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Email:Email: principal@tinanass.eq.edu.auPhone:Phone: 07 4120 8000

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8 August 20188 August 2018

Principal’s MessageDear Parents

Congratulations to all of our students who have participatedin the Eisteddfod this week. It is wonderful also to see paststudents who continue to view the eisteddfod as an importantcultural experience and continue to excel.

Last week, letters were distributed to all parents regarding theannual School Opinion Survey. The survey seeks feedbackfrom parents, students and staff about aspects of theperformance of the school. The information provided bystakeholders is aggregated to give an overall picture of theschool. I encourage all parents to log into the system tocomplete the survey. Thank you to those people who havealready undertaken this task.

Our learning focus for 2018 is in the key areas of Reading,Writing and Numeracy. The focus for this term is on ReadingComprehension – Author’s Purpose. In the Numeracy area, ourfocus is on Operating and Calculating.

Term 3 Reading Benchmarks

Prep Year1

Year2

Year3

Year4

Year 5 Year 6

PM5-6

PM14-15

PM18-20

PM23-24

Probe8-9

Probe10-11

Probe12-13

As previously mentioned, students from Tinana have excelled atthe eisteddfod. In the Choric Speaking, 4D and 4CS classeswere placed First, 3S and 3A classes were placed Second,while 2CR and 2O, and 4P and 2/3S were placed Third.

Individual students took out many of the places with othersHighly Commended. Katelyn Thiele received the covetedEncouragement Award for outstanding performances. Thankyou must go to all of our staff who supported and coachedstudents. Congratulations to all of our students who performedat the eisteddfod, with special mention to those who placed.

On 31 August, we will welcome our new prep students andtheir parents to our school for the first of our Orientation Visits.The first visit consists of a talk with me and a guided tour ofthe school for parents and children. The children then havesome morning tea and a play on the prep playground. If youknow of someone who has not yet enrolled for 2019, pleaseencourage them to contact the school to register their namesfor the orientation program. I encourage parents of studentswho are out of catchment to put their child’s name on the listfor consideration in the event that we have space for them.

Students from the Tinana Chess program will contest the nextround of the Regional Chess competition at the Tinana SSHall on Monday. Students from schools and home schoolingaround the region will visit our school to compete against ourstudents. We wish all of our chess players, good luck forMonday’s competition.

Tinana students contested the Maryborough District Trackand Field on Friday with some outstanding performances.Congratulations to Willow Thomas who was awarded the 10years Age Champion for Girls. Fourteen students from Tinanawere selected to represent the District at the Wide Bay Trialsat the end of the month. Thank you to our Tinana year 6students who assisted the officials on the day and to staffwho assisted with organisation and team preparation prior.Our school placed second in the Open schools behindMaryborough West SS.

Family Fun Day is the annual celebration of our school withour school community. This year Family Fun Day will take place

on Sunday 19 August at the school. The P&C and the staff areworking hard to put together a wonderful day of performances,amusements, stalls and carnival food. The funds raised fromthis event contribute significantly to the activities that benefityour child’s education. Please support the P&C with donationsand your attendance on the day.

Recently, we held a very successful Colour Run where asignificant amount of money was raised to support ourChaplaincy program. Thank you for your support of our school.Amanda is currently organising prizes for those who earned thenecessary amount of money. I have received two Rebel SportGift Cards worth $100 each from Cameron Hanrahan’s footballacademy. Thank you to Cameron for his generous support.

David BurnsPrincipal

“EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, LEARNING AND ACHIEVING.”

Important Information - Allergies

Chappy Chat

Year 4 Camp

What an outstanding camp! One of the things I love most aboutcamp is watching students outside the classroom environment.Tinana year 4 teachers provide wonderful opportunities forstudents to explore the outdoors, push themselves, andexperience group building activities outside the classroom. Ourteachers put a great deal of thought, effort and energy into thecamp and it paid off.

Our students represented our school well. Our group leadermade the comment that our group was her all-time favourite.She made special mention of our students’ fantasticcommunication skills, team spirit and exceptional manners. GoTinana!

Eisteddfod

I’ve said it before and I will continue to say it: thank you teachersfor allowing our students to participate.

