Thursday 10 August 2017

Inter-school Sports Friday 11 August – 8 September

Year 3 – 6 students will be participating in their chosen sports every Friday for the next 5 weeks. All students will be required to pay $3 per week to Miss Sandra on Friday mornings(or $15 in one payment to the office).

The following table provides further details of arrangements for inter-school sports:

Year Level Group / Sport and Location / Staff
Year 3/4 & 5/6 Boys / Soccer
Goondi Bend / Mr Starkey / Mr Neil
Miss Kerryl
Year 3/4 & 5/6 Boys / League Tag
Callendar Park / Mrs Bolton
Ms Brakels
Miss Joey
Year 3/4 & 5/6 Girls / Touch Football
Goondi State School / Mr Conroy
Year 3/4 & 5/6 Girls / Netball
Innisfail Netball Courts / Mrs Hunt
Miss Sandra

School Opinion Surveys

Information including access details for your Parent/Caregiver Surveywas sent home last week with the eldest in the family. If you have already completed your survey, thank you and please disregard this notice. If not already completed, the online surveys will remain open until 25 August 2017. This is your opportunity to have a say about what this school does well and how this school can improve.

Parent Interviews: Tuesday 29 August – Friday 1 September

Many parents have scheduled interviews with their child’s teacher. If you have not organised an interview time, please contact Mandy in the office and she will coordinate suitable days/times for you and your child’s classroom teacher to meet. Research shows that strong home-school partnerships improve student achievement.

NAPLAN 2017

Individual student NAPLAN reports were distributed on Wednesday 9 August. The school achieved very pleasing results overall – well done students, families and staff! Congratulations again to Year 3 students who achieved results in the Band 6 level and Year 5 students who achieved in the Band 8 level. These admirable results should be celebrated.

P&C Meeting: Monday 14 August 5:30 pm in the school library

Fete Meeting: Wednesday 16 August 5:30 pm in the undercover area