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- Crazy Hair and Sock Day - Thursday 8 June - Gold coin donation
- Guidance officer - Roxanne Smith
- Enrolments for Prep 2024
- P&C 2023 Fete - plans and update
- Student Desks and Chairs - Giveaway - max 2 per family
- Year 6 Bake Stall - Friday 16 June
- School plus holiday program - June/July 2023
- Sport experience
- Premiers Reading Challenge
- Lost property - F Block - please check
- Teneriffe Festival Sat 27 May
- Look Out Program
- Building Courage and Resilience in Children - Thursday 27 July - Windsor SS
- Community News
- Sponsors
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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.
Trivia Night
Trivia Night was another spectacular success with a huge crowd, colourful costumes and plenty of fun had by all. I am so grateful to our P&C members who coordinated and organised the event down to the smallest detail. A huge thanks to:
Organisers - Natalie Chin and Michelle Logan
Fundraising and Sponsorship – George Gallantree, Dahna Gallantree, and Rachel Frizzo
Bar organisers – Lyn Moore and Fiona Canigila
Teneriffe Festival
Thank you to all staff and parents involved in supporting our student groups at the recent Teneriffe festival. Thank you especially to Bec Davis for coordinating the choir, Michelle from Creative Dance for coordinating the dance group, and Peter Curby for organising the school pop up stall. Thank you also to other staff who supported on the day: Lesley Burridge, Annabel DeBoer, Vatsal Thacker, Fatima Zayn Al Abidin and Kay Bradley.
Student Engagement – Over the next half of this term, we will be revisiting some of our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) important school expectations. All staff will be using the language and focus of our PBL – Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe and Be a Learner. These are important foundations for our students at New Farm SS. Other areas of student engagement are ‘Second Step Well-Being Program’ and ‘Teach Like a Champion’ strategies. You will be hearing more about these across the year.
Inclusion and Extension
Thank you to Ms Andrews for coordinating the ‘Girls In Tech’ program. A positive initiative supporting our students. Thanks to Mrs Kemph for her work with Optiminds and the junior school MIniFestival extension program.
Reporting in English for students with English as a Second Language
Students learning English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) in their first 12 months of Australian schooling can be exempt from the 5-point scale reporting requirement. These students will instead receive a ‘N’ rating as the level of achievement in the English learning area with a written comment based on their English language proficiency.
High Achievers
Congratulations to all Year 5 and 6 students involved in the City Collective High Achievers Program at Kelvin Grove College this year. The final session is this week with parents and school staff invited for the celebration event Wednesday 07 June 4pm.
Students have been attending activities run by the college including:
- Digital Technologies
- Drama
- English
- Maths
- Science
- Visual Art
Prep Enrolments 2024
Our prep ’24 enrolment interviews are underway and will continue weekly as enrolments are received. Our enrolment officer will confirm interview times once applications, including all required documentation and evident of residency and birth certificates, are received. Please email your applications to: enrolments@newfarmss.eq.edu.au
Supporting Student Well-Being
Kids Helpline has an excellent website full of free resources targeted at specific ages and challenges. There is also an area for parents with a great list of apps.
https://kidshelpline.com.au/kids
Lunchtime Clubs
I would like to acknowledge our staff who run additional lunchtime clubs. These provide great alternative activities for our students and change each term; with this term Netball (Ms Zayn AlAbidin), Chess (Mr V), Drumming (Ms Baker), Old Fashion games (Mrs Burridge) and Singing (Ms Davis).
Emotional Wellbeing at School
This Thursday, we will be running a Parent Information session on the topic of Supporting Emotional Wellbeing at School.
When: Thursday the 8th of June at 7 p.m.
Where: Library level 3 in F Block (Admin block)
Who: Our Guidance Officer – Roxanne Smith and Deputy Principal – Kay Bradley.
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Report cards
Report cards will look slightly different this semester as comments for each subject area will not be distributed. Overall and behaviour comments will remain.
Report cards will be emailed to families on Thursday 22nd June.
- Permissions for Athletics Track Day
Athletics Interhouse Track Day for Years 3-6 students will be held on Wednesday 21st June. This event is part of the Health and Physical Education learning area and aims to promote fitness and for students to enjoy participation in school interhouse activities. For older age groups it also provides selection of students for the City District Cross Athletics Trials.
