Daintree Street Cloncurry QLD 4824 PH: 07 4742 8333 Fax: 07 4742 8300 School Watch: 13 17 88 Email: [email protected]Website: http://cloncurryss.eq.edu.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloncurryStateSchoolP12 CLONCURRY STATE SCHOOL P-12 ‘Excellence in Education in the Outback’ ‘COOEE’ Weekly Newsletter Welcome to week 7 Hello to everyone. It is so great to back from my travels and back into the swing of things as the term quickly passes by. The highlight of the trip was the Street Parade that led into The Calgary Stampede Rodeo that is a major event held every year in Canada. It was amazing and I have lots of ideas to share with Mrs Tapp for future events our school is involved in. Thank you to Mr Baillie for your work as principal in my absence and to Mrs Walsh who has joined us for the term as the deputy principal. This week we welcome the children, staff and parents from ‘The Kindy’ and ‘Curry Kids’ to our school in readiness for the transition to Prep in 2017. Mr Barker did a wonderful job of organising and keeping track of everyone in the Tuesday session and can ’t wait for Thursday’s session. Mr Bailey (Physical Education teacher) reported that the 2016 Prep Class were wonderful role models for our visitors when he had them for their lesson on Tuesday morning. Well done Preppies…we are very proud of you!!! The big news for next week will be the FETE on Thursday night. Hoping to see everyone here. The P&C are always appreciative of any donations of goods or support so please don’t hesitate to contact the school if you are able to help. Have a great week, Christine Norton | Principal Every Child Every Day At School Learning PRINCIPAL’S PEN Thursday 25th August 2016 ‘Every Child at School Every Day Learning’ Term 3 School Calendar August Thursday 25 Prep Open Day Friday 26th Water Safety Visit Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 31 QCS Test September Thursday 1st P&C School Fete Tuesday 6th Money Smart Prep -Year 6 Wednesday 7 - Friday 16 Senior Camp Thursday 8th P&C Meeting NAIDOC Dinner Monday 12 - Friday 9 FOOTSTEPS CULTURE CLUB Every Thursday 2:45 - 3:45 Meet at the Undercover area in front of the Representative Sport Year 6 student Kasey Hudson recently represented the North West Region in the 12 Girls Touch team at the State Championships in Roma. Kasey played 11 games throughout the tournament, improving with each game. Special recognition goes to Kasey as she received the Coaches Award. This award is given to one team member that shows a positive attitude, teamwork and improvement. Congratulations Kasey! Cloncurry State School P-12 Annual School Fete Thursday 1st September 2016 5:30pm
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Daintree Street Cloncurry QLD 4824 PH: 07 4742 8333 Fax: 07 4742 8300 School Watch: 13 17 88
CLONCURRY STATE SCHOOL P-12 ‘Excellence in Education in the Outback’
‘COOEE’ Weekly Newsletter
Welcome to week 7
Hello to everyone. It is so great to back from my travels and back into the swing of things as
the term quickly passes by. The highlight of the trip was the Street Parade that led into The
Calgary Stampede Rodeo that is a major event held every year in Canada. It was amazing
and I have lots of ideas to share with Mrs Tapp for future events our school is involved in.
Thank you to Mr Baillie for your work as principal in my absence and to Mrs Walsh who has
joined us for the term as the deputy principal.
This week we welcome the children, staff and parents from ‘The Kindy’ and ‘Curry Kids’ to
our school in readiness for the transition to Prep in 2017. Mr Barker did a wonderful job of
organising and keeping track of everyone in the Tuesday session and can’t wait for
Thursday’s session. Mr Bailey (Physical Education teacher) reported that the 2016 Prep
Class were wonderful role models for our visitors when he had them for their lesson on
Tuesday morning. Well done Preppies…we are very proud of you!!!
The big news for next week will be the FETE on Thursday night. Hoping to see everyone
here. The P&C are always appreciative of any donations of goods or support so please don’t
hesitate to contact the school if you are able to help.
