21 June 2018

Newsletter Articles

Key Dates

Monday 25 June: Don College visit (Year 10)
Wednesday 27 June: Mid-Year Reports
Wednesday 27 June: SRC Leadership Conference (Year 10)
Wednesday 27 June: Social – Senior School (6 –9 pm)
Wednesday 27 June: Assembly (Railton Campus)
Thursday 28 June: Social – ECE and Primary School (1.30 – 2.30pm)
Monday 2 July – Thursday 5 July: Learning Celebrations
Monday 9 July – Friday 20 July: School Holidays
Monday 23 July: Student Free Day
Wednesday 25 July – Thursday 26 July: Oral Health Preventative Program (Railton)
Thursday 26 July: Don College school visit (Year 10)
Monday 30 July – Thursday 2 August: Oral Health Preventative Program (Sheffield)
Monday 30 July: Cultural Performance: Courage and Resilience (Prep – Year 8)
Tuesday 31 July: UNSW English Competition
Monday 6 August – Wednesday 8 August: Electrical Safety in Schools Program (Primary School)
Thursday 9 August: Don College Taster Day (Year 10)
Tuesday 14 August: UNSW Mathematics Competition
Friday 24 August: Book Week Assembly (11.30am)
Monday 3 September - Wednesday 5 September: Beacon Foundation Program
Tuesday 11 September: Assemblies (Secondary 12pm, Primary 1.30pm)
Friday 21 September: Footy Colours Day
Tuesday 25 September – Friday 28 September: Hobart/Port Arthur Camp (Year 5)
Monday 1 October – Friday 12 October: School Holidays
Tuesday 23 October: UTAS Discovery Day (Year 10)
Friday 2 November: Student Free Day
Tuesday 20 November: iParty (Year 10)
Tuesday 20 November: SRC Leadership Conference (Year 10)
Tuesday 27 November: Assemblies (Secondary 12pm, Primary 1.30pm)
Wednesday 12 December: Picnic - SPLASH Aquatic Centre (K – Year 6)
Thursday 13 December: Year 10 Celebration Dinner

Principal’s Report

Mid-Year Reports

It is that time of the year again when staff have been working incredibly hard to provide you with an accurate picture of your child’s approach to learning, their progress and areas for further development during the second part of the year. Next Wednesday 27 June mid-year reports will be sent home with students.

I would encourage parents and students to attend 'Celebrations of Student Learning' sessions which will be held from Monday 2 July until Thursday 5 July. During these sessions students will share pieces of work they have selected and three way discussions (Student-Parent-Teacher) will be held. It will also be an opportunity to discuss your child’s report. Parent attendance at these celebrations is highly valued and parents are strongly encouraged to support these sessions.

This year we are again utilising an online booking system for Celebrations of Student Learning sessions, a set of instructions explaining how to make a booking will be included with yor child's report. Bookings can be made by following this link below, This will be available for bookings from next Monday, 25 June. If you do not have access to the internet you can call the school office on 6491 8222 and the office staff can do it for you. Please make appointments prior to the day of the Celebrations of Student Learning session.

We recognise that some parents may not be able to attend during the scheduled times/days, in these cases please phone the school office so an alternate arrangement can be made.

Attendance

As we approach the mid-way point of the year our school attendance sits at 90%. The front cover of the mid-year report provides further detail on your child’s attendance, the year group, and the school and state/sector average.

I cannot stress too highly, the importance of good attendance, more often than not there is a strong correlation between student achievement and attendance. The accompanying table demonstrates the amount of school that can be lost due to a casual approach to attendance.

Cambodia Global Volunteering 2018

Most of our school community would be aware that in October this year 6 students and 3 adults from the Sheffield School will be going to Cambodia to participate in a Global Volunteering Project. As mentioned in past newsletters the team have set a fundraising goal of $5000 which will be donated to the Samrong Children’s Farm, where the team will be staying for four nights. The support from the school and wider community in providing sponsorship and raising funds to date has been amazing. I would like to acknowledge the Kentish Lions Club and the Hub for their generous donations of $1200 and $6000 respectively, they are terrific organisations we are fortunate to have in our community that continue to provide great support to our school and the provision of opportunities such as this. I look forward to providing further updates on the Global Volunteering Project in future newsletters.

Staffing

We currently have a number of staff that have commenced a period of leave leading up to the term break; Miss McNab and Mrs Richardson started their leave last week with Mrs Eustace commencing leave next week. We wish them all a lovely break and look forward to their return in term 3. There will be some other staffing news which I will hopefully be able to share in our final newsletter for the term.

RON DALY
PRINCIPAL

Administering Medication to Students

Please click the link below to view information regarding medication at school.

There is a detailed explanation of the requirements that need to be adhered to for any medication that students are required to take at school.

The information sheet also provides links to download the forms that the school needs to have in order for us to administer any medication to your child.

Autism Australia

Information Sessions for Parents and Family Carers

Cambodia Fundraiser

Cooking with Kids

Insights

We would appreciate your feedback on the usefulness of the regular Insights articles if you have a few moments. Thank you to the people who have already responded.

Inter-High Cross Country

On Wednesday 14 June we took 37 enthusiastic Year 7-10 students to Hellyer College to participate in the Inter-high Cross Country event. This was a challenging 4km track for the 7-10 girls and 7/8 boys and 5km for the 9/10 boys. Students were luckily treated with perfect running conditions. Well done to all students on their efforts. There were lots of top 20 finishes in their respective age groups and especially Andy Enright for finishing 6th. Some of our stronger runners will be heading off to Symmons Plains to compete in the State all Schools Championships. Good luck to these students.

Launching into Learning

NWPSSA Cross Country Championships

On Wednesday 7 June a strong team of 35 of Sheffield’s finest young distance runners from Year 3-6 made the trip to Ulverstone Football Club for the North West Primary Schools Sports Association (NWPSSA) Cross Country Championships. The competition was strong with all age groups having over 150 competitors. It was a perfect day and location for running with a great course that took in Dinosaur Park after they left the football grounds, then it looped around and headed back to the football grounds. All students ran their best and put in a great performance.

A highlight of the day was Hollie Diprose and Paige Jenkins (Year 4) who finished 5th and 8th respectively.

Overall the students displayed great sportsmanship and proudly represented the school. The next step for some is competing at the upcoming Primary All Schools Cross Country Championships at Symmons Plains on Tuesday 26 June.

School Canteen

Railton Canteen Menu

Sheffield Canteen Menu

Student Career Choices

Information for parents is highly sought after when it comes to helping their children with their career choices. For that reason the Department of Education has developed an Assist your child feature page containing links to the articles that provide tips and advice to assist your child with their career development.

School Levies

School levies are due to be finalised by the end of term 2 (Friday 6 July 2018).

Payment options include:

By cash, cheque or credit card at the office of either campus between 8.30am and 4.00pm daily (not available during school holidays)
By cheque, payable to Sheffield School and posted to 12 Henry Street, Sheffield 7306
By credit card - details can be telephoned to the school office on 6491 8222
Online – BPAY
In person at Service Tasmania

Community Notices

Devon Netball Association

Fitness Classes

Suitable for beginners/advanced held in the School Drama room
Thursdays 3.30pm. Cost $10
Contact Carla 0428 202 336 for information

Riverbend Camps (School Holidays)

Tasmanian Association for the Gifted evening