EMU PARK STATE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Newsletter No: 19 in 2014

Web Site: www.emuparkss.eq.edu.au Phone: 07-49254333 Fax: 07-49254300

- IMPORTANT DATES -

• Thursday 27 November: Prep Mini Concert 9am to 10am in School Hall • Mon 1 - Wed 3 December: Eddie Rice Camp at St Brendan’s • Tuesday 2 December: Senior Leader Speeches in School Hall (2pm) & Votin g • Wednesday 3 December: Yeppoon Highschool Orientation Day • Wed 3 - Thurs 4 December: P&C Christmas Stall in School Hall • Thursday 4 December: L.O.T.E. excursion to Mercure Resort for Years 6&7 • Friday 5 December: School Issued Musical Instruments to be returned to school • Friday 5 December: Chess Championship Finals in School Hall • Friday 5 December: Emu Park’s Got Talent Finals & Choir Performance (1 :50-2:50pm) • Friday 5 December: School Social (P-Yr3: 6-7:15pm, Yr4-Yr7: 7:30-9pm) • Saturday 6 December: Emu Park Bonanza • Monday 8 December: Year 6/7 Graduation Dinner in School Hall (6 - 9pm) • Wed 10 - Thurs 11 December: Term 4 GALA Days • Friday 12 December: Final Parade for Year and Last Day of Term • Monday 19 January 2015: School Office Reopens • Monday 26 January 2015: Australia Day Public Holiday • Tuesday 27 January 2015: First Day of Term 1, 2015 for Students

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL: Dear Parents Check out the photo of the new play-ground. I have been overwhelmed by the level of support shown by our parents and community. Over forty Mums and Dads came together last Saturday morn-ing and moved 72 tonnes of sand - and just for the record, the whole job took ex-actly two hours. Now that is some great work. Our playground was opened imme-diately to the children Monday morning. Due to its popularity and to ensure safety we have needed to rotate its use through the year levels. It will soon be all go for the junior students to use every day. A special thanks also to Capricorn Coast Sand and Soil who donated and carted the sand worth $3000 for free. Emu Park Backhoe also donated two hours of their machine and operator at no cost to us. Thank you to all involved. Attached to this newsletter is a flyer promoting the free App called Qschools. I encourage you to download this app to enable easy access to our website and notifications. Our web site and this app are now displaying gen-eral announcements. We plan to use announcements as a primary means of quickly getting information to families. Arrival times relating to excursions, significant weather events, medical alerts and information state-ments are some of the ways we plan to use our web site and the Qschools app. A reminder to all parents that electronic devices, including mobile phones, can only be bought to school if per-mission has been granted by myself and the device is left in the administration building during the day. We have almost finalised staffing for 2015. There will be a full run down on staffing and classes in the next newsletter. Wayne

A MESSAGE FROM OUR MUSIC DEPARTMENT: It's close to the end of the year and I have loved teaching your children Music this year. We have a few con-certs coming up and Instrumental Music notices. Junior Choir and Senior Choir: The Junior and Senior Choir's final performance will be on Friday, Novem-ber 5th at the Talent Quest Final. This will be in the Emu Park State School Hall from 1:50-3pm and we would love it if you could come. The choirs will be singing 2 Christmas songs each. They are allowed to pack some "Christmas Clothes" (red/green/white/Christmas character) in their bags and we will change into them during second break. Prep Mini Music Concert (PE,PL and P/1K): There will be a Prep Mini Music concert held in the Hall this coming Thursday, November 27th from 9-9:30am. The Prep students are very excited about performing on stage for the first time. We would love it if parents and family could join us for this. Instrumental Music : School Instrument Return and Continuation Form - We would like Instrumental Stu-dents who have borrowed a school instrument to return it to Mr Weston this coming Thursday, November 26th and the form which they received yesterday outlining their intentions for next year. Please return them to the office if after that date. We hope you have enjoyed your year with our Instrumental Music Program. It has been an exciting year with the band growing larger and they are sounding excellent. Beginning Instrumental Students for 2015: Students who have applied to enter the program for next year will receive a letter in Week 10 to let them know if which instrument they were successful on. Thank you for your patience with this process. Thanks again for all of your support with the Music program this year. Mr Weston and I have enjoyed teach-ing your children and we look forward to teaching them again next year. Sarah DSR A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAPPY: Hi Everyone, Sunday 26/10 was ‘Grandparent’s Day’ www.qld.gov.au. This day is an opportunity to show grandparents how much they are loved and appreciated. With the help of two of our senior school leaders I was able to do a lunch time activity with students. Students chose to write a special message on postcards while others received stickers. Some special messages from students included: Dear Great Grandma, you are so gentle. You gave me a white teddy bear. I love you. You let me play with the torch with no lid. From C Dear Pop & Grandma, To both of you, I love how both of you help me every day. I love you. From E. To Ma Ma, I am grateful of what you do for me every year. I miss you. Love from E With Christmas just around the corner we have another opportunity to show family and friends how much we appreciate them. I am running a lunch time activity for students over the next few weeks. The theme is Christmas. ‘People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care’ by John Maxwell Cherril GENERAL NOTICES: • Emu Park’s Got Talent & Choir: Don’t forget to come along to the Emu Park’s Got Talent Finals and

