AIM HIGH 13th May, 2015 Phone: 5541 6111 Fax: 5541 6100 Email: [email protected] PRINCIPAL’S PEN 2015 Cross Country Last week we had an extremely successful Cross Country Carnival on Wednesday. Thank you to the many parents who came along for this event. Unfortunately I was away ill and missed it. I was very disappointed. I was told the students displayed great behaviour, sportsmanship and fitness. Well Done! Thank you to Mrs Findlay and Mr Skelton for all the work you did preparing for our Cross Country. Thank you also to our P&C for providing every participant with an ice block. A very big Thank you must also go to our House Captains for their fabulous leadership while preparing for and assisting with the coordination of the Cross Country. You did a great job! Thank you: Lachlan 6B Beau 6A Patrick 6B Jelana 6A Sebastian 6A Mercedez 6A Sala 6B Alyssa 6B Congratulations also to Flying Fox, the winning house. NAPLAN Testing This week our Year 3 & Year 5 students are completing the NAPLAN Assessments. These are being conducted Tuesday 12.05.15, Wednesday 13.05.15 and Thursday 14.05.15. The students have done a great job of approaching the tests with calm and confidence. We have encouraged them to simply do the best they can. We have recommended that students arrive before 8:50am so they can commence the tests on time and avoid the flustered feeling that comes when we run late. We will be attempting to catch up students who are away on test day before the test period closes on Friday. Further NAPLAN information for parents and carers is available online. Please contact the school if you have any questions about your child participating in NAPLAN testing. Mothers’ Day Stall Last week our P&C organised a fabulous Mothers’ Day Stall. We are so very lucky to have this kind, generous group of people who give up their own time to make sure these kinds of events happen for Canungra State School students. Without them we would not have had a Mothers’ Day Stall. Thank you to our fabulous P&C members for your time and effort with these events. You add enormous value to our school and we are all very grateful. Thank you ☺ -1- Canungra State School’s Green Team featuring on ‘The Great South East’ Last Thursday a film crew came to Canungra SS to film a short segment about our Green Team for Channel 7’s ‘Great South East’ program. The crew were astonished by how well our Green Team Student Leaders listened and followed instructions, communicated and cooperated with each other. I was very proud of them. They did an outstanding job during the filming. Well done Hayley 4B, Charlee 4B, Connor 5A, Cooper 5B, Mia 6A, Charlie 6B. I would also like to thank Mrs Williams for the time and effort she contributes to our Green Team and her involvement with the filmed segment. The Producer informed me that the anticipated airing date for the segment is Sunday 31st May. She did say that it is possible this could change. She said she will email the definite date as the date got closer. I will share any new information as I receive it. Sheree Maksoud Principal STUDENT OF THE WEEK Hayley-Leigh (5A) for being a respectful and responsible student who always has a positive attitude and an excellent work ethic. For being willing to have a go even when she is unsure. 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 Tyler (3A) for a huge improvement in his writing. Great job. Rory (6A) for consistent effort and excellent results in Maths. James (5B) for improvement in written work. Kacy (5A) for excellent work on the construction of her Japanese speech. Mia (4B) for great improvements in maths mentals. Alyssa (6B) for showing great leadership skills as the Flying Fox house captain. Jack (Prep B) for writing great sentences in his journal. -2- Rhett (Prep A) for his care and compassion towards his peers. Mercedez (6A) for showing great leadership skills as the Flying Fox house captain. Max (4A) for striving to work independently. Luke (2A) for working hard in reading groups. Alyssa (6B) for asking great questions for further clarification. Nikolai (3B) for putting a great effort into his maths and writing. Laylah (5A) for working very well to complete her narrative. Mia (2B) for her wonderful effort in reading sessions. Keira (1A) for excellent manners and whole body listening. Charlie (6A) for being an outstanding and conscientious student. Charlotte (1B) for a huge improvement with oral retells. PARADE CLASS AWARD: 4B PLAYGROUND AWARD Jayke (Prep B) for being helpful and caring – being a good friend to everyone. Caleb (4A) caring for our school – picking up rubbish. NUDE FOOD AWARDS Congratulations: Sophie (1A) for winning our tuckshop voucher & Daisy (PA) & Charlie (4B) for winning the pencil for finding the mistake. Gardening Club next week FLYING FOX SENIOR SHIRTS We have 1Reading extra Senior Shirt Family Month is size 14 available tohere! purchase - $42. This week’s NUDE FOOD Awards were given to the following students. NUDE FOOD NINJAS • • • • Leila (2A) Cooper (1A) Chahli (1B) Alyssa (PB) If you haven’t already started recording your family’s reading times for May it is not too late! Start today! If you don’t have the form that was included in the newsletter come and see us at the library for another one. There will be two prizes for reading: • one for the most time read by a family and • one for a draw of all those who families participated in the month of reading. NEWSPAPER DRAW NO. 14 Mistake/s: __________________________ ________________________ Page: ____ Name: Yr Level _________________________ _______ _________________________ _______ _________________________ _______ _________________________ _______ Have a great week! Remember: “Kids who read succeed!” Kathy Hodges, Trish O’Connell & Donna Morgan. INSTRUMENTAL FEES Parent’s Signature: _______________________ All instrumental students pay $30 for classes and those hiring an instrument owe another $120. Invoices have been produced. Find the mistake/s in the newsletter and drop entry into the box in office foyer before next Tuesday 19th May to be in the draw for a $5 tuckshop voucher family/frog pencil. -3- Ice Blocks PHONE CALLS Students can purchase an ice block EVERY TUESDAY at 2nd break for 50c. These are sold from the hall kitchen for 10 minutes only. The last couple of weeks the office has been inundated with parents ringing regarding pick up or YMCA change of plans. DEPUTY’S DEN We understand this can’t be helped sometimes, could you please ensure that your children are aware of picking up arrangements before they leave home in the mornings as this is very disruptive to the teachers and office staff. Cross Country Congratulations to all students who participated in the cross country last Wednesday. All students showed exceptional effort and sportsmanship. I would also like to thank and congratulate the House Captains and Yr 6 students for their leadership on the day. Well done. Thank you for your understanding. History Assessment How trains have changed over time. By Dylan (3A) Since they’ve been invented, trains have changed extremely. They’ve been changed by their shape, speed and the fuel that powers them. In the past trains were powered by coal which produced steam but also made smoke which makes the air terrible to breathe. Nowadays trains are powered by electricity and don’t make smoke so the air is clean to breathe. In the past trains were quite slow but wow, they’re fast now! Since they run on electricity, they can go much faster. In the olden days trains had a completely vertical front but now they have sleek, diagonal and horizontal fronts, which makes them more aerodynamic and increase their speed. -4- Sensei’s Corner Thanks again to our wonderful LOTE teacher, Mrs Jo Fullerton, for organising Sensei’s Corner, a newsletter competition which provides all students with the opportunity to learn and have fun at the same time. Each week there will be a quiz and activity for students to complete. Students can then write their name, class and the answer to the quiz on a piece of paper and put that in the box provided in the office. Then on parade each week one lucky winner’s name will be pulled from the box and receive a prize. Have a great week! Ms Dare Thursday 14/5 * NAPLAN Testing Yr3 & 5 (Numeracy) Friday 15/5 * Moriarty Park Disco –PYJAMA PARTY Monday 18/5 * 1-3pm Terry Cornish (Assistant Regional Director) Meeting with Mrs Maksoud Wednesday 20/5 * * * * Broadwater District Cross Country Trials (Runaway Bay) 9.30am Pirate Secret Treasure Show – Prep 3-4.30pm Canungra SS Teachers attending Nerang Alliance Meeting (Worongary SS) 3.30-7pm Nerang State High