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From the Principal
Governing Council 2015
On Tuesday evening this week we held our Annual General Meeting to determine our new Governing Council for 2015.
I wish to announce the following appointments
Chairperson: Geoffrey Aplin
Vice Chair: Emma Brown
Secretary: Sandra Gale
Treasurer: Andrew Leunig and Kate Harvey
All parent positions on Governing Council were filled with new and existing members offering to convene or participate on our
subcommittees. Staff representatives include Andrea Curtis and Tony Probert and our Community Representative is President of Parents
and Friends, Lee Walker.
There are 7 subcommittees of Governing Council - Education, Finance, Assets, Sports, Canteen, OSHC and Community Events.
Convenors will contact existing and new members to inform you of first meeting dates and times. Please let Alison Bibby know if you
are still interested in participating on any of our committees, alison.bibby847@schools.sa.edu.au
Meetings generally occur at school unless otherwise stated. A member of the school leadership team attends all subcommittee meetings.
First Meeting dates
Sports Committee -Week 2 and 6 of term, Wednesday at 8am- next meeting 4th March
Finance - Weeks 2 and 7 of term, Tuesday at 7:00pm- next meeting 17th March
Asset Management - Thursday mornings at 8am- first meeting TBA
OSHC meeting will be held Monday at 6pm, first meeting TBA
Canteen is held at 8am Thursday 5th March
Community Development - first meeting Wednesday 11th March at the Feathers Hotel
Education - first meeting 3rd March at 5:30pm
We look forward to a successful year of working together for the benefit of our children.
Principal’s speech to AGM
Burnside PS is fortunate to have such an enthusiastic and committed parent community and our staff appreciates your consistent
dedication to develop a school community that supports every child to belong.
2014 was a year of organisational change as we moved from a school region into a smaller Partnership. With 5 local preschools, Rose
Park, Marryatville and Norwood Primary Schools along with Marryatville High School , Marden Senior and Open Access we became
part of Central East Partnership . The focus of the partnership model is to build a community of schools focused on achieving highest
possible outcomes for student learning across school sectors.
During the year principals collaborated to develop an action plan defining our common purpose as
To develop a community of powerful learners who can effectively embrace complex and unfamiliar situations.
Our partnership work in 2015 will also be determined by the DECD priority for us to
 Track and monitor every learner’s growth,
 have a numeracy and literacy improvement cycle
 enact changes in teaching approaches that engage and intellectually stretch learners
 identify and enact clear intervention processes.
For Burnside Primary this agenda is about constantly reflecting and improving our processes to ensure best practice and having an open
mind to change, that may provide greater lift academically through sharing with local primary schools.
I will keep Governing Council informed as this agenda is progressed.
I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on 2014 as a highly successful year that has been documented and distributed to all families
in the 2014 Annual Report last week.
The data analysis identified areas for growth and areas that will require further change this year. The four annual action plans will include
 Kids Matter
 Numeracy and Literacy
 Pedagogy and Innovation
From the Principal…. continued
Assessment and Reporting.
This last one has us focussed on developing a systems approach to data collection and its analysis. The system will support consistent use
of data to inform learning.
In 2014, 17 staff members attended Edutech. Innovative practises continue to transform the classroom learning environment. Our learning
gave focus to many discussions with the community, Governing Council, teachers and students about what 21 st Century skills are required
for Burnside PS graduates.
We wish to develop self-efficacy for all students- for them to know that their effort, commitment and resilience leads to lifelong success.
In addition we collectively believe students need
 Critical thinking and problem solving skills, including the ability to ask the right questions
 Collaboration and leadership skills so that they can influence their world and others
 Agility and adaptability
 Initiative and entrepreneurial skills
 Effective oral and written communication skills
 The ability to access and analyse information
 And to foster curiosity and imagination
As part of this learning journey Governing Council started the development of a new school vision. We have a number of options and this
will be the work our new Governing Council to finalise.
