Harlin State School eNewsletter

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Term 3

Fri. 30 Aug. Student Free Day - First Aid, Reading and Moderation at TSS

Wed. 4 Sept. Crazy Hair Day

Thur. 5 Sept. Bush dance at Moore Hall

Fri. 6 Sept Matilda - Musical TSHS

Fri. 9 Sept. Planning Day for teaching staff

Tues. 10 Sept. U8's Day at TSS

Thurs. 12 Sept. Overnight Stay at school for Yr P-4. 6 pm arrive and sausage sizzle.

Combined band performance TSS 12.30 pm

Fri. 13 Sept. Somerset Cup Yr. 5-6

Principal Report

On Tuesday we celebrated Support Staff Day. Mrs Philp, Mrs Enks, Mrs Carey and Mrs Guy were treated to a wonderful array of home cooking and treats for lunch. Our leaders presented cards and a thank you. We are lucky to have such dedicated staff who go far beyond their role descriptions to make learning enjoyable at Harlin State School.

The end of term is near and we are counting down for a well-deserved rest. Our whole school community is looking forward to an illness free Term 4. Many families have been hit with a recurring virus and some students have been very ill. Let's hope the holidays provides time to recoup and re-energise.

Tomorrow, staff will be moderating maths tasks from V9 of the Australian Curriculum. Our second session is reading and the last session is an update of our CPR Qualifications.

This Sunday, we remember and celebrate our wonderful fathers and grandfathers. In particular we pay respects to our dads who are no longer with us in person, but forever in our hearts. We hope you are all able to celebrate this day and that our dads love their t-shirts. Thanks to Mrs Blacklock, Mrs Wendt and Mrs Blackmore for your help.

We have lots happening in these last few weeks. Please make sure you have the following dates in your calendar.

This Thursday, from 5.30 pm we have our second bush dance. Last year it was lots of fun for the whole family. Students have been learning dances as part of their Physical Education. I look forward to seeing you all again. The evening starts with a barbeque and an order form has been sent home for you to return with payment. We finish the evening with a supper and would appreciate you providing a plate to share. Thank you to the Weare family for manning the barbecue this year.

Next Friday, we are heading off to TSHS to see the musical, Matilda. Transportation will be by private transport and the TSHS minibus. If you are attending and able to take your child to TSHS, please notify Mrs Enks. There will be no need to return to school as the event will finish at approximately 2.45 pm.

The Year 5-6 School Camp intention to attend note was due back today. If you have not returned this form please do so on Monday.

The wonderful U8's Day is on Tuesday 10 September at Toogoolawah State School. The theme this year is 'Connecting to Culture through Play'. We will be providing transportation to and from school. This is a half day only and students will be returning to school for instruction.

The Year P-4 Sleepover is happening on Thursday 12 September. Students participating are to return to school at 5.30 pm with bedding and requirements. Once parents have said a farewell, we will have a sausage sizzle, games and a movie. Parents who drop off siblings the next day are asked to pick up bedding and belongings not required for the school day. A note detailing 'What to bring" will be sent home with students.

Also, on this day we have our instrumental students performing at Toogoolawah SS at 12 .30 pm.

Parent/teacher/student interviews will be available in the second week of Term 4. Please keep an eye out for a request form. We were very pleased with your Term 2 response and look forward to sharing your child's educational journey once more.

Our 3-6 Ball Games team performed admirably at the recent competition. Although students did not receive any trophies or medals this year, our sportsmanship was excellent. Students learnt a great lesson about teamwork and the ups and downs of competition on any given day. There was not one event where our students did not give 100%.

We are now practising soccer and netball as Year 5 & 6 students prepare for Somerset Cup on Friday, 13 September. This is a highlight Year 5 & 6 and students always look forward to the day. We are awaiting confirmation of a bus for transportation of students to TSHS. Students will be supervised by Mrs Enks.

And don't forget Crazy Hair Day this coming Wednesday!

Have a great weekend.

Jo McCormick

Principal and Class teacher.

Support Staff Day

Thank you to Mrs Enks, Mrs Philp, Mrs Guy, Mrs Carey and Mrs Carroll for all that you do to make our school fabulous!

Prep - 4 News - Mrs Packenham and Ms Fisher

The P-4 classroom has been humming along. We’ve been madly measuring – length, mass, capacity, and temperature. 3s and 4s have completed their measurement assessment. Woohoo!

In English, students are working on their responses to The Twits, and to help them build physical stamina for their writing, they’ve been strengthening their upper bodies with different activities. See our wall and window colouring!

P-2 students are making musical instruments for their Science studies on sound, and they’re looking fantastic! 3s and 4s will perform a science investigation next week to finish their study on heat for the term.

We hope all the dads out there love their shirts and cards, and that they enjoy their special day on Sunday!

Strengthening our shoulders muscles for writing

Measuring

Students have begun a new unit of maths. Year 6 are working of the order of operations and solving problems based on the four operations. Year 5 are using factors and multiples, solving simple problems, and using estimation and rounding. Our year 4s joined us on Wednesday where we found the factors of a block of chocolate with 32 squares. Yum!

Mr and Mrs Twit have some very unfortunate pay backs coming their way as crafty authors try to show, but not tell the latest horrid pranks. Exploding cigarette lighters, a shower of purple body paint, collapsing stairs, growing door jambs and a snake in the bed, sounds just what Mr and Mrs Twit deserve.

