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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.
Chinese New Year – Lion Dance
Thank you to Mrs Chen for once again organising our annual Lion Dance Performance. Prep – Year 6 students and staff enjoyed the performance last Tuesday afternoon.
Year 6 Outdoor Education Camp
2023 Year 6 camp is on Moreton Island which aligns well with our Eco Marines Project work. The camp is facilitated by the experienced Oceania Tours staff leading the activities. Year 6 staff information session held this week was well attended by parents but the presentations will be sent out on class dojo for those who were unable to attend. The staff supervising this year’s camp will be Ms Zayn Al Abidin, Mrs Blackadder, Mr Jones and Mr Lawrence. Permissions and payment details are coming soon and any questions should be directed to your Year 6 staff.
Staffing Update
This week we have finalised our class changes with the addition of another teacher in the Year 1 and 2 classes. Thank you to all staff who helped support a smooth transition for the students. It is very good to see the classes settling quickly into their new classes and being able to benefit from smaller class sizes. I welcome the appointment of Mr Ben Shih in Year 5 and Mr Vatsal Thaker in Year 2.
Mr Lawrence and Mr Hewitt are teaching Year 5 B during Mrs Baker’s leave this term. Mrs Loudon continues as Acting Deputy Principal during Mrs Bradley’s leave.
Look Out Program
Thank you to all parents who have registered for our Look Out Program – registering means you understand the rules of our Pick Up / Drop Off zone and get a name tag for display on your car visor. Most drivers are doing a great job and we really appreciate the cooperation shown. Some concerns I still have are:
- Drivers should not park and leave their vehicle when using the Annie Street zone
- Many cars do not have student name tags clearly displayed
- Parents with children are walking in between cars to cross the road rather than using the crossing which is available. This is a major safety concern and distracting for staff who are helping students in and out of cars.
See attached the Look Out Registration form – once you send that in to the office your child will get a new label for your car. Thank you for helping us get this working well.
Annie Street Pick up and Drop off zone.pdf
Professional Learning Teams
Each week our year level teaching teams meet to ensure there are aligned with curriculum delivery, assessment and moderation of student work. These meetings are supported by HOD Ms Loudon and other Coaches where applicable. The teachers are working collaboratively to ensure consistency and quality of practice across the year levels, including.
- Playing a vital role in improving continuity and consistency of teaching practice within their year level for improving the educational outcomes of students.
- Being advocates for the “New Farm Way” as outlined in school policy documents such as the New Farm Strategic Plan 2020-23, current Annual Improvement Plan, Pedagogical Approach and Whole School Curriculum Plan (3 levels).
- Contributing to improve communication across year levels and with the school leadership team.
- Overseeing and ensure the timely completion of year level responsibilities.
The staff will participate in leadership professional development by consultant David Curran and be supported with additional time to work with colleagues in mentoring and coaching roles.
Class Changes
As our school grows in reputation and enrolments we are increasing in staff, resulting in changes for classes. These changes have meant we have been able to create smaller class sizes in some year levels for our students which will benefit their learning for the remainder of 2023. A YouTube clip that families have found to be helpful is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeu9X88g8DE
Parent Teacher Information Sessions
Next week the Parent Teacher Information Sessions will begin. Your teacher will send out the particulars of your child’s sessions via Class DoJo. The sessions will be held at-
- Monday 20th February 8:15am- Year 5
- Tuesday 21st February 8:15am- Prep, and Year 1
- Thursday 23th February 8:15am- Year 3
- Thursday 23th February 3:00pm- Year 4
- Friday 24th February 8.15am - Year 2
If you are unable to attend please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher for further information.
Be Safe When Getting Your Friend’s Attention
One of our Kookie Rules- Be Safe, has been discussed with students lately who are learning the best ways to get the attention of others. Please support our school by acknowledging when your child has been safe. Try and be as specific as possible e.g. ‘You were being safe when you use your words to tell your friend to stop’. The more we explicitly teach our children what being safe is, and what it isn’t, the more we acknowledge them for being safe, and the more we use consistent correction about being unsafe- the more they will learn this important life rule.
Year 1 Being Learners
It was fantastic to see 1S being learners last week with their Math.
2023 Staffing
- Prep K - Ms Kyla Kerrisk
- Prep B - Mrs Lesley Burridge
- Prep D - Miss Sarah Dixon
- Prep M - Mrs Merrilyn Krohn
- 1D - Ms Annabel De Boer
- 1S - Mrs Wendy MacGregor M-T, Mrs Marg Smith W Th F
- 1M - Miss Kahli McLeod
- 1K - Miss Tara Kennedy
- 2K - Mrs Keryn Heenan
- 2J - Mrs Talia Johnston
- 2B - Mrs Janene Boyes
- 2V - Mr Vatsal Thaker
- 3T - Mrs Julie Turner
- 3M - Mrs Wendy Maslen
- 3F - Mrs Rachel Fletcher
- 3/4J - Ms Deb Joynson
- 4N - Mrs Amanda Newcombe
- 4K - Mrs Emma Kemph
- 4A - Mrs Natasha Andrews
- 5F - Mr Ethan Fleming
- 5B - Mr Hayden Lawrence T F, Mr Michael Hewitt M W Th, Tracy Baker
- 5S - Mr Ben Shih
- 6Z - Ms Fatima Zayn Al-Abidin
- 6J - Mr James Jones
- 6B - Mrs Claire Blackadder
‘Learning to Read’ Parent Information Session
At New Farm State School, students in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 learn to read using a Synthetic Phonics method. The Synthetic Phonics program that we use is called Read Write Inc (RWI).
