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What's happening in Term 3 & 4:
September:
24 Tuesday: GARDEN MARKET *NEW DATE*
27 Friday: Last Day Term 3
October:
14 Monday: Staff only at school
15 Tuesday: First day Term 4 K-6
15 Tuesday: Re-enrolment forms for 2020 due back today
16 Wednesday: Committee Meeting @ 7pm
21 Monday: First day Term 4 Pre Kinder
24 Thursday: SHOW DAY
25 Friday: NO SCHOOL
November:
2 Saturday: Kelp Project Art Exhibition, Peppermint Bay
9 Saturday: SCHOOL FAIR
13 Wednesday: Committee Meeting @ 7pm
18 Monday: Orana camp starts Littlies/Year 1
20 Wednesday: Orana camp finishes for Littlies
21 Thursday: Orana camp finishes for Year 1
26 Tuesday: Mayfield camp starts Grade 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
29 Friday: Mayfleid camp finishes
December:
6 Friday: Schools Triathlon Gr 3-6 *NEW DATE*
11 Wednesday: Committee Meeting
13 Friday: Last Day Term 4 (finish at 12 noon)
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From Julie
Our Policy and Procedures sub-committee have been working overtime this year and there is more work ahead too as we get ourselves ready for pre-Kinder licensing and re-registration. After much consultation and revision we have finalised the OUTDOOR LEARNING AND ADVENTUROUS PLAY policy which you can read below. This policy is central to so much that we do here at Cottage School so I thought it important to share it with our school community.
We encourage adventurous independent and social play in the outdoors. We encourage exploration and taking risks; we also take care and support children to make wise decisions in relation to their safety.
The Cottage School is committed to:
- providing a rich and inspiring outdoor learning environment which engages and challenges student learning on our Bellerive campus, on Bike and Environment Days and on camps
- nurturing student connection to, and understanding of, the natural outdoor environment
- developing a sense of stewardship and responsibility for our natural environment
- providing opportunities for children to run, climb, slide, ride, swing, build, dig, stack, walk, swim, socialise, rest, play and generally explore and create in the outdoor environment
- providing natural and loose parts to stimulate physical challenges as well as social play and learning
- providing natural elements such as boulders, gardens, large and small spaces, suitable trees for climbing, as well as a fire pit and other natural elements for children to incorporate into their outdoor play
- empowering students to manage risk by developing their capacities for effective personal and group risk assessment and management by teaching risk management as a life skill
- a culture of effective risk management and continuous improvement in relation to outdoor learning and adventurous play
Many of these experiences incorporate an element of risk and the School acknowledges that risk is part of the human experience. The School does, however, take reasonable steps to eliminate and/or reduce unacceptable risks, where these are identified, through the management of materials, education of students and planning and monitoring by staff.
Please send along a broad-rimmed
hat for your child.
NO CAPS PLEASE!
Hats are compulsory from the beginning
of September until the end of April.
* NO HAT - NO PLAY*
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P.E. News...
Term 3 has had a major focus on gymnastics both at school and at the Eastside Activity Centre in Rokeby.
Our Prep-2 students had two introductory sessions, learning the basics of gymnastics practicing jumps, rolls, twist and other skills in a safe and fun environment. We have also been able to bring these skills back to school and incorporate them into our P.E lessons (and the playground). It was fantastic to see the progress made by students over the gymnastics program. Students pushed themselves outside of their comfort zone to attempt and then refine new skills.
The focus on gross motor development will continue next term for our Prep-2 Students. Our Grade 1/2 students will also start to focus on modified sports and team games to apply the skills they have learnt over the year in new contexts.
Our Grade 3-6 students attended a six week program where they participated in trampolining, vaulting, parallel bars, uneven bars, pommel, balance beam, rings. Students (& teachers) especially enjoyed challenging themselves on the modified Ninja Warrior course where they combined gymnastics skills with parkour and climbing.
The Grade 3-6 students are finishing off the term with a hockey program with Hockey Tasmania. Next term our Grade 3-6 students will also be undertaking cricket and rugby union (non-tackle) units and have a go at creating their own games and modified sports. The Biggies will also be taking on more leadership roles with our unit on sports leadership where they will get the chance to develop and implement their own P.E. lessons with younger students.
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Civics in action..
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