MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT

12 October 2017

VOLUME 16

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

Welcome to Term 4!

I would like to thank the

staff, students and parents

for the very warm welcome

to Raceview State School. I

am delighted to be here as

Principal for Term 4 and

look forward to meeting

many more Raceview State

School families as the term

progresses.

Student Leaders

Last week I attended the

speeches given by the

student leader candidates

for 2018. I was very

impressed with the high

standard of the speeches

and the students who were

part of the audience listening

so attentively and

respectfully to their fellow

classmates.

The speeches were well

polished and delivered

leaving the staff and students

with very difficult decisions

on which student to select

for the various student

leadership positions.

DATE CLAIMERS

2017

Sat 14 Oct— RAINBOW RUN POSTPONED to 4th NOVEMBER due to wet weather

Mon 16 Oct— STUDENT FREE DAY

Thu 19 Oct— Junior Choir @ SILKSTONE ESISTEDDFOD

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

Tue 24 Oct—Fri 3

Nov 2018 Prep Interviews

Fri 27 Oct— WORLD TEACHERS DAY

DAY FOR DANIEL

WEAR RED

Wed 1—Wed 8 Nov BOOKFAIR @ Library 8.15—8.45 am

3.00—3.00pm

Sat 4 Nov—

RAINBOW RUN

Tue 7 Nov— Student Council Ice Cream Day Cones $1.50

in supporting children to

strive to reach their goals

both big and small.

I encourage you to join with

me in taking the

opportunity to say, “thank

you teachers”.

SPORTy Behaviour

Being a Team Player in the

playground has been our

SPORTy behaviour focus

for this week. The Deputy

Principals and I have been

out and about observing

many examples of this

throughout the week.

Well done to the huge

number of students who

have been showing great

sportsmanship, inviting

others to play, playing fairly,

sharing equipment, taking

turns and solving problems

through words.

We have

seen so

many

examples of

this

throughout

the week. It has been

brilliant!!! Let’s keep up the

great work.

Wishing everyone a great

Term 4!

Theresa Sheehan

Acting Principal

Election Day Fundraiser

BBQ – Thank You

Many thanks to our P&C for

holding the BBQ on the 7th

October— Council Election

day. Your time and

dedication is very much

appreciated by us all.

World Teachers’ Day

On 27th October as part of

Education Week we will be

celebrating World Teachers’

Day. Internationally, World

Teachers’ Day is celebrated

on 5 October.

However, as this is usually

during Australian school

holidays, Australia celebrates

the day on the last Friday in

October of each year.

I would like to take this

opportunity to thank all of

our teachers for the

wonderful job they do each

and every day. Their

dedication, care, skill and

professionalism is evident

each day in our classrooms

and community.

As we celebrate this day we

focus on the positive impact

and immense contribution

our teachers make in a

child’s life and their influence

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 2

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

(Prep—Year1)

Welcome back to Term 4! This term, we have a lot of new and exciting experiences ahead of us. Our Prep students have now

officially joined the rest of the school at Monday afternoon assembly. This week, our Preps did an amazing job of displaying our

SPORTy behaviour at assembly. Congratulations Preps!

Our Year 1 students made a splash this week, commencing swimming lessons for the first time in their

school program at Raceview. In the last weeks of term, Year 1 will participate in the Swimming Carnival

with Years 2 and 3. I encourage parents and carers to join in this fun-filled day. More information will

follow in coming newsletters.

Reading and SPORTy behaviour focus

Of course, the focus areas our school is committed to continue to be Reading and SPORTy behaviour. It was pleasing to see

excellent growth in many of our student’s reading outcomes last term. In the younger grades of school, this growth is largely

supported by parents and carers reading with, and to, their children, as well as children reading to parents and carers. I encourage

parents and carers to spend even just 5 minutes a night doing this to support their child/ren.

As our Preps and Year 1s work hard to the end of the year in readiness for the following year, it is very important our students try

their best to display all of the SPORTy behaviours, but in particular, Self-Control and Persistence. Our staff talk about these

expectations daily. Please help by talking about these expectations at home also.

Prep Students of the Week – Reading

Congratulations to the following students who were their class’ Reading Student of

the Week:

Prep A – Jackson D Prep D – Joshua F

Prep B – Mason W Prep E – Cameron G

Prep C – Chayse H Prep F – Seth C

Attendance – Every minute, of every day counts!

Just a friendly reminder that our school day starts at 8:45am. This is a time when

important messages are delivered, daily routines discussed and learning commences.

Please help your child get the most out of their education by ensuring they are at school

by 8:45am.

In Prep, our school day finishes at 2:55pm. Prep students need to be signed in and out

by a parent/carer, unless they catch buses or go to Outside School Hours Care. Please

make sure you are on time to pick up your child from Prep. Thanks for your support

with this.

