Acknowledgement of staff retiring         

Jeanette Breckenridge - front office

Jeanette started as a volunteer at Rochedale State School when her children attended school and then became an official employee in 1990. Jeanette intends to take long term leave next year with the view of retiring at the end of September 2023, this will see Jeanette as the longest serving employee in Rochedale’s history (33 years and 9 months).Jeanette’s smiling face and can-do attitude will be sadly missed within the school and especially in the office. We wish you all the very best Jeanette as you slip into a well-deserved retirement.

Lorraine Grinter – library Teacher Aide

Lorraine, we thank you for what you have done for Rochedale State School. From the P & C days to the library days, we are thankful for having you as a part of the Rochedale team. Your commitment to making the library a better place – a place for students to build their passion for reading, a place for students to take refuge at lunchtime. You will very much be missed.

Brenda Schuurman - cleaner

Brenda a huge thank you for all your hard work and diligence over the past 8 years. Your quiet presence and wonderful work ethic has been seen and experienced throughout the school over these years with your high standard of work. You will be greatly missed within the cleaning team but also right across the school. We are sad to see you leaving Rochedale and wish you all the best in your well-deserved retirement.

Glenda Crew – IT Support

Thank you, Glenda, for the time and energy you’ve invested in Rochedale State School. The school has grown over the years and a number of staff and parents remember you not just as a colleague, but as their teacher – a true testament to your commitment to the school. We wish you all the best with your retireme

2023 Year 6 Student Leadership

Congratulations to the following students who have been elected to School Leadership positions.

I know these students will be wonderful ambassadors for our school in 2023.  It is essential that Student Leaders at Rochedale State School demonstrate and reflect, through their actions, the Learner Profile Attributes:

• Caring
• Principled
• Knowledgeable
• Communicators
• Risk Taker
• Open-Minded
• Inquirer
• Balanced
• Thinker
• Reflective

All our new leaders will be officially announced and introduced to the school community on Thursday 8 December.    

Student Achievement

Last week, Lincoln E competed at the National Diving Championships and earned the Gold medal for 11yrs Springboard.

Congratulations Lincoln!

2023 Classes

With an anticipated enrolment of 1040 students next year, we will have 43 classes. These will consist of straight classes. The teachers and leadership team have spent considerable time constructing classes which consider the needs of all students.

Students will be introduced to their 2023 teachers at ‘Shuffle Up’ day on Friday 2  December.

Please note that classes and teachers can change depending on enrolment numbers.

School resumes on Monday 23 January 2023 for all children from Prep to Year 6. All state schools are staffed on the Day 8 Enrolment data collection at the start of the school year. Whether we form straight classes or multi-age classes is dependent on enrolment numbers on Day 8 – 2 February 2023. Parents are reminded that class composition, teacher year level allocations and class placements are all subject to adjustment post Day 8.

For audit purposes, it is vital we have correct enrolment numbers at the commencement of the 2023 school year. If you will be returning later than the school start date, please also indicate your intended date of return and reason such as visiting family overseas. You will be requested to complete an acceptable evidence form, please email Jane Jeffrey jjeff157@eq.edu.au

2023 Book Pack Drop off

Parents and carers are welcome to drop off 2023 Book Packs on Thursday 19 January between 1pm and 3pm.  Classrooms will be open for you to drop off book packs, Teacher Aides will be available to assist parents in locating classrooms.

Reminder….

As we move into the Christmas period I know that many parents wish to give teachers a gift to thank them for the year.  I wanted to draw your attention to the EQ’s policy on receiving gifts and benefits.  In particular, employees must refuse any offer of cash, or any items which are readily converted into cash — such as a lottery ticket or ‘scratchie’, shares or a gift voucher/cards. 

All gifts that have a value of more than $150 must be recorded in DETE’s gift registry.

Have a great week.

Melissa

A day on the Bay!

Our 2022 Student Leaders attended an excursion to Moreton Bay Environmental Education Centre. 

We spent the morning reflecting on the year and consolidating our understanding around personality types. With this knowledge, we used our strengths to help build strategies in problem-solving situations. 

After making our way down to the jetty, we boarded the vessel Inspiration and made our way over to St Helena Island for an afternoon in nature. 

It was great to see our student leaders spending a day as a team and reflecting on a terrific year. The staff at the MBEEC commended our students on their positive approach to the day and their lovely manners. Thank you Mrs Gover for attending the excursion and well done to our 2022 Student Leaders. 

