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14 November 201914 November 2019

From the PrincipalHow did it get to just 4 weeks of school leftin 2019? School life for all of us is at arunning pace, with the assessment andreporting phase drawing to a close and finalreport cards are being written for all classesfrom Prep to Year 6. It is wonderful to seestudents maintaining high standardsthroughout the year. Even though classes

are busy with assessments, I can still see lots of smiles and funactivities. Congratulations to all our students on theirenthusiasm.Well done!

The Year 6 teaching team are finalising graduation as well asthe end of year arrangements for their students’ final weeksin Primary School. We are also preparing Year 5’s for thefinal phase of their leadership qualifications. Speeches werepresented this week for those children aspiring towards 2020School Captain positions and face to face interviews will occurnext Thursday. A similar process for other 2020 Leadershippositions will follow in Week 8.

Our next community event will be our Carols by Torchlight at5.30pm on Friday 29 November. More information on this isin this week’s newsletter. This is a lovely opportunity for ourcommunity to get together and we encourage everyone to wearRed or Green colours for the night. Our Volunteers’ Thank YouMorning Tea is on Wednesday 4 December. Invitations havealready been handed out.

So cross-check your diaries with our Diary Events so that thereare no surprises!

Classes for 2020

We have been very busy enrolling our wonderful 2020 Preppiesand children in other year levels who will be attending ourschool in 2020. We are predicting a slight increase in numbers,due to the growth in new housing in the surrounding communityand the news that our school provides great educationalprograms – Academic excellence, Robotics, LEAP Program,The Arts, Sports, Gymnastics as well as providing amazingfacilities. The Morayfield East story is spreading throughout ourschool precinct.

If you know of anyone who has not yet enrolled for the2020 school year, please encourage them to ring our officeimmediately for an enrolment pack. If you are intending movingout of the area due to transfers etc, please inform the officeimmediately. Thank you, if you have already provided thisinformation on the Matters for Consideration form that was sentout a few weeks ago.

We are busy arranging classes and assigning teachers to YearLevels as we head into a very exciting 2020 school year. Thankyou to all those people who have sent in the Matters forConsideration forms for 2020 classes. (This has now closed.)

I would also like to announce that Rebecca Kerr has receiveda 2020 transfer to Mountain Creek State School as a SpecialEducation Teacher. Rebecca is a highly regarded teacherthroughout the school community, and will be greatly missedby her colleagues and students.

Bushfires

The news at the moment has been devastating to hear andwatch, as bushfires rage throughout our state and country. Thistogether with the extreme heat we have been experiencing, hasmade us all very vigilant of the need to look after ourselves andour neighbours. I urge all staff, parents, families and children

to not take risks during these difficult circumstances, and beespecially cautious during these extreme weather events.

Please take care over the coming days. The safety of ourstudents, staff and wider school communities is always ourhighest priority.

No Hat No Sun

With the extreme weather conditions we are currently facing, itis important to remember that our school has a “No Hat, NoSun” policy.

Every child is required to wear a school hat whenever theyare playing outside, during PE and sporting activities. Childrenwithout a hat will be required to remain under shaded areas.These hats are readily available from our Uniform Shop at theTuckshop.

Have a fabulous fortnight!

Julieanne

DO YOU KNOW THE PROCEDURES? - BEFOREAND AFTER SCHOOL

As the weather is warming up we have noticed that more andmore students are coming to school to enjoy time with theirfriends before their day of learning begins. Likewise, teachersalso use this valuable time to place the final touches on planningfor engaging lessons in the classroom or engage in professionalconversations. To allow teachers this time and to ensure thesafety of all students, we would ask that you re-mind yourchildren of the following:

A great use of time before school could look like the following:

We encourage students, for their safety, to go straight homeafter their teachers release them from class. We appreciate yoursupport with this. It helps our school run smoothly.

Attendance Data

Our whole school target is 94% attendance.

Attendance - TARGET 94% Weekending 03/11/2019

Class % Rate Class % Rate Class % Rate

PDS 90.39 1CC 89.55 2DE 90.47

PPY 94.46 1FW 90.78 2LM 93.3

PSF 90.64 1JB 89.03 2NC 92.25

PSP 89.46 1LL 88.15 2RA 83.76

Class % Rate Class % Rate Class % Rate

PSR 88.98 1LS 89.82 2SS 92.28

PVS 88.25 2ZC 91.91

Class % Rate Class % Rate

3BD 88.16 4BH 85.89

3CM 94.33 4DO 91.3

3DC 88.1 4KC 91.8

3KC 87.55 4LH 89.32

3LD 87.45 4MC 88.99

3LW 85.83

Class % Rate Class % Rate

5DM 88.75 6CC 85.3

5JC 88.77 6CS 89.75

5LC 89.47 6DB 87.98

5PM 88.73 6RK 87.72

5TF 93.09 6SS 90.07

6TR 92.16

Deputy News Prep - 1 – Paul Simpson

Junior Assembly Term 4

The junior assemblies will continue to beheld on odd weeks in Term 4. They willbegin at 9am on Fridays. Our next assemblywill be on Friday 22 November (Week 7).The following are the week and dates forthe rest of the term.

