Two Wells Primary School Newsletter- Term 1, Week 11 2024.

Welcome from our Leaders

Dear families,

We would like to start by thanking all families and the wider community for the support that has been shown in ensuring the students are thriving and prospering through their learning and achievement since the start of the year.

We would like to make a special mention to our new Reception students and families and commend you on how well you have settled into TWPS, its a huge part of  life when your child starts their school journey and it's been a real pleasure seeing how well all of our new students have and are continuing to settle in. 

We have had a fabulous term with embedding our routines and Ready to Learn program in our classrooms. We have had a busy term focusing on regulation and meeting the learning needs of every student at TWPS.

This term has focused on reading fluency and consistency with embedding the Department Literacy Guarantee Unit phonics instructional routine in our literacy blocks.

TWPS has been largely focusing on the infrastructure and implementation of Positive Behaviours for Learning (PBL), TWPS has committed to providing multiple levels of intervention and support through Interoception Room (The Zone) Kitchen and Gardening Group, Speech and Language Intervention, Zones of Regulation and the social, emotional learning capabilities. We have evidenced through data analysis that with the introduction of PBL we have started to see a decrease in behaviour call outs and an increase in students being able to regulate and articulate their own emotions. 

DATA: 2023 Term 1 PBL Data - 1540 accessing support / 2024 Term 1 PBL Data - 303 accessing support

Thank you to all staff that have invested in PBL and providing the students with opportunities to develop their social and emotional capabilities/Literacy. TWPS are excited to continue this journey in term 2 and beyond. Term 2 we have committed to further professional development in the 'Zones of Regulation' which will allow us to go wider and deeper in our understanding so that ultimately the students benefit.
I would like to congratulate Tegan Pehnall on securing a SSO Learning Support position at TWPS for the remainder of the year, Vanessa Chomik will continue to in the SSO learning support team during term 2 and finally congratulations to Laura Nichols that won the SSO Positive Behaviours for Learning role for 2024. 

We look forward to term 2 and beyond, working along side staff and the community to ensure we continue to build a positive culture and environment for the students to thrive, prosper and grow as effective learners with equity and excellence.

We acknowledge during term 1 we have had to deal with challenges regarding student conflict, racism and bullying, it's our commitment that we address these areas to support the community so that we all feel safe and valued. We will continue to educate through the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum, enhance our Social and Emotional Learning Groups, Provide external workshops through BULLYZERO for parents and students that will provide us with a deeper understanding. We take this very serious and encourage the community to support us in ensuring we continue to build a harmonious community. 
Please keep a look out for our parents and friends groups that are taking place again next term, these programs are vital in building that strong and high performing community, thank you to Beck Mather-Brown, Maria Woodland and Angela Moore that have been a driving force this term in building those connections. 

We  wish everyone a safe, restful and fun school holiday.

Rosie Gilsenan-Reed (Principal)

Darrell Avery (Deputy Principal)

Rosie Sarakinis (Curriculum and Pedagogy)

Student Captains, House Captains & SAT'S

Throughout term 1 students were able to fill out applications and CV's for certain roles throughout the school. ALL students were extremely successful with this and displayed their knowledge, skills and understanding of schools values exceptionally. We would like to acknowledge ALL students that applied for these roles, the standard of these were very high. 

Drum roll please... I would like to announce our Student Captains, House Captains ans SAT'S for 2024. A huge congratulations to the students selected. 

C A P T A I N S

School Captains: Connor Simons, Summa Smith

Community Captains: Amia Smith, Taliyah Hoskins

Arts Captains: Ashlee Kavanagh, Samantha Flitter-Rogers

Academic Captains: Nate Kalusche, Hailey Sewer

Environment Captains: Anabelle Taylor, Emily Ramm

Sports Captains: Chloe McDonald, Rachel Mataranyika

Communications Captain: Rosaleigh Phillips

H O U S E   C A P T A I N S 

Light: Maksimus Kasminin, Jasmine Lowe

Redbanks: Summa Smith, Alyssa Vincent

Reeves: Tyson Dycer, Miah Cooper

Korunye: Lucas Idle, Chloe McDonald

S A T ' S

Year 1-Room 18- Steele Van Tilburg

Year 2-Room 19- Calais Sutherland

Year 2/3 Room 16- Emma McDonald

Year 3/4 Room 14- Macy Faulkner

Year 4/5 Room 13- Acelin Hepworth

Year 5/6 Room 12- Jasmine Lowe

Sports Day & Colour Run 2024

THE EVENT OF THE YEAR IS HERE !!!

On Friday the 12th of April we celebrated our annual Sports Day and Colour Run! A huge congratulations to all involved, especially Reeves for taking out the Sporting Cup, and Light for taking out the Spirit Cup. We had an amazing turn out here at TWPS with all our students, staff, parents, special visitors and yummy food trucks. We are so proud of our students, and from what we seen everyone had some fun. 

Some special acknowlegements to:

• Mrs P, Miss Montanna and Miss Markovic - The day wouldn't have been what it was without YOU!
• Trish Poyner (Business Manager & Superwoman) for organising all the food and drinks.
• Maxine's Baked Potatoes.
• Bean There Drank That Coffee.
• Decadent Donuts. 
• All TWPS staff. 
• Parents/Caregivers and students for their incredible fundraising for our Kitchen and Gardening Club.

Check out some of the fun we had on the day...

*PLEASE NOTE: This video is NOT posted on YouTube and can not be found on the site. The video URL is ONLY embedded within this newsletter, therefore this is the only place it can be found. Enjoy!

