2019 Key School Priorities: Improving student outcomes for all students, through developing an inclusive culture that promotes life-long learning.

Dear Families, Week 7 is well underway and the end of our year is rapidly approaching. Please ensure you have returned permission forms for the Swimming Carnival and Awesome Day as soon as possible. Swimming Lessons Thank you to Lisa and the Burdekin Swim School for their support this term. The students have worked hard on developing their strokes as well as learning life saving skills both in and out of the water. Our final swimming lesson will be Wednesday 20th November.

Swimming Carnival The Burdekin Small Schools Swimming Carnival will be held on Friday 29th November that the Home Hill Pool. All students are required to wear a swim shirt and hat for sun safety. If your child has not ordered tuckshop, please ensure he/she has enough water and food to last the entire day, snacks, fruit and sandwiches. Please keep in mind, our students will not have access to a fridge. Camp! The Year 6 students, Mrs McLaughlin and I had an amazing time at Airlie Beach. It was wonderful to see our students interacting with students and enjoying themselves in a more flexible setting. Our student’s behaviour was commendable and was noticed by both staff members from other schools and members of the public. Thank you Cecillia, Nicholas and Sarah for demonstrating exactly what it means to be an Awesome Kalamia Kid. Raffle Tickets The P&C has a Christmas Raffle! Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Please see Rebekah Madsen to purchase your tickets. Awesome Day Awesome Day is rapidly approaching and permission forms were sent home on Monday. All students are expected to display appropriate and expected behaviours both in and out of the classroom over the coming weeks to ensure that our experience on Awesome Day is for students who have earnt the title of An Awesome Kalamia Kid! Parents will be contacted if their child’s behaviour has become disruptive of other student’s learning and opportunities at school. Student Resource Scheme The Student Resource Scheme is available for families again in 2020. The cost will remain the same, $130 and $20 volunteer contribution. Forms will be sent home at the commencement of Term 1. If you wish to source your child’s school books and supplies, please ask for a book list at the office. Kind regards Renee Cross PRINCIPAL

2019 Newsletter Term 4 Week 7

Lilliesmere Road

AYR QLD 4807 Postal Address: P.O. Box 2126 AYR QLD 4807

Phone: (07) 4783 2191

Mobile: 0459 885 273

Email: principal@kalamiass.eq.edu.au

Webpage:

kalamiass@eq.edu.au

Kalamia State School Official

We acknowledge the

traditional custodians (the ‘Juru’

people) of this land and pay our

respects to the Elders both past,

present and future.

From the Principal

Attachments:

Student Resource Scheme Form

Swimming Carnival Information

School News 1 & 2

Date Claimers 2

Snapshots of KSS 6

Community News 6 & 7

Inside this issue:

ABSENT FROM SCHOOL - PLEASE EXPLAIN!!

Ph: 4783 2191 Mob: 0459 885 273 * Drop by the office * Send a note * Send a text

DATE CLAIMERS Term 4

Week 7: Mon 18th Nov -

Fri 22nd Nov Mon - Playgroup 9 to 11am Mon - Parade 2.45pm Tues - Mrs McL on class, Mrs Cross Meetings Wed - Swimming Early Pick up (1.30pm) Thurs - P&C Meeting 3.30pm, Conference Room Fri – White Ribbon Day

Week 8: Mon 25th Nov -Fri 29th Nov

Mon - Playgroup 9 to 11am Final session for 2019 Mon - Parade 2.45pm Tues - ARD visit Mr Wriggley Fri – Swimming Carnival - Home Hill Pool Week 9: Mon 2nd Dec -Fri

29th Nov Mon - Awesome Day at Billabong Sanctuary Tues - Awesome Day - Free Dress Day Wed - Presentation Day 2pm start Thurs - Transition Day Yr 6 Ayr State High School Fri - Transition Day Yr 6 Ayr State High School

