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19 September 201819 September 2018

Principal’s NewsDear Parents,

Although we are about to head off onholidays again it feels like we are nowhereclose to finishing the term. With so muchhappening and so many achievements overthe last fortnight it feels like we are windingup, not winding down. School for this termconcludes at 3.00pm this Friday,

September 21. Students are required to return on Monday,October 8. We look forward to seeing all of our student back onthat date after an enjoyable and safe holiday period.

Tournament of Minds State Champions

On Sunday our two Tournament of Minds teams competed atthe State competition, held at Bond University, after winningat the regional competition in August. Tournament of Minds isa problem solving programme that allows teams of students

the opportunity to solve authentic, open-ended challenges thatfoster creative, divergent thinking whilst developingcollaborative enterprise, excellence and teamwork. Both thelanguage/literature and the Arts teams worked their veryhardest to deliver a presentation of very high standard. OurArts team, however came away with the winning prize in theircategory and will now compete at the International Tournamentof Minds competition in Darwin on 12 October. At thecompetition they will compete against other Australian teamsas well as teams from New Zealand, Hong Kong, United ArabEmirates, South Africa, Uganda and Thailand. This wonderfulopportunity had to be earned and it is only through their tirelessefforts and team work and the coaching from their teachers,Mrs Pfrunder and Miss Skilleter that they have gained this rareopportunity. We thank the Jindalee P&C Association, JindaleeLions, Centenary Hire and the offices of Jess Pugh MP andMilton Dick MP for their kind donations which have significantlyreduced the cost for each child.

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Mascot Name

Our Mascot NameJESSE

JESSE stands for:

J indaleeE agleS upportsS tudentsE very day

Our Eagle has a name JESSE

If you see JESSE around our school or at events come and sayhi.

2019 Enrolments

Get your enrolments for 2019 into the school’s office ASAP.

Finance

Parent Payments to the School

BPOINT is the Department of Education’s preferred method ofpayment of parent invoices. Please note that we no longer offerB-Pay as it can cause delays in funds being applied to thecorrect invoice.

Advantages of using BPOINT are:

We encourage all parents/caregivers to give it a try. However,our cashier window remains open from 8am to 10am every

Monday to Friday for payments by cash, cheque (made payableto Jindalee State School) and EFTPOS.

For further information, please contact the office.

Grandparents Day

Grandparents' and Special Friends' day is being held onMonday 15Th October (Week Two)

Starts 9:00-10:00 in the classrooms and 10:00 -11:00 in theHall.

ICAS

ICAS 2018 English result

Congratulations to all students who participated in 2018 ICAS -English.

We have received the following results:

Year 3

Participation Merit Credit Distinction High

Distinction

Vedika, H. Kaizen,D.

Lillian,D.

Amelia, D.

Caleb, H. Yehansa,S.

Piya, G. Natashya, E.

Sehasa, W. Travis,I.

Stefan,K.

An, N.

Jayden,O.

Dinuli,S.

Kaitlin,T.

Year 4

Participation Merit Credit Distinction High

Distinction

Minh-Quan, D. Harish,P.

Layla,C.

Megan, B.

Janaki, G. Alicia,L.

Phoebe, K.

Jiya, K. Amaya,M.

Yuchen, N.

• Parents control which outstanding invoice they wishto pay, unlike B-Pay which automatically diverts topaying the oldest outstanding amount, requiringoffice staff to redirect the payment.

• It is a secure card payment collection portal providedby the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

• Parents can make payments on school invoices fromtheir homes and offices or from their smartphones.

• Payments made via BPOINT are auto receipted.

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Participation Merit Credit Distinction High

Distinction

Zarn, P. Rebecca, S.

Year 5

Participation Merit Credit Distinction High

Distinction

Patrick, I. Oriana,F.

Minh-Nhat,D.

Abraham, T. Lucy,W.

Brianna,M.

Jada, W. Jessica, S.

Chloe, T.

Daniel, W.

Year 6

Participation Merit Credit Distinction High

Distinction

Sophie, D. Anusha,B.

Ellen,B.

