06 Aug 09
Contact our school
Kauri Place Forest Lake Qld 4078
Ph: (07) 3714 1222
Fax: (07) 3714 1200
OSHC: (07) 3714 1253
Email: the.principal@
forelakess.eq.edu.au
Web: www.forelakess.eq.edu.au
 Parent / Teacher
Conference Afternoons
Monday 10th
August and
Tuesday 11th
August
Years 1-7 Classes
Year 1 – Brisbane Forest
Park
Thurs 6th,
Tues 11th & 18th
August
PAYMENTS WERE DUE
30th
JULY
Year 3 – Tony Bones
Monday 10th
August
Resource Centre
Year 6 – TIE –
‘The Impro Show’
Monday 10th
August
Hall
RNA Show Holiday
Wednesday 12th
August
PUPIL FREE DAY
Thursday 13th
August
Years 4- 7 Musical
Rehearsal
Thursday 13th
August
10.00am-3.00pm
Prep: Reef Experience
Thursday 20th
August
Payment due by12th
August
Year 2 – Lego Story
Telling
Wednesday 19th
August
Payment due by12th
August
Year 7 – all camp
money is
due
Friday September 4th
School Musical
“Jungle Book”
&
Junior Choir Performance
Tuesday September 8 &
Wednesday September 9
7.00pm
Ticket Bookings open 14
August
Parent /Teacher Conferences
Next Week
By now all families who
have requested Parent/Teacher Conferences will have received a
confirmation slip via
your child of your conference date and time. Please contact the
school office if
you’re not sure of
this information. Please note the following organisational
arrangements
regarding next week’s
interviews:
1.
All conferences are scheduled
in 15 minute timeslots. If you require more time following this
initial conference, please
negotiate a mutually suitable time with your child’s class
teacher.
2.
The start times for interviews
need to be strictly adhered to. All conferences in the hall will
have synchronised start
and finish times. Please check your conference commencement
time on the confirmation
slip you should now have received.
3.
Please do not bring your
child/ren or leave them unattended in the school grounds during
your conference period.
Alternative off-campus arrangements need to be made.
4.
Preparatory year conferences
are not scheduled next week. They are scheduled on a
different timeline to
the Year 1-7 conferences. Prep families have been advised
of their
biannual conference dates.
 Thank you for the interest
you have shown in your child’s education through participation
in these
conferences. I am confident
they will be mutually beneficial and further strengthen our school
and
family partnerships which
are vital for children to experience educational success.
Every Day Counts at Our School
Our school encourages all
parents and members of our community to improve student attendance.
Education is compulsory
for school age children in Queensland and the state government
has
clearly indicated attendance
requirements for all students and their families through the policy
–
Every Day Counts –
which has
four key messages:
all children should be enrolled
and attend school on every school day
schools should monitor and
create ways to improve attendance in schools
attendance is the responsibility
of everyone in the community
children may find themselves
in unsafe situations if they choose not to attend or skip
school.
While most students attend
school consistently, there is a small number of students who are
absent from school without
an acceptable reason and this may harm their education. Going
shopping, visiting family,
staying up late and being tired or extending school holidays are
not
acceptable reasons to be
away from school.
Research shows that if your
child has a record of good attendance, they are more likely to
achieve
high results in the future.
Some families will have
received a letter from me this week listing days their children
have been
absent without an official
reason being provided and inviting parents to
provide retrospective
reasons for their absences.
Sometimes, communication slip-ups both at home and school
are the
causes of these unexplained
absences. The best way to ensure information about student
absences gets to the office
staff is to write and sign a note which is presented to the child’s
teacher
or alternatively email us
at admin@forelakess.eq.edu.au
For more information or
if you need support regarding your child’s attendance you
can contact me
directly (3714 1222) or
download the guide for parents at
2010 Class Planning
The planning process for
the 2010 school year has commenced. Consultation and discussion
is
presently occurring before
we finalise class structures and room allocations in mid-October.
The
allocation of teachers to
classes won’t occur until early December when all staff transfers
and
appointments have been finalised.
