Dear Parents and Caregivers,

I would just like to thank all families for their support of

the recent and upcoming events. It was so heart-

warming to see the mountains of grocery items that

have been donated for the Ronald McDonald House,

along with the bags and bags of toothbrushes,

toothpaste and soap for the YWAM medical ship to take

to Papua New Guinea. These charitable initiatives

develop compassion in our students and help them to

learn about the meaningfulness of helping others that

are less fortunate. Thank you to the families that have

begun their Colour Fun Run fundraising. The money

raised goes directly to the Student Council initiative of

fundraising for a new senior playground. Together with

a successful grant, this initiative can certainly be a

reality that the students have needed for a long time

now. We are all looking forward to a great Colour Fun

Run, which is also our Spirit of Railway Day for the term.

..………………….. D. Broadfoot

Principal

14th June, 2018

Have your say on NAPLAN Parents, caregivers and community members are

invited to provide their feedback on NAPLAN and its

role in meeting the needs of Queensland students and

schools. Led by independent reviewer Dr Gabrielle

Matters, the evaluation will involve state, Catholic and

independent schools to ensure a broad view of parent

opinions are captured. An online survey is currently

available to give as many people as possible the

opportunity to have their say. The link is available from

our school Facebook page or type

http://sgiz.mobi/s3/NAPLAN-2018

Thank you Wow! Thank you to all of our amazing families for your

generous donations for Ronald McDonald House

Charities North Australia and YWAM. There will be

many appreciative families who receive your goods.

Thank you!

2019 Prep enrolments We will begin our Prep enrolments in Term 3. If

you have a child that will be starting Prep in 2019,

please contact the school office to book an

enrolment meeting time.

We also have a number of days scheduled for

transitioning pre-prep children into the school, as

below:

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE TEACHER? ONLY ONE DAY LEFT TO VOTE!

Star 1063's Apple For The Teacher is B.A.C.K for

2018 and they're back on the hunt for Townsville's

favourite primary school teacher. The winning

teacher will score an Apple iMac to take home

PLUS the winning class will win an Apple HomePod,

a visit from MTQ's paleontologist and dinner at

Tom's Tavern! Nominations close 12:00pm

Thursday, June 14th, with the voting open to the

public at 9:00am June 15th. The winner will be

announced by a surprise visit from Star 1063 Friday,

June 29th.

Students can vote at

https://www.star1063.com.au/win/apple-for-the-

teacher.

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW!

Good Shephard Home visit On Monday the 11th of June, the school captains visited the Good Shephard Home, which is where the retired people go to be taken care of. We played games, such as 4 in a row, and talked about their past and what life was like when they were younger. We had a great time talking to the retired people and it was very interesting learning about their past. Gracie School Captain

Principal’s comments…

V8 Parking Yes, it’s that time of year again! The V8 parking provides us with our biggest fundraising opportunity of the year and all the money raised will go back into our school community in so many ways. But we can’t do it without an army of volunteers. If you are able to volunteer, even if it is only for an hour, please fill out the flyer sent home earlier this week and return to the school office.

School Uniform Sale The uniform shop is currently overstocked. To clear

some of this excess stock we will be selling Polo shirts

for the super low price of $19 per shirt until

the end of Term 2. Why not stock up for next year?

Available from the tuckshop before school.

POSITION VACANT

The position of P&C Secretary has not yet been

filled for this year. If you are interested in this

position or would like more information regarding

this position please email me at

P&CPresident@railestass.eq.edu.au

Lachlan Welsh

P&C President

Athletics Carnival Well done to Elliot house

team, who claimed victory

in the Inter-house Athletics

Carnival yesterday. Castle

team finished in second,

narrowly beating Stuart

team in third. The

competition was fierce

this year and the points

were very close!

Thanks to all the families

that were able to come along to support the event. A

full report of age champions and overall champions will

be included in the next newsletter.

Citizen of the Week Week ending

1st June, 2018

Class

Week ending

8th June, 2018

Jay PREPMM Reece

Cameron 1W Josie

Juri 1/2P Antoinette

Sophia 2E Amira

Phoenix 3/4M Akira

Cooper 3J Naythan

Jesse 4L Kyarra

Jessie 5/6F Jamal

Brieana 5/6M Sina

HOY 2018 16th June under D Block at 2pm

School Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion The School Run4Fun Colour Explosion will be held on 29

th

June starting at 2pm. We do ask that you bring a spare

change of clothes to school, most importantly a plain white

shirt as the students will be covered in powder from head

to toe. The day’s focus is on fun and fitness with the added

benefit of raising funds for our school. The more money we

raise the more we can provide for the students through

vital school projects. Students have now received a

Sponsorship Form with instructions on how to raise money

and order prizes. Students obtain donations in cash using

the Sponsorship Form together with online fundraising.

Please note Fun Run books are due back by

the 22nd June.

Students who raise as little as $10 or more will receive

an incentive prize for their efforts. But why not aim

higher? You have the option to choose up to five (5)

prizes and this will set your fundraising goal. Family and

friends are your greatest supporters, so ask them first

for your support. You will reach your fundraising goal in

no time.

Guess who is coming to visit Railway Estate? Harold and the Life Education Van will be at our school from Friday

31st

August to Tuesday 4th

September.

Students are invited to participate in the fun, exciting and

educational programs below. � PREPMM – HAROLD’S FRIENDSHIP

� 1W - READY, STEADY, GO

� 1/2P - READY, STEADY, GO

� 2E - GROWING GOOD FRIENDS

� 3J - HAROLD’S DIARY

� 3/4M - HAROLD’S DIARY

� 4L - HAROLD’S DIARY

� 5/6F – DECISIONS

� 5/6M – DECISIONS

Visit the Life Education website for more information and heaps of

resources you can use at home. http://www.lifeeducation.org.au/teachers/itemlist/category/26-

primary-school-programs

A flyer will be sent home next term with more information.