Mackay North SS News · 2HB – Mrs Hine and Mrs Bird Pedagogy Coach/HOC – Ms Bankie 20 – Miss O’Shea Student Support Teacher (prep, yrs 1 and 2) - Mrs Caldow 2/3B – Mrs Butler

NB: The background images on each page of this newsle�er are

photos taken by the students who par�cipated in the

photography session at our STEAM a!ernoon last term.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to Term 2

I’d like to wish everyone a sincere welcome to Term 2 at Mackay North State School, particularly our new families. Well - what a weird way to finish Term 1! There is so much that happens in school in the last week of a term, but Cyclone Debbie’s antics interrupted all of that.

Firstly, I hope that everyone in our school community came through the cyclone unscathed. You will have noticed that the school survived the weather event reasonably well; some shade sails, trees and minor building damage, but all repairable

over the coming weeks and months.

Secondly, as to all of the events/celebrations that occur in the last week, we will endeavour to deliver them during these first two weeks. Please keep an eye on the skoolbag app and communication books for more information.

Easter Hat Parade

On Wednesday we held our Easter Hat Parade in the School Hall. Mums, Dad and students, well done on the imaginative way you created some fantastic Easter hats. The students enjoyed parading their creations for all to see.

date claimers

TERM 2

Fun Run Cross Country ................................ Fri 21st April

School ANZAC Parade .............................. Mon 24th April

ANZAC Day March & Public Holiday ........ Tues 25th April

Southern Suburbs Cross Country ............Thurs 27th April

Labour Day Public Holiday .......................... Mon 1st May

Mackay District Cross Country ................... Mon 8th May

P & C AGM ................................................. Mon 8th May

NAPLAN ................................... Tues 9th-Thurs 11th May

Pyjama Night ............................................ Wed 17th May

Under 8’s Day .............................................. Fri 26th May

Shell Questacon Science Circus ................. Tues 6th June

Senior Sports Carnival ....................................Fri 9th June

Life Educa�on ..........................Tues 13th-Wed 21st June

Junior Sports Carnival .............................. Wed 14th June

Instrumental Camp ................. Mon 19th-Wed 21st June

Mackay Show Holiday ........................... Thurs 22nd June

Term 2 A+ Day ............................................ Fri 23rd June

Last Day of Term 2 ...................................... Fri 23rd June

First Day of Term 3 ................................... Mon 10th July

event date

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ISSUE 5

21st April 2017

principal

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Mackay North State School

Improvement Agenda 2017

∗ SENTENCE STRUCTURE & PUNCTUATION

∗ NUMBER and always focused on

∗ READING AND WRITING

Looking Back Over Term 1

One of things we all tend to forget when we get to a school holiday break, is to look back over the past term and recognise that there have been opportunities to celebrate achievements and events. Our school is certainly no different to any other school in that manner. During Term 1 the following events are worthy of mention and are cause for all community members to celebrate.

Term 1 events have included; successful sports and cultural captain elections and

the induction of all school leaders into the offices, before school prep activities and lunch time skipping activities (run by the student leaders), Years P, 1 and 2 swimming program, Deadly Choices program and hearing and sight testing for all indigenous students, interhouse mathematics competition, choral festival participation, Year 3 Safety Circus talks, Years 4 – 6 STEAM afternoon, whole school reading for fun afternoon and weekly cross country training. Staff have also begun the following clubs; Lego

Club, Chess Club, Cartooning Club, Japanese Club and of course the Wakakirri performance team. That amounts to a very busy term. Well done everybody!


principal (cont’d)

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Anaphylaxis – EpiPen Recall

As has been discussed in the media, a worldwide recall is in place for four batches of EpiPen 300 microgram auto-injectors. This is due to the potential that these devices may contain a defective part that may result in the device failing to activate or requiring increased force to activate.

Parents please note that all EpiPens held at school have now been checked and parents contacted where necessary. Parents are reminded to check any EpiPens they may have at home to see if the recall applies. The affected batches are all with the expiry date of April 2017 and Batch numbers: 5FA665, 5FA6651, 5FA6652 and 5FA6653.

