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15 May 2015
Issue Number 07
Principal: Mr Paul Taylor
Principal's Update
Deputy Principal News
Curriculum Corner
Stars of the Week
Classroom News
School News
Community News
P&C News
Friends of Brightwater
OSHC News
Date Claimers
School Information
Friends of Brightwater
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Friend
Membership level Website link
Stockland
Gold
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Silver
www.aspireestateagents.com.au
Chimu Adventures
Bronze
www.chimuadventures.com
Principal's Update
Dear Parents
It has been a busy two weeks since our last newsletter. In that time we have had
many activities in our school that continue to demonstrate what a great place our
school is. Last week we were lucky enough to be visited by the Sunshine Coast
Mayor, Mark Jamieson, and a large contingent of supporters from the council,
Sunshine Coast Police and Buderim Lions Club. These visitors to our school were
impressed by our facilities remarked at how well presented, happy and well mannered our students are.
We have also seen the successful completion of our first Parent learning week, our walking school bus, Mother's
Day stall, cycle skills, District Cross Country and our NAPLAN testing program.
A special thank you needs to be extended to the members of the P&C for the hard work they have put in collating
the money form the Fun Run and the countless hours to prepare and run the Mother’s day stall.
Uniforms
Thank you to all the families who continue to support our Dress Code policy. With a sharp turn in the weather I
would like to remind parents that a plain navy jumper / jacket / trackpants is ok to be worn if you do not have a
school jumper or jacket whilst we are awaiting new stock. School track pants are available at the uniform shop
and Navy tights may also be worn on cold days.
School photos
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Envelopes will be sent home next week for our school photo shoot on 26 & 27 May 2015. The photography
company hopes to complete most photos on the 26 May with some family and group shots to be completed on
27 May.
Under 8s
Next Friday we are holding our under 8's celebration for Prep – Year 2 students. Please join us on the day for a
fun filled morning. More details below.
Kind regards,
Paul Taylor, A/Principal
Parenting Tip
As a busy parent it’s easy to give your voice a work out when you don’t get the cooperation you want from your
children.
You know how it goes.
You want your son or daughter to give you some help and they don’t respond.
Perhaps, you want a child to stop annoying his or her sibling.
Or you simply want your kids to QUIETEN DOWN inside.
When your request for cooperation is ignored.
So you do what over 90% of parents do. That is, you repeat yourself. Then if that’s still ignored you RAISE the
volume.
‘I’ll yell at them. That should work!’
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Hmm, I’m not so sure.
Usually yelling only succeeds in producing parent-deaf kids.
If yelling, shouting or raising your voice is a habit you’ve developed to get cooperation then here’s a great
strategy to use instead.
Next time your kids ignore a reasonable request move close to them and quietly repeat your request once.
No aggression, just expectation.
It means you may need to stop what you are doing. So be it.
Proximity is a powerful influencer. Great teachers know this. That’s why they move around in class so much: to
teach and also to manage.
So save your voice for conversation, encouragement and affection.
Use your body effectively to manage kids.
The key, of course, is to do it.
Michael Grose, Director Parentingideas 2014
Deputy Principal News
Parent Learning Week – A Crowd Puller
I would like to thank our parent body for your support of our first Parent Learning Week. It was a huge success
with 131 participants over five content areas. Feedback so far has been that parents are very grateful for the
opportunity to learn strategies to support their children at home.
I am sure you join me in thanking our dedicated staff who prepared and presented high quality sessions for our
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school community.
Please find below some parent feedback and a photo of our parents at one of the sessions.
"I really enjoyed hearing about what OT's do. I didn't know they could
support children with playing skills, emotional skills and attention
disorders.
Thank you Brightwater State School for organising this
wonderful speaker."
Julie Morrison - Parent
Have a great fortnight.
Shelley Butcher, Acting Deputy Principal
Curriculum Corner
Walking School Bus
This Thursday May 14 marked our first Walk Safe Thursday, run with support of the Buderim Lions Club and
Heritage Bank. Every Thursday morning volunteers from the Buderim Lions will be offering a walking school bus
to our students. For every 10 walks that a student completes they will receive a certificate that entitles them to
$10 to be deposited into a Heritage Bank Buderim account in their own name.
