21 October 2016

Newsletter Articles

UPCOMING EVENTS

October/November 2016

PAYMENTS DUE

PRINCIPAL'S NEWS

Craigslea State High School Annual Awards Night

On Wednesday night I was an invited guest to attend the Craigslea State High School Annual Awards Night. It was a privilege and I was delighted to celebrate the achievements of the many young people who were recognised for their significant achievements as learners and global citizens. With many of these recipients being previous Aspley State School it was especially, a wonderful celebration.

World Teachers' Day

Every day, Queensland teachers are making a difference educating and inspiring young people across our state. World Teachers' Day is an opportunity to acknowledge our teachers and say thanks for the significant contributions they make in our classrooms and communities.

Celebrated in more than 100 countries world-wide, World Teachers' Day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1994 to recognise the role of teachers in society.

World Teachers' Day is held internationally on 5 October. As the day usually falls during school holidays, Queensland celebrates on the last Friday of October each year. In 2016, World Teachers' Day will be celebrated in Queensland on Friday 28 October, during State Education Week.

Ms Tracy Davis MP, State Member for Aspley has kindly honoured our teachers with a celebration cake and at assembly next week our student leaders will present all staff with a certificate of appreciation.

School Opinion Survey 2016

Each year the Department of Education surveys parents, students and staff to seek their opinion of their school. Some results of the School Opinion Survey 2016 include:

The school analyses the results from these surveys and will identify strategies which lead to continual improvement and the best optimal learning environment for our young people.

Fun with Science

Our Year 2 students got their hands dirty this week making Kinetic Sand with our fabulous science teacher Mrs Balfour. This fun tactile experiment combined everyday sand with detergent, cornflour and water, demonstrating how the properties of a material or substance can be altered when mixed with other materials. As you can see from the photos below, the students from 2C had a great time in this hands-on lesson!

Professional Development for Staff

Last week the school staff enjoyed a day of professional development exploring: the pedagogical model of Curiosity and Powerful Learning; enquiry based learning; using ICT to support learning and learning about apps that are helpful tools for learning; reading development. Staff also reviewed the School Strategic Plan 2016-2019 and made links to the role of their team and for each staff member. Some staff completed on-line training including Code of Conduct, Workplace Health & Wellness and Student Protection training. Teachers will participate in OneSchool training on Monday evening the 24th October to assist them to record, manage and report student learning using this software.

School Facebook Pages

To streamline school communications and to support the required communication procedures defined by the Department of Education Qld and P & C Qld, the school will rationalise the Facebook Pages that currently exist to consolidate to one school Facebook page, as a single source of information, about Aspley State School.

I advise you that as of 30 November 2016, the year level Facebook pages, will no longer exist. This advice is for school community members to enable you to save any information or contacts from these pages before they cease to operate.

Bromeliad Donations

To support the wonderful gardening efforts of our Year 5 students, we are calling on donations of Bromeliad plants in pots so the students can create even more beautiful spaces within our school. Bromeliads are hardy, shade-loving plants that require little maintenance, making them ideal for areas around our school that don't get much sun.

All donations can be dropped off outside the school office in the A.S.S hedge garden at the bottom of the ramp. Please let the office staff know when you have dropped off your donation. I thank you in advance for your support.

Parent Help

Raising Children is a useful website to support parents with the challenge of parenting in contemporary times. This website has a wealth of information on a wide range of topics including: National Disability Insurance Scheme; Dadvice; Toddlers to School Age - 17 Tips; Children with ASD; Reading and Storytelling; Baby Cues Guide; and Preteens to Teens.

This website is proudly supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Leann Griffith-Baker
Principal

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL'S NEWS

DATE CLAIMER --- Community Coffee on Monday 21 November 2016

The next Community Coffee session will be held after Assembly on Monday 21 November 2016.

The topic for discussion is 'Supporting students' literacy development through daily reading practice at home', facilitated by Mrs Leanne Youitt (Acting Head of Curriculum).

As literacy development is a core priority, parents will learn strategies to assist their children to engage in reading at home and reinforce tips to assist decoding, fluency and comprehension.

Senior Leader 2017 Update

Within the next week, all Round 1 Senior Leaders for 2017 will be confirmed and following this, the staff will meet to shortlist students for the School Captaincy ballot. This School Captaincy process should be completed within the next two weeks including the Ballot.

