Caring - Sharing - Learning Together

8th March 2018

PRINCIPALrsquoS

MESSAGE Parents Staff and Caregivers

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Well done to some of our bud-ding nippers who competed in the Junior State Surf Life Saving Competition held last weekend at Alexandra Headlands Daisy Q(5H) Chad C and Sam B (6KB) competed in the largest and most prestigious event for U11-U15 age categories The Queens-land Youth Surf Life Saving Championships sees over 1600 nippers competing across the event from around the state This event showcases individu-al events from 1km amp 2km beach runs Beach Flags and Sprint Surf Race and Surf Board events This event also hosts the qualifying teams from Branch Championships for the Beach Relay Surf Teams Board Relay and Cameron Relay events Congratulations to Sam Daisy (4th in Board Rescue) Chad (7th in Beach Sprints) for competing in this massive event

JUNIOR STATE SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Major School Priorities This year the school continues our work on spelling One element of our spelling program is the Speech Sound Pics (SSP) resource We introduced this resource into our school in 2017 as it provides a sequential and consistent approach for spelling across 40 classes from Prep to Year 6 The SSP code mapping technique helps our students to break up words into visu-al parts with specific sounds Over time students learn that letter combinations can represent different sounds Students are able to consider varying options before selecting the correct way to spell a particular sound Phonemic Awareness is embedded into all aspects of SSP including listening to each speech sound in words to encode and decode With consistent daily prac-tice students will improve their reading fluency spelling and writing compre-hension and vocabulary knowledge This year we are also reflecting upon the teaching of writing This involves stu-dents free writing daily about a given topic in their Work On Writing (WOW) journals This will help students build their writing stamina and improve their skill level for future years when they need to complete written assignments or essays Parents are most welcome to ask teachers about our spelling and writing priori-ties We value your feedback and support Promoting School Attendance Many researchers believe that higher student attendance at school is associated on average with higher student achieve-ment Naturally it seems logical that maximising your time at school would in-crease your learning Your child can improve their potential when they go to school regularly Con-sistency provides them with the opportunity to learn make friends be happier and have a brighter future Under Queensland law we must make sure our school-age children are enrolled and attend school every day unless they have a reasonable excuse Illness doing work experience competing in a school sporting event or going on a school excursion are reasonable excuses for being absent from school

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE ADMINISTRATION

Event Date

Year 5 ExcursionmdashAustralia Zoo Wednesday 14 March 2018

P and C Meeting and AGM Thursday 15 March 2018

Free Dress Day Friday 16 March 2018

Parent Rep Meeting Wednesday 21 March 2018

Cross Country Selection Trial Thursday 22 March 2018 (This may change)

P and C fundraising eventmdashChocolate boxes Monday 26 March 2018

Whole School Assembly Thursday 29 March 2018

LAST DAY OF TERM 1 Thursday 29 March 2018

TERM 2 STARTS Tuesday 17 April 2018

2018 TERM 1 DATE CLAIMER

We ask families to avoid keeping their child away from school for birthdays shopping visiting family and friends sleeping in looking after other children or minor check-ups We understand that medical or other health ap-pointments can not be avoided at times At Mountain Creek SS we strive to have better than 95 attendance across the school The table below shows current progress for our year levels Congratulations to our Preps and Year 1 who are setting the highest attend-ance standards in the school

Our overall attendance is regularly recognised as being positive in comparison to all other Sunshine Coast schools Last year over 470 students had attendance rates higher than 95 with a further 390 above 90 Unfortunately we do have about 70 students so far this year who have already been absent for more than 6 days therefore their attendance is below 85 Naturally these students have missed important learning time and it may prove difficult for them to catch up Staff are aware that illness does occur but we do encourage all families to maximise time at school to improve learning for everyone We have fantastic standards at the school due to strong family values and thank all families helping to support students and their learning Rob Van den Heuvel Principal

Prep Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

963 962 948 958 943` 948 947

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE ADMINISTRATION

On Friday March 16 the Student Council is holding the first free dress day for the year to support the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence The Student Council would like students parents and staff to wear something orange so we can all join together to tell the world that bullying is NOT okay We are asking everyone to bring a gold coin donation and all the money raised will be donated to our schoolrsquos Playground Pals program Students must wear sunsafe clothing

FREE DRESS DAY

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Your child shouldrsquove now received their Scholastic Book Club Issue 2 catalogue Inside yoursquoll find award-winning books as well as old and new favourites All books ordered will be delivered to your childrsquos classroom approximately 3 weeks after the order has been placed Orders must be in by Wednesday 14 March 2018 To order books you will need to log on to the scholastic website and go to LOOP for Parents (Linked Online Ordering amp Payment) This will take you to the online ordering and credit card payment page If your child is in prep you must use their class name eg PG PH etc (Do not enter the word Prep)

THE SCHOOL DOES NOT TAKE ANY PAYMENT FOR BOOKSmdashONLINE ONLY

During our last Tuesday and Wednesday assembly I spoke about looking after your-self friends teachers and family and checking in with each other Being mindful and speaking kindly helps make somebodyrsquos world a better place In the book lsquoWords and your heartrsquo by Kate Jane Neal it says lsquothe WORDS that go into your earshellip can actually affect your heart Your words can do amazing thingsrsquo The book goes on to say that lsquoWords can make you happy make you want to sing Your words have POWERrsquo From the book we can learn that words can cheer us up encourage us to keep go-ing make us laugh and make somebodyrsquos world a better place I encourage every-one to read the book and share with family and friends We were also able to celebrate this with all students staff and families on Tuesday Brais (32M) is a student who always goes out of his way to check in with friends and teachers There isnrsquot a day that goes by without Brais asking ldquohowrsquos your day goingrdquo or saying ldquothank you for helpingrdquo Brais your words bring many smiles to Mountain Creek State School thank you Dominic Carter Deputy Principal

