3 March 2022

Newsletter Articles

Date Claimers

Timetable for Maleny State School Swimming Program

Principal’s Report

Maleny SS Vision: Connected Learners - Creative Leaders

Maleny SS School Values

• High Expectations
• A Supportive Learning Culture
• Being a Reflective Life Long Learner

Clean Up Australia Day

This Sunday is Clean up Australia Day which seems very appropriate after the wild weather and flooding we have experienced over the last week. We will be cleaning up our school this Friday. We are very proud of how clean we keep our school and this is often commented on by visitors.

The Great Obi Clean Up occurs quarterly and is taking place in Maleny this Sunday 13 March from 7:30am to 9:30am.

LOCATION: 5 Coral Street, Maleny QLD, Australia
Council: Sunshine Coast Regional Council (QLD)
Site Type: River/Creek
Meeting Point: Tesch Park, Coral Street, next to the library, by the roundabout.
Site Supervisor: Joanne Turner

I have asked our students to make a sustainability pledge of something they will commit to that promotes recycling, reusing or help reducing litter. Imagine if every family were to commit to one sustainable practice. What an amazing difference our school would make to our community and planet.

You can see examples of pledges on the link below.

Click on the link below, scroll to the picture above and click on Share Your Pledge.

Will you make a pledge towards reducing your own waste contribution?

The message is you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing!
Thousands of small steps make a big difference - together we can all be part of the solution.

Some pledges you can make by: Saying no to straws? Recycling your soft plastics? Taking empty bottles and cans to a Container Refund Scheme? Bringing your own water bottle? Composting? Buying recycled items, Choosing not to buy fast fashion, Rinsing your recyclables or Refusing to purchase fruit and vegetables pre-wrapped in plastic?

"We don't need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly." (Anne Marie Bonneau, the Zero-Waste Chef)

P&C 2022 AGM

P&C AGM Wednesday 9 March at 3:00 pm

Your P&C is expecting to raise $150,000 this year and we need your ideas and opinions.

Please join us for our 2022 Annual General Meeting (online or in person) at 3.00pm on Wednesday 9 March in the School’s Innovation Centre Meeting Room to vote in our Executive Officers and to have your say! The online link will be sent separately, closer to the time.

Children are welcome (under parent supervision) and refreshments (tea, coffee, nibbles) will be made available. If you are planning to attend in person, please RSVP by 5.00pm on Monday 7 March to assist us with catering.

We urge parents/caregivers, school staff, volunteers and citizens to become Members to help the P&C choose our Executive Officers and to provide ideas or suggestions as to how the P&C and School could efficiently and appropriately use these funds.

Renew or become a new Member today (it only takes 60 seconds online) to help shape the WAY we can spend $150K!

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE…

If you want to 'dip your toes' and try out an Executive position, we are introducing a second Vice President and an Assistant Treasurer to give interested people an opportunity to become involved and to learn new business skills in a supported team environment.

Nominations ( download form ) are now open for our Executive Positions:

• President
  Vice Presidents x 2
  Treasurer
  Assistant Treasurer
  Secretary

You can either submit your nomination form by email to the Secretary or in person at the AGM.

Important documents for tabling and accepting at the AGM can be found on the P&C website .

Have a Magic Week in Maleny.
John

From the Deputy Principal

NAPLAN Online update

Our students in Years 3 and 5 will be undertaking NAPLAN testing online in May this year, at various times from 10 May – 20 May. Moving to NAPLAN online brings many advantages including a test design that offers test items tailored to students’ knowledge and ability.

We will also be participating in national practice tests at various times over the next couple of weeks, see timetable below for details. This is an excellent opportunity to fine tune any technical and logistical needs, as well as familiarise students and teachers with the online testing process.

The practice test provides a familiarity experience ahead of the May tests. It offers two tests - writing (Years 5, 7 and 9) and omnibus (Years 3, 5, 7 and 9). The omnibus test is comprised of sample items from the reading, conventions of language and numeracy test domains. Each test is approximately 45 minutes of testing time. The tailored test design is not applied to the practice test. No student results are available from the practice test.

