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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
22 May 2015
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
29 May 2015
Jack Clarke
P/1
Riyo Brown
P/1
Spencer BIrch
Year 1/2
Mia Villari
Year 1/2
Amy Spokes
Year 2/3
Caitlin Kruckow
Year 2/3
Aprell Knott
Year 4/5
Ella Cook
Year 5/6
Jack
Spencer
Lacey Thomsett
Mia
Riyo
Lochlain Ryan-Cross
Year 5/6
Phoenix Vongara
Isaiah Tom
Friday 29 May 2015
Amy
Ella
Isaiah
Aprell
Apology to Tyrone Wittman for
reporting in the Reading Awards in 15
May newsletter that he was in Year 2
when he is in Year 3. Sorry Tyrone.
Newsletter no 7
Caitlin
Lochlain
Lacey
Phoenix
Important Dates
FRIDAY 29 MAY
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LIBRARY AWARD 22 MAY GOES TO YEAR 1/2 for BEING WELL MANNERED IN THE LIBRARY.
School Social
MONDAY 1 JUNE
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School photo day
MONDAY 8 JUNE
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Queen’s Birthday Holiday
FRIDAY 12 JUNE

MUNRO THEATRE BABINDA
Friday 29, Saturday 30, Sunday 31 May—7:30pm
PERFECT PITCH 2 (M) $8
Friday 5, Saturday 6, Sunday 7 June—7:30pm
Crocs and Cudas Athletics
FRIDAY 19 JUNE

Primary Combined Schools
Athletics
HOME (3D) (G) $8.00
HEAD LICE
Please check and treat your student’s hair as
there has been several reports of head lice in
both the secondary and primary school.
REMEMBER
MONDAY 1 JUNE—SCHOOL PHOTOS
PREP—YEAR 10—BLUE UNIFORM
YEAR 11 & 12s—WHITE DRESS UNIFORM
UNIFORMS FOR SALE
(NEAR NEW) Cudas Size 10
(worn) Cudas
Size 14
(worn) uniform
2 x Size 14; 2 x Size 10
All $15
Contact Kristy 0411 299 937
Life of Jesus—interested in what really happened in the first
century in Jerusalem and Galilee? Who is the figure who
shaped world history and impacted on our way of life? Come
to the Holy Cross Church Hall, Babinda on Sunday 7 June
from 5-6pm. Sausage sizzle, more information contact Ian
040958 6238/Rhonda 4067 4277. Everyone welcome.
Dear Babinda P-12 School Community,
Tuckshop taking orders
Over recent weeks it has been great to have the school’s tuckshop back up
and running again with solid numbers of orders and lots of smiling faces. A
huge thank you must go to the steady stream of volunteers giving up their time
to make it successful. Thank you all - my regular sandwich and fruit salad
are fantastic! With all of the volunteers it has also meant that the tuckshop
has started taking orders right up until 9am on the Tuesday and Friday mornings. So if you are not
feeling like the early morning lunch creation I highly recommend putting an order in. Feel free to join
our volunteers too.
Under 8s Day
Last Thursday, the school held our annual ‘Under 8s Day’ for all of the early years’ children in our
community. Among those to join the school for the morning were children from: Mirriwinni, Bartle
Frere, Bellenden Ker, McDonnell Creek and St Rita’s Schools, as well as Babinda Community
Kindergarten and Babinda Community Day Care children and parents. The morning was buzzing with
excitement as everyone enjoyed rotating through collaging, necklace threading, biscuit decorating,
painting and drawing, Lego, dress ups, face painting, obstacle courses, cricket, rugby league, bike riding
and the highlight of the day - the wildlife presentation delivered by Zoo to You. The morning finished
off with dancing fun from our year 5/6 students dressed as clowns. A big thanks to all involved for
your efforts.
Get in the Spirit!! Crocs or Cudas – Who will be champions?