WORDS AND YOUR HEART

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

COASTAL DISTRICT TRIALS

Trials have continued to take place over the last few weeks for Coastal District and Regionals Well done to all of those students A big congratulations goes to the following students for making the Coastal District Teams and Re-gionals in Hockey ndash Kai (6GB) - District AFLmdashSamuel (5T) - District Swimmingmdash Daisy (5H) and Ella (6GB) Regionals RugbymdashKoby (6KB) and Hunter (6KB) Well done to Ella (6GB) who also competed in the Queensland School Sport Aquathlon last month This consisted of a 1 km run 200m open water swim and finished with a 1km run Ella finished 12th overall in a field of 86 competi-tors Congratulations Ella on a fantastic effort

Last week saw our Year 5 students run school assembly due to the Year 6 students having a great time away on camp And what a fantastic job they did For some it was a nerve wracking experience as they had never used a mi-crophone or spoken in front of an audience before Congratulations to Halle and Abi (5AB) Charlotte (5T) Siai (5F) Charli (5H) Matthew Mason and Angelika (5W) who did an amazing job

ASSEMBLY LEADERS

Samuel Koby Kai Hunter Ella

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

OUT AND ABOUT

YEAR 4 YOUNG ACHIEVERS BEACH VISIT This term our very talented Year 4 Young Achievers are researching lsquoOcean Debrisrsquo On Friday morning they met at Buddina beach along with Alan Champness a lsquoTurtle Patrolrsquo volunteer and Sandie Johnson from lsquoEnvirocomrsquo- this group organises the lsquoClean Up Australia Dayrsquo in our region The students were led on a discovery tour of our local beach learning how the turtles make their nests and how the Patrol assists them at every stage After such an informative hour the Young Achievers wanted to make sure that the beach was in as pristine a condi-tion as possible for our wildlife so they took to the sands and walkway with bags gloves and lsquograbbersrsquo to pick up 4 5 kgs of rubbish The rubbish was sorted and the results entered into the lsquotangaroabluersquo data collection website They are researching ocean debris around Australia Sandi also took a copy of the data for the local collection at lsquoClean Up Australiarsquo Well done Year 4 valuable contributors to our community

3D VISIT SHELLY BEACH It was the last day of February when our class joined with 3K and 3B to go to Shelly Beach During the day we worked with the navigators our teachers and parents so we could do different rotations We had to be scientists for the day This meant we were looking at the observable features of animals shells and plants and then classifying them We got to do a lot of activities on the day but one of our favourites was putting our head into the water to look for animals Another activity that was fun was using the nets to catch the living creatures and sorting them We werenrsquot so sure that wersquod catch anything but we succeeded We spotted lots of living creatures like sea shells fish crabs sea plants sea urchins sea hares and sea anemone Our most impressive catch of the day was definitely the sea hare By Kevin Vu and Charlotte Robinson (3D)

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

YEAR 6 CAMP

YEAR 6 FIND THEIR INNER HEROES

What a spectacular week we had on the Gold Coast at the Tallebudgera Beach School Our Year 6 students looked for their inner heroes and conquered some difficult challenges as they encountered exhausting and exhilarating activities There was kayaking bodyboarding hiking around Jellurgal (Burleigh) high ropes guardian and warrior days and so much more Congratulations to all students for their perseverance and excellent behaviour A big thanks to all the teachers and staff who spent late into the night to ensure students were well cared for and

supported on their heroic journey Camp staff commended students and looked forward to our return in 2019 Well

done Year 6 campers

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

TEN PIN BOWLING

Year 3 students have started an exciting lunch time alternative playtime program of Ten Pin Bowling Organised by Mr Wockner and supported by the KidsMatter initiative the Year 3 students have the opportunity of bowling in the hall as a lunchtime play alternative on Wednesdays Up to 6 children can bowl on each of the 5 mats Students rotate through set positions of bowler ball machine pin monkeyrsquos (2) ball stopper and scorer Mr Wockner will be in charge of Wednesday morning teas and Chappy will be running lunch sessions House Captains will be helping the kids with their technique and organis-ing the setting up and packing away of the gear The sessions have only just started and the kids are having a lsquoballrsquo We love to see the Year 3rsquos come and have some supervised lunchtime fun We look forward to hearing the kids call out that magic wordhellip STRIKE Craig Wockner Year 5 teacher

1AK VISIT TO SEA LIFE

On Wednesday the 28 February 1AK went to Sea Life for an excursion as part of our Science unit We all had a wonderful day which included watching the Seal Show touching sea creatures in the Touch Tank playing in Doryland and Octonaut playground and studying many amazing sea creatures How good is Emmarsquos recount of her day at Sea Life Well done Emma keep up your great story writing

MR ErsquoS ECO NEWS

The word has spread quickly about the dangers of plastic in our environments and we need to take responsibility for its proper disposal so that it does not affect our pristine waterways There are approximately 2 billion plastic water bottles purchased each year and less than 10 are recycled Our tap water is much cheaper and is as good as or better than most bottled products As of July this year plastic shopping bags will be banned and shoppers will need to

take responsibility to provide their own reusable bags The school community has been

active in collecting any plastics blown around the grounds by the recent storms The

most common item collected by the Clean-up Crew has been the plastic wrapping on the outside of popper straws

