Issue 11 - 19 August 2022

In this issue

EXECUTIVE NEWSMichael Hatswell

Governor General Visit

BookWeek/BookFair

School Review Next Week

Book Week @ Evatt School

Evatt Athletics Carnival Results

School Psychologist Corner

P&C NEWS

Important Dates

Week Seven:

Japanese Day - Friday 2 September

+ Japanese Day Special Sushi Lunch Order

Week Eight:

Pupil Free Day - Friday 9 September

EXECUTIVE NEWS
Michael Hatswell

Governor General Visit

This week Evatt Primary School has been celebrating National Science Week. Each morning staff have been sharing a range of fun and engaging science experiments with students at morning lines.

Yesterday afternoon, some of our students had a visit from special guest educators - none other than their Excellencies, the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of Australia and Mrs Hurley.

In partnership with Questacon, students were guided through an interactive workshop as part of the 2022 Governor General's Design Challenge. It was an exciting journey of tinkering, experimenting and exploring how light interacts with glass.

Stay tuned on our social media pages for some more sharing of how Evatt has celebrated National Science Week.

BookWeek/BookFair

We are excited that next week is Bookweek at Evatt primary School. The bookfair will be running throughout the week in the library and we will finish the week with our Bookweek dress up day.

We will hold a bookweek parade in the morning followed by a fun multi aged activity rotation that our students will participate in. We are aiming to hold our parade outside at the multi just after 9am should the weather be kind.

Parents and carers are invited to join us for this at 9.00am.

Please see below for further information on Bookweek from our Teacher-Librarian Deb Bultitude.

School Review Next Week

Next week Evatt primary School will be undergoing the school review process. This is where an external panel comes into the school to review the schools progress against the National School Improvement Tool criteria.

We are very proud of our progress of work over the past few years and we also have a lot to work towards and look forward to in the future. This process will share the areas that we as a school are doing well and support us to identify areas to focus on in our next school improvement plan.

Staffing News

Congratulations to Felicity Toohey who has won a substantive School leader C (executive teacher) role at Evatt primary School. Felicity has been acting in the role for a number of years. I know many of our families would agree with me that she has done a great job in a range of executive roles over the years.

Congratulations to Rebecca Swiridziuk who has won the Business Manager's role at our School. Rebecca has played an integral part in many of our school upgrades over the past few years and does a fantastic job in overseeing the business operations.

We are very excited to have Felicity and Rebecca in these permanent positions.

Supporting Anxiety

Please find some information below from our School Psychologist Cheryl Edward regarding managing mental health of children.

"The Child Mind Institute’s Family Resource Center offers hundreds of articles to help families support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior, or learning challenges. Now we’re excited to announce that this same essential information is coming to YouTube, delivered by our expert clinicians straight to your TV, laptop, or mobile device.

You can find the first four videos below, and we’ll be posting new videos weekly on topics from behavior and anxiety to screen time and parenting challenges. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to know when we release our next video.

Social Media and Self-Esteem. Clinical psychologist Kimberly Alexander, PsyD, explains how parents can help kids resist the pressure created by artfully curated social media feeds.
10 Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids. Clinical social worker Grace Berman, LCSW, offers tips for supporting your child without enabling their anxiety.
How to Help Children Calm Down. Clinical social worker Alana Cooperman, LCSW, provides techniques for helping kids regulate their emotions and avoid explosive behavior.
Is My Child's Anger Normal? Mental health counselor Alnardo Martinez, MS, explains that when outbursts and aggression become a regular occurrence there may be an underlying problem.

If you happen to miss viewing any of the above videos on YouTube, you can find them (and all future videos) on the Child Mind Institute Video Resources web page."

Pupil Free Day - 2022

Reminder - Pupil Free Days for Term 3

As shared at the end of last term, all ACT Public Schools will be having 2 x pupil free days in term 3. The first was on Friday 5 August (week 3) and the second will be on Friday 9 September (week 8). All students that are able to stay at home are requested to. If your child can not stay at home, please register their attendance using this link:

https://forms.gle/1uJ2Te5NfL1Cu8TEA

Book Week @ Evatt School

Next week is Book Week and we have an action-packed itinerary to celebrate. We are excited to be inviting parents back into the school to celebrate with us.

Writing competition

Our Book week celebrations started last week with the opening of a writing competition. Students are encouraged to submit an entry of 50 -100 words. Entry forms are still available from the library and classroom teachers. Entries close Tuesday 23rd August. Winners will be announced at the parade on Friday 26th. There will be a winner chosen from each year level and they will receive a voucher to spend at the book fair.

