Deputy Principals' Report
Parent Teacher interviews marked the mid-way point of Term 3. We would like to thank all families that attended the interviews to gain insight into curriculum learnings as well as student progression. It was so lovely to see so many families engaged in conversation on the night.
We are looking forward to eventful weeks in the lead up to the September holidays.
SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE NEXT FORTNIGHT
14/8 - 18/8 – ICAS English
15/8 – P&C Meeting
16/8 – Ekka Day (No School)
18/8 – P-Yr 2 Assembly, Kummara 2pm – 3pm
21/8 – 25/8 – ICAS Spelling and Science, Bookweek
21/8 – Prep 2024 Information Session 6pm in Resource Centre
22/8 – Student Council Fundraiser – Free Dress
23/8 – Instrumental Music Information Night 6:30pm
23/8 & 24/8 Yr 2 Make & Meld Incursion
25/8 – Gala Day, Bookweek Parade for Prep – Yrs 4
PREP 2024 INFORMATION SESSION
- The Prep 2024 information session will be held on Monday 21 August at 6pm in the Resource Centre. This is a repeat of the first information session which was held back in April this year. If you have not attended and would like to learn about what a day in the life of a prep student looks like please join us.
PREP 2024 DISCUSSIONS
- Prep discussions for 2024 will begin next week. If you or someone you know is yet to enrol, please do so as soon as possible so that the new prep child can have the smoothest transition to their primary school years of learning.
2024 CLASS ALLOCATIONS
- Student class allocations for 2024 will commence shortly. If you have any information of an educational nature you would like us to consider when we decide where to place your child for 2024, please email Mrs Freeman (tfree19@eq.edu.au) by Friday 6 October – please include the subject line CLASS ALLOCATIONS CONSIDERATIONS 2024. Please note that class allocations are taken very seriously by our teaching teams and decisions are made taking into account many educational considerations, therefore requests are for consideration only. Any requests received after this date may not be able to be considered.
- If you are planning on leaving the school in 2024 please also email tfree19@eq.edu.au with the subject line 2024 CHANGE OF ENROLMENT.
BOOK WEEK EXCITMENT
On Friday 25 August, we will conclude our Book Week experiences with the Book Week Parade for Years Prep to Year 4. This parade will be held on the lower school oval and begin at 9am. Parents are welcome to attend and children can come dressed as their favourite book character for the day!! Please see below for the fun we had last year!!
Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Information Session
This week, students in years 3-6 attended the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Information Session. Students learnt to Recognise or listen to their body’s clues. Body clues include: sweaty palms, nerves, feeling anxious or that feeling in your tummy when something just isn’t right. Students learnt to React by running to a safe place such as school, home, or a pre-determined meeting place with your family. Students learnt to Report any concerns to a trusted adult. Students identified 5 trusted adults in their safety network to report any concerns to using a template of their hand. You might like to do this at home too with the My safety network hand template.
Students learnt to generalise these safety skills of Recognise, React and Report in an online environment too, where the message was clear to all children ‘If you don’t know them in the real world, you don’t know them online’.
The Daniel Morcombe webpage has some excellent resources and videos that you can use to talk about safety at home.
