MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT

20 July 2017

VOLUME 11

Street Address: 96 Wildey Street RACEVIEW QLD 4305 Phone: 3294 4111

Postal Address: PO Box 4035 RACEVIEW QLD 4305 Fax: 3294 4100

E-mail Address: info@raceviewss.eq.edu.au Website: www.raceviewss.eq.edu.au

S- Self Control P- Persistence O- Organisation R- Respect T- Team Player

STUDENT ABSENTEE

LINE:

3294 4166

RACEVIEW STATE

SCHOOL

FROM THE DEPUTY

PRINCIPAL

(Yr Prep—Yr 1)

Dear Parents & Carers Welcome back to students

and parents/carers! I hope

you all had a relaxing break

and have returned feeling

energised ready to tackle

another busy and hopefully

successful Semester Two.

We continue to concentrate

our work in the school

around Reading and

SPORTy behaviour, and I

again urge you to get behind

our drive to improve

student outcomes in these

areas.

If your child leaves Raceview

and moves into Year 7 as a

highly competent reader and

one that displays Self

Control, Persistence,

Organisation, Respect and a

Team Player attitude, they

are well-poised for a

successful secondary

schooling experience.

There are many ways you

can support your child’s

learning at school, in the

home environment – even

for time-poor parents and

carers:

Spend 5 – 10 minutes

reading to your child,

asking them to tell you

about features of the

DATE CLAIMERS

2017

Wed 26th Jul— BOOKCLUB Orders and Money Due

Thu 27th Jul— SENIORS COMMUNITY

CONCERT (String Ensemble, Senior Band & Senior Choir) 9.30-10.30am @ Hall

Sat 29th Jul— P&C TRIVIA NIGHT 7pm @ School Hall

Tues 1st Aug— ICAS COMP—English

Mon 14th Aug— STUDENT OF MONTH — JUNE Principal’s Afternoon Tea 1.30pm @ Hall

Fri 11th Aug— INTERSCHOOL SPORT commences

Tues 15th Aug—

ICAS COMP—Maths

Mon 21st August— P & C Meeting 6.30pm Staffroom

Wed 23rd Aug— 2018 PREP INFO EVENING 6-7pm @ Library (Dunsdon Room)

Thu 24th August— IPSWICH SINGFEST (Civic Centre) 9.45am (Own Transport Req)

Play around with words by

engaging your child in

rhyming activities and

nursery rhymes and

clapping/tapping syllables in

words such as ‘but-ter-fly’.

2017 Prep

Information

Evening

On Wednesday 23rd

August, Raceview State

School will host a Prep

Parent Information Evening

in the school’s Library

(Dunsdon Room) at 6pm.

At this evening hosted by

the Prep and Leadership

teams, parents and carers

will be given a range of

information regarding Prep

next year regarding

curriculum and pedagogy

(what we teach and how we

teach), behaviour

management, support

services available to

students and parents/carers,

policy and procedures, and

key messages to prepare

your child for a successful

start next in 2018.

Parents and carers will be

able to nominate a

preferred date and time for

their interview in October

and November.

Craig Jordan

Deputy Principal

text such as:

the title and author

who the main

characters and what

are their features?

what happens at the

beginning, middle and

end of the story?

is there a main idea

or message?

Encourage your child to

complete their home

readers and return and

replace in a timely

manner

Take 2 minutes to test

your child’s knowledge of

their high frequency

words. If you don’t have

a list, request one from

your teacher;

Ask what sound a letter

makes, e.g. “What sound

does ‘v’ make? Can you

think of any words that

start with ‘v’? Show me

what action ‘v’ makes?”.

Repeat this with other

letter/sounds.

For parents of students with

younger siblings, get the

little ones involved as early

as possible too! The more

exposure your children have

to oral language, the better.

Engage in long conversations

with your child throughout

the day with back and forth

sentences. Ask questions

and answer questions.

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 2

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

(Yr 2—Yr 3)

Yr 2 Excursion!

Last term, the Year 2s attended an excursion to the Laidley Historical Village. I had the opportunity to accompany 2G for the day. It was interesting to see the children’s reactions to some of the old-fashioned artefacts that were on display.

Of particular interest to the children, were the old washboard and tub and the schoolroom, complete with old-fashioned

teacher and cane! This venue fitted in very well with the year 2 unit on History and change: ‘They identify how and why the lives of people have changed over time while others have remained the same. They compare objects from the past and present.’

Thank you to the teachers and the parents who assisted on the day. Your help was very much appreciated!!

