COMING EVENTS Note the following dates in your Diary: TUESDAY AND THURSDAYS: Craft Morning , 9am, Function Room. UNIFORM SHOP Open Tuesday from 8.30am - 9.30am and Thursday from 2.30pm - 3.30pm. Fundraising Meeting Monday 22nd May in the Staffroom @ 6pm P&C Meeting Monday 22nd May in the Staffroom @ 7pm. Creative Generations Choir Performace Tuesday 23rd May YMCA O.S.H.C 0455 088 401 Or 46356308

CHAPLAINCY FUND-RAISERS Cruisin’ Cappucino every Wednesday afternoon. Thank you for your support.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL STUDENT HIT BY CAR Accompanying today’s Cooee is a letter regarding an incident, yesterday afternoon, where one of our stu-dents was hit by a car while crossing the road to her home. The incident was attended by QAS and QPS and the student was transported to Toowoomba Base Hospital and subsequently to Lady Cilento Hospital where she is undergoing further medical treatment. Please see letter for further details. As a result of the Facebook article in last week’s Cooee a number of parents have contacted the school about issues they have heard of regarding issues with Facebook pages. I thought I would highlight the fact that Facebook does not allow anyone under 13 to have an account. If you are aware that your child has a Facebook account, and they are under 13, then you are supporting them using the site against the express terms and conditions of the site managers. The only way for anyone to have an account if they are under 13 is to lie about their year of birth. Schools regularly have concerned parents inform them of derogatory comments, threats and other forms of bullying behaviour made of Facebook pages by students. Our school is fortunate that to date we have not been greatly impacted by this sort of cyber bullying and I wish this to remain the case. One way for us to be protected is for parents to realise if your children followed the Facebook site ’s rules, then they wouldn’t be experiencing issues of cyber bullying because they wouldn't have an account in the first place. If you as parents, allow your children to have Facebook accounts then, you are allowing them to be exposed to the anti-social behaviour we all hear about that occur on these so called ‘social networking’ sites. PBL (POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING) MATTERS

This week’s Value is “Thinking”, with a focus on, “I think about the manner in which I enter and exit the school grounds”. It is very important that students enter and exit the school in a sensible manner to ensure the safety of not just themselves, but of everybody else also. Important Tips

Walk on cement areas and footpaths – keeping to the left Always use the pedestrian crossing – cross between the flags and wait for the lollipop lady/man to signal you across. When crossing the road – Stop, Look, Listen and Think When being picked up from school - sit and wait quietly When arriving at school before 8am – sit quietly in Tuckshop area Walk bikes and scooters when in the school grounds.

A special thanks to all parents who take the time each week to sit down and talk to their child/ren about the week’s Value and focus. If any parents have any queries or concerns or wish to discuss anything, please feel free to contact Mrs Keiryn Clements (Deputy Principal) on 46 368 333. National Walk Safely to School Day Walk Safely to School day is held this Friday 19th May. Now in its 18th year, it is a campaign and annual event when all primary school children, their parents and carers are encouraged to walk and commute regu-larly and safely to school. It is a community event seeking to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the Environment. Parents or carers who drive to school are encouraged to park at least 1km away and walk to school. Until they’re ten, children must hold an adults hand when crossing the road. Thank you for your support and participation.

SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

The partnership between you and the school, especially your child's teachers, is essential to ensuring that your child has the best opportunities to enjoy the school experience and to learn effectively. Research has proven that when parents and teachers work together, everyone benefits: students tend to earn higher grades, perform better on tests, attend school more regularly, have better behaviour, and show more posi-tive attitudes toward themselves and toward school.

Your support is crucial and valued by all staff here at Darling Heights State School. Please feel free to con-tact the school or one of the teachers if you ever have any questions or if you would like opportunities to be further involved in your child’s education.

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Drayton Police invite you to:

‘Coffee with a Cop’ Come down to the Drayton Police Station and meet your local Police When: Wednesday the 24th of May 2017 be-tween 9am & 11am Where: Drayton Police Station, 35 Brisbane Street, Drayton Grab an awesome coffee supplied by our friends at ‘two moos’ and have a chat to the boys and girls in blue! Drayton Police support Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month ‘NOT NOW, NOT EVER’- Take up the challenge to put an end to domestic and family violence. FRIDAY FRIENDSHIP Had a great morning last Friday morning, started organising for an exciting event that we are going to run next term. We

also started working on some stitcheries and the ladies learnt a few tricks about copying patterns. Next week we have

Lisa from the Toowoomba Regional Council Nursery coming out to do some seed planting with all the

ladies. Hope you can come and join us. Ricky

HELPING STUDENTS TO READ Do you have 20 minutes spare in the morning to listen to children read their home readers? We are looking for volun-

teers who can spend about twenty minutes in the morning listening to some of our younger students read. If you feel that

you had the time to help us with this, please contact the school on 4636 8333. Ricky

SEP CROSS-COUNTRY

SEP students, Rosie Callagher, Evan Jack-Sandrey, Joshua Roberts and Cody Elliot ran in the SWD cross-country on Friday 12.5.17. Evan Jack-Sandrey gained 3rd place. Rosie Callagher gained 2nd place.

