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9 August 20199 August 2019

Drayton State School Creed

With pride and effort, we are safe, respectful andresponsible learners.

Principal News

I’d like to start this newsletter with some reminders about roadsafety.

Our crossing supervisor has let me know this week that somestudents are not choosing safe behaviour by following herinstructions. If your children use this crossing, as many would,I ask that you discuss the use of the crossing with them thisweek. I would also ask that when parents use the parkingbays closest to the crossing that they too are being safe whenreversing. Please be aware of your surroundings and ensuringthat students and adults are safe.

A small number of students ride their bikes to school; whilewe do everything in our control to ensure safety of people andproperty on the premises we cannot guarantee that. If yourchild rides a bike, we suggest the use of a chain and lock forsecurity purposes. Students are also expected to walk ratherthan ride bikes and scooters on and off school grounds.

We have huge amounts of unclaimed items of school uniformsin the bin under B block and also in the uniform shop. Pleaseensure that your children’s uniforms, including hats are clearlylabelled.

As previously requested please don’t bring toys to school: toysat school lead to squabbles between students.

Our Eisteddfod students were awarded second place in theOrff Ensemble section (Orff means xylophones, recorder,percussion etc). It was a big deal for our students who

competed against much larger state and private schools withsome really impressive equipment! Students involved are listedbelow so please congratulate them if you see them around. Itwas a big day and they have given up lunchtimes (with varyingdegrees of enthusiasm!) for a few months now;

Holly Gierke, Tina Conn, Kaylee Kennedy, Beau Scotney,Tallara Duncan, Bill Cooper, Maya Ryall, Miley Shaw, MiaMcCrossan, Sam Mangan, Emily Canning, Phoenix Andrews,Isabella Schuppan and Justine Langton.

Thanks also to Mrs Goodall for the preparation she puts intosupporting our music students in external events.

Congratulations also to Jamie Hohn who had been selected forthe state team in girls rugby league.

Finally, I’d like to share the DoE policy on respecting our staffand school.

Maintaining a safe and respectful learning environment foreveryone is an ongoing priority for our school community. Visitthe Respect our staff, respect our school website to find outmore and let’s work together to ensure that our school remainsfree of violent and abusive behaviour.

https://education.qld.gov.au/initiatives-and-strategies/behaviour/respectful-communities

We all have different beliefs, expectations and experiences,so there are inevitably going to be times where conflicts ordisagreements occur in schools. How we handle those conflictscan make a significant difference to the learning anddevelopment of our students and the positive environments weaim to foster.

The safety of our students and staff is the number onepriority and we can all play our part in ensuring that ourschools are safe and respectful places to be.

Violent or abusive behaviour will not be tolerated in ourschools. It's not just a courtesy. It's the law.

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Every Student Succeeding

Drayton Dragon Award Winners

Congratulations

Week beginning 29 July: Vivienne L, Wyatt S, Sinoia C, RavinT, Beau S, Skye M, Elijah D, Jaye W, Jai M, Scarlett K, HannahC, Erin M, Kobe M, Cash W, Esme C, Blake S, Ally T, Sam M,Mitch T, Caleb B, Corbin S, Tyson L.

Week beginning 5 August: Caitlin M, Chloe S, Memphis F,Stafford W, Skye M, Ariellah A, Alier G, Alier G, Isabelle B, LilyC, Lilly N, Jacobi M, Dominic L, Maddison H, Marli G, ByronG, Hunter B, Taneequa A, Kamahri-Lee A, Gordon B, Thea H,Maya R, Max B, Jayda D, Tasha M.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Ellie who has raised $50 so far for peoplewith MS in the MS readathon by reading 20 books.

Good on you Ellie!

Great Student Work

The abandoned school

One dark, foggy afternoon two best friends were exploring anabandoned school. It had spider webs and spiders, it wascreepy and weird. Oliver who was sporty and rough askedScarlett who was pretty and fun if she wanted to go to theschool basement. Scarlett agreed, so off they ran.

