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Eulo State School Newsletter November, 2018 Issue 14

Eulo State School Phone: 46554898 Principal: Michelle Beresford Email: [email protected]

From the Principal’s Desk

As we approach the end of the year, it is wonderful to reflect on the progress made by all our students this

year. It is also a time for our Year 6 students to think about the next steps in their lives – and plan ahead for

high school. With that in mind, we have 2 very excited Year 6 students, who are looking forward to their

Staff for 2018:

Mel White Grounds Keeper and Playgroup

Facilitator

Carmel Smith

Cleaner

Debbie Murphy

Administrative Officer

Chris Berghofer

Teacher Aide

Marg Koop

Teacher Aide

Aishling Murphy Teacher

Michelle Beresford Teacher/Principal

graduation dinner this coming Friday night, at the Eulo Queen Hotel. For those

who are attending this event, please arrive by around 5:45pm, as Jamie and

Mistique will be arriving at 6pm, in style! I would like to thank Col for all the

work he has done in organising this event for us. Your help is greatly

appreciated. I would also like to thank all others, and you know who you are,

who have helped in some way, to ensure our graduation dinner runs smoothly.

If you haven’t already RSVP’d, could you please do so, as we need numbers for

catering. Tickets are $20 a head which covers nibbles, mains and dessert. All

drinks are available for purchase over the bar.

Our school concert is being held on Friday 30th November (Week 8) at the Eulo

Hall. It will commence at 6pm and run for approximately 1 hour. Please see

the flier included in this newsletter.

A big reminder for all students and parents – it is important that students are

at school every day, to ensure they are in class to learn what they need for

their final assessments, practise for their concert, which is a part of their Arts

curriculum, and complete their assessments.

I look forward to enjoying the last 3 weeks with all our students, particularly

those who will be leaving us at the end of the year. Let’s make the days count!

Enjoy the next fortnight.

Michelle

Page 2 What’s On…….School Times 2019…….

Page 3 2019 Calendar

Page 4 PBL…Students of the Week..

Page 5 Birthdays…Melbourne Cup celebrations…World Teacher Day

Page 6 Book Fair

Page 7/8 Kindy

Page 9 Kindy Orientation Days….District Athletics Aggregate award…

Enrolments and Kindy registrations now open

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Page 11 Community News



November Week 7 Monday 19th – Tuesday 20th

Miss Marg away

Wednesday 21st

Vital Health OT, SLP here

Jess Bail (ECEC) here

Thursday 22nd

Educational Psychologist here

Friday 23rd

Year 6 Graduation Dinner – Eulo Queen Hotel – 5:45pm for a 6pm

arrival of the guests of honour

Week 8 Thursday 29th

Last day of playgroup for the year

Friday 30th

Eulo State School Concert – 6pm – Eulo Hall

December Week 9 Kindies here all week – full days

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4th-6th

Transition to Kindy sessions –– 8:30am – 10:30am

Thursday 6th

Blue Light Disco – 6pm-8pm Eulo Hall

Eulo Christmas Tree – 8pm

Friday 7th - Last day of school

Water day – bring a change of clothes

January 2019 Pupil Free Days

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 23rd – 25th

Week 1

Monday 28th – Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 29th – First Day of School and Kindy

School Term Times

2019 Term 1

Tuesday 29th January – Friday April 5th

Term 2

Tuesday 23rd April – Friday 28th June

Term 3

Monday 15th July – Friday 20st September

Term 4

Tuesday 8th October – Friday 6th December

Eulo State School Hours – Term 1- 2019

Prep – Year 6 8:30 – 2:30 Monday – Friday Beginning Week 1

Kindy 8:30 – 2:30 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Week 1 – odd weeks

8:30 – 2:30 Monday, Tuesday Week 2 – even weeks

Swimming

Swimming has concluded for the term.

There will be a change in how swimming is

run next year, so watch this space for

further details.



The followning behaviours will be our focus for Weeks 7, 8 and 9 of Term 4:

Week 7 Use kind words

Week 8 Be prepared

Week 9 Be an active listener

Every time a student is seen using these behaviours in Week 7, 8 and 9, they will receive a class dollar to go towards buying from the prize box. Our aim is to reinforce our students consistent positive attitude towards school and their learning.

We would love if parents, guardians and the community would help in encouraging these postive behaviours, outside of school. The PBL focus is also displayed on the noticeboard in town.

We would also like to congratulate the students who earned enough classroom dollars to shop this fortnight. Keep up the great effort everybody

PBL (Positive Behaviours for Learning)

Student of the week

Week 3 – Haydee Koop - For persistence working with Lauren ALL day.

Week 4 – Rohan Koop, Jacob Beresford – Improvement in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in mental maths.

Week 5 – Alex Beresford – Remembering to put the flags out every day last week.

Week 6 – Haydee Koop, Charlotte Meurant, Isla Newsham, Lilly Beresford, Livvy Schmidt – persistence in completing the Early Start Literacy assessment.



Melbourne cup celebrations

As a part of the HASS curriculum, students are required to identify different celebrations that

occur within their families, community, nationally and internationally. This year, we

supported their understanding in cultural celebrations by identifying the Melbourne Cup as an

event that is celebrated nationally. We drew names out of a hat for horses (chance and data

for maths) and then students were able to create fascinators or ties to wear to the local

Melbourne Cup celebrations. This reinforced that when people celebrate, there are

commonalities eg dressing up, decorations, joining together with friends, food and drink. Eulo

State School students showed exemplary behaviour whilst down town, and looked very spiffy

in their created finery. Winners of our sweepstake were Miss Aish, Jamie and Isla, who

received their chocolate prize on our “dress as a book character” day.

