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COOLABUNIA
NEWS Est. 16 June 1891
Principal: Mrs Lisa Hawke Newsletter 25 Phone: 4160 0333 Email: [email protected] 14th August 2020
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Coolabunia State School celebrated 125 Years of education in June 2016
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What’s on Next Week ... Monday 17th ………………………… School Banking Wednesday 19th .……………...…… Orders close today for Tuckshop next Monday Don’t miss out!
Page 2 Wherever you are, at any moment, try and find something beautiful. - Matt Haig
Thank-you! I start this week’s newsletter by saying thank you to our Coolabunia family for all of their support over the last week and a half while I was absent from school. Our staff were able to ensure that everything at school ran smoothly, our students (especially my own class) were adaptive, and parents were supportive. Thank you also for all of the well wishes. I do not enjoy being away from school for extended periods of time, but the incredible support from each member of our school community made this absence easier – it was very much appreciated! Thank you! Farewell Mrs McGilvray
As communicated in last week’s newsletter, Mrs Tanya McGilvray has accepted a transfer to Nanango State School. Tanya will begin at Nanango on
Monday 17 August, which means that this week has been her final week at Coolabunia State School. We thank Tanya for the years that she has
contributed to our school and wish her all the very best for the next stage in her teaching career. We would also like to say farewell to William and Alex
and wish them all the best for the future.
Our Improvement Agenda for 2020
Coolabunia State School’s improvement areas are:
Improved reading outcomes for all students Improved writing outcomes for all students Improved resilience and engagement with learning for all students
This will be achieved through the drivers of consistency of practice and student engagement.
Pause Program This week students started the first lesson in a series that supports them to develop mindfulness skills and behaviours. By practicing these, students develop a greater awareness of their bodies, what is happening around them and how they react to stimulus. Mindfulness is used as a way of helping students to develop their concentration and attention of what is happening right now. This is a very important part of the Pause Program, because without this attention and awareness, students are not able to know when and how to Pause.
In this lesson, students focused on the Pause Posture and mindful breathing. The Pause Posture is all about keeping your body still, sitting up straight,
and having your feet flat on the floor. Being still helps students pay attention to how they are feeling. Also, the Pause Posture links nicely with our
classroom learning behaviour SLANT! Mindful breathing again helps students be still and pay attention. It is also one of the Pause Behaviours that
they can use to calm themselves. Students are encouraged to find an anchor spot, take three deep breaths and use their belly when breathing, not
their chest. You can support your child at home with their mindful breathing by downloading an app such as Smiling Minds (www.smilingmind.com.au),
which contains age appropriate exercises that help children practice their breathing.
Friday 4th September Staff will be participating in professional development. School closed to students.
Page 3 The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt
Weekly Behaviour Focus This week we have been focusing on our school expectations when there is a change in routine. Changes are inevitable and they can alter our routines without warning. What is important, is that we are resilient and choose behaviours that will assist us to cope with these changes – for exam-ple, Pause Behaviours or talking to someone about how we feel. At our school we support students to accept the responsibility that they have over their choices and reinforce that, even when our routines are changed, they must follow the school expectations of Respect Self, Respect Others, Re-spect Things & Places.
Next week our behaviour focus will be Kindness Matters at Coolabunia. This behaviour focus highlights the importance of treating others in a
respectful way. It also links with next week’s Pause lesson which is all about heartfulness.
Please like our official Coolabunia State
School Facebook site for announcements,
information and updates on how our
students are going!
Date Claimers
Mondays—School banking Aug Wed 19th Orders in today for Tuckshop next Monday Mon 24th Tuckshop Mon 24th Nanango SHS Yr 6-7 Parent info evening 6pm Friday 28th Premier’s Reading Challenge ends Sept Wed 2nd Kingaroy SHS Yr 6-7 Parent info night 6pm Friday 4th Pupil Free Day (note different date this year) Friday 18th Last day of Term 3 Nov Wed 11th—13th Year 4,5,6 Camp
Don’t forget our 5c Frenzy!
Bring in all of your unwanted 5c pieces – Class prizes up for grabs!
All monies raised by the P&C as part of the initiative will go towards a new playground
Next Tuckshop will be Monday 24th of August Orders are to be in by Wednesday 19th of August. (either Flexischools online ordering or cash orders in the box outside the office, are most welcome) Full menu for Morning tea and new Meal Deals only for lunch. (see below) Please note we are adding juice poppers $1.50 (apple, apple/berry or tropical) to morning tea menu and adding the option of milk poppers (choc and strawberry) to lunch deals. (for extra 50c) Lunch—Meal Deals only—all meal deals come with a Home Bake and Juice Popper as standard Toasted sandwich meal deal $5.00 Ham/cheese/tomato or Ham/cheese or Chicken/cheese - please specify your choice Nugget meal deal $5.00 6 nuggets August special - Spaghetti Bolognese $6.00 Option with or without cheese. If choosing a milk popper it will be an extra $0.50c with the meal deals - please specify your choice Family donations would be most welcome this month Needed - Juice poppers x 6pack , milk poppers x 6 pack, 2litre custard, baking - pikelets or choc slice or cupcakes Please text Beck if you are able to help out and advise how much you are able to give; even if it is one 6 pack of poppers per a couple of families each month it really makes a difference. Thanks in advance! Any parents who are able to help out on the day will be most welcomed and very much appreciated.
Page 4 With self-discipline most anything is possible. - Theodore Roosevelt
Did you know ants never get sick?
It’s because they have little Anty Bodies…..
I’ve started investing in stocks: Beef, chicken, and vegetable ….
One day I hope to be a bouillonaire.
Year 4-5 Novel Don’t forget to read this week’s instalment of The Final Quest - Chapter 5—Enchanted Challengers — attached
for your reading enjoyment.
Joan Steffensen-Grant
4/5 class doing graphing for Science