Upcoming Date Claimers

Prep Orientation Day 26th July

Parent Teacher Interviews

Yr 4 Camp—30th July to 3rd August

School Notices 1– 9

Calendar 2

Tuckshop Roster 2

Sports Days 7

Community Notices 10 & 11

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Term 3, Issue 21

24 July 2018

Yours in Education

Damien Hoare

School Opinion Surveys

The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys will be conducted from 30 July to 24 August 2018. All families, school staff and a random sample of students will be invited to participate. We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what this school does well, and how this school can improve.

Access details for the Parent/Caregiver Survey will be sent home with students next week. The survey can be completed via computers, tablets or smart phones with internet connection.

Survey queries or requests for translations can be directed to Mr Hoare on telephone 07 49797333 or email dhoar3@eq.edu.au.

Prep 2019

Our 1st Prep Orientation Day is this Thursday 26 July. If you have a child attending Prep in 2019 we encourage you to come along to 1 of 2 Prep Orientation Days being held. If you have not yet collected an enrolment form please do so from the Administration Office.

Boles Street

Gladstone

Queensland, 4680

GLADSTONE WEST STATE

SCHOOL

Phone: 49797333

Fax: 49726396

Dental Clinic: 49729364

Email:

principal@gladstonewestss.eq.edu.au

STUDENT ABSENCE LINE

4979 7366

West is Best

We’re on the web—www.gladstonewestss.eq.edu.au

www.facebook.com/GladstoneWestStateSchool

2018 TERM CALENDAR TERM 3 Dates 23rd July— 3rd August - Parent Teacher Interviews

26th July - Prep 2019—Open Day #1

27th July - Port Curtis Athletics—TAFE

30th July—3rd August - Book Fair

30th July—3rd August - Year 4 Camp

30th July - School Opinion Survey Opens

31st July - ICAS—English

1st August - Prep 2019—Open Day #2

5th—7th August - Eisteddfod—Speech & Drama

8th August - Gladstone Show Holiday

9th August - Australian Mathematics Competition

10th—17th August - Eisteddfod—Instrumental & Vocal

14th August - ICAS—Mathematics

17th August - Arts Council—’Scien-tastic’

20th—24th August - Book Week

23rd August - Whole School Book Week Parade—”Find your Treasure”

24th August - Premiers Reading Challenge Sheet Due

24th August - ‘Josephine Wants to Dance’ - Year 1

7th September - Colour Run—Fundraiser

13th September - Free Dress Day—R U OK Day

2018 TUCKSHOP ROSTER

NO Foreign Currency accepted and NO EFTPOS available

Wednesday

25th July

Tammy Honour

Brenda Lyons

9.00am —11.00am

9.00am — 12.00pm

Thursday

26th July

Maree Offord

Jenny Nielsen

9.00am — 2.00pm

9.00am — 2.00pm

Friday

27th July

Adrianna Du Toit

Lynda Fieldus

Linessa Welch

Sandra Khalu

9.00am —11.00am

9.00am —12.00pm

9.00am — 2.00pm

9.00am — 2.00pm

Wednesday

1st August

Bev Smith

Brenda Lyons

9.00am —11.00am

9.00am —11.00am

Uniform Shop Tuckshop

Shirts/Polos $30.00

Hats $20.00

Combos $30.00

Dresses $50.00

Jackets $50.00

Track Pants $22.00

Unisex Shorts $25.00

Opening times for Uniforms in 2018

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

8.30am—9.00am

PBL Focus:

This weeks PBL (Positive Behaviour Learning)

is being —

“Responsible”

by: “Asking for help when unsure”

I am SAFE

I am RESPECTFUL

I am RESPONSIBLE

Prep to Year 3 Tuckshop ordering

procedure

When ordering tuckshop for students in Prep—Year 3, this must be done via the paper bag system or

online.

When ordering your child’s tuckshop please make sure

that each break is listed on separate

paper bags.

We cannot accept orders in snap lock or

plastic bags as the students’ lunches are

delivered in the paper bags.

Breakfast Club Arrival & Departure 2019 Prep Enrolments

Breakfast Club continues again in 2018 at the

SEP on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from

8.00am - 8.45am

Parents please inform the SEP if

your child has any food allergies.

Late Arrival—Students arriving at school after 9.00am must sign in at the office, before continuing to their classroom. It is preferred that parents/caregivers sign students in and include the reason for the late arrival.

