newsletter 2015-5-1 - Coningsby State School

CONINGSBY
STATE SCHOOL
Queensland Government
NEWSLETTER
1st May, 2015 • Term 2 Week 2
TERM 2 WEEK 2
Attendance
As Coningsby, we are very proud of our AMAZING attendance rate! For
Term 1, our attendance rate was 96.4%! It is reassuring to know that
the families at Coningsby recognise the direct correlation between
attendance and student achievement. Thank you for your efforts and
commitment to your child(ren)’s education!
Our School Details:
Principal:
Jonas Shantz
Phone:
49598315
Fax:
49598656
Email:
admin@coningsbyss.eq.edu.au
Website:
www.coningsbyss.eq.edu.au
Office Open: Mon, Thurs & Fri
School Bank details:
BSB:
Account No. :
Reference:
Coningsby State School
064-707
00090829
Family Name / Activity
Missing Esky
School Watch: 13 17 88
The P&C have asked me to place this message in the newsletter: We
are missing 2 eskys. Apparently they have been gone for quite some
time but we are asking anyone who might have borrowed them to
please return them as they are needed for school functions and they
belong to the P&C. Thank you for having a look in your garages, sheds
and storage spaces.
P&C Association Meetings held 2nd Monday
of the month at 3:15pm
President: Julie Vella
Next Meeting: 1st June
(Direct deposit payment for uniforms welcome )
P&C Bank details:
BSB:
Account No.:
Reference:
Athletics Carnival
The Coningsby-Farleigh-Pindi Pindi combined athletics carnival will be
Wednesday 17th June at Farleigh State School. Please be aware that
the Carnival will be running differently than previous years. More
information will follow as it becomes available.
Coningsby SS P&C
064-707
00904431
Family name / Uniforms
DATES TO REMEMBER
4th May
Book Club orders due
6th May
Parent-Teacher Interviews
Tuckshop commences
All parents/carers are invited to make an appointment with their child
(ren)’s teacher to have a Parent-Teacher Interview at any time. Formal
interviews are usually conducted following report cards, however
teachers are always happy to discuss student progress, effort,
behaviour or other important issues pertaining to the child(ren).
7th May
Parade—2:30pm all welcome
12—14th May
Naplan Testing
Parade—2:30pm all welcome
Continued over ->
15th May
Free Dress Day—Vanuatu fundraiser
Please remember to read with or to your child every night, the benefits are amazing!
Consistent readers become great readers!
SCHOOL TIMES: Bell rings 8:45am ∙ First Break: 11:00am—11:30am ∙ Second Break:1:00 -1:40pm ∙ Concludes 3:00pm
P&C PATTER
Our next general meeting will be held on
Monday, 1st June at 3:15pm. The P&C
would welcome any parents who would
like to come along and join in the
discussions on the day.
FUNDRAISING
The P&C have decided to discontinue the
collection of mobile phones so we will be
posting our last collection away soon. If
you have any old mobile phones at home
that you no longer require please send
them along to school for recycling. We will
continue to collect aluminium cans and
the used vehicle batteries which can be
droped off in the collection box at
Farview Tyres.
Miss Watchirs arranged interviews for the families in her class at the end
of last term. While Mrs Neilsen, Mrs Landrigan and myself did not request
interviews, we are more than happy to have interviews upon request.
Teachers welcome meeting their students' parents. Making an effort to do
this will help the teacher better understand you, your child, and how you
will support the education of your child. Teachers appreciate knowing that
parents are concerned and interested in their child's progress. And, this
helps open the lines of communication.
NAPLAN Information Session for Parents
Mrs Neilsen and I will be holding a parent information session Tues 5th
May from 3-3:30 in the Year 4-5-6 room.
2015 NAPLAN Testing for students in Years 3 & 5 will be May 1214th.
Warm regards,
Attendance Target: 95 %
Current Attendance: 96.4%
Jonas Shantz
Teaching Principal
FUNDRAISE ALERT!
Mark your calendars
26 JULY
P&C NEED YOUR
HELP AT THE BIG BOAR
COMPETITION
WEEKLY AWARDS
TUCKSHOP NEWS
Orders need to be placed in the box in
each classroom by 9am each Tuesday.
Term 2 roster attached.
TUCKSHOP
6/5
Erin Barron
13/5 Ciara Kippen
27/4— (Back) Daneika, Lauren, & Peter
(Front) Brayden, Bailey, Matthew & Crusharn
HOMEBAKE
6/5
13/5
Cooney, Nielsen, Strang
Vella, Conroy, Blucher
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.coningsbyss.eq.edu.au
INFORMATION FROM THE OFFICE
LOST PROPERTY
We do not currently hold lost property as we encourage
parents to ensure that their child’s clothing/property is
clearly named so that is does not get “lost”. At the moment
we have a couple of items of clothing which no–one
appears to own. If your child is missing a grey pullover or a
blue zip jacket please see Mrs Lutz to claim them. Any
future unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end
of the term.
Congratulations to Michael and Hayden who
recently celebrated their birthdays .
HATS
Their have been a number of children who cannot find their
hats. Sometimes pen will wash off hats after a number of
wears, so please check if this is the case or use a fabric pen
so alleviate this problem. Hats are supposed to remain at
school for use there however if they do go home for
washing please ensure that they return with your child.
Can You Solve It??
VANAUTU DAY
We will be having a free dress day to raise funds for those
affected by the cyclone in Vanuatu on Friday, 15th May.
We are asking everyone to dress tropical for the day and
bring along a gold coin donation to put towards this worthy
cause. We are also asking for donations of vegetable seeds
(YATES brand only).
2016 PREP ENROLMENTS
Enrolments are being taken now for Prep in 2016. Children
born between 1st July, 2010 and 30th June, 2011 are eligible
to enrol. If you know of anyone in our area with a child of
this age please ask them to contact Coningsby School on
49598315 for an information pack.
BOOK CLUB
Orders due at school by
Monday 4th May!
Riddle of the Week
Answer this riddle on a piece of paper, include your name
and drop it in the ‘Riddle of the Week’ box. The first,
correctly drawn answer on parade will win a prize, each
week!
Hint: The answers should be well-known phrases, songs or
events, etc.
What gets wetter and
wetter the more it
dries?
………………………………………………..
(Please complete the form below and place it in
the container on Mr Shantz’s classroom desk)
NAME:…………………………………………………...
ANSWER: ………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………
At Coningsby State School we promote:
Be safe, be responsible and be respectful
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
4
3
Book Club due
5
Naplan parent info
session
11
4
Thursday
Friday
12
6
7
8
9
10
13
14
15
16
17
Naplan
Naplan
Vanuatu free dress
day
Tuckshop
18
19
M&D Cross
try
25
6
Coun-
20
21
22
23
24
27
28
29
30
31
Tuckshop
26
Tuckshop
1
7
Worlds Biggest
Morning Tea
2
P&C Meeting
3:15pm
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
20
21
25
26
27
28
Tuckshop
8
8
9
Queens Birthday
Holiday
15
9
Sunday
Tuckshop starts
Naplan
5
Saturday
Tuckshop
16
Combined Athletics
Carnival—Farleigh SS
10
22
23
24
Tuckshop
Rewards Day
COMMUNITY CALENDAR—SPORT, SOCIAL, HEALTH, LOCAL!
Before you speak – think is it true, it is helpful, is it inspiring, is it necessary, is it kind.