Jason’s Message Contents: � PBL Lesson Focus Week 4 � Vacancy on PBL Team � Stars of the week � Bell BRAGS � Catch ‘em, doing good. � Introducing Our Preps …

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� Sports for Schools program ay Coles

� World of Maths

� Swimming Carnival

� Eco Schools Students …

� Community Afternoon in the Park

Community News : � Bell Show Society Meeting � Morning Lap Swimming � Bell Bowls Club Movie

Night � Norbell Bus Conveyance

Committee Meeting � Back to Bell - Show Ball � Word of the Week � P & C News � Save these Dates � Bell Triathlon � Darling Downs Panthers

Clinic Dalby

90 Dennis Street BELL Q 4408

Email: principal@bellss.eq.edu.au Web: https://bellss.eq.edu.au

Main Phone (07) 4679 2333 Student Absences (07) 4679 2366 Fax (07) 4663 1249

Excellence in Education, Prep to Year 10

Newsletter, Term 1, N0 04 14 February 2018

Date Claimers

FEBRUARY Wed 14 Bell Triathlon Meeting Sun 18 Bunya Trial Bike Ride

Meeting Wed 28 PBL Team Meeting MARCH Sat 3 Bell Show Sun Bell Rodeo Wed 7 Bell Triathlon Meeting Tues 13 Arts Council Sun 18 Bell Triathlon Wed 21 P & C AGM Wed 21 Harmony Day Wed 28 Cross Country Thurs 29 Student Council

Friendship Day Event

BBELLELL PP--10 S10 STATETATE SSCHOOLCHOOL

Jason’s Message Dear Family & Friends of Bell P - 10 State School, In 2015, a Charter of Expectations was developed here at Bell which is a set of guiding principles which we apply to our school. These expectations were endorsed by the school and P & C when they were developed and still apply to what we set out to achieve to improve the learning outcomes of our students. Our Charter of Expectations are: Charter of Expectations for our School: • Our school has a culture of care and of high

expectations, inside and outside the classroom.

• All students matter, every day. • All students can achieve. • Practices within the school enhance the

learning climate and tone. • Feedback for learning is valued and

practised at all levels. • There are high standards of student

behaviour. We are a PBL school. • There is an emphasis on the uniform and

dress code. • There is an emphasis on achieving

consistently high student attendance. • Curriculum delivery is underpinned by highly

effective explicit teaching. • There is a strong level of community

engagement and support. • There are strong relationships between

parents and their children’s teachers. • School leaders actively coach and support

teachers in their skill development. • Staff members share the collective

accountability for all student outcomes. • Charter of Expectations for Teaching School-wide Pedagogy Each teaching team member: • Build an effective relationship with each

student • Accepts accountability for each student’s

learning • Uses data to inform teaching and monitor

student learning • Plans and teaches each lesson using the

agreed explicit teaching model • Uses differentiation strategies to lift the

lower end and cater for high achieving students

• Uses revision strategies to move student knowledge from short term to long term memory

Learning Environment Each teaching team member: • Sets a positive classroom learning tone • Establishes an atmosphere of high

expectations • Focuses on high standards of student

presentation and written work • Regularly corrects student work and

provides feedback to each student • Has a high standard of classroom display

that is relevant and educationally stimulating Student Engagement Each teaching team member: • Ensures that each student feels valued and

respected. • Ensures that each student receives learning

experiences relative to their ability level

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CURRICULUM AND PBL

Congratulations to the students achieving PBL Levels

RED LEVEL 20: Thomas Darling. ORANGE LEVEL 40: ORANGE LEVEL 40: ORANGE LEVEL 40: Annika Johansen.Annika Johansen.Annika Johansen. YELLOW LEVEL 60: YELLOW LEVEL 60: YELLOW LEVEL 60: Maliki Sleaman.Maliki Sleaman.Maliki Sleaman. GREEN LEVEL 80: William Green, Clara Smith. BLUE LEVEL 100: Bill Harkin. INDIGO LEVEL 120: Nate Priddle, Braiden Schneekloth, Ruby Heathwood. VIOLET LEVEL 140: Max Pascoe. We celebrate: � Morgan Gleeson for being an Active Learner by

settling into school routine and following directions. � Olivia Kane for being an Active Learner by being able

to identify the number of syllables and words. � William Caldwell-Hart for being an Active Learner by

working independently on his piggery diorama for his investigation.

� Hamish Coleman for being an Active Learner by writing a convincing persuasive argument for allowing toys at school.

� Matilda Sleaman, Tenae Zahl, Harmony Roberts-Zahl and Kadence Fullagar for being Active Learners shown by their great improvement in their writing and spelling.

� Tristan Henrickson for being an Active Learner by not being afraid to get his hands dirty to do the laborious work in the garden.

� Harrison White for being an Active Learner by stepping up to nominate for student councillor for his year level when there was a vacancy that needed to be filled.

