This term promises to be an exciting term with the P and C’s major fundraising for the year, Colour Run, being held on Tuesday 9 August. Funds are being raised to install a fan in the gym.

What a wonderful way to finish term 2 with Harmonies on the Hill and Sports Day. These events were a terrific opportunity for our student leaders to shine and lead the student body. A definite highlight was that we could welcome parents and grandparents to the school to celebrate our music and sporting programs.

Harmonies on the Hill Concert 1 showcased the following ensembles:

• Intermediate Strings – Mr Joel Eames
• String Quartet  - Mia, Olivia, Jane and Basiliea
• Senior Strings – Mr Joel Eames
• Beginner Band – Mrs Robyn Forshaw
• Intermediate Band – Mrs Robyn Forshaw
• Woodwind Quartet - Jessica, Justin, Jia and John
• Senior Band – Mrs Robyn Forshaw

Harmonies on the Hill Concert 2 celebrated beginner strings and our talented choirs:

• Beginner Strings – Mr Joel Eames
• Junior Choir – Mrs Kerrie Heath
• Intermediate Choir – Mr Joel Eames and Mrs Andi Eames
• Senior Choir – Mr Joel Eames and Mrs Andi Eames

My sincere thanks to the staff that made the Harmonies on the Hill an overwhelming success Joel Eames, Andi Eames, Robyn Forshaw and Kerrie Heath.

I also extend my thanks to the staff who came to help out Cam Lenton, Gabrielle Holden, Leah Newby, Adelle Friswell, Joy Wang, Kristen Burnett, Jodie Bloom, Anita Birbeck and Amy Smith.

State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP) Congratulations to Jane H, Jessica J, John T, Jia K, Justin L and Basileia F, who were acknowledged on parade for their participation in the State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP) at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. These students were wonderful ambassadors of our school, we’re very proud of their achievements.

Sports Day for years 3-6 was a great success.  Thank you to Mr Chris Brown and Mr Cam Lenton for their organisation of the day. Thank you to the Sports Day year level general organisers – Mike McDonell, Kristen Burnett, Jen Franco and Leah Newby.

Thank you to all staff who supported our students on the day. Thank you to the parents who participated in the Parent Event, the children loved cheering you on.

NAIDOC Week

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country. 

This year’s theme – Get up! Stand up! Show up! – encourages all of us to champion institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative change while celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.

Road Safety

On Monday 22 June,a Road Safety meeting was held with a Senior Advisor from Road Safety SEQ South to review the entry and exit to the drop off and pick off area.  Another meeting is being organised with Road Safety, Brisbane City Council and Queensland Police.

School Opinion Survey

The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys will be conducted in Term 3 and will close on 12 August 2022. All families, school staff and students in target year levels (5, 6, 8 and 11) will be invited to participate. We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what our school does well, and how we can improve.

An invitation to complete the Parent/Caregiver Survey will be emailed to one parent/caregiver per family in the week beginning 11 July.  The invitation will be sent from the Department of Education, not the school, and it will have the subject line School Opinion Survey for parents and cargivers, 2022.  Check your junk email folders if you can’t find it.  The survey can be completed as soon as the invitation is received and will take approximately 5 minutes using a computer, tablet or smart phone. 

Parents/caregivers who do not have access to the internet at home are welcome to complete their survey online at the school. School computers/tablets will be available.

Workplace Health and Safety Evacuation Procedure

On Friday 25 June, we held our Term 2 evacuation procedure. Teachers and students were prompt in their response, moving to the oval and having everyone accounted for. We successfully evacuated students and staff in 10.39 minutes. These drills are critical to teach children what to do in the event that we needed to evacuate or lockdown the school.

Part of our evacuation procedure is to account for people signed in through our Pass Tab at the office, this includes any volunteers, relief teachers or contractors working in the school, please make sure you sign in at the office.

Have a great week.
Melissa

A school day in the past…

In their most recent unit of inquiry, our year two students learnt about how changing technologies impact people’s lives. Throughout the unit, the children inquired into the changes and continuity of the past, how developing technology impacts lives and the reasons for change overtime. 

During the unit of inquiry, the year two discussed the following questions:

• What is technology? 
• Why do we need technology? 
• How does technology affect our lives? 
• Why does technology change? 
• What was technology like in the past? 
• Have we ever lived without technology? 
• Has technology improved our lives? 
• What type of effect does technology have (good/bad)? 
• How have things changed over time? 
• What caused these things to change? 

The students looked at many items of technology that have existed in the past and how these have changed or developed over time; and why.  For example, the telephone, the washing machine and transport.  

In the last week of school, on Wednesday June 22, as culminating event of this unit of inquiry, the students experienced a full school day as it would have been in the past (or as close to as possible).

The students and their teachers dressed in ‘olden day’ clothes and participated in roll play for the day- experiencing what school may have been like in the past.  They used different types of technology from the past including tools for classroom work, e.g. slate boards, as well as different equipment for play, such as marbles and quoits.

Culminating activities like this are not only fun for the students (and teachers) they help to consolidate the students learning, evoke thinking for future learning and make the experience of the entire unit memorable for a lifetime. 

Jessica Rigby
Deputy Principal Year 2/3

The following invoices are due for payment as follows. 

PLEASE NOTE 

Due dates for incursions/excursions are final.  No late payments or permission forms will be accepted after the due date.  

Students who have not returned the permission or made payment by the due date, will not be able to particiapate in the activity.

If you have not received an invoice please contact the office. All payments are to be made by our preferred method of BPoint online.

Office Hours

The school office is open each day from 8am to 4pm. 

Student State School Consent

It is the school’s usual practice to take photographs or record images of students and occasionally to publish limited personal information and student materials for the purpose of celebrating student achievement and promoting the school and more broadly celebrating Queensland education. Consent to use your child's name, photograph, voice/video recording or year level is requested at time of enrolment via the "State School Consent Form". If you wish to make changes to consent for your child please request a new State School Consent Form from the school office. 

Facility Hirers

Please find attached the current list of the community groups that hire our school facilities.

ABSENCE LINE 3340 8388 or

text 0427 890 693 (24 hours)

*******IT IS NOW A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL STUDENT ABSENCES BE REPORTED ON THE DAY OF THE ABSENCE TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE*******

To report a student absence, please call the absence line on 3340 8388 or text our SMS line on 0427 890 693.  These lines are both open 24 hours a day.

When recording an absence on either our phone line or SMS line, please state the following:

1. Your name
2. Student's name
3. Student's class
4. Reason for absence

Please speak clearly and slowly and help us with spelling of names when calling the phone line.