ROBERTSON STATE SCHOOL

Principal’s Update By Margaret Berry OLYMPIC GYMNASTS PREPARES AT ROBERTSON Danielle Prince, member of the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics’ team will be using the gym facilities in the Activities Centre to prepare for her upcoming competition in Rio. She will be working with her coach Gina Peluso using the sprung floor (a former Olympic floor) in the mid-morning session. Danielle has a rigorous training program, part of it being undertaken at our Robertson school gym. Her road to being chosen in the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics team began with ballet at the age of three where she subsequently displayed amazing flexibility. On the recommendation of

her dance teacher she moved to gymnastics at 11 years of age. She is a great role model to have in our school and we wish Danielle and her

coach Gina every success for upcoming world competition.

CONGRATULATIONS The string ensembles did us proud at the Redland’s Eisteddfod with two firsts and a third. Congratulations to Mrs Gray for training, Ms Waldie for support and the wonderful instrumentalists for their playing.

VISIT FROM SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS This week we hosted a visit from 15 educators (principals, deputies and managers from the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority). They came from State, P - 12 and private schools. Ms Balladone presented the way that we had approached the teaching of Reading with teachers, master teachers, the librarian and students over the last two years. The visitors were very impressed with our Reading program and our teachers’

level of professionalism. A big thank you to Ms Balladone who leads the school improvement agenda in Reading and who led this inservice.

TRAFFIC SAFETY PICK UP AND DROP OFF IMPROVEMENTS A big thank you to all the parents who have taken on board the new procedures for the drop off and pick up on Musgrave Rd. Parents having

the visor name cards ready and moving along to load from the front, has been very much appreciated. We still have more work to do but there is a significant improvement. A fence has now been installed around the bus shelter to further refine our procedures in having safe entry and exit from one point.

HAVE YOU:

Completed Parent School Opinion Survey due Friday

29 July

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Seminar 11 August 6:30pm – 8:30 pm

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28 July 2016

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String Ensembles wins at the Redlands Eisteddfod.

Deputy News By Ms Cartia Balladone

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Last week our pre-prep students

and younger siblings joined Ms

Ennis and Mr Grant for the story time session in the library. The

children and their parents were

engaged in a robotics session

creating small scale robotic

configurations.

Students from year 6 were able to

support our little learners in

programming various movements

with their robotic vehicles.

If parents would like to

participate in the story time

session we invite you to join Ms

Ennis in the library every Thursday afternoon from 2:00 pm

– 3:00 pm. These sessions have

focused on literacy, numeracy,

digital technologies skills as well

as visual arts and engagement in literature.

LOTE LESSONS PREP TO YEAR

2

LOTE (Languages Other Than

English) is a subject being taught in the early years. Students from

Prep to Year 2 are now engaging

in the Chinese language and are

being taught by Mrs Joy Wang

and supported by teacher aide

Miss Kama Zhang.

Students are working at

differentiated levels within the

curriculum and learn within the

native and non-native speaker’s

categories. The school is trialling

the draft National curriculum expectations.

Deputy News By Ms Jennifer Johnson

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Thank you to all parents who

attended the Parent- Teacher

interviews. The teachers were all

very excited to share your

children’s work and anecdotes with you. The support we receive

from you is very welcomed and

beneficial to the student’s

outcomes.

This week in WRITING NEWS I will be continuing with tips for

each of the 6 Traits of Writing

giving some advice around

Sentence Fluency and how you

assist your child at home.

Sentence Fluency

Sentence Fluency gives our writing a sense of rhythm and

grace. The writing has an easy

flow when read aloud. Sentences

are well-built with varied

structures that invites expressive

oral reading. Sentences need to be clear and powerful, creating

just the right meaning. This is

accomplished through logic,

creative phrasing, parallel

constructions, alliteration, and a variety with sentence length and

structure. Some questions

parents can ask

· Do my sentences begin in

different ways? · Are some sentences long and

some short?

· Is it easy to read my work out

loud with expression?

· Have I used transitions to help my sentences fit together?

SCHOOL OPINION SURVEY

Just a reminder that this year’s

annual School Opinion Survey

will be conducted between 19 July and 29 July 2016. Your

child has been given your

Parent/Caregiver Survey online

access slip which contains login

and password details.

The oldest child in your family

should have brought home a blue

form with details about the

School Opinion Survey on it. The

School Opinion Survey is undertaken each year by the

Department of Education and

Training, State Schools Division

to obtain opinion information

from parents/caregivers, students and school staff.

