Issue 16 â 29 May - Ascot State School

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BOUQUETS Thank you to Phoenix Trading for their generous donation to the school. UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday 29 May Thursday 30 May Welcome Group 6:30pm High Achiever’s Parent Information Session (KGSC) Book Club Met. North Tennis Friday 31 May Athletics Trials Years 3-7 Sunday 2 June Music on Sunday 1:00-3:00pm Monday 3 June Tuesday 4 June Wednesday 5 June Thursday 6 June 9:00am Music Assembly 10:30am PE Assembly LCC Meeting ICAS Science Test Welcome Group Met. North Touch High Achiever’s Orientation (KGSC) State of Origin 1 Met. North Touch UPCOMING HOLIDAYS Monday 10 June – Queen’s Birthday Winter vacation: Saturday 22 June – Sunday 7 July inclusive Wednesday 14 August – EKKA Holiday FROM MRS HADDEN: MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS 3-7 Congratulations to our Music Department and the Senior Choir. The choir performed to a very high standard yesterday at the Choral Fanfare and were awarded gold. Reaching this standard requires children to learn the value of perseverance, commitment and dedication. Well done to the children and their teachers. This Sunday we celebrate more musical achievements with Music on Sunday. This event is sure to be another memorable one for students, parents and their teachers. I always look forward to these opportunities to be part of an audience where students have the chance to shine and share their talents with family and friends. Keep an eye on the P.E. News as we are working towards the Athletics Carnivals in the last week of this term. As the Gala Days are now finished, Friday afternoons will now be used as trial times for Athletics. Last week 7/6D presented an assembly which focussed on energy sources and the ways in which energy can be described and used. We saw some amazing balloon powered cars which students have so much fun designing and testing. A very well presented assembly.
An integral aspect of today’s learning is to be able to share ideas, communicate with others and still maintain focus. It is challenging to work with others and accept that our way is not the only way. Being part of a group also promotes an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of each member. Congratulations to the following children who “Work Well in Groups”: 3A Bridget T Alec O’B 4E Joshua M Kioa P 3B Peter C Katie B 5A Charlotte B Louis G 3C Nick T Jessica T 5B Flynn B Calliope C 3D Joel G Liam M 5C Randell G Indigo H 3E Lara E Matthew C 5D Elliot B Piper S 4A Harrison L Ella M 7/6A Mia H Denny Z 4B Guy P Charlie W 7/6B Daniel J Hamish McL 4C Isabel M Ashton S 7/6C Jade S Nicholas V H 4D Harry D Charlotte J 7/6D Charlotte C Natcha P FROM MRS PROVOST-BOYLE: EARLY YEARS PREP-2 National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May and 3 June. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey - the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision. The week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation effort. National Sorry Day 3A and 3C wrote letters to Mrs Sedgman urging her to commemorate National Sorry Day, which was observed on 26 May. I’ve included a letter below written by Georgia C (3A). As a result of the letters to Mrs Sedgman students were invited to speak about National Sorry Day at the Senior and Junior Assemblies. “Taken! Have you ever heard of National Sorry Day? Mrs Sedgman, if you don’t commemorate or say sorry to those poor Aboriginal children, people will think you’re cold hearted. Just imagine your own children getting taken away from you and your husband! It is heart breaking and one of Australia’s greatest tragedies. I think that National Sorry Day should be commemorated all over the world to demonstrate Australia is a free country. If I told someone from China the stolen generation was yet to be acknowledged I don’t think they would believe me. The only way to change this is by commemorating. I strongly believe that the children were treated badly because they were bossed around all day and they were also treated like slaves. I would believe that the government would look after the children, but no. When they washed up, the soap was so harsh that their hands would sometimes bleed. As a result of Aboriginal children being taken from their families they no longer knew who their families were and where they truly came from. They lost their brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. Can you imagine how sad and lonely they must have felt? That is why I believe National Sorry Day must be marked and respected. How could you not feel sorry about this and show your feelings by commemorating?” Congratulations on your outstanding work 3A and 3C. Georgia C (3A)
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