FROM the Principal - Noosaville State School
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FROM the Principal - Noosaville State School
Dates to Remember Day /Date Activity Week 3 FROM the Principal A very smooth start to the term as well as increased enrolments. A very warm welcome to all of our new families! The opening of our new Prep Playground created much excitement for our youngsters, who have been the epitome of patience while construction was underway. As you can see from the photos, some happy faces! Also great to welcome everyone back to the start of a new term with a whole-school Assembly, where we were entertained by a wonderful percussion item from 3CS and Mr Luhrs introducing Aus Kick and showing his powerpoint Term 2 highlights. The achievements of our Mathletics students were acknowledged. Our Positive Behaviour work this term, focused on Empathy and the importance of having a Growth Mindset for learning were also highlighted. Congratulations to the P&C on a successful Tuckshop relaunch. I’ve been trying out the menu and can definitely recommend the chicken burger, cheese and lettuce sandwiches and fresh salads! After 2 postponements, the weather was glorious for our Senior Athletics Carnival! What a great day of competition between our 4 teams, with Cooloola the winning house! Great to catch-up with and see the many parents out enjoying the day. Thanks to everyone who assisted with setting up, packing up and on the day. Students thoroughly enjoyed the day and behaviour was excellent! Finally, congratulations to our awesome PE teacher, Shane Luhrs on yet another excellent event. Thursday 28 July Prep 2017 Information and School Tour 9am Friday 29 July Whole School Assembly 8:35am PLEASE NOTE: *School Opinion Survey Closes *2017 Prep Enrolment forms due Week 4 Tuesday 1 August ICAS English Test Cluster Maths Project PD Wednesday 2 August SBSHS “Experience High School” Day 2 10:30am— 1:00pm Thursday 4 August Junior Summit Program Friday 5 August Assembly 8:35am Jeans for Genes Day Week 5 Travelsmart Challenge Week Week 6 Science Week Week 7 Book Week Year 6 Canberra Trip Staff News Notable Achievements Congratulations to: Sam Keane and Sam Grehan on attaining their Mathletics Certification Level 1 for students regularly using Mathletics as part of their learning process to improve results and for using the Mathletics teacher console resources to enrich the learning process and assessment. Additionally, Sam Keane has also completed his Mathletics Certification Level 2 for using Mathletics to develop students as learners to ensure maximum individual results. Tina Parnell and Jenny Graham on being nominated for the 2016 QCT Excellence in Noosaville State School Newsletter Teaching Awards. Finalists will be announced during October. Cluster Maths Project - Keen teachers, Jenny Graham, Sam Grehan, Michelle Ridge as well as Leadership Team members, John Graham, Eleanor Burns and Michaela Reina joined cluster staff from Eumundi, Yandina, Cooroy, Peregian Beach State Schools last Thursday, for the first of 6 Professional Development Days over the next semester. As well as expanding their own expertise, knowledge and skills, they will play an important part in building the capacity of our teaching staff. Future workshops will be held on each of the different sites and a Cluster Workshop, to which all staff from the various schools will be invited, will be held in our Hall next Tuesday. Positive Behaviour for Learning Empathy is feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling. When we are able to understand how someone is feeling we are able to show that person compassion – show that we care about them. Identifying Feelings. Everyone feels lots of different feelings. We feel these feelings in our bodies. Some feelings are comfortable, and others are uncomfortable, but all of them are okay! This week notice what feelings you have. Pay attention to the clues in your body and in the situation to help you understand how you feel, and what those feelings are! Which feelings are comfortable, and which ones are uncomfortable? Can you name your feelings? Do you have lots of different names for your feelings or just a few? Terri Anne Harris Acting Deputy Principal Assistant Regional Director, Janelle Reid visited the school last Monday, spending time with the Leadership Team and myself in discussing our explicit improvement agenda, as well as our future action. She also took the opportunity to visit Jenny Graham’s Year 5 classroom to see our improvement agenda in action in Maths! Janelle commended the work being done in our school. In closing, I wish to inform the school community that I will be taking leave for the remainder of the term. My eldest daughter and her husband have just had baby number 2 and grandma