19 April 2018

Newsletter Articles

UPCOMING EVENTS

March/APRIL 2018

PAYMENTS DUE

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

Welcome back to school after a refreshing Easter break. The children and staff have been buzzing with fabulous holiday stories and tales of camping, boating and day trip adventures and news of the Commonwealth Games. As Principal, I have been full of stories of my self-funded trip to attend a World International Baccalaureate Heads Conference in Singapore where I was able to interact with some of the 1800 school leaders from across the world to discuss education, curriculum and the changing landscape of education!

Term 2 is action packed with our school Movie Night, Anzac Day Assembly, Gala Sports days, Maths Challenge Day, Kaboom percussion incursion, open days, Band Blitz, ICAS Assessments, NAPLAN (Years 3 & 5), Track and Field Carnival, School Photos, Life Education Program, excursions to Aladdin (QPAC) and the Kumbortcho excursions (Yr 6) to name just a few events!

I hope to see many students and parents attend the movie night tonight. The screening of Richard the Stork is greatly anticipated! Food will be on sale from 5.30 pm. Come along and support the P & C Association and enjoy a fun movie and snacks at the school oval. If rain is ensuing, we will screen the movie in the hall. So pack a chair and a raincoat and have some fun!

The Drama Club students are well into their rehearsal schedule for the up-coming Musical Annie Junior. I thank the dedicated team of teachers and parents who are enabling this wonderful opportunity for our students.

Congratulations to the Sparrows Soccer students who were competitive to win the Eagle’s Cup in the last week of Term one. Thank you to the teachers and parents who make Sparrows possible each Thursday for the students who have a passion for soccer.

The second round of student leadership has begun. The eligible students will receive their student accreditation booklets today. Students have two weeks to complete the booklets and return this to their class teacher.

The Aspley Way was demonstrated this week with the kind caring actions of some parents to support others. These caring qualities is what makes our school a vibrant and caring community.

Parents mark the 21 & 22 June on your calendar as the Aspley State School Track and Field Carnival days. Students are training for these events and are always wanting to do their best and earn points for their sports house!

BOOST is a cycle of intense teaching to provide a high yield and improvement for all students. BOOST commenced this week with the BOOST teaching team focused on improving Year one students in the area of guided reading and Year 6 students in the area of reciprocal reading. If you are a parent volunteer who would like to assist, BOOST operates each Tues-Friday in the first session. Please contact Mr Greg Thomas or a class teacher of year 1 or year 6 if you can assist. Regular volunteers are greatly appreciated.

As I visited classrooms this week I was impressed with the year one student’s ability to read music and perform their percussion patterns. It was delightful to hear the year 2 students' explain to me that good writing required planning and they detailed how they were learning about narratives. They said that a great narrative had a complexity to make the plot interesting.

Staffing

This week we welcome Miss Jemma Davey to Prep R and Mrs Julie Veach who will be our internal relief teacher. Mrs Linda Hamilton is now leading our library and resource collection. The students are very excited to meet Godzilla, the bearded dragon who now resides in the library! We also welcome Mrs Susan Charters who is supporting the Prep teachers as an additional teacher.

Open Day

This week we hosted new and existing parents as they attended the Open Day for families residing in catchment. The school leaders very capably escorted parents and children on a tour of the school. They talked with our prospective parents about the highlights of Aspley State School which included: science specialist teachers, the library, inter school sport, excellent instrumental music programs, Japanese as a Language other than English, Aspley Speaks Out, Drama Club, Choirs, Writer’s Club, Chess Club, swimming lessons, vegetable garden, great teachers and the buddy classes. The out of catchment Open Day will be held on Friday 1 June at 9.00 am in the hall. In catchment Prep interviews will be held on Friday the 8th June 2018.

Chaplaincy

The school has been advertising for a new school Chaplain and to date a suitable applicant has not been appointed. This position has been readvertised though Scripture Union. The next meeting of the Local Chaplaincy Committee will be held on Thursday 3 May at 7.15 am – 8.30 am in A Block. We are seeking another parent to join this group. Please contact admin@aspleyss.eq.edu.au if you are interested to join this supportive group who advocate for the valuable role of a school chaplain.

