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Term 1, 2019
20.02.2019
WYREEMA STATE SCHOOL
12 High St., Wyreema
QLD 4352
PH: 4596 0333
Congratula�ons to our three swimmers, Ella,
Shakira and Nate who travelled to Pi�sworth to
compete at the Inner Downs swimming
carnival. All swimmers represented our school
with pride and competed to a high standard.
Best of luck to Nate who qualified for 5 events
and will travel to Ga�on in March to compete
at the DD swimming Trials.
Wyreema State School fosters independent, responsible, respec�ul and safe learners for the future.
Goals for 2019
⇒ 80-85% of students achieve above benchmark in reading through the development and
alignment of reading framework.
⇒ Develop processes to support teachers to regularly analyse, discuss and use data to improve
student achievement and inform curriculum and teaching prac%ce.
⇒ Ensure greater engagement and communica%on is provided to community.
The weeks are already flying by. Last Thursday night, we had our
Parent Meet and Greet BBQ. Thank you to the staff and the
P and C for their efforts in organising such a lovely evening. We
had fewer numbers than expected but it was a lovely a2ernoon
and evening to chat to staff and parents. The touch game was the
highlight for me. The children all joined in and we had some
fabulous parents join in for a run up the field. The P and C have a
fantas%c raffle this term with a motor bike, electric scooter, trailer
and an outdoor heater as the prize. Tickets went home last week.
Please support our school through this raffle.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S PEN…
Read read read!!! Our Guided Reading groups are now in full swing and it is a great %me to discuss the importance of reading
with your child every night. One of my favourite authors is Mem Fox. Below are her top 10 %ps for parents around reading:
1. Read every day – spend 10 minutes a day reading aloud every single day.
2. Read three books a day – it could be the same book three %mes.
3. Read with excitement – Read with anima%on!
4. Read with enjoyment – read with joy and for enjoyment.
5. Read over and over again- read the stories your children love over and over again.
6. Talk, sing, bounce- let children hear lots of language. Talk to them constantly, sing and say
nursery rhymes.
7. Look for rhythm- look for short books with rhyme, rhythm and repe%%on for young
children.
8. Read and play- play games with things you see on the page eg. Let kids finish the rhyme or
find the leAers of their name.
9. Read for fun- never teach reading or get tense around books.
10. Read because you love it- read because you love being with your child, not because it’s the right thing to do.
PBL- Posi%ve Behaviour for Learning – I am a responsible learner, I am respec�ul and I am safe.
This week, we had our first PBL mee%ng for 2019. We will allocate roles and responsibili%es and keep
you informed. Our focus this week is the rou%ne of Ea%ng Areas. Students will learn and prac%ce the
following rou%ne:
Sit in the ea%ng area
Eat your own food
Put rubbish in the bin
Stop and listen to the adult when the whistle blows
Wait to be dismissed
Put lunch box in the correct area
Line up quietly
ID AAend
Our aAendance is currently siGng at 97.6%. We would like our aAendance to be above 98%.
Our best day for aAendance is a Wednesday. Classes now record aAendance on their door and students colour in their graph
each morning. Over the coming weeks, parents will receive a text message when their child is absent from school. This is
through the ID ATTEND program that we have installed. Parents are to respond to this text or we will then phone you. With
ID ATTEND, we will be able to send out text messages to parents to alert you of any messages we may have.
Professional Development
Over the last week and the next few weeks, I will be out comple%ng professional development and the 2019 Principal’s
conference. Last week, our curriculum team aAended a professional development day with Dr Lyn SharraA. Over the
weekend, our lower primary teachers, Miss Hounslow and I aAended a day learning more about SSP for our Prep and Year 1
students. It has been a wonderful %me to look at school improvement and we look forward to sharing with staff in coming
weeks.
Parents Code of Conduct
The Department of Educa%on has a strict policy on conduct of parents in schools. Parents are requested to discuss any
concerns and issues with the class teacher or the Principal. It is important to remember that making an appointment through
the school office is the best way to make contact. Social media is not the avenue to discuss concerns about an issue at
school. The school will take any social media seriously and will report any concerns to police, if deemed necessary. We are
so very proud of our school and appreciate parents who discuss issues of concern with us in the appropriate manner. Please
read the relevant informa%on aAached to the newsleAer.
Pick up and Drop Off
Once again, staff have no%ced students becoming increasingly dangerous near the road at pick up %me. Please ensure you
pick your child up from the classroom or the front gate at the school. Students should not be entering or leaving the school
grounds from the back or side of the school.
