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MOUNT MORGAN CENTRAL STATE SCHOOL 44 Morgan Street PO Box 42 Mount Morgan Qld 4714 We acknowledge use of local artist Mr Ronald Richard’s work

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P | 07 4912 5333 F | 07 4912 5300

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www.MMEdP.eq.edu.au We acknowledge the traditional

custodians of this land

August

22nd - Winter Sport Concludes

27th August - Let’s Bridge The Gap Performance

September

19th - Last Day Term 3

October

6th - Labour Day Holiday

7th - First Day Term 4

20th - Student Free Day

28th - Swimming Lessons Commence

November

19th - Prep Induc.on (Proposed)

28th - Summer Sport Concludes

December

1st - 5th - Year 6/7 Camp

2nd - Swimming Lessons Conclude

9th - Swimming Carnival

10th - Awards Day (Proposed)

10th - Year 6/7 Gradua.on (Proposed)

What’s Happening in 2014?

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AGENDA AND

TIME LINE (2014)

Semester 1 Semester 2

Wri�ng Number

Let’s Bridge The Gap Performance Fred Reid, much loved for many years by schools all over Australia for his one man show and the Maluerindi Clan

workshops, is back! Fred comes from the Dainga:e tribe of North Western NSW. Fred was separated from his

family in the mid 1960’s. His mission is to bring about a be=er understanding of Aboriginal people and their

culture. Fred with the help of one or more of his children, delivers his message in a fun, posi.ve way. His deep

respect and knowledge of culture, along with his gentle, humorous rapport with students, make for a very

enriching experience.

The performance is tailored to the age group of the audience and par.cipa.on is greatly encouraged in all

programmes. All sessions begin with an acknowledgement and welcome dance and conclude with ques.on .me.

Department of Educa*on Assessment

The presenta.on of Aboriginal culture by Fred Reid is excellent value. He varies his presenta.on for different age

groups. He covers music and musical instruments, male and female artefacts, stories of the Dream.me, pain.ng

and body art. Aspects of tradi.onal culture are woven throughout - clans, sacred rituals and laws governing male

and female roles. An impressive show.

Where: Mount Morgan Central State School

When : Wednesday 27th August at 2:00pm

Cost: $4.00 per student

High School Uniforms For students star.ng High School next year, School shirts for Mount Morgan State High are now available

for purchase or lay-by from Maree O’Donohue . We have most sizes in stock. These shirts are $27.00 each.

Please see Maree if you have any ques.ons.

Parent/Carer Contact Details Parents/Carers, can you please ensure you update contact details (phone numbers, emergency contacts and

addresses) when there are changes. Feel free to contact the school office to check what details we currently have

listed for your students.

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

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NEWSLETTER

Dear Parents and Friends,

It gives me immense pleasure to provide you with

a brief snapshot of results from our Discipline

Audit, conducted last week. The state wide audit

process has been rolling out across schools for

over twelve months now. The audit measures

schools across five broad areas including

Leadership, Parent and Community Engagement,

Data Informed Decision Making, Clear Consistent

Expecta.ons for Behaviour, and Explicit Teaching

of Appropriate Behaviour to all Students.

Our results sit predominantly in the ‘HIGH’ range

with some areas reaching ‘OUTSTANDING’ level.

(Mount Morgan Central received no ‘Medium’ or

‘Low’ ra.ngs). To be recognised in this manner is

most encouraging and is reward for the

excep.onal work of our school staff in

partnership with parents over many, many years.

A copy of the five page profile will be available on

the school’s website shortly.

Congratula.ons to students who received awards

at last week’s NAIDOC School celebra.ons. The

occasion was a wonderful opportunity to

recognise and celebrate indigenous culture

throughout the school. Student awards were

based upon strict criteria which included

consistent a=endance and Responsible, Safe and

RespecIul school behaviours.

Finally, we wish our Netball and Rugby League

Teams all the best for upcoming semi-finals and

finals.

Have a great fortnight.

