Get red, RED, ready for Day for Daniel 2019!
Day for Daniel is Australia’s largest child safety event of its kind. It is held in schools, workplaces, early childhood centres and public and private events all across the nation. Tomorrow is Day for Daniel day at GSS and we encourage students to wear something red if they have it.
Every day, Queensland teachers are making a positive difference – creating opportunities for their students, empowering minds of young people and proudly teaching our state's future leaders, innovators and influencers.
World Teachers' Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and thank Queensland teachers for the important role they play across our state – inside our classrooms and out in the community.
Celebrated in more than 100 countries world-wide, World Teachers' Day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1994 to recognise the role of teachers in society.
World Teachers' Day is held internationally on 5 October. As the day usually falls during school holidays, Queensland holds its celebrations on the last Friday of October each year.
In 2019, World Teachers' Day will be celebrated in Queensland on Friday 25 October.
“I am a problem solver”.
Unfortunately we were not born with the knowledge of how to solve problems. It is an extremely important life skill we all have to learn. There probably isn’t one area of our lives that we don’t need to have the ability to be able to work through some problem or issue. But why do some children seem to have trouble breaking that process down? You can actually start when your child is a toddler. They are already starting to figure out this world and can get frustrated very easily. As parents, we would like for our children to be able to solve problems on their own. We are not always around to help them out. So if we are able to help them build these skills as they age, they can be successful at being able to solve any problem.
So how do you teach problem-solving skills to kids? Well, it depends on their age. As cognitive abilities and the size of the child’s challenges grow/evolve over time, so should your approach to teaching problem-solving skills.
Identify the problem. Just stating the problem out loud can make a big difference for kids who are feeling stuck. Help your child state the problem, such as, "You don't have anyone to play with at lunch time”.
Develop some possible solutions. Brainstorm possible ways to solve the problem. Help your child develop solutions if they are struggling to come up with ideas. Even a silly answer or far-fetched idea is a possible solution. The key is to help them see that with a little creativity, they can find many different potential solutions.
Identify the pros and cons of each solution. Help your child identify potential positive and negative consequences for each potential solution they identified.
Pick a solution. Once your child has evaluated the possible positive and negative outcomes, encourage them to pick a solution.
Test it out. Tell them to try a solution and see what happens. If it doesn't work out, they can always try another solution from the list that you developed in earlier discussions.
Practice Solving Problems
When problems arise, don’t rush to solve your child’s problems for them. Instead, help them walk through the problem-solving steps. Offer guidance when they need assistance, but encourage them to solve problems on their own.
If they are unable to come up with a solution, step in and help them think of solutions. But don't automatically tell them what to do. Sit down together and say, "You've been having difficulty getting your homework done lately. Let's problem-solve this together." You can also use a problem-solving approach to help your child become more independent. If they forgot to take their swimming bag. Discuss "What can we do to make sure this doesn't happen again?" Let them try and develop some solutions on their own. Kids often develop creative solutions. So they might say, "I'll put it in my bag the night before.” Provide plenty of praise when your child practices their problem-solving skills.
Allow for Natural Consequences.
Do you have a child who is born between, July 1 2014 and June 30 2015? You are invited to join us to find out more about prep in 2020 at Gatton State School.
We will hold information sessions as well as orientation visits for our future students.
Information sessions:
You will be able to meet Jack Wright, the Deputy Principal responsible for prep, speak with a current prep teacher, see the uniforms, find out what happens in the prep year and ask as many questions as you like.
Session Dates:
Sessions will be on each day at 3.15pm and repeated at 5.30pm at the prep classrooms.
Later in the term we will have 2 days where prep students for 2020 can spend a morning as a prep student in readiness for next year. Dates for Transition mornings are:
Please contact the office if you would like any further information or would like to make a time to meet with the Deputy Principal to talk about prep for your child next year. Enrolment forms and information packs are available now. We look forward to meeting you and your children to start their exciting school journey with us.
5c/10c Piece Donations to purchase outdoor seating for students.
If your child is asking for 5c/10c it is to add to their class’ Sustainability Change Train. This money will be going towards the purchase of outdoor tables and chairs for the students to sit at lunch times. Each table and chairs is approx. $1000 to purchase. Our goal is to collect enough 5c/10c pieces to purchase one table and chairs before the end of the school year.
