TEMPORARY PART-TIME

TEACHER AIDE VACANCY

THARGOMINDAH STATE SCHOOL

16 / 11 / 15 TO 18 / 02 / 15

Applications are invited for the position of: Teacher Aide. This position is a temporary position and commences from 16/11/15 to 18/02/16 for 25 hours per week.

Copies of the Role Description are available for collection from the School Office, 1 DOWLING ST. THARGOMINDAH or via email on request.

Applicants are required to submit a brief resume, contact details for 2 referees (one of whom is your current supervisor) and a maximum 1 page written response outlining your suitability for the role under ‘How You Will Be Assessed’ located in the Role Description.

Applications should be clearly marked PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL – TEACHER AIDE APPLICATION and be addressed to Principal, THARGOMINDAH STATE SCHOOL, P.O.BOX 303 THARGOMINDAH 4492.

Applications close 5.00P.M. 13TH NOVEMBER 2015.

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running 4-6 deck weekly past Bollon to Wallangarra or Crows Nest via Dalby. Backloading to Charleville.

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04 November 2015

Issue 16

4 Nov Permission notes etc for Tallebudgerra Camp to be returned to school

14 Nov Swimming Carnival

22-28 Nov Tallebudgera Camp

2 Dec Year 6 Graduation

27 Nov Paroo Contact Children’s Mobile in Thargomindah

4 Dec End of School Year

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

FRI 23 OCTOBER

• E-Kindy—Jack for

good sharing

practices.

• P-2—Kain for

continued

improvement in

handwriting and

reading

• 3-6—David for

completing the 400 &

500 sight worD lists &

going up 2 reading

levels.

• 3-6—Janica for

completing the 300

sight word list &

showing improvement

in reading.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As many of you are already aware, Mr Benne� is away for the next couple of

weeks while he undergoes an opera on on his knee. During this me, classes will

run as usual with minor changes to a couple of the a"ernoon sessions to

accommodate Christmas Tree prac ce.

Last Friday was ‘World Teachers Day’, I would like to acknowledge the hard work

and dedica on from our teachers at Thargomindah State School. We appreciate

everything you do for our students, school and community; THANK YOU.

I would also like to thank everyone for their assistance and support around the

school audit. The feedback received was posi ve and provided us with valuable

informa on on the ‘next steps’ to making our school transi on from ‘good to

great’ (we are well on our way).

School Camp

An informa on pack regarding the school camp to Tallebudgerra was sent home

last week. Note: Please contact the school ASAP if you have not received the

informa�on pack.

I would like to remind parents that the following forms need to be returned to the

school by Wednesday 4th November:-

• Student Permission Form

• Student Medical Form

• Behaviour Agreement

As outlined in the informa on pack, parents are asked to contribute $150.00/ child

towards the cost of the camp. This amount is payable before Friday, 13th

November 2015.

Swimming Carnival

Our annual swimming carnival will be held on Saturday, 14th

November star ng at

8:30am. Once again our wonderful P & C will be cooking a sausage sizzle lunch to

purchase on the day. If any parents can assist on the day with me-keeping or

other small jobs please see Mel; your assistance is greatly appreciated.

As the year draws to a close, it is impera ve to remember that everyday counts. Students

are con nuing to focus on curriculum outcomes and therefore significant learning is s ll

taking place. Added to this, if your child/ren are away for any reason, please remember to

no fy the school at a convenient me.

Kind regards,

Melissa O’Neill

Bulloo

Billboard

DATE CLAIMERS

HELLO FROM THE P – 2 CLASS!

Thank you to all the parents who came to our “Toy Expo” and “Cooking up a Storm on Dowling”. I would personally like to thank the 3-6 class for all their effort in cooking. Well done Miss O’Neill and Miss Tracey on a huge effort in catering for everyone. Thank you to Miss G and Mr Bennett on helping prepare and cook the 20 pizzas for the little guys. They were a

huge hit! All had a fabulous night.

Our classroom has been a buzz with learning. We are just about ready to wrap up our persuasive writing unit with the students really liking the Wolf’s Story and a new book called Lon Po Po; A red riding hood story from China. The catch is they now need to convince me with their writing. This week will see us finalise

their writing using the computers.

