Term 3 Week 4 2023

Principal's Report

Harlin SS has had an exciting start to term 3 with our bike ride from Benarkin to Linville, Kops in Kilts for our community and the excursion to the Rail Workshops Museum.

Year 3-6 are full steam ahead with 'Tracks, Trays and Trucks', a combined unit targeting the interests of our students and local experts. Assessment tasks will be conducted thoughout the remainder of this term.

Prep-2  are very busy comparing stories, investigating their 'Changing World',  'Movement' and all about growth in plants and animals. We are looking forward to Mr Arnold Glover helping us hatch chicks. 

Congratulations to Calarni, Tijana, Adelaide, Steele, Brax, Reece, Bridi and Hayley for respresenting Harlin SS at the District Athletics in Nanango. Thanks also to parents who provided transport and support.  Congratulations Brax, on qualifying for the Regional Team in discus.

Thank you to Ms Fisher and Mrs Packenham for providing Parent/Teacher/Student interviews times to suit working parents.  It is imperative that you are well versed on your child's progress, as we are now only 6 weeks to the end of term 3.  Results should not come as a suprise and I urge parents who did not attend these meetings, to ensure they are in contact with our staff on student progress.

Mr Dennison and Mrs Mac are busy teaching bush dances to all students. This is in preparation for the Community Bush Dance on Thursday 31 August from 5.30 - 8 pm, with a supper to finish the evening.  The following day is the Pupil Free Day where staff will be recieving first aid training, participating in moderation of  assesssment tasks, and preparing for the end of term.

Currently, we have a vacancy for a permanant positon as cleaner   This vacancy closes on August 2.

https://smartjobs.govnet.qld.gov.au

The School Opinion Survey is open and I would be grateful for feedback by the close, on Friday 18 August.   There is always room for improvement in any organisation and the SOS can provide some insights for the whole school community.

Please check our Year 6 Graduation and other date claimers for the end of the year.

Feedback on the engagement and manners from our visitors to our Kops in Kilts and from the Railway museum staff was extremely pleasing.  It makes the extra effort our staff commit to after-hours and over the holidays worth it!  Well done parents and students.

Yours sincerely

Jo McCormick
Principal and class teacher.

Date Claimers

Term 3

Ekka Show Holiday 14 August

P-2  Tuesday, 22 August 'Go to Sleep, Mia'  Pantomime at the Incinerator Theatre, Ipswich.

P-6 'FIZZ'  30 August 10-11 am. A performance by  Qld. Opera  Somerset Civic Centre 

Community Bush Dance Thursday 31 August Moore Hall BBQ 5.30 pm.

Pupil Free Day Friday 1 September

Concert Band Performance 14 September TSS

Somerset Cup Friday 15 September (last day of term)

Term 4 

PBL Day - Camp Duckadang Monday 4 December

Awards and Christmas Concert Wednesday 6 December

Year 6 Graduation Dinner - Thursday 7 December Toogoolawah Golf Club

Prep - 2 News Mrs Packenham

Learning is full steam ahead in the Prep-2 room! Here is an overview of our learning for this term:

• In English, students are comparing imaginative and informative texts. Prep students will be expressing their likes and dislikes for aspects of texts and retelling a story. The Year 1 and 2 students will be writing about their preference for a particular text.

• In Mathematics, students have been learning to skip count in 2s, 5s and 10s, and work with 2-digit and 3-digit numbers. We have had some tremendous improvement in Mathematics understanding already this term! Soon we will explore measurement and shape concepts.
• In Science, students are learning about how and why objects move, and how light and sound are created and how they can be changed.
• In HASS, students are learning about maps and the features of local places.
• We are also learning Drama this term and will be representing local places through Drama activities.

Earlier this term I completed training in the ‘Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation’ program, produced by Queensland University of Technology. This program involves musical activities that are specifically designed to improve and help students develop self-regulation and executive functioning skills. We are including this program in our afternoon sessions to assist students in regulating their emotions and calm their bodies.

We all enjoyed Nate’s show and tell last week! Nate purchased a ‘Show and Tell’ voucher from the Harlin Hero Shop at the end of last term and used it last week to show his walkie talkies! We have been learning about sound sources so this show and tell fitted in perfectly with our Science unit. Thanks for sharing, Nate!

Students have been practising their spelling words by constructing their own letters. This task was tricky at first, but is now easy!

Year 3-6 News - Ms Fisher

Senior students are busy creating 7 'artefacts' or tasks for our combined unit of "Tracks, Trucks and Trays'. All things 'energy' have resulted in balloon cars and solar powered toys. Mrs Karreman is keeping students busy on google earth, calculating the changes in the local quarry size. Mrs Mac has students thinking about a sustainable vehicle that serves a social purpose and has introduced Tinkercad to bring the design to a 3 D model.  Reading every night is still an expectation and we hope more students can remember to bring in their reading log every Friday. Year 3 & 4 have started 'Kicking it Maths' which has a focus on number facts.  Students can progress at anytime and we have tables games for home.  We are looking forward to Mr Smith and Mr Karreman talking to us next week and have developed a series of interesting questions.

Instrumental - Mr Adam Smith

Our band have received the music for two Christmas carols, “Silent Night” and “Little Drummer Boy”.  Half of our band can play these songs already.  We have also begun work on a brand new song called "Marching Drum” which makes 6 songs in our repertoire plus some students are working on “Advance Australia Fair”.  That’s not even counting our curriculum text work as well as technical work.  Sommer is playing lovely strong C’s, D’s and E’s on her Clarinet and I noticed that she is reading the band music and working out new notes without needing any help.  Well done Sommer.

