Principal's Report - Tin Can Bay State School

Issue 2.2, 11 May, 2021.
Principal’s Report
 It may only be four days that I have sat in Mrs Kirby’s chair, but there has definitely been a lot jammed in to this small amount of time. I
 have had the opportunity to witness NAPLAN testing, excursions for three year levels, volleyball training, breakfast club, seen your new
 HPV bikes and some incredible activities both inside and outside the classroom.

 Congratulations to the students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 for your participation in NAPLAN this week. It was evident that students were well
 prepared for these tests and the online platform was very successful. I have been extremely impressed with the mature and positive
 attitude that you have approached each of the assessments this week. I wish you all the best for the days that remain in the schedule,
 and look forward to hearing how you perform in the near future.

 My normal role of Head of Senior School at Hervey Bay State High School has me working with Year 11 and 12 students in the final
 stages of their schooling, so this week has been a big change, being able to experience everything that happens prior to that stage.
 Prep classrooms are certainly something that is foreign to me, and at the same time, are some of the highlights that I will take away
 from my brief visit to the school. I know they definitely enjoyed their excursion on Wednesday morning and based on the level of activity
 I witnessed, I am sure they slept well that night.

 I would like to thank all of the staff and students (and those parents I had the chance to speak to), for welcoming me into the school so
 eagerly. It has been a great experience at a great school. You should all be very proud of your achievements and excited by the
 opportunities that are still in front of you.

 Regards

 Rob Burke | Head of School - Senior
 Hervey Bay State High School

School News
                         Date Claimers                                                      Recent Correspondence
11-21/05/2021      NAPLAN                                          28/04/2021            Permission Form – GDSS Cross Country Trials
14/05/2021         Gympie Show Holiday                             05/05/2021            Curriculum – (Yr 1 & 4)
17-19/05/2021      FSK Camp – Year 10                              05/05/2021            Excursion Form – Gympie Show (Yr 4 & 6)
20/05/2021         Mandatory Volunteer Induction                   11/05/2021            Hear & Say (Selected students)
24-26/05/2021      Life Education

                                              Student of the Week: Term 2 Weeks 2 & 3
  PA          Natasha Kopp, Hudson Andrews, Henry Hayward               P/1       Hudson, Casey Jones, Memphis Black, Sophia Bailey
  1/2             Hunter Sorrell, Zayden Kear, Morgan Oliveri           2/3                    Hunter Groves, Siannah Barkle
                Liliaana Kitto, Issy Sladden, Gemma Campbell,
  3/4                                                                   4/5      Kirra King, Chloe Wiersma, Bailey Wheeler, Ryder Hogg
                                 Kaya Thompson
                                                                                        Raydan Syphers, Xavier Bligh, Tramaine Smith,
  5A                    Lillie Cravigan, Matai Bentley                   6A
                                                                                                     Xavier Mackaway
  7A                        Khan, Malakai Kissier                        8A                     Beau Stevenson, Kye Whyte
  8B                   Jett Wallis, Katriena Van Staden                  9A                          Doofy, Keira Arthur
 10A                  Kiarna Braddick, Tarleshya Jewell                LOTE                    Harmonie Milesi, Taya Cheyne
                                                 TCB Tick Winners Weeks 1, 2 & 3
      Hudson Andrews, Kai, Memphis Black, Savannah Carroll-Bennett, Nate Braddick, Eli Morrison, Preston Faddy, Kylah Watson,
         Sammy Boczek, Chloe Wheeler, Christopher, Isabella Yaxley,Craven Dand, Sam Latham, Chloe Wiersma, Kohan Rose,
Lillie Cravigan, Zack Groves, Jecht Kear, Josh Hatton x 2, Ocean Banko, Belinda Vaughn, Lauren Lewis, Max Massey, Rylei Braddick,
         Kye Whyte x 2, Bryce Bath, Dion Wu, Tahnee Mallo, Matilda Schuback, Taya Cheyne, Caitlyn Schulte, Harmonie Milesi,
                                          Jessie Hawkins, Blake Hale, Diesel, Angus Igarashi

MANDATORY VOLUNTEER INDUCTION
The school will be hosting a Mandatory Volunteer Induction on the 20 May at 9am. Parents, caregivers or community members who
wish to volunteer are welcome to attend. Please leave your details at the administration office.

