Dear Parents,

I hope you all managed to have some down time during the vacation. Certainly, our students all seem refreshed and ready for a new term and a new semester.

Firstly of course, there are things to do to round off Semester 1. Teachers are still involved in completing and moderating assessments. This process will be finished in Week 3 and we will issue written reports in Week 4. From Week 3 though, we are looking for-ward to getting back to the re-introduction of all our teaching and learning programs, includ-ing philosophy.

With the gradual easing of Covid-19 restrictions you will notice a gradual increase in the type of activities that were I impossible in Term 2. I have approved some excursions but the Year 6 Camp is still under review. Year 6 parents will receive a survey today to determine the number of students likely to attend if conditions permit the camp to proceed. We will recommence student led assemblies but for the time being these will be done using an online platform with students remaining in classrooms. Our dance program, while modified, will

also recommence this term in Week 3.

We will also be investigating as to how our Semester 2 Interschool and school based sporting programs can operate.

Two of the highlights of a normal Term 3 are the visit to the school by our sister school, and the Excellence Expo. Needless to say, Otemon will not be visiting us this year. To keep the relationship valued for both schools, we have begun planning for an online link up later in the year using a suitable platform. Another very important aspect of the sister school relationship is our Japan Study Tour which would normally would take place in September next year. It is difficult to predict at this stage whether the Japan Study Tour for September next year will proceed. I will continue to get advice from Education Queensland International.

The Excellence Expo will not happen in its normal format. In September, to keep this important event valued, we will acknowledge our students’ excellent learning by having them prepare for you a “gift pack” of samples of their learning.

Creative Dance Starts

Wk 3

Year 2 Science Incursion

Aug 7

Year 3 Fort Lyt-ton Excursions

Aug 10 11 13

SCHOOL WATCH

School Calendar

Office Hours 8:00am - 4:00pm

Message from our Principal

Ph: (07) 3421 6222 Student Absences: (07) 3421 6260

Email: admin@hollandparkss.eq.edu.au 17 July 2020

RULE REMINDER Staying safe in play areas;

Stay within play boundaries

Take turns on play equipment

Keep away from the oval shed

5C WEEKLY TIP COURTESY Remember your manners;

Use please & thank-you manners

Use ‘Good morning’ & ‘Good afternoon’ greetings

Make eye contact & smile at others

Active School Travel will not recommence this term.

We will have more information on this in the near future.

Be safe Be responsible Be respectful

remaining grades will participate in a shorter

(4 week) program so that all of your students

enjoy the benefits of dance generally. Parents

will receive ‘billing information’ from the

school’s finance office soon.

Grades assessed around dance over 8

weeks in 2020 are- Prep, Year 1, Year 4

and Year 6.

Grades assessed around dance over 4

weeks in 2020 are- Year 2, Year 3 and

Year 5.

Leigh Harrod Deputy Principal

Message from our Deputy Principal

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Maths Teasers

2020 Creative Dance—Term 3

This term, our students will participate in

a school dance program. Our dance

program has been a feature of the

Holland Park Arts Program for over a

decade. The program will again be

presented by Creative Dance Industries

who target a dance content with a range

of dance styles and techniques, aligned to

the Australian Curriculum. In line with

assessment and reporting requirements,

only 4 grades are assessed

around dance each year.

These grades will have a full

8 week program beginning

in week 3 this term. The

Logic Puzzle 1: Four people are travelling to different

places on different types of transport.

Their names are: Rachel, John, Mr. Jones

and Cindy.

They either went on train, car, plane or

ship.

• Mr. Jones hates flying

• Cindy has to rent her vehicle

• John gets seasick

How did they each travel?

(There is more than one answer.)

Logic Puzzle 2: Here is an ordinary cross. You are

allowed to make two straight cuts across

it.

How do you cut it to make the most

pieces?

appointment to meet with your child’s teacher, please feel free to do so at a mutually convenient time.

Anthony Gribbin Principal

Message from our Principal Cont’d

in place. Parents of prep students in PSS and PSC will be emailed today with what I hope will be a more efficient way for students to get to their classrooms in the morning and be picked up in the afternoon. Should you wish to make an

While many of the protocols instituted as part of the management process for minimising the risk of infection remain in force, there are a few restrictions with respect to library operations being lifted from the start of Week 2.

The library will be open for student borrowing only before school from 8.30 – 8.45 am each morning Monday to Friday.

For the time being, we are continuing with the quarantine regime where all returns are set aside for 72 hours before they become available for loan.

Lunchtime clubs are resuming next week.

