Newsletter Week 2, Term 1 05/02/2020

O’Connell Street

Rockhampton QLD 4700

Phone: (07) 49221795

Mobile : 0447 759 501

Fax: (07) 49229192

Email: principal@depohillss.eq.edu.au

Website: www.depohillss.eq.edu.au

www.facebook.com/depothillstateschool

Dear Parents, I hope you have enjoyed the first week of school as much as I have. I have been so impressed with how well every student has settled into school and learning. A huge thank you to the staff who have put in countless hours to ensure that every child is having a good day.

Parent Afternoon This afternoon, all parents are invited to visit their child’s classroom and discuss the year ahead. We have staggered the meetings so that parents with a child in each class can attend all sessions. Yr P/1 – 3:00-3:15pm –Mrs Jacobson Yr 1/2 – 3:15-3.30pm- Miss Black Yr 2/3/4 – 3:30-3:45 Mr Younger Yr 5/6 – 3:45-4:00 Miss Ruddick

Connect and Grow Last Friday, Playgroup Qld began presenting the Connect and Grow sessions to our playgroup students in the EEC. Our Prep students will also take part in these activities. If you have any friends with younger children please let them know about this opportunity, as I am sure they will have a wonderful time. If children attend the Connect and Grow sessions they do will receive complementary membership to Playgroup for the rest of the year. Connect and Grow runs from 9.00-11.15 am each Friday.

Swimming Lessons Our swimming lessons commence on Wednesday next week. I’d like to thank Brian and Bernadette from Aquajets swim school (formerly Shut the Gate) who have offered us the use of their pool for free. We will travel to the Pool by bus for our swimming lessons so please complete the permission form that was sent home with last week’s newsletter. Brian and Bernadette will once again be our swimming teachers, ably assisted by our teachers, teacher aides, volunteers and chaplain to ensure we cater for all swimming levels.

Monday 3rd February

˃8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club >2:40pm Parade

Tuesday 4th Febrauary

˃8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club

Wednesday 5th February

˃8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club >3:00pm-4:00pm Parent-Teacher Meeting

Thursday 6th February

˃8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club

Friday 7th February

˃8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club >9:00am-11:15am Playgroup

Saturday 8th February

˃11:00am Centenary Meeting

Monday 10th February

>8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club >GRIP Leadership – Yr 6 >2:40pm Parade

Tuesday 11th February

>8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club ˃3:00pm-4:00pmm Learning Club

Wednesday 12th February

>8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club >Swimming Lessons

Thursday 13th February

>8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club >Book Club Due Back

Friday 14th February

>8:30am-8:55am Breakfast Club >School Sport - Yr5/6

Friday 3rd April

>Last Day Of Term 1

Monday 20th April

>First Day Of Term 2

GRIP leadership Next Monday, 10th February, our Year Six students will attend a Leadership day called GRIP leadership. Year Six students will find a permission form attached to this newsletter, which must be returned by the end of the week. While Miss Ruddick, Mrs Riley and the Year Sixes are at the Rockhampton Leagues Club, Mrs V will be teaching the Yr 5 class.

Learning Club Our first learning club will begin next Tuesday, 11th February. Learning Club is an afternoon of fun and learning that Depot Hill School provides in conjunction with The Smith Family. This term Ms Meryl will be working on Optiminds problems, Mrs Jacobson will be working with robotics, Miss Black will be offering Geography activities and we are looking for some volunteers to work on the garden. Parents are welcome to come along and take part in the fun. Permission forms were attached to last week’s newsletter but see the office for another one if you have mislaid yours.

Inter school soccer Friday, 14th February, is our first inter-school soccer game. We will have one team of Yr 5/6 students who will play games against students from other schools in the region. The game times and the name of the school we will attend will be released each week in the newsletter. All Yr 5/6 students are in the team and will need to return the attached permission form by the end of the week. Miss Ruddick and Mrs Jacobson are the coaches but we are still hoping to find a parent who would like to be the manager. This would entail attending the Friday afternoon games and organising to wash the socks.

Once again, thankyou to all parents for your support in getting the students back to school ready to learn. My door is always open if you have any concerns or would like to give feedback. I hope you have a wonderful week Have a great week.

Mrs Elizabeth Jacobson

PBL

DEPOT HILL SCHOOL RULES BE SAFE

BE RESPECTFUL BE A LEARNER

Focus of the Week:

To know and follow my

classroom routines

ATTENDANCE

STUDENTS ABSENCES

If your child is or will be away,

please contact the school to give a reason for the absence.

