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Email:Email: principal@tinanass.eq.edu.auPhone:Phone: 07 4120 8000

Fax:Fax: 07 4121 3148

24 May 201724 May 2017

Principal’s MessageDear Parents

Show week is now upon us and our classes have been makingcontributions to the school display put together by MrsDonohue and Mrs Yates. Thanks to everyone who contributedwork for the display. The Fraser Coast Show holiday is onFriday and I encourage families to use the designated publicholiday to attend rather than the school day Thursday. Checkout the Tinana State School display.

Over the last few weeks, we have been dealing with issuesassociated with students bringing fidget spinners to school.These items fall under the banner of toys and as such are notpermitted at school. Any items of such a nature brought toschool, come at the owner’s own risk of loss or damage.

Our learning focus for 2017 is in the areas of Reading, Writingand Numeracy. This our teachers attended the MaryboroughState Schools Moderation meetings scheduled at schoolsacross Maryborough. Each year level teacher attended their

year level meeting to table and discuss a sample of Englishassessment, evidence of student learning as it relates to theyear level standard. This best practice process deepensteacher collective understanding of the assessment processand leads to more consistent judgments across classes.Thanks to all of our teachers for their commitment to thisprocess.

Term 2 Reading Benchmarks

Prep Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

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Today we had a visit from the Assistant Regional Directorof Education Mr Steven Case. He was accompanied by anAssistant Regional Director colleague from Central QueenslandRegion. We discussed our progress towards our schoolimprovement agenda and the establishment of our schoolcouncil.

Last week was Chappy Week. We are blessed to have anoutstanding Chaplain working in our school. Amanda Watersonhas been with us since the inception of the Chaplaincy Programat Tinana making her one of the senior chaplains in the area.I appreciate the contribution that Amanda has made to ourschool and our community during her time and I take thisopportunity to say thank you for all the little, and BIG things thatshe does for us all.

On Friday, students had the opportunity to attend the schooldisco and to let their hair down after a very focussed first fiveweeks of term. Thanks to the teachers for their efforts. OnTuesday, the senior students held a lapathon to raise money tooffset the coast of graduation at the end of the year.

The Senior Choir performed at Creative Generation Voiceslast week. They performed two songs -‘Humpty Dumpty’, ajazz influenced song, and ‘Castle on a Cloud’ a musical theatrepiece from Les Misérables. Both songs allowed the studentsto showcase their skills in two-part harmony, dynamic contrastand story-telling. We are proud of them achieving the highestscore for the Maryborough Creative Generation Voices heat,obtaining a Silver Award. The Silver Award means that thechoir demonstrated a high standard across the four criteriabeing judged. Congratulations to the dedicated students of theTinana Senior Choir and special thanks to Miss Shaw and MrSchulze for their dedication to rehearsals.

Last Wednesday, our Tinana Cross Country team competedin the District Cross Country trials at the MaryboroughShowgrounds course. I have been impressed by thecommitment showed by athletes in their preparation for thisevent, regularly seen working with Mrs Murtagh on the ovalbefore school. It came as no surprise that we were successfulin having a number of athletes selected in the MaryboroughDistrict team to attend the Wide Bay Regional Selection trials.Congratulations to Hunter Kimber, Byron Sawtell, KohanWallace, Leah Gleich, Thomas Martin, Rohan Meyers, AdamMoss, Luke Adamson and Lachlan Neilsen who all made thedistrict team.

Last week, I was heavily involved with the recruitment andselection panels as we undertook a merit based selectionprocess to permanently appoint our Deputy Principal and Headof Special Education Services positions. I look forward toannouncing the successful candidates in the near future.

I have again been contacted by the Queensland Fire andRescue Service to discuss risk management of our bushlandadjacent to the school. A hazard reduction burn is proposedfor June. Unfortunately this has not occurred in previous yearsdue to extreme weather, despite significant planning havingtaken place. A letter box drop will inform neighbours of planningand the proposed action. I apologise in advance for anyinconvenience to neighbours however the proposed action willmake the block safer in bushfire season.

