School

Captains

Parade

Calendar

Reading

P & C AGM

Invoices

Grandparents

Day

Cross Country

Surf

Awareness

Lockdown &

Firedrills

Uniform News

Music Notes

P E News

Chappy News

Prep Letter

Every day

counts

attendance

Logan Village State School To provide an outstanding, quality education that will meet the needs of all students

and maximise their learning outcomes. To equip students to fully engage in the

society of the future as productive members of the community. Phone 07 5547 2222

Email admin@loganvillagess.eq.edu.au Website www.loganvillagess.eq.edu.au

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Newsletter No 03 28th February 2019

Congratulations School Captains

Congratulations to the year 6 students who were recently appointed to the

leadership positions of House, Environmental, Band, Choir and Music Captains.

It is a big honour to be identified by your peers and the school staff for one

of these positions. These students

received their badges on a special

parade today. I look forward to

seeing these students grow as

leaders throughout the year.

House Captains

Kareelah

Lachlan Howell

Regan White

Mibin

Sarah Butwell

Kalani Tumata

Bilin Bilin

Tayla Budd

Jack Sheppard

Lote Captain – Ella Baker & Dustin

McGuire

Strings Captain- Jessica Jensen

Band Captain – Tayla Budd

Ukelele Captain – Mikinley Harman

Choir Captain – Ashley Orth

Environment Captains – Lilly Cowling & Aaliyah Fenlon -Polak

Calendar of Events

Date What’s On

$$$

Money Days

Monday, Wednesday & Fridays mornings 8.00am to 9.30am 28th Feb Bookclub due back

28th Feb Captains Parade @ 2pm in the hall 5th March Cross Country 13th March Surf Awareness – Year 5 - $28

14th

March P & C AGM 7pm all welcome

Application for P & C Membership forms in the office

22nd March School Disco – Wear Orange National Day of Action Against Bullying

29th March Grandparents Day

Thursday

Morning Chappy Breakfast @ 8.20am

starting week 2 @ the P & C hub

Thurs

9-11

Tuesday

8.00am –

9.30am

Uniform Shop – Tuesday mornings

Eftpos, credit card and cash facilities available.

NO cheques Orders email at lvssuniforms@gmail.com

Tuesday

morning School Banking day is Tuesday

Red bin in the P & C Hub

Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe Be a Learner

Phone Support lifeline: 131 114 Kids Help Line: 1800 551 800 Police Emergency: 000 Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

School Watch 131788

Reading The teaching of reading is everybody’s business.

Over the last few years, our school community has been working together to support the

development of reading in every child. This will continue in 2019, as I believe that being an

effective reader is the key that opens learning in all other areas. While we as a school will

maintain our focus on the teaching of reading, this is not

something that we can do alone.

When a child is born, learning commences. A baby’s

brain starts to ‘fire’ and this is enhanced by a variety of

stimulus. By providing a colourful environment, using

correct oral and written language frequently and

demonstrating the importance of learning by providing

books, books and more books, you can help language

development.

I ask that all in our community (including parents, grand

parents, carers etc) join this journey to support reading

development and also to advocate why reading is

important. Always remember: Everybody reads at Logan Village!

Invoices SLERS, Music & Surf awareness invoices were

generated last week. Please see the office Monday,

Wednesday or Friday morning for a receipt or

Logan Village SS Bank Details BSB 064401

Account 00090017

Grandparent’s Day Friday 29th March, 9am

Join us in class, for morning tea and a concert.

Please RSVP to the school office.

LVSS P&C Association

Notice of P&C Annual General Meeting 2019 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the P&C Association will be held on Thursday 14th

March, 2019 at 7pm in the staff room.

To make for smooth running of the AGM, the current committee is asking for all nominations for the

Executive Positions (listed below) to be submitted no later than Monday 11th March, 2019. Please

collect a nomination form from the office and return to the Secretary if you are interested in any of the

positions. Membership forms are available from the Office if you wish to complete them and bring

along to the AGM.

