Principal’s Report

IN THIS ISSUE 28/03/2018

1.10 • What’s On Locally • Photo Gallery • P&C News • Chappy Chat

President - Selina Hill Vice Presidents - Krystle Powers and Glen Slade Secretary - Tiana Gallaher Treasurer - Nikki Lahiff Fundraising Team - Renai McLean, Glen Slade and Krystle Power Tuckshop Convenor - Chantell Jensen

P&C Executive

Date Claimer

• Kilkivan Great Horse Ride April 4 - 8

• P&C Meeting Wednesday 28th April • Cross Country Thursday 29th March • Rewards Day Thursday 29th March

Term one is all but over and it has flown by. This term a lot has happened and it is exciting to see some very impressive gains across our school. Reading, writing and strengthening our students’ numeracy skills, continues to be our unwavering focus. In saying that, it is nice to see many of our students being selected for regional sporting teams and breaking records in the pool. Enrolments are up by over 30% and attendance is exceeding the regional average. Our students are getting involved in many extra curricula activities, such as Human Powered Vehicles (HPV), maths clubs, coding clubs, choir, instrumental music, Friday afternoon cooking classes, running club and much more. I would like to thank all of the students who have made such a positive start to 2018. We know that when parents, students and the entire school work together the pathway for our students/children and the community that we live in is very bright. I wish everyone a happy and safe Easter break and I look forward to catching up with everyone when school resumes on the 17th of April. Free Tennis Coaching Mr Brett Cotrill will be coming out on Friday afternoons to provide free tennis coaching for our students. This will take place on the new school tennis courts from 3:15 every Friday. The juniors will have a hit first followed by the seniors. No experience or equipment is required and all racquets and balls are provided. Wear a hat!

100%ers Club - Attendance Even though we have been plagued by a few sneaky viruses this term that have seemed to hit a fair portion of our school, it is exciting to see that our attendance is higher than the regional average. It is also exciting that today the below students joined the 100%ers club. To join this club you have to be very lucky, as not only have you come to school every day, which gives you the best possible opportunity to be successful in school but you have managed to escape any nasty illness throughout the term. Congratulations:

Brayden Indy Liam Hunter Crystal Layla M Kaitlin Charlotte

Violette Piper Sasha Ethan Somma Tyrone Layla B Stuart

Jordan Jake Isla Kane Dallas Regan Molli Summer M Heath

Isabelle M Jesse Sophia M Zac M Maddy Shanayde Lana Nikkita Zane

Curriculum at Home Coming to the end of any term some of our students are tired and the last thing that they probably want to do is school work over the holidays. If I could ask for just one thing to be done over the holidays, that would be to read. I can’t stress enough how important reading every day is and if a child can do this their pathway to future academic success is a lot easier. Go to the local library, head into Gympie library, drop into a book store or even rummage through the $7 dollar bargain books in Gympie. Holiday Fun Holidays are also a great time to make the most of some of the Gympie Regional Council activities.

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Tuesday 3 April

Amazing Natural Sculptural Chimes Tina has been teaching art to children for many years. She loves using natural materials like sticks, feathers, shells and rocks to make art. Come to the Gympie Regional Gallery and she will show you how to make a unique artwork to hang in a special place at home. These are made from natural found materials. Let your imagination flow! Gympie Regional Gallery | 10am - 12noon 7 - 14 year s | 15 places | $8 Bookings essential on 5481 0733 Lego Competition @ Imbil Bring along your Lego to make a fun creation. Awesome prizes to be won! There will be some Lego you can borrow. Imbil Library | 10.30am Wednesday 4 April

Printing for Fun Learn some printing techniques and construct a beautiful artist book with the Gallery’s big printing press to make your prints. Artists Rosie and Jennifer will show you how and take you on a special tour around their exhibition Ripple Effects on show at the Gympie Regional Gallery until 21 April. Gympie Regional Gallery | 10am - 12noon 8 - 12 year s | 12 places | $10 Bookings essential on 5481 0733

Lego Fun Come along to the Library to help reconstruct “Gympie Lego Town”. Lego is supplied by the Library. Gympie Library | From 10.30am | 5 - 13 years Robotics Fun @ Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Come and try Ozobots, Sphero, Cubetto, Code-a-pillar and Bee-Bot, just for the fun of it!

