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Happy 135th Birthday Woombye State School!!!!

Last Monday 17th August 2020, Woombye State School turned 135

years old!!! Unfortunately, our current Covid-19 restrictions

have prevented any form of formal celebrations. However,

we have much to celebrate as we continue to be one of the

best Primary Schools on the Sunshine Coast. The history of

our school starts back in the gold rush days as explained in

the following paragraphs.

TERM MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK

7

24th August

2020

25th August

2020

26th August

2020

27th August 2020

28th August 2020

INTERHOUSE

ATHLETICS

ALL STUDENTS

WEEK

8

31st August

2020

1st September

2020

2nd September

2020

SWIMMING

YR 3 & 4

PALMWOODS

POOL

3th September

2020

SWIMMING

YR 3 & 4

PALMWOODS

POOL

4th September

2020

SWIMMING

YR 3 & 4

PALMWOODS

POOL

Woombye Whispers

“Thought of the Day:- “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new

dream.” – C. J. Lewis

Principal: Paul Lowik Deputy Principal: Tina Brosnan Student Absence Line: 5451 3260

Phone: 5451 3222 Fax: 5451 3200 P & C: 5451 3229 OSHC: 0417 923 829 School Watch: 131 788

Website: www.woombyess.eq.edu.au Email: admin@woombyess.eq.edu.au 21st August 2020

Soon after the discovery of gold at Gympie in 1867, a Cobb and Co. coach route was

established, passing over the hill on which our

school now stands. A changing camp was

necessary, so the settlement of Cobb's Camp

came into being. As the population increased, a

school was needed, so Cobb's Camp School, No.

476 was established, the opening day being 17

August, 1885. This very small school grew with

the arrival of more settlers, and the advent of

the railway line from Landsborough to

Woombye. Woombye was an aboriginal name for

the black myrtle which grew in the scrub, its

straight, tough stems being used by the coach

drivers for whip handles. Another source

attributes the name "Woombye" as an aboriginal word meaning "the place of the black

snake".

As more children attended the school, a library building now known as Cobbs Cottage was

built, and then a separate infants building was erected at right angles to it. As the years

have gone by, so the school has progressed with more buildings being added, some wooden,

two modular buildings, and later, a modern brick building. During the early fifties, the

scheme to convert a rather steep hill into a series of flat terraced playing areas, evolved,

and so we now have the playground of which Woombye School is justifiably proud. Also during

this era the first school transport came into being, a taxi bringing in the West Woombye

children. Today a fleet of buses provides easy access from the surrounding area.

There have been many teachers, but perhaps the name of J.T. Wilson is more remembered,

as during his span of office from 1899 to 1926 he helped the fruit industry for which

Woombye is famous by being instrumental in getting the first fruit train organised.

The nineties saw the development of a new building program to cater for enrolment growth

and to ensure that our ovals remained available as play areas. Major building re- development

occurred with the sale of B block, relocation of C block and construction of a new covered

area and amenities block as well as a new administration and teaching block (H Block).

In 2009, Woombye State School received a new hall and library as part of the “Building

Education Reform” Federal Funding Package. The school expanded even further early in 2012

with the acquisition of a further allotment of land. This land has been used for further

expansion with the construction of more classrooms, a music room and instrumental music

room completed in 2015. During 2018 and 2019, our school grounds were further enhanced

with the terracing of the banks separating the play areas and extensive landscaping to

mitigate erosion issues.

Today, Woombye State School has an enviable reputation

around the Sunshine Coast with an enrolment of 480 students.

We are proud of our history and our achievements and look

forward to serving the Woombye Community for many more

years to come.

Tina’s Business

Dear Parents,

Our staff and students have the right to come to our school and feel safe, valued and

respected. We value our close relationships with our parents. We value the time and

commitment that parents make to support us so their child can learn and achieve their

potential. These relationships help us to support our students to achieve their very best.

Whilst we understand there are times where emotions or frustrations can strain relationships,

attacking staff members verbally, taking these frustrations out on them, or being

disrespectful towards staff is not acceptable.

In the event that a parent is threatening, abusive,

using insulting language or disrupting the good

order or management of the school, parents need

to understand and respect that there are

processes to protect our rights to work in a safe

environment. These processes give Principals the

authority to give directions about an individual’s

conduct or movement on school property.

As a school community, we all need to work

together to create a safe and productive learning

environment for everyone.

Parents are also remind that at no time are they

to “take matter” into their own hands and

approach or to speak to another child about their

behaviour or issue that may have occurred on

school premises. Where there are concerns, please ensure you raise these concerns with your

child’s teacher, Paul or myself.

Parentline Cyberbullying training for Parents:- Parentline Cyberbullying support training

has been designed for use by all adults who care for older children and teens at risk of, or

already have experiences with cyberbullying. To view the landing page and access the training

resources: CLICK HERE

This training is FREE and available 24/7 via any internet enabled device.

