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13 March 201813 March 2018

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

PBL – POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

The staff at Norville State School have been working hard tointroduce Positive Behaviour for Learning across the school thisterm.

With the implementation of Positive Behaviour for Learning(PBL) we have reviewed our school rules and condensed ourrules to three: being safe, being respectful and being alearner. All classes have been focusing on these three rulessince the beginning of the year as well as ensuring there isa consistency of following and acting on the rules across theschool.

All students are shown a short video presentation on Friday atassembly. Student are spoken to in regards to the rule that willbe taught explicitly in classrooms, as well as being focussed onin the playground the following week. The video presentation isbeing created by our PBL school coaches, who are teachers atour school. These teachers have been trained in the process ofPBL as well as leading the changes and ensuring consistencyof practice at Norville School.

PBL TEAM COACHES:

Team Leader – Adam Lovett (Master Teacher). Adam hasworked in PBL schools for a number of years prior to coming toNorville School.

The remainder of our PBL Team are Andrea Franklin, MichelleGesch and Amanda Ross. These 4 teachers are also part of thePBL Committee, which also includes at least 1 teacher per yearlevel, plus teacher aides and the Admin team.

At the Senior Assembly on Friday Peter Robertson-Burrowsspoke to students about this week’s focus which is bullying.Emphasis was made to ensure students know and understandthe 5 step plan - which is shown visually with the use of ahand (as per diagram below). This focus is based around the“Bullying No Way” National Day of Action which is this Friday 16March. This day is an annual event to ensure light is shed onthe ongoing issues of bullying.

I also spoke about bullying to the P-3 students at the JuniorAssembly. Again, the focus was on the 5-step plan that isexplicitly taught at Norville State School. Classroom teachers

will be focusing on the 5 step plan with students in theirclassrooms and in the playground this week.

We recently had the School-based Police Officer fromBundaberg State High School visit our school to speak to theyear 6 students in regards to Cyberbullying. We have invitedthis Police Officer back to Norville State School to talk to ourstudents about behaviour and bullying. We are currently waitingto confirm a date.

GRAFFITI WALL

We have been fortunate to have Jamie Kirby, who is a graffitiartist, working with students this week to create a wall basedon our three new school rules.

The wall is situated in the undercovered area at the end ofB Block, which is the Year 3 block. Montana W, one of ourschool captains has been the main organiser of this project. Aspart of her leadership responsibilities as Captain, Montana wasrequired to identify a project to focus on for 2018. We haveadapted Montana’s project to incorporate our new school rules.Thank you Montana for your great work!

SCHOOL PARKING & DROP OFF ZONES

There has been an update with the parking and drop off zonesaround Norville State School. A Bundaberg Regional Councilmember visited Norville School last week for a discussion withSchool staff and a member for Department of Transport. Thetopic for discussion was our on-going concerns regarding trafficissues around the school and how they may be improved. TheP&C Association have been asked to write a letter requestingadditional parking on the other side of Dr May’s Road. This iscurrently a No Parking Area and we are unsure if this will beunlimited parking.

There was also discussion regarding putting a drop off zoneat the front of the school, but the logistics of this need tobe determined as we currently have a bus zone out the frontof the school. Please be assured that the school is workingclosely with the P&C Association, the Regional Council andthe Department of Transport to make positive changes to thesurrounding area for the benefit of our students.

REMINDERS:

Parents are asked to ensure that students do not bringnuts or items containing nuts to school for snacks!

The carpark near the Administration building is forSCHOOL STAFF ONLY

Parents are not permitted to park in this designated area,and students are not to walk through the carpark to meetparents parked out on Dr Mays Road.

PREP C PRESENTATION TO ADMIN TEAM

The students from Prep C recently presented Mr Routh with abrightly coloured painting for each of our Admin Team (Principaland Deputy Principals)– to help brighten up their offices.

These wonderful drawings are currently displayed on the doorsof all 3 offices.

Thank you Prep C students. Great job!

