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Term 2 Week 8 2019

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Message from the Principal

Dates to Remember

17 June P&C Meeting (7pm)

19 June Golden Letters - Year 5 & 6

25 June Junior Athletics Carnival

26 June Golden Letters - Prep & Prim H

26 June Wonders of Science in Hall

28 June Year 1 Fire Safety Talks

28 June Last Day of Term 2

15 July First Day of Term 3

15 July P&C Meeting (7pm)

30 July Prep 2020 “Step into Prep”

Visit 9.15am

4-11 Aug Sydney/Canberra/Snow Trip

7 Aug Aussies of the Month

3A, 3B, 3C & 3D

8-9 Aug Dalby Eisteddfod

15 Aug Prep 2020 “Step into Prep”

Visit 9.15am

19 Aug P&C Meeting (7pm)

26 Aug School Performance Tours

Pass the Poetry Please

28 Aug Prep 2020 “Step into Prep”

Visit 9.15am

Friday 14 June Jen Tunley

Monday 17 June Stacey Williams, Tegan Ellis & Andrea Brewer

Wednesday 19 June Francis Gilbert & Tracey Mitchell

Dear Parents and Friends Today we hosted a visit from our Assistant Executive Director Ms Sevil Aldas. She was on quite a tight timeline for this visit which meant that she could not spend the time she wished in the classrooms we had scheduled for her to visit. Ms Aldas was very disappointed that she could not commit to all our planned visits this time but we know that there will be further opportunities in the weeks and months ahead. Ms King and her class 4/5E were deep in a maths lesson when we visited and they were excited to share some of their work with our visitor. During her visit to our school a number of our admin team were able to share aspects of our curriculum projects that we are engaged in thus far. We look forward to Ms Aldas’ next visit to our school. Next Tuesday Mrs Fletcher, Miss Maynard and I will be heading to Toowoomba for the Darling Downs Track and Field championships. As expected there is a strong Bunya team competing and we are hopeful that some of our students will find themselves being selected in the DD team competing at the State Championships later in the year. We will provide a full update at the conclusion of this event next week. Ann Korab our education consultant from Melbourne has been in our school for the latter part of this week and once again has been working with small groups or individual teachers around our literacy practices. On this occasion she has spent time with some of our newest teachers to help them build alignment and skills around all aspects of our curriculum practices. We are very pleased to have Ann once again in our school. Her wealth of experience working in schools across Australia and the world is something that we value greatly. The Wonder of Science Ambassadors were in our school yesterday working with students in Years Five and Six. We always enjoy having these individuals in our school as they inspire and encourage many aspects of our STEM program. We look forward to having many of these people back in our school when we host the district Wonder of Science day in our hall on June 26. Thanks to Mrs Santsingh for the vast amount of work that she has put into coordinating this great science event. Our next P&C meeting will take place on Monday evening from 7pm in the Admin building. We look forward to seeing you there for this meeting, which should take about 1 hour to complete. We are fortunate to have a vibrant P&C that contributes so very much to our school. Don’t forget our P-3 Athletics Carnival taking place from 10:30 am on Tuesday 25 June. This is a wonderful opportunity for these students to engage in the full range of athletics activities and without doubt it will be a great deal of fun. I encourage everyone to join us at some stage for this exciting activity. As you would expect at this time of year our teachers have been busy completing assessment and report cards. We expect to issue these both in hard copy and electronic format during the last week of term. If you have not provided our team with your current email address please chat with one of the office staff to update our records. Til next week Dave

Congratulations Waratah! This week’s winner!

HOUSE POINTS THIS TERM

Kurrajong 5156

Waratah 5403

Wattle 5295

Kalbarri 5169

Dalby South Weekly Attendance Data for Term 2 Week 7

Our overall attendance rate for the whole school was 96.55%.

Top Attendees this week were 6A with 99.22%.

