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24.01.2022 Hawker School Community Library - Term 3 Opening Times

23.01.2022 HAS OPEN NIGHT this week Thursday + School CLOSURE Friday Dear Parents and Caregivers, Friendly Reminder - this week = ... The Hawker Area School Open Night on Thursday September 3rd. The School Day will start at 12.00 for students with lessons running to 5.20pm. The Open night tours and activities will start at 5.30 and run to about 7pm. This year we will be unable to participate in our shared meal, due to COVID-19 restrictions. A more comprehensive schedule for this will be out soon in Schoolzine. Our School Closure Day will follow on September 4th. This will be a whole school closure with no students or staff attending. Kind Regards, Admin

22.01.2022 On Friday our students took part in the National Science Week Watermelon challenge. The day involved students investigating the question How many rubber bands does it take to implode a watermelon? Students learnt about the variables, forces at work and the nature of mass collaboration in science in order to complete the experiment which involved wrapping their watermelons in rubber bands, which were tallied up as part of the data which is now being analysed. Each rubber band... is basically identical and once on the watermelon applies an equivalent force which can be measured in newtons. Before the experiment, students made predictions on the outcome of the experiment based on scientific principles which centred on factors such as the force applied by the bands, size and weight of the watermelons, the potential strength of the watermelons and historic data from other experiments. The experiments began at 9am with preparation of the work areas, which were thankfully outside, organisation of materials which included counting off rubber bands into lots of 10, 20 etc in labelled cups to ensure effective data entry was possible. This was followed by the practicals, which were conducted by the Year 3-5 and 6-11 students (watched attentively by our F-2 students) and lasted a good couple of hours as rubber bands built up around our watermelons. The final results were spectacular and well worth the wait, as melons imploded and exploded into the air, caught on video to share with the community. Enjoy the videos to follow in a series of separate posts, it was a fun day for all involved. See more

22.01.2022 Sports Day in Quorn

20.01.2022 Important Dates COMING UP - Just a reminder about some significant dates we have coming up: This Friday August 28th is our Sporting Colours day, being run by the SRC to raise money for Kids with Cancer. Kids will get the chance to wear the colours of their favourite sports team, whether it be local, regional or international. Any sport applies here eg AFL, Football, Basketball, NRL etc. Students will need to pay a gold coin donation for this to be collected by our SRC in the... morning. The Hawker Area School Open Night on Thursday September 3rd. The School Day will start at 12.00 for students with lessons running to 5.20pm. The Open night tours and activities will start at 5.30 and run to about 7pm. This year we will be unable to participate in our shared meal, due to COVID-19 restrictions. A more comprehensive schedule for this will be out soon in Schoolzine. Our School Closure Day will follow on September 4th. This will be a whole school closure with no students or staff attending. The school will be holding an Autism Awareness event on Tuesday September 8th. This day is being held in lieu of our planned day which could not occur in Term 2 and will run from 11am to the end of lunch at 1.20pm. There will be a variety of activities for our students to participate in during lesson time and lunch time. The Hawker Area School Sports Day on September 11th. Leigh Creek, Marree and SOTA have all been invited to participate in this event, so it should have a tremendous atmosphere about it. As the dates for these events approach we will be keeping our community informed. Regards, Daren O'Neill Principal [email protected]

20.01.2022 Dear Parents and Caregivers, Football Clinic FYI

19.01.2022 Another implosion.

19.01.2022 Community Dinner Monday Night February 3rd - All Welcome The school community members are incited to join with our staff for dinner and the Annual General Meetings for our Governing Council and Parents and Friends committee. This is an important night in our school year as both groups play an important role in linking the school with the community. Dinner will start @ 6pm in the Multipurpose Room then followed by the Parents and Friends AGM 6:45pm with Governing Council AGM @ 7pm. We look forward to seeing our school community members next Monday night.