is needed! I feel extremely torn, as I also don’t want to miss anything here but leave the school in the very capable hands of Sharyn Rieger, who will act as Principal. Yours in education Mary McMahon Principal SCHOOL NEWS REMINDERS School Opinion Surveys: Parents/Caregivers, school staff and a random sample of students are encouraged to have their say in this year’s School Opinion Survey by providing their opinions about what this school does well and how this school can improve. Each of the online surveys are currently open and will remain so until 29 July 2016. You might like to read our recently published School Annual Report, which gives information about what’s happened and the results achieved in 2015. The report has been posted on the web-site www.noosavilless.eq.edu.au or is available in hard copy from the office. Vehicle Access and Parking: In the last newsletter, a summary of our Vehicle Access and Parking Policy, that outlines who can and cannot use each of our carparks was given. Your adherence to this policy will keep our students safe and your co-operation appreciated. Please note: You are reminded that should there be continued breaches, an en- Noosaville State School Newsletter forcement program will be put into place. Have you enrolled for Prep in 2017? We are taking enrolments for Prep. Parents of children born between July 1 2011 to June 30 2012 who are starting Prep in 2017 will require a birth certificate to enrol them in the Prep Year. It’s a good idea not to leave it till the last minute! To apply for a birth certificate you can download an application form from www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm or visit the registry at 110 George Street, Brisbane or your nearest Courthouse. Enrolment forms are available from the school website www.noosavilless.eq.edu.au under the ‘Enrolment’ tab. Or call into the office for an enrolment pack. Please note: Enrolment forms along with a copy of your child’s birth certificate need to be returned by Friday 29 July 2016. Prep Parent Information and School Tours Thursday 28 July, 2016 (9-10:30am) Wednesday 31 August, 2016 (9-10:30am) Prep Orientation Session Pupil Free Day 17 October, 2016 (9-10:30am) If you are interested in attending any of these sessions please contact the office on 5440 3222 to register. Academic Talent Development Mathletics Firstly I would like to say a big well done to Mr. Jones for starting this off and working so hard in the first semester. I will be taking over from Mr. Jones while he is on holidays. In week 11 of last term we were very good end to the term for Mathletics at Noosaville. We had 6 students receive a Gold Certificates while 128 other students received either Silver or Bronze. Gold Certificates are very hard to get and result from an extended period of effort in Mathletics activities. It takes more than 15 weeks of continues effort to earn this reward. Last week Samantha B, Eddie W, Skye L, Tiana B, Raqual T and Ryan D were the outstanding recipients. Our Top Ten The following students were our top 10 participants for Week 11 of term 3. Seth F, Thomas VZ, Baylee F, Marley R, Eddie W, Samantha B, Lenny K, D-Jae SW, Ebony L and Raquel S. Top Classes and Certificates Gotcha 5 Nara L, Jemma G, Niamh H, Teegan R, Jayda M, Thaddeus O, Charlotte S, Zac S, Graham K, Bonnie G, Kobi B, Matthew H, Lilly V, Thomas V, Marley R, Amelia G, Travis B, Bodan D, Alexander M, Cleo S, Jahman B, Ashwin T, Isabella F, Ryley H, Bailee H, Joshua K, Reece M, Thomas F, Emily H, Tyler H, Ryan N, Amy S, Jayden A 10 Olivia F, Thomas M, Cruiz S, Lyric T, Elle C, Teegan W, Alaska B, Elena C, James C, Brendan D, Ryleigh F, Harry I, Hannah S, Matilda S, Emily T, Jayda S, Liam R, Soraya K, Amaya F, Arely D, Jacob A, Shelby H, Hilary R, Harrison W, Baden D, Lenny K, Jaymie R, Meeka W, Cooper S, Lily A, Baylee F, Sienna H, Ella S, Dylan W, Zuriya K Well done to 5P and 2C for ending the term on top. They both did very well for that term with 5P being on top for 7 weeks and 2C being on top for 10. For the class certificate the top classes were 2K with 24, 5P with 19, 6CF with 17, 2C with 14 and 3BW with 12. Postcards Oscar B, Briahna M, Matthew P, Kara L, Montanah W, Jamie L, Tyson A, Amelia D, Brock L, Stella A, Nikola F, Chelsea H Noosaville State School Newsletter Mathlete of the Month Results for June Grade Winner Runner-Up Prep Fynn S (Prep B) Angus A (Prep S) Year 1 Nathaniel M (1H) Jack C (1H) Year 2 Seth F (2C) Marley R (2C) Year 3 Montanah W (3BW) Harrison H (3BW) Year 4 Noah B (4G) Alex M (4G) Year 5 Ben B (5G) Leilani (5P) Year 6 Ryan D (6CF) D-Jae SW (6CF) Sam Keane ICT News This semester Noosaville State School has begun a vigorous Digital Technology class. From Prep - Year 3 our students are learning what ICT (internet communication