Newsletter-30-2023

From the Principal's Desk

Welcome to week 10! 

We are all very excited about the upcoming Swimming Carnival. The Swimming Carnival is a whole school event, however if your child is NOT attending and you intend to send your child to school, please contact their class teacher by Wednesday, so we have time to arrange adequate supervision.

What a wonderful opportunity, for the first time in years we as a school are able to offer an event at NO cost to students as the memorial pool is donating the venue for FREE and the school is covering the costs of the buses. The children will be able to put their new learnt swimming skills to the test. Look forward to seeing all parents / carers at the pool.

Please take some time to read over the notes that will be sent home today.

There will be a canteen open for a limited time, so everyone needs to bring a packed lunch, water bottle and of course a hat.

Tuckshop will only be open on Tuesday and Wednesday next week due to being the last week of Term.

A big thank you goes out to Miss Roberts for her organisation and the Memorial Pool staff for donating this venue for free.

Times are: - 9 am all students and staff leave school for the Memorial Pool.  The school is split into two groups.  A note and more information is being sent out today.

9:20 am-arrive at the pool (all parents, carers and community welcome)

9:40 am -11:00 am Lower School races in the shallow end. (Prep to Year 3);

11:00 am Lunch lower school and canteen

11:30-1:00 pm Lower school 3 x half hour rotations

1:00-1:30 pm Lower school get dressed

1:30-2:00 pm Lunch lower school (Packed Lunch)

9:40 am-11:30 am Competitor Races ages 12 years – 9 years / 25 m (Freestyle, Breastroke and Backstroke);

11:30 am Lunch upper school and canteen

12:10-1:10 pm Competitive Races ages 12 years – 10 years / 50 m (Freestyle, Breastroke and Backstroke)

1:10-1:30 pm Free play in the shallow end of the pool

1:30-2:00 pm Upper school get dressed-lunch

2:00 pm On the bus and back to school

2:30 pm UCA-small presentation and trophy will be awarded to the winning house.

Please note these reminders.

Please note the messages around the year 5-6 camp payments. If you have not paid your $50 deposit, please do so as soon as possible.

Final payment - is $74 if you have paid the $50 deposit already.

Due Date for final payment – Friday, October 13 th.

If you have any further questions regarding camp, please see Miss Usher or Miss Blackman.  You can email or ring the school office and ask to speak to your child’s teacher.  You can also contact a staff member at the pick-up gate in the afternoon or see a staff member in the UCA each morning.

Road Safety REMINDERS.  All students need to wear bike helmets if they are riding to school. Please help all students to be safe on the roads by supporting this very important safety message.

Uncle Patrick is back to complete the dance he taught our Year 5 and Year 6 students at the start of the year.  He is working with the students on Mondays at 9 am and the dates are listed below: - (this will entail leaving parade a little bit earlier, from 9 am). 

OCT - 9^th 

We will be participating in Awakening Spirits, 18^th October at the MECC. This will be an opportunity for our students to perform their dance for other schools, parents and carers.  All of our parents, carers and community are invited. Tickets will need to be purchased.  Enquiries via the MECC Ticketing Box.

Notes have been sent home for year 5 and year 6 students this week.  Please be aware that all students are invited in year 5 and year 6.  Parents are responsible for transporting students to and from the MECC.  The running order for Awakening Sprits is below.

ACTS:

1. Awakening [Fitzgerald SS & Mky Nth Beaches]
2. Ochres [Slade Point SS]
3. Fish Traps [Victoria Park SS]
4. Middens [Sabe Dance Participants]
5. Monkey and the Turtle [Beaconsfield SS]
6. Bamboo Drum - Le mut [Mackay Central SS]
7. Island Home [Merinda SS]
8. Totems [Eimeo SS]
9. Mosquito Dance [Fitzgerald SS & Beaconsfield SS]
10. Respect [Mackay West SS]
11. Stolen Generation [Pioneer High SS]
12. Spears – Initiation [Sarina High SS]
13. Social Media – [Mackay Northern Beaches High SS]
14. Sapphires Tribute [ United Women’s Cultural Group]
15. Ride Finale [Full CAID Cast]

We are seeking all Prep students for 2024.  You are invited to Slade Point State School’s getting to know you sessions or they are better known as READY SET PREP.

We would like to help transition your child into their first year of schooling and allow you the opportunity to find out how you can participate in their learning.

A 4-week program plus a parents and carers meeting is being held at Slade Point State School.  We are strongly encouraging a parent to attend with their child.

The dates are all Thursdays-time: 1:45 pm-2.30pm:

1. 5th October; story time in the library;
2. 12th October; play on the playground and tour;
3. 19th October and; a game in the hall and on the oval;
4. Concluding, Thursday 26th October- tour of the school and some activities in the undercover area;

Interviews held, 9th and 16th November. Start booking now-Ring 49657333

The Parent Information meeting will be 2nd November at 2:00 pm.  This program is open to ALL 2024 Prep aged students.  Children must be born between 1st July 2018-30th June 2019

It is exciting to inform all parents and carers of our year 6 students that I have already received a number of scholarship applications.  I am strongly supporting the partnership work that Slade Point and Pioneer High School has been establishing around scholarships and the extension program “Leap into Pioneer”- As a recipient of a Scholarship, this student is entitled to:

- $200 credit per year on the student account for 3 years (Years 7-9)

-One-off $200 per LOWES VOUCHER for School Uniforms.