Makiko Art Workshop

Makiko  (Maki) visited on Friday, promoting the Hiromo Tango project to be exhibited at 9 December - 18 February at the Condensory.  Students used recycled fabric to decorate a wooden horse and some stayed during the break to make paper flowers. The student sculpture will also be on display at the exhibition.

Student Council

Student Council News          Term 3 Week 3

Hope everyone had a great break.

CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE

We have a couple of families in Moore and Linville who have

kindly offered their containers. Mrs Philp will pick them up

when she can steal her hubby’s ute. Thank you again to the

families who are bringing in their spare containers. They sure add up.

PLANT STALL

We were able to raise another $235.00 over the holidays. Garden Club is every Tuesday so if you have any cuttings or plants we can split up please bring them in on Monday or Tuesday so the students can get potting ready for spring.

VEGETABLE GARDEN  

The veggies are growing beautifully. It will be great when

we can start using them to cook in our new shed when

it comes. At the moment we are selling the produce so

we will have some money for the seeds when the time

comes. Bok Choy 3 for $2 Bunch of Silver Beet $2.

We still need

• A rotary hoe to dig up the main veggie patch.
• Manure for the compost heaps.
• Mulch hay.

FUN DAY

This will be decided at the next meeting.

Roster for Jelly and Popcorn

               Relief:  Pippa                     Tayte

Please try and get here for your rostered day so we can all share the work.

Calarni and Adelaide make the Jelly each Wednesday.

Steele and Tayte are in charge of the containers.

Pippa, Sommer and Tijana look after, water and fertilise the plants.

Day at Duckadang has been booked for the 4^th of December. Will keep you updated if there are any changes.

Great fundraising team Harlin!

Together we can do great things.

Pippa, Calarni, Sommer, Steele, Tijana, Adelaide and Tayte.

Rail Workshops Museum

We could have easily have spent another 5 hours at the museum.  Staff and students were very impressed with the calibre of the exhibits.  It was a great resource to encourage our students to think about upcoming tasks and assessments.

Benarkin to Linville Bike Ride

This was a huge undertaking by Linville SS and we want to thank Mrs Dean for her organisation. I was pleased to hear the event was again a great day with fantastic weather.  Thanks to non-riders who worked with Mrs Packenham at Linville SS for the day.  We will be reviewing this learning day for 2024. Thanks to the Qld Police "Bike Squad' and the Linville Rural Fire Brigade.  Thanks also to parents who were able to attend.

Thanks

Alan, Brax and Bella Bechly for installing our new tennis net.

Ian from the Linville sawmill for the garden stakes.

Mrs Blackmore for the can crushers.

Term 2 Attendance Awards - Congratulations

Our attendance goal is 95% and above.  Book awards  reinforce our goal of reading improvement.

100% - Pippa, Bella and Reece

95% or above - Brax, Peyton, Ollie, Cleo, April, Jack, Alex, Penny, Calarni, Adelaide, Henrietta and Sommer

PBL Focus Week 4 & 5

Our fortnight focus is 'I am respectful by accepting others' differences'.  Today, we had a group discussion on how social media tells us to be 'perfect' yet none of us are perfect.  Some children demonstrated 'body language clues' and we noted how we need to read these some times and give space or check in. We talked about how genetic disorders make people different but they still need acceptance, and can still achieve. Bluey talked about teasing and we discussed in small groups the fine line between playing a joke and teasing. 

• * I talk nicely to other people
• * I include other people in my group or activity
• *I try to understand how another person thinks and feels.
• *I respect that other people are different.
• *I understand that everyone wants to feel like they are accepted.
• *I make people feel comfortable around me.
• *I stand up for others

Week 1 Awards

Students of the Week - Henrietta, Jack and Nate.

PBL Award  - Kacey

Week 2 Awards

Students of the Week - Reece and Sommer

Week 3 Awards

Students of the Week - Haley, Tayte and Austin.

PBL Kindness - Ollie

P&C News

Next meeting 29 August

Jeans for Genes Day - Friday 4 Aug.

Students are invited to wear jeans this Friday, August 4 with a gold coin donation going to Children's Medical Research Institute.  This will help with research into genetic diseases and birth defects.

Vacancy - Toogloolawah Swimming Pool

TOOGOOLAWAH SWIMMING POOL WILL BE HIRING FOR SEPT - APRIL 2023 SEASON

Position 

LIFEGUARD - no previous experience necessary

Hours 

PART TIME HOURS TO BE DISCUSSED BUT FLEXIBLE

Training 

2-DAY COURSE AT THE POOL ON SATURDAY 2ND AND SUNDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER PLUS THEORY ONLINE 

Cost for course 

Approx $320.00

About you

We are looking for other friendly, responsible people to join our amazing team.  

You have to be 18 years old minimum.  

You might be a full time mum looking to return to work, a senior student or someone just looking for a few hours of work.

You need to be able to swim.  Ask us about the speed criteria. 

You will be a Blue Card Working with Children or have one before commencing employment.

You will need to have a current First Aid/CPR Certificate but we can organise training for this if needed  

We will offer you a full induction and ongoing training in the aquatic industry as you will be also working at the reception point.  We also offer you free gym membership and access to the pool. 

Please send a brief resume or letter to 

jaynemckenzie@westnet.com.au