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Issue 14—Term 3— 16 August, 2016

August

16 Bike Ed—3S

P&C Meeting

17 Bike Ed—3B

18 Bike Ed—3B

19 Marian SS Public Speaking

Bike Ed—3H & 3V

21 Yr6 Sydney/Canberra leaving

22 Bike Ed—3H & 3V

23 P&C Meeting

26 Yr6 Sydney/Canberra returning

September

6 Life Education—4/5L, 1/2E,

P/1WD

7 Life Education—5C, 1T, PC

8 Life Education—6VC, 1C, PS

9 Life Education—3S, 1M,

Parent Session

School Production— 7pm,

School hall

12 Life Education—5/6W, 2S, PB

13 Life Education—6K, 5B, 2FM

14 Life Education— 4ED, 3/4V, 2D

15 Life Education—4P, 3B, 3H

October

28 Grandparents Day

Uniform Shop NEW hours: Mon & Thurs 8:15-8:45am

STATE SCHOOL

Making a difference

Achievement focused

Relationships matter

Inclusive

Altogether

Never give up.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we enter the second half the school term, time seems to be passing quickly. I have been fortunate enough to have a number of students demonstrate their learning to me – particularly writing. It has been excellent to see the robust conversation at the beginning of the writing session and finally the finished product – good job 5C! Well done to all of those students who have shown me their work. Keep up the good work.

Sydney/Canberra Trip

We wish all of the Yr 6 campers travelling to Sydney and Canberra all the best and hope that this trip provides an excellent learning experience. We look forward to hearing all of your travel stories when you return.

Bike Education

Bike Education for our Year 3 students starts this week at the PCYC. I will be interested in discussing the rules and regulations of bike riding with our Year 3 students when they complete the course.

Mackay Orchestras and Bands

Mackay Orchestras and Bands was held on the weekend. I would like to extend a big congratulations to both our Senior and Junior Bands. The Senior Band came away with a Bronze, missing Silver by 1 point! Our Junior Band won Silver. Thank you to Miss Brett and Miss Hueber for their hard work and dedication in relation to teaching our students.

NAPLAN

Last week our Year 3 & 5 students who engaged in the tests in May this year, received their NAPLAN reports. The reports provide students and parents a point in time look at student performance in the areas of Reading Comprehension, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy.

Safety Risk:

We have received a number of reports of dangerous driving practices that could endanger children during peak traffic periods before and after school. Parents who collect children from near the back gate of the school are reminded that students are unpredictable and that we need to vigilant when leaving this area. I’m aware that parking is at a premium, however, at this time the school has no control over this shortage. The back gate will continued to be locked as this is a designated teacher parking zone. We had a couple of near misses through this zone last week and our priority is the safety of all of our students. Options for parents include: STOP DROP GO Parking at the front of the school and behind the hall. Possibly waiting 10 mins and coming a little later to pick up your children. Carpooling

2016 Sydney-Canberra Trippers

need to be at the airport this

Sunday 21 Aug @ 1pm

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We have asked our local Police officers to regularly visit our school to help enforce safe traffic expectations in these areas before and after school.

Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day will be held on the 28th October 2016 – lock this date in your calendar! We will give more information through newsletters and notes as the date draws near. Yours in Learning,

Karryn Brunetto, Principal

Class Awards

Prep B—Alice, Ella, Kolby, Elessa, Addisyn, Taylah, Eliza, Nash, Amy

Prep C— Bailey, Kaden, Grace, Danelle, April, Seth

Prep S—Skye, Liam, Joshua, Calvin, Jazmine, Kooper

Prep/1WD— Darcy, Maddison, Seth, Ebony, Ella, Teale

1C—Caden, Matthew

1B—Jorja, Sienna, Taz

1T— Cody, Brodie, Melissa

1/2E— Jhett, Sophie, Christopher, Isabel, Myalee

2D—Chelsey, Camryn, Thomas, Charlotte, Ben, Grace

2M—Jaimee, Aiden, Kalliah, The Whole Class

2S—Hayley, Kyran, Hannah, Callum, Maya, Daintton

3B—Breea, Byron, Stephanie, Elise, Charli, Cohen

3H—Ella, Campbell, Brodie

3S—Darcy, Lillian, Locky, Annabel

3/4V—Sienna, Joshua, Hunter, Jackson, Blane, Medoe, The Whole Class

4ED—Kodye, Jadah, Kyle, Brodie, Harry, Talen

4P— Haylee, Sam, Declan, Shari, Maddy

4/5L— Sophie, Thomas, Brady, Charlotte A, Charlotte P, Amelia

5G—Taylah, Kya, Chloe, Tyler, Emily

5C—Ryleigh, Jacob, Taya, Daniel

5/6W— Harrison, Donovan, Calvin, Corey

6K— Teahl, Ella, Connor, Josha, Jorja

6VC—Zachary, Jayda, Nelson, Jake, Conor, Bodhi

Special Awards—Student Council, Mrs van Mollenbroek, Jorja (Music)

