Issue 13 17 August 2021
From the Principal's Desk
Homework Centre:
As many of you will know we are now operating a Homework Centre here at Kingaroy SS. This centre started this week. Our Homework Centre will operate out of the Library on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday afternoons. Homework Centre is designed to provide a supportive space for students to complete their Homework or additional school work. Students must be registered to participate, thank you to those parents who have registered their children. Homework Centre runs from 3.05pm until 4.05pm, please ensure that children are collected promptly from the library. A reminder that normal school rules apply for participating students.
Book Week:
We are celebrating Book Week next week. Information has been sent home in the last couple of newsletters. We look forward to celebrating Reading with our students during Book Week.
Year 5 Camp:
Year 5 Camp to Barambah Outdoor Education Centre is happening in Week 10 of this term. Thank you to those parents who have expressed their interest in their child attending by paying their deposit. As part of this camp, we have a Pre-camp visit Day here at school. This is happening on Monday 23rd August and staff from the camp visit our school and lead a day of activities.
Welcome Pre-service teachers:
This week we welcome five pre-service teachers to our school. These teachers are Parnia Yazdani (6M), Kate-Lynn Atkinson (Prep S), Victoria Dunkin (5F), Sarah Kelly (4BD) & Irish Romantico (1/2D). Please welcome them to our school if you come across them working in your child’s class.
Parent Teacher Interviews:
These are happening in Term 3 and I strongly urge all parents to book and interview with their child’s teacher. This is a great way to strengthen links between school and home. If you haven’t returned your interview booking form to your child’s teacher please consider doing so at your earliest convenience.
From the Deputy Principal's Desk
From the Guidance Officer
Supporting your child to be safe online
How to help children deal with online safety issues is a growing concern for many parents. The areas of most worry tend to be:
- Cyberbullying
- Accessing and/or sending explicit content
- Amount of time online
- Online Gaming
- Unwanted contact and grooming
How to approach eSafety with your child/ren can be really daunting, but thankfully there are many resources available. The eSafety Commissioner Parent Hub online has some excellent advice on how to navigate this issue in your family. They also provide free webinars for parents, which are all delivered by an expert education and training team. Some of the upcoming webinars include:
- eSafety's guide to online sexual harassment and image-based abuse: This webinar will help parents and carers to understand online sexual harassment and image-based abuse. It is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 13-18.
- eSafety's parent guide to popular apps: Learn how to help young people safely use popular apps including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube. This webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 8-13. It will cover:
- An explanation of the popular apps used by young people
- Case studies, research, and targeted advice
- Ways you can support the young people in your life to have safe, enjoyable online experiences.
If you would like to register for a webinar, or explore other strategies in this area, please visit https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents
If you have any concerns or would like more information about this topic, please feel free to contact me by email to: jhobs35@eq.edu.au
Jennifer Davies, Guidance Officer
Class News
Welcome to P/6A!
We have had a wonderful start to term 3.
In English we have been busy with our weekly Shared Reading and literacy activities. This week we are reading “The Monster’s Party” Our literacy rotations are also part of our daily routine, we are getting really good at developing our handwriting and our sound letter knowledge is also improving.
Our class is also learning to communicate using PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display ) books and we can now confidently use these in our class.
In Maths we are continuing with developing our interest in numbers. We have been lucky enough to start making our own individual Number Books.
Every Thursday we look forward to our friendly therapy dog Yarn visiting us. Recently we celebrated his second birthday.
P6A Class News
Recycling News
We have had a great recycling month and have taken recycling to the Kingaroy Depot every week. Special thanks to all students for correctly using the recycling bins.
Thank you to all students who entered our poster competition. We are proud to announce the winners who will win a free Macca's Wow. We look forward to displaying both the winners and some of the best posters around the school. Our winners and second places are as follows:
Prep/Year One: 1st: Jace (1B), 2nd: Seth (1B)
Year 2/3 – 1st: Aylia Dowling (3SE) 2nd: Skyla (3 SW)
Year 456 – 1st: Bella McMurray (6A) 2nd: Destiny Tran (6A)
Highly Commended – Year 4 – Makenzi Porter and Year 6 – Amber Porter
Thank you also to Ashley Barron from Kingaroy Equipment Sales for making and donating a large mesh box to store the recyling.
