It is difficult to believe that we are half way through term three. There are only 15 weeks left of the school year 135 days until Christmas, less than a month until father’s day (arguably the best day of the year) and less than a month until NRL finals start. This week I have managed to pull apart our results from the national testing. It is exciting to see that some areas of our learning have progressed much faster than the nation. In some areas the gains that our students have made are twice as fast as the nation. This is a credit to our students, supportive parents and our incredible staff. A survey recently was anonymously conducted with our students and it was alarming to find out that over 10% of our students indicated that they come to school without breakfast. We have all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and further information about this can be found in the article on the Kid Health website www.kidhealth.org . A good breakfast fuels you and gets you ready for the day. In general, kids and teens who eat breakfast have more energy, do better in school, and eat healthier throughout the day. Without breakfast, people can get irritable, restless, and tired. So please make time for breakfast — for you and your kids! Yesterday was ‘Cupcake Day’, an opportunity to raise money for the RSPCA and it was nice to see some of our parents come up to support this cause, as well as enjoy some very decadent cupcakes. For me it was a battle between the chocolate cupcake filled with M and M’s or the Ovaltine cakes with a marshmallow icing. The main problem was that I only got to try 4 out of 15 different flavours. A total of $365 was raised for an excellent cause. Attendance Congratulations to our year 5 students who received an award on parade for having the highest attendance. As a class group they have achieved 97% attendance for the last two weeks. In week two I discussed that “every day matters”. However I have noticed that there are a group of students who continually arrive late.

Not only is this a challenge for the students arriving late because they often miss the initial instructions and miss time to set up for the day but it is also disruptive to the students who are already settled and learning. If possible please endeavour to have your child at school before the bell at 8:45 so that they have the best opportunity to start each day seamlessly. Continued over page….

Principal’s Report

IN THIS ISSUE 10/08/2016

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• Tuckshop Closed Thursdays!

• Certificate Photos

President - Chantel Lewis Vice President - Helen Geri Secretary - Naomi Faccio Treasurer - Simon Geri

P&C Executive

Date Claimer

• P & C Meeting 17 August 3pm

• Free Dress Day 24 August

Principal’s Report Continued..

Maths Team Challenge At lunch time yesterday we had our first full team meeting for the Maths Team Challenge, Dan, Justin, Ryan, Ben, Kaitlin, Ashley, Kane, Isaac and Braidy have joined the preliminary team. At this stage 9 students are trialling to make a team of 5 for the maths challenge on the 29th of August. These students are giving up their lunch time, working through challenging problems both individually and as a team. Curriculum at Home When reading, one area that is the most challenging for our students is the ability to infer. Inferring is reading between the lines, using clues in the text and their prior knowledge to understand the message that isn’t stated directly. This is an important comprehension skill as is creates a deeper understanding of what your child has read. Language your child could use when inferring:

Reading between the lines, I think…. I would expect that…… I already know that…… so I think….. In my experience……. I think the author is really trying to say……. I think the character behaved like that because…… I think what’s really going on is….. I wonder if….

Remember, as a parent the more you can read with your child the better. Always try and ask your child questions about what they have read and if you can ask them inferential questions that will support this area of development.

Boyd Mclean Boyd Mclean Boyd Mclean Boyd Mclean / Principal -

Kilkivan State School � 6 Council Street / Kilkivan Qld 4600 ℡ 54 873333 | � bvmac0@eq.edu.au

YEAR 10 POETRY

Endangered species

Endangered species should not be hunted Unless you wish to be confronted By the police with a gun Then you won’t think it’s so fun You’ll stop right there and think twice That hunting animals is not so nice

A year later you will forget about that And go with mates to hunt a numbat You don’t get caught this time So you keep committing this awful crime After you try many times You get caught and get a massive fine

Next time you try and be smarter You wear camouflage and run faster This time you go for something bigger Just as you’re about to pull the trigger A Javan rhino rams you from behind You hit a rock and now you are blind You sit at home lonely and bored And remember that time the lion roared You dream of hunting every night Then the Your only dream was to catch a giant panda But now your life is just a bit blander

The animals try to live life to the fullest But no you have to be the cruellest You think of the old times every night And all the animals with faces full of fright The tiger, monkey and elephant to Also the turtle, gorilla and hyena crew

Arrows shooting through the air The animals are getting quite a scare Filled with pain and sorrow Do you have a tissue I can borrow? That flamenco just got hunted The population growth has just been stunted

With all this hunting I really need to stress The smell of dead animals is causing a big mess The little girl wants to see a panda But she just saw one get shot from the veranda All our animals are dead I will just have to google them instead

ASSESSMENT CALENDARS

YEAR 8

Week Subject Assessment Item

5 Maths Data Assignment: Scrabble: Due Monday

English Persuasive Oral Response Due (Thursday)

Ag Studies Draft on pesticides assignment due.

Japanese Draft of Oral Tradition Portfolio

6 Home Ec Food Assignment: Tasks 3 & 4

Geography Multimodal research assignment draft due Tuesday (present next week)

7 Ag Studies Pesticides assignment due.

Geography Multimodal presentation (Tues)

YEAR 9

Week Subject Assessment Item

5 Maths Assessment: Data

Investigation due (Friday)

Science Exam – My life in the Balance (Thursday)

Textiles Short Answer test

English Hybrid Speculative Short Story Due (Friday)

6 Geography Multimodal research assignment draft (Due Monday)

7 Drama Oral on Method Acting (Tuesday)

Geography Present multimodal report (Monday)

YEAR 10

Week Subject Assessment Item

5 Maths Unit 5 Assignment: Data Representation. Due Tuesday

Textiles Short Answer Test (Tuesday)

English Creating and Performing Poetry Due

6 WORK EXPERIENCE

7 Geography 1st Draft Field Trip (Wednesday)

Drama Oral on Method Acting (Tuesday)

Manual Arts Progress check on major project.

