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STUDENT ABSENCE PHONE 3358 7333 Option 1 Absence email: absences@newfarmss.eq.edu.au |
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| REGULAR EVENTS | PAYMENTS DUE | |
| Uniform Shop |
Wed 8:00am - 9:30am |
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Mon, Wed Thurs & Fri |
Tuckshop open - Flexischools ordering is preferred |
First Contact $42.00 now due |
| Tuesday | Assembly - 9.00am in hall | |
| Friday |
School Banking resumes Fri 26 July |
Canberra and Emu Gully camps – payment plans can be set up easily with regular direct debits. Please contact Elena Anderson, Business Manager to arrange. Phone 3358 7333 |
| SPECIAL ACTIVITES | ||
| Thurs 29 Aug | Yr 5 Chinese Temple & Restaurant | |
| Wed 24 July | Class 4W Morton Bay EEC | |
| Thurs 25 July | Class 4C & Yr 4 Students from class 4/5F Morton Bay EEC | |
| Fri 30 Aug | Trivia Night P&C hosted event info to follow | 7.00pm Hall |
| Tues 17 Sept | Colour Run |
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Dr Carmel McGrath
NAIDOC Week 2019 – Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let’s Work Together
NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising activities during NAIDOC week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself.
NAIDOC week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Thank you to Ms Maslen and Sueche Dorante for helping coordinate this year’s activities for our students.
Staffing Updates
Thank you to Ms Rachael Siebuhr for her diligence as Acting Deputy Principal over the past month. Next Monday 29 July Mrs Bradley returns from long service leave to the position. Ms Siebuhr will then return to her regular position as Curriculum Coordinator.
We welcome Mrs Christine Barker who began this week on Year 3W while Mr Wilson is on leave for the term. Mrs Barker has done various contracts and relief work in our school and is familiar to many of the students.
Mrs O’Neill has taken leave for the remainder of 2019. Ms Judy Loudon has been appointed to the role of Inclusion Coach for this period. Ms Loudon is a very experience consultant with experience in special needs, inclusion, well-being, positive behaviour for learning and coaching. She will begin officially next Monday 29 July but is making some informal visit across this week.
Minister’s Visit
Last Friday Minister Grace Grace visited our school to view the upgrade of our oval and play facilities. The students were very pleased to talk to the Minister about the grounds upgrade and to show her the new classrooms in T Block. A group of Year 5 students also took the opportunity to show off their work with the ‘green screen’.
Rachael SiebuhrKWTSB
- All students in Prep – Yr 3 must be supervised by a parent/carer
- No scooter or bikes – just walking feet
- Full school uniform, including hats must be worn
- Students must follow all directions from supervising adults (Volunteer supervisors will be wearing high-visibility vests)
PBL Focus
Each week our PBL Focus sits within our school rules: Be Safe; Be Respectful; Be Responsible; and Be a Learner. The weekly focus is introduced on Assembly and then followed up by classroom teachers during the week where students are explicitly taught what these expectations mean in different scenarios. This week’s focus is Being Safe when using the drop-off and pick-up zones. The key messages include:
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Drop-Off Zone |
Pick-up Zone |
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Wait until the car comes to a complete stop before attempting to hop out of the car Exit the car on the pavement/passenger side of the vehicle |
Enter the car from the pavement/passenger side of the vehicle Wait until the car comes to a complete stop before attempting to hop in the car |
Please help us reinforce these messages at home by talking to your children about our expectations when using the drop-off and pick-up zones in the mornings and afternoons here at NFSS.
School Opinion Survey
The School Opinion Survey is undertaken each year by the Department to obtain the opinions of parents/caregivers, students and school staff about the important aspects of schooling. The survey is designed to help school identify what they do well and what they can improve. Next week, survey slips will be issued to the eldest child in each family for the parent/caregiver survey – please keep your eye out for these. Student surveys will be completed in school time. All surveys will need to be completed by 23rd August 2019.
100 Days of Learning
Last week the Prep students celebrated 100 days of learning. They participated in a fun day of celebration. Congratulations - Well done Preppies!
Typing Club
Are you interested in improving your typing skills? We host a Typing Club for students in Yrs 2-6 every Tuesday morning from 8.15-8.45am in the Computer Lab. Students are required to see their class teacher to receive a Typing Club password/pin prior to attending. No need to book in - we would love to see you there.
Coding Club
The Media Leadership Group are running a Coding Club. Students from Yrs 2-6 are invited to attend. Coding Club takes place in the Computer Lab every Monday at 2nd Break play time. Numbers are limited so first in, best dressed.
Assembly Change – Week 4
Please note there will be a change to Assembly day in Week 4 – Friday 9th August. Our Concert Band have been busy rehearsing and refining their skills. Mr McIntyre will showcase his amazing band at this 9.10am assembly.
Dear Parents,
On Wednesday 17 July at 1.35pm we restricted access to an external area to the library due to damage caused to the wall.
The school’s Built Environment Materials Information Register (BEMIR) indicates that the sheeting may be made of fibro, which may contain asbestos. Repairs and a professional clean are to be undertaken.
These precautions will ensure that all students and staff are kept safely away from the area. As you would be aware I take the issue of student and staff safety very seriously.
Sample testing was done by Building Assets Services on Wednesday 17 July at 2.15pm. This sample was tested by COHLABS at Greenslopes laboratory and the results were NO Asbestos detected and was detected to be organic fibre. Clearance Certificate No: 18-11703.