Aspley State School P&C

The Aspley State School Parents and Citizens’ Association meets on Tuesday 1 May at 7.00 pm in the school library. The P & C Association is currently seeking nominations for a Secretary and Vice-President. If you are skilled and interested in this role please read the job description below:

The Vice-President provides essential support to the President and to other Executive Officers if required. The Vice-President is responsible for chairing meetings in the President’s absence and carrying out any duties delegated by the President.

The Vice-President should:

• consider this position as the President’s understudy
• become familiar with P&C operations, rules and meeting procedures
• provide support and assistance to all the Executive Officers
• look on the role as a means of gaining an understanding and supporting all Executive roles.

The Secretary attends to the administrative tasks required to operate the P&C, particularly regarding meetings and correspondence.

It is the Secretary’s responsibility to:

• prepare and provide notice to members of upcoming meetings within the required time frames
• prepare and distribute meeting agendas to members
• prepare, distribute and present minutes of meetings to members
• act upon any directions given at meetings
• maintain a register of all incoming/outgoing correspondence and distribute correspondence promptly when required
• maintain a register of members, including life members
• maintain a Blue Card register for non-parent members, paid employees and Executive Officers when the P&C operates an OSHC service (in which case the parent exemption does not apply) - more information about Blue Cards is available at www.bluecard.qld.gov.au and the Outside School Hours Care section of this Guide
• maintain a volunteer register at every site and activity where volunteers work on behalf of the P&C
• ensure a copy of the P&C’s Constitution is accessible and available to members
• organise, record and maintain P&C documents, ensuring that all necessary records are retained/archived appropriately.

During a P&C meeting, the Secretary should:

• record the meeting minutes, following the framework of the agenda as outlined in the Constitution
• record details accurately (but succinctly); if the meeting is moving too fast for accurate recording, ask the speakers to slow down
• keep an attendance book, listing the full names of those who attend and those who provide an apology
• record motions clearly.
• make sure that every motion is moved by one member and seconded by another member. Record the names of the mover and seconder in the minutes. Names of members participating in the discussion do not need to be recorded
• read every motion back to the meeting to ensure the record is accurate and the meaning is as intended
• keep a motions register so that all motions are recorded in one convenient place and are easy to locate if needed; the motions register should identify the person who is to follow up any action
• ensure all monetary expenditure is recorded in the minutes.

More useful and interesting information about P & C Associations is at the link below:

Anzac Day

Parents and members of the community are invited to attend our Anzac Ceremony on Tuesday, the 24th April commencing at 2pm in the school hall. The National Servicemen's Memorial Pipes and Drums will be performing and Mrs Trish Lesina from Geebung-Zillimere RSL will be the guest speaker.

DEPUTY PRINCIPALS NEWS

Easter Hat Parade

As always, the students from Prep to Year Two made us proud with their wonderful singing and ‘acting’ performances for the Easter Hat Parade, last term. If you attended the event, you would surely agree that my 4 Year Two comperes did a marvellous job and were very confident in their presentation of the items.

We were very lucky as the weather was beautiful and the Easter Bunny could visit the classes and leave little surprises!

I would like to thank Ray White Aspley for inviting us to participate in their Easter colouring competition. The lucky winners received large Easter eggs from Mr Bunny himself.

Congratulations to the following students:

Prep.

1st. Sarabgun
2nd. Paige
3rd. Braxyn

Year 1.

1st. Taylor
2nd. Jack
3rd. Matilda

Year 2.

1st. Skye
2nd. Thomas
3rd. Sienna

P-2 Fun Run

Last term, the Prep to Year Two students participated in a fun run on the school oval. The Prep and Year One students collected tokens as they completed each lap. These tokens were tallied and added to the House points.

The Year Two students received ribbons when they finished first, second or third after running two laps of the oval. It seems that we have some budding athletes in the lower school!

Water fun day

If your child enrolled to participate in the swimming program, through Swim Solutions, at school, they would have been involved in the Water Fun Day activities. There were two parts of the session - the assessment of skills learnt during the program and the activities involving water play on the netball courts.

The students had a ball in and out of the pool. Unfortunately for the Year Two children, their second part of the session had to be stopped because of the rain. This half hour activity has been rescheduled to Wednesday May 2 from 2pm – 3 pm. Please look on the website for specific times for your child’s class. The students involved will need to bring their togs, sun-shirt, sunscreen and thongs and a towel.