They got to the basement, it was a flashing colour of limegreen. They heard banging coming from inside “should we goin?” whispered Scarlett. “Yes,” replied Oliver shaking! Scarlettopened the door and a man that wore a white lab coat andhad messy black hair and no pupils was standing there. “Areyou blind, and who are you?” screamed Oliver. But instead ofanswering the question, he started chasing the kids. Oliver andScarlett ran as fast as they could but the man kept chasingthem.

Finally, they got to the old principal’s office and so did the man.Suddenly the man started to laugh and reached to his face. Hepulled off the mask. It was Scarlett’s big brother Lincoln! “I gotyou!” he shouted. “Let’s go home,” pleaded Oliver. So off theyall went back home where it was safe.

Written by Kenadie Shaw in 3K

PBL: Positive Behaviour for Learning

Rule of the Week

Students are explicitly taught the “Rule of the Week” inalignment with our school’s Behaviour Expectations Matrix.

2019

Term 3

School Value School Expectation

5 Be Safe Keep hands, feet & objects toself

6 Safe/Respectful/Responsible

7 Be Respectful Follow instructions

8 Be Responsible Be timely

9 Be Responsible Keep learning spaces neatand tidy

10 Be Respectful Celebrate the success of selfand other

Curriculum

Youth Parliament

On Wednesday 7th August, Katelyn O'Neill, Caitlin Manly,Chloe Stokes and Isabella Schuppan had the opportunity toparticipate in the 2019 Youth Parliament. 20 schools from

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across the region came together to participate in a mockParliament. Each student had to prepare a one minute speecharguing against the opposition motion about education andemployment, or a one minute speech about a topic of concernor interest in the local or state community.

The girls represented themselves, their families and DraytonState School with Honour and Success. Congratulations toyou all for the hard work and effort you put in to preparing,rehearsing and delivering your speeches!

The girls learnt a lot from this experience about the roleGovernment plays. It wasn't all hard work. They even foundtime for some free ice cream!

Caitlin Manly, Katelyn O'Neill, Isabella Schuppan, Chloe StokesCaitlin Manly, Katelyn O'Neill, Isabella Schuppan, Chloe Stokeswith the Speaker of the House, the Honourable Curtis Pitt, andwith the Speaker of the House, the Honourable Curtis Pitt, and

the Member for Condamine, the Honourable Pat Weir.the Member for Condamine, the Honourable Pat Weir.

Music

Orff Ensemble at the Toowoomba Eisteddfod

Congratulations to our Orff Ensemble who performed beautifullyat the recent Toowoomba Eisteddfod held at the EmpireTheatre. They achieved second place in a very highly regardedfield of competitors. I was proud of the commitment of ourstudents leading up to the event and the musicality of theirperformance. They are also to be commended on the mannerin which they represented Drayton School in this public arena,demonstrating our values of being safe, respectful andresponsible.

Grandparent’s Day

Congratulations to the Choir, Orff Ensemble and Concert Bandwho performed so capably on Grandparent’s Day. It is alwaysspecial to perform for those who matter most to our students –their families!

TYME festival

TYME Festival will be held on the 19 September. Ourperformance times are 12:15pm for the Concert Band and1:15pm for the Choir. All are most welcome to watch ourstudents perform. Notes will go home soon with moreinformation.

Classroom music

All classes are currently learning the Music Count Us In Songfor 2019, We Are. They have followed the journey of the songbeing written and recorded and are enjoying learning to performand respond to it. It can be found at the link below if you wouldlike to check it out at home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYUwYAxF4VA

“Music is much too important to be left entirely in the hands ofprofessionals”. Robert Fulghum

Student Council News

Term 3 Family Movie Night

We are inviting all Drayton State School families to join us onFriday 23rd August, for our first ever Student Council FamilyMovie Night in the school hall from 5pm – 7.30pm (approx.).

Families are invited and encouraged to bring their own picnicdinner, cushions, blankets and chairs for their movie-viewingpleasure of ‘Christopher Robin’ (G) in the Hall.

“Christopher Robin -- now a family man living in London --receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal,Winnie-the-Pooh. With Christopher's help, Pooh embarks on ajourney to find his friends -- Tigger, Eeyore, Owl, Piglet, Rabbit,Kanga and Roo. Once reunited, the lovable bear and the gangtravel to the big city to help Christopher rediscover the joy oflife.”