Have a great week,
Christine Norton | Principal
Every Child Every Day At School Learning
PRINCIPAL’S PEN Thursday 25th August 2016
‘Every Child at School Every Day Learning’ Term 3 School Calendar
August
Thursday 25
Prep Open Day
Friday 26th
Water Safety Visit
Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 31
QCS Test
September
Thursday 1st
P&C School Fete
Tuesday 6th
Money Smart Prep -Year 6
Wednesday 7 - Friday 16
Senior Camp
Thursday 8th
P&C Meeting
NAIDOC Dinner
Monday 12 - Friday 9
FOOTSTEPS
CULTURE CLUB Every Thursday
2:45 - 3:45 Meet at the Undercover
area in front of the
Representative Sport Year 6 student Kasey Hudson recently represented the North West Region in the 12 Girls Touch team at the State Championships in Roma. Kasey played 11 games throughout the tournament, improving with each game. Special recognition goes to Kasey as she received the Coaches Award. This award is given to one team member that shows a positive attitude, teamwork and improvement. Congratulations Kasey!
Cloncurry State School P-12
Annual School Fete
Thursday 1st September 2016
5:30pm
AROUND THE CLASSROOMS SCHOOL NEWS
This week in Prep we have the Preppie Open Days on Tuesday and Thursday. While my Preppies will be out on other activities on Tuesday they will be joining the future Preppies on Thursday to show them how things are done here in Prep. In other activities the Preppies will also be continuing their exploration of Rhyme, The Days of The week and The weather through our key topics. Mr Ed Barker
This week in Rainbow B we are learning about digital and analogue clocks in Maths. The focus is recognising o’clock and half past. In English we are learning all about retell. The focus is on retelling dreamtime stories. In history we are comparing what school was like in the past and what it is like in recent times. We will be ask for some volunteers to answer some questions later in the term. Miss Fleur Hiscock
Over the last few weeks we have been very busy. In English we have been reading narratives and finding the real facts within these texts. Maths has been focussing on measuring the length, area and capacity of different objects. In History we have started looking at the Olympics. Students were able to colour the flag of the host countries. Students have also learnt about the meaning of the Olympic rings and the sports that are at the Olympics. Lots of learning has been happening. Have a great week! Miss Rachel Rozynski
Greetings from Green Class. This last week, the students have been planning and writing their retell for the Lorax. They have also been finishing off their History assessment about the continuities and changes with Cloncurry’s natural and built environment. The students will now begin their unit with measurement and should be very proud with their multiplication understanding from the previous unit. Keep up the fantastic work Green Class. Miss Sharni Hall
It is hard to believe that we are already in week seven of this term! Time is absolutely flying by. Students have completed their historical recounts for English and it’s impressive seeing what that students have done. We also completed an assessment on fractions. Students had to put mixed number fractions and improper fractions on a number line. In Geography and Science we are continuing to look at materials and sustainability. Miss Kelly Rozynski
What a few weeks it has been up in the red classroom! With the Olympics coming to a close, we now wind down our medal tally that has been updated each day to track how different countries are going. The Olympics have opened up a lot of discussion during our math lessons as well. Did you know that Usain Bolt only takes 41
steps to run 100m? With his steps being 2.5 metres long when he is running his fastest! Did you also know that at his fastest he is running 44.8km per hour! That means he is not allowed to run his fastest around the school grounds as the speed limit is only 40km per hour! Thanks to those students as well that have returned items for the school fete next week. I look forward to updating you then. Mr Gene Harvey
FAFT Families as First Teachers
Birth to Pre-Prep Age Tuesday Mornings 8:30am – 10:20am
If you are interested in attending the FAFT program please contact Patsy Tyrrell at the school Phone 4742 8333
Lost property is now located in the ‘Meet & Greet’ room with Miss Patsy. Items include lunch boxes, drink bottles, jumpers/jackets, pants and hats. If parents or students would like to have a look please see Miss Patsy.
