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Quinalow Prep-10 State School

1-5 Progress Street Quinalow 4403 Principal: Mr Andrew Skippen

admin@quinalowss.eq.edu.au www.quinalowss.eq.edu.au

Phone: (07) 4692 9333 Fax: (07) 4692 9300 P & C Executive - Rebecca Campbell (46927757) rebeccacampbell71@gmail.com Jen Sommerfield (0437 921151) jjstudstock@bigpond.com Sam Lowery (46927726) lowery.sam04@gmail.com Tuckshop Convenor Anne-Maree McHugh (46921377)

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DATES TO REMEMBER

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

13 October - Bowls Day

16 October - Choir singing

at Flower Show

17 October - Museum &

Science Centre Excursion

(Prep-Year 3)

22 October - Pupil Free Day

27 October - Community

Movie Night

9 November - Jondaryan

Cricket Carnival

Welcome to Week One of Term 4☺

While Mr Skippen is enjoying a well-deserved break during this first week back, I am standing in his place. If you have anything urgent please feel free to contact me, otherwise Mr Skippen will be back next Monday morning.

The last term of school is always a busy time, filled with lots of learning, sporting events, camps, day trips and end of year celebrations and awards nights. It is a term where students finish off their learning for the year, prepare for transitions, whether that be from primary to high school, year 10 to year 11 or the workforce, and, prepare for end of year events. It can be exciting but also “full on”. We will work with the students on our school value of being “Always Resilient”, digging deep to stay positive, keep trying, never giving up and always having a go at something new.

Speaking of having a go at something new. This year we introduced co-planning, where I had the opportunity to sit with teachers in a one on one situation and develop their unit plans. This has been an awesome opportunity for the teachers, myself and the students. Our teachers have created the most interesting units, filled with excellent learning opportunities, rigor, depth and inquiry based learning. The students have been accessing the Australian Curriculum in interesting ways and having a great time learning. Our teachers have shown the kids their love of learning, the importance of life-long learning, and how they can learn with the children. I must admit, it is very exciting to see our teachers in action and teaching.

This week we have the Bowls Day at Peranga, thank you to Constable Chris for everything he does in organising these community events, and to our P & C who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help make these events successful. Raffle tickets were sent home with the students on Monday.

Yours in Education,

Jo Shann (HOC - Acting Principal)

Museum & Science

Centre Excursion

(Prep-Year 3)

Please return

permission notes with

payment to school as

soon as possible.

Peranga Police

Charity Bowls Day

Movie Info

& Raffle Prizes List

Congratulations to Connor, Kasey, Jayden, Luke, Mia, Jenna, Cooper, Joey, Gabrielle and Taylor who were awarded certificates on Friday 14 September.

P & C News Tuckshop News

TUCKSHOP WILL COMMENCE ON

MONDAY 29 OCTOBER

PE News

Swimming lessons will begin week two.

Each lesson will depend on the weather and the temperature of the pool water. Please note, that some swimming lessons will

be replaced by Health lessons during the term, so that Health and PE is covered as per curriculum requirements.

Please instruct your child to bring:

- his/her togs on the days listed

- a swimming cap

- towel

- sunscreen

- swimming shirt (or sleeved t-shirt)

Swimming Club News

Quinalow & District Swimming Club are excited to be offering swimming lessons for Term 4. Cory Grice will be returning as our instructor from Term 1, offering Wednesday afternoons & Saturday mornings, starting 24th October. Attached to this week’s newsletter are enrolment forms. If you are interested or wish for your child/ children to attend, please complete the enrolment forms and return to the office.

Welcome back to our last term. We have a very busy weekend coming up with the Police Charity Bowls Day on Saturday and the Brymaroo Campdraft on Sunday. We have been asked to supply home bake for Saturday as well as help make sandwiches at the bowls club at 8:30am Saturday morning. Home bake can be left at the prep room on Friday or at the bowls club on Saturday morning. If you can volunteer for sandwich making please let me know. On Sunday we have 2 shifts in the canteen at Brymaroo starting at 6am through until 2pm. Any time you can spare to help out her would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know ASAP and I will send out a roster by the end of the week.

Don’t forget our movie night coming up on 27th October and watch for the flyer coming home tomorrow!

The next P&C Meeting is on Monday 5 November at 7.00pm in the media room.

NAPLAN Online update Many Queensland state schools are currently undertaking training activities in preparation for NAPLAN Online. To help schools prepare for NAPLAN Online, our school will participate in a School Readiness Test (SRT) from 8 to 26 October 2018. The SRT is a familiarisation activity to help confirm each school’s technical, student and staff readiness, and will help our school prepare for a transition to NAPLAN Online. It is not an assessment of student ability and there will be no reporting of student test results. The SRT provides two tests that take approximately 40 minutes to complete: a writing test for Years 5, 7 and 9 and an omnibus test for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The collective learnings of Queensland schools taking part in the SRT will help transitioning schools to have positive experiences with NAPLAN Online. The NAPLAN Online SRT is delivered to students using a locked-down browser so that students cannot access the internet or spell checkers while testing. Interested families can view the technical requirements on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s (ACARA) assessment platform website: https://www.assessform.edu.au/layouts/Technology/Overview.aspx NAPLAN Online will provide a better assessment for all, more precise results and faster turnaround of inf ormation. It will:

• Feature tailored testing which gives students questions that are more suited to their ability resulting in better assessment and more precise results.

