From the Principal From the Deputy Principal

Special Education Program Curriculum Matters

Workplace Health & Safety Schedule of Events

Student News Community News

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

7 November 2014

Dear Parents

Final Part of the Year Now that we are in November it is important that we assist our young people to finish the year strongly. Please remind your child to Be Safe, Be Respectful and to Be A Learner each day they are at school. This will enable our young people to reach their learning potential and have a positive conclusion to the 2014 school year.

Thanks to our Tuckshop workers and Volunteers Tuckshop Day is Friday, 7 November.

Let’s give a big thanks to our tuckshop convenors and volunteers for their hard work in providing our hungry students with healthy, tasty food. To Mrs Michelle McKenzie, our convenor and her band of helpers, thanks for your great work – your efforts are appreciated.

Our tuckshop is always looking for volunteers to help out so if you’ve got an hour or two free, contact Michelle (Ph: 3820 1638).

Staffing Mr Luke Desborough is on Long Service Leave from 3/11/14 to 21/11/14. Best wishes to Luke and his partner for the safe arrival of their baby. We are looking forward to hearing some exciting news soon! Mrs Natalie O’Connor will be teaching 2C in Luke’s absence.

I will be taking Long Service Leave from 21/11/14 to the end of the 2014 school year. For this time frame the school administration will be led by Mrs Dee Edwards. Details are: Acting Principal is Mrs Dee Edwards, Deputy Principal is Mr Jason Meijboom, Acting Deputy Principal is Mrs Cynthia Mangakahia, Head Of Curriculum is Mrs Sonya Wilson and Acting HOSES is Mrs Kim Neville.

Working Bee Have you noticed the enhanced environment around the junior primary classrooms? Well done and thank you to our P&C President Mrs Storm Clark and all parent and staff helpers who assisted at the working bee on 26 October. Your efforts have really made this area much more inviting.

Awards Celebration Assembly On Friday, December 5, our school will host the annual awards celebration in the Hall from 9.15-10.15am (Parents are welcome to attend). This will be a celebration of student achievement in 2014 and there will be awards presented to selected students across all classes at Hilliard SS. Parents are most welcome to nominate someone for the Community Award using the attached nomination form.

Hilliard State School Community Award – The recipient of this award will be chosen by the Principal and the President of the Parents and Citizens Association following nominations received from the Hilliard State School Community. The award recipient will be a member of the Hilliard State School community – i.e. a child, parent, teacher, employee, friend/supporter of the school who, through the preceding twelve months, has displayed the following traits or met the following criteria:-

1. Has positively supported the school through word and action;

2. Has worked for, or supported the school, in a way that would be recognised as “above and beyond the call of duty”;

3. Has enhanced the educational opportunities for the students of the school through the support that is given;

4. Has enhanced the reputation of the school, within the community, through the support that is given.

Andrew Walker - Principal

From the Deputy Principal

Last Friday, 31 October we celebrated Grandparent’s Day at Hilliard State School. Hundreds of Grandparents enjoyed our

wonderful concert showcasing the many talented students here at Hilliard SS. Our P&C catered morning tea and then our special

guests were treated to interactive lessons in our classrooms.

Grandparents play a special part in the lives of children. They offer links to the past and a sense of purpose and belonging! We

value these special relationships and thank everyone for coming along and sharing this wonderful day with us!

Dee Edwards - Deputy Principal

Curriculum Matters Year 6 Sydney/Canberra Trip

A letter has been sent home to Year 6 parents this week outlining the planned Sydney/Canberra trip for 2015. The trip is scheduled

for 31/08/15 - 4/09/15. Students will fly to Sydney, visit Taronga Zoo then travel by coach to Canberra to visit; The Senate, The

House of Representatives, The War Memorial, The High Court, Questacon and take part in an Education Program at the Electoral

Education Centre and Parliamentary Museum. A visit to the snow fields to experience the snow is also planned. Finally, students

travel back to Sydney by coach and fly home.

The cost of this trip is approximately $1000. The total includes all flights and coach travel, all meals, all entrance fees, hire of snow

gear (except water proof gloves), all accommodation and travel insurance. In addition to this, students are permitted to take $50

spending money.

To be able to calculate a more precise price for the tour and to make firm bookings, we will need to know how many students will

be attending. It is for these reasons that we require parents to indicate your intentions by returning the slip below. Please return the

request slip by Friday, 14th November, 2014.

Early in the new year, a parent meeting will be held to disseminate more detailed information. At this time, another note will be

distributed with the exact amount, dates for payments and permission slip along with a request for a non-refundable deposit.

REQUEST FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2015 SYDNEY/CANBERRA TOUR

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Please return the request slip by Friday, 14th November, 2015 to the school office.

Student Name:________________________________Class: _______________

I / We would like to request inclusion for my/our child in the 2015 Sydney/Canberra

Tour.

I/We do not want my/our child to participate in the 2015 Sydney/Canberra Tour.

Parent/Caregiver Signature: ________________________Date: _____________

Sonya Wilson - Head of Curriculum

SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Exciting news! S.E.P. now have a new sandpit! Students are enjoying:

estimating

building

measuring

playing

pouring

sharing toys

Cynthia Mangakahia - Head of Special Education Services (H.O.S.E.S.)

