Testing for 2022 Instrumental Music Program

This term students in Year 2 and 3 will be participating in placement tests for the 2022 Instrumental Music Program. Testing will be done in class time. After testing, invitations will be handed out to selected students to attend an information night about the program and what it involves. Queensland schools are allocated instrumental music teachers based on 20% of their Year 3 to 6 enrolment numbers. Therefore, it is an extension program requiring the selection of students based on their musical aptitude and based on the effort and time they put into the other learning areas and their homework. 

Cross Country/Colour Run

The weather gods finally smiled on us and we managed to eventually hold this fantastic sporting event raising $8475.78 for our school. Special thanks to the P and C ,OSHC staff, Mr H and Jay who organised this wonderful event. Students received ribbons at the end of their cross country run and then did an additional lap where they were covered in colour. 

Early Learning Network

Local schools and early childhood centres have formed a network to regularly meet with the goal of working together to ensure improved transitions for Prep students to our schools. On July 14, the network met in our school library and listened to a presentation given by our school's Speech Language Pathologist Beth Campbell on Oral Language Development.

Investigations and Inclusion Visits

Our school uses research to inform our practice. Recently, school leaders and teachers from Park Ridge and Fig Tree Pocket State School visited our school to learn about our Prep/1 Investigations and Inclusion Models. The teachers visited our classrooms and spoke with students about their learning. Some of the feedback from the teachers were "The students were able to talk in detail about their learning"  " We couldn't believe how engaged students were as they were happy to answer our questions but could barely look up as they were so involved in what they were doing"  

Our Inclusion Model is best practice in terms of the level of support available to all students in a year level. Through the employment of an additional 0.8 Targetted Learning Teacher and doubling the teacher-aide allocation for each year level,  it allows us the opportunity to differentiate the teaching and learning for individuals and groups of students. We have had much interest around the state in learning more about how we financially resource this model and how we use the concept of inclusion to improve teaching and learning in our school for all. We are working all the time to improve the effectiveness of the Targetted Learning Teams so it is great to have other schools visit to contribute their ideas on our next steps. 

The work of our staff has recently been acknowledged by a shout-out from the Department of Education.  

Snuggle Day

Snuggle Day is organised by the Student Council to raise funds for the P&C - $1310.59 was raised.  It is a day where staff and students can wear their pyjamas to school and enjoy a special tuckshop treat where 366 Hot Chocolates, 255 Ginger Bread Men and 479 Chocolate Wafers were sold. Days like this are loved by the whole school because there is nothing better than hanging out in your pyjamas all day!

Student Councillors
Thanks to our semester 1 Student Councillors who have been a fabulous group of class representatives eager to bring the student body together in learning and in fun.

Semester 2 Student Councillors were finalised by class vote this week.  These students will take on the role in week 6.  This delay is due to the fact that we were unable to get started with the Student Council until start of Term 2.  Semester 1 Student Councillors are still encouraged to wear their badge to school given their late arrival. 

Congratulations to the following students for being prepared to take on the responsibility as voted in by their classmates.

Cross Country winning House
Congratulations to Webster House for the most points accrued for Cross Country participation.

I was buoyed by the effort of the children in all races.  Like no other year, I think the participants’ attempts to run all the way was outstanding.  So much courage.  Congratulations to every child who entered a race.

Beaming House Captains Cooper and Taylah accepting the shield from Mr Heidrich

Kubbi Play
Playtime in the Kubbi has been very productive for these year 2 students. Olivia and Sofia have been busy constructing their robot, Violet. She apparently has a house and a baby coming very soon. She’ll certainly be a busy robot!