30 April 2019

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Dear Parents Congratulations on a successful Fluoro Fun Run last Friday afternoon. It was pleasing to see all our students involved, giving their best effort and enjoying the activity. It was also lovely to see so many parents in attendance, cheering on the children. Just a reminder that next Monday 6 May is a Public Holiday for Labour Day. At Edge Hill State School we aim to provide opportunities that will enable students to develop and demonstrate their leadership skills. As part of the leadership program members of the Student Council will be actively involved in providing weekly lunchtime activities in different areas of the school under the guidance of specialist teachers. The students have worked collaboratively to: decide on their target year levels, organise a term timetable and program of activities. These events will commence this week and our School Leaders will be promoting the activities to the year levels involved.

Paul Campbell Principal

Principal’s Pen

The Edge School Musical 2019

P&C Mother’s Day Stall Week 3

NAPLAN 14/ 15/ 16 May

Big Family Breakfast Wednesday 22 May

Book Fair Week 6

Under 8’s Day

31 May

Eisteddfod Week 10

Athletics Carnivals Thursday 27 June

Year P-2 Friday 28 June

Year 3-6

IT’S GOOD NEWS On Friday 26 April Mr Harris and Miss Tess accompanied our STEM

Captains to the annual University of Newcastle - Science and Engineering Challenge.

The UoN event was hosted this year by James Cook University.

Our students were guests of the Trinity Bay State High School team. The challenge day involves hands-on activities like designing earthquake proof towers or environmentally friendly homes.

PREP Dear families and carers, thank you all so much for helping your child prepare for the fabulous Fluoro Fun Run last Friday. We all enjoyed being out there, cheering each other on and having a wonderful, colourful, active time. We look forward to seeing parents and carers this Thursday for our Home Reading Information Session. Please check with your class teacher for the time your session begins.

YEAR 1 The term is underway and Year 1 are busy in their classes. A reminder of the importance of supported home reading. Student skills really improve when continued at home. Well done to all of the students who participated in the Fluoro Fun Run on Friday.

YEAR 2 Year 2 have had a wonderful start to Term 2. We would like to remind all to continue the fabulous work completing homework and to read, read, read each night. Ten minutes of reading each night is all it takes to improve your child’s reading.

YEAR 3 A fantastic effort from all the Year 3 students who participated in the Fluoro Fun Run. Read! Read! Read! Students are reminded to return class readers so that new books can be borrowed. Library borrowing can also be done during class library visits, before school and during lunch breaks. Our students can now borrow 2 books at a time.

YEAR 4 We are underway with our learning for Term 2. In English we are learning about research skills such as posing questions, sourcing information, summarising and finding the main idea. If any learning opportunities arise with your child around these areas please try and implement some of these skills into everyday life. The Kitchen/Garden Program is back again for Term 2. If you are interested in volunteering then please get in contact with your child’s teacher.

YEAR 5 Term 2 is well underway and Year 5 are totally immersed in the Great Barrier Reef and all it’s wonders. Your child will have brought home a Bike Education letter, please ensure it is signed and returned as soon as possible to ensure they can fully participate in the fabulous lessons we have planned for them. Camp notes will be coming home soon as well so keep your eyes peeled for

Classroom News

Sport News

Music Notes

All beginner woodwind, brass and percussion players will receive a note this week during their instrumental lesson and are invited to join our Junior Concert Band. Rehearsals are every Monday morning and will begin in Week 4 (Monday 13 May). Students will meet at the PAC at 7:30am to set up and rehearsal will begin 7:45am. Those students who play an instrument and do Tri Academy can alternate weeks. Mrs Stevenson and I recently completed a beginners Taiko drumming class and will be continuing later in the year. Together we are hoping to set up a small Taiko drumming group at school, and hopefully if successful, will grow into a much larger one. We are going to begin with making our own Taiko drums. We are looking for donations please of two small, clean car tyres, also any clear packing tape (the wide variety). If anyone has these items spare, please contact Miss Curtis at rcurt35@eq.edu.au or Mrs Stevenson on rstev85@eq.edu.au. We are also seeking a number of students in Years 4 and 5 who might wish to join this group and help out, not only making the drums and equipment, but also playing as part of our Taiko Team. If any students in Year 4 or 5 are interested they need to speak with Miss Curtis or Mrs Stevenson by the end of this week - Friday 3 May. A reminder that all school ensembles - choirs, concert band and orchestras are performing at The Big Family Breakfast on Wednesday 22 May. Detailed notes will arrive home soon. Miss Curtis

High School in 2020?

YEAR 6 Congratulations to all the students who received their Bronze and Silver Awards of Excellence on Friday. Also, it was wonderful to see so many Year 6 students getting into the spirit of the Fluoro Fun Run and enjoying themselves with their friends. Well done to House Captains for leading the younger students in their races with such enthusiasm!

Host Families WANTED!

Students from Japan will be coming to our school in Term 3 and we are seeking

potential host families. If you are interested in hosting or would like to know more about

what hosting entails, please contact, Sensei Regan Stevenson

rstev85@eq.edu.au

Parents of Year 6 Students Have you been to the high school information evenings? Have you enrolled in a high school yet? Have you received enrolment papers for your intended high school? Have you started the process of enrolment? If you haven’t done any of these things it’s time to start the process. Here are some hints and information:

Enrol Now! The sooner, the better.

