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IMPORTANT NOTICES
What if my child is unwell?
Any child who is showing signs of illness or feeling unwell, must stay at home.
If a child is showing signs of illness at school, the school will contact the parent or carer to collect the child.
Carmel McGrath
Pupil Free Day – Friday 03 September
A reminder to parents that this Friday is a state-wide pupil free day. Staff will be working, participating in professional development focussed on pedagogy, wellbeing and data literacy. Students do not attend school on this day.
Jabiru is operating on Friday bookings are essential, please see the information below.
Supporting Local Charity
Thank you to Ms Zayn AlAbidin and our Year 6 Community and Charity Leaders who have organised this week’s collection of dry goods. Students who wish to donate items should give them to the leaders under A Block before school. The items will then be donated to Queensland Shelter Charity.
World Teacher Aide’s Day
This week we celebrate the professional team of teacher aides who work in our school supporting our students and teachers. Thanks to these hard-working dedicated staff members, we are able to provide great support for students needing additional support and care. Our teacher aides are involved in ongoing professional development and welcome coaching and feedback in their roles. They are positive and strive to do deliver quality programs for our students. This week to show our appreciation we have planned some special surprises.
Outside Hours Tender Process
During this year we have been working with our procurement team to undergo the tender process for our Outside Hours Care Service Providers for the next 5 years. Currently Jabiru are our OHCS. I am working with both the Procurement team, MB Jenny Deans and our P&C executive in the selection process.
Term 4 Planning
Next week teachers will be working in year levels to develop their Term 4 Unit plans. Teachers work collaboratively with Ms Norman HOD to ensure consistency of assessment and planning across all year levels.
Upcoming Dates
Friday 03 Sept - Pupil Free Day
Friday 17 Sept - Last day Term 3
Monday 04 Oct - Public Holiday
Tuesday 05 Oct - Term 4 Begins
Kay Bradley
Classes 2022
Attached is a link, to an online form. This provides you with an opportunity to share important information relating to your child’s learning, personality clashes and important family information relating to classes 2022. Parent input is welcomed, not essential and requests are not guaranteed. This link will remain active until the end of term 3; Friday the 17th of September.
https://newfarmss.schoolzineplus.com/form/55
Unwell Students
Just a reminder that if your child is at all unwell, they need to remain at home. If your child shows symptoms at school, we will need to call you to pick your child up. We understand that this is very inconvenient, but we are following current health guidelines. If a staff member becomes at all unwell, they must have a covid test and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. Staff absences then impact classes at a time when relief staff are difficult to find.
Last week, Kookie was excited to meet students at the drop off zone, take a photo with them or even give them a high five as they went home.
Term 3 Week 7
| Class | Student Name | Reason |
| Prep B | Micah | You showed sharing on your whiteboard during Maths Micah. Super learning! |
| Prep E | Tasmyn | For a fantastic job on your 'Oi Frog' rhyme using Chatterpix. Super learning Tas! |
| Prep M | Kiran | For your imagination writing this week. Keep up the Fred-Talk and determination Kiran! |
| Prep P | Markus | For super progress with reading and learning numbers. Keep it up Markus! |
| 1D | Yanchit | For your positive attitude towards learning. Great job, Yanchit! |
| 1H | Matilda | For writing an excellent persuasive text. |
| 2F | Aira | For displaying excellent group work skills. |
| 2M | Bernardo | For displaying a happy and enthusiastic attitude towards class work. Keep going, Bernardo. |
| 2R | Alex | For showing great improvement on your reading. |
| 2S | Amity | Congratulations to an amazing first week! Welcome to New Farm Amity! |
| 3B | Seth | For showing great enthusiasim during his reading lessons. Well done, Seth! |
| 3D | Etta | For showing confidence and coming along to Dance Club every Friday! |
| 3T | Nathan | For amazing spelling, well done Nathan |
| 4C | Mia | For your enthusiastic participation in activities and contributions to class discussions. Well done Mia! |
| 4G | Joshua | For consistently being a respectful and engaged learner. Well done Josh! |
| 5H | Obi | For unwavering determination towards acheiving her Maths goals. |
| 6Z | Nina | For successfully increasing the register and quality of her writing |
Term 3 Week 7 Focus: Be a Learner
| Class | Student Name |
| Prep B | Cady |
| Prep E | Olivia |
| Prep M | Banjo |
| Prep P | Austin |
| 1D | Dashiell |
| 1H | Lachlan |
| 2F | Aydin |
| 2M | Calix |
| 2R | Emily |
| 2S | Rikki |
| 3B | Joshua |
| 3D | Rio |
| 3T | Archie |
| 4C | Raymond |
| 4G | Joshua |
| 5H | Leonard |
| 6Z | Kalden |
Book Week Fun
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) announced the winners of the CBCA Book of the Year 2021.
Picture Book of the Year - ‘How to make a Bird’ by Matt Ottley and Meg McKinlay
Younger Readers – ‘Asters Good, Right Things’ by Kate Gordon
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books – ‘Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu’ by Pamela Freeman
These books are all available to borrow in the library.
Book Dress up Parade
The book week parade was a big success with so many colourful and creative costumes!
Author Visit
Dr Cameron Stelzer gave an engaging and entertaining presentation last Thursday during book week. Cameron is the award-winning author of the ‘Pie Rats’, ‘Scallywags’ and ‘The Stroogle’ series. Visit his website here for further information.
Guest Readers
Several guest readers read to students in the library during book week including Cecily who is one of our Grand Friends, Nadia mum of Oliver and Patrick, Tina from ‘Iwan’ Book shop on Brunswick St and Tony the grounds man at New Farm State School.
Cecily, Nadia and Tina
Elvis and Tony
Staff Photo Competition
Students were challenged by the staff photo competition where students tried to guess their teachers and teacher aides from very young photos!
Buddy Readers
Students from year 4 and year 5 read to the younger students to celebrate buddy readers!
Happy Reading and Learning!
Mrs Lamb
Band instrumental music applications for next year.
Our Pre Prep Playdates for our 2022 Prep students will be held during Term 4.
I'm on a mission to collect recycled art and craft supplies for our art and craft activities.
WHAT DO I NEED?
- Wool
- String
- Tissue / Crepe paper
- Paddle pop sticks
- Paper plates
- Coloured paper /cardboard
- Googly eyes
- Pom poms
- Felt
- Cotton wool
- Straws
- Buttons
- Patty pans
I will have a container set up outside the office for all donated supplies to be placed in from Week 1 of Term 3.
Thank you for your support
Jo Keehan
