DATES TO REMEMBER: Every Tuesday 3 - 4pm Homework Club 2nd November Payment due for 5/6 excursion 16th November 5/6 Excursion to Thunderbird Park 30th November - Thursday Yr 6 visit to Glenala SHS

1st December- Friday Yr 6 visit to Yeronga SHS 8th December – Friday End of Term 4 22nd January – Monday Start of Term 1 2018 26th January – Friday Australia Day

Well, it’s great to be back at school, even though nine weeks in Greece and Italy was absolutely amazing!! Many thanks to Miss Dunn and Mrs Osborne who took such wonderful care of the Watson Road State School students and staff in my absence. UPGRADE TO WRSS CRICKET PITCH Souths Junior Cricket Club is a not for profit organisation, run by volunteers, which provides junior cricket programs for boys and girls aged 5 to 17 years in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. The club has used the Watson Road SS cricket pitch for many years and we have been extremely happy to be able to support an organisation that is so Community focused. Recently, the President of the club (Mr Brett Gillespie) approached the school offering to remove the current concrete cricket pitch and install two new concrete pitches of the same size. This came at a cost of $28,000 which was paid for by Souths through a successful grant application. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Souths Junior Cricket Club executive for all their hard work and in particular for the impressive upgrade to the school oval. It will be greatly beneficial to our students.

CONTINUING ENROLMENTS FOR 2018 SCHOOL YEAR In order to assist with workforce planning and the formation of classes for 2018, we ask parents/carers to let the school know if your child/ren are not returning

to WRSS for the 2018 school year.

Principal

Gai Durham

Phone

3715 2333

Fax

3715 2300

Student Absence

3715 2360 (before

9am)

Email

the.principal@

watsroadss.eq.edu.au

Website

http://watsroadss.

eq.edu.au

Address

210 Watson Rd,

PO Box 53

Acacia Ridge 4110

Term Dates 2017

T3: 10 Jul – 15 Sep

T4: 3 Oct – 8 Dec

Watson Road

ALLSTARS

Be Safe

Be Kind

Be a Learner

Be Respectful

ENROL NOW FOR 2018 We are currently accepting enrolments for the 2018 school year. Enrolment packages can be collected from our office. Return the completed enrolment form to the office. An interview will then be booked for you and your child. Please contact the office should you have any further questions about this process.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS FOR LEARNING (PBL) FOCUS

Across the fortnight teachers will be talking to the children about what is Being Respectful / Following Adult Instructions.

We expect our students to:

listen to adults

act on an instruction immediately

use polite words when responding to adults

try their best in all areas of school life

allow students to learn and teachers to teach.

Our Attendance Bear has been aptly named by the Preps: Detective Watson

WINNERS –Term 4 Week 5 Congratulations once again to Mr Edwards and the Year 3/4 class

who met our target of 95% attendance! A fantastic effort!

Prep 79% Yr 2/3 88% Yr 4/5 75%

Yr 1/2 86% Yr 3/4 95% !!!!!!!!!! Yr 5/6 74%

TARGET: 95% Whole School Average: 83%

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Reading Strategy for the Fortnight

Activating prior knowledge is when you think about all the things you already know about a topic. This can include what you have experienced personally and what you have read about, seen on TV or at the movies, etc. Thinking about what you

already know is useful

because it gives you a

base to build new

knowledge and helps you

to make connections with

the text.

Library Monitors

Kiera – 4/5C

Seyruk – 5/6M

Hodan – 5/6M

Ayia – 5/6M

STUDENT AWARDS

Week 4

Yr 5/6 Jacob – Being a Learner: Jacob respects his learning. He

displays an understanding of developing a persuasive

argument.

Seyruk – Being a Learner: Seyruk is very attentive in

class and is working hard in all areas to improve.

Deputy Principal’s Award Jacob – For a convincing argument in his

persuasive writing.

Mohsin - For a convincing argument in his

persuasive writing.

Najib - For a convincing argument in his

persuasive writing.

Abdirakim - For a convincing argument in his persuasive writing.

Yr 4/5 Shuaib – Being Respectful: For taking time out of his

day to make sure our classroom is a tidy one.

Nima – Being a Learner: For working hard to

understand her factors and multiples.

Yr 3 /4 Dylan – Being Kind: For being a kind and helpful

classmate.

Latifah – Being a Learner: For making relevant and

thoughtful contributions to class discussions.

PREP Damien – For playing kindly and respectfully with other

students in playzone.

Ibrahim – Being a Learner: Ibrahim is an active

participant in guided reading. Keep it up Ibrahim!

MAGIC SIGHT WORDS AWARDS

PREP

Jacob – BLUE 42 Magic words

Umalkher – BLUE 42 Magic words

Yr 1 /2

Abdirizak – GOLD 12 Magic words

Said – GOLD 12 Magic words

Jonathon – BLUE 42 Magic words

Hixen – GREEN 58 Magic words

Kyla – ORANGE 74 Magic words

Maximus – INDIGO 86 Magic words

Maysuun - INDIGO 86 Magic words

Ajay – PINK 120 Magic Words

Awale – EMERALD 320 Magic words

Alisina – TEAL 400 Magic words

Soni – MUSTARD 580 Magic words

Congratulations to our new Library Assistants and Library Monitors

Library Assistants

Elena – 5/6M

Sarah – 5/6M

Week 5

Yr 5/6 Hodan – Being a Learner: Hodan is very committed to

improving her learning, always asking questions to clarify

information.

