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Last night, we farewelled our Year Six students at their Graduation Evening. During the course of the evening, presentations were made to students for their outstanding Academic and Citizenship Achievements. Our congratulations are extended to the following students:- “John and Alice Francis Bursary” Girl Dux – Jemma G “John and Alice Francis Bursary” Boy Dux – Brayden S Palmwoods/Woombye Lions’ Award “Harold Reinhardt Memorial Bursary” for Citizenship - Elijah O Bendigo Bank Academic Awards: English – Ashlee S Mathematics – Jake S Science – Zeke E Sports – Abbey L The Arts – Shaffyre-I W Another award presented yesterday at the full School Parade was the ‘Grace Reinhardt Award’. To acknowledge and celebrate the huge impact that Mrs Grace Reinhardt had on Woombye State School and Community during her forty (40) years as a teacher, the Woombye State School P&C Association created the “Grace Reinhardt” Award to be presented annually. This award is presented to a Year Three student who models the five keys of the “You Can Do It” Program and is a wonderful example of a student who shines as an ‘all-rounder’. This year, the award was presented to Niamh S Congratulations Niamh. As the sun sets on another wonderful year at Woombye State School, we bid a sad farewell to the students and families who leave us at the end of this year. This includes our Year 6 students who are leaving for high school as well as the families who are moving to other schools and locations. To these students and families, we extend our thanks for being a part of our terrific school and wish you all the very best for your future endeavours. To all of our returning families, we trust you will enjoy a wonderful Christmas Holiday and we look forward to seeing the many smiling faces return on Monday 22nd January 2018.

Christmas Concert 2017:- We nearly made it this year but a storm at 2:25pm took away our electrical power leaving us one performance short of completing this year’s concert. The students who did perform were fantastic. A huge congratulations to Mrs Amanda Roberts for organising this event each year. The students love performing for others and this showed on Tuesday afternoon. A huge thank you also to the parents and family members who sat in the audience as the students performed. The amount of support was fantastic. It was a spectacular way to end the year. Staff Changes for 2018:- It is with sadness that we announce the leaving of two wonderful teachers from Woombye State School at the end of this year. Mr Mike Rieger who has been with us since July 2008 and Mr Tom Dawson who has been with us since January 1990 will both be leaving Woombye State School at the end of this school year. We wish both teachers all the very best for the next chapters in their lives and thank them for the awesome impact and influence they have had on our students and school during the time they were with us. Incoming Teachers:- In 2018, we welcome the following teachers to our wonderful school:- Louise Brereton and Thomas Brereton (coming in from Dysart), Wendy Weidinger (coming in from Normanton) and Paul McCall (coming in from Northern Peninsula area).

The P & C meets on the second Wednesday of each month

Woombye Whispers Principal: Paul Lowik Deputy Principal: Tina Brosnan Student Absence Line: 5451 3260

Phone: 5451 3222 Fax: 5451 3200 P & C: 5451 3229 OSHC: 5442 1023 School Watch: 131 788

Website: www.woombyess.eq.edu.au Email: admin@woombyess.eq.edu.au Volume 4 – Issue 5 –7th December 2017

DATES TO

REMEMBER

December

25

Christmas

Day

January

22 School

Resumes

26 Australia

Day

Thought

Of the week!

“Conquer

your bad

habits or

they will

conquer

you.” –

Rob

Tina’s Business

Dear Parents,

What an eventful afternoon we had Tuesday. Thank you to all parents who came along to our Carols even with the storm that tried to blow us away. All the students sang beautifully. Thank you Mrs Roberts and staff for all your hard work. It is such a pleasure to

be part of this festive time in our school.

What a year we have had. It is hard to believe that this is our last newsletter for 2017. I am sure there must be a fast forward button someone has been pressing to make the time fly so quickly. I would like to thank our wonderful staff and students for making me

feel so welcomed. All of our staff are dedicated, passionate and committed to everything they do, and for that I thank them. We have a great school and I feel very privileged to be part of it.

I am sad the year is finished. It is a time we say farewell to some of our students and families who are leaving us at the end of the year. We also say farewell to some extraordinary staff members, Mr Tom Dawson and Mr Mike Reiger, I trust they will enjoy the

next chapter of their lives.

Wednesday night we also said farewell to our Year 6 students. We wish them all the very best for High School in 2018. As they go, I encourage all our Year 6’s to remember, the words of Dr Suess…

Today is your day.

You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself

any direction you choose.

