Issue 14—Term 3, 27 August 2019

“Developing lifelong learning skills in a supportive environment, enabling all to reach their future potential”

Marian State School

NEWSLETTER

August 29 Marian Public Speaking

Comp—2:10 Hall 30 Father’s Day Stall

September 3 PV Speaking Comp—MSHS 7 P&C Spring Fair—3pm-8pm

10 Life Ed starts for All Yr levels 11 Big Sing 12 R U OK Day 13 Yrs 3 & 4 The Twits MECC

Excursion 16

Whole School Parade

Yr 2 A+ Day—Bowling 20 Last Day of Term 3 28 2020 Yr 7 Mirani SHS—Parent

Info session @ Mirani SHS

5:30

October 7 Public Holiday—Queens Birth-

day 8 First Day of Term 4

11 Whole School Parade 17 Book Fair—viewing 18

Grandparents Morning

Book Fair—purchasing 21 Student Free Day

Date Claimers

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Hello Parents/Carers

Optiminds Competition Congratulations to our Optiminds teams who competed in the Mackay Optiminds competition on Sunday. During the last 6 weeks, the students have spent most lunch breaks and two after-school practices/week preparing and rehearsing. The team were awarded Honours in the Division 1 Social Science Category. The team, made up of Brooke, Abby, Leni, Owen, Taz and Ben, performed extremely well in both Spontaneous and Long Term Challenges. Many thanks to Mrs De Boni, Mrs Surman and Miss Brett who have given a great deal of their time ensuring the students were prepared and got the most out of the experience. Thanks also goes to supportive parents who ensured students were prepared and supported the whole way. Another thank you to Mrs Tudehope who volunteered to be a judge in the science and engineering category. Year 6 Sydney Canberra Trip Last week I had the wonderful experience of joining our year 6 students on their annual Sydney Canberra Excursion. Our year 6 students enjoyed the sights of Sydney, a load of fun in the snow at Perisher as well as the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. I would like to congratulate the students on being wonderful ambassadors for our school at all times. A massive thanks also goes to Mrs Clarke, Ms Carling and Mrs Wales and all of the parents who made the trip possible and assisted in ensuring our students gained the best possible experiences.

Uniform Shop hours

Mon&Thurs-8:30-9am

@ P&C HQ

ABSENTEES

Phone: 0749594460

SMS (text): 0429 924 483

Email:

absences@marianss.eq.edu.au

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From our Deputies

2020 iPad Parent Information Sessions

Thank you to all parents who attended the BYO iPad parent information sessions last week. We sincerely thank you for your time and engagement.

Please see our school website for information regarding our BYO iPad program, including the Power Point Presentation.

https://marianss.eq.edu.au/Curriculum/Teachingandlearning/Pages/iLearn@MarianSS.aspx

Father's Day Stall

All classes will have an opportunity to visit the Father's Day stall on Friday 30 August. If you would like your child to make a purchase, please ensure they bring money to school on this day and store it in a safe place. Thank you to our P&C for their time and organisation.

Qld Ready Reading Training

Last week Marian SS hosted a Qld Ready Reading training for the Pioneer Valley community. Participants worked through 2 modules covering 'Learning to Read' and 'Supporting Readers', to gain knowledge and practical skills to promote children's reading growth and development. It was a fantastic morning and we look forward to the next opportunity to host this training. Thank you to our Marian parents who attended.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $120 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion. Car parking

issues

A number of issues are beginning to occur due to incorrect and unauthorised use of our staff car park at the Stayts Road end of the school. This car park is for staff and not used as a pick-up and drop off point. The marked disability car parks are for parents of students with disabilities only.

Student Attendance Each semester our school receives a data profile from Education Queensland which gives an insight into our

school’s performance. As a community we should feel very proud of our attendance data over the past few years. Currently we have 42.4% of students who have an attendance rate 95% or better which is slightly down on previous years and information that we will constantly monitor. At the other end of spectrum, we have only 9.1% of students who attend less than 85% of the time. It is widely reported in current research that a student attendance rate less than 95% will have a detrimental impact on their educational outcomes. While term 3 has been a difficult one for flu and sickness, clearly a majority of our Marian families are valuing their child’s education and ensuring they get value for money by sending their child to school every day, except when they are unwell.