Early Departure—From time to time, parents/caregivers may need to collect their students from school prior to the formal end of the school day. Students must be collected from the Admin office area. Students must be signed out by a parent/caregiver, or by a responsible adult nominated by the parent/caregiver. Students cannot sign themselves out of the school.

Enrolment forms for 2019 are now available from the Admin Office. Student details will be required when an enrolment form is given out. Eligible students for Prep for 2019 must turn five on or before 30 June 2019.

Completed enrolment forms are to be returned to the school office. We need to sight Original Birth Certificates when enrolment forms are returned. Enrolment forms will not be accepted without the Birth Certificate. Enrolment management conditions apply.

What’s Happening around G.W.S.S.

Premiers Reading Challenge

Gladstone West State School is delighted to be part of the 2018 Premiers Reading Challenge which commenced on Monday 14th May and closes on Friday 24th August. All students received a school reader record sheet form so they can participate.

Reading plays an important part in students’ lives during their school years and beyond. It allows children to actively engage their imagination and opens up a world of educational opportunities.

This year the premier has challenged all state and non-state school students from Prep to Year 2 to read or experience 20 books, Years 3 and 4 to read 20 books and Years 5 to 9 to read 15 books. Experiencing books can include shared reading, listening to stories, or reading picture books. The aim for the 2018 challenge is to engage more students then ever before.

Morning Break—continues in Term 3

GWSS along with our P&C would like to invite our parents along to the Parent Room under C Block for a cuppa each morning from 8.20am—8.45am. Save yourself a drive to the coffee shop and purchase it right here at school.

Premier Reading Challenge closes on Friday 24th August.

School Performance—Prep—Year 6 “Scien-tastic”

All students in Prep to Year 6 are invited to attend the ’Scien-tastic” performance to be held at the school on Friday 17 August. This performance involves great science experiences with wonderfully visual outcomes and plenty of humorous fun.

The cost per student is $6.00 and is payable no later than Monday 13 August 2018. Permission slips went home with all students last week. Please complete these permission notes and return it along with your payment to the office or class teacher as soon as possible.

LIBRARY BAGS

Timely reminder. As per our school booklist 2018, ALL students require a library bag (40cm x 30cm). Kindly ensure your child brings a library bag to school on their scheduled library day. (With the phasing out of single use plastic bags, our library will no longer have spare bags for students to use.) Library bags help protect our books as they are transported. We encourage all students to borrow resources from our school library for interest and enjoyment purposes.

Library News

BOOKCLUB

Bookclub Issue 5 has been distributed to the children last week. It closes online on the 6th August 2018. So orders need to be in by the 5th August.

BOOKFAIR

BOOK FAIR commences in the Library on Monday 30th July at 8.00am to 8.30am and 3.00pm to 3.30pm. These times will be valid for Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. However on Tuesday it will open 8.00 to 8.50 and will not be opened after school at all. This is due to the fact that we will be attending Twilight PD at the Uni. Eftpos will be available. The bookfair brochures will go out this week.

Prep 2019

Prep Enrolments for 2019 are now OPEN

Medication Volunteers

Attention Parents

Parents are not to be driving into the school via the Quoin Street entrance to drop off or pick up students.

This is reserved only for Students with Disabilities who have arrangements already put in place or sometimes students with a major injury requiring drop off which has been approved by the principal.

No other vehicles are to drive into the school as student safety is compromised.

Thank you.

Parents/caregivers are reminded that all medication given to students at school must be prescribed by a doctor, a medication form must be completed and medication stored at reception where it will be administered to students. Parents are asked to ensure a CURRENT green medical authorisation form is completed.

EPIPENS

Please make sure you have replaced any Epipens that may be out of date. These are stored at the office (unless alternative arrangements have been made). A new green form must also be completed for 2018, at the office. Please update any action plans and contact details at the office if needed.

Any parents wanting to volunteer in their child/ren’s classroom or Tuckshop must come down to the office and fill in a new Volunteers form for the 2018 Year. All Volunteers must sign in at the office and collect a lanyard to be worn while in the school grounds.

School Safety Uniform Policy

At Gladstone West State School, our policy states students must wear a Blue jumper or jacket. We do sell the school jackets at the uniform shop. With winter here we are noticing different styles

and colours. Please do not send your child in anything else as I will be asking them to take the

jumper or jacket off. Please remember no hoodies allowed either as this is a Workplace Safety issue, especially when a child pulls the hoodie from the back of another child.

