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From The Principal
Maleny State School Annual Improvement focus areas
Writing
Attendance
Welcome back everyone We enjoyed a sensational start to our term with students returning happy, settled and extremely well behaved. Term 4 is always exciting and absolutely flies as there are so many events taking place. This week I will join our Yr 4 students who head off on Wednesday to Currimundi Camp for an exciting 3 days while our Yr 5 students will head to Mapleton for their camp later in the Term. Our school focus remains writing and attendance. I encourage families to continue to support students with their reading each night and staying in touch with teachers to see how you can best assist your children this term. Extremely Successful School Review Our school participated in a full school review at the end of last term and will receive a full written report in the coming weeks which will be made available on our web site and discussed at a future P&C meeting. Reviewers briefed staff and myself at the end of the review and orally expressed that they were very impressed by the direction in which the school is heading; and by many of the processes in place; as well as how these are being implemented. We are grateful to the many parents and community members that assisted in this review. Country Fair only 3 days away Please ensure you attend our P&C’s biggest fundraiser of the year this Friday. Our P&C and staff have been working hard to ensure this will be a profitable and successful event.
Date Claimers 4, 11, 18 Oct @ 3:15-4:30 –
Instrumental Music Rehearsals
10 & 11 Oct – Prep Enrolment Interviews
12-14 Oct – Yr 4 Currimundi Camp
14 Oct – Country Fair
16 Oct – Lions Mountain View Challenge 2016
17 Oct – Pupil Free Day
20 Oct – Class Preference Forms due
21 & 28 Oct & 11 Nov - AFL
25 Oct @ 8:00-9:00 – Instrumental Music - Dress Rehearsal
25 Oct – Music Fest 2016
28 Oct – Christmas in Qld artwork competition entries due
Week 5 – Week 9 – Swim & Survive Program
1 Nov @ 3:15-4:00 “ThinkUKnow: Technology, challenges and taking action”
2,9 & 16 Nov - Welcome to Prep and Transition Days
7 & 8 Nov – Maleny High School Transition days for Yr 6
30 Nov – 2 Dec – Yr 5 Mapleton Camp
6 Dec – Yr 6 Graduation Celebrations
9 Dec – Last Day 2016
Diary Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 2 (10 Oct – 14 Oct)
Tuckshop Open
2:20 Parade
IM Rehearsal
Brekky Club Yr 4 Camp
Tuckshop Open
Yr 4 Camp
Tuckshop Open
8:30-9:30 Uniform Shop
Yr 4 Camp
Country Fair
Week 3 (17 Oct – 21 Oct)
Pupil Free Day
Tuckshop open
2:20 Parade
IM Rehearsal
Tuckshop Open
Class Preference Forms Due
Tuckshop Open
8:30-9:30 Uniform Shop
Glasshouse Dist AFL
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Telephone: (07) 54 998 333 Fax: (07) 54 998 300 Absence Line: (07) 54 998 366 Internet: www.malenyss.eq.edu.au
16 Bunya Street PO Box 983 Maleny Qld 4552 Email: [email protected]
Issue No: 1 10 October 2016
STUDENT ABSENCE LINE Please remember to call the school on Ph: 5499 8366 or email at [email protected] early in the morning if your child is going to be away or late for school so your child’s absence can be recorded correctly.
