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NEWSLETTER
No. 08
June 02, 2016
Coming Events
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
The end of Term 2 is fast approaching and our teachers are busy finalising
student assessment tasks in preparation for report cards. It is vitally important that your child is at school every day to ensure they have every
opportunity to produce their best work. Impressively we only have 6% of
students who are attending less than 85% of the time this year which is an
improvement on 2015. The correlation between attendance and student
achievement is very high and shouldn’t be ignored. During our final
assembly of the Term we will be recognising those students who have
been fortunate to be at school every day this Term.
Over the past fortnight we
have had many students
involved in a variety of
academic and sporting
competitions. Congratulations to our McDonalds
Maths team, Maths Olympiad students, School
Rugby League team and
School Chess teams for
representing our school
so proudly. Below are a
few summations of their
achievements.
Attached to the end of this newsletter is a piece written by an occupational
therapist titled, “Why our children are so bored at school, cannot wait, get
easily frustrated and have no real friends?” Despite being an opinion piece
from someone whose only credentials are that she is a mother and an
occupational therapist, the article certainly gives some food for thought
about how we as parents are raising our kids. It certainly sparked some
debate in my household!
Chess Competition
Our school chess team finished 4th at the Mackay Regional Chess Competition on
Monday. The team were
coming 2nd right up until the
last round before being relegated to 4th. So impressive
were their efforts that Andrew
Fitzpatrick, the coordinator,
arranged a special pin for our
students. Well done guys.
Dallas, Lachlan, Mitchell, Yomal, Finn and Tom
Thanks very much to Barbie
receiving their special pins from Andrew.
Stott, Jodie McGrath and
Alisa Law for supervising and preparing students.
17th June
P-6 Athletics Carnival
22nd June Yr 4-6 A+ Day
Report Cards go home
24th June
Final Day Term 2
Yr P-3 A+ Day
Yr 4-6 Sports Gala Day
SCHOOL OFFICE
HOURS
08:00AM to 03:30PM
Principal: Mr Paul Manttan
D/Principal: Mrs Wendy Ross
BSM:
Mr Trent Sehl
School Captains:
Hannah Rose, Kyler Morgan
Vice Captains:
Grace Percey, Finn Law
Cultural Officers:
Ben Fitzpatrick, Caitlin Gibbs
House Captains:
Banksia Captain - Ethan Shaw
Vice Captain - Adam Knight
Blue Gum Captain - Jayda Kennedy
Vice Captain - Tom Beswick
Wattle Captain - Max Herring
Vice Captain - Jordan Edwards-Taia
Radical Readers
Do you have half an hour a week to volunteer your time to come and read to our lower
grade students?
Come and join our team of RADICAL Readers who are parents that volunteer each week
to help spread the joy of reading.
If you would like to help make an impact on the reading
at our school please find out more about becoming a
volunteer reader and joining our wonderful team of parents and grandparents that make
up the Northview SS Radical Readers.
Please contact Lisa Wayman (Master Teacher) to find out more on how you can volunteer your time and make a difference in our school.
Report Cards
Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday 22nd June. Please inform our office staff prior to this date if your family requires two copies of the report card due to a change in family living arrangements.
Student Medication
New regulations have been implemented by Education Queensland that now state ALL medications, including “over the
counter” medications such as Panadol and Nurofen, have to be prescribed by your doctor. Over the counter medications
from the supermarket or your pharmacist can no longer be administered by the school staff.
Kind regards,
Paul Manttan
(Principal)
FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:
Over the past two weeks we have had some great representation from our students in Mackay District academic competitions.
McDonald’s Mathematics Challenge
Last Tuesday we had two teams of students compete in the McDonalds Maths Challenge against 24 other teams from the
Mackay district. This year, Northview took out 3rd place, being pipped for 2nd place by one point. For the past 4 years we
have finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place – IMPRESSIVE. Congratulations to Team 1 for achieving 3rd place – Tom Beswick,
Connor Fitzpatrick, Jerome Newton- Pio, Hayley Holdsworth and Trinity Lorraway. Well done to team 2 – Cody Elgar,
Isabella Sammut, Kyler Morgan, Ethan Shaw and Ethan Cranston. Congratulations to both our teams for representing our
school so diligently. These students gave up their own time to practise for the competition. I very much appreciated the
assistance provided by Mrs Elgar to supervise one of our teams.
Test yourself on one of the team problems –
A rectangular box has faces with areas of 48m², 60m² and 80m². What is the volume of the box?
