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From the Principal’s Desk
Welcome back to term two everyone, a special
welcome to our new families. A major event on the
school calendar at this time of the year is the Anzac
Day observance. Mr. Les Palmer, a Vietnam War
Veteran was our special guest on the Monday
assembly. Our school community was well represented
at the dawn parade and town march on Wednesday.
Lest We Forget.
Congratulations to the 312 students who received a
Certificate of High Attendance for term one. These
students attended for more than for 97% of the school
days.
Our Year 4 students head off to Camp Kinchant next
week. Enjoy the experience girls and boys. A big thank
you to our staff and parents who will accompany the
students on camp.
Our parent teacher interviews were held recently. It
was pleasing to see parents discussing their students’
progress with staff prior to the end of last term.
We welcome new staff to our school from the
commencement of this term, year one teacher Kirstie
Dittmann and teacher aides Jayden O’Shannessy and
Jacqui Bird.
A reminder that Monday, May 7th is a public holiday,
Labour Day.
Enjoy your week.
Mike Anderson, Principal
May 2-4: Year 4 Camp
May 7: Labour Day Holiday
May 11: Free Dress Day
May 8-11: Mother’s Day Stall
May 15-17: Naplan testing
May 18: Under 8’s day
May 21- 24: Book Fair
May 24-25: School Photos
June 12: Yrs3-6 Field Events
June 14: Junior Athletics Carnival
June 15: Senior Athletics Carnival
June 21: Mackay Show Holiday
June 29: Last day of Term
School contact information
Principal: Mr Michael Anderson
Deputy Principal: Mrs Tracey Adams
Deputy Principal: Mr Peter Robinson
Business Services Manager: Mrs
Dolores Venables
Office hours
8.00 am – 4.00 pm
Telephone and facsimile numbers
Telephone: (07) 4965 6333
Facsimile: (07) 4965 6300
School email address:
School
website: www.fitzgerass.eq.edu.au
Student Absence Line:
49656 360
This service is available for parents
reporting their children’s absence
from school. Please clearly state their
name, class, and reason for absence.
All absences are recorded for
teachers.
Fitzgerald State School
26th April 2018
ISSUE NO 6
Diary Dates
Foyer Display
This term, The Erupting Minds, aka Year2/3, are learning about fractions. Fractions show us equal
parts of a whole. Everyone loves pizza so we painted our bases with watercolours and then added
lots of toppings by stamping them onto our pizza. It was a little tricky and required some careful
thought, but we worked out what toppings were on each quarter or half of our pizza. Such a
shame we couldn’t eat it when we were finished! Year 2C have been learning about Line and
Pattern Art.
Facebook Page
Fitzgerald State School now has a Facebook page to keep parents updated
with current school information and to display the great work of our school.
Please like our page to keep yourself informed about school events. Please
read the Department of Education Acceptable Use Guidelines that is placed in
the notes section on the Facebook page. Notes were sent home last week for
parents to sign for each student to allow digital media to be placed on
Facebook, if you have not returned this form please do so, if you have any
questions regarding the Facebook page please contact the school office.
Staff Profile
Introducing Jacqui Bird - Teacher Aide ATSI Support
Hi, my name is Jacqui Bird, I’ve been appointed as ATSI Support
Teacher Aide at Fitzgerald. I will be working at the school on Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday, providing in-class support, working with parents
and community members and organising and participating in ATSI
events. I’m excited to be starting this new role and I am looking
forward to meeting all of you. Friday morning is a good time to call or
meet with me if you have any questions, concerns or great ideas
about how we can work together to help make school a great
experience for your children. My email contact is [email protected]
Master – Teacher
‘Better, richer, more interesting writing" by Sue Hamilton-Smith, Master Teacher
Our teachers are encouraging better, richer and more interesting writing from students across all
of the year levels. Factual report writing requires powerful research. Persuasive writing requires
point of view with an edge. Narrative writing requires imagination. All writing requires rich
language. All writing needs to make sense and use appropriate writing conventions. Great writers
are interested in people, in words and the world, they read books and keep a journal to record
their thoughts and observations. Great writers write all the time, practicing and improving their
craft. They seek out an audience and purpose to showcase their work. There are several writing
competitions currently on offer for all sorts of writers. It’s time to get writing!
