New Farm State School eNewsletter

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TO NOTIFY OF AN ABSENCE

1. Absence email:
absences@newfarmss.eq.edu.au

2. QParents App:
'Notify Absences' tab

3. Phone Student Absence Line:
(07)3358 7333, Select option 1

Uniform Shop Term 4
Open 8am - 9:30am
every Monday & Wednesday

School locker

2023_school_calendar.pdf

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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

2024 Student Leadership Process

Congratulations to all our successful students, who are listed below. It was a credit to all students involved that they were so enthusiastic and resilient during the process. Our final selection of successful candidates is a very worthy group. Well done to all.

As in all previous years, a badge ceremony for all school leaders will take place at the end of Term 1 with date to be advised early in 2024.

P&C Fete

We are all looking forward to our fete this weekend which is an exciting event for our whole community. I am incredibly grateful to the many wonderful parents in our fete organising group and to all the parent helpers who are contributing time and goods for the various stalls or fundraising. Being our first fete since covid, it is an extra special occasion and I encourage everyone to come along, support our school with this fun filled event. A special mention to our fete organisers: Daniel Sweeting, Carolina Puleston, Sally Falkinder, Annalisa Toole, Anais Gould, Royce Crown, Paul Donatiu, Rachel Frizzo and Dahna Gallantree.

Important Dates:

What is your our last day of school Friday 8th December 2023

When does the school reopen to parents in 2024 Monday 15th January 2024

When is the first day of classes for all Year Levels Monday 22nd January 2024

Kay Bradley

Uniform Reminders

Just a reminder that any earrings worn to school, should be small studs or hoops. More elaborate earrings should be for evenings and weekends. Headbands should also be plain and if possible, in school colours.

We do have headlice outbreaks from time to time. Tying long hair back, is part of our uniform policy but also helps reduce the spread of headlice.

Phones and Smart Watches from 2024

Education Queensland has announced that from 2024, all EQ school will be personal device free. This brings consistency to all Australian schools and supports our policy already in place.

Our existing policy around mobile phones and smart watches is that students must hand them into the office at the beginning of the day and collect them at 3 p.m. A Smartwatch is any capable of taking photographs and or communication. This applies, even if a device is set in school mode. Thank you for your support in helping to maintain a strong focus on educational achievement, and student wellbeing and engagement, by:

providing optimal learning and teaching environments, free from the distractions caused by personal use of mobile phones and wearable devices
supporting us to create safe and supportive learning environments that prioritise student engagement and wellbeing
encouraging increased face-to-face social interactions between students
promoting the health and wellbeing of students by providing opportunities for social interaction and physical activity during break times
reducing the potential for students to be exposed to the negative impacts of the digital world resulting from unsafe or inappropriate use of technology, such as cyberbullying, accessing harmful content or breaches of personal privacy.

Melinda Norman

Kookie’s Playgroup

Playgroup runs each Tuesday, 9:15-10:15am in weeks 3-8 of Term 3 & 4 only. The remaining dates for 2023 are as follows:

Tuesday 14^th November
Tuesday 21^st November

Prep – Year 2 Dance Extravaganza

The Prep-Year 2 Dance Extravaganza is coming! On Tuesday the 5^th of December the Prep-Year 2 students will be dressing up in their favourite Christmas cheer and performing their dance routines for parents. Come along 5:30pm – 7pm to see the show in the school hall.

QParents

We kindly ask that all NFSS families register with QParents.

QParents is a parent portal that we are progressing towards making our one-stop-shop platform for parents. Recent upgrades to the functionality of QParents, means that it will become a portal for permissions for school excursions.

QParents is available via either a website or a handy app, which enables fast access to pay multiple invoices at once and provide multiple permissions at once.

Sponsor Announcement

Thank you again to all the school and community support for the NFSS Fete!

Platinum Sponsor:

Ray White New Farm

Major Sponsors:

Merthyr Village
Monarc Global
Felons
Brisbane City Council
Bank of Queensland New Farm

Your generous support and contribution to the fete is greatly appreciated and we’re looking forward to sharing a fun-filled day with you!

Fete Raffle Tickets

✨Please return ALL raffle tickets, sold or unsold, to the office by this FRI 10^th Nov ✨

Ride Passes

Pre-paid ride passes are available on Flexischool app until 11pm TONIGHT (Thurs 9^th Nov).

