AIM
HIGH
1st April 2015 Phone: 5541 6111 Fax: 5541 6100 Email: [email protected]
PRINCIPAL’S PEN
Easter Parade
This Thursday 02.04.15 we will have our whole school Easter Parade
commencing at 9:30am. All students are encouraged to decorate a hat,
make an Easter bonnet or basket, make an Easter mask or poster……the
possibilities are endless! You are invited to come along on Thursday morning and enjoy
watching the students participate in the Parade.
P&C Monster Easter Raffle
The P&C Monster Easter Raffle will be drawn at the conclusion of the Easter Parade. Raffle
tickets will be on sale before and during the Easter Parade. Please make sure that you return
all books of tickets, even those not sold by Wednesday morning. Raffle tickets need to be
returned to class teachers who are keeping a record of books of tickets sold for the prize for
selling the most tickets.
Thank you to the many parents who have sent in items for the raffle. A huge thank you to
FOODWORKS for their support of our Easter Raffle and Parade.
Change of Parade Time in Term 2
Please remember that we will be changing Parade time from 8:50am to 2:10pm beginning
Week 1, Term 2.
Thank you
This is the last week of Term 1. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our hardworking
staff and students for the enormous effort they have contributed in Term 1. I would also like
to extend a heartfelt thanks to you, our parents for your ongoing support this term.
Happy Holidays!
Have a wonderful Easter break. Stay safe and happy. See you in 2 weeks. School resumes
on Monday 20th April.
Sheree Maksoud
Principal
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STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Evie (1A) for being a conscientious student who
displays excellent manners and resilence.
Thank you Shelby from inStyle Hairdressing
for donating a “free haircut” to our “Student of the Week”.
STUDENT ABSENTEE LINE
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: If your child is going to be absent please leave a
detailed message on our direct Absentee line to the Administration Office
on: 5541 6166. Thankyou.
CLASS AWARDS
Jamie (Prep A) for excellent
whole body listening and
working very hard to write his
name correctly.
Will (6B) for being a hard-working cooperative student.
Lochie (2A) for a great homework
effort.
Chelsea (3B) for putting a fantastic
effort into her home reading.
Jack (2B) for his tremendous effort in
his “Jack and the Beanstalk” retell.
Great job!
Piper (6A) for outstanding results in
History. Well done!
Georgia (6B) for trying to do her best
in all subject areas.
Cody (5B) for improvements in weekly
spelling quiz.
Asha (2A) for a great question about
the creek.
Saje (1A) for excellent manners and
whole body listening.
PARADE CLASS AWARD: 5B
NUDE FOOD AWARDS
This week’s NUDE FOOD Awards
were given to the following students.
NUDE FOOD NINJAS
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Sophie (5A)
Kurt (5A)
Abigail (5A)
Jonah (5A)
William (3A)
Alana (2A)
Mitchell (1B)
London (1A)
Iolama (Prep A)
Miranda (Prep A)
Congratulations: Lily (4B) for winning
our tuckshop voucher & Brannigan
(2A) and Griffynn (4B) for winning the
frog pencil for finding the mistake.
TIDY CLASS AWARDS – March
Congratulations to 6A and Mr Moriarty
for winning the Mrs Klupfel Tidy Class
Award competition for March.
PLAYGROUND AWARD
Dusty (Prep A) for co-operative play,
following directions and being helpful
and caring.
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Green Team Award
100% Attendance Party
Term 1 Green Team Award goes to
Tamika (2B). Thank you to Irene
White from ‘In The Raw’ who
generously donated a voucher as the
prize. Thank you Irene.
Tomorrow, Thursday 2/04/15, students
who have had 100% attendance for
Term 1 will come to our hall for a
celebration of their attendance. While
I realise that some students have had
days of illness this term, our
celebration is for 100% attendance.
On Friday 20/02/15 we had that very
rainy day where many students had to
go home or remain at home due to
flooding. We will not be counting this
day as an absence for our celebration.
We will have a celebration at the end
of each term to acknowledge this
achievement.
EASTER
‘Name
The
COMPETITION WINNERS
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Bunny’
Lilly (Prep B)
Lachlan (1B)
Nathan (3A)
William (5B)
Zahara (6A)
READING HERO AWARDS
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Kathy Hodges /
Long Service
Leave
Makayla (4B)
William (5B)
Erin (4B)
Hayley (4B)
P & C Monster Easter Raffle
This
week
Thursday
2/4/15 we will have our
whole
school
Easter
Parade. THE PARADE
WILL COMMENCE AT
9.30AM. At the end of
the parade, we will draw the winners of
our
MONSTER
Easter
Raffle.
Depending on donations, we can have
up to 30 chances to win. There will
also be a prize for the student who
sells the most raffle tickets.
Mrs Hodges will be
taking Long Service
Leave from
21/04/15 to 11/05/15. Mrs O’Connell
will be replacing Mrs Hodges in the
library and Mrs McAlpine will be filling
in for Mrs O’Connell. We hope you
enjoy your leave Mrs Hodges. Keep
safe and see you in week 4, Term 2.
ANZAC Day
We come back to
school
on
Monday
20th
April.
Our
students
have 2 opportunities to participate in
ANZAC activities.
Gardening Club
Week 1 Term 2
FLYING FOX
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Friday 24th April we will have a
school based ceremony run by
our Year 6 students commencing
at 12.30pm in our school hall.