Book Fair

The Book Fair will be running over book from Tuesday 23rd till Friday 26th. Located in the school library it will be open for browsing and purchasing from 8:30-9 am and from 3 pm -3:45 daily. This a great fundraiser from the school is the perfect opportunity to get some new books for home.

Cash and Credit Card facilities will be available.

Colouring in and Bird design Competitions

All students are encouraged to participate in the colouring in or design your own bird competitions. Using the beautiful art work by Jasmine Seymour and the bird design template inspired by the shortlisted book Busy Beaks, students can use any medium to complete their pictures.

Entries can be collected from and be submitted to the library by Wednesday 24th. Winners will also be announced at the parade Friday morning. The winning entries will be displayed in the library and students will receive a novelty prize.

Costume Parade

Our celebrations culminate on Friday 26th August with a special Book Week morning assembly and costume parade. Parents are invited to attend. Students can choose to dress as any character from a book or to match the theme. The theme for 2022 is ‘Dreaming with eyes open.”

Book Week Activities

Following the parade, the students will be participating in Book Week themed literacy rotations. The students will be placed into mixed age groups consisting of students from P-6 and will complete 3 different activities around the school.

Evatt Athletics Carnival Results

7 Years age group:

Lily W 7 Year Girls - 70m 1st

Eden P 7 Year Girls - 70m 2nd

Evangeline A 7 Year Girls - 70m 3rd

Lily W 7 Year Girls - 100m 1st

Eden P 7 Year Girls - 100m 2nd

Evangeline A 7 Year Girls - 100m 3rd

Michelle C 7 Year Girls - Discus 1st

Zoe N 7 Year Girls - Discus 2nd

Zoe N 7 Year Girls - Long Jump 1st

Michelle C 7 Year Girls - Long Jump 2nd

Evangeline A 7 Year Girls - Long Jump 3rd

Zoe N 7 Year Girls - ShotPut 1st

Ada D 7 Year Girls - ShotPut 2nd

Maximus S 7 Year Boys - 70m 1st

Fin K 7 Year Boys - 70m 2nd

Jake B 7 Year Boys - 70m 3rd

Maximus S 7 Year Boys - 100m 1st

Jake B 7 Year Boys - 100m 2nd

Fin K 7 Year Boys - 100m 3rd

Maximus S 7 Year Boys - Discus 1st

Fin K 7 Year Boys - Discus 2nd

Finn L 7 Year Boys - Discus 3rd

Maximus S 7 Year Boys - Long Jump 1st

Finn L 7 Year Boys - Long Jump 2nd

Maximus S 7 Year Boys - ShotPut 1st

Finn L 7 Year Boys - ShotPut 2nd

Fin K 7 Year Boys - ShotPut 3rd

8 Years age group:

Ava R 8 Year Girls - 800m 1st

Ava R 8 Year Girls - 70m 1st

Winslow T 8 Year Girls - 70m 2nd

Achuie N 8 Year Girls - 70m 3rd

Ava R 8 Year Girls - 100m 1st

Winslow T 8 Year Girls - 100m 2nd

Khalani-Rose P 8 Year Girls - 100m 3rd

Khalani-Rose P 8 Year Girls - Shot Put 1st

Ava R 8 Year Girls - Shot Put 2nd

Evie J 8 Year Girls - Shot Put 3rd

Khalani-Rose P 8 Year Girls - Discus 1st

Achuie N 8 Year Girls - Discus 2nd

Sorieya L 8 Year Girls - Discus 3rd

Olivia C 8 Year Girls - Long Jump 1st

Ava R 8 Year Girls - Long Jump 2nd

Pepita S 8 Year Girls - Long Jump 3rd

Jayden S 8 Year Boys - 800m 1st

Bayley M 8 Year Boys - 800m 2nd

Zachary W 8 Year Boys - 800m 3rd

Kai T 8 Year Boys - 70m 1st

Riley N 8 Year Boys - 70m 2nd

Clay M 8 Year Boys - 70m 3rd

Kai T 8 Year Boys - 100m 1st

Clay M 8 Year Boys - 100m 2nd

