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Pentland State School
School Mission Statement Issue 21
Friday 26th February 2020
In a supportive partnership, provide for the development of http://pentlandss.eq.edu.au/
each child the attitude, skills and knowledge needed to cope Editor: Laura Peagham
with the demands of living in our society.
A great start to 2021…..
What a fantastic start to Term 1, 2021! Over the holidays and at the beginning of this year, we were sad to say goodbye to some staff members, students and families and we wish them all the best in their new roles or towns. I would also like to welcome Miss Anderson and Miss Jasmine to the team at Pentland SS. They have both settled in well and are an absolute asset to our school. Cross Country We have started our Cross Country training each morning at 8.15am, you can probably see our running starts completing lap after lap of the school grounds! The Dalrymple Cluster Carnival is on Friday 19th March at Homestead School. I am very excited to see our students participate and try their best…..and hopefully we will bring home a few ribbons and medals! NAPLAN Our school will be participating in NAPLAN this year and it will be the first year we are completing it online. Students in years 3 and 5 will do a number of tests – Numeracy, Writing, Reading and Language Conventions. The tests will be conducted between 11th - 21st May, 2021. Our school will develop a specific timetable during these dates. School Leader Next week on parade our year 5/6 students will present their school leadership speeches in the aim of becoming our next school leader. Usually this process will take place in term 4 and be announced at Presentation Night, however this year we are doing it in term 1 for the year, and again in term 4 for 2022. If you are interested in listening to their speeches, please come along! Vegetable Garden Our Chaplain, Rob, is beginning to reorganise and plan our vegetable garden. If you have any surplus seeds, seedlings, soil, mulch or gardening equipment you would like to donate, please contact Chappy. We are hoping to sell our vegetables in th upcoming months to the community. Yours in learning Laura Peagham Principal
Kindy
What a great start to Kindy we have had. Its hard to
believe that we are in week 5 already. This year at Kindy we have 4
very enthusiastic boys and they are definetly keeping me on my
toes. The first few weeks we had a theme “All About Me”, it was so
we could all get to know one another, see what our likes and
dislikes are. We also explored what is our favourite food and what
were our hobbies. We know each other a lot better now. We had our
home corner set up cooking was a popular thing to do. The boys love
doing construction, lego and playing with blocks.
Classroom Capers
P-2
I cannot believe we are half way through Term 1, it is true what they say, “Time
flies when you’re having fun”.
In HASS, this term the Prep children has been learning about, what my family
history is. To learn this the children have been creating family trees and ordering a
variety of historical events in the order that they happen. During English, the Prep
children have been working on a different storybook each week and doing a
variety of activities each day, which have been getting the students to gain the
knowledge of where the story is set and beginning to learn what structure makes up a story.
The Year 1 and 2 students in HASS have been learning about family and how daily life have
changed over time. During the unit, so far we have been doing identifying different events,
which come from the past or the present. We have also been identifying the stages that we
go through from baby to an Adult. Throughout English theYear 1 and 2 students have been
learning about the makeup of a story. They have been identifying the structure,
characters, setting, what the problem is and how the problem gets resolved. So far a
crowd favourite has been the text ‘Blossom Possom’.
So let me leave this classroom wrap up with a Joke; how do all oceans say hello to each
other? A Wave!
Tom Nicholson
Teacher
Year 1/2 English
I think Mr Gumpy is silly. He let animals in a car.
This reminds me of when my dog got in the car.
Jeanne Year 2
I think the animals were nice. They pushed the car.
Izzy Year 2
I think that the girl is helpful. She had to push the car.
This reminds me of when Charlotte helped me.
Ashtyn Year 1
I think the girl is crazy. The girl
did get out of the car. This
reminds me of when I got bogged
in the mud.
Mackenzie Year 1
Prep science this term was about the needs of living things; and using their senses like a scientist, to see if those needs were being met. Our little flower fairies rose to the challenge of keeping and tending a myriad of insect eggs, pupa and chrysalis to see what they would become. They supplied food, water, shelter and air to our classroom pets everyday. We were delighted when our hatched 28 spot lady bugs as food for our assassin bugs which hatched at the perfect time to devour them. Our shiny silver chrysalis turned into a crow butterfly while the very ordinary looking chrysalis became a fabulous birdwing butterfly. And to our surprise the very odd egg sack belonged to a delightful praying mantis. We all had such fun in science this term.
