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Email:Email: Principal@proserpiness.eq.eduPhone:Phone: 07 4940 6333

24 May 201724 May 2017

Date Claimers

TERM 2 Date What's On Information

Week 6 NEWSLETTERDUE

Wednesday 24.05.17 Boys & GirlsWhitsundayTouch Trials

P & C FeteMeeting

Resource Room@ 5:30pm

P & C Meeting Resource Room@ 6:30pm

Thursday 25.05.17

Under 8’s Day

Friday 26.05.17 Assembly2:15pm

MPC

Week 7

Tuesday 30.05.17 Year 6Fundraiser -Rotary TicketsDue

Return to office

Thursday 01.06.17 WhitsundaySoftball Trials

Friday 02.06.17 Assembly2:15pm

MPC

Week 8 NEWSLETTERDUE

TERM 2 Date What's On Information

Monday 05.06.17 Prep 2018 –ParentInformationNight

At Goodstart6:30pm

Prep 2018 –ParentInformationNight

At C & K Kindy6:30pm

Tuesday 06.06.17

Year 6Transition Day

PSHS

Wednesday 07.06.17 Prep 2018 –ParentInformationNight

ProserpinePublic Kindy6:30pm

Thursday 08.06.17 Prep 2018 –ParentInformationNight

Proserpine StateSchool 6:30pmOPEN TO ALL -PCD

Friday 09.06.17 Assembly2:15pm

MPC

Friday 09.06.17 “S” ThemeDisco

MPC

Week 9

Tues -Friday

13th –16th

Year 6 Camp Kinchant Dam

Wednesday 14.06.17 Prep 2018 –Open Day10am-11am

Resource Room

Friday 16.06.17 Assembly2:15pm

MPC

TERM 2 Date What's On Information

Week 10 NEWSLETTERDUE

Tuesday 20.06.17 School Photos

Thursday 22.06.17 RSPCAEducation Visit

Year 2

Friday 23.06.17 Show Holiday

Term 3

Week 1

Thursday 13.07.17 WhitsundayVoices

Mackay

Friday 14.07.17 Report Cardsemailed toparents/ carers

Week 2

Tuesday 18.07.17 Prep 2018 –Pros PublicKindy Visit toPrep

Red Group

Week 3

25th –28th

ChallengeGames

Year 5 / 6

Thursday 27.07.17 Prep 2018 –Pros PublicKindy Visit toPrep

Blue Group

Week 5

Tuesday 08.08.17 Prep 2018 –Goodstart Visitto Prep

Week 6

Friday 18.08.17 Friday Night -School Fete

Principal’s News

Haileybury College Study Tour

Last week I was joined by 9 teachers from Proserpine StateSchool in participating in Haileybury College 2017 PrimaryTeachers Seminar. Regular readers of our newsletter will beaware that we are engaging the educational expertise of MrJohn Fleming to implement Explicit Instruction as our teachingand learning framework. Mr Fleming is the Deputy Principalof Teaching and Learning at Haileybury College. HaileyburyCollege is a non-selective private school in Melbourne with over4 000 students across the four Melbourne campuses (Brighton,Keysborough, Berwick, City) and one China Campus.

Recent Retirements

I would like to acknowledge staff members who have retired inthe last few weeks –

Mrs Lorraine Webb has retired from her rolein the office. I would like to thank Lorrainefor her years of dedicated service inensuring our school operates smoothly. Herrole was often the link between thecommunity and school which she did sowonderfully.

Mrs Mary Franklin has retired from theeducation department in the role of Principal at Queens BeachState School. Before relocating to Queens Beach State School,Mary was a Deputy Principal at Proserpine State School. I havebeen informed on many occasions of Mary’s skills in supportingstudents with complex behaviours and needs. She has made asignificant difference to many students’ lives.

I wish both Lorraine and Mary a happy, safe and enjoyableretirement!

NAPLAN 2017

We look forward to the results being published later in the yearso we can celebrate, reflect and refine our teaching practices tofurther improve student learning!

Rob TempletonPrincipal

Deputy Principal's News

NAPLAN

Congratulations to our Year 3 and 5 students for their positiveapproach to NAPLAN testing a couple of weeks ago. Theyhave showed great resilience and persistence over the week.Based on the attendance data it appears that we may have98% of students sit the testing this year which is an outstandingachievement. 98% of students participating in NAPLAN meansthat the data / results collected gives a true indication of ourschool’s student learning.

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Thank you to teachers for the very smooth implementation ofthe tests and supporting students in preparing, academicallyand emotionally. These tests are considered a test in time withvaluable data that enhances or assessment policy, with nopressure on students except to do their best and show whatthey can do as in any other test. Thank you also to parentsfor supporting the school and their child/ren during this testingprocess.

We have had a few queries as to when NAPLAN results will beavailable to parents. Please be advised that schools receive thisinformation in July/August. At this time parents will receive theirchild’s individual NAPLAN report which will highlight how wellthey have achieved against students in their year level withineach of the domains tested. Please do not hesitate to contactme if you require any further information re NAPLAN.

