Jason’s Message

Dear families and friends of Bell P-10 State School,

I would like to again thank everyone for the support and the hard work that has gone into this term. Reflecting back, Week 10 in Term 1 was certainly different for all of us by not knowing what was to come. In the lead up to the end of Term 1, for perhaps the final 4 weeks, the situation around COVID-19 seemed to be changing daily and the anxiety levels of everyone increased around this uncertainty, not knowing what was going to happen, at not only school, but also life in general. This term has not been an easy one, with school holidays for the next two weeks this time will allow all the staff and students of Bell State School a chance to recharge. The start of Term 3 will allow us to put our plans in place to ensure we continue to improve our teaching and work hard to make sure students are improving academically. This term Bell State School has reached another milestone with our student enrolments increasing to 102 students. This is the first time our school has been at or above 100 students for quite a number of years, increasing from around 70 students in 2015. Have a good winter break and enjoy the time with your family and looking forward to seeing everyone for the start of Term 3.

Have a good week, Jason.

90 Dennis Street BELL Q 4408

Email: principal@bellss.eq.edu.au Web: https://bellss.eq.edu.au

Main Phone (07) 4679 2333 Student Absences (07) 4679 2366 Fax (07) 4663 1249

Newsletter Term 2

Week 10, 24/06/2020

Date Claimers

Term 2 June

26th End of term 2

Term 3

July

13th School resumes for term 3

August

13th Year 7 Immunisations

Art Document Wallets As Art work is sent home in the document wallets could these wallets please be returned to school for further use throughout the year.

SCHOOL WATCH

Red Level: Maliki, Charlie C, Zoe, Moragn. Yellow Level: Amy, Will McN. Green: Caitlin. Blue: Bill, Charlie M, Hayden. Indigo Level: Clara, Bill, Dan. Violet: Thomas. Bronze: Olivia. Gold: Sienna, Max, Cassidy.

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George: for being an Active Learner for his wonderful work in reading and building a fantastic monster truck. Abbey: for being an Active Learner for making huge improvements in her reading and comprehension. Rocket: for being an Active Learner for using his eye-gaze machine to say “Good Morning” everyday to the year 1/2 class. Bill: for being an Active Learner by completing his assessment using appropriate sentence starters and linking his answers to the questions. Phoebe: for being an Active Learner for her attention to detail achieving 100% correct on her Mathematics assessment.

Focus Expec-tation

Be Safe, Be Respectful

Skill Term 2, Week 10: Lining up

Intro-duction

Where does our class wait in line in our school? Discuss and record student’s re-sponses. Supply specific answers for all settings – outside the classroom after play-time, specialist lessons, parade etc. Discuss with students the expectations around lining up. On the first bell stop what you are doing, go to the toilet and get a drink. Arrive in line by the second bell. Standing in straight lines outside the class-room Keeping your hands and feet to yourself. Quiet at the second bell and waiting for the teacher to arrive.

Skill Keep Your Classroom Neat and Tidy

Context Classroom

Intro-duction

Discuss the reasons it is important to keep a clean and tidy classroom. A clean organised classroom allows for effi-ciency and increased on-task learning time. It helps to create a pleasant environment and promotes both pride in and commitment to their classroom

Skill Help keep the school in good order

Context All settings

Intro-duction

Discuss what helping keep the school orderly means. Discuss times and places where the school is not orderly. Discuss what would happen if everyone did not do their part to keep the school orderly. Discuss how helping keep the school orderly shows RESPECT.

General Meetings - 15th July, 3:30pm in the library. President—Brendan Fullagar Vice President—Brett Smith Secretary—Brigid Redding Treasurer—Theresa Green Bell Bunya Trail Bike Ride next meeting 12/7/20 2pm Chairperson-Matt Naumann Swim Club—Meetings in recess. Swim lessons resume in term 4. Uniform Shop—Theresa Green Tuckshop—Vanessa Gleeson Drum Muster —Matt Kane

Lost Property There is a bigger quantity of Winter items in the lost property bin already. Please ask your child to have a look through the lost property if you missing items.

Please name your childs clothing and their lost items can

be returned to your child.

Bell Bunya Trail Ride The 2020 Bell Bunya Trail Ride is hoping to proceed in late August if easing of COVID-19 restrictions allow. We have the following positions that need to be filled for the ride to proceed. COVID Co-Ordinator and a Secretary please. If you feel you can help out with either position can you please contact Brendan Fullagar 0408 380447

Year 1-2 Tower Making On Monday there was a challenge issued to the Year 1-2 students, make the tallest tower that would stand by itself. A 45 minute time frame was issued and away they went. There were some successful towers that could stand and others that were tall. In the end the tallest tower went to the skilled building team of Caitlin and Olivia, and the longest standing tower was a draw between Will and the building team of Henry and Dan.

Year 3-4 First Semester Photos

Eco Schools Lesson During the Eco Schools lesson some of the children, Katrina, Brady and Sam completed the final stage of packaging our air dried herbs. These herbs have been grown in the Eco School vegetable garden. The herbs are parsley, mint, basil and sage. They are available for sale by means of donation to the Eco Schools.

Education Qld Sustainability Project Lisa Gall completed the application for funding for the cost of a new tank. This tank supplies the new citrus garden. Thank you to Mrs Gall for her time and also to the Dept of Education Sustainability Sector for the funding.

Eco Schools now

co-ordinates the container recycling.

Container Recycling

Number –C10008756

Recycler of the Week

Well done Taliah!

Happy Whale Hog Doll Happy Whale: Yr 5/6 Hog Doll: Home Ec Room The Happy Whale is presented to the room that is minimising their electricity usuage and The Hog Doll is presented to the room that sadly has either –left their lights on or interactive projector while there are no people in the room.

ECO SCHOOLS UPDATE In late September 2019 Mrs Gall lodged an application for an AGL Grant on behalf of the Eco Schools Committee. Our Grant Application was successful and we received confirmation on Wednesday 11th December in week 10 of term 4 2019. This was very pleasing news. Mrs McGuire then contacted Mr Mick Cosgrove to organise an AGL. Rep to attend the school. Sharyn Garrett attended on behalf of AGL. A vote of thanks was given to her and AGL by Patrick Coleman during parade on Friday 13th December, the last day of term 4 2019. This grant covered two main items – namely two new Paper Shredders – model Rexel Stack and Shred Auto+200X Cross Cut Shredders. The balance of the money went towards purchasing 2 large Sherlock wheelbarrows, shovels, a digging fork, secateurs, pruners (for the fruit trees) and a number of other small hand tools for the Eco Schools Garden. Eco Schools Update from the Committee and Mrs McGuire

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