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Good Shepherd Grapevine – 30 July 2020

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The Fullness of His Grace

By Shanna Noel & Lisa Stilwell

When you’re in the midst of a struggle – whether tragedy, sickness, betrayal, or hardship – human nature wants to look at the problem and do what’s natural: worry, fret, or get even. But God gives another option: trust in Him. When you do, you will receive His peace – His perfect peace for the very moment you’re in. He knows all that you’re facing, and, even with chaos ensuing on the outside, you can walk in the fullness of His grace and peace on the inside. What will you trust Him with today?

I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, LORD, make me live in safety. (Psalm 4:8)

Since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1)

The LORD gives strength to His people; the LORD blesses His people with peace. (Psalm 29:11 NIV)

He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in Him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord! (Isaiah 26:3 TLB)

Father, thank You for Your promise to bless us with Your true and lasting peace, no matter what we’re facing. Amen.

Submitted by Anne Marschall.

Prayer Corner

This fortnight, staff and students pray for:

FAMILIES

  • KUCHAR:  Sarah, Chris, Romek, Piotr and Asia

  • MADDERN: Troy, Julie, Rian & Felix

  • McCARTHY/WILLIAMS:  Lucy, William, Michael & John
  • McGORMAN:  Kimberley, Paul, Ava, Charli & Archie
  • MERKEL:  Jessica, Scott, Henry, Ivy & Oliver

Birthdays

July

1  Georgia Leggett
1  Benjamin Schultz
1  Tiara Schultz
3  Bella Cooper
6  Sophie Doering
11 Charlie Kenny
11 Michael Ratsch
23 Stevie Schwarz
27 Jayden Ahrns
29 Parker Butler
31 Mitchell Harvey

Baptisms

July

5  Asia Kuchar
25 Olivia Emmett
30 Dylan Leggett

STAFF 

  • Anne Marschall – Principal
  • Brenton Klau – Bus Driver/Cleaner
  • Abby Beames – 1/2 Teacher
  • Josie Wundersitz – Art Teacher

OUR PRAYERS

  • This week we pray for the members of our Well-being Sub-Committee.  May God continue to guide them with vision, hope and promise as they focus on overall emotional and physical wellness for each and every member within our school community.

Birthdays

August

1  Amelia Klemm
1  Zahli Schultz
9  Romek Kuchar
12 Eleanor John
12 Ava McGorman
15 Tilly Barrett
21 Sam Abdelmalek
22 Thomas Spiteri
25 Jadon Brandon
27 Leo Abdelmalek
27 Sean McCarthy

Baptisms

August

1  Max Gaston
1  Thomas Gaston
23 Jed Klau
31 Maya Klose

Principal’s News

Dear Parents,

As many of you will now be aware, during the holidays Mrs Melissa Emmett accepted a position as Year 6 Teacher at Playford College effective from the start of this term.

Mel has served faithfully at Good Shepherd since July 2017 and has been a blessing to many children and families during that time. I know that she will continue to be a blessing in her new role. Mel is returning to Good Shepherd on Friday 31st July to be formally acknowledged for her contribution to the school and farewelled after Chapel. We would like any parents who are available on Friday to attend this event. This will also give Mel an opportunity to properly say goodbye to her old class.

Mrs Jennifer Grieger has been appointed to teach the Foundation class until the end of this year. Jennifer is an experienced teacher having taught a variety of year levels since 2007 (including Foundation), initially in Victoria and now in South Australia. Jennifer lives with her family in Angaston and is looking forward to getting to know the school community. I know you will join with me in making her feel very welcome at Good Shepherd.

Staff were very busy during the July PD week engaging in various professional learning activities. These included First Aid training, Valuing Safe Communities workshop, Connect (focusing on a Lutheran understanding of spirituality and the important role of grace and relationships in our schools), team planning and preparation for the International Baccalaureate ‘self-study’ which leads up to our school’s evaluation in 2021. There was also time for reflection after such a different first semester as well as collegiality during the annual staff (children, pets) breakfast at my place.

With some COVID–19 restrictions easing we are able to have parents entering the school again and attending events such as Assembly and Chapel. We are required to keep a record and contact details of anyone entering the school for any prolonged period (such as attending Assembly and Chapel). As there are multiple entrances to the school these forms will be located by the front office, the entrance to the Hub and in each of the classroom. You are only required to fill out the form once each day. Parents do not have to complete a COVID–19 declaration form for short visits such as drop off/pick up. Everyone is required to abide by social distancing and hygiene requirements whilst on site.

Many families have asked what’s happening with the canteen now that some restrictions have eased. I have met with our volunteer canteen manager, Jaymee Klose and at this stage there are still too many additional requirements in place to make it practical. We are hoping it may be possible to recommence canteen from term four but, like many other things, it may look different including possibly a fortnightly service rather than weekly. Another reason we are keen to recommence in fourth term is this is Jaymee’s last year of coordinating canteen and she would like to have the opportunity to induct the new canteen manager. (Please refer to the separate notice regarding the canteen position in this newsletter). 

Blessings,

Anne Marschall
Principal 

Classroom Snapshot – Ms Beames’ 1/2 Class

 

Hi everyone, at the beginning of the term, we began our inquiry into ‘How we Organise Ourselves.’ We have been looking at the importance of transport systems and the service they provide in our communities. To assist us in understanding the evolution of differnet types of transport, we just had to go to the National Motor Museum in Birdwood. 

Our first experience at the Museum was a session about the ‘Hawker Van’ transport service. In the olden days, horse and cart were the main form of transport around, making travelling to the shops very difficult. Many men, of varying ethnicities, took this opportunity to become ‘Hawkers’ and travel around the place selling household items to the people on stations and farms away from the town.  

In the session we were given some very serious gloves to put on. Then we were allowed to open up some model Hawker vans, take a look at the old artefacts inside and spruik our classmates about the things we would choose to sell if we had our own Hawker Van.  

In the afternoon we were able to head off in our small groups to tour the museum. We saw so many different types of transport, from old motor bikes and racing cars, to fire engines and buses. We also really enjoyed exploring as we completed the learning activities, including: ‘Hunt for Junk,’ ‘Ford Model T Trail’ and ‘I Spy.’ 

A huge thank you goes to Mrs Abdelmalek, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Pech and Mrs Scanlon for their time and energy in guiding us around the museum and helping to keep us safe. We had an amazing day out on the first GSLS excursion since COVID-19. We had so much fun as a class and have learnt so much that will inform our inquiry from here. Thanks for reading, love the 1/2 Skiparoos.  

Abby Beames
1/2 Class Teacher

PYP News – Coming Soon… Student Led Conferences

 

On Wednesday 12th August we will be celebrating the students’ learning with Student Led Conferences (SLC). SLC are based around a Unit of Inquiry and show how it is transdisciplinary, by covering other areas such as Science, Maths, English, and Technology, set up as four stations in the classroom.

Student-led conferences offer authentic opportunities for students to share their learning with their parents/caregivers. They engage and motivate both students and parents to participate enthusiastically in the teaching-learning process. Student-led conferences strengthen the relationship between home and school and also bring students and parents closer together. Through preparation at school, students have the opportunity to confidently present their learning in a safe environment. This enables students to reflect on their personal learning journey, gaining greater awareness of the learning process and further progressing towards becoming lifelong learners. Their Learner Profile shine as students communicate their learning, are knowledgeable in the concepts they share, are risk takers to share what they have learnt and are respectful in the way they present and of the people around them. 

SLC are a great opportunity for parents to spend one on one time with their child and focus on what they have been learning. From a teacher perspective, it is wonderful to see students confidently share their learning with enthusiasm and especially when parents walk away having learnt something themselves.

All classes are invited to share with their parents their learning in German, PE and the Arts as stations will be set up for them too.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Blessings,

Rebecca Klemm
PYP Coordinator

Welcome to Foundation

This term we welcome the following new Foundation students to Mrs Grieger’s Foundation class:

Rachel Doering (Kylie Doering)

Bailey Johnson (Phillip & Tanya Johnson)

Welcome to our School

This term we welcome the following new students and their families to our school:

Ms Beames’ 1/2 Class
Kevin Zheng (Fushuang Zheng and Lijie Ma (Maggie))

Mr Hausler’s 3/4 Class
Parker Butler (Shane and Renee Butler)

IB PYP Learner Profile Awards

 

Week 2 – Monday 27 July 2020
FDN Sophie Pitman Principled Sophie has demonstrated an excellent understanding of the new classroom routines and always show respectful listening by doing the 5 L’s.
1/2

Sean McCarthy

 

Bella Cooper

Principled

 

Caring

Sean has been working hard all year to reach his learning goals and maturely takes responsibility for his actions and choices.

Bella is humble and positive as she serves within her school and class community. She is respectful and considerate of others and the environment.
3/4 Richie Liu Inquirer Richie demonstrated good inquiry skills as he began investigating types of soil as part of our “How the world works” unit of inquiry.
5/6 Felix Frost Balanced Felix has had a fantastic start to this term. He has worked hard on all tasks, shown amazing listening skills and is putting in effort to improve his work.
6/7 Heath Atyeo Knowledgeable Heath has demonstrated being knowledgeable from the start of this term with his work and his Lexile test, doubling his reading level from Term 1.

 

P&F Update

Bonfire Night Cancelled:  Our re-scheduled Bonfire Night planned for 7th August has been cancelled.

Father’s Day Stall:  Our school captains will be facilitating stall sales on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September in the German Room.

Pie Drive:  Look out for the Pie Drive order forms in the next week or so.

Spring Fling Cancelled.

Chaplain’s News

Dear Good Shepherd Community, 

Welcome back to term three, I trust you have had a good start. 

This week’s insight is from Michael Gross an award winning speaker and author of many great books. He has had years of experience in parenting education. This weeks newsletter article is about ‘Developing leadership skills in your child’.

Take care,

Fiona Lloyde
Chaplain

Developing leadership skills in your child

Your child has the potential to be a leader given the right circumstances and environment. The following five leadership skills have been observed in student leaders in Australian primary schools and can be promoted by parents at home.

Responsibility

Being a leader means that your child is willing to take responsibility and be accountable for their actions. Personal responsibility is shown when your child is accountable for their behaviour, for their belongings and for others. Practical ways to develop responsibility include:

  • Giving them responsibility for part of their day
  • Encouraging them to restore relationships with others when they mess up
  • Taking responsibility for household chores

Communication

While most leadership positions require your child to speak publicly their communication skills can be developed through regular one-on-one or small group experiences at home and at school. Practical ways to develop your child’s communication skills include:

  • One-on-one conversations with adults
  • Regular discussions at the meal table
  • Encourage your child to participate fully in speaking activities at school

Organisation

Personal organisational skills and the ability to organise others are important for effective leadership. Practical ways to develop organisational skills include encouraging your child to:

  • Keep their personal space tidy and organised
  • Use a diary to help manage their time
  • Organise a weekly chores roster including all members of the family

Teamwork

Cooperating, encouraging and accepting others are essential qualities of an effective leader. Practical ways to develop a sense of teamwork include:

  • Play team games where children work together
  • Encourage siblings to cook and do other chores together
  • Focusing on your child’s contribution to a team or group rather than individual achievement

Emotional intelligence

An underestimated quality shared by most admired leaders is their ability to remain calm when things don’t go well. This emotional intelligence skill requires self-awareness, an ability to recognise their emotions and respond appropriately to the emotions of others. You can nurture these skills in the following way:

  • Help your child recognise their emotions
  • Help your child recognise emotions in others
  • Teach your child to shift their mood

Leaders are needed in all walks of life – at work, in school, in families, in sport and in the wider community. The skills of leadership are sewn in the first group that they belong to – their family. By encouraging your child to be a contributing member of their family you are also helping to develop leaderships skills they can practise outside their family.

