No. 11 20 April 2017

Leisa Neaton, Principal

2017 Date Claimers

April May May 19 Assembly Year 4-6 2.15pm 02 Assembly P-Year 3 2.15pm 9-11 NAPLAN Years 3 – 5 20 Cross Country 03 Assembly Year 4-6 2.15pm 12 Mothers’ Day Stall 24 Anzac Day Ceremony 05 Dance Party 16 Assembly P-Year 3 2.15pm 25 Public Holiday - Anzac Day 09 Assembly P-Year 3 2.15pm 17 Assembly Year 4-6 2.15pm 26 Assembly Year 4-6 2.15pm 10 Assembly Year 4-6 2.15pm 23 Assembly P-Year 3 2.15pm 26 & 27 Year 3 Excursion – Emu Park 11 P & C Meeting 24 Assembly Year 4-6 2.15pm

At Frenchville we are very proud of our participation in community events. Our next event, and one of the most solemn on the calendar, is ANZAC Day. At Frenchville we join with our community to honour the ANZAC legend and the selfless acts of bravery of all who have served in war. Later in the year our senior students continue their learning at the War Memorial in Canberra on Year Six Camp, and the grounding they have been given at Frenchville and from their family over the years is on display at the Last Post Ceremony, which honours the Australians who have given their lives in war. This ceremony is live streamed and family members can watch it at home.

The ANZAC Day Ceremony for Years 1–6 will be held on Monday 24 April at 9:00am in the School Activity Centre. Parents and Caregivers are welcome to attend. The Senior Choir will be singing in the ceremony. Choir members are required to wear their full performance uniform for this event.

ANZAC DAY MARCH

All Frenchville State School students are invited to join the Rockhampton Anzac Day march on Tuesday 25 April. Students are required to assemble in front of TARGET on Alma Street between 9:30am and 9:40am . Full school uniform, including the blue broad-brimmed hat, is required. A note with further details will be distributed to students this week.

On Wednesday 26/4/17 our admin team will be hosting an admin morning tea for

parents at Cheese and Biscuits Café, just across from the school, from 10am. If you

would like to attend (there’s a limit of 20 parents), please call or email the office and we

will send home an invitation. This is an opportunity to provide feedback and ask

questions. You will need to have an invitation to attend, for catering purposes.

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Parents are asked to double check that children are buckled in and belted up before pulling away from the kurb at pick up time. Yes, the stop, drop and go zone is busy but not so busy that we don’t want you to take the time to double check your children are restrained in their seat belts.

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We were all very disappointed that Cyclone Debbie’s aftermath meant we missed out on some amazing science activities late last term. This event will most likely be rescheduled for Monday 29/5/17 and our free dress will also be held on the same day. This is the same week we have Questacon visiting our school and also the ICAS Science

Competition, making it a Super Science Week.

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The new date for the postponed dance party is Friday 5 May 2017. The theme will again be "GREEN". Tickets bought for the postponed event will be valid for this event. If you are unable to attend on this new date there are two options available to you. You can either keep the ticket for the term four dance party, or alternatively, apply in writing for a refund. Simply write a quick note requesting a refund, addressed to the P&C, and place it in an envelope with your name, contact details, child’s name and class, as well as the tickets you are seeking to refund. Bring the envelope to the office and it will be passed onto P&C. Refunds will be made in cash, but we must have the written letter for an audit trail and all tickets must be returned before a refund can be issued.

If you initially missed out on tickets, there will be an opportunity to buy tickets to the 5/5/17 dance party in the week of the event.

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Hopefully you have had some luck selling doughnuts over the holidays. Remember, we are conducting a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts fundraiser to raise funds for the P&C and the 2017 Year 6 trip to Canberra. Order forms went out to the youngest in the family before the holidays. Orders, with money, are due back at school by 28 April. If you need another order form please contact the school office. Delivery of doughnuts is expected in the week commencing 22 May.

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This year Frenchville State School will be entering the Junior & Senior Choir, String Orchestra and Concert Bands in the Rockhampton Eisteddfod. Please see dates below:

Vocal section: 16 - 22 May Instrumental Music section: 27 - 31 May

Once the program has been released, we will communicate exact times and dates of performances.