When: Wednesday 21st June
Venue: St Margaret's Fields, Windsor
Cost: $15 – invoices sent by separate email. Payment is non-refundable.
Bus will leave from New Farm SS at 8:30am sharp.
Requirements: Full School uniform, hat, sunscreen, water bottle and lunch.
Click on this webform to provide permission for your child to attend this event. This webform must be completed for your child to attend. A seperate webform must be completed for each child. Please SUBMIT by Wednesday 14 June 2023.
An invoice will be sent via email for the cost of this event. ****PLEASE remember that the CREDIT for Life Ed (if paid) can be used for this event. Please email bsm@newfarmss.eq.edu.au to advise of credit usage.
- Prep Buddies
Our Prep students have been working hard with their buddies to retell stories and having lots of fun! What is a retell? If you retell a story, you write it, tell it, or present it again, often in a different way from its original form. Our Preps have been using digital technologies to retell their stories enjoying the time spent with their big buddies.
Reminder-
- Track and Field Day -Year 3-6 students
- When: Wednesday 21 June
- Venue: St Margaret's Fields, Windsor
- Cost: $15 – invoices sent by separate email. Payment is non-refundable.
- Bus will leave from New Farm SS at 8:30am sharp.
- Requirements: Full School uniform, hat, sunscreen, water bottle and lunch.
Click on this webform to provide permission for your child to attend this event. This webform must be completed for your child to attend. A seperate webform must be completed for each child. Please SUBMIT by Wednesday 14 June 2023.
An invoice will be sent via email for the cost of this event. ****PLEASE remember that the CREDIT for Life Ed (if paid) can be used for this event. Please email bsm@newfarmss.eq.edu.au to advise of credit usage.
Year 5 (LOTE) Excursion- $32.50 due
Payment can be made by:
- BPOINT link at the bottom of the invoice – this is the preferred method of payment.
- EFTPOS / Cash at the school office
- Direct Debit to the New Farm State School General Account
- BSB – 064 119
- Acc No – 00090283
- Reference – Student Last Name
Permission forms to be returned to the office.
Permission and full payment are required to attend this excursion.
Fundraising - Thursday 8 June.
Crazy Hair and Sock Day, Gold coin donation
3rd Space helps a hundred people every day
Our home is the foundation of our wellbeing, safety and sense of belonging. Shelter is a basic human right. Yet, over 116,000 people experience homelessness on any given night in Australia.
3rd Space helps over a hundred community members through the dignity of a hot shower, café style meals as well as access to medical, mental health, law, tenancy, employment, and other services. These services focus on breaking the cycle of homelessness.
Body dissatisfaction is one of the highest risk factors for the development of disordered eating and eating disorders, and it’s growing among young Australian people.
Just under half of girls aged 15-19 report being extremely or very concerned about body image, with 1 in 2 teenage girls and 1 in 5 teenage boys afraid of gaining weight.
Sadly, eating disorders cause more deaths each year than the national road toll. That’s why it’s so important we reach as many young people as possible and give you the resources to help those you love to develop a kinder relationship with their bodies.
If you, or someone you know, would like to discuss any concerns, our trained counsellors at Butterfly are here for you. We support Australians on their unique journeys through body image issues and eating disorders every day.
Please call the Butterfly National Helpline, which is free and confidential, on 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673), 8am – midnight (AEST), 7 days a week.
If you or anyone in your family is having hard time please reach out
If you live in Australia:
- Lifeline Australia (24-hour phone support for anyone who needs it)
- Beyondblue (Depression, Anxiety, Suicide with phone or web chat)
- Mind Health Connect (Mental health and wellbeing information, programs, helplines)
- Headspace (Mental health support and information for 12-25 year olds and their families)
- Kids Helpline (24-hour phone support for kids and teens)
- The Butterfly Foundation (Support line and information for eating disorders and negative body image)
New Farm State School is now taking 2024 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.
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.