Magic 100 Words— Grace, April, Karis, Molly, Taz, Chelsey

Magic 200 Words—Darcy, Mia

From the Year 4’s

On Wednesday the 10th of August the year 4 students went

on an excursion to the Mackay Botanic Gardens.

While we were there, Maya, our tour guide showed us

around the Botanic Gardens and explained how lifecycles

work as well as how plants and animals rely on each other.

She taught us that the Zodiac caterpillar and moth feed on

an endangered tree, the Omphalea tree, which is only

found in three areas in the Mackay region and nowhere

else in the world. She also showed us the eggs of a small

grass yellow butterfly she had recently discovered.

When we went on a self-guided tour we were directed to go

to the lagoon where we found turtles, ducks and other

water birds. When we were finishing our self-guided tour

we discovered a tropical shade garden where we found a

hawkmoth caterpillar which Maya Harrison (our tour guide),

Carolyn Atkinson and Kate Brunner have written a book,

called The Bungee Jumping Caterpillars. Maya also taught

us that the hawkmoth caterpillar feeds on a wide range of

native and introduced plants.

When we went to the meeting room we discovered more

about lifecycles and saw pinned creatures such as moths,

butterflies, grasshoppers, bugs and beetles. We also saw

some live creatures in breathable containers for us to

observe closely.

The year 4’s had a very exciting and educational day!

By Teresa and Faith (Yr4 students)

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Sporting News

The Athletics Carnival and Trials have been run

and won. We had a number of athletes represent

Pioneer Valley at the Mackay trials with a few students

progressing to the Capricornia trials.

For the Mackay trials we had Ryan, Harry, Connor, Toby,

Thomas, Connor, Joel, Ben, Max, Thaison, Quade, Cole,

Jake, Calvin, Noah, Nelson, Imogen, Tamea, Ella, Taylah,

Cleo McLeod, Sara, Sara, Jaydah and Baileigh-Maree

selected from the Pioneer Valley trials. That’s 25 athletes

from a squad of 69. Great effort to all concerned.

Lachlan, Ryan, Connor and Jake were all Age Champions at

the Pioneer Valley trials. Well done, People. Joel broke the

High jump record at Pioneer Valley by 2cm. Great job, Joel.

At Mackay, Connor turned the tables on Max in the 800m,

edging him out by 0.15 sec, with both of them running faster

than the Marian SS record set by Max. Connor will be going

to Cap trials along with Harry, Thomas, Ella, Imogen, Joel,

Ryan and Jake. Jake, unfortunately, is going to be kicking

around in the snow around that time, so won’t be able to

participate. We also had two or three others who came a

close fourth and just missed their chance to advance. Well

done to all athletes.

Inter–school sport will be starting this week. We’ll have four

teams, Girls and Boys in both Soccer and Touch to play St

John’s at Walkerston and Nebo here at Marian. The students

will have teams organised by now. Next week is the big trip

so there won’t be any sport and we’ll continue on 2/9/16 and

9/9/16.

Swimming this year looks like being a two week block in

weeks 6 and 7 of Term Four. This’ll give us some warmer

water. More on that as we get closer.

PLAYER PROFILE:- Cleo has been playing school Hockey

since she was 5, and has been playing Mackay School

Hockey ever since she moved to Marian in 2012. Since then

she has represented (Rep) Mackay Hockey every year.

This year Cleo was selected for girls U11 Division 1 team

again, and last weekend (6 & 7th) played against Townsville,

Rockhampton, and Gladstone. Their team was undefeated -

Date Home Away

Week 6

19/08/16 Mirani Walkerston

St Johns/Nebo Marian

Week 8

02/09/16

Marian Mirani

St Johns/Nebo Walkerston

Week 9

09/09/16

Mirani St Johns/Nebo

Walkerston Marian

Girls from Years 3, 4, 5

and 6 competed in the

Pioneer Valley Netball

Competition, held this

term. They played

teams from Mirani,

Walkerston and St

John’s Catholic Primary

Schools. All those who

played gained valuable

court experience and

enjoyed the annual

competition.