2014 saw further improvements to our school grounds. We now boast an outdoor stage and play area in the Junior Primary play space, on
outdoor learning amphitheatre for the primary students, a new sound system that offers more than compliancy with Work Health and
Safety requirements, a boom gate to the Stuart Street staff car park to improve student safety, new fencing along most of High Street and
upgraded bathroom facilities for adults. Our school oval was further improved. We look forward to the issues with the top basketball
court being resolved in 2015 as a result of persistence on the part of the assets committee.
I have strong belief that our staff is our most valuable resource and that quality teaching and leadership is critical to improving student
achievement. Staff engaged in extensive learning, particularly in Australian curriculum for planning, assessment and reporting in
geography and in looking at pedagogies that develop deep levels of engagement for rigorous learning, consistency across year levels.
Burnside students have high expectations of their learning and goal setting is an important aspect of becoming a lifelong learner.
I am delighted to report on the broad range of learning opportunities offered by the school, many documented in the Annual Report.
I have very much enjoyed working with students, staff and parents and focusing on continuous improvement through discussions and
openness to feedback.
Academically our students continue to strive for their personal best and have achieved in all areas of study- in classroom and
extracurricular areas. We have a great deal to look forward to in 2015.
For the first time last year we were able to advertise for 6 new teachers and an Assistant Principal. Panels were diligent in their work and
we are very pleased to appoint Jen McEvoy, Abby Mac Pherson, Cindy Karlis, Daniela Coscia, Dionne Kelly and Athena Ladas as
permanent teachers at Burnside. We welcome Angela Elkin back to Burnside as an Assistant Principal in a tenured position for the next 5
years. Angela will be responsible for student’s services and Kids Matter across the school.
Some unforseen vacancies have led to other new staff being appointed for whole years or terms including Kellie Di Maria, Tony Probert,
Gavin Halliday and Malita Wilkinson. I trust they will all be valuable team members in our engaging school community.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Governing Council members for your contribution to our school and children.
Thank you to Louise Butler for her leadership of our governing council in 2014 and her involvement both prior to and since her return
from overseas. She has further supported our focus on improving all aspects of school life for the benefit of student learning. Louise’s last
child left Burnside PS at the end of last year.
Thank you also to Mel Petrus for her leadership of Parents and Friends and for the positive energy she always contributes.
Governing Council convenors contribute significantly to our learning and decision making. Thank you to Patricia for Asset Management
Committee, Emma who convenes the Education Subcommittee, Andrew and Kate for the Finance Committee, Paul for Community
Development, Cathy for OHSC, Elaine for Canteen and Sandra and Fazan for the Sports committee.
In addition I wish to acknowledge and thank all community members who generously give their time to ensure our subcommittees achieve
their goals.
Sharon Broadbent
Bonjour tout le monde !
CARNAVAL ET MARDI
GRAS
Our action-packed Term 1
French programme has already included
discussing and viewing footage of various
festivals or fêtes in France, such as Mardi
Gras (translated as ‘Fat Tuesday’), which
fell on 17th February, and Carnaval (our
Junior Primary students made some lovely
masques last week).
Hopefully your children spoke to you about
making ‘les crêpes’ for Mardi Gras
‘homework’, (a fun way to learn about the
cultural tradition in many countries, including France, of using up fats and animal
products before Lent.)
CORRESPONDANTS/CULTURE
Most of our Year 6 students have been
thrilled to receive pen-pal letters from
France recently, and our Year 7s are hard at
work on cultural and language revision, and
will be given the chance to create French
artworks later this semester.
ALLIANCE FESTIVAL DE FILM
FRANCAIS (5-24 MARCH)
The Annual French Film Festival,
sponsored by the Alliance Française is taking place early next month at the Palace
Nova cinema in the city.
As well as many French films to interest
adults, there will be THREE children’s
films featured, with session times as
indicated below.
Visit www.affrenchfilmfestival for further
details, pricing, etc.
