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CLONCURRY STATE SCHOOL P-12 ‘Excellence in Education in the Outback’

‘COOEE’ Weekly Newsletter

Welcome to week 7

Hello to everyone. It is so great to back from my travels and back into the swing of things as

the term quickly passes by. The highlight of the trip was the Street Parade that led into The

Calgary Stampede Rodeo that is a major event held every year in Canada. It was amazing

and I have lots of ideas to share with Mrs Tapp for future events our school is involved in.

Thank you to Mr Baillie for your work as principal in my absence and to Mrs Walsh who has

joined us for the term as the deputy principal.

This week we welcome the children, staff and parents from ‘The Kindy’ and ‘Curry Kids’ to

our school in readiness for the transition to Prep in 2017. Mr Barker did a wonderful job of

organising and keeping track of everyone in the Tuesday session and can’t wait for

Thursday’s session. Mr Bailey (Physical Education teacher) reported that the 2016 Prep

Class were wonderful role models for our visitors when he had them for their lesson on

Tuesday morning. Well done Preppies…we are very proud of you!!!

The big news for next week will be the FETE on Thursday night. Hoping to see everyone

here. The P&C are always appreciative of any donations of goods or support so please don’t

hesitate to contact the school if you are able to help.

Have a great week,

Christine Norton | Principal

Every Child Every Day At School Learning

PRINCIPAL’S PEN Thursday 25th August 2016

‘Every Child at School Every Day Learning’ Term 3 School Calendar

August

Thursday 25

Prep Open Day

Friday 26th

Water Safety Visit

Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 31

QCS Test

September

Thursday 1st

P&C School Fete

Tuesday 6th

Money Smart Prep -Year 6

Wednesday 7 - Friday 16

Senior Camp

Thursday 8th

P&C Meeting

NAIDOC Dinner

Monday 12 - Friday 9

FOOTSTEPS

CULTURE CLUB Every Thursday

2:45 - 3:45 Meet at the Undercover

area in front of the

Representative Sport Year 6 student Kasey Hudson recently represented the North West Region in the 12 Girls Touch team at the State Championships in Roma. Kasey played 11 games throughout the tournament, improving with each game. Special recognition goes to Kasey as she received the Coaches Award. This award is given to one team member that shows a positive attitude, teamwork and improvement. Congratulations Kasey!

Cloncurry State School P-12

Annual School Fete

Thursday 1st September 2016

5:30pm

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS SCHOOL NEWS

This week in Prep we have the Preppie Open Days on Tuesday and Thursday. While my Preppies will be out on other activities on Tuesday they will be joining the future Preppies on Thursday to show them how things are done here in Prep. In other activities the Preppies will also be continuing their exploration of Rhyme, The Days of The week and The weather through our key topics. Mr Ed Barker

This week in Rainbow B we are learning about digital and analogue clocks in Maths. The focus is recognising o’clock and half past. In English we are learning all about retell. The focus is on retelling dreamtime stories. In history we are comparing what school was like in the past and what it is like in recent times. We will be ask for some volunteers to answer some questions later in the term. Miss Fleur Hiscock

Over the last few weeks we have been very busy. In English we have been reading narratives and finding the real facts within these texts. Maths has been focussing on measuring the length, area and capacity of different objects. In History we have started looking at the Olympics. Students were able to colour the flag of the host countries. Students have also learnt about the meaning of the Olympic rings and the sports that are at the Olympics. Lots of learning has been happening. Have a great week! Miss Rachel Rozynski

Greetings from Green Class. This last week, the students have been planning and writing their retell for the Lorax. They have also been finishing off their History assessment about the continuities and changes with Cloncurry’s natural and built environment. The students will now begin their unit with measurement and should be very proud with their multiplication understanding from the previous unit. Keep up the fantastic work Green Class. Miss Sharni Hall

It is hard to believe that we are already in week seven of this term! Time is absolutely flying by. Students have completed their historical recounts for English and it’s impressive seeing what that students have done. We also completed an assessment on fractions. Students had to put mixed number fractions and improper fractions on a number line. In Geography and Science we are continuing to look at materials and sustainability. Miss Kelly Rozynski

What a few weeks it has been up in the red classroom! With the Olympics coming to a close, we now wind down our medal tally that has been updated each day to track how different countries are going. The Olympics have opened up a lot of discussion during our math lessons as well. Did you know that Usain Bolt only takes 41

steps to run 100m? With his steps being 2.5 metres long when he is running his fastest! Did you also know that at his fastest he is running 44.8km per hour! That means he is not allowed to run his fastest around the school grounds as the speed limit is only 40km per hour! Thanks to those students as well that have returned items for the school fete next week. I look forward to updating you then. Mr Gene Harvey

FAFT Families as First Teachers

Birth to Pre-Prep Age Tuesday Mornings 8:30am – 10:20am

If you are interested in attending the FAFT program please contact Patsy Tyrrell at the school Phone 4742 8333

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Homework

Club

Mon-Wed 2:30 - 3:30pm

Afternoon tea is provided.