Readers Cup Challenge
Also last week 5 of our year 6 students represented our school at the Readers Cup Challenge at Eimeo State School where
they competed against 7 other teams from Mackay and District. These students worked with Mrs Sippel for many weeks
preparing for this competition, reading 5 books and critiquing them. Well done to Tom Beswick, Finn Law, Caitlin Gibbs,
Holly Bennett and Max Herring.
Maths Olympiad
We currently have 2 teams of students from Years 4-6 competing in Maths Olympiads across the school. These are Australia wide competitions focussing on creative problem solving which complement the curriculum being taught in classrooms.
These competitions (5 in total from May to September) focus on extending and challenging students to think laterally and
creatively when solving mathematically-based problems.
The main aims of the competitions are to:
Introduce students to important mathematical concepts
Teach major strategies and develop flexibility for problem solving
Foster creativity and ingenuity and strengthen intuition
Stimulate enthusiasm and enjoyment of mathematics
Provide for the satisfaction, joy and thrill of meeting challenges!
Kind regards,
Wendy Ross
Deputy Principal
FROM THE P & C EMAIL: [email protected]
Sports Day Home Baking Stall –
Sports Day is on Friday 17th June 2016 and we need help with
donation of baked goods for our home bake stall. Please contact
Christina Goodchild on 0438 574 449 and she can print out
ingredient labels and provide little bags for your yummy goodies.
Our home bake stall is a great service, selling hot and cold drinks
and yummy morning tea treats to parents, friends and students on
sports day.
If you are able to help out at the stall please contact Tiffney French on 0403 732 093.
Date-Claimer:
Next P & C Meeting is this coming Tuesday 7th June 2016 at 6.30pm in the hall meeting room. We
would love to see new faces and it is a great opportunity to meet other parents and find out about
upcoming events.
PREP C:
PREP D:
PREP S:
Matthew Gnanakan
Taylah Hall
Billie-Ann Sievers
Makadde Hope
Lachlan Swann
Bella-Kate Luzon
Kaden Henry
Parker Kenniff
Nadia Piggott
Samuel Williamson
Dane Wayman
1K:
1S:
2K:
Charlee Baker
Llydell Johnson-Daniels
Tayah Manttan
Jared Mannix
Blade Penman
Tiarni Saron
Isabelle O’Hara
Yoshi Gamlath
Annalise Huddy
Joshua Kunst
Tydan Sehl
Veanna Sweet
Hana Taare
1J:
2C:
Ramy Argent
Riley Bennett
Angela Bowes
Jazmyn Camilleri
2P:
Ky Colebrook
Kara Cox
Makalah Cooper
Roc Devery
Jandee Ebreo
Reuben Cunington
Lachlan Frost
Lahela Henry
Harper Davis
Isla Jackson
Brayden Manttan
Declan Frost
Lily Pick
Amelia Sawyer
Paige Kenniff
Ella Wark
Lachlan Thompson
Lily Law
Billy Wilson
Blake Wayman
Gabriel Moffat
Isaac Morris
Travis Muscat
Rahni Rutledge
Kyla Scotton
Maddison Sellars
Takiyah Sweet
Ben Wilesmith
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK —
09/05/2016 & 16/05/2016
Great effort with sounds.
Fantastic work with sight words.
PC
Makaila Carling
Hailey Christensen
Matari Penola, Ruby Blackwell & Mason
Howland
PD
Leilanie Basnight & Sophie Savage
Zaden Walker
Matthew Gnanakan
Awesome effort in testing this week.
Working well in small groups and trying your hardest.
Good use of picture clues to help with reading.
Great story retell of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Allie Grant & Isabelle O’Hara
Hank Brodie
Abaka Smith
Bella Luzon
Achieving their reading goals. Well done!
Working hard to break apart his words into sounds.
Doing her best in her writing tasks.
For a positive attitude to all class tasks.
Dylan O‘Sullivan
Jamelia Curnow
Working hard in all areas. Well done Dylan!
Working hard with her writing. Well done Jamelia.
Aaron Mayhew & Tristan Calicetto
Max Scotton
Zali Buckton
Top effort in spelling!
Top maths thinking!
A caring classmate!
2C
Talon Cleghorn-Eckert
Jandee Ebreo
For fabulous writing! Super effort Talon!
Working hard to complete set tasks.
2P
Oscar Mallett
Maddison Sellars
Consistent efforts in all areas. A keen and helpful learner.