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The ANZAC Day Ceremony for Prep – Year 6 will be held on Monday 24 April at 9:00am in the School Activity Centre. Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend. The Senior Choir will be singing in the ceremony. Choir members are required to wear their full performance uniform for this event. All Frenchville State School students will be invited to join the Rockhampton Anzac Day march on Tuesday 25 April 2017 . Full school uniform, including the blue broad-brimmed hat, is required. A note with further details will be distributed to students this week.

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Is your business interested in advertising in our school newsletter from May this year? We are seeking expressions of interest from businesses in the Frenchville School Community who would like to advertise in exchange for providing a service to our school community. In particular we are interested in garden edge curbing, concrete resurfacing & grounds enhancement. Please email the.principal@frenchviss.eq.edu.au to share your ideas for school enhancement projects which your business may be able to support. Thanks.

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School photos will be distributed Thursday 20 April. Please direct all queries to MSP Photography on 4921 3355.

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Our P&C 2017 Spellathon raised is $11,018.65. Class 2MH had the highest class total of $553.50 in the junior school and 6N had the highest total in the senior school, raising $479. Both of these classes will receive a class pizza party or similar incentive for their efforts, as determined by the class and their teachers. Congratulations to Trae Stacpoole in 6F who raised the most of any student with $165.00. Thank you for your support.

Mother’s Day

P&C will be running its annual MOTHERS' DAY STALL on Friday 12 May

BRING & BUY - PLEASE HAVE ALL GIFTS (WRAPPED IN CLEAR CELLOPHANE) IN BY WEDNESDAY 10 MAY

• Only children who donate a gift may buy one. • Children are asked to donate a gift valued at approximately $2. • Please do not send dangerous items such as lighters, razors, pocket/craft knives etc. or unsealed food

packets. • Please wrap gifts in clear (non-coloured) cellophane. • If your child does not wish to purchase a gift from our stall, you may still wish to donate one in support. • Children can start sending in their gifts NOW to give to their class teacher. • On Friday 12 May children who have donated a gift need to bring $2 to purchase one. • Volunteer Parents are needed to help sort and wrap presents beforehand, and to help staff the stall on the

day. Please call through your names to the office. *** Spare shopping bags needed please ***

Reading Knights

Reading Knights is a great reading incentive scheme and a homegrown Frenchville innovation. Regular reading through the Reading Knights program allows students to explore, appreciate and enjoy the English language while experiencing a wide range of literary texts. The Reading Knights Program further aims to develop positive character qualities and work habits in students such as goal setting, determination and perseverance.

As Frenchville students progress through the various levels of reading nights, as stipulated below, they will receive tokens of achievement.

25 nights

50 nights

100 nights

150 nights

200 nights

The number of reading nights must be recorded on the appropriate recording sheet and verified by an adult. Once successfully achieving the Knight Master level, students will again work their way through the various levels of reading nights (ie. Page � Apprentice � Squire etc.) for the next colour stage (see table above). We encourage all readers to get involved. Mums and Dads, thanks for encouraging our readers and your children to read every night.

Rockhampton District Sport Trials

There has been a lot of sport activity since the beginning of the year with students from the ages of 10 to 12 participating in Rockhampton District Sports trials in their chosen sport. The following is a list of the sports which have completed their trials at the end of term 1 and the students from Frenchville that have been selected in these teams to as part of the Capricornia Sport level.

Sport Student Selected Sport Student Selected Basketball Sophie Driscoll Hockey Boys Cale Gardner, Aaron Woods, Max Morrison, Cooper McKenzie,

Jaiden Lenzina, Macauley Plant

AFL Hayden Peckover Soccer Girls Aimee Coombe

Touch Football Girls Zoe Robson, Tahlia Parish Soccer Boys Jack England, Brayden Huff, Will Allen, Aidan Massginham, Jacob Veltmeyer

Touch Football Boys

Slade McMeeken, Cooper McKenzie, Riley Smith, Liam Barnes

Rugby League Girls Brittany Rothery, Dana Parish, Lara Parker, Tamia Dyer, Tahni Ivey, Chelsey Perry

Hockey Girls Georgia Wright, Taryn Anno Rugby League Boys Harri Meilland, Mason Broadhurst, Jayden Savage, Lathan McMeeken, Cooper Mackenzie, Baylee Meilland, Bailey Webber, Logan Barclay, Liam Barnes

1st Year Blue

2ND Year Red

3RD Year Green

4TH Year Purple

5TH Year Black

Apple Slinky’s available, bring your apple in a bag to the tuckshop for a slinky.