Hello to all our wonderful Cloncurry families Moving into the last phase of our term, we are beginning to plan how we will apply the knowledge and understanding we have gained throughout the term to our assessment tasks. In English students will be writing a letter, from the present, to someone in the future. I greatly look forward to the ways in which our students describe their lives and project their thoughts and feelings. Maths continues to move towards consolidation and sound grounding in all number facts and operations. Well done to that growing group of kidlets taking responsibility and working on their number facts every night. Kind regards, Miss Lizzie (Elizabeth Keim)
Year 7 and 8 have been getting ready for their upcoming Fete stall. This year the Year 7 and 8s have joined forces to bring members of the community the yummiest baked goods to their Baked Goods stall. Eight of the Year 8 girls have begun baking each Monday morning in Period Two to supply the stall with delicious cakes,
muffins and slices. They are doing this as part of their Pastoral Care program at school. The other 12 Year 8 girls have been lucky enough to be selected to participate in the TEAM UP program run by the PCYC on Monday mornings. This program focusses on building leadership skills and working in a team environment. The Year 8 boys have been working with Keith Ainsworth on building the same set of skills but here at school together. Year 7 Crimson A class have been focussing their Pastoral Care on a program called 'Smiling Minds'. The program is being carried out at school and is all about calming the mind through mindful meditation. The students are loving the program and believe it has helped during assessment submission time. "I think that Smiling Minds is pretty cool because it works to relax my mind. It helps to get rid of my stress and anxiety and I feel much calmer after we finish meditating." - Penny Heslin, Year 7 student
Japanese (Yr. 5 – 8) All Japanese classes have completed one assessment task, and will begin work on their second tasks this week. In Yr. 5 & 6 we are looking at ‘Advanced Self Introductions’, and students will be learning how to read a self-introduction in Japanese script. In Yr. 7 students will be writing a letter introducing themselves to a Japanese pen pal. We are currently working on finding a middle school to exchange letters with. Yr. 8 students are exploring Japanese festivals, and will be producing a short newscast in Japanese describing a festival of their choice. All Japanese classes are well on way to achieving their Japanese culture/reward lesson at the end of the term. Keep up the great work! Miss Michelle Handley
Yr. 9/10 Media Studies Media Studies students have been learning various web design principles and techniques this term. Students have created a personal website, and will now be working on designing and producing a professional website for a business.
Yr. 9/10 Science We performed a dissection this week as part of our Body Systems unit. Students cut open sheep hearts an identified the left and right ventricles as well as the valves used to control blood flow through the heart. Overall we were very impressed with the students as they performed the experiment safely and followed instructions regarding cutting techniques. We are now beginning our next unit on Ecology.
Yr. 11/12 ICT ICT students are studying ‘Game Design Evaluation’ this term, and are currently writing a review on a
game of their choice. We definitely have some budding game reviewers in our midst! Students will be finished the drafting process this week, and will then move onto producing a magazine spread or a television segment using their written review.
Yr. 11/12 Science Our trip to Ernest Henry mine was a great success! Students got the see the various processes the ore goes through in the concentrator which is a great advantage. We are writing reports on these processes as well as the environmental management and community relations projects the mine completes as our assessment this term.
This Friday 26th of August is our Book Week Dress up Day! Come dressed as your favourite book character and donate a gold coin for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Well done to Vinnie Page for finding the Library Fun in week 5! We have put it in a new location and the game is on again. Good luck and happy hunting!
What’s Happening:
Book Week Dress up Day: Gold
coin donation for Make-a-Wish
Foundation
Library Fun
New Young Adult section
Library Borrowing Days:
Weekly Book Review: The Cow Tripped Over the Moon – by Tony Wilson
'Hey diddle diddle, You all know the riddle, A cow jumps over the moon...' But the moon is very high in the sky. How many attempts will it take before Cow makes her famous high-flying leap? For 3 to 6 year olds.
That’s all for this week, folks. Happy reading!
Miss Baker & Mrs Armstrong
Mon Tues Thurs Fri
Year 2 Year 4
Year 5
Year 1 Prep
SECONDARY ASSESSMENT CALENDAR
TERM 3 ASSESSMENT CALENDAR
Week Year Subject Assessment Type Due Date
Week 7 22-26 August
7 Visual Art Lino Printing Folio 26 August
8 Health Communication Analysis 26th August
Business & Eco-nomics
Worksheets x 6 Submission 26th August