Even if you are in the catchment of the school of

choice make sure you enrol early. If you change your mind, move areas or are accepted into another school you can withdraw your application.

If you have applied for a school and you are out of

its’ catchment, apply for an alternative now - you can always withdraw the application.

Our office has enrolment packs for Cairns SHS and

Trinity Bay SHS, if you need one.

If you can’t get the application forms back to CSHS

or TBSHS, send it in with your child and we can arrange for it to be taken.

Read all the application forms thoroughly to make

sure you have ALL the information and documents required, especially copies of proof-of-residence.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to make an appointment to see me. Ngari Abbott - Deputy Principal Y5/6

CONGRATULATIONS! Last Friday 20 Edge Hill athletes

represented our school with distinction at the inaugural Trinity Coast Central (TCC) District Cross Country held on the Cairns

Esplanade. All our students performed extremely well both on and off the course

and deserve to be congratulated. 11 of our 20 students gained selection in the

upcoming Peninsula Regional Championships on 17 May at TAS, White Rock. On behalf of everyone at Edge Hill

SS, we wish you all the best!

Nihongo News

Dear Prep Parent/ Guardians We recently sent home consent forms regarding the use of web based educational resource, ELLA (Early Learning Language Australia). Please read the information and return the form to your classroom teacher. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Chiemi Nono or Regan Stevenson at school. --ELLA provides digital play-based language learning activities designed especially for students in Prep. Students will be using the application in Japanes class to supplement their Japanese Language lessons.

Student Achievements

We are now into the last weeks of Term 1 STEMTastic. For the Monday Group, last day and graduation will be on 13 May. The Wednesday group will graduate on 1 May and the Thursday Group will graduate on 9 May. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend graduations. There will be a badge ceremony, project testing, speeches, a “sprint challenge” and cake! Remember, STEMTastic always stays open for one more week (Mon/Wed/Thu) for those students who were absent during the term block and would like to complete their projects.

We have seventy-four Term 2 students commencing in Week 6 (begins 27 May) Letters will be sent home this week. The ten week term block will end on 5 August and I’m excited that all the groups will graduate in the same week.

IMPORTANT: Keep an eye out in future newsletters for Term Three STEMTastic Academy enrolment forms. Our new enrolment system requires applicants to submit either an online electronic form or complete the application form included in the Leading Edge newsletter - sign, snip submit. Please no more emails. I will advertise again in successive newsletters to ensure all students have equal opportunity to join the program.

Advanced Academy (Coding Café) is scheduled for this term. Thanks to the fantastic response to this course, there will be two separate groups. The first group will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6-8:30pm on 22 and 29 June and 5 July. The second group will meet 12, 19 and 26 June. Letters of confirmation will be sent home in coming weeks. I am wrapped to see so many students wanting to code microcontrollers and build solar power stations. Coding Café will be held again in Term 4.

Mr Harris

STEM News

Around Our Community

TuckShop Orders must be handed in to the Tuckshop before 9:00am

-OR- order online;

flexischools.com.au

In the unfortunate event your child forgets to bring their lunch to school they can be issued a slip from the office which they bring to the tuckshop. Please DO NOT phone the Tuckshop. Students will be supplied with a Basic Lunch Bag and

you will be invoiced $4 which you must settle with the Tuckshop ASAP.

Fro-Yo Winner Ryson H - 5D

Year 6 Tuck Shop Monitors will start helping this week

Monday-Thursday @ Second Lunch

Save These Dates

Mother’s Day Stall Every Morning

7-10 May

Big Family Breakfast Wednesday 22 May

Book Fair

Week 6

pandc@edgehillss.eq.edu.au

Year 7 in 2020 Woree State High School

Information Evening

Wednesday 1 May 5:00pm

School Tours/ Enrolment Packs Available

*entry through Windarra Street gates

Well done! Students in Prep completed their first ever mini Fun Run last Friday! Participants in all year levels looked Fluoro Funtastic and did their best.

“WE FEED ANYTHING”

Mon-Thur 8:30am – 6:00pm Fri 8:30am – 5:30pm Sat 8.30am – 2:00pm Sun 9:00am - 1:00pm

Danny Reid

Phone: 07 4041 1415 Fax: 07 4041 0716 Mobile: 0412 401 921

23 Anderson St Manunda, Cairns

WHILST WE ARE UNABLE TO ENDORSE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WE THANK THOSE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED OUR SCHOOL. WE TRUST THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES WITH YOUR CUSTOM WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU READ THEIR ADVERTISEMENT IN OUR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER.

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Hot Shots 5 to 12 Years

Cardio Tennis

Ladies Free Tennis Lessons

Junior Coaching Saturday Mornings & After School

Private Lessons Phone: 4034 1773

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Putting the SERVICE back into service station

New fully equipped mechanical workshop with highly qualified mechanical technician.

Mechanical Repairs, Servicing, Air Conditioning, Brakes, Clutches, Transmissions, RWC’s

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