1 Shoalhaven Avenue Pacific Pines QLD 4212 Website: https://parklakess.eq.edu.au Email: [email protected] Phone: 07 5519 5200 Fax: 07 5519 5276 Subscribe to Online Newsletter! http://parklakess.schoolzinenewsletters.com/subscribe 14 May 2015 FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK to school actively, please take the time to speak with your children about ensuring that they remember to think about their safety when they are traveling to and from school. The Active Travel Committee are supporting the National Walk to School Safely Day by providing a free yoghurt to any student who walks to school on the day. Please note that the yoghurts are only for students who walk to school, not for other forms of active travel this time. Dear Parent/Guardian Tomorrow we will be celebrating our annual Non-Teaching Staff Day for 2015 by holding a breakfast to recognise the substantial contribution these staff make to the education of your children. Our non-teaching staff include the cleaners, grounds staff, teacher aides, administrative officers and the Business Services Manager. We are extremely fortunate, at Park Lake, to have a team of non-teaching staff who work hard to ensure that our students and teaching staff are provided with the best teaching and learning environment within which to assist the students to achieve their best. Our school and classrooms are maintained to a high standard by our cleaners and grounds staff, our teacher aides are highly trained para-professionals who support the classroom teachers and the students every day to a very high standard and our administrative staff are second to none with their knowledge, professionalism and work ethics. This team is lead and supported by an extremely knowledgeable and committed professional, Mrs Glindemann, who ensures that the team know their roles and responsibilities and are provided with the appropriate training to ensure they can perform at their very best within our school. I wish all of our non-teaching staff all the best for a wonderful day tomorrow and hope that you will also find the time to thank any of these staff for their efforts if you are in our school tomorrow. Next Friday, 22 May, is National Walk to School Safely Day. As you would be aware, our Active Travel Committee has been in operation for the past two years working hard to encourage our community members to travel to school actively, walking, cycling, or scooting. Next Friday is a day just to remind us all again that road safety is also an important element of travelling Congratulations to the students in Years 3 and 5 who completed their NAPLAN testing today (except for any that need to do make-up testing tomorrow), the students were very focused and worked hard throughout the three days of testing and I look forward to receiving our results later in the year. A reminder that if your child is absent from school then you must provide a reason for that absence to the school office either by leaving a message on the absence line, 5519 5252, sending notification through Qparents, sending an email to [email protected] or by sending in a written note. All absences from school are either authorised or not by the Principal, authorised absences are for things such as illness, attending a funeral or a family emergency. Unauthorised absences include having the day off because it is the child’s birthday, staying home because relatives are visiting, having a long weekend to go away. The list for both authorised and unauthorised are only an example. The best thing you can do for your child is to have them at school, on time, for as many days as possible. The research into the impacts on a child’s education caused by absences is very strong, the more absences a child has, the more late arrivals and early pick-ups they have all lead to significant detriment to their academic progress. Unless your child is ill I encourage you to send them to school every day, on time and after a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast. Give them their best chance at an education, Every Day Counts. Have a great fortnight. Regards Craig Larden Principal DEPUTY PRINCIPAL NEWS P - 2 Hello Everyone Hope you all enjoyed Mother’s Day and that all of our mums had a wonderful weekend. I am sure that it was made all the more special with the personalised treasures made here at school, the gifts from our Mother’s Day stall and their love that they shared. I certainly cherished every moment with my boys. A huge THANK YOU to Leanne Millard and all of her helpers for holding an absolutely awesome Mother’s Day stall last week. Students were excited by their visit and the gifts that they were able to purchase. Your efforts were truly appreciated. It was great to also see many mothers attend the ‘Pamper Sessions’ held by the Blue Tongue Lizard, Wombat and Dingo classes. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to spend time at school with your child. Thanks to the teachers of these classes for providing the opportunity to ‘create a memory that will last a lifetime’. I enjoyed being a part of this special event. Our Under 8’s Day celebration is taking place on Friday 29 May. Our students in Prep to Year 2 will be participating in a range of rotational experiences at Blue Gum Park. Please make sure that you have returned your child’s permission slip; that will be issued shortly, so that they are able to attend. It will be a fantastic day and it is an opportunity to celebrate that it is great to be a child in their early development phase of learning. Please ask your child’s classroom teacher if they require your assistance or help on this day if you are available. Last week our teachers were involved in a school based moderation process which has given them the time to assess student’s work samples across the year level. The professional discussions were in relation to certain criteria which resulted in them allocating an A-E grading for a particular piece of work. It is always a valuable process as it ensures consistency across the school for our students. These are then used along with other supporting evidence to report on your child’s progress for this semester of work, which you will receive as a formal report card at the end of this term. I am looking forward to reading these. 2 Next week is Food Allergy Week. If you would like to show you care: on Friday 22 May you can paint one finger nail in support. We have a significant number of students in our school who have to face the challenges of living with the risk of having a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis on a daily basis. It is our intention to keep our students as safe as possible while here at school, so we all need to keep it at the fore front of our minds what we can do as individuals to assist these students. Washing our hands thoroughly after eating, never sharing food with others and recognising that nuts, milk and egg products need to stay well away from these students if we bring these items to school is vital. We all need to be responsible so that these students and their families can be confident that while at school their needs are being met. Thanks for your continued support in maintaining the health and well-being of all in our school community. The following information is attached so that everyone in our community can assist in keeping our students safe. http://www.foodallergyaware.com.au/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/04/Community.pptx This past fortnight saw us conduct our first Early Years Partnership meeting for 2015. Directors and Teachers from the Kindergartens, Early Childhood and Long Day Care centres, that operate within and just outside our catchment, are involved in these meetings once a term to work alongside us here at Park Lake to develop common goals in the education of children zero to school age. It is very exciting that we are continuing to work together to assist children in their transition from these early childhood environments to our school. If you know of a centre that is not currently involved in our Network Meeting please don’t hesitate to have them contact us. The ‘more the merrier’. Finally, students are often sent to visit me as a reward; to share their great work. This is my favourite part of my role. This past week I have had a number of students and I would personally like to acknowledge their efforts: • Judd, Tyler, Joon, Sraosha, Laicee, Blake, Indi, Ruby and Isaac from the Bluebottle class read their Acrostic Mother’s Day Poems to me. I was really impressed with their ability to describe why they love their mums and many gave me ‘goose bumps’. Great job. I am sure your mothers were just as impressed as I was. • Leon from Sea Snakes shared with me his narrative writing about a bee. It was great to hear the excitement in his voice as he read his writing to me. He was certainly proud of the great improvements he has made in this area. Keep up the great work Leon. • Eli, also from the Sea Snake class created an extremely descriptive piece of writing about dinosaurs. The vocabulary he used was amazing. Awesome effort Eli. Finally we have nearly reached the half way mark of our second term. It is a demanding time for teachers as they begin to collate student data for the end of semester results. Please support them by ensuring that home tasks and unfinished class work is completed and handed in so that teachers have all the evidence they require to evaluate their development and learning. Until our next communication, enjoy life. Yours in Education Mrs Kris Lennox Deputy Principal DEPUTY PRINCIPAL NEWS MIDDLE PHASE This week, our Year 3 and Year 5 