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Newsletter 13 Pringle Street Email: [email protected] Ascot QLD 4007 Phone: 07 3326 9333 Postal Address: PO Box 2053 Ascot, Queensland 4007 Fax: 07 3326 9300 Subscribe: https://ascotss.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe Issue 13 - 15 August 2021 Oriel Park on a Friday afternoon The School and the P&C have shared concerns about some of the behaviour seen at Oriel Park on a Friday afternoon this year. From the Principal We understand that going to Oriel Park on a Friday afternoon is seen somewhat of a ‘right of passage’. It is important to note that this has been occurring for some years, when Year 7 Dear readers was part of primary school, so students were slightly older. Not Thank you for all of your support during our recent lockdown. all of our current Year 6 students are 12 years old. I am also We very much look forward to welcoming back to school aware that some Years 4 and 5 students are at the park and tomorrow our students and staff who have been in home unsupervised. isolation for the past two weeks. Last Friday we enjoyed our first We take seriously our reputation, and that includes students whole of school, online assembly. It was wonderful to see so as they move to and from school. Earlier this term I addressed many students join with us from home. the Years 3-6 assembly about this matter. On the advice of We have been working hard to manage our school events, the P&C, I have made clear that any students at Oriel Park are rescheduling what we can and cancelling others. Sadly, for our not to wear their school uniform. The School Executive have athletes, the City District Athletics Carnival has been cancelled. noted on a few visits to the park since then, that some students This year, under the leadership of parent Beth Poynter, Ascot have taken note of this. I will continue to follow up. In the was to have run the canteen for this event. I would like to thank meantime, if you have any feedback on the school community’s Beth for her willingness to take on this huge task, and I know expectations around Oriel Park, you are welcome to contact that she had also lined up a band of volunteers. As Chair of me. City District Sport, it was particularly heartening to know that Workforce planning Ascot would be represented in this way. Thank you to you all for demonstrating yet again the Ascot spirit. We have begun planning for 2022, and an essential part of this in knowing how many students we will be catering to in each Thank you to P&C President Murray Davis, Ascot Big Day Out year level. Prep to Year 5 families, if you are leaving Ascot at the Convenor Lauren Daley and the team for shaping down our end of the year, please complete the form below and return it to September event. You will have seen in Murray’s Saturday the school office. Alternatively, you can call the office on 3326 update some of the creative ideas they have had to keep the 9333 and let us know of your intentions. Teachers will also have ADBO flag flying this term. They will have more to come, I am hard copies of the form to send home as needed. Thank you sure! Well done to you all for staying buoyant. for your help with this important matter. As we learn more about what restrictions will look like over time, https://ascotss.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/2163/ we will have to expect further adjustments and changes to our 2022_students_leaving_notification.pdf calendar and how we do business. We have proven that we know how to work differently, and I thank you for your support and consideration as we work to stay safe as a community. Tomorrow we welcome back our Principal Ms Coleman. I would like to thank the community for your support over the past five weeks. Warm regards Simone Uniform Shop Refurb From the Business Manager I am also working with the uniform shop coordinator to do a small refurbishment of our uniform shop; this includes tinted windows, removal and replacement of unsafe window glass and then safety frosting the glass. We have organised for the window sill and ceiling to be painted, we have installed a new pin board, moved storage cabinets and secured storage cabinets to the walls and a new sign is in the process of being Semester 2 Invoices organised. In addition to this we will also be updating the current and adding an additional change room to the uniform shop. Once the works have been completed we cant wait to show you the new updates. Queensland Road Safety Week Thank you to all those families that have paid their Semester