It’s time again to drag out the red and green anything, throw on some war paint and get your house
spirit on. With just under 2 weeks until our annual school Athletics Carnival the students have been
honing their track and field skills ready for the full day program being held on Friday 12 th June. Please
come along and help cheer on the athletes. Go Crocs! Go Cudas!
Performance Pact – Staying on track to success.
Another 5 week performance check is just being collated and parents should expect an update letter in
the coming week or so as well as correspondence about tuition support and on-track awards. Well done
to those students working really hard to maintain their goals.
Student achievement of learning goals is the most important performance measure for our school and
we are all committed to making sure that children are meeting or beating their personal learning goals.
Whether your child’s goal is an A or a C – we are committed to getting them there and keeping them
there. Please feel free to contact the school to discuss your child’s performance, support options or if
you would like to adjust their learning goal.
Connect Program Campers
Congratulations to the year 7/8 students in our Connect program who, despite rain and leeches,
successfully camped overnight and walked the track between Goldsborough Valley and Babinda this
week. Thank you to program leader, Mr Coleing. What a challenge to have successfully completed!!
Endeavour Foundation’s Older Carer Initiative invites you to a
presentation on what will the National Disability Insurance
Scheme mean to locals with a disability & their families and how
to get the best support. Kerrie Morgan is guest speaker.
WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE 1:30pm to 3:00pm OR 5:30pm to 7:00pm
at the SPIRIT OF BABINDA, rear of Babinda Taskforce. RSVP to
Kerrie Morgan on 0423 823 114, email k.morgan@endeavour.com.au
or Babinda local Mel Vladich 0408 093 393
School Photo Day on Monday
Monday 1st of June is school photo day – so students don’t forget to look your best – blue shirts for Prep
– year 10 and white dress uniform for year 11 and 12s.
Pg. 2/3 Pact On Tract, school social,
Arts Council, Under 8s, leadership
excellence, Murrai news
Pg. 4 Students of the week, classifieds
Finally congratulations to Mr Coverdale and his wife Kelly on the birth of their son - Flynn William
Coverdale. Thank you to Mr Gillam and Miss Van Dorssen who have been replacing him while he is
on leave also.
Until next time
Yours in schooling
Mr Matt Thompson
SCHOOL SOCIAL
ON TRACT PACT PERFORMANCES
Year 12
Year 11
Date:
Friday 29th May
Theme:
000—EMERGENCY
Primary:
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Secondary:
8:00pm – 10:00pm
FUNDRAISING FOR
ENTRY:
$4.00
CHIPS & DRINKS:
$2.00 each
Kool Spot Cafe
Tawny Ambrum
Dyemonds Hair and Beauty Henry Snowball
FJ’s Café
Chelsea Bombardieri
Year 10
Roddo’s News
Mitchell Quabba
Babinda Bakery
Elym Ware
Year 9
Babinda Meat Mart
Jesse Harwood
Year 8
Spar
Kane Lewis
Year 7
Café on Munro
Audrey Van Ballegooyen
Babinda General Store
Joshua Anderson
Year 6
Kool Spot Café
Nicholas Morris
Year 5
FJ’s Cafe
Zac Smith
Babinda Bakery
Emma Lawrance
Year 4
Roddo’s News
Makayla Spencer
Dyemonds Hair and Beauty Haylee Wilkins
Year 3
Spar
Shakia Ambrum
Babinda Meat Mart
Tobias Ambrum
Year 2
Café on Munro
Jackson McCallion
Babinda General Store
Raiden Brown
Year 1
Kool Spot Café
Charlize Carstairs
Prep
FJs Cafe
Sophie Deal
Thank you to the participating businesses for continuing
support of Babinda State School’s community cash program.