You are invited to attend a RWI parent information session.
When – Tuesday 21 February 9am - 9:45am (straight after the Prep Information morning)
Where – In the STEM room, Ground Level E Block
All welcome.
Sandy Chambers (Literacy and Numeracy Coach)
Thank you to all our families for your prompt payment and joining the 2023 Student Resource Scheme. Your student resources arrived in the classrooms ready for day 1 of 2023 and they are now utilising these resources. We would request any families yet to finalise your payment do so at your earliest convenience. If you require any assistance with the Student Resource Scheme payment, please contact our Business Manager Jenny Deans on 3358 7333 or via email bsm@newfarmss.eq.edu.au
Thanks to Julie, Louise and the rest of the volunteers who have worked so hard to grow our beautiful gardens here at NFSS. This term students from various year levels will be using Little Patch and Little Farm to explore how science and technology help us grow our food. In particular, the Year 6 students will be collecting data about the current and potential garden beds using micro:bits to learn how conditions like light availability, temperature and soil moisture effect the growth and survival of the plants.
On Friday Feb 3 it was the GIRLS CRICKET DISTRICT TRIALS and 5 girls from NFSS trialled - pictured L to R - Amira M, Mia H, Margot W, Jessica L and Abby L.
Huge congratulations as all five girls successfully made it to the next round to represent NFSS at the Met North Regional Girls Cricket trials which will be held on Monday Feb 20 at Everton Cricket Club. Let's wish the girls luck!
District Cricket selection
Year 6, Henry was selected for the City District Cricket Boys team – a tremendous effort to trial so well.
Henry competed in the Regional carnival, Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 February 2023 at the Everton District CC, Chermside.
District Swimming Selection
Congratulations to Lola and Harrison for swimming their way into the district team. They will compete at the Met North Regional Championships on Monday 27 February. Lola will swim the 100m backstroke and Harrison takes on the 50m backstroke.
Thanks to Mr Lawrence and Mrs Middleton for helping out on the day.
We would like to introduce our new PARENT SNACK BAR, which is located beside our sign-in area… We understand just how busy your lives as parents can be and you can forget to feed yourselves when you are on the run in the mornings and the afternoons. We would like to make your lives just that little bit easier by having a selection of snacks available for you as you are rushing out the door. You will find sachets of coffee and hot chocolate, up and go’s, fruit, oat bars, juice poppers, popcorn, and a few other little treats!
We do ask though, that you please remind your children that this food is not for them, and for the parents only, so please ensure they are not taking food off the trolley as they leave in the afternoons. This is the expectation that we have set with the children in service, and we would be extremely appreciative if you could all help us uphold this.
It’s an exciting new year for New Farm and School Plus. There are many new families attending the service so for this reason a few reminders.
- Any requests for permanent bookings must be made through QK enrol.
- Please ensure you have your child/ren booked in for a session as we can no longer book them in past the start of our session times, 6:30am and 2:00pm.
- Please ensure your child/ren are marked absent if they are not attending your booked session, this is for child safety reasons. Child/ren not accounted for by 3:30 are reported to police via a missing children report.
- Please ensure upon pickup and drop off you sign your child/ren in or out, again this is for child safety reasons.
- Please ensure an additional activities form is filled out if you have booked activities during outside school hours care, we cannot let your child/ren attend without one.
As always however please call, text, or email us on 0458 052 153 / newfarm@schoolplus.com.au if you have any questions.
Support Office
- t. 07 3395-8099 e. enrolments@schoolplus.com.au
Stan, Lochie and the team appreciate all your support!
School Plus New Farm
Dear School Community
I am writing to invite you to the next meeting of the P&C as follows.
Wednesday 1 March 2023
6.00pm-8.00pm
In the School Hall.
Tea, coffee and light refreshments provided.
All members of the school community are welcome to attend. Please find attached the standing agenda for the meeting and reports will be distributed closer to the date. In particular we will be finalising the events calendar and presenting a range of reports.
20230214_Standing_agenda_1.0_002_.pdf
If you are leading a sub-committee, please provide your report by 9am on 22 February 2023 so they can be collated and distributed for perusal. The template for sub committee reports is also attached.
If you would like to be a member of the P&C you can complete this form and bring it to the meeting. You are very welcome to attend the meeting whether you are a formal member or not.
Yours sincerely
The P&C Executive
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 |
School Watch
The School Watch Program is a partnership between Education Queensland, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service. It aims to reduce criminal activity in Queensland schools and encourages everyone to look out for after-hours crime in our schools. If you see anything suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene.
Call the School Watch number – 13 17 88
Let’s work together to help create safer school communities.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
