• 9 – 12 March

Year 6 Camp

• 15 – 19 March

Footsteps Dance Program

• 15 March

P&C AGM

• 18 March

Year 6 ISHS Experience Day #1

• 19 March

National Day of Action Against Bullying

• 01 April

Bill Nettle Challenge (Rugby League)

• 01 April

NQ Netball Cup

• 01 April

Term 1 Ends

• 02 April

Good Friday

• 19 April

Term 2 Starts

Welcome Message:

Issue 5

03rd March 2021

Date Claimers:

P&C NOTICE OF AGM &

GENERAL MEETING

Monday15th March 2021

Time – 6:30pm

Venue: Staff Room

Everyone welcome!

Tea and coffee available.

Last week I wrote about the questions we ask of children to ensure we understand how they are travelling and to give us knowledge about where to next. I am constantly in and out of classrooms and I must say how brilliant it is that our students are really taking not only responsibility for their own behaviour but also for their learning. At this school we have always collected data on students to both inform our teaching and to be able to give reliable and valuable feedback back to our students and to you as parents.

We have been putting greater emphasis on ensuring that students have an understanding of their own data and recognize that they can take greater responsibility for their learning and their successes. This is why we use Learning Walls in every classroom.

For our teachers who are expected to ensure that they are catering for all the different students in their classrooms there are questions I ask of them when I go into planning meetings and classrooms and that I expect them to be asking of themselves. • How are all students engaged and improving in their learning?• How do we know?• What adjustments are we making to ensure every student is improving in their

learning?• How do we know what is working?

In our Annual Operation Plan which we plan collaboratively as a staff to ensure that we have clear guidelines for the year we have clear strategies to enable us to achieve our goals for the year. To achieve our goal of inclusion which incorporates effective differentiation these are our agreed upon strategies:

‘Provide time and support for teachers to ensure differentiated teaching and learning processes that address the diverse needs of all learners, including high achieving students are being implemented.

Monitor the use of these Teaching and Learning processes across the school.

Ensure all teachers have an understanding of the necessity and importance of relevant documentation to show evidence of differentiation strategies for individual and groups of students in their planning.’ Ingham State School AIP 2021

We seem to be accumulating hats and lunchboxes and articles of clothing at the office. Children leave things in the eating areas, at drop off areas and sometimes the hall. These are expensive items that parents have to then replace. We attempt to teach children to take responsibility for their things but it is vital that their things can be identified so that it is not costing you all the time and that there are no fights as to whose hat it is because it has a white spot on it or a small thread coming undone. Please make sure your child’s name is on their belongings even if they are in Grade 6. It may not be ‘cool’ but it ensures your children’s property will be easily identifiable.

Marianne Mac DonaldPrincipal

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Our Purpose

is to provide quality learning environments in which students improve their academic and social development.

Our Focusis on building a strong professional learning culture focussed on student progress.

Bank Account DetailsBank Account details:

NAME: Ingham State School

BSB: 064 810

ACCOUNT: 0009 0149

School Badges $ 2

School Hats $10

Homework Bags $10

Water Bottle Coolers $10

Library/Swim Bags $ 5

Call into the Office at any time to purchase.

Items for Purchase

AssemblyHeld on Monday

afternoons commencing

at 2:30pm in the

Multipurpose Hall.

Covid safe guidelines

apply.

EFTPOS

Now available

Student Absences

If your child is absent from school, please advise via the following methods:

• Sending a text to the SMS number (0418 157 321)• Phoning our Absence Line to leave a message (4776 9360)• Phoning the Office (4776 9333)• You may also email admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au.

Please ensure you include your CHILD’S NAME/ CLASS/ DATE/ and the REASON FOR THE ABSENCE.

If no reason is provided, the absence will be recorded as “Unexplained’’.

School Drop Off and Pick Up (Please read important information on Page 3)

It is important that our school remains safe and maintains hygienic environments for all of our community. Parents are asked to respect and adhere to the following measures:

Students and staff who are unwell must stay home.

Adults must not congregate in and around school grounds, car parks, school gates and outside classrooms.

Parents are to use MP Hall area or STOP, DROP & GO area to drop students off in the morning. There will be supervision from 8.00am.

Students can be picked up from the STOP, DROP & GO area or BACK GATE area. Please organise with your child/ren where pick up will be. Prep students will wait in the MP Hall each afternoon with their teachers.

BE SAFEBE RESPONSIBLEBE RESPECTFUL

Information regarding the start of the school year and protocols for parents -

These school protocols have been developed to align with current Government policies and can change at any time. As changes occur, we will publish updated protocols to reflect these changes affecting our school. We thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding as we plan and implement procedures to maintain the health and safety of our students, staff and wider school community.

At all times, please observe COVID safe practices when on school grounds. This includes:

Social distancing (1.5m) for adults Maintaining good hand hygiene Staying home when sick for students and adults One parent per family allowed on the school grounds, unless an appointment is

made with the classroom teachers or administration. No parents will be allowed into the classrooms. Mornings and afternoons are a very busy time for teachers. If you have anything you wish to discuss with teachers, please make an appointment to ensure that any concerns/issues can be discussed.

