the code 8pxe5. Please make alternative arrangements with your child’s teacher should this day not be suitable for you. Staff are not able to provide child-care should you choose to bring your child to the interview. Travelling safely on At Minden, we regularly say that a quiet bus is a safe bus. It is pleasing to note that the majority of our students using the bus service are polite and considerate of others, particularly the driver. Parents and carers would be aware that children travelling by bus are expected to follow a code of conduct. Further information and fact sheets about respecting other students, drivers and the community while travelling by bus are available on the . Commonwealth Games Parents and carers would be aware that there will be significant adjustments to public transport timetables between 30 March and 20 April while the Commonwealth Games take place. Families are encouraged to plan ahead if they intend using public transport in the south-east of the state over the Easter break and at the commencement of next term. Check out TransLink's or the to ensure you have a stress-free trip. Attendance Our current attendance rate is 96.3% which is just above Metropolitan region’s target of 96%. It is pleasing to note that 146 students (77%) are currently meeting or exceeding the region’s target. We appreciate parents informing either their child’s teacher or the school when a student is absent. As we near the end of the term, all classes will be engaged in completing significant assessment pieces. It is difficult to catch up learning time and missed assessments if students are absent for extended periods. Pupil Free Day Due to public transport
disruptions associated with the Commonwealth Games, Monday 16 April is a Pupil Free Day. Term 2 commences on Tuesday 17 April. National Day of Action Friday 16th March is the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. Minden implements a suite of programs to teach children about responsible citizenship and appropriate behaviour and next Friday, classes will engage in a range of activities promoting awareness of this important message. Children are encouraged to wear something orange: shoelaces, a hair ribbon, shirt etc. All clothing must be sun-safe. This is not a free dress day / costume day and no gold coin donation is required. Bullying and violence prevention is everyone’s business. Working together to develop respectful relationships is key to reducing the prevalence of this social issue. 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 Parents And Citizens Association News Meeting Our AGM meeting is Monday the 13th of March 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 1 rewards with a Super Savers theme are now available, while stocks last!
Tuckshop 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. Please remember to pop your orders into the tuckshop box by Monday. Meals must be pre-ordered, and payment is by cash only. We are unable to accept eftpos or direct debit for tuckshop. The $5 meal deal is for a Wednesday on first break. Friday snack days will now be held on 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. Book Fair Our first Book Fair for the year was very successful. P&C would like to take this opportunity to thank all our volunteers who gave up their time to help out. Also thank you to everyone who supported the Book Fair. Easter Raffle We are holding our Easter Raffle again this year. If any families could help with any Easter egg donations, this would be greatly apprieciated as this would go towards our Easter Raffle. Any donations can be handed into the office. Easter Raffle tickets will be sent home next week. Uniforms If you require any uniforms, please see the staff in the office. The uniform shop is open from 8.00 am. Winners of the Bookfair Colour In Competition Prep - Zander Year 1 - Joss Year 2 - Max Year 3 - Zye Year 4 - Amy Year 5 - Taylor Year 6 - Indeanna General School News Assembly Gotcha Awards Gotcha Awards
Joshua, Keiran Amelia, Chase, Amy and Sharleigh Congratulations! Classroom News Prep News Prep News: Dojo: We now have all parents on board, if both parents would like to be joined with our class Dojo that is fine. Parent support: We should have all family photos by now, if you have not brought a family photo in, please do so ASAP. Favourite books are needed by Monday 26th of February. Booklist: Extra supplies of pencils, rubbers, glue sticks are important. We do not use your child’s supply for any other child. If your child needs another glue stick then we can access it quickly. Partnership: Thanks to all those parents and grandparents that are now helping out in the classroom each week. Your support is greatly appreciated. Homework: Homework commenced this week, please return on Friday with Library books. Children are encouraged to select own home readers assisting them to choose books of interest. Lunchboxes: Remember we have 2 lunch breaks. Children need enough food for both breaks. (sandwiches and some healthy snacks for first break and fruit and snacks for second break) Arrival and departure: Please let me know if your departure from school plans change. Waiting at the gate in the afternoon helps the Preps focus on getting themselves packed and ready to go home. I will message you, if you need to collect from the classroom – rainy days. Please remember to come inside the school gate to collect your child
explain how she uses the design process. Thanks Mrs Matthews. Finally year sixes are working in groups to produce a music video. Makerspace has again started with lots of creative making taking place. All students have settled in well and it's great to see the ideas they are coming up with. Jenni Einam Curriculum Awards Prep Special Awards: Sellina - Sellina enjoys reading, she is using her strategies. Max - Max is working hard, he puts lots of effort into each task. Jett - Jett is putting lots of effort into his work, completing tasks neatly. - Sofia is enjoying school, she is making lots of friends. Ada - Ada is enjoying reading, she is learning lots of high frequency Makkendra - Makkendra participates in classroom discussions, she has lots of interesting ideas. Year 1 Special Awards: Harrison - For ready to learn and always having a go! Ava - For an outstanding improvement in your writing! J-Lea - For taking time and care when writing! Beautiful handwriting
Benjamin - For participating well and thinking hard during reading groups. Sienna - For participating well and thinking hard during reading groups. Penelope - For working hard independtly during reading groups. Cailin - For working hard independtly during reading groups. Year 4 Special Awards: Kylah - Great problem solving in Maths. Keep it up! Annaliese - Excellent contribution to Science lessons. Well done! Jayden - For always trying very hard in Maths. Keep up the good work! Year 6 Special Awards: Jessica - Fantastic spelling results. Cooper - Fantastic spelling results. Cody - Fantastic spelling results. Sharn - Fantastic spelling results. Indeanna - Fantastic spelling results. Lucy - Fantastic spelling results. Taj - Fantastic spelling results. Niketah - Fantastic spelling results. Shaylee - Fantastic spelling results. Jessica - Fantastic spelling results. Cameron - Fantastic spelling results. Mikayla - Fantastic spelling results. Tae Il - Fantastic spelling results. Birthdays Charlotte, Emma, Lilly, Makkendra, Lena and Travis Happy Birthday from everyone at