The Whole School Assembly will be held on Tuesday 10December. Look forward to more details as we get closer.

Prep Interviews for 2020

We have over 100 Preps already enrolled for 2020. If you have achild coming to school next year, it is very important to contactthe office for a Prep enrolment interview time. There is a listof documents needed to be provided prior to enrolling, yourchild’s birth certificate is at the top of the list.

We have a waiting list for children from outside our catchmentarea but will not be able to confirm enrolment until earlyDecember. If you are in this situation it is important that youenrol at your local school, we will contact you if positionsbecome available.

1. Students should arrive to school after 8am

2. No student should play on the play equipment beforeor after school

3. Students should be sitting quietly in their undercoverarea; not running around with other students orsiblings

• Completing homework

• Catching up on a good book

• Sitting and talking to friends in the undercover areas• Week 9 - 6 December

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Pre-Prep for Program 2020

The Pre-Prep Program for Term 4 continues this week. Thefinal dates for the second session are Friday 15 and Friday22 November. These visit are designed to introduce the Prepprogram to our new Prep students prior to their arrival in 2020.The sessions will run from 9:30am until 10:30am. The kids willneed drink bottles, hats, a piece of fruit, sun safe clothing andenclosed shoes.

Prep Enrolment Letter for 2020

During the summer holidays, Prep teachers will send each oftheir students a welcome letter, outlining the class they are inand including a map of where their class is located. Make sureyour contact details are up-to-date so your child doesn’t missthis exciting letter.

Deputy News Years 2 & 3 – Karina Walls

Year 3 Poetry

Building on from the Year 3 excursion toSea Life the Year 3 students have beenwriting poems about the beach andbirthday parties. The students have beenexploring what the places, look, feel andsound like and have also used a range oflanguage conventions including alliteration

and onomatopoeia to develop the mood of the poem.

A student from 3LD wrote this poem in the lead up to herassessment about mornings at school. Well done!

The students from 3KB came up this week too, to share theirincredible poems that they had written for assessment. Checkout their incredible work!

Deadly Choices

Our Year 4 students have been enjoying being part of theDeadly Choices program. Every Tuesday the Year 4 Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander students have been completing awide variety of activities with the focus being on making DeadlyChoices. We have again welcomed Samy from IUHI who isrunning the program along with Ms Mitchell. The students are

really enjoying participating in the program. If your child hasreceived a permission form and is yet to return it, please returnthis ASAP as permissions are due by end of this week.

Murri Club

A reminder again that Murri Club runs every Wednesday andThursday in the Murri Club room at first break. We are invitingour Prep students to attend on the following days. OnWednesdays we invite Prep students in Willunga and Mangirito attend and then on Thursdays we invite Prep students fromNamoi and Yarrah to attend Murri Club.

In Murri Club the students have also been creating culturerocks. The students have hidden these special rocks in theschool and others have enjoyed finding them. We have beentalking to students about being respectful of these rocks andsafe with them if and when they find them. If found, we havealso reminded students that these are to be hidden for othersto find, not to be taken home.

Have a fabulous week.Karina

Deputy News Year 4 – Sue CliftonIt is hard to believe that we have just over 4weeks left of this school year. Unitassessments and class work are beingfinalised before the end of year report card.The process for developing the 2020classes has begun, so as you would beaware this is a very busy time across theschool.

Keep Cool

As we head into the hot weather, it isimportant that students bring a water bottleto school. Throughout the day they are able to refill their drinkcontainrs with iced cold water which has been made availableoutside of the tuckshop.

Australia Zoo Excursion

Friday of Week 4, students in Year 4 went to Australia Zoo fortheir excursion. Upon return from their amazing excursion toAustralia Zoo, students have been involved in class discussionsabout the animals they encountered. They identified whatanimals were native to Australia and what animals had beenintroduced to the Zoo for various reasons such as breeding,education and protection.

Whilst at the zoo they were able to see a wide range of variousanimals and the habitats they lived in. A particular highlightwas the birds in the wetlands. As they were observing thedifferent types of birds, ironically it rained and everyone got

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a bit wet! Students were very lucky to spot the Jabiru andanother spectacular bird they sighted was the Cassowary. Thisprehistoric, flightless bird is an endangered animal whichintegrates wonderfully into their Science unit of work this term.Another animal students learnt about during the spectacularshow held in the “Crocoseum”, was of course the crocodile.They gained some great knowledge and now hold a soft spotfor these misunderstood reptiles. A number of the humblewombats were spotted by students, which is also anendangered animal to Australia. Some even had the chance topat a koala and feed the kangaroos.