High Five!

Year 2 and 3 behaviour was fantastic last week. While I know that some of them had a little difficulty

settling back into routine after the holidays, their playground behaviour was very good.

Please take the time to remind your students, as we do here at school, that if others annoy them, they are to do the High Five. The only exception to this, is if they are physically hurt by another child. In this case,

they are to report straight away.

Reading Reminder!

Reading is the corner stone to all learning. It unlocks so many avenues for

expanding knowledge and enjoying stories. This is why reading with and to your child is so important!

Sometimes it’s okay to simply read for pleasure. Books on a topic of

interest, whether fact or fiction, may ignite your child’s interest and encourage him/her to develop a passion for reading. Children like to see a reason for doing things. Comics, magazines, ‘how to’ and factual books,

such as books about machines, sport, cooking etc., are just as important as chapter books. Finding an interest level book for your child may just ignite

that passion for reading that we all love to see!

Remember, books can come from so many places: the local library, school library, fetes, op shops, travel agents, second hand book stores, the

list goes on. Perhaps this weekend would be a good time to visit some of these places to begin the journey to a love of reading!

Francine Hayler

Deputy Principal

Laidley Historical

Village

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 3

JUNE

Prep A Isaac Sippel

Prep B Eli Robson

Prep C Ella Biggam

Prep D Veronia Collins

Prep E Samantha Petersen

Prep F Jensen Hobbs

1A Reuben

1B Josh Flint

1C Gage Vuksic

1D Alannah Jeffries

1E Ella McGuckin

2A Rebecca Lynam

2B Jade McCarthy

2C Hayden Jonston

2D Kaitlyn Cooper

2E Charlotte Clem

2F Emily Hubner

2G Nathan McInnes

3A Chelsea Hunter

3B Pearl Ama

3C Lachlan Hooper

3D Mia Pedley

3E Ayla Brown

4A Cooper Groat

4B Kaylee Baldwin

4C Stella Kippax

4D Kaylee Gorroick

4E Jasper van’t Spyker

5A Brooke Mansfield

5B Lachlan Groat

5C Jessie Miller

5D Letisha Ting

5E Arya Pal

4/5F Psalms Masame

6A Callum Kriedemann

6B Lachlan Stuart

6C Lauren Moran

6D Ava White

6E Declan Grunsell

NEWSFLASH

2017 SENIOR & JUNIOR ATHLETICS CARNIVALS

The Senior Inter-house Athletics

Carnival was held during the last week of Term 2 (after a wash out the week

before), with students taking to the

track to compete in their sprint races

(after field events and 800m finals were

held the week prior).

The Senior Sports Day began with the students marching

proudly in their house colours. This was followed by the houses

singing their war cries with great passion and spirit. The House

Spirit Award for 2017 was judged on the March Past, War Cries

and the level of sportsmanship displayed during the day. This

year the trophy was taken out by Waratah.

After all field and track events were completed, house points

were tallied to find the overall winner of the Jim Marsh Shield

(overall point’s winner) for this year. The winner for 2017 was

Jacaranda (633 points), followed by Wattle (563 points),

Waratah (551 points) and Coolabah (393 points).

I would like to congratulate every student that participated in

the senior athletics carnival this year and commend you all on

your wonderful sportsmanship and effort displayed throughout

the day.

I would also like to thank our wonderful family

members for your support on the day and a

special thanks to those parents that

volunteered their time to work in the BBQ

area and with me around the track.

A special mention must go to the following students who

achieved age champion and runner up awards on the day:

9 Years Boys

Age Champion: Fredrick Tapelu

Runner Up: Riley Mitchell

10 Years Boys

Age Champion: Cooper Waters

Runner Up: Sean Fitzpatrick

11 Years Boys

Age Champion: Cameron Dixon

Runner Up: Jessie Miller

12 Years Boys

Age Champion: Liam Smith

Runner Up: Lachlan Stuart

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9 Years Girls

Age Champion: Kaylee Baldwin

Runner Up: Summer Pettersson

10 Years Girls

Age Champion: Taneesha Sagigi

Runner Up: Kaylee Gorroick

11 Years Girls

Age Champion: Montana Rains

Runner Up: Megan Largo

12 Years Girls

Age Champion: Dmaris Setu

Runner Up: Lillian Harcombe

13 Years Girls

Age Champion: Harmony Jones

Runner Up: Alek Mayen

Last week, 56 students from year 3 – 6 represented Raceview State

School at the Ipswich District Track and Field trials at Limestone

Park. It was really pleasing to witness some incredible results by our

students over the two full days (and one afternoon) of competition.

