Term 3 Week 10 Mt Larcom State School & …...2019/09/19  · Term Calendar 2 In the classrooms 3-10 Student Notices 11 Community Notices 12 Dear Parents and Caregivers, Welcome to

Raglan Street, Mt Larcom QLD 4695

Ph: (07) 4970 2333 Student Absences: (07) 4970 2366

Website: http://mtlarcomss.eq.edu.au www.facebook.com/mtlarcomss

Newsletter Date:

19th September, 2019

Term 3 Week 10

Mt Larcom State School & Secondary Department

Save the Date:

Playgroup -

Every Friday

9.30am -

11.30am

16-20

September—

9/10 Work

Experience

20th

September—

End of Term 3

Tuesday 8th

October—

Term 4

Principals Notice 1

Term Calendar 2

In the classrooms 3-10

Student Notices 11

Community Notices 12

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to week 10! Congratulations students on a great term of learning. This week has

been as busy as ever completing assessments, projects, excursions and fundraisers. We are

always immensely proud of how our students and community support our fundraisers and thank

you all. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday break and will see you next term.

Please remember families, every day counts! Going to school is a legal requirement. Under the

law, you must make sure your child is enrolled and attends school on ALL school days unless

you have a reasonable excuse. You must not keep your child away from school for minor rea-

sons. Student attendance this week was 88%.

Would you please note if your child will be absent from school, we would appreciate you con-

tacting the office by 9.30 a.m. so that we can record their absence.

Pauline Porch - Principal

Primary Parade Wednesday, 18th September, 2019

Congratulations to

Ella and Teah for

receiving Primary

“Student of the

Week” Awards.

Great way to finish

Term 3!

Congratulations to Eden, Jaiden,

Isla, Braydan, Teah, Annie, Chris,

Travis and Tyler on receiving “You

can do it” awards on Parade. Great

effort!

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Term Overview October, 2019

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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2019 Awards

Night

20 21 22

Swimming

Carnival

23 24

25 26 27 28 29

Last Day Year

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Queen’s

Birthday Pub-

lic Holiday

8

School Back!

Term 4

9

Yr 10 CQU

Camp

10

Yr 10 CQU

Camp

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14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

November, 2019

Be Patient

Do encourage your child to guess what the story is about.

Do praise your child when an idea or word is used that you know will come up in the

story.

Do ask questions like; “What can you tell about the story from the picture?”

“What do you think will happen in the story?”

Do mention things like; The person who wrote the story—the author

The person who did the illustrations—the illustrator.

Do make sure that whatever your child reads is a complete

story, chapter or thought.

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In the classrooms…..

2020 Prep Enrolments…

We are now taking Prep Enrolments for

2020! Please ensure you register your

interest early to secure your position.

Contact the Office Administration for en-

rolment packs and interviews on 4970

2333.

Prep Orientation...

In Term 4 Mt Larcom State School will be hosting Prep orienta-

tion days from week 2 to week 10. Prospective students and

parents are invited to join our classes in order to familiarise

themselves with school routines.

Every Wednesday from 16th October—11th December

9am-12pm

P-3 Classroom

Secondary Rewards Day…

On Friday 13th September, Secondary students who had received 150 Champion points for the term attend-

ed Rewards Day. In recognition of their hard work through out the term this was a day of interactive activities

from craft, board games, cooking and art. Congratulations students, keep up the good work!

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In the classrooms…..

Visual Arts…

Our visual arts students continue

their exploration into Pop Art this

term and have been conducting por-

traits of themselves and each other.

Pop Art began in the 1950’s as a

reaction to the seriousness of Ab-

stract Expressionist Art. It is meant

to be fun, colourful and brash. Each

week we challenge you to guess

which student these Pop Portraits

belong to.

Answer last week: Charlotte Ward and Joshua Jackson

Positive Behaviour Learning…

Each week we have a Positive Behaviour Learning focus at Mt Larcom State School. These topics

are to assist us in building positive behaviours for staff and students and promote team work in

working towards a common goal. This weeks continued focus is Rubbish and Respectful language.

Which rule does using our rubbish

bin correctly fit under?

Be respectful

Be responsible.

Items that can be recycled.

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In the classrooms…..

Library News... Its wonderful to see students borrowing books each week. From Jackie French books to reading about the

Titanic, then siting in the bean chairs, so engrossed, you could hear a pin drop. Enjoy your reading during the

holidays.

"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the

answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a

library, the doors to learning are always open".

Laura Bush

Year 7 Arts...

The Year 7s have been studying Media Arts this term and have learnt all about photography and camera

work. In groups, students have produced a storyboard and written a synopsis for a short documentary film

that they are in the process of filming and editing. The main focus of their film is THEM! They get to film, nar-

rate, star in and produce their own short film that will be presented to the class as a part of Film Week at the

beginning of next term. I have been most impressed with the creativity and enthusiasm from the Year 7s dur-

ing the completion of this task and look forward to watching their final films!

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In the classrooms…..

