30th May 2017

Term 2 Week 7 TUESDAY TELEGRAPH

. Year 9/10 Business

Year 9/10 Business is designed for students who wish to work in “Front Office” type rolls in the workforce. Students are exposed to and able to competently complete Business Documents including Purchase Orders, Tax Invoices and Business Activity Statements. The theory studied this semester has been Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. Students have researched the countries in the Asia Pacific Region, where they are, capital cities, government type and imports and exports. They have studied Australia’s imports and exports and the best trading partners for Australia. On the technology side of Year 9/10 Business students have been learning how to touch type, type Business Letters and send business and

personal emails.

Year 9/10 Business have been involved in in the

Australian Typing Tournament Typing Challenge

1st Quarter. The students were amazing and gained

3rd place in Queensland for the Fastest Typing.

Congratulations to our Year 9/10 Business

students who worked very hard to achieve this

excellent result.

Chappy Chatter with Chappy Jason

In the month of May we celebrate School Chaplaincy, with Chappy week occurring between

14th -21st May. This is generally a chance for me to highlight some of the things I do, and

celebrate the huge privilege it is for me and all School Chaplains to be invited into our

schools. I often engage the students in challenging Chappy to do things that I probably

can’t, or shouldn’t do, that they can. This is great fun and challenging, but it also prompts

me to think about the challenges in our lives and how we overcome them. In the past I have

shared about Paralympians and the challenges they have faced to go on and become world

champion athletes, including many people we may know personally. I have also talked

about the mental health challenges some people face and what we can do to overcome these

and to help others overcome. I just look at the famous actress Catherine Zeta-Jones who

has struggled with depression and Bipolar dis-

order and how she, with support of family,

friends and key people has overcome these

challenges. We can all do the same with the

help and support of those around us. If you or

your student needs someone to talk to about

your challenges, please feel free to come and

talk with Chappy Jason anytime.

Year 4 News

Mrs Ramsay

Well done to the following Students of the Week:

Week 5 – Katie, Nikki, Bailey

We are continuing to work on poems in English. Last week we investigated onomatopoeic poems. Onomatopoeia: A word

that sounds like the sound it is describing.

For our show/EKKA display, students are required to write an onomatopoeic poem on transport. Below are some examples

of what the students have written:

The Noisy Car

Written by Helene

Vroom, Vroom, Vroom

I was in the car

Bang, bang, bang

The engine was bouncing on the tar.

Hop, hop, hop

Went the kangaroo.

Toot, toot, toot

“Stop!” yelled Mum.

Crash, hiss, smash

It’s too late. The damage is done.

We are really enjoying our HASS topic on convicts. Students are researching a convict and will then write a historical

narrative based on the experiences their convict had.

Have a great week!

PRIMARY NEWS

Horse

Written by Leah

Snap snap went the sticks as my horse

ran over them.

Crunch, crunch, the horse ate the hay.

Trot, trot the horse takes me to work

and play.

Canter, canter to the dam we go.

The horse sways me to and fro.

Prep/Year 1 News

Ms Nettie

Last week, Last Wednesday, Prep and Year 1 went to visit the Life Education Van. All students had lots of fun and enjoyed

the interactive games and stories on Health and Safety presented by Mrs Jane Jackson and Harold the Giraffe.

Prep students receive praise and rewards for their behaviour and work efforts during each day and throughout the week.

Part of our rewards system is the class Marble Jar. Marbles are placed in the jar when the class work cooperatively

together. The class also brainstorm and vote on what the reward will be once the jar is full. Last week, the prep class

received an agreed on ice block.

Prep and Year 1 students will be involved in assessment tasks this week and next week related to our C2C Maths, and

English units.

*Year 1 Sight Word Certificate – Nash – List 11 Sight Words Addison – List 11 Sight Words

Aideni – List 18 and 19 Sight Words

Oliver - List 18 and 19 Sight Words

*Students of the Week Prep - Cobi

Year 1 – Nicolas **All ACTIVE LEARNERS. Well done! **

Old Sail Boat

Written by Stafford

Flap Flap went the sail

Slish slosh the water starts to

churn

Clomp clomp went the sailors boots

Shhphph went the wind

Honk honk went the horn

Bump bump as old boats start

moving

People shouting, “Here we go!”

It certainly feels like the cooler weather has arrived and with this the need to throw a jumper, track pants

or both on to keep warm. In recent weeks we have highlighted to students and through this newsletter the

appropriate clothing for school and the options students have. Thank you to the families who support the

school and ensure your children are dressed in a manner that aligns to our expectations. If anyone is

requiring additional clothing pieces the uniform shop is open from 3:15pm-3:45pm Wednesdays or an

order form can be completed through the front office.

Amongst many activities last week we conducted our book fair which again was extremely well supported. Thank you to all our families who purchased reading materials from the fair. Through your support the

school will be able to further add to our ever growing reading resources. It was also brilliant to see many

of our students get into the spirit of the week and dress up on Thursday as a favourite book character or a

‘bookaneer’ (pirate). Well done to everyone involved.

Our sporting world continues to excel with all of our Bronco’s rugby league and netball teams performing

brilliantly, several students continuing to progress through various team trials and our cross country

athletes flew the Texas P-10 SS flag fantastically. It is always pleasing to see teams winning and individuals gaining selection in representative squads however for me the most gratifying aspect of our

recent sporting endeavours is the multiple positive reports regarding the conduct of our students. It really

brings the adage, ‘it doesn’t matter if you win or lose but how you play the game’ to life.