Rats of Tobruk Ceremony

On Wednesday 19th April our school participated in the first of the two annual Rats of Tobruk commemoration ceremonies. Our student leaders were responsible for running the entire ceremony. It was very pleasing to see the way the students took on this role with enthusiasm and can I say they did a fantastic job and were complimented by a number of invited dignitaries. Well done Alice, Max, Charli and Sierra.

ANZAC Day

On Monday 24th April we will conduct our annual ANZAC Day Commemoration at school starting at 10am. This commemoration will take place in the school hall. Parents are most welcome to come along and participate in this ceremony.

ANZAC Day, Tuesday 25th April

All Mackay North State School students and families are invited to participate and view the Mackay ANZAC Day service. Students and teachers will be marching from the old Coles carpark in Sydney Street through to the Cenotaph at the Mackay Entertainment Centre. Students are to gather at the old Coles carpark by 8.00am on Tuesday morning. Teachers and teacher aides will be there to supervise children during the march. Please wear full school uniforms including school hats.

After the march children can be collected from Nelson Street (beside Central State School) NOT from Alfred Street as in previous years.



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100% Attendance for Term 1 At parade today we presented our 100% attendance certificates for term one. It was wonderful to be able to present 148 certificates to student who have been at school every day during term one. Students who have made the effort to have such great attendance are a credit to their families. Thank you to the parents and carers who have assisted their children to reach this goal. Please see this list below.



