15th August 2017

St Helens News L e a r n i n g w i t h F r i e n d s

TERM CALENDAR

Saturday 19th August Family Field Day Friday 25th August Book Week Dress up day Friday 1st September Junior Reading Challenge Friday 15th September Last day of term 3 Tuesday 2nd October First day of term 4

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Family Field Day

This Saturday our school will be a hive of activity as we celebrate our annual family field day. The day will run from 10am until 2pm and we are hoping to see many of our students, families and extended families come out and enjoy a great day. Class stalls, great food, music, displays, market stalls and fun rides for the kids will all be on offer. An added this feature this year will be an interactive display of farm animals being run by Rebecca Cleaves .We are extremely grateful to Rebecca for making the special effort to be available to us on Saturday. A reminder that ride tickets will be available from the office up until 3:30 Friday afternoon. Cash only. These tickets are $28 ($32 on the day) and allows children an unlimited number of rides. A major fundraiser for the P&C is the raffle they have been running for the past few weeks. This will be drawn on Saturday at 2pm. Prizes include Fraser Island Kingfisher Resort Family Hotel Room for Two Nights, $500 Station Square Voucher and a Samsung Galaxy 7 inch Tablet. All raffle ticket books that have gone home need to be returned to the office by Friday with money and sold tickets so that we can prepare for the Saturday draw. I know I speak on behalf of all classes when I say a big thank you for all the support that families have provided in the way of class donations. We really appreciate your generosity. Look forward to seeing you Saturday!

Student Council News Student Council will be running the Cake stall on Family Field Day. If you would like to help out with donating cakes or slices, please drop these into the office on Friday 18th August. Or you can deliver them to the stall on the Saturday morning. All cakes and slices need to be labelled with ingredients. Thank you in advance for your support.

Reading Rainforest Book Fair! 15th -19th August

Please help support our library by coming and purchasing a book from our book fair. You can also check out the awesome rainforest display. All purchases benefit our school library. There will be books, posters and a large variety of stationary to choose from. Dates: Tue 15th to Sat 19th August Time: 8:15am – 9am before school 2:45pm – 3:45pm after school All day Saturday at the field day Place: Library

CHESS CHAMPIONS Last week 17 students from St Helens travelled to Tinana State School to compete in the Wide Bay South Interschool Chess tournament. Team 1 consisting of Mitchell Whitaker, Catherine Bowe, Rhegan Bailey and Zeak Johnstone performed brilliantly winning the competition by only half a point. Special mention must go to Mitchell Whitaker for winning all his 7 games and being awarded the first medal for top player.

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Harrison Doherty performed well earning an individual merit ribbon. Congratulations to all players on a fine performance.

As a result of winning 1st place in this competition Mitchell, Catherine, Rhegan and Zeak will be competing at the state titles in Brisbane next term. Very exciting news, well done to all students!

2C’s

Fairy Garden Raffle

Tickets $1:00 each or 6 for $5:00 Tickets are available for sale from this Thursday in our

classroom. Also

Visit our herb stand at Family Field Day

We are selling a variety of herbs in recycled newspaper pots, lovingly made by 2C children.

$1 per pot or 3 for $2

St Helens State School

Friday 1st September 2017 6:30pm start Teams of 6 $10 a head

Light refreshments available

Prizes, multi-draw raffle & games All funds raised supports the Year 5/6 Barambah

Camp

Call 4120 2222 to book your table now!

Earn & Learn Earn & Learn is back! Anyone from our school community – parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends who shop at Woolworths can collect stickers for your kids. For every $10 spent between the 26th of July to 19th of September 2017 you earn a sticker. Complete a sticker sheet and drop it into a collection box at school or your local Woolworths store.

Dinner Table Topics

Prep – This week we are in Egypt. We have been building pyramids and learning about the Pharaohs in Ancient times! Year 1R – This week in 1R we are looking at Australian coins and their value. When shopping, discuss with your child the value of items and what coins they would need to purchase certain times. Donations for the spinning prize wheel stall are still welcome. Thank you to the families who have already donated!

