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WEEK 9 TERM 2
Iron Bark Press
17 June 2020
Week 3 Term 3, 2020
29 July 2020
Principal’s Message
Makerspace purchased by the P&C. They make a massive difference to the
learning environment, opportunities and outcomes for our students.
Exciting news! Phase two of our Makerspace construction is
underway. This has been a long term project that was initiated by This year, the P&C’s ability to raise funds has been significantly
our School Council and is now coming to life. Our P&C have been impacted as we are not able to have our Festival or Art Show, or
instrumental in making our vision become a reality as they have even sell raffle tickets at the Samford Show (as the school has
funded the vast majority of this project. done for many years). The Spell-a-thon is perhaps the only
fundraiser for the year, so any support you can provide would be
It started with the construction of the Makerspace roof which was greatly appreciated.
completed last year (approximately $90,000) and will be completed
in the very near future with the fit out of the storage and learning
150th Celebration
space (approximately another $90,000). This will be an amazing,
flexible learning space to prepare our students with the critical 21st Built by farmers, Samford State School opened in 1872 with only a
Century skills in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering handful of students. Over the years, our school and our community
and Maths (STEM). Our students will enjoy exploring curiosity, have grown and in 2022, Samford State School will celebrate
learning, collaborating, problem solving and creating. Our turning 150 years old.
Makerspace is designed to empower students to stretch
themselves and to be curious to solve, build, create and explore. We are planning a year of celebrations for 2022 to mark the history
of Samford State School and we would like to invite you to be a
Over the last few weeks our students have been developing our part of this planning. A 150th celebration committee is being
own design process, which will be a part of our official launch. created, working with the Samford Museum, and we are calling on
When asked what the Makerspace means to them, students have parents interested in helping collate and co-ordinate memorabilia
expressed their excitement in having a place where they can think and activities to mark this special year.
and be curious, research and problem solve, become engineers
and scientists, and work together as reflective learners with a If you would like to be a part of this planning committee, or if you
growth mindset in a fun environment. can share anything of value - historical photos, magazine articles,
items, or stories about Samford State School’s history - we would
Once completed, our Makerspace will have a broad range of high- love to hear from you. We are starting to gather information now,
tech equipment for our students to access - from 3D printers, so please email Belinda here.
laptops, iPads and VR gear, to electronic kits, robots, drones and
more to come! It will also have lots of ‘no-tech’ resources including Pick-Up Zone
paints, construction materials, Lego, craft resources and recycled
materials. There still seems to be some congestion at the pick-up zones as a
result of parents arriving early to pick up children. To solve this, it is
important to please time your pick-up.
Spell-a-thon
Our P&C enhance our school in so many ways, ranging from air- Most children do not come out the gate at 3:00pm by the time
conditioning classrooms, enhancing playgrounds, construction of they’ve collected their bags and walked to the gate. If you arrive 5
the Makerspace and supporting learning through the purchase of minutes after the bell has gone, you will be surprised to see how
reading books and IT equipment. Of the 200 devices we lent out many cars have left the area. 10 minutes after the bell and you will
during the learning at home period, almost all of them were find you won’t have to wait at all. In fact, by 3:10pm, there is plenty
of parking available so skip the line and park.
School absences contact before 9:00am
School absence line: (07) 3430 9160 Brad Clark
School email: absences@samfordss.eq.edu.au Principal
Advise via QParents
OSHC Absence Line: (07) 3430 9145
All student messages MUST be received by 2:30pm
P&C
Makerspace!
Exciting news! Our Makerspace is finally underway!
Watch this space for photos when it’s all finished, and
ready for the children to enjoy! Here is a progress
photo in the meantime.
Spell-a-thon Is Here!
IT’S SPELL-A-THON WEEK! The children are so excited to put their hard work onto paper and NEXT MEETING:
raise funds for their school. Their spelling will be marked next Monday - thank you to those who
have volunteered to help mark papers - once they are marked, then pledges can be collected. P&C Meeting
You can make the payment on QKR - just click on the link to 'Spellathon' in the P&C section and
Monday 24 August 2020
input the amounts raised for each of your children. We will also accept cash if this is not possible,
but QKR is definitely our preferred method! 6:30pm
Seminar Room
Father’s Day
Father's Day is 6 weeks away... Thankfully we are able to have the Father's
Day stall (on Thursday 27 August) as usual in the Seminar Room, where the
children will come class by class to choose a present for Dads/Grandads. The
kids absolutely LOVE this opportunity to pick something special out for their
Dad. We are calling for help running the stall - please sign up here to
volunteer an hour of your time here.
