28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 Telephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

2014 HATS &

HOMEWORK BAGS

School Hats…………. $10

Homework Bags … .$10

Water Bottle Coolers..$5

Call into the Office at any

time to purchase these

items.

Kolby Quabba’s Cancer Fundraiser

Kolby’s hair will be shaved off in the Great Shave Off on 24 May at 5:00pm at the Brother’s Football Club.

Kolby is raising funds for Ingham’s Palliative Care Unit and Audrey’s Angels of Hope.

Chat with Chap

The Idiom "Hit the Spot" Means to satisfy and was used in a Pepsi ad Pepsi-Cola hits the spot, Twelve full ounces, that's a lot. . .

The expression came into use long before that well-known ad, at least by 1868, according to the O.E.D., which says of hit the spot (and similarly go to or touch the spot), ‘to be exactly what is required’, 'to fit the bill' (said esp. of food or drink). colloq. (chiefly U.S.).

This weeks topic: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

What does it mean?

Chappy's Riddle (Answer to last terms riddles- Easy: remove

the S... Seven - Hard: An Actor)

Hard: Riddle me this, When you need me, you throw me away. But when you're done with me, you bring me back. What am I?

INGHAM ARTS FESTIVAL

Sunday 17 August to Friday 22 August

The collection place for nominations for the

Arts Festival will be at Conroy Hall,

McIlwraith Street on

Friday 20 June, and

Saturday morning 21 June.

Also, the entries for the Literature sections

must be brought in on the abovementioned

days as well.

KINDY QUIZ NIGHT

FRIDAY 6 JUNE—

mark your calendars!

Tickets $20-00 each Now on Sale at Ingham Underages

Tables of 8.

FACILITIES NEWS

The Walkway from the

Activity Hall to B Block has

been renewed and will soon

be painted.

D Block external paint will

start on 10 June and C Block

external paint will start on 22

June.

INGHAM MOTORCYCLES

& MOWERS invites all

students to enter our Colour

In Competition.

Our business is 20 years old

and we invite you to help us

celebrate this occasion by

entering the competition.

Entries are to be returned to

Ingham Motorcycles and

Mowers by Saturday 17

May.

BOOK FAIR We are holding a Book Fair from Thursday 01 May to Thursday 08 May and look forward to your visit as your support means extra resources for our Library.

Before School 8:15 to 8:40am 2nd Lunch 1:40 to 2:00pm After School 3:00 to 3:20pm

From the Library team—Thank You.

FOR SALE

4 x Size 14 Navy Skorts ………………………..$5 each 1 X Size 10 School Jacket ……………………..$10-00 1 X Size 14 Check Blouse ……………………..$10-00

1 pr girls running spikes, size US Ladies 8 $40-00 (these spikes have hardly been worn)

Phone: 0407 761 297 or 4776 1221

FOR SALE

Casio CTK-591 Keyboard including microphone and stand - $100

Phone Christine on 4777 6092

YOU’RE INVITED! Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

Tuesday 20 May 2014

at the Royal Hotel Ingham

Tickets $15-00 each

Theme: Tropical/Hawaiian

So bring your change to place some games

It’s a lot of fun for everyone

Let’s make every cup count

Tickets available from Tammy

(phone 0431 066 782 ) or Cafe Fiorellis

Tickets to be purchased before 15 May

All proceeds raised on the day to

The Cancer Council Queensland.

Thank you for your support.

NET SET GO - NETBALL

Girls aged 5 to 7 years of age who are interested

in playing Netball, ‘Net Set Go’ is for you and is on

Tuesdays at the HR Netball Courts at 5:15 .

Date Claimers

Spotlight

01-08 May—Book Fair

06 May—Boys Touch Trials

07 May—Soccer Trials Girls & Boys

09 May—Issue 3 Book Club closes

09 May—District X Country

13,14,15 May—NAPLAN

18 May—Romanello Shield

23 May—National Walk Safely to School Day

10 to 13 June—Year 5 Camp

20 and 21 June—Arts Festival collection of nominations

15 August—Barnes Cup

17-22 August—Ingham Arts

EFTPOS OR CREDIT CARD

facilities are NOT

available at Ingham State School.

P & C Monthly

Meeting

19 May 2014 Venue: Resource Centre

Time: 7:30pm

Tea & Coffee available

Dear Parents and Carers, CALD program at Carers Qld are wanting to spread the word that they are taking new referrals for the CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) program at Carers Queensland. If you know of someone who is:

- A younger person with a disability, chronic medical problem or mental illness, frail-aged or a family member providing care and,

- Requires basic support services to remain in their home and,

- Are from a CALD background. We will be able to meet with them, provide a care plan (including an ONI- Ongoing Needs Assessment) and link them into appropriate support. If you have any questions or would like further information about the CALD program or any other support that is offered at Carers QLD, please do not hesitate to contact Corinna Myers, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Program , Family Carer Support Officer. Some behavioural issues at school lately have been causing some concern as students have been hurt but there is the potential for serious injury:

Tackling at any time while at school is prohibited. In the past certain sports have been banned for a week due to students’ rough behaviour.