For further information, please visit Queensland’s NAPLAN Online website, ACARA’s NAPLAN Online website and ACARA’s Assessment Platform. Advice for parents and caregivers about NAPLAN in general is also available.

Parents and caregivers of children in these NAPLAN year levels will need to be aware of important information relating to privacy, which can be found on the NAPLAN Online Queensland website’s parent information page.

Parents of students in these year levels will also receive a note this week with further details about NAPLAN online and the NAPLAN Privacy Notice.

We will keep you up-to-date in the lead-up to May, but in the meantime if there are any questions you have please contact your child’s class teacher or myself.

Paula Heiniger

Students of the Week

Do we have your most up to date contact details?

There are times when we may need to contact parents and carers. Do we have your most up to date contact details? If not, please contact the school on 5499 8333 so we can update our records. These details include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details change.

PBL (Positive Behaviour Learning)

BUZZ-Phrase Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn

SWPBS- Fortnightly Focus / Rules -

Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn

• I use whole body listening – posture, eyes, mouth, hands
• I listen without interrupting
• I raise my hand if I have a question or don’t understand, but I wait until the person speaking has finished
• I wait if people are speaking to stop before I join in.
• I actively listen to what others are saying so I can understand and comment on what they are saying rather than thinking about what I am going to say next.
• I am silent in a group when someone is speaking and my eyes are on the speaker.
• I do not engage in side conversations when someone is speaking.

PBL Team

Year 4A & 4B

A Fantastic Start to the Year

The students in 4A have all settled in well and we are so impressed with seeing such beautiful manners. We have been learning different languages to say hello as we mark the roll. Yuddi Guddi is the way to say ‘Hello, come in’ for the Jinibara people of this land.

In English we have been reading The Twits and have been focusing on identifying and writing noun groups to describe Mr and Mrs Twit by Roald Dahl. Some of the noun groups that the children have made up include; the filthy dirty brute, the grizzly old grunion, hideous horrible hag. Last week we completed a cline for the word ‘said’ ordering different ways to use the word and intensifying it to show the feeling of the character, for example said, moaned, mumbled, yelled, squealed, screeched, roared, bellowed. We also used the witness box to interview Mr and Mrs Twit about their actions.

In Science the children have enjoyed being young geologists exploring characteristics of different rocks and soils. We looked at igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and completed a "Rock Hound" activity. We have also conducted different tests on soil types to get the "Dirt on Soils". Please look out for erosion in our environment as this will help children in the next section of our science unit.

This week we welcomed our new teacher partner Shalisa Dennis to 4B. We look forward to having the two classes work closely together over the year.

Hello there! My name is Shalisa Dennis (Mrs Dennis) and I am the new teacher for our new 4B class this year. So far everyone has settled in well to their new classroom and we are enjoying making it our own. In English, we have been reading The Twits by Roald Dahl and it has been fun hearing about the many pranks that Mr and Mrs Twit play on each other. We have also been discussing the routines and procedures for our classroom, as well as talking about our Maleny 4Be’s. It’s going to be a great year of learning in 4B.

Kind regards
Lou Walsh & Trish Mackay (4A)
Shalisa Dennis (4B)

Year 5A, 5B & 5C

A Wonderful Start to the Year

Our students in 5A, 5B and now 5C have all settled in well and we are really excited about the leadership potential already being observed in our groups!

In English we have been reading Deltora Quest and FING! and have been focusing on planning and writing our very own chapter that could be found in either book. Learning about and then using the various Language Features and Literary Devices that we have identified in the novels is what we have been focussing on this week.

In Science we have been investigating Adaptations of living things. Learning about Behavioural and Structural adaptations which allow a living organism to survive in a specific environment will be very important once the students begin to “Create their own Creature”....keep an eye out for some very interesting “new species” our classes will be generating.

Debbie Darcy (5A), Eric Faulkner (5B) Caroline Hartley (5C)

Innovation Centre News

Book Club

Your child should receive our first Book Club catalogue from their teachers within the next few days. These catalogues are distributed once per term and all orders (no matter how small) generate Scholastic Rewards which allow us to order free books and resources for Maleny State School.

Orders are distributed directly to your child during school. If you wish to keep your order for a special occasion, then please select the GIFT option when ordering. You will then be contacted directly once the order arrives and pick-up can be arranged from the office or library without your child being aware!