School Jumpers are available for purchase

$25.00 each

NAPLAN Online Trial has been delayed by the State Gov ernment

Education Minister Kate Jones has confirmed Queensland state schools will withdraw from the NAPLAN online testing trial this year. Ms Jones made the announcement ahead of the Education Ministerial Council meeting in Hobart. “I have always said that I would not commit Queensland students to participate in the online NAPLAN tests if they were not ready,” she said. “I simply cannot commit to a system that might disadvantage our students. We need to be 100 per cent certain that the online tests are good to go.

Ms Jones said all Queensland state school students would sit trad itional paper-based tests for NAPLAN this year, to be held between 9 and 11 May.

As you are aware Frenchville was one of 68 state schools scheduled to participate in the 2017 NAPLAN online trial. As this trial has been delayed, our students will now sit the tests in the traditional way using paper and pencil. We have put in place processes this week to ensure our students are familiar with the traditional test paper formats to support in their preparations for the NAPLAN testing program in May.

We will continue to implement our current curriculum programs ensuring students are developing paper and digital skills in literacy and numeracy. We understand that the Minister has made this decision to put the best interests of our students first. NAPLAN tests are constructed to give students an opportunity to demonstrate skills they have learned over time through the school curriculum, and NAPLAN test days should be treated as just another routine event on the school calendar.

The school will ensure that the students are familiar with the test formats prior to the tests so the best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to reassure them that NAPLAN tests are just one part of their school program, and urge them to simply do the best they can on the day.

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Soccer 12.40pm Frenchville SS Year 5 v Mt Morgan SS

(SEMI FINALS) Southside 1

1.35pm Frenchville SS Year 6 v Lighthouse 1 (SEMI FINALS)

Southside 1

12.40pm Frenchville SS Year 5 Social v St Joey’s PA Frenchville SS 1.35pm Frenchville SS Year 6 Social v St Joey’s PA Frenchville SS

Oz Tag – McLeod Par k AFL- Kele Park 12.30pm Frenchville Boys Blue v RGS Black

(SEMI FINALS) RGS 1 12.30pm A Grade Frenchville SS v The Hall SS KP1

1.10pm Frenchville Boys White 1 v Glenmore SS (SEMI FINALS)

FSS 1 1.30pm A Grade Frenchville SS v Crescent Lagoon SS

KP2

1.50pm Frenchville Boys White 2 v The Hall SS (SEMI FINALS)

RGS 2 12.30pm B Grade Frenchville SS v Glenmore SS KP4

1.50pm Frenchville Girls Blue v Frenchville White 1 FSS 1 1.30pm B Grade Frenchville SS v Allenstown SS KP3 1.50pm Frenchville Girls White 1 v Frenchville Blue FSS 1

12.30pm Frenchville Girls White 2 v Allenstown SS FSS 2

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Roster commencing Tuesday: 24 April 2017

Monday: P. Hall & T. Pirie Tuesday: Public Holiday Wednesday: P. Holbeck Thursday: K. Smith Friday: S. Vesey & R. Grant Christine Hills, Tuckshop Convenor

CCoommmmuunnii ttyy NNoott iicceess Frenchville State School accepts no responsibility for errors with community notices as information is provided by community organisations. Archer Park Rail Museum – Family Fun Day, 9am-1pm Sunday 23rd April. Adults (14yrs+) $2, Under 14yrs FREE CQ Military Museum – Open Day FREE entry 25 April. Open from 5am to 4pm. Breakfast available for $5 from 5am to 12:30pm Mt Archer Scout Group – Sign on day Saturday 22 April, FREE sausage sizzle & fun activities. 187 Honour Street, Frenchville Handmade Expo Markets – Saturday 22 April, Rockhampton Showgrounds, Robert Schwarten Pavilion Yeppoon Little Theatre – Perfomance, “The Importance of Being Earnest” – April 21-22 & 28-29 entry $20. Koorana Crocodile Farm – “The Birth of a Dinosaur” – Don’t miss out on Crocodile hatchings, April 19 & 30, May 04 & June 16 .