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Elimbah News & Views
Monday 27 April 2015
Volume 2, Issue 2
Anzac Day
Thank you to all the children, teachers, parents and other family
members who took part in our Anzac commemorations last week. I
was very proud to see so many of our young people participate
with such decorum and respect and would like to thank and
acknowledge the following:

Mr Doc Watson, from the RSL, for reciting The Ode

Andrew Powell MP and Councillor Adrian Raedel for their
attendance and participation at our ANZAC Ceremony

Well done to our School Captains, Jhett, Caitlyn, Kade and
Zoe.

A big thank you to our Prep wreath-layers

Congratulations to Daniel for playing The Last Post so well
during our ceremony – we are all very proud of you!

Well done to school band and choir – they were exceptional

Mr Williams and Mr Hill for preparing our students with their

ELIMBAH STATE SCHOOL
Ph: 5432 1333
email: [email protected]
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Deputy’s Desk
Lines from the Library
Focus on Learning
P&C News
Community Notices
Classifieds
DATES TO REMEMBER
Mon 4 May
performances
Glasshouse District Touch
Football Trials
Mr Godfrey for organising such an important and well run
Tues 12 - Thurs 14 May
Anzac Assembly
Naplan
Mon 18 May
About 70 Elimbah children and their parents marched on Saturday
at Caboolture with school staff. Thank you to everyone for taking
the time to support such an important occasion and to Michelle for
the lovely Anzac biscuits enjoyed by all.
NAPLAN
Students in Years 3 and 5 will be participating in NAPLAN in Week
4 of this term. This has been scheduled for Tuesday 12,
Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May. Parents will receive their
child’s NAPLAN reports in Semester 2.
Glasshouse District Cross
Country
Tues 26 May
Grandparents Day - Prep
Wed 27 May
Under 8’s Day
National Simultaneous
Storytime
Have a great week
Starring On
Parade
5G
FROM THE DEPUTY’S DESK
with Chris Godfrey
A BIG thankyou to all who attended and took part in our Anzac Parade on Friday – especially the captains; Caitlyn,
Jhett, Zoe and Kade.
The previous day I was lucky to be able to take the School Captains to the Queensland school’s parade in Anzac
Square, Brisbane. We laid a wreath at the Shine of Rememberance and listened to addresses from various
dignitaries including the Queensland Premier and the Governor General. It was a moving experience to stand with
around 4000 school children and listen to the Last Post echo around the square.
Special thanks to Daniel Hosking for playing the Last Post at our school parade – I know he was nervous, but he did
a great job playing such a moving piece. I think all our children were wonderful in the parade, especially the
preppies making their first appearance! Talking of the preppies – much of our attention turns this term to the Early
Years – where we are now making preparations for Under 8s day and Grandparents day.
We will also be inviting Prep parents along to a presentation around Literacy - providing tips and support for using
the Home Readers, explaining how the Bug Club works, and also giving a brief presentation on Oral language
development in Early Childhood. Flyers and invitations will follow soon.
Have a lovely week
Have a lovely week
Chris
Lines from the library with Donna Pickering
SUPER BEAR
This week Super Bear is off to visit the year 1 students in 1H. The children were very respectful and
listened carefully on their recent library visit. Well done 1H!
NAPLAN
This year, Year 3 and 5 students will be involved in NAPLAN testing
from 12-14 May (Week 4 Term 2).
NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every child to
progress through school and life, such as reading, writing, spelling,
grammar and numeracy. At the classroom level it is just one of a
number of important tools used by teachers at Elimbah State School
to measure student progress.
Teachers are working to ensure students in Years 3 and 5 are
familiar with the test formats and are providing appropriate support
and guidance. If you have any questions about your child’s preparation for, or participation in NAPLAN,
please make a time to speak with their teacher.
The best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to reassure your child that NAPLAN tests
are just one part of their school program, and to urge them to simply do the best they can on the day.
BUG CLUB PRIZE WINNER
Congratulations to Travis in 1H for being this week’s Bug Club Prize Winner.
Focus on Learning
What has been happening in 5G?
1R The Language Detectives
This term 5G have made a class goal of
working towards neater handwriting and
better bookwork. At the end of last term we all
decided it was important to show that we have pride
in our day-to-day written work. As a class, we are
focussing on having sharp pencils, ruling lines,
including the dates and taking our time when writing.
Already we are seeing some fantastic bookwork!
Another focus at the start of Term Two has been
looking at the history surrounding the arrival of the
First Fleet to Australia and the early colonisation of
our country. We have discussed the differences
between penal and free
settlements and have investigated
the emotions behind the arrival of
these colonies through the short
story “The Rabbits” by John
Marsden and Shaun Tan. We are
looking forward to sharing our
Freeze Frame dramatization of
this book on parade this Friday.
This term the class will be focusing on the features
of characters in stories. The detectives will be
focusing on the actions (Verbs) the characters
make in a story to infer a description (adjectives)
for that character. The detectives will have to find
the evidence in the text to prove why they gave
that description for a certain character.
P & C NEWS
P&C Monthly Meeting
20 May 2015 at 6.30pm - (please note winter start time)
New Faces & Ideas always Welcome!
Did you know our weekly Brekky Club is run by school
volunteers with donations from businesses in our local
community? One such business is Bakers Delight in
Morayfield Shopping Centre. Karra and Paul donate bread
