NEWSLETTER

September 2013

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Students and Friends of Reynella East College,

The term is rapidly coming to a close, reports have been sent home and parent interviews have been completed, while year 12 students are making preparations for their final assessments and exams. In this last reporting period, teachers in Maths, Science, English and History have begun using the Australian Curriculum grades. As you know, all States across Australia have finally agreed to developing and implementing a National curriculum from years 110 the Australian Curriculum. I have to say that I am delighted with this development and hope that the new Australian Government will continue the development of a truly national curriculum across all year levels. One of the significant changes in the new curriculum has been the setting of standards for each year level and in each subject that students must reach before they be given a C grade. The standards encompass a wide range of knowledge and skills within each subject that must be tested in a variety of ways before teachers make a final judgement at the end of the year whether students have met the required standard or not. To help teachers make that judgement the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority www.acara.edu.au has provided a set of exemplars for each subject and for each year level. All of the curriculum materials can be accessed online at www.australiancurriculum.edu.au . As you will be able to see from the ACARA website there is still quite a bit of work to do before the entire curriculum can be implemented in our schools, and as a consequence teachers will be involved in considerable training and development for some time to come so that they can accurately make the judgements about the students attainment of the standards. In South Australia, the Australian Curriculum has had an immediate impact on the Maths and Science curriculum across years 79 as the new curriculum has included at year 7 many of the areas traditionally taught in year 8. The reason is that in South Australia grade 7 is part of Primary school and not part of High School. It appears that the other States, grade 7 is already or about to move into secondary schooling. We are fortunate at Reynella East in that our Grade 7s can very easily become more closely linked with the secondary program. While we are in the midst of this major curriculum change, we are also and finally nearing the end of our building program. We are still waiting for the four new classrooms for the Primary section of the school, but all of the other buildings have been completed. The majority of the work recently has been on the grounds with the tennis courts and the eastern roadway the final works funded in the Education Works program. This is not likely to be finished until the end of January/early February 2014. Never-the less, we have scheduled the opening of the buildings at the end of November 2013. Through all of this I have been delighted with the behaviour and forbearance of our students as they have coped with room changes, yard restrictions and mud so much mud this year- and have still got on with the job of learning. Rob Mutton

63 Malbeck Drive, Reynella East, SA 5161 E: dl.1907_info@schools.sa.edu.au reynellaec.sa.edu.au Emergency: (08) 8329 2323 Absentee Hotline: (08) 8381 8466 Ext:2 or sms 0427 787 254 Preschool - Year 7 T: (08) 8381 5255 F: (08) 8381 5084 Year 8 - 12 T: (08) 8381 8466 F: (08) 8387 0612

Department for Education and Child Development T/A South Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A

Principal

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DIARYDATES
All Sections: September
Mon 23rd Wed 25th Sept Wed 25th Sept Thurs 26th Sept Thurs 26th Sept 8-12 Music Tour World Teachers Day Primary Sports Day Preschool Art Show (6pm)

Student Success
Emma Adams
Emma Adams (Year 9) is currently ranked 1st in Australia for 10m Womens Air Rifle and is presently ranked 1st for Commonwealth Games selection for next year in Glasgow (with selection period closing in April 2014). Congratulations Emma, you have the whole REC Community spirit behind you heading towards Glasgow!

October
Mon 14th Fri 18th Oct Fri 18th Oct Tues 22nd Oct Thurs 31st Oct Thurs 31st Oct Year 10 Work Experience P-7 Principals Tour (9.30am) Year 8 Immunisations 8-12 Principals Tour (9.30am) Year 12 Graduation 7.30pm

November
Mon 4th Nov Mon 4th Nov Wed 6th Nov Wed 6th Nov Mon 11th Nov Mon 11th Nov Wed 13th Nov Mon 18th Nov Mon 25th Nov Wed 27th Nov Fri 29th Nov Fri 29th Nov Year 12 Exams commence Governing Council 7.30pm Year 7/8 Transition Day 1 Year 7/8 Parent Info Evening Rememberance Day/ Grandparents Day P-7 Principals Tour (9.30am) Year 11 Exams commence Year 10 Exams commence Year 9 Immunisations (Boys) Secondary Sports Day (TBC) Grand Opening (TBC)

Brayden Davidson
Congratulations to Brayden Davidson (Year 10) who represented Australia in the Paralympic Games held in France inJuly2013. Brayden is placed 4th in the world in Long Jump. Amazing effort Brayden!