ARC

The Reading Club started on Tuesday this week. At the end of this Term, we will share with you and your child some feedback regarding their reading so far. The following dates are ARC dates for this term.

Waiting areas for students

Thank you to the families who support us in reminding your child to wait in the Easter Hall before school begins every morning. It is important that your child is in this area for their own safety.

Self-managed Behaviours

This term, we would like for you to assist us to encourage your child to be more Self-Managed. We will also communicate this through Assembly in the next couple of weeks.

What this might look like:

• Packing and unpacking their own bags for school and when they return home
• Giving appropriate notes and/or messages to teachers or parents
• Ensuring that they care for their property like hats and winter clothes (beginning to get a little chilly!)
• Organising their own desks, equipment at school.
• Remembering messages – where to wait to be picked up.

BOOST

For the next 7 weeks, we will be boosting the reading of the Year 1 and Year 6 students. Year 6’s will work on Reciprocal Reading which focusses on comprehension strategies. The students are given different roles where they need to lead the group in predicting, clarifying and summarising what they read and pose questions to help with their understanding. The Year Ones will work on guided reading where they will do picture walks, vocabulary building, predicting, clarifying their predictions through their reading and questioning when they need more information.

Ask your child what they learnt in BOOST and encourage them to use these strategies with you at home.

Focus rule

The focus rule for the next couple of weeks is Value Learning. Ask your child what this looks like in the classroom? In the music room? In the LOTE room? On the oval, when doing Physical Education?

AEDC

The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) is an Australian Government initiative conducted nationally since 2009. It is completed once every three years and measures the developmental progress of cohorts of children as they start their first year of full time school.

This census involves teachers completing, the AvEDI (Australian version of the Early Development Index), a research tool which collects data relating to five key areas of early childhood development. These areas are: physical health and wellbeing, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills (school based), communication skills and general knowledge.

Research shows that the experiences and relationships that babies and children have in their early years strongly affect their future development. Providing the right kinds of services, resources and support during the early years brings life-long benefits to children and their whole communities.

The results and data collected through this census do not identify individual children but groups of children. It is used by early childhood educators and health services, local councils and community groups, schools and governments to plan and allocate the right type of services, resources and support to communities.

Participation in the census is voluntary and parents can let the teachers know if they do not wish for their child to be involved. Letters will come home in the next week for you to learn a little more about this census.

Prep Vision Screening 2018

All Prep students are invited to participate in a FREE vision screening test being held at the school in September. Information notes and permission forms will go out to the students today and need to be returned to the school office, by Friday 4 May.

This early intervention will ensure quicker treatment outcomes for your child as good vision is important for children’s educational, physical and social development.

Sorry Day

The Noonga Reconciliation Group have invited Aspley State School to participate in National Sorry Day on Friday 25 May from 10am – 12pm. The celebration will occur in Kalinga park, Clayfield. The school will be represented by a staff member and we have been asked to continue with our tradition of bringing bunting for students to write messages of support. If you choose to take your child or children to this event, could we ask that you inform the school on the day. The usual procedures for late arrival will need to occur when returning to school.

Student Absences

NEW ABSENCE TEXT MESSAGE MOBILE NUMBER – 0427 286 794

With the introduction of ID Attend to help us streamline absence notifications for students, we now have a new mobile number that parents can send a text message to, so we are notified of upcoming absences.

Please put this number into your mobile phone as “Aspley SS ID Attend Absences” and send the school a text message for any absences (including future absences) with the following information:

Name of student
Class
Reason for absence (for example… sick, family reasons or holiday, etc)
Date of absence/s

This new text messaging line is the preferred method to notify the school of student absences.

The existing school absence line, email absence address and QParents are still functioning.

We appreciate your help with this matter to ensure all students are attending school and safe.

Curriculum News

Prep S

We had a visit from Max’s uncle in Prep S. Uncle Simon recently won Gold in the Para-Olympics for snowboarding. He visited Prep S after they had just completed the fun run. The students were allowed to touch the medal and were very excited.

Our class know him as Uncle Simon and have claimed him as our Famous Uncle in Prep S. A very big thank you for sharing this celebration with us.

Sports News

Gala Days (Important date change)

A revised letter has gone home this week as there has been a date change for the Gala Days and in order for your child to compete on this new date, the school requires a new form to be signed by parents and handed to the office. The revised dates are now –

27th April (week 2)
4th May (week 3)
1st June (week 7)

Good luck to all the students and teams competing in Netball, AFL, Rugby League, Volleyball and Soccer.