In other facilities news, we met with our Facilities ManagerWendy Cowie last week to plan for the removal of the oldmusic block. It will be demolished after the new music blockis completed and the site redeveloped into a Senior studentprecinct with covered eating area on the old site. Finally wewill have a suitable area for our seniors to gather and eat theirlunch.

I have been contacted by the owners of the vacant landopposite to the school to once again ask that school patronsNOT park on their private property. I understand that parking isof a premium at certain times of the school day. I respectfullyask all members of our school community to also respect thewishes of the owner of the land. Parking on private propertywithout the owner’s permission creates a range of legal, liabilityand property issues for you.

David BurnsPrincipal

“EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, LEARNING AND ACHIEVING.”

Q-ParentsQ-Parents is an exciting online parent portal, which will allowyou to access information about your child’s schooling likenever before. This term, we will be inviting all families to signup for Q-Parents. This will give you instant access to yourchild’s profile, allowing you to see and inform us of changes tocontact information, attendance data and absences, invoicesdue and paid, and early access to report cards! We think thisis going to be an amazing tool, and new enhancements arebeing continuously added as the initiative grows, and we hopeall our families get on board. If we do not have your correctemail address on file, you won’t receive an invitation, so pleasetake a few minutes to check which email address we have onfile at the office. Please take some time to watch the video toget some more information!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDOEufRCR-Q

And here is another video with information on how to register.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=femcmL1X_7o

Chappy News

CHAPPY WEEK

It’s that time of the year again – CHAPPY WEEK. This yearmarks the 10th anniversary of Tinana SS having a chaplaincyservice in the school, and I can honestly say I am humbled andhonored to have served as your chaplain for the last 10 years.Thanks for being such an amazing school community to workin.

A brief snapshot of what an SU School Chaplain at Tinana SSdoes includes the following:

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SUPPORT:

You Can Do It lunch time club, other programs/groups,classroom lessons, one on one sessions (BEAR plan forstudents with anxiety/anger), and other concerns. NAPLANBreakfast. Harmony Day. Reconciliation Day. Buddy Benches.Bridge Builders.

This can also look very practical at times – attending funerals ofloved ones, supporting families in times of crisis etc. I have donevaried and various things off campus with principal’s permissionfor families in our community during time of need.

CLASSROOM SUPPORT:

Helping with school events (ANZAC Day, Leadership training,Excursions, Family Fun Day, P&C fundraisers where possible,Concerts for junior school parents, Ologies, TheatreRestaurant, Technology challenge, Eisteddfod, School Campsetc).

Any extra-curricular support – this may be individual supportlike helping students with homework and assignments or classsupport.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS:

Chappies are required to participate in school holidayprograms. I lead one every week of the school holidays. My

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favorite one however is the one we run at Tinana SS Hall in thesecond week of the June-July holidays. I get to spend a wholeweek of the holidays having fun with local students and get totrain local youth in leadership. It’s an awesome week.

FUNDRAISING:

Fundraising is a huge part of my role. To keep the chaplaincyservice in the school, I need to raise just over $8000 eachyear. It’s definitely worth it. I support as many P&C and schoolfundraisers as I can, but I also host my own.

COMMUNITY NETWORKING:

Part of my role includes developing networks with communitygroups who can help support our school. In the last year I havespoken at: Young Professionals, Lions Club, Zonta Women’s,QCWA and have helped with the local Domestic ViolenceGroup’s Remembrance Day. Some of these organizations havedonated money or goods to our school or our schoolchaplaincy program as a result.

I am always thankful to the dedicated group of leaders at‘United Youth’ which runs out of our school hall on Fridaynights. These leaders help out in my school communitieswherever they can. In the last 12 months they have volunteeredwith: Family Fun Day, Theatre Restaurant, NAPLAN Breakfast,Cross Country Tuckshop, Supporting children at school withalternate programs, Leadership training days, school rewarddiscos and general chappy fundraisers.