Parking safety %ps from www.qldgov.au
Some schools offer the safety of parking on school grounds. However, these parks can fill up quickly. If you choose to park on
the roads or streets around your children’s school:
• say goodbye to your children on the school side of the road—never get them to cross the road to their school’s
entrance alone
• walk across the road and meet your children a2er school (never call out to them from the other side)
• try to leave home early to avoid arriving at the busiest %mes
• follow the direc%ons of all signs
• park a safe distance from all crossings
• always single park (double parking causes accidents and traffic jams)
• try parking a few streets away from the school and walking with your children
Warrior Day is set for the last day of Term 1. It will be the 5th of April and we cannot wait!!!! This term, we are hos%ng
different clubs for the day and the students who are invited to Warrior Day can choose their favourite ac%vity to do on the
day. Students are invited to Warrior Day for demonstra%ng posi%ve behaviours for the term. Students who receive a major
referral will spend %me comple%ng social ac%vi%es around our Wyreema Warrior expecta%ons. Stay tuned in the next edi%on
to find out about the fabulous ac%vi%es on offer.
Bron Bretz, Principal, Wyreema State School
Cross Country Club
Thank you to all the amazing runners who have been turning up for Cross Country Club last week.
It’s not too late to join if your child is keen.
A permission form can be obtained from the office.
Just a reminder that Cross Country Club is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning
from 8.15 - 8.45am. Its a great idea to bring a hat and a filled water
bo�le to each session.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY WILL BE
SENT HOME THIS WEEK!!!!!
Have a great week,
Mrs Sco�
News from the Prep classroom. Our Preppies have had a wonderful start to the school year. They are already settling into their new routines and developing their independence. They have been introduced to the SSP (Speech, Sound, Pics) approach to teaching reading, writing and spelling. We have had fun learning the different Monsters for each sound and performing their movements each day. The students are learning to Monster Map (using pictures of the monsters) and Code Map words (using the corresponding ‘letters’, called sound pics) made from the sounds, s, a, t, p, i, n. Each Wednesday, the Preps have participated in a range of activities at Playgroup. They have enjoyed tackling the obstacle course, playing games, listening to stories, creating works of art and craft, using playdough and riding our bikes and scooters. Check out our Facebook page each week for photos of the Preppies having a great time at Playgroup.
School Accounts can be paid at the
office by Eftpos! Please see Cathy.
WYREEMA STORE BURGERS AND CHIPS
AVAILABLE EVERYDAY UNTIL 6.30PM
PHONE ORDERS ARE WELCOME!
PH: 4696 2252
Toowoomba City Mobile Library Every Friday outside of the school between 9.30 and 11 am.
TUESDAY TUCKSHOP
Tuesday Tuckshop has a range of
healthy foods for students to
order AND any profits go towards
supporting the students in their
learning.
SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ORDER
TUESDAY TUCKSHOP!
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Term 1, Week 2: Back Row: In Grade 5/6: Kevin has been an active participant, contributing creative ideas and thoughts.. In Grade 2/3: Alexis has completed all learning tasks and helped her classmates. In Grade 3/4: Tiana has proven to be a responsible learner by giving all tasks a go. Front Row: In Prep: Azalea has been using the SSP Monsters to make words. She is beginning to duck hand words independently. In Prep/1: Felicity represented the Prep/1 class when they received their PE award for the week. In Prep/1: Mason has been focused on all tasks. In Grade1/2: Kasari uses the reading strategy Chunking to attack big words.
Term 1, Week 3: In Grade 3/4: Ben is a responsible learner and persists with all learning tasks. In Grade 4/5: Nate gives 100% and persists in all areas. In Grade 1/2: Hayden has demonstrated stick-ability when completing written tasks. In Prep: Kahlia has been an active participant in all activities. She completes all tasks quickly and competently. Kahlia is a responsible learner, respectful and safe. In Grade 5/6: Brock has been a responsible learner, focusing hard in class and completing tasks on time.
Principal’s Award Congratulations to Archer for showing wonderful resilience and being a Warrior helper.
OUR STUDENT ATTENDANCE SCHOOL TARGET FOR 2019 IS:
98%
Our school’s targeted energy is
particularly focused on the teaching and learning of
READING
WYREEMA SS LIBRARY
All students are encouraged to
use the School Library each week.
Have you found us on Facebook yet? Find Wyreema School—view reminders and celebrations relating to your child’s Life at Wyreema
Don’t forget school
banking each
Friday!
ENVIRONMENTAL TIP OF THE WEEK
Pulling down your outside blinds/awnings in
an�cipa�on of hot weather before you leave the
house for the day, will keep your home as cool
as possible, saving on air condi�oning costs.
Playgroup is held at the school every school day Wednesday from 9am. Everyone is welcome!
Week 5 – Shapes Week 6 — Blue
Learn
Fun
Pla
y
P&C News Newsletter 2, Term 1
Meet & Greet
Our thanks to those families who came along to our 2019 Meet &
Greet BBQ. It was a great afternoon with lots
of fun for the kids! Our thanks go to Mrs Scott & Mrs Bretz for
organising the parents vs students touch football game!
