Goondiwindi State Primary School Principal: Ms Marni Morrison Deputy Principal: Mr Lew Verney

34 George Street, LMB 5,

Goondiwindi Qld 4390

Phone: (07) 46777333

Fax: (07) 46777300

NEWSLINK 25 JuLY 2019, Term 3 WEEK 2

Prep 2020 Enrolments

We are happily accepting Prep

enrolments for next year. Please find

Enrolment Forms included with this week’s

Newslink.

Return completed forms to the

Office.

*Please provide birth certificate and

immunisation records with enrolment forms.

Stars of the Week

Prep M: Jaxon Bishop and Nate Leadbetter Prep O: Ocean McLachlen and Marlon Kindt Prep S: Jessie Dowe and Cooper Sheridan 1AM: Tyrese Kross and Riley Hook 1B: The Whole Class 1HC: Logan Lawlor and Mackenzie Thorley 2DY: Jemma Khunell and Mason Marchant 2E: Charlie Larfield and Alyssa Bate 2SY: Lexie Brassington and Mhahonee Martyn 3H: Allie Brooke Murphy and Matilda Trebeck 3M: Isabella Hutt and Tameisha Hickling 3R: Taleah Knox and Jack McNamara 4H: Alyssa Williams and Elysse Gaffney 5BC: Sabrina Benson and Mackenzie King 5C: Lachlan Miller, Kori Richardson and Mia McFarlane 6A: Ella - Rae Hills and Isabelle Smith 6J: Maya Coote and Daija Pon 6JM: Mo Hohn and Lucy Sewell

2019 Term 3 Calendar AUGUST 2 - Yr 6 Camp Payment Due 5 - 9 - Goondiwindi Eisteddfod 12 - 16 - Book Week (Reading is my Secret Power) 16 - Book Week Dress Up 17 - 23 - Year 6 Camp 29 - Father’s Day Stall 30 - Year 4 Camp Payment Due SEPTEMBER 1 - Father’s Day 6 - Horse Sports 18-20 - Year 4 Camp 20 - Last Day of Term 3

Year 4 Camp

Year 4 Camp notes, permission forms and

medical forms have gone home this week,

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO CLASS

TEACHER ASAP.

Camp will be from the 18-20 September 2019.

Payment is due in full by the 30 AUGUST

2019 for the amount of $230.00.

No late payments will be accepted, payment

methods are on the forms.

6JM RATs hard at it with PM

The year 6JM RATs (Reading Advancement Team) students get an absolute buzz out of reading with our Prep classes. Everyone is fully engaged and loving what they are doing. The students follow the 'three stages of reading' strategy and also employ the " Pause, Prompt, Praise" method. The Prep students are loving building relationships with the ‘big kids’.

Expression of Interest Goondiwindi State School Teacher Aide (Identified)

A temporary position of Teacher Aide (Identified ) for 20 hours plus ADO of 2.5 hours is currently available at our school. The

position is for the remainder of the 2019 school year. Please submit a Resume together with a Cover letter to the

Business Manager, LMB 5, Goondiwindi or email cocon2@eq.edu.au.

Applications close 4pm Friday 2 August 2019 The successful applicant must be a holder of a current Working

with Children Check Queensland (Blue Card) For this position, it is genuine occupational requirement that it be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person as

set out in Section 7 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 for the purposes contained in Section 25 of the Act.

From the Principal

We are now taking enrolments for Prep in 2020, for children born between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015. This year, Mrs McDonnell and I

have been part of a regional K-2 Community of Practice and a by-product of this work is developing a closer working relationship with

local Early Childhood Education and Care providers, as well as reviewing our transition to Prep processes. Once we have set dates for

information sessions and transition visits, we will let you know what we have planned. In the meantime, please collect an enrolment form

from the office and provide us with your future Preppie’s details as soon as you can.

