Friday March 15th 2019

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” - Charles R. Swindoll

This week, we explore the virtue of kindness. Kindness is showing others we care and

doing something to make their lives better. Kindness is being thoughtful about perople’s

needsand showing compassion to people who are sad or require help. Being kind is

also taking the time to treat ourselves well. Please consider taking a few minutes to

discuss being kind with your child/ren over the next week.

Today we farewell Mrs Alana Fitchen who has accepted the acting position of Principal

Education Officer Student Services, working out of the Rockhampton Office of the

Department of Education. The work Alana and her Neighbourhood Centre Team have

undertaken over the past few years has set her in excellent stead to lead the agenda

of inclusion across the Rockhampton and Gladstone geographic areas. A statewide

process will soon be underway to recruit and select an acting Head of Inclusion for the

remainder of 2019. Please join me in congratulating Alana on this wonderful opportunity

to extend her leadership capability.

Following the Autumn Vacation, Ms Dianne Stace will be taking leave for the remainder

of 2019. Mrs Lyn O’Farrell will assume Ms Stace’s role of Head of Reading in her absence.

A recruitment process for an additional Classroom Teacher for Year 2/3O for the

remainder of the year is currently under way. Ms Stace is commended and

congratulated for the outstanding work she has undertaken in making reading front

and centre, inspiring learners to develop a positive attuitude and enjoyment of reading

and developing the capability of Staff to deliver quality and consistent reading

programs through coaching, modelling and support. If you see Ms Stace during her

remaining time with us, please consider thanking Ms Stace for the amazing work she

has done on behalf of your child/ren.

Next week is Good News Week, the one week each Term we devote to sharing good

news. If you have some good news and feedback to pass on, Staff would love to hear

from you. Look out next week for emails, postcards, telephone calls, SMS messages and

special letters. Next Friday, our 2019 Seniors and Student Leaders will be officially

inducted at a special Assembly, commencing at 8:45 a.m. in the Assembly Area.

Special guests will be in attendance to assist with the ceremony, followed by a Morning

Tea with parents, carers and relatives.

Until next week,

Lyle Walker

PRINCIPAL

96% is our attendance target for every learner.

Learners attaining this target or higher are our

Attendance Champions. The attendance of every

learner is closely monitored; including late arrivals

and unexplained absences to ensure every learner

receives their full learning entitlement. Please assist

us to make every day count for your child/ren.

SCHOOL 97%

P/1B 99%

P/1J 100%

P/1K 92%

P/1L 96%

P/1T 98%

1/2M 97%

2/3H 95%

2/3M 97%

2/3O 98%

2/3P 92%

4/5E 92%

4/5G 93%

4/5M 99%

4/5O 92%

4/5W 98% Every minute of every hour

of every session of every

day of learning counts

at Parkhurst State School

6D 96%

6F 96%

6T 90%

Prep Year 97%

Year One 98%

Year Two 96%

Year Three 95%

Year Four 93%

Year Five 97% Neighbourhood of the Week

P/1 - 97% Year Six 94%

Parents and carers are

encouraged to report student

absences on the school’s Student

Absence Line on 07 4924 6566.

Messages can be left 24/7/365.

Our schoolwide theme for learning is developing

every learner’s capacity to be active and informed,

21st century citizens. The characteristics of 21st

century citizens include being …

‐ critical and creative thinkers

‐ community minded, informed and aware

‐ effective communicators

‐ collaborative and democratic

‐ respectful and responsible

‐ innovative and entrepreneurial

‐ inclusive and valuing diversity

‐ healthy

‐ environmentally minded

‐ curious

‐ literate, numerate

‐ digitally astute

‐ role models for consistently applying our 5Rs

Congratulations go out to this week’s ‘Stellar

Citizens’ who have demonstrated active and

informed citizenship.

P/1B Evelyn Thomasson

P/1J Jamar Trigg

P/1K Elizabeth McCabe

P/1L Mikaela Titmarsh

P/1T Dominic Kuhn

1/2M Hunter Ward

2/3H Rachael Leaver

2/3M William Fithen

2/3O Xander Kidston

2/3P Jaxson Mills

4/5E Zander Weeks

4/5G Zane

4/5M Sophia Norway Hardy

4/5O Amity Brown

4/5W Henry Thulin

6D Layla Struthers

6F Tahlia Dern

6T Aston Guymer

CLASS 4/5O

Best wishes go out to all learners

celebrating their birthdays from today

until next Thursday. Have a great

birthday everyone.