From the time our students left the buses until the time theyboarded them again, they represented our school brilliantly.Thank you parents for making sure they were in uniform andlooked amazing. They handled themselves both on and offstage with pride. I looked at the photos on Facebook of one ofour grade three classes and they are all standing how they weretaught - what a team!!!

As for the standard, 3 of our 4 choirs scored higher than 90points out of 100. In all my years of doing choric speaking Ihaven’t had a choir score greater than 90. One of our classesscored 95. I am not sure I have enough words to explain howexceptional that is. I will certainly be writing to the author of ourpoems to thank her and share our success.

One student from year 4 spoke to me as he went on stage andtold me how nervous he was. After weeks of working on ourkeys to success, his class won first place. He was a part of thatsuccess and hopefully will be a more confident speaker withupcoming oral presentations at school. His story, and that ofmany others, is just part of the reason the effort we put in toEisteddfod is so worthwhile.

Thanks staff, students and parents for all the energy that hadgone into Eisteddfod- the results speak for themselves.

Conference

I am away at our annual State Chaplaincy Conference thisweek and have already learned a lot and have been challengedand inspired. Our chaplaincy service is sharpened from thisconference each year.

Have a great fortnight.

Amanda the Chappy

Term 3 Important Dates

Term 3

• Eisteddfod Week – 5th – 10th August

• Chess Tournament Tinana State School – 13thAugust

• ICAS Mathematics – 14th August

• Family Fun Day – 19th August

• KTK Symposium – 5th September

• Red Ball Wide Bay Tournament (Bundaberg) – 5thSeptember

• KidSing 2018 (Senior Choir) – 6th September

• Year 2 Excursion to Brennan and Geraghty’s Store –7th September

• Junior Reader’s Cup (MCSS) – 7th September

• Maths Team Challenge – 7th September

• School Disco – 14th September

• 2019 Prep Open morning (9-11am) – 18thSeptember

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Office News

2017 Yearbooks

We have a limited number of 2017 Yearbooks for sale at theoffice for $15 each. These make a great memento for yourchildren to enjoy in years to come.

The School Dental Van is at Tinana State School!

For any children with a toothache – we ask you to contact theChildren’s Oral Health Call Centre 4122 8670 for an emergencyappointment at the Maryborough Hospital Dental Clinic. We areexcited to be bringing the onsite service back into your schooland look forward to seeing you all soon. For any enquiries,please contact the School Dental Administration on (07) 41228861. Thank you.

Tinana State School has a Facebook page! Subscribe toget up to date information about what’s happening atschool!

MONEY COMING TO SCHOOL

Would parents please ensure that any money sent to school forany purposes other than tuckshop is sent directly to the officeand is placed in an envelope with student’s name, grade andparticular item or excursion they are paying for, clearly markedon the front of envelope. Pre-printed envelopes are availableat the office for any payments. Parents that prefer to depositthe funds directly into the school bank account are requestedto advise the office of the deposit and to use the studentsurname and invoice number as the payment reference. Aslarge amounts of money pass through the school office itbecomes difficult and time consuming to identify paymentswithout this information.

Invoices via Email

You should now be receiving all your child’s invoices via email.If you need to provide the office with an updated email address,please do so as soon as possible.

REFLECTION LETTERS are also being sent out via e-mailin 2018.

2018 School Calendar

ABSENCESPlease Phone 4120 8066 and leave a message on theAbsence Line in the event of a student being absent. Pleasephone each day your child is absent from school unless theoffice has been previously advised of the absence. Verbalmessages by the student are not sufficient. This preventsany misunderstanding and ensures the safety of your child.Please note that, by law, we are required to report any longterm unexplained absences from school which may then beinvestigated by the police.

LATE ARRIVALThe school day begins at 8:45am and all staff will begininstruction at this time. Arrivals after 8:45am are consideredto be late. Late arrival should be accompanied by a note butparents may ring the office with this information. Studentsmust first report to the office to obtain a late slip that is to begiven to their teacher.

SMS NOTIFICATIONThe school is now utilising an SMS system to notify parentsof any unexplained absence. If you receive a text messagestating your child’s absence is unexplained, you can reply viatext, stating your child’s name, and reason for absence. If youbelieve your child should be present at school, please phonethe office immediately on 4120 8000.