The supervised walk will be held every Thursday for the rest of the school year. It is a great opportunity for
students to get active and meet new friends in a safe way. In order for your child to participate you must first
complete the registration form. More information on pick up points and terms and conditions can be found on the
flyer attached. Click here to see some photos of our walking bus.
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Thank you to The Buderim Lions Club and Heritage Bank Buderim for giving our students this fantastic
opportunity.
National Walk Safe to School Day
Next Thursday 21 May we will be participating in The National Walk Safely To School Day. You can register on
the Sunshine Coast Council website if you would like your child to be in the running to win some great prizes. On
this day we encourage anyone who is able to ‘ditch the car’ and walk to school. If you need to drive to school, try
parking the car a distance away so you can walk some of the way with your child.
This is a great opportunity for you to reinforce and model road safety with your child.
Year 6 Canberra and Snow Tour 2015 Update
In the next week you should receive more information in regards to our Canberra and Snow Tour for our year 6
students. By now you should have paid your first two instalments (most recent payment of $300 was due 15/5)
towards the trip. Please ensure that your payments are up to date.
We leave the Sunshine Coast on Sunday 9 August and will return Thursday 13 August. We will be holding a
parent information evening later this term to answer any questions that you might have regarding the tour.
Students will need to provide their own waterproof snow gloves and sunglasses/snow goggles for the day at the
snow. Please note Aldi is having a snow gear sale this Saturday 16 May so you may be able to get these items
and any thermals/warm clothes at a reduced cost. All other ski gear (jacket, pants, poles, skis, helmet and
boots) are included in the cost of the trip and students will not be permitted to bring their own equipment due to
limited space on the bus.
Cyber Awareness
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This week our students have focused on being a positive digital citizen. Each class has been unpacking how to
be cyber safe. Our lower years classes have come up with an agreed set of rules for acting safely online. Our
upper primary classes have been looking at their own digital foot print and what information is appropriate to
share on-line and what information should be kept private. For more information on how you can support your
child to be cyber aware and act in a safe and positive way on-line visit www.cybersmart.gov.au
Erin Saarinen, Head of Differentiation
Stars of the Week
The stars of the week listed below will be announced on the next applicable year level parade.
Class
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Week 3
Week 4
PC
Ella
Archer
PH
Ashleigh
Maceo
PM
Cooper
Bronte
PR
Bradley
Florence
PS
Leila
Vann
PT
Tristan
Kasey
1C
Lola
Ashton
1D
Amy
Bryce
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1I
Indiana
Luke
1N
Coby
Jacob
1S
Jahl
Shakeira
2B
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Tyler
2F
Chloe
Jessica
2G
Eden
Brian
2K
Ryder
Mia
2R
Charlee
Micah
3B
Parmidia
3R
Alexia
3S
Havaiki
Luca
3V
Caleb
Jacob
4G
Ayla
Lara
4J
Connor
Lily
4W
Sophie
Harrison
4/5B
Halen
Kyen
5G
Evie
Tom
5J
Ethan / Bayley
Gracie
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5K
Shamia
Tatyanna
6B
Alex
Riley
6K
6S
Charlie
Sol
Alana
Classroom News
Prep
Hello Prep Families,
WOW! Week four is over already, how time flies!
You will have noticed that earlier in the week we sent home a Phoneme and Camera Word booklet with your
child. This booklet is for you to keep at home so that you can help your child practice their phonemes and
camera words. In class we are working hard at learning how to identify and write all of our Unit 1 and Unit 2
phonemes as well as read, spell and write all of our Unit 1 (light blue) and Unit 2 (yellow) camera words. Please
work through the booklet with your child, following the instructions on the inside front cover.
Don’t forget to check the Brightwater Skoolbag App or login to our edStudio to keep up to date with what is
happening in Prep. Also, we have all of our fantastic online resources that you can use to help support your
child’s learning at home - Phonics Hero, Reading Eggs and Mathletics. What a fun way to help support your
child!
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Thanks to everyone for helping to prepare their child for their Show and Tell
presentations. It has been so wonderful to see them share so confidently in
front of their Prep classmates. Click on the photo to view our Prep gallery.
If you haven’t already done so, please remember to bring in your child’s
family Photos for History.
Make sure you read all of the information for our P- 2 Under 8’s Day coming up on 22 May 2015.
