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Marburg State School

NEWSLETTER

Louisa St / PO Box 42

Marburg Q 4346

Phone (07) 5464 4218

Prep-2(07) 5464 4434

Mobile 0477 749 447

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Marburg School Admin

P and C

Meets 2nd Friday each month at 9am

All are invited to attend

For Your Diary

March

Tuesday 14th Swimming

Saturday 18th Marburg SS 138th birthday

Sunday 19th Teddy Bears Picnic 3-5pm

Monday 20th – Friday 24th

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Easter Book Fair (Library)

Thursday 23rd Dental forms returned

Friday 31st Swimming Carnival

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Because we care for the safety of

your child ……

We are now sending SMS when we havenot heard why a child is not at school, your child is considered LATE anytime after 9:00am

PLEASE have your child at school and in class by 8:55am

Prep/1/2 News

In our reading workshops this fortnight, the students have begun to use Reading Eggs, a reading programme to supplement our work in the class. We have had a few teething problems but they seem to have been sorted out and they are able to have a session that is free of freezing moments. We have our fingers crossed!!!

The Preps are doing very well with their sounds. Some high frequency words, we will call them the Red Words, are being introduced and they will enable them to start to read some of our decodable books. They are remembering their sounds quickly and blending short cvc words with ease. It is an exciting time for them.

In Mathematics, the Year One and Two students are doing a lot of work on place value at the moment and will continue to do so throughout the year. Although counting is essential, children have a greater use for thinking of numbers in terms of place value ideas: 23 is 2 tens 3 ones. In order to build these concepts, objects first need to be grouped to illustrate the pattern suggested in the place value scheme. They are now using materials which are structured to match the place value demands. Sticks which can be formed into bundles of ten, with ones represented by single sticks, have been proofed to be the most effective means of introducing these ideas to children. Because of this reason the numbers being introduced are the groups of 2-9 tens. Following this, the remaining two-digit numbers greater than twenty will be introduced, again using the bundling material at all times and from there to the language form and finally the recording form eg: two tens three ones, twenty-three and recording in the tens and ones houses.

The Year Two students will be using the MAB materials and will continue to review the two-digit numbers before the hundreds block is introduced.

Please ensure that the Year One and Two students chant their number facts every night. These need to be recalled automatically and at the moment there are too many fingers being used!!!! The number facts are chanted in class but they need more practice.

Our visit to the Life Education Van and Harold was a good experience for all the students. They were a little hesitant at first, but the activities involved them all and their role playing was great.

Until next time,

Ciao, Gail Ducci

3/4News

Hello everyone. It is scary to think that it is week seven already. In just three weeks we will have completed a quarter of the school year done!

We have been working hard on our persuasive texts; learning how authors influence readers using particular words and phrases. The students seem quite aware of the tricks of advertising. Well done parents!

In history the students are to be assessed on their understanding of early Australia. The unit required the students to construct a historical narrative however, since we have already done this in English for the term, the class has decided that it would be more enjoyable to present their findings as an oral presentation or skit. Groups are rapidly being formed, under guidance, as the students are very excited about this project.

We have been happily graphing in mathematics, as we learn the necessary skills to achieve an effective portrayal of data. This has also assisted us to graph our spelling results throughout the term. We have been looking at how our results change from Monday to Friday and if we have concentrated enough to improve our ability to spell the focus words for the week.

This fortnight we have had a class discussion about bullying and why it is not acceptable to treat others in a nasty way just because they seem different. The main idea of the chat was that every single person is different and deserves respect. The students have responded well to this and are displaying more tolerance and understanding towards their classmates.Our Life Education visit on Wednesday helped reinforce this message as well.

Thank you for considering a book, from our book fair, as an excellent alternative to an Easter egg this year.

Until next time

Marina S

5/6 News

Well hello everyone and I hope you have had a great fortnight. I can’t believe how quickly the year is going. In the last week we have started reading a class novel for unit 2- Fantasy character development. It is called, “The Forests of Silence” by Emily Rodda. The students are thoroughly enjoying the fantasy genre and are making valuable contributions to all discussions we have regarding the text.At the end of the unit they will produce a description of their own fantasy character to share with their audience.

