Senior Assembly Award Recipients

Congratulations to our Senior Assembly award recipients

Year 2 Performance - ‘Catch a Crayon’ 

Congratulations to the Year 2 student cohort who performed ‘Catch a Crayon’ on the Year 2 Assembly on the 11^th of May.  These students have been practicing this routine for an extended period of time in preparation for this event. They have shown a lot of fortitude and commitment to learning this routine and have had hours of fun learning it.

National Sorry Day

On Friday at Craigslea, we commemorate National Sorry Day, as a way of acknowledging the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed from their families and communities. "We would like to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process" (reconciliation.org.au). Our school has created a Sea of Hands to show how we can work together for a better, stronger country.

Storytime

Today we enjoyed reading The Speedy Sloth for National Simultaneous Storytime

Under 8s Day

Our junior students and kindy visitors had lots of fun as they celebrated Under 8s Day last week.

Magpie season in Brisbane 

We have had reports of “swooping magpies” around the streets close to the school.

Male magpies are the most likely to be the protectors of their nests and will protect the area known as the ‘defence zone’ which is 110-150m of their nest. The young are in the nest for an average of 6 weeks and the defensive behaviour will end once they have left the nest.

Here are some tips for avoiding Magpie attacks from the Department of Environment and Science:

• Wear a broad brimmed hat and sunglasses or walk under an umbrella.
• If you are cycling, it may help to get off your bike and walk through any magpie zones.
• Try taking an alternate route during magpie season.
• More ideas on https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/wildlife/livingwith/magpie_safe.html