OFFICE NEWS

Event Cost Payment Due

Voluntary Parent Contribution $80 Due now

Mathletics (whole school) $8 Due now

Year 2 Camp $9.50 CLOSED

Year 3 Camp $10.00 CLOSED

Interschool Sport $25.00 CLOSED

Year 6/7 Graduation $40 per ticket 27/11/14

Cash Collection Days - payments to the office are: Tuesday and Thursday from 8am to 11am. The cash collection window will be

open during these hours for payments of cash, cheque and eftpos. There is also a cash collection box available for your

convenience, inside the school office if you wish to deposit a payment on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Payments should be

placed in a sealed envelope with students name, class and details of payment clearly detailed on the front of the envelope. Please

only deposit on cash collection days.

Other Cash Collections: Money collection bins are available for affiliated school cash collections e.g. Chaplaincy, Bookclub, P &

C Fundraising (fete, disco, sausage sizzle etc.). The collection bins are available outside the school office Monday to Friday from

8:30am to 3:00pm. Please clearly label any payment with your child's name, class and details of payment. Thank you.

Office Hours are: 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday Ph: 3820 1666

2015 Hilliard State School Students

Parents/Guardians, if your child/ren (Classes Prep to Year 5 in 2014) is/are NOT returning to Hilliard State School in 2015,

PLEASE inform the school office via email - admin@hilliardss.eq.edu.au or telephone 07-3820 1666 between 8am and 4pm

Monday to Friday. Thank you.

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY

Please be aware that all hazards found within the school are to be reported using the green hazard form from the office. It is

everyone’s responsibility to report hazards. Thank you.

Workmen on campus - the school endeavours to keep disruption to our student learning to a minimum during school hours,

however, from time to time workmen will require access to areas within the school during the school day. Children are reminded to

stay away from work areas during this time. Thank you.

HILLIARD WPHS COMMITTEE

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

For a 2014 Education Queensland School Calendar, please visit: http://education.qld.gov.au/public_media/calendar/pdf/2014-school-calendar.pdf

November 2014

7 Interschool Sport

10 P & C Meeting 7pm Learning Centre

11 Remembrance Day

11-13 2015 Prep - Briggance Testing (by appointment

only)

14 Interschool Sport

18 P & C Ice Cream Day

21 Interschool Sport

25 2015 Prep - Come and Play Day

26 2015 Prep Tour

26 Cyber Safety Sessions

28 Interschool Sport

28 P & C Disco

STUDENT NEWS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

You Can Do It Awards Positive, individual student and House (Aston, Butler, Carlson and Rogers) attitudes and actions will be rewarded in Hilliard ’s new Responsible Behaviour Plan For Students. A feature of the new plan will be the You Can Do It End of Term Prize. The House scoring the highest average points each Term, based on You Can Do It criteria, will be rewarded with an afternoon celebration during the last week of each Term. The winning House Captains will be able to negotiate their House’s prize with the school administration.

Each week, students who follow the “You Can Do It” philosophy of “Getting Along, Organisation, Resilience, Confidence and Persistence” are awarded a “You Can Do It” token which is placed into a rewards box in the school office. Each week, on assembly, four students, one from each sports house, are chosen from the many who have earned a “You Can Do It” token and are awarded a prize.

Congratulations to the following students:

WEEK 4

ASTON Blair 2D

BUTLER Bailey 2D

CARLSON Liam 2D

ROGERS Harrison 1A

Hilliard Student Leader Awards - Week 4

Class Child Award

PC Max B Be Safe

P/1E Levi L Being Respectful

1A Noah M Being Respectful

1B Aaliyah A Being Respectful

1C Tara H Being Respectful

2B Kevin P Be a Learner

2D Lachlan H Be a Learner

2D Xander H Be a Learner

3A Matthew D Be a Learner

3B Coopah M Be a Learner

3C Kalen O’S Be a Learner

3/4D Scott B Be a Learner

4A Jaxon G Being Respectful

4B Alex D Be Safe

4C Tavia H Being Respectful

5B Chloe B Be a Learner

5C Ariel M Be a Learner

5C Jessica D Being Respectful

6A Jaidyn G Be a Learner

6A Bryce G Be a Learner

6B Alleyah N Being Respectful

6/7C Kandace P Being Respectful

Hilliard Student Leader Awards - Week 5

Class Child Award

PA Cooper G Being Respectful

PD Harley D Be Safe

P/1E Lily A Being Respectful

1A Allison J Be a Learner

1B Owen F-S Being Respectful

1C Zara C Be a Learner

1D Manny M Being Respectful

2A Olympia C Be Safe

2B Corey A Be a Learner

2D Xander H Be a Learner

3A Jordan H Be Safe

3B James Y Be a Learner

3C Sophie C Be a Learner

3/4D Landon M Be a Learner

3/4D Blaize R Be Safe

4B Annalise P Be Safe

4C Sophie C Being Respectful

5A Jack S Be a Learner

5B Shenequa H-C Be a Learner

5/6D Madelyn L Be a Learner

5/6D Sharni M Be a Learner

6A Bryce G Be a Learner

6B Macklin B Be a Learner

STUDENT BANKING Student banking (Commonwealth Dollomite Accounts) occurs each Wednesday morning. Please send along your child's bank book to the class teacher for collection.