Elijah Aus�n

Ki Bennet

Harper Boulding

Tully Boulding

Sharnta Greenway

Mia Hine

Shinta Jenkins

Braylen Knowles

Kiara Knowles

Liberty Spicer

Caden Tencate

Olivia Van Houweninge

Kaylah Vidler-Bencsis

Brayden Wood

Jamie Adams

Shimaya A�ard

Tyran A�ard

Layla-Jayde Aus�n

Eric Baira

Jacintah Barbour

Kailu Bellear

Olivia Bellear

Logan Benne�

Tia Brick Binsiar

Xanthe Bridge

Sophie Briggs

Annabelle Bri�on

Sarah Bri�on

Alan Brooks

Madison Bussey

Ciara Byrnes

Rowin Carasig

Marcus Coady

Amelia Coleman

Oliver Cowan

Alistair Cowe

Bailey Cox

Sean Crossan

Maya Daniel

Jai Deguet

Seth Den Elzen

Rebecca Dimond

Chase Edwards

Logan Edwards

Hugh Eldridge

Jamie Eldridge

Luke Eldridge

Nemea Fahey

Tiffany Falzon

Dale Fontaine

Jesse Fowler

Levi Fowler

Oliver Galletly

Yao Gao

Ethan Gauci

Lilly Gible�

Couper Harberger

Isabelle Harris

Ebony Hart

Jasmine Hart

Emily Heazlewood

Rylan Heazlewood

Ethan Hill

Lani Hine

Lucas Hine

Jess Hodgson

Leila James

Cooper Jayo

Djarot Jenkins

Katelyn Jones

Jamie Kelly

Madison Kelly

Cairo Cowan

Tarrod Knobloch

Brodee Korneliussen

Jaxon Korneliussen

Koben Kulpinski

Jessie Lammonde-Smith

Ruby Lammonde-Smith

Zoe Louisson

Olivia Loxton

Daeniel Manalo

Drew Manning-Roles

Brandyn Mapley

Harmony Mason

Julia Kitchener

Lateesha McCarthy

Adelaide McGuinness

Charlo�e McGuinness

Leo McGuinness

Cadence McKinnon

Nate McKinnon

Alexis McVean

Rexjan Melocotones

Kasandra Menzies

Sierra Mooney

Jack Morton

Deidre Mtali

Lawson Norris-Hunt

Darren Nuis

Haylee Nuis

Amanda Oliphant

Andrea Oliphant

Chikondi Phiri

Chisenga Phiri

Lemekani Phiri

Kendra Plater

Hailey Polley

Asha Priestley

Jack Priestley

McKenzie Radford

Kaydee Rebbeck

Callum Reichard

Archie Roney

Jaelyn Sanderson

Kelsey Sanderson

Shaun Sanderson

Halen Sayers

Logan Scironni

Heidi Sco�

Zed Sco�

Dylan Simpson

James Smith

Jayda Spicer

Miley Swindells

Phoebe Tate

Breeanna Taylor

Maddison Taylor

James Tebble

Kiarra-Lee Thornton

Bianca Van Den Berg

Ursla Van Den Berg

Dakoda Vane

Jorja Vane

Brayden Voysey-Green

Tamika Walters

Logan Ware

Jordan West

Kobi WhiKngton

Lacey Winner

Indiana Womal

Barbara-Lynn Wood

Kerrod Wood

Stephen Bobby

Classroom Teaching Staff Support Staff

Prep MW – Mrs McKinnon and Mrs Wicks Librarian – Mrs Maunder

Prep B – Miss Bugeja Guidance - Mrs Gauci

1M – Mrs McGann HPE – Ms Balchin

1B – Mrs Borresen (Currently on sick leave and re-

placed by Mrs Wilson)

Music - Mrs Hunt

1/2B – Mrs Bray LOTE – Mr Shew

2HB – Mrs Hine and Mrs Bird Pedagogy Coach/HOC – Ms Bankie

20 – Miss O’Shea Student Support Teacher (prep, yrs 1 and 2) - Mrs

Caldow

2/3B – Mrs Butler and Mrs Briggs Student Support Teacher (yrs 3 and 4) - Mrs

Hosking

3S – Mrs Sco� Student Support Teacher (prep, yrs 5 and 6) – Mrs

Finch

3W – Mr Williams ICT – Mr Rachemann

4M – Mrs Man�an Special Educa�on - HOSES - Mrs Parker

4JH – Mrs Jordan-Zurvas and Mrs Hunt Special Educa�on Teacher - Mrs Daniel

4N – Mrs McKay Special Educa�on Teacher – Mrs McGovern

5S – Mrs Saunders

5M – Mrs McVean

6H – Mrs Heel

6O – Mr O’Donnell

EASTER HOLIDAY BREAK

A !er an evenOul ending to Term 1, I trust that all of our families

and friends had a very happy and safe holiday break. I hope that

you endured no or li�le damage from Cyclone Debbie and had the chance

to rest, relax and spend quality �me together.

It was a pleasure to see students arriving for Term 2 happy and se�ling into learning from the

beginning of the school day. Thank you for ensuring your children were ready and prepared for

the start of what will be a very busy term.

LEARNING

T o enable your child to be the best they can be, it is important that they a�end school for the

complete school day, unless of course if they are unwell.

Please ensure your child arrives at school to go into their classroom by 8:30am. This allows them 15

minutes to unpack, check equipment is ready for the day, catch up with friends and chat to their

teacher. All of this is important in allowing students to feel they are part of a class and have value. It sets

them up for a posi�ve day and allows them to be ready for learning at 8:45am.

Θ Unpack your school bag

Θ Check your equipment is ready for the day

Θ Catch up with your friends

Θ Chat to your teacher

Students who arrive late feel disorientated and unsure. They require redirec�on from the classroom teacher

and this interrupts the learning that is currently happening for other students. They have missed learning, it

takes them �me to se�le to learning and this is not giving them the best chance to learn and improve.

We all want the best for our children and a very simple way towards this is ensuring they are at school on �me

for the whole day so that they can engage, learn and shine!

EQUIPMENT FROM HOME

D uring the last few weeks of Term 1 there were a few incidences

where spor�ng equipment from home was brought to school and it

was either lost, damaged or caused disagreements over who owned it

or who could play with it. To ensure this does not happen, we ask

that no toys or sports equipment are brought to school by

anyone. There is equipment at school that can be shared

during play�me.