Catch ‘em, doing good! - focus on RESPECT Week 1 - Secret searcher was Mr Fill. His chosen recipients showing RESPECT were: � Mitchell Brown by using great manners. � Patrick Coleman by using great manners. � Hayden Naumann by fantastic friendly greetings to

staff. � Mikayla Heathwood with her great manners. � Blake Priddle by using great manners. � Mrs Cara Edwards by always having a good morning

call. Week 2 - Secret searcher was Miss Wilson. Her chosen recipients showing RESPECT were: � Carlie Weisse by letting a teacher through a door. � Annika Johansen by using beautiful manners. � Hayden Naumann by waiting for the 2 / 3 class. � Kaide Wenham by using his manners when asking for

help to tie his shoes. � Cassidy Reardon by helping Morgan with her hat. � Mrs Anne Blanck by saying hello every morning.

• Supports each student to build social relationships at school

• Engages each student regarding individual learning goals and the positive feedback on progress

As you can see these expectations underpin what we want to happen here at Bell P-10 State School on a consistent basis. Have a good week,

Jason Edmondstone ~ Principal

PBL LESSON FOCUS - WEEK 4

VACANCY FOR PBL TEAM Our Positive Behaviour for Learning Team has a vacancy for a parent representative for High School. We would like an interested parent with High School age students to join our team. This involves attending monthly PBL Meeting at Pips ‘n’ Cherries, on the last Wednesday of each month from 3:15 pm to approximately 4:00 pm. In this position you assist the team with ideas on managing behaviour issues and whole school incentives. From time to time, you will be given a task to carry out on behalf of the team. Please see me if you are interested in this position. All interested people will be tabled at the February meeting and voted on by the team. Thank you to Mrs Sharon Blanck for her input and time over the last two years. Mrs Lenore McLaren ~ PBL Team Leader STUDENT COUNCIL EASTER RAFFLE Student Council wish to kick off their fundraising for the year with an Easter Raffle. Donations of small toys and Easter eggs

and chocolates would be appreciated. We hope to commence our raffle sales on Monday, 5 March, and this will support the Kenya Kids. The raffle will be drawn on Thursday March 29. Ticket prices are yet to be confirmed and will depend on the number of donations received. William Green ~ Year 8 Representative

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Word of the Week

Chromosome (noun) - a thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes. P & C NEWS Looking forward to seeing old and new faces at the first meeting of the P & C this Wednesday at 3.30pm. As we are a month out from the Bell Triathlon the first part of the meeting will be spent on it before we move into main P & C business. Expect to depart around 5:00 pm if you plan to attend. Congratulations to the newly elected executives of the P & C Bell Bunya Trail Bike Ride committee consisting of: Chair – Terry Coleman; Secretary – Marilyn Bruce; Treasurer – Sarah Woodward Other committee positions were confirmed during Sunday’s meeting were Ross Green (Sweeps Coordination ) and Annie McGill (Merchandise ). Thank you to Cara Edwards for her magnificent efforts in the role of Secretary for the past few years.

Remember that this Sunday the Committee will host the Darling Downs Harley Owners at school for a fun filled family afternoon starting at 11.30 am. Thirty riders and their bikes will be available to meet and mingle with, as they share their passion for safe and fun motorbike riding. Food and drink will be available to purchase.

DATE CLAIMERS – ALL WELCOME • Wednesday, 14/02/18 – Bell Triathlon Meeting followed by

General P&C Meeting, 3.30pm in the Media Room of the School Library

• Sunday, 18/02/18 – P&C Bell Bunya Trail Bike Ride Committee Hosts the Harleys

• Wednesday, 07/03/18 – Bell Triathlon meeting followed by Swim Club Meeting, 3.30pm in the Media Room of the School Library

• Sunday, 18/03/18 – Inaugural Bell Triathlon (a fundraiser for Swim Club) from 6am

• Wednesday, 21/03/18 – P&C Annual General Meeting, 3.30pm in the Media Room of the School Library

Contact details: P & C President / Triathlon Enquiries – Brendan Fullagar 0408 380 447 P & C Swim Club President – Theresa Green 0427 019 444 P & C Bell Bunya Trail Bike Ride Chair – Terry Coleman 0428 625 532

Joanne Rodney ~ Secretary SUNDAY, 18 MARCH 2018…Nominate now… Open male/female ($50) team ($60) – 750m swim, 20km ride, 5km run Open Enticer male/female ($50) team ($60) and 12 -16 Enticer male/female/team ($20) – 300m swim, 9km ride, 2km run Junior (10 – 12 yrs) male/female/team ($15) - 100m swim, 3km ride, 1km run

Nipper (under 10) male/female/team ($10) - 50m or 25m swim, 1km ride, 400m run www.active.com/bell-qld/triathlon/bell-triathlon-2018 A fundraiser for Bell State School P&C Swimming Club

BELL SHOW SOCIETY MEETING Date : 14 February @ 7:30 pm Venue: Bell Show grounds Casey Laffy ~ Secretary MORNING LAP SWIMMING Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays - 5:30 - 6:30 am Terry Coleman (0428 625 532) / Mark Fullagar (0428 311 748) BELL BOWLS CLUB MOVIE NIGHT Date: Saturday, 24 February @ 4:00 pm Cost: $5.00 Meal Deal - sausage sizzle, juice popper, packet of chips and an ice cream � Gold coin donation please.

