We have been working together to build a new seat in our outdoor learning space. We created our pictures on paper then drew them on special pieces of slate. We are going to glue our slate pictures onto the seats.

Prep-1 Learning News

In Prep-1 we always try to include the outdoors into our learning.

Whether it is doing the routine maintenance jobs in the playground, planting or using the produce from our garden bed, utilising our learning block on Thursday mornings by working outside or gathering things from the playground to help bring the outdoors in.

During Term 3 some children worked with Charna our Aboriginal Educational Worker to learn weaving techniques using coloured strips of paper. In our outdoor learning time, we then used a loom in the top garden and gathered resources like bark, leaves and sticks to practise the skill and see which things worked best for weaving.

Building on our learning we have now created our own individual looms using Y sticks and wool to make a loom web. We practised tying knots, wrapping and zig zagging the wool across our sticks. We plan to continue to work on our weaving skills to create a colourful piece of woven art.

Stay tuned for an update on our completed work soon!

By Prep-1, Mrs Gleeson, Meika, and Mr L

Mr Murfet has already spoken about Philip 'Wildman' Green and how inspiring he was as a naturalist and lifelong lover of 'creepy-crawlies.' Check out our photos ... bet you wish you were there!

North-West Primary School Sports Association (NWPSSA) Annual Athletics Carnival

At the end of Term 3 selected students in grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 participated in the NWPSSA Athletics Carnival representing our school. On Tuesday 20 September 2022 our selected students in Grade 3 and 4 went to Penguin Athletics Track and competed in races against other students from schools across the North-West Coast. The following day, Wednesday 21 September 2022 the selected students in Grade 5 and 6 went to Penguin to compete on behalf of our school. The sun was shining on both days, and all students involved participated well in their events, putting in their best efforts and representing our school with pride.

Our key focus for Term 4 is Courage. The students listed below who went along to this athletics event demonstrated courage by showing up and having a go, aspiring to do their best. They should be proud of their efforts while representing Havenview Primary School.

Grade 3

Esha Rubens, Levi Bowden, Alana Walker, Noah Spencer, Zylah Drake, Sophie Flick and Austin Turner.

Grade 4

Gracie Raimondo, Braxton Rubens, Maya Costello, Nicholas Jackson, Hannah Micallef, Eli Murach, Madeline French and Archer Henricks.

Grade 5

Nikayla Ansell-Dennison, Xavier Howard, Lila Harvey, Jagger Barnard, Willow Murach, Elenah Rankin,Eliza Jeffery, Hayley Ball and Jake Drummond.

Grade 6

Ryan Micallef, Piper Coyne, Mia Rubens, Zeppelin Barnard, Emily McKenzie, Taylor Mason, Georgia Kuys, Charlie Jeffrey

Grade 2-3 basket weaving with Charna.

Cyber Security Awareness

Being online allows your family to learn, socialise and have fun. But it can be challenging to ensure you are all safe.

This Cyber Security Awareness Month (October), learn how to improve your digital awareness, identify scams and protect your family when online.

The Cybermarvel website is full of useful resources for parents and carers, including:

• free webinars on digital technologies and mental health
• videos on how to keep your child safe online
• podcast episodes on talking with your child about online safety
• device management tips
• plus plenty more!

This week, students from grades 1 – 6 participated in the Think You Know Program with Senior Constable Kellie Little were she discussed all aspects of online safety.

Parents and carers play an important role in supporting their child’s online safety by understanding these risks and learning important tips and tricks to help reduce them.

Each Newsletter until the end of term we will share a frequently asked question fact sheet.

• A firefighter from the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is visiting our school next week to present a Home Fire Safety Program to our Prep to Grade 6 students.
• Kindergarten students, whilst not receiving a structured lesson, can expect a visit from the firefighter who will leave some free fun activities for the students to complete.
• The age appropriate program is designed to raise fire awareness in children and includes fun in class activities, videos, activity books, giveaways and a new kids website tfskids.com.au.
• Parents and other family members are also encouraged to participate by reading the information and assisting your child with the after school activities.
• The TFS aims to deliver appropriate fire safety education to every primary school child in Tasmania and is part of the TFS’s ongoing commitment to create a fire safe Tasmania.
• Key Fire Safety Messages include,
• Wake up - Install a smoke alarm in every bedroom
• Plan and practice a home fire escape plan with the whole family
• In a fire crawl low and go, go, go to the nearest exit
• In an emergency call triple zero
• Keep flammable material at least two metres from the heater
• If your clothes catch fire, stop, drop, rock and roll
• Keep matches and lighters away from children
• Cooking - Turn it off before you turn away
• Cool a burn under cold water for at least 20 minutes
• Most house fires can be avoided. Make your home fire safe
• More information for parents, carers and teachers tfseducation.com.au
• Exciting new website just for kids tfskids.com.au
• SUBSCRIBE to our free bi-monthly newsletter

LIL & Kinder

TFS receives regular requests from preschools and childcare centres asking for firefighters to visit and teach children about home fire safety.

TFS does not deliver structured fire safety programs to children below primary school age. This decision was made based on research carried out by the Mental Health Services of the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Melbourne. This research indicated that:

• Children under the age of five had low retention of the information they had learned; and
• In some children, the information had actually stimulated their curiosity about fire and they had begun to play with fire.

TFS believes that parents and caregivers are the best people to make sure that very young children are safe from fire. To help with this, TFS has a fire safety website for parents, carers and teachers.

TFS has also developed free giveaways for young children that introduce them to the friendly firefighter characters that they will meet when they receive the School Fire Education Program including a colouring book, a money box shaped like a fire truck, and stickers with home fire safety messages for the whole family. Click here for free giveaways for your preschool or child care centre.

