Jason’s Message Contents: PBL Lesson Focus Week 8 Year 9/10 Ag Science Year 9/10 transition Eco Schools News Stars of the Week Bell Brags Catch ‘ems

Insert: School year Book Community Christmas Party Year 10’s Awards Night

Community News: P & C Meeting Notices Belle and Beau Ball Christmas Giving Tree Swim Club News Awards Night Community Christmas Carols Prep Enrolments

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Excellence in Education, Prep to Year 10

Newsletter Term 4 N0 08 28th November 2018

Date Claimers

NOVEMBER

Wed 28 Year 10 Dinner

Thurs 29 Belle & Beau Ball

DECEMBER

Thurs 6 Award’s Night

Fri 14 Last day of term

Fri 14 Community

Christmas Party

BELL P-10 STATE SCHOOL

Jason’s Message

Dear family and friends of Bell P-10 State School,

This week we say farewell to our Year 10 stu-dents as they finish up for the year and move on to complete Year 11 and 12 at another high school. This group of students were in Year 7 when I arrived and I have had the privilege of seeing this group of students mature into some great student leaders for Bell P-10 State School and set fine examples for our younger students. Completing Year 10 at a P-10 state school is a special experience as you say farewell to one school and hello to another. I had the privilege of completing my schooling at a P-10 school at Inglewood and knowing the excitement of fin-ishing one stage of your schooling life and the excitement and nervousness starting another the next year. I am sure the education our Year 10 students have received here will hold them in good stead whatever the future may hold. Thank you to Sarah, Ben, Bryce, Harry, Dean and Mitchell for your hard work and effort you have put in here at Bell and I am sure the fu-ture will be very successful for you and what-ever path you take. Have a good week, Jason.

Year 9/10 Ag Science News 21 days ago the Ag Science students set eggs in the incubator. They were supplied by Pat Coleman, Connor Edwards and Mrs Cuskelly. The eggs have been candled to check for development and began hatching yesterday. 6 chickens so far!

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CURRICULUM and PBL

Congratulations to the students achieving PBL Levels

VIOLET LEVEL: Ruby Heathwood We celebrate: ABBEY FULLAGAR: for being an Active Learner for showing great improvement in reading and comprehension. LANDON DONOHOE: for being an Active Learner for persistence writing a retell of The Very Cranky Bear. HAMISH COLEMAN: for being an Active Learner for using a wide range of descriptive words in his writing. CLARA SMITH: for being an Active Learner for using a wide range of comprehension skills while reading. GERARD CUSTODIO: for being Respectful for actively joining in and showing others the correct and most efficient way of using a mop. Awesome Job! MIKAYLA HEATHWOOD: for being an Active Learner for listening to John at Emu Gully and trying new experiences to develop your leadership skills. Well done! CARA JONES: for being an Active Learner for being organised with her homework, school materials and sports gear. PATRICK COLEMAN: for being Respectful for assisting with cricket practice organisation and sports equipment. ZACHARY WEISSE: For being an Active Learner for always being on time for class. BRYCE BILLINGTON: For being an Active Learner for completing his assessment early.

For being Safe by walking carefully on the cement—Brayden Fullagar. For being Respectful by being helpful to other students—Charlie Pascoe. For being an Active Learner by getting in and getting her work done—Tenae Zahl. For being Respectful by greeting teachers with a smile each morning—Joseph Priester. For being Respectful for organising dodgeball and being considerate to younger players—Bryce Billington. For being Respectful by always saying hello and being kind— Mrs Blanck.

CATCH ‘EM DOING GOOD AWARDS Caught by Mrs Fullagar

Year 9/10 Transition for 2019 Last week, Year 8’s and 9’s spent some time experiencing and discussing the different subject electives they can choose from for 2019. We also spent some time discussing the new ‘Queensland Certificate of Education’ (QCE) system. While the QCE is focused on Year 11 and 12, we want students to be aware of what is ahead of them so that their transition to senior sec-ondary is smooth. We advise that the best preparation is en-gaging in their Year 9 and 10 Australian Curriculum studies with rigour and effort. Subject selection forms are due in this Friday 23rd November. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Rachel Pascoe

Focus Expecta-tion

Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be an Active Learner.

Skill Term 4, Week 8: RESILIENCE – “Valuing My Strengths”

Context All Settings

Intro-duction

As young people grow older they feel the overwhelming need to “fit in” and question whether who they are and how they look is ‘right or wrong’. When young people feel they can’t live up to the so called “norm” they feel isolated, lonely and not good enough. They start to focus on things that they aren’t or don’t have, rather than what they are and do have. This lesson focuses on identifying their strengths and appreciating individual strengths. Recognising it is okay to be different.