Rohan – 8 years old

BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday, Roh. Keep

weaving your magic. We are

looking forward to celebrating

with you next year, too.

World Teacher Day

Aish and I were very appreciative of

the acknowledgement of us for

World Teachers Day. We love our

jobs. Working with children is one of

those occupations you do out of

love. So thank you once again for

our presentation.



BOOK FAIR

After a few hic-ups to get set up, our

book fair ran quite smoothly. Thank you

for all those who supported the fair. I

hope you and your children enjoy the

books that you purchased. To help

celebrate reading, we held a “dress as

your favourite book character” day. All

children who participated, received a $5

gift voucher from Scholastic, to spend at

the fair.

It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm

of children towards reading, in the fair

and thank you to all the staff who

dressed up with the kids. It makes

learning fun, when staff join in.



KINDY

Our Kindy program has included our Kindies signing in each day. They are

beginning to gain confidence in writing the first letter of their names, and

recognising their letter as special to them.

Singing and dancing at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic – Cunnamulla School

Cream changing to butter and butter milk

everyone seeing how butter can be made from cream. Our Kindies drew the

finished product, after seeing how cream separates to form butter and butter

milk.

They have continued working

hard in the school play, and are

really enjoying the songs,

dancing and performing.

Our Kindies are also becoming

adept at helping to put away toys

cooperatively and with guidence,

are using their words to join in

games and ask for help.

The Teddy Bears’

Picnic was held in

Cunnamulla

recently, and our

Kindies enjoyed

going on the

excursion, singing

and dancing with

our early years

class and the other

local schools and

Kindergarten.

Cooking chemistry

is an engaging topic

for the class – with



Joining in at the “mud pit”

The newest play area to be intorduced at school is the “Mud Pit”. Thank

you to the Paroo Shire Council for the donation of digging sand and rocks

to help enhance the play space. Our Kindies have been joining in with all

grades (K-Yr6) to create roads, cubbies, sand castles and much more.

This play space encourages children to develop their oral language and

social skills through imaginative role playing and the need to share and co-

operate with others.

Even with all the things to choose from,

playdough is still a massive favourite with

our little people. It is also a handy avenue

to practise fine motor control for

activities like snipping, cutting, rolling, and

finger, hand and arm muscle development!

The Kindies and Preps also got to

work with Miss Nothling, our

Guidence Officer, who

enthusiastically engaged the group,

making playdough. The children

disucssed what changes occurred to

the ingredients for playdough

happen.



KINDY ORIENTATION VISITS

Eulo State School will be holding three Kindy orientation visits at the end of the term. These will

occur on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (4th – 6th December) from 8:30am – 10:30am.

Parents wishing to take the opportunity to for their children to visit the classroom, may do so

during this time. Parents will be welcome to drop their children into the classroom and then

utilise our library and cool room to browse and have a cuppa. If you have any questions, I will be

available at morning tea to answer them, or to have a chat.

Aggregate Trophy for Athletics

ENROLEMENTS and REGISTRATION for 2019

Eulo State School enrolments and Kindy registrations are occurring now. If you would like to

enrol in Prep to Year 6, or register for our Remote Kindy program, please contact the school

(07 4655 4898 or [email protected] ) for an enrolment pack, and make a time for an

enrolment/registration interview.

If you are interested in accessing the Eulo Hostel, please put in a written expression of interest

to the Hostel Association secretary at [email protected]

If you are aware of anyone interested in enrolling at Eulo, please forward them this newsletter, so

they have our contact details.

Due to the disappearance of the District

Athletics Aggregate trophy, Eulo State School

has purchased a new shield, that we have had

engraved to account for the past two years.

It was with great pleasure that we recently

presented it to the Year 3-6 students, whose

efforts at the Athletics Carnival made it possible

for us to win this trophy two years in a row.

Great participation, kids!

We will take this trophy to next year’s carnival

so that it can be awarded to next year’s

aggregate winner.

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As the end of the year closes in, everyone attending playgroup has been given the

opportunity to plan their own morning deciding upon activities that they enjoy doing.

The children then break into small groups and, with adult help, collect all the

equipment they will need to do this activity. The children have then been starting off

on their preferred activity, and as they finish it, move onto something else.

Thank you to the parents, grandparents and staff who help to make this style of

planning possible. It is a fabulous way for young children to build autonomy and

have a voice.

The obstacle course is always a hit

Who doesn’t love craft?

The “Mud Pit”

Block building

Lego building is so

much fun! Playgroup



Community News

Year 6 Graduation Dinner

Our 2018 Year 6 students have requested a graduation dinner this year. The students have

provided us a list of “special guests” they would like to attend this event, who will receive a

personalised invitiation, however, I would like to extend this invitation to the entire Eulo

community. Price of tickets are $20/head which includes nibbles, main meal and dessert.



Eulo Annual Christmas Tree

Thursday 6th December

Following Blue Light Disco

Sposored by Rotary



The Eulo & District Hostel Association are seeking Expressions of

Interest for 2019 & 2020 for students in years 1-6.

High school is not currently available in Eulo, however if there is

enough interest, we will endeavour to look further into becoming part

of the Western Alliance program which offers a high school

curriculum via distance education.

Kindy is available at the Eulo State School.

Please email the Hostel Association secretary at

[email protected] if you have any questions or are

interested.

There is also a Facebook page that can be privately messaged as

well https://www.facebook.com/eulohostel


https://www.facebook.com/eulohostel

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