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PROUDLY SERVING SURAT COMMUNITY
Issue 05 24th February, 2017
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Weekly Awards
School Leaders
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Principal’s Note
Hello and welcome to my Principal’s Note for Week 5.
It is hard to believe that we are half way through Term 1.
The weeks are quickly slipping away at what seems to be
a rapid rate. Term 2 will be here before we know it.
As always, it has been a pleasure to visit classrooms and
observe the learning experiences and interactions which
have been evident throughout the first five weeks of this
term. Student engagement is currently the best I have
ever seen for this time of the year. Well done to all stu-
dents and staff for making every minute count. With five
weeks of Term 1 remaining, it will be great to see our
current school climate maintained through until 3pm Fri-
day of the last week.
Attendance
The 2017 School Attendance Target is 95%, for Week
4 our school’s attendance rate was
96.7%.
Week 4 Attendance Data: Prep –
96.92%, Yr 1/2 – 94.29%, Yr 2/3 –
93.85%, Yr 4 – 97.33%. Yr 5/6 – 100%,
Yr 7-10 – 98.18%.
Highest attendance for Week 4: Year
5/6 100%!
Regular attendance leads to enhanced
achievement and learning progress. Let’s
ensure all students attend school to reap
the rewards of consistent participation
and engagement. Unless your child is ill,
it is expected that your child will be at school learning
every day of the school year.
Absence
Next week, all state school principals including myself,
will be attending the State Principals’ Conference from
Wednesday to Friday at the Gold Coast. In my absence
Mrs McLean (Wed – Thur) and Mrs Nolan (Fri) will be
Officer in Charge.
Well Done
Well done to students on their recent representation of
our school and district at the South West Swimming Tri-
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als this week in Charleville.
Thank You
P&C, for your ongoing commitment and hard work
for our school and students.
Mrs Gray, for your ongoing commitment to providing
Religious Instruction lessons for our students each week.
Staff, for continuing to go above and beyond each
and every day for our school.
Enjoy the weekend!
Remember, “The Surat State School way is to commit
to our learning, strive for excellence and succeed in
all that we do.”
Enjoy the weekend!
Mr Justin Washington
Principal
Playgroup
Our school is hosting a community playgroup on Mon-
days from 9.00-11.00. Playgroup is open to children from
0-5 years of age. At playgroup, parents and caregivers
spend relaxed time with their children making friends and
support networks. Meanwhile children develop physical-
ly, socially, emotionally and intellectually, as they discov-
er new experiences, gain self-confidence and make new
friends too.
For more information, please contact Mrs Sally Broad-
head via the School’s Office.
RREAP Funding
The Rural and Remote Education Access Program (RREAP) helps
schools and school communities improve the educational outcomes
and opportunities of students who are disadvantaged because of
their geographical isolation so that students' learning outcomes
match those of other students. RREAP funds are available to as-
sist Queensland state schools and school communities to support
and enrich a curriculum that is appropriate for the educational needs
of geographically isolated primary and secondary school stu-
dents. Community-based organisations within the Maranoa Re-
gional Council, working in partnership with RREAP schools to pro-
vide extra-curricular programs to school students, are eligible to
apply for RREAP funding. Please contact your local school for in-
formation about funding & application guidelines.
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P&C News
Prawn Night
Congratulations to all the wonderful Sponsors, Business-
es, the Prawn Night Committee and all those involved in
helping make our first ever major fundraiser - Surat State
School P&C Prawn Night - a great success! We hope
everyone had a fantastic night! This night would not have
been possible without such support, and a list of Spon-
sors, Businesses and supporters are listed. We are very
grateful and thank you very much. We also wish to
acknowledge the support of the Surat State School
teachers and staff, school families, our local community
and district. Well done and thank you! Thank you also to
Mrs Betty Mickelborough, Rowann Varty and Jen Stewart
for their support.
Hospital Fete
The P&C are running the BBQ at the upcoming Hospital
Fete - Saturday, March 11th. If you are able to lend a
hand please let us know. Thank you.
Tuckshop
Please note: NO TUCKSHOP until further notice
Unfortunately we have had an inadequate response from
parents to enable tuckshop to proceed at this stage. If
there is a particular day of the week which may be more
suitable for parents please let us know. If you have any
other ideas please do not hesitate to contact us.
AGM Notice
AGM Notice - Our next meeting will be our Annual Gen-
eral Meeting which is to be held on Monday, 20th March
at 3.15pm in the High School Building. All executive posi-
tions will become vacant and are open for election at our
AGM. These positions include; President, Vice-
President, Secretary and Treasurer. If you are interested
in nominating for a position, a Quick Guide for P&C Ex-
ecutive Officers is available on the P&C’s Qld website
(www.pandcsqld.com.au) and provides an overview of
executive positions.
