20 August 2019 Issue 24, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTS / DATES29July – 23 August School Opinion Surveys19-23 August Book Week22 August All Schools Athletics Carnival23 August Primary Broncos Challenge27 August

29 August

P & C Meeting 7pmJunior Choir Killarney Age CareSouthern Downs Youth Council

3 September Combined Schools Choir Concert3-5 September Full School Review11 September School Musical12 September Gr8 M8s event

Lazy Dress Day16-20 September Year 10 Work Placements20 September Phone Free Friday

Last day of Term 38 October First day of Term 4

From The Principal’s DeskOur School focus:

Our Why … Make a positive differenceOur What … Learner Agency – All Faces

Matter Our How… Our School

Values: Caring

Improving

Our Learning Community

At a Glance Principal Highlights

Attendance Matters

“The Magical Land of Oz” Killarney School Musical

School Opinion Survey: 29 July – 23 August 2019

All Schools Athletics Carnival

Broncos Primary Challenge

Canberra Trip Update

Hospitality Excursions

Book Week

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Principal Highlights:

1/2CM did a fantastic job of demonstrating the Peace Code focus of, “Care for myself and others”, on parade last week. Well done!

Last week was National Science Week, our students were challenged to think scientifically. See our photos of what occurred in Science classes.

I attended the “School of Rock” excursion with our musical students last week. I was impressed with their demonstration of our Peace Code and representation of our school.

Mrs Bartz invited me to join her industry visit to Queen Mary Falls with her Hospitality students. Once again I was impressed with how the students represented our school and how this visit assisted them to understand the nature of the hospitality industry.

I met with our student leaders on Friday where we discussed the success of their project of facilitating sporting activities each week with our Primary students. They hope to extend this project into other areas in Term 4 such as indoor and cultural activities.

I look forward to engaging in Book Week activities this week to celebrate the “secret power” that reading can have on learning.

Principal Award Winner, Josephine P, for her contribution to her class and school through the extra efforts that are made each week. Well done!

It’s all about attendance!Being Ready to Learn Every Day really does make a difference!

Our attendance percentage for Week Five: 90.9%

Our Target: 95%

School Opinion Survey OpportunityPlease consider completing the school opinion to provide us with valuable information to make our school the best it can be. See the School News section for more information.

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Our Vision:

every student is able to successfully engage in purposeful and individually challenging learning

every student feels that they are a valued member of our school community

every student can stand up, academically, with any other student in our country

every student is presented with options for future pathways and these options are valued

We believe that by offering a wide variety of extra-curricular activities, our students can develop into well-rounded individuals, however to fully support the learning of our students we sometimes have to make decisions regarding the number of extra-curricular activities that we can offer.

This term we have a number of learning excursions, sporting opportunities, work placements and cultural learning opportunities, as well as the preparation for our musical culminating week 9. This term we have reduced the number extra-curricular activities including Year 4-6 Ball Games Carnival and the BD Athletics for JS students. Consideration will be made for these events to be attended biannually in the future, to ensure all students are given opportunities to align with our vision.

Our targets….

How did your child go in meeting our school targets in their semester one report card?

Did they achieve a C or higher in Maths and English?

Did they meet our attendance target of 95%?

These targets correspond with our learner agency focus’ of highly effective teaching practices to improve writing and problem solving. There is a strong correlation to attending every day ready to learn to your child’s engagement in consistent delivery of the curriculum and therefore improvement in their learning.

Our NAPLAN results will be released shortly where we will be reviewing how our students have progressed on the National Tests in Reading, Writing and Numeracy. Our aim is to have an improvement in the number of students achieving in the upper two bands (U2B) and that our students make the standard progression over the 2 year period between tests that meets our philosophy of 12 months growth for 12 months learning.

School News

School of Rock ExcursionThank you to the parents who assisted on the excursion. A wonderful experience for our students to see a live performance.

Can you help us?One thing many of us have a lot of at the moment is rocks. Mrs Barling is currently looking for a source of smooth river pebbles from approximately 3-8 cms in diameter. These are for a special project. Please contact her or let the office know if you may be able to source some and she will be in touch soon.

Why We Support Book Week at Killarney P-10 State SchoolThis week August 19-23 marks a very special time in our school year as we celebrate our love of books and reading. This year’s theme as set by the Children’s Book Council of Australia is “Reading is my Secret Power”. The following article comes from Scholastic, and is a terrific article capturing what Book Week is about and why we celebrate it.

