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Term 1 Week 2 - Tuesday, 4th February 2020 Issue 2

Your child learns so much when you spend time with them. Even with a busy schedule, you can turn a little bit of time into a learning experience for your child. Try these tips to get more out of your time together.

Seize the moment!

There are lots of ‘little moments’ during the day that give you a chance to connect with your child – when you’re in the car, at the dinner table, or even doing the housework. By chatting about what’s happening at school and in the family, and how they’re feeling, you’re building your child’s self-esteem and conversation skills. You can also build their responsibility and independence by asking them to help out around the house while you chat – for example by unpacking the dishwasher, folding the laundry or making the beds. Your child might think you’re making them work, but really, you’re developing their teamwork and conversation skills. Make it count

When talking with your child, try not to jump in or correct them – just really listen and try to understand what they are saying to you. Show your child you are interested in what they are saying by asking questions – What do they think? How do they feel? Show that you’re listening by making eye contact, repeating what they’ve said, and smiling when appropriate. https://www.learningpotential.gov.au/time-with-your-child-make-it-count

What’s coming up

5th February- District Boys & Girls Basketball Roma

12th February- Parent & Teacher Meet & Greet BBQ

14th February- Class Round-Up Letters distributed

17th February – District Boys & Girls Cricket, Rec Grounds

24th February- Year 6 Leadership Conference Brisbane

26th February- P&C AGM

School contact details:

Chinchilla State School 36-40 Bell Street, Chinchilla Q 4413 or PO Box 414, Chinchilla Q 4413

P: 07+4672 9222 Fax: 07+4672 9200 or Email: the.principal@chinchilss.eq.edu.au or admin@chinchilss.eq.edu.au

School webpage: https://chinchilss.eq.edu.au Facebook page: @ChinchillaStateSchool

Time with your child – make it count!

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Welcome to Week 2 at Chinchilla State School.

Thank you to the many new and continuing families who have worked so diligently along-side us to promote the importance of regular school attendance. On Day 13 I will be submitting our student numbers to Central Office. It is on this day this year that our final staffing allocation will be given to our school. A reminder that classes are not finalised until Day 13. While still on the very important concept of school attendance, I would like to remind parents of the clear links between regular daily attendance and academic achievement. Our teachers work very diligently to ensure solid sequential teaching and learning programs are developed and delivered with integrity. Students who frequently have days off struggle to maintain focus and are always behind their peers as they are continually missing vital information delivered through daily lessons. Please ensure that you are encouraging your child to attend school every day where possible.

As we enter another school year rich with academic opportunities, our Student Services team is working to ensure a range of learning support and extension programs are readily available to students who require them. Due to the significant number of students across our school I have instructed our team to begin looking at students who are eligible for these intensive programs, starting with those who are attending on average at least 90% of the time. It is very difficult to engage students in these programs if their attendance at school hinders the successful implementation. All students will continue to receive differentiated approaches in classrooms on a daily basis. Students who require very intensive support outside of the classroom, will be prioritised based on their level of commitment to school. This 90% threshold will also apply to speech language and other highly sought after programs that have a number of students on a waiting list.

Remember that one harmless day off to go shopping with Mum or to work with Dad per week, equates to 40 school days off per year, which is almost one complete school term. Our school attendance target is 95%. In 2019 our school attendance record was 87.7%.

Our school Attendance Officer and our class teachers will be in constant contact with families throughout 2020 to assist in ensuring every student is at school where possible. Please continue to communicate with the school if your child is sick or is away from school for other reasons. So far this year, the overall student attendance rate is 95%, congratulations students and families for making a terrific start to the 2020 school year- Everyday counts! We look forward to working closely with you this year and we thank you for your ongoing efforts in supporting our school.

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2A – The Best Class at Chinchilla State School

2A were interviewed last Friday by their class teacher Mrs Lee, on what they have enjoyed so far in their new 2020 classroom. The student’s responses were:

“I loved helping Mrs Lee with our class points”. Calin “I have enjoyed the Maths tests”. – Michael “Learning with Mrs Lee”. – Aiden “Being taught how to earn prizes”. – Myra “All the drawings and stories”. – Shae “The jigsaw piece” – Jaxon “Not having any homework this week”. – Tanner “Having a story read to us every afternoon.” – Imogen “Having strawberry cake for lunch that Mummy made.” – Shaniqua “Spending time with Mrs Lee and all my friends”. – Braydon “I have loved just coming to school”. – Dante “I liked the flags activity”. – Declan “I loved Literacy Fiesta”. – Mia .A. “I enjoyed the Flash Cards”. – Isaac “Playing soccer with my friends”. – Anton “The Maths testing was my favourite”. – Mia H “The fairy puzzles were fun.” – Faith “Colouring the All about me activity”. – Kaleb “I have enjoyed every colouring activity”. - Alex “Playing with my friends and also doing work”. – Jacinta

