Week 9, Term 1 2020

Every day counts, every minute counts

.

Garbutt SS

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Focus Rule:

Be safe: Maintain 1.5

metres from others. SMART, STRONG AND DEADLY WE AIM HIGH

Principal’s News

The COVID-19 event of the last few weeks is of great concern. At this time, the Qld government has de-cided that schools will remain open and it will be up to parents to decide if they will keep their children at home. Some families are keeping their children at home as a part of the social distancing measures against the COVID-19 virus and the numbers attending each day has been decreasing.

At school we are still open and staff are still teaching and planning for the future. The teachers have com-menced planning resources, for all students, to be sent home for students to do, if the school were to close.

The student work packs will also have the teacher’s email addresses. Students, parents and carers will then be able to communicate about the student work with their teacher. The first work packs will be delivered to homes if the school closes. The completed student work will be dropped back to the school office verandah, for the teachers to mark. The following work packs will also be picked up from the office veran-dah, at the same time that the previous work is returned. Details of these arrangements will be included with the first student work pack.

While the school remains open it is, of course, most important that the school remains free from any ill-nesses. It is very important that students stay home if they are unwell. If children are at school and are unwell, they will be sent home.

Because of the uncertainty of the COVID-19 virus situation, many school events have been cancelled. There will be no Open Classrooms next Wednesday ( 1/2/20). Rewards Day will be held over until it can go ahead. In term 2, the ANZAC Day parade and ANZAC Day March have both been cancelled along with the Cross Country.

On a much more positive note, the school did have 8 excellent weeks of learning before the COVID-19 virus sent us into this unknown territory. Many students completed their assessments and I am hoping that these responses will keep COVID-19 virus out of our community and that we can return to normal learning, sooner rather than later.

Kind regards,

Kathy King

Principal.

Be Safe:

Observe social distancing, maintain a distance of 1.5 metres from others.

Stay in your own suburb.

Only go out for necessary, essential items such as medicine and food.

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Learning and Behaviour Awards

Week 5, Term 1

Learning Awards

P/1 Ebony-Rose Taylor (absent)

1/2 Dakota Woodman

3/4 Indie Hall

5/6 Baina Gizar, John Leathers

Behaviour Awards

P/1 Allirah Baker (absent)

1/2 Sam E Lee-Bratton

3/4 Peter Hanson

5/6 Shannah Collins, Ruby-Rose Taylor

Gotchas

P/1 La-La Strangways

1/2 Jaden Doomadgee

3/4 Kailu Johnson

5/6 Kyliah Welsh, Visenia Doolan-Baira

Indie Hall, Dakota Woodman

& Baina Gizar.

La-La Strangways, Kailu Johnson,

Kyliah Welsh, & Visenia Doolan-

Baira.

Shannah Collins, Sam E Lee-

Bratton & Peter Hanson.

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Attendance Awards

Week 5, Term 1

Weekly Attendance

Congratulations to

5/6 students

For their excellent

attendance 79.5%.

Try For 5 Award Winners

Congratulations to all the students

For their excellent attendance .

Parade Award

Congratulations to 1/2 for being the

best audience.

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Photo Gallery

Week 5 Term 1

The Teddy Bears Picnic and the

Team Building for Rewards Day was

enjoyed by all.

Learning and Behaviour Awards

Week 6, Term 1

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Learning Awards

P/1 Kallatina Daniels (absent)

1/2 Teacher absent

3/4 Pricilla Lawton-Summers

5/6 Larisa Woodman

Behaviour Awards

P/1 Yugan Baira

1/2 Teacher absent

3/4 Shykeenah Daley

5/6 Hunter Dicinoski

Gotchas

P/1 Yugan Baira

1/2 Jerry Summers

3/4 Gynasia Baira

5/6 Visenia Doolan-Baira

Larisa Woodman & Pricilla Lawton-

Summers.

Yugan Baira, Shykeenah Daley &

Hunter Dicinoski.

Jerry Summers, Yugan Baira, Visenia

Doolan-Baira & Gynasia Baira.

Attendance Awards

Week 6, Term 1

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Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday to Neriah Smith.

Weekly Attendance

Congratulations to 5/6 students

for their excellent attendance

84%.

Parade Award

Congratulations to

5/6 for being the

best audience.

Recycle Award

Congratulations to Sam

E Lee-Bratton.

Learning and Behaviour Awards

Week 7, Term 1

Gotchas

P/1 Angle Ryder

1/2 Leah Coleman-Neilsen

3/4 Peter Hanson

5/6 Tatiyana Malibirr

Orion Lawton, Chloe Harris & Grace

Roberts.

Paige Roberts, Jake Crossland &

Aleena Warne.

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Leah Coleman-Neilsen.

Learning Awards

P/1 Chloe Harris

1/2 Grace Roberts, John Baira

3/4 Orion Lawton

5/6 Teacher Absent

Behaviour Awards

P/1 Jake Crossland

1/2 Paige Roberts, Joshua Clarke

3/4 Aleena Warne

5/6 Teacher Absent

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Attendance Awards

Week 7, Term 1

Weekly Attendance

Congratulations to 5/6 students

for your attendance.

Parade Award

Congratulations to 1/2 for

being the best audience.

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday to Sonya Charles.

Learning Awards

P/1 Beau Roberts

1/2 Peppa Dicinoski

3/4 Quayarna Taiters-Rice (absent)

5/6 Sheyniece Bailey (absent)

Behaviour Awards

P/1 Latifah Ketchup (absent)

1/2 Alyssa Hicks

3/4 Summer Hicks

5/6 Summer Stone

Gotchas

P/1 Chloe Harris

1/2 Dakota Woodman

3/4 Shykeenah Daley

5/6 Summer Stone

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Learning and Behaviour Awards

Week 8, Term 1

Peppa Dicinoski & Beau Roberts.

Alyssa Hicks, Summer Hicks, &

Summer Stone

Dakota Woodman & Summer

Stone.

Attendance Awards

Week 8, Term 1

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Try For 5 Winner.

Congratulations to all the students

for your attendance.

Weekly Attendance

Congratulations to 1/2 students

for your attendance.

Parade Award

Congratulations to

1/2 for being the

best audience.

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School Calendar of Events

30th March - 3rd April Student Free day

20th April Return to school unless otherwise advised

Reward’s Day Criteria

The criteria for the next rewards day is no more

than one major behaviour and no more than 3

days absent. At least 85% Attendance. Absences

Please contact the office on 47594888

if your child is away and provide the

reason for their absence. It is a State

School requirement that the school

contacts families on the day of absence

when their is no explanation for the

absence.

Change of Details?

If your personal details such

as phone number, address or

emergency contact have

changed please advise the

school of the new details.

Ipads/Mobiles etc

Students who have these

items at school must

hand them into the office

at the beginning the day

for security reasons.

Focus Rule

The focus rule for the

next fortnight is

“Maintain 1.5 metres

from others” Parents

please take the time to

speak to your child

about the focus rule.

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