technologies) means and the different ways software programs can be used. From avatars to word processing, Digital Technologies will teach our learners the skills that they need to create, inform and communicate in a technology driven world. We are very excited to have the digital resources at this school, to allow our students to learn current and interesting technology skills. Samone Anderson Drumming Performance On August 10 Noosaville will be hosting an African Drumming performance in the hall called “Salaka": Sharing the Spirit of Africa African Beat will presents a well-structured, informative and highly interactive drumming performance by one of West Africa's top cultural troupes The Salaka Ensemble. "Salaka" means "Sharing" in the Ga language of Ghana. The performance by visiting artists from Ghana immerses students in the rich culture and rhythms of Africa, in an entertaining and educational way. Best of all - it's hands on! The show introduces students to an array of traditional African instruments of all shapes and sounds, including the 'talking drum', djembe drum, kpanlogo drum, box drum, bells and shakers. Salaka interrelates with core aspects of the syllabus including music, drama, physical education, dance, geography and history. A letter will be going home soon with more information and cost of the performance. Year 3CS Percussion Performance 3CS having a great time on the new Marimbas! Noosaville State School Newsletter Wakakirri Book Week 2016 ‘The Stars in the Sky’, is the title for our Wakakirri story dance item this year. We have been busy rehearsing and attending lunchtime practices to finesse the production. We had a successful Sunday practice and ironed out our props and sets as well as what would be needed for costumes. There are still a couple of performers who haven’t returned all their forms, can you do so this next week? Book Week 2016 has the theme of “Australia! Story Country”. We are celebrating Book Week 2016 by inviting students (and teachers!) to dress up as their favourite book character. This special event will be held during parade on Friday 26 August. The children must bring along the book from which their character comes in order to win prizes and are encouraged not to choose superheroes and movie characters. The children in 3BW are already searching for ideas. Abby believes that she would make a wonderful ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Harry can’t decide between the little boy from ‘Harry and the Dinosaurs’ or ‘Harry Potter.’ Or will he be a character from ‘Tom Gates?’ Mr Clarke is dusting off his Mr Darcy wig as we speak. (Or was it his Sherlock Holmes outfit?) Put your thinking caps on! Besides the parade all classes and the library will be celebrating literature with fun activities during the week. Looking forward to an exciting week of books! Sandi Brechbuhl We now have our fantastic shirts which look great and are useful as we have used these for some of our costumes too. A big thank you goes to Virginia Luhrs for the wonderful artwork that went on the shirts. Only four weeks until the big event on Thursday 11 August. Payment for dinner, bus, shirts and registration needs to be paid by Thursday 4 August, please make sure this happens. Also some still have not paid for tickets, this needs to be done immediately as we have distributed the tickets which children should have given to you. Any queries, please contact Tina Parnell. Thanks Wakakirri Team Science Week 15—19 August Travelsmart Week The week of 8 - 12 of August (week 5) is Travelsmart Week, if you can, try to travel smartly to school by walking, riding, carpooling, bus. Class teachers will collect data on students using travelsmart methods am and/or pm to try and win the class challenge trophy. The class with the most people using Travelsmart methods will win the Travelsmart trophy, lets try and beat Mr Keane’s and Mrs Parnell’s classes! Look out for our Travelsmart leaders at the gates welcoming students on that Wednesday and Friday morning. John Graham The theme for this year is Movement. Activities are as follows: Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 : Balloon Powered Cars Children will design a balloon car and have a year level race. The week previous to Science Week the children’s homework will be to construct a balloon car. This balloon car has to be made from recycled products. During Science Week the year levels will arrange a show and tell and a speed competition with winners showing their cars on parade. On youtube there is a video “How to Make an Air Powered Balloon Car”. That is a perfect motivational introduction. https://youtu.be/QzY9RH_JnL0 There are many others also for the children to explore. Years Prep, One and Two: The lower year levels will make paper aeroplanes. Once again