Tin Can Bay Library | 10.30am - 11.30am 5 - 17 year s | Phone 5486 4355 for more info

Rainbow Beach Library | 2pm - 3pm 5 - 17 years | Ph one 5486 3705 for more info

Seed Pods, Bones and Leaves Artists Rosie and Jennifer create art together in their studios and are showing it in their exhibition called Ripple Effects at Gympie Regional Gallery. Using seed pods, bones and leaves, you will create a collaborative mural on paper to share with everyone. Gympie Regional Gallery | 1pm - 3pm 8 - 12 years | 12 places | $10 Bookings essential on 5481 0733

Lego Competition @ Goomeri and Kilkivan Bring along your Lego to make a fun creation. Awesome prizes to be won! There will be some Lego you can borrow. Goomeri Library | 10.30am - 11.30am 5 - 13 years

Kilkivan Library | 2pm - 3pm | 5 - 13 years

Thursday 5 April

Cooking in Kandanga

Love to cook? Then this workshop is for you. Come and learn about healthy ea ng and make some great tasty dishes.

Discover new recipes using our local produce. Bring a water bo#le. Wear enclosed footwear and e back your hair.

Kandanga Public Hall, 81 Main Street Workshop A: 9am - 11.30am Book at kandangacookinga.eventbrite.com.au Workshop B:

12.30pm - 3pm Book at kandangacookingb.eventbrite.com.au $7 per child payable at me of booking (includes a healthy meal

for par cipants) 5 - 17 years | Bookings essen al

Family Cra8 Day: Woolly Eggs

Blow up a balloon, dip the wool in the glue and wrap it around the balloon. Let it dry then pop the balloon. Wow - a woolly

egg!

Gympie Library | 10.30am - 11.30am All ages | Phone 5481 0859 for more info

Friday 6 April

Larrikin Puppet Show Larrikin puppets perform a fun and exciting interactive puppet show. Gympie Library | 10.30am - 11.30am All ages | Booki ngs essential on 5481 0859

Macramé Madness Sandra is the Gympie Regional Gallery’s Education Officer and she made all sorts of things using macramé when she was a teenager. She will share her memories with you at this workshop and show you how to make a wall hanging or a pot holder with this technique. BYO beads, shells, anything you want to use with a hole in it to thread onto the jute. This workshop celebrates Youth Week 2018. Gympie Regional Gallery | 10am - 12noon 12 - 25 yea rs | 12 places | $8 + $3 for materials Bookings ess ential on 5481 0733

Leaf Critters Lets have fun with the hundreds of different leaf shapes making critters, cards and create some crazy portraits using leaves as hair. Maxene will show you how at Gympie Regional Gallery. Keep your eyes open out in the garden and bring some of your own amazing leaves. Gympie Regional Gallery | 1pm - 3pm 6 - 12 years | 15 places | $8 Bookings essential on 5481 0733 Saturday 7 April

Holiday Fun at the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride Bring the whole family down to the Lions Park at Kilkivan to get a smile on your face! Loads of free activities to enjoy; pony rides, animal nursery, petting zoo, jumping castle and tie dyeing. All children must be supervised by an adult. Please bring a water bottle. Snacks are available for purchase. Note that dyeing liquids may stain clothing so coveralls are recommended. No bookings required. Limited places available for tie dyeing. For further information visit www.kilkivangreathorseride.com.au. Lions Park, Kilkivan | 11am - 4pm | 5 - 17 years Sunday 8 April

Tin Can Bay Junior Fishing Day Free fishing fun day hosted by the Tin Can Bay Fishing Club. Sunfish Level Three instructors will be available to provide tuition, training and assistance. There will be prizes, refreshments and a free BBQ on completion of the activity. Norman Point Picnic Hut, Tin Can Bay 8am - 1pm | 7 - 15 years | FREE Bookings essential phone the Tin Can Bay Fishing Club Secretary on 0437 242 171 or email tcb fishingclub@bigpond.com

Monday 9 April

First Five Forever Storytime: Games Day Join in our Special Commonwealth Games Storytime session for 0-5 year olds. Stories, rhymes, songs, games and more for the whole family. Gympie Library | 9.30am - 10.30am Tuesday 10 April

Stunning Sea Prints Be inspired by the exhibition Ripple Effects to make some prints with the Gympie Regional Gallery big press with local artist Mara! Use some discarded materials to make shapes representing sea creatures; jelly fish and sting rays making a sea scape with two colours! Gympie Regional Gallery | 10am - 12noon 8 - 12 year s | 15 places | $8 Bookings essential on 5481 0733

Come ‘n’ Try Squash Have fun and learn new skills! Come along to this games based learning activity at the new Victory Squash Centre. Bring a water bottle. Wear comfortable clothing and closed in shoes. Protective gear will be provided. This come ‘n’ try session is an unsupervised activi ty. All children under the age of 13 must be accomp anied by an adult.

