Thangool State School

Date Claimers

October

29th - Cyber Safety Parent

Session 6.30pm-8.00pm

31st - P&C Meeting 3.15pm

November

1st - Mud Pit – Prep

8th - Mud Pit Year 3

11th - Remembrance Day

15th - Swimming Carnival

10.30am-2.30pm

20th - Pump Sport

22nd—Mud Pit Year 4

29th - Mud Pit Year 5/6

December

3rd - High School Yr 6 Tran-

sition Day

4th - Year 6 Graduation

4th - Year 5 Leadership

Speeches

11th - End of Year Dance

13th - Assembly

We acknowledge the Gangulu people past and present on whose land we walk, we work and we live.

2 Aerodrome Road, Thangool, Qld, 4716

PO Box 5, Thangool, Qld, 4716

Phone: 07 49 900 333

www.thangoolss.eq.edu.au the.principal@thangoolss.eq.edu.au

Facebook: @ThangoolStateSchool

Principal: Ms Karen Hyde

School Motto: Try to Improve

Mission Statement

Working together our focus is to continue

to support and nurture the whole child’s

well-being and learning, celebrating

growth and success in an inclusive

environment that is valued by all, as we

pursue excellence with consistency of

practice.

Wednesday 30th October 2019

From our Principal’s Desk….

Welcome to term 4 always an exceptionally busy one. Please stay informed through

newsletters and our Facebook page.

Improving Spelling through Reading and Writing

Week 4 sees the term increasing in busyness. We try to keep regular updates via Facebook and

we are currently revamping our school website as well so look out for this exciting new facelift to

our school website page. Class newsletters are also a great way to keep up to date with the hap-

penings in the school and classroom.

Improving Spelling through Reading and Writing

Why English Spelling is Important

Tip 2

Learn commonly misspelled words

Some words are so tough to spell that even native speakers get them wrong a lot.

Many commonly misspelled words are not words you need to use too often. But here are ten com-

monly misspelled words you might actually need to know how to spell:

across

basically

beginning

believe

foreign

friend

forty

interrupt

Until

weird

Staffing Update

We are currently working on our classes for 2020. If you are leaving or know someone who is

thinking of enrolling, please contact the office so our numbers are as accurate as possible.

Thangool State School Improvement Agenda

2019

Inquiry Cycle - A whole school approach to

improving literacy through systematic

Curriculum Delivery of the P-12 CARF, expert

teaching teams and effective pedagogical

practices.

Thangool State School From our Principal’s Desk continued …

It is with great pride that I let the community know I was successful in my certification as a Lead Teacher. Certification is a process whereby experienced classroom teachers in Queensland schools voluntarily pursue national Certification to demonstrate their teaching skills and abilities at the higher career-stages of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). I feel very honoured to have received this certification and am so thankful for the support I have received from staff, parents and students. I have the best job in the world…..teaching our future!

Lead teachers are recognised and respected by colleagues, parents/carers and the community as exemplary teachers. They have demonstrated consistent and innovative teaching practice over time. Inside and outside the school they initiate and lead activities that focus on improving educational opportunities for all students. They establish inclusive learning environments that meet the needs of students from different linguistic, cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. They seek to improve their own practice and to share their experience with colleagues. They are skilled in mentoring teachers and pre-service teachers, using activities that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others. They promote creative, innovative thinking among colleagues. Lead teachers apply skills and in-depth knowledge and understanding to deliver effective lessons and learning opportunities and share this information with colleagues and pre-service teachers. They describe the relationship between highly effective teaching and learning in ways that inspire colleagues to improve their own professional practice. They lead processes to improve student performance by evaluating and revising programs, analysing student assessment data and taking account of feedback from parents/carers. This is combined with a synthesis of current research on effective teaching and learning. Lead teachers represent the school and the teaching profession in the community. They are professional, ethical and respected individ-uals inside and outside the school.

Swimming

Our swimming carnival will be held on Friday 15th November from 10:30-2:30. Nominations

from parents are due by Friday. No late nominations can be accepted due to us borrowing the

swim club program and parent volunteers entering all the nominations. Thanks for your under-

standing. I’ll start the cheering early….GO KARIBOE!!!!

A carnival note will come out with all details about the day. Thank you to Ebony Nancarrow

who is working closely with the pool and school to run our water awareness again in week 10 for our students.

Prep Transition

Monday 4th November we look forward to having our 2020 Prep cohort here for the morning and welcoming returning and

new families to our Thangool community.

Cyber Safety

Our Cyber safety sessions were a big success with our students. Thank you to the parents who embraced this wonderful op-

portunity to gain more knowledge on Digital parenting and online safety-“Knowledge is Power”.

Remembrance Day

Our Prep students will host our Remembrance Day ceremony at the school on Monday 11th November

at 10:45am.

Year 2 Excursion

Our year 2’s are off this Friday visiting numerous places in our local area as part of their HASS unit. Thank you Mrs Harch for

organising a fun and engaging way for our students to see and learn about significant places in their local area.

Thangool State School School Opinion Survey

Our school opinion survey results are back. Thank you to those who took the time to complete this survey it provides us with valuable

information so as a school we know the areas we are doing well in as well as areas we can improve in. We have a wonderful school

and community and to continue to grow we need to listen and act on feedback.

Strengths

Areas for Improvement:-

Attendance

Thank you for supporting us in making every day count. We are currently sitting at 95.8%, which is above our target of 94%.