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Saturday 25th April, our students
will participate in the town
ANZAC March & service
conducted by the local RSL. All
students who wish to be part of
the march will meet here at
school and march to DJ Smith
Park. Details will be in the first
newsletter next term 22/04/14.
Parent
Teacher
Interviews
Parent
Teacher
Interviews will take
place in the 3rd week of Term 2 for
parents of students in Yrs 1 – 6. Prep
interviews will be scheduled for later in
the year.
Mother’s Day Stall
The P & C holds a
Mother’s Day Stall
every year for the
children to purchase
Mum, Grandparent or Carer, a gift for
Mother’s Day.
The P & C does not make much profit
on this occasion and it is offered as a
service for the children to have an
opportunity to buy something for the
important person in their life.
The children look forward to this event
with great enthusiasm for the chance
to be able to get something for their
mum or carer, to show they care.
Gift prices range from $1.50 to $12.00.
The Mother’s Day stall will be on
Thursday 7th May. (Week 3 Term 2).
Interviews will take place on Monday
4/5 & Tuesday 5/5 from 3 – 7pm.
Class teachers will communicate with
you so you can book in a time.
Teachers will ensure that all parents
have the opportunity to come in and
have an interview so if these dates and
times don’t suit you, let your child’s
teacher know and arrange another
suitable time.
I strongly encourage you to take
advantage of this opportunity to
discuss your child’s learning and
behaviour in the class setting.
One of the most important factors in
optimising your child/ren’s learning is
to have positive, open communication
between you their parents and their
teachers.
Watch our School
Headlice Alert
Over the coming 2
week Easter break,
please keep an eye
on our school. Our
grounds are only used on holidays and
weekends with written permission from
the school.
Cleaning and administration staff will
work periodically during the 2 week
holiday break & YMCA will be running
a Vacation Care Program.
If you see anything suspicious at our
school, please call School Watch on
131788.
LOOK
LISTEN
REPORT
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We have had a couple
of reports of headlice.
Please
be
vigilant,
check your children’s hair and treat
immediately. While this is a very
annoying and often expensive problem
to deal with, please don’t take it
personally. It has nothing to do with
personal or household hygiene.
DEPUTY’S DEN
Behaviour Committee
At the end of 2014
Canungra State School
went
through
a
Behaviour Audit. This was a process
whereby
a
visiting
Education
Queensland Principal analysed our
processes and policies in regards to
behaviour and advised us on our
strengths and areas of development.
The results were extremely positive
and the profile and summary can be
viewed on our website. One of the
recommendations was to develop a
Behaviour Committee to continue
developing our behaviour processes
and this Committee has now met for
the second time this term. We have
started by looking at the next
recommendation from the Audit which
stated – Develop a small number of
school rules that align with the schools
values
and
expectations.
The
Committee looked at aligning these
school rules with our motto, “Aim High”
and ensuring we developed a small
number of clear rules that provides
consistency in language, consistency
in what to teach, consistency in what
to recognise and consistency in what
to correct.
Happy Holidays
I would like to thank all students,
parents and staff for a great Term 1.
Please stay safe over the holidays and
we look forward to seeing you all next
term.
Cindi Dare
Deputy Principal
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DETAILS FORM
All families should have returned
their details form. This form
MUST BE FILLED IN BY ALL
FAMILIES so we can check that
our details are correct on our
system. If you have misplaced or
lost your form could you please
collect one from the office and
return them to the office as soon
as possible.
It is very important that we have
your correct contact details on our
system. We need to be able to
contact you or a nominated
person at all times for the safety
of your child/ren.
Thank you office staff.
Senseis Corner
Week 9:
Question: Is Sakura a toy, flower or
animal?
Answer: Flower – Winner Keeley (2B)
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SENSEI’S CORNER – TERM 1 2015
Wk
Sensei’s questions
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No Question this week.
Be sure to join us next
term for more Sensei
Quiz questions.
Hint
Activity of the week
Sakura is a flower. Sakura is better known in Australia as
cherry blossoms.
Student Pathways excursion
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UQ Experience Day (University of Queensland)
Thursday 02.04.15
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9.30am Easter Parade and Raffle
100% Attendance Celebration
Last day of Term 1
Monday 20th April
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First Day of Term 2
Friday 24th April
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12:30pm School Anzac Service
Saturday 25th April
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ANZAC day march from the school
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Important Messages from the Coordinator:
Are you interested in attending a 1 hour sports coaching
session at YMCA next Tuesday afternoon? It will be our
last session.
Cost is only $5 per person.
Ball sports include; Soccer, AFL, NRL, Cricket,
basketball etc.
Please book in your children ASAP numbers are filling
fast.
What we’ve been doing:
We are continuing to explore and adventure into the
world of Space. The children have been learning about
weight on each planet as well as sizes of planets
compared to earth via our interactive map game.
YMCA Canungra OSHC
P: 07 5543 5619
M: 0427 489 862
We’re also talking about Rockets, Planets, the Solar
System, Milky Way, Astronauts and who knows what
we will explore next.
Email: [email protected]
Be Quick, Book in your Children to
experience the excitement and Fun filled
afternoon YMCA has every day.
We have cooked sushi, and the children love it. we will
continue to explore Japanese cultures and foods this
month.
Join us next week for:
Come and join us while we explore the culture and
foods that Japan has to offer.
Please keep an eye out for our Vacation Care
Program/Booking Form. We have many exciting
activities planned for these upcoming holidays, from an
excursion to Yarrabilba Water play park to learning
about gardening and all kinds of arts and crafts. Please
complete and return ASAP to secure a place.
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