When placing our students into class groups for next year we
carefully consider each
child’s individual needs. These needs include:
Academic needs of the students
Any ‘special’
needs of the students, in terms of disabilities and learning needs
Social needs
Behaviour modification
requirements
Previous class placements
and
Maintaining “balances”
within/among classes
If parents or caregivers
wish to make a request concerning any of the points above, this
must be
put in
writing to me (John Faragher, jfara2@eq.edu.au
) by Friday September 11th
2009.
Please note:
1.
It is not possible to make
requests for specific teachers.
2.
If you have had informal
discussions with any administration or teaching staff regarding
your
child’s 2010 class
placement at any time this year, please ensure that you submit
a written
request outlining the details
of such prior discussions.
Congratulations Jim &
Lachlan
Last week year 7 students
Lachlan Cook and Jim Henjak represented Metropolitan West in the
State Primary Schoolboys’
Touch Championships which were held in Cairns. The Metropolitan
West team were runners-up
to the Sunshine Coast 4-3 in a closely fought out final which
went into
extra time. The State Schoolboys’
Team was announced following the carnival and the great news
was that Jim Henjak has
been selected for Queensland honours. He receives our congratulations
for such a high level sporting
achievement.
Student Records
At this stage of the school
year our office staff are cross checking all student enrolment
records for
currency of contact phone
numbers, residential addresses, medical details and any court
orders
pertaining to parental
responsibility or custody of students.
 If any of your child’s
current details need changing you can make
a phone call to the school office
with the new details with the information, with the exception of legal information in which case an original copy of any court orders needs to be sighted and copied for our records by an office staff member. If you have previously provided us with a court order, please check the expiry date of any orders we have on file as they are no longer applicable at school past the stated expiry date. New Performing Arts Centre
Progress
Late last month both myself
and P&C President Andrew Rodgers signed off on behalf of the
school
on the final plans for our
$2.9 m Performing Arts Centre which has been funded through the
Federal Government Infrastructure
Stimulus Program. The new facility will feature a fully fitted
out
220 seat Performance Auditorium
with adjoining music and drama classrooms. It will be located
in
the bushland area between
the Hall and Kauri Place. All classroom
music, choir and drama
activities will be hosted
in the new facility. It will also enable our 180 instrumental students to
rehearse and perform in
a state of the art venue with quality acoustics and storage facilities.
This in
turn will free up our hall
for many more indoor sports activities and uninterrupted access
for our
Outside Hours Care Programs.
The construction phase should commence in early September with
completion anticpated in
March/April 2010. Excerpts of the plans below give a good
indication of
the quality of the new facility
.
With regards
John Faragher
Principal
 WALKING WHEELING WEDNESDAY
The class winner for Term
2 was 2B.
Runners up were Prep 3 and
7C. Congratulations!
The three students who were
the closest in the Red Walkers Map Competition
were:
Annika Eckermann 4D, Millie
Bryant 4D and Kimberley Montgomery 5E. Well done!
Some of the slogans were
great:
Dump the car and lift the
bar, it’s time to walk to school. Bryant
Family
Forget the wheels, use your
feet, make your heart beat, beat, beat! Bildererbeck
Family
Thank you to the parents
and students for your support in getting active this year.
Erina Forgione
Active School Travel Coordinator
 Monday 10th
August to Friday 14th August, there
will be no instrumental music lessons, as Mr Hoey
and Mr Harris will be away
on tour with the high school. Normal lessons will resume the following
week.
Bullying comes in many forms
but one of the most sinister forms is through technology (the
internet
or mobile phones) in the
form of MSM messaging, emails, face book etc. Psychologist Michael
Carr-Gregg is a founding
member of the national centre for bullying. He works for Beyond
Blue,
and he's also been called
upon to help counsel the students in the latest loss of life through
cyber
bullying. He states that
cyber bullying is worse than school yard bullying as it can continue
24/7.