Year 5 Students to Attend Craigslea SHS Immersion Day

Please be advised that all Year 5 students and staff will be attending the Craigslea State High School Immersion Day from 11:15am on Wednesday 30 November 2016. Further information will be forthcoming via a Permission Form in the next week.

Aspley's Cricketing Success

The boys in the Aspley Maroon T20 Blast Cricket team have won their first four games in the North District Competition. As a result of this, this team has been asked to represent North District at a Regional Carnival on this Friday, the 21st October 2016 at the Caboolture Sports Complex. Best wishes to the players and their Team Officials, Mrs Wright and Mrs Rossiter.

Staffing Update

Mrs Antoni is taking some well-deserved leave and will be back to Aspley on Monday 31 October 2016. In the interim, please contact Mr Smith for all Deputy Principal-related enquiries.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT NEWS

ASPLEY MUSIC PERFORMANCE EVENING

Instrumental Music Students and Choralists will receive the parent information letter regarding the upcoming Music Performance Evening on Wednesday 9th November, 2016 this week during ensemble rehearsals and lesson times.

The Aspley State School Music Program Music Evening will be held at the Aspley State School Hall on Wednesday 9th November, 2016 commencing at 6.30pm. Our children have had a fabulous year of music making through-out 2016 and we are all very excited to share our achievements with the Aspley Community.

The following ensembles – Senior Concert Band, Junior Concert Band, Stage Band, Senior String Orchestra, Junior String Orchestra, Senior Choir, Junior Choir and Boys Choir will be performing. All members of these performing ensembles are expected to attend this performance evening. If your child is not available to participate in the Aspley Music Evening, please contact the school in writing by Friday 28th October, 2016. If this information is not received in writing, they will be expected to attend.

We would also appreciate parent support with various jobs, both on the day of the music evening and during the evening's performances as in previous years. If you are available to help, please tick your preferred choice on the parent information letter and return the slip to the school office by Friday 28th October, 2016. Please remember to write down a contact number for the music staff to contact your prior to the performance event.

Please ensure you receive and read the other important details pertaining to the parent information letter that your children will be bringing home this week. Our Semester Two concert is a highlight on our school calendar and we hope you will join us for this very special event.

CHORAL REHEARSALS

With our music evening and assembly performances fast approaching, it is crucial that all choralists attend their weekly rehearsals.

Please note the following rehearsal schedule for each ensemble for this Term:

BOYZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Week 4 - Monday 24th October
Week 5 - Monday 31st October
Week 6 - Monday 7th November

SENIOR CHOIR

Week 3 – Thursday 20th October
Week 4 – Thursday 27th October
Week 5 – Thursday 3rd November
Week 6 – Tuesday 8th November

JUNIOR CHOIR

Week 3 – Friday 21st October
Week 4 – Friday 28th October
Week 5 – Friday 4th November

Choral ensemble rehearsals will conclude at the end of Week 6. If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Macca.

FOOTSTEPS DANCE PROGRAM

Prep – Year 3 students have commenced their Foosteps 8 week dance program with their year level co-hort. It was just so wonderful seeing the children participate in their first footsteps dance lesson last Thursday with their instructor Jessica – a fantastic time was had by all. A reminder that the Footsteps dance lessons will be held each Thursday commencing in Week 2 of Term 4 and will conclude in Week 9, Term 4.

The Footsteps Dance sessions will be held in the school hall with the timetable below:

ALL YEAR ONE CLASSES (1B, 1LM, 1N, 1P, IT)
9.30am – 10.30am

ALL PREP CLASSES (PA, PC, PM, PJ, PS)
11.15am – 12.15pm

ALL YEAR TWO CLASSES (2C, 2D, 2K, 2S)
12.15pm – 1.15pm

ALL YEAR THREE CLASSES (3B, 3F, 3G, 3N)
2.00pm – 3.00pm

CURRENT AND UPCOMING MUSICAL EVENTS – TERM FOUR 2016

Please take note of upcoming musical events for Term Four below:

ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE

Junior Choir
Week 5 - Monday 31st October

ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE

Boyz Choir and Senior String Orchestra
Week 6 – Monday 7th November

SEMESTER TWO MUSIC PERFORMANCE EVENING

All ensembles
Wednesday 9th November 2016

ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE

Junior String Orchestra
Week 7 – Monday 14th November

2017 BEGINNER PARENT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC RECRUITMENT EVENING

2017 Accepted Beginner Instrumental Music Students ONLY
Tuesday 15th November 2017

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR 2017

Thank you to the families who have returned the Expression of Interest Application form for the 2017 Aspley Instrumental Music Program.