As part of our Science unit students are conducting researchabout an endangered animal and what can be done to assist itssurvival. The experience at Australia Zoo certainly ignited somepassion from our students for the creatures around us and whatwe can do to help keep these unique animals alive.

Talking to and/or approaching students

Parents are reminded not to approach or talk to any studentson the school site who are not members of your own immediatefamily. It is an offence for an adult to approach anybody else’schild and speak, swear, threaten or make rude gestures towarda student. If any adult approaches your child on the schoolgrounds please report it to the school office.

Parents and visitors should also ensure that they sign on at theoffice before visiting classrooms and students. This procedureis in place for not only student safety but parent and visitorsafety as well. Thank you to all of our visitors who are alreadydiligently doing this.

Have a great week.

Reboot

The Wild andEmotional Brains

In order to learn, our brainsmust feel safe. The primaryrole of the brain is survival.When the brain detects danger, the “alarm system” quicklysends a message to another part of the brain which triggers thefight-or-flight response.

Our survival response becomes abnormal when it is stuck inoverdrive. For some children, the survival response becomesthe default setting in the brain and they are constantly onhigh-alert. A brain that is stuck in survival does not allow forthe Smart brain to be turned on, using functions like reasoning,problem solving and learning new information.

As parents, it is important that you meet the needs of yourchildren. To create well-regulated children, we need to provideroutine and procedure and a safe place where they know they

are loved. Staff at Morayfield East are meeting the needs ofthe students each and every day through using the Rebootstrategies and creating engaging learning environments forthem to feel safe and learn.

Have a great week.

Deputy News Year 5 & 6 – Karen HerburgTerm 4 is certainly moving along super-fast!Well done to all those students who cometo school every single day and engage fullyin their important learning. It is very busy thisterm with the Leadership process for ourcurrent Year 5 student and of courseGraduation for our outgoing Year 6students. Please remember to check out

our Facebook page regularly for any updates as we are on thefinal countdown for Term 4 and the year!

Thank you to our past students!

Four of our past student from last year, came back to talk withour Year 6 students about what to expect when they start HighSchool next year. I would like to thank these Year 7 High Schoolstudents who over two days presented and chatted with ourcurrent Year 6 students. Lots of questions were asked alongthe way and I know they enjoyed catching up with the Year 6teachers that they had last year. I am certainly very proud of allthe students both past and present. Thank you!!

Morayfield State High School Day of Excellence

Each term this year, we have had Year 4, 5 and 6 studentsinvited to the High School to participate in a number of activitiesaround Literacy, Numeracy, Science and Digital Technologies.This program has been extremely successful and I am certainlyvery proud of all our Morayfield East State School students whohave participated in this along the way. I have received reportsback from each visit in which staff at the High School let usknow the exemplary behaviour that our fabulous students haveshown. I look forward to continuing this partnership with theHigh School in 2020. Well done!

Year 6 Leadership Program 2020

Ten students have been shortlisted for the School Captainpositions next year. Congratulations to these students who,in front of their peers, stood up and gave a fantastic speechabout why they would like to be School Captain next year,as well as some ideas they would bring to the table if thishappened. Audience members were super respectful and hadan opportunity to vote for who they felt would be an idealSchool Captain for 2020. Interviews with the Principal, DeputyPrincipal and Guidance Officer will be happening next week andI look forward to having some great conversations with each of

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these students. Good luck to all the candidates. Those studentswho are vying for House Captain will be presenting speeches ina couple of weeks and we will keep you posted on the processas we move forward.

Year 6 Explore Uni Day

Year 6 students will be visiting QUT Kelvin Grove on 22November 2019. Notes have already been sent home, howeverif you have misplaced this, please come to the office to collectanother form. Students and Year 6 teachers will be leavingsuper early that morning and they are in for a fabulous day.Students will be participating in a number of activitiesthroughout the day.

Year 6 Aqua Park – Bli Bli

Invited Year 6 students will be attending the Aqua Park onThursday 12 December 2019. This is an opportunity for themto celebrate together for the last time as a Year 6 group. Pleaseensure permission slips are returned by the due date; there is alot of behind the scenes organising that goes on to ensure thatall students are represented.