December
Thurs 5th Dec Year 7/8 Transition Day 2

Josh Weston
Congratulations to Josh Weston pictured here riding for Australia in the BMX World Championship held in Auckland, July 2013. Josh is now ranked in the top 12 intheworld!

Science competition winners

Well done to the students who entered this years UNSW science competition and put their investigating, interpreting and problem solving skills to the test.
Congratulations to all entrants and special congratulations to Jared B, Jordan H, Luke H, Cameron I, Damian M and Kingsley S who all gained a credit in the competition and to Cameron S who gained a distinction an exceptional effort! All entrants have received their certificates and detailed results sheets. Wendy Toogood Science Co-ordinator

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MUSIC NEWS
Music Night
The annual combined College Music Night was held in June this year. Students worked hard to prepare a variety of items for their parents, teachers and friends.
The Band, Primary and Secondary school Choirs performed, along with various soloists. Both Year 9 and 10 class bands displayed songs they had learnt in Semester 1 and the Percussion Ensemble, conducted by David Hopgood, presented a popular snare/tom tom work. The new music uniforms were worn for the first time at Music Night this year and displayed our students in a very professional way. Katrina Rycroft Music Teacher

Festival of Music Choir performance

On Friday 13th September our primary choir, Years 5 - 7 performed at the Festival Theatre.
There were more than 14 concerts over the duration of two weeks involving more than 250 different schools from the metro and country areas. A huge big congratulations to the following students on a great performance: Layna, Isabella, Rebecca, Ally, Kaitlyn, Jaynelle, Emily, Amberlee, Emma, Hayley, Kristel, Darcy, Zoe and Erin. A very big thank you goes to Mrs Pollard-Thompson, Mr Mutton and Mrs DLima for coming along and supporting our night.

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SNOW TRIP
REC 2013 Snow Trip
During the second week of term 3, 22 students and 3 staff (Karen Pearce, Geoff Whitford and Lauren Green) headed off for a week in Howmans Gap, Falls Creek. After the long 14 hour bus trip we were greeted by beautiful, white snow.
The weather on the first day wasnt overly flash; a thick fog had blown in overnight and we could barely see our hand in front of our face! Although everyone managed to get some skiing or snowboarding in. The next three days were much better, with sunshine and clear skies and we were able to get in alot more skiing/snowboarding. With the help of lessons, everyone improved and with the weather on our side we were soon going down some of the harder and more challenging runs. Unfortunately our luck ran out on the last day and the fog came back but still we managed to get some runs done. Aside from a couple of injuries, the snow trip was very successful, with everyone enjoying themselves and many looking forward to going again next year. Snow Tripper

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MULTI-ARTS PRODUCTION
Multi-Arts Production 2013
This years Multi-Arts Production held at the Hopgood Theatre on 22nd August celebrated the Music, Drama, Dance, Media and Visual Arts from both the primary and the high school. Our paper plane theme was used as a symbol of hope and personal journey and the image of the paper plane appeared as a dramatic device throughout the show.
The Year 7 Wakakirri dance One World, One Hope, One Dream was performed early in the evening and combined dance story telling with backlit projections to show global journeys. Other highlights of primary school performances included the Festival Choir songs, Aboriginal dance and a short film about what makes a good friend. The school band led by Ms Rykroft, played their upbeat Moves Like Jagger and other current repertoire followed with soloist Siobhan Flemwells Born to Try and the Year 10 Vocal Ensemble with piano accompaniment by Mr Helps and Ms Harding. Media clips interspersed the live performances, highlighting our Arts on film and the collaboration between drama, dance media and the visual arts. Mr Trebilcos Year 11 drama scene California Dreamin was presented as a very funny comedy sketch and captured the energy and talent in our drama students. This was contrasted with a poignant scene of newly found love and friendship in the short drama Boy Meets Girl which introduced the choir song Lucky. Drama and music collaboration continued with the Man in the Mirror combined choir song set to filmed images of Year 8 masked drama. Ms Jarvis conducted both the primary and high school choir and supported her students even though she was officially away on leave! Featured soloists included Lucy Riletts Faure Flute solo and Elika Erginas vocal solo A Thousand Years. Solo dancer Patti Pradzynska and the Gravity Dance Group also punctuated moments of vibrant Hip Hop dance. Larger ensemble performances included the high energy Year 9 dances, the paper plane masked drama scenes and the Stage 1 Creative Arts dance duo and trio who delivered an excellent standard of contemporary dance. The night could not have been possible without the dedication of our students who rehearsed diligently to prepare for the event. Our student sound and audio visual operator Tom Jackson enabled the show to have smooth transitions in between items with his precise cues. The Visual Art student display provided by Mr Scholfied, Ms Chai and Ms Wilson was also appreciated by families in the theatre foyer on the night. Thank you to all of our families who supported the students in their preparation. Many thanks to the teachers who volunteered before and after school, and during lunch times in the lead up to this special event. Well done to all who participated as it was truly a night to remember! Ms dLima Arts Coordinator

