PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

TERM 4: Well here we are again at the start of the last term of 2007 – the beginning of the end, so to speak! And no doubt we’re all wondering where the rest of the year has vanished to so quickly!

Undoubtedly time flies when we’re busy, and schools are busier and busier each year, just as life is. There’s so much to fit in that we need to do and want to do.

Term 4 is always particularly busy and seems to evaporate before our eyes due to the vast array of events on the calendar, now and later on. There will include:

Swimming lessons
School Photos
Choir – Eisteddfod
Sports Expo
Arts Council
School Camp
High School Orientations
Remembrance Day Activities
Behaviour Management Reward Day
End of Year Break-up Night
R.E. Break-up Day
Reporting
Disco
Etc.

As busy as they make the term these activities provide a conduit for learning as well as an opportunity for the school to showcase the many wonderful things that go on here, and for you, the parents, to see your children’s involvement in them.

Yes, it’s shaping up to be a busy, but exciting, last term!

Howard Frost

Principal.

SWIMMING ’07: This year’s swimming program starts on Monday with ability assessment and sorting out of groups.

Your child should have provided you with a specific notice concerning swimming.

All children, whether swimming or not, will accompany us to the Calen Pool for this first “grouping” day for orientation purposes.

SPORTS EXPO: From all reports the 4-7 children enjoyed their smorgasbord of sports at yesterday’s Sports Expo.

SCHOOL PHOTOS: A reminder that these will be taken this coming Wednesday morning.

As Mrs Wiseman has a professional development session to attend that day the year 2/3 class will be photographed first at 9.00am.

See the Community Notices section for other photo day reminders.

MIRANI HIGH ENROLMENTS: A reminder about the Mirani High orientation for year 7’s on Wednesday 24^th, and the enrolment forms to be returned.

STUDENT FREE DAY: All Queensland schools will take the term 4, student free day on Monday 22 October.

CHOIR UPDATE: The choir members continue to practice hard for the Eisteddfod in a fortnight’s time, and don’t they sound great!!

WELCOME: A warm Hampden welcome to Samantha Davis (Yr 6) and her younger sister and brother Nathan Year 1 and Kerri-Lee Year 3.

Welcome back to term four!

The Prep/Year One children have spent a busy week finding out how to plant sunflowers. Without Mrs Medway’s help they had to look for important numbers, words and pictures on the seed packet that would help them. They found that sunflowers could be planted in Northern Australia all year round. The seeds must be planted in a hole 12 mm deep and 50 cm apart. The children organized the information and wrote or illustrated their own explanations. Now we can plant our sunflowers and watch them grow!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Mistakes and disappointment make the sweet things in life that much sweeter. Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005.

WEEKLY CLASS AWARDS

Our weekly awards will resume next Friday, however we have two Milestone Award achievers to recognise today.

Congratulations to MIKAELA GEE on reaching 100 certificates and becoming a SUCCESSFUL CENTURION. One hundred is always a special target to achieve!

Congratulations also to JADE BARRATT for accumulating a massive 230 awards, thus becoming a SCINTILLATING STUDENTS.

P & C NEWS

Meeting Reminder: Don’t forget our monthly meeting to be held this Monday 15^th October at 7.30pm.

Date Claimer: Remembrance Day Community Dinner Dance – Saturday 10^th November at the Leap Hall. Look out for the flyer next week.

TUCKSHOP LUNCHEON

We are having a lunch date to thank all who have helped in any way during the year. To all who have served or baked food, Thank you, come and join us and have lunch where someone else is preparing and serving the food. Time to meet is 11.30 at the Austral Steakhouse, Austral Hotel, Victoria Street, Mackay, on Wednesday 31^st of October. I need to know numbers so can you please contact Steph Cruickshanks – Phone 49540333. RSVP – 29^th October (Monday).

TUCKSHOP DONATIONS: If you can help out with donations of fruit for fruit salads and salads for sandwiches for tuckshop please call Cheryl no later than Wednesday morning.

The School Dental Service has restructured in 2007. Your school’s dental facility is now School Dental Van 64 and can be contacted on 0412 491 876. Please note that we only provide general dental treatment to children enrolled at the school we are currently treating. If your child has an emergency before we reach your school please contact us on the above number. At present we are unable to treat every school every year, so please contact your private dentist on a 12 month basis for regular check ups to ensure the protection of your child/rens dental health. Happy Brushing!!!

Current School: Alligator Creek State School.

Next School: Nebo State School.

Regards,

School Dental Van 64.

CLASSROOM ROUND-UP

CHARLOTTE’S WEB

Chapter 1

Before Breakfast – Courtney Perna

Fern woke up very early. “She said to her mother where’s Papa going with the axe”. Last night the litter of pigs were born.” Butt!!! What’s he doing with the axe.” One was born small and your father thinks it won’t give meat. So he’s going to kill it. What! Kill if Fern run out papa stop. What’s the matter, Fern well, well, well you just can’t kill the pig. Why can’t I Fern, the pig is too small but I want it OK but pigs are a lot of trouble of that care of OK but now you know how much trouble. Fern got on the bus and she didn’t talk to her friend when she got to school she had a name for her Wilbur that’s his name. Her teacher asked her a question and she said Wilbur for the answer. She was embarrassed.

Chapter 2

Wilbur – Abbey Medway

Fern wakes up very early in the morning and warms up some milk. Every morning she takes it out to her baby Wilbur. Who isn’t very little any more. When Wilbur smells the milk he runs as fast as he can, which isn’t very fast at all. How are you today Wilbur? Fern asked Wilbur one morning. Wilbur grunted and ran into his house. Fern watched Wilbur burrow under the straw. Woow! Thought Fern the next day Papa had some very bad news for Fern. Fern hated the news. “Why!! Why! Why!!?” yelled Fern “OK settle petal Fern” said Mum. “Why do we have to sell Wilbur?” he’s getting too fat. We will sell him to your uncle Homer.” “OK” said Fern sadly. “Bye Wilbur” said Fern.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

MONSTER CENT SALE

Marian Community Hall

Sunday, 28^th October

Start 1.30pm

250+ great prizes, jackpot table, lucky door, snap raffles, afternoon tea with free tea and coffee.

For more information you can contact Maya Walz 49543414

Issue no.32, 12th October 2007

Issue no.32, 12^th October 2007