31 May 2019

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

MESSAGE TO COMMUNITY

Today is the last day I will be at Bulimba as Principal for 2019. As previously mentioned I applied for the role of Acting Principal at Mansfield State School for the remainder of 2019 and was the successful applicant. Within the Department of Education there are occasions when school leaders have the opportunity to work in different roles or positions due to incumbent leaders being on leave, being promoted or acting in other roles. This means that my position at Bulimba is my substantive position and I could return at the end of my acting term, depending on what happens with the Mansfield State School Principal position. This is similar to Sheryl Kennedy’s acting role as Principal at Morningside State School.

As I leave to act at Mansfield unsure of what the future will hold I would like to thank the community of Bulimba State School for their support over the last 24 years of my leadership. There have been many changes during this time and significant growth. Bulimba State School is truly a very special place I have enjoyed the energy and commitment of the staff, their striving to provide an education that supports the learning of all students, their loyalty, precision and collaboration. There are many staff who quietly go about their job offering support to children and families beyond what is expected, but that is what great teachers do and you are truly blessed with many great teachers, teacher aides and support staff.

I believe I leave Bulimba in a healthy state with a clear vision, “Engaged Learner, Creative and Critical Thinkers and Ethical Global Citizens”. We are working hard to reform our approach to curriculum through Inquiry Based Learning, Authentic Assessment and making learning real. The school leadership team through a “Spiral of Inquiry” (a research tool) have designed a clear plan to move forward. This will involve new learning for staff, structured planning and implementation and careful monitoring to adjust and modify. We are well on the way to completing our Student Code of Conduct and will share this with the community during Term 3.

To the wonderful students of Bulimba who over the years have confirmed to me that I have the best job in the world, I thank you all. The stories I hear of our past students and the way they have made for themselves in life inspires me. As always I encourage you to remember that you come from Bulimba State School, it is part of your story and your heritage, it is a place you are always welcome.

To the parents thank you for entrusting me with your precious children, I hope I have been able to instil a love of learning, a respect for others and the knowledge that with effort they can achieve things over time.

Thank you Bulimba.

BLUE CARD

The requirements for volunteers and staff in schools regarding Blue Cards (Working with Children) changed in legislation last year. It is mandatory that any person other than the parents or legal guardians of a child attending the school who is volunteering must hold a current Queensland Volunteer Blue Card. This includes volunteers who are uncles, aunties, grandparents, nannies, next door neighbours or community members.

If you are volunteering in the school or have someone volunteering you need to apply for a Blue Card, please follow the link below.

Volunteers cannot commence volunteering until they have a current Blue Card (Working with Children). This is required by legislation and can have legal ramifications for the volunteer and the school.

Teachers have an exemption from the Blue Card (Working with Children) process through their teacher registration but if volunteering outside the school e.g. as a coach in a sporting club will be required to obtain an Exemption Volunteer Blue Card.

Staff at Bulimba other than teachers are required to have a Blue Card (Working with Children).

TOILET BEHAVIOUR

Over the last couple of weeks we have needed to discuss the behaviour of students in the school toilets. It is important that students are respectful and use toilets appropriately. Toilet behaviour can be expressed very simply in four words.

GO   FLUSH   WASH   LEAVE

Please discuss with your children that toilets are not a place to play, eat food, make a mess, waste toilet paper and that the toilet or urinal is where you go.

LOST PROPERTY

As the colder weather approaches more articles of clothing are coming to school. Please make sure all items are named, that you or your child checks lost property for missing items and you only take what is yours.

ACTING ARRANGEMENTS

From Monday 3 June Ms Jillian Blennerhassett will be acting as Principal until the end of term 2. Ms Karen McCullagh will be acting as Deputy Principal P-2 until the end of Term 2. During the remainder of this term a Regional process to recruit an acting Principal for Semester 2 will be completed. The school community through the school council will have input into this process.
SCHOOL PHOTOS

The envelopes for ordering photos have been sent home with your child on Wednesday please remember that these envelopes are to be handed straight to MSP photography on photo day. Please see the timetable attached. Sibling photo forms are available from the school office.

QSCHOOLS

There has been a recent update with the Q Schools App and parents are not receiving instant notifications. It is important that you follow these steps so you are receiving these up to date important messages.