Thanks for your support! A special thank you to those that have volunteered their time to help out either in the
café, cutting up fruit, at the Mother's Day stall, or in our classrooms.
Prep Teachers
Under 8’s Day
We hope you are excited about our 4th annual Under 8’s Activity Day here at Brightwater State School!
We love a good party, and nothing could be worth celebrating more than being young . . . ‘under 8’ in fact . . . and
being a Brightwater Student!
We are hosting an exciting activity morning here at school. The children from Prep to Year 2, will all be involved
in a range of activities including fruit loop bracelets, water play, bubbles, construction, pasta necklaces, paper
butterflies, chalk drawing, playdough, disco, painting, hula hoops, beading, sack races, newspaper hats, face
painting, a photo booth and much, much more!
This year we also have a yummy attraction – a beautiful, healthy fruit snack table . . . for everyone to enjoy! In
order to do this, we are asking that each child from Prep to Year 2 bring in one piece of fruit and drop it off to
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Miss Morales and Mrs Colam’s classroom (Prep M – closest to library) before school on the day. Or you can
drop it in to Prep M the day before. Then come and visit the table during the activity morning when you feel a bit
hungry!!! Yum!
There will even be the fun photo booth again this year! How exciting! Take a photo with your friends so you’ll
never forget the day!
Come along and join in all the fun – everyone is welcome! Our school students will move freely among the
activities. We do ask however, that all younger siblings stay with their parents at all times please.
Friday 22 May 2015
9:00am until 10:20am
A big thank you to all the Teachers, Teacher Aides, School Leaders, Year 6 students, and everyone else involved
for organising an amazing array of activities and experiences for your children.
Hope to see you there!
Year 4 Cycle Skills Program
Our Year 4's should now be some of the safest cyclists using our off- road cycle pathways. Why? Because last
week these students participated in a Cycle Skills program, a joint venture organised and funded by Sunshine
Coast Council and the Travel Smart Sunshine Coast Team.
The focus of the theory session on Thursday was ensuring all students
understood their responsibilities as bike riders. It was a surprise to
some students that pedestrians have right of way on pathways and that
your bike must have a working bell - even toddler bikes. The students
learnt how to check to ensure their bikes are working correctly. A - air,
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B - brakes, C - chain and gears, D - direction (aligning the handlebars and front wheels).
Friday was bike riding day - but first - bike and helmet check. As many of the student's helmets were not
correctly adjusted, this was a great opportunity to ensure safe fit of helmets. Click on the photo above to see our
year 4's in action.
Now it was onto the course for straight line riding, looking and scanning, cornering, braking and signalling. The
cycle coaches set up traffic simulations, with the students participating eagerly in all the activities.
Rebecca Johnston, Kacey Willoughby & Glenda Gill, Year 4 Teachers
School News
Student Resource Scheme
Payment for this year’s scheme should now be finalised or approved payment plans in place. We will now begin
reviewing outstanding accounts and if appropriate suspending access to online learning platforms. If you require
more information please contact the school office. Thank you.
2016 Prep enrolments
We are now accepting Prep enrolments for next year. If you have a child who will be attending Prep at our
school in 2016 please contact the office to complete a registration form. If you know of families living in our
catchment area could you please advise them we are now taking 2016 Prep enrolments.
Student Absence Line
Please advise the school when your child is absent from school, you can do this by:
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Skoolbag App or
Email, [email protected] or
phoning the school absence line, 5438 3166.
When phoning the absence line please leave the date, your child’s name, class, reason for absence and
expected date of return to school. This absence line is checked regularly throughout the day as the busiest time
in the Administration Centre is from 8:15am to 9:30am calling the absence line will help you to get your call
answered swiftly and not being delayed waiting for the administration staff to answer the main line.
Community News
Parentspace
Parentspace is connecting and supporting parents and carers of adolescents. Please click here to view the term
2 flyer showing FREE workshops with dates and time.
Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health
A new free healthy lifestyle program called PEACH™ - Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health - is running
on the Sunshine Coast.
The program is funded by the Queensland Government and being delivered in your area by the Child Healthy
Weight Team from the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service.
Limited spots are available for each program. If you would like to reserve a spot on the next program please call
1800 263 519 or 5450 4766 or visit www.peachqld.com.au for more information or click here to view the
brochure.
