At last count, we had raised $56,883.85 for a fan in the gym.

My sincere thanks to Rob Timms and Cilla Gray for their behind the scenes work to pull everything together.The children, parents and staff loved it!

Thank you to our volunteers, Rob, Cilla, Anastasia V, Lara P, David, Holly M, Shazmeen A, Regina C, Sara L, Connie, Talitha E, Greg L, Sanet T, Kristy T, Natalie H, Heather C, Danielle A, Helen C, Anna S T, Lin K, Grace, Carissa M, Bronwyn V H, Helena, Amanda P,  Tony H, Keysh F

Thank you to our school staff for supporting the event and getting involved. Thank you to Jim and Kevin, School’s Officers, for assisting with the set up. 

Thank you to our front office staff, Jane, Amanda and Kate for managing the last minute arrangements and registrations.

Teaching and Learning

School Improvement Agenda for 2022 will continue to focus on improving student outcomes:

• Reading
• Writing
• Differentiation

Professional Learning Teams (PLTs)
Teaching Teams and Specialists have opportunities to work together to focus on the Australian Curriculum and teaching and learning in PLTs and planning sessions.

During PLTs and planning sessions, teachers examine data, identify strategies to extend or support student learning and engage in professional learning on IB, pedagogy and inclusion.

Professor John Hattie’s research shows that the single variable that has the largest effect on student success is teachers working together to maximise their impact. Leading Australian researcher Ben Jensen reported after his inquiry into high performing education systems that: “While these systems are quite different, the key to all of them is that collaborative professional learning (teachers working with other teachers to improve curriculum, instruction, school climate, etc.) is built into the daily lives of teachers and school leaders.”

The Australian Curriculum is designed to develop:

• successful learners
• confident and creative individuals
• active and informed young people who are ready to take their place in society.

This week, we’re looking at English and Maths in Years 1 and 2.

Years 1 and 2

Priority is given to the important areas of literacy and numeracy development. English and Mathematics are the core subjects for this, however, literacy and numeracy are found in all subjects. By the end of Year 2, students have a much stronger understanding of themselves and have begun to connect with the wider community.

English
The English curriculum for Years 1 and 2 places a strong focus on the development of literacy. Students listen to and enjoy texts that entertain, inform and persuade, such as picture books, non-fiction and film. Students grow into more independent readers, learn to create a range of different texts and become more confident when they communicate.
Typically, students will:

• listen to, read, view and talk about simple information books, stories, films and some online texts
• independently read books and discuss what they have read or viewed with other students, teachers or family members
• sound out or recognise words
• use simple punctuation, such as capital letters and full stops
• write about their experiences, tell a story or talk about topics they have covered in the class
• spell a number of common words correctly and write in sentences
• add pictures to what they write
• produce their text using computers or other devices
• listen and give talks to the class about a topic they are interested in
• develop readable handwriting.

Mathematics
Mathematics in Year 1 and 2 places a strong focus on the development of numeracy. Students are introduced to mathematical symbols and language to communicate and explain mathematical ideas; they pose basic mathematical questions and develop simple strategies to investigate and solve simple problems.

Typically, students will:

• describe number sequences and locate numbers on a number line
• represent simple fractions using pictures
• learn about Australian money
• describe and draw shapes and objects, and use units to measure length
• learn to tell the time from an analogue clock, and use a calendar to determine the date
• describe the outcome of a chance event
• collect and investigate data collected from simple problems.

For more information about the other learning areas of Years 1 and 2 please visit the following site: https://docs.acara.edu.au/resources/Information_for_parents_years_1_-_2.pdf

Student Safety

If your child/ren ride to school, please remind them they need to dismount their bicycle/scooter and walk into the school grounds. In the afternoon, they need to walk their bicycle from the bike racks to outside the school gates before getting on the bike.

This is for the safety of the students riding their bikes and for pedestrians.

Parents as Learners – Inclusion and Disabilities

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
The NCCD is a national data collection reported by schools each year. NCCD records students who have received a reasonable adjustment to address the functional impact of a disability. It enables schools and the department to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at school.
Reasonable adjustments are recorded in the NCCD in 4 levels:

• Extensive – students have very high support needs and are provided with extensive targeted measures and sustained levels of intensive support at all times.
• Substantial – students have substantial support needs, receive essential adjustments and require considerable adult assistance at most times, on most days.
• Supplementary – students receive adjustments in addition to the strategies and resources already available for all students.
• Support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice – students are supported through usual school processes, without drawing on additional resources.

RAR targets additional resources to schools where a student’s adjustment requirements are in the top 3 levels (supplementary, substantial or extensive levels).
Extensive plus
A small number of students require very intensive adjustments at all times across multiple areas of their schooling. Schools will be resourced at the highest level to support these students. Schools can apply to receive resources at the extensive plus level through the department.
Prep and new students to state education
All disabilities targeted
The previous resource allocation model targeted resources to 6 disabilities, based on the Education Adjustment Program.
RAR provides resources for all disabilities, including autism; intellectual disability; vision, hearing and physical impairments; dyslexia; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and mental health conditions.
Resources are provided to schools based on the level of reasonable adjustments made for students, regardless of their type of disability.
Reasonable adjustments resourcing (RAR) allocation
Each state school receives a core allocation of resources and funding to support the learning needs of all students. In addition to the core allocation, RAR allocates extra teachers and teacher aides to schools where adjustments are needed for students with disability. The resources are allocated to schools, not individual students.
Under RAR, the resource allocation for each school is based on the level of supports students with disability need to access and participate in education.

