MT PERRY STATE SCHOOL
Term 1
Week 9
22 March 2017
Welcome to week 9
Phone (07) 4156 3241 Fax (07) 4156 3339
After hours emergent contact 0427 030469
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mtperryss.eq.edu.au
Principal: Miss Kody Kay
PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS
School
eek 4
Congratulations to the following students who have maintained an attendance percentage of 95% or
higher between Wednesday 08th to Tuesday 21st March -Ryan Bassett, Zac Bassett, Zoie Bassett, Aurelia
Bedford-Akers, Isabella Benning, Jontae Benning, Leilani Brogden, Samantha Bryant, Samantha
Chappell,, Indianna Clark, Piper Clark, Ryan Claxton, Jayda Cleary, Nathan Davis, Maximus Eadie,
Phoenix Eadie, Jhett Gebicki, Xavier Gebicki, Trent Hanlon, Henry Jensen, Joe Jensen, Tom Lange,
Dakotah McDonald, Clay Morton, Matthew Morton, Tylor Morton, Ella-Rose Passman, Kyra Passman,
TeeJay Passman, Kairi Reis, Xander Gregory, Johnny Robertson, Iesha Shorten, Charlie Sparrow, Riley
Sparrow, Emmaly Walsh, Emmaleesa Wangi, Genson Wangi, Tom Warren and Matilda Watts.
This week the children have started to practice their cross country course in preparation for our school
cross country next term. Cross Country and the Easter Hat Parade will be held on Wednesday 19th April
(this is the first Wednesday back at school). The Easter Hat Parade start at 9:15am-10:00am, this will
include an Easter Egg hunt followed by Cross Country at 10:15am-11:15am. There will be an adjusted
Brain break at 9:00am and First break, 11:30am to 12:00pm to fit both events in on the same day.
Students will return to class as normal after First Break.
As I mentioned in our last newsletter, we have 4 students enrolled in Kindergarten but soon this will
become 6. To provide a Kindergarten service to all children until we are granted service approval
Kindergarten children will be placed on a rotational roster. This means, all Kindergarten children will only
be able to attend Kindergarten on their schedule days until we become a registered service. The
rotational roster will start next term, week 1. Between now and the start of next term Mrs Stallan and Mrs
Beckey will make contact with parents to discuss your child’s Kindy days further. Below are Kindy dates
for the remainder of this term and term 2.
Week 9
Week 10
Term 2
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Monday 20th, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th March
Thursday 30th and Friday 31st March.
Thursday 20th and Friday 21st April
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th April
Monday 1st, Thursday 4th and Friday 5th May
Thursday 11th and Friday 12th May
Monday 15th, Thursday 18th and Friday 19th May
Thursday 25th and Friday 26th May
Monday 29th May, Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd June
Thursday 8th June and Friday 9th June
Monday 12th, Thursday 15th and Friday 16th June
Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd June
P & C Association meets each month – in the Student Services Room.
Next General Meeting
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Next week, parade will be held on Monday 27th at 2:30pm in the undercover area. This parade will be in lieu of
Friday’s normal parade. At the parade on Monday all end of term certificates will be handed out and our attendance
raffle drawn. Next term we will be trailing parade being held on Friday mornings at 9am. Our first parade next term
will be Friday 21st April at 9am in the undercover area.
As part of our School Wide Positive Behaviour (which is now known as Positive Behaviour for Learning), each week
we have a focus behaviour at Mount Perry State School. The focus behaviour is taught explicitly at the start of the
week and revised throughout the week. This week’s focus behaviours is ‘walk safely around the school’.
Rewards day will be held at the Tin Shed on Wednesday 29th April. All students will participate in rewards this term.
Super Stars will be cooking with the ladies from the CWA, Star Students will be Sand painting and Bright Sparks will
be playing Soccer.
Next term, students will once again be working with Angela Schukle –Accredited Sports Trainer to assist our
students with training in athletics and sports. To enable the entire school to access these session all on the one day,
some student’s lunch times will be adjusted.
Parents and carers, just a reminder that the school/bus turnaround in Mallet Street is not our preferred school car
park. Our preferred school car park for dropping off and picking up students is the school council provided car park in
Annie Street.
Mrs Christensen has uploaded a copy of our Strategic Plan and Quadrennial School Review overview, revised Book
Work Standards and Presentation Guidelines 2016-2018 and our Mount Perry Assessment Benchmarks 2016 V5
(the what and when of assessment) to the school website https://mtperryss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx. To view
these documents use the following path -Support and resources tab -Documents.
Just a reminder that if you child/children are going to be away from school please contact the school or send in a
note before or after the absent. To date this month we have 13 unexplained absences. Let’s aim to have 0
unexplained absences!
When you are next in the school make sure you have a look at our AIP under A block and our NEW Good News
Stories wall. The walls highlights our core priorities and the action we are taking to achieve our priorities in pictures
and all the GREAT things that are happening at our school to make it a GREAT SCHOOL.