Show and TellShow and TellShow and TellShow and Tell Just a friendly reminder that I have changed the format for show and tell and that student’s are to be conducting their

show and tell around the History/English unit. Thus allowing me to make informed decisions about their speaking ability. The next two weeks focus is on the

following

PrepPrepPrepPrep – Week 4 & 5 – What is your favourite memory of Prep? What did we do? What have you learnt and why is it

your favourite?

Year 1 & Year 2Year 1 & Year 2Year 1 & Year 2Year 1 & Year 2– Week 4 & 5 – What is your favourite book? Why do you like it? Why is it better than the fairytale – Little

Red Riding Hood?

***If anyone has any magazines (Womens Weekly, New Idea, Womens Day) at home that they are wishing to get rid of, I would happily take them for the classroom. Students are looking at healthy eating and will be using the

magazines to cut pictures out.

Trish Smith

Over the previous 2 weeks, we have done lots of amazing art and craft activities in conjunction with our Aboriginal Culture unit. It is important to introduce and have a basic understanding of the Aboriginal traditions, history and cultural diversity at a young age.

The students have made:

∗ Dot paintings

∗ Didgeridoos

∗ Australian Animal sculptures

∗ Hand painting of the Aboriginal flag

∗ Sand art, and

∗ Symbol Drawing sand box displays

Next week we will be looking at Jobs in the community from the ‘People and Places’ unit. We will discuss and base all activities around talking about who they are, what they do, why they are important and what they would like to be when

they’re older.

Playgroup would like to make a Facebook Page! We will post any upcoming playgroup dates, locations, activities and reminders for all parents and community members who are interested.

Makala Byrne

Thargomindah Ekindy Teacher Aide

E-KINDY NEWS

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

FRI 30 OCTOBER

P-2—Hayden for continued effort & persistence in comparative writing.

P-2—Jacob for continued effort & persistence in comparative writing.

P-2—Georgia for continued effort & persistence in comparative writing.

KAY’S CLEANING AWARD

FRI 30 OCTOBER

Distance Education Class

KAY’S CLEANING AWARD

FRI 23 OCTOBER

E-Kindy Class

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P.O. Box 303

Thargomindah QLD 4492

Phone: (7) 4655 3132

Fax: (07) 4655 3102

E-mail:

Principal@thargomindahss.eq.edu.au

NEWSLETTER DATES

The newsletter will be

compiled on the following

dates:

NOVEMBER 16

DECEMBER 1

3-6 CLASS NEWS

Once again I would like to thank everyone who supported the 3-6 classroom restaurant ‘Cooking up a Storm on Dowling’. It was a great night and provided students with valuable skills in the hospitality area (food preparation, waitressing, etc). Added to this, I also believe that our 3-6 students should be given the highest of praises for their work in

preparing and delivery this event – CONGRATULATIONS!

Over the next couple of weeks students will be finalising their last assessment piece of the year. At present they are busy completing their product packaging before they move onto the advertising campaign. It will be a busy time, however all students have

demonstrated they are up for the challenge and I can’t wait to see the end results.

All students have been moving through their stars each week on our ‘Beanstalk ladder’. This has proven to be a very visual and direct way for students to track their learning progress throughout each topic area. This week in maths students will be focusing on ‘data representation’ before our final topic for the term ‘money and financial mathematics’. Students will be extending their knowledge around data displays and moving from simple displays such as bar and column graphs to dot plots, side-by-side graphs and leaf and stem graphs. Students will be required to complete these data

representations both manually (in their books) and through using digital technologies.

Next week I will be sending home letters to each and every parent regarding their child/rens learning progress this semester. I am conscious of the time frame we have remaining in the term and the rapidly filling calendar, diminishing our availability for parent-teacher interviews around reports. If you would like to discuss any of the information in your letters further, please don’t hesitate to make arrangements to see me

at a suitable time.

Mel O’Neill

WHOLE CLASS AWARD -

COOKING UP A STORM

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