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Year 6 Graduation

7 Dec

Last Day of Term

9 Dec

Term 1 2021 start date

27 Jan

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Holland Park State School Newsletter

Ph: (07) 3421 6222 Student Absences: (07) 3421 6260

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Message from our Principal

4 December 2020

Normanton.

• Rebecca Sharley will be completing her contract here.

• Emily Alexander will be undertaking further study.

• Col Price will retire after being a crossing supervisor here for many years.

I want also to welcome Trish Stephenson who is coming to our school on transfer from Bamaga. The following staff remain on leave. Jadwiga Mydlowski, Marita Dixon and Gail Young. I would also like to remind you that our school year comes to an end next week on Wednesday, 9 December. There will be a short newsletter next week in which I look forward to publishing the names of all our students recognised at graduation for their efforts during the year. Anthony Gribbin Principal

2021 Prep Catchment and Sibling Enrolments

We are accepting catchment and sibling enrolments for prep 2021. If you have younger children commencing prep next year, please complete and return the enrolment application forms as soon as possible. These are available on our school website. If this is your first child commencing prep, please make sure you include two documents for proof of residency, along with the original birth certificate. For sibling enrolments you just need to bring the original birth certificate. We need these enrolment documents as soon as possible please. Karen Oliver Email: [email protected]

MESSAGE FROM OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON

OFFICER

We have almost reached the end of what has been a remarkably challenging year. Through it all, I think we have witnessed an amazing amount of resilience and an eagerness to work together to get the best outcomes for our students. In short, I think we have seen a community working at its best. Teachers and indeed all staff pivoted quickly and ably to present curriculum on line while parents showed an amazing ability to keep their children engaged and feeling positive about their learning. I would particularly like to thank our P&C Association who had no hesitation in offering significant assistance to the school to continue the funding of important projects that would otherwise have been curtailed. Indeed, together, we have been able to keep Covid’s impact on learning to an absolute minimum. Despite these positives, let’s hope that 2021 remains free of 2020’s particular challenges. We do have staff who will be leaving us this year. I want to thank them on behalf of the community and wish them well in their future pursuits.

• Meg Robson who is leaving our strings program.

• Colleen Leeds has accepted a transfer to

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programs and general ‘service’ work has been delivered by these leaders. The school captains are now readying themselves for the year 6 Graduation. Over the year these captains and I have met to ensure regularly so that I could seek their feedback and ideas about the happenings at Holland Park. I have found that our student leaders are eager to help, to ‘give back’ and to see what may be needed to support others. Thank-you leaders and well done! Prep Orientation On Friday 20 November, we had our prep orientation class visits. It was most exciting to see over 100 of our new students and the parents for the 2021 school year. This year we trialed having the ‘new’ students exclusively in the prep classrooms while the current preps were involved in other learning experiences. This was a great opportunity for next year’s preps to experience a prep classroom and the first steps to transition from ‘kindy’ to ‘big’ school. Many thanks to our fabulous prep teachers and aides, Mrs Karen Oliver (our prep enrolment officer), Mr Mark Lyell (our P and C President) and the other staff who supported this session. It was a huge success. Chess Last Friday we held our annual HPSS Chess Tournament. The event was organised by Gardiner Chess and Chess administrator, Mrs Schilg. I attended this competition on the day. It was great to see so many students (over 50) enjoying the challenge of such a great game or is it sport? There were plenty of younger players, which means promising things for years to come. For our chess enthusiasts, it was a blissful day of chess talk, competition, strategy and occasional ribbons and medallions. Thanks sincerely to Mrs Schilg and Mrs Briant our teacher aide chess supporter. Look out for the full report and photos in this newsletter. Leigh Harrod Deputy Principal

