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25.01.2022 Scholastic Book Club Brochures for Issue 6 have now been distributed to students. The books in this brochure are reasonably priced and our school gains rewards for books purchased. If you did not receive a brochure it can be accessed online using the following link: https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/5667/bc-620.pdf All orders are processed online and there is no need to return any forms or money to the school. To order books online go to: https://mybookclubs.scholastic.co...m.au/Parent/Login.aspx and pay using your credit card. No cash will be accepted at the office for book club orders. Orders need to be completed by Thursday 3rd September, after which the Book Club Loop will be closed. See more

25.01.2022 Book week this year will be during Term 4, with the theme being Curious Creatures, Wild Minds. We are looking forward to celebrating with new displays, activities in the Library and an author visit. We will also be exploring the shortlisted books in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards.

23.01.2022 We are now taking enrolments for Prep 2021 and positions are filling fast. If you have a child born between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016, they will be eligible to enrol in Prep for 2021 and it would be advisable to begin the enrolment process now. If you have friends or neighbours with a child born within this time period, please pass the enrolment message on to them. Families living out of catchment are more than welcome to complete an enrolment form and submit this to the office Parents will be notified by the end of Term 3 if the enrolment application has been successful. Please call the school office on 3821 8111 to organise this. Read more here: https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//news/deputy-principals-news

23.01.2022 Prep classes for 2021 are filling fast. If you have a child who will be attending Prep next year, please contact the school office to organise the enrolment of your child by Friday September 4.

23.01.2022 Early in term 4, our current year 2's will be attending a Strings concert performed by our Senior Strings ensemble. This concert will showcase the different types of String instruments (Cello, Violin & Viola) on offer for 2021. Read more >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//strings-recruitment-concert

23.01.2022 The latest information regarding Year 6 Graduation and Camp -> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//Year%206/year-6-update.pdf

22.01.2022 Pin the date! Our school photo day is Thursday 8 October (Week 1 Term 4). We ask that all children are in full school uniform for this day including black shoes, white socks, and hair accessories in school colours (white, teal and/ or black) if applicable. Read more >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-and//school-photos

22.01.2022 New Vice House Captain for Logan Congratulations to Zach in Year 6. Zach was presented with his House Vice Captain badge today (19 August) in front of his peers. Zach is a very worthy recipient of this position. Read more here >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//new-vice-house-captain-for

21.01.2022 Congratulations to all of the creative students who entered our 2020 NAIDOC Week Art Competition. The competition was open to all students from Prep to Year 6 to create an artwork in their medium of choice and this has showcased the wonderful talent, creativity and imagination of the students we have here at Thornlands State School. Read more here >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//n-a-i-d-o-c-week-art-compe

21.01.2022 As we are all aware 2020 has been a year like no other. Due to the pandemic, the School Opinion Survey was conducted differently this year as a Pulse Survey, with a number of questions relating specifically to the COVID- 19 response. With the recent release of these results, we have a reason for celebration and pride, as overall they indicate a very high level of satisfaction with our school from the perspective of parents, students and staff. As always we will use the feedb...ack the survey provides us with, to build on the great work we already do and continue to strive to be the best we can be. Thank you for your ongoing support and joint partnership not only during the Learn@Home phase of the COVID19 pandemic but also as we forge our way together towards ensuring the best possible outcomes for our students during this unique and challenging time. Read more: https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//School-Survey-2020---Paren

20.01.2022 Enrol your child at Thornlands State School for Prep 2022! Packs can be downloaded from our website or collected from the school office. Once your enrolment application forms are submitted, the school office will contact you to book an interview. We would like to welcome any new and existing families to our Prep for 2022. Find out more here: https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/enrolments/prep

20.01.2022 Sign on dates for Sue Atkin's Swim School (located at the school pool) is next Tuesday (25 August) and Wednesday (26 August), 3pm-5pm. Please see the photo's below for vital information.