LOST & FOUND
There are a number of items in the lost and found basket in the junior undercover area. Please check the basket it your child is missing
an item.

REMINDER
Secondary Student Resource Scheme fees are payable to administration via cash/EFTPOS. Students are unable to collect ID cards or
completed projects (where the school has provided materials) until fees are paid. Please contact the school to discuss payment options.

6A TREK
                                             Visiting the Great Sandy National Park is an experience for
                                             everyone. There was great excitement and energy as the
                                             Year Six class from Tin Can Bay prepared to embark on a
                                             hike through the National Park. Persistent showers did not
                                             dampen the enthusiasm of the hiking party as they set off
                                             from Carlo Sand Blow. The students walked 14km on the
                                             first day as they hiked towards Freshwater camping ground,
                                             with the highlight being 4wd transport along the beach for
                                             the final leg of their journey.

Upon arrival at the camp grounds everyone busied themselves with preparing the camp, erecting tents
and bedding as a full and beautiful moon up crept over the sea. After eating, the
students walked down to the beach to enjoy the serenity and beauty of the
deserted beach, lit by the stunning full moon that reflected across the ocean.

Sunrise the next day, saw the students packing up camp and beginning
preparations for the 9km hike that was ahead of them. Blisters were wrapped,
soreness rubbed out, and with a little less enthusiasm, the hiking party departed for
home. Once the group reached the serenity and coolness of the rainforest, spirits
and the pace picked up as students hiked past Poona Lake and into the pick-up
area at Bymien Park.

The class enjoyed the camp immensely as they learnt how to work together
through adversity, pain and exhaustion.

PREP FORESHORE EXCURSION
What a wonderful morning Prep had observing and exploring our local foreshore and park. We collected many materials from the
environment to add to our amazing sandcastles that we created. Memories made and heaps of fun had by all.

P and C
POPPER FUNDRAISING
A huge thank you to Chappy Karen and the Breakfast Club team for the popper donations. In Term 1 a total of $70 was raised for the
P&C. In week 5 we will commence our class collections of 10c recyclables.

TUCKSHOP
Just a reminder that tuckshop is on Fridays. Keep a watch on Facebook for weekly announcements and deals.
MEETING
P&C meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of every month in the administration building starting at 4pm. The next meeting is 17 May.

Chappy Chat
Hi All,

Breakfast Club: Continues each week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30 – 8am. We are hoping to start having warm milo
in the coming weeks as the weather starts to cool down. All students are welcome.

Lunchtime Connect: I hope all our mums had a lovely Mother’s Day on Sunday. Last week students who came to Lunchtime Connect
made presents for their mums/grandmas/carers. Lunchtime Connect is held in M1.6 every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at both
breaks and is a space for students to hang out, do craft or play games.

Garden Club: We started garden
club again on Monday! The students
planted strawberries, tomatoes, spinach,
silver beet, basil and carrots in the fresh
garden beds. Garden Club meets at the
library at 7:45am on Monday mornings.
We have more planting to do so I hope to
see you there.

We are looking to make some vegetable
and herb signs for our garden from the
lids of milo or coffee cans. If you have
any of these over the coming weeks they
would be greatly appreciated. They may
be dropped at the office.

I am available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please leave your contact details with Administration Office or email me at
karenv@chappy.org.au.

Anxiety and Fears in Children

When to be concerned about anxiety in children

Most children have fears or worries of some kind. But if you’re concerned about your child’s fears, worries or anxiety, it’s a good idea to
seek professional help.

You might consider seeing your GP or another health professional if:

     •    your child’s anxiety is stopping him from doing things he wants to do or interfering with his friendships, schoolwork or family life

     •    your child’s behaviour is very different from children the same age – for example, it’s common for most children to have
          separation fears when going to preschool for the first time, but far less common over the age of eight years

     •    your child’s reactions seem unusually severe – for example, your child might show extreme distress or be very hard to settle
          when you leave him.

Severe anxiety can impact on children’s health and happiness. Some anxious
children will grow out of their fears, but others will keep having trouble with anxiety
unless they get professional help.

https://raisingchildren.net.au

Till next time

Chappy Karen