BUSH TELE 2018 LONGREACH SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Excellence in Education for Isolated Families TERM 4 2018 ISSUE 2 8/12/18 Email: admin@longreacsde.eq.edu.au Phone: 07 4658 4222 Fax: 07 4658 4200 PRINCIPALS NEWSFLASH Dear families, students and friends My what a year 2018 has been. Having taken up the principalship of this wonderful school of ours I never envisaged the business of an establishment such as ours. We have had cluster days, mini-school, swim and athletics camps, school camps and let us not forget our awards/graduation and school musical thrown into that. I have been very humbled by the input of many in making our school be such a special place. Let me start with my staff To all our teachers, a big thank you for all you ve achieved with your students this year and in making this Awards and Graduation night so special. To my management and specialist team consisting of: Deputy Principal Mrs. Rachelle Moore Acting DP - Mrs. Rosie WINTERBOTHAM Master Teacher Mrs. Peta Bates PLO Mrs Deanne Jones BSM Ms Tilly Smith Admin Officer Mrs Liza Lynn HOSES Mrs. Sarah Smith GO Mr Andrew Ruzicka ICT support Mr Grant Millar and Ms Jodie Moore PE Ms Lauren Cassin LOTE Mr. Ben Ryan
PRINCIPALS NEWSFLASH I thank you for your leadership, management and specialist skills you have shown within our school and I thank your spouses too for their support and patience. To you Mrs Moore a huge thank for your exceptional organisational ability in putting not only this graduation together but also our school musical which was a great success. Ms Cherie Legge and Miss Emily Kemp leave us for literally greener pastures. Mrs Sue Taylor also completes her contract with us.we wish these ladies all the best in their new endeavours. I would; like to also acknowledge the great work done by Mrs Kerry Turnbull and her hard working P&C. And let us not forget the tireless work of our groundsman and cleaners There are parents who will be leaving us at the end of this week as your children move on. May I take this opportunity in thanking you for your wonderful support over all the years. I wish you well in coping with the big transition ahead. To our leaving students I also wish you well and I know that you ll be ok as you have shown us that you can be resilient; to the challenges that await you. My congratulations to all our award recipients and graduates for their conscientious efforts shown throughout the year. You deserve the recognition you were given. I trust that you will be an inspiration to others to want to achieve the results you have. The staff and I wish you all the best for next year. To the rest of you boys and girls know that Mr Harding is extremely proud of you all. You have shown commitment to your studies and you were absolutely fabulous in the musical too. Mrs Harding and I would like to wish all of you a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing you all next year. QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." Robert Brault Bobby Harding OPERA QUEENSLAND
Encouragement Awards Prep: Sara; James; Fletcher Absent: Daisy Encouragement Awards Year 1: Braxton; Charlie; Georgina Encouragement Awards Year 3: Chayce; Sarah; Claudia; Absent: Darcy Encouragement Awards Year 4: Emma Absent: Alexander & Chase Encouragement Awards Year 2: Lucy & Bess Absent: Tallis Civics & Citizenship Achievement; & Maths Effort Year 7: Madison Encouragement Awards Year 6: Thomas & Milli Longreach Lioness Encouragement Award Year 5: Hamish & Elka French Encouragement Award Year 6: Bella French Encouragement Award Year 5: Absent: Breeanna Technologies Achievement; HPE Effort Year 8: Jack
2019 School Captains Louis, Dominic & Elka 2019 Boree Captains Sports Award Gold Ashley Sports Award Silver: Sam; James; Riley; Ashley; Tyler; Jamie; Nathan; Madison; Jasmine 2019 Primary School Captains Prize Of Honour Award Year 6 Riley & Jacy 2019 Coolibah Captains Casey & Billy Citizenship Award Years 1-3 Lincoln Louis & Elka 2019 Secondary School Captain Dom Nathan Academic Award Year 6 Bella Citizenship Award Years 4-6 Citizenship Award -Secondary Dom Jack
Best All Round Year 6 Tyler Instrumental Music Encouragement Awards Sports Persons of the Year Ashley & Riley Thomas & Jamie Yr 10 English Effort Prize Of Honour Award Secondary Reuben Reuben Graduating Students Year 6 L to R: Chelsea; Nathan; Dominic; Jamie; Angelina; Milli; Tyler; Bella; Thomas Absent:- Danyelle
Western Alliance Awards:- Yr 7 French Encouragement - Melissa Yr 7 Effort Award - Maddison Yr 7 Science Achievement - Gemma Yr 7 History Achievement - Matthew Yr 7 History Effort - Tai Yr 8 French Encouragement; English; HPE Achievement - Stephanie Yr 8 Maths; Geography; AG Science Effort - Stephanie Yr 8 Effort Award; English Effort - Jorja Yr 9 Effort Award - Alli Yr 9 AG Science Achievement; English; History; HPE Effort - Braith Yr 9 English; Technologies Achievement; Maths Effort - Jordan Yr 9 Science Achievement - Braydon Yr 9 History Achievement - Joshua Graduating Students Year 10 Reuben Graduating Students Yr 10 ~Absent:- Danisha; Brandy; Isabella; Charlotte; Kai; Ebony; Joseph