Channel Newsletter

From The Principal

I choose a box of puzzle pieces. Why?

During my two day intensive study last week I was asked to reflect on my role as Principal. To do this we were lead to a table with a whole range of different objects, ranging from Star Wars figurines to treasure chests and marbles. We needed to choose one object and use that to discuss our role as Principal.

I choose a box of puzzle pieces. Why? Because I feel that a school is made up of so many important parts each with their unique roles. If one part is missing or broken, the picture is not complete and it reflects on all of us. My role can also be seen as the “puzzler” and putting each part where it belongs to enhance the whole picture. Sometimes people need a little nudge, or a slight turn in direction to help them fit again. Some ‘pieces’ need to see the whole picture before they can see where they belong, so my role is to reflect the whole picture to all stakeholders. The list of analogies to school and a puzzle can go on. But what is the picture we are trying to put together? It is our mission to prepare and equip students for life by providing the highest-quality Christ centred education. All stakeholders, parents, students and staff are a piece of this puzzle, closely linked together to create an image which reflects God’s glory through whom we are.

Margaret Louw — Principal

Feedback Form

We appreciate honesty and openness. We therefore would like to point you to a place where you can ‘complain’ with the expected outcome of us improving our services. The form can be found under “Contact” on our website.

This form would also be a great place to put your ideas about Channel. As key stakeholders I would very much appreciate your thoughts and ideas about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats you may see for our school. Your opinion matters as we make plans for the direction of Channel.

FEEDBACK

This year, instead of our usual Twilight Fair, we’re doing something a little different!

The Taste of Channel will be a unique food-tasting experience for our school community, celebrating the wonderful cultural diversity of Channel, held on March 19 from 4.30pm - 6.30pm.

We aim to set up a number of stalls around the school covering all the various nationalities. Each stall will be providing samples of their culinary delights on small tasting plates.

So far we have stalls from:

South Africa
Netherlands
Brazil
Columbia
China
Scotland
Australia - BBQ sausage in bread (We NEED a volunteer to run this stall. Please contact the Fair Team if this is you!)

We are now seeking volunteers from as many families as possible to help on a stall. Click the ‘sign up here’ button to register your name and time slot.

The cost of ingredients can be reimbursed by the School Council. For further information, or to sign up, please email the Fair Team.

Sun Smart School



Autumn is here and we are starting to experience crisper mornings and cooler days. However we know that UV and temperature are not related and the UV levels are continuing to reach 3 and above every day, so we need to carry on using sun protection. In Tasmania, the UV is 3 and above (at skin-damaging levels) from the beginning of September through until the end of April. You can download the free SunSmart app to check the sun protection times daily. Protect your skin in 5 ways: • Slip: on clothing that covers as much skin as possible. • Slop: on sunscreen at least 20 minutes before going outdoors and reapply at least every 2 hours. • Slap: on a hat that protects your face, neck and ears. • Seek shade: especially in the middle of the day during peak UV. • Slide: on sunglasses that are close-fitting, wrap-around and polarised. Everyone can experience barriers when making changes to their lifestyle and it can take some time for new habits to stick. Making sun protection part of your daily routine will make it easier to remember. For further information about SunSmart, call us on 1300 65 65 85 or email sunsmart@cancertas.org.au.

What’s Happening in Art



In Art, we've been looking at the history of portraiture; had fun looking at our own reflections in mirrors; exploring the proportions of the face and anatomy of the human skull; and creating self-portraits using a range of mediums including mosaic tiles, clay, paint and wooden figurines. Emily Jones - Art Teacher

Ride to School

Yay, its Ride to School Day again!

Join us, on the 23rd of March as we ride to school from either Snug or Margate.

7:30am at the Snug start of the cycle path, or
7:50am at the start of the Dave Burrows track (carpark near 1895 Channel Highway Margate)

We'd love for parents to join us too.

Marc Mumford - Librarian

Prep/1 - Fun with Recycled Art

Needed: Prep/1 are looking to have fun with recycled art. We need a range of clean, hard plastic, coloured lids for our garden linked projects. If you have any yoghurt, honey etc lids up to 30 cm in size that we could use, please bring them to the Prep/1 classroom. The larger ones are what we are struggling to source at present.
Many thanks and keep an eye out in the Edible Garden for our finished products.

School Calendar

MARCH
15 | Huon Channel Swimming Carnival (selected students)
19 | Taste of Channel

APRIL
1 | Last day of Term 1
25 | Anzac Day
26 | Term 2 commences

For a full year of events and term dates please see our online calendar.

VIEW FULL SCHOOL CALENDAR

Channel Prayer Wall

Pray for continuous good health. It appears most of Kingston has been hit with the cold and flu season early. Pray that the right medical support is available as COVID-19 is still complicating doctor visits.
The preparation for our community event “Taste of Channel” and the Fair Committee who are organising it.

Office Reminders

Duty of Care

If you have not already done so, please download the Check in Tas App as we are now using this for contact tracing when you enter the school premises.

All Absentees

Fill out the webform at the bottom of the Parents Page on our website OR email us.

Old Newsletters

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Parents Page

Don't forget our Parents Page, with Handbooks, Term Dates, Medical Forms, a Feedback Form and lots more!