26 July 2019

Newsletter Articles

From the Principal

Welcome back to our Year 6 students who have returned from Canberra. By all accounts, everyone had an incredible time at camp, including our teachers. I’m sure that many fond memories have been created and that this experience has given students much to reflect on. A special thanks extends to Mr. Doherty and all the team for organising such an incredible opportunity for our students.

Class Newsletters

As Term 3 is now in full swing it’s back to business in the classroom. Class Newsletters are available for download on our website homepage. Please refer to these for information on your child’s learning goals for this term and key dates to be aware of.

Enrolments

For those that live within Gumdale’s catchment and intend to enrol for 2020, please submit your paperwork promptly so we can commence planning for next year.

School Opinion Survey

Details about the upcoming school opinion survey are noted further below. The online survey will open 29 July and close 30 August. We look forward to receiving your feedback on Gumdale State School.

Always our Best,

Phil Savill, Principal
Gumdale State School

What’s Coming Up

Always our Best

Reminders from the School

School Opinion Survey

The annual School Opinion Survey will be issued to parents and staff on Monday 29 July 2019. The survey can be completed online up to Friday 30 August.

Surveys will be sent home in an envelope with the eldest child. The survey is completed online, and surveys do not need to be returned to school. In addition, a random sample of Year 5 & 6 Students will complete the survey at school prior to 30 August.

Parents who have difficulty accessing computers or internet at home can contact the administration office for assistance in completing the survey. Everyone is encouraged to complete their survey before 30 August to ensure that their opinion is included in our schools’ reports, which we will receive later this year. The reports will help our school and Education Queensland to further understand how to better meet the needs of our community.

QParents

Are you using QParents to stay in contact with our school and to access information about your child’s schooling? If you haven’t yet registered for QParents, register now.

You can provide your 100 points of identity documents for registration online through QParents, or in person at the school. If you have limited identity documents, or experience difficulties registering, please contact info@gumdaless.eq.edu.au for help.

QParents is a great way to stay informed about what’s happening in your child’s school life.

News from the Payment Desk

Office Procedure for Payment of Excursions

Three weeks after an excursion has taken place, One School will produce a Credit Adjustment for those students who have not paid. This is a system generated document which will clear your student’s account for this excursion. If your student attended and payment has not been received, you will be emailed a new invoice for this particular excursion.

Please ensure you advise the office and teacher if your child will not be attending the excursion, this will save you receiving another invoice.

Prompt payment of invoices will also ensure that additional invoices are not emailed to you. Payment due dates are stated on the excursion letter which you receive the day before you are invoiced.

Paying your school invoices

All excursions and events require payment and a permission form to be returned by the due date.

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. Using the QParents App or
4. In person at our Administration Office during office hours (8:00am-3:30pm)

Current Excursion Invoices

From the Deputies

Welcome Back to Term 3

All students returned from the break and settled quickly into school routine. The term was off to a productive start with Year 3 and 5 students commencing sailing lessons last week and our Year 6 students attending camp in Canberra. Next week keep an eye out for our NAIDOC celebrations.

Words are Important

The importance of using ‘kind’ and ‘strong’ words when speaking with friends has been an early focus this term. Students have been involved in regular sessions identifying the impact of using these powerful words to support positive interactions with peers at school.

GROW - Organisation

Our whole school focus for GROW development this term is the skill of organisation. Students are encouraged and supported in the achieving whole school organisational behaviours throughout the term.

• I go to the right place at the right time with the right equipment.
• I have my name labelled on all my belongings.
• I take home communication and deliver it to my guardians and promptly return them if required.
• I leave my valuables at home.
• I follow the school routines before, during and at the end of school each day.

BYOD iPad Classes 2020

Information regarding the school transition to full BYOD in 2020 for students in Years 2-6 was emailed to parents last week. All Year 1 parents and parents of students currently in non-iPad classes are asked to complete the expression of interest form by clicking HERE indicating either their purchase or hire of an iPad in 2020.

Further information on the program can be found below in the Digital Tech News, or on the school website here.

Student Council

NAIDOC which stands for (National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee) is an annual event held in Australia to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is important, as a school and as a community, that we spend the time talking about this week and discussing the real facts about Indigenous cultures and histories.

The theme for NAIDOC week 2019 is Voice. Treaty. Truth. The Gumdale Sate School Student Council have worked with Mrs McAuliffe to put together some NAIDOC week activities during our first breaks next week. There will be opportunities to create indigenous music, listen to dreamtime stories, create works of art and chat to indigenous elders.

