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Ironside State School

NEWSLETTER 13 February 2020 Edition 02

2 Hawken Drive St Lucia QLD 4067 STUDENT ABSENCE LINE: 3258 3160

Telephone: 07 3258 3111 studentabsence@ironsidess.eq.edu.au

Website: www.ironsidess.eq.edu.au

Newsletter enquiries: news@ironsidess.eq.edu.au

Dear Parents,

A very warm welcome to our week three newsletter.

SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

It is that time of the year when we are calling for nominations for parent

representative positions on our School Council. School Council terms are two

(2) years. Last Friday separate correspondence was circulated, via the

newsletter list, advising of the notice of elections. This correspondence

included the nomination form. Election timelines for 2020 are:

Friday 7 February – Notice of elections and nomination forms sent out

Friday 21 February – Nominations close

Friday 28 February – Election / voting period opens

Friday 6 March – Election / voting period closes

If you require a nomination form, the link can be found at the end of this section. Please consider a contribution to

Ironside State School through a term on the School Council.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

When arriving at school, students are required to move to their designated areas. These are:

Prep – Outside Prep Buildings

Year 1 and 2 – Underneath G block

Year 3 and 4 – Underneath J block (Just outside the Hall)

Year 5 and 6 – Underneath the Library (Library Basement)

When I have been walking around in the morning before school, I have noticed students doing an excellent job

at being in the right place at the right time. Before school supervision commences in these areas at 8:30am.

After school, students are to move to their collection point as quickly and sensibly as possible. Should parents be

running late, at the conclusion of the after school duty time, students will be taken to the office for collection.

All the best for the week ahead. Stay safe and well.

Warm regards,

Damian Johnson

Principal

Links to School Council Election

Notice of Elections Here

Nomination Form Here

DATE CLAIMERS:

Fridays International Parent Group

9am EAL/D Room

All are welcome!

29 Feb Chappy Movie Night

6PM - info page 5

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NEWS FROM CHOIR YEAR 2 AND YEAR 3 CHOIR INFORMATION

Permission notes have been made available to interested students and rehearsals commence in Week 4. If your

child in enjoys singing and is interested in joining the Year 2 or Year 3 Choir, please come and collect a

permission note from Mrs Huxley during first break time.

NEWS FROM MR MURDOCH Dear parents and caregivers,

ASSESMBLY WEEK 3

This year assemblies are on Friday mornings 9:15 – 9:45am. This Friday is the Prep – Year 2 assembly and Merit

Certificates will be presented to students in these year levels. Parents and family members are very welcome to

join us!

* Reminder: Before school routines:

Parents, one area we would really appreciate your support is in our before school routines. Every year level has

a designated waiting area where students are required to sit, chat and wait for the school day to begin. School

supervision in these areas begins at 8.30am. In the table below are the correct waiting areas for P-2 students.

Around the school

PREP: Starting school has been both exciting and busy in Prep A. In HASS, we have been discussing and exploring

who we are and who are the members of our families. Here are our colourful portraits!

Continued ...

I AM IN: I WAIT:

Prep Prep Precinct

Yr 1 Under G Block

Yr 2 Under G Block

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NEWS FROM MR MURDOCH continued... In Maths, we are learning about sorting and investigated ‘same and different’. Here are some lovely socks we

painted. Some are the same and some are different.

YEAR 1: 1B have been doing recount writing to reflect on the holidays or weekend. Edie has written a lovely

recount about her weekend picnic and has done an excellent job of adding detail to make her writing more

interesting. She has also been able to include a reflective closing sentence to describe how she felt about the

weekend, aligning with our English unit which explores emotions. Well done Edie!

Continued ...

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NEWS FROM MR MURDOCH continued…

YEAR 2: In 2C we have been extremely busy in English, reading and watching fun traditional and fractured fairy

tales and exploring characters. We have learnt that authors bring characters alive through their appearance,

personality traits and their actions.

We are comparing how similar characters are depicted in both traditional and fractured fairy tales and writing

down how we feel about these characters. Some of us like the traditional fairy tales more, whilst others prefer the

fractured ones.

Kind regards,

Scott Murdoch

Deputy Principal P-2

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CHAPPY CORNER Hi everyone!

