2020 Term 1, Week 1 Notices

Welcome to 2020 School Year

Music Information 2020

Mrs Rebecca Thorne teaches Years 3 and 4 classroom music and conducts Chamber Choir, Primary Chorale and Middle School Ensemble. She is based at Primary on Mondays and Fridays and ELC on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Rebecca.thorne@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Mrs Sonya Elek teaches years 5 and 6 classroom music and conducts Middle School Ensemble and The Minstrels. She is at Primary on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Sonya.Elek@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Ms Jeanette Teh is responsible for the year 3 string program and Violin and Viola Tuition. She conducts the 3 school orchestras. She is at Primary on Mondays and Tuesdays and High School on Thursday afternoons.

Jeanette.teh@ststephens.wa.edu.au

The classroom music program at St Stephen’s School is based on the Kodaly methodology that focuses on learning the concepts of music by singing. These concepts of reading, writing and composing music are then extended to tuned and untuned percussion, recorder, ukulele, and other instruments. All Year 3 students participate in a string program where they are given the opportunity to learn violin, viola, cello or double bass in small group lessons for a term. Some Year 5 students are given the opportunity to take up tuition in a brass and woodwind program.

All students can be involved in the Instrumental music Tuition program through paid individual lessons on orchestral brass, woodwind, string, percussion instruments, classical guitar and classical voice. Instrumental lessons will recommence in Week 2 and tutors will be in touch to let you know lesson times.

Enrolment forms are available here

https://portal.ststephens.wa.edu.au/parent-and-student/learning-resources/performing-arts.html

Enquiries can be addressed to the Head of Music andrea.stimson@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Canteen Information

Please use this link: www.quickcliq.com.au

Primary 3-6 Canteen Menu, Term 1 ELC Photo Day – Tuesday, 11 February

Children are to wear their normal school uniform (not their sports uniform) on this day.

Primary Photo Day – Tuesday 11 February

Digital Learning

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to a wonderful and exciting New Year.

Throughout the year we will continue to provide Parent Workshops on relevant topics such as Digital Literacy, Digital Citizenship and Cyber safety, with the first to be held on Thursday 26^th March 2020 in the Primary Village on “Supporting Your child in the Digital World”. Below you will find some common sense information relating to technology in a child’s development.

Primary:

Title: Kids and Tech: The New Landscape

Source: Common Sense Education

Duration: 3:29 mins

Link: https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/kids-and-tech-the-new-landscape

Summary: What is the role that media and technology play in children’s development? If used safely and wisely, media and technology can support a child’s growth. Apps, games, and websites can help kids with problem-solving, cooperation, handling emotions, social skills, creativity, learning difficulties, and more. Through active engagement and using media wisely, parents and educators can support healthy child development.