Yr 4/5 Shuaid – Being a Learner: from 4/5C Thank you for

improving in class. Keep it up.

Idris – Being Safe: Using the High 5 to resolve conflicts.

Shakib – Being a Learner: Achieving in his mapping

assessment, thanks to his own hard work

Patrick - Being a Learner: Achieving in his mapping

assessment, thanks to his own hard work

Yr 1/2

Maysuun, Ahmed, Alisina, Kyla and Cruize – Excellent

effort in following our school expectations when regular

classroom teacher is not present.

PREP

Fatima – Being Kind: Fatema is a kind and caring class

member. She is always ready to lend a hand to others.

The poppy is a popular Remembrance Day symbol.

Futsal Team Look at our awesome Futsal team. These kids are doing their school proud. The Girls’ team got 2nd overall and the

Boys’ team got 4th overall losing by 1. Matthew got Most Valuable Player for the boys out of 64 boys from 6 different

schools.

Several of our students

were asked if they would

attend Glenala next year

to be part of the Glenala

futsal program.

AWESOME JOB!!

Remembrance Day in Australia Remembrance Day in Australia is dedicated to Australians who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards. A minute of silence is dedicated to the deceased, especially for soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. Remembrance Day is annually observed on November 11 although it is not a public holiday.

What Do People Do?

Many Australians stop what they are doing at exactly 11am in their local times on November 11 each year to dedicate a minute of silence for those who died in war, especially soldiers from as far back as World War I. Those who join in this act of remembrance include teachers, students, politicians, and workers of public and private sector enterprises.

Many people wear artificial poppies on the day and key political figures make speeches in remembrance of the nation’s fallen heroes. Services are held at 11am at war memorials in suburbs and towns across the country, at which the “Last Post” is played by a bugler and a one-minute silence is observed.

Competitions at Watson Rd

We have 2 competitions coming up at Watson Rd, both these competitions will require parent signature for entry. Some classes will be participating in these competitions so please contact class teachers for further information.

Brisbane City Council competition - My Brisbane My place - design a postcard reflecting your special place - closes 24th November 2017 – So post it off for your chance to win a $100 gift card!

Electoral Office competition- Algester Christmas Card - design a 'Season's Greetings' picture - years Prep - 3 only - closes 6th November – The best drawing from the school will receive a $50 Coles/Myer gift card then go into the finals, where members of the public vote on the finalist. Successful finalist will have their drawing appear on the 2017 Christmas card and receive an additional $100 Coles/Myer gift card

This month is an important one for men all around the world. Movember is a movement where men unite to raise funds

and awareness around men’s cancer, as well as the issues that society has with men sharing feeling and thoughts on

their depression. Movember aims to lower the rate of male suicide by 25%

by the year 2030 as the current rates are far too high to be okay.

If you feel like supporting us please share our message and make others

aware that its okay to see a doctor about your health and depression if you

are a man.

If you feel like donating to the Movember Cause, we have joined a

movember team found at https://moteam.co/milton-whiskers

Thanks for anything you can do.

Max Cicolini

Aaron Himstedt

What’s up Watson Road?!? This is your News Reporter, Kiera!

Sarah is in 5/6M and is 11 she was born on the 6th October 2006.

If she had one wish it would be to stop wars.

What she likes about our school is our Sporting and Academic highlights.

What she doesn’t like about our school is nothing, she thinks our school is awesome!

See Ya!

Kiera

What head Lice look like

Ways to Treat Headlice

Conditioner & Comb Treatment Simply coat dry hair with normal white conditioner. Detangle hair with a comb or brush if needed to prevent tears, then leave conditioner on for five minutes. Taking a fine tooth comb, comb through hair in sections, rinsing comb in very hot water in between combing. Continue until all traces of head lice appear to have been removed. Rinse hair and sterilise comb using extremely hot water. Repeat one week later to remove any newly hatched head lice.

Dry combing the lice out A fine tooth comb through dry hair can also be effective in removing head lice. It works in much the same way as the conditioner and comb method, by sectioning off hair and removing the lice and eggs with the comb.

Tea Tree Oil Spray Fill a spray bottle with water and one teaspoon of Tea tree oil and use as a daily spray in hair. This is also a great detangling method for girls with long or curly hair and appears to deter head lice, used as a preventative measure. Heat Using a hair dryer to dehydrate head lice and their eggs can be effective, however this method works best on eggs rather than live lice so may be better utilised following other methods.

Over The Counter Head Lice Treatment There are plenty of over the counter treatments with varying types of chemicals and natural ingredients designed to kill head lice. Generally these also involve the use of a comb to remove lice after treatment is applied.

WRSS Snap Shot

By Kiera Bartolozzi