Year 6 Graduation

Year 6 Graduation is fast approaching! Teachers are workingextremely hard to make this event a day/night to rememberfor their Graduating Students. Graduation will be held onWednesday 11 December 2019, the festivities begin at 9.30 amin the hall. Watch this space ……

Date Claimers

19 November Pie Drive orders due – to be handed to thetuckshop

22 November Assembly Prep – 2

Year 6 Explore Uni – Cost is Free -Departure 7.20am

25 November Prep Incursion – Santa Around the World -$7 payment due 18/11

28 November School Fluoride Varnish Program Years 3, 4and 5

29 November Assembly Years 3 – 6

Carols by Torchlight

4 December Volunteers Morning Tea – 9am in the schoolhall

5 December Year 4-6 Sports Award Assembly

6 December Assembly Prep – 2

Year 6 (2020) final camp payments andforms due

Morayfield State High School Transition Day

(only student who are enrolled are ableto attend)

10 December Whole School Assembly

11 December Year 6 Graduation Ceremony

12 December Year 6 Aqua Park - $30 payment due 29/11

13 December Last day of Term 4

20 January Office opens for 2020

28 January First day of Term 1 2020

Office News

Student Resource Scheme

Our school manages a Student Resource Scheme (SRS) asa way of providing quality consumables and resources forstudents, saving parents/caregivers money and the need toshop for school books. The scheme also allows students tohave the learning requisites available efficiently and effectivelywith minimum inconvenience. Participation in the scheme isvoluntary. Parents/caregivers either pay the fee or purchaseALL the items on the Year Level list. The participation fee iseconomical because the school purchases quality items in bulkand some resource items are recycled, spreading the cost overseveral years.

Prep to Year Five: The fee is used to purchase all thestationery needs of your child – exercise books, pencils, rulers,erasers, glue, folders, etc. It also supplies other equipment suchas scissors, calculators, dictionaries and atlases. The schemeprovides this package for a set fee. It is not available in part. Acopy of the equipment list for each year level is available fromthe office if you choose not to join the scheme and purchasethe items yourself.

Years Six: Students have a slightly different package wherecertain items are included but others must be supplied andreplenished by individual students. This is to prepare them forhigh school and encourage ownership and responsibility fortheir own equipment. See the year six booklists for furtherdetails.

To enable materials to be utilised in the first week ofschool, payment should be made before the end of thisyear, or for new enrolments during the first week of school.For any special payment arrangements, please discuss thematter with our Business Manager, Tracey Day. Studentswill not be issued with materials until they have joined thescheme with a 50% payment and any outstanding moneyfrom the previous year’s scheme has been paid.

Parents/caregivers who do not wish to participate in thescheme are expected to provide all necessary stationery,reference books and resources for their child/ren asdetailed on the Year Level lists.

• Every fortnight on Friday (starting 2 February)assembly for Prep, Years 1 and 2 at 9.00am in theschool hall. Everyone welcome

• Every fortnight on Friday (starting 9 February)assembly for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 at 9.00am in theschool hall. Everyone welcome

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The 2020amounts are:

Prep Year$120

Year One$125

Year Two$110

Year Three$150

Year Four$135

Year Five$120

Year Six$110

For a full explanation and detailed conditions of thescheme please read the attached Student ResourceScheme Participation Agreement Form.

While this scheme is voluntary, parents/caregivers arerequired to indicate whether they will be participating ornot, by signing and returning the Participation AgreementForm.

VOLUNTARY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

The amount approved by the P&C for 2020 will be $30 perfamily. Please take the time to read the information on the backof this notice that will be sent home with student shortly. Thesefunds WILL ALL GO to the school's current ‘Cool Our School’air-conditioning project. We have completed stage one andanticipate to see some classrooms with air-conditioning at thecommencement of the 2020 school year.

Your contribution is greatly appreciated and is usedentirely for the benefit of students.

The Student Resource Scheme and the Voluntary FinancialContribution were discussed at the October meeting of theParents and Citizens Association.

Health Room News from Cathy Flynn

Year 6 Camp, Emu Gully 2020

In preparation please note that if you requirestaff to administer any medication to yourchild on the year 6 camp contact the schoolHealth room on 54 288 446 as soon aspossible to discuss your child’srequirements.

Please note, school staff will only administer medication that:

Health room staff will ask you to complete and sign anAdministration of medication record sheet and return it to theHealth room prior to the excursion. It would also be preferable ifyou could provide all tablet/capsule medication in blister packsi.e. webster

N.B. If your child requires more than one medication, you willneed to complete a form for each medication.

Before you provide your child’s medication to their teacher onthe day of excursion, check the expiry date to ensure it is

in-date and there is enough medication for the agreed timeperiod.

Please note, school staff will not administer medication thatyou can buy over-the-counter at chemists and supermarkets(e.g. paracetamol, eye drops, cough syrup) unless it has beenprescribed by your child’s qualified health practitioner. Werequire a letter from the health practitioner stating the nameof the medication, dose, time drug is to be administered andreason why. (ie. Joe Smith suffers with migraines therefore mayrequire Panadol 1 capsule 4 hourly if needed)

School staff are bound by these regulations and we hope thatall parents will acknowledge and cooperate with these rules.

If your child has been diagnosed with asthma, you will berequired to provide an asthma inhaler (and spacer) that is indate and has a chemist label stating your child’s name anddose. An asthma action plan that has been written by a doctoris also required and an Emergency Medication Administrationform completed and returned to the Health room prior to theexcursion. This form can be collected from the Health room.

