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- Principal Report
- WOW Day
- World Family Doctors Day
- Kinder
- Prep/1 Marimba Mania
- Grade 2/3
- Hagley Farm Visit Gr 3-6
- Safe Homes Families Communities
- Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure coming to Swansea Primary for Kinder to Grade 2 Students Wednesday 9th of June
- Walk Safely To School
- DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Cross Country Flyer
- The Red Shield Appeal Disco
- Winter Camps 2021
It has been another big fortnight and NAPLAN has been a positive and smooth process this year, with only a few students unable to complete the tests due to an increase in absentees due to illness. Thank you to those parents who are keeping their sick children at home. You are helping in the bigger picture and keeping us well.
Preparations have begun for our External School Review coming up on 17th and 18th June. We are looking forward to the process and invite you to participate as a member of the school community. If you would like to be involved please email me kristy.hay@education.tas.gov.au and we will make a time for you to be interviewed. I welcome you to participate and look forward to your support and input into these four yearly school improvement cycles.
This week the staff met with Miriam form Play Street for our initial nature play space and bike and scooter track additions to the playground. It was a very productive meeting and we look forward to sharing some initial design concepts with you for your input. If you would like to be a part of a sub committee as part of the School Association, please let us know. Your expertise and enthusiasm and energy is very much needed.
On Thursday we congratulated and celebrated World Family Doctors Day and invited Camilla and Andrew in for afternoon tea, cake and to announce the winner of our art competition to design a logo for the Swansea General Practice. We were excited for Ruby Elmer, Year 6 student for winning and hope you enjoy the new addition to your doctor paperwork accompanied by Ruby’s logo design. Congratulations Ruby, Andrew and Camilla!














Thankyou to our SES Crew and our Salvation Army Volunteers for joining in with our Suistanable Learning Program as we celebrated WOW DAY, saying thankyou to our local emergency volunteers. Lady Gowrie Child Care Centre also joined in with the fun packed morning followed by a delicious lunch.








Jorja |
I liked moving the cows and the tractor ride. It was bumpy. |
Chloe |
At Hagley I learnt how to make butter. I found out it is made from cream. I also learnt that the soil has to be a specific temperature because I thought that you could plant plants at any temperature. I thought it was very interesting. |
Tia |
The grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 went to Hagley. I learnt how to do calf weighing. I thought Hagley was interesting because we don’t get to go out on a farm on a normal school day. |
Ivy |
Something that was interesting to me was weighing the cows. This was interesting to me because the weight was very different between each cow. |
Josh |
I thought the tractor ride was fun and the hoeing. I learnt to harvest a leaf properly. I thought the weather machine was interesting. |
Alice |
My trip to Hagley was very interesting because it was different to normal school. I learnt how to make butter. Overall, I thought the trip was very fun. |
Alex |
My trip to Hagley Farm. · It was interesting how we found out how to weigh the calf · I learnt how to make butter · I thought it was really fun to weigh the calf |
Abby |
What was interesting was the soil testing and how it works. I learnt that a dairy cow could hold a lot of milk in its udder. I thought that the tractor ride was going to be faster. |
Millie |
What I thought was interesting was when we tested the soil for the P.H, temperature, and warmth. I also learnt how to do it correctly. I thought that the weighing of the cows was really fun. That was my favourite part of the whole trip. |
Ava |
Something that hat I found interesting was the field study because we checked the soil’s temperature, moisture, and the PH. I learnt that farmers have to weigh the cows, check the soil and lots more. I thought the day was extremely fun. |
Arcena |
Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 want to Hagley farm on Wednesday 19th May. I think the field soil study was interesting because we got to check how dry and how wet the soil was. I learnt how to make butter and how to weigh cows. It was a great and fun day. |
Lilly |
My trip to Hagley was great. The soil ph. and moisture testing were interesting so learning about the soil was good. I learnt that shelter belts help the plants grow. |
Xearna |
I thought it was interesting when we watched a wooden box make butter. I learnt how to see how much moisture was in the dirt. I thought Tip the cow was very cute. |
Gabriel |
What I found interesting was that there was so many cows and we had to weigh them. I learnt that creamy milk makes butter. I thought the calves were full grown cows! |
Ruby |
Thank you, Mrs Bunker and Mr Tyson, for letting us stay for the day. It was very interesting weighing the cows. I learnt how to make butter. I thought the tree planting was fun and finding the right leaves was good too. Thank you again, I hope we get to come back soon. |
Tuesday 25th May | Cross Country 9.45am onwards. BBQ available $2 sausage or drink |
Wednesday 26th May | Wear RED/Free dress day, gold coin donation for The Salvation Army RED Shield Appeal |
Wednesday 26th May | School Disco, Kinder - Gr 6 - 5.00pm-6.30pm |
Thursday 27th May | First Aid in Schools Kinder - Gr 6 |
Friday 29th May | Sustainable Learning Lunch - Cheese Burger |
Friday 4th June | Bicheno Sports Day Gr 3-6 |
Friday 4th June | Sustainable Learning Lunch - Sausage Rolls for K-Gr 2 |
Wednesday 9th June | SPSSA Cross Country |
Friday 11th June | Sustainable Learning Lunch - Spaghetti Bolognaise |
Monday 14th June | Public Holiday |
Friday 18th June | Sustainable Learning Lunch - Soup |
Friday 25th June | Bicheno Sports Day Gr 3-6 |
Friday 25th June | Sustainable Learning Lunch - Fried Rice for Gr K- Gr 2 |
Friday 2nd July | Premiers Reading Challenge Ends |
Friday 2nd July | Sustainable Learning Lunch - Pizza muffins |
Friday 2nd July | End of Term 2 |
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