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Issue 4 - 20 March, 2020

PRINCIPAL'S REPORTPRINCIPAL'S REPORT

Hello all,

Welcome to week 8. How quickly this termhas gone.

AlertsAlerts

This week we sent home messages via textand emails in relation to the Coronavirus.This messaging system will be our mainpoint of contact during these times. Themanaging of the Coronavirus is on and will continue to be on adaily basis. As per our advice this week our school will continueto remain open until further notice. Regular hygiene practiceshave been implemented and will continue over this period oftime and beyond. Some school events, which involve largegroups of people coming together in a confined space, havebeen cancelled. These events are our weekly parades, end ofterm parade, Easter Bonnet parade, Colour Run and ANZACDay parades.

Easter HolidaysEaster Holidays

Our Easter Holidays are scheduled to begin on Friday the 3rd

of April. School will resume on Monday the 20th of April. Ifthere are any changes to these dates our Face Book page andmessaging services will be updated to inform you.

P&C ExecutiveP&C Executive

Congratulations to the following parents who have put up theirhands up again to be on our executive committee for 2020.They are:

President Kellie Morris

Vice Presidents Nathan Zahara and DaileneClarke

Secretary Kelly Hayes

Treasurer Margaret Gittins

Tuckshop Convenor Nikki English

Uniform Convenor Trish Dixon

Our P&C are always looking for new members and do afantastic job in supporting our school. Our next meeting will be

the 30th of May at 6pm in our library.

Parent Teacher InterviewsParent Teacher Interviews

Parent teacher interviews have been offered out to parents

from the beginning of week 8 (16th March) to 3rd of April.Interviews are a great way for you to find out how yourchild is going. If you have not arranged a time and wouldlike to still see your child’s class teacher please see thempersonally to arrange a time. Report cards will go home atthe end of term 2.

Until next time

Greg

COMING SCHOOL EVENTSCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

Parent Teacher InterviewsParent Teacher Interviews Monday 16 March to 3 AprilMonday 16 March to 3 April

Bullying No Way DayBullying No Way Day Friday 20 MarchFriday 20 March

Last Day of Term 1Last Day of Term 1 Friday 3 AprilFriday 3 April

Term 2 CommencesTerm 2 Commences Monday 20 AprilMonday 20 April

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - MARK WINDSORDEPUTY PRINCIPAL - MARK WINDSOR

Hi all and welcome to our 4th Newsletter forthe year.Things certainly do change quickly in thespace of two weeks, I encourage allreaders to check emails and social mediafor updates. There have been cancellationsof a number of events and if you are unsurewhether something is on or off, please callthe school for an update.

A few short messages below:

DRONEDRONE Challenge,Challenge, BottleBottle RocketRocket ChallengeChallengeand MAD Day – Caloundra SHSand MAD Day – Caloundra SHS

Congratulations to all students who recently representedGolden Beach SS at the Caloundra SHS DRONE Day andthe Bottle Rocket Challenge Day. All students representing theschool were very excited at the opportunity to represent theschool at these events and left the day with big smiles on theirfaces and brains full with exciting learning.

The next enrichment day is the Music & Dance (MAD)

Workshop on the 25th of March. The workshops are aimed atstudents who are talented in music and dance and are currentlyin Year 6. Students will work on music item/s and dance piece/s throughout the day with an Arts Teacher. The day is alsoan opportunity for students to gain early acceptance into theDance Performance (Extension) and Music Performance(Extension) classes for 2021.

Parent / Teacher InterviewsParent / Teacher Interviews

A big thanks to all of the parents who have made a parent /teacher interview time over the next 2 weeks. Bookings canstill be made by contacting your child’s teacher directly. Allinterviews are strictly 15 minutes in duration however if yourequire more time to discuss your child with a particular teacher,we ask that you contact them directly to make alternativearrangements.

Please ensure that you supervise your child prior to and duringinterviews as there will be other interviews going on at the sametime around the school.

Ride 2 School DayRide 2 School Day

A big thank you to all of the students, their families and staffmembers who participated in our Ride To School event lastFriday. Despite the threat of rain, we made it through the rideunscathed. Congratulations to our two lucky dip winners on theday Diesel and Domenica. Diesel and Domenica both win anEvent Screen Cinemas, child pass. Thanks everyone.