If your child has anaphylaxis you must provide an anaphylaxisaction plan, an epi-pen that has a chemist label stating yourchild’s name and the epi-pen must be in date. If the planstates an antihistamine is to be given, then please follow themedication instructions above.

If your child has a diagnosed allergy by a medical practitionerand they do not have an allergy action plan (completed by adoctor), please contact health room staff to discuss further.

If you have any queries regarding the above please do nothesitate to call. Please remember you cannot send anymedication to school camp for your child if these steps have notbeen followed. Thank you for assisting the school in keepingour students safe and healthy.

Head of Curriculum Prep – Year 2 –Amanda Harvey

Book Club

Issue 8 of Book Club was handed out to allstudents last week. If you have not receivedone, copies are available from the Centrefor Enriched Learning or can be viewed onthe Scholastic website. All orders are dueby 3pm Wednesday 20 November.

Scholastic Australia has been the market leader of Australianchildren's books for over 50 years, bringing the joy Orders canbe placed using the following methods:

1. has been prescribed by a qualified health practitioner(e.g. doctor, dentist)

2. is in its original container

3. has an attached pharmacy label stating child’s name,medication, dose, time to be given

1. Morayfield East State School is a part of LOOP.When you order and pay by LOOP, do not fill in theorder form or return anything to the school. Yourorder will be electronically linked to the rest of theschool’s order. Log onto Scholastics Linked OnlineOrdering and Payment platform or LOOP –scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the app.

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Borrowing

Students are encouraged to borrow from the library weeklywith their class. Students can also borrow during lunch breaks.When borrowing, students are reminded that they need tohave a library bag. This helps protect the books from drinkbottles and other items that may spill in a school bag. If a bookbecomes damaged, please come and speak with the staff inthe library as not returning a book may mean that your child willbe unable to borrow.

All borrowing will finish on Friday 22 November. Students needto return all library books and home reading books by Friday29 November.

Lunchtime Activities

Throughout the week, the Centre for Enriched Learning offers avariety of activities. For the next fortnight, students will be ableto:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Colouring inand drawing

Puzzles Chess BoardGames

Cars

We are always seeking donations of colouring in books andscrap paper for drawing. If you can help, donations can be leftat the office or the Centre for Enriched Learning.

Early Start

Over the upcoming weeks, students in Prep will complete theEarly Start tasks.

Long before children start school they begin to learn aboutliteracy. The experiences they have every day from birth helpthem to develop their literacy skills.

Literacy is about how we use our language to:

The Early Start literacy materials support teachers to find outyour child’s early literacy skills by using a series of tasksdeveloped specifically for Queensland.

It is important to remember that the Early Start literacy tasksare designed to gather information about students’ abilities, andtheir learning needs, so teachers can plan effective learningprograms during the early years of school. Don’t be concernedif your child can’t answer all of these questions. These tasksare designed to gather information about what your child knowsand what needs to be taught next for their learning.

While schools do not report on Early Start results, teachersare able to provide you with feedback on how you can furthersupport the development of your child’s early literacy skills.

What does your child do during the Early Startliteracy tasks?

From the start of Prep until the end of Year 2, your child willcomplete a series of Early Start literacy tasks one-on-one withtheir teacher. These happen at the:

Each set of tasks is designed to gather information about whatyour child knows and what they need to be taught next for theirlearning.

Depending on whether your child is in Prep, Year 1 or Year 2,they may be asked to:

For more information, please click on the link below.

https://education.qld.gov.au/schools-and-educators/school-types/Documents/early-start-parent-faqs.pdf

Pre-Prep Program

On Friday 8 November, the second round of Morayfield East’sPre-Prep Program began. The Pre-Prep programs offersstudents entering school in 2020 to participate in a Prepclassroom learning environment, engage in different activitiesand meet new friends. While the students are in the classroom,the parents are invited to the Centre for Enriched Learning tolearn more about what the school has to offer.

During this round, 50 students will get the opportunity to bein the Prep classrooms. During their morning in the classroom,students will engage in a number of activities from obstaclecourses to construction.

2. Or, complete the paper order form and place thecorrect money in an envelope and return to the BookClub deposit box in the Centre for Enriched Learning.

• speak and listen

• read

• write, spell and draw

• tell stories

• watch and use electronic devices.

• beginning of Prep

• end of Prep

• use their knowledge of sounds to read and spellunknown words

• comprehend stories that have been read aloud

• write simple sentences

• read aloud with some accuracy and fluency.

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Head of Curriculum Years 3 – 6 –Bronwyn Maher

Semester Two Report Cards (viaemail)

The completion of teaching and learning for2019 is fast approaching, and with it comesfinal preparation for academic reporting.Teachers and students are working hard toprovide every opportunity for students todemonstrate their knowledge, skills and

understanding in specific learning areas and subjects.

