MOSSMAN STATE SCHOOL

www.mossmanss.eq.edu.au

PO Box 163, Mossman Q 4873 ph. 07 40999333 fax 07 40981491 Principal: Randal Smith

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and pay respects to Elders, past, present and future.

Thursday, 19 October 2017 Dates to remember 25th October- Child Protection Investigation Unit (QLD Police) 26th October- P&C Meeting 27th October- Year 6 Low Isles Excursion 30th-31st October- Music Camp @ Miallo (Band)

Principal News Dear Parents and Carers, Isn’t it great to see and feel the rain? We certainly needed it to cool the temperature and make the grass greener. We are starting to get back into the rhythm of a regular school week following our very successful and enjoyable swimming sessions. A big thank you to Mr Adrian Martin for coordinating and teaching the swimming lessons. Also a big thank you to all of our teachers and teacher aides for doing an amazing job with their swimming groups. From all reports, the swimming lessons were an outstanding success with swimming skill, technique and fitness developing in all students. A very BIG, BIG thank you to Goobidi for donating the use of their bus. This community spirit, on the part of Goobidi, drastically reduced the cost of swimming lessons as if we had had to add the cost of transportation, the fee would have increased to around $60 per student. The alternative of course, was walking to and from the pool which cuts into our valuable learning and swimming time. So once again, a BIG thank you to Goobidi. If your child borrowed a school rashie, could you please return in to the school as soon as possible. These rashies have Mossman State School written on the hem at the bottom so are easily identifiable. These form part of a class set that we use for excursions, therefore your assistance with this would be greatly appreciated. The District Interschool Swimming Carnival is planned for Friday 24th November Mr Martin will let us know who has been identified to participate and represent our school in each event, later in the term. Our School Interhouse Swimming Carnival Funday is planned for Friday 1st December. This was a huge success last year and we look forward to another fantastic day. Last Friday our school sent a team, comprising of Lani, Nanami, Jet-Tyler, Melika, Jermaine, Velma, Bianka, Sheniqua, Elizabeth and Louisa to the FNQ Red Ball Tennis Championships held at the Cairns International Tennis Centre. The reports that I have received from students and

staff have been extremely positive with our students having a wonderful time. This Monday, we hosted the Cluster Moderation and Network Day for all teachers and teacher aides in our local area. We had over 90 staff here from seven different primary schools and it was an extremely successful day. Our teachers looked at student English writing samples from all schools to ensure consistency of judgement in all year levels. Teachers also had the opportunity to network with other staff and share ideas and resources. Teacher aides had a very busy day attending a number of professional development opportunities. Next week we have the Child Protection Investigation Unit from the QLD Police presenting sessions entitled ‘Speak Up, Be Strong, Be Heard’. These will be one hour presentations for all classes in the assembly room. The proposed schedule is below:

Kind regards, Randal Smith

Wednesday 25th October Speak up, Be strong, Be heard

Child Protection Investigation Unit (QLD Police)

9-10 5 & 6

10-11 Prep, 1A & 1/2

11:45-12:45 2A & 2/3

2-3 3/4 & 4A (No religion – Rach please notify)

SEP With age specific groups

Student of the Week Prep: Donald for his great attendance this week. Prep: Noah for being helpful and considerate to his classroom. Year 1A: Ben for being a great helper in reading club this week. Year 1/2: Tarique for showing a positive attitude to all learning situations and excellent listening skills to all staff. Year 1/2: Connor for showing an improvement in water confidence and having a go at all tasks. Year 2/3: Alwyn for working hard to use school language in his writing as well as correct punctuation. Year 2/3: Isabella for helping and encouraging her peers to make strong choices. Year 2/3A: Harmony for her outstanding effort in daily writing and vocab. Year 2/3A: Erma for a huge improvement in her swimming this week. Year 3/4: Bailey for his outstanding improvement in swimming. Year 3/4: Xavier for his excellent advances in swimming. Year 4: Cameron for his excellent attitude and effort during the swimming programme and mastering a racing dive. Year 4: Destiny for using a range of strategies to read and comprehend text and her effort in numeracy. Year 5: Max for encouraging others to do their best during swimming. Year 6: Tom for writing an outstanding narrative with great vocabulary. Year 6: Torrell for improving his writing and effort in class. SEP: Tuscan for being an enthusiastic learner and thoughtful helper.