students participated in the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy. All students have tried their hardest and that is all we ask. These assessments have now been sent away for external marking. Parents of Year 3 and Year 5 students will receive a report detailing how their child went towards the end of Term 3. Over the last few weeks, we have welcomed a number of student teachers into our school. Our teachers are supporting and acting as mentors for these upcoming teachers. If you see these pre-service teachers throughout the school, please give them a very warm Park Lake welcome. I would like to welcome the following teachers: Ms Peters – Blue Tongue Lizards Mr Hope – Goromgunn Mr Shotbolt – Nyunga Ms Walter – Uluru Ms Cushen – Yarga Ms Boulay – Twelve Apostles Ms Shelton – Bottlenose Dolphin Ms Poidevin – Green Tree Frog Ms Phillips – Dingo Ms Brickles – Stingray Ms Locke – Sea Snake Congratulations to Memphis Pakinga who has been selected in the Gold Coast Schools Rugby League zone 4 team. Memphis will compete in Jandowae from July 5th-10th. We wish him and the team all the best. Our non-teaching staff are often known as the backbone of our school. From our cleaners to our groundstaff to our teacher aides and our office staff, they all do an outstanding job in assisting us in making our school the fantastic place that it is. This Friday, we will be holding a special celebration day in honour of these valuable staff members. Finally, in order to celebrate Chappy Week (18-22 May), we will be holding a JC BMX morning on Friday May 22. Students will not only be inspired and challenged, but will be blown away by the skill and talent displayed by the performers in their sport. Amongst their daredevlish stunts, presenters will describe certain challenges that they have faced in their own lives and discuss how they have personally overcome these challenges. They will then continue on to describe challenges that are relevant to young people today, and recognise that young people have the power to choose to rise above their circumstances. They will then conduct a contemporary and relevant seminar that will leave a positive impression on the students in relation to bullying. Mrs Barb Tong Deputy Principal Last Thursday, our Year 6 student leaders participated in a leadership camp. This was held at Runaway Bay Sports complex. The students gained great insight into leadership and are now able to identify the type of leader they are. The students have come back to school really enthusiastic to put some things in place prior to them leaving Park Lake SS. These students will be continuing their wonderful leadership work throughout the rest of 2015. P&C CORNER Congratulations to Lilly Rae in Year 6. Lilly was picked for the under 12’s south coast soccer team. This is an outstanding achievement and we are proud of her efforts. Lilly now has a four day soccer tournament from July 25-28 to try out for the QLD team. Good Luck Lilly! Lee-Anne Millard President Park Lake SS P&C Association I hope all the Mums had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Our Mother’s Day Stall was a HUGE success so thank you to all the parents who supported the day and I hope you all love your gifts. A big Thank You to all the beautiful volunteers who helped out on the day, your help was priceless! Keep Smiling, 3 UP-COMING MEETINGS A few students had this to share about what they have learnt so far: “In Maths, I have enjoyed designing a net and constructing my pyramid and in English I am looking forward to making my own advertisement.” Jacquie Tuesday 9th June, 2015 6:00pm In the staff room – next to the library TUCKSHOP SUSHI is now available on Thursdays! Please order online at www.flexischools.com.au by Wednesday 9am (look for the sushi tab below the first and second break tabs). HOTDOGS are back on the menu! These are now available for ordering on Tuesdays. Save time and order online! UNIFORM SHOP If you have had the opportunity to visit us in the Uniform Shop recently you will have had the pleasure of meeting our new Uniform Shop Convenor – Ann DeLosh, who has been with us for only a few very short weeks. We hope you all make Ann feel welcome – the P&C is very excited to have Ann join our team of volunteers. The change of season has taken us all by surprise and we have been busier than usual. With a large volume of uniforms due to arrive any day now, we expect that the next two weeks will be some of the busiest times our Uniform Shop has experienced at this time of year. If you have pre-ordered a uniform we will endeavour to have these delivered to you as soon as possible. We apologise for any delays you may experience, and would greatly appreciate your patience and understanding at this time. Many thanks Lorrie Watts and Ann DeLosh SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING This term, Year 6 students have been studying advertisements as part of their English unit. They have been learning how text features, headings, images, logos and language combine to create a persuasive advertisement. In particular, students have been identifying the purpose, target audience and learning how to identify effective persuasive devices. At the end of this unit, students will plan and construct their own multimodal advertisement and explain how it persuades the viewer. In Year 6 Mathematics, students have been learning to apply a variety of mathematical concepts in real-life, life-like and purely mathematical situations. They have been learning mental and written strategies to apply to addition, subtraction and multiplication of decimals. Students have also been working with units of measurement to make connections between volume and capacity and have been involved in a challenge to make the largest pyramid possible with an A3 sheet of paper. They have also been completing a variety of number and problem solving activities as part of our SMART Maths program. 4 “I like completing my assessments. The Geography/ History assessments are very lengthy, but I have learnt a lot from those lessons. In Maths, I have really enjoyed building the biggest pyramid. Most of all I am looking forward to the bike riding and any swimming activities at the upcoming Year 6 camp.” Justin “Last term and this term my favourite areas have been learning English. The, ‘Seven Steps to Writing’ program has really helped me. Learning has been fun; scrunching up paper and throwing it to another student so that they can follow on our start of dialogue is one example. The assessments in year six have been fun. We have written short stories and are about to make our own commercials. Mr. Donovan my teacher, always makes these activities even more fun and humorous.” Madison “This term, I have especially loved our arts unit as we did dance, visual art and much more. My favourite part of the arts was dance. My friends and I had to make up a short dance to present to the class. We were assessed on our timing, beat and move difficulty. Another unit I especially liked was English. In English we are learning how a commercial persuades us. We have looked at a variety of different commercial ads, and each one has had a different persuading technique. My teacher Mr. Donavan has made learning so much fun and I love having him as a teacher.” Hope “We have been rehearsing for the school musical. We have been learning dances and movements to the songs. I am definitely enjoying the experience of being a part of the musical.” Xia “Last week the school leaders went to the Runaway Bay leadership education camp. On the first day we learnt that there are 3 types of leaders: Planner leader – a leader who gives ideas but doesn’t do the work, People leader – a leader who makes friends and inspires and Prophet leader – a leader who makes dreams become real. We had a special guest from Hot Tomato who spoke about talking in public. On day 2 we went to the beach and worked on team challenges and had a go at stand up paddle boarding. This camp has influenced me to become a better leader – to inspire people and help their dreams come true.” Liam Many students have already returned their deposit and the excitement is growing for the upcoming Term 2 camp. The Year 6 camp will be held at Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre at Lennox Head in Northern New South Wales. We are booked in from 22nd to 26th June. If you would like more information please visit their website at http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/lakeainsworth/ . The Year 6 Team CURRICULUM CORNER HELP TO MOTIVATE YOUR CHILD AS A LEARNER Learning and Growing Together 1. Have expectations that are real and achievable for your child. Having expectations shows you too are engaged in your child’s learning. If you know what they are learning about builds a sense of involvement. Children then see what they do at school as something they can share at home. 2. Ask your child how they learn best. Talk about it. Have a chat with your child about how they like to learn. Do they like to touch feel and move when they are learning? Do they like to listen to the instructions and get on with the task? Do they like to work in groups or on their own? If you know how they learn you can support them better. 3. Discuss what things frustrate them as a learner and how they manage them. If your child is experiencing difficulties try and identify what specifically is causing them problems. It may be an opportunity to talk about coping strategies. Help them to develop a plan to succeed. 