Dear Parents/Carers,

Workplace Health and Safety
Mrs Joyce is our school’s Workplace Health and Safety Representative. Each year a detailed Annual Safety Assessment and Action Plan is prepared for the following year. Mrs Joyce chairs a meeting each term to ensure items from the Action Plan are being implemented as well as to address any health and safety issues for staff and students as they arise. Health and Safety incidents are recorded and actioned on a database and more serious incidents are automatically forwarded to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland for further investigation and action if required. This is an essential part of school operations which often happens silently in the background.  Today we had a fire drill with the whole school evacuating to the oval in light rain. Previous drills triggered the replacement of our fire alert system as it could not be heard in all parts of the school. We now have a loud, whooping sound which can be heard all over the neighbourhood! Parents/Carers are encouraged to report any potential hazards that they note in their movement around the school grounds to school administration.

Facilities
We had an extensive meeting with the Department of Education’s Infrastructure Advisor last week. The outcomes of soil testing and plans for ongoing rectification around the school was high on the agenda with future works to be undertaken in front of the school, between the library and the Kubbi and between Year 1 and 2.  Plans for a covered shelter stretching along the front fence on Hamilton Road for pick up and drop off have been discussed as well as a design concept to make the area between Yr 1 and 2 a more attractive space.  Additionally, an architect has created some initial plans for the Administration Building to put it in line with that of new schools. I’ve attached these plans to this newsletter. We are hopeful some of these projects will commence within the next six to twelve months.

Upcoming Events

June 10:  Year 4 to 6 assembly-Students will begin to move up at 1.45pm to the assembly hall for Years 4 to 6 Assembly and assembly will commence once everyone is seated. There will be a Years 3 to 6 Badge Presentation for Student Council.  Parents are invited to pin their badge on their child. There will be a Year 5      performance and awards from the Week 5 and 7 newsletter will be presented to Year 4 to 6 students.

June 10: 6.00pm: Year 3 to 6 Reading Workshop for Parents via Zoom. This will be led by our Head of Curriculum Sarah Abdy.

June 15: 9.00am:  Cross Country and Colour Run. Each year level will run their competitive cross-country lap first and then their second lap will be their Colour Run.  The P and C will identify adults who will safely throw the colour at students as they run their second lap. Dressing in old white clothes is encouraged.  Students who don’t wish to have colour thrown at them, can wear uniform.  There will be an 8.30 safety briefing (for the P and C identified adults throwing the colour) at the shelter near the tennis court. Students can run, dance as we will have some music pumping out the speakers to motivate everyone! We can’t wait! It is a fun way to raise funds for our school. 

June 17: 9.00am:  Junior Sports Day.

In Week 9, the school leadership team will proof-read and then in Week 10 distribute report cards to parents/ carers. Teachers will have their planning days with the Head of Curriculum to plan for Term 3. The Senior Leadership Team (Principal, Deputy Principal, Head of Curriculum and Head of Inclusion) will undertake Walkthroughs through each classroom in the school to talk to students and teachers, peruse their planning and work to provide feedback on the teaching and learning of Reading and Writing in our school.

A busy time in the next few weeks. Have a good week,

Kathy