MAREEBA STATE SCHOOL “Every day, in every classroom,

every child is learning and achieving” &

“Every day in every classroom, every child is ready to learn and achieve”

Thursday 19 February 2015

EVERY DAY COUNTS FOR YOUR CHILD! Every day you are at school is one more day of learning!

OUR POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS I CARE ABOUT LEARNING.

I CARE ABOUT MYSELF AND OTHERS. I CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY.

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OUR P&C MEETS THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00PM CONTACT US: Phone - 4092 8100 Fax - 4092 4396 Email - the.principal@mareebass.eq.edu.au

Student absence line - 4092 8166

STUDENT LEADER

BADGE PRESENTATION

MAREEBA STATE SCHOOL SENTINEL

ADMIN NEWS A great start! Apart from a few technology glitches that saw us without internet access for almost

2 weeks, our school year has started extremely well. As of our Day 8 census, we have 789 students enrolled with 35 classes well underway. Thank you to those of you who attended our Open Night and recent Prep parent reading workshop. Our programs are as busy as ever so keep an eye on our newsletter and website for upcoming school events. School Leaders Tinaroo Camp: It was my pleasure last week to visit our student leaders at their 3 day Leadership Camp at the Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre . The students did a wonderful job of representing both our school and their families as they undertook some of the challenges posed for them as they embark on their first school leadership ex-periences. Well done Ellie Fink, Chase Burns, Kara Trimble and Ben Dayes on an impressive performance at the camp. Thank you also to Mrs Barbara Robin-son who accompanied and supported the students during the camp. Student Safety: Student safety is of paramount importance to us. Please remind your children that if they miss their bus or they are not collected from their designated pick up place, they must report to the office and we will make the necessary phone calls to get them home safely. Lunch-time activities: Classrooms are not the only hives of activity at our school. Lunch time activities are also now in full swing. From Mr Ronnie’s soccer to Mr Tannock’s Friday disco and Miss Loretta’s Art Club, there are plenty of activities for all students to be involved in. Besides these, there are also computer labs open, the new Environmental Committee (run by Miss McBurnie), and many activities -

such as the making of the 8709 special ANZAC commemorative poppies – occurring in the library. These regular events encourage our students to be actively involved in school activities where they can meet other students and join in activities that they might not otherwise be involved in. Parent/Carer Contacts: If you have moved or changed phone numbers over the Christmas break, please ensure that you update your contacts with us so that we can contact you in the event of an emergency. Read, read, read! It was fantastic to see the Reading Café and new Prep Story Time sessions begin again this

week with a very enthusiastic response. Encourag-ing and supporting reading at

school and at home is very important to us and to the success of your children. As your children start bringing home their readers please help us to make reading an enjoyable and rewarding experience by listening to and reading to your children (and enjoying a good book yourself!) on a regular basis.

Mrs Mandy Whybird (A/Principal) Mrs Nyree Burton (Deputy Principal: Years 1-3) Mrs Hannah Simpson (Deputy Principal: Years 4-6)

Thursday 19 February 2015

MAREEBA STATE SCHOOL SENTINEL Thursday 19 February 2015

100% ATTENDANCE! Well done to class 1B, who achieved 100% attendance 4 days in a row last week! That is fantastic!

SUCCESFULL FIRST WEEK FOR PREP Prep O successfully completed their first week of Prep and Mrs Whybird presented all of them with a special certificate to congratulate this achievement. Well Done!

SUTHERLAND ST PARKING A friendly reminder to please leave the parking bays outside Sutherland St Kindy free for Kindy mums to use.

Excellent writing and

drawing skills in Prep P!

Prep A students

showcase their

fabulous

artistic

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MAREEBA STATE SCHOOL SENTINEL Thursday 19 February 2015

MAREEBA STATE SCHOOL

Casual Cleaners Wanted

Please submit a brief resume with your current phone numbers to the school

office. No set hours, this is a needs basis

position. You will need to be available at short notice.

