Tuesday, 1 June 2021 1192100 WALLAVILLE NEWS Dates to Remember We are Safe We are June th Responsible Thursday 10 - 5/6 cooking and woodworking. We are Monday 14th – 800m and High Jump events. 9yrs and Respectful older. Wednesday 16th – Mrs Inskip on Long Service Leave. This is the Thursday 17th – P & C meeting @ 3.30pm. Monday 21st – Wallaville Athletics Carnival. Wallaville Way Tuesday 22nd – Reports emailed to families. Friday 25th – End of term 2. July Monday 12th – First day of Term 3 The attendance rate for our school last term was 91.2%. While this is an improvement from last year, we are hoping to reach the goal of 95%. Research tells us that attending school every day possible is extremely important to ensure consistent learning occurs. Each week we award one student for their attendance at school. All students who attend school each day for the week, with no late arrivals or early departures go into the draw for a $10 Scholastic book voucher. These vouchers are kindly donated by our P&C and we thank them for their continued commitment to supporting our students to achieve the best they possibly can. Congratulations to Declan Williamson and Charisma Kirkup who were our Super Attendees for the last fortnight. This week our class had the wonderful opportunity of going on an excursion and joining other schools in our area to celebrate the ‘Gin Gin Community Early Years Day’. It was a day of fun with many hands on and exciting activities to participate in- painting, slime, obstacle course, collage. We even had the opportunity to see the fire truck and ambulance. We concluded our day by watching a Camp Quality Puppet show. A great day out with many tired little people on the bus trip back to school. School Contact Details: Telephone: 41336333 Student Absence Line: 4133 6366 Fax: 4157 6338 Email: [email protected] Our Classroom: With only four weeks left until school holidays, it is important that we attend school as much as we can. Every day counts. Our class is now moving on to creating a television-style advertisement for art which persuades a targeted audience to protect an imaginary place. Meanwhile in Technology students will be repurposing an item of clothing to create another useful item. Last week we finally had a warm enough day to complete our Science assessment which revolved around changing matter. Students really enjoyed this assessment as they compared how chocolate and ice melt (Please see photos below). Reading: All students will be tested for improvement in their reading levels within the last couple of weeks of school. Every bit of reading done both at school and home is a benefit to the student reading. Children who read often and widely get better at it. After all, practice makes perfect in almost everything humans do, and reading in no different. Also don’t forget if you want a meeting with me in regards to your child’s progress this year please phone or text me on 0437343811.Reading Students are working on creating a Newspaper Article for English which persuades the reader to either support a colony of flying foxes in a fictitious town or to demand that they be removed. Student need to use evidence to support their argument including supplied quotes, maps, photographs and researched information. We are also busy with our photography as the students work on the creation of a Stop Motion Video using light and shadow to create mood. There are some very creative ideas emerging and we cannot wait to see the finished results. Last week our students enjoyed their workshop with the Taiko Drums and learnt the importance of working together as a team to produce the desired sound. As is mentioned in this newsletter, I will be taking some Long Service Leave at the end of this term. Mrs Manderson will be Acting Principal and 5/6 teacher in my absence. This will ensure continuity for the students in our class. We have been smashing it with our behaviour and were rewarded with winning Winston for the past 2 weeks in a row!! Well done 5/6!! School Contact Details: Telephone: 41336333 Student Absence Line: 4133 6366 Fax: 4157 6338 Email: [email protected] Stationery Store The school now has a “stationery store” where students can purchase items that need replacing eg: pencils, rubbers, glue sticks. Prices are below and can be purchased from the office Monday – Wednesday. Pencils $0.35 Ruler $0.30 Document Wallet $0.70 Exercise book $0.40 Glue Stick $2.10 Eraser $0.30 Grid Book $1.10 Sharpener $0.60 P&C Meeting Our next P&C meeting is scheduled for Thursday June 17th at 3:30pm in the Reading Room. All welcome to attend. Please join us in thanking all P&C volunteers who help out at our school. Without this small group of dedicated parents and citizens, we would not be able to support our students like we do. Check in and you’re good to go! We’re using the new Check In Qld app to help keep you COVID safe the next time you visit. All you need to do is: visit www.covid19.qld.gov.au/check-in-qld for links to download the app from Google Play or Apple App stores enter your details once when you first open the app open the app when you next visit us select ‘Check in Now’ and scan or enter our code Using this digital check in means your details will be stored securely by the Queensland Government for 56 days to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing (if needed). The Check In Qld app is safe, secure and private. By using it, you are helping Queensland’s pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes to stay open, and you can visit us with confidence, knowing you can be contacted quickly and easily if there is any risk of exposure to the virus. This app will be used by our school from now on at all events. Taiko Drumming tour We had a fabulous visit from Kiyomi with her Taiko Drums last Thursday. During this morning, we welcomed our neighbouring small schools to Wallaville - with Mt Perry, Maroondan, Bullyard and McIlwraith coming to participate in one-hour workshops learning the art of the Taiko. It is always great to get together with our small schools as we build friendships with students that we will be attending Year 6 camp with, and also transitioning to High School later in the year. Biggest Morning Tea A big congratulations to Leesa Wentworth on the organisation of the Biggest Morning Tea at Wallaville on Friday 28th May. It has been many years since our school has hosted this event. Some may remember the Year 6/7 class organising a number of these before Year 7 moved to High School. It was nice to have the event back on our grounds. Congratulations to all students who decorated a cake for the morning. Collectively, students raised $319 towards supporting those with Cancer. Students should be very proud of themselves for making the effort to support such a worthy cause. School Contact Details: Telephone: 41336333 Student Absence Line: 4133 6366 Fax: 4157 6338 Email: [email protected] Athletics Our 800m and High Jump events will be held on Monday 14th June for students 9yrs and older. The Wallaville State School Athletics Carnival will be held on Monday 21st June. Parents and supporters are welcome at these events to cheer on your team. Update on School Photos School photos accompany this newsletter. Parent Teacher Interviews Parent teacher interviews will be offered during weeks 7 and 8 of this term. Teachers will contact you if they require an interview regarding your student. If you would like an interview with your child’s teacher, please contact them to arrange a mutually convenient time. Report Cards Once again, we will be emailing report card this term. Please ensure your email address is up to date and any changes are communicated with Marg in our office. Report cards will be sent on Tuesday 22nd June (week 10). If you do not receive your report at this time, please contact Marg in the office. If you require a paper copy of this report, please contact Marg in the office as soon as possible. Long Service Leave I will be taking Long Service Leave from June 16th through till the end of term. Mrs Julie Manderson will be relieving as Acting Principal and 5/6 classroom teacher during this time. Till next time, Kerry Inskip Principal Notice the early signs Wellbeing Tools An individual’s mental health and wellbeing is not fixed or static – it can change depending upon a range of circumstances. There’s a continuum, with positive mental health at one end, emerging mental health issues in the middle and more serious mental health conditions at the other end. Depending on the circumstances, an individual can move back and forth along this continuum. This movement is influenced by a complex interplay of social, psychological, biological and cultural elements in a person’s life. Risk and protective factors Understanding common risk and protective factors of mental health issues helps individuals, families and communities to identify key focus areas to help reduce the impact of, and even possibly prevent, mental health issues. The presence of one or more risk factors doesn’t mean a child or young person will develop a mental health condition. But as the number of risk factors increases, generally so does the likelihood.