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deputy

principal

PERCEPTION OF EVENTS

O !en your child might come home and tell you a version of an

event that has happened during their day at school. They are

telling you about this event from their point of view, or their percep�on

of the event.

Our brain constructs a representa�on of reality through analysis and synthesis of

sensory informa�on. Therefore, each person’s percep�on of any given event will be

unique, which explains why people can have such differing memories of the same event.

Even if the same sensory informa�on is available to two different people, the unique

history of each person’s brain will ensure that the final percep�on of each individual will

differ, coloured by varia�ons in the individuals’ a"en�on, memories, emo�onal states, etc.

(The Handy Psychology Answer Book – L. Cohen)

We perceive things in different ways and we draw different conclusions from the same situa�on.

This o!en leads to people feeling that their version of events is the ‘true’ version and other

versions are not the ‘truth’. In fact, there are many ‘truths’ depending on your involvement in the

event.

Please remember that your child’s percep�on of events is just that, their version. If you are at all

concerned about what they are telling you the best course of ac�on is to listen, acknowledge their

concerns, then speak with the class teacher to clarify all percep�ons before you draw a conclusion about

‘right’ or ‘wrong’. Most �mes it is worth considering things from more than one angle and this can help

build empathy in us and our children.


deputy


Mackay North State High School Enrolment process for students

entering Year 7 in 2018

The enrolment process for Mackay North SHS is underway.

Enrolment packs will be handed out to all Year 6 students at

our local feeder schools when we visit in the next couple of

weeks. We have sent a number of enrolment packs to schools

we haven’t had the opportunity to visit. Alterna�vely you are

able to access the enrolment forms and informa�on on our

school website at www.macknortshs.eq.edu.au

We will be running five tours over the course of the rest of the year, to showcase

our school. We will be running interviews a!er these tours to meet your students.

Each tour will start promptly at 4:30pm.

Tour Dates – 17th

May, 14th

June, 19th

July, 6th

September, and 25th

October. We

would encourage you to make one of these tours, prior to Orienta�on Day on

the 28th

November 2017.

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Congratula�ons to 2/3B who have achieved 100% a�endance for the second �me this

year and the a�endance award for the third �me! Well done to PMW who always a�ain

high a�endance each week and have now achieved the a�endance award twice in first term.


deputy


Attendance

Award Week 8 - 2/3B

Week 9 - PMW

Di Schmidt

PB PMW 1B 1M 1/2B 2HB 2O 2/3B 3S 3W 4JH 4M 4N 5M 5S 6H 6O

97.0 97.9 92.4 93.0 97.9 96.0 96.0 100.0 99.2 96.0 90.0 90.8 91.5 97.4 89.2 95.4 99.2

100%

WEEK 8 ATTENDANCE

WEEK 9 ATTENDANCE

PB PMW 1B 1M 1/2B 2HB 2O 2/3B 3S 3W 4JH 4M 4N 5M 5S 6H 6O

94.1 98.6 92.4 98.0 91.6 92.8 93.6 94.2 98.5 97.6 96.2 93.1 94.6 90.4 93.3 93.8 98.5

CLASS WEEKLY ATTENDANCE AWARDS


student of the week

WEEK 7

WEEK 8

Look who also received a ‘Student of the Week” award.

WEEK 9

Hello again Mackay North Families,

Welcome to a somewhat less rainy Term 2. Our Special Ed building became a bit waterlogged with the recent deluge, but we have fared well. I hope everyone in our Mackay North family is doing okay.

APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

and is an opportunity to highlight the strengths of students with autism and explore opportunities to further improve their educational achievement.

Education Queensland operates the Autism Hub which is committed to building the confidence and capability of schools and families to include, engage and retain students with autism. Helping educators, parents and the general public access high quality professional learning is a key part of the work of the Autism Hub.

Professional learning is delivered by EQ staff or our partners in face-to-face sessions, via a range of different online learning methods, or a combination of these.