• Update the Q Schools App at the App Store
• Open the App
• Add Bulimba State School as a Favourite
• Go to settings and turn on notifications

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

ICAS COMPETITIONS (Years 3 to 6)

Bulimba State School has participated in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) competitions for many years. ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program which recognises and rewards student achievement and comprises the competitions of; Digital Technologies, Science, Spelling, Writing, English and Maths. Students in Years 3 – 6 can enter the competitions by completing the entry form attached to the newsletter (also available on the school’s website) and paying the entry fee to the office. Our school has one closing date for all competitions and this date is Friday 28 June. The writing competition for Years 3 and 4 are completed offline. All other competitions are undertaken online. Please note, ICAS is a competition which is intended for children who are seeking an extra challenge and who wish to extend themselves. The following awards are given in each year level in each state or country:

Good luck to all students who choose to enter.

Please download the application form from the link below.

STUDENT COUNCIL– FREE DRESS DAY

The student council have organised a free dress day on Tuesday June 18 (week 9). A gold coin donation is asked for and the money will go to supporting our Ecomarines in their quest to save the bay.

The theme is ‘Upcycling’. The idea is to save money on buying new clothes so students are invited to wear clothes that have been outgrown by older siblings, cousins etc.

If this is not possible, due to being the eldest, tallest etc, students should wear Blue or Green to support the Ecomarines.

RECONCILIATION WEEK

On Monday, we recognised National Reconciliation Week at Parade. National Reconciliation Week is celebrated each year from 27th May to 3rd June. It is a time to celebrate and build on positive and respectful relationships and connections between Australians and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Thank you to the students who shared their family history.

REPORT CARDS

Student reports will be emailed home at the end of this term during the first week of the holidays.

When report cards were emailed home at the end of last year, a number of service providers saw the report card mail out as spam, causing the email with the report card to be delivered into people’s junk/spam folder rather than their inbox. Please add OneSchool.application@dete.qld.gov.au to your ‘safe senders list’ so your child’s Semester 1 report card will be delivered to your inbox at the end of the term.

If your email address has changed, please let the office know by Monday 24 June. If you advise us after this date we cannot guarantee that you will receive your child’s report card at the end of Term 2. Our school office will be closed over the holiday period.

SAKGP

Grade 6 had SAKGP this week. We made minestrone soup. Kale pesto. Cheese and herb scones.

Lemon myrtle and wattleseed biscuits.

YEAR 3 MUSEUM EXCURSION

This week the Year 3 student cohort have visited the fabulous Queensland Museum. Science demonstrations (Sparklab) were based around our current classroom concepts of heat, heat transfer, flammability and the properties of matter (liquid, solid and gas).

The experiments and the demonstrators enthralled, informed and extended the students’ conceptual understandings in the field of physics.

The ANZAC Legacy was very interesting and the interactive displays and devices exemplified, highlighted and detailed the significance of the contribution and sacrifices of “ our diggers” .

Finally the NASA exhibit was very memorable, with an astounding display of real and modelled space artefacts ranging from early space travel items to equipment and full size reproductions of rockets. modules, buggies and other equipment from the Apollo missions.

Thank you to all the generous Year 3 parents who made this excursion possible and to Miss Morgan Biscoe for her thorough organisation of this invaluable educational experience.

CODE OF CONDUCT

We all have the right to be treated with courtesy.

ADVERTISERS

LIBRARY

Library information can be found on our website.

Our library opening hours are from 8am – 3.00pm. Children need to be accompanied by an adult if they visit the library before 8.15am.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION

The book, ‘Once’, is a must read. It is factual in its history of the aftermath of World War 2. The story itself is fictional and entertaining for those interested in history. ‘Once” was written by Morris Gleitzman and is part of a series of other books written about the lives of the people living in a world created by the author.

I would recommend this to children/teens 9 years or older because it describes gore in a graphic and realistic way.

Cianna B 6SK
SENIOR LIBRARY MONITOR

2019 PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE

Don’t forget to keep recording the books your children read on the School Reader Record form. The Premier’s Reading Challenge finishes on August 23.

Children in Prep to Year 4 need to read 20 books to complete the challenge and children in Years 5 and 6 need to read 15 books.

Children and students who complete the challenge will have their efforts recognised through the receipt of a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier of Queensland.

For further information visit the Premier's Reading Challenge website.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

Issue 4 magazine is coming home this week. It is jam packed with awesome books and novelties.

Orders need to be placed by Wednesday 12 June and paid for using LOOP.

Bulimba State School does not accept cash or cheques for purchases.

BILBY AWARDS

Books I Love Best Yearly

Voting for your favourite BILBY Notable has begun. Please follow the link below to vote. Encourage your child to select their favourite book.

BILBY NOTABLES 2019

The three categories for children aged 4 to 12 are:

Younger Readers (8-12 year olds)
Early Childhood (0-7 year olds)
Picture Book of the Year (0-18 year olds)

If your child would like to vote for their favourite book, please click on the link below:

BORROWING BOOKS AND RETURNING BOOKS

Please ensure your child has a book bag to protect our books from damage.

