Jindalee State School year seven teacher, Keith Dawes, caught up with one of his former Jindalee State School students, Australian Olympic Gold medal winner, Natalie Cook at the school sports day on Tuesday. Mr Dawes has been a gold medal performing teacher at Jindalee State

School for many years and has guided the education and development of many students from the Jindalee community including Natalie Cook. “I was delighted to catch up with Natalie during her visit. Last time she was here at the school assembly I missed her and was pleased to see her this time” said Mr Dawes. I followed her gold medal winning performance at the Sydney

Olympics and her efforts to win bronze in Atlanta four years later.” Natalie was at the school to help celebrate Olympics Day and to watch her nephew participate in the junior sports. During the “Jindalympics” opening ceremony, Natalie told the students about the thrill of being a part of the

Olympic Games and the honour it is to represent Australia. She encouraged all of our students to be active participants in the sports and take every opportunity to have fun and enjoy what they do. She also presented our school with a certificate to commemorate our participation in Olympic day 2013. “It was a great

pleasure to attend the Jindalympics and interact with the students during their wonderful sports day and of course to see my teacher Mr Dawes.”

Following her attendance at Jindalee State School Natalie was off to Bali for a well-deserved holiday.

The senior sports followed the junior on Tuesday afternoon and again today. Students participated in an athletes’ march past, reading of the ‘Jindalympics’ oath and participation in running, jumping, throwing and ball games events. Full details of the sports days as well as

the names of students selected in our district sports team will be published after the vacation.

Bring Your Own Device Following wide consultation with staff and parents over the past several months, we have reached a decision regarding the future of ICT devices in learning at Jindalee State School. For 2014, all year two and year four classes will be ‘Bring Your Own Device’ classes. Year two students will be able to bring iPads to school and year four students will have the choice of an iPad or a selection of

approved Windows 8 devices. Our year five, six and seven laptop classes will continue under their current arrangements and our two year five non-laptop classes will also be BYOD classes. The permitted devices will be advised during term three at parent information nights. This is the next phase in our commitment to ensure the

latest technology is available to support our students in their learning. The implementation of the BYOD program will be supported by additional training and support for staff, enhancements to the school wireless networks, classroom furniture and resources and additional technology for classes not involved in the BYOD program.

Additional information will be provided in a letter to parents this week. For further information, please contact the school office.

School Disco A very successful disco was held on Friday night at the school with a great attendance of parents, staff and students. It was certainly a fun night and the pyjama theme seemed very popular. The music had everyone hopping and tapping

their feet and even some of the older members of the school community were seen out on the dance floor. Thanks and congratulations to everyone involved especially Joshua Green, our chaplain, Louise Whittering Deputy Principal and Admin Officer Nicky Taylor for their great organisation.

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 Issue 19

The Official Newsletter of JINDALEE STATE SCHOOL

Ph: 3725 5777 Fax: 3725 5700 Email: info@j indaleess.eq.edu.au Web site: www.jindale ess.eq.edu.au

Absentee Line: 3725 5760 or Absentee Email: a bsent@jindaleess.eq.edu.au

School Leadership The Education Department has advised that our Deputy Principal, Kim Tvede, will be continuing in his role as Principal of Serviceton South State School until the end of the year and that the Deputy Principal position due to Matthew Heard’s retirement will also be vacant during

semester two. As a consequence of this, I am pleased to advise that Louise Whittering will continue as Deputy Principal and Leisa Cave and Caroline Duffus will continue their Assistant Principal (curriculum and teaching and learning) positions till the end of the year.

Report Cards Student report cards will be issued on Thursday this week. The reports are intended to give parents a clear explanation of their child’s progress during semester one. Any questions should be directed to the class teacher. Any queries regarding your student’s Report, it is

important to contact the office by Friday.

Wise Ones The wise Ones program for gifted students will continue in term three. The Wise Ones organisation will be contacting parents with details of the program for the

term including dates and times. The school will no longer be able to collect the fees on behalf of the Wise Ones program and parents of students involved will receive invoices directly from the company. Any questions concerning the Wise Ones program should be directed to their teacher or head office. See page 7.

