9 June 2017

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

The Term is certainly flying by quickly and it continues to amaze me how much our teachers and students can achieve in that time so a big thank you to them all for their hard work and persistence.

Meet and Greet

Just a friendly reminder about the school’s before school procedures. Upon arrival at school all children are to go to the covered area outside the hall where they are supervised by staff. When the first bell goes all students whether they are with their parents or not are to go to the covered area for our morning “Meet and Greet”. I ask that parents please assist us by ensuring your child is in attendance outside the hall and not sitting with you in another area of the school. I thank you in advance for your support in this matter.

Art Auction

Reminding everyone about our amazing Art Auction night which will be held on Thursday 15th June from 5:30pm – 7pm.

This auction will showcase several art pieces that have been undertaken this year by each class throughout the school with our own Arts teacher/artist Ms Kerrie Doolan. We are extremely proud of the high quality of work that has been produced and very much look forward to sharing this with our school and local community. Funds raised from this event will go back into resourcing for the school’s Arts program.

It would be great to see as many people here as possible to support the wonderful work our students have done. Tickets are available at the School Office.

IPS School Council

As part of becoming an IPS school, the establishment of a School Council is a priority within the first 12 months. In order for this to commence all stakeholders need to agree to the constitution of this School Council. The Principal is required to write a draft constitution and then consult with Staff, Students and Parents. I have attached a link where you can access and read our draft constitution and any feedback can be given to our P & C members. We will be voting on the draft constitution at the next P & C meeting so I encourage you to attend to have your vote. Below is what a draft constitution requires.

A draft constitution must:

• provide for a membership that—
      - allow adequate representation by parents, staff, students and other members of the school community; and
      - take into account the demographics of the school community;
• provide for the school council to perform its functions in an effective and fair way;
• be adequate, clear and appropriate; and
• be consistent with the Act and otherwise lawful.

Report Cards-: ‘C’ is something to celebrate!

As mentioned in the previous newsletter, report cards will be emailed home to parents on Wednesday of week 10. I put this information in the newsletter every year around report card time because I believe it is important to share the follow information with you to eliminate any confusion there may be surrounding the allocation of achievement. I encourage parents to pay particular attention to the effort grades for each subject and support their children to continually try their hardest at school.

The level of achievement your child receives in each area of their report is determined by how well they have achieved the required national standard, not on how well they have achieved compared to others in their class.

Mums and Dads/Carers sometimes feel disappointed if their child has one or more ‘C’s on their report card. This can be because they understand a ‘C’ to mean ‘average’. However, a ‘C’ does not mean average. A ‘C’ is something to celebrate!

Achieving a ‘C’ means that a student has achieved the required standard for their year level as outlined in the Australian Curriculum. In general, it means that students can remember and understand learning considered essential for their age. Students who achieve A’s and B’s are usually required to demonstrate some kind of ‘higher order thinking, like applying learning to design a solution to a challenging problem. Getting 100/100 on a test does not guarantee an ‘A’, unless the test includes questions that requires the more advanced thinking associated with an ‘A’ standard in the Australian Curriculum.

Of course, it is FANTASTIC when a student achieves an A or a B, and ALL of our children are encouraged to strive for excellence. That said, you can feel justly proud if your child achieves a ‘C’ and should let them know that they have performed well.

Students receive a ‘D’ when they require support and have not yet achieved the standard for their year level, however, are working towards it and continue to learn and develop. Students who receive an ‘E’ are experiencing difficulty and require significant intervention and support. Whatever rating your child receives, the effort rating and the teacher’s comments will tell you how hard they are trying and describe the progress being made.

One of our School values is Excellence and we encourage all students to strive to achieve their potential. For some students, regardless of their level of achievement, their rating is a result of them applying themselves and working extremely hard. When this is the case, these students should feel proud of their efforts and be congratulated.

We trust that you will find the information in your child’s report card informative. We welcome parents to discuss any aspect of the report card with the relevant teacher or administration.

WHAT’S HAPPENING …

Art Auction

Prep 2018

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

TUCKSHOP NEWS

STATE OF ORIGIN – 21st June – Special SPIDERS only $1.50

Keep an eye out for our special Sports Day lunch to be on flexischools soon.

