A/Principal: Mr Dan Hollis Deputy Principals: Miss Martina Leiter, Miss Louise Jappe Business Manager: Mrs Robyn Balchin Administration Officers: Mrs Jean Duncan, Mrs Kathy Smyth, Ms Amanda Glaspy Guidance Officer: Maryann Berlin – (Mon, Tues & Thurs) Ph: 4058 9201 Dates to Remember Useful Contacts ABSENCES: 4058 9260 [email protected]OFFICE HOURS: 8:15am - 3:30pm GENERIC EMAIL: [email protected]NEWSLETTER EMAIL: [email protected]UNIFORM SHOP HOURS: Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 – 9am OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE: 4058 0252 [email protected]FRESHWATER P&C OFFICE: 4055 2946 [email protected]SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC: 1300 300 850 SCHOOLWATCH: 13 17 88 From the Principal’s Notebook 14 Nov Senior Photos 22 Nov IM Information session 22 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 1 24 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 2 28 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 3 28 Nov Yr 6 Presentation Night 29 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 4 1 Dec P-2 Swimming Fun Day 8 Dec Last day of School Year 22 Jan 2018 First day of School Year At Freshwater State School we believe that all students can be high achievers and that every child matters, every day. As the Principal, I think it is so important that I spend time in our classroom learning environments regularly (everyday). This provides me the opportunity to identify our collective strengths, look for areas of improvement and see how our students are engaging socially and academically within our school while supporting everyone’s wellbeing. I have been asking our students a series of key questions which include: • What are you learning about? • Where do you go to get help? • How are you progressing with your learning? • What is the next step of learning for you? I can confidently inform you that these questions are progressively answered better each and every single day I walk through our classrooms. What this tells me, is that our teachers are being very clear with their lesson intent and that students are being provided with effective feedback with regard to their learning. Listening to the stories our year ones are writing was the highlight of my week. Freshwater SS is a great school and I thank all teachers, students and the wider community for their continual input and dedication. Volunteering at Freshwater SS Thank you to the parents and community members that support our school regularly. To ensure that systems and procedures are followed accurately, can I ask that anyone volunteering within our school have signed in at our Administration building. Installation of Industrial Fans in our Canopy: Our first parade for Week 6 was an absolute breeze. The students were in a spin after seeing Freshwater SS two biggest fans. Our P&C has funded the purchase and installation of the Fans within our canopy. This will make eating times, HPE, parade, lunch breaks and any events in our canopy the coolest place to be. See the cool photos over the page. Newsletter #18 • Week 6, Term 4 7th November 2017 IMPORTANT NEWS Report Cards to be emailed this Semester I’m a fan
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A/Principal: Mr Dan Hollis Deputy Principals: Miss Martina Leiter, Miss Louise Jappe Business Manager: Mrs Robyn Balchin
Administration Officers: Mrs Jean Duncan, Mrs Kathy Smyth, Ms Amanda Glaspy Guidance Officer: Maryann Berlin – (Mon, Tues & Thurs) Ph: 4058 9201
14 Nov Senior Photos 22 Nov IM Information session 22 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 1 24 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 2 28 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 3 28 Nov Yr 6 Presentation Night 29 Nov P-2 Swimming Day 4 1 Dec P-2 Swimming Fun Day 8 Dec Last day of School Year 22 Jan 2018 First day of School Year
At Freshwater State School we believe that all students can be high achievers and that every child matters, every day. As the Principal, I think it is so important that I spend time in our classroom learning environments regularly (everyday). This provides me the opportunity to identify our collective strengths, look for areas of improvement and see how our students are engaging socially and academically within our school while supporting everyone’s wellbeing. I have been asking our students a series of key questions which include:
• What are you learning about? • Where do you go to get help? • How are you progressing with your learning? • What is the next step of learning for you?
I can confidently inform you that these questions are progressively answered better each and every single day I walk through our classrooms. What this tells me, is that our teachers are being very clear
with their lesson intent and that students are being provided with effective feedback with regard to their learning. Listening to the stories our year ones are writing was the highlight of my week. Freshwater SS is a great school and I thank all teachers, students and the wider community for their continual input and dedication. Volunteering at Freshwater SS Thank you to the parents and community members that support our school regularly. To ensure that systems and procedures are followed accurately, can I ask that anyone volunteering within our school have signed in at our Administration building. Installation of Industrial Fans in our Canopy: Our first parade for Week 6 was an absolute breeze. The students were in a spin after seeing Freshwater SS two biggest fans. Our P&C has funded the purchase and installation of the Fans within our canopy. This will make eating times, HPE, parade, lunch breaks and any events in our canopy the coolest place to be. See the cool photos over the page.
A MASSIVE Thank You for Supporting Our Working Bee! Thank you to all the families who supported the beautification efforts of our school grounds. Freshwater SS is looking impeccable. Concrete was pressure washed, vegetation pruned, gardens mulched and new plants planted in our garden beds. This support is much appreciated. Our students are the beneficiaries of this work.
