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Issue 09 24th March, 2017

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Weekly Awards

High School Canoeing

24th March, 2017

Principal’s Note

Hello and welcome to my Principal’s Note for Week 9.

Over the past weeks, it has been evident that all students

and staff have been making the most of every opportuni-

ty to learn, reinforce and enhance key concepts and un-

derstandings to ensure better outcomes and success in

the future.

Over the previous couple of weeks, I have challenged all

students to ponder over two questions in order to gain

clarity of the true purpose of specific learning activities.

These two questions “What am I learning?” and “Why am

I learning this?”, have been presented to students over

the past weeks to challenge deeper thinking about their

learning experiences. This aids in moving beyond sur-

face learning and developing deeper knowledge which

will ultimately allow students to transfer knowledge to

other areas. Successfully linking and making connections

between subjects and learning experiences is a clear

indicator that deeper knowledge has been acquired.

I look forward to continuing with our team to promote

greater learning outcomes for all students. Parents are

encouraged to speak with their child’s teacher to find out

how they can support learning at home.

Rewards Afternoon

On Thursday March 30, all students with 0-2 Detentions

or Office Referrals for Minor behaviour or 1 Major behav-

iour in Term 1 will be invited to attend and participate in

the Rockin’ Rewards afternoon. This end of term reward

activity is for those students who have consistently

demonstrated appropriate behaviour throughout Term 1.

Students with three or more Detentions or Office Refer-

rals for Minor behaviour, or one Major behaviour referral

for Term 1, will be engaged in a School Expectation Re-

fresher Workshop to reflect on appropriate behaviour

choices instead of attending the Rockin’ Rewards after-

noon.

Invitations will go out in the middle of Week 10.

Attendance

The 2017 School Attendance Target is 95%, for Week

8 our school’s attendance rate was 95.8%.

Week 8 Attendance Data: Prep – 98.46%, Yr 1/2 –

92.86%, Yr 2/3 – 95.38%, Yr 4 – 97.33%. Yr 5/6 –


97.65%, Yr 7-10 – 92.73%.

Highest attendance for Week 8: Prep

98.46%!

Regular attendance leads to enhanced

achievement and learning progress. Let’s

ensure all students attend school to reap

the rewards of consistent participation and

engagement. Unless your child is ill, it is

expected that your child will be at school

learning every day of the school year.

I remind all families of the school’s high

expectations around attendance even dur-

ing the last weeks of school. All students are expected

to be in attendance until 3pm Friday 31 March.

P & C

The P & C Annual General Meeting for 2017 will be held

on Monday 27 March from 3:15pm. Your attendance and

participation is very important to our school and students.

See you there!

Well Done

Congratulations to the boys and girls who attended and

represented our school at the recent Roma and District

Girls Netball and Boys Rugby League Trials in Roma this

week.

Remember, “The Surat State School way is to commit

to our learning, strive for excellence and succeed in

all that we do.”

Enjoy the weekend!

Mr Justin Washington

Principal

Reminder to Parents: Student Progress Meetings

Please remember to return your form to the school office for Student Progress Meetings. If you haven’t received a note about these meetings, please contact the school office as soon as possible. Thank you to those who have already returned their forms. All par-ents will be notified next week of their date and time

for meetings for Term 2.

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P&C News

AGM Notice

AGM Notice - Our next meeting will be our Annual General

Meeting which is to be held on Monday, 27th March at

3.15pm in the High School Building. All executive positions

will become vacant and are open for election at our AGM.

These positions include; President, Vice-President, Secre-

tary and Treasurer. If you are interested in nominating for a

position, a Quick Guide for P&C Executive Officers is avail-

able on the P&C’s Qld website (www.pandcsqld.com.au)

and provides an overview of executive positions.

Membership Applications

All memberships will expire at the AGM. New Membership

Applications for 2017, along with the code of conduct, are

included in the newsletter. If you wish to become a member

or renew your membership of the Surat State School P&C

Association please complete these prior to the AGM

(Monday, 27th March). These may be left at the school of-

fice. Spare Application Forms are also available at the

school office.

