COMING EVENTS Note the following

dates in your Diary:

Mother’s Day Stall

7th and 8th May

NAPLAN Dates

12th, 13th and 14th

May

School Photos

Thursday 4th and Fri-

day 5th June

SEP Parent Support

Group Meeting

Wednesday 27/5/15 - 2

-3pm

Wednesday 24/6/15 - 2

-3pm

Athletics Carnival

Wednesday and Thurs-

day 24th and 25th June

TUCKSHOP

Every Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday.

UNIFORM SHOP

Open Tuesday from

8.30am - 9.30am and

Thursday from 2.30pm

- 3.30pm.

YMCA O.S.H.C

0455 088 401 Or

46356308

CHAPLAINCY FUND-

RAISERS

Cruisin’ Cappucino every Wednesday afternoon. Thank you for your sup-port.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL 2015 ANZAC DAY CEREMONY Thankyou to all those involved in our ANZAC Day Service last Friday. Mr Thompson has provid-ed an article further detailing this great event later in the Cooee. UNESCO CONFERENCE IN PARIS Late last term I received an invitation to be part of a Toowoomba delegation to attend the UNESCO International Vesak Celebration in Paris; May 27th-29th. This delegation is the third to be organised by the Multi Faith, Multi Cultural Centre - Pure Land Learning College Association as it works towards having UNESCO visit Toowoomba and endorse Toowoomba as a model city of peace and harmony. The delegation will provide a three hour presentation as part of the Vesak Celebration where it will be my role to highlight the work of our school in combining so many different cultural and reli-gious groups into a place that promotes and features the understanding of difference, harmony, strong co-operation, inclusivity and welcome. I find this a wonderful opportunity to highlight the work and successes of our school and to seek opportunities to further understand how we can continue to promote peace and harmony within our school and the wider community. I look forward to sharing with our community the experiences that our Toowoomba Delegation encounters while we are away. SCHOOL REVIEW UNIT This week I will be joining a team from the Department of Education’s School Review Unit. This team will look at and report on the operations of two schools in Central Queensland. The Department of Education has recently set up the School Improvement Unit which has been charged with designing and delivering a process by which schools receive a report by a team of reviewers. Each school in Queensland will have a team visit and undertake a review which high-lights how the School is going and makes recommendations as to where improvement can occur. Principals are being provided with the opportunity to be part of these review teams. Involvement will allow for a greater understanding of just what is required to ensure quality school operations. I’m trusting that my involvement will allow us to learn more as we continue to deliver quality oper-ations in this school. The DHSS School Improvement Unit Review is scheduled for late 2016 or early 2017. FACEBOOK Last week, I enrolled a student whose family had chosen our school based on the information they had gained about schools from a post they had made on Facebook. The mother had “posted” a question seeking opinion as to whether our school or another Toowoomba school would be the best fit for her child. Amazingly, she received in excess of 100 responses in 3 days and, although both schools received extremely positive comments, those posted about Darling Heights weighed more favourably with her. As Principal, I am amazed at how technology now allows parents to access information in such a way but, more importantly, I am so proud that members of our community are willing to provide such positive comments about our school. As a School, we like to think that we are travelling exceptionally well so, receiving such feedback is very reassuring. Thank you to all of those within our community who perceive our school in such a positive way. PRINCIPAL PARENT FORUM A date has yet to be set for our next Forum. Once a decision has been made, it will be published in the Cooee. Until next week Mark

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PBL (POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR AND LEARNING) MATTERS

The Value for this week is “Safety” with a focus on “I stay and play in the correct area”. This week students will be reminded about where their “designated play areas” are – this helps ensure a safe playing environment for all students. At Darling Heights State School, students have many options when it comes to playtime. Not only do students have specific play areas on the oval, there are activities for students to access in the library (UNO Club and computers), EALD (craft, ipads, chess, drama, drumming, skipping, homework help and language fun), Hall (futsal, skipping, dancing, games) and homework club. Fur-thermore, students can also borrow sports equipment to play their own games and access toys and digging equipment to play in the sandpits. We now have playgrounds installed and accessible to most year levels – we are currently in the process of looking at installing a new playground specifically for our Year 3 and 4 students.

