FRIDAY 3 AUGUST 2018

Newsletter Week 3 Term 3

Toowoomba East State School

Cnr Arthur & Mary Streets

PO Box 2882

TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350

07 4637 5222

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Student Absences

SMS 0427 064 253

Email: enquiries@toowoombaeastss.eq.edu.au

www.toowoombaeastss.eq.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Girls Rugby League Last Friday, I was very excited to watch our girls Rugby League team play their first game at Clive Berghofer Oval. We have had girls par"cipate in primary interschool rugby League for many years, but this is the first "me that the girls have had their own compe""on. It was a skilful game, played in the right spirit. If you have the opportunity, I encourage you to come and watch our school sports teams play each Friday a%ernoon. The sports draw is available on our school website. Book Week (20-24 August) Book Week 2018 will be held from Monday 20 August – Friday 24 August. The theme this year is ‘Find your Treasure’. Students are invited to dress up on Monday. A parade will be conducted during the morning session, with prizes for best dressed.

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Quadrangle Update Our quadrangle is almost finished. The decision was made to reduce the size of the block walls to open up the space. The walls on the eastern side were cut down last weekend and I’m sure that you will agree it has improved the overall flow of the area. The walls on the western side will be cut down this weekend. Sea"ng is currently being installed around some of the planters and on the western side of the block walls. We expect the project to be completed in the next two weeks. Thank you for your pa"ence during the construc"on phase. Toowoomba Eisteddfod Congratula"ons to all of our students who par"cipated in the Toowoomba Eisteddfod last week. Our String Ensemble received a Highly Commended award. Both the Concert Band and Stage Band placed third in their respec"ve sec"ons. This is a testament to the quality of Music educa"on at Toowoomba East State School and the dedica"on of our students. Thank you to Miss Rotar, Mrs Maughan, Mr Ryan, Mrs Barker, Mrs Capelli and Miss Smith for preparing and supervising our students. We received many posi"ve comments from other schools about the behaviour of our students and their performances. None of this would be possible without the significant contribu"on of our parents and carers. We appreciate your ongoing support of our Music programs. Richard Gibson Principal MS Readathon Embark on an epic adventure! The MS Readathon inspires kids to read as much as they can, all for an incredible cause. The rules are simple. Read whatever you like, as much as you can, in August. This year’s MS Readathon will be a magical quest and the adventure kicks off on the 1st

August and

wraps up on the 31st August. Parents can register their children as individuals at h=ps://www.msreadathon.org.au/parents . Best of all, by joining our quest, not only will you awaken a love of reading, you will be helping kids who have a parent with mul"ple sclerosis. Enrolments for 2019 If you have Prep aged children for 2019 and you live in-catchment or currently have other children enrolled here, but have not yet applied for enrolment, please contact our Enrolments Officer, Mrs Ciesiolka on 4637 5280 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 8:30am—2:00pm) Places for 2019 are limited. Enrolment interviews have commenced and will extend across the coming months. Similarly, if you know of families who hope to a=end Toowoomba East in 2019 but are not yet connected to the school and will not see this newsle=er, please urge them to contact the school.

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'Helping your child to learn to read - a guide for parents', Board of Studies, NSW

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'Helping your child to learn to write - a guide for parents', Board of Studies, NSW

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The String Orchestra (pictured above)

The Stage Band (pictured below)

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Music—Eisteddfod Ensembles from Toowoomba East State School competed in the Toowoomba Eisteddfod recently. All students performed beau"fully and their dedica"on in rehearsals was clearly evident in their quality of sound. The String Orchestra conducted by Ms Stella Rotar received a Highly Commended. The Stage Band and the Concert Band, conducted by Mr Phil Ryan, were awarded a Third Place. Their performances were highly-polished and we must congratulate these students on their achievement. Thanks must go to Ms Rotar, Mr Ryan, the supervising teachers and the parents of these students.

The Concert Band (pictured above)

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Skye Hassall and Sara Loader (pictured above le- to right)

Sport—Orienteering

Skye Hassall and Sara Loader represented

Darling Downs at the recent State

Orienteering Championships.

Skye gained 2 medals placing 1st in the

Sprint event (held around a school) and 2nd

in the Bush event. It is the first year that the

girls have been involved in the team.

Congratula"ons to you both.

Skye Hassall (pictured above)

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WANTED

• New and Used Canvases

• Small to Medium size

For Prep Children to create art works for

their Art Show at the TESS Fete.

Please drop them off at Prep A Classroom

on Margaret Street.

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Thursday 9 August Prep Sports Day

Thursday 16 August Toowoomba Range Zone Athletics

Wednesday 29 August Thursday 30 August Friday 31 August

Father’s Day Stall

Wednesday 5 September Junior Sports Day Year 1 & Year 2

Dates of Events

Uniform Shop You can now order your child’s uniforms on Flexischools. Order online and it will be delivered to their classroom on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

Achieve with Pride! www.toowoombaeastss.eq.edu.au

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Toowoomba East Office Hours 8:00am to 3:30pm Change of Details Please ensure you let the Office know if your address, contact details, family circumstances, emergency contacts or email addresses change. Please see the office staff or phone 4637 5220 or 4637 5230 to update your details.

School Tuckshop The school Tuckshop operates Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:15am to 1:15pm. It is not open on Mondays. All orders must be placed online — go to www.flexischools.com.au and click “Register Now”, then place orders. If you have any ques"ons contact the FlexiSchools help desk on 1300 361 769. Volunteers are always needed and greatly appreciated. Please drop in and see us at the Tuckshop if you would like to help.

Payments BPOINT Online Card Payment is the Educa"on Department’s preferred method of payment. Payment Methods BPOINT Online Card Payment—Details for BPOINT payments are on Student Invoices In person at the Toowoomba East Administra"on Office —Via EFTPOS (no payments less than $10.00) No late payments will be accepted

Uniform Shop Hours Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8:00am to 9:30am.