They are light and can be blown into gardens and waterways if we are not careful with their disposal Keep your

eyes peeled and try to avoid purchasing one-use plastics

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE ADMINISTRATION

Event Date

Year 5 ExcursionmdashAustralia Zoo Wednesday 14 March 2018

P and C Meeting and AGM Thursday 15 March 2018

Free Dress Day Friday 16 March 2018

Parent Rep Meeting Wednesday 21 March 2018

Cross Country Selection Trial Thursday 22 March 2018 (This may change)

P and C fundraising eventmdashChocolate boxes Monday 26 March 2018

Whole School Assembly Thursday 29 March 2018

LAST DAY OF TERM 1 Thursday 29 March 2018

TERM 2 STARTS Tuesday 17 April 2018

2018 TERM 1 DATE CLAIMER

We ask families to avoid keeping their child away from school for birthdays shopping visiting family and friends sleeping in looking after other children or minor check-ups We understand that medical or other health ap-pointments can not be avoided at times At Mountain Creek SS we strive to have better than 95 attendance across the school The table below shows current progress for our year levels Congratulations to our Preps and Year 1 who are setting the highest attend-ance standards in the school

Our overall attendance is regularly recognised as being positive in comparison to all other Sunshine Coast schools Last year over 470 students had attendance rates higher than 95 with a further 390 above 90 Unfortunately we do have about 70 students so far this year who have already been absent for more than 6 days therefore their attendance is below 85 Naturally these students have missed important learning time and it may prove difficult for them to catch up Staff are aware that illness does occur but we do encourage all families to maximise time at school to improve learning for everyone We have fantastic standards at the school due to strong family values and thank all families helping to support students and their learning Rob Van den Heuvel Principal

Prep Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

963 962 948 958 943` 948 947

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE ADMINISTRATION

On Friday March 16 the Student Council is holding the first free dress day for the year to support the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence The Student Council would like students parents and staff to wear something orange so we can all join together to tell the world that bullying is NOT okay We are asking everyone to bring a gold coin donation and all the money raised will be donated to our schoolrsquos Playground Pals program Students must wear sunsafe clothing

FREE DRESS DAY

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Your child shouldrsquove now received their Scholastic Book Club Issue 2 catalogue Inside yoursquoll find award-winning books as well as old and new favourites All books ordered will be delivered to your childrsquos classroom approximately 3 weeks after the order has been placed Orders must be in by Wednesday 14 March 2018 To order books you will need to log on to the scholastic website and go to LOOP for Parents (Linked Online Ordering amp Payment) This will take you to the online ordering and credit card payment page If your child is in prep you must use their class name eg PG PH etc (Do not enter the word Prep)

THE SCHOOL DOES NOT TAKE ANY PAYMENT FOR BOOKSmdashONLINE ONLY

During our last Tuesday and Wednesday assembly I spoke about looking after your-self friends teachers and family and checking in with each other Being mindful and speaking kindly helps make somebodyrsquos world a better place In the book lsquoWords and your heartrsquo by Kate Jane Neal it says lsquothe WORDS that go into your earshellip can actually affect your heart Your words can do amazing thingsrsquo The book goes on to say that lsquoWords can make you happy make you want to sing Your words have POWERrsquo From the book we can learn that words can cheer us up encourage us to keep go-ing make us laugh and make somebodyrsquos world a better place I encourage every-one to read the book and share with family and friends We were also able to celebrate this with all students staff and families on Tuesday Brais (32M) is a student who always goes out of his way to check in with friends and teachers There isnrsquot a day that goes by without Brais asking ldquohowrsquos your day goingrdquo or saying ldquothank you for helpingrdquo Brais your words bring many smiles to Mountain Creek State School thank you Dominic Carter Deputy Principal

WORDS AND YOUR HEART

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

COASTAL DISTRICT TRIALS

Trials have continued to take place over the last few weeks for Coastal District and Regionals Well done to all of those students A big congratulations goes to the following students for making the Coastal District Teams and Re-gionals in Hockey ndash Kai (6GB) - District AFLmdashSamuel (5T) - District Swimmingmdash Daisy (5H) and Ella (6GB) Regionals RugbymdashKoby (6KB) and Hunter (6KB) Well done to Ella (6GB) who also competed in the Queensland School Sport Aquathlon last month This consisted of a 1 km run 200m open water swim and finished with a 1km run Ella finished 12th overall in a field of 86 competi-tors Congratulations Ella on a fantastic effort

Last week saw our Year 5 students run school assembly due to the Year 6 students having a great time away on camp And what a fantastic job they did For some it was a nerve wracking experience as they had never used a mi-crophone or spoken in front of an audience before Congratulations to Halle and Abi (5AB) Charlotte (5T) Siai (5F) Charli (5H) Matthew Mason and Angelika (5W) who did an amazing job

ASSEMBLY LEADERS

Samuel Koby Kai Hunter Ella

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

OUT AND ABOUT

YEAR 4 YOUNG ACHIEVERS BEACH VISIT This term our very talented Year 4 Young Achievers are researching lsquoOcean Debrisrsquo On Friday morning they met at Buddina beach along with Alan Champness a lsquoTurtle Patrolrsquo volunteer and Sandie Johnson from lsquoEnvirocomrsquo- this group organises the lsquoClean Up Australia Dayrsquo in our region The students were led on a discovery tour of our local beach learning how the turtles make their nests and how the Patrol assists them at every stage After such an informative hour the Young Achievers wanted to make sure that the beach was in as pristine a condi-tion as possible for our wildlife so they took to the sands and walkway with bags gloves and lsquograbbersrsquo to pick up 4 5 kgs of rubbish The rubbish was sorted and the results entered into the lsquotangaroabluersquo data collection website They are researching ocean debris around Australia Sandi also took a copy of the data for the local collection at lsquoClean Up Australiarsquo Well done Year 4 valuable contributors to our community