At this time, I would like to remind parents and carers toconfirm, register or update your current email address inpreparation for Semester 2 Report Cards. This can be doneby contacting our office staff directly on 54288 444 or throughthe QParent Portal (if you have registered for this service). Allreport cards are scheduled to be released in the last week ofthe school year.

Looking into the future of our reporting process, we wouldlike to consider moving towards reducing our environmentalfootprint further by only distributing report cards via email(unless requested otherwise). Given we have 930+ students;of this number in first semester we only had approximately 75students who did not have an emailed report card.

Guidance Officer News – Lisa CrockerQUT Health Clinics will be providing freechildren’s health checks on 14 and 15January 2020; including foot checks, visionscreening, nutrition assessments, dietaryadvice, and education and developmentassessments.

It's a great way to start the new school yearand help to set your child up for success.

QUT Health Clinics also include optional lunchtime workshopsto support parents and children:

For Parents

‘Tea and Tim Tams – Preparing yourself and yourchildren for school: strategies and tips’

Starting or returning to school can be exciting and stressful forchildren and their parents. This 45 minute group is aimed atparents to support you in identifying strategies to help supportyour children adjust and thrive through the transition to school,to develop coping skills and a positive outlook.

For Children

‘Ready, Set, Go! Strategies for school transition’

This 30-40 minute group is targeted at children and will focuson developing practical tips and strategies to help childrenenhance their transition to school and manage the worries theymay face. This session is open to all children attending Back toSchool Health Checks (entering Prep and older).

Registration is essential. Parents can register or request moreinformation by calling QUT on 07 3138 9777.

The “Every Family” group is also facilitating two seminars thatare being delivered in our local area.

The information below gives details about these seminars, andthe attached flyers also give details about how to register.

RAISING CONFIDENT, COMPETENT CHILDREN

This seminar help parents understand more about developingtheir kids’ social and life skills, so they can be their best nowand in the future. This session will be presented by clinicalpsychologist, Director of the Parenting and Family SupportCentre at the University of Queensland, and founder of theTriple P Positive Parenting Program, Professor Matt Sanders.For over four decades, Professor Sanders has built a highlyregarded international reputation for conducting outstandingresearch and has written 62 books, including the popular EveryParent: A Positive Approach to Children's Behaviour.

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 – 7PM to 8:30PMHealth Hub Morayfield, 19-31 Dickson Road, MorayfieldFacilitated by Professor Matt Sanders and free baby-sittingwhen parents register

https://www.facebook.com/events/2360889537497523/

Lisa CrockerGuidance OfficerMorayfield East State School

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News from the Dental Van

Oral Health Services - SchoolFluoride Varnish Program

Fluoride Day for Term 4 for all students ingrades 3, 4 and 5 will be on Thursday 28November. If your child participated in theprogram in Term 2 they already have consent for a secondFluoride application. Consent forms are available from theschool office if you wish your child to participate this term.Please return the consent form to the school office byWednesday 27 November.

As part of the program all participating students will receive atooth brush and tooth brushing lesson. This is followed by adental screening with a mirror and head lamp, and then Fluorideis applied.

All students will be given a postcard after their dental screening.This will indicate if no treatment is required or if a follow upis required. If indicated for a follow up, please contact thenumber on this postcard to arrange a follow up appointment.The School Dental Service is a FREE service.

Sports Report –Brett McEvoyWhat a weekend we had as a school. Oursenior mixed touch team attended theQueensland All Schools TouchChampionships at Cleveland. We playedand won all our pool games on Saturdaydefeating Coomera Rivers State School, StAugustine’s and Banksia Beach. Byfinishing on top of the pool it gave us the

chance to playoff in the top finals. Unfortunately on the Sundaywe went down in a fighting effort against Upper Coomera StateCollege. That loss left us finishing 11th overall in the state. I’dlike to firstly thank and congratulate the kids on all their hardwork and effort. Their commitment to training was outstandingoften training up to 8 times per week with Gala Day and touchtraining. But not once did they not want to. I would also like tocongratulate them on a fantastic effort and result. It’s been apleasure to coach these young stars and watch them grow overtime. A big thank you to all the parents involved, for yoursupport, getting the boys and girls to the games andencouraging them to be their best. Without you it’s notpossible. Finally a big thanks to Mrs Jacqui Clyne. She hasgone above and beyond in giving up her time to help with thisteam. I and I know the students have really appreciated it.

In other sporting news we have had Japheth Ah Kiong andBenson Mason selected in their respective SamoanQueensland Rugby Union team, as well PJ Leituvaa who wasselected in the Australian team which competed at the OceaniaCup. Teams came from all over Australia to compete at thisevent. What a fantastic achievement by these three younggentlemen.

