Boondall School Newsletter
No.9 Term 2 2015
Boondall State School Newsletter
Tuesday 2 June 2015 Term 2 Issue 9
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1 June
2 June
3 June
4 June
5 June
Prep-Year 6
Assembly
8.30am in hall
Raw Art Yr 3
8 June
9 June
10 June
12 June
Northside Band
Blitz
Bald Hills SS
Public Holiday
No School Today
15 June
11 June
BB Softball Trials
Girls U12
17 June
16 June
Prep-Year 6
Assembly
8.30am in hall
18 June
19 June
Prep-Year 6
Assembly
8.30am in hall
25 June
26 June
Last Day of Term 2
Prep-Year 6
Assembly
8.30am in hall
PaCE meeting
5.30pm
P & C Meeting
7.00pm Music Room
22 June
Boondall State School
Roscommon Rd
Boondall Q 4034
23 June
Year 4-6
Athletics
Carnival
8.30-
24 June
Walking Wheeling
Wednesday
Year 4-6 Athletics
Carnival
8.30-2.30pm
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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From the Principal’s Desk
Congratulations BSS!
Over the last couple of weeks I have had the privilege
of watching our choir students compete in QYMA. I
was so proud of them - not just because of the way
they sang but because of the way they conducted
themselves as audience members! As you know we
have Rules of the Week which align with RISE and
we have spoken at length about “using audience
etiquette”. It seems that the students have really
listened and enacted this as they far outshine the other schools in attendance. Congratulations
BSS students – keep it up. (Miss Chan’s article will let you know the results of the competition)
Prep Reading Night
As part of our ongoing commitment to involve parents in their child’s schooling, we are again
running an information session on reading for prep parents. This session will help you to
understand the reading process, what to do with “take home readers” and also give you the
opportunity to ask any questions you may have about reading.
Whilst this session is mainly aimed at Prep parents, if you think it would be helpful to
you please feel free to come along.
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Absence
From Wednesday the 10th June to Friday the 19th June I will be absent from the school as I
commence my long service leave. In my absence Chris Hart will be the principal. I will see you all
in the last week of term. 
Kim McNamara
Principal
From the Deputy Principal Desks
NAIDOC Week
We will be celebrating NAIDOC Week on Wednesday of Week 1 of Term 3 and it promises to be a
special event. It is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and
achievements and is an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians
make to our country and our society. The theme for this year’s NAIDOC Week celebrations is:
We all Stand on Sacred Ground : Learn, Respect and Celebrate
During Week 2 of Term 3, we will be having a special guest in our school. Renowned indigenous
author and artist, Gregg Dreise will be visiting to speak about his book, “Silly Birds”, a morality tale
that focuses on surrounding yourself with good people. A qualified teacher, Gregg will be working
with every class in the school. Children will also be able to have the chance to purchase his books
(he has recently published another book, “Kookoo Kookaburra”) and have him autograph them
when he arrives. This promises to be an exciting week at Boondall State School.
Active School Travel
Our next Walking Wheeling Wednesday will take place on Wed 24 June (Week 10). We had an
excellent turnout at last term’s day and I am sure we will have just as many, if not more students
participating this term. Stay tuned for further details.
Get Active For Your Chance to Win!
If your child/children walk, ride or scooter to school regularly, make sure they have an Active
School Travel Passport as they get stamped every week. All students participating in the program
will go in the draw to win a Mad Gear Pro Scooter valued at $150. It is an awesome prize (I took it
down to the skate park last week to test it out - It is great for doing back flips). If your child doesn’t
have a passport, they can collect one from the office if they ask nicely.
Michael Drake
Deputy Principal
From the Master Teacher
Early Bird Club
Boondall State School is excited to launch the Early Bird Club on Wednesday 10 June. The ‘Early
Bird Club’ is a before school program aimed to support students in reading and comprehension.
The ‘Early Bird Club’ utilises a computer program (ABC Reading Eggs) to support reading.
Twenty-five students have been identified by the school to participate in the program. The program
will be offered 3 mornings per week and is accessible for identified students to use at home for the
duration of the program.
Starting:
Wednesday 10 June
Days: Monday / Wednesday / Friday
Time:
8.00 am – 8.30am
Where: Computer Lab
Cost: $0
Boondall State School is committed to offering a range of opportunities to support all students.
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University Of New South Wales Testing
UNSW testing commences this week for students who have entered the ICAS Science test.
Students will complete the Science test on Wednesday 3/6/15.
Subject/Paper
Science
Writing
Spelling
English
Mathematics
School Years
Official Sitting Date
3–6
3 June 2015
3–6
15–19 June 2015
3–6
16 June 2015
3–6
28 July 2015
3–6
11 August 2015
Good luck to all those involved.
Greg McCallum
Master Teacher
Music Matters
QYMA:
We received Silver Awards for Junior Choir, Senior Choir
and School Band in QYMA this year. It was great to see
how they have improved since last year's QYMA. Thankyou
to all the parents and carers who took the time to bring their
children to Albany Creek, Ferny Grove & The Gap. A
special mention to the families who had children in all three
ensembles and enjoyed 3 nights out in 2 weeks. If you have
any photos which you'd be happy for the school to use,
please email them to myself or to the School for archiving.