School Rules Apply:

- Be a Learner

- Be Respectful

- Be Responsible

- Be Safe

All students to have homework

Should no homework be supplied or it has been completed, quiet reading or study time will be encouraged

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Lost Property

Lost property is now located in the ‘Meet & Greet’ room with Miss Patsy. Items include lunch boxes, drink bottles, jumpers/jackets, pants and hats. If parents or students would like to have a look please see Miss Patsy.

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School Uniforms

School Uniforms can be purchased at our tuckshop Mon-Thurs 8:15 - 10:00am

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Breakfast Club

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Head Lice

Keep a Look Out, As Lice are About

Stay Aware, Please Treat with Care

LIBRARY NEWS AROUND THE CLASSROOMS

Hello to all our wonderful Cloncurry families Moving into the last phase of our term, we are beginning to plan how we will apply the knowledge and understanding we have gained throughout the term to our assessment tasks. In English students will be writing a letter, from the present, to someone in the future. I greatly look forward to the ways in which our students describe their lives and project their thoughts and feelings. Maths continues to move towards consolidation and sound grounding in all number facts and operations. Well done to that growing group of kidlets taking responsibility and working on their number facts every night. Kind regards, Miss Lizzie (Elizabeth Keim)

Year 7 and 8 have been getting ready for their upcoming Fete stall. This year the Year 7 and 8s have joined forces to bring members of the community the yummiest baked goods to their Baked Goods stall. Eight of the Year 8 girls have begun baking each Monday morning in Period Two to supply the stall with delicious cakes,

muffins and slices. They are doing this as part of their Pastoral Care program at school. The other 12 Year 8 girls have been lucky enough to be selected to participate in the TEAM UP program run by the PCYC on Monday mornings. This program focusses on building leadership skills and working in a team environment. The Year 8 boys have been working with Keith Ainsworth on building the same set of skills but here at school together. Year 7 Crimson A class have been focussing their Pastoral Care on a program called 'Smiling Minds'. The program is being carried out at school and is all about calming the mind through mindful meditation. The students are loving the program and believe it has helped during assessment submission time. "I think that Smiling Minds is pretty cool because it works to relax my mind. It helps to get rid of my stress and anxiety and I feel much calmer after we finish meditating." - Penny Heslin, Year 7 student

Japanese (Yr. 5 – 8) All Japanese classes have completed one assessment task, and will begin work on their second tasks this week. In Yr. 5 & 6 we are looking at ‘Advanced Self Introductions’, and students will be learning how to read a self-introduction in Japanese script. In Yr. 7 students will be writing a letter introducing themselves to a Japanese pen pal. We are currently working on finding a middle school to exchange letters with. Yr. 8 students are exploring Japanese festivals, and will be producing a short newscast in Japanese describing a festival of their choice. All Japanese classes are well on way to achieving their Japanese culture/reward lesson at the end of the term. Keep up the great work! Miss Michelle Handley

Yr. 9/10 Media Studies Media Studies students have been learning various web design principles and techniques this term. Students have created a personal website, and will now be working on designing and producing a professional website for a business.

Yr. 9/10 Science We performed a dissection this week as part of our Body Systems unit. Students cut open sheep hearts an identified the left and right ventricles as well as the valves used to control blood flow through the heart. Overall we were very impressed with the students as they performed the experiment safely and followed instructions regarding cutting techniques. We are now beginning our next unit on Ecology.

Yr. 11/12 ICT ICT students are studying ‘Game Design Evaluation’ this term, and are currently writing a review on a

game of their choice. We definitely have some budding game reviewers in our midst! Students will be finished the drafting process this week, and will then move onto producing a magazine spread or a television segment using their written review.