Have a great week

Justin.

PRINCIPAL NEWS

Reading with your children

Parents often wonder how they can help to develop the reading skills of children who are already fluent

readers. The best way is to continue to share books with your child, regularly listening to them read, sometimes reading to or with them, but also discussing books read in increasing depth. To become good

readers children need to develop skills in seven key areas and it can be useful to think about these when

reading with your child. Over the last two weeks we explored the first five areas and here are the last two

areas that will contribute to your child’s transition from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn’.

6. Purpose and Viewpoint: Who is the narrator of this story? What does the writer of this biography feel about his/her subject?

Children need to understand that writers write for a purpose and to be able to recognise that this will

have an impact on the way a text is written. Newspapers and advertisements are perfect examples of this and discussion of these can lead to lots of lively discussions.

7. Making Links: As adults, we are constantly making links between ideas and experiences. Good readers connect the book

they are reading with real life experiences; with other books read and stories heard; with films; and with the context in which they were written. A child reading ‘Macbeth and Son’, for example, will need to place

the story within the context that it was written to fully understand it. They might also link it with other

stories or plays read.

Useful questions to ask your child

Week 7—Be Safe - Play in your own zone HPE Award—Week 6

Playground areas – P-6 on the equipment at the PREP

and near B Block

Years 4-10 on the equipment near the Parade ground

PREP students will play in the PREP area until Term 4

Fields – students are allowed to play with students

from other areas of the school but must observe the safety rules

If you are not playing safely with students older or

younger you will be moved to a suitable area Year 6

There is a new soccer field out from B Block for

the Year P-3 students

Average—88%

Classes above average—1

Cathy Cameron

Dean of Students

All phones must be handed into the office or left at home.

Be

Responsible

Be

Respectful

Be

Safe

ARE YOU WEARING YOUR

SCHOOL UNIFORM?

JUMPER, TRACKPANTS,

SHORTS, TSHIRT , HAT in

school colours

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Year 6 94.14% Attendance Week 5

Awesome results from DD Cross Country A big congratulations to our 11 cross country runners who did an amazing job on Tuesday at the Darling Downs Cross Country trials.

Results are as follows:

Mia B - 11th

Ella B - 2nd

Braithen S - 3rd

Halle B - 4th

Molly C - 6th

Mac R - 24th

Holly C- 14th

Mikeely S- 44th

Joe I - 14th

Harrison S - 23rd

Alex P - 44th

Congratulations to Elle B, Braithen S, Halle B and Molly C who made the Darling Downs team and will travel to Brisbane in July for the State Titles. Molly C and Halle B also won the overall 11 year old age group from approximately nine other zones. SUPER STARS!!!!!

In total, six runners from the Macintyre Zone team made the DD team, four being from our school. This is an amazing achievement from our small school.

A special thank you to Mrs Vicki Fenwicke who has worked with the runners to provide additional training sessions.

DD soccer trials

Congratulations to Patrick O and Charlotte T who represented our school at the recent DD soccer trials. Even though both players didn't gain selection into the DD team, both players played extremely well and had an enjoyable time.

Mac Zone Rugby Union

Congratulations to Patrick O who gained selection into the Mac Zone Rugby Union team. We wish him all the very best for the upcoming DD trials. Patrick also represented his club at the Darling Downs Rugby Union trials in Toowoomba early this month. He didn't gain selection into the DD team however he played extremely well.

Darling Downs Girls Rugby League

All the best to Carrie M who is trialling for the Under 15 DD girls league team this week in Toowoomba.

Amazing results from our amazing athletes!

Mrs Scott

2017 CALENDAR TERM 2

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

28

Week Seven

Junior Golf

9am

29

Chess Club

30

ICAS Science

31 1 June

Chess Club

Interhouse

Number Facts

Competition

2

Kindy Quiz

Night

3

4

Week Eight

Junior Golf

9am

5

Chess Club

6 7

Broncos Cup

Gala Day

8

8.20-9am

Choir

Chess Club

9 10

11

Week Nine

Junior Golf

9am

DD Rugby

Union

12

DD Rugby Union

ICAS Writing

Chess Club

13 14

P&C meeting

5.30pm

Maths Olympiad

ICAS Spelling

15

8.20-9am

Choir

Chess Club

16

SRC Dress

Down Day

- Red Nose

17

18

Week Ten

19

9.15am Arts

Council Primary

Dinosaur Time

Machine

Chess Club

20 21 22

8.20-9am

Choir

Chess Club

23

End of Term

Two

24

10 July

Week One

11 12 13 14

8.20-9am

Choir

15 16

Dates to remember: Thursday & Friday 3rd and 4th August—Athletics Carnival

“BETTER IN TEXAS”

STOCK

Better in Texas Shirts now in 4 NEW colours;

Iris, Mulberry, Gun Metal Grey & Hot Pink

Ladies and Mens sizes available for $30 each

And we also have bucket hats

Pink & Navy various sizes $18ea or 2 for $30

ABSENCES

For all student absences please phone Student

Absence Line: 4653 3366

LATE TO SCHOOL

Any students arriving at school between 9am and

9.30am must present at the Office before going to

class.