Riley N 8 Year Boys - 100m 3rd

Kai T 8 Year Boys - Shot Put 1st

Zachary W 8 Year Boys - Shot Put 2nd

Fletcher L 8 Year Boys - Shot Put 3rd

Jack A 8 Year Boys - Discus 1st

Jayden S 8 Year Boys - Discus 2nd

Kai T 8 Year Boys - Discus 3rd

Bayley M 8 Year Boys - Long Jump 1st

Kai T 8 Year Boys - Long Jump 2nd

Jayden S 8 Year Boys - Long Jump 3rd

9 Years age group:

Skylah S 9 Year Girls - 800m 1st

Yuina T 9 Year Girls - 800m 2nd

Yuina T 9 Year Girls - 70m 1st

Ellanorah L 9 Year Girls - 70m 2nd

Skylah S 9 Year Girls - 70m 3rd

Ellanorah L 9 Year Girls - 100m 1st

Yuina T 9 Year Girls - 100m 2nd

Isabel K 9 Year Girls - 100m 3rd

Aisolina F 9 Year Girls - Discus 1st

Isabel K 9 Year Girls - Discus 2nd

Pepper S 9 Year Girls - Discus 3rd

Olivia-Jean W 9 Year Girls - Long Jump 1st

Yuina T 9 Year Girls - Long Jump 2nd

Isabel K 9 Year Girls - Long Jump 3rd

Pepper S 9 Year Girls - Shot Put 1st

Aisolina F 9 Year Girls - Shot Put 2nd

Isabel K 9 Year Girls - Shot Put 3rd

Jace D 9 Year Boys - 800m 1st

Joseph D 9 Year Boys - 800m 2nd

Alexander D 9 Year Boys - 800m 3rd

Chol D 9 Year Boys - 70m 1st

William R 9 Year Boys - 70m 2nd

Joseph D 9 Year Boys - 70m 3rd

Chol D 9 Year Boys - 100m 1st

William R 9 Year Boys - 100m 2nd

Joseph D 9 Year Boys - 100m 3rd

Sidney M 9 Year Boys - Discus 1st

Saxon L 9 Year Boys - Discus 2nd

Liam N 9 Year Boys - Discus 3rd

Sidney M 9 Year Boys - Shot Put 1st

Liam N 9 Year Boys - Shot Put 2nd

Saxon L 9 Year Boys - Shot Put 3rd

Alexander D 9 Year Boys - Long Jump 1st

Chol D 9 Year Boys - Long Jump 2nd

Joseph D 9 Year Boys - Long Jump 3rd

10 Years age group:

Taylor L 10 Year Girls - 800m 1st

Taylor L 10 Year Girls - 100m 1st

Angela Z 10 Year Girls - 100m 2nd

Sierra C 10 Year Girls - 100m 3rd

Taylor L 10 Year Girls - 200m 1st

Sierra C 10 Year Girls - 200m 2nd

Sophie S 10 Year Girls - 200m 3rd

Sierra C 10 Year Girls - Discus 1st

Nyibol N 10 Year Girls - Discus 2nd

Angela Z 10 Year Girls - Discus 3rd

Nyibol N 10 Year Girls - Shot Put 1st

Amber P 10 Year Girls - Shot Put 2nd

Willow B 10 Year Girls - Shot Put 3rd

Taylor L 10 Year Girls - Long Jump 1st

Sage D 10 Year Girls - Long Jump 2nd

Sierra C 10 Year Girls - Long Jump 3rd

Nathaniel A 10 Year Boys - 800m 1st

Ethan A 10 Year Boys - 800m 2nd

Matthew V 10 Year Boys - 800m 3rd

William H 10 Year Boys - 100m 1st

Nathaniel A 10 Year Boys - 100m 2nd

Rafael Z 10 Year Boys - 100m 3rd

Nathaniel A 10 Year Boys - 200m 1st

Rafael Z 10 Year Boys - 200m 2nd

William H 10 Year Boys - 200m 3rd

Toby P 10 Year Boys - Discuss 1st

Ethan A 10 Year Boys - Discuss 2nd

Lincoln M 10 Year Boys - Discuss 3rd

Ethan A 10 Year Boys - Long Jump 1st

Rafael Z 10 Year Boys - Long Jump 2nd

William H 10 Year Boys - Long Jump 3rd

Toby P 10 Year Boys - Shot Put 1st

William H 10 Year Boys - Shot Put 2nd

Ethan A 10 Year Boys - Shot Put 3rd

11 Years age group:

Alana R 11 Year Girls - 800m 1st

Lily R 11 Year Girls - 800m 2nd

Anh T 11 Year Girls - 800m 3rd

Alana R 11 Year Girls - 100m 1st

Lily R 11 Year Girls - 100m 2nd

Amanda Y 11 Year Girls - 100m 3rd

Alana R 11 Year Girls - 200m 1st

Lily R 11 Year Girls - 200m 2nd

Amanda Y 11 Year Girls - 200m 3rd

Yuetong Z 11 Year Girls - Shot Put 1st

Alana R 11 Year Girls - Shot Put 2nd