Year Level: Attendance: Rating:

Prep 94.37% Very Good

Year 1 92.73% Good

Year 2 95.60% Excellent

Year 3 93.15% Good

Year 4 94.46% Very Good

Year 5 93.15% Good

Year 6 98.49% Excellent

ACHIEVER OF THE WEEK Prep A Piper Addison 4A Ethan Josey

Prep B Emily Sandeman 4B Tahlia Gesler

Prep C Tucker Turner 4C Tabitha Rae

Prep D Charlotte Brewer 4/5E Jelena Weier-Hiku

1A Linkon Bayly 5A Darcie Bell

1B Amra Shaik 5B Brayden Body

1C Emjay Chiplen 5C Cooper Muller

1/2D Rhyley Owen 5D Ayla Selman

2A Nate Murphy 5/6F Alex Davison

2B Patrick York 6A Regan Baker

2C Mason Beil & Abi Ryan 6B Dakota Thorley

3A Jacob Hold 6C Jack French

3B William Mc Kay SEP Rachael Davis

3C Bonnie Broadhead IM Xanthe Schrag

3D Dominic Morgan Art William Sutton, Tyrese Cooper & Jack French

WRISTBANDS

TOTAL

16736 The Cleaner Award was presented to: Prep C

The ‘Go Green’ Award was presented to: 2A

Tuckshop voucher winner was: Rebecca Hughes

Class 1A

In 1A this term we have been writing information reports on things we know all

about. We have learnt some cool facts about animals and have shown off our knowledge of teeth, pets and Dalby South through the report

writing process. We love using 'Information Text Lingo' such as; Did you know that...... or Another cool fact is ...... when we are writing

our reports. We can't wait to start the publishing process on some of our awesome

reports !

Dalby Eisteddfod

Results Congratulations to all our Eisteddfod performers! Over the three days our students came away with two first places, two second places and a highly commended. Brilliant job Mrs Bass and team. Our Year 6 Concert group performed at the Winners Concert on Tuesday evening.

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6C- Sizing Up Earthquakes !!

The students in 6C have been working hard, designing and constructing their Seismometers. The Science Unit has involved learning about Earthquakes, what they are, where they occur and why they occur. Students have worked in groups to create a seismometer that will detect movement if a earthquake were to occur. The students simulated an earthquake through shaking and rocking their seismometers so as the seismograph of the earthquake could be recorded on their paper, as it scrolled through. The students have done an amazing job with the designs and constructions.

Relay for Life Free Dress Day 21 June

Dalby South are putting in a Staff Team and Student Team at this years Relay for Life. To start our fundraising off, we are having a Free Dress Day on 21 June. The cost will be a gold coin donation and the theme will be “Purple”. All money raised will go to the Cancer Council.

Mindfulness What is mindfulness? Mindfulness means moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience, without judgment. It’s a state of being, rather than a trait. Rooted in Eastern traditions, this non-judgmental awareness encourages us to slow down, focus on the present and accept things as they are. When we do this, we’re less distracted by thoughts of the future and the past, which can often make us worry and stop us from enjoying the present moment. Mindfulness is very simple It’s a practical way to notice thoughts, physical sensations, sights, sounds, smells or anything that you might not normally notice. Despite this simplicity, it doesn’t come easily to us. You’ve probably noticed that children and young people are much better at being mindful. While we might be hurrying them to get to school on time, they’ll stop to look at butterflies, flowers or bugs and be immersed in that moment, with no worries about the past or fu-ture. As adults, however, we’re often thinking about what we need to do next or what we wish we’d done differently. Mindfulness takes practice It’s about learning to control where our attention lies, rather than allowing it to be dominated by concerns which take us away from experiencing the present moment. It allows us to stay open, curious and flexible about the moment that we’re in. What are the benefits? Mindfulness is a clinically proven tool to support your wellbeing and mental health. It can help you feel calmer, bring clarity and enhance your creativity and awareness. Research has found many other benefits, including: ♦ reduced rumination (continuously thinking about upsetting situations and things) ♦ reduced stress, anxiety and depression ♦ improved focus and working memory (being able to recall and use relevant information) ♦ improved immune function (resistance to disease) ♦ increased self-awareness, social awareness and self-confidence.