As partners in your child's

education, this is an excellent

means by which to reinforce the

many opportunities our school currently provides for your child.

Last chance to participate is

Friday 29 July.

CALENDAR

TERM 3 JULY

Fri 29 Junior Assembly 2:15pm Free Dress Day Spring Fest - Gold Coin Donation District Athletics

AUGUST

Mon 1 Assembly 2:15 pm

Tues 2 ICAS English Competition District Athletics

Wed 3 Yr 4 Tallebudgera Camp

High Achievers Program 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Thur 4 Yr 4 Tallebudgera Camp

Story Telling 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Fri 5 Yr 4 Tallebudgera Camp

Mon 8 Assembly 2:15 pm Higher Order Thinking – STEM Day Free Dress Day Spring Fest -

Soft Drink Donation

Tues 9 P&C Meeting 7:00 pm

Wed 10 EKKA PUBLIC HOLIDAY

SCHOOL CLOSED

Thur 11 Yr3 Jellurgal Aboriginal Centre Excursion

Story Telling 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Fri 12 Gala Day

Sun 14 Chess Competition – Sommerville House

Mon 15 Assembly 2:15pm – 3:00pm

Tues 16 ICAS Mathematics Competition

Wed 17 Tour and talk 9:00 am

Thur 18 Story Telling 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Fri 19

Mon 22 (Wk7)

Year 5 camp - Mapleton Bookweek performance P-2

Yrs 3-6 Bookweek Assembly 2:15pm

Tues 23 Year 5 camp - Mapleton Reading hour 6:00pm –

7:00pm School Council Meet 7:00pm

Wed 24 Year 5 camp – Mapleton

Author visit – Yrs 3-6

Thurs 25

Bookweek Author visit – Yrs 3-6

Story Telling 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Fri 26 P-2 Bookweek Assembly

9:00am – 10:00am Free Dress Day (Bookweek Costume) – chocolate block

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New Processes For Receiving Invoices Starting this term invoices will be automatically generated and emailed directly to parents. If you have not provided your email address or have changed your details please contact the office and provide this information. If you do not have an email address a copy of the invoice will be printed for you. Letters will still be printed and sent home.

Music News SONGBIRDS Thank you to Caleb H for accompanying songbirds on Friday. A good time was had by all.

Musician of the Week:

Songbird: Tiara H & Chris Z

LOTE News

Nǐ Hǎo! 你好

To engage and enhance student

learning in LOTE this term, we have

implemented some online programs

such as Quizizz, Kahoot and Quizlet

online to suit different needs for

students studying LOTE. Through

the designated online quizzes and

games, students are able to revise

topic knowledge in their own time

and have fun in their language

learning.

4M-iPad class (organised teams in class to use Kahoot quiz on LOTE daily greetings/dates). In the previous two weeks, students

in different year levels were working

on different topics in LOTE lessons.

From the snapshots in class, the

students have shown their

enthusiasm and interest in learning

LOTE. Students also completed their

class activities on their LOTE books.

How fantastic to see their wonderful

work in

speaking

and writing

Chinese in

class.

Chinese for today: Q: Do you raise animals?

你养动物吗？Nǐ yǎng dòngwù ma? A: Yes. I raise a cat.

是。我养了一只猫。Shì. Wǒ yǎngle yì zhī māo.

Q: Do you raise dogs? 你养狗吗？Nǐ

yǎng gǒu ma? A: No. I don’t raise

dogs. 。不. 我没有养狗.。Bù, Wǒ

méiyǒu yǎng gǒu.

Xièxie! (谢谢)

Ms Joy Hsieh (谢老师)

LOTE Teacher

Gifted & Talented News

Zoe Grafton and 5/6G are participating in the Kidpreneur Challenge 2016. Kidpreneur Challenge is a national competition run in Term 3 for years 5 and 6 students, showcasing and celebrating the innovation capacity of Australia’s young entrepreneurs.

HOW IT WORKS Schools take the challenge to help kidpreneurs: • Build a business in teams • Sell their products • Raise funds for a cause of their

choice

• Pitch their idea via video to industry leaders and entrepreneurs

The program is mapped to the National Curriculum across multiple subject areas and is also designed to develop the General Capabilities of literacy, numeracy, ICT capability,

critical & creative thinking plus personal & social capability. We look forward to viewing the products designed by the students at the end of the term.

SCHOOL ABSENTEE LINE 3452 4166

Please call this number for all

student absences.