Week 10: Mon 9th Dec -

Fri 13th Dec Fri– 13th Term 4 Ends

Classroom News

Year 1: We had a lot of fun creating play mats for our ‘small world’ adventures. First of all we brainstormed what features we would like in ‘Dinosaur Land” and draw our plan. With help from Miss Elise, we draw each person’s ideas onto calico fabric and painted it! We are enjoying using ‘Dinosaur Land” to explore prehistoric times. We used our under-standing of ‘place’ and importance of communities through our HASS units to create a plan of ‘Town Land’ which will be used in “Our Community’ small world play experiences. Year 2 –4: We just had to have a go at making a small world mat so our idea was to create a farm. Luckily for the farm animals, we included a pig sty, a chook pen and a paddock for the cows! Our HASS unit included the exploration of land and the different uses it has. Year 5-6: In Science we investigated evaporation and the factors that can affect how much moisture evaporates over a timed period. Some of the variables were location, length and depth of the containers and the weather! We finished off our Japanese listening and writing assessment tasks and we were able to identify features about a character’s home town and what activities were available. Almost all of our assessment tasks for each year level are complete and our students should be congratulated for their hard work and commitment to their learning. WHAT IS OUR TERM 4 FOCUS? WRITING, WRITING, WRITING Provide a place for your child to write. Stock the “writing centre” with supplies such as paper, pencils and crayons. You can also gather family photos and magazines in the centre that can be used as story starters. Read, read, read! Reading exposes students to general vocabulary, word study and content-specific vocabulary. Through reading, students see a variety of authors’ techniques that they can use in their own writing. Provide authentic writing opportunities for your child. Have your child write his own thank-you notes, party invitations and letters to family. Let your child make the grocery list. Finding a pen pal for your child would make writing “real.” Be a writing role model. Make sure your child sees you as a writer. Point out times that you use writing to communicate with others. When your child writes, you should write. You can schedule a day of the week that you will turn off the television and share your writing. Ask questions. Ask specific questions about your child’s writing such as: “How did that happen?” “How did that make you feel?” “Can you tell me more about that…?” “What are some other words you could use to describe…?”

Whole School Attendance Rate

86.5%

Our school target is 93% or

higher

AT SCHOOL BEFORE THE 8:30am?

Breakfast Club is available very morning!

All students are welcome and can enjoy a great

start to the day. Parents are welcome to

come in and join us. Thank you to ADFA for your ongoing support.

Behaviour Focus for Weeks 7– 10 Week 7—I am Respectful: I am honest and truthful about my behaviour Week 8—I am Respectful: I am fair and show good sportsmanship Week 9– I am Safe: No hat, no shoes no play Week 10—I am Respectful—I play by the agreed upon rules Awesome Days—We are going to Billabong Sanctuary and more surprises! Our Awesome Days will be held on Monday and Tuesday Week 9! I AM RESPECTFUL I AM SAFE I AM A LEARNER

AWARDS

POSITIVE CULTURE 4 LIFE

Principal’s and Student of the Week Awards

Each week, our Student of the Week Award and Principal’s Awards are presented on Parade. Parade is held every Monday afternoon at 2.45 pm, either in the classroom or the undercover area (depending on the weather conditions) The Student of the Week Award for Week 6 was Saxon for displaying appropriate and respectful behaviours towards others. The Principal’s Award for Week 6 was Jake for sharing audio stories with his friends. Well done Saxon and Jake!

Our final swimming lesson was this week and I would like to thank the students for the wonderful way in which they behaved, listened and learnt while at the Burdekin Swim School. Thank you to Lisa for your tireless efforts, your encouragement and giving our students the opportunity to learn such important life skills. At Kalamia State School, swimming lessons and life saving skills are highly valued and it is wonderful that we can provide essential lessons to all students at no cost to families. Thank you to our parents who help support our school by assisting with transport and helping out in the pool. We couldn't do it without you!

SWIMMING LESSONS—TERM 4

HEALTH & WELL BEING

Play helps children develop social skills

Play is important for learning the social skills (including language and communication) that develop over time and will be the foundation for future relationships.

