Rainbow Beach State School congratulates new leaders
Micheal Grogran and Honorable Warren Truss, Federal Member for Wide Bay, congratulate the new student leaders as they cut the cake at the special celebratory morning tea with their families
The school welcomed The Honorable Warren Truss, Federal Member for Wide Bay, the parents and families of our school leaders, and the volunteers and parents in a special assembly and morning tea for the School Leaders Investiture.
Principal Micheal Grogran said, “As I look at the Year 6’s as a group and our leaders in particular, I know all our staff are very proud to have had a hand in helping these young people grow into the great leaders you see before you.
“I believe that congratulations are due to all our Year 6 leaders. You are in a transition stage of life, this is your last year of primary school. You’re changing from a child to an adult and, most importantly, this is your opportunity to be a positive role model, to influence, to shine and most importantly, to lead.
“I know I speak for all at Rainbow Beach State School when I say we have high expectations of you. Yet I also have confidence and faith in the knowledge that you will surprise, not just us, but also yourselves. You will make mistakes, we all do, just remember to learn from them.”
Mr Truss spoke to the leaders, “It is an honour to be chosen – but it carries responsibilities – leaders are the public face of the school. People in Rainbow Beach will view the school – framed by their respective leaders.
Micheal Grogran and Honorable Warren Truss, Federal Member for Wide Bay, congratulate the new student leaders as they cut the cake at the special celebratory morning tea with their families
“Early in life, you have been recognised as having leadership potential. You could be the future members of Parliament, managers of businesses, professionals and community leaders.”
Mr Truss told the entire school that they had a responsibility to support their leaders. “Until a couple of days ago, I was one of the leaders in our country. If the leaders have a great year, then the school has a great year too.”
Although Mr Truss has resigned as Deputy Leader, he is devoting his time to the electorate for the remainder of the term.
One word of advice for future leaders he shared with the Community News was, “You need to be yourself. Don’t pretend to be something you are not. People will make up their mind about their own experience, not what you say.”
Make a difference and join the Parents and Citizens Association
It was great to see such a good turnout at our first P&C meeting for the year. Our President, Rachel Croker, has resigned. She and our current P&C executive have worked tirelessly – thank you Rachel for her dedication and hard work.
Our next P&C meeting will be the AGM, which will be held at 3pm, Thursday March 17 in the staffroom. I would like to encourage anyone who is interested in helping the students of Rainbow Beach State School and our P&C to come along to this meeting.
One of the cornerstones of any great school is a successful, vibrant and active P&C. The P&C at Rainbow Beach supported the school with approximately $15000 in donations in 2015 alone and this money makes a significant difference to our school and the programs and opportunities we can provide the students of Rainbow Beach.
If you are interested on taking on one of the executive roles, please contact one of our current P&C Executives; Leanne Bosse, Renae Vicic and Kirsty Jordison, or see myself to discuss any role/s you are interested in. Great people make a great P&C and by joining our P&C you will be making a positive difference to the students of Rainbow Beach State School.
Make every day count!
This year we will be aiming to have 94% attendance across the school. There is a proven link between attendance and achievement.
We will be recognising student attendance each term with regular awards and prizes for students with attendance above the target of 94%, and also recognising individual classes for achieving excellent attendance rates.
Each fortnight we will be handing out an attendance trophy for the class with the highest attendance – well done to 3/4 class who had an attendance rate of above 96%.
Currently we have 50 students with 100% attendance. These students are leading the way and should be congratulated on their efforts.
Rainbow Beach State School sports stars
Congratulations to Charlie and Nathan who were selected in the Gympie Zone AFL team last week. Well done boys and good luck at the Wide Bay Trials.
