Welcome to Prep Family Sausage Sizzle Principal`s Pen

2nd February 2016
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Principal’s Pen
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to Edge Hill State School for another exciting year of learning. The
start to this school year has been as smooth as we would wish. From Day 1
students and teachers have been focussed on getting the school year off to a great
start. Teachers have been establishing routines and setting class expectations. Thank
you for making sure that your family was ready for school with books and
uniforms and of course making sure that home routines are back to normal.
I know teachers are looking forward to sharing what will happen this year when Parent
Teacher Nights are scheduled over the next few weeks. It is very helpful if you
are able to attend the class meetings and we look forward to seeing you.
This year we have enrolled 150 Prep students at Edge Hill. Last Thursday we held a
Sausage Sizzle to welcome our Preps and their families. Thanks to the P&C for
organising this event as well as organising the coffee for Wednesday and Thursday
mornings last week. School numbers will be finalised on Friday this week and we
expect a total enrolment of 1070 students.
A Back to School disco will be held this Thursday evening for students in Year 1-6.
Back to School Disco
Thursday 4th February
Years 1&2 4:15pm—5:15pm
Years 3 & 4 5:30pm—6:45pm
Years 5 & 6 7:00pm—8:30pm
Parent Information
Sessions
PREP
TUESDAY 16TH FEB 5.00PM
YEAR 1
MONDAY 8TH FEB 5.30PM
YEAR 2
TUESDAY 2ND FEB 5.30PM
NOTE-2E – Di Harris 2nd
February 5.00PM
Traffic and parking around our school is always chaotic at the start of the
school year and can take a few weeks to settle. Please be patient and tolerant as we
all want to keep our students safe. On wet days we need to take even more care as
traffic conditions deteriorate. This is a good time of the year to remind your child about
road safety.
YEAR 3
THURSDAY 11th FEB 5.00PM
If your family details (address, telephone contacts, email address, emergency
contacts etc) have changed please contact the Office so that we can make sure
we have up-to-date information. This is particularly important when your child is unwell
and we need to contact you.
YEAR 5
THURSDAY 11TH FEB 5.30PM
Over the next few newsletters I look forward to sharing with you a number of new
initiatives we will introduce this year: our school Sustainability / Kitchen Garden
Project, Japanese Immersion Program in Year 1, introducing STEM ( Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), establishing a new art studio, a
new Technology and Innovation Centre, and forming a Triathlon squad. 2016 is
going to be an exciting year for our school community. Thank you for being part of our
Edge Hill State School community.
Paul Campbell
Principal
Welcome to
Prep Family
Sausage Sizzle
YEAR 4
WED 10TH FEB 5.30PM
YEAR 6
WED10TH FEBRUARY 5.30PM
Choir
Wednesday mornings 7:45
Starting Wed 10th Feb
Around the Classroom
YEAR 5
WOW !!!! What an AWESOME start Year 5!!!
Everyone is doing their best and eager to learn.
The Year 5 teachers are very impressed with
such an excellent beginning to the year. Just a
reminder our Parent Information evening is next
Thursday 11th February at 5:30pm in your child’s
classroom. This is a great way to find out all the
wonderful things that are going to be happening
in Year 5 this year. Swimming has also begun
and students are expected to be organised with
togs, towel, sun shirt, etc for their lesson. Have a
GREAT DAY, we will!!!
YEAR 6
Year 6 have had an amazing start to the school
year. Many thanks from the Year 6 teachers for
sending your child fully equipped to school ready
to begin learning. There are a few date claimers
already to begin the school year: Wednesday, 10
Feb is the Year 6 Parent Information Night and
Interschool sports begins next Friday, 12 Feb.
Notes will be sent home soon with more
information. Lastly, Sports Captain nominations
were due today with finalists chosen tomorrow.
Nominees will present a speech on parade this
Friday and elections held the same day. Watch
this space for your Sports Captains...
COMMONWEALTH BANK
STUDENT BANKING PROGRAM
This program is available here at Edge Hill
School. If you would like to involve your child/
children in this wonderful program there are
three simple ways to open your child's
Youthsaver account.
