What’s Happening Mon 6 Jun Tue 7 Jun Wed 8 Jun Thu 9 Jun Fri 10 Jun School Lockdown Drill Northside Junior Strings Camp School Council nominations open Year 3 Star Lab Northside Beginners Blitz Concert Mon 13 Jun Tue 14 Jun Wed 15 Jun Thu 16 Jun Fri 17 Jun Parent Teacher Interviews (Prep to Year 6) Brisbane Astronomy Club 6.30pm-8.30pm Sporting House meetings Performing Arts Celebration Concert. 6.30pm. Yr 6 - Jump Rope for Heart. Inter-House Cross Country (Prep - Yr 6) Mon 20 Jun Tue 21 Jun Wed 22 Jun Thu 23 Jun Fri 24 Jun Parent Teacher Interviews (Prep to Year 6) Art Competition Assemblies. Beginners Blitz Parent Concerts Student Reports Issued P&C Association Meeting 7pm Inter-House Athletics Carnival ( Field) Casual Dress Day Inter-House Athletics Carnival (Track) Prep to Yr 6 END OF TERM EDITION: 7 th June, 2016 2 Principal’s Post 5 Principal’s Gallery 5 Library News 5 Music News 5 Sport News 7 P&C Association News School Administration (Office) Open Mon to Fri, 8.00am – 4.00pm Payment days: Wed & Fri: 8am – 11am Recess Times Prep – Year 2: 10.30am – 11.10am 12.45pm – 1.25pm Years 3 – 6: 11.00am – 11.40am 1.15pm – 1.55pm School Assemblies Mon: 8:55 – 9:30am (Yrs 3–6) Wed: 8.55 – 9:30am (Prep–Yr 2) Tartan Tuckerbox (Tuckshop) Monday: 1 st break only Open Tuesday to Friday Flexischools orders avail. Mon-Fri To volunteer: http://vols.pt/ju7d2T Uniform Shop Open Mon & Thu, 8.15am to 9.30am Standard Uniform (Mon – Thu) Tartan or red polo shirt Bottle green pants shorts / skorts Bottle green socks & black leather shoes Red bucket (for Prep Year) or Bottle green reversible broad-brimmed hat Winter: bottle green jacket, jumper and track pants Friday (Sports) House shirt or red polo shirt if playing inter- school sports Bottle green pants shorts / skorts White socks (with red and bottle green stripes) and sports joggers School hat NEWSLETTER Tartan Times McDowall State School An Independent Public School since 2013 Achieving better outcomes for all students Office 3872 5333 Absence 3872 5366 OSH 3353 5755 Tuckshop 3872 5304 Fax 3872 5300 Email [email protected]Website www.mcdowallss.eq.edu.au A Lesson in Art Appreciation Year 4 students proudly showed off their exceptional artworks last week, at the Annual Picasso Art Show. Well done for whole-heartedly producing some truly striking and original pieces of art. Thank you also to the many parents, grandparents, siblings and friends who joined us for some tasty breakfast treats and of course, to admire the art!
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What’s Happening
Mon 6 Jun Tue 7 Jun Wed 8 Jun Thu 9 Jun Fri 10 Jun
School
Lockdown Drill
Northside Junior Strings Camp School Council
nominations
open
Year 3 Star Lab
Northside Beginners
Blitz Concert
Mon 13 Jun Tue 14 Jun Wed 15 Jun Thu 16 Jun Fri 17 Jun
Parent Teacher Interviews (Prep to Year 6)
Brisbane
Astronomy Club
6.30pm-8.30pm
Sporting House
meetings
Performing Arts Celebration Concert. 6.30pm.
Yr 6 - Jump Rope for Heart.
Inter-House
Cross Country
(Prep - Yr 6)
Mon 20 Jun Tue 21 Jun Wed 22 Jun Thu 23 Jun Fri 24 Jun
Parent Teacher Interviews (Prep to Year 6)
Art Competition Assemblies.
