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East Ayr State School
Newsletter
Strive
for
Success
Success
Phone:
4783 0222
Fax:
4783 0200
Email:
[email protected]
Web Address: http://ayreastss.eq.edu.au
Student Absence: 0417 003 685
Issue 8: 20 May 2015
Term 2
Monday
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Tuesday
Wednesday
18 May
NQ Football (Soccer)
Trials
Fire Visit 1B
19 May
Brekky Club
20 May
Newsletter to go home
Fire Visit 1A
25 May
Fire Visit 1B
Book Fair – Perusal
Day
26 May
Brekky Club
Book Fair- Perusal Day
Book Fair – Purchase 5:007:00pm
27 May
Fire Visit 1A
Book Fair – Purchase Day
1 June
2 June
Brekky Club
3 June
Newsletter to go home
Thursday
21 May
Yr 4-7 parade: 1:45pm
Yr 1-3 parade: 2:35pm
Religion
Fire Visit 1C
28 May
Yr 4-7 parade: 1:45pm
Yr 1-3 parade: 2:35pm
Religion
Fire Visit 1C
Book Fair – Purchase Day
4 June
Yr 4-7 parade: 1:45pm
Yr 1-3 parade: 2:35pm
Religion
Friday
22 May
Interschool Sport: Carnival
Day 1
29 May
Book Fair – Purchase Day
5 June
Interschool Sport: Carnival
Day 2
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land – the Juru people.
We pay our respects to elders both past, present.
We believe we can walk together for a better future.
PRINCIPAL: Helen McCullough
Welcome to the midway point of Term 2.
There is great energy around our school
with a focus on our core business of
learning.
I have been privileged to view student
learning and assessment across the last
unit and it is always a great part of my
work to hear and view student work.
Congratulations East Ayr students and
staff. I look forward to the next units of
work and being part of student learning.
Our work and focus on developing
students’
reading
fluency,
comprehension and confidence is evident
throughout the school. We are seeing
some great gains in this area as a result
of a full team approach to the learning.
Miss Kayla Hawkins (Master Teacher) and
Miss Crystal Watson (HoC) have included
in this newsletter some helpful
information about reading. This will be a
feature of our newsletters. If you have
any questions about reading our
classroom teachers and our support staff
are only too happy to assist.
In the coming weeks we head into the
Semester One Reporting period. Report
Cards will be distributed early in Term 3
allowing our students the maximum time
to be assessed in their learning across the
8 Key Learning Areas. Once distributed,
parents are welcome to make an
appointment with their child/ren’s class
teacher to discuss the report card. The
report cards are a document that provide
information to parents about how their
child/ren have performed in the
curriculum areas of English, Mathematics,
Science, History/Geography, Health and
Physical Education, The Arts (drama,
dance, visual arts, media strands)/Music,
Technology and LOTE (Year 5 and 6
students only for this subject).
Every day at our school is an important
day for student learning and for our
teachers to teach. Our attendance rate is
high and the vast majority of students are
attending 95% or higher. High attendance
means learning is not being missed.
Lessons at East Ayr commence at 8.55
a.m. so it is important students are at
school before this time. The end of
semester report card also includes a
report on behaviour and attendance. The
attendance record is generated from the
electronic roll and outlines number of
days absent (explained and unexplained).
Please make sure that you are contacting
our front office or absence line in the
event that your child is away and going
through front office in the event that
your child is late or needs to be picked up
early. Thank you in advance for your
support with attendance.
With the cooler weather we understand
that students will be needing to wear
warmer clothes. Mrs Scott and I have
been very clear on our parades each
week about jumpers. Jumpers with
hoods may be worn, however, the hood
itself is not to be worn in class or on
school parades. If the jumper is taken off,
students need to put this in their bag
rather than tying it around their waist.
We have a high standard of dress at our
school and thank you for your support in
maintaining these standards.
Our Senior Shirts have arrived and the
Year 6 students are able to wear these on
Tuesday and Thursday each week as part
of their uniform. I would like to thank the
Year 6 teachers and students who
designed the shirts – the student leaders
look fantastic!
Kind regards
Helen McCullough
Principal
ABSENTEE
PHONE LINE
To assist with phone congestion
during the day, we would like to
ask parents/guardians to use our
new absentee line.
The phone number for student
absentees is 0417 003 685. When
phoning or texting it would be
appreciated if you could clearly
state:
• your name;
• your child’s name;
• class;
• reason for absence; and,
• expected dates absent from
school.
CHAPPY’S CHAT
with
Chappy John
A lesson from football …
On the weekend the NQ cowboys
won a great game of football.
Love football or hate it, there are
often lessons in life to learn by
watching the game. Both sides had
excellent defence – a strange
statement considering there were 7
tries scored! (Both teams also had
excellent attack!)
After half time, the Cowboys were
scored against; then again a while
later; and then again also. What does
one do when the opposition is
obviously playing better and the
blowing of the full time hooter is
drawing near – give up?