Golden Letter Recipients Years 3 & 4

Kadie Abbott Bradey Addison

Alivia Baker Gabriella Bannerman

Imahlia Barlow Logan Bryson

Liam Day Mia Forbes

Shashank Ganta Miley Meacle Sarah O'Brien Jacob Pashley Lilly Selman

Madison Simmich Alex Stower

Campbell Sutton Phoenix Tranquille

Max Walton Anika Atkins

Shaemies Colonel Stacey Diefenbach

Hugh Fay Colbie Green

Summer Hawkes Benjamin Jeude Claire Lengua

Cameron Mc Auliffe William Mc kay

Addison Newton Shontayah O'Neil

Harrison Peach Sarah Robertson

Rylan Smith Cooper Thorne

Anna Tomlinson Daniel Witte Joseph York Adie Turner

Leilani-Rose Berting Allie-mae Coman

Lucas Dickson Liam Duncan Carys Fallaria

Laura Frid Ruby Guthrie

Mathayus Gyemore Lacey Hoare Tyler Karlish Oliver Large

Daquon Mitchell Elise Parker Kianu Pope

Alec Rae Tristan Rook

Georgi Russell Addison Wallin

Lochlan Willocks Trinity Bligh

Laelahnee Boney Aiden Deem

Halaina Egan Alexander Hajiru Fasi

James Goodman Summer Hamilton

Tobias Hancock Neville Hinch

Ethan Horwood Natasha Hughes

Jennifer Johansen Lewis Pott

Jessica Poulsen Dallas Robinson Danika Schrag Billy Sinclair Zac Wilson

La'Kiah Tarrant

Frederick Bellert Anah Bundy

Emmison French Macey Gough

Rii Mihaka Liliana Storey Cooper Tate

Nicola Ferguson Leon Ferreira Nina Grant

Brya Grundy Eliza Hart Maya Hart

Taylor Hold Jaxson Jones

Charlee Mitchell Jorja Owen

Herbert Roger Jeanette Rossouw

Hayley Ryan Wyatt Saltner Orin Sargeant

William Sutton Lachlan Thorley

Chloe Turrell Asharr West

Lachlan Wolski Maysin Ball

Tamika Bliesner Addison Crowther

Harley Dunlop Fatima Erradi

Ayla Ersoy Mason Geisel Tahlia Gesler

Zachery Gould Riley Hamilton

Talia Talbot

Stacey Hicks Rebecca Hughes

Corina Jones Lily Jones

Holly Keen Hudson Marshall

Keely Mc Kay Abhee Morrin Samuel Otto Katie Parsons Shania Russell Marie Sariman

Afsa Shaik Lucy Stapleton Patrick Stenzel

Blair Wolski Xander Bryson

Lainey Eisenmenger Sarah Gulish Zayne Hunt Beau Hurley Jai Jenkins

Sabrina King James Lamari

Grace Mathieson Trinity McLoughlin

Kaneesha Pain Patrick Pharaoh Tabitha Lily Rae Olivia Robertson Gemma Ruddy

This Term in PE

Recently in PE, students participated in the Aussie Hoops Basketball Clinic with Coach Pop Dickerson. Students

engaged in various dribbling activities aimed at developing their accuracy and control when handling a ball. Students also

had the opportunity to shot hoops and participate in a full game of basketball against fellow classmates.

Shadow Puppet Fun Throughout Term Two, students in 5D have been making discoveries about 'Light'. From the information learnt, we have formed groups to create a play based around a light phenomena. We have written the scripts for the plays, designed a shadow puppet and we can't wait to perform for our class audiences. LIGHTS, CAMERA, .....SHADOW PUPPET ACTION!