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Corrie Connors,PrincipalTewantin State SchoolPhone: 5335 8888

24 May 201724 May 2017

Principal’s Report

School swimming pool

The school would like toacknowledge current pool leaseholders Cowan-Taylor Aquatics fortheir great partnership over the past12 months with our school andcommunity. HoweverCowan-Taylor Aquatics havedecided not to renew the lease thisyear.

The school has advertised its newtender process for the pool. The

closing date for application is 9.6.17. Tender documentation willbe provided to all potential providers, and we look forward toreceiving offers of response.

We encourage all students to learn to swim as part of ourstrong commitment to fitness and water safety. We willcontinue to hold school swimming lessons during the warmermonths in Terms 1 and 4, as we have in the past, should a leaseagreement not be reached. All parents can be assured theirchildren will continue to have access to the pool and swimminglessons into the future.

Shoe box appeal

Community partnering for East Timor Shoe Boxes project adecade in the making

For the tenth straight year, Tewantin State School will partnerthe Tewantin Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank and

Rotary Club of Noosa in delivering shoe boxes to those lessfortunate than ourselves.

Once they are delivered, the students of Sao Miguel, EastTimor (only 30 minutes west of the capital city, Dili) will receivehundreds of shoe boxes from our local students who will havetaken the time and effort to make a difference. In the next fewweeks, each student will decorate then fill a shoe box withexercise books, rulers, erasers, pens and pencils as well as apersonal item.

On Monday, June 12 students will bring along their shoe boxesto assembly and Rotary and Bendigo Bank will do the restwith local moving company, Noosa Van Lines to get them toEast Timor. Last year, more than 600 boxes made their wayfrom Tewantin State School, to join 1,200 others and the hopeis we’ll join with Cooroy, Coolum and Pacific Paradise StateSchools to send over another 1,800 shoe boxes in 2017.

To get involved or to find out more, call Tewantin State Schoolon 5335 8888 or the Tewantin Community Bank branch on5440 5289.

2017 Shoe box appeal – Bendigo Bank’s Wayne Hoens,2017 Shoe box appeal – Bendigo Bank’s Wayne Hoens,Rotary’s John Butterworth and Frank O’Dea with Mrs ConnorsRotary’s John Butterworth and Frank O’Dea with Mrs Connors

and Mr Bolandand Mr Boland

Donation from Noosaville View club

The Noosaville View club is a group of local ladies who supportthe education of disadvantaged Australian children by raisingmuch needed funds for The Smith Family. As part of their workwithin the Tewantin community they chose to donate a $50book voucher to our school. Thank you to the Noosaville Viewclub ladies.

Digital technology – Tewantin leading the way

Our school recently hosted teachers from around the regionin the use of digital tools. The aim of the workshop was tointroduce and familiarise teachers with the new TechnologiesCurriculum in both the digital and design strands. As a launchschool for the Digital Technologies curriculum in 2016,Tewantin State School is a leading school in this area. Wehave been trialling the resources provided by the EducationDepartment, and has worked closely with Kaye North, STEMChampion for the North Coast Region.

During the workshop teachers engaged with a range of digitaltools and looked at showcase activities that Tewantin has beenimplementing with their students. Teachers engaged withrobotics using Ozobots, Edison Robots and Beebots and alsolooked at coding through the use of these robots and the visualcoding program, Scratch. Teachers also engaged with digitaltools that allowed them to design and invent new items bycreating interactive posters with Makey Makey and creatingcircuits with Littlebits.

I believe that students at Tewantin State School are wellpositioned to support their learning for future career pathwaysand are developing important skills in inquiry learning andproblem solving whilst enjoying their weekly hands-on digitallessons. In term 3, year 5 and 6 students will be involved in theWonder of Science program. As part of the program studentsare presented with a real world problem where they have todesign a solution. Throughout the term the school will be visitedby a Young University Science Ambassador who will work withstudents on their project and allow them to work side by sidewith a real scientist. Students will showcase their projects to thecommunity and teams from each year level will be chosen toshowcase their project at a regional conference.

I will be on leave on Friday 26th May and aim to return in the lastweek of this term. I am having a thyroid operation. Rick Casswill be acting principal.

Corrie Connors – Principal

LEARNING AWARDSEach week on parade, our selected students are presentedwith Learning Awards for showing effective learning skills in theclassroom. This year, our students who receive learning awardsdisplay the following skills:

Students who have been presented with learning awards sincethe last newsletter include:

WEEK 4

4B – Anthony Cartwright4R – Heath Hayward

4OR – Samadhi Me Lennan5P – Ella Page

5H – Lily Boreham5E – Kaylee Rainbow

6/5M – Angus Verster-Deer6D – Macey Brough

6M – Anthony Bandera6P – Isiah Crighton

WEEK 5

PC – Ana GusakPDM – Chloe OstwaldPK – Jesnov Pradish1B – Nate Gillespie

1H – Sabella Livesey1C – Jitrin Vare1W – Lara Kirby

2G – Gracie Sweeney2M – Maddi Thompson

• Trying their best at all classroom activities, no matterwhat their ability with those activities are

• Ensuring everyone else in the classroom is learningby displaying appropriate behaviour

• Letting the teacher know if something is challengingand more assistance is needed

• Helping other students who may need assistancewith their learning

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Sheldon Boland -Deputy Principal (A)Prep – Year 3

