Deception Bay North State School

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33 – 49 Old Bay Road Deception Bay Q 4508

PO Box 348 Deception Bay Q 4508

Phone Numbers

School Phone: 3897 2333 Fax: 3897 2300 Student Absence Phone: 3897 2360 Book & Uniform Phone: 3204 1639 ECDP Phone: 3897 2337 Tuckshop Phone: 3897 2347 Outside School Hours Care Phone: 3293 0166 C&K Kindy Phone: 3293 4662

Web www.decebaynss.eq.edu.au

Email admin@decebaynss.eq.edu.au

Deception Bay North State School Parents & Citizens Association meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 9.15a.m.

All parents are invited to attend.

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS 8.30am – 3.30pm 14th September, 2017.

5/6A celebrated an amazing day at Sea World on Tuesday. We sailed on the Sea World Rescue Vessel and learned about rescuing sea life, there was lots of laughter and squealing with patting the manta rays, and we enjoyed a range of shows including dolphins, sharks and the baby polar bear, Mishka. 5/6A would like to thank Mrs K for her support in winning the art competition, Sea World for making our day memorable, and DBNSS for supporting us to fundraise the return transport. We would also like to thank Mrs Hawkins, Mr Buckney, Mrs Crews and Mrs Brooks for joining us on our adventure. It was a wonderful learning opportunity and great day out!

5/6A SEAWORLD TRIP

Dear Parents and Carers

QAS4Schools Visit

Last week we were privileged to host a visit from triple Paralympic gold medallist Rick Pendleton.

Rick, who has competed in four Paralympic Games, representing Australia in the 100m

Breaststroke, was visiting the school as part of the Commonwealth Games initiative to promote

the Commonwealth Games and the benefits of physical activity. He spoke about his journey and

how he has benefited from healthy eating and lifestyle habits, from an early age.

Year 6 Transition to Secondary School - To help our students prepare for their journey into

Year 7 next year, they have been participating in a number of transition activities. Last week, a

group called Starfish, from Yourtown, who took the Year 6 students through a number of activities

to assist them coping emotionally. The presenter commented that our students presented

exceptionally well, with excellent behaviour and manners.

This week, on Wednesday, the Year 6 students have the opportunity to attend Deception Bay SHS

for an immersion day. There they will get to know the high school and learn the opportunities they

will have in Year 7 next year. We feel very excited to be working closely with our colleagues at

Deception Bay SHS for the benefit of our students.

Indigenous Parent Support Meeting - Tuesday 10 October - Next term, in week 2, we are

hosting an Indigenous Parent Support Meeting after school, from about 3.15-4.30. This is a great

opportunity to meet other families and discuss with the school your ideas about the cultural and

educational support that would benefit your children. Students are welcome to attend as well. We

will have a sausage sizzle and light refreshments.

Happy and safe holidays - I would like to thank the staff, students and parent community of

Deception Bay North SS for their welcoming support this term. I have very quickly come to learn

Deception Bay North SS is supported by a strong community of parents and teachers who work

hard for each other and most importantly work hard for the children of Deception Bay.

I am looking forward to continuing our work together in Term 4. Have a safe and happy holiday

and we will see you when school resumes on Tuesday, 3 October.

Kind Regards, Michael Hoey

Principal

Our School Rules

I am respectful

I am responsible

I am resilient

I am a learner

Term 3 has been an eventful term with lots of exciting learning taking place in every classroom, excursions to supplement the curriculum and lots of community involvement.

The term culminated with teachers going offline to plan learning experiences for all students in Term 4.

Regards,

Lorraine Poonan

Deputy Principal

Dates to Remember Mondays Junior & Senior Parades 9.00am

Conducted on alternate weeks

Monday and Thursday Breakfast Club

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Tuckshop Open – check the specials

Friday, 15th September LAST DAY OF TERM 3

Monday, 2nd October PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Tuesday, 3rd October FIRST DAY OF TERM 4

Friday, 6th October Interschool Sport begins

Monday, 16th October Pupil Free Day

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017

Thankyou parents and students for the wonderful

support in bringing in your Woolworths Earn and

Learn stickers. We look forward to receiving our

new equipment for the students to enjoy.

Parents are required to advise the school of student absences either by text message, telephone 3897 2360, email at StudentAbsence@decebaynss.eq.edu.au or in

person at the office

The bitumen area near the Admin Block is for staff parking, delivery and

emergency vehicles only. The parking area on the street and in the parking bays

along Old Bay Road are available for public parking. The co-operation of all is

requested with these arrangements, in an endeavour to make the grounds safer

for our children. For safety reasons parents should not park on school property

and pedestrian access through the car park or driveway is strictly prohibited.

Our Year 3 and 4 students had an opportunity to attend the Redcliffe Tennis Gala Day last week. Our students competed

against other schools in the district. The aim of the day was to develop sports skills, teamwork, co-operation, sportsmanship

and respect. The students had a lot of fun and got some great shots in!

During August and September the

Year 4’s participated in a Bike

Education Program run by the PCYC at Redcliffe. The students were

taught how to ride safely and correctly using the PCYC track. They

were also taught about how to maintain their bikes and learnt the

road rules using a simulated road centre. The students all had a great

day and the skills gained will be of great benefit to them as they ride

around their homes and to school.

Our year 6 students had the privilege to be part of a workshop organised by

Starship. The workshop was designed to help students to be able to identify their

emotional needs and recognise how to seek support in a new school

environment. It was fun, interactive and taught students skills for stressful moments such as exams,

assignments and life's ups and downs.