Uniforms

Jackets available in sizes 4-18 - $47 each

We also have a limited amount of pre-loved bottle green track tops and pants from $3.00

Fundraising News

Thank you to all those children who participated in the Fun Run, you raised a whopping $2000.

SPORTS NEWS

Broadwater District Cross Country

A huge congratulations needs to go to Jaya L, who after an outstanding effort at District Cross Country placing 10th, will be off to South Coast Cross Country this week. We wish you all the best!!

Special mention also needs to go to Kitty O who placed 16th in her event, missing out by only 2 places for selection in the Broadwater Team.

Not only have these two girls made us extremely proud, this years’ team have produced our best results to date at a Broadwater Carnival. All students involved should be extremely proud of the sportsmanship and running milestones achieved last week.

Run Club

Here’s just how far we’ve run this year and a tally of the leading runners and classes for 2017 …

Total distance run = 1,444km which is 3,610 laps of the oval!!

The top 5 classes are:

5th = 2 Violet
4th = 2 Red and 1 Indigo
3rd = 4 Lime and 5 Aqua
2nd = 1 Blue
1st = 3 White

The top female runner so far this year is Grace A in 1 Indigo

The top male runner so far this year is Taylor W in 2 Mauve

Mrs Halsall – PE Teacher

A MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE

Excursions and invoicing for Term 3

For the convenience of parents your child will bring home a note shortly informing you of all the excursions/incursions that will occur in Term 3 and the all-inclusive price.

An invoice for the excursions will then be emailed directly to parents.

The easiest and quickest payment option is to click on the BPOINT link and add your credit card or bank details. The payment will go directly to your invoice.

MUSIC NEWS

Could all Wednesday Instrumental Music students who are involved in 12 Bar Blues sessions please be available to perform at our Arts Showcase next Thursday 15th June.

Please arrive by 5pm. We will perform 12 Bar Blues with improvisations between 5.15PM and 5.30PM. Please stay on for the Art Auction if you are able to. It’s going to be a great evening.

Any problems, please contact me adenn52@eq.edu.au or the school on 07 5531 3919

Regards,

Mr Denning - Instrumental Music (Band)

CLASSROOM CAPERS – PREP ORANGE

Wow! What a busy term we've had! The students in Prep Orange enjoyed a lovely Mother's Day afternoon on Wednesday 10th May. They pampered their Mothers with hand massages and cooling cucumber patches. They made bracelets with pretty beads and completed colouring activities. After all this the Mum’s enjoyed cups of tea and coffee on the grassy area outside Prep Yellow.

Under 8’s Day was Wednesday 24th May. It really was a great day and the children in Prep Orange had an awesome time!

We are currently preparing for the Poetry Café morning in week 10. The Prep students are getting excited and so we hope to see as many parents as possible to share in their excitement.

Mrs Burke – Classroom Teacher

A MESSAGE FROM OUR GUIDANCE OFFICER

Pestering and what to do about it!

When your children keep asking for things they can’t have – and don’t take ‘no’ for an answer – that’s pestering. If it works, that’s pester power. It can be hard to handle. It helps to understand why children pester and how to respond.

Why children pester

To your child, the world is full of interesting things. In shopping centres, they’re often at your child’s eye level. Children are also easily influenced by clever marketing of children’s products – for example, toys and unhealthy food. And it can be hard for children to understand that some pretty, shiny or yummy things aren’t good for them or cost too much.

All of this can lead to pestering – ‘Can I have a lolly?’ ‘I want a toy!’ ‘Please, please, please!’

Pestering can wear you down. It can even put you in embarrassing situations – for example, ‘Why don’t we have enough money to buy that toy?’ It can be hard to say no when you know that giving in will bring your child instant pleasure – or bring you instant relief from repeated requests, whingeing or temper tantrums.

But if you give in, your child learns that pestering works. And this means he’ll keep pestering.

Reducing pestering

You can take steps to make pestering less likely to happen in the first place:

• Lay down some ground rules before you go shopping. Talk with your child about what behaviour you expect and how you’ll respond to any pestering.
• Praise your child for good shopping behaviour. Give her lots of positive attention so she knows you’ve noticed she’s not pestering. For example, ‘I’m really proud of how you helped me shop and didn’t ask for things we can’t get’.
• Offer healthy rewards for good shopping behaviour. For example, ‘If you can get through this shopping trip without asking for stuff, we’ll stop at the park on the way home’.