Ride passes includes:

a ride wrist band,
unlimited rides on 4 x rides (super slide, tea cups, round up, & laser skirmish)
unlimited entry to the petting zoo

Costs:

Prepaid ride passes cost $35 p/p
Ride passes on day will cost $40 p/p
Single ride ticket on day $7 p/p

Details for picking up prepaid ride passes:

➡️ Prepaid ride pass available to purchase on Flexischools until tonight (Thurs 9th)

➡️ Pick up prepaid wristbands on Friday morning before school outside office from 8.30am

➡️ You can also buy a prepaid wristband on Friday morning before school for $35 (we will have an EFTPOS machine available to make purchases by card)

If you or your student are unable to pick up at that time, we will aim to deliver to classes after 9am OR you can also pick up from the "Ticket" stand on Sat 11^th Nov during fete open hours from 2pm – thank you.
Any further questions, please just get in touch on nfssfete@gmail.com.

Volunteers

We are seeking volunteers for the following times and duties:

SAT 11^th NOV – SET UP – from 9am onwards to assist with fete set up activities such as putting up tents, placing out chairs and tables, putting up signage, etc.
SAT 11^th NOV – TUCKSHOP & BBQ & BARS – there are still a few spots remaining on these rosters to fill – please go to the link below to add your name to the roster!
SAT 11^th NOV – PACK DOWN & CLEAN UP – stay a little while after the fete and help with pack down and clean up, wiping down tables, hosing off, packing away tables, etc.
SUN 12^th NOV – NEXT DAY CLEAN UP – 8am to 10.30am – cans for collection sorting, clean up duties, moving items to storage, etc.

Sign yourself onto a roster via SignUp Zone:

Go to this link: https://signup.zone/nfss-fete-23
Choose from Fete Set Up Volunteering, Fete Pack Up Volunteering, General Fete Volunteering, and choose the relevant tab, eg. Tuckshop

Or alternatively call/text Sally on 0417 350 619 to offer your support and available times.

We look forward to your support and assistance on fete day and for set up and pack down duties. Thanks everyone for your help in making a great day! ☀️

Major Prize Announcement

Our Platinum Sponsor, Ray White New Farm, has a great prize up for grabs at the NFSS Fete.

If you’re in the market to sell your property soon, this might just be for you!

You have the opportunity to bid at a live auction on fete day with the chance to win an amazing prize package to sell your home for FREE by Ray White New Farm!

The prize package includes:

Exclusive listing by Ray White New Farm
A dedicated Ray White New Farm agent to sell your home!
Auction conducted by renowned auctioneer Haesley Cush
Full page advertisements over 3 weeks
Premier listing on realestate.com.au
Platinum listing on Domain
Ray White Collective listing
Press package
Property video campaign
Equalling approx. $20,000 worth of free marketing!!

View full details and conditions or register to bid here: https://rwnf.com.au/newfarmstatechool

Be at the NFSS Fete on Saturday 11^th November at 5:00 PM for the live auction!

Movie on the Oval

The movie colouring-in competition was a great success and there was a close race between The Grinch and Home Alone for a while, but in the end, Home Alone was the undoubtable winner!

Look forward to seeing Home Alone 2 on the big screen on the oval after 6pm on fete day.

Feel free to bring a blanket or something to spread out on the oval to watch the movie.

The Loaded Popcorn stall run by Year 4 classes will be on the oval selling popcorn during the movie.

And the BBQ, Thai Food stall, some food trucks and bar will stay open until 8pm (or until they sell out!)

Christmas Tree Decoration

Our classes have all been busy with their class contribution to the NFFE Fete. For the Christmas/festive theme, each class has been given a Christmas tree to decorate together and it will then be used as their class contribution on fete day to help decorate the fete with a festive feel! Trees in good condition will be donated to the community post-fete.

Look out of your class tree on fete day! ??

Here is one lovely example from Ms Burridge’s Prep B class – they’ve used pictures of the students and painted pinecones they’ve found! Nice work, Prep B ??

Stay Fete Up-to-Date!

For more information on the fete itself, please check out regular posts and updates on Class Dojo and in the school newsletter.

You can also follow the fete online on Instagram or Facebook @newfarmfete or https://www.facebook.com/NewFarmFete

Here’s a fete event link you can like and share too: https://fb.me/e/HZds7wB5

A Message from Our Major Sponsor Merthyr Village

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Message from Tea & Cake class stall

Calling for Baking Volunteers for the Tea & Cake Stall for School Fete

Dear Parents & Baking Enthusiasts,

We are gearing up for our school fete and we need your baking talents to make the tea and cake stall a success.

What we are after:

- Scones

- Non refrigerated baked goods

We don’t require cupcakes as we have received a generous donation or chocolate brownies.