Chetana, K. Arushi,B.

JSS 50 Year Anniversary

50 Year Anniversary Sales

The office is selling a book of information, pictures and wordsfrom past and present staff and students that was sold for the50 Year Anniversary of the school. The books are available nowfor $25 and postage is available for an extra $10.

There is a book available in the office to preview.

Excursions

EXCURSION/INCURSION DATE Payment Due

Year 3 Street Science 23 October Due Now

EXCURSION/INCURSION DATE Payment Due

Year 4 Street Science 11 October Due Now

Yea 5 Street Science 29 October 12 October

Year 1, 2 and 3 Swimming 25 October 12 October

All excursions are due to be paid 2 weeks prior to the event.

School BankingBanking at Jindalee State School is on aWEDNESDAY for 2018.

Packs advising Dollarmite Rewards for eachschool term will be handed out to students ineach class.

Each deposit earns a silver coin.

Once a student has 10 silver coins they can request a reward.

The reward request tag needs to be accompanied with 10 silvertokens in the students banking.

Rewards are generally provided the following banking week.

It is important to complete your deposit slip for School Bankingcorrectly.

Please ensure your child’s deposit slip is filled out beforebanking with School Banking

All 7 fields below need to be completed:

1. Child’s name

2. Child’s School Banking student number

3. Child’s Youthsaver account number

4. Date

5. Amount in coins, notes and/or cheques

6. Total amount of deposit

7. Total amount of deposit (input into the “Add thisdeposit” field)

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Celebrating NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture andachievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities butby Australians from all walks of life.

This year's theme "Because of Her, We Can!" celebrates theinvaluable contributions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderwomen have made – and continue to make - to ourcommunities, our families, our rich history and to our nation. Forat least 65,000 years, indigenous women have kept Indigenousculture strong carrying on dreaming stories, song lines,languages and knowledge.

This year, NAIDOC Week was celebrated throughout Australiafrom 8 to 15 July, which was during our school holidays.Jindalee State School will be celebrating NAIDOC duringthis last week of Term 3 where all classes will be involved inactivities celebrating NAIDOC and recognising this year’stheme of “Because of her, we can.”

We look forward to hearing the wonderful conversations andexciting activities that will be occurring in our classrooms as werecognise NAIDOC Week in our school.

‘Early Years Day’Early Years Day Jindalee State School Friday 21 September2018 9 – 11am

This Friday, the children from Prep, Year One and Year Two willcelebrate our annual ‘Early Years Day’ at Jindalee.

The day, commonly known as Under 8’s Day, is a favouriteevent on the school calendar. Each child will be given apassport for the day, which has a picture of every activity onoffer for the morning. The morning will start in the hall at 9amand conclude in the hall at 11am. The children will be ableto choose which activities they would like to complete andget them marked off on their passports. Some of the activitiesinclude Boot Camp, Biscuit Icing, Crazy Hair, BoomerangPainting, Indigenous Handprints, Torres Strait Islander Danceand Bubble Blowing.

The theme for the day is ‘Children Exploring Language andCulture’. Children are requested to wear their cultural dress forthe day. Unfortunately this day is only for current children ofJindalee State School. Parents and younger siblings are unableto attend.

A very big thank you to the Brisbane Centenary Rotary Club fordonating all the supplies required for our Sausage Sizzle andoffering to cook the lot. Each child will receive a free sausageon the day due to the generosity of the Rotary club.

Library

Congratulations to Amelia in Year 3 who won the “Find theGolden Treasures Competition”. Amelia received lots oftreasures as her prize.

Thank you also to parents and teachers who dressed up andwho dressed their children for Book Week.

Premier’s Reading Challenge is now closed and names havebeen entered and sent in so that certificates can be printed.(Hopefully, I haven’t missed anyone). In October the certificateswill be mailed to the school. November 5-16 will be Premier’sCelebration Weeks where children will receive their certificates.

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Lost and Found

As we draw to the end of Term 3 our Lost property areahas accumulated a mass amount of various items that couldpossibly belong to your child.

