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FROM YOUR P & C ASSOCIATION
REMINDER – The first P & C Mee ng of the Term is
next month —Tuesday 10th May. Please mark it on
your calendar and hope to see you there.
TUCKSHOP NEWS
Welcome to Term 2 in the tuckshop! Yesterday your child
should have brought home the great new menu. A colour
version is available on the school website.
New items include my delicious Jungle Chicken; it is a beautiful
mild Massaman Thai Curry that kids love, this will be served with
rice. I have also invented my own version of a pie, a dinner roll
with the inside taken out and filled with my yummy savoury pie
mince, topped with cheese and baked until golden. For a bit of
fun, I called it a UFO (unidentified food object). The kids were so
excited to read this when I gave them their menu’s yesterday, I
have the feeling they will be very popular! The Yummy Snack
Tray is another new option, carrot sticks, my homemade cheesy
dip, cheese, rice crackers, and seasonal fresh fruit; this is a
fantastic snack for them to set aside in the class fridge for
second break. There is also a new great value Toastie Meal
Deal for $6.00—this includes toastie, milk & sippah straw and an
apple slinky.
On the 30th April, 1st & 2nd May, Yeppoon Camera Club is
hosting the Photography Society of Queensland’s annual
convention. There will be 115 delegates and our great little
tuckshop will be catering morning tea, lunch and dinner for
them over the 3 days. It is a wonderful fundraising opportunity
for our school and I am going to need A LOT of help. If you can
spare an hour or two, or any time at all, please call in and see
me to put your name down on the roster.
Remember to keep up to date with tuckshop news on
Facebook, just search The Tuckshop @ Farnborough. Have a
great week everyone.
Regards, Amanda ☺
CHANGES to STUDENTS DETAILS
Over the school holidays, changes do occur to our personal
lives. If any changes have occurred (address, phone numbers,
emergency contacts or place of work) your details are very
important when it comes to getting in contact with you in the
case of an emergency. Please forward (in writing) any changes
to the office.
Thank you
12th April 2016
Dear Parents, Students & Staff
Hello to all! I’m the Acting Principal of Farnborough State School for the remainder of the 2016 school year. For those of you
yet to meet me, I am Helen Heery and live only minutes from this delightful school.
Where before Farnborough? Previously I have worked at:
• Yeppoon State Primary School as a classroom teacher,
• in the Torres Straits as a teaching principal,
• Taranganba State School as the Deputy Principal,
• CQU as Sub Dean of Education and
• Park Avenue State School in Rockhampton as the Principal.
All roads lead to Farnborough and I’m delighted to be here. This is only my second day and I know it will be a great year.
Students are focussed and happy, there is a great depth of capacity and commitment in the staff and parents are welcoming
and involved. The grounds and facilities are second to none. I feel privileged to work in such beautiful surroundings with you
and your children. Please take the opportunity to pop in and say hello or have a chat when you see
me out and about.
Kensie raises money for Cancer research
Symbolic of the spirit of Farnborough, Bucket Filler Kensie demonstrated her empathy for those
suffering from cancer by having her hair shaved on Sunday of this week. Kensie chose to donate
the money raised to research to assist those who have a disease that prevents their hair from
growing. Kensie’s team has raised more than $3000 to date and will continue to seek donations until
the end of April.
Yeppoon State High School Japanese extension Program.
Congratulations to Kensie and Violette for winning a place in the YSHS Japanese extension program being held Monday 18th
April. Kensie and Violette won their positions in the program by addressing the criteria of planning to attend YSHS; high
achievement levels in Japanese; consistent exemplary behaviour in Japanese class and a keen interest in the Japanese
language and culture. Well done!
Welcome to New Staff
I am not the only change in staffing this term with Jan Clarke replacing Raelene Shearer for the term whilst Raelene enjoys
some well-deserved Long Service Leave.
Also, multi-talented Kathy King joins us in yet another role by filling in behind Margie Grant for the coming two weeks – PE.
A ‘Big Thank You’ to Miss Nielsen
from Kalus.
She helps me pick books that I can
read. She is always kind and is a
nice teacher. The books are really
cool.
I really like chapter books. My
favourite books are documentaries
because they teach me a lot about
real things.
