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Ironside State School

NEWSLETTER 30 November 2017 / Edition 38

2 Hawken Drive St Lucia QLD 4067 STUDENT ABSENCE LINE: 3258 3160

studentabsence@ironsidess.eq.edu.au

Telephone: 07 3258 3111 Web: www.ironsidess.eq.edu.au

Dear Parents,

I am in utter shock that we are here at the second last week of the school

year for 2017! One newsletter piece to go.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2017

Today we held our upper school swimming carnival. I want to emphasise

and share with you, just how much of a success this was.

As a part of our strategic plan 2017-2020, sport is a key driver and area of

focus. Our goal in 2017 was to increase the ‘expert involvement’ of

community (parents) in the delivery of key events. The swimming carnival(s)

has been the key target for 2017.

The open, willing and active preparation and partnership between key

‘experts’ has seen one of the best days I have ever experienced as a

primary school principal in terms of carnivals.

The Physical Education department, Mr Clarke-Okah and Mrs English, Staff

and teachers, parent volunteers, Georgie Parkes AND the expert influence,

preparation and coordination by Mrs Kelly Sedgman and Mrs Fiona Hynd has seen the delivery of a ‘crackerjack’

carnival.

I wish I could wrap up in words the pride I have in watching what has been achieved today. When the right

people work in partnership towards a clear goal....WOW! My deepest and warmest thanks to each and every one

of you – Adults through to students. A sensational day. Well done Ironside.

Student Behaviour Expectations

The high standards of both expected and demonstrated behaviour at Ironside State School continue up until the

last day. I completely understand that this is an exciting time of year where the focus begins to shift towards the

future.

I would appreciate any ‘dinner table’ conversation that reinforces the message that the Ironside Way is ‘in action’

right up until the time we break for holidays.

At Ironside we talk about being Ironside Stars.

S – Safe and responsible actions

T – Think positively

A – Active Learning

R - Respect for self and others

Thank you for your support in reinforcing the consistent messages at home.

All the best for the ‘final stretch’ of 2017!

Warm Regards,

Damian Johnson

Principal

DATE CLAIMERS:

Term 4

1.12.17

Re-scheduled

Year 3 & Year 4

Swim Carnival

1.12.17 CANCELLED

Sausage Sizzle

5.12.17 Year 6 Graduation

6pm Hall

6.12.17 LAST DAY FOR ONLINE

ORDERS WITH TUCKSHOP

8.12.17 TUCKSHOP CLOSED

NEWS FROM MS RUDDICK Ironside’s Got Talent

Congratulations to all the students who participated in Ironside’s

Got Talent.

The final was held in the Hall on Monday 27 November.

Congratulations to all our finalists and to our 2017 winners:

Prep-2 Winner - Viet Tue (Year 2) who played the piano

Years 3-6 Winner – Sarah H. (Year 5) who sang and played the

guitar

Ironside certainly has some very talented students.

Ironside Symphony

The Ironside Symphony (Senior String Orchestra and the Senior Concert Band) will be performing again at a

special assembly on Monday 4 December. Their first performance will be at 2.15pm for Prep-Year 2 students

with a second performance for Years 3-6 at 2.30pm. You are cordially invited to attend.

Ironside’s Community Carol Night

Thank you to the Chamber String Orchestra, Jazz Band and Senior Choral Students for your participation in

Monday’s Carol Night and to our special guest - Santa. Thank you also to the families who attended and

donated a Christmas Gift for a child or adult. The gifts are being donated to the Salvation Army here in

Brisbane. If you would still like to donate a gift, please bring to Ironside by Monday 4 December. Thanks also to

the parents who helped serve refreshments and candles on the night – greatly appreciated.

Years 1 and 2 Swimming Carnival

I was very impressed with the standard of swimming at our Years 1 and 2 Swimming Carnival on Tuesday. The

students certainly enjoyed themselves competing in the various events.

Thanks to the parents for supporting the carnival.