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THE SCHOOL DAY

Morning First Bell 8.40am

Second Bell 8.45am

First Session: 8.45am –10.45am

Lunch Eating Bell 10.45am

Play Bell 11.00am

End of Play 11.25am

Second Session: 11.30am –1.30pm

Afternoon Tea Eating Bell 1.30pm

Play Bell 1.40pm

End of Play 1.55pm

Third Session: 2.00pm –2.50pm

End of School Day 2.50pm

Certificates

No Certificates were issued this week at Assembly due to Student Leader Induction Ceremony.

LATE ARRIVALS –All students arriving late to School MUST present to the Office and collect a Late Arrival Slip before going to class. Pleasetry to have your students on time for school.

EARLY DEPARTURES –Parents, if you are collecting your child from school early, you MUST attend the Office and sign the Early Departure Register. Your child will then be asked to meet you at the Office. If possible, please advise your child’s teacher or the Office beforehand. This is especially so when children are being collected at lunch times.

IMPORTANT –If you are arranging for someone other than yourself to pick up your child from School, ONLY those people you have listed as an EMERGENCY CONTACT may do so. Please call into the office to complete the relevant paperwork.

ASSEMBLY GUIDELINES FOR PARENT ATTENDANCE - Remember to observe social distancing requirements. (1.5 metres for adults) Please practice COVID safe protocols while on the school grounds.

This situation will be monitored on a weekly basis.

The Woolworths Discovery Garden has started again. 3TJ and 3MB would love any donations of these little plants for our school garden. If you have any spares, can you please drop them into Miss Jevons or Mrs Biasi’s rooms.

Many thanks!

Woolworths Discovery Garden –Year 3

Student Leaders for 2021

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Addyn Kaurila

Summer Christopher Curtis Oats

Carter Hague

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Talking Tuckshop

Hi everyone,

I am sure once the rain disappears the weather will heat up. Lunch Boxes will require an extra frozen lunch pack.

When ordering Tuckshop with the Bag System, pleasewrite out two bags if both Big Lunch and Afternoon Teaare required. Wrap money before enclosing with the orders.

Qkr! orders online also require two separate orders to be placed when ordering both Big Lunch and Afternoon Tea.

If ordering Ice Blocks please inform your student/s they will have an Ice Block to collect after they have eaten their lunch.

Hamburgers are the Wednesday Special - $5.00. These can be ordered using either ordering system.

Extra Ice Blocks and Drinks are available for purchase direct from the Tuckshop at both Lunches.

Tuckshop volunteers are an essential part of our school. At the Tuckshop new volunteers are always welcome. If you could spare three hours in the morning to help prepare lunches your assistance would be appreciated. Students love to see family members at Tuckshop.

Mrs Byers Tuckshop Convenor

11th March

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Performing Arts

Instrumental Music

Strings

Year 3 String Books for 2021The Year 3 string students will need to purchase a copy of String Basics Book 1 for their instrument (violin, viola, cello). I will let parents know when the String Basics books are ready for purchase at the office. The children will also need a display folder with plastic pockets for loose sheets they are given during the term.

String Ensemble

All String students in Year 4, 5 & 6 will be in the string ensemble as part of the instrumental music program. We will rehearse each Friday morning from 8 am in the Activities Hall. It was great to see most of our Year 4’s there for the first time last week and we hope to see all our Year 5 and 6 children at rehearsal as well this week. If children come to school by bus, they can still attend rehearsals as soon as they arrive at school.Please contact me at lwrig37@eq.edu.au if you have any further questions.

Kind Regards,Lynda Wright

Instrumental Music

Woodwind / Brass / Percussion

Thank you to all of the Year 5 and Year 6 Instrumental Music Students who arrived on time for our band rehearsal last week. It was wonderful to hear the students performing as a large group, and observe the students learning to listen to each other and play their instruments together. Please remember that band rehearsals are on Thursday morning, commencing at 8:00am, and will be held up in the Activities Hall. Only Year 5 and Year 6 students will be attending band rehearsals at this point in time. Students are reminded that they will need to bring their music book and an A4 display folder to lessons and band rehearsals, to hold extra music sheets that are used.

Kind regardsMrs Gunston

We are waiting on a couple of school instruments to be sent to Ingham after their clean and service in Townsville – I am hoping that they will be here by Thursday, so the Year 4 students will be able to take their instruments home. The music books that the Year 4 students will be using have been ordered, and when they arrive at school, students will receive further information regarding the purchasing of these books from the Office. All Year 4 instrumental students will also need to bring an A4 display folder to their lessons each week.

If you have any questions regarding the Instrumental Music program, please contact Mrs Gunston.

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Year 4 NewsYear 4KN and 4YC have been busy so far this term.

We would like to showcase some of the amazing work they have been completing in class.

For English students have studied language features that authors like Roald Dahl use to make a narrative entertaining to read and are at the beginning stages of writing an additional chapter using what they have learnt.

Mathematics students have been learning about place value and standard partitioning. They have also been given the guided inquiry question of coming up with a container to hold 10,000 linking cube blocks.

