Principals’ message

25th July 2018

Volume 1, Issue 6

Orion State School

School Newsletter

Important dates:

• 16th JUL— Term 3 commences

• 25th JUL— Prep vision screening

• 1st & 2nd AUG—CH Athletics Trials in Emerald

• 10th AUG— Arts Council in Spring-sure

• 13th—17th AUG —Year 5/6 Brisbane Camp

• 27th—31st AUG— ICPA Sports Camp

• 21st SEPT—Term 3 concludes

Welcome back to term three. Students have returned to school very well prepared and happy with

lots of awesome stories about their wonderful holiday experiences.

Thank you to parents who participated in Under 8’s day at Rolleston. The Rolleston State School

staff and students did an excellent job preparing an exciting and stimulating day for all children who

attended.

This term we are again focusing on writing strategies with the emphasis on children investigating a

range of cultural stories and reconstructing and creating retells in the narrative format with emphasis

on precise vocabulary, verb and noun groups.

Our science this term focuses on the weather and universe. Children in prep and year one are

investigating the observable features of a variety of landscapes and skies. They are investigating the

effects of changes in the environment and landscape have on themselves and other living things.

Year two and three students will use their understanding of the movement of the Earth to suggest

explanations for day, night, sunrise, sunset and shadows. Year four, five and six students will describe

the key features of our solar system including planets and stars. They will also investigate the

scientific developments that have affected people's lives.

Students in years four, five and six will be investigating the way legal and environmental issues are

managed in Australian Communities. Year two and three students will study the impact of

technology in our community. Prep and year one students will investigate the importance of personal

space and caring for their personal environment.

August shall be a very busy month with plans which include the whole school participating in the arts

council performance ’Heidi Hodeo’s Circus Rodeo’ in Springsure and our year four, five and six

students participating in the sports camp at Clermont as well as joining the Capricornia School of

Distance Education

Students for their educational camp to Brisbane.

We are looking forward to enjoying an exciting and productive term three.

Yours in Teaching

Carolyn

2018 School Opinion Survey

This year’s School Opinion

Survey will be conducted 30

July to 24 August 2018.

The suite of School Opinion

Surveys is undertaken each

year by the Department of

Education, State Schools

Division to obtain opinion

information from all families,

school staff and a random

sample of students.

The surveys will help our

school to find out what we

are doing well, and how we

can improve.

Links to the surveys are

available on the School Opin-

ion Survey website.

All families will have the

opportunity to complete the

Parent/Caregiver Survey with

survey access details to be

sent home to every family in

the school. The survey is

anonymous, and the results

are not reported in ways that

an individual’s response can

be identified by the school.

School Happenings

P & C and Tuck shop News

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Parents/Caregivers are

encouraged to complete the

survey online, and to facilitate

this, school computers/

tablets will be available. The

survey can be completed via

computers, tablets or smart

phones w i th in tern et

connection.

It’s important that as many

parents/caregivers as possi-

ble complete the survey, so

we would appreciate if

members of this committee

would raise awareness of this

survey with other parents/

caregivers.

Survey queries or requests for

translations can be directed

to our school contact Carolyn,

on telephone 07 4984 6126

or email cmayn26@eq.edu.au

Term 3 sports lesson—Tennis

This term, Mrs. McKay will be

teaching the students Tennis

as part of their school PE

lessons. If your child has

their own tennis racquet can

you please send this to school

on Fridays.

School Absences

If for any reason your child is

absent from school, please

ensure you notify the school by

either phoning the office on

4984 6162 or emailing Mrs.

Mayne on cmayn26@eq.edu.au

Prep Vision Screening

This week saw the annual Prep

Vision screening conducted by

Children’s Health Queensland,

visit the school.

A huge thank you to our mighty community for their support with catering for the sports carnival. It was a highly successful fundraiser for our P&C and there was a great deal of positive feedback about the Orion

baking!

The next P & C meeting will be held at the school library Thursday 26th July at 3:15pm.

COFFEE O’CLOCK

Every Friday afternoon from 2:30pm we will be open as a café

serving coffee, tea and cake or slice. This is an opportunity

for ALL members of the community and parents to gather, stay

connected and celebrate our student achievements at Parade

which will be held at 2:50pm.

Central Highlands Athletics trials will be held in Emerald at Marist College August 1st and 2nd. Good luck to our district 10, 11

and 12 year olds selected to compete.

Sports News

Student of the Week

Congratulations to the following student on their recent successes in school this

term.

Week 1: Sam for his focus on learning.

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Orion QLD 4722

Phone: 07 4984 6126

The.principal@orionss.eq.edu.au

For community group and members:

If you have an upcoming community notice or event that needs promoting, please forward a copy for the newsletter to the

following email address bsm@orionss.eq.edu.au

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