KULPI STATE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Our Aim at Kulpi State School is to be:

Working together to ensure that every day, in every

classroom, every student is learning and achieving.

DATE CLAIMERS:

Next P&C Meeting 8 May 2017 at 2.45pm

PLAYGROUP every Tuesday 9.30 to 11.00

Toowoomba Show Holiday Thursday 30 March

Last day of TERM 1 Friday 31 March– Greek Dress Up Day

EASTER - Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April

TERM 2 begins Tuesday 18 April

Reptile Visit to Bowenville 19 April

ANZAC DAY Tuesday 25 April

Peranga Police Charity Bowls Day 30 April

Public Holiday Monday 1 May

M/S 1945, Peranga Qld 4352

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Issue 05—28 March 2017

STUDENT

OF THE

WEEK

WEEK 8

Hannah Freshwater

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From Mrs Lever’s Desk… There are just three school days left of Term One as I write this, and without exception we – parents, children and staff – are all amazed at how quickly the end of term has come upon us. It makes us very conscious of the need to make every day count – to take every learning opportunity each day children are at school. I’m encouraging children to always see school as the place to be when they are well, including the last day of term. We have a great day planned on Friday including dressing up in Greek clothes, playing end of term games together, and making sure we have all of our books and stationery sorted and ready for Term Two.

What an amazing first term we have had. We welcomed new Prep students, and just last week a new friend for Year Five, Cody Hood. Children have brought along their favourite books, food and pets for Show and Tell. We have also seen Jackalyn’s truck, participated in Science Day, a Bush Dance, and lots of interesting lessons. There have been changes to our school buildings too – we have new windows fitted to our toilet buildings, new computer chairs, and new chairs for the junior classroom. There are also new laptops and desktop computers as part of our asset replacement program. A grant from the Sporting Schools program saw us travel into the Glennie pool for swimming lessons for the last three Fridays – a great opportunity to improve swimming skills.

School is an exciting place to be, and at Kulpi we make sure each student is being the best they can be. We look forward to Term Two.

Enjoy the holiday break children, you deserve it,

Rosita Lever.

Attendance 95.04%

Keep up the great attendance everyone!

WEEK 9

Luke Hartley

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SCHOOL NEWS...

Jackalyn’s Show and Tell

We have some exciting ‘show and tell’ activities at Kulpi but the students

were very excited indeed to see Jackalyn’s favourite truck – the one that

her dad, Danny, brought along for the students to see on Monday 17th

of March. We were able to walk around the truck and view its parts up

close, and also climb into the cab and – for just a moment – imagine what it

is like to drive one of these huge machines.

Our thanks to Danny and Jackalyn, for the chance to see this piece of

machinery up close.

Away from School? Same Day Absences. From Day 1 2017, state schools

must notify parents on the same day a student is

absent from school without explanation. Schools

choose the notification process that best suits their

community. At Kulpi we have elected to directly ring

parents to advise that their child has not arrived at

school. Please assist us by ringing the school on

46928239 (you can leave a message before 8am) and

advising us that your child is absent along with the

reason why. When you let us know why we are able to

record this on your child’s attendance record, whereas

when no reason is offered this becomes an

‘unexplained’ absence both on their attendance record

and their report card. If you would like to see your

child’s attendance record we are very happy to share

this with you. Please see Rosita Lever or Anne Ehrich.

Thank you for working alongside us to minimise

disruptions to the school program.

School Holidays 2017

Easter Break: 1st to 17th April

Mid Year Break: 24th June to 9th July

Spring Break: 16th September to 2nd October

Christmas Break: 9th December to 21st January

2018.

School Leaders 2017

Congratulations to our Kulpi State School 2017 School

Leaders

Morgan Harrison and Abbey Oliver

Morgan and Abbey enjoyed beginning their leadership year

with a Mayoral Morning Tea, on Thursday 16th of February.

They are seen here with principal Rosita Lever, Toowoomba

Regional Council Mayor Paul Antonio, and Councillor Geoff

McDonald.