Anna Rideout Mia Donaldson

Param Gill Isaac Keiler

Darcy Sands Eevi Wolfenden

Hunter Ward John Berry

Patrick Kuhl Max Daly

Arlie Luyten Ella-Jane Boulton

Jett Hogan Emily Michelmore

Seth Williams Keely Easdale

Jahrome Goody

Learning starts at

Don’t be late !

Make every minute

of learning count.

Prep attendance is compulsory in all Queensland

schools. Enrolment and Information Packages are

available from our Office or website, under the ‘Enrol

Now’ tab . If your child/ren turn five by June 30th this

year, he/she is eligible to enrol. The table below is a

guide to assist families to determine their child/ren’s

Prep eligibility.

Birthday 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

01/07/13

to 30/06/14 Kindy

Prep

Year

Year

One

Year

Two

Year

Three

01/07/14

to 30/06/15 Kindy

Prep

Year

Year

One

Year

Two

01/07/15

to 30/06/16 Kindy

Prep

Year

Year

One

01/07/16

to 30/06/17 Kindy

Prep

Year

As per Parkhurst State School’s Enrolment

Management Plan, only students whose principal

place of residence is within the school’s catchment

area will be eligible for enrolment at the school.

Students who are siblings of current students at the

school are eligible for enrolment.

An Out of Catchment Waiting List is in place for

enrolments across all year levels based on capacity.

Please visit the Office as soon as possible for an

Enrolment Package for ALL 2019 Enrolments.

Our school wide PAWS

Reading Program assists

every learner to meet their

individual reading goals and

milestones, whilst fostering a

love of reading. PAWS stands

for Practice Achieves Weekly

Success. Every five weeks,

our PAWS Shop provides an

opportunity for learners who wish to spend their

‘PAWS’ bucks. Your continued support in ensuring

every child is reading every night is appreciated.

Volunteers are sought for the P&C’s

fortnightly Parkhurst Tavern Raffles.

Everyone is encouraged to assist with

this highly profitable fundraiser to sell

tickets for some amazing prizes. If you

are able to assist, please contact a P&C Member to

be added to the Raffle Roster. All profits will

continue to support YOUR children.

The P&C’s Uniform Shop opens every Friday before

Assembly from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Uniform Sales can

be made by CASH, EFTPOS or CHEQUE. A full pricelist of

all items is outlined below. A small collection of second

hand items is available and more are always sought.

For sales and information, please see Olivia or

Michelle at the Uniform Shop or email

pandc@parkhurstss.eq.edu.au. If you have any

preloved school uniforms in good condition you no

longer have use for, our Uniform Shop would love to

hear from you.

Polo Shirts $23.00

Prep Polo Shirts $15.00

Sports House Shirts $20.00

Mesh Shorts $12.00

Skorts $18.00

‘A’ Line Skirts $14.00

Reversible ‘Bucket’ Hats $12.00

Winter Jackets $40.00

Micro Pants $27.00 Fleecy Pants $18.00

Sports Shirts available from the

Worn on Wednesdays !

Tuesday March 19th 2019

at 6:30 p.m. in Zone 21

Everyone is welcome !

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The Parkhurst State School P&C’s

Tuckshop will remain closed until

further notice. When it reopens, a

Menu and Price List will be

distributed to all families and will

appear in every Newsletter and on our Website.

Tuckshop operates on Wednesday to Friday for

both lunches. Volunteers are always sought. If you

can spare some time, even just half an hour, the

Parkhurst State School P&C’s Executive would

love to hear from you and add you to the

Tuckshop Roster.

Email principal@parkhurstss.eq.edu.au

with ‘Electronic Newsletter; in the

subject line if you would like to receive

a weekly email notification. A link is also

shared via FaceBook.

Like us on FaceBook, Twitter

and Instagram ‘ParkhurstSS’

Empty aluminium cans and containers

may be left at the Music Centre for

recycling as part of the new ‘Cash for

Cans’ Program. Every can or container

means money for Parkhurst.

Friday is Student Banking Day,

providing all learners with the

opportunity to add regularly to

their DollarMite Accounts. For

every deposit, the school receives

a small commission. If your

child/ren wish to start banking, please see the

Office for information.

Every Parkhurst State School Staff

Member has an email address and

can be used to make contact using

this mode. These email addresses are

on our school website under the ‘Our

School’ tab at www.parkhurstss.eq.edu.au

All learners are required to wear their correct

school uniform every day. Sports Shirts are worn on

Wednesdays. It is expected that shorts, skorts and

skirts are at an acceptable and modest length.

Tights, ‘skins’ and denim items have never been

part of the Parkhurst State School Uniform and

should not be worn. We encourage all learners to

wear white socks and shoes that promote comfort

and future growth.