Blair

Always Responsible Safe & Respectful

Prep Enrolments 2015Prep Enrolments 2015Prep Enrolments 2015Prep Enrolments 2015

If you have a child, or know of any children who are eligible to start Prep in 2015, please contact the school office on 4912 5333.

Students must be born between 01/07/09 and 30/06/2010 to be eligible.

Outstanding Accounts We would ask that parents with accounts

outstanding to please finalise these payments by

Friday 6th

August. Please see school office as

soon as possible. Thank you for your

coopera.on. EFTPOS facili.es are available at the

school office.

Parade

Parade will be held each Monday morning at the

undercover area commencing at 8:50am.

School Newsle9er: The school newsle=er will be issued fortnightly

on a THURSDAY and will go home with the

youngest member of the family at school. If you

wish to have the school newsle=er emailed to

you, please contact the school office with details.

4 The Browns Don’t forget our “4 The Browns” fundraiser.

Bands are s.ll on sale for $2 at the Milo Room

before school and at Icy Cups aLer school. They

can also be purchased from the library. All mon-

ey raised goes towards helping the Brown family

aLer their recent loss.

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M O U N T M O R G A N C E N T R A L S TAT E S C H O O L

Sports Report

Rugby League

The Senior League Team played their major semi-final

against Rocky Grammar on Friday. Unfortunately they

were too strong on the day and beat us 28 - 12. Brayden

Wilkes-Hayden and Montell Oram were named our

players of the match. We now play the minor semi on

Friday and a win will see us progress to the grand final.

Soccer

On Friday 1st August both the Seniors and the Juniors

played St Paul’s Gracemere on their home ground. The

Juniors once again played a hard game but unfortunately

we were unable to come away with the win. Our man of

the match with some outstanding defence was Sam

Pridemore and the encouragement award went to Josh

Masters. Our Juniors then ran on to support our Seniors

and helped them to a great win with the score line 3 - 2.

Man of the match was Ronan Holohan and the

encouragement award went to Charlene Creamer for her

great defence.

On Friday 8th August our Juniors and Seniors both played

Mt Archer at Pilbeam Park. Mt Archer proved too strong

for our Juniors with the score line 2 - 1. The team played

so well that the man of the match and the

encouragement award went to all players. Once again

our .red Juniors ran on to assist the Seniors in their

game but courageous as they were, Mt Archer scored

the winning goal in the dying stages of the match. Once

again the man of the match and the encouragement

award had to go to the whole team. Well done to all

players throughout our soccer season and a special

thankyou to Mr Callaghan for his support each week.

Netball

On Friday Midgets Red played Berserker

Green. Unfortunately we didn’t come away with a win,

however the team played well and are improving.

3 points went to Raelene Alley, 2 points went to Storm

Simpson & 1 point went to Claire Noonan.

On Friday Midgets Black played Gracemere Blue.

It was a tough game against a good team and

we were unable to take the win.

3 points went to Ruby Royes, 2 points went to Miriam

Kemp & 1 point went to Delta Polizzi.

UNIFORM PRICE LIST

Shirts $20.00

Jackets $29.00

Hats $ 6.00

Student of the Week

Term 3 Week 3

Prep/1/2 Hunter Passey &

Madison Clancy

Year 4/5B Emily Robinson

Year 4/5J Connor Evans

Class A9endance—Year 1

Term 3 Week 4

Prep/1/2 Serein Tremaine &

Cooper Bradley

Year 1 Mykalah Jensen

Year 4/5J Storm Simpson

Class A9endance - Prep/1/2

IPOD RAFFLE WINNERS

1st

Prize – Ipod Touch - Jaiden Roadfeldt

2nd

Prize – Ipod Nano - Mr E Currin

3rd

Prize – Ipod Shuffle - Hot Bread Shop

Thankyou for your support.

LOST PROPERTY Parents/Caregivers, Please remind your children to check

the Lost Property box outside the office. We have quite

an accumula.on at the moment and anything that has

not been claimed will be donated.

