Dirranbandi P 10 State School Dazzler · School Support Staff includes our Administration Officers, our Teacher Aides, our Cleaners and our Grounds Officer. On behalf of the Dirranbandi

Striving for an engaged and motivated school community, fostering individual achievement, social responsibility and well being

Contact details PH: 4625 8555 Jane Street Dirranbandi QLD 4486 www.dirranbass.eq.edu.au Student absences line PH: 4625 8566 Absence SMS line 0418 164 912 Principal Mrs Andrea Killen Email [email protected]

P&C Executive President: Amber Stewart Vice President: Jen Miller Secretary: Tanya Moore Junior Secretary: Jess Persse Treasurer: Tamara Burke [email protected]

What’s Inside this issue: Pg 1 Snapshots of the week Pg 2&3 From the Principal Pg 4 P&C News SRC Fundraiser Pg 5 From the Hoc Pg 6 Athletics Day Results Pg 7 Prep Transition Student Awards

Dirranbandi P-10 State School

Dazzler

“Success Follows Effort”

2018

Term 3

10 August

SNAPSHOTS OF THE WEEK

BALONNE

TEAM ...

WINNERS!

Above - Age Champions

Overall Points, P&C Average and

Relays Champion Team - BALONNE !!

Great roll-up for the

‘Today’ show!

Left - Jessica Purvis and

Mrs Killen with ‘Today’

presenters Sylvia and Tim

STAFF Teachers Liz Bromwich Kirsty Cookson Jessica Davis Keeley Glass Monica Hadenfeldt Kylie Hegarty Rogan Kinnear April McLaren Jen Miller Mollie Rodgers Secondary Coordinator Kylie Hegarty PH: 4625 8534

Student Services Coordinator

Monica Hadenfeldt PH: 4625 8500 Head of Curriculum Jen Miller PH: 4625 8501 Instrumental Music Luke Todd Business Manager Michelle Burke Teacher Aides Tamara Burke Sheldon Dawes Darcie Fenech Bronwyn Hopkins Angela Hourigan Kathleen Ruttley Shelley Smith Amber Stewart Cleaners Keith Blunden Katie Macmillan Leonarda Tramacchi Groundsman Boyd Hopkins

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Today Show visiting Dirranbandi We started the week with a very early morning waking up with Sylvia and Tim from the Today Show. It was wonderful to join the Dirranbandi Community for breakfast and to have the opportunity to showcase our town, students and Agricultural Studies program on National Television. School Athletics Carnival Despite the challenge of windy weather, last week’s Small Schools Athletics Carnival proved to be a wonderful day for the Dirranbandi, Bollon and Hebel School communities. The participation of students from all schools was outstanding. Students were very encouraging of each other, displaying great sportsmanship and school and team spirit. There were a number of notable individual student performances during the carnival with records broken and personal best set. Congratulations to all students! Special mention goes to Culgoa House awarded Ball Games Trophy and Balonne House awarded Overall Points Champion Team, P&C Average Shield and the Relays Champion Team. Parent and community support was definitely appreciated by our athletes with many students pushing that little bit harder with the encouragement of the crowd. Thank you to our family and friends! Thank you to staff, parent and friends for your assistance and support in helping to make the day a success! Carnival results are detailed with-in this newsletter.

Celebrating our amazing support staff during School Support Staff Recognition Week Next week we recognise the significant contributions that all of our Support Staff make to ensure that our students and teachers have the strong foundation they need to be successful every day. School Support Staff includes our Administration Officers, our Teacher Aides, our Cleaners and our Grounds Officer. On behalf of the Dirranbandi School community I would like to acknowledge and thank our School Support Staff for the wonderful work that they do each day and for their ongoing commitment to our school. On Wednesday we will hold a special morning tea to say thank you to all of our wonderful Support Staff on behalf of our whole school community. School Opinion Survey Today all families will receive a blue letter inviting them to participate in the School Opinion Survey. The survey is undertaken each year by the department’s State Schools Division to obtain the opinions of parents/caregivers, students and school staff about important aspects of schooling. The survey is designed to help schools identify what they do well and what they can improve. Again this year the School Opinion Survey can be completed online. The survey is open until the 24th August. The blue letter outlines the process and a unique code to access your Parent/Caregiver survey. Selected students will also have the opportunity to complete their survey at school in the coming weeks. All families and school staff are invited to complete the survey prior to the 24th August to ensure that your opinion is included in our School’s report. The report will help our School and Education Queensland to further understand how to better meet the needs of our community. If you have any queries about the survey, or would like to complete the survey at school please contact the School Office. We understand that internet access can be challenging in our rural location, use of computers or iPads, along with a tea or coffee are available at the school to assist families in completing the survey. Your opinion counts! School Review Our school review occurred on Monday 6 August and Tuesday 7 August. Thank you to students, staff, parents and community members for your involvement and assistance in this process. Your participation helped the team to gain a deeper understanding of our school and community. The Department of Education and Training has introduced new performance reviews for Queensland state schools in 2015. The reviews do not rate or compare schools but provide independent and quality feedback to help schools continue to improve outcomes for students. All schools will have a review at least every four years. A final report is made available to parents and the community on the school’s website.