I love what I do and love the extra support Chappies can add toan already brilliant school community.

Thanks for having me as your Chappy for the last 10 years.

TRAINING THIS WEEK:

I have compulsory training in Bundaberg this week so I will onlybe at school on Monday.

SENIOR CAMP:

I am off to senior camp the following week so I won’t be atschool at all that week. I love camp and look forward to thistime.

My timetable will return to normal after camp.

WET AND WILD HOLIDAY PROGRAM:

Invites have gone out for our ‘Wet And Wild’ Holiday program.It is the second week of the June July holidays. It is for childrengrades P-6 and runs from 9-12 Monday to Friday. The cost is$6/child/day which includes morning tea and craft.

It is a whole heap of fun. The invitation is attached. If you wouldlike your child/ren to attend please email me and I will get aregistration pack to you. This event books out quite quickly sobe sure to get your child registered.

If you are keen, please email me atchappyamanda@gmail.com I will then arrange for theregistration pack to go to your child’s class but please don’tbe concerned if this doesn’t happen until week 8 due to myother school commitments.

Have a great week.Amanda the Chappy

Music NewsCreative Generation Voices is a biennial state-wide programcelebrating choral programs in Queensland State Schools.Creative Generation Voices aims to promote excellence inchoral performance, offer choirs the experience of expertadjudication, and provide students with the opportunity toperform in a music festival with choirs from other state schools.

The Tinana State School Senior Choir performed two songs‘Humpty Dumpty’ a jazz influenced song, and ‘Castle on aCloud’ a musical theatre piece from Les Misérables. Both songsallowed the students to showcase their skills in two-partharmony, dynamic contrast and story-telling. We are proudto report that the Tinana Senior Choir received the highestmark for the Maryborough Creative Generation Voices heat,obtaining a Silver Award. The Silver Award means that thechoir demonstrated a high standard across the four criteria thatwas being judged by the adjudicator. Congratulations to thededicated students of the Tinana Senior Choir.

Library NewsLove of literature or LOL Club is run by literacy coach, SandyMorris. Students enjoy reading before school in the library ontheir own, shared or with Mrs Morris. It is a pleasure to hearstudents share their love of reading. Thank you students! Thankyou Mrs Morris.

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Gregg Dreise who visited last week made this artworkespecially for Tinana School!

Physical Education News

Senior 200m Sprints and Ball Games – Monday5th June! Senior Sports Day Friday 9th June!

Important Office NewsSchool Photo Day is scheduled for Thursday, 27th of July!

Tinana State School has a Facebook page! Subscribe toget up to date information about what’s happening atschool!

http://tinanass.eq.edu.au

MONEY COMING TO SCHOOL

Would parents please ensure that any money sent to school forany purposes other than tuckshop is sent directly to the officeand is placed in an envelope with student’s name, grade andparticular item or excursion they are paying for, clearly markedon the front of envelope. Pre-printed envelopes are availableat the office for any payments. Parents that prefer to depositthe funds directly into the school bank account are requestedto advise the office of the deposit and to use the studentsurname and invoice number as the payment reference. Aslarge amounts of money pass through the school office itbecomes difficult and time consuming to identify paymentswithout this information.

Invoices via Email

You should now be receiving all your child’s invoices via email.If you need to provide the office with an updated email address,please do so as soon as possible.

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ABSENCESPlease Phone 4120 8066 and leave a message on theAbsence Line in the event of a student being absent. Pleasephone each day your child is absent from school unless theoffice has been previously advised of the absence. Verbalmessages by the student are not sufficient. This preventsany misunderstanding and ensures the safety of your child.Please note that, by law, we are required to report any longterm unexplained absences from school which may then beinvestigated by the police.