Yr 3 to 6 Classroom What an awesome start to the year, I can’t believe we are already half way through the term! In English, grade 3/4 have been practising their persuasive writing skills, the students have been applying the persuasive writing Hamburger structure. Likewise, the grade 3/4 students have also been practising using the many important features of persuasive writing. Some of these features being exaggeration, rhetorical questions and high modality words. We have some very talented persuaders in the making, watch out parents! Grade 5/6 Science have been studying the behavioural and structural features of plants and animals. Every Friday the 5/6 students apply their scientific knowledge through an outdoor field investigation. Within these outdoor investigations, the students study up close and personal the many structural and behavioural features of animals and plants. In maths, both grades have been working with fractions and decimals. One morning, the students applied their mathematical and physical abilities. Each student was timed doing three small physical challenges. These being, 10 push-ups, 5 burpees and a 50m dash. The students then used their knowledge on decimals to work out who the quickest athlete was for each challenge and the overall winner for all 3 challenges.
Year 3/4 Persuasive Writing
Isn’t it obvious that Iguanas would make the best pet in the world? Iguanas are
epically amazing at keep away the pests. Iguanas are also very quiet and you won’t
even know you have one! In
summary, iguanas are the best bet
in the world ever! This is because
they will keep away the pests and
are so quiet.
Calix Palmer
Isn’t it clear that Iguanas would make a great
pet? Iguanas are amazingly easy to look after.
They eat pests like insects and they will eat
lettuce which is very cheap. You must buy an
iguana at the pet shop! In conclusion, an iguana
will eat rotten lettuce and insects. Buy one
now before they run out!
Sam Jenkins
It’s clear that iguanas are the most amazing creature on Earth. Iguanas
are amazing, you won’t even know you have one. They are so easy to
look after. Did you know Iguanas are so small and cute because they
have sharp spikes on their back? You must go to a pet shop to grab an
iguana now. Finally, come get an
iguana. They keep away our pests.
They will help you out when ever
you need it, so come get one now!
Elysse Peagham
Buy an Iguana
There is no doubt that iguanas are great!
Iguanas would make a great pet. Iguanas are easy to look after and
keep away pests. Did you know the iguanas are also really quiet and
small?
Iguanas are very interesting and are extremely observable. They are
reptiles and you can observe them in their daily lives sun baking on a
rock.
So buy a fantastic iguana today for an easy, lovely pet and no nasty
pests. Make life easier!
Jack Jones
It’s a Girl!
Congratulations to Miss Jessie and Les on the birth of their
beautiful baby girl, Kylah Kay Peagham.
Kylah was born on Tuesday 2nd February at 1.59pm, weighing
3.1kg. She is beautiful!
Welcome New Staff
Miss Anderson and Miss Jasmine
Hi everyone, my name is Jasmin Anderson and as most of you may
know, I am the grade 3 – 6 teacher for term 1 and 2. I have grown
up on the Tablelands although about 1 year ago I moved to my
family cattle station just outside of Charters Towers. Not long after
completing my Bachelor’s degree of Primary Education, I was
presented with the opportunity to be a teacher for Pentland State
School, this being my first official teaching job! I now live in
Pentland and just like Charters Towers, I have quickly fallen in love
with the community. My favourite thing to do is anything that
involves physically activity or creativity.
As a teacher, I aim to create a safe, fun and proactive learning
environment, where my students are given many opportunities to
learn through a variety of ways. I believe that learning should not only happen inside of the
classroom but outside as well, learning should be fun, realistic and engaging!
Hello everyone. My name is Jasmine Boon but the children
call me Miss Jasmine. I am new to Pentland state school
but I’m absolutely loving it already. I live in Charters
Towers so I travel out in the morning then straight back to
Charters as I’m also the Co-ordinator at RHSS school aged
care. What I’m loving the most about Pentland is the
quality time I get to spend with each child. You definitely
don’t get to do that at bigger schools. My favourite time is
always Arts and Craft and you can bet I’ll make a bigger
mess then the children! Thank you so much for welcoming
me into your beautiful school.P&C Report
Hi Everyone,
Here we are at the beginning of another year. Hope you all had a lovely break and have been
enjoying this bit of rain.
