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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.
Dr Carmel McGrath
Term Drills
We have completed both our term Lockdown and Evacuation Drills ensuring all staff, students and visitors on our site are familiar with procedures for emergency drills in our new facilities. Thank you to teachers for their efficiency with the drills.
Staffing Update
Congratulations to Kay Bradley for her upcoming Acting Principal at Bardon State School, period 22 Aug – 15 Sept. I have appointed Mel Norman as Acting Deputy Principal during this period and Tracy Baker will be in additional support role re Well-Being and Engagement. I am pleased to have also appointed both Marysa De Silva and Deb Joynson permanently to our school.
City Collective Schools – Student Leadership Project
Thank you to Ms Zayn Al Abidin for supporting our year 6 student project leaders, Azalea, Bodiel, Henry and Amira, as they participated in the City Collective Schools’ annual Legacy Project. Student are supported by Year 11 Kelvin Grove SHS students Kunga and Estella. This year’s New Farm student senior legacy project is an early Brisbane River mosaic mural which will be developed and created in the garden near the oval.
School Review
Our full school review will be held Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 August. During this period our 3 reviewers will visit the school and take time to speak with staff, P&C groups, parents, student leaders and other community and school leaders with whom we work. You may see our review team out and about during these days, so please feel free to speak with them. The findings of the review will guide our strategic planning for the next 4 years.
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.
Uniform Reminders
It is part of our uniform policy that all students have their own hat. We do have a few spares to lend to children who have forgotten or misplaced their hat, but this should not be relied upon as a permanent solution. If your child is continually borrowing the spare hat, you may be invoiced for the cost.
Classes 2024
A reminder that the Form for Parent input to classes 2024 has now closed. All class formations will be in draft form until day 8 of the new school year.
Clubs for Term 4
Band of ‘Grannies’
The school band had special guest conductors on the recent Dress like a Grandparents Day.
Playing around in Kookie’s Playgroup
Playgroup has begun and the children have had a wonderful time being actively engaging in a selection of activities. Painting, drawing and reading has been fun with our new up and coming prep students for 2024.
Playgroup runs on Tuesdays, 9:15-10:15am in weeks 3-8 of Term 3 and 4 only. Dates are as follows:
- Tuesday 22nd August
- Tuesday 29th August
- Tuesday 17th October
- Tuesday 24th October
- Tuesday 31st October
- Tuesday 7th November
- Tuesday 14th November
- Tuesday 21st November
Book Week
We will be celebrating Book Week next week (Week 7) from Monday 21st August – Friday 25th August with guest readers, ‘Guess the teacher’s favourite book’ and a variety of fun activities in the library each day. Friday 25th August is dress up day where students are encouraged to come to school dressed as their favourite book character and we will be holding a special assembly at 9am – 9:30am in the hall. Parents are asked to spectate from the bark area as the students will need the breezeway to parade their finest costumes.
Queensland Road Safety Week 21-25 August
This year's Queensland Road Safety Week theme is 'Road safety starts with me' and runs from 21 to 25 August 2023.
The safety of our students, parents and carers, and staff is paramount, and we all have a role to play.
Students become road users at an early age, as a pedestrian, scooter or bike rider and they are our future drivers. Influencing positive road safety attitudes can never start too young.
It's not too late for adults in our school community to brush up on their road safety knowledge either. Our children are watching us and learning from us, and it's critical that we are modelling the safe behaviours we want to see today and into the future.
Consider how road safety starts with you:
- Is it leaving 5 minutes early to beat the school rush?
- Is it walking the extra distance to use the school crossing?
- Is it giving a wave when someone lets you merge in front of them?
New Farm State School is proud to be supporting this year's Queensland Road Safety Week because we want our school community to get home safe so you can be there for the ones you love. On Monday 21st August staff have been encouraged to wear yellow to show their support.
Want to know more, simply download these helpful resources, wear yellow on 21st August to raise awareness, and encourage your friends and family to always take care on our roads. Visit the webpage for more information.
We all have a role to play in making our roads safe.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The reading period for the Premier’s Reading Challenge ends on Friday 25th August. This date coincides with the end of Book Week and our dress up day.
Please ensure you have submitted your child’s Reading Record to their teacher so they can receive their certificate.
Getting Creative in Year 3
This term our year 3 students have been learning to play the djembe drums and also create their own rhythms. A djembe or jembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. It is fantastic to see the creativity shown by the students and the engaging lessons from Miss Davis. Well done!
New Farm Public School is committed to fostering inclusivity and representing the diversity of our students. We are currently reaching out to invite First Nations parents and family members to participate as First Nations representatives at our monthly P&C meetings.
The P&C meetings are a platform where parents and family members can actively contribute to the decision-making processes and support the school in creating a nurturing environment for our students. By having First Nations representatives on board, we can better ensure that the voices and perspectives of our First Nations students and their families are represented and heard.
Responsibilities of First Nations parent and family representatives may include:
- Attending P&C monthly meetings and actively participating in discussions
- Voicing concerns, suggestions and recommendations from a First Nations perspective
- Collaborating with staff and parents to promote cultural awareness and inclusivity
- Providing suggestions about cultural activities, celebrations or educational initiatives that celebrate First Nations culture within our school community.