Thank you to coaches, Miss Deb Pruden, Mrs Anne

Cage, and Mrs Tanja Jeffs for their time and effort to

give the opportunity for girls to experience netball,

some for the first time.

Girls are seen here playing at St John’s, Walkerston

last Tuesday.

draw with Townsville.

Earlier this year Cleo also competed with the inner

city classes, again for Mackay Division 1 Rep U13

girls team, and was picked to go to states and

compete in June at Hervey Bay. She was unable to

go to Hervey Bay due to prior commitments (camp)

and she was one of the youngest.

Cleo was also selected for extra pilot training by

Dylan Elliot who is the Regional Coaching Director

(RCD) for hockey, and Dan Mayfield who played for

Australia.

And speaking of player achievements, we also have

Connor going to the Nationals at Darwin in

September as part of the Queensland State team for

swimming and Ella competed for Capricornia in Golf

at the State Titles at Yeppoon in July. Fantastic effort

by both athletes and the best of luck to Connor at the

top level.

Ciao for now.

All the Best. BR Schmidt (PE)

Yr3&4 Coached by Mrs Pruden

Yr 5&6 Coached by Mrs Cage

From the Library

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Congratulations to the children who received bronze medals

in reading this week:

2E - Jhett, Alissa, Ryan and Lilly

1E - Sophie, Kelsie, Flynn

1T – Bailey, Jhett, Nate.S, Cameron and

Ellyanna

Please ensure that reading Olympics record sheets are

returned to class teachers by Thursday so that teachers can

prepare medals for presentation on Friday after 2nd

break.

2 MORE WEEKS TO GO TO BE A GOLD MEDAL

READER!

May I begin by saying a huge thank you to the

patience of students and staff with the library.

We are undergoing a major equipment

stocktake which is currently occupying our

classroom area. Book borrowing has been unaffected

however, so keep borrowing and enjoy reading!

READING – Our School Focus:

This newsletter: Is sounding out my only way to

decode a word I don’t know?

Children as they read may come across unknown words.

(words they don’t know). Some children will stop reading at

the unknown word. Others will make a word up. As children

pause at the unknown word the usual response is “sound it

out”. As children give the incorrect word the usual

response is to tell them the correct word. In this case it is

the adult who is doing the monitoring for mistakes

(checking) and self-correcting. The aim is for the reader to

do their own monitoring and correcting, so they can

become an effective independent reader.

There are a number of reading strategies that can be, and

should be, applied for decoding unknown words.

Remember, the strategies applied can vary with the

reading development of the child.

Here are some strategies and prompts to help decode the

unknown word or correct that ‘made up’ word. In choosing

the correct prompt for children that misread words you

need to think either-

A. The mistake did not make sense, so use prompts for

meaning.

B. The mistake did make sense, so use prompts for visual

information. (look at what’s written)

1. Think about the MEANING:– What is happening in

the sentence or story?

Say for the unknown word if child pausing:

Look at the picture. (This is for beginning

readers)

Reread the sentence.

Reread the sentence, come out with the first

sound of the word (the unknown word) and read

on to the end of the sentence. Once done, say

Now reread the sentence.

What would make sense in that sentence?

Say if child has given an incorrect word that doesn’t

make sense in the sentence:

Did that make sense?

You read ______. Did that make sense? (to help

out if they don’t know to the ‘Did that make

sense?’ prompt)

2. Look for the VISUAL CLUES:

Say for the unknown word –

Look at the first letter/s. What is the first sound

of the word?

Do you see a part of the word you know?

(Chunking – reader might know the beginning/

middle/end)

Cover part of the word. ( eg. Cover the word

ending. Have reader place their finger over the

‘ed’ in the word looked.)

You’ve seen that word before in the book. (or

the word could be a sight word the reader

knows.)

Sound it out. (Only if the reader has word and

sound knowledge)

Say for the incorrectly given word if the new word

makes sense –

You said _____. Did that word look right?

You said _____. What would you expect to see

in that word?

Did that word look right?

You made a mistake in that sentence. Can you

find it? (Not for beginner readers)

Remember – If your child is finding many unknown

words or makes too many errors, then the text is

too difficult for independent reading and they may

become frustrated.

Also remember, we want the reader to understand

what they are reading, so try not to go through

more than one or two prompts for the unknown

word. If they don’t ‘get it’, give them the word and

allow the reader to continue so they don’t lose the

meaning of the story.

