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Principals News

Diary Dates:

April 1st Thursday Last day of Term 1

19th Monday First day of Term 2

20th Tuesday School Perfor-mance Tours Visit 21st Wednesday Tuckshop

23rd Friday P-3 Handwashing program

30th Friday Year 4-6 Handwash-ing program

30th Friday Year 4-6 Puberty Clues

30th Friday NB Cross Country Trials

26th Monday ANZAC day Public Holiday

May

5th WednesdayTuckshop

19th Wednesday Tuckshop

June

2nd Wednesday Tuckshop

16th Wednesday Tuckshop

Ever onward

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Aspire . Believe . Challenge

Welcome to our last newsletter for Term 1! It certainly has

been a very busy time this last fortnight with classes finalising

assessment. Our apologies for postponing parent/teacher

interviews until next term as this was unavoidable. Thank you

for being supportive and patient during these unpredictable

times. We will be vigilant and make sure we provide any up to

date information as soon as possible. We wish everyone a safe

and enjoyable holiday and look forward to seeing you all again

next term which will resume as normal.

Cross Country

Our District Cross Country that was scheduled for tomorrow

has been postponed until next term. Once we know a new

date we will notify families. The orders placed for the BBQ will

be held over for the new date.

Tuckshop Term 2

Next term our Tuckshop will have new operating times due to

a lack of volunteers. Notices were sent home regarding this

last week by both email and paper form. The dates for

tuckshop are listed in our Calendar. If you have any spare

time and can help out at the tuckshop please contact the

committee.

School Performance Tours

Tomorrow morning is the last chance families have to pay for

this performance by cash or Eftpos. After this you can still

pay via Bpoint as long as payment is made prior to the return

of school for Term 2. Our performance is the first Tuesday

back.

Senior Shirts

Our Year 6 students have the opportunity to purchase a senior

shirt. Information regarding this was sent home last week and

students were invoiced. If you would like your child to be able

to purchase a shirt please return their paperwork and pay the

cost by Thursday 22nd April.

At Monto State

to meet

the Regional

Regular Features

Recycling Our students will be recycling cans again this year as fund-raising for school camps. If you would like to donate your cans to the school they can be dropped in or left in the marked bins outside the gate. Absences Please remember to notify the school if your child/children are going to be absent from school. You can do this by ei-ther phoning or emailing the office or entering the absence via the Qparents app. We appreciate your cooperation with this Cash As previously notified we are reducing cash payments to our office. Please only pay this way if you have no other option available. Parents are able to pay by either Eftpos or BPoint. Please give Sharon or Sonya a call if you need any assistance with BPoint. Cash/cheques will only be accepted in our office on a Thursday between 8.30 and 10am. Permissions On enrolment Parents give certain permissions for their child/children regarding use of the internet, third party websites and media. Parents are able to update/change these permis-sions at anytime by contacting the school office for the appro-priate paperwork. Access to School All adults must wear a mask and phone the office from the

front gate prior to entering the school grounds. Please limit

your visits to the school during this time.

Inclusive Education Team

Principals and school leaders play an active role in building a positive learning environment where the whole school community feels included, connected, safe and respected. All members of the school community are active participants in building a welcoming school culture that values diversity, and fosters positive, respectful relationships. Students are active participants in their own learning and wellbeing, feel connected and use their social and emotional skills to be respectful, resilient and safe.

The students have been exploring and identifying the importance and value of having a set of rules and code of conduct for everyone to follow here at Monto State School using our behaviour matrix.

Wadjiny—20th April

This entertaining exploration

into the culture and day to

day life in a hunter gatherer

society will leave students

with a lasting insight into

Aboriginal histories and

cultures

I am very proud of how far each and every student has grown this

term and look forward to seeing how far they’ll continue to grow

throughout term 2. Please stay safe over the holidays and we look

forward to seeing everyone’s smiling faces next term. ~ Mrs

Galloway ~

The end of term is almost upon us and all students are in need of a well- deserved break. They should be proud of their efforts as they have all worked hard for the past ten weeks.

Most of our assessment tasks are complete for the term with only Design Technology and Visual Arts (our puppets) to be finished early in Term 2. Students were pleased to share their labelled Mallard Ducks from their Information Reports. Some of these are shown in the following photos.