4. Share different experiences together and talk about them to build understanding and knowledge. Families do fun and exciting things together. Talking about these adventures and comparing experiences develops deeper understanding and knowledge about the real world. This knowledge is often used back at school within the learning process. 5. Encourage them to set goals and reward them when they achieve them. Set goals that are both long term and short term. Give your child something to work towards. Children love to be rewarded for their accomplishments. Having a goal chart might provide a visual reminder and a great motivation for your child to achieve success. Sam McGregor Head of Learning WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY WE’RE TAKING IT IN OUR STRIDE ON FRIDAY 22 MAY 2015. All students who walk to school on this morning will receive a free yoghurt and receive another stamp on their passport. It’s that time of year again when our school seriously starts talking about walking! Walk Safely to School Day asks that we all consider our transport habits and try to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, active way to get around. And although walking all the way to school isn’t realistic for many of us, it’s quite easy to figure out how you can build a walk into your family’s daily routine. You can teach your child the healthy habit of walking more by: • Walking with them the whole way to school • If they get the bus or train, walk past your usual stop and get on at the next stop • If you have to drive, park the car a few blocks away from the school and walk the rest of the way. Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you!) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes. It also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic. Remember, Active Kids are Healthy Kids so get planning your own Walk Safely to School Day journey for Friday 22 May 2015! For more information, visit www.walk.com.au IMPORTANT DATES DATE ACTIVITY MAY Mon 15th – Fri 22nd Under Eights Week (Prep, Year 1 & Year 2) Fri 22nd Walk Safely to School Day Fri 22nd JC BMX Team Tues 26th Sports Carnival Day Yr 4 – 6 Wed 27th National Simultaneous Story Time Fri 29th Under-8’s Celebration Day. Rotational activities Prep – Yr 2 JUNE Mon 1st – Fri 5th Year 5 Camp – Midginbill Hill Mon 8th PUBLIC HOLIDAY QUEEN”S BIRTHDAY Tues 9th Junior Athletics Carnival (Prep – Yr 2) Tues 9th P&C General Meeting 6:00pm 5 Fri 12th Senior Athletics - 200m & 800m 12:00 – 3:00pm Pat M & Pat R Assessment Materials Tues 16th Senior Athletics Carnival – Field Events, Sprints, Relays Choral Fanfare Junior and Senior Choir $10.00 Due by 9:30am Monday 18th May District Cross Country Selected Students $10.00 Due by 9:30am Monday 18th May Midginbill Hill Camp Year 5 $220.00 Due by 9:30am Wednesday 20th May Lake Ainsworth Camp Year 6 $310.00 Balance due by 9:30am Wed 3rd June Currumbin Farm Camp Year 4 $160.00 Due by 9:30am Wednesday 17th June Life Education All students $4.00 DATE ACTIVITY Mon 22nd – Fri 26th $3.00 Due now Year 6 Camp – Lake Ainsworth Fri 26th Last Day Term 2 27th June – 12th July School Holidays JULY Mon 13th All students Term 3 Commences ASSEMBLY TIMETABLE TERM 2 2015 PLEASE NOTE: ** EARLY PHASE ASSEMBLY – PREP TO YEAR 2 STUDENTS** ** MIDDLE PHASE ASSEMBLY – YEAR 3 TO 6 STUDENTS** **ASSEMBLY COMMENCES IN THE HALL AT 2:15PM ** TERM 2 EARLY/MIDDLE PHASE ASSEMBLY HOSTS Mon 18th May Whole School Gwong Mon 25th May Early Phase Stingray Mon 1st June Middle Phase Uluru Mon 8th June NO ASSEMBLY PUBLIC HOLIDAY QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY Mon 15th June Whole School Sydney Opera House Mon 22nd June Early Phase Wobbegong Current Invoiced activities are as follows: Year 3 plus Religious Education Book All students doing Religious Education Years 1 –4 $10.00 Our bank account details are as follows: BSB 064-474 Account Number 10252850 Account Name Park Lake State School Regards Karyn Glindemann Business Services Manager QPARENTS HAS ARRIVED HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? Invitations have now been sent out to all year levels so register now and start enjoying the convenience of being able to update absences, address details and make payments in a quick and efficient way. Simply follow the instructions to register your QParents account. The process should take less than 10 minutes to complete. ADMIN UPDATES Lexile Reading Licence Due now New students in Yrs 4/5/6 If you do no not want to register you can just ignore the invitation and your child’s student information will not be available to anyone through QParents. Identity Verification $6.00 Due now When registering as a QPAO, you will need to verify 100 points of identity documents online. The 100 points can be made up of documents in the following list: • Australian Passport 50 pts • Australian Birth Certificate 50 pts • Australian Drivers Licence 50 pts 6 Due by 9:30am Wed 9th Sept • Australian Marriage Certificate 40 pts • Medicare Card 20 pts • Australian Citizenship Certificate 40 pts If you only have 60-90 points of the above ID documents you can still register for QParents, but you will need to attend the school for an additional check after you have registered online. If you don’t have sufficient documents, you might like to nominate another parent as the QPAO. For more information on the online identity verification process, see https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/help Safe and secure QParents is a secure portal that meets strict industry standards. The Department of Education, Training and Employment considers student information to be confidential (it is classified as PROTECTED by the Department). Only people with the right to access information about their child will be given an account. Additionally, as part of the registration process, 100 points of identity will need to be presented to prove that the person who is registering is the person the school invited. Help and further information For more information see https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/about For help, visit https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/help or call 13 QGOV (13 74 68) ECO MARINES NEWS This week’s meeting saw the Eco Marines focusing on rubbish around our school and what we can do to limit it. The introduction of “Rubbish Free Thursday” was a great success with over 50 students being rewarded for having minimal amounts of rubbish in their lunch box. This idea is to promote the use of recyclable containers as opposed to plastic wrap, paper and foil. The Eco Marines walked around on Thursday giving out raffle tickets to students who had changed from disposal (eg cling wrap, foil and zip lock bags etc) to reusable containers in their lunchboxes. The use of reusable containers is encouraged. These tickets will then go into a draw at the whole school assembly to win cool ecofriendly containers such as Nudie lunch boxes, reusable sandwich wraps and drink bottles. This ecofriendly initiative will take place every Thursday at eating time first break. Eco Marines are easily recognisable by their green Eco t-shirts. • Wear protective clothing (gloves, shoes, sun smart clothing: hat, sunglasses and sunscreen) • Take care when crossing the road – look out for vehicles • If you come across something sharp ask an adult to pick it up for you • Dispose of the rubbish correctly Thank you for making our environment a cleaner and healthier place to be. The animals also thank you. The committee would also like to encourage staff and students to buy the reusable tuckshop bags from the tuckshop. This is a great initiative that the tuckshop has taken on board and we happily support it. Until the next edition of Eco Marines… IT’S COOL TO BE AN ECO SCHOOL! From your Eco News Team SCHOOL MUSICAL – COSTUMES For our musical this year, we are performing Peter Pan. We are wondering if you have any spare costume type pieces/ materials for props that you would like to donate to the school. If you have any of these items, they can be dropped into the library to Mrs Tanner or to Mrs Hall in Bottlebrush before or after school and are much appreciated. (Please be aware that we may alter some pieces and would prefer donations, rather than a loan). Generally these items will be used by kids around the ages of 10-12. Items could include: • Pirate swords • Pirate hats • Pirate eye patches or other attire • Dreadlock wigs • Indian headdresses or attire • Weapons for Indians (bow and arrows) • Mermaid tails • Fairy Wings • Dog ears • Crocodile mask Adopt A Street! • Old (hygienic) mops The Eco Marines are proud announce that they have already had families come forward eagerly wanting to participate in this wonderful Eco Marines initiative. If you would like any more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Dawn Clark (classroom teacher Goromgunn). • Old (washed) bed sheets • Fabric remnants (large, blue) or blue bed sheets (washed but any condition) • Large strong cardboard If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Tanner ( [email protected] ) or Mrs Hall ([email protected]) . Adopt a Street Safety Rules Thank you! • Make sure an adult is with you 7 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS PACIFIC PINES WINTERFEST 2015 Winter Shines in Pacific Pines This is an outdoor free entry event with much on offer including $10 ride all day wristbands, free activities, on- stage entertainment, raffle, business and service showcase, food, drinks and much more! Sunday 14 June 10am to 3pm Archipelago Street, Pacific Pines Presented by the Pacific Pines Residents Group Stallholders please email for an information pack and reserve your site. [email protected] 8
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