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Email:Email: principal@tinanass.eq.edu.auPhone:Phone: 07 4120 8000

Fax:Fax: 07 4121 3148

26 April 201726 April 2017

Principal’s MessageDear Parents

Welcome back to school for Term 2. Hopefully, we now havethe drought and cyclone season well and truly behind us. Thankyou to all in our community for the way you responded tothe potential hazards in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. Ourschool was lucky to be spared the extensive rain and windevents experienced by other school communities in southernQueensland and New South Wales. As always, the safety of ourpeople is our highest priority.

A highlight of Term 2 is always the commemoration of ANZACDay both at school and in the community. Our school delivereda moving commemoration service attended by a large groupof official guests. Thank you to our students and teachers forthe work they put into all of the Anzac events including ourschool ceremony, the Tinana Dawn Service and the municipalmarch and ceremony. Our proud involvement in Anzac Day isan important tradition for our school.

We had a visit from the Assistant Regional Director StevenCase this week. Mr Case participated in our school ANZACCeremony representing the North Coast Education Region. Healso reviewed our school improvement progress with me.

One of the undertakings given by our school as we weredesignated an Independent Public School, was to commit tothe establishment of a school council. I met withrepresentatives of the P&C before the vacation to amend theModel Constitution in line with our school’s needs. The nextstep is for our staff and community to vote to endorse theSchool Council Constitution. The model constitution will beavailable on the school website and in hard copy by request foranyone wishing to view the document.

Our learning focus for 2017 is in the areas of Reading, Writingand Numeracy. The focus of my class visits this term will be toobserve modelled reading. The provision of a quality role modelfor students in reading is an essential to the reading process.Modelled reading can occur in all curriculum areas. It is nowless than two weeks until students undertake the NAPLANassessments. Students are well prepared in each of the areas.NAPLAN gives our school valuable information about individualstudents and overall school programs relative to the rest of thenation.

Term 2 Reading Benchmarks

Prep Year1

Year2

Year3

Year4

Year 5 Year 6

PM3-4

PM11-13

PM17-19

PM23-24

Probe7-8

Probe9-10

Probe11-12

Prior to the Easter Vacation, students from Tinana were invitedto undertake an assessment to check eligibility to attend theMaryborough Academic Academy. The academy is an

initiative of the Maryborough State Schools Cluster and islooking to provide advanced instruction to the highestperforming students in the district. Tinana had more than 30students nominated with 15 students offered positions.Congratulations to all of the students who participated in theassessment process and especially to those offered positionsin the academy. Successful students will attend the MAA andreceived specialised instruction at West State School 1 day /week during Semester 2.

Last week, our prep teachers and coaches attended the AgeAppropriate Pedagogies Program. This program is designedto allow us to reflect on our early childhood practice and toensure we are delivering outcomes for our students in the earlyyears that meet researched early childhood principles.

The leadership positions of Deputy Principal and Head ofSpecial Education Services have been advertised andapplications received. I am currently working with selectionpanel members to shortlist and interview applicants. We haverecently had word that Mrs Rebecca Blender has beenappointed to an administration position in a school in NorthBrisbane. Rebecca is currently acting as Business ServicesManager while Chris Richard-Preston is on leave. Rebecca hasbeen a wonderful member of our team and we will miss herexpertise, her commitment and her friendship. We wish herevery success in her new position when she takes up duty in afew weeks.

Our new music block is well advanced in the design phasewith geotechnical work already completed and constructionscheduled to begin in May. The building will be positionedbetween the hall and the bus area. This will give students andteachers easy access to the front of the school for instrumentdrop off and the hall for performances. In other facilities news,you may have noticed new vinyl in the foyer of the schooladministration building. I have given my approval to the finaldesign of the Carpark redevelopment inclusive of Gympie Roadaccess to the northern end of the school for the purpose ofstaff car parking. Work is progressing towards the installation ofsignals at the Gympie Road intersection with Iindah Road wheretrees have been removed.

While our school Cross Country had to be postponed due tothe inclement weather before the vacation, we were able torun the event last Friday in cool conditions. Congratulations toall of the students for their participation. I was impressed bythe large numbers of students who ran and earned points fortheir team. Thanks to Mrs Murtagh and Mr Osmond for theextensive preparations for the day. We will announce the resultson assembly and make presentations to the winning house. TheTinana team to contest the Maryborough District Cross Countrywill be announced also at that time.

So far this year Students from Tinana have representedMaryborough District in Basketball (Paul Gower, Leah Gleich& Bianca Stephenson), and Touch Football (Chase Oakenfull,Adam Moss, Tyson Knight, Luke Adamson, Caleb Simpkins,Jamie Wallace, Claire Malouf, Madeline Godfrey, Holly Thomas& Addison Ascough). Congratulations to all these students.

