Waterford State School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Yugumbeh and Jagera people, of the country on which the school is located and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Principal’s Message

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Evidence Based

ApproachEvidence Based Approach - the 2 books shown are the evidence based approach used at Waterford SS to improve student learning outcomes. They combine approaches to enable school leaders and teachers to boost student achievement and build teacher capacity to learn, teach and lead by emphasising collaborative processes.

“Embed and quality assure all elements of the

Australian Curriculum – English, to ensure

consistency of practice across the school.”

2020 Sharp and Narrow

At least 12 months growth for one year’s schooling

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Dear Parents and Carers,The final week of Term 3 has come and gone in the blink of an eye with a number of fun and entertaining activities and events. Today, students participated in our school rewards activities as part of the Positive Behaviour for Learning program (PBL). Students who achieved card 5, participated in a range of stimulating activities from a magician and inflatable obstacle course to treasure hunts, slime making, discos and many more. One of the riches of working in schools is days like today, where you hear the raucous laughter of children and see the ear to ear smiles on their faces.Yesterday we held the school Cross Country across all year levels. Whilst it was disappointing that families were not able to attend due to COVID-19 restrictions I can assure you that the team spirit and sportsmanship was vibrant and alive with a number of outstanding running performances.This year will be remembered for many things, not least a year of challenge, uncertainty and great complexity. As the Principal, I’m proud of the way Waterford State School staff have led our children’s education through these diff icult circumstances. In recognition of the extraordinary efforts of school-based staff during the COVID-19 health pandemic, the Department of Education has made the decision that the 2020 school year will end early. The last two days of the school year - Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December 2020 - will be designated Student Free Days. We will continue to advertise and promote this change throughout the community.In this last edition for Term 3, I’d also like to update the school community on the departure of some staff. Mrs Lyn Jenkins in the front off ice is retiring after 16 years of service to our great school. Staff held a morning tea for Mrs Jenkins on Thursday and we wish her all the best in the next chapter of her life, hopefully f illed with many days in her much loved garden. Mrs Elaina Cramb (Year 6C) and Mrs Donna McCune (Music) are taking leave for Term 4. Mrs Cramb will be replaced by Mrs Sally Coward who has been working at our school this term and Mrs McCune will be replaced by Miss Jaclyn Tassan.Also starting in Term 4 will be Miss Megan Mulchay. Miss Mulchay was the successful applicant of a recently advertised position Head of Department of Student Services. Miss Mulchay’s primary portfolios of responsibility will be leading the whole school PBL program as well as student, staff and community wellbeing.I wish every family and the broader school community a safe and enjoyable spring break and I look forward to seeing you all back for Term 4.Kind Regards Daniel Bishop, Principal

Diary Dates:

Please note, parades have been postponed until further notice

Friday 18th September Last day of Term 3 Rewards Day

Term 4: Monday 5th October Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October First day of Term 4

17th - 23rd October Book Week ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’

8th - 15th November NAIDOC Week “Always Was. Always Will Be.”

Wednesday 9th December Final school day for 2020

Thursday 10th & Friday 11th December Student Free Days

Above: Year 1 students learning about money in Maths (see article on page 9)

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Australian Curriculum – English 80% of students receiving a C or better in English across the school

Lyn Sharratt’s “Clarity” – Every classroom operating under the 14 Parametres, building powerful collaborative learning cultures

Before and After School CareAt WSS we have before and after school care run by Camp Australia in our Community Hub. If you are interested in finding out more information, please call 1300 105 343, pick up a flyer from the WSS Office or visit www.campaustralia.com.au

From The Deputy Desk: P-2

Kelly Roberts Deputy Principal P-2

Enrol Now - Prep 2021 Enrolment packs are now available. Please contact the school make an appointment for you and your Prep child to attend an interview.

Children must be 5 by 30 June in the year they enrol.

LIONS Program for Preps starting in 2021 This week I visited our local Day Care Centres and delivered our enrolment packs for Prep 2021. Like the School, the Centres have had their own limitations for excursions and incursions due to social distancing guidelines during Term 3.

We are looking forward to discussing ways to implement our LIONS Program to our pre-Preps early in Term 4 and look forward to sharing this with you next term.

We have made it! It has been a very unusual school year thus far. With 3 terms down, let’s hope Term 4 will bring back some normality for us all.

