PBL & Social-Emotional Learning

The focus for the fortnight is: Be a Learner – We are ready to learn.

We hope you have had a safe and enjoyable break and are ready for another big term, full of exciting learning and events. We look forward to working with both you and your children through a productive term and finishing the year strong and successful.

The first step to learning at school everyday, is being present in class with the required materials, showing you are ready to learn. Every lesson, of every day at school counts towards learning and improvement. It is our firm belief that students who attend and engage in schooling all have the ability to learn and improve. All students have goals for their learning and are striving to reach them.

At Craigslea SS:

• We are ready to learn.
• We get involved and have a go at all activities.
• We make sure we have all materials and resources that we need.
• We set goals in our learning to help us be the best we can be.
• We ask for help when needed.
• We use a strategy to help us reset if needed.

Cyber Safety Presentation:

Cyber safety organisation, Internet Safe Education, will be attending our school and speaking with students, in Years 3-6, regarding staying safe in an online environment. These sessions will take place on Tuesday 24 October. All students in Years 3-6 will be able to attend due to the generosity and support of our P&C who are covering the cost. Consent forms will be sent home next week.

As well as the student sessions, Internest Safe Education are presenting a parent session on Thursday 26 October, 5:30-6:30pm. The same speaker will host this session which will provide valuable strategies of protection and prevention which will empower you to reduce online risks within your home. We hope as many parents and carers as possible will be able to attend this session (see attached flyer below for more information). 

To RSVP to this session Click Here. Please be aware if there are insufficient numbers we will need to cancel this session and parents will be notified.

Teaching staff will be involved in their own session at their staff meeting that week.

Together as a community we can work together to help keep your children safe when they are online. 

Sharing Student Information:

From time-to-time parents ask us to provide information about their child to external medical and allied health professionals. When this happens, before we complete any questionnaires, have a conversation and/or provide observations with health professionals, we need to have a completed consent to share information form signed by the parents.

If you wish for your child’s teaching team to provide information, please provide the following information for each professional that is working with your child and who you think we may need to liaise with over the year:

• Name of treating professional
• Role or position of professional
• Company/organisation/agency they are working for
• Contact details – phone and email
• Address (if possible)
• Date of next appointment or when information is required back to the practitioner.

This information is populated into a consent to share information form ready for parent signature/s. Once the form is returned signed, teaching staff will work on this and provide the requested information.

Please note we require a minimum of 2 weeks’ notice for compiling any information or completing any questionnaires/ surveys.

 
Active School Travel

Walking Wheeling Wednesday’s

Wednesdays at Craigslea, are Walking Wheeling Wednesdays! Our school is a part of the Brisbane City Council initiative – Active School Travel.

Walking, biking, or scooting to school not only helps to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution but also provides a great opportunity for physical activity and socialising with friends and neighbours. By choosing to travel actively to school, you can help to promote a more sustainable and active lifestyle for yourself and for our community.

We hope that you will consider active travel as a healthy and sustainable way to get to school. Let's work together to reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and promote a more active lifestyle for our school community.

This term there will be a number of special event Walking Wheeling Wednesdays. Make a note of these and look out for more information closer to the date.

The Golden Boot award for October will be awarded to the class with the highest percentage of active travellers who walk to school.

How will you actively travel on Wednesdays? #activeschooltravel

Term 4 Swimming

Swimming starts in Week 2 for most classes except for the following classes which will start in Week 3 - Prep B, Prep D, Prep E, 5C, 2G and 2K.  The Senior Swimming Carnival  (Year 3 - Year 6) will be held on Monday 27th November and the Junior Swimming Carnival (Prep-Year 2) is on the Tuesday 28th November. 

Teachers have sent out emails to their classes requesting volunteers to help at the pool. Please let your child's teacher know if you can help. 

The following items are needed for swimming (remember to name all items) 

Have a wonderful fortnight of fun and learning,

Natalie and Sarah