Recycling Poster Competition
Ride 4 Relay 2021- Free Dress Day
Massive thanks to the Kingaroy State School community for your support for our Free Dress Day. We raised $345.35. Your support means so much to the team. Awesome effort everyone.
Book Week 2021
Exciting news from the Resource Centre.
PJ Night is Monday 23rd August from 6.00 – 7.30pm in the hall. Come and enjoy an evening with children in their pyjamas as they listen to stories from teachers. There will be hot milo afterwards and our amazing bookstore officially opens. Bring a blanket and pillow for added comfort. Please return an attached RSVP for catering purposes.
The bookstore will be open every day for students and parents from 8.30am – 9.00am and 3.00pm to 3.50pm Tuesday to Thursday. On Friday it will be open from 8.30 – 9.00 and after the Book Week Parade until 11.00am.
Students may also purchase every day during 1st break .
Grandparents/Carers/Elders Day Thursday 26th August 9.30am – 1.30pm
Grandchildren, PLEASE invite your Grandparents/ Elders/Carers to come and share a book with you at the following times. There will also be a display of items from days gone by, a chance for you to share and reminisce with your grandchild/child. Afterwards, the students are escorted back to class, and coffee/tea and biscuits are available for our guests.
Grandparents, Carers and Elders will meet the students at the library door.
Prep Students 9.30 - 10.00am
Year One Students 10.00 - 10.30am
Year Two Students 10.30 - 11.00am
Year Three Students 12.00 -12.30pm
Year Four Students 12.30 - 1.00pm
Years Five and Six Students 1.00 - 1.30pm
We understand that you may have multiple grandchildren at the school and only limited time to attend. If you could fill in the RSVP with your preferred time, we will endeavour to have the students together.
Book Week Parade Friday 27th August 9.15am -10.15am in the hall
OLD WORLDS NEW WORLDS OTHER WORLDS
Let your imagination run wild, the possibilities this year for your costume design is endless. Enjoy!
Book Week Parade Timetable
9.15am Classes arrive (sit in normal parade spot)
9.25 - 9.30 Miss Miller opening
9.35 Preps, P/6A
9.40 Year 1
9.45 Year 2
9.50 Announce winners and read winning book
10.00 Year 3
10.05 Year 4
10.10 Year 5
10.15 Year 6
The bookstore will be open until 11.00am
PJ EVENING – Resource Centre
RSVP to the office by FRIDAY 20th August PLEASE
I _____________________________(grandparent/caregiver/elder’s name) will be attending
The PJ’s, warm Milo and Bedtime Story Evening to Launch Book Week and the KSS Bookfair on MONDAY EVENING (August 23rd) from 6.00 to 7.30 pm with my child/ren __________________________ (class)_____________
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Signed: __________________________________
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Grandparents, Carers, Elder’s Day
RSVP Friday 20th August 2021
I _____________________________________________will attend
‘Grandparents/Elders/Carer’s Read Day’ on Thursday 26th August 2021 with my grandchild/ren / child
___________________________Year_______
___________________________Year_______
___________________________Year_______
SIGNED: ________________________________
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Come on into the Library to see the wonderful Book Week display. During bookweek, 23-27 August, we will have a number of activities for students and parents including:
- Pjama Night Monday 23 August- Book Fair Launch
- Grandparents/Carers Day Thursday 26 August
- Book Week Parade Friday 27 August
Book Week Library Display
P & C News - Fathers' Day Stall
The P & C will be operating our annual Fathers' Day Stall from Monday, 6 September to Thursday, 9 September. The stall will be open at second break and after school untill 3.30pm. If you have any items at home that you could kindly donate it would be very welcomed. Items will vary in price rangeing from $1 to $10. Could you pleaase send along a bag for your child/ren to carry their gitfs home in. If you have any free time over these 3 days we are looking for parents to help man the stall. All you have to do is contact the school office on 4160 4333 and let them know what day and time will be suitable for you to help.
Thank you.
Please Donate
If you have these items at home and have no use for them. Please send to the school office as we will put them to good use doing an Art Activity. Thank you from Year 2's.
