29th November 2016

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Dear Parents Congratulations to the students who participated in the Triathlon on Sunday morning at Tobruk pool. Our students did extremely well. The Edge Hill Tri Academy has been very successful this year and we are pleased to extend the initia-tive to 60 students in 2017. The squad will be made up of 30 members in the per-formance squad and 30 students in the development squad. Well done to all the staff and students who have trained so hard this year. Last night the Performing Arts Centre was overflowing with families as we celebrated the achievements of our school’s instrumental music and choral program. It has been a very successful year with participation in Fanfare, Cairns Eisteddfod and school performances. Last Saturday over 100 members of the school choir participated in a concert at St Monica’s Cathedral. Our students have had amazing opportunities this year and it is rewarding to see how enthusiastically our students participate and the quality of their performances. Our music staff of Ms Hari, Mrs Richardson, Ms Ward, Mr Christodoulides, Mr McMenamin and Mr Barbagal-lo are amazing. At the School Council meeting last week we endorsed the establishment of Edge Hill Academies. This initiative will provide opportunities for students to go above and beyond what is possible in the normal school curriculum. The Academies will offer extension programs in music, physical education and STEM in the first in-stance. Information on the Academies is available on our school web page. As we look forward to the 2017 school year it is important that you advise the school if you are returning to school after the formal start of the school year on Monday 23rd January. This will ensure that you are able to maintain your enrolment. If you are leaving our school at the end of this year we would appreciate you advising the office as soon as possible. Semester Report Cards will be given out on the last day of school on Friday 9th December. Classes for 2017 will also be on display on the last day of school. Don’t forget end of year Disco on Thursday 1st December—all details are on page 3 of the Newsletter. This week students for Prep in 2017 have been attending Prep Open Mornings. It has been delightful to see the excitement of these young children as they prepare for the next step in their education.

Paul Campbell Principal

Principal’s Pen Choir

Wednesday mornings 7:45

School Banking Thursdays

End of Year Disco Thursday 1st December

Years 1, 2 & 4 Choral Concert

Wednesday 7th December 2pm, PAC

Year 6 Advancement

Ceremony Thursday 8th December

6:30pm PAC

Last Day of School 2016

Friday 9th December

First Day of School 2017

Monday 23rd January

School Dental Clinic New "Call Centre "

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PREP Our days in Prep are numbered however there still seems quite a few things to do. This week we will be greeting new Preps with our current students helping them to navigate the classroom rituals and activities every morning. In addition groups of our current Preps will spend an hour or so in a Year 1 classroom, experiencing some new learning in preparation for 2017. Our swimming carnivals will be held on Thursday and Friday afternoon this week - a lovely hour to celebrate our achievements in the pool. You are very welcome to come along to this non-competitive event. On matters of house-keeping, any home readers or library books can be returned this week for the annual stocktake. We are always so grateful for your support.

YEAR 1

Year 1 Students of the Week

YEAR 2 SWIMMING CARNIVAL TIMETABLE 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D are swimming on Monday at 12pm. 2E, 2F and 2G are swimming Tuesday at 12pm. Wednesday 7th December years 1, 2 and 4 Choral Concert in the PAC from 2pm. With only 2 weeks left of school it is very important to keep routines as normal as possible, ensuring children get adequate sleep and are ready to learn.

Year 2 Students

of the Week

YEAR 3 The children

are excited to be participating in a drama workshop this week. They are happily discovering their individual talents with performing in front of their class and role playing in a variety of characters and roles. Please remember that the End of Year Disco will be held this Thursday at 5:30-6:45pm. The children are encouraged to participate in the dancing and join DJ Dean Ashton with games. We would appreciate that all home readers are returned this week so Mrs Skinner can organise and amend current stock levels for 2017. Children are encouraged to keep reading and are reminded that although the school library has ceased all borrowing, the children can still borrow books from the public library.

YEAR 5

WOW !!! Soooo many Year 5 students have achieved their Bronze Award this term, fantastic result for all involved. Please don’t forget if you haven’t brought in your permission note and $7 for Trinity Bay High School Science Day it is now due. Well done everyone doing the right thing and finishing Year 5 on a great note!

YEAR 6 Your invitation for the Year 6 Advancement Ceremony was sent home last week. Please RSVP ASAP. Hope to see you all there next week (Week 10, Thurs 8th Dec) to watch your child say goodbye to Primary School! As usual winding down the school year is extra busy - A few reminders: library books must be returned; disco is this Thursday evening; final Awards of Excellence presentation this Friday on parade; STEM Day is also this Friday; Year 6 Swimming Carnival is next Tuesday morning (Week 10)- parents are welcome to cheer the cohort on; and Transition Day to high school is Wednesday (Week 10). Good time to ask your child, "Are you organised?"

Around the Classroom

Nihongo News

Musical Notes

On Saturday students in the EHSS Choir performed at the Classical Favourites Concert at St Monica’s Cathedral. It was a wonderful venue to sing in and the students made a beautiful sound. As well as performing they were able to see some fantastic performances by the Cairns Concert Orchestra and items by local classical musicians. Last night we had the Celebration of Music where we heard performances by the choir, string orchestras and concert bands. The items performed showed the wonderful work and progress students have made in their ensembles in 2016. A special congratulations to the following students who did the most practise on their instruments and received awards. Strings Grade 3 –Zoe Turnour Grade 4 – Mikoto Kamata Grade 5 – Evie McMenamin Grade 6 – Eoghan Kuiper Brass and Woodwind Year 4 – Summer Warner Year 5 – Juno Hoshino Year 6 – Lian Walsh Percussion Grade 4 – Taichi Sato Joel Wilson Grade 5 – Skye Ozaki-Rogerson Grade 6 – Finn George-Newman

CHOIR, STRING ORCHESTRAS AND CONCERT BAND REHEARSALS HAVE FINISHED FOR THIS YEAR.