Throughout April, it is offering a range of events for educators, parents and other members of the community. To find out more about events at the Autism Hub, visit the Education website.

This is also the �me of year we are seKng student goals. All students set goals in

their classroom and as Special Educators we also set goals with parents and the

students. We use a handy acros�c to remind us of the all the elements required in

seKng a goal.


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“Apps for Children with Special Needs” have compiled a list of 1000 apps used by teachers, therapists and parents. This list is a result of endless hours of collaboration by professionals from all over the world. The apps are considered to be among the very best apps to help children and adults with special needs as well as teachers and therapists.

Special Education Apps | Best iPad Apps for Kids | Educational iPad Apps - A4CWSN.com

The SEP team hopes you all had a safe and happy (though wet and windy) holiday. We are all looking forward to a new term full of exciting learning opportunities.


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Until next time, Helen Parker (For the SEP Team)

Due to the cyclone at the end of last term, many library books were not

returned before the holidays.

Now is the time to find these so that students can borrow new items for this

term.

library


years 1 & 2

interhouse

maths

competition


p & c

Choral Fes<val

Congratula�ons to the 20 students who represented our school

on Monday 20th

March at the 25th

Regional Choral Fes�val. We joined

a choir of 500 primary students from around the district along with

approx. 100 secondary students for this spellbinding event. Our senior choir

did our school proud with their wonderful singing and excellent behaviour. It has

been such a pleasure working with this enthusias�c group of students in prepara-

�on for this event!


music

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Monday Rehearsal: Caine Bamberry, Riley Bird, Rowen Carasig, Lucy Robertson,

Izabella Nunn, Shinta Jenkins, Olivia Gernhoefer, Pheobe Tate, William Wallace,

Cassandra Jocelyn, Ruby Cox, Melinda Heel, Alexis McVean, Tamika Walters, Jordan

Groom, Ciara Byrnes, Libby Schill, Olivia Bellear, Madison Kelly, Chase Edwards

Guest Conductors:

Anthony Young and Mrs Debra Shearer Dirie

Blue Choir Performance had over 200 students

DID YOU KNOW?

Singing daily for at least 10 minutes reduces

stress, clears sinuses, improves posture and

can even help you live longer.


Monday Tuesday Wednesday

BWP Strings Choir

Senior Choir Recorder Ensemble Senior Choir

Jodie Hunt

Year 6 had an awesome

exhibition of colours

and effects in the foyer

at the end of last term. I

hope you were able to

visit the office and enjoy

their artwork.

Semester 1 Cultural Calendar

EVENT DETAILS

T

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R

M

2

School ANZAC Ceremony Recorder Ensemble: Monday 24th

April

ANZAC Day March Recorder Ensemble: Tuesday 25th

April

Instrumental Camp Selected students: Sun 18th

– Wed 21st

June

T

E

R

M

3

Wakakirri Wakakirri Troupe: Friday 21st

July

Mackay Orchestra & Bands Concert Band & String Ensemble: August 12/13 TBC

Big Sing Senior Choir: Wed 30th

& Thurs 31st

Aug, Fri 1st

Sept

Rats of Tobruk Ceremony Recorder Ensemble: Friday 1st

September 5pm

Twilight Concert All Cultural Students: Tuesday 5th

September

music (cont’d)

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything ~ Plato

Recorder Ensemble

ANZAC March

The Recorder Ensemble will be leading our school in the ANZAC Day March on Tuesday 25th April

2017 from the old Coles carpark.

Uniform: Please make sure that your child has long black trousers, black socks and black shoes.

Cultural shirts and hats will be handed out on Thursday 20th April . If you are having trouble finding

long black pants the school has a limited number of black trousers that might fit your child which

you could borrow for the event. Please let me know by Friday if your child needs to borrow a pair

of pants. Permission notes are due back by Thursday 20th April.

PAYMENT OF FEESPAYMENT OF FEES

The school offers the following payment methods for payment of school fees.

