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15 March 201815 March 2018

Thought of the Week

"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just havethe heart."

Elizabeth Andrew –Northern Territory politician 1974-1977

PRINCIPAL’S NEWSTo begin this edition of our newsletter, Iwant to recognise the great work of ourGlenmore P & C Association. Our P & Chas operated for the past year through theefforts of a very small band of volunteers.On Monday night, the P & C Associationheld the Annual General Meeting. SarahSchumaker was re-elected as President,

Kama Burgess as Treasurer and Marlene Granshaw as ourFundraising Coordinator. The positions of Secretary and VicePresident, were not filled at the AGM and we are seeking to fillthese as soon as possible. Please consider if you are able tocontribute in some way to the work of our P & C, whether itbe by taking on a committee role, helping at tuckshop orhelping out at the fundraising events each term. P & C needsYOU!!

As we approach the end of Term 1, our focus onattendance is gathering significant momentum. In recentweeks, we have had many classes meeting or exceeding the92% target. Congratulations to 3LF who have been our topclass in three of the four recent weeks. We have around 120students with 100% attendance this term and over half our

school in the optimum 95+% bracket. At the end of term,students with 92% attendance or better will be in the draw fora $50 grocery card. That means four days or less absence forthe term. Every day counts. We can do 92.

Week 4 Percentage Week 5 Percentage

5AG, 5JS, 5MK 97% 3LF 98%

2SH, 3CN, 4SD,1KP

95% 4CW, 5JS 96%

3LF, 4CW 93% 5AG 95%

2/3LO, 6MO 92% 23LO, 3CN,4SD

94%

5MK, 6MO 92%

Next week, our Challenge Cup teams will spend the day atGlenmore High competing in a range of curriculum areasagainst other state and non-state primary schools. Thecompetition will cover STEM, History, English and Dance. Iknow our students will represent Glenmore to a high standardand we wish them well.

Over the past fortnight there have been several trials forrepresentative sport teams. Several of our students havebeen selected for Rockhampton representative teams in AFL,hockey and girls’ rugby league. These students haverepresented Glenmore and Rockhampton well with theirbehaviour and sportsmanship.

On Friday 23 March, the Queen’s Baton Relay reachesRockhampton. This is a significant event in the lead-up to theCommonwealth Games. I was advised late last year that one ofour past Glenmore school leaders – Kaylah Pattel - had beensuccessful in gaining a place in the relay. To be part of such anevent is a great honour and it is wonderful that one of our past

students has achieved this honour. We wish Kaylah well as shecarries the baton along the streets of Rockhampton.

Mark DunlopPrincipal

NEWS FROM THE DEPUTY

Glenmore Standards:

Bullying No Way!

During the last two weeks, classes havedone a lot of work on bullying – to ensurethat all students understand what isbullying, what is not bullying, what to do ifyou are a bully, what to do if you are beingbullying and the role of bystanders inbullying. Therefore, it is fitting that our

parenting article deals with this topic…….

How to help kids when you think they are beingbullied by Michael Grose – Parenting Ideas

Bullying is a word that’s wrapped in emotion. For many peoplebullying is associated with bad childhood memories. It’s beenestimated that around 40 per cent of people have experiencedsome type of bullying in the past.

The ghosts from the past are never far away for parents andcan sometimes influence the way we react to currentcircumstances, including when our own children experiencedifficulties in their relationships inside or outside school.

Bullying is an insidious behaviour that transgresses children’snatural right to feel safe and secure. It can adversely affect theirlearning, emotional wellbeing, sense of self and further peerrelations.

Bullying takes many forms including physical and emotionalabuse, intimidation, harassment and exclusion.

It now has a well-publicised cyber dimension, which has movedthe goalposts for many kids. In the past, being at home wasone way children could escape bullying behaviours they mayhave been experiencing. Cyberbullying now means that kidscan’t avoid the bully like they once could.