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News from your P&C Association
School Banking
We have been advised by Commonwealth Bank that tokens cannot be shared or
accumulated as it clashes with the system and is also against bank policy.
They have also informed us that students who don't promptly claim their reward on
attaining 10 dollarmite tokens are in danger of losing them. Stock piling is not
allowed.
Café News
Menu
We have been able to source Queensland Yoghurt Company yoghurt, it is absolutely delicious! We have the
honey flavour and you can also choose this with added passionfruit syrup. Another option is adding yoghurt to
the fruit salad!
I have made a lovely batch of “Bliss Balls”. They are made of date, dried apple, oats, cinnamon and cocoa.
Great way to get some fibre into the kids without them even knowing!!! They are selling for a low 60 cents a ball!
Donations
We are implementing a new system for parents who might not be able to volunteer in the café, who still want to
contribute so I have prepared a list of items that can be donated to the café to help with baking. Please note
these items will only be accepted if they are sealed, unopened and within useby date.
Items requested are:
Pitted dates, dried apples, chicken stock, wholemeal flour, castor sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, plastic teaspoons,
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plastic forks, sultanas, honey, tinned tuna (in spring water, 185g), pens, whiteboard markers, fruit, lettuce,
tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, jatz crackers, milk, eggs.
Class Café Roster
Please find below the Term 2 roster for the café. It is really important that we have parents come in and help
during their roster days as we are a big school now and one person is unable to get all the lunches out in time!
On a Monday & Tuesday we need at least 3 people in the café, Thursday at least 4 and Friday at least 5
people!!! Our kids get 15 minutes to eat their main lunch, if we are late getting the food out, that just gives the
kids less time.
School Week
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Week Commencing
Classes
1
20-Apr
6B, 6K, 6S
2
27-Apr
5G, 5J, 5K
3
4-May
PC, PH, PM
4
11-May
PR, PS, PT
5
18-May
3R, 4J, 4/5B
6
25-May
4W, 4G, 1N
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If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions please email café@brightwaterss.eq.edu.au or come in and
see me!
Deb Hitchman, Café Convenor
How to contact the P&C
Contact email: [email protected]
Facebook: search Brightwater SS P&C Association or https://www.facebook.com/groups/BWSS.PandC/
(**must complete P&C 2015 membership form for access to Facebook Group**)
Meetings are held second Wednesday of each month and existing and new members are encouraged to attend.
Kind Regards
Your Exec Team
OSHC - Camp Australia News
Please click here to read the latest news from Camp Australia.
Friends of Brightwater
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The 'Friends of Brightwater State School' supporters project has been established to enable strong and lasting
relationships with community groups and businesses to enrich student learning. This concept enables the school
and the community to work together to ensure that the young people within our community are receiving a
well-rounded, high quality education resulting in productive citizens.
Thank you to our current friends; Stockland, Aspire Estate Agents and Chimu Adventures for their generous
support of student learning at our school.
Date Claimers
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Wednesday 20 May 2015
Junior Assembly - 2:15pm
Friday 22 May 2015
Under 8's Day
Monday 25 May 2015
Permission & Payment Year 6 Workshop Closes
Tuesday 26 & Wednesday 27 May 2015
School Photos
Wednesday 27 May 2015
Senior Assembly - 2:15pm
Friday 29 May 2015
Permission & Payment Year 5 Excursion Closes
Friday 29 May 2015
Newsletter Day
Monday 1 June 2015
Year 6 Workshop - Gary Crew Author visit
Friday 5 June 2015
Year 5 Excursion - St Helena Island
Thursday 25 June 215
School Disco
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School Information
Administration
Centre hours
8:00am to 3:30pm
Finance hours
8:00am to 10:30am
School hours
8:40am to 2:45pm
Student Absence
line
Assembly
5438 3166
Wednesday 2:15pm
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8:00am to 10:30am.
Uniform Shop
Phone 5438 3163. Email: [email protected]
Click here for Uniform price list
Student banking
Monday
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8:00am to 1:30pm. Phone 5438
Cafe
3159. Email: [email protected] Click here for the latest
Cafe menu.
P&C Meetings
Email [email protected] Next Meeting: Wednesday
10 June 2015, 9:00am
20 Dianella Drive
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0754383111
0754378348
[email protected]
https://brightwaterss.eq.edu.au
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