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MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT
12 October 2017
VOLUME 16
Street Address: 96 Wildey Street RACEVIEW QLD 4305 Phone: 3294 4111
Postal Address: PO Box 4035 RACEVIEW QLD 4305 Fax: 3294 4100
E-mail Address: [email protected] Website: www.raceviewss.eq.edu.au
S- Self Control P- Persistence O- Organisation R- Respect T- Team Player
STUDENT ABSENTEE
LINE:
3294 4166
RACEVIEW STATE
SCHOOL
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
(Yr 5)
Dear Parents & Carers
Welcome to Term 4!
I would like to thank the
staff, students and parents
for the very warm welcome
to Raceview State School. I
am delighted to be here as
Principal for Term 4 and
look forward to meeting
many more Raceview State
School families as the term
progresses.
Student Leaders
Last week I attended the
speeches given by the
student leader candidates
for 2018. I was very
impressed with the high
standard of the speeches
and the students who were
part of the audience listening
so attentively and
respectfully to their fellow
classmates.
The speeches were well
polished and delivered
leaving the staff and students
with very difficult decisions
on which student to select
for the various student
leadership positions.
DATE CLAIMERS
2017
Sat 14 Oct— RAINBOW RUN POSTPONED to 4th NOVEMBER due to wet weather
Mon 16 Oct— STUDENT FREE DAY
Thu 19 Oct— Junior Choir @ SILKSTONE ESISTEDDFOD
Mon 23 Oct— P&C Meeting 6.30 pm @ Staffroom
Tue 24 Oct—Fri 3
Nov 2018 Prep Interviews
Fri 27 Oct— WORLD TEACHERS DAY
DAY FOR DANIEL
WEAR RED
Wed 1—Wed 8 Nov BOOKFAIR @ Library 8.15—8.45 am
3.00—3.00pm
Sat 4 Nov—
RAINBOW RUN
Tue 7 Nov— Student Council Ice Cream Day Cones $1.50
in supporting children to
strive to reach their goals
both big and small.
I encourage you to join with
me in taking the
opportunity to say, “thank
you teachers”.
SPORTy Behaviour
Being a Team Player in the
playground has been our
SPORTy behaviour focus
for this week. The Deputy
Principals and I have been
out and about observing
many examples of this
throughout the week.
Well done to the huge
number of students who
have been showing great
sportsmanship, inviting
others to play, playing fairly,
sharing equipment, taking
turns and solving problems
through words.
We have
seen so
many
examples of
this
throughout
the week. It has been
brilliant!!! Let’s keep up the
great work.
Wishing everyone a great
Term 4!
Theresa Sheehan
Acting Principal
Election Day Fundraiser
BBQ – Thank You
Many thanks to our P&C for
holding the BBQ on the 7th
October— Council Election
day. Your time and
dedication is very much
appreciated by us all.
World Teachers’ Day
On 27th October as part of
Education Week we will be
celebrating World Teachers’
Day. Internationally, World
Teachers’ Day is celebrated
on 5 October.
However, as this is usually
during Australian school
holidays, Australia celebrates
the day on the last Friday in
October of each year.
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of
our teachers for the
wonderful job they do each
and every day. Their
dedication, care, skill and
professionalism is evident
each day in our classrooms
and community.
As we celebrate this day we
focus on the positive impact
and immense contribution
our teachers make in a
child’s life and their influence
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FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
(Prep—Year1)
Welcome back to Term 4! This term, we have a lot of new and exciting experiences ahead of us. Our Prep students have now
officially joined the rest of the school at Monday afternoon assembly. This week, our Preps did an amazing job of displaying our
SPORTy behaviour at assembly. Congratulations Preps!
Our Year 1 students made a splash this week, commencing swimming lessons for the first time in their
school program at Raceview. In the last weeks of term, Year 1 will participate in the Swimming Carnival
with Years 2 and 3. I encourage parents and carers to join in this fun-filled day. More information will
follow in coming newsletters.
Reading and SPORTy behaviour focus
Of course, the focus areas our school is committed to continue to be Reading and SPORTy behaviour. It was pleasing to see
excellent growth in many of our student’s reading outcomes last term. In the younger grades of school, this growth is largely
supported by parents and carers reading with, and to, their children, as well as children reading to parents and carers. I encourage
parents and carers to spend even just 5 minutes a night doing this to support their child/ren.
As our Preps and Year 1s work hard to the end of the year in readiness for the following year, it is very important our students try
their best to display all of the SPORTy behaviours, but in particular, Self-Control and Persistence. Our staff talk about these
expectations daily. Please help by talking about these expectations at home also.
Prep Students of the Week – Reading
Congratulations to the following students who were their class’ Reading Student of
the Week:
Prep A – Jackson D Prep D – Joshua F
Prep B – Mason W Prep E – Cameron G
Prep C – Chayse H Prep F – Seth C
Attendance – Every minute, of every day counts!