Yr. 11/12 Science Our trip to Ernest Henry mine was a great success! Students got the see the various processes the ore goes through in the concentrator which is a great advantage. We are writing reports on these processes as well as the environmental management and community relations projects the mine completes as our assessment this term.

This Friday 26th of August is our Book Week Dress up Day! Come dressed as your favourite book character and donate a gold coin for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Well done to Vinnie Page for finding the Library Fun in week 5! We have put it in a new location and the game is on again. Good luck and happy hunting!

What’s Happening:

Book Week Dress up Day: Gold

coin donation for Make-a-Wish

Foundation

Library Fun

New Young Adult section

Library Borrowing Days:

Weekly Book Review: The Cow Tripped Over the Moon – by Tony Wilson

'Hey diddle diddle, You all know the riddle, A cow jumps over the moon...' But the moon is very high in the sky. How many attempts will it take before Cow makes her famous high-flying leap? For 3 to 6 year olds.

That’s all for this week, folks. Happy reading!

Miss Baker & Mrs Armstrong

Mon Tues Thurs Fri

Year 2 Year 4

Year 5

Year 1 Prep

SECONDARY ASSESSMENT CALENDAR

TERM 3 ASSESSMENT CALENDAR

Week Year Subject Assessment Type Due Date

Week 7 22-26 August

7 Visual Art Lino Printing Folio 26 August

8 Health Communication Analysis 26th August

Business & Eco-nomics

Worksheets x 6 Submission 26th August

Health Ongoing: Orienteering Home Economics Essay/Presentation 25th August

11/12

Week 8 29 Aug- 2 Sep-

tember

7 English Health

Draft Argument Super Snacks Assessment

1st September 30th August

8

9/10

Health Social Responsibility 1st September ITD Small Wooden Box 1st September

Visual Art Print Folio 29th August

11/12

Science 21 Draft Due 29th August English Comm. Oral Comparisons Throughout Week

English Authority Analytical Speeches 1st & 2nd August BCT Exam 2nd August

Home Economics Product and Process Journal 1st September ICT Game Review 31st August

Hospitality Prac-tices

Event Folio

31st August 2nd September

Furnishing Foot Locker 2nd September

Week 9 5-9 September

7

Business & Economics

Exam 5th September

English Persuasive Argument 8th September Math Exam 9th September

Science Sensational Seasons Power Point

9th September

History Exam 7th September

Movement Taekwondo Assessment 5th September Japanese Letter to Pen Pal 9th September

8

Music Performance and Ostinato Creation 5th September Movement Performance: European Handball 6th September Japanese Speaking Exam 5th September

Math Math Exam 9th September English Paired Discussion Blog 8th September History History Exam 8th September Science Rube Goldberg Machine 9th September

9/10

Music Score Exam 9th September Math Exam 9th September

English Comprehension Interview and Comparison 8th September Media Studies Professional Website 7th September

History Diorama Task

11/12

Science 21 Assessment Due 5th September English Comm Oral Comparisons Throughout Week

Visual Art Studies Ceramics Major, Visual Diary and Folio 6th September

Week 10 12-16

September

7 Visual Art Cartoon Painting 16th September

8 Graphics Folio of Drawings 13th September

9/10

Graphics Folio of Drawings 13th September

Home Economics Product and Folio 12th September

Visual Art Theory Assignment 13th September

11/12 Maths A Assessment Due 12th September

Rec Studies Ongoing practical performance

PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS

SENIOR SECONDARY AWARDS

JUNIOR PRIMARY AWARDS

Kayden Sala Prep Rainbow A

For improving 3 reading levels to achieve PM Reading Level 6

Koby Baillie, Keisha Brown

Prep Rainbow A

For achieving PM Reading Level 6

Murray Wallace Year 1 Rainbow B

For a fantastic improvement with his handwriting

Chloe Robertson Year 1 Rainbow B

For achieving her sight words goal

Skye Wheeler, Murray Wallace, Sebastian Chivers, Georgina Baira

Year 1 Science

Excellent representation of day and night using labelled diagrams in science

Nika Sala Year 2 Purple Class

For taking care of Miss Rozynski when she was sick

Nika Sala, Reagan Tapp, Heidi Chivers, Skyla Dolan

Year 2 Purple Class

For working responsibly in reading groups

Brendon Crisp, Lauren Macnamara

Year 3 Green Class

For showing a vast understanding of language features in English

Ryley Macnamara

Year 3 Green Class

For demonstrating a great understanding of representing multiplication in numerous ways

