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11 August 2020
# 14
PRINCIPAL’S PEN
As we approach the midpoint of the term it is an opportunity to take stock of where we are at
the moment. In a year that by anyone’s standards has been unusual, in Far North Queensland
we are fortunate to be currently experiencing a greater sense of normality. Here at school our
staff and students are well and truly settled back into the routines of learning.
We remain vigilant in the space of keeping our community safe and continue to follow the
Queensland Department of Education’s operating guidelines to determine the actions we
have in place. In answer to the question asked by many parents - as these operating
guidelines are updated in days and weeks to come, we will adjust the way things are done
here in response. We have extensive forward planning in place to see us through a number of
possible scenarios as we, like the rest of the state and country, watch and wait to see what
happens next.
Wellbeing remains a central focus for our daily work. We know that many families are
experiencing a range of challenges related to the events and circumstances of the global pandemic. We are working in
various ways across the school to focus on supporting students and enhancing their resilience. Please let us know if
there are circumstances for your family that might affect your child’s wellbeing so we can monitor and support them.
With the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed over the last weekend (9 August) it is pleasing
to be able to advise you that a number of our students will be representing us at the Junior Indigenous Youth
Parliament in Cairns on the Thursday 3 September. The Youth Parliament will be chaired by the Speaker of the
Queensland Parliament along with local Members of Parliament. Students will debate a motion on a youth issue, speak
about an inspirational Indigenous person or speak in an Adjournment Debate about any issue falling within the
jurisdiction of the Queensland Parliament. We will publish a story and photos when the event happens.
Last but by no means least – we were very excited to welcome an amazing group of young
tennis players to our school on Friday 31 July. They came along to present a free tennis
racquet to each of our Prep students as part of Tennis Australia’s HotShots program. Along
with Ash Barty, we were joined by John Milman, JP Smith and Lizette Cabrera. They spent
time chatting with our Preps and answering questions before heading off on their whirlwind
tour of the Far North.
Don’t forget to order your Krispy Kreme donuts online at Flexischools to
support the P & C’s fundraising for our school and get a little fix of fete time
excitement.
Kirsty EDWARDS
Acting Principal
REMINDERS
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS PREP - YEAR 2 NEWS Thank you to everyone who has responded and is engaged in parent/teacher interviews. I know all teachers are thinking of ways to engage families so they can share their students’ learning and growth during this time. Prep Last week, Prep A finished their Science unit on ‘What are things made of?’. The students’ task was to design, make and appraise an object. They completed their wind chimes and the students were able to talk about what materials they used. Everyone was excited to meet some tennis greats (especially Mr Ashton) and receive their very own tennis racquet. Thanks to Tennis Australia’s HotShots Program. In Maths, Preps are learning to write yes/no questions and then gather data from their answers. They are also starting to sequence events and to measure the duration of an event, eg how long does it take to have a bath, clean my teeth, walk the dog, drive to the shop or what events take minutes, hours, days or weeks? All Preps are busy creating a simple rhyme to recite to an audience and communicate their opinion about a rhyming story, identifying the rhyme within it. Here Prep D are making letter houses during rotation and working on their rhyming sentences.
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS PREP - YEAR 2 NEWS Year 1 Year 1 students are busy practising their poems for their English unit ‘Engaging With Poetry’. Students recite a poem to the class, being aware of their pace, volume, facial expressions and gestures. Students in 1E wrote poems about themselves titled, I’m special, I’m me! In Maths the year level is learning about time and money and in Science they have been investigating changes in properties. What happens when chocolate melts, spaghetti is cooked, bread toasted or corn popped and can it return to its original form?
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
PREP - YEAR 2 NEWS
Year 2
Year 2 students have had a block of technology lessons with Mr Harris to work through their Digital
Technologies unit. They have been exploring coding, robotics, computing skills and more. Students are
thoroughly engaged and enjoy working in the Innovation Centre
In Science the students have been exploring mixtures and discussing what homogeneous and
heterogeneous means, and how mixtures work - what substances can they mix? They have also been
looking at solids and liquids, recording findings and discussing with friends what they think and see.
The Cairns Historical Society will be visiting this Thursday and again next Thursday to show students
many inventions from the past. Students have been learning in HASS how things have changed over
time. You will receive an invoice via email, for $2.50 for this event.
Finally, class 1-2F have been learning about the Earth, day and night,
and natural, managed and constructed features of our environment.
They designed and created these diorama to show what they have
learned.
