Congratulations

Welcome to Mrs Gripske, our new Guidance Officer. While

she has already been working at the College this term, her

appointment has been made permanent.

Accessing the College Grounds at all Campuses

Thank you to all parents who follow school safety procedures

and make their way to the office when entering any campus.

This is an essential safety measure for all students, staff and

parents. Parents collecting students for appointments, dropping

off forgotten lunches or equipment or wanting messages

delivered must use the office, not go to class areas.

Parents and students are also reminded that the school grounds

are off limits on weekends and after school, except for the

timeframes of activities pre-booked with the College.

Supervision of all children is expected in this time.

College Musical

Looking forward to being, ‘All Shook Up’? See you at the

College Musical in Jubilee Hall from 6.30pm on Thursday,

Friday and Saturday night this week.

Positive Behaviour for Learning at Middle

Congratulations to the almost 90% of Middle Campus students

who have achieved Gold, Silver or Bronze recognition this

term! This is a fantastic effort by students and congratulations

are in order. Remember to trade in your Gotcha or Ripper

awards.

Reporting

Student reports will again be emailed during the final week of

this term. Please ensure you have updated email addresses and

provided them to the campuses.

Junior Campus Book Fair

Junior Campus Book Fair is fast approaching and will be held from 12th to 16th June in the Junior Campus library. The book fair will be open for purchasing at the following times: Monday to Thursday - 8:00 to 8:30am - 1:30 to 2:00pm - 3:00 to 3:30pm Friday - 8:00 to 12:30pm

Please come along with your child and view the huge variety of books on display that your child could enjoy reading.

JUNIOR CAMPUS HOMEWORK CLUB

Homework Club will not run Monday 12th June and Monday 19th June

Date Claimer

June 2017 8th – 10th - RSC Musical 12th – 16th Junior Campus Book Fair 14th – 16th SC Art/Drama Tertiary Tour 16th – Under 8’s Day 19th – 22nd Yr 11& 12 Cert I in Construction Work Exp Week 21st – Middle Campus Disco 23rd – Junior Campus FUN RUN (Starts 9.00am) 23rd - Last Day, Term 2 Ends

July 2017 15th – 21st Year 7 Canberra Trip 2nd – 9th NAIDOC Week 24th – Athletics Carnival – 13 - 19years 25th – Athletics Carnival – 9 – 12 years 29th – Footy and Fillies Race Day

From our Heads of Campus and Principal Alese Woods, Margaret Mawn, Kate Van Der Meulen and Anthony Green

29th May 2017 – 9th May 2017 NEWS ACROSS THE COLLEGE

TUCKSHOP

Tuckshop is available four days a week at Junior and Middle

and every day at Senior.

Each week there will be Daily Specials available with a

different one each day. Week 1 specials are attached. The

specials will be advertised on the P&C Facebook page- Like

and follow it today

(https://www.facebook.com/RomaStateCollege/).

Ordering is easy via Flexischools- simply register at

http://www.flexischools.com.au/

Tuckshop Rosters for Term 2 2017

Week 9 Monday 12/6/2017

Helper: Wendy Garvie

M/C Patricia Gordon

Home Cooking: Sarah Cameron

Pikelets: Nicole Wilcox

Donations:

Tuesday 13/6/2017

Helper: Esme Rodgers

M/C

Home Cooking:

Pikelets

Donations:

Wednesday 14/6/2017

Helper: Terri Miller

M/C

Home Cooking: Terri Miller

Pikelets Kim Neilson

Donations:

Thursday 15/06/2017

Helper: John Cole

M/C

Home Cooking:

Pikelets:

Donations:

Week 10 Monday 19/06/2017

Helper: Patricia Gordon

M/C Gordon Rowlings

Home Cooking: Tenneille rodgers

Pikelets: Toni Rodgers

Donations:

Tuesday 20/06/2017

Helper: Val Clem

M/C

Home Cooking:

Pikelets

Donations:

Wednesday 21/06/2017

Helper: Erika Lister

M/C

Home Cooking:

Pikelets Donations:

Thursday 22/06/2017

Helper: Esme Rodgers

M/C

Home Cooking:

Pikelets:

Donations:

Tuckshop is located at the Senior Campus (Cottell Street)

Time: 9.30am to 11.30am Telephone: 4620 4216 – between 8am & 12pm

During literacy rotations, Mrs McDonald’s 4F

class have been writing independently.

Writing Stimulus: The Case of the Missing

Goldfish

One night Led Zeppelin was playing loudly through the

house when I noticed that Anikon was missing! So I went

to give Tom, our cat, his lunch and noticed he was

particularly full. Something fishy was going on! Then I

noticed a crack in Anikon’s bowl that looked like ‘TOM’.