these will be constructed at home the week previous to Science Week with a flying competition conducted during Science Week. Year level winners will be awarded a prize on parade. David Attenborough shows will also be shown in the library during the week. Enjoy and have fun!!! Ruth Whittaker Noosaville State School Newsletter Maroochydore on Friday September 9, Week 9 of this term. An expression of interest note will be emailed to all students in Year 4, 5 and 6 soon. Please fill this out if your child is keen to represent our school at this carnival and return as soon as possible. Senior Athletics Carnival King of the Mountain We were finally able to hold our annual Senior Athletics Carnival in dry and warm conditions last Friday. There were many close finishes between competitors and once again this year, we had a number of tied positions in the final top three place results. Those war cries are getting better and better with each carnival… I’m sure there would have been some sore throats on Saturday morning. Thanks so much to the wonderful family members who were able to assist throughout the day with the running of the various events – your help was much appreciated by staff and students. My thanks also to our brilliant staff who once again worked tirelessly during the day to make sure all activities finished on time and ensured all students enjoyed themselves. Congratulations and thanks to our students whose behaviour on the day was outstanding – possibly the best yet. Congratulations to all our age champions and of course Cooloola Sports House who took out the shield again this year. 2016 Age Champions: 9 Year Girls: Elise Toohey 9 Year Boys: Aiden Doyle–Duffy 10 Year Girls: Lilly Baker 10 Year Boys: Joshua Palmer 11 Year Girls: Gwen Hughes 11 Year Boys: Jude Youens 12 Year Girls: Ella-Ruby Hastedt 12 Year Boys: Jayden Ambichi What a great morning at the Pomona King of the Mountain Relay Challenge last Sunday. 31 boys teams and 38 girls team contested a 700m race around Stan Topper Park. I am very proud of the effort our teams displayed and the willingness to really try hard for each other. Thank you to the many families who were able to come out and show their support for our runners and thanks also for all the photography. Thanks also to Mrs Herron for coming out to assist as well. Congratulations to the following students: Skye Liddell, Zara Riddell, Lilly Baker, Ally Murfin, Sofie Gao, Claudia Toohey, Emily Hall, Zahra Susskind, Joel Hammer, Zac Champion, Hayden Martin, Marcus Holness, Jayden Ambichi , Jude Youens, Andre Ambichi, Cody Caylor. Special mention to the boys team of Jayden Ambichi , Andre Ambichi, Cody Caylor and Jude Youens. The boys ran an amazing race and for the first time ever for our school at this event, we had a team finish on the podium. The boys placed third, behind Sunshine Coast Grammar School who were first and St Andrews Anglican College who placed second. What a team…….well done boys and well done again to all our competitors. Junior Athletics Carnival Now that we have finally been able to complete our Senior carnival, a date for the Juniors in Prep, Year 1, 2 and 3 will be set very soon. We would love to see many of our parents attend and join in the fun. More information will be emailed to you soon. Noosa District Athletics Carnival Students selected in our school team to participate at this carnival will have received or will be about to receive invitations. The carnival is being held at Giraween at Sunshine Beach on Tuesday August 9. All Noosa District Schools are able to nominate 2 students per event in each age group. Please return any paperwork by the due date. AusKick It’s still not too late to sign up for Auskick. If you missed the first session it is still possible to register. See info below. Start date: Tuesday 26th July for 7 weeks. Time: 2:40pm – 3:40pm Cost: $75 Sign up here: Go to http://www.aflauskick.com.au/register/ and register your child. Please enter Noosaville State School or 4566 as the centre location. What to wear: School Uniform Zumba Thank you to the many students who have signed up for the program. The first lesson is this Thursday July 28 starting at 2:45pm. The lesson concludes at 3:30pm. I am looking forward to seeing our students moving and having fun to some great music. Primary Schools Oztag Challenge Some great news for our Year 6 cohort. Oztag QLD has moved the date of the Primary Schools Oztag Challenge to be held at Noosaville State School Newsletter News from the Business Services Manager Welcome back to everyone and hope you had a wonderful holiday. Also, a warm welcome to new staff and families to Noosaville State School. No-Pay No-Go Policy Our “No-Pay No-Go” policy requires either full payment or a genuine payment plan to be in place prior to