New Accounts: You may collect a new application form from the school office or apply online at netbank.com.au. Alternately, you may wish to visit your nearest Commonwealth Bank branch.

Rewards

Each week, we randomly draw 5 winners for Rug Rats Icy-poles on behalf of the school’s P&C Association. Congratulations to our winners of the last two draws of the year.

Week 2: J. Kaitlyn H. P/1E, Jordan V. 1A, Ryan M. 2A, Kyle P. 2D and Bree P. 5/6D Week 3: Elliot K. Prep C, Joshua D. 1C, Rhylie B. 2A, Caden H. 2D and Daisy O. 2D

Sarah Stewart - Banking Coordinator

CHAPLAINCY COMMITTEE

In-House Cookie Dough drive starts on Friday, 7 November - Friday, 21 November. Order forms will be available from the

Chappy Room and the school Office. Pickup of orders will be on Friday, 5 December from the Chappy Room. Flavours, Prices and

more details will be available on the order form.

Bunnings BBQ Saturday, 29 November - Any helpers would be appreciated. If not, come and say hello and support

our Chaplaincy program. We'll be cooking from 8am to 4pm. See you there!

FROSTY FRIDAYS

Every Friday for the rest of Term 4 we will be selling Icy Poles (100% fruit juice) at each of the school gates from 2:45pm -

3:15pm. Cost is 50cents each - proceeds to the Chaplaincy Program for resources in the Chappy Room.

Lyn Keen, Chaplain

COMMUNITY NEWS

P & C News

The next P & C Meeting will be held, Monday,10 November 2014 at 7pm in the Learning Centre - all welcomed.

Storm Clark - P&C President

Fundraising News

Disco - Friday, 28th November, 2014

A Disco meeting will be advised shortly , we will be discussing ideas on a theme and food options. For any other details please

email the P&C at pandc@hilliardss.eq.edu.au or text Vanessa on 0438077140

Sausage Sizzle - Tuesday, 9th December, 2014

With the recent success of our sausage sizzles , we will continue to have this through our flexi schools system, For any other

questions or concerns please email the P&C at pandc@hilliardss.eq.edu.au or text Vanessa on 0438077140

The fundraising team is always happy to meet new faces and receive fresh, new ideas. Come to a P&C meeting and help start

planning for an exciting 2015 year at Hilliard State School .

Kind regards

The fundraising committee - Vanessa , Loretta , Michelle

UNIFORM SHOP

2014 Uniform Order Forms are available at the school office and also on the school website www.hilliardss.eq.edu.au or via

the Qschools app.

The Uniform Shop operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am to 10am. Please call 3820 1637 during the above hours if you

have any queries.

Kathy Oliver - Uniform Convenor

TUCKSHOP

Something New!!! We are looking at introducing Sushi as a monthly food option at the tuckshop in 2015.

We are to trial this new item on Wednesday 12th November.

Sushi will be provided by “Sushi Point” at Cleveland and will be available for preorder through Flexischools.

The rolls will be sold for $2.20 per roll.

It is set up on Flexischools now to order! As we have to place our order in the day before ( Tuesday ) there is a strict cut off time to

place your order.

Cut - Off time ….. Tuesday, 11th November 12 pm.

Flavour Options:

Tuna ( Gluten Free )

Grilled Chicken & Salad ( Gluten Free )

Chicken & Avocado

Teriyaki Chicken

Hope you like this idea and support it so we can introduce it to the menu next year!!

Thanks again to all my wonderful volunteers!!

Mon 10 Nov Tues 11 Nov Wed 12 Nov Thurs 13 Nov Fri 14 Nov

CLOSED CLOSED Jasmine

Belinda

Terissa

Tamera

Kathy

Vanessa

Tracey H

Mon 17 Nov Tues 18 Nov Wed 19 Nov Thurs 20 Nov Fri 21 Nov

CLOSED CLOSED Deanna Eliza

Tamera

Kathy

Priscilla

Help Needed!

Ph: 3820 1638

As it's Term 4, Hilliard Tuckshop welcome our 2014 Prep students to “ over the counter sales” at Big Lunch!!

Items available are- Honey Soy Chips and Sea Salt Chips @ $1.50

Quelsh Icy Poles @ .40c

Lemonade Icy Twists, Calippos, Home Icream Milk Ice blocks @ $1.00

Orange, Apple & Blackcurrent Frozen Juice cups @ .60c

Rainbow Slushy @ $1.50

Please see details below for ordering online. If you have any queries about ordering, please see Mrs Mac at the tuckshop.

Michelle Mackenzie – Tuckshop Convenor 3820 1638

ONLINE ORDERING @ TUCKSHOP

It’s so easy

Go to www.flexischools.com.au Click” register now” to create account Top-up your balance Start ordering immediately