Wednesday 20th April, Chappy hosted a crazy hair day at Pentland State School to raise money for the Queensland Cancer Council. Although a couple of students were a bit slow to warm up to the challenge, they soon got on board. The staff however didn’t need any prompting. There were some very “Out There” hairdos. Some students took it a little further and added facial expressions to match their hairdos. I bet you can’t guess who! We all had a great day and more importantly, raised some cash to help with cancer research. Well done everyone.

Issue 3 Friday 29th April 2016 http://pentlandss.eq.edu.au/ Editor: Debra List dlist13@eq.edu.au Sub-editor: Patricia Peagham

School Mission Statement In a supportive partnership, provide for the development of each child the attitude, skills and knowledge needed to

cope with the demands of living in our society.

Pentland State School

Reading

Congratulations to Jkya Lipke and Joshua Kazmaier on winning the McGrath Family

Reading Scholarship for term 1! Both students improved immensely and we couldn’t

decide on just one. Keep up the great work boys!

NAPLAN

On Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th May, students in years 3 and 5

across Australia will participate in NAPLAN testing. We have been revising some

concepts with our year 3 and 5 students in preparation for the tests. These tests

provide us with information on students’ strengths and areas for improvement and also

compares our school to like schools, the state and the national mean. Good luck

Angela and Brandon!

Anzac Day

I would like to thank the Pentland Progress Association for another wonderful Anzac

Day. The students enjoyed learning the song and performing on the day.

Farewell

This will be my last Pentland Post for a while! I am taking maternity leave and my last

day at school will be Friday 13th May. I am looking forward to a new challenge, of a

newborn baby and toddler. I would like to wish Ella all the best as Acting Principal. I am

sure she will do a wonderful job!

Yours in learning

Laura Peagham

McGRATH FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

(IN MEMORY OF OUR MUM, BETTY FLANNERY)

Mum was born in NSW and lived most of her childhood in the Eastern Suburbs. Her

Father travelled for work and her Mother went with him. Mum was raised by her

Aunt Maude who was an Inspector of Schools. Aunt Maude trained Mum as a

Teacher and her first teaching jobs were in local primary schools around the

Eastern Suburbs. This was in the early 1940’s during WW11.

After her marriage in 1947, Mum moved to Victoria and raised 5 children. She also

went back to teaching and for many years taught Needlework (at Footscray Girls

Secondary School), which subsequently became part of Domestic Science.

After remarrying in 1969 Mum became mother to 2 more children. She continued

working and finished her teaching career at Doveton High School.

Mum had two great loves aside from her family. She often took disadvantaged girls

under her wing and aside from teaching them how to sew, she also taught them

basic hygiene and social skills.

Her other great love was reading and in her later years could always be found with

a book by her side. In honour of this, we would like to award one child each term

who has most improved their reading skills, with $100 to go towards their

education needs.

Mum always said “Reading is knowledge.”

The term one recipients for the

McGrath Family Scholarship

are Jkya Lipke and Joshua

Kazmaier, for outstanding

improvement in reading this

term.

Pentland State School Staff and

Students would like to thank Eileen

and Frank McGrath for their generous

donation towards the reading

scholarship. This is a great incentive

for the students to improve in their

reading.

Classroom Capers We have had a nice start to Term 2 here in the classroom at Pentland State School. As

always, we place a large focus on English in our classroom and this will continue

throughout the term. Here is what the students have been doing so far in English this

term:

The P-2 students have been writing lots of sentences in English this.

Their writing has improved remarkably since the beginning of the

year. The Prep students are now including language features such

as adjectives into their writing and the Year 1/2 students are

moving away from simple sentences and into compound sentences

that include a variety of language features, such as noun groups

and verb groups.

The Year 3/4 students have been doing a novel study on ‘The

Bungawitta Blog,’ in English. They have really enjoyed listening to the

novel and studying the language features used to describe the

characters, behaviour and setting in this text.