Curriculum – Mathematics Daily Maths Routines

Dear Parents, As you know, Daily Maths Routines (DMR) are an embedded feature of our daily instruction across the school. At Holland Park teachers deliver both Rapid Recalls and Number Talks. Please see below ‘refresher’ around Number Talks.! What are number talks? Number talks are a daily routine to develop a deeper conceptual understanding and a comfortability with numbers, operations and mathematics. They can be used to introduce math concepts, properties about numbers, explore math connections and relationships or to review, practise and reinforce concepts. What are the benefits: Number talks help students develop computational fluency (mental maths) and flexible thinking about numbers and operations. They also provide students with opportunities to: clarify and communicate their own

thinking consider and try other strategies investigate and apply math connections

and relationships build a variety of strategies to use to

solve a question make decisions to choose efficient

strategies learn from their mistakes develop a sense of math community in

the classroom

School News Student Leaders As the year draws to a close, I would like to acknowledge our ‘fabulous’ inducted school leaders. It has been an ‘odd’ year for all of us, but our student leaders have continued to be an impressive ‘light’ at our school. Apart from fulfilling their roles admirably in both supporting our staff in the classroom, in the playground and at special events at our school, many have shown initiative by developing new ideas and initiatives that will help making the school a better place. Several ‘volunteer’ programs such as peer mediators, classroom lunch sport competitions, music events, environmental

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NEWS FROM OUR DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Colton S: • I am looking forward to seeing what

new things I will learn. • I will miss Mr White's jokes. • HPSS has helped me learn lots of new

things that I couldn't learn in Thailand. Jemma B: • I am looking forward to meeting new

people and taking on new and different challenges along the way. As much as I am sad to leave Holland Park SS, I am also excited to have a go and not always take the easy route. This year has been the year of my life because I couldn’t have done it without all the people that have supported me along the way, and boy do I have a story. I am really happy to be able to have the ability to go to High School to make new friends and learn new things. So when it’s your turn to go to High School, don’t be nervous, it’s normal, it’s just excitement. So take on that challenge.

Aisha M: • HPSS has helped me prepare for Loreto

College because I have done art and drama and that would prepare me for my electives. I will definitely miss the teachers, friends and amazing excursions and camps. I am looking forward to making new friends, the electives and camps. The teachers and friends at Holland Park State School are awesome. I will really miss it.

Emma B: • Holland Park has given me a great start

with all the sporting, music, etc., opportunities. Next year I will miss my friends and all my teachers from prep to year 6. I am looking forward to having new subjects and new teachers. HPSS has been awesome for me.

Rohan: • I am looking forward to learning new

subjects, making friends and improving my knowledge. I’ll miss the friends I’ve made that move to different schools. HPSS teachers have enabled me to try my hardest and be ready for high school.

Year 6 Transition to Secondary

School As we farewell our year 6 students and wish them all the very best for secondary school and beyond I would like to share some reflections they have written about their aspirations for the future and reflections from their time at Holland Park. Eve R: • I am looking forward to the year 7 camp

and making new lifelong friends. • I will miss all my wonderful teachers that

I had and all my lovely friends. • Holland Park has prepared me for

Cavendish Road State High School by teaching me socialisation.

Vinnie D: • At Cavendish Road State High School I’m

looking forward to new experiences and making new friends.

• I’ll miss my old friends and memories but I’m trying to make room for some new ones.

• HPSS has prepared me by showing what a school looks like.

Stella L: • I am looking forward to meeting new

teachers and making new friends. • I will miss all my teachers, classrooms,

friends, and other stuff. • By making me to some hard work and

getting me ready for some high school stuff.

Jack A: • I am looking forward to all the new and

expanded learning and sporting opportunities.

• I will miss all my friends and all of my great teachers.

• HPSS has helped me in many different ways whether that is learning or sporting courses and that has improved me as a kid and has prepared me for adulthood and becoming a man.

Jemma H: • I am looking forward to seeing my sister

at school. • I will miss my friends.

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PJ C: • I am looking forward to completing my

class in Japanese because it gives me a chance to speak and challenge myself every day. I will miss the kind teachers and students that Holland Park State School is known for. HPSS has prepared us for high school by being strict, but still kind and treating the students independently.