Don’t forget to check out the Gold Coin Books you can find in each catalogue.

*** ORDERS DUE – FRIDAY 18 MARCH ***

Payment can be made by:

1. Credit Card using the Schooltastic website.

• Simply grab your child's Book Club catalogue and either sign in or register your account.
• Click on ORDER and then select Maleny State School and your child's class.
• Add your child's first name & last initial PLEASE NOTE: Your child's details will never be shared with 3rd parties OR used for marketing purposes - this is for distribution purposes only.
• Enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue.
• All orders are sent directly to the school for submission to Scholastic. Books will still be delivered to your child's classroom.
• Afterwards, there's no need to return paper order forms or payment receipt details back to your school!

2. Payment by Cheque/Money Order/Credit Voucher

• Cheques made payable to Scholastic Australia
• Cheques/money orders/vouchers are to be attached to the completed order form and returned in an envelope to the white Book Club box in the LIBRARY.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT NO CASH ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Thanks
Kerri – Book Club Co-ordinator

Microsoft Office for Education for FREE!

As a Queensland State School student, you are entitled to Microsoft Office 365 Education for free. They’ll have access to great tools for learning including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Microsoft Teams. Each student is entitled to install these apps on up to 5 personal/home devices.

Your Office subscription lasts for as long as you’re a Queensland state school student. More information and instructions on how to download and install the software to your personal devices can be seen via the link below. NB Students will need to know their school email address, MIS ID (school username) and current password. Contact your child’s class teacher if unsure.

Adrian Greig- Innovation Teacher

War on Waste

Cleaning up our Garden Area

It is lovely to be back with some new students joining the garden club. Our very efficient groundsman, Justin, has been busy tidying up our garden area. Over the last two weeks we have been weeding, adding our own compost, planting new seedlings and mulching. Our scarecrow had a facelift and is looking very bright and snazzy. This week we planted bok choy, pak choy, lettuce, kale, shallots, beans, beetroot, rocket, dill, coriander and tomatoes. Our Richmond Birdwing Butterfly vines and Wonga Wonga vines are growing well.

We have new composting monitors who have taken over the job of filling our big compost bins every Friday and emptying the compost bins in the classroom. At the end of last year, we were successful in a new grant application to manage our organic waste. We will receive $2500 to purchase new composting bins for all classrooms and lunch areas and we will be adding several different worm farms (above and below the ground) in the garden as well.

It is certainly lovely to be back and have such positive and motivated little helpers in the garden.

Kind regards
Lou Walsh

From the Office

Payments

Payments can be made by any of the following methods.

1. Directly into our bank account noting the invoice number, initial and surname of the student for whom you are paying. Our Bank account details are:
   BSB: 064-462 Account Number: 10080359
2. Credit card using the bPoint reference number that is located on the bottom left hand side of your invoice. Credit card payments can also be made in person at the office.
3. Cash and cheque can be made by placing the cheque/correct change in a payment envelope and depositing it into the drop-safe in the office. Please ensure that the envelope is sealed so the cash does not fall out. Please write the student’s name, class, amount enclosed and what the payment is for, clearly on the envelope.

Office hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm on Monday - Friday.

P & C News

Next P&C Meeting

Please join us for our 2022 Annual General Meeting (online or in person) at 3.00pm on Wednesday 9th March in the School’s Innovation Centre Meeting Room to vote in our Executive Officers and to have your say! The online link will be sent separately closer to the time.

From Our Tuckshop

The Tuckshop is open three day a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
If you can help, please see Gunnar at the Tuckshop. Your support will be much appreciated.

FlexiSchools is our preferred ordering system and is simple and easy to use.

To register go to the link below:

Uniform Shop

If you have one hour per month that you may be able to help us out in the Uniform Shop please contact the office on 5499 8333. Open from 8:30-9:00am on Fridays, bring along a friend and be part of our happy team.

The Uniform Shop's regular hours are Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9.00am. Payment options are EFTPOS or cash at the uniform shop only. Alternatively, orders can be placed online at malenypandc.com.au by 5pm Wednesday for Friday pickup or class delivery.

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