary is designed to help an athlete pursue their goals in surf sports. Well done, Cody!

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK

National Reconciliation Week is observed annually from 27 May to 3 June. During this time, Australians learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and explore how reconciliation can be achieved. This year our primary and secondary SRCs organised a whole school activity, where students were invited to create a hand to be placed in our ‘Sea of Hands’, in the shape of the Aboriginal flag. Each hand had Now More Than Ever written on them, the theme of this year’s Reconciliation Week. 

We also enjoyed a very special Breakfast Club on Friday 31 May, with a focus on native Australian ingredients in honour of Reconciliation Week. Our 9/10 catering class, run by Mrs. Maddick and Mrs. Oldenhof, made Wild Basil Damper with Pepperberry Butter and Banana, Wattleseed and Chocolate Chip Muffins. We had a great turn out and the food was delicious!

Recipe links below if you want to make these at home!

Wild Basil Damper Loaves with Pepperberry_Butter Recipe

Banana Wattle Seed and White Choc Muffins Recipe

Become a Reconciliation Tasmania member

Member Sign-Up Information

WHAT'S COOKING?

Our Year 7/8 classes have been cooking dishes suitable for breakfast or brunches during term two. Students have been working on their presentation skills, as well as their food preparation and are making good progress. Hopefully, they will be practicing at home on the weekends and serving some tasty brunches to families.

The 9/10 Food Technology class are exploring foods suitable for special occasions and have tested recipes including beef stroganoff with rice, chicken strips with dipping sauce and chilled cheesecakes. They will demonstrate collaborative cooking when making canapes, entree and main courses.

Preservation techniques and associated skills are keeping the Food Studies students busy. After making tomato relish they used it in pizzas, scrolls and their own choice recipes. With increasing costs of ingredients, it is useful for students to experience the benefits of preserving foods.  These capable students also cater for the primary Golden Ticket recipients Principal's Afternoon tea, and secondary breakfast club. It’s wonderful we can provide them with catering opportunities, to hone their front of house and back of house skills.

We are fortunate to have continued support from Glenhaven and Kentish House to continue our Meals for Home program. Each week several students from Year 5 – 12 cook recipes that are suitable to freeze. The students cook a large recipe and then package half to freeze and half to enjoy or take home. Meals for Home has many benefits in that students’ experience cooking a ‘family’ size recipe, older students’ mentor younger students and the dishes benefit members of our community.

As we head into the wintery months the kitchen is a lovely warm place to be working, too. We have an increasing collection of indoor plants and with the walls of windows, it feels almost tropical. Outside the kitchen we have a large collection of photos of students and their dishes, from term one and two, displayed with our school values and mission statement. A small selection is included here, too.

Mrs Maddick

STUDENT VOICE SESSIONS

Thursday 6 June two groups of students, secondary (Years 7-12) and primary (Years 4-6) participated in student voice sessions led by DECYP’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Team to gain further insight into ways to improve wellbeing and engagement in learning.  Individual students will not be identified when feedback is reported back to schools.  We would like to thank the students who volunteered to be part of the process to influence change.

Student Voice Focus Groups - Information Sheet

SHEFFIELD SCHOOL SOCCER

We have 50 students representing our school each Saturday at Meercroft Park. We would like to congratulate our players on their effort in every game and thank our volunteer coaches for the work they do.

YEAR 9/10 TECH STUDIES

Students in Year 9-10 Tech Studies have just completed their first major project for the year, a short film entitled "Sorcery and Steel".

This film is based on a table top game created by Year 10 Dustin, who also wrote the script  and directed the film. Jaxon did the production, a very lengthy task!

Special mention must go to the main cast, Year 10s Dustin the Barbarian, Sir Joel the knight, Chloe the rogue and the mysterious Stirling, who play two roles, a bald wizard and a kangaroo, with outstanding vocal effects. The star of the show is Sheffield's own up and coming Hollywood sensation and Year 10 starlet Tayla, who plays a teacher greatly frustrated with her game-playing class.

This new blockbuster will premier at the Year 7-10 Assembly next week.

PARENT / TEACHER INTERVIEWS 2024

Kinder: Interviews are on Tuesday 11 June, and Wednesday 12 June 2024.

Prep - Year 10: Interviews are on Monday 1 July, and Tuesday 2 July 2024.

Book a 15 minute time slot with your child/ren's teacher/s.

You can opt to attend in person or have a phone chat.

IMPORTANT:

* If you want a phone appt - please put your preferred contact number in the Note
   section when booking.

* Appointment bookings close the day before the appt, please don’t book an appt on
   the day.

If you need assistance, please call the office on 6491 8222.

Booking Link:  https://sheffields.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/12

STUDENT VOICE SESSIONS

Our student voice sessions for secondary (Years 7-12) and primary (Years 4-6) have been postponed. Once rescheduled, our students will participate in sessions led by DECYP’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Team to gain further insight into ways to improve wellbeing and engagement in learning.  Individual students will not be identified when feedback is reported back to schools.  We would like to thank the students who volunteered to be part of the process to influence change.

Please click the link below for further information.

Student Voice Focus Groups - Information Sheet for Staff Parents and Carers

CANTEEN

Click the link below for our latest Canteen menu:

Canteen Menu Term 2

QKR

Order (and pay) for school lunches for up to two weeks in advance from your Smart device.    
QKR Set Up Instructions

2024 SCHOOL LEVIES

2024 levies are due at the end of Term 2.

There are a number of ways that you can pay your child's school levies: At either school office (Cash, EFTPOS, Cheque), via BPAY or QKR (online app on your smart device).

If you would like to organise regular payments via a formal payment plan, please contact us on 6491 8222.

STAS

If you wish to check whether you may eligible for Student Assistance (STAS) which will pay for your child/ren's levies, please click the link below current guidelines:

Student Assistance and Other Financial_Assistance_Guidelines

LAUNCHING INTO LEARNING TERM 2

All volunteers (parent helpers, coaches, breakfast club helpers) are required to complete Safeguarding Training prior to working with children in our school.

Please ensure you present your certificate of completion at the office for our record.

You can access the training using the QR code on the poster.

Please contact Mrs Davies if you would like support to complete the training.

BIG FREEZE

Fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease

9/10 FOOD DESIGN

Term 2 is International Food - the dish is Nasi Goreng and Indonesian rice dish.

ART

Year 5/6 Cubist Self Portraits

Kinder-Prep Railton Collage Monsters

Register for 2024 workshop dates HERE 

Learn More: Autism Community - Learning & Development Program

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launcesto

Direct from Questacon, Fascinating Science and Science on the Move are guaranteed to entertain and intrigue young minds. Play with magnets, balance brooms, make music, and solve your way through the displays - without realising that you're learning.        

Museum at Inveresk	Art Gallery at Royal Park

Explore our two sites: Museum at Inveresk and the Art Gallery at Royal Park for hours of free family fun.

At the Museum at Inveresk:
* Explore new interactive exhibitions, Fascinating Science and Science on the Move

* Uncover strange facts about our universe in Mind Blown

* Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the Blacksmith Shop

At the Art Gallery at Royal Park:

* Marvel at the diverse forms of ceramics in Vast and Varied

* Gaze at modern and historical artworks in Gallery 9 + 10

* Discover ancient history in The First Tasmanians: our story

Visit our website to discover what's on - and we'll see you soon at QVMAG.