Handling pestering

If your child pesters or tries to get you to buy things by whining, demanding or threatening, you could try the following:

• Let your child know you won’t consider the request until she uses her manners. For example, you could say, ‘Dani, stop whining. Use your nice voice’.
• Don’t say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ until you’re happy with the way you’ve been asked.
• When you say ‘no’, stick to it. Giving in to pestering can train children to do it more. ‘No’ means ‘no’, not ‘maybe’, so don’t say it unless you mean it. If you say ‘no’ and then give in, your child gets the message that pestering and whining can work.
• After saying ‘no’, try to distract your child with something else. For example, ‘We need oranges. Can you help me find them?’

Staying calm when children pester

Pestering can be frustrating and annoying. If you feel that pestering is getting the better of you, this exercise might help:

• Stop.
• Count to 10.
• Now respond to your child.

That extra 10 seconds is often enough to calm you down.

Pestering can be particularly stressful when your child has a tantrum in a public place. Don’t be tempted to give in because there are strangers watching. Stay calm and forget your audience – it’s likely that most will be watching with sympathy, and that they’ve probably been through it too!

Joy Wheeler – Guidance Officer

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAPLAIN

Homestyle Bake Fundraiser for Chaplaincy

Just a reminder that your form and money are due back to the Tuckshop by Monday 12th June.

2 Ways to Walk or Run and Support our Chaplaincy

Option 1

Ks4kids is held at Queen Elizabeth Park in Coolangatta on Saturday, June 17th

Registration prices go up after 9pm, May 31st so register before then!

How to register:

1. Go to the Ks4kids website via the link below
2. Select the “enter” tab and then “register now”.
3. Choose the distance you will either walk or run on the day: 21.1km, 10km, 5km or 2km. Select “register”.
4. You will then need to sign into, or create an “everyday hero” account.
5. Choose to join our team by typing in “Musgrave Hill SS”
6. You will then need to fill out your details.
7. Choose your T-shirt size – everyone who registers gets a Ks4kids shirt!
8. Let Chappy Rusty know that you have registered – you can email her at: rustyj@chappy.org.au
9. Ask friends and family to sponsor you to raise money to support Musgrave Hill SS chaplaincy.

Option 2

Walk-a-Thon Musgrave Hill State School Oval
Wednesday 14th June

A Sponsor Sheet was sent home with each child a few weeks ago, your support to keep our Chaplaincy program going would be greatly appreciated.

There are wonderful Prizes for the 3 highest fundraisers as well as a prize for the Best Class.

Any student who raises $250.00 or more will automatically win a Penny Skateboard.

COMMUNITY NEWS

“This is a service provided when space permits. The school acts solely as a messenger and is not actually recommending any activities advertised”

Labrador Kindergarten Open Day

Labrador Kindergarten Open Day 2017

Come and visit our Community Kindergarten this Saturday, 10 June 2017 from 9am to 12pm. Meet our Team and learn about our play based, pre-prep Kindy program while the children explore our play spaces and activities.

We really appreciate your time and support.

Tennille Jones | Administrator
7 Broad Street, Labrador Qld 4215 | p: 07 5537 1561
e: mail@labradorkindergarten.com.au
www.labradorkindergarten.com.au
Stay up to date with Kindy events https://www.facebook.com/LabradorKindergarten16

Animal Welfare League – Holiday Fun

Centacare Programs

Centacare is running 2 different Holiday Programs this school Holidays. Please share around. See attached flyers.

Children First- Kids in Care

Three day holiday program that provides young people with an opportunity to express their thoughts, feelings and experiences of living in foster, kinship and residential care. Includes fun activities such as Self Defense.

3 Days- 4th 5th & 6th June 2017 – Males and Females 9-11years

Get in early as numbers are limited. Phone 55 277 211 for enrolment forms and to place your name on the expressions of interest sheet.

Morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea provided.

3 Day Holiday Empowering Girls Programs!!

Includes: fun interactive activities such as Self-defense and Yoga.

Program also covers

Self Esteem
Body Image
Healthy Relationships
Communications Skills
Assertiveness
Stress

3 Days- 28th 29th 30th June for females 13 -15 year old

Phone 55 277 211 for enrolment forms and to place your name on the expressions of interest sheet.

Morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea provided.

Feel free to contact us with any questions

UPCOMING EVENTS