Well done to students who participated in Green and Orange ball tennis at the Brisbane International Schools Challenge. The competition was tough but students tried hard and showed great sportsmanship. A huge thank you to Scott from Splice Tennis who donated his time and expertise for team selection and coaching.  In other sporting news, our Year 4-6 students who have attended Gala Days have had great success in the cricket and touch football competitions with some teams winning all their games.

Well done also to our Year 5 debating superstars who won their fourth and final debate, arguing in the negative that Sport Stars aren’t good role models. The adjudicator commented that the team raised some great points and their arguments well prepared and clearly structured. Thanks to Mr Chinn for his time in working with the team.

Some of our Year 5 students are also getting ready to apply for leadership positions for 2020. There will be two School Captains, 4 Sports Captains (2 Banksia and 2 Waratah) and 2 Arts Captains. Students have received information on how to apply.

Our Prep Transition sessions are well underway, with our future students enjoying a taste of what Prep will be like in 2020. The teachers have organised a fun program and the participants shown their readiness, joining in all activities with great enthusiasm. This has also been a great opportunity for new and ‘old’ parents to mingle and meet.

We are still working out numbers for 2020, so if you know anyone who has yet to apply for enrolment in any year level please contact the school office as soon as possible. 

Yours in Education

Carol Butler

Principal

Arts on Stage

Friday 22nd November 6pm at EPAC

A showcase of the ESS Extra-Curricular Arts Programs including;

• Wakakirri
• Choirs
• Instrumental Music
• Recorder Ensemble
• Dance Ensemble 
• The Lorax Drama

Year 6

The end of the year is quickly approaching and what a year it has been. It is often a good opportunity to look back and gauge just how far the Year 6 students have come since the start of the year academically and socially.

At the end of Term 3 the students conducted a number of investigations in the learning areas of Science and Mathematics.  As part of Science, students were required to design, plan and construct a ‘Steady Hand Game’ in which students developed a working simple electric circuit. In Maths students were expected to construct a Maths board game in which individuals had to incorporate maths facts and maths skill in their board game. Students took much delight in playing each other’s games with enthusiasm. 

We are in the midst of finalising assessment through much moderation and alignment with the Australian Curriculum as we begin the reporting process for Semester Two. With only a six weeks before the end of the year it is important to remind you that “Every day counts” and students are expected to attend school every day until the final day of Term 4, Friday 13^th December, 2019.

The next few weeks are very busy as we have a number of events taking place including;

• Speeches and voting for 2020 Captains positions
• Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 4^th December
• Year 6 Graduation on Thursday 12^th December
• Arts on Stage on Friday 22^nd November
• Christmas Carols on Friday 29^th November
• Class Celebration Day Friday 13^th  December

To our Year 6 students, we want to encourage you in all of your efforts in your respective high schools. We trust that as High School students you will continue to grow and develop a love of life and learning in all you do.

Darren Roxburgh and Alison Leeson

Year 6 Teachers

Class Swimming:

Swimming is well underway in PE Classes. Over the last couple of weeks we have a lot of students forgetting some of their gear.  Please check in with your child to ensure they still have all their gear every week – especially caps, goggles and rashies.  If your child is wearing swimmers to school under their uniforms, check they have packed dry underwear.

We have a fantastic group of teacher aides who are supporting the Prep and Year 1 students in the changing process.  Please help them out by ensuring that all your child’s clothes are labelled. 

Any labelled lost property is returned to students, either directly or through their class teachers. Caps (especially the latex or silicone ones) and goggles, need to be regularly relabelled as the permanent marker wears off quickly and we get a lot of these left behind.

If your child arrives home with either Enoggera gear they have borrowed (ESS) or other gear – please return this to your class teacher ASAP so that it can be returned to the rightful owner or into the spares kit.

Thank you to all those parents who are helping out with Prep to Year 2 classes.  It is really important that we get that support in the water. It means that we have smaller groups and more effective time in the pool. 

Students Unable To Swim due to illness – if your child is unable to swim on any particular week, please send a note to school with your child or email me at jjard16@eq.edu.au

Swimming Carnivals:

Swimming Carnivals have been scheduled for Week 9 of this term.

• Year 3-6 students will be competing on Wednesday 4^th December in an all-day event.
• Prep to Year 2 will be competing on Thursday 5^th December for a half day event.