P&C Exec
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 July
Spell-a-thon Spell-a-thon Spell-a-thon Spell-a-thon Spell-a-thon
WEEK 3
Yr 1 Drama Production
RI Commences
3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August
School Council Yr 3 Stem Punks
WEEK 4 Meeting Incursion
Yr 1 Drama Production
10 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August
EKKA SHOW Yr 2 Reptile Adventure Yr 2 Reptile Adventure Brisbane City Show
WEEK 5 HOLIDAY (MBRC) Holiday
Yr 4 Living History
(Samford SS closed) (Normal school day
Yr 1 Drama Production for Samford SS)
Administration Uniform Shop
School Photos - Change of Date
The dates for school photos have now moved
forward by a day. School photos will now be
taking place on Wednesday 16 and Thursday
17 September. Please mark your diaries
with this amended date. Photos can be ordered
online now at www.advancedlife.com.au by
entering the code N7P 8NW JRG. Envelopes will also be
distributed shortly.
Shop Hours
Show Holiday
Our opening hours have changed
The MBRC’s show holiday is on Monday 10
August 2020 (in Week 5). The school Tuesday - Thursday 9:30am - 11:00am
(including OSHC) will be closed on this day.
Online Ordering through QKR
Samford.uniforms@gmail.com
Nunzi Hyde
Business Manager
Change of Opening Hours
The Uniform Shop will be operating reduced hours from this week
Tuckshop onwards. We will continue to adapt our hours depending on parent
requirements. Please check the Samford State School website for
all up-to-date information.
NEW HOURS:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:30am to 11:00am
Kylie Neville
Uniform Shop
Opening Hours
Tuckshop is open 5 days a week,
Monday to Friday from 8:00am daily for
Breakfast, 1st and 2nd breaks.
Please support our family business
Closed Week 10
The tuckshop will be closed Week 10 of Term 3.
Catering
Yes - we cater! Please contact us for any of
your catering needs.
QKR
If you are having issues with QKR, please delete the app and re-
install. If it still doesn’t work, go old school with a brown paper bag
and cash. Tuckshop must be ordered in the morning.
Sarah & Brent Wastie
The Three Little Pigs
@ The Library
Book Week
This year, Book Week is being celebrated from 7 to 11 September 2020.
Family Competition
We have an exciting Family Competition for Book Week 2020 based on the Book
Week theme of “Curious Creatures, Wild Minds”.
Our competition for this year involves creating your own “Curious
Creature”.
Full details of the competition will be found in the next edition of the Iron
Bark Press.
Book Week Read In
To celebrate Book Week, we also have a special time where the children simply read for enjoyment.
When: Thursday 10 September (afternoon session).
What: Bring your favourite book, reading toy or blanket. Come dressed as your favourite book character to celebrate an
afternoon of reading.
Below are the Shortlisted titles from the Picture Book of the Year category:
Picture Books
Book Club
Book Club brochures have already been sent home and orders are due by Wednesday 29 July 2020. If you’ve forgotten to get your
order in, please bring it in ASAP as orders will be sent off this Friday.
Orders can be placed by either:
1. Credit Card – Payments must be made through the Scholastic website: www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP.
No form to be returned to the school.
OR
2. Cash Orders – Please return the order form with correct cash to the money collection box at the Office by Wednesday 29 July.
Happy reading everyone!
Deb, Jodie & Kerry
Library
Prep 2021
Prep 2021 Enrolments Open
Prep 2021 enrolment packs are now available for pickup from the office from 10:00am - 2:00pm. Enrolment
packs will also be distributed to our Samford Kindergartens. Please complete and return to the office. Enrolment
interviews will be conducted early in Term 4.
Important Dates to Remember: Webinar Information:
Saturday 10 October – Prep Open Day (To be confirmed) A day in life of Prep
Monday 6 October to Friday 6 November – Enrolment Interviews Welcome Message from our Principal
Mid Term 4 – Out of Catchment Enrolments begin
Welcome Message from our Deputy Principal
Trish Bennell-Kling
Deputy Principal
ICAS Assessments
ICAS Assessments 2020
At the end of Term 2, parents of students in Year 3-6 received an email inviting their
child to participate in the upcoming UNSW ICAS assessments. The assessments are
designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in various
learning areas, with every student receiving a printed certificate and an online result
report.
ICAS assessments are now online, and if you would like your child to participate, please visit the new online Parent Payment System to
make a direct payment to UNSW Global. The website to visit is https://shop.unswglobal.com.au/pages/pps and you will need to enter the
school access code: NXA835, then enter your child’s name (make sure it is spelt correctly for the certificate), select the assessment/s and
then proceed to the payment page. Cost per test is $15.95 including GST.
Online parent payments closes Sunday, 2 August 2020 (extended from original closing date of 26 July 2020).
Below are the dates and times of the ICAS subject assessments. Assessments will be held in the R Lab (next to 4E classroom) at Samford
State School.
Subject Assessment date Arrival Time Start Time
ICAS Science 19 August 7:30 am 7:45 am
ICAS English 26 August 7:45 am 8:00 am
ICAS Mathematics 2 September 7:30 am 7:45 am
Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.
Nikki Ree
Head of Curriculum
Student Leader Project - School Values
Student Leadership Values Project
At the beginning of this year, our Year 6 Student Leaders were fortunate enough to spend 2 days
at a leadership camp with other school leaders, where they were given the opportunity to create
and develop a project for the year.