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Kiyua Performing Arts held in the Darling Heights State School Hall - Sat from 9am - 11am. Payment is by gold coin donation. For more details call Sheriden 0412135925

CHOIR PERFORMANCE - 23rd

MAY Next Tuesday (23

rd May), our Year 4 Choir and 5/6 Singers will be performing at

Creative Generation Voices, a biannual event organised by Education Queens-land. The event is being held out at Highfields Cultural Centre and the session time our students are performing in begins at 10.30am. There is no cost for watch-ing your child perform. If your child is involved in this performance they do need to be wearing the official school uniform (green pants, green shirt with stripe and logo). If they are not wearing this uniform on the day they will be unable to attend. PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE

This year’s challenge will begin on Monday 15 May. The reading period for Prep to Year 5 students finishes on Friday, 25 August 2017.For a student to successfully complete the Premier's Reading Challenge they must read or experience the number of books indicated below. Experiencing a book can include classroom or at home activities such as shared reading, listening and reading along with a book, or being read to.

Students will be issued with a sheet to record the books that they have read or experienced.

Prep - Year 2: Read or experience 20 books

Years 3 - 4 : 20 books Years 5 : 15 books

Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability.

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Darling Heights State School P&C Association

MULTI-DRAW RAFFLE DRAWN: Wednesday, 19.07.17

6 Major 1st Prizes **Load of Fire Wood (value $120, local delivery)

OR One of 5 Baskets consisting of a $200 discount voucher for Ashmore Palms Holiday Village (Min. 4 night stay), Gold Coast; a $50 gift card/ voucher (Coles, BCF, Westbrook Tavern or Bazinga Entertainment) or Westridge Domino’s Pizza vouchers; & a variety of goodies **********10 consolation prize baskets**********

**************** $1 per ticket **************** Tickets are on sale every weekday as specified below (except Friday afternoons) Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from the Tuckshop from 8.30-9am & 2.30-3pm Tuesdays & Thursdays from the Function Room from 8.30am until 3pm (times may vary depending on Craft group availability) Also at the Uniform Shop Thursdays 3-3.30pm **If you wish to sell tickets on behalf of the P&C Association, or purchase tickets, but can’t get to the school, please re-turn the form below, with your child, to the school office or Tuckshop/ Uniform Shop/ Function Room & a P&C repre-sentative will be in contact with you. Thankyou in advance, for your support of our fundraising efforts to air-condition our remaining classrooms** TICKETS (sold & unsold) must be returned to the P&C by Wednesday 12.07.17 to allow for processing Darling Heights State School P&C Association MULTI-DRAW RAFFLE

Darling Heights State School P&C Association MULTI-DRAW RAFFLE Contact Form

Parent/ Contact Name:……………………………………………………………………………………… Phone number:…………………………………………………………………………………………………. Child’s name & Class:…………………………………………………………………………………………

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YMCA After School Care 46 356308

Prep/Year 1 Stars PN – Jacklin Muhawenimana PT - Eman Bwirabukiza PM - Sasa Adhil PW - Kelvin huang 1J - Aluet Pach 1M - Noa Dafny 1S - Malak Al-Karkhi 1B - Arora Seymour Year 2 Stars 2S - Mikah England 2D 2M Khalid Admam 2B - Caleb George Year 3 Star of the Week 3C - Elyse Rolellem 3G - Hunter Goodacre

3D - Ethan Mbano Year 3 Merit Awards 3G - Shikia Weribone 3H AWARDS

Star Box - Jasmine Taylor Star Student - Hannah Foulds-Patterson Most Improved Speller - Tedy, Mohamed, Maddisyn 100% Facts - Fauzia, Caitlin, Ezekiel, Ali, Maddisyn, Jasmine S, Jasmine T, Hadi, Jack 100% Spelling - Fauzia, Caitlin, Ezekiel, Matthew, Maddisyn, Hadi, Mohamed, YEAR 4R AWARDS

STAR Award - Ali-Seena Nouroz Ali

Student of the Week Award Owen Hernon Merit Award - Isabella Frater Congratulations to the following students who used their singing voice for the first time this week:

Maddox O’Connor, Imogen Czaran, Khalid Adham, Mark Ramsay, Sabreen Sekhon Grace Quoibia, Ali Muzaffari Year 5/6 Awards A - Aanan Shafiuddin B - Sarmad Bajwah

SENIOR NEWS Cyberbullying has been a major issue amongst our cohort of late, and our students attended a talk about it on Mon-day afternoon. It would be much appreciated if you could discuss with them what they learnt at the session so as to keep them as safe as possible. A group of students represented our school ably at the recent Zone Cross Country trials, and we look forward to seeing them apply their skills to the 800m and sprints as we start athletics training this Friday. On a final note, please ensure that your child comes to school with a hat and jumper (if needed) every day. Mak-ing sure they are clearly named is also imperative as hav-ing to buy new ones is an expense best avoided. Cyber-bullying has been a major issue amongst our cohort of late, and our students attended a talk about it on Monday afternoon. It would be much appreciated if you could dis-cuss with them what they learnt at the session so as to keep them as safe as possible. A group of students represented our school ably at the recent Zone Cross Country trials, and we look forward to seeing them apply their skills to the 800m and sprints as we start athletics training this Friday. On a final note, please ensure that your child comes to school with a hat and jumper (if needed) every day. Mak-ing sure they are clearly named is also imperative as hav-ing to buy new ones is an expense best avoided.

STAR STUDENTS

MEAL DEAL Burger Meal Deal Thursday 18th May Beef or Nugget Burger (Halal avail) + Drink $6.

TUCKSHOP CONVENOR

Darling Heights State School is looking for an enthusiastic Tuckshop Convenor

· Must own Food Safety Supervisor Certificate · Must hold a Blue Card

· Must be self-motivated and able to work unsu-pervised, have good people skills and be a friendly

face to the school community 3-day work week (Wednesday-Thursday-Friday)

20 hours/week Paid at permanent part time rate

Permanent position Applications close 17/05/17

Email: principal@darlheigss.eq.edu.au