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KIWANIS Terrific Kid's Honour Board Term 1, 2012

Each term a student is chosen from the "Terrific Kid's" honour board
and presented with some prizes donated by
KIWANIS

Terrific Kid's Award Bayside.

The deserving student is selected for having a positive attitude, good character and responsible citizenship. The prizes are presented on parade at the beginning of each school term.

11/05/2012

Be Responsible:

Pr A- Jarvis; Pr B- Harry; Pr C- Crystal; Pr D- Charlotte; Pr/1- Caleb; 1A- Kane; 1B- Liam; 1C- Izzy; 2A- Tre; 2B- Dylan; 2C- Hunter; 3A- Kaisara; 3B- Cayden; 3C- Hugo; 3/4A- Olivia;

Be Environmentally Aware:

4A- Dakota; 4B- Brodie; 5A- Phoebe; 5B- Justin; 6A- Pauline; 6B- Courtney; 6C- Cloe; 7A- Blake; 7B- Hayley; 7C- Maddison

Congratulations!

11/05/2012

Be Prepared: Patricia 2B; Shantelle 6B; Nathan 7B; Shakira 4B; Judah 3/4A;
Be Respectful: Keira 1C

Be Responsible: Harry PrB; Audrey 5A;
Be Environmentally Aware: Judah 3/4A

Congratulations!

Principal's Report 11/05/2012

For Semester 1 report cards, teachers are evaluating student work based on our new C2C units and assessments tasks from Term 1 and 2 in English, Maths and Science. Due to the fact that this is the first assessment period following implementation of a new curriculum, report card results may also reflect students’ ‘learning curve’ in terms of the change in expectations for learning in their year level. This is not cause for concern, as teachers are adapting and adjusting their teaching/learning to ensure that students receive the necessary prior knowledge and are supported through their learning tasks. For further information on the Australian Curriculum standards visit the Australian Curriculum website.

I would like to congratulate and thank our new P & C executives who have all volunteered to take on the various positions. Our new executive is President – Shane Anderson, Vice President – Charlie Hobbs, Treasurer – (Our elected P & C Treasurer has had to resign for personal reasons. Therefore, we will be seeking someone else to fill this position for the remainder of the year. If you are interested in taking on the position please contact me) and Secretary – Mark Halson. Our fundraising co-ordinators are Sheryl Gale and Angie Halson. I would also like to welcome our new tuckshop convenor Katrina Langridge. I look forward to working with all of these people to enhance our school’s resources which will improve learning opportunities for our students. As all of these people are new to these positions and are learning their roles I would appreciate your support for them as they gain the new skills required to fulfil their roles.

I would like to remind parents/carers that orders for hot food must be placed before 9:30am at the tuckshop. After this time tuckshop staff will advise what is available and organise an alternative meal for your child. We are also seeking volunteers to help out in the tuckshop especially on Thursdays and Fridays. If you have some spare time please see Katrina at the tuckshop. Your assistance enhances educational opportunities for our students.

Russell Knowles

Principal

Latest News and Information

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden

You may have noticed at the end of the year 3 building, a fence has been erected. In this fenced off area many garden beds need to be dug. Some children from years 3 – 7 will be given 20 – 40 mins a week in the garden.

During the children’s play time 2:20pm – 2:50pm Monday to Thursday we are inviting parents, grandparents, caregivers and other family members to come and lend a hand in the garden. It would be greatly appreciated if you were able to bring your own spade and or garden fork.

You may wish to organise with your child to meet you at the garden to spend some time together. If your child does meet you at the garden please have your child report to their classroom teacher for roll call before leaving the school grounds.

I kindly ask you to sign in at the front office each day you enter the school grounds to help with the garden. If we have a steady flow of volunteers each afternoon throughout the coming weeks we will have gardens ready for planting by the end of term 2.

Congratulations 2A!

A big congratulation to 2A for winning first prize in the TEXTA “The Pirates Creative Competition.” Together 2A did a character description of a pirate that they wanted to see in the new “The Pirates” movie. The prize was a $150 prize pack for each student: a pirate stationery set, pirates watch, pirates T-shirt, pirates movie poster and a pirates 3D movie ticket.
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Nominations for top teacher titles

We encourage all of our students to give their teachers a pat on the back by voting for their 2012 My Favourite Teacher. My Favourite Teacher is a statewide program designed to showcase the achievements of teachers and their important role in inspiring and empowering students. All of our students are encouraged to nominate their favourite teacher by selecting your local newspaper via the My Favourite Teacher website.

Students will then be entered into the draw to win one of several family day passes to either Warner Bros. Movieworld, Seaworld or Wet‘n’Wild.Winning teachers will receive a certificate and a family pass thanks to Village Roadshow Theme Parks.

2012 NAPLAN Tests for Students in Years 3, 5 and 7

The NAPLAN test dates for 2012 are Tuesday 15 May, Wednesday 16 May and Thursday 17 May.

Purpose of the tests

The NAPLAN tests are designed to assess the skills of Australian students in literacy and numeracy. The specific purposes are:

to collect data from the population of Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students for reporting to parents/carers and schools for systematic reporting
to accommodate the assessment of students against national minimum standards.

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Seminar Series for Parents: Learning and Wellbeing Framework

To build the capacity of Queensland state schools to support the wellbeing of students and improve their outcomes, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, a highly regarded adolescent psychologist in social and emotional development and bullying, will present seminars to principals, school staff and parents between April and August 2012 at various locations in Queensland. Register for your local seminar session; topics covered:

Parent Session

An overview of developmental psychology of children and adolescence
The implications of this for effective communication with adolescents
How to deal with the adolescent risk taking behaviour
Secrets of building a resilient adolescent
The application of positive psychology interventions to parenting adolescents.

Watch & Do

Robotics Competition 2011

Teams were judged on Robot Performance, Robot Design, Project Presentation, and Teamwork. The 2011 challenge was titled “Food Factor.” Both of our terms won the prestigious judges award. Below is a film created by Lynda Campbell, a talented parent of one of the participating students. Click play to watch the introduction. Watch the full film.

Jigsaw Challenge

Take a challenge and solve a jigsaw of some school features. See if you can solve all 5 challenges.

Place your cursor over a red dot to view; click on a green dot to do.

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