Mud pit

With the warmer weather, we open up our mud pit on a Friday again. Please see table below for which week your child’s classes turn

is. Students can come dressed in mud pit clothes with school uniform and towel in school bag. Students wearing mud pit clothes is

parental permission for children to participate.

SMS Absences

To advise the school of your child’s absence, you are now able to SMS the school instead of phoning. The number to send your text to

is : 0429 607 081

Have an awesome week everyone!

Fiona

Parents:- 100% I can talk to my child’s teachers about my con-cerns. 100% My child feels safe at this school 100% Teachers at this school expect my child to do their best.

Students:- 100% My teachers expect me to do my best 100% My teachers care about me 100% My teachers encourage me to do my best

Parents:- 90.6% This school provides me with useful feedback 93.5% This school takes parents opinions seriously

Students:- 91.1% Student behaviour is well managed 88.9% Teachers at my school treat students fairly

WEEK YEAR LEVEL

2 1

3 2

4 Prep

5 3

6 Swimming Carnival

7 4

8 5/6

9 Attendance Winners

Paola’s Thangool Page Term 3Week 10 & Term 4 Week 1

Student of the Week

Week 2 & 3

Prep: Anngela - For being a diligent and careful learner.

Jackson: For excellent ideas in learning and group times.

Grade 1 : Ryder B: For his amazing effort he put into writ-ing this week.

Maddy: For making a terrific effort in her homework this week.

Grade 2: Paige: For putting an awesome effort into her revolting rhymes.

Lanee: For consistently following instructions and completing class tasks.

Grade 3: Nathan: Your zest and enthusiasm for learning is an inspiration to others.

Kayley: You are an outstanding student in every way. You an inspiration to your peers.

Grade 4: Isabella: For always being responsible and trying your best.

Branden: For tyring to make responsible choices in class and in the playground.

Grade 5: Ella: Excellent focus in punctuation tasks.

Zoey: Excellent focus in HASS and Science

Grade 6: Coen: For actively seeking feedback on your writing.

Libby: For always remembering and following class routines.

Paola’s Rule of the Week - We Care, We Learn, We Are Safe!

Week 4: We are Safe - Participate in approved games.

Week 5: We Learn - Manage Money

Paola’s Thought of the Week

Kindness Calendar

Week 4: Give a gift to someone less fortunate this Christmas

Week 5: Tell the principal how great your teacher is

Paola’s Technology Tip

Paola’s Shout Out

Thangool State School

Date Claimers for Term 4

Thangool State School P&C News

Working together to provide educational opportunities for every student!

Date Claimer

October

31st - P&C Meeting 3.15pm in the library

November

30th

Hi Everyone,

2019 Committee

President: Amanda Hicks, Vice President: Amanda Goody, Secretary: Cathy White

Treasurer: Leisa Vickers, Tuckshop: Cathy White, Fundraising: Kim Roylance, Uniforms:

Amanda Mastroieni, School Banking: Leisa Vickers and Kelli Perry.

School Uniforms— If you require new uniforms please download an order form from the

school’s website or call into the office and collect one. Amanda is our uniform coordinator

and she will be filling uniform orders on a Thursday afternoon.

School Banking - School Banking happens every Tuesday at Thangool School. If you would

like to join in, please contact the Commonwealth Bank in Biloela to arrange a Dollarmite

account. School Banking Books will be sent home on Thursday afternoon,

Tuckshop News

More volunteers are required to fill this roster, please click

on the link below to add your name to this term’s roster.

https://signup.zone/cQiA7EYxrfxDKApL7

Christmas Markets

Our P&C will be holding a stall at the Biloela Christmas

Festival in Lion’s Park on Saturday 30th November. We

will be asking for donations of ingredients and donations

of Christmas cooking to sell at our stall.

Our tea towels have arrived. Parents who have paid and

pre-ordered will be sent home in the coming days. An

order form has been sent home for parents to place an

order.

T20 Cricket Blast Capricornia Final

Pumped Sport’s new Ninja Dash event is coming to Thangool State School on Thursday

21st November 2019 starting at 3.15pm and runs for 75 minutes.

Cash or credit card payments can be made on the day. Children, Kindy aged and older are

$15.00 and toddlers are $10.00. For more information or to register please head to:

https://pumpedsport.com.au/special-events/ninja-dash/

A Facebook video can be found on the following link.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=537910016977560

Please note this is not an event run by Thangool School. Enquiries or payment must be

directed to Pumped Sports. Parents must supervise their children at the event as there

will be no staff members present.

Thangool State School is now collecting plastic lids as part of the Lids for Kids programs. We have collection points

set up under the school for lids to be placed. Please ensure that lids are washed prior to bringing to school.

Please check out the poster below for the types of lids that can be collected.

Lids for Kids

Thangool State School

INFORMATION FOR SACRAMENTAL JOURNEY – 2019-2020

All parents/guardians who wish their child/children (8 years of age or older) to receive the Sacra-

ments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and Eucharist in 2020 are invited to attend an Information

Evening as listed below.

DATE Tuesday 5th November, 2019

TOPIC Introduction into the process for parents

VENUE The Catholic Centre (Rainbow Street, Biloela)

TIME 6pm

It is family based, Parish based and supported by St Joseph’s Catholic School. It invites parents to

guide their children through a series of lessons at home, and includes Family Workshops and Chil-

dren’s Liturgy of the Word which will be celebrated each Sunday in our Faith community.

A detailed schedule of activities and workshop dates will be available. For more information,

please contact the Parish Office on 4992 1252.

Thangool State School