Harmony Day

E V E R Y B O D Y    B E L O N G S 

On Thursday the 21st of March we celebrated our annual Harmony Day! The day was certainly filled with fun, laughs and loads of compassion, which is one of our new school values!

In the morning all our families came together as they entered the school to place what their culture or country of birth is against our world map. What a great way this was to discover the cultural diversity present within our school!

We came together to have a shared picnic on the oval for lunch, and then went out and flew our kites that were made individually. Overall, it was a successful day for all. 

Kids in the Kitchen at TWPS

"Cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking. It's about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity." - Guy Fieri 

To kick off 2024 we have implemented Kitchen groups led by our Positive Behaviour for Learning Team.  The aim of this is to give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in collaborative learning based tasks that support emotional regulation, social skills, resilience and our learning development.

Throughout various aspects of these tasks, students have been able to develop our new school values - Growth Mindset, Compassion, Respect of Others and Courage. Our goal is to create and develop empathetic and informed students that can apply learnt skills and strategies to overcome their obstacles in life.

This term students have learnt many transferrable skills in the kitchen. 

These include: 

• Safe chopping, peeling and grating using the bridge and claw technique.
• How to read a recipe.
• Table etiquette.
• Exploration & tasting of new foods. 
• Following processes & proceedures in the kitchen.
• Benefits of Healthy Eating.
• Reflective practices/self assessment.

Students were highly engaged and thoroughly enjoyed this program - A big well done to all involved!!! We can't wait for next term.

Mother's Day Stall

Dear Parents/Caregivers, 

Mother's Day is fast approaching and we are holding our annual Mother's Day stall on Thursday the 9th of May throughout the morning. 

Our prices will range from $1-$5 and students will have the choice to buy up to 2 gifts. 

Thank you Mums, Nannas, Aunties, Sisters and anyone else who makes our children's worlds go round - you're amazing!

“I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.” —Lance Conrad

TWPS Volunteering

"All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and someone who believes in them" - Magic Johnson

Do you have some free time? Would you like to volunteer at school?

The first Volunteer session for this year was held on Monday 8th April with our new Governing Council members.

The volunteers were given an insight into volunteering in the school and the benefits of Volunteering both to them and the students. It was an informal gathering where, after the short presentation volunteers were able to log in and start completing the training modules relevant to them.

The next proposed session will be at the beginning of term 2 with the date to be confirmed, but we have had a request to run it on a Saturday to cater for working parents. If this sounds of interest to you, contact us through the contact deatils on the flyer - We'd LOVE to see you there!

Staff/Disabled Car Park Reminders

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are sending out a gentle reminder that our staff/disabled carpark is a NO ENTRY zone - only allowing staff, buses and disability parking permit holders to enter. We please ask that no parents are entering to drop off/ pick up their child, unless they require a disabled space. We have families with children that require those spaces at drop off/ pick up times, so please be understanding of this.

As a school community, we need to ensure we are looking after students, families, staff and ourselves. We are here to support you, and most importatly - keep you safe. 

If you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Medications at school

Dear Parents and Caregivers, 

Here at TWPS, our number 1 priority is keeping our students safe and comfortable during their time at school. 

We have an efficient and precise routine/schedule that our staff and students follow with administering medications. We take the utmost pride in ensuring our students recieve the support they need during this process, as duty of care is something we as staff are responsible for. 

If your child requires any medication throughout the school day PLEASE contact us to ensure we are notified/aware, and can monitor this for the students, parents/caregivers and staff.  

If you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to contact us - we are here to support you. 

Material and Service Charges for 2024 are DUE

It's that time of the year!

Payments can be made via the following:

• QKR app will accept full payment or partial payments.
• Electronic funds transfer (EFT).

Bank details for the school account are:

·            BSB – 065 174

·            Account Number – 10000275

·            Account Name – Two Wells Primary School Council Inc Consolidated Account

Please ensure that you provide your child’s full name as a payee code and email remittance advice to dl.0444.finance@schools.sa.edu.au

Credit card via phone or at the Front Office daily from 8.30 am - 3.30 pm Mon-Thurs

Or you may be eligible for a School Card. Application forms can be completed online at www.sa.gov.au School Card Scheme.

Contact us on (08) 8520 2277 for any support required or enquiries - we are here to help! 

Adelaide Plains Auskick

Calling all future footy stars! Which footy team do you barrack for? 

Adelaide Plains football clubs are searching for children aged 5-8 who want to start their footy journey, or just simply want to try it out to have some fun.

Scan the QR code to find out more information and how to register! 

NetSetGo 2024

Any future Netball stars in the room?

NetSetGO returns for another season at Gawler & District Netball Association. Due to the court redevelopment, the program will run from Riverbanks College B-12 on Saturday's, 9.30am-10.30am starting 5 May 2024. 

Attached is the URL provided below to find out more information! 

Adelaide Plains Library

School holidays are coming up fast, have you made any plans yet? You won't want to miss this one!

Adelaide Plains Library are hosting FREE April school holiday activities on Tuesday the 16th and 23rd of April. 

To book in visit the Adelaide Plains Library in Two Wells or phone 08 8520 2100 for more details.

All Historic Mallala street party

You heard it folks - Don't miss the action!

Are you a major car enthusiast? Then this one might just be for you.

Mallala is hosting a family friendly street party on Friday the 26th of April from 5-9pm. Car displays, food, drinks and loads of fun, what are you waiting for? See you there!

SA Church Basketball Association

Basketball stars where are you?

The SA Church Basketball Association are offering winter season programs and school holiday camps!

Attached is the URL provided below to find out more information!