participation or acceptance towards any activities such as camps, trips and excursions, or sporting activities. You may notice on your statement, activities (current or past) that your child has not participated in. Please note that these will be removed from your statement once the activity has been finalised. Facilities Refund Policy Our much awaited Prep playground and sandpit have been completed. All the students have enjoyed playing on them this week. Parents are asked to complete a refund form within 30 days of the activity if they are seeking the return of funds. Eligible refunds will be processed within 28 days. Finance How to make a payment You have a number of options when making a payment: BPoint – Uses credit and debit cards (Visa or Mastercard) and is a secured payment method Using your debit card allows you to utilise the funds in the card’s linked account. If you are paying a single invoice, this is the preferred option as your payment will be directly applied to that invoice. BPoint can be accessed via any computer or smart phone Parents need to log into www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete Once logged in, you will need the information from the school invoice to complete the BPoint payment page For information, please refer to the attached instructions Directly into our school account BSB: 064-439 Account No: 1003 6283 Account Name: Noosaville State School Reference: (Please use students name eg M McMahon) Eftpos cards, cheque or cash – you can make a payment at the counter. Centrepay – our school has introduced Centrepay. Payments via Centrepay allow for credits on your student’s account in anticipation of future invoices. Centrepay is a free direct bill paying service available to customers who receive an Australian Government Department of Human Services Centrelink payment, family assistance payment or Parental Leave Pay. To arrange your deduction you can fill out an Application form from the office or go online humanservices.gov.au/centrepay All information regarding this service is confidential Financial Hardship Parents/carers experiencing financial hardship are encouraged to contact Janet Harrison, Business Services Manager or email jharr278@eq.edu.au to discuss how their financial obligations can be met throughout the school year, or to negotiate alternative arrangements that may be available to accommodate their individual circumstances. All discussions will be held in the strictest confidence. Parents/Carers Contact Details From time to time personal contact details may change. Parents/carers are asked to please update details when this occurs. We need to ensure that all parent/carers contact details are correct. Up to date and current school records enable us to send you messages, contact you when your student is ill or if there is an issue that needs resolving. If you are moving house, changed jobs, emails or mobile phone numbers, please inform the school office via: Email to admin@noosavilless.edu.au A note Office Hours School office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 3:30pm. We look forward to working with all families. For more information or further clarification please contact me on 54403222 or email jharr278@eq.edu.au Janet Harrison Business Services Manager Excursion Policy Parents are reminded that full payment and permission forms must be received by the nominated closing date, which is seven (7) full days prior to the event, to avoid disappointment of nonparticipation. The closing date is clearly identified on each permission form. Please remember our “No-Pay No-Go” policy exists if you have any outstanding accounts. Noosaville State School Newsletter SRC News During Term 2, the SRC held two fundraising days which were supported very well by the families at Noosaville State School. Thank you to all the children and families that wore beanies or dressed up to raise money for good causes. The ‘Beanie Day’ held on Friday, June 10, raised $401.80 through the generosity of our school community. This money was sent to the ‘Cure Brain Cancer Foundation’. $400 is enough to pay for a researcher for one day. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but maybe it will be the day when they make a breakthrough or find a cure. A ‘Free Dress Day’ was held on Friday, June 17. Classes were required to choose a letter from the alphabet and come dressed as something or someone starting with that letter. Many children had lots of fun dressing up. The day raised $446.35 which will be used to purchase school resources. This term we are raising money for the Jeans for Genes Day. Each year, Australians unite by wearing their favourite jeans and out doing each other with crazy denim outfits and donating money or purchasing merchandise, to support genetic research. This year, Jeans for Genes Day will be held on Friday August 5. Every dollar raised on the day helps scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute discover treatments and cures, to give every child the opportunity to live a long and healthy life. So on Friday, August 5, all children are asked to wear their jeans or appropriate denim shorts, and donate a gold coin to show their support. Students must still wear closed in shoes and normal school shirt. We are also planning some minor fundraisers for term 3 and 4, so watch this space. We will keep you informed about when and what is happening in the coming months. Thanks again for supporting our fundraisers. Julie Friend SRC Thank you to all the wonderful parents/caregiver that have donated items for our breakfast club. We had such a fantastic response that I think we will have enough to keep going until the end of the year. Term 3 Activities Games in the hall will be on every Friday at big lunch for students from year 3-6 and I am planning on expanding our organised games to 3 breaks per week including soccer games and other various outdoor group activities. My room will still be open several times a week however there is a new referral process being implemented to help maintain the level of support needed by students accessing my room during breaks. The Breaky Club located in the school hall will continue to operate every school day this term and is available for any students needing breakfast before school . I will be continuing with Circle of Friends social skills in the year one classes again this term, which have been lots of fun working with students around to topic of friend ship. As a part of the chaplaincy service here at school I offer one on one support to students going through particularly tough times. If you child is in need of emotional support here at school, please come and have a chat with me so we can discuss how I can best support your child. I will be away in week 4 for my annual SU conference and also in week 7 when I am away with the year 6 students on our trip to Canberra. I am at school during term 3 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Thanks Michelle Gameiro School Chaplain Tuckshop The tuckshop relaunch has been a great success with the fresh new menu being very popular. The sign up rate to our online ordering system at School24 (www.school24.net.au) has also been great and we would love to see even more people using this system. A huge thanks to all the enthusiastic volunteers who have got involved in the tuckshop during its relaunch; Leanne, Casey, Bianca, Nadia, Tori and Chris. If you can spare some time, even just an hour or two in a week or month, please speak to Mel at the tuckshop and get involved. It really helps during peak times and means we can offer better service and variety of homemade food to the kids. Don’t forget to Like our Facebook page, Noosaville State School P&C Association, as Mel has posted lots of photos of the new menu items so you can see what the kids are eating. Noosaville State School Newsletter Specials, meal deals and daily mini-extras are also advertised through this page on a regular basis. Banking Services The P&C is offering student banking services (deposit only) with Bendigo Bank through the tuckshop every Friday. Opening an account with Bendigo Bank is a simple process. Pick up an application form from the Tuckshop and take it into the Tewantin branch with your child’s birth certificate and Medicare card. You’ll be up and running very quickly. The kids receive a great little welcome pack of goodies and the account earns 1.5% on all funds. The Tewantin Community Bank Branch of the Bendigo Bank provides sponsorship and financial support to our school and many other organisations in our local community. At our school, this sponsorship has been used annually to fund enrichment and extension programs such as Reading Eggs, Readers Cup, Mathletics, debating and chess club activities. Please see attached letter for more information. Pie Drive The P&C was planning a winter Pie Drive for August but we can’t run this activity without volunteers. We are looking for a few co-ordinators but if you can help in anyway, please email us at pandc@noosavilless.eq.edu.au Volunteers are sought/ required in the next week. Tyron de Boer Address: PO Box 1079, Noosaville DC 4566 Key Contacts: Telephone: Email: General - 07 5440 3222 Absentee - 07 5440 3266 Fax - 07 5440 3200 admin@noosavilless.eq.edu.au Website: www.noosavilless.eq.edu.au Mary McMahon (Principal P-2) Wayne Carty (Deputy Principal 3-7) Terri Anne Harris (Special Education) John Graham (Head of Curriculum) Janet Harrison (BSM and Admin) Tyron De Boer (P and C President) P and C meetings held on second Monday of each month at 2:45pm in our Prep Area.