Lily R 11 Year Girls - Shot Put 3rd

Yuetong Z 11 Year Girls - Discus 1st

Phoebe M 11 Year Girls - Discus 2nd

Lily R 11 Year Girls - Discus 3rd

Lily R 11 Year Girls - Long Jump 1st

Alana R 11 Year Girls - Long Jump 2nd

Ava P 11 Year Girls - Long Jump 3rd

Michael M 11 Year Boys - 800m 1st

Thomas M 11 Year Boys - 800m 2nd

Zachary S 11 Year Boys - 800m 3rd

Ayual M 11 Year Boys - 100m 1st

Thomas M 11 Year Boys - 100m 2nd

Michael M 11 Year Boys - 100m 3rd

Ayual M 11 Year Boys - 200m 1st

Michael M 11 Year Boys - 200m 2nd

Thomas M 11 Year Boys - 200m 3rd

Ayual M 11 Year Boys - Discus 1st

Loro W 11 Year Boys - Discus 2nd

Zachary S 11 Year Boys - Discus 3rd

Ayual M 11 Year Boys - Shot Put 1st

Loro W 11 Year Boys - Shot Put 2nd

Patrick L 11 Year Boys - Shot Put 3rd

Thomas M 11 Year Boys - Long Jump 1st

Michael M 11 Year Boys - Long Jump 2nd

Ayual M 11 Year Boys - Long Jump 3rd

12 Years age group:

Ruby S 12 Year Girls - 800m 1st

Bryony C 12 Year Girls - 800m 2nd

Georgia B 12 Year Girls - 800m 3rd

Ruby S 12 Year Girls - 100m 1st

Bryony C 12 Year Girls - 100m 2nd

Hannah G 12 Year Girls - 100m 3rd

Ruby S 12 Year Girls - 200m 1st

Bryony C 12 Year Girls - 200m 2nd

Hannah G 12 Year Girls - 200m 3rd

Bryony C 12 Year Girls - Discus 1st

Ruby S 12 Year Girls - Discus 2nd

Hannah G 12 Year Girls - Discus 3rd

Ruby S 12 Year Girls - Long Jump 1st

Bryony C 12 Year Girls - Long Jump 2nd

Georgia B 12 Year Girls - Long Jump 3rd

Hannah G 12 Year Girls - Shot Put 1st

Bryony C 12 Year Girls - Shot Put 2nd

Ruby S 12 Year Girls - Shot Put 3rd

Lachlan L 12 Year Boys - 800m 1st

Nate R 12 Year Boys - 800m 2nd

Riley S 12 Year Boys - 800m 3rd

Lee D 12 Year Boys - 100m 1st

Isaac T 12 Year Boys - 100m 2nd

Riley S 12 Year Boys - 100m 3rd

Lee D 12 Year Boys - 200m 1st

Isaac T 12 Year Boys - 200m 2nd

Lachlan L 12 Year Boys - 200m 3rd

Lee D 12 Year Boys - Long Jump 1st

Lachlan L 12 Year Boys - Long Jump 2nd

Nate R 12 Year Boys - Long Jump 3rd

Nate R 12 Year Boys - Shot Put 1st

Leo D 12 Year Boys - Shot Put 2nd

Quan N 12 Year Boys - Shot Put 3rd

Isaac T 12 Year Boys - Discus 1st

Riley S 12 Year Boys - Discus 2nd

Nate R 12 Year Boys - Discus 3rd

School Psychologist Corner

Parent Bulletin - Cheryl Edward

There is a lot of talk in social media about the increase in anxiety that we are seeing in children. Anxiety-related google searches reached a record high in the early days of covid. There have been reports of increases from 52% to as high as 300% (and if it says it on Facebook, it must be true, right? 😊).

The good news is that with the increase in searches, there is a huge increase in resources available for families to support children who may be showing signs of anxiety. US School Psychologist, Rebecca Branstetter (pictured here), has newsletters, free videos, and tips shared through her FB and Instagram profile: https://rebeccabranstetter.com

Child Mind Institute also have many free resources to help families manage stress in a healthy way, with some great tips on managing stress with mindfulness. When we model our successful strategies to children, we not only support our own management of stress, we help children with their worries. We can encourage them to practice skills that will be a benefit for a lifetime.