Possession of a current Blue Card is required. You can apply for one through

the school.

SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC PHONE 4092 1575

The Dental Clinic offers a free service available to all students. If you would like your child to visit the clinic, please don’t hesitate to phone for a suitable

appointment time.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

DENTAL CLINIC STAFF

Student Reading & Homework Café

The Student Reading & Homework Café will commence on Tuesday, February 10th. Cafes occur every

Tuesday and Thursday morning, in the library, from 8:30 – 8:55am.

All parents & carers who are able to volunteer time to hear students read

would be gladly welcomed.

If you would like any further information please contact Valerie Dayes in the library (4092 8167).

Prep Storytime

The Prep Storytime sessions will occur every Wednesday at 8:25am in the

Prep Hut (between the Prep buildings).

All Prep parents & students are welcome to attend and hear some

stories before they go to class.

If you would like any further information please

contact Valerie Dayes in the library (4092 8167).

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT Aaron Hollins with his Healthy Lunchbox Ideas stand at the Parent Information Night on Thursday 5 February, along with Ben Hollins, Troy Gentile, Blake Gentile and Sienna Gentile.

Student Reading & Homework

Cafe

Eager to read and learn at the

MAREEBA STATE SCHOOL SENTINEL Thursday 19 February 2015

DATE CLAMER Mar 17 P&C AGM Mar 19 & 20 School Photos Mar 18 Day Out in Your School (Meet & Greet for Indigenous Parents) Mar 30 & 31 Parent/Teacher Interviews Apr 2 Last Day of Term 1 MSS Cross Country RESOURCE SCHEME Parents and carers are welcome to call in at the office and pay the annual resource fee of $50. EFTPOS is available. If you are unable to pay the total amount, we accept part payments. All monies go directly towards purchasing resources for classrooms. Thank you to the following families who have recently paid: Wode (5E) Galdo (3WK, 6B)

Soncin (5A) Body (6B)

Hobson (3A) Prizmic (4O)

Simpson (4O, 5E) Wilson (5A, 6C)

Dunn (5G) Horne (5E, 5G)

Nataro (6S) Harrigan (2F)

Bannink (1F, 5C) Pausa (Prep P)

France (2W, 4O) Taylor (Prep O)

Salam-Koolatah (5G) Gambino (4A, 5A)

Mareeba SS P&C! This money will go towards supporting projects around the school in 2015. The P&C would like to personally thank Yasmin for her donation. Photo L to R (Hannah Simpson, Peter Holden, Yasmin Dennis, Sherri Soncin, Stephen Gear).

Another new fridge – yep, the P&C has stepped in once again and purchased a new 500+ litre fridge for one of our Yr 1 classes. We have lost count as to how many fridges the P&C has provided for our classes and students so that they can keep their lunches safe and cool. The fridges are also very handy for those yummy birthday cakes, not to mention those odd things that our teachers keep in there at times (e.g. for science activties). New musical instruments – Kristy Braes, our musical instrument teacher will be happy! The P&C will meet the funding shortfall to purchase new musical instruments so our students can have brand new musical instruments at school. New president – yes, we are looking for a new P&C president at the next AGM on 17 March. We have all the other Executive. positions secured for 2015 (Treasurer, Secretary, and Vice President), but we have not found anyone for the president’s role. If you feel that you are able to take on this wonderfully rewarding task, or know someone who might, please drop us a line (0498937037) or send us an email. We desperately need to fill this position at the upcoming AGM.

Until the next issue of P&C Matters,

Here’s working together for our kids, Peter, Marita, Jen and Sherri. pandc@mareebass.eq.edu.au

GENEROUS DONATION Our P&C have been fortunate enough to receive a very generous donation from year 3 student; Yasmin Dennis. Over the Christmas holidays Yasmin purchased a raffle ticket in the Bendigo Bank’s Christmas raffle and became the lucky winner of $500 cash for herself and a $500 cheque to donate to her preferred local organisation; the