Semester 1 Report Cards

Yesterday we began sending out electronic copies of our

students report cards to our parent community. If you

have not received your child’s report card for any reason,

please make contact with our administration staff and we

can ensure your copy is forwarded to you.

106.3 Breakfast visit

Congratulations to our amazing parents and community for voting for our

school to host the 106.3 radio show breakfast program from our school on the

morning of Tuesday July 30. The team from 106.3 will be hosting their

morning show out of our CAM until 9:00am that morning. As students ar-

rive from 8:10 onwards they will be able to see the show being broadcast live

with interviews and activities planned. We are looking forward to this op-

portunity to share with Townsville the great work being achieved by our

students, staff and P&C.

Stage 2 construction

This last 2 weeks has seen significant movement and progress for the second

stage of our school construction. All of our new buildings have their steel

framework completed and the outside brickwork on the hall is really begin-

ning to take shape. After our team got to do a site walk last week we are

very impressed with the size and scale of our new multipurpose hall. As is

begin to take shape we will share some more images of it’s progress for those

parents and community members who do not get to see visit our school on a

regular basis.

Year 6 to 7 Transition

Our Year 6 students will be offered their first Year 6 to 7 transition to high

school experience with a opportunity to visit Northern Beaches State High

School on Wednesday the August 21 in week 6. This will be a day offered to

all students even if they will not be attending this high school next year. We

will be forwarding more information on closer to the day.

Regards

Patrick McDonnell

Principal

Our Values

Being Respectful

Being Responsible

Being Safe

North Shore State

School Newsletter

Principal’s Message

North Shore State School

9 Langford Street

Burdell

4818, QLD

Phone: (07) 44128555

PO Box 199

Deeragun,

QLD, 4818

Website:

northshoress.eq.edu.au

Email:

admin@northshoress.eq.edu.au

25/07/2019

We now have our own Facebook

Page named

North Shore State School.

Please ‘like’ and ‘follow’ us to keep

up to date with what is happening

in our school community.

Upcoming Events

Student of the Week

Season 2 Sport No Sport Thursday 27/6/19

Year 6 Camp Payment Due 28/6/19

Book Week 19—23 Aug

NAIDOC Week 22 to 26 July

Prep A Isabella L Prep B Koby L

Prep C Natasha S Prep D Ava L

Prep E Bryan S 1A Chloe H

1B Zavier B 1C Hollie K

1D Viliame T 2A Phoenix D

2B Harper F 2/3C Max H

3A Cruz C 3B Jace L

4A Ruvarashe T 4B Mikaylah B

5A Max S 5B Lily H

6A Jesse James McC 6B Lachlan W

Payment Policy for Extra-curricular activities

At North Shore State School we encourage students to participate in extra—curricular activities such as Inter-

school sport, excursions, and music.

All students will be given a permission slip which provides details on the event and associated costs. Payments

and permission slips must be returned by the due date to be able to participate. Due to deadlines for booking

of buses and facilities, if payment has not been received by the due date then the position will be offered to the

next person on the waiting list.

Please note that late payments will no longer be accepted and screenshots of payments made will not be accepted

as payments can reject for various reasons e.g. incorrect bank account or insufficient funds. Students will also not

be able to participate if they have outstanding payments due.

We appreciate your assistance in helping us to effectively plan these out of school excursions.

Season 2 Interschool Sport

Season 2 Interschool Sport this Thursday. All children need to be in full school uni-

form, including a school hat to attend each week. Children will also need to bring a

water bottle with them to take to their games. Just a reminder, children playing

soccer MUST play in shin pads. These can be purchased from Intersport, Rebel

Sport or Kmart.

Instrumental Music News

Welcome back to term three. We have had a great start to the term with students collecting and reading their timeta-

bles and remembering to come to their lesson on time. It was great to see students prepared for their lesson with their

instruments, music and required equipment ready to go! I love coming back to a new term and hearing that so many

students have practiced over the holidays. We are very excited to start North Shores first beginner concert band. The

woodwind, brass and percussion students will be busy rehearsing every Friday at second break in the music block.

Keep your ears open for some familiar tunes coming from these wonderful young musicians. Keep up the practice and

beautiful music making!

Dealing with military life A DCO program to help primary-age children manage issues arising from De-ployment/Parental absence. KidSMART mascot Tyler Turtle will help children learn how to manage change, stay connected with friends, meet new people, and cope when feeling stressed or anxious, (particularly during times of parental absence and deployment) handle emotions and relaxation. The workshop runs over two weeks and chil-dren receive copies of the storybooks to keep. WHERE The Willows State School (L Pod/Defence Room) WHEN Commencing Tuesday 27 August 2019, 3pm – 4:30pm RSVP To register by Tuesday 20 August 2019 contact Correna Wheeler DTM on 4799 1333 or cwhee36@eq.edu.au MORE INFO Follow Defence Community Organisation to receive updates.

Have you checked out the great list of events DCO Townsville and Geckos Family Centre have planned? Here is a

sample:

North Shore Parkrun – Sat 17th August 6.45am

Games Night @The Courtyard – Thu 8th August 6.30-9.30pm

Coffee Connections: Tide Café – Thu 1st August 10.30am-12pm

Safe Food Handling Course – Tue 13th August

There are plenty of opportunities to make new friends, get out with the family or learn a new skill. For more infor-

mation, feel free to email me npaul25@eq.edu.au or contact DCO Townsville or Geckos Family Centre.

