Albany Hills State School Herald

Tuesday 13 October | Week 2, Term 4

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4

Students have settled back into routines very quickly and staff are ready for what will be a very busy term ahead. This term is always a productive one and it always seems to go very quickly as we finish off programs, review our achievements and plan for next year.

Please note that The Department of Education’s COVID-19 Operating Guidelines for Schools remains largely unchanged. This means we will continue with our current measures including limiting access to our school site to adults, including parents. I thank our school community for their ongoing support of these measures.

2021 Enrolments It seems early to be talking about next year, but planning for 2021 is well underway. Ms Henderson has completed enrolment interviews for Prep children who are starting at our school next year and I thank her for all the time she has given to these important transition meetings. Children who were born between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 are eligible to enrol in Prep next year.

If you know someone who is considering enrolling their child next year, please ask them to contact us as soon as possible. Similarly, if you know your child won’t be attending our school next year, please let us know. Accurate planning for next year is important to make sure we are well positioned to provide the best opportunities for your children.

Last Day of the 2020 School Year—Wednesday 9 December Please note that the last day of the school year has been confirmed by the Department of Education as Wednesday 9 December. Schools will be closed after this date. Our Outside School Hours Care service will be operating their vacation care program for families to access from Thursday 10 December.

Staying Active This week is a busy one:

We have the commencement of our 8 week water safety and swimming education program for students in Prep to Year 3.

The first of four Sport Gala Days will be held this Friday for students in Years 4 – 6 and I am sure our students will represent their school in the manner we expect.

Our Year 4 students are currently enjoying their bike safety activities at the Redcliffe PCYC.

Year 5 students are taking part in a range of leadership activities as part of their modified ‘camp in’.

Again, these events take a considerable amount of time to organise and I would like to thank our staff for all their hard work to organise these activities for our students, which would not take place without their dedication. Thank you also to our families for your ongoing support of school programs.

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OCTOBER

12-14 Year 5 ‘Camp In’

12-19 Year 4 Bike Safety Excursions

16 Year 4-6 Gala Day

19 Prep and Year 1 Swimming

20 Year 2 and 3 Swimming

23 Year 4-6 Gala Day

26 Prep and Year 1 Swimming

27 Year 2 and 3 Swimming

28 Instrumental Music Parent Information Sessions

30 Year 4-6 Gala Day

30 Day for Daniel

30 World Teachers’ Day

NOVEMBER

2 Prep and Year 1

3 Year 2 and 3 Swimming

5 Count Us In

6 Tuckshop Red Day

6 Year 4-6 Gala Day

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Facilities

A significant amount of work has taken place at school recently as we continue to improve our school facilities:

The refurbishment to Amenities 1 was completed prior to the holidays. This work included internal and external painting, new flooring, wall mounted urinals, lighting and Crim Safe to replace louvres.

External painting to Block 3 (Year 1) and Block 1 (Prep) is nearing completion.

Internal painting of walls in the auditorium has been completed.

The shade sails in the library courtyard and outside the administration building have been replaced.

Principal Chris Hansen

Deputy Principal News… CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

In this week’s Herald, we have included a whole school curriculum overview for your information.

Please take the time to find out what your child will be learning about in the key learning areas of English,

maths, science and HASS during Term 4.

For more information about the curriculum for each year level, visit the Australian Curriculum website.

Jodie Farley Steve Wiedman Beth Henderson Deputy Principals

SILVER TICKERS

Congratulations to our most recent Silver Ticket winners:

Hayden PLS

Charlie PSG

Jared 1CN

Riley 1NM

Ruby 1SO

Archer 2BJ

Hudson 2BJ

Katelin 2BV

Dean 3HJ

Sophie 4PB

Ethan 6BC

Ziggy 6BC

Last day of school for 2020:

WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER

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LIBRARY NEWS

Library Borrowing

At the start of the term, all books were overdue because of the two week holiday period. Please

encourage children to remember their books on their borrowing day to avoid Overdue Notices being sent

home. We are also still encouraging students to bring their own library bags to protect the books.

Library At Break Times

Due to restrictions on play areas, the library is open for students at the following breaks:

Monday – Year 6 only

Tuesday – Year 5 only

Wednesday – Year 4 only

Thursday – Year 3 only

Friday – Year 6 only - On Gala Days (weeks 2-5), it will be open to Year 1 and 2 students.

Book Fair Success

A huge thank you to all of those who supported our Book Fair with a difference this year. Thank you for

your patience with the different system of purchasing. Though I had my doubts to start off, we ended up

being as successful as previous years. This will help support our library in purchasing new resources.

New Games in the Library

With some of the profits from the Book Fair, we have asked the students and updated the games on offer

at break times. The Year 5 students pictured below are enjoying the new games on offer.

Keep Reading,

The Library Staff

FORMS & DOCUMENTS

Term 4 Curriculum Overview

Year 5 Camp

Swimming Notes

Year 5 Camp News

Term 3 Curriculum

Year Level Newsletters

P&C Membership Form 2020

Medication Record for Emergency Medication

Medication Record Sheet for Routine or Short Term Medication

Uniform Price List

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ICAS RESULTS

We would like to congratulate all students who recently competed in the ICAS competitions.