Through play, children learn about:

the give and take of relationships with friends (negotiating)

how their behaviour can affect others and to develop empathy

how to lead and follow

repairing relationships

Play helps children develop emotional skills

Through play, children can express their feelings, even before they have the words to say how they feel. Play also fosters imagination and becomes the basis for creativity in art or music or other ways of self-expression. These ways of personal expression can help people cope with feelings all their lives.

Play can also help children learn impulse control. They learn to think about what they want to do, to plan and to be patient. If they’re building a castle and get frustrated and knock it down, they have lost their castle. In these ways, children gradually learn they need to control their impulses to achieve what they want.

As children grow, the way they play will change. Examples of play for children of different ages are listed below:

Preschool children (around three to five years) Old milk containers, wooden spoons, sticks, scrunched up paper and old clothes are great

for imaginative play

Playdough and clay can help your child develop find motor skills.

Favourite music or pots and pans are great for a dance concert or to make up music

Simple jigsaw puzzles and matching games like animal dominoes help improve your child’s memory and concentration

Babies (birth to around 18 months) With babies you might try:

music, songs, gentle tapping on your baby’s tummy while you sing, bells or containers filled with different objects – these activities can help develop hearing and movement

objects of different sizes, colours and shapes to encourage a child to reach and grasp

sturdy furniture, balls, toys or boxes to get a child crawling, standing and walking

play with movement (for example, holding a baby while singing, swaying or gently dancing)

play with words, such as in simple rhymes, animal noises, books, blowing raspberries and playing peek-a-boo.

Toddlers (around 18 months to three years) A toddler might enjoy:

big and light things like cardboard boxes, buckets or blow-up balls to encourage them to run, build, push or drag

chalk, rope, music or containers can encourage jumping, kicking, stomping, stepping and running

hills, tunnels or nooks that encourage physical activities like crawling and exploring, experimenting with different sounds and rhythms (try singing, dancing and clapping along to music with your child).

Source: www.beyou.edu.au Fact Sheet—social and emotional learning—why is play important .

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!—WE HAVE NEWS

* Mr Dale Last visited our school last week and we had great fun as he lead us around the school, making train noises! Thanks for making our day Mr Last. Check out Wednesday 20/11/19 issue of The Burdekin Advocate. * Christmas Raffle tickets are on sale now! The Hamper will be drawn at Presentation Day - Wednesday 4th December. $1 each or 6 for $5 - Bargain! * The new laptops have arrived! Thank you Mrs Guiney for helping us upgrade our existing devices to ensure we are ready for NAPLAN online in 2020. * Loving our new front gate! Thank you Nathan, you have helped make our school entrance look amazing and help keep us safe and secure! * The last Playgroup session for 2019 will be held on Monday 25th November. Thank you Miss Christina for the wonderful work you do with our littlest people. Playgroup will begin again in Week 2 Term 1 2020! * Mrs Cross will be in the office from 20th January, 2020!

KALAMIA STATE SCHOOL APPLICATION FOR A CHAPLAIN

The opportunity has come up for Kalamia State School to apply for a Chaplain! A chaplain can help support students, and staff with emotional and spiritual support, provide an additional role model in the school and can be a resource for families as well. Chaplaincy services are inclusive of and show respect for all religious and non-religious beliefs and other stances within the community.

ENROL NOW FOR PREP

Enrolments are OPEN for Prep in 2020.

If you have a child born between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015 they are eligible to enrol at our school next year.

Please see the Office Administration staff to collect an enrolment pack TODAY. All enrolments require a copy of your child's birth certificate and immunisation records.

Word of mouth is the most effective way to get the message out into our

community that Kalamia is the best school on the planet!

Check in with your family, friends, neighbours, everyone and see if they are

looking to enrol their child in an amazing school.

Kalamia State School—Achieving Great Things!

Community News

Year 6 Camp to Airlie Beach….. Again!

P&C Meeting Thursday 21st November

3.30 pm in the Conference Room

Key Word Sign

Community News