Boondall School Newsletter
No.8 Term 2 2015
Boondall State School Newsletter
Tuesday 19 May 2015 Term 2 Issue 8
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
18 May
19 May
20 May
21 May
22 May
Prep-Year 6 Assembly
8.30am in hall
Language Perfect
competition opens
5.00pm
Junior Choir perform
at QYMA Albany
Creek SHS
Newsletter
25 May
1 June
8 June
26 May
27 May
28 May
National
Simultaneous
Storytime
Year 2 Toy Workshop
2 June
Student Council
Pizza Day
3 June
Newsletter
Uni of NSW Science
Test
9 June
10 June
Public Holiday
No School TODAY
Interschool Sport
QYMA Senior Choir at
The Gap SHS
29 May
Prep-Year 6 Assembly
8.30am in hall
Language Perfect
closes at 5.00pm
4 June
5 June
Prep-Year 6 Assembly
8.30am in hall
Interschool Sport
11 June
12 June
Northside Band Blitz
Bald Hills SS
Prep-Year 6 Assembly
8.30am in hall
BB Softball Trials
Girls U12
Boondall State School
Roscommon Rd
Boondall Q 4034
email: [email protected]
Web: www.boondallss.eq.edu.au
Uniform Shop
Open Tuesday 8-8.40am
Tel: 3623 8333 Fax: 3623 8300
Student Absence Line
P & C Association
3623 8399
meets 3rd Monday of each month
p&[email protected]
Dentist
1300 300 850
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Boondall State School Newsletter 19 May 2015
Phone: (07) 3623 8333 Fax: (07) 3623 8300
Student Absence Line (07) 3623 8399
From the Principal’s Desk
GOTCHAS
Our school continues to reward positive behaviours with Gotchas. Overall this
new reward system has seen some real improvements in the behaviour of our
students! Most outstanding over the last two weeks has been the improvement
in the areas of RESPECT – students showed great respect for the year 3 and
year 5 students by moving quietly around the school during NAPLAN; and
SAFETY – teachers have reported that fewer students are running on the
bitumen. Well done BSS!!
NAPLAN
Congratulations to our year 3 and year 5 students and their teachers for
their positive attitude towards NAPLAN this week.
I asked a few of our students what they thought of the tests and here are
some of their responses.
NAPLAN was fun. I liked the writing the persuasive writing. I chose
dance. (Mikayla 5A1)
Some parts were challenging but some parts were easier than some (Charlotte 5A1)
It was exciting. It was something we could be happy to do because it was just like a normal test!
(Zac 5A1)
I thought it was pretty good because when you get your results, you can see your mistakes and try
and conquer them for year 7. (Caleb 5A1)
It was pretty easy at the start, the end was a little bit harder. 5A1 was glad the writing was
persuasive because we like writing persuasive texts and we know about persuasive writing and
wrote one about chocolate! (Riley 5A1)
Great fun! Made my hand sore. We learnt about storms in the story at the end. (Taleisha 3F1)
It was fun and tiring! I learnt how slippers were made. (Cooper 3R2)
I think it was really hard but some questions were easy. I learnt to practice some questions and to
try hard. (Stevie 3R1)
I liked it- it was really good! I didn’t learn too much because it was pretty easy  (Sophie 3R1)
It was good – it was quite exciting actually! I liked doing the reading and the language
conventions. (Asli 3R1)
It seems that they are not too stressed by the tests, which is exactly what we wanted!
Early entry to Prep
We have started to take prep enrolments for 2016. It is pleasing to see so many coming in and
especially pleasing to hear that the enrolling parents have heard such
positive things about our school!
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We have had a few enquiries about early entry. Education Queensland policy clearly states that:
Children who are younger than the prescribed age for Prep may be enrolled in Prep if:

they turn 5 years by 31 July in the year of proposed attendance; and

The principal is satisfied the child is ready for education in Prep, having regard to their
attributes (including ability, aptitude, social and emotional competence, physical development,
and level of knowledge and understanding).
Not all children who turn 5 years of age in July will be eligible for early entry to Prep. The
child must also be considered by the principal to be ready for education.