accounts. If you are still yet to pay we kindly ask all remaining families to please pay these promptly. If you require any assistance regarding your invoice please contact our Business Manager Donna Fredrickson or send her an email at [email protected] School Maintenance Update We kickstarted August off with another monthly fire panel inspection, we have tinted some more windows in 4A's and 4/ 5's classroom to help reduce the glare on the interactive panels enabling students better vision while learning. We have The focus this year is to 'Sign up for Road Safety' and put a changed from one wall to another an interactive panel in 2D's spotlight on road safety. Last year hundreds of Queenslanders classroom so the children can see the screen better without shared their road safety messages online, let's make this year the glare. We have also replaced the broken window in 1A's even bigger. classroom. I Block, the oval and in the Prep area has had various plumbing issues repaired. We have installed new How can you and the family take part… think of a road safety interactive panels in the year 5 ABC & 4/5 classrooms. The message and put it on a sign – be as creative as you like. Take damaged aquatic mural on the stairs in between the library a photo or video of your sign and make sure your message is and the covered games court is also being repaired. Our clear. Post it to the StreetSmarts website – use the QR code tenders have now closed (Fri 13 August) we will be very below and tag @StreetSmartsQld or #QRSW2021 excited to get these underway and Stage 4 of the ramp access from the library to the hall has been completed and is open and looks fantastic! BEFORE AFTER Kind regards, Donna Fredrickson, Business Manager Students of the Week 2 Happy students learning together to grow and succeed. Dance & Drama Evie P Music Ysee N LOTE Zahli C Staying up to Date with Ascot State School These students impressed their teachers with their approach to learning in a variety of ways over the past couple of weeks. Congratulations! Term 3, Week 1 We have many ways to stay up to date with our School. One 3A Kaiden N 5A Diba A of the many other ways apart from our school newsletter is our 3B Harry R 5B Kobe W facebook page. If you havent already please like and follow us 3C Darcy K 5C Charlotte C and change your settings to see us first in your timeline. You 3D Henry P 6A Ethan H can find us at https://www.facebook.com/AscotSS 3E Seerat B 6B Maja A 4A Olivia C 6C Eryn B 4B Rylan D 4C Sophie T Dance & Lucinda C Drama 4D Oliver H Music Caleb C 4/5 Poppy S LOTE Roman D-G Term 3, Week 2 Library 3A Airlie V 5B Nicolas L Happy Birthday 3B Lucinda C 5C Ariann C 3D Patrice S 6A Benjamin M 4A Dalia A 6B Claudia S 4B Zara W 6C Aaradhya U 4C Pippa C 4D Kiran K Dance & Brighton D Drama 4/5 Hayden H & Music Luca F Emmie A 5A Kian M LOTE Olive M Term 3, Week 3 3B Xavier P 3C Euan C 3D Isabela A-D-V 4B Riley J 4C Marissa D 4D Annabel J 4/5 Zara B 5C Haley C Happy Birthday Mrs Baker Story Doctors – Boori Monty 6B Georgina C (4A) Pryor 6C Aden J Happy students learning together to grow and succeed. 3 QSuper Premier's Reading Challenge Competition QSuper is proud to continue their support of the Premier’s Reading Challenge in 2021 and encourage a love of reading in our Queensland kids. QSuper have a fantastic opportunity for two schools to win a full day visit from author, Sue Whiting, to be held in Term 4. There are also eight $500 book voucher prizes to be won. To enter students are simply asked to record their top five favourite books and why. See entry details below. https://qsuper.qld.gov.au/campaign/ premiers-reading-challenge Competition closes 28 August, 2021. Student Reading Records are due to the library or your classroom teacher by Friday 27 August. https://ascotss.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/2127/ school_reader_record_form.pdf https://readingchallenge.education.qld.gov.au/about/booklists Kristine and Jenny Friday 27 August - Book Week Library Staff We will be hosting our whole school dress up day for Book Week on Friday 27th August. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book, character or students can PE Department use the Book Week theme as inspiration. The theme for Book Week this year is ‘New Worlds, Old Worlds and Other Worlds.' District Athletics Cancelled Following government directives, and with the health and safety of all involved a priority, there will unfortunately be no City District, regional, state or national athletics this year.
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