18.01.2022 Dear Parents and Caregivers, It has been a tough time lately for all of us and I want to emphasise for all of our families that we are maintaining a safe school environment. Yesterday we had an assembly for all our students and we reiterated further the necessary hygiene measures including washing hands four times a day and how to social distance. In addition our arrangement with the toilets was explained and how this would support hygiene further. I made a special point abou...t their role in supporting our elderly citizens in Hawker and how they needed to be proactive here. At this stage the process for dealing with any concerns re COVID-19 for schools is that once an infection is reported to the health authorities that schools will be notified and closed and the community informed of this occurrence. This closure would occur for one to two days while the site is cleaned. After this students and staff are able to return to school. As has been mentioned this week our parents have two choices now concerning your children. The first is that you can keep your child at school and receive curriculum here, this will be ongoing at Hawker that children arriving for school will receive their education. The second is that you can choose to isolate your child at home, receiving curriculum from the school in this way. This will also occur, we are working on our delivery of curriculum here and at the moment it will be hard copy but will evolve into an online option which I will detail in our School Newsletter. We are also working on the option of allowing families that need them to take their child’s device home by written agreement. The school will fully support parents in choosing either of these two options in these testing times. Please stay healthy and follow the guidelines outline by the health authorities, these are the people we have received our directions from, this is a health initiative foremost. We will have a few visitors in the next few weeks at least, intrastate travel is still allowed so I imagine people will still take this opportunity, so following the guidelines will continue to be important, and for a while yet. Regards Daren O’Neill Principal Hawker Area School

18.01.2022 Our SRC Car Wash Fundraiser

16.01.2022 Don’t blink when someone walks past!

15.01.2022 Dear Parents and Caregivers, Please have a look at our Library FB page with information from Ailsa and Rosie regarding closure of the library. Search - Hawker School Community Library. ... Kind Regards, Admin

14.01.2022 ...and the table goes down!

13.01.2022 Lunches at Hawker Area School Dear Parents and Caregivers, Just a reminder that at present we have a restricted menu of ... lunches available that can be ordered by students at school each morning. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we provide pre-packaged food such as Mrs Macs pies, pasties and sausage rolls. This allows us to serve food in a safe manner and meet requirements set out in this area. We also ask parents and community members who may have care at times of children to get orders ready in the morning to allow time to cook pies, pasties etc. To further support us in this area also parents are asked to: If bringing food in for heating only bring in pre-packaged food for heating ie pies still in packets etc. The heating of this food needs to be done at school only ie it can’t be a ‘re-heat’ but needs to be cooked to the requirements on the packaging. Any other pre-cooked food (prepared and cooked at home or elsewhere) needs to be brought in close to lunchtime so that it can be given straight to the child concerned. This allows us to meet standards of food hygiene as well as the current COVID-19 requirements. Thankyou for supporting us by meeting these requirements. Regards, Daren O'Neill Principal [email protected]

12.01.2022 One more.... One more.

12.01.2022 Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating books, and Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers and librarians conduct activities relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading. Week 2, Term 4

09.01.2022 WELCOME The summer has certainly flown by, and it is hard to believe that the start of the school year is next week! We are so excited to begin a new school year and see all of the returning students. A BIG WELCOME to our new families, students and staff who will be coming to Hawker Area School for the very first time! We look forward to working with you and your children to create an experience where there is a love and WILD! excitement for learning! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ... The first day of school will be Tuesday 28th January. This will be a full day of attendance from 8:30 AM - 3:15 PM. We are all truly looking forward to another great school year with students, parents, and teachers! HAS LUNCH INFORMATION The school Canteen has been outsourced this year and we are pleased to say that our Hawker Hotel will be providing school lunches Mon - Fri weekly. See below. As per usual lunches to be ordered in the morning and sent to Front Office via roll book or in person as all lunch orders will be delivered by 10am each morning to the hotel. We have a small tuck shop for recess as per usual. Www.healthylunchboxweek.org website has some great ideas for school lunch boxes. STATIONARY Stationary is available from the front office today for the Foundation - Year 2 and the Year 3-5 students our big kids will be organising their books etc next week, Tuesday. We WELCOME everyone! It's a new year, with new discoveries, new friendships, and new learning opportunities under the nurturing and caring watch of our teachers and support staff. Kind Regards, Admin Photos - of our Front Office and Classrooms

07.01.2022 FYI - Our Library Info

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Heysen winning Sports Day this year.

03.01.2022 The second video in our Science week Friday collection.

02.01.2022 Our Students this morning, Discovering and Learning about Ice on a Cold and Frosty Morning.