The Pelican From the Principal’s Desk

Focused and Ready To Learn

At Cunnamulla P-12 State School we aim to establish and

maintain a positive, supportive and disciplined school

environment by building and working together to strengthen

interpersonal relationships between members of the school

community. We are committed to

implementing and honouring the Positive Behaviour for

Learning (PBL) framework that has been in operation within

the school for 7 years.

Cunnamulla P-12 State School’s approach to developing responsible behaviour is

focused on relationships and takes place in a caring supportive environment

where all members feel safe and welcome. We believe it is

paramount to have the involvement of the community and parents in order to

successfully develop a responsible and socially acceptable environment.

Parents and staff have a joint responsibility to encourage and teach students

accountable for their behaviour which in turn will promote the wellbeing and

quality of life for the wider community. We are all responsible for our actions and

behaviour.

Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students

As a school staff we welcome all parents/carers and community members to be

part of our school. We regularly hear both positive and negative feedback and

continually encourage everyone to share their thoughts or concerns.

If you would like to see what we do during a school day we extend an invitation to

ALL members of our community to visit. We have dedicated staff who are happy to

share how they support the children that attend Cunnamulla P-12 State School.

Please contact the office to make an appointment on 4655 8333.

Dates

23rd March

Regional Swimming

27th February

Beyond Broncos

Launch

2nd March

District Trials

(Netball, Football &

Soccer)

16th March

National Day

Against Bullying

Parent Contact

Please remember to

call the school on

4655 8333 before

school if your child is

going to be away or

late so your child’s

absence can be

recorded correctly.

Same day notification

Our school will contact

parents as soon as

practical on the day if a

student is not at school

and we don’t know

why.

We will follow-up with

parents if no response

is received.

As a member of Cunnamulla State School Community I am:

Respectful, Responsible, Learning, and Safe

Newsletter Edition #2: February 16th 2018

School Leaders for 2018: Junior : Heidi Jones;

Vice Junior: Pipah Collins; Senior: Jarib Branfield-

Bradshaw; Vice Senior: Rebecca Widgell, Charity

Jones.

Paroo Sports Leaders: Senior : Abby Pender

Junior: Charli Pender, Bianka Oliver

Warrego Sports Leaders: Senior : Mar ion

Widgell, Kade Virtue; Junior: Pipah Collins, Nikita

Smith

Year 12 Seniors for 2018

Performing Arts Leader: Poppie Collins, Jarib Branfield-Bradshaw; Junior: Nikita Smith

Paroo Shire Youth Council Members

As another school year got underway, the 2018 Student Leadership Team was elected by

students and staff. School Leaders were presented with their badges at the Student Investiture

on 6th February. Thank you to our invited guest, Councillor Lindsay Godfrey, Mayor of Paroo Shire,

for addressing the student body on the qualities of leadership before presenting students with

their Leader badges. Many thanks also go to Lawrence “Cheesy” Anderson for speaking with

students before presenting the 2018 QATSIF Scholarship certificates.

Thank you to all students who nominated and presented a speech for a Leadership position and

congratulations to the students who have been inducted as School Leaders. We look forward to

seeing your leadership skills grow as you perform your various duties throughout the year.

Our Goal:

90%

The last fortnight in attendance has seen Year 7 take the lead on an EXCELLENT lead with their

fortnightly attendance being 96.67%!! Well done! A close second was Prep/1 Magenta on 95%. Both

of these classes also had 100% for 4 out of 10 days!! Well done! Remember that Every Day Counts

and we really want to see all our students trying for 5 days every week. This especially applies for our

senior students (Grade 11/12), please be encouraging them to attend EVERYDAY!

Have a look at the statistics below and see where your child’s class is placing in regards to

attendance.

Secondary:

Ebony

Class: Year 7

Magenta Turquoise Green Indigo 7s 8/9s 9/10s 11/12s

95.002 88.077 92 85.276 96.667 89.748 81.25 68.825

Primary: Heidi

With the start of a new year well underway, the new Preps are

settling in nicely. They have been focusing on:

Building relationships with each other

Learning class and school routines

Learning how to interact socially in a class setting

Preparing skills for the year ahead

Completing activities using fine motor skills to strengthen

pencil control

Learning (ABC, 0-10, Joey/Echidna sight

words) Congratulations also needs to be given to the

Prep/1, who have had amazing attendance.

Class Profile:

Prep/ 1

Are you interested in fundraising and supporting the school?

Then joining the P&C could be for you...

The next General P & C Meeting will be held Tuesday 27th March. All

parents and carers are invited to attend.

Correspondence addressed to the P&C Committee should be directed to

the Secretary via email cunnamullapandc@gmail.com or mailed to the

school address, PO Box 74, Cunnamulla.

Teacher: Miss Campbell

Where did you come from? Brisbane

What is your favourite day of the week? Friday!