At the moment the Year 5/6 students are learning about animation in English and how

animated movies are produced. The students are extremely engaged in this unit and

have spent some time analysing animated movies such as Chicken Run and How to

train your Dragon. In the next few weeks the students will be creating their own

animation, which they are really looking forward to!

SSP

If you have entered out classroom this year, you will have noticed all the windows have been

covered with SSP (speech sound pics) sound clouds. SSP is the spelling program we are currently

teaching here in Pentland and we have had a cracking start. Students are exploring spelling choices

and understanding the different letters and the combinations of letters that can create various

sounds. The children are enjoying our SSP lessons and the engaging ways SSP can be delivered.

NEW STAFF Hello Everyone; let me introduce myself. My name is Andre’a Holzwart. My family and I purchased “Rangeside Station” at Torrens Creek nearly 8 years ago. I have 3 grown up children which I have taught all their schooling lives on distance education, through to year 12, as we have lived on remote properties through Queensland and the Northern Territory. It had its challenging times, as well as very many rewards.

KINDY

Kindy has started with a bang! We are very lucky to be part of the remote kindy pilot program. Jack and I have spent the first couple of weeks getting the Pentland State School veggie garden going, and are waiting patiently for the first crop to appear. We have planted tomatoes, beans and snow peas. We are also learning about one another, planning visual time tables and completing weather charts. Jack has been working on a Unit entitled “All About Me,” and exploring and talking about his family and himself. I am looking forward to a fun term with the Kindy program.

Calendar of Events 4th May – TAGYI Car Wash

18th May – Chappy Pancake Day

25th & 26th June – Ravenswood Soccer

27th June / 12th July - HOLIDAYS!

2nd and 6th July – Tennis Coaching

13th -17th July – School Camp

School Rules

Be Safe Be Respectful Be an Active Learner.

ANZAC Day

Soccer

This term as part of our Sporting Schools, the students will have soccer training

every Friday from 8:15am-9:15am. The soccer training is being run by the PCYC in

Charters Towers, who will travel out to Pentland. This soccer training commenced

last Friday and from the laughing and cheering I could hear in the classroom, I could

tell it was a huge hit with the kids. Please make sure your child is at school by

8:15am so they can get the most out of the program! We will no doubt be in fine

form for the upcoming Cluster Soccer Carnival at Ravenswood in Week 7.

Last Friday we had a visit from a cricket coach who was travelling through.

He stayed for an hour and played games with the students. The children had a

great time and learnt some of the finer skills of cricket. Watch this space....we

might have the next Don Bradman or Betty Wilson in our midst! Some would

definitely have argueing with the umpires down pat; which says a lot for our

teaching persuasive arguments.

At our recent P & C meeting we discussed a range of topics. We have the Pentland Community Sports Day

coming up which we will be catering for. At the moment, we are looking at cakes and fruit for morning tea

and sausage hotdogs for lunch. We have decided to do a simple donation for morning tea and lunch this

time around to keep the costs down for families. If there is anyone out there that is interested in donating

some baked goods to go towards the day, we would greatly appreciate it.

We also have a PCYC Disco coming up on the 10th of June, held at the Pentland Sports Club. We will also be

catering for this event. Further details will be provided closer to the event.

School camp was discussed and we looked at the itinerary that has been planned out so far. School camp is

5th – 9th September. P & C will be putting in a lump sum to go towards some of the costs. The itinerary looks

awesome! I would encourage every family to send their child along. It will be a great experience for all ages.

Tuckshop has been continuing every fortnight this term. I would like to thank Kay, Jasmine and Katie for

running tuckshop this term while Mishelle and I have a little break.

That’s all for now. See you at the next event.

Nicola

Touch

Our newest student and his little sister have a great way to get to school.

I am so jealous, Jack and Jeanne Rae.

When God Created Mothers

When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was

into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel

appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling

around on this one."

And God said, "Have you read the specs on this

order?" She has to be completely washable, but not

plastic. Have 180 moveable parts...all replaceable.

Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that

disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure

anything from a broken leg, to a disappointed love

affair. And six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said. "Six pairs

of hands.... no way."