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41 Browns Road, Gympie | 5 -17 years 10.30am - 12no on | Free | Bookings essential at www.comentrysquash.eventbrite.com.au

Games Day Try your hand at a host of traditional and modern board games with your family. Use the library’s games or bring your own from home. Fun for the whole family. Gympie Library | From 10.30am Wednesday 11 April

Lego Fun Come along to the Library to help reconstruct “Gympie Lego Town”. The Lego supplied by the Library. Gympie Library | From 10.30am | 5 - 13 years

Robotics Fun @ Goomeri and Kilkivan Come and try Ozobots, Sphero, Cubetto, Code-a-pillar and Bee-Bot, just for the fun of it!

Goomeri Library | 10.30am - 11.30am 5 - 17 years | Phone 4168 4340 for more info

Kilkivan Library | 2pm - 3pm | 5 - 17 years Phone 5 484 1209 for more info

Lego Competition @ Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Bring along your Lego to make a fun creation. Awesome prizes to be won! There will be some Lego you can borrow.

Tin Can Bay Library | 10.30am - 11.30am 5 - 13 year s | Phone 5486 4355 for more info

Rainbow Beach Library | 2pm - 3pm 5 - 13 years | Ph one 5486 3705 for more info Thursday 12 April

Fabulous Inky Paintings Tina has been inspired by the exhibition Ripple Effects at Gympie Regional Gallery. She will take you on a journey to create an amazing, fun and interesting painting, exploring texture with rubbings and brightly coloured inks. Tina loves teaching art to children and enjoys seeing all the imaginative things children make. Gympie Regional Gallery | 10am - 12noon 8 - 14 year s | 15 places | $8 Bookings essential on 5481 0733

Monoprinting Magic Gympie Regional Gallery has amazing exhibitions to explore. Be inspired by the exhibition Ripple Effects and join art teacher Prue to create some monoprints using textures and mark making to produce exciting one-off prints. Prue has been teaching art for many years and currently teaches pottery in her studio. Gympie Regional Gallery | 1pm - 3pm 6 - 12 years | 15 places | $8 Bookings essential on 5481 0733 Friday 13 April

Mysterious Moonlight Painting Have you ever looked into the night sky at all the stars and the big bright moon? Tina will show you how to paint with a unique style using the colors of a moonlit night to make a mystical scene of your very own creation. Tina, who loves dressing up as a fairy, has been teaching art for over 15 years. Gympie Regional Gallery | 10am - 12noon 6 - 12 year s | 15 places | $8 Bookings essential on 5481 0733

Saturday 14 April

Awesome Cartooning Workshop with Cartoon Dave Create some awesome cartoon stories. Join Cartoon Dave with this action-packed fun session. Discover how to never run out of ideas. Gympie Library | 10am - 11am

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Boyd Mclean / Principal -

Kilkivan State School � 6 Council Street / Kilkivan Qld 4600 ℡ 5487 3333 | � bvmac0@eq.edu.au

Queensland Youth Week Friday 6 - Sunday 15 April

If you’re aged between 12-25 years old this week is just for you!

Gympie Regional Council encourages young people to get out and get involved in some awesome activities during Youth

Week.

Tracks and Trails Here are some of the fantastic outdoor spaces in our region where you can walk, cycle or ride on horseback.

River to Rail Trail www.gympie.qld.gov.au/river-to-rail-trail

Victory Heights Trail Network www.gympie.qld.gov.au/ victory-heights-trail-network

Gympie Region Tracks and Trails www.gympie.qld. gov.au/ rail-trails

There are also six NEW canoe and kayak launch points open for use in the Gympie region providing even more awesome opportunities on our waterways. Check out the list of launch point locations before you go at www.gympie.qld.gov. au/canoe-and-kayak.

For the full list of Council’s tracks and trails visit www.gympie.qld.gov.au/tracks-and-trails.

Parks, Pools and Beaches If trails aren’t your thing here are some more great places for young people to enjoy.

Skate parks Gympie: Nelson Reserve Jaycee Way, Gympie Kilkivan: The Lions Park, James Street, Kilkivan Tin Can Bay: 77 Esplanade, Tin Can Bay Rainbow Beach: Laurie Hanson Park, Indigo Avenue, Rainbow Beach

Swimming pools There are six swimming pools across our region, check them out at www.gympie. qld.gov.au/swimming-pools-public. Don’t forget our beautiful sandy beaches at Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach! For more information on Queensland Youth Week go to www.qld.gov.au/youthweek

Book Bingo @ Gympie Library

Try your hand at Book Bingo - lot’s of prizes to be won! Join us for “Borrower Games”: place your name on the “Borrow Game Chart” and race your competitors to the top. Win some great prizes! These great games are running all holiday long.

