PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

ROCK POP MIME: We have just received information that the Rock-Pop-Mime is on again this year, so you know what that means!!!

YES, we’ll have to defend our title won last year!!

Julie Arnold was great, but Julie can’t help us much from Charleville, so we’re looking for another “Julie” to co-ordinate the team. Is that you??

Already a team of helpers is assembling, parents willing to sew costumes and paint props. Rosie Dittman has offered to help where she can also. But we need the producer/director.

If you’ve “got the moves”, or at least the ideas for the moves, please give us a call. We’ll support you all the way so the kids from Hampden can strut their stuff again in 2007.

SPORTS DAY APPROACHES: With only 2 weeks now until our Hampden Sports Day we’ve begun practising in earnest and preparing for the big day on Friday 15^th.

A double sided insert in today’s newsletter provides an outline of the program for the 15^th, as well as the times for Wednesday’s events. On the other side are full lists of the three teams.

A special thank-you to Lorraine Insch and Julie Burns for screen-printing our shirts this year, under the direction of Bronwyn Wiseman. There were about 40 shirts to be printed, so it was no 5 minute job. Thank-you again, ladies.

PREP PARENT SURVEYS: All of our prep parents will soon receive Ed Qld surveys concerning the implementation of this, the first year of prep.

Please do your best to have them completed and returned to school by the due date.

YEAR 6/7 LOTE: With the impending trial of more flexible delivery methods for L.O.T.E. for the region, we have decided to provide our year 6/7 students with two choices for the second semester this year.

Students will be provided with a letter outlining these choices and our recommendations this coming Wednesday. Please ask to see it and return it prior to the holidays so planning can be developed as necessary.

BOOKFAIR: Thank-you for your support of our Bookfair again this year, which has now concluded.

Helen Taylor will have a full “wrap” of the Bookfair in next week’s newsletter.

HAIL CREEK COMPUTER COURSES: Course organisers will visit Hampden on Tuesday evening, June 19^th, for an hour’s “orientation” about the 3 courses available and how they will be delivered. Courses will start in week 1 of next term. We will be in contact with those who have expressed an interest in these courses over the next week with more details, and to determine the night which suits most people.

Howard Frost,

Principal.

HOUSE CAPTAINS: As mentioned last week, elections for Sports Captains and Vice-Captains were held, with the following results:

PYTHONS:

CAPTAINS Jade Barratt; Laura Thompson

VICE-CAPTAINS Bronson Walters; Jaimee-Leigh Grov

COBRAS:

CAPTAINS Kalvin Mitchell; Sarah Smith

VICE-CAPTAINS Jordan Proctor; Lacey Mackenzie

TAIPANS:

CAPTAINS Michael Volker; Ellise Burston

VICE-CAPTAINS Luke Kippen; Ally O’Keefe

Badges have been ordered for these leaders and will be presented as soon as they arrive. The only thing then remaining will be to see who leads their team to victory!!

TERM 2 DISCO: The Student Council disco for term two is scheduled for next Friday 08 June. At a meeting this week the councillors voted to have a sausage sizzle prior to the disco, hence the times for next Friday will be:

Sausage Sizzle from 6.30pm

Disco from 7.00 to 9.00pm

Flyers with all details will be sent home early next week.

GOLDEN CANE PALMS: To assist in the Student Council’s fundraising efforts for school camp, Maryanne and Garry Volker have generously offered to sell some of their excess stock of Golden Cane Palms and donate 50% of the proceeds to the Student Council.

Palms are 1 to 2 metres high and are priced from just $5.

Phone Maryanne on 49540765 or 0427540485 to arrange to see the stock available.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.” Hans Margolius

Hello Everyone,

We have been investigating clocks and time this week in Prep Year One. Here are some things we already knew about clocks:

1) They show you what the time is.

2) They are sometimes circle shaped (circular)

3) They sometimes have words on them

4) When both hands are on the 12 it is midnight

5) Clocks have numbers

6) At someone’s house when the hand gets to the 8 it is bedtime

7) Clocks say “Tick, tock.”

8) Clocks have hooks to hang then up on the wall

9) You can wear a clock on your hand – it is called a watch

10) Some clocks sit on the table and wake you up

11) The hands point to the numbers and tell us the time.