Girls bully just as much as boys but they do it in less physicalways. While boys use physical intimidation or verbal abuse to

wield power, girls are more likely to use exclusion or verbalsarcasm to assert themselves.

Bullying should not be confused with teasing, rejection,random acts of violence or physicality and conflict.Children will often tease or fight in short episodes but thisbickering should not be equated with bullying.

What’s bullying about?

Bullying is about lack of power as oneperson is powerless to stop the teasingor physical abuse. Bullying is theselective, uninvited, repetitiveoppression of one person by anotherperson or group. It should not betolerated (or practised) by the adultswho inhabit a child’s world.

If you think your child or young person is being bullied, thenhandle them with care as many kids don’t want to admit thatthey are on the receiving end of bullying. Some kids keepbullying close to their chests so it helps to be on the lookout forwarning signs such as items being stolen, a changed route toschool and withdrawal from usual activities.

If your child is being bullied:

Remain calm: This can be very difficult as your emotions caneasily escalate into anger. But your child needs you to remainunemotional so he or she can talk with you and feel safe.

Listen to his or her story: Children who are bullied needsomeone to believe their story. Take them seriously and avoiddismissing complaints as tell-tale. Use common sense todifferentiate between bullying and random, non-selectiveantisocial acts that, while they may be distressing for your child,don’t amount to being bullied.

Deal with their feelings: A child who is bullied probably feelsscared, angry and sad. While boys are more likely to act outand display anger, girls are more likely to ‘act in’, feeling sadand depressed. Recognise and validate their emotions. It’snormal to feel sad, scared or just plain confused.

Get the facts: Get a clear picture of what is happening,including who is involved, the frequency and what happensprior to any bullying. Get your child to be as specific as possibleby asking good questions. An accurate picture will help youdetermine your next course of action.

Give them coping skills: With a clear picture you can startgiving your child some help about how he or she might dealwith bullying including using avoidance strategies, being moreassertive and changing poor body language.

Get the school involved: Bullying is best handled when parentsand teachers are involved together. Some parents tell me thatschools can be reluctant to become involved. However, myexperience is that schools take bullying very seriously. Mostschools will go to great lengths to support and empower thoseon the receiving end while also looking for ways to changethe behaviour of bullies. Approach your school through theappropriate channels, make yourself aware of your school’santi-bullying procedures and programs and be willing to workwithin these guidelines.

• I follow teachers/staff instructions immediately

• I keep my hands, feet and objects to myself

• I wear my school uniform with pride

• I am well-mannered

• I respect the environment

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Help build your child’s or young person’ssupport networks: Your child will need agroup of friends to support them andinsulate them against further socialexclusion so look for practical ways tobroaden friendship groups.

Build your child’s self-confidence: Nothing saps a child’sconfidence like bullying so provide your children and youngpeople with plenty of encouragement and loving support. Letthem know through your words and treatment that they will getthrough this difficult period in their lives.

It’s worth remembering that children and young people whoexperience some form of bullying can come out stronger andmore resourceful because they have experienced difficultiesand now know they can overcome them. However, continuous,long-term bullying can have a long-term negative impact so itneeds to be taken seriously. Children and young people needthe adults in their lives to do all they can to make it stop.

Glenmore State School – Bullying No Way!

Every class in the school has participated inactivities, lessons, videos and artwork. Thefollowing is a summary of each year level’sexperiences as well as photographs tohighlight the success of this venture. We willalso be sending work into the Bullying No Way website as asign of the support the school gives to ensure that any bullyingis recognised, dealt with and strategies to stop such behaviourare put in place…..

Bullying Activities in Prep

The Prep Children have learnt about how to care for their schoolmates through:-

Prep1KB also acted out Crumpled Paper Bullying where theyrealised that saying ‘Sorry’ does not always undo the harm thathas been caused. They retold parts of the story to show theirunderstanding of the effects of bullying.

