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9 November 20179 November 2017

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Thought of the week

“The race always hurts. Expect it to hurt. You don’t train so itdoesn’t hurt. You train so you can tolerate it.”

PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLast Friday we were privileged to haveElaine Crabtree, from the UnitedKingdom, visit to address our Fridayparade and talk about her connectionwith Glenmore State School. Elaineshared stories from her book “When WeWere Very Rich” which reflects herconnection to our school. Elaine’s mother

was a student, and later a teacher at Glenmore nearly ahundred years ago. Coupled with visiting media and afront-page photo in Saturday’s Morning Bulletin our school hasreceived very positive publicity. I was proud to hear that ourvisitors were impressed by our students’ behaviour duringFriday’s event. Elaine’s book will be added to our school library.

Thank you to our dedicated P & C Association for thefantastic disco on 27 October. Our students (and staff) reallygot into the spirit of the “Fluoro” theme and it was a greatevening. There were many outstanding costumes and thisreflected the creative work of parents. Thank you also to thestaff members who assisted with supervision at the twosessions.

This week, Mrs Lanyon and I have reinforced theexpectations of students for the remainder of the term. Keymessages included:

• Following the two school rules “Keeping hands, feetand objects to yourself” and “Following teachersinstructions immediately”

• Speaking respectfully to staff members (parents willbe advised of instances of disrespect)

• Making wise behaviour choices and not engagingwith inappropriate behaviour of others

This week, I have heard a whisper that some of our Year6 students have been successful in obtaining a bursary atGlenmore High. This affirms the quality of our Year 6 studentsand is the pinnacle of achievement at primary school for thesuccessful bursary recipients. I look forward to following theirprogress at high school.

Attendance - every day counts. Congratulations to our Year4 and Year 6 students who are the best attenders so far thisterm. The table below shows the attendance rate of each yearlevel for Term 4.

Term 4 Term 4

Prep 85.7% Year 4 92.7%

Year 1 86.2% Year 5 82.1%

Year 2 87.9% Year 6 91.9%

Year 3 88.9%

We will continue to ‘Smash Maths” and Mathematics willremain a solid focus this term. Mr Orr, Master Teacher, willdirect a large part of his work toward Years 2 and 4. Mr Orris also working with classes using the comprehensive range ofrobotics gear which the school and P & C jointly purchased.

In the coming weeks, we will be finalising 2018 staffingand class groups. This is a very complex task and it wouldbe useful to have a “crystal ball” to assist decision-making. Ifstudents are moving from Glenmore at the end of this year,please contact the front office as this information is importantin our planning process. If you would like to discuss 2018 classplacements, please make an appointment through the frontoffice by 10 November. While we do not take requests forspecific teachers, we are happy to document requests aboutfriendships or other peer-related matters, for considerationwhen we formulate class lists. In Prep, we are happy toconsider a class placement with the same teacher as oldersiblings to facilitate a smooth transition to school.

Mark DunlopPrincipal

NEWS FROM THE DEPUTY

Glenmore Standards:

At all timesFollow teachers/staff instructionsimmediatelyKeep my hands, feet and objects tomyselfWear my school uniform with prideAm well mannered

Respect the environment

At all times I am well-mannered.

This Glenmore Standard has been a focus with a numberof students over the past week. This standard includes thefollowing:

Please discuss these aspects with your children because atGlenmore our expectations are stated as – Be respectful, beresponsible, be a learner.

Parenting Ideas article:

How much is too much to tell our kids? By DimitySharpe

(From Michael Gross ‘Parenting Ideas’ website - Dimity is apassionate and experienced Primary school teacher. Sheendeavours to ensure all students feel valued, and builds instantrapport through humour and empathy. Dimity strives to providea learning environment where all children can flourish. She

• Learning continues to the end of term

• Using manners – please, thank you, excuse me.

• Being polite – discussions have taken place withstudents who do not want to be friends with eachother. Through conversations with these students,they realise that it is not necessary to like everyone.However, it is necessary to be polite with each other.