Just remember; Every child matters every day.
Regards,
Kody Kay
Principal
Classroom News
Prep, 1, 2 Class – Reading
It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of what has been an extremely busy term.
Our new intake of Prep children has integrated smoothly. The children have settled very quickly and now seem like
old hands, showing a great willingness and enthusiasm to learn.
For the very first time, we have had the opportunity to welcome Kindy children into our classroom. This is part of a
pilot scheme being trialled in some remote Queensland schools. They have been a most welcome addition and have
blended in seamlessly. The orange hats and shirts are the giveaway.
After our disrupted start to the school year, the Year 1 and Year 2 children are now settling down to some hard
learning. Reading and sight words are still a priority. I am starting to see lots of sight word certificates going home.
Well done to those children! The more they practice the more they will improve. To that end we are still having peer
reading this year with the Y5-6 class on a Friday afternoon. This allows children to read their reading book and sight
words to several different people thus helping to develop their fluency.
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3 - 4 Class
In the Year 3/4 class for English we have been reading The Witches by Roald Dahl. Students have been looking at
characterisation. This week we will be continuing to look at how events change the characters in the story. Next week
we will be starting our Power Point presentations and speeches about the story and characters.
In Maths we have been working with probability. Students have undertaken a number of experiments using dice and
have been using the language of probability (certain, likely, never, maybe etc.) to explain their results.
5 – 6 Class
I can't believe we only have one week left. We have almost completed all of our assessment for this term as well as
entry pieces for the Mount Perry Show. A reminder that Thursday night is the disco so students are to come dressed
as their favourite movie character and bring some money along to buy a sausage in a bread roll, chocolate or a drink.
Also, there was an invite extended to bus students to remain at school and watch a movie until the disco starts and
then will need to be picked up at the end of the disco 7pm. This Friday, if the weather allows, we will be competing at a
T-ball carnival in Gin Gin against other schools from around the area. If I don't see you at Parent Teacher Interviews or
before school ends I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday and Easter.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
Students of the Week
Samantha B for improving in her number facts.
Tom L for working hard to complete all tasks.
Tylor for being organized and enthusiastic about learning.
Leilani for being responsible and always completing homework.
Samantha C for being respectful and responsible always.
Star Students
Dakotah, Axle, Zoie, Samantha, Jasmyn, Clay, Tom, Brodi, Nathan, Tylor, Tori, Kyra, Emmaly, Ryan, Linkon, Jesse, Trent,
Jontae
Super Stars
Dakotah, Zoie, Samantha, Brodi, Jasmyn, Tylor, Emmaly
Tuckshop Roster
Many thanks to all the ladies that have helped in Tuckshop this term, working with other parents and interacting with staff and
students is always a lovely day out, we appreciate your support. If you are able to assist us at tuckshop please
phone Kylee Claxton 0427 749775.
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Tuckshop will be held the 1 week back in Term 2.
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April
May
June
Kylee Claxton
Sari Arany
Annette Davis
Kym Cleary
Jess Herbert
Kylee Claxton
Annette Davis
Kym Cleary
Jess Herbert
Kylee Claxton
Kym Bedford-Akers
Sari’s Mum
Kerry Robertson
Geno Wangi
Sandra Chappell
Kerry Robertson
Kym Bedford-Akers
Geno Wangi
Mel Morton
Saira Cartwright
P & C News
P & C Annual General Meeting and monthly meeting were held on Thursday 16th March. Executive Committee
for 2017 – President: Kym Cleary; Vice President: Kym Bedford; Secretary: Geno Wangi; Treasurer & Tuckshop Convenor: Kylee
Claxton.
We have had a good first term with our fundraising so far. We would like to thank you for your support with the Easter chocolate
drive, delivery will be next Thursday 30th and the time is still to be advised.
There was a good attendance at the bingo night and also the Pizza Day was a real success even though we had a power outage
that day, in the end everyone was happy. Upcoming events for next term:
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Show Day Catering, if anyone is available to help please contact Kylee Claxton or Annette Davis.
Mothers Day Stall
Bingo
Our next meeting will be held on the 20th April at 2.00pm in the Administration Office upstairs. Parents and community members
are encouraged to attend P & C Meetings as they are an opportunity to contribute to your child's school and to meet with other
members of the school community.
Chaplaincy News
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Annual General Meeting will be held on 27 March 2017 7pm at the Baptist Church, Gin Gin. All welcome to attend.
Date Claimer
March
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Playgroup
Kindy, Tuckshop
Kindy, 5/6 T Ball Carnival – Gin Gin
Playgroup, Rewards Day
Kindy, Tuckshop
Kindy
END OF TERM
P & C Association meets each month – in the Student Services Room.
Next General Meeting
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