Principal : Kirrily Newton Ph: (07) 5464 4218 Or Mobile 0477 749 477

Marburg State School Newsletter Principal : Kirrily Newton Ph: (07) 5464 4218 or Mobile 0477 749 477 E-mail: [email protected]

Week 5 Term 2 Friday 22nd May 2015

Dear Parents and Carers,

Priorities for 2015

Our school priorities are as follows-:

 Continued implementation of the Australian Curriculum  Improved student performance in Reading  Improved student performance in Numeracy  Strong Community Partnerships  Embed our whole school Pedagogical Framework in all that we do.

Parent Handbook Just a reminder that most general information regarding day to day operation of the school is located in the Parent Handbook.

Enrolment Details If at any time your details or your child’s details change (eg. phone numbers, address, emergency contact details etc) please notify the office straight away. This ensures clear communication between school and home. Thanks in advance.

Chaplaincy at Marburg Chappy week was this week and students turned up dressed as You Can Do It characters on Wednesday 20th May. The gold coin donations go towards supporting and sustaining our chaplains in schools so thank you to the students for your support.

Walk Safely to School Day — 22 May Today students were encouraged to take part in Walk Safely to School Day. Walking or taking public transport to school promotes a healthy lifestyle and responsible behavior around our streets, while also reducing traffic around our school. It would be great to see parents joining in as well.

School Photos The date for school photos has been moved from Tuesday 2nd June to Wednesday 3rd June. The information notes and envelopes went home with students on Wednesday 20th May. Please bring this envelope and money to school ON PHOTO DAY to be handed to the photographer.

Principal Absences Mrs Newton will be absent from school on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd June due to Professional Development. Mrs Gail Ducci will be officer in charge on these days. Thank you. PREP-1 NEWS The students have all worked well this fortnight. In Mathematics the Year Ones are working on place value such an important aspect of number. They have been using bundles of paddle-pop sticks, MAB and the abacus to see how our decimal system works. Together with memorizing their number facts, this work is preparation for 2-digit addition and subtraction operations. The students need to chant the number facts every night, as once they are known, they will be there for life. By the end of the year, they will need to know these facts automatically. The Preps have been doing lots of counting activities. They have also been identifying similarities and differences in shape or size and using the language of opposites – straight sides/round sides, short/tall - as well as the language of comparison. We do handwriting almost every day and still there are some students in Year One, who do not take any care when completing their homework. I do not mind if the students use a medium other than a pencil to do their work but I do object to work that is scribbled onto the page. We have been using our Smart Moves time to practise our ball games skills. There are quite a few students who are afraid of catching a ball. Do encourage your child to play with balls at home, catching and throwing them to each other. Thank you to Mrs Campbell for helping out with Cars and Stars on Monday morning. The School Photograph letter and order form went home on Wednesday. Please make sure that if you are placing an order, no money comes to school until the day of the photograph. Until next week, Caio, Gail Ducci

2-4 NEWS Hello Everyone, It is amazing to think that we are already half way through the term. A lot of work and learning has been completed, with more still to go. There are several ‘days’ coming up between now and the end of the term so please be on the lookout for information on these in the newsletter, Facebook and in student bags. We welcome Chaise and Darnell back to our school. Our class now numbers 22 in total. Thank you to those parents who assist their children with homework. Homework is set at a consolidating level only and should not cause students any major difficulty. New topics and ideas are covered during class time, while homework is revision of material that should be known at an automatic level, with repeated practice. Please let me know if your child has any issues with the tasks set. Our first set of speaking and listening rotations has been completed. Students will now be assessed when completing their assignments in the next timetable. Please find a copy of the timetable within this newsletter. If your child has decided on their experiment for the annual science fair please remind them to tell me so that it can be recorded. Students who leave this until the last minute are often disappointed that their favourite experiment has already been allocated to another student. The fair is a presentation day and practise needs to be completed at home. On a personal note, thank you to all those parents who asked after my well-being since my recent illness. Community concern is one of the reasons that working within a small school setting is so enjoyable. Until next time, Marina K

5-6 NEWS Well with NAPLAN a distant memory we are now back to what really counts for us every day and that is the teaching and learning of our core skills to all students. Students have continued work on their Art of persuasion unit and we have begun to actually create our cereal products. Each student requires an old empty cereal or a similar box to then cover and redesign their own brand and product on. The next step is selling/promoting their product to the class in a multi-modal presentation. Can’t wait to see them!!! Students have begun graphing their own spelling results this week and will continue to do so for the remainder of the year. They record pre-test results on a Monday and post-test on a Friday to gauge improvement during the week, these are then displayed on our Data wall inside the classroom. It is a great way for each student to be more accountable for their own results and to also set goals. In mathematics we are focussed on measurement/ financial maths and fractions, all concepts are continually revised and are a basis for most maths homework given out on Monday. Congratulations to Brooke and Maddison who have qualified for Regional Cross Country and will compete at Limestone Park next week, we wish them all the best. Please remember that Homework is due each Friday and if at any time you have any queries regarding your child please do not hesitate to call me or make an appointment to come up and discuss any concerns or progress. Thank you and have a great week. Until next time, Mrs N BOOKCL UB All monies and orders to be returned to the office by Thursday 28th May.