School Cross Country and P-2 Fun Run

Congratulations to all students who ran and participated in this year’s school cross country at Ben Loman Park. Here are the final results and age champions –

House point totals are:

P-2 Fun Run

A big thankyou to all the student leaders and teachers for making the P-2 Fun Run a great day. All students in grades Prep-Grade 2 had a chance to represent their house (some for the first time!) and run around our school oval collecting a token for every lap they completed. All the tokens were added up and points were allocated to each house.

District Sport

Important District Trial Dates Coming Up:

**Any students that would like to attend these trials will need to see Mr Schmidt to get all the necessary permission forms and information. Parents you can access the Met North website for all details for any of the sports trials this year for North District.

North District Cross Country

Good luck at our Aspley State School Team who will be competing at the North District Cross Country on Friday the 20th of April. We will have 36 runners representing the school in 3 different age groups (10yrs, 11yrs and 12yrs).

Gala Day Soccer

Boys and Girls in Year 6 who are playing gala day soccer will be wearing their Sparrows soccer shirts. If you do not have a Sparrows soccer shirt please see Ms Oliver.

Boys and Girls in Year 4 and Year 5 who are playing gala day soccer have been asked to wear their school sports uniform shirt. They will not require the hire of a soccer shirt from the Aspley Shop. If parents have already paid the hire fee, they can contact the uniform shop with their paid receipt and receive a full refund.

Music News

Welcome back to our music families to a very busy and exciting Term 2. Please ensure that you read the fortnightly school newsletters to keep up to date with all that is happening in the music department here at Aspley.

Aspley Choral Program

Parents, caregivers and choralists, please take note of rehearsal days and times for the various choral ensembles below (A reminder that choralists are to be self-managed in attending their weekly choir rehearsals, loud speaker announcements will not be made unless there is a change to choral rehearsals).

Albany Creek Uniting Church Performance– Junior Choir ONLY – Saturday 12th May 2018

The Aspley State School Year 2 and Year 3 Junior Choir has once again been invited to perform at the upcoming Albany Creek Uniting Church Annual May Fair on Saturday 12th May 2018 from 1.30pm – 2.00pm. This is a wonderful opportunity for our talented Junior Choir members to perform to the wider community in a caring, friendly and fun environment. A parent information letter outlining important details of the Junior Choir’s first performance for 2018 will be distributed to all choristers in the very near future. Please ensure that you place this performance date in your diaries.

Aspley Performance Uniform

Families who placed a purchase order at the Aspley Shop for the Aspley Music Performance Uniform will receive an information letter regarding their order next week.

Aladdin Musical Excursion – Wednesday 16th May 2018 (Year 4/ Year 6 students ONLY)

Aspley State School has booked 50 tickets to attend the Musical ‘Aladdin’ on Wednesday 16th May 2018. Tickets will be in high demand and we have secured fantastic seats at special student prices. As stated above, this wonderful experience is offered to current students in Years 4 and Years 6 ONLY. There are 50 tickets available and unfortunately we cannot secure more after these tickets are sold. Please note that this excursion is for Aspley State School students only. Please get in quickly to avoid disappointment. Year 4 and Year 6 students ONLY will be receiving a parent information letter regarding this exciting musical excursion this week. If you wish to secure a seat for your child to attend this amazing musical experience, please ensure to fill out the return slip with $73.00 payment to the school office ASAP to secure your ticket. (Remember there are only 50 available seats). We are very excited to be offering this tremendous show to our students.

A snippet from the QPAC advertisement for Aladdin:

‘From the producer of The Lion King and Mary Poppins comes Disney’s spectacular musical Aladdin. Featuring all the songs from the classic Academy award winning film, including “Friend Like Me”, “A Whole New World” and “Arabian Nights”, prepare to experience this unmissable theatrical magic. With breath taking sets, mind-blowing special effects, over 300 lavish costumes and fabulous cast, Aladdin is exactly what you wish for’.

Our young Year Four and Year Six students are in for a magical adventure seeing in this fantastic musical.

Music Performance - Kaboom Percussion Incursion – Prep – Year Six

On Tuesday 29th May 2018 all Prep to Year Six students will be invited to attend the Kaboom Percussion Incursion to be held in the Aspley State School Hall through-out the school day. There will be three shows through-out the school day - a show for the P-2; 3/4 and finally a show for the Year 5/6 students.

The Kaboom Percussion incursion show is designed to inspire and amaze, showing the exciting possibilities of music through the fascinating world of percussion. Students and teachers alike will be captivated by Kaboom Percussions unique brand of music, combined with elements of magic, juggling, and comedy to create an unforgettable experience that students will rave about.

The Kaboom Percussion show is not something to just sit and watch - the audience is an integral part of this interactive performance! It features a wide range of traditional and found percussion instruments, with a focus on creating incredible music with simple and common instruments and objects, and demonstrates how easily students can make music with things in their own environment.

A parent information letter outlining the finer details of this exciting incursion will be distributed to all students in the very near future.

CURRENT AND UPCOMING MUSICAL EVENTS - TERM ONE/TERM TWO 2018

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NEWS

2018 ASPLEY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TOUR – FRASER COAST –

Instrumental Music students who participate in the Senior Concert Band and the Senior String Orchestra ONLY have received a parent information letter regarding the 2018 Aspley Instrumental Music Tour to the Fraser Coast in September 2018. This is our eighth Music Tour since 2003 and all were a huge success, with students enjoying this exciting three-day tour immensely. Thank you to the families who have returned the expression of interest and the $100.00 deposit for this tour, this is greatly appreciated. We are asking that families return the expression of interest and deposit slip to the school office no later than Friday 11th May 2018. This Music Tour will be a tremendous experience for all involved and we look forward to your child participating in this exciting and unique event.

JUNIOR CONCERT BAND – Ms Jabs

Junior Band commences this coming Monday 23rd April at 7.50am in the hall on the stage with Ms Jabs. All 2018 beginners are involved in this compulsory activity and are required to bring their instrument, band folder and music to rehearsals. Students require a band folder that can be purchased from the Aspley Shop for $16.00. The Aspley Shop is open Monday morning from 8am and Thursday afternoon from 3.00pm.

EDUCATION QUEENSLAND METROPOLITIAN REGION NORTHSIDE JUNIOR STRING CAMP & JUNIOR BAND BLITZ

Ms Jerram and Ms Jabs have now distributed invitations to our young instrumentalists to attend the Education Queensland Metropolitan Region Northside Junior String Camp and Northside Junior Band Blitz. Please read the information below regarding these exciting camps and parents/caregivers please ensure that you read the parent information letter for the finer details of this camp. Medical/consent forms and payment are required to be returned to the school office by Friday 27th April 2018 .

Northside Junior Band Blitz – Woodwind/ Brass/ Percussion 2018 Beginner Instrumentalists

The Junior Band Blitz one-day workshop will bring together Instrumental Music students from a number of cluster schools to participate in intensive tuition from Instrumental Music Teachers, ensemble playing and at the conclusion of the workshop a free concert for parents. This event promises to be a wonderful opportunity for children to be involved in an intensive workshop with many students from the area. All Woodwind/ Brass/ Percussion students who commenced learning an instrument at the start of this year will attend the Northside Junior Band Blitz Workshop on Wednesday, 6th of June 2018 at Aspley State School . Please ensure that you return the medical/consent form to the school office accompanied with payment of $25.00 by Friday 27th April 2018 .

Northside Junior String Camp – (String students in Year 4 or students in their 2nd year of learning strings ONLY)

The Northside Junior String Camp will bring together Instrumental Music students from a number of cluster schools to participate in intensive tuition from Instrumental Music Teachers, ensemble playing and at the conclusion of the camp a free concert for parents/carers. This event promises to be a wonderful opportunity for your child to be involved in an intensive workshop with many students from the area.

The details for the camp are as follows:

Please ensure that you return the medical/consent forms to the school office accompanied with the payment of $80.00 by Friday, 27 April 2018 .

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TIMETABLE

A reminder to students to ensure that you refer to your instrumental lesson times on the timetable that your instrumental music teacher has distributed to you for your weekly lessons and ensemble rehearsals. Please ensure that you arrive at your instrumental music lessons on time, ready to start music making with your instrumental music teacher. Please note the following changes/additions (outlined on your timetables) for the following dates:

1. Monday 23rd April – Junior Band commences with Ms Jabs starting at 7.50am – and concluding at 8.30am. Junior Band rehearsals are held on the stage in the school hall.
2. Wednesday 25th April – Anzac Day Public Holiday
3. Monday 7th May – Labour Day Public Holiday

Happy Music Making to you all
The Aspley Music Department

Library News

Save the date – Book Fair

Our first book fair for the year is fast approaching. The book fair will be open for browsing and purchasing from Tuesday 8th until Wednesday 16th May. A note advising exact opening times and the activities scheduled while the fair is with us will be sent home with students next week.

Who is now living in the Library?

This term sees the inclusion of some live animals in our library space. Children this week have had the chance to meet Godzilla the Library Lizard who has joined us, in his locked vivarium. Other animals will be arriving as the term progresses. Already Godzilla has had stories read to him and students have drawn pictures to help decorate his vivarium.

ICAS

Our first ICAS morning will be Tuesday 8th May. More details will be sent to students participating in the Digital Technologies test next week.

Sports for Schools

Thank you for the terrific response we have had to our Coles, Sports for Schools voucher collection. The final day for these to be brought into the school office is Thursday 26th April.

When can we borrow?

Parents may bring their child to borrow BEFORE SCHOOL on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8.15am. After borrowing, the student must return to the waiting area at the hall. The Library is also open for student borrowing every day after school until 3:15pm, excluding Tuesday. We are also open during both play-breaks unless it is a “wet-weather break”. Please remember to bring your waterproof library bag with you to borrow from our collection.

Mrs Hamilton

Sparrows Soccer

For students who would like to order a customised shirt for $36 you can collect your form from the administration office.

Order forms will need to be returned by the 27/04/2018. New orders will not be ready for Gala Day soccer.

Student Council News

Anzac Day Ceremony

Parents and members of the community are invited to attend our Anzac Ceremony on Tuesday, the 24th April commencing at 2pm in the school hall. The National Servicemen's Memorial Pipes and Drums will be performing and Mrs Trish Lesina from Geebung-Zillimere RSL will be the guest speaker.

Children are welcome to bring flowers to contribute to the display on the stage. After the ceremony, all flowers will be placed around our memorial plaque at the school.

Anzac badges are being sold for $1 each until the 24th April. Senior leaders will be visiting the classes to sell these badges.

Thank you.
Nelma Wright

Entertainment Books

A flyer is attached with details regarding the 2018- 2019 Brisbane Entertainment books. This is a student council fundraiser to help our year 6 cohort for the Canberra trip.

School Banking

Join the Dollarmites on a savings adventure with School Banking!

Every year the School Banking program launches a new savings theme and eight new exclusive School Banking reward items.

In 2018, School Banking is helping children to become Super Savers. The Dollarmites are stationed in their superhero savings headquarters and are ready to help students develop super savings skills.

There are 8 new reward items for 2018 from the Super Savers range:

• Twister Power Handball
• Secret Scratch Pad
• Sparkle Glitter Pens
• Glow Light
• Mighty Boom Handball
• Heat Reactor Pencils
• Slushie Maker Cup
• Zoom Flying Disc

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2018 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit

P&C News

Tonight is the NIGHT! Movie Under the Stars will be on the School Oval from 5.30pm. We really hope you will join us in celebrating the great community we have and supporting our fundraising efforts to improve the learning and play environments for all our children!

There will be food, fun, and entertainment. Tickets are only $2per person or $5 for a family (up to 2A and 4C). Lucky door prizes and a massive $1000 Raffle Prize Pool is on offer, including 4 tickets to Disney On Ice.

Thank you to BOQ-Aspley, MSP Photography, Twilight Flicks Outdoor Cinemas and Dolce Ice Creamery for sponsoring this event. Big thanks also to The Liquidator Furniture Outlet, Brisbane & Gold Coast, for their sponsorship of the Presidential Prize Draw. We also thank ALL the local businesses for their support of our school community, in the donation of the raffle and lucky door prizes. Thank you also to our Aspley families who donated drinks and chocolates. For a full list of businesses who supported our event, please see our next P&C Meeting Minutes.

Keep an eye on Facebook (AspleySSPandC) for updates in case of a bad weather event.