Tuckshop

Unfortunately we have had an inadequate response from

parents to enable tuckshop to proceed at this stage. If there

is a particular day of the week which may be more suitable

for parents please let us know. If you have any other ideas

please do not hesitate to contact us. We are also looking

for someone to take over the role of Tuckshop Convenor. If

you are interested or know someone who may, please con-

tact us.

Learning Potential App

“The Australian Government program, Learning Potential,

helps parents to be more involved in their child’s learning,

from highchair to high school.” “The Learning Potential app

has lots of useful tips and ideas to help you make the most

of those small opportunities in your busy day”. Visit learn-

ingpotential.gov.au for more information. There is also a

Learning Potential Resources site with activities available

online or offline. This information has been provided by P &

C’s Qld.

P&Cs Qld Western Road Trip

Please see flyer in this newsletter. P&Cs Qld are visiting

Surat State School on Thursday 27th April between 9.15am

and 11.00am - morning tea provided.

P&C Committee

email: [email protected]

Important Dates - 2017

MARCH

27th P & C AGM - 3:15pm

28th Prep Showcase - 2:15pm

31st Last day of Term 1

APRIL

17th Easter Monday

18th Term 2 Resumes

22nd Maranoa Netball Assoc Juniors Fixtures Start

25th ANZAC Day

MAY

1st Labour Day Holiday

5th Cross Country

Benderoo Bulls

The Wallumbilla Surat Yuleba Junior Rugby League will be run-

ning a BBQ at the Help Kids Like Nick Yuleba Marathon

& Fun Run on Saturday 8th April.

This is a great opportunity for the club as a fundraiser. If

anyone is able to assist it would be greatly appreciated.

To register interest or for more information please con-tact either Stuart Maunder on 0428 234 328 or Grant

Harland on 0428 235 214.

Week 10 Behaviour Focus

Being Respectful - Sportsman-ship - sledging and non-sledging

Citizenship Shield

OGILVIE CROTHERS

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Student of the Week - Week 9

Prep

Noah Collie - For always being positive

and kind to his classmates.

Jud Washington - For working so hard to learn his High Frequency Words- keep it

up!

Year 1/2 Daniel Sims - For being a committed

learner.

Year 2/3 Nate Freeman - For being enthusiastic

in spelling groups

Year 4 Jadee Denton - For showing commit-

ment to her learning.

Year 5/6 Jack Watson - For working diligently to

complete all assessment.

Secondary Christie - For consistently applying her-

self to her studies

Positive Behaviour for Learning Award

George Broadhead - for Being Respectful - playing fairly without lying or cheating.

Playgroup

Our school is hosting a community playgroup on Mon-

days from 9.00-11.00. Playgroup is open to children from

0-5 years of age. At playgroup, parents and caregivers

spend relaxed time with their children making friends and

support networks. Meanwhile children develop physical-

ly, socially, emotionally and intellectually, as they discov-

er new experiences, gain self-confidence and make new

friends too. For more information, please contact Mrs

Sally Broadhead via the School’s Office.

RREAP Funding

The Rural and Remote Education Access Program

(RREAP) helps schools and school communities im-

prove the educational outcomes and opportunities of

students who are disadvantaged because of their geo-

graphical isolation so that students' learning outcomes

match those of other students. RREAP funds are availa-

ble to assist Queensland state schools and school com-

munities to support and enrich a curriculum that is ap-

propriate for the educational needs of geographically

isolated primary and secondary school students. Com-

munity-based organisations within the Maranoa Re-

gional Council, working in partnership with RREAP

schools to provide extra-curricular programs to school

students, are eligible to apply for RREAP fund-

ing. Please contact your local school for information

about funding & application guidelines.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM NRL ROMA & DISTRICT Holiday Clinic

Wednesday 5th April - Roma

State College Middle Campus The PlayNRL Holiday Clinic is a day program for kids aged 6-

12 of any gender that focuses on fun, fitness and participation.

Costs $40 per child which includes NRL Holiday Pack.

Register online @ Playnrl.com/programs

Clinic commences at 10:00am and concludes at 1:00pm.

Further details contact: NRL Game Development Officer

Grant Bignell

Phone: 0448813444 Email: [email protected]

Instrumental Music Accessory Price List

Accessories for your musical instruments are still available

to purchase at the School Office in 2017

Alto Sax Reeds $ 5.20

Clarinet Reeds $ 3.80

Bass Clarinet Reeds $ 5.00

Cork Grease $ 3.00

Valve Oil $ 9.00

Trombone Slide Cream $ 15.00

BAREFOOT BOWLS

Every Thursday Night

Names in by 6.30pm

Play 7pm

All Welcome

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News

Welcome to another edition of The Green Patch Surat News. The end of Term One is here and what a busy term

we have had!! Each class has been involved in both kitchen and garden activities with great enthusiasm and ex-

citement. Here’s a snapshot of what has gone on over the term…

Prep, Year 1, 2 & 3 …..

In the kitchen we’ve

tried blueberry pike-

lets…soft boiled eggs

with fence posts…ham

and cheese toast fin-

gers and monkey tail

sandwiches…we have

stirred, cut, rolled,

spread, tasted and washed up…

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In the garden we have made cress heads,

mini greenhouses, and foam box gardens

that have a garden girl/guy, made from a

plastic spoon, looking over our plants.

This week we planted some peas in our

garden at Prep…can’t wait to taste them.

Year 4

We have made blueberry

muffins and for our Design

and Technology task, we

have made some healthy

lunch dishes using old and

new technologies…practising

for our final task which is go-

ing to be a Mexican End of

Term Celebration.

In our gardening classes we planted

seeds and kept them in our class-

room until they became seedlings.

We then made some wicking boxes and transplanted the seedlings

into these special boxes. Come and have a look – they are under

the stairs at the kitchen end of the building. Some of our plants are

doing well.

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Year 5 6

Our garden task for this term was to get the herb garden up and growing. Firstly we made a couple of wicking boxes and

transplanted the existing herbs – parsley, basil and a curry plant. We dug the soil over with garden forks and a hoe; topped up

the soil with cow, sheep and a little chook manure along with some mulch lucerne hay. We planted some other herb seeds in

seed raising trays – Italian parsley, curled parsley, coriander and nasturtiums. We left the garden for a few weeks, so we did-

n’t burn our little plants, while we waited for our seeds to grow. Mrs Pointon has been busy planting out our seedlings so

hopefully we will soon have a variety of herbs to use in the kitchen.

In the kitchen the first item we made was Pizza a la….

We had a pizza base and a variety of topping ingredi-

ents to choose from…so we made our own pizza.

YUM!! For the remainder of the term we have been

working on our Design and Technology task – Creat-

ing a safe and hygienic food production environment

in which to make a drink for a client. We have tested

a few different drinks…a green smoothie, appleade,

lemonade, a punch, to name a few…some were good,

others okay, and some not very good at all!

This week we visited the Timber Crate to watch a food

production environment in action so we could observe

and identify safe and hygienic work practices. We got to taste one of their delicious milkshakes. Delicious!

Year 7 8

We have been focussing on the kitchen aspect of the subject this term, in order to complete our Technology and Design task

of fusing two cultures to make a food parcel. We have made some food parcels…a meat pie and pasties. We have re-

searched a culture to learn about their foods and flavours. Last week we cooked up a cultural buffet so we could try some

different cultural dishes…we had Sweet and Sour Pork from China, Chicken Teriyaki from Japan, Vietnamese Rice Paper

Rolls from Vietnam, Canneloni from Italy, Ki Si Min from New Zealand, Lamb Biryani from India, Enchiladas from Mexico and

Spring Rolls from China as well.

