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VOLUME 141 ISSUE 17 20 November 2020 PH: (07) 49692 333 www.glenellass.eq.edu.au

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PRINCIPALS CORNER

Instrumental Music Last week we received exciting news! Glenella State School will be offering an instrumental music program in 2021. I met with our Instrumental Music teacher, Ms Nicole Pasquale last Friday to discuss the implementation of the program. Schools that are new to the program begin by running assessment screening with current year 3 students. If the positions are not filled, year 4 students will be offered a place in the program. The students are assessed on their ability to play an instrument and then may be offered a position. There is a lot of planning to be done before the program starts, including the purchase of instruments. Our program is a ‘small ensemble’ or band and will include instruments such as clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, flute and drums. Typically the program would be levied with students in their first year hiring an instrument from the school and then purchasing an instrument in their second year. The instrumental music program continues until year 12. We would love to hear from anyone who may have an instrument (listed above) they would be willing to donate to the program. Golden Tickets Golden tickets will be given out again this year. Children can gain a golden ticket via a Principal Award and/or by keeping their attendance rate 95% or higher. 10 lucky winners will be drawn at the end of the year and they will win double passes to the movies.

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School Leaders for 2021 Over the remainder of Term 4 this year we will be working with our current year 4 and 5 students to elect our 2021 Student Leaders. Our 2021 Student Leadership positions will be:

School Captains (4)

House/Sport Captains (3 per house)

The school also provides additional leadership opportunities such as Student Council and Peer Mediators. Upcoming events: Dodgeball competition – running until the end of term Year 6 Boys’ 30th Nov – Good Man Project – finale – visit to Slick 7 Raceway and Lads’ Lunch Year 6 Graduation – 8th December @ Goosies Christmas Concert – 3rd December (likely to be video/streamed) Awards’ Parades – 1st December (Year 1 and 2 in the morning) (Year 3 – 5 in the afternoon) and Year 6 at their Graduation dinner Rewards’ Day – Wednesday 9th December – water slides and jumping castles – a HUGE thank you to our P&C for funding the event so that there will be no cost to families!!! Last day of the year – Wednesday 9th December – Year 6 farewell and cake cutting. School Priorities By the end of the year the school will have a new Student Code of Conduct. This replaces the existing Responsible Behaviour Plan. The document is in the process of being reviewed by students, staff and community. It will be shared with the P&C for their input and feedback. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information. Have a top week. Sam

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2020 theme: Always Was, Always Will Be. A note from the National NAIDOC Secretariat:

We are spiritually and culturally connected to this country.

This country was crisscrossed by generations of brilliant Nations.

Always Was, Always Will Be, recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists.

Australia has the world’s oldest oral stories. The First Peoples engraved the world’s first maps, made the earliest paintings of ceremony and invented unique technologies. We built and engineered structures - structures on Earth - predating well-known sites such as the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge.

Our adaptation and intimate knowledge of Country enabled us to endure climate change, catastrophic droughts and rising sea levels.

Always Was, Always Will Be, acknowledges that hundreds of Nations and our cultures covered this continent. All were managing the land - the biggest estate on earth - to sustainably provide for their future.

Through ingenious land management systems like fire stick farming we transformed the harshest habitable continent into a land of bounty.

NAIDOC Week 2020 acknowledges and celebrates that our nation’s story didn’t begin with documented European contact whether in 1770 or 1606 - with the arrival of the Dutch on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula.

The very first footprints on this continent were those belonging to First Nations peoples.

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Our coastal Nations watched and interacted with at least 36 contacts made by Europeans prior to 1770. Many of them resulting in the charting of the northern, western and southern coastlines – of our lands and our waters.

For us, this nation’s story began at the dawn of time.

NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country – a history which dates back thousands of generations.

It’s about seeing, hearing and learning the First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this country - which is Australian history. We want all Australians to celebrate that we have the oldest continuing cultures on the planet and to recognise that our sovereignty was never ceded.

Always Was, Always Will Be.

SPELLING BEE RESULTS Congratulations to our Class Champions and all

students who took part. Congratulations also to

Cedar House who took out the competition.

Prep B – Ayla 20 (plus 19), Anas 20 (plus7)

Prep N – Parker 18, Olivia 17

1LT – Arlya 48, & Lincoln 48, Josh C 41

1/2R – Year 1 - Lucy 53, Ashton 41,

Year 2 - Ava 59

2K – Georgie D 95, Bennett 76, Jaxon 66

3C – Henry 90, Amelia 82, Anaya 79

4S – Tristan 98, Bono 96, Charlotte B 91

4/5B – Year 4 – Charlotte R, Taylah 78,

Year 5 – Aarnov 95, Mitch G 90

5T – Darcy 92, Charlo 91, Connor L 91 Class Champions and Cedar House Captains

6K – Sybylla 100, Hannah 98

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Congratulations to our

Students of the Week.

Week Ending 6/11/20

Prep B: Hugh & Miquea

Prep N: Mikayla & Kodie

Year 1: Arlya & Maisy

Year 1/2: Ashton & Levi

Year 2: Harvey & Lachlan

Year 3: Scarlett & Amelia

Year 4: Ivy & Charlie

Year 4/5: Mitchell & Zachery

Year 5: Charlo & Monique

Year 6: Charlie & Annabell

Week Ending 13/11/20

Prep B: Heidi & Eli

Prep N: Parker & Charlie

Year 1: Stratton & Sophia

Year 1/2: Amaya & Harper

Year 2: Ryan & Jaxton

Year 3: Harley & TJ

Year 4: Tristan & Cooper

Year 4/5: Chloe & Taylah

Year 5: Darcy & Anique

Year 6: Emily & Connor

Keep up the good work!

