Happenings Tuesday August 5th 2014

Term 3 Week 3
5th August
2014
My Thoughts……
I always find it challenging when it’s my turn to write something for the Happenings. This
is mainly because I don’t feel at all qualified to share anything profound or spiritually
enlightening. This time I thought I would just share a couple of verses that work for me.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
Colossians 3:23
I like this one because I feel if we get the motivation right, and perhaps rely less on
extrinsic rewards or “What’s in it for me?”, then the rest just falls into place. If I’m doing
my best, God knows it and I don’t have to be so hard on myself when I don’t measure up
to other people’s wide and varied expectations of me. Of course this one always works
best in conjunction with Romans 8:28
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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have
been called according to His purpose.
Having faith that God has placed me where I need to be at any given time, to be a
witness for Him and carry out the good works that He has planned in advance for me to
do, also helps.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think
about such things. Philippians 4:8
The qualifier here is that we need to be in an ongoing, communicative relationship with
Christ, in order to know what in fact IS true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent
and praiseworthy.
I pray that you find peace this week in the knowledge that
God knows exactly what is happening in your life and
where you are at in your spiritual journey. The best news
is that He loves us unconditionally anyway.
Yours in Christ
Loryn Taylor
Dates for Your Diary
Friday August 8th
Riverland SAPSASA Athletics Day
Glossop High School
Friday August 8th
Whole School Assembly
2:30pm in the LIFE Centre
Friday August 8th
Koorong Book Club Orders Due
Friday August 15th
VSC Training
Following Chapel—10:00am in Room 12
Monday August
18th—Friday 22nd
Book Week
Connect to Reading
Friday August 22nd
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Includes commemorative tree planting
Monday September 1 VSC Training
7:00pm in Room 12
A few words……...
Dear Parents,
SAPSASA Level.
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
I take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge
Rebecca for her initiative, the High School for its
support and Brett Tschirpig for his time and
expertise in coaching the children as well as
providing invaluable assistance to Beck. Thanks also
to parents Angela Rollins, Kristy Reid, Rebecca
Schaefer, Catherine Pumpa, Skye Hampel, Tanya
Fielke and Trudy Battams, who not only supported
their children but also helped out on the day.
On Friday August 22nd the school will
be conducting a Grandparents and Special Friends
Day to be held in conjunction with the planting of a
tree to mark the 175th anniversary of Lutheran
Schooling in South Australia and our school’s Book
Week celebrations. The morning will involve:1.
A community breakfast (RSVP required)
2.
Chapel Service (possibly outdoors –
depending on the weather)
3.
Tree Planting and burying of a time capsule
4.
Classroom visits
Invitations will be distributed to all school families
later this week and we hope as many people as
possible are able to attend to mark this significant
milestone in Lutheran Education being achieved.
VSC Training – Term 3 dates
This term we will again be conducting
two Valuing Safe Communities
Awareness training sessions.
The first of these will be on Friday August 15th at
10am (immediately after Chapel) while the final
session for the term will be on Monday September
1st at 7pm. Both sessions will be held in Room 12
(Year 7 room) and will be conducted by Andrea
Athanasopoulos.
All parents and friends are reminded that attending
a VSC Awareness session is a requirement before
they are able to work as a volunteer at Loxton
Lutheran School.
SAPSASA Athletics
Athletics Morning
Thank you to all involved in the recently conducted
school athletics morning held at Loxton High School,
in Week 1 of term. An initiative of PE/Health
specialist teacher, Rebecca Loxton, the activities
provided an opportunity for all students in Years 3
to 7 to display their athletic prowess in the
traditional events conducted at a primary school
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SAPSASA Athletics Day
This Friday our school athletics team,
selected from the results of the athletics morning at
the Loxton High School, will compete in the annual
SAPSASA District Athletics Day, held at Glossop High
School. Accompanying the team will be Teachers
Rebecca Loxton and Andrea Athanasopoulos, as well
as school assistant Di Boehm.
Most of the team will travel by school bus while
some team members will travel by private car.
Thank you to Kay Hampel for volunteering to drive
the school bus and also to the parents who have
volunteered their services as event marshals.
Pedal Prix
The School’s “Divine Speed” pedal
prix bike was on the track for its
second competitive outing at the six hour pedal prix
event in Adelaide, on Sunday July 28th. A great
effort by team members and supporting parents
resulted in a fantastic achievement. Out of 181
competitors, the team placed 123rd overall. From
66 primary school teams we were in 26th position.
The total laps completed was 101 and the distance
travelled was 140.16km. Congratulations to all
involved!
Sincere thanks to our sponsors – Loxton Cycles, GMA
Insurance, Murray Pest Control, JLF Photography,
Riverland Powder Coaters and Riverland Soda
Blasters – without whose support, we would not
have been able to put the bike on the track
Special thanks to our Team Manager, Cambell
HAPPENINGS
From the Principal……….
Lawrence, and the supporting parents – in particular
Skye Hampel, for her time and effort in organising
the catering and collecting resources for the team.
Our next competition is the big one – the 24 hour
Murray Bridge event to be held on the 20th and 21st
of September.
Year 2 Camp
On Thursday of this week, our Year 2s
will be involved in their annual class camp. This year
the class will be involved in an educational program
at the Adelaide Zoo – and even staying the night
there. On Friday morning, the children will be
treated to a guided tour by Russell Ebert, of the new
Adelaide Oval Stadium. All being well, the children
should be safely back in Loxton at 5pm.
Strategic Plan
The School Council is currently in the process of
gathering information for the development of the
school’s next Strategic Plan, which is planned to
come into effect from the beginning of the 2015
school year. Co-ordinating the Strategic Planning
sub-committee is Rebecca Arnold and we thank her
for her time and expertise in managing this very
important process.
As a part of the process, we are asking for input from
school families and friends via a simple four question
survey which will go home with this newsletter.
Completed surveys should be returned to the school
office ASAP.
A pinup board labelled “Strategic Plan” will also be
located in the foyer of the LIFE Centre on Fridays for
2-3 weeks. This will enable people to put forward
suggestions about the school’s strategic direction by
pinning them to the board or writing them down in
the areas provided.
Any information / ideas provided will assist in
providing direction and form the basis of the
direction they will take. Further, more targeted
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mechanisms for information gathering will follow
this initial process, after which the plan will be
written, scrutinised, evaluated and eventually
published.
UV Readings
Parents are reminded to check the UV
readings on the school website on a daily basis to
determine whether children will need to wear
their hats during play times at school. Any reading
of 3 or above means that hats will be required to
be worn.
ICAS Competitions
We have recently received the results for the ICAS
Computer and Science competitions. Certificates
will be presented to all participants of these
competitions at this week’s school assembly on
Friday afternoon.
Parents of children who have been awarded merit,
credit or distinction certificates, will be notified
prior to the assembly.
May God bless you in the days that follow.
Yours in Christ,
Terry Sawade
From the Business Manager
The following invoices will be sent out on Friday of
this week.

