THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2018

Newsletter Week 8 Term 3

Toowoomba East State School

Cnr Arthur & Mary Streets

PO Box 2882

TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350

07 4637 5222

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Student Absences

SMS 0427 064 253

Email: enquiries@toowoombaeastss.eq.edu.au

www.toowoombaeastss.eq.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

School Choir Our brand new performance uniforms have now been handed out to the Semitone Choir and they look amazing! The students will wear these for the first �me at the School Fete on Saturday 13 September. A huge thank you to our Choir Captains, Sophie Khan and Ethan Strout, who have spent much of their own �me with Ms Smith unpacking these uniforms ready for distribu�on. Middle Ridge State School hosted a choral evening with our students and TACAPS on Wednesday 29 August, culmina�ng in a concert which was very well received by the audience. Our students were excep�onally well-behaved and great ambassadors for our school. Congratula�ons to everyone involved. NAPLAN Preliminary Results Preliminary NAPLAN results were received last week. Once again, Toowoomba East State School students performed strongly. As you are aware, our school received significant posi�ve media a2en�on for our 2017 NAPLAN results. While we have not received such recogni�on this year, I am pleased to inform you that the Mean Scale Score for our students has increased in almost every area tested, as has the percentage of students placed in the Upper Two Bands. In Reading, a school priority, over two-thirds of our Year 5 students and more than 70% of our Year 3 students were placed in the Upper Two Bands. These results are a reflec�on of the dedica�on of our teaching staff and the applica�on of our student group. None of this would be possible without support from home and I thank you for this sincerely. We have not yet received individual student reports. Once these arrive, they will be distributed to families.

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2018 Father’s Day Stall Chaplaincy Report Thank you to all involved with this year’s Father’s Day stall. $3724.44 was raised for chaplaincy at our school. We hope that all involved enjoyed the experience. A special thank you goes out to Renee Day (Coordinator) and Nadja and Chameera who volunteered for both full days. All parent volunteers ensured the stall was fun for the children and ran smoothly, thank you very much. Thank you to all students and your families for suppor�ng our fundraiser. We appreciate any feedback in prepara�on for the 2019 Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stalls. We are also encouraging new members to join our commi2ee. If you appreciate the work that Chappy Kev does and would like to get involved, please let him know or contact one of our current commi2ee members. Kind regards Chaplaincy Commi2ee at TESS President/Secretary Treasurer Sandra Gellatly Carolyn Cranch gellatlyfamily@outlook.com carolyncranch@hotmail.com 0432 716 936 0451 566 560 Mr Gibson immersing himself in the EAL/D lessons. Tes�ng the school equipment to ensure it is safe for students to use.

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'Helping your child to learn about mathema�cs— a guide for parents',

Board of Studies, NSW

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Book Week Parade Winners 2018

FIRST PRIZE RUNNER-UP

Prep A Amelie Leon Archie Bruton

Prep B Hugo Little Mackenzie Marks

Prep C Marli Denman Abby Tagg

Prep D Richard Sundin Hayden Crowton

Prep E Oliver Cook Luca Collins

1A Gabriella Caramat Flynn Venter

1B Stella Nolan Milla Horton

1C Mason Davey Lawson Plumbe

1D Keenan Gibbs Daniel Leslight

1/2E Lewis Sharp Moe Durack

2A Sophie Meehan Cooper Tagg

2B Matthew Finnigan Hayden Middlebrough

2C Alyssia Daw Keira Finnegan

2D Angelica Buckley Nicholas Fraser

3A Gemma Leigh Xander Hetherington

3B Elliot Hassall Salih Jamo

3C Max Whinnen Chloe Meredith

3D Lachlan Bruton Anna Gellatly

3E Abigail Jurd Kallan Robertson

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Book Week Parade Winners 2018

