Term 3 Week 6 2023
- Principal's Report
- Date Claimers
- Prep - 2 News Mrs Packenham
- Year 3-6 News Ms Fisher
- Instrumental - Mr Adam Smith
- Thanks
- PBL Focus Week 6 & 7
- Bullying. No Way! Dress in orange this Friday, 18 August.
- Week 4 Awards
- Week 5 Awards
- P&C News
- Book Week Dress Up - Wednesday 23 August 9 AM
- Transport Incursion
- Harlin Bush Dance Thursday 31 Aug.
Principal's Report
We had a lovely day on Wednesday, viewing vehicles of all descriptions. Experts, Mr Geoff Smith and Mr Ben Karreman answered student questions, and provided lots of interesting information on the history of their Harlin based businesses. 12 vehicles from the Caboolture Regional Car Club came in all shapes, sizes and colours. Mr Steve Dixon brought along the vehicle from the rural fire service. We showed appreciation to our guests with a morning tea supplied by staff and a bbq lunch.
Welcome to Mrs Melinda Gallagher who joins us as a teacher-aide in Prep - 2. Melinda is covering Mrs Enks days and has made an easy transition into our school.
We had a chat to senior students about the need to show appreciation, after we had some disappointing grumbles at the Incursion. A considerable amount of preliminary work was done over the holidays and before and after school. BBQ supplies were picked up on the weekend and Tuesday evening. Students need to reflect on how various experiences and lunches are organised by staff and how to act if they want these opportunities in the future.
This Friday is Bullying. No Way Day! This day reminds us all on our goals of inclusion, acceptance and safety, every day. Bullying takes many forms and can be delievered in many ways. We will be reviewing our High 5 strategy and our new POOCH problem solving process. Bullying can continue when it is not called out. We would encourage any continuing problems with relationships at school to come to our attention, so it can be addressed.
Book Week is coming up next week, Wednesday, 23 August. Please stay to watch the parade at 9 am.
In Week 8, teaching staff will be appreciating the work of our non-teaching staff, by providing lunch. Mrs Enks, Carey, Philp, Caroll, Gallagher and Nichols, and Mr Maller and Rowland are essential to the success of our school and students. These staff go well beyond their roles and responsibiilties to provide varied experiences and resources for our school and students. They are a tremendous support to teaching staff. Please give them a shout-out.
The Harlin SS Bush Dance is fast approaching and is going to be a great night. The P&C have taken on the task of the bbq and you will find an order form in your child's bag this week. You can assist the P&C by pre-ordering and paying. Students will demonstrate 6 dances and after each one, will get you or a family member up to teach you, and repeat the dance. Gather your family and friends and bring them along. A supper will finish the evening, where we will have time to have a chat before packing up and heading home. The following day is the pupil free day.
We hope to see our "Outdoor Learning Area' take shape soon. The double shed will be next to the current big grounds shed, and will have a awning to provide a shaded area for students to continue work in the permaculture garden. The bus shelter from the front of the school will move near the permaculture garden, and provide a lock up for tools and supplies. Thanks to the Somerset Council for making the bus shelter available.
Mr Johnathan Druce is our new School Supervisor and replaces Reid Thompson. Johnathan will be visiting on our Book Week parade day. Please say hello.
As always, please stay up to date with our date claimers below.
Yours sincerely
Jo McCormick
Principal and class teacher.
Date Claimers
Term 3
Friday, 18 August Bullying. No Way! Dress in orange to show your support.
Tuesday, 22 August P-2 'Go to Sleep, Mia' Pantomime at the Incinerator Theatre, Ipswich.
Bus will need to leave at 8.15 am to allow for roadworks.
Wednesday 23 August Book Week Parade 9 am
Wednesday 30 August P-6 'FIZZ' A performance by Qld. Opera Somerset Civic Centre
Thursday 31 August Community Bush Dance Moore Hall BBQ 5.30 pm.