2V – Holly Ackland3/2R – Lucy Dorwood, Sophie Green

3MP – Aidan Dirkzwager3D – Sumire Best3J – Nayte Dunn

WEEK 6

4B – Chelsea Alchin4R – Lily Schultz

4OR – Sophie Green5P – Jayke Isaac

5E – Henry Walker5H – AlReem Al Tubi

6/5M – Gypsie Russell6D – Leif Charlesworth

6M- Jemma Mutch6P – Chelsea Carten

Deputy Principal Notes – Mr Boland

Student Wellbeing

The Benefits of Smiling

Many see smiling simply as aninvoluntary response to things thatbring you joy or laughter. While thisobservation is certainly true, whatmost people overlook is that smilingcan be just as much a voluntaryresponse as a conscious and powerfulchoice. Countless scientific studieshave confirmed that a genuine smile is

generally considered attractive to others around us. Otherstudies have shed light on how the act of smiling can elevateyour mood and the mood of those around you. Still others havefound a strong link between good health, longevity, and smiling.Most importantly, studies have shown that just the act ofsmiling (making the physical facial shapes and movements),whether the result of real joy or an act, can have both short- andlong-term benefits on people's health and wellbeing.

Here are the top 10 reasons you should make a consciouseffort to smile every day.

1. Smiling Makes Us AttractiveWe are naturally drawn to people who smile. There isa real physical attraction factor linked to the act ofsmiling. Not surprisingly, more severe or negativefacial expressions like frowns, scowls, and grimacesactually work in the opposite manner, effectivelypushing people away. Instead, use the attractionpower of your smile to draw people in.

2. Smiling Relieves StressStress can permeate our entire being, and can reallyshow up in our faces. Smiling not only helps toprevent us from looking tired, worn down, andoverwhelmed, but can actually help reduce stress.Believe it or not, smiling can reduce stress even if youdon't feel like smiling or even know that you'resmiling! When you are stressed, take the time to put

on a smile. You and those around you will reap thebenefits.

3. Smiling Elevates Our MoodNext time you are feeling down, try putting on asmile. There's a good chance your mood will changefor the better. Smiling can trick the body into helpingyou elevate your mood because the physical act ofsmiling actually activates neural messaging in yourbrain. A simple smile can trigger the release of neuralcommunication boosting neuropeptides as well asmood-boosting neurotransmitters like dopamine andserotonin.

4. Smiling Is ContagiousHow many smiles have been described as having thepower to lighten up the room? While it is certainly abeautiful sentiment, it carries a hint of truth. Smilingnot only has the power to elevate your mood, but itcan also change the moods of others and makethings happier.The part of your brain that is responsible for yourcontrolling the facial expression of smiling is anunconscious automatic response area….meaningthat smiling can be completely unconscious,particularly when it comes to our habit of mimickinganother person's smile. Yes, it is scientifically proventhat smiles are "contagious!"

5. Smiling Boosts Your Immune SystemSmiling can also boost your overall health. The act ofsmiling actually helps the human immune system tofunction more effectively. It is thought that when yousmile, immune function improves because you aremore relaxed (thanks to the release of certainneurotransmitters).

6. Smiling Lowers Your Blood PressureWhen you smile, there is a measurable reduction inyour blood pressure.

7. Smiling Makes Us Feel GoodStudies have shown that smiling releasesendorphins, natural pain killers, and serotonin.Together these three neurotransmitters make us feelgood from head to toe. Not only do these naturalchemicals elevate your mood, but they also relaxyour body and reduce physical pain.

8. Smiling Makes You Look Younger (this one’s forthe adults!)Not only can smiling make you more attractive, it canalso make you look more youthful. The muscles weuse to smile also lift the face, making a personappear younger. So try smiling your way through theday -- you'll look younger and feel better.

9. Smiling Makes You Look SuccessfulStudies have shown that people who smile regularlyappear more confident and are more likely to beapproached. Try putting on a smile and you mightfind that people react to you differently.

10. Smiling Helps You Stay PositiveTry this test: Smile. Now try to think of somethingnegative without losing the smile. It's hard, isn't it?

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Rick Cass –Deputy PrincipalYear 4 – 6

Deputy Snippets

I recently had the pleasure of presenting at and chairing theSpecial Educational Needs Summit where educationalpractices that support students with disabilities and gifted/talented students were discussed. I look forward to sharinginformation from the conference with staff upon my return, inkeeping with our high standards of catering for students withspecial needs.

….and finally, thank you to the many families who joined usfor the 2018 prep information session recently. We welcomeparent and caregiver enquiries about enrolling your child at ourterrific school at any time.

regardsSheldon Boland - Deputy Principal (A)

Deputy Principal notes – Mr Cass

Transition Activities

Our Year 5 and 6 students travelled out toPomona Campus of Noosa District SHSTuesday 23 May for a great range oftransition activities. If you haven’t been outto the campus yet, please contact theschool. It is a smaller school with verymodern facilities, great staff and a range ofeducation programs, all in an idyllic ruralsetting. The Pomona Campus operates asa ‘Junior High’ concept with students in

Years 7-8 on site, who then transfer to the Cooroy Campus forYears 9-12.

June 8 our Year 6s will then travel over to Sunshine BeachSHS for another round of transition activities. Sunshine Beachis another example of a great State high school, with manyprograms of excellence, amazing facilities and staff in abeachside community.

