Goodwood Primary School eNewsletter

We are delighted to share with our school community that our school has been selected as one of the 15 around the state to join the School Lunch Program. This means that we will be able to offer all students 1-2 hot lunches a week from next year. We are very excited and proud of this achievement and will be sure to communicate more details of this program and our involvement as they come to light in the next few weeks.

This week we have celebrated learning from the first part of the term in our school assembly. We were delighted that our Kindergarten children were able to join in the celebration in their first assembly. Students were celebrating their recent learning on fractions in mathematics, phonics and our year 5/6 students have been learning about the Solar System. We also acknowledged the students from our grade 3-6 classes who were courageous in attending last week’s swimming trials. From these trials Mrs Bushby has selected a team who will represent our school at next Tuesday’s Interschool Swimming Carnival. We wish our team the best of luck for their races.

We are so proud that next week three of our students will attend the University of Tasmania in recognition of their learning outside of regular hours. Congratulations to this year’s graduates: Matilda L, Carson S and Zara C. A big thank you to our coordinators Mr Luttmer and Ros and to the parents and carers who have supported their children to access fun learning activities in our wider community.

This term we have a particular focus on transition. We have already begun supporting our youngest learners from home to school through our pre-kinder sessions. Our year 6 students have also had some connections with our local high schools and will be engaged in more opportunities throughout this term. We are also considering our internal transitions to ensure we are preparing our students for 2025. If you are concerned about your child transitioning at any stage of their schooling, please contact your child’s current teacher, Mr Luttmer, Ms Crombie or Mrs Allen. Similarly if you know that your family are not going to be attending Goodwood in 2025, please let us know, so that we can plan for this.

Kind Regards,

Jaime Allen

Principal

In 5/6 we have been focusing really hard on improving our fluency in reading. Each morning we read a text to our partner working on pausing at full stops and commas, changing our voice to suit the context and reading at a pace where my partner understands me.

Miss Crow is really proud of the efforts and improvements that we are making in our reading.

Miss Crow

Class Teacher

On Wednesday 30th October the Grade 5/6 class went on an exursion to the Botanical Institute in Bridgewater. The Botanical Institute is part of the 24 Carrot Kitchen/Garden Program.

Students had hands-on experience and rotated around the different activities which were:- mixing different chemicals to make beauty products in the Beauty Lab, using clay to make mugs and also picking vegetables from the garden and then helped prepare lunch and ate lunch with all the staff at the institute.

One of the staff members from the institute sent through the following message after our visit - "The whole 24 Carrot Gardens workshop team had such a great time with the students from Goodwood Primary yesterday at the Botanical Institute. They were so engaged in the activities, fun to be with, and wonderfully well-behaved. Their presence really brightened up our whole workspace!"

Today at our Meet and Greet these 5/6 Japanese students received participation certificates for their efforts in the Statewide Japanese Speech Contest. Well done to Rahni, Matilda and Mesandi for your hard work and a special congratulation to Aisha who took out the Honourable Mention for the Grade 5 Category.

Jade Stephens

Japanese Teacher

Exploring Vowel Team in Grade 2/3!

In Grade 2/3, we've been diving into the exciting world of vowel teams! These special combinations of letters not only enhance our reading and writing skills, but also make our learning journey more enjoyable.

What are Vowel Teams?

Vowel teams are two or more letters that work together to create one sound. For example, in the word 'team', the letters 'e' and 'a' form the long/e/sound. Understanding vowel teams helps us decode words more easily and improves our spelling!

Join the Fun at Home!

You can support your child's learning at home by engaging in vowel teams activities together. Here are a few ideas:

Vowel Team Flashcards: create flashcards with different vowel team words and practice them together.

Read Aloud: choose books that feature a lot of vowel team words, and point them out as you read.

Vowel Team Challenge: challenge your child to find as many vowel team words as they can during a reading session.