Friday 1 September Pupil Free Day
Thursday 14 September Concert Band Performance TSS 12.30 PM
Friday 15 September Somerset Cup (last day of term)
Term 4
Tuesdays Week 6,7,& 8 Prep transition days
Monday 4 December PBL Day - Camp Duckadang
Wednesday 6 December Awards and Christmas Concert
Thursday 7 December Year 6 Graduation Dinner -Toogoolawah Golf Club
Prep - 2 News Mrs Packenham
This week we welcome Miss Mel, our new teacher aide, to our class. Thank you for diving straight in and supporting our students! Miss Mel will be working in the Prep-2 room every Wednesday and Friday.
This fortnight the Prep-2s have been learning about measurement during Maths lessons. So far, they have estimated and measured the length and area of various items inside and outside the classroom.
In HASS lessons, students have been learning about constructed, managed and natural features. The Year 1s and 2s identified examples of these features from the Transport Incursion.
In Science, students continued to learn about light and sound sources. The Prep students also explored different types of movements and investigated why some objects roll, slide or spin.
Year 3-6 News Ms Fisher
In the senior room, our 5s and 6s have been investigating measurement in Maths. Students have measured garden beds and boxes in the quest to calculate perimeter, area and volume. They’ve also tackled some pretty tricky problems around measurement!
Our 3s and 4s have continued their study of forces in Science. They wrangled variables – changing one, measuring one, and keeping the rest the same – to investigate how gravity affects a marble. Students have also explored another invisible force – magnetism!
Students have been working collaboratively to revise their draft paragraphs. They have been looking for ways to improve their working by using fewer words, more precise words and checking that the evidence in their paragraphs matches the topic sentence.
Instrumental - Mr Adam Smith
“Our Instrumental Music students are outstanding at remembering to have their stuff for every Instrumental Music lesson and rehearsal. Our sticker charts are almost full. On Thursday September 14 at 12:30 in the Toogoolawah State School under cover area, our band is joining in with Toogoolawah SHS band, Linville State School band and Toogoolawah State School band to make one mega-band of 85 kids. The performances will begin with Toogoolawah SHS and have a big finale with all 85 kids performing our new song “Marching Drum” and our classic “I Like Jazz”. This may well be the largest band ever seen in our wider community and all of them kids. Don’t miss this event. All parents and community members are welcome.
Thanks
Mr Philp for fixing the wheels of the broken John Deere trucks.
Reece Marshall, Steve Dixon, Brian Williams, Dusty and Steele for the burn off around the school.
Rob Clarkson and Alan Bechly for moving file boxes.
Wayne Davis for rotary-hoeing permaculture garden.
Mr Glover for helping us set the eggs.
Mrs Blackmore for helping us to candle the eggs.
PBL Focus Week 6 & 7
Bullying. No Way!
High Five - What do I try first for behaviour I don't like?
POOCH - How can I think about managing behaviour I don't like in a different way?
Bullying. No Way! Dress in orange this Friday, 18 August.
Fact sheets for families: https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/resources/fact-sheets/fact-sheets-for-families
Week 4 Awards
Students of the Week - Cleo and Eliza
PBL Award - Austin
Kicking It Maths No. Facts - Penny and Henrietta
Week 5 Awards
Students of the Week - Tilly and Bridi
PBL - Mac and Bridi
Kicking It Maths Number Facts - Eliza, Cleo, Kacey, Tilly, Jack, Henrietta
Special Sport Recognition - Brax (Regional Representative, Discus)
P&C News
Next meeting: Tuesday, 22 August
Bush Dance - we are looking for helpers. Please see Angela Devlin.
Book Week Dress Up - Wednesday 23 August 9 AM
Students are invited to dress up for Book Week. This year's themes is 'Read, Grow, Inspire'. It would be great for students to be able to comment on their dress-up inspiration during the parade.
Transport Incursion
Thanks Mr Geoff Smith, Mr Ben Karreman, Mr Steve Dixon and Caboolture Regional Car Club.
Harlin Bush Dance Thursday 31 Aug.