EVERYBODY COUNTS! EVERY DAY COUNTS! EVERY OPPORTUNITY COUNTS!

This week, we have had Parent/Teacher Interviews, trialling an online booking system for the first time. Although we have had a couple of teething problems, most of the feedback has been positive and this is likely to continue in the future. Please let us know what you think. We have the Goondiwindi Eisteddfod coming up and it has been great to see different performances practicing in front of an audience during our weekly Assemblies. Remember that the Department of Education legally requires a signed permission note EVERY time students leave the school. We have had some parents upset when their child has missed out on an event despite this requirement being communicated in Newslink, on the school sign, on Facebook, on the actual permission notes and frequent reminders on Assembly and by class teacher. NO NOTE, NO GO! Mrs Lou Cowley is taking a different career path and will be leaving our team at the end of the month. Her days will be shared between Mrs Jennine Craig (Tuesday) and Mrs Jan Campbell (Monday and Wednesday) for the remainder of the year. We will miss Mrs Cowley and wish her all the best for her new adventures.

Feeling festive? Goondiwindi’s annual Chaplaincy fundraiser – Christmas in July - will be held on 27 July so watch for details and talk to your friends about bringing a crew and supporting a great cause. Our next Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Meeting will be on Tuesday night (30th July) in the Library from 6pm. All welcome. Warm regards

Marni Morrison

Principal

A moment with Mrs Jenkins,

This week on assemblies we are looking at how bullying at our school is NEVER okay, and more specifically, "How to be an active bystander". Students in our school have a special superpower. We can stop bullying and are the most powerful people to do so! Bystanders have a lot of power in bullying situations. They can contribute, encourage it, or even just watch, which makes the bullying worse. By being an ACTIVE bystander, they can use their superpower for good! A group of active bystanders can make it clear that bullying is not okay. Some things active bystanders can do are: *Say “just stop it” *Say something to distract the bully *Challenge the bully (if you feel safe to) * Walk away, taking the person being bullied with you * Don’t give the bully an audience * Report it! * Support the person being bullied. Active bystanders make it clear that bullying is not okay and it’s definitely not cool. Remember to STOP, WALK, TALK! Last week we received notification that a student had a positive Whooping Cough test, please find attached to todays email The Letter of Advice we have received from QLD Health.

On assemblies next week, our new class captain badges will be presented. Please join us to celebrate this exciting occasion, see a full list of our September 2 Class Captains below:

Prep M: Indi Turner and Ace McMahon Prep O: Noah Robson and Kaitlyn Davis Prep S: Jock Morris and Charlotte Smith

1AM: Abigail Dwyer and Tully Black 1B: Lucy McArthur and Farangiz Normuminova 1HC: Audrey Bell and Logan Lawlor

2DY: Emmerson Smith and Louis Cook 2E: Jayde Forster and Jurence Fernandez 2SY: Oliver Clark and Ruby Burns

3H: Isaac McCarthy and Alle Cameron 3M: Oscar Richardson and Charlotte Yench 3R: Tayla McGowan and Cooper Watson

4H: To be advised 4MM: Lachlan Paesler and Saharann Parkes 4 / 5 PC: Eva Webb and Indie Thompson

5BC: To be Advised 5C: Aleigha Woodbridge and Xavier Jenkins 6A: Ruan LeRoux and Ella - Rae Hills

6J:Beau Graham and Daija Pon 6JM: Danielle Charles and Keenan Summers

Congratulations to all of our new Captains.

Best Wishes Mel Jenkins Acting Deputy Principal

The Music Sub-committee needs your HELP.

We are running the canteen at the Eisteddfod from Monday 5th August to Thursday 8th August and would love help with the following:

Donations of baked goods (sweet and savory), Volunteers to help in the canteen or Cash donations to go towards purchasing drinks to sell. Please drop food donations to the school office or directly to the Cultural Centre If you are able to help in

any way please contact President, Kath Webb on 0429 432 208.