AGM
Our 2019 AGM will be held at 6pm on Monday 4th March. Everyone is welcome to attend! All executive
positions will be declared open and voted on at this meeting and
applications accepted for new members. This will be followed by a general meeting at 6:30pm, which is when we will discuss our plans
for the year.
Raffle! This term, we are holding our major raffle for this year.
Tickets will go on sale next week for the
prize which is valued at $3,000!
The raffle prize includes a Box
Trailer, a Crossfire CF70 motorbike, a battery powered
ride-on tricycle with helmet, a patio heater
and some other exciting goodies! Tickets for this
awesome prize are $5 each and we’d love it if every family could
sell a book of 10 tickets. More books
are available from the office.
Prize will be drawn in the last week of
Term 1.
We’ve started the year with a bang with our Meet & Greet and launch of our Major Raffle last week. Thank you to those families who came along and got a sneak peak at our fantastic raffle prize! This raffle is going to be imperative in us having the funds to hold our 125 year celebrations next year. Please feel free to grab an extra book of tickets from the office if you think you can sell some extra tickets for us! There are only 2,000 tickets available in this raffle and over 1,000 of them have already been distributed to
Our Wyreema community so we really hope one of our families will win this exciting prize – but you’ve got to be in it to win it! The raffle will be drawn at our end of term Movie Night on Wednesday 3rd April. This is free to attend, and a BBQ, popcorn & bar will be available at a small cost. AND you might be lucky enough to tow a trailer full of goodies home with you! We hope to see all our families at this fun, social night. Don’t forget our AGM on Monday 4th March – we hope to see some new members there!
Coming Up:
4th Mar: P&C AGM 6.00pm
P&C General
Meeting 6.30pm
1st April: P&C General
Meeting 6.00pm
3rd April: Movie Night
6.00pm
5th April: Last day of Term 1
Get to Know Us: Coordinator Hi everyone, my name is Megan for those who don't know me and I coordinate the Wyreema Before and After School Care service. I also help coordinate the Bunkers Hill Vacation Care team. I have a Bachelor in Social Studies and Theology and am looking at getting my Masters in Sociology. I am a community based person. I thrive on genuine interactions and I love being creative. My goal at Wyreema is to create a safe, inviting space for everyone to come and express themselves freely and create a network of support and understanding.
Wyreema OSHC Newsletter
Welcome Back Everyone!! We hope everyone had an amazing holiday, whether you were with OSHC or with your family and friends! We love seeing all of our new faces arrive at Before and After School Care and look forward to getting to know you all and having a great year with you! We have a new Assistant Educator, Chelsea Clark, joining us this year so come in and say hi and have a look at our room changes while you are there. We hope everyone has a great term and enjoys their time at OSHC!
Student of the week This year, we are highlighting our students achievements and choosing students of the week! We have two this week, Tiana Howell and Charlee Beckmann. Both girls have shown so much creativity and initiative this week in their craft, their activities and their interactions with others. Well done, girls!!
Important Information: - We have a new filing draw in the room filled with your child's artwork! If you would like to come and have a look, feel free to drop in and ask an OSHC carer where it is.
What's Happening In: February 2019 We have been focusing on kindness and love this month as it was Valentine's day last week! We have also asked the children for some ideas for themes and they have come up with:
Love/Valentine’s Nature Week Movie/TV/Character Week Autumn Week
If you have any ideas for our program, please let us know!
February
Monday 18th to Friday 1/3
Woodwork with Mr Kirk
March
Monday 4th
P&C AGM, 6.00pm, in school office P&C General Meeting, 6.30pm, in school office
Tuesday 5th
Primary School Chess Tournament at Highlands Christian College 8.30-4.30
Friday 15th
• Bullying No Way Day • Wyreema SS Cross Country 9.15am After parade
Thursday 21st
Mayoral Morning Tea at City Hall. Student Leaders
Thursday 28th
Toowoomba Show Holiday
April
Monday 1st April
P&C General Meeting, 6.00pm, in school office
Friday 5th
Last day of Term 1
Tuesday 23rd
First day of Term 2
Friday 1st Young Leaders Conference, Brisbane Convention Centre, School Leaders
Wednesday 6th
Darling Downs Swimming Trials - Nominated students only
Tuesday 2nd
Parent Teacher Interviews 3:15 to 6:00pm
Wednesday 3rd
P&C Movie Night
Student Details Update and Internet Agreement
At the end of 2018, student details were sent home to be
updated. If you have not returned these, can you
please complete and return to the school office as
soon as possible. We still require the forms back even if
there are no changes.
Student Internet Agreements were also sent home with
the student details. Can you please sign these and
return to the school office ASAP.
Your co-operation in these matters is appreciated.