MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT

14 September 2017

VOLUME 15

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 PRINCIPAL

(Yr 5)

Dear Parents & Carers

It’s hard to believe that we

are at the end of another

term! Reflecting on Term 3,

we have had some big

successes; Junior and Senior

Athletics Carnivals, Book

Week, a few Student of the

Month awards ceremonies

and various year level

excursions spring to mind.

Of course, there are many

more minor successes that

go seemingly unnoticed, in

and around the classrooms

and school. From an

anxious and shy Prep

student that is now

confidently speaking with

peers and teachers, to the

early readers that have that

breakthrough moment when

their reading becomes more

fluent and comprehension

soars. This does not happen

by chance.

We have great teachers

working with great students,

who have SPORTy attitudes

and supportive parents and

carers that encourage them

at home.

To all staff, parents and

carers, thank you for your

hard work this term.

DATE CLAIMERS

2017

Mon 18 Sep—2 Oct School Holidays

Mon 2 Oct— PUBLIC HOLIDAY Queens Birthday

Tue 3 Oct—

SCHOOL RESUMES

Thu 5 Oct— RED BALL TENNIS GALA DAY

Sat 7 Oct— RAINBOW RUN 10—2pm

Mon 16 Oct— STUDENT FREE DAY

Thu 19 Oct— Junior Choir @ SILKSTONE ESISTEDDFOD

Mon 23 Oct— P&C Meeting 6.30 pm @ Staffroom

Mon 13 Nov— STUDENT OF MONTH—OCTOBER Principal’s Afternoon Tea 1.30pm @ Hall

footyclinic.

Mr Mills has been asked to

continue his work as the

Acting Assistant Regional

Director until the end of

the year. I warmly welcome

Mrs Theresa Sheehan to

Racview SS as the interim

Principal for Term 4.

I will be returning to my

position as Prep/Yr 1

Deputy and Mrs Hayler will

return from leave.

This means that many of the

staffing changes that

occurred throughout Term

3 will revert to normal.

Ms Casperson will return to

her role as Head of

Curriculum, Mrs Statham as

Literacy Coach, Mrs Clowes

as the teacher of 4C and

Mrs Mills of 4/5F.

I sincerely thank these staff

for the enthusiasm and

commitment they brought

to each role, particularly at

very short notice. I have

greatly enjoyed working

with you all and enjoyed

working as an interim

Principal.

Have a safe, happy and

relaxing holiday!

Craig Jordan

Acting Principal

Nominations for 2018

student leader positions

have now closed.

Students vying for the role

of school captain will be

asked to prepare a speech

over the holidays and be

ready to present their

speeches on the first

Wednesday back after the

holidays. Following these

speeches, students and staff

will vote for their preferred

captains.

Once our captain and vice-

captain roles have been

finalised, we will then

continue with the second

round of voting for Student

Council, House and Music

captains. We eagerly await

the outcome of the voting

process and appointing

those deserving students

with the honour of leading

and representing the student

body in 2018.

Just a reminder about the

second Ecco Ripley footy

development clinic at

Brooking Parklands that will

be hosted in partnership

with the Ipswich Jets on

Sunday, 17th September

2017 from 10:30am -

3:00pm. Participation in the

clinic is free and open to

children aged 5-15 years -

please register by

completing the form in this

link: https://

www.sekisuihouse.com.au/

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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.

Next Steps for Parent and Child

Enrolment paperwork:

Please drop your paperwork into the office as soon as possible prior to interviews in October.

(Please bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address).

Parent/Carer Interviews:

Tuesday 17th October—Friday 27th October

Office ladies will call you to confirm a booking day and time.

Orientation Sessions:

Monday 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th November from 2.00—2.45 pm

Parents/carers and their child are encouraged to attend every session.

Class allocations:

Wednesday 29th November—Wednesday 6th December

Parents/carers notified of their child’s class allocation.

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

(Prep—Year1)

Enrol now for Prep 2018 Enrolment applications for in-catchment and siblings starting Prep with us in 2018 are now being accepted. Please request an enrolment form

from the office. This will ensure you receive direct communication about the upcoming enrolment interviews and our exciting transition

program. It would be greatly appreciated if our current school community members could relay this information to anyone with children ready

for Prep in 2018.

Our 2017 Preppies While we have begun welcoming our 2018 Prep families, this has prompted me to reflect on just

how far our Preps have come since the beginning of this year. Many of our Prep students are

now reading short, decodable, predicable texts. They are having a go at writing using their letter

and sounds knowledge and have gained immense confidence with orally presenting rhymes and

opinions about familiar texts with others. We are so proud of how far they have all come

socially, emotionally and academically. Well done to our fantastic Preps and the very dedicated

Prep team!

Term 4 Curriculum Planning

Prep and Year 1 teams have been working with the Acting Head of Curriculum, Charmaine Statham on developing their teaching and learning

plans for Term 4. This is important to ensure a clear and consistent understanding of the assessments and teaching and learning expectations.