School Assembly Due to our sports day today, our final school assembly will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2.15pm. The assembly will be a whole school assembly and will feature a performance by students from Serviceton South State School led by Mr Kim Tvede. All members of our school

community are invited to attend.

School Vacation The winter vacation will commence on Friday, 21 June, at 3:00pm and school will resume on Monday, 8 July, at

8:50am. The school will be closed during the vacation and the Vacation Care program will operate during the two weeks’ break. We wish everyone a very safe and relaxing holiday and look forward to a very successful semester two.

Message from the Chaplain Well we are at the final week of Term 2! Who would have thought the term would go so fast! I would like to say a big thank you to all who helped at the school disco last Friday night. It was a great turnout and the students seemed to have a ball! A

very special event is coming up, which I know you will love. I will be holding a ‘Dinner With The Chaplain’ night at Jindalee McDonalds! On Monday, 22 July, come and share dinner with me in what will be a fun and relaxed night. Look at page 8 for more information. Have a wonderful and safe holiday everyone! Joshua Green

Reader’s Cup Success Congratulations to four Year 7 students, (L to R) Hani Vu, Alyssa Kearney, Jasmine Bishop-White and Hannah

Matheson-Peut, who achieved First Place in the Reader’s Cup challenge organised by the Teacher-Librarians, Corinda Network on Wednesday 12 June. The girls each received a medal, a certificate of participation and of course, the Readers Cup for 2013. The challenge was to read 5 books, and anticipate questions that may be asked. Thank you to the girls for accepting the

challenge with enthusiasm and for the effort they put into their reading. Great team work!

Chess Champions They’ve done it again! After their recent success at the Primary Schools Chess Championships, Gaviru Devendra, Austin Prentice, William Du and Daniel Fraser (pictured L to R) were winners at the Metropolitan Region Interschool Chess Competition. Congratulations to all the Jindalee students who competed with honour and sportsmanship. Well done!

Fete - Free Dress Day Tomorrow, Thursday 20 June, is a free dress day on behalf of the Fete. The theme is Winter Wonderland.

Please bring a gold coin donation and, as always, clothing must be sensible and sun safe.

Readers of the week:

Sarah Lavery 1R Arthur Shers 7H Lucky book "I Wanna Be Famous" was borrowed by Mitchell Mewton 3HF Guess the book series was won by

James Evans 6K. It was "Goosebumps".

Under the Sea Fete 2013 We have some wonderful sponsors so far for the fete! Please support them as they have been so generous to us:

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BRONZE SPONSOR 3354 8400

Fete flyer advertisements: Bernie Ripoll MP,

Cycle Skills, Jindalee Day & Night Chemist,

Jindalee Pro Shop, Sprott Contracting,

Tarnya Smith MP.

Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsorships are still

available with fantastic advertising benefits. If you own a company or know of someone who would love to help out please contact Kara by email: kjames@fresheyesqld.com

Fete Preparations We still need 5 more convenors for the Cent Auction, International Food, Live Auction, Side Show Alley and Trash ‘n’ Treasure. Please have a think over the school holidays and chat with your friends to see if there is a

stall that you would like to do together. Please send Kara an email if you are interested.

Wondering what to do over the school holidays? Why not go through your bookshelves and DVD and CD collections, and sort out all the ones that you no longer want or maybe ones that your youngest kids have

outgrown, and donate them to our school fete book stall. Donations can be left anytime at the front door of 11 Trevi St, Jindalee.

Any queries, you can call Kim on 0422 061 614. Please take your empty jars (without labels) to the office along with your collections of lemons, figs and passionfruit. If anyone would like to help make the

preserves, please contact Kirsten on 3376 0267 / 0402 852 202 or email: kirsten.knowlton@gmail.com

Please collect any cardboard tubes from paper towel, cling wrap, aluminium foil etc., streamers, ribbons and paper plates and take them to the office.

