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Principal’s Note

Hello and welcome to my first Principal’s Note for Term 2.

It great to see students and staff quickly re-establish class-

room and school routines as we return from the Easter holi-

days. Like all new beginnings, it is obviously an exciting time

for our school community to be back and wondering what this

term will have to offer. I trust that we will all make the most of

the 11 weeks of schooling which are ahead of us.

NAPLAN

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy

(NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5,

7 and 9. It has been an everyday part of the school calendar

since 2008. The testing days for 2018 are: Tuesday 15,

Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 May.

NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every

child to progress through school and life, such as reading,

writing, spelling and numeracy. The assessments are under-

taken nationwide, every year, in the second full week in May.

NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four areas (or ‘domains’)

of:

Reading

Writing

Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctua-

tion)

Numeracy.

NAPLAN tests skills in literacy and numeracy that are devel-

oped over time through the school curriculum and are not the

only means to measure students’ abilities. These test results

can be used in conjunction with other assessment used at

school to determine a student’s skill level.

The NAPLAN tests are a routine part of the school calendar.

However students may be withdrawn from the testing program

by their parent/carer if there are religious beliefs or philosophi-

cal objections to testing. A formal application by the relevant

Test Administration Authority (TAA) must be received by the

principal prior to the testing. Please make contact with your

child’s teacher should you wish to withdraw your child.

School Uniform

It is always great to see the entire student population attending

school each day wearing our uniform with pride. Well done

students and parents!

ANZAC Day

On Wednesday 25 April, all students and parents are strongly

encouraged to attend. School Student Leaders are ex-

pected to attend.

Students are required to wear full school uniform and to

meet teachers at the Council Chambers at 11:15 for a

11:30 start.

The March will commence at the Council Chambers on Bur-

rows St and conclude at Memorial Park. The Memorial Service

will commence at Surat Memorial Park on Marcus St following

the March.

See you there!

Thanks

Staff, students and parents, thanks for another tremendous

start a new school term.

Remember, “The Surat State School way is to commit to

our learning, strive for excellence and succeed in all that

we do.”

Enjoy the weekend!

Mr Justin Washington

Principal

Year 3 News

The Year 3 class is off to a great start this term and eve-ryone is excited to be back! We are very keen for the term ahead and look forward to sharing all the exciting things we will be learning. Here is a quick outline of what

the Year 3 class will be focusing on throughout Term 2.

In English, students will be listening to, reading and adapting poems featuring an Australian set-

ting.

In Maths, students will be learning how to recall addition and subtraction facts and apply place val-ue understanding to partition and rearrange num-

bers.

In Science, students will be investigating how heat energy is produced and the behaviour of heat when it transfers from one object or area to anoth-

er.

During the Humanities and Social Sciences unit, the year 3 students will be exploring places near a far and will be identifying the similarities and differ-

ences between the characteristics of these places.

Bring on week 2!

Miss Hoskins

Important Dates - 2018

APRIL

23rd P & C Meeting

25th ANZAC DAY

30th School Photos

MAY

4th Book Club Due

7th LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY

11th ROMA SHOW HOLIDAY

19th Trivia Night

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Saturday Mornings

Names in by 9.30am

Play 10am

Ph: 46265169

All Welcome

4th May

ROMA SCOUT GROUP

Do your children (boys and girls) enjoy being outdoors, being

active, making new friends and learning new skills?

We currently have vacancies for new members in:

Cubs age 7-11, 6:00-7:30pm Wed

Scouts age 10-15, 6:00-8:00pm Tues

Venturers age 14-17, 6:00-8:00pm Thurs.

All ages meet at the Roma Scout Den, 52 Soutter

St, Roma (near the Railway Dam).

We are also seeking more Adult Leaders and Adult Members to support our youth’s activities. No experience necessary, training provided with the opportunity to earn VET certifi-cates. Seeking males and females over 18. You do not need to have children in the group to join. Have fun, give back to your community, relive your childhood, learn new things, make

friends and belong to a fantastic group!

For more information please email

romascouts@yahoo.com.au or phone Bryce on 0427632052

(www.scoutsqld.com.au).

CHURCH SERVICE Sunday 22 April 2018

4PM

St Johns Anglican Church

SURAT

Everyone welcome Contact: Leonie Twidale 0428 382068 or Margaret

Neill 4626 5316

Cross Country Enthusiasts

For the few weeks leading up to School and District Cross Country Carnivals, Mr Robin-son will be running down at the golf club on Monday and Thursday mornings between 7:30am and 8:30am in preparation for these carnivals. If you would like to come down to increase your fitness and get familiar with the track then meet at the golf club Monday

morning, see you there.

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Bendemere Pony Club – Come & Try Day

The Bendemere Pony Club are hosting a Come & Try Day on 20th May 2018 with a 9am start at the

Yuleba Pony Club grounds.

This means that non-PCAQ members can come &

ride on the day for just $10 each!

There will be a shared morning tea so please bring a

plate to share.

This will be a non-competitive day, rather just a fun

day for kids to get out and enjoy riding their horse.

All riders must comply with equipment and dress rules of Pony Club, specifically with regard to sad-

dlery, helmets, boots, spurs and equipment.

For more information please call either Janet Harland

0439 764 165 or Kay Price 0428 447 571.

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