With my unexpected absence from school recently, Parent Interviews for the Year 1/2/3 class will be arranged within the first few weeks of next term. Please keep an eye out for information regarding these.

I hope students and their families enjoy their

Easter break and stay safe.

4/5/6 Bee-utiful news

of the week! Written by: Miss Shallcross

As the term draws to a close we look back on the busy term we have had!

We were lucky enough to attend the GRIP Leadership Conference, celebrate our Year 6 senior students at their

Badge Ceremony, have a visit from Brennan from NRL, had lots of students attend North Burnett trials, get class

pets, continue recycling and do lots and lots of learning in class!

We are looking forward to starting new topics next term and sharing these with you.

We wish everyone safe and happy holidays. Eat lots of chocolate!

4/5/6 and Miss Shallcross

Classroom Music

This term in classroom music, students in years 3-6 have

been learning to read and write music. We have writ-

ten our own song using a provided rhythm and discov-

ered how to apply the time signature and use bar lines.

Students in the Early Years wing have been learning to

read and sing high and low notes. When singing a high

note, we place our hands on our head. When singing

a low note, we put our hands on our belly.

Save the Date

Next MICE Rehearsal

Week 1: Tuesday 20th April

Combined School ANZAC Ceremony

Friday 23rd April

Monto RSL ANZAC Day Ceremony

Sunday 25th April

Biloela Eisteddfod

Between 1st to 6th June

Music Showcase Concert

Thursday evening,

17th June

Instrumental Music

Did you know? Queensland is the only state that has mu-

sic specialist teachers in most public schools?

#DontStopTheMusicAU

Queensland is also the only state of Australia that delivers a comprehen-

sive Instrumental Music Curriculum from years four to twelve (for band

instruments).

School holidays are almost upon us

During this period empty schools provide an opportunity for criminal activity, becoming targets for unlawful entry, arson, stealing, graffiti and property damage – all of which become a cost to the community.

The School Watch Program is a partnership between Education Queensland, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service. It aims to reduce criminal activity in Queensland schools and encourages everyone to look out for after-hours crime in our schools. If you see anything suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene. Call the School Watch number – 13 17 88

Let’s work together to help create safer school communities.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Monto & District Show Colouring in & Design Competition

Stewards: Helen Goody, Laurie-Anne Ogle & Amanda Wells. Entries Close: Wednesday 12th May 2021. Please hand them back into your school office or make arrangements with one of the stewards. The winners for each class will receive a free pass to the 2021 Monto Show. Prizes will be given to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place getters. Overall Champion Schedule Cover will be used for the 2022 Show, please keep a digital copy of your entry. Posters will be used to advertise next year’s show. Classes: Prep & Grade 1: Colour the picture of the scare crow that has been provided. Grades 2 & 3: Colour the picture of the horses, sheep, pigs & hens that has been provided. Grades 4 & 5: Design & make a poster advertising the 2022 Monto & District Show. Grade 6: Design in a word document or any editable digital format & print a front cover for the 2022 Monto & District Show Schedule. Please put your Name, Grade & School on the back of your entry.

Monto & District Show Society Design Competition.

Grade 4 & Grade 5

Stewards: Helen Goody, Laur ie-Anne Ogle & Amanda Wells Entries close Wednesday 12th May, please hand in to the office at school or make ar rangements with one of the stewards. Grade 4 and Grade 5 to design and make an A3 sized poster adver tising next year ’s Monto & Dis-trict Show to be held on 23rd & 24th April 2022 If using photos on your poster, please use your own photos or have permission from the photographer. *Write your name, school and grade on the back of the poster. *Please make your poster an A3 size *Posters will be used to advertise the 2022 Monto Show . *The posters will be returned to the Schools after the 2022 Monto Show. *If you do not wish for your poster to be used for advertising, please write on the back of the poster, and they will be returned after the 2021 Show.

Grade 6

Stewards: Helen Goody, Laur ie-Anne Ogle & Amanda Wells Entries close Wednesday 12th May, please hand in to the office at school or make ar rangements with one of the stewards. Grade 6 to design the 2022 Monto & District Show Society’s Schedule Cover. Please print onto A4 white paper and keep a digital copy of your entry. Write your name and school on the back of your entry.