Have a great week.
Melissa

Book Week Parade – Thursday August 25 – Dreaming with eyes open………..

This year’s Book Week Parade will be held on Thursday 25th August. Parents are invited to join our celebrations and watch our students as they parade around a marked course. The course will begin at the front of the school, via Gate Entry 3, and proceed around the front of the admin building, before students enter the gym. The parent viewing area will be clearly marked out on the day. The parade will begin at 9.00am. One student per class will be presented with a certificate for the Best Dressed Costume by their class teacher prior to the parade.

‘Ready 4 Rochedale’ - Prep Transition Program

Students enrolled for 2023 have recently been sent a registration form to enrol in the Ready 4 Rochedale program. Parents / carers need to select their preferred session offerings to attend Orientation visit 1, 2, and 3. Please return your form as soon as possible. Katrina Johnson will soon be notifying you of the allocated session to attend. If you have not received an email, please contact Katrina Johnson, e: kjohn30@eq.edu.au

‘Ready 4 Rochedale’ - Parent Information Session – Wednesday 5 October – 4.00-5.00pm

To learn more about our ‘Ready 4 Rochedale’ transition program, Prep 2023 parents /carers are invited to join us for an information session on Wednesday 5 October, between 4-5pm in RPAC. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the Rochedale SS team and hear important information about supporting a successful transition to school.

The importance of the early years

This is the story of how children grow well.

Each chapter is important to the story.

Every person has a role to play—parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, community members, educators, service providers and teachers.

Read Queensland’s Early Childhood Development story to learn how you can help children grow well.

Watch ‘how children grow well’ here
Read the Early Childhood Development story here.

 ​2023 Prep Enrolments are now open!

Enrolments for Prep 2023 are now open for children born between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018. Children must be five (5) by 30 June in the year they enrol. Applications for enrolment will only be accepted for students within the school catchment area (or siblings of a current 2022 student). Unfortunately, we won’t be offering any out of catchment places for 2023. For further information, please contact our school Enrolments Officer, Mrs Amanda Ross on PH: 3340 8333 or

E: enrolments@rochedalss.eq.edu.au

Nicola Leslie
Deputy Principal (P-1)

Year 6 Exhibition

What is the PYP Exhibition? The Exhibition is the culminating, collaborative experience in the final year of the IB Primary Years Programme. Students explore, document, and share their understanding of an issue or opportunity of personal significance.  This year, students are inquiring into the transdisciplinary theme – How The World Works and researching ‘Innovations Impact Society’.  Below we have creations of posters for our Exhibition, talentedly produced by some of our Year 6 students.  A reminder to our Year 6 families the Exhibition is on Wednesday August 17, 2022.

When visiting our Administration office please spend some time looking at the display on our foyer wall.  Students from Year 3 are very excited in sharing the work they have been doing this term.

Thank you
Natasha Ritchie

Inspired by the success of our Aussie athletes at the Birmingham Commonwealth games,  42 students represented Rochedale at this year’s District Athletics Carnival. Held over two days at QSAC, our students competed against the best athletes all over the Mt Gravatt district. Rochedale’s motto, ‘Always our Best’ was certainly on display, as our competitors strived in all events, many reaching personal bests. 11 students gained selection into the district team in preparation to compete at Regionals later this term. Overall, Rochedale finished with 7 Gold, 9 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.  

Congratulation to the following students who were successful in making the Mt Gravatt District Team

The Australian Girls Choir will be sending a representative to Rochedale State School on Wednesday 31 August, to audition girls who may be interested in joining the AGC. The auditions will happen during lunchtime. If you would like more information and a permission form, please collect the brochure from the office. Permission slips (or online registrations) MUST be returned to the office BEFORE the day of auditions.

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 participate 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*******

If your student is absent and the school has not been notified of the reason, a text message will be sent to parents by 9.30am requesting a reason for the absence. If you receive a text, please reply and explain your child's absence to avoid reeceiving a follow up phone call from 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. You can also use the SMS line to report a planned late arrival to school eg; doctor's appointment. 

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.

Tuesday August 30 & Wednesday August 31, 2022

The P&C are holding our annual Father’s Day Stall in RPAC, with gifts ranging from $1.00 - $10.00.

There will also be a Father’s Day raffle. Tickets are 50c each (maximum 4 per student), and are available during stall hours.  The raffle will be drawn on the morning of Thursday, 1^st September.

The timetable advising parents what day and time their child/children will attend will be published in upcoming newsletters. The stall will also be open before school on Thursday September 1 to sell any residual stock.

Please send along money in a zip-lock bag with your child’s name and class written clearly on the front. Don’t forget to provide a bag for your child to take the gift home safely.

Any parents who would like to assist are most welcome, dads and grandads especially!

(We cannot, unfortunately, accommodate younger children accompanying parent helpers).

Please contact Cilla Gray on 04 0664 3923