I have worked at both schools and I can attest that both areterrific examples of successful State Education. Check theirwebsites for more information.

Great Teachers

Every day I get around to classrooms and outdoor learningspaces and come across our teachers and students engagedin amazing learning experiences. The other day I watched 6Pdoing an awesome experiment with their very own waterwheels. Lots of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathsin play with this activity! Thrown in a little bit of ‘Art/Craft’ andthere we have that ‘buzzword’ STE(A)M visibly and contextuallyin action.

Maths is a big focus this year again and I am continually blownaway by what we get to witness, or get involved in. I saw40R doing some tricky work with TANGRAMS, 4R were doingwork with working out lowest common denominators forFRACTIONS, and my Maths group have been working onconverting fractions to decimals, and we even touched onsimple percentages. The Year 6s have continued working withme on their goal-setting and big dream projects. Some terrificwork, well-supported by their teachers. Thanks Andrew,Wendy, Tony and Steve!

Premier’s Reading Challenge

I have registered our school for the Premier’s ReadingChallenge. Stay tuned for more info coming home in the comingweeks. Reading is a personal passion and I believe the keyto opening up a whole range of other learning experiences inother curriculum areas. To decode language helps decode the‘literacy’ of other subject areas. Make reading part of your homeenvironment and routines and I can assure you the investmentin time will be paid back many times over.

Year 4 art lessons

As you may know, our wonderful Italian Teacher, Mrs Rae, isan accomplished artist. Not only that, she is passing on heramazing talents to our Year 4 students. Check out this beautifulwork by Grace in 4B.

Fun Facts on Friday

The return of Fun Facts has been a hit this term. I read these onFriday’s and the students are invited to draw a picture of oneor more of them to enter into the weekly prize of a tuckshopvoucher. Neve in 4B was Week 4 winner with this great pictureabout the fact that Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

Even when a smile feels unnatural or forced, it stillsends the brain and ultimately the rest of our bodythe message that "Life is Good!"

• 25th May - Yr 5 and 6 Full STEAM Ahead (Science,Technology, Engineering, Arts and MathematicsLunchtime Club) begins (1-1.45pm)

• 26th May - Under 8’s Day (9-11am)

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Mrs Kym Trewick –Head of Curriculum

Week 5 Fun Facts

GORILLAS BURP WHEN THEY ARE HAPPYBUTTERLFLIES TASTE WITH THEIR FEETIF YOU STARTED WITH $0.01 AND DOUBLED IT EVERYDAY, IN JUST 27 DAYS YOU WOULD BE A MILLIONAIRETHE ELEPHANT IS THE ONLY MAMMAL THAT CAN’T JUMP.YOU CANNOT SNORE AND DREAM AT THE SAME TIME

Rick Cass – Deputy Principal

ICASIn our rapidly changing world, it is becoming more and moreimportant for our children to develop strong skills as theyprogress through their education. While our curriculum-basedassessments test a student’s ability to recall what they havelearned in a variety of subject areas, we think it’s importantto do more than that, particularly in the foundation years ofschooling.

Therefore, Tewantin State School will be implementing ICAS,a comprehensive skills-based program that assesses higherorder thinking and problem-solving skills. We believe ICAS willgive us deep insight into our students’ true capabilities and helpus plan more effectively for their future years at school.

HOW ICAS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERASSESSMENTS YOUR CHILD WILL TAKE:

ICAS can tell us whether students really understand what theyare being taught.

ICAS can help us discover student talents and studentweaknesses that don’t always get picked up by the curriculumtesting framework.

ICAS will not add extra workload to a student’s study orhomework regime because ICAS is an assessment they can’tstudy for. It evaluates thinking and problem-solving ability, notmemory.

ICAS’s diagnostic reports will give all of us (teachers andparents) far more insight into your child’s strengths andweaknesses. At school, we can act on that by tailoring ourteaching and learning programs; at home, you will know whereto direct more encouragement.

ICAS will also give us an external benchmark we can relyon to ensure our school is keeping pace with national andinternational standards ICAS is the most comprehensiveinternational assessment program, with schools in over 20countries participating every year.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

If you would like your child to participate, please complete thepermission slip and return it, with payment to the school no laterthan March 31. Late entries cannot be accepted.

Below is the schedule of testing and associated costs.

Subject/Paper Sitting Date

Science 30 May 2017

Writing 12–16 June 2017

Spelling 14 June 2017

English 1 August 2017

Mathematics 15 August 2017

ROTARY SHOE BOX APPEAL 2017Further to the information In the coming weeks we will besending home empty shoe boxes for this year’s appeal. Eachshoe box will include a letter from the Rotary club of Noosaproviding more information about this appeal, and details ofsuitable items. Tewantin S.S. is proud to have been associatedwith the appeal for many years, and we thank you for yourcontinued support.

PREP 2018 NEWS

Dates to remember

Prep parent/carer information sessions

Wednesday 02 August 9.30 – 10.30am and Wednesday18 October 9.30 – 10.30Prep play morning – meet teachers and make friendsMonday 16 October 9.30 – 10.30am

Please RSVP for these sessions by phoning 53358888.

Curriculum CornerIt is of no news to anyone that schoolsare a place where students come tolearn, however, recently Tewantin hasbeen a place where teachers havegathered to learn.

