Parents/Caregivers,

 

 

I encourage all parents who have Prep age or Year 1 students who are starting school next year to come and enrol their children as soon as possible. Parents who enrol their children by Tuesday, November 24 will go into a draw for a chance to win one of four scholarships. The scholarship includes the payment of their school levy and one new school uniform, valued at approximately $150.

Our teachers deserve many accolades. They do an outstanding job in our school. I urge you to take the opportunity to celebrate and support the amazing contribution our teachers make at Berrinba East State School by attending our special assembly tomorrow at 9:00 am.

Thank you to all the parents and students who entered in “My Favourite Teacher” and “My Teacher in Action” competitions. Please see pages 4 and 5 for finalists in the parents’ and students’ entries of “My favourite Teacher”. Enjoy reading them, I did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a special fundraiser for all the wonderful animals at the Animal Welfare League shelter. Many pets are dumped or abandoned during the Christmas holidays, and there are many more animals to care for during this period than at any other time of the year.

 

Students can bring either a tin or packet of pet food on the day, or make a gold coin donation to support this charity. We also welcome any additional donations from parents and carers. All items can be left at the school office.

 

The P&C fundraising committee has organised a fantastic raffle for the end of year. There are a total of 12 individual prizes giving you a greater chance of winning:

 

·         Bike and Helmet

·         Food Hampers ( x 6)

·         Slazenger 6 Game Sports Pack

·         Childrens Fun Pack ( x 3)

·         $50 voucher for the Coffee Club, Browns Plains

 

Raffle tickets can now be purchased from the school office.           

 

Please buy some tickets to support us in the final fundraiser of the year. Raffle winners will be drawn at parade on Friday, 4^th December.

 

 

On Monday 9^th November we are having our last P&C meeting for the year. Please come along and support your school. The meeting will be held in the staffroom at 3pm.

 

These banana pops are not only healthy, but taste great too. Make some up this weekend and see what you think!!!

 

Preparation time: 5 mins (+ 20 mins freezing time)
Makes: 10

Ingredients:
1/4 cup orange juice
10 ripe bananas
1/2 cup rice bubbles

Method:
1. Pour orange juice into a dish, peel the bananas and dip in the juice.
2. Spread the rice bubbles on a board or clean bench and crush with a rolling pin.
3. Roll the bananas in the crushed rice bubbles. Insert an ice-cream stick into the base of each banana, place on a tray lined with non-stick baking paper and freeze for about 20min.

 

 

 

A reminder to all our families that the tuckshop will remain closed for the rest of the year. Parents and carers need to ensure that children are provided with a healthy lunch each day.

 

Students in Year 1 are looking forward to Dreamworld's Wildlife for Kids visit on Friday, 20 November.  The program brings Australian animals to the school for the children to see and even touch.  The students are learning about Australian animals this term and have been writing reports about them in class.  This will be a very exciting experience for all who participate.  The cost is $6.00 per child and there will be individual class sessions for each class. 

 

 

 

Parent opinion surveys were sent home earlier this week with all students. This is your opportunity to provide feedback to the school on what is working well, and what things we need to work on. Please ensure you return your completed survey to the school office by tomorrow (Friday 6^th November). If you did not receive a survey, we have extra copies available in the office foyer.

 

Enrolments are now being taken for all year levels next year. If you know of someone who wishes to send their child to this school, please advise them to collect an enrolment package from the school office as soon as possible.

 

 

 

A big thank you to all of the students, classes, staff and families who filled shoe boxes with gifts this year.  There will be 60 very happy children somewhere in the Asia Pacific area this Christmas.  These are children that never receive gifts and are so blessed that people here care enough to send something for someone they don't even know.  We also raised enough money to cover the postage for 50 of the boxes.  This is a huge effort that our school put into this project this year.  Well done everyone.

 

 

If you know your child(ren) will not be attending Berrinba next year, could you please return the slip below to the office as soon as possible so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

 

Students Name:___________________________

Class:_________

New School:______________________________

 

 

Christmas is next month!!!! We have been very busy this year organising a huge variety of items to sell at our Christmas Stall. We plan on selling items in Weeks 8 and 9, and both students and parents are welcome to come along.

