13 March, 2017 – Edition #4

From the Principal …

ALL parents and

visitors to the school

during school hours

(8.50am to 3.00pm)

need to sign in via the

office first.

Dear Parents/Caregivers and Community Members,

This Wednesday at Assembly, we acknowledge our House Captains, Music Captains,

Student Councillors and new Student Leaders at our induction service. It is an honor

to have them as our Student Leaders (along with our School Captains) and I’m sure

they will stand proud, and lead the student body well this year. Our leaders for 2017

are:

School Captains : Shane H; Charlee K

Bell House Captain : Ethan S, Jazmin S

Kabi House Captain : Sinavai T, Ava W

Wararba House Captain : Flora H, Taytum W

Bunya House Captain : Ryan C, Izzy Mc

Music Captains : Dylan R; Kyran W

Student Councillors : Georgia B; Mackenzie H; Charlie M; Ella F; Shania G; Scarlett D; Maddy B; Kitty J; Charlotte J; Milli F; Ieasha S; Bryan H

.

Tonight, is our P&C AGM – commencing at 5.45pm in the Conference Room in

Admin. A new executive committee will be voted in as all positions are vacant.

Please consider this opportunity to be part of the decision making team at Bellmere

State School.

Over the next few weeks, our year level teachers will be coming offline for a day to

collaboratively plan their curriculum for Term 2. This is a valuable opportunity for

teachers to professionally work together around designing a curriculum that meets

the needs of all our students, a curriculum that is engaging and responsive to their

educational requirements.

Calendar of Events March

14 P&C AGM, 5.45pm

15 Street Science – Yr 2

15 Leader’s Induction –

Assembly

17 Cross Country Carnival –

BSS

17 Red Day – Canteen

17 National Ride to School Day

20 Harmony Day & Bullying.

No Way! Day

21 Volunteer Morning

Tea/W’shop – 9am – 10am

22 Hot Cross orders due in –

last day

24 Gala Day – Yr 4-6

27 Yr 4/5 city excursion

28 Performing Arts Showcase

28 Parent Workshop #1 –

Spelling – 2pm – 3pm

29 Hot Cross buns delivery

29 Assembly – Spirit of

Bellmere awards & Easter

Hat Parade (P-2)

31 Free Dress Day – proceeds

go to Lions Club

31 Last day of Term 1

April

18 Term 2 commences

Yesterday, our Captains

attended the Young Leader’s

Day conference. They heard

from special guest speakers

about what it means to lead

and the responsibilities

around their roles. The

theme “Together We Can”

exemplified bravery,

courage, teamwork and

support

Prep A Quinn A – For always being determined to achieve and doing her best in every school activity. Cooper S – For using his SSP skills to create his own sentences. Prep B Lucas H – For working hard in SSP activities using his duck hands to sound out words. Kaea W – For practising her writing and being keen to write out words. Prep C Leevi C - For always showing respect towards his

teacher and peers. Olivia P - For developing more persistence when completing literacy and numeracy activities.

provide an outdoor learning space which brings

together our environment, our cultures and our school

vision : A Community of Learners where Hand in Hand

We Learn. Our activities will run throughout the

morning with the unveiling of plans for Harmony Place

at 11.35am. Parents and community members are

welcome to join us at 11.35am – this will occur in the

large undercover area outside the Canteen. All

students are invited to wear Orange as part of the

celebrations.

This Friday is National Ride to School Day. National

Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity for our

school community to ditch the car and embrace a

healthier start to the day by riding and walking to

school.

Yesterday, our young writers were privileged to work

with a published author, Prue Mason. Prue provided

opportunities for our young writers to learn from a

professional, giving them new and exciting tips for

writing great stories. The students were thoroughly

engaged in the sessions and produced some amazing

pieces of writing. This author visit is part of our

extension program for students in Year 4,5,6 and I

would like to acknowledge Mrs Locke for the

organisation and presentation of this wonderful

opportunity for our students.

Photo coming

Student of the Week Awards

As well, teachers will be in contact with parents

regarding parent/teacher discussions and interviews

to take place prior to the end of this term. Please look

out for the letters/emails coming home this week.

Our Cross Country annual school event is on Friday.

The weather prediction is for rain. If the rain is light,

the event will still go ahead. (Will add to the fun!)

Please be prepared for this and pack an extra set of

clothing for your child. The running will be completed

by mid second session with our presentation of

winning House and age champions at 2.15 in the

afternoon. Children are expected to remain at school

for the whole day. All children are invited to wear a

coloured House shirt. A program of events is included

in this Newsletter.

It is very exciting to see our Stage 2 construction going

ahead. Classroom frames are beginning to appear and

the big steel portals for our Hall are up. Whilst there is

some noise we are tolerating, the benefits to our

school in the long run will be worth it.

Next Monday, 20 March, we are joining our Harmony

Day and Bullying. No Way! days together and

participating in activities that highlight what it means

to live in a multicultural society, free from bullying and

racism. We are very excited to be unveiling the plans

for ‘Harmony Place’ – our dedicated outdoor learning

space which will be built by our students and ready for

opening in August. This space has originated from the

students’ artwork and ideas and been designed to

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Prep D Tayla N – For always being a role model to other students. Cash L – For demonstrating an outstanding attitude towards completing activities in the classroom. Prep/1 E

Isabelle H - For great SSP work during reading

rotations.

Noah G - For being kind and helpful to everyone in the

classroom.