School Improvement Priorities for 2018

In 2018 our school improvement priorities are to improve student outcomes in:

Reading

Attendance – Every Day

Important Dates… Monday 13 August Show Holiday – No school Friday 17 August Balonne Athletics Carnival Wednesday 22 August Drone Workshop Year 5-10 Sunday 26 August Opti-MINDS St George Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 August Beginner Band Camp St George Congratulations to…

Last week’s attendance winners Year 3/4 with 98% attendance. Four out of our five class groups achieved above 90% for

the week! Super attendance for this time of year everyone!

To all students who competed on Day 2 of Athletics Carnival. Once again our students demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship. Well done! Overall Champion Team - Balonne, Points Average Champion Team - Balonne, Relays Champion Team - Balonne and Ball Games Champion Team - Culgoa

Students selected to represent our school at the Balonne Athletics Carnival on the 17 August. Students aged 10-12 who meet qualifying times/distances have received letters this week.

Students and staff for being involved in the wake up with Today Show on Monday morning. Your attendance was a great way to support and showcase your community and school.

Thank you to… Our School Support Staff for the wonderful work that they do each day and for their ongoing commitment to our school. The many helpers that made our Athletics Carnival run so smoothly; Parent helpers for assisting with the running of events, timekeeping etc. Staff not only for your work on the day, but all the behind the scenes organisation and training of students. Carnival organiser April McLaren. The P&C, especially Tamara Burke and Kathy Burrell, for running the tuckshop. Students for being amazing participants and great sportsman. Remember… Our School Facebook page. You’ll find important messages about School events

and photographs of School happenings on our page. Have you ‘liked’ us recently? No school on Monday. To complete School Opinion Surveys by the 24th August.

Enjoy the long weekend! Andrea Killen

SCHOOL CAPTAIN’S REPORT

Week 4 has been very busy for both students and staff. This week, we all had to recover from Balonne's victory win last Friday at the Athletics Carnival and the visit from the Today Show in the early hours of Monday morning. Once again, thank you to students, parents and staff for your attendance on Monday. It just goes to show that no matter where you are, opportunities are around every corner and all you have to do is seize the day. On Tuesday, the 9/10 class had a visit from Mrs Woodrow, our Guidance Officer, and participated in an activity that helped us learn what we would like and dislike in a job. At the end of the activity, we were shown the top 20 and 40 jobs that would best suit us. Please remember that the Blue Light Disco is on tonight. I hope that lots of students attend. Wishing everyone a relaxing weekend to start Week 5. Have a relaxing long weekend. Jessica Purvis - School Captain

2018 Term 3 Friday - 10 August Blue Light Disco 5pm-7:30pm Saturday - 11 August Mungindi Show Sunday 12 August Mungindi Show

Week 5 Monday - 13 August Show Public Holiday Tuesday - 14 August Sporting Schools-Athletics Little A’s Prep Transition Talks 6pm Wednesday - 15 August Tuckshop PBL Meeting 3:15pm Sporting Schools-Netball Thursday - 16 August Homework Centre Friday - 17 August Playgroup at School Balonne Athletics Carnival

Week 5 Monday - 20 August Homework Centre Parade Tuesday - 21 August Sporting Schools-Athletics Little A’s Wednesday - 22 August Tuckshop Drone Workshop Year 5-10 Sporting Schools-Netball Thursday - 23 August Homework Centre Friday - 24 August Playgroup Sunday - 26 August Opti-Minds in St.George

PBL FOCUS’ I am responsible when I am …

An Active Learner Safe

Respectful

Speak respectfully

**UNIFORM UPDATE** Uniforms will now be sold through the P&C executive until further notice. If you are looking at purchasing uniforms please contact Tanya Moore on 0411 954 893.