every week for toast for our students, which is greatly
appreciated! If you shop with businesses who support our
school, please let them know we appreciate their support!
And whilst we are talking appreciation, I would like to thank
the Blanchard family who collect the bread every week
from Bakers Delight. It is a huge help to the Brekky Club
volunteers to have this bread picked up and delivered to
the school each week. Thanks Shelley and Daniel!!
Another huge thanks needs to be given to Dallas McAllum
and Kerry Delaney. Without these two ladies stepping up
and coordinating the Mothers Day Stall this year, our
children (and ultimately us!) would have missed out. I’m
looking forward to hearing lots of lovely stories from our
Mums and significant female role models about their gifts
that the children have bought them! Thanks for your
commitment Dallas and Kerry!
We will be needing volunteers to be running the stall on
the 6, 7 and possibly the 8 of May. If you are available for
at least ½ an hour please let me know so I can pass along
your details and availability to Dallas and Kerry. Many
hearts make our school and I know we have many lovely
volunteers who gladly give up a little of their time to help
our school!! Thanking you all in advance!
We still need a volunteer for our Fundraising Coordinators
position. This role can be job shared between two people.
If we do not get a Fundraising Coordinator, events like
our Fathers Day stall, our Carols on the Oval, School
Discos etc WILL NOT go ahead!! And the less
fundraising we do throughout the year, the less money is
available for resources for your children!! Did you know
that the great Undercover Area where your children sit for
Parade and Lunches was funded by your P & C??
Projects to benefit your children don’t happen without your
help! Please contact Taroola if you would like some more
information on what the role entails.
Please forward your feed back to us, we can’t fix it if we
don’t
know
it
needs
[email protected]
Have a great week!
Taroola
President
UNIFORM SHOP
Open every 2nd Monday—Term 2
8.30am – 9.30am
Uniform Shop- [email protected]
Uniform Shop will be open FORTNIGHTLY every
SECOND Monday again in Term 2, from 8.30am to
9.30am. Next open day is 4 May. Order forms are
available from the Tuckerbox, Admin or online for
between shop filling. Smart Card, Cash, Cheque or
Credit Card can be utilised on the order form, please
note on the form if you do not wish to leave card
details and I will call you and do it over the phone or
let you know when I will be in for you to come in and
meet me.
Paid orders can be left at Admin for collection or
delivered to your nominated student's teacher.
Uniform Shop Convenor
Sharon Webb, 0410 468 007 (Txt is fine),
[email protected]
Thank you to all who came out to the ANZAC Day
march to represent our school! Special thanks to
Michelle Lederhose for providing some yummy
Tuckerbox made ANZAC bikkies! What a lovely
treat for the children at the end of the march!
LOST PROPERTY
Lost Property is stored near the Uniform Shop in
baskets. It is sorted once a week and named
items are returned to your childs classroom.
Please ensure ALL your items are named, and if
you have lost something, please come down and
have a look!
Thanks Susan
Student Banking
THE TUCKER BOX CHAT
With the cooler weather we will want to eat comfy
food, so check out our new Meal Deals for Term
2. On a Tuesday you can order Tucker Box made
Fried Rice, 600ml water or 250ml popper and your
choice of a muffin or fresh fruit all this for $4.00.
Give a Meal Deal a go this Term!
Remember I do slinky apples in the morning,
lunch & 2nd break or we sell apples for .40c
which can be slinked.
Just a reminder to all school banking students that
after you have made 10 deposits, you are eligible for
a free banking reward! I know that tokens often get
lost and fall out of deposit books so it can be difficult
to know when you should claim your prize. If you
would like to know how many more deposits you
need to make to claim your reward, please drop into
the P&C office on a Friday morning after
8.30am. There are currently 30 Elimbah students
who have made 10 or more deposits and are entitled
to a Dollarmites Reward. Could one of them be you?
VALUED VOLUNTEERS
MON- KERRI
TUES- BO BO processing BO BO & SUE
WED- KERRI
THURS- LORRAINE processing SHERRYL & KERRY
FRI- KERRI & RENEE processing KERRI & SHARON
We still have Carmel Brownie Milk 300ml available
$1.60
Thank You to Jack O”Brien Family in PJG for the
kind donation of mandarins, the kids will love
them.
With Health & Happiness
Michelle Lederhose
[email protected]
THE BREKKIE CLUB CHAT
Thank You to Wamuran Butchers for their support
of our Brekkie Club, this week they have donated
Sausage Rolls.
ON MENU THIS WEEK
Chicken & Beef sausage rolls
Milo & juice
Our school turns 100 on 17 October 2015
Look our for updates in the upcoming newsletters,
regarding our 100 year celebrations. If you would like to
get involved or join one of the planning committees
contact Kerrie Howden at the school office.
The start and finish of the school day can be
a busy time in the carpark area and the
drop off zone. We would like to give a
friendly reminder that due to limited
parking space around the school it would be appreciated if
everyone can be considerate to other motorists and be
mindful that the drop off zone is limited to 2 minutes
maximum between 8.30am - 9.30am & 2.30am - 3.30pm.
HATS
There have been a lot of children
coming to school without a hat recently. Please
ensure your child comes to school with a hat. The
uniform shop has hats available for purchase.
The office does not loan hats for lunchtime play.
FRUIT- oranges, pineapple, kiwi fruit & grapes
TOAST- vegemite, jam & honey
VALUED VOLUNTEERS
FIONA, TAROOLA, DALLAS & CRISTELLE
The Brekkie Club Team
Tuesdays 9am-11am at Soldiers Memorial Hall
Come and join us for a fun morning of craft and play!
0-5yrs welcome - $3 per family
Please bring a piece of fruit to share.
Contact Tamara on 0408 787 355 Or
Kirsten 0401 353 986
CLASSIFIEDS
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