Digiclub run by Mrs Fites – 11.15 – 11.45 Mondays and Thursdays

Chess club run by Mrs Schilg – 11-15 – 11.45 on Wednesdays

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Message from our Acting Head of Curriculum

Reading in Years 3 to 6

This term, our year 3 to 6 students will recommence their reading groups. During these groups, the students have been developing their reading skills through our Holland Park State School literacy program for two hours each week. With the assistance of a group of teacher aids, the students are explicitly taught the four reading program elements – vocabulary, guided reading, comprehension and fluency. In particular, the students are taught the Holland Park State School comprehension strategies including

predicting, main idea, author’s purpose, prior knowledge, questioning, summarising, making connections, inferring and author’s purpose. All of our students are encouraged to continue to read each night at home and to continue borrowing books from the school library in order to consolidate their great work in reading groups at home.

Debra Ybarlucea Acting Head of Curriculum Year 5 Teacher

The new furniture ordered earlier in the year for the library’s Computer Lab 2 was installed last Friday and set up ready for use by Mr Collyer, our IT person, on Monday.

As a result, lab is now a much more ‘user friendly’ space, both for students and teachers, with people seated at all 30 computers now having a clear view of the TV screen at the front of the room. The plan is that, by the end of the year, the few remaining laptops will be replaced by desktop computers.

Margaret Kittson Teacher-Librarian

Library Matters

Student absences; Please advise with reason via QParents or Absentee Line: 3421 6260

Message from our Community Liaison

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Term 3 Physical Education Overview Prep - Ball skills Year 1 - Ball skills - Tee Ball Year 2 - Ball skills - Tennis Year 3 - Ball skills - Tee Ball/cricket Year 4 - Ball skills - Touch Year 5 - Ball skills - Netball Year 6 - Ball Skills - AFL HPE Asia Week Asia week: 14th – 18th September. Asia week activities will be conducted during physical education lessons. Students will participate in traditional games and activities from each of the countries. This year we will be celebrating the below countries. Further information will be distributed to each class.

Japan Cambodia Thailand India Myanmar

Club activities Wednesday 1st Break - Japanese Club Wednesday 2nd break - Cambodia Club Cambodian Garden During 2019, Holland Park State School joined the Australia-ASEAN BRIDGE School Partnerships Program to establish an international school partnership with Santhoromok Primary School in Cambodia

to improve student learning outcomes. We were one of 35 schools around Australia in 2019 to embark on a nationally acclaimed program aimed at fostering greater ties between Australia and Cambodia through education. To promote a presence of Cambodia at our school a garden will be created. There are currently 18 Year 6 students involved in the Cambodia Club and they are all very excited to create our ‘Cambodia Corner’ garden. This will be a small area of the school dedicated to making a Cambodian presence in our school. I would like to ask our school community for help. We are looking for donations of plants to place in the garden. Plant types such as Bromeliads, Ginger plants and Orchids are going to make up the bulk of our garden. If you are in a position to donate any of these plant types please contact Mr Walker mwalk254@eq.edu.au Mt Gravatt District trials Girls Cricket trials 12th August Boys Softball trials 6th August Girls Softball trials 6th August

Health & Physical Education

2021 Prep Catchment and

Sibling Enrolments

We are accepting catchment and sibling enrolments for prep 2021. If you have younger children commencing prep next year, please complete and return the enrolment application forms as soon as possible. These are available on our school website. If this is your first child commencing prep, please make sure you include two documents for proof of residency, along with the original birth certificate. For sibling enrolments you just need to bring the original birth certificate. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Change of Contact Details It is very important that we have the most current family/contact details for every student. Please make sure that you advise us of any changes/updates as soon as possible. Karen Oliver Email: koliv33@eq.edu.au

COMMUNITY ADVERTISING

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GARDINER CHESS are back next Thursday 23 July, 8.00-8.50am in the library. Our coaches Dianna and Gary are looking forward to returning.

LUNCH TIME CHESS is returning next Wednesday 22nd July 1st break in the library. Come along and have some fun!

School Chess Program at Holland Park State School 2020

Day & Time: Thursdays 8.00—8.50am

Venue: School Library

Cost per Term: $99 for Term 3

Start Date: Thursday 23rd July — 17th September

To register and pay for your child/ren please go to our secure web site www.gardinerchess.com.au

and click on the ‘parents’ icon. Set up an account using your details or log in using your username & password.

Once your dashboard comes up, click on student coaching, add student if you haven’t already added your child, new enrolment, then select the new term, add to cart and checkout.

Please note that your registration for the class isn’t complete unless payment has been received. Our term fee is for a minimum of 8 lessons. Once you have registered & paid please send your children along to the next scheduled lesson.

For families with three or more children attending and those starting part way through the term please contact our office directly to enrol on 07 5522 7221.

For full terms & conditions please visit our web site.

Lea-Anne Schilg HPSS Chess Coordinator Year 1 Teacher

HPSS Chess News