This is your story, your path, embrace the future, and remember to work hard so that you get to reap the rewards you deserve.

Have a safe and restful break; enjoy your time with your families. I am looking forward with excitement to see what 2018 brings.

Thank you again

Tina

Classes for 2018:- On Tuesday, the students returning to Woombye State School in 2018 were introduced to their proposed teacher and class for next year. The teachers have spent many hours working together to create the class lists for 2018, taking into consideration academic, social and emotional attributes of each student to create a balance in each class for next year. We will start the year with only 20 classes due to our predicted enrolments but this may change depending upon new enrolments early next year. The anticipated classes and teachers for next year are as follows:- Perp A – Graham Mulrooney; Prep B – Jill Santacaterina; Prep C – Julieanne Barrett; Year 1A – Jeanne Parry; Year 1B – Amy Lee; Year 1C – Jennifer Renwick; Year 2A – Louise Brereton; Year 2B – Jo Sheard; Year 2C – Janelle MacFarlane/Amy Wills; Year 3A – Christine Watson-Brown; Year 3B – Peter O’Sullivan; Year 3C – Janelle Pearson/Sue Prickett; Year 4A – Paul McCall; Year 4B – Annette Scott; Year 4/5C – TL Schulz Year 5A – Jodie Chapman; Year 5B – Lee Emerson; Year 5/6D – Neil Hamilton; Year 6A – Thomas Brereton; Year 6B – Miriam Hobbs. Teacher/Librarian:- Vikki Meehan SEP:- Greg Evans, Jade Maksan and Wendy Weidinger STEM Coordinator (0.6 role) – Brett Meehan Barb Stevens has accepted the role of Local Relief Teacher for 2018.

Woombye School and House Leaders 2018:- The Student Leadership Team for 2018 is now complete. Congratulations to the following students for being selected for their roles next year. The four School Leaders for 2018 are:- Rebekah Emerson, Malachy Flinn, Edward Hassard and Azmarah Sullivan. The Woombye State School House Captains for 2018 are: Blaxland – Noah Kropp and Charlotte Keppels; Lawson – Jamie Griffith and Ebony Ensing; Wentworth – Bohdi Buchanan and Jade McHeyzer. Cultural Leaders for next year are:- Samantha Antwis and Carlee Bauer. The Badge Presentation Ceremony will take place early in 2018.

Renovations and Works Over Christmas:- The School Administration Office will close at 3:30pm tomorrow, Friday 8th December. During the Christmas holidays, renovations will take place in the Office and Library area. During the renovations, barriers will be placed around the buildings. Many of these barriers will still be in place when most of the School Staff return to work on Thursday 18th January 2018. Please follow the signs and directions to gain access to the Office area in 2018.

Oval Works:- Throughout the Christmas break, work will take place around the school ovals. This work is designed to alleviate the erosion problems around the ovals as well as improve access to the ovals. This work will start during the Christmas Break and will continue into Term One of 2018. “Student Resource Scheme 2018”:- The “Woombye State School Student Resource Scheme” will continue again in 2018. The purpose of the scheme is to provide the parent/carer with a cost effective alternative to purchasing the prescribed textbooks and/or resources elsewhere, through reduced prices gained from the school’s bulk purchasing practices. This is particularly evident with enrolling in the “ABC Reading Eggs/Reading Eggspress”, “Mathseeds” and “Mathletics” Programs as well as bulk purchases of personal whiteboards and whiteboard markers, boxes of tissues, reams of photocopying paper, and USB’s. This provides up to $350.00 value for only $60.00. On Monday, 5th December “Expressions of interest” for the Student Resource Scheme were sent home with the Student Report Cards from Prep to Year 5. Please ensure these forms are returned to school by tomorrow, Friday 8th December. Student Report Cards:- All Student Report Cards were distributed to the students on Monday, 4th December. If you do not receive your child’s Report Card on the Monday, please contact the Office immediately. Booklists for 2018:- The Class Booklists for 2018 are now available for next year. These Booklists are available from the School Website or from the School Office. The Booklists have two preferred suppliers and their contact details listed. These preferred suppliers are as follows:- WOOMBYE NEWSAGENCY PH (07) 5442 1365 – Collection from Newsagency at 18 Blackall Street, Woombye or home deliveries available upon request. Order in person, email woombyenewsagency@bigpond.com or order online at www.woombyenewsagency.com.au WORK’N’LEARN – Delivered direct to homes or can be collected from our store in Kunda Park the store! Order online at www.back2school.net.au No password required! Order in person at 53 Enterprise Street Kunda Park, Ph (07) 5476 6002. On behalf of all the Staff at Woombye State School, I would like to wish everyone who is part of the Woombye School Community a very happy, safe and restful Christmas period. May 2018 realise the promises for a great year for everyone. School will resume on Monday 22nd January 2018 for all new and returning students.

