20 July 2022

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Principal’s Report

Welcome back to Term 3

It has been an exciting start to the term with BJ Murphy, Jinibara cultural man and parent of our school, conducting a Welcome to Country at the entrance of our rainforest last Wednesday. Uncle BJ sang a welcome song with our Year 6 Indigenous leaders and shared stories related to Jinibara ways of the past. In difficult weather conditions, BJ also was able to demonstrate traditional fire making and explain why smoke from eucalyptus leaves is used in smoking ceremonies.

It was great to see such a large turnout of parents and community members that were also entertained by our Year 1 and Prep students who sang and performed while our Year 6 students played the ukulele. A number of parents took the opportunity to walk through our rainforest which is surrounded by the Obi Obi Creek where we have sighted platypus swimming 3 days in a row. It is a unique and amazing resource that we have on our school grounds and one that we are looking to conduct future working bees to ensure this area continues to thrive and not be hampered by non-native weeds. This week we were successful with a Council Grant application that will train us in weed control techniques and management in this important environment.

NAIDOC Week - Welcome to Country

Welcome Chappy Chris

Please give a warm Maleny welcome to our new chaplain Christine Boughen – ‘Chappy Chris’. Chris has a wealth of knowledge and has worked in the past as a child welfare officer, social worker and teacher aide.

Chappy Chris will be working each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this term. Chris will be restarting our Breakfast club on a Wednesday morning and would very much like the support of volunteers to assist her in providing this service to our students. If you can assist please email Chris or contact the office who will pass on your details.

If you would like to be on our Chaplaincy Committee please contact Chris or myself as we would very much appreciate your support.

Email Chris on: cboug13@eq.edu.au

Maleny IGA Community Benefits Club (CBC) helps create flexible computer lab space

In 2020 via an Education Queensland School Refresh Project, one of our school building blocks was upgraded to modernise the learning spaces. One of the spaces in that block was our computer lab. This space previously housed 26 computers, all lining the walls on built in benches. Whilst the space served its purpose for many years it needed a new, more modern and flexible design to better suit the learning of today. Unfortunately, the project did not include furniture.

Thanks to the Maleny IGA Community Benefits Club (CBC), Maleny State School has been able to outfit the space with all new flexible furniture. With new chairs, mobile whiteboard tables, teacher desk and teacher standing station, it is now a wonderful space to teach and learn in. The flexible tables alone make the space a pleasure in which to work. Easy to reconfigure at a moment's notice, allowing collaborative work, teacher conferencing or focused taskwork, the space is so much more versatile than before.

I would like to thank the Maleny IGA Community Benefits Club (CBC) for enhancing our technology space and making it a pleasure to work and learn in.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Rob and Sam Outridge for the continued support and commitment that they have provided to our school and community over many years. I wish them both all the best in their future endeavours.

Next P&C Meeting Wednesday 10 August – We need You!

New parents are welcome and encouraged to attend our next general meeting Wednesday 10 August at 8:50 am. This meeting will be held in the Innovation Centre where parents can attend face to face or can tune in from their own home using Teams online.

Our P&C is achieving some wonderful outcomes and welcomes all new-comers to ensure that our P&C is truly representative of our whole school parent body. With our new OSHC up and running by this meeting our focus will be on organising our Country Fair on 9 September.

Have a Magic Week in Maleny.
John

From the Deputy Principal

TRUE Relationships and Productive Health Sessions: Year 6

True Relationships and Productive Health - Sunshine Coast (formerly known as Family Planning Queensland) will be presenting sessions regarding Human Relationships Education (Sexuality Education) for our Year 6’s on 27 and 28 July. A Parent Information recording is available via this link:

Access to this will be available on 20 July which will outline and discuss the topics to be covered in the student sessions by True Relationships and Productive Health - Sunshine Coast.

The cost of the Human Relationships program would normally be approximately $20.00 per student however this program is being funded by the P&C.

All Year 6 students would have received an information leaflet about these sessions in week 1 of this term. If you do not wish for your child to attend these sessions please complete the permission slip and return to your classroom teacher by Wednesday 20 July 2022.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact your child’s class teacher or myself on 5499 8333.

Paula Heiniger
Deputy Principal

Students of the Week

Contact Details – 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)

Be Responsible – “Quiet Feet, Quiet Mouths”

Welcome back everyone. We have started off Term 3 with a Be Responsible Rule for weeks one and two, with the Buzz Phrase “Quiet Feet, Quiet Mouths”.

This Means:

• Moving around the school in a quiet, respectful manner.
• Keeping to the left when walking on paths or using the stairs.
• Following adult directions.
• Modelling sensible behaviour.
• Lining up quietly.

This helps all our students be respectful during transition times and when moving around our school at lunch or play times.

Have a great fortnight everyone!

PBL Team

Year 4A & 4B

Our Journey Through Time

In English, the Year 4 classes have started focusing on The First Fleet and looking at the different perspectives of white settlement from the Indigenous people as well as the convicts and settlers. Over the next few weeks, we will be reading a variety of historical recounts and the children will be required to write their own historical recount as a convict child, a surgeon’s child or an Indigenous child at the time. They will then be presenting their recount in role in a spoken presentation to the class.

In Science we have started our unit called "Properties Matter". 4A explored a mystery material and used words like flexible, stretchy, opaque and mouldable to describe its properties.