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August is a special month for book-lovers. It’s that particular time of year when, during your daily commute, you could be lucky enough to see Captain Underpants, Dorothy, Harry Potter, Mary Poppins and Thelma the Unicorn all walking together to school. No, we haven’t entered a magical parallel universe where characters from our favourite books walk among us—we’ve entered Book Week! Book Week is a special time when schools and libraries across Australia join in the celebration of children’s literature. During this time, children are often encouraged to dress as their favourite book characters to take part in book parades and assemblies. However, Book Week is so much more than just another school dress-up day; it is an annual celebration that encourages children to connect with books and reading on a fun, personal level. Book Week was first held in Australia in 1945 with the theme ‘United through Books’. Teachers, librarians, booksellers and publishers joined in the national celebration with activities that highlighted the importance of reading. Since this time, Book Week has become ingrained in our culture, especially in the education sector. Schools and libraries take this golden opportunity to promote reading and increase the literacy skills of Australian children. This is usually where the famed book parades come into play. Children get to choose their favourite book character and— with the help of crafty family members—get to embody that character for the day. The social benefit of this is that children get a chance to have fun and creatively express themselves amongst their peers and family members. The educational benefit is that, by dressing up as their favourite bookish character, children are given the time to truly connect with books and to associate reading with fun. The power of choice plays an important role in costume selection as well. Children are more likely to connect with a book that they have chosen for themselves, so allowing your child to select a character idea for themselves further strengthens their bond with this book. And Book Week is not just for children who are already voracious bookworms. It is also a fantastic time to introduce emerging readers to the joys of books. A child may not be fully invested in novels, but perhaps they could dress up as their favourite comic book character or as an animal from their favourite non-fiction reference book? The possibilities are endless when it comes to costume ideas, and they can be as simple or as elaborate as you like; as long as the child is having fun. Book Week activities are another powerful way to allow children to engage more closely with books and the written word. Many schools encourage children to write and share reviews of the book that their chosen dress-up character is from. Reading aloud to peers and sharing the reading experience together has been proven to improve a child’s vocabulary, communication skills and social skills. Book-related craft activities are another way of encouraging children to associate fun with books and learning. Family and community involvement is another important aspect of Book Week. Numerous studies have shown that reading books to and with children deepens your bond with them, while also fostering a love of learning and reading books for pleasure. If a child sees a loved one enjoying books, they’re more likely to associate books with enjoyment.

We believe that Book Week is truly a special time. The week-long celebration of literature sends a powerful message to children—and adults—across Australia; reading is vitally important and books are worthy of being cherished. Having the opportunity to personally connect with books as

a child creates a sense of fun and nostalgia around reading as they grow into adulthood. Anything we can do to help light the reading spark within every child should be celebrated. Parent and carers are welcome to join in to our lunchtime activities held in the library from 1.15-1.45pm each day during Book Week. Book Week starts with a staff poem on parade

School Opinion SurveyThank you to all of those who have already completed the Parent/Caregiver Survey. If you have not had a chance to complete the survey yet, please note that the online surveys will remain open until Friday 23 August 2019. This is your opportunity to provide feedback about what our school does well and how we can improve to help shape our school’s future.

Parents/caregivers who do not have access to the internet at home are welcome to complete their survey online at the school. School Tablets will be available on Wednesday the 21 August from 8am to 9am.

If you haven’t received any survey access details or have misplaced, please contact Sue on telephone 07 46646333 or email admin@killarness.eq.edu.au

Support for the droughtOn Friday we received a HUGE donation. Representatives from Gift of Music passed on a new saxophone, an iPad and lots of lego for our school to enjoy. This donation was funded by Good360 and Rural Aid with the intent of assisting schools during the drought. A big thanks to Mr E for facilitating this.

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School Musical - The Magical Land of OzDate: Wednesday 11 September 2019

Where: Killarney Rec Club

Matinee: 11:00 am - School Students and invited guests

Night Performance: 7pm Open to the public

Admission: Adult $4Child $2Family $10

Introducing the performers and backstage crew for the musical. Amy Zhelaenah

Guardians of the Gate Bonnie Ebony D

Winged Monkey One and TwoMichaela

Aunt Em

Broncos Primary Challenge The Broncos Primary Challenge will take place on Friday 23 August in Warwick. Students have been given a note and permission form for the sport they nominated for. If your copy has gone missing, please contact the Office for a replacement.

We currently have enough students for two netball teams and are negotiating the nomination of two KSS teams for the day. A change in venue this year means we could be restricted to one team – we are waiting to hear back from the coordinator about this. In the meantime, we are looking for volunteers to help with umpiring on the day. We would require at least two umpires if we are able to have two teams from our school. If you are able to assist on this day, even for part of the day, please let us know.