We will have icy cold soft drinks and poppers for sale, alongwith freshly popped popcorn (just like at the cinemas)

Entry is $3 per person.

Looking forward to seeing you all then.

Phoenix, Maddison, Hailey, Jordon, Isabella, Charli,Tallara, Jaycee, Justine, Katelyn, and Mrs Ormsby.

Queensland Ready Reading

The Ready Reading program invites parentsand community members to make a

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difference in their local community by volunteering in schools tosupport children’s reading.

Reading is a powerful tool to help children grow theirvocabulary, language skills and imagination. It helps them todevelop life-long skills that will support their future growth andlearning.

The Department of Education’s Reading Centre andVolunteering Queensland are working together to help improveliteracy for children in Queensland by training up to 3000volunteers to share their knowledge and time to foster a love ofreading.

Register your interest to become a Ready Reading volunteer.

Changes in contact details

If you have changed your contact details in the last 6 monthsplease let the school office know by telephone 4637 7444,QParents, email admin@draytonss.eq.edu.au , text message0427 016 460 or in person.

Drayton State School P&C Association

The P&C Committee

P&C committee members for 2019 Damian McAleer –President, Kirsty Wall – Vice President, Damian Bougoure –Treasurer, Christy Morwood – Secretary, Uniform Co-ordinator– Julie Sneddon, Tuckshop Convenor – Kristy Baker, PBLRepresentative – Bec Bougoure.

Drayton P&C are now registered with Containers

for Change.

You can take your drink containers for recycling

and direct your refunds to the P&C by using our

Scheme ID:

C10195001

P&C Associations work to provide thestudents with the best resources and schoolenvironment possible. However, securingvolunteers to help is a dilemma faced by allP&C's. So, what's in it for you???

The benefits of volunteering include:

If you are thinking about volunteering, but just not quite sure,perhaps because you have questions, please ask! We are veryhappy to answer any questions. Please emailpandc@draytonss.eq.edu.au

What are we currently working on?

We have a goal to have air conditioning installed in allclassrooms.

Where are we up to with this project?

As you may be aware, B Block is now fully air conditioned.The P&C is now turning our focus to C Block. Installing airconditioning in school buildings is an expensive project dueto the extra regulatory and safety requirements (they need tobe kid-proof). Installing air conditioning in C Block has beenestimated to cost between $50 000 - $70 000. In additionto this, as installing air conditioning will result in a significantincrease in electricity costs, we are also fundraising to installa solar system, to help offset these costs. This has beenestimated to cost $30 000. With the total cost of the projectestimated at around $100 000, we want to keep the schoolinformed of our fundraising progress.

How can you help?

• Volunteering creates a resilient community

• Volunteers meet more people

• Volunteers gain professional experience

• Volunteering saves community resources

• Volunteers get to give something back

• Volunteers learn a lot

• Volunteering gives you a great sense of purpose

• Volunteering makes your kids proud

• Volunteering makes you feel great

• Volunteers live longer … it’s true!

• Joining the P&C is a great way to get involved in yourschool community, keep up-to-date with what'shappening at the school, contribute to your child'seducation and make new friends.

• Fully supporting fundraising projects allows us toraise money as quickly as possible.

• We are always looking for new ways to raise money -so if you have any ideas, please let us know, eitherby attending a meeting, chatting to a P&C member,or emailing pandc@draytonss.eq.edu.au

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P&C meeting – Wednesday August 21st

5:30pm School Library. All Welcome.

Drayton Diner

Open Friday first break only.

You can now order and pay for your tuckshop orders online atquickcliq.com.au or you can order by placing your money in apaper bag and writing the order on the outside of the bag. Thebag needs to be placed in the box outside the tuckshop.

New tuckshop menu.

To register for quickcliq please go to

https://quickcliq.com.au/LearnMoreParents.aspx

Uniform Shop

Opening Hours

Monday 8.15am to 9.00am

Friday 2.30pm to 3.15pm

You can now order and pay for your uniform requirementsonline at the link below.

https://quickcliq.com.au/LearnMoreParents.aspx

You can collect orders during the Uniform Shop open hours orthey can be left at the office for you to collect.

