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KOLAN SOUTH INFORMER 6 Feb 2017 No 3

2297 Gin Gin Road, South Kolan Qld 4670 Phone: (07) 41 577361 Fax:( 07) 41 577289 E-mail: admin@kolasoutss.eq.edu.au Website: www.kolasoutss.eq.edu.au

Kolan South Established in 1878

Kolan South State School strives for a Quality Education for All Students ~ Respect ~ Responsibility ~ Safety

A Positive Start Thank-you to all families for helping to make a very successful

start to school, last week. Students have se�led in well, and

we are quickly into school and learning rou�nes. A reminder,

Parents, to contact your teacher if you have any worries with

learning or well-being of students.

Tuckshop Commences Tuckshop kicks off this Friday, 10 February. Included with today’s newsle�er is a Term 1 menu. Please refer to the informa�on on the ordering procedure included with this newsle�er. Specials item no�ce is also included.

A reminder to parents to send back to school a volunteer form if you are able to help out. Many thanks.

Ice Cups now on Wednesdays With the commencement of Tuckshop on Fridays, ice cups will now be sold on Wednesdays. Ice cup sales support our excursions later in the year.

After School Sport Our a,er school program will commence next Monday, 13

February. The registra�on form, which is being sent home

today, must be returned to school for par�cipa�on in the

program. Thank-you.

P&C Meeting

Our first P&C get-together for this year will be held this Wednesday a,ernoon, 8 February, commencing at 3.30 pm in the library. We will hold a brief Annual General Mee�ng to be followed by our first General Mee�ng for 2017.

P&C ac�vi�es, fundraising and priority projects will be discussed.

We know that this mee�ng �me won’t suit everyone, however let us know if you are interested in coming to a mee�ng. Most P&C members currently prefer an earlier mee�ng �me but this is a flexible arrangement.

It would be great to see you there if you are able come along. It is a very posi�ve and welcoming group. All invited and welcome.

Student Leaders

Well done to all Year 6 students who spoke at last Thursday’s

Assembly. Student leaders elec�ons will be held this week.

Best wishes to all students nomina�ng for School or House

Captains.

Cross Country Training

Training starts soon for our interhouse cross country event which will be held on the first Friday of second term. All students, Prep to Year 6, will compete in age-appropriate distances. Please refer to the informa�on about training over the page.

Of course, it is extremely warm at present, so we will ease into some running when it cools a li�le.

House teams and colours will be listed, next week.

Class News

This week, we commence Class News with a report from

the Year 5/6 class. Thank-you, teachers and students.

We may have to do a rain dance if the dry weather

con�nues. Round up your feathers!

Jeff Searle

Principal’s Messages ~ How much is your child reading? Reading is the proven key to learning success.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Feb 8 (Wed) P&C AGM and General Mee�ng Feb 10 (Fri) Tuckshop commences Feb 13 (Mon) A,er School Sport commences Feb 21 (Tue) Bus Conveyance Commi�ee AGM 4.15pm Feb 24 (Fri) Swimming commences - Yr 1, Yr 2, Yr 3/4 Mar 20 - 24 Parent / Teacher Mee�ngs Mar 22—24 Life Educa�on Van Mar 24 (Fri) Gin Gin District T-Ball Carnival - Year 4, 5 & 6 Mar 31 (Fri) Last day of term

Term 2 April 21 (Fri) Interhouse Cross Country

Weekly Assembly

Assembly will commence this Thursday at 9.00am in the library. See you there!

P&C MEETING WED 3.30PMP&C MEETING WED 3.30PMP&C MEETING WED 3.30PMP&C MEETING WED 3.30PM

The Annual General Meeting of the Kolan South State School Parents & Citizens Association is happening this Wednesday 8 February, at 3.30pm in the library.

Following the AGM, our first general P&C Meeting for 2017 will be held. All parents are very welcome.

Pasta sauce jars with lids for Year 3/4 Science. Thank you for your help.

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9 Kalani , 10 Lacey 13 Elizabeth 13 Cody ,14 Kaelin 15 Jayde , 23

Larissa 24 Indyelle , 27 Isobel , Laura 28 William

CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING

Students who wish to do well in our interhouse cross country event in April or have aspirations to compete at District or Zone level, need to be participating in at least 6 to 8 weeks of training to develop the required fitness levels.

