Dear parents, families and community members, 

Did you know that we are a b kinder school? Moving into 2025, our SRC will be leading b kinder at Swansea Primary. This is student-led and encourages our SRC to collaborate and connect with their teachers and peers. It helps teach leadership skills such as empathetic listening, problem solving, teamwork and appreciation for diversity. The ultimate goal of the program is to empower and inspire the SRC to weave a tapestry of positivity, kindness and compassion that blankets our whole school. 

Part of this program will include two student leadership workshops in 2025 for our SRC to participate in. Our SRC have five key kindness initiatives that they have agreed to lead moving into 2025: 

1. Leading a b kinder day event at Swansea Primary School
2. Establishing a designated "kindness space" within the school
3. Demonstrating a commitment to community service
4. Instituting methods for recognising acts of kindness among students
5. Connecting with other student leaders from other b kinder schools or introducing the concept of b kinder day to a new school 

This year's SRC have made the decision to begin acting on the fourth initiative. This incudes awarding a certificate once a week at Breaky and a Book to a student that they have seen demonstrating kindness. The recipient of the certificate is chosen and awarded by a member of the SRC. Well done to Piper, our first b kinder certificate recipient. Piper's certificate was awarded and chosen by Georgia. 

A big congratulations to our swimmers that participated in the SPSSA Division F Swimming Carnival at the Hobart Aquatic Centre. The students were a credit to our school and displayed fantastic sportsmanship. Thank you to Melissa and Sophie Walch for organising squad trials and the team on the day. We were able to come away with 3rd place, well done everyone! 

Thank you to all of our grandparents and volunteers for attending our Grandparents and Volunteers Breaky and a Book! It takes a village, and we appreciate the amazing role that you play in our students' lives. I have included some photos below from this morning. A big thank you also to Wild Hives Honey for donating local honey for our Breaky and a Book program. While celebrating our grandparents and volunteers, we gave out some certificates around our value of Connection. Well done to the following students for receiving certificates: 

• Grade level Connection awards: Arlo, Jaxson, Benji, Lucas, Elora, Holly, Cooper & Hattie
• Aussie of the Month (September, October & November): Melody, Grace & Evie 
• Sports Captain awards: Lucas, Hudson, Benji & Joanie
• Principal's Connection Award: Xavier

We are very busy moving into our last weeks of Term 4. I am excited to say that staffing for 2025 is nearly finalised and I hope to share this with you soon. 

Kind regards, 

Anna Knowles

Principal

Students from Grades 2 - 6 participated in the Remembrance Day commemoration at the Museum and Cenotaph on Monday. Students were a credit to the school and were respectful members of our community. Students made poppies for the commemoration and were able to add them to the ground around the Cenotaph. 

This week in K/P/1 we have been exploring the concept of memories as we commemorated Remembrance Day. We read Wilfred Gorden McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox- a story of a little boy who helps his elderly friend find her memories. We talked about objects and symbols as things that help us remember and created paintings. 

Toby- I remember lots of things! I keep them in my brain. 

Arlo- I remember playing with my dog. 

Buy One Get One Free Book Fair 18th Nov - 22nd Nov in the library

Home Readers - Parent Information

Have your say on Foundational Supports

Governments are working together to design and deliver additional disability supports in the community.

These additional supports are called Foundational Supports and are separate to those delivered through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or mainstream services.

The Department of Social Services want feedback and ideas on how to design Foundational Supports for families and children aged under 9 in their care where there is a developmental concern, delay and/or disability.

Share your thoughts by:

• completing the online questionnaire or providing a submission
• adding a comment to the Ideas Wall
• joining the Tasmanian online workshop on Tuesday 19 November 7-9pm.

Visit engage.dss.gov.au/Foundational-Supports

Supporting online learning at home

To help families learn online at home, every family with children in kindergarten to year 10 are receiving a copy of Supporting online learning: a guide for families.

This guide provides families with information and advice about:

• school communication apps, such as Canvas Parent
• managing online privacy
• social media readiness
• effective online searching, and
• spending time online as a family.

Families are the most important influence and support for children and young people. Learning online at home builds life skills to succeed in today’s digital world.

Guides have been sent home 14th November 2024.

For more digital skills and support, please email digitalskillsforfamilies@libraries.tas.gov.au

Please note all uniform will need to be paid for on collection.

Save the date for 2025 Book Sales and Uniform Collection 

29th of January  2025 9.30 - 3.30

30th of January 2025 9.30-3.30 

Celebration Assembly Monday 16th December.

Spring Bay Cricket Blast Program

Showtime Soccer Skills Clinic, Triabunna Oval Sunday 24th Nov.