Missing school can affect the progress of your child and we appreciate your continued support making sure your child is attending. At Waterford State School we have set an attendance target of 95%. Any student, with attendance below 85% will be monitored. If you are worried about your child’s attendance record and would like some assistance, please come and talk to us.

Our $5.00 Tuckshop Vouchers have proven very popular amongst our students. With 7 vouchers given away each week for Awesome Attendance, why wouldn’t you want to come to school!

Class Attendance Winners Week 8 Winners - Prep M at 93.68% and 6C at 97.20% Week 9 Winners – Prep K at 97.50% and 6C (again!) with 99.00%

The competition in our senior school is fierce! 3L only just missed out with an impressive 98.81%. Maybe next term...

Awesome Attendance @ WaterfordTerm 3 Whole

School Attendance

See you at school!

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We are so grateful that despite the small clusters of COVID-19 around us, we have been able to complete a full term of face to face classroom teaching and learning. We have also been able to start to enjoy some of the highlights of the school year, including the Cross Country Carnival on the 17th of September and Rewards Day on the 18th of September. While there was some disappointment that our parents were not able to attend, both events were thoroughly enjoyed by the students. Thank you to those parents who have shown understanding at this time and continue to support the school by adhering to the government regulations.

September Holidays 21st September – 6th October The September holiday break starts today with students returning to school on Tuesday the 6th of October. Please note that Monday the 5th of October is the Public Holiday for the Queen’s Birthday.

As you may have noticed in the media, the Department of Education has declared the final two days of Term 4 Student Free Days. This means that the final day of school in 2020 will be Wednesday the 9th of December.

Cross Country Congratulations to all students for their participation in the Cross Country event. Check our Facebook page for photos!

A special thanks to our House Captains who did a fantastic job in boosting house spirit and assisting with the organisation of the day.

Attendance Last fortnight I wrote to you in relation to student attendance. The focus for all students in Year 3-6 in Term 4 will be on improving attendance so that all students meet our attendance goal of 95%.

We have made some changes to the way we reward students for attendance. Students who attend 5 out of 5 days across the week go into a draw for a $5 tuckshop voucher. There are weekly draws with a winner from each year level announced each week. This replaces the $50 voucher awarded to winners of a draw at the end of each term.

For those who missed the article last article, I have pasted it below.

There are a number of factors which influence student achievement, and as a school we are committed to reviewing our achievement data and putting improvement strategies in place. One area known to impact student achievement is poor attendance.

When looking through student reports, the correlation between student achievement and attendance became very evident. While I recognise and appreciate that parents are being vigilant and keeping students home if they are displaying flu-like symptoms, it is important that when students are healthy they are at school from 8.45am – 2.45pm.

The AITSL Spotlight on Attendance highlights some interesting points and statistics:

Declines in achievement are evident with any level of absence. However, greater numbers of absences are typically associated with larger declines

in student achievement (Gottfried, 2014; Hancock et al., 2013). Studies of chronic absenteeism (missing more than 10% of school days) show that

regardless of the type, absence, has a compounding negative impact on academic performance (Gershenson et al., 2017; Gottfried, 2009; Zubrick,

2014). As absences accrue over several years, the effect on a student’s academic achievement is cumulative. Hancock et al. (2013) found that Year

3 students with an accumulated unauthorised absence rate of 10% in each of their first three years of schooling achieved approximately 36 points

lower in Year 3 on the NAPLAN numeracy domain than students with no unauthorised absences during the same period. As students generally gain

100 points from Year 3 to Year 5 (Hancock et al. 2013), a 36 point difference is almost two thirds of a year’s growth in

achievement that students with high rates of unauthorised absences fail to reach. This impact continues to be evident in

further years as well.

It is imperative that we set our students have for success now and in the future by adopting habits of regular attendance. There are ways we can support you if you are having trouble getting your child to school. Please contact me if this is the case.

We wish you a very happy and safe holiday break and look forward to seeing you all next term.

Catherine Higgins

Acting Deputy Principal (Year 3-6)

Deputy Principal Year 3-6

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Deputy Principal Diverse LearningDisability Action Week In 2020, Disability Action Week is being celebrated from 13 to 19 September. This year’s theme ‘Access-ability — making things better for everyone’ highlights the benefits of improved accessibility, not only for people with disability but also for the whole community.