Could you please take the time to search through the items ifyou believe your child has an item missing.

I would like that thank the volunteers who took the timeto sort through names and return belongings to students.Unfortunately, we still have much more, with names unable todecipher or with no name at all.

Student News

Class Awards

PREP A

Rigby B andLachlan H

2H

Kobe L and Kellan P

5HI

Seraya K andSarah C

PREP C

Annie S andTheo S

2M

Sebastian P, Benjaminp and Harry R

5K

Kayla P andEthan S

PREP L

Erik B and BillyB

2MI

Ulysses S and Lukas G

5KB

No award given

PREP NF

Chloe H andRohan K

3B

Jacob D and Tam N

5N

Cameron L andJada W

PREP T

Jasper M andLevi C

3C

Amelie P and Sarah D

5S

Jett M andJenna P

1C

Owen J andSamuel M

3HF

Travis I and Waad T

6B

Sarah L andJerome K

1CR

Beau D andRebecca L

3R

Dylan H and Jayson R

6BL

Charlotte R andTiegan R

1H 3T 6H

Isabelle R andAyaana D

Josiah C and Zoe O Charlie R andElizabeth

1NF

Lara F andHeidi C

4D

Lorelei T andMinh-Quan D

6L

Ethan B andJoseph G

1W

Jaime G andAaliyah R

4F

Beau P and Stephen P

6S

James B andIsla M

2BB

Angela R andChloe C

4P

Mena D and Jenna B

2C

Dean B

4T

Raphael T and James A

Prep C

Punctuation Perfection in Prep C

This week during Modelled and Guided Reading lessons, PrepC have been working very hard to ensure they follow thepunctuation marks in texts they are reading. Before we readeach page, we have been pointing to full stops, commas,question marks, exclamation marks and talking marks. Whenwe read the words, we have been making sure we take a smallbreath at full stops and pause our reading at commas. We havediscussed why it is actually easier to read and comprehendtexts when we follow the punctuation marks written by theauthor.

For a bit of fun during Guided Reading Groups, each child wasgiven a sticker every single time they followed a punctuationmark. Most children ended up with over 30 stickers on their armafter their reading lesson.

Have a look at the sticker haul on our arms:

Year 1 HASS Excursion

In week seven, as part of our HASS unit, the year one classeswent on an excursion to the Jindalee Boat Ramp. The unitfocused on familiar places and students learnt to identify thenatural, managed and constructed features of those places. Wealso investigated and discussed how places and their featurescan be cared for. The morning started with a short walk fromthe school to the Boat Ramp. When we arrived, we split up intogroups and spent some time exploring the area. The students

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drew a pictorial map of the park and worked together tocomplete an activity sheet. We made good use of the picnicarea and enjoyed some morning tea and of course a quick playon the playground. It was a lovely morning and everyone reallyenjoyed it. We would like to say a big thank you to the wonderfulparent helpers who accompanied us on this excursion. Withoutyou it wouldn’t have been possible.

Year One Teachers

Minecraft Interschool Tournament 2018

Last Thursday, afternoon three teams from Jindalee StateSchool competed in an interschool Minecraft tournament atAshgrove State School. These 3 teams, consisting of 2students each, took their place among 12 other teamsrepresenting 5 schools.

The competition involved each team recreating the First Fleetand Settlement at Port Jackson using Minecraft, and givinga 3 minute presentation “in world” describing their build andjustifying choices linked to the historical knowledge aroundthis major event in Australian history, including the indigenousperspective.

Representatives from Microsoft, QUT and Amazon were thejudging panel for this interschool event. Our teams received twoGold awards and one Platinum award. Only two teams receiveda platinum award and one of our teams received this award withthe highest score for the tournament as well.

The overall school winner of the competition was Jindalee StateSchool.

The girls experienced technology at its best and its worst,demonstrating perseverance and problem solving to workaround the roadblocks and come up with a solution thatresulted in a win.

Student Impressions of the Interschool MinecraftTournament

I thought about how well I would do and if I would makeeveryone more proud.I felt scared and nervous that I wasn't going to do well.I saw all the other teams looking so confident.I wondered how I will go and how high we will score.

