Term 1. This is a little different in that all

students need to start at a base level

and then work their way up. If students

can access this program at home and

work their way through the lessons, that

would be great as well.

Reminder: Year 1-6 Lexia/Symphony

levy is now due for payment.

EVENTS:

School Photos:

This Wednesday, March 14th, School Photos for

2018 will be taken. Students need to make sure that

they are wearing the correct school uniform for the

photos. Remember students need to return the

envelopes with the money directly to the

photographers on the day of their class photo. If a

student is absent and you still want to get your

child’s photo taken, please contact the

photographers, MSP, and see if they can make an

alternate arrangement

Year 6 Disco:

Next Friday 23 March we will be hosting our Disco

as part of the Year 6 camp fundraising.

Prep- Year 2 will be 6pm – 7.15pm

Year 3 – Year 6 – 7.30pm – 9.00pm.

We hope to see you there.

12/03/18

Welcome to this edition of the newsletter.

HOUSE KEEPING:

Just a reminder that if students arrive late at

school, they need to check in with the office and

receive a slip for the classroom teacher. Also, if

you have to pick a student up early for any reason,

then the same applies – please come to the office

and get a slip so students are officially checked

out of the school.

CURRICULUM:

Just an update that all students should have

access to Lexia – our on-line Reading Program.

Students can access this at home and complete

activities that are specifically targeted for them to

improve their reading.

Students can also access the on-line Maths

program, Symphony, which we are trialling for

CONGRATULATIONS!!

The following students were congratulated

for their achievements in class at Parade

CLASS STUDENT

Prep

Red

Braxton Completing the Eight Rhyme Challenge.

Kaitee-Lei Completing the Eight Rhyme Challenge.

Sophie Completing the Eight Rhyme Challenge.

Zach Completing the Eight Rhyme Challenge..

Casey Completing the Eight Rhyme Challenge.

Ruby Completing the Eight Rhyme Challenge.

Prep

Purple

Abby First 12 Sight words.

Harley First 12 Sight words.

1 Blue Noah Helping to keep our room clean and tidy

Emily Helping to keep our room clean and tidy

1 Red Eris Helping to keep our classroom neat and

tidy.

Ohana Helping to keep our classroom neat and

tidy.

2/3P Helana For always being respectful and

responsible in class.

Dylan For always being respectful and

responsible in class.

3 Red Jacob Being respectful and responsible class

members.

Zoe-May Being respectful and responsible class

members.

4 Blue Mia Being respectful at all times.

Chelsea Being respectful at all times.

5 Blue Anikkah Keeping our classroom an enjoyable and

well run place.

Hailee Her delightful and helping nature.

6 Red Allera Showing responsible behaviour at all

times.

Chloe Showing responsible behaviour at all

times

From Mrs Layt ….

Since it’s March, we have left Tchaikovsky behind and our Composers of the Month are Tom Busby and Jeremy Marou! Busby Marou should be familiar to most Cresso families but we are studying them for 2 important reasons. Firstly, one of their songs “Days of Gold” has been chosen as a theme song for the Commonweatth Games starting in a few weeks. Further, another of their songs “Paint this Land” is a wonderful song recognising our soldiers and looking after our land for the future. So we’ll be singing along with our own Rockhampton singer songwriters this month instead of an orchestral composer.

“Paint this Land” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ93KWWIGkU

“Days of Gold” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shtJQoQfQWY

String Ensemble 2018 Congratulations to the following students who have been invited to join the CLSS String ensemble for this year – Allera, Anikkah, Casey, Ella, Jamie, Jazmyne, Lani, Luke, Lyndell and Monique.

Yours in song

Mrs Layt ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪•*¨*•.¸¸♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸

The Cresso community raised $506 for

the McGrath Foundation with our Pink Day

on March 1st. This is the largest collection

ever at Crescent Lagoon so a huge thank

you everyone.

We are still to have our PINK Cricket

match – I jokingly said

we would wait until we

have 2 full weeks of

sunshine! That might be

ages away but we

might get it in Week

10??

A Little Bit Quirky

Inside PE

Years 4-6 are gearing up for their inter-house swimming

carnival. This will be on Wednesday 28th March from 9am-

1.30pm approx.

Coles Sports for Schools

You receive a voucher or every $10 spent at Coles. Do not

forget to ask relations/neighbours/friends to collect also (or

the person in front of you at the checkout). Drop

vouchers in the box at City Centre Plaza Coles or at the

office. Mrs Quirk will accept them as well.

Care Packages

Please have donations in to Mrs Quirk or Mrs Layt by next

Friday 23rd March.

Rep Trials

Congratulations to Kharlena and Kayleigh who were both

selected in the Rocky District Schoolgirls League team.

Well done girls!

Boys 10-12 years Rugby Union trials are on Monday 19th

March at Frenchville State School from 4pm.

Boys and girls 10-12 years Tennis trials are on Monday

19th March at Rockhampton Tennis Centre from 9am-

3pm.

Boys and girls 10-12 years Touch Football trials are on

Thursday 22nd March at Rockhampton Touch Fields from

4-6pm.

Please note that when a team is written as 10-12 years it is

a 12 years team with exceptional younger players taken.

Necessary paperwork should be collected from me.

Cross Country/Go’N’Run

Cross country training will combine with Go’N’Run on

Thursday and Friday from 8am. This will be dependent on

the weather. We’ll try again this week……

Quirky’s Quotes

“I hate it when I’m singing a song and the singer gets the

words wrong.”

Regards

Louise Quirk

P&C

Thank you everyone who attended the Annual General

Meeting last month. It was good to see so many parents

attend.

As the new president, I hope to be able to keep

communication lines open with staff members and

community members alike. It is a new year and it is hoped

that more parents come to meetings to have a say and

contribute to their child/children’s education.

The next meeting is 19th March at 3:30pm in North Place,

in the Resource Centre. All parents and community

member are encouraged to come along as your presence

and input would be welcome.

Mandy Toon

P & C President

Cresso Playgroup

Cresso Playgroup is held every Tuesday in the school hall from 9 am to 11 am.

Children from 0 to 5 years old are all welcome.

Please don’t forget to bring a water bottle, a hat and also a fruit to share.

Session dates and themes:

Tuesday 13/03/18 “Shapes”

Tuesday 20/03/18 “ Water play”

Tuesday 27/03/18 “ Easter activities”

Queen’s Baton Relay - Friday 23 March 2018 from

3:23pm

Across the community, hundreds of people will get the

opportunity to see the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth

Games Queen Baton as it spends quality time in the

region, arriving in Rockhampton on Friday 23 March 2018.

The Relay will begin at the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome on

Berserker Street at 3:23pm, and arrive at the post-Relay

event in Sir Raymond Huish Drive at 5:30pm. While the

Relay is travelling through the community, for the safety of

the convoy as well as surrounding onlookers, the

movement of vehicles within the closed areas will be

temporarily suspended; no movement or parking of

vehicles will be allowed. Rockhampton Regional Council,

Queensland Police and State Emergency Service have

developed a traffic management plan to close roads for

safety reasons, and provide personnel to man these

closures. The closure of roads will begin at 3:00pm,

simultaneously. The opening of roads however, will be

staged in response to the progress of the Relay, in an effort

to return traffic movements to normal as soon as possible.

Do you have questions about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?

Do you want to meet and chat with someone face to face? Do you know how to qualify for NDIS?

Do you know how to plan for your meeting and why it is so important?

Plan Management Partners Invites you to an information session

When: Tuesday 20 March at 2pm Where: Resource Centre, Crescent Lagoon State School