• Being respectful – students who ‘backchat’ staffmembers have immediate consequences –discussion with Principal or Deputy, lunchtimedetention and if this disrespect continues, contactwith parents. Students need to realise that beingrespectful is a lifetime skill and prepares them forsuccess in a working environment.

• Use of appropriate language – all classes discusstypes of language used in different environmentsthroughout the school year. Students can identifywhat is appropriate language at school. Use ofinappropriate language at school has aconsequence. Any inappropriate language directedat staff is unacceptable.

• Being kind – the ability to be able to see a situationfrom both sides is a learned skill. It is an importantaspect towards developing empathy with others.

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has a degree in Special Education and is a Growth Mindsetadvocate)…….

In a world where transparency is the new black, does modernday parenting need to follow suit? Do our children need toknow explicit details about relationship breakdowns, disabilityor themselves?

Culture of transparency

As a teacher I am increasingly being challenged by childrenwho tell me they can’t engage in particular activities becauseof ailments or labels that they throw across the desk like afidget spinner. Truly out of the mouths of babes comes veryadult language and concepts like ‘diagnosis’, ‘ADHD’ and brainproblems. There are also relationship observations such as“Dad’s too busy for us, my parents are separated”.

We seem to have created a culture where discussing theseoften complex issues is done openly and in great detail.Perhaps this is reflective of the greater transparency we seein the world today, with personal information being shared onsocial media and reality TV.

Our society has evolved to favour transparency in most aspectsof life. It’s the new norm. But is it in the best interests of ourchildren’s wellbeing that our parenting follows suit?

My gut says no. When a child says these things, I find myheart skipping a beat. I can see by the way kids casually deliverthese terms and labels that they don’t – they simply can’t –understand what they are saying and what it means for theirown identity.

The dangers of labelling

I’m sure that most adults can remember atime when they were given a particular labelas child. You’re the “clever one”, you’re “notgood at sport”, you’re “better at maths”.How many of those things stayed with usinto adulthood and continue to change the way we perceiveourselves? Were those thoughts responsible for us notattempting things, a subconscious block to our learning anddevelopment.

This issue becomes even more difficult in relation to a disabilityor difficulty. When we tell a child about a disability of difficultythat they are experiencing, we are potentially giving them astory to follow. We are telling them ‘this is what you are’. Ofcourse we don’t mean for this to have a negative effect, andwe are for the most part trying to help the child. But disabilityis difficult. Often as adults we are left without concrete answersand we struggle to cope, so how then do we expect a child tobe able to effectively deal with these issues?

Children’s brains are poor processors

The problem is, and this has been beautifully articulated byMichael Grose, that children are essentially poor processors.Their brains do not process information the same way as anadult brain does.

How many times has a child told you “everyone hates me” or“I did nothing on the weekend”? They see things in absolutes,black and white. Of course they did things on the weekend,and often with structure and encouragement targeted at the

children’s developmental level you will find out that the eventsof the weekend were vast.

We don’t teach six year olds about calculus because theirbrains are not ready for that. They don’t have the mathematicalbuilding blocks to understand those higher order concepts.How then do we expect that children will be able to weedthrough the true facts and ramifications of delivering news like,“We are going to the doctor to see why your brain isn’t workingproperly”.

As adults we often find solace in more information, more details.But as adults we can sort this information: our brains andbodies can let go of things we know are not important. Wecan seek the support of other adults. We can google things.Children aren’t equipped the same way. They are toldsomething and it becomes a fact. Real. It becomes a part ofwho they are.

By tailoring the narrative you give your children to better suittheir developmental age and stage in life, by telling them justenough to get them through, you give their minds and bodies abetter chance to process complex issues.

How much is enough?

The question then becomes how much is enough? Whenchildren ask where babies come from, we don’t tell them theintricate details of reproduction. We tell them just enough tosatisfy their curiosity. “Mummy’s tummy” is enough for someyoung children. Then as they grow developmentally and theirmental faculties expand, their questions evolve and so can ouranswers.

