Term 4 Week 5

STARS OF THE WEEK

LEARNING CITIZENSHIP LEARNING CITIZENSHIP

Junior Blue Prep / 1 Kaleb C Mannat K Middle Purple Yr 4 Kyla-Rose L Holly M

Junior Gold Prep / 1 Cindy S Benton M Senior Gold Yr 5 Uriah G Lenismaria I

Middle Blue 2/3 Elissa D Brodie & Kyle G Senior Blue Yr 6 Corban M Jemaine H

Middle Gold 2/3 Marcus N Zane H HPE class of the week Senior Blue

Principal’s Award: Senior Gold, high quality power p oints and brochures of their learning

Environmental Award: Environmental Club for a great job doing the veggie garden.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Every Tuesday,

Free Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00am

Parents welcome

4/11/15

Prep Orienta?on 9-10am

BIKE RAFFLES drawn each

Wednesday at Assembly—

Be in it to win it!

Free Touch Footy Yr 3-6

Wednesdays 3:10 —4:10

6/11/15

free Gymnas?cs P-2 8am

P-2 swimming lessons

Yr 5/6 surfing

Tuckshop Day.

11/11/15

Remembrance Day

All remaining money for

swimming & surfing due

now and all school re-

source scheme payments

to be finalised now.

Value of the Week: RESPECT. Respect is an aDtude of caring about people and things and trea?ng

them how we would like to be treated ourselves or how we would like things to be for us.

Whole School Posi?ve Behaviour Learning: Be a Learner Rule– Be on ?me to class. Be at school by

the 8:50 bell. Be on �me to class a�er each break. When we are punctual we don’t miss out.

Social and Emo?onal Learning Topic: PERSONAL SAFETY. Know the 3 R’s . Recognise - the harm

and recognise the body clues. React—take ac?on to be safe. Report - tell an adult.

Winners of the 2nd drawing of

bikes were Olivia B and Duncan

from the Lions Club. Congratula-

?ons!

Last week the Environ-

mental Club cooked up

190 s?r fry cups using

veggies from our garden

for the whole school to

enjoy under the watchful

eye of Mrs Aleman .

PRINCIPAL’S PATCH - Sharyn Mahony, the.principal@coolangaHass.eq.edu.au

Dear Parents / Carers,

Mid Term: This week marks half term with the end of the 2015 school year, fast approaching. It is a busy �me for teach-

ers and students, finalising and assessing term 4 units, preparing for end of term repor�ng and the school musical and

consolida�ng core learning expected at each year level. Home learning supports your child’s mastery of reading, spelling

and number facts. Expect that your child puts in the �me and effort to achieve—even just 10 minutes a night.

A new start date for the 2016 school year: Return to school day in 2016 is now Wednesday, 27th January. Monday the

25th January, now becomes a staff development day. School Holiday dates for the 2016 year and following years are

found on www. h6p://educa�on.qld.gov.au/public_media/calendar/2016-2020.html

Welcome to 2016 Prep Students and their families: Over the next four Wednesdays, we welcome our new prep stu-

dents to a6end school from 9:00—10:00 in a Prep class. While they are busy being orientated into their new environ-

ment, their parents are invited to parent informa�on sessions on oral language which is the founda�on to all literacy,

early reading, early wri�ng and early number which will elaborate on the development of these concepts. It is so ex-

ci�ng to see children at this developmental level growing as young readers and writers!

Cyber Smart : Unfortunately only one parent a6ended the parent informa�on session on knowing the world of social

media that young people engage in and what to be aware of. It is evident that some students as young as in Year 3 have

Facebook pages, when it is a requirement that they be over 13 to request their Facebook account. To get this account

they make up their age, whether it be 13 , 18, 28, 40 or whatever they pick! What they are not aware of however, is that

if they choose an older age group, they will get adver�sing suitable for this age group and like friends of this age, clearly

totally unsuitable for any child.

Parents need to be aware of what their child is doing on their devices. Parents should have access to their accounts and

be their friend. All social media should be done in the vicinity of adults and not in the privacy of bedrooms. Families

need to make rules about use of devices e.g never at the dinner table; all phones on the kitchen bench by 8:00pm etc.

The informa�on given about puDng photos and personal informa�on up was par�cularly per�nent. Personal & iden�ty

safety is paramount and prospec�ve employers can check profiles! Everyone needs to know how to secure their sites.