Tewantin State School recently hostedteachers from around the region in theuse of digital tools, with the aim of thisworkshop being to introduce andfamiliarise teachers with the newTechnologies Curriculum in both the

digital and design strands.

In addition to this, Tewantin State School hosted the Noosaand Hinterland Mathematics Cluster, where approximately 40teachers from Tewantin, Cooroy, Eumundi, Noosaville,Yandina, Peregian, Chancellor and even a teacher visiting from

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Bundaberg undertook professional development led by RobProffitt-White, North Coast Region Principal Education HOD:Curriculum: Mathematics and Numeracy.

The Noosa and Hinterland cluster is not the only cluster Robworks. He is working with a number of clusters across the NorthCoast Region involving approximately 160 teachers. UnderRob’s leadership, each cluster has a different focus. The workthat is being produced by each cluster is then shared acrossall schools. This is very exciting for Tewantin to be involvedwith. Not only are our teachers receiving quality professionaldevelopment, how to practically implement what has beenlearnt into the classrooms is one of the cluster’s main priorities.

An emphasis at these meetings is that we do not just wantto teach mathematical concepts to our students, we want ourstudents to be numerate. To be numerate is to confidently andeffectively use mathematics to meet the everyday demandsof life. Numeracy enables you to develop logical thinking andreasoning strategies. Therefore we are doing much more thanasking our students to recall mathematical concepts andprocedures, we are asking our students to represent, reasonand relate. This means that student apply what they have learnt,generalise, communicate, explain and transfer.

There are many everyday things that can be done at home toencourage numeracy learning. These include:

Year 5 newsThis semester Year 5 has been working extremely hard in allareas of the curriculum. Term 1 proved to be a great startto the year with an eventful end of term school closure! Itwas wonderful to meet with so many parents/guardians beforethe Easter break for the Parent/Teacher interviews and we arequickly marching towards Report Cards which will go home atthe end of this term.

During Term 1 the students were busy learning about writinga chapter for their own fantasy story while working throughand enjoying Emily Rodda’s story The Forests of Silence. InScience, our learning focus was adaptations and how plantsand animals have adapted to best survive in the environment inwhich they live. The children had a lot of fun creating their owncreatures through a power point presentation to demonstratetheir understanding. In History, the children learnt about the firstsettlements of Australia, including the Moreton Bay settlementand Term 2 following on with examining significant eventsrelated to the goldfields and gold rushes.

Unfortunately our excursion to the Noosa River was postponeddue to the wild weather we all experienced. We are currentlyworking on securing a new date for this excursion. We alsohave planned for this term another excursion; to the CabooltureHistorical Museum which ties in with this Semester’s HAASunit where the children are investigating early Australian colonialhistory.

Term 2 is a very busy term…. The students competed in schoolcross country last week (with some Year 5’s following on withDistrict cross country), several band members participated inthe Tewantin Anzac Day Parade and Naplan assessment inWeek 4. Regarding Naplan, as teachers, to help minimisestudents’ stress, we are preparing the children by presenting avery normal classroom lead up and encouraging the students todo their best. We are very impressed with the students’ positiveattitudes and willingness to ‘have a go’.

This term in English, we will be further developing ourpersuasive writing skills by examining an environmental issuewhich is very topical for us Noosa residents – flying fox coloniesand their impact on the community. The children will be writinga feature article that presents their point of view regarding thistopic.

Maths will include learning more about symmetry and 3Dshapes, addition and subtraction strategies, decimals andfractions and number fact recall. We will also be continuing

• encouraging your child to use mathematical language— how much, how big, how small, how many

• discussing the use of numbers, patterns and shapesin your day-to-day life — numbers found on librarybooks, spatial patterns or shapes in playgrounds, inthe home and architecture

• talking about occasions when you are usingmathematics in daily jobs and real-life situations —cooking, map reading, building and playing sport

• exploring situations using money such as shopping,budgets and credit cards

• estimating, measuring and comparing lengths andheights, how heavy or light things are and how muchcontainers hold

• talking about different ways to solve a problem andto explain their thinking when solving problems

• using everyday tools like tape measures or kitchenscales and discussing the units of measure

• asking ‘does that make sense?’, ‘is the answerreasonable?’ or ‘what other ways could we do this?’

• observing and using timetables, calendars andclocks for different purposes like study periods,holiday planning and catching public transport

• helping your child to work out how much things costand what change they will receive

• playing number games using magazines, books,newspapers and number plates

• organising, categorising and counting collections ofthings like toys, books, clothing and shoes.

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with the Numeracy Project where the Year 5’s are working insmaller, more focussed maths groups for 2 hours per week.

Thank you parents/guardians for your continuing supportthroughout the year.

Year 5 TeachersSarah Eleison, Vinetta Hill, Geoff Peel and TonyMcAnelly.

Chappy CornerHi all! Chappy Week was celebrated from 14 May to 21 May.It is an annual event run by SU QLD to raise awareness of thevalue of school chaplains and to raise funds to support them.

A Tewantin State School Chaplaincy fundraiser was held onWednesday 17 May and Thursday 18 May in the main street ofTewantin. This involved a street stall, a raffle and a silent auctionof items donated by the generous businesses in Tewantin andsurrounds. The silent auction of many gift vouchers for localgoods and services will continue this week and will close atUnder 8s day on Friday. Parents will be able to win things suchas, fishing trips, river cruises and dining and café vouchers.