1. If you are a CommBank customer apply
online through NetBank
2. Visit any CommBank branch. Please bring
along your child's birth certificate and
identification for yourself. Application forms are
also available from the school office.
3. Call 13 2221
Our banking day is THURSDAY. Hand in the
deposit book and money either to the class
teacher or the school office. It will be processed
and returned to the classroom .
This year's program is themed 'The Outback
Saver' and we're taking students on a wild
adventure through the Canyon of Savings
where they'll learn to master smart savings
habits and equip themselves with lifelong
money skills. After every 10 deposits a reward
is offered. This year, the rewards are wilder
than ever. On offer are Jump and Skip ropes,
Mud splat handballs and more.
Sport’s News
Musical Notes
1. EHSS Fun Run Training will be
held throughout Term 1 for all interested Year 3
to Year 6 students! Starting this week (Week 2)
training days/times are as follows; Wednesday
afternoon from 3:15pm – 4pm & Friday
Morning 8:15am – 8:50pm.
Welcome back from the Edge
Hill
State
School
Music
Department. We are looking
forward to an exciting and
productive year of musical
learning. The string orchestras,
concert bands and choirs will
have the opportunity to perform in a number of
concerts this year. Some of these include: the
Big Breakfast, the EHSS Fete, Cairns and
District Junior Eisteddfod, Fanfare and Music
evenings.
Students in Years 2 and 3 will be taking part in
a Musical this semester. Learning for this will
take place in Classroom Music lessons with
Mrs Richardson and Miss Hari.
Year 3: As students are taking their
recorders home to practise, can parents please
remind them to bring them to school on the day
of their Classroom Music lesson.
Students in Year 4 are learning ukulele. They
can visit the big Music Room (Miss Hari’s room)
to practise Wednesday 1st Lunch.
Junior and Senior Choirs will be rehearsing
together this semester. Students from Years 1
to 6 are welcome to join (sorry – no Preps just
yet!). Rehearsal will take place in the big music
room(Miss Hari’s room) on Wednesday
mornings from 7.45am (NOTE: NEW TIME!).
Choir will start in Week 3. (Wednesday 10th
February).
Woodwind,
brass
and
percussion
Instrumental lessons, and Senior Concert Band
rehearsals commence next week (from 8th
February).
String instrument lessons are commencing
this week. Senior String Orchestra rehearsals
will begin this Thursday 4th February and will
run from 7.45-8.45am. Junior String Orchestra
will run 7.45-8.45 from 12th February. Further
details about lesson times and string
ensembles are displayed in the Music room
windows.
If you need to contact instrumental teachers,
their details are:
Mr Christodoulides (Mr Christo)
Brass and Woodwind– at EHSS Monday and
Tuesday
Email: [email protected]
Mr McMenamin (Mr Mac)
Strings – at EHSS Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Email: [email protected]
Mr Barbagallo
Percussion – at EHSS Monday 9-11am
[email protected]
2. Tennis (before school) starting Thursday
morning (4th February) from 7.30 to 8.30 am
Jacqui from Edge Hill Tennis Club will be running
tennis sessions in the Big Green Shed. Cost is
$70 for the term, with all NEW participants
receiving a brand new FREE racquet. For further
information please call Jacqui on 0427 507145.
3. INAUGURAL EHSS TRI ACADEMY
– Exciting news!!!! Edge Hill State School will be
starting its very own Triathlon Academy in Term
1, based right here at the school!!! Prior to
starting the academy, we are giving all interested
children in Year 3 – Year 6, the opportunity to
come and try Triathlon! On Thursday 18
February (Wk. 4) at 11am students can
participate in a “Come and Tri” session under the
guidance of professional coaches Bill Evans and
Maryanne Elkington. Bill is the Director of Will
Swim & Tri Coaching. He is an Ironman certified
coach, Accredited Triathlon Coach, Level 2 Surf
Swim Coach and a Level 3 Performance Swim
Coach. Maryanne is a Junior Tri Stars coach
and Level 1 Running Coach. Maryanne was also
a gold medallist at the European Union Sprint
Triathlon Championships and two time
Queensland time-trial champion. So as you can
see there is a wealth of quality and experience,
for the students of Edge Hill SS to learn from, so
come and TRI!!!!