Prep Enrolments

In Weeks 4 and 5, our 2018 Preps will be attending interviews in the school. If you have a 2018 Prep child

(born between 1 July 2012 to 30 Jun 2013) and you have not yet commenced the enrolment

process, please contact the office as soon as possible. Once interviews are conducted, our Preps will

participate in a series of 4 orientation days across November each Monday. This is vital for both your child

and the school to begin building confidence in readiness for 2018 but in also establishing strong relationships

with peers and the teaching staff in Prep.

Craig Jordan

Deputy Principal

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 3

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

(Yr 2—Yr 3)

Welcome Back to Term 4!

The last term is always a very busy one with swimming lessons and carnivals, the rainbow run, end of year assessments and

reporting. It is very important that you ensure your child is attending every day so that they are well prepared for the curriculum

demands of their next school year.

If you are planning to withdraw your child/children early, please contact your child/children’s

teacher so that they can let you know when the assessments will be taking place.

Jonathon Thurston has been involved in the making of a short YouTube clip about attending

school. You will be able to find this by entering ‘Jonathon Thurston Every Day Counts’ into

your search engine. Some of your children may enjoy this very short clip.

Reading Results Years 2 and 3

Mrs Sheehan and I discussed the reading results for all of the years 2 and 3 students this week. Along with their final results, we

looked at the improvement that each child has made from the start of the year. We were very pleased with the achievements in

reading and urge parents to continue reading to and with your child to help them become successful learners.

Here is a reminder of two areas of questioning that you can use to assist your child with their comprehension when reading at

home. The students are familiar with these posters as they are used in all classrooms across the school.

‘Right There’ – This tells students that the answer to a comprehension question can be found directly in the

text that they are reading. Often, the words in the question are in the text. This makes it easy to find the

answers. These types of questions often begin with:

What did…? Who did…?

Who did…? How many…?

How many…? Name…

‘Think and Search’ – Some questions require students to re-read the text and search for answers, piecing

together bits of information throughout the story. These types of questions often begin with:

How do you...? What happened before…?

What happened to…? What happened after…?

Why does…? Where did…?

SPORTy Behaviour

While visiting 3E this week, I noticed how organised all of the students were for

their learning. Every child in the class had exactly what they needed for the writing

lesson already out and organised on their desks! What great SPORTy Behaviour!!!!!

Well done 3E!!!

Healthy Start to the Day!

River 94.9 fm provided our school with approximately 80 packets of apple slices last

week. These were distributed to students who were waiting patiently under A

Block for the school day to begin.

Francine Hayler

Deputy Principal

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 4

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

(Yr 4 and Yr 6)

Welcome back and we are already 2 weeks into the term! Hard to believe the year is almost over. In the meantime

though, we still have lots to do! Thanks to staff, students and parents for the smooth start to Term 4 as well.

Term 4 is incredibly busy with preparation for upcoming

Swimming Carnivals, Xmas Concerts, Graduation, Music Awards

Night and Leadership Camp, just to name a few! As well as all of

these exciting events, there is also still plenty of learning to be

done before the year is out. Students are encouraged to apply

those SPORTy behaviours consistently each day in order to end

the year successfully. Our lessons this term will focus heavily on

self-control and persistence.

Year 6 at Bremer

Each Tuesday morning there has been a group of Year 6 students

who have been visiting Bremer High to participate in literacy and

numeracy activities. This week I was lucky enough to attend with

the students and saw some amazing things going on with this

program. A huge’ Thank You’ to Mrs Martin for her organisation

to get our students there as well as a big ‘Thank You’ to staff at

Bremer SHS who are working with our students.

Swimming

At last the weather is warming up and we can get back into the pool! This week

was our first week of swimming for term 4 and everyone had a great time! Don’t

forget to bring your swimming gear each week and please don’t forget some

sunscreen. We are so lucky also to have some great parent helpers who join us

each week to help out with swimming lessons.

XMAS Appeal

Student Council are holding a Christmas Appeal for the RSPCA again this year. As a way to raise some funds we will

be having an ice cream day on Tuesday 7th November. On this day the Student Leaders will serve ice cream cones,

with or without sprinkles, from the hall at both breaks. Ice cream cones will cost $1.50 and all money raised will be

used to purchase pet food and pet toys to donate to the RSPCA. Depending on the success of the fundraiser, we may

even be able to support some smaller animal rescue groups as well. As well as our ice cream day, there will be a

donation box in the office for any pet food or pet toy donations that you may like to contribute. A few years ago we

supported the Ipswich AWL and last year we supported the RSPCA. Our generosity was greatly appreciated.

Day for Daniel

Friday 27 October is Day for Daniel. On this day we ask our

students to wear a red shirt instead of their school shirt. The day is

not a fundraiser or a Free Dress day. It’s a day to raise awareness

for personal safety and an opportunity to remind children of ways

they can keep themselves safe.