The rubber bands and jewellery made from them that is currently popular is not to come to school as a number of students have been using the rubber bands inappropriately. Before school, all students are expected to sit quietly in their own area.

The Book Fair has been a great success so far. Every student and every staff member

has been ‘captured’ by the lure of the beautiful books on offer as soon as they walk in the door. But that’s not all – there are posters and pencils, pens and pacers. The money raised goes towards books for the school. Give your child the gift of reading on special occasions. The greatest gift is a book and a passion for reading.t gift is a passion

Year 6 students have just returned from a fabulous camp at Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre. They participated in cooking, washing up, canoeing, abseiling, a ropes course as well as environmental activities. I’m sure that knowing that our Year 6 students can all clean up after themselves and others will be welcome news to many parents and carers.

Year 6 students (again) are visiting Ingham State High School as part of their transition to secondary school. They will join author, Monty (Boori) Pryor, in a ‘yarning’ workshop. Monty’s session will be an informal lecture / discussion to give a first-hand account of Aboriginal life, both traditional and contemporary. As author of several award-winning books, he will also discuss his creative writing process.

Next week, one million students from years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit the tests for reading, writing, spelling and numeracy for NAPLAN. Students are encouraged to go to bed early and at a regular time as well as eat healthy food s that can make a difference to concentration and behaviour. 2013 NAPLAN test results show an improvement in the reading performance of Year 5 students around the country. For example, in Queensland, the performance rate rose from 89.1 per cent in 2012 to 96.2 per cent in 2013.

The Admin Team

Issue 13

06 May

2014

28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 Telephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

P&C BBQ Lunch Sunday 8 June

RSL Club

SEACAPERS

SATURDAY

6 SEPTEMBER

28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 TeLlephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

TALKING TUCKSHOP

Billabongs & Minis are back! Also Icy Poles are in stock for those students who are unable to eat milk based products and cost $1-00 each.

Many thanks to Mrs Rotondo for the beautiful fruit muffins she supplies us with every Monday morning throughout the year. Your efforts are very much appreciated.

Don’t forget—2 bags are required when ordering Big Lunch and Afternoon Tea.

If your student/s goes home from school sick and they have a tuckshop order in, please call into the tuckshop and let us know. This will save lunch being wasted or one of the tuckshop volunteers trying to find them to collect their lunch.

Tuckshop volunteers, please check your roster for this term and ensure your rostered days are suitable. If not, please call in and we will change the dates that are not suitable.

Thank you everyone for help in all matters concerning the Tuckshop.

Mrs Byers—Tuckshop Convenor

2014 Tuckshop Roster Wednesday 07 May — Tricia Cantoni, Araya Piakhan Thursday 08 May — Rosa Marshall Friday 09 May— Lina Marmara, & VOLUNTEERS PLEASE Monday 12 May— Donna Wilson, & VOLUNTEERS PLEASE Tuesday 13 May— Lina Marmara, Elena Russo

2014 Specialty Baking Roster Wednesday 07 May —VOLUNTEERS Thursday 08 May—Rebecca Weedbrook

NEWS from the Sports Desk……...

HR Cross Country Carnival VENUE: Ingham Racecourse DATE: Friday 9 May 2014

START TIME: 9.00am EVENT DISTANCES: 5 to 7 years 1000 metres 8 to 9 years 1500 metres 10 years 2000 metres 11 to 13 years` 3000 metres Menu for Cross Country Canteen is enclosed. Please remember to bring back your District Cross Country permission and medical forms to the Office before Friday 2 May 2014.

HR Soccer Trials HR Football (soccer) trials will be held on Wednesday 7 May for all students. Girls will be trialling from 3:30-4:30pm and boys from 4pm-5pm, at the soccer grounds on Fairford Road (weather permitting). These trials are for all girls and boys aged between 10-12 years. No 13 year olds will be permitted to trial. Please be aware that all students trialling must wear shin pads, and come to the trials with permission note and mouthguard note. If you fail to bring these notes, you will not be permitted to trial. Please do not spend money on buying soccer boots, joggers will be fine.

Further information may be obtained from Brendon Napier (Mobile: 0412 261 407 for boys) or Jacqueline Inunciaga-Brown (Mobile: 0409 614100 or email jjbdbrown@bigpond.com for girls).

AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS

This week, After School Sports – netball,

soccer and touch – will begin, and each

continuing for seven weeks.

Soccer begins on Tuesday, netball on

Wednesday, and touch on Thursday.

All students who have brought in their

permission and medical forms have been

accepted.

We have extra forms for each sport in the

Office for those who are still interested.

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NAPLAN YEARS 3, 5 AND 7

DATES FOR NAPLAN TESTS ARE:

13, 14 AND 15 MAY.

2014 COMPETITIONS

ICAS 20 May Computer 04 June Science 19 June Writing 17 June Spelling 29 July English 12 August Maths

2014 Australian Mathematics Competition 07 August

28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 TeLlephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

2014 SCHOOL YEAR

Term 2: Tuesday 22 April—

Friday 27 June

Term 3: Monday 14 July—Friday

19 September

Term 4: Tuesday 7 October—

Friday 12 December

Pupil Free Days :

Monday 20 October

Public Holidays

Good Friday— Friday 18 April

Easter Monday—Monday 21 April

Anzac Day—Friday 25 April

Queen’s Birthday—Monday 9 June

Labour Day— Monday 6 October

Christmas Day—Thursday 25 December

Boxing Day—Friday 26 December

FRIDAY NIGHT STATION HOTEL

RAFFLES

Friday 09 May

VOLUNTEERS PLEASE!

HELP! HELP! HELP!

PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING

AT OUR SCHOOL’S STATION HOTEL

FRIDAY NIGHT RAFFLES.

SIMPLY CHOOSE A DATE THAT SUITS

YOU THEN RING THE OFFICE SO

THAT YOUR NAME CAN BE ADDED

TO THE ROSTER.

THANK YOU

STARS OF THE WEEK Presented on Assembly Friday 02 May

PDR Lochlan PKH Henry

1AJ Ethan 1WT Riley

1/2ES Ewan 2CP Aidan

3/4TI Ryan, Nymera 3/4CS Roystan

4JC Hannah 5CN Keely

5JM Kannika, Kallarney

6/7DM June 7LN Ava

MUSIC Lachlan S 5JM

INGHAM STATE SCHOOL

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P&C ASSOCIATION

STATION HOTEL

MEAT RAFFLE &

CASH JACKPOT $

THIS WEEK - 2 X MEAT RAFFLE DRAWS & CASH JACKPOT

EVERY FRIDAY OF

SCHOOL TERMS

5:45 TO 7:00PM

EVERYBODY WELCOME

2014 ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPS

YEAR 5: Tuesday 10 June to Friday

13 June at Daradgee EEC.

YEAR 7: Tuesday 5 August to Friday 8

August at Tinaroo EEC.

AFL AusKick

Sign On and 1st of 8 Sessions 3:00pm—4:00pm Wednesday 7 May

Venue—Ingham State School Oval

Registration forms were given to students on Monday. Forms must be brought with you to the first AusKick session tomorrow afternoon.

Competitions: As well as the ICAS competitions, we are offering two others to help get those dendrites sparking. The 2014 Literary Competition is being offered again. Last year our students performed extremely well. Open to Year 6 and 7 students, they are required to write a poem or a short story. The closing date for this competition is 18 July. Late entries will not be accepted. Each student may submit only one entry while only a maximum of 10 entries is permitted. Entry forms are available from Ms Battaglini (Ms B) who will go through the guidelines and Conditions of entry. Entry is free. The 2014 Australian Mathematics Competition, sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank, will be held Thursday, 7 August. It is open to Year 7 students and the cost of entry is $6.00. All entry forms and money is required at the Office by Wednesday, 7 May. Entry forms are available from Ms Battaglini. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Tyto Event Programme

Regular events, activities, displays and workshops occur at TYTO. For more information go to the events page on their website.

07 May—1pm-3pm Drawing and Painting Getting Started workshops at the Art Gallery—fee applies.

10 May—9:00am - 4:00pm Hinchinbrook Tourism Open Day. A host of fun activities, attractions and tours showcasing the region.

13 May—5:00pm—8:30pm Activate! Sports Networking Conference—FREE EVENT

HERBERT RIVER SPORTS TRIALS

Wednesday 7th May Boys and Girls Soccer Trials @ Soccer Grounds Girls 3:30-4:30 and Boys 4-5pm

Tuesday 6th May Boys Touch Trials @ Gilroy 3:30pm

Students/Parents, please note that you must take Permission Forms and Medical Forms with you to the Trials. These forms are available from the Office.

Failure to take your permission note to trials will result in NOT being allowed to trial.