Beginners Blitz Parent Concerts
Student Reports Issued
P&C Association Meeting 7pm
Inter-House Athletics Carnival ( Field)
Casual Dress Day Inter-House Athletics Carnival (Track) Prep to Yr 6
END OF TERM
EDITION: 7th June, 2016
2 Principal’s Post
5 Principal’s Gallery
5 Library News
5 Music News
5 Sport News
7 P&C Association News
School Administration (Office)
Open Mon to Fri, 8.00am – 4.00pm
Payment days: Wed & Fri: 8am – 11am
Recess Times
Prep – Year 2: 10.30am – 11.10am
12.45pm – 1.25pm
Years 3 – 6: 11.00am – 11.40am
1.15pm – 1.55pm
School Assemblies
Mon: 8:55 – 9:30am (Yrs 3–6)
Wed: 8.55 – 9:30am (Prep–Yr 2)
Tartan Tuckerbox (Tuckshop)
Monday: 1st break only
Open Tuesday to Friday
Flexischools orders avail. Mon-Fri
To volunteer: http://vols.pt/ju7d2T
Uniform Shop
Open Mon & Thu, 8.15am to 9.30am
Standard Uniform (Mon – Thu)
Tartan or red polo shirt
Bottle green pants shorts / skorts
Bottle green socks & black leather shoes
Red bucket (for Prep Year) or Bottle green reversible broad-brimmed hat
Winter: bottle green jacket, jumper and track pants
Friday (Sports)
House shirt or red polo shirt if playing inter-school sports
Bottle green pants shorts / skorts
White socks (with red and bottle green stripes) and sports joggers
School hat
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Tartan Times McDowall State School An Independent Public School since 2013
All our ensembles performed beautifully and our Wind
Ensemble, Concert Band and Cantabile Strings were all
awarded Silver Achievements. Presto Strings were
awarded a Gold Achievement (the only one in the section)
and have been one of only five ensembles from across
Brisbane Metropolitan Region selected to play in the
finals on Monday evening.
A big congratulations to all students who participated in
Fanfare. You should be very proud of yourselves. I was
extremely impressed with all performances and it was
wonderful to see each ensemble supporting one another.
I’d also like to thank our amazing conductors - Mrs Payne, Mrs
Erin Gyte and Mrs Jabs. They all put in a tremendous amount
of work to ensure that our students performed so well. Well
done everyone!
CONTACT: Ms Woodruff – Music Teacher.
Sports News
TENNIS
Hot Shots Tennis Promotion (Prep – Year 3)
We had a great response to this promotion with 100
registration forms returned. The equipment and t-shirts are
due to arrive at the end of June.
ATHLETICS
Well Done
Well done to Niamh B, Lana W and Kate B who competed in
the Regional Cross Country on 31st May. The girls ran solid
races against 80 other competitors in each age division. Lana
(10yo) placed 29th, Niamh (11yo) 16th and Kate (12yo) 24th.
Running Club
Running Club is now only being held on Friday mornings on the
school oval at 8am. We’re training for some big events such as
the School Cross Country and Inter-House Athletics Carnival.
Discus Finals
Trials for discus were recently held during PE lessons. Only
students born in 2004, 2005 & 2006 were eligible. The finals
will be held at lunch recess over the next two weeks. Finalist
lists and times for the finals are displayed on the Sports
Noticeboard outside the Tartan Tuckerbox.
School Athletics Trials – 10 Years+
In preparation for the Inter-House Athletics Carnival (22nd and
24th June, 2016), the following athletics trials for students born
in 2006, 2005 and 2004 (10 – 12 years old) will be conducted.
TIME ACACIA GREVILLEA MELALEUCA BANKSIA
FRIDAY 3RD JUNE 2016
12.15pm Shot Put Long Jump High Jump Running
2.00pm Long Jump High Jump Running Shot Put
FRIDAY 10TH JUNE 2016
12.15pm High Jump Running Shot Put Long Jump
2.00pm Running Shot Put Long Jump High Jump
NORTH DISTRICT GALA DAYS
Well Done Everyone
Well done Year 4 to 6 students who participated in this term’s
North District Gala Sport Days. Students embraced the spirit
of competition, but more importantly, the value of working
together as a team and good sportsmanship.
School Jerseys and Equipment
If your child borrowed a school jersey or equipment for the
Gala Sports Day competitions, please ensure it is cleaned and
returned to their coach asap.
CONTACT: Mr Paul Henderson - PE Teacher
McDowall State School Track & Field Policy
Selection of School Representative Team
1. Competitors will be selected on their personal performances at the School Inter-house Athletics Carnival .
2. The top two performances in each of the eligible age groups on the Carnival days will be invited to represent McDowall SS at the North District Track and Field Championships.
3. Once a competitor takes part in any event on Carnival days, their personal performance in that event will be recorded toward their selection into the School Athletics Team.
4. Only competitors who miss the event through exceptional circumstances (e.g. illness, injury, school related event, etc.) and supported by evidence (e.g. medical certificate) will be considered for selection after the Carnival. This will be at the discretion of the HPE committee with each circumstance judged on its own merits.
