Dear parents, families, students and community members, 

We have had some wonderful community activities over the last week and I am continually amazed by how lucky it is for our Swansea kids to grow up in this community. Last Friday, students took part in Walk Safely to School Day. This annual event is an important date on the calendar, reminding students of the benefits of physical activity and the importance of road safety when walking to and from school. Thank you to the families who walked to school with us, it was a great morning. Also on Friday, Grade 6 Student Leaders were “out and about” with Steve and Linda from the Salvation Army. Students helped Steve and Linda with the Red Shield Appeal and were able to converse with the public while fundraising. Grade 6’s will have two more opportunities this term out and about, once visiting the Heritage Museum and another visiting the RSL. These opportunities foster community connectedness and we thank Steve and Linda for organising the activities.

This week is Volunteer’s Week. Swansea Primary School would not run the same without our volunteers and I would like to thank every volunteer for the work that they do to support our school. Our volunteers help in a range of ways, including our breakfast program, helping to run Woodwork at the Men’s Shed, in classrooms, and through our School Association. If you would like to become a volunteer through the school please contact us through the office.

Next Thursday, 29^th May, we are holding our whole school Cross Country Carnival. This will be held at Jubilee Beach. Spectators are welcome and it will be great to see everyone there cheering our students on. Grade 3 – 6 students will then travel to Hobart on Monday 2^nd June for the SPSSA Cross Country Carnival. Good luck to our runners!

Kind regards, 

Anna Knowles
Principal

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Weeks 3 and 4 of Term 2 have been great!

We learn, we laugh, we read and create!

In woodwork, our pencil boxes are coming along fine,

We walked around Swansea to look at some signs.

Matt Massie welcomed us to the police station, 

That was just the beginning of our investigation!

We found road markings and signs all over the town, 

We looked right, we looked left and we even looked down!

In maths, gathering data of cars on our roads

We measured our Lilibet to see how much she grows!

Collecting our data, we make column graphs, 

Our learning is always punctuated by laughs!

With chalk on the carpet, we use MAB's

Putting numbers in correct columns with accuracy, yes please!

Adding two digit numbers, regrouping with ease,

Some of our best learning is done on our knees!

In PE, we run our practise Cross Country track, 

Running our hardest, we're anything but slack!

Teeball and footy are always such fun,

Next week, the Cross Country we shall eagerly run!

We write on boards that are covered in lines, 

Our spelling and handwriting is looking fine!

We love the library, book fair and Beth,

Reading and playing games is just the best!

Our classroom family continues to grow,

We're so thrilled to welcome back Willow!

That's it for this fortnight, see you in two weeks,

Where we will be sharing some more learning sneak peeks!

Smiles, 

Mrs Sparshott

It has been wonderful to have Emmett join us this term and to have our oversea travellers return this week so that we can have the whole 456 crew together! Some of the exciting learning that we have experienced has included the culture of cyber safety. We have also been reading with a partner, practising our accuracy with our fluency. Our continued research about animal adaptations is getting really interesting as we share our knowledge of some amazing facts and advantages that we’ve discovered.

We’ve also enjoyed taking turns in bringing Lilibet to the library to hear more stories from our ‘Wonder’ chapter book. This week Lilibet came to the library with us to view some of the great items that are available from the book fair. The Grade Six students are creatively preparing some skits during our literacy time at the beach to show how we can be kinder to one another. While we’re at the beach the Grade 45 students have been writing about empowerment and how this boosts our confidence. Grade 456 are looking forward to our school cross country next week.

Cyber Safety visit from Legal Aid Tasmania

On Thursday 8^th May, year 3-6 students received a visit from Jade, a Community Education Officer and Lawyer from Legal Aid Tasmania.  The purpose of Cyber Safety sessions are to educate young people in this fast moving space and keep children under the age of 18 safe online.   The sessions included components of what cyber safety is, legal age for social media, privacy settings, online behaviours and consent in general, and common online situations.  Jade and myself were very impressed as there was a big focus on being a kind and considerate person by showing empathy and respect for our peers.

All students were able to identify support pathways if they experienced a negative experience online and students came up with the most important message, this was to seek help when needed as nothing is so awful that you can’t tell someone about it.    

Below is a cyber safety fact sheet from Legal Aid Tasmania, an easy and informative read.  With a link to an online learning module “Being Cyber Safe” designed for young people, parents and the broader community.  There is also a section dedicated to where to find help, including kids helpline, headspace and e-safety commissioner. 

Fact sheet – Family cyber safety - Tasmania Legal Aid

If you have any questions or would like further information, please reach out to School Health Nurse Anna -  anna.wright@decyp.tas.gov.au

Now in it's 26th year, National Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual event when all Primary School children are encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a Community Event seeking to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the Environment. 

National Simultaneous Storytime was held on Wednesday 21st May and Swansea Primary School joined over 2 million Australian students reading “The Truck Cat” at the same time. This event was also our first LiFT event for the year. LiFT stands for “Learning in Families Together” and aims to engage early childhood families in literacy and numeracy activities. Keep an eye out for further LiFT events throughout 2025, where families will be invited into classes for different activities that promote literacy and numeracy. Thank you to those families who attended the storytime. 

Congratulations to Ella W on coming 4th in shotput at the PSST Athletic Carnival. Well done Ella!

Dear Families,  

The Cross Country Carnival will be held on Thursday the 29th of May at Jubilee Beach. The carnival will commence at 9:15am and conclude at 12:30pm. Students are asked to please wear their full school sports uniform with their house top and suitable shoes for running.  

Students will also be required to bring with them: 

• Hat 

• Sunscreen 

• Warm clothes  

• Raincoat 

• Plenty of food and water 

Approximate time of events:  

8:55am-9:15am- Walk to Jubilee Beach 

9:15am – 9:25am- Whole School Warm Up 

9:25am- 9:45am- Year 6 Race 

9:45am-10:00am- Year 5 Race  

10:00am-10:15am- Year 4 Race  

10:15am-10:30am- Year 3 Race 

10:30am-10:45am- Recess 

10:45am-11:00am- Year 2 Race  

11:00am-11:15am- Year 1 Race  

11:15am-11:30am- Prep race  

11:30am- 11:45am- Kinder Race 

11.45am-12.00pm Launching into Learning Race 

12.00pm-12.15 pm- Presentation 

12:15- 12:30pm- Tidy up and walk back to school 

If you have any questions regarding the Cross Country Carnival, please contact the school office or email me at saskia.sparshott@decyp.tas.gov.au. 

Kind Regards, 

Saskia Sparshott 

Grade 2/3 and PE Teacher  

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2025 Student free days

Date	School Years	Region
Friday, 6 June	K-12	Statewide
Friday, 24 October	K-10	South only

Statewide public holidays (all of Tasmania)

Learning to read is a skill that sets you up for success in life. Just like in footy, the more you practice, the better you’ll get. Find out why Hawthorn Football Club players, Josh Weddle and Will Day, want you to make reading a habit. Join the 2025 Premier’s Reading Challenge at: https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/about-us/events/premiers-reading-challenge/ #BrightLivesPositiveFutures #LiftingLiteracy #PremiersReadingChallenge #Hawthorn

TSO Family Concert coming soon to the Federation Concert Hall. Bring the whole family along to Australia: One Land, Many Stories!

A musical storytelling concert featuring The Kookaburra Who Laughed at the Moon with narrator Gina Rose and other Australian inspired music. All backed by the full Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra! Adults $35 | kids under 17 $15

Thursday June 19, 6pm

Buy tickets and find out more: https://www.tso.com.au/concerts/australia-one-land-many-stories/