Cavendish Road SHS teachers and students visit to Holland Park this term

Julia Whittaker Acting Deputy Principal

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NEWS FROM OUR ACTING HOC

Year 5 Drama with Cavendish Road State High

This term in year five, as a part of their drama unit, the Year 5 students collaborated with year eleven Cavendish Road State High School drama students and their teacher, Mrs Toni Ryan, to develop their drama skills. Every Wednesday for the first six weeks of the term, the students developed scripts and rehearsed small role-plays and free frames and reflected on the elements of drama. Here are some thoughts about the experience from students in 5SG I liked how Hannah, our year 11 student teacher tried her best to help us and teach us how to do things. Charlotte I liked how our leader, Alice helped us write our script. We learnt a lot from her. Abby I learnt new things about drama. We got to show what we worked on to an audience. The stimulus was images from our excursion to Pullenvale. Olivia The Cav Road teacher, Mrs Ryan knew a lot about drama like movement, space and character and she could tell us what to work on. Zoe H We performed our news reports, a poem, freeze frames and play script. Mia I learnt how to speak in front of a lot of people. Elliot I learnt about drama elements like side stage, back stage, centre stage and using voice more strongly. Charlie What a wonderful experience! Debra Ybarlucea Acting Head of Curriculum

Year 4 – Year 6 Division 1st – Ashton.L 5NT 2nd – Harry.F 5NT 3rd – Samuel.M 4SC

HPSS would like to thank Gary, Dianne, Johnaton and Leonard for coaching our students and having fun! LUNCH TIME CHESS Lunch time chess went to prep on Tuesday this week. Dianne our Gardiner Chess coach came and gave the preps a lesson about the chess pieces and how they move around the board. This week’s winners for participating were Amy 1SB and Evie 1LS. 2019 AWARD FOR THE HPSS CHESS PROGRAM Winner – Ashton.L 4SC Most Improved – Spencer.Z 3AF

Lea-Anne Schilg Year 1 Teacher HPSS Chess Coordinator

HPSS CHESS NEWS



GARDINER CHESS Last Friday 54 students from Prep to Year 6 participated in the HPSS Annual Chess Tournament. It was a great day of competing and learning new statagies of how to defeat your apponent. There were some very close games and the students displayed great sportsmanship. RESULTS Prep – Year 1 Division 1st - Oliver.H 1LS 2nd - Ashkan.H 1SB 3rd – Brysen.G 1MG Merit – Cooper.M 1LS

Year 2 – 3 Division 1st – Mio.W 3KE 2nd - Bhaumik.V 3HB 3rd – Myra.A Year 2 – 3 Division Merit Winners Thomas.Z 3AF, Tommy.F 2RS, Vahin.V 2TS, Isabella.N 3CL

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HPE NEWS



Swim Carnival What a sensational day! The Year 4,5 and 6 carnival certainly demonstrated true house spirit. It was so pleasing to see such enthusiasm and participation from our students. With the many restrictions and change of routines that we have experienced this year, it was wonderful to see our House Captains take charge and get their house members excited. I think that a year’s worth of cheering was let go at this event. The 25m sprint challenge was a great way of getting more students participating and gaining points for their house. I would like to congratulate Wilson 1st place followed very closely by Lavarack and Bowen. This event would not run smoothly without our very capable officials, a big thankyou to our teachers for your support throughout the day. Cambodia Club Thank you to our community members who participated in our Containers Mega Week. We are certainly creating change and we look forward to continuing to reduce our drink containers from going to landfill. Gymnastics Club Good luck to all of our teams that will be heading to Caloundra to compete at the Gymnastic Queensland Extravaganza. Teams will be competing against other schools and gymnastic clubs in the Gymfest event. Each Tuesday and Thursday lunch breaks our Gymnastic Club develop the necessary skills required to perform their routines, they have worked extremely hard to create their routines. I would also like to acknowledge Mrs Goldberg for her assistance to our lunchtime club. This will be our third year competing at this event and I am sure that our teams will perform some wonderful routines. Good luck to Alexis K, Caitlin M, Stella LH, Emma B, Sasha R, Stella W, Olivia H, Rose C, Sophie J, Caleb T, Charlotte K, Olivia M, Piper L, Abby T, Sofia VJ, Claudia O, Charlotte L, Neri S, Piper T, Ava W, Molly H, Abigael P, Avie T, Grace L, Chloe B, Emily D, Ella S and Sophie O. 2021 District swimming Students that would like to submit times for 2021 District swimming can do so on the nomination that is included with the newsletter. Students who are born in 2011,

2010, 2009 are eligible to submit official 50 metre swim times to be considered during selection of the Holland Park State School Swim team members for the 2021 Mt Gravatt District Swimming trials held in February. Students that are nominating should be of a very high ability in each of the swimming strokes.