The Bright Side of Your Brain Congratulations to our June winners: Year P - 2 Alisha G 2F Year 3 - 6 Aila B 5H Alisha and Aila will both receive a

solar powered robotics kit for their hard work and fabulous problem solving. Mrs Lisa Geary & Mr Tim Colston Gifted Education Coordinators

Library News

BOOK WEEK ACTIVITIES Invoices for the paid activities for Book Week have been sent home this week. This is for the Book Week Performance (Prep - Year 2) and the

Author Visit (Years 3 - 6 and 2/3B). All other Book Week events are free! Please pay $7 per child to the office

by the due date to ensure all children are able to participate in these wonderful activities. The Book Week schedule is attached to this newsletter and further information will be sent home over the coming weeks.

STORYTELLING Our storytelling with Pre-Prep students continues this term on Thursdays from 2:00 – 3:00 pm. We have lots of exciting sessions planned, with topics including insects, Book Week (with a character parade for the pre-preps in Week 7!) and a Teddy Bear Picnic at the end of term. All younger siblings of currently enrolled students and children enrolled in Prep for 2017 are welcome to attend.

BOOK CLUB Issue 5 has been sent out through

classrooms. Cash orders can be placed in a sealed envelope and delivered to the office, or credit card orders can be placed online. The due date for all orders is 3:00 pm Friday 29 July

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE Reading record sheets were sent out prior to the holidays. There is still plenty of time to participate! Record forms must be handed in to the

library by Friday 26 August. Digital books are included, so please make use of the eBook library along with printed texts!

ICAS News We would like to congratulate all of the students who participated in the ICAS Digital Technologies and Science competitions earlier in the year, with special mention of the following award recipients.

2016 ICAS Digital Technologies

High Distinction Year 4 Alexis B

Year 3 Ian L, Jonathan L

Distinction

Year 6 Brigitte G

Year 5 Malek D

Year 4 Diya G, Ava L, Sanuthmee R, Rashmi W

Year 3 Matthius L, Olivia M, Jeongmin C, Liam T, Helitha M, Kayden O

Credit

Year 6 Ingrid L

Year 5 Ethan C, Jade P,

Michael N, Jamie P, Kelvin H, E-Shane L

Year 4 Isaac C, Ethan H, Nicholas L, Jerral

Y

Year 3 Tiara H, Joshua C

2015 ICAS Science Results High Distinction Year 4 Ethan H

Year 3 Ian L, Perry H,

Rachel C, Zhexi T, Yuehan X, Chris Z

Distinction

Year 6 Melody C, Caleb H

Year5 Jade P, Jason S

Year 4 Sanuthmee R, Nero D, Ethan H,

Rashmi W, Jerral Y,

Year 3 Tiara H, Sophia N, Andy L, Liam T, Matthius L, Sophie W

Year 2 Jadon C, Austin C,

Mihir K, Damien T

Credit Year 6 Brigitte G, Roger Z

Year 5 Riley E, Elisa K, Ethan C, Jamie P, E-Shane L, Ka Bo

T, Alyssa T, Tobey W

Year 4 Nicholas L, Charmaine C, Dillon F, Diya G, Amy W, Joey Z

Year 3 Yujin S, Helitha M, Divyashree S. Jeongmin C, Jonathan L,

Kayden O, Oscar S, Year 2 Natalie C, Kalista C, Nicholas C, Zahra C, Avleen K, Ruby L, Lucas L, Electra S, Jaden S, Ka Ka T, Winston Y

We will be celebrating the achievement of these students on assembly next Monday 1 August.

Upcoming ICAS Competition Details

ENGLISH: Tuesday 2 August – 7:45 am sharp MATHEMATICS: Tuesday 16 August – 7:45 am sharp

Time: 7:45 am – please be prompt and report to the teachers on arrival.

Locations: Year 2 – Year3/4C Classroom (Modular behind Tuckshop) Year 3 – Year 2/3B Classroom (Modular behind Tuckshop)

Year 4 - Year 6G (Upper TB1) Year 5 – 6S Classroom (Upper TB1) Year 6 - 5/6G classrooms (Upper TB1)

A letter will be sent home with your child this week.

Ms Cathy Coleman Head of Curriculum

ICAS News

CYBER SAFETY Do you know who your children chat to online?

The QLD Police have put out an

excellent publication on safe internet practices for all students. I encourage all parents to read through the document and speak to their children about it. The document can be found here.

Some helpful tips to keeping your child safe include being aware of the programs and files on your/their computers, placing computers in an open place in the house and having the monitor visible at all times and checking your students online

profiles of information that may be unsafe.