3D VISIT SHELLY BEACH It was the last day of February when our class joined with 3K and 3B to go to Shelly Beach During the day we worked with the navigators our teachers and parents so we could do different rotations We had to be scientists for the day This meant we were looking at the observable features of animals shells and plants and then classifying them We got to do a lot of activities on the day but one of our favourites was putting our head into the water to look for animals Another activity that was fun was using the nets to catch the living creatures and sorting them We werenrsquot so sure that wersquod catch anything but we succeeded We spotted lots of living creatures like sea shells fish crabs sea plants sea urchins sea hares and sea anemone Our most impressive catch of the day was definitely the sea hare By Kevin Vu and Charlotte Robinson (3D)

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

YEAR 6 CAMP

YEAR 6 FIND THEIR INNER HEROES

What a spectacular week we had on the Gold Coast at the Tallebudgera Beach School Our Year 6 students looked for their inner heroes and conquered some difficult challenges as they encountered exhausting and exhilarating activities There was kayaking bodyboarding hiking around Jellurgal (Burleigh) high ropes guardian and warrior days and so much more Congratulations to all students for their perseverance and excellent behaviour A big thanks to all the teachers and staff who spent late into the night to ensure students were well cared for and

supported on their heroic journey Camp staff commended students and looked forward to our return in 2019 Well

done Year 6 campers

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

TEN PIN BOWLING

Year 3 students have started an exciting lunch time alternative playtime program of Ten Pin Bowling Organised by Mr Wockner and supported by the KidsMatter initiative the Year 3 students have the opportunity of bowling in the hall as a lunchtime play alternative on Wednesdays Up to 6 children can bowl on each of the 5 mats Students rotate through set positions of bowler ball machine pin monkeyrsquos (2) ball stopper and scorer Mr Wockner will be in charge of Wednesday morning teas and Chappy will be running lunch sessions House Captains will be helping the kids with their technique and organis-ing the setting up and packing away of the gear The sessions have only just started and the kids are having a lsquoballrsquo We love to see the Year 3rsquos come and have some supervised lunchtime fun We look forward to hearing the kids call out that magic wordhellip STRIKE Craig Wockner Year 5 teacher

1AK VISIT TO SEA LIFE

On Wednesday the 28 February 1AK went to Sea Life for an excursion as part of our Science unit We all had a wonderful day which included watching the Seal Show touching sea creatures in the Touch Tank playing in Doryland and Octonaut playground and studying many amazing sea creatures How good is Emmarsquos recount of her day at Sea Life Well done Emma keep up your great story writing

MR ErsquoS ECO NEWS

The word has spread quickly about the dangers of plastic in our environments and we need to take responsibility for its proper disposal so that it does not affect our pristine waterways There are approximately 2 billion plastic water bottles purchased each year and less than 10 are recycled Our tap water is much cheaper and is as good as or better than most bottled products As of July this year plastic shopping bags will be banned and shoppers will need to

take responsibility to provide their own reusable bags The school community has been

active in collecting any plastics blown around the grounds by the recent storms The

most common item collected by the Clean-up Crew has been the plastic wrapping on the outside of popper straws

They are light and can be blown into gardens and waterways if we are not careful with their disposal Keep your

eyes peeled and try to avoid purchasing one-use plastics

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE ADMINISTRATION

On Friday March 16 the Student Council is holding the first free dress day for the year to support the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence The Student Council would like students parents and staff to wear something orange so we can all join together to tell the world that bullying is NOT okay We are asking everyone to bring a gold coin donation and all the money raised will be donated to our schoolrsquos Playground Pals program Students must wear sunsafe clothing

FREE DRESS DAY

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Your child shouldrsquove now received their Scholastic Book Club Issue 2 catalogue Inside yoursquoll find award-winning books as well as old and new favourites All books ordered will be delivered to your childrsquos classroom approximately 3 weeks after the order has been placed Orders must be in by Wednesday 14 March 2018 To order books you will need to log on to the scholastic website and go to LOOP for Parents (Linked Online Ordering amp Payment) This will take you to the online ordering and credit card payment page If your child is in prep you must use their class name eg PG PH etc (Do not enter the word Prep)

THE SCHOOL DOES NOT TAKE ANY PAYMENT FOR BOOKSmdashONLINE ONLY

During our last Tuesday and Wednesday assembly I spoke about looking after your-self friends teachers and family and checking in with each other Being mindful and speaking kindly helps make somebodyrsquos world a better place In the book lsquoWords and your heartrsquo by Kate Jane Neal it says lsquothe WORDS that go into your earshellip can actually affect your heart Your words can do amazing thingsrsquo The book goes on to say that lsquoWords can make you happy make you want to sing Your words have POWERrsquo From the book we can learn that words can cheer us up encourage us to keep go-ing make us laugh and make somebodyrsquos world a better place I encourage every-one to read the book and share with family and friends We were also able to celebrate this with all students staff and families on Tuesday Brais (32M) is a student who always goes out of his way to check in with friends and teachers There isnrsquot a day that goes by without Brais asking ldquohowrsquos your day goingrdquo or saying ldquothank you for helpingrdquo Brais your words bring many smiles to Mountain Creek State School thank you Dominic Carter Deputy Principal