NEVER!!
The Cowboys played with all their
strength and skill, and at the end
scored again to win the game! One of
the commentators, himself a famous
player from decades past, said the
second half of this game was the
BEST FOOTBALL he had seen all year!
What is our lesson from this?
DO NOT GIVE UP!
You may feel weak, or beaten, or
hopeless and time may be running
out – you will certainly be beaten if
you give up. But if you try your
hardest right to the end … you may
just perform your best even, or win
or lose, you will then be a champ
regardless.
Walk to School
Parents and primary school children
are encouraged to lace up their shoes
and take part in Walk Safely to School
Day on Friday, 22 May.
We are asking our parents and
students to get up early on Walk
Safely to School Day and join
thousands of other Australians
walking all or part of the way to
school. Students are invited to join
us at Coutts Park on Beach Road or at
the park on the corner of
Chippendale and Ross Streets to walk
to school.
School staff have
volunteered to walk with the
students from each venue. Students
who walk will receive a “Walk Safely
to School” sticker.
We will be leaving the parks at
8.30am and walking via Lawson and
Davenport Streets or down Ross
Street to school. We should arrive at
8.45am just in time for the first bell.
Parents are also invited to attend.
We look forward to a good roll up.
Interschool Sport
The first carnival day is this Friday 22
May. Permission notes have been
sent out and should have been
returned. If your child has not
returned their note it must be
returned tomorrow, Thursday 21 May
2015.
Cross Country
Forty East Ayr students travelled to
the old Ayr Racecourse for the
District Cross Country trials on Friday,
8 May. Everyone tried their best and
were great representatives of East
Ayr. While not eligible for the NQ
trials due to their age group, we
would like to congratulate the
following placegetters for their effort
at the district trials:
Charley Ruskin
Tyla Cox
Karl Dabelstein
Ashton Marano
nd
2 place
th
5 place
th
4 place
th
5 place
Congratulations to the following
students who have qualified for the
NQ trials on Tuesday, 26 May:
Terry Connors
Connor Brown
Robert Malayta
Kayla Byers
Jorja-Roze Bonanno
Maeghan Saldumbide
Isabella Mulcahy
Petra DalleCort
Amity Cornford
Kahlee Lennox
rd
3 place
nd
2 place
rd
3 place
th
4 place
st
1 place
nd
2 place
th
4 place
th
5 place
st
1 place
th
5 place
P&C News
with
Timmone Feeney
The Mothers Day stall was a huge
success.
Thank you to Kaylene
McDonnell for organising and running
this stall. Thank you to all the mums
who helped out with serving.
P&C Meeting
Our next P&C Meeting will be held on
Monday 1st June at 7.30pm in the
staffroom. Please feel free to come
along
Disco
We will be having a disco on Thursday
11th June – we will have more news
on this in the next newsletter but we
will need help in the tuckshop and a
couple of dads to cook the chips.
will be able to peruse a wonderful
display of books.
Selling dates will be:
WEEK 3
P-A
P-B
P-C
P-D
1A
1B
1C
2A
2B
2C
3A
3B
3C
3/4D
4A
4B
4C
5A
5B
5C
6A
6B
6C
WEEK 4
Anastasia Craven-Wall
Mia Robertson
Dakoda Sganzerla
Natalie Batts
Leyton Chatfield
Hogan Smith
Elliott Bozzetto
Isaac Ghee
Damon Tait
Zylon Dallecort
Mia Symes-Hamilton
Mia Collins
Angelo Minuti
Isabella Moloney
Riva-Lee Harris
Hollie-Marie Fowler
Hannah Weaver
Chloe Hutley
Taylah Koutsonis
Mackayla Hodder
Rosie Slaney
Haley Rhodes
Hannah Lewis
P-A
P-B
P-C
P-D
1A
1B
1C
2A
2B
2C
3A
3B
3C
3/4D
4A
4B
4C
5A
5B
5C
6A
6B
6C
Jonas Musumeci
Evana Bello
Zack Durrant
Ella Gosper
Ayden Barnett
Erin Palmer
Ryley Bailey
Delta Krzelj
Harlow Duell
Astyn Castello
Sky Olsen
Ashley Rhodes
Hayley Jenkins
Noah Arboit
Anthony Clarke
Jack Kiehne
Abbey Dowie
Ellie-Mae Wellington
Valyn McInerney
Jack Edwards
Xander Devow
Luke Sartori
Paige Fraser
Tuesday evening, 26 May - 5:00pm –
7:00pm
Wednesday 27 May – 8:00am –
9:00am, 1:00pm – 1:45pm and
2:45pm – 4:00pm
Thursday 28 May – 8:00am –
9:00am, 1:00pm – 1:45pm and
2:45pm – 4:00pm
Friday 29 May – 8:00am – 9:00am,
1:00pm – 1:45pm and 2:45pm –
4:00pm
The Book Fair theme is Kings, Queens
and Castles. There will be hundreds
of fun, engaging, affordable books for
them to discover. Giving students
access to good books and the
opportunity to choose their own
books will motivate them to read
more and like most acquired skills,
the more children practise reading,
the better they’ll achieve.