Are YOU a

All students in Years Three to Ten are encouraged

to take part in the third annual Premier’s Coding

Challenge. This year’s challenge is focused on

Cybersafety Awareness and the importance of

our digital footprint.

Our 2019 explicit improvement agenda focuses on

reading to assure every learner has an opportunity

to experience success. This work will be guided

through the key areas of the Australian Curriculum,

Quality Teaching, Capacity Building and

Collaboration. The input and support of parents,

carers, staff, learners and the many leaders within

the school will be paramount to our success in 2019.

Our DRAFT Explicit Improvement Agenda is

captured in the graphic below and includes our

targets, measures, key strategies (what? and how?)

and purpose (why?)

The Department of Education is now on Instagram.

Instagram is a social networking app made for

sharing photos and videos from a smartphone.

Follow @qldeducation to see the great things

happening in Queensland State Schools.

Our Term One English Curriculum Map has been

included as a ready reference for parents and

carers. The Australian Curriculum informs all the work

we undertake in classrooms and across the school

to deliver every learner’s curriculum entitlement.

Our English Units are literacy, literature and

language based, with a focus on quality texts as

part of our schoolwide reading priority.

Surf Groms is a fantastic way to get children aged 5

to 12 years into surfing and an appreciation of an

incredible outside water activity. The program

teaches surfing skills and water awareness in an

incredibly fun activity.

Programs are of great value with all participants

receiving a fantastic surfing pack, rash vest and

goodies. A Saturday morning program begins on

March 23rd 2019 and runs for three consecutive

Saturday mornings. An Easter School Holiday

Program will be held for the first week of the Easter

School Holidays. To book into the classes or for

information please go to www.surfgroms.com or 04

8807 6595.

Download the apps

on your device today

The end of our first fifty days of

learning at the end of Term One

is celebrated with our annual

Easter Hat Parade on Friday April

05th 2019 in the Assembly Area.

Specific information will soon be

sent out by Neighbourhood

Teacher Teams regarding the creation of hats.

The Easter Hat Parade commences at 2:00 p.m. and

concludes by 2:45 p.m. in time for our learners to

catch the Estate Buses. As in all past years, this is an

event for all learners and staff to participate in.

Parents, Carers and friends of the school are always

encouraged to attend this colourful and creative

parade of hats.

Every year, Parkhurst State

School has it’s annual Cross

Country and Fun Run during

the last week of Term One for

all learners from Prep to Year

Six. This year, this popular

event will be held on

Wednesday April 03rd 2019,

commencing at 9:00 a.m. All classes will assemble

with their teachers after classroom rolls have been

marked in the Assembly Area, before parading to

the Oval in the Sports Houses, led by the Sports

House Captains.

All learners are encouraged to wear their Sports

Shirts on the day. All parents and carers are

encouraged to attend and support their child/ren

and even take part if able and willing. As in previous

years, the course is marked through the school and

is completed as four events in Neighbourhoods. At

the end of the Fun Run, all participating learners will

receive a refreshment.

Two weeks ago, all families would have received

sponsorship booklets, with some options for the

collection of money, including online. There are also

some great prizes on offer for fundraising milestones.

A flyer outlining the prizes available is once again

included in this Newsletter.

All Sponsorship Forms and money is due on Monday

April 01st 2019 to the Office, with a final collection

date of Thursday April 04th 2019. Last year, around

$6 000 was raised. A big thank you goes out to Mr

David Johnson who has coordinated this fundraiser,

with proceeds supporting the resourcing of the

school’s Physical Education Program.

Wednesday April 03rd 2019

Starts at 9:00 a.m.

Everyone welcome !

Each Term, we recognise and

celebrate the efforts and achievements

of our learners at our Assembly of

Excellence. This special Assembly is an

opportunity for all learners to shine, with certificates

presented by Classroom Teachers and Specialist

Teachers across the following categories :

‐ Consistent and exemplary demonstration of the

5Rs (Respect, Responsibility, Rigour, Resilience

and Relationships)

‐ 100% and ‘Almost There’ Attendance

‐ Exemplary Behaviour through Bronze Certificates

‐ 5R Gold Badge and Platinum Behaviour

Certificate presentations

‐ Exemplary effort in Reading

‐ Aussie of the Month for March

The Choir will perform publicly for the first time in

2019 as a part of this Assembly, which commences

at 8:45 a.m. in the Assembly Area. As with all

Assemblies, parents, carers, relatives and friends of

the school are encouraged to attend.

Last week, invitations were sent

home to all families to indicate

preferred days and times to

connect face to face with

Classroom Teachers in Weeks Nine and Ten to

discuss the progress and achievement of learners.