If you are 10 to 12 years old this year, you could also be selected to compete at a representative level. Each year, we have had a number of students compete at Zone level, and even some go on to represent Bundaberg Zone and Wide Bay. Kolan South holds the Gin Gin District Cross Country ‘A Schools’ trophy.

Kolan South students will soon be commencing training at school, however students with ability are encouraged to do regular further training in out-of-school time, particularly in the cooler hours. After school training on the school oval can be negotiated if you contact Jeff Searle. Good luck with training. Run every day, if you can.

Interhouse Cross Country—Approximate Distances

5 & 6 Years— ¾ km 9 & 10 Years—2 km

7 & 8 Years—1½ km 11 & 12 Years—3 km

Sarah : Fantas�c listening and recall of a topic.

Kellie : Awesome morning reading.

Kate : Working independently on a procedure.

Jayde : A very detailed procedure.

Mason : Displaying a great aFtude towards Math lessons.

Savannah : Always displaying a posi�ve aFtude towards school.

Kalani : Excellent contribu�ons during Science.

Brooklyn : Excellent efforts in all areas.

Ella : Excellent contribu�ons in classwork.

Wya# : Excellent contribu�ons in classwork.

Chinese New Year Activities Do your youngsters wake you up at the crack of dawn ready to be entertained? The region’s youngest residents will have plenty to crow about at this year’s Chinese New Year Celebrations to welcome in the Year of the Rooster!

The celebrations, being held in the Bundaberg CBD from 3pm to 9pm on Saturday, February 11, will feature a range of free rooster-themed children’s activities as part of the Chinese Animal Zodiac Trail. Participants work their way through the trail completing 12 activities for each sign of the zodiac and collecting stamps in their passport as they go. Activities will include Chinese featherball workshops and rooster-themed craft activities hosted by Bundaberg Regional Galleries and craft activities and storytelling hosted by Bundaberg Regional Libraries. All participants who complete the trail receive a prize!

A lantern parade will light up the night from approximately 8.30pm followed by the evening’s grand finale - a fireworks display! For more information head to bundaberg.qld.gov.au or call 1300 883 699.

ADMIN NEWSADMIN NEWSADMIN NEWSADMIN NEWS

Thank you to the families who have returned the 2017 Parent/Guardian Permission Form included in last week’s newsletter. If you have not yet returned this form, would you kindly complete on both sides, including signature and date, and return to school as soon as possible.

Included in the newsletter today is a form to update your child/ren’s details. If any of these details have changed, please complete the form where relevant and return to school as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding any of the above documents, please do not hesitate to contact either Cheryl O’Donnell or Gail Lavender in Administration. Thank you.

Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences

by Wyatt and Kody

In HASS, we have been learning about the social, economic and political events that lead up to Federation.

ENGLISH by Abby, Georgia & Billie-Jo In English, this term, we are doing a unit on ‘Short Stories’. We have learnt about many types of short stories eg Aboriginal Dreaming stories, tall tales and fables.

We have also been studying procedures. We had to read a procedure and create our own.

MATHS by Lachie & Zeke In Maths, we have been focusing on why it is important to be able to know and work out factors of numbers. Also reviewing different types of fractions. We are doing a partner investigation called ‘Is it Fair?’ where we find the difference between numbers on a spinner. We play games to help our thinking in Maths.

Physed Physed Physed Physed by Jaeken, James and Xavier This week, we have been doing a fitness test. Here are some students testing their flexibility.

LOTELOTELOTELOTE by Tiki, Hannah and Seth In LOTE, we are learning to write and say our name. These are our names written in Japanese writing - Hirogana.

SCIENCESCIENCESCIENCESCIENCE by Tahnaya, Ella and Morgan Our unit this term is called ‘Changes’. It is all about reversible and irreversible changes.

Our first investigation was ‘Why do some liquids form Layers?’

Setting Goals by Travis and Finn

We have chosen academic, social and behavioural goals.

An example of an academic goal is ‘achieving higher than 20 in

spelling’.

‘The Tiger, the Rabbit and Chung Ho’ is a folk tale we have enjoyed in English.

Seth Tyler

Tiki

Hannah

Year 5/6 students investigate ‘Liquid Layers’.

THE ARTS by Ethan, Hayden and Will In Visual Arts, we have started a textiles activity which involves paper weaving. We are considering colour and line in these decorative pieces.

Music by Sophie and Summer In Music, we are learning recorder notes and songs. We have also learnt about African drum beats and tunes.

Tahnaya shows off her work in paper weaving.