28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 Telephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

2014 HATS &

HOMEWORK BAGS

School Hats…………. $10

Homework Bags … .$10

Water Bottle Coolers..$5

Call into the Office at any

time to purchase these

items.

HEAD LICE

Recently there has been reported cases of head lice so

it is important that all parents check their children

and other family members for head lice regularly.

The most effective way is by using the hair conditioner and

combing method. You will need white coloured hair conditioner, an ordinary

come, a fine tooth head lice comb and white tissue/

kitchen towel.

Apply conditioner to dry hair completely covering scalp and hair from roots to tips. Use ordinary comb to detangle hair and distribute conditioner. Divide into 4 sections, comb hair from root tops using fine tooth head lice comb. After each stroke wipe the come onto a white tissue, checking the comb and tissue for head lice., Comb the whole head, checking for lice.

Put all tissues in a plastic bag, tie the top and put the bag in a rubbish bin.

SWIMMING TERM 1 Swimming is on every week for all students from Year 1 to Year 3/4.

Students will need to make sure they have their swimming equipment and $2:00 each week for their lesson.

Time Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

11:30 – 12:30 3LD 2 CP

12:30 – 1:30 1 AJ 1WT 3/4 CS

2:00 – 2:55 1/2 ES 3 / 4 TI

INGHAM STATE SCHOOL

2014 STUDENT LEADERS

School Captains Ava Stanford -Trent Altadonna - Dalta Hatfield - Brody Mombelli

Student Council Emily Peebles—Felicity Barrett—Zaleigh Quabba—Sadman Hyder

Lavieen Uthayakumar—Alana Carbone—Hannah Martin—

Jayde Bosworth—Jack Edwards—Adam Tabone—Kyle Wright

Sports Captains Scott: Akema Greenaway—Ethan De Campo—Kaitlyn Da Lai—

Harry Venables

Hunter: Hayley Casale—Gio Prelec—Caitlin Hill—Regan Abenzi

Dalrymple: Lacey Battoraro—Luke Rotondo—Ethan Hillyard—

Imogen Napier—Noah Reincastle

Audio Team Alana Romano—Brodie Macarone—Jared Giuffrida—Sean Scott—

Tyler Petersen—Brennen Caruana– Jesse Di Bella—Thomas Grossi

Nicholas White

Library Monitors Hannah Currington—Kylie Strik—Shinequa Burns—Rishabh

Bawa—Madison Greenaway—Jack Jessop—Rhys Valenti

Choir Captain Felicity Barrett

Environmental Committee

Alisha Muldowney—Jade Kunne—Thorn Sanderson—Vaughn

Pryor—Robbie Clough—Rickey Mitchell—Jake Goldring—Douglas

Chadwick—Calem Priest—Andrew Finocchiaro

Media Committee Alyssa Grassi—Destiny Morganson—Mark Moore—Allanis

Melviin—Kira Puglisi—Christy Robino—Imogen Batty—Jessica

Waller—Rachel Rinaldo—Emily Melvin—Crystal Watts—

Veronica Lawlor

Indigenous Leaders Jason Burns—June Bennyfather—Tahli Goodes—Kathleen Miller

Date Claimers

Spotlight

04 April– ISS X Country and ISS ANZAC Ceremony

22 April—Term 2 starts

25 April—ANZAC March

29 April to 2 May—Year 6 Camp

09 May—District X Country

23 May—National Walk Safely to School Day

10 to 13 June—Year 5 Camp

15 August—Barnes Cup

17-22 August—Ingham Arts

EFTPOS OR CREDIT CARD

facilities are NOT

available at Ingham State School.