This week’s value: Responsibility & Safety This week’s rule: Travelling to and from school Students are explicitly taught an expected behaviour for the school environment each week. Last week the students’ focus lesson was on sun safety. Many students travel to and from the school by bus, some ride bikes or scooters, others walk and many students travel by car. This week our focus lesson is on responsibility and safety when travelling to and from school. After assembly on Monday, those students who travel by bus met in the bus shelter and those who ride a bike or scooter met at the bike rack for their value’s lesson while all other students returned to class for their value’s lesson. All students who ride a bike or scooter must wear a helmet and lock their bike/scooter to the racks provided. They must enter the school grounds only through the school gate near the groundsman's shed along Colamba St. They must not ride in the school grounds or along the footpath of Colamba St for the safety of all of our school community. Students who travel by bus must go directly to the bus lines from their classroom at the end of the day. The buses are on a very tight schedule transporting students from all schools. If your child travels by bus, please inform the school office. During the first fortnight, all class teachers will be establishing routines to enable all students in every class across the school to have the opportunity to reach their potential and to enjoy their peers’ companionship along the way. A goal of these lessons is to help establish a sense of belonging for every student in every class. Chinchilla State School’s P&C Association supports the PBL program in the school.

CURRICULUM CORNER WITH 2A PBL UPDATE

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For new parents and as a reminder to all parents, there are a number of procedures and routines to help our school run smoothly. Listed below are some school routines:- Parking at the School There is a school zone around Chinchilla State School for drivers to reduce their speed to 40km for the safety of our school children. A designated bus zone in Bell Street is from the corner of Colamba St through to the house next to the school in Bell Street. No parking is permitted in this area from 8:30am to 9:00am and again at 3:00pm to 3:30pm. This is for the safety of our school children. We ask all families not to encourage their children to cross any roads other than at the corner. This is dangerous behaviour. Crossing from the middle of the road near parked cars or between busses is risky behaviour which can result in serious injury. We ask families to support the school in teaching their children to cross the road in a safe manner. Children are only to cross Bell Street or Colamba Street at the corners with the Crossing Supervisors. To avoid any accident, we ask parents not to direct their child across the middle of these streets. All students must follow the direction of these supervisors when crossing the road. This is for the safety of our school children. In Colamba Street there are two designated parking bays for disabled persons and another one parking bay for handicapped drivers. You must display an authorised disabled parking permit in your windshield to park in these areas. This is for the safety of our school children and school community. To avoid any accident, we also ask parents not to double park along Colamba Street. This is for the safety of our school children and school community.

Do you wait behind the line for the supervisor to open the crossing? Do you wait for the supervisor to blow the whistle twice before crossing? Do you know that one blast of the whistle requires you to take immediate direction from the supervisor? If you answered “Yes” to the above questions you are doing the right thing.

Pedestrian Responsibilities

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Parents/ Caregivers,

Please ensure that the (coloured forms) School Resource Scheme and Account forms have been returned to the

office so invoices can be issued.

o School fees need to be paid in full for Term 1 for students to be able to have access to the School Resource

Scheme for the beginning of term.

o Years 1 – 2 Swimming fees need to be paid prior to your child/ ren swimming in Week 3.

All child/ ren fees must be paid in full each term for them to be able to attend camps, school performances etc.

As Chinchilla State School is committed to student, staff and community wellbeing. Within our curriculum, students learn about Zones of Regulation. Zones of Regulation teaches children about self-regulation and how to strengthen their self-regulation skills. Self-regulation can go by many names, such as self-control, self-management, and impulse control. Self-regulation is an essential skill in life, and in all learning environments. Research shows that children who can regulate their own emotion and attention are better ready to learn and thrive. Zones of Regulation groups all the ways that children feel and act into four “Zones”. Blue Zone—when your body is running slowly, such as when you are tired, sick, sad or bored. Green Zone—when you are ready “good to go.” You feel happy, calm and focused. Yellow Zone—when you feel your engine running high, such as when you are frustrated, overwhelmed, silly, wiggly, excited, worried, anxious, or surprised. Red Zone—is when you have “flipped your lid.” You have extreme feelings such as terror, uncontrolled anger, aggression, or elation. It is very important to know that none of the Zones is “bad”- All of the Zones are expected at one time or another. Things parents can do to practice the Zones of Regulation at home:

● Ask your child/ren to tell you about the Zones. ● Ask them what Zone (Blue, Green, Yellow or Red) they are in when they are having a good day, a sad moment, or are experiencing frustration. ● Talk about what Zone you are in and how that feels (face tense, hands in fists, feeling sad, mad, etc.) ● Talk about strategies to help your child move back to the Green Zone and when they might need help with that.