I'm thrilled with the progress our students are making with vowel teams and can't wait to see how this knowledge will enrich, their reading and writing experiences!

Ms Galpin

Congratulations to the following students who received Class Awards at the Assembly held last term on Friday 6 November 2024:-

Class	Student	Reason for Award
Prep/1	Bushra	For her determination within reading and writing this term, extending herself by always 'having a go' and 'sounding out' her words independently. Keep up the great work Bushra!
Prep/1	Ava G	For having such a positive start to the term, showing her incredible Growth and confidence in trying new things and her number awareness. Awesome work Ava!
Prep/1	Ava W-P	For demonstrating our school value of 'We Learn' with her determination to improve her reading and maths skills every day. Your hard work is paying off. Great work Ava!
1/2	Charlotte	You have been a responsible role model. You have welcomed new students to our school and helped make them belong to our community. Well done, Charlotte.
1/2	Mason	You have shown *Respect* for yourself, school community and peers. You have been using useful strategies to help yourself continue to have a positive attitude. Well done, Mason.
1/2	Kyden	You have shown growth in your willingness to continue to have positive interactions with peers. You have shown an increase in Responsibility towards your own learning and school community. Well done, Kyden.
2/3	Simani	For showing the school value of Responsibility. Simani consistently demonstrates a strong commitment to his learning tasks, striving to do his best in all that he undertakes. His dedication and positive attitude serve as an inspiration to his classmates. Keep up the great work, Simani!
2/3	Latayah	For demonstrating the school value of *Growth*. Latayah has shown significant improvement in her learning and overall behavior, reflecting her commitment to personal development. Her hard work and perseverance are commendable, and she continues to inspire those around her. Well done, Latayah!
4/5	Jamal	Jamal has been showing the school value of Responsibility with every aspect of his learning. He has grown as a fantastic learner and understands what he needs to do when taking on new and tricky tasks. Well done Jamal!
4/5	Han	For continuing to be a responsible and respectful learner. You take part in class discussions and group activities while keeping your peers learning in mind. Keep it up Han!
5/6	Ruby B	For showing the school value of Growth. Ruby has been working really hard on her literacy program to improve her phonics knowledge and fluency when reading. Amazing work Ruby!
5/6	Nimo	For being very courageous starting school for the first time and learning a new language. Amazing effort Nimo!
Principal Award	Shanaya	For showing Respect and Responsibility in gardening by assisting a staff member without being asked.

Levies 2024

A reminder that school levies are now overdue and payable at the school office. Flexible payment arrangements for families may be organised with the School Business Manager if required.

Levies can be paid using the following options:

At the school (by EFTPOS, cash or cheque)
At Service Tasmania (by EFTPOS, cash or cheque)
Through BPAY (using the Biller Code and Reference on your invoice)
By mail, forward your cheque, money order or credit card details to the school, with the payment slip from your invoice attached (payable to the Department for Education, Children & Young People).
Using Centrepay, a service provided by Centrelink.

Families who are supported through the Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) do not need to pay levies. Applications for the Student Assistance Scheme may be made online, or paper forms can be provided at the school office.

Late arrivals

If your child arrives at school after 8:50am unaccompanied by a parent/guardian, the office will be marking attendance as unexplained other. The procedure for late arrivals will be as is for unexplained absences in that office staff will be calling the parent/guardian to clarify the reason the student was late arriving to school.

Student Absences

A reminder that if your child is absent from school for any reason that you notify the school office by 9:30 am of that day. You can either contact the school office on 6272 9100 or email goodwood.primary@decyp.tas.gov.au

Did you know if your child has 10 days off school per year, that by Grade 4 they are 1 year behind?

The best thing for your child's future is to come to school every day.

Student Medication

Please advise office staff and your child’s class teacher if your child needs to take medication during school hours so arrangements can be made for the medication to be administered.

