Newsletter 21 October

Kilcoy State School Newsletter
KEY DATES
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21 Oct
Prep Information Evening
5:00pm
•
Prep Information Evening
30 Oct
Our 2016 Prep Information
evening is happening tonight at
5:00pm in the Prep Classrooms. If you know of any
parents with children of Prep
age for 2016 (1 July 2010 to
31 June 2011) please ask them
to contact the school.
3:00pm
Showcase Gala
Dinner 7:00pm
November
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4-6 Nov
Swimming
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O C T O B E R
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From the Principal’s Desk
Swimming
26 Oct
Carnival
12:00pm –
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I S S U E
28-30 Oct
23 Oct
Ball Games
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Thank you to all the parents
for your support on the Pupil
Free Day last Monday. All the
teaching staff spent the morning at Wamuran State School
moderating their student
work with teachers from
Wamuran and Delaneys
Creek State Schools. Moderation is a key component to
ensuring consistency in
marking and reporting for all
students.
Grandparents
Day 9:00am
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V O L U M E
Swimming
Student absences
From Week 2 students will
participate in swimming as
part of their Physical Education component of HPE.
Swimming is a part of the
curriculum and students will
be assessed as part of their
final report card. Staff conducting swimming lessons
have the current required
training and will individually
assess the capabilities of all
students during lessons.
There is a cost of $3 per
week for 6 weeks ($18)
payable at the office. Payment can be made in full or
weekly. If you have concerns
in regards to paying this
amount please contact the
office.
Parents are reminded that if
your child is away, please
contact the office on the
absence line 5422 3366.
Using the absence line eliminates notes being lost or not
being handed in. Parents
who have registered for
Qparents are able to enter
through the student absence
page.
Good Luck
Good luck to Mrs Webster
and the EALD (English as
Additional Language Dialect)
team at the Showcase
Awards State Finals next
Friday Night. Enjoy the Gala
dinner and thank you to the
EALD team for the fantastic
work that you do with our
students.
4-5 Nov
Prep
Orientation
Days
Grandparent’s Day
Student Name
This Friday we will be hosting a special parade to
celebrate Grandparents
Day. Parade will start at
8:50am with special
performances from the
Choirs, Instrumental Band,
Senior Skipping Club and our
Prep students. After parade
Grandparents will be invited
to go and visit their
grandchild’s classroom,
finishing with a morning tea
in the hall at 10:30am. To
help with catering and
seating, could you please
return the attendance slip
that was sent home last
Friday. If you have lost the
form, please complete the
slip beside to assist with
catering.
_____________________
Class _____________
Number of visitors
a ending Grandparent’s
Day __________
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Staff on Leave
Mrs Collins - Replaced
by Mrs Knight
Mrs Knight 3A-Replaced
by Mrs Somerville
From the Choir
Room
From the classroom - Year 1and 2
He, he, he! The classroom
was filled with the children’s
giggles and excitement. Today
was the day of our Science
Centre and Museum
excursion.
stop was the Science Centre.
Poor Mr Dan and Mrs Vella
got sprayed with water while
seeing sound. Miss Baxter,
Julie and Rachel got to blow
air through straws and create
sounds. Mrs Peisley helped to
show what sound vibrations
look like. Children played in
the ball pit, climbed a rock
wall, raced an electronic man
and much more.
Braydon, Zo-Zo, Khy, Zo,
Julia, Savannah and all the children filed onto the bus in an
orderly fashion. If this was
anything to go by, we were
going to be in for an awesome
day.
Next stop was the Museum.
We saw many amazing things
What an awesome day it was!
and read a lot of interesting
The day went beautifully, 1st
facts. There were lots of “Wow”,
“Cool” and “Look at that.” We
saw a beautiful ocean exhibit,
birds, lizards, dinosaurs, olden
day medical equipment and loads
more. Time passed so very
quickly and now it was 1:30pm
and time to head home.
Overall we had such a fantastic
day! The children were all very
well behaved and did Kilcoy State
School proud. A big thank you to
all our wonderful helpers, it
wouldn’t have run as smoothly
without you.
Year 2 and 4 Maths Rotations
Senior Choir is performing
at Grandparents Day,
Kilcoy SS Music Evening,
Christmas Carols Evening,
Awards Night and at the
Christmas Carnival. Your
child has received a note
regarding
these
performances. Please
return this note by Friday
23rd October.
Maths rotations have begun.
The students are enjoying
working in small groups
using hands on materials.
They have thoroughly
enjoyed Mrs Roy as the
decimal point!!! Look out
Students will receive for the photos of the Year 2
information regarding a rotations in our next newsChoir Break-up Party
letter.
soon.
Mrs Webster helping students
find fractions of whole numbers.
Open-ended problem solving using
dice and decimals.
Chaplaincy News
We are very lucky that our wonderful Chappy is also a teacher, so to minimize the
disruption to the Prep classroom, Chappy Kate has joined our Prep Team and is team
teaching with Mrs Chapman. Therefore Chappy Kate has had to alter her days as our
School’s Chaplain. She is now in her Chaplaincy role on Tuesday and Wednesday of each
week.
Quote of the Week :
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice .” Peggy O’Mara.
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Super School Sleepover - Year 3
Ha ha ha, I could hear everyone laughing in the hall as I entered the room. When everyone got there we started playing
really awesome games. First, we played squares which was so fun. Then we played musical chairs. That was really funny
because the teachers took away chairs every time someone got out.
After the games we started to get ready for dinner. We had burgers for dinner and they were delicious. After dinner, we
got ready for bed, brushed our teeth and watched a movie. The movie was called Paddington. It was so funny.
The next morning, we played some fun fitness games with Chappy Kate, then our parents took our bags home.
I had so much fun at the sleepover. I wanted it to go on forever, but sadly it couldn’t.
Emily S 3A
“See you Mum!” I yelled out. I could hear the music pumping in the school hall and I couldn’t wait for Mum to leave. I wondered what we were going to do. Finally, the music was turned down and Mrs Knight told us that we were going to play a
card game and Musical Chairs.
We all ran into the middle and started dancing around. Then the music stopped and we could run to hearts, diamonds,
spades or clubs. First I ran to clubs. Mrs Knight picked out a card and it was clubs. “Nooooooo!” I was disappointed that
we were out first. It went on until the last person was standing.
Later, we watched the movie Paddington. He was a bear. It was a funny movie and my favourite part was when he put a
toothbrush in his ear.
After the movie finished, we had to go to bed. I couldn’t go to sleep because I was used to my cosy bed at home. Finally,
after a long time I fell asleep.
In the morning, we packed our beds up and got ready for school. We played a few fun games with Chappy Kate.
I can’t wait for our grade four camp!
Holly B 3A
Wohoo! I won Musical Chairs! I was so excited. I got on the last seat just before Max did. The boys picked me up and
cheered my name. We were all having fun playing games in the hall for our Year 3 school sleepover.
After the games we got burgers for dinner. I picked all of the ingredients on the table. For dessert we got ice-cream and I
got a brain freeze.
Later in the night we got into our PJs and got our sleeping bags ready to watch the Paddington movie. It was funny because
Paddington went down the stairs riding a bath tub.
After the movie, we all went to bed and fell asleep quickly.
What a great night.
David B 3A
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