20 May 2015
Andre Villari, Nicholas Morris, Bullanoo
Ambrum, Phoenix Hunter, Casey McCrae,
Angel Snowball
Tama Tetai, Jessica Erwood,
Tawny Ambrum, Kupa Snowball
Jack Thompson, Riyo Brown, Brock St
John, Sophie Deal, Makayla Norman, Ruby
-lee Merritt, Mackenzie Scott, Hailey
Sheehan
Simon Brianese, Seth Maurer, Josh
Anderson, Paris Vladich, Dejana Hickey,
Audrey Van Ballegooyen, Shaneals
Biehler, Jayne Aitken, Sussan Snowball
Simon Brianese, Seth Maurer, Josh
Anderson, Paris Vladich, Dejana Hickey,
Audrey Van Ballegooyen, Shaneals
Biehler, Jayne Aitken, Sussan Snowball
Kel-sie Van Rees, Kane Lewis,
Alana Molloy-Rutherford
Wypaan Ambrum, Makayla Spencer, Brock
Morris, Bethany Binks
Isaac Joyce, Kodi Vladich, Haylee Wilkins,
Felicity Scott, Lacey Thomsett
Allarnah Morris, Harlea Quabba, Charlize
Carstairs, Charlotte Cook, Shaylee
McCulloch, Angus Merritt
21 May 2015
THEME:
Joel Anderson, Larissa De Paauw, Jack
Ambrum, Rhys Hamilton, Elym Ware
Maranda Detourbet, Ruby Birch, Kaitlyn
Calcagno, Mitchell Quabba, Katelyn Erwood
There were two girls called Waveny and Alinta who were
the entertainers. It was very funny especially when the
girls sang about how wombats’ pooh and how a koala
wanted to be Spiderman. This would give him courage.
Ella—Year 5
Simon Brianese, Seth Maurer, Josh
Anderson, Paris Vladich, Dejana Hickey,
Audrey Van Ballegooyen, Shaneals
Biehler, Jayne Aitken, Sussan Snowball
These students were awarded a
Recognition Certificate of
Leadership Excellence from
Senator Glenn Lazarus,
Independent Senator for Qld
ARTS COUNCIL—20 May 2015
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Nicholas Morris, Lilly Rush, Casey
McCrae, Shayla Ganly, Ellyssa
McNamara, Shaun Henrich
I liked it when they told us about aboriginal culture. They told us
about their names and what they meant. Waveny means green
tree frog and she said if she sees a frog it means something good
will happen. Alinta means some type of bird and if she sees this
bird something bad will happen. We sang about nature and Joe
the Wombat. I enjoyed it.
It was good. I liked the girl, Waveny, when
she sat on a bo0x and different drums and
they made different sounds.
Selena—Year 5
Chloe M—Year 2
Amy Spokes, Kimberly Brand, Cara
Destro, Jorja McCrae, Adah Naawi
Memphis Bennett, Sienna Cairns, Shakia
Ambrum, Natalie Cook, Tyrone Wittman,
Zion Bull, Harley Webb
Ned Van Ballegooyen, Spencer Birch,
Ryan Dewis, Jackson McCallion, Kallum
Ganly, Raiden Brown, Kayne Morris,
Zephyr Smith, Jimmy Scott, Lhere Forester
Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow Conference
Eight students, including myself, had the opportunity to represent the school at the ILT Conference last week in Cairns.
Approximately 200 students from 17 schools from across Far North Queensland, as far north as Taigai Secondary
College and south as Tully State High, came along to the Conference for an empowering 3 days. Day 1 introduced the
2015 ILT theme “Journey to the Land of Empowerment”. Ice breakers, times of self-reflection and affirmation were
opportunities to mix it with other schools. Day 2, Year 12s toured Wu Chopperen and visited JCU where Minjiluk, our
school captain last year, talked
about alternative pathways. Year 11s participated in
team building and personal challenge activities at
Holloways Beach. Day 3 was about closing remarks and
the ISSU/ILT team showed Babinda’s 2013
presentation as an example to the
other schools of what we all can do as projects this
year. Overall it was an amazing
experience and on behalf of the ILT students here at
Babinda, we thank the school and
our mentor for this opportunity and ISSU/ILT for this
life-changing leadership program
Tawny Ambrum, Year 12