We have started up our fortnightly tuckshops with our next one this
Thursday the 25th. With Easter not too far away the P and C will be
raffling an Easter Egg basket filled with lots of yummy goodies. Tickets
are $2 each. Please call the school or come and see Amanda or myself
for tickets.
Our AGM will be held shortly, we are just waiting
on our financial books to return from the auditor.
We will notify you shortly with a date.
Thankyou
Kylee Jenkins
P and C President
Chappies Corner
On the 24th of February 2020, I began as a School Chaplain at Pentland. What a year of change. Thank you all
for welcoming me into the school community. Young children are such a delight and ask some fantastic
questions like 'why is your hair grey and some is falling out?' One young student still forming words calls me
Crappy! I try not to laugh aloud at myself in these times, it's so funny. This year of 2021 is looking great and
there is a different social dynamic in the school with new student leadership. Country kids are warm and kind
reflecting on great parenting. We all young and old have our moments of melt-down but I'm thankful to be
here in this school community.
Robert Bauman
School ChaplainCalendar of Events School Rules
19th March – Cross Country at
Be Safe
Homestead SS
Be Respectful
Be an Active LearnerPlaygroup is off to a growing start. The theme for the first three weeks has been We have made a few masterpieces, dressed up, planted some seeds in our greenhouses, played with water, sand and playdough. Graham was the so excited on our first playgroup playing especially with the blocks. Below he is doing his best fly impersonation. This week, and the next one or two, we will change our focus to an ocean theme. Watch this space.
Easy Chicken Curry Cheats Apple Tart Tartan
Ingredients
2 sheets puff pastry
Ingredients 1/3 cup caster sugar
50g butter, chopped
1 tbs olive oil 4 Pink Lady apples, peeled, cored, cut into quarters
2 brown onions, finely sliced thickened cream, to serve (optional)
185g jar Thai yellow curry paste
500g skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into 4 pieces Method
each 1. Preheat oven to 190°c. Layer pastry sheets on top
270ml coconut milk of each other and trim corners to make a rough circle.
2. Evenly spread sugar over the base of a 20cm frying
pan. Place over high heat until sugar begins to melt.
Tilt and swirl pan occasionally to evenly melt syrup as
Method it begins to caramelise. Do not stir. Cook for 1-2
minutes or until evenly coloured to a rich caramel.
1. Heat oil in a large, deep casserole saucepan over Add butter and swirl to combine.
medium-high heat. Add onion and curry paste and 3. Remove from heat and arrange apples into caramel,
cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook, stirring, for fitting them snugly together.
4. Lay pastry over apples and quickly tuck edges down
6 minutes or until browned.
into side of pan with a spoon.
5. Make a few steam holes in the top. Transfer to
2. Add coconut milk and 1 cup of water and bring to oven and bake for 25 minutes or until pastry has
the boil. Reduce heat to low and cover and simmer for puffed and turned golden.
25 minutes. Divide among serving bowls and serve. 6. Remove tart from oven and loosen edges with a
knife. Cool for 2 minutes. Invert a large serving plate
over pan and carefully flip over to turn out the tart
tartan. Serve hot with thickened cream, if you like.Jokes
Q. Why is a fish easy to weigh? Q: Teacher: If I had 6 oranges in one hand and 7 apples
A. Because it has its own scales! in the other, what would I have?
A: Student: Big hands!
Q: How do you catch a unique rabbit?
A: Unique up on it. Q: What was the goal of the detective duck?
A: To quack the case
Q: How can you tell that a tree is a dogwood tree?
A: By its bark!
Q: Why didn't the chicken cross the road?
A: Because there was a KFC on the other side!
Q: Which runs faster, hot or cold?
A: Hot. Everyone can catch a cold.
Q: Why did the lion spit out the clown?
Q: What kind of hair do oceans have? A: Because he tasted funny!
A: Wavy!You can also read