Just a friendly reminder that our school day starts at 8:45am. This is a time when
important messages are delivered, daily routines discussed and learning commences.
Please help your child get the most out of their education by ensuring they are at school
by 8:45am.
In Prep, our school day finishes at 2:55pm. Prep students need to be signed in and out
by a parent/carer, unless they catch buses or go to Outside School Hours Care. Please
make sure you are on time to pick up your child from Prep. Thanks for your support
with this.
Prep Enrolments
In Weeks 4 and 5, our 2018 Preps will be attending interviews in the school. If you have a 2018 Prep child
(born between 1 July 2012 to 30 Jun 2013) and you have not yet commenced the enrolment
process, please contact the office as soon as possible. Once interviews are conducted, our Preps will
participate in a series of 4 orientation days across November each Monday. This is vital for both your child
and the school to begin building confidence in readiness for 2018 but in also establishing strong relationships
with peers and the teaching staff in Prep.
Craig Jordan
Deputy Principal
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FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
(Yr 2—Yr 3)
Welcome Back to Term 4!
The last term is always a very busy one with swimming lessons and carnivals, the rainbow run, end of year assessments and
reporting. It is very important that you ensure your child is attending every day so that they are well prepared for the curriculum
demands of their next school year.
If you are planning to withdraw your child/children early, please contact your child/children’s
teacher so that they can let you know when the assessments will be taking place.
Jonathon Thurston has been involved in the making of a short YouTube clip about attending
school. You will be able to find this by entering ‘Jonathon Thurston Every Day Counts’ into
your search engine. Some of your children may enjoy this very short clip.
Reading Results Years 2 and 3
Mrs Sheehan and I discussed the reading results for all of the years 2 and 3 students this week. Along with their final results, we
looked at the improvement that each child has made from the start of the year. We were very pleased with the achievements in
reading and urge parents to continue reading to and with your child to help them become successful learners.
Here is a reminder of two areas of questioning that you can use to assist your child with their comprehension when reading at
home. The students are familiar with these posters as they are used in all classrooms across the school.
‘Right There’ – This tells students that the answer to a comprehension question can be found directly in the
text that they are reading. Often, the words in the question are in the text. This makes it easy to find the
answers. These types of questions often begin with:
What did…? Who did…?
Who did…? How many…?
How many…? Name…
‘Think and Search’ – Some questions require students to re-read the text and search for answers, piecing
together bits of information throughout the story. These types of questions often begin with:
How do you...? What happened before…?
What happened to…? What happened after…?
Why does…? Where did…?
SPORTy Behaviour
While visiting 3E this week, I noticed how organised all of the students were for
their learning. Every child in the class had exactly what they needed for the writing
lesson already out and organised on their desks! What great SPORTy Behaviour!!!!!
Well done 3E!!!
Healthy Start to the Day!
River 94.9 fm provided our school with approximately 80 packets of apple slices last
week. These were distributed to students who were waiting patiently under A
Block for the school day to begin.
Francine Hayler
Deputy Principal
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FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
(Yr 4 and Yr 6)
Welcome back and we are already 2 weeks into the term! Hard to believe the year is almost over. In the meantime
though, we still have lots to do! Thanks to staff, students and parents for the smooth start to Term 4 as well.
Term 4 is incredibly busy with preparation for upcoming
Swimming Carnivals, Xmas Concerts, Graduation, Music Awards
Night and Leadership Camp, just to name a few! As well as all of
these exciting events, there is also still plenty of learning to be
done before the year is out. Students are encouraged to apply
those SPORTy behaviours consistently each day in order to end
the year successfully. Our lessons this term will focus heavily on
self-control and persistence.
Year 6 at Bremer
Each Tuesday morning there has been a group of Year 6 students
who have been visiting Bremer High to participate in literacy and
numeracy activities. This week I was lucky enough to attend with
the students and saw some amazing things going on with this
program. A huge’ Thank You’ to Mrs Martin for her organisation
to get our students there as well as a big ‘Thank You’ to staff at
Bremer SHS who are working with our students.
Swimming
At last the weather is warming up and we can get back into the pool! This week
was our first week of swimming for term 4 and everyone had a great time! Don’t
forget to bring your swimming gear each week and please don’t forget some
sunscreen. We are so lucky also to have some great parent helpers who join us
each week to help out with swimming lessons.
XMAS Appeal
Student Council are holding a Christmas Appeal for the RSPCA again this year. As a way to raise some funds we will
be having an ice cream day on Tuesday 7th November. On this day the Student Leaders will serve ice cream cones,
with or without sprinkles, from the hall at both breaks. Ice cream cones will cost $1.50 and all money raised will be
used to purchase pet food and pet toys to donate to the RSPCA. Depending on the success of the fundraiser, we may
even be able to support some smaller animal rescue groups as well. As well as our ice cream day, there will be a
donation box in the office for any pet food or pet toy donations that you may like to contribute. A few years ago we
supported the Ipswich AWL and last year we supported the RSPCA. Our generosity was greatly appreciated.