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SCHOOL NEWS
Barista Course
The first VET Barista short-course ran this term.
It was a 2 day course run over 2 weeks where students learnt all about what is involved in the preparation and service of hot and cold beverages. The coffees tasted great and the cold beverages looked very professional! David Helsham VET Trainer

Subject Expo
Our Subject Selection/Course Counselling Expo was a huge success.
We are very pleased to say that approx.. 80% of our students and families attended the day to organise their course for 2014. Staff were busy for a full 12 hours talking students and parents through the options available to them next year and beyond. A lot of organisation went on behind the scenes to ensure the day ran smoothly, so a special thank you to staffinvolved. The bake sale proved a great success also, raising $584 for the World Challenge students towards their expedition to Cambodia/Vietnam next year. Alan Pfeiffer Deputy Principal

2012 Australian Student Vocational Prize Winners

The Australian Student Vocational Prize, is a $2000 prize awarded by DEEWR annually to students who have shown outstanding achievement in their vocational training while completing Year 12. Our students were the only government school student recipients in the southern region of Adelaide which is a great accomplishment for them, and us to be proud of! Congratulations to winners of the 2012 Award: Brei Coxon and Seb Warman

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SCHOOL NEWS
World Challenge
Year 9 and 10 students Join US!
The World Challenge Team travels to Cambodia and Vietnam in November 2014 for a four week adventure! We need more students to join us on our journey! If youre adventurous, curious about other cultures, and enjoy working on a team and helping others, then please visit Mr Krieg at Student Services. We need at least four more challengers to join us. It will be an incredible trip and you could be on it! http://www.worldchallenge.com.au/destinations/south-east-asia/ Matt Krieg Student Counsellor

Wakakirri
Congratulations to the Wakakirri team for their success in this years competition. REC won the award for back stage crew, lighting and music.
A thank you to everyone involved in making it such a success; Ms OBrien for helping to make the shadow screens, the parents and students for donating costumes, MrRusk and students for choreography and all staff who gave their support throughout the year and on the night. Renee Rusk Wakakirri Team Manager

Sport News
 Under 15 and Under 18 boys Rugby took out the State Championships. This is the first time both championships have been held by the same school for a number of years. Greateffort!  The Year 8/9 5-a-side girls Indoor Soccer team won the Indoor 5 aside competition and now qualify for the State Finals in week 10. The Year 8/9 5-a-side boys Indoor Soccer team finished second only one goal difference.  Primary boys won the SAPSASA Basketball competition and now get to represent REC in the finals. Congratulations and good luck for the finals!  Primary students won their Round Robin Tournament of Modified Cricket. The boys will now represent REC next term in the finals at Adelaide Oval!!! How exciting! A great result for the boys and for the school.  Year 10 Boys Volleyball team finished 4th in the State in the knockout competition. A very proud effort especially as they have only been playing for around 18 months. Tamika Martin (Year 9) has been selected to represent SA in Lacrosse. Congratulations! PE Staff