P & C Monthly

Meeting

28 April 2014 Venue: Resource Centre

Time: 7:30pm

Tea & Coffee available

Dear Parents, As another school term comes to a close, we are still in the midst of assessing student learning, analysing data and participating in Professional Development as well as preparing for the school’s Cross Country and ANZAC Ceremony on Friday. Twenty-four students from Years 2 to 7 have registered for one or more of the subjects in the 2014 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) tests. The sitting dates for the tests will be held during Terms 2 and 3. They involve Computer Skills, Science, Writing, Spelling, English, and Mathematics. Our students performed very well last year with Lavieen Uthayakumar awarded a gold medal as he was the top achiever in his subject (Science) in his year level in Queensland. We wish this year’s ICAS participants the best of luck and to have fun during the preparation. Every day counts; every minute counts As we reach the end of Term 1, all parents and carers are reminded of the importance of sending children to school on time, every day. Being at school every day counts - one day absent each week quickly adds up to two months of missed schooling in a year. One hour late each day rapidly adds up to one school day absent. Unless your child is ill, it is expected that your child will be at school learning every day of the school year. Holidays, shopping and parties are not accepted as excuses for absence by Education Queensland. More information on the importance of regular school attendance is available at http://education.qld.gov.au/everydaycounts/index.html Encourage your child to learn by showing the importance of books and reading. A

simple way is to create a place where s/he can store books. You can also encourage your child to borrow books from the school library, allowing you to spark interest in reading during school holidays. If you are not sure where to start looking for books that appeal to your child, ask the community librarian or your child’s teacher. Encourage the whole family to join the community library. Libraries usually sponsor reading events and clubs for children, offering a great way for your child to enjoy reading with her friends. Allow your child to choose his/her own books. Some books will be too hard for your child to read alone. If s/he needs help with more than five words on the page, this is an ideal book for you to read to your child. Children learn a lot about reading by being read to, and this will help them see that you are interested in reading, too.

Allow your child to experience the pleasure of choosing books. Don’t worry if s/he wants to read the same book more than once. Just as a musician enjoys playing the same piece of music many times, so a young reader can get something more from a book each time s/he reads it. Rhyming books help your child pay attention to the sounds of words. Books with repeated words and phrases help your child learn about the sounds of language and patterns in words. Content adapted with permission from

Institute of Education, University of London

THE ADMIN TEAM

Issue 10

01 April

2014

28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 Telephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

Friday 04 April

Ingham State School’s

Cross Country (Program attached)

ANZAC Ceremony

SEACAPERS

SATURDAY

6 SEPTEMBER

EASTER RAFFLE TICKETS BOOKS

MUST BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE

TOMORROW

28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 TeLlephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

TALKING TUCKSHOP

Term one has gone so fast! I hope this means we have all been very busy.

Many thanks to everyone who has helped out in matters concerning the tuckshop during this term. A special thank you to the daily volunteers, specialty baking volunteers and the tuckshop committee for the time they so generously give to the tuckshop. Also, special thanks to Mrs Marinoni for her donation of a Stainless Steel Chopping Board Rack. Your donation was greatly appreciated.

Tuckshop will open all this week and will reopen on the first day back of Term 2 being Tuesday 22 April.

Tuesday’s Specials: Piece of Fish, Fish Burger, Meal Deal.

Available everyday: Sandwiches, mince buns, pizza, salad boxes, cob of corn, fruit etc.

Enjoy the Easter break and return safely to school in Term 2.

Thank you for your help and cooperation. Mrs Byers—Tuckshop Convenor

2014 Tuckshop Roster Wednesday 02 April — Araya Piakhan Thursday 03 April — Yvonne Bosworth, Rosa Marshall Friday 04 April — Lina Marmara, Brenda Motti, Amanda Lenzo Tuesday 22 April— Lina Marmara, Rosa Marshall

2014 Specialty Baking Roster Wednesday 02 April—Natalee Erba Thursday 03 April—Glynis Romano, Laura Giuffrida Wednesday 23 April—Lee-Anne Waller

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P & C NEWS

EASTER RAFFLE

The Easter Raffle will be drawn

this Thursday. Donations of

either non-perishable food items

or money are still wanted and

can be left at the Office.

Thank You.

The prizes for our Easter Raffle will be:

1st Easter Hamper

2 bottles of wine

2nd Small Easter Hamper

3rd $20 Woolworths Gift Card

PLEASE RETURN YOUR RAFFLE

TICKETS

SOLD OR UNSOLD

TO THE OFFICE BY

9:00AM THURSDAY MORNING

NQ PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTS

The NQPS trials for tennis were held

yesterday in Home Hill and

congratulations go to Adam Hobbs on

his selection as No 3 in the NQ team

and to Rachel Rinaldo who made

shadow. Adam will go to Toowoomba

on May 28 to compete in the

Queensland trials.

2014

INGHAM STATE SCHOOL

ANZAC CEREMONY

Our School’s ANZAC Ceremony will be

held this Friday 04 April commencing

at 2:00pm.

