Principal’s Message Curriculum P-2 Wow! The start of our least week of school and what a term full of learning it has been. The children have shown that they can learn and follow routines as well as apply the content that has been taught to them over the last nine weeks of school. We will complete our assessment this week with time for some fun Easter Activities mixed in between. There may also be a special hunt on Friday as part of the well-deserved reward day. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful volunteers who religiously come into the classroom and help so selflessly. You help make our program run smoothly and with smaller groups. Mrs Window, Mrs Stewart and Mrs Hart, I hope you can see how much your assistance is appreciated in our classroom. To all the P-2 Families, have a restful holiday and safe Easter with your loved ones and I will look forward to seeing the happy, smiley faces of your children at the beginning of Term 2. Happy Easter, Mrs Forrest

Year 3-6 – Welcome to the last week of term. This is a little disjoined week with students finishing off a number of assessments in most key learning areas or with students getting prepared for next term. As per each year, every term is always busy and next term is no different. Students have English assessment and comprehension booklets to complete, math testing in both areas of financial mathematics and chance, finalisation of Science unit Good to Grow and consolidation of both History and Geography. Students should have a nice portfolio of art work to display early next term as well as some interesting developments with our digital technologies. If you are interested in discussing your child’s progress please let me know and I will make a time to speak with you. Have a happy and restful Easter break and I look forward to seeing you all next term.

Leyburn State School is committed to developing respectful, resilient, responsible and safe students with embedded values towards lifelong

wellbeing. Focus week 9 – Keep Hands and Feet and Objects to yourself Focus week 10 – Complete set tasks.

THE INFORMER

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Principal

Mr Sam Gilmore

Leyburn S.S. C/- Post Office

Leyburn Q. 4365

Telephone: (07) 46950172

Facsimilie: (07) 46950226

Email: principal@ leyburnss.eq.edu.au

Website: www.leyburnss.eq.edu.au

Dates to Remember

Playgroup Wednesday 9-11am

School Banking Every Thursday

Toowoomba Show Holiday

30th March Thursday

Last Day Term 1

31st March Friday

First Day Term 2

18th April Tuesday

Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser

23rd April

ANZAC Day 25th April

Leyburn State School Fortnightly Newsletter Edition 5 28th March, 2017

P&C The next meeting will be held on the 18th April, first day back next term. His meeting will decide how we can operate the lucrative fundraiser at Bunnings on the 23rd of April. Please indicate on forms sent home yesterday your ability to be involved. This year is a very important year for the school with our Quadrennial School Review (QSR). This will entail setting the direction and focus of the school for the next 4 years. The P&C is consulted heavily during this time and all community members are welcome to express their opinions, listen to ideas and influence learning environment for your children. Year 6 Leaders Ceremony On last Friday, the school held its annual Year 6 leaders ceremony. Students in year 6 spent the week writing and learning a school pledge. On Friday they were charged with upholding this pledge across the school year as well as undertaking some leadership roles in the school. Students looked great in their new Year 6 shirts and I look forward to working with all Year 6 students in their leadership roles. Attendance Our attendance is looking great. Thank you to everyone for making this such a wonderful end to the term. You are giving your child the best chance of gaining their best education. Our attendance rate is 92.6% for the first 9 weeks of the year. Well done for beating the state target!! I look forward to beating this again next term. Show Holiday Leyburn State School takes the Toowoomba show holiday due to or association with the Clifton State High School and the bus run. This is a reminder that the school will be closed on Thursday 30th of March. Rewards This term we are hosting a rewards session on Friday 31st of March for those students who have met our expectations for behaviour. Students will be treated to some morning tea and rotational activities throughout the middle session with swimming in the afternoon for all; weather and behaviour on the day permitting. School Mobile / Contact The number is 0472 845 910. The mobile will be used by the school to receive and send text messages, communicate with parents when the students are off site and as an alternate contact phone number. Please be aware that the school phone number of 07 46950172 is the primary

contact and should still be used first in all instances. Swimming Swimming is back on this week. Please be aware that due to chlorine levels it is recommended that students have goggles for swimming this last week of term. Central Downs Cross Country We held our inter-house cross country carnival this today. This gave the opportunity for all students to represent their house and have some fun with their classmates. Children who are in the 9, 10, and 11 years of age, have run a competitive time and are committed to training over the holidays will be given the opportunity to represent Leyburn State School at Pilton State School on Wednesday 19th of April, starting at 9.00am. This is the second day of term 2. Parents are required to transport their own children to the event. Those children who have been nominated were informed today at the inter-house event. Notes and medical forms will follow later this week. ANZAC Day Please keep in mind that Leyburn SS plays a large part in the local ANZAC Day ceremony held each year on the 25th of April. Again this year the students will be given the opportunity to march in the procession and lay poppies at the memorial in Liberator Park. Please keep this in mind as we head into term 2 as this event is in week 2. Playgroup Playgroup last week-Children been improving their fine motor skill. They made the letter G into a goat they all turned out wonderful.

Other activities included recognising their 5 senses - Touch, Smell, Hear and Feel. They included their own drawing to go with it. They also learnt the letter H. They assembled a house with different shapes to make a windows, a roof, doors and a chimney.

This week we will be doing Easter activities. It is also the last week for Playgroup for this term so please bring a plate to share. Wishing Families a safe Easter holiday. Hope to see you all on term 2.

All community members are welcomed to attend playgroup. It is held each Wednesday from 9.00am – 11.00am. If you would like more information please contact the school office.

School Banking School banking will occur on a Thursday. Please place all banking in the school box in the office no later than 9.00am Thursday. Sam Gilmore Teaching Principal

Introducing our Senior Leaders for 2017 Luke,

Caitlen, Ruby, Laine, Bryce and Ethan.

16th March, 2017

Congratulations: Bree for doing her best with resilience after making a mistake. Jackson for great work in French.

23rd March, 2017

Congratulations: Mach for completing his art

activities efficiently.

16th March, 2017

Congratulations: Mach

23rd March, 2017

Congratulations: Kirra, Jessica, Jackson, Josh, Mach, Logan, Luke, Matthew, Laine and Bryce.

Congratulations: Rachael

Congratulations: Ethan, Summer and Bryce

Next meeting P & C Meeting 18th April , 2017 at 3:40 pm in the upstairs classroom. New members are welcome. Lost property – it’s that time of year again where we start trying to reunite clothes back to their rightful owners, please come and have a look through the box located just outside the office. If you are wishing to purchase uniforms, please see one of the P&C committee Members for assistance. Hats - $15.00, Shirts - $25.00 and Jackets $35.00 Shannon Hart President Leyburn State School P&C Association

We all have different personalities which governs to a large extent our attitudes and behaviours. It’s interesting to observe that most of the time, especially in close relationships; we expect others to be just like us. We forget that our differences were usually what attracted us in the first place. If you are a rigid, black and white sort of person, you would need to understand that a friend may be casual, flexible and laid back. Putting your expectations of how you feel onto another rarely has a positive outcome. Being able to identify your own type of personality will help your relationship with others especially if you don’t have unrealistic expectations that everyone is just like you. Good communication is the key to a healthy resolution or compromise. Quotes Always be yourself, everyone else is taken. Beauty attracts the eye, but personality captures the heart. An ugly personality destroys a pretty face Finally… be the type of person you’d like to hang out with.

For community groups who wish to include notices within the school newsletter, please have them typed and emailed to the school at ahall319@eq.edu.au or by 12.00 Noon the Tuesday prior.

Leyburn Post Office

The Leyburn Post Office is now online.

Online banking

Withdrawals and deposits for most banks

Billpay is available which is a quick and easy way to pay bills.

Gift Cards are available

Mobile Phones and Wi Fi devices

All new gift lines available

Selected gift lines now on sale

Why not call in and check out our wonderful range at your local Post Office

or call 4695 0148

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CWA MEETING

The next QCWA Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4th April, 2017 at 9.00am

All Welcome

For Hall Bookings please contact: Christine: 4695 0186 or Mary: 46950125

Leyburn QCWA

Leyburn QCWA will be holding cookery, knitting and

Crochet and Photography contest this year. Entries in

all three contest will be judged on Tuesday 4th April at

the hall. Entries will be received between 8:00am and

9:00am on that day. Fur further information please

contact: Jenny 46950128

Mary 46950125

Mother’s Day Pop-Up Shop

Held at the Hall on the 7th May, 2017

From 9:00am to 2:00pm

We will be having lots of wonderful stalls, selling

great gifts for your special mum. So Dads please

bring your children down. We are also planning to

have a sausage sizzle and other goodies to eat that

will be for sale. All the stalls will be listed in the next

newsletter.

If you would like to have a stall please contact

Natalie 0414 531548

Christine 4695 0186

Blue Light Association of Leyburn