School Open Night Thursday 21/5 * 8am Behaviour Committee Meeting (Library) Tuesday 26/5 * 3pm P & C Meeting (Library) Wednesday 27/5 * State of Origin – Game 1 (GO THE MAROONS!) Thursday 4/6 * Mrs Maksoud @ Nerang Alliance Principals’ Meeting Friday 5/6 * First Friday Mass Church visit Saturday 6/6 * Queensland Day Tuesday 9/6 * * Ms Baker on Long Service Leave Ms Klupfel on Long Service Leave Friday 12/6 * 1.30pm Yrs 4-7 Field Event Trials SENSEI’S CORNER – TERM 2 2015 Wk Sensei’s questions Hint Activity of the week 14 True or False: There is a Universal Studio’s theme park in Japan. Hint: Explore this area: http://www. http://www.usj.co.jp/e/ usj.co.jp/e/ Learn about Oosaka: http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Tourismg298566-Osaka_Osaka_Prefecture_KinkiVacations.html -5- Cross Country Carnival Results Well done to all the students who participated in our school Cross Country Carnival last Wednesday 6th May. All students can be congratulated on their exceptional efforts and as well as doing their best. Fantastic sportsmanship was shown throughout the carnival on and off the course with lots of cheering and students congratulating others on their efforts. The overall house results were: 4th Wonglepong 265 points 270 points 3rd Witheren 2nd Sarabah 304 points st 1 Flying Fox 346 points Congratulations to the following place recipients: Age Group Prep Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 9 yrs (yr 4) 10yrs Boys William Hamblin Angel Mills Iolama Robbie Jayden Barry Samuel Sheppard Harvey Mahony Max Prentice Jack Henderson Ollie Watts Quin Baumann Patrick Bennett Harry Hogan William Jones Griffynn Fletcher Kody Behrendorff Tobin Geiger Cameron Day Jimmy Tomlinson Elijah Hickey Kyle McLeish Jonah Parry Saifiti Robbie Saxon Matena Obie Austin-Walsh Murphy Baker Tasi Robbie Jared Clift Trad Sutherland Sebastian De Pasquale Lachlan Googe Rory Lynch Brayden Garrett Girls Dusty Finch Darcy Hogan Charli Henderson Sophie Mann Lily Davidson Mia Roscarel Leila Dalton-Morgan Ella Crook Keeley Mackenzie Ruby Young Fiona Van de Vorst Eliza Guest Charlee Minett Bella Starr Willow Taylor Emily Clift Bianca Chapman Heather McLeish Jade Clasen / Lily Beaver Brianna Irvine Charlotte Flynn-Grant Sala Boland Mia Moloney Sofia Raymont Nikita Brown Sarah Linsley 12yrs Kristie Stephens Tahlia Duggan Kitiara Bray Kyla Baumann Piper Hasler 13yrs Mercedez Austin-Walsh Elizabeth Rice The top 5 place recipients in the age groups 10, 11 and 12 years will go on to represent our school at the Broadwater District Championships on Wednesday 20th May at Runaway Bay Cricket fields. 11 yrs Regards Jemima Findlay PE Teacher -6- Important Messages from the Coordinator: Thank you to all of the staff, children and families that have made myself and Ness feel so welcome over the last few weeks. We are very passionate about providing the highest quality of care for your children so all suggestions and feedback will be appreciated. What we’ve been doing: YMCA Canungra OSHC The children at YMCA participated in a great variety of fun and engaging activities. Mother’s day brought on many beautiful craft activities. The children made Damper and learnt all about the Indigenous history in a fun outdoor picnic. Last Friday we made Hawaiian pizzas which was most defiantly a hit! The children have responded very well to the staff change over and have been very busy contributing to the changes we have made to our room. P: 07 5543 5619 M: 0427 489 862 Join us next week for: Email: [email protected] Are you interested in attending a 1 hour sports coaching session at YMCA on every Tuesday afternoon? Be Quick, Book in your Children to experience the excitement and Fun filled afternoon YMCA has every day. Cost is only $40 for a 6 week program. Or you can opt for $7.50 per session. This term the sports will be all about AFL and NRL ball sports as this is what the children have chosen. Please book in your children ASAP as numbers are filling fast. Vacation care flyers will be available next week, all students will be provided with one. We have worked very hard to plan a jammed packed winter holidays for your children. All bookings are welcome and if you have any questions please feel free to pop in or give us a call. -7-
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