If your child has arranged for holiday hire of an instrument they are to see Mr Christo, Mrs Richardson or Miss Hari for a form (this applies to students who learn larger instruments)

Next week, Wednesday 7th December in the EHSS PAC at 2pm we have the Choral Concert for students in Year 1, 2 and 4. Students will be singing a range of songs that they have been learning in their classroom music lessons. Looking forward to seeing lots of Year 1, 2 and 4 parents at this free concert.

Lost Property Please come and check our lost property shelves near the office—we are getting quite a collection of wet

swimmers, towels, hats and drink bottles.

Awards of Excellence

Congratulations to our Year 5 students on achieving their Bronze Award.

Congratulations to Year 6 students on achieving their Award of Excellence.

Nathan 6C & Athiyya 6A

Reading Hint Needing a great gift for someone

special??

Buy them a book!!

School Shop Get organised for 2017 today and stop in to

the school shop to get your school book packs. EFTPOS facility available.

Centrepay option available for those eligible on Centrelink payments.

Improve your language skills during the Summer holidays.

Academy of Modern Languages at JCU is inviting young people aged 12 – 17 to

participate in short Japanese immersion language course.

When: Monday 9 January 2017 – Friday 13 January 2017 (9:30am – 1:30pm daily)

Cost: $275 Department of Education and Training is offering limited scholarships. If you are interested see Stevenson Sensei ASAP to apply. Also, a very big thank you to all of the families who hosted students from Japan visiting our school in 2016. If you are interested in hosting students in 2017 (Term 3), email rstev85@eq.edu.au to express interest. Scholastic Book Club

Orders for Issue 8 have now closed. Thanks to everyone who purchased off the catalogues. See you all in 2017

Student Banking Please note there will be no banking in the last week of school. This will ensure all bank deposit books have been returned to the students for banking in 2017. Thank you

Library News All borrowing has finished for the year and it is great to see so many students returning their books. Students with overdue loans will receive a notice and we encourage you to look for these books and return them to the Library. Your child will not be able to borrow next year if they have outstanding items. In the event that the book has been lost payment can be made at the Front Office. The end of the year is often a time for reflection. This year we were interested to see how many items were lent across the whole school. A whopping 48 784 items have been scanned out to students and staff during 2016. This includes home readers, guided readers and kits in addition to our general library books. We have enjoyed seeing so many families enjoying the Library space this year. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday – take the opportunity to visit some of the Cairns Council Libraries. They are a great place to escape the heat as well as grab some holiday reading.

P&C Corner

Tuck Shop Orders must be handed in to Tuckshop before 9am—OR—you can order online at

flexischool.com.au

To enter our weekly Flexi Draw simply tear off your name label from your order bag and pop it in the

lucky box at the Tuckshop. Congratulations to this week’s winner:

Miya Macfarlane 2A **As we come to the end of term not all menu items may be available. Next week there will be no Sushi, no marinated chicken burgers & no pizza. There will be a limited supply

of Slushy. Notes have been sent home to families who owe

$$ to the Tuckshop. We ask that you please come in and settle your account ASAP.

Around Our Community Queensland Health continues to offer free dental treatment*

Our service is improving and we now have new ways for you to contact the School Dental Service to make an appointment.

We can see ALL children aged 0-17 years.

This is a FREE service and is NOT means tested.

How to make Appointment for your family: Call us on 1300 300 850 to make an appointment including emergencies

between 8.00am – 4.00 pm.

*Who is eligible?

ALL Qld children from 0 years to 17 years (before 18th Birthday)

*NB Parents must attend all appointments with all students.

We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!

End of Year Disco

Thursday 1st

December

Prep, Year 1 & Year 2 4:15pm—5:15pm Year 3 & Year 4 5:30pm—6:45pm Year 5 & Year 6 7pm—8:30pm

Edge Hill State School PAC

$2 Entry

Sausage Sizzle 4pm—7pm Glow products, drinks and snacks available inside

Outside School Hours Care 2017

Enrolments are being taken now for 2017 for new and existing children. Please pop in to the OSHC office to pick

up an enrolment form. Our OSHC is a great option for parents whose work schedules make it hard for school drop off and pick up times. We provide before school, after school and vacation care. Our OSHC comes under the umbrella

of our school P&C—so any profits raised are invested straight back into our school facilities. Current projects being funded by OSHC

are the new stage area in the junior school area, a new undercover area soon to be built and installing air conditioning to the OSHC

building. Vacation Care—Christmas Holidays

We still have some availability for these holidays—come in have a look at our program and fill out an enrolment form today.

End of Year Swimming Carnivals Parents are encouraged to come along and enjoy!!

Prep Swimming Carnivals are this week Thursday and Friday afternoons.

Homestay Families Needed

Why not host Japanese students over Christmas?

December 23—30 Families will be paid $35 /

day per student and receive $50 to purchase

student a Christmas present.

If you are able to give a student a home for this short time, please contact Nancy on 0447 487 716 Or Sue on 0417 063 530

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