Mr Bliss - Rathdowney State School
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Rathdowney State Primary School
143-155 Mount Lindesay Highway, Rathdowney 4287
Phone: (07) 5540 4333 E:admin@rathdowneyss.eq.edu.au
A/Principal: Simon Bliss www.rathdowneyss.eq.edu.au
SCHOOL NEWS
A Letter to the No.36 13th November
Community 2020
“Thought for the Week” Farewell from
Mr Bliss
I was appointed here in
July to support
Rathdowney School while
Ms VB was on leave.
Ms VB has since returned
to Rathdowney part time
and will commence full
time on next Monday 16th
November.
Therefore, I will finish at
Rathdowney this coming
Friday and will move on to rim and plan to return and
support another Principal explore the natural wonder
at Gleneagle State School of your landscape, commu-
in the scenic rim next nity and wildlife with my
wife.
Monday.
I’d like to take this oppor- Year 3-6 Class
tunity to thank all the stu-
dents, parents, staff and Report
community of Rathdowney Our senior class has been
State School for their sup- working hard on their core
port for me and thank eve- subjects. Every morning
ryone for a great term and they assist the junior class
a half at your wonderful with buddy reading which
school. vital for our young readers.
I wish you all good fortune In English the 3-4 students
in the last weeks of school are studying a Dr Seuss pic-
this year and a happy holi- ture book “The Lorax” and
day. I will join your new will write a first person
narrative inspired by this
facebook page when it is
story of saving the environ-
up and running to keep in
ment. The 5-6 class are
touch with Rathdowney.
studying Storm Boy as a
Having lived here with your film and novel. This 40 year
community I have a much old Australian classic has
better understanding of captured our students in-
the beauty and attraction terest with the 10 year old
of this side of the scenic boy played by Greg Rowe
in the 1976 film. They have successful completion of
read the book and watched class work each day is re-
the film and are analysing wards with an iceblock on
the similarities and differ- Fridays. Swimming is now 3
ences of the setting, plot sessions per week.
and characters. This re-
search will be written into
a text about their prefer-
ences for either book or Construction
film. News
In Mathematics students Thankfully, there is not a
are studying area, perime- great deal of construction
ter, probability, decimals taking place but we have
and fractions. Each week had work carried out on
students are assessed on water tanks near the senior
Fridays about the Maths classroom. The tuckshop
that week. Students prac- waste water system is be-
tice fundamental strands ing upgraded with a new
of Maths in their Maths grease trap. Defects on the
Mentals each day. Block C are being tended to
Year 5-6 are wrapping up including painting. Our
the semester tasks on the grounds are looking smart
changing status of women courtesy of recent rain and
and Indigenous Australians Mrs Masen and Mr and
Mrs Reilly.
Our senior students have a
new checklist each day and
Super Spellers
3-6- Montana,
William, Erin
P-2- Levi, Ryan, Colin
Harrison, Noah P
NOTE to parents Sight Word Smarties-
Billie, Austin, Dustin,
Our school office is now Liam, Noah T, Jaxon
manned once again as Ms
Watson has returned.
For any Enquiries,
Payments or Information
Please contact the office, School Uniforms
This newsletter is a large, We have some girl’s uni-
packed full of information forms here at the school.
to get us up to date with (netball skirts, skorts, and
what’s been and what will
pleated shorts) they are
be over the coming weeks.
made of gabardine and are
Thankyou now selling at just $10
for your patience each-contact the office if
Kerry interested.
Our Camp
Written by Year One and Two Students
The Rathdowney State School Preps, Year 1s and Year2s went
on their Junior School Camp on the 28-30 October, 2020.
We stayed for two nights and three days at Brookfield, Bris-
bane. The 12 students, 4 toddlers and 9 parents got on the
bus at the Rathdowney Post Office carpark at 7:30am.
At 9:30am we arrived at the Queensland Museum. We looked
at the displays of dinosaurs, snakes, lizards, wild dogs, blue
winged kookaburras, spiders and many other interesting ani-
mals.
At 12:30pm we had lunch at Southbank. In the afternoon, we went to GoMA and did Kids Interactive Art. We designed T-Shirts about saving the environment.
After that, we went to Brookfield and unpacked. We had a
delicious dinner. After dinner, we went to BOUNCE!
On Thursday morning, we went to Sea Life in Mooloolaba. We
saw octopus, sharks, turtles, rays, penguins and seals and
much more. We watched the Seal Show. Next, we had lunch
on the Mooloolaba Beach.
In the afternoon, went to Reverse Garbage. We built
transport vehicles using reused garbage.
On the way home, we went to the Mt Coot-tha Lookout. We could see Mt Barney 66 kms away. After dinner, we watched a movie in our sleeping bags, eating popcorn. On Friday morning, we went to the Sciencentre. A scientist made an explosion that looked like elephant toothpaste. We experimented with all the activities. We lifted our bodies and an 80 kg fridge. We designed planes for the wind tunnel. In the afternoon, we went to the Botanical Gardens and played Indigenous Games. We painted rocks with symbols. We twisted raffia and made necklaces.
We returned to Rathdowney at 5:15pm on Friday evening. We
gave three cheers to our driver George. We were safe, sad
the camp was finished, but happy to be home.
We would all like to thank George the driver for driving us.
Also, we would like to thank the teachers and teacher aids for
taking us on camp. Thank you to our parents for letting us go.
Finally, thank you to Ms VB for all the organising… and for the
ice-creams!
