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- News From Little Patch
- Fete 2023
- Look Out Program
- Invitation For Our First Nations Families
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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.
Important Dates:
Last day of term 3 – Friday 15th September
First day of term 4 – Tuesday 3rd October
Term 3 Pillar Champion Awards
Our vision is to actively and responsibly pursue, promote and maintain a safe, respectful and inclusive learning environment for all. Our school community has been working with the Pillars of our strategic plan being Curriculum, Inclusion, Innovation and Well-being.
Congratulations to our Term 3 Pillar Champions:
Innovation Champions
Ms Marg Smith (Teacher), Rachael Frizzo (Parent), Sienna A (Year 5)
Curriculum Champions
Ms Sarah Dixon (Teacher), Julie Robson (Parent), Emerson F (Year 5)
Well-Being Champions
Ms Talia Johnston (Teacher), George Gallantree (Parent), Mia B (Year 6)
Inclusion Champions
Ms Emma Kemph (Teacher), Ms Deb Joyson (Teacher), Ella W (Year 6)
2024 Year 6 Student Leadership Selection Process
In Term 4 we will be selecting our 2024 School Captains, Vice-Captains, House Captains and Project Captains. The current Year 5 students are now invited to participate in the process. Below is an outline of the key dates. Role descriptions, timelines and nomination forms will be given to students and available on the website with this newsletter.
Summary of key dates:
Please note that specific dates for activities in Term 4 weeks 1-4 will be given to staff and students but changes may need to be made due to unforeseen events due to the day to day running of school.
Term 3 Week 9
- Wednesday 6th September – Student leadership information disseminated to staff via email, Year 5 students via Assembly & to parents via Schoolzine.
Term 3 Week 10
- Thursday 14th September – nominations close 3pm. Nominations should be handed in at the main office F Block.
Term 4 Week 1
- Wednesday 4th October 9:45am - 10:45am School and Vice-captain speeches in hall and student voting in classrooms (Year 3-5 only)
- Voting slips to HOD for collating shortlisting
- Thursday 5th October 11:40am - 1:10pm Principal / Deputy interview shortlisted students
- Friday 6th October Principal announces the 2024 School and Vice Captains & Letters to parents via students
Term 4 Week 2
- Tuesday 10th October 9am House captain speeches and student voting (Years 3-5 only)
- Thursday 12th October 11:40-1:10pm Principal / Deputy interviews shortlisted students
- Friday 13th October Principal announces the 2024 House Captains & Letters to parents via students
Term 4 Week 3
- Tuesday 17th October 9am House captain speeches and student voting (Years 3-5 only)
- Thursday 19th October 11:40am - 1:10pm Project Teachers (Mr Jones, Ms Zayn Al-Abidin and Mrs Baker) interview shortlisted students
- Friday 20th October Principal announces the 2024 Project Captains & Letters to parents via students
Term 4 Week 4
- Introduce 2024 Captains on Assembly Wednesday 25th October and add to newsletter
Nominations:
Students wishing to nominate for leadership positions in 2024 must complete a nomination form, outlining all positions for which they are applying (ie is School or Vice-Captain and House Captain), and no further nominations will be taken after the closing date, Thursday 14 September 3pm.For example, a student may wish to apply for Binkinba House Captain only and so would not add any other nominations to the form. However, another student may nominate for School Captain and Binkinba House Captain, so that if they are firstly unsuccessful in School Captain, they can still try out for House Captain. It should be clear though that if a student nominates only for School Captain and is unsuccessful, they cannot then nominate for a House Captain position unless it has been included on their original nomination form.
2024 Badge Ceremony – to be announced – anticipated around week 8 Term 1
School Review
Congratulations to all staff, parents and students who contributed to the review. Once I receive the final executive summary and report, I will present this to the P&C and it will be published on our website. The affirmations and recommendations will form a large part of information which will go to setting our new strategic direction 2024-27. There will be further feedback opportunities through individual parent surveys and P&C group sessions, which will help form the direction of our new School Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan documents.