As well as the stall an event titled "Chained to my Chappy"was arranged by Russell McGuire and the Tewantin ChaplaincyTask Group. Member for Noosa Glen Elmes, Noosa CouncillorJoe Jurisevic, Realtor Warren Evans and Sunshine Coast PoliceChaplain Matt Govan amongst others were chained together inthe main street of Tewantin and the race was on to make manyphone calls and to raise as much money as possible in just 60minutes!

It was a lot of fun and generated much interest for passers by.All monies raised go to Tewantin State School Chaplaincy tofund the programs I run and the time I am able to spend in theschool. As many of you already know, the Federal Governmentonly funds 1.5 days a week for Chaplaincy and the rest is raisedthrough donations.

Many thanks is given to the passionate and energetic TewantinState School Chaplaincy Task Group members, without whomthis event could not have taken place. Also I would like thankthe "chain gang members" and all the generous sponsors anddonors who have given monies this week to see that children,families and school communities continue to be supported.

Quote of the Day! “No one has ever become poor by giving” –Anne Frank

I am available for contact at the school on Mondays, Tuesdaysand Wednesdays from 8am to 4pm on: 5335 8888 or online atlyndao@chappy.org.au

Lynda OakleyChaplain

Under 8’s Day

Under 8's Day Celebration 2017

This year the annual Tewantin State School Under 8's Daycelebration will be held on Friday the 26th of May. Classes willassemble in the hall at approximately 9 o'clock and activitieswill commence at 9:15 am. Parents, grandparents and otherfamily members are most welcome on the day. Children fromthe community that are under the age of 8, (child care centres,home schooled children etc) that do not attend another schoolare also welcome to attend, as long as they are supervisedby an adult. This year we have planned a variety of art stalls,community services and many sporting codes will alsorepresented. All of the stalls and activities for the children willbe free yet again. Tea, coffee and muffins will be availablefor adults which will be the only items that will incur a smallpayment. The activities will take place around and in the hall,and spread out on the two school ovals. Stalls which are run bythe teachers range from hot popcorn, playing with goop, grossmotor obstacle courses, dancing teddies, making kites, bubbleblowing, painting, making necklaces just to name a few.

All the emergency services will be on site which includes, theQueensland Fire and Rescue, Rural Fire Brigade, QueenslandAmbulance and Police Service and the SES. Sporting codesthat are represented this year include AFL, Rugby League,Football/Soccer, Cricket, Noosa Yacht Club and Surf LifeSaving. The Wilvos which is a dedicated group of South EastQueensland people who devote their time and effort in therescue, rehabilitation and release of precious Australian nativewildlife will be attending as well as the Noosa Library. If yourequire more information about how to join any of these sports

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or organisations, contact details can be obtained from theschool.

A monster truck will be on site for the first 20 - 30 minutes of theevent as well. We have 10 free tickets available for children togo and see the monster truck show at Caloundra, on Saturdaythe 27th of May. Parents that are interested in attending theshow and who can make the trip to Caloundra on Saturdayafternoon can place their name into the free raffle which willbe drawn and announced at the end of the Under 8’s Daycelebrations.

This is a fun filled morning for the children that are eight years ofage and under from our school and local community. Activitiesconclude at approximately 11:00. Don't forget that adults canpurchase a tea, coffee or muffin from the kitchen at the front ofthe hall for a small price. All other activities and snacks are free!!We would love to see you there to help us celebrate our Under8's Day.

BookfairOur Bookfair is on in our school library from Monday 12 June toFriday 19 June

It will be open from 8.00 – 9.00am and again from 2.45 –3.15pm

Administering medication at schoolIf your child requires staff to administer medication to your childat school, please contact the school office in the first instanceto discuss your child’s requirements.

Please note, school staff will only administer medication that:

Office staff will ask you to complete and sign Section 1 of theAdministration of medication at school record sheet.

N.B. If your child requires more than one medication, you willneed to complete a form for each medication.

Requirements for students at risk of anaphylaxis

If your child is at risk of anaphylaxis, it is important for youto provide the school with your child’s emergency medicationand their ASCIA Anaphylaxis Action Plan, completed by yourdoctor. This Anaphylaxis Action Plan provides the instructionsfor the school to administer your child’s medication in anemergency, which is specific to respond to their healthcondition.

If you have any concerns about your child’s health condition,please contact administration.

Requirements for students at risk of asthma

If your child has asthma and requires assistance to administertheir medication, it is important for you to provide the schoolwith your child’s emergency medication and their Asthma

Action Plan, completed by your doctor. An Asthma Action Planprovides specific instructions for the school to administer yourchild’s medication.

We recognise that some students are capable of managingtheir asthma without adult assistance. If you are confident thatyour child can confidently, competently and safelyself-administer their asthma medication, let the schooladministration know. The school will record your decision andwill not require your child’s Asthma Action Plan. Please notethat if your child requires assistance in an asthma emergency,staff will provide Asthma First Aid.

If you have any concerns about your child’s asthma, pleasecontact administration.

Providing medication to the school

Before you provide the school with your child’s medication,check the expiry date to ensure it is in-date and there is enoughfor the agreed time period. It is also a good idea to take a noteof the expiry date so that you can replace the medication beforeit expires.

Please note, school staff will not administer medication thatyou can buy over-the-counter at chemists and supermarkets(e.g. paracetamol, eye drops, cough syrup) unless it has beenprescribed by your child’s qualified health practitioner. Forexample, the school would administer paracetamol to a studentonly if it has been prescribed by their dentist to be taken for ashort time after dental treatment.

