Principal's Weekly Message
Acknowledgement of Country
Ironside State School acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to the Elders past, present, and emerging for they hold the traditions, culture, memories and hopes of Indigenous Australia. The Turrbal Aboriginal Nation, who spoke the Jagera Language, roamed these lands.
Principal's Message Term 4, Week 5
Hi Everyone,
I want to start by saying SPRING FAIR, Saturday the 2nd November is this week!! Thank you so much to everyone who is has been preparing and helping our amazing committee. Thank you in advance to everyone who is helping on the day; whether that is setting up, helping on a stall or packing down, it all helps, and we are so grateful!
We have been having some Fire Drills and Lockdown practices in the last couple of weeks. Rest assured, these are just standard procedures that we have to practice once a term in schools. If your child has a conversation with you about these, please keep encouraging them to simply be calm and follow the instructions of the nearest staff member. Thank you for supporting our messages.
I had the absolute privilege of accompanying Mrs Katie Bailey to the Year 5 and 6 Rotary Project Presentation Night. Wow!! What an outstanding group of young people, what they achieved to complete their projects was astonishing! Congratulations to all of them and their support teams (their families) and also, Mrs Katie Bailey who made the whole thing possible. Rotary let us know that they are taking a container overseas to underprivileged communities and wondered if people could help out by donating old stationery. We really only have this week and maybe early next week to do that. We will pop a donation box in the office to collect these into - they said old stationery e.g. pencils, pens, rulers, exercise books etc. No need to buy anything new, though you can if you wish.
Congratulations to all of the children who received a 3-6 STAR Award at Friday’s assembly! I also believe the Year 4 Choir was brilliant, so big thank you to them. (I had to miss the assembly and this Friday’s too, as I am in professional development those days). This Friday’s assembly will feature the Year 1 choir and will be the P-2 STAR Assembly.
This week our Year 4 Children are getting out on an excursion down the Tarcoola Track as part of their learning for their current unit of work (let’s hope the weather is kind!). We also have our Debating Teams doing their next round of competitions on Wednesday - good luck kids!!
Calling all Instrumental Music parents, the Parent Information Night for 2025 is this Wednesday at 6pm and we hope you can make it. The instrumental music program at Ironside is outstanding and we are grateful to our incredible teachers.
Our next P&C Meeting is tomorrow night (Tuesday) and I am hoping that you can come along. P&Cs really are a wonderful way to be involved in your child’s school - come and join us.
Thank you to our P&C who paid for us to cater a beautiful breakfast to our very deserving teachers for World Teacher’s Day on Friday and thank you for our staff who helped to put it all together! Thank you also to those parents and children who took the time to write to their teacher, your kind words mean so much!
This Friday is another 2025 Prep Enrolment Day. I will reiterate that if you know of anyone wanting to enrol their child at Ironside for 2025, please have them contact us now. It really makes for a much more settled school if we know how many children we are expecting.
Let’s finish off with SPRING FAIR!! On behalf of the Spring Fair Committee, thank you so much to all of the generous donations from families and the community. There are 86 entries in the cake competition - wow, wow, wow! They will be displayed at the fair and there will be 15 winners announced. If you haven’t bought your ride bands, cash card or pool entry ticket, don't panic, you can buy these on the day next Saturday. Fashion Trashion Parade - enter now and be up there modelling your creations on the day. Also, a Containers for Change Station will be set up at the Spring Fair - come and donate your empty 10c cans and bottles to our school.
We are going to have the best day - see you this Saturday 2nd November at Ironside State School P&C’s Spring Fair!
Yours in Education
Angie Kelly
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Yours in Education
Angie Kelly
Important Term 4 Dates
Spring Fair News
It’s almost here – our 2024 Spring Fair is on THIS SATURDAY November 2nd, 2-7pm.
We look forward to welcoming you for a great day out where our Ironside School Community comes together for fun and laughter and to celebrate our great school.
