St Michael’s Lutheran School

Dates for the Diary

20 May

Canteen Orders Due

LLL Banking

25 May

P & F AGM 7:00

26 May

School Council Meeting 7:30

27 May

Canteen Orders Due

LLL Banking

27 May - 3 June

Reconciliation Week

3 June

Canteen Orders Due

LLL Banking

8 June

Queens Birthday Public Holiday

10 June

Canteen Orders Due

LLL Banking

12 June

Mid-Year Intake Transition Day

God’s gift... we often use that phrase as a put down: “that person thinks they’re Gods gift. “ I’ve been reading John 17 lately and something surprised me. Did you know that Jesus thinks of you as ‘God’s gift’ to him? We often wonder what God thinks of us, does he love us? can he love us? What does he really think when I come to

him - anger, annoyance, boredom? Well Jesus says it: 6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me” Jesus loves us as a treasured possession; a gift to keep and cherish. Sometimes we may question it, but we need to remember, Jesus never questions it, he gave up everything he had, because he loves us who have been given to him. Have a blessed one Pastor Fin Klein

Term 2, Week 4

20 May 2020

Term Dates Term 2

27 April - 26 June

Term 3

20 July - 25 September

Term 4

12 October - 9 December

Prayers

Please pray for the following

school families

Falvo Lopez, Faull, Ferris,

Files, Filipowicz, Flint, Flynn,

Freckleton

Mrs Kruger & Mr Pfeiffer

Office Hours Monday - Friday

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Road Crossing Monitors

Term 2 Week 5

AM Gabe, Brayden, Gemma

PM Lily, Bella, Emily

Term 2 Week 6

AM Grace, Frikkie, Charlie

PM Olive, Steph, Charlize

WONDER “Wonder is the beginning of Wisdom”

Socrates

School Photography School photo’s have been rescheduled for Tuesday 28 July.

If you have not already sent in your individual student photo forms please do so

no later than Friday 24 July even if you do not wish to order photo’s. If you have

misplaced your envelope please contact the office and one will be sent home. If

you require a sibling photo please contact the office.

Uniform - Winter The chilly mornings are heralding the news that winter is coming! The uniform ‘changeover’ period is complete and students should now be wearing their winter school uniform each day. If there is some reason why a child cannot meet the expectations of the uniform policy, this should be communicated to the school and approval for a short -term exemption should be sought. Students are asked to be mindful that any jewellery they wear meets the uniform requirements and all students (boys or girls) whose hair reaches their shoulders or long fringe covers their face, must tie their hair back. If you have questions about uniform requirements please look at the policy on our school website under ‘News/Publications’, or contact the school office.

COVID-19 Update With the news of zero active cases in South Australia, hope continues to build that we will be able to get back to a ‘normal’ way of functioning soon. For now though, access to school buildings and classrooms continues to be restricted to staff and students only. We thank parents

for their cooperation with this and acknowledge that it makes impromptu communications with teachers more difficult. Teachers are very aware of this and will respond to emails and calls as soon as possible. Our school is taking advice from the Association for Independent Schools who are in daily contact with the SA Department of Health. School restrictions will be revoked once we receive specific advice from the Department of Health allowing it. While it is easy to become complacent, we ask families to continue to be mindful of social distancing, particularly in the playground at the end of the day. Teachers are now able to meet with families after school hours as long as we maintain room density and social distancing requirements. Some teachers have also been conducting ‘zoom’ meetings with parents who do not wish to come into the school. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need to set up a meeting with a staff member.

Terri Taylor Principal

IB Learner Profile As an IB World school we promote and support the development of ten “Attributes of the Learner”. The encouragement of working on these attributes are woven through our learning opportunities and celebrated verbally and with certificates at assembly. Over the coming terms we will share more about these attributes through the newsletter.

Reflective “We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development.” https://ibo.org/contentassets/

fd82f70643ef4086b7d3f292cc214962/learner-profile-en.pdf

I know that I don’t spell well, so I have a range of strategies that I use to help me when I am attempting a new word, or trying to edit one that looks wrong. Each of us have different strengths and abilities in learning. We need to provide ourselves and children time to be reflective about learning. Reflection can be useful in the classroom setting, at home or around relationships within a social setting. When working through social differences, using the following questions can aid the reflection process.

• What happened?

• What were you thinking at the time?

• What have you thought about since?

• Who has been affected by what you did? In what way? • What do you think you need to do to make things better?

(Centre for Restorative Justice) These questions allow the person answering to think and come to conclusions themselves about how they could improve their behaviour and learning; but always with encouragement and support. Where have you been reflective lately? How can we are parents and teachers model reflective behaviour for the children in our care?

