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11 November 201611 November 2016

School UpdateMrs Driver has been on leave over the past week after havingan accident at home. This required surgery and she is currentlyrecuperating. In her absence, Larissa Wills will be ActingPrincipal with Samantha Brown as Acting Deputy. Fiona Lloydwill act in the Head of Special Education position.

School Leaders

Last week saw the voting for the 2017 Student Leaders atCamp Hill.

Congratulations to all of our Year 6 students for 2017 for theircommitment to leadership in their final year of Primary School.

2017 SCHOOL LEADERS

Genevieve PSCHOOL CAPTAINS

Jake C-M

Maya NSCHOOL VICE-CAPTAINS

Christian J

Zali S-G & Sophia McCULTURAL CAPTAINS

Nate H

2017 SCHOOL LEADERS

Chloe PSTUDENT COUNCIL CHAIRPERSONS

Charlotte S

Caitlin BWILSON HOUSE CAPTAINS

Leithyn S

Tara CWILSON HOUSE VICE-CAPTAINS

Carter P & Damon C

Ella W & Georgette MMOORE HOUSE CAPTAINS

Samuel G

Grace OMOORE HOUSE VICE-CAPTAINS

Nicholas R

Sumalee MMCILWRAITH HOUSE CAPTAINS

Jonathan M

Avalon B & Olivia JMCILWRAITH HOUSE VICE-CAPTAINS

Brady S

Joseph FENVIRONMENTAL CAPTAINS

Bella C

Indi FAEROBICS CAPTAINS

Scarlett L

Music Night

Wednesday night was our annual Music Festival Night whichsaw our students performing to a large group of admiring andvery proud parents. It was a delightful night showcasing

splendidly accomplished performances and wonderfulemerging talent. The choirs sang beautifully and provided anexcellent finale with the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Choirsand the Boys Singing Group all performing together. The StringOrchestra and Concert Band performed with gusto and theBeginner Strings and Band performed admirably. Many thanksmust go to the artistic direction and ongoing commitment ofMeredith Cook, Toby Stockdale and Rose Heratage.

Kindy Visits

The C&K Kindy from Camp Hill spent two mornings engagingwith our Prep classes. This provided an opportunity for ourup and coming Prep students to experience a Prep morning,engage with other students, visit some of the classrooms andexperience some outdoor play. These visits are in line with theschool’s Supporting Transition in the Early Years program. Wevalue our close relationship with the local Kindies and Day CareCentres.

Trivia Night

Saturday night saw approximately 100 of our parents meet atthe Camp Hill Bowls Club for the P&C’s annual Trivia Night.The parent teams competed with enthusiasm both in the quiz,and with their costumes, to win the coveted awards. Underthe theme of “Hollywood Movies”, we saw teams representing“Grease”, “Crackerjack”, “Police Academy”, and “Inside Out” toname but a few. The winner of the best theme was the “ToyStory” crew with “The Great Gatsby” team winning the TriviaCompetition by a very small margin.

Many thanks must go to the P&C executive who organised thiswonderful community event for parents.

Financial Audit

The school will be undergoing a Financial Audit this week.During this time, our BSM, Sandra Saunders and SchoolAdministration will be busy undertaking this process.

Remembrance Day Poppies

Poppies will be on sale in both offices forRemembrance Day on 11 November.

This year we have a limited number ofpurple poppies. These are in honour of animals that servedduring war.

Wristbands $2Poppies 50c

Deputy Principal’s Report

Transitions for 2017

As we come to the end of the year there are manyconversations with students, parents and teachers regarding2017. Teachers will be meeting over the next few weeks toplace students into new classes. Some teachers will be movingclasses and, in some instances, year levels. As a school, weunderstand that this process of change can sometimes bechallenging for both students and their parents. If you have anyquestions or concerns, please contact the school.

Prep 2017

We have approximately 125 students enrolled for Prep in 2017,many of these have already visited the school, experienced amorning in a Prep class, or have visited with their parents ortheir Kindy. A large number of new Preps have visited recentlyfrom C&K Camp Hill, spending time in our library and visitingclassrooms.

Currently, classes are being compiled for Prep. While everyattempt is being made to place each child with a familiar face,teacher requests will not be able to be met due to classroomchanges and the sheer number of requests.

Parents of new Prep students will be invited to meet with theirnew teachers during the Pupil Free Day where they will find outall the necessary information about the class, the routine andwhat to do on the first day of school. Tea and tissues will beprovided in the morning after drop off at a designated place onthe campus.

Year 1-2017

Students going into Year 1 have been gradually transitioningover the past term. Students have been attending Parade eachWednesday, have been accessing play areas and eating areasand have been visiting Year 1 classrooms throughout the term.

An information brochure will be sent home before the end ofthe year to inform parents about the Year 1 program and anypertinent information about class organisation.