Nicholas On Holiday
Sat 7th (12:00), Sat 14th (11:45)
Astérix - The Mansions of the Gods
Sun 8th (2:00) Mon 9th (1:15) Sun 22nd
(1:45)
Moomins on the Riviera
Sun 15th (1:45) Sat 21st (12;15)
A great opportunity to share some French
movie entertainment with your children!
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR FRENCH
In class, we use a range of excellent,
pre-viewed online resources to aid your
children’s language and cultural learning.
Feel free to try these sites at home to extend
your French enthusiasts’ overall
knowledge, or to help them with
pronunciation, speaking and listening skills.
www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline
www.resourcesforfrenchteachers.com
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
primaryfrenchgames
www.babbel.com
www.primarygamesarena.com
Youtube is also a wonderful resource for
anything from basic counting in French to
holding more complex conversations. Just
try typing in what you want to learn!
Amicalement,
Marianne Aardenburg et Lydia Herman
Happy Birthday Dr Seuss!
Let's celebrate
Dr Seuss's birthday on
March 2nd by visiting
Seussville online or just
picking up a Seuss book
to share with someone.
Most families have
shared one of his great
zany adventures in prose
somewhere in their
childhood or their own
child's life. Besides the
books, his works have provided the
source for eleven children's television
specials, a Broadway musical and a
feature-length motion picture. Other
major motion pictures are on the way.
This year they are releasing a
new book found from
unpublished notes and in July
his new book "What pet
should I get?" will be
published.
Websites to visit:
http://www.seussville.com/
http://www.catinthehat.org/
history.htm
Read on…..Melanie and Maria
Hi! The school year is well under way and
it’s been great to see so many class reps
organising functions for their classes. It’s a
great way to get to know the other parents
within your child’s class and helps build on
that wonderful sense of community that we
have here at Burnside.
Keep your eye out for our first fund raiser
of the year, order forms are in this week’s
newsletter.
Order Kytons HOT CROSS BUNS online
by Wednesday 18th of March and every
order will raise funds for new playground equipment follow the link http://
www.trybooking.com/GZGI to order!
Our next meeting will be held on Week 8:
Friday 20th March at 2pm.
I look forward to seeing you there in the
staff room.
Lee Walker - President
TERM 1 CALENDAR
01.03.15 Clean Up Australia Day
05.03.15 SAPSASA District Swimming
09.03.15 Adelaide Cup Holiday
10.03.15 PUPIL FREE DAY
12.03.15 Year 3-7 Swimming Carnival
20.03.15 Kids Matter Community
Breakfast
20.03.15 P&F Meeting 2pm
25.03.15 Christian Options Easter
Program
Week 10 3 Way Interview Week
31.03.15 School Photo Day
On Friday 20th March the
KidsMatter Action Team
are holding a Community
Breakfast from 7:30 a.m.
There will be a coffee van
and food available for
purchase (cold food only - probably fruit
and rolls). Each child will also have a flag
displayed which they have completed that
represents their family heritage/cultural
background. March 20th is “Bullying - No
Way Day” and Saturday the 21st is
Harmony Day so we are highlighting these
two events with the Community breakfast.
Angela Elkin - Assistant Principal
Monday (pm) 3.00pm - 3.30pm
Friday (am) 8.30am - 9.15am
Friday 27th February
Kelly Kitching, Vanessa Size & Kate Woodcock
Monday 2nd March
27.02
Sarah Stewart Rattray
04.03
Meagan Vartuli
05.03
Jill Gregory
06.03
Sarah Stewart Rattray
Angely Bolzon, Nikki Manning & Christine Peterson
Friday 6th March
Meagan Vartuli, Shelley Morton & Kirsty Carruthers
Monday 9th March
Adelaide Cup Holiday
Janine Thompson - Manager
Beth Dally & Alison Bibby
The Student Representative Council or otherwise known as the ‘SRC’ is a student led action council. At Burnside
Primary School we have both a Junior Primary (Reception to Yr 2) SRC and Primary (Yr 3-7) SRC. Both the Junior
Primary and Primary SRC meet weekly with a range of tasks and items being discussed,
recommendations made and information being shared back through class meetings.
