DATES TO REMEMBER: Every Tuesday 3 - 4pm - Homework Club Every Friday Morning - 9:15am Assembly 19th March – P – Yr 6 Cross Country 21st March – Harmony Day

30th March – Good Friday 16th April – Student Free Day 17th April – Start of Term 2 25th April Anzac Day

It is wonderful to be back at Watson Road SS after having spent the past 3 weeks at home with my foot elevated! I have decided that broken bones are not much fun! Many thanks to our fantastic Miss Gemma Dunn who, along with the support of our outstanding team here at WRSS, kept the school running brilliantly in my absence.

BMI TO THE RESCUE! A huge thank you to the BMI Group for coming to our rescue in filling in deep tracks caused by an incident on the oval last week where a tow truck became bogged. A phone call to AJ Alfroz and sooner that you could blink an eye, workers and soil arrived to repair the damage….…..and just in time for Monday’s Cross Country! Greatly appreciated by student and staff – thank you Mr Mark Decker, Mr AJ Alfroz and BMI!

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence – Friday 16 March The National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence is Australia’s key anti-bullying event for schools in 2018. This year, schools are called to imagine a world free from bullying and share their ideas on how to make this happen. At WRSS we say BULLYING. NO WAY! And ‘SPEAK. EVEN IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES!’

Our diversity makes Australia a great place to live. Harmony Day is a celebration of our cultural diversity – a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home. Please come and join us on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00pm in the hall where we will come together and celebrate the wonderful diversity of our student body. There will be a number of performances and activities for you to enjoy. We ask that children come dressed for the day in their traditional clothes (or in the colour

orange). It is not a ‘free dress’ day – traditional clothes or school uniform only please.

Mrs Gai Durham Principal

Principal

Gai Durham

Phone

3715 2333

Fax

3715 2300

Student Absence

3715 2360 (before

9am)

Email

the.principal@

watsroadss.eq.edu.au

Website

http://watsroadss.

eq.edu.au

Address

210 Watson Rd,

PO Box 53

Acacia Ridge 4110

Term Dates 2018

T1:22 Jan – 29 Mar

T2: 17 Apr – 29 June

T3: 16 Jul – 21 Sep

T4: 8 Oct – 14 Dec

Watson Road

SUPERHEROES

Be Kind

Be Safe

Be a Learner

Be Respectful

Taking Enrolments We are still accepting enrolments for the 2018 school year. Enrolment packages can be collected from our office. Return the completed enrolment form to the office. An interview will then be booked for you and your child. Please contact the office should you have any further questions about this process.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS FOR LEARNING (PBL) FOCUS The PBL Focus for this fortnight is being safe, respectful and doing the High 5.

We expect our students to: keep their hands and their feet to themselves solve problems using the High 5 Use kind words Allow others to join in Follow adult instructions Take turns

What is the High 5?

• The High 5 is a strategy you can use to help solve problems you may be having with another person.

• EXAMPLE: if someone is calling you names, teasing, pulling faces at you… There are 5 steps…Ignore, talk friendly, talk firmly, walk away and report. (one for each finger)

• The High 5 helps us to be resilient when dealing with problems ourselves

Reading Strategy for the Fortnight Ask questions and look for answers before,

during, and after reading.

Find the answers for… Who, What, Where,

Why, When and How.

Our Attendance Bear: Detective Watson Detective Watson now has a travel journal and we look forward to reading all about his adventures each week.

WINNERS –Term 1 Week 6 and 7 Congratulations to Mr Cicolini and the Yr4/5/6C for winning 2 weeks in a row! A fantastic effort!

Instrumental Music Students The Instrumental Program Levy for 2018 is $40 per student for the year. The loan of an instrument is provided at no extra cost and the Tutor Book is available on loan through the Library. Can I please remind parents to pay their student’s levy, at the office, by Monday 30th April 2018.

Sahara 4/5/6E Sahara has been a great helper with the younger grades for Mrs Cicolini. After a busy session Sahara created this beautiful painting. Awesome job Sahara.

Prep Yr 1/2 Yr 2/3 Yr 4/5/6C Yr 4/5/6E

86% 90% 90% 95% 89%

TARGET: 95% Whole School Average: 90 %

Lions PREP and Year 1/2 WALT: Use 2D shapes and lines to create artwork. We used shapes like rectangles, triangles and circles to draw our lions. We then used different lines (straight, wavy and zigzag) to create the lions main. After we finished drawing we painted our lions using warm colours.

DRAGONS 4/5/6 E and C WALT: Use and identify the elements of art in our work. In English the senior classes are exploring the book “Dragons Quest” We used this topic to combine what we have been learning about the

elements line, shape, colour and texture to create our own dragons.

CATS/DOGS 2/3 WALT: Use lines, shape and colour to create abstract artwork. We used our understanding of 2D and organic shapes to draw an abstract cat or dog. Once we had our outline we used different lines to create patterns. Thin and thick lines helped to create emphasis which makes parts of our art stand out. After we used warm colours for our pets and a cool colour for the background. Again this added emphasis to our pet making.