Kathy Dawes

Deputy Principal

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 5

NEWSFLASH

BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL RED BALL TENNIS

GALA DAY

Last Thursday, 74 students from years 1 – 4 travelled to

the George Alder Tennis Centre at Leichhardt for the

Brisbane International Red Ball Tennis Gala Day.

Students were split into teams of 8 – 10 to compete in a

number of round robin games against students from

other schools in the district.

Out of the 12 teams competing in the competition,

Raceview State School made up 8 of these teams which

was an outstanding effort by our school. At the end of

the day, one of year 4 teams tied their final match with

IGS to finish tied for third place overall.

I would like to say a very big thank you to the parents

and staff members that travelled with our teams and

supported them on the court or as spectators

throughout the day.

Without your support, we would not have been able to

provide our students with this wonderful experience. I

would also like to congratulate all 74 players for your

efforts during the day.

I had a number of positive comments about our

behaviour, effort and sportsmanship from staff of other

schools and from the gala day organising committee and

Tennis Queensland officials.

GOLD COIN DONATION FREE SWIMS

Starting this week, and running for the

remainder of the term, we will be holding

gold coin donation lunch time swims for

Years 1 – 6.

All money raised from these gold coin swims will go

towards updating our wireless/portable PA system on

the oval for our sports days and other school events.

The following is a timetable for these sessions (They will

run until the end of Term 4):

Monday 1st Break – Year 2

Tuesday 1st Break – Year 3

Wednesday 1st Break – Year 5

Wednesday 2nd Break – Year 4

Thursday 2nd Break – Year 6 (and swimming voucher holders)

Friday 1st Break – Year 1

We hope these fundraising swims will be supported by

all students and we invite parents that are able to help

supervise to come along and enjoy the fun with your

children and their peers.

SWIMMING TIMETABLE CHANGE

There has been a minor change to the swimming

timetable for Term 4. 1E will now swim at 12:45pm on

Tuesday afternoons.

Raceview Strong, Raceview Proud!

Bryan Marshall

Physical Education Specialist

WEAR RED

to help raise awareness

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 6

FOUND

A mobile phone has been handed

In to the office last week.

If you have lost one, please contact the office with a description of the phone and case, to see if it is yours.

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.

2018 BOOKLISTS

Yes - it really is that time!

Time to start ordering your book packs for 2018!

You will receive your child/ren’s booklist

THIS WEEK.

This is a list of the basic requirements needed by your child to

begin the new school year. This list has been carefully prepared by the

teachers with specific items listed.

By obtaining your book pack requirement through our supplier,

Olympia Office Products,

you will obtain the correct items required,

while saving you both time and money.

A step-by-step guide on how to order

can be found on the first page of the booklist.

The complete suite of booklists can also be found on the school

website, under the Curriculum tab.

While you can order your book packs at any point,

it is highly recommended that you place your order

by the 11th of December

to guarantee delivery prior to school resuming in 2018.

If you have any questions, please contact

Olympia directly on

(07) 3275 1122.

www.olympiaschoolsupplies.com.au

Olympia Office Products, Unit 1, 32 Annie Street, Coopers Plains, Qld 4103

Ph: (07) 3275 1122, Fax: (07) 3275 1120,

E-mail: sales@olympiaonline.com.au Web: www.olympiaschoolsupplies.com.au

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)

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!

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.

POSTPONED TO SAT 4TH NOVEMBER

DUE TO WET WEATHER

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 8

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 are currently booking appointments for interviews now.

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.

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 9

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 4, 2017

Monday: 2.30—3.30pm

Thursday: 2.30—3.30pm

Friday: 8.15—9.30am

With school swimming commencing again,

SWIM CAPS

are available at the tuckshop when the

uniform shop is closed.

They cost $6.

The following items

WIDE BRIM HATS $10

SPORT SOCKS $9

NETBALL VISORS $7.50

are also available at the Tuckshop when the

Uniform Shop is closed.

The tuckshop also stocks Music Reeds

and a small selection of stationery.

Thank You,

Uniform Shop Convenor

BREAKFAST CLUB Every Monday

8.15 am at the Hall

ALL WELCOME!!

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.

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 10

When:

Wednesday 1st November – Wednesday 8th November

Where:

Library

Opening Hours:

8:15am – 8:45am

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Students will receive a brochure showing some of the books available to buy and will also have the

opportunity to view the books during their library lessons or during lunch breaks.

Parents are welcome to come into the library during the opening hours

before and after school to view and purchase books.

More information will be given in the coming weeks.

LIBRARY

NEWS

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL — Page 11

Higher Order Thinkers (H.O.T) Challenges

RACEVIEW STATE SCHOOL

The Ipswich Hospital Foundation Walking

Schools Program is running at 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.