WORDS AND YOUR HEART

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

COASTAL DISTRICT TRIALS

Trials have continued to take place over the last few weeks for Coastal District and Regionals Well done to all of those students A big congratulations goes to the following students for making the Coastal District Teams and Re-gionals in Hockey ndash Kai (6GB) - District AFLmdashSamuel (5T) - District Swimmingmdash Daisy (5H) and Ella (6GB) Regionals RugbymdashKoby (6KB) and Hunter (6KB) Well done to Ella (6GB) who also competed in the Queensland School Sport Aquathlon last month This consisted of a 1 km run 200m open water swim and finished with a 1km run Ella finished 12th overall in a field of 86 competi-tors Congratulations Ella on a fantastic effort

Last week saw our Year 5 students run school assembly due to the Year 6 students having a great time away on camp And what a fantastic job they did For some it was a nerve wracking experience as they had never used a mi-crophone or spoken in front of an audience before Congratulations to Halle and Abi (5AB) Charlotte (5T) Siai (5F) Charli (5H) Matthew Mason and Angelika (5W) who did an amazing job

ASSEMBLY LEADERS

Samuel Koby Kai Hunter Ella

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

OUT AND ABOUT

YEAR 4 YOUNG ACHIEVERS BEACH VISIT This term our very talented Year 4 Young Achievers are researching lsquoOcean Debrisrsquo On Friday morning they met at Buddina beach along with Alan Champness a lsquoTurtle Patrolrsquo volunteer and Sandie Johnson from lsquoEnvirocomrsquo- this group organises the lsquoClean Up Australia Dayrsquo in our region The students were led on a discovery tour of our local beach learning how the turtles make their nests and how the Patrol assists them at every stage After such an informative hour the Young Achievers wanted to make sure that the beach was in as pristine a condi-tion as possible for our wildlife so they took to the sands and walkway with bags gloves and lsquograbbersrsquo to pick up 4 5 kgs of rubbish The rubbish was sorted and the results entered into the lsquotangaroabluersquo data collection website They are researching ocean debris around Australia Sandi also took a copy of the data for the local collection at lsquoClean Up Australiarsquo Well done Year 4 valuable contributors to our community

3D VISIT SHELLY BEACH It was the last day of February when our class joined with 3K and 3B to go to Shelly Beach During the day we worked with the navigators our teachers and parents so we could do different rotations We had to be scientists for the day This meant we were looking at the observable features of animals shells and plants and then classifying them We got to do a lot of activities on the day but one of our favourites was putting our head into the water to look for animals Another activity that was fun was using the nets to catch the living creatures and sorting them We werenrsquot so sure that wersquod catch anything but we succeeded We spotted lots of living creatures like sea shells fish crabs sea plants sea urchins sea hares and sea anemone Our most impressive catch of the day was definitely the sea hare By Kevin Vu and Charlotte Robinson (3D)

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

YEAR 6 CAMP

YEAR 6 FIND THEIR INNER HEROES

What a spectacular week we had on the Gold Coast at the Tallebudgera Beach School Our Year 6 students looked for their inner heroes and conquered some difficult challenges as they encountered exhausting and exhilarating activities There was kayaking bodyboarding hiking around Jellurgal (Burleigh) high ropes guardian and warrior days and so much more Congratulations to all students for their perseverance and excellent behaviour A big thanks to all the teachers and staff who spent late into the night to ensure students were well cared for and

supported on their heroic journey Camp staff commended students and looked forward to our return in 2019 Well

done Year 6 campers

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

TEN PIN BOWLING

Year 3 students have started an exciting lunch time alternative playtime program of Ten Pin Bowling Organised by Mr Wockner and supported by the KidsMatter initiative the Year 3 students have the opportunity of bowling in the hall as a lunchtime play alternative on Wednesdays Up to 6 children can bowl on each of the 5 mats Students rotate through set positions of bowler ball machine pin monkeyrsquos (2) ball stopper and scorer Mr Wockner will be in charge of Wednesday morning teas and Chappy will be running lunch sessions House Captains will be helping the kids with their technique and organis-ing the setting up and packing away of the gear The sessions have only just started and the kids are having a lsquoballrsquo We love to see the Year 3rsquos come and have some supervised lunchtime fun We look forward to hearing the kids call out that magic wordhellip STRIKE Craig Wockner Year 5 teacher

1AK VISIT TO SEA LIFE

On Wednesday the 28 February 1AK went to Sea Life for an excursion as part of our Science unit We all had a wonderful day which included watching the Seal Show touching sea creatures in the Touch Tank playing in Doryland and Octonaut playground and studying many amazing sea creatures How good is Emmarsquos recount of her day at Sea Life Well done Emma keep up your great story writing

MR ErsquoS ECO NEWS

The word has spread quickly about the dangers of plastic in our environments and we need to take responsibility for its proper disposal so that it does not affect our pristine waterways There are approximately 2 billion plastic water bottles purchased each year and less than 10 are recycled Our tap water is much cheaper and is as good as or better than most bottled products As of July this year plastic shopping bags will be banned and shoppers will need to

take responsibility to provide their own reusable bags The school community has been

active in collecting any plastics blown around the grounds by the recent storms The

most common item collected by the Clean-up Crew has been the plastic wrapping on the outside of popper straws

