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Wednesday, 25th January 2017
PO Box 21 Morven, 4468 QLD, Australia
M O R V E N S T A T E S C H O O L
Phone: (07) 4654 8151 Fax: (07) 4654 8255 E-mail: [email protected]
Principal: Mrs Cass Ahern
Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe Be a Learner
Student Absences Please call 4654 8151 after 8am.
TO ALL OUR FAMILIES AND A NEW WELCOME
TO THE PREPS AND OUR NEW STUDENTS FOR
2017!! HERE’S TO A BIG YEAR OF LEARNING NEW AND EXCITING
THINGS AT MORVEN STATE
SCHOOL THIS YEAR!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23
First Day of School
24 25 26
AUSTRALIA DAY
Public Holiday
(No school today)
27 28 29
30
P & C Meeting -
2:45pm
School Library
31
JANUARY 2017
Welcome to
our new
Principal!!
MRS CASS AHERN
All the staff at Morven State School would like to welcome Cass in her new role as the principal at our school and we look forward to sharing with her the many wonderful experiences to come in the future!
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Principal’s Report
A warm welcome back to the 2017 school year- always an exciting time for new and returning students and their families and especially with a new principal!
I want to start by thanking the Morven School and community for the warm welcome you have all extended to my family and I. We are looking forward to being a part of this won-derful community and are keen to get involved as much as work allows us.
A new school year means a few chang-es and this year we have a few, first change is that you would have noticed or heard from your children that we are all in one classroom this year. This is due to our school being focused on learning and ensuring that every stu-dent is succeeding- we have developed a timetable that has dedicated teach-ers to a learning area allowing the stu-dents access to a second teacher to support focused and targeted teach-ing aligned to your child’s needs. We will be utilising standardised testing such as PAT, NAPLAN and Reading data along with the P-10 Literacy Con-tinuum to track the progress of each child and develop an individual learning program aimed at supporting students to reach their Focused Learning Goals that will be developed with you the parents and the students. If you would like more information in regards to the mechanics for how all this will work please come and see either my-self or Deanne with your questions or alternatively we will be holding a par-ent teacher information evening in week 3 and we would love if you all could attend.
Another couple of changes are that I will have my admin (Principal) day on Friday from this week on. Jenny and Narda have changed their day to a Wednesday as Deanne is now required to work in Augathella on a Wednesday.
Swimming
The days for swimming have also changed to a Monday afternoon for the whole school and a Thursday af-ternoon. The groups will be split –Prep/1/2 classes will swim from 1:25 to 2pm and the 3-6 will swim from 2-2:30 pm.
If you can help until I am able to com-plete my swimming qualification please let me know. Thank you to Anna Usher who has already offered her help.
I am looking at having Auswim travel to Morven to deliver some training courses if you are interested or know someone in the community that is keen to be trained, please contact me ASAP so that we can confirm a date, time and costing.
SSP Training (Speech Sound Pics )
Our school staff will be traveling to Charleville in week 2 to engage in SSP training I have provided a link below for those who are interested in having a look, however to give you a quick over-view, this literacy program will frame how our school delivers the teaching of literacy to our students. I will provide more information after we have complet-ed the training at our week 3 information night.
Parent Information Night
In week 3 we are holding a parent infor-mation evening, this will be a chance for you as parents to have any concern you may have addressed and also see first hand that we are focused on learning and student progress this year.
After the information night we would like parents to have a meeting with Deanne and myself to discuss each of your child’s learning goals, targets and the timeline to ensure that we are in-vested in the success of your child’s edu-cation.
LEAP! Playgroup
LEAP is starting back in week 3! Last year was a wonderful success with Mrs Burns coordinating our playgroup. We invite all children in the community aged 0—5 years to join us each Thursday morning at 8:30 am.
LEAP stands for Learning and Encourag-ing Active Playmates and we hope this program will provide our young children with valuable early years learning. Chil-dren will gain the most enjoyment and success out of this program if parents and carers join in the activities, stories and games.
We eagerly anticipate your continued support of this important initiative and look forward to seeing you there.
Tuckshop
Tuckshop will resume this Friday (29th January). Write your child’s order on the front of an envelope or paper bag, with your money included, and place it in the bowl provided on the table outside the staff room downstairs. Tuckshop is deliv-ered to school for eating at first break. Please remember to pack some food in a lunch box for second break.
School forms
Some forms have gone home today along with this newsletter. Please complete them and sign where required and return them to school asap. Thanking you :)
Kind Regards,
Mrs Cass Ahern
Teacher
Principal
Year 4—6 Literacy Activities Here are some simple yet effective ac-tivities you can do with your child to help them apply the literacy skills they learn at school:
• read some of the same books as your child and talk about charac-ters, storylines and themes
• when assembling a newly pur-chased item, ask your child to assist with the reading of the instructions and interpreting dia-grams
• read the newspaper with your child each morning — choose an article to discuss and ask ques-tions such as ‘what is the report telling you?’ and ‘what does this word mean?’
• use language that encourages thinking and reflection such as ‘do you agree with what was writ-ten in that newspaper article or story?’
From the Classroom
The staff of Morven State School wel-come all students and their families to the 2017 school year. We are anticipat-ing that it will be a fantastic year of learning.
This year all students from Prep to Year Six will be learning in one classroom. “Break Out” learning groups will be lo-cated in the other two classrooms. This approach will permit all students to re-ceive consistent and targeted learning opportunities.
In literacy, there will be a strong focus on oral language and the critical aspects of the literacy continuum.
In numeracy, student learning will be focussed on mental computation and the numbers strand. We will also be looking at sharpening students’ ability to prob-lem solve, think critically and evaluate.
Students will be studying Earth, space and naturally occurring events in Sci-ence this term. They will be focussing on how these events occur and what impact this has on communities and the environments.