Here are some things we have found out about clocks and time

1) It takes us three seconds to find a writing pencil and put it on the desk (when we are in a hurry)

2) It takes 20 seconds to tidy up and put up our chairs (when we are in a hurry)

3) When both hands are on the 12 it also means midday

4) Some clocks have a screen with numbers on to tell the time and you can change the time using buttons

5) Someone’s Dad has a clock in a ship like the ones you see in a bottle or a glass case

6) At someone’s house when the clock says 7:00 it is time for bed

7) We go out for second break when the clock says 1 o’clock

8) We start school at 9 o’clock

9) We finish school at 3 o’clock

10) Our classroom clock has cogs at the back to make the hands move and batteries to turn the cogs

11) Some clocks have three hands – a second hand, a minute hand and an hour hand

12) Someone’s alarm clock says ‘BUUURRRR!!”. Some one else’s says ‘Ding! Ding!’ and another plays the radio.

13) The words on some clocks tell us who made them and where they were made.

WEEKLY CLASS AWARDS

Year 6/7: Student of the Week: Bronson Walters. Best Group Award – Year 6 – Lisha Smith, Jordan Perna, Ben Wales, Michael Ormonde. Best Group Award – Year 7 – Michael Volker, Bronson Walters, Tamara Patchett, Byron Carmichael.

Year 4/5: Science Awards – Andrea Perna, Nicholas Perna, Winston Dwyer, Lachlan Thompson. Good Manners Award – Jack Sorensen. Tables Award – Emily Chidgey.

Year 2/3: Whole class award for Great Camping and excellent team work.

Prep/Year 1: Afternoon Session/Speaking awards to Cate Cahill, Shelby Mackelvie, Kyle Insch, Joel Ashcroft, Ricky Jones, Kade Starrett, Nakita Daniels, Ashlyn Burley

It’s great to see so many Milestone Award achievers this week, and it’s even more impressive that they are all from the middle and lower grades of the school!

Congratulations to:

RICKY JONES (35 awards) AWESOME ACHIEVER

JACK JONES (35 awards) AWESOME ACHIEVER

CATE CAHILL (50 awards) LEARNED LEGEND

JETT JONES (65 awards) SPECTACULAR SCHOLAR

COURTNEY PERNA (120 awards) MILLENNIUM MASTER

FOR RENT: Kuttabul – 3913 Bruce Highway $300 p/w. This highset Vinylclad home is set just outside of Kuttabul just before the Macquarie Creek. Property Summary: Type: House, unfurnished. Available: Now. 3 bedrooms,

2 bathrooms. Contact: Vanessa Fox Telephone: 0418410658 Email: Vanessa.fox@raywhite.com

Office Phone: 4969 2948

FARVIEW COUNTRY TAVERN

We are an old fashion country tavern with a good atmosphere. Up coming Events at the Farview Country Tavern, 22 Childow Street, Farleigh Ph: 49598126 See Qld vs NSW 2^nd round and Grand Final on big screen eating your favourite pizza, Kurto’s memorial pool comp on the 1^st June starting at 7pm, 30 June Managements 1^st year birthday party with a local Band Razor starting at 8pm with a $10pp cover charge. If these events don’t appeal to you why not come for lunch 12 – 2 or dinner from 6 – 8 pm Sun – Wed 6 – 8.30pm Thurs – Sat. Sunday raffles. Courtesy bus available pick up and drop off ring to see if you are in the area.

BIBLE STUDY

Would you be interested in attending an evening Bible study at Kutttabul?

Would your children like to attend Sunday school, children’s Bible club, and or a Christian youth group here at Kuttabul?

If you are interested or you would like to know more, please contact: Murray Peterson: 4951 0486 or 0425271050.

KUTTABUL RURAL FIRE BRIGADE

General meeting on 4 June has been CANCELLED BUT! Anyone (male or female) can come to training at the Leap Hall commencing at 7.00pm. If you’re interested in competing against other brigades, learning about fire fighting and having a bit of fun, this Monday night 4 June at the Heap Hall is the place to be. Young members of the community are encouraged to attend. Phone Wally Guimelli 0417540086.

Issue no.17, 1st June 2007

Issue no.17, 1^st June 2007