14 December 2018

Newsletter Articles

Message from the Principal

We made it! Congratulations to all our students on a productive 2018. We have seen many gains made in key academic areas and have had plenty of triumphs on the sporting field, in STEM and in the Arts. My thanks goes out to all staff and our parent community who partner together to help our students succeed.

I would like to extend my congratulations to Nikki Spanner who has been permanently appointed as Deputy Principal at Forest Lake State School in 2019. Thanks to Nikki for her contribution to the Gumdale community and we wish her every success at Forest Lake.

On behalf of all of us at Gumdale State School, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and we look forward to a fantastic year together in 2019.

Always our Best,

Phil Savill, Principal
Gumdale State School

Important Dates

Always our Best

Reminders from the School

The administration office will be open from Wednesday 23 January and staff will be in Professional Development. Parents are welcome to drop off school supplies to the classrooms on Friday 25 January from 2:00pm – 3:00pm.

School Watch

Messages from the Deputies

Principal’s Morning Tea

Semester 2 Prinicpal's Award winners were recognised at a morning tea this week with our deputies and Principal Mr Savill. All attendees received A's in both English and Maths. Well done on such a great effort students!

Reporting

Student results were reported to parents via a report card emailed on Wednesday 12 December. If you have not received this, please notify Mrs Marissa Bowen of updates to parent email addresses on mbowe79@eq.edu.au.

Book Lists

Book Lists for 2019 have been sent home. Our preferred supplier is School Stuff; you can visit their site using the link below

Prep News

Our Preps have been working on a Prep Library, Kids Cafe, Prep Art Gallery, Prep Museum and Prep Theatre. Students spent time on Friday experiencing each other’s projects - so much fun!

Prep B has been learning the 'ew' sound while reading 'Wombat Stew'. After making some 'stew' with water and mud the students worked in groups and wrote down the ingredients in their stew. They then returned to class to write and label what they wanted to put in their Wombat Stew. There was so much great learning and all students were engaged as they collaborated together.

Year 4 - 6 News

Camp

The Year 4 students had an adventurous time at their camp at the Sunshine Coast Recreation Centre last week. Students were able to experience activities such as rock climbing, kayaking, fishing, fencing, archery and low ropes. A massive thank you to Mr Doherty, the year 4 staff and support staff who accompanied the students on their first camp.

Student Leadership

Over the past few weeks, Year 5 nominees for 2019 School Captain, House Captain, Cultural Captain and STEM Captain gave wonderfully prepared speeches to their fellow students who then voted for the students they felt would make the best leaders for 2019. Well done to each and every one!

Elected leaders were announced at the final full school assembly on Monday 10 December. Congratulations to the new Student Leadership Team for 2019!

Graduation

Congratulations to our Graduating class of 2018! It was a wonderful evening celebrating the many achievements of our year 6 students. Parents and guests were treated to a dance performance before speeches were given by our outgoing student captains. Several awards for high achievement were presented by our sponsors and then students walked the stage to receive certificates. The students then sang a farewell song before celebrating with their families and friends. Thanks goes out to the year 6 staff and other support staff who made the evening an unforgettable one for our students.

Digital Technologies

iPad Classes 2019

Next year will see Gumdale expand the BYO iPad program to 16 classes across Year 2 to 6. Any new or existing families seeking information about the iPad program can access parent handbooks, documents, help guides and the 2019 App Lists from the school website on the front page “iPads @ Gumdale”. We also have a direct link to JB Hi-Fi Portal (use the code GSS2019) and the Apple Store for your convenience.

Those students who were in an iPad class this year, please take the time on the holidays to delete any old or unused apps, install the new apps for 2019, clean out the camera roll by deleting any photos not needed, back up the device and install any new iOS updates. We also advise students to create a home folder and school folder in their camera roll. Please sort all personal photos into the home folder.

We also advise all iPad students to set their password to 1111 upon their return to school. The IT specialist will be setting up the school’s Wi-Fi profile on your child’s device in Term 1 and requires quick and easy access to the device.

All 2019 iPad students need to return their Participation Agreement and Third Party Consent forms to the school office ASAP. We also require payment of the Digital Levy of $35 by the end of Term 1, Week 2. The levy covers your child’s subscription to Mathletics, Spelling City, Showbie, Typing Tournament and the EQ Lending Library for 2019. Individual access to these subscriptions would cost families approximately $140 but the school is able to access substantial discounts due to the large number of licenses we require. Further information about these subscriptions are located in the BYOD Parent Presentation located on the school website. Prompt payment and completion of the forms will ensure your child can access all aspects of the iPad Program from the start of Term 1.

News from the Payment Desk

As we finish off for the year, we advise that there are still outstanding payments overdue. Over the course of this week invoices have been emailed home for those students who have attended events but have not paid. Payments can still be made over the holidays, see below: -

Paying your school invoices

Please note that payments can be made one of four ways:

1. Online using the BPOINT Payment Gateway https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete or from the invoice using the BPOINT link
2. Phone banking via BPOINT IVR (1300 631 073)
3. Online using the QParent App or
4. In person at our Administration Office during office hours (8.00am-3.30pm) (school days)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Admin Team.