we have seen the thousand acts of kindness and the times you have gone above and beyond – and we thank you. The reward of a job well done is to have done it. We wish you a great break and a chance for some well earned rest. It would be remiss of me not to express my thanks to all the P&C Executive members - especially those who did the hard yards this year through the worst of the pandemic: our Immediate Past President Andrew Newbold, our very hard working Treasurer Shannan Cooper and our diligent and resourceful secretary Matt Buxton, and our committed and energetic Uniform Shop VP Chantal Buttini. Thank you also for the wise counsel of our Vice President Louise Hope, the thoroughness of our Tuckshop VP Mary Shyu, and the cheerfulness of our Communications VP Rae Lehn. To our all former employees including Phil and Linda, thank you for the work you have done. Thank you to Col who made sure our children could cross the road to get to school safely. To our continuing and new employees Anna, and chief tuck shop ninjas Mel and Monica thanks for the work you have done and the work you will do and the enthusiasm you bring to the year ahead. Thank you to the parents who have supported the P&C and the school in countless ways. Thanks also to Tom Shipsides and the swimming club subcommittee of the P&C, for the work have done and continue to do to create a positive and rich environment for children and parents to come together and enjoy swimming. Thank you to the principal for continuing to support and facilitate that opportunity. We also welcome the Element Swimming, Ben and Emily, and look forward to working with you in the years ahead. Thank you also to our local councillor and Deputy Mayor Krista Adams and our local member of Parliament Joe Kelly MP we appreciate your efforts to assist our school and we are keen to continue to work with you to make things better, including finishing the redevelopment of S Block announced by Minister for Education Grace Grace MP and opening the new uniform shop next year. Thank you also to Jason and the PCYC team who care for so many children before and after school. Thank you for the care and effort you put in to creating a safe and happy place for our children to be. It is a

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Congratulations to the year six students who have reached the end of one journey here at Holland Park State School, and begin the adventure of high school ahead. Well done on your achievements, your hard work and your friendships. Congratulations to Mr Gribbin, the leadership team and the teachers and staff at the school that have taught you, inspired you and helped you along the way. Congratulations to your parents who have cared for you before you arrived at this school, who have supported you while you have been here and who will continue to love you long after you leave this place. Yet this place will always be part of you, not the bricks and mortar, but the ideas you have learned, the experiences you have shared, the friendships you have made, and the memories you treasure of those who have been a force for good along the way. This has been a challenging year, but one you can be proud to have come through, stronger and better than you were before. Thank you from the preps to their big year six buddies for helping them in their first year at school. We, the parents and citizens of the Holland Park State School P&C Association wish you every success in your future endeavours. Remember alway: strive to excel! To everyone who will be back next year, we will continue to strive to support, encourage and help you. Be proud of what you have achieved this year. Thank those who have taken the time to make this place better. Your teachers. Your friends. Your parents. Keep safe over the break, enjoy time with those you love, enjoy giving and receiving gifts and love, and come back ready for the exciting opportunities the year ahead will bring. This year has taught us all – given us time to reflect on those we love and what we hold dear. Keep cool. Count down the days until Christmas, and then the days until you get to come back to new classes, new lessons, new experiences. To the principal Mr Gribbin, the leadership team, each and every teacher and staff member of the school community – we thank you for the work that you have done in your role, working together to overcome extraordinary challenges this year, and yet continuing to create a rich and caring environment for our children. We entrust you with the those most precious to us and

P&C News



joy to see you all greet each student by name as they arrive and the smiling faces when we leave or come to take our children home. We appreciate your efforts to increase the number of students and families you can assist and we will continue to work with you and Mr Gribbin to realise that objective. Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. We at the P&C will be continuing our work to support Principal Gribbin and looking for opportunities to make a positive contribution to the school next year. We want you to help set the conditions in which students can thrive, flourish and be your best. We will be seeking to draw on the collective skills and expertise, creativity, enthusiasm and energy of our the parents and citizens of our community to enrich your environment and opportunities. Enjoy time with your loved one over this festive season. Keep safe. We will look forward to working with you to make the year ahead better than the year now behind us. Regards P & C President