Finance

What When Due Cost

Yr 2 Greenmount

Homestead

Wed, 31 Aug Fri, 24 Aug $5

Life Education—

All Years

06/09/16-

15/09/16

Fri, 2 Sept $6

Marian State School Reading Star

Reading octopus – ( Preps, Yr1’s)

Enjoy reading!!!!!!!

Premier’s Reading Challenge – Due by Friday, 26

August!

Reading Record Logs are due by Friday 26 August. I

have spare copies of the Log for anyone that may have

misplaced their copy.

REMINDER:

Book Week Parade – Wednesday, 24 August at 9am

During Book Week our school will participate in a Book

Week Parade. I encourage all students to dress as their

favourite book character. Students can change into

school uniform at the end of the parade or have a

costume that will be suitable for a day at school (sun-

safe, shoes for play and/or sport, hat).

Parents - Please make sure all costumes are

appropriate in theme, suitability and appearance for

school! I thank you in advance for your support with this.

When is the parade? – Wednesday, 24 August

Time? – 9am

Where? – Hall

Each participating student will receive a ticket in the

lucky dip draw. One student from each year level will

win a Book Week Parade book voucher. Book

vouchers shall be presented at Parade the following

Monday.

REMINDER: Library Borrowing Days

Mondays – P/1W, 3H, 4P

Tuesdays – 5C, 4/5L, Prep B, Prep C, Prep S, 3B

Wednesdays – 2M, 2S, 2D, 1/2E, 1C

Thursdays – 6K, 6V, 5B, 5/6W

Fridays – 4ED, 3/4V, 3S, 1M, 1T

Students may also borrow before school (8.30am –

8.45am) or during first lunch (10.50am – 11.10am).

Have a wonderful fortnight!

Yours in Reading, Annette Gerdes

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Absentee Phone Line

Did you know that we have an Absentee Phone

Line just for recording your students’ absence.

4959 4460

If your student is going to be absent, you can ring

the above number 24/7. It is an answering service,

so all you need to do is leave a message. Please

say your name, student name, reason for absence,

the length of the absence eg. Only today, will be

away 3 days.

If your student is away for 3 days or more we do

require a note/email for the reason and this can be

put into the red box at the office.

If your student is away for more than 10 days, you

need to contact the office to fill out an exemption

form.

Congratulations

To our Junior Instrumental Band—received a Silver Award and our Senior Instrument Band with a Bronze Award at the Mackay Orchestra of Bands competition. Well done!

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The Police Citizens Youth club (PCYC) has been providing quality care for school age children for over 30 years. Families are provided with government financial assistance CCB & CCR to help cover the cost of child care.

At or Marian service we offer after school care. We have a varied program which includes afternoon tea, homework club, outdoor games and activities, craft sessions, cultural activities, home corner, WII games and movies. A wide range of lego and building blocks, board games and other resources are available for children to utilise during the afternoon session.

Children enjoy playing red red rover, pop up, ball games, lemons and bananas and exercise activities in the hall. Our programs are based on parent and student input and are flexible and adaptable.

We have dedicated qualified staff who enjoy working with each and every child to enable them to reach their desired goals. Currently we have places available so if you are looking for afterschool care and are asking for expressions of interest for before and vacation care.

If you are wanting further information please do not hesitate to contact us on 49423296 or mobile 0417 645 486 or e-mail mariansac@pcyc.org.au. We are located in the uniform shop and are available after 1:30 pm daily should you wish to visit to see what we have to offer.

Regards Fay Ormonde Coordinator

Tuckshop News

Term 3- Weeks 6 & 7

Day Volunteers

Wed 17/8 K. Swift Volunteers Welcomed (9am-11am)

Thurs 18/8

K. Perna, B. Hammer Volunteers Welcomed (9am-2.30pm)

Fri 19/8 K. Swift, J. Deegan Volunteers Welcomed (9am-2.30pm)

Mon 22/8 Volunteers Needed (9-11am)

Tues 23/8 Naomi B Volunteers Welcomed (9am-11am)

Wed 24/8 K. Swift Volunteers Welcomed (9am-11am)

Thurs 25/8

K. Perna, B. Hammer Volunteers Welcomed (9am-2.30pm)

Fri 29/8 K. Swift, J. Deegan Volunteers Welcomed (9am-2.30pm)

Mon 30/8 Naomi B Volunteers Welcomed (9-11am)

Tue 31/8 T. Sommerfeld Volunteers Welcomed (9am-11am)

Specials

Tues Nachos $3.50

Wed Bacon & Egg Roll $3.50

Thur Lasagne $3.50

IMPORTANT TUCKSHOP

REMINDERS

TUCKSHOP OPENING TIMES

BAG ORDERS

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME

AND CLASS ON THE TOP OF THE BAG.