To determine readiness for early entry there is a process that must be followed. Your child will
need to participate in developmental assessments with our school Guidance Officer. You will also
need to fill out additional paperwork and attach a letter from your child’s pre-prep provider outlining
their support for the early entry with regards to the areas listed above.
More information is available on the department’s website:
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/school-operations/early-delayed-entry-prep.html
A HUGE thank you to all the volunteers who help us here at Boondall State School.
You are TRULY appreciated 
Kim McNamara
Principal
From the Deputy Principal Desks
Volunteer Afternoon Tea
Thank you so much to all the volunteers who
came along to our afternoon tea last Thursday.
It was a lovely afternoon made even more
special by having both Junior and Senior
Choirs perform for us. It was a pleasure to be
able to make a coffee or tea for the people who
volunteer their time to make Boondall SS a
better place.
If you weren’t able to make it, on behalf of
everyone here at Boondall SS, I would like to
thank you for taking the time to support our students and staff. I hope you have found it to be a
rewarding experience and that you continue to be an active member of the school community.
I would also like to thank Miss Chan for preparing the choirs so well for their performance. It was
great practise for their competitions this week.
Classroom Visits
I have had a great time visiting the classes and looking at what the students are learning. It has
been a lot of fun down in Prep travelling all over the world and eating exotic foods with their friend
The Grug. The artwork has been outstanding. I have also been looking through student books and
observing the progress they are making in their writing. If you get a chance, pop on in to take a
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look at your child’s work for yourself. Students can gain a lot of confidence through reflecting on
their past learning and how they have progressed. There are many students in our school who
should be proud of the progress they are making in their academic journey. Sharing that success
with others makes the journey more enjoyable.
Michael Drake
Deputy Principal
2016 Enrolment
Enrolments have opened for Prep 2016 & 2017 at Boondall Independent State School. The table
below shows when your child is eligible. Application forms are available to download from our
website or you may pick up a pack from the enrolment office.
Date of Birth
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2000- June 30 2001
2001 - June 30 2002
2002 - June 30 2003
2003 - June 30 2004
2004 - June 30 2005
2005 - June 30 2006
2006 - June 30 2007
2007 - June 30 2008
2008 - June 30 2009
2009 - June 30 2010
2010 - June 30 2011
2011 - June 30 2012
2012 - June 30 2013
2015
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
2016
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
Calendar Year & School Year Level
2017
2018
2019
2020
11
12
10
11
12
9
10
11
12
8
9
10
11
7
8
9
10
6
7
8
9
5
6
7
8
4
5
6
7
3
4
5
6
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
P
1
2
3
P
1
2
2021
2022
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
Further information for students born in July applying for early entry is available from
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/school-operations/early-delayed-entry-prep.html
Music Matters
Band at QYMA
Mr Van and myself are so incredibly proud of our School Band. They sounded fantastic at QYMA
last Monday and received a Silver Award for their efforts. It was the best performance I have heard
from them since my arrival in 2014. Thank-you for the support we had from families of the students
that performed.
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Choirs at QYMA
On Wednesday Night Junior Choir are performing at Albany Creek State HIGH School and on
Friday Night the Senior Choir are performing at The Gap State High School. Students are to wear
their school polo shirt with their school pants/skirts. They did a great job last Thursday at the
Volunteer Afternoon Tea and I know they will do another wonderful job this week. It puts the
biggest smile on my face to hear them improve in confidence each time they perform.
New Band Members
This term a few of our Year 4 & 5 students joined the School Band (and even performed at QYMA).
I want to take a moment to congratulate Robert Svenson, Macayla Deckers, Antonio Monteclaro,
Matthew Ranger, Jada Rose Niu, Bailey Todd and Phoebe Morley on their continued efforts on a
very new instrument - keep up the good work! In addition to this, after discussions with Mr Van and
Mr Simpson more students started Band this week. We would like to welcome Kiera Hill, Abbey
Riley, Lilli Turner, Megan Calimbayan, Zoe Kan, Taralainah Lupematasila, Riley Barratt, Zac
Lawrence, Mikayla Harvey and Hannah Phillips to the School Band. We hope you enjoyed your
first rehearsal this week.