Education Perfect World Series – Languages Championship
Last term all the Year 5 and 6 German classes competed in the Education Perfect World Series for Languages. This is a worldwide competition run by Education Perfect from 27th August until the 3rd September. All the students did very well to achieve amazing results, which saw many completing tasks in their own time, not just during classtime. Overall, Gatton State School achieved the following results:
215th globally out of 1644 schools
Individually, the following students received awards
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| Wyatt D | Jasmine I | Julia L | Amber N | Chebonnie B |
| Stewart A | Methuli | Ella W |
| Norshied R |
| Tamati L | Simon B | Gamra S |
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| Shania P | Jessica B | Siti N |
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| Zafir N | Holly N | Azariah Z |
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| Emmanuel R | Travis W | Shahin A |
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| Hasena N | Rebecca M |
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| Kailey B | Rachel T |
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Last Wednesday the 16th of October the Year 5s headed off to Camp Duckadang for 3 days and 2 nights of fun, laughter and adventures. There were loads of things for us to do and we were always kept busy.
Some of the activities we participated in were archery, pond studies, low ropes, swimming, orienteering and challenge activities. The weather was warm, some of us even had sweat running down our faces but the experience was definitely well worth it. We all got very muddy during pond studies and some people even lost shoes in the deep, dark, disgusting mud never to be found again. There was a lot of time spent doing orienteering in the sun, but fun was had by all, with Seth and Rizwan completing the course the fastest. Low ropes were lots of fun you had to complete the course as a team which was great.
At the end of the day we all had some free time which was enjoyed by all.
After using so much energy with the different activities, we all developed an appetite. The food ranged from fruit, biscuits, chicken and hamburgers, mince, schnitzels, bacon and eggs, cereal, pancakes, ice cream, hotdogs and much more. Everyone loved the ice cream and the delicious apple crumble was a crowd favourite. Then after dinner we had dancing in the Hall, where Azariah and Jack won the Dead Ants game… not to forget PASSION BEAR! (in Mrs Scott’s enthusiastic voice). Everyone had a fantastic time.
The only downside of camp was the cabin inspections which our wonderful teachers told us about 30 minutes before inspection time. The winning cabin used poems and dance to persuade the judges. Remember that for next year Year 4.
All in all, it was a great camp. We want to thank all of the teachers, staff and parents who made it so much fun.
To all the Year 4s, we know you will have a great time on this camp next year just like we did, and if you find a shoe in the mud please return to the owners.
By Sam & Azariah 5F
The magazine that shows everyone what you have been doing all year. Articles include class pages, sports pages, lots of photos, games and much more. Approximately 140 colour pages of Gatton SS memories.
Order your copy by completing an order form available from the office and returning it with your payment by Friday 29th November.
Delivery will be on Break Up Party Day – 12th December.
Cost: $20.00 (This covers costs only – no profit is made from these sales)
Sensory Souls and Grand Central Shopping Centre are excited to introduce Sensory Santa. Sensory Santa is an inclusive event for families with special needs to have a photo with Santa in a Sensory Friendly environment. Have you always wanted to take your children to see Santa but have been worried about how they might react? Do your children have sensory challenges (Sensory Disorders like Autsim) and would be fine to see Santa if only they didn’t have to wait in line with the crowds, feel the pressure of time and the noise of lots of people walking around? Well Sensory Santa could be exactly what your child needs in order to visit with Santa this year.
Sensory Souls presents Sensory Santa which is a visit with Santa that has
• no crowds and minimum noise as the session is before the shopping centre opens or during the quieter times.
• no lines -appointment bookings only in 10 minute sessions
• no music
• no spotlights
• a chair next to Santa
• an understanding Santa and photographer
• wheel-chair access Autism Assistance Dogs welcomed Santa sack filled with strategies.
Booking is free, No obligation to purchase photos Mobile phones are not permitted to take images in the Santa set. To book head to www.sensorysouls.com.au/bookings
P&C Meeting
The next P&C meeting will be held on 21st November, 2019 at 6pm.
Breakfast Club Term 4
Available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
8:15am to 8:45am.
Tuckshop News
New Tuckshop days and hours are Wednesday to Friday 8:15am to 1:30pm.
Tuckshop is no longer open on Mondays and Tuesdays. Please ensure your children have lunch brought from home on these days
If you are able to lend a hand for a couple of hours in 2020 please contact Janet or the school office on 5466 3333.
Thursday Specials Tuckshop Menu
The Tuckshop is now offering Thursday Specials. Check the Gatton State School P&C Facebook page for these specials.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to help for the Speedway canteen on November 16th. If you are able to give an hour or two of your time please contact the office 0754 663333.
Uniforms
The Tuckshop is now taking layby's for 2020 uniforms. To help families with the expense of uniforms you now have the option to layby uniforms. Please contact the office or Tuckshop for a layby order form.