LATE ARRIVALThe school day begins at 8:45am and all staff will begininstruction at this time. Arrivals after 8:45am are consideredto be late. Late arrival should be accompanied by a note butparents may ring the office with this information. Studentsmust first report to the office to obtain a late slip that is to begiven to their teacher.

SMS NOTIFICATIONThe school is now utilising an SMS system to notify parentsof any unexplained absence. If you receive a text messagestating your child’s absence is unexplained, you can reply viatext, stating your child’s name, and reason for absence. If youbelieve your child should be present at school, please phonethe office immediately on 4120 8000.

EARLY DEPARTUREChildren leaving school early must be picked up from theoffice. Parents may ring in advance to arrange for their child/ren to be ready for collection, or send a note to the classteacher. Your child will be given an early departure slip fromthe office.

Student Attendance – Same Day AbsenceNotification

The safety and wellbeing of students are the highest prioritiesfor the Department of Education and Training and for theQueensland Government.

At Tinana State School we endeavour to contact a parentor carer via text message when a student's absence isunexplained after the first roll marking of the day.

As home and school work together, student safety will beincreased. Here are some guidelines to make this process moreefficient:

Free Hearing and Vision Tests

• Notify the school by phone or email before 9:00am ifyour student is going to be absent that day. Pleasegive a brief explanation for the absence.

• If you receive a text message regarding anunexplained absence, please respond promptly,either via text or phone call.

• Please ensure that your mobile phone number andother contact details are up-to-date on the schoolrecords. This is critical, as we need to be able tocontact you in case of emergency.

• If your student arrives late to school, they must go tothe office for a late pass before going to theirclassroom. If they are leaving early, a leave passmust be obtained from the office.

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Tuckshop

P&C Fundraising Information

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

REMINDER!

Cookie Dough orders due in by Thursday, 25th May.

Uniform Shop

MON - FRI 8-9amWEDNESDAY 2.30-3.30pm

Don't forget we have a massive selection of second handclothing for $2 unless marked otherwise.

And our SELL OUT SALE on sport Jackets for $33. Limitedsizes left!

School Banking

School Banking 2017 is off to a flying start.

This year’s School Banking adventure is well underway, as thenew-look Dollarmites lead the journey up towards the amazingSavings Hover Park. Students are demonstrating a remarkablesaving behaviour.

Banker of the Week

Each week a lucky banker will be drawn and gets to choose aprize from our prize bank. Our school bankers of the week areTristan & Claudia. Don’t forget you have to bank each week togo into the draw.

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New Banking Rewards

There are two new reward items to keep students saving inTerm 2:

Your child can redeem one of these, while stocks last, aftermaking 10 School Banking deposits.

CommBank Youth App

Through the School Banking program, Commbank has beenoffering engaging ways for Australia children to learn the valueof saving and smart money management since 1931. In 2017,the introduction of the Commbank Youth App, an innovativedigital banking tool, will help enhance the School BankingProgram

With the Commbank Youth app, your child can:

Explore more about the Commbank Youth app, and how to getyour child started, by visiting:

http://commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

Competition

Complete your colouring competition for your chance to WINan Itunes Gift Card! There’s a $15.00 Itunes card to be won ineach category!

Judging Categories: Prep to Grade 2 & Grade 3 to Grade 6.

Competition closes Friday 16th June 2017.

Drop completed entries into the box at the Office.

Tammy & Sharon School Banking Co-Ordinators

Keep in Touch with P&C through SocialMedia

Check us out on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/TinanaStateSchoolPandC

Community Notices

• 3D Chalk Set

• Tablet Case

• Check the balance of their Youthsaver account.

• View School Banking deposits in their transactionhistory.

• Track the number of Dollarmites tokens they collect.

• Set up savings goals and monitor their progress.

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Maryborough Artisans Inc committee are excited to presentthis year's Community Challenge which will be held inconjunction with CraftFest 2017.

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