FIRST PRIZE RUNNER-UP

4A Jack Edwards Jaxson Daw

4B Holly Purcell Jack McMaster

4C Hannah Middlebrough Amarni Hollis

4D London Griffith Kate Rowland

4E Joh Hammond Madeline Whinnen

5A Annie Jackson Max Bennett

5B Jacson Blakely Piper Frost

5C Kalea Anderson Abbigail Clarke

5D William Coulthard Jasmin Macallister

5E Elijah Klein Alexandra Reyes

6A Scarlett Strahorn Ned Curran

6B Brendon Horvath Mia Wicks

6C Gulshan Hassan Tate Nicholls

6D Ethan Strout Isaac Drysdale

6E Giulietta Mathies Will Curran

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Book Week Parade

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TESS Staff

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Friday 12 October Monday 15 October Tuesday 16 October

Amaroo Year 4E Amaroo Year 4A & 4B

Amaroo Year 4C & 4D

Monday 22 October Pupil Free Day

Dates of Events

Fun with Maths Timetable

Friday 14 September to Friday 21 September

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Lions Touch Football Club Junior Muster Day Sunday 9th September 10:00am-12:00pm Kearney Springs Touch Fields All Children welcome to come & sign up on the day, play games, learn skills from our A grade players & have some fun! Red Ball Tennis Coaching at TESS Red Ball Tennis coaching sessions for students in Prep to Year 4 are currently underway. Clas-ses are available from 3.00pm to 4.00pm on either Saturday or Sunday. Sessions are held in the undercover area next to the hall. To book, please contact Paul at pwm0504@gmail.com .

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Toowoomba East Office Hours 8:00am to 3:30pm Change of Details Please ensure you let the Office know if your address, contact details, family circumstances, emergency contacts or email addresses change. Please see the office staff or phone 4637 5220 or 4637 5230 to update your details.

School Tuckshop The school Tuckshop operates Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:15am to 1:15pm. It is not open on Mondays. All orders must be placed online — go to www.flexischools.com.au and click “Register Now”, then place orders. If you have any ques�ons contact the FlexiSchools help desk on 1300 361 769. Volunteers are always needed and greatly appreciated. Please drop in and see us at the Tuckshop if you would like to help.

Payments BPOINT Online Card Payment is the Educa�on Department’s preferred method of payment. Payment Methods BPOINT Online Card Payment—Details for BPOINT payments are on Student Invoices In person at the Toowoomba East Administra�on Office —Via EFTPOS (no payments less than $10.00) No late payments will be accepted

Uniform Shop Hours Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8:00am to 9:30am.

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Player of the Day Player of the Day

Week 4 Beginning 17 August 2018

Netball Senior A Hellena Kilumba

Senior B1 Maanya Kathvadia

Senior B2 Audrey Latham

Junior A Evie Armstrong

Junior B1 Lilliana Turner

Junior B2 Samantha Warfield

Junior B3 Sha‘uri Richardson

Rugby League

Girls Ameilia Leigh

Junior Boys Jacson Blakely

Senior Boys 1 Seamus Taylor

Boys’ Football

Soccer Senior A JJ Hearn

Senior B Harvey Dioneda

Junior A Charles Renbo

Junior B Kubera Reilly

Girls‘ Football

Soccer Senior A Sophie Khan

Senior B Gulshan Hassan

Hockey

Senior A Tasmin Swann

Senior B Hazel Fuller

Junior 1 Tamsin Tarlinton

Junior 1 Riley Lingard

Junior 2 Trinity-Ann Wiersma

Apologies Week 1 Beginning 27 July 2018

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Netball Senior B1 Gracie Shepherd

Week 5 Beginning 24 August 2018

Netball Senior A Montana Brisbane

Senior B1 Matilda Briggs

Senior B2 Charlotte Gale

Junior A Remi O‘Donoghue

Junior B1 Jessica Edwards

Junior B2 Gloria Lo

Junior B3 Elizabeth Scott

Rugby League

Girls Sienna Wilson

Junior Boys Hamish Anderson

Senior Boys 1 Isaiah Weatherall

Senior Boys 2 Curt Watson

Boys’ Football

Soccer Senior A Ethan Strout

Senior B Aidan Obst

Junior A Hudson McDonald

Junior B Lachlan Johnson

Girls‘ Football

Soccer Senior A Amber Travers

Senior B Ella Finnegan

Hockey

Senior A Charlie Jensen

Senior B Skye Lowien

Junior 1 Michael Reaves

Junior 2 Alexander Biernoff