Schools are increasingly adopting the Growth Mindsetphilosophy, that is, that intellect is not finite, it’s a growthprocess. We work at things, we make mistakes and weprogress.

I encourage you to try to tailor what you are telling your childrento align with their developmental age and abilities. Supportthem and in time they may seek further answers. Be confidentthat you have told them enough and that you aren’t swampingthem with too much information for them to accurately process!

Celebration 2017

Our annual concert is fast approaching – Monday 4 Decemberstarting at 6:30pm at Mike Maher Centre (Glenmore HighSchool). Barbecue will be available from 5:30pm.

Classes are practising and fine tuning their items. Over the nextcouple of weeks, you should receive a letter giving details aboutyour child’s item. It is important that you return the sectionindicating if your child will be attending our Celebration 2017 asit helps teachers organise the stage setting.

Our staff finale is also underway – we have new staff membersthis year……..the enthusiasm is increasing with each practice –all I can is – don’t leave before the end!!!!

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Hot weather

As we get closer to Summer, it is important that students comeprepared for this hot weather. Water bottle, wide brimmedhat and sunscreen applied before school are all essentialingredients that must be included in the daily routine. Jacketsand jumpers are no longer required.

2018 enrolments

Prep interviews continue throughout this term – if you have anyneighbours/friends who have children currently in kindy, pleaseremind them to contact the school for an enrolment package.Enrolment numbers determine classes in 2018.

Lauree LanyonDeputy Principal

Parent Teacher InterviewsSchools need to offer parent interviews at least twice a year.At Glenmore, these interviews take place in term 2 and 4 tocoincide with report cards. Teachers can offer and/or requestan interview at other times of the year if required.

This year, most classes are using the appointment schedule inthis newsletter. (Available from Tuesday 14 November 2017)Simply click on the link below find your child’s class click anddates/times will appear. Select the date/time that suits you,click and enter your name. An email is sent to inform yourchild’s teacher that an appointment has been made. All done!!Brilliant!!

https://glenmoress.sessionkeeper.com.au/

These interviews will take place over the last weeks of this term.If your class is not on the schedule, this means that an earliertime frame has been selected by the teacher and you wouldalready have received a letter about these interviews.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for theirachievements in weeks 4 & 5.

PREP YEAR 1 YEAR 2

JayRevell-BroomeSidney AlburySheyniqua JonesImogen PollardKiesha WarrenSamson Burgess

Farron BroszatNha Ky ChauDylan BrookmanJackson HallTye Jenkinson

Eilert ShawnCajegasIsabella MenadueMax ModrzynskiTyleisha Tilberoo

YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5

Anyieth AwanKaidence OwenSameekaRichardsMikayla BillsLe-Zanda Tilberoo

Griffen DriesJessica GrahamHeidie GoodRiyan GautamWilliam MasonMeadow Russell

Alex ReidKayden CrowtherCody HallJakeem Waterton

YEAR 6 LOTE LIBRARY

KaydenCrowtherCharlise Wyvill

SEP

Corbin LyonsEbony LyeClaire HumphreysHuy PhamDaimon Watson

Iziah BarsahAndrew Taylor

Australian Mathematics Trust AustralianMathematics Competition for 2017

This Semester, an increased number of students from Years 3 -5 at Glenmore State School sat for the Australian MathematicsCompetition organized by the Australian Mathematics Trust.Areas of Mathematics tested included basic manipulations androutine and non-routine Problem-Solving in Algebra, Functionsand Patterns, Measurement, Chance and Data, Number,Space, and Working Mathematically.

Congratulations to all seventeen students who entered. Ourstudents were awarded 1 Certificate of Distinction, 5Certificates of Credit, 9 Certificates of Proficiency and 2certificates of participation. Well done! Each student receivesan individual report.