In Science students are really enjoying studying the different types of soils and rocks (Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic). With the current flooding of our district, students have been given the task of looking around their local area and finding real life examples of erosion and weathering caused by natural events.

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Ingham State School Hamilton Sunscreen Fundraiser

Hello ISS families As you might have already seen in our newsletter, P&C are supporting UV & Sun Safe behaviours throughout our school and community by holding a Sunscreen Fundraiser! Why fundraise with sunscreen? Despite it being preventable, Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world and the more sun exposure during childhood, the greater the risk of skin cancer in later life. With 2 in 3 Australians likely to be diagnosed with skin cancer by the age of 70, it is important we engage with our students and community to help ensure everyone wears sunscreen to help reduce the risks associated with skin damage. What are we selling? Hamilton Active Family SPF50+ sunscreen in 125ml and 250ml and Blistex Happy Lips SPF15 lip balm. Why Hamilton Sunscreen?

Hamilton sunscreens offer very high SPF50+ protection against damaging UV rays, meaning optimal sun protection.

All Hamilton sunscreens offer broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection and utilise the brand’s ‘dry-touch technology’ to feel comfortable on the skin.

All Hamilton sunscreens are free of Oxybenzone, Zinc Oxide and Palm Oil meaning they’re good for your skin and the environment.

Hamilton sunscreens have been developed and manufactured in Australia for over 80 years.

Often recommended by doctors How does our fundraiser work?

Collect orders from your family, friends, and neighbours!

Tell them that we are fundraising with a purpose – to help create positive behaviours for UV sun safety!

Fill out the attached form with the customer’s name and contact details, what they would like to order and collect their payment in cash.

If you are a Qkr! user you can order and pay via the app. When are orders due?

Cut off for return of orders and money is Friday 26th March 2021.

Please return forms and money to the school office. When will we receive our orders? The products will be ready for you to distribute to your supporters in week 1, term 2. What might we use the proceeds towards? The P&C has a few projects in mind, including new seating in eating area, new water coolers and more undercover area at the drop-off/pick-up zone. What if I have questions? Please email secretary@inghamstateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com with any questions you may have, or a contact number and preferred time if you need to speak to someone.

Ingham State School P&C Association

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Dear Parents/Guardians, Did you know that the educational outcomes of your child/ren are improved when you are involved in their education? Below are some opportunities to engage with

our Ingham State School community. This is an expression of interest form only and will be used to create a database of potential volunteers. You will be contacted closer to the event/s you select to check your availability. Please tick all tasks that interest you. The next meeting will be 6:30pm Monday 15th March in the school staffroom.

Parent’s First Name: Parent’s Surname:

Contact Number: Email:

Number of Children at ISS: Youngest Child’s Class:

Youngest Child’s Full Name:

I am happy to be contacted about assisting with any fundraising events.

I am interested in making an unconditional donation to the P&C.

P&C Birthday Buckets (Approx 5 volunteers, on an as needed basis):

I can help with ANY task.

I can help receive and organise orders

I can collect items from suppliers e.g. Coles.

I can assemble and deliver birthday buckets to classrooms (from around 1pm) on

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

P&C Hamilton Sunscreen fundraiser, Term 1:

I can help with ANY task.

I can help organise the fundraiser.

I can help collate returned order forms

I can help sort products for distribution/collection

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________ P&C Mother’s Day and Father’s Day “Stall” (Approx. 8 volunteers needed twice in the year):

I can help with ANY task.

I can help sort and price items

I can help set up and tend to the stall on sales day/s

I can help collect and count the orders and money.

I can help pack and deliver the orders.

I can help by following up any discrepancies.

Comments: __________________________________________________________ P&C School fete tentative date 11th September 2021 (Tick as many as apply to you. You won’t have to do all at once!):

I can help with ANY task.

I can hep organise the overall running of the fete e.g. bookings for lighting, sound, co-ordinate other volunteers

I can help with any IT needs

I can help organise a stall

I can hep organise the programme for the night

I can help collect business donations

I can work on a stall (times will be allotted that you can nominate for)

I can help organise and book rides

I can help with COVID Compliance

I can collect food/drinks from suppliers

I can help set up or pack up: a stall | the general fete e.g. seating, decorations

I can help food stall by: preparing food eg Chopping onions Cooking and/or serving food

I can help count takings

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________

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All dental forms

due by

13th March.

Parents and Guardians,

The Ingham School Dental Service is currently offering treatment to all students at your school.

All children from the age of 4 until the completion of Grade 10 are eligible for dental treatment

through the School Dental Service.

A second form has been issued to those students who have not retuned their dental forms. If you

wish for your child to be examined by the School Dental Service please complete the two, double

sided forms and return them to the school office. These forms are due by the 13th of March 2021.

For any inquiries please phone The Ingham School Dental Clinic on 0407 962 997 weekdays

and leave a message if no answer.

Child Dental Benefits Schedule funds will be collected for eligible children.

Should your child require another appointment/s after their examination and clean you will be

required to accompany them.

Oral Health Services

Ingham School Dental Services

Townsville Hospital & Health Services