SCREEN TIME SEMINAR Is All Screen Time Equal? Join us for a seminar as Dr Aaron Frost and Dr Tania McMahon present from an anecdotal, clinical and a research perspective to help parents make sense of what we currently know and help them make informed choices about their kids access to technology. Please see flyer in Community news.

PE News

JUNIOR SPORTS DAY It’s still a couple of weeks away but Week 7 sees children from Prep to Year 3 participate in Junior Sports

Day. This is a whole day event that will take place on Thursday 25 August. Students are encouraged to wear house colours on this day and I will provide a programme of events closer to the date.

DISTRICT ATHLETICS Something that is a little closer is the participation of students at district athletics. We have a team of 34 Robertson students participating over the two days. Friday 29 July and Tuesday 2 August will see children in the 10 -12 years age group

participate in this event – Go Robertson!

GALA DAY Semester 2 Gala Day sports are coming up. Students should have brought home a note regarding details for this including approximate cost for them to be involved. The school is in the process of confirming costs as there are some changes compared to the same period last year. I ask if parents can return permission notes as soon as possible, but understand the office is unable to accept payment of any sort until the costs have been finalized.

Mr Chris Rostron PE Teacher

Marketing News

SPRING FEST IS ONLY 5 WEEKS AWAY!!

WE NEED YOU Just an hour of your time to

help out on your year level stall is all we need, see the sign-up sheet on the door of your child’s class.

This year we have on offer: Red Rock Noodles Indian/Pakistani Chicken Burgers Vegetarian Burgers Sausage in bread

Paella Pizza Hot Chips Beef Burgers

Café will serve quiche, pies, sausage rolls, cakes, scones, tea and great coffee Soft serve ice-cream Dippin Dots & churros Slushies

Roving entertainers, balloon blowing, rides, glow products and more.

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK Live for the moments you can't put into words.

Mrs Mel Kennedy Communications and Marketing Manager

P & C News

SPRING FEST IS ON – 2 SEPTEMBER Last year our school community rallied together to produce our

wonderful Spring Fest filled with delicious cakes, beautiful craft, yummy food and raffles to be won. This year, lots of things will be different - our raffles, entertainment and food will all have a big overhaul and there will be lots more fun so make sure you don’t miss it!!! Put it

in your diary today – 2 September is the time for fun.

Spring Fest is about bringing the community together and teaching our children that we are a community and a part of one big family.

I was involved in Spring Fest last year and it was a very successful team effort, however, this year will be bigger and better with more food options and entertainment.

Who likes coffee? This year we have a brilliant barista making great coffee provided by Abrisca and she will also be making great baby chino’s for the kids such Dino Chino’s. How exciting for the little ones, getting their frothy milk with a chocolatey dinosaur stamp on it or how about a hot chocolate with a rocky road or mint flavouring? YUM!

Spring Fest is only 5 weeks away from THIS Friday and we are working behind the scenes to bring it all together but the Spring Fest works on volunteers and I am asking for YOUR help.

If you could spare just one hour it would assist us in managing the activities for the night. We all want to spend time with our families so if we all just help a little, no one has to help a lot.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS The P & C is still selling Entertainment Memberships - (Book or Digital Subscription).

Here are 5 good reasons to buy one:

1. You will be supporting the P & C for initiatives such as updating the Tuckshop.

2. You can enjoy hundreds of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for fine dining restaurants, popular cafes and family restaurants in our area.

3. Enjoy over 120 offers for the most popular arts, sports and attractions including cinemas, Brisbane Broncos games and AMF Bowling

4. Treat yourself to discounted e-Gift cards from national retailers like

David Jones, Woolworths, BWS, Rebel Sports and much more.

5. Discover new places with more than 2,000 hotels and resorts with exclusive accommodation offers.

You can order at https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/

orderbooks/222h379 or contact Melanie at entertainmentbooks@rsspandc.org.au. Mrs Mel Kennedy P & C President

Tuckshop News Tuckshop Opening Times 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday - Friday www.flexischools.com.au

NEW TO TUESDAYS We are now selling Herb & Garlic Chicken Kebabs on Tuesdays along with the Honey Soy variety. Available to order online for $2.60 each.

VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED Volunteers are always needed in tuckshop. Without enough hands to help prepare lunches we cannot offer a full menu. Should it happen that we are short on hands certain item will be unavailable for order on that

day. If you can help anytime please contact the tuckshop on 3452 4111. Ms Mary Maric Tuckshop Convenor

Chaplain News CHAPLAIN AWAY FOR 2 WEEKS Ben will be away for week 4 and 5. If you need support, please contact the

school office.