Bullying No Way DayBullying No Way Day

Golden Beach SS participated in BullyingBullying NoNo WayWay DayDay today.Students were encouraged to wear orange to acknowledgethe day. Whilst the day had been postponed indefinitely at anational level, it was a great opportunity to acknowledge thisimportant issue. Please access https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/the official website for BullyingBullying NoNo WayWay dayday, where you will finda wealth of information for students and parents and carers.

Year 7 Scholarships – 2021Year 7 Scholarships – 2021

The scholarship application period is now closed for our localstate high schools, Caloundra SHS, Meridan SC and KawanaSC. I am aware of a number of students applying forscholarships this year and I wish them all the best. As always,we will celebrate any success with you at school, here and onsocial media.

NAPLANNAPLAN

Mr Zahra and I attended a NAPLAN online professionaldevelopment day on Monday. Golden Beach SS will betransitioning to NAPLAN testing online this year. We aremandated to participate in a nation-wide practice test between

the 23rd March and 24th April. Due to the current drop in schoolattendance, the school will conduct the practice test in the firstweek of term 2. All tests, aside from year 3 writing, will beonline.

Key information for parents is included in the attachment below:

Please closely monitor emails and if you feel you are missinganything, let you child’s teacher know. If you have a change ofemail address, please inform office staff immediately to ensureyou are not missing out on anything important.

See you out and about – Mark

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - BRENDAN BAILLIEDEPUTY PRINCIPAL - BRENDAN BAILLIE

We’ve had a very interesting couple ofweeks across the school and thestudents are still smashing out theirlearning.This week I was lucky enough to readsome narrative orientations from YearTwo, attend a philosophy lesson andread some story connections in Prep.It certainly reminded me of the fact that in light of all thecraziness happening now around the world, our kids are stillhappy and ready to learn.In coming weeks we will have to postpone a couple ofevents and cancel the Easter Hat Parade. The learning in ourrooms will continue as normal and students will continue tolearn all of the essential skills we’ve mapped out for the term.It was very positive to see so many families taking up theopportunity to meet with teachers for interviews. These aregreat opportunities to see how your child is tracking and toensure their learning is progressing. If you didn’t manage

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to make a booking please contact your child’s teacher toarrange a time.Enjoy the next couple of weeks.BJ

BOUNCE BACKBOUNCE BACK

This week’s Bounce Back Skill

of the week is:

AcceptAccept whatwhatcannotcannotchangechange

This is useful toremind kids

there are things we can change, and thingswe can’t –There’s no use stressing about things that are out of ourcontrol

SCHOOL BANKINGSCHOOL BANKING

SCHOOLSCHOOL BANKINGBANKING TEMPORARILYTEMPORARILYSUSPENDEDSUSPENDED

Notice from CommBank School BankingNotice from CommBank School Banking

The health, safety and wellbeing of our communitiesand our people is our first priority. Due to the rapidlydeveloping situation with coronavirus, SchoolBanking has been temporarily paused from 2020MarchMarch 20202020 until the start of TermTerm 22. Please don’tbring your deposit book with your weekly bankinginto school and we will notify you when banking willrecommence.

We will of course keep the start date flexible as thesituation continues to change.Our primary goal will always be to safeguard thehealth and wellbeing of our communities and ourpeople. By taking these precautionary measures, wehope to minimise any potential impact.

P&C NEWSP&C NEWS

WRITER'S GROUPWRITER'S GROUP

Writers Group – Week 8Writers Group – Week 8

In these current times it is important to concentrate on positivethings that are happening in our world. At Writers Group wediscussed how we could make a difference in the world. Webrainstormed to gather our ideas. Students thrive inenvironments where they are encouraged and praised for theeffort they make in areas they can control, like how they treatother people and animals enabling them to make positivecontributions to the world they live in. Students can, and will,change the world. Our question today ‘How can we makea difference to our world?’ Here are some of the student’sprofound thoughts.

MaddieMaddie JJ (4R):(4R): I would like to make a difference in the world bymaking people put their rubbish in the bin. If people just leavetheir rubbish lying around the wind will blow it into the ocean,beaches, rivers and creeks which will create sea pollution.

MaleeyaMaleeya YY (4B):(4B): I would like to make a difference to our worldby stopping the wars because bullets hurt and the bombs makefires. The smoke hurts our lungs and stops us breathing.