Students are asked to bring flowers/

foliage for our fence display.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to Imogen Napier on her success at the recent NQ Swimming Championships. Imogen swam in both of the relays – Freestyle and the Medley relay (did a PB for the Breastroke leg of the medley relay).

Imogen also did a PB for both the 100m and 50m backstroke and was very close to making the 50m backstroke final. Well Done!

Kolby Quabba’s Cancer Fundraiser

Kolby’s hair will be shaved off in the Great Shave Off on 24 May at 5:00pm at the Brother’s Football Club. He is raising funds for Ingham’s Palliative Care Unit and Audrey’s Angels of Hope.

28 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD, 4850 TeLlephone (07) 4776 9333 Fax (07) 4776 9300 E-mail admin@inghamss.eq.edu.au Web http://inghamss.eq.edu.au

ISS Playgroup News

Remember no Playgroup during the

school holidays so Playgroup will

recommence on April 28th.

2014 SCHOOL YEAR

Term 1:Tuesday 28 January—

Friday 4 April

Term 2: Tuesday 22 April—

Friday 27 June

Term 3: Monday 14 July—Friday

19 September

Term 4: Tuesday 7 October—

Friday 12 December

Pupil Free Days :

Monday 20 October

Public Holidays

Good Friday— Friday 18 April

Easter Monday—Monday 21 April

Anzac Day—Friday 25 April

Queen’s Birthday—Monday 9 June

Labour Day— Monday 6 October

Christmas Day—Thursday 25 December

FRIDAY NIGHT STATION HOTEL

RAFFLES

Friday 4 April

Darrin & Karen Harragon

Friday 02 May

Volunteers please

PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING

AT OUR SCHOOL’S STATION HOTEL

FRIDAY NIGHT RAFFLES.

SIMPLY CHOOSE A DATE THAT SUITS

YOU THEN RING THE OFFICE SO

THAT YOUR NAME CAN BE ADDED

TO THE ROSTER.

THANK YOU

STARS OF THE WEEK

Presented on Assembly Friday 28 March

PDR Lara PKH Nickolas

1AJ Shinae 1WT Jessica

1/2ES Isabella

2CP Aidan, Bilin, Clinton, Flint, Anthony

3LD Shimahl 3/4TI Jack

4JC Hunter W 5CN Dale

6NR Imogen 7LN Zaleigh

6/7DM Lacey, Hayley, Emily

MUSIC Mahala 3LD

INGHAM STATE SCHOOL

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P&C ASSOCIATION

STATION HOTEL

MEAT RAFFLE &

CASH JACKPOT

THIS WEEK - 2 X MEAT RAFFLE DRAWS & CASH JACKPOT

EVERY FRIDAY OF

SCHOOL TERMS

5:45 TO 7:00PM

EVERYBODY WELCOME

THURSDAY AFTER-SCHOOL SOCCER

TRAINING

Students—please note that there is

NO training this Thursday and

training will resume next Term.

Damir Muftic

VIOLIN NEWS

The Year 3 students with school violins are to keep the violins at home over the holidays so they can keep practising.

I look forward to seeing everyone in Term 2. Lynda Wright

2014 ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPS

YEAR 5: Tuesday 10 June to Friday

13 June at Daradgee EEC.

YEAR 6: Tuesday 29 April to Friday 2 May at

Tinaroo EEC

YEAR 7: Tuesday 5 August to Friday 8

August at Tinaroo EEC.

KEEP A WATCH ON OUR SCHOOL THESE HOLIDAYS

With the holidays fast approaching, we need you to look out for after-hours crime in our school. If you see anything suspicious, please call School Watch on 13 17 88.

The School Watch program is a partnership between the Department of Education, Training and Employment, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service. It aims to reduce vandalism, theft and arson in Queensland schools.

If you do see something suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene. Call the School Watch number and let the local police or State Government Protective Security Service deal with the matter. Keep the number handy—13 17 88—and let’s work together to help create a safer school community.

PHOTO WORKSHOP

STUDENTS, IF YOU HAVE A PHOTO DSIPLAYED IN THE OFFICE OR THE RESOURCE CENTRE, PLEASE COME AND COLLECT YOUR PHOTO THIS WEEK.