Newsletter 2016-08-11 - Wondall Heights State School

Newsletter Edition 26, Week 5
Thursday 11th August 2016
Our Principal Majella Frith, Deputy Principals Pamela Kondys and Elissa Cramb,
Head of Special Education Services Sarah Moscos and Head of Curriculum
Bridget Hawkins are attending a Professional Development Network Leadership
Conference today and tomorrow.
In their absence Sharon Squires and Karen Hills will be acting in these roles.
Classroom Newsletters
Principal Majella Frith
Principal
Mrs Majella Frith
A/Deputy Principal
Classroom Newsletters have been produced to give you some important
information about your child's class. This information includes a welcome from your
child's teacher, information about the curriculum being covered in each Key
Learning Area for this term, classroom procedures, communication, reporting to
parents, behaviour expectations, assemblies and homework. There is also a
newsletter from our specialist teachers.
To view these, please click on the link under 'QuickLinks', Classroom Newsletter/
Sports Draws which is on the front of our website, then on Documents, then
Classroom Newsletters, then Term 3.
The newsletters can also be viewed on your mobile device through the QSchools
App. Go to Forms and Documents and then click on Classroom Newsletters.
Mrs Pamela Kondys
Wynnum Library
A/Deputy Principal
Miss Elissa Cramb
HOC
Mrs Bridget Hawkins
HOSES
Mrs Sarah Moscoso
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Thank you to Wynnum library who came to our Under 8's Celebration and brought
their robots for us to play with.
You might like to attend the following events at the library.
Saturday 20 August at 12.30-1.30pm, we’ll be kicking Children's Book Week off with
a fun family book trivia – there’ll be a great little prize at the end for taking part!
Bookings are essential.
Friday 26 August at 4.30-5.30pm - Children’s Book Week Parade on , so if the kids
you would like to give your costume a second outing you can visit the library!
Parking
Brisbane residential areas have parking rules in place to ensure parked or stopped
vehicles do not affect local access or traffic flow. Parking illegally can be frustrating
for neighbours and the community who may be prevented from accessing their
home or local area. Drivers must not park on or across a driveway or prevent
access to a property. This includes parking in your own driveway outside of the
property boundary. Parking in this manner restricts pedestrian access and can
reduce visibility for other road users.
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School News
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School News
BOOK WEEK ACTIVITIES AT WONDALL
Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating books and Australian
authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers, teacher librarians and public librarians develop activities,
offer competitions and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.
Book Week for 2016 runs 19 AUG - 26 AUG and the theme this year is “Australia: Story
Country”.
In the library, Mrs Bryant will be reading the short listed books from the picture book
section to years 1-3 and the students will be voting to decide which book they think
deserves the GOLD sticker for picture book of the year. We will compare our votes with
the winning books chosen by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Books for older children short-listed in the CBCA book of the Year competition will be
displayed for a week and then made available for borrowing.
On Monday 22nd AUGUST students can dress up for book week and wear story character
costumes to a special whole school assembly at 2pm.
A colouring competition will be organized and prizes (books, of course) will be given.
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School News
To launch this year’s Book Week, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (Queensland Branch)
has organized a community event for families:
Saturday – 20 August 2016, between 10:00am and 1:00pm
Join the Queensland Branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, local children's authors
and illustrators, and members of the Brisbane Illustrators Group and Write Links at the State
Library of Queensland for a series of specially curated activities for children, young people and
their families to celebrate the beginning of 2016 Book Week.
In the Knowledge Walk, help to create characters and images for two stories written especially
for the occasion by Queensland writers. Children will learn about character development and elements
of story creation, as well as learning and practising sketching, drawing, colouring, and painting.
Join in the fun with storytelling sessions by local picture book authors and illustrators who will be
discussing the stories behind the stories, teaching children about how books are developed and put
together.
There will be illustrators from the storytelling sessions demonstrating their skills using both traditional
and digital methods. Watch them demonstrate how they developed their characters from the stories that
will share in the storytelling sessions. Children will learn about the illustration process; the tools and
techniques illustrators use; and the process of book creation.
The BIG draw is proudly presented by the Queensland Branch of the Children’s Book Council of
Australia, in partnership with the State Library of Queensland and Book Links (QLD) Inc.
This is a free event. For more information, visit http://www.cbcaqld.org/latest-news
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School News - Finance
Payments Due
Invoice Item
2016 Student Resource Scheme
Non Competitive Sport
Interschool Sports
Life Education
Year 4 excursion
Wakikirri heat
Year 6 Camp
Yr Level
Prep
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Yrs 4-6
Yrs 4-6
Prep—6
Yrs 4
Dance
Yr 6
Amount
$34.00
$26.00
$30.00
$17.00
$34.00
$30.00
$38.00
$25.00
$75.00
$7.00
$31.00
$10.00
$345.00
Payment Due
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
Overdue
Overdue
Overdue
Overdue
11 August
Overdue
Reminder: When making an online payment directly into the school’s bank account, please put
your child’s name and invoice number as the reference.
Please finalise Student Resource Scheme payments so that resources can be purchased for end
of year activities.
Please finalise sports payments as this is now overdue.
School News
Library Borrowing
Please make sure your child/children have a library bag so they can borrow books from the library. The library bag should be durable to
ensure library books are kept in the best condition possible, for example a draw-string bag or cloth bag. No plastic shopping bags.
Check the Class Borrowing Times below so your child/children have their library book and bag on the correct day. NO BAG, NO BOOK.
Children will soon learn responsibility for their library books if it becomes a part of their normal routine.