� Bar open.

� Come down for a game of bowls and a movie.

� Bring your rugs and bean bags (please no chairs on the green).

� Rain, hail or shine…. We can move indoors.

� No EFTPOS available. NORBELL BUS CONVEYANCE

COMMITTEE MEETING Date: Monday February 19 @ 2:30 pm Where: At the pool. Contact Terry 0428 625 532.

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INTRODUCING OUR PREPS… Camden My Family: Dad, Mum, Clara, my older sister, and me.

Where do you live: On a farm.

What do you like best about school: When we get to take

photos.

Best Friends: Abbey and Olivia.

Pets: Blacky, my dog.

Favourite food: Ice cream.

Favourite colour: Blue

Sporting Team: Wonga

Favourite game: Playing on my iPad.

DARLING DOWNS PANTHERS CLINIC DALBY Date: Thursday, March 1 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 7 - 10 Years Date: Thursday, March 8 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 11 - 15 Years 16 to Open Venue: Dalby Netball Association PCYC Outdoor Courts Cost: $15.00 per player Registration via www.trybooking.com/354155

MARK THESE DATES

SATURDAY 3 MARCH & SUNDAY 4

SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM AT COLES Bell Prep- 10 State School is participating in the Sports for Schools Program which started 7 February and continues until 11 May. If you, family members or community members shop at Coles, please support us by collecting the vouchers and placing the vouchers in the collection bin at the school office or in the box at Coles in Dalby. We have participated in this program before and we were able to redeem our vouchers for a variety of different sporting resources which were used by many students. Thank you for supporting our school. Carmen Llewellyn

WORLD OF MATHS

Last Friday, Bell State School students put their maths knowledge to the test by working in groups to solve some real world problems. To solve these problems students had to reach deep into their bags of tricks as each problem required skillsets from geometry, probability, units of measure, algebra and logical reasoning.

The most favourite activity by far was “The Postman” which kept the students on their toes. Placing shapes to make a parallelogram proved to be the most challenging activity with some out of the box thinking required. It was rumoured that even a maths teacher (not mentioning any names) at the school was owned on that one much to the delight of some of the high school students who solved it within minutes. Overall everyone agreed it was a well worth activity that took our students’ ability to problem solve for a really good test drive. Year 8 PC teacher, Mark McNaughton

Student Comments: “It was better than doing actual school.” Aaron Gleeson - Yr 9

“I thought it was good because there was lots of fun and interactive games to choose from.” Jackson Woodward – Yr 4 “I thought it was really good and my favourite one was ‘The Snakes’ because you had to build different boxes and they had to be all different.” Finnian Burns – Yr 4

“I think it was good because we did different activities and learnt new things.” Taryn Schneekloth – Yr 4 “Some of the questions were very challenging though overall it was still lots of fun.” Sarah Morrow – Yr 10 “I enjoyed World of Maths because we did lots of new activities and had fun.” Braiden Schneekloth – Yr 3

“I thought World of Maths was dull and tedious.” Bryce Billington – Yr 10

“My favourite activity was the ‘Ski Race’. You had to flick the light on and three skiers had to race down to see who was the winner.” Ruby Heathwood – Yr 3

SWIMMING CARNIVAL - WONGA RULES THE POOL FOR 2018 The Swimming Carnival was held on Friday 2nd Feb and due to unfavourable weather was finished on Wednesday 7th. Despite the weather there was high participation from students swimming in events to support their houses. There were great races to watch with some very exciting finishes! Congratulations to Wonga house for being the winners of the 2018 Swimming Carnival.

Congratulations to the students below for receiving Age Champion.

ECO SCHOOLS STUDENTS BUSY WITH VEGETABLE GARDEN PREPARATION

The Year 7 and Year 8 students have been busy preparing the School Vegetable Garden. Late last year, we used all of the collected newspapers as a weed mat and many bags of donated horse manure as well as a trailer load of feedlot manure to cover it for the holidays. It worked a treat as we came back to very few weeds, We have been lucky to have on loan a rotary hoe to do all the hard digging. Last week it was completed and we have 12 beds ready to plant once the weather is a little kinder. Many thanks to Mr Terry Coleman for the loan of the machine. This week we are planting seed into containers to grow our own seedlings.

AGE FEMALE MALE U9 Harmony Roberts-Zahl Lachlan Edwards U10 Mikayla Heathwood Finnian Burns U11 Katrina Hills Taite Fullagar U12 Tahleyah Fullagar Connor Edwards U13 Summer Roberts-Zahl Benjamin McLaughlin U13 Hope Fogg Mathew Brewer U15 Sarah Morrow Bailey Roberts-Zahl