Friday 15th March 2019

Prospect Creek State School Dawson Highway

PO Box 180

Biloela Q 4715

Phone 07 4992 1490

Fax 07 4992 1902 E-mail principal@proscreess.eq.edu.au

Web Address https://prospectcreekss.eq.edu.au

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The Prospectus

Hi Parents,

Coming Up.

15th March- National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. 19th March- PCSS Cross Country. 20th March- Canberra Camp Meeting at Jambin SS at 4pm or at Mount Murchison SS at 6pm. Cake stall items due at school by 1pm. 21st March- Harmony Day. Cake Stall at Biloela Shopping World. 26th March- P & C Meeting. Discus trials from 12:15pm. 29th March- Callide Valley Small Schools Cross Country at Jambin State School.

Thank you to the following people who came and helped construct the P & C shed last Saturday: Sherilee Evans, Allan Evans, Tom Lawson, Bobby Rowe, Susan Bawden, Gavin Bawden, Philip Lamb, & Tim Boyd.

On Wednesday, we had Quiz Worx visit and perform an interactive puppet

show to the students. The students were getting involved with the actions

and song and some students had amazing air guitar skills.

Cross Country

Next Tuesday, 19th March, we will be running our Cross Country trials. The

trials will begin at 9am. All students will be participating. We would like to

invite all parents to come and cheer on our students.

Cake Stall

The P & C are holding a cake stall at Biloela Shopping World on Thursday

morning, 21st March, to assist with the cost of the 4-6 Canberra Camp.

Baked items need be dropped off to the school before 1pm, Wednesday

20th March 2019. All items need to be labelled and have ingredients listed.

Harmony Day 2019

Next Thursday, the students will be celebrating Harmony Day. As part of

celebrating our different cultures, the students can wear free dress

representing their culture, for a gold coin donation. The money raised will

go towards the Year 4-6 Canberra Camp.

Regards,

Kara Riley

Reminder: Please ensure notes are

returned by the due date:

Discus Feedback—18/3/19

Treat Kitchen—18/3/19

Prep Screening—20/3/19

Camp Deposit—22/3/19

Jennifer L - 19 March (9)

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Prep

This week we have learned the letters and sounds w, y, z, v. This means we only have one more sound to go next week! We will then begin reviewing all of the sounds we have learned until the end of the term. In Maths this week, we have enjoyed learning

about different types of patterns.

This week Year 1-2 have begun the next English unit which explores characters and how character can change from the beginning of the story to the end. We have learned about nouns, verbs and adjectives and have been using this new knowledge to describe char-

acters and identify what characters are doing.

Construction of our puppet theatre is underway. Thank you for all of your kind donations towards our puppet theatre and puppets. We greatly appreciate it!

P-2 News

Parenting Ideas

Encourage kids to help at home (every day without pay)

By Michael Grose. Confident kids are competent kids. Past experience has taught them that they can be successful. The easiest (and most neglected way) to help develop competency is to give kids opportunities to help out at home. Don’t overburden them with jobs. Sensibly allocate chores according to their age, interests and study requirements. Expect children and young people to help without being paid. Provide pocket money, but avoid linking it to chores. Helping in exchange for money develops in children a notion of ‘What’s in it for me?’, which is a self-centred view of life. Here are eight ideas to help you get your kids to help out at home without being paid: Keep jobs real Kids can sense it when parents give them jobs to keep them busy. Make sure the jobs you apportion make a real contribution to their own the family’s well-being. Balance the personal chores with family jobs Chores are generally divided into two areas. Jobs such as keeping a bedroom tidy benefits a child and jobs such as setting the table benefit the family. By doing this kids learn to contribute positively to family-life. Place more difficult tasks on a roster The children can refer to it when needed, which takes the load off you and removes the need to remind them. Rotate the unpleasant tasks frequently. And here’s the key to making rosters work – place yourself on the roster too! Kids are generally more willing to help when you as a parent are involved. Use Grandma’s principle to make sure jobs are done Grandma’s principle means you do the less pleasant tasks first. That is, make sure jobs are finished before mealtimes or before starting pleasant activities such as watching television. Avoid doing jobs for children When children get the message that no one will do their jobs for them they will be more likely to help out. Show your appreciation for their help Make a fuss when they help so they know that their contribution to the family is valued. If you do it often enough they may even show their appreciation for all you do for them! Keep your standards high Don’t accept half-hearted efforts or half-completed jobs. If you think your child is capable of putting the cat food back in the fridge and placing the spoon in the dishwasher then insist that he or she does just that, rather than leaving the cat food on the sink. A job properly done is valued in the world of work, which they will eventually enter. Rebrand the term ‘chore’ as ‘help’ The term ‘chore’ definitely has an image problem. Use the term ‘help’ as it is easier on the ear and really does indicate what you want from your kids.

The next one we will look at is 'Creative’.

Age Appropriate Pedagogies

Characteristic Behaviours

Creative Children may: • engage in and elaborate on wondering moments based on prior experiences, e.g. ‘What if…?’ • explore new possibilities and ways of thinking including hypothesising • engage in opportunities that encourage investigation, inquiry and artistry • access open-ended materials, resources and spaces to explore, discover and inquire.

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This week 3-6 have been working hard on their assessments in all subjects. The 5/6 students have until Monday the 25th of March to finish their English assessments. Students have now finished their Math assessments for the Term, and are

working on their HASS assessments.

3-6 News

Last Monday we looked at the CAFÉ Strategy: Cross

Checking. Below is some information to help you reinforce what is being taught at school.

Reading

Today is the National Day of Action Against Bulling and

Violence. We had Senior Constable Brad Cowell come

and speak to the students about what bullying is and

what to do if you are being bullied or see someone being

bullied. Thank you Senior Constable Brad Cowell.

National Day of Action Against Bullying

One of our 3 values that we have at Prospect Creek State

School is Partnerships.

This week we will look at working together. There are many

different partnerships in a school environment, below are

some tips that can help when working together.

Communication is the key,

Be polite,

Be patient,

Focus on the positives,

Help each other,

Listen first, talk later,

Be motivating,

Be honest,

Consider each other’s perspectives,

Remain calm.

Values

Prospect Creek State School

12935 Dawson Highway

PO Box 180, Biloela, QLD 4715

Phone: 4992 1490

Fax: 4992 1902

School Mobile: 0477 760 014

Email: the.principal@proscreess.eq.eu

Principal: Kara Riley

National Day of Bullying—Fri 15th March

Cross Country—Tuesday 19th March

Cake Stall—Thurs 21st March

Harmony Day (Free Dress) - Thurs 21st March

P&C Meeting—Tues 26th March

Discus Trials—Tues 26th March

Small Schools Cross Country—Friday 29th March

PCYC Day—Tuesday 2nd April

Athletics Carnival—Thursday 4th April

Last day of Term 1—Friday 5th April

First Day Term 2—Tues 23rd April

DATES TO REMEMBER

Sports Date Claimers:

19th March—Prospect Creek Cross Country

26th March—Prospect Creek Discus Competition

28th March—Port Curtis Rugby Union11-12 Boys

29th March—Small Schools Cross Country—Jambin

4th April—Prospect Creek Athletics Carnival

30th April—Small Schools Athletics—Goovigen

Elli—For showing initiative & helping others.

Macey—For showing perseverance and

determination when approaching all learning

tasks.