Tuesday 19 February:  House Meetings (12.30pm - 1 pm)

Tuesday 19 February:  LiFT Open Classroom (2.45pm - 3.30pm)

Thursday 21 February:  LiL Sausage Sizzle (Railton 9.30-10.30am/Sheffield 11.30am-12.30pm)

Thursday 28 February:  Swimming Carnival (Splash)

Monday 11 March:  Public Holiday (8 Hours Day)

Tuesday 12 March - Wednesday 13 March:  Oral Health Program (Railton)

Tuesday 12 March: Year 7 Camp (Peyton Park)

Wednesday 13 March:  Inter-Primary Athletics Carnival (Penguin)

Thursday 14 March - Friday 22 March:  Oral Health Program (Sheffield)

Friday 15 March:  Athletics Carnival Back-Up Day (Penguin)

Monday 18 March:  School Photos

Monday 18 March:  Immunisations - Year 7 (HPV & Boostrix)

Tuesday 19 March:  Athletics Twilight Finals (Penguin)

Tuesday 19 March:  School Photo Catch Up Day

Tuesday 19 March:  Inter-High Swimming Carnival (Splash)

Thursday 4 April - Thursday 11 April:  Mainland Trip

Friday 12 April:  Student Free (Moderation Day)

Monday 15 April - Friday 26 April:  School Holidays

Welcome to the new school year; a special welcome to those students and families that are new to Sheffield School and to our Kindergarten students commencing their formal schooling in 2019. The students have settled into their learning really well and it is great to observe students demonstrating our new school values (Respect for Self, Respect for Others, Respect for learning) both in the classroom and around the playground.

On a personal note I have returned from an extended period of long service leave refreshed and ready for the year ahead. I would like to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge the leadership of Mr Skirving as acting Principal during that period, as well as the great support from the leadership team, in particular Assistant Principals Miss Pearce and Mrs Davies. I am really excited about the wonderful progress that was made term 4 in relation to our school priorities, particularly the great work completed in unpacking our new school values and the work around how they will be observed in our actions going forward. The development of an instructional model that reflects what we all believe are essential elements to the teaching and learning that occurs in every year level and across every curriculum area, this will form a basis for much of our professional learning as a whole staff this year. The secondary students look great in the new blue shirts, I am looking forward to further progress in regard to the review of the K-6 uniform later this term.

For the first time in many years we will not be commencing the year welcoming new staff to our school, I would however like to take this opportunity to welcome back Mrs Sullivan and Miss Bell from maternity leave and look forward to the contributions they will make to our school in their respective roles.

There have been a number of slight changes in our senior staffing profile to those advertised at the end of 2018. Mr Skirving will be taking on a Food and Fibre (incl. Agriculture / Revitalising School Farms) leadership role both within our school and across our network of schools on the North West Coast. Mrs Skirving will also be a part of the Food and Fibre team, both in planning and teaching. As a result, there will be a number of changes in senior staffing to redistribute some of the roles previously performed by Mr Skirving. An update on these changes will be in the next newsletter once they have been confirmed.

Last Thursday, Don College held their Celebration of Excellence Evening, and Sheffield students again featured prominently in the awards.  Congratulations to Abbey Boutcher, Amy Rouse, Balin Puccetti, Jacob East, Reilly Eberle, Jordan Burr, Archie Smart, Jackson Sharp, Lillian Maddick, Zayna Mulholland and Tom Rockliff who all won subject /VET awards. Balin Puccetti received multiple subject awards and was also recognised within the major awards section of the evening for his outstanding results, as was Zayna Mulholland, Jacob East, Ranni Lockett, Manisha Kernan and Tom Rockliff. Zayna Mulholland and Tom Rockliff were also recognised for achieving an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) of 95+, this places them in the top 5% Australia wide, a fantastic achievement!

These young people set an excellent example for our students, and the message for all students is to aim high with your learning goals!

Ron Daly
Principal

The Sheffield School Swimming Carnival will be held at the Devonport Splash Aquatic Centre on Thursday 28 February. 

The carnival will involve students from Years 3 – 10 from both campuses.

Below is a program of the day’s event with approximate commencement times.

Families are invited to attend, spectator admission is free.  Come along for what should be a great day.

PRIMARY TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

SECONDARY TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

Canteen Menu -Term 4

- Updated fortnighly

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Cancelling / crediting  lunches

Please note that once your child’s lunch has left the canteen, due to health regulations it cannot be returned and we cannot issue a refund.

If your child goes home sick you are more than welcome to come to the canteen to collect your child’s lunch order.

QKR

If you need to cancel a lunch order in QKR – this needs to be done before 10.00 am on the day of delivery (you can cancel orders up to two weeks in advance), or you can contact the school office before 11.30 am.  