Together, we can help fill up your child/rens tool kit with skills for handling strong emotions, dealing with mistakes, solving problems and much more. As adults, when we model the Zones and use the same language, we help our child/ren develop habits that will serve them into their teen years and beyond.

Zones of Regulation

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PREP A

Wyatt

PREP B

Lizzie Martin

PREP/ 1C

Skyler Nickson

1A

Lily Greyling

1B

Zoey Wilson-

Braithwaite

2A

Braydon Pyke

“HIGH FIVE” AWARDS

For settling into your

first week of Prep with

ease. You have been a

super sitter on the carpet

and have been

completing all of your

activities.

For always following instructions and being a 5-

star listener. What a fantastic start to the year. Keep up the great work!

For having such an amazing start to the year. You have demonstrated that you are prepared to learn and give everything

your best. What a fabulous start to the year.

Well done!

For making the most fabulous start to our class

in 2020! You are so organised and ready to

learn. What a champion!

Well done, Braydon!

For an excellent start to the year. You have been listening and

following instructions. Well done, Lily!

For an amazing start to Year One. She has

followed our school values and shown what an

independent worker she can be. Keep up the top

effort Super star!

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2B

Aleyah Mitchell

2C

Olivia Gleeson

3A

Lachlan

3B

Claire Stewart

3C

Brodie

4A

Issac Allsopp

For having an amazing start to the year. Aleyah, you are kind and considerate and have tried your best

with every task. You’re a SUPER STAR!

For an amazing start to Year 2! You have really

shown what a responsible and respectful class

member you are! Keep it up superstar!

For being a respectful and active member of 3A. You are a great addition to our

team, settling into your new class and school

wonderfully. Keep it up!

What an awesome start to the year! Thank you for consistently engaging

yourself in our discussions and always following the 5 school values! Keep it up!

For showing the school

values of Respect and

Responsibility. Brodie

you’ve worked exceptionally

hard to learn and follow

classroom routines. You are

a role model for your

classmates. Keep up the

fantastic effort!

For being a kind and

active member of 4A. You

are settling into your new

class and school. You are

a great addition to the

team. Keep it up!

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4B

Laicey Curtis

4C

Colton Mailman

5/6A

Alofa Iosefa

5/6B

Ronin Green

5/6C

Bobby Hardy Thompson

5/6D

Solomon Williams

Wow, what a fantastic start to 2020. You are

respectful at all times and a good listener who follows instructions

quickly. Laicey, you rock!

For being a considerate and responsible

classmate. Colton has shown outstanding respect to his 4C

classmates and teacher. You are fabulous!

For coming into a new class and showing

absolute respect for your teacher and classmates.

You have shown your Belonging and Respect

Value this week. Keep it up Bobby!

You have had a

fantastic start to the

year. Keep up the great

work.

For being the most

beautiful person who

demonstrates a caring and

obliging manner

everyday. Nothing is too

much trouble, and

everyone is her friend.

Keep sharing your

beautiful nature with us

all!! You are amazing!

For always being ready

to learn. You follow

instructions straight away

and contribute to class

discussions. What a

fantastic start to the year!

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5/6E

Mitchell Ward-Slatter

5/6F

Tjay Blower

ACES 1

William Feldman

ACES 2

Will Sugden

LOWER MUSIC

Lexi Morris

UPPER MUSIC

Kelani Goodson

For being organised, focused and determined.

You have set a great example for your

classmates. Keep up the great work.

For following our class expectations: paying

attention and working hard on tasks in class. Mitchell

has also been helpful to his classmates with their work. What a great start, keep up

the good work.

Wow!! How amazing are you!! This week you have followed instructions, been

polite, respectful and helpful and have nailed your first week of Prep!

You are a champion William!

For having a great first week in ACES 2. You have followed the five

school values exceptionally and were able to follow teacher

directions straight away. Keep up the amazing

work!

For being a fantastic helper in the Music

class and learning to follow the Music Room

expectations.

For being a fantastic helper in the Music class and learning to follow the

Music Room expectations.