CLASS LIBRARY BORROWING TIMES
Time
8:50
9:20
9:50
10:20
10:50
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:00
1.40
2.00
2:30
Monday
Tuesday
2B
2C
3A
PB
PC
PA
PD
4A
4D
6B
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3D
5A
Wednesday
Thursday
1B
1A
1D
1C
1st Lunch Break
2nd Lunch Break
4C
6C
4B
Friday
2D
2A
2/3E
5C
5B
3B
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School News
THE HIGH FIVE CAN PROTECT YOU!
Talk Friendly:
Ask the person nicely to stop. He/she may not know they
are being hurtful.
Talk Firmly:
Tell him/her to stop in a serious voice, saying something
like…...
“STOP IT, I DON’T LIKE IT”
Ignore the person:
He/she needs to know you will not respond to hurtful
behaviour.
Walk to a safe area:
Walk to somewhere where you will feel safe.
Report to an adult:
If the person will not stop then it is time to tell a staff
member.
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School News– Sports
Interschool Sport Day Thursday August 18
Venues for next week are as follows:
AFL:
Wynnum Vikings – Kianawah Road, Wynnum West
Basketball: Girls - Wynnum High State School, Corner of Buderim & Peel Streets, Manly
Boys - Brisbane Bayside State College, Network Drive, Wynnum
Cricket:
Gumdale State School – New Cleveland Road, Gumdale
Oztag:
Kitchener Park – Corner of Stradbroke & West Avenues, Wynnum
Information notes will be given out this Friday afternoon. Students are reminded to wear sports uniform and bring water
bottles and sunscreen to apply.
Years 2 & 3 Athletics Age Champions
Congratulations to the following athletes on becoming the 2016 Age Champion for Athletics in their grade/gender:
YR 2 GIRLS: Ailine F.
YR 2 BOYS: Rielly K.
YR 3 GIRLS: Mia S-W.
YR 3 BOYS: Max B.
P – 3 Total Results: 1st: Trojans – 1215
2nd: Romans – 1208
3rd: Spartans – 1025
4th: Vikings - 1004
Junior Girls Football South East QLD CHAMPIONS!
Well done to our Junior Girls Football team on becoming the first South East QLD champions! To explain this result it
essentially places them as one of the best teams in QLD! Well done to all the girls and to the coaching staff and parent support
throughout their season. Well done to Ian Haworth for his continued passion for football at Wondall.
LtoR Back: Coach Ian Haworth, Jaz M, Sophie L, Manaia R-A, Sarah M, Aja Q, Sophie L’B
LtoR Front: Amy-Lee P, Claudia P, Mekayla C, Maisie B, Alex T, Bella M, Matilda K
Bayside District Track & Field Carnival
24 students from Wondall competed at the recent trials. We achieved two 3 rd places and four students were selected for the
team (listed below). We also had 13 finalists throughout the two days as well as an abundance of PBs. This was an outstanding
effort in the largest district in Met East. Well done to all students on your huge efforts.
Met East and District Representation
Congratulations to the following students on their recent selections and competitiveness in a number of sports:
Josie B. competed in July for Met East in Golf at the championships in Yeppoon.
Dynasty T. competed recently for Bayside at the Met East carnival in Redlands.
Tipene H. competed recently for Bayside at the Met East carnival in Redlands and will represent Met East in Noosa.
Blake K., Annaliese B., Hayslee C. & Lachlan C. will compete for Bayside at the Met East Athletics Carnival at QE2.
I am really proud of all our sport achievements thus far this year. It has been difficult to keep up with all the happenings but
currently sport is looking strong at Wondall Heights State School.
Strive to excel because we can in sport
Mr Stephen Bloxsom
Sports Coordinator/PE Teacher
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School News– Music
MUSIC NEWS!
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: SENIOR BAND
REMINDER SENIOR BAND STUDENTS- The Intermediate Camp (WAMMM) forms are due back BY Friday August 19th.
Numbers may be limited for this event as there are a very large number of students eligible due to the offering being made
to both year 5 and year 6 students. Please get your forms in soon!
The last few weeks have been very busy for our Senior Instrumental Students.
On Sunday 7th we performed for a very appreciative crowd at “Bands in the Park” at the Manly waterfront and markets.
Stall holders loved the lovely sounds floating around their stalls and made several very positive comments! Some were
even seen dancing!
The Senior Band also performed in the Senior Band section of the Redlands Eisteddfod competing against 6 other bands,
some containing players who had been playing up to 2.5 years (ours have only played for 1.5 years). There were many
bands in the section and we managed to obtain a highly successful 3rd place. This is a major achievement and Special
Congratulations go to all those who performed for this event.
A number of ensembles also performed at the same Eisteddfod 2 weeks earlier and we came away with 1st place
( congratulations to Lily, Ella, Bree, Maddox, Caitlin, Shritik, Lochlan and Olivia) and 3 rd place (congratulations to Alina,
Elyse, Jackson, Shritik, Caitlin, Quinn and Maddox). We also achieved 2 Highly Commended awards and an encouragement
award. Well Done to all students who prepared and presented music for this event.
Ms Finlay
School News—Banking
Hi School Bankers,
Please ensure all deposit slips are filled in correctly - otherwise they will not be able to be processed.
Only one deposit slip per week can be accepted and only one token given per deposit. To collect your prize you must send in your ten tokens with
your choice of prize filled in. The prizes take at least two weeks to arrive, so please be patient. Saving regularly is an important habit to get into,
whether you’re saving a little or a lot! Keep up the GREAT work and remember to bring in your School Banking deposit each Tuesday. The Flying
Snake Tail is no longer available for ordering.
Thank you for supporting the School Banking Program!
Your Banking Co-ordinator,
Shelley
Thank you to the CBA for donating hand balls for the Handball Program
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