⇒ Cash, cheque or EFTPOS at the school office

⇒ Mastercard or Visa over the phone

⇒ Direct Deposit to: BSB 064-707 Account No 00090722 CBA

⇒ BPoint: details on the bo�om of student invoices

(www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete)

⇒ Centrepay – applica�on forms can be obtained from the office

Please be aware that payments made via Direct Deposit and BPoint may take

up to 2 business days to appear in the school bank account. We advise parents

to forward a copy of the payment confirma�on/ receipt to the school office

or email [email protected] .

If you are unable to make payments please contact the school office. A payment

plan can be set up so your child can par�cipate in ac�vi�es.


office

RESOURCE SCHEME

If you wish to par<cipate in our $50

resource scheme please come to the

office and fill out a form.

FOUND

♦ 1 fuel card

♦ 1 set of keys

♦ 2 watches

Please see Mrs Scott in the office

if any of these may be yours.

MNSS P&C MNSS P&C MNSS P&C

TUCKSHOPTUCKSHOPTUCKSHOP Dear Parent/Caregiver

Flexischools Online Tuckshop Ordering has commenced.

Using the Flexischools cashless payment system provides a convenient and more efficient

ordering and payment system. By paying online, orders are faster and more accurate, giving

parents and students peace of mind that their order and payment are received accurately at school.

HOW TO FREE REGISTER - go to www.flexischools.com.au

Step 1: Click the ‘REGISTER NOW’ bu�on

Step 2: Enter your email address

Step 3: You will be emailed a link to an online form - follow the link

Step 4: Choose a name and password and complete the form

Step 5: Add each student/s name and their year level/s

Step 6: Top-Up the account - VISA, Mastercard or Direct Deposit Once registered, you can start placing orders immediately.

HOW TO ORDER - go to www.flexischools.com.au

Step 1: Enter your username and password

Step 2: Add a student

Step 3: Select school from the drop down - Mackay North State School

Step 4: Start an order by clicking student’s name

Step 5: Select day and click lunch order

Step 6: Select the items to add to the order then select next

Step 7: Select place order

Step 8: Payment - If you need to add funds to your account select con�nue

Step 9: Do the top up - select enter details

If you have any ques�ons, please contact Flexischools. Their dedicated Help Line (1300 361 769) is

open 7:00am-6:00pm -or- via email: [email protected]

**TUCKSHOP ONLINE ORDERING CLOSES AT 9:00AM EACH DAY**

To explain the 29c order fee:

MNSS has a partnership with Flexischools which guarantees the following:

⇒ Parents are fully supported by the Flexischools Customer Service Team, who monitor orders every day. Every

parent has peace of mind knowing they have assistance with every aspect of the online ordering system:

• Signing up or adding funds

• Placing an order

• Order missed by cut-off �me

• Child is sick - need to cancel an order

⇒ Flexischools tracks all orders by ensuring they are downloaded and labels printed by the Tuckshop. If there

are changes to an order, or school computer problems, Flexischools will send through all orders to the

Tuckshop via fax or email. No order will be missed.

⇒ Flexischools Customer Service Team takes the pressure off our Tuckshop staff, allowing them to get on

with the prepara�on of food for everyone.


p & c (cont’d)


easter

hat

parade


easter

hat

parade


easter

hat

parade


easter

hat

parade


Therapeutic Foster Carers are needed in the Mackay region. These types of carers provide safe homes to children whose needs are higher and more complex than other children. They have often experienced significant trauma, grief and loss, and as a result will often have challenging behaviours. Some of these children can also have an intellectual or physical disability. Foster carers who provide this type of care are resili-ent, calm, patient, nurturing and have a good sense of humour.

We believe every child has the right to a loving and secure home and we provide additional supports, training and 24 hour on call to carers who take care of children with complex needs.

Documents

Mackay North SS News · 2HB – Mrs Hine and Mrs Bird Pedagogy Coach/HOC – Ms Bankie 20 – Miss O’Shea Student Support Teacher (prep, yrs 1 and 2) - Mrs Caldow 2/3B – Mrs Butler