We have engaged a contractor to make repairs to the wall this week.
| Assembly - Class Awards | ||
| Week 2 | Term 3, 2019 | |
| Class | Student Name | Reason |
| Prep D | Aydin Z | Being the best version of himself as a Learner |
| Prep L | Emily R | Emily created a fabulous first line for our class ‘an’ family rhyme. |
| Prep M | Jack S | A great welcome to our class for term 3!! |
| Prep P | Isabelle H | For her excellent progress with her reading and sight words. Keep up the great work! |
| 1F | Cooper S | Following Directions in the Classroom |
| 1G | Archie M | For a fabulous first week at your new school. |
| 1/2N | Elizabeth G (Yr1) | For a sensational start to Term 3. Elizabeth has approached all tasks with diligence and confidence. Well done Elizabeth! |
| 2A | Ivy S | For settling into life in 2A smoothly and being an engaged learner. |
| 2MB | Freddie T | For demonstrating responsible and enthusiastic learning behaviours during literacy. |
| 3D | Amanda L | Setting an excellent example whilst settling into her new class. Well done Amanda! |
| 3T | Aliah T | Excellent application and research in Science. Well done Aliah. |
| 4C | Lexie D | For excellent effort and persistence to learn long division. |
| 4W | Jamin T | For a great start to Term 3, keep up the awesome work Jamin! |
| 4/5F | Jameel O | Welcome back to New Farm S.S. |
| 6L | Stanley S | for working hard in all subjects and sharing ideas in group work. |
| 6Z | Diane Y | For near perfect results in mathematics. |
| Music | Samuel H 1F | Greatly improved behaviour and participation in music classes. |
| Zeek C 6Z | Showing improved behaviour and listening skills | |
| Assembly - Social Skill Awards | |
| Week 2 | Term 3, 2019 |
| FOCUS: | Be Responsible & Respectful |
| Class | Student Name |
| Prep D | Bea K |
| Prep L | Samuel R |
| Prep M | JoJo B |
| Prep P | Annie Z |
| 1F | Anthina C |
| 1G | Evie O |
| 1/2N | Charlie B |
| 2A | Jessica L |
| 2MB | Vinnie L |
| 3D | Leo W |
| 3T | Ava L |
| 4C | Ginevra T |
| 4W | Hugh W |
| 4/5F | Lachlan C |
| 6L | Avantika P |
| 6Z | Leni W |
Dear New Farm SS Community
Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister of Canada) said ‘Diversity is the engine of invention. It generates creativity that enriches the world.’ My name is Judy Loudon and I am honoured to be working at your school this semester as your Inclusion Coach. I have a Masters in Special Education and a passion for supporting positive educational outcomes for diverse learners. I have recently held consultancy and advisory roles in Metropolitan Region and worked with primary, secondary and special schools. I’ll be collaborating closely with our administration, support staff and class teachers to generate ways to creatively enrich school for our learners- to create a life of choice not chance. Please drop me a line at jloud6@eq.edu.au if you would like to know more.
Regards
Judy Loudon Advisory Visiting Teacher Inclusive Curriculum
The tuckshop is open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
Here are our daily specials:
- Monday - homemade pies and sausage rolls
- Wednesday - pasta and pizza
- Thursday – sushi, sushi bento box and pumpkin soup
- Friday - sausage sizzle and nachos
Orders need to be placed for sushi and the sushi bento box by the Monday prior.
MONEY OWING
We have a quite a number of students from all classes who are owing money to the tuckshop. Could you please come and check with us to see if you child’s name is on the board.
Next week I will be listing the students who are owing money to us.
Also, we are not able to allow students to pay us back later for snacks or ice blocks. We are only able to do this for students who do not have lunch and a teacher/parent/carer or the office have advised to provide lunch for them.
WEEK 4 HOMEBAKE STALL
The next Tuckshop Homebake Stall will be held on Wednesday 7 August from 2.30pm.
TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEERING
Thanks to 1M for helping out this week.
Here is the timetable for Term 3
Week 3 – Prep M
Week 4 – Prep D
Week 5 – Prep P
Week 6 – Prep L
Week 7 – 6L & 6Z
Week 8 – 5R & 5C
Week 9 – 4/5F
Week 10 – 4W
Have a great week,
Vanessa, Rachael, Leanne & Tarnya
Term 3 Opening Hours: Wednesday 8am – 9.30am
As of Monday 15 July 2019, there has been a price increase of some of the uniform items.
Please see the attached price list for more information.
As part of the New Farm Social Skills program under PBL, Year 5R have developed a 60 second Assembly video using the newly created Sound Stage, the newly purchased iPads and the newly purchased Make-Do construction kits. The teacher, Mr Ramos, utilised these facilities to get the message of being safe at the Pick-up and Drop-off zones before and after school. The ‘Flintstone’ type car parked itself in front of the green screen and the entire class piled out like the clowns from a circus car. The use of all these new facilities allow all students and teachers to have fun, learn new technical skills and pick up a very important Social Skill message.
Where: The Computer Lab
When: Tuesdays 8:15-8:45
The school is running Typing Club for those students who wish to improve their typing skills. First 25 students in, get a PC to work on.
This club is using the same typing program that the classes have access to at school. Class teachers have the ability to create logins for their students to access this program. If they have not, please ask your child’s teacher to do so. At this time, students can come and join the Typing Club using their class login and password.
This club will be run as a self-paced program. Staff in the room with students are not there to teach but to monitor behaviour.
Come and join in next Tuesday.
John Rafter
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:
- Online
Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.
- 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