By Ava I

I thought that our school achieved a very high standard as theyawarded Jindalee State with two gold and one platinum

certificates.I felt impressed and amazed when they announced that ourschool won.I saw the judges concentrating on everything that the teamswere saying.I wondered how many points Ava and I achieved.

By Amaya M

I heard the silence of everyone but the presenters while theyguided us through their build.I heard the clapping of all the audience as the presentersfinished presentations.I heard the voices of the judges as they announced the scores.I heard the music from the speakers before anyone presented.I saw all of the students waiting patiently for their turn to speak.I saw the beautiful Minecraft builds on the projector’s screen.I saw that many of the students looked nervous and some veryexcited.I saw the judges at the end, pleased to announce scores.I felt very nervous when we couldn’t get our presentation toproject on the screen.I felt pleased when the judges announced that Winter and Ihad won and received platinum.I felt confident as Winter and I were presented to the audience.I felt excited before anyone had presented.I wondered why I was still nervous after the judges hadannounced Winter and my scores.I wondered how the Minecraft PE bug has not occurred to anyother schools.I wondered what the other students had built before theypresented.I wondered which school had won after all the students hadpresented.

By Callista K 4P

I heard people clapping, cheering and my little sister cryingfrom all the noise.I saw my mum cheering, Mrs Hume smiling, Mrs Pfrundersmiling, my friends sweating and then Mr Green talking.I felt very nervous, sweaty, scared and exited.I wondered if Jindalee won, if I went over time, if people didn’tlike or liked my presentation, if my school was proud of meand my friends.

By Kaitlyn M 4P

I heard the clapping of the people once we had finishedpresenting.I saw the other schools staring at us in amazement as weshowed our presentation.I felt the excitement flow through me when I was controllingthe presentation.I wondered if our school was going to win and if me andCallista would get a platinum award.

By Winter S 4P

Year 6 Maths Extension Project

Bang! (We wanted to start it with a bang)

Throughout Term 3-4, a group of ten Year 6 students havebeen assigned the task of creating a mini city out of nets. Itwas called ‘Geometrocity’ as it combined Geometry with city

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planning. Each team of two got allocated a part of the city,such as Tourist attraction or Industrial. First, we had to plan ourcity, and get our building permits, consisting of naming angles,shapes and other geometric features. We then had to drawour section of the city to scale, including specific criteria wewere given, such as having the correct type of buildings, lines,shapes and angles. Once that was completed, we createdour nets, decorated them appropriately and put them onto ourcity plan. Finally, we joined all the parts of the city together,along with the Year 5 components, creating “Geometrocity”comprising of ten city sections. We had tonnes of fun doing thisproject, and can’t wait to do more in the future.

By Ellen and Isla

Maths Team Challenge

Written by Isla M and Ellen B

Yet another Maths Team Challenge has come and passed,and a total of 58 teams from different schools (including manyprivate schools) were competing. Five Jindalee teams (3 Year6 teams and 2 Year 5 teams) took on the challenge andperformed their best. The events consisted of the TeamChallenge, the Relay Event, the Code Breaker and the IndividualChallenge, although the Code Breaker and the IndividualChallenge didn’t contribute to the final score. There were twocategories - the large schools and small to medium schools(our school was in the large school division). The questionswere the same for both categories, so the Overall Winner (thehighest scoring team out of ALL the 58 teams) received the BobChristopherson Shield.

One of our Year 6 teams, called the ‘Jindalee RadioactivePineapple Sandwiches’ (Isla M, Ellen B, Thomas B, James Band Jacob M), came First place in the large schools category,and were the Overall Winners of the day! This team won the

shield last year as well. Also, because the team received thehighest overall score, 102 points out of 107, (we only won by1 point!) each member of the team were kindly presented witha $50 Officeworks voucher. This team has now competed infive Maths Team Challenges since Year 4, and have won everytime.