Bullying Activities in Year 1

Over the last two weeks we have been learning about bullying-what it looks like, sounds like and how to respond to a ‘bully’.We have engaged in reading stories, interactive games andclass discussion. We also had the opportunity to express ourunderstanding of bullying through art. Both classes had funcreating a poster that we will share with the whole school atparade. We now know that we need to say ‘stop it, I don’t like it’if someone is hurting or saying mean things to us. If the person

does it again we tell them to stop again otherwise we will tell anadult. If the bully continues, we tell an adult immediately.

Bullying Activities in Year 2

2EC, 2SH and 2/3LO have been learning about bullying in thelast few weeks. Students learned about what bullying is andstrategies to deal with it. They made their own posters to showwhat bullying means to them.

Bullying Activities in Year 3

In a bid to stomp out bullying Glenmore State School, alongwith the rest of Queensland, have been raising awarenessabout bullying and the negative effects it has on children in aschool setting. In year 3, we have explored the anti-bullyingwebsite developed by the Queensland Government andfollowed Allen the Alien in his adventures to Earth and learninghow to interact appropriately with other children. In our classes,we discussed that being a bully is repeatedly picking on one ortwo students as opposed to not being a good friend one dayand we are teaching our students how to tell the difference. Wehave designed our own anti-bullying posters and produced aposter as a class, which highlights our goal “Step up so othersdon’t get stepped on”, showing our students that it is brave andrespected to stand up to someone who is being a bully.

Bullying Activities in Year 4

Over the past week, year 4 has been learning about themeaning of bullying and discussing ways in which we cancontribute to the notion of putting an end to bullying. We havelooked at the different types of bullying and what steps shouldbe taken when experiencing or witnessing bullying. We havecreated individual and whole class posters to show our stanceand understanding of bullying.

Bullying Activities in Year 5

Over the past few weeks, the year 5’s have been spendinga considerable amount of time discussing bullying. We haveinvestigated the reasons why people bully, what to do if youare being bullied and we have analysed anti-bullying posters. Inresponse to the Bullying. No Way! information, each class hascreated a poster to display in the classroom to remind us aboutthe importance of education in regards to bullying.

Bullying Activities in Year 6

Over the past week, the Year 6 classes have been looking atthe definition of bullying, and the differences between physical,verbal and social bullying. We have sorted examples of bullyinginto categories, and examined and discussed the strategies wecan use if we are being bullied. Most of the students have beenquite surprised at the statistics surrounding bullying and haveexpressed shock and empathy. Making the bullying posters hasopened up plenty of discussion around this important topic.

• Role play

• The Alien Adventure (Bullying No Way website)

• Reading stories

• Nursery rhymes and Fairytales – identifying bullycharacters

• Art activities

• Practising breathing rather than getting angry

• Photos of appropriate behaviours

• Story telling.

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Code of Conduct for School Students Travellingon Buses

‘This Code applies to all primary, middle and secondary schoolstudents in Queensland who uses buses either to travel to andfrom school or for other school-related activities, for example,school sports, excursions and camps.

While the vast majority of school students behave appropriatelywhen travelling on buses, from time to time a small numberbehave inappropriately and this can affect the safety andcomfort of the journey for fellow passengers. The aim of theCode is to ensure safe and responsible school bus travel for allpassengers, including bus drivers. For most students this willnot require any change to their current behaviour.

All students have the right to enjoy a safe and comfortable busjourney, to be respected and treated fairly by other passengersand the bus driver. Students also have the responsibility toconduct themselves in a manner that ensures both theircomfort and safety and the comfort and safety of others.

Students’ role:

Students’ rights:

Students’ responsibilities:

Students’ expected behaviours:

If your child regularly uses the bus to get to and from school,please ensure he/she is aware of this Code of Conduct.