Health Ongoing: Orienteering Home Economics Essay/Presentation 25th August
11/12
Week 8 29 Aug- 2 Sep-
tember
7 English Health
Draft Argument Super Snacks Assessment
1st September 30th August
8
9/10
Health Social Responsibility 1st September ITD Small Wooden Box 1st September
Visual Art Print Folio 29th August
11/12
Science 21 Draft Due 29th August English Comm. Oral Comparisons Throughout Week
English Authority Analytical Speeches 1st & 2nd August BCT Exam 2nd August
Home Economics Product and Process Journal 1st September ICT Game Review 31st August
Hospitality Prac-tices
Event Folio
31st August 2nd September
Furnishing Foot Locker 2nd September
Week 9 5-9 September
7
Business & Economics
Exam 5th September
English Persuasive Argument 8th September Math Exam 9th September
Science Sensational Seasons Power Point
9th September
History Exam 7th September
Movement Taekwondo Assessment 5th September Japanese Letter to Pen Pal 9th September
8
Music Performance and Ostinato Creation 5th September Movement Performance: European Handball 6th September Japanese Speaking Exam 5th September
Math Math Exam 9th September English Paired Discussion Blog 8th September History History Exam 8th September Science Rube Goldberg Machine 9th September
9/10
Music Score Exam 9th September Math Exam 9th September
English Comprehension Interview and Comparison 8th September Media Studies Professional Website 7th September
History Diorama Task
11/12
Science 21 Assessment Due 5th September English Comm Oral Comparisons Throughout Week
Visual Art Studies Ceramics Major, Visual Diary and Folio 6th September
Week 10 12-16
September
7 Visual Art Cartoon Painting 16th September
8 Graphics Folio of Drawings 13th September
9/10
Graphics Folio of Drawings 13th September
Home Economics Product and Folio 12th September
Visual Art Theory Assignment 13th September
11/12 Maths A Assessment Due 12th September
Rec Studies Ongoing practical performance
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS
SENIOR SECONDARY AWARDS
JUNIOR PRIMARY AWARDS
Kayden Sala Prep Rainbow A
For improving 3 reading levels to achieve PM Reading Level 6
Koby Baillie, Keisha Brown
Prep Rainbow A
For achieving PM Reading Level 6
Murray Wallace Year 1 Rainbow B
For a fantastic improvement with his handwriting
Chloe Robertson Year 1 Rainbow B
For achieving her sight words goal
Skye Wheeler, Murray Wallace, Sebastian Chivers, Georgina Baira
Year 1 Science
Excellent representation of day and night using labelled diagrams in science
Nika Sala Year 2 Purple Class
For taking care of Miss Rozynski when she was sick
Nika Sala, Reagan Tapp, Heidi Chivers, Skyla Dolan
Year 2 Purple Class
For working responsibly in reading groups
Brendon Crisp, Lauren Macnamara
Year 3 Green Class
For showing a vast understanding of language features in English
Ryley Macnamara
Year 3 Green Class
For demonstrating a great understanding of representing multiplication in numerous ways
UPPER PRIMARY AWARDS
Sherkeal Ketchup
Year 4 Blue Class
For trying really hard to understand fractions
Reece Herrod Year 4 Blue Class
Working hard in reading groups
Charlie Booth, Kynan Buck, John Douglas, Shauna Douglas, Codie Ketchup, Bailey Williams
Year 5 Red Class
For being the class ‘experts’ when finding the narrative elements in the poem Waltzing Matilda
Trinity Rankine Year 6 Orange Class
For taking a leadership role in science groups
Jamahl Stretton, Mykahlia Douglas
Year 6 Orange Class
For working well both independently and in group work
Matthew Walden, Tahlia O'Pray
Primary Japanese
Working well together in class to produce and perform a high quality self-introduction dialogue in Japanese
Renee Dolan Caple
Primary Japanese
Consistently displaying fantastic learning behaviours in Japanese
Heidi Chivers, Paul Coffison, Skyla Dolan, Regan Tapp Emma Masso, Courtney Pope, David Thompson Miriam Airey, Latisha Coffison, Matilda Douglas, Chyanne Land, Zachary O'Brien, Leon Bates, Jayden McArdle, Clifford Nero, Mathew Walden, Kowathun Doyle, Trenton
For committing their lunch times to completing assessment tasks to a high standard
Shontelle Dempsey Year 8 Crimson B
For identifying and correcting a misspelling on an activity sheet
Amy Buck, Abbie Altree, Tegan Feekings
Year 8 Crimson B
For creating a detailed design of a Rube Goldberg Machine
Luke Walden Year 9/10 Media
Working independently to produce a unique personal website
Rashonn Armstrong-Reilly, Dylan Buck, Steven Earl, Courtney Manfong-Turner, Maria Page, Tristen Rankine, Minnie Rankine, Trisha Wall
Year 9/10 Media
Making a conscious effort to use appropriate and respectful language in the classroom
Taylor Cole Year 9/10 Visual Art
For consistently applying herself to all set tasks
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS
SENIOR SECONDARY AWARDS
Kal Gabbert Year 11/12 Visual Art For taking time and consideration when finishing his ceramic Greenware
Jasmine Land, Eric Fraser Year 11/12 ICT Consistently demonstrating excellent learning behaviours, and working independently to produce their game reviews
Shamica Stretton Year 11/12 ICT Continually helping and encouraging others to complete their classwork, while completing her own work to a high standard