Newsletter Term 4 Week 3 18 October, 2017

Newsletter Term 4 Week 3 18 October, 2017

BIG ON HEART – RESPECT – RESPONSIBILITY – LEARNING WHILE STRIVING TO EXCEL

THE PRINCIPAL

WELCOME

Mr Darryl Gauld will be taking Ms Bowley’s classes

until the end of the year. It is so exciting to have a

very experienced English and Humanities teacher join

the Secondary Department. Mr Gauld has taught in

many locations across Australia and has had an

extensive career. Mr Gauld will provide high

educational opportunities for students at Biggenden

State School in English and Geography this term.

2018 STAFFING

It is that time of the year when planning for the

upcoming year occurs. Mrs Allison Ryan will be

joining the Primary Department in 2018. Mrs Ryan is

a senior experienced teacher having taught for 23

years in Hervey Bay and prior to that in Mt Isa. Mrs

Ryan and her husband have purchased a property in

Biggenden.

At the present moment, classes being taught by

various teachers are being negotiated and planned.

Parents will be notified as soon as the classes have

been decided.

STUDENT FREE DAY

On Monday, all staff worked on Professional

Development activities either at school or at other

facilities. Student Free Days are excellent days for all

staff to collaborate and expand upon their knowledge

and skills for the benefit of the students.

ATTENDANCE

Attendance target is to achieve 96.3% attendance

each week for Prep to Year 10 students. In week 2 of

Term 4, students achieved 93.4% attendance. Let’s

keep working on coming to school to learn.

SAME DAY ABSENCE NOTIFICATION

School mobile number is 0408747301 – please text

when your child is absent from school.

Congratulations to all parents who have been texting

or ringing the office to inform us of absences. Most

days we do not have to contact any parent/caregiver

about their child’s absence. Great work to you all.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING

Biggenden State School is a positive behaviour school.

We are Big On: Respect; Responsibility; Heart and

Learning. Each term students and staff focus on a

topic. Term 4 focus is being ‘Big On - Respect.’ This

week students will focus on being open minded and

showing a willing to listen to others ideas and

opinions.

PLAY IS THE WAY

Resist the temptation to offer sympathy when firm guidance is needed. Sympathy feels better, but firm guidance always helps more.

PREP TRANSITION DAY

Enrolments are now being taken for children to enrol

in Prep in 2018.

Under the Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006, a child is eligible for enrolment in the Prep year if they will turn 5 years of age by 30 June in the proposed year of attendance at school. There has been no change to the age eligibility for Prep enrolment. However, children who turn 5 years of age by 31 July in the year of proposed Prep attendance, or children who have already started a Prep-equivalent program in another state, territory or country, may apply for early entry to Prep at a Queensland school if it is considered in their best educational interests to do so.

As in previous years, Prep Transition days will occur

each Monday from 1.30pm to 2.30pm commencing

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on 23rd October, 2017 for the next five weeks.

Information packages can be collected from the

school office or from the Biggenden District

Kindergarten.

MATHEMATICS SESSIONS

It has been fantastic to see and hear the amount of

parents who have made the time to come to school

and participate in the mathematic sessions that have

been held by class teachers. Please do not hesitate to

contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions

about any of the subject areas. Partnerships with

parents, students and teachers are essential.

THANK YOU - CLEANERS

Rita, Tracey and Louise our very hard working and conscientious cleaners bring light heartedness to our facility each and every day. The ladies love their job and have created a cleaners trophy award which is presented each week to a year level who has met the Cleaners criteria for the week within their classroom. The students are loving this challenge and each Monday look forward to hearing who has won this award on parade.

P & C

MEETING

The next P & C meeting will be held on Friday 27th October, 2017 AT 1.00pm in the Library. All welcome to attend.

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Tuckshop is held every Wednesday. Please place your order by 9.00am.

NEWS FROM CHAPPY

PASTORAL CARE LESSONS

Pastoral lessons have continued to focus on respecting

the values of others e.g. How would you like to be

treated by a policeman, a teacher or the bus driver?

Then how do you think a policeman, teacher or bus

driver would like to be treated?

The Golden Rule, "Treat others as you would like to be

treated" is remembered quite well in the primary

classes. We also read "Little Miss Bossy" and the

children identified that it is good to replace bossy

boots with kind boots, caring boots, happy boots and

polite boots.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club every Tuesday - thanks to donations from Foodworks.

Moira Thompson | Chaplain

Biggenden State School

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COMMUNITY NEWS

DATES

OCTOBER

18-19 Year 10 – Isis Links

27 Grandparents Day

Day for Daniel

31 Spinal Awareness Talk NEW DATE

NOVEMBER

1 Ajax v Milo Swimming Carnival

7 Melbourne Cup Fancy Hat Day – Fundraiser for

School Chaplain

9 Awards Night

14-17 Primary Camp

24 Final day for Year 10 students

BENDIGO BANK

COMMUNITY HEALTH

AWARDS NIGHT

Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service

Community Family Health

Child Health Biggenden

Queensland Health offers free services to

all families provided by experienced Child

Health Nurses.

A Child Health Nurse will be available

Wednesday and Thursday fortnightly

commencing 9th August until 14th December.

At Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service

For appointments or further information

please phone on 41 27 6400

AWARDS NIGHT

9th November, 2017

Memorial Hall

6.30pm

Academic, Sporting and Special

Awards

Guest Speaker: Roz White

Co-owner/Founder White’s IGA

Grocery Stores.

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MELBOURNE CUP FUNCTION

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP

MARKET DAY

BRAIN TEASERS - ANSWERS

What do these say/mean?? ANSWERS 1. ECNALG Backward Glance 2. /R/e/a/d/i/n/g/ Reading between the lines

PARENT GROUP

Meets every THURSDAY

From 9.00am

Learning Centre (next to Trade Training

Centre)

Lots of support and great food

Enquiries:

Chris Duncan 0419518423

Letitia Nock 41276400

SPECIAL GUEST 19TH October – SPEECH

PATHOLOGIST

Everyone welcome!

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Six Feet under ground 8. or nothing or nothing Double or nothing 9. esgg sgeg gegs gsge Scrambled eggs

10. HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH High Five 11. Man Board Man over Board 12. H DINNER

S DINNER A DINNER W DINNER

Wash Up before Dinner

CHALLENGE THIS WEEK

1. Pot oooooooo

2. WAY PROGRESS

3. nhappy

4. NOON GOOD

5. Arupms

6. What are four things that have an "eye" but cannot see?

7.

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8. 10.

9. 11.

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