In regards to shoes, I have allowed any closed in shoes, sports joggers/runners. We had some young girls show students their black leather shoe which is fine. No boots are allowed, especially with heels as this is a trip hazard for students.

Once again thank you in your understanding in this matter if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me and ask.

SEP News

Instrumental Music—Recruiting for 2019

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - recruiting for 2019 - Woodwind, Brass & Percussion

Gladstone West State School is able to offer students the opportunity to learn musical instruments at school as part of Education Queensland’s Instrumental Music Program. Lessons are at school, during school time, free of charge, and continue right through to year 12.

Students who are in years 3 and above can learn a String instrument (Violin, Viola, Cello or Double Bass), or once a student reaches year 4 they can choose from Woodwind instruments (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, or Oboe), Brass instruments (Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone Horn, Euphonium or Tuba), or Percussion.

All current year 3 classes have been invited to Mrs Moffit's music room at 2:00pm each Tuesday for a series of short instrument demonstration session as we start our Instrumental Music recruiting process for Woodwind, Brass and Percussion for 2019.

From weeks 2 to 7 we will look at a different instrument, or family of instruments, each week.

In week 8 forms will be handed out for students to apply to join the Instrumental Music program in 2019.

In week 9, on Tuesday 11th September there will be a parent information session.

Application forms will need to be completed and returned by Tuesday 18th September (term 3, week 10).

Instrument suitability testing will be carried out in term 4, weeks 1 to 4.

Many thanks for your support and encouragement of our future musicians.

Carol Slape

Year 6 Transition into Year 7

Wellbeing Hub

Camps—Year 6

Year 6 Camp—Watson Park—Brisbane

The year 6 camp will be held from Monday 15th to Friday 19th October 2018. The students will be travelling to Brisbane by coach and staying at Watson Park Convention Centre in Dakabin. Permission notes and medical forms have been sent home last week with all Year 6 students. Please return these forms ASAP so we can gauge an indication of who will or will not be attending.

Payments may be made in instalments, with full payment being due by Friday 21st September 2018.

Botanic to Bridge

INFORMATION FOR SCHOOLS

KEY EVENT DATES

Registrations Open: Friday, 25 May 2018

Registrations Close: Thursday, 16 August 2018 at 10am

Event Day: Sunday, 19 August 2018

Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Botanic to Bridge is a fantastic event which encourages families to embrace healthy and active lifestyles, and provides an opportunity to invest funds into our local schools and community.

In the past eight years, our regional schools have received over $190,000 through the Botanic to Bridge school investment program which has gone on to provide essential health, sport and recreation equipment and other resources.

REGISTRATION PRICES

The below registration fees apply to both the 3km and 8km Botanic to Bridge events.

CATEGORY EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

(prior to 17th June)

STANDARD FEE (after 17th June)

Individual open

Early Bird Discount applied 10% at checkout

B2BEarly

$25

Masters (45 and over) $20

Team (per member – min. 4 members) $20

Secondary student $10

Primary student $10

Families (2 adults and up to 3 children) $50

Children four (4) and under Free Free

Excursion—Year 1—’Josephine Wants to Dance’ Students in Year 1 are invited to attend the ’Josephine Wants to Dance’ performance being held at the Gladstone Entertainment Centre on Friday 24 August. The cost per student for this performance is $16.00 and is payable to the office no later than Friday 17th August with completed permission note and medical forms. Students will be travelling to the Gladstone Entertainment Centre by bus, departing the school at 9.30am and returning at 11.30am.

Community Notices

Are you ready for fun and adventure?

The Gladstone Girl Guides are hosting a Come and Try day on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm at Gladstone girl guide hut on dawson road Gladstone.. Come along and enjoy a wide range of hands-on activities that showcase the experiences available at Girl Guides.

This is a great opportunity for girls to try Guides. There will be activities such as Outdoor activities and cooking, games and craft.

“So many people wonder what happens at Guides, our Come and Try Day will give girls a chance to find out for themselves the fun that can be experienced in the girls only environment that Guides provides”

Guides have fun in a group of girls their age, enjoying activities such as games, outdoor activities, craft, cooking, environmental awareness and more including camping, and activities tailored to their age group. The benefits extend beyond the immediate activities the girls enjoy.

Guiding empowers girls and young women to grow into confident, self-respecting and responsible community members

If you have any further queries phone Jenny on 0429729724.

Community Notices