Thursday's Tidings - 19 May 2022
TERM 2 2022 |
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| Monday 9 - Friday 27 May | Parent Teacher Interviews |
| Wednesday 25 May | Under 8's Day |
| Monday 30 May | Payment due for P/1R Ginger Factory Excursion |
| Tuesday 7 June | P/1R Ginger Factory Excursion |
| Tuesday 7 June | Payment due for 1/2S & 3H Wildlife HG Excursion |
| Thursday 9 June | Yr 5 USC Visit |
| Wednesday 15 June | Sports Day |
| Tuesday 21 June | 1/2S & 3H Wildlife HQ Excursion |
| Friday 24 June | Last day of Term 2 |
TERM 3 2022 |
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| Monday 11 July | Term 3 begins |
Term 2 - Week 5
Dear families,
Less than a week until Under 8’s Day!! Remember to tell your friends and family to bring their Under 8’s for a morning of great fun next Wednesday. Under 8’s Day commences our prep 2023 transition process.
Year 7 Transition
Gympie SHS and James Nash SHS will be hosting combined parent information sessions between 30 May and 9 June. These information sessions will take place at 5 locations throughout Gympie; Gympie West SS, Gympie South SS, One Mile SS, Jones Hill SS and Chatsworth SS. Families who are transitioning their Year 6 child into Year 7 are invited to attend one of these sessions. Enrolment packs for both schools are available from our school office.
Student Council Hot Chocolate Fundraiser
The Student Council will start selling $1 hot chocolates at Breakfast Club from next Thursday 26 May. These are cash sales.
Staffing update
A big congratulations to Mr Martin who has accepted a permanent teaching position in Sarina. He will start up there at the start of Term 3. Thank you to Mr Martin for making such a great start in 4D this semester. Ms Davis is looking forward to returning to Gympie Central ready for Term 3.
Our school will also welcome our new Head of Department - Curriculum next term. Mrs Hooklyn is currently at One Mile SS and is looking forward to joining our Gympie Central team from the first day of Term 3.
Reconciliation Week
Reconciliation Week runs every year from 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in Australia’s reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.
27 May 1967 - On this day, Australia’s most successful referendum saw more than 90 per cent of Australians vote to give the Australian Government power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognise them in the Census.
3 June 1992 - On this day, the Australian High Court delivered the Mabo decision, the culmination of Eddie Koiki Mabo’s challenge to the legal fiction of ‘terra nullius’ (land belonging to no one) and leading to the legal recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of lands. This decision paved the way for Native Title.
Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.
NAIDOC week also takes place during the June-July holidays. See the attached flyer for details of events.
A big thank you to Domino’s for their support of GCSS’s and OMSS’s P&Cs.
Have a great week and hope to see you at next Wednesday’s Under 8’s!
Warm regards,
Glenn Cafferky
Voluntary Contribution - $20 per student
Reminder: Each year Gympie Central asks for a voluntary contribution from families. The contribution is used to purchase texts, paper and resources used in classroom learning. This year the payment can be made via the Qkr! app or in person at the office. Your support in paying the voluntary contribution is greatly appreciated.
Student Absence Notification System
Reminder: If your child is absent from school without explanation you will receive a SMS text message that morning to your mobile phone asking to explain their absence. Please reply (on the same day) with a simple SMS answer eg sick; specialist appointment. Alternatively, you can call and leave a message on the Student Absence HOTLINE—Telephone 5480 2166 to report your child’s absence.
Please contact the office by phone if you have any concerns regarding the message you have received.
Qkr Payments!!
Reminder: Qkr is the new cashless payment method available at Gympie Central State School which allows parents to pay for items without coming into the office. Qkr is a mobile phone app designed for Australian schools. It can be used to purchase school uniforms, pay for upcoming excursions and events as well as Tuckshop.
Instructions on how to download the app are shown in the link below.
To avoid paying for something twice, please open your Qkr app to review payments already made. Thank you.
4D have been overjoyed to welcome two new students to our class, Xylia and Ezraela.
We are reading Lester and Clyde so that we can make a retell of the story from a different character’s perspective. We have been focusing on the structure of narrative texts as well as expanded noun groups. This has made the students writing even more wonderful and descriptive.
This week we have been working on recognising and identifying the properties of odd and even numbers. We have also been repeatedly working on recognising and recalling our division and multiplication number facts. The students are very excited to see how much they have progressed from the start of the year.
Hello!
You have done it, you have reached the halfway mark of Term 2. Time fly’s when you are having fun…. It seems to fly even when you aren’t hey!
We are collecting bread bags, so any bag that has had a bread product in it, please drop it in to the office, and hopefully we will get enough to go towards some sporting equipment for the school.
Gympie sure has been on the wrong end of the weather and flooding events this year. I am sure you are all a bit tired of the constant rain and disruption. Don’t forget if you know of someone in need - a neighbour or a friend, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the school office. We will source what assistance, or refer to appropriate services wherever we can. Many hands make light work, so let’s share our loads.
We have had a lot of turmoil and disruption to our lives and it can be very challenging for children. If you or your children need a chat please don’t hesitate to contact me and let me know. I can touch base with them and give them an outlet to just chill, or chat, or play a game. Whatever it takes to let them know they are safe, loved and going to be ok.
I am here for you and your family, contact me (call the office & they will pop you through), if you need a chat, or your child needs a listening ear, let me know if I can be of any help.
Brekky Club
Tuesday and Thursday mornings!!
We always welcome any donations of jams,
vegemite, honey and cereal.
Casual Teacher Aide positions available at James Nash State High School
James Nash State High School is seeking highly motivated and efficient individuals to join our teacher aide team. These roles are on a casual basis with some possibility of short-term contracts available.
As the Teacher Aide you will contribute to the provision of a quality educational service by assisting and supporting teachers with the preparation and enhancement of learning materials and associated activities.
As a teacher aide your duties will include but are not limited to:
- Assisting in the supervision of education activities, under the direction of a teacher.
- Assisting in preparing, storing, making available and clearing away teaching equipment and materials.
- Assisting teaching staff with playground and bus supervision.
- Communicating effectively and displaying high level of interpersonal skills to function as an effective team member.
- Maintaining anecdotal records on students for use in reviewing student’s development.
- Displaying respect and empathy for students with high level needs.
- Displaying confidentiality, tact, reliability and sensitively to students and their families.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining why you are suitable for this position to: Jess Maier – jmaie5@eq.edu.au
Please contact Jess on 5480 6314 for more information