Finally don’t forget our Sports Awards on Thursday 5December beginning at 2pm. We will be presenting MVPs ofsports, district champions and district and regional

representatives. We also be announcing our boy and girl sportschampions for years 4 and 5.

Student Support Services from ChristyAberley

Our SEP teachers are working tirelessly toprepare for transitions to 2020. We arecurrently preparing resources to send homewith your child to assist in having a positivestart to 2020. In the coming weeks we willbe sharing with you how you can best utilisethese resources over the summer holidaysto assist in a reduction of anxiety startingthe New Year.

Sue Larkey, Pracademic, outlines some key strategies in here-newsletter and e-books, which can be utilised at home toassist with transitioning to a new school year. Please have alook at her website for tips.

http://www.suelarkey.com.au/

We have celebrated the success of our students engaging insome transition days to Morayfield State High School. Some ofour students were able to have a sneak peek into High Schoollife in preparation for the whole Year 6 cohort engaging in atransition day on 6 December, 2019.

We have had the pleasure of meeting a new group of Pre-Prepstudents. Mrs Godfrey and I have had the pleasure of meetingsome of our newest Preppies in anticipation of 2020. We lookforward to having them in our school next year.

As we are busy organising Carols by Torchlight, for 29November, we are still seeking donations of soft drink cans andserviettes. If you can help us with any of these items it would bemuch appreciated. Please keep the date free so you can enjoythis wonderful community event with us.

Chaplaincy

Our Breakfast Club team works tirelessly on Tuesday morningsto provide toast to our students. They are seeking donations

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of jam, Vegemite and margarine to assist this program tocontinue.

Thank you for your continued support.

P & C NewsOur next meeting will be on Monday 18 November at 3.30pm.Everyone is welcome to join us (children included). Meetings areheld in the conference room in the Hall

If you would like to talk to one of our executives please contactus on pandc@morayfieldeastss.eq.edu.au

FUNDRASERS FOR TERM 4 (for airconditioners)

We have a super busy term ahead. All the followingfundraisers will contribute to our Cool Our School fund.

CHRISTMAS STALL - 27 & 28 November

Back by popular demand our Christmas Stall will be on 27and 28 November. We will be selling gifts for the whole family,mum, dad, grandparents, aunty, uncle, brother, sister, friendsand teachers ranging from $2 to $10.

If you have any brand new goods or homemade goods that youcould donate for the stall please drop off to the tuckshop egtoiletries, candles, gift bags etc.

Volunteers are needed to run the stall if you can help please putyour name down at the tuckshop.

PIE DRIVE

We are running a Homestyle Bake Xmas Pie Drive. Yummytreats include xmas bakes and family pie. Order forms havebeen sent out and all orders are due back to the tuckshop by19 November 2019.

LUCKY TICKET RAFFLE

Lucky Ticket Raffle is our major fundraiser for Term 4. Ticketsare on sale NOW at the tuckshop. Tickets are sold in bundlesof 5 for $5.

How does our Lucky Ticket Raffle work?

You buy 5 tickets for $5 and put each of your tickets in the jarof the prize or prizes you would like to win. The more ticketsyou buy the better chance you have! And the more jars you puttickets into the more prizes you can win!

Prizes include:

1. Brisbane Roar Game Pack

2. Deadly Broncos Pack

3. Family Fun Beach Pack

4. Back to School Pack

5. Garmin Watch

6. Family pass to Cosmic Skydome Show at BrisbanePlanetarium

7. $250 – Masterhire Voucher

8. Anytime Fitness Pack

9. Family Games Pack

10. Kids Bike & Helmet

11. Karaoke Machine

12. Outdoor Fun Pack (1)

13. Kids Garmin Watch

14. Car Lovers Pack

15. Kids Scooter & Helmet (2)

16. Kids Scooter & Helmet (1)

17. Outdoor Fun Pack (2)

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Tickets will be drawn on 11 December 2019.

We thank our P&C team who have gone out and sourced prizesand vouchers.

A big thank you to all the companies that have supportedus including, MasterHire Morayfield, Kmart Morayfield andCaboolture, Rebel Sport, Brisbane Planetarium, AnytimeFitness and to the parents and teachers how have donatedgoods.

We can still add to our prize pool so if you know a companywho would like to donate or you would like to donate yourselfplease get in touch with the P&C or drop your donations off tothe tuckshop.

WHAT ARE WE RAISING FUNDS FOR - COOLOUR SCHOOL

This year we have continued to raise funds for Air Conditioners(we started air conditioner fundraising in late 2017). So far fromour 2019 fundraisers we have raised approximately $22,000.This money has come from our Bunnings Sausage Sizzles,Colour Run, Mother’s Day Raffle and Container Challenges andalso the Voluntary Contributions received in 2019.

Stage 1 of the Cool Our School Project was completed in the2018 Christmas school holidays with 4 air-conditioners installedin two Year 5 and two Year 6 classrooms. This was a hugeachievement for us and we are very proud. The cost of theseunits was approximately $34,000.