New Uniform Prices

Due to price increases in the cost of

uniforms, our new prices for school

uniforms are (as agreed to at the recent P

and C Meeting):-

Polo Shirts: $20.00

Jackets: $25.00

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SCHOOL NEWS...

Who’s Who at Kulpi State School?

My name is Rosita Lever.

At Kulpi I am the principal.

The best thing about my work here is the

pleasure that comes from working with

children - knowing that I can help them to

learn to the best of their ability, and realise

the joy of being a life-long learner.

I think small schools are special because

children are all valued for being individuals,

and we celebrate our diversity.

In my spare time I like to fish with my

husband (we rarely catch anything) and cook.

One thing that might

surprise you about

me is I learnt to ride

a motorbike before I

learnt to drive - and

loved it.

PHOTO GALLERY...

Congratulations!

The Kulpi School community would like

to congratulate Sonya and Simon Wieck

on the latest addition to their family,

Liam Bruce Wieck.

Liam joins big sisters Chloe, Megan and

older brother (at school) Ryan.

Ryan has been looking forward to his

new baby, and created this picture of his

family with its newest member.

A Musical Interlude

Students at Kulpi were delighted to have the

wonderful band Townfire visit on Monday the

17th of March. Chris (drums), Yuka (guitar) and

Pepper (vocals) entertained them with a range

of songs that had toes tapping and hands

clapping. We appreciate the band coming to

Kulpi to provide such high quality entertainment

free of charge for the staff and students.

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PARENTING IDEAS...

How to raise a child to be a giver

By Michael Grose

Young children are egocentric by nature. As any three-year old knows only too well the world revolves

around them. “I want...” “Give me…” “It’s mine!” and other variations are the mantras for this age

group. This self-centredness is developmental, which means its something they grow out of…or they’re

supposed to.

Here are five practical ways to develop a sense of generosity in kids:

1. Expect kids to help

With families shrinking, kids get fewer opportunities to help at home than before. With this in mind expect your kids to help without being

paid. Regular chores and activities that benefit others such as setting the meal table or helping a younger sibling get dressed teaches them

that their contribution is valuable and very much required.

2. Think ‘gang’

It’s a quirk of modern life that parenting is an individual endeavour. “What’s in the best interest of my child?” has replaced “What’s in the

best interest of the family?” as a key parenting principle. Encourage children to make allowances for each other which may mean everyone

watches a sibling’s special concert rather than some children missing it because ‘it’s boring!’ ‘We put ourselves out for each other’ is a won-

derful family strength that often needs to be reinforced by parents.

3. Don’t let them get away with meanness

Children wear L-Plates when it comes to behaving generously. They don’t always get it right, which means that parents as the wise adults

need to remind children when their words and actions are intolerant or mean-spirited, or when they need to put their own needs behind the

needs of others.

4. Develop a sense of other

Children and teenagers don’t live in a bubble. The socialisation process demands that kids be accountable for their poor behaviours. “What

does this social situation reasonably require of my child at his or her age and stage of development?” is a great question to ask yourself to

develop a sense of other, rather than entitlement in kids.

5. Encourage giving

During the Victorian bushfires a few years ago I heard the story of a nine-year old whose mum went into his bedroom to growl at him for

being up too late. She found him busy emptying his moneybox into little plastic bags, ready to donate at the school bushfire appeal next day.

There were plenty of stories like this showing the generosity of Australian kids, we just need to encourage them in everyday life, rather than

wait for a tragedy, to give their generosity a kick start. You can begin by encouraging them to give toys, books and clothes away when they

have finished with them, or doing a good deed by a neighbor or friend.

PUBLIC NOTICES...

Did You Know?

When you shop at Bernborough Hardware

in Oakey, you can nominate Kulpi School to

receive points from your purchase.

Thank you to the families and community

members who are supporting our school –

and thanks to Bernborough Hardware for

this opportunity.