Big Morning Out

This Thursday May 25 we will be holding our Annual BigMorning Out for those students in Prep to Year 2.

Please see below for the Details.

Thank you to Mrs Sue Connors and her team for working withthe school and wider community to make this year’s excitingevent. Please come along and enjoy this day with us.

Student Attendance – Everyday Counts -

Thank you to those families who always inform the school ofa child’s absence. However, on returning this term, we havehad more frequent high absence rates. A reminder to parentsand carers to always inform the school when a student willbe absent. The easiest way to do this is by using our schoolphone absence line, call the school on 4940 6333 and followthe prompt to leave an absence notification on the absence lineor via your Q Parent App. This is followed up each morning byadmin office staff.

All unexplained absences are followed up at our school bysending via ID Attend absence notifications through textmessages. If this happens parents are then required to replyexplaining why the student is absent which is then amendedto an explained absence. Forms are also mailed out in regardto the unauthorised student days absent to those families wehave not had a response from. They require a reason attachedto absence dates. These forms are to be filled in and returnedto the school office where they are then recorded as explainedabsences.

I have included a link to a parent fact sheet on attendanceprovided by Education Queensland as well as a document thathighlights the impact of student absences on a child’s years ofeducation. It is a pleasure each week on assembly to announcethe class with the highest attendance rate and see how it isvalued by students.

If you would like any further information on student attendance,please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Visit the link below for more information on student attendancerequirements.

http://education.qld.gov.au/everydaycounts/fact-sheet.html

Mother’s Day 1DB

In the week before Mothers Day, 1DB was a hive of activity asfathers and grandfathers arrived with their tools and gave uptheir time to help 1DB to design and create their Mothers Daypresents, of wonderful wind chimes.

Please see below for photos and excerpts from the students’writing about their experiences.

Making Windchimes For MothersDay.

“At school last Tuesday, we made awindchime with our Dads.

We made it with shells, gems, a long stickand some string or fishing line to hang

things on.I loved how my dad helped me. I had a

great day.”

By Hannah Standerwick 1DB

“Last Tuesday we made a windchime withour dads.

We made it with shells, gems, a long stickor fishing line to hang bits and bobs on.

I love that that my dad came in and helpedus. I had an awesome day. I felt really good

for my mum Bindi to see it on MothersDay.”

By Demi Warby. 1DB

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Reef Guardian Committee

DID YOU KNOW FACT

By Macy Werner 4TC

Student Council Update

The Student Council will host their Term 2 Disco on Friday June9, in Week 8 of this term. The decision has been made to offerthis as a free disco instead of the usual fundraiser. Studentswho attend will receive a drink and chips.

A big thank you to the P&C who is also providing icy poles forour kids.

Have a great 2 weeks and let’s hope the sunny weathercontinues.

Alison BradfordDeputy Principal

Curriculum Matters

Haileybury Visit

Last week, I was fortunate to attendProfessional Learning in Melbourne at twoof the four Haileybury Campuses. Whilst MrTempleton has written about theeducational outcomes and pedagogiesobserved, may I say that I observed that ourstudents were equally on par in terms of positive behaviours,wearing their uniform proudly and being focussed learners.

The things that I learned on the visit have already been includedin my, and other teachers’, Reading Hierarchy and other literacyand English lessons. As is everything that we do at ProserpineState School, it is for the betterment of our students and theirlearning.

Report Cards

Due to TC Debbie Report Cards will be issued week two termthree. There will also be instances in year levels where someratings will be dependent on a reduced number of assessmentpieces due to loss of time and resources. This is especially trueof student in Year 3.

Please keep in mind that a ‘C’ rating means that your childis working at the standard expected at this stage of her/hiseducation. Whilst we encourage every student to strive toachieve, and love to see ‘B’ and ‘A’ ratings, we also understandthat a child working to the best of her/his ability is the most

desired outcome in any school. If you have any concerns,and have not met with your child’s class, support or specialistteachers, I encourage you to make an appointment as soon aspossible, prior to Week 10.

WOS Writing Focus

This term, every student is learning about expository writing i.e.persuasive. All students are:

Every student will be writing a persuasive text in English as anassessment task. Some are in the form of letters, whilst othersare more formal essays. Do you know what task your child isundertaking?

Yours in education,

Lee-Anne DoughertyHead of Curriculum

SWPBS (Schoolwide Positive BehaviourSupport)

Positive Behaviour for Learning

This week I have been talking to seniorschool boys about low-level but persistentbehaviours – pushing, hat-taking, standingon feet, flicking etc. Although thesebehaviours do not appear to be harmful, theymost certainly are. The student on thereceiving end often gets frustrated or annoyed and retaliateswith a hit or push which is replied with a harder hit or push untilsomeone is hurt or upset. As these behaviours often occur onthe oval during a game, students are reluctant to use the walkpart of the STOP WALK TALK because they have to walk awayfrom a game that was being spoiled by someone else.