This week Harrison Warren, Billy Poulter & Cooper Parry willrepresent the Maryborough District in AFL, and ourMaryborough District Softball representatives (Aiden Barsby,

Erin Barsby, Lachlan Neilsen, Isaac Bolderrow-Strange &Cheyenne Black) will get their turn soon!

Next week, students from Tinana will represent MaryboroughDistrict at Wide Bay Regional Winter Carnival trials in thesports of Football (Addison Ascough & Tayah Sawtell), Netball(Gemma Crompton), Rugby League (Luke Adamson & ChaseOakenful), Hockey (Henry Hyne, Cheyenne Black, KirraleeMcCulloch, Claudia Naylor & Imarlie Souvlis) and Tennis(Joshua Braund & Lachlan Neilsen).

We wish all these students every success as they seekrepresentative positions in the Wide Bay Regional teams.

David BurnsPrincipal“EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, LEARNING ANDACHIEVING.”

Q-ParentsQ-Parents is an exciting online parent portal, which will allowyou to access information about your child’s schooling likenever before. This term, we will be inviting all families to signup for Q-Parents. This will give you instant access to yourchild’s profile, allowing you to see and inform us of changes tocontact information, attendance data and absences, invoicesdue and paid, and early access to report cards! We think thisis going to be an amazing tool, and new enhancements arebeing continuously added as the initiative grows, and we hopeall our families get on board. If we do not have your correctemail address on file, you won’t receive an invitation, so pleasetake a few minutes to check which email address we have onfile at the office. Please take some time to watch the video toget some more information!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDOEufRCR-Q

And here is another video with information on how to register.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=femcmL1X_7o

Chappy NewsWelcome back! Term 2 sure is a big one.

THANK YOU to everyone who supported the LEGO BatmanFundraiser. This term our movie fundraiser will be MINNIONS3 so please stay tuned for details.

My school holidays were spent in Cunnamulla with a group ofyouth from Maryborough. We spent the school holidays givingout free clothing and toiletries, running programs for the primaryand high school children out there and local photographer, KimThomsen came with us to take photos of the girls. It was truly arewarding experience.

NAPLAN Breakfast Club is fast approaching for our grades 3and 5 students. We are looking for donations of eggs for this.Please leave eggs in the office or in my room. If you would liketo have your carton returned, please write your child’s nameand class on it.

ANZAC DAY is this week. I have watched the senior studentsprepare for this. As always, I am impressed with their dedication

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and hard work as they prepare for another respectfulremembrance service.

TINANA HOLIDAY PROGRAM will be in the second weekof the June-July School holidays (3rd-7th July). Very shortlyinvitations will be handed out. It’s important to sign up for thisbecause vacancies close quickly. It will run from 9am-12 noonMonday -Friday of the second week of the school holidays inthe school hall. The theme this year will be a nautical theme,encompassing, ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Moana’ and ‘Pirates.’

Music NewsMusic Folders have arrived! Please make your payment toreceive yours!

A big thank you to all our Senior Choir students who sangbeautifully at the ANZAC Dawn Service at Tinana Cenotaph.

Library News

BOOKFAIR!

Ahoy mateys!

The Scholastic Bookaneer Book Fair is here!

A boat-load of books has washed ashore this week andeveryone is invited to join our crew!

Have you picked your outfit for our fabulous PirateDress Up Day on Thursday 27th April!?

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Gregg Dreise author visit Thursday 18th May 2017

National Simultaneous Storytime - Wednesday 24May at 11am in the Library

National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual campaign thataims to encourage more young Australians to read and enjoybooks. This year NSS takes place on Wednesday 24 May at11am (AEST) and we would love it if you could join us inthe Library when we read The Cow Tripped Over the Moonwritten by Tony Wilson and illustrated by Laura Wood. Checkout The Cow Tripped Over the Moon website or the attachedfind-a-word for some fun! The Cow Tripped Over the MoonFind-a-word.

Term Two Interschool Chess Tournament Thursday25th May 2017

The Tinana State School Chess Club competes in localinter-school tournaments run by Gardiner Chess. Studentscompete in teams of four for our school. Term 2 Tournament iscoming up on Thursday 25 May and will be held at St Mary’sPrimary School (Term 3 will be held in our Tinana SS Hall). Goodluck teams! Remember: 'Don't be afraid of losing, be afraid ofplaying the game and not learning something' - Dan Heisman

You can check out more information on the Gardiner Chesswebsite:

http://gardinerchess.com.au/

Physical Education NewsCross Country results will be announced on parade this Friday!

Check out our Awesome Groundsman Mr Osmond playinghandball with the kids!

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Important Office NewsSchool Photo Day is scheduled for Thursday, 27th of July!