Kathy STREET
Deputy Principal Years Prep 1 & 2
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
YEAR 3 & YEAR 4 NEWS
Congratulations to our Students of the Week. These learners have really applied themselves and followed
the school expectations;
Be Safe
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Learning Ms Way sent home some fun
ways to learn timetables. One activity
was a timetable wheel. Quin had a
little help from her mum to make a
flower timetable wheel to help her
learn some tricky times tables.
Year 3 Students of the Week
Teachers are noticing that as the temperature has dropped over the past few weeks, the students’
appetites have increased. Some students are eating part of their lunch before school, meaning they
don’t have as much to eat for the rest of the day. Starting the day with a hearty, nutritious breakfast is a
great way to fuel brains and bodies and get them working through to the lunch break. A healthy lunch
and snacks, either from home or the tuckshop, ensures they can sustain their energy for learning and
play for the rest of the day. Please check with your child if they have enough to eat for the duration of
the school day.
Teachers will be conducting parent/teacher interviews via phone over the next few weeks. This is a great
opportunity to stay connected with the class teacher and discuss your child’s progress and set future
goals. You can book an interview time online via the link that was emailed last week, or contact the
school office.
I hope you are enjoying the class newsletter teachers are emailing to parents each fortnight. It’s another
way to stay connected and informed about the learning happening in your child’s classroom.
Our focus of the week during virtual parades is once again about kindness and some simple acts that
make others and yourself feel good. These include: smiling, saying hello and asking how someone is,
giving words of encouragement, giving a compliment, lending a helping hand, including others, showing
patience.
Mrs Dumbleton’s 4G class
have been experimenting
recently with watercolours in
Art, using flowers from our
school garden as inspiration.
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
YEAR 3 & YEAR 4 NEWS
3H students have been learning about
counting money and working out change in
Maths.
4D are learning how to estimate, measure and
then order the capacity of different objects.
Here students estimate the capacity of
different objects in millilitres. Once we
completed our estimations we then got
the different objects, filled them with
water, poured the water into a
measuring jug, recorded the actual
capacities of each object and then
ordered the capacities from smallest to
largest .
We learnt that there is 1000mL in 1L
and that the same type of object can
have different capacities.
We really enjoyed the activity because
we were learning while having fun!
In more Maths news, Year 3 Students investigated
1kg last week. They looked at things that were
heavier than, lighter than or equal to 1kg. After
reading Who Sank the Boat by Pamela Allen,
students were challenged to build an alfoil boat that
could hold the weight. From the boys group,
Rohan’s boat managed to hold a whopping 1.4kg.
The winner of the girl's group was Destiny whose
boat held 1.1kg.
An awesome effort and tenacity was shown by all!
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
YEAR 4 RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Another yummy and healthy winter warmer!
Angela BRENNAN
Deputy Principal Years 3 & 4
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
YEAR 5 & YEAR 6 NEWS
I am really enjoying listening to some of their poems as I go through the classrooms. Their Never/Always poems gave me a
laugh! Some class and individual examples.
Never / Always
I would never eat Godzilla’s gross, gloomy greasy
guts.
I would never wear gossip girl’s gothic, goofy
Never/Always glasses.
I would never eat boiled bugs and baked I would never buy grotty, girly gizmos.
bumblebees I would never give great gelato to giraffes in girly
I would never wear big, baggy, brown boxers gowns.
with my bright blue bikinis I would never go to grandma’s Gordonvale gar-
I would never buy burnt brownies or bad beer bage garage.
I would never bring bones to a bride But I promise I will ALWAYS groove my way into
5G wearing my gorgeous Gucci gown.
I would never go to Bali in a broken boat to
borrow a bucket
But I promise I will ALWAYS be brave and
behave beautifully in 5B.
Never/Always
I would never dare down damp
dumplings.
I would never dare don a dainty
dress.
I would never dare buy dirty debris
from a dead beat dealer.
I would never dare do harm to a docile
donkey.
I would never dare go to the
dehydrated desert.
But I promise I will ALWAYS be
dauntless, dapper and dependable in
5D.
Never/Always
I would never eat crunchy crabs Never/Always
I would never wear a cringy crusty clown costume I would never eat four fungus footed frogs
I would never wear frilly foxy frocks
I would never buy a crazy circus
I would never buy fully fiery farting phones
I would never jump of a canyon I would never do frivolous frolicking that
I would never go to China in a cracked canoe fractures fingers
But I promise I will always collect my carrots in 5C I would never go to Freddy’s fried
French fry factory
But we promise I will ALWAYS
be fantastic in 5F!
LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
YEAR 5 & YEAR 6 NEWS
Bike Education Goes Outside
Cycling and walking are simple ways for children to incorporate physical activity into their everyday lives.