School staff are bound by these regulations and we hope thatall parents will acknowledge and cooperate with these rules.

It is safer for all students if you can provide medication tothe school in person (rather than send medication with thestudent). If you can’t provide the medication in person, contactthe school to determine the easiest and safest approach for theschool to receive the medication.

If you believe your child is capable of self-administering theirown medication at school, please contact administration todiscuss, as this requires Principal approval.

When your child’s medication is no longer required to be keptat school, please collect all unused medication.

Talking to doctors and pharmacists about yourchild’s medication

You can help the school in administering medication to yourchild, by talking to your doctor and pharmacist about thepackaging of medications. In particular, you could:

• has been prescribed by a qualified health practitioner(e.g. doctor, dentist)

• is in its original container

• has an attached pharmacy label.

• ask your doctor if your child’s medication could be:

• administered before or after school, rather thanduring school hours

• dispensed in a form to make administration easier(e.g. blister packs for tablets, liquid form rather thantablets for gastrostomy devices)

• ask the pharmacist if the medication could beprovided in a multi-dose pack with clearadministration directions (where appropriate),particularly when multiple medications are prescribed

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If you have any concerns regarding your child’s health andmedication requirements, please talk to your child’s teacher.

Thank you for your assisting the school in keeping our studentssafe and healthy.

STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME (SRS)Thank you to all parents that have paid their SRS. Participationin this scheme provides access to various learning materialsand resources including Reading Eggs and Mathletics. Pleaserefer to the attached document for participation and reminderof the payment options and due dates.

Please note we recently sent Student Resource Scheme(SRS), and Voluntary contribution forms home with theyoungest in the family. If you have already completed theseforms, and returned them to us, please disregard them.Thank you.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

We would like to thank all the families that have contributed.These contributions help with enhancing our school facilities.

SPORTS SHORTS

Noosa District CROSS COUNTRY Results

28 students represented our school at the recent Noosa DistrictCross Country Trials at Kin Kin. It was an extremely challengingcourse and many students were pushed to their limits just tofinish! Thank you to all participating students for your effortsand attitude. Many of you had trained hard for this event andyou should feel proud of your achievements at this level ofcompetition. Thank you very much also to the great supportwe received from accompanying parents who had travelled tosupport the students.

Congratulations once again to all participating students. Inparticular special mention and congratulations must go to:

Mia Jeffries – 1st - 12 year Girls 3kmBaylee McGowan – 2nd - 10 year Girls 2kmFlynn Roberts – 4th - 11 year Boys 3kmKaimana Cairns – 10th - 10 year Boys 2kmLexie Ladd – 11th - 11 year Girls 3kmHayley Upton – 12th - 11 year Girls 3kmKyroan O’Donnell – 14th - 10 year Boys 2kmPedro Stana – 19th - 11 year Boys 3kmGus McFarlane – 20th - 10 year Boys 2kmTeagan McGowan – 20th - 12 year Girls 3km

Mia, Baylee and Flynn were all selected in the Noosa DistrictTeam and will compete at the School Sport SUNSHINE COASTRegional CROSS COUNTRY Trials at Maroochydore on 31st

May. We wish you all the very best for another outstandingperformance.

Upcoming Noosa District Sports Trials – Term 2

Monday 29th May - BOYS SOFTBALL Trials (born 2005-2007)

Information for upcoming Noosa District Trials is announcedwell in advance on school messages and available from MrBandera in the weeks leading up to the trials. Generallyspeaking students must be turning 10, 11 or 12 years old thisyear to be eligible to attend District trials.

Sports Representatives

Congratulations to our most recent sports representative,Dianne Ladewig (6/5M) who has been selected in the NoosaDistrict GIRLS RUGBY LEAGUE Team to compete at theSchool Sport SUNSHINE COAST Regional Trials atMaroochydore in June. Great news Dianne and we wish youevery success at the Regional Trials.

Dan Bandera - PE Teacher

PARENT/CARER INFORMATION

Road safety

Please ensure you walk safely to school and use our schoolcrossings to safely cross the road. We have positioned lollypopstaff at crossings during peak times for safety and greatlyappreciate when adults model the correct use of crossings infront of our students.

School Parking

Tewantin State School is in the enviable position of havingparking available along all four school boundaries. While at peaktimes it is recognised that the school parking is understandablywell utilised, it is not permissible for non-staff vehicles toenter the school grounds (including staff carparks) as thisendangers the safety of students and school staff.

Thank you for abiding by this school safety requirement.

Dogs on school grounds

A reminder that dogs are not permitted on EducationQueensland grounds at any time. This is for the safety of ourstaff, students and visitors to the school, and also for hygienereasons. Please do not bring dogs into our school.

Messages to students

There are times when you may need important messagespassed on to students and/or their teacher. Please be awarethat to avoid interrupting valuable class learning time thesemessages are relayed by our office staff during morning andafternoon break times. To assist us with this, please contactthe school office as early as possible during the day. This is

• Where your child’s medication dosage may vary on adaily basis (e.g insulin), you should ask your doctor:

• for written advice to identify who will advise theschool of the dosage and under what specific criteria(e.g. blood glucose level, behaviour) the dosage willvary.