RAFFLE BONANZA

We received an overwhelming response from local businesses in donations to our raffle prize draw. We recognize that the lead-time to our Movie Under the Stars was not very long, and not all families may have had the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for the prizes on offer. As such, the P&C have decided to host a RAFFLE BONANZA. This is an online-raffle event, where we would like to encourage you to get the word out and share this online raffle to everyone you know, to really bolster our P&C fundraising efforts. Our list of projects is never-ending and every little bit counts.

There are 5 MAJOR PRIZES on OFFER, and a handful of runner-up prizes too:

1. Tickets (4) to the Brisbane Broncos V Manly Sea Eagles on Sunday, 2 September 2018 (2018 NRL Telstra Premiership – Round 25 Main Game (value $396) Suncorp Stadium; OR
2. Tickets (4) to the Queensland Reds V Melbourne Rebels on Friday, 6 July 2018 (2018 Super Rugby – Round 18) (value $268) Suncorp Stadium; OR
3. Tickets to Disney On Ice (4) Upper Circle A-Reserve tickets to Disney On Ice, Sat 30th June 2018, 5.30pm (Value $198) Brisbane Entertainment Centre; OR
4. $200 Gift Voucher to Review Australia (Value $200); OR
   And with thanks to the very generous sponsors at The Liquidator Furniture Outlet (Robinson Road East, Geebung)
5. 2 x Ambient Butterfly Sofa and Versa-table (Value $717)

When you purchase the tickets to this Raffle Bonanza, and you are one of the first FIVE winners drawn, you get to CHOOSE which MAJOR prize you win! You CAN win more than one (1) Major Prize.

Raffle tickets go on sale Monday 23 April at the link below. A full list of prizes will be available on the school website next week. We encourage all staff, family, friends and everyone you know to jump on board for their chance to win one (or more) of these AMAZING prizes. The prizes will be drawn on P&C Day, May 25, 2018. For details on the Terms & Conditions of the Raffle Bonanza, please email PandC@aspleyss.eq.edu.au. .

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS - Uniform Shop Convenor Position:

Congratulations to Mrs Jodie Parke on her successful application to our Uniform Shop Convenor position. Mrs Parke is not only a parent at our school, but also a tireless volunteer at many school and P&C activities. We look forward to working with Mrs Parke and Mrs Mulrooney (Tuckshop Convenor) to manage the P&C Business Operations to the benefit of our community.

TUCKSHOP NEWS – Updated Menu and New Flexischools cut-off time

Mrs Mulrooney has updated our Tuckshop menu to reflect the items that have been more popular. We have also adjusted the cut-off time for Flexischools ordering to 8am to allow families more time to get their orders in. Sushi Friday remains for now, however unless we receive the minimum orders, we will not be able to continue providing this service.

We have a new service available – BIRTHDAY CAKES! Our YUM cake lives up to its name and is YUM, and now you can order a birthday cake to make it easy to celebrate your child’s birthday at school. Jane will decorate the cake with a Birthday Banner and pre-cut the cake so when it goes down to the classroom, the teacher only needs to serve. Check online at Flexischools for the options available.

Volunteers are desperately needed for Friday as our regular volunteer has taken some maternity leave! Just two parents per class per week would mean 1 shift per term! Duties including making sandwiches, chopping fruit, and packing orders. Very easy to do and a great way to meet other parents. Please email Jane Tuckshop.AspleySS@gmail.com to offer your help.

Aspley Bakers’ Club resumes on Monday 23 April 2018. We welcome any new parents (mums or dads!) who like to bake to use our Tuckshop Kitchen on a Monday morning to bake some treats for our Tuckshop and have the chance to meet new friends as well. Thank you to our current bakers for their time and tasty treats!

Easter Parade Bake Stall Update

Thank you to all the staff, families and students who supported our Easter Bake Stall last term (such a long time ago now!). We raised over $800 which is just fantastic and we will be putting that into the savings account while the P&C and school determine the projects it would like to focus on in the near future.

All moneys raised, whether incidentally or through major fundraisers like our Movie Night does go back to our school and our students. So thank you again to our volunteers and to YOU, for supporting our efforts!

Term 2 – We love to keep you busy! We love to keep you involved! Mark these dates on your calendar now!

MOVIE UNDER THE STARS – FRIDAY April 20th 5.30pm to 9pm
Never too late to sign up to help via the link below:

RAFFLE BONANZA – tickets go on sale Monday 23 April 9am, ticket sales close 24 May 5pm, 2018. Prizes drawn 25 May 2018.