In week 4 of this term all students who returned the Expression of Interest Application form to participate in our wonderful instrumental music program will undergo further testing with our instrumental music teachers Miss Christine Jabs and Miss Amanda Jerram. Students will have the opportunity within this testing to try the various instruments and will also do further aural testing. We wish our young budding musicians the best of luck for this exciting process.

All students who applied to participate in the 2017 Aspley Instrumental Music Program will be notified if they were successful/unsuccessful in gainging a place in the 2017 Instrumental Program in Week 5. Letters will be distributed to all students.

Please note the Recruitment Timeline below which outlines the various steps that will be followed through Term Four for our 2017 intake to our wonderful instrumental music programs. Please take note of these dates, as testing/enrolment outside these dates if not permissible.

Aspley State School
Instrumental Music 2016
Recruitment Timeline and Procedures

If you have further questions regarding this exciting process, please contact Mrs McIntyre.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NEWS

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LETTERS – CONTINUING ON 2017

Current Instrumental music students have now received a letter regarding their participation in the Instrumental Music Program in 2017. Please ensure these letters are returned as soon as possible to the school office (these were due to the school office by Friday 14th October). This information will greatly assist our instrumental music teachers with recruiting and organisation for the 2017 Instrumental Music Year.

TERM 4 LESSONS

A reminder to students to refer to your instrumental music timetables for lesson days and times throughout this term.

WOODWIND/BRASS/PERCUSSION CHANGES TO LESSON TIMETABLE

All Woodwind/Brass/Percussion students please be aware that there will be changes to the lesson timetable on Wednesday 26th October. Senior Concert Band ensemble will be on, however, all lessons for this day will be cancelled due to 2017 Instrumental Music Recruiting Process.

STRING CHANGES TO LESSON TIMETABLE

String students please be aware that Senior String Orchestra rehearsal will be cancelled this Thursday 20th October.

Please note the following changes for Thursday 27th October

• All beginner string students will combine for their first Junior String Orchestra rehearsal from 11.25pm – 12.25pm with Miss Jerram.
• Students in Groups C/D/E on the String timetable will attend a lesson at either 12.45pm Or 2.25pm with Miss Jerram due to 2017 Instrumental Music Recruiting Process.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Music Staff.

Happy Music Making
The Aspley Music Team
Mrs Macca, Ms Jabs and Ms Jerram

LIBRARY NEWS

Book Fair: 10 – 16 November 2016

Our last Book Fair was very successful and we were able to purchase many new book resources for students to borrow. We are having a "Christmas Book Fair", again, we will be offering the chance to win a voucher to spend at the fair. Take the opportunity to have a look at the Fair and choose some early Christmas presents. The Fair will be open from 10 November (after school) till 16 November.

End of Year Procedure:

We are currently in the last few weeks of borrowing. All student loans will cease on or before the 18 November, all student books will need to be returned to the library by the 2 December. Please return books earlier if you are planning on leaving early for holidays.

Oliver System

We are currently updating the Oliver database for email addresses and hope to have this task completed for next year.

Book Reviews

In addition, we are enabling the Reviews, so students who are wishing to write a review may do so. First they will have to login, search for the book they wish to review, click on the Reviews at the top right of the book information page – a new window will open, click "Write review" at the bottom of the page. When you have finished your review click save and your review will be sent for approval, once approved, it will appear in the book information.

Typing Tournament Trial commencing immediately running till 3 November.

The school is trialling Typing Tournament Online (with a view to subscribing for next year) from now till 3 November. Please take advantage of this opportunity and give us some feedback. It allows students access at school and home.

CLUB KIDPRENEUR MARKET DAY 24TH OCTOBER

Kidpreneur students have been designing advertisements for the upcoming Market day at the Community Coffee on Monday 24th October. From Kooky Cupcakes to Tie-died shirts, please come along and support these entrepreneurial students.

