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The School Report

Newsletter of Fernvale State School

1605 Brisbane Valley Highway Fernvale Q 4306

www.fernvaless.eq.edu.au PH 54271333 Fax 54271300 Absence 54271360

Issue No: 26 14 August 2018

Dates to Remember

2018

August October

14 ICAS Mathematics 8 First day Term 4

20-22 Yr5 Camp2 15 P&C Meeting

20 P&C Meeting 16-19 Yr4 Camp

22 Book Week Parade 26 Day for Daniel

22 Think U Know Parent Session 6pm

28-30 Yr5 Camp3 November

30 Brisbane South Chess Final – Stretton College 1 Prep Parent Information Session (repeat) 7pm

19 P&C Meeting

September

3-5 Rise Music Camp December

7 Under 8’s Day 9-1 – Prep to Year 2 7 Yr4-6 Swimming Carnival

14 Yr3 Sleepover (Hall) 14 Last Day Term 4

17 P&C Meeting

21 Bush Dance

21 Last day Term 3

Further school date claimers will be added once finalised. Dates are subject to change.

From the Principal

Late last week the school was informed that our Wakakirri performance has been

rewarded with selection to perform in the Brisbane Regional final on 4 September.

This is absolutely fantastic news and a great reward for our outstanding performance.

Congratulations to all involved.

Prep 2019 Enrolments and Information Session

Applications for enrolments to Prep in 2019 are being taken now. Students living

within the Fernvale catchment are automatically accepted but we still need to process

these students. Already 29 Prep students are enrolled. Our predicted number is

approximately 80 plus students so there are still a large number of students yet to

hand in their enrolment forms. Application for Enrolment forms can be downloaded off

the school website or collected from the school office.

Thank you to the parents that attended the first Parent Information Session for new

Prep students last week. A second and final Information Session will be held early

next term.

From the Principal

Year 5 Camps

We wish Ms Van Kempen and Mrs Wallace’s Year 5 students a safe and

educational experience as they leave for their respective camps during the course

of next week and the following week. May I remind students to make sure they

take enough warm clothing for the evening as the nights have been extremely

cold.

School Opinion Survey

Last week parents and Carers were issued with an invitation to complete the

online School Opinion Survey. Thank you to the 14 families that have done so

thus far. I would encourage all families to please complete. The online survey

closes on 24 August.

Bookweek

Over the course of the next week there will be many opportunities for students to

engage in Book Week activities. I look forward to seeing many students involved

in the activities.

Exhibition Holiday

A reminder that we had our Exhibition holiday on Monday. School is as per normal

this Wednesday. Only schools in the Brisbane area have Wednesday off.

Attendance at school this Wednesday for Fernvale SS is expected as per any

other school day.

Kind Regards David

From the Deputy Principal

I hope everyone enjoyed the fabulous long weekend!

It is shaping up to be a busy and exciting term. Over the next few weeks we have

a number of events. Date claimers are below and further information will follow.

Book Week

o Wednesday 22 August ‘Book Week Parade’. Students from Prep-Yr

6 are invited to come in costume of their favourite book character.

From the Deputy Principal - continued

o Students will join in a whole school parade at 9am in the hall. There

will no regular parade on this day.

Think U Know Parent Session

o Wednesday 22 August 6pm in the staffroom. These sessions are

excellent!

Under 8’s celebrations

o Friday 7 September our Prep-Year 2 students will celebrate with a

fabulous morning event 9-11am. Families are welcome and

encouraged to attend. You will receive a note home asking you to

RSVP. More information will come home this week.

Bush Dance

o Friday 21 September is our annual ‘Bush Dance’. Students are able

to wear free dress on this day. This year to support our Famers we are

asking children to come dressed as a farmer and to bring a donation to

support the drought appeal. More information to follow.

2019 Prep Interviews

o Booking online is open. To book your interview please go to

www.schoolinterviews.com.au enter the code tvmes and choose your

date and time. Thank you to all the families that came to our Prep

Parent Information session. If you missed this informative session it

will be repeated on Thursday 1 November 7-8pm.

I have been so proud of our lovely Prep students. They are working so hard and

are just blossoming! Here are two beautiful boys who are working hard with their

writing. Kobie and Callum are so proud and we are so proud of them!

Have a great week!

Kylie

Other School Matters Student Absences

Please inform the school office of any absences and reason or call the Student

Absence Line, see details below.

Telephone Numbers Student Absences: 5427 1360

The student absence line is available if you wish to leave a message that your child will be

away. Please include reason why and what class your child is in without waiting for your

call to be answered which may be more convenient to you.

MAD Message

For the next few weeks the P-3 will be talking about having respect for our body and looking after our selves. There are six main ways we can do this:

Eat healthy food,

No drugs,

Exercise,

Hygiene,

Stay Safe,

Sleep.

Calendar Art Fundraising Event

Your child’s beautiful artwork can be made into a calendar, diary or greeting cards.

They make wonderful gifts for family and friends and are perfect for posting

overseas.

Your child will complete their artwork at school in class and you can view it before

you order. You may order as many items as you wish from the same piece of

artwork.

Simply fill in the order form and return it and the payment to the office by

Wednesday 19th September. (Cheques payable to Fernvale State School)

Other School Matters - continued Fernvale State School P&C Association

P&C meeting time Reminder

We will be holding a small discussion group this Tuesday, 14th August, 2pm in

the meeting room at the school office. Some of the P&C executive will be there

so if you have time to pop in for an informal discussion we would love to see some

new faces. Issues to be discussed at next agenda include organization for next

school disco, Grant application process for new playground and other possible

fundraising activities such as colour run. Our full meeting is on Monday 20th

August 7:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

Markets BBQ- Fundraising opportunity

Local community groups have the option of running a fundraising BBQ on a

Sunday morning at the school markets. This is a great opportunity and an

effective way of raising funds for your community organisation. Bookings can be

made through market’s coordinator on 0419865855.

School Tuckshop

Volunteers are always appreciated and we could always do with some more.

Please pop in and see Lisa at the tuckshop if you think you can help in any way.

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting Monday 20th August at

7:30pm.

Meeting minutes can be found on the school website.

Community Notices

Mt Tarampa Little Athletics

The Mt Tarampa Little Athletic Centre is starting its 2018-19 season with the first

sign on day Friday August 24th at our little athletic oval at 4.00pm. Competition

and training is every Friday at 4.30pm until the end of March. We accept tiny tots

for 3 and 4 year olds. As soon as tiny tots have their 5th birthday they advance up

to under 6. Any child interested in athletics from under 6-17 are welcome to train

in all events for their age group regardless of ability. Come and join us for family,

fun and fitness. Contact number : Verna Smith 07 5462 1498