Win $150 – buy a Discount Ride Band Pre-sale ride bands are available at the office now for $28 ($32 on the day). Everyone who purchases a ride band before the Fair will go into the draw to win a $150 Coles Voucher supplied by the Rides Company. The rides this year look outstanding. 2017 Classes Class Preference Forms Due in by Week 3 Term 4 Please ensure you have completed a class preference form in writing by 20 October 2016 if you would like us to consider any educational reasons about the placement of your children in 2017. I remind parents that we are a relatively small school and most year levels have two full class cohorts, this does not allow for a great deal of flexibility around which class or teacher some requests may ask for. Our staffing formula is based on student Day 8 2017 enrolment numbers and as such it is crucial that 2017 Prep students enrol now, also if families are leaving next year it is crucial they alert us now. All requests on time are considered but ultimately decisions are made to benefit all students rather than specific individuals. We aim for balanced classes and a lot of time is put into making classes up by teachers who consider numerous factors including, academic, behaviour, social-friends, emotional, students with special needs, disabilities, physical classrooms, legitimate on time parent requests. Sorry late requests from parents will not be able to be considered. Register for Prep now! Don’t wait It is essential that parents who have not contacted the office to register their child for Prep in 2017 do so now. Please do not assume we know you are coming. Registration can be completed in a one minute phone call (Ph54998333) or an email to [email protected]. Note: all students will require a birth certificate before commencing Prep in 2017. I look forward to meeting with you soon. If you know a family in the area that has a Prep eligible student for 2017 please encourage them to contact us immediately. Prep Enrolment Interviews this Week Term 4 Week 2 Monday 10 October Tuesday 11 October Please Call 54998333 to book your 20 min interview with your child. Welcome to Prep and Transition Days We encourage any parents that have Prep eligible students for 2017 to enrol their children as soon as possible and call the office to arrange an enrolment interview. Students need to be enrolled to attend our transition days on: Wednesday 2, 9 and 16 of November. Parents must attend these sessions unless children are coming with GoodStart Centre staff. Maleny High School Transition Yr 6 students will transition to the Maleny High School on the following dates. Monday, 7 & Tuesday, 8 Nov. Parents will need to make arrangements for students to get to and from the Maleny State High School on these days.
SWPBS (School Wide Positive Behaviour Support) This week’s Rule: Be a Learner Fortnightly Focus: Leaders Inspire
Do what is right not what others do.
Build trust by doing the right thing when unsupervised.
Bounce back, get teacher help if you can’t sort out a problem calmly.
Choose to Defuse when situations of conflict arise.
Walk on concrete and around buildings
Use your manners
Talk so adults would be proud of you.
Think about what you are doing, would you do it if a teacher was watching if not sure don’t do it!
Congratulations Ryan National Swim Champ On the September holidays Ryan blitzed the field in the 2016 School Sport Australian Swimming Championships held in Darwin. Ryan won a Bronze medal in the Mixed 10-12 year old, 4 x 50m, 200 freestyle relay and a Gold medal in the 10 x 15m, 10-15 year old able body/multiclass relay. Ryan swam in individual events of 50m freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke in the multiclass 10-12 age category. Ryan proudly displayed his medals on parade last week. This was an outstanding effort and is even more amazing when you consider that Ryan competed in the 10 to 15 age group. Well done Ryan you are an inspiration and we are all very proud of you. Ryan would like to thank Shane Turner and coach Christine Peters for their support and training. Are you a member of our Town Library? If not I would encourage not only to join yourself but to join your whole family up just like Mr Grieg and I did last week. Not only do you have access to a huge range of books, eBooks, magazines, games, toys, video and audio resources located at the Maleny Library but in a couple of days you can borrow numerous resources from any of our Sunshine Coast Libraries that will be deliver to Maleny. Pop in and have your say on one of 2 new plans for the expansion of our town library. I very much thank Amanda, Candice and ‘The Friends of the Library Volunteers’ for their library tour, morning tea and chat last week. Strong community relationships open up a variety of support networks and opportunities for our school. Grab a bargain from Maleny Library monthly book sale Sunshine Coast Council, in partnership with the Friends of Maleny Library, invites avid readers to grab a bargain at the monthly book sale from 9-11.30am on the first Saturday of each month at Maleny Library. Sunshine Coast Libraries are constantly removing older stock to make way for new titles and has hundreds of books up for grabs at very affordable prices, with additional titles being added every month. Titles on sale include popular authors and bestsellers, classic books and a range of genres including mystery, romance, thrillers and more. There is a book to suit everyone’s interests including popular topics such as gardening, computers and cooking. Young book worms don’t miss out as there is also a range of junior titles on sale. Bring a bag to fill for $5 but make sure you are early to grab a book bargain. All funds raised are injected back into supporting the Maleny Library service. Maleny Library is located at 5 Coral Street, Maleny. For further information visit council’s library website or call 5475 8989.