Miss Kelly and Ms B

Prep - Little Shop 2 CollectablesIf anyone has any spare Little Shop 2 Collectables from Coles they would like to donate to the Prep for use in the doll’s house can they please take them to Prep or drop them into the office. Thank you.

Science Week at KillarneyTeachers captured what students were learning in Science last week as part of our recognition of Science week and were asked by Mrs Price what they had learned on parade.

Year 5s working on an experiment to track light and Year 6s investigating circuits.

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Year 3s investigating heat transfer!

Year 1s learning about different landscapes

Year 2s testing soils

Year 7s learning about the moon phases and rotation of the earth to create night and day.

Preps learning about the weather and reading the temperature

Tips for a Healthy HeadspaceHeadspace : National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Need help managing stress or anxiety?

If your child or teen has difficulties with anxiety or just seems to have too many worries, we would like to introduce you to BRAVE Self-Help – an interactive, online program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. It was developed by a group of researchers from the University of Queensland and now, with the support of Beyond Blue, this program is freely available to all young people aged 8 -17 years who are living in Australia. BRAVE Self-Help provides strategies for children and teenagers to better cope with their worries. There are 4 programs available, one for children aged 8-12 years, one for teenagers aged 13-17 years and one for parents of children at these ages respectively. For more information, or to register for the program, please visit www.brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au.

Headspace: Youth health service for anyone aged between 12 and 25 years. It’s about support for general health,

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mental health, drug and alcohol issues and employment and education support.

e-headspace provides online and telephone support and counselling to young people 12 - 25 and their families and friends. If you’re based in Australia and going through a tough time, e-headspace can help.

A short information session about the service can be found at this link: https://youtu.be/HXtXVgQiHJ4

The website address is https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/

Contact details for Headspace Warwick: 66 Albion Street, WarwickPh. (07) 46611999Email headspace@rhealth.com.auOpening hours: Mon-Fri 9-5pm

Guidance Officer: Mrs Hart is here each Friday and is available for appointments.

Lifeline: ph. 13 11 14 is a confidential telephone crisis support service available 24/7 from a landline, payphone or mobile.

Kids helpline: 1800 55 18 00 Australia's only free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.

Our Government has developed resources to empower parents (and schools) to protect children and prepare them to be resilient, responsible and respectful adults:

www.esafety.gov.au – resources that promote online safety including tackling image-based abuse and a complaints service for young Australians who experience serious cyberbullying.

www.studentwellbeinghub.edu.au – support for students, parents and teachers to create a learning environment that promotes student wellbeing and the development of respectful relationships.

You can also visit www.bullyingnoway.gov.au for education and advice for kids, parents and schools on how to combat and respond to bullying.

Whatever age your kids, it is never too late to make changes to improve their welfare. With the fresh start that a new school year brings we encourage you to use these resources for practical advice on keeping your family safe and well through the year.

Junior Secondary School News

New JS gym space

Canberra Trip update45 days to go!!Year 10 students who would like to attend but have not paid a deposit, please see Mrs Bartz ASAP.A letter has been distributed to the students regarding final payment, medical detail request and what to bring.

Hospitality ExcursionsThanks to Louise and Mark for hosting us over the past couple of weeks for our industry visit. As usual the food and the service was amazing.

WSHS visitLast Friday Mrs Kirby, DP from WSHS visited and spoke with the Year 10 students in regards to transitioning to WSHS for Year 11 in 2020. Students received information about subject choices and enrolment interviews in preparation. I urge you to take note of timelines and expectations to ensure students are in the best position to do the subjects they would like to do in 2020.

All Schools Athletics Carnival All Schools Athletics Carnival is on 22 August. There is no qualifying standards to participate and is open to all students who are on Bronze Level or above and wish to compete. Please note that students not attending are expected to be at school ready to learn.

After School Athletics Training In preparation for the upcoming All School Carnival there will be opportunity for all JS students to train after school on Wednesday starting at 3:10pm. These sessions will be run by Mr Rixon and conclude by 4pm. Please ensure students are collected in a timely manner following these sessions.

Year 10 Work placementsA reminder that students who do not attend work placement in the last week of this term are expected to attend school. Any questions, please see Mrs Bartz.

 Performing Arts NewsFor Absence notification email absences@killarness.eq.edu.au or text the absence phone on 0428 196 801

P&C Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. All parents and community members most welcome

MusicalAny questions please contact Mrs Dumigan.