The SRC is made up of 5 Sub Committees, including;
The Executive Committee -“ We lead and organise the SRC, write the SRC newsletter, run and record minutes of every
meeting, promote SRC across the school and attend leadership meetings to discuss what’s happening across the school.”
The Student Welfare Committee - “We deal with canteen suggestions or issues, playground initiatives, ongoing yard play
issues and building general student wellbeing across the school.”
The Social Events Committee - “We organise special school day events such as Casual Clothes Day, Wheels Day and Teddy
Bear Picnics.”
The Safety Assist Committee- “We consider the safety of all children at the school, for example, safe routes to school,
promoting Safety Week and reporting ongoing safety concerns across the school.”
The Environment Committee – “We are in charge of recycling, yard clean ups and the presentation of the Gnome Award.
We are talking to classes about keeping our school environment clean. “
In 2015, Mel Hicks and Sheila Chehade will be working with the Primary SRC and Malita Wilkinson and Sheila Chehade
with the Junior Primary SRC on Tuesdays. We would like congratulate all students who prepared speeches or wrote
applications to be part of the SRC. Two students from each class, both a boy and girl have been elected to participate in
the SRC for Term 1 and 2.
PRIMARY
SRC Reps Term 1 and 2
2015
New SRC representatives will be elected for Term 3 and 4.
Year
Representative
Room Representative
The aim of any SRC is to make a ‘real’ difference within the
school and wider community, ensuring they have a positive
influence that leaves a legacy for future students at Burnside.
We look forward to hearing from our SRC students throughout
the year.
There are 6 executive members who will be working
together to lead this year’s SRC. We would like to
congratulate the following students.
Loban Mihda ~ Illyah Mirzaei
Nancy Zhang ~ Thomas Carrig
Kan Janthet ~ Haruka Yanadori
The ‘SRC Executive’ are a highly motivated and organised team
of Year 7 students, who play an important role in our school.
Their duties include managing primary SRC meetings, speaking
at special events, reporting to Governing Council and Parents
and Friends, as well as speaking at assemblies. The primary aim
of the SRC at Burnside Primary School is to clearly represent
and take action on student voice across the school. The SRC
Executive must work together to ensure that this process is
successful.
We are confident that each of these students will make a valuable contribution and model high quality leadership skills for
their peers and the wider school community.
Mel Hicks and Sheila Chehade
Primary SRC Coordinators
7
11
Javad Hamidi
Jillian Oxlade
7
10
Dylan Thredgold
Antonia Muscat
7
9
Karl Bolzon
Poorvi Kundu
6
12
Finn Singleton
Kenechi Achusiogu
6
6
7
8
Thomas Carson
Hiyo Wantanabe
Zhengqin Ouyang
Tatyana Gooding
5/6
5
17
15
Kieran Kemal
Skye Mumford
Kirk Creswell
Caitlin Walker
5
14
Thomas Bateman
Maya Kemal
5
16
Luca Ferravant
Latecia Coxon-Thiele
4
29
Henry Maerschel
Lilli Maerschel
4
30
Joseph Elliott
Alysha Routley
4
33
Jake Gill
Jamilla Starr-Brooks
3/4
34
Daniel Spiby
Vicky Lee
3
4
Harry Glasson
Ruby Adams
3
5
Fred Vartuli
Alicia Dayori
3
6
Max Ashurst
Lottie Thwaite
Junior PRIMARY
SRC Reps Term 1 and 2
2015
Representative
Year
Room Representative
Niamh Flanagan
Nicholas Whyte
2
3
Peter Zhang
Eliza Woodcock
2
27
Darcy Tape
Emily Wildman
2
25
1/2
26
Beverly Hii
Dongming Liu
1
28
Michael Christou
Ava McLaughlin
1
24
James Scrymgour
Indira Louey-Chaseling
1
23
Luke Scarce
Jessica Walker
R
22
Xavier Lehmann
Francesca McGowan
R
21
Thomas Cope
Lyla MacPherson
R
20
Alex Dinmore
Cadence Parkinson
R
19
Charlie Williamson
Isabel Huynh
Marryatville High School
2015 Open Day
Wednesday
25th March 2015
Morning Session 9.30am - 11.30am
Afternoon Session 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Bookings Essential
Phone 8304 8420 and press 1 for
Reception
Which High School?