Brooke ClarkePRINCIPAL

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CALENDAR

20 March P&C Meeting – Staffroom 7:00pm

27 March Cross Country Fun Run

NO DISCO AND NO FREE DRESS DAY IN TERM 1

30 March2018

Good Friday – PUBLIC HOLIDAY

16 April2018

STUDENT FREE DAY – CommonwealthGames appointed day

TERM 22018

Tuesday 17 April – Friday 29 Jun

24 April Norville School’s ANZAC Day Ceremony

25 April Anzac Day – PUBLIC HOLIDAY

07 May Labour Day – PUBLIC HOLIDAY

31 May Bundaberg Show Holiday

TERM 32018

Monday 16 July – Friday 21 September

TERM 42018

Monday 8 October – Friday 14 December

22October

STUDENT FREE DAY

14December

LAST DAY OF 2018 SCHOOL YEAR

SCHOOL WATCH

Q PARENTS INFORMATION

PBL – POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FORLEARNING

Well what a wonderful couple of weeks we have had at NorvilleState School with PBL. It was lovely to see so many studentswalking safely and following the rules at eating time. Our weeklyfocus has had a positive impact on student behaviourthroughout the beginning of the year.

Week 7 – Playground BehavioursWeek 8 – Bullying - No Way

Friday 16 March will see Norville State School participate in theNational Day Against Bullying. We have a whole school activityplanned for the day and classes will be taking part in activitiesthroughout the week to help stamp out bullying.

Keep an eye on our Facebook Page and future newsletters tosee the wonderful events will be taking place at our school tosupport the government message on “Bullying - No Way”.

Thank you.

REFLECTION ROOM AND SCHOOL SPORTNorville State School’s Reflection Room is a space wherestudents reflect on their inappropriate behaviours.

Students will be sent to the Reflection Room by a teacher orAdmin member if they display behaviours that go against ourcore values of Safety, Respect and Learning.

Students complete a Reflection Sheet (with a teacher) andreflect on their behaviour. Once this form is completed it isrecorded on OneSchool and parents may be contacted.

The Reflection Room gives students an opportunity to reflect ontheir behaviours and hopefully to change these behaviours.

Friday afternoon Interschool Sport representation is a privilegeat Norville State School. Students leave the school grounds andproudly represent our school in a variety of sports. Students

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should display Norville State School’s core values of Safety,Respect and Learning to earn the privilege of attendingInterschool Sport.

Due to the safety of all students and the fact that InterschoolSport is a privilege, any student who has been sent to theReflection Room twice in the same week will not be able toattend Interschool Sport for that particular week.

During Friday sport, the Reflection Room will be the spacewhere students will be required to further reflect on theirbehaviour for that week. In some circumstances, certainbehaviours may warrant an automatic withdrawal by theAdministration team, from all Interschool Sport. If a student isnot allowed to attend Interschool Sport, parents will be notifiedprior to the event.

ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONCEREMONY

Our 2018 ANZAC Day ceremony will be held on Tuesday 24April at 9:00am in the Kirk-Wood Sports Centre.

Norville State School’s ANZAC Day Commemoration is a proudannual event which provides students with the opportunity toexperience the traditions of ANZAC Day, including wreathlaying, minute silence, The Oath, The Last Post and Reveille (notTwo-Up).

For the 2018 ceremony our school leaders will focus theirpresentation on The Armistice and the end of WW1Centenary.

Community Link badges (example pictured below) are worn bystudents who have relatives or ancestors who have seen armedservice for Australia.

THESE BADGES ARE ARRANGED THROUGH THE RSL.

Many Norville children have been involved inthe Community Link Program. Newrecipients this year will again receive theirbadges during our ANZACcommemoration. The purpose of the RSL Community LinkRemembrance Program is to encourage youth and adultparticipation in RSL traditions and community involvement inparades and ceremonies.

To become involved in the program, the student or adultresearches their own family history and may then apply toparticipate in the remembrance of a deceased relative who wasa member of the military and served in the defence of his/hercountry. The deceased veteran need not have served in theAustralian Defence Force, as many of our earlier generationsserved in the British Forces or other Allied Forces.

Minimum information required on the deceasedveteran’s military service is as follows:

Other helpful information required, if available, is:

Copies of the application form are available from theSchool Admin Office. You also have the option of printingthe application form from the link below. Completed formsneed to be handed in to the Bundaberg RSL, Quay StreetBundaberg . Processing may take some time so it would bea good idea to apply now in preparation for ANZAC Day.