We all benefit when the communities where we live, work, learn and play are inclusive and provide opportunities for everyone to participate and fulfil their potential.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way we share ideas and work together to create the changes that will bring our vision of an all abilities Queensland to life, the resilience and creativity of the disability sector has once again delivered opportunities for everyone to participate in this year’s celebrations.

Access-ability — making things better for everyone This year’s theme for Disability Action Week focuses on ways improving access in key areas of everyday life releases an enormous source of untapped creativity and potential that benefits not only people with disability but the whole community.

To ignite community conversations about ideas for improving access in everyday life, we have explored access-ability in transport, communication, building design and lifelong learning through a series of conversations with subject experts.

The podcast series hosted by Karni Liddell from the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors explores what accessibility means, why it is so vital in important aspects of our lives, and the positive outcomes for everyone to be gained by making our communities more inclusive and accessible.

Lifelong learning We know inclusive education and learning opportunities are fundamental to individual development and participation. But what do these opportunities look like, and why are they so important — for people with disability and our whole society?

In this podcast, Rachel Carr from Illume Learning shares insights from her experiences from her family life and her work in the disability and education sectors. She explores ‘full’ accessibility and inclusion in education beyond the obvious things like the physical environment, to ensuring students with disability can access learning in the same way as their peers — in the way that works for them. Rachel also discusses the benefits of inclusive education, both for children with and without disabilities, and the large body of research evidence that shows this. https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/campaign/all-abilities-queensland/disability-action-week#bldg-design

Transport Dr Kevin Cocks AM is a giant in Queensland human rights activism with a special interest in disability. Kevin acquired quadriplegia as a young man after sporting accident.

Currently Executive General Manager, Accessibility, with the Department of Transport and Main Roads, Kevin joins Karni Liddell and talks accessibility, how far we’ve come in building an accessible transport network in Queensland and where we go next. https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/campaign/all-abilities-queensland/disability-action-week#transport

Communication What is accessible communication? What is involved in making information accessible and why is it so important to do this?

These are some of the questions online accessibility specialist Alex Bey from Tagged PDF discusses in this podcast. He shows how accessible communication is making things easier for everyone — whether it be people with disability, older people, or people viewing content on mobile phone screens, navigating a website or buying something online. He gives practical examples of how to make online communication more accessible and improve the user experience, and the benefits this offers for all parties. https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/campaign/all-abilities-queensland/disability-action-week#communication

Universal and building design What is universal design and why is it important in creating more liveable and accessible communities?

Dr Janice Rieger, an international expert in universal design, joins Karni Liddell to discuss accessible building design, the need to involve people with disability in co-design, and how universal design principles produce a better built environment for everyone.

Listen to the full podcast to find out how you can make your home and your communities more accessible places. https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/campaign/all-abilities-queensland/disability-action-week#bldg-design

Melissa Davis, Deputy Principal Diverse Learning

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Wellness Team Fitclub The last 2 weeks of school we did some great things at Fitclub involving football as Footy Colours for Cancer Day was on Wednesday 16th of September. One of the games we played for the upper grades involved each student taking turns either kicking or throwing a ball into a hoop that was 5m, 10m or 20m away. For the lower grades we had students standing behind cones with a football and they had to run and pass on the ball to the person standing across from them until everyone had a turn and we timed it to see if we could beat it every time. Students also worked on passing and catching the ball down the line and back which was also timed and they loved it.

Foodbank Hunger Drive at Waterford State School We have reached our goal for our Foodbank Hunger Drive – how amazing! We have raised $519 on our digital fundraising campaign page. There is two weeks left to donate (until September 30th 2020). If you are able to donate, please donate via the link below (and remember that $1 equals 2 meals!): https://www.hungerdrive.org.au/fundraisers/WSS2020

As a school, we have provided 1038 meals to those in need!Why should you donate? Food Bank needs our support this September to raise funds to deliver 600, 000 meals to Queenslanders in need between now and Christmas time. Foodbank can’t keep up with increased demand for food relief in Queensland and need our support to raise vital funds as they prepare for their busiest season, September through to Christmas.Let’s stand together as a school to fight Queensland hunger. Together we can make sure no Queenslander goes hungry in the lead up to Christmas.