Why did you move to Cunnamulla? I love the wildlife

and felt like an adventure.

What is your favourite food? Pizza

What is your favourite colour? Green

Do you have any pets? Yes, a dog. Iggy Pup!

What is your favourite Movie? 10 Things I Hate

About You

Where are you from?: Born in Bundaberg, lived

most of my life in Brisbane.

Why did you come to Cunnamulla? Career

opportunities, meet new people, experience life.

What is your job: Sports coordinator and

educator.

Favourite food: Lasagne

Favourite TV show: NCIS

Favourite Colour: Green

Favourite Team: Soccer (A-league) Brisbane

Roar

Where did you come from? My last school was

Lockhart River State School which is on Cape

York.

What is your favourite day of the week? Has to

be Wednesday, I love to call it hump day.

What is your job at Cunnamulla State School?

SWD Teacher

What is your favourite food? I love making and

eating home made ice-cream.

What is your favourite TV show? I have been

watching I’m a celebrity get me out of here

What is your favourite colour? I am a girl, I love

pink.

Where did you come from? Chinchilla, but originally

from Brisbane.

What is your favourite day of the week? Friday,

because I get to spend the weekend with my

beautiful daughters.

What is your job at Cunnamulla State School?

Teaching a bit of everything – HPE, Recreation

Studies, Arts rotations (Drama, Visual Arts, Dance,

Media Studies) and Home Economics.

What is your favourite TV show? Currently; Doctor

Doctor

What is your favourite colour? Navy Blue

What is your favourite Netball team? Queensland

Firebirds – who are going to make a huge come

back in 2018.

When does it rain in Cunnamulla? Only when there is a carnival on! However, on this cold and

gloomy day, not even the cold weather could keep the ambitious swimmers away. The thought

of having to have a jumper on hand in February was a crazy thought but completely needed.

While the weather was gloomy, the faces around the pool were full of smiles.

Overall, the swimming carnival was a success with Warrego taking the trophy.

Congratulations needs to be given to all of the students that received age champion.

Congratulations to those that have competed in Districts and have made it to Regionals in

Charleville on February 23.

Age Champions and Warrego House leaders

School Swimming Carnival Age Champions

9 Years Riley Robinson Djarwyn Pender

10 Years Bianka Oliver Douglas Pender

11 Years Heidi Jones Tyreese Colliss

12 Years Holly-May Anderson Seth Beckmann

13 Years Abby Pender Trey Thomas

14 Years Poppie Collins Blake Mills

15 Years Gypsy Pender Nathan Widgell

16 Years Keely Lucas Koli Tangi-Tangi

17 Years Marion Widgell Reece Kelly

District Representatives

Riley Robinson

Matildah Allardice

Djarwyn Pender

Byron Oliver

Kaidyn White

Bianka Oliver

Douglas Pender

Bailey Maio

Anna King

Heidi Jones

Tyreese Colliss

Charli Pender

Antoinette Pender

Holly Anderson

Seth Beckmann

Lily Barrington

Regional Representatives

Holly Anderson

Poppie Collins

Blake Mills

Koli Tangi-Tangi

Reece Kelly

PBL Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a framework that

provides schools with a means to improve upon academic

and behaviour outcomes based upon the collection of

data and the teaching of behaviour specific lessons.

Smart Cards are given in recognition of a student abiding by the school expectations of being

Respectful, Responsible, Learning and Safe. Smart Cards add-up to allow the student to

choose a reward from the Rewards Café Menu for the level they have reached.

The following students have followed all

school expectations and gone up a level on

their Smart Card chart! Kimberley Ohlsen (Turquoise)

Lily Widgell (Turquoise)

Tyreese Colliss (Green)

K-Leigh Hogarth (Teal)

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The last two weeks have seen the students participating in Tuck-a-Time creating

some excellent cooking in our new kitchen.

In Week 3, the students created a group quiche with a few different ingredients

that they hadn’t used in combination before – red onions, cherry tomatoes, carrot

and ham. Thank you to Chappy Lynn for all your help for this lesson and for

encouraging the students to improve their own cooking

techniques.

In Week 4, the students created Pork Adobo with side dishes of Garden Salad and

Rice. The students enjoyed the challenge of cooking rice in a saucepan and the

different flavours of the pork dish that many had not tasted before. We also

attempted to “present” today’s dish before eating, to maximise the appeal of our

cooking. Thank you to Kathalyn, Casey, Nass and Julie for their wonderful help in

the kitchen this week.

It is really exciting to see the students’ cooking skills and cooking confidence

improving. Over the next few weeks we have a Dietitian, Psychologist and some

Shopping Tours planned to finish off an excellent Term in Tuck-a-Time.

Complete the colouring and return to Miss Brandley for a chance to win a prize!

Name: Grade: