28 March 2018

Newsletter Articles

Term 2 Dates

All parents please note school resumes for Term 2 on Tuesday April 17 with Friday June 29 being the last day of the term.

Easter Hat Parade

Thursday 8:45am in the main school Hall.

Prep to Year 3 students are invited to create an Easter hat, including ears and a carrot, and come along with their class on Thursday morning at 8:45am to the Hall.

Year 4 – 6 students are invited to create an Easter hat, including ears and a carrot, and come along to the Hall on Thursday morning at 8:45am with Mr Habel.

A busy time in our school

Recent events:

• Harmony Day – did you see our fantastic Harmony Day display on the school front lawn? All students created a self-portrait, which was laminated and randomly placed onto the lawn and in front of the magnificent banner which was created by Mrs Blackburn and painted with the help of students.
• Anti-Bullying Day – We at Maroochydore SS believe strongly, along with our parents, in putting a stop to bullying and use constant reminders about being positive and supportive to all in all situations. All children were given a wrist band as another pro-active reminder.
• World Science Fair in Brisbane – 23 eager students visited the World Science Fair last Thursday at the QLD Museum. This was a wonderful day of fossil exploring, viewing the museum displays and exploring a number of scientific perception challenges.
• School Leaders – joined the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games competitors for a bowling demonstration at Maroochydore Bowls Club. I hear a number of our students were ‘on target’ whilst some had ‘no idea’ where the bowl was going. Our celebration banner for the Isle of Man featuring Borobi was a hit, naturally!
• Our Year 5 and 6 students completed a first for our school by participating in a CPR course. What a wonderful activity to participate in and a vital skill to have knowledge about at such a young age.
• Parent teacher interviews – these have been held over the last two weeks and it’s been wonderful to see so many parents find the time to discuss their child’s progress with the class teacher. One class has had nearly every parent come in – a positive and supportive link between the class teachers and parents.
• Did you know our entire, wonderful teaching staff attended a full day Numeracy PD last Saturday week? This was an outstanding day of professional development for all teachers and will further enhance the engaging work Mrs Skehan and Mr Habel are doing across all classrooms with students and the class teachers.

NAPLAN Online

The tests are scheduled for Tuesday May 15, Wednesday May 16 and Thursday May 17 for our Year 3 and Year 5 students.

Year 5 students will complete each test online – Writing, Reading, Language Conventions, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy.

Year 3 students will complete a paper version of the Writing test and then online for the Reading, Language Conventions, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy.

School Watch

All parents and community members are reminded to call 13 17 88 if they see any intruders or people acting suspiciously on our school site in after hours or holiday time.

Religious Instruction

We are the RI team at Maroochydore SS and our names are Susan, Bev, Janelle, Joyce and Jess. We would like to wish you all a happy and safe Easter break. Thank you for allowing us to share our time with your children. May you have a safe Easter break

Bev Lacey

School Photos

Neat, tidy students!
Friday May 4, 2018

P&C - School Run4Fun Colour Explosion

Please read the two notes for further details……

May 1 – the ‘usual’ cross country challenges plus through the P&C an added splash ‘of colour!’

Routines and Expectations

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

All students should be dropped off at school from 8:20 to 8:30am.

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:

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.

Hats – all students should have a green bucket hat for outside activities including both breaks. Parents please ensure your child’s hat is named.

Toys – all students are to leave their toys at home for play at home and to not disrupt the teaching and learning of the teacher and other students.

School Absence and Text Messaging Service

A reminder:

If your student is absent - Phone the Student Absence Line before 9:00am to advise of any/all occasions when your child/ren will be away from school. This is a 24hr recorded service, you can call it anytime (convenient if your child is up ill during the night!). The Maroochydore State School Student Absence Line number is 07 5475 1555 – then dial 2 and leave clearly state your child’s name class and a reason for your child’s absence.

If your student is late and the class teacher has marked the rolls - Children who arrive after the roll has closed will be required to go to the office WITH THEIR PARENT to collect a LATE SLIP for presentation to their teacher. Legally a child’s explanation for their lateness is not acceptable and is recorded as an UNEXPLAINED ABSENCE.

If/when you receive an SMS message, reply to the SMS with the reason for your child’s absence and their name immediately OR if you believe your child/ren is/should be at school contact the school office immediately to notify us.

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.

Chappy Sam

Chappy Sam is here on a Monday and Thursday again this year. All parents and students are invited to catch up with Chappy Sam in her room or to make an appointment please ring the Office 5475 1555

Breakfast Club – on a Monday and a Thursday with toast and a drink.

Students and families are welcome to come to the main forecourt area from 8:00am. and join in the Breakfast Club social start to the day.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

Every day counts

Parents are reminded of the importance of sending children to school every day. Being at school every day is important, with one day absent each week quickly adding up to two months of missed lessons in a year.

Unless your child is ill, it is expected that your child will be at school learning every day of the school year.

More information on the importance of regular school attendance is available at the link below. The videos associated with this link highlight issues often faced by parents and dispel some myths about absences form school and are worth a look.

By sending your child to school every day we are together developing good habits for success at primary school and beyond. When parents do not support developing a solid routine of attending school every day issues of truancy and poor work habits can emerge.

If you have any concerns regarding your child’s attendance, please do not hesitate to contact the school for support.

This week’s rules of the week is – Be Safe.

At Parade on Monday we reminded students about being safe across the upcoming holiday period so that everyone returns safe and sound from the Easter holiday.