Newsletter 65 - 7th August 2024

Principal's News

Welcome to Week 5! 

Principal messages

Term three continues to be exciting and busy.   Please read over all of the exciting and wonderful activities and events that are happening. 

Slade Point State School continues to offer endless academic, sporting and cultural opportunities for all students. 

- Miss Roberts has organised a special Rugby Union coach to visit our school and promote girls Rugby Union.

- Congratulations to Xzavier Day and Christopher Ebsworth for being selected in the Mackay and District School Sport Track and Field Team to complete at the Capricornia Trials on the 19^th and 20^th August.

- Another LEAP into Pioneer opportunity in Term 3 is open to year 5 students. Students are being selected on their A or B rating in Technology or English.  The program will be on the 13^th August at Pioneer High from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.  Students must find their own way to Pioneer but will be transported back to school.  I would like to encourage year 5 students who are receiving an A or B in Technology or English to apply and also check in with Miss Usher about their semester one report card results.  Good luck to all students who are applying. A list of successful applicants will be emailed to the school by Friday 9^th August.

- I would like to thank Miss Fab and Miss Armstrong for supporting our two Mathematics teams.  They competed at St Josephs on August 3^rd.  They all enjoyed the morning.

- A big reminder that Book Week is approaching fast.  Children are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite book character and to bring that book to the parade. The theme is “Reading is Magic”. The Book Week Parade will be on at 8:45 am in the Hall.  All parents, community and carers are invited.

- Students will be receiving information about Culture Day over the next few weeks.  Families are encouraged to bring in food or a small cultural dish to share with all of the community.  Students will also be receiving information about costumes for their dance and class item.

- Pioneer High School will be holding it’s 2025 Year 7 Orientation Day on Tuesday, 26^th of November.  Please save this date. It will run from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.

In summary the main SPSS upcoming events are below: -

Community Breakfast – 20th August

Book Week – week 7 Friday 23rd August 8:45 in the Hall;

Father’s Day (P and C stall) – week 8 27th August;

Culture Day week 8 Thursday 29th August;

Week 8 Term 3 Friday 30^th - School is closed;

- We also have a lot of events happening for the Mackay Eisteddfod. We wish all of the students who are participating in the Eisteddfod all the very best.  Thank you to Mrs Henderson and Miss Menzies for all of your work with our students.

Eisteddfod:  Due to ongoing repair work at the MECC, this year’s Eisteddfod will be held in venues around Mackay. As some of these venues are in use through the week some performances have to take place on weekends.

String Ensemble (year 4-6 students): Sunday 11^th August at Northern Beaches SHS at 9am. Please note that exact arrival/ pick up times will be confirmed in the permission note as students will be required to arrive earlier to warm up.

Beginner Strings (year 3 students): Sunday 11^th August at Northern Beaches SHS at 1:15pm . Please note that exact arrival/ pick up times will be confirmed in the permission note as students will be required to arrive earlier to warm up.

Choir: Wednesday 7^th August at New Life Church at 12:30pm. Students will be transported between the venue and school via maxi taxi. We are performing “Gecko” and “Where the Sky Meets the Sea”.

Another opportunity that Slade Point offered was the year 4, year 5 and year 6 is an excursion to Wetlands Walkabout.  This was an amazing success.

This year the School Opinion Survey will be open to students, parents and staff between 22 July and 16 August 2024 with invitation emails being distributed the week starting 15 July 2024.  I encourage all parents and students to fill in the survey and remember the exciting and wonderful academic, sporting and cultural opportunities our school offers.

Thank you to all parents and carers who attended parent teacher interviews on Monday 22^nd July.

I would like to acknowledge all the support that Uncle Patrick gives to our school.  He will be continuing his Wednesday dancing with our Year 5 and Year 6 classes.  Thank you, Uncle Patrick.

Our Slade Point State School PBL message for the next 2 weeks –Be Safe

We will be having a Community Breakfast this term.  This will be held on Tuesday, week 7.  The date is 20^th August.

Culture Day Dances.  Culture Day is approaching quickly. SAVE THIS DATE – 29^th August.

Our school is also preparing for Sladey Artists.  This will run in conjunction with Culture Day. 

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: -

MySchool dates term 3 and term 4-

22nd August, 5th September, 3rd October, 17th October, 31st October

C and K Kindy dates term 3 and term 4-

15th August, 12th September, 10th October, 24th October, 7th November

Parent Information Session - Thursday 14th November 9:00-9:30.