BSB: 064 424

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0009 0538

NAME: Woombye State School

REFERENCE: 1. Student’s EQ ID (found on invoice)

Or 2. Student’s surname and initial

It would be greatly appreciated if you would email details of your payment to

accounts@woombyess.eq.edu.au

CASH/CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS

1. School Office (8am to 3:30pm Mon – Fri)

2. In sealed envelope with Student Name, Class & payment details (can be dropped into the

Payment box situated in the office foyer)

3. CREDIT CARD – Please phone 5451 3222 and payment will be processed over the phone.

Absences Is your child running late for school?

• Ring the absence hotline 5451 3260.

• Ring the direct line 5451 3222.

• Send a note in with your child.

Is your child absent from school today?

• Ring the absence hotline 5451 3260.

• Send a note in the SAME day with a sibling.

THE OFFICE NEEDS TO BE ADVISED OF EVERY ABSENCE YOUR

CHILD HAS.

IF YOU KNOW YOUR CHILD HAS SOME UNEXPLAINED ABSENCES

PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE ASAP TO CLEAR THEM.

UNEXPLAINED ABSENCE LETTERS WILL BE SENT HOME WITH

STUDENTS THIS WEEK.

Absence hotline

5451 3260

Student of the Week

Year 24 November Awarded For 1 December Awarded For

PA Thomas For being an outstanding worker and kind friend.

Ellie For kindness and friendship to all preppers and great progress.

PB Annalisa Giving her best in all areas of learning. Well done Annalisa.

Ayla For working hard to have an extremely successful year in prep. Well done Ayla!

PC Harley For his enthusiasm in all areas especially Maths.

Caid For working hard and becoming an independent learner.

1A Ryland For showing great application to his learning and good listening.

Levi For showing improvement in his handwriting and greater focus to written tasks.

1B Alex For great effort during maths lessons this week.

Gabriel For being a great learner and writing a detailed diary entry.

1C Caleb For being a focused learner all week. Alex Being an awesome writer this week.

2A Dakota For improvement in all areas. Keep trying Dakota great effort.

Ari For always working to his best and being kind and helpful.

2B Cornelia

For attending to her learning tasks with focus and persistence and for being a polite member of 2B. Well done Cornelia.

Poppy For being a great helper in the classrooms. Thankyou Poppy, it is very much appreciated.

2C Sasha For being a great worker and awesome help to classmates. Well done Sasha.

Jett For being a kind and caring classmate. Well done Jett!

Year 29 November Awarded For 6 December Awarded For

3A Claire For always doing her best and being such a happy, thoughtful and responsible student.

Mirrah For such excellent improvement in her work this year and always being helpful and cheerful.

3B Dylan Super worker who is always happy and thoughtful of other students.

Zara For being a fun, vocal and hardworking student.

3C Milly For consistently striving to achieve excellent results and for being such a wonderful person.

Joe For having a great year! Thankyou Joe.

4A Shaun For using the key of resilience to stay on task. Well done Shaun.

Mr Rieger For being an awesome, generous and all round great teacher who is also incredibly handsome.

4B Noah Congratulations on consistently being awesome.

Tyson Congratulations on how far you have come this year. You should feel so proud of yourself. Well done!

4C Chloe and Mckliegh

For their terrific team work in making this terms technology project.

Kahli

Thanks for being an awesome outgoing and amazing student we wish you all the best at your new school.

5A Samantha For her wonderful work with her technology project.

Hunter To 5AB for remaining patient calm and patient in yesterday afternoons storm and setting a good example. 5B Matthew

For putting in his best effort and keeping Mr E entertained this year.

Alex

5/6D Tenayah Tenayah is a charming, cheerful girl. She is always tries her best and has achieved great results recently.

Mr Hamilton For organising makerspace and being wise with words.

6A Jemma Great achievements in all areas. Ms Stevens For organising the graduation.

6B Maddi Showing great commitment to her dancing career

Mr Meehan For organising camp.

6C Mikayla For her consistent and dedicated attitude throughout the year.

Ms Hobbs For organising the yearbook.