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particularly important on school parade days when it is moredifficult to contact students and their teachers during and afterparade time.

Tip - If you have a student or students that may need remindingof things such as how they are travelling home that day, withwhom, etc, a great idea is to write it in a notebook which can bekept in their school bag for easy reference by the student and/or their teacher.

Button battery safety – important notice

With the current influx of fidget spinners (some of which havebutton batteries) it is timely to create awareness among theTewantin school community - staff/parents/carers regardingthe potential risks associated with button batteries and to bevigilant.

Coin lithium button batteries can cause severe injuries whenswallowed. These batteries can get stuck in the throat andcause severe burns. Small children often have easy access tothese devices, and many parents do not know there is a risk.

In Australia an estimated 20 children per week are attending anemergency department with an injury related to swallowing orinserting (into nose or ears) a button battery, with children underfive years of age at greatest risk. This information has beentaken from Kidsafe - Child Accident Prevention Foundation ofAustralia.

The Battery Controlled is a partnership to raise awarenessabout the severity of this issue and share information withparents, caregivers, and the medical community. Launchedin Australia by Energizer, Kidsafe, and the ACCC (AustralianCompetition and Consumer Commission), this effort iscommitted to helping parents prevent children from swallowingcoin-sized button batteries.

How schools can get involved:

Be alert to the hazards and risk associated with buttonbatteries in your schools and education centres. Further,be alert to products that you may sell at school functions,discos, and fetes which may present a risk in relation tobutton batteries.

For further information on Summer’s story click the links below:

http://www.summersday.com.au

http://www.summersday.com.au/stories

Headlice

Head lice are common in children and are the most adaptableof creatures. They have survived living solely on human headsfor 10,000 years.

Some of the reasons they have survived for as long as theyhave are:

The good news is that we know where they live and we knowhow to find them.

If you follow these steps regularly, the control of head lice in ourcommunity will be greatly improved.

Step 1 Comb hair conditioner onto dry, brushed(detangled) hair;Step 2 Wipe the conditioner from the comb onto a papertowel or tissue;Step 3 Look on the tissue and on the comb for lice andeggs;Step 4 If lice or eggs are found, the child should betreated as soon as possible.

A Queensland Government fact sheet on headlice (includingtreatment options) is available here:-

http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/165/351/Head-Lice

MEDIA PERMISSIONSEducation Queensland enrolment paperwork that youcompleted when your children started school included a mediapermission form. The information from this form is recordedby the school, this enables us to check which students havepermission for their photo and/or school work to be publishedin our school newsletter and on our school website, andoccasionally local newspapers and/or TV. If you do NOT wantyour child to have media permission please inform the schoolso we can ensure our records are accurate. Thank you.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

ROTARY NOOSA DAYBREAK PRIMARYSCHOOL COMPETITION

Congratulations to Juen Geromet who was awarded first placein the Year 5 & 6 category.

Our Prep students also created a butterfly collage for display,the judges loved so much they awarded a special award for it.

Caitlyn Taylor Karate update

Caitlyn competed in the Queensland Autumn Invitationals inBrisbane last weekend. She achieved 4 medals (3 silver, 1bronze) and is now training every weekend to compete in theNationals in Sydney in August. Well done Caitlyn.

Here at Tewantin we love to celebrate the achievements ofboth our past and present students. If you know of a studentwho has an achievement to be celebrated, please e-mail thedetails to newsletter@tewantin22.ed.edu.au please include anyrelevant photographs and a contact number in your e-mail.We celebrate all kinds of achievements from sporting andcommunity to academic and arts awards. Also if you find anystudents featured in the media for their achievements we wouldalso love that brought to our attention.

• The six legs of a louse end in a claw, allowing themto grip the hair;

• They detect vibration and can hide;

• Head lice can ‘hold’ their breath for 20 mins – lookinglike they are dead;

• The eggs are attached to the hair with a ‘glue’ likesubstance.

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TEWANTIN STATE SCHOOL’S ABSENCEREPORTING PHONE NUMBER – 53358866

PLEASE USE THE PHONE NUMBER - 5335 8866 FORREPORTING STUDENT ABSENCES.

Please call the school attendance line for all absences. In themessage please leave the name of the student/s, the day ordate of absence, and the reason for the absence. Thank you foryour courtesy.

Tewantin S.S. now sends SMS messages each morning forunexplained absences. To assist us with this process pleasereply by SMS, email or phone. Thank you.

EXEMPTION FROM COMPULSORYSCHOOLING

Please be aware that any parents of students who are absentfrom school for 10 or more consecutive days must completea form to exempt them from compulsory schooling for thisperiod of time. The most common reason to complete thisform is when families are travelling during the school termand sometimes it also includes students who have a medicalcondition, supported by a medical certificate. Forms can becollected from the school office and are also attached to thenewsletter.

P&C News

Mother’s Day Stall wrap-up

The Mother’s Day stall was a great success, with a little over$2000.00 being raised. It was lovely seeing all the studentsenjoy shopping for their Mums and other special ladies in theirlife. Thank you to all our students and their families forsupporting this event.

Under 8s Day

The P&C will have coffee, tea and delicious muffins baked in ourTuckshop for sale at the Hall kitchen. Please drop by and enjoya drink & snack!