Roles available:

President:

The President provides leadership and is the accountable officer of the Association. Their role is to act

as a representative of the Association. The President will be the Chair of meetings and conduct them

in an efficient and timely fashion, being familiar with the rules, constitution and other documents

governing Association operations. The President is an official member of the student council for the

School.

Vice President:

The Vice President provides essential support for the President and possibly other members of the

Executive Committee. They will Chair those meetings from which the President is absent and carry out

any duties that have been delegated by the President. They should also be familiar with the rules,

constitution and other documents governing Association operations.

Secretary:

The Secretary collates the agenda papers for each meeting, (including subcommittee reports) and

assists the President in preparing an agenda for each meeting. They prepare and present minutes of

the Association’s meetings, record and deal with correspondence in/out as directed and generally

organise, record and maintain information pertaining to the activities of the Association.

Treasurer:

The Treasurer has the overall responsibility for the financial

management of the P&C, including all subcommittee accounts. In

their role they must comply with the Accounting Manual for P&C

Associations in all respects. They prepare an annual budget and

Annual Operational Plan for the P&C in consultation with the

Association’s Executive Committee, and should be involved in the

preparation of the school budget. It is the Treasurer’s responsibility

to keep accurate accounts of receipts and expenditure.

If you are interested and would like to find out more, please contact Dyanne Steele on 0433 246 885 or

email pandc@logavillss.eq.edu.au

P.E. News Just a quick reminder that Logan Village State School is a sun safe school. As many P.E. classes

are held outside in the sun it is imperative that student’s bring and wear their school sun safe

hat to P.E. classes. Students should also bring their drink bottles full of water, as hydration

during exercise is also very important.

Logan Village State School Cross Country Carnival The Logan Village State School Cross Country Carnival will be run on Tuesday 5th of March.

Please read the information below that pertains to your child/children. All nominations for

Championship racers are due by Monday 4th of March.

Junior Event

Juniors will run on a modified track around the top oval. The emphasis in this section of the

carnival is 100 % participation. There will be no age champion or medals given out to these

students, however, first, second and third ribbons will be given out with all other competitors

receiving either a Competitor or a Well Done ribbon.

Senior Event

There will be two different races for each age level in this section of the carnival. A

championship and non- This is for serious runners trying to win an Age Championship or gain

qualification to represent LVSS at the Beenleigh Zone Carnival. These runners will be required to

run the same distance that they would run at the Beenleigh Zone event. Runners in this event will

be identified by wearing a coloured wristband. Winners of these events will be the Age Champion

and will receive a first place ribbon with second and third place getters receiving a ribbon each.

An Age Champion medal will be presented at a later date.

The timetable and eligibility for racers are below:

Girls Boys

Prep (600 m approx.) 9:30 9:40

Year 1 (600 m approx.) 9:50 10:00

Year 2 (600 m approx.) 10:10 10:20

Championship Girls & Boys Non-championship Girls & Boys 8-9 Years (1 km approx.) 11:50

8-9 Years (1 km approx.) 11:55

*10 Years (2 km approx.) 12:05

*10 Years (1 km approx.) 12:20

*11 Years (3 km approx.) 12:30

*11 Years (1 km approx.) 12:45

*12 Years (3 km approx.) 12:55

*12 Years (1 km approx.) 1:10

Surf Awareness - Year 5

Year 5s are going to Tallebudgera SLSC to complete a day course aimed at

being safe in and around the water. Children learn how to use surf-skis,

learn basic CPR, rescuing with floats and swimming in the ocean safely. They

also learn some important life skills like reading the surf, identifying rips

and the importance of following life guard’s instructions.

Lockdown and Firedrills

Schools are required, under Workplace Health and Safety Policies, to have Lockdown and Fire Drills Procedures

in place in the case of a possible disaster situation requiring children to remain indoors. Such situations could

include accidents, toxic spills or emissions, unauthorised personnel on site or livestock running loose. Schools

are required to practice these procedures in preparation for such emergencies.