Our Camp
Written by Prep
On Wednesday we got on the bus at the Post Office to go on
camp. We picked up Austin, Miss Lane and Mrs Wieland in
Beaudesert.
Firstly, we went to the museum where we saw a shark and oc-
topus in a glass case. We saw some animals (fish, snakes,
bats, koalas, spiders and eagles) in glass cases. There were
real lizards, stick insects and green snakes in cases.At lunchtime we went to Southbank. We had lunch and then
we played in the big playground.After lunch, we went to the Art Gallery. We designed t-
shirts to show how we can save the planet. The lady put our
t-shirts on a big T V screen.
We got back on the bus and went to our accommodation.We went to BOUNCE where we got socks and jumped on
trampolines. Then we went back to bed.
On Day 2 we went to Sealife and we touched some starfish.
We saw stingrays, lionfish, cowfish, octopus and penguins.
Stingrays and sharks were floating over us. There was a seal
show. We went to the beach and had lunch. We played in the
playground and ran on the sand.We went to Reverse Garbage where we made things on wheels
out of garbage. Miss VB bought us an ice-cream up at Mt
Coot-tha where we played. We saw the whole city. We had
dinner and then watched a movie called Onward.
On our last day we went to the Sciencentre. The lady made
an explosion. We sat on a chair and pulled ourselves up.
When we let go, we went down slowly. There was a chair we
spun in very fast. We made flowers and planes out of paper,
put them over a fan and made the fan go faster and they
went up to the ceiling. We had lots of fun there.We went back on the bus and went to the Botanical Gardens.
We saw turkeys, lizards, fish and statue bats playing musical
instruments. A lady played indigenous ball games with us. We
painted rocks using aboriginal ways. The parents painted some
too.
Miss VB bought us an ice-cream before we got back on the
bus to go home. It was a FANTASTIC School Camp!Rathdowney
Markets
Every 3rd Sunday of each Month
8am – 1pm
Come along a support your local community.
Plenty of parking, lots of stalls.
Aqua Fitness
Is now in full swing-come along
Days: Every Tuesday
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Cost: only $5 cash
Where: Rathdowney School Pool
Ages: 16 years and over (all levels catered for)
This activity is part of the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s Be Healthy & Ac-
tive program, which aims to promote active and healthy lifestyles and build
community connections.
Please come along and give Aqua Fitness a try. We need people to support ac-
tivities in Rathdowney, to keep things happening. Bookings are not required.
Contact: 0457 474888Dates to Remember-November-December 2020
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thurs- Friday
day
W 16 17 18 19 20
K Tuckshop Student
7 Swimming P&C Danielle Bass Council
Meeting Cakes:
Ice Cream
6pm Kirsty Parnell
Fundraising
Swimming
Swimming
Final Pre-Prep
9-11am Naidoc Day
Yrs 5/6
W 23 24 25 26 27
K Tuckshop Student
8 Swimming Sally Finlay Council
Cakes:
Ice Cream
Emma Williams
Fundraising
Swimming
Swimming
Woodhill
Yr 6
W 30 1 2 3 4
K Tuckshop Student
9 Swimming TBA Council
Ice Cream
Leadership Day
Fundraising
Swimming
SwimmingDates to Remember-December 2020
W 7 8 9 10 11
K
10 Swimming Gradua- Swimming Student Student Free
tion Carnival Free Day Day
Yrs 5/6
End of Year
School Summer Holidays 09/12/2020
School Resumes 27/01/2021
Dates to Remember-January-February 2021
W 25 26 27 28 29
K Student
1 Student Public School Council
Free Holiday Resumes Ice Cream
Day Aus-
Fundraising
tralia Swimming
Day Swimming
W 1 2 3 4 5
K Tuck Shop Student
2 & Cakes Council
TBA Ice Cream
Fundraising
Swimming Swimming Swimming16.10.2020
Super Spellers
3-6- Montana, William, Erin
P-2- Amelia, Harrison, Noah P, Laurence
Sight Word Smarties- Billie, Austin, Dustin,
Noah T, Jaxon
23.10.2020
Super Spellers
3-6- Montana, Harlow, Erin, William, Alyssa, Max
P-2- Amelia, Harrison, Noah P, Laurence, Ryan,
William, Colin
Sight Word Smarties- Billie, Austin, Dustin,
Noah T, Jaxon, Liam
30.10.2020
Super Spellers
3-6- Erin, Montana, Alyssa
P-2- Ryan, Harrison, William, Colin, Noah P, Amelia
Sight Word Smarties- Billie, Austin, Dustin,
Noah T, Jaxon, Liam
06.11.2020
Super Spellers
3-6- Alyssa, Harlow, William, Erin
P-2- Colin, Laurence, Ryan, Amelia
Sight Word Smarties- Billie, Austin, Dustin,
Noah T, Jaxon, LiamEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY…….
Fassifern Coaches, are committed to providing efficient, safe and reliable bus services
and currently have employment opportunities for SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS in Boonah
and surrounding areas.
To be eligible for this role you MUST hold the following, current and valid licences:
• MR or HR vehicle licence
• Queensland Industry Drivers Authority
Fassifern Coaches supports the local community and looks to em-
ployee local residents where possible. We are also an equal op-
portunity employer!!
TO APPLY NOW: Email your Covering Letter and Resume
to:
info@yellowbus.com.au or phone the office for more infor-
mation.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard!!You can also read
