23 March 2018
In Australia there have been calls for the introduction of the online equivalent of apprehended violence orders. Children need to know that cyber bullying has consequences, not only for others but themselves. Cyber safety charity the Carly Ryan Foundation wants police to be granted powers to ban cyber bullies from social media for sustained periods of time; to put young people on notice and give them the chance to do the right thing; and to make them pause and think.
The federal government recently announced that children as young as four would now be given lessons in cyber safety; police have noticed that children are posting explicit images and being groomed online at shockingly young ages.
An Auckland school recently asked parents to ban their children from using social media for the two years they’re there. Kowhai Intermediate School declared: “We believe it would be highly beneficial for our students and families to create and support a social media-free community for students outside school hours.” They’re all in this together.
What is critical in all this talk around social media is that adults engage more with what our children are involved with on screens: supervise, pry, question. Whether the children like it or not!
With permission from Nikki Gemmell, ‘The Australian.’
Congratulations to our Artists of the Week at our Week 6 assembly. Year 6 students Tristan Lowe, Jake Richardson, Ruckshan Jayachakaran, Harry Orchard, Edward Forbes and Haiding Wang displayed their printmaking designs that they made in class. The images were created by designing one quarter of a pattern on paper and then symmetrically designing the image to complete four quarters. The design was drawn onto foam to become a stamp in which ink was applied enabling it to be printed multiple times.
David Hine, Head of Junior School
Dates to Remember
23 March 2:30 – 3:00pm Reception – Year 2 Assembly in JS Hall
27 March 11:00 – 11:30am Reception ‘Last Supper Play’ in JS Hall
28 March 7:00 – 8:00pm Fellows Lecture: Prof John Hattie
29 March 11:00 – 11:30am Easter Service in JS Hall
30 March Good Friday
2 April Easter Monday
3 April 2:00 – 8:30pm Parent/Teacher Interviews
4 April 2:30 – 3:10pm Years 3 – 6 Assembly in Memorial Hall
5 April 9:15 -11:00am Open Morning
12:15 – 1:00pm Chapel Service for Years 1 – 3
2:00 – 6:00pm Parent/Teacher Interviews
10 April 8:45am – 3:00pm Years 3 – 6 Summer House Games
12 April 12:15 – 1:00pm Chapel Service for Years 4 – 6
13 April 3:00/3:15pm Term 1 concludes
Parent/Teacher Interviews – Information will be distributed soon about the Parent/Teacher interviews to be conducted in Week 10, that is 3 and 5 April, 2018. We encourage parents to make bookings to meet and talk with teachers about their son’s progress in class and with Specialist Teachers.
A Call for Junior School Volunteers – The Junior School runs a very successful Learning Assistance Program (LAP), which is supported by a regular group of Volunteers who provide an hour and a half (1.5 hours) of their time from 8.45 – 10.15am, once a week. This program is of significant benefit to a number of boys in Years 2 – 6 with their literacy development, and only operates with the generous support of our Volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer at the school and would like more information about joining our friendly and supportive team in LAP, please contact: Geraldine Waldron LAP Coordinator on 8404 0415 or gwaldron@stpeters.sa.edu.au
Traffic Safety – St Peter’s College is situated in close proximity to the CBD of Adelaide, and adjacent to the Botanic Gardens. The School campus sits between two high-traffic roads in North Terrace and Hackney Road. The safety of our boys is of paramount importance, and caution must always be taken when walking, riding or driving in this vicinity.
Pedestrians – When boys are crossing North Terrace on their way to and from School, they must always cross at the pedestrian traffic lights situated near Trinity Street. Boys should not cross the road at any other place, even when traffic is stopped for the lights. Boys who need to cross Hackney Road must use the traffic lights on the corner of North Terrace, or walk under the bridge (over the River Torrens) to the north of the School. Alternatively, boys should use the pedestrian island opposite the entrance to Plane Tree Drive.
In the Junior School, parents should use either the North Terrace or Hackney Road car parks. Parents are asked to respect any designated spaces signed for Staff parking.
The Junior School Avenue is open for parking until 9:30am. It is then closed for traffic throughout the day and reopens at 2:30pm.
Drop-offs – Parents may drop boys off inside the School grounds in the Hackney Road carpark, North Terrace carpark or in the Avenue. However, there is no parking in the Avenue.
Photographs on Social Media – Out of respect to other families within our School Community, St Peter’s College asks that photographs taken at any School event or function that contain images of other students not be published, distributed to others or placed on any form of social media, without the consent of the relevant student’s family.
Outside School Hours Care – The Before School Care program at St Peter’s College will operate from 7:00 am to 8:15am each school day. The After School Care program runs from 3.00pm to 6.00pm school days.
Unlike many childcare programs, the Camp Australia program at St Peters’ College OSHC is eligible for the Child Care Benefit and the Child Care Rebate, which can reduce the cost of the program by up to 50% or more. The Child Care rebate is not income tested. It pays up to 50% of your out of pocket expenses … up to $7,500 per child a year.
Service Hours and Fee Structure:
| Hours | Fee Structure | |
| Before School Care | 7:00am to 8:15am | $14.03 |
| After School Care | 3:00pm to 6:00pm | $29.95 |
| Early Finish (per hour) | $10.00 per hour | |
| Annual Enrolment Fee | $20.00 per family/per year |
After applying the Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate, the Out of Pocket expenses will be:
Before School Care $4.47 to $7.02
After School Care $9.89 to $14.98
To reduce your fortnightly out-of-pocket costs choose to have your rebate paid direct to Camp Australia.
To find out more about how you can save contact Camp Australia’s friendly Customer Service Team on
1300 105 343 or the Family Assistance Office 13 61 50.
Car Parking – I would like to remind parents of the regulations regarding use of the Junior School carpark. People using the carpark need to stick to the 10km/h speed limit and follow the arrows to assist us with the safety of our boys and their families. Could parents who are collecting boys in the area near the School Uniform Shop please ensure they do not park around the round-about at the end of the road and also do not park in front of cars that are parked in marked car parks, making it impossible for these cars to leave the car park. Could parents please respect and take note of the fact that there are disabled carparks in the Junior School. We currently have parents parking in these bays who do not have the appropriate permits. Parents have indicated that there are parents who are driving whilst on mobile phones in our school carparks, and potentially endangering the safety of our Junior School boys. Obviously we would ask that parents do not engage in this illegal practice.
Playground Supervision – Each morning teachers supervise the playground from 8:15 – 8:30am, before the boys go to class for the start of the school day. Boys who arrive at school before this time should go to Outside School Hours Care (OSHC). After school there is supervision of the exit points to 3.40pm. After this time, any boy not at a co-curricular activity or still waiting to be collected by a parent will be taken to OSHC by the teacher on duty.
Parents are responsible for the supervision of their son on any playground equipment after school, as teachers are rostered on duty at various exit points in the Junior School. We do ask that boys do not play on the equipment outside the Years 3 and 4 classrooms until after 3:15pm.
Lost Property
For the information of parents we have 4 lost property bins in the Junior School.
- One near the photocopy room outside 1G.
- Two in the Bickersteth Building opposite the 3N classroom (for all clothes).
- One outside the Art Room (for all lunch boxes and bags).
We would encourage boys to check these bins for any lost property, as all left-over items are donated to charity at the end of each term.
Term Dates for 2018
Term 1 30 January – 13 April
Term 2 1 May – 29 June
Term 3 24 July – 28 September
Term 4 16 October – 7 December
David Hine, Head of Junior School