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NEWS FROM THE ADMIN TEAM

As term three draws to a close, I would like to thank the staff, parents and volunteers for their contributions to our students and their learning. As a school community we are very fortunate to have such wonderful and supportive people in the lives of our students. I am very thankful and proud of the way in which as a school community we come together and celebrate the wonderful work of our students through our Sports Days, Concerts, Celebrations and Special Awards. I hope that you all have a restful and enjoyable break during the September Holidays and we look forward to an exciting and busy term four commencing on Tuesday 4th October.

Year Two/ Three Sports Carnival

Thank you to Mrs Pegg and her team of minions for an exciting and fun filled Sports Carnival for our Year Two and Three students. Thanks to the parents and families who came along to support our students. The morning was a great success despite the rain.

Social Media

All social media platforms carry risk. As parents, there is a responsibility to monitor the content of your child’s posts to ensure there are no unflattering or humiliating comments or pictures. By setting your profile to private, only followers can see your posts. However, keep in mind that ANYONE can see your profile information (profile image, username, and bio), even non-followers. As the holidays approach, and children have more time to use of their devices, please be conscious of the content that is on the device. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Prep Enrolments 2017

We are now taking enrolments for Prep for 2017. If you have a sibling coming to the school in 2017, we would love to hear from you. Please contact the office to organise your Prep interview and Enrolment Forms. Prep Transition Days will be held on Wednesday 26th October, Thursday 3rd November and Friday 11th November.

Instrumental Music Evening

Just a reminder that there is a parent information session for students in year two and three who are interested in their child joining the Instrumental Music Program. Please note this session will commence at 6:30pm tonight in the

School Library.

Library Assistance

Many thanks to the wonderful parents who arrived this week to assist the library in covering the books. Next Wednesday and Thursday it would be appreciated if parents could lend a hand and help us cover new books from 9am – 11am in the Library. Please come to the office and sign in on your arrival to school.

Raylee Davies – Principal Robyn Cooney – Deputy Principal & Pedagogical Coach

Pia Adriaansz – Head of Curriculum & ICT Coordinator

SPORTS PHYS/ED NEWS Year P-1 Sports Morning

Monday 12th September 9am - 11am

Regional Athletics

Good luck to our District Representatives - Mattea, Megan and Tyler - at the Regional Carnival this week. We look forward to hearing how you go!

Inter School Sport Results T Ball

Flag Tag

Baseball First match, KENMORE “A” Rangers vs Chapel Hill B

Lost 15 – 7 Harley, Man of the Match for contributing 2 runs and not getting out. Second Match Kenmore “A” Rangers vs Chapel Hill C

Won 21 – 7 Harley again Man of the Match for scoring most home runs and never getting out and always having a base hit. Ryan contributed by getting 3 batsmen out in 9 consecutive strike outs. Kenmore Dogs First match was a friendly bye game. 2nd game vs Chapel Hill A Lost 18 - 0

Alison Pegg – HPE

Kenmore South A team Game 1: vs jamboree

Heights Lost 19-22 Game 2: BYE

Kenmore South B team Game 1: vs chapel hill C

Lost 10-17 Game 2: vs chapel hill B

Lost 7-14

BOYS

KSSS1 VS JINDALEE 2 4 KSSS1 VS FTP 3 4 KSSS2 VS KEN 5 6

GIRLS

BF2V KS2 2 4 KS2 V P 6 7 KS1 FTP 2 1 KS1 V JH1 4 3

CALENDAR of EVENTS

September Fri 9

th Yr 2 Ngutana-Lui Excursion

Fri 9th

P&C Disco 5:30 – 7:30pm Mon 12

th PREP & Yr 1 Sports Carnival 9-11am

Mon 12th

-14th

Yr 5 Camp Fri 16

th Last Day Term 3

FINANCE DUE DATES

September

Tues 13th

Yr 4 – 6 Swimming

October Tues 4

th Yr 1 Incursion- Light & Sound Workshop

Fri 7th

Yr 4- Cubberla Creek

(Moggill Creek photo comp)

Kenmore South State School Phone: 3327 0888 Fax: 3327 0800 Student Absence Line: 3327 0860

Email: the.principal@kenmoresouthss.eq.edu.au Website: www.kenmoresouthss.eq.edu.au

Outside School Hours Care: 3327 0845 or 0429 434 791

Newsletter 28, Term 3, Week 09 September 08, 2016

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CHORAL NEWS

On Thursday 1st September KSSS Choir welcomed Spring

the best way choristers know how. The KSSS Choir spent a day at Singfest, singing and polishing 5 demanding songs at the Old Museum at Bowen Hills with nearly 300 enthusiastic choiristers. Under the conducting of Mr Tim Sherlock the day culminated with a glorious concert for parents. The children were excited and were not disappointed by the result. The day was long finishing at 6.00pm but the enthusiasm lasted throughout the day and they gave their all. Well done KSSS Choir members.

WRITING NEWS

Authors’ Corner began in week 2 of this term. Each week we get 12 Year 4 -6 students attending on Tuesdays and 35 Prep-Year 3 students on Fridays. Some of our creations are currently on display in the Library and it is great to reflect on the sessions we have enjoyed so far. The students come to the Library and ask “What are we doing today?” Each week has a planned theme and the students use their imagination to create their writing within that theme. So far we have created: open the door books, book boxes, lift the flap books, the smallest books, newspapers, story maps (where the reader chooses their own endings), book bags and cartoons. This week Year 4 -6 students were making a 3D room or place scene to write about next week and Preps-Year 3’s will be making pocket books. These sessions have been lots of fun and the students have enjoyed coming up with great ideas to share with each other. Authors’ Corner will continue next term with more creative writing fun to be had!