They are light and can be blown into gardens and waterways if we are not careful with their disposal Keep your

eyes peeled and try to avoid purchasing one-use plastics

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

COASTAL DISTRICT TRIALS

Trials have continued to take place over the last few weeks for Coastal District and Regionals Well done to all of those students A big congratulations goes to the following students for making the Coastal District Teams and Re-gionals in Hockey ndash Kai (6GB) - District AFLmdashSamuel (5T) - District Swimmingmdash Daisy (5H) and Ella (6GB) Regionals RugbymdashKoby (6KB) and Hunter (6KB) Well done to Ella (6GB) who also competed in the Queensland School Sport Aquathlon last month This consisted of a 1 km run 200m open water swim and finished with a 1km run Ella finished 12th overall in a field of 86 competi-tors Congratulations Ella on a fantastic effort

Last week saw our Year 5 students run school assembly due to the Year 6 students having a great time away on camp And what a fantastic job they did For some it was a nerve wracking experience as they had never used a mi-crophone or spoken in front of an audience before Congratulations to Halle and Abi (5AB) Charlotte (5T) Siai (5F) Charli (5H) Matthew Mason and Angelika (5W) who did an amazing job

ASSEMBLY LEADERS

Samuel Koby Kai Hunter Ella

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

OUT AND ABOUT

YEAR 4 YOUNG ACHIEVERS BEACH VISIT This term our very talented Year 4 Young Achievers are researching lsquoOcean Debrisrsquo On Friday morning they met at Buddina beach along with Alan Champness a lsquoTurtle Patrolrsquo volunteer and Sandie Johnson from lsquoEnvirocomrsquo- this group organises the lsquoClean Up Australia Dayrsquo in our region The students were led on a discovery tour of our local beach learning how the turtles make their nests and how the Patrol assists them at every stage After such an informative hour the Young Achievers wanted to make sure that the beach was in as pristine a condi-tion as possible for our wildlife so they took to the sands and walkway with bags gloves and lsquograbbersrsquo to pick up 4 5 kgs of rubbish The rubbish was sorted and the results entered into the lsquotangaroabluersquo data collection website They are researching ocean debris around Australia Sandi also took a copy of the data for the local collection at lsquoClean Up Australiarsquo Well done Year 4 valuable contributors to our community

3D VISIT SHELLY BEACH It was the last day of February when our class joined with 3K and 3B to go to Shelly Beach During the day we worked with the navigators our teachers and parents so we could do different rotations We had to be scientists for the day This meant we were looking at the observable features of animals shells and plants and then classifying them We got to do a lot of activities on the day but one of our favourites was putting our head into the water to look for animals Another activity that was fun was using the nets to catch the living creatures and sorting them We werenrsquot so sure that wersquod catch anything but we succeeded We spotted lots of living creatures like sea shells fish crabs sea plants sea urchins sea hares and sea anemone Our most impressive catch of the day was definitely the sea hare By Kevin Vu and Charlotte Robinson (3D)

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

YEAR 6 CAMP

YEAR 6 FIND THEIR INNER HEROES

What a spectacular week we had on the Gold Coast at the Tallebudgera Beach School Our Year 6 students looked for their inner heroes and conquered some difficult challenges as they encountered exhausting and exhilarating activities There was kayaking bodyboarding hiking around Jellurgal (Burleigh) high ropes guardian and warrior days and so much more Congratulations to all students for their perseverance and excellent behaviour A big thanks to all the teachers and staff who spent late into the night to ensure students were well cared for and

supported on their heroic journey Camp staff commended students and looked forward to our return in 2019 Well

done Year 6 campers

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

TEN PIN BOWLING

Year 3 students have started an exciting lunch time alternative playtime program of Ten Pin Bowling Organised by Mr Wockner and supported by the KidsMatter initiative the Year 3 students have the opportunity of bowling in the hall as a lunchtime play alternative on Wednesdays Up to 6 children can bowl on each of the 5 mats Students rotate through set positions of bowler ball machine pin monkeyrsquos (2) ball stopper and scorer Mr Wockner will be in charge of Wednesday morning teas and Chappy will be running lunch sessions House Captains will be helping the kids with their technique and organis-ing the setting up and packing away of the gear The sessions have only just started and the kids are having a lsquoballrsquo We love to see the Year 3rsquos come and have some supervised lunchtime fun We look forward to hearing the kids call out that magic wordhellip STRIKE Craig Wockner Year 5 teacher

1AK VISIT TO SEA LIFE

On Wednesday the 28 February 1AK went to Sea Life for an excursion as part of our Science unit We all had a wonderful day which included watching the Seal Show touching sea creatures in the Touch Tank playing in Doryland and Octonaut playground and studying many amazing sea creatures How good is Emmarsquos recount of her day at Sea Life Well done Emma keep up your great story writing

MR ErsquoS ECO NEWS

The word has spread quickly about the dangers of plastic in our environments and we need to take responsibility for its proper disposal so that it does not affect our pristine waterways There are approximately 2 billion plastic water bottles purchased each year and less than 10 are recycled Our tap water is much cheaper and is as good as or better than most bottled products As of July this year plastic shopping bags will be banned and shoppers will need to

take responsibility to provide their own reusable bags The school community has been

active in collecting any plastics blown around the grounds by the recent storms The

most common item collected by the Clean-up Crew has been the plastic wrapping on the outside of popper straws