Making every school day count

Welcome back to the last term of the school year! We’re excited for what’s in store, including Fire Education, EMUsicians concert, Explore Sea Country excursion, 3/4 Sports Expo, K-2 Water Awareness, Transition Days, End of Year Assemblies and much more.

This final stretch of the school year can sometimes be challenging to get your kids to school. But being at school is the best place for our kids, and it’s important we make every school day count.

If you’re struggling to get your child to school, help is available. Please talk to us at school about your situation. We’ll support you, in whatever way we can.

Here are some tips to help:

• Create a routine.
• Give yourself enough time in the morning.
• Be on time, every day. Monday to Friday.
• Schedule appointments and trips outside of school hours.
• Get a good night’s sleep.
• Set some technology boundaries.

If your child is well enough to attend school, they should be at school. Every day, Monday to Friday.

Data tells us that the better a child’s attendance rate, the better off they’ll be. Their future will be filled with more opportunities…. which is what every parent and carer wants for their child.

School is where they learn and grow alongside their friends, and where they benefit the most. Going to school not only promotes academic success, but also helps build important social skills, relationships and confidence.

Again, please talk to us about your situation if you’re having trouble getting your child to school every day.

HPS Parents Group would like to invite you to join them for a coffee and chat, with meetings every Tuesday morning 9:00am - 10:30am in the Kookaburra Cafe, all Parents/Carers are welcome.

Come in and grab a cuppa, meet other Parents/Carers and learn a little about what we do to help support the school. 

Reminder to all Parent/Carers Term 4

All students are to wear a Havenview P.S bucket hat while outside.

Working Together - Free education and care in 2023

Would you like your child to have the opportunity to make friends, play, learn and build confidence?

Working Together:

• Is free
• Offers 2 – 3 days of early learning per week for children
• Is available to children in their year before Kindergarten
• Provides support to families to participate in the program
• Is delivered through Tasmanian Early Childhood Education and Care services (sometimes known as childcare centres) in the following locations:
  • North West – Burnie, Ulverstone and Devonport
  • North – Launceston
  • South - Brighton, Southern Midlands (Bagdad), Glenorchy and Kingborough

How can I take part?

Registrations are now open for 2023, with limited places available.

Learn more about Working Together and the eligibility criteria for children’s access at https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/working-together/ or contact us on:

• Email: wt@decyp.tas.gov.au
• North West: 0436 922 145
• North: 0436 930 963
• South: 0436 922 146

Children (3 - 12 years)

Paediatric Health

Poor eyesight can cause learning and behavioural problems, which might be blamed on other things.

This is espeacially true for younger children, who may find it difficult to explain the difficulties they are having with their eyesight.

They may not even be aware they have a problem at all.

The sooner that vision problems are detected, the better the outcome. Conditions such as squint and amblyopia ( lazy eye) can be treated more edffectively if it is picked up early.

What things to look out for

It’s often difficult to tell whether your child has sight problems, which is why regular eye tests are so important. However, there are a number of things to look out for:

• Straining their eyes or tilting their head to see better
• Frequent eye rubbing
• Losing their place while reading, or using a finger to guide their eyes
• Sensitivity to light and/or excessive tearing
• Falling behind in school
• Complaining of headaches or tired eyes
• Consistently sitting too close to the TV or holding a book too close
• Avoiding activities which require near vision, such as reading or homework, or distance vision, such as participating in sports or other recreational activities
• Closing one eye to read, watch TV or see better
• Avoiding using a computer or tablet because it "hurts their eyes"
• The presence of a "turn" in the eye or a misdirection of the eyes
• A "white reflex" in photographs. This is similar in appearance to red-eye, except it’s white. It is extremely serious – if you notice it, you should seek medical attention immediately.

If your child does require glasses, you may be eligible for the optical scheme:

Spectacles Assistance Scheme

The Spectacles Assistance Scheme provides financial assistance for the purchase of spectacles to those people who meet the guidelines.

• If eligible, you will be assisted with the cost of specific types of lenses and frames.
• There is a restriction on the frequency of application.
• The assistance is means tested.
• Assistance may not be available to all Health Care Card holders.

To be considered for assistance you must submit

• a completed Spectacles Assistance Scheme application form
• an optometrists script for glasses.

More information

You can contact the Spectacles Assistance Scheme on 1800 232 148.

What are the signs of hearing loss in a child?

A child with hearing loss may:

• Appear inattentive and naughty
• Have diffuculty hearing if there is background noice or locating the source of the sound
• Often make speech errors
• Have delayed language development
• Speak to loudly or softly
• Need to have sentences/instructions repeated or misunderstand what has been said
• Turn up the T.V
• Respond inconsistently 
• Not understand soft speech or respond when called from a distance
• Tend to become withdrawn and quite in group situations

Do you need some help navigating the medical system, or a referral for your child/rens? 

Nurse Lyndsay is available to help. Please contact the office or you child/rens teacher for a consent form to see Nurse Lyndsey.

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                                                                                           The Smith Family’s ‘Learning for Life’ Program

Dear Parent/ Carer,

The Smith Family’s “Learning for Life” Educational support program is continuing to work in partnership with schools in Burnie Community for 2022.

We are reaching out to local families with students attending our partner schools in Burnie:- Romaine Park, Havenview, Montello, Burnie Primary and Parklands High, from Kindy to year 8 who have aspiration for growth in their education pathway.

Each student receives a modest financial support ($450. per child/per year) to assist with school uniforms, shoes, bags, lunch boxes etc. and extracurricular activities right through to year 12 and beyond, plus educational programs throughout the year.

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must hold a concession card or be a low income family, and your child/children attending school fulltime.

Please contact me either via phone or email to avail of this educational opportunity.

Phone or Text- Karina Anderson 0466 850 989

Email- karina.anderson@thesmithfamily.com.au