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- Certificate Recipients
- Book Club Issue 3 2024
- ANZAC Poppies by 1/2 Hookway-Dare/Gee
- Body Positivity Education Starts in Week 1
- Nature Reading Challenge
- Cross Country Tuesday 14 May
- Wellbeing Lessons
- 1/2 Hardman - "What Makes Our School Special"
- Grade 6 Camp and Grade 5 Learning Experiences
- Parent Teacher Discussions - SAVE THE DATE
- Community News
- Exeter Primary School Association Committee
- Term Dates and Public Holidays 2024
Welcome back to Term 2, we hope you enjoyed your break!
We have lots in store for this term, including Cross Country, Swimming and Water Safety Program, Parent Teacher Discussions and NAIDOC Week.
By showing up to school every day, your child will have the best opportunity at a bright future. It gives them every chance to be around friends, learn new things, and find interests.
Good attendance habits can sometimes be hard to stick. Keep trying to create a solid routine, to set your child up for success for the rest of the year.
If you’re looking for tips on how to create better attendance habits, visit the Anything can happen website.
Please always talk to us if you’re having trouble getting your child to school. We’re here to help.
Share your thoughts on school attendance
Help us better understand any barriers that may be in the way, and what supports are needed to help with getting to school.
The Department for Education, Children and Young People are doing statewide consultations on school attendance. 3P Advisory is independently running the consultation. Your answers are confidential, and you won’t be identified.
We want to hear from you. You can take part in an online survey, share or vote for suggestions, or join an online drop-in session via the 3P website. The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.
You can also share your thoughts about what you like or don’t like about our Every school day matters campaign.
As a parent or carer, please have your say. Please encourage your child/ren, too.
Every piece of feedback counts. Thanks for helping shape future DECYP initiatives, school-based engagement strategies and public awareness campaigns.
ANZAC Day
It was wonderful to be part of the Exeter Community ANZAC Day service again this year. To reflect on how lucky we are to live in such a country with young children through to our senior citizens is something we all should embrace and be proud of.
The spirit of our service men and women who have served and continue to serve in conflicts throughout the world can be transferred into our school setting. As a school and department, we are learning about and embracing the values below and applying them to our teaching and learning:
Connection – Building positive relationships and a sense of belonging.
Courage – Accepting challenges and embracing opportunities.
Growth – Aspiring to learn and improving, even when it is tough.
Respect – Caring for ourselves, each other and our environment.
Responsibility – Stepping up and doing what is right.
With a positive Growth Mindset, we can achieve anything.
Merit Certificates Thursday 09 May, 2024
| Grade 3/4 Atkinson | Whole class |
| Grade 3/4 Duncan | Hudson, Dylan, Georgia |
| Grade 3/4 Eastley | Whole class |
| Grade 3/4 Zandavar | Lily, Bonnie |
| Grade 5/6 DeHaan | Tilly, Zoe |
| Grade 5/6 Gee | Sophie, Jasmine, Nicholas |
| Grade 5/6 Petrohilos | Olivia, Stephanie, Mason |
| Grade 5/6 Sundra | Ariana, Finbar |
| Grade 5/6 Wood | Oscar, Lucas |
Orders can be brought to the school office, if ordering with cash by Thursday 16th. Please place orders in an envelope with the student's name and class on the front. Orders can also be placed online using the Book Club Loop App.
1/2Hookway-Dare/Gee enjoyed sharing and reading stories that commemorated and celebrated the importance of ANZAC Day.
Our class discussed the significance of the red poppy and enjoyed making their own to share with families.
A full display is in the corridor outside our classroom.
For Kinder this will be a series of 3 Body Blocks Lessons, Building Body Image, Movement is Marvellous, Food is Fantastic.
Grades Prep, 1 and 2 will be learning about being:
- Body Brave – building positive peer interactions to promote inclusion, connection, and a sense of belonging.
- Body Inclusive
- Body Thoughtful
Nurse Nettie
The Reading Leaders are currently running a reading in nature photo challenge. Students are challenged to find the most interesting place they can read in nature and have a photo taken. Photos need to be emailed to Mrs Smith at ellen.smith@decyp.tas.gov.au The challenge runs until Monday 27 May. All students from Prep to Grade 6 are encouraged to participate to keep up the habit of reading. Winners from each grade will be announced in the week 5 whole school assembly and will receive a book prize.
Firstly, on Wednesday in week 4 our whole school will once again get together in the PAC to participate in National Simultaneous Storytime. Last year was the most successful year with the highest number of schools, libraries and Childcare Centres participating.
The author of the book is Aura Parker. She is an award-winning illustrator, writer and designer. Her picture books are joyful with a playful sense of humour, brimming with details to explore. Aura Parker’s storytelling though words and pictures inspires imagination, courage and confidence in young readers as well as a love, curiosity and passion for nature.