This year, as a school we are aiming for a

participation rate of 90% and higher. If you have not

yet received an invitation to meet with your

child/ren’s Class Teachers, please contact them or

the Office as soon as possible. By now, confirmation

slips regarding days and times should have been

received.

At Parkhurst State School, every Week Eight is Great.

So great, that we have named it ‘Good News

Week’, the week where we share as much good

news and feedback as we can. During Good News

Week, we would also love to hear your good news

and positive feedback. This can be provided via

email, on our FaceBook page as a review, in a card

or letter or simply face to face. Feedback is a gift

and will always be well received by the recipients.

Please consider sharing some good news next week

with or to a member of our Staff.

Friday March 22nd 2019

Commences at 8:45 a.m.

in the Assembly Area

01/04/2019 HPE Program Resources

Our learners will listen to, read, view and interpret a range of literary and non literary and

everyday texts, including fiction, non fiction and picture books, stories from Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander cultures to explore predictable text structures and common visual

patterns. Learners will respond to imaginative stories making connections between

personal experiences and the texts they are reading.

Learners will engage in opportunities to learn about language, literature and literacy within a range of

contexts including focused teaching and learning, play, real life situations, investigations and routines

and transitions. Learners will retell events of a familiar story using text structure and repetition.

Opportunities to read, view and interpret texts with animal characters will be provided to explore how

they reflect human qualities. Learners will create an animal character to be included in a literary text,

discussing their choices in an interview.

Our learners will read, view, listen to and analyse a range of texts to

comprehend and compare the text structures and language features of

imaginative, informative, literary and persuasive texts. Learners will create an

informative text with a supporting image. Learners will make inferences about

characters and settings and draw connections between the text and their own

experiences.

Learners will demonstrate their understanding of persuasive texts by examining

ways persuasive language features are used to influence an audience. They

will use this knowledge and language to create their own persuasive text.

Learners will present their persuasive text to an audience of their peers.

Our learners will listen to, read, view and interpret a range of news articles and

reports from journals, newspapers, television and the internet to respond to

viewpoints portrayed in media texts. Learners will apply comprehension

strategies, focusing on particular viewpoints portrayed in a range of media texts.

Learners will create a digital multimodal feature article, including written and

visual elements, from a particular viewpoint.

Learners will understand how to recognise and analyse characteristic ideas and persuasive techniques

including language features and devices, audio effects and visual composition in advertisements and

their impact on the target audience. Learners will use appropriate metalanguage to describe the effects

of persuasive techniques used and report these to peers. Learners will use word processing and

multimedia to manipulate text and images to create an effective composition. Learners will write and

present a news report using persuasive language to influence their audience.

Our learners will listen to, read and view a variety of news reports and

advertisements from television, radio, print, digital media and the internet.

Learners will identify and analyse bias in media reports and evaluate the

effectiveness of language devices that represent ideas and events with the

intent to influence an audience.

Learners will create a written response to a news report. Learners will understand how text features and

language combine to persuasive effect and demonstrate their understanding of advertising texts’

persuasive features through the creation of their own digital multimodal advertisement and an

explanation of their own creative choices.

WEEK DATE ACTIVITY/EVENT WEEK DATE ACTIVITY/EVENT

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18 GOOD NEWS WEEK

29 TERM ONE DAY ONE 19 P&C MEETNG AT 6:30 P.M.

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01 22 SENIOR INDUCTION CEREMONY

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25 FACE TO FACE REPORTING STARTS

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07 DAY 8 ENROLMENT COLLECTION 28

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12 PREP YEAR PHOTOS 02

13 03 CROSS COUNTRY AND FUN RUN

14 VALENTINE’S DAY 04

15 INTERSCHOOL SPORT STARTS 05 EASTER HAT PARADE

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19 P&C MEETING AT 6:30 P.M.

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21 Monday March 18th Good News Week Begins

22 Tuesday March 19th P&C Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

23/24 Friday March 22nd Senior and Leader Induction

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26 Wednesday April 03rd Cross Country and Fun Run

27 Friday April 05th Assembly of Excellence

28 Easter Hat Parade at 2:00 p.m.

01 CLEAN UP PARKHURST DAY Last Day of Term One

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07 January 29th to April 05th Term One

08 SCHOOL DISCO April 06th to April 22nd Autumn Vacation

09/10 April 23rd to June 28th Term Two

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11 June 29th to July 14th Winter Vacation

12 July 15th to September 20th Term Three

13 September 21st to October 07th Spring Vacation

14 P&C’S MEET AND GREET October 08th to December 13th Term Four

15 BE A BUDDY ASSEMBLY Monday October 21st Student Free Day

16/17 ST PATRICK’S DAY December 14th to January 27th Summer Vacation

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