19.01.2022 Thornlands State School is proud to present our much anticipated concert "The 12 Days of Christmas". This year our concert will be available online, performances will be uploaded daily and will finish on the last day of the school year. Gather your loved ones and jingle on over today to see the opening number performed by our Year 4 cohort.... Everyone has been working so hard along with Mrs Underwood and Mrs Newton to create our very special '12 Days of Christmas' spectacular! https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-//online-christmas

17.01.2022 School banking returns next Tuesday, 21/07/2020. Students are to hand in their Dollarmite banking wallet and cash to their classroom teacher by 9am. If you wish for your child to join The Comm Bank Dollarmite Club, please see the office to pick up a pack. A big thank you to the volunteers for their ongoing support.

15.01.2022 School Resource Scheme and music levy are now overdue. Read More >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au///Overdue-Payments-Due.aspx

15.01.2022 Congratulations Thornlands State School identified as a Bright Spot school. https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//congratulations-thornlands

14.01.2022 Instrumental Music News Flash We would like to celebrate the arrival of 2 very beautiful new Jupiter Trombones to our Junior Band, shown off here by 2 of our very excited Year 4 Trombone players. Read More Here >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//Instrumental-Music-News-Fl

14.01.2022 Welcome back to another huge semester of targeted curriculum initiatives at Thornlands State School. Our first week back saw all of our classes embarking on lots of rich learning experiences but it also saw the continued implementation of our whole school writing program Big Write Read more here: https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar//curriculum-corner

14.01.2022 Redland Museum Family Science Fun Day! Monday 10th August (Redland City Ekka Public Holiday) Bookings Essential. Limited Spots available. https://www.facebook.com/events/676372066248696/

13.01.2022 Throughout Term Three, 6D have been visiting their buddy class 3N during English and reading rotations on a weekly basis. During these visits the Year 6 students listened to the younger children as they read and ran activities aimed to improve spelling and grammar skills. Read more here >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-and-//buddy-up2020

13.01.2022 Reminder: Donuts for Dollars P&C Fundraiser -Tomorrow is the last day for paper order forms and cash to be handed in. Online orders close 17 June 2.30pm.

12.01.2022 All Year 5 students have been studying poetry this term. 5J students have been very engaged in the poetry writing process, developing an understanding of the structure of different types of poetry as well as developing skills in using a variety of poetic language devices. Read more here >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-and-//year5-poetry

12.01.2022 With demand for enrolment at Thornlands SS now very high, we are now considering opening an additional Prep class for 2021. Should we do this, there are a still few positions left. So if you, or someone you know, are interested in enrolling a student for Prep in 2021, please contact the school Office NOW to enrol!

12.01.2022 The Premiers Reading Challenge closes this Friday 28 August. Please make sure you return your form to the Library this week.

12.01.2022 South East Region State Schools are coming together and exhibiting their student's artwork in a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and art. Thornlands State School are proudly displaying our children's work. This is a free event, held at Cleveland District State High School. Please come and view during the opening times displayed on the poster below.

11.01.2022 Reminder: This Friday 4 September is a student free day.

11.01.2022 For Year 6 Parents Victoria Point State High School P&C Meeting (Tuesday 8 September) Mrs Arnold the VPSHS Primary School Ambassador, will speaking to Year 6 parents/caregivers at their P&C Meeting on Tuesday 8 September at 6.30 pm. She will be talking about what happens in an enrolment interview and the induction program. VPSHS hope that prospective parents can make it as it will also be a great opportunity to ask Mrs Arnold any questions that you might have about attending high school in 2021. Please RSVP to [email protected] to assist with planning in line with COVID-19 restrictions. Thank you. Victoria Point State High School

10.01.2022 Our school photo day is Thursday 8 October (Week 1 Term 4). We ask that all children are in full school uniform. Individualised photo envelopes have been distributed to all students. Each envelope is printed with a shootkey and barcode unique to each individual child. This shootkey also enables access to the secure online ordering portal. More information can be found in the note: https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//whole/school-photo-day.pdf

09.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has already supported our Scholastic Book Fair, the response so far has been wonderful! We have currently sold out of all posters and are running very low on stationery items. We still however have lots of books for sale and any books that do sell out are available for reorder. Reorders will be delivered to the school before the end of the year.

