15 September 2021

Newsletter Articles

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

Focus Forty – Rights and Responsibilities

We all have rights and to keep these rights we have responsibilities. Being fair is looking after people’s rights.

Thanks to 1/2MC for your performance and foyer display based on ‘rights and responsibilities’.

Thank You

A BIG thank you to the advertisers of the Cooroy Rag. Our school received $500, this money was used for the interschool Maths Olympiad. Thursday morning was a hive of activity with many students were prepared to give of their best and to think out of the box to come up with the solution to the problems.

Pomona’s Got Talent

On Thursday last week, the staff and students were excited to see the talent from this year’s Pomona’s Got Talent performances. There were dancers, singers and instrumentalists and some talented students performing a combination. There were two winners this year, who were Tim and Lauryn. They will be showcasing their award-winning acts at Pomona in the Park. Second place went to Ebony, while Remaiah, Kate, Billie and River were awarded Highly Commended. The judges were impressed with all of the talent and made special mention of Pippa’s performance.

PROCEDURES FOR…….

WHAT’S ON AND WHEN

END OF TERM FUN DAY AT THE TUCKSHOP

End of term Fun day at Tuckshop Friday 17th September, sausage sizzle, juice popper + zooper dooper $6. Please order on QKR by Thursday 12pm cut off time. As it's the end of term no other hot food will be available so that tuckshop can be cleaned. Frozen treats and snacks will be available over the counter.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AMAZING STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

WYTHES AWARD RECIPIENTS

PREP TRANSITION MORNINGS

PE NEWS

Dear parents and carers

It has been a busy term again with a large range of sports and skills learned including soccer, touch footy, AFL, ten pin bowling, dodgeball and capture the flag to name a few! We are finishing the term with a blast this Friday the 17th of September with our long-awaited colour fun run! (Finally – Thanks covid!) Students can participate whether they have raised funds or not but with only a few days left we would love for as many students as possible to raise anything they can. Students can order a small prize for raising as little as $10, with all funds going towards a shade for our new senior playground. Students were given a sponsorship booklet late in term 2 – the office still has a handful left if you can’t find it.

On Friday, students can wear their white shirt to school in the morning or bring one along to change into if they wish. The fun run will kick off after second break at the following times:

Years 5&6 – 1:25pm – 1:45pm
Years 3&4 (including 2/3DS) – 1:50pm – 2:10pm
Prep to year 2 – 2:15pm – 2:35pm

(Times are approximate)

Next term we are back in the pool for swimming in PE! As I am away on year 6 camp in week 2, swimming lessons will start in Week 3 of term 4. Same time and place as in term 1 with students swimming on their allocated PE day. As always, parent assistance for Preps and year 1 is greatly appreciated for those that can make it!

Swimming times are as follows:

Our annual swimming carnival is scheduled for Week 7 of Term 4.

Regards,

Ben Byrne
HPE

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH 1/2MC

Rights and responsibilities are like both sides of a coin. Rights are what you get – the good things. Responsibilities are what you have to do to get the rights. We have rights and responsibilities as a person but also as a group. I don’t like group rights, because one bad choice means everyone loses their rights. It doesn’t seem fair.

We have rights and responsibilities at school. We have the right to play but you have to play safely and be a good friend. We have the right to bring Pokemon cards to school but the responsibility to not play with them in class. We have the right to sit with friends on the mat but the responsibility not to distract each other.

If we look after our responsibilities everyone can get to their rights. If I’m responsible for control over my body, everyone can have the right to play safely.

Jimmy and Tahlia

½ MC

BUDDIES

The Year 6 students all developed games for younger students as part of their health curriculum. They set up- equipment, explained rules and safety procedures, and then reflected on the successes of their activities.

‘We played soccer but had to use hands to bounce the ball into the net. We also had a kind of Red Rover game, games with chairs and some dancing games. My favourite was the soccer handball game. I got a lot of tries. Our buddies were the teachers’ Axl H

‘Buddies can teach us things like lots of stuff for Minecraft. Buddy time is fun!’ Leah B

‘Buddies teach us different things we don’t know. They help us feel safe’ Tate N

MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD

Each year, Pomona State School hosts the Noosa Inter-school Mathematics Olympiad for students in Years 4 to 6 from local primary schools - Kin Kin, Cooran, Cooroy, Noosaville, Pomona and Tewantin. These schools are invited to bring two teams of 5 students from each of these year levels, together with one staff member or supervisor for each team. Students train prior to the event, and on the day they compete in three events – Individual, Team and Relay. Between events students are challenged with hands-on problem-solving activities.

