1032 Lowood-Minden Phone: 5425 7222 Road,MINDEN,QLD,4311,Australia Website: https://mindenss.eq.edu.au
Email: [email protected]
Dates To Remember and had the opportunity to spend time with 18/04/17 - * Term 2 families and friends. I have enjoyed hearing the 23/06/17 children talk about some of their exciting * Whole School adventures. 21/04/17 Assembly Term 2 is shaping up to be another busy term. * Junior Assembly 28/04/17
24/04/17 @ Grounds Maintenance * ANZAC Service 2:15pm Significant work was carried out in the school * ANZAC Day 25/04/17 grounds over the break to enhance safety and 09/05/17 - security. Some garden areas will be replanted * NAPLAN 11/05/17 with more suitable vegetation in future months.
* Under Eights Day 25/05/17 New Sign
From The Principal It’s hard to miss! Our new sign, incorporating the school’s updated logo and an electronic Welcome to Term 2 messaging display, is a welcome improvement upon the old one. This will allow the school to provide key information about a number of events in an efficient and timely manner. Thanks
I trust everyone had an enjoyable Easter break to those families who have provided positive feedback. appointments / absentees are organised for times outside of the testing times. All of the tests ANZAC Service are conducted in the morning session and are completed by first lunch break.
Under Eights Day
Our school will be holding an ANZAC Service next Monday 24 April commencing at around 2:15pm. The service will start in the Sports This event will be held on Thursday 25 May from Centre and move to the flagpole area for the 9:00-11:30am. This year’s theme is “Children are second part of the service. All parents and playing Country to Coast “. We have a number extended family members are welcome to of neighbouring schools joining us this year to attend. Students are encouraged to bring a floral make the event even more enjoyable. Parents tribute. and younger siblings are welcome to attend. Marburg ANZAC Service Monday 25 April Show Holiday
All students, especially school leaders, are A gentle reminder to families that Minden has encouraged to attend a locally organised ANZAC been allocated the Brisbane Exhibition as our Service on Tuesday 25 April. As in previous show holiday. This year, this will be Monday 14 years, representatives from our school will August. We do not have a holiday for the Ipswich attend the Marburg ANZAC Service. Show. Participating students should assemble at the Attendance Marburg Church of Christ by 7:15am in preparation for the march at 7:30am. This Our overall attendance rate for semester one service takes approximately an hour. was 94.1% - just under Education Queensland’s
NAPLAN target of 95%.
Here are how our individual classes fared:
Prep – 92.5% Students in years 3 and 5 will participate in this suite of national tests on Tuesday 9 May through Yr 1 – 94.3% to Thursday 11 May. Please ensure Yr 2 – 94.4% later in life, having had a significant State Public Service career in HR, Training, Recruitment and Yr 3 - 93.9% Personnel. My 25 year old daughter is following Yr 4 – 93.6% in my recruitment footsteps in Brisbane – a total co-incidence! Hailing from Scotland originally, it Yr 5 – 95.5% is no surprise I have singing and performing in
Yr 6 – 94.2% my blood and until recently enjoyed a long term Folk, Jazz and Choir career centred around Year 5 have won the Attendance Trophy for term Kangaroo Point and West End in Brisbane. An 1 and it is now proudly on display in their enduring interest in collecting (and these days, classroom. minimising) 1900 – 1970 Australian, English and Scandinavian furniture and ceramics, means Research has proven that attendance plays an ‘retro’ was my aesthetic long before it became important role in a child’s academic popular! The best part of teaching for me is the performance. Parents / guardians must inform energy, wit and incisiveness children bring to my the school of ALL absences. day. From here on I hope to happily reside in a Excess furniture and resources classroom until retirement ... which is looming and down to single digits now!
Parents And Citizens Association News
Over the break, staff culled a number of items Easter Raffle - P&C that are no longer required by the school. These Fundraiser resources are available for tender and smaller items are on display under A Block. In addition, the compactus is also for tender as are 3 poly The easter raffle will now be drawn at the tanks and one galvanised tank. whole school Assembly this Friday. Thank you for your contributions, there are some lovely prize Please see the advertisement attached to this packs to be won. Good Luck! newsletter for information regarding the School Banking tendering process.
Teacher Profile We're excited to launch the Term 2 reward items for 2017 Hi everyone. My name is Lesley Hillhouse and I from our Future Savers have been a teacher at Minden since being range. transferred here from Corinda State School in 2009. I live locally and have come to teaching Tablet Case 3D Chalk Set Uniform Shop
Remember, Monday is School Banking day and As the cooler weather is fast approaching us, we students should bring in their weekly deposit. have a wide variety of sizes available in our school jackets. Uniforms are available for For every deposit made at school, students will purchasing at the office, during school office receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students hours. have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits. Like our facebook page to receive our updates and the fortnightly newsletter. School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school, raising 5% on every deposit made Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) through the school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit). Operating Hours Tuckshop News
Welcome back to Term 2. Tuckshop will re-open for Meal Deals and Snack days next week (Week 2).