P&C TUCKSHOP NEWS

Week 5 tuckshop special is … Pumpkin Soup $3 Specials will be available by order only.

SRC TRACTOR DAY

Save the Date:

Friday 14th September.

The afternoon will again feature the cardboard tractor footrace,

so get your designs ready and start saving and decorating your boxes.

All families and community members are invited to attend

the carnival afternoon.

Other activities at the event: Cupcake stall Drink stall Toy Tractor Display – prizes to win

Colouring in competition Tractor themed carnival stalls

SRC PLAYGROUND GRANT With thanks to the P&C, we are one step closer to our dream playground!! On Tuesday evening we were notified of the successful application for a Gambling Community Benefit Fund Grant. We have been awarded $35,000 to support the building of a new playground within our school. This adds to the existing $12,000 the SRC has raised over the past few years. We are now about half way to our dream playground!

PBL MEETING Wednesday 15th August, 3:15pm in the Year 5/6 Room. Come along, parents are always welcome!

FROM THE HOC

Our school is a fantastic place and it reflects the nature and spirit of our whole community. Monday morning’s TODAY SHOW visit, and breakfast thanks to the Dirranbandi Progress Association, was a great way to start the week. While only a small snippet, we were able to show Australia what a resilient community we are and what amazing opportunities our Agricultural Studies Program brings for our students. Our Agricultural Studies program could not be the success it is without the support of the community and our local farmers. While it was hard to come down from the cloud after Monday morning, classes have continued as usual. As I walk around the school, I notice that ALL classrooms contain ALL students actively engaging in their studies. I am truly reminded of how blessed I am to work with such an amazing staff and focussed students who strive to improve in their skills and understanding. This week I have seen: Prep-Year 2 enhancing their measurement skills. Mrs Cookson was demonstrating how to measure with informal units and

personal referents (hand/finger/foot). The students were engaging in meaningful conversation to make connections in their learning. Some students were even caught out measuring the distance between their eating position at lunch, and the bin they were placing their rubbish in.

Year 3/4 students engaged with spelling activities using word sorts, locating the definition of Greek and Latin roots, as well as THRASS segmentation.

Year 5/6 students also engaged with spelling practice using a word find. Year 7/8 Ag Studies students breaking down subject specific words in order to understand the vocabulary as well as be able to

accurately spell it. Year 9/10 students familiarising themselves with Baz Lurman’s Romeo + Juliet as part of their literature studies this term.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE: Get those forms up to date, if you have completed the challenge drop it in to me so that I can update the data sheet. Don’t forget to keep on reading………. Mrs Hadenfeldt

2018 SMALL SCHOOLS’ ATHLETICS CARNIVAL HOSTED AT DIRRANBANDI SCHOOL

AGE CHAMPIONS

5 years Parker Keeley and Georgia Burke

6 years William Gibson and Mataya Turnbull

7 years Quin Fenech and Charlotte Stephens

8 years Corey Webb and Lucy Burns/Lucy Easterbrook

9 years Henry Zellers and Kimberley McCumstie

10 years Sam Persse and Mia Sullivan

11 years Daniel Stanton and Darcy Persse

12 years Bobbo Weatherall and Julia Killen

13 years Eddie Walter

14 years Adam Burke

15 years Jack Walter

16 years Jessica Purvis

Champion Athlete Junior: Sam Persse

Champion Athlete Senior:

Eddie Walter and

Jack Walter

RECORDS:

Bobbo Weatherall: 12 years boys Triple Jump 7.55m

Jack Walter: 15 years boys High Jump 1.46m,

Long Jump 4.73m and Triple Jump 10.88m

TROPHIES

Overall Champion

Team - Balonne

Points Average Champion Team -

Balonne

Relays Champion Team - Balonne

Ball Games Champion Team - Culgoa

MUNGINDI SHOW

11TH & 12TH AUGUST

Weber Cook Off

Lawnmower Races

U Beaut Ute Comp

Ute Barrel Races

Show Boy/Girl Comp

Tractor Pull

And so much more ...

COMMUNITY NOTICES STUDENT AWARDS

Congratulations ‘Active Learners’ - Lincoln, Kassidy, Sam

Well Done ‘Students of the Week’ - Georgia, Lucy, Kelisha

150 Gotchas - Great work Henry