Literacy News There are 4 major literary events this term:

The Reading Hour 19th

August 6-7pm. More info.

h=p://www.love2read.org.au/

Na*onal Literacy and Numeracy Week

25th

-31st

August. More info

h=p://www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au/

Childrens Bookweek 16th

-22nd

August More Info at

h=p://cbca.org.au/bookweek.htm

Mount Morgan Central State School’s Big Read

Our school’s special literary event will be on

Wednesday 17th

September, at 9.00am on the front

lawn. Bring your favourite

book to read or share.

Students and teachers are

asked to dress as their

favourite book character.

Parents and caregivers are

invited to join us at this .me

with their favourite book.

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M O U N T M O R G A N C E N T R A L S TAT E S C H O O L

Every Day Counts Please ensure your child is here at school every day. Our

goal is to have all students a=ending 95% of the .me! Even

occasional days off will have a nega.ve impact upon learn-

ing and achievement. Educa.on Queensland’s Every Day

Counts policy promotes four key points:

• All children should be enrolled at school and a=end

on every school day.

• Schools should monitor, communicate and imple-

ment strategies to improve regular a=endance.

• Truan.ng can place a student in unsafe situa.ons

and impact on their future employability and life

choices.

• A=endance at school is the responsibility of every-

one in the community.

We are very glad that our school community understands

the importance of these messages.

Have you read

with your child today????

They’re Back… Head lice are common in children and are the most

adaptable of creatures. They have survived living solely on

human heads for 10,000 years.

Some of the reasons they have survived for as long as they

have are:

The six legs of a louse end in a claw, allowing them to grip

the hair.

They detect vibra.on and can hide - (condi.oner will help

fix this problem)

Head lice can ‘hold’ their breath for 20 mins – looking like

they are dead.

The eggs are a=ached to the hair with a ‘glue’ like

substance. Studies conducted on 45 different products to

dissolve the ‘glue’ showed nothing would dissolve it.

The good news…

We know where they live and we know how to find them.

If you follow these steps, once a week, the control of head

lice in your home will be greatly improved.

Step1 Comb inexpensive hair condi.oner on to dry,

brushed (detangled) hair. This makes it difficult for lice to

grip the hair or run around;

Step 2 Wipe the condi.oner from the comb onto a paper

towel or .ssue;

Step 3 Look on the .ssue and on the comb for lice and

eggs;

Step 4 If lice or eggs are found, the child should be treated;

Step 5 If the child has been treated recently and only

hatched eggs are found, you may not have to treat since

the eggs could be from the old infec.on.

If your child has head lice – tell anyone who has had head

to head contact with them and ask them to check their

family for head lice.

Mary Rose Donald-Nord, with her brother Zephyr and

Lanie Mar.n acknowledged the tradi.onal owners of

this land to begin the annual NAIDOC awards ceremony.

Students were recognised not only for excellence in

Spor.ng, Cultural, Ci.zenship and Academic

achievements, but having a high level of a=endance at

school.

SPORTSMANSHIP CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Julian Oram Cooper Garre=

Laicey Gibson Thomas Tull

Lara Mar.n Kahlen Garre=

Lanie Mar.n Ruby Royes

Ernie Tull

Alkira Oram

Jayleigh Mack

Ulani Anderson

CULTURAL/ART AWARD ACADEMIC AWARD

Ezra Andreassen Serien Treamaine

Shelby Garre= Madison Clancy

Miriam Kemp Monifer Steger

Cayte Desmond

Jackson Mansell

Lanie Mar.n

Bridget Regan

Mary-Rose Donald-Nord

Montell Oram and Cooper

Garre=, the youngest and

eldest indigenous students

cut the NAIDOC cake.

MMCSS prepara*on for possible online NAPLAN

tes*ng. MMCSS is par.cipa.ng in a research ac.vity into online

assessment for NAPLAN. Students from Year 3, 5 and 7

will be trialling a NAPLAN style test in reading and nu-

meracy next week. These tests, which will be via com-

puters, will be administered by a specially trained super-

visor. Individual student’s results will not be available to

the school but this process will give us valuable infor-

ma.on about managing online tests.