Marian SS Students make us proud at Stud Cattle

Events! Amelia and Juliet and their brother Cecil, proudly represented at the Pioneer Valley Show in June and the Sarina Show this August after much hard work and preparation. Placing in both shows, speaking on the mic in front of a large crowd, being stood on by a bull—it was an eventful show time. Fantastic job and they have very proud parents for simply giving it all a go!

Len Fehlhaber

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P/1: Jhy, Noah, Lily S, Maggie, Zavier, Adeline,

Charlee, Levi, Lily H, Amahlia, Kelsey, Mila

PB: Hunter, Kieran, Connor, Dylan, Jaxon,

Paige, Sienna, Jacob

PC: Jaxon, Marli, Quinn, Kayde, Case, Xavier,

Mackenzie, Liam

PD: Max, Harry, Peyton, Jackson

1A: Dominic, Ellexis, Hayden, Aiden, Ryan, Tate, Tamzyn

1B: Allana, Josh, Austin, Paityn, Isayah, Sammy

1C: Asha, Ellie-Harper, Indie, Xanthia, Willow, Brax

2A: Taylor, Angus, Cassidy, Isla, Willow, Mackenzie, Hudson,

Catelyn

2B: Kayde, Hope, Tamika, Payton, Billy, Aliza, Bella, Mannix

2C: Chad, Zoe, Ryder, Brock, Keeley, Sophia, Isabella, Lahni,

Archie

2D: Vaiden, Nixon, Armani, Carli, Vaiden, Dastan, Knox, Isabelle,

Lucy & All 2D

3A: Nash, Kurtis, Riley, Ethan, Josh, Seth

3B: Kobi, Sienna, Harry, Matthew

3C: Ella, Emily, Alice, Jordy, Ileah, Arlette, Kamryn

4A: Dakota, Ebony, Isabel, Alan, Paityn, Brodie

4B: Mitch, Angela, Ruby, Caleb

4C: Dusty, Quentin, Shannae, Charlotte, Amelia, Mackensie

4/5: Caden, Eloise, Bella, Sabra, Grace, Rylan

5A: Seth, Jessica, Mia, Cooper, Ryan, Maddison

5B: Jayda, Izabella, Kadance, Jesse, Izabella, Daintton

5C: Alissa, Amelie, Ben, Harry, Bailey, Jhett

6A: Jaxon, Isabella, Codi, Elijah

6B: Emmerson, Carter, Lincoln, Noah

6C: Matthew, Sienna, Dean, Connor

Student

Awards

Administering Medication at School

If your child requires staff to administer medication to your child at school, please contact the school office in the first instance to discuss your child’s requirements.

Please note, school staff will only administer medication that:

has been prescribed by a qualified health practitioner (e.g. doctor, dentist)

is in its original container

has an attached pharmacy label.

Office staff will ask you to complete and sign Section 1 of the Administration of medication at school record sheet.

N.B. If your child requires more than one medication, you will need to complete a form for each medication.

Asthma

If your child has asthma and requires assistance to administer their medication, it is important for you to provide the school with your child’s emergency medication and their Asthma Action Plan, completed by your doctor. An Asthma Action Plan provides specific instructions for the school to administer your child’s medication.

We recognise that some students are capable of managing their asthma without adult assistance. If you are confident that your child can confidently, competently and safely self-administer their asthma medication, let the school administration know. The school will record your decision and will not require your child’s Asthma Action Plan. Please note that if your child requires assistance in an asthma emergency, staff will provide

Asthma First Aid.

Providing medication to the school

Before you provide the school with your child’s medication, check the expiry date to ensure it is in-date and there is enough for the agreed time period. It is also a good idea to take a note of the expiry date so that you can replace the medication before it expires.

Please note, school staff will not administer medication that you can buy over-the-counter at chemists and supermarkets (e.g. paracetamol, eye drops, cough syrup) unless it has been prescribed by your child’s qualified health practitioner. For example, the school would administer paracetamol to a student only if it has been prescribed by their dentist to be taken for a short time after dental treatment.

School staff are bound by these regulations and we hope that all parents will acknowledge and cooperate with these rules.

Life Education

Life Education lessons will commence in week 9 for all children Prep – Year 6. Our C&K Kindy friends will also join in the program. Please return the permission form and make payment as soon as possible to the school collection box.

We thank you for your support with this valuable curriculum related program.

Renita Moore & Casey Harej

Deputies

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The theme of the Mackay Holiday Kidz 2019-SU Fun Day Camp is Resilience: Finding your anchor in the storm.