• Prep - can borrow one book at a time. They are able to return the book and borrow another as many times as they wish.
• Yrs 1 – 3 can borrow two books at a time. They are able to return the book/s and borrow another as many times as they wish.
• Yrs 4 – 6 can borrow three books at a time. They are able to return the book/s and borrow another as many times as they wish.
• If you have books to return, place them in the library “Bookie Monster” at the circulation desk.

OVERDUE BOOKS

If our records are showing that your child has an overdue library book, an email will be sent with details of the missing book. If the book cannot be found, parents can either pay for the replacement of the book, or buy a replacement copy with the same title.

We are happy to check the shelves in the library if you believe the book has been returned.

CHESS CLUB

Bulimba State School has a Chess Club that meets each Tuesday morning between 7.30am – 8.30am in the library. There are two groups – beginners and advanced. If your child would like to learn how to play chess, play games against other Bulimba students and participate in chess tournaments, please come to the library to collect an enrolment form. Registration and payment is online.

SPORT

BULIMBA ATHLETICS TEAM

On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, 40 of our Bulimba State School students travelled to the University of Queensland to compete in the Lytton District Athletics Trials. It was a great two days of competition with most of our athletes reaching the finals in their respective events. Congratulations to the twelve students who have been selected into the Lytton District team to compete at the Met East Athletics Trials in three week’s time.

Anna G (11 year girls) – Long Jump, 800m & 200m
Isabelle B (10 year girls) – High Jump
Archie D (10 year boys) – Multi Event (800m, Shot Put, Long Jump, 100m) & 200m
Emma D (10 year girls) - Multi Event (800m, Shot Put, Long Jump, 100m) & Long Jump
Ethan H (10 year boys) – 800m & 1500m
Mille M (10 year girls) – 800m, 100m & 200m
Holly B (11 year girls) – 800m & 1500m
Gia V (11 year girls) – High Jump
Olivia G (10 year girls) – 100m & 200m
Martina M (10 year girls) – 100m
Ryker S (10 year boys) – Shotput
Maddie S (11 year girls) – Discus

Please wash and return your white athletics singlet by Monday June 3.

BALMORAL STATE HIGH SCHOOL

Football Academy Trial Date

Balmoral SHS’s first trial date for our 2020 Year 7 Football Academy intake will be held at Balmoral SHS is Thursday 13th June 2019 commencing at 12:00pm and concluding at 2:45pm. Registration for the trial is required and the trial application form can be found on our school website, by emailing the school or directly contacting Mr Zimmerlie.

If you require further information regarding the ‘Football Academy’ please make contact with Mr Dale Zimmerlie (Football Academy Director) on 38238557 or dzimm2@eq.edu.au.

BULIMBA BASKETBALL

Round 1 Results:

U/13 Girls defeated Carina Vipers 35 – 10
U/13 Boys Blue lost to Carina Cobras 18 – 59
U/11 Girls defeated Carina Pythons 28 - 12
U/11 Boys defeated Carina Kings 26 – 14
U/13 Boys White defeated Vikings Yellow 42 - 6

Round 2 Draw: Friday 31 May

U/13 Girls Vs Carina Kings – 5.50pm on Chandler Court 1
U/13 Boys Blue Vs Hoopstars (5) – 5.00pm on Chandler Court 2

Round 2 Draw: Saturday 1 June

U/11 Girls Vs Bayside Jets Constellations – 9.00am on Southern Districts Court 3
U/11 Boys Vs Bayside Jets Rockets – 8.10am on Southern Districts Court 4
U/13 Boys White Vs Belmont Saints – 9.50am on Mansfield State High School Court 1
St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School – 388 Newnham Road, Wishart
Chandler Courts: The Sleeman Complex – Old Cleveland Road and Tilley Road, Chandler
Mansfield SHS: Ham Road, Mansfield
Eagles Sports Complex Address: 3 Weedon St, Mansfield
Southern Districts Address: 56 Zahel St, Carina

To keep up to date with current draws. Go to the link below – Fixtures

GALA DAY – NEXT FRIDAY, 7 JUNE

Next week, Friday June 7, students in years 4-6 will participate in a GALA DAY for sport. Sports include Netball, Soccer, Basketball, Tball and Touch. Permission notes have gone home and need to be signed and returned to school before Friday 31 May. The $10 levy also needs to be paid prior to this date. Students will depart school at approximately 9am and will return back to school before 3pm on the day. Parents and friends are more than welcome to come and support your children.