UPPER PRIMARY AWARDS

Sherkeal Ketchup

Year 4 Blue Class

For trying really hard to understand fractions

Reece Herrod Year 4 Blue Class

Working hard in reading groups

Charlie Booth, Kynan Buck, John Douglas, Shauna Douglas, Codie Ketchup, Bailey Williams

Year 5 Red Class

For being the class ‘experts’ when finding the narrative elements in the poem Waltzing Matilda

Trinity Rankine Year 6 Orange Class

For taking a leadership role in science groups

Jamahl Stretton, Mykahlia Douglas

Year 6 Orange Class

For working well both independently and in group work

Matthew Walden, Tahlia O'Pray

Primary Japanese

Working well together in class to produce and perform a high quality self-introduction dialogue in Japanese

Renee Dolan Caple

Primary Japanese

Consistently displaying fantastic learning behaviours in Japanese

Heidi Chivers, Paul Coffison, Skyla Dolan, Regan Tapp Emma Masso, Courtney Pope, David Thompson Miriam Airey, Latisha Coffison, Matilda Douglas, Chyanne Land, Zachary O'Brien, Leon Bates, Jayden McArdle, Clifford Nero, Mathew Walden, Kowathun Doyle, Trenton

Primary Science

For Excellent Science Knowledge &

Participation in the Lab

JUNIOR SECONDARY AWARDS

Annakah Herrod, Luke Land, Jaylee Zaro, Geoff Silver, Baileigh Harrison, Nina Campbell

Year 7 Crimson A

Expressing the correct process for adding and subtracting positive and negative integers in Math

Makayla Barnes, Jay Jay Bacon, Keegan McLachlan

Year 7 Crimson A

Sharing insightful ideas and interpretations of how an author's language choices can influence readers' opinions

Tannyannah Armstrong-Reilly

Year 7 Crimson A

Working consistently across all subjects and demonstrating responsibility at all times

Jaylee Zaro Year 7 Art

Consistently working hard and enacting all feedback to produce an excellent quality lino print

Jay Jay Bacon Year 7 Art

Persisting with designing and sketching his lino print to ensure that his final product will be effective

Samantha Coffison Year 7/8 Reading Groups

For successfully identifying the main message within a rhetorical question

Jackie Douglas Year 7/8 Reading Japanese

Using correct pronunciation and fluent Japanese to spontaneously deliver a sentence that was learnt in Term 1!

Jaylee Zaro Year 7/8 Reading Japanese

Working diligently to complete all of her class work in Japanese

Shontelle Dempsey, Brittney Crisp

Year 7/8 Reading Japanese

Working in a collaborative team to correctly translate complex Japanese sentences into English

Brenton Hegarty, Darnell Heslin, Alex Macnamara, Abbie Altree

Year 8 Crimson B

For identifying a variety of ethical issues in English

Shari Douglas Year 8 Crimson B

For presenting a great example of the moral conflict within an ethical issue

Katelyn Atkinson, Amy Buck, Skye Losberg, Hannah Costello, Chelsea Wehrman, Sionn Rankine, Troydon Dunne, Tahlia Doyle

Year 8 Crimson B

For committing their lunch times to completing assessment tasks to a high standard

Shontelle Dempsey Year 8 Crimson B

For identifying and correcting a misspelling on an activity sheet

Amy Buck, Abbie Altree, Tegan Feekings

Year 8 Crimson B

For creating a detailed design of a Rube Goldberg Machine

Luke Walden Year 9/10 Media

Working independently to produce a unique personal website

Rashonn Armstrong-Reilly, Dylan Buck, Steven Earl, Courtney Manfong-Turner, Maria Page, Tristen Rankine, Minnie Rankine, Trisha Wall

Year 9/10 Media

Making a conscious effort to use appropriate and respectful language in the classroom

Taylor Cole Year 9/10 Visual Art

For consistently applying herself to all set tasks

PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS

SENIOR SECONDARY AWARDS

Kal Gabbert Year 11/12 Visual Art For taking time and consideration when finishing his ceramic Greenware

Jasmine Land, Eric Fraser Year 11/12 ICT Consistently demonstrating excellent learning behaviours, and working independently to produce their game reviews

Shamica Stretton Year 11/12 ICT Continually helping and encouraging others to complete their classwork, while completing her own work to a high standard

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