Kay Bradley

Class Allocations for 2020

If you have any special considerations, relating to class placements for 2020, please email admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au before Friday, 18th of October. 

A reminder that requests for specific teachers cannot be considered. In addition, as students receive opportunities to nominate friends to be with, we cannot also consider parent requests relating to friendship groups.

In addition, if you do know that your children will not be attending New Farm State School in 2020, please notify the school as soon as possible, in writing to admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au 

Notification is not necessary for current Year 6 students.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

With the launch of our PBL framework and arrival of our mascot ‘Kookie’, we have also implemented some new rewards linked to our Behaviour Expectations.  Together with explicit teaching of expectations, these rewards promote the behaviours we expect. By having a consistent system of rewards our students learn that all staff expect and reward the same behaviours.

Whole School Positive Behaviour Rewards

• Individual ‘Kookie’ Tickets - awarded throughout the week and linked to the weekly P.B.L. focus. The class with the biggest weekly total of Kookies is awarded a ‘free play’.
• Class of the Week – a soft toy Kookie visits a class for one week. This class is nominated by staff, for displaying exemplary behaviour around the school.
• House Award – awarded to the House with the most Kookies, collected over a term. The winning house receives a ‘free dress’ day.

 P.B.L. FOCUS OF THE WEEK

Oval – rejuvenation project stage 1 completed- thank to you staff and students for your patience whist we have the oval closed to allow the new grass to take hold on the oval. Hopefully we can have a portion of the oval open again by the end of next week.

Staircase A Block – emergency repairs. We have had the quote for the repairs come through, we anticipate the works to repair the stairs to begin as soon as convenient.

Hall- Projector screen to be installed Wednesday 16 October. We are extremely pleased to announce that the current projector screen will be replaced with a new motorised screen with some cabling to enhance the use of our new projector. The hall will be closed for this installation on Wednesday. You may have also noticed the new LED light inside the hall, it’s really brighten this space.

Parent Volunteers and Visitors to the school – Signing in at the office every time you volunteer at the school.

Reminder to all Parents, Carers and Visitors to our school.

All volunteers are required to sign in and out at the office prior to going to your child’s class to attend activities. This includes classroom helpers and tuckshop volunteers.

The Mandatory Training for Volunteers and Visitors needs to be completed prior to attending class activities and class excursions

Mandatory Training Book

School Watch

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

Brisbane City Council offers help and guidance to local schools to develop tailored school traffic management plans (TMP) that assess traffic and safety challenges specific to the area and find appropriate solutions and strategies to address them. To support this important safety initiative, Council launched a recognition program earlier this year to offer all schools with a completed TMP the chance to win one of five fence banners each term in 2019 to highlight the winning schools’ focus on increasing safety in the local community.

Thank you to Councillor Vicki Howard who attended our Assembly today to congratulate New Farms SS on being a winner of a banner. This will be installed in Heal Street in the coming week.

Traffic Management Plan

As Monday (21^st October) is a Pupil Free Day we will be opening the tuckshop on Tuesday 22 October.

We will be selling our beef pies, chicken pies and sausage rolls plus our regular menu items via Flexischools and over the counter.

Sushi and bento box pre-order cut off is still Monday if ordering via Flexischools, however we will accept over the counter pre-orders on the Tuesday.

MONEY OWING

We still have a considerable number of students owing money to the tuckshop, some from previous years. Could you please come and check with us to see if you child’s name is on the board. 

TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEERING

TERM 4

Week 2 – 3D

Week 3 – 3T

Week 4 – 3W

Week 5 – 2A

Week 6 - 2MB

Week 7 – 2P

Week 8 – 1/2N

Week 9 – 1F

Week 10 – 1G

OPENING HOURS

USUAL HOURS:                                         

(TERM 2 & TERM 3 – WED ONLY)                       WEDNESDAY          8.00am – 9.30am

(TERM 1 & TERM 4 – TUES & WED)                    TUESDAY                8.00am – 9.30am

EXTRA OPENING TIMES:-

PREP ORIENTATION DAY -                    TUESDAY 29^th OCTOBER   8.00am – 9.00am

JANUARY 2020   -    TUESDAY               21.01.2020     8.00am - 11.00am

                                 WEDNESDAY          22.01.2020     1.00pm – 4.00pm

                                 THURSDAY             23.01.2020     8.00am – 11.00am

                                 TUESDAY               28.01.2020      8.00am – 10.00am

                                 WEDNESDAY          29.01.2020     8.00am – 10.00am

BACK TO NORMAL TRADING AFTER 30^th JANUARY 2020

PREP & NEW STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO PLACE ORDER AND COLLECT ON THE ABOVE DATES.