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-avoid-passing-anxiety-on-to-your-kids/

A reminder that many resources are also available on the ACT Education website:

https://www.education.act.gov.au/public-school-life/resources-for-parents

As with most things, if you are concerned about the symptoms, professional help can be sought through your GP, paediatrician, or an external provider.

Child and Family Centres ACT – a guide to programs and services

Cheryl Edward.

P&C NEWS

Canteen Menu

We have kicked off the term with a new canteen menu. We hope you enjoy the new additions and are happy to see some of the favourites have remained.

Click the button below to browse the new menu!

Canteen Menu 2022 Term 3

Online ordering instructions

Canteen Hours

The canteen is open Thursdays and Fridays at B1. Online orders close 8am the morning of the order. Counter sales at B1 will continue this term.

WE NEED YOU!

We are currently looking to fill the following positions:

Treasurer
Canteen Manager
Fundraising coordinator
General member/volunteer (we welcome new members at any time)

Please email to evattpspc@gmail.com if you are interested in joining the team or have any questions. The more people helping out, the lighter the load.

Uniform Shop

The Evatt Uniform shop now has some stock of the new-style uniform in most sizes on site. Old-style uniform shirts continue to be sold at a discounted price. Enquire for more info.

New style jumpers may be in stock- please check with the front office to confirm sizing availability. We are able to process card payments for both uniforms and hats through our SQUARE at reception.

If you would like to preorder for this, please order online at https://evattpc.square.site/.

ENROLMENTS ARE OPEN

ACT Education 2023 Enrolments

A reminder for particularly our families with children who are preschool age for 2023 to complete the online enrolment process to secure a spot at Evatt Preschool next year.

https://www.education.act.gov.au/public-school-life/enrolling-in-a-public-school/enrolling-in-preschool

Our current pre-schoolers will be automatically enrolled into kindergarten for next year as long as they live in our local Priority Enrolment Area.

For more information on enrolments, you can contact Oliver in the front office on 6142 1640

STUDENT LEARNING RESOURCES

Thank you to all Parents/Carers who have already paid for their Student Learning Resources and donated a Voluntary Contribution.

Your continued support is essential in providing learning supplies to classrooms. Some of the supplies we have already sourced include: workbooks, pencils, pens, textas, glue sticks, scissors, rubbers, sharpeners, rulers, scissors, tissues, handwriting books (selected year levels) + a large number of specific resources required for Art, Science, Technology, Mathematics, Sustainability and Literacy.

Payment information below for those wishing to make payments/ contributions.

Payment Information

Student Learning Resources payment information

The Student Learning Resources payment has been set at $70 per year.

1 Student = $70
2 Students = $140
3 Students = $210
4 Students = $280

Direct Debit payment:

Account Name: Evatt Primary School Management Account

BSB: 032777

Account number: 001244

Reference: <your child’s surname> <1510BP>

Voluntary Contributions payment information

As we did last year in consultation with our School Board, we are not going to put an expected dollar amount on the voluntary contributions. Previously the contribution was $120 for one child, $220 for two children or $290 for three or more children.

Direct Debit payment:

Account Name: Evatt Primary School Management Account

BSB: 032777

Account number: 001244

Reference: <your child’s surname> <1410>

Please note the reference code is not the same for Student Learning Resources and Voluntary Contributions.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

School Sport ACT e-Bulletin

June 29th 2022 - Issue #9

This bulletin is collated by School Sport ACT and is targeted towards ACT school teachers and students.

In this Bulletin; Upcoming Regional Events Community Sport Programs & Opportunities.

https://schoolsportact.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ACT-Sport-Bulletin-9-2022.pdf

Issue 11 - 19 August 2022

In this issue

Important Dates

EXECUTIVE NEWSMichael Hatswell

Governor General Visit

BookWeek/BookFair

School Review Next Week

Staffing News

Supporting Anxiety

Reminder - Pupil Free Days for Term 3

Book Week @ Evatt School

Writing competition

Book Fair

Colouring in and Bird design Competitions

Costume Parade

Book Week Activities

Evatt Athletics Carnival Results

7 Years age group:

8 Years age group:

9 Years age group:

10 Years age group:

11 Years age group:

12 Years age group:

School Psychologist Corner

Parent Bulletin - Cheryl Edward

P&C NEWS

Canteen Menu

Canteen Hours

WE NEED YOU!

Uniform Shop

ENROLMENTS ARE OPEN

ACT Education 2023 Enrolments

STUDENT LEARNING RESOURCES

Payment Information

Student Learning Resources payment information

Voluntary Contributions payment information

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

School Sport ACT e-Bulletin

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