Consistent efforts in all areas. A positive role model for her peers.
Abbey Brodie
Taryn Eden
Matthew Thomsett & Mitchell Eden
Brayden Pilcher
Ryan North
For consistent effort and focus in class.
For great effort in all classroom activities.
Great effort in Fractions.
Improved effort to complete tasks.
Keen musician.
4W
Shane Munchow
Max Boal
Working hard to catch up on homework.
Unique design solutions to help prevent erosion during science.
4/5PA
Jamaine Edwards
Aidan Fitzpatrick
Amara Efstathis
Jessica Taylor
Great effort in Spelling Bee.
Unique design solutions to help prevent erosion during science.
Working hard in Science and History.
Working hard in class and having a positive work attitude.
Alira Vaughan & Ethan Cranston
Dallas McGrath
Great participation and effort in lessons.
Working diligently and consistently.
Sienna Millar
Jackson Ziekenheiner
Working conscientiously on all her tasks.
For working well to complete all of his tasks.
P/1S
1J
1/2K
3FA
3/4S
5B
5/6H
6C
HPE
LIBRARY
LOTE
TEACHER
P - 2 - Jaiden Taylor, Zali Buckton, Nadia Piggott; 3 - 6 Caitlyn Gibbs, Anthony Heron, Jessica Taylor, Archer
Huntley
Nadia Piggott & Lexie Sievers, PC - Awesome effort with History talks. Well done!
Finn Law, Tom Beswick, Caitlin Gibbs, Max Herring & Holly Bennett - Readers Cup Excellence.
5/6H - Olivia Lum-Welch, Jazmine Glendon; 5B - Jessica Taylor, Robbie Ferreria - Working hard to
their orals for Japanese.
prepare
Mrs Wayman & Mrs Thompson - Organising a fantastic week of Spelling. W-E-L-L D-O-N-E.
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK - 23/05/2016
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK - 30/05/2016
Why our children are so bored at school, cannot wait, get easily frustrated and have no real friends?
May 16, 2016
I am an occupa(onal therapist with 10 years of experience working with children, parents, and teachers. I completely agree with
this teacher’s message that our children ge,ng worse and worse in many aspects. I hear the same consistent message from every
teacher I meet. Clearly, throughout my ten years as an Occupa(onal Therapist, I have seen and con(nue to see a decline in kids’
social, emo(onal, academic func(oning, as well as a sharp increase in learning disabili(es and other diagnoses.
Today’s children come to school emo(onally unavailable for learning and there are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this. As we know, the brain is malleable. Through environment we can make the brain “stronger” or make it “weaker”. I
truly believe that with all our greatest inten(ons, we unfortunately remold our children’s brains in the wrong direc(on. Here is
why…
1. Technology
“Free babysi,ng service… the payment is wai(ng for you just around the corner”. We pay with our kids’ nervous system, with
their a6en(on, and ability for delayed gra(fica(on. Compared to virtual reality, everyday life is boring. When kids come to the
classroom, they are exposed to human voices and adequate visual s(mula(on as opposed to being bombarded with graphic explosions and special effects that they are used to seeing on the screens. A:er hours of virtual reality, processing informa(on in a classroom becomes increasingly challenging for our kids because their brains are ge,ng used to the high levels of s(mula(on that video games provide. The inability to process lower levels of s(mula(on leaves kids vulnerable to academic challenges. Technology
also disconnects us emo(onally from our children and our families. Parental emo(onal availability is the main nutrient for child’s
brain. Unfortunately, we are gradually depriving our children from that nutrient.
2. Kids get everything they want the moment they want
“I am Hungry!!” “In a sec I will stop at drive thru” “I am Thirsty!” “Here is a vending machine”. “I am bored!” “Use my phone!” The
ability to delay gra(fica(on is one of the key factors for future success. We have all the greatest inten(on in mind to make our children happy, but unfortunately, we make them happy at the moment but miserable in a long term. To be able to delay gra(fica(on
means to be able to func(on under stress. Our children are gradually becoming less equipped to deal with even minor stressors
which eventually become huge obstacles to their success in life.