Year 1A

Mitchell R – For always being highly productive and

keen to learn.

Abby G – For always being hard working, well-

mannered and helpful.

Year 1B Emily W – For showing determination to finish her recount writing. Eamon S – For always trying his best in reading groups. Year 1C Jazmine M – For being reliable and super helpful. Soul D – For making every day count and being incredible in class. Year 2A Jeremy L – Giving 110% effort to writing of Recounts

and applying teacher feedback.

Ellie J – Her willingness to give everything a go with

determination and a positive attitude.

Year 2B April T – For enthusiastically participating in class discussions. Boon C – For trying his best to use decoding strategies during reading groups. Year 2C

Sarah B - For applying herself at school and putting in 100% effort. Congratulations! Koby M - For being a super decoder in SSP rotations. Congratulations! Year 3A

Lachlan C – Being an enthusiastic learner.

Jye C – Working with determination on writing tasks.

Year 3B Blake B – For always being so well mannered and for doing his best at everything! Ryleigh A – For being kind and considerate to her classmates at all times. Year 4A Jayden B - For showing determination when working in Science Groups. Tristan C – For showing determination when working in Science Groups. Year 4/5 B Cedric B – For always caring for others. Monique B – For big efforts improving her choices and being determined to achieve.

Year 4/5 C Luke T - For excellent effort with his narrative writing of The Last Tree in the City. Cia-Louise S - For fantastic use of a sizzling start in her narrative writing. Year 4/5D Tyra T- For always being helpful to others in class. Maddie B - For always being hard working, well-mannered and helpful. Year 5/6A Brianna B - Brianna has been applying herself in all tasks and going the extra mile. She has also demonstrated improvement in resilience. Well done Brianna!

Malia H - Malia is always determined to achieve and sets a wonderful example for her peers. Year 6B Taytum W – For being an engaged learner who always tries her best. Dylan R – For developing a positive and respectful attitude towards his schooling. LOTE – French Hamish O Prep D - for applying his best listening skills to make learning French look easy. Grace S 4/5C - for enthusiasm in learning a new language.

Bellmere State School and Caboolture

District Sport Dates

All the dates for BSS sporting events as well as

Caboolture District carnivals, gala days and

sporting trials can be viewed:

Under the ‘What’s Happening’ section of

the Bellmere State School website

Bellmere SS

On the noticeboard near the office

Breakfast Club would appreciate donations of the

following items.

Juice poppers

Milo

Long-life milk

Also – a big thank-you to the Bellmere

Bakery for their generous donation of

bread.

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The front office is collecting any donations of suitable

“prop” items. These will be used for Performance Arts

classes and even during class lessons that lend

themselves to a bit of theatre. Should you wish to

donate any of these types of items, there will be a

collection box in the front office.

This week we have been learning about setting realistic goals. To reach our goals, we must know what steps to take to reach them and we must know that they are realistic. 3A made a list of realistic and unrealistic goals to help show the difference. Unrealistic Goals I will learn all the One Direction songs in one week. I will learn how to swim like a mermaid in 2 minutes. I am going to win every running race without training. Realistic Goals I am going to learn a new song by the end of July My goal is to get a good mark for history by working hard I will learn to tell the time this year. I will learn how to do froggy kicks at swimming lessons. I will learn my times tables this year. Our examples of Good Goal Setting Realistic Goals I want to achieve a C in Maths. I want to make it to Districts in running. I want to improve at sports. I want to stop swinging on my chair. I want my confidence to improve when horse riding. Unrealistic Goals I want to save $1000 this year. I will learn to surf after one lesson. I will go from a D to an A in one term. I will be a confidant reader by tomorrow. I will speak French fluently by the end of the year.

From the Office

STUDENT ABSENCES – We have implemented the

new SMS text messaging service to notify parents

of their child/children being marked as absent for

the day. Simply reply to the text with your child’s

name, reason & duration of the absence. If for

some reason you are unable to reply by text or

phone call, please send a note to the office with

your child the next day.

Just a reminder – Please name all of your student’s

clothing and food containers. It becomes difficult to

return items if they are un-named.

This Week In 3A

4/5C on Making Goals

School Drop Off / Pick Up Zone

If you require a new cardboard name tag for the

dash of your car, pop into the office. We can write

up a new one for you. These help us to ensure the

right students are ready to get in your car.

Prop Donations

Uniform Demerit Slips

From this week on, the school will be starting to

issue uniform demerit slips to those children not in

full school uniform. The process around this is:

If a child is in incorrect uniform, their class teacher will pull them aside quietly and ask if they have a note from their parent. If they do, they will collect it and place on file.

If not, then the class teacher will inform the child that a reminder will be going home to parents identifying what part of the uniform that doesn’t meet our Student Dress Policy requirements.

The class teacher will tick the part of the uniform that isn’t correct, date it and name it and then keep in a plastic sleeve until the Friday.

On the Friday, the class teacher will send the sleeve over to the office with all the uniform demerit slips and a letter will be sent home to parents with the demerit slips attached. We will also keep the data on this.

If parents don’t respond to this initial phase, then a warning letter will be sent from the Principal to the parents, indicating that their child will receive a demerit point from their Spirit of Bellmere tally if failure to follow the Student Dress Policy continues.

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It is very hard to predict the exact times students will race so if you want to make sure you do not miss your

child, then please ensure you are here by 9.00am for Block 1, 10.15am for Block 2 and 11.20am for Block 3.

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