YEAR 6 SENIOR PHOTOS THURSDAY 14th November – 12pm The Year 6 students will have their Senior Photos taken Thursday 14th November at 12pm. Students must wear their senior shirt on this day. EMAILING REPORT CARDS From this term onwards all report cards will be sent electronically to parents. This change has been endorsed by your P&C as it benefits the school by reducing printing costs, improves efficiency and ensures that you receive reports without delay. If you haven’t already done so please contact the school if you need to update your details.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 2018 – PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT Parents of new and existing instrumental music students are welcome to attend an information night on Wednesday 22nd November in the conference room at the Library, starting at 6:30pm.
FRESHIE CAFÉ NEWS Hello everyone, As it is getting towards the end of the year some menu items will become unavailable due to depletion of stocks. Smooze will no longer be available till next year. Stocks of Banana Scooby Doo will no longer be sold till next year. Treat of the fortnight: Plain Muffin $1.00 Have a great week and happy cafeing The Cafe Team CODING CLUB NEWS We have now tried Augmented Reality looking at the stars and planets on smart phone cameras, which ties in with our earlier Tech Talk on GPS positioning and sensor inputs from these phones. We also tried 3D printing where students generated 3D rabbits in plastic. Students ran the printing software themselves to understand the layering process used to build these 3D models. On Tuesday 7th, we will try photogrammetry to make our own realistic 3D models of objects. Please note, we are absent on Tuesday 14th November, so there will be no Coding Club 3-4pm on this day. Jason, Rob & Mr Spanner LOTE November 3rd – Bunka no Hi – Cultural Day. In Japan, days or weeks are set aside each year to encourage the whole nation to focus on particular activities. November 3 is Culture Day, when people are encouraged to develop an appreciation of art, music, reading, and other cultural pursuits. FRESHIE SHOP NEWS CHECK IT OUT!!
• The NEW 2018 school uniform has ARRIVED and is available. • Prep Stationery Packs available NOW. • Year 1 – 6 Packs Available from NOV 14th 2017 • PROMOTION $50 DEAL - 6 pieces of the ORIGINAL 2017 school uniform.
NOT available through Flexischools. • ALL Coloured sports hats $5.00 all sizes, while stocks last. We are NOW stocking MUSIC ITEMS. Come and restock your music needs. We have Silver & Lacquer Polish cloths, pull through cloths, reeds, rosin, valve oil & spray bottles.
Extended Opening Hours for 2017 Every Tues & Thurs 8.30 – 9.00 am
Every Wed from 15th Nov – Wed 6th Dec 2.30 – 3.30 pm Sat 2nd December 9am – 11am
HELP IS NEEDED! If you are interested in giving a few hours to volunteer in the Freshie Shop over the extended trading 2017 and back to school in January 2018 trading. No experience is necessary and little ones are welcome to come along. Light refreshments will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Shane on 0400 403 859. Have a great week! Shane Luki Freshie Shop AQUATHLON TRIALS The Peninsula 11-12 Years Aquathlon trials will be held on Sunday 12th November at Trinity Anglican School (TAS), Progress Road WHITE ROCK. Students ages 11/12 years (must turn 11 or 12 in 2018) 1km Run 200m Swim 1km Run Students with experience in Aquathlon are encouraged to apply. Please see Mrs Knight for further information and the forms needed to attend. Mrs Knight
MATHS OLYMPIAD – YEAR 5 This year has seen the introduction of the FSS Maths Club that has provided an enrichment program for selected students in Year 5. The students have been provided with the opportunity to improve their mathematical skills and knowledge in readiness for the Maths Olympiad. The Olympiad consists of five separate contests held between May and September. The overall aim of the competition is to encourage students to develop important mathematical problem solving skills in an enjoyable environment. Congratulations to Curtis Corniaux for achieving the highest individual score at FSS and to Isabella Bellwood for receiving the Encouragement Award. Special thanks to teacher Ms Scott and parent volunteer Mr Chris Corniaux who facilitated the program. Mrs Sue Fuller, Head of Curriculum YEAR 2 KURANDA RAILWAY HISTORY EXCURSION On behalf of all the year 2 students, parents and teachers, we would like to express our enormous gratitude for the contribution the P&C Association has made for this excursion to go ahead. By reducing the cost, the P&C enabled all students to access this learning experience. It has enhanced the History curriculum, and students were able to learn first-hand how and why the first explorers of our region built the Historic Kuranda Railway. THANKYOU!