Keep making music
Rebecca Chan
Music Co-Ordinator
High School Enrolment Packs
We have enrolment packs for Sandgate District State High School, Bracken Ridge State High
School & Wavell State High School at the school office. If you need information on these
schools please pop in and collect a pack.
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Lote
On Monday May 18, at 5pm, the annual Language Perfect Competition began. The competition
will run until the 28 of May. Last year we were so excited to have won the German section
between all schools, primary, secondary, public and private. Even though this year, we will not
have our Year 7s to help us, I am counting on our younger students to get us over the finishing
line!
This is a great opportunity for students to learn extra vocabulary and reinforce their German
already learnt in class. It also gives students from all year levels the opportunity to see how well
they are doing individually, as a class, and how well we do in German at Boondall State School.
The other wonderful benefit this year is that the Language Perfect team will donate $1 for every
3,000 points students score, and donate it to the Nepal Earthquake relief fund. What an
exceptional, humanitarian extra incentive for students to do their best for this year’s competition.
Good luck to all, watch this space for results!
POSTSCRIPT: At 5.09pm yesterday (just 9 minutes after the competition opened) we had 41
Boondall Students online competing. An outstanding start to the competition. Keep up the
great work.
Viel Glück
Frau Vlaisa
Library
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May 27 is National Simultaneous Storytime -an important annual campaign that aims to
encourage more young Australians to read and enjoy books. Now in its 15th successful year it is
an event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy using an Australian children's book
that explores age appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National
Curriculum for Grades P to 6 and the pre-school Early Learning Years Framework.
This year’s book is The Brothers Quibble by Aaron Blabey, which I will be sharing with classes
P-6 over the next two weeks. I have registered Boondall State School for this event. Registration
enables access to digital presentations of the book from Monday 25 – Friday 29 May. In the past,
the digital presentations have included an AUSLAN (sign language) interpretation of the story,
which has been both fascinating and very entertaining.
For more information and resources visit
https://www.alia.org.au/nss
Love to Read!
Desleigh Lindberg (Teacher-Librarian)
Sport
District Cross Country
On Friday May 8, the Boondall State School cross country team finally (after two washed out days)
ran in the Bramble Bay District Cross Country trials at St Pauls School. This was the culmination
of many weeks of training for these students, with the last few being very disjointed by holidays,
wet weather and scheduling changes.
Despite this, our students produced whole – hearted efforts on the day. Although some of our
team placed in the top twenty, (some races had more than a hundred competitors), no runner
qualified for the district team this year. Congratulations and thank you to all of our competitors, you
represented our school with pride.
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A special thanks to all the parents who supported their children at the event. Special thanks to Mrs
Thompson, Mr Bracher and Mrs Goodchild for providing transport for those unable to provide their
transport.
School Sports Day News
Next week we commence our sports practices for the Year 4 to 6 Athletics Carnival. The following
is an outline of all relevant dates for your information:
Sports House Practices o Week 6 - Thursday May 28, Friday May 29. 1:15 to 2:30
o Week 8 - Thursday June 11, Friday June 12. 1:15 to 2:30
Sports Carnival Days Years 4-6
o Week 10, Tuesday June 23 – half day from 8:30 (800m, discus and high jump).
o Week 10, Thursday June 25 – Full day of competition (long jump, shot put, sprints and
relays, 200m and ball games).
The Years P -3 Sports Carnival Day is scheduled for Friday August 14, the Friday of Ekka
week, from 8:30 until 12:45 -. Preps will be involved until first break only.
Please feel free to come and cheer on your children on carnival days. It would be fantastic if all our
students wore their house shirts to house practices and carnival days. If your child does not yet
have a house shirt, they are available at the uniform shop.
See you on the oval!
Don Ree
(PE Teacher)
M A D D at Boondall
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Boondall 90 Anniversary
This year is Boondall State School’s 90 Anniversary and the P & C is
holding a Trivia night as part of the celebrations. We shall be placing some
Boondall Fun Facts in each newsletter this term, so please pay attention,
we really will be asking questions later!!!
TODAY’S FUN FACT : Boondall State School Swimming Pool was
officially opened on 31 October 1981.