Choir Performance in the hall on Friday 5 December 1:50 to 2:50. All welcome! • Social: The Junior Social theme is “Cowboys and Indians” and the Senior Social is “Hippies 70’s”. • Headlice: Please check your child’s hair for headlice as we are noticing an increase in reports. • P & C Christmas Stall: Wed Dec 3rd & Thur Dec 4th - two days only in the school hall. Before school,

first break, second break & after school. All items are priced $1 - $15. Gifts available for the entire fami-ly, Grandparents, Mums, Dads, Aunties, Uncles, Brothers and Sisters. The P & C would like to say a special thank you to Sue Dawson and Kathy Pahl for all the wonderful organising of this year’s Christ-mas, Mother’s Day & Father’s Day stalls. Great work ladies.

• Dental Clinic: Please make sure you have returned your dental forms to the school office. The dental clinic is open Mon - Thurs 8am - 2.30pm Ph: 0408 771 129. All appointments will be issued by mail, however if you are unable to attend and would like to change your appointment please telephone the clinic. The dental clinic will be open during the school holidays and continue to offer treatment to Emu Park State School into term 1, 2015. All student aged 4 years up to year 10 are eligible with a current Medicare Card.

• Emu Park Bonanza Day: The Bonanza Day is on the 6th of December from 9am with Santa coming to give out lollies and have photos at 1pm. A winner will be picked in the new #EmuParkSelfie competi-tion with the winner taking home an ipad mini.

• Spirit of ANZAC Art Project: The big reveal will be on parade in Week 9. Students have been work-ing hard with Mrs Pakleppa as part of LEAP.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR TUCKSHOP CONVENOR: Hi everyone, Thanks to everyone who helped out at the junior swim carnival during the week. Without your help it would not have run so smoothly. Thanks also to Holly Robinson's family for the donations for the breakup club. Very much appreciated. Heidi

COMMUNITY NOTICES: Emu Park Emus Jnr Rugby League Internationals (U13s – U18s) Season commences 14th February 2015 Sign On / Registration Day Sat, 22nd November 2014 – 10am to 1pm at Bicentennial Oval, Emu Park. There will be a sign on for Min Mods Juniors (u6s-u12s). All registrations now online, NRL ID number this will as-sist. New registrations, please bring 2 copies of your birth certificate. Fees: $140 for first child; $120 for sec-ond child; $110 for each additional child. If you are applying for Get Started Vouchers (health care/pension card), these open 2015. Kerry Simpson on 0409 269 763 or Debbie Field on 0419 763 326. Connolly Swim Program Term 4: Connolly Aquatics has recommenced their swim program for Term 4 with all squad groups/learn to swim classes running from the Emu Park pool and also learn to swim and water awareness classes from their Little Fish Swim Academy in Yeppoon. Ph 4930 2205 or email con.aquatics@bigpond.com. Karate Lessons: Tuesdays, 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. in the school’s Multipurpose Hall. Thursdays, 4 to 5:30 in the Emu Park Surf Lifesaving Club. Lesson cost is $10. Please contact Richard (0498 142 186) or Irene (0427 733 585). (See us on facebook: AKA TORA MARTIAL ARTS) Get your family active and eating well: The FREE healthy lifestyle program for families called PEACH™ - Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health – is coming to Yeppoon . Contact 1800 263 519 or www.peachqld.com.au Beak’s Tennis Christmas Holiday Clinic: Mon 5 Jan to Thur 8 Jan 2:30 to 5:30pm. 12 Hours on Court Coaching at Cooee Bay Tennis Courts. $90 GST Inc. Free Tennis Racquet Hire. Courtesy Bus Now Available. Ph: 49361021 or 0419026963. Community Christmas Tree Festival: Anglican Parish: Friday 12 Dec, 5pm to 8:30pm at Yeppoon Town Hall. Gold coin donation. Raffles, wine & cheese, tea, coffee & juice. Christmas Stalls and Christmas Carols.

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Monday 24 November & Monday 1 December Ange Woodham

Tuesday 25 November & Tuesday 2 December Di Ellis

Wednesday 26 November & Wednesday 3 December Ange Woodham

Thursday 27 November & Thursday 4 December Lee Ibbertson

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