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Visiting Japanese students
This term we welcomed 16 International students from Japan.
The students have had a busy time during their Study Abroad Program, visiting a local primary school to share Japanese culture, they did many activities including artwork and boomerang painting, having fun at 10 pin bowling, and touring some popular SA tourist attractions. They explored our southern coastline including Goolwa, Pt Elliott and Victor Harbor, and were delighted when they spotted whales, very close up! Also the mandatory visits to Cleland Wildlife Park and Haighs Chocolate Factory were a hugehit! These students are very fortunate to be the first to be welcomed in our new International Student Centre. The students loved their time with REC in South Australia! 12 of these students will return for a one year program 2014. We look forward to seeing them again nextyear. Hitomi will complete her Intensive English Studies at REC and will be moving at the end of term 3 to another High School. Yuka will remain at REC to also complete her Study Abroad Program ending in July 2014. We wish both the girls every success for theirfuture. Bronlyn Warnes International Student Manager

STOP PRESS
Homestay Families urgently needed for our next 2 week tour in November.
Financial support is provided. Please contact Bronlyn.Warnes325@schools.sa.edu.au or ph: 0403 605 979

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SCHOOL NEWS
School Contact:
With the recent update of our phone system across the whole school it is timely to remind parents of two main contacts:
 8381 8466: is the MAIN school number now (not 8381 5255 for PS anymore, so please update your contacts) 0427 787 254: To SMS an absence for all levels of school. Joy Davy Student Services Manager

Note from the Canteen:

The Canteen is no able to accept damaged or foreign coins.
We will be offering substitute items for the amount remaining after foreign and damaged coins are removed from the equation. They will be returned to the students in the lunch order bag with an explanation. Thanks for your cooperation. Kirsty Monssen Canteen Manager

Hat Policy
The REC Hat policy commences for Terms 4 & 1.
The following rules apply: P-7 students must wear the uniformed bucket hat for all outside activities.  8-12 students must wear a hat of some description on the oval and courts at all times including PE lessons. Enquiries to: Sue.Matene889@schools.sa.edu.au Kate.DeSmit919@schools.sa.edu.au

Pre-exam help for Year 12 students

To offer our Year 12 students extra help leading up to their exams, please be advised that until 31st October, the Senior Study Centre will have staff in attendance to offer extra support to students, for an hour after school from Monday to Thursday. In addition to this, some Year 12 teachers will be running lessons and study sessions over the coming school holidays. Contact individual teachers for arrangements. Bob Bastian Assistant Principal Senior Years

Photo Consent Forms

Wed like to continue sharing visuals of all our student news, so please remember to return your online photo consent form ASAP. Spare copies are pinned on our website noticeboard - www.reynellaec.sa.edu.au

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PRIMARY NEWS
Ned Show
Never give up Encourage others Do your best
On 8th August the NED show visited our primary students. The Show is a high energy, 45-minute motivational assembly featuring the character NED and lots of active participation for kids. The NED Show utilizes a multi-sensory learning model to motivateencourageINSPIRE students to become champions at school and in life. Our students thoroughly enjoyed the show and the opportunity have some fun with Yo-Yos (sales over $2000). Thank you to all the families who supported this initiative. Sue Matene Assistant Principal Early Years

Primary Sport:
Thank you Coach from the R.E.C Year 3-4 Netballers
On behalf of our team we would like to thank Tracey for being our coach. She has taught us how to shoot, where to stand, how to be good team players and lots of other skills to help us play netball really well. We would also like to thank the parents and other people for making an effort to bring the kids to SUNA netball grounds and for helping Tracey. We would like to thank all the other people helping the netball committee, thank you to Peter the coffee man for coming out every Saturday and donating money to us so we could buy the equipment we need. There are lots of coaches, trainers, managers and helpers who support the sports teams from REC, so, on behalf of all the players we would like to say a big thank you because without them, Saturday and after school sport would not happen. From Jaymee, Zoe, Aimee, Izzy, Tia, Kaitlyn, Ashlee, Ashlin, Takita

A Thankyou from the REC Year 2-3 Footballers

We would like to say thank you Panther League and definitely our Year 2-3 Coach Matt and the other coaches for the fantastic job they do to teach us all the skills we need to be good footballers. We would to thank Cam and Adam our team managers for organizing our team and Cam for running the canteen. We would like to thank all the people that helped run the team and our parents too. We think it wouldnt be a proper season without you. From all the footy players in the Year 2-3 team