The signal for a lockdown is music played over the PA system throughout the

school. When the children hear this music they move to the nearest classroom and

remain there until receiving further instructions, the purpose of playing music is

twofold. It is calming for the children and easily distinguished from the fire drill

alarm.

The children will be debriefed and any arising issues discussed with class teachers.

If your child has any residual issues please feel free to contact the school on 5547 2222.

In line with our Lockdown Procedures, could we ask for your assistance in the following ways

o If you are in the school grounds when the lockdown signal is sounded, please move to the nearest

classroom and wait there until notified.

o If you happen to be entering the school grounds and you hear the Lockdown signal, please wait outside

the school gate until notified. Thank you for your assistance.

P & C Easter Raffle Basket Tickets The P & C are selling tickets for the Easter Raffle, (donations for

the basket can be left in the office)

Tickets are $1.00 each 6 for $5 – please enclose correct money,

tickets will be sent home with your child.

Return to tuckshop by Thursday 28th March drawn on 29th March

Afternoon Messages

Parents/carers please make sure your child/ren know how and where they are

going after school each day.

With the growth of the school and the fact that classes are at specialist

lessons throughout the day, it is not always possible to contact students.

If you are running late and you meet your children at the back gate, the

teacher on duty will bring them to the office at 3.15pm.

WINTER UNIFORM ORDER FORM

Below is a list of the winter uniform items available. Please complete your order and

return to the Uniform Shop or Tuckshop

Orders are to be placed by Friday 1 March 2019

You will be advised when your order is ready to be collected from the Uniform Shop. If you need to check

sizing, please visit the Uniform Shop for a fitting.

Contact name: ____________________________

Phone:________________

Student Name: ____________________________

Class:___________

Send to Classroom: Yes / No (please circle)

ITEM SIZES PRICE QTY ORDERED

TOTAL

MICROFIBRE ZIP JACKET

6/8/10/12/14 $32.00

MICROFIBRE TRACK PANTS

6/8/10/12/14 $25.00

V-NECK FLEECE PULLOVER

6/8/10/12/14 $25.00

FLEECE TRACK PANTS

6/8/10/12/14 $20.00

TOTAL $

PAYMENT: CASH / CREDIT CARD (VISA/MASTERCARD) (NO AMEX)

CREDIT CARD PAYMENT:

CARD NUMBER: ______/______/______/_____ EXP DATE ____/____

NAME ON CARD: ______________________________ (PLEASE PRINT)

CONTACT NUMBER: __________________

SIGNATURE: ___________________TOTAL $_______________

Music Notes Co - curricular music groups for 2019: JUNIOR CHOIR – YEARS 2 & 3, THURSDAYS 11AM (No cost but a folder is required)

POP CHOIR – YEARS 4 – 6, WEDNESDAYS 11AM (No cost but a folder is required)

BEGINNER UKULELE CLUB – YEARS 4 – 6, TUESDAYS 11AM (No cost but a folder is required)

ADVANCED TEAM UKULELE- YEARS 4 – 6, MONDAYS 11AM (No cost but a folder is required) Recap: information about the recorder for Year 3, 4 and 5 Parents: Sometimes people wonder or enquire why the recorder is the instrument of choice for primary classroom music. Below are some reasons why: The recorder has a similar tone to the human voice, so children can hear notes better when singing and then when playing. The recorder is cheap and therefore is affordable for all families (approximately $10). They are not easily breakable and don’t require large areas to store them. Recorders are easy to learn and lend themselves well to large group tuition. They are light and don’t require a specialised embouchure, making them a fantastic starting instrument for other woodwind instruments. The left hand is placed at the top of the recorder and thus has a similar hold and similar fingerings to other instruments. This especially allows a good progression into the instrumental program’s woodwind instruments (flute and saxophone). There are lots of pedagogical materials existing for recorder. It is good for fine motor development. There are many different sizes available and thus consorts and ensembles can be formed. If purchasing a recorder for your child in Year 3 or above, Yamaha recorders are the best brand.