• Performing Arts Night at the Brolga Theatre – 20thSeptember

• Last day of Term 3 – 21st September

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EARLY DEPARTUREChildren leaving school early must be picked up from theoffice. Parents may ring in advance to arrange for their child/ren to be ready for collection, or send a note to the classteacher. Your child will be given an early departure slip fromthe office.

Student Attendance – Same Day AbsenceNotification

The safety and wellbeing of students are the highest prioritiesfor the Department of Education and Training and for theQueensland Government.

At Tinana State School we endeavour to contact a parentor carer via text message when a student's absence isunexplained after the first roll marking of the day.

As home and school work together, student safety will beincreased. Here are some guidelines to make this process moreefficient:

Free Hearing and Vision Tests

Library News

• Notify the school by phone or email before 9:00am ifyour student is going to be absent that day. Pleasegive a brief explanation for the absence.

• If you receive a text message regarding anunexplained absence, please respond promptly,either via text or phone call.

• Please ensure that your mobile phone number andother contact details are up-to-date on the schoolrecords. This is critical, as we need to be able tocontact you in case of emergency.

• If your student arrives late to school, they must go tothe office for a late pass before going to theirclassroom. If they are leaving early, a leave passmust be obtained from the office.

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2018 Book Week - Find Your Treasure

Each year across Australia, the CBCA brings children andbooks together celebrating CBCA Book Week. During this timeschools, libraries, booksellers, authors, illustrators and childrencelebrate Australian children's literature and you will often seechildren's book character parades and talented librarianscreating amazing displays. Generally, the CBCA Book of theYear winner's announcement is the third Friday in August, andCBCA Book Week commences the following day.

See attached short listed books. These books are on display inthe Library.

Sustainability News

2018 SUSTAINABILITY & STEAM SCHOOLSSYMPOSIUM

Join Tinana State School as we host our 5th SustainableSchools Symposium on Wednesday 5th September. Thesymposium brings together schools andenvironmentally-minded organisations to explore and learnabout environmental issues. Our school is again joininghundreds of schools across Australia in taking up the challengeof creating a sustainable future, during Kids Teaching KidsWeek. Our symposium will directly involve over 500 students(years P-10) and teachers, and indirectly impact hundreds moreas students deliver their Kids Teaching Kids presentations, preand post-conference, in their school communities.

Becoming a Sustainable Schools Symposium sponsor is agreat opportunity for you to highlight your commitment tocorporate social responsibility.

See SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL for more information.

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Chess News

Tinana Chess Club News - Term 3

Welcome to Term 3 and to our new members! We meetMonday lunchtimes (11:15-11:50) to practise chess. We alsomeet after school on Thursdays as part of a Maryborough KidsChess Club from 3:30-4:30PM.

Term 3 Inter-School Chess TournamentInformation

Our club competes in local inter-school tournaments run byGardiner Chess. Students compete in teams of four for ourschool. Term 3 Tournament is coming up on Monday 13August and will be held at Tinana State School in the Hall.

The tournament itself will start at 9.30am, but please arrivearound 8.45am - 9.00am for registration purposes. The eventwill have both primary and secondary divisions. Prizes awardedwill be merit ribbons for 4.5/7 (or 5/8), Individual 1st-3rd andTeam 1st – 3rd.

Term 3 Tournament Information

What: Wide Bay South T3 Chess Tournament

When: Monday 13 August

Time: 8:30am-2:30pm

Where: Tinana State School Hall.

Cost: $12.00 to be paid at Front Office by Friday 3rdAugust

Need: Students will need to bring a packed lunch andwater bottle unless ordering tuckshop.(TUCKSHOP will be available)

Parents/Caregivers are welcome to attend.