North Queensland
Representative
Congratulations to the
Rooster Winners
WEEK 3
ISAAC GHEE & MIA COLLINS
WEEK 4
AYDEN BARNETT & JACK EDWARDS
At the recent North Queensland
Football Trials, Matthew Walker was
selected in the North Queensland
Football Team. Matthew will now
travel to Brendale (Brisbane) in July
to participate in the State Football
Championships. Congratulations and
best of luck at the State
Championships.
First Annual Burdekin Festival
of Arts
This event will be held from Monday
24 August to Thursday 27 August
2015.
Information on this event was sent
home on Monday.
Senior Winners Week 2
At School Before the Bell?
Please remember that all students,
Prep to Year 6, are to remain UNDER
BLOCK A UNTIL THE FIRST BELL AT
8:30AM. If parents are waiting with
children they still need to sit under
A Block. No handball until after the
first bell at 8:30am.
Students who are interested in
entering the visual arts and writing
section need to return their
permission form and entry money as
soon as possible.
Students will be supervised in their
lunch hours completing their entries.
Book Fair
Celebral Palsy Free Dress Day
Next week is our Book Fair. On
Monday and Tuesday the students
Please support our Celebral Palsy
Free Dress Day next Wednesday 27th
May. Students wearing free dress are
required to make a gold coin
donation. All money raised will go to
Celebral Palsy.
Please remember: No singlet tops,
midriff tops, thongs/masseur sandals,
face painting or shirts with
inappropriate graphics or phrases.
Morning Read
Starting Monday 1st June all students
at school prior to 8:30am will be
encouraged to read. Students will be
able to read their library books, home
readers or their own reading books.
Well done to these students.
NAPLAN
Well done to all students in Year 3 &
5 who participated in last week’s
NAPLAN. All test booklets have been
packaged up and mailed to be
marked independently from the
school.
A NAPLAN report will be issued by
the school later in the year.
The school has sent home a note
asking for donations of books to
assist this activity. The school would
be appreciative of any donations of
books.
Student Assembly Area Prior
to 8:30am
As of Monday 1st June, students
arriving prior to 8:30am will need to
sit under Block C which is the block of
buildings near the school oval. Under
this building students will be
encouraged to read. Students will be
notified of the different assembly
area on parades this week and next
week.
North Queensland Regional
Readers’ Cup 2015
East Ayr will participate in the
Readers’ Cup next Thursday 28 May.
The Readers’ Cup will be held in
Townsville.
Our team of Korban
Gaviglio, Sienna Tait, Isabella Tait and
Jessica Cox have been busy reading
set books. At the Readers’ Cup there
will be set questions on each book
that the students have read.
Congratulations to these students
and best of luck at the Regional Finals.
These students have been prepared
and guided by Mrs Jennifer Elliott.
Thank you to Mrs Elliott.
Burdekin Representatives
On Sunday 17 May and Monday 18
May, the NQ Football trials were held
in Bowen. The following students
were selected in the Burdekin teams
that participated at these trials:
Ciara McDonnell, Matthew Walker, Brent
Barnett,
Keanu
Morello,
Riley
Christensen, Mason Matthews.
ABSENT FROM SCHOOL
(Don’t let it be Unexplained)
Ph: 0417 003 685
Send a text or leave a
message
Drop by the office or send
send a
note
ALL DAY - EVERY DAY!
AIMING FOR 95% OR BETTER
Reading
At Home
A recent study by
Oxford University
“Books Beyond Bedtime” revealed
that just 10 minutes of reading with a
carer can make a big difference. This
report can be found on the World
Book Day website.
The report
revealed the top 6 strategies that
parents and carers can engage in at
home when reading with children.
1. Make the time – Just 10 minutes
each day can support your child in
their reading journey.
2. Choose different types of books –
Find interesting stories, poems,
informative texts, recipes (just to
name a few).
3. Take turns to read – children
reading aloud helps to develop
their fluency and expression but
sometimes it is great to model the
expression and ‘funny’ voices,
letting them enjoy the story.
4. Talk about the book – ask lots of
questions!
Some sentence
starters are below
What will happen when…?
Who will …?
Why do you think … did that?
How did …?
Why did the author ….?
5. Pay attention to the language –
don’t assume your young reader
understands the words or phrases,
even when they read them
correctly.
Check
their
understanding.
“What does the character/author
mean when they say…?”
6. Enjoy reading – reading together
is a great way to promote a love of
reading and learning.
Keep an eye out for the Reading At
Home section of our newsletter each
fortnight.
Each newsletter will
feature a different focus on reading
and ways to assist our readers to be
successful at home and school.
Our reading targets are
Prep – Level 8
Year 1 – Level 16
Year 2 – Level 20
Year 3 – Level 24