Footy Colours Day On Wednesday 16th September, it was Footy Colours Day at Waterford State School. It was great to see everyone dressed in their favourite sporting jerseys.We have raised $310 so far for this fantastic cause! Every little bit counts!If you are able to donate, you can donate via the link below so we can reach our goal. The website will be active to donate until 30th September – two weeks to go! https://footy-colours-day-2020.raisely.com/t/waterfordstateschool

Beading beautiful bracelets at Old School Teacher Aide Appreciation DayFriday the 4th of September was Teacher Aide Appreciation Day. Thank you for all you do for our students, staff and families. We appreciate and honour you!

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Wellness Team (continued) The Fathering Project

Communicating with boys!

Advice on communicating with boys

No matter what the circumstance, it is very important to keep the line of communication open with your son, so you can have a good idea of how they are traveling emotionally and mentally, who their friends are, how they are going at school, and when they need help.Tips on communicating with your son:• Build a comfort zone. Create a safe space for chats, this could be around the breakfast or dinner table, or watching sport together.• Make the first move. Don’t wait for your son, find a story to share with them that you want their opinion on.• Listen, without judgment, be open. Don’t share your view first, as it sets a position for them to adhere to and then you lose their real voice or

their real feelings on a certain issue.• Ask curious open questions, don’t load the question with your expectations, really seek their opinion on something – could be a new shirt, a

tie, getting tickets to a sports game, a book to read, a movie to see, something in the headlines, or around their subject of interest.• Don’t always give advice. Help your son come up with his own solution first before adding in some words of wisdom.• Show you are listening and empathise. Say something like ‘I understand how you feel, or I remember when that happened to me, or that must

have been pretty tough’…then you can expand to ask them if they need some guidance or help around the discussion.• Let him know you take him seriously. Help him to trust his own feelings.• Stay calm, express your emotions respectfully. Don’t get angry or cut them off, or speak over them, they need to know they can share their

voice with you and you will not judge them.

Sports UpdateAfter many interruptions to our sporting calendar this year, Term 3 has finally provided the opportunity to run our school Cross Country Carnival.

Thursday 17 September turned out to be a clear spring day with great running conditions. Students from Prep to Year 6 all competed and did a fantastic job. The sporting spirit was well and truly alive with many students making a great effort not just while pushing themselves on course, but also by wearing their house colours and cheering for their teammates so enthusiastically. Everybody who took part should be extremely proud of their efforts. Well done everyone!

House Spirit Award went to Eucalypta who demonstrated great team spirit when cheering on their team mates, continually producing the most energy and noise.

Overall Junior Points Winner was awarded to Garfield.

Overall Senior Points Winner was also awarded to Garfield, but only by 2 points over Eucalypta.

Overall House Points in order were as follows:

1st: Garfield - 375 2nd: Logan - 348 3rd: Eucalypta - 336 4th: Lintrose - 327

Congratulations to the Winners in Prep to Year 3 and Age Champions 9 to 12 Years.

Prep Boys – Hamilton G 9yrs Boys – Izaiah F

Girls – Hope Girls – Bella M

Yr 1 Boys – Jethro A 10yrs Boys – Leo J

Girls – Serenity Girls – Saaphyri B

Yr 2 Boys – Mitchell 11yrs Boys – Seth B

Girls – Abigael N Girls – Mia C

Yr 3 Boys – Simeon A 12yrs Boys – Ali B

Girls – Bella M Girls – Savannah B

13yrs Boys – Nawid Q

Check out the Murgon State School Facebook page for some great shots of all the action.

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MusicTo consolidate our understanding of certain musical elements, classes have been working on activities that involve group participation and performance. To gain an understanding of the elements and instrumentation related to our unit on World Music, classes have been learning African dance steps. These tasks allows us to gain an understanding of the importance of beat and rhythm in music and to learn about the importance of percussion instruments and their related sound.

STEMThis fortnight has been packed with excitement. We celebrated Science Week at Waterford last week by participating in various activities. Some of our fun activities included exploring magnets, making a whirlpool using our SAMLab kits, designing boats that could move and ocean scoopers to clean our oceans.

Well done to all the children who participated in our Trivia Competition!!!