BE MINDFUL AND RECYCLE As you know and may have seen, my name is Isabella and I have been working on a Science & Sustainability Project throughout this year. As part of this project, I have made a number of speeches on parade, most recently about the whole school recycling and composting process. Above you will see some data that I collect from the Prep classes, which shows how important this project is to get right in the school as this was just one year levels worth of data and we have 26 other classes in the school. I’d appreciate it if you could take the time to speak to your child/children about the recycling/compost process and remind them which rubbish goes in which bin – this would really help to support the PBL lesson and posters that I have created and have recently been a focus throughout the school. Thanks in advance, Isabella Bellwood 5LD, Eco-Warrior
PREP - YEAR 2 SWIMMING Prep - Year 2 Swimming is Week 8 and 9 this term. Notes have gone home. Please mark these dates on your calendar. SWIMMING DATES Wednesday 22 November, Friday 24 November, Tuesday 28 November, Wednesday 29 November The last session – Friday 1 December - is our fun carnival in our normal swimming time.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
WEEK 5 PGW ARCHIE H PJS SAFIYA A PRD JACK G PTE KOBY C 1CG KIYOAKI T 1EB LUCAS I 1KAD LIAM P 1AM SAMUEL C 2TDW MAHLI H 2AY JAXON E 2MD ELI S 2KW JACK F
2/3SW MATILDA N 3AM IMOGEN W 3RL JACK D 3NT MASON M 4SC TOBIAS B 4NS ELLIERA B 4PG CHARLIE I 4NL ISABELLE S
4/5SW COOPER C 5LS KODY P 5SM NATHAN L 5LD ASHA M 5LB EVIE D 6JD BEN C 6NB CHARLIE M 6CO ETHAN W 6JP TIANNA H PE SCARLETT K
LOTE KEEERA F – 5LS PRIMEARY LANE ARTWORK COMPETITION – Support for Freshwater State School Freshwater School teachers and students have been involved in the creation of a beautiful art project which will be installed at the Crystalbrook Collection - 85 Esplanade hotel site. This art work will be installed along a public walkway, along with other school’s art works in an effort to brighten the space that locals and tourists walk though. Cairns Regional Council will host an official ceremony and the Mayor will award prizes as part of a competition which is open to the public. As part of the prizes awarded there will be a Reader’s Choice judging and we encourage every family and their friends to vote for Freshwater. Judging will commence on the 10th of November and you can vote on the Cairns Post website. There is up to $5,000 in CASH PRIZES available for the school. We would like to thank the students who took part and most importantly Mrs Margo Gadd and Mrs Sarah Ambrose who worked with the children during their lunch breaks.
Year Level Depart from School Swim Return to School PTE, PJS 8:55AM 9:15-10:05AM 10:30AM approx
FRESHWATER GIRLS AFL TEAM V GORDONVALE SS On Wednesday 25 October the FSS Girls Year 5/6 team played Gordonvale SS in the sixth Annual Women in AFL Challenge match on our top oval. The girls had the best time sharpening their skills learned from the AFL Queensland Schools Cup earlier in the year! Gordonvale kicked a couple of early goals, then the rest of the game was extremely competitive. Well done to all the girls who have represented Freshwater in AFL this year. Huge thanks to Mrs Buttenshaw for her time and commitment to coaching the girls. Thanks to the parents for supporting all of our games this year and Mr Hull from Gordonvale SS for all his efforts. Mrs Knight ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUTSIDE SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS Recently we’ve celebrated achievements for students who’ve participated in “outside of school” sporting events, with photos and congratulations having been published in this school newsletter. This has generated an interest in numbers to which the school newsletter cannot accommodate. While we commend these young sportspeople for their efforts it is no longer possible to continue publishing each request. Moving forward the school will continue to publish achievements for school based activities only.
General Notices TRINITY BAY STATE HIGH SCHOOL Orientation Day for Year 6 into Year 7 When: Wednesday 6 December 2017 From: 9am to 2.30pm MARLIN COAST SWIMMING POOL Sign on Come and Try evening When: Friday 27th October 2017 Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start Phone – 07 4057 7720 Free Sausage Sizzle REDLYNCH STATE COLLEGE Orientation Day for Year 6 into Year 7 When: Wednesday 6 December 2017 CAIRNS STATE HIGH SCHOOL Orientation Day for Year 6 into Year 7 When: Wednesday 6 December 2017 From: 8.45am
CAIRNS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION What: Monday Funday When: Monday 6th December 2017 Time: 3-5pm Email: [email protected] TYCS SURREAL SUMMER HOLIDAY DRAMA PROGRAM (5YRS–12YRS). Get set for a season of mind-blowing theatrics these school holidays with TYC’s Surreal Summer Holiday Drama Program (5yrs – 12yrs). Participate in our 4-day programs and get set for a wild ride! Solve the mysteries of Sherwood Forest in Enchanted Escapades (4/12–7/12), discover the thrills of space exploration in Galaxy Defenders (12/12–15/12), laugh away the silly season with ‘Twas the Night Before Xmas (18/12–21/12), gather your heroic forces in Super Squad Assemble (2/1–5/1), sharpen your wits for Faraway Fiasco (9/1–12/1) and hang ten with Surf Universe Wipeout (16/1-19/1). Don’t forget to check out our awesome array of One-Day Drama Boot Camp programs as well. Special Guest Artists include Hayley Gillespie (costumes), Amelia Pegrum (Circus), Yasmin Lancini (Musical Theatre). So step into the spotlight with TYC’s Surreal Summer Holiday Drama Programs these school holidays and grab your Early Bird Discount before Dec 5. Limited Availability. For more information or to book today visit our website www.theyoungcompany.com.au, phone 40414066 or email [email protected]. BUNNINGS CHRISTMAS FAMILY NIGHT Cost: Free When: Thursday 7th December 2017 Time: 6-8pm