Music Polo Shirt

Music polo shirts are available in the Uniform Shop. Students

that are in the instrumental program (Strings and Band) or those

that play ukulele or are in Junior Choir or Pop Choir are invited

to purchase a shirt. They are $38 each and are of a lovely

design. The kids love wearing them on rehearsal days and for

performances.

At the moment there are only sizes 12 and 14, however in a

couple of weeks there will be all sizes available from 6 - 12. Be

sure to get in quick to avoid disappointment. The Uniform Shop

is next to the tuckshop and manned by Michelle Wilkie on

Tuesdays 8am to 9.30am.

Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Ram, Mrs

Gordon or Miss Wu.

Chappy News Chappy Brekkie is for our whole school community and would not be possible without our wonderful volunteers. If you would like to lend a hand at any time don’t hesitate to reach out. I am thankful for all the donations from our community. Thanks to Woolworths, YMCA at Kingston, Logan Village Bakery & our wonderful parents. If you would like to make a donation the best items are jam, vegemite, honey and milo. You can drop them to me on a Thursday or to the Admin office. As usual, please contact me if you have any concerns for your child or there are issues you wish to discuss. As the school Chaplain I am here to provide support, assistance and a listening ear to students, parents/carers, other family members, staff and anyone in our school community. If you think there’s any way I can help, don’t hesitate to contact me. I am never too busy to chat and always lookingfor ways to help. I am on site at school on Tuesday and Thursdays. Call me atschool office 5547 2222 or email kareng@chappy.org.au. Have an awesome week.

Watch this space Something new and exciting is coming !!!

Chappy Karen

Prep Year Level Transition Statements

We are currently collecting Transition Statements. Transition Statements are written for any

child who attended Kindergarten in 2018. While it is not compulsory to provide this to the

school, it does provide your child’s teacher with valuable information on your child’s learning

and development. If you are happy to share this with the school but have not done so yet, please

pass it on at your nearest convenience.

‘Parents approaching children in the school grounds’

Parents, the Logan Village Responsible Behaviour Plan defines the responsibilities that all

members of the school community are expected to uphold. It is

important that we all recognise our shared responsibility for the safety

and wellbeing of students in our school grounds.

If you see a situation happening that concerns you or you feel a

student may be at risk of being hurt, please remember to find a staff

member that can help you. It is not appropriate for parents or carers to

approach other peoples’ children. Staff should always manage those

situations.

Every Day Counts

School starts at 8.50am School starts at 8.50am

He/ She is only missing just….

That equals…. Which is….. and over 13 years of schooling

that’s...

10 minutes per day 50 minutes per week Nearly 1.5 weeks per

year Nearly Half a year

20 minutes per day 1 hour 40 mins per

week Over 2.5 Weeks per

year Nearly 1 year

Half an hour per day Half a day per week 4 Weeks per Year Nearly 1 and a Half years

1 hour per day 1 day per week 8 Weeks per year Over 2 and a Half years

Does Your Child Have a Chance of Being Successful?

If your child misses….

That equals….

Which is….. and over 13 years

of schooling that’s...

Which means the best your child might perform is ...

1 day per fortnight 20 Days per

year 4 weeks per

year Nearly 1.5 years

Equal to finishing in grade 11

1 day per week 40 Days per

year 8 weeks per

year Over 2.5 years

Equal to finishing in grade 10

2 days per week 80 Days per

year 16 weeks per year

Over 5 years

Equal to finishing in grade 7

3 days per week 120 Days per year

24 weeks per year

Nearly 8 years

Equal to finishing at grade 4

Logan Village State School

Quality outcomes with our community

Every Student – Every Lesson – Every Day

1 or 2 days a week doesn’t seem much but…….