Walking or riding is a great way to start the day particularly if you live within a reasonable distance from
school. We are very excited that we can implement a Bike Education program into our curriculum that
will engage students in physical activity and assist them to learn all the necessary rules that will keep
them safe when they ride. Perhaps even more students will choose to ride to school as a result.
Bike Education has moved from classroom theory lessons to practical lessons. Putting into practise all
they have learned in the classroom. Before going out to ride: checking brakes, seat heights, tyres and
fitting helmets correctly is just the start.
It’s great to see the classes out on the oval practicing what they have learned.LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
YEAR 5 & YEAR 6 NEWS
Here are some recent images from the Year 6 Bridge Design Challenge.
The challenge should they choose to accept it (and they did!) was to use their knowledge of different
types of bridges: suspension, truss and arch, then create a bridge that was, to be at least two matchbox
cars in width, span 50cm in length and hold 1kg in weight. Engineers in the making!
Below are some action shots of terrific teamwork in Year 6 Science – “Popping Tops” Investigation. The
goal was to place a fizzy tablet into a canister filled with a solution while one student is ready with the
cap. Once the lid is securely on, learners watched and waited (while timing) until the reaction forced the
top to POP! The reactions of students were priceless as the canister exploded and the orange liquid spilt
out!
Ngari ABBOTT
Deputy Principal Years 5 & 6SCHOOL SHOP NEWS
LOST PROPERTY… is exploding again!
Are you missing a jumper? Can’t find your drink bottle?
Wonder what happened to that container?
Good chance your missing items are being held in the Lost
Property cubbies just waiting to come home.
TUCK SHOP NEWS
Yo My Goodness! JAY 1A Enjoy a Fro-Yo on the go-go!
Thank you for all of your support. A gentle reminder that we are still operating under some restrictions
due to Covid-19 and it is therefore preferred if all orders are submitted online via flexischools or brought
to the tuckshop by students in the morning.
We have been really busy at the Tuckshop and we make all of our food with love. We know our
community values our service.
A reminder that if you want to take advantage of our whole class
icy-pole option on your child’s birthday, orders should be placed
online, again, via flexischools. Just enter your child’s name,
select icy-pole and enter the number you require.
If you are not sure of the number of students in your child’s class
or you would like to order and pay over the phone instead,
please call between 11:30am - 12:30pm on 4037 9572.
Regards Dorit PAGLIARI—Tuckshop Convenor
LIBRARY NEWS
Library staff are still collecting
“Containers for Library Books”.
Students can still drop containers to the Library if
they would like to help raise money for new books.
These books have recently been purchased both
online and at Op Shops in “as new” condition.MUSIC NEWS
Miss Hari, Mrs Hogan and Miss Curtis have been super
impressed with choir over the last 2 weeks. Thank you to all
the students for remembering their correct rehearsals and
times. Please be reminded if students are sick and unwell
(sore throats etc) we ask that they do not attend. We
apologise again that the Year 1/2 choir is unable to run at the
moment. Singing causes a large amount of air to expel from
your mouth and is currently under separate COVID-19
guidelines. As a department and school community we
understand that a lot of our younger students are missing
choir but currently we do not have the resources to run it as
safely as possible for both staff and students. As soon as this
changes we will notify families.
Families dropping students at stop, drop and go (Gate 4 and gate 2) with large instruments in the
mornings are please reminded that this is a stop, drop and go area. Cars are unable to park in
these drive through lanes. If students require help with instruments please let Miss Curtis know
on rcurt35@eq.edu.au and an arrangement will be made. For the safety of everyone, please do
not leave cars unattended in the stop, drop and go area.
Regards Rachel CURTIS - Music Teacher
STEM NEWS
This year, National Science Week is from Saturday 15 - Friday 21 August. The 2020 theme is “Deep
Blue”, celebrating our oceans; their beauty, importance, and fragility. Families are encouraged to talk
to their children after watching: https://youtu.be/1WZsxVDTqcU
Thanks to the efforts of the Edge Hill SS P&C Association, we can easily contribute directly to the
improvement of our coastal environment through the recycling of containers. It will be quite a simple
task to collect over 11,000 containers, if every student in the school brings just ten recyclable
containers each (clean aluminium drink cans, tetra packs, small glass and plastic drink bottles) to their
classroom. There will also be opportunities for great class discussions, funds raised and prizes for the
class with the largest tally of containers.
Date reminder: Tuesday 18 August, in the PAC, during first break from 11:15 – 11: 30am, all students
from Years 4-6 can enjoy a Science Week “Brain Break” with Mr Hooper and Mr Harris providing 15
minutes of science fun and amazement.