The following are the recipients and the certificates theyreceived:

DISTINCTION:

Prateek POUDEL5LF

(Top 11% of Year 5 students inQueensland)

CREDIT:

Kevin SHAPLAND 3KR (Top 35% Year 3 students in Qld)

Jemima JAMES 4SD (Top 56% Year 4 students in Qld)

Cailie RIGG 4JS (Top 45% Year 4 students in Qld)

Seth JAMES 6MO (Top 35% Year 6 students in Qld)

Thu TRAN 6MO (Top 53% Year 6 students in Qld)

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PROFICIENCY:

Mikayla BILLS 3CN

Riyan GAUTAM 4SD

Caitlyn PORTER 4JS

Shova YADAV 5LK

Raya BARRETT 6MM

Susie LI 6MO

Tegan PATTEL 6MK

Kayleb WARRINER 6MM

Daimon WATSON 6MM

PARTICIPATION:

Ryan BROOKMAN 4CW

Griffen DRIES 4SD

International Competitions andAssessments for Schools (ICAS), 2017

RESULTS - MATHEMATICS

The 2017 ICAS Mathematics Competitionthis semester saw a fantastic number ofstudents participating – 27 - and somegreat results. Glenmore students wereawarded 2 Certificates of Distinction, 5Credits, 3 Merits and 17 Participations.Well done!

The competition included questions on Number and Arithmetic,Algebra and Patterns, Measures and Units, Space andGeometry, and Chance and Data. Students in year 2 showedstrength in Algebra and Patterns, and Space and Geometry;Year 3 students were strongest in Number and Arithmetic; whileYear 5 students excelled in Space and Geometry exceeding theAustralian mean in that area.

Congratulations to all participating students with particularmention of our ICAS mathematical stars this year – our

youngest participants,Elannah March 2SH and Jayden Rigg 2LO,

who were awarded Distinctions.

The following students were awarded certificates:

DISTINCTION:

JaydenRIGG

2LO top 5% of Year 2 participatingstudents in Australia

EllanahMARCH

2SH top 7% of Year 2 participatingstudents in Australia

CREDIT:

BraedanLYE

3LO top 30% of Year 3 participatingstudents in Australia

JemimaJAMES

4SD top 35% of Year 4 participatingstudents in Australia

CailieRIGG

4JS top 35% of Year 4 participatingstudents in Australia

DeclanLYE

5LF top 26% of Year 5 participatingstudents in Australia

Susie Li 6MO top 28% of Year 6 participatingstudents in Australia

MERIT:

HenryBURGESS

2SH top 45% of Year 2 participatingstudents in Australia

XanderBROOKMAN

6MM top 44% of Year 6 participatingstudents in Australia

Seth JAMES 6MO top 44% of Year 6 participatingstudents in Australia

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD:

Thu TRAN 6MO

PARTICIPATION:

Zackeriah Dickinson 2EC

Quennie Mamaril 2LO

Shearna Barsah 2SH

Scarlett Lye 2SH

Harmony Hayes 3CN

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Ryan Brookman 4CW

Griffen Dries 4SD

Jessica Graham 4JS

Caitlyn Porter 4JS

Riyan Gautam 4SD

Shova Yadav 5LF

Tegan Pattel 6MK

Raya Barrett 6MM

Kayleb Warriner 6MM

Daimon Watson 6MM

Ebony Lye 6MO

Thu Tran 6MO

P&C – PRESIDENT’S BLOG!Wow! Half way through the term already. TheP and C are working hard on the end of yearactivities.

The End of Year Raffle is in full swing. Theticket books have been sent home this week, one per family. Ifyou have received a ticket book, but do not wish to sell it,please return to the office so that it can be passed on tosomeone else. If you have missed out on a book, or wish to getan additional book, these can be obtained from the office. Theprize is SUPER EXCITING this year with the chance to win 5nights’ accommodation at Sea World Resort with entry to thetheme parks, and a fuel and food voucher!!! Tickets are $2each. All tickets need to be returned SOLD or UNSOLD. Theraffle will be drawn on 04/12/2017 at the Glenmore CelebratesConcert.