Day for Daniel
Friday 27 October is Day for Daniel. On this day we ask our
students to wear a red shirt instead of their school shirt. The day is
not a fundraiser or a Free Dress day. It’s a day to raise awareness
for personal safety and an opportunity to remind children of ways
they can keep themselves safe.
Kathy Dawes
Deputy Principal
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NEWSFLASH
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL RED BALL TENNIS
GALA DAY
Last Thursday, 74 students from years 1 – 4 travelled to
the George Alder Tennis Centre at Leichhardt for the
Brisbane International Red Ball Tennis Gala Day.
Students were split into teams of 8 – 10 to compete in a
number of round robin games against students from
other schools in the district.
Out of the 12 teams competing in the competition,
Raceview State School made up 8 of these teams which
was an outstanding effort by our school. At the end of
the day, one of year 4 teams tied their final match with
IGS to finish tied for third place overall.
I would like to say a very big thank you to the parents
and staff members that travelled with our teams and
supported them on the court or as spectators
throughout the day.
Without your support, we would not have been able to
provide our students with this wonderful experience. I
would also like to congratulate all 74 players for your
efforts during the day.
I had a number of positive comments about our
behaviour, effort and sportsmanship from staff of other
schools and from the gala day organising committee and
Tennis Queensland officials.
GOLD COIN DONATION FREE SWIMS
Starting this week, and running for the
remainder of the term, we will be holding
gold coin donation lunch time swims for
Years 1 – 6.
All money raised from these gold coin swims will go
towards updating our wireless/portable PA system on
the oval for our sports days and other school events.
The following is a timetable for these sessions (They will
run until the end of Term 4):
Monday 1st Break – Year 2
Tuesday 1st Break – Year 3
Wednesday 1st Break – Year 5
Wednesday 2nd Break – Year 4
Thursday 2nd Break – Year 6 (and swimming voucher holders)
Friday 1st Break – Year 1
We hope these fundraising swims will be supported by
all students and we invite parents that are able to help
supervise to come along and enjoy the fun with your
children and their peers.
SWIMMING TIMETABLE CHANGE
There has been a minor change to the swimming
timetable for Term 4. 1E will now swim at 12:45pm on
Tuesday afternoons.
Raceview Strong, Raceview Proud!
Bryan Marshall
Physical Education Specialist
WEAR RED
to help raise awareness
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FOUND
A mobile phone has been handed
In to the office last week.
If you have lost one, please contact the office with a description of the phone and case, to see if it is yours.
NEW PAYMENT METHOD
We can now offer parents the ability
to pay invoices over the phone using
BPoint IVR (Interactive Voice Response).
Parents call
1300 631 073
and enter their CRN, amount and credit card details to
complete payment.
At the end of the call you will be provided with a
unique payment receipt number.
The school office is
no longer able to
take credit card details over the phone
as this is not Payment Card Industry Data Security
Standard compliant.
2018 BOOKLISTS
Yes - it really is that time!
Time to start ordering your book packs for 2018!
You will receive your child/ren’s booklist
THIS WEEK.
This is a list of the basic requirements needed by your child to
begin the new school year. This list has been carefully prepared by the
teachers with specific items listed.
By obtaining your book pack requirement through our supplier,
Olympia Office Products,
you will obtain the correct items required,
while saving you both time and money.
A step-by-step guide on how to order
can be found on the first page of the booklist.
The complete suite of booklists can also be found on the school
website, under the Curriculum tab.
While you can order your book packs at any point,
it is highly recommended that you place your order
by the 11th of December
to guarantee delivery prior to school resuming in 2018.
If you have any questions, please contact
Olympia directly on
(07) 3275 1122.
www.olympiaschoolsupplies.com.au
Olympia Office Products, Unit 1, 32 Annie Street, Coopers Plains, Qld 4103
Ph: (07) 3275 1122, Fax: (07) 3275 1120,
E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.olympiaschoolsupplies.com.au
DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A 24 HR STUDENT
ABSENTEE LINE?
If your child is absent, you may notify us by phoning the
24 hr absentee line on
3294 4166
Please ensure you speak clearly and tell us
Child’s name
Child’s class
Reason for Absence
No of days absent (if more than 1)
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P & C NEWS
The P&C is a parent
representative body, which
stands for Parents & Citizens
Association. The P&C is the
voice of the parents. It is at
P&C meetings that decisions
affecting your child at school
are made.
The Raceview State School P&C meets on the 3rd
Monday of every month at 6.30pm unless advised
otherwise. There will be no meeting in September due to the
school holidays. The next meeting will be held on Monday,
23rd of October at 6.30pm in the Staff Room. We would
love to see you there!