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LOTE P-4

Annabelle

LOTE 5-6

Emmie Gwin

TECHNOLOGY

Fin Reading

HPE

Khia Hardy

Thompson

This week’s school value:

Responsibility & Safety:

Travelling In and Out.

For using the value of Learning by participating to the best of your ability during your first Digital

Technology lesson. Keep up the great effort

Fin!

A great start to 2020, Khia has applied herself to a high level by setting

a positive tone for the rest of the year. Well

Done!!

Emmie, your mapping of Japan was extremely neat and accurate.

Looking forward to seeing your neat bookwork.

Well Done

For participating enthusiastically and

respectfully during your Auslan lesson.

Keep it up Annabelle!

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Year 1 & 2 Swimming Lessons

Swimming begins week 3, from Monday 10th February

Students in Years 1 & 2 will be swimming during Term 1. Year 3-6 students will swim in Term 4. A copy of

the timetable for parent information is below.

Swimming fees do need to be paid before students can attend swimming. This payment can be made at the

school office between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. Those students who have not paid for swimming will

be supervised at the school.

Swim shirts must be worn by all students during all water-based activities including swimming lessons. If a

swim shirt is unavailable, students can wear a t-shirt. All classes are issued with a pump bottle of SPF30+

water-resistant sunscreen which is available for use during all outdoor activities.

SCHOOL BANKING School Banking will be commencing this Wednesday, 5th February 2020. Student banking is every

WEDNESDAY and bank books are to be given to the class teacher for collection.

If your child/ren would like to take part in school banking, you can go online or call into the Commonwealth Bank and ask one of the staff about SCHOOL BANKING.

Facebook Page We have a NEW Chinchilla State School facebook page, where we will be sharing a lot of our information for parents. Search for @ChinchillaStateSchool to find our new admin Facebook page and like it to receive our updates in your feed. Make sure your take the time also to sign up for the Qschools app which contains a lot of important information and other details.

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 3

9 – 14 Feb

2A

8:45-10:00am 1A

8:45-10:00am

2B

10:00-11:00am 1B

10:00-11:00am

2C

11:45-12:45pm

1C & ACES 1

11:45-12:45pm

Week 4

16 - 21 Feb

2A

8:45-10:00am 1A

8:45-10:00am TUESDAY:

District

Swimming

Carnival

4pm-7pm

2B

10:00-11:00am 1B

10:00-11:00am

2C

11:45-12:45pm

1C & ACES 1

11:45-12:45pm

Week 5

23 - 28 Feb

2B

8:45-10:00am 1A

8:45-10:00am

Regional

Swimming

Carnival

2A

10:00-11:00am 1B

10:00-11:00am

2C

11:45-12:45pm

1C & ACES 1

11:45-12:45pm

Week 6

1 Mar – 6

Mar

2B

8:45-10:00am 1A

8:45-10:00am

Please note the Chinchilla Swimming Pool’s Heath

Policy below:

This means, we will say NO to:

• Green mucus noses

• Stomach bugs

• Cold / School Sores

• Head Lice

• Conjunctivitis

• Croup &/or Whooping Cough

Thank you for understanding.

2A

10:00-11:00am 1B

10:00-11:00am

2C

11:45-12:45pm

1C & ACES 1

11:45-12:45pm

Week 7

8 - 13 Mar

2C

8:45-10:00am 1A

8:45-10:00am

2B

10:00-11:00am 1B

10:00-11:00am

2A

11:45-12:45pm

1C & ACES 1

11:45-12:45pm

Week 8

15 - 20 Mar

2C

8:45-10:00am 1A

8:45-10:00am

Years 1 & 2

Swimming

Exhibition

2B

10:00-11:00am 1B

10:00-11:00am

2A

11:45-12:45pm

1C & ACES 1

11:45-12:45pm

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MONDAY 03-02-2020

WEDNESDAY 05-02-2020

FRIDAY 07-02-2020

Tamara Scorgie Tamara Scorgie Tamara Scorgie Amanda Maguire

MONDAY 10-02-2020

WEDNESDAY 12-02-2020

FRIDAY 14-02-2020

Tamara Scorgie Tamara Scorgie Tamara Scorgie Amanda Maguire

Tuckshop Roster UNIFORM SHOP

Please note that our Uniform Shop is open every:

Monday and Wednesday morning from 8:30am to

9:00am for any uniform purchases (NO EFTPOS

available). You can also place your order through the

front office, by placing your order form and payment

in the white box at the office. Orders will be available

for collection from the tuckshop. If you would like

them to come home with your child/ren please specify

on your order form.