In their study of light, students have been learning about the law of reflection. Students succeeded where Ms Fisher could not! They managed to reflect a thin beam of light off a mirror to show that the incoming angle is the same as the outgoing angle – the law of reflection in action. Once their investigation was done, they played an animated game where they were challenged to position mirrors to direct light around a maze. Our students were VERY competitive!

Our House Captains will now be responsible for organising netball and soccer training in readiness for Somerset Cup.

Students had lots of fun designing a shirt for Father's Day.

S - SUCCESSFUL M - MOTIVATED A- AWESOME R - RELIABLE T - TRUSTWORTHY

Science - light

Scrabble - using our vocabulary

Finding factors with a block of chocolate

Jill Boucher - R u ok, any day?

Hello, my name is Jill Boucher, and I am the Student Wellbeing Social Worker at Harlin State School once a fortnight on a Thursday.

R U OK ACTION Day is on Thursday 12^th September. We are going to have a fun time learning how to be good friends to each other with the help of Healthy Harold.

What is the Student Wellbeing program?

It is an initiative that sees Social Workers employed in schools to provide emotional support, counselling and skill building with children.

What can a Student Wellbeing Social Worker do?

A Student Wellbeing Social Worker can work with children who experience social and emotional challenges that might interfere with their learning in the classroom or their relationships at school.

Some common issues I see include anxiety, self-esteem issues, fears, relationship challenges, difficulties with managing emotions, low mood (sadness) or any issue that might be causing a student distress or problems. Our goal is to help students (and families) create fulfilling and rich lives for themselves, now and in the future.

How can you arrange to see me?

If your child would like to see me, or you think it would be helpful, please speak with the principal or classroom teacher regarding making a referral.

Ball Games

“Get ready for our huge Combined Bands performance with Toogoolawah State High School, Linville State School and Toogoolawah State School on Thursday September 12 at 12:30pm in the undercover area at Toogoolawah State School. We will hear Toogoolawah High Concert Band, Stage Band and Rock Band as well as our musicians performing in with the hard high school music and the big finale with all of our musicians playing together at once.”

Awards

Week 7 Student of the Week: Peyton & Henrietta

Week 7 PBL Award: none

Week 8 Student of the Week: Cleo & Brax

Week 8 PBL Award: Penny

Book Week. Reading is Magic

Thank you Mrs Blackmore, Mrs Wendt and Mrs Blacklock for your help with our t-shirts for Dad. They look great. Happy birthday again, Mrs Blackmore!

Father's Day

Student Council

CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE: Any donations are gratefully received. Thank you for your support. The containers have been sorted and picked up.

PLANT STALL & VEGGIE GARDEN: There are some organic veggies for sale at the front gate. Keep your eye out. The snow peas have been a huge hit.

PURCHASES: Each year 6 Student has donated a new book from book week. Most of them came from the wish list Mrs Carey had. She knows what the kids like to read so they are pretty excited to get their hands on them.

FUN DAY: Crazy Hair Day WEDNESDAY 4TH September.

This will be a gold coin donation.

Jelly and Custard and popcorn roster for the last few weeks.

POPCORN MONEY

Week 8	BRAX OLLIE	BRIDI HAYLEY
Week 9	HAYLEY JASMINE	APRIL REECE
Week 10	BRIDI APRIL	BRAX HAYLEY

This term we will be selling Popcorn 50c and Jelly and Custard $1.00

Together we are doing great things.

Brax, Hayley, Reece, Bridi, Ollie, April and Jasmine.

P&C News

Thank you to the Weare family for volunteering to do the Bush Dance barbecue. We are after other volunteers for the Swimming Carnival on the Dec. 2. Please consider making a contribution to our school.

Please contact Emily if you can help.

Bush Dance

Vacancy - relief cleaner

We have a vacancy for a relief cleaner when Ken is absent. Hours are usually 5 - 8 am however, they can be after school from 3 pm if required. Please contact the school office.

Vacancy - Business Manager (temporary)

Teddy Bear's Picnic

Toogoolawah 120 year Celebration

Oztag registration Kilcoy

Esk District Cricket Club

Maidenwell Music Mix

Matilda JR Performance - Friday 6 Sept.

Matilda.pdf

Toogoolawah Pictures

Toogoolawah Gym

GREAT NEWS

The Toogoolawah Swimming Pool opens on Saturday 14th Sept. New, longer weekend hours of Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 5pm.

Learn to Swim and Squad Training starts Term 4 along with new baby and toddlers water familiarisation playgroup. Our coffee and goodies shop will be open during all these hours.

SIGN ON FOR LEARN TO SWIM - limited spaces

Monday 16th, Wednesday 18th and Monday 23rd Sept 3-5.30pm please.

SQUAD TRAINING - phone booking required

Squad is with Jayne McKenzie (Qualified foundation squad coach) and Grace Jardine (under taking qualifications). Squad will be based on very structured drills for stroke improvement, endurance and speed training. Training will be Monday and Wednesday 3.30pm and one morning 6.30am or 7am to be decided. Whiteboard drills will be displayed for squad to work from if they wish to train on other days.

Please contact Jayne McKenzie for further details 0420 974 683

2024 Term 3 Week 8