Eco Schools Green Flag Award On Friday 16th, Mr Best, a previous coordinator of the first Eco-Schools Committee, travelled all the way from Sydney to our school to assess our Eco-school’s committee and program in hopes of achieving the Green Flag Award. The committee presented a short explanation of their roles and a tour of all the Eco-Schools’s facilities including the garden, notice board and the worm farms. From the start we continually received the memo that we had a good chance and on Tuesday 20th, we received some amazing news from Mrs McGuire. This was a fantastic outcome as we are the second school in Australia to achieve this award and the first P-10 state school. The Eco-school Committee from not only this year but the years before took a great part in this and we are truly thankful and we couldn’t have done it without the motivation and sup-port from, Mrs McLaren, Mrs McGuire and Mr McNaughton.

2018 brings to an end the schooling years of our current year 10 students with Bell State School. We want to wish all these students all the best with their endeavours in the years to come .

Here is a little snippet of what and who our year 10 students are and will be, hope you enjoy it!

Name: Sarah Morrow. What will you being doing next year: Dalby State High School. What do you hope to be doing 5 years from now?: Mental & Physical Health Therapist. Little known fact about me: I live with my sister & her family. How long have you been at Bell State School: I started in year 8. What is your dream car/vehicle?: Landcruiser. Favourite memory of Bell State School?: Being School Captain for 2 years. Funniest memory: The ‘5 minutes’ video. Funniest teacher (past or present): Miss Leigh Walker. Funniest teacher (past or present): Miss Leigh Walker.

Name: Ben McAuliffe. What will you being doing next year?: Dalby State High School Trade Futures. What do you hope to be doing 5 years from now?: Either electrician or boilermaker. Little known fact about me: My middle name is Keith. How long have you been at Bell State School?: I started in year 1. What is your dream car/vehicle?: Lamborgini. Favourite memory of Bell State School?: Ski trip. Funniest memory: Falling off at ski trip. Funniest teacher (past or present): Miss Leigh Walker.

Name: Mitchell Blanck. What will you being doing next year?: Dalby State High School. What do you hope to be doing 5 years from now?: Army. Little known fact about me: I’m colour blind. How long have you been at Bell State School?: I started in Prep. What is your dream car/vehicle?: Camaro. Favourite memory of Bell State School?: Ski trip. Funniest memory: Mr McNaughton on ski trip. Funniest teacher: Mr Clayton Fill.

Name: Dean Frohloff. What will you being doing next year?: Dalby State High School Trade Futures. What do you hope to be doing 5 years from now?: Electrician. Little known fact about me: Childhood nickname was Ironbark. How long have you been at Bell State School?: I started in year 8. What is your dream car/vehicle?: Ford F350. Favourite memory of Bell State School?: Emu Gully Camp. Funniest memory: Riley L. snorting pepper at Emu Gully Camp. Funniest teacher (past or present): Mr Mark McNaughton.

Name: Bryce Billington. What will you being doing next year?:Dalby State High School Trade Futures. What do you hope to be doing 5 years from now?: Travelling the world working as a boiler maker. Little known fact about me: I race dirt sprint cars. How long have you been at Bell State School?: I started in year 4. What is your dream car/vehicle?: Ford Shelby GT 500 Elenor. Favourite memory of Bell State School?: Ski Trip. Funniest memory: Falling off at ski trip. Funniest teacher (past or present): Mr Mark McNaughton.

Name: Harrison McLaughlin. What will you being doing next year?: Dalby State High School. What do you hope to be doing 5 years from now?: Working on a station in the Northern Territory. Little known fact about me: That I play soccer. How long have you been at Bell State School?: I started in Prep. What is your dream car/vehicle?: Ferarri. Favourite memory of Bell State School?: Ski Trip. Funniest memory: Bryce falling off at ski trip. Funniest teacher (past or present): Mr Mark McNaughton.

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Community News

P & C News Tuckshop The 30/11/18 is our last day for Tuck Shop this year. We need at least 3 people to help Vanessa on this day, if you can make it please contact Vanessa Gleeson. Sadly if volunteers are not able to help Tuck Shop will not be able to operate.

Bell Community Christmas Carols Bell Presbyterian Church, Cassidy St., Bell Sunday 16th December Preceded by BBQ at 6pm All welcome Contact Tracey for details 0410 940 963

UPCOMING DATE CLAIMER Friday, 14th December: Bell P&C Community Christmas Party @ the Showgrounds. Donations of Christmas cheer, foodstuffs, decorations and general goods for our multi draw raffle and auction are now being sought. Please deliver to the office. Thankyou

Bell Rural Fire Brigade Next meeting Thursday 13th December 2018 @ 7pm at the Bowls Club.

SWIM CLUB BREAK –UP Please bring a plate of nibblies, fruit or

dessert style foods to share. Friday 7/12/18.

Christmas Giving Tree Please support our Wishing Well, instead of contributing with gifts towards our Christmas Tree we are asking you for your support by giving a gold coin donation that will be forwarded on to Pastor Chris for the Kenya Kids.

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