P-3 Poetry with Mrs Porch…

This term our Primary students have been focusing on poetry. After listening to some poetry readings, they

performed their pieces to Mrs Porch for which they received special awards. Well done P-3 on your outstand-

ing efforts, keep up the good work!

I like myself the way I am.

I like myself the way I am.

I’m really glad I’m me.

In fact, I’m sure there’s no one else

on earth I’d rather be.

I’d rather not be someone else,

I wouldn’t want to switch,

unless they were more beautiful,

or powerful, or rich.

I only want to be myself.

To change would just be wrong,

except if they were super smart,

or muscular and strong.

Unless they were more talented,

or glamorous, or tall,

or popular, or interesting,

I’d never change at all.

Except if they were famous or

had won the lottery,

I’d like to stay the way I am.

I’m glad to just be me.

- Kenn Nesbitt

Little Tommy Tadpole

Little Tommy Tadpole began to weep

and wail,

For Little Tommy Tadpole had lost his

little tail.

His Mother didn’t know him

As he sat upon a log

For Little Tommy Tadpole was—

MR THOMAS FROG!

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In the classrooms…..

The Twits On Thursday 12th August, P-6

students attended the produc-

tion of "The Twits" a well

known and loved story by Roald

Dahl at the Gladstone Enter-

tainment Centre. The show was

fantastic and enjoyed by all.

Country Free Dress…

Thank you to all the teachers and students who participated in Free Dress day!

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In the classrooms…..

Nurse News

As some of you may have heard by now, I (Vanessa, the School Based

Youth Health Nurse), am leaving Mt Larcom State School.

I finish up this week, end of Term 3. It is time for my family and I to

head down to the Gold Coast and settle in to life down there.

It has been a great ‘almost’ two years at Mt Larcom as the SBYHN. I

have enjoyed working alongside some really awesome staff and it has been fantastic getting

to know all the students.

Your new SBYHN at Mt Larcom will hopefully start the beginning of Term 4. I am not sure

who this person is yet, but please feel free to introduce yourself!!!

If you’re still not sure what they School Nurse does at Mt Larcom, here is some handy info:

So what does a SBYHN do at school?

- The SBYHN program offers one on one health consults with students - Advice and support with health care needs - Work with teachers at school, sometimes providing health education in the

classroom - Identify health concerns and refer on to community support if required - Promote health and wellbeing around the school

What would you see the SBYHN for?

- If you are feeling sad, worried or stressed

- Advice around healthy relationships and family issues

- Talk about nutrition, exercise and healthy lifestyles

- Advice/education in regards to alcohol and smoking

- Growth and Development

Parents/Guardians are also more than welcome to contact the School Based Youth Health

Nurse to discuss their child/ren and any health concerns they may have. You can contact the

SBYHN through the school administration office.

Best wishes to all of you at Mt Larcom State

School.

Vanessa

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In the classrooms…..

School Holiday Program…

Gladstone PCYC are running a number of programs over the school holidays. Please

contact their Facebook page for full details.

Youth Fit—10am-11am Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Drums for fun—10am-11am Tuesday and Thursday

Lunchtime BBQ & Activities—12pm-2pm Monday-Friday

PCYC Youth Space

Thank you to everyone who supported our

Student Council Giant Toblerone raffle.

Congratulations to our winner Sunwell Kahon

and thank you for supporting MLSS.

Energy Monitors Report…

Throughout the Term our Energy Monitors have been conducting weekly checks of our buildings and class-

rooms to ensure that we are doing our part to conserve energy. Rooms are inspected for lights, fans and air-

conditioning and rated on the requirement for their use. This week the Office staff were given a big thumbs

up from our Energy Monitor, Rhys, however, some Teachers have some room for improvement. Thank you

students for keeping us accountable.

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In the classrooms…..

Out and about…

4-6 LOTE

Japanese

Spring Garden

Greenhouse

construction

continues...

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Student Notices…..

P and C news…

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

Sunday, 6th October

We need volunteers for an hour or 2 to

run the BBQ

Please contact Janine 0497 589 660

Cadbury chocolate fundraiser

Thank you to all our families, friends and community for your continued support of our Cadbury Chocolate

fundraiser. Sales may continue over the school holidays however we do request any monies from current

sales be returned to the office by Friday 20th September. Please pick up any boxes for holiday sales from

the office before Friday.

H.O.T. Day

Friday 20th September

Bring your thinking caps for Higher Order Think-

ing activities this Friday. Please remember this is

a normal school day and attendance is required.

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Saturday,

September 21

6:30PM – 9:30PM

Bunting Park,

Calliope

It’s “Saddle Up Saturday” at Limestone Clothing Western Wear Calliope!

Race in for 20% off winter stock PLUS loads of specials in store!

Local cowboys, barrel racing girls & Turn N Burn Quarter Horses will be there.

PLUS rodeo games, prizes for best dressed cowgirl and cowboy, giveaways and more!

KIX Country will be broadcasting live from 9 till 12.

Get your Rodeo Kit at Saddle Up Saturday, September 28 at Limestone Clothing Western Wear Calliope!