Evie Stevens

PYP/Curriculum Coordinator

Active Travel Day Friday 15 May Despite the frosty morning, almost 150 of our students walked, rode or scooted to school for Active Travel Day. Active Travel Day is something that we do each term to encourage students to commute to school in active ways. This term the day coincided with National Walk to School Day, an annual event designed to raise awareness of safe travel to school. Since St Michael’s partnership with Way2Go began last year, we have noticed a considerable increase in the number of students who travel to school actively.

Exclusion from childcare, preschool, school and work The spread of certain infectious diseases can be reduced by excluding a person, known to be infectious, from contact with

others who are at risk of catching the infection.

The following are recommended minimum periods of exclusion from school, preschool and childcare centres for cases of,

and contact with, infectious diseases, based on guidelines issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council in

2005 and the online Australian Immunisation Handbook.

These guidelines can also be applied to the general community and most workplaces. A childcare worker with gastroen-

teritis (also known as ‘gastro’: inflammation of the intestinal (bowels)), should not return to work for at least 24 hours

after vomiting or diarrhoea have stopped.

Exclusion Periods

The need for exclusion depends on:

The ease with which the infection can be spread

The ability of the infected person to follow hygiene precautions

Whether or not the person has some immunity to the infection (either vaccination or past infection)

To a lesser extent, the severity of the disease.

Definitions

Exclusion periods are based on the time that a person with a specific disease or condition might be infectious to

others.

Non-exclusion means there is not a significant risk of transmitting infection to others. A person who is not excluded

may still need to remain at home because he or she does not feel well.

Disease or condition Exclusion of case

Chickenpox Exclude until all blisters have dried (usually 5 days)

Cold sores

herpes simplex type 1, fe-ver blisters

Young children and others unable to comply with good hygiene practices should be excluded while lesion is weeping. Lesions should be covered by a dressing where possible.

Common cold Exclusion is not necessary, but a person with a cold should stay home until he or she feels well.

Conjunctivitis Exclude until discharge from eyes has stopped (unless a doctor has diagnosed non-infectious conjunctivitis).

Diarrhoea (no organism identified)

Exclude until no diarrhoea for 24 hours.

Hand, foot and mouth dis-ease

Exclude until all blisters dry.

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection

Exclude until person has received appropriate antibiotic treatment for at least 4 days.

Head lice Exclude until appropriate treatment has commenced.

Influenza and influenza-like illnesses

Exclude until well (at least 5 days for adults and 7-10 days for children).

Measles Exclude until 4 days after the onset of the rash.

Disease or condition Exclusion of case

Meningitis (bacterial) Exclude until well and has received appropriate antibiotics.

Meningitis (viral) Exclude until well.

infection Exclude until appropriate antibiotic treatment completed and until well.

Mumps Exclude for 5 days after onset of swelling.

Parvovirus infection

fifth disease, erythema infectiosum, slapped cheek syndrome

Exclusion is not necessary.

Ringworm/tinea Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced.

Rotavirus infection Exclude until no vomiting or diarrhoea for 24 hours.

Rubella

German measles Exclude until fully recovered or for at least 4 days after the onset of the rash.

Salmonella infection Exclude until no diarrhoea for 24 hours

Scabies Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced.

School sores

impetigo

Exclude until appropriate treatment has commenced. Any sores on exposed surfaces should be completely covered with a dressing.

Shingles Exclude until blisters have dried up unless rash can be covered with a dry dressing or clothing so others are not exposed.

Streptococcal sore throat

including scarlet fever

Exclude until the person has received appropriate antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours and feels well.

Viral gastroenteritis

viral diarrhoea Exclude until no diarrhoea for 24 hours.

Whooping cough Exclude from childcare, school or workplace and similar settings until 5 days after start-ing antibiotic treatment, or for 21 days from the start of any cough.

Worms If diarrhoea present, exclude until no diarrhoea for 24 hours.

LLL Bank Books & Interest From Week 5 (next week) ALL LLL Bank Books are required to be sent to the LLL office to have interest added. If you or your child have an LLL Bank Book please send them into the School office ASAP to have your books sent off to be updated & interest calculated. Books may take a little longer than usual to be returned to students. Mrs Collins

CHALLENGE “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly”

Robert F Kennedy

Junior Learning Community In Christian Studies the JLC classes have begun unpacking the central idea: Christians are called to love and serve all

people. Whenever we want to find out about God or Christianity (or anything really), we check out the Bible! We worked

together to look up a whole bunch of verses from different parts of the Bible and shared our verses with each other. The

Bible is God’s Word, and he certainly does have a lot to say to us like:

• Love your enemies and pray for those who hurt you (wow, that can be hard!)

• Give cheerfully

• Christians will be known by their love for others

• If anyone wants to be first, they need to actually put themselves LAST and act like a servant to everyone

• Don’t just talk about love – put your love into action

• Value others more than ourselves

• If we serve even the least important person it is like we’re serving God himself

• Be humble, just like Jesus was when he was on earth (he washed his disciples’ feet like a servant and then died

on the cross).

