27 June 2018

Newsletter Articles

Welcome to the hidden gem of Maroochydore – Maroochydore State School

Maroochydore State School Staff

All staff wish students and their families a happy and safe holiday period after a longer term 2. We look forward to seeing all students refreshed, recharged and ready for new learning on Monday July 16.

Lions Writing Competition Winners

Three big cheers to the following students who achieved to a very high standard in the Lions Club Writing Competition:

Participation

Aaliyah, Elle, Bianca, Chloe, Scoute, Gemma, Allira and India.

Credit

Nikola, Leah, Nate, Jett and Brandon.

Distinction

Rishitha, Henry and Manreet.

Free Dress Day – Friday

Gold coin donation – School leaders shall confirm a charity to donate the funds to.

Students are reminded to wear appropriate clothing, with no offensive slogans or signs and that appropriately covers the child with suitable closed in footwear that still allows movement at playtime.

Athletics Sports Days

Thank you to the P&C for having the tuckshop open for both days of our carnival this year.

Special thanks to Les who sizzled sausages and all who assisted in the tuckshop on either day.

P-2 Running Results

50m- 80m

200m

Yr 3 8 year old to Yr 6 12 year old carnival results

100m Results

200m Results

Long Jump

Shot Put

High Jump

Age Champions

Understanding Your Child’s Report Card

Student reports for Semester One are currently being prepared by teachers and will be distributed in the last week of Term.

Remember, a ‘C’ rating means your child is achieving the outcomes expected at their year level. The biggest percentage of students will achieve this result.

Please read the standards on the front of your child’s report card for a better understanding of what a specific grade means. Please don’t hesitate to clarify any questions you may have with your child’s teacher.

Effort and Behaviour

Teachers at Maroochydore State School have high expectations for each of their students in the ongoing pursuit to "Be Successful Everyday".

Year 6 – Information

A number of Year 6 students are coming to school with large bags of lollies. Could all parents ensure these are left at home for a more suitable time of consumption and sharing with friends?

MSHS Enrolment for Year 7 2019

Enrolment forms for those students wishing to enrol at Maroochydore State High School for Year 7 2019 are due to be submitted by 29th June 2018.

Voluntary Financial Contribution

Thank you to the those parents who have already paid this year’s voluntary financial contribution. As mentioned in the letter being sent home today these funds enhance and add to the resources available in each classroom including the art and craft supplies and keeping our IT updated. Could all parents please consider contributing the $70 ASAP.

Contact Details – Do we have your most up to date contact details?

There are times when we may need to contact parents and carers. Do we have your most up to date contact details? If not, please contact the school on 5475 1555 so we can update our records. These details include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details change.

Staff Car Park Area

BE Safe – is one of our 4 school rules.

Could all parents and students ensure they DO NOT use the staff car park area as a thoroughfare or a place for dropping off or picking children up from.

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:

Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe 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.

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.

Be Responsible

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

Rule: Be Responsible Buzz Phrase “I Choose to Defuse”

• 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 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.

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.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

Every day counts

Semester 1 Whole School Student Attendance Rate – 88.0%

Our whole school target is 94%

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.

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.

Term 3 Dates

July 16 - day one of Term 3
July – August – Parent/teacher Semester one Report Card reflections
August 7 – Nambour District Athletics Carnival – Sunshine Coast University track
August 15 – Whole School Science Incursion. Blasting the Past.
September 11 and 12 – Sunshine Coast Regional Athletics – Sunshine Coast University track
September 21 – last day of term 3