Year 3-2017

Students will spend some time being shown the SeniorCampus classrooms and meeting some of the Year 3 teachers.The move across the oval to the senior school is not the majorchange that it once used to be. Students have been spendingmuch of their playtime on the Senior Campus throughout theyear. A parent talk and tour will take place on Thursday 17thNovember from 9:00-9:30am for those parents whose childrenare transitioning from Year 2 to Year 3. Please meet outside theJunior Campus office.

Music News

Music Fest

The Concert Band competed at Music Fest on 27 October andreceived a Silver Award for their performance. Congratulations

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to the students and Mr Stockdale for their wonderful playing.They have really improved throughout the year.

“Pictured are Ethan (Cultural Captain), Mr Stockdale and Priya“Pictured are Ethan (Cultural Captain), Mr Stockdale and Priya(Cultural Captain) with the Trophy they received for their(Cultural Captain) with the Trophy they received for their

performance”performance”

Music Night

Our recent concert, featuring approximately 200 students, wasa wonderful evening of music. All Band and String studentsperformed, as well as the Recorder Ensemble, Primary Gleeand our four Choirs (Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Boys).

Ethan and Priya (Cultural Captains) were the comperes for theevening and they did a magnificent job. Congratulations!

Thank you to all of the teacher and parent helpers who assistedby organising the students, baking for the cake stall, cookingsausages, serving sausages, selling cakes and selling raffletickets.

Thank you to Mrs Scott for co-ordinating the BBQ and to MrsFarley for co-ordinating the raffle. Thank you also to Mrs Farleyand Mr Frearson for their piano accompaniment and Mrs Storrsfor playing clarinet.

The students demonstrated their musical talent and thepleasing improvements they have made since the start of theyear.

It was a magical, musical evening!

Instrumental Music 2017

The selection process for new students for 2017 is nearlycomplete. There have been 68 applications for 34 places. Theprocess for selection is very thorough with many factors takeninto consideration. Students are given an aural test and asinging test, as being able to sing in tune is important forplaying an instrument in tune. Also, as students have lessonsduring school time, their academic marks are considered. Theyneed to be able to catch up on any work missed while theyare at their instrumental lesson. Behaviour and commitment tocompleting homework are also considered before selection ismade.

The Instrumental Program is ensemble based, not individuallessons, so it is important for students to be able to keep pacewith the group and be committed to home practice 5 days perweek.

If your child is not selected, please consider private lessonsfor their instrument of choice. If you contact The Qld Music

Teachers Association they can usually give you the names ofmusic teachers in your area.

You will be notified of the outcome sometime during the nextweek.

Continuing Instrumental Students

All students who have been learning an instrument throughout2016 are expected to continue in 2017. If your child has beenasked to purchase a new tutor book for 2017, please makesure that they have the book for their first instrumental lesson atthe start of next year.

Students who have been using a school instrument during theyear will now need to purchase their own instrument. Pleasecontact Mrs Cook mcook10@eq.edu.au , Mr Stockdaletstoc2@eq.edu.au , or Ms Heratage rhera5@eq.edu.au , if yourequire assistance with the purchase of an instrument.

Habits of the MindThe aim of the You Can Do It program isto strengthen the five social andemotional skills and values (the ‘5 Keys’)which all children need to manage.

The Year 2 and 3 students have engaged inmaking ‘Resilience’ chatterboxes. Whenfaced with upset feelings such as anger,sadness or worry, the chatterboxes identifysome ways in which these emotions may make us feel and thensuggest things we can do to be more resilient:

Library News

Early Literacy Library Sessions ThursdayMornings 9:00 – 9:30am

Drop the big kids off to class, then pop in to our Junior Librarywith any pre-preppies to enjoy a story and borrow some booksto take home. Take advantage of this opportunity to provideyour children with a fun introduction to school and becomefamiliar with the school library. Families can select 5 books toborrow each Thursday and join in an informal story session.

• Relax and think good thoughts.

• Find something fun to do.

• Take 3 deep breaths.

• Find a buddy to talk to.

• Think of all the things you are good at.

• Count to 10 slowly.

• Find an adult to talk to.

• Use a ‘squeeze’ ball.

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Sports News

NRL Development Clinic

Last term we saw some classes involved with a Rugby Leaguedevelopment program run by the NRL. Each student thatparticipated in the program received their own football to takehome. These have recently been given out to the classesinvolved. Students that need their ball to be inflated can see MrBourke at school. Thank you to the student council membersfor delivering balls to classes.

Rookies 2 Reds after school Rugby Union Clinic

This term students have the opportunity to enrol in an afterschool Rugby Union program, run by the QLD Reds RugbyUnion Development. This four week program on Wednesdayafternoons, starting on 9 November, will be held on the JuniorCampus oval.