Birthdays

May Mrs Coulson 29th

DATE CLAIMERS

MAY 28th Bookclub monies and orders returned 29th Marburg’s Biggest Morning Tea JUNE 1st and 2nd Mrs Newton at Professional Development Tuesday 9th P&C meeting 3.15pm Prep Centre Bookclub orders due back Monday 15th Cleaners Day Friday 26th June Last day Term 2

Marburg’s Biggest Morning Tea

Where: Marburg Community Hall When: Friday 29th May, 2015 At: 9.30 am Entry: Gold Coin Donation Bring: Old Household Item Enquires: Joy 07 5464 4150

Welcome to bring morning tea to share.

Inclusive Event for Families with Special Needs Sunday 24th May at 11am at Ipswich Birch Carroll & Coyle “Sensory Movie Day” was created for Families with Special Needs Children are free to try every seat, to flap or stim Lights up, Sound down Fire exit doors are monitored by volunteers This movie experience is a positive, non-judgemental experience Siblings and extended family are welcome to attend

"Tinkerbell: Legend Of The Neverbeast" movie Tickets are $6.00 each Companion I.D. Card Accepted. Children 2 years and under are free. Tickets on Sale NOW!!! Come along and support our event. For more information or to be added to the mailing list, email us on [email protected] P & C NEWS Thank you for your support for our 2015 Mother’s Day Raffle. We raised $428. Congratulations to all the Raffle Winners and to the Local Businesses and Families that donated the fantastic prizes – Thank you for your continued support of our school.

MARBURG STATE SCHOOL P & C MOTHER’S DAY RAFFLE RESULTS 2015 A.B.N. 21658083200 Drawn 9am Friday 8th May 2015 at Marburg State School Assembly

Prize Donated by Winner

Gift Pack Kapella for Hair Fernvale Harry Campbell 6 bottles of wine Sundowner Saloon bottle shop Eric Verall Box of Mixed Flowers Stop and Smell the Roses Marburg Callum Ashton Mother’s Day Pamper Pack Healthyworld Pharmacy Riverlink Ipswich Graig Ashton Style Cut and Blow Dry Gen’s Hair Affair Ipswich Tara Joy Embroidered Towel & Soap The Nuffer Family Helen Mc Hugh $30 Gift voucher Proudlocks Hairdressers Marburg Anita McKandie $30 Gift voucher Proudlocks Hairdressers Marburg Cheryl Woolworths C/ Cody Hermann “Mega” Pizza Deal Pizza Hut Ipswich Kathy Witt Dinner Voucher The Girls’ Coffee Bar Marburg Big Ben’s Bakery Lowood Meat Tray Voucher Lowood Country Quality Meats Helen McHugh Dinner Voucher Sundowner Saloon Haigslea Olive C/- Tamara Waynes World Rosewood Surprise Gift Marburg Post Office Tanya C/- Wayne’s World Rosewood

A great big Thank You to all those parents and staff who baked, donated ingredients and to those who helped set up, prepared, cooked, served, packed and cleaned up over the Marburg Show weekend. Good effort everyone - we banked $4,550 for our school less site fees, cold room hire and ingredients totalling $2650 leaving us with a profit of $1,900. Our Fundraising efforts combined with grants received means we now have $149,320 towards the “Hub Project”. Construction is to begin before the June/July School Holidays and will take approximately 8 weeks to complete. In this newsletter you will find an order form for our Chicken Strip & Chips Tuckshop Day next Friday the 29th. Please ensure the order form and money is returned to school by Tuesday 26th to avoid disappointment. Attached to your Tuckshop Order form in an expression of interest for our upcoming Chocolate Drive. Please complete and return so we have an indication of the number of chocolate boxes we need to order for sale by each and every family next week. Please find attached an updated School Uniform Price List with photos! If you need more uniforms please contact Ashleigh Morriss on 0413 892 265 to place order and make an appointment for collection. To commemorate Queensland Day the P & C will be assisting with the Fun Run on Friday June 5th, 2015. Please contact any of the P&C Executive if you are able to assist for a couple hours at the school. Our next major event is the Black Snake Creek ‘Bush Breakfast’ in the Marburg Community Park on the 20th June. We will looking for volunteers again for this fun event. Thank you to the dedicated parents that attended our P & C meeting last week. Our next P & C Meeting for 2015 will be on Tuesday 9th June in the Prep Building at 3.15 pm. New and existing Parents and Caregivers are most welcome. Hope to see you there. If you have anything you would like to discuss at the meeting please email it to [email protected] or contact one of the current P & C – Kellie on 0458 380 354, Kathy on 0427 588 317, Jo on 0400 340 526, Rebecca on 0407 649 346, Brenda on 0408 457 896 or Brian on 0412 302 952.

Regards Marburg State School P & C