Each student was able to participate in:

Drumming Making a sensory bags

How to access support such as Kids HelpLine

A letter to self to remind students of what they have learnt

Drumbeat - Some of our Year 3 students were invited to participate in a Drumbeat program facilitated by Deception Bay Communities for Children. Drumbeat promotes

social understanding and peer connections through a team drumming experience. It is

fun, safe and creative and allowed students raise their self-esteem, work cooperatively with others and experience the therapeutic and recreational benefits of music. Asha Kumar, Guidance Officer

What a great turn out to our recent Community Breakfast. Our staff and

volunteers served up some delicious bacon, eggs and juice for breakfast. Thank you to everyone who helps to make these mornings possible. You are all

fantastic!

Congratulations to

our Book Week

Winners Children’s Book Week was celebrated

in the Library and the theme was

“Escape to Everywhere”.

Students were very creative in “Packing their Suitcase” to escape for a holiday.

Items ranged from clothing to toys, ipads, books and sunscreen depending on where

they were going. Most of the younger students packed for a holiday at the beach.

Students in 3B have been developing some practical life

skills by gardening in the school. We have researched

what plants grow at what times of the year, which

plants grow well together and then bought the seeds.

Students read the packets of seeds and then sowed

them according to the instructions on the packets. We

even used our maths skills by making trellises out of

wire and star pickets.

Students have learnt terms like digging over, sowing, mulching, weeding, and lots more.

We all have understood safe practices and all have earnt our tool licence!

This week we saw a great harvest and made signs for the sale of our produce. We sorted

and washed our vegetables ready for people to buy. We made $17 from the sale of our

Bok Choy, spinach, radishes, tomatoes and parsley. We hope to put this money towards

buying new equipment and seeds for the garden.

In Year five this term, we have been learning

about the scientific principles of light. We have learned about objects which are opaque,

transparent, and translucent, and how light reflects and refracts. Last week we used our new

knowledge to construct a maze in a shoebox and mirrors to reflect light from one side, around two

walls, and other the other side. There was a lot of excitement when we made it work, with some

of us adding in extra mirrors to challenge

ourselves. Ask us about our maze, and see if we

can remember how rainbows are made.

The Winner of the 5c Fundraiser was P/1A. Well done to our young students! They have

enjoyed a pizza party this week for their fantastic efforts. Thank you to everyone who

participated. The total amount of money raised was $735.55. Great Effort!

Issue 6 of Book Club will be back after the holidays.

The Father’s Day stall was very successful this year. Thanks to all that supported the stall

and we hope all the Dads, Grandads, Uncles, Brothers or Carers had a wonderful Father’s

Day.

Book Pack orders forms will be sent out early in Term 4.

We are having a Book Fair in November. Watch this space for more details.

Senior Shirts – FINAL PAYMENT is due on the 25th October. Total cost for these shirts

is $42.00.

Halloween Disco is Friday, 27th October. Get your costumes ready!

TUCKSHOP NEWS: We would like to thank the following people for giving up their time to

work in tuckshop. Thank you to Sue, Mel, Jill, Michelle, Bianca, Renee

and Meho. Without you we wouldn’t be able to run the tuckshop. We

appreciate all your great work!

A new summer menu will be coming out after the holidays.

BOOK & UNIFORM Uniforms are in stock. Don’t forget we have school jackets and sports shirts in stock.

Polos $28 Sport skirt $30

Jackets $30 Sport Shirt $15

Shorts $30

Hello every one! Well we have had seven weeks of auditions for our 2017 Bay Idol competition. We have seen students

from years three to six take the stage and have the courage to share with us their various talents. We have seen

singing, dancing, drumming and belly dancing. I would like to thank my panel of judges that have helped me over the

past seven weeks to help us determine our top 3 contestants. I am proud to announce our top 3

performances are; Ava Thirkettle, Phoenix Murray, Aimie-Leigh Brooks, Brianna Grealy and Awe Te Haate.

Congratulations to our finalists, who will be performing for the top spot on Friday 15th September in the hall at 12pm.

I look forward to the polished performances of all our

contestants at the end of the week!! Good luck everyone!!

Ideas to develop your child’s communication

skills over the holidays

From our Speech-Language Pathologist

Simon Says – Give your child directions that they need to listen to and follow (e.g. “Simon Says pat your

tummy” or “Simon Says touch your nose”). Your child should only follow the direction given when you

say Simon Says at the start of the direction. You can make this activity more difficult by giving two and

three step directions. This activity helps your child develop their ability to listen and follow directions.

I spy with my little eye… – Take turns with your child describing objects that you can see and guessing

the objects using the given clues. For example, “I spy with my little eye something that is tiny”. Clues

need to be given until the object is guessed. This activity helps to develop your child’s listening skills as

well as their vocabulary.

Categories – Ask your child to think of as many things as they can in different categories (e.g. things

that are red, creatures that live in the sea, things that are cold, things that can fly). Help your child out if

they find it difficult to think of things that belong in a category. This activity can help to develop your

child’s vocabulary.

Sharing books – When reading books with your child, there are many things that you can do to help

develop their listening and comprehension skills and their vocabulary;

- Look at the front cover of the book and talk about what the book might be about

- Talk about the pictures in the book

- Ask your child questions during the book (e.g. What is he doing? Why is he happy?)

- Ask your child to predict what will happen in the book (e.g. What do you think will happen next?)

- Ask them to do a story retell at the end of the book to check for understanding (e.g. Can you tell me the

story now?)

Books with repetition and rhyme are great for younger children because your child knows what comes

next and can join in.

Georgia Bolin – Speech Pathologist