Nude Food Day

Nude food means that plastic wraps, smallindividual packages, straws and juicecontainers are not part of the school lunch.Instead, containers that can be taken home,washed and re-used, are brought to school. These containershold sandwiches, fruit, snacks and juice if required. It does takesome preparation to become ‘nude food’ participants.However, by buying a large packet of biscuits rather than apacket that then holds sixteen small packets of biscuits, cutsdown on waste and is cheaper. Worldwide, our landenvironment and waterways are being choked by rubbish – thevast majority is unnecessary due to packaging that iseverywhere these days for our goods.

Please support this ‘Nude Food’ initiative and help us cut downon the rubbish we have at school.

Nude Food Day - Wednesday 21 March 2018

Lauree LanyonDeputy Principal

STUDENTS OF THE WEEKCONGRATULATIONS to the followingstudents for their achievements in weeks 6 &7.

PREP YEAR 1 YEAR 2

Timothy NaylorKhadjarlaRay-RichardsonWilliam BuchananDominic KearinesKimberley Catubig

Conan BuicRuby-Faith HauckStanley NealRiarna WhiteSidney Albury

Ram LacapRhyley ClarkHunter OhlTyler MullinsJuan Gabriel

YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5

Zion ZaroDestiny WhitePeter BradyEilert ShawnCajegas

Braedan LyeMichael CorbinAshaiya-Rose VanEmbdenEthan Clark

AmeliaGyemoreJoshuaScandlynElla SouthernJasmineMullinsKeishaJenkinsonMathewWilkinson

YEAR 6 LOTE LIBRARY

• To be a safe and responsible passenger

• To be safe

• To be respected and treated fairly

• To act safely and responsibly by:- following the driver instructions- following the bus rules and the Code- respecting self and others- respecting own property and the property of others- communicating respectfully with others- accepting consequences for bus misconduct

• Hail the bus and wait in an orderly manner.

• Respect other people and their property.

• Behave in a way that ensures a safe bus journey forall passengers by:- following bus rules- staying in the right place- behaving in a calm, non-aggressive way- keeping hands and feet to self- speaking politely- storing all objects safely

• Get off the bus in an orderly manner.

• Follow the driver’s safety instructions.’

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Annaleese Hermann

SEP

Sheridan SuttonRawiri BristowWilliam CraneNuatufi Mann

Amba Bloomfield

Cooper MillanJemimaJames

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAYOn Friday the 2nd of March, Glenmore State School took part inClean Up Australia Day. Every class received two rubbish bags;we donned our hats and took to the school grounds. All thestudents and teachers participated in this extremely worthwhilecause in a bid to protect our waterways and “make sure theturtles don’t die” – Conan, year 1. “When I was picking upthe rubbish I knew it was important so I picked up as muchas I could,” a proud Conan explained. We asked the olderstudents why we were taking part in Clean Up Australia Day,“We cleaned up the school to help the environment, becausethe animals will die in the polluted water and we want to helpsave them” – Lucinda, year 6.

The students of Glenmore were excited to play their part inClean Up Australia Day and we asked them why they weregetting involved;

“So the animals don’t die.” – Lincoln, year 3

“To respect the environment.” – Sierra, year 3

“So the marine life don’t eat the rubbish and die.” – Cleo andKal-El, year 5

“To keep the oceans clean, because if we don’t the ocean willbe filled with rubbish.” – Bon, year 3

“So everyone can swim in a nice peaceful and clean place.” –Josh, year 3

“It’s important that we clean up because if we don’t all theanimals will die and we won’t have any food to eat.” – Jemima,year 5

“So it doesn’t go in the ocean and then the turtles eat it.” –Isabella, year 3

“So the water doesn’t get polluted.” – Hudson, year 5

Silver WarsFor the next two weeks, Silver Wars will betaking place at Glenmore. Each classroomhas a plastic container and the classes havetwo weeks to fill it with as many silver coinsas possible. Any spare change will begreatly appreciated as all proceeds are being donated tosupport chaplaincy in schools, which is a very beneficialprogram.

The class that donates the most money wins a class prize!