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CENTREPAY We now have our Centrepay Number : 555085617 B For families that wish to have your childs Student Resource Scheme or future camps deducted directly out of your fortnightly Centrelink Payments. Forms are available from the office or you can set this up directly on the Centrelink Website, using the Centrepay Number. If you do not have internet access you can call into the Centrelink Office and set this up in person. Keep a watch on our school these holidays With the holidays fast approaching, we need you to look out for after-hours crime in our school. If you see something suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene. Call School Watch on 13 17 88 and let the local police or State Government Protective Security Service deal with the matter. The School Watch program is a partnership between the Department of Education and Training, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service. It aims to reduce vandalism, theft and arson in Queensland schools. Keep the number handy and let’s work together to help create a safer school community. Thank You Karen & Angie

OFFICE NEWS P&C NEWS

KILKIVAN LIBRARY

First5forever Storytime An interactive program for preschool children and babies featuring songs,

rhymes, stories and craft. Every Thursday 9.30am-10.30am

Kilkivan Library

Cross Country Thursday 29th March Time – 9 am on the Secondary Oval near the old volleyball courts Who – Prep – Yr 10 Program of Events 9:00am - 15 yrs and 16yrs (Zac and Lane will run 6km)9:10 am – 10 yrs (2 km) 9:20 am – 14 yrs (3km) 9:30 – 9 yrs (2km) 9:40 – 13 yrs (3 km) 9:50 - 6 Yrs (2km) 10:00 – 12 Yrs (3 Km) 10:10 – 5 Yrs (1 km) 10:20 – 11 Yrs (3km) 10:30 – 7 Yrs (1 km) 10:40 – 8 Yrs (1 km) Kindy Kids to run when they arrive. These times are just a guide and will be changed as needed. Students need to make sure they have a water bottle, hat and sun safe clothing on the day. Age Champion medals will be given from 5 years – 16 years. Times are only taken for Gympie Zone purposes and students 10 Years – 16 Years are eligible if they run approximately 6minutes per kilometre. We are hoping to have a lot of team spirit this year and cannot wait to see the students dressed in their team colours on the day. (MacTaggart Yellow) (Sheridan – Green) It is all about participation so we would like to see all students attend and give it their best shot. Cheers Shellee Davies – HPE Teacher

We want your Batteries In an effort to raise funds for the P&C we have arranged a collection point at the Kilkivan Rural Store for Used Lead Acid Batteries from trucks, cars, motorcycles & ride-on mowers. We will be selling these batteries to a recycling centre to go towards annual fundraising for the P&C. Your effort & generosity will be much appreciated. Thank you. Selina - P&C President

CROSS COUNTRY

HURRY DON’T MISS OUT! Tickets are selling fast for the Great Horse Rides “Dinner Under the Moon” with Matt Golinski. See attached flyer for additional Information. Tickets can be purchased at: www.kilkivangreathorseride.com.au/dinner

KILKIVAN GREAT HORSE RIDE

CHAPPY CHAT

Hi All, The Easter holidays are almost here and it is a great time to catch up with family and friends. If you are looking for some fun and cheap activities to do over the holidays, why not google Kidspot and take a look at their great Easter activities and craft ideas. Here is an easy recipe for making Hot Cross Buns that you can involve all the family. Even the smallest family member can help mix the dough and the bigger ones can roll a piece of dough into their very own bun. Have a go and enjoy the most delicious Hot Cross buns you have ever tasted. Method: • Put 500 g white bread flour into a bowl and stir in 1/2 tsp salt, 3 tsp mixed spice and 50g sugar. • Rub in 50g of soft butter into the flour, with your fingertips. Stir in 200g mixed dried fruit and a sachet of yeast. • Gently heat 200ml milk till it feels warm only and then add 2 beaten eggs. Pour this into the dry ingredients. • Mix the ingredients to a moist dough, then leave to sit for 5 mins. Take the dough out of the bowl and cut it into 8 equal pieces. • Shape the dough into buns, by rolling in a circular motion on a floured surface. Place them on a baking tray, slightly apart. • Leave in a warm place until they rise half their size again. This will take around 45 mins, depending on how warm the room is. • When the buns have risen, heat the oven to 220C fan 200C/gas • CROSS: Mix 3 tbsp plain flour with 2 tbsp water to make a paste. Put into a plastic bag and cut a nick in one of the corners. Pipe crosses on top of each bun. • Bake the buns for 12-15 mins until golden. Brush all over with honey or golden syrup while still hot. ENJOY! I want to wish you all a happy and safe holiday and hope that you experience the Peace and Love of this wonderful Easter Season. Bye for now Chappy Janelle

