Valley District comprises 23 schools: 20 primary schools + 3 high schools. Nominations are drawn from the best performers from all of these schools. Minden students who placed at BVSSSA may, or may not, be nominated for the Lockyer level. Relevant paperwork will be distributed as information is provided to the school. Congratulations Alex Alix is currently in Cairns competing in the State Hockey Championships, as part of the Met West School Sport team. We wish Alex all the best with this significant achievement. Roadworks TMR has advised that the project is on track to be completed this year. Some work remains including road markings and signage. The school has advised the TMR representative of the flooding issue through the school yard created by the installation of additional drainage along the off-ramp. No response has been received as of yet. Library Books Our wonderful library aides would like all library books returned next week. Please remind your child to find lost books and return them to the school. In the event that a book cannot be found, parents may be invoiced for a replacement. Report Cards This year, report cards will be emailed on Tuesday 26 June. Please ensure the office has an updated email address to ensure reports are delivered on time and to the correct person. Parents / carers should add to their list of safe
senders to ensure report card emails aren’t sent to the Junk folder. Incorrect emails may delay the release of your child’s report card. Parents / carers without email are able to request a hard copy. Should you not receive your child’s report card via email on Tuesday 26 June, please inform the office. Report cards are legal documents and quite often, high schools require them for enrolment. Parents of students in years 5 and 6 should consider making copies of their children’s report cards for this reason. Queensland parents to have their say on NAPLAN Parents, caregivers and community members are invited to provide their feedback on NAPLAN and its role in meeting the needs of Queensland students and schools. Led by independent reviewer Dr Gabrielle Matters, the evaluation will involve state, Catholic and independent schools to ensure a broad view of parent opinions are captured. An is currently available to give as many people as possible the opportunity to have their say. In Term 3, 2018, the evaluation will focus on gathering the feedback of school leaders, communities and stakeholders. Ball Games Carnival This event will run on Wednesday 27 June from 1:30pm onwards. All classes will be involved in the games. Work Experience In week 10, Minden will host four Year 10 work experience students from local high schools. They
will be working in various classrooms across the school. Whole school assembly Come along to the Sports Centre on Friday 29 June at 2:00pm and help us celebrate the end of another successful term at Minden. There will be the usual awards and certificates along with the major GOTCHA draw, Attendance draw and Athletics Carnival results. School Chaplain Free Dress Day to celebrate the end of the term - Thursday 28th June Students are asked to wear their sun safe free dress in support of the Chaplaincy program in the school. Caps are not permissible. Please bring a gold coin donation that will help go towards this service. Blessings Tracey Ballard ChaplainTracey Ballard | ChaplainMinden State School, Rosewood State High School Parents And Citizens Association News Meeting Our next meeting is Monday the 23rd of July 2018 at 3.15pm. We would love to see you there! Commonwealth School Banking This year our is on consistent saving. Deposits can be from 5 cents! Students will be rewarded for every 10 deposits made. Exciting new Term 2 rewards with a Super Savers theme are now available, while stocks last! Tuckshop Please remember to pop your orders into the tuckshop box by Monday, for Wednesday Meal Deals. We are unable to accept eftpos or direct debit for tuckshop orders. Thank you for supporting the tuckshop this year. Our volunteers work tirelessly to bring this service to the school and raise funds to support the school. Friday snack days are now at second break, at 1.15pm. This will be counter sales only (no pre-orders). This gives the children to experience real world spending and cash handling skills. There is a range of Drinks, slushies, snacks, ice blocks and chips available. All items are priced at $2 or under. If you are able
to help out a couple of times a term from 1pm-2pm on a Friday, please contact Shannon 0422 253 098 or Millie 0424 167 850. We would love to have you join our team. Uniforms If you require any uniforms, please see the staff in the office. The uniform shop is open from 8.00 am. Outside Of School Hours Care (OSHC) Operating Hours Monday - Friday before school opening at 6:15am and after school closing at 6:00pm. For bookings or details please see the OSHC educators, call main office (07) 4638 7965 or General School News Assembly Gotcha Awards Gotcha Awards Jazmine, Rhianna, Charlee, Lilyana, Jett and Faith Congratulations! Classroom News Prep News Prep News: Attendance: OH NO! We no longer have the fortnightly attendance trophy. We need to get the trophy back at the next assembly. Let’s do it Preps…. Keep coming to school, we only have a couple of weeks left. Term 2 Presentation: Next week - Wednesday 20th June at 2pm in the classroom. School uniform:
Please make sure your child has a school jumper/school colour. It helps if all students are wearing school uniform/school colours – tracksuit pants or tights. Please make sure all jumpers are named. A hat is needed every day. Hair needs to be neat and comfortable, uncomfortable headbands only create play items and a distraction. Homework: Many of the Prep students are struggling with high frequency words. Please assist your child to learn their words over the next couple of weeks, 5 minutes a day will help your child learn words and progress with reading. If you require additional lists of words, please ask. Lunch: Please make sure your child is able to unwrap/open lunch items independently. A lot of food is pre packed in students lunch boxes and very difficult for Preps to open. Remember we have two lunch breaks – enough food is needed for both breaks. Teacher days off class: During week 9, 10 and 11. I will have some time out of the classroom. I will still be at school, just not in the classroom. I am completing assessment and working on planning for next term. Mrs Rapley will be available. Thanks Mrs Williams, Mrs Rapley and the Prep Students Curriculum Awards Prep Special Awards: Konnor - Konnor is writing sentences. Keep up the great work Konnor! Kayla - Kayla is doing a fantastic job learning her