The music had cracked the fish bowl in the form of TOM

and drained the water. When Tom walked past, he ate the

dead fish. That’s why he was full. FFeeww. Case

cracked!

By Rory

This is the case of my missing lunch. Maybe it got on its

fins and ran away. I’m going to find it!

By Katelin

One relaxing afternoon, there was a cat and a goldfish….

They did not like each other at all! The cat always tried to

eat the fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner! He even tried

to eat the fish when I wasn’t looking, so we had to leave

the fish up high whenever we weren’t at home. So as I

was saying, one relaxing afternoon, I decided to go to the

pool with my friends and…. I forgot to put the fish in a

high place where the cat couldn’t reach it! After I came

back from the pool, I thought everything was going to be

fine but… my goldfish was gone!

By Erin

Hello, my name is Detective Sir Meows a lot. I’m pretty

important around this busy household. I’m on a super

important mission. This is how it started this morning. I

was having a delightful catnap, when suddenly I heard a

revolting sound so I followed it and there was Jake, the

toddler. He cried and screamed, so screechy too! Jake

was crying about the missing goldfish. I said to myself,

“The case of the missing goldfish.” I ran as fast as I

could to get my detective suit.

By Nikella

QParents is coming

The QParents web and mobile application provides a more convenient, easier way for parents and legal guardians of Queensland state school students to interact with their child’s school. Parents will have secure, online access to their child’s student information, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone, tablet or computer.

QParents allows parents to connect instantly with their

child’s school to access and manage their child’s student

information, including:

Attendance and absence details, as well as the

ability to notify the school of an absence

Behaviour information

Academic report cards

Class timetables

Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history,

and making payments online

Viewing and updating personal student details,

including medical conditions and address

Enrolment details

QParents will assist both staff and parents in sharing and responding to information in an efficient and effective way.

We will be sending out invitations for parents to register for QParents week beginning 12

th of June, 2017.

QParents won’t replace the traditional ways you communicate with our school, but it will provide another way to communicate with us.

More information about QParents can be found at https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/about

BREAKFAST CLUB JUNIOR

CAMPUS

Thank you to Better Home Living Roma for

donating an Urn to Junior Campus Breakfast

Club. Our students have enjoyed hot chocolate on

cold frosty mornings before school!

GOTCHA CAFÉ STAR OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to James Jacobs in 1H, who has received more than 30 Gotcha's for following the 4 BE's at school. Well done James!

Keep up the great work!

Junior Campus Student of the Week

Week 7

Petah McKellar-Hearn, Aaliyah Rowlands, Brock

Taylor, Kora Culverhouse, Logan Bain, Jordyn Carter,

Lucy Ferguson, Phoebe Thrupp, Tiesha Davis, Shayla

Newman, Nate Stansbie, Sienna Thompson, Lionel

Fraser and Param Singh.

PE Students of the week, nominated by Miss Ross

were: Bentley Brider, Molly Pollock and Blake

Kingston.

Congratulations and wonderful work to all of these

students!

Keep up the great work!

All Rounder” Citizenship Award

Congratulations to Charlie Johnson, who has received our “All

Rounder” Citizenship award, sponsored by P & P

Trophies. Charlie has demonstrated exemplary standards of

service and conduct where he regularly provides peer

assistance to other students in class during the day. Recently

he was spotted helping fellow students down the stairs while

transitioning between classrooms. Charlie is a thoughtful class

mate always willing to lend a hand! Fantastic work Charlie,

you are a credit to our school.

PEER SKILLS

Last week, sixteen Year 7 and 8 students trained as peer helpers in the Lifeline Community Care 2-day Peer Skills workshop facilitated by Mrs Deb Flesser and Ms Talia Ciampi. The workshop aimed to provide the students with the confidence and skills they need to respond in the best possible way when a friend turns to them with a concern or problem. Young people play an important role in supporting peers as they often first turn to their friends when troubled. The workshop also trained students in support skills, communication and problem solving strategies and provided them with information about local agencies. These students will also be part of a group of peer helpers who will support students in Year 4 and 5 during identified breaks. Students involved were:

YEAR 7 YEAR 8 Edward Schefe Jacob Easton Fletcher Ferguson Remi Qualischefski Lauren Betts

George Shaw Heather Proud Blayk Mansfield Antonia Hendry-Ratima Jack Bergemann Lauren Squire Edward Graham Keili White Levi Walsh Meg Dawes Heidi Seawright

Organ and Tissue Donation

If you'd say yes to a life-saving transplant....have you said yes to becoming an organ and tissue donor? The Year 12 Health class delivered an emotional Organ Donation campaign to the year 11 and 12 cohort this week to promote student awareness of organ and tissue donation. Have you had the conversation? It is important to know that in Australia the family of every potential donor will be asked to confirm the donation decision of their loved one before organ and tissue donation for transplantation can proceed. Some families have discussed organ and tissue donation and may already know their loved one's donation decisions. Other families who have not discussed donation will also need to make a decision about whether their loved one will become a donor. Show Support Show your support by joining the #endthewait campaign today. Are you on the Australian Organ Donor Register? Share your decision on social media, and challenge others to register and share their decision. To register, visit http://www.donatelife.gov.au/decide. At the age of 16 students can register their intent to donate. Register today. #donatelife Some Facts Organ and tissue donation involves removing organs and tissues from someone who has died (a donor) and transplanting them into someone who, in many cases, is very ill or dying (a recipient).