14th August Year 2-6 ICAS English - parents to register by 26th July - (See Miss A for another copy of the information note);

28th August Year 2-6 ICAS Mathematics- parents to register by 26th July - (See Miss A for another copy of the information note)

23rd August, term 3 - Book Week parade in the hall Week 7 term 3- Reading is Magic 9:45 am;

27th August, term 3 - Father’s Day Stall. Tuesday at school. Money is to be brought in an envelope (named);

29th August, week 8 – Culture Day. All parents, the community and families are invited. Please always check Facebook and our school sign, to confirm times and dates.

30^th August, week 8 School Closed (Public Holiday)

12^th September, week 10 Sladey Celebration Day – Lower School (scooters in the UCA) Upper School (Lawn Bowls) TBC

17th October, week 3, Awakening Spirits at the Mackay Entertainment Centre;

1st November, term 4, week 5 - Halloween Disco;

Orientation Day Term 4, Week 9  Tuesday, 26th of November.  8:30 am to 2:30 pm

* All 2025 Year 7 students attend a full day of Orientation at PSHS

26^th November, week 9, all 2024 Year 7 students attend a full day of Orientation PSHS

26^th November, week 9, all classes at Slade Point State School will have an orientation morning from 8:45 am to 10:45 am.  Meeting in the UCA at 8:45 am.

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

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

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

11th December Canelands and Lagoon, term 4, week 11 – Wednesday (Year 5 and Year 6 students)

ADJUSTED DATE BY POPULAR REQUEST 4th December, term 4, week 10- Year 6 Graduation Ceremony Surf Club (staff, parents or carers and child to attend only);

12th December, term 4 week 11 - Sladey Celebration Day and Petting Zoo’.

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Angie Malone  

Principal Slade Point State School

Admin notes

Admin Office Hours:  8:00 am to 3:15pm

40th Anniversary Celebrations

Queensland’s School Crossing Supervisor Scheme is celebrating four decades of operation this year. The Department of Transport and Main Roads will be celebrating this milestone across the state during Queensland Road Safety Week (26-30 August 2024).

We’re asking schools to join us in recognising and celebrating school crossing supervisors, and the wonderful work they do, by sharing the information in this pack within your school community from Monday 26 August 2024.

 Celebrating Queensland's School Crossing Supervisors for 40 years of service

This year, Queensland’s School Crossing Supervisor Scheme celebrates 40 years of keeping kids safe as they travel to and from school.

We'd like to say a big thank you to our wonderful School Crossing Supervisor/s, Monique Duncan 20+Years Irene King 13+Years, Monica Ikupu 12+Years, Merle Bates and Vera Voiges , XXX, for everything you do for our students and school community! You do a great job keeping our students and other pedestrians safe as they cross the road in peak drop-off and pick-up times.

Why not say a big thank you the next time you see them on duty! You can also show your appreciation for School Crossing Supervisors by slowing down, following directions and being courteous while travelling in our school zone.

Did you know?

•            The School Crossing Supervisor Scheme is operated by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

•            There are more than 2000 school crossing supervisors who operate over 1300 crossings at more than 700 Queensland schools.

•            There has not been a single fatality on a supervised crossing since the scheme started in 1984.

Thank you,

Slade Point State School – community, parents, staff and students,

Choir at the 2024 Eisteddfod

Choir News:

Hot on the heels of a successful “Afternoon Tunes” the Slade Point Choir was awarded Gold at the 2024 Eisteddfod! The choir sang two pieces, ‘Where the Sky Meets the Sea’ and ‘Gecko’, both by Australian composers. The adjudicator was impressed and awarded the choir a Gold certificate and the Perpetual Trophy which is displayed in the school foyer. The small but enthusiastic group has been working hard all year on these pieces and it has definitely paid off. Thank you to Miss Menzies for accompanying us on the piano and all the parents who came along to support.

Hilary Henderson

Tuckshop

The tuckshop is introducing a new product!
It’s choc banana frozen yoghurt.
Gluten free
All natural

$2.50 each


“Twisted healthy treats" is the brand

Cultural Day

Slade Point's upcoming Cultural Day is fast approaching, if you have some spare time and would like to volunteer, please come and see Aunty Wave.

Chaplain News

Chappy Peter has an upcoming Raffle. See Chappy at the Pheasant Street Gate or the Tuckshop to buy tickets. The raffle is to raise money for our Chaplaincy Program here at School. The Raffle will be for 1x Scooter. The scooters have been donated by the Ottone Family. The Raffle will be drawn on Culture Day. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5...  Got to be in it to WIN it....

Also Chappy has 3x boxes of Banana's which he will be giving away to families in need under the old tuckshop tomorrow morning only.

Community Fair

Northside Uniting Church will be holding its annual Community Fair on the 31st of August 2024 from 9am - 1pm.