Two Wells Primary Newsletter- Term 1, Week 2 2025.

Principal Welcome- Kirsty Brumby

Dear Two Wells Primary School Community,

Welcome to the 2025 school year, we hope it has been a smooth start and your children have been able to share many joyful stories about their day. It is an honour to work within such a vibrant and dedicated community, and we are eager to work in partnership with our talented staff, enthusiastic students, and supportive families.

As we embark on this new school year, we are filled with excitement and optimism for the future of our Two Wells School community. Our goal is to foster a nurturing and inclusive environment where every student feels valued and inspired to achieve their best. Education is a collaborative journey, and we are committed to working together with you to ensure our students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Thank you to the parents who have come and shared their experiences and feedback so far. Throughout the year, we look forward to chatting to each of you and learning more about your hopes and aspirations for our school. Please feel free to reach out to the leadership team with any questions, ideas, or concerns. Together, we can create a dynamic and enriching educational experience for all our students.

Thank you for including us into this welcoming community. We are excited about the journey ahead and the wonderful achievements we will accomplish together.

Two Wells Leadership Team,

Kirsty & Darrell

Week 1

As our 2025 school year begins, our school grounds have been buzzing with excitement as students reunite with friends and make new connections. We also welcomed several new students and staff, who will add to our diversity and community.

Week One

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Deputy Principal- Darrell Avery

Dear Families,

I hope this message finds you well and a Happy New Year to all of our wonderful families. My name is Darrell Avery, and I am thrilled to be continuing as the Deputy Principal for the 2025 school year at Two Wells Primary School. It is an honour to be a part of this vibrant community, and I am eager to work alongside our dedicated Principal Kirsty Brumby and staff to provide the best possible education for our students.

At Two Wells Primary School, we are committed to fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child can thrive. I am passionate about supporting our students' growth and development, and I believe that collaboration between home and school is key to achieving this goal.

I want to assure you that my door is always open. Whether you have questions, concerns, or simply wish to share your thoughts, I am here to listen and support you. Building strong relationships with families is important to me, and I look forward to working together to create a positive and enriching experience for all our students.

Thank you for the continued welcome and support in your community. I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and am confident that, together, we can make this a successful and rewarding year for everyone involved.

Warm regards,

Darrell Avery
Deputy Principal
Two Wells Primary School

Meet the Teachers

A glimpse of Room 13

We have had a very successful start to the year in Room 13. We have been working hard on setting expectations for ourselves, the room and our learning.

We have been doing a lot of team building and getting to know you exercises to strengthen the team culture we are building in the room.

Ben Ferris

Room 13

A Glimpse into Room 11

Room 11 Reception – First week of school for 2025

We have started this year off with lots of fun in Room 11. The class has begun to build friendships, social skills and are learning about how to be a great student at school.

This week we have looked at what makes us a good learner, how we can be a good friend and how to show whole body listening during group times. The students have explored their names, practiced writing them and making them from different loose parts materials in literacy.

We have also been working on listening during literacy, finishing the week with our listening walk on Friday, where we travelled around the school listening for all the things we can hear.

During math we have been learning our numbers, focusing on counting collections up to 10. We are all very excited to get started on all our learning this term.

Amie Walter

Room 11

A Glimpse into Room 16

Health & PE Overview- Matthew Dawber

Term 1, 2025:

School values – Be safe, Work Hard, Be kind.

Receptions

• Expectations, boundaries and procedures during PE lessons
• School Values
• Fundamental Movement Skills
• Motor development and reflexes
• Following rules and taking turns for safe and fair game play
• Sensory awareness: proprioception, interoception, vestibular, auditory and visual processing
• Sports Day orientation and events (relevant skills required to participate)

Year 1 and 2

• Expectations and procedures during PE lessons
• School Values
• Fundamental Movement Skills
• Motor development and reflexes
• Following rules and taking turns for safe and fair game play
• Sensory awareness: proprioception, interoception, vestibular, auditory and visual processing
• Fitness activities to develop body awareness, coordination and stamina
• Sports Day orientation and events (relevant skills required to participate)
• Identify and practice strategies and or skills that support them to be safe, fit and healthy
• Game Skill Focus: under arm and over arm throwing / catching to a partner or target (and basic game play)
• Game Skill Focus: introduction to game strategy and problem solving
• Other skills relevant to target focused games

