ISSUE 35 - week ending November 8th 2019.

Next P & C Meeting: TBA

HHSS Staff Learning Centre

Coming events: Parade: each Monday at 2:30pm Brekky Club: each Tuesday morning – 8:00am to 8:45am Free Tennis coaching: each Tuesday morning 8:00am to 8:45am, starting Tuesday 15

th October

Saturday 9th November – Home Hill Harvest Festival

Tuesday 12th November – Kid’s Club

Wednesday 20th November – Upper-School House Swimming Trials

Thursday 5th December – HHSS Swimming Carnival

Tuesday 10th December – Red Carpet night

Friday 13th December - last day of Term 4

School resumes again on Tuesday 28th

January 2020

Please ensure to call in early with student absences and

that your contact details are always up to date.

Thank you.

Dear Parents/Guardians

This week the Auditors from the School Improvement Unit attended for three days. They interviewed all staff and attended all classrooms. Student Leaders met with them to discuss their roles and how they feel about their education at Home Hill Primary. Many parents were talked to informally and some contacted by phone. I am very pleased to share some of their responses with you: The audit team highlighted the excellent teaching occurring in the classrooms. Students feel valued and classroom environments are engaging. They also highlighted that there is a very strong commitment in educating students from all staff across the school. An Executive Summary will be provided from the audit and will be published within the next two weeks on the school website. Congratulations to Mrs Fabbro on a highly successful Book Fair this term. The support from staff was excellent in achieving such a successful fair. Money raised will provide more resources for our School. “Thank You” to everyone who purchased books and other items from the fair. This week I have also had great pleasure in meeting some of our new students enrolling for Prep next year. It is wonderful to see their excitement about attending next year. Please remember Prep interviews for 2020 are available. If you require an interview time please contact Jenny or Corrina in administration for an appointment time. I look forward to meeting with you all. Enrolment packages are available from administration. Be there on Day 1, 2020 Attending every day of school is important to ensure students have the very best start in life and learning. Please phone, email or visit our school before Tuesday 28 January, 2020 to let us know if your child will not be at school on Day 1 of Term 1, 2020 Regards Judith White

Principal

OFFICE HOURS

Monday – 8am to 3.30pm

Tuesday – 8am to 3.30pm Wednesday -

8am to 3.30pm Thursday –

8am to 3.30pm Friday –

8am to 3.30pm

THE OFFICE WILL BE

UNATTENDED

OUTSIDE OF THESE

HOURS.

Please be vigilant with checking for and

treatment of Head Lice. Your assistance with this

problem is very much appreciated.

Would you like to ride your bike or

scooter in the Home Hill Harvest Festival Parade? A prize of $100 is on offer for the ‘Best Dressed Bicycle or Scooter’! Meet in

the park across from Ashworth’s

at 4:30pm on Saturday 9th

November with your decorated

bicycle or Scooter (and yourself, if you wish). The

winning entry will be announced on

stage at the beginning of the

Street Party! ‘Reach for the

Stars’!

100

Home

Hill

Heroes!

GREAT

work!

Week 5. Home Hill Kid’s Club started this week on Tuesday, “Reach for the Stars” is the theme of this year’s Harvest Festival. Kid’s Club was a busy time of games and decorating for the float. (Some lunch times too) This will be the 11th year that we have entered a float in the parade. We have won a category 9 times, the pressure is on!! Home Hill Kid’s Club is supported from volunteers from 5 local Churches and our wonderful Mrs Wright and Mrs Vass. 45 children participated. Any questions please contact Chappie Gwen on 0409136415. Wednesday the 6th of November, 2 great events took place. The Harvest Festival Pet Show at Watson’s Green was a keen menagerie of pets and costumes. Our School had many “pet” family members on display. Congratulations to all. Also on Wednesday evening the Colls Memorial Featurette District final took place at HHSS. Sienna Prescott and Adam Patane proudly represented our School. Adam spoke about “Schools must provide more outside activities” and Sienna spoke on “Australia day must not be changed”. There were 11 Speakers from 6 district Schools and all were commended on delivering excellent speeches. Well done Sienna and Adam. Chappy Twisters will be on sale at the Harvest Festival. See you about our Great School! Kindest Regards, Chappie Gwen

*Students MUST wear Rash Shirts

(Sun Shirts) or a T-Shirt to any

swimming lesson/event.

*PLEASE NAME ALL

SWIMMING GEAR EG... TOGS,

GOGGLES, TOWEL, UNIFORMS ETC.

Swimming Club at Home Hill State School commenced on Wednesday 23rd October and continues every

Wednesday morning and Friday morning up to and including Wednesday 4th December.

Starting time is 8:00am to approx. 8:45am at the school pool.

Please note: There will be no Swimming Club on Wednesday 20th November due to House Swimming

Trials.

A permission note was sent home with your child and needs to be returned to the Office.

Children are allowed to wear their togs to school, please remember to include some dry underwear to change

into.

Year 6 families: Please see Mrs Mottin at the Office if

you’d like to order any 2019 ‘SENIOR’

photos

AFL – (Boys) - Burdekin Touch Fields Ayr – bus $6 per week

Softball - (Girls) – Burdekin Rugby League fields, Ayr – bus $6 per week

Tennis - Boys/Girls - Home Hill State School,

Home Hill Tennis Association Courts - Private Transport or

Ayr Tennis Association Courts - bus $6 per week

Interschool sports starts on Friday 18th October and runs for 5 weeks. Please remember to bring your hat, water bottle & sunscreen and mouthguards if applicable.

