BBeat 14th May Newsletter 2015

BEGONIA BEAT
Aim High with Praise
Message from the Acting Principal
NAPLAN
Our year 3 and 5 students have completed NAPLAN for 2015!
They displayed great positivity and determination over the last three
days and they should be proud of their efforts. An individual NAPLAN
report for each child will be sent home later this year. Results provide
additional feedback for parents, carers and teachers on how students
are progressing in key curriculum areas. Further information is
available on the ACARA website (http://www.nap.edu.au/).
Parent/Teacher interviews
If parents wish to make an appointment with me to discuss the
progress of their child/ren, please contact me at school. I am happy to
meet with you before/after school or on a Thursday.
iAIM (Increasing Activity and Intelligent Minds) Action School
Our school has made a commitment to being an iAIM Action School.
The iAIM project aligns with the current regional focus of improving
student outcomes. The project is about enhancing learning and
teaching outcomes through the benefits of regular physical activity
within the school day. The creativity of the project will allow teachers,
principals and the team to explore ideas, develop resources, test new
approaches, critically review and evaluate the successes of the
program. If you have ideas on how our school could become more
active, please contact me.
Read More in May
KEEP READING!
At the end of April, students were sent home with a challenge to
‘Read More in May’. This was an initiative by Scholastic to engage
families in reading together, everyday. By now your family should be
nearly half way through completing the challenge and have hopefully
taken the time to read with/to your children each day this month. It’s a
wonderful way to make reading fun and a part of your family’s
everyday routine.
Book Fair
Next week Begonia will be holding its annual Book Fair. This is our
very own pop-up book shop with plenty of great books to choose
from. You are welcome to come and have a look at any time next
week. A computer will be set up so that online payments can be
made easily using a debit card.
14th May 2015
Acting Principal
Mrs Alicia Thorpe
Teachers
Mrs Sharon Stokes
Support Staff
Mrs Alison Tutt
Miss Jessie Leicht
Grounds Officer
Ms Mary Siddins
Cleaner
Mrs Tamlyn Marsh
Administration Officer
Miss Jessie Leicht
P&C President
Mrs Tamlyn Marsh
Address
4233 Begonia Road
Begonia VIA St George
QLD
4487
Email
akgoo1@eq.edu.au
Website
www.begoniass.eq.edu.au
BEGONIA BEAT
Aim High with Praise
Premier’s Reading Challenge
All Begonia students have been registered in the 2015 Premier’s Reading Challenge. The
challenge will begin on Tuesday 19th May and end on Friday 28th August. A special bookmark
as well as a reading record sheet has been sent home with each child so that they can track
their own progress. For more information visit the Premier’s Reading Challenge website at http://
education.qld.gov.au/schools/readingchallenge
Toasty Tuesday
Everyone was excited to start ‘Toasty Tuesday’ this week! As the weather continues to cool off,
remember to bring in a sandwich to be toasted on Tuesday’s at first lunch.
Reminder - label ALL clothing
As we experience cooler weather it is important to ensure that all clothing is clearly labelled with
your child’s name. We always have unclaimed clothing during the winter months and we would
love to ensure that clothes go home to the right person at the end of each day.
Kind regards,
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Anzac day
ANZAC Day Celebrations
Thank you to those who came along to our intimate Pre ANZAC Day ceremony a few weeks
ago. As a part of our ANZAC Centenary celebrations, the Years 5 and 6 students at Begonia
produced amazing projects on the Landing at Gallipoli. These were then used as part of an
exhibition at the St George RSL. The whole school took part in an excursion to go and see this
wonderful display. The students thoroughly enjoyed the trip and were excited to see the war
artefacts and memorabilia.
I would like to say a special thank you to Cookie who donated his time to be our bus driver/
chauffeur for this excursion.
GENERAL
Announcements
Mobile Kindergarten
A Mobile Kindy service has started back up again at the Begonia Sports Club. This is a
wonderful opportunity for your children to take part in games and activities and socialise
with other children. The sessions will take place on a Monday and run from 9am until
11am. Please take note of the following dates so you don’t miss out!
1st June
22nd June
13th July
3rd August
31st August
12th October
2nd November
30th November
Begonia State School Merchandise
Our P&C has a range of school merchandise for sale. Please feel free to pop in at
anytime or call me at school to put in an order and we will arrange for someone to get it
to you.
Prices are—Mugs - $10, Stubby Coolers - $10, Pens - $5
Behaviour Expectations
Please keep up the great job of encouraging students to uphold our school rules and
focus on our fortnightly behaviour expectation.
Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Cooperative, Be Committed to Learning
Our Behaviour Expectation for this fortnight is to
Be Cooperative
*Return equipment to the appropriate place at bell time
*Be honest
Attendance
EVERY DAY COUNTS - Each day at school is jam packed with curriculum content and
there is little room for students to catch up on missed work. It is our main priority here at
Begonia State School to give each and every student the best possible opportunity to
achieve in all areas of learning.
Darling Downs South West Benchmark
93%
Begonia State School Target
95%
Year to Date Attendance Rate
92.35%
BEGONIA awards
Term 2 - Week 2
STAR OF THE WEEK
Ryan - for his enthusiastic learning at all times
WEEKLY WINNER
Haylee - for her consistent positive behaviour and effort at school
BEGONIA awards
Term 2 - Week 3
STARS OF THE WEEK
Sam - for helping to look after other peoples possessions and keeping the
classroom tidy and safe.
Haylee - for always saying ‘Good morning’ in a cheery voice to staff members
WEEKLY WINNERS
Mikey and Cody - for their consistent positive behaviour and effort at school
DATES TO REMEMBER
May
15th
Balonne Cross Country @ Hebel SS
Mrs Thorpe @ Instructional Leadership Course - St George
Mrs Reichstein teaching
18th-22nd
Book Fair Week
19th
Mrs Thorpe @ Professional Development - Roma
Mrs Stokes teaching
21st
P & C Meeting @ 9am - Begonia State School classroom
22nd
Arts with Miss Prestridge
26th
HPE with Mrs Webster
28th
Assistant Regional Director visit - Adam Myers
29th
South West Cross Country @ Mitchell
Mrs Thorpe managing Balonne Cross Country team at Mitchell
Mrs Stokes teaching
June
3rd
Mrs Thorpe @ Professional Development - St George
Mrs Stokes teaching
5th
Arts with Miss Prestridge
Mrs Thorpe away
Mrs Stokes teaching
8th
Public Holiday
9th
HPE with Mrs Webster
19th
Arts with Miss Prestridge
23rd
HPE with Mrs Webster
25th
Semester 1 Reports go home
26th
Last day of Term 2
COMMUNITY NOTICE
BOARD
St George Open Garden Weekend 16-17th May
Open to Public, all welcome
Entry $7. Children free.
Gardens open from 9am – 5pm both days.
Cowley garden-Boronia Avenue, St George
Kanandah- 9405 Carnarvon Highway, St George
Duania- 12563 Carnarvon Highway, St George
For directions please visit: St George Visitor Information Centre
114 St Georges Terrace, St George
Ph: (07) 46208877
visit www.opengarden.org.au
or phone Cheryl Brimblecombe on (07) 46252165.
BIGGEST MORNING TEA
To be held at
‘Ardlui’
Thursday 28th May
10am
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