From the Deputy Principal ICAS Testing: ICAS Maths Results
Participation Certificates
Credit Certificates Merit Certificates Distinction Certificates
High Distinction Certificates
Audrey Oliver Kayla Austin Joshua Toby Lillyanna Nathaniel Helen Ryan Olivia
Eli Jasmine Hannah Annika Eliza Elizabeth Theo
Taleta Max Darcy
Matilda Fraser Gretchen
Rowan
School Captain Process Year 5 students will be informed this week about the process for nomination of 2017 School Captains/House Captains and Music Captain positions. Nominations for these upcoming positions will be due by 11:00am Tuesday 18 October; no late nominations will be accepted after this date. Writing For students to become better writers, the best thing they can do is practice writing every single day. But sometimes it can be hard to think of what to write about! Here is a short list of creative writing prompts to help children with ideas and give them something to write about daily. Whether they write short stories, poems, or like to keep a journal – these will stretch their imagination and give you some ideas on what to write about with your child/children! 1. Outside the Window: What’s the weather outside your window doing right now? If that’s not inspiring, what’s the weather like somewhere you wish you could be? 2. The Vessel: Write about a ship or other vehicle that can take you somewhere different from where you are now. 3. Dancing: Who’s dancing and why are they tapping those toes? 4. Food: What’s for breakfast? Dinner? Lunch? Or maybe you could write a poem about that time you met a friend at a party. 5. Eye Contact: Write about two people seeing each other for the first time. 6. The Rocket-ship: Write about a rocket-ship on it’s way to the moon or a distant galaxy far, far, away. 7. Dream-catcher: Write something inspired by a recent dream you had. 8. Animals: Choose an animal. Write about it! 9. Friendship: Write about being friends with someone. 10. Dragon: Envision a dragon. Do you battle him? Or is the dragon friendly? Use descriptive language. 11. Greeting: Write a story or poem that starts with the word “hello”. 12. The Letter Poem: Write a poem using words from a famous letter or a letter from your own collection. 13. The found poem: Read a book and circle some words on a page. Use those words to craft a poem. Alternatively you can cut out words and phrases from magazines. 14. Shadow: Imagine you are someone’s shadow for a day.
Contact Details – Do we have your most up to date contact details?
There are times when we may need to contact parents and carers. Do we have your most up to date contact details?
If not, please contact the school 5499 8333 or [email protected] so we can update our records. These
details include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please
remember to contact the school if any of these details change.
Classroom News Year 4 News
Year 4 have started our new English unit “Examining persuasion in advertisements”. We are looking at and
discussing a variety of advertisements from magazines, TV and websites. The teachers have been impressed with
what the students already know about advertising techniques and how hard they are working.
Next week we will be going on camp from Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 October. This camp is at the Sunshine Coast
Recreation Centre, Currriumundi. The students are looking forward to having a go at some exciting activities such
as catapults, body boarding, archery and team building games. We are very lucky to have Mr Flamank, Miss Deena,
Miss Tayyah and Chappy Beccy joining us to help out on camp. The teachers are looking forward to seeing the
students learning how to cooperate and work as a team.
On Friday 28 October, Yr 4 will be hosting a “Cultural Expo” to showcase their work about a culture they have been investigating. The students were asked to select and research a different culture from a non-English speaking country and focus on the appropriate etiquette and customs to show respect if one was to travel to this country. At the Culture Expo students will share information, pictures, food, and a PowerPoint presentation. This will be a great way to culminate the unit and for the students to be proud of their work.
Year 5 News from Term 3 Last term in Music, the Yr 5 classes were using Humarimbas (a marimba or large xylophone suspended from the belts of two of the three players.) They each played different notes to create one musical piece.
Just before the holidays students transformed Banjo Paterson poems into a narrative structure. Here are some excerpts:
Fur and Feathers “Nice catch, Butterfingers!” said a Kangaroo sarcastically as an
egg-shaped missile catapulted across the field, the skinny head of the emu slammed against the ground leaving a head shaped dent on its hard surface. The Emu’s short chicken-like wings flapped helplessly as they tried to stop the creamy brown missile from hitting their pasty beak. (Clover)
The Man From Ironbark Just then the
infuriated man pulled up two tremendous gorilla paws
to accelerate faster than a flying jet and bang, the poor barber’s eyesight turned black. (BJ)
Waltzing Matilda Pulling their guns out frustratedly one yelled, “Tell me what’s in that
sack of yours.” They heard a “Mmmmaa.” He walked away slowly hoping they didn’t hear. The troopers shot. “Bang!” They got the Jumbuck instead. “Thanks wasn’t looking forwards to killing that Jumbuck,” laughed Jack. (Leela)
5/6C News What a great end to Term 3 we have had, and it’s getting even busier for Term 4! So many students in our class attending and participating in school and extra-curriculum activities. Congratulations must go to…
OUR WHOLE CLASS for Top class attendance twice in Term 3, AMAZING!
