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June:
18th School Photos
28th Explore Path-
ways
28th Last Day of
term
July:
15th First day term 3
19th Gregg Dreise
Visit
27th/28th King of the
Mountain - Pomona
Learning, working, growing together
Principal’s News
Amamoor State School Newsletter
Learning, working, growing together 7 T H J U N E 2 0 1 9
2 Elizabeth Street
Amamoor Qld 4570
Phone: 5401 1333
Absence Line: 5401 1360
Mobile: 0417 628 915
Email:
Web:
amamoorss.eq.edu.au
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/
AmamoorSS
Attendance
93%
(Target 94%)
Calendar Events!
Reading Champion
I wanted to take the time to highlight an awe-some student achievement at Amamoor State School.
Over the last year or so Raydon has displayed extra effort and really engaged with his reading and school work in general.
In the classroom or out and about the school, Raydon quietly but very positively goes about his learning and play. He is a leader in setting a positive example for our students. Staff really enjoy working with Raydon and I know his peers respect him as well.
This week Raydon achieved a great milestone in his reading/learning progress and Mrs Alford was beaming with pride along with Raydon.
I'm very proud of his progress and thought it best to share one of the many successes we get to witness at Amamoor State School each week. Great work Raydon and all those sup-porting our reading and learning focus-es at school.
Mini Sports
A big thanks to all who came and supported our students at the delayed Mini Sports Day. Thanks to Mrs Alford for organising the day so well. Thanks to the volun-teers who ran the BBQ and special mention to Bec An-derson for her efforts. Well done to our students for their participation and efforts on the day.
Reading Workshop
We took the time to go through some basic reading strategies with parents on Thursday. These workshops are a continuation of the Spelling and Phonics sessions from Term 1, with a focus this time on what you can do to assist readers at home. We passed on our reading framework and demonstrated techniques. If you require some help with reading at home or would like more information, please con-tact your child's classroom teacher. We will hold another parent workshop in Term 3.
School Review
Our school review occurs next Thursday and Friday. Thanks to those community members who are taking part in the review. You may see some unfamiliar staff about on these days and they may just ask for a chat. We are looking forward to receiving some independent feed-back from these reviews as we are always look-ing at ways to improve our student outcomes. We'll be reporting back the findings in coming P&C meetings.
Basketball Hoops & Computers
We are waiting on the arrival of some portable basketball systems for our tennis court area. We had planned to arrange permanent posts and backboards but the cost was prohibitive. We have budgeted for and purchased 12 new Dell computers (desktops) for our junior class-rooms. A lot of our student learning involves a degree of computer literacy and we'll continue to keep upgrading such classroom resources to assist with student learning.
If you have any feedback, concerns or questions please always feel free to make contact with us here at school.
Regards,
Joe Barbaro
P A G E 2
A M A M O O R S T A T E S C H O O L
TERM 2—Event Dates
April 21st Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
April 22nd
First day of Term 2,
Prep Vision Screen
April 25th ANZAC day (Public Holiday)
April 26th Mini Sports Carnival
April 30th P & C meeting 5:30pm in the library
May 6th Labour Day (Public Holiday)
May 7th Australian Veterinary Association's Pets
and People Education
Program Visit 9:30-11am
May 14th NAPLAN
May 15th NAPLAN
May 16th NAPLAN
May 17th Gympie Show Holiday
May 20th Eli Webb Visit
May 24th AFL Clinic
May 31st Mini Sports Day
Jun 18th School Photos
Jun 28th EXPLORE Pathways Gympie Year 5
Jun 28th Last Day of Term 2
P A G E 3
A M A M O O R S T A T E S C H O O L
Classroom Update Year 4-5
Parents and families of Year 4-5 are invited to visit our Open Classroom on Thursday 27th June 3pm-6pm to share in the learning their child has been participating in for Term 2.
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A M A M O O R S T A T E S C H O O L
Unexplained
Absences
Is your child absent?
Please report their
absence by 9:15am on
either; student absence
line 5401 1360, or the
school phone 5401
1333. Parents will be
contacted for any
unexplained absences
outstanding for their
child/ren.
Hi all
This term, all around the school, we have been looking at resilience and what resili-
ence is and what it looks like in practice. This has also included looking at positive
relationships and how good friends can build resilience in us.
This week I want to focus on what Resilience isn’t. Resilience isn’t about showing no
emotion or constantly doing things. Some of the most resilient people show their
emotions and are vulnerable with others because they have learnt how to label, ex-
press and experience their emotions fully. When we hide our emotions or pretend
that they don’t exist they do more harm than good because we’re constantly trying
to keep them under wraps which can then cause us to over react to other things in
our lives.
When we are resilient we learn to listen to our bodies and to recognise when we are
stressed, tired, unwell or simply overwhelmed. While resilience is about persevering
and not shying away from things that might be hard, it’s ok to not do things because
we simply can’t. When we are resilient we know the difference and can listen to our
bodies.
Resilience is something we are all working on all the time, and it is important even
as adults that we continue to exercise resilience so that we can be the best we can
be. If you would like some resources to help start the conversation about resilience
the following websites can help
https://www.resilienceinkids.com.au/blog/2019/3/5/misconceptions-surrounding-the-term-resilience https://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=287&id=1758 https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/healthy-homes/building-resilience
I hope to see you around the school this term,
Chappy Caitlin
Chappy Update
P A G E 5
A M A M O O R S T A T E S C H O O L
P & C Update
P & C Meetings
2019
21st May
TBA June
23rd July
20th August
17th September
15th October
19th November
Pie Drive – Thank you to all the parents that returned pie drive orders and money this week. It’s looking to be a great fundraiser for the school. Re-member pies will be ready to collect in two weeks time on Friday 21st June.