Location:

Soccer – Balmoral State High School (Students will walk from school)
Touch – Brisbane State High School – Fursden Road, Carina
Netball – MDNA Courts – Coorparoo
Basketball – Clem Jones Centre – Carina
Tball – Whites Hill State College – Camp Hill

If you are interested in helping coach or manage a team on this day, please email Miss Lewis and let her know which sport you would like to be involved. We still require extra coaches.

MUSIC

The music department will be holding a short end of semester concert involving the Senior Band and the Junior and Senior Choirs.

Date: Tuesday 18th June
Time: TBA
Where: Michael Zeuschner Hall

Please keep your eye on the newsletter for further information.

COMMUNITY LIASON

Monthly Coffee, Meet & Greet, Tuesday, 11 June, Ambrosia from 9.00 am. Everyone Welcome

Tea and Topic, Wednesday, 12 June. Maz will be sharing interior design tips to style your home. Tea/Coffee from 8.45 am and start at 9.15 am in the Parent Room. Love you to join us and meet other Bulimba Families.

P&C NEWS

THE 2019 HUTTON & HUTTON TRIVIA NIGHT IS HERE!

Final adjustments are being made to costumes. The hot glue guns are working overtime! Centre pieces have been carefully curated. Trivia Night is here! A massive thank you to our sponsors for supporting this major P&C event:

GOLD SPONSOR: Sallyanne Smith - Hutton & Hutton Real Estate
ONLINE AUCTION SPONSOR: Master Engraving
RAFFLE SPONSOR: Di Farmer MP
DANCE FLOOR SPONSOR: Councillor Kara Cook
BULIMBAR SPONSOR: Shannon Harvey @ Place

We'd like to thank all the volunteers who have helped organise this event. We can't do it without you!

SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT US!

A HUGE thank you to the incredibly generous businesses and families who have donated prizes to our mega Masters Engraving online auction. Auction ends at 9pm Saturday.

Our sincerest thanks to Sarah Murray, Angie Haswell and Mel Phillips who have organised the prizes and uploaded to Galabid. What a huge effort. Over $20,000 in prizes!

SMART BITES UPDATE

We hope you all received your copy of our new-look Autumn Menu for you to pop up on your fridge at home. We thought this would be an easy way for the whole family to see the delicious items on offer at Smart Bites! If you don't need your copy, please feel free to send it back to us at Smart Bites so it doesn't get wasted.

CLASS VOLUNTEER ROSTER

Next week we have a free to all volunteers day in the tuckshop on Friday. We have been perfecting processes over the last few weeks and it's been amazing to have the support of the many wonderful volunteers who continue to offer their time. We appreciate it more than you know!

If you can't make it on Friday, don't despair! We have plenty of things happening every day in the tuckshop that we could use a hand with. Pop in and see Maria, or email us at smartbites@bulimbasspc.org.au if you're interested!

CANCELLING ORDERS

Due to processes in the tuckshop, for us to be able to cancel and refund your order if your child is absent on a day when you have ordered tuckshop, we need to be notified by no later than 7:30am. Please give us a call in the tuckshop to cancel your order before this time. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with this. If you ever have any queries regarding our processes, please don't ever hesitate to contact Sally at sroeb8@eq.edu.au

BULIMBA STATE SCHOOL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE

Wunya! Hello! Gurumba bigi! G'day!

We want to send out a MASSIVE thank you to all of our extended community members who got involved in our Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea last Thursday morning! We were so chuffed to see so many of our OSHC kids, families and Bulimba State School teachers getting involved with cooking and baking, donating delicious food and yummy tea, decorating under B block for the big event, making gold coin donations, and of course, simply spending time on the morning with our community supporting such an important cause! 1 in 2 Australians are diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85 and it was brilliant to see everyone working together to support the Cancer Council in their mission to change this! We were more than chuffed to see that we had raised over $90 in total for the Cancer Council, and we certainly hope to continue organising these charitable endeavours in the future. We just love seeing our OSHC kids and families choosing to spend their time to help out and actively participate in our community, ultimately helping to develop our strong sense of belonging!

We are also getting very excited to commemorate National Reconciliation Week at Bulimba OSHC with our community gathering on Tuesday afternoon! We are very much looking forward to welcoming the Yerongpan Dancers for a Traditional Welcome to Country, Didgeridoo Performance and Smoking Ceremony! National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Here at Bulimba OSHC, we have organised a whole week of play and learning experiences that are focused on the importance of National Reconciliation Week in order to inspire conversations that will develop all of our understandings and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and perspectives in pursuit of reconciliation.

COMMUNITY NOTICES