Dr Carmel McGrath Principal

Welcome back for Term 2.

Please note, due to the recent wet weather the Track & Field sport day has been moved to Friday 26/4/19

Our school held it's ANZAC Day memporial service today. We welcomed The Minister for Education Grace Grace, The Honourable Trevor Evans, RSL President Mr Andrew Kilgour, New Farm and Districts Historical Society Mr Ross Garnett, Mr Warwick Penrose, Mr Dan Quigley who has played the Last Post at NFSS for many years now, along with Principal Dr McGrath, staff, students, family and friends.

  Kay Bradley Deputy Principal

 Parent/Teacher Interviews 1^st of May and 2^nd of May

We have now had 226 parents make a total of 421bookings for our Parent/Teacher interviews that will be held next week. Please contact admin at admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au if you are still experiencing problems.

 Some extra information regarding the interviews: 

• Each student is allocated one interview time which one or both parents can attend.
• The times listed on the online booking page are the only times teachers are available.
• All interviews will run for 10 minutes.
• Your interview will start on time, even if the previous parent has arrived late.
• Students are permitted to attend with you.
• All interviews will take place in the assembly hall.
• To maximise the sound quality in the hall, the adventure playground will be closed for the duration of the interview sessions.

P.B.L. FOCUS OF THE WEEK

Double Demountable Classrooms

Our new double demountable classrooms were delivered this week as planned, with everything going very smoothly on site and with little disruption to the local traffic and neighbours. A few photos were taken on the day of the install.

 The handover of the new classrooms is planned for week commencing 13 May.

Oval Upgrade

Oval Topdressing / Amelioration: The oval will remain closed for the remainder of this week with a view to opening on Monday, 29 April. 

• Concrete Driveway to Oval: Concrete to be poured late this week or early next week.
• New Stairs – The handrails are currently being fabricated with expected completion by Friday 3 May. The area will remained fenced off until then.
• Perimeter Fencing – Works to Commence in the next week or two dependent on the crossover with the Double Demountable Project.
• Rejuvenation Area Fencing – To be completed by the end of this week.
• Modwood Deck/Stage – Steel currently in fabrication. Expected completion by 10 May.

B block toilets

 Toilets are complete and are ready for use.

As you may be aware, at the end of last term, the Year 3& 5 students went through a practice run of using NAPLAN Online and the technology here at school.  It was a great success.  Both the teachers and the students felt comfortable with the process.  As a school we are going to give the teachers and the students another run through.

At home, parents can access the Public Demonstration Site.  This site does similar examples to show how the software runs. The following is the web address to access this site. 

https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site

Any questions, please contact John Rafter on 3358 7333

John Rafter

STEM Coach

Coach – Year6 & Specialists

This term year 5 and 6 students will be attending City District Gala Sport Days.  These days are part of the curriculum time allocated to inter-school sport.  As such, there is an expectation that all students take part unless medially unfit to do so.  All year 5 and 6 staff will be coaching teams and accompanying students on the day.   If your child has an injury please contact your class teacher to discuss.  

This week, all students will be briefed on the upcoming gala days and will be given options of soccer (girls and boys) or netball (girls only). Please discuss with your child their choice of sport, and encourage the values of taking part and being part of a team.

Kent Rainbow

HPE Teacher

The Debating Club @ New Farm State School

The students competed in their first class debate on Tuesday 26 March 2019.  The topic was "that all students should volunteer in their community".  The teams included:

Congratulations to all students on a job well done.  The Negative Team secured a win.  The Debating Club @ New Farm State School will recommence in week 1 Term 2.  It is held in the School Library on Tuesday afternoons 3 - 4:15pm and is open to year 4, 5 and 6 students.  If you would like to join then please contact Debating Australia on 0402 618 890 or debatingaustralia@gmail.com.

Get involved in the School Banking program.

New Farm State School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2019 are:

* Scented Stackable Highlighters 

* Snowy Origami Set                 

* Icicle Slapband Ruler 

* Yeti Fluffly Notepad 

* Arctic Owl Fluffy Keyring

* Scratch Art Cards

* Water Skimming Bounce Ball 

* Polar Pencils & Pencil Toppers

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways:  

1. Online

Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. 

2. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet. 

School Banking day is every Friday (except for the first and last Friday of each term). Each week you just need to hand in your bank book between 8.15 - 8.45am outside the Library.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2019 School Banking program information pack at banking on Friday morning or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

For further information, please contact Belinda Hill on bjyates12@hotmail.com

Before School Athletic Activities start next week!

We are excited to introduce NUDOJO – Youth Athletic Development to New Farm State School.

Classes will start next week, with the following structure:

• 7:30am Monday: Running (grade 3+), up to 16 kids $90 per term
• 7:30am Wednesday: Athletic Development (Prep-Grade 2), up to 12 kids $90 per term
• 7:30am Thursday: Strength (Grade 4+), up to 14 kids $90 per term

Please book your spot ASAP by emailing at info@nudojo.com with your child full name, grade and class(es)you wish to enroll in.

Booking will be closed on Friday the 26^th of April at 5pm (first comes first dressed)

The program for Term 2 is outlined below and coached across all our Schools:

Why enrolling your kids in NUDOJO

Our Team: Made of former and currently active athletes (Cricket, Soccer, Combat Sports) is led by an accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCA level 2/Australian Sports Commission) consulting also for High Performance Teams (QLD Bulls and Cricket Australia) and their Youth Pathways

Our Vision: Helping your kids to grow emotionally and physically healthy, to be able to successfully join organized sports in High School and -most importantly- keeping up with a healthy relationship with exercise.

Our Coaching: Based on the evidence-based “Autonomy-supportive-style”, creating a stress-free platform where kids feel relaxed and empowered in being coached, make mistakes, accept and learn from them, developing a growth mindset.

Our Programs: Growth and Motor Skill development based. we monitor the kids’ individual growth to suit their evolving abilities, prevent injuries in such critical stages and

COST-EFFECTIVE: Nudojo has been hired by the School and its pro-active P&C committee, to deliver high-standard accessible classes for everyone.

Starts next week at the Valley Pool (heated)!

 7:30am 8:15am Tuesdays  $90 per term

 Grades 3-6 confident swimmers only.

 This weekly session will be run by Michael Bromley and the team at the Valley Pool. Parents will be responsible for drop off and pick up of their children.

 Email your phone number, child’s name and grade to;

 president@nfsspandc.com.au

 First in basis, don’t miss out!