BREAKFAST CLUB EVERY THURSDAY Our school breakfast club continues to run every Thursday

morning, 8:00am. Students, parents, and school staff are all invited to a FREE and nutritious breakfast, and some warm Milo.

Mr Ben Chapman Chaplain Bringing hope to a young generation

ROSTER 1 – 5 August

Monday Kelly Lee 1 x Volunteer Prep A

Tuesday Sweta Verma 2 x Volunteer from Prep A

Wednesday Sandi Beckmann 2 Volunteers from PA

Thursday Wendy Beatty Tonia Chernih 1 Volunteer from PA

Friday Candy To Melody Hung Adele Tennant 1 Volunteer from PA

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Speech and Drama Results Congratulations to the sixty Speech and Drama students all from Robertson state school

who took part in their first ever Speech and Drama ASCA exams. The examiner was very

impressed with the standard and the ability of all children.

9 groups presented for exams. The groups consisting of 6 students were awarded two

high distinctions, 6 distinctions and 1 credit.

A fantastic effort for their first ever performance exams. Classes run on a Thursday and Friday after school in the music room.

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS SCIENCE EXPO – FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Primary school students in all years are invited to plan, write up, perform an experiment and/or do a

presentation on any topic they choose and present it as a science fair type entry. Write it up under the

following headings: Title, Hypothesis, Materials, Method, Results and Discussion / Conclusion. The display can include charts, models and/or a poster.

Deliver entries to Sunnybank SHS during week 5 or 6 of Term 3 2016 with your name, grade and school

clearly marked on them. Work will be on display at the Science Expo and category winners will receive prizes.

There is also a lucky door prize, a People’s Choice Award, refreshments for parents and carers and free entry.

The school with the most entries is awarded the Perpetual Shield. All work will be delivered back to your school.

KEYBOARDKIDZ EXAM RESULTS!

KeyboardKidz Piano School recently had their second round of piano exams for this term. Out of the 34

students who participated in this round of exams, ALL received a result of distinction (90%) or higher!

We at KeyboardKidz would like to congratulate students from Robertson State School - Ian L (97 high

distinction), Yvette J (93 distinction), Ka Ka T (93 distinction), Ka Wing T (94 distinction), Soraya S-J (94

distinction), Charlotte M (93 distinction) and Nero D-B (97 high distinction).

KeyboardKidz operates from within Robertson state school after school hours! Go to keyboardkidz.com.au to inquire about 2 free trial lessons for your child today!

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NEWSLETTER

28 July 2016

Principal’s Update校長通訊 (By Margaret Berry)

OLYMPIC GYMNASTS PREPARES AT ROBERTSON 奧運體操運動員本校準備

奧運韻律體操隊成員Danielle Prince

將會利用本校活動中心的體操設備來準備在里約熱內盧(Rio)比賽。她將會和教練於學校中段時間在活動中心練習，她的訓練十分嚴格。Danielle三歲開

始學習芭蕾舞，十一歲由舞蹈老師推薦參加體操訓練，她的成長歷程足為我們的階模，祝她和教練Gina Peluso 比賽獲得佳績。

CONTRATULATIONS

恭賀弦樂合奏組在Redlands Eisteddfod 獲得優異成績(兩個第一名，一個第三名)，多謝Mrs Gray給與樂隊的訓練 和Ms Waldie的協助。

VISIT FROM SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS 其他學校的領導者探訪本校

這個星期合共15位的校長、副校長和昆士蘭課程及考評局主管前來探訪本校，Ms Balladone

讓他們了解本校過去兩年的閱讀教學，他們對本校的閱讀課程留下深刻印象。多謝Ms Balladone帶領本校的閱讀課程和招待來賓。

TRAFFIC SAFETY PICK UP AND DROP OFF IMPROVEMENTS 接送時段的交通安全得到改善

多謝家長遵照新的接送程序，雖然仍然有改善的空間，不過情況已經大有改善。在等候校車區已加設圍欄，加強進出的安全。

請注意以下日期：

Parent School Opinion Survey學校意見調查 : 截止日期7月29日

Screen Time Seminar 屏幕時間 座談會: 8月11日 6:30pm – 8:30pm舉行，請預定座位。

Deputy News副校長通訊 (by Ms Cartia Balladone)