The Parentline Cyberbullying training will be helpful to parents, carers and grandparents

who are:

Nervous or fearful of using the internet or new devices

Anxious about their young ones using the internet

Concerned cyberbullying may be impacting their child

Concerned their child may be engaging in cyberbullying behaviours

Would like to learn how to identify when cyberbullying may be impacting their family

unit

Would like supportive, practical information around starting uncomfortable

conversations.

This program is a joint initiative between the Queensland and Northern Territory

Governments.

Interhouse Athletics Carnival:- Yesterday, we hosted Day 1 of our Interhouse Athletics

Carnival which was our nine year old students to twelve year old students competing in

various field events. Next Friday 28th August. Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth are set to

continue the battle in all age groups across a number of events to determine the Champion

Team for 2020. We

acknowledge that in

the past, this has

been a huge

community event with

parents,

grandparents, and

other family members

coming along to cheer

and support.

Unfortunately, this

year it is a closed

event with no

spectators in any way.

This is unfortunate

but due to Covid-19

restrictions, we are

not permitted to

make it an open event.

New “You Can Do It” Flags:- For over six years, Woombye State School proudly flew the

five “You Can Do It” flags at the

front of the school. Towards the

end of last year we had to retire

these old flags due to their

deteriorating standard with

fading and rips becoming quite

prominent. At last, these flags

have been replaced and once again

fly proudly at the front of our

school. The flags of “Getting

Along”, “Organisation”,

“Confidence”, “Resilience” and

“Persistence” fly prominently once

again at the front of our school as

a constant reminder of the keys

that underpin our behaviours at

Woombye State School.

Sunshine Coast Regional Sporting Representatives:- With

the Covid-19 outbreak this year affecting many ‘normal’

Representative School Sporting events, it is pleasing to see

that some sporting selection trials have been possible.

Sunshine Coast Regional Trials were recently conducted for

the 12 years and under Hockey Teams. This year, we are proud

to announce two Woombye State School students have been

selected in the Sunshine Coast Regional Team to contest the

State titles. Congratulations Wil Ehrat and Connor Leyburn on your selections into this team.

Both boys will travel to Ipswich to contest the State Titles in October.

Prep Orientation for 2021:- Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions in

place in Queensland schools, Woombye State School will not be hosting a

general Prep Information Meeting. Instead, a short video will be created

and distributed before the end of the Term to all families on our Prep 2021

Waiting List. Prep Interviews will still be conducted early Term Four with

a decision still pending on how the transitions will take place later in the

term.

Woombye State School Private Therapists/NDIS Guidelines for Term 3 2020:-

Applications can be made for appointments at the school for Private Therapists as per the

NDIS Guidelines. These applications can be made by contacting Ellen Cummings, Head of

Special Education Services, (HOSES) via email ecumm23@eq.edu.au. The appropriate

application forms will then be forwarded to you to complete and return.

The meeting room in the front office will be available Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 1

pm-3 pm for these appointments. The room has already been booked for some sessions so

approval will be based on vacancies. If the school requires use of the room any booked

appointment will be rescheduled at the Principal’s discretion. Contact Ellen if you have any

questions.

School Uniform Shop:- In an effort to minimise contact

please order uniform items via QKR and items will be

delivered to the student. If you need to try on an item please

contact us to make an appointment.

Prep Enrolments for 2021:- Woombye State School is now accepting

enrolments for Prep 2021. In Catchment enrolments are being accepted

immediately and Out of Catchment enrolments are accepted on to our

waiting list with a very high chance of acceptance into the program.

Contact the Office for further information.

Pupil Free Day:- Friday 4th

September is a Pupil Free Day.

All staff will be attending school

on this day but the school will be

closed for all students.

Do You Require Support:- As a

school, we are able to offer the

services of our Chaplains and our

Guidance Officer who are here to

help. They may be contacted via

email as follows:

Chappy Jamie –

jamiew@chappy.org.au

Chappy Anne –

annew@chappy.org.au

Ian Johnson (GO) –

ijohn11@eq.edu.au

QParents Is Now at Woombye State School Great news: Woombye State School now provides our parent community with the opportunity to register for QParents.

The QParents web and mobile application provides a more convenient, easier way for parents and legal guardians of Queensland state school students to interact with their child’s school. Parents will have secure, online access to their child’s student information, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone, tablet or computer.

QParents allows parents to connect instantly with their child’s school to access and manage their child’s student information, including:

Attendance and absence details, as well as the ability to notify the school of an

absence

Behaviour information

Academic report cards

Class timetables

Downloading exam

timetables and assessment

planners

Viewing unpaid invoice

details, payment history,

and making payments online

Viewing and updating

personal student details, including medical conditions and address

Enrolment details

Upcoming events list showing school events, exam and assessment dates, and

excursions.