More than 100 students attended the 2021 Mathematics Olympiad together with over 30 staff and volunteers. The event provided an opportunity for students who enjoy mathematical challenges, to interact with like-minded students from other schools. They ate morning-tea under the Jacaranda tree and thoroughly enjoy the friendly competition.

There was no cost for schools to attend, as we were recipients of a Cooroy Rag grant that funded all competition materials, mathematical problem-solving resources, medallions for overall first and second place in each year level, and morning tea for visiting staff and volunteers. The grant also covered the purchase of a perpetual trophy which has been ordered. Thank-you also to all the parent volunteers from our schools and other schools, as we could not run the event without them.

A huge thank you to the Cooroy Rag for their generous donation which enabled us to fund all the necessary competition materials.

EXPLAINING THE HASS CURRICULUM

By Dale Stevenson

Below is an outline of the HASS curriculum for your interest, to clarify what this area of study is all about.

What is HASS?

HASS (humanities and social sciences) is the study of human behaviour and interaction in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts. The humanities and social sciences have a historical and contemporary focus, from personal to global contexts, and consider challenges for the future.

The HASS curriculum encompasses knowledge and understanding from four sub-strands. Years Prep to 2 study history and geography; Years 3 and 4 also study civics and citizenship, while Years 5 and 6 additionally study economics and business.

What do students learn in HASS?

Prep–Year 2:

Students will investigate their personal history, including their own family backgrounds and relationships, and present stories about personal and family events from the past. Students will investigate a person, site or event of significance in their local community. They will explore how changes in technology have shaped daily life. They also explore the places where they live and their connection to places. They will recognise that the world is divided into geographic divisions.

Years 3–6:

Students will investigate the experiences of European explorers, convicts, settlers and Australia’s first peoples; and the impact of colonisation, federation and migration on the lives of different groups of people in the past. They will examine key people, events and values that shaped Australian society and its system of government and citizenship. They also investigate features of places, and compare human and environmental characteristics of places. They will explore why some places are special to people, the interconnectedness of people, places and the environment, and the importance of using places sustainably and in ways that benefit the community.

5MW SCIENCE WEEK

During Science week, we made a soil sensor to see if the soil is dry or slightly wet. We coded a Microbit and then tested the sensor on wet sponges. I worked with my friend Riley and my other friend Daniel P. I think soil sensors will definitely be the future for Pomona State School. The coding was good practice and my team worked really well as a team.

- Jedd

During our Science week activity, we made soil sensors in the Library. Our whole class did it and we split up into groups of two or three. We got Microbits and coded it to show a happy face for moisture and an unhappy face for no moisture. We did it because then we can check if the soil in our gardens has enough moisture. My opinion of this Science activity is that it is fun and it challenges me. I always like a good challenge.

- Caroline

At our Science week activity, we made a rather cool and useful soil sensor. We had to do lots of coding on the laptops and computers with help from some special coding booklets. We went into the Library and worked in groups of two or three. We made our soil sensors because we wanted to know if our beautiful soil is too wet, too dry or just right. I loved our Science week activity because we got to work with our friendly peers and have fun coding.

- Ada.

The other day, we coded Microbits. We did it in the Library and it was fun. The reason why we did this was to see how to program a soil sensor. Mrs Ramsay helped us out. I enjoyed it. I found it super interesting to program the little circuit boards. I wonder if you have ever programmed a computer. It’s fun.

- Tyler

BOOK WEEK

Thank you to all the families who supported the book fair during Children’s Book Week. I think most families got the opportunity to either drop in to the book fair or order books online. I always get a buzz from seeing children getting excited about a book! Our book fair sales enabled us to choose some lovely new books for the library and also receive a monetary commission, which always helps.

The finale of the week, the Children’s Book Week Costume Parade, was enthusiastically supported with the majority of students and staff dressing up as a favourite book character. Each year I am amazed at the imagination used to create such innovative costumes. A huge thank you to our three judges, Jo Ramsay, Stephen Hilditch and John Robb who had the unenviable task of choosing winners from each year level. Once again our winners received a beautiful book kindly donated by the very generous Jan Clarke, who is the grandmother of one of our school families. Thank you, Jan!!

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