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES 數字的科技

上星期本校Pre-prep學生和弟妹們來到本校圖書館參加了由 Ms Ennis 和Mr

Grant合作的講故事時間，同時孩子和他們的父母共同創作了小型機器人。

6年級學生協助年幼學生的機器車移動的設計程序。

如果家長希望參加Ms Ennis 的講故事時段，請於星期四2 - 3

pm來到圖書館，這段時間會專注於語文、數學和數字技術，同時包括視覺藝術和文學。

LOTE LESSONS PREP TO YEAR 2

學生要學習LOTE(英文以外的語言 )，本校學生由Prep 至2年級現時學習中文，由 Mrs Joy Wang 和助教老師Miss Kama Zhang執教。

同學會分別為母語及非母語組別學習不同程度的課程。

Deputy News副校長通訊 (by Ms Jennifer Johnson)

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS 家長見面會

多謝家長出席見面會。

WRITING NEWS 寫作

這星期繼續跟大家分享6 Traits of Writing寫作方法。

句子的流暢性

流暢的句子具有優美的旋律，朗讀時暢順，結構良好和可以表達情感，句意清晰有力，表達出正確的意思。家長可以問：

我的句子用不同方式開始嗎?

是否有些句子長和有些短？

我有運用連接過渡讓句子令句子互相配合嗎？

SCHOOL OPINION SURVEY 學校意見調查

今年的學校意見調查將於7月19日至29日進行，同學已收到家長在線意見的便條，上面列出登入和密碼資料。

家中最年長的本校學生獲派發一張藍色表格，講述這個意見調查的詳情。這是教育部每年進行一次的意見調查，以收集家長、學生和教職員的意見。

家長可借此機會告訴我們需要改進的地方。

New Processes For Receiving Invoices

由這個學期開始，本校將實施給家長發送交費通知的新程序。學校會透過電郵把交費通知直接寄給家長，如果您仍未把電子郵箱地址交給學校或郵箱

地址有更改，請聯絡辦公室。假如家長沒有電郵地址，學校會把打印的交費通知給家長。信件則仍然會打印送交家中。

Calendar 日曆

Term 3 第三學期 7月29日星期五 低年級集會2:15pm

Free Dress Day 便服日-捐贈金色硬幣

區域運動會

8月1日星期一 集會2:15pm

8月2日星期二 ICAS 英文比賽 區域運動會

8月3日星期三 4年級 Tallebudgera Camp

High Achievers Program 1:45 pm –

3:15pm

8月4日星期四 4年級 Tallebudgera Camp

講故事活動2:00pm – 3:00pm

8月5日星期五 4年級 Tallebudgera Camp

8月8日星期一 集會2:15pm

High Order Thinking STEM Day

Free Dress Day便服日- 捐贈汽水

8月9日星期二 P&C 會議7:00pm

8月10日星期三 EKKA 假期公休, 不用上課

8月11日星期四 Yr 3 參觀Jellurgal Abriginal Centre

講故事活動2:00pm – 3:00pm

8月12日星期五 Gala Day

8月14日星期日 棋藝比賽 - Sommerville House

8月15日星期一 集會2:15pm– 3:00pm

8月16日星期二 ICAS 數學比賽

8月17日星期三 Tour and Talk 9:00am

8月18日星期四 講故事活動2:00pm – 3:00pm

8月19日星期五

8月22日星期一

(第七週) 5年級 Camp – Mapleton

圖書週表演 P -2

3 – 6年級 圖書週集會 2:15pm

8月23日星期二 5 年級 Camp – Mapleton

閱讀時間 6:00pm - 7:00pm

8月24日星期三 5年級 Camp – Mapleton

圖書週活動- 作家訪校 3 – 6年級

8月25日星期四 圖書週活動- 作家訪校 3 – 6年級

講故事活動2:00pm – 3:00pm

8月26日星期五 P -2 圖書週集會9:00am – 10:00am

便服日 - 圖書週服裝 - 捐贈大塊裝巧克力

SCHOOL ABSENTEE LINE 請假電話

請假電話：3452 4166

Music News音樂科通訊(by Miss Vanderbyl)

多謝Caleb H 為星期的Songbirds 伴奏。

Musician of the Week:

Songbird: Tiara H & Chris Z

LOTE News 中文科通訊 (by Ms Hsieh)

為加強同學學習中文，這個學期他們會推行一些線上活動，例如Quizizz, Kahoot

和Quizlet，以配合不同學生的學習需要。透過問答和遊戲，同學可以在自己的時間溫習他們的中文知識。

Gifted & Talented News資優教育通訊 (Mrs Lisa Geary & Mr Tim Colston)