You will then receive a credit (monies cannot be refunded) in QKR, that you can apply to future purchases. 

Cancelling an order in the QKR APP

Railton Campus

The canteen menu is available for students and staff at Railton campus on Mondays Only.  Items that cannot be ordered from the menu as they are unable to be transported:

- Milo
- Hot Chocolate
- Slushies

Orders need to be received at the Railton school office before 10.00 am on Monday morning.

QKR Orders (Both Campuses)

To use the full menu you need to order before 10.00 am on the day of delivery.
Lunches can be ordered (and paid) for up two weeks in advance.

QKR Late Orders - Sheffield Campus only (10.00 am - 12.00 noon)

We now have a limited menu for orders received between the hours above.
Please use the "Late Orders and Payments" option only.

For orders after 12.00 noon please contact the school on 6491 8222.

QKR Set UP 

Instructions on installing and setting up the app on your smartphone/device are below.

If you use QKR you can order (and pay) in advance for multiple students, multiple orders, and on multiple days.

QKR Setup Information

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HEALTH NURSE

Just keep breathing!  Breathing Exercises for Early Childhood

In the Early Childhood area some of the Year 7 students have been helping teach the younger children some breathing techniques each week.  These techniques are meant to help your children calm down and relax when faced with stressful or overwhelming situations. There is a physical reason why deep breathing is so important.

To help understand why deep breathing and calming coping skills are so important, let’s have a quick lesson on your Autonomic Nervous System. The Autonomic Nervous System controls the automatic systems in your body that you don’t think about - things like breathing, digestion and heart rate.

Flight, Fight or Freeze (Sympathetic Nervous System)

When you experience a stressful event your body automatically goes into what is known as “flight, fight or freeze” mode. Your heart rate increases, your stomach stops digestion and your breathing becomes more shallow.

Rest and Digest (Parasympathetic Nervous System)

When you are calm, your body is in what is known as “rest and digest” mode. Your breathing is normal, your muscles are relaxed and your heart rate is normal.

 The goal of calming exercises is to get yourself from “flight, fight or freeze” mode back to “rest and digest” mode. Deep breathing helps get more oxygen into your bloodstream, opening up your capillaries. It has a physical effect on your body to help you calm down and lower stress.

Over the next few weeks we will be exploring fun playful ways to work on deep breathing.

Media Smart

An online and confidential program for young people, designed to help both those with body image concerns and those showing signs of an eating disorder.

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LAUNCHING INTO LEARNING (LiL)

Monday 9.30am	Railton	Babies - Pre Kinder
Thursday 11am	Sheffield	Babies and Toddlers
Thursday 1pm	Sheffield	Pre-Kinder

1.  Please wash/sanitise hands on arrival

2.  Complete COVID-19 Visitor Screening Form

3.  Practice social distancing

Mrs van der Velde and Mrs Sullivan are excited to welcome back families for Term 4.

We have lots of fun things planned sometimes we are popping up off site.

Please keep an eye on our ‘Launching into Learning Sheffield School’ Facebook page to make sure you don’t miss any of the action.

For this issue of the newsletter we have attached a really handy Family First Aid sheet for you to print and keep and also a communication milestone document from Speech Pathology Australia,  to see how your little ones are tracking with their speech and language development.

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If you aren't connected with us yet, contact carly.sullivan@education.tas.gov.au or call 641 8222

LEARNING IN FAMILIES TOGETHER (LiFT)

What’s On?

Term 4 is a busy one but we promise to squeeze in at least one more family challenge. Maybe some maths? Maybe some lollies? Maybe both?

Whether we like it or not, maths is everywhere and is part of everyday life. It is necessary to have an understanding of maths concepts to help with most tasks we undertake as humans. Whether your child is 5 or 15, now is a great time to be talking about and practising maths whenever you can, to boost their maths competency.

Please reach out to your child’s teacher or liftsheffield@gmail.com if you would like help supporting your child in maths.

Seesaw Family App

Please ensure you have switched over to our Seesaw Family app. See or email your child’s teacher if you have misplaced your login code.

Anxiety in Children

2020 has been a difficult one for everyone. Although children are very resilient, we can see a change in them during and after a big event, such as a pandemic! Follow this link from GoZen for some really useful ways to help calm and work through your child’s anxious times.

https://gozen.com/72phrases/

Kinder- Prep Story Sacks

It has been great seeing Story Sacks rolled out for our Kinder/Prep students at Railton and Sheffield. Using these Story Sacks in your home benefits your child’s oral language considerably, fosters their love of books and reading; and in turn, improves their literacy outcomes throughout their schooling. Check out the link to get a sneak peek into Story Sacks…

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19vAzucgrQrwnVIuv_ysK7BY3ONzqE62by2zuN1Jdez0/edit?usp=sharing

Board Game Library   

Sheffield: Monday between 8:30-9am in the EC resource room.

