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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.
Facilities
It was great to see many of the fences around construction areas removed, T Block removed and the oval free of vehicles this week. While there is still a number of areas still being finished off, we can now see the end is in sight. The students are getting so excited about accessing the new junior primary play space which looks like a lot of fun.
Update on Prep 2022 Enrolment
We have now interviewed 45 students and accepted enrolments for 67 students. Thanks to HOD Judy Loudon and teacher aide Jo Keehan for organising our 6 playdates for term 4. We also plan to hold our onsite parent information session and open morning for 2023 preppies on Thursday 27 Oct. If you know of any families who are yet to submit a prep enrolment, please encourage them to do so very soon as places are filling quickly.
Trivia Success
Congratulations to our amazing Trivia Organising committee Kelly, Nat, Michelle and Tania and to our P&C Executive team Fiona, Lyn, Dahna and Tania, as well as our many parent helpers for all their efforts in organising the event with sponsors, the program and catering,but perhaps most importantly bringing together such a wonderful opportunity for parents and staff to re-connect. We thoroughly enjoyed the night, lots of fun and laughs and I was so impressed with the creativity of each table’s costume themes. Congratulations to the best dressed table themed in one of Monty Python’s classics. A special thank you also local restaurant ‘Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine’ in New Farm who have so generously supported our school events for a number of years.
Book Week Dress Up – Wednesday 24 August 9am Book Week Parade as part of our Assembly.
New Farm State School is now taking 2023 Prep enrolment enquiries.
Please head to the Enrolments tab on our website (Enrolments) for more information. If you have any enquiries please contact the school by email at enrolments@newfarmss.eq.edu.au or call our office on 3358 7333.
See our Virtual Tour
To determine when your child can commence their prep year, use the prep ready reckoner calculator.
To check whether you live in our catchment, use the catchment map.
Active School Travel
In conjunction with Brisbane City Council’s Active School Travel program, we are able to offer free scooter skills and bike skills training for our middle year students.
Scooter Skills – Year 2 & 3 Students
Year 2 and 3 students are invited to participate on Monday 5 September, in school time. All participants are to bring their own scooter and helmet. All details of the event and how to register are at this link. Registrations close Thursday 25 August:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/new-farm-state-school-scooter-skills-training-tickets-358281849657
Bike Skills – Year 4 & 5 Students
Available for Year 4 and 5 students on Thursday 8 September, in school time. All participants are to bring their own bike and helmet. All details of the event and how to register are at this link. Registrations close Thursday 25 August:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/new-farm-state-school-bike-skills-training-tickets-358274547817
CLASSES 2023
We will soon be starting the process of forming 2023 classes. This process is complex and follows this process:
- Students nominate up to five of their year level peers, who they would like to be in a 2023 class with. Out of this group each student is guaranteed one of their preferences.
- Parents have an opportunity to submit information relating to their child’s learning, personality clashes and important family information. Parent input is welcomed, not essential and requests are not guaranteed. Do not send information at this point.
- Teachers meet as a year level group and work to input data of students who do not work well together.
- Class lists are drafted.
- Class lists are reviewed and checked for balance of gender, English as a second language, academic ability, learning difficulties, medical issues and other challenges.
- Teachers review class lists and adjustments are made.
- Leadership team review class lists and make necessary adjustments.
- Lists are cross checked to ensure each child has one nominated friend.
- If possible, parent requests are considered and adjustments made.
- Students meet their 2023 class and teacher for one session near the end of term 4. Prep 2023 students are notified via email of their Prep class.
District Cricket
Congratulations to Margot and Jessica (yr5) who trialled at cricket school districts for girls and made it both to the regionals in September! Let's wish them luck.