The Term 2 Meal Deal order form has now been issued. Orders should be placed in a sealed zip Monday - Friday before school opening at lock bag, envelope or paper bag and placed in the wooden tuckshop box outside the tuckshop. 6:15am and after school closing at 6:00pm. Please ensure orders are placed early, keepin in mind we have 2 public holidays coming up. For bookings or details please see the OSHC Orders can be placed for the whole term, or pre- ordered for upcoming weeks. esucatiors, call main office (07) 4638 7965 or Book Club email [email protected] School Chaplain
School Chaplain
Welcome back to school, I trust that you all had an enjoyable, restful break despite the weather Thank you for supporting our Scholastic Book that occurred at the end of last term. Fair last Term. This Term we will be taking orders for Scholastic Book Club (Issue 3). This week I would like to continue covering the A brochure will be sent home early next week the role of a school chaplain. and will be due back by Friday May 5th. There is a large selection of books available, starting from just $2. The role of a School Chaplain can vary from school to school, and is made up of different New! Orders and payments can be placed on the website, or you can even download the Book areas. These include; Social and/or Emotional Club Loop app to your phone to make ordering easier. Cash orders are accepted – just drop off Support, Community Development, Spiritual your order form with cash at the school office. Support, Mentoring, Educational Support, Extra- curricular Activities, General work and administration and other activities such as proud of the vegetables that are growing strongly professional development and training with in the new garden area. Scripture Union (the employing body) We harvested some silverbeet, some shallots The fourth area as explained in the chaplaincy and zuchini before the holidays. Some families work plan; received these and I hope they tasted delicious.
Mentoring; When we have more produce available we will sell these for a 'gold coin' donation at the gate on Chaplains act as role models for students, Friday afternoons. We currently have zuchinni, assisting them to develop positive and lettuce, cherry tomato, and cabbage to name a supportive relationships. Chaplains may also few. When these are ready to be harvested we implement mentoring programs, utilising will have them available at the gate. resources and volunteers from the local community. The students plan to use the proceeds of these sales to purchase more seedlings for planting This is an important aspect of the chaplaincy back in the garden. role. Students often have moments during the day that can be tough or challenging, having an Here is a link to the Gatton Star's story in the encouraging adult 'cheering them on' will often newspaper. help to turn their day around. Our students at https://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/costa- Minden are blessed to be surrounded by many inspires-students-green-thumbs/3154627/ adults who care for them and encourage them, every single day. Students can approach their own teacher, a past teacher, one of our awesome teacher aides that they often work with Ice Block Day for Chaplaincy and even our other support staff are all Thank you to the students who were able to available. If the students are unable to speak support our ice block fundraiser. As a school with any of these, I am an added adult who can community we raised $120 for the work of listen and talk through any concerns or issues. chaplaincy in our school.
The Blooming Treasures Gardening Club “A lot of people have gone further than they
Thank you to all our special guests and visitors thought they could, because someone else that attended our special opening morning tea thought they could” unknown th on Friday 10 March. It is encouraging to Chappy (aka Mrs Hewett) receive positive feedback from others about how wonderful the garden is growing. The students Rebecca Hewett enjoy hearing these compliments and are very School Chaplain Once they have 10 points they are given a reward (iceblock). Most students are trying hard [email protected] in the classroom and are enjoying our reward Minden State School system.
5425 7222 *Homework - Keep working hard with homework activities, we practice all of these activities in the classroom – reading, spelling and high frequency words. Your support helps your child to progress in the classroom environment.
*Munch Crunch – Students are enjoying their snack each morning, cut up fruit/vegie snacks help children finish snack quickly.
General School News th *Presentation – Keep free Thursday 13 June Assembly Gotcha Awards 2pm.
*HEADLICE – please continue to check your child/children’s hair daily. Keeping on top of any eggs/live lice will help in assisting control and management before we have a big problem.
*Weather – remember to pack a jumper/school Kieran, Markhai, Scarlett, colours.
Congratulations! If you have any questions then please come and see me. Classroom News
Prep News Thank you Mrs Williams and The Prep Students
Cirriculum Awards Prep News: Prep
*Parent letter - Parent letter issued this week Special Awards: outlines the basic happenings and requirements for this term.
*Reward system – students receive dojo points each day. They receive points when they try hard and do the right thing in the classroom. Jayda - Jayda is enjoying active learning tasks. Special Awards: Keep working hard Jayda!
Saxon - Saxon is enjoying learning, he is attempting learning tasks. Keep up the great
work Saxon! Fletcher - Being a respectful and helpful member of 1H. Well Done Fletcher! Jasper - Jasper is working hard, his confidence
is growing. Max - Outstanding academic achievement in Term 1. Well Done Max! Nataliha - Nataliha is making new friends, she is
learning how school works. Elliehyenna - Amazing improvement in her reading. Well Done Elliehyenna! Jada - Jada is learning to listen and follow
instructions, she is trying hard to complete task Amelia - Always being on task and ready to by herself. learn. Well Done Amelia!
Cooper - Cooper is learning how he needs to be Science responsible for his behaviour, he is enjoying school. Scientists of the Week
Year 1C
Special Awards: Samuel, Eden, Abby and Ebony
Well Done!
Birthdays
Liam - For being responsible and taking great care of things.
Shae - For always willing to help - you are very responsible! Cooper, Sharleigh, Tayla, Malakai, Taj, Zayne, Lachlan - For always willing to help - you are Alexander and Alex very responsible! Happy Birthday from everyone at Alayne - For attention to detail in your Minden State School! handwriting!
Year 1H All items are available for viewing before, during and after school until Friday 5 May. Please ask at the office to arrange a viewing time.
All offers are to be submitted to the office in writing with:
Name of item (brief description if more
Community Notices than one available) Offer amount (whole dollars preferred) ITEMS FOR TENDER Name of person submitting the offer with contact details
Successful purchasers will be contacted as of Monday 22 June. The school has a range of items for tender including: All items are offered “as is, where is”.
No guarantee or warranty is given or implied.
Library furniture Collection of purchased items is at the Old student desks and chairs purchaser’s expense and to be completed by Miscellaneous items ( easels, computer 3:00pm on Friday 26 June or by arrangement desks, chairs) with school administration. 3 poly tanks Please contact the office on 54 257 222 for 1 galvanised tank further information. compactus