Because the bully doesn’t
need to see its victim,
the bullying is often more
intense, and more
frequent and can be far
more damaging. Cyber bullying is difficult
to get away from as today’s
youth are in many ways so
deeply dependent on their phones and computers to develop or
increase their social network,
that banning them would be what the kids would call ‘social
death’.
Here are some ideas:
Talk to your child about
bullying – ask them if it has or is happening to them either
face to
face or through the mobile
or internet. If it is happening act now.
Supervise your child’s
internet and mobile usage (with teenagers this may be more difficult
but as children need 8.25
to 9.25 hrs of good sleep each night encourage the mobile to be
turned off and left outside
the bedroom.
Limit internet usage. Where
possible have the computer in a public area.
Watch for changes in your
child’s behaviour: Are they withdrawn or not themselves?
Are
they sad/ tearful/angry/
not enjoying things they may have once enjoyed? Is school work
affected? These factors
may indicate depression. It may also indicate that your child
is
unwell.
As bullies thrive on secrecy,
if you, the parent know about bullying then report it, to the
school or police and ensure
follow up with you occurs.
Michael Carr-Gregg states
that to help children be resilient:
They need to have an adult
in their life with whom they feel safe (and will feel comfortable
talking to)
Children need to learn social
and emotional skills – both at home and at school.
Provide a balanced life
for your child – school is one part of their life. Involve
them also in
the arts, music, sport,
leisure.
Teach your child to self-
talk positively – it’s just as easy to say something
nice about
yourself as it is to put
yourself down
If you need more help on
this issue, these numbers may be useful: Lifeline131114 or
Beyond Blue 1300 224 636
or request a meeting with me at school.
All good wishes
Debra Mainwaring-Betts
Guidance Officer &
Educational Psychologist
Adapted from Michael
Carr Gregg’s Radio Conversation 22/7/09
ABC radio interview http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/612_morning/index.html
We make a living by what
we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Henry Bucher
Student Year Level Awards
Congratulations to the
following students who received an award on assembly:
SEP Leaders
for week ending
31/7/09 -
Duy Le, Jill Nguyen and Adrian Streat.
SEP Awards
went to Stacey Lovell SEP1, Trevor
Pham SEP2, Samuel Boyd SEP3, Flynn Tom
SEP3, Caitlin De Visser
SEP4, Adrian Streat SEP5, Jill Nguyen SEP5 and all students in
SEP5.
Year 2:
Kyran Kerr, Nicholas Bentley, Bianca
King, Kai Endres, Tyler Heagney, Isaac Kazich, Roy
Craig, Imogen Rowan, Kasey
Ungerer, Madeline Carmichael, Jazper Stuart and Tamika Vince.
 Year 4:
Daniel Carlton, Jaxson
Simmons, Imogene Davidson, Franziska Bajaj, Thomas Gordon,
Tylor Huckel, Ben Peters,
Abtin Vatandoust, Adam Johnson, Annika Eckermann, Ryan Nguyen,
Katrina Lagerwaard, Raven
Takiari and Triana Pham.
Year 5:
Duyen Mai, Mandy Truong, Cory Melksham
Angel Manning,
Emma Bentley, Kieren
Anderson, Maria Razouvaev,
Madison Shepherd, Sophi Ferguson, Kaytlyn Ronan and Ethan
Hammond.
“Happy Hippies”
Disco
Year 6/7 Art Show
 Year 6 Camp Tallebudgera
 SEP Sports Day
Once again the lost property
is vast. It will all be sorted out and any named items will
be returned
to your child's classroom.
All unnamed items are currently outside the tuckshop in a very
large box
and will remain there until
Friday 14th August, when it will be
taken and donated to charity.
Uniform Shop
The uniform shop is open
Monday and Fridays 8.45am to 10.45am.