‘Student Writing Competitions’ by Sue Hamilton-Smith, Master
Teacher
- Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival Short Story
Competition for Years 3+
Students are free to respond creatively and originally to a theme or
topic of their choice and there is no limit to the number of entries
allowed by each student. Cash and Timezone prizes. All entries
must be submitted to class teachers or directly to Whitsunday
Anglican School by 3pm Monday 14th May, 2018. Visit
http://www.whitsundayvoices.com.au/short-story-competition-
2018
Independent Education Union's Literary Competition for Years 5+
Students (and their teachers) are invited to submit an original poem, short story or non-fiction
prose by Friday 27 July. First prize is $150, Second prize is $100 and Third prize is $75. Organised
by ETAQ, JCU and Penguin Books. The full details and the entry form can be found at
www.qieu.asn.au
Red Room Poetry Object for Years 3+
Students (and their teachers) are invited to write a 20 line poem with an object as its theme. The
competition prize pack includes publication in the Red Room digital library, a $1000 travel voucher
and VIP tour of the National Museum of Australia. Submissions need to be emailed to Mrs
Hamilton-Smith [email protected] by Friday 28 September. Find out more at
https://redroomcompany.org/about/
Guidance Officer News
Understanding and managing feelings
Ch ildren’s abilities for recognising,
understanding and managing their emotions are
influenced by the ways the adults who care for
them acknowledge and respond to their feelings.
When children learn to manage their emotions
they are also better able to manage their
behaviour. Parents, carers and school staff can provide important support and guidance for
children’s emotional development.
Helpful ways of supporting children’s emotional development
Listen and validate the child’s emotional experience
Listen to what children say and acknowledge their feelings. This helps children to identify emotions
and understand how they work and manage them. You might say, “You look worried. Is something
on your mind?” or “It sounds like you’re really angry. Let’s talk about it.”
View emotions as an opportunity for connecting and teaching how to manage emotions
Children’s emotional reactions provide ‘teachable moments.’ You might say, “I can see you’re really
frustrated about having to wait for what you want. Why don’t we read a story while we’re waiting?”
Encourage problem-solving to manage emotions
Help children develop their skills for managing emotions by helping them think of different ways
they could respond. You might say, “What would help you feel brave?” or “How else could you
look at this?”
Set limits in a supportive way
Set limits on inappropriate behaviour so that children understand that having feelings is okay, but
acting inappropriately is not. You might say, “I know you’re upset that your friend couldn’t make it
over, but that does not make it okay to yell at me.”
To read more about how to support your child’s positive emotional development, go to
https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/mental-health-matters/social-and-emotional-learning/emotional-
development/suggestions-families
Sporting News
School Rugby League
Congratulations to our Under 12 rugby league team that had a win in the first round of the
interschool rugby league competition defeating Northview 8-4. Well done on a great team effort.
Northern Suburbs Cross Country
Well done to all of our Fitzgerald participants at the recent Northern Suburbs Cross Country trials.
The following students will now represent Northern Suburbs at the Mackay and District cross
country trials: Dayne Barker, Taj Steindl-Corrie, Ciaran Regan, Cohen Frith, Lucinda Grieger, Krystal
Miller and Jack Johns. Extra congratulations to Taj Steindl- Corrie (1st), Jack Johns (3rd) and Ciaran
Regan (3rd) on receiving medallions on the day.
Interschool Touch Football
Congratulations to all of our teams that participated in the term 1 interschool touch football
competition. Extra congratulations to the Fitz Flipflops and the Fitz Fury who were grand final
winners. A big thank you to all parents who assisted with running these teams throughout the
competition.
LOTE News
Library News
We are back in full swing in the Library, following a well-deserved Easter break. Term 2 proves to
be building up to being another exciting time for the students and staff at our school and in our
Library. Students will be invited to participate in our Lunchtime Makerspace Grand Opening on
the Tuesday 1st May! Ten students per week will be offered the opportunity to come into our
Makerspace! Makerspaces foster collaboration, creativity, problem solving and exploration
through a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) focus. We will also
continue our free play lunch time sessions on Tuesdays – Thursdays.
Read more in May is National Family Reading Month! If you would like to enter
the “Read More In May Challenge” please visit this website
http://www.scholastic.com.au/nfrm or come and see Mrs Stuart for more details
and a Reading Log. Remember to also start saving your pocket money, as our
first Book Fair for 2018 will commence on Monday 21st May and run until Friday
morning. Please let your friends and extended family know about our Book Fair
as this is our annual fundraiser to be able to purchase a variety of new book titles
for students to enjoy.
June is also looking to be extremely busy as several of our keen Year 6 readers are enthusiastically
reading several books for the upcoming Readers Cup on 12th June at the Dudley Denny Library. A
huge thanks goes to Mrs Hamilton-Smith and Mrs Ritchie for supporting these industrious
readers! We wish you all the very best of luck!
It has been fantastic to see so many students and their siblings coming to our library each day and
borrowing books and home readers, remember to keep it up all term! Our Year 6 students have
commenced working on their Digital Projects as a part of our annual Young ICT Explorer’s
Showcase during Science Week. We have 40
projects this year and it is proving to be very
exciting and the students are discovering new
ways to solve challenges faced!
Tuckshop News
Welcome back to another year. Thank you to the lovely volunteers who have helped out last term.
If you would like to volunteer please let us know. Lunch is provided.
We do not have eftpos its either cash or on line orders and only have a small float is kept.
ROSTER:
Friday 27th-Mary Maloney, Jayne Farquhar.
Friday 4th May- Maisie Greaves, HELP NEEDED.
