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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
2022 Student Leadership Process
To date we have selected School and Vice Captains, as well as House Captains. Congratulations to:
School Captains: Emma (5H) and Matthew (5B)
Vice Captains: Vivienne (5H) and Ethan (5B)
Merthyr House Captains: Milla (5B) and Max (5B)
Binkinba House Captains: Alana (5H) and Luca (5H)
Teneriffe House Captains: Amity-Rose (5H) and Oliver (5H)
Project Captain Selections Term 1 2022
Due to a very limited number of nominations for 2022 Project Captains, we have decided to postpone the speech, voting and interview process until Term 1 of next year. In Year 6, the students will gain a greater understanding of the objectives of each project group and how they can best support each other for a common goal.
As in all previous years a badge ceremony for all school leaders will take place at the end of Term 1.
We greatly appreciate all current students who lodged a nomination and will ensure each is kept for next year.
P&C Meeting
Thank you to those parents and staff who attended Tuesday night’s meeting to approve the 2022 Student Resource Schemes for Prep and Instrumental Music.
On Thursday 11 November 6-8pm our final 2021 P&C general meeting will be held in the Curriculum Room. All Welcome.
Staffing
Thank you to Mrs Bradley and Ms Loudon for taking on the Acting roles as Principal and Deputy respectively during my recent leave. With Mrs Bradley on leave from this week, Mr Fenton will act in the Deputy Principal role until the end of the year. Mr Fenton will manage student welfare and other administrative duties during this period. We look forward to seeing Mrs Bradley return in 2022.
Congratulations to teachers who have recently accepted permanent teaching positions at New Farm State School: Hayden Lawrence, Eliza Horn, Ethan Fleming, Natasha Andrews, Tara Kennedy, Kyla Kerrisk, Annabel DeBoer, David Borg, Peter Nash and Kahli McLeod. Class and teacher allocations will be announced in the final week of term once we have completed our enrolment interviews.
Kay Bradley
- Supervision before 8.45am.
A reminder that there is no supervision at school until 8.30 a.m. We currently have a number of students arriving very early to school and who are not booked in to Jabiru. Children in this situation can become bored and engage in risky behaviour.
- Second Step: Skills for Social and Academic Success
At New Farm, we want your child to be as successful as possible at school. Success in school is not just about reading and maths. It is also about knowing how to learn and how to get along with others. This year we will be introducing the Second Step program, in every classroom, to teach these critical skills. This program was researched and selected by our 2021 Well Being committee, as part of our quadrennial school improvement agenda. The Second Step program will work with our existing Positive Behaviour for Learning Framework.
The Second Step program teaches skills in the following areas:
- Skills for Learning – skills to help you learn.
- Empathy –identifying and understanding your own and others’ feelings.
- Emotion Management – learning specific skills for calming down when experiencing strong feelings.
- Problem Solving – learning processes for solving problems with others in a positive way.
Throughout the year, your child will be learning a lot and your class teacher will be sharing Home Links with you along the way. These Home Links are simple, fun activities for you and your child to complete together. It’s a great way for you to understand what your child is learning and for your child to show you what he or she knows.
Judy Loudon
Step Up into Education
Education Qld’s Curriculum, Teaching and Learning branch is excited to announce the launch of the Step up into Education site which highlights strategies and processes to improve transition to school for students and families. The site shares practical examples of how identified schools are leading inquiries to improve transition to school, through a focus on effective partnerships and best practice approaches to early years curriculum and pedagogy. For more information, visit the Step up into Education site Information for Families at https://education.qld.gov.au/schools-and-educators/Pages/informationForFamilies.aspx
Thank you
Thank you to the P&C and our Teacher Aides for spoiling us for World Teachers’ Day. We were delighted to receive some treats and the chance to socialise during our usual staff meeting.
3L Language Literacy for Learning Training
Our 5B Teacher, Mrs Blackadder, commenced tutoring the first 3L Group (It was the same day as Halloween Dress Up so some witches, fairies and mullet wigs joined also). It was very well attended by 10 staff early in the morning before school. Thanks to Mrs Blackadder for organising this group. We look forward to participating in this course over the coming weeks and into 2022.