On the Friday the student councillors have organised a fundraiser called The Great Book Swap. To participate in The Great Book Swap, all students have been asked to bring along a book to donate and a gold coin. This will take place in the annex of Hollis Hall at first break on Friday 2 August. All of the money collected on the day goes to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation . Each donation helps provide books and literacy programs to remote communities where they are needed most. We look forward to seeing everyone getting involved.

New Playground Equipment

Last term, the Student Council purchased some new playground equipment with money raised from the National Day Against Bullying and Violence. Our students are really enjoying visiting the courts and playing with the new equipment. A huge thank you to our Student Council for raising awareness about saying ‘No! To Bullying.’ and running the fundraiser and thank you to our school community for their support.

Resource Centre

Scholastic Book Fair

Book Fair Hours are as follows:

• Wednesday 28 August – 8:00am - 8:45am and 3:00pm-3:45pm
• Thursday 29 August – 8:00am - 8:45am and 3:00pm-3:45pm
• Friday 30 August – 8:00am - 8:45am and 3:00pm-3:45pm
• Monday 2 September – 8:00am - 8:45am (stock on hand only - no orders taken on Monday morning.)

Scholastic Book Club

Book Club Issue 5 has gone home and orders are due by 31 July. Every order earns rewards for our school to purchase new books for the library. All orders and payment are done on-line through the Scholastic Book Club LOOP here.

Alpacas with Maracas

National Simultaneous Storytime that was held on 22 May was a huge success. We were part of 1,138,889 participants at over 11,554 locations across Australia and New Zealand. Well done everyone - what an enjoyable story! The book is available now for you to borrow from our school library.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Reading plays an important part in students’ lives during their school years and beyond. It allows children to actively engage their imagination and opens up a world of educational opportunities.

As well as being fun, the Premier's Reading Challenge aims to boost children’s literacy skills by encouraging students to read widely for pleasure and learning, to develop their imagination, and to cultivate a passion for literature. Last year, an outstanding 181,000 students from 1012 schools took part in the challenge reading a total of 2.46 million books.

Forms have been sent home to students, additional forms can be downloaded here.

Completed forms can be returned to the Resource Centre by the end of the challenge, no later than Friday 23 August.

STEAM News

National Science Week

As part of our school’s commitment to provide engaging and authentic STEM learning opportunities for our students, we have organised a visit from Queensland’s premier science production, Street Science - a team of passionate educators who use exciting and interactive stage demonstrations to make science learning SERIOUSLY FUN!

This year, to help us celebrate National Science Week 2019 ‘Destination Moon: more missions, more science’, Street Science are performing a brand new stage show “MISSION ACCEPTED…” at our school on Tuesday 13 August. It will be a spectacular show, using breath-taking demonstrations to delve into the dizzying details of space travel, communication and astronaut survival.

It’s a truly engaging, exciting and educational whole-school event which will inspire our students to challenge their understanding of space exploration and be cheering in celebration of science learning. Don’t let your little Earthlings miss out!

STEM Learning

Year 3

Is it living? For their Biology unit, students are required to complete journal entries of living and non-living things they observe around the school, at home or on their travels. Some students have chosen to bring specimens into school! No living animals please.

Sustainability @ Gumdale

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

Sustainability Steve spent the week with 1WL! A special mention goes to Ryan and Celeste for checking the contents of the Organics bin and removing incorrect items.

Kitchen Garden

Kitchen Garden Club resumed this week with much excitement as our ‘Giant’ pumpkin seeds have germinated and started to grow! Our gardens needed a little TLC after the holidays and students spent time weeding and watering. We also tended to our worm farms and compost bins. Donations of plants, seedlings, seeds mulch or soil for the garden are appreciated and can be dropped to the STEAM Centre.

Article contributed by Sabine Clark – Kitchen Garden volunteer

Events in the Community

Digital Tech News

Book Creator

One of core apps, Book Creator, has announced some exciting updates that they have been working on. This update includes:

• Autodraw
• Magic Ink
• New pen styles
• Emoji tool
• Fill tool
• Ability to edit drawings

Keep an eye on the App Store for the update. The updated Book Creator will be release in the next few weeks. In the meantime, check out the video link here that shows all the new features coming.

BYOD 2020

Emails were sent out last week to families regarding the school’s transition to a BYOD iPad school for all students in Year 2 – 6 next year.

• If your child is currently in Year 1, please complete the digital form here
• If your child is currently in a non-iPad class in Years 2-5, please complete the digital form here

Families who have expressed interest in hiring an iPad through our Student Resource Scheme will receive more information in the coming weeks.