WINNING AND LOSING

Playing games with others helps children to learn about rules, fair play, right and wrong. There is often a lot of talk between chil-dren about what is fair. ‘Fair’ is about children learning that in games you can’t just do what you feel like, when you feel like it, as this is not likely to help you do well, or be liked by others, or win. During the primary school years, children do a lot of learning about the difference between right and wrong. Part of this learning takes place during their games. They make up rules and they learn about winning and losing and being fair.

Games help with learning about self-control and getting on with others, and also offer a way to safely get rid of ‘angry’ feel-ings and use up lots of energy. Learning to lose is a hard lesson and takes much longer than learning to win! Some children need extra support as they learn to manage their feelings in games.

Tips to help your child learn about winning and losing:

Practise playing, winning and losing.

Play games of chance such as ‘snakes and ladders’ where you can assist your child to understand that despite your best

efforts, ‘luck’ can decide whether you win or lose.

Gradually move onto games of skill, making sure that your child still has a good share of winning.

Provide times for your child to play games that are for one person only, such as computer games or card games like, Pa-

tience. These games help them to learn to improve their skills when there is no-one to compete against.

Children need lots of time to play at making up their own games with rules.

If your child wants to play a particular game, learn some of the skills together. Practise in the backyard or in the park. Re-

member that too much practice losing will not teach children to be good sports. Think about how your actions and what you say, as it affects your child. Show your child how to be a ‘good sport’ by the way you cope with losing yourself, and by what you say to them if they lose. If they think winning matters too much to you they will find it harder to lose. A special thanks to all parents who take the time each week to sit down and talk to their child/ren about the week’s Value and focus. If any parents have any queries or concerns or wish to discuss anything, please feel free to contact Mr James Leach (Deputy Principal) on 46 368 333. GREAT SLEEP HABITS Sleep research shows that children who develop good sleep patterns usually carry these into adolescence, and beyond. If you are a parent of young children struggling to get them to sleep or battling kids who want to stay up longer, then a proper working knowledge of good sleep habits and sleep hygiene is a must. Great sleep habits include: 1. Regular bedtimes. Kids may fight this, but be regular during the week and let kids stay up a little later on weekends. 2. A wind-down time of up to 45 minutes prior to bed. This includes, removing TV and other stimuli (video games/ipads/computers), calming children down, and limiting food intake (and caffeine for teens). 3. Bedtime routine such as story, teeth-cleaning that signal psychologically that it is time for sleep. 4. Keeping bedrooms for sleep and not for TV or devices. Bedrooms that resemble caves seem to be recommended. 5. Maximising the 3 sleep cues of: darkness (cave-like bedroom), lowering body temperature (baths can be good for this) and melatonin (work within their cycle). It seems that sleep is one thing that we can all become educated about. We take it for granted and often view poor sleepers through a behavioural lens. Better knowledge of the biology of sleep and also sleep patterns will go a long way to helping kids and teens get a good night’s sleep. I believe it's an absolute essential for good modern parenting. For a more detailed guide on sleep including the latest research join the Parentingideas Club and download our essential Sleep Guide