ALL INTERSCHOOL SPORTS NOTES NEED TO BE HANDED IN TO THE OFFICE.

Congratulations to Sienna and Adam

on speaking before a mixed audience

of parents, Teachers and students from

other schools, at the Colls Memorial

Lecturette competition last

night. The adjudicators

were highly impressed by everybody’s

performance. Competition was tight and 1st place was awarded to a student from St

Colman’s Primary School

Anyone wishing to join the ‘Bendigo Bank School Banking programme’, please come by the school Office and collect a package.

Banking packages will be sent out to all the new Prep students next year. Every new account opened through School Banking will receive a

Piggy Bank Banking needs to be returned to School each Tuesday.

The P & C are aiming to go ‘bagless’ in time. If you would like to order online go to www.quickcliq.com.au to register. Please note: all of our lunches are made fresh and products are oven baked on premises, to guarantee freshness and quality every time.

Tuckshop Menu – Term 4

Available Everyday Sandwiches, Wraps and Toasties Monday

Select Fillings Savoury Mince Rolls $4.50 Ham $3.50 Garlic Bread $1.00 Chicken $3.50 Hash Brown $1.00 Egg $3.00 Cheese $2.50 Tuesday

Vegemite Sandwich $2.00 Chicken Nuggets/Chippees (6) $3.00 Honey Sandwich $2.00 ** This will vary each week ** Select Salads BBQ Sauce $0.30 Cheese $0.40 Tomato Sauce $0.30 Lettuce $0.20 Garlic Bread $1.00 Tomato $0.20 Hash Brown $1.00 Beetroot $0.20

Carrot $0.20 Wednesday Pineapple $0.20 Ham and Pineapple Pizza $3.00 Select Condiment Bacon and Cheese Pizza $3.00

Mayonnaise $0.00 Chicken and Bacon Pizza $3.00 BBQ Sauce $0.00 ** All pizzas are now made fresh ** Tomato Sauce $0.00 Garlic Bread $1.00 How would you like it? Hash Brown $1.00

Fresh Sandwich $0.00

Toasted Sandwich $0.20 Thursday Fresh Wrap $0.00 Spaghetti (Large) $4.50

Toasted Wrap $0.20 Spaghetti (Small) $3.00 Salad Boxes Cheese $0.50

Salad Box $5.00 Garlic Bread $1.00 Add Egg $0.50 Hash Brown $1.00 Add Chicken $0.50

Add Ham $0.50 Friday

Select Salads Chicken Burger $4.50

Cheese $0.00 ** Standard: Chicken Schnitzel, Lettuce $0.00 lettuce and mayonnaise Spinach $0.00 Add Cheese $0.50 Tomato $0.00 Cheeseburger $4.50 Beetroot $0.00 ** Standard: Pattie, cheese and Carrot $0.00 tomato sauce Pineapple $0.00 Cheese $0.50 Select Condiment Garlic Bread $1.00 Salad Dressing $0.30 Hash Brown $1.00 Mayonnaise $0.30

Snacks Drinks Popcorn $0.30 Chocolate Milk $2.50 Sultana Box $1.00 Strawberry Milk $2.50 Apple and Sultana Box $1.00 Apple and Blackcurrant Popper $1.50 Yoghurt Sultana Box $1.00 Tropical Popper $1.50 Potato Stix $1.00 Water $2.00 Rice Wheels $1.00

Pretzels $1.00

Baking Slinky Apple $1.00

Each week our baking menu will change due to a Rainbow Cup (Jelly) $1.00 Soy Crisps $1.50

baking roster. Please ‘like’ our Facebook page Trail Mix $2.00 to be kept up to date with the products we have on offer.

Frozen Items Zooper Dooper $0.30 Zings (Normal) $0.80

Zings (Sour) $0.80 Icy Cup $0.50 Dixie cup $1.50 Frozen Yoghurt $2.50 ** Strawberry and Mango **

Arcade Eats

We are extremely lucky to have the generosity of

Arcade Eats. Amanda and Sandy ensure our

tuckshop has fresh supplies of Gluten Free (GF)

and dairy free (DF) products. Once again please

‘like’ us on Facebook to keep up to date with what

is new in our tuckshop. Friday ONLY Assorted sour strips $0.30ea Lolly bags $1.00

P & C News

We are always trying to improve the quality/freshness of our products in the tuckshop. In doing this, small changes

have had to be made. As of Monday 28th October we will have an increase in our

chicken products by $0.50 due to us offering fresh Red Rooster chicken. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause but we believe that fresh is

best. If you have any questions or suggestions,

please come along to our meeting on Monday night when tuckshop prices are

going to be discussed. Thank you

Scholastic Book Fair is coming in Term 4,

beginning on Wednesday 23rd October.

Invites will be sent home in the first week of Term 4.

TERM 1:

Tuesday, 29th January - Friday, 5th April

TERM 2:

Tuesday, 23rd April - Friday, 28th June.

TERM 3:

Monday, 15th July - Friday, 20th September.

TERM 4:

Tuesday, 8th October - Friday, 13th Dec.

Congratulations

to, who is our

‘Hero of the Week’

Well done!

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