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Newsletter - Week 2, Term 2 Elizabeth South Primary School Thursday May 6th, 2021 In this edition: Diary Dates Principal News NAPLAN - 2021 Learning News C4

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Newsletter - Week 2, Term 2

Elizabeth South Primary School

Thursday May 6th, 2021

In this edition:

• Diary Dates

• Principal News

• NAPLAN - 2021

• Learning News C4

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• April/May Birthdays

• Library News

Diary Dates

Pupil Free Day - Monday 10th May

NAPLAN On-Line - Tuesday 11th - 21st May

Mothers Day Stall - Thursday May

National Simultaneous Story Time - Wednesday 19th May

Aquatics Year 6/7 - Wednesday 26th May

Principal News

Dear Families,

Welcome back to Term 2. It has been amazing to see how enthused all of our students have been

returning to school. This term is set to be another productive term with a host of wonderful learning

opportunities for our students.

Welcome Keaton Thomas to our leadership team. Keaton is backfilling Anthony McIver who won a short

term Deputy Principal role at Hendon Primary School. Keaton comes from Allenby Gardens and is

managing our daily operations as well as supporting wellbeing for our community.

Welcome to the following new staff:

Lottie Hadlum – STEM

Hong Chen – STEM

Kendall Vivian – STEM

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Danielle Carter – 1:1 SSO

Information has been sent out regarding the NAPLAN testing, starting next week for our Year 3, 5 and 7

students. Our department has transitioned to the online testing format and we will once again b e doing

the computer based tests (besides Year 3 traditional writing) throughout a two-week window from May

11- 21. Feedback from previous years has highlighted the computer platform is more engaging for the

students and less ‘clinical’ to the traditional ‘lecture’ style format. We are confident all our students will

be able to participate in NAPLAN as they participated in the online practice tests. A reminder that

NAPLAN is a ‘snapshot in time’ for our Year 3, 5 and 7 students on specific curriculum areas. It doesn’t

paint a full picture of all our children’s abilities and talents. We work really hard to ensure students do

not feel any undue pressure or worry with their participation. Our staff have multiple measures of data

on student achievement and NAPLAN just adds one small piece to that puzzle.

NAPLAN - 2021

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Learning News - C4

This term in C4 we have been exploring the terms past and present. During HASS our class has been

looking at technology and the changes that have occurred over time. We have learnt that in the past,

when people had no technology they used to communicate through writing letters in the mail. Whereas

now in the present, we have things like; Emails, text messages, video calls and the internet to help

communicate much quicker.

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Birthdays - April/May

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APRIL

MAY

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Library News

We are eagerly looking forward to this year’s National Simultaneous story time, on Wednesday, 19th

May.

This year the event will have real life astronaut Dr Shannon Walker, reading "Give me some space!"

Students are welcome to check out our awesome Space themed reading display for the month in the

library, inspired by this exciting event.

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Contact Us

Elizabeth South Primary School

Chivell Street

Elizabeth South, 5112

08 8255 2219

[email protected]

Visit us on the web at www.elizsthps.sa.edu.au

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