Striving for an engaged and motivated school community, fostering individual achievement, social responsibility and well being

Contact details PH: 4625 8555 Jane Street Dirranbandi QLD 4486 www.dirranbass.eq.edu.au Student absences line PH: 4625 8566 Absence SMS line 0418 164 912 Principal Mrs Andrea Killen Email the.principal@dirranbass.eq.edu.au

P&C Executive President: Amber Stewart Vice President: Jen Miller Secretary: Tanya Moore Junior Secretary: Jess Persse Treasurer: Tamara Burke dirranbandipandcsecretary@outlook.com

What’s Inside this issue: Pg 1 Cross-Country

Pg 2 From the Principal

Pg 3 NAPLAN Breakfast Paul Kelly Concert Dental Van Pg 4 Opti-MINDS Secondary Snapshot Cross-Country Results Pg 7 Community Notices

Dirranbandi P-10 State School

Dazzler

“Success Follows Effort”

2018

Term 2

May 11

CROSS-COUNTRY

Our school Cross-Country was held last Friday. The weather was ideal

for the run. The new tracks over in the showgrounds were just right.

Everyone participated … Even the playgroup children!!

Champion House points were awarded …

Balonne 117 points with Culgoa on 80 points.

Congratulations Balonne!

Mia and Bobbo (Balonne Sports Captains) with the Cross-Country Trophy

STAFF Teachers Liz Bromwich Kirsty Cookson Jessica Davis Keeley Glass Monica Hadenfeldt Kylie Hegarty Rogan Kinnear April McLaren Jen Miller Mollie Rodgers Secondary Coordinator Kylie Hegarty PH: 4625 8534

Student Services Coordinator

Monica Hadenfeldt PH: 4625 8500 Head of Curriculum Jen Miller PH: 4625 8501 Instrumental Music Luke Todd Business Manager Michelle Burke Teacher Aides Tamara Burke Sheldon Dawes Darcie Fenech Bronwyn Hopkins Angela Hourigan Kathleen Ruttley Shelley Smith Amber Stewart Cleaners Keith Blunden Katie Macmillan Leonarda Tramacchi Groundsman Boyd Hopkins

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Last Friday we held our annual School Cross-Country. Congratulations to all students who competed! Great effort, your training certainly paid off!! It was great to have the support of so many parents and friends. Having spectators along the course certainly encouraged competitors to keep running and to do their best. NAPLAN Testing Our students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will soon participate in the annual National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to assess their skills and understanding in the areas of reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The tests will be conducted in all state and non-state Schools across the country from 15–17 May. An individual NAPLAN report for each child will be sent home later this year. Results provide additional feedback for parents, carers and Teachers on how students are progressing in key curriculum areas. Please contact the School if you have any questions about NAPLAN testing. Further information is available on the ACARA website. (http://www.nap.edu.au/) On our NAPLAN testing days, we will be providing a special NAPLAN breakfast. Having a good breakfast is a great way to start each school day. We encourage all students, parents and staff to come and join us. Academic Success Guarantee (ASG) We have almost reached the half way point of this terms ASG cycle. Students are responding well to the extra in-class support being provided to students who are participating in ASG. Teachers have reported that many students are making great progress, as they strive to achieve their PLP reading and number goals for this term. Great work students, staff and parents! The overall student attendance so far this year is 87.6%. Remember that every day counts, the more students are at School the more available School time, and this must help in ensuring our students meet and beat the appropriate benchmarks by the end of the year. Again, keep up the good work students, staff and parents! Remember to be eligible for on-going inclusion in ASG, individual student attendance must be maintained at 90% or better, that is no more than 20 days absent for the year! Next Friday, mid-term ASG reports will go home to parents to provide an update on how students are progressing with their current PLP reading and number goals. The report will also provide an update on student attendance. Important Dates… Sunday 13 May Mothers’ Day Monday 14 May to Friday 18 May Book Fair Monday 14 May Premier’s Reading Challenge Starts Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16, Thursday 17 May NAPLAN for Years 3,5,7 and 9 - All welcome Wednesday 16 May PBL Meeting Monday 18 May Balonne Cross Country (Begonia SS) Wednesday 23 May Year 7-10 Ag Studies Excursion Friday 25 May Year 5-10 St George SHS Musical

Congratulations to… Last week’s attendance winners were Year 7-8 with 92%.

Attendance comp leaders - Year 3-4. Points - Prep-2: 8 points, Year 3-4: 9 points, Year 5-6: 5 points, Year 7-8: 5 points, Year 9-10: 1 point.

Balonne house, winners of the school Cross Country. All students on your awesome sportsmanship and participation in cross-country.

Best Wishes To… Students competing at the Balonne Cross-Country trials at Begonia State School next Friday. Thank You To… Miss April McLaren for coordinating our School Cross-Country. Thank you also to staff and

parents who helped out at the event. Remember… Our School Facebook page. You’ll find important messages about School events and photographs of

School happenings on our page. Have you ‘liked’ us recently? Have you booked your Paul Kelly tickets yet? Proceeds from the Paul Kelly Concert will go towards

our Ag Studies Program. Have you returned your child’s dental permission? Parents are required to attend appointments

with their child/ren. Wishing all the Dirranbandi School Community Mums a very happy and relaxing Mothers’ Day. Andrea Killen

School Improvement Priorities for 2018

In 2018 our school improvement priorities are to improve student outcomes in:

Reading

Attendance – Every Day Counts

2018 Term 2 Saturday -12 May Market Day, SRC Cake Stall Sunday - 13 May Mothers Day

Week 5 Monday - 14 May Parade Book Fair Starts Premier’s Reading Challenge Begins Tuesday - 15 May Sporting Schools, Tennis NAPLAN Book Fair Community Netball Wednesday - 16 May Tuckshop NAPLAN PBL Meeting 3:15pm Book Fair Sporting Schools, Softball 1,2,3 Magic Workshop Thursday - 17 May NAPLAN Book Fair Homework Centre Local Markets at RTC Friday - 18 May Book Fair Last Day Playgroup - School

Week 6 Monday - 21 May Parade Tuesday - 22 May Sporting Schools, Tennis Community Netball Wednesday - 23 May Tuckshop Sporting Schools, Softball Ag Studies Excursion 1,2,3 Magic Workshop Thursday - 24 May Homework Centre Friday - 25 May Year 5-10 St-George Musical

Playgroup

PAUL KELLY AND FRIENDS CONCERT Update and Things to Know

Please refer to this weekly column to keep you informed and ready for the concert.

The countdown is on!

When?: Saturday 2nd June, 3pm onwards

Where?: Dirranbandi Showgrounds

Facts about “Back ‘n Business”

* They are a popular Toowoomba band

* They are a 3 piece band

* They love playing “covers”

* They have been together since 1997

This weeks question— Are Col, Pete and Neil the 3 members of “Back ‘n Business”?

Answer from question last week—NO, the Preatures are not brothers and sisters!!!

Ag Students Update:

We thank “Yamburgan” for a fleece that we have been analysing.

Students are excited about their next farm visit. They are off to

“Jakelwar” to undertake lamb marking!

Certificate 1 in Agrifoods:

* In the module of work - Operate Basic Machinery and Equipment,

there was lots of discussion around pre-operational checks -

spark plugs and hydraulic hoses etc.! Tickets:

Must be purchased online at www.paulkellyandfriends.com

If under 12 years your ticket is FREE - You still need to go online to print your FREE ticket

Identification is required by everyone and must be presented at the front gate. We would like to thank the Dirranbandi Show Society and all involved for their initiative, enthusiasm,

and dedication to hold this fantastic event.

SCHOOL DENTAL VISIT The dentist will return

Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd, Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May.

Dental staff will start appointments from 10am onwards

Dental Van Mobile - 0437 412 841

All appointments are organised by the Dental Van.

The school office does not have anything to do with

taking / changing appointments . Please direct all enquiries to the Dental Van or Dental Van Mobile.

Parents or Guardian must attend with their child to appointments.