There will be:
- Rides for Big & Little Kids • Famous International Food •
- Homemade & Preserves • Plants, Cakes & Sweets Stalls •
- Sideshow Alley Stalls • Kids Cake Competition •
- Preloved Books, Clothes & Household Items •
- BBQ • Drinks • Snow Cones •
- Live Entertainment & Music •
AND SO MUCH MORE...
If you missed the cut off on the Qkr purchases for RIDE BANDS and CASH CARDS
Not to worry – you can purchase on the day at the Info Booth (near L Block)
$20 CASH CARDS, RIDE BANDS $40 Big Kids/$30 Little Kids
Thank you to everyone who entered the Spring Fair Student Cake Comp. Over 85 students entered. WOW!! Judging will take place this Friday 1st with certificates awarded in the hall 6pm Saturday. All entries will be on display in the Staff Room so come along to see our student’s creativity!
The Cake and Sweet Stalls are seeking donations of cakes, slices, biscuits, fudge… any of your delicious baked favourites for the Spring Fair Cake and Sweet stall. Please deliver your homemade treats to the Tuckshop THIS FRIDAY 1st Nov between 2pm-5pm.
SPRING FAIR RAFFLE – Remember to buy your tickets online now…. Drawn 6pm at the Fair. See the poster or this link:
https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=4n877
This year your Spring Fair is going GREEN!!
We will have a recycling station located on the oval (near the RoundUp Ride). Find the trailer with Containers for Change Recycling Signage!! Please make a conscious effort to place your drink containers in the Green Bins or at the Recycling Station. A team in Hi-Vis will be wandering around to remind and help you!!
The more we place in the recycling bins, the more money you will raise for your school. The trailer will be taken to a Containers for Change centre on Monday for exchange for $$.
A TREMENDOUS THANK YOU!!
We are so very grateful to you and our entire school community for your generous donations over recent weeks of chocolates, drinks, chips, novelty items and raffle prizes – and your time. We cannot thankyou enough for getting involved and supporting your school and for being a part of the 2024 Ironside Spring Fair
Library News
Brisbane City Council Libraries Gold Star Reading Club
The Gold Star Reading Club will kick off in Council libraries across the city on Saturday 5 October 2024.
There are four great reasons for children to get involved in the 2024 Gold Star Reading Club.
1. Membership to the Gold Star Reading Club is FREE!
2. The Gold Star Reading Club can help children improve their reading and literacy skills.
3. Children will be rewarded for their reading efforts with a medallion and a certificate of achievement.
4. It’s FUN! Children will have fun sharing their reading experiences with family and friends.
This is a great opportunity for parents to share in their children’s reading achievements.
To register your child for the Gold Star Reading Club, simply visit brisbane.qld.gov.au/libraries or your local library to complete a registration form from 5 October 2024.
For more information about the Gold Star Reading Club, visit your local library or call Council on 3403 8888.
Uniform Shop News
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NEW MUSICAL THEATRE CLASSES AT IRONSIDE STATE SCHOOL!
Speak Up Students love drama, poems, songs and are excited about performing! In this program students will develop their confidence, grow their communication skills and unleash their creativity.
Teachers create a supportive and nurturing classroom that balances the bold performers with the quieter achievers, ensuring everyone has a chance to learn & grow.
Join us for Term 4 as we jump straight into our Annual Concert season, where we'll work on musical theatre skills and drama technique through, improvisation, poetry,
and scenes from musicals!
For ages Prep - 2 and 3 - 6. ENROL NOW
Dear Ironside Families,
We're excited to announce a new class in term 4. Please head to our website or click the link below for more information.
Class Type: Coding
Day: Tuesdays
Dates: 8th October to 3rd December
Times: 3:15pm to 4:30pm
Please find the booking link HERE
Our choir and Junior Strings teacher, Mrs Kellie Wilson, is performing in the Supercalifragelisticexpialidocious production of Mary Poppins, with Queensland Musical Theatre. Mrs Wilson is playing the role of the cantankerous housekeeper, Mrs Brill.
Her two young children are also performing in the show, at Twelfth Night Theatre, in November.
Should you be interested in attending, bookings can be made here:
https://premier.ticketek.com.au/Shows/Show.aspx?sh=POPPMARY24