Out of 28 competing schools, Raceview finished 8th overall in the

total point’s trophy. This is an amazing result for our school.

I would like to congratulate all students that competed at the

District Trials. I would also like to commend them on their

outstanding behaviour while representing our school.

A special mention must go to the following students who were

selected in the Ipswich District squad to compete at the Met West

Regional Trials in August. We wish them all the best of luck.

Dane Florager – 11 Years Boys – 800m

Nellie Tapelu – 12 Years Girls – Discus

Kaylee Gorroick – 10 Years Boys – 800m

Lishainah Ulugia – 10 Years Boys – Discus & Shot Put

A very big thank you to our parents and families for your support at

this carnival. It was greatly appreciated by the students. I would also

like to thank Leanne Whyte, Melita Schipplock and Susie Gorroick

for their support in supervising at the carnival and transporting

students to and from the venue.

The Junior Carnival was held last Friday after

the initial carnival was washed out in Term 1.

This time around we were extremely lucky to

have some outstanding conditions throughout

the day. The day started with the March Past

and War Cries and it was obvious from the

student’s enthusiasm and the huge number of

parents and family members supporting them, it was going to be a

great day. The morning activities then got underway with the sprints

and the class tunnel ball challenge. It was pleasing to witness the

great effort and sportsmanship displayed by every student and

everyone that participated received a point for their house.

Following a very closely contested morning and middle session, the

points were tallied and the winner of the 2017 Junior Carnival was

Jacaranda (333 points). Coolabah (314 points) were 2nd, Waratah

(312 points) 3rd and Wattle (300 Points) finished in 4th place.

Students then participated in a number of rotational games and

activities during the middle session and a great time was had by

everybody. The carnival concluded with the class relays which were

a great success.

Before ending this year’s newsflash from the Athletics Carnivals, there are a number of people I need to thank for helping to make

this year’s carnivals such successful events.

I would like to say a very big thank you to the class teachers, teacher

aides, groundsmen, parents, P&C members and administration staff

for their help in the organisation, set up and running of the athletics

carnivals for this year. I would also like to thank our parents/

guardians and families for coming along to cheer on the students as

spectators, participate in the parent, teacher and student relay or

work in the BBQ area with the sausage sizzle. It was fantastic to see

so many people supporting our school at these events.

The sausage sizzle was again a huge success at both the Junior and

the Senior Carnivals. I would like to thank the students, parents and

staff that took time out during the two days to help with cooking

and serving.

Once again, congratulations to all students on their

effort, behaviour and sportsmanship during the

carnivals. You should be very proud of yourselves.

SUMMER INTERSCHOOL SPORT

The summer interschool sporting season begins on Friday 11 August

2017 with students participating in sports including Softball, AFL,

Touch, Basketball and Cricket. Please note that all sports will travel

to games by bus and students will need to pay $7 per week for this.

Teams will hold their trials in the coming weeks and permission

notes will be sent home soon.

We had an amazing Winter Season this year, with our school taking

out premierships in Netball and Rugby League. Congratulations to

all students that participated in interschool sport during Semester 1

and well done to the teams and coaches that won premierships.

DISTRICT AND REGIONAL TRIAL SUCCESS

Congratulations to Mark Woodward and Liam

Richards on their selection in the Ipswich District

Boys Softball squad for 2017. Both boys competed

really well at the Regional trials last Friday and their

coach was pleased with their effort and

sportsmanship throughout the day. A special

mention and congratulations must go to Mark Woodward who was

selected in the Metropolitan West Boys Softball team to compete at

the State Championships in the coming months. Well done.

Raceview Strong, Raceview Proud!

Bryan Marshall

Physical Education Specialist

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 5

PREP ENROLMENTS

2018

Prep enrolment packs for 2018 are now available

from the office.

Please note that Raceview State School is an

“Enrolment Managed School”

and as such, enrolments from out-of-catchment students

are restricted.

KEY DATES

Information Evening

Wednesday 23rd August 2017

Library (Dunsdon Room)

6—7.00 pm

NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY 2017

Dear Parents/Carers,

Collecting data on school students with disability helps teachers, principals and education authorities support the participation of

students with disability in schooling on the same basis as students without disability.

All Australian Governments have agreed to work together on the annual collection of data on school students with disability and

all Australian schools participate in this annual data collection.