As always on the second last day of school (Thursday 7/12/17)the P and C will be supplying all students with a sausage sizzleand watermelon for Party Day. We are still seeking volunteersto assist with this day. If you can help please see the office orcontact me.

Our last meeting for the year is to be held on Monday 20thNovember at 6pm in the staffroom. It would be great to see youall there!!

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS 2018

Wednesday 17 January 2018 – 9:00am – 1:00pmThursday 18 January 2018 – 9:00am – 1:00pmFriday 19 January 2018 – 9:00am to 1:00pm

Weekly Monday and Friday mornings 8:30am – 9:30am

RegardsSarah SchuemakerPresident

TUCKSHOP NEWSWe have a small supply of stationary at the Tuckshop. It canbe brought over the counter, and it’s now available onFlexischools. Orders can be picked up at the tuckshop.

Volunteers wanted if you can spare a couple of hours inthe morning your help would greatly be appreciated.

Lunch orders can be placed online using flexischools.

SPORTS DRAW

Softball 10 November 2017 – All games playedat Kele Park

Glenmore SS vs Crescent Lagoon KP 1 @ 12.30pm

Softball 17 November 2017

Semi Finals

Basketball – 10 November 2017

Glenmore 1 vs Berserker four @ Berserker St SS @ 12.30pm

Glenmore 2 vs Frenchville six @ Frenchville SS @ 1.30pm

Glenmore 3 vs Frenchville five @ Frenchville SS @ 2.00pm

Basketball – 17 November 2017

vs Frenchville three @ Frenchville SS @ 2.00pmGlenmore 2

Other games yet to be determined

REMINDER: HATS AND WATER BOTTLES EVERY FRIDAYFOR GAME DAY

DATE CLAIMERSTerm C Interschool Sport – 10 November & 17 November

Get Set for Seven – 29 November 2017Year 6 Dinner Dance – 1 DecemberGlenmore Celebrates – 4 December

Annual Awards Ceremony & Yr 6 Graduation – 5 December

FAMILY CONNECTFamily Connect is one of several programs run at GlenmoreState School for students and their families, by volunteers fromRockhampton Baptist Church. These programs include BrekkieClub, KidsHope and RI. Family Connect runs on Wednesdayafternoons during school terms from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. As it isa family event – connecting families with each other, and withother families - parents must accompany children to an excitingprogram of games, activities and stories. We like to describe

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it as Fun! Food! and Faith! …and we also provide a free mealeach week as well. We love to see you there!

Family Connect Wednesday afternoons 5.30-6.30pm

Community Notices

TRIVIA NIGHT

CHAPLAINCY AND QBE CTP INSURANCE

There is a partner program set up with QBE insurance wherebyChaplaincy can be the beneficiary every time vehicle registrationis renewed once it has been set up.

When set up correctly, QBE will donate between $7 and $50to the nominated Chaplaincy service each and every time theregistration is renewed. The amount depends on the vehicle.

Once set up, then the next time the vehicle registration is duethe CTP insurer will be QBE and they will donate the dollarsappropriate to the vehicle to the nominated chaplaincy service.

This will continue as long as the vehicle registration remains thesame.

Any new vehicles will require this process to be completed toensure that the donation is made.

NOTE: It seems to be best to complete this process well beforethe vehicle registration is due. Not that it cannot be done once avehicle registration notice has been issued but the Departmentof Transport will issue another notice if the CTP insurer ischanged.

The web address to see some information about this is …

https://www.suqld.org.au/partnerprogram

The website to go directly to the partner program to nominatewhich LCC or school and change insurance is...

https://www.partnerprogram.com.au/LeadManager/Startup/Login.aspx?enquiryid=-1

DOES MY CHILD START KINDY OR SCHOOL IN2018?

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PARK AVENUE BROTHERS HOCKEY

Glenmore State High School – Year 7Enrolments

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