Zoe Grafton和 5/6G 參加了 Kidpreneur Challenge 2016(

2016小企業家挑戰)，這是一個在第三個學期舉行的全國比賽，讓5和6年級學生發揮他們的革新能力。學生小組要建立生意，售賣他們的產品，按照他

們選擇的原因籌募資金，透過視頻向業界領袖和企業家推銷他們的概念。

這活動涵蓋了National Curriculum不同的科目，以發展學生的語文、數學、科技能力、創作力和個人及社交能力。

The Bright Side of Your Brain

恭賀六月份優勝者；

Year P - 2 Alisha G 2F

Year 3 - 6 Aila B 5H

Alisha and Aila 都會收到太陽力發動的機器人套件作為獎勵。

Mrs Lisa Geary & Mr Tim Colston資優教育統籌老師啟

Library News(by Mrs Ennis)

BOOK WEEK ACTIVITIES 圖書週的活動

圖書週期間將會舉行不同的活動，其中需要付費的活動(Prep- 2年級 Book Week Performance和 Yr 2/3B, 3 -

6作家訪校)的交費通知已派發給家長，其他活動免費。請家長在限期前把費用$7交到辦公室。

STORYTELLING 講故事時間

這個學期為Pre-Prep而設的講故事活動繼續在星期四2:00 - 3:00pm 舉行，歡迎已報名明年入讀 Prep的孩子和現時學生的弟妹出席。

BOOK CLUB

第5期書目已派發，如果用現金購買請把款項放在封口的信封內交給辦公室，線上訂購可以信用卡付款，截止訂購時間是7月29日星期五3:00pm。

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

閱讀記錄表已經在假期前派發，記錄表格必須於8月26日星期五前交回圖書館，包含電子書。

ICAS News

恭賀ICAS Digital Technologies and Science各參賽者。得獎名單詳見於英文校訊。

英文比賽於8月2日星期二7:45am 準時開始

數學比賽於8月16日星期二7:45am 準時開始

地點:

二年級 – Y3/4C 教室(福利社後面的組件教室)

三年級 - Yr 2/3B教室(福利社後面的組件教室)

四年級 - Yr 6G 教室 (第一教學樓上層)

五年級 - Yr 6S教室(第一教學樓上層)

六年級 - Yr 5/6G教室(第一教學樓上層)

CYBER SAFETY 網絡安全

昆士蘭警方發表了有關互聯網安全的資訊，希望家長細讀有關內容。以下是保障孩子網絡安全的一些方法：子女在電腦的程式和檔案，把電腦放在中

開放的地方，任何時候都可以看到屏幕畫面，檢視子女在線的簡介資料是否安全。

SCREEN TIME SEMINAR 屏幕時間 研討會

歡迎出席 8月11日 6:30pm – 8:30pm舉行由Dr Aaron Frost 和Dr Tania

McMahon主講的研討會，內容有助家長對子女使用科技時作出明智的決定。詳情請參閱附件。

PE News (by Mr Chris Rostron)

JUNIOR SPORTS DAY 低年級運動會

Prep - 3年級的運動會將於8月25日舉行，這是一個全日的湩動，希望學生穿著所屬隊伍的顏色上衣。

DISTRICT ATHLETICS 區域運動會

將有34名10 - 12歲的同學代表本校參加在7月29日和8月2日舉行區域運動會。

GALA DAY

這個學期的Gala Day 即將舉行，同學應已收到有關的資料，家長請填寫並盡快交回同意書，在費用最後敲定前，辦公室暫時不會接受繳費。

Marketing News 市場部通訊(by Mrs Mel Kennedy 通訊暨市場經理)

SPRING FEST春季校慶 - 我們需要您的幫忙

尚有5個星期便是春季校慶，我們徵求志工幫忙，希望家長能在子女的年級所負責的攤位幫忙一小時，登記表貼在教室門，請踴躍支持我們的工作。

今年我們會供應以下食品:

Paella 西班牙海鮮飯

Pizza 意大利薄餅

Red Rock Noodles –Red Rock 麵

Indian/Pakistani 印度/巴基斯坦食品

Hot Chips 熱薯條

Chicken Burgers 雞肉漢堡

Beef Burgers 牛肉漢堡

Vegetarian Burgers 素漢堡

Sausage in bread 香腸包

Café with quiche, pies, sausage rolls, cakes, scones, tea and coffee 咖啡店：售賣蛋餅，餡餅，香腸卷，蛋糕，鬆餅，咖啡和茶

Soft serve ice-cream 軟式冰淇淋

Dippin Dots

Slushies 碎碎冰

巡迴表演 、吹汽球、遊樂設施、發光產品等等

P & C News 家長會通訊(by Mel Kennedy 家長會主席)

SPRING FEST春季校慶

今年春季校慶將於9月2日星期五舉行，今年將有很多新元素，並且將會是更大型和為大家帶來歡樂。請家長騰空一小時來幫忙當天的工作。

誰喜愛咖啡?