This week our Year 3s visited a deserted island and had to complete challenges for their survival, including mapping out their island using a software program on our laptops, designing a rod to catch their food and a bridge so they would get bitten by the sharks. They had lots of fun and imaginations began to run wild.

Our Year 4s have been exploring some squishy circuits and working on their coding.

Our Year 5s have been exploring some of the features of the sphero ball robots. They had a look at some of the coding blocks used to control the spheros and are recognising many of their maths concepts within them.

Helpful contacts and websites for Aboriginal and Islander Peoples:

Queensland, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander

Health Council (QAIHC) http://www.qaihc.com.au/about/our-members

Indigenous News

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WOW! What a fast term that was. We’ve travelled the world at the Waterford Tuckshop this term. What will the next term bring?

We will release a new menu for Term 4 – so stay tuned to the Facebook page over the holidays. We are excited to be adding some yummy ‘Summer Smoothies’ and a few new menu items including a Cheesy Garlic Pizza.

We will be organising some great specials for next term, and some fun theme days for you all to enjoy in the lead up to the end of the year. We are super excited for the coming term.

Uniform Shop

Opening hours: Monday 8am-9am and Wednesday 2pm-3pm. Alternatively, you can order online anytime via Munch Monitor and we will deliver to your child.

Please remember to register your child for Munch Monitor online as we are CASHLESS at the tuckshop. You can assign a daily amount, ‘snack money’ for them to use ‘over-the-counter’ at the tuckshop also. If you need assistance doing this please contact us at the tuckshop. To register go to: www.munchmonitor.com and enter: Username: Waterford Password: munch4133

Stay safe over the holidays and we can’t wait to see you all in Term 4. Happy holidays!

Erica and Michelle

Tuckshop & Uniform News

Footy Colours Day Cookies Cheesy Garlic Pizza

From the Guidance OfficerOnline Safety There have been some very disturbing developments concerning easily accessible content on the various social media platforms. Most of this content is hidden inside seemingly harmless and often amusing segments and posts – aimed at attracting a young and vulnerable audience. But the segment quickly detours to include harmful, frightening and at times coercive content.

How can we, as parents and carers, protect our vulnerable children?

1. Knowledge – educate yourself about these platforms. How do they work? What can be accessed and how can you place boundaries around content and accessibility?

2. ‘Be eSafe’ Rules – Just like you have safety rules for travelling in a car, you can implement safety rules for navigating the online environment, e.g., technical devices are only used in the shared living spaces of the house, and NOT in the bedroom. Some households request technical devices are placed in a secure location when the parents are going to bed or are not home.

3. Education – Learn about online safety, e.g. access the new lesson about online safety available on the Daniel Morcombe Foundation website. It is targeted at children aged 8-12 and can be watched together as a family: https://danielmorcombe.com.au/keeping-kids-safe-resources/year-4-6/. You can also access a range of resources targeted at supporting parents and carers: https://danielmorcombe.com.au/keeping-kids-safe-resources/

4. Guidelines – follow the guidelines and age-restrictions set up for accessing the various social media platforms. We don’t allow a child access to restricted TV content. Would you let your child be exposed to it online?

A fabulous range of helpful advice and information for parents and children can be accessed through the eSafety Commissioner website: https://www.esafety.gov.au/

Take care and be eSafe,

Mary, Guidance Officer

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Year 1 NewsIn Year 1 we have been learning about money, place value, telling the time and skip counting. The best way to learn maths concepts is by doing. We have played games, sang songs and used materials to show our learning.

PrepThis week, we have been looking more at duration in Maths, investigating our days of the week and what activities we do on each day! It’s been quite tricky remembering what activities we do and when. We have also been looking at the weather in our Science unit. We have been carefully watching the weather all term, and looking at different clothing items and activities that suit the weather. This week, we even looked at different animals, and how the weather may affect them too! It’s been very interesting to watch the weather and learn all about the effects it has on us. We would also like to congratulate all our Preppies that are working super hard on learning their Magic Words! We are looking forward to some more super star learning next term. Happy holidays!

This term has been a wonderful opportunity to explore our world and outer space. We have listened to stories read by astronauts in the International Space Station, explored the different planets, imagined a trip in a rocket and spied some aliens! We had a lot of fun creating our play props and arts and crafts along the way. What will you play over the holidays? Have fun!