See Fete Flyer on Page 6

Thank you, Kara James, 2013 Fete Convenor

Message from the P&C President I'd like to take this opportunity to again welcome Katie Shaw to the role of tuckshop convenor. However the tuckshop cannot just function with one person, it needs a band of volunteers, both regular and irregular to assist in

the day-to-day food production, service and cleaning that keeps the tuckshop functioning. Without you, the volunteer, the tuckshop cannot operate. Please find the tuckshop roster elsewhere in the newsletter and consider how you can help. And stay tuned next term for some incentives to make the experience more interesting...

The P&C is pleased to announce that we approved a long term plan to replace and add to the existing classroom furniture across the school. This is a vision over 2-3 years to replace storage, shelving, tables in the classrooms to replace items that are in some cases nearly as old as the school! This is as a result of the strong financial position of your P&C. If you have other ideas to contribute to the

community, please come to the next P&C meeting and let us know! Ben Marczyk

President: Ben Marczyk Email: pandc@jindaleess.eq.edu.au Website: www.jindaleess.eq.edu.au Hall Hire: pandc@jindaleess.eq.edu.au c.lovedaynight@gmail.com Tennis Court Hire: 0413 288 874

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Second Tuesday

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Second Wednesday

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Tuckshop Roster FOR TERM 3 8—12 July

Tuckshop Direct: 3725 5719

School Office: 3725 5777

Jindalee State School is grateful for the support o f our advertisers and sponsors and uses the income to provide educati onal services for students. We do not necessarily recommend or en dorse any advertised service or product.

Calendar of Events

Term 2: 15 April to 21 June (10 weeks)

June

19 Athletics Carnival - Yrs 4-7 20 Fete Free Dress Day - Winter Wonderland Theme

Term 3: 8 July to 20 September (11 weeks)

July

11 Fete Free Dress Day - Sports Theme

25 School Photos

Tuckshop News

Thank you very much to all the volunteers who have helped me settle into my first weeks. Your support is

appreciated. Congratulations to Jodie Long, the winner of the May $30 movie voucher.

Please note the Tuckshop will be CLOSED

THIS FRIDAY, 21 June, for cleaning.

Children’s Theatre Performance A children theatre group presents "Snow White" a

classic tale with adaptions on 24, 25, 26 June, 10am at the Chelmer Community Theatre.

For more details see flyer on page 11.

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School Holiday Cricket Clinics Boys and girls of all standards are welcome to attend Holiday Cricket Clinics conducted by Henschell Cricket Academy Pty Ltd. These Clinics concentrate on skills and activities for the beginner to the representative

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Introducing DanDaLion Friends We would like to invite you to an exclusive preview of DanDaLion Friends …. A community Not for Profit Organisation for those with ‘diffabilities’ (different). DanDaLion is an online

resource wanting to demonstrate and celebrate the true value that people with a ‘diffability’ can give to the community. It aims to connect parents, caregivers, volunteers and service providers through building an interactive

online resource so that we can deliver real help and services ‘on the ground’. Simply, it is Support, Friendship, Community. A Champagne/Afternoon Tea is being held on Sunday, 7 July from 2-5pm at 25 Mandalay Street, Fig Tree Pocket as a pre-launch to this amazing initiative inspired by Dan Bray (DanDaLion). Dan is 18, loves travelling on trains, watching train videos, ‘The Wiggles’ and all types

of planes. He feels safest at home as that is where he feels least anxious. Lately he has been exceptionally brave in getting to know more safe people and safe places within our community. Every week through the amazing patience and skills of others, Dan is now helping out in the community,

making friends and gaining new life experiences. Yet, there are so many similar people in our community not yet brave enough to make that next step. Small steps DO make a big difference so to help us to provide this valuable resource, we are asking for a $20.00 entry donation on the day and for any product or gift donations to be pledged for our

fundraising raffles. You may have a creative idea to contribute to the afternoon but regardless, your generosity will be listed on our event program, as well as through the social media coverage generated on the day. As the DanDaLion website is launched in July, event photos and your generosity will be noted on the site. DanDaLion’s creator,

Laury Bray, will outline the exciting plans of this truly remarkable community initiative but as a DanDaLion Friend and event co-coordinator, can you please RSVP to brooke.monahan@hotmail.com by Friday, 28 June.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, 7 July, to help this cub turn into a lion ….

A DanDaLion Sincerely, Brooke Monahan