5 July 2018

Newsletter Articles

Key Dates

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)
Friday 27 July: Crazy Hair Day
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
Friday 3 August: Jeans for Genes Day
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)
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

It has certainly been a very busy end to term 2, the half way mark for the school year!

Thank you to all of the parents/carers who have taken the opportunity over the past week to strengthen the partnership between school and home and participated in the ‘celebration of student learning’ sessions.

In response to the 2017 feedback we received regarding our reports, we made changes to the 2018 reporting format. We would like to hear from parents/guardians again; how did we do? Please follow the below link to a short survey, which should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.

Staffing

There are a number of changes to staffing for term 3; Mr Ben Humphrey, Mr Callan Morse and Miss Jessica Eastburn will all complete their fixed term contracts at the end of term; we would like to thank Ben, Callan and Jess for the contributions they have made to their respective learning areas during their time at Sheffield and wish them well in their future endeavours.

Mr Tony Hays will be returning from leave teaching HPE; Mrs Jane Holmes will replace Miss Eastburn teaching Art; Mr Ben Wilden will join our staff and will be teaching a range of classes in the secondary Science and Technology areas, and a number of our current staff will be changing or extending their current teaching roles/loads to support the learning programs across the Year 7 and 8 classes.

In addition to these changes, earlier this week we farewelled Mrs Christine Grant, who has been performing the role of Numeracy Specialist Teacher in our school for the past 3 years. Mrs Grant has provided over 40 years of exemplary, dedicated service to the department; we wish her well in retirement. Mr Chris Nock, who is quite familiar with our school, has been appointed to the Numeracy Specialist Teacher role for the remainder of the year.

Mr David Cox, our Farm Manger for the past 3 years will be taking up a new position at the end of his current contract.  Mr Cox has provided exceptional service to the school farm and has led significant improvements across all aspects of the operation. We are currently working through a selection process to replace Mr Cox and will advise our school community of the outcome next term. We wish Mr Cox well in his new role and look forward to his continued involvement in supporting the further growth of the farm, through mentoring and engagement on the farm committee.

NextGen Team Business Challenge

I would like to mention the achievements of a contigent of Year 8, 9, and 10 students who participated in the NextGen Team Business Challenge held in Burnie recently. This was the third time the Sheffield School has participated in this event, with two teams representing our school in 2018. Our teams were particularly successful with team ‘Blackfish and Chippery’ (Amber Chatterton, Kaleb Patterson, Denver Puccetti, Bethany Cobbin and Lochie Ford) winning Best Marketing Package; and Tassie Tiger Bites (Billie Chatterton, Alysha Mulholland, Oscar Downing and Laura Ashby) winning Best Business Plan and Marketing, Best Pitch Deck Presentation and Runner Up for the Best Overall Business. A tremendous achievement! I would particularly like to thank Mr Ashby who coordinated our students’ participation in the event as well as all of the parents for their support of their child’s involvement.

Finally, well done to all students for the commitment demonstrated towards their learning over the first half of the year. Please take heed of the feedback provided in your reports and come back term 3 refreshed and ready to work hard towards achieving your learning goals for the remainder of the year!

A reminder to parents that term 3 commences on Tuesday 24 July. (Monday 23 July is a staff Professional Learning Day)

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

Award Recipients

Prep – Year 6 Assembly – 19 June 2018

Years 7 – 10 Assembly – 19 June 2018

Railton Campus Assembly – 27 June 2018

Cross Country Championship Awards – 23 May 2018

Cambodia Fundraiser

Cooking with Kids

Crazy Hair Day - SRC (Friday 27 July)

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.

Jeans for Genes Day – SRC (Friday 3 August)

School Canteen

Railton Canteen Menu

Sheffield Canteen Menu

Please note the changes in the term 3 canteen price list

State Primary All Schools Cross Country

The Symmons Plains cross country event is one of the biggest events in Tasmania with over 2500 students converging on the raceway in Launceston to contest the Tasmanian Primary All Schools Cross Country Championships. Most of the schools in Tasmania were represented by their cross country runners at all levels of ability. With some of the races having over 350 starters it was certainly an amazing sight to see so many students enjoying the challenge of the Symmons Plains course.

47 Sheffield Primary Students from Years 3-6, Mr Penney, Mr Bakes and Mrs Ritter made the long trip to Symmons Plains in Launceston on Tuesday 26 June. We had full teams in all 4 year levels for both boys and girls. We had some really strong runners who welcomed the opportunity to test themselves against the very best runners in Tasmania.

It was an awesome day with ideal running conditions for all the races and everyone competed with great sportsmanship.

We had good performances across all the races with the highlight being the amazing run of Hollie Diprose in the 10 year old girl’s race finishing in 24th place in Tasmania in a race that contained 310 runners. Congratulations Hollie what a run!

Tasmanian Secondary All Schools Cross Country Championships

On Tuesday 3 July a team of 12 travelled to Symmons Plains Raceway to compete in the Tasmanian Secondary All schools Cross Country Championships. The students had to battle a tough course and challenging conditions with recent inclement weather making it muddy in parts. It was a cold, windy day which made it difficult to stay warm before and after races. With the best runners in Tasmania there representing their respective schools, the small Sheffield team relished the opportunity to challenge themselves against the best. The races ranged from 3-6 km in distance for the respective age groups with most of the runners finishing mid field. The most promising run of the day came from Riley Richardson-Hume (Year 8) who pushed hard the entire race and was rewarded with a top 30-40 finish. Not far behind him in the same race Evan Laing also made it within the first 50 finishers. Also the performance of Cliff Rule in the under 16 race suggests he has a future in the sport if he chooses. Official results will be released shortly, keep checking the link below. The students did the school proud with their efforts and their representation of Sheffield School.

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 telephoned through to the school office on 6491 8222
Online – BPAY
In person at Service Tasmania

School Nurse

Sitting and Screens

These are the latest recommendations for sitting and screen times for children aged 0-5yrs, 5-12yrs and young people (13-17yrs) of age.

0 – 5 Years

5 – 12 Years

13 – 17 Years

Sitting and Screens for Children

Less sitting and screens helps children learn and develop, keeping them social, confident and healthy

Children need help every day to limit screen and sitting times:

Year 3/4 Crowden – Local Government

This term in 3/4 Crowden, we have been learning about the role of the local government and the decisions it makes on behalf of our community. Mrs Kate Haberle joined us for our excursion and shared her knowledge with us about council services, how decisions are made and plans for the future. We also discussed what skills people need to work for our local government. We are excited to share some photos of our recent visit to the Kentish Council.

Kentish Council Recount by Mackenzie Duraj

On Thursday 24 May, our class visited the Kentish Council with Councillor Mrs Haberle to learn about our local government.

When we arrived at the Kentish Council we had a look at their working space. We went to the meeting room where council have their debates and then sat down. A staff member called Sonia came in to talk to us about dog control. If you have a dog you should get it registered because if it is lost the council can then give it back to you. We learnt about the levels of government. We had a go at naming some people that were in the Labor and Liberal government including Malcom Turnbull and our Mayor Don Thwaites. After this, we watched a mock council meeting that was created by Mrs Haberle. Some of our class mates played the roles of local councillors. I thought this was really fun because I learnt what the councillors do when they are having a debate. I learnt that when it is their turn to speak, they need to say “Through the chair Mr Mayor”.

When it was time to leave, we had a photo outside the Kentish Council. I learnt lots of things about our local government and what they do for our community. The Council do many things like build new parks, bike tracks and collect our garbage.

Community Notices

Fitness Classes

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

Kentish Family Support House

Koinz 4 Kidz

Riverbend Camps (School Holidays)

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