to your children to collect on a special sticker card. Once it is completed, they can simply bring it back to school. The more points we earn, the more we can redeem from a choice of over 10,000 educational resources including mathematics and English resources, art and crafts materials and much, much more! We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program. If you have any questions, please ask at the office. Prep Open Day Families wanting to know about Prep at Minden can come along to our Open Day on Thursday 31 August. 2018 Prep children will get to experience a range of typical activities in the classroom while parents will be provided with a brief overview of what our school offers and how to prepare their child for Prep. Our “Step Into Prep” transition afternoons will be held in term 4. 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 child/ren 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 determine class formations and teacher placements. Upcoming Events Term 3 is shaping up to be a very busy term for both students and teachers. In the next few weeks, various staff members will be participating in a range of professional development workshops. We have attempted to build a pool of regular supply staff to ensure continuity of learning on these occasions, however, as supply staff are in high demand across our region, this is not always possible. The date claimer section of the newsletter advertises upcoming events for students while teachers communicate specific class events via dojo or letter. We attempt to provide significant notice so parents can plan accordingly. Please contact your child’s teacher or the office should you have any queries about the events your child may be participating in this term. Parent Opinion Survey By now, those families who have been randomly selected to participate in the 2017 survey should have received their pale blue instruction sheet. The website opens Monday 31 July and closes Friday 25 August. Please note the code allows access once to the website. Interviews This event will take place in week 8 on Teacher
Tuesday 29 August. Interviews will be held in the Resource Centre. Booking information will be provided in future newsletters. Food Allergies Our school has a number of children who have allergies to certain foods, in particular nuts. For some children, the allergic reaction is severe and can be Consequently, we discourage children from swapping and sharing lunchbox food items. If you plan on providing a birthday cake or similar treats for your child, please check with the teacher first. We appreciate parents / carers discussing this issue with their children so they understand the importance of eating the food in their lunchbox and not from someone else’s. Show Holiday A reminder that Monday 14 August is the school’s designated show holiday. There will not be any staff on site that day. Profile My name is Elise Utz and whilst I have been teaching for four years, this is my first year having my own class. I have come to teaching a little later in life, having worked as an Accountant before having my family. After helping my own children
with their schooling and volunteering in their classrooms, I realised teaching was my true calling and returned to university 20 years after finishing my first degree. I have three children who are now in high school and my husband and I are enjoying watching them grow into responsible young people. We have lived in the region for a long time and love living in a rural area. I am enjoying my Minden experience greatly, finding the children to be respectful and friendly and I look forward to working with both my students and their parents to help the children achieve their very best. Parents And Citizens Association News Next P&C Meeting will be held Monday 21st August at 3.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Scholastic Book Fair Thank you for your supporting the Minden Book Fair this term, I hope the kids are enjoying reading their books. We had a record breaking sale this fair, and we are excited to be purchasing classroom resources with our credit. Homestyle Bake Order forms for our Homestyle Bake fundraiser are being sent out this week. Re-stock the freezer, and enjoy easy dinners! A prize will be awarded to the highest fundraising family. Order forms and payment are due back to the school office by August 11th. Orders are to be collected from the school on Friday the 25th August at 3pm. Tuckshop We are looking for an extra volunteer to assist on Friday snack days. If you could spare an hour (10.30am-11.30am) about 3-4 times a term, please contact Kylie on 0406 108 033. Lowood Truck Show Get out your recipe books and get ready to bake, as Minden will be holding a bake sale at the Lowood Truck Show on August 26th. If cooking is not your thing, we will gladly accept any baking ingredient donations at the tuckshop or school office. Check your cupboards: ingredients such as flour, sugar, cocoa, cooking chocolate and condensed milk will be gladly accepted and turned into yummy treats to raise funds for our school. Homemade pickles, mustards and jams can be donated – don’t forget to attach an ingredient list. Outside 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 esucatiors, call main office (07) 4638 7965 or email School Chaplain School Chaplain You are invited to join us for a Body Shop Pamper Fundraising Party presented by Sylvia, our Body Shop Consultant on Thursday 3rd August at 3:15pm outside the library. Catalogues, order forms and some sample products are available in the office. RSVP: Wednesday 2 August 2017 to Chappy (Mrs Hewett) via the office or on her email All sales will benefit both Minden's Chaplaincy Program and Minden's P&C You can also see the catalogue at Sylvia can be contacted directly for any Body Shop enquiries General School News Assembly Gotcha Awards Gotcha Awards
Rhianna, Matt, Samantha, Kiara, Alix and Kohen Congratulations! Classroom News Prep News Prep News: Wow how the time flies! Week 3 already, we have started assessment already, it is important student’s attend school every day. If they are unwell then please message me. Completing homework activities also helps students progress in the classroom. *Term 3 information: Thanks for prompt assistance with photos, socks and boxes, tubes etc. We are still needing small boxes, tubes etc. *Homework: Learning ‘High Frequency Words’ each day is important, please help your child learn 5 words each week. *Items needed each day: Please make sure your child has a drink bottle each day and spare clothes/undies. We are having lots of student’s having toileting accidents at the moment. *Prep Presentation Term 3: Keep free Thursday 7th September 2pm. *Computers: On Fridays we use computers and Ipads, if you can come and help the Prep students that would be great If you have any questions then please come and see me. Thank you Mrs Williams and The Prep Students Science Welcome back to Science in Term Three. This term the students are learning about