STUDENTS OF THE WEEK 28 November 2014 STUDENTS OF THE WEEK 5 December 2014 Keeble Ambrum Prep/Yr1 Raiden Brown P/1 Sienna Cairns Year 1/2 Holly Mills Year 3/4 Lilly Rush Year 4/5 Jackson McCallion P/1 Zai Hunt Year 1/2 Lily Werner Year 3/4 Winifred Massey Nicholas Morris Year 4/5 Broden Molloy- Jackson Zai Lily Tamelie Joseph Charlotte Cairns Nicholas Jemmah Alkere Tidying up the gardens Year 6/7 Year 4/5 Sienna Year 6/7 Winifred Holly Lachlan Spertino Daniel McNamara Brooke Burnett with Mr Gillam receiving her trophy from the Cairns B.L.A. Portsnorth Environment Award worth $1250 Raiden Sussan Snowball Year 3/4 Rutherford Alkere Forester Jemmah Chapman Year 6/7 STUDENTS OF THE WEEK 14 November 2014 Dear Babinda Community, Broden Keeble Daniel Lilly Friday 5 December 2014 Newsletter no 16 Lachlan Charlotte Tamelie Music Certificate Achievement—Standard Excellence—First Class Level in Clarinet awarded to Ella Cook and Lilly Rush. Music Certificate Achievement—Standard Excellence—First Class Level in Flute awarded to Angel Snowball. Music Certificate Achievement—Standard Excellence—First Class Level in Saxophone awarded to Alkere Forester Important Dates Sussan TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER  Christmas Concert in Great Hall 1:00pm FREE* CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS HOLIDAY PROGRAM At the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HALL, BABINDA for AGES 6-13 YEARS on TUESDAY 16 & WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER from 9:30am-12:30pm. Lots of fun, music, great games, group activities, craft and fabulous food. See you CHRISTMAS CAROLS Sunday 7 December 7:00pm BABINDA STATE SCHOOL HALL If you would like to present an item (spots limited) please contact: Russell Lauridsen 4067 1757 MUNRO THEATRE BABINDA LET’S BE COPS (M15+) $8.00 Friday 12, Saturday 13, Sunday 14 Dec—7:30pm FOR SALE: 08 Suzuki Swift, Manual, new tyres, RWC. Phone 0439 481870 FOR SALE: Fisher & Paykel clothes dryer—3 months old—still under warranty $150. Phone 044 837 169 Wardy’s Challenge – Babinda Golf Club We had a fantastic turn out on Saturday, 22 November, with 15 teams (47 players) playing the 9-hole competition. Congratulations to this year’s winners “Bandy’s Oldies” – David , May & Dot . A big thank you to Harry Anning and David Biancotti who organised the day ensuring that we had plenty of food and prizes. Thank you to the golfers for playing on such a hot day!! The “Raffle for Demi” was drawn after the presentations. The winners were: 2nd prize – won by Cristine Smith; 3rd prize – won by Macca A huge thank you to those who donated towards the raffle - Babinda Bakery, Babinda Meat Mart, Babinda Munro Theatre, Babinda State Hotel, The Hair Barracks, Roddo’s News, SPAR Babinda, Ward Family, Douglas Spoor, Tropicolor Nursery. Thank you to everyone who bought tickets in the raffle. Proceeds from the raffle and a donation from the Babinda Golf Club have been presented to the Bettini Family. Next year though, we look forward to having some outstanding new staff join us; with Mr Dwayne Richardson – Primary PE, Mr Anthony Lynn - FTV and History, Mr Ryan Wilson English / SOSE, Ms Hannah Warren – Home Ec / English, Miss Rosie Burrows – Maths/ Science and Ms Donna Dalamare – Year 4/5. MONDAY 26 JANUARY 2015  AUSTRALIA DAY TUESDAY 27 JANUARY 2015  School resumes Please … watch over Babinda P-12 State School during the holidays The school’s office will close Friday 12th and reopens on Monday 19th of January 2015 and so I ask with the holidays ahead, we all keep a look out for after-hours crime at the school. SERENA (M) $8 LEON’S SKIN & BEAUTY Will close for a break as from 23 December at 5:00pm and re-open Wednesday 14 January at 9:30am. Gift vouchers are available for Xmas. Book your appointment Phone 4067 1572 or call at 45 Eastwood Street. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all. Staff Leaving This year we say goodbye to Miss Alannah Aili, Mr Paul Grainger, Miss Stacie Soper, Ms Sarah Xu and Miss Megan Dux. I wish these staff all the best in their future endeavours and thank them for their efforts over the year/s. Library Books and Lost Property Please note all library books should have been returned to the library. If you still have library books at home please return these as soon as possible. Also there are a number of marked and unmarked items (clothing, shoes and lunch boxes) at the lost property. If you are missing items, please go and check before the last Friday. Friday 5, Saturday 6, Sunday 7 Nov—7:30pm Xmas In Babinda—Saturday, 6th December—5:30pm A wide variety of Stalls, Competitions, Entertainment & Fun for the whole family. Shop Local for $1000.00 Draw. Stallholders, if you would like to have a stall? Contact - Melanie Vladich - 0408 093 393 email [email protected] Be sure to put this event on your calendar. See you all there. 1st prize – won by Eddie Martinod; FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER  Final day for all students Final Week of School! On Friday the 12th of December the end of the school year will have arrived and I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those involved with the school for their hard work over the year – our parents and grandparents, community volunteers, teachers, teacher aides, office staff, cleaners, Steve our janitor/groundsman, and the many other staff and community supporters we have, thank you all for your ongoing support, you are the people who make our school a great one. I am very much looking forward to returning next year to continue working with you all. If you see anything suspicious, please call the School Watch number – 13 17 88. If you do see something suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene, call the School Watch number and let the local police or State Government Protective Security Service deal with the matter. Merry Christmas! Finally, I want to wish all of our students a safe holiday over the Christmas break and I look forward to seeing all of them back, bright eyed and ready to learn on Tuesday 27 th of January 2014. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all and I look forward to an even better year next year. Pg. 2/3 Presentation night, Reading awards, maths awards, swimming results, Murrai news Pg. 4 Students of the week, music certificates, classifieds Yours in Schooling Matt Thompson PRESENTATION NIGHT AWARDS DUX Year 8 Brooke Burnett OUTSTANDING STUDENTS Daniel Lauridsen Year 10 Courtney Spokes Year 9 Katelyn Erwood Ashlyn Skeene; Gianni Bombardieri; Katya Voyka Joe Lethbridge Jonty Bell; Tayla Ward Delainey Griggs Brooke Burnett; Cody Morris ALL ROUNDER AWARDS Year 6 Sussan Snowball Year 7 Ashlyn Skeene Year 10 Brittany Burnett Year 12 Minjiluk Ambrum SPORTS PERSON AWARD Tyreyce Chambers PEACE BEGINS WITH YOU AWARDS P & C INCENTIVE AWARD Year 10 Renay Reddicliffe Marina Spertino Courtney Spokes Tayla Ward Justine Clarke Jessica Erwood Nicholas Morris Daniel Lauridsen Lilly Rush Emma Rowbotham Year 6 Sean Binks Year 7 Gianni Bombardieri Year 12 Brooke Burnett Ethan Kruckow Jemmah Chapman OUTSTANDING STUDENTS Katya Voyka Brooke Burnett, Travis Ambrum, Daniel Lauridsen, Courtney Spokes, Katelyn Erwood, Joe Lethbridge Ellie Keily Daniel Lauridsen Emma Rowbotham Chloe Stout Sarah Wood Accounting Accounting Chemistry Cert III In Events Prevocational Maths Industrial Technology Cert III In Health/AIN Ancient History Graphics Mathematics B Film, Television & New Media English Communication English Communication English Mathematics A Jaziah Ware and Minjiluk Ambrum Year 7 Katya Voyka, Codi Spokes, Ashlyn Skeene, Reese Reddicliffe, Jemmah Chapman, Gianni Bombardieri AMC—MATHS COMPETITION ACHIEVEMENT Proficiency Qelyta Ware Yr 8 Ruby Birch