Warm Regards,

Janice Ruddick

Deputy Principal

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NEWS FROM MRS VECCHIO LIBRARY MONITORS

Congratulations to our hard-working Library Monitors whose dedication to their work help make our school

Library such as exciting and vibrant place. The following gives an insight into their role:

Being a library monitor is a rewarding experience for all, with parties, challenges and getting to know the library

from inside and out. The numerous jobs available include shelving books, using Alice and generally helping Mrs

Roche and others. Being a library monitor is also great for finding new books because, when someone returns

it, you shelve it and discover it’s a book you’ve wanted to borrow. Being a library monitor is an enjoyable

activity. With all its fun experiences, it’s an amazing program! (Written by Alex - 6D)

SWIMMING CARNIVAL RESCHEDULED

The Year 3/4 swimming carnival had to be postponed on Tuesday due to the potential impact of extreme

weather on the safety of students and adults. The swimming carnival has been rescheduled for Friday 1

December, with the timing of the program same as previously published. Click on this link for the

program.

We appreciate the understanding and flexibility of parents with this necessary change. The forecast is for

favourable weather on Friday … fingers crossed!

BOOK PACKS 2018

Reminder: Parents can order their book packs for next year on-line. Year 2 – 6 student

resource lists for 2018, as well as ordering options, are available on the Ironside school

web-site: Click on this link for the bookshop page.

ASSEMBLY WEEK 10

At assembly next week, we will be presenting tennis tournament trophies and the “Ironside Spirit”

award.

Warm regards,

Larissa Vecchio

Deputy Principal

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NEWS FROM MRS BAIRSTOW

HOUSE CAPTAINS, SEMESTER 1, 2018

Congratulations to the following students, who were this week voted by their peers to lead our four sporting

houses for the first semester of next year:

COOK OXLEY

Maia Mc Gemma Z

Ben S Tom J

FLINDERS STURT

Rose J Maddie S

Ralph B Anthony M

YEAR SIX (AND OTHER STUDENTS LEAVING IRONSIDE) LAPTOPS

Students who have their own ICALE laptop computers, and who are leaving Ironside at the end of this year

need to submit their machines to their teachers next week so that our IT department can reimage them with

the home operating system, removing anything EQ related from their machines.

The students will need to copy anything they wish to keep from their machines before it is reimaged.

Once it is reimaged, it should be taken home and left there. It will have no antivirus protection and should not

be used on the school network.

A word of wisdom is for families to arrange their own antivirus software as soon as possible.

LOST PROPERTY

All items that are not collected by the end of the school year will be donated or disposed of. Thank you to the

uniform shop volunteers for assisting in organising the racks last week. It is a huge job, and greatly appreciated.

YEAR SIX FAREWELL CELEBRATIONS

Next week is jam-packed with celebrations as our senior students move towards the next exciting chapter of

their learning journeys. Parents are encouraged to refer to the letter sent a couple of weeks ago that

summarises the busy time. Thank you to all of the parents who have been working so hard behind the scenes to

make this special time even more memorable for our students.

THANK YOU

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for a wonderful year, and wish you all a safe and

enjoyable holiday. Looking forward to working with you and your children again, throughout 2018.

Warm Regards,

Jennifer Bairstow

Deputy Principal

Congratulations Ironside

The Green Team would like to say a huge WELL DONE to the students and teachers of Ironside for doing

such a wonderful job recycling.

We have four recycling bins spread throughout the eating areas, staff room and tuckshop. We have been

filling these four recycling bins in one week, which means we require more recycling bins to last the

two-week cycle. So next year we will have four new bins making a total of eight bins for Ironside’s recycling.

Our new recycling/rubbish signs have been a huge success and helpful reminders for students when

disposing of their waste.

Remember to put food scraps in the red lid rubbish bin and your recycling in the yellow lid bin.

Wonderful Work Ironside, Keep it Up!!

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WEEK OF 4 DECEMBER: Open for online orders until Wednesday. Over the counter only

Thursday. Closed Friday.

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