Unfortunately our annual Science Week Star Gazing and Science Evening is cancelled this year. As a
consolation, clouds permitting, if you look directly overhead on Sunday evening 16 August at 6:44pm
the International Space Station will be clearly visible. It will pass nicely between the Scorpio
constellation in the west, and Jupiter and Saturn in the eastern sky, also very close together. The
space station will travel towards the south-east and finally disappear
over the horizon, three minutes later.
HINT: Commence your viewing at 6:39pm, looking North-North West.
Regards Michael HARRIS - STEM CoachSPORT NEWS
First up, thank you to all the fabulous students in Year 3 and 5 (and 5/6A) who have been coming
prepared for pool lessons. Keep it up kids! Mr Ashton, Mrs Marron and Miss Rachel have been very
impressed. We are very fortunate to have a heated pool - it's been a balmy 28 degrees! Students have
been working hard to develop their water safety and survival skills.
This term we have been fortunate to receive Sporting Schools funding to offer a football (soccer) program
to 60 students in year 5 and 6. The program begins this week on Thursday morning from 7:45 - 8:45am
for 5 consecutive weeks. This is a free program and perfect for students who wish to learn more about
the sport and develop skills in a fun environment. Students were given the opportunity to register their
interest and permission slips were sent home. Thank you to the students who have already returned
theirs. We look forward to seeing those students for all 5 sessions. Don't forget your hat and shin-guards
if you have them. Spiked football shoes need to stay at home.
Congratulations to Kalista (6E) for being selected in the Peninsula 10-12 years Netball team to play at the
State Championships later this year! Kalen (6D) also deserves a special mention as he has been selected to
play in the TCC 10-12 years Cricket team. Way to go! We know you will represent our school with pride.
Finally, a HUGE thank you goes out to Tennis Queensland for presenting each of our Prep students with a
FREE tennis racquet and memories to last a life-time. Not everyone gets to meet a world number 1 tennis
player! Meeting Ash Barty, John Millman, JP Smith and Lizette Cabrera was definitely a special treat for
our kids - and Mr Ashton!
Regards Cindy MARRON - HPE Teacher
REPORTING STUDENT ABSENCE
When ID Attend SMS go out for Unexplained Absences, we would like you to:
1. Reply to the SMS on the day. This will keep student records up to date and save you receiving
Unexplained Absence letters or phone calls from Teachers and Deputy Principals.
2. Importantly, provide a brief explanation as to why the student is away eg Sick, Family Reasons,
Appointments, Sorry Business. Just saying they are absent is not enough.
Parents can send notice of student absence in 3 ways:
1. Phone the Student Absence Line on 4037 9566. Please speak clearly as it can be difficult to
understand voice messages. Leave Student Name, Class (this is important), Date or Dates they will
be away and a brief message as to why child is absent.
2. Email studentabsence@edgehillss.eq.edu.au and advise Student Name, Class, Date or Dates they
will be away and a brief message as to why they are absent.
3. Text Student Absence Line on 0418 138 789 with Student Name, Class, Date or Dates they will be
away and a brief message as to why they are absent.
Please Note:
For long-term absences, we need you to complete an In-Term Absence Form. At the moment, we
request you contact the office before you come onto School grounds to organise a convenient
time to come in and complete paper work.Enrol Now
Prep 2021 Do you have a child born between
1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016?
These children are eligible for Prep in 2021
Please register your child with administration at your earliest convenience
Enrolment Interest Forms are found on our website
CLICK HERE FOR ENROLMENT INTEREST FORM
Edge Hill State School
Growing Our Future LeadersP&C NEWS
COMMUNITY NOTICES
2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR
WHILST WE ARE UNABLE TO ENDORSE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WE THANK THOSE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED OUR SCHOOL. WE TRUST THAT YOU WILL
SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES WITH YOUR CUSTOM WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU READ THEIR ADVERTISEMENT IN OUR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER.
Tom Horn — Tennis Coaching
Edge Hill Tennis Club
Hot Shots 5 to 12 Years
Cardio Tennis
Ladies Free Tennis Lessons
Junior Coaching Saturday Mornings & After School
Private Lessons
Phone: 4034 1773
“WE FEED ANYTHING”
Danny Reid
Phone: 07 4041 1415
Fax: 07 4041 0716
Mobile: 0412 401 921 Mon-Thur 8:30am – 6:00pm
23 Anderson St
Manunda, Cairns Fri 8:30am – 5:30pm
Edge Hill Service Station
134 Collins Avenue, Edge Hill Service Station Pty
Putting the SERVICE back into service station
New fully equipped mechanical workshop
Phone:
with highly qualified mechanical technician. Servo 4053 1156
Mechanical Repairs, Servicing, Air Conditioning, Workshop 4053 1157
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