Organs that can be transplanted include the heart,

lungs, liver, kidneys, intestine and pancreas.

Tissues that can be transplanted include heart

valves and other heart tissue, bone, tendons,

ligaments, skin and parts of the eye, such as the

cornea and sclera.

The Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) works with states and territories, clinicians and the community sector to deliver the Australian Government’s national reform programme to improve organ and tissue donation and transplantation outcomes in Australia. If you would like to discover, decide and discuss more on organ and tissue donation please visit http://www.donatelife.gov.au/.

P & C MEETING

WHEN: Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month WHERE: Junior Campus Library

TIME: 5.00 PM

WE NOW HAVE

CENTREPAY!!

Centrepay is the easy way to pay your school fees. It’s a voluntary service that is free for Centrelink customers. Use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment.

You can start or change a deduction at any time.

The quickest way to do this is through your Centrelink account online.

Vocational Education & Training (VET)

News

Year 10 Work Experience

At Roma State College we are committed to

providing opportunities for our Year 10 students to

complete a minimum of one week of work

experience in the year. Each student has been able to

nominate a specific job they want to work in or an

industry that they are interested in and will be given

the chance to learn, first-hand, what a week of “real

work” entails.

Our students will be involved in industries such as

Health, Business, Fitness, Retail, Hospitality and

many trades around Roma and the Maranoa Region.

This initiative will provide students with the

opportunity to refine existing skills and develop new

skills. I am positive that the program will be a

positive and valuable experience for each of our

students and will assist them in to choosing a career

pathway that is engaging, enjoyable and successful.

SATs Each week training providers send a list of school

based apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities

directly to our College. This Information is

advertised to students using a range of mediums

including: Student notices, College fortnightly

newsletter and the noticeboard inside A

Block. Students interested in proceeding in a

SAT must discuss with Mr Clarke before

proceeding with their application. Current SAT and

full time opportunities are:

Golden West Flooring

Technology

Apprenticeship

Full-Time Closes

23/06/2017

Roma

Diesel Fitting

Mechanic

Apprenticeship

Full-time Closes

23/06/2017

Roma

EO1 Business

Administration

Traineeship

School-based Closes

23/06/2017

Roma

MRAEL Apprentice

Butcher

School-based 23/06/2017 Roma

Anglican Parish of St Paul - Confirmation and adult

baptism – Friday 20 October.

Anglican Bishop Cameron Venables will be in Roma on

Friday 20 October to celebrate confirmation into the

Anglican Communion.

Confirmation is available to all baptised into the

Christian faith who are 12 years and older, and who

seek communion within the Anglican Church.

Please contact Rev Dr Imelda O’Loughlin – Deacon in

the Parish of St Paul for more information –

grahamandimelda@gmail .com or 0409665300.

UNDER 8’S DAY INVITATION

Junior Campus are holding their annual Under 8’s

day on Friday 16 June from 10:00 am until

1:30pm. If you would like to hold a stall or run an

activity on behalf of your business or community

group, please contact Jo Dykes at Junior Campus

phone 4620 1111.

ROMA STATE COLLEGE – MUSICAL

It’s that time of the year again…Roma State College musical time! This year we are proud to present All Shook Up inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, and Musical Book by Joe Dipietro. 42 students from across Years 4-12 have been busy rehearsing for the past four months, under the direction of Miss Shari Hirning, choreography of Miss Brooke Massingham and stage management of Mrs Kate Van Der Meulen and Miss Michelle Matthews. This high energy production is sure to impress, so make sure you get in early to secure your tickets to the performance. What: Roma State College’s production of All Shook Up When: Thursday 8 June, Friday 9 June, Saturday 10 June 2017 Time: Doors open 6:30pm, show starts 7:00pm Where: Jubilee Hall, Senior Campus Tickets: Adults $12, Students/Concession $10, Children Under 5 Free. Note:

Purchase 8 tickets or more to reserve a table, or general admission.

Tickets available from May 2, 2017 onwards from the Senior Campus Office, or at the door on the nights.

BYO food and drink. Canteen operating before the show and during interval.