09.01.2022 Let me pose a question to you. If you could involve your child in an activity that has been proven through years of scientific research to enhance brain development, social skills, fine gross motor skills, higher grades and deeper analytical skills, would you do it? If your answer is 'yes', then consider having them learn a musical instrument. Read more >>https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//joining-the2021-instrument

08.01.2022 On the eleventh day of Christmas... Watch here -> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-//online-christmas

08.01.2022 Our Student Council ‘Day for Daniel’ Free Dress Day raised $772.75 with the money going to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. Thank you to all families who participated and contributed to this important day. The Day for Daniel is a National Day of Action to raise awareness of child safety, protection and harm prevention and to promote a safer community for children. Read more >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//news/deputy-principal-term

07.01.2022 Please note the date. The last day to order food from Tuckshop will be Friday 4 December. Thank you for supporting our Tuckshop throughout this year. The Tuckshop ladies wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday.

07.01.2022 Containers for Change initiative The Student Council has started a Containers for Change initiative to raise money for our chosen charities and projects at school. 3 bright red bins (kindly donated by Ms Kim Richards MP, Member for Redlands) have been placed in areas around the school so students can easily place their poppers and non-reusable plastic bottles in them. Read more here >> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//containers-for-change-init

06.01.2022 Reminder: Book Club orders are due this Thursday 3rd September. The books in this brochure are reasonably priced and our school gains rewards for books purchased. If you did not receive a brochure it can be accessed online using the following link: https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/5667/bc-620.pdf All orders are processed online and there is no need to return any forms or money to the school. To order books online go to: https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login....aspx and pay using your credit card. No cash will be accepted at the office for book club orders. Orders need to be completed by Thursday 3rd September, after which the Book Club Loop will be closed. See more

06.01.2022 On the ninth day of Christmas... Watch here -> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-//online-christmas

05.01.2022 The latest newsletter has been emailed out. You can also read it here https://mailchi.mp/thornlands/term2-2020-newsletter-9386146

05.01.2022 Reminder: ICAS Mathematics is on this week. Students who have registered to complete the testing are to be at the library by 8am on the day.

05.01.2022 Stay up to date with what's happening at Thornlands. Download the QSchools app for access to the latest news, events, notes and much more. .... Download now Apple: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/qschools/id633343422 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details

04.01.2022 On the second day of Christmas... Watch here -> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-//online-christmas

04.01.2022 Congratulations to all the students who completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge 2020! Certificates have now been handed out and students enjoyed a lunchtime celebration in the library.

04.01.2022 Reminder: Year 6 Graduation event registration closes Monday 16 November. More information can be found in the Graduation 2020 COVID safe procedures parent letter https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au///graduation-covid-plan.pdf

04.01.2022 A snapshot of Year 3 (Term 3, 2020) Term 3 has been packed with engaging learning activities for the Year 3 students. Their teachers would like to share a few of these moments. Read more here >>https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au//a-snapshot-of-year3-term32

03.01.2022 Great News! FlexiShools for Pizza orders is now up and running. Thank you to our wonderful P&C for organising!

03.01.2022 Pin the dates. For those parents of children registered to participate in the upcoming ICAS English and Mathematics testing, please see the dates and location in the table below. Take special note of times as it starts before school at 8am sharp.

03.01.2022 Our Prep students have a very exciting time at school and participate in a wide variety of activities. Not only do they participate in explicit teaching sessions but also in a range of imaginative play sessions. The following photos show an example of our students explicitly learning numbers but then engaging in some imaginative and creative play. During these times, students are giving opportunities to collaborate with each other and be responsive to the situation. Rich and diverse learning happens during all times of the day.

02.01.2022 Library lessons this term have a focus on Non-Fiction, with students learning about how to find information in books and on websites. It has been lovely seeing the excitement on many students faces when they find a book on a topic they are interested in. Could you please make sure your child in Prep-Year 3 remembers their library book and bag each week for library lessons. Students in Years 4-6 are encouraged to visit the library during lunch breaks or our senior borrowing session on Friday afternoons from 2:20-3:00pm. Read more here: https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-a//library-lowdown

02.01.2022 Reminder: Parent Teacher Interview bookings close tomorrow 21 July 5pm.

01.01.2022 On the tenth day of Christmas... Watch here -> https://thornlandsss.eq.edu.au/calendar-//online-christmas