NFSS Disco Friday 1 November   

The New Farm State School Halloween Disco : Date Claimer and Call for Volunteers

The much loved New Farm State School Halloween Disco will take place on Friday 1 November from 6.00pm.

There will be a Disco with activities and games, bar, food, home bake for charity and other treats.  It is a great night for families to gather and enjoy our amazing school community.

To make it a great occasion we need parents to consider volunteering for various tasks on the day.

You can register to volunteer at this link. You can also contact Fiona on 0400 196 492 if you have any questions or ideas.

Swimming Lessons for some classes will begin this week. Welcome to the Preps!

There will be some classes in Years 5 and 6 beginning lessons in week 4 due to Gala Days.

Please check your child’s swimming attire to ensure that caps, goggles and sun shirts have not deteriorated, fit snuggly and are functioning properly, as regular adjusting of these items does take time away from the swimming lesson. 

• Goggles are required as they reduce eye discomfort, and enable the young learners to keep good head position in the learning of strokes.
• Caps that hold on snuggly to their head keep natural shedding of hair out of filter mechanisms as well as keeping it contained.
• Rash vests that fit snuggly enable the students to move through the water with less effort – loose shirts and board shorts lead to more effort and breathing to move through the water.

Wed - 1F, 1M, 1/2N, Prep D, Prep M, Prep L, 2A, 1G and Prep P

Thurs - 5C, 4W, 3T, 3D, 2P, 2MB, 3W, 4C and 4/5F

Fri - Week 5, 6 & 7 - 6Z, 6L, 5R

Change of Day

Interested students who would like to participate in some net sports, supervised by Mr Rainbow, are invited to come to the hall on Thursday mornings 8am to join in.  This week will be BADMINTON. Modified equipment can cater for lower and upper school.

Expectations are that students who attend will remain with Mr Rainbow in the hall until dismissed at 8:30am to the before school supervision areas.

On Monday nights, we run a swimming club meet where kids have fun swimming their best and aim to improve their personal best times each week.

All are welcome including children from Holy Spirit Primary School! This is a FUN night where children aim to IMPROVE.

(Please note that parents must stay with their children.)

Weekly meets are held Monday nights, 5.15pm for a 5.30pm start, in term 4 at the NFSS pool!

Swim club will begin week 2, October 14th. We will then continue weekly (including the student free Monday) with November 25th being the final swim night. Monday December the 2nd will be our trophy night when swimmers each receive their trophy and enjoy a free swim and pizza! A total of 8 weeks.

Cost: $35 for term 4 (for those who haven’t paid the $60 in term 1).

To register:

Please complete the attached registration form  (those swimmers continuing on from term 1 do NOT need to complete this form).

Payments can be made through Flexischools, or with cash at the first club meet.

Please register by Fri 11 Oct to swim at the first meet, however, you can join anytime through the term.

Registration form

PLEASE NOTE SWIM CLUB DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY LESSONS OR INSTRUCTIONS. CHILDREN MUST BE ABLE TO SWIM AT LEAST I/2 A LAP UNASSISTED.

For detailed information, please email for a copy of ‘Swim Club 2019 Season Information’ booklet.

Further inquiries, please email Susie Levy : susie.levy@bigpond.com

Trey and Callum played for the select U12 Qld City futsal team in the National School Futsal Championships held in Brisbane from Oct 1-4. Both boys did NFSS proud as their team did very well by coming second and having a 5-1 win/loss tally in the group games but unluckily bowed out in the final knockout stages. 

Trey was also one of 5 players selected into the AFA Australian All-Star team and invited to represent the AFA Australian U12 team to tour in Barcelona from April-May 2020.

Well done boys!

CEP Program Term 4 

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

Cricket

Please find attached our flyer for the Cricket Inclusion program and also a link to online registration.

If you follow the registration process to the final screen, simply chose the “pay later” option as all costs are covered by Valleys.

https://www.playcricket.com.au/club-finder/club-details?Id=28977

Thanks again for your interest and hope to see in February

If you have any questions, please let me know

Regards

Andrew Warhurst  Phone 0407 765 973

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