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Hello Everyone,

Book Fair & Free Dress Day

IT’S HERE! The theme this year is Book Fair Beach ~ Catch the Reading Wave! The library will be open before and after school as well as lunch times to browse and purchase books. To coincide with Book Fair we will have a free dress day this FRIDAY 24th May. Gold coin donation will be collected by our student council. Clothing must be sun safe, cover shoulders and appropriate closed in footwear must be worn.

Under 8’s Day

This week we celebrated all the wonderful things about being a child in U8s Day. We welcomed our friends from Oakenden and Homebush SS and shared in many fun activities. Children loved the jumping castle, face painting, art and craft. Thank you parents, guardians and senior leaders for helping the morning run smoothly.

WELCOME We welcome Mrs Maree Smith to our Swayneville teaching team. She has come with a wealth of experience and expertise in the early years. Don’t be a stranger and please introduce yourself to her and see the wonderful things she has in store for your children. We wish Natalie Westcott all the best with the birth of her baby.

Fruit Trees Reminder that children are not to pick fruit. These trees give us enough fruit to share around with everyone in our community and will be available in a tidy tray in undercover area.

Mrs Danae Thompson – Acting Principal

SWAYNEVILLE STATE SCHOOL

2019, May 22

952 Sarina Marlborough Road Admin/Absences: 0466364460 Sarina Qld 4737 Email: [email protected]

Phone: 07 4943 5333 Web Site: swaynevilless.eq.edu.au

P&C contact: [email protected] Principal: Miss Leah Mullane

Banking Details: 064711 00090098 (Com. Bank)

The 2/3 class has been having lots of fun in

Science in term, exploring how pushes and pulls

affect how objects move and change. In

particular, we have been experimenting with

toys, sports equipment and even the

playground. This week we explored how

different surfaces and the strength of pushes

affected the distance travelled by different toy

cars. There were definitely some clear winners!

We cannot wait to share our own moving toy

creations at the end of term.

2/3 News

Important Dates: 20-24 May – Book Fair

7 June – School Disco

10 June – School Photos

27 June – Colour Run

28 June – Rewards Day/ Last day Term 2

2019 Improvement Focus – Writing and Australian Curriculum

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2019 Improvement Focus – Writing and Australian Curriculum


Get to know Your Staff

Name: Danae Thompson Position: Inclusion Support Teacher/ Acting Principal How long at SWSS: just over a year

What is an interesting fact

about yourself?

I love shoes and never wear the same pair

two days in a row.

Favourite colour? Pink and black

Next holiday destination? Hawaii

Favourite food Roast turkey, sticky date pudding and a red

wine

Who’s in your family? I have 3 younger brothers and my parents.

In my own family, I am a mum of 4 children

between 15-3 yrs. I am married to Anthony

and live outside of the Sarina area on family

cane property.

Something you have succeeded

at in the last month

Gaining Acting Principalship at SWSS

Favourite movie/ TV series A Place to Call Home

What is your greatest

strength?

Patient, dedicated, honest and keeping a

back up for a back up.

What is a weakness you

possess?

Too meticulous

Most influential role model? My Grandmother

Do you have a favourite sport

or activity?

Love playing soccer and camping off the grid

as much as possible!

Favourite sporting team? Westfield Matilda’s and W-League Roar –

Women’s Soccer

Something on your bucket list? Hot Air balloon ride and visit ANZAC cove





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P&C NEWS

Save the date: LET'S CELEBRATE!!!

After all the hard work done by the P&C in

recent years, the roof over the tennis court is

complete, so it's time to celebrate this

massive achievement.

And what better way to celebrate than

with a DISCO!!! which will be held on

Friday 7th June.

More details next week. We hope to see you

there!!!

P&C Day is this Friday 24th of May, and

while we'd all really like to treat ourselves

with a luxurious cruise, we've decided to

go with the next best option of lunch at the

Tandara in Sarina. Please join us at 12pm,

for a great selection of meals from their $10

lunch menu. Children are welcome. RSVP

to Leanne on 0459 977 008 by Thursday.

No tuckshop this Friday.

Loren Hauwert – P&C President

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Parade 17/05/19

Prep/1

Ronan Lockie – For giving it all when writing

sentences and displaying more confidence.

Mya Keating – For always being responsible

and helping her peers and teachers.

1/2

Anna Vonhoff – For a great start to her English assessment. Jordan Hourigan – For showing resilience.

2/3

Straun Skien– For creating a detailed character comparison. Maddox Takken – For his effort in persuasive

writing.

4/5

Zander Palmer – Consistently listens well in class. Gabby Boswood – Demonstrated accurate

fluent and expressive reading.

5/6

N/A

Cross Country Certificate Amelia Kent, Azarliah Nielsen, Memphis

Kattenberg, Candice Arthur, Zander Palmer,

Peter Nobbs, Mia Carragher.

Broadsound Sport 10yr Boy Champion Zander Palmer Principal Award

Louie Hood

Donohue: 169 Jackson: 110 Queen Bee: 1/2 Bee Stamp Congratulations William Knight, Candice Arthur, Jace Lawn.

Be Safe

Be Responsible

Be Respectful

Be a Learner

Self-esteem and self-confidence: Have you ever encountered someone who is so self-confident they never appear to have

self-doubt or question their ability to perform any task to a very high standard? That is rare and, if you do see it, as there can

be an element of arrogance and pride, you may think that a bit of humility in that person might not go astray.

I remember watching a young man sing on a talent show once. His family had told him he had a wonderful voice, to the judges

and even in my ignorant assessment, he lacked all things necessary for success. His family rallied around him, after the low

scores were given and, as he was buoyed by their unrealistic encouragement, the young man said he would continue to follow

his dream to be a famous singer. They all denied that the judges on that show were correct in their assessment of this young

man’s talent, skill and potential.

Now, in my opinion, that was blind stupidity bonded with ignorance. The family were not being honest with the young man

and were leading him into delusion through unrealistic self-confidence. That is a no win for anyone. No one would benefit from

this young man having his self-esteem destroyed because he lacked skill and ability in that area. What was needed was realistic

acknowledgement of lack of singing ability and, corrective action being taken to build the skills that were lacking, if he wished

to continue to follow that dream.

You see self-esteem is about liking yourself and who you are. This doesn’t mean being overconfident – just believing in yourself

and knowing what you do well. For children, self-esteem comes from knowing that they’re loved and that they belong to a

family and a community that values them. It also grows through spending quality time with their family and being encouraged

to try new things, finding things they’re good at and being praised for things that are important to them. All children are

individuals and they know what they are good at. Our role is to recognise, support, encourage and develop our children in their

individual life path with their individual skills. They win and we win when that happens.

Chappy Di.






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UNDER 8s DAY

What a fantastic morning of play and fun for our children in P-3. There are lots of thank you’s to note

SWSS Staff and Senior Students who organised, setup and supervised the different activities.

Homebush and Oakenden SS staff and students

Parent and adult helpers for being available to take children around to each activity.

WildLife Carers – bringing animals out and raise awareness

Emergency Services – Sarina Police, Fire Brigade and Ambulance

Sarina Chaplaincy Group

952 Sarina Marlborough Road Admin/Absences: 0466364460

Sarina Qld 4737 Email: [email protected]





SHOP ~ COLLECT ~ GIVE

We are participating in the

Woolworths Earn and Learn

again this year. If you shop at

Woolies please collect the

stickers and either drop them

into the box at Sarina or bring

them to the school Office.

We earn value points that go

towards resources and

equipment for our school.

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