Student Banking

Just a reminder to our families that student banking is availableat the school through the Bendigo Bank. Once set up, it’s asimple process of dropping a banking pouch at the schooloffice on Mondays by 9am, which will be processed that weekand the pouch returned to students in their classroomTuckshop Box by Friday. It’s a great way to introduce and instilthe habit of saving, which has long-term benefits for children.An information letter from the Bendigo Bank is attached forfurther details and application forms are available at the schooloffice.

P&C Meeting

The next P&C Meeting is scheduled for 9am on Tuesday 6thJune 2017 in the P&C office which is located upstairs in I Block(use the stairs opposite the Music Room entry, at the back ofthe hall)

All welcome to come along and see a bit of what happensbehind the scenes.

It’s recommended to check our Facebook page close to thedate, for confirmation that the meeting will take place asscheduled. There are times when meetings have to bepostponed, if for example, we do not have at least threeexecutive committee members able to attend (this is called aquorum and is a legal requirement)

UNIFORM SHOP

Opening Hours

The Uniform Shop is open every Wednesday from 8am to 9am.We are also open on the first day of each term from 8am to9am. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or EFTPOS.

Hats are also available for purchase every day from the schooloffice, for $10.00.

Hooded Jackets

Quite a few people have asked about purchasing hoodedjackets (Hoodies) for winter. Unfortunately, this style of jacketwas discontinued by all school-suppliers last year. We havesome remaining stock in limited sizes still available for sale.Once sold out, the only style available will be the plain zipperedjacket bearing the school logo, which are $30.00.

Lay-by

Parents and carers are encouraged to make use of our lay-bysystem, which allows them to budget for the cost of outfittingtheir children in uniforms each year. It can also be an efficientway of sharing uniform costs.

Prepaid

order together with full payment can be left at the school officeat any time, for processing the following Wednesday.Completed orders will be sent to your child’s classroom. Itemscannot be left at the school office for collection and/or payment.

Donations Needed Urgently

We are on the lookout for donations of wearable-quality,second-hand uniforms, particularly polo shirts in the currentstyle. Our school Chappy Lynda needs to build-up her uniformreserves and any donations will be passed onto her.

If you can help, just drop your donations at the Uniform Shopon any Wednesday morning, or directly to the Chappy if youprefer.

We are also accepting donations of the old-style polo shirt.These are no longer to be worn under the currentschool-uniform policy, so they will be sent to the Sao MiguelSchool in East Timor along with the annual Shoe-Boxdonations, which are happening soon!

Second-hand Uniform Sales

For those families who are interested in selling old uniforms, weare also on the lookout for good-quality second-hand uniforms(in the current styles) for purchase by the Uniform Shop,depending upon condition. These can be dropped in to the

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Uniform Shop during operating hours for later processing.Payment (by cheque) will only be made once items have beenassessed.

Policy & Forms

Current Price-List, Uniform Order forms and Second-HandPurchase forms are all available at the school office and schoolwebsite. You can also view the current School Uniform Policy.

The Uniform Shop is ready to go for the winter season ahead,with unisex long-cargo-pants and zippered jackets in stock. Wealso offer Lay-by, a great way to spread or share uniform costs,using regular payments.

The Uniform Shop is open every Wednesday from 8am to 9am,and the same hours on the first day of each term. Hats are alsoavailable for purchase every day from the school office.

If you are unable to attend at this time you are welcome to fillout the attached order form and either drop it in to the office,or e-mail it to info@tewantinss.eq.edu.au

TUCKSHOPThe new Pelican’s Tuckshop Menu this term has lots ofdelicious hot meals for the winter season. Almost all our cookedmenu items are now made on-site in the Tuckshop. If youhaven’t ordered Tuckshop for a while, now is a great time tocheck out the new choices.

A big thank you to another new volunteer this week – it is greatto be growing our ‘pool’ of volunteers.

There are always times when someone can’t get to theTuckshop due to circumstances such as sick children etc. Onthese days we rely on a list of people who are happy to bephoned on an ad-hoc basis, to cover such shortages. So evenif you cannot commit to a regular timeslot, we would love tohear from you if you would like to be on our reserve list. Justpop in and see our convenors Sarah or Andrea, who will be ableto help you.

New Term 2 tuckshop menu below, a copy of this has alsobeen sent home with students

PARENT CONTACT DETAILSPlease ensure our office staff have your correct contact details– telephone numbers (for us to contact you – particularlyimportant in the case of an emergency with your child), andemail address (for invoices, newsletter, etc.) Please also ensurethat your child/rens emergency contacts are up-to-date. Thankyou.

School crossing supervisor applicationApplication documents for School crossing supervisor role –applications to be submitted to school office by 3pmWednesday 31 May.

ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTEROur school newsletter is distributed in electronic format toregistered email addresses.

http://www.schoolzine.com.au/secure/tewantin9137/

By receiving the newsletter electronically, you are able toaccess photos and other details currently not available in apaper version. Apart from being received by email, it can alsobe accessed through our school website:

https://tewantinss.eq.edu.au

Paper copies are available through the school office eachThursday for those families who do not have computer access.Parents / students will need to collect a copy from the office.

UPDATING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS - Email addresses canbe deleted from the newsletter email message when received inyour inbox. Open and click on the ‘unsubscribe box’ to deleteaddress no longer required and you can then resubscribe underyour new e-mail address using the link at the top of this article.

Newsletter AdvertisingFor advertising in our school newsletter, please direct allenquiries to Schoolzine on 07 5414 2301.

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