URRBRAE AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
A caring, enterprising school, recognised as
a centre of excellence in student learning,
with a focus on agriculture, horticulture,
technology and the environment.
URRBRAE COULD BE THE SCHOOL FOR
YOU
To find out what Urrbrae has to offer, come
along to one of our Information Sessions on
Tuesday 17th March, 2015
Meeting at the Farm Shed.
Two hour visits to the school will include:
Information about the Application Process,
Farm Tour and School Tour
The Open Day Programme
runs from:
9.30am - 11.30am and will be
repeated at 1.00pm - 3.00pm
and again at 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Applications for Year 8 2016
will close at 5.00pm on
Wednesday 29th April 2015
Collect a brochure from your
School Office for more details.
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
All babies, children and young people
under 18 years are welcome to attend
the School Dental Service. Dental care
is FREE for most children.
SA Dental Service participates in the
Child Dental Benefits Schedule. A small
fee may apply for children who are not
eligible for the Child Dental Benefits
Schedule.
Free Keeping teens and pre-teens safe online seminar
for parents and carers of children aged 10–15 years
Parenting SA is providing a free seminar for parents and carers of children and young people aged 10–15
years. Internet safety experts and a child and adolescent psychologist will discuss how teens connect
online, how to talk about safety, make agreements and set limits, and how to deal with cyberbullying.
The event will be held on Tuesday, 17 March from 7–9pm in the Panorama Room, Adelaide Convention
Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide.
Register online to attend in person, or email health.parentingsa@health.sa.gov.au, phone 8303 1660.
Register for the webcast only. When you register you will receive login details.
For more information contact Senior Health Promotion Officer,
Parenting SA Dorian Marsland-Smith, ph 8161 7159.
All dental care provided is FREE for
preschool children.
To locate your local School Dental
Clinic, or for more information about
the Child Dental Benefits Schedule,
please visit www.sadental.sa.gov.au
KYTONS BAKERY
Easter Fundraiser
The items listed below are available for order as part of the Kytons Bakery Easter Fundraiser
being held by the Burnside Primary School Parents and Friends.
For more information on the products please view the Easter Range at
www.kytonsbakery.com.au
Orders must be received by Wednesday, 18th March 2015.
Please place your order online via the Burnside Primary Website
using Trybookings: http://www.trybooking.com/GZGI
Item
Cost
HOT CROSS BUNS TRADITIONAL FRUIT
12 Snack Size
$9.50
HOT CROSS BUNS Fruitless
12 Snack Size
$9.50
KYTONS MENZ FRUCHOCS BUNS
6 Large
$10.50
LIFESTYLE BAKERY’S HOT CROSS BUNS – Gluten Free
4 Pack
$7.50
LAMINGTONS TRADITIONAL 800g
12 Pack
$10.50
LAMINGTONS CHOC-RASPBERRY
6 Pack
$6.50
LAMINGTONS CHOC-ORANGE
6 Pack
$6.50
LAMINGTONS CHOC-COFFEE
6 Pack
$6.50
CHOC CHIP KOOKIES 200g box
200g Box
$6.50
MACADAMIA WITE CHOC BITES
200g Box
$6.50
APPLE CRUMBLE 650g
FAMILY SIZE
$9.00
APRICOT CRUMBLE 650g
FAMILY SIZE
$9.00
ROCKY ROAD 230g
GIFT BOX
$10.50
Goods will be delivered to the student’s classroom on Tuesday, 31 st March 2015.
By making an order you are helping to support
our school!
Thank you on behalf of the Burnside Primary Parents and
Friends