Congratulations

To our wonderful students on receiving awards.

Hassan, Tema-Rose, Tauseef, Ajay, Maysuun, Alisina, Amrah, Ashir,

Sarah, Nima, Abdi Wahid, Torie, Yusef, Said, Zedrick, Tauseef,

Sonny, Hixen, Aisha, Anne-Marie, Haris, Inas, Abhay, Holly and

Angel.

Latifah Radecker for being a learner – for

applying herself to every learning activity

with focus

Nate Hammond-Hartas for being a learner –

for immersing himself in Maths tasks and

working independently to solve addition problems

Well done everyone and keep up the awesome work.

CONGRATULATIONS

Ashir Ahmad for recognising all of the 12 GOLD Magic Words

Cruize Miller for recognising all of the 42 BLUE Magic Words

Bethaney Ludcke for recognising all of the 58 GREEN Magic

Words

Haris Cutuk for recognising all of the 74 ORANGE Magic Words

Aisha Noor for recognising all of the 74 ORANGE Magic Words

Chantelle Cordukes for recognising all of the 120 PINK Magic

Words

Tauseef Qamer for recognising all of the 160 AQUA Magic Words

Ajay Downey for recognising all of the 160 AQUA Magic Words

Mia Butler for recognising all of the 200 LEMON Magic Words

Anne-Maree Devon for recognising all of the 360 SAPPHIRE Magic Words

Amrah Shareef for recognising all of the 360 SAPPHIRE Magic Words

Alisina Naseri for recognising all of the 500 NAVY Magic Words

Sonny Simpson for COMPLETING the MAGIC WORD collection – 700 Magic Words!

SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM The Sports for Schools program gives

schools across Australia the opportunity to

earn sports gear just by collecting

vouchers from Coles.

Through Sports for Schools, Coles has supplied over $20 million worth of sports gear to over 7,500 schools across Australia. Support our school in being part of this by shopping at Coles and collecting the vouchers. There is a collection box in the office.

Woolworths Earn ‘n’ Learn

Thank you to everyone for supporting

Watson Road SS in the Earn ‘n’ Learn

program. The school was able to get new

games and pens for the children to use in

the Library.

Harmony Day We look forward to this year’s Harmony day and seeing the children in their traditional clothes or orange clothing.

Harmony Day Parade 2017

Today is National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence

Australian schools stand united in their communities to celebrate National Day

of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA).

Here are some ways of getting help.

Help from someone you know You don't need to be alone with bullying. There are people who can listen and

help. It is really important to tell someone who can help. You can talk to:

a teacher, guidance officer or school counsellor

someone in your family – aunt, uncle, grandparent

a friend who could help you.

If things don't get better after you've told someone, tell them again or tell a different person. There is always someone who can

help.

Someone else to talk to If you want to talk to someone else about what's happening, you can contact:

Kids Helpline provides free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people

aged between 5 and 25 and helpful information about relationship topics.

ReachOut.com provides an online youth mental health service and information, stories and a support network of other young

people who have been through tough personal situations.

eheadspace also offers online chat or email support services for young people aged 12–25, as well as their family and

friends. You can call them on 1800 650 890. It is a free call. The eheadspace team are available between 9am – 1am (AEDT) 7

days a week.

If you're outside of Australia, you can go to Child Helpline International to find a helpline in your country. Click on the 'Where We

Work' tab. A world map will appear. Then click on your country and a list of child helplines that you can call in your country for

help now will appear.

Reporting serious online bullying If a person under 18 has experienced serious online bullying, the material can be reported to the Office of the eSafety

Commissioner. The site also provides information on how to report online bullying directly to the social media service.

Cross Country Carnival - MONDAY

The Cross Country Carnival is taking place on Monday 19th March 2018 on Watson Road State School oval. Parents and guardians are welcome to come along and watch. · Please remind your child to wear their house shirt and suitable running shoes or joggers for Monday 19th March · Please remind your child to bring their school hat, a water bottle and morning tea and lunch for the day · While participation and enjoyment is important we inspire children to positively encourage and support each other throughout the day. Below is an outline of the program of events: These are approximate times only. 2018 Watson Road Cross Country Order of Events (Times are a guide only) 9:00am School starts, meet at class areas 9:05am All classes assemble in house areas 9:10am Welcome and announcements for the day 9:15am Prep boys and girls 9:25am Year 1 boys and girls 9:35am Year 2 boys and girls 9:50am Year 3 boys and girls 10:05am 9 years boys and girls born 2009 (1km, 1 lap of course) 10:15am 10 years boys and girls born 2008 (2km, 2 laps of course) 10:30am 11 years boys and girls born 2007 (3km, 3 laps of course) 10:40am 12 years boys and girls born 2006 (3km, 3 laps of course) 11:00-11:45- Morning Tea 11:45am - Presentations in the main under covered area for overall house positions