Helen Heery (Acting Principal)
Congratulations Kaius and Charlie
TUH invited students to submit ‘Big Thank
You’ notes to show their appreciation of
those who are great teachers that inspire
writing. Kalus and Charlie’s thank you notes
were selected for publication.
School Photos Thursday, 21 April
Students will be bringing home school photo
order details this week. Please read the
instructions carefully. Students are reminded
to wear their formal school uniform.
A ‘Big Thank You’ to Mrs Harris
from Charlie.
Mrs Harris likes us to use special
words that are better than normal
ones when writing stories. She
says by reading more books we
will learn more of these tricky
special words and be able to put
them in our work.
Children’s
Development
PERFORMING ARTS NEWS
Farnborough's Got Talent will be held Week 10 Thursday 16th
June at 9am in the hall, everyone welcome.
Audi ons will be held on Tuesday and Thursday at first break
star ng Week 2 and Week 3. There is a sign up sheet in front of
the hall for students to sign themselves up or a group.
Miss Jacienta is s ll looking for new acts for the Farnborough Fair; if you are
involved in any organisa on or group that would like to perform please let me
know.
Thanks Miss Jacienta
DATE CLAIMER
SPONSORS
APRIL
19th
Early morning reading commences
21st
School Photos
22nd
ANZAC Day School Parade — 2pm
25th
ANZAC Day
28th
Rocky District X Country
29th
Friday Sport Yrs 5 &6 commences
HPE NEWS
MAY
If you received a Cross Country note from Margie at the end of last term
for the District Trials (10/ 11/12yrs), those forms need to be returned to
the office by Tuesday of next week (19th April).
2nd
LABOUR Day Holiday
8th
Mothers Day
Friday Afternoon Sport for Years 5 and 6 — please return these notes
with payment by next Friday April 22nd.
Kathy King
9th—13th Year 6 Camp Fairbairn
10th
CORRECTION – Year 5 Friday afternoon Sport Levy
Unfortunately, Year 5 students were advised of the incorrect price for
Friday Afternoon Sport.
The correct levies are as follows:
Year 5 (7 weeks of sport)
Year 6 (6 weeks of sport)
$28.00 per student
$24.00 per student
Permission forms and payment is due by Friday the 22nd of April.
We apologise for any confusion.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need any further
information regarding your child’s account.
Thank you, Kellie
Gardening News
The garden is looking pretty good, however the weeds
have of course grown over the holidays. Any time you
have 10 spare minutes any time / any day, please pop in.
Weeding also is required around the admin and some
classroom gardens.
Don’t forget Green Club is Thursday afternoons until 4:15pm.
Kathy King
COUNTRY FAIR — PLANT STALL
Wanted items : Does anyone have
lying around at home any unwanted
black pots (for potting plants) and
terracotta pots and saucers (in good
condition — not cracked) for painting
and making into lighthouses /
mushrooms. Can you please leave the
pots near the garden shed and let
Rhonda know (in the office) that they
are there. Thank you.
OUR NEWSLETTER
P & C Meeting
10th,11th, Year 3 and 5 NAPLAN
& 12th
11th
CAP 10—19 age GOLF
16th
Premier’s Reading Challenge Opens
31st
CAP 10—19 X Country
BOOKCLUB NEWS
This week children will receive the new catalogue for
Bookclub. Orders are to be returned to the school office by
9am Wednesday 27th April.
No late orders please.
Could parents please carefully check the amounts and
book orders before sending them in to avoid delays in ordering.
We now have one big catalogue for all ages with some fabulous books and
kits on offer for everyone. We also now offer the very efficient LOOP
ordering system, see the back of your catalogue for details on ordering using
this new system.
Check out the catalogue for sensational books and read, read, read.
Calling all writers
Do you enjoy being creative with words? Two new competitions that you can
enter and perhaps earn some money.
Poetry Writing— Students are invited to submit an original poem for judging.
Categories are 5-7 years, 8-10 years and 11-13 years of age. Details can be
found at: www.ipswichpoetryfeast.com.au
Literary Competition— for Year 6 and high school students. Pen a poem,
short story or non-fiction prose. The English Teachers Association of
Queensland competition details are located at www.qieu.asn.au/literary or
read the posters in the library.
Happy writing, Lorraine Nielsen HOC
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