If your child is in a composite class, please circle the

year level – tuckshop is organised in year level

1st Break 2nd Break

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Breakfast Menu 8am – 8.20am

Banana Bread $2.00 Savoury Muffin $2.00 Piece of Fruit $1.00 Warm Milo $1.50

Yr 3 Bike Education

Parents/ Carers please note there was an

error with the dates for Bike Education for Yr

3H & 3V. It is on

Friday 19 Aug & Monday 22 Aug

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P&C Postings

A big thanks to Carly and EVERYONE else that helped

make our last disco a great success! I hope the kids

enjoyed it as much as the helpers!

Family Portraits This is happening THIS SUNDAY so make sure you have

responded to all contact from Ange Uden and have paid

your booking fee and know your allocated time. Any

questions, please contact Ange on 0417 639 089.

Father’s Day Stall Father’s Day is just around the corner on September 4th

and we will once again be running the Father’s Day Stall

with gifts ranging from $2 to $10! The stall will be held in the

undercover area between 8:15 to 9:00am and 2:45 to

3:15pm TUESDAY 30th August, WEDNESDAY 31

st August

and THURSDAY 01st September OR UNTIL SOLD OUT!!

We will need volunteers to help with setting up &

selling. If you can assist, please complete your details

below and put it into the red box in the office ASAP.

For more information, please call Andrea Head on 0412 243

460 or Liz Akins on 0427 852 357.

Trivia Night The date is set and table bookings have already started

coming in thick and fast – It’s not until term 4 but it’s never

too early to plan your table theme and brush up on a little

knowledge!!

Calendar of Events

FAMILY PORTRAIT FUNDRAISER – Sunday 21st August

MONTHLY MEETING – Tuesday 23rd

August @ 6pm FATHER’S DAY STALL – Tue/Wed/Thur, 30/31

st Aug-1

st

September SCHOOL PRODUCTION CANTEEN – Thursday 8

th

September.

Name

Contact Number or email

Sessions I can help

Liz Akins P&C President Email: pandc@marianss.eq.edu.au Ph: 0427 852 357

2016 P&C SPORTS BURSARY

Has your child / or is there a chance your child may represent Marian State

School in Sport at Capricornia level or above during 2016? If so, then you may eligible to apply for the P&C Sporting bursary. Each year the P&C allocate up to $500 towards the reimbursement of costs associated with students participating in representative sport. These funds are divided between eligible applicants. If this situation might apply to your family this year, I suggest that parents read through the guidelines soon, there is no need to wait until the end of the year to do the paperwork!

The guidelines and application form be can be accessed on the Marian SS web-site or collected from the school office. All forms need to be returned to the Red box in the office in an envelope clearly marked “sporting bursary” no later than Friday the 4th

of November, 2016. If you have any questions please contact Liz Akins on 0427 852 357.

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Performed by Marian State School

When: Thursday the 8th of September 2016

Where: At the Marian School Hall

Time: Starts at 7.00pm doors open at 6.30pm

Cost (Entry only does not cover food or drink costs):

School age students - $ 5.00

Adults - $ 8.00

Family (two adults, two or more children) -$20.00

Tickets for the production go on sale from Monday the 1st of

August at the office.

Get in early so you do not miss out

Only 23

days to

go

Tickets on sale now from the school office

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Latest report from Pioneer Valley Junior Golf

The Pioneer Valley Junior Golf Club would like to congratulate Marian State School students Ashton & Lily, Talen & Caden and Ella who participated in the recent Mackay Sugar Circuit held during the recent school holiday period.

The Mackay Sugar Circuit is a 4 day tournament and is played at 4 different courses within the Mackay district. I am happy to say that students Ashton and Lily played exceptionally well considering that this was not only their first competition event but they played at each of the 4 courses which is a big achievement on its own to do.

State Trials

During week 2 of this term, Ella was successful in being selected to play for the Capricorn Golf Team at the recent State Trials held at Capricorn resort golf club over a 4 day tournament in the 10-12years girls division. This was a huge tournament for Ella and she played very well despite the conditions. Day 1 was cancelled due to all the rain the region received over the weekend. On days 2 & 3 Ella had to play 18 holes instead of the 9 holes she is use to but despite that she still played well and kept a positive attitude. Day 4 (last day) Ella only had to play 9 holes and she improved her score considerably, maybe because the course was only starting to dry out by then!

Ella has told me that this was a great experience for her and she is going to try extra hard to get into the team again next year.

Keep Active, Ben