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Calendar of Events
Principal's News
2015 ICAS
Student of the Week
Adopt A Cowboy
Community News
Religious Instruction
Tuckshop News
Absence Hotline - 4726 1260
If students are absent please ring this number and leave
a message detailing:
Child's name, Class and reason for absence.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
WEEK 8
Friday, 20th March
Year 6 Wacky Hair Day
Year 4-5 Wacky Hair Day
Week 9
Parent Volunteer Course - 5:30pm
Monday, 23rd March
ICT Information Session - 6:00pm
P&C AGM and General Meeting 6.30pm
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Tuesday, 24th March
Year 2-3 Wacky Hair Day
Wednesday, 25th March
Prep - Year 1 Wacky Hair Day
Thursday, 26th March
Cowboy Ethan Lowe visiting
Last day for Student Resource Scheme Discount
Friday, 27th March
Free Dress Day - Favourite Movie Character
Saturday, 28th March
P&C Movie Night Fundraiser
WEEK 10
Oral Reporting Booking System Opens - 3:00pm
Thursday, 2nd April
TERM 2
WEEK 6
Touch Football Competition Fundraiser
Sunday, 31st May
WEEK 9
Cranbrook's Fantastic, Fun-tastic Fair
Friday, 19th June
Parade is every week on Thursday at 2:40pm
Special parades will be advised
PRINCIPAL'S NEWS
Agenda for Improvement – 2015
Cranbrook's third area of improvement - Engaged Partners- will be delivered through:
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* Enhance the secondary layer of teaching staff consultation for school policies and plans through a
Cohort Reference Group by having a data driven agenda focus.
* Enhance the Parent Class Representative Framework and implementation model.
* Continue the Parent Volunteering Induction Course.
* Continue enacting the school’s attendance strategy
* Continue engaging the school stakeholders in the daily business of teaching and learning through the
communication strategies of the following Teaching and Learning Policies:
o Reading, Spelling, Writing and Numeracy
Responsible Behaviour at Cranbrook
Students are provided with ongoing support in understanding and demonstrating expected behaviours. To help
all parents and carers understand what a Cranbrook Learner looks like or sounds like, the following behaviours
and settings will be included in every weeks newsletter.
SAFE - Playgrounds
• Follows directions of staff on duty
• Uses playground equipment for intended purpose
• Wears shoes at all times
• Wears a hat at all times
• Plays on designated playground
• Understands sticks and stones remain on the ground
School Resource Scheme 2015
All forms are to be completed by the 27th March with full payment to be eligible for the 10% discount.
Please contact the BSM if you would like to arrange alternative payments.
QSchools App
Our school is committed to keeping all parents fully informed on up and coming events and opportunities to
become involved in your child’s education. The QSchools app will assist you to stay up to date on all of our
school’s events. To download the QSchools App and receive the latest news on our school, simply go to the
iTunes store or Google Play and search for ‘QSchools’ or use the following link for more information:
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http://deta.qld.gov.au/about/app/qschools-app.html
ICAS (INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS & ASSESSMENTS FOR
SCHOOLS)
The tests are for students in Years 3 - 6. They will continue to provide an opportunity for all students to gain a
measure of their own achievement in an external assessment situation.
Entry is available for the following subjects : Digital Technologies, Science, Mathematics, Writing, Spelling and English.
Students who participate will each receive a Certificate and a detailed results letter indicating questions
answered correctly and skills tested. Participation is by parent nomination.
Registration forms for children in years 3 - 6 are available from outside the Administration Office. Although
some tests will not be sat until later in the year we still require the entries and payments by Monday 30th
March.
Please Note: Unfortunately due to a change in the registration policy, there needs to be a minimum of 3
student registrations in a subject for that subject testing to go ahead at Cranbrook. If the minimum number of
registrations in a subject is not reached then you will receive a full refund for that subject.
NO LATE ENTRIES/PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
2015 ICAS SUBJECTS
SITTING DATES
PRICE (includes GST)*
Digital Technologies
19 May
$8.80
Science
3 June
$8.80
Writing
15-19 June
$18.70
Spelling
16 June
$12.10
English
28 July
$8.80
Mathematics
11 August
$8.80
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
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CLASS
TERM 1 - WEEK 8
PREP A
Tellay
PREP B
Zoe
PREP C
Renae
PREP 1D
1B
Callum
1C
Joshua
2A
Caydon
2B
Jaydin
2C
Wesley
3A
Joshua
3B
Ethan
3/4C
Ethan
4A
Damian
4B
Hassan
5A
McKenna
5B
Hayley
5C
Tanika
6A
Max
6B
Philitta
6C
Fallon
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TUCKSHOP NEWS
The new 2015 Tuckshop Menu is now in effect. Please read the menu carefully as there are a number of price
increases and changes to the previous menu. Copies of the menu can be found on the school website or by
clicking on the following link. Thank you for supporting our school Tuckshop.
https://cranbrooss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/tuckshop-list.pdf
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Lillian Raynor
Tuckshop Convenor
ADOPT A COWBOY
Cranbrook State School’s ‘Adopt a Cowboy’ for 2015 - once again is Ethan Lowe. Ethan had a great
game ,scoring a try on Saturday night’s close match against Newcastle
Ethan will be at Cranbrook State School for his first official visit on Thursday 26 March.