Last week the students in Band and Choir had a celebratory
party for all their good work leading up to QYMA. Thank you to the P & C and Tuckshop
for the extra goodies you provided. We had a lot of well deserved fun.
Band Blitz:
Just a reminder that Band Blitz is next week at Bald Hills SS and that parents are to drop off and
pick up their children from the venue. Registration has closed so no new registrations can be
made.
Wavell Instrumental Camp:
Students in Year Six have been invited to attend a Music Camp on Tuesday the 23rd of June. We
are sorry that this clashes with the Athletics Carnival, but as it is organised by two separate
schools, it was unavoidable. These forms are due back on the 15th of June.
Keep making music
Rebecca Chan
Music Co-Ordinator
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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.
Lote
Perfect results for Language Perfect!
From May 18 to May 28 students from our school competed in The International Language
Perfect competition, and what an exciting competition it was! Children were online before school,
during both breaks, and at home until all hours. I was checking constantly, as we were in some
real tussles with some enormous High Schools throughout the world.
Last year we came first in Queensland for all schools in German with 71,000 points. This year we
came second with a massive total of 141,810 points. This just goes to show how far reaching this
competition has become. Just look at some of the schools we beat, all of them being High
Schools. So to say that I am proud of these young Boondall students, is a wild understatement.
During the competition our students answered 474,690 questions!! In 3,024 hours online!!
The list of award winners follows, but we benefitted from every child from the 4 Preps who earn us
10 points to our 6 Gold medallists. The extra benefit for those “golden” children, is that in their
honour Education Perfect donated money for the Nepalese Earthquake relief. So a great success
for all concerned.
The awards will be presented at school assembly as soon as they arrive. Danke Kinder you have
been so fascinating to watch and blossom on the international stage. Well Done!
GOLD AWARDS- Kevin 4 ,290, Rina 3,365 , Emily 3,342 , Ashleigh 3,229, Marina 3,209, Eric
3,045, Kara 3,001, SILVER AWARDS - Lisa 2,581, Ailis 2,355, Rory 2,300, Kora 2,294, Diljot
2,131, Jhonathan 2,004 BRONZE AWARD- Xuewen 1,914 , Maui 1,885 , Emma 1,811, Rhyley
1,645 , Damien 1,636, Manaia 1,582 , Alok 1,528, Taylor 1,326, Marnee 1,312 , Phoebe 1,300,
Tahlia 1,291, Aneeljot 1,289 ,Marc-Rem 1,271, Bailey 1,266, Alexandra 1,253, Kye 1,217 ,
Jada-Rose 1,196, Alfin 1,157, Christian 1,138, Kiran 1,124, Brenten 1,124, Tahlia
1,121,Travis 1,071,Tom 1,060, James 1,048, Shelby 1,021, Hannah 1,018, Jamie 1,016,
Charlie 1,008 , Charlie 1,007, Tom 1,005, Nisha 1,003,
CREDIT AWARD Taralainah 873, Kit 805 ,Benjamin 802, Chloe 801, Phoebe 799, Donna 793,
Renz 769, Rebecca 745 , Sammy 742 , Henry 734, Maruia 720, Hayleigh 714, Kaydee 705,
Molly 686, Antonio 679, Angus 669, Tyrone 668, Ashley 646 , Damien 633, Lilly 632,
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Jack 615, Sophie 614, Matthias 611, Matthew 611, Hayley 584, Carlos 583, Ryhan 581, Ekamjot
579, Ryan 578, Liam 576 ,Georgia 568, Beyonce 564 , Jayden 562, Harry 557 , Megan 553,
Christian 545, Zac 545, Chellcy 542, Hannah 535, Saige 534, Robert 521 , Cameran 520 ,
Connor 520, Aloma 519, Greg 513, Elijah 509, Parambir 503, Mitchell 501, Erica 500, Emily
500.
Well done Boondall students.
Frau Vlaisa
Sport
Congratulations to TRYathletes from Boondall State School!
6 students from Boondall State School took part in the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon at the Sleeman
Sports Complex, Chandler on 17th May, 2015.These TRYathletes from Boondall State School are:
 Lakey, Jasmine
 Lawrence, Zac
 Lawrence, Max
 Morley, Phoebe
 Shaw, Madison
 Sweeney, Georgia
The Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon will be returning once again in 2016.
SQUASH
Congratulations to Kyden Millar Year 5 who has been selected to represent Brisbane in the
Queensland State Squash Titles.
M A D D at Boondall – Save the Date!
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Boondall 90 Anniversary
In the 1860’s the suburb of Boondall was first known as “College Hill”. The
College Hill estate offered 631 lots at 110 each!
The Department of Public Works then granted funds of
costs of the original school.
934 for the building
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support update
Congratulations Week 5 Star Students
Congratulations Week 6 Star Students
Great Gotcha Winners
Week 5 – 2Q1 Ranvir, PD2 Alex, 2Q1 Ravneet, 1H1 Lachlan, 4E2 Luke, PD3
Aden, 6C3 Matt, 3F1 Jayda, 5A1 Phoebe.
Week 6 – 4A5 Bailey, 4E2 Fraser, 6C3 Erica, 3F1 Amiee, PD3 Sivita, 3R1 Laurie,
2Q2 Zara, 2Q1 Sarah, 3F1 Emily, 1H1 Tika.
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