Welcome back to 2020 and a very warm welcome to all our new families. I hope everyone had a lovely

Christmas and New Year and an enjoyable time with family and friends. For those who don’t know me, I am the

school chaplain, or ‘Chappy’ as most like to call me. My role in the school is to provide social, emotional and

spiritual support for all students, staff and families. I love being the Chappy in this school and am very much

looking forward to meeting all the new families who we are welcoming into our school community this year. I am

in the school on Wednesdays and Fridays. A normal day for me would include seeing a number of students to

provide support in a one-to-one or small group setting, and visiting classrooms where possible. I am also out and

about with students before and after school and in the lunch breaks getting to know them and checking how

they are going.

Last year was a wonderful year for Chaplaincy with lots of exciting events being run throughout the year to build

positive connections between students, staff and families in the school. We held our annual Father’s Day

breakfast with keynote speaker Damian Johnson, performances by our school bands and choirs, and even some

gardening afterwards with dads. We had a wonderful movie night with fresh popcorn, snow cones, sweets, and

lots of dancing! We celebrated Chappy Week where we had lots of fun games and activities for students to

enjoy, and I was also able to be involved with excursions, school discos, the school choir, International breakfast,

the Mother’s Day stalls, and other exciting events within the school community.

I’m really looking forward to another wonderful year of being able to journey alongside students, staff and

families and to be able to help in whatever way I can. Please make sure to say hi if you see me around school. If

you would like at any stage to meet with me to discuss options for support for yourself or your child or you’d like

to find out more about what my role is in the school, please feel free to contact me at katies@chappy.org.au.

Additional information on the role of a school chaplain can be found at

https://www.suqld.org.au/services/chaplaincy/ .

Kindest regards,

Chappy Katie

Save the Date! Chappy’s Movie Night!

Saturday 29 February

6pm OVAL

A fun night for the whole family.

Movie and more details to be

revealed closer to the date.

Hope to see you there!

Chappy Katie and the Ironside Chaplaincy Committee

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NEWS FROM MRS VECCHIO YEAR 3 EXCURSION

Next week, Year 3 classes will be visiting the Mt Coot-tha Planetarium as part of their

Science inquiry. This educational excursion aims to enhance students’ learning about

what causes day and night, and about the relationship between the Sun, Earth and

Moon.

Wednesday 19 February: 3D 3E 3F 3G

Thursday 20 February: 3A 3B 3C

Please refer to the notes sent home via students this week, and return your child’s permission slip to their Class

Teacher by the due date.

PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS

Thank you to parents who have attended the information sessions in Weeks 2 & 3. If you were unable to attend

your year level session, Class Teachers can provide for a digital copy of the key documents referenced during

the sessions:

Power-point presentation – including the Deputy Principal’s messages (PFD copy)

Term 1 Curriculum Overview of Learning Areas

Classroom Management Plan

I will be hosting an additional session for parents of Year 3 students, including a section on the 2020 NAPLAN

program, later this term. Please look out for information via your Class Teachers or the Class Parent Rep.

CLASS PARENT REPS

Effective communication between school and home is the basis for building productive relationships. Class

Parent Reps play an important role in school communication channels. The role of the parent rep is to:

Remind parents of key messages from the school and teacher (e.g. messages about camps,

excursions, returning forms, important events etc.)

Assist in communication from the P&C (e.g. organising donations / helpers for school events)

Organise social gatherings outside of school for the class (if there is interest)

Class Teachers are currently seeking expressions of interest from parents of students in their class. Contact your

child’s Class Teacher if you wish to be considered for this role.

ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE

Assemblies are on Friday mornings 9:15 – 9:45am where Merit Certificates or STAR awards will be presented to

students in these year levels. Family members are very welcome to join us!

Kind regards

Larissa Vecchio

Deputy Principal

Friday 14 February Prep – 2 Merit Certificates

Friday 21 February Year 3 – 6 Ironside STARs

Friday 28 February Prep – 2 Ironside STARs

Friday 6 March Year 3 – 6 Merit Certificates

Friday 13 March Prep – 2 Merit Certificates

Friday 20 March Year 3 – 6 Merit Certificates

Friday 27 March Prep – 2 Merit Certificates

Friday 3 April Whole School Ironside STARs

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NEWS FROM MRS BAIRSTOW STUDENT LEADERSHIP – PROCESS UNDERWAY

As published in last week’s newsletter, the voting process for our student leadership positions are well

underway. This afternoon we voted for House Captains, and students will be informed of the results shortly.