Year 6 NAIDOC Week Writing

This term in English, students learnt about songs of social comment. The focus of learning was on Indigenous land rights and the history exploration of Indigenous land ownership. Students selected a topic they felt passionately about and wrote their piece for NAIDOC week, highlighting an important focus from their learning. In pairs, students edited each other’s work and gave oral and written feedback before their final edit. Below are some excellent informative final copy samples of writing from the year 6 students titled ‘The Referendum’, ‘White Australia’, ‘Referendum of Justice’ and ‘Indigenous Rights’.

Caitlin Donaghey – Lead Teacher Writing

YOU CAN DO IT!

This week in the You Can Do It! program, students will be able to recall the basic elements of organisation. They will learn the usefulness of doing unpleasant and difficult tasks before doing pleasurable, easy tasks. . They will be able to create their own lists of things they have to do. Older students will continue to apply a variety of organisational techniques to keep track of their work.

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD’S SOCIAL

and EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AT HOME 1. A place for everything. Sometimes, children can spend too much time looking for materials. Put together a small kit of necessary items. It can be a box or plastic container. Have paper, pens, pencils, and a dictionary ready to go at homework time. 2. Encourage your child to keep a small, personal to-do list. S/he may also use coloured pencils to keep track of subjects or important deadlines. He should also set short-term targets such as when working on a big project. 3. While your child is learning to get organised, check in as often as possible. Then provide a "gradual release" by checking in weekly and then monthly as your child gets older and becomes an independent, confident learner.

Stephanie Pedley – Lead Teacher Student Welfare

BANKING NEWS

We have received notice from the bank that they are getting very low on the Wildlife Writers Sets, and they are expecting to run out of this prize within the next week or so. If your child would like this reward, please also send us a second choice in case it is no longer available. Thank you to Victoria Wahl, our School Banking Specialist from the Commonwealth Bank for donating some money boxes to the SWD unit to help students learn about money and the value of saving. Banker of Week: Harley C.

Sarah, Sachiko and Jo – KSSS Banking Coordinators Email: pipermail222@yahoo.com.au

UNIFORM SHOP

The opening hours of the uniform shop will be changing to 8:15-9:00am on Tuesday and Friday from the start of term four. If you are unable to make it during these times, the online ordering system is available through Munch Monitor or please feel free to contact me on ksssuniforms@gmail.com or 0438 480 437 to arrange an alternative time.

Lyndel Blencowe - Uniform Shop Convenor

Kenmore South State School

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

CLASS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

PG Ashlee S For having a go at tricky words when reading and writing.

PJ Katana J For showing fantastic effort and persistence in class. Well done Katana!

PM Judd M For his hard work and effort in creating a fantastic animal shelter in Science.

Keep up the great work Judd! 1R

Aiden S For demonstrating fantastic maths problem solving skills relating to adding 10’s to a single digit number.

2J Rowan B

For working enthusiastically in Art, to create a detailed and life-like drawing of his Dad.

2L Tallula R

For excellent work ethic at all times is always being willing to help others. Well done!

3L Darcey B

For becoming more organised and self-directed while also making great strides in literacy.

3S Emily W For contributing to our Father's Day poem with a great line. 4M

Lachlan S For his improving effort in organisation and homework tasks this week. Keep it up!

5N Adithya W

For being focused during set tasks and trying hard to be organised for each lesson.

5W Hamish C For his kind and encouraging words to the pitch ball team after their loss.

6L Laura B

For her sensational sentence work during vocabulary lessons - really letting her creativity shine! Keep it up Laura!

6R Marnie H

For working positively to complete her written texts using impressive vocabulary.

COMMUNITY NOTICES/PAID ADVERTISING Please note that the following paid advertisements are not indorsed by Kenmore South State School.

Sept Holiday Tennis Clinic- Brookfield Tennis Centre With the Holidays almost upon us we are now taking registrations for the holiday clinic that will run in the first week of the holiday. When: Mon 19 Sept – Thurs 22 Sept from 8:00am – 11:00am so drop your kids for a morning of tennis. Classes open for online registration at www.brookfieldtennis.com.au/kids or call Brookfield Tennis Centre on 07 33741046. Lessons will be run for Red Ball, Orange Ball and Green / Yellow Ball. Registrations are limited so best to hurry. Cost $180.

Term 4 Tennis Lessons Enrolments We are busy taking enrolments for our Term 4 lessons on the school courts as well as at the Brookfield Tennis Centre courts. Please call us to enquire about the kids and adults program – we would love to have you on the court with us. 07 33741046 or email tennis@brookfieldtennis.com.au

TENNIS COACHING

Lexie Crooke will commence the fourth term of tennis lessons on Monday 10th October at 1-00 for grades 3, 4, 5, 6 and Wednesday 5th October 11-00 for Grade 1and 1-00 for Grade 2. Any new pupils wishing to join to have fun and learn the skills of tennis please phone Lexie at 0418791005. Fees are $80 per term. Enjoy the holiday break. Cheers Lexie.