“I am a collector. Always looking, finding ... and keeping! Bowerbird loves BLUE. Magnificent cobalt. Brilliant, vibrant BLUE! But something is missing. What could it be?”
This picture book stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for BLUE! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, that unfolds as the bowerbird’s search sends him soaring across the sea, sky and city. He swoops and snatches vibrant treasures for his collection, and soon his bower—a mix of natural and unnatural objects—attracts something greater and more fulfilling than he could ever have imagined.
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is an important annual campaign that aims to encourage young children to read and enjoy books as well as teach them the value of literacy. We can’t wait to share this event with you!
Next we would like to announce that this week’s winner of the Book Recomendation prize is Erik.
Finally, a reminder to everyone to keep up with your home reading. If you’re not reading regularly, then you haven’t found the right book yet!
Talk to Mrs Clark or your class teacher to get some ideas for this.
K-2 Cross Country: All races start and finish in the paddock incorporating a modified course in the paddock.
11.45 Kinder Girls /Kinder Boys
11.55 Prep Girls / Prep Boys
12.10 Grade 1 Girls/Grade 1 Boys
12.25 Grade 2 Girls /Grade 2 Boys
3-6 Cross Country:
1.35 – Grade 3 Girls 1.40 – Grade 3 Boys
1.50 – Grade 4 Girls 1.55 – Grade 4 Boys
2.05 – Grade 5 Girls 2.15 – Grade 5 Boys
2.25 – Grade 6 Girls 2.35 – Grade 6 Boys
2.50pm – Conclusion – House Points
Spectators are welcome to attend and will be allocated a viewing area to watch participants run the course.
In our Wellbeing lessons, classes have been doing a lot of work around recognising emotions and brain breaks.
Students have been exploring ways to regulate our emotions and take time to calm ourselves before moving on to the next activity.
Breathing techniques have been proven to reduce anxiety and regulate children who are not ready to learn.
Try this at home with your child and see how it goes.
Our class finishes most days with a Gratitude Prompt.
Todays question was "what makes our school special?"
The responses were so lovely that I started writing them down and wanted to share them.
Something that makes our school special is all the teachers who help us- Emma
Something that makes our school special is our students - Oliver
Something that makes our school special is you, Mrs Hardman because you are always helping us to learn- Rydar
Something that makes our school special is nice students and that we help people who need help - Tex
Something that makes our school special is all the teachers - Ella
Something that makes our school special is Mr Taylor and the senior staff - Ida
Something that makes our school special is the very lovely people - Esther
Something that makes our school special is all the artwork in our hallways- Declan
Something that makes our school special is Wild Koala Day that our class celebrated today- Jack
Something that makes our school special is the brand new 1-2 playground because it's so fun - Henry
Something that makes our school special are the special students who are nowhere else- Toby S
Last Wednesday to Friday, the grade 6's went to Hobart for a two night camp. Their trip was curriculum focused with visits the Tasmania Art Gallery and Museum, Port Arthur historic site and Parliament House. Whilst this was happening, our grade 5's were involved in activities including yoga, Art & Digital Technologies tasks and a visit to the Exeter High School farm.
More details will be shared by students in the next newsletter.
Parent Teacher interviews will be offered over 4 days this year with one late night. The dates are:
Thursday 13th June 3.30 - 7:00pm
Tuesday 18th June 3.30 – 5:00pm
Wednesday 19th June 3.30 – 4:00pm
Thursday 20th June 3.30 - 5:00pm
More details will be shared in the coming weeks.
2024 School Association Committee
Chairperson: Gemma Tuxworth
Secretary: Eloise Collins
Community Reps: Jodi Atkinson, Dearne Richardson, Paul Scott
Parents Reps: Katie Jensen, Katie-Jane Brickwood
Treasurer: Sheryl Turner
Our next meeting will be on tonight 9th May at 7.00p.m.
2024 Term Dates and Public Holidays
*Dates are subject to alteration
Term 2
29 April - 5 July
Friday 10 May State Athletics Carnival at St Leonards
Tuesday 14 May Cross Country
Thursday 16 May Cross Country rain day
Wednesday 22 May TPSSA Cross Country at Beaconsfield
Friday 24 May TPSSA Cross Country rain day
Monday 27 May - Thursday 06 June Grade 3-5 Water Safety Programme at Launceston Aquatic Centre
Friday 07 June Moderation Day - Student Free Day
Monday 10 June King's Birthday holiday
Tuesday 18 June Tasmanian All Schools Cross Country Championships at Symmons Plains
Break 8 July - 19 July
Term 3
22 July - 27 September
Break 30 September - 11 October
Term 4
14 October - 19 December
Monday 04 November Recreation Day