It would be great if you could bake on Friday or Saturday morning to ensure the freshest of goodies.

Regarding handover of your baked goods:

➡️ Saturday morning between 11am and 12 noon -drive by drop and go on Annie Street. You simply need to text Lara (0419 688 208) when you are 5 minutes out with a description of your car please and someone will run out to collect.

OR

➡️ Drop off to us in the hall as we set up the stall between 11am and 12noon.

Please have your goods in an airtight container, which we will label to ensure it is returned to you early next week.

You will need to complete an ingredients checklist and hand in with your baked goods which is available here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ANMoej9rlxotdeDvMFGqd-UgmDEAyUrs/view?usp=sharing

Thank you very much for your generosity of ingredients and time in making these.

Your baking will certainly make a considerable contribution to the success of the tea and cake stall ?

Warm regards,
Year 1D & 1K ?

Thank you to our Platinum and Major Sponsors

New Farm State School is now enrolling 2024 Prep students.

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.

TERM 4 WEEK 6

Class	Student Name	Award
Prep M	Hugo	for applying a strong effort to letter writing
Prep K	Phoenix	For using all 6 steps to write amazing letters in English! Fantastic work, Phoenix!
Prep D	Ezra	Your kindness and respect towards others shines through every day. You are wonderful Ezra!
1D	Spiro	For using adjectives and adverbs to create exciting writing. You are a star, Spiro!
1S	Ezra	For being able to follow instruction goals and being a learner.
1K	Hugo	For being kind to those around you and trying your best in all of your learning. You are a delight to teach, Hugo!
2B	Pippa	For being a responsible and considerate class member. Keep up the great work, Pippa!
2K	Jack	For continued hard work. Great job Jack.
2J	Sidney C	For trying his hardest to be a responsible and respectful role model for his peers. I'm proud of the effort you've put in so far, keep it up Sid!
2V	Thomas	For being a kind and considerate class member. You always try to help everyon. Great job, Tom!
3T	Danielle	For working hard and encouraging others. Well done Danielle.
3M	Oscar	For initiating and implementing a very successful Lego Mayor campaign and election in response to our HASS studies this semester. Inspiring work, Oscar!
3/4J	Anna G	Being a diligent student, working hard to complete tasks in allocated timeframes. Keep up the great work Anna
4K	Vinze	For contributing valuable insights during class discussions. Way to go Vinze.
4A	Emily	For being a kind and considerate class member. You always go out of your way to ensure the wellbeing of your peers.
5S	Charlotte	For showing a positive attitude, enthusiasm and consistent effort in her learning.
5B	Abby	For showing consideration of others ideas when working in group work.
5F	Lok	For his resillence, determination and applying himself in every single session of the day
6B	Thomas	For showing kindness and consideration to all he encounters. We appreciate you, Thomas!
MISSED AWARDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEK (ALREADY PRINTED)
5F	Lara	For setting to work quickly, supporting her classmates and remaining an active learner throughout the day

We are seeking motivated and passionate individuals to join the team at NFSS.

The successful Administrative Officer candidate will assist in providing key and critical administrative duties in the front office. Teacher Aide applicants will be working with all year levels as well as in the Inclusion Team. Our Cleaning Team work together to ensure our school is an inviting place for our students, families and staff.

This talent pool is open to accepting applications for 6 months. It's purpose is to gather potential candidates for future vacancies that may emerge withing the various roles.
Please forward a cover letter and resume to bsm@newfarmss.eq.edu.au

Paid position available from November in the School Uniform Shop, run by School Locker.

School Locker are motivated to fill the position as soon as possible to allow maximum handover time with Gayle the current Coordinator.

The schedule will consist of two 3 hour shifts per week during terms 1 and 4, and one 3 hour shift per week during terms 2 and 3. More hours available during December and January during lead up and back to school time, as well as the opportunity for shifts at the Northlakes School Locker location should the applicant be interested. The position is covered by the General Retail Industry Award. The shop is currently open each Monday and Wednesday 8am-9:30am if you would like to call in and have a chat to Gayle about the role.

For more information and to arrange an interview please email School Locker Operations Manager Paul Thomas paul.thomas@theschoollocker.com.au

Paid positions available on a casual basis in support of our existing Crossing Supervisors. 1 hour in the morning, half an hour in the afternoon. Perfect casual position for a friendly and reliable local community member.
Please email interest to admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au

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

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.

Registration Form

Lookout_Procedure_2023.pdf

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Located outside F Block adminstaion office, please check for your childs lost property. Items are disposed of at the end of each week or donated to our pre loved uniform shop.