 Programs will be sent home closer to the those dates.

Jo Jardine

HPE Teacher

Library News

Our much anticipated BOOK FAIR is just over a week away.

This year’s theme is

The fair will run from Friday 8^th November to Wednesday 13^th November, with our Family Evening on Tuesday 12^th of November. There will be fantastic books to buy, as well as posters, and many novelty items. It is a great opportunity to keep the students interested in reading, or possibly buy Christmas presents. We will be running competitions during the fair and as an added bonus, with every book purchased, you go into the draw to win $15 Book Fair vouchers. Every year this event is a huge success in our community, and with the funds raised from all of the purchases, the school will get to buy new resources for our library.

A reminder note will be sent home early next week. I know a lot of the students are as excited as us.

Also, a reminder that we have a LOT of books that are overdue and some that have been overdue from early in the year. Can you please help us by looking in bags, chair bags, desks, under beds etc and return any overdue books as soon as possible. Thanks for your assistance.

And always remember, reading may unlock your SECRET POWER!!!

Happy Reading

Donagh McKenzie and

Shannon Green

TUCKSHOP

We have rebranded Warm Wednesdays as Wednesday Specials – mainly to welcome Sushi to the menu for the warmer weather! On Wednesday 6^th November the tuckshop will have Sushi available to order for 1^st break. Please note – the cut off to order via QKR! will be 2pm on Monday 4^th November 2019. Please see the QKR! App for more details.

Thank you to those who have responded to the survey to provide feedback on the Tuckshop. If you haven’t yet had a chance to do so the link is as follows: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V5F888

We are currently seeking donations of aluminium foil, butter, brown sugar, m&m's, desiccated coconut, cocoa powder. Thank you to those who have donated to the tuckshop this year we appreciate every bit that comes our way.

UNIFORM SHOP              

With the swimming season in full swing, did you know we have our own branded ESS swimming caps? They come in Blue, Green (Banksia) and Red (Waratah). Place your orders via the Qkr! App and collect them from the Uniform Shop on Thursday mornings or from the office after that.

END OF YEAR CAROLS & MOVIE NIGHT – FRIDAY 29^th NOVEMBER

If you haven’t heard yet – we are hosting a carols and movie night to celebrate the end of another fantastic year at ESS There will be food trucks, raffles and entertainment galore. See flyers or view event details on our Facebook page.

THANK YOU

Thank you to the Enoggera Scouts for sharing their Bunnings BBQ planning and run sheet. Years of experience, and procedural refinement has created a document that will take a lot of the guesswork out of any future BBQ opportunities. The P&C is very grateful.

Thank you to Site Surveys for the donation of the survey of the Multi-purpose court area. This donation has saved us approximately $2,000 and we appreciate their time and expertise in helping our school community.

CALENDAR

Keep up to date via our Facebook Page- Enoggera State School P and C Association

Make sure to mark your diaries with the following dates:

* Next General Meeting- Tuesday 26^th November 6.15pm in the EPAC

 * End of Year Carols & Movie Night – 29th November 2019

Please send us an email if you would like to be added to the mailing list to stay up to date with events and activities pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.a

Free dental check-ups and treatment available now!

Metro North Hospital and Health Service provides free oral health care to eligible Queensland residents and Medicare Card Holders including:

• All students 4 years of age through to year 10
• Students in years 11 and 12 who have a current Centrelink Card,

    Healthcare Card or Pension Card

• All 2-17 year olds who are eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS). To check your eligibility visit the website at my.gov.au  or phone 132011
• All 0-3 year olds whose parents have a current Centrelink Card, Health Care Card or Pension Card

The Oral Health team providing the service consists of a Dentist, Dental/Oral Health Therapists, and Dental Assistants. Most clinical procedures will be carried out by a Dental or Oral Health Therapist. 

Examinations will soon be offered to your school.  These will be conducted in the Dental Van located at Enoggera State School.  Please return your Medical Consent form to Enoggera State School office by Friday 15 November 2019 and you will be contacted for an appointment.

A parent/legal guardian must attend the examination appointment.   This is so that you can be involved in making decisions about your child’s oral health care and discuss any issues that may be of concern.

Please remember to bring your child’s Medicare Card to every appointment.