QParents will assist both staff and parents in sharing and responding to information in an efficient and effective way.

Invitations for parents to register for QParents have been emailed out to all families. If you do not want to register, you may advise us not to send you any more invitations, and your child’s student information will not be available to anyone through QParents.

QParents won’t replace the traditional ways you communicate with our school, but it will provide another way to communicate with us.

More information about QParents can be found at https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/about

YEAR 7th August AWARDED FOR

PYA Louis Very good listening skills.

PYB Evie

For being enthusiastic about her learning and trying hard every day. Well Done Evie!

PYC Grace

Grace always tries her very best in every area of school life. Well Done Grace!

1A Anneke

For being a great 5 star listener through all her activities at Talk times. Great work Anneke.

1B Leilani For being a focused and persistent learner, well done Leilani!

1C Cameron For always doing his best to finish tasks, keep up the good work Cameron.

2B Finn

For attending to your narrative writing thoughtfully and independently staying focused. Finn, I am very proud of the effort you are putting into your learning task.. Keep up the great work!

YEAR 14th August AWARDED FOR

PYA Harris The ‘quiet achiever’.

PYC Skye For being a focused and persistent learner, well done Skye!

1A Brooke

For showing greater focus with her writing and maths tasks. Keep this up Brooke!

1B Zac For writing an interesting story with fantastic vocabulary.

1C Charlie

For working cheerfully in Maths groups and always being willing to help others.

2A Caine

For staying on task and independently working on his Narrative story. Well done Caine! Keep up the fantastic work.

2B Ezekiel

For attending to your Narrative task with great thought and persistence. Also, thank you for being resilient during our maths rotations. Ezekiel, I am very pleased with your efforts and your results. Keep up the great work!

2C

Izobel

Izobel approaches everything she does with a smile on her face. Keep up the wonderful attitude to your learning! Approaching everything she does with a smile.

YEAR 5th August AWARDED FOR

3B Fern For her great attitude and awesome efforts to learn her number facts.

3C River

For his efforts in spelling activities this week – keep up the hard work. Congratulations!

3/4 Billy

Congratulations on your outstanding efforts while working in class over the past weeks. We have noticed how hard you have been concentrating and staying focused.

4A Katy For showing more confidence in class and with friendships.

4B Bella

For a focused approach to her school day and making awesome contributions to class discussions about animals. Well done Bella.

5A Rhiannon Always persisting to complete her work.

5B Darcy For putting in a lot of effort with all his work.

5C Jack For improved focus and effort with his work.

6A Tayla For her effort and attitude to her learning.

6B Avery For her organisation as a house captain.

6C Mayleisha For great efforts to improve calculation skills.

YEAR 12th August AWARDED FOR

3A Amali

For always having a positive attitude and strong work ethic. Congratulations Amali!

3B Beau

For being helpful towards other students and focussing well in all his classwork.

3/4 Ayla

Congratulations Ayla for always being a happy and cheerful class member. You have been working really hard. Awesome work.

4B Hayley

Congratulations on always being an enthusiastic and dedicated learner. Always giving your best. Well done

5A Jackson Welcome to Woombye State School, Jackson is settling in well.

5B Abbigail For being a supportive friend.

5C Jaxon For staying on task – Well done.

6A Lily For her positive attitude to all aspects of learning.

6B Xaviar

For a dedicated and enthusiastic approach to all aspects of his schooling. Xaviar always puts in his best effort and strives to improve.

6C Ellie For writing a great example.

Student Collection after 3:30pm

Students not collected from school by 3:30pm will

be sent to the office where they will be safely

supervised until a parent/guardian arrives.

STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BE COLLECTED FROM

THE OFFICE AFTER 3.30PM

SCHOOL VISION:-

“At Woombye State School diversity is accepted

and respected. We aim to engage all students in

our care in a supportive and inclusive learning

community that recognises individual needs and

potential, empowering them to become lifelong

learners”.

STUDENT ABSENCES Is your child ABSENT / LATE for school today?

Text: SMS4Schools 0429 075 369 i.e. TEXT:- Sick or Appointment or Family Reasons or Holiday

Enter: Qparents Portal

Ring: absence hotline 5451 3260.

Email: absences@woombyess.eq.edu.au.

Send: a note to admin.

Notify by…..

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QParents

Hotline

Email

Woombye State School’s Preferred payment methods

QParents BPoint www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete EFT Account name: Woombye State School

BSB: 064-424 ACCOUNT No. 00090538 (Please use student’s EQ Id number on the invoice as reference)

If you have any queries please contact our Administration Officers on 5451 3222

All CURRENT & FUTURE

absences can be entered

at any time using the

QPARENTS PORTAL

All UNEXPLAINED

absences can be updated

at any time using the

QPARENTS PORTAL