Railton: See Kim in the office on a Tuesday to borrow your game.

 

Supporting Your Child’s Reading Journey

We have put together some information to help support your child with their reading. Watch to the end to claim your reading pack!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16j1Rfl6BhHuRLGBiqVXG70WxTTQFRHPNRh-xIZ7gZ_0/edit?usp=sharing 

Learning Support

Did you know we have learning packs made up for children to borrow to help consolidate skills they are working on in class?  

These skills may include: 
fine motor activities, letter formation, telling the time, times tables, handwriting, 12 piece puzzles, addition and subtraction, shoelace tying, scissor skills, number formation, identifying sounds when reading and problem solving with numbers. If you would like to borrow a take home pack to support your child’s learning, please get in touch and we will be happy to send some materials home with your child.

For further information, please contact Carly Sullivan 64918222 or email liftsheffield@gmail.com

“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents."

- Jane D. Hull

Come along with your little ones. Suitable from birth-4 (Kinder siblings welcome)

Thursdays

Railton 9:30-10:30

Sheffield 11:30-12:30 or   1:30-2:30

Like us on Facebook  to keep up to date!

‘Launching into Learning – Sheffield School’

Email: carly.sullivan@education.tas.gov.au  for more information

K-6 Open Classroom Afternoon

Thank you to those families who were able to come in on Tuesday 19 February for our Open Classroom afternoon. Congratulations to George Bishop (1/2 Moore) and Mason Quirk (K/P van der Velde) who won themselves a Lego set just for coming in with their families.

Photos from the afternoon.

Bucket Filling   

‘Bucket Filling’ is showing kindness and respect for others. ‘Bucket Dipping’ is being mean to others on purpose. Our students are working hard at filling each others’ buckets. Some of the ways we can fill up buckets is by: sharing, listening, taking turns, including others, using kind words, giving compliments, smiling, helping out and using our manners. Chloe from year 2 said she filled James’ bucket by packing his bag for him when he wasn’t feeling well. Wesley (year 2) was a bucket filler when he invited George to work with him. Keep up the fantastic work everyone!

Board Game Library

Early years students will be bringing home an information sheet soon about our board game borrowing library. Please return the permission form as soon as possible so your child can participate in our weekly swap

For further information, please contact Carly Sullivan 64918222 or carly.sullivan@education.tas.gov.au.

We look forward to bringing you another exciting year of LiFT events and initiatives.

Have You Got A Great Idea?

Tell us what activities or events you’d like to see happen in our school. Write it down and place it in the LiFT suggestion box in the Home Reader room at Sheffield and the office at Railton, or you can email us: carly.sullivan@education.tas.gov.au

My name is Barbie Dyer and I am the School Health Nurse for Sheffield School.  I work every second Monday and every Wednesday and Friday.

As part of my role, I will see each Year 7 student for a 10-minute introduction and vision check. During this time I will discuss with each student issues around health and wellbeing and also explain my role. This will assist in reducing the stigma associated with seeing the nurse and encourages students to seek assistance as required. If you do not want your child to be part of this service, please advise the office staff on 6491 8222.

The Kindergarten 4 Year old health check consent forms will be sent out in the coming weeks.  Please return them as soon as possible.

If you don’t wish your child to participate, please tick the box on the second page and return the form.

If you have any concerns about your child’s health or if you would like to contact me, please contact the school on 6491 8222 or email me directly on: barbie.dyer@education.tas.gov.au

Levies can be paid:

If you would like to pay your levies in instalments, you can set up a payment plan using BPAY, Centrepay or Direct Debit from your bank account. 

Student Assistance / Abstudy

You may be eligible for the Student Assistance Scheme (STAS). If you are eligible and your application is approved, you will not need to pay any levies.  An application form is available at https://documentcentre.education.tas.gov.au/Documents/Student-Assistance-Scheme-Application.pdf or through the school office.

Other options include Abstudy (through Centrelink), Spectacle Assistance Scheme, bursaries and transport concessions. For more information, contact the Department of Education on 1800 816 057 or visit education.tas.gov.au.

This year we are holding the 2019 Toast for Kids Charity Gala on Saturday 30 March at Providore Place starting 6.30pm

As you are aware this event raises funds for your school breakfast clubs and the Books for Babies program.

Tickets are $67.50 or Table of Ten $650.00 includes Bendigo Bank Welcome Drinks, food and live music by The Tear Aways.

Silent Auction & Balloon Raffle.

Tickets available Paranaple Art Centre T: 6420 2900