And that’s just the start!

We’ve had a lot of fun getting to know how to use our Bibles and finding out how God wants people to treat each

other. We can’t wait to see what’s next…and maybe even put our love into action (perhaps even secretly so that no one

knows what we’re doing!). It could even happen to you!

Worship in the Cloud During Covid-19 we are ‘Worshiping in the Cloud’. Through our weekly Worship Offering money is donated to ALWS & the creation of a watering well for people in Cambodia. The challenge is to see which class can raise the most money. If every student donated .10c each week for the remainder of the year we would raise $465.60. Lets see if we as a School Community can surpass this goal. Check the office display and each newsletter for our progress

EXPLORE “We only know a tiny proportion about the complexity of the natural world. Wherever you look, there are things

we don’t know about and don’t understand. There are always new things to find out if you go looking for them”

David Attenborough

Absences / Arriving Late If your child is absent or will be late for any reason the school needs to be notified. The School’s preferred method of receiving absence notification from parents are listed below:

• Use the Create an Absence via the School App

• Send an email about your child’s absence to stmichs@stmichaels.sa.edu.au and copy in your child’s teacher

• Ring the Office on 8388 7228

This should be done on the day of the absence before 9:00 am.

If using the App first select your child’s name from the drop down menu at the top of the page before sending the absence notification.

Canteen Canteen services are provided by Cornerstone College once a week on a Thursday during School Terms. Orders need to be placed online, via www.flexischools.com.au, no later than 8:00 am on Wednesday’s Instructions for ordering can be found on the flexischools website or via the St Michael’s front office.

Scholastic Book Club Issue 4 coming home very soon and closes Monday 15 June. Already registered to order online, head to https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx

School Banking LLL offers a ‘school banking’ system to all Lutheran schools

throughout Australia.

Banking is processed at St Michael’s every Wednesday by

Mrs Denise Collins. LLL bank books need to be placed in

the letterbox, located in the office, no later than 9:00 am

on Wednesday’s.

Using LLL school banking can encourage students to

develop regular saving habits which can be maintained

throughout life.

For more information on LLL school banking, contact the

LLL on 1800 556 457 or at www.lll.org.au. Alternatively

grab a flyer from the schools front office.

Kiss & Drop When using Kiss & Drop please DO NOT block drive ways. Thank YOU.

Music at St Michael’s BAND : Cornet, horn, baritone, euphonium, and tuba lessons: In association with the Hahndorf Youth Band, students can learn to play a brass instrument. Sign up to the learner program at only $40 per term, and children receive FREE hire of a brass instrument with Monday after school lessons commencing from 5.00pm, PLUS a second FREE weekly lesson at school. For more information contact secretary@hahndorftownband.org Clarinet, Flute, Saxaphone & Trumpet Lessons are available through Andrew Scott. It is not necessary for student to own an instrument as they can hire one from Andrew. For more information contact Andrew on 8370 8358 or andrew@andrewscottmusic.com Drum Lessons are available with Paul Angas who is an experienced drum teacher and professional drummer who can teach all ages. Weekly half hour lessons every Friday $27.00 per lessons. Contact Paul 0418 854 149 or paulangas@optusnet.com.au Guitar Lessons are available with Brenton Manser who is an experienced guitar teacher. Weekly lessons available. Contact Brenton 0423 748 483 Piano Lessons are available through Andrew Eckert - half hour lessons available during school hours. For more information contact Andrew on 0410 112 658

Tutors at St Michael’s Tutoring sessions are available with Melissa Cooper, an experienced classroom teacher and tutor. Melissa has been a tutor here at St Michael’s for ten years and has weekly sessions available. For further information contact Melissa on 0408 828 849

St Michael’s App The St Michael’s Lutheran School App is available on the app store for iPhone/iPad and Google Play for Android.

The App is developed by PCSchool to link into our Student Management System. Each parent will have their own login and be asked to set a personal password. If you are having any issues with the App please contact the school.

DISCOVER “No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess”

Isaac Newton

P & F Cookbook There are a limited

number of Cookbooks

still available in the

school office.

$20 each or 3 for $51

Lutheran Church

St Michael’s

Hours: Mon to Fri 8.30am to 4.00pm Phone: (08) 8388 1225 Address: Cnr Balhannah Rd & Church St

Email: church.office@stmichaels.com.au Website: www.stmichaels.com.au

Growing in Jesus and sharing His love

Worship Services Worship Services are currently being streamed at 9:30 am (ACST) Sunday mornings. You can what via:

Livestream https://livestream.com/luthworship/events/2472486

FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/stmichaelshahndorf

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTdsYSCa7hYN26wXAd65qQ/