Moderation Year level teams, including Prep and Year 1, engaged in moderation early this week. This process helps teachers engage in professional dialogue

to develop a common understanding of standards and expectations of student work and deepens curriculum knowledge. It ensures that

assessment decisions made around student work are consistent across all classes on the year level. That means an A in 1C is the same standard

as an A in 1E.

Heidi Casperson

A/Deputy Principal

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FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

(Yr 2—Yr 3)

This week sees the final days of Term 3 and a countdown to a well deserved rest for our teachers and students.

STORY ARTS FESTIVAL

The feedback from the teachers and Year 2 students about their trip to the Story Arts Festival last week was very

positive. A great day meeting authors and illustrators was had by all. The staff and students are extremely grateful

towards our librarian, Mrs Frazer for coordinating such a successful excursion. It was very pleasing to hear that more

than one of the presenters commented to Mrs Frazer about the outstanding behaviour and participation demonstrated

by our students. Well done, Year 2 classes on being wonderful representatives of our school whilst you were out in

the community.

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM DAY

Last Thursday, many classes took the opportunity to celebrate Outdoor Classroom Day by conducting one of their

lessons out in the fresh air. Thank you to Mr Winwood for his enthusiasm in promoting this day. I was able to talk to

some students from 2E and 2G during the day and they enjoyed moving their History and Maths lesson in the great

outdoors, immensely.

YEAR 2 ACTIVITIES

Our Year 2 students were busy over the past fortnight putting the final touches to their information report about

koalas and bats. It was evident that many of these authors were pleased with their final products. When I visited 2G,

they were busy learning about seasons and months.

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YEAR 3 WRITING

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of working with the Year 3 teachers when they met to moderate the writing

assessment task that each student had completed during the term. Students had read the book “The Lorax” by Dr

Suess and retold the story from the point of view of another character. The level of creativity and skills used by these

young authors was commendable. Here is a wonderful example from Charlee in 3C:

The One Once-ler

Back in the day, the swomee swans sang, the humming fish hummed and us Bar-ba-loots

played. The sun shone, the water glistened. If you happened to walk by, you would think you

were dreaming. It was the best place to live. I lived with all the other Bar-ba-loots under the

newest Truffula-trees near the sparkling pond listening to the breeze. That was before the

selfish, foolish Once-ler came. Then it all changed.

It was a normal summer’s day. I was minding my own business sitting under a hot pink

truffula tree when in came an old, wooden cart pulled by a grumpy, brown donkey. I saw the

words “Once-ler Wagon”. Out of the wagon came an oldish man with long green gloves. He

looked as if he had a million enemies. I guessed this man was the Once-ler. Then as he

walked out of the cart I saw him give me a look as if to say, “Back off!” At that moment, he

did something terrible. He pulled out a rusty old axe and pulled it back so it was resting on

his shoulder. I watched in horror as the pink truffula tree fell down leaving only the stump

behind.

After that one tree was cut down, it only multiplied. Suddenly, he was building big factories. With all the trees gone, we could

not live much longer as we did not have food, water or shade. Our friend the Lorax sent us off. As I dragged my friend, I saw

the swomee swans flying from above. I looked to the lake and saw my friends the humming fish swimming through a lane of

water. I knew I was only disconnected to the smog water by a rock. As we came to our new home, I hoped we could one day

return. But I know we can’t.

THANK YOU, YEAR 2 AND 3 TEACHERS!

I would like to acknowledge all of the hard work that the teachers have put into

planning, teaching and assessing the lessons that our Year 2 and 3 students have

been involved in, during Term 3.

Already, our teachers are busy planning the work for Term 4 and, for many of

them, this will continue into the holidays. Thank you for your hard work and

dedication!

I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. We look forward to welcoming Mrs

Hayler back for the start of Term 4.

Donna Mills

Acting Deputy Principal

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FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

(Yr 4 and Yr 6)

Raceview’s Got Talent

Yesterday we held our annual Talent Quest and, once again, we were amazed at some of the talent that

some of our students have been hiding.

Thank you to those students who were so brave and performed in

front of the whole school. We loved the show!

A huge thank you also to the student leaders who took charge and

ran the show.

Winners will be announced tomorrow at first break.

No Step Raffle

Once again, thanks to the Community Kickbacks Program through Amart Sports

Ipswich, we were able to provide some amazing prizes for our end of term No Step

Raffle.

Congratulations to those students who received a prize!

Toilets

I know that I have mentioned toilets in previous newsletters, but I’m bringing it up again because we are still

having major problems, particularly in the Year 3 and 4 toilets. Students have been warned about the serious

consequences if they are found to be doing the vandalism or flushing objects, lunches or clothing down the toilets. We are currently wasting a significant amount of money on fixing the toilets. This money would be

better spent on the education of our students.

Holidays

Enjoy the upcoming holidays. Stay safe and I look forward to seeing everyone

back on Tuesday 3rd October, ready and refreshed for Term 4.