Year 3 and 4

• Expectations and procedures during PE lessons
• School Values
• Fine tune Fundamental Movement Skills (personal goal setting)
• Motor development and reflexes
• Following rules and taking turns for safe and fair game play
• Sensory awareness: proprioception, interoception, vestibular, auditory and visual processing
• Fitness activities to develop body awareness, coordination and stamina
• Sports Day orientation and events (relevant skills required to participate)
• Identify and practice strategies and or skills that support them to be safe, fit and healthy
• Game Skill Focus: under arm and over arm throwing / catching to a partner or a target
• Game Skill Focus: passing an object whilst moving
• Game Skill Focus: game strategy and solving movement challenges
• Other skills relevant to target focused games

Year 5/6

• Expectations and procedures during PE lessons
• School Values
• Fine tune and apply Fundamental Movement Skills (personal goal setting) during game play
• Following rules and taking turns for safe and fair game play
• Sensory awareness: proprioception, interoception, vestibular, auditory and visual processing
• Fitness activities to develop body awareness, coordination and stamina
• Sports Day orientation and events (relevant skills required to participate)
• Identify and practice strategies and or skills that support them to be safe, fit and healthy (discuss why these are beneficial)
• Game Skill Focus: under arm and over arm throwing / catching to a partner or a target
• Game Skill Focus: target games
• Game Skill Focus: game strategy and solving movement challenges
• Introduction to Game development: procedures, rules, scoring system, implementation and evaluation

Aboriginal Community Education Officer

Niina Marni,

My name is Leonne Hewson and I am the Aboriginal Community Education Officer at Two Wells Primary School. I have been in this role for 11 years. 

My role at the school is to ensure that cultural perspectives are being taught in the curriculum and to help teachers if they are having issues around the cultural perspectives.

It is also about providing cultural support and learning for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children in the school. I monitor the ATSI children, well-being and attendance.

I support our upper primary students with the yearly Young Aboriginal STEM Thinkers of South Australia (YASTSA) conference in which they help facilitate.

I am at Two Wells on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and can be contacted through the school on those days.

Leonne Hewson

Pupil Free day

Dear parents/caregivers,

We would like to inform you that the Pupil Free Day for term 1 is Friday the 7th of March in week 6. The following Monday is the Adelaide Cup Public Holiday. Students will not be at school on the Friday and following Monday. 

Warm regards,

Two Wells Primary Administration 

Kitchen/ Garden Program

Michelle Graham and Charmaine Jenkins will be running our fabulous kitchen and Garden programs again this year! To start the programs off right; they are looking for parent/community support to help gather a few donations. Please see the flyer below for a list of items. Any donations would be greatly appreciated! 

Recess and Lunch Clubs

After a successful year of running recess and lunchtime clubs, our librarian Tegan Penhall will be running clubs again this year. All activities will be held in the library during Term 1 and all students welcome! 

Medication at School

Bus Services

Attendance

Jump Rope for Heart

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off this term at Two Wells Primary School!

Jump Rope for Heart is the Heart Foundation’s primary school skipping challenge that helps kids move more, have fun, and raise funds for life-saving research and programs. This year we’ve got an audacious goal to see our student Heart Heroes at Two Wells Primary School to log 40 hours of skipping throughout the program!

Register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising, simply follow the link below to get started. www.jumprope.org.au/parents 

Students will be skipping throughout the term. You can share their online fundraising page with family and friends to help raise money for this great cause. We will hold our school Jump Off Day on March 25th, this will mark the end of the program and is a chance for everyone to come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills.

Thank you for supporting the Jump Rope for Heart program!

Scholastic Book club

Issue one of the Scholastic Book Club is out now.

Reminder that all orders and payments are taken on the Scholastic website and making an account through LOOP.

Issue 1 ends the 17/02/2025. 

Futsal Development Centre and Ambassador Opportunity

Gawler Blue Light Disco