Date: Wednesday, 25th and Thursday, 26

th September

from 9am to 3pm at the Apostolic Church on Sam’s Road, Mackay. The cost of the camp is $20 per day. Please see the attached brochure below for further details.

During 2018 the Student Council ran a competition to raise funds for chaplaincy. In honour of the winning grade, a plaque will be mounted near the mandarin trees. Last week, these trees were planted by the Gardening Club. Thanks for the funds raised and thanks to Mr. O’Riely for his help in digging the holes.

The Gardening Club are growing tomatoes, capsicum, oregano, celery, strawberries, corn and eggplant. Students are waiting for the harvest when they will make their own pizzas.

Thought for the week: Last Friday, Prep teacher Mrs Seierup wore a t-shirt saying BE KIND on it. That sums up the thought for the week.

Chappy Liz

Chappy News

Last week Qld Cricket visited the school and had

some games with our students. Thank you to Beau

from Qld Cricket and CUA (Qld Cricket mascot).

Yr 2 Materials Recovery Facility excursion

On Thursday, 22 August and Friday, 23 August the Year 2 students visited the Mackay Recycle Centre. From the moment we arrived, we were amazed at how the materi-als in our recycle bins are sorted and re-used. We saw the recycle materials go onto a conveyor belt and learned that a computer is used to sort the different kinds of plastic. A huge puff of compressed air is then used to send the plastics into the correct sorting bin. We also learned that we can attach a magnet to steel, but not aluminium and saw the giant magnet pick up steel items to sort them from the aluminium. While we were at there, we also learned that there are many ways to conserve our water use at home. We finished our day with a picnic in the park before

walking back to school

Lost Property We have a lot of lost clothing in the lost property

basket with NO NAMES. If not collected by this

Friday they will be donated to charity eg see

below:

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P&C News Hi Marian Sate School Community!

I hope all of our grade 6 kids had a fantastic educational trip to Sydney, Canberra and the snow last week! I

know this is a highlight for all that have attended and a much anticipated trip for those heading into grade 6

next year.

Colour fun run was a fantastic success with everyone coming together under the organisation and guidance of

Louise Basham, well done! I cannot include every name of every person involved but I would like to pass on a

BIG thank you from our kids for the best colour fun run by far!

We have our very own father of the year! What a fantastic recognition of the daily commitment and work put

in for our kids by Mr O’Reily! Kevin you are a shinning light and role model for your children, grand children

and all of the children attending or have attended Marian State School! I hope you can continue this for years

to come.

Uniform Shop

Kylie Thompson thank you very much for your

invaluable assistance with our uniform shop this

year! Melissa Reid will continue coordinating your

uniform shop Monday and Thursdays 8:30-9am.

Outside of these hours orders can now be placed via

the office in person or by phoning 07 4959 4444.

Fathers Day Stall

This Friday 30th August our P&C Volunteers will be

holding a fathers day stall in front of the library

between 9am and 3:30pm. Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who have arranged, packaged, priced

and will assist with selling on Friday! Without your time volunteered the fathers day stall would not happen.

2019 Spring Fair

With just under two weeks until opening day, the Spring fair Committee have a jam packed event ready to go!

We have 30 Market Stalls, 15 Food Stalls,

Face Painting, Balloon Twister, Pony Rides,

Heaps of Show Rides and a Spectacular

fireworks finale! Hope to see you there!

We would love to see more of our school

community involved in Marian State School

P&C ! Our next P&C Meeting is Tuesday 3rd

September 2019 at 6:30PM. New members

are most welcome!

Facebook- Marian State School P&C Email-

pandc@marianss.eq.edu.au

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Next P&C Meeting

Tuesday 3rd

September

6:30pm in

SCHOOL LIBRARY

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Year 7 2020 Parent Information Session on Wednes-day August 28th

Tour of School with School Leaders at 5.30pm (Meet under Y Block - new high block building)

Information session with Administration at 6.00pm (In Y block upstairs)

Year 7 2020 Student Orientation Day on Wednesday December 4th

An enrolment interview is essential for your child’s transition from primary to secondary, and allows the school administration and parents/carers to discuss any special requirements, interests and circumstanc-es of the student.

The following times have specifically been set aside for interviews between yourself with your child and a member of the school staff (should these times be unsuitable please contact the school and we will en-deavour to meet your requirements).

Monday 21 October (student free day) 9am to 6pm

Please phone the Mirani State High School office on 49667111 to make an appointment before Thursday the 17th October.