CHAPLAIN NEWSI would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself asChaplain at Norville State School. I will be filling in for BrendaWillets until the end of Term 1. I have had 7 years of service as aChaplain and 18 years experience working as a Teacher Aide inSpecial Education. I am a Life Coach for mental and emotionalhealth, running workshops occasionally. I am currently finishingmy studies in counselling which has been beneficial as Iendeavour to support others in doing LIFE.

My husband and I have lived in Bundaberg all our married lifeand we are blessed with 2 adult children, a son in law and 3grandchildren.

Although I only started at Norville School this week, in the past Ihave had connections to this school and staff through my workas chaplain at Bundaberg High and as an Auslan Interpreter.I am really looking forward to meeting parents, guardians andstudents. It is such a great school and it’s a privilege workingwith wonderful people to support and ensure the best outcomefor your child/ren during their school years.

Please don't hesitate to contact the school if you would like tomeet with me. I will be here every Monday and every secondFriday till end of Term I.

Chappy Lynne – Lynne Coyne

CHESSThursday afternoon Chess is now held in the LOTE Room –NOT the Kirk-Wood Sports Centre.

• Surname

• Christian Names

• which war or conflict he / she was involved in

• which branch of the Service ie Army, Navy or AirForce

• date of death of the veteran

• Veteran’s military service number

• what section of the Armed Forces did the veteranserve with ie Naval ship, Army Battalion, Air ForceSquadron or unit

• any information on medals received or countrieswhere the veteran served

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QUILLSQuills is all about writing - so this week the spotlight was on“show, don’t tell”.

If you don’t know what “show, don’t tell” is, it’s when you writeor say something without actually writing or saying it directly.

An example of this would be “a pale tear rolled down Mat’scheek followed by many more”. What we had to do was changea boring sentence like - Mat was sad - into an amazing show,don’t tell sentence.

This was all quite enjoyable for the group. We had somefabulous sentences. Some of us used personification,suspense, noun groups, adverbs, rhyme, alliteration and somuch more.

We have such an amazing group of writers who are having somuch fun. We are looking forward to writing so much moreduring the rest of the year.

Sarah Warren - QUILLS CORRESPONDENT

SCHOOL CAPTAIN MESSAGE – FletcherChurchill

FLETCHER’S RIDDLE

Previous Riddle: Everyone has one and no one can lose it.WHAT IS IT?ANSWER: A SHADOW

THIS WEEK’S RIDDLE:

What can be cast but not caught?

If you think you know the answer don’t forget to come and seeme in the playground at lunchtime or in the mornings at Unit 6Obefore class begins.

If you have a riddle suitable for the Newsletters, please seeSophie, Soraya, Montana or myself – BEFORE CLASS TIME -(ALL IN UNIT 6O). We will make a choice from the submittedriddles for each newsletter.

P&C NEWSBy now you will have received your Run for Fun fundraising info.Please help our Norville students in seeking support from family,friends and community. It’s a great event that helps us reachour fundraising goals for the year. Take note of the onlineinstructions and return dates and let’s make our first 2018fundraising event a great success!

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 27 is our Run for Fun/Cross Country. Information hasbeen forwarded home about how your child can raise funds forthe school, and win prizes for their efforts. It’s a great event andthe kids can show off their athletic skills or just get involved andfinish the course. Every dollar raised helps our school.

REMINDERS

Icy cups are still selling for 50c on Friday afternoons - thanksto the lovely Jaz, who has volunteered to continue making theicy cups – for a short time still. Please stay tuned as these area RED item under the SMART CHOICES and we may have tomake changes to our Friday afternoon treats. We will keep youposted.

Tuckshop has had some great response to our call forvolunteers, but many hands make light work. Again as we movetowards a healthier menu, the more help we will need. Drop inand see Kisha, or send us an email: norvillepandc@outlook.com

P&C

Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month of the schoolyear - barring holidays.

Our next scheduled meeting is Tuesday 20 March at 7:00pm inthe Staffroom. Meetings generally run for about an hour.

Please come and join in! By becoming a member you can haveinput into our fundraising events, figure out where you may beable to donate some of your time and meet some great parentsand friends of our Norville School community.

Thanks again for all of your ongoing support.

Jess McCartney –PRESIDENT

TUCKSHOP – PHONE: (07) 41 326 307

OPEN: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday –8:30am to 1:30pm ONLY.NORVILLE TUCKSHOP OPERATIONS:

TUCKSHOP ROSTER – HELPERS STILL REQUIRED!

