Bluff State School
Learning Together
June 2015
Term 2, Week 8
Be Safe…..Be Responsible…..Be Respectful
Dear Parents,
Book Fair
I would like to sincerely thank Jess Low for all of the hard work that she put into organising and
preparing for Book Fair. The amount of books sold is amazing and we will let you know the final
number of books sold and amount raised in the next newsletter. Thank you to everyone who
participated by purchasing books and stationery.
Small Schools Athletics Carnival and Under 8’s Day
Congratulations to everyone for their wonderful sportsmanship and representation of Bluff State
School at the Small Schools Athletics Carnival and Under 8’s Day. It was great to see the children
demonstrating excellent team skills by supporting each other and the other schools.
New student
We would like to welcome another new student, Emily (Prep) to our school. I’m sure that you will
make her and her family feel welcome and introduce yourself.
Bush Dance
This semester our students have been learning Bush Dancing as part of their
dance curriculum. As Ms Cooper teaches at Dingo, Bluff and Blackwater she has
organised a bush dance at Blackwater SS for Saturday 13 June and would love for
all of the students she teaches to attend. A live band has been hired to play at the
Bush Dance and will be coming from Mackay. Tickets are $15 for a family and can
be bought from our school office, or on the night. This will be a great way for our
students to meet and socialise with other students from other schools and is
going to be enormous fun!
Playgroup
There will be no playgroup this week. Playgroup will start back on Friday 19th June with Mrs Edwards
and Mrs Jaques.
Year level
Prep to Year 2
Years 3 and 4
Years 5 to 6
Number of books
Read or experience* 20 books
20 books
15 books
*Experiencing a book can include classroom or at-home activities such as shared reading, listening and reading along with a
text, or being read to.
The requirement for Year 5 through to Year 7 students to read 15 books rather than 20 books
acknowledges that older students are likely to select longer, more complex books that may take them
longer to read. Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to
their reading ability. Students who complete the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement
signed by the Premier.
P&C Meeting
Our June P&C Meeting will be held on Monday 15th June at 2:45pm in D Block.
Date claimers for this term
June
19 Friday
Playgroup 8:30am – 10:30am
25 Thursday
Report Cards distributed
26 Friday
Playgroup 8:30am – 10:30am
26 Friday
Last day of term
Warm regards,
Elizabeth
BLUFF STATE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AGENDA 2015
Reading Comprehension
Writing (including spelling, grammar and punctuation)
Numeracy (problem solving)
Explicit Instruction teaching
Attendance – no more than 8 days absent a year
Parent and Community Involvement
This fortnight Mack made a effort in everything he did, while Braydon has been displaying great school values.
Emily has settled in so quickly to our school, while Tyler has been giving 100% in his assessments.
KEEP UP THE FABULOUS WORK:!
We have had another busy term and it is hard to believe that there are less than 3 weeks until
holidays. This week we will be completing all assessment tasks in preparation for report cards. Unless
your child is sick, it is important for them to be at school every day.
Week
8
Prep
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Copy and describe
simple repeating
patterns.
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Create patterns.
Year 1
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Describe, compare and
sort Australian coins.
Year 2
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Describe the features of
all Australian coins and
notes.
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Count collections and
make combinations of
notes and coins.
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Read and write money
amounts.
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Represent familiar
structures using
shapes.
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2D shapes.
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3D shapes.
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Subtraction problems.
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Skip count in 10’s.
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Match multiples of 10
with names and
numerals.
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Identify and describe
number relationships.
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Use standard place
value and flexible
partitioning to
represent 2-digit
numbers.
9
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Represent
multiplication as
repeated addition,
equal sized groups and
arrays.
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Describe and record
multiplication
situations.
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Solve multiplication and
division problems.
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Represent division as
equal shares.
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Connect multiplication
and division.
We have had two very busy weeks, with two public holidays, two sports days and the year 6’s
attending a full day for transition at the high school. Week 7 and 8 (this week) will include completing
assessments for the term. The class has been working extremely hard to work through each
assessment. Please make sure students are bringing a snack for our brain break (9:30am each day),
students can bring a piece of fruit, vegetable, cheese or yoghurt. There are three weeks left in this
term and students will be starting new units this week. In English, 5/6 students will listen to, read and
view novels and films with a range of characters involving flashbacks or shifts in time. The 3/4 cohort
will listen to, read and view informative and literary recounts, set during the time of the arrival of the
First Fleet to Australia. In maths, all grades will be working in number and place value as well as
fractions. In geography and science, the class will be working on a recycling project.
Supporting
Bluff State
School in 2015