They are light and can be blown into gardens and waterways if we are not careful with their disposal Keep your

eyes peeled and try to avoid purchasing one-use plastics

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

OUT AND ABOUT

YEAR 4 YOUNG ACHIEVERS BEACH VISIT This term our very talented Year 4 Young Achievers are researching lsquoOcean Debrisrsquo On Friday morning they met at Buddina beach along with Alan Champness a lsquoTurtle Patrolrsquo volunteer and Sandie Johnson from lsquoEnvirocomrsquo- this group organises the lsquoClean Up Australia Dayrsquo in our region The students were led on a discovery tour of our local beach learning how the turtles make their nests and how the Patrol assists them at every stage After such an informative hour the Young Achievers wanted to make sure that the beach was in as pristine a condi-tion as possible for our wildlife so they took to the sands and walkway with bags gloves and lsquograbbersrsquo to pick up 4 5 kgs of rubbish The rubbish was sorted and the results entered into the lsquotangaroabluersquo data collection website They are researching ocean debris around Australia Sandi also took a copy of the data for the local collection at lsquoClean Up Australiarsquo Well done Year 4 valuable contributors to our community

3D VISIT SHELLY BEACH It was the last day of February when our class joined with 3K and 3B to go to Shelly Beach During the day we worked with the navigators our teachers and parents so we could do different rotations We had to be scientists for the day This meant we were looking at the observable features of animals shells and plants and then classifying them We got to do a lot of activities on the day but one of our favourites was putting our head into the water to look for animals Another activity that was fun was using the nets to catch the living creatures and sorting them We werenrsquot so sure that wersquod catch anything but we succeeded We spotted lots of living creatures like sea shells fish crabs sea plants sea urchins sea hares and sea anemone Our most impressive catch of the day was definitely the sea hare By Kevin Vu and Charlotte Robinson (3D)

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

YEAR 6 CAMP

YEAR 6 FIND THEIR INNER HEROES

What a spectacular week we had on the Gold Coast at the Tallebudgera Beach School Our Year 6 students looked for their inner heroes and conquered some difficult challenges as they encountered exhausting and exhilarating activities There was kayaking bodyboarding hiking around Jellurgal (Burleigh) high ropes guardian and warrior days and so much more Congratulations to all students for their perseverance and excellent behaviour A big thanks to all the teachers and staff who spent late into the night to ensure students were well cared for and

supported on their heroic journey Camp staff commended students and looked forward to our return in 2019 Well

done Year 6 campers

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

TEN PIN BOWLING

Year 3 students have started an exciting lunch time alternative playtime program of Ten Pin Bowling Organised by Mr Wockner and supported by the KidsMatter initiative the Year 3 students have the opportunity of bowling in the hall as a lunchtime play alternative on Wednesdays Up to 6 children can bowl on each of the 5 mats Students rotate through set positions of bowler ball machine pin monkeyrsquos (2) ball stopper and scorer Mr Wockner will be in charge of Wednesday morning teas and Chappy will be running lunch sessions House Captains will be helping the kids with their technique and organis-ing the setting up and packing away of the gear The sessions have only just started and the kids are having a lsquoballrsquo We love to see the Year 3rsquos come and have some supervised lunchtime fun We look forward to hearing the kids call out that magic wordhellip STRIKE Craig Wockner Year 5 teacher

1AK VISIT TO SEA LIFE

On Wednesday the 28 February 1AK went to Sea Life for an excursion as part of our Science unit We all had a wonderful day which included watching the Seal Show touching sea creatures in the Touch Tank playing in Doryland and Octonaut playground and studying many amazing sea creatures How good is Emmarsquos recount of her day at Sea Life Well done Emma keep up your great story writing

MR ErsquoS ECO NEWS

The word has spread quickly about the dangers of plastic in our environments and we need to take responsibility for its proper disposal so that it does not affect our pristine waterways There are approximately 2 billion plastic water bottles purchased each year and less than 10 are recycled Our tap water is much cheaper and is as good as or better than most bottled products As of July this year plastic shopping bags will be banned and shoppers will need to

take responsibility to provide their own reusable bags The school community has been

active in collecting any plastics blown around the grounds by the recent storms The

most common item collected by the Clean-up Crew has been the plastic wrapping on the outside of popper straws

They are light and can be blown into gardens and waterways if we are not careful with their disposal Keep your

eyes peeled and try to avoid purchasing one-use plastics

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

YEAR 6 CAMP

YEAR 6 FIND THEIR INNER HEROES

What a spectacular week we had on the Gold Coast at the Tallebudgera Beach School Our Year 6 students looked for their inner heroes and conquered some difficult challenges as they encountered exhausting and exhilarating activities There was kayaking bodyboarding hiking around Jellurgal (Burleigh) high ropes guardian and warrior days and so much more Congratulations to all students for their perseverance and excellent behaviour A big thanks to all the teachers and staff who spent late into the night to ensure students were well cared for and

supported on their heroic journey Camp staff commended students and looked forward to our return in 2019 Well

done Year 6 campers

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

TEN PIN BOWLING

Year 3 students have started an exciting lunch time alternative playtime program of Ten Pin Bowling Organised by Mr Wockner and supported by the KidsMatter initiative the Year 3 students have the opportunity of bowling in the hall as a lunchtime play alternative on Wednesdays Up to 6 children can bowl on each of the 5 mats Students rotate through set positions of bowler ball machine pin monkeyrsquos (2) ball stopper and scorer Mr Wockner will be in charge of Wednesday morning teas and Chappy will be running lunch sessions House Captains will be helping the kids with their technique and organis-ing the setting up and packing away of the gear The sessions have only just started and the kids are having a lsquoballrsquo We love to see the Year 3rsquos come and have some supervised lunchtime fun We look forward to hearing the kids call out that magic wordhellip STRIKE Craig Wockner Year 5 teacher