STEAM News

Sustainability @ Gumdale

Sustainability Steve spent Week 9 with Prep D! Great work in looking after the organic waste in two eating areas.

Let’s work together in making Gumdale State School more sustainable!

Code Camp Scholarship

Congratulations to Rafferty Beaumont! Rafferty will enjoy a complimentary Code Camp these Summer holidays.

Year 3

The Year 3 students have created shadow puppet shows as the culminating activity for their Night and Day science unit.

Year 3 Puppet Shows YouTube Videos

Year 6

For their last ever Primary STEM lesson the Year 6 students enjoyed making and playing with a variety of slimes from fake snot to elephant toothpaste.

STEM Horizons

A team of Year 5 scientists enjoyed a morning aboard ‘Inspiration’ investigating water turbidity and sea grass as the final activity in the Moreton Bay Environmental and Education Centre’s STEM Horizons program.

STEAM Clubs

Kitchen Garden

Club members enjoyed celebrating a successful year with their first Harvest Afternoon Tea!

We would like to offer a special thank you to Michelle Boutin our Kitchen Garden Co-ordinator. Michelle spends many hours every week planning for and leading our 40 + student members as they learn all about healthy eating and gardening including planting, weeding, watering, harvesting, pest control and seeking donations. Thank you to our teacher, parent and community volunteers – Wynnum, Manly and Districts Men’s Shed, Sabine Clark, Peta Beven, Emma Welch, Jasmine Davies, Kate Tatham and Genevieve Agerholm. And thank you to our amazing students for their hard work and commitment to the Club!

Pop up market – The students did an amazing job preparing lavender pouches, giant sunflower seed packets, succulent pots and fresh produce for our pop up market. Thank you to everyone who made a purchase!

We hope to expand our Kitchen Garden Club in 2019 and welcome parent and community volunteers in any and all capacities! Hope to see you there in 2019!

Donations of plastic lids (not metal), mulch, and soil for the garden are appreciated and can be dropped to the STEAM Centre before Friday 14 December and after the holidays.

International Computer Science Education Week

Students in years 1-6 showcased their dance and coding skills in week 9 as they coded their own Dance Party! The Prep’s were guided through their first coding session by our Year 6 students. There are hundreds of free tutorials at Code.org from beginner to advanced - suitable for your children and YOU! Happy coding!

Dance party by Daniel Y -

Dance party by Orin M -

STEM Holiday Ideas

Wishing you and your families a happy and safe holiday!

Sports News

Upper School Swimming Carnival

The 2019 year 3-6 Swimming Carnival will be held at Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler, on Tuesday February 5 (Term 1, Week 2). Nomination forms for this event will be emailed out before the start of Term 1.

Any questions - James Doherty jpdoh0@eq.edu.au

Keep moving!

Community Support

2019 Japanese Study Tour

Next year, Gumdale State School will again be hosting a Study Tour group from Japan. From 22 February to 5 March, we will have 18 students from Tama Uni Meguro JHS in Tokyo visiting our school. Students will have a Year 6 buddy and will participate in English lessons, as well as experience classroom life here at Gumdale. The tour organisers are looking for Host Families for students. Please see information below if you are interested. Application forms are available at the office.

Music Notes

Thank you to all our music students and families for a wonderful year of music. We look forward to sharing the next stage of their music development in 2019. We hope you have a wonderful holiday!

A Family Musical Experience These Holidays

Some of the children have been learning about Tchaikovsky’s music for the Nutcracker in music lessons this term. If you’d like to share a musical experience with your children these holidays, the ‘Nutcracker and The Four Realms’ is a family movie now showing in cinemas.

Performance at Lota House

A group of 19 students performed Christmas carols and songs for residents of Lota House this week. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to be a part of the local community.

Piano Tuition in 2019

Next year we are offering piano tuition with piano teacher Fotini Panagopoulos. Fotini has over 20 years’ experience teaching piano and we are excited to have her join us at Gumdale. At this stage lessons will be offered to students going into Year 2 and Year 3 in 2019. So if you have a piano or keyboard at home and are interested in your child taking piano lessons during school hours, please email your expression of interest to: enjoypiano123@gmail.com

Please note there are limited places available.

From the Music Department,

OSHC

Messages from the Team

2019 Enrolments are new OPEN! Please enrol or re-enrol your children as soon as possible to guarantee a place at YMCA Gumdale OSHC. We have big plans in store for next year and hope to have your children on board. If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us!

What has been happening at YMCA Gumdale OSHC?

We have been getting into the spirit of Christmas at Gumdale OSHC over the last fortnight. Our Christmas Tree is all set up and tinsel is covering the service.

Our gardening is flourishing with sunflowers, tomatoes, rosemary and corn!

You are more than welcome to take some rosemary and tomatoes from our garden if you’re walking by.

What is coming up at Gumdale OSHC?

Summer Holidays are just around the corner and we cannot wait.

We have been planning our summer holiday program for a few weeks now and have a lot of super exciting activities, incursions and mini excursions planned for the children.

Our team of educators are in the midst of getting all the materials and equipment and training to equip them for a fantastic Summer Holiday program. We are all so excited to have your children join us.

We still have spaces available on a few mini excursions, incursions and service days.

Enrol your child now so they don’t miss out on the fun!

Contact YMCA OSHC Gumdale
Phone: 07 3890 2675
Mobile: 0428 333 317
agd@ymca.org.au

Community Business Network

Gumdale State School is pleased to have the support of businesses in our local and nearby community by way of sponsorship. Each year, our school resources are enriched courtesy of members in our Community Business Network.

More details regarding our program and the packages available can be found on our school website or by contacting Marissa Bowen, Executive Assistant.

Phone: 3902 8333 Mail: mbowe79@eq.edu.au

In 2018, our Platinum and Gold Sponsors are:

Platinum Sponsors

Todd Gerhardt Realty goes above and beyond for his clients. Todd has broken countless street records, priding himself on getting the best possible price for his vendors. Todd Gerhardt is considered a real sellers agent, but he is equally devoted to his buyers and he knows how to close the deal leaving both parties more than satisfied (which in today's market cannot always be the case).

Todd leaves no stone unturned in the search for the right buyer for your home. It is Todd's mission to offer the best real estate experience you can get.

The YMCA provide services to more than 700,000 participants annually. Such services include youth programs, Long Day Child Care, Family Day Care, In Home Care, Outside School Hours Care, Vacation Care, Limited Hours Care, a large range of sport and recreational activities, health and fitness, outdoor education and camping, vocational education and accredited training, hospitality, restaurants and hotel accommodation.

Gold Sponsors

Ian lives in Wakerley and brings his background as a marketing consultant to achieve the best result for his clients. Ian has achieved numerous property records in the Bayside area. As a great supporter of Gumdale State School Ian currently serves as a community representative on the School Council.

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P&C News

Notice of the P&C Annual General Meeting

The 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Gumdale State School Parents and Citizens’ Association will be held on Tuesday 12 February commencing at 7:00pm in the Resource Centre.

Following acceptance of the minutes from the 2018 AGM and the tabling of the Audit Report for the year ending 31 December 2018, all current office bearer roles will be declared vacant and nominations called for the following positions:

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer

Nominations will also be sought for membership of the following P&C Sub-Committees:

• Fundraising

All current P&C members are encouraged to attend the AGM to vote and/or nominate for vacant positions on the executive and sub-committees.

For more information concerning any aspects of the P&C including the conduct of the AGM, and the roles of executives and sub-committees, please email pandc@gumdaless.eq.edu.au

The AGM is open to all parents and carers who wish to attend, however only members are eligible to vote and/or nominate for vacant positions (including sub-committees).

At the completion of the AGM the February general meeting will be held.

P&C Volunteers

The P&C held an afternoon tea to recognise the efforts and generosity of all the volunteers who assisted with planning and delivery of fundraising events and/or volunteered in the Tuckshop or Uniform Shop during 2018. Thank you to all our valuable volunteers.

Fundraising Announcement

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that in 2018 we have raised over $100,000 for Gumdale State School! This would not be possible without the time, energy and dedication of our wonderful team of executives and volunteers. The events we have run have raised funds for the completion of air conditioning in classrooms, the purchase of reading and sporting resources and much more.

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish the whole school community a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2019.

Shaunesy Pegg
P&C President
pandc@gumdaless.eq.edu.au

Uniform Shop News

The P&C has recently changed school hat providers and the new prep hats for students in 2019 are a different design from our current school hat. Prep school hats have been ordered, but will not be available for collection with the Prep Packs until early next year. You can still order and purchase the Prep Pack and collect a new school hat next year. The current or old style school hats can still be worn and are still available for purchase from the Uniform Shop until sold out.

Samples of the new school hat will be available to view in the Uniform Shop on the days/hours the Uniform Shop is open.

Prep Packs

Preferred purchasing of Prep Packs is through Flexischools. Register your child, using the link below, under the class 'Prep Starter 2019'. Pre-ordered Prep Packs can be collected in January from the old Uniform Shop downstairs opposite the Tuckshop under B Block.

Extended Trading Hours

The Uniform Shop will be open for extended trading hours in January to assist parents with their back to school uniform purchases.

We are looking for some more fantastic volunteer staff to help us out in the Uniform Shop during the extended trading hours. If you are in a position to help, even for just an hour please see the sign below.

Phone: 3902 8335
Email: uniform@gumdalesspc.org.au
Orders: Online through Flexischools
Payment: Cash and EFTPOS facilities

Michelle Moffatt
Volunteer Uniform Shop Manager

Fundraising Programs

A reminder to support the following organisations if the need arises. For every purchase made, they kindly give back to our school.

Follow the P&C

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• Facebook at Gumdale State School Parents & Citizens
• Instagram at gumdale_ss_pandc
• Twitter at gumdaless_pandc
• Or contact us on fundraising@gumdalesspc.org.au

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