Jackets and Jumpers
Fleecy Hoodie Zip Jacket
- $26.50
V-Neck Jumper -
$18.00
Fleecy Zip Jacket -
$20.50
Microfibre Jacket -
$32.00
Track Pants
Double Knee 4-10 -
$17.00
Microfibre Pants 4-16
- $23.50
Cuffed Leg
4-16 - $15.00
Straight Leg
4-16 - $17.00
Gloves - $6.50
Beanies - $4.00
Scarf - $5.00
SPECIALS:
Girls Skirts - $30.00
(Limited Sizes 4,6,12,16,18,)
Girls Skorts - $23.50
(Limited Sizes 10,12,14,16,18,)
Tights 60 Denier -
$5.00 (Size Average)
Swimming Bags - $7.50
Swimming Caps - $3.00
Swimming Googles -
$6.50
Large range of 2nd
Hand Items available.
If you cannot make it into
the shop you can order by credit card over the phone and I will
deliver
the items to your child’s
classroom. If you are phoning through an order could you
please phone
after 10am, as it is very
busy first thing in the morning. (Phone 3714-1256)
Lay-by, EFTPOS and
credit card facilities available.
Yvonne
 Thank you to the following
students for your great effort in collecting can for week ending
24/7/09.
They are Corrina Worsnop
P4, Caitlin Donohoe 1A, Bridie Molloy 1A, Ryan Misa 1C, Jacqueline
Kay 4E and Imogen Ward SEP5.
Also thankyou to the following
students for their
effort in can collecting
for week ending
31/8/09.
They are Jessicca Cooper
1A, Ryan Misa 1C, Jorjie Luatutu 3B, Armando Vargas 3D, Erin
Chapple 4E, Dylan Bui 5A
and Tristan Careless SEP4.
Well done and keep up the
great work in recycling.
Please don't forget to label
your bags of cans with your name, class and the number of cans
in the
bag. SEP5
Keep up the great work and
we will see you all again next week. SEP 5
Wolston Park Centenary Cricket
Club Sign On
Wolston Park Centenary Cricket
Club is seeking boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 16 to
sign on for the season due
to commence on 10 October 2009. There are also senior teams
for
older boys or parents.
For children aged 5 to 8 years the In2Cricket skills training
program is
available. Sign on
will be at:
Wolston Park Clubhouse (Turf
Wicket),
Orford Drive, Wacol
Saturday 15 August
9 am to 3 pm
Sunday 16 August 12 noon
to 3 pm
The season runs for all
of 4th term and then 1st
term 2010.
For further details please
contact Ellen Ferris 3376 9545
Futsal is 5-a-side
Soccer which can
be played both
indoors or outdoors and is one of the fastest
growing sports in this country.
We encourage and welcome all ages and all standards from
beginners to advanced to
come and try the game of Futsal.
Centenary Futsal Club
When:Thursday13th-20thAugust2009
Where: Centenary State
High
Address: Moolanda Street
Jindalee
Time:6:00pm-8:30pm
For more information please
contact: Ian West
Phone:0418796739
Email:ianw@vikingsfutsal.com
Browns Plains Little Athletics
– Sign On Day
When:
Saturday 29th
August 2009
Time:
8.30am to Noon
Where:
Corner of Vansittart Rd
and Bennett Dr, Regents Park.
For more information please
contact Stewart Williams on 3800 2821.
Free school holiday resilience
program
Does your child frequently
experience feelings of worry
or sadness? Does your child
struggle to manage their
emotions? Does your child
have difficulty making
friends?
Would you like your child
to learn strategies to cope with
stress and daily challenges,
make friends, and to be
happier and more confident?
What:
School holiday resilience programs –
Professor Paula Barrett’s
Fun Friends (4 to 7 year
olds) and
FRIENDS for Life (7 to 11 year olds).
Small group setting with
highly qualified
facilitator.
When:
Between 21st
September and 2nd
October, Monday to Friday.
Fun Friends: 10:30 -
12:00pm; FRIENDS
for Life: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Who:
The Pathways
to Resilience Trust will
deliver the program
Where:
Pathways Health and Research
Centre, West End, Brisbane (close to South
Bank and
Cultural Centre)
Cost:
Free of charge for
children in families experiencing financial hardship, as
well as children
from diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds (including indigenous heritage).
Places strictly limited!
Please contact Jasmine for more information on (07) 3844 5844
or
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