1AK VISIT TO SEA LIFE

On Wednesday the 28 February 1AK went to Sea Life for an excursion as part of our Science unit We all had a wonderful day which included watching the Seal Show touching sea creatures in the Touch Tank playing in Doryland and Octonaut playground and studying many amazing sea creatures How good is Emmarsquos recount of her day at Sea Life Well done Emma keep up your great story writing

MR ErsquoS ECO NEWS

The word has spread quickly about the dangers of plastic in our environments and we need to take responsibility for its proper disposal so that it does not affect our pristine waterways There are approximately 2 billion plastic water bottles purchased each year and less than 10 are recycled Our tap water is much cheaper and is as good as or better than most bottled products As of July this year plastic shopping bags will be banned and shoppers will need to

take responsibility to provide their own reusable bags The school community has been

active in collecting any plastics blown around the grounds by the recent storms The

most common item collected by the Clean-up Crew has been the plastic wrapping on the outside of popper straws

They are light and can be blown into gardens and waterways if we are not careful with their disposal Keep your

eyes peeled and try to avoid purchasing one-use plastics

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE

AROUND THE SCHOOL

TEN PIN BOWLING

Year 3 students have started an exciting lunch time alternative playtime program of Ten Pin Bowling Organised by Mr Wockner and supported by the KidsMatter initiative the Year 3 students have the opportunity of bowling in the hall as a lunchtime play alternative on Wednesdays Up to 6 children can bowl on each of the 5 mats Students rotate through set positions of bowler ball machine pin monkeyrsquos (2) ball stopper and scorer Mr Wockner will be in charge of Wednesday morning teas and Chappy will be running lunch sessions House Captains will be helping the kids with their technique and organis-ing the setting up and packing away of the gear The sessions have only just started and the kids are having a lsquoballrsquo We love to see the Year 3rsquos come and have some supervised lunchtime fun We look forward to hearing the kids call out that magic wordhellip STRIKE Craig Wockner Year 5 teacher

1AK VISIT TO SEA LIFE

On Wednesday the 28 February 1AK went to Sea Life for an excursion as part of our Science unit We all had a wonderful day which included watching the Seal Show touching sea creatures in the Touch Tank playing in Doryland and Octonaut playground and studying many amazing sea creatures How good is Emmarsquos recount of her day at Sea Life Well done Emma keep up your great story writing

MR ErsquoS ECO NEWS

The word has spread quickly about the dangers of plastic in our environments and we need to take responsibility for its proper disposal so that it does not affect our pristine waterways There are approximately 2 billion plastic water bottles purchased each year and less than 10 are recycled Our tap water is much cheaper and is as good as or better than most bottled products As of July this year plastic shopping bags will be banned and shoppers will need to

take responsibility to provide their own reusable bags The school community has been

active in collecting any plastics blown around the grounds by the recent storms The

most common item collected by the Clean-up Crew has been the plastic wrapping on the outside of popper straws

They are light and can be blown into gardens and waterways if we are not careful with their disposal Keep your

eyes peeled and try to avoid purchasing one-use plastics

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

ADMINISTRATION

KIDSMATTER

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

This year Mountain Creek State School will again acknowledge the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence This initia-tive held on Friday 16 March 2018 has been running for the last 8 years and is an important day for our school The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal physical andor social behaviour that causes physical andor psychological harm It can in-volve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons Bullying can happen in person or online and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert)

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved including bystanders Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals whether in person or online are not defined as bullying Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include

mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance) not liking someone or a single act of social rejection one-off acts of meanness or spite isolated incidents of aggression intimidation or violence

However these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved At our school we encourage our students to use the High 5 strate-gy to resolve conflicts in the classroom and playground The steps of the High-5 Strategy include

1 Ignore 2 Talk Friendly 3 Walk Away 4 Talk Firmly 5 Report

If you would like more valuable information please visit the Bully-ing No Way website Here you will find important resources re-garding this issue including a lsquoBullying is NEVER OKrsquo video which will help students learn what bullying is and what to do if they are bullied Have a great week Louise Blanch Guidance Officer

P AND C

INFORMATION

NEXT P AND C MEETING

The P and C would like to invite all MCSS families and community members to join us at our Annual General Meeting which will be followed by a General Meeting When Thursday 15 March at 630pm Where In the MCSS Staff Room Who is Welcome You Please forward apologies to mcsspcsecretarygmailcom

The 2018 Chocolate Drive will make a significant contribution towards the air conditioning project which has now begun Chocolates will be delivered through your eldest childrsquos class during Week 9 this term Each box sold will earn the sellers an entry into a draw to win a $30 movie vouch-er with the family who sells the most boxes winning a $100 shopping voucher If you do not wish to participate in this years Chocolate Drive please inform the school office no later than Friday 9 March2018 Please note if you choose not to take part in the Chocolate drive but would still like to contribute to the air condi-tioning fundraiser please feel free to make a donation Please place your donation in an envelope with your childrsquos name and lsquoChocolate donationrsquo clearly written on it and hand it in to the office Thank you Thank you in advance for your contribution

P AND C CHOCOLATE DRIVE

Please support our cafeacute as it is operated by our P and C Association

If you are looking for a healthy lsquotake-awayrsquo at the end of a busy day Cafeacute Connect can offer you

Cafeacute Connect now has more Gluten Free options available

REMINDER Please NO school children in the cafeacute

before school without an adult

Family Frittata $2500

Family Lasagne $4000

Quiche $2500

Whole cakes $3000

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Continuing to im-

prove spelling

through quality

teaching and

common practices

Social Emotional Well-

being through Kids

Matter Positive

Behaviour for Learning

Developing com-

mon approaches

to improve writing

quality

COMMUNITY

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