Please learn your lines. No scripts used this term. Hint: Learn the line that comes before you speak so you know when to come in.

Senior ChoirDear Senior Choir members, Choir rehearsal is still going strong; 8.15 am Tuesday morning. We have a couple of performances coming up and we would like to see as many choir members for practice each week, as possible. If you're running late-that's fine, just come on in when you arrive at school. Thanks, Mrs GibbonsPlease return your combined schools evening Choir Concert forms as soon as possible.

Senior Choir Award: Dacia

Junior Choir Junior Choir Award: Sophie M

The Junior Choir will visit the Killarney Aged Care on Tuesday 27 August. Please return your note to your class teacher.

Pathways to PeaceThe focus across our school for this week is:

Good Guy Tokens – Students may be awarded tokens throughout the school day for following the peace code. These tokens are then collected for Madsen or Chauvel in containers in the office, and the tally is announced (with much excitement) weekly on parade. Stay tuned for the ongoing tally totals for this year.

Good Guy Token Tally as at Monday 19 August 2019 Madsen: 163 Chauvel: 163

P & C NewsPresident:: Glen Lamb Vice President: Dahlia Hall

Secretary: Laura Diete

Treasurer: Jaunita Rawle Uniforms: Dahlia Hall

Tuckshop: Dahlia Hall

TuckshopTuckshop is back online:  https://schoolshoponline.com.auThe tuckshop still needs more volunteers please phone the tuckshop coordinator Dahlia Hall 0429 917573 to be placed on the roster.

UniformsUniforms can be ordered from the Uniform Shop on a Friday between 8.15am and 9.15am, online at https://schoolshoponline.com.au or by appointment by phoning Dahlia Hall 0429 917573.

Term 3 2019 Roster23 Aug: Dahlia HallToni Stehbens John Barling

30 Aug: Dahlia HallToni Stehbens Krystal Cook

6 Sept: Dahlia HallToni Stehbens Chloe Walton

13 Sept: Dahlia HallToni Stehbens

20 Sept: Dahlia HallToni Stehbens Natalie Bowman

 Community NewsDaffodil Day BreakfastEveryone is invited along to this year’s Daffodil Day Breakfast to be held at the Killarney Bowls Club on Friday morning 23 August from 7am to 9am. Adults $10; Children $5. All proceeds to Qld Cancer Fund. Proudly organised by the Lions Club of Killarney.

Mobile Women’s Health ServiceKathryn Anning (Mobile Women’s Health Nurse) will be at the Killarney & District Aged Care Facility on Thursday 29 August 2019, 9.30am to 3pm. This is a free service. For information and bookings, please phone the Aged Care Facility on 4664 1488.

NASA Exhibition - Bus Trip to Southbank – Killarney/Emu Vale Neighbourhood WatchWith the opportunity of visiting the NASA Exhibition – “A Human Adventure” which is currently on at the Queensland

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Museum, Brisbane, a bus trip is being organised. This is the most comprehensive and extensive touring Space Flight Exhibition in the world.Date: Sunday 1 September 2019Bus will depart Tannymorel Hall at 7amBus departs Brisbane for Tannymorel at 3.30pmCost: Must be prepaid$45 – Bus with morning tea supplied and entry to exhibition$25 – Bus with morning tea suppliedBookings & further information: Les – 4664 8153

Bev – 4664 4040 Margaret – 4664 4208.

The Killarney Amateur Swimming Club AGMThe Killarney Amateur Swimming Club Inc will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 5th September, 2019 at the Killarney Hotel, all members and interested parties are welcome. Nominations for committee positions will be taken on the night and written nominations should be forwarded to: The Secretary KASC, Felicity Schulz, C/- PO Box 28, Killarney QLD 4373, and must be received no later than 5.00pm Wednesday 4 September, 2019. Enquiries to the Secretary on Mobile: 0476540501.

Mainly MusicMainly Music is on Wednesdays at 9:15 at the Killarney Uniting Church Hall, Eucalyptus Street, Killarney.Mainly Music is a music based playgroup for children aged from birth until they begin Prep. The cost is $2 per participating child. All are welcome. Enquiries to Julia: 0431 631 668.

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Fast ForcesA force causes an object to undergo a change in speed, direction or shape.

Contact forces can act on an object by direct contact. Push and pull are examples of contact forces.

Non-contact forces can act on an object indirectly. Gravity is a non-contact force that pulls us back to Earth. Imagine skipping without gravity!