Mrs Crichton will be teaching Geography this term. Student learning will be fo-cussing on Australian landscapes, people and places.
On Friday, Morven State School will see the introduction of STEMs (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathemat-ics) sessions.
Mrs Cass Ahern and Mrs Deanne Wilson
Teacher’s Report
MORVEN MERCURY Page 3
Quote of the week
“ The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination .”
- Tommy Lasorda
Homework Club:- Homework club will resume on MONDAY in WEEK 3. We will commence straight after school in the library for one hour. A reminder that homework club is facilitated voluntarily by a qualified teacher for students to seek assistance with their homework. For students to participate effectively, they need to bring their homework, a pencil, a rubber and be prepared to do their homework. If your child is likely to be hungry, please send in an afternoon snack. We will be using the Targeting Maths, Grammar Conventions and New Wave Mental Maths as our set home-work. Please complete the pages allocat-ed by your teachers. Home work is due to be handed in every Friday. New homework will be handed out Friday af-ternoon. School Times:- For term 1, our school start and finish times are:
Start: 8:30am
First Break: 10:30am - 11:10am
Second Break: 1pm - 1:25pm
Finish: 2:30pm
Please ensure your children do not arrive at school before 8am as there is no teacher on duty until then.
P & C news:- Our first meeting for the year is scheduled for next Monday 30th January 2017. Come along to meet your new principal Mrs Cass Ahern! Please consider any issues or questions you may like to add to the agenda and forward them to Tanya Jukes or Anja Burns be-fore the meeting. See you there!
Thank you:- We would like to say thank you to all the parents of our students for a fantastic job in getting the chil-dren prepared for the new school year. If anyone needs any help or more infor-mation regarding the booklists or any-thing else, please see your teachers. We look forward to a great year ahead filled with lots of fun and learning.
Morven Cricket Club news:-This Satur-day, 28th January, we will be hosting a cricket game at the Morven Rec Grounds. It will be Morven vs Railways and starts at 12:30pm. For more info contact Carl Green 0427 458 566
Morven Community Gym news:- Its not to late to start your New Year’s Resolu-tion!!! To join the gym is easy! Just pick up a membership form pack from the Morven Post Office and follow the in-structions on the payment slip. To have a look at the gym before you decide to join, make an appointment by emailing us on the email address below or contact Anja Burns (Morven Gym co-ordinator). If interested please email us on - [email protected]
The Morven State School Learning Goals is replacing the Morven Val-ues. This year we will no longer be doing the Morven Values. Instead we have decided to give our rewards focus to achieving our learning goals. In the weeks to come we will give parents more information about this new and wonderful plan.
Book Club:- Book Club catalogues have gone home today along with this newsletter. If you would like to order something, you need to have your order and money back to school by Thursday 9th of February 2017.
Attachments:- School forms to sign, LEAP timetable, Book Club catalogue, Anglicare playgroup flyer, Australia Day flyer.
Notices
Morven Progress Assoc. news:- This Australia Day, from 3:30pm onThurs-day 26th January, come join us on the banks of the Hamburg creek in Morven! There will be kids activities and games for all including a slip n slide so don’t forget your togs and towel! For the cost of a gold coin donation there will be a BBQ dinner at 6pm. All proceeds from dinner will be donated to the RFDS. A bar will be operating. See you all there! (See flyer attached)
Absences:- If your child is absent for any reason please inform admin ASAP. Phone calls and letters are both ac-ceptable forms of communication.
Updated details:- It is very important that the school has updated contact details for all parents, including emer-gency contacts. If the school needs to contact you urgently, we must have the correct phone numbers and contact details. If any of your details have changed especially phone numbers, please let the school know ASAP thank you
Pool Facilities: - A reminder to all community members who use the pool—please ensure that the toilets are left clean and the lights are switched off. Your cooperation in this matter is ap-preciated.
Library Day:- Library day for all stu-dents is on Fridays. Students are to bring their books in to return or re-borrow every Friday.
School Swimming: - Our swimming days in Term One will be on Mondays and Thursdays. Please ensure that your child brings their togs (inc. sun shirt), towel and goggles (if required). We are always happy to have volunteers come along to help supervise. Please talk to the Principal if you are interested.
Swimming Club:- Swimming Club will resume on Tuesday 31st January 2017. It will be on every Tuesday and Thurs-day afternoon from 2:30pm. Contact Anna Usher if you require any more information.
Morven State School
Learning Goals….
Attendance Rate
Year to Date... We would love to have 100% at-tendance but sometimes that is just not possible due to illness etc. So we will aim to have our attendance at 96% or above
Every day counts!
Here’s to a year of
high attendance!!!
♫HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU♫
Happy Belated Birthday
☆ Mrs Cass Ahern ☆
Who had a birthday on the 11th January!
PO Box 21 Morven, 4468 QLD, Australia
MORVEN STATE SCHOOL
Phone: (07) 4654 8151 Fax: (07) 4654 8255
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal: Mrs Cass Ahern Teacher: Mrs Deanne Wilson Executive Secretary: Mrs. Lyn Cadzow Teacher Aides: Mrs Anja Burns Mrs Bron Thresher Mrs Sandra Weier
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Safe
Be a Learner
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1
Speech Sounds Pic (SSP) training
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Speech Sounds Pic (SSP) training
3 4 5
6 7 8 9
Finance training—Cass and Lyn
LEAP! Begins for 2017 - 8:30am
10
School sports meeting, Roma—Cass
11 12
13
Cluster meeting—Cass
14
Valentines Day
15 16
LEAP!
8:30am - 10am
17 18 19
20 21 22 23
LEAP!
8:30am - 10am
24 25 26
27 28
Travel to P/pal con-ference—Cass
FEBRUARY 2017