SCHOOL CHAPLAINCY TRIVIA NIGHT 2018

2018 Harmony Day celebrations @Glenmore State School

Harmony Day, 21 March, celebratesAustralia’s cultural diversity. It’s aboutinclusiveness, respect and a sense ofbelonging for everyone.

It is a day for all Australians to embrace cultural diversity and toshare what we have in common.

The central message for Harmony Day is that ‘everyonebelongs’, reinforcing the importance of inclusiveness to allAustralians.

Glenmore State School is well-known for its colourful culturaland linguistic diversity. Our school community has beenembracing students, parents and staff, not only of AborignalAustralian, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander descent, butalso from Sudan, Brazil, Taiwan, Germany, Nepal, thePhilippines, New Zealand, Fiji, India, Lesotho, Czech Republic,PNG and Vietnam.

We will renew our strong commitment to ‘everyone belonging’to our school community during this year’s Harmony Daycelebrations:

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Date Event Student and parent

involvement

Thursday, 22March 2018,Lunch 1,school library

Movin’n’Groving inHarmony’ activities:

Students - please come andjoin us

Friday, 23March 2018,whole schoolassembly

Harmony Day paradecelebrating our rich culturaland linguistic diversity

Parents and communitymembers - please comeand join us (traditional dresswelcome)

March 2018 Harmony Colouring-Inin our library during lunchbreaks

Students are invited

All events are being enthusiastically supported by our studentforum and library helpers and would be impossible without thededication of numerous staff.

You can contribute to making our assembly even morecolourful by attending and maybe even wearing traditionalclothes! We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday, 23March 2018.

Did you know:

These facts are taken from ABS 2011 Census Data.

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY

TUESDAY 20 MARCH 2018

On photo day, every student will bephotographed regardless of whether youare purchasing or not.

Your child will bring home an orderenvelope from the photographers. Pleasetake care to read and follow all the instructions carefully. Thiswill ensure your order is processed smoothly and efficiently andwill help you to avoid any late fees.

You will have the option to order online or with cash in yourstudent’s envelope. Please take care to follow the instructionscarefully.

Additional order envelopes are available from the school officefor separated parents, blended families and grandparents.You will need to collect these on or before photo day and giveit to the photographer on photo day. Be sure to write “Mum’sorder” or “Dad’s order” on top of your envelope.

To order a sibling or friends photo, please collect Sibling andFriends Order Envelope from the school office on or beforephoto day, or order it online at least 24 hours in advance.Please note: Sibling photos are only for siblings who all attendthe school.

As school staff are unable to help with photography enquiries orpayments, please direct your questions and comments directlyto MSP Photography by phoning 4921 3355.

Thank you for your co-operation and we look forward to agreat photo day.

Keep smiling!!!

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SPORTS DRAW

AFL – All games played at Kele Park

16 March

Glenmore SS vs Frenchville SS @ KP4 - 12.45pm

23 March

Glenmore SS vs RGS @ KP4 - 12.15pm

OZTAG – All games played at Saleyards Park

16 March

Pool A Mixed vs RGS on Field 2 @ 1:15pm

Pool B Girls vs RGS Red on Field 7 @ 1:15pm

• Yoga for Kids

• Chinese ‘BeanBagb Chase’

• Morabarabafrom Lesotho

• German‘Gummihopse’

• PlaygroundGame fromthe TorresStrait Islands

• Dance aroundthe World

• around 45 per cent of Australians were bornoverseas or have at least one parent who was

• 85 per cent of Australians agree multiculturalism hasbeen good for Australia

• apart from English the most common languagesspoken in Australia are Mandarin, Italian, Arabic,Cantonese, Greek, Vietnamese, Tagalog/Filipino,Spanish and Hindi

• more than 60 Indigenous languages are spoken inAustralia

• 92 per cent of Australians feel a great sense ofbelonging to our country?

