Newsletter 78 - 20th November 2024

Principal's Desk

Welcome to Week 8!  

Report Cards will be handed out in Week 11.  This is the last week of term four.  The last day of the term is December 13th.  School will be operating as normal for week 11. 

Parents are kindly requested to notify the office about any extenuating circumstances, that may require early pick up of a report card. The school can prepare report cards for early pick up on Thursday December the 5th. 

Chappy Peter and Aunty Wave are busy organising book packs. Families will be notified about the book packs later in the term.  The Student Council will be supporting the packing of book packs.  Thank you to Miss Causon and the Student Council. 

Thank you to all Prep 2025 parents and carers for attending our Prep Parent Information Session.  This was held last week Thursday 14th November 9:00-9:30 am.  

Prep students for 2025 are invited to our whole school transition morning on November 26th.  The times are confirmed as 9:30-10:30 am.  Meet at the UCA at 9:20 am and go to your new classroom.  Booklists will be handed out.  Parents and carers are invited to attend. 

Orientation Day Term 4, Week 9 - Pioneer High School 

Tuesday, 26th of November 8:30 am to 2:30 pm 

* All 2024 Year 6 students who are enrolled to attend Pioneer State High school are invited to a full day of Orientation.  

PARENTS PROVIDE TRANSPORT to and from Pioneer State High School. 

New things Happening in the School and New Ideas: - 

Christmas Concert: - The gates will open at 5 pm on the Thursday 5th December.   Concert starts at 5:15 pm. Bring Picnic blanket or chairs

Already classes have started rehearsing for the Christmas Concert - Thursday 5th December.

Basketball with our amazing ATSICH Mentors has been cancelled this term.  We will look at re-booking next year. 

We are asking parents to provide information to assist our school plan for the 2025 school year.  Please let your child’s classroom teacher know, should your circumstances change in the next few months for 2025. 

Celebrating our Successes: - 

Pioneer State School Scholarship winners: -  

1. Katayah Collins (Sport) 

1. Phoebe Brown (Sport) 

1. Shayla Adjrun (Cultural) 

Attendance Week 7: - Last week we had all classes celebrating attendance success. 

Great Work!!! 

Facilities and Maintenance: - 

Our school continues to have regular maintenance on many of the buildings.   

Mr Martin is currently on leave.  We are looking forward to his return. 

Celebrating PBL-Positive Behaviour and Learning: - 

We always celebrate the wonderful behaviour of our students at Slade Point State School. 

Our PBL Expectations and reminders for weeks 7 and 8: - 

Be a Learner 

Our Sladey Supermarket continues. Students have an opportunity to go shopping to spend their gift vouchers.  These vouchers are a great way to celebrate the wonderful behaviour of our students each day at Slade Point State School. 

Once again, a wonderful way to celebrate the success of our students at Slade Point State School. 

Date Claimers 

Save these dates: - Check Facebook posts from the school and P and C. Always ask your child’s teacher if you are unsure about events in the school (dates, times and venue). Check with staff on duty in the mornings at the UCA. Check with staff at the pickup gates each afternoon. 

Future Dates:  

2nd December, term 4, week 10 - Awards Day; 

3rd December Canelands and Lagoon, term 4 – year 5 and year 6; 

4th December, term 4, week 10- Year 6 Graduation Ceremony Surf Club (staff, parents or carers and graduating year 6 student to attend only).  Student Council will pay for each the ticket of the graduating year 6 student. 

4th December, Term 4, week 10 – Sladey Celebration Day “Petting Zoo”; 

5th December, term 4, week 10 - Christmas Concert; 

6th December, term 4, week 10 -Swimming Carnival; 

Have a wonderful rest of the week! 

Angie Malone. Principal Slade Point State School 

Admin

School Office Hours- 8:00am to 3:10pm

Please note - the school phone may not be answered outside of these hours.

P & C

Thank you to everyone who ordered Billy G's Cookie dough. We raised $660 for the school. Pickup will be Friday 29th November. More information to follow.

Tuckshop

Miss Mary has advised us that because this is the last term of the year before we go on Christmas Holidays, items will not be replaced as they are used up. We’re very sorry if you won’t be able to get your first choice as the term progresses, but for health and safety reasons, we cannot leave any stock in the freezers for the 6 weeks we are away.

Just a heads up, the menu will be changing next year, some things will remain, some things will be deleted, and some things will be completely new, like home cooked Mac and Cheese, and grazing boxes.

To help decide what goes on the new menu, each student is asked to write their favourite tuckshop options on a piece of paper and drop it into Miss Mary at the tuckshop. Your choices do not have to be things already on the menu, list your favourite school foods, and if it is at all possible, your suggestions will be included in the new menu.

Have you seen the Elf in the tuckshop? We don't know how he got there, but he seems to be here to stay. Let's have a competition to give him a name! Write your name and class on a piece of paper along with your suggestion for the Elf's name and hand it in to Miss Mary. The winning entry will be drawn on Friday and our tuckshop Elf will have a name!