 

 

Senior girls defeated Marsden, 7-6

Senior boys defeated Marsden, 11-3

Senior A were defeated by Kingston

Senior B were defeated by Woodridge

 

 

 

We have a notice board on the wall beside the entrance to the school Office. This displays the current newsletter, information on various activities and events around the school and provides details on local community events. Families will also be able to display notices (eg: lost pets, second hand uniforms for sale) – please leave your notices at the office. This is a great way to ensure you stay informed on what’s happening around the school.

 

  

If the school needs to contact you in an emergency it is vital that we have the correct contact details for your child. If your details have changed please come to the office to fill in a form.

 

 

 

We all have teachers that come in different forms and specialities for me. My favourite teacher was a teacher by the name of Mrs Wollette, she taught me arts and crafts and was very patient with me. You had to be for I was very strong minded and at times a disobedient child. As I suffered from “ little miss know it all syndrome”. In 1989 back home in New Zealand where I attended school there was an incident where I was informed to paint a picture of a specific insect to my knowledge it was a spider, in doing so I painted this particular picture and the whole classroom walls. I was reprimanded and told to clean the entire classroom from top to bottom in front of my peers which was embarrassing unaware of my wrong doings at the tender age of 8.I did so but I noticed she stayed with me the entire time and nicely explained what I did wrong, she then proceeded to assist me following this unfortunate experience we talked and I was able to appreciate her more as a teacher. Through the understanding she gave me in not reporting this to my parents but instead showing me kindness and having patience with me. She also gave me the time and knowledge to a better future as well as a deserved lesson of always listening to all instructions given. To her credit I became a better student and passed and graduated. So as you can see I was not the saint that I portrayed to my children but I learnt and for this I thank her. Mrs Wollette always has a motto that we had to learn which I live by now the motto was the ingredients for a successful future is determination, perseverance and endurance. However the ingredients for failure are self doubt, yielding and dishonesty. This is in your hands and only you can determine what lies ahead for your future. We could learn from teachers who not only have the job of educating our children but also paving the way to our futures. So thankyou to all the teachers of this world to whom we owe gratitude, admiration and many thanks.

 

 

I had lots of teachers but my favourite was Mr Stumer grade 5 and 7 he always saw my potential and encouraged me to be a great student and is part of the reason who I am today and I have passed some on to my kids and that makes me proud.

My favourite teacher was a teacher who made learning fun. He would take us outside where we built a nature area and this was our outdoor classroom. Instead of writing off the blackboard we would get involved in nature. We planted trees, studied insects, watched the weather and were learning without realising it. He showed the children respect, listened when we spoke so it was easy to do the same for him.

My favourite teacher is Miss Harwood she is really nice and helps me learn and get better at school work so when I grow up I can be smart like her.

My first year at school is this year. I learn a lot of things at school because I got the best teacher in my class. She helps not just me but everybody who needs help. She explains things to make us understand the easy way. I like the way she reads stories. I love the way she teaches me how to correct the smallest number to the biggest number. Sometimes she gives us pictures to colour and she draws nice pictures of different animals. That’s all I can think of but hopefully I will do the best I can to be proud.

  

Miss McGovern is my favourite teacher because she is nice, caring, and helpful and she makes learning fun. That’s why Miss McGovern is my favourite teacher.

Mr Dias

 

Is brainy

 

He’s the bomb

 

He’s active

 

He’s funny

 

He’s playful and

 

He’s perfect

 

 

  

 

 

 Just a reminder all term 4 levies are now due, you can also pay all school fees and excursions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 8.15am – 9.00am at the payment window. We accept cash, cheque, credit card and Eftpos.

We also have internet banking as another option for paying school fees. We are endeavouring to make payments more convenient for families. If you would like to make a payment via the internet please come to the office to get a form.

If any money is outstanding by the term due date, students may be excluded from all fee paying activities until the accounts are settled.

 

 

All parents/ caregivers must:

·    Notify our school in writing of a health condition requiring medication at school.

·    Request in writing if school staff are to administer medication or assist in the management of a health condition.

·   Notify our school in writing of any requests and\or guidelines from medical practitioners including potential side effects or adverse reactions.

·   Provide the medication in the original labelled container to the nominated staff member.

·   Ensure the medication is not out of date and has an original pharmacy label with the students name, dosage and time taken.

·   Notify our school in writing when a change of dosage is required. This instruction must be accompanied by a letter from a medical practitioner.

·   Advise our school in writing and collect the medication when it is no longer required at school.

·   All medication must be brought to the school by an adult and a form completed at the office.

 

If your child has borrowed clothes from the school office please return them as we are running out of clothes to give to children who have an accident.