Congratulations to the following students:

I would like to take the time this week to congratulate the members of the 2022 Student Council for their work throughout this year. They have worked hard hosting a number of fundraisers and community building events.

To ensure these events were planned, members gave up their Wednesday morning break times to attend weekly meetings. They also donated their time throughout the year when help was needed to put their plans into action.

Below are a few of the events the Student Council were able to hold in 2022:

• A free dress day to raise funds for 2 sponsor students- a World Vision student in Zambia and an Australian student through the Smith Family.
• Playground buddies to support students in prep-2 playgrounds during lunchtimes.
• Book fair- set up, selling, helping younger students write wish lists and find items.
• Day for Daniel- wearing red and supporting the Daniel Morecombe Foundation.
• Selling Remembrance Day poppies and badges
• A free dress day to raise money for St Vincent De Paul's Christmas appeal.

The Student Council members had a successful year building their leadership skills and supporting our community. Thank you to each member who showed commitment and dedicated their time to our Student Council.

Their success is also due to our wonderful community who continuously get behind these events and support the School Council. So, thank you to our Rochedale Community for your support and encouragement in 2022.

We are looking forward to the opportunities that may arise for the 2023 Student Council.  

Natasha Floyd

HOD- Curriculum

Join us on Thurs December 1, for the annual Rochedale State School Christmas Concert, held on the school oval. 

Each year level will perform a Christmas song.

The concert will start at 6pm with the Preps performing first. 

Bring a blanket or chair, and feel free to invite the grandparents! 

(Children are invited to wear “Christmassy” clothes, but we don’t want you to go and buy anything especially for this! Feel free to just wear something with Christmas colours!)

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.

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.

P&C NEWSLETTER - TERM 4, WEEK 9  - 2022

SNACK SHACK NEWS: Tuckshop (eq.edu.au)

A reminder: Snack Shack next week is only open on Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 December due to it being the last week of term. We will have a special ordering menu with limited items available with a cut-off of Friday morning so we can order our stock items. We will not be open on Wednesday 7, Thursday 8, or Friday December 9. Here at Rochedale State School Snack Shack, we are very lucky to have a very supportive community and we appreciate how the families have maintained the support. Reminder: Qkr order cut-off is 8.45am for that day's delivery. Orders can be placed at any time during the day or night for the next day's delivery. Mums, Dads and Grandparents make great volunteers, why not give it a try? Your child will love seeing you there! See what we do and how we prepare all the lunches on site. If you can spare some time, even if it is only half an hour in the mornings (when you do school drop off), every little bit helps. Make new friends and have a laugh. We are always looking for new volunteers. Any concerns or questions you may have please email tuckshop@rochedalesspandc.com.au or tsmanager@rochedalesspandc.com.au

RSS P&C - Team Snack Shack 

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS: Uniform shop (eq.edu.au)

BACK TO SCHOOL UNIFORM FITTING- BOOKINGS VIA SOBS ONLY - PLEASE SEE FLYER FOR MORE INFO

Volunteers needed for Back-to-school fitting days in January. Back-to-school fitting days are special hours that are different to our regular opening times. Please note: We are open for over-the-counter sales! Please feel free to come in and visit us now, as we are back to being open every Monday & Wednesday during term time 8.15am-9.15am & 2.15pm-3.15pm. We are no longer able to deliver Qkr orders direct to the classrooms. All Qkr orders are now delivered to the Teacher's pigeonholes for the Teacher to collect and then distribute to your child. This will happen on Mondays & Wednesdays. Or if you prefer you can pick up on the day in the afternoon, but please let us know by email so that we can hold on to it for you. Please speak with your teacher in the first instance if you do not receive your order. We appreciate your patience during this adjustment. Every effort is made to ensure the orders are delivered directly to the teacher for distribution to your child, if your order has not arrived by Thursday each week, please email your teacher. Back-to-school bookings will be through SOBS and we will have more info in the coming weeks. Any questions or concerns can be sent to uniform@rochedalesspandc.com.au

P&C NEWS: P&C (eq.edu.au) 

Some of our P&C Execs will be leaving us next year and we thank them for their support and dedication to improving our school. Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday February 28, 2023 at 6pm. All are welcome. Why not come along to a meeting, no need to join immediately. There are many benefits of volunteering. Volunteering provides you with a sense of purpose, a sense of community, it increases your social skills and allows you to make many new friends. If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to pandc@rochedalss.eq.edu.au

ROSHCA NEWS: ROSHCA (eq.edu.au) 

All information regarding enrolling at ROSHCA can be found on the school's website or by emailing us at roshca@rochedalesspandc.com.au