 

Michael Grose

Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s an award-winning speaker and the author of 12 books for parents including Spoonfed Generation, and the bestselling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It. Michael is a former teacher with 15 years experience, and has 30 years experience in parenting education. He also holds a Master of Educational Studies from Monash University specialising in parenting education.

Library News

Book Club

Book Club issue 5 is out NOW! Orders need to be returned to the school or placed online by 10th August.

As usual, there are 2 ways to order;

  • Fill out the order form on the back page. Rip it out and return to the school with the correct cash.
  • Order online (LOOP). Go to scholastic.com.au/LOOP and register your details. You are able to order and pay online.

International ICAS Assessments

Thank you to all families who have returned forms for these tests. The entries are now closed. The tests will occur from mid August until early September and I will be in touch if there are any further instructions that need to be given.

Book Fair

A huge thank you to the Good Shepherd community for rallying behind the Term 2 Book Fair. Our school hasn’t seen a higher grossing Book Fair and that is all because of the enthusiasm you brought to the event. It is greatly appreciated. Monies gained from the Book Fair for the school (via the Scholastic rewards system) has been going back into the library in the form of Graphic Novels and different book series.

Our next Book Fair is booked for Week 5, Term 4.

Book Returns

It’s been great to see students coming into the library to return their books via the return chute this week! The first couple of weeks back at school are always a bit hit and miss with returns but I have to applaud the students on their efforts. As I’m coming across overdues for each student I am mentioning this to them and asking them to have a look around at home, however, I will send home overdue notices in the next couple of weeks to help everyone out.

Canteen Manager

We are seeking a fun, energetic, food loving, people person to coordinate the management of our very popular school canteen.  As our volunteer Canteen Manager you would look forward to providing nutritious recess and lunch options to over 100 students each Friday. This would involve menu selections, ordering of goods and working alongside our cheerful team of parent volunteers each Friday.  No experience necessary as our current Canteen Manager would be on hand to show you the ropes during Term 4.

Please contact Anne Marschall if you would like to sink your teeth into this ‘tasty’ role within our school community.

A big THANK YOU to Malcolm Scholz for making two trips to Adelaide and back with trailer loads of new shelving for us over the school holidays.  Due to Malcolm’s generous donation of equipment, time and fuel we were able to make a huge saving on freight charges.

Please Note:

Due to current guidelines amid COVID-19 we are unable to share homemade baked goods with children at school.  If you would like to bring in something to share with your child’s class it must be purchased from a store and be indivdual pre-packaged goods. Thank you for your understanding.

Finance News

School Fees

School fees for Term 3 will be sent out this week and are due by Friday 21 August 2020.  Please contact Sarah Loveday if you do not receive a statement via email.

We are very mindful of the continuing economic impact that COVID-19 is having on many of our school families. Please be assured that we understand. We have directly contacted those families that we are aware of who are experiencing financial stress to offer support. If you are also finding this time financially challenging,  and have not yet been contacted, please make it a priority to contact our Finance Officer, Sarah Loveday, for a confidential discussion about how we will support you. 

School Card Scheme 2020

Did you know that limits for the school card have now been increased. So you may now be eligible if you have not been in the past. Applications for the School Card Scheme are available online. To check if you are eligible click on the following link or contact Sarah Loveday for further information.

https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/financial-help-scholarships-and-grants/school-card-scheme

Golden Years at Good Shepherd

This week takes us back to our Reception and Year 1 students from 1996.  Take a close look to see if you can spot one of our current school mum’s in this photo.  There is a D&M’s coffee voucher up for grabs for the first person to correctly identify this past student at the Front Office (either in person or by phone).  To get you started we’ll even give you a clue: “They are not in the back row!“

We would love for our alumni community to share with us their ‘Golden Years at Good Shepherd’ by emailing any photos or memories you may have to gsls@goodshepherd.sa.edu.au.
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