Kathy Dawes

Deputy Principal

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AUGUST

Prep A Mindy

Prep B Abbie Dow

Prep C Lacey Tolhurst

Prep D Jayde Chudleigh

Prep E Willow Pannell

Prep F Kian McKinnon

1A Archie Schipplock

1B Maddison Flack

1C Mason Cumming

1D Fofoa Totasi

1E Samuel Kleidon

2A Taylor Jantti

2B Kiaan Tomac

2C Kayla

2D Alyssa

2E Felicity Wyeth

2F Tabitha van’t Spyker

2G Isabella Scott

3A Jahvis Phillips

3B Cayleb Cunningham

3C Samuel Clarkson

3D Bradley Glass-Zammit

3E Madeline White

4A Jacob Harris

4B Isabella Tilley

4C Isabella Hargreaves

4D Riley Mitchell

4E Nishimo Wilondja

5A Tyler Smith

5B Daniel Suapaga

5C Puri Kareroa

5D Makayla Cunningham

5E Kiarah Tange

4/5F Andrew Eastall

6A Samuel Ebert-Hudspith

6B Brodie Gardner

6C Shinika Glass-Zammit

6D Zack Early

6E Sophia Christiansen

Last Thursday, our school participated in Outdoor Classroom Day.

As part of the day, many classes spent time

outdoors doing a variety of activities. Our class made a spider web out of sticks and ribbon for art, and practised our mathematical skills of area, perimeter and decimals, whilst

designing a new playground.

Outdoor Classroom Day was great fun and active, and we were surprised

how quickly the time passed! We also enjoyed the opportunity

to work in groups and we were amazed by all the teamwork

and positive behaviour displayed by our class. We hope Outdoor Classroom Day will happen more often and more schools will get involved.

As part of Outdoor Classroom Day, all students in Year 1-6 were given

Nature Play Passports with great outdoor activities for the school holidays.

By: Tiffany Tyne and Bree Mackay 6D

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SPORTS & MUSIC PHOTOS

Order forms for students who were involved in last week’s Sport and Music photos

will be sent home with students today.

Note: (Each envelope is personalised for a particular student)

All orders need to be made online and close on

Monday, 2nd October.

No orders can be placed at the school office.

The phone number for the photographer is on your child’s order form,

if you need to contact them directly.

MSP Photography—3848 3946

Delivery of photos will be made approximately 3 weeks after the order close date.

From the

HOC

End of Term Reports

This week, you will receive an interim, one page report,

that summarises your child’s approach and attitude to

school in Term 3.

Congratulations to the large number of students who have

upheld our SPORTy expectations this term and to those

students who have maintained high attendance levels.

We appreciate the support of parents and we know and

understand that success at school begins with a strong

partnership between home and school.

Enjoy the holiday break.

Charmaine Statham

A/Head of Curriculum

NEW PAYMENT METHOD

We can now offer parents the ability

to pay invoices over the phone using

BPoint IVR (Interactive Voice Response).

Parents call

1300 631 073

and enter their CRN, amount and credit card details to

complete payment.

At the end of the call you will be provided with a

unique payment receipt number.

The school office is

no longer able to

take credit card details over the phone

as this is not Payment Card Industry Data Security

Standard compliant.

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.

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

Monday of every month at 6.30pm unless advised

otherwise. There will be no meeting in September due to the

school holidays. The next meeting will be held on Monday,

23rd of October at 6.30pm in the Staff Room. We would

love to see you there!

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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.

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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.

PLEASE NOTE:

OPENING HOURS FOR

Term 4, 2017

Monday: 2.30—3.30pm

Thursday: 2.30—3.30pm

Friday: 8.15—9.30am

Thank You,

Uniform Shop Convenor

BREAKFAST CLUB Every Monday

8.15 am at the Hall

ALL WELCOME!!

DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A 24 HR STUDENT

ABSENTEE LINE?

If your child is absent, you may notify us by phoning the

24 hr absentee line on

3294 4166

Please ensure you speak clearly and tell us

Child’s name

Child’s class

Reason for Absence

No of days absent (if more than 1)

MEXICAN MONDAY

and

TACO TUESDAY

has arrived at the tuckshop.

Monday—Nachos, Apple Slinky & Water

Tuesday—Taco, Anzac Biscuit & Choc Milk

Each meal deal is $5.

Don’t forget that Mondays are still

on-line ordering only.

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Last week, our Year 2 and 5 students had a fantastic time during their excursions at

the Story Arts Festival in Ipswich.

The organisers of the festival would love the children’s feedback so they can report back to those who helped with funding. Students who attended can give their

feedback by clicking on this link:

Students (online survey) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SAFI-S

If your family went to any of the after school activities, you can provide feedback via this link.

Family and Fused (online survey) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SAFI-FF

Narelle Oliver Exhibition

The Narelle Oliver Exhibition is still open daily from 10am – 4pm at the Ipswich Art Gallery.

It will also be open during the school holidays and there are printmaking workshops

for adults and children that can be booked at http://idtl.net.au/

This is an amazing exhibition that incorporates augmented reality

bringing to life the character Cecil from Narelle’s last book – I want to be in a Book.

LIBRARY

NEWS

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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.