FOR OUR TUCKSHOP TO RUN EFFICIENTLY, WEREQUIRE AS MANY VOLUNTEER HELPERS ASPOSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPARE TIME, FOR ONEDAY A WEEK PLEASE SEE KISHA AT THE TUCKSHOP -OR PHONE HER ON 4132 6307 TO PUT YOUR NAME ON AROSTER.

SCHOOL DENTAL VAN:If you have any queries or your child requires an emergencydental appointment please contact dental staff on 0427 691725 or 4303 8059.

• All orders MUST have the student’s Unit writtenon the packet eg. Unit Prep A – PLEASE USEONLY BLACK OR BLUE PEN – other colours fadeonce placed in the hotbox! If you are able to help– even just one day a month, please see Kisha atthe Tuckshop

• ALL burgers MUST be ordered for first breakONLY!

• Students are asked to order BOTH lunches usingthe packet system

• Students who order ice creams on their packetswill be served first.

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STUDENT DETAILS:If your child is being collected of an afternoon after school by aDaycare provider, parents are asked to advise the school adminoffice of the Daycare details.

FINANCE NEWS FROM THE OFFICE

REMINDER:

When allowing your child/ren to participate in activities at schoolyou are reminded that payment for such activity needs to bemade in a timely manner.

The preferred payment option for Friday sport is “full paymentup front”. However, students are able to pay their requiredamount each week - preferably paying on a Wednesday orThursday, as the office is very busy on Friday mornings.

ADJUSTMENT NOTE:

PAYMENT IS NOT REQUIRED ON AN ADJUSTMENT NOTE!Adjustment notes are a credit which has been raised against aninvoice on your student’s account. This usually happens if yourchild doesn’t attend a scheduled event.

PAYMENT OF INVOICES:

Education Queensland’s preferred method of payment isthrough BPOINT, which is an online credit card payment facility.

BPoint is a very simple process which allows payment toautomatically be allocated and receipted to your child’saccount. There is no minimum payment amount.

If you have your Invoice electronically it is easy to make yourpayment. In the bottom left hand corner you will see theBPOINT box noting your CRN number and the Student’sInovice Number. If you simply click on the web address listed atthe bottom of the box the system automatically takes you intoBPoint, and you are only required to enter the amount you arepaying! Very Easy!

If you are uncomfortable with this process, we are happy toaccept payment at the front office or by direct to bank deposit.If paying by direct to bank deposit, please ensure that StudentName and Invoice Number or Activity (eg. Touch) are listed.Details for this process can be obtained from the front office.

SECOND HAND UNIFORMSWe always welcome donations of unused uniforms and weappreciate your generosity! Thank you to those families whohave kindly donated their “out-grown” uniforms to our school.

If families have any second-hand fleecy tops or black track suitpants that are no longer required please consider donating tothe school! They would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

SCHOOL ADMINISTERED MEDICATION –MUST READ

NEW DEPARTMENTAL GUIDELINES:

OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICATIONS

The Department recognises that all medications, includingover-the-counter (OTC) medications, e.g. paracetamol oralternative medicines, may be drugs or poisons and may causeside effects. As such, schools are required to receive medicalauthorisation from a prescribing health practitioner (e.g. doctor,dentist, optometrist, but NOT a pharmacist) to administer anymedication to students, including those boughtover-the-counter.

Whilst parents may administer OTC mediations to their childwithout medical authorisation, they are aware of the child’scomplete medical history, and are able to provide ongoing,direct supervision for the course of the child’s illness. Due tothese circumstances, a parent is also more likely to recogniseif their child is having adverse effects and requires immediatemedical attention.

The student’s prescribing health practitioner also has theknowledge of the child’s medical history to determine theappropriate OTC medication to administer and is therefore ableto determine dosage and provide advice regarding potentialside effects or interactions with other medications.

BUNDABERG TYREPOWER

NORVILLE STATE SCHOOL TENNISCOURT/CRICKET PITCH HIRE

To hire the Norville School Tennis Court or Cricket Pitch pleasecontact the school admin office – 41 326333.