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support update
Congratulations Week 3 Star Students
Congratulations Week 4 Star Students
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Great Gotcha Winners
Week 3 – PD1 Tessahah, 4E2 Japjot, 1I2 Alice, PD4 Heidi, 1I2 Aliyah, 2Q1 Georgia, 4E2
Rachel, 3R1 Callum, 2Q1 Kiwi, 2Q2 Setayesh.
Week 4 – 1I2 Talisha, 4E2 Tayah, 1I2 Epelinah, 6C5 Sarah, 2Q2 Natalie, 6C5 Beyonce,
2Q2 Gregory, 2Q2 Owen, 6C1 Manaia, 2T1 Sohrity.
National collection of data on Students with a Disibility
Collecting data on school students with disability helps teachers, principals and education
authorities support the participation of students with disability in schooling on the same basis as
students without disability.
All Australian Governments have agreed to work together on the annual collection of data on
school students with disability.
In 2013, 10% of Queensland state schools participated in the first year of implementation. In
2014, two thirds of Queensland schools will participate and all schools will collect data from 2015.
Our school will be involved in the nationally consistent collection of data from this year.
Please be reassured that the Department will not provide on to another organisation any data that
can identify an individual student. The only data being collected at the school level to be reported
nationally is the:
 number of students in the school who are provided with an adjustment to address a
disability;
 level of adjustments we provide for those students; and
 broad category of disability.
Consultation with parents is important not only for the data collection but also to ensure you are
aware of the adjustments being provided to support your child. We will therefore continue to
consult with you.
While only data that cannot identify your child will be submitted outside of the Department, if you
do not wish for your child’s details to be included, please let the school know.
Information and fact sheets are available to help you make a decision from the:
 Department’s website: http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/disability-data-collection.html
 Australian Government Department of Education website: http://education.gov.au/nationallyconsistent-collection-data-school-students-disability
Alternatively, if you have any queries about the collection or use of this data I encourage you to
contact the school.
Book Club
Issue 4 of Book Club is Due 29 May 2015
Please have your payments in by 9.00am to the office.
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Boondall Barracudas Amateur Swimming Club
The Boondall Barracudas Amateur Swimming Club held its 3rd annual
presentation night at The Full Moon Hotel on Saturday 2 May. Our
swimmers range in age from 3 to 18 years of age, we encourage a fun
and friendly atmosphere and achieving personal goals.
It was a well attended night with 57 swimmers and their families. We
were also joined by special guests Federal Member for Lilley Wayne
Swan, Labour Member for Sandgate Stirling Hinchcliffe and Councillor Victoria Newton.
With many of our swimmers improving and challenging themselves
throughout the year, there were many awards presented. The final award
for the night was the Club Champion for the 2014-15 season to Matthew
McDonald, with his brother Joshua McDonald in 2nd place. 3rd Paige
Hobley, 4thAshlieigh Tanzer-Fredricks, 5th Saige Lawson, 6th Georgia
Sweeney, 7th Amy Storey, 8th Emily Fazio, 9th Lina Yoon, 10th Jackson
Pascoe and Jasmine Lakey, 11th Hector Langkilde Jnr and Holly Whiteman,
12th Chloe Westnedge, 13th Lexi O’Brien, 14th Luke Fazio and Brock
Bartlett, 15th Joshua Neville and Damien Westnedge, 16thKayla Storey,
17th Carter Pascoe, 18th Robert Svenson, 19th Jeremy Bartlett and Byron
Magnus and 20th Quinn Lawson.
Outgoing Club President Scott Bartlett stated “2014-15 has been a great season, I have watched
the club grow over the last 3 years and now hand it on to a new team of Tamie, Sue and Kathy to
continue growing the club. We would like to take the opportunity to thank our the businesses who
donated prizes for our raffle Swim Solutions, Ashmore Palms Holiday, Sportz Swimwear, Bluefit
Waterpark Chermside, The Full Moon, Geebung-Zillmere RSL, Sandra Roberson Norwex,
Farmer’s Crepes, Coffee Club Taigum. Families all had a wonderful night and are very proud of
the achievements of our swimmers and look forward to new season commencing in September
later this year. Sign on for next season will be on 5 & 12 September from 9am until Midday.
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