30 August 2017

Newsletter Articles

The Maroochydore Way

Year 4MS Rowan of Rin

This year’s 4MS class gave Mrs Pool and I an impossible task when visiting the Rowan of Rin display in the Library. Judging book covers, blurbs and dioramas has resulted in three extended viewings and a declaration that everyone has produced such high-quality work that this is the best 4MS piece of work ever! Well done to all students for such outstanding work.

P&C Father’s Day Stall

Don’t forget to send along some small change for students to make a Father’s Day purchase from the P&C Stall. Gifts range from 50c to $5.

Chappy’s Father’s Day Breakfast

Thank you to all who replied to the invitation to attend this year’s Father’s Day Breakfast in the Hall on Thursday morning.

Fun Run – Cross Country

Stop Press!

Due to our current rate of high student absences due to a particularly nasty flu strain we shall put the Fun Run Cross Country back a week to Monday September 11, in the interests of the student’s health.

Hopefully this will give all students ample time to recover and feel more like being a positive participant.

The P&C have sent home the fundraising booklets and in anticipation of your support for the P&C we thank you in advance for your contribution.

If you haven’t received your sponsorship book due to your child’s absences, please call into the Office and collect one from the front counter.

School Book Fair

Thank you to all parents and students who supported the Book Fair this year. A wide range of books were purchased over the week and I hope this further instils a lifelong love of reading.

Also, thank you to all students who dressed up for the Book Week Parade and dazzled across the stage and for a dance or two. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the students excitedly tell me about their character and costume.

Stories Under the Stars

Australian Reading Hour
September 14 6pm – 7pm
Maroochydore Library
What a wonderful activity for all to get involved in.

Prep Enrolments for 2018

We held our first Prep 2018 enrolment talk on Monday evening and 12 intrepid families came along and learnt about the routines of our Prep class and what a typical learning day consists of.

A second talk will take place on Monday though please make contact with the Office to book in.
Prep 2018 Information Session – Monday 5pm – 6pm September 4 in The Prep Building.

We are taking Prep enrolments for 2018.

(A child born 01 July to 30 June 2013 is eligible to enrol in Prep for 2018)

Enrolment forms will be available on these session, or download one from our website.
Bring along your child’s Birth Certificate to fulfil the legal requirement of the enrolment.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Final call – please return your Premier’s Reading Challenge forms to Mrs pool for submission to receive a certificate in Term 4.

Family Fun Sessions

Begins this Thursday!
The program is a free 10-week program for the school and participating families (e.g. 5 weeks this term & 5 weeks next term).

On our school oval.

2:30 – 4:30pm Thursdays
August 31
September 7, 14

Please contact the Office to have your names added to the list.

Woolworths Earn and Learn

If you are a Woolworth’s shopper be aware they are once again running their Earn and Learn promotion. For every $10 you spend you will get 1 Earn & Learn Sticker. Stick them on a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and pop it into a Collection Box at our school or Woolworths. The number of stickers collected by our school store will translate to the amount of educational resources provide to our school.

Attendance Every Day Counts

Attending school every day is not an option, it is compulsory.

At Maroochydore State School – Every Day Counts!

Whether it be struggling to recover after a big weekend of sporting events or activities, taking a few extra days after a holiday or celebrating a milestone, The need for students to engage every day is important.

Routines and Expectations

Haven’t our wonderful Prep students done a wonderful job in speaking on Parade around the weekly behavior rule? Thank you Prep students for your enthusiasm and applying our 4 school rules into your daily learning.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

Please reinforce with your children the idea that we do not solve disagreements by being physical at any time. That we use our words, walk away or seek a teacher to assist.

• I say STOP if someone or something is upsetting me.
• I WALK away from the situation to a safe place.
• I TALK to someone I can trust.
• I CONTROL myself and keep my COOL.
• I can solve problems in a calm manner.

Resilience

In this context resilience means that students need to take responsibility for their own actions.

Regardless of what bad things we experience or others may do to us we are still responsible for how we react. It is not acceptable to justify our inappropriate behaviour as a result of someone else’s behaviour towards us.

Wearing the correct school uniform including a broad brimmed hat for play times.

School learning starts at 8:30am sharp.

There are high expectations around student work, personal achievements and behaviour.

For any student absence please call the school before 8:30am on the day of the absence. 5475 1555

Our 4 School Rules are:

Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be a Learner

All student mobile phones are to be taken to the School Office for safe keeping during the school day. Students collect them at the end of the school teaching and learning day at 2:30pm.

School Uniform

With the cooler weather beginning a reminder to all parents and students that the School Uniform Policy has support for students wearing a bottle green jumper/jacket as opposed to a variety of colour and branded jumpers/jackets. No hoodies.

Don’t forget to name your child’s jumper as they are often taken off during playtime and left lying about. Having a name greatly assists in the jumper being reunited with it’s owner quickly!

Playground Use

It is great to see students and families enjoy the wonderful facilities and playgrounds straight after school. However, I need all of the community to please support this practice in the following way.

If students are to use the playground after school, their parent must be actively supervising their child from right next to the playground.

I appreciate everyone’s support with this.

Term 3 and Term 4 Dates

August 31 – P&C Father’s Day Stall
August 31 – 7:30am Father’s Day Breakfast in the school hall
August 31 - Family Fun Sessions on the Oval after school

September 4 – RSVP for Prep Night
September 7 - Family Fun Sessions on the Oval after school.
September 11 – Fun Run Cross Country
September 14 – Year 6 Ropes Course
September 14 - Family Fun Sessions on the Oval after school.
September 15 – Last day of Term 3

October 2 – Queen’s Birthday weekend
October 3 – Start of Term 4

November 27 – P&C raffle draw
November 27 – Swimming Week for all students
November 30 – Year 6 to MSHS

December 5 – 5pm End of Year 6 Evening
December 6 – Yr 6 to Aussie World
December 7 – Prep to Yr 5 Movie Day
December 8 - End of school year