Thank you to Cowboys and Stockland for the great support given to the school through their generous donation
of a gift pack (given to the school at the official ‘Meet and Greet’). The pack included certificates of recognition
(from which the children can redeem prizes from Stockland) and some great Cowboys merchandise for the
school to use as raffle prizes.
The school would like to take this opportunity to thank Stockland for their continued support in ensuring this
fantastic program continues and the Cowboys for initiating it.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
Religious Instruction (RI/ Religious Education/ RE) will soon be starting again in some year levels. Those
students in Years 2 – 6 who did RI last year and Year 1 students who have a Christian denomination indicated
on their enrolment form will be automatically included. If your children are not already included and you would
like them to attend please send a note to the school office. If your children are included but you wish to withdraw
them please send a note.
If you are a member of a local church and are interested in being a volunteer RE teacher we would love to hear
from you. All materials are provided and training is available. Please contact the RE co-ordinator Adele Williams
on 47754094 or leave a message at the school office.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Museum of Tropical Queensland
It’s a BUSY week at the Museum and we’re really pleased to announce that entry will be FREE for Townsville
locals this Saturday March 21 for our Harmony Day celebrations – thanks to the generous support of the
Townsville City Council.
In the spirit of Harmony Day, Burdekin locals are also FREE on Saturday, and Charters Towers and
Hinchinbrook locals are always free (thanks to the generous support of their councils).
We’ve got a packed program with heaps of interactive activities including:
• Indonesian dance and singing performance
• International food prep demonstrations and tastings
• Chinese tea ceremonies
• Somalian drumming and dancing performance
• Filipino siomai (dim sim) making demonstration
• Join the Somalian drum circle!
• Nepalese dance performance
• Calm Abiding Meditation with Phil Heang
• Spanish Flamenco dance performance
• Papua New Guinean beading workshop
• PLUS HEAPS MORE!!
The full program details are on our web page: www.mtq.qm.qld.gov.au.
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With 1 in 8 Queensland children living with asthma, it is important that schools are prepared for an asthma
emergency.
Asthma Foundation QLD encourages all schools to be prepared for asthma this school term by utilising the range
of education and information services we have available:
School Newsletter
Click here to read the latest information about asthma for your school.
Ask the Expert Session
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Questions about childhood asthma and allergy? Register to attend our Ask the Expert Session and get your
questions answered by experts in the field.
Staff Asthma Training
You can access FREE online training at anytime by clicking here. Face-to-face training is also available, please
click here to book.
Question about Asthma?
Do you have a question about asthma within your school? Email our Education team directly here, or phone
1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462).
Kind Regards
Ashley Walton
Programs Coordinator
Asthma Foundation QLD
PO BOX 394
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
P: (07) 3252 7677 | F: (07) 3257 1080
W: asthmaaustralia.org.au
Enrichment, Education, Excitement - Become a Volunteer Host
Family!
World Education Program (WEP) is inviting you to experience another culture in your own home by becoming a
volunteer host family to an international student arriving in July 2015. Our students from Canada, Denmark,
Ecuador, Italy, Belgium, the USA, and France are looking forward to experiencing life in Australia, making new
friends and becoming a member of an Australian family soon.
"Wonderful - joyous - heartfelt. An absolutely wonderful idea and so beneficial for all involved, from family to
school friends. We truly feel Enrico is another member of our family."
- Marie - host mother of Enrico (Italy)
Hosting Is Fun! Find Out more!
Getting to know your student before he or she arrives brings fun and joy to everyone involved. To help you make
this important decision, contact WEP today to receive a full information pack for your family.
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Sylvia Kelly
Manager – Inbound Exchange Programs
Phone: 1300 884 733
Email: [email protected]
Online: http://www.wep.org.au
Brothers Townsville Football Club (Soccer)
Brothers Townsville Football Club (soccer) are looking for players born in 2003 for their Under 12 mixed team,
training Mon and Wed. Just come down to training at High Vista Park, Mt Louisa, or ring Christen 0448 993 685
outside school hours for more information. Limited vacancies available in most other age groups.
Alice Street
CRANBROOK, QLD 4814
07 4726 1222
07 4726 1200
[email protected]
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