Mini Sports Day - A huge Thank you to Bec and the other parents who helped
out in the canteen or supplied Home baking for Mini Sports Day last Friday.
It was a great day and a fantastic fundraiser for the P&C.
Centenary Planning - If you'd like to be involved in the planning of our Cen-
tenary celebrations the next meeting is being held on Thursday 20th June at
3:15pm.
Container Refund Scheme
The P&C have set up an account at “Return It” in Gympie where you take
your empty cans and bottles to receive a refund. If you would like to donate
your refund to the school and help us raise some funds, just quote the P&C
scheme ID number C10174756 and the refund will go straight into the P&C
bank account. Using the scheme ID number allows you to drop off your con-
tainers and they will count them for you. Simply print off a sticker at the front
counter, attach it to your bagged up containers, hand it over and they will do
the rest. Although 10 cents may not feel like a lot, collectively with the whole
school community doing it, we may be surprised how much it adds up to.
Newsletter Ads In the interest of getting to know about the expertise we
have within our school community, the P&C would like to introduce advertis-
ing spaces in the newsletter. As a trial for the rest of Term 2, parents of cur-
rent students are invited to place an advertisement in the newsletter at no
cost. If the trial is successful, the advertising spaces could be opened up to
the school community for a small fee to help raise funds for the school.
Please email your name, contact details and short business description to
Tracy to be included in an upcoming newsletter.
Next Meeting The next P&C meeting will be Monday 17th June at
3:30pm. Attending the P& C meetings is a great way to meet other parents
in our school community and get up to date about what’s happening in our
little school.
Regards Courtney Lawler 0439 784 680
P A G E 9
A M A M O O R S T A T E S C H O O L
P & C Meetings
2019
21st May
TBA June
23rd July
20th August
17th September
15th October
19th November
Amamoor State School
Uniform Price List 2019
Wide Brim Hats (sizes XS,S,M,L)……… $10.00
Shirt (sizes 4 to 16 / sml to med adult) …. $25.00
Shorts ( sizes 4 to 16) …………………… $20.00
Skorts ( sizes 4 to 16)……………………… $20.00
Jacket ( sizes 4 to 16) …………………… $25.00
Prices Reduced
Sun shirt ( sizes 4 to 16)…………………….. $10.00
Track Pants ( sizes 4 to 16)………………… $5.00
Track Top ( sizes 4 to 16)…………………… $5.00
Please contact Mary White, Amamoor P & C Uniform
Co-ordinator to purchase uniforms by appointment.
Phone 0404 520 696
HALF PRICE SALE
All Skorts and Shorts are now half price!
* Skorts sizes 4 to 16 now $10.00
* Shorts sizes 4 to 16 now $10.00
Offer available until the end of term 2
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N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E
2019 School Banking
We have had a great term so far with lots of consistent banking happening as well as some new school bankers signing up which is
awesome to see!
Reward prizes for this term are the Fluffy Yeti Notebook and the Icicle Ruler Slapband. Hoping to see a few more rewards going out this
term – some students are very close to redeeming their rewards so keep it up!
For more information or help with banking please contact Bec Anderson on 0421 389 394.
Unexplained
Absences
Is your child absent?
Please report their
absence by 9:15am on
either; student absence
line 5401 1360, or the
school phone 5401
1333. Parents will be
contacted for any
unexplained absences
outstanding for their
child/ren.
Amamoor Razorbacks! Our new training sessions commence next week, starting on Monday 27th May.
Mondays - 3:15pm - Amamoor School Oval - Athletics practise
Tuesdays - 4:30pm - Kandanga Pool - Run Club
Every 2nd Thursday (6/6, 20/6, 4/7) - 3:30pm - Lions Club, Pomona - Pomona Prince & Princess of the Mountain practise w/- Leslie Saunders (9-13 year olds), parents to stay.
Every 2nd Friday (31,5 14/,6 28/6) - 4:00pm - Stan Topper Park, Pomona - Po-mona Prince & Princess of the Mountain practise w/- Miss Broome (all ages).
Alternate Fridays (7/6, 21/6, 5/7) - 4:30pm - Victory Heights Recreational Trails, Bath Terrace, Gympie - Mountain Biking
Every 2nd Saturday (25/5, 8/6, 22/6) - 6:45am for a 7:00am start - Victo-ry Heights Recreational Trails, Bath Terrace, Gympie - Gympie Parkrun
All welcome! A note will be coming home with more details shortly.
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A M A M O O R S T A T E S C H O O L
Community Notices
APPLY NOW, 2020 - Scholarship Program!
Current Year 6 Students entering into Junior Secondary Year 7 for 2020.
GSHS Scholarship Applications can be downloaded from our website - https://gympieshs.eq.edu.au/…/Schol…/Pages/Scholarships.aspx
Alternatively applications can be collected from our Administration Office.
Applications close 4pm Friday 28 June 2019.
Keiran Lawler Handyman Services
Ph: 0429 555 485
Qualified builder looking to help you out with any small jobs you may require.
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N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E
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A M A M O O R S T A T E S C H O O L
Community Notices
MONSTER CENT SALE
DOORS OPEN 12 NOON FOR A 1:00 PM START
LUCKY DOOR PRIZE AND A DELICIOUS
AFTERNOON TEA PROVIDED
COME ALONG AND ENJOY AN AFTERNOON WITH FRIENDS
LOADS OF PRIZES TO BE WON
In aid of Kandanga Public Hall & Kandanga Swimming Club
DATE: 22nd JUNE 2019 AT KANDANGA PUBLIC HALL
ENTRY: $5.00 ADULTS / $2.00 STUDENTS
Enq: K Worth 54843493/0409843492 / T Gabbana 54843465
D Cleary 54843057