Year 6 team ‘Jindalee Radioactive Pineapple Sandwiches’ withYear 6 team ‘Jindalee Radioactive Pineapple Sandwiches’ withMrs HuntlyMrs Huntly

Aussie of the Month

Laura Ide 1CFor consistently following our school-wide expectations ofBe Safe, Be Respectful and Be a Learner. She continuallystrives for her best, with every task she undertakes. Laura iscourteous, diligent and a dedicated student who contributesto all class activities.

Matilda Russell PCFor being a kind and beautifully mannered child. She is alwaysbeing safe, being respectful and being a learner in Prep C. Sheis consistently on task and tries her hardest with any activityshe is asked to complete. Her work ethic and endearingpersonality enhances our classroom environment every singleday. You are an asset to our classroom Matilda.Congratulations.

Sasha Wright 3BFor being a caring and kind student who is always willing toassist others when they need help. She is an engaged learnerwho contributes in class and always completes tasks to thebest of her abilities. Sasha is a role model for others as sheconsistently demonstrates the expectations of Be Safe, BeRespectful and Be a Learner. Congratulations Sasha.

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Sport

Met West Girls Cricket Team

Congratulations to Neveah N and Sophie D for being invited tojoin the Met West Girls Cricket Team.

Sophie and Neveah will now play in the Qld Carnival on 4 to 7November at Grammar Fields Northgate.

Met West Track and Field Success

Congratulations to Liam W for being asked to join the Met WestTrack and Field Team to compete in the 10 Years Boys Discus.Sophie D will also attend Qld Track and Field Trials in Cairns,competing in the Girls 12yr Discus. Liam will compete in Cairnson 19 and 20 October.

Interschool Sports Results

SoftballYear 5

Game 1

Jindalee AJindalee B

73

Kenmore South AKenmore South B

117

Game 2

Jindalee AJindalee B

82

Kenmore South BFig Tree Pocket Year 6

88

Game 1

Jindalee A year 6Jindalee A Year5

69

Jindalee B Year 6Jindalee B Year 5

132

Game 2

Jindalee A Year 6Jindalee B Year 6

214

Jindalee A Year 5Jindalee B Year 5

61

Cricket

Jindalee Strikers 6/144 Defeated Jamboree Heights (2)10/60Jindalee Scorchers drew with Chapel Hill 144

Jindalee Strikers 5/176 Defeated Jamboree Heights (1)8/127Jindalee Scorchers 6/120 lost to Moggill 3/187

Jindalee Scorchers 2/100 lost to Jamboree Heights (1)4/213Jindalee Strikers 6/216 Defeated Fig Tree 10/66

Jindalee Strikers 3/239 Defeated Moggill 6/120Jindalee Scorchers 255 Defeated Fig Tree 102

Chess TournamentOn Thursday August 30, eight students from Jindalee StateSchool went to Stretton State College for the Brisbane PrimarySouth/West Inter-School Tournament for Term 3. There wereover 400 students from schools all across Brisbane competingin this Chess Tournament, across seven divisions. We had twoteams of four with one team playing in the Premier Divisionand the other team competing in the B Grade Division. Whenparticipating in the Premier Division, teams were also requiredto use clocks to time their games! Students played sevengames of Chess throughout the day against opponents fromvarying schools. It was a fantastic competition and a wonderfulexperience for Jindalee State School’s Chess Squad. A hugecongratulations goes to Jayden, Oriana, Devan, Amaya,Lyubomir, Sehasa, Tevin and Ometh for your enthusiasm,dedication, teamwork and resilience on the day. Jindalee StateSchool are proud of you all.

Chess

Chess Club

The Chess Club for students of JindaleeState School (Years 1 to 6) isrecommencing during Term 1 2018, for aperiod of eight weeks. Details are as follows:

DATES: Wednesday, October 17 to Wednesday,December 5, 2018 (8 weeks)TIME: 3.05pm to 4.05pmVENUE: Activity Rooms next to LibraryCOST: $10.00 per lesson per child or $70.00 for theterm if paying in advance

The classes will be conducted by Mr Patrick Byrom who is anaccredited Level One Chess Coach (Chess Association of Qld)with thirty years' experience.