Maths has focussed on solving word problems using the 4 operations- Monday is an explicit teaching session followed by think/pair and share activities on Tuesday and Wednesday. They are working hard to use strategies taught in class to further develop their own problem solving capacity and the sharing session on a Wednesday focuses on them teaching each other.

In Art we have finished up our Pablo Picassostudy and this week students have discovered Pop Art techniques by Andy Warhol. We will have quite a collection of student pieces by the time the Marburg show arrives.

A reminder that parent teacher interviews are in week 9 this term and a time table will go home next week for parents to choose a suitable time to meet with myself and Mrs Bryant (Thursday/Friday). I hope you all have a great week, until next time.Mrs N

P & C News

Thanks to everyone who helped, baked and donated goods for the Marburg Dance! It was a great night, and our baked goods received lots of compliments! We will bank $1421.65 from the event.

We hope everyone has received their 2017 School / Community Calendar. If you would like to purchase more copies they are available from the Marburg Post Office at a cost of $3.50.

The next major fundraiser for the school is the Marburg Show on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th of May.

The Marburg & District Residents Association are holding a Teddy Bears Picnic High Tea on Sunday 19th March at 3pm; for bookings please contact Kaylene 0418 750 387, Wendye 5464 4624 or Brenda 0408 457 896.

Welcome to the new committee who were voted in at our Annual General Meeting today! Our next P&C Meeting is on Friday 28th April. Hope to see you there! If there is anything that you would like to be brought to the table, please contact the P & C on email . Contact details of the new committee will be in the next newsletter. If you are unable to attend a meeting, please feel free to drop a note in the P&C Box outside of the office with any fresh ideas on how we can raise money for our great little school!

Regards,

Marburg State School P&C

Join the Dollarmites on a savings adventure in the future with School Banking!

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

In 2017, School Banking is getting children excited about the future with a brand new look for the Dollarmites. As Future Savers, students will join the Dollarmites on a journey to reach the Savings Hover Park, an amazing playground up in the clouds of a hi-tech city.

There are 8 new reward items for 2017 from the Future Savers range:

• Cyber Handball
• Colour Change Markers
• 3D Chalk Set
• Tablet Case
• Smiley Emoji Keyring
• Volt Handball
• Pencil + Tech Case
• Epic Earphones

Win a family adventure holiday at Tokyo Disneyland!

This year, School Banking is running a Future Savers Grand Prize competition that will take one lucky School Banker all the way to Tokyo, Japan. The winner gets an unforgettable family trip, for up to two adults and three children, where they’ll explore Tokyo Disneyland with its amazing attractions, including the futuristic Tomorrowland, plus enjoy the fun rides at Tokyo DisneySea.

Students who make 15 or more School Banking deposits by the end of Term 3, 2017 will be automatically entered into the draw. This is another great way to motivate students to save regularly and reach their savings goals.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2017 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

New School Banking rewards now available!

Exciting new Term 1 rewards with a Future Savers theme are now available, while stocks last!

Cyber Handball / Colour Change Markers

For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items realeased each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them!

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Wednesday.

Lunch

A reminder that as lunch time has been extended to 11.30 students need to make sure they have enough lunch for afternoon tea at second break. Please ensure that a sandwich/wrap or something nutritious is included in lunch boxes every day to provide the energy needed for their day at school. Thank you.

Book Fairis coming.Easter is approaching as we can all tell when we go shopping, with Easter Eggs already in the shops. This year we have decided to hold our annual Book Fair early in the lead up to Easter. Books are a great alternative to chocolate for Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles and of course parents to give so please invite them to come along and visit the Book Fair. Once again the books are being supplied by The Book Warehouse with a variety of good quality fiction, non fiction and activity books on sale for very reasonable prices. The Book Fair will run from Mon 20/3/17 through to 11am on Fri 24/3/17. Students will visit the display with their teacher on Fri 17th to make out their wishlist. We will accept cash and EFTPOS will be available as well. The profits from sales are used to buy new books for our Library.

BE SAFE BE RESPECTFUL BE AN ACTIVE LEARNER