Lost Property uniform items

There is a large amount of UNNAMED LOST PROPERTY atthe UNIFORM SHOP. If you can't get to the Uniform Shop inopening hours please text me which item you are missing. If itis here I will get it back to your child. Text Julie 0428193463

CHAPPY PETE

In Term 2, Mr Kay and I started the Rock & Water Programat Drayton State School. Students in Sowden House had theopportunity of learning more about resilience through practicalgames and scenarios. Students learnt about being calm andfocused through grounding and centring. They weretaught balancing games such as Sticky Fingers and theimportance of standing up for themselves and others by beingfirm with their words and body language. Mr Kay and I willcontinue teaching this important resilience program in Term 3.

Donate to Drayton’s Chaplaincy Program here! Please searchfor Drayton SS Chaplaincy.

https://www.suqld.org.au/donate

OHSC: Outside School Hours Care –Hall-Thorpe Sports

Important Information

Need to contact the school?

Main PhoneNumber

0746377444

Student Absences(leave a voicemessage)

0746377444

SMS Text Message(student absences)

0427016460

• We provide a nutritious afternoon tea and we cater forchildren with allergies and cultural requirements. At BeforeSchool Care we provide a nutritious breakfast.

• After School Care fee is: $19.00Before School Care fee: $15.00

• We have no booking fees, and all bookings are taken viaphone at our office.Ph: 46387965. You can also email us:admin@hallthorpesports.com.au

• To view our progams, including what we are offering at ourEaster vacation care, go to ourwebsite..www.hallthorpesports.com.au

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Face to FaceScheduled Meeting

Phone the office to schedule anappointment or meeting time with requiredstaff member/s

Drayton StateSchool Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Drayton-State-School-120384318015383/

Drayton StateSchool Website

www.draytonss.eq.edu.au

Email admin@draytonss.eq.edu.au

principal@draytonss.eq.edu.au

DET Website http://education.qld.gov.au/

Physical Address 55 Brisbane StreetDrayton 4350

Mailing Address PO Box 210 Drayton North Q 4350

Medication at School

If your child requires medication during school hours, pleasevisit the school office to obtain relevant authorisation forms. Youwill also need to provide prescription-labelled medication in theoriginal packaging with clear directions for its use.

Find out more at the Department of Education website.

School Times

8:30am Students are allowed at school only after8.30am

and will be supervised by staff in designatedareas.

Students are allowed in classrooms for theMorning Reading Program.

8:45am First bell. Students are to have a drink, go tothe toilet,

line up and be ready to enter class.

8:50am First Session.

11:00am – 11:15am Main break (eating)

11:15am – 11:42am Main break (play time)

11:45am Second Session.

1:15pm – 1:25pm Second break (eating)

1:25pm – 1:37pm Second break (play time)

1:40pm Third Session

3:00pm Home Time!

QParents

You can view attendance details, report cards, timetables,invoices and a history of payments. You can provide reasonsfor unexplained absences and can notify the school of futureabsences. You are able to view and pay school invoices online

as well as update student details including residential andpostal address as well as and medical conditions.

More information about QParents can be found at the linkbelow.

https://qparents.qld.edu.au/

BPOINT online payment option

We are moving to a cashless payment

system in 2020.

BPOINT is an online payment system which provides parentswith an alternative method of making payments to the school.The product is provided by the Commonwealth Bank ofAustralia (CBA). Through the Biller Portal parents are able to usetheir debit or credit card for the payment of one-off or periodictransactions. All the information needed to make the paymentis on your invoice. See the PDF below for instructions.

This is the link to the payment portal

http://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete

School Banking

Please drop your School Banking in on the Friday of Banking.

Banking day for Term 3 will be:

16 August

30 August

Friday

13 September

Any questions please contact the school office, bankingcoordinator is Chris Jones 07 4637 7444

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Community News

Play League Stars

Bunkers Hill Succulent Fest 22 September

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