In Agricultural Science, we are focussing on the garden – our task is to plan, and create a managed food production environ-

ment. As a class we have decided to plan and create part of an extension to our existing garden. This will provide enough

beds for all classes to work in the garden, an opportunity to include chickens in the future and other garden features. Each

student is to make a plan, then we will collaborate to come up with one plan and one part of the garden that we can produce.

Exciting times for our garden!

Year 9 10

In the kitchen we have been focussing on learning and improving our cookery skills. We have made some take home dishes

– apple crumble & crunchy topped tuna and rice bake; as well as some pizzas and scrambled egg on toast that we enjoyed at

school. Next week we are going to have a go at yeast cookery when we make some hot cross buns to take home for the

Easter holidays.

In Agricultural Science, we are working on preparing the garden beds for planting. We are going to follow a six bed crop

rotation plan to hopefully produce vegetables we can sell at a small garden market stall later in the year.

And to our surprise…rockmelons…accidental propagating…but so far so

good…here’s hoping they ripen before the frosts and we get to enjoy them…

Lots and lots of happenings at The Green Patch Surat, and Term 2 will be no different. Looking

forward to more of the same with each and every class…their enthusiasm and participation is truly

encouraging and great to be a part of.

Mrs Pointon

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POSITION VACANT

PERMANENT TEACHER AIDE

Hours of Duty: 30 Hours per week (ADO hours to be worked up in

addition)

Wage Rate: $24.2763 per hour

Criteria: Applicants of this position must be self motivated with good

organisational skills and have the ability to work amicably in a small

close knit team environment.

Conditions: The Working with Children (risk Management and Screen-

ing) Act 2000 requires the successful applicant to be subject to a

“working with children check” as part of the employment screening pro-

cess.

Applications: For information about the position and how to apply

please contact the school office for an application package. For further

information please contact Anitta Holmes (Principal) on 07 4623 5100 or

email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 3:00pm Tuesday 28th March 2017

Fish & Chips Night

– Recreation Grounds

Canteen –

Saturday March 25th

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

MENU (Eat there or take away)

Fish & chips $6.50

Fish $3.50

Chips $3.00

Potato scallop $1.00

Soft drinks $2.50

Water $2.00

Tea/coffee $2.00

mailto:[email protected]

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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR P&C ASSOCIATION

This Code of Conduct clarifies the expected standards of all P&C Association members. It has been adopted to aid all

members of our school community to work as a cohesive group in partnership with the school. The Code is intended

to promote and maintain the highest standard of ethical behaviour by P&C Association members. Members of a P&C

Association should adhere to the Code of Conduct at all times. This Code applies to each member of a P&C Associa-

tion.

P&C Association members are to:

act in the best interest of the total school community at all times

conduct and present themselves in a professional manner and act ethically and with integrity at all times

Act with courtesy and demonstrate respect for all persons, whether fellow P&C

Association members, school staff, parents/carers, students, community members remain objective and avoid

personal bias at all times

represent all members of the school community

engage the school and wider community in developing and effecting school priorities, policies and decisions in

a manner that is consultative, respectful and fair

declare any conflicts of interest and not misuse their office to advance individual views or for personal gain

make fair, transparent and consistent decisions

provide objective and independent advice

listen and be tolerant of the views and opinions of others, even if those views and

opinions differ from their own

treat official information with care and use it only for the purpose for which it was collected or authorised

respect confidentiality and information privacy (about the school, community members, staff or students) at all

times and not disclose confidential information

not use confidential or privileged information to further personal interests

be responsive to the requirements of the school community

seek to achieve excellence in educational outcomes for all students at the school

listen and respond to issues and concerns regarding strategy and policy

work within the boundaries of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, theEducation (General Provisions)

Regulation 2006 and the Department of Education and Training’s policies and procedures relevant to P&C As-

sociation operations.

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