We would like to make a special mention of the following students who achieved very high results

in the competition (see back page of today’s Herald). Certificates will go home next week and if

you wish to see a more detailed report for your child, log in details can be found on the back of the

certificate.

Christe Meiklejohn Head of Curriculum

P&C News…

AHSS COOKBOOK GOLDEN TICKET! PLUS MORE PAYMENT OPTIONS

The AHSS P&C are exited about our new cookbook fundraiser, and we are even more excited to announce the Cookbook

Golden Ticket!

The lucky student that finds the Golden Ticket in their cookbook will win a pizza and ice-cream cake party for their class!

There are will also be limited hidden tokens to be found, which the lucky students can redeem at the office for prizes.

If every family sells 1 cookbook, we will make an amazing $13,000 for our fabulous school.

EXTENDED ORDER DATE: Cookbook orders now close Friday 30 October.

PAYMENT OPTIONS: Cash or card at the school office, Tuckshop or Uniform Shop. Phone order through the Uniform shop or order your copy through the Qkr! App.

View a preview of our professionally printed, full colour, spiral bound, 200+ page Cookbook below:

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Student News…

PLOVERS OF ALBANY HILLS

How would you feel if people were throwing rocks at you when you are trying to protect your babies? We are very lucky at Albany Hills to have such a huge variety of wildlife that live within our school grounds. The Plover or Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) is one of the most precious animals in the school and they are currently nesting on the bottom oval. It is very important that everyone stay away from the plovers because they are very protective of their babies. They should be left alone to raise their young peacefully. In fact, all of the wildlife at our school must be left alone to live peacefully.

Jasper 5LB

WATER WASTAGE

It is very important to not waste water because water is an irreplaceable resource. Here are some tips to help you save water at home and school. Always turn off the tap after you have washed your hands and only have 4-minute showers and when you flush the toilet don’t use the full flush button unless you need to. Make sure that you do not leave any other household water sources on. If you see any taps or other water sources on at school, please tell a teacher. Water is a valuable resource that cannot be replaced so we have to stop wasting water.

Miranda 5RG

HELPING FAMILIES IN NEED AT CHRISTMAS

For the last few years, my family and I have volunteered with the Brisbane Basket Brigade. This involves collecting food and gifts to donate to people in need across Brisbane and Ipswich. We then help on packing day which is usually on the first week of December. We wrap gifts, pack boxes, and sort out food donations into parcels that we then deliver to various families homes all around Brisbane. If you would like to donate a basket of food or help on the packing weekend, check out their website below:

https://www.brisbanebasketbrigade.com

Oliver 5SG

DOWNLOAD THE QKR! APP FOR ONLINE PAYMENTS

The P&C is launching the online purchasing of

Uniforms and some P&C Fundraising

activities on the Qkr

platform. Note: Tuckshop will still use

Flexischools until the end of the year, at

which point it will also be added to the Qkr

platform.

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YEAR 6 POEMS

By Kai 6JW By Sammy 6JW

By David 6JW

YEAR 3 PLANETARIUM EXCURSION

Year Level

English Mathematics Science

Student Result Student Result Student Result

2

William 2BV Distinction Jo 2BJ Distinction Jo 2BJ Distinction

Aria 2LB Distinction Iris 2BJ Distinction Xander 2LB Credit

Jo 2BV Credit Emanuele 2LB Distinction Emanuele 2LB Credit

Atticus 2BR Credit Sulian 2BV Credit Seth 2BJ Credit

Zaria 2BR Credit Atticus 2BR Credit Sulian 2BV Credit

Sulian 2BV Credit Caleb 2BJ Credit Iris 2BJ Credit

Emanuele 2LB Credit Seth 2BJ Credit Caleb 2BJ Credit

Mateo 2LB Credit Jack 2BJ Credit

Ethan 2LB Credit

Atticus 2BR Credit

3

Kira 3HZ Distinction April 3CB Credit Kira 3HZ Credit

Luca 3HZ Credit Kira 3HZ Credit Luca 3HZ Credit

Gabriella 3HJ Credit Hunter 3HJ Credit Max 3CB Credit

Danica 3JW Credit Luca 3HZ Credit

April 3CB Credit Oscar 3CB Credit

Eden 3CB Credit Eden 3CB Credit

Callum 3SS Credit

Gabriella 3HJ Credit

4

Emily 4JL Credit Taylor 4PB Distinction Mihail 4PB Credit

Mihail 4PB Credit Jasmine 4JL Credit

Damon 4JL Credit

Jasmine 4PB Credit

Jensen 4JL Credit

James 4PB Credit

5

Ryan 5JG Distinction Ryan 5JG Distinction Ryan 5JG Distinction

Juandre 5JG Distinction Mikayla 5PH Distinction Mikayla 5PH Distinction

Mikayla 5PH Credit Chelsea 5JG Credit Juandre 5JG Credit

Isabelle 5PH Credit Juandre 5JG Credit Dafne 5SG Credit

Dafne 5SG Credit

Chelsea 5JG Credit

6

Charlotte 6BC High Distinction Ziggy 6BC Credit Ryan 6JW Distinction

Rebecca 6BC Credit Charlotte 6BC Credit Ava 6HM Distinction

Ava 6HM Credit Luca 6MA Distinction

Ryan 6JW Credit Ziggy 6BC Distinction

Charlotte 6BC Distinction

ICAS RESULTS