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As you would be aware, ANZAC Day was recognised in The Hall last Friday. One of the largest parent groups in recent years was in attendance to support the Service, so capably conducted by the School Leaders. Special Guests, Parents and Staff were MOST complimentary with regard to the behaviour of all students and the confidence displayed by the 14 Year Level students who read well-rehearsed reports telling the story of Gallipoli and the history of AN-ZAC Day. Congratulations to the Choir who, conducted by Miss Rackemann, performed, “In Flanders Fields.” The Ex-Servicemen guests, who clearly knew the words, were seen ‘joining in’. For the first year a PowerPoint Slide Show (made possible due to The Hall’s new Projector and Screen) supported the programme and assisted with the success of The Service. I would like to sincerely thank all who supported and contributed to The Service in any way. Special thanks go to our Returned Servicemen Guests, Shelley Ward and the P&C for arranging the Wreath / Cross and those who donated flowers. Finally, thanks to staff who made ANZAC biscuits to accompany the ‘Cuppa’ for Parents and Guests after the Service. ………………………………………………………...……………………………......K. L. Thompson

100 YEARS OF ANZAC, The Spirit Lives: ANZAC DAY SERVICE 2015

Leader Maarten Dekeyser

Drew Petersen (Prep T)

ANZAC Biscuits

Jaina Fisher, 4N

Guests, L to R: Bernie Martin and Bernie Watkinson

Prep Classes ‘Listening Intently’

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Year Prep/ 1 Stars Prep M Eesa Hameed Prep N Imogen Czaran Prep W Finley Hernon Prep T Drew Petersen 1B Luke Lodge 1S Maddison Carroll 1M Eesa Hameed 1J Charles Oaeke Year 2 Stars 2M Elijah Lomas 2D Zakk Broksch 2C Haozhen Tu 2V Om Patel Year 3/4 Awards 3G Student of the Week Luke Poteri 3G Star of the Week Merna Gorges 3H Star Box Patrick Boland 3H Most Improved Speller Mawj Al-Azzawi

3H Star Student Elisabeth Briggs 3B 100% Club Lien Dekeyser, Zahraa Wannas, Lewis Lack 3B Most improved Sitav Faraj 3B Special improvement Award Kristi-Lee Widderick Student of the Week 4N Premice Ngoie Musongo Kalenga 3/4B Blake Williams 4R Tayleah Broksch Merit 4N Jaina Fisher 3/4B Harmony Taylor 4R Maedy Castillo Star Award 4N Bethany Bryde Star on Assembly 3/4B Mariam Nafie 4R Shafaq Attiya

SEP M Stars of the

Week Lena-May Smith

Evan Jack-Sandrey

Merit Awards Philip Lane-Gessiri William Turner William Thorley Cody Elliot Rosie Callagher Levi McClelland Greg Simmons Nikki Glozier Ryan Barlow STAR Student Riley Barlow 6/7 Stars of the Week 5/6 A Muhummed Abduirahmin 5/6 B Sabaoth Freelagus 5/6 C Dylan Moore 5/6 D Daniel Koh 5/6 E Noah Englebert 5/6 F Mohammed Anas

STARS OF THE WEEK

MUSIC NEWS

CHORAL FANFARE 2015 This term, on Thursday 4

th June, our Year 4 Choir and 5/6 Singers will have the opportunity to participate in Choral

Fanfare. Choral Fanfare is a biannual Choral Festival that is run by Education Queensland. It is a fantastic opportuni-ty for our students to perform and to listen to other school choirs. For this festival, our choir students will be required to wear our choir uniform which consists of long black pants and a long sleeved white shirt. CONCERT BAND Concert Band rehearsals will begin Week 2 of this term. The rehearsals will be every Wednesday and Thursday morning from 8.00-8.45am. MOTHER’S DAY CRAFT STALL Our Mother's Day stall is coming up soon, on the 7th and 8th of May. We are looking for volunteers to help the chil-dren pick their presents on the days, and/or wrap presents for them. Even an hour or a couple of hours would be help-ful. P&C NEWS The P&C would like to thank everyone who collected sponsor money for the fun run. Your well-deserved prizes will be handed out in your classrooms by the end of the week. USED STUDENT DESKS AND CHAIRS There are some used individual Student Desks and Chairs available. These are located in the vicinity of the two industrial bins in the cul-de-sac. They are available, first come, first served but please avoid the congested times as school begins and concludes.

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