Uniform Shop Online Orders Orders placed via www.flexischools.com.au Last classroom delivery day for 2020 is Monday 7th December (orders close 3pm Sunday 6th December) SPECIAL School Holiday “Click & Collect” 2021: Saturday 23rd January 2021 (collect between 8.30am-11.30am) First classroom delivery for 2021 will be: Thursday 28th January (orders close 3pm Wednesday 27th January) Working bee Just another reminder that the P&C have rescheduled the October working bee that was cancelled due to bad weather. It is now being scheduled across 2 days on consecutive weekends being Saturday 16th and Saturday 23rd January 2021, starting at 8am on both days. We would appreciate as many volunteers as possible on the day to help with maintenance such as sanding, painting, and cleaning. The P&C will provide equipment on the day but if possible, we ask that you bring along your own work gloves. Your help with these works would be much appreciated. If you can help on one or both days, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] We are looking forward to seeing as many helpers as possible and working together to make a valuable contribution to our school. Tuckshop Last tuckshop lunch order service will be Tuesday 8th December 2020. We would like to thank everyone for supporting the tuckshop and especially for your positive response to the new menu items that we have introduced. We look forward to introducing some more exciting options in the new year. And another thank you, to those year 6 students that assisted in the tuckshop in the last few weeks. It was much appreciated. Farewell Only a few more days in his job, and we farewell our School Crossing Supervisor,

Uniform Shop Second Hand Uniform Drive, December 7th, 8th and 9th The P&C together with the school will have donation bins located in each classroom for the last week of school. We kindly request families to send their HPSS school uniform donations with their kids on December 7th, 8th and 9th. Each classroom will collect all the wonderful donations and deliver to the Uniform Shop on the last day of school. All donations will be washed, repaired, or upcycled ready for the new school year! Thank you for your donation Appointments The HPSS Uniform Shop access is by APPOINTMENT ONLY under our Covid-safe Plan. Appointments available Jan 18, 20, 21, 23, 25: https://www.trybooking.com/BKJFC

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COMMUNITY NEWS We are thrilled to be se-lected by Holland Park State School to conduct swimming lessons & squads for both children & adults commencing in the new year. If you are interested in enrolling

your children, we are holding free 15min swim as-sessments during the school holidays Monday 18th January right through Term 1 2021. You can book your place via our website here:

https://www.elementswimming.com.au/assessments

We have also put together a Holland Park specific information page including info on fees, class sizes and much more on our website here:

https://www.elementswimming.com.au/holland-park-ss

Also, we are open to discuss any questions or con-cerns via our details below.

Phone: 1800 979 939

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P&C News



‘Col’ Colin Price. After almost 9 years, getting students and parents safely across Abbotsleigh Street, Col is retiring. If you get a chance say goodbye! This morning, the P&C, on behalf of the school community, wished him all the very best and expressed our appreciation. Merry Christmas From the P&C Executive, we wish fellow parents and their families a safe and healthy holiday season. To all the staff, we thank you for your commitment and support throughout the ‘different’ year we’ve had. We appreciate your guidance and your dedication. May you also have a healthy and joyful holiday season. To the departing students and families, we wish you all the very best for a positive and bright future ahead. Regards, P&C Executive

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Holland Park State School

2021 Mt Gravatt District 10 – 12 Years Swimming Trials

50m Swim Times Nomination Form

Dear parents/carers,

Students who are born in 2011, 2010, 2009 are eligible to submit official 50 metre swim

times to be considered during selection of the Holland Park State School Swim team

members for the 2021 Mt Gravatt District Swimming trials held in February. Students that

are nominating should be of a very high ability in each of the swimming strokes. Please

complete the below nomination with official swim times from any official swimming meet in

2020. All official times will require signed confirmation from your swim coach or club

official.

Should you have any questions in relation to this nomination please contact

[email protected]

Please note times must be from an official Queensland Swimming or Swim Club

competitions.

Name: Date of Birth:

C E R T I F I C A T I O N

I, ____________________________ (name) certify that the above mentioned

student has recorded the times stated below.

Signed: Club Position:

Date:

Stroke Event/Carnival Date Times

Freestyle

Backstroke

Breaststroke

Butterfly

This form must be returned to Mr Walker no later than

Wednesday 9th December 2020.

*This nomination will be used to select the best times across all students born in 2011,

2010 and 2009
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