Dear Families

I hope you enjoy reading and viewing some more about Arts Week and SoHo on Stage in this week’s newsletter.

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Australian Mathematics Trust and ICAS competitions earlier in the year. On Tuesday we were able to celebrate their participation and achievement. We had nearly eighty students take the opportunity to complete some or all the competitions. Congratulations all students for having a go at these additional opportunities. Seven students received medals in the ICAS competitions. Medals are awarded to students who achieve the top result in the state in their year level. Congratulations to medal winners; Rain year 3 (Writing), Eleanor year 4 (Mathematics), Tristan year 5 (Spelling), Grace year 5 (Writing), Thomas year 6 (Science), Quincey year 6 (Spelling) and Madeleine year 6 (Writing, Digital Technologies, English).

While it was great to celebrate students’ achievements, at Tuesday’s presentation I was particularly moved and impressed by the students’ joy and happiness for each other’s achievement. Well done to all!

Regards

Anne Reeves

Click here for the 2024 Term Dates

https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/learning/term-dates/

Year 6 Camp 2025 Update

Please see the letter sent home with students today regarding the postponement of the camp.

On the 28th of November the Year 6 Culture Group have organised a gold coin donation fundraiser, to celebrate the diversity in our school. Students can bring a gold coin donation to optionally wear traditional dress/traditional colours, the donations will go to the Doctors Without Borders charity that help people impacted by war.

There will be a fun culture Kahoot that students will be able to participate in, as well as a face paint stall where students who have brought a gold coin donation can choose a flag to have painted on them.

Parents can pay via Qkr!  if they prefer.  

Kian and Blaize, Year 6.

Art in 1A.

We have been experimenting with hot and cold colours and silhouettes. 

NITA Education 

We had a visit from Trish and tried to make fire with sticks. 

Maths 

In our Maths lessons we have been revising place value. 

English 

Ethan has retold our play from Arts Week and SOHO on Stage: 

It was a quiet evening on SOHO Hill. Blinky and his friends were all fast asleep. Blinky was woken by the loud rumbling of thunder in the distance. He woke up Nutsy, Flap and his friends to investigate.  

They first came across Jacko. Jacko flew to the river to collect water to throw on the fire. It isn’t enough, maybe the echidna can help. Blinky and Nutsy looked for the echidnas. We need help to smother the fire. The echidna start to shovel dirt on the fire. 

“Me too small”, “it is not enough, we need more help”.  

Miss Magpie swoops and says “what trouble are you getting up to Blinky”.  

Mrs Owl come and examines. Blinky is not in trouble for a change. We have got a fire in the trees that needs to be put out. Miss Magpie swoops around the trees to take a look at the damage.  

Along scurries Marcia. “What is going on here?” I will get the Tassie Devils.  

“We will put out the fire with our speed”. “We will run really fast”. They run around the trees.  

“It is not enough. We need more help”.  

Blinky comes across a family of quolls sheltering from the fire. 

“You are not safe here”.  

“We do not know what to do”.  

“We are scared”.  

“Come with me and I will take you to a safe place”.  

Emu’s pet chicken was lost. Emu was looking for chicken.  

“Where is Emu?”  

“I don’t know. I’m scared. Mr Snake is following me”. Blinky takes chicken to the river where he sees Emu. Mr Snake slithers away.  

Blinky finds Flap. “Can you get your platypus friends from the river.  

“Sure”. Flap gathers his friends from the river.  

“We will put out the fire”. 

 “It is not enough, we need more help”.  

Blinky finds the Tassie Tigers. The Tassie Tigers do not like to help but they can see this is an emergency.  

“I will blow as hard as I can”.  

“I’ll put more water on the fire”.  

“I will run around the trees throwing more dirt on the fire”.  

“I will chop down the burning branches”.  

“We will throw our fire blanket on the flames”. 

Blinky Bill 

Freya 

On SOHO on stage we put a lot of effort into it. We had to paint and make all of the costumes and so on the ninth of November we performed Blinky Bill and it was very, very, very fun. I was Jack the kookaburra and the wings were so itchy and I accidently dropped the box of water on Oli/tree instead of dropping the water. My sister was Mrs Echidna and her baby Ada/echidna. 

Felix 

I was Splodge at the Blinky Bill show and it was awesome. At SOHO on stage I was nervous bit I did it and my sentence was “we can put the fire out with our tails”. 

Eila 

On SOHO I did the play Blinky Bill. I like Blinky Bill. It was fun and I was Miss Owl and I had wings to flap and I had a tail. It was mainly blue and purple. 

The year 1’s have had an amazing few weeks!

We have been learning to write recounts and student’s chose to write about one of the awesome things we have done – 1B performed our Surfin USA dance for Arts Week, and with 1A we performed our Blinky Bill play at Soho on Stage, and we went on excursion to the Sustainability Centre.

Check out 1B’s excellent writing!  

Recounts about our experiences at SoHo on Stage, where we put on our performance of Blinky Bill.

Did you enjoy our recounts?

Here we are all enjoying the various activities at The Sustainability Centre.

Lord Mayor’s Lunch 

On the 12th of November I attended a lunch at the Hobart City Council building with the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor. This was for receiving a highly commended position along with two other people. The Children’s Lord Mayor, the Deputy Children’s Lord Mayor, the two highly commended and I sat down and ate sushi, sandwiches and fruit. We were then  given feedback on each of our submissions. Based on the topic of our submissions, we talked to the head of that department in Hobart. We discussed the capacity of the idea and how we could work to improve, develop and advance our ideas to make them happen.     By Eleanor (6B).

Due to the space required and the time involved in running the uniform shop, we are in the process of outsourcing the sale of uniforms to an outside party. This has been shared and discussed with the School Association during the year. Our SBM, Julieann, is currently working with Facilities on preparing the documents for the shop to go out to tender. Once tenders are received a panel, which will include a parent member, will assess the applications. This process will not be finalised until next year, until then sales will continue via Qkr! as usual.

Progress on the outsourcing will be communicated via the newsletter (even weeks) and news and notices (odd weeks).

Reading is a whole of DECYP priority. Please find some information about reading in this  video clip via this link:

Reading in Tasmanian Schools

Plant Pots 

The Year 6 Environment Group is running a climate change awareness week. We will run activities for all grades to raise awareness of climate change and inform students about how to do their part for the planet.

To run this event, we need donations of seeds, soil and plastic bottles. Please bring these into the school at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for helping to save our planet. 

Amelie, Grace and Ruby recently competed in the State School Athletics Championships and came away with some great results.

Grace placed 3^rd in the 800 and second in the 1500 in her age group.

All three girls have been invited into the Tasmanian team for the Australia National Athletics Championships.

Water 

On Monday the 11th November 4B went on an excursion to the Sustainability Learning Centre (SLC). We had a discussion how SLC use and recycle their water. SLC recycles their water two times and use it again three times.  

Then we brainstormed what a water cycle is. We walked around the local area and looked at the water features. We then made our own mini water cycles in zip lock bags. We were looking at precipitation, evaporation, perspiration and condensation in each bag. Then we learnt how to make water filters using charcoal, sand, paper coffee filters, stones, cotton buds, sponges and Chux cloths.

By Oliver and Oliver.  

South Hobart recently competed in the Interschool Swimming Carnival in Division A which was held at the Aquatic Centre. Our students displayed some great swimming on the day against some very strong competition. We finished 8^th overall which means we will compete in the Division B carnival next year. Josh and Sophie were our flag bearers. Thanks to our wonderful parents and teachers who helped out on the day!

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected for the Swimming Champions Carnival:

Anees, Harry, Maya, Pippin, Alba, Archie and Grace.

Year 6 Graduation Assembly & Afternoon Tea

We extend an invitation to you to join us in celebrating the completion of primary school of your child.

SHPS Hall

Thursday, 12^th December

11:15am arrival for 11:30am start

1:00pm estimated assembly finish time

1:30 estimated afternoon tea finish time

Each student is welcome to have four adult guests. We are issuing free tickets via TryBooking.com. You can either print off your tickets that this provider emails you or show your phone at the door. Ticket bookings open Thursday, 31^st October. The last date for ticket purchases is Thursday, 28^th November. This ensures we have time to organise seating plans and contact families about extra tickets on the wait list. We are unable to contact families who have not booked tickets and will be allocating unused Hall space for extra guests.

To book either use the QR Code or the link: https://www.trybooking.com/CWSSQ

Children under the age of five will need to be seated on a parent’s lap. Families with two households who wish to sit apart are welcome to have three tickets per parent, who will book their own tickets. Please email Anne Reeves if this applies to you and you have specific seating requirements.

K-5 siblings enrolled at SHPS do not require a ticket from your allocation, but when you book you will be prompted to reply if you’d like them to attend the assembly. A staff member will collect siblings from their classes.

The year 5 and 6 band groups are performing at the assembly and band students will need to bring their instruments and music sheets to school.

We have photographic permission restrictions for some students and request there be no filming of the event. You are welcome to photograph your own child but if other students are in the photograph, please do not share these on public / social media platforms.

At the conclusion of the assembly, families are invited to an afternoon tea.

Enquiries can be directed to anne.reeves@decyp.tas.gov.au

Please note that the office cannot book tickets on your behalf.