Missing 1 day a fortnight = Missing more than a year of learning over 12 years!

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

Yr P/1 class: Liam Tremaine Yr 1/2 class: Adalita Clarke Yr 2/3/4 class: Amadea Charles Yr 5/6 class: Janet Steele

LOOK AT YOU GROW

Yr P/1 class: Chase Hudson Yr 1/2 class: Jordan Wildman Yr 2/3/4 class: Jayden Harrison Foster Yr 5/6 class: Rory Herherton

YEAR 1/2 CLASS

Hello families, Many thanks to everyone for a wonderful first week back! I look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday afternoon at the parent information session to discuss the year ahead. In the last week we have invested a lot of time into building our classroom culture, values and routines. We also completed a lot of assessments designed to ascertain where students are up to in their learning and made a start on our units. English This term we are looking at poetry. The poetry unit is a valuable one because students learn about rhyme, rhythm, syllables and how we can manipulate language. There is a comprehension component as well which enhances each student’s ability to answer literal, inferred and open-ended questions. In the last week we started looking at a poem called ‘Five Little Owls’.

Maths Our first focus this year has been on place value. Students have used MAB blocks to represent 2-digit and 3-digit numbers. We have spent lots of time counting in 2s. We also spent some time on learning how to count efficiently. Our first strategy has been to put items into groups of 2 to make them easier to count, putting our ability to count in 2s to good use straight away.

Science We have commenced our unit on conserving Earth’s resources which has a focus on the water cycle and the weather. In our science lesson last week we looked at clouds and the role they play in the water cycle. The science word we have learnt this week is ‘conserve’.

Show and tell The Show and Tell roster went home last week. Students don’t have to do Show and Tell if they don’t want to but most of them are pretty keen!

A friendly reminder that Show and Tell is the only time toys can be brought to school from home. Show and Tell items need to go straight into the designated Show and Tell box and they are not to be taken out to play with during lunchtime or play time. There is a sports shed that is operated by the 5/6 class and students are encouraged to access this equipment during play time.

Miss Katie Black

YEAR 2/3/4 CLASS

Dear Families, In the Year 2/3/4 class, after spending a lot of our first week establishing classroom routines and expectations, we are off to a flying start with our learning in the second week. In English we are continuing to learn about the language that authors use to create characters and action, like adjectives, verbs and adverbs. In Maths we are still working on our understanding of place value. We plan to be finished our learning our Maths unit by next week and working on the assessment of student knowledge. Our next Maths unit will be about mapping and directions. This week we started our HASS and Science units. In HASS students are learning about how and why places change over time. While, in Science we are learning about geology and how landscapes and environments change. Students will learn about factors that affect environments, such as erosion. Just a reminder that our class, along with the rest of the school, starts swimming lessons next week. Students will need sun-safe swimmers, sun shirt, thongs. If students are sensitive to sun-screen, they must bring a suitable sunscreen. If students have goggles, they can bring them, but they should label them with their name and take good care of them.

I look forward to seeing parents at the meet and greet afternoon on Wednesday 5th February at 3:30pm. Kind regards,

Mr Bryce Younger

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BREAKFAST CLUB

Our Breakfast Club continues each and every day. Thank-you to those who help out. This means that our Teacher Aides can then work with the students in areas that they need help. We are looking for some more volunteers to help out at Breakfast Club. If you are able to spare some of your time in the morning to help at Breakfast Club, please let a staff member know.

BOOK CLUB

Book club catalogues are attached to this week’s newsletter. If you would like to place an order, please return form and money to the office by Thursday the 13th of February.

P&C NEWS

Tuckshop Tuckshop will be operating this Friday. Attached to this week’s newsletter is a copy of our menu. Please place your order and money in an envelope, a brown bag or a plastic bag and deliver it to the office. Orders need to be in by 3:00pm Thursday.

In order for Tuckshop to be offered each week, we are in desperate need of volunteers. Please let us know if you can help!

PLAYGROUP

Playgroup is run in the EEC each Friday morning from 9.00am - 11.15am. If you have a preschool aged child please join us for some fun and a chance to meet other parents. You do not need to be a parent from Depot Hill School to be involved. The cost is a donation of a gold coin to go towards purchasing arts and craft items. Please bring a plate to share.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

FootbALL for everyone with NEW GIRLS ONLY FOOTBALL Football is for everyone with sessions and games available for 3 – 99 years. Look out for Come and Try Days and registrations now open at your local football clubs. For further information please visit footballcq.com.au/clubs or email admin@footballcq.com.au