Dear school community
There has been an amazing response to the call out for helpers to plan the Fete. This is what we can tell you so far:
- The Fete is intended to be a community event that builds school connections and forges/strengthens connections to the broader neighbourhood
- The Fete will also be an opportunity for us to fund-raise for things such as improved play/outdoor areas and towards activities that support the inclusion of families and children
- Instead of a single convenor there is a Leadership Group made up of Royce, Daniel, Lyn and Annalisa
- There will be a call-out to all class reps to choose a fete rep/s from the class who will help to coordinate your class contribution
- The theme of the Fete is a Christmas Market with inclusive activities that reflect our school’s diversity
- There will be free activities included so everyone can take part
- The Fete will be on Saturday 11 November 2023 from 3pm-9pm so save the date.
20230531_Fete_planning_meeting_minutes.pdf
So how can you be involved: email president@nfsspandc.com.au to express your interest or nominate to help be the Fete Rep/s through your class rep.
We are meeting to plan the Fete every two weeks in the F Block level 3 Library. The next meeting is the Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 7.00pm.
Student Desks and Chairs - Giveaway!- max 2 per family. Limited numbers .Available for collection from the Hall Thursday 8 and Friday 9 June 8am-3.20pm. No rainchecks or on hold capabilities.
Please ensure you are aware of the manual handling process for bulky items.
Mika and his sister Kareena have been enjoying sports with the locals in India and Norway. Mika also joined a local Norwegian football team whilst in Europe the past months, the biggest skill he learned was playing in 4 degrees, the wet and cold because the Norwegians don’t stop for any weather.
Mika got a very special opportunity to participate in the 35th Australian Sikh Games. The Games are a Premier Indian Sporting Event held every year in capital cities around Australia. Athletes and spectators from all over the country and overseas come to participate in a wide array of traditional Indian and Australian sports and cultural events. The Games draw crowds of up to 100,000 people over three days where during which 3500 athletes compete in 14 different sports. There are approximately 120 Australian clubs and 11 international clubs in the organization.
Mika won Three National Golds. Winner of U9 100M Track, U9 200M Track and U9 Boys Football Champion.
The 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge is now on!
Reading period concludes on the Friday 25th August.
The Premier's Reading Challenge is an annual state-wide initiative for state and non-state schools and home-educated students up to Year 9, and children enrolled in an early childhood centre or program.
The challenge is not a competition but aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read widely for pleasure and learning.
For Prep — Year 9 students to successfully complete the challenge they must read or experience an allocated number of books based upon their year level during the reading period.
students who complete the challenge will have their efforts recognised through the receipt of a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier of Queensland.
For further information visit the Premier's Reading Challenge website.
A huge congratulations to all students who performed in the Teneriffe Festival on Saturday 27th of May. You did a brilliant job and you should all be so proud of yourselves.
You sounded incredible!!
Thanks to the NFSS community for being so supportive and cheering on our students.
Thanks to Peter Curby and the Innovation team for running the stall and promoting our wonderful school and also a big thank you to all staff who assisted in making this event really successful and fun!! Well done team.
Congratulations to our Teneriffe art competition winner - Sydney from 1M!!
The Look Out Program is a Pedestrian and Traffic Interaction program that “looks out” for our kids – the implication is one of care and concern. The Look Out program assists the school to help manage the flow of traffic in our 2 minute pick up zone on Annie Street, in an orderly, safe way. The Look Out Monitors are volunteers / representatives of the School. Please be respectful and courteous.
Dear Parents & Carers
Courage and resilience are vital qualities that help children adapt in the face of adversity and challenge. Acclaimed psychologist, Karen Young, will be hosting a highly anticipated parent seminar at Windsor State School on Thursday 27 July 2023.
The topic of her seminar for parents and carers will be, Building Courage and Resilience in Children. To view a flyer outlining the content of the evening, please click here.
This seminar, has a different focus to Karen's parent seminar that was hosted at Windsor State School in 2023. However, there are some key themes that will be reinforced, as they are highly important for enabling our students to develop with strength and support. There will be many key takeaways for parents, carers and school staff to implement when working to support our wonderful young people.
Historically, these events have seen very strong ticket sales, so please look to opt-in early to secure your seat.
Date: Thursday 27 July, 6.30 – 8.00pm
Venue: Windsor SS -School Hall
Cost: $15
Method 1:
- Confirm your attendance by CLICKING HERE and then paying via EFTPOS at the front door on the evening (this option is open to the first 200 registrations- so please register early- if you are outside the first 200 registered participants, you will not be able to register your name via this portal and this will indicate the event has sold out. A list of participants that have registered using this method will be kept at the front door on the evening.)
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