2021 BOOK PACKS Take the hassle out of back to school! We have negotiated with North Mackay Newsagency to supply our Book Packs for 2021. Booklists have been handed out and we encourage all parents to take advantage of this fantastic service. Orders can be placed online or directly with the newsagency. Home delivery is also available for a small fee. It is a great idea to have book packs organised before the holidays and avoid that back to school rush! Ordering book packs also ensures costs are kept to a minimum, consistent equipment for all students and as a bonus, our school receives a $ percentage from every order placed. Lay-by is also available at the store. Please support this locally owned and operated Mackay business! Students in Prep-2 will be invoiced for a Student Journal and a subsidised Reading Eggs subscription at the beginning of 2021. Students in years 3-6 will be invoiced for a Student Planner and a Spelling Mastery Workbook at the beginning of 2021 (on completion of testing).

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STUDENT COUNCIL

NEWS

Icy Poles 50c Icy poles will be available every Wednesday and Friday at first break until the end of term. Cost is 50c. Student Council Pizza Day Our next pizza day will be held on Friday 27th November. Order forms have been sent home. All orders must be received at least one day prior to Pizza Day.

YEAR 6 GRADUATION DINNER The Graduation Dinner will be held on Tuesday 8th December at 6:30pm at North Mackay Bowls Club (Goosies). Payment for dinner is now due. P&C will cover meal costs of graduating students. Dress code for the night will be smart casual. Boys to be dressed in long pants and collared dress shirts. Girls, please dress in sensible attire with no skimpy or revealing clothing.

SCHOOL LUNCHES Please note some children appear to be hungrier than usual. Please pop in a few extra goodies or sandwiches to satisfy those hungry tummies.

HONEY Our bees have been busy over the last few months and we have a limited amount of honey available from the school office. Your donation of $5.00 per bottle goes towards maintaining our hive. UNIFORMS We have all sizes of all uniforms now available from the school office. Payment by cash, EFTPOS or direct deposit is available. SCHOOL BANKING Commonwealth School Banking is up and running again. Applications are available in the office. Our School Banking day is MONDAY. Please have your child hand their Passbook and deposit $ to the office each Monday morning. Passbooks will be returned to students each Wednesday.

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HOY XMAS DONATIONS Our last Hoy for 2020 will be held on Thursday, 3rd December. We are asking all families to help make this day as successful and profitable as it has been in past years. We need around 100 cent sale items as prizes. Christmas items (to the value of $2.00) or a monetary donation (in order to buy prizes) would be most appreciated. Some suggestions include Christmas cards, wrapping paper, serviettes, decorations, chocolates, peanuts, lollies, softdrink, small glass dishes, toiletries of any kind, tea towels, placemats, washers, Christmas mugs & glasses, decorative candles, bon bons, biscuits, wine etc. Please start sending up those Christmas goodies as soon as possible. Thank you.

XMAS HOY BAKING On that last day of Hoy we also give our supporters free morning tea. It’s our way of thanking them for injecting much needed money into the school. All workers are welcome to join us on that last day, either to work or play for the morning. All Hoy helpers will stay and have lunch afterwards, so come along and join us.

If you are able to bake, make sandwiches or other goodies please return the form below to the office as soon as possible.

Some suggestions include: Baking:- Cakes, tarts, quiche, savouries, dips, slices, scones, pikelets. Sandwiches:- We need a total of 3 Cafe loaves of sandwiches made up.

HOY ROSTER 26/11/20 Jenny O’Loughlin Shopper Jackie Barnard M/Tea Sweet Jenny O’Loughlin Sav Gina Biggs

03/12/20 Jenny O’Loughlin Xmas Hoy Lisa Smith Gina Biggs Shopper Karlee McMillan M/Tea Sweet Lisa Smith Sav Paula Mudge GLENELLA SS PLAYGROUP Our Playgroup sessions for 0-5 year olds run from 9.30am-10.30am each Wednesday in the school hall. Please bring a healthy snack and a water bottle.

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November 23 Graduation $ Due 27 Student Council Pizza Day 30 Good Man Project Finale December 01 Awards Parade Yrs 1-5 02 Last Playgroup for 2020 02 Book Packs delivered 03 Christmas Concert (in school) 08 Year 6 Graduation 09 Rewards Day 09 Last Day Term 10 Student Free Day 11 Student Free Day January 2021 27 First Day Term 1

YEAR 7 ORIENTATION DAYS Please take note of the following Orientation Days for Year 7 students for 2021. Mackay North SHS 1st Dec Mackay SHS 7th Dec Northern Beaches SHS 1st Dec Pioneer SHS 1st Dec Holy Spirit College 30th Nov

HOY HELP 2021

PLEASE RETURN ASAP or PHONE THE SCHOOL OFFICE

Name: _________________________ Ph:_______________________ I am able to help with Hoy for 2021. I am interested in:

Runner Morning Tea Wherever needed

I can help:

Once a month Once a fortnight Once a week

*Please return to office

POSITION VACANT Farleigh State School are accepting applications for the position of School Cleaner. The position is 25.75 hours per week working a split shift Monday to Friday. Please contact Farleigh State School directly if you are interested. Applications close 11 September 2020.

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