It's not the hands that are causing me problems,"

God remarked, "it's the three pairs of eyes that

mothers have to have."

That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. God

nodded.

One pair that sees through closed doors when she

asks, 'What are you kids doing in there?' when she

already knows. Another pair in the back of her head

that sees what she shouldn't, but what she has to

know, and of course the ones here in front that can

look at a child when he goofs up and say. 'I

understand and I love you' without so much as

uttering a word."

“God," said the angel touching his sleeve gently,

"Get some rest, tomorrow...."

“I can't," said God, "I'm so close to creating

something so close to myself. Already I have one

who heals herself when she is sick...can feed a

family of six on one kilo of mince...and can get a

nine year old to stand under a shower."

The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly.

"It's too soft," she sighed.

“But tough!" said God excitedly. "You can imagine

what this mother can do or endure."

“Can it think?"

“Not only can it think, but it can reason and

compromise," said the Creator.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across

the cheek.

“There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that

you were trying to put too much into this model."

“It's not a leak," said the Lord, "It's a tear."

“What's it for?"

“It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain,

loneliness, and pride."

“You are a genius”, said the angel.

― Erma Bombeck, When God

Created Mothers (quoted on

Goodreads)

Happy Mothers Day! –

Chappy Jarvis

Date Claimers

Wed 4th

May – TAGYI Car Wash

When was the last time someone volunteered

to wash your car… without expecting

something in return? This is the day when

we will do just that. Don’t bring your money,

just your car.

Wed 18th

May – Chappy Pancake Day

Come and have a pancake breakfast with us.

Enjoy a pancake breakfast with your

favourite toppings and enjoy the company of

others in our community.

Notes will go home for these events, but please

mark them on your calendar now.

The best school in Pentland

Pentland State School

Invites you to join us for

TAG You’re It Car Wash

2:30 PM 4th May Free

We’re inviting all parents and

community

members to come for a free* car

wash

at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, 4th May.

Phone: 4788 1236

E-mail:

the.principal@pentlandss.eq.edu.au

Pentland State School

For Enquiries

* - The fine print: When we say free, we mean no money. This is done as part of the state-wide TAGYI initiative

promoting selfless acts of kindness in the community (see www.tagyi.com). We encourage people to ‘pass on’ our

act of kindness by doing a selfless act of kindness for someone else. We will have a small physical reminder for

people to take on the day.

With winter approaching it’s time to look at more substantial comfort food. I have

chosen pumpkin as a focus this post as I know a few people have a glut of them at

the moment. Enjoy.

Pumpkin Chili

Prep 20 m Cook 1 h Ready In 1 h 20 m

Ingredients

1kg mince 1 large onion, diced 1 green capsicum, diced 2 425g cans kidney beans, drained 1 can tomato juice

1 850gcan peeled and diced tomatoes with juice 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/4 cup white sugar

Directions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until

brown; drain. Stir in onion and bell pepper and

cook 5 minutes. Stir in beans, tomato juice, diced

tomatoes and pumpkin puree. Season with

pumpkin pie spice, chili powder and sugar.

Simmer 1 hour.

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Prep 15 m Cook 55 m Ready In 1 h 10 m

Ingredients

450g mashed pumpkin 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Whisk pumpkin,

sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices and salt in

medium bowl until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake

15 minutes.

2. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and

continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until knife

inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean. Cool.

Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in

refrigerator.

Q: What’s the name of a six-sided polygon?

A: Sixagon.

Q. Why was the math book sad? A. Because it had so many problems.

Q. What did the cross eyed teacher say to the principal? A. "I can't control my pupils!" Q. What's the best place to grow flowers in school? A. In kindergarden. Q. What school subject is a witch good at? A. Spelling.

Q. Why is 2+2=5 like your left foot? A. It's not right.

Knock, knock Who's there? Canoe Canoe who? Canoe help me with my homework?

David: Why did the broom get a poor grade in school? Dan: I don’t know. Why? David: Because it was always sweeping during class!

What did the square say to the old circle?… Been around long?