Term 1 Week 5 Class Awards
| Class | Student Name | Reason |
| Prep B | Noah R | For bringing your enthusiasm to learn and happy nature to class every day. You're a star Noah! |
| Prep M | Remi L | for turning squares into interesting pictures. |
| Prep K | Chloe X | For your enthusiasm and hard work during daily writing! Well done, Chloe! |
| Prep D | Irene J | For being a kind and responsible member of our class. Keep it up Irene! |
| 1M | Rhys D | For always showing kindness towards other students and being a responsible, helpful member of 1M. Never change Rhys! |
| 1S | Oscar S | For using mathematical strategies with teen numbers. |
| 1K | Demi P | For being a very kind and respectful learner. You are a delight to have in 1K, Demi! |
| 2B | Gus | For being an enthusisastic and responsible learner every day. Great work, Gus! |
| 2K | Tyler A | For being positive and happy and bringing your beautiful smile to school every day. |
| 2J | Matis A | For his excellent effort during maths lessons this week. Keep up the awesome work! |
| 2V | Poppy F | For being kind and always being an active listener. Keep up the incredible work! |
| 3T | Louis B | Fantastic persuasive writing, keep up the great work Louis. |
| 3M | Everleigh H | Well done on your very forthright, creative persuasive writing, Everleigh. |
| 3/4J | Evie W | Fantastic use of descriptive words in your writing Evie. Keep up the fabulous work. |
| 4N | Aira T | For her positive work ethic and consistent participation in all classroom activities. Well done Aira, you are such an important member of 4N! |
| 4K | Jack S | For showing improved listening and asking fantastic clarifying questions. Keep it up Jack, it's awesome. |
| 4A | Rebecca B | You are a shiny star in 4A, your positivity and kindness shines through everyday. |
| 5S | Zeth M O | For always engaging in learning and following the class rules! |
| 5B | Adele D | For helping an upset year 3 student find some friends to play with. |
| 5F | Mischa T | For her lightning quick mental computation and ability to push herself during extension Maths opportunities |
| 6B | Henry S | For always participating in class discussions. Keep up the great work, Henry! |
| 6J | Ellie D | For setting a great example of hard work and participation in class. |
| 6Z | Flyn M | For putting so much effort into his daily writing. Keep up the good work, Flyn! |
| Leardership Award: | Ellie Dale | For being proactive above and beyond her role in the Community and Charity project group |
Term 4 Week 5 Focus of the Week: Be Respectful Around the School
| Class | Student Name |
| Prep B | Havana |
| Prep E | Nava |
| Prep P | Charlie |
| 1H | Oskar |
| 1S | Margarita |
| 2F | Josephine |
| 2R | Harvie |
| 2S | Brianna |
| 3B | Asher |
| 3D | Owen |
| 3T | Lonnie |
| 4C | Khando |
| 6B | Daisy |
| 6Z | Eva |
‘Tuckshop Appreciation Day - Nov 5th
What a lovely surprise our Tuckshop team received last Friday morning. The tuckshop was decorated with balloons and fresh flowers along with handwritten notes, cards, drawings and handmade paper flowers all made by the students and teachers. Minister Grace Grace visited and chatted with us which made the day all that more special. We had such fun reading the handwritten notes and cards later that day, so incredibly heartwarming!
It really did make us feel very appreciated, thank you everyone!!
Halloween Bake Stall
Second Hand Book Drive
The second-hand book drive will be in week 7 on Wednesday 17th November 2021.
Opening times 8:15 - 8:45am and again at 2:30 - 3:30pm.
If you have any lightly used children’s books that you are willing to part with, please bring them to the library this week, between 8:15am and 8:45am, and between 3pm and 3:30pm.
All sales from the second-hand book drive will go towards new books for the wonderful new library opening next year!
If you have any queries please contact myself on alamb105@eq.edu.au or Louise Ware on
Scholastic Issue 8
Scholastic Issue 8 is out now. This is the last Scholastic Book Club issue for the year.
Ordering
Please go to Scholastic Book Club to order by Friday 19th November.
Thank you to all families who have purchased books and items throughout the year. It has been an enormous help as New Farm State School receives 20% on all purchases which contributes to new, up to date books for the school.
Happy Reading and Learning!
Mrs. Angela Lamb
Our year 6 band instrumental music student Emily and her trusty mallets attended the selective Northside Honours Music Workshops in week 3. 3 days of intense concert band and choir rehearsals, directed by some of Brisbane's finest conductors, in the "old museum" culminated in a mix of dynamic and sensitive performances on the famous stage.
Both our Senior and Junior concert bands shone at the recent Music Fest. In the adjudicator's words "this ensemble (junior band) sound is developing and projecting well and you are starting to phrase and connect the rhythms" and for the Senior band "Great ensemble pulse and the ensemble understands all the musical elements....articulations and dynamics were observed and executed".
To achieve a bronze award despite the lack of rehearsals really demonstrates the musicality of all students involved. Special thanks to all students, parents, and Dan Quigley, who works with the Junior band, for enabling this performance to happen.
Looking forward, Mr Colin McIntyre.
Origins of Remembrance Day
Why is this day special to Australians?
At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns on the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. The allied armies had driven the German invaders back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the preceding four months. In November the Germans called for an armistice (suspension of fighting) in order to secure a peace settlement. They accepted allied terms that amounted to unconditional surrender.
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month attained a special significance in the post-war years. The moment when hostilities ceased on the Western Front became universally associated with the remembrance of those who had died in the war. This first modern world conflict had brought about the mobilisation of over 70 million people and left between 9 and 13 million dead, perhaps as many as one-third of them with no known grave. The allied nations chose this day and time for the commemoration of their war dead.
