Newsletter No. 4 6th August 2021

Bargara State School – One of Queensland’s ‘Bright Spot’ Schools You may recall a few weeks ago I wrote about Bargara State school being identified as one of only 19 schools in Queensland identified as a ‘Bright Spot’ school. The recognition is for our sustained school improvement trajectory and it is something that we are very proud of as a school. My invitation down to Brisbane in a little over a week to join a forum where we share our practices and school elements is probably in a little doubt at the moment. However, hopefully it will go ahead so that I can attend and learn new ideas that we can apply here to make our great school even better. Car Parking In Staff Car Park Please do not park in the staff carpark next to Prep B in the morning and afternoon to drop off students. This carpark is for staff only and we have had an instance of where a child has almost been hit by a car reversing from a park. Year 5 Camp Our Year 5 students had a wonderful 3 days at the Barambah Environment Centre this week and once again our students really delivered on our expectations. It was a wonderful opportunity to get to know the students better and to see their personalities shine through. I believe that most students will have come away with greater confidence in their own abilities in general and as a leader. I enjoyed seeing children try different food and trying activities that stretched them out of their comfort zone. I loved seeing the growth in children when they realised that they can stay away from mum and dad and that they can also really enjoy the time away. Thankyou to Mrs Duff, Mrs Zielke and Ms Phillips who gave up their time so that the students could attend camp for the three days. Also a big thankyou to Ms Phillips for her efforts in organising and co-ordinating the camp. Regards Chris Norris Principal

Bargara State School, 591 Bargara Road, Bargara, QLD, 4670 Ph: 07 4150 5333 Student Absence Line: 07 4150 5366 Email: the.principal@bargarass.eq.edu.au Web: www.bargarass.eq.edu.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/BargaraSS/

DATE CLAIMERS Please note that dates may change at short notice

Weekly school assembly is on Monday afternoons in the hall at 2:10pm.

Parents are welcome to attend.

TERM 3

JULY

Commences Friday 30th Inter-School Sport Year 4-6 (Fridays - Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

AUGUST

Monday 2nd – Wednesday 4th Year 5 Camp: Barambah Environmental Centre

Friday 6th Australian Primary Principals Day

Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th Interschool Athletics at St Luke’s

Monday 16th—20th School Support Staff Week

Monday 16th Year 6 Kepnock Transition Morning

Monday 23rd P&C Fundraiser- Pizza Day

Monday 23rd – Friday 27th Book Week

Commences Tuesday 24th Prep Swimming Program (Tuesday & Thursday –Weeks 7-10)

Monday 30th—Friday 3rd September Teacher Aide Appreciation Week

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday 1st Father’s Day Stall

Friday 3rd Student Free Day

Thursday 9th & Friday 10th Year 4 Camp: Riverside Retreat (Overnight)

Sunday 12th P&C Golf Day Fundraiser 10:30AM

Wednesday 15th Under 8’s Day

Friday 17th Last Day Of Term 3

TERM 4

OCTOBER

Monday 4th Public Holiday

Term 4 Commences Tuesday 5th

World Teacher’s Day

Commences Thursday 14th Year 3-6 Swimming Program (Thursday’s– Weeks 2-7)

Friday 15th Colour Run

Friday 29th Day For Daniel

NOVEMBER

Wednesday 3rd – Friday 5th Year 6 Camp: Chaverim Environmental Centre

Thursday 25th Swimming Carnival Prep - Year 6

DECEMBER

Thursday 2nd - Friday 3rd Year 3 Camp: Mon Repos Turtle Centre

Friday 10th Last Day of Term 4

9th August

6th September 11th October

8th November Held at 5:30pm in the administration building.

Congratulations to 6B for showing responsibility for their new learning environment and accommodating

all learners in their classroom. They have been caring, considerate and helpful to all class mates.

Well done!

Congratulations to 4/5C with 97% attendance! This shows us what fantastic learners you are by

ensuring that ‘Every Day Counts’!

Hi Wonderful Bargara School Community, I hope you all had a great week, especially the Year 5’s at camp! I am looking forward to hearing all the stories and adventures you had. This week in Crafty Creations we are celebrating and making craft around world Ranger Day. We want to acknowledge and talk about what Rangers do to protect our national parks, wildlife and marine life in Australia. We have been creative making different paper plate crafts of our favourite animal, park & marine wildlife. I hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing you all next week on Tuesday and Friday starting at Breakfast Club! Chappy Ris

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Prep A Harmony

Prep B Eli

Prep/1 C Rhiannon

1A Victoria

2A Makayla

2B Olivia

2/3C Thea

3A Harrison

3B Mya

4A Jacob

4/5C Theodore

5A Chayce

5/6C Will

6A Blaze

6B Emma

Weekly school assembly is on Monday afternoons in the hall at 2:10pm. Parents are welcome to attend.

If you would like a photo of your child with their award please email: admin@bargarass.eq.edu.au

If your student is absent from school please call the student

absence line with the reason and duration of absence.

Ph: 4150 5366

Who: Prep—Year 2 Students

Where: Prep Area of Bargara School

Activities: Jumping castle, craft, games, dancing,

slime, dress ups,

painting, bubble

blowing, collage,

threading and

much more!

All children under 8 years of age are invited, but MUST be accompanied

and supervised by an adult at all times.

Activities will be outdoors—Remember to bring hats and water bottles

Covid-19 plans will apply—You will need to check in at the gate.

Wednesday 15 September, 2021

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS FOR YEAR 7 STUDENTS 2022

ACE, Sports Development and Bursary Applications

The online submission portal will open on Monday 16 August 2021.

Applications will close at 3.30pm on Friday 3 September 2021.

Enrolment Evening 1 – 24th August 2021

4pm – 7pm in RJ Young Hall.

This is the only enrolment evening before the closing date for ACE, Sports

Development and Bursary programs.

Applicants must have completed their enrolment interview PRIOR to

applications closing to be considered.

Enrolment Evening 2 – 7th September 2021

4pm – 6pm in RJ Young Hall (Catch up evening for parents unable to make the first night)

Enrolment Evening 3 – 19th October 2021

4pm – 6pm in RJ Young Hall (Catch up evening for parents unable to make the first two nights)

If students and parents cannot make these times then they can arrange an

interview by contacting the Kepnock’s Administration to book an appointment for

an enrolment interview with Andrew Millis (Deputy Principal).

Orientation Day – 8th December 2021

All enrolled Year 6 students attending KSHS in 2022 will spend the day on

campus. Our school day runs from 9am – 3.05pm.

We’re Fundraising

Sustainability with

Bargara State School P&C

Online Fundraiser

19/7/21-16/8/21

Support our school and environment while stocking up on

Australian designed BPA- water bottles, lunch wraps,

reusable coffee cups or enviro bags.

Our Unique Fundraising URL

www.onyalife.com/ref/135/?campaign=bargarass

Please be aware there will be no visible sign on the site or at checkout that the order is being allocated to your fundraiser. For the funds to be allocated against our

school fundraiser you must enter the website through the provided URL- which is encoded for

our school.