The data provided to the Australian Government is aggregated data only. Please be reassured that the Department will not provide on to another organisation any data that can identify an individual student. The only data being collected at the school

level to be reported nationally is the:

number of students in the school who are provided with an adjustment to address a disability;

level of adjustments we provide for those students; and

broad category of disability.

Consultation with parents is important not only for the data collection but also to ensure you are aware of the adjustments being

provided to support your child. We will therefore continue to consult with you.

The data does not identify individual students and will be submitted outside of the Department.

Information and fact sheets are available to help you make a decision from the:

Department’s website: http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/disability-data-collection.html

Australian Government Department of Education website: http://education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability

Alternatively, if you have any queries about the collection or use of this data I encourage you to contact me directly.

Mr Rob Mills

Principal

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 6

Higher Order Thinkers (H.O.T) Challenges

P & C NEWS

The P&C is a parent

representative body, which

stands for Parents & Citizens

Association. The P&C is the

voice of the parents. It is at

P&C meetings that decisions

affecting your child at school

are made.

Being a part of the P&C is a great way for parents to be

informed of what is happening at the school, influence school

policy, have a say in the development of school activities,

contribute to the school’s resources through various

fundraising projects and a chance to meet other parents.

The Raceview State School P&C meets on the 3rd

Monday of every month at 6.30pm unless advised

otherwise. The next meeting will be held on Monday 21st of

August at 6.30pm in the Staff Room. We would love to see

you there!

YEAR 6 SENIOR ROLL SHIRTS

A second order for Senior Shirts has been placed.

We expect delivery of them early in Term 3.

That is the last order for the year.

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 7

SCHOOL BANKING

NEWS

School Banking at Raceview State School is on

EVERY THURSDAY

Here are our Future Saver Themed Rewards for 2017 (Cyber

Handball & Colour Change Markers have been released in Term 1)

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young

Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits.

Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through

School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and

redeem for exciting rewards.

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school.

Our school receives $5 when a student makes their first ever

School Banking deposit and 5% on every deposit made through the

school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit).

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a

Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an

account for your child in one of two ways:

1. Online

Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

CTRL+ Click on the link above to be directed to the information /

application page. Find “ OPEN NOW” to open a Youthsaver

account, even if you are not a CBA customer ( Takes approx. 5

minutes with online ID available )

2. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself

and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver

account they can start banking straight away. They just need to

bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their

Dollarmites deposit wallet.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask

for a 2017 School Banking program information pack from the

school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED URGENTLY!! Please come and see the ladies in the staff room on Thursday morning

if you are able to spare some time.

NEW DATE — Sat

29 July 2017

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 8

ICAS COMPETITIONS

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

Just a reminder that

University of New South Wales ICAS Competitions

are to be held on the following dates

English—Tues 1 August

Maths—Tues 15th August

ENTRY FORMS AND PAYMENTS

ARE NOW CLOSED

as these competitions are prepaid.

Once paid, there can be no refunds if your child is away due to illness or any other reason.

They will also be unable to re-sit the competitions at another time.

Heidi Casperson Head of Curriculum

hcasp1@eq.edu.au

Wednesday

26th July 2017

WINTER

UNIFORM

Now that the weather is getting cooler,

please make sure your child is

appropriately dressed in warm clothing

to come to school.

Students have been reminded that only blue jumpers

are acceptable to wear.

As well as blue jumpers, blue track pants are also

encouraged.

Please remind your child that the wearing of jeans or

black leggings under skirts is not a part of the Raceview

State School uniform.

Here at Raceview we want our students to be proud to

wear our uniform correctly as this fosters pride in our

school.

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 9

DATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBER:

SENIORS COMMUNITY CONCERT – Thursday 27 July (Senior Band, String Ensemble, Senior Choir)

Yr 2/3 Instrument Demonstration Concert - Thursday 27 July

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM 2018 - ATTENTION ALL YEAR 2 & 3 STUDENTS!

IPSWICH BANDTASTIC MUSIC WORKSHOP: Last term in Week 9 we had a large number of our Beginner & Senior Band students representing our school at the Bandtastic Workshop. Well done to the parents for giving their child the opportunity to participate. There were about 180 students attending the workshop over 2 days.

The students were separated into 2 bands of around 90 students - a much larger sized band than what most of

these students would have ever experienced. Students practised their sight-reading skills as they were presented

with several unfamiliar pieces of music of varying styles. Two pieces were chosen which the students rehearsed as a band and then worked with specialised tutors in tutorials. All the students did an amazing job to prepare and perform these pieces of music for their parents at the concert in really what was less than a day and a half! I was very proud of how our students represented our school both musically and with their behaviour. Well done everyone!