YEAR 6 CANBERRA TRIP FUNDRAISER

Ice Blocks on Sale

With the hotter weather returning, the Senior Leaders are again selling iceblocks at the tuckshop during second break on Tuesdays. These iceblocks are juice sticks and are $1.

All money raised goes toward supporting the annual Year 6 Canberra trip.

Thank you.
Nelma Wright

MELBOURNE CUP DAY

Aspley's Melbourne Cup Day

On Tuesday, the 1st November, Aspley State School will again hold its own Melbourne Cup.

Children are able to wear free dress and bring a gold coin donation. The theme for the free dress is something that would be worn at the races.

Our race meet will commence at 8:45am on the oval. Each class will choose 10 children to form their relay team who will race (gallop) against the other classes in the year level.

The final race of the day is our main event between 10 Senior Leaders and 10 staff members. Always a great race and a lot of fun.

Spectators are most welcome and encouraged to attend.

See you on the track (oval) on the 1st November.

Nelma Wright

ASPLEY SHOP/ TUCKSHOP NEWS

TUCKSHOP CONVENOR

Vacancy: approx 32hrs /week
Position: Casual

If you enjoy working in a team environment and are committed to excellence in your work, please apply.

Overview

The Tuckshop Convenor role is part of a team which undertakes work associated with the provision of Tuckshop needs at Aspley State School. With the direct support from the P&C Coordinator, the role encompasses the execution of the following core tasks and responsibilities;

• Provision of high quality service to the school's community.
• Provision of nutritious and attractively presented tuckshop food.
• Fostering, encouraging and managing volunteers.
• Managing the control of stock and inventories including the ordering and receipting of goods.
• Complying with food safety policies & procedures and occupational health and safety requirements.
• Promoting a positive work environment.
• Adapting to change and showing creativity in developing new ideas
• Handling of cash, banking and maintaining accounts.

UNIFORM SHOP CONVENOR

Vacancy: approx 8hrs /week
Position: Casual

Overview

The Uniform Shop Convenor is tasked with oversight and executive management of the Aspley State School Uniform Shop. With the direct support from the P&C Coordinator, the role encompasses the execution of the following core tasks and responsibilities;

• Establishing procedures for the management and optimal function of the Uniform Shop.
• Managing all facets of the Uniform Shop, including sourcing designs, quotations and samples.
• Managing stock control and all inventory and financial record keeping.
• Ensure all requirements for Quality Assurance and other standards as set by the P&C are adhered to
• Provide reports and other information as may be requested by the P&C Executive Team in a timely manner
• Perform any necessary tasks associated with managing client needs.
• Be a positive contributing team member within the school community, with other staff and with school-related activities.

The closing date for the expressions of interest is 3.00pm Friday 28th October 2016.

Wages are paid in accordance with the Parents & Citizens Association Retail Award 2012.

For further information or to advise of your interest please Contact:

Brenden McClennen
Parents and Citizens Vice President
0412405462
bjmcclennan@yahoo.com.au

CAMP AUSTRALIA NEWS

COMMUNITY NEWS

WE WISH YOU A CREATIVE CHRISTMAS

We Wish You a Creative Christmas! Is a series of FREE children's Christmas craft workshops held on the first three weekends of December at Robinson Road Marketplace (605 Robinson Road, Aspley).

All materials will be provided and children will be able to take home their unique creations. The Christmas craft workshops will be held on the following weekends and conclude with a meet and greet with Rudolph on Christmas Eve.

Craft Workshop: 11am – 2pm, 3 – 4 Dec
Craft Workshop: 11am – 2pm, 10 – 11 Dec
Craft Workshop: 11am – 2pm, 17 – 18 Dec
Rudolph Meet and Greet: 11m – 2PM, 24 Dec

There will also be the opportunity to win 1 of 3 kids craft packs! To enter the draw, 'like' the Robinson Road Marketplace Facebook page and share a photo of your child with their Christmas creation and tag @RobinsonRoadMarketplace and #creativechristmasselfie

Robinson Road Marketplace will also be home to a wide range of Christmas gift ideas and festive food favourites!

For more information on the workshop series and what's on at Robinson Road Marketplace, please visit