Tuckshop Volunteers Needed for Term 3 If you are interested in helping out with a shift please contact: Chantel Lewis on : 0427 948 131 President - P & C Assn. Kilkivan State School P & C Assn. TUCKSHOP NOW CLOSED EVERY THURSDAY AND WILL ONLY BE OPEN ON MONDAYS! Next P & C Meeting is on Wednesday August 17 in the Library. All Welcome Thanks Naomi Faccio Secretary - P & C Assn.

OFFICE NEWS Prep Enrolment 2017 Information All Queensland children are eligible to attend full-time Prep from the beginning of the school year in which they will reach the age of 5 years by 30 June. Children whose birthday is in July through to December commence Prep at the beginning of the school year after their 5th birthday. Please ring the school on 5487 3333 to put your child’s name for 2017. Would you please bring your child’s birth certificate to the office for copying, without this we are unable to enrol them. Later in the year we will send out invitations to an information morning where you will receive an enrolment pack. We will also explain how Prep is run and other things like the uniform etc. There will also be transition mornings with Kindy students coming to Prep next year. If your child doesn’t go to Kindy you are more than welcome to come along on those days. Regards - Vicki & Angie

Unless explicitly attributed, the opinions expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent the official position Or opinions of the State of Queensland or the Department of Education. Whilst all care has been taken, the Department of Education disclaims all liability for loss or damage to person or property arising from this message. Any notices submitted to the school newsletter for the Community News section must have “Submitted By …………….” attached or these notices will not be included. It is the responsibility of the organisation submitting information to ensure that this information is accurate. It is not the school’s responsibility to filter these sub-missions or to take responsibility for information given to the school for inclusion in the newsletter

Hockey Fun!Hockey Fun!Hockey Fun!Hockey Fun!

Our 4/5 and 6/7 classes have had such a great time learning about hockey this term. They are completing a four week ‘get to know hockey’ program with Ben from Gympie Hockey coming out each week to coach the kids. We have looked at both the attacking and defending skills needed for the game and the kids have had a blast! The program will finish this week, however if your child has shown a real interest in the sport, contact Gympie Hockey for more information or a pamphlet is available from the school.

P & C NEWS

Gympie Sport Athletics Trials Next Thursday and Friday the 11th and 12th July, students from Kilkivan will travel into Gympie to trial for the Gympie Sport Athletics Team. Good Luck to the following students who will be competing: Chris Perkins, Zac Moye, Tobi Geri, Tarnee Eaton, Chloe Perkins, Harry Stewart, Dan Atthow, Braidy Eaton, Ryan Wilkinson, Ashley Riddell and Sophie Jensen. For some of these kids, this is the biggest competition they have competed in (some competing in up to 10 events). GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN! Thanks Shellee Davies HPE Teacher

HPE NEWS

FREE DRESS DAY To raise awareness and money for research of Diabetes, Billy is holding a Free Dress Day on : Wednesday August 24 Please bring a gold coin donation. Thank you for your support! Billy

...From the Prep / 1 Room...

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Well done to this weeks winners of the $5 tuckshop vouchers Kylah, Tobi and Rubi

Tobi playing the Clarinet on Parade

Congratulations to Erica for outstanding Improvement in Reading and Morgan for your Super Reader Award

Great job Year 2 for having an attendance rate of 95.5%

Awesome job Year 5 for having an attendance rate of 97%

Congratulations Poppy for knowing all your blue words, Summah for knowing all your sapphire words, Zane for knowing all your first high frequency words and Gabby for knowing all your orange words

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RESULTS FROM SCHOOL ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS. U.N.S.W. GLOBAL SCHOOLS SCIENCE COMPETITION CREDIT: Isaac Day (Year 4) Ryan Wilkinson (Year 5) Tobi Geri (Year 7) MERIT: Dan Atthow (Year 6) AUSTRALIAN HISTORY COMPETITION CREDIT: Tobi Geri (Year 7).. Tobi entered the Year 8 History Competition. MERIT: Ethan Gilchrist (Year 10)

Congratulations to our 40 and 60 Double delight winners!

Congratulations to our 20 and 40 Double delight winners

Congratulations to Graham for great pottery work, Tobi for a positive attitude in Japanese, Chloe for always trying your best and Cassy for demonstrating persistence and working consistently during maths.

Congratulations to Will for a huge improvement in spelling, Hugh for a huge improvement in spelling, Barney for Persistence in LEM phonics, and for trying your best in hockey, Lilly for a huge I improvement in spelling, Noah for an improved effort in P.E and improvement in spelling and Luke also for a huge improvement in spelling

Disco Photos

Thursday

8 September

6pm – 8pm

Kilkivan Shire Hall

Support KSS P&C

Sausage Sizzle

Drinks & Chips

Available at intermission

ADMISSION

Gold Coin Donation

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What’s on for kids

Thursday 11 August from 3:30 Thursday 11 August from 3:30 Thursday 11 August from 3:30 Thursday 11 August from 3:30 ---- 4:30 there will be live Music & Art. 4:30 there will be live Music & Art. 4:30 there will be live Music & Art. 4:30 there will be live Music & Art. Bring along the attached voucher to receive your free Pizza!!Bring along the attached voucher to receive your free Pizza!!Bring along the attached voucher to receive your free Pizza!!Bring along the attached voucher to receive your free Pizza!!