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The School Report

Newsletter of Fernvale State School

1605 Brisbane Valley Highway Fernvale Q 4306

www.fernvaless.eq.edu.au PH 54271333 Fax 54271300 Absence 54271360

Issue No: 32 8 October 2018

Dates to Remember

2018

October December 8 First day Term 4 7 Yr4-6 Swimming Carnival 15 P&C Meeting 11 P-3 Presentation Night 16-19 Yr4 Camp 12 4-6 Presentation Night 22 PUPIL FREE DAY 14 Last Day Term 4 26 Day for Daniel January 2019 28 Public Holiday November 29 First day Term 1 1 Prep Parent Information Session (repeat) 7pm 19 P&C Meeting 30 Yr6 Graduation Dinner

Further school date claimers will be added once finalised. Dates are subject to change. From the Principal

I trust that all school community members had a lovely Spring Vacation. May I especially welcome our new students and their families to our School Community. Staffing News In the last week of Term Three the first round of Teacher Transfers were released for the 2019 School year. The majority of all Teacher Transfers for the New Year are now completed however further Teacher Transfers both in and out are still possible up to and including Day 8 in 2019. At this stage the following Staff have received a Transfer out:

· Susanne Kelly (Darling Downs and South West)

· Larissa Madden (Amberley District SS)

· Belinda Proos (Ashwell SS)

Confirmation has been received that at this point the incoming Teacher Transfer list includes:

· Julie Schulz (Russell Island)

Notification of further Incoming Teacher Transfers are expected before the end of the year.

From the Principal

Other Staff that are expected to return from Leave in 2019 are the following:

· Michael Coman

· David Parker

· Katrina Sheridan

· Amanda Conway

· Lauren Sullivan

The following staff will be on maternity leave from the commencement of the 2019 school year:

· Kimberley Glass

· Tegan Usher

· Ariel Thomson

Additional Local Relief Teacher appointed for Term 4 Due to the significant difficulty of recruiting staff, Mrs Margaret Dearlove will be based at Fernvale SS on contract for Term 4. Mrs Dearlove will work on Year 4P of a Thursday and Friday to replace Mrs Angela Leader. Mrs Leader has accepted a fulltime position at Ipswich East for the remainder of the year. On the other days Mrs Dearlove will act as a Relief Teacher for staff in the event of absences. Mrs Dearlove joins Ms McGill in this role (Tuesday and Wednesday only) and also Ms Fraser who is also based at our school in the role of fulltime District Relief Teacher. School Improvements Over the break several school improvements and minor school works were undertaken. The installation of a large area of artificial grass to enhance the area near the Year 2 and 3 classes is now completed. This has greatly enhanced this area. Other work includes plumbing, installation of new gate to rear of the staffroom area and some garden clean ups. Well done to all involved in these projects to improve our school facilities.

From the Principal Upgrade to School Hall – Installation of Sports Flooring In exciting news, next week I am meeting with Regional Facilities personnel regarding a major project on the installation of “Sports Flooring” to the School Hall. This work is expected to be in the vicinity of $150 000 project to enhance our school facility. I will communicate to the school community the expected timelines and full scope of the planned works after the meeting has been held. Keep tuned!

Term Three Attendance Data At the completion of Term Three the overall attendance rate for all students at Fernvale State School was 90%. Our yearly target is 95% attendance. Upon further analysis of the student data the following attendance data was recorded in Term Three:

· 18.6% of all students attended for less than 85% of the time

· 17.6% of all students attended 85-90% of the time

· 25% of all students attended 25% of the time

· 38.8% of all students attended 95-100% of the time

The lowest attendee recorded for Term Three was at 34% attendance with 53 students attending 100% of all Term Three. All students that have met the school target of 95% or better will again be rewarded with a Pancake Breakfast. Individual forms advising of this will be sent home this week. Dogs on School Premise There has been an increasing number of dogs (large and small) being brought onto school grounds during school drop offs and pick up times. As much as we all love our family pets, dogs are not permitted to be on school grounds during these times as a matter of workplace health and safety. Thank you for your support. October Pupil Free Day The final Pupil Free Day of the 2018 School Year will be held on Monday 22 October.

From the Principal 2019 Prep Enrolments In-catchment Prep enrolments for 2019 are being taken. Just under 50 Prep enrolments for 2019 have already been taken and the majority of these have also undertaken an Interview and Brigance Screener already. All new enrolments can be made now through the School Office. Kind Regards

David

From the Deputy Principal

Welcome to back! I hope everyone had a safe and restful break and you are all ready for a fabulous Term 4.

Firstly, I would like to congratulate our sSchool Community for raising $1000.45 to support Drought Angels in supporting our farmers. Our fabulous P&C donated a further $500 to bring our grand total donation from our Fernvale School Community to $1500.45. A wonderful effort and something to be really proud of. Thank you!

Last term we held our parent teacher interviews in our hall. I invite you to contribute feedback via the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPXJK55 the brief survey will take less than two minutes and we really value your feedback.

From the Deputy Principal

Next week our Prep-Year 3 students will have the opportunity to attend the Bravehearts Ditto presentation. The presentation discusses age appropriate personal safety for children.

The sessions are Prep and Year 1 followed by a Year 2 and Year 3 session. The cost is $6 and money is due Friday. More information can be found by clicking on the Bravehearts logo.

Prep 2019 enrolment interviews and transition days continue this term. Enrolment Packages are available at the Office along with a list of Date Claimers for our events across the Semester. If you or someone you know has a child attending Prep in 2019 please enrol ASAP to ensure your child is able to participate in the events coming up this term. Just a reminder that ICAS certificates will be handed out on Parade in week 2, Wednesday 24 October. We are all looking forward to a wonderful term with many exciting events. Just a reminder to keep an eye on the calendar! Kylie

Other School Matters Student Absences Please inform the School Office 54271333 of any absences and reason or call

the Student Absence Line, see details below.

Telephone Numbers Student Absences: 5427 1360

The student absence line is available if you wish to leave a message that your child will be

away. Please include your child’s name, class and reason for absence without waiting for

your call to be answered which may be more convenient to you.

Other School Matters

Junior Dance Junior Dance will start this Thursday at second break playtime for students in Grade 1-3. Students in Grade One will be picked up from their eating area and students in Grades 2 and 3 are to meet Miss G outside the hall. Students will participate in learning a fun routine.

Fernvale State School P&C Association P&C meeting time reminder We will be holding a small informal meeting tomorrow Tuesday 9th October, 2pm in the school office building. Some of our P&C executive will be there so please come along to chat about any issue. Our next full meeting will be held on Monday 15th October at 7:30pm. Meetings are held in staff room in Admin building. Agenda to be discussed include update on grant for new funding equipment and possibility of breakfast club (fruit only) in Term 4. We look forward to seeing you there. Student Banking

Student School Banking will commence again this Thursday 11 October.

Items available to redeem this term (while stocks last) are:

Colour Change Markers

Epic Earphones

Glow Light

Heat Reactor Pencils

Mighty Boom Handball

Pencil Tech Case

Slushie Maker Cup

Smiley Emoji Keyring

Sparkle Glitter Pens

Tablet Case

Twister Power Handball

Volt Handball

Zoom Flying Disc

Community Notices

Contact 0414 621 637