ChessKid.com update

ChessKid.com is an online learning system for chess.ChessKid.com can be used at school and home as a backupto the regular in school coaching at lunchtimes. As a part of theGOLD MEMBERSHIP, all Chess students are able to:

• Access all lessons

• Access unlimited puzzles

• Play games of chess against others

• Search the database for videos on different themes

• Be a part of a ‘Tinana Chess Club’

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Music News

Music Count Us In

The 2018 Music Count Us In (MCUI) song has been released!It’s Australia’s biggest school program! Over half a millionstudents will be singing the song ‘One Song’ on celebration dayto promote Music in Australian schools. The song is composedand recorded by students from around Australia. The Tinanastudents will be learning the song in their music lessons. Havefun learning the song with your kids at home by visiting theMCUI 2018 ‘One Song’ YouTube link;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIc-meOU-7U

Freddie the Frog

Students dressed up on Freddie the Frog free dress day astheir favourite animal or place on Treble Clef Island. The moneyraised will go towards the hire of the Brolga Theatre for theschool Performing Arts Night. For more information on theFreddie the Frog note reading system please visit the link below.Using this note learning system, combined with the Kodalystrategies our Year 2 students will be able to read all 12 notesof the Treble Clef by the end of grade 2. The Strings Programstarts in Year 3, giving our students a powerful start to theirmusic education.

http://www.freddiethefrog.com/

Studies have proven that music strengthens the brain andimproves memory, enhancing the performance of non-musicaltasks such as numeracy and literacy. Neuroscience hasdiscovered that playing an instrument causes both sides of thebrain to work together. As stated in the TED-Ed video ‘HowPlaying an Instrument Benefits your Brain – Anita Collins’:

“Playing music is the brain’s equivalent of a full body workout.The neuroscience saw multiple areas of the brain light up,simultaneously processing different information in intricateinterrelated and astonishingly fast sequences. Playing a musicalinstrument engages practically every area of the brain at once.”

Strengthening the brain by playing a musical instrument enablesthe brain to perform better at other academic and socialactivities. For a very educational five minute TED-Ed videoreferred to above please visit this below link:

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-playing-an-instrument-benefits-your-brain-anita-collins

Yazmin Shaw

TuckshopTuckshop is open Mondays & Fridays! If you can help out for anhour or two please contact the office!

Uniform ShopUniform shop is currently open from 8-9am Mondays andFridays only.

12 week lay-by plan with a $5 deposit.

The Uniform shop is looking for a volunteer to do Mondaymornings. It’s only an hour of your time, and would be greatlyappreciated. Remember all the money raised goes back to theschool.

The Uniform shop will be open in the hall at the Family Fun Day– 19th August 2018

• Be a part of the wider Gardiner Chess ‘club’

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School Banking

School Banking News

Reminder - Tuesday is School Banking Day.

Completing your deposit slip for School Banking day.

Please ensure your child’s deposit slip is correctly filled outbefore banking with School Banking.

New to School Banking? Get your child started.

To join this savings adventure with School Banking, your childwill need a Youthsaver account. There are three simple ways toopen one.

Good savings habits support our school.

Our school received $5.00 for every 10 School Bankingdeposits made per student.

This regular Savers Contribution can be used for new schoolresources like learning materials, such as books and sportsequipment, or other resources.

If you’d like to find out more about School Banking, or if you’dlike to explore fun activity sheets for your child, visit:

https://www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

Super Savers reward items.

To help reward individual savings efforts, every time a studentmakes a deposit into their Youthsaver account through SchoolBanking, they’ll receive a silver Dollarmites token.

Once they’ve collected 10 tokens, they can redeem them forone of our exciting reward items. Two items are made availableeach term.

There are two new reward items available in Term 3.

OUT OF STOCK – Secret Scratch Pads

Regards School Banking Co-Ordinators Tammy &Sharon

P&C News

Family Fun Day

Keep in Touch with P&C through Social Media

Check us out on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/TinanaStateSchoolPandC

Wide Bay South School Dental Service“To Parents - The Maryborough School Dental Service wish toadvise the Children’s Oral Health Emergency Call Centre andfor all other Dental enquiries, we now just have the one contactnumber of 07 4122 8861, thank – you.

We apologise for any inconvenience.”

• Apply online at commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

• Log on to your CommBank app (if you bank withCommBank)

• Visit any CommBank branch

• Mighty Boom Handball

• Heat Reactor Pencils

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Community Notices

http://www.ourfrasercoast.com.au/Events/EventId/2236/e/after-school-visual-art-workshops

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