Fun Day Fundraiser
Thank you to Mr Lawrence for coordinating this year’s Fun Day event which was another great success. Mr Fleming did a great job on the microphone and in supporting the day’s activities. A huge thank you to the many parents who volunteered their timeto help:
Penny Glasson, Hannah Green-Hansen, Shelley Starling, Michelle Logan, Tim Shipstone, Paul Logan, Michelle Li, Aiko Matsueda, Lara Keating, Justin Sibley,Amy K, George Gallantree, Sara Sheather, Carolina Puleston, Geraldine Wee, Felicity Flook, Vina Hess, Katharine Lloyd, Melissa Loh, Jennifer Tso, Meenal Kaulgud, Liesl and Andrae Seredenko, Catarina Lee and Rina Shimamura.
Thank you to all staff and community for supporting this event in which our students loved participating.
Regulate Relate Reason Parent session
Congratulations to Inclusion Coach Ms Eurell for organising a very successful information session last Wednesday night. It was fantastic to see the event so well attended. It was very engaging and such a buzz from the large group of parents who supported. The first of many to come, I hope.
Choir Performance
Thank you to Ms Davis and Mr Curby for taking students in our choir along to perform at the Guidance Counsellors State Conference last Friday morning. Thank you to Ms Davis for her enthusiasm in always promoting our students and encouraging opportunities to perform.Upcoming events:
- P&C Meeting Wednesday 13th Septermber 6-8pm in library all welcome
- PBL Celebration Day Thursday 14th September
- Last Day Term 3 Friday 15th September
- King’s Birthday Public Holiday Monday 2nd October
- First Day Term 4 Tuesday 3rd October
- Swimming begins week 2 – all permissions and payments must be received for participation
Classes 2024
We will soon be starting the complex process of forming 2024 classes. At this stage, we welcome parent input.
If you would like to share information relating to your child’s learning, personality clashes and other important family information, you are able to do so through the following link:
https://forms.office.com/r/RCjJTqSRTn
This link will be open until 3 p.m. on Friday the 15th of September
Prep Open Morning
On the 23rd of October we invite all our 2024 Prep students into our current Prep classrooms to experience what it is like at school. A general guide of the morning is as follows:
9.15am - Staff will meet parents and children at the hall.
9.30am - Activities commence
10.25am - Activities End
10.30am - Children are escorted back to the hall to meet parents
Please add any questions you may like answered via the QR code on the flyer or this link below: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xccAZrUWr0uekzI72MAdutg6QoQWvRtHjcMICwoCSbBURDVOUTVISElSMkM5WktLV0FNOTBBWDk3UC4u
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT - CURRICULUM
GALA Days
Students in Years 5 and 6 will be participating in the 'City District Sports Summer Gala Days' program during Term 4 of 2023.
This program will take place from Week 1- Week 3 of Term 4. The specific dates for the program are: Friday 6 October, Friday 13 October & Friday 20 October 2023.
A wet-weather back up day has been allocated to Friday 27 October.
Students will compete in organised sports/ games from 9.30am-2.30pm against schools from across the City District
Each student has nominated to participate in one of the following sports via a selection process undertaken at school:
- Girls Touch (played at Downey Park Softball/ Hockey Fields, Windsor)
- Boys Touch (played at Brothers Junior Rugby League Fields, Stafford)
- AFL (played at Zillmere Eagles AFL Club, Zillmere)
- T20 Cricket (played at Norths Cricket, Shaw Park, Woolowin)
- Flipper Ball (played at Windsor SS pool & various other school pools across City District)
- Baseball (played at Hendra All Stars, Bannister Park, Hendra)
Students will participate in their selected sport during all 3 of the Gala Days.
Please ensure you have provided permission for your child to attend, preferably via QParents.
Swimming
Swimming will begin in Week 2 next term. Please ensure you have provided permission for your child to participate, preferably via QParents.
Hands on Maths
This week it has been delightful to see Mrs Campbell engaging our Prep classes in hands-on maths lessons. Not only does Mrs Campbell use hands-on maths play to help students pay attention for much longer periods of time, she is also helping the students to gain a more well-rounded understanding of maths concepts. When children explore concepts like numbers, shape and measure through play, these things become an important part of their learning growth.