STEM News
A special thank you to the School and
Community for making me feel welcome
and a valued part of the Edge Hill Team. I
bring experience from my work in
Queensland schools and my time spent at
NASA’s Space Camp, hence the photo... I
am very excited about my role as “STEM
Coach”, combining Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics, in Prep to
Year 6 classrooms. I will be encouraging
students to invent, innovate and improve on
ideas and give them glimpses of future
STEM career paths. I am looking forward to
leading the introduction and implementation
of the Digital Technologies subject at Edge
Hill School. Lastly, but most importantly, I
encourage the students to share their ideas
when they see me around the school,
perhaps at lunchtimes, or maybe when I’m
working with the Robotics Group in the Lab.
My first major role next week is to introduce
myself to the students and to speak about
safety, care
and responsibility when
experimenting, building and discovering.
Michael Harris, STEM Coach
Vegetarian Sausages available
Tuck Shop
Orders must be handed in to Tuckshop
before 9am—OR—you can order online at
flexischool.com.au
We hope that you all had a wonderful holidays. Updated
Tuckshop menus have been sent home and are also
available online on the school website and via the
QSchools App. We have tried to keep our prices the same
as last year and have only made a few small changes to
prices. We have introduced some yummy new items made
at the Tuckshop including Spinach and Fetta Rolls and
Pizza Scrolls.
Congratulations to last week’s winner of our Flexi Draw:
Madison Coates 1G
To enter simply tear off your order sticker & put it in the
Lucky Box in the Tuckshop.
P&C Corner
[email protected]
We hope all of our Edge Hill families had a lovely break and enjoyed
their time together.
We are ready for another busy year with a wide range of activities,
including:
Walk Safely to School Day
Easter Raffle
Discos
Mother’s & Father’s Day Stalls
Scholastic Book Fairs
Big Family Breakfast
Ride Safely to School Day
World Teacher’s Day Breakfast
Amazing Family Fete
To make all of these events successful we need YOUR help. There
are many ways that you can help out throughout the year. By joining
our Helping Hands email group you will receive
updates and details on opportunities to help out
around the school. Just email
[email protected]
DISCO HELPERS NEEDED!!
WE WOULD LOVE SOME HELPERS IN OUR
CANTEEN, SAUSAGE SIZZLE & GLOW STALL—
EVEN JUST FOR ONE OF THE DISCOS—PLEASE
EMAIL YOUR AVAILABLILITY TO
[email protected]
This year we will continue to support the Music and PE Department
with equipment that they need. We will also continue to provide and
replace fridges in classrooms. We will provide new resources for the
library and many other areas around the school.
Please consider contributing to all these projects by payment of our
P&C Levy. This is a voluntary donation of $50 per student or $90 per
family.
Our major project for this year is the construction of a Technology &
Innovation building. We invite all school families to contribute to this
project by donating to the P&C Building Fund. This donation of $60
per student or $110 per family is tax deductible and a receipt will be
issued for tax purposes. Payments can be made at the school office.
We look forward to seeing some new faces at our monthly meetings
this year which are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm in
the staffroom.
Tuesdays 3:30pm—4:30pm EHSS Sports Shed
For more info phoenixdse.com.au or Alana 0439 742 991
Edge Hill United Football Club
Soccer Sign On 3yrs—15yrs
Saturday 6th and 13th February
9am—1pm
ehufc.com.au
The Cairns Junior Choral Society
For children who love to sing — ages 8—18.
The choir meets every Tuesday evening from 5:30pm in
their hall on Grove St.
Reasonable fees, and family discounts apply.
Call Mrs Toni Dunstan for more information on
0437 942 019
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