• The Great Barrier Reef is the world’slargest reef system.

• The Great Barrier Reef is greater insize than the United Kingdom, Hollandand Switzerland combined.

• using the acronym UDACO to recall key vocabulary(undoubtedly, definitely, absolutely, certainly,obviously),

• including emotive words and high modality in theirwriting to influence readers,

• brainstorming arguments for and against topics usingSHEF (social, health, environmental, financial)

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In order to empower students who simply want to play thegame but are being annoyed by the irritant, we are encouragingstudents to; in the first instance assertively ask them to stopand not to retaliate. If another attempt is made to annoy,students are to report to the staff member on duty. All staffmembers have been informed that students who persist withthese annoying behaviours are to be removed from the gameor area. Removing them from where they are seeking attentionwill hopefully assist them in changing their behaviour.

Ann Gardel – Behaviour Support Teacher

Student of the Week

Week 4 Week 5

Class Name Class Name

PNC Indi McBride PNC Maeko Bau

PKE Max Duggan PKE Allira Doyle

PCD Nate Emmerson PCD Connie Linneweber

1DB Nate-Lee Wilson 1DB Taylor Mitchell

1JB Nick Stefani 1JB Daisy Jenkins

1MV Teia Lamont 1MV Tiffany

1SS Peyton 1SS Ti Swingler

2AW William Marshall 2AW Coen Doyle

2JP Connor Matthews 2JP Anton Stumer

2MF Sunny Busley 2MF Vivian Smith

2TB Savannah Broom 2TB Jessica Morgan

3CH Jade Shield 3CH Oliver Pini

3MM Chloe Stoneham 3MM Riley Parkinson

3SL Mia Wilkinson 3SL Leon Arena

4/5LT Coen Wells 4/5LT Jazmin Tame

4BK Elijah Mount 4BK Liam Becker

4TC Ryan Linneweber 4TC Claire Winterburn

5KP Ella O’Brien 5KP Bailey Barnes

5MW James Camm 5MW Reid Ogden

5SC Chelsea Rhodes 5SC Courtney Fewin

6HM Blake Yuskan 6HM Jada Brown

6JW 6JW Aidan Broom

6RG Brin Dalby 6RG Keely Sinnott

What’s Happening & General

Under 8’s Day

We are still in need of parent helpers to walk around with smallgroups of students and helping on the morning tea stall. If youare able to help please contact Sue Connors at the school.

Reminder to send along money for morning tea stall.

Menu

$3 - sausage sizzle and a drink$3 plate of goodies and $2 Tea/coffee.

Enrol Now for Prep 2018

Enrolment packs are now available from our front office,Proserpine Public Kindy , C & K Kindy, Goodstart andWhitsunday Family Day Care for your convenience.

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“S” Theme Disco

The student council would like to thank the P&C for their kinddonation of the ice-blocks on the night.

Digital Technology

Congratulations to our first Prep students who earned theirLogin Licences this week. They have worked very hard toremember their computer logins. Well done to Kelly and Alex

in PKE, Logan, Reggie, Darcy and Tessa in PCD and Chelsea,Imogen, Nicholas and Alisara in PNC.

Lions Club Art Union Fundraiser

Students in Year 6 will be selling Lions Club Art Unionfundraising tickets to help raise funds for their end of yearGraduation and Reef Trip.

There are some fantastic prizes so look out for these tickets andsupport our Year 6 students to participate in their celebratingtheir milestones.

All tickets must be sold and returned to school by May 30, withmoney and tickets to be placed in an envelope and passed into the office.

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OSHC – Outside School Hours Care

Student Resource Scheme

QParents

Access your child’s student information online and stayconnected with your school.

Access to report cards, attendance records, invoice andpayment details, online payments.

www.qparents.qld.edu.au%20

Contact the school’s office if you require further information

Facebook Page

For the latest news and any important school alerts please LIKEthe Proserpine State School Facebook page.

It is a key point of information regarding changes to schoolroutine, upcoming events, good news stories etc.

http://www.facebook.com/ProserpineStateSchool

2017 P & C

Fete Meeting 25th May, 2017 @ 5:30pm in ResourceCentre

Followed by P&C Meeting @ 6:30pm

2017 Fete – Carnival

Tuckshop

For easy online ordering just register via the link below orcontact flexischools on1300 361 769.

Alternatively, you can collect further information from theladies at the tuckshop.

http://www.flexischools.com.au/

attachments/2017%20tuckshop.pdf

Uniform Shop

Opening hours for 2017

Monday 8:30am – 9:15amThursday - CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

If you can’t make the opening hours, order forms are availablefrom the office or you can download an order form from the linkbelow.

Thank you for the donations of pre-loved clothing. Moredonations would be greatly appreciated.

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We sell on a CASH ONLY basis to keep the cost of uniformsdown. Thank you for your support.

Community Notices

Mackay Fostering

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