It is a Department of Education requirement that the following forms must be completed and signed before the commencement of dispensing medication to students: ‘Administration of Routine Medication Authorisation Form for Parent/ Guardian’; and ‘Administration of Prescribed Medication Authorisation Form for Doctors’. The administration of medication to students is undertaken by Admin staff who will ensure it is taken correctly, details (e.g. date, time, dose etc) entered on the student’s personal medication sheet, and signed by a staff member and witness.

Medication is kept locked in the school safe or safe room. Students should not have any types of medication in their school bags.

Date	Event
Tuesday 12 November	Children's University Graduation Div G Swimming Carnival (Amended Date)
Thursday 14 November	5/6 Excursion to Sustainability Centre
Friday 15 November	Prep/1 Excursion to TMAG
Wednesday 20 November	1/2 Excursion to Mt Nelson & Kunanyi/Mt Wellington
Thursday 21 November	Colour Explosion
Tuesday 26 November	Champions Swimming Carnival
Wednesday 27 November	Grade 6 High School Orientation Kinder & Prep/1 Excursion to Botanical Gardens
Wednesday 11 December	End of Year Assembly 11:00 am at Church of Latter-Day Saints
Monday 16 December	Grade 6 Dinner
Tuesday 17 December	Grade 6 Day Out Step Up Day
Wednesday 18 December	End of Year Whole School Excursion to New Norfolk Pool
Thursday 19 December	Grade 6 Assembly and last day of Term 4 for students

At our Meet and Greet Assemblies we celebrate the students who have been caught following our Goodwood Primary School Values. If an adult or student observes someone doing something that is Safe, Caring or shows that they are Learning they fill out a Positive Detective slip. The student is shown the slip as immediate feedback and positive reinforcement. The slip is then placed into a big bucket and we draw names out of the bucket like a raffle and then whoever gets drawn out wins a small prize.

Some of our recent Positive Detective Winners!

Owen - for displaying the value of We Care by including Kyla is the soccer game by getting her a vest.
Ohriana - for displaying the value of We Learn by extending her writing to complex sentences.
Phoebe - for displaying the value of We Learn and We Care by taking care with all her work.
Charlie M - for displaying the value of We Care by always showing his 5 L's on the mat.
Latayah - for displaying the value of We Care for being polite and using manners.
Haylie - for displaying the value of We Learn by working hard on her information report.
Savannah - for displaying the values of We Care and We Learn by showing responsibility in completing all of her learning tasks.
Toby - for displaying the value of We Learn by working quietly and staying on task.
Nimo - for displaying the value of We Learn for working so hard with her english.
Mesandi - for displaying the value of We Care for greeting everybody in the morning with a big smile and a good morning.

Term 4

Monday 14 October to Thursday 19 December

Please find below the new Launching into Learning Schedule for Term 4.

If you would like to follow our progress in the garden, please scan the QR code below to check out our photos on Goodwood Primary Kitchen Garden Instagram page.

Laura Stops

24 Carrot Garden Program

We wish to inform our school and broader community that we are having quite significant damage caused by the rabbit's infestation throughout our school grounds.

Can all visitors to our school site to be advised to watch for uneven surfaces and holes.

We are working with DECYP Facilities for advice to find a solution.

Enrolments are now being accepted for students commencing in Kindergarten in 2025. If you have a child that was born in 2020 who will be commencing at Goodwood Primary next year, please collect an enrolment form from the office.

Please remember that school hats are required to be worn now and in Term 4.

Hats can be purchased from the school office for $9.00.

(Don't forget to put your child's name on it)

Turn off, switch to play

If you've ever wondered whether it's worth fighting with your child over the amount of time they spend in front of their phone, tablet, or television, the answer is a resounding "yes" according to experts. Excessive screen use can take a toll on their bodies, minds, and relationships.

Less social media and gaming means kids can spend more time interacting with friends and family, going outside and getting some exercise or reading. Studies have shown that setting limits on screen time can have a positive effect on kids' physical, social, and behavioral well-being, and it can even improve their academic performance.