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Year 2B – If you have been storing 1.25 litre bottles of soft drink at home for 2B’s Family Field Day stall then please bring them in this week! The kids have loved checking out all the different varieties. Some students don’t have scissors or glue sticks. Is your child one of them? Please ensure your child has theirs. Year 2C - Last week Mr Barbeler kindly bought in his beautiful 1928 Ford Tourer last week for the children to see. We discussed the differences and similarities between it and a more modern car and this week will write some sentences to explain these. The children’s favourite part was when he sounded the horn! Please ensure you have returned your permission and health notes to the office for our Caboolture Historical Village excursion on September 1st. Year 3F – Once again, thank you for all the families who have brought in lollipops or small prizes for our family field day stall. We have enough lollipops now, but still need some small lucky-dip type prizes. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone could donate some for our stall on Saturday. Thanks for your support. Year 3N – How can a chair be tricky? When can 1 point be a safer choice than 10? How important is teamwork? These are some of the questions being raised by our new favourite class game – Tricky Chairs. We are improving our content knowledge, explanation skills, and resilience through this exciting, fast-paced game. Ask your child to give you a demonstration at home!

Year 3/4H – Thank you to those parents who have already sent in donations. Check your child's bag for the volunteer roster. Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday.

Year 4S – Thank you very much to the parents who have been able to donate to our class stall for Family Field Day. As I am aware many parents are far too busy in the afternoons to go chasing gifts. With still not many prizes for our stall, perhaps a gold coin donation will allow me to go shopping over the next few days to gather the last remaining prizes we desperately need. Hoping to see many familiar faces this Saturday. Year 4/5H – This week the students have been investigating perimeter. Ask them to explain what perimeter means. Don’t forget Family Field Day this Saturday. If you can help with the BBQ, please return the note sent home last week. Year 5H – Your child has started a new maths warm up called “Three in a Row”. Ask your child how to play the game and what the purpose of the game is. Year 6M – Come one, come all! The mighty show bag stall will be on the C Block verandah this Saturday! We have added Smencils and Smens to our stall which smell fantastic. Follow your nose!!!

COMMUNITY NEWS

FOR SALE

Size 16 school shirts $15 each. Please see Emily in the office

Introducing Studio 153 Studio 153 is a new guitar academy that has recently opened in Maryborough. Situated at Shop 5/425 Kent Street, the studio offers tuition in Guitar, Bass and Ukulele for all ages and all popular music styles. Opening hours are 12.00 to 6.00pm weekdays and Saturday mornings. Studio 153 also offers a wide range of guitar strings and accessories a well as small repairs, set ups and restringing of your guitar. The Academy is owned and operated by Ian Clunn, an experienced local musician who holds a current Blue Card for Working with Children. Lessons for primary school students are $25.00 for weekly 30 minute lessons. All lessons are one-on-one with Ian. All students receive a 10% discount on any shop purchases. Parents are welcome to stay for the lessons. Studio 153 business cards, containing all contact information, are available from the St Helen’s administration office.

Star of the Week

Prep Possums

William Rainbow For being an engaged and enthusiastic student. Great effort!

Prep Wombats

Lealand Hill Excellent improvement in reading. Great work!

Year 1A Lucy Staib For showing great commitment to her learning. Well done!

Year 1R Austin Clarkin For always putting in 100% when practicing or performing the Eisteddfod poems. You’re a natural entertainer!

Year 2B Jack Frey For being a willing learner.

Year 2C Sybella Arthur For the effort and commitment you show towards your learning. Keep smiling!

Year 3F Owen Hoberg For a great effort on the Math assessment. Well done Owen!

Year 3N Elani North For your fantastic effort in providing detailed explanations in class.

Year 3/4H Lachlan Collishaw For the extra commitment you have put into using mathematical language to explain your answer.

Year 4S Charlie Hutchinson For you compassion and friendship you display to others.

Year 4/5H Amali Morgan For being an excellent participant in class discussions! Your contributions are valued!

Year 5H Travis Kerswell For committing to your learning and working towards achieving your goals.

Year 6M Aleyce Tindale For consistently demonstrating drive, ambition and patience in the classroom.

Maryborough Junior Cricket Sign-on 2017/18

Saturday 2nd September 2017

11am – 2pm

Maryborough Cricket Grounds

• Get a photo with ‘Heater’

• Skillzone/Games

• Giveaways!!!

We look forward seeing those players from last season as well as those new to

our game!

Maryborough Junior Cricket