Term 3 School fees

Term 3 ELC Fees

Year 3/4/5 camp fees

Final invoice for Year 7 Canberra trip
Have a great week!
Hannelie van Niekerk
Business Manager
HAPPENINGS
ELC News
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
(Every Second Friday)
NEXT: Friday 8th August
2:30pm in the LIFE Centre
School worship
Chapel services are held at
9:15am, every Friday in the LIFE Centre.
Friday August 8th
Chapel will be held at 9:15am in the LIFE
Centre and led by Tracy and the Year 1
class. The theme will be ‘The Ark’.
Friday August 15th
On behalf of the ELC children, our families and
the committee, we would like to congratulate
Rachel, Blake and Matilda on the arrival of
Clara Esther. We know she’ll bring you all
much love, laughter and happiness. We look forward to
meeting Clara soon.
We would like to thank Sonia Altchwager for
the donation of games, Jo Oldman for the tree
stumps and Peter Kernich for the outdoor sink
for our sandpit. The children have been busy
having fun with the recent additions.
Our eight new children, who started this term, have settled
in beautifully and we are enjoying getting to know each
other.
‘Abraham’.
We have been watching the herbs and vegetables grow in
our garden and the lettuce and baby spinach are now ready
to be picked! We have also added bulbs and flower seeds to
the garden ready for spring.
Parents and friends are welcome to stay afterwards for
Have a fantastic fortnight.
a coffee and catch up.
God bless,
Chapel will be held at 9:15am in the LIFE
Centre and led by Monty. The theme will be
Lisa Lloyd and Nicole Drake
Prayer Corner
ELC educators
This week we are praying for:

Jazlyn Molyneux

Jesse Morena

Jerlina Kingson

Chloe Hucks

Scarlett Hall
Youth Environmental Leaders
and Mrs Nicole Drake
ELC Educator
Church Services
St Peter’s Lutheran Church
10th August
8:30am
10:30am HC
Concordia Lutheran Church
10th August
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10:00am HC
We have been lucky enough to be chosen to be part of the
YEL programme (Youth Environmental Leaders). It is an
environmental information day where we learn about our
country and how we have harmed it and how we can
improve or help it.
We'd like to encourage you to do the same. You only need
to do little things like put your rubbish in the bin, don't
waste food—recycle it by giving it to the chooks, don't
waste water—turn the tap off when you are brushing your
teeth, have a three minute shower, use mulch in your
garden.
We've also learnt about taking care of our native animals
and we got to hold some lizards. It's been lots of fun and
also informative.
Sam Koop, Jané van Niekerk, Amber Brewin and
Austin Hampel
HAPPENINGS
Choir News
Last week was a big and exciting week for the school choir. On
Tuesday night (29th July) 20 students from Loxton Lutheran
School Choir joined students from other Loxton and Mallee
Primary School choirs to sing at the Riverland Primary Schools
Music Festival at the Chaffey Theatre.
The day before the performance, our choir rehearsed at the Lutheran Rest Home, to
share what they had learnt with the residents.
A 3 hour full dress rehearsal was held on the morning of the performance and the LLS
students were rewarded by going to McDonalds or KFC for lunch. A big thank you to
Mrs Kay Hampel for driving the bus to Renmark for us.
Experiencing the sometimes laborious rehearsal schedules, constant repetition and self
-discipline required to perform to such a high standard, offers a unique educational
opportunity to develop self-confidence and team work in students. Knowing all the
hard work that goes into the preparation, just makes the performance all the more
exhilarating and memorable for the students.
Congratulations and a special thank you to the LLS choir and their parents,
who supported them:
Jarrah Frahn, Amelia Fulham, Morgan Giles, Lily Gunn, Boyd Hampel, Emma
Hansen, Brittney Kaesler, Heath Kelly, Stefan Kudra, Morgan Lysne, Jorgia
Maczkowiack, Jesse Morena, Dylan Mulvey, Skye Payne, Mercedes Phillis,
Gretel Pumpa, Jasmine Richards, Tasmin Smith, Jané van Niekerk and Macy
Wright.
The students’ singing, dancing and behaviour was sensational and we are all very
proud of their performance and the way they represented our school.
Sing On!
Margaret Wormald (Choir Trainer)
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HAPPENINGS
Library News
New Library Mat
We sincerely thank the members of the P&F for their donation of a large, bright colourful mat for the library. The
students are enjoying the comfort that it offers as they sit on it to read and the way it brightens the library.
Book Week—Week 5
Children’s Book Week is in Week 5 (16th—22nd August). This year we are celebrating the occasion as part of
our school’s Grandparent’s and Special Friends Day on Friday 22nd August. The theme for this year’s
Children’s Book Week is “Connect to Reading”.
In line with this theme, every student in the school will make a chain with each link representing a book that they
have read as part of the Premier’s Reading Challenge. These chains will be
connected together to show how many books our students have read this year and,
hopefully, to create an impressive sight for our visitors on that day. We urge as
many students as possible to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge before
this date so that they can participate fully in this activity.
This year we have decided to have a break from the traditional Book Week fancy dress parade, with Lutheran
Schools South Australia’s 175th Anniversary also taking place that week.
In class library lessons we have been looking at most of the books nominated for the Children’s Book of the
Year Awards in the various categories. These will be on display throughout the week, in the library.
More information about Children’s Book Week can be obtained from the website http://cbca.org.au/
bookweek.htm
Congratulations to the following students who have recently completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge:
Brodie Rollins
Mitchell Koop
Judd Tschirpig
Hudson Hearn
Riley Battams
Zane Sheffield
Aimee Oldman
Alexia Flight
Gretel Pumpa
Tyson Kent
Callan Maczkowiack
Lucas Cockshell
Rhianna Falting
Sarah Munchenberg
Jazlyn Molyneux
Happy Reading
Margaret Wormald (Teacher/Librarian)
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Koorong Book
Club orders
are due by
Friday 8th
August
HAPPENINGS
CANTEEN NEWS
from Bronny Cook
TERM 3 ROSTER 2014
August 8
Pip Inglis
August 15
Jo Munchenberg
August 22
Amanda Phillis
August 29
Kristy Reid
September 5
Student Free Day
September 12
Dianne Smith
September 19
Lisa Koop
September 26
Karina Tschirpig
Canteen helpers need to be at the canteen for a 9:30am start.
Please arrange a swap or fill-in person if you are unable to fill the position.
Just a reminder that pies/pasties and pizzas are only available on Fridays
Share: your High’s and Low’s.
Read: a verse from your Bible.
Talk: about how the verse relates to your Highs and Lows.
Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Friday: 1 Corinthians 7:25-31
Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 7:1-9
Saturday: Psalm 85:8-13
Thursday: 1 Corinthians 7:10-24
Sunday: Matthew 14:22-33
Pray: for one another.
Offer a PTA prayer; Praise, Thank and Ask.
Pray for special needs.
Bless: one another.
Remember that you belong to God and one another.
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6 Luther Road Loxton SA 5333
Phone: 08 8584 7496
Fax: 08 8584 5478
Principal: Terry Sawade
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
www.loxton-lutheran.sa.edu.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoxtonLutheran
School Council Chairman: Nicolle Jachmann
Educational Excellence - Together in Christ
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