NelsonNelson CC (4/(4/5H):5H): I would like to make a difference to our worldby stopping all fighting and killing, so people can be happy. Aworld without wars and without guns.

LiamLiam TT (4R):(4R): I would like to change our world by recyclingplastic and cans. So people will stop making fresh plastic infactories. People can make toys from the recycled plastic.

WilliamWilliam SS (4W):(4W): I would like to make a difference in the worldby helping others to give more respect for each other and theirfamilies. Many people get into fights over silly stuff such as toiletpaper, food etc. So to make a difference we can start programsabout world peace for a better and healthier life.

SophieSophie CC (4/(4/5H):5H): I would like to make a difference to our worldby making our seas healthier and also by not polluting them.Our sea creatures cannot live with pollution. If one bit of rubbishgets into their mouths they could die.

MaxMax TT (4/(4/5H):5H): I would like to change the world by gettingrid of hunger problems, global warming, wars on land, start aprogram for viruses and sickness and planting more trees.

EloiseEloise HH (4B):(4B): I would like to make a difference to our worldby saving beautiful animals by planting trees and flowers andmaking animals healthy.

SarahSarah KK (4T):(4T): I would like to make a difference to our world byreplanting trees to rebuild habitats for animals that have beenlost in the bush fires. Lots of animals at the moment have nohomes or food. If we replant the trees it will help the growingprocess instead of just waiting for the trees to grow back. Inthe meantime we could see if we could get a health check foranimals. This would mean if animals are unwell we could helpthem get better and then we could release them back to thewild to breed to help build the population.

EloiseEloise PP (6B):(6B): I would like to make a difference in the worldby helping all the beautiful animals that lost their homes in thebushfires such as the trees that koalas live in. I would getgroups of people together to plant trees in the areas affectedby the fires.

Electives Week 7Electives Week 7

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HaydenHayden MM (6T):(6T): Orienteering - I chose orienteering becauseI thought it would be fun. Most of my friends also choseorienteering. Finally, Friday came and we had our first Electivesession. Mr. Duncan was the teacher. He showed us how toidentify where to find the orienteering checkpoints. Altogetherwe went on our first orienteering course. Mr. Duncan showedus where the place was to tick off our names every time wefinished a course.

Sam and I made a goal to finish every single time we hadorientating. There are five orienteering levels - Green, orange,amber, red and maroon. At the end of week 4, Sam and Iwere already up to level orange. When we were faced with acourse, we ran as fast as lightening. Yes! A week had passedand it’s Friday again! This week in orienteering we watched avideo and it showed that orienteering is not about the running.After the video, Sam and I got the next course and went on tocomplete it. It took a lot of effort but we finished all the rest ofthe orange courses. We noticed Mickey was completing courseafter course. He was our competitor and we needed to stophim. But sadly we had to wait until the next week.

BlathnaidBlathnaid MM (5L):(5L): Electives were to be held on Fridayafternoons from 1.45 until 3.00 pm. It was a hard decisionas teachers were offering lots of electives like futsal, bowling,orienteering, volleyball, drama and many more. I was veryexcited that there was an art elective. I chose the art because Ilove painting. It was held in Mr. Leach’s classroom.

EloiseEloise PP (6B):(6B): I was so happy when Mrs Madden and MrsWhitchurch offered Drama in electives. We sat in the hall andlistened to all the electives being offered by the teachers. I hadto make my mind up which one I was to choose. I went backand forth not knowing which one to choose as I really wantedto choose Land Care with Mr. Burns. But finally I made my mindup and chose drama. On our second week we went all aroundthe school sneaking into classes being different animals. Myfavourite class to visit was Mr. Box’s class because he barkedlike a dog at us hoping to frighten us.

RubyRuby SS 6M:6M: I chose Drama with Mrs Madden and MrsWhitchurch which took place in the music room on Fridayafternoons from 1.45 until 3.00 pm. I chose drama as Idramatise everything and let out my inner acting skills. Oneof my acting parts was ‘taking my daughter Eloise to schooldragging her along the ground acting like a mother that doesnot care.’

I believe Golden Beach State School offers drama electives forstudents to build confidence and embrace their characters sothey can become great actresses. I also love how every yearthey offer new and different things for students to learn and thishelps them become confident students by making them stepout of their comfort zone.

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