- Free entry into National Academic Competitions.

-Name on the School’s Scholarship Honour Roll.

- Entry into the Schools Learning Excellence at Pioneer (LEAP) Enrichment program.

Please note that our short PBL Parade will be held every Wednesday morning at 8:30 am.  Our key message this week is reminding students about the school expectation:

BE A LEARNER- please support all the staff at the school and remind your child to always TRY THEIR BEST WITH LEARNING.  Listen to feedback from their teacher.

I would like to thank P and C for their amazing BBQ / Sausage Sizzle for our Sladey Celebration.

Thank you to the Slade Point Bowls Club for helping our students to learn Lawn Bowls for the Sladey Celebration Day.

Congratulations to our Basketball Gala Day teams.  They played very well.

Term Three Events: -

1. Swimming Carnival– week 10 Thursday 14th September – parents, carers and community all welcome to attend the Memorial Pool;
2. Last day of term 3-week 10 Friday 15^th September;
3. Last day of term 3-week 10 Friday 15th September all scholarship applications are due back;

Term Four Save this Date: -

1. Life Education “Talk About It” 11^th October, Year 5 and Year 6 Students only
2. Ready Set Prep 5th October, 12th October, 19th October and concluding Thursday 26^th October;
3. World Teachers Day- Week 2 Monday parade and breakfast (all community, carers and parents are welcome to help give thanks to our wonderful teacher;
4. Miss Lynn’s very special presentation week 3 parade October 16^th;
5. Awakening Spirits 18^th October- 5:30 pm at the MECC- Parents and Community are all welcome (parents and carers and community) to purchase a ticket from the MECC Box Office and attend;
6. Safety Circus in the hall-week 5 Monday 30^th October in the hall 11:45 am Year 2 and Year 2’s from the 2-3 class;
7. Year 5 and Year 6 Camp- Week 8 – Wednesday 22^nd , Thursday 23^rd,  Friday 24^th November Seaforth Outdoor Recreation Centre; Donations for morning and afternoon students are kindly requested to bring (Boys-Fruit) (Girls-Baked Items/biscuits).  The students will be leaving on Wednesday and arriving back on Friday at 2:50 pm. Final payment is due by Friday 13^th October;
8. Community Breakfast – week 6 - 7^th November;
9. Elders Breakfast – week 3 – 17^th October 8:30 am 9:30 am in the library;
10. Remembrance Day Parade- week 6– 10^th November 10:15-10:45 in the hall (parents, carers and community welcome);
11. Awards Morning -week 10-Monday 4^th December (parents, carers and community welcome);
12. Retirement Celebration – week 10, Thursday 7^th December Aunty Vik and Mrs Ikupu. At the Slade Point Bowls Club;
13. Retirement Parade-week 9, Monday for all carers, community and parents (Aunty Vik and Mrs Ikupu);
14. Year 6 Graduation-week 10 - Wednesday evening 6th December (Mackay Surf Club) 6:30 pm $17.50 per person Dinner and Dessert;
15. All 2024 Year 7 students attend a full orientation day at PSH Tuesday-week 9 28^th of November 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Parents are responsible for transport to and from this day.
16. First Nations Students Pioneer High School Transitions will be in weeks, 2, 3,4,5,6 in the morning session only. Students will be transported in a taxi from Slade Point State school and will have to return a permission note.

I would like to wish all students, staff, parents, carers and community a happy and safe holiday.  Term 4 will be busy and exciting!

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Angie Malone

Acting Principal

Parade Awards

Student of the Week:  Kylo, Eadie, Josef, Sophie I, Jerry, Lillianna, Cameron, Kerleenie, Deshawn.

Wheel of Attendance Week 10: Tanahlia, Kaos, Ezra, Axel, Emma, Amber, Everlyn, Shayla.

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Year 5 - New Desks

Today we took delivery of some new furniture. Our Year 5 class where happy to receive new desks.

They all learnt a new skill - how to use an allen key and adjust desk heights!

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Basketball Gala

On Monday some of our Year 5 and 6 students participated in the Basketball Gala. 

Congratulations to the boys and girls.

Results:

Girls Pink 3rd

Boys Maroon 3rd

Boys Blue 5th

Amazing teamwork and some great spoortmanship on and off the courts.

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Prep

This week 2 of the prep students, Erwin and DJ being a learner, making good choices and walking sensibly to the classroom. Keep up the good work boys!

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Year 1 C - Making a musical instrument

Our Year 1 class learnt about sound and light in Science this Term. Students had to create their own instruments. Below is Riley with his creation.

Ground Oven

As a culminating activitty for the Year 3 and 2/3 science unit      "Hot stuff - understanding heat" students cooked sweet potatoes in a ground oven. 

At Slade Point we are proud to embed indigenous perspectives into our science units and this is a great  example and opportunity for our students to understand and gain knowledge from our Elders. This is a signature activity within our science program at our school for our students.

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Ninja Reading Winners

This week the winners were announced for Term 3.  Hook were the winners with 100 readers, followed very closely by Hayman at 99 readers and Lindeman in 3rd place.

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Bike Programme

Another happy participant. Chase has worked very hard at home to earn pocket money so he could purchase one of the bikes they have been repairing at school,

Term 4 - starts Tuesday 3rd October