SECONDARY SNAPSHOT Ag Studies: In Ag Studies this week, students have been learning about the cultural and religious reasons behind the sheep live export trade to the Middle East. The Muslim festivals of Ramadan and Hajj require 600,000 live sheep for slaughter at the end of their month long festival of fasting and praying. Students have also begun to deconstruct the animal transport law brochure which outlines laws that apply to producers, transporters, stock agents and receivals. The purpose of this is to decide which animal welfare laws have been broken by the ship transporter of the live sheep to the Middle East. Visual Arts: Years 7 and 8 Critical Deconstruction Portfolio containing the students analysis of the Visual Elements in the films ‘Bran Neu Dae’ and ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’. Housekeeping: Awaiting all letters for student vendor tickets, for the Paul Kelly concert to be returned to school. If you have any questions about this, please contact the school.

CROSS-COUNTRY 2018 RESULTS Boys and Girls Age Group Champions 5 years Zackery Fenech Georgia Burke 6 years Mataya Turnbull 7 years Quin Fenech Charlotte Stephens 8 years Daraki Weatherall Maranda Hopkins 9 years Cormack Sullivan 10 years Sam Persse Alexis Lasserre 11 years Daniel Stanton Darcy Persse 12 years Dominic Lasserre Julia Killen 13 years Eddie Walter 14 years Adam Burke 15 years Jack Walter

Many of our students are interested in the Opti-MINDS Challenge which is great to see! This year St-George is the host for Opti-MINDS and schools from all over Queensland will join in the experience. The Opti-MINDS Challenge is an opportunity for all those with a passion for learning & problem solving to showcase their skills & talents in an exciting, vibrant & public way. THE CHALLENGE…

Teams are required to work together on a Long Term

Challenge for up to six weeks without assistance from anyone outside the team. Participants are encouraged to explore possibilities & experiment with ideas as they endeavour to produce their best possible solution.

Students present the product of their ideas – their Challenge

solution – to a panel of judges & an audience on Challenge Day. They have 10 minutes in which to present & must do so in a 3 x 3 metre (Approx.) performance area.

Who?: Students from Year 4 to Year 9 When?: Sunday 26th August (and weekly lunchtime preparation sessions) Where?: St-George State School

Has your child spoken with you of their interest?? Are they/you ready to commit??!!

DATE CLAIMER: PBL Meeting on Wednesday May 16th at 3:15pm in Miss Glass’s classroom. Parents are very welcome to attend. At this meeting we analyse our student behaviour data; celebrate student improvement and develop an action plan to address behavioural problems.

Our Book Fair theme for 2018 is Paws for Books: Come. Stay.

Read a Great Tale! Readers will find purr-fect books and have a dog-gone

good time at this season’s Book Fair! Book Fair will start Monday the 14th of May

and finish Friday the 18th of May. The Fair will be open 8:30am to 9am

and 3pm to 4pm Daily. Parents and community members

are VERY welcome!!

PBL FOCUS’ I am responsible

when I am …

An Active Learner Safe

Respectful

Speak Respectfully

COMMUNITY NOTICES

JRL DIRRANBANDI HOME GAME Saturday May 12th and 26th

School Oval

DIRRAN LOCAL MARKETS Local produce and crafts of

Dirranbandi Rural Transaction veranda

10am till 12 noon Thursday 17th May

Contact RTC - 46258411 or Pam - 46250826

FOR SALE

Sturdy wooden, painted double dog kennel Tin roof Raised off the ground

Measuring 1200cm x 3350cm $300 o.n.o Phone 0477001725

DIRRAN COMMUNITY NETBALL Every Tuesday at 5:30pm

Ages 13 Plus welcome Membership needs to be paid

+ $2 for each game

COMMUNITY NOTICES

DIRRANBANDI RESTORES WORKSHOP

Dirranbandi Arts Council Inc. is holding a furniture restoration workshop on 26 & 27 May, 2018 at the Dirranbandi Showground with tutor Paul Westerweel. To register your interest and for further details please contact Gerry Grant. Ph. 46258245; email dunwold@bigpond.com

We acknowledge the support of RADF for this workshop.

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Balonne Shire Council partnership to support local arts and culture.