Student Council & Class Rep voting is happening in classrooms, and Bridge Builder selections will follow after

those results are finalised. The quality of the speeches has been very impressive. Furthermore, the quantity of

self-nominations far surpasses any previous years. We are very fortunate to have so many fine young leaders

among us. Those students who will serve on the Student Council for a full year will be attending the National

ROLE VOTING PROCESS TERM OF

SERVICE

RESPONSIBILITIES ADDITIONAL DUTIES

Male School

Captain

Student voice (Yr 5),

election and selection

process completed late in

Term 4 of the year previous

to service.

Whole

Year

- Attend weekly

Student Council

meetings at first

break on a Tuesday

- Commit to

additional duty

rosters (eg: tuck-

shop, lost property

- Contribute to and

coordinate

fundraising events

-Communicate

Student Council

messages to all year

levels

- Whole school

leadership

- Conduct assemblies

and special events

-Represent

Ironside in our wider

community

Female School

Captain

Male School

Vice-captain

Female School

Vice-captain

1 x Student

Councillor

per Yr 6 class

Yr 6 student cohort in class

groups early in Term 1

- Work in close

partnership with

Class Reps to share

the load of tasks to

be achieved at busy

times.

1 x Student

Councillor

per Yr 6 class

Yr 5 student cohort in class

groups early in Term 1

Semester 1

4 x male &

4 x female

House Captains

Cook, Sturt, Oxley,

Flinders

Yr 6 student cohort in House

groups early in Term 1

One

Semester

- Run sports shed

during lunch hours

- Assist PE teachers

in lead up to and

during carnivals

- Actively encourage

House team spirit

Semester 2

4 x male &

4 x female

House Captains

Cook, Sturt, Oxley,

Flinders

Yr 6 student cohort in House

groups early in Term 3

1 x Class Rep per

Yr 5 class

Yr 5 student cohort in class

groups early in Term 1 &

Term 3

- Assist with Student

Council events,

fundraisers and

additional tasks

- Work in close

partnership with

Student Councillors

to share the load of

tasks to be achieved

at busy times.

1 x Class Rep per

Yr 6 class

Yr 6 student cohort in class

groups early in Term 1 &

Term 3

Bridge Builder After self-nomination,

selections are made by

teachers and leadership

team

Whole

Year

- Playground

mediation and

conflict resolution (2

– 3 lunch times per

week)

- Attend training and

update sessions

(held during school

time)

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NEWS FROM MRS BAIRSTOW continued... STUDENT LEADERSHIP—PROCESS UNDERWAY CONTINUED…

Young Leaders Day Conference with Mrs Maxwell on Monday 24 February. This is held annually at Brisbane

Convention Centre and is paid for by the school. When our Council membership is finalised, a permission letter

will be sent home.

YEAR 6 SENIOR POLO 2020 – FINAL CHANCE TO ORDER – CLOSES TOMORROW!

Last chance for Year 6 Students to order a Senior Polo for 2020. You must order by 5pm on 14 February 2020.

The order is then placed with the supplier and the shirts will be delivered to the students in Week 1, Term 2.

Please note that the Uniform Shop DOES NOT stock Senior Polos, as they are customised with 2020 students’

names and therefore become obsolete at the end of this year.

Kind regards

Jennifer Bairstow

Deputy Principal

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Aimee 3A Charlotte 3E Anya 4B India-Rose 4F Laura 5F Nethaka 6C

Kaiden 3A Raffy 3E William 4C Benjamin 4G Urvansh 5F Arianna 6C

Coco 3B Krish 3F Alana 4C Savannah 4G Ritika 5G Daniil 6D

Dexter 3B Emily 3F Layla 4D Zoe 5C Mtenje 5G Sashank 6D

Kavya 3C Isabella 3G Hailey 4D Jessica 5C Mahjabeen 6A Aadit 6E

Toby 3C Charles 3G Molly 4E Felix 5D/E Dahoon 6A Nethmi 6E

Ayan 3D Lucas 4B Marcus 4E Emi 5D/E Veronika 6B Emily 6F

Amelia 3D Katelyn 4B Nio 4F Max 5D/E Summer 6B Navindu 6F

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ST.THOMAS’S RIVERVIEW

KINDERGARTEN Macquarie Street, St.Lucia

2020 Vacancies for 3 and 4 year olds

Quality educational program

offered at low cost

Please contact

enrolments@stthomassriverview.com.au

for enquiries or call 3371 1556

To all Catholic families there will be no Sacramental Program this year, 2020.

We will resume in 2021 for all wanting to receive Confirmation and First Communion and

Reconciliation.

Any queries contact Sheryl Esdaile 0419806023

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