Stay Safe

Natasha

DSM

Defence News

100 Days of School

Tuesday was our 100th day of school this year. We had a great time in Prep taking part in English, Maths, STEM and

Art activities in the different Prep classrooms. We stacked towers of 100 cups, counted 100 objects, wrote about spend-

ing 100 dollars, threaded 100 Cheerios onto a necklace and even made pictures showing what we would look like when

we are 100 years old! It was so much fun.

Entertainment Books Make sure you don’t miss out on your copy of the Entertainment Book. Support our student council

The New Entertainment Memberships are here … www.entbook.com.au/9x54077

They are packed with amazing offers, including family activities, casual dining and tasty treats. Pay online

through our order page and receive $20 Online Woolworths Gift card AND $50 Cellarmasters Voucher!!

20% of each Membership sold goes towards North Shore State School!

It is very important that our school administration staff be notified of all stu-

dents’ absences, as well as the classroom teacher. All student absences can be

reported through our administration office by phone on 4412 8555 or emailed to

absences@northshoress.eq.edu.au.

Student Absence Notifications

Voluntary Financial Contribution Scheme

North Shore State School operates under a Voluntary Financial Contribution Scheme. A $50 per student contribu-

tion will enable us to provide students with access to current technologies including laptops, Ipads and interactive

whiteboards to ensure children are provided with optimum digital learning opportunities. Funds will also assist in

supporting Teaching and Learning in both the classroom and the playground.

Contributions can be made at the office by Cash, Eftpos – credit/debit card or can be made by direct deposit using

the following details:

BSB 064-796

Account number 10047751

(please note your child’s name in the description/reference field).

Lost Property We have a number of lost property items at the office, including water bottles, lunchboxes & hats that have no

names. If you are missing any of these items please encourage your child to come and see if we can reunite these

items with their owners. Please ensure all of your children’s items are labelled so that they can be returned if

found.

News from the P & C and the Tuckshop Ladies!

Place all your school orders online with Flexischools Flexischools is a well-established organisation allowing you to easily place all your tuckshop orders online at any time. Download the Flexischools app from the App store or Google Play click here https://wwww.flexischools.com.au/mobile-app) for details on how to set up your account. Once registered, orders from Wednesday 27/02/2019 will be available. If you have any ques-tions, please contact the Flexischools Customer Service Team on 1300 361 769, or you can contact them via their website. We hope this step forward will support families with a more convenient and efficient process

Dear Parent/Guardian

RE: School Run4Fun Colour Explosion

We’re turning our event from bland to GRAND this year by adding an explosion of colour. The more money we

raise the more we can provide for the students through vital school projects, to purchase field goals for our

school oval.

The School Run4Fun Colour Explosion will be held on Tuesday 13th August 2019. We do ask that you bring a spare change of

clothes to school, most importantly a plain white shirt as the students will be covered in powder from head to toe. The day’s focus

is on fun and fitness with the added benefit of raising funds for our school.

The cost of the event will be $5.00 entry per child in which they will receive their free protective sunglasses and headbands

plus a free icy pole and participation certificate.

Colour Powder

The colour powder used in our event has been sourced direct from India, the home of Holi Powder. It is made of high quality corn

starch and permitted food colours. It’s non-toxic, biodegradable, skin safe and environmentally friendly. Toxicological Risk Assess-

ment and ingredient listings can be obtained from the School Office upon request. Students with asthma are advised to be careful

in their decision to participate.

How Does My Child Fundraise?

Students have now received a Sponsorship Form with instructions on how to raise money and order prizes. Students obtain dona-

tions in cash using the Sponsorship Form together with online fundraising. Students who raise as little as $10 or more will receive

an incentive prize for their efforts. But why not aim higher? You have the option to choose up to five (5) prizes and this will set

your fundraising goal. Family and friends are your greatest supporters, so ask them first for your support. You will reach your

fundraising goal in no time.

Student Profile Page

Create a Student Profile Page at www.myprofilepage.com.au which is unique to you. There are also some great features like re-

cording your sponsorships and selecting your prize goal. You can also register for online fundraising. It’s the easiest way to help

your child raise money and to reach your fundraising goal sooner. The average raised per student using online fundraising is $120.

WIN A SHARE OF $70,000 WORTH OF FREE SPONSORSHIP DONATIONS. Create a Student Profile Page at

www.myprofilepage.com.au and enter your unique code found on page five (5) of your Sponsorship Form to see if you’re an

instant winner. Give your fundraising goal a kick start!

How to Order Prizes?

To reward your child for their efforts, they will receive incentive prizes based on the total amount of sponsorship dollars raised in

cash, online, and if applicable, any FREE SPONSORSHIP DONATIONS won using the unique code on page five (5) of the Sponsorship

Form. You have two options to place your prize order:

1. Login or create a Student Profile Page at www.myprofilepage.com.au. Once the fundraiser has finished, click the ‘ORDER MY

PRIZE’ button and then confirm your total amount raised and order your prize/s, OR

2. Complete the back page of the Sponsorship Form and return to the school.

Please note, all donations need to be finalised on or before Friday 16th August 2019 Student prizes will be delivered shortly after.

Thank you in advance for your participation and get ready for a BLAST OF COLOUR! Happy fundraising!

Melissa Davies