Mushrooms in School Program

Over the past few weeks Miss Schipanskis Year 5 class has been participating in The Power of Mushrooms in Classrooms program where they have a mini-farm set up in the classroom and have been watching Mushrooms grow and learning about their health benefits.
They have been looking at how mushrooms are prepared and used and will be cooking with their own produce. Most students chose to take a bag of the mushroom they grew to share with their family, which were cooked up into a variety of meals ranging from Croissants to beef stroganoff. We would like to say a special thanks to Kylie Gatter and Pam Tobin for providing us with Mushroom farm kits and curriculum resources for our classroom to enable us to run this very valuable program. Elke Schipanski - Teacher

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PRIMARY NEWS
Book Week
There was number of opportunities for students to celebrate Book Week this term with the highlight being dess up day where students and staff were all encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character.

Kyeema
2 of our primary classes again travelled to Kyeema conservation park this term to assist with the rejuvenation project led by Mr Grant Good.
This year is particularly significant as it marks a 30 year anniversary of this community service project. Over the years Grant estimates that 2-3 hundred thousand trees have been planted by our students. Ashlee from Mrs Pattersons said It was awesome! We planted 500 seedlings! When I grow up I want to do what Mr Good is doing. It was the best time I have ever had! Our sincere thanks and warmest congratulations go to Grant Good for receiving a Premiers Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Volunteer Service, a Parliamentary Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Service to the Community from Mr Robert Brokenshire MP, and a bronzed plaque from National Parks and Wildlife Service that will be mounted amongst Grants work in Kyeema. Tania Guest

Premiers Reading Challenge

Congratulations to all students who completed the Premiers Reading Challenge 2013.
Congratulations to all students who completed the Challenge and especially those students from Mrs Lees class and Ms Carman class, for the highest participation. 2 students that excelled in the Challenge were Zoe R from Mrs Pattersons class and Hansen G from Ms Carman class. They will each receive a special prize. All participating students will receive medals and certificates in Term 4. Library Team

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COMMUNITY NEWS
RE OSCH Vacation Care program
For details visit: http://reynellaec.sa.edu.au/2013/09/oshc-program-30th-sept-11th-oct/

Community Cricket Programs

* Years R-1 : Milo in2cricket, * Years 2-3 Kanga Cricket, * Years 2-7 GIRLS ONLY Supa 6 Smash All played on Reynella Oval and start mid to late October depending on the program. Full details contact Trish Pinder pinders@internode.on.net or 0411 116 300

Reynella East and Districts Little Athletics

For ages 3 to 17 years. Club Meets: Sunday mornings, Starts 13th October. For full details contact: Mark Potter 0416 161 228 or Denis Bowden 0402 339 039 Web: www.redla.com.au

Sturt Marion Womens Soccer Club

Junior Trial commence Wed 25th Sept, 6.30pm. Full details contact: Tom 0416 157 558 or 0405 766 729

Coerver School Holiday Soccer Clinic

For ages 6-16 years, Venue: Marion Primary School, Starts Mon 30th Sept. Full details visit : www.222.coerversa.com.au

No Parking in Old Cottage Playgroup

Old Cottage Playgroup management have requested that students and parents please refrain from parking in the Old Cottage Playgroup carpark on Byards Road, (opposite HewlettPackard Street).

Southern District Womens Cricket Club

Is looking for new players, irrespective of cricketing ability and age, to join the current T20 Championship. Further information: David Kempe kempey@senet.com.au or Gary Lyons gaz.lyons209@gmail.com

Did you know your child can visit the School Dental Service?
Children living or going to school in South Australia aged under 18 years, are eligible for oral health care with the School Dental Service. All dental care is free for preschoolers. Dental care is free for children who are dependants of/holders of concession cards but a fee applies to children who are not dependants of/holders of concession cards. For more information or to make an appointment please contact: SA Dental Service Noarlunga GP Plus Super Clinic Noarlunga 2 Alexander Kelly Drive Noarlunga Centre SA 5168 Phone: (08) 8384 9244 Email: sads.noarlunga@health.sa.gov.au Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm

If you have a dental concern during business hours, contact your local clinic. After hours, please call healthdirect Australia on 1800 022 222 for advice on further care options.

The GP Plus Super Clinics is a joint initiative of the Government of South Australia and the Australian Government.

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