THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF THE
POST OFFICE KUTTABUL. 4741.
Phone: 49540189
Fax: 49540258.
Email: admin@hampdenss.eq.edu.au
Website: www.hampdenss.eq.edu.au
Parents
& Citizens’ Assn meets 3rd Monday of each month at
BUSY LAST WEEK: What a full-on week we’ve just had to finish the term, with our R.E. excursion to the Marian Catholic Church on Tuesday, the Cross Country on Wednesday and the Easter Hat Parade today!
Many of you shared some of these events with us and I’m sure you’ll agree they were great!
I was especially please that all our regular R.E. attenders took part in our church visit, and that they were well behaved and seemed genuinely interested in what Father Kevin had to tell them.
A big thank-you goes to our R.E. volunteers for arranging this visit, as over half the school’s student population had never been in a church before!!
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Our Cross Country races were well contested with some very close competitions in all races. Congratulations to all runners and the younger students who took part in the one lap “fun run”.
The winners of our Cross Country Shield this year was Cobras House. Can they repeat this winning form late in term 2 at our Hampden Sports Day??
The winner of our fantastic encouragement award main prize of a BMX bike (donated by Machineteck Engineering) was Michael Volker.
We have some other great prizes as incentives for all children to maintain their fitness activities leading up to the Seaforth (Sub-District) trials next term. So keep training everyone!!
Without the willingness of Sue Wales and her offsider Stephanie Cruickshanks to provide their time and effort to train, co-ordinate, seek-prizes and run our cross-country program our children would not have had this wonderful opportunity.
Thank-you, ladies!
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Easter just wouldn’t be the same without our traditional hat parade, and singing and dancing along to Easter songs.
Thank-you to Annette Medway and Bronwyn Wiseman for preparing their classes for this morning’s very enjoyable and entertaining performance. Thanks also to all our parents for your involvement in the morning and the shared morning tea which followed.
SCHOOL CLOSED!! Due to extensive trenching and other work associated with the replacement of all water lines within the school grounds over the holidays, the school will be closed, literally!!
Normally families would use the school’s tennis court or other school facilities during the holidays, however this will not be possible this Easter due to this construction work taking place.
All disturbed ground is scheduled to be restored by the start of term 2.
Have a happy and safe Easter break.
Howard Frost
Principal.
SOCCER SELECTIONS: Congratulations to Jade Barratt and Michael
Volker who were selected in the
COMPUTER COURSES: To date we have expressions of interest from fourteen people for these courses. Early next term we hope to provide additional details in regard to nights, times, etc.
FAREWELL: Sadly the end of term is also the last day at Hampden for the Green family.
Our best wishes go with them as they settle in to their new home at Finch Hatton.
ANZAC DAY: Thank-you to those who have returned their Anzac Day catering/attendance forms already.
Forms can be
returned after the holidays, or alternatively phone Terri moloney on 49540122
after
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own. Aristotle
WEEKLY CLASS AWARDS
There are none of our usual awards this week as Term 1 Behaviour Management Certificates are due.
We do however have two Milestone Achievers to acknowledge for reaching their next target levels. Congratulations to PRISCILLA GREEN for becoming a PERFECT PUPIL (80 awards), and to AMEE INSCH for becoming a SUCCESSFUL CENTURION with 100 certificates.
Thank-you to everyone for your support of our Easter Raffle once again this year, both through your generous donations and the sale of tickets. Congratulations to the winners:
1st Iris Thomas
2nd Cheryl Barratt
3rd Burley Family
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A reminder that this month’s P & C meeting will be held on Monday 16th, the pupil free day after the holidays.
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Don’t forget to let the school or President Frank Perna (49540274) know if you can help out at this Sunday afternoon’s footy bar for a couple of hours.
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GROUNDSCARE NEWS
Those of you who came to our Cross Country races yesterday or the Easter Hat Parade this morning would have noticed how picture perfect the school looked!
Thank-you to the Melross and Insch families for doing a fabulous job on the groundscare roster for March. A special thank-you also to Elly Mitchell for gerni-ing the remainder of the front footpath in preparation for our cross country.
The Mackenzie and Patchett families are our rostered families for April.
Have a great Easter everyone.
Kathy Frost
(Groundscare Co-ordinator)
LOST – WHITE COCKATOO
Monty Edmonds’
white cockatoo has been missing for over a week now. Please phone 49540213 is
you have seen him.
TEMPORARY PART-TIME ADMIN OFFICER
(app 53hrs fortnight) at
Commencing
Closing
Date:
For
further enquiries about the position, please contact the Principal at
FOR TENDER
The Hampden State School P & C Association is offering for tender two push mowers on an “as is”, “where is” basis.
Inspection of the mowers is invited by phoning the school on 49540189.
Tender
1
Rover 4-stroke mower with grass catcher. Purchased new 08.05.96. Fair condition.
Tender
2
Honda 4-stroke mower with grass catcher. Transferred
from
Please place tenders in an envelope and address to “Mower Tender”
c/- President,
Post Office
Kuttabul 4741
To arrive no later than