Jared, Gretchen, Sarah, Yasmin, Isobel, Kaitlyn, Isabella, Sam, Andreas and Toby for fabulous Musical performances.
Jared, Isabella, Kaitlyn and Josh for outstanding physical performances at the Regional Athletics Carnival. Well done to Jared, Josh, Kaitlyn, Isabella, Charli, Yasmin, Gretchen, Tyla, Sarah, Sam, Harry and Cooper as well, for representing our class and school at the District Athletics Carnival earlier this term.
ALL the class for showing such a big team effort in our 4B behaviour! We achieved 100% Be Super Club members and almost 70% Be Epic and Be Awesome club membership!
I’m so very proud of all of you YEAR 6 CANBERRA TRIP At the end of last term, 44 students and 6 teachers embarked on our annual trip to Sydney and Canberra. During the week we were involved in a variety of activities, one of our favourite moments was watching Mr Byrne and Mr Corkin perform a flip at the Flip Out Centre. Our group visited up to five attractions a day and learnt a lot about a variety of things from the War memorial to Parliament House. On the Thursday we went skiing, we had a lovely day but unfortunately it didn’t snow. We had a fantastic week and would like to thank everyone involve for making it such a fantastic week.
Country Fair
Friday 14th October
3:30pm – 8:00pm Come and enjoy a fun-filled afternoon and evening for all the family at the Maleny State School Country Fair on
Friday 14 October 3:30-8:00.
There will be a variety of fun stalls, amusement rides and showbags, coffee van and fabulous food from the
tuckshop as well as a BBQ and bar supported by APEX.
The huge Mega Raffle will be drawn at 6:30pm which includes 50 prizes kindly donated by local businesses and
individuals, valued at more than $5000.
Enjoy live entertainment with country music favourite - Col Finley. Col has been busy in the Australian and Country
Music Charts with his singles "Above the Blue" and "Rich with Friends". His album "Before the Storm" reached #3
in the Aria Album Charts so we are thrilled to welcome Col back to the Country Fair!
Supporting Col Finley will be Will Day who has just released his debut EP and Chris Staff who has recorded in
Nashville. A great evening of entertainment that will end with a bang with a fireworks spectacular at 7:30pm,
proudly sponsored by Bakers Lawyers.
See you at the Country Fair!
Music Notes
Students from Years 1-6 will be performing on Stage Friday 14 October at 4:00pm as part of the entertainment at
the COUNTRY FAIR.
The Recorder Ensemble will perform first, followed by students singing a number of
songs from our recent Musical production ‘Kids at Sea’.
Please have your child meet me beside the Stage on the school oval at 3:50pm. Yours faithfully, Liz Shortland Music Teacher
Absence Notification Process Please remember to call the school on 5499 8366 or email at [email protected] early in the morning if your child is going to be away or late for school so your child’s absence can be recorded correctly. Same day notification
Our school will contact parents as soon as practicable on the day if a student is not at school and we don’t know why.
Students of the Week Week 9
6A Cameron & Matilda 3B Luke & Amber
6B Alexandra 2A Scarlett & Levi
5/6 Gretchen & Tyla 2B Amelia & Waylon
5A Ryan & Maddie 1A Chayse & Taylah
5B Annika & Ben 1B Evie
4A Bella & Taylor 1C Kirbeh & Ethan
4B Joel & Eva Prep A Sam & Aleira
3A Seanna & Cayton Prep B Sonny & Archer
Cybersafety Web Conferences for Students Cybersafety Web Conference
Technology and all of the online services change so quickly it is hard to keep up. Consequently, Maleny State School
is going to host an online staff/ parent workshop (hosted at the school) for parents to attend to learn more about
how to keep kids safe and happy online. The details of the course are listed below.
Program description: ‘ThinkUKnow: Technology, challenges and taking action’
When: 1 Nov 2016 3:15pm – 4:00pm Whether you are a new parent, a grandparent, care for kids or anything in between, this presentation will prepare you with the basics to keep youth safe online. This parents, carers and teachers’ session includes short videos and real life case studies. Fact sheets on the issues outlined above will also be provided and can be downloaded from the ThinkUKnow website, www.thinkuknow.org.au. The presentation is tailored for the adult audience, ThinkUKnow ask that young people are not present. Participants will have opportunities midway and at the conclusion to ask questions - please feel free to come prepared with issues to discuss.
ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools across Australia using a network of accredited trainers. ThinkUKnow has been developed by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Microsoft Australia.
A reminder update will come out in later newsletters and via other means. Contact Mr Greig to register your interest in person or via email at [email protected] .
Chappy News KEEP IT SIMPLE Welcome back after the holidays. We had a wonderful time during the break and spent half of it camping in my neighbour’s back yard, despite the slope and uncomfortable night’s sleep. Our kid’s just love spending time with us and enjoying the simple things in life. Its funny how fulfilled I feel when I have had quality time with my children. Even if all we do is sit around a fire and toast marshmallows and play Spotlight in the dark, nothing fancy or expensive. Children love to just ‘be’. Just be with the people they love the most in the world and I have come to see more and more as my children reach another birthday that there is such a window of time that we have to create those lasting memories of childhood. Most children want for nothing more than just time with their parents and so I will strive every opportunity I am given to make the most of that time with them. I encourage you to do so as well. The first breakfast for the Term will be Wednesday 12 October. If you are interested in helping please contact Chappy for more details. Mentoring Program – PLEASE, if you know of anyone with one hour to spare a week and could commit to building a relationship with a child during school hours (I AM PARTICULARLY WANTING DADS AND GRANDADS) ask Chappy for more information.
Dental News The dental van will be moving to Maleny State School soon. Free dental treatment is available to all students, regardless of whether your child is eligible for the Child Dental Benefit Scheme (CDBS) medicare funding or not. Dental forms have been issued to all classes. If you are eligible for CDBS please complete both forms issued. A parent will need to attend dental appointment to sign medicare assignment forms. If you are not eligible for CDBS please complete only medical consent form. To find out if you are eligible for CDBS contact medicare Ph 132011 or look online at myGovhttps://my.gov.au/ It would be appreciated if all forms are completed & returned to the school office by Tuesday 18/10/16 so your children’s files can be retrieved & updated. Dental appointments will be sent home via your children. If these appointments do not suit you please ring us to arrange another time. If you have any queries please feel free to contact us. Ph. 0419 736942. Email: [email protected] With the subject “Maleny Dental Appts” Enza (dental therapist), Kylie(dental assistant) & Cheryl(dentist) Dental Van Staff
From the Office Payments Please deposit all payments directly into our bank account noting the invoice number, initial and surname of the student for whom you are paying.
Our Bank account details are: BSB: 064-462 Account Number: 10080359
Cash, cheque and credit card payments can be made by inserting the cheque/correct change in a payment envelope or writing the credit card details on the front of the envelope and depositing it into the drop-safe in the office. Please ensure that the envelope is sealed so the cash does not fall out. Please write the student’s name, class, amount enclosed and what the payment is for, clearly on the envelope. Office hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm on Monday - Friday.
Tuckshop News Can you help? We require help from parents for about an hour after drop off in the morning to help with a specific task. Also, volunteers needed in general for Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is very important we have enough volunteers to ensure the viable running of the Tuckshop for our school. Your support is greatly appreciated. To find out more, drop by or call Kate or Gunnar at the Tuckshop on 5499 8318 or email Kate - [email protected]. The Tuckshop is open three days a week - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Flexi Schools is our preferred ordering system and is simple and easy to use. To register go to www.flexischools.com.au.
Tuckshop Roster Tuesday, 11 Oct - Aki L, Sally C & Maia Thursday, 13 Oct - Kellie D Friday, 14 Oct - Victoria T Tuesday, 18 Oct - Aki L & Jade Thursday, 20 Oct - Peter M & Marty D Friday, 21 Oct - Aileen J & Jean E Tuesday, 25 Oct - Aki L, Lainie H & Kyle M
P&C Uniform News
The Uniform Shop's regular hours are Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9.30am. Payment options are EFTPOS, cash or cheque at the uniform shop only. Alternatively, orders can be placed online at www.flexischools.com.au by 5pm Wednesday for Friday pickup or class delivery.
Community News
*New Tyres *Mechanical *Auto Electrical *Roadworthy Certificates
1 Lawyer Street, Maleny
opposite RSL,
8am-5pm.