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.
| Class | Student Name | Award |
| Prep B | Vlad | For using your effort and concentration to write two complete sentences with only a little bit of support. You can do it Vlad! |
| Prep M | Ric | for working hard to use sounds and read words. |
| Prep K | Aiden | For your hard work during HASS to identify special places and how to care for them! Keep it up, Aiden! |
| Prep D | Archer | For your hard work when writing sentences! You're amazing Archer! |
| 1M | Neska | For always arriving to class with a smile on your face and a wonderful attititude, ready for learning. You're a role model to all, Neska! |
| 1D | Vera | For displaying courage and determination when learning a new language. We love having you in 1D, Vera! |
| 1S | Morgan | For your amazing listening and follow through of class set tasks! Great job Morgan! |
| 1K | Lubna | For trying your absolute best in all of your learning and always being so kind to those around you. We love having you in 1K, Lubna! |
| 2B | Aleaha | For a positive start to New Farm State School and setting in so well to 2B. Well done, Aleaha! |
| 2K | Tasmyn | for demonstrating a great working relationship with others. |
| 2V | Rafaela | for demonstrating excellent work ethics, following school and classroom rules, and working really hard in the classroom in all aspects of learning. Great job, Rafa! |
| 3T | Xavier | For being an enthusiastic and productive learner, well done Xavier, |
| 3M | Everleigh | Everleigh has a great attitude towards learning. You approach all tasks in a very matter of fact way |
| 3F | Quinn | For approaching all tasks with enthusiasm. Well done Quinn! |
| 3/4J | Elizabeth | For a fantastic effort on her Science project, working well independently and within a team. Fabulous work Elizabeth. |
| 4N | Aira | For consistently following all of the school rules and being a wonderful friend to her classmates. Well done Aira! |
| 4K | Maya P | For thorough and diligent efforts in Science when making and coding her experiment. |
| 4A | Bea | For her enthusiasim in all areas of schooling, you are an assest to 4A! |
| 5S | Thalina | For consistently following instructions and coming to class with a positive attitude, ready to learn. |
| 5B | Lucas | For consistently working hard on all tasks and assisting other when their technology is not working. |
| 5F | Elizabeth | For focusing extra hard during Mathematics this Semester, your hard work is paying off Lizzy |
| 6B | Jackson | For running Fun Day activities with true leadershipand enthusiasm. |
| 6J | Charlie | For being a fantastic role model to students at New Farm State School. Thank you! |
| 6Z | Olivia | For completing a full term of weekly intensive English language training at Windsor State Sshool |
| MISSED AWARDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEK (ALREADY PRINTED) | ||
| 2V | Kaan | For showing curiosity in all aspects of learning and being the first to listen and respond to teacher instructions. You have come a long way, Kaan. Great job! |
| 4K | Ryo | For applying effort in class work |
Patch to Plate with Little Farm
This week our student gardeners from the School Plus program came full circle, harvesting the lettuce and herbs they grew in Little Farm this term and dining on handmade damper and salad. They tried four dressings for the mixed leaves – honey-soy, lemony garlic-yogurt, orange-mustard, and balsamic vinegar. Each bowl of salad was devoured and the warm herb bread was so delicious! Thank you to the School Plus staff and Carolina for this wonderful patch-to-plate collaboration. This term also saw the kids set up two worm farms and begin to recycle food waste.
Volunteers Wanted
Please be advised that the next working bee is in the first week back - Saturday October 7th from 3-5pm. Enter via Heal Street and meet at Little Patch next to the tuckshop. Amongst other things, we’ll be making a start on oiling the wooden beds.
All welcome!
Stop and Smell the Sweet Peas...
Finally, try and take a moment to smell the sweet pea flowers in Little Patch - they are amazing!
WE NEED YOU! Seeking Sponsors and Supporters for our 2023 Fete
The NFSS Fete will be held on Saturday 11 November.
Did you know our fete is our major fundraiser to make our school an even better place? As our fete hasn't been held since 2019, the need for your support is greater than ever.
Will you support New Farm State School Fete or do you know a business that might be in a position to sponsor or donate to our school fete? We have a range of sponsorship opportunities available for every budget and we are also happy to discuss bespoke packages to meet your business objectives.
We're also seeking suitable donations for raffles and stalls to make the fete a success. If you have any goods or services you'd like to suggest for donation or raffles, please get in touch and let us know.
You can register your interest in supporting our fete by filling in this short 2023 Sponsorship Registration Form or by contacting us by email here at nfssfete@gmail.com
Thank you for your generous support.
We look forward to hearing from you!
NFSS Fete Committee
(If you have any other fete-related queries, please get in touch at nfssfete@gmail.com)
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.
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