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Congratulations to Charlotte, Maddy,Kane, Ben, and Dallas for receiving the Year 7’s Baramabah Camp Leadership Challenge Certificates. Also to Ruby, Zac and Flynn who were absent for the photo.

Congratulations to Zachariah the for knowing all the Golden words, Zane for the Aqua words, Chloe for the Red words, Jackson for the Magic 300 words, Matthew for the Golden words, Daisy for the Orange words, Tilarah for the Red words, Mayce for the Golden words and Brayden for the Red and Blue words.

Congratulations Cooper for winning the end of term $50 Big W voucher!

This weeks $5 tuckshop voucher Winner - Indy Congratulations!

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Congratulations Regan, Maddy,Jesse and Wyatt for a fantastic effort in Music, Hailey for amazing skills on the low ropes, Molli for caring and respecting your fellow class mates, Daisy for lovely singing, Poppy for achieving 100% on Your Maths “Show Me” paper, Zac for improving 5 reading levels, Heath and Taj for a fantastic effort in Music.

Congratulations to all who received Double Delight Certificates!

Congratulations Crystal and Cheyenne for a great attitude in Maths activities, Dustin and Mia for amazing ideas in your book report, Sophia G-W, Sophia M and Demee for great details of events in your book reports, James for great connections in your book report and Isla great text to self connections in your book report.

Good luck to Bill and Jorell who are competing at Gympie Zone trials for AFL on Tuesday and Wednesday.

What's happening in STEM

Tarnee Eaton - This year in our 9/10 STEM classes w e have been looking at the blender pro-gram. Blender is a program that allows you to sculp t 3D still images or animations. There is lots of work involved to reach the final rendere d animation. The 9/10 class has looked at a number of animations and still images some of these involve planets colliding and ex-ploding, three dimensional texts, and a still scene with a plate of donuts and a cup of coffee. I created a planet exploding into pieces wi th the centre as molten lava, and the background filled with stars.

Lane Bell – This is what I created in Blender. I ma de some 3D text and then buried it in a block of wood. When the animation runs the block of wood is chipped away to reveal the hidden word.

Natarlia Pithouse – I am still working towards comp leting my self chipping wood block animation. Blender is really hard to understand but I am still trying my best.

In YR 9/10 stem, unit one, 2018 we have been making short skits of fun scenes, for example; three dimensional texts being chipped out of wood, text being dissolved, planets exploding and much more. There is a lot of steps to be taken and all steps have to be taken carefully because if one of the steps is missed it doesn’t wo rk. I have been making a piece of text dissolve but I must of missed a step because it doe sn’t look quite right.

Zac Moye – The process of working with Blender is d ifficult but fun and rewarding at the same time. I am currently working on animating a ro botic dog which will take a lot of work.

Tarnee

Lane

Natarlia

Zac

What’s On Locally

Tech Savvy Seniors

More About Smartphones

Learn new tips and tricks and how to get more use

out of your smartphone, including downloading apps,

sharing between devices, using Bluetooth/Airdrop and more.

Kilkivan Library,

Thursday 26 April,

10am – 12 noon HOLIDAY FUN – KILKIVAN LIBRARY

Kilkivan Library 4

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April 2-3pm

Lego Competition

Bring along your lego to make a fun creation.

Awesome prizes to be won!

There will be some lego you can borrow.

Kilkivan Library 11

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April 2-3pm

Robotics Fun @ Kilkivan

Come and try Ozobots, Sphero, Cubetto,

Code-a-pillar and Bee-Bot, just for the fun of it.

Whether you are into lego, painting, cooking, sfx makeup or cartooning, there are lots of activities on offer around the region for children and youth over the Easter holidays. Jump onto holidayfun.com.au for a full list of what’s on, or grab a brochure from the Library, Gallery or Council outlets. Sandra Ross OFFICER – EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS Gympie Regional Gallery

39 Nash Street

Gympie QLD 4570

(07) 5481 0737

sandra.ross@gympie.qld.gov.au

www.gympie.qld.gov.au

Holiday Fun coming up during the Easter Holidays

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