Sharon and Kirra

ECDP

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These past weeks we have been consolidating our knowledge of this term. Week 10 has crept up on us so quickly. We have learnt a lot about getting along, being organised and managing our time better. We supported our friends by being experts in our areas. We cleaned and organised our “messy trays to become “tidy trays” and we have been focused on completing all our tasks on time. We think it’s time for a break to refresh and recharge our minds and bodies. Yay for holidays!

Year 3 News

In English we have been very busy working on our informative texts. We have learnt that diagrams are also an important source of information for an informative text. Students have been using noun groups to label their own diagrams of Northern blossom bats.

Year 2 News

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4W This week 4W have been busy investigating what happens to the physical properties of ochre when combined with different liquids. We mixed ochre with oil, water and glue to make paint. We wanted to see which mixture would have the least smudge resistance. We found that ochre mixed with water would be the best choice for body painting and ochre mixed with glue would be the best choice for artwork. The oil and ochre mixture had the least smudge resistance.

4H Using their scientific knowledge, 4H have been studying the use of ochre and experimenting on what is an appropriate liquid to mix ochre with to use for traditional face painting. 4H have learnt about the traditional practices of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and how their traditional artwork and face paint has been used over the years to tell stories. Students were careful to follow the science experiment method and record the data appropriately to examine the test results.

Year 4G and 3T – Writing for an Audience For their English task this term, Year 4 wrote traditional tales targeted at Year 3 students. Reading their finished work to the Year 3 students allowed the Year 4s to share their stories in a meaningful way. It also provided the Year 3s with a glimpse into the future.

Year 4 News

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This week, we were lucky enough to have some representatives from Unleashing Personal Potential (UPP) visit us here at Waterford. As the students get ready to transition into Year 6, we are preparing them to be the leaders of our school. Whether they are planning on applying for a formal leadership role or not, each and every one of our students will be looked up to by the rest of the students at our school. We learnt about being a leader, with or without a badge, worked in a team in the ‘epic race’, and explored their own strengths and the strengths of others. There was lots of laughter, fun and happy faces. We hope the students had a great day and learnt a lot.

This term the Year 6s were involved in a panel discussion: “I like what you said but…”

This involved in-depth discussions around novels and stories of Jackie French.

We would like to give you our thoughts on our experience.

“When we were told what our new English unit was I was nervous because this was a new experience for me,

however Mr Mead ensured we were well rehearsed and the use of our ‘Bump it up wall’ made the experience a

lot easier. We could use the information and success criteria breakdown to help us whenever we needed it.”

– Jaylah 6M

“It was pretty easy, if you did it in front of a teacher.” – Tyler 6N

“Mr N made it easy because he taught us what we had to write. I enjoyed the speaking part.” – Angus 6N

“Talking in front of the class always makes me nervous and scared. I had not been a part of a panel discussion

before. When the day finally came although I was nervous, I was also confident because Mrs Cramb’s love of

Jackie French and her novels made the unit exciting. I found the stories inspiring.”– Kaitlynn 6C

“Mrs Cramb made this unit so enjoyable that I forgot about being nervous when presenting my opinion to the

panel. I had the confidence to be able to present with the support of my class and Mrs Cramb. I appreciate all

the time and effort Mrs Cramb has put into her teaching. Without her I don’t think I could have succeeded in

the task.” – Oceania 6C

“At first I was overwhelmed by the task, and then as we started to read the books I became excited. Mrs

Cramb made the stories come to life and I loved listening to them. Nerves then came next, as I realised I had

to present my opinion and be part of the panel discussion, though luckily Mrs Cramb was able to make the

assessment feel like it was no big deal. She made me believe in myself.” - Jayla-May 6C

Year 5 News

Year 6 News

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Community Notices

beenleighmarketplace.com.au

Explore a prehistoric world at Beenleigh Marketplace with jaw-dropping, life-size animatronic dinosaurs. Plus, pick up your free 3D Dinosaur Puzzle to take home!

When: Monday 21 September – Friday 2 October Time: 10am – 2pm daily Where: Promotions Booth, located near the travelators

Visit beenleighmarketplace.com.au for more details.*Limited of one puzzle per child. Daily limits apply.

Free School Holiday Fun

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