52 Dates To Remember * Term 3 02/10/17 - 08/12/17 * Junior Assembly 03/11/2017 * Senior Assembly 10/11/2017 * Yr 6 Graduation 30/11/2017 * Student Council Free Dress 30/11/2017 * Christmas Carnival 24/11/2017 From The Principal Roadworks Night-works have now commenced and will be conducted for the next few weeks in conjunction with day works. In regards to the accident two weeks ago, the school has again contacted TMR representatives and OHS consultants to raise concerns about student safety. OHS have escalated the severity of the risk the construction brings and have forwarded recommendations to senior consultants within their department. They have supported the school in advocating for additional barriers to be erected along the highway where the car left the roadand entered the school grounds, and for guardrail to be installed along the new slip road adjacent to the school’s boundary fence upon completion. The school is yet to receive official correspondence from TMR regarding these requests. The school is aware that there is significant community concern regarding safety. In order to be taken seriously and achieve an acceptable outcome, it is important that we work together. The school is following departmental protocol in addressing the issue and liaising with as many departments as possible. This is a slow process and there are ways that parents/carers can assist us. Parents / carers are encouraged
to put their concerns in writing and forward them to the P&C President. Please remember the P&C are our community’s representatives and can add substantial support to our cause. With the upcoming election, parents / carers can approach candidates and raise awareness of the issue. We have been told that a significant volume of written correspondence will be taken more seriously by those authorities who have the power to change the current situation. The roadworks will not be completed until 2019, consequently, this issue is going to be with us for a long time. The reality is the school can’t make DET, or any other government department, do what we want. If you choose to do nothing, then little will change. Volunteers Event Our school is blessed to have a large group of parent volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to support teaching and learning. We would like to acknowledge this significant contribution at our annual Volunteers Afternoon tea to be held next Wednesday afternoon in the Resource Centre. If you have helped out in any way: classroom support, covering library books, tuckshop, book club , book fair, working bee, P&C, please know that your contribution has been appreciated and we want to see you at the afternoon tea next Wednesday. Prep Orientation Sessions These sessions have already commenced and been well received by attendees.Our “Step into Prep” program this year has been designed to support successful transitions to the prep year and to school. We encourage
attendance at as many sessions as possible. Remaining dates and times for this year are: 9 November 12:00-1:45 13 November 2:00 – 3:00 23 November 10:00-11:30 27 November 12:00-1:45 If you haven’t booked an interview time yet, go to and use the code pcpbh and select the day and time you would like your interview. Lockdown Drill Next week, the school will be practising the procedure for Lockdown. Some children can become anxious during these drills, however, they are an important part of every school’s safety policy. Teachers will be talking to their classes about what happens during the practise to allay any fears students may have. Upcoming events There are a few events coming up between now and the end of the term which will impact on different classes. Whilst the school will provide details and regular reminders via newsletters and class dojo, it is important for parents to be aware of what is happening in your child/ren’s classes to ensure they don’t miss out on any of the events. Enrolments 2018 If you know of someone who is interested in becoming part of our Minden school community in 2018, please encourage them to collect an enrolment pack as soon as possible. Similarly, should your not be returning to Minden in 2018, we would appreciate being informed as soon as possible. Many of our classes are either over capacity or nearing capacity and student numbers in various year levels help
Prep News: *Swimming: Students are getting more confident with getting themselves organized. The more they do by themselves at home assists their developing independent skills. A child sized towel makes it easier for students to pack their own things. Thongs also assist with a quick transition when they get to the pool. Don’t forget a healthy snack and drink bottle also in swim bag. *Attendance: Each and every day is very busy, attending school each day helps your child learn and become confident in the school environment. Valuable learning is missed when they are not at school. *Transition sessions: Towards the end of this term, Preps will participate in transition sessions. Helping them to feel less nervous when they enter year 1 next year. *Reading Club/games: Prep students are now enjoying books and games in the morning. We thank the seniors for their valuable support each morning. Term 4: This term is very busy, each week we have our pre prep students visiting. Prep students are enjoying getting to know young students that will be attending school next year. Christmas Carnival: Friday 24th of November, students will presenting some fun Christmas songs, they are already practicing. Students are welcome to
dress up in Christmas clothes, add some bells, glitter, Santa hat etc. Hope everybody can come…. Prep Graduation: Keep Monday 4th of December free. Parents, Grandparents and Friends are welcome to attend. At 2pm we will have a mini ceremony celebrating our very busy and valuable year. If you have any questions then please come and see me. Thank you Mrs Williams and The Prep Students Curriculum Awards Prep Special Awards: - Sophia is working hard, attempting tasks by herself. Joss - Joss is showing lots of creativity when writing. William - William is working hard, finishing his quicker. Thomas - Thomas enjoyed exploring and extending number concepts. Nataliha - Nataliha is working hard, she is enjoying completing tasks by herself. Eli - Eli is working on sitting still and attempting task completion. Year 1H Special Awards:
Reading Module 1 List 3: Lincon and Fletcher Module 1 List 4: Leon Module 1 List 5: Evie Module 1 List 7: Elliehyenna Module 1 List 8: Joshua, Amelia and Max Year 1C Special Awards: Charlotte - For great spelling test results! Lachlan - For displaying improved behaviour during carpet time! Lilyana - For excellent attention to detail with your work! Year 2 Special Awards: Zahlee - For participating in rich discussions during English. Great effort! Flynn - Flynn is improving with his reading ability. Well done! Aliti-Rose - Aliti is always working hard and being a responsible student during class. Year 3 Special Awards: Jayden - For excellent participation and thinking in Maths. Samuel - For being consistently ready to learn. Annaliese - For consistently contributing ideas during our poetry and reading group discussion. Science