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Pool A Boys vs St Josephs PA 1 on Field 4 @ 12:38pm

23 March

Pool A Mixed vs Crescent Lagoon 4 on Field 3 @ 12:45pm

Pool B Girls vs Berserker on Field 2 @ 12:08pm

Pool A Boys vs Allenstown on Field 5 @ 12:08pm

SOCCER

16 March

Year 5 vs The Lighthouse @ Glenmore SS 1 @ 12:40pm

Year 6 vs The Hall @ Glenmore SS 1 @ 1:35pm

23 March - TBA

REMINDER: HATS AND WATER BOTTLES EVERY FRIDAYFOR GAME DAY

Rep. School Sport

RUGBY UNION

Rockhampton district trial information and permission forms forboys 10 -12 years (born 2008 – 2006) teams are available fromthe school office. Trial is on Monday 19 March 2018, from4.00pm at Frenchville State School. Permission forms are to behanded in at the trial.

TENNIS

Rockhampton district trial information and permission forms forboys and girls 10 -12 years (born 2008 – 2006) are availablefrom the school office. Trials are to be held at RockhamptonTennis Centre on Monday 19 March 2018 from 9.00am –3.00pm. Permission forms are to be handed in at the trial.

TOUCH FOOTBALL

Rockhampton district trial information and permission forms forboys and girls 10 -12 years (born 2008 – 2006) are availablefrom the school office. Trials for boys are to be held atRockhampton Touch Fields on Thursday 22 March 2018 from4.00pm – 6.00pm. Trials for girls are to be held atRockhampton Touch Fields on Friday 23 March 2018 from4.00pm – 6.00pm. Permission forms are to be handed in at thetrial.

P&C – PRESIDENT’S BLOG!Hi All!

Firstly a big thank you to those who attendedthe AGM on Monday night. I am pleased toadvise it was a smooth meeting with theAGM and general meeting concluded in just over an hour!

I wish to take the opportunity to thank Kama and Shane for theirsupport in 2017 undertaking the Treasurer role. This is a vitalrole within the P & C and keeps the wheels of our organisationin motion. I value the time and dedication they have put into thisrole.

From the AGM we have the following committee:

President: Sarah SchuemakerVice-President: VacantSecretary: VacantTreasurer: Kama BurgessFundraising Co-ordinator: Marlene Granshaw

I wish to thank Kama and Marlene for taking on these roles for2018 and look forward to working with them throughout theyear!

We still have two important roles which we need to fill tohave a complete committee for our P & C: Vice-President andSecretary. As such, we are seeking expressions of interest frompeople who may be interested in undertaking these roles. If youare interested please contact me or the school for more details.

RegardsSarah SchuemakerPresident

UNIFORM SHOP

OPENING HOURSMonday, Wednesday and Friday

8.30 – 9.30am

TUCKSHOP NEWSPlease see menu below, please do not adjust the prices

Volunteers wanted if you can spare a couple of hours inthe morning your help would greatly be appreciated.

Lunch orders can be placed online usingflexischools.

http://www.flexischools.com.au/

DATE CLAIMERSTerm A Interschool Sport – 16 & 23 March

School Photo Day – 20 MarchNude Food Day – 21 MarchHarmony Day – 21 March

Easter Bonnet Parade P – 3 – 29 MarchLast Day of Term 1 – 29 March

Good Friday – 30 MarchTerm 2 Commences – 17 April

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FAMILY CONNECTFamily Connect is one of several programsrun at Glenmore State School for studentsand their families, by volunteers fromRockhampton Baptist Church. These programs include BrekkieClub, KidsHope and RI. Family Connect runs on Wednesdayafternoons during school terms from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. As it is afamily event – connecting families with each other, and withother families - parents must accompany children to an excitingprogram of games, activities and stories. We like to describe itas Fun! Food! and Faith! …and we also provide a free mealeach week as well. We love to see you there!

Family Connect Wednesday afternoons 5.30-6.30pm

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