Classroom Awards Term 2
| 2023 Assembly - Classroom & Leadership Awards | ||
| TERM 2: Week 8 | ||
| Prep M | Henrik K | for using puppets to retell a story which included lots of details. |
| Prep K | Tom J | Incredible work retelling the beginning, middle and end of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! You are a star, Tom! |
| Prep D | Edgar K | For your hard work drawing illustrations of the Very Hungry Caterpillar story. Fabulous Edgar! |
| 1M | Danny E | For your incredible use of adjectives and verbs within your character description assessment. You are a super star Danny! |
| 1D | Tristan C | For your wonderful use of adjectives in daily writing. Great work, Tristan! |
| 1S | Mabel Ea | For being an active learner in all class situations. Well done Mabel! |
| 1K | Eva D | For being a super learner and trying your absolute best in all that you do. You are a role-model to your peers, Eva! |
| 2K | Isa | for beginning to think about what she has done well and what she needs to do next to progress. You're an active learner Isa. |
| 2J | Kiran F | For being a kind friend and including everyone during play times. You're a great role model Kiran. |
| 2V | Rhett W | For your incredible work ethics and being a responsible student of 2V. Well done, Rhett. |
| 3T | Xavier K | For excellent research and presentation of Information Reports. Great work Xavier. |
| 3F | Bianca H | For being a respectful and dedicated student who always gives her best in all learning tasks. Well done, Bianca! |
| 4N | Arthur P | For his attention to detail and using scientific knowledge to design an incredible mouse tent. Good job, Arthur! |
| 4K | Dom R | For sharing great insights and knowledge especially in Science when designing a wonderful mouse tent. |
| 4A | Aspen O | For demonstrating high levels of care and understanding to your peers. You are a leader Aspen and 4A is lucky to have you! |
| 5S | Jagger B | For being a good listener and finishing your task promptly in Chinese. Well done! |
| 5F | Oliver Mo | For demonstrating high levels of respect and leadership throughout school Gala Day events. |
| 6J | Joshua V | For excellent work and high performance in class. |
| 6Z | Flyn M | For being the resident class I.T. expert. Very helpful! |
| 2023 Assembly - Classroom & Leadership Awards | ||
| TERM 2: Week 9 | ||
| Class | Student Name | Reason |
| Prep B | Estella S | For recognising and reading fifty-seven new tricky Red Words in one week. What a FABULOUS effort Estella! |
| Prep M | Georgia H | for making enthusiastic progress with reading |
| Prep K | Oakley S | For trying extremely hard to write sentences in daily writing! |
| Prep D | Frankie T | For being a caring and respectful member of our classroom, who gives her best efforts in learning. Amazing effort Frankie! |
| 1M | Beth G | For your creative independent writing. You are an incredible writer Beth, keep it up! |
| 1S | Nicholas M | For showing a huge improvement in making positive choices in the classroom. Well done Nicholas! |
| 2B | Austin K | For being a responsible and dedicated student who always gives his best effort. Well done, Austin! |
| 2K | Isla | for beginning to think about what she has done well and what she needs to do next to progress. You're an active learner Isa. |
| 2K | Harry | for being a reflective learner who continually takes on board feedback to help him improve. |
| 3M | Lachlan H | Lachan approaches each day with enthusiasm, cheerfulness and a willingness to apply himself to all tasks. Well done, Lachlan. |
| 3F | Shayla N | For an impressive portrayal of the lion in the drama of The Lion and The Mouse. |
| 4N | Claire B | For being a responsible and respectful member of our classroom, who gives her best efforts in learning. Awesome job Claire! |
| 4K | Harriet W | For being engaged in learning and making a huge effort in her learning. Well done Harriet. |
| 4A | Montse D | For always being the smiling face in 4A, your positivity is unrivaled. Well Done Montse! |
| 5F | Samuel 0 | For always following teacher instructions and supporting his peers. |
| 6Z | Josh Evans |
For working hard toward achieving his goals |
Lunchtime Library
The new library at New Farm State School hasn’t quite opened yet, so there is a lunchtime Library club opened every day, upstairs in A Block next to the new music room. Students can play chess, games and have access to a collection of books to borrow.
Opening Times:
Lower School Prep – Year 3, First Break 11:15 – 11:45am
Upper School Year 4 – Year 6, Second Break 12:50 – 1:10pm
Book Week 2022
Book Week will be in week 7 Monday 22 August this term!! We will have the annual book parade, reading in the garden and an author visit.
Author Visit
Dannika Peterson and Megan Forward will co-present the Scribbly Gum Workshop based on their new title ‘Scribbly Gum Secrets’, on Friday 26th August for Year 1 – Year 3.
“Their interactive workshops foster creativity and ecological awareness for children in a gentle and joyful way. Dannika and Megan share why & how nature inspires them in their work, encouraging curiosity, hypothesising, problem solving, team work and questioning. Then it’s time to get creative with a nature inspired art activity.”
Other book week activities for all year levels will be announced closer to the date.
Happy Reading,
Mrs Lamb