5. If an exceptional circumstance is accepted and approved, the competitor will be invited to trial in the relevant event(s) under competition rules. If their performance betters that of one of the selected competitors, they will be eligible to represent the school at the displacement of that competitor previously selected.
6. Therefore, competitors should be aware that if they finish 1st or 2nd at the School Inter-house Athletics Carnival, they are not guaranteed a position on the School Athletics Team.
Be sure to catch these Instrumental Music performances:
Beginners Blitz Parent Concert
Monday 20th June from 1pm-3pm in the School Hall.
Celebration Concert
Thursday 16th June at 6.30pm in the School Hall.
Tartan Times – 7 June 2016 Page 7
P&C Association News
www.mcdowallss.com
Executive Update
This, by far, has been the toughest month in my role as
President since I took on the position in February last year. As
you would all know, the P&C Association Executive has been
undertaking a wide scale audit / review of all sub-committees,
industrial matters, financial matters and business reviews over
the last 12 months.
This month, saw the final stage of that audit / review with a
review of the OSHC management structure. After consultation
with our industry expert, QCAN, the P&C Association Executive
took the very difficult decision to make a position redundant
as it was reportedly ‘supernumerary’ for the size of our service.
We have been working closely with OSHC staff to work through
this difficult time. Over the last year, we have invested heavily
in OSHC to:
Create three new Lead Educator positions to improve
educational programming, nutrition and sustainability.
Introduce a new Administration Assistant to reduce the
administration burden on senior staff.
Upgrade IT and connectivity.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to guide
employee behaviour.
This redundancy will offset the costs of all those service
improvements. It will not impact on our goal to meet the
National Quality Framework standards in the next Assessment
and Rating cycle. Please be kind to our OSH team during this
time of change.
Environmental Learning Area Working Bee
Thanks everyone who helped out at the working bee for our
Environmental Learning Area. We had 15 adults and 20 kids
who volunteered and achieved everything we had hoped to do.
I'm sure you'll agree it's looking fantastic!
Special thanks to our Groundsman, Ben, for volunteering his
Sunday afternoon to help. Lastly, a huge thanks to Tracey and
George W for leading the project.
Trivia Night – Saturday 6th August 2016
Get your table groups ready. Will last year’s winners retain
their title of McDowall Trivia Champions?
$15 per person.
Theme: ‘School’s Out’.
Contact: Kathy Wright 0412 039 142
OSHC News
A New Face at OSHC
After receiving 266 applications for the
permanent part-time Administration
Assistant role in OSHC, 11 candidates were
offered interviews. We are pleased to
announce that Claire Walker has been
offered and accepted the role and will start
on 6th June, 2016.
Claire is a local McDowall resident with a child starting at
McDowall State School very soon. She comes with an
impressive range of skills and experience to help move our
service to the next level. I am sure you will welcome her
warmly to our family.
An Long Standing Face at OSHC
Heather Lawler, our permanent part-time
Educational Leader is leaving our service
after nearly five years of employment.
Please join us in thanking her for her
endeavours in providing our children and
families with a safe and fun environment.
We wish her well in her future endeavours.
Walk Safely to School Day
Thank you to all students, parents,
teachers and volunteers for making our
National Walk Safely to School Day on
20th May such a success!
Congratulations to all the prize winners
of the colouring-in competition and
walking groups.
Tartan Times – 7 June 2016 Page 8
AFL
Coach: Mr Proud
Team Win Loss Draw
Juniors 3 - -
Seniors 2 1 -
Notable players
Juniors Archer W, Bo T, Blake M
Seniors Wilhem C, Jakob T, Morgan B
Hockey
Coach: Ms Blackwell
Team Win Loss Draw
Junior Green 1 1 -
Junion Red 1 - 1
Seniors 2 - 1
Notable players
Junior Green Alice T
Junion Red Noah K
Seniors Malachi H
Netbal l
Coaches: Ms Ward (Yr 4), Mrs Bowen (Yr 5)
and Mrs Russell (Yr 6)
Team Win Loss Draw
Yr 4 Red Non-competitive - not scored
Yr 4 White
Yr 6 Blue Blue team came 3rd overall on the ladder and the
green team came 5th overall Yr 6 Green
Notable players
Yr 4 Red All played well.
Yr 4 White Great effort from all girls
Yr 5 Green All played well.
Yr 5 Red Fantastic team spirit. Well done.
Yr 6 Blue All girls played well and gave their best.