Friday 11th May- Anj Brodie, HELP NEEDED.
Thank you
Antoinette and Jean
Music News
26th ANNUAL MACKAY AND DISTRICT CHORAL FESTIVAL:
On Monday 19 March our Senior Choir participated in the 26th Mackay and District Choral Festival.
Rehearsals were held on Sunday afternoon and Monday with the concert being held on Monday
evening. Over 500 choristers from around Mackay and Whitsunday sang in a massed choir event
with guest conductors Dr Debra Shearer-Derie, prominent Australian choral conductor and Mr
William Brown from Brisbane who is one of Australia’s most outstanding young choral composers.
The choirs consisted of 450 primary school students along with 100 high school students and
community based adult singers and teachers. Well done to our own senior choir students who
were rehearsing since the beginning of Term 1 for the event. A great effort resulting in a night of
joyful singing!
Digital Technology News
Year 6
The year 6 students have been exploring the features and components of a Makey Makey. This
Digital Technologies unit connects with our Science unit about electricity.
Makey Makeys are an electronic invention tool where we can combine everyday objects to create
things like a keyboard to play music. We can also use Makey Makeys to bring our coding projects
to life.
As part of our Digital Technologies unit, we are required to complete 8 different challenges. In one
of these challenges we had to connect a LED light into the Makey Makey breadboard and then
light it up by pressing some playdough. Another challenge that we had to complete was to create
a working circuit using people to make the LED light up. Our group used 4 year 6 students and 23
year 3 students. We successfully made a working circuit using 27 students in total.
Written by: Keira Falzon, Aiden Kean and Dakota Williams 6C
The Makey Makey program was complicated, although through teamwork we learnt how to play
‘Mary had a Little Lamb’ through the connections. We learnt to continue trying to ensure that we
completed the challenge successfully. We had splendid fun working on this program!
Written by: Ben Muller 6A
P&C News
Congratulations to Gabye Plumley.
Gabye won our guess the egg competition run by the Grade 6
Student Council leaders. The P & C donated this prize.
Thanks to the
families who supported the Hot Cross bun morning tea last term.
Mother’s Day Stall
Volunteers are needed for the upcoming Mother’s Day Stall on May 8th-11th, if you can spare a few
hours please Contact Julie on 0410 170 875 or the School Office.
Icy Cups
A big thank-you to Belinda Stroud for all the time she has given to the
running of the Icy-cups. We wish her the very best in the future. We will be needing a volunteer
to help with the running of the icy cups please contact the school office for more
information.
ANZAC School Parade On the 23rd April 2018 we held an Anzac parade with our returning guest Mr Les Palmer, Vietnam
Veteran, RSL who explained to us his living conditions during his time in Vietnam. He explained he
had limited food supplies to last him until the next checkpoint while walking all day to his
destination. Mr Palmer
showed us his medals and
his father’s as well. I felt
honoured to sit by a War
Veteran. By Jacob Meikle.
Mr Les Palmer, special guest and student
councillors at our school parade.
Have Your Say on Cyberbullying
Many parents and teachers are concerned about cyberbullying. It is a serious problem that can
hurt young people, families and school communities. Cyberbullying is also a complex problem that
is often invisible to parents and teachers.
In February the Premier appointed a group of Queenslanders who are passionate about stopping
cyberbullying of young people. The Queensland Anti-Cyberbullying Taskforce is chaired by well-
known author and commentator, Madonna King, and includes members with knowledge and
expertise in education, youth health and wellbeing, law, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities, disability and families.
The Taskforce needs your help to develop a framework for Queensland to help reduce
cyberbullying of young people. They want to hear from parents, carers, students, teachers and
other experts in schools. In particular, the Taskforce wants to hear about your ideas to:
prevent or reduce cyberbullying
support people affected by cyberbullying of young people.
How to have your say
Email the Taskforce at [email protected]
Upload your ideas as a submission on the Taskforce website
https://qld.gov.au/cyberbullyingtaskforce
Come to a public forum in 12 Queensland locations including Brisbane, Cairns, Rockhampton and
Charleville. For information about forums visit https://qld.gov.au/cyberbullyingtaskforce
Everyone can be part of the stand against cyberbullying. Ms King and the Taskforce members look
forward to hearing from you.
Community Notices
Mackay Evangelical Church - A great chance to come and
check out our warm, friendly and welcoming church!! No bells or
smells or crazy stuff. Just a great bunch of young people getting
together to hear from God's word, the bible. Everything will be
explained, you aren't expected to know or do anything. Come
along as you are and if you would like we'd love for you to join
us for morning tea afterward!
FAMILIES:
There is a crèche provided for under 4s (crèche is open from
9:15am for drop off) and Kids Church for 4yr olds - Yr5s from 9:30am. We also have a jumping
castle set up weekly to keep our little ones occupied so you can enjoy a cuppa! Our Yr6s-Yr12s join
in with church and meet on a Tuesday evening to read the bible, have fun and swim!