Amelia L. explains “We wanted to build a culture around our school values and for these to
become a daily habit for all of our students and staff. So we came up with the idea of a values
project”.
These five values are: Citizenship, Curiosity, Growth Mindset, Kindness and Respect.
The leaders have created a ticket system where every teacher has a coupon book of vouchers,
which they hand out to students who have displayed any of the values. These are then collated
in each classroom, sorted and counted each week. There is one central values container so students can see how many values tickets
have been collected throughout the school. There are also tips written on the back of each ticket to encourage and remind students on
how to earn more tickets relevant to each value.
The goal is to raise collectively 7,000 tickets in the school by Term 4. Once reached, the school will celebrate with a ‘Super Awesome
Mega Fun Day’. This will make up for the number of events and activities that have been cancelled this year due to Covid-19.
Interestingly, this project was developed and considered pre Covid-
19, however it has fitted perfectly into the school year, allowing the
student leaders to grow, share and develop this goal with all
students.
For now, it’s only for the Year 4 - Year 6 students but as we see a
return of revised year level assemblies, Prep – Year 3 students will
also begin to participate in the Values Project.
When asked why this was important to our school, the student
leaders said “We wanted to build on our culture and create something
visual. Culture is like a legacy that lasts”.
Our current total stands at 1,652 tickets. Clues will start to be
introduced to students as to what the celebration day will look like
and include. We look forward to sharing more about this leadership
initiative towards the end of the year.
2020 Student Leaders
2020 Year 6 Student Leaders
Amelia L, Vivienne L, Ruby S, Amelia V-S,
William F-L, Christopher L, Harry S and Ethan W.
Ticket Tally
Curiosity Kindness Respect Growth Citizenship Total
230 274 396 404 348 1,652
Values Wheel - Curiosity
How Curious Are You?
Curiosity is the motivation to seek out knowledge and new experiences as well as the willingness to
embrace the uncertainty that goes with it. We are all curious to some degree. You will undoubtedly
have different areas in life that you are more curious about than others. Perhaps you are naturally
curious about technology and don’t mind spending time figuring out how things work. Maybe you are
fascinated by human behaviour and seek to learn more about what drives our thinking and
motivation.
As humans we are naturally wired to be curious. Our curiosity can improve our relationships and
social understanding as well as our intelligence and problem solving abilities. Curiosity is also like a
muscle that gets stronger with practice.
3 Ways to Boost Curiosity
1. Don’t get furious, get curious!
Anger gets in the way of curiosity. Notice when you are having judgmental thoughts and try to switch your focus to what you are
observing without the judgement. It’s almost like acting the role of a scientist seeking out more information. Doing this can help
us to feel calmer and that’s when we do our best problem solving.
2. Embrace the unknown
How often do we give ourselves time to wonder? We live in such a fast paced world that we can feel an urgency to find answers
or solutions right away. When we do go searching for information, we often go looking for things that confirm what we already
think. By giving ourselves time to dwell on ideas and being open to explore new ways of thinking, despite feelings of uncertainty,
we can stretch our curiosity muscle.
3. Take Notice
We are only interested in the things that we pay attention to. Rocks are not interesting until we begin collecting them. People at
the shops aren’t interesting until we become curious about their lives and where they are going. We can develop our curiosity by
making a conscious effort to direct our attention to particular ideas or things around us. Challenge yourself to take notice and let
your curiosity grow.
Deb Rennick
Guidance Officer
0431 092 913
Citizenship
Well Done!
It was very impressive to see Nicola L. and Tori S. of 5C working
hard towards earning their Citizenship badge. Here they are
prepared for the Prep students at play time. What a great job!
Lise Manique
Inclusivity
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Past Student Achievement ‘You Can Do It!’ A lovely example of ‘You Can Do It’ in action by Frankie B, who was a Year 6 senior student at Samford State School last year.
OSHC
OSHC
Redeveloping Our Philosophy
Together with the educators and the children, we have been working on redeveloping our current philosophy.
All of last week we have been asking the children what they enjoy most about OSHC. Every educator in every
area has asked these questions to as many children as we can. The responses have been amazing, reflective
and thought provoking.
Some examples -
I like the educators.
Playing with friends.
Playing with the chickens.
Making Damper in the cob oven.
Planting in the garden.
Everything it is so much fun here.
Nature space, because you can play with the logs and branches.
Playing with the fairies.
Playing in the playground.
Going on excursions and doing fun activities in vacation care.
Being in Zen space and being calm and relaxing.
We will be asking our families for input into the redevelopment of our philosophy in the coming weeks so keep an out in your emails.
OSHC Educator Day
OSHC Educator Day is on 29 July 2020, this will be our inaugural celebration specifically dedicated to OSHC educators and the amazing
work that they do each and every day.
It would mean the world to our educators for you to acknowledge this by letting them know what an amazing job they are doing when you
see them around the school, at drop off and pick up times, and when you speak to them on the phone or via email.
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