Aspley Swim Club Presentation Night – 28th April 2018. If you are interested in becoming a part of this great swimming community, visit the link below and be prepared to sign-on at the end of Term 3. (Please note, bookings for this event closed 19 April 2018).

P&C GENERAL MEETING: 1st May 2018 7pm – 9pm: School library – all welcome. We will be seeking nominations and voting on the positions of Vice President, Secretary and Building & Maintenance Committee Chair. Have your say!

MOTHER’S DAY STALL: Thursday 10th May 8am – 2pm; Friday 11th May 8am-9am – Send your children along with a little $$ to buy something special for the women in their lives. Help us serve on the day via the link below:

P&C WORKING BEE: Saturday 19th May (PM) and Sunday 20th May (AM) – Help our school shine! The school has a list of big and little jobs. Keep an eye out in the next newsletter as we call out for some special talents and skills!

P&C DAY: 25th May 2018 – We will be celebrating the wonderful work our P&C Volunteers do on this day. We will provide breakfast and talk with special guest, Richard Holt, from Holt Bolt. This talk will be aimed at Year 4 to 6 student and ALL parents. RSVP is essential so keep your eye out for more details to come!

TERM 2 P&C COMMUNI-TEA: Friday 15th June 1.30 to 2.30pm (to be confirmed – note this is different to a previously advertised date).

CAN YOU HELP US? We are looking for a BAKE STALL ORGANISER for the P-2 Athletics Day (June 15th) OR 3-6 Athletics Day (June 22nd)? We will help you to plan and advertise – we just need someone to run the event on the day! Get together a team of parents and feel great supporting our school community! Please email AspleyEvents@gmail.com if you can help.

EVENT REMINDERS & SIGN UP LINKS

MOVIE UNDER THE STARS: Friday 20th April 2018 5.30pm to 9pm To make this night a success, we really need your support. Lots of little jobs that are easy and fun to do:

MOTHER’S DAY STALL: May 11th 8am to 2pm and Friday 12th May 7.45am to 9.30am. See the delight on our children’s faces as they choose something special. Dads and grand-dads are welcome!

TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEER SIGN UP ROSTER: Fridays are our busiest days. Just one parent per class = one shift per term. 8.30-10.30am.

UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEER SIGN UP ROSTER

Help is needed to sort stock and serve:

RAFFLE BONANZA – opens April 23rd 2018– via the link below

Be informed and be involved:

Check our P&C News Feed by downloading QSchools, or email AspleyPC@gmail.com , to receive a weekly update on upcoming events and news, or follow us on Facebook via the link below (you can view the posts on this page without having a Facebook account).

COMMUNITY NEWS

The Smith Family - Saver Plus Program

Touch Rugby League

TOUCH RUGBY LEAGUE IS STARTING IN TERM 2 @ ASPLEY STATE SCHOOL!

Aspley State School TRL Team

Training: Every Wednesday 3:20pm-4:20pm during school terms
Commencing: Wednesday 18th April (Week 1 - Term 2)

About TRL Juniors!

TRL (Touch Rugby League) is a fun, non-contact sport for children aged 6-11. Our Coaches focus on teaching your students to kick, catch and pass to their teammates in a friendly, fun, team environment, with support every step of the way.

Why Play TRL?

TRL focuses on your students to deliver a fun, safe and professionally run sport which is accessible to all!

1. Non-Contact Rugby League
2. Emphasis on Fun
3. Drills and Games

Vipers Netball

Krav Maga Self-Defence and Fitness Classes

Helping you succeed in life through self-defence and fitness training is our goal. To this end, from Monday 16 April 2018, we will be running a 9-week Krav Maga Course at the Aspley State School Hall.

Time: Monday 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Duration: 16 April to 11 June
Cost: $90

You may register through the following link:

Please have the full amount of $90 to pay before course commencement. Limited places are available, and participants will be placed on the course on a first-in, best-dressed policy. At this stage course participants are limited to persons 18 years old and up, but we do anticipate classes to include younger participants in the near future.

For further information, you may also wish to check out our website and Facebook page. We do welcome and appreciate your support.

Website:

Facebook: ValiantKravMaga

Young Engineers

Wavell State High School – Open Information Afternoon.

Chess People