• Provide a more engaging test experience for students. • Allow test results to be available within three weeks so teachers can identify learning priorities and meet individual student

needs early. Parents and carers can also familiarise themselves with the NAPLAN Online platform by using the public demonstration site available at: www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/naplan-online/naplan-online-public-demonstration-site. Further information about NAPLAN Online including frequently asked questions and answers are available at: www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/naplan-online. We will keep you up-to-date with how the training is progressing, but if there’s anything you need in the meantime you can contact Andrew Skippen.

P/1 - Thursday 11.45

2/3 - Friday 9.45

4 - Friday 11.45

5/6 - Friday 9.00

7-10 - Thursday 1.45

Peranga Police Charity Bowls Day

Saturday 13 October 2018 at the Peranga and District Bowls Club

Bowling commences at 10am - $40 per team. Afternoon tea provided to bowlers.

In support of Quinalow State School, Kulpi State School & the Maclagan Windermere Kindergarten.

BBQ dinner from 5pm with steaks and sausages, and back by popular demand, Constable Chris’s pulled pork

sandwiches.

This year there will be a big screen from 5.30pm for the kids to watch a movie in the Peranga Hall so bring chairs

or blankets for the kids to sit on.

The boys from Shadows of Space will be back with their telescopes for everyone to look at the

stars after the movie.

Multi-draw raffle at the end of the day’s bowls.

Powered camping sites available (limited number).

To register your team, contact Chris at Peranga Police on 4692 8120 or email Hay.ChrisJ@police.qld.gov.au

MINIONS MOVIE NIGHT.

As part of the Peranga Police Charity Bowls Day the “Minions”

movie will be showing in the Peranga Hall from 5:30pm. The

movie will be showing even if it rains. Dinner (featuring

Constable Chris’s pull pork sandwiches) will be available at

the bowls club from 5pm & don’t forget to get your tickets for

the multi draw raffle. Available from Quinalow Garage or

Maclagan Store. There will also be popcorn & lollies for sale at

the movie, so come join Kevin, Bob and Stuart at the Peranga

Hall on Saturday night the 13th of October.

Peranga Police Charity Bowls Day Multi-Draw Raffle

$2 per ticket. Supports Quinalow State School, Kul pi State

School & Maclagan-Windermere Kindergarten

Prize List

Car Cleaning Kit from Supercheap Auto

Dalby Stihl Blower Attachment from Dalby

Mowers George Foreman Griddle from Big W

Dalby Sunbeam Pancake Maker from Big W

Dalby Pendant from Hay’s Jewellers Dalby Makita Tool Box with radio from Mitre

10 Dalby $50 Voucher from Brian Hedges Sports

Dalby Camping Pan and waffle iron from

Bernborough Hardware Oakey Prize Bags from OMGosh Oakey Vidal Sassoon Hair Clipper Set from

Harvey Norman Dalby 2 x $20 Gift Vouchers from Camping

World Dalby 55 Piece Mixed Screw Driver Set from

Bunnings Toowoomba West Nespresso Inissia & Aeroccino 3 Coffee

Machine from The Good Guys Toowoomba

Broncos Supporters Pack

Signed 2018 Nth. Queensland Cowboys Football

3 x Cartons of Great Northern from O’Sheas Windsor Hotel Dalby

2 x $50 Vouchers from Dalby Leagues Club

Two Family Mini-Golf Passes from City Golf Club Toowoomba

Women’s Skin Care Kit from The Body Shop Grand Central

Men’s Skin Care Kit from The Body Shop Grand Central

Century Hi-Performance Battery from Tyrepower Dalby

$100 Discount Voucher from Tyreright Dalby

Ultrasonic Diffuser from the Finch Family

Wolski Glass & Security Voucher

$100 Bernborough Hardware Voucher from Wally & Val

Fuel Voucher from Maclagan Motors

Plus Many More… To be drawn at the conclusion of the days bowls on the 13th of October

2018 at the Peranga & Districts Bowls Club.

What’s black and white and also stuffed?

What do you get when you cross a zebra and a pencil case?

The answer is a Year 7 pencil case.

In Home Ec the Year 7’s have been making pencil cases and putting an embroidered tag on the zip.

Community Community Community Community

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*Maclagan Lutheran Sunday School 21st October*

Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m . (Please note earlier time for summer). You are welcome to stay for our worship service at 10:30 a.m.

For more info, ring Margaret Kucks 4692-1339 or Jenny Ballon 4692-1150

DATE CLAIMER

Sunday 23 December

Kids and Carols - Maclagan Lutheran Church

Oakey SHS

Enrolment Evening

Thursday October 18

All Year 6 students and their parents are invited to our Enrolment and subject information evening.

A great chance to meet your teachers!

4.45pm for a 5pm start in the School Hall.

Thursday December 6 Orientation Day

Friday December 7 Transition Immersion Day

For more information on any aspect of our transition program, please contact Darran Stutz-Grimmond on 49814180 or dstut5@eq.edu.au.

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Dance the night away to

‘Double Trouble’ from 7.30pm

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Lucky Door / RaffleLucky Door / RaffleLucky Door / RaffleLucky Door / Raffle

Lucky Spot / Monte CarloLucky Spot / Monte CarloLucky Spot / Monte CarloLucky Spot / Monte Carlo

Prizes for the best boy

and girl costume

6 year & under

7 year to 11 year

12 year to 15 year

Adult Admission

Adults - $10.00

School Students - $5.00

Community Movie Night

Saturday 27 October 2018

Quinalow School

Movies being shown on the night:

Wonder & Hotel Transylvania 3

More details next week