P&C Committee
email: [email protected]
Important Dates - 2017
FEBRUARY
25th Maranoa Netball Assoc Juniors Sign
On
MARCH
4th Maranoa Netball Assoc Juniors Sign
On
11th,
18th,
25th
Maranoa Netball Assoc Juniors
Training & Grading Days
20th School Photos
31st Last day of Term 1
APRIL
17th Easter Monday
18th Term 2 Resumes
22nd Maranoa Netball Assoc Juniors Fix-
tures Start
25th ANZAC Day
MAY
1st Labour Day Holiday
5th Cross Country
Week 6 Behaviour Focus
Being Respectful - Use manners when communicating
Roma & District Junior Rugby League
Congratulations Campbell Schutt & Hunter Price (U10), Alec Ziesemer (U11) and Iva Price (U12) on being selected for the Roma & Dis-trict Junior Rugby League teams for the 2017 Season.
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Student of the Week - Week 4
Prep Harlow Twidale - For consistently follow-
ing the four school expectations.
Year 1/2 Aurora Twidale - For always trying your
best in class.
Year 2/3 Darcy Harth – For being respectful and
using his manners.
Year 4
George Broadhead - For working hard to improve his knowledge of multiplica-
tion and division fact families
Year 5/6 Lachlan Murray - For a mature and
committed attitude towards learning.
Secondary Abbey Coveney - For demonstrating
responsibility for her own learning
Positive Behaviour for Learning Award
Tori Price - For being respectful and always greeting
and responding respectfully and appropriately.
Every Thursday Night
Names in by 6.30pm
Play 7pm
All Welcome
The Arts – Years 4 - 8
‘Don't think about it
Just move your body
Listen to the music
Sing, oh, ey, oh
Just move those left feet
Go ahead, get crazy
Anyone can do it
Sing, oh, ey, oh.’
That’s exactly what we have been doing this term in the Arts. Years
4 to 8 have all been focusing on Dance so if your child has been
coming home and ‘dancing in the street’ than this would possibly be
the reason why!
Year 4 have been all about dancing to celebrations so that we can
‘celebrate, good times, come on!’ with the class learning their perfor-
mance piece over the past two weeks. If you have a Year 4 dancer
be sure to ask for a demonstration of their celebration dance.
Year 5/6 have been all about symmetry in dance focussing on three
types of symmetry; reflectional, transitional and rotational. We start
choreographing this week and as Year 5/6 will be reflecting, transi-
tioning and rotating with one another there shouldn’t be anyone
saying ‘I’ll keep dancing on my own.’
Up in the high school, Year 7/8 are delving into dance cultures. Spe-
cifically, we are studying the dance style of ‘Stepping’ incorporating
plenty of stomping, stamping and body percussion. So if you see the
Year 7/8s, make sure you tell them that ‘you can dance, you can
jive, having the time of your life’ and we will keep watch to see if any
Dancing Queens (or kings for that matter) emerge.
All we know in the Arts this term is that ‘I feel better when I’m danc-
ing, yeah yeah…..’
Mrs Close
Gifted & Talented Program 2017
Opti-minds Challenge 2017
The Opti-minds Creative Sustainability Challenge is an
inclusive team challenge which EMPOWERS participants
to THINK, CREATE & COMMUNICATE. Opti-mindsis a
creative problem solving event for teams of participants
from Prep to Adult within 4 divisions. The Opti-MINDS
Challenge is an opportunity for all those with a passion for
learning & problem-solving to showcase their skills & tal-
ents in an exciting, vibrant & public way. Opti-minds’ aim
is to enhance the potential of all participants by develop-
ing diverse skills, enterprise, time management & the dis-
cipline to work collaboratively within a challenging & de-
manding environment.
We are pleased to share with you that Surat State School
has registered for the Opti-minds Challenge this year!
Selected students will be invited to participate in the team
challenge, and commit to some rigorous training in the
lead up to the event. More information will be available
closer to the time.
We also have a few other ideas on the agenda for our
Gifted and Talented students this year including a Public
Speaking Competition and a Regional Robotics Contest.
More information will become available as these ideas
come into fruition. If you have any queries about our G&T
program, please contact Libby McLean
Kind regards,
G&T Team
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Surat Tennis Club Inc.
As most of you aware, we have begun the 2017 Fix-
tures. We are playing every Monday night at 7:30 and
have had quite a good response from our players.
It’s not just about the tennis though, it’s a great way to
be able to catch up with people you may not get the
chance to see all the time. Without our Players and
Members, we are unable to keep this special club go-
ing for our Community, which is why we would love
your support!
If you’re looking for something to do on a Monday
night, please feel free to come down to the Club and
say hello – we are always looking for extra players!
Memberships are $20 each, and you don’t need to be
a player to be a member. You can be a social member
instead!
If you’re unable to make it to the Club but would love to
support us and be a Member our bank details are:
Surat Tennis Club Account Number: 10169295 BSB: 064-428 Reference: 'Your name'
Thank you for your support – and we hope to see you
on the Court!
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Surat Tennis Social Night
Join us for a hit of Social
Tennis – 6:30pm 3rd March!
There will be plenty of
Food & Drinks on offer!
We can’t wait to see
you all there!