A strong warning was given to take down any KIK site that children may be on. Kik Messenger is an instant messaging

applica�on for mobile devices. This app has a 17+ age restric�on which has no verifica�on of iden�ty, enabling its

users to connect with strangers. The app can be installed on iPod touch and iPad devices as well as smart phones.

Instead of using phone numbers or real names to contact each other, each Kik member has a user name. No Pri-

mary aged student 17 should be using Kik Messenger. Contacts can be blocked, however this does not stop the

ini�al contact from strangers on this app. Conversa�ons and images can't be viewed publicly, which makes it much

harder for parents to monitor Kik.

Below are key links and resources you may wish to check out.

h6ps://www.esafety.gov.au/

www.staysmartonline.gov.au

h6ps://www.fosi.org/good-digital-paren�ng/

h6p://creepquiz.eq.edu.au/

Warm regards and best wishes for a great week, Sharyn Sharyn Sharyn Sharyn

P&C Post: P&C President, Debbie Atherton, the.pandc@coolangaHass.eq.edu.au

Tuckshop: THE SNACK SHACK is again open on Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays. We thank our volunteers and wish

them a Happy Tuckshop Day this Friday.

School banking: Every Friday please leave bank books at the tuckshop.

Bike Raffle: Tickets on sale Tuesday aKernoon 2:45pm-3:15pm & Wednesday morning 8:30am-9am outside the tuck-

shop. What great Christmas presents these would make so please buy some �ckets. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5.

All monies raised goes to our school.

Chaplains Chat : Chappy Lisa

SUQldSCHOOLZOUTSummerCampishappeningagainin2015forallstudentsinyear6.ThecampisanopportunitytocelebratetheendofprimaryschoolwithajampackedweekfromMon14–Fri18December.RecentlyIsenthomeaninformationsheetaboutthistoYr6students.Activitiesinclude:TeamItUpTuesdayTournament,GraduationDinner,DancePartyandatriptoMovieWorld.Amongstthefun,studentswillbechallengedtothinkaboutGodandlifeastheymoveintohighschool.Where:Bornhoffen(NuminbahValley)Cost:$280.ChappyLisahassomefundsavailabletoas-sistwiththecostifyouareinterestedinyourchildattending.Ifyouwouldlikefurtherinformationoranothernotesenthomepleasecomeinforachatwith,callmeatschoolorsendanemailtolisaw@chappy.org.au

Support links for social media websites and apps;

h6ps://www.facebook.com/help/

h6p://help.instagram.com

h6p://support.snapchat.com

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS:

Senior Gold: Miss Cronin Senior Gold enjoyed presen�ng their PowerPoints

(Technology task for Semester 2) on Assembly last week.

We would have loved to show everyone’s efforts, but were

only able to show the work of Mar�ne, Wayan, Keito, Len-

ismaria, Lucan and Ashley. However, well done to all stu-

dents as your ICT skills were showcased in your work and

everyone has improved. We are enjoying studying the novel

of “Storm Boy”. We have completed the book and are now

discussing the plot, seDng and characters. This week we

hope to watch the film version. We will then be wri�ng a

narra�ve comparing the novel and film. We are also enjoy-

ing the new Science unit as we discuss animal’s structural

features and the adapta�ons that they have made for the

environment.

Thank you to Senior Gold for the World Teachers Day card.

Middle Purple: Mrs Ireland LastweekMPstudentsengagedinacyber-safetypresen-

tation from representatives from the QLD government.

Thiswasaneye-openingand realworld relatedexperi-

ence, where the students were open, honest and very

curious.We live in a technological drivenworld,which

requires every technology user to be updated and in-

formed.Thestudentsfoundmanythingsinterestingand

learntmanyrulesandregulationsforonlinebehaviour.I

askthatcostumesbeAinalisedforourupcomingmusical

bynextMondayaswewillbehavingadressrehearsalin

week7,whicheveryonemustbepreparedfor.Ifyouare

not attendingon themusical night could youplease in-

form me so I am aware of stage positions and can Aill

spots.ThankyouMrsI

Junior Gold : Mrs Waldron & Mrs Winder This week Junior Gold students will be revising some maths

concepts and spelling words. They will also be discussing

and brainstorming the components of what cons�tutes a

persuasive text, before they start wri�ng their own

persuasive text.

Junior Blue: Mrs Calder Junior Blue, this week, is con�nuing its work on capital

le6ers and fullstops. We are struggling but with much prac-

�ce, progress will be made. We are proud of the independ-

ence shown in care for our belongings, par�cularly at swim-

ming �me. In maths we are working on repea�ng and grow-

ing pa6erns.