NAIDOC Week

The Year 4 classes have been focusing on the Jinibara people and other neighbouring clans of this area. We have looked at different traditions before white settlement and have researched the importance of the Bunya Nut Festival. We went for a walk through the rainforest and had to find different things on our walk. We were also learning Jinibara language. We were very fortunate to see a Mewar (Platypus).

We loved our Welcome To Country from BJ Murphy. It was very special to share this ceremony with our whole school and many parents.

In 4B, we have been getting back into the swing of things after holidays by practising our classroom routines and procedures. We have begun looking at the features of historical recounts in English as well as working with mixed fractions in Maths. In Science, we have been discussing the properties of different materials and we investigated a “Mystery Substance”. We thoroughly enjoyed participating in the whole-school Welcome to Country ceremony on Wednesday afternoon and we have also learnt about the Bunya Nut Festival as part of NAIDOC Week activities.

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

Year 5A, 5B & 5C

Stop Motion Animation

At the end of Term 2, the Year 5 students broke into groups to shoot their own stop motion animation. The assessment involved students creating a storyboard with an ethical dilemma and a resolution to that problem. Students collaboratively planned their stories and then used the i-motion app on the i-pads to record their story. Students enjoyed the task and created some great productions. Here are some photos of the process.

NAIDOC Week Activities

As part of our NAIDOC activities in the first week of term, students researched indigenous warriors. During the research we discovered some interesting facts. After students researched the warrior in pairs, they created their own $50 notes featuring the warrior and some important details in a pictorial form.

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

War on Waste

Unpacking All Our New Equipment for the Garden and Classrooms from our Organic Waste Grant.

This week the students from the garden club have been unpacking our new Bokashi bins (compost bins) for each classroom and some of the students have been visiting classrooms to explain how to use them.

In addition to this we have three new worm farms and four worm towers that we also put in the garden area. The Garden club members gave one worm farm to the Prep students to have in their eating area.

We have been busy burying our worm towers in our garden beds and filling them up with worms.

We will now be feeding some of our compost to the worms to enjoy.

Garden Club Members Complete a New I Spy Sign For The Rainforest

This week we are celebrating NAIDOC week and many of the Garden Club members are feeling very proud of their new sign for the rainforest. The sign has been used as an activity for all classes to read and refer to as well as learn some of the language of the Jinibara People.

Kind Regards
Lou Walsh

Our P&C News

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Service

The OSHC Staff and P&C Executive have been working diligently to establish the service in an alternate space on the School campus (under Year 3 classroom) until our dedicated building has been refurbished by the Department of Education.

The Service Approval process is almost complete and the final application, the Site Approval, has now been commenced. Interim advice from the Department suggests that we may be able to legally commence operations from 25th July.

Emma, the Director, will continue working with enrolled families to provide updates. If you are wanting to use the OSHC, please commence your enrolment now.

The OSHC will be open from 6.00am to 6.30pm on the upcoming Pupil Free Day on Friday 2nd September. To make enquiries, please contact Emma at: oshc@malenyss.eq.edu.au

Uniform Shop & Online Store

Due to delays in the refurbishment of the existing space, the Uniform Shop will only be able to take and process online orders with delivery to classrooms during Term 3.

The P&C is proud to introduce the following items:

For online orders and to check out our new items, please visit the link below:

Maleny Country Fair

The P&C is still negotiating with the rides operator to secure their services for this event. There have been major disruptions to rides providers across the country and many Schools and community groups are experiencing difficulties to secure rides that are engineering certified, registered and insured. We take safety very seriously!

Friday 9th September is the tentatively chosen date.

Updates can be found here:

Father’s Day Stall

Kate Stassen will be running this stall from 8.00am to 8.30am on Monday 29th August and Tuesday 30th August under the Year 1 Classroom. Don’t miss out!

Rangebow Festival

Students will be performing with the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra on the evening of Friday 12th August at Russell Family Park in Montville – the Moonlight Symphony.

Schools across the Range have been invited to provide a combined BBQ service between 6.30pm and 9.00pm.

If you would be available for a shift, please let us know at: presidentpandc@malenyss.eq.edu.au

Next P&C Meeting Wednesday 10 August @ 8:50am

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.

Sports & Co-Curricular Group Photos

These school sports and co-curricular groups were photographer on 21/4/22 and 16/5/22:

You can now view and purchase the group images listed above and if you place your order before 25/07/2022 you will get a 20% early order discount.

Images can also be viewed by visiting the link below and entering the code: QZT 6GE CXA and clicking on “Group Photos”

Important

• Sports and co-curricular group photos can only be purchased online, PLEASE DO NOT return payment to your school.

Thank you
Advanced Life Photography

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.

If you miss the cut off time for Ordering Online and can’t make it in to order in person, we have basic sandwiches and fruit available. These are kindly donated by the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre.

Uniform Shop

Please note: Our Uniform Shop will be TOTALLY online this term due to the refurbishment of our current Uniform Shop, hence NOT open on a Friday anymore.

You can still order uniforms and other items from the P&C Online Store at the P&C Website

P&C volunteers will co-ordinate all online orders which will be delivered to your child’s classroom.

Check out the many new clothing lines as well as a number of other items now also for sale.

Position Vacant – School Crossing Supervisor

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