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Tennis Court Fee: $4.00 per hour/per court

Cricket Pitch Fee: $4.00 per hour

GENERAL INFORMATION:

OFFICE HOURS: GENERAL PHONE:

8:00AM to 3:30PM (07) 41 326 333

STUDENT ABSENCE LINE: (07) 4132 6360

Speak clearly – provide your child’s name, their Unit and thereason why they are absent from school eg. Sick, appointment.If you do not state reason your child is away, it will be marked as“U” - unexplained – parent phoned office but no reason given.

SCHOOL DENTAL:4303 8059

NORVILLE OUT OF SCHOOL CARE – HELPINGHANDS:0475 943 689 or 1300 612 462

STUDENT ABSENCES:

If parents are taking students out of school for a period of longerthan 10 school days, an “Application for exemption for a childor young person enrolled in a Queensland State School” formmust be completed and signed by the Principal – PRIOR to thechild/ren being away. This form can be accessed at the schooloffice.

LATE ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL:

Students who are NOT in their classroom by 8:55am MUST besigned in at the Admin Office. Student will be given a “Late” slipto give to their teacher.

ABSENTEE FORMS (YELLOW):

These forms are to be handed in directly to the admin office.Please do not hand them in to your child’s class

EARLY DEPARTURE/PICK UP OF ILLSTUDENTS:

NO phonecalls are made to classrooms during class time.Parents are required to report to the Admin Office, sign theirchild/ren out, and then collect the student/s from theirclassroom – providing the teacher with the Early Departure slip.

EMERGENCY CONTACT LISTS:

Parents are asked to regularly update the Emergency ContactList for their children. If parents make arrangements withsomeone who is not listed on the Emergency Contacts tocollect students parents should call at the Admin Office toadvise details of the new contact person. This arrangement willnot be taken over the phone! New contacts may be required toshow proof of identity

MEDICATION:

When re-supplementing a student’s medication parents mustbe hand the medication in at the school Admin Office. Parentsmust sign a register noting a) student’s name b) name ofmedication and c) amount of medication being handed in.Example: Mary Jones, Ritalin, 2 cards of tablets (40 tablets intotal).

MEDICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROMSTUDENTS!

STAFF CAR PARK: REMINDER!

PARENTS ARE NOT TO PARK IN THE STAFF CAR PARK.THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED FOR SCHOOL PERSONALONLY.

It is not a drop-off or pick up zone for students.

Please do not park in this area. Students should not walkthrough the carpark to meet parents parked out in the street.

NO DOGS ALLOWED:

Parents are advised that NO DOGS are allowed on schoolgrounds at Norville School.

If you have a dog on the footpath when you collect your child/ren, please ensure that other children can safely walk pastwithout feeling uncomfortable near your dog.

NORVILLE SCHOOL HAT POLICY:A reminder for students to bring their hat to school.

NO HAT - NO PLAY!!

NO TOYS AT SCHOOL

Children should not bring toys to school! Norville School has asupervised Games Room where students are able to play withlego etc. A teacher is always on duty to monitor any conflicts,should they arise.

Students are able to bring soccer balls, hand balls or footballsto school to play with during lunch breaks.

STUDENT SCHOOL BANKINGReminder that student banking has commenced for 2018.Banking days are Thursday.

If parents would like to open a Commonwealth Bank accountfor their child, application forms can be accessed through theAdmin Office. You need to complete the form and take it, alongwith child’s original Birth Certificate to the Commonwealth Bankto open an account.

Each Thursday students place their bank book with moneyenclosed in the bags located in each Unit. No banking will betaken after 9:30am.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

FESTIVAL OF NETBALL

We are very excited to have the amazing Rebecca Sparrowcoming to speak at our Festival of Netball on Saturday 17 &Sunday 18 March. Rebecca is a leading expert in helping youngpeople navigate their way through the trials of their teenageyears. Rebecca is passionate about working with these youngones & giving them the tools to help them not only survive highschool but come out stronger, more confident & prepared forthe adult world.

TENNIS HOLIDAY CLINICA holiday tennis clinic for children will be conducted at RotaryPark Tennis complex, 69b George Street, South Bundaberg byBundaberg Tennis Academy Coaches, Murray Whitbread andKevin Banner

WHEN: Monday 9, Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11 April2018.

TIMES: 8:30am TO 10:00am –Junior Beginners 5-12years

2:30pm to 5:00pm – High School/Intermediate/Advanced

To Register and for enquiries please phone Kevin: 4152 0753or 0409 520753. Bookings are essential!

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