If you wish your child to join the classes, please fill in the slipbelow and return it to the office.

Please pay Mr Byrom in cash or by cheque (payable to PatrickByrom) at the start of your child's first lesson. NO MONEY is tobe bought to the office. You can also pay by direct deposit -please email Mr Byrom at byronpa@hotmail.com for details.Thank you.

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Tuckshop NewsHello, we have a new menu in place.

Some things to make using the Tuckshop easier:

Please make sure you change the class of your child on theonline ordering system, if your child’s class is still recordedas their 2017 class. We have had numerous orders comingthrough with last year’s class on them.

We are always in need more volunteers. It has been greatto see some new people volunteering at tuckshop but westill need more. If you could help out once a month for acouple of hours, please come and see me at the tuckshop. Ourvolunteers usually come in at school drop off and stay until theend of first break which is 11:30am, but any time you can sparereally helps.

Please NOTE: We will be closed on the last Friday of the termfor stocktake and cleaning.

Tuckshop RosterTuckshop RosterTuckshop Direct: 3725 5719 Katie Shaw 0407 121 659Tuckshop Direct: 3725 5719 Katie Shaw 0407 121 659

Office: 3725 5777 E:Office: 3725 5777 E: KP.Shaw@bigpond.comKP.Shaw@bigpond.com

17 September – 21 September

Monday 17 CLOSED

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19

20

Fridayof

month

21 CLOSED FOR CLEANING ANDSTOCKTAKE

NOTE: We urgently need more volunteers. Even an hour at dropoff helps.

Please consider giving one morning once a month to help in thetuckshop. No skills required, just willingness to help. Please seeKatie at the tuckshop if you can help out.

ThanksKatieTuckshop Convenor

P & C

JSS P&C General MeetingMonday 29 October

In Staffroom

Thank you Jindalee State School

As we wrap up yet another successful Jindalee State SchoolFete, we want to again thank everyone who contributed to ourbiggest fundraiser of the year.

We are very excited to announce, that the profit raised by thisyear’s fete will clear just over $50,000.

This money will go towards the new Junior playground, whichwill hopefully be installed and ready by mid Term 4 this year.

We’ve had such a great time this year that plans for nextyear’s fete have already begun. If you want to join in the fun,please email fete@jsspandc.com.au or come along to the nextP&C meeting to see what other projects we have going.

Don’t forget to ‘Like’ our JSS Fete Facebook page and give usyour feedback and/or ideas for 2019.

See you at the Dustbowl Disco next term.

E: fete@jsspandc.com.auFB: 'Like' our Jindalee State School Fete page (#jssfete)IG: 'Follow' us at JSSFete (#jssfete)W: https://jssfete.com.au/

Thank you2018 Fete Committee

The Athlete's Foot

Cash back for Jindalee State School P&C

Did you know that if you purchase shoesfrom The Athlete’s Foot, Mt Ommaney or Indooroopilly andmention Jindalee State School, the P&C receives $5 for everypair of shoes?

• We have an online ordering system –www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au. Orderscan be placed until the cut-off time of8am on the day of ordering, but can beplaced up to two weeks in advance.

• You need a separate bag for both first and secondbreaks.

• An orange dot means an item needs to be collectedfrom the Tuckshop.

• Please let your children know that if anything ismissing from their order to come and see us at theTuckshop.

• If you are writing out the bag, please ensure you writeyour child’s correct class.

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Harvest Rain Talent AcademyDoes your child love singing, dancing and acting?

In 2018, Harvest Rain Talent Academy will be offering weeklymusical theatre classes at Jindalee State School!

It's a creative, safe and nurturing environment for school agedstudents who love to sing, act and dance. Students willexperience weekly workshops and classes led by a regularteam of skilled teachers who will help your child build theirskills and confidence through our fun and high energy creativetraining program.

Want to know more?

Come along for a FREE and no obligation trial class, meet theteam and experience the fun first hand!

http://www.hrtalentacademy.com

Community NewsTo see the flyers of our Community groups - please click on thefollowing links:

Centenary Dolphins Swimming Club

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