Sharon McInnes Instrumental Music Teacher – Band Mt Crosby SS Tuesday & Wednesday

Raceview SS Thursdays

smcin38@eq.edu.au

The selection process for Year 2 students for the 2018 Strings Program and Year 3 students for the 2018 Band Program will begin this term. Due to the number of spaces available in the Strings Program, only Year 2 students are able to apply for Strings. Please note that owning your instrument does not guarantee a place in the program on that particular instrument as all students need to go through the selection process. Instruments available for Year 2 to try out for: violin, cello. Instruments available for Year 3 to try out for: trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor

saxophone and percussion (glockenspiel and drums).

HOW DO YEAR 2 & YEAR 3 STUDENTS APPLY FOR THE 2018 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM? For students to be considered for the Instrumental Music Program, parents must first complete an EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM in order for their child to go through the selection process. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORMS for the 2018 Instrumental Music Program will be given to Year 2 & Year

3 class teachers at the end of the Instrumental Music Demonstration concert on Thursday, 27 July for distribution to the children in their class.

DO YOU HAVE AN INSTRUMENT TO SELL?

If you have one of the instruments listed above and are considering selling it, please contact either Mr Chan

regarding string instruments and Mrs McInnes for Band instruments for consideration to advertise it at the

Instrumental Music Parent Information Evening. Please be aware that quality and brands will be taken into

consideration.

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 10

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Hi everyone, For your convenience the tuckshop now has EFTPOS!

Monday lunches must be ordered online.

Only icy cups chips etc available over the counter at

2nd Break on Mondays.

For anybody wishing to start an online account with Munch Monitor, the details are as follows:

1. Go to www.munchmonitor.com 2. Enter Username : raceview

Password : munch4305 then click "login"

3. Click "Sign Up" and follow the simple steps to get started

When placing orders please make sure you are submitting both breaks separately.

If you are only ordering for one break for your child please ensure that they are aware of this as we have had a number of

children saying they are missing orders and becoming upset when in fact an

order has only been placed for one break.

Can you volunteer?

Here at the tuckshop we are very flexible and will accept any amount of time

you can spare,

If you wish to volunteer please phone the tuckshop or pop in and see us!

Thank You,

UNIFORM SHOP

Opening Hours for Term 3, 2017

Thursday: 2.30pm-3.30pm

Friday: 8.15-9.30am

The following items

WIDE BRIM HATS $10

SPORT SOCKS $9

NETBALL VISORS $7.50

SWIM CAPS $6.50

are available at the Tuckshop when the Uniform Shop is

closed.

Due to increased supplier costs, the following items have had a small

price change, effective Term 3.

ZIPPERED FLEECE JACKETS $35.00

(Now also available in size 4)

MICROFIBRE JACKETS (CHILDREN) $40.00

ERGO PRIMARY SIZE BAG (23 litres) $50.00

Thank You,

Uniform Shop Convenor

LOST PROPERTY

There is a large and growing pile of lost property in the

Lost Property Bin, located outside the Intermediate toilet block

(near the Central Covered Area).

A great deal of money has been spent on these items – jumpers, lunchboxes, bags, hats etc.

If your child has misplaced something at school, please make the time to check the

Lost Property bin.

TUCKSHOP REMINDER

Monday lunches must be ordered online on

MunchMonitor.

However, on Mondays, we now offer

over the counter sales of icy cups,

chips etc at

second break.

Please remember to check the new menus for Pricing. (New menus were emailed home a few weeks ago.)

CHANGE OF DETAILS

Just a reminder that if you have

changed any of your details,

particularly your address or phone number,

would you please inform the office staff on

3294 4111 or email info@raceviewss.eq.edu.au.

It is imperative that these are kept up-to-date

in case there is an emergency

and we need to contact you.

BREAKFAST CLUB Every Monday

8.15 am at the Hall

ALL WELCOME!!

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 11

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL

The Ipswich Hospital Foundation Walking

Schools Program is coming to Raceview State School .

The Walking Schools program involves an IHF volunteer

walking students around the school grounds on a day morning from 8:15am to 8:35am approximately.

This is a great way to get kids moving and closer to their recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity as well

as engaging them before school.

The Walking Schools Program provides children with incentives and goals to work towards to keep them

interested and engaged.

A permission form has been given to all students to complete for the program.

If you would like more information about the Walking

Schools Program or would like to be involved, please feel free to contact Kayley from the IHF at

kayley@ihfoundation.org.au or on 1300 736 428.