Tinana State School has a Facebook page! Subscribe toget up to date information about what’s happening atschool!

https://tinanass.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx

MONEY COMING TO SCHOOL

Would parents please ensure that any money sent to school forany purposes other than tuckshop is sent directly to the officeand is placed in an envelope with student’s name, grade andparticular item or excursion they are paying for, clearly markedon the front of envelope. Pre-printed envelopes are availableat the office for any payments. Parents that prefer to depositthe funds directly into the school bank account are requestedto advise the office of the deposit and to use the studentsurname and invoice number as the payment reference. Aslarge amounts of money pass through the school office itbecomes difficult and time consuming to identify paymentswithout this information.

Invoices via Email

You should now be receiving all your child’s invoices via email.If you need to provide the office with an updated email address,please do so as soon as possible.

ABSENCES

Please Phone 4120 8066 and leave a message on theAbsence Line in the event of a student being absent.Please phone each day your child is absent from schoolunless the office has been previously advised of theabsence. Verbal messages by the student are notsufficient. This prevents any misunderstanding andensures the safety of your child. Please note that, bylaw, we are required to report any long term unexplainedabsences from school which may then be investigated bythe police.

LATE ARRIVAL

The school day begins at 8:45am and all staff will begininstruction at this time. Arrivals after 8:45am areconsidered to be late. Late arrival should beaccompanied by a note but parents may ring the officewith this information. Students must first report to theoffice to obtain a late slip that is to be given to theirteacher.

SMS NOTIFICATION

The school is now utilising an SMS system to notifyparents of any unexplained absence. If you receive a textmessage stating your child’s absence is unexplained, youcan reply via text, stating your child’s name, and reasonfor absence. If you believe your child should be presentat school, please phone the office immediately on 41208000.

EARLY DEPARTURE

Children leaving school early must be picked up from theoffice. Parents may ring in advance to arrange for theirchild/ren to be ready for collection, or send a note to theclass teacher. Your child will be given an early departureslip from the office.

Student Attendance – Same Day AbsenceNotification

The safety and wellbeing of students are the highest prioritiesfor the Department of Education and Training and for theQueensland Government.

At Tinana State School we endeavour to contact a parentor carer via text message when a student's absence isunexplained after the first roll marking of the day.

As home and school work together, student safety will beincreased. Here are some guidelines to make this process moreefficient:

• Notify the school by phone or email before 9:00am ifyour student is going to be absent that day. Pleasegive a brief explanation for the absence.

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Free Hearing and Vision Tests

TuckshopMenu available here:

• If you receive a text message regarding anunexplained absence, please respond promptly,either via text or phone call.

• Please ensure that your mobile phone number andother contact details are up-to-date on the schoolrecords. This is critical, as we need to be able tocontact you in case of emergency.

• If your student arrives late to school, they must go tothe office for a late pass before going to theirclassroom. If they are leaving early, a leave passmust be obtained from the office.

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P&C Fundraising Information

Mother’s Day Stall

Once again there will be a Mother’s Day Stall held fromTuesday, 9th to Thursday, 11th May out of the Tuckshop from8.00 a.m. As this is NAPLAN week there will be extraopportunity for the Year 3’s and 5’s to purchase from the stallon Tuesday at 2.00 p.m.

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Look out for the Cookie Dough Fundraiser note coming homethis week!

Uniform Shop

School BankingWelcome back to all School Bankers. Hope everyone had afantastic break!

Remember our School Banking day is every Tuesday. Eachclassroom from Prep to Year 6 has a grey school banking bagfor students to drop there bank books into.

Competition Time Again

Complete your colouring competition foryour chance to WIN an Itunes Gift Card!There’s a $15.00 Itunes card to be won in each category!

Judging Categories: Prep to Grade 2 & Grade 3 to Grade 6.

Competition closes Friday 16th June 2017.

Drop completed entries into the box at the Office.

Term 2 Banking Rewards

If you have 10 Silver Tokens you can redeem straight away bycompleting your reward coupon and place in your school bankbook.

• 3D Chalk Set

• Tablet Case

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Banker of the Week

Our lucky school banker of the week is Ella. Each week a luckybanker will be drawn and gets to choose a prize from our prizebank. Don’t forget you have to bank each week to go into thedraw.

Competition Winners

Congratulations to Halle and Dakohta who were the luckywinners from Term 1.

School Banking Co-Ordinators

Keep in Touch with P&C through SocialMedia

Check us out on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/TinanaStateSchoolPandC

Community NoticesMISSING: Smoky grey desexed male catwith no tattoo in his ear. Wearing 2 bluecollars, one is a snake skin looking one andthe other is a flea collar with my phonenumber on it. He hasn't been seen sincethe 9th of April. He has gone missing fromIindah Rd West near the industrial sheds. He visits his newlymade friends in the sheds everyday then comes home butdidn't come in on that Friday. He is very friendly and terriblymissed. He is my daughter's cat and was a gift from her Aunty.If you have seen him or know of his whereabouts please call0447077045.

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