Avatars

Part of our Cybersafety message to students is to keep their private information private when online. We also encourage students to view pictures of themselves as their private information. When setting up accounts online, students should consider using an avatar instead of their actual picture. Photos can leave subtle clues about ourselves, which allow predators, identity thieves and others to pick up important information (e.g. school uniform).

It is important that as educators and parents we reinforce to children that not every detail of your life has be to be put online for everyone. Make sure you check in with your child to see what information and images they are putting online about themselves. Students in 2WC had fun making avatars with their teacher during their Cybersafety unit.

Sports News

Soccer Finals

Congratulations Year 5 Boys! Coming back from 1-nil in the first half, the Year 5 boys’ soccer team dug deep and pulled out a 3-1 victory over Hilliard SS in the Bayside District finals this afternoon. Next stop: the boys will represent Bayside District at the Metropolitan East competition beginning with a match on Friday 2 August vs Belmont SS (Lytton District). Well done boys, you’ve done us proud!

Signature Programs

Signature Programs commence next week for our year 4-6 cohorts. Students will be participating in an elective for one hour each week for the duration of the semester. The Signature Programs are:

• The Arts
• Touch Football
• Robotics
• Music Ensemble/Technology
• Sport Aerobics.

This program will give all students the opportunity to develop their skills in their chosen area and work towards a culminating activity at the end of the year.

2019 Camps

An update from this week’s Year 6 Camp will be included in the next newsletter. The remaining camps for 2019 are as follows:

Sailing 2019

Little Accelerators

Acceleration and Gumdale State School have partnered again in Term 3 to run Little Accelerator sessions for Gumdale State School students.

Want to know how fast your child is? Want your child to run faster? Want to know what GSS Little A’s Program is all about?

Little Accelerators Sessions will include: Stability, Flexibility, Footspeed, Strength, Agility and Anaerobic Fitness. These sessions will increase your child's Speed whilst being FUN at the same time.

Sessions are Wednesday & Friday mornings on the Paul Green Oval from 7:30am – 8:15am.

$117 for 9 Sessions or $187 for 17 Sessions. You will also receive a discount up to $20 if 2 or more children enrol together. To register or for more info please click on the link here.

Aussie Hoops Basketball

Aussie Hoops Basketball is back for Term 3. Sessions go from 3:30pm to 4:30pm on Thursdays. For more info and to register, please contact programs@sdbal.com.au or call 3398 2790.

Keep moving!

Music Notes

Upcoming Events

Choir

Singfest

This term the Gumtrees Choir will be taking part in Singfest on Monday 26 August at the Old Museum, Bowen Hills. Our singers will combine with other schools from across Brisbane for a wonderful day of workshops with guest conductor Katherine Ruhle, before presenting the works as a massed choir in a Twilight Concert at 5:15pm. Permission forms need to be completed and returned by Monday 5 August.

Instrumental Music

Congratulations Daniel Laine

Last week maestro Daniel Laine participated in the Brisbane Eisteddfod at the University of Queensland in woodwind and brass. This is an outstanding achievement for a student in Primary School, well done on your exceptional results!

• 1st Prize for Jazz/Contemporary, 12 Years & under
• 2nd Prize for Solo, 12 Years & under
• 3rd Prize for AMEB Grade 5, 6 & 7

Xylophone Group

Xylophone group started this term for students in Year 3 and 4. This group is an extension of the class music program and we look forward to hearing you perform in the near future. For further inquiries please email Miss Moran mfmor1@eq.edu.au.

Music Practise Tips – How?

This is a VERY important question! Many students practise by playing straight through a piece or other assignment (often as quickly as possible) as if they were at a recital, then go on to the next thing, no matter what happened. Money won't buy better playing, but well spent practise time will. Here are some hints for getting the most for your practise "dollar."

• Set goals of what you would like to accomplish in each practise session
• Be sure you know what the passage should sound like
• Work on the most challenging spots first
• Break the music down into small sections (How do you eat an elephant? - One bite at a time!)
• Repeat the passage many times AFTER you get it right
• Before you end each practise session, play the entire piece, and enjoy!

From the Music Department,

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 2019, our Platinum and Gold Sponsors are:

Platinum Sponsor

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.

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.

Alpha Home Maintenance is a handyman service designed to save time, money and energy for all your property maintenance needs and those general repairs around the home. We provide a free consultation prior to any job so we can work together on an option that will ensure you choose the service that is right for you. We strive to work hard and deliver outstanding results and exceptional customer service every time. Call us today on 0400 823 868.

Gold - STEM Sponsor

South East Electrical Services conducts all types of electrical works from a single power point in your home to extensive electrical and data works in your office, school or commercial property. Completing regular maintenance for safety switches, lamp replacement service, test and tag of electrical items or emergency light testing, South East Electrical Services can solve your electrical or data problems. Call 1300 997 621.

P&C News

GOSHC

Gumdale OSHC (GOSHC) are committed to providing children with quality learning opportunities, delivered in a safe, secure and stimulating environment, while aspiring to deliver the highest standard of care. All our endeavours support the values and mission of Gumdale State School (GSS) benefiting the educational experience of all students.

GOSHC will embrace the Gumdale State School philosophies of “GROW” and “Always Our Best”.

Employment Opportunities

The following positions have been advertised, the links can be viewed by clicking on the position name. Any other enquiries can be emailed to goshc@gumdalesspc.org.au.

• OSHC Assistant Coordinator
• OSHC Educational Leader
• OSHC Educators
• OSHC Finance & Admin Coordinator

Bunnings BBQ

Mark your calendars. On Sunday 25 August, we are running a BBQ at Bunnings Manly West. Thank you to Rebecca Chippendale for offering to coordinate the upcoming BBQ. We hope many people will show their support by volunteering for an hour to cook and serve, or will stop by and grab a sausage sizzle with the family! Please email fundraising@gumdalesspc.org.au if you are able to help with this event.

Father’s Day Stall

The P&C is proud to provide a shopping stall for students to purchase gifts and cards for their Dads, Step-Dads, Pops and carers. Mark your calendars for Thursday 29 and Friday 30 August. The younger children need assistance with choosing those precious gifts, so if you can help please utilise the online sign up system. This will be posted and emailed prior to the date.

Fun Run

Plans are under way for Gumdale’s First Colour Run! Thank you to Natalie Herity who has offered to organise this exciting event. Please contact fundraising if you would like to help, we need many parent volunteers to help make this very successful.

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

Gumtree Eatery

A great start to term 3 with the new Winter Warmer Wednesday! Penne Carbonara sold out very quickly so watch out for the next special. This will be advertised on the board outside the Tuckshop and on the P&C Facebook page.

We had a few former GSS students volunteer their holiday time by coming in to help! Thank you to Amber, Riley, Ethan & Tom. It was great to see you and have your smiling faces around.

We are looking for new volunteers to help us out in the Tuckshop. We can only operate this busy tuckshop and keep prices low with your help, otherwise it would not be possible. Many hands make light work. Please follow the link below to our Signup page:

Signing up is quick and easy! Click below:

• Click on the required SignUp.com link below
• Scroll through the available dates and make your selection.
• SignUp.com will email you a reminder 48 hours before your selected date.
• If you cannot make a shift which you have signed up for, could you please remove yourself from signup for the day in question. This will ensure that spot is left open for someone else to add their name and we will get an email notification.
• To provide a safe working environment, a minimum dress standard is required when volunteering in the Tuckshop as it is a food production area.
• Closed in shoes, no singlet tops and hair longer than shoulder length must be worn up.

Carol and Helen
Gumtree Eatery Tuckshop Convenors

Uniform Shop News

The Uniform shop will continue to trade regular trading hours in Term 3. Hoodies in all sizes are in stock. If you are unable to attend during business hours, you can make your Uniform purchase online through Flexischools. All orders are delivered to teachers’ pigeon holes to avoid disruption to classrooms. Any incorrect sizes can be exchanged if necessary.

Many thanks to the volunteers who assist, we appreciate your help.

Michelle Moffatt
Volunteer Uniform Shop Manager

Volunteering at Gumdale State School

Thank you to all who have joined the volunteer pool. Volunteering is a great way to get involved in our school.

If you’d like to find out more or would like to be added to our volunteer pool, please email fundraising@gumdalesspc.org.au and you will be notified via Sign-Up Genius when volunteering opportunities arise throughout the year.

Fundraising Calendar

We are very excited about this year’s calendar. Please ‘save the date’ for the events detailed below. Details for each event will be published in the newsletter, and on social media, closer to the date.

Fundraising Programs

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

Follow the P&C

To stay up to date with all things P&C, follow us on social media:

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

OSHC

Messages from the Team

A big welcome to back to all our wonderful families, we hope the holidays treated you well and you are feeling fresh and ready to take on term three. As many of you will know this is our final term here at Gumdale, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the families, Gumdale SS and its team for making our last five years here memorable!

What we’ve been doing

Over the holidays our children had a wonderful time participating in six incursions and service activities. Our favourite was clock creating and decorating. Both staff and students had a great time using their artistic flair to develop their own personalised masterpiece

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

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