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SCHOOL BANKING
NEWS
School Banking at Raceview State School is on
EVERY THURSDAY
Here are our Future Saver Themed Rewards for 2017 (Cyber
Handball & Colour Change Markers have been released in Term 1)
School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young
Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits.
Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through
School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and
redeem for exciting rewards.
School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school.
Our school receives $5 when a student makes their first ever
School Banking deposit and 5% on every deposit made through the
school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit).
Getting involved in School Banking is easy!
All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a
Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an
account for your child in one of two ways:
1. Online
Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
CTRL+ Click on the link above to be directed to the information /
application page. Find “ OPEN NOW” to open a Youthsaver
account, even if you are not a CBA customer ( Takes approx. 5
minutes with online ID available )
2. In branch
Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself
and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.
If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver
account they can start banking straight away. They just need to
bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their
Dollarmites deposit wallet.
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask
for a 2017 School Banking program information pack from the
school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED URGENTLY!! Please come and see the ladies in the staff room on Thursday morning
if you are able to spare some time.
POSTPONED TO SAT 4TH NOVEMBER
DUE TO WET WEATHER
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PREP ENROLMENTS 2018
Prep enrolment packs for 2018 are now available
from the office
Please note that Raceview State School is an
“Enrolment Managed School”
and as such, enrolments from out-of-catchment students are restricted.
Next Steps for Parent and Child
Enrolment paperwork:
Please drop your paperwork into the office as soon as possible prior to interviews in October.
(Please bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address).
Parent/Carer Interviews:
Tuesday 17th October—Friday 27th October
Office ladies are currently booking appointments for interviews now.
Orientation Sessions:
Monday 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th November from 2.00—2.45 pm
Parents/carers and their child are encouraged to attend every session.
Class allocations:
Wednesday 29th November—Wednesday 6th December
Parents/carers notified of their child’s class allocation.
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TUCKSHOP NEWS
Hi everyone, For your convenience the tuckshop now has EFTPOS!
Monday lunches must be ordered online.
Only icy cups chips etc available over the counter at
2nd Break on Mondays.
For anybody wishing to start an online account with Munch Monitor, the details are as follows:
1. Go to www.munchmonitor.com 2. Enter Username : raceview Password : munch4305 then click "login"
3. Click "Sign Up" and follow the simple steps to get started
When placing orders please make sure you are submitting both breaks separately.
If you are only ordering for one break for your child please ensure that they are aware of this as we have had a number of
children saying they are missing orders and becoming upset when in fact an
order has only been placed for one break.
Can you volunteer?
Here at the tuckshop we are very flexible and will accept any amount of time
you can spare,
If you wish to volunteer please phone the tuckshop or pop in and see us!
Thank You,
UNIFORM SHOP
OPENING HOURS FOR
Term 4, 2017
Monday: 2.30—3.30pm
Thursday: 2.30—3.30pm
Friday: 8.15—9.30am
With school swimming commencing again,
SWIM CAPS
are available at the tuckshop when the
uniform shop is closed.
They cost $6.
The following items
WIDE BRIM HATS $10
SPORT SOCKS $9
NETBALL VISORS $7.50
are also available at the Tuckshop when the
Uniform Shop is closed.
The tuckshop also stocks Music Reeds
and a small selection of stationery.
Thank You,
Uniform Shop Convenor
BREAKFAST CLUB Every Monday
8.15 am at the Hall
ALL WELCOME!!
MEXICAN MONDAY
and
TACO TUESDAY
has arrived at the tuckshop.
Monday—Nachos, Apple Slinky & Water
Tuesday—Taco, Anzac Biscuit & Choc Milk
Each meal deal is $5.
Don’t forget that Mondays are still
on-line ordering only.
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When:
Wednesday 1st November – Wednesday 8th November
Where:
Library
Opening Hours:
8:15am – 8:45am
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Students will receive a brochure showing some of the books available to buy and will also have the
opportunity to view the books during their library lessons or during lunch breaks.
Parents are welcome to come into the library during the opening hours
before and after school to view and purchase books.
More information will be given in the coming weeks.
LIBRARY
NEWS
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Higher Order Thinkers (H.O.T) Challenges
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RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL
The Ipswich Hospital Foundation Walking
Schools Program is running at Raceview State School.
The Walking Schools program involves an IHF volunteer
walking students around the school grounds on a day morning from 8:15am to 8:35am approximately.
This is a great way to get kids moving and closer to their recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity as well
as engaging them before school.
The Walking Schools Program provides children with incentives and goals to work towards to keep them
interested and engaged.
A permission form has been given to all students to complete for the program.
If you would like more information about the Walking
Schools Program or would like to be involved, please feel free to contact Kayley from the IHF at
[email protected] or on 1300 736 428.