Yr 9 Credit Delainey Griggs Yr 8 Lulu Dale Yr 9 Giangi Arraiza Yr 10 Jesse Kruckow Yr 10 Peter He Yr 10 READING AWARDS Haylee, Sienna, Ryan, Ella, Zephyr, Hayley, Kassie, Kimberly Grace, Natalie, Shakia Tobias, Shaun, Ghavriel, Jackson, Cayden Kayne, Matthew, Zai, Jorja, Robert Kyle Cara, Casey, Emma, Raven, Bethany, Nicholas, Ellyssa, Charlotte,Brooke, Davina, Caitlin, Selena, Jai Year 7—Katya, Codi, Ashlyn, Reese, Jemmah, Gianni Earlier this term the Queensland Police Service, on behalf of Innisfail Police Station, presented Minjiluk Ambrum with a gift for his participation in their Work Experience Program last year. Part of this gift was the “Policing Queensland 18642014” book, commemorating 150 years of the Police Service in Queensland. Cody Morris, Mayor Bob Manning, Brooke Burnett Primary Choir School Captains CROCS CROCS CROCS CROCS CROCS CUDAS CUDAS CUDAS CROCS CUDAS CUDAS CUDAS CROCS CUDAS CUDAS CROCS CUDAS CUDAS READING AWARDS YEAR 11 SUBJECT PRIZE WINNERS Jakob Finch Brodie Keily CUDAS AGE CHAMPIONS 9 yrs Liam Henrich 9 yrs Ella Cook 10 yrs Shaun Henrich 10 yrs Brooke Destro 11 yrs Bullanoo Ambrum 11 yrs Paris Vladvich 12 yrs Simon Brianese 12 yrs Reese Reddicliffe 13 yrs Geoffrey Snowball 13 yrs Qelyta Ware 14 yrs Elym Ware 14 yrs Maranda Detourbet 15 yrs Garrick Long 15 yrs Nakita Mays 16 yrs Dayne Chapman 16 yrs Emma Rowbotham OPEN Blake Jerret OPEN Lily Burton-King Year 5—Lilly, Nicholas, Casey, Shayla Codi Spokes Justine Clarke Jessica Erwood OVERALL WINNERS Year 6—Paris, Lachlan, Sussan, Christine, Jacob, Alkere, Sean Ashlyn Skeene University of NSW International Competition for School MATHS AWARDS Credit Delainey Griggs Yr 8 Lulu Dale Yr 9 Giangi Arraiza Yr 10 Jesse Kruckow Yr 10 Peter He Yr 10 Jamieson Lee Yr 12 Distinction Taylor Dale Yr 12 SWIMMING CARNIVAL CROCS—CUDAS Jamieson Lee Reese Reddicliffe YEAR 12 SUBJECT PRIZE WINNERS Communication English Accounting Biology Chemistry Graphics Mathematics B Mathematics C Information, Communication and Technology Marine & Aquatic Practices Recreation Studies Visual Arts English Geography Mathematics A Information, Processing & Technology Physics Industrial Technology Prevocational Maths Giangi Arraiza Brittany Burnett Year 11 Casey McCrae Cody Morris Len Parisi Jessica Wood Joe Lethbridge Shayla Ganly Chelsea Bombardieri Jamieson Lee Katelyn Erwood EXCELLENCE AWARDS ADF LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK YEAR 10 & YEAR 12 AWARDS Ruby Birch Kaitlyn Calcagno Minjiluk Ambrum; Jaziah Ware Jessica Erwood Annaleise Jago Ethan Kruckow Year 9 Gianni Bombardieri; Codi Spokes CURTIS PITT-STATE MEMBER FOR MULGRAVE YOUTH VOLUNTEER AWARD Taylor Dale Danny Floyd Tom Lethbridge Lulu Dale PRIMARY and SECONDARY SCHOOL CAPTAINS AWARDS Year 5 Michelle Dale with Peter He—P & C Incentive Award Qelyta Ware Jaziah Ware Peter He Jesse Anthony Brooke Burnett Colby Lee PRINCIPAL’S AWARD Joe Lethbridge Len Parisi Shenae Lauirdsen Brooke Burnett Katelyn Erwood TAFE STUDENT OF THE YEAR Jesse Harwood PORTS NORTH BLA AWARD Christopher Detourbet INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AWARD DUX—Brooke Burnett with Guest Speaker Travis Ambrum Delainey Griggs JCU ACADEMIC ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS—YEARS 7, 10, & 12 Year 11 Year 8 Kelana Arraiza The program involved Minjiluk experiencing the work of the Police Service around Innisfail, including in Court and at PCYC, the emergency services of the Department of Community Safety, including Queensland Fire & Rescue Service and Queensland Ambulance Service also in Innisfail and the State Emergency Service in Cairns. HOMEWORK CLUB 2014 Thank you to all the P-7 students, parents, Mrs Reddicliffe, Mrs Beaut and Mrs Massey for supporting the after school tutoring homework club. It has been a great year. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday. See you all in 2015.