Our Stage 2 will cost approximately the same as Stage 1 sowe will continue to raise funds until we have enough to coverthis. The classrooms to be included in Stage 2 have not beenconfirmed as yet. We hope to be able to complete Stage 2 bythe end of this year or early next year, and encourage everyoneto get involved to help us reach this goal.

If you have any questions about Cool Our School pleasecontact the P&C Executives onpandc@morayfieldeastss.eq.edu.au

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FUNDS - $30 perfamily

It was decide in consultation with the P&C and the school thatfunds received from families for the Voluntary Contribution willbe 100% dedicated to Cool Our School. If you have not alreadypaid for 2019 please visit the office to pay your share.

This is a great opportunity to boost our Cool Our School fundsand is an easy way for you to contribute.

Thank you to all that have paid already.

The voluntary Contributions for 2019 is currently $1,765 - Ahuge thankyou to all of those families that have helpedcontribute towards this, it is never too late to add it to yourschool fees payment!!

CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME

Please continue to drop your containers off at the tuckshop orHelping Hands.

We are very excited to share that we have now raisedapproximately $5,000 alone from donations of containers andbottles. This scheme has been a great bonus to our fundraisingefforts. We will continue to run Container Challenges in 2020 sokeep an eye out for more to come.

For more information please contact Darren our CRSCoordinator on pandc@morayfieldeastss.eq.edu.au or have achat with him on Fridays at the school tuckshop.

Uniform and Tuckshop News

Orders for Uniforms for 2020 –Layby Option

To make it easier on your back pocket forUniforms purchasing for 2020 we areoffering a Layby option – Regular paymentscan be made to the tuckshop with actualsizing determined in the New Year – Pleasesee Bec at the tuckshop for more

information.

Graduation Bears – Years 6 ONLY

Orders for graduation bears are due back by 15 November.You have to choose from a bear ($20), football or soccer ball($18).

Moosies swapping for Paddle Pops

Please note we will not be selling Moosies once our currentstock is sold out. They will be replaced with Paddle Pops.

Tuckshop Volunteers WANTED

We always need parents/carers volunteers at the tuckshop. 1day a week, 1 day a fortnight or even 1 day a month. Any timeyou have is appreciated.

The tuckshop is a great place to help out at the school and agreat place to meet other parents in our school community. Thekids also love seeing mum or dad helping out. Grandparentsare very welcome but you will need to arrange a volunteer bluecard which is free.

Volunteer hours will be between 9am and 2.30pm. If you cannotdo a full day, half a day is ok also. We require 2-3 volunteers onMondays and Tuesdays and 3-4 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Please visit the tuckshop to put your name down or emailpandc@morayfieldeastss.eq.edu.au with details of what daysyou would like to help.

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Ordering online (Tuckshop & Uniform shop)

Did you know that you can order your child’s lunch online?Go to the link below to complete the simple registration form.Orders need to be made before 9am but can be made inadvance, with the option of multiple orders for the week. Thisis a great way to order an icy cold treat or drink each day foryour child in this hot weather. Please remember to update yourchild’s classroom when you place your first order for 2019.

https://quickcliq.com.au/

Birthday Catering

The tuckshop offers a Birthday catering service. We canprovide treats for the whole class for your child’s birthday atan affordable price. Treats available are zooper dooper, iceblocks or ice-cream cups (vanilla). 48 hours notice is requiredto organise. Please call Bec to discuss, payment can be madeover the phone.

If you have any questions regarding the tuckshop or uniformshop please do not hesitate to contact Bec on 5428 8423.

News from Helping Hands (OSHC)Vacation care for December and January is open for bookings.

Please be aware any children who will attend school in 2020 asa Prep can attend our Vacation care program in January.

Also please be advised the centre is close from 23/12/2019 –5/01/2020 no one is available within the company during thistime.

Kind regards

Janine HurstMorayfield East Helping HandsPhone:0438 897 804Email: morayfieldeast@helpinghandsnetwork.com.au

Playgroup

When: Every MondayTime: 9.00am - 11.00am

Where: Morayfield East SS after school care building(Modular 10)

Bring: A Healthy snack and drink for your little one

Tea and coffee will be provided for parents andcarers

For more information contact Janine on 0438 897 804

Community Notices

Healthy & Active Moreton

With Healthy & Active Moreton, you and your family haveaccess to an exciting range of free and low-cost fitness,recreation, sport, and wellbeing activities, all year-round.

Improve your fitness with weekly group exercise, yoga andindoor rock-climbing classes, try a new sport with parkour,barefoot bowls and dragon boat racing, or enjoy being activeon the water with stand-up paddle boarding, surfing, andkayaking activities.

http://www.mbrc.qld.gov.au/healthy-active

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