To register, visit the following link or call 1300 753 733. Anyquestions regarding this program are to be directed to the QLDReds not the school.

http://www.rookies2reds.com.au

Term 4 Swimming

Mr Bourke and Mrs Roberts would like to say a massive THANKYOU to all parents and grandparents that have helped with theirchild’s class swimming lessons. With your support, the lessonsare more productive and more beneficial for our students!

Swimming Carnivals

The Junior Campus swimming carnival will be held on Friday 2December.

The carnival will be broken up in sessions, with one year levelper session visiting the pool. All students will swim in two races.

Session times for the Junior Campus swimming carnival are:

Prep 9:00am - 11:00am

Year 1 11:30am – 1.10pm

Year 2 1:30pm - 3:00pm

The Senior Campus (Years 3-6) swimming carnival will be heldon Tuesday 29th November.

The senior carnival will be an all-day event. All students will havethe opportunity to race in all 4 swimming strokes. Events willinclude 50m age championship races and 25m races. At theSenior Campus carnival, students compete in their age groupnot their year level.

Primary Campus Swimming Carnival RaceNominations

Students who wish to compete for age championships, mustqualify for 50m races in their PE lessons. This will begin aroundWeek 7 this term.

The six fastest times for girls and six fastest times for boys ineach age group and event, will qualify to race in the 50m raceson the day of the carnival.

Students who do not want to compete for age champion or donot qualify for 50m races, still have the opportunity to race inany or all of the 25m races.

Met East Aquathon & Triathalon Trials

Any student interested in trialling for the 2017 Met EastAquathon (Run, Swim, Run) or Triathlon (Swim, Bike, Run)teams, please see Mr Bourke. Age divisions are:

AQUATHLON - 11/12yrs Born 2005/2006JUNIOR (Triathlon) - 13/14yrs Born 2003/2004

Chappy Chat

5c Frenzy

Thank you to everyone who supported the Chaplaincy 5cFrenzy.

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It was a close race to the end with the Primary winner beatingthe runners up by only 70 cents on the last day!

Congratulations to 5A and 2E who will now enjoy a pizza partywith Mr Mal.

The runner up classes, 3D and 2C, will also be rewarded fortheir efforts with ice-blocks all round.

Chaplaincy Christmas Carols

As the end of year approaches it’s that time again when theschool comes together to celebrate Christmas.

This year our Chaplaincy Carols will be on Tuesday the 22November.

The night will kick off from 5:00pm on the main oval. We willhave Christmas market stalls, face painting, glow sticks andsnow cones.

We have also upgraded our food stall options and you will beable to choose from Pulled Pork buns, Hotdogs, Cheerio cupsand the traditional sausages on bread.

Carols will start at 6:15pm to be finished by 7:30pm.

Helpers Needed

As always to make the night run smoothly we are looking formore helpers. If you can spare an hour, or two, in any of thefollowing areas please let us know by emailing:camphillchaplaincy@hotmail.com

Queensland Science Awards 2016Twenty-five students with a passion for Science and Mathsentered this year’s Science Teachers Association ofQueensland (STAQ) Contest. This is held annually at theUniversity of Queensland.

Students elect to complete a project from the followingcategories - Scientific Investigations, Engineering andTechnology, Communicating Science, Classified Collections,Environmental Action Projects and Mathematics. Their workmust meet strict criteria and be totally independent.

The students worked diligently for many weeks to completetheir projects. As you can see, we have a wide variety ofsubmissions with every single entrant proud of their work!

Here is the list of participants and their wonderful projects. I amdelighted to report that seven students have earned awards thisyear.

Category Participant/

s

Title of Project

Maddie W Aliens/Adaptations for Mars

Eve P andHolly R

Crystal/Meaning/Testing

Oli H-M Acid Rain (3rd)

ScientificInvestigations

Claire E andAlice K

Static Electricity

Poppy B Dog Carrier

(Highly Commended)

EngineeringandTechnology

Ruby-Scarlett Iand

Addison S

A Wind Turbine (2nd)

• Home bake, food prep and set up can all be donebefore the night.

• On the night we need people to cook on the BBQand serve food. People are also needed on security,and to help with pack up.

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Category Participant/

s

Title of Project

Elsie B, ChloeM and DanaO-C

The Brain Teaser

Zara W My Heart Rate

Larna K,Georgia McDand Neave C

The Solar System

Billie D Natural Disasters

(Highly Commended)

Emma C andMikayla K

Alternative Fuel – Salt WaterCar

Annika McMand Tessa G

The Human Eye

CommunicatingScience

Stella A andCarmen R

Dogs Vs Wolves

EnvironmentalAction Projects

Chloe P andJasmine K

Crow Guard – How to reducethe impact of crows at ourschool (2nd)

Mathematics Oli H-M Number Pattern (1st)

A special congratulation is extended to Oliver H-M,A special congratulation is extended to Oliver H-M,Ruby-Scarlett I and Addison S. Their experience has notRuby-Scarlett I and Addison S. Their experience has not

ended as their projects have progressed to a national level!ended as their projects have progressed to a national level!They are being considered for BHP Billiton Awards!They are being considered for BHP Billiton Awards!