Mathletics, Reading Eggs & Popcorn Words

Australian Maths Competition Results 2017 Congratulations to our 38 Year 3 to Year 6 students who participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition this year. This is an extremely challenging competition and this year we have received some outstanding results. 3 of our students received Distinction certificates for attaining a score in the top 20% in Australia. 11 students received Credit certificates for a top 55% score. 17 of our students were awarded Proficiency certificates for achieving a pre-set score and the remaining 7 students received Participation certificates. We are very proud of all of our students for participating in an assessment of this nature. Well done every body! Very special congratulations to Silas who received not only a Distinction certificate, but also a special Best in School certificate, for his outstanding score. Fantastic effort Silas! Best in School Certificate: Silas Distinction Certificates: Year 3: Silas and Ezi Year 6: Rebecca Credit Certificates: Year 3: Alia, Jorja, Peyton and Damon Year 4: Jai, Nanami, Cameron and Milla Year 5: Jasmine Year 6: Tom and Kian Proficiency Certificates: Year 3: Xavier Year 4: Lena, Malcolm, Khyjuan and Destiny Year 5: Tiarna, Tom, Jackson, Maddox, Adriel Year 6: Kaijah, Ethan, PJ, Jaymi, Laura, Marlie and Caitlin Participation Certificates: Year 4: Jermaine, Lani and Melika Year 5: Max, Khyannah and Veti Year 6: Marshontae

Red ball Tennis Competition On Friday the 13th October, ten of the grade 4 students went to the Cairns International Tennis Courts to play in the Red Ball Tennis Competition. We had to play against

four schools in the Cairns district. We all had turns playing on the singles and doubles courts. It was really hot so we had to keep refilling our water bottles many times on the day. When it was lunch we luckily had the opportunity to watch some famous tennis players. We are unsure of what place we came because we didn’t

stay for the presentation. Many teachers from different schools replied that we had really good sportsman ship, before we left we all received a participation bag full of

goodies. Thank you Miss Ivy for transporting the kids down to Cairns for the day. From Melika and Nanami.

Year 1A In 1A this term, we are focusing on developing our story

writing, number sense and problem solving skills. We have been reading ‘How the Birds got their Colours’ and writing down which parts of the story are the beginning,

middle and end. We have been using our ‘Number of the Day’ to practice different ways of representing

numbers. This is essential to ensure that students can write, read and solve problems in mathematics. In the

mornings, we have been using different building materials to practice solving building problems and

working as a team.

Dear Athletes and Parents, I would like to make you aware of an upcoming

development day we have coming up in the lead in to the Peninsula Trials in November.

Triathlon Queensland are running the following clinic

day for all athletes of all abilities leading into the Peninsula Triathlon Trials on the 12th of November as

outlined below;

1. Triathlon Skills Day When: Saturday, 28th October

Where: Trinity Anglican School, White Rock Time: 7 – 9am (Triathletes, 1999-2005) 9:15 – 10:30am

(Aquathletes, 2006-2010) By Who: Run by Accredited Triathlon Coaches and

experts in the field. For Who: All Athletes aged 7 – 18 years old

How Much: TQ Members – FREE (once you are verified as a member through the process the price will be

removed) Non-TQ Members $10 (for 7-11) & $20 (12-18yrs)

More Details: This day will focus on all 3 disciplines leading into the Peninsula trials 2 weeks

following. Swimming activities will be conducted in the 50m x 10 lane pool, and biking and running through the

school grounds. Athletes will also be taken over a course familiarisation as well.

For more details or to register please click HERE >

Please make sure you register prior to the day of these clinics.

FYI – NON-TQ MEMBERS who will be participating in the 2017 Peninsula Triathlon/Aquathlon Trials will

receive a discount code from Peninsula School Sport to discount the clinic fee. Those that have already

registered for this clinic and are competing in the trials will receive a refund of the equivalent amount.

ThinkUKnow

Cybersafety Program for Parents, Carers &

School Staff

Mossman State High School is hosting a

ThinkUKnow Presentation for all Parents, Carers & School Staff

Wednesday 1st November 2017

6.00pm to 7.30pm

Resource Centre

A range of finger foods will be served at 5.45pm.

RSVP for catering – Monday 30th October.

ThinkUKnow Australia is a cyber safety education program

that educates parents, carers and school staff on how young

people are using technology, the challenges they may face

online, and how to help them overcome these in a safe and

ethical way.

ThinkUKnow Australia is a partnership between the

Australian Federal Police, Microsoft Australia, Datacom and

the Commonwealth Bank. The program is delivered in

collaboration with policing partners New South Wales

Police Force, Northern Territory Police, Queensland Police,

South Australia Police, Tasmania Police, Western Australia

Police, as well as Neighbourhood Watch Australasia.

The presentation will be delivered by a local law

enforcement member and an industry volunteer. The

presentation covers issues relating to children and young

peoples’ privacy and security online, their relationships with

other users and their online reputation. It provides insight

into the devices young people are using, as well as the

popular websites, apps and social networking sites they’re

accessing.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn more about

young people and the online environment, and how you can

help them to be safe and responsible users of technology.

For more information, you can visit

www.thinkuknow.org.au or contact Mossman State High

School.