今年Abrisca 將為我們提供咖啡，並且有專為小孩而設的baby chino's(奇諾) - Dino Chino's, 並且有熱巧克力。

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

1. P&C仍然售賣Entertainment Memberships

(書冊或數字化會員籍)。會員不但是支持P&C，同時享有大量高至半價餐飲優惠，更有不同活動的優惠券，各大公司的折扣券和酒店優惠。家長

可以登入https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/222h379或透過entertainmentbooks@rsspandc.org.au聯絡 Melanie

TUCKSHOP NEWS福利社通訊(By Mary Maric)

星期一 – 星期五9:00am – 2:00pm www.flexischools.com.au

工作表 7月25日—7月29日

星期一 Kelly Lee, 需要一名PrepA班的義工

星期二 Sweta Verma，需要兩名PrepA班的義工

星期三 Sandi Beckmann，需要兩名PrepA班的義工

星期四 Wendy Beatty, Tonia Chernih，

還需要一名Prep A班的義工

星期五 Candy To, Melody Hung, 還需要一名Prep A班的義工

NEW TO TUESDAYS

星期二新食品 Herb & Garlic Chicken Kebabs / 亦有Honey Soy口味, 售價 $2.60

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN TUCKSHOP 福利社需要 義工

福利社需要更多的義工幫忙，假若人手不足，我們無法為學生準備餐單上所有的食物。

請積極支持和參與我們的工作。如果您願意來幫忙， 請聯絡福利社 或致電 3452 4111。

Chaplain News (by Ben Chapman)

本人將會在第四週和第五週休假，如需要協助，請聯絡辦公室。

BREAKFAST CLUB EVERY THURSDAY

早餐會繼續於星期四8:00am開始，歡迎家長、同學和教職員齊來共享這免費又富營養的早餐。

Aims of You Can Do It! Education

你可以做到！YCDI是幫助孩子們取得更高成就的課程，它幫助孩子們提高社交、情緒和行為上的能力，並且發掘每個孩子的不同潛力。YCLD目的為

提高孩子的基礎能力。

本學期關注的重點是“與別人和睦相處”。“與別人和睦相處”意思是幫助其他人的課業，在小組合作時態度友善，別人對你不友善或不依照你的

意思去做時能控制好自己的脾氣，例如：教室中有人說話時要聆聽，別人推撞你時不會飽以老拳，跟同學在小組中合作時依循老師的指示。

COMMUNITY NEWS社區通訊

Is All Screen Time Equal? 屏幕時間 研討會

QAGTC會員 $5 非會員 $7

很多家長往往為了子女花太多時間在屏幕而跟孩子有衝突。如果你對這個問題有興趣，歡迎出席8月11日 6:30 - 8:30pm

在本校音樂室舉行的研討會。主講嘉賓Dr Aaron Frost 和Dr Tania McMahon。

訂座 : QAGTC South Website 電郵: QAGTC South

Gym Fun at Splitz 體操課

報名請洽 3279 4977，可以預約免費試習課程，info@splitz.com.au

KEYBOARDKIDZ 鋼琴課

報名請洽 3219 0808

www.keyboardkidz.com.au

NORTH SHORE 課後輔導班

報名請洽--- 3343-1883/ 0422 001 399

上課時間：每週二和週四，3：30pm - 5：30pm

Let’s Talk Kids 演講和戲劇課程——週四和週五下午，音樂教室

恭賀本校60位演講和戲劇課程的學生參加了他們第一次的Speech and Drama ASCA

考試，並獲得優異的成績。網上報名www.ltkspeechanddrama.com.au 或致電3821 5755。

SUNNYBANK STATE HIGH SCHOOL –

PRIMARY SCHOOLS SCIENCE EXPO 小學科學博覽–8月19日星期五3-5PM

歡迎所有小學同學參加Sunnybank State High

School的科學博覽，同學可以自由選擇科學題目作展出，參賽品內容包括：題目、假設、材料、方法、結果和討論/總結。展品可以是圖表、模型和/

或海報，註明姓名、班級和學校，並於這個學期第5或6週送交該校，主辦檵構會選出優勝者。詳情請向該校查詢。

KEYBOARDKIDZ 鋼琴課

Keyboardkidz 鋼琴班的學員在考試中獲得十分優異的成績。所有學員獲得Distinctions 或以上的成績。如要報名，請登入keyboardkidz.com.au