Monica McMillan – Lead Teacher (Science)

P & C News

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Thank-You BBQ

The P&C would like to invite you to their annual Volunteer ThankYou BBQ on Sunday 13th November 2016 at 4:00pm. Comeand have a relaxing afternoon and enjoy a sausage sizzle withour fantastic school community.

The BBQ will be held on the school oval.

Please RSVP to admin@camphillpandc.com.au if you would liketo attend.

General News

Book Lists

Order information for Booklists will be coming home next week.Every family will receive an electronic copy via their class emailwith all the requirements for the 2017 school year. You canplace your order online, over the phone or by visiting the retailstore at Caswell St East Brisbane. You can choose delivery toyour chosen address or you can collect from their store. Thereare no cut-off dates for ordering but it is recommended that youorder as early as possible. If you have a Layby that you wouldlike to complete please call 07 33917000.

Advertising Opportunity

The P&C are offering local businesses the chance to advertisein our 2017 School Calendar. With 1 200 calendars distributedto our school and wider local community in 2016 this is a greatopportunity not to be missed! There are limited spaces availablein the calendar which also includes an acknowledgementduring the month of sponsorship in the School Newsletter.Please contact admin@camphillpandc.com.au or 3900 9328for further information on this great opportunity.

Parent Representative

The Camp Hill State Infants & Primary School (CHSIPS) SchoolCouncil was established in 2014 and is comprised of electedparent and staff representatives. The function of the SchoolCouncil is to guide the broad strategic direction of the schoolby:

a) monitoring the school's strategic direction;b) approving plans and policies of the school of astrategic nature and other documents affecting strategicmatters (including the annual estimate of revenue andexpenditure for the school);c) monitoring the implementation of the plans, policiesand other documents mentioned above and;d) advising the school's principal about strategicmatters.

We are calling for nominees for election to one of our parentrepresentative positions. The election will be held at the nextP&C General Meeting on Wednesday 16th November 2016.The position is available to any parent of a child at CHSI&PS.

In order to be considered for the role, the nominee must benominated by two (2) P&C members - this can be done inperson at the P&C meeting. If the nominee is unable to attendthe P&C meeting they must submit a written nomination signedby the nominee and two nominating P&C members. (Pleaseforward all written nominations tosecretary@camphillpandc.com.au or drop them at the P&Coffice on the Senior School Campus (next to the Uniform Shop)by Monday 14th November 2016.

Please refer to the below link for further information regardingthe School Council.

http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/about/school-council-handbook.html

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Uniform Shop News

We are having a sell-out of all our remaining bookcovers at 50% off. Scrapbooks are now $1.50,A4 covers $1.00 and exercise book covers are$0.50 each. Plenty of colours are available butfirst in will get first pick.

Please note, we have changed our emailaddress to uniforms@camphillpandc.com.au

If you have a Prep joining us in 2017, you mustbook an appointment time for their fitting. They will not be fittedduring normal trading hours. Please click on this link to bookyour appointment time or go to the Uniforms page on theschool website.

https://my.setmore.com/bookingpage/774c3074-3003-414a-b7ec-853e2ae7b8f7

Swim Season

We stock goggles $16, swim caps $6 and swim bags $10.50.

We also sell the Camp Hill swimming club swimmers. Stock islimited and available online through our store.

Please ensure when using the online system, you register andchoose your child’s class. To purchase online and havedelivered to your child’s class, please ensure all orders areplaced before 9:00am Tuesdays & Thursdays for same daydelivery. All online orders are also delivered on Tuesdays andThursdays.

https://schoolshoponline.net.au/camphillipss

If you cannot make it to the shop, please email us, as we arealways happy to help.

Uniform Shop trading hours are:

Tuesday and Thursday 8:15 – 9:30am under “D”Block, Primary CampusLee-Anne Currie - Uniform Shop ConvenorEmail:- uniforms@camphillpandc.com.au

Swim Club

Just a reminder that we have three bigevents coming up:

INTERCLUB CARNIVAL Saturday12th NovemberRochedale / Marshall Road / CampHill at Rochedale. Warm up is at 2:00pm for a 2:30 start.Nominations have closed.

CLUB INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY NIGHT Friday 25thNovemberNominations are open.

INTERCLUB CARNIVAL Saturday 3rd DecemberWellers Hill / Mansfield / Camp Hill at Mansfield

SWIM WITH THE CAMP HIIL CROCS!

General News

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