Welcoming the participation of First Nations families in our P&C meetings, as well as collaborating and engaging with First Nation community members and organisations signifies a crucial and foundational step in our journey towards reconciliation.
If you know of any potential First Nations community connections, Elders or organisations open to establishing connections or engaging in collaboration with our school, or if you are interested in the role of a First Nations representative, have further questions or would like to know more please email Talia on txjoh11@eq.edu.au
Our whole school last week started Peer Support sessions. The children participated in a new module, Moving Forward which focuses on resilience. The experiences in the module help children to identify their qualities and strengths, develop skills, respond with a range of strategies and seek support when faced with challenges. In this session, the children established connections with the other members of their group and developed their group agreement to enable them to work well together. The children discussed an example of a challenging situation and some resilient and non resilient responses.
This week in Peer Support children had an opportunity to discuss their personal qualities and strengths. The children identified their qualities and acknowledged how they contribute to their achievements. Through activities children recognise they used their strengths to achieve success and can be encouraged to approach future activities optimistically.
Ask your child to describe their own qualities and strengths so you can recognise and acknowledge these.
Tracy Baker
Year 5 Classroom Teacher
Peer Support Co ordinator
Bookings for Friday 1st September 2023 for our Pupil Free Day our now open – these bookings can be made via My Family Lounge by selecting the SFD option. Please see flyer attached for the fun that we will be getting up to on this day
FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2023
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.
At the end of Term 2 Primary Residential Parents (listed first on the enrolment form) were sent invitations to register for QParents. We have had a fantastic uptake of this and strongly encourage all parents to register as it offers a one stop shop to record absences, pay invoices, view report cards, provide consent to participate in Excursions, Camps and Incursions (where required). Invitations will be reissued to all inactive accounts over the coming weeks. If you need assistance, please visit the school office.
If you don’t have the required document, please follow the ‘Low-Doc’ approval route and go the school office to verify your identity documents.
Please see the linked documents below for more information and steps on how to register.
| Class | Student Name | Reason |
| Prep B | Vivienne | For your amazing effort creating, 'Fred Talking' and writing three line rhymes. Keep reaching for the stars Vivienne! |
| Prep M | Tess | for writing 5 star sentences in Daily Writing each day. |
| Prep K | Jack | For trying your best to write rhyming sentences in English! Keep it up, Jack! |
| Prep D | Ezra | For your impressive counting in Maths! Keep up the good work Ezra! |
| 1M | Gwen | For blowing the whole class away with your wonderful imagination writing. Keep shooting for the stars Gwen! |
| 1D | Thea | For using adjectives and adverbs to create exciting writing. You are a pleasure to teach, Thea! |
| 1S | Avannah | Avannah -you have had an amazing growth with your sounds and reading. Very Well done! |
| 1K | Nicholas | For being an enthusiastic learner and sharing insightful contributions to class discussions. We love having you in 1K Nicholas! |
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| 2K | Nika | for demonstrating an increasing confidence in new and unfamiliar situations and facing most challenges with a positive attitude. |
| 2J | Jasmine | For sharing your beautiful humour and positive attitude with 2J. We're so lucky to have you in our class. Keep shinning Jazzy. |
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| 3T | Charles | For being an enthusiastic mathematician. Well done Charles. |
| 3M | Yasmin | Yasmin, you are a pleasure to have in our classroom. Your friendly smile and your persistence when learning are commendable. |
| 3F | Sean | For being an amazing Seesaw coach with the Prepies. |
| 4N | Lachlan | For giving his best effort in Math and always seeking to help others. Well Done Lachy! |
| 4K | Zoe | For making an effort to commence class tasks promptly for being time efficient in the class room. Well done Zoe. |
| 4A | Lincoln | For trying expectionally hard at keeping on task in the classroom! Well Done Lincoln! |
| 5S | Ela | For being an enthusiastic mathematician. Well done Ela. |
| 5B | Grace | for your creative flair as you produced a piece of Henri Matisse inspired artwork. |
| 5F | Cooper | For supporting his mates through hard moments during camp. |
| 6B | Madeline | For always producing high quality work in all subject areas. |
| 6J | Fox | For much improved effort and productivity during class. Well done! |
| 6Z | Ariana | For producing quality responses in her homework tasks and for completing Mathletics |
| MISSED AWARDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEK (ALREADY PRINTED) | ||
| LEADERSHIP AWARD: | ||
| Visual Arts | Lilla | For demonstrating outstanding creativity and engagement in Visual Art lessons. |
| Music | Aspen | For demonstrating brilliant feeling and expression when responding to music. You really do shine Aspen! |
Prep Vision Screening Reminder
The Prep Vision Screening is less than 2 weeks away – 29 August, Week 8.
The following online consent form link for the free Prep Vision Screening has been extended until Monday 21st August 2023.
Please click on the following link to access the Online Consent Form and Parent Information Letter: https://visionscreening.health.qld.gov.au/ParentalConsent/2411YhT9
You scan the QR code on the Prep Vision Posters outside of the Prep classrooms.
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.
