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Issue June 2020 www.homesteadss.eq.edu.au

Included in this edition:

Principal’s report

Calendar of events

Birthday wishes

P&C News

Around our school

As COVID impacted normal school mode, Wednesdays have

became fun days. The first week we went to the Creek. A fun day was had by all catching fish, playing footy and just playing in the sand. We have also had a Music Day with Chappy, Mini

Olympics, Sewing with Mrs Lingard, Tie Dying, French Knitting, Kite making, dissected a cows heart and lungs, built a Robotic Beetle and to finish off the term back down the Creek.



It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of yet another term at Homestead. It has definitely been a term that has given us as a community many challenges. It was great to have all the student’s at school participating with the modified curriculum. This gave us as a school, time to extend the student’s learning beyond the class-room. Thank you to the community members that came to the school and offered to share experiences with the

students.

This term we also say goodbye to Mr S, who is about to embark on a new teaching journey in Charters Towers. We

wish him all the best.

Term 3 will see the arrival of Mr Nicholson, he is very excited to be working in a small rural location, between

Homestead and Pentland.

I hope you all have a well earned break.

It is time to relax, spend time recharging and spending time with friends and family.

Please check the calendar of events as Term 3 is very exciting.

Principal

Tania Hollis

As Term 2 comes to an end, so does my time at Homestead State School. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone in the community who has helped me over the past 18 months. Being my first full time teaching position, it is safe to say that everything I know about teaching I have learnt here.

Over the last 18 months I have been given some amazing opportunities to not only improve my teaching but to learn new skills and grow as person.

They say you never forget your first school, and your first students and I hope that’s true. I have had the distinct pleasure to meet some of the most caring and generous people I ever have. The way you are all so welcoming and open, willing to let me into your communities and lives is something I’ll never forget.

To the students, I would like to thank all of you for letting me share in your educa-tion. I can say with some certainty, that I have learnt just as much (if not more) from you than you would have learnt from me.

I am not moving that far away, so I’m sure it won’t be the last you will hear or see from me. Again I would just like to say thank you for this amazing opportunity.

Teacher

Ben Sutherland



Our Wednesday fun days

Sewing

Creek day Music day

Mini Olympics

Tie Dying

French knitting



Robotic Beetle

Butcher Time Kite making

More Wednesday fun days

Blowing up lung

My favourite day was…..

Tyler– Creek Day

Jake– Mini Olympics

Cooper– Mini Olympics

Mackaydee– Music day

Peyton– Music Day



1 Todd Pemble

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3 Sarah Epong

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5 Alison Barnicoat

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7 Natalie Whyte

8 Taryn

McCullough

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11 Wayne Lennox

Peter Polinelli Snr

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13 Daniel Pemble

Trina Ford

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15 Joe Ford

16 Emma Griffiths

17 Gracie Duell

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21 David Pemble

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23 Greg Lennox

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Chappies Corner

What a fun-tastic term. Your children have been so full of laughter as they learn. My highlight was joining them in a day of fishing in two square metres of water. The same fish were caught by every student more than once. By the end of the day there were many floating fish who were loved till their end.

Chaplains have a unique job role- we give social, emotional and spiritual support to students, staff and parents keeping in mind the school environment.

Part of my role is to listen and keep things private. If anyone would like to have a cuppa contact me at [email protected].

Here is some good self-talk.

I like being me. I make mistakes that’s being a human. I learn from life.

I’m ok being me. I don’t have to compare myself to anybody.

I deserve to be loved. I have inner beauty. I have inner strength. I like who is in the mirror.

Enjoy the school break and thank you for welcoming me into the community.

Chappy Robert Bauman

mailto:[email protected]



P&C News

Footy News

Due to the reduced number of weeks this year to play footy, the winnings for this year have also been reduced. (Not as much money coming in)

Prizes will be as follows:

1st - $300

2nd - $200

3rd - $100

4th - $75

5th - $50

Last - $20

Anyone that has paid the full $50 already the extra $10 (as it is only $40 to play the normal series this year) will be put towards the finals series.

If you have any queries regarding any of this please

contact me.

Thanks heaps

Jeanette

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3 Paul Polinelli Jnr

4 Coral Polinelli

5 Virginia Lennox

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8 Cam Barnicoat

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12 Lacey Barnicoat

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14 Megan Whyte

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Homestead State School P&C are holding a

Pie/Cake Drive Family pies, pies, fruit pies, sausage rolls,

lamingtons, peach blossoms and patty cakes All made from

“McAllister’s Goldfield Bakery”

Items will be delivered to Homestead State School

frozen.

Order forms will be sent out next term with prices

and dates. Please contact Emma Griffiths for any

further information 0448022732



1 Hugh Barnicoat

Kim Barnicoat

Noel LIngard

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3 Roy Cockfield

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9 Marty Cockfield

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14 Cheryl McQuillan

15 Katrina Polinelli

16 Chappy Robert

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18 Jim Ford

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23 Kerry Pemble

24 Rahni

McCullough

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29 Cherryl LIngard

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As we are now able to get together we had a catch up

with a wonderful afternoon tea for Volunteer Week,

Chappy Week, Cleaners Day and End of term.

Thank You Chappy

Thank You P&C

Thank You Jamie

Thank You! We would also like

to thank everyone

else who volunteers

their time and skills

to keep our school a

wonderful place to

learn, play and

work.



Calendar of Events

Newsletter Items:

An issue of the Homestead Headlines will be printed twice a school term (middle and end). Anyone wishing to place an article

in the ‘Headlines’ must have their article into the school a week before printing.

Small articles can be emailed to [email protected]

Any additional flyers or inserts must be pre printed before submission.

The next issue will be printed in the last week of Term 1, 2019

13 July First day of term 3

7 August Dalrymple Cluster Sports Day in Pentland

14 August Show Day Holiday

24-28 August School Camp

24 August– 4 September Book Fair

4 September Pupil Free Day

4 September Staff PD (First Aide Course)

18 September Full School Review

18 September Last day of term 3

School Watch Keep a watch on our school these holidays

With the holidays fast approaching, we need you to look out for after-hours crime in our school. If you see anything suspicious, please call School Watch on 13 17 88.

The School Watch program is a partnership between the Department of

Education, Training and Employment, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service. It aims to reduce vandalism, theft

and arson in Queensland schools.

If you do see something suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene. Call the School Watch number and let the local police or State Government Protective

Security Service deal with the matter. Keep the number handy —

13 17 88 — and let’s work together to help create a safer school

community.



Hello Homestead State School community.

My name is Tom Nicholson and I grew up in the Western

Outback town of Charleville. I moved to Brisbane in 2014 to

study for my Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Teaching

at the Australian Catholic University.

I am involved in many sports, especially Cricket, Touch Football,

Soccer, Rugby League and Tennis which I play regularly in

Brisbane. I enjoy socialising with friends, meeting new people

and taking on new challenges.

Since Graduating from University, I have been working as a

Coordinator for a ‘Before and After’ school care company called

Helping Hands in Brisbane, organising activities for up to 60

children each day and overseeing the company’s vacation care

programs.

I am looking forward to joining the Homestead community and

super excited about making the most of this great opportunity

to join the team at Homestead State School.

Welcome

Homestead State School

would like to welcome Tom

Nicholson as our new teacher

who will be with us from next

term. Tom will be teaching

between Homestead and

Pentland. We look forward to

Tom joining our School

community.

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