The inability to delay gra(fica(on is o:en seen in classrooms, malls, restaurants, and toy stores the moment the child hears “No”
because parents have taught their "child's brain” to get what it wants right away
3. Kids rule the world
“My son doesn’t like vegetables” “She doesn’t like going to bed early” “He doesn’t like to eat breakfast” “She doesn’t like toys, but
she is very good at her IPAD” “He doesn’t want to get dressed on his own” “She is too lazy to eat on her own”. This is what I hear
from parents all the (me. Since when do children dictate to us how to parent them? If we leave it all up to them , all they are going
to do is eat macaroni and cheese, bagel with cream cheese, watch TV, play on their tablets, and never go to bed. What good are
we doing them by giving them what they WANT when we know that it is not GOOD for them? Without proper nutri(on and a good
night’s sleep, our kids come to school irritable, anxious, and ina6en(ve. In addi(on, we send them the wrong message. They learn
they can do what they want and not do what they don’t want. The concept of “need to do’ is absent. Unfortunately, in order to
achieve our goals in our lives, we have to do what’s necessary which may not always be what we want to do. For example, if a
child wants to be an A student, he needs to study hard. If he wants to be a successful soccer player, he needs to prac(ce every day.
Our children know very well what they want but have very hard (me to do what is necessary to achieve that goal. This results in
una6ainable goals and leaves the kids disappointed.
4. Endless Fun
We created an ar(ficial fun world for our children. There are no dull moments. The moment it becomes quiet, we run to entertain
them again because otherwise we feel that we are not doing our paren(ng duty. We live in two separate worlds. They have their
“fun “world and we have our “work” world. Why aren’t children helping us in the kitchen or with laundry? Why don’t they (dy up
their toys? This is basic monotonous work that trains the brain to be workable and func(on under “boredom” which is the same
“muscle” that is required to be eventually teachable at school. When they come to school and it is (me for prin(ng, their answer
is “I can’t. It is too hard. Too boring” Why? Because the workable “muscle” is not ge,ng trained through endless fun. It gets
trained through work.
5. Limited social interac$on
We are all busy, so we give our kids digital gadgets and make them “busy” too. Kids used to play outside, where in unstructured
natural environments, they learned and prac(ced their social skills. Unfortunately, technology replaced the outdoor (me. Also,
technology made the parents less available to socially interact with their kids. Obviously, our kids fall behind…the babysi,ng gadget is not equipped for social skill development. Most successful people are the ones who have great social skills. This is the priority!
The brain is just like a muscle that is trainable and re-trainable. If you want your child to be able to bike, you teach him biking skills.
If you want your child to be able to wait, you need to teach him pa(ence. If you want your child to be able to socialize, you need
to teach him social skills. The same applies to all the other skills. There is no difference!!
You can make a difference though in your child’s life by training your child’s brain so that your child will successfully func(on on
social, emo(onal, and academic levels.
Here is how:
1. Limit technology, and instead re-connect with your kids emo$onally
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Surprise them with flowers, share a smile, (ckle them, put a love note in backpack or under their pillow, surprise them by taking them out for lunch on a school day, dance together, crawl together, have pillow fights
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Have family dinners, board game nights, go biking, go to outdoor walks with flashlight in the evening
2. Train delay gra$fica$on
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Make them wait!!! It is ok to have “I am bored “ (me – this is the first step to crea(vity
Gradually increase the wai(ng (me between “I want” and “I get”
Avoid technology use in cars and restaurants, and instead teach them wai(ng while talking and playing games
Limit constant snacking
3. Don’t be afraid to set the limits. Kids need limits to grow happy and healthy!!
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Make a schedule for meal (mes, sleep (mes, technology (me
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Kids need breakfast and nutri(ous food. They need to spend (me outdoor and go to bed at consistent (me in order to come
to school available for learning the next day!
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Convert things that they don’t like doing/trying into fun, emo(onally s(mula(ng games
Think of what is GOOD for them- not what they WANT/DON’T WANT. They are going to thank you for that later on in life. Paren(ng is a hard job. You need to be crea(ve to make them do what is good for them because most of the (me that is the exact opposite of what they want
4. Teach your child to do monotonous work from early years as it is the founda(on for future “workability”
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Folding laundry, (dying up toys, hanging clothes, unpacking groceries, se,ng the table, making lunch, unpacking their lunch
box, making their bed
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Be crea(ve. Ini(ally make it s(mula(ng and fun so that their brain associates it with something posi(ve.
5. Teach social skills
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Teach them turn taking, sharing, losing/winning, compromising, complimen(ng others ,using “please and thank you”
From my experience as an occupa(onal therapist, children change the moment parents change their perspec(ve on paren(ng. Help your kids succeed in life by training and strengthening their brain sooner than later!!!