Middle Gold: Mrs Cecil & Mrs McEwan

Middle Gold students are almost finished their English unit

on informa�on reports. This week they will use all of the

knowledge and skills they have acquired about informa�on

reports and write their assessment piece on Aboriginal Cul-

ture. We have also been working hard in history and are

now wri�ng our own Dream�me story about our local area.

We will publish these on our class Ipads and show you all

soon.

Senior Blue: Mr Vogel

Students have been using ipad to record and playback a text

for fluency and expression when reading to an audience.

Middle Blue: Mrs Collis

MiddleBlue areworking incredibly hard thisweek.Weare constructing our Information Report on IndigenousAustralian Culture. We are using the information welearned on our Jellurgal excursion to complete this.DontforgetaboutswimmingthisFriday.Pleasestartcol-lecting glass jars (and lids) that we can use for snowglobesChristmasCraft. Library / ICT News; Mrs Marshall Bookfair :is coming again in week 8. We will have a huge

range of books for sale, with lots of discounted items.

Bookfair will be open before the school musical.

Cybersafety: Last week, year 3-6 students par�cipated in a

Cyber Safety session. It was interes�ng to see how many

kids have Facebook and Instagram accounts although they

are not of legal age. Please have discussions with your chil-

dren about Cyber Safety and be vigilant when they are on

line

iPads in the library Many students have enjoyed using our new library iPads at

lunch. These are used as rewards on a Wednesday and for

crea�ng and gaming on the other days.

HPE News:Katrina Irvine Jackson from Queensland Cricket was back for our final

week of the cricket unit. Years 2 to 6 played Diamond Crick-

et. Four Ba6ers at once and everyone else fielding allowed

for maximum involvement. Prep and Year 1 prac�ced

throwing in pairs and catching using a cone. They also

played a couple of games that involved aiming an overarm

throw to either hit or knock down the stumps. Well done

Junior Gold for all having their hats!

Lunch�me cricket was again popular and it will be great to

see this con�nue on an ongoing basis. I would encourage

you to consider playing cricket as a family, it's a great game

you could enjoy down the beach over summer.

Environmental Club News:Mrs Aleman

Last Monday the environmental club with the help of Mrs

Aleman, Mrs Marshall Mrs Atherton cooked up a delicious

s�r fry. We cooked 190 cups of s�r fry. The s�r fry ingredi-

ents were all grown and harvested from our school vegeta-

ble garden. The sweet peas, green beans, carrots and garlic

were all picked and prepared at school. It was great to see

the enthusiasm and pride of the environmental club mem-

bers. They loved handing out the delicious s�r fry to the

en�re school and staff. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed

tas�ng our school grown veggies. This week and next week

we will be harves�ng the rest of the vegetables for 2015.

There are 2 different types of cucumbers to be harvested

along with some cherry tomatoes and corn! A big thank you

to Mrs Marshall for helping with the cuDng of the beans

and the cooking of the s�r fry. Thanks again to Mr Chris for

helping the environmental club and Mrs Aleman with the

vegetable garden. Finally, a HUGE thank you to all of the

Important information about school bus travel for 2016 School transport is not free. However, you may be e ligible for transport assistance under the Department of Tr ansport and Main Roads (TMR) School Transport Assistance Sc heme (STAS). APPLY NOW if you intend to use a Surfside Buslines bus to get to or from school. There are a number of general criteria that apply to STAS. Where a stu-

dent is eligible for STAS, there are two types of bus assistance available,

distance based and Safety-Net travel. Visit www.translink.com.au/

schooltransport for eligibility details and to print the relevant applica-

�on form.

Where do I send the form to? Applica�ons for 2016 can be submi6ed

now to

Surfside Buslines ,PO Box 3036, Robina QLD 4230 Or

Email: gcschools@tagroup.net.au

Who needs to apply?

If this is the first �me you are applying for assistance to travel or you

are moving schools, changed address, repea�ng a grade or are moving

from primary school to secondary school you need to apply now.

un�l 19 February 2016. This allows some �me for the 2016 passes to be

made.

Exis?ng bus pass holders

If your details will not be changing from 2015 to 2016 you

do not have to reapply. Students who hold a 2015 bus

pass will be able to travel with that pass un�l 19 February

2016. This allows some �me for the 2016 passes to be

made.