ULAR EVENTS

Dr Carmel McGrath

QSR Update (Quadrennial School Review)

This this week we have provided our Year 6 leaders the opportunity to lead our younger students through our QSR consultation process.  Each class has been to the hall where the leaders displayed key questions to guide the students thinking and generation of ideas.  Thank you to Mr Lawrence and Ms Zayn Al Abidin for empowering the student leaders to facilitate this important consultation and to allow every student to have a voice in this process.  There was a really positive buzz in the hall during the sessions today. The next step will be Year 6 students collating the data and then sharing it back to the students at next week’s assembly.

Further this week staff will have opportunity to reflect and have input to the process.  Year 6 student leaders will also begin interviewing parents before and after school this Thursday and Friday.  All Consultation will be guided by 4 key questions which are attached for your reference. 

Parents will have a chance to

• talk to student leaders,
• respond individually with the handout attached which can be handed in at the office or scanned to admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au
• attend a parent forum with David Curran (External Consultant)on Tuesday 13 August 3-4pm in B Block.

The core QSR Committee includes:  Carmel McGrath (Principal), Kay Bradley (Deputy Principal), John Rafter (STEAM Coach), Fatima Zayn Al-Abidin (Year Level Coordinator Year 6), Cristian Arredondo (Year Level Coordinator Year 2), David Armstrong (P&C President) and Janelle Moody (P&C Vice President). This committee’s role is to collate the information gathered through consultation sessions and encourage as many people as possible to get involved and provide feedback.  It is so important that our Strategic Plan comes from a vigorous and highly involved community base.

Consultation Plan

Enrolments

Currently we are in the process of interviewing families for next year’s prep students.  We have 50 enrolments in hand and completed interviews for approximately half of those.  Please remind all prospective families to complete and submit their applications as soon as possible as interviews are being conducted this term.  Next term Tuesday 29 October we will be holding our 2020 Prep Open morning. 

Playdates

Community Spirit Award

We are pleased to be holding our annual Community Spirit Awards this term on Tuesday 17 September.  Please see attached the nomination form and guidelines.  There are so many deserving students, parents and staff who do extraordinary things for our school and it is an honour to celebrate their contributions.  Please take time to nominate one of those deserving people.  Photos are requested wherever possible to accompany the nomination. 

Staff Update

Wendy Maslen is on leave for 2 weeks and Aimee Schouppe will be replacing her.

Due to the poor return of permission forms to attend the Talk About It Program for Yrs 5 & 6 which runs tomorrow and Thursday, we have decided to postpone the program and re-schedule for another day.

WEEK 5 OPENING HOURS

As Wednesday 14 August is a public holiday, the Uniform Shop will be open on Tuesday 13 August instead, from 8am – 9.30am.

If your child is interested in participating in ICAS this year, please fill in the EOI form sent out on the 25^th July. EOI forms are now being accepted until this Friday, 9 August. Hard copies are also available at the office. Further details for registration and online payment will be provided once EOI forms are received.

Well done to those students who are well on their way to completing their Reading Record forms. It is so pleasing to see that reading for pleasure is alive and well at New Farm State School. Remember, books read can include those read at home, as well as at school or books read for home reading,

Reading Record forms are available from your classroom teacher, the New Farm State School Library or:

https://readingchallenge.education.qld.gov.au/register/Documents/school-reader-record-form.pdf

Once completed, please hand Reading Record forms in to your class teacher. 

Premier’s Reading Challenge Booklists

Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability. While there is no compulsory reading list for the challenge, the following booklists have been developed to help you and your child select appropriate reading material.

https://readingchallenge.education.qld.gov.au/about/booklists

The Premier’s Reading Challenge closes on Friday 23 August.

THE TUCKSHOP IS OPEN 4 DAYS A WEEK

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. 

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 tomorrow from 2.30pm. Please see the flyer for more information.

TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEERING

Thanks to Prep D for helping out this week and all our regular volunteers that help us out.

Here is the timetable for Term 3

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

The “SHINE” talent quest will be running again in Term 3. All applications to enter must be done in weeks 2, 3 & 4. You must come to the music room at senior 2^nd play lunch to audition and put in an entry form. Time is running out so get to and audition this week if you can. Do not wait until the last minute (week 4) to audition. Places may fill up quickly and you might miss out.

Please see Mr. Chapman for application forms and audition are on Wednesday 2^nd lunch.

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

The School Watch Program is a partnership between Education Queensland, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service.  It aims to reduce criminal activity in Queensland schools and encourages everyone to look out for after-hours crime in our schools.  If you see anything suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene.

Call the School Watch number – 13 17 88

Let’s work together to help create safer school communities.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.