Dear Craigslea Community,

Another fortnight has flown by, and we are already at the midpoint of Term 1. This year, we continue to prioritise making learning visible in our classrooms through Learning Walls. These walls provide students with clear learning expectations and a roadmap to success.

Learning Walls display the learning intention (goal linked to the unit purpose), success criteria (what students need to know and do to succeed), and examples of student work showcasing success. Constructed collaboratively by teachers and students, these walls enhance clarity and engagement in learning.

Recently, the leadership team and I visited classrooms to discuss learning with students. Our aim is for students to confidently answer the following questions:

• What are you learning?
• How are you going?
• How do you know?
• What is your next learning step?
• Where can you go for support?

Students with a strong understanding of their learning journey are more engaged and empowered.

North District Swimming
Congratulations to our students who competed in the North District Swimming Carnival last week! Special recognition goes to Asher and Anthony, who qualified for the upcoming regional carnival.

Phone Away Reminder

In 2024, Queensland State Schools introduced the Phone Away for the Day policy to enhance student focus and well-being by:

• Optimising learning environments
• Encouraging face-to-face social interactions
• Promoting health and well-being through social engagement and physical activity
• Reducing the risks associated with inappropriate technology use

At Craigslea, all students must hand in their phones at the office upon arrival. Phones should not be kept in pockets, bags, or lunch boxes and can be collected at the end of the school day.

Safe Pick-Ups and Drop-Offs
Before and after school are peak traffic times. We are fortunate to have multiple pick-up points to ease congestion. To ensure student safety, we ask parents to strictly follow parking and traffic regulations. Please note that the Hamilton Road pick-up zone is a 2-minute loading zone, and cars should not be parked during pick up or drop off times.

Arts@Craigslea  
We have expanded our Arts program to offer all students specialist Dance and Drama lessons alongside Music. The Arts encourage creativity, expression, and critical thinking. This term, our Prep – Year 2 students are engaged in learning the Australian Curriculum:  Dance.

Recognising Student Achievement
This year, we are broadening our recognition initiatives to celebrate students demonstrating our LIFE expectations and commitment to learning. These include:

• Gotchas and House Shield Competition
• LIFE/Bounce Back Awards – Recognising students who consistently embody our school  expectations and values.
• Principal’s Afternoon Tea – Acknowledging students for outstanding effort in learning.
• Champions Postcard – Celebrating students who support peers, show initiative, persevere, or achieve learning goals.
• Positive Phone Calls Home – Highlighting students' exceptional efforts, achievements, and improvements.

“When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.” – Dalai Lama

Yours in Learning,

Melanie Rehm

Please RSVP to this event by CLICKING HERE.

Erin Wiles

NAPLAN - Key features of a tailored test

• Students in Years 3 and 5 will be doing NAPLAN. NAPLAN is an online test. One of the main features of NAPLAN is that it is a tailored (or adaptive) test.
• This means that students receive questions better suited to their abilities, so they can demonstrate what they know and can do.
• Tailored tests provide more precise results. Trials of the tailored test design also show students are more engaged with tests that adapt to their test performance.
• Students should not be concerned if they think that the questions are more difficult than expected or they have previously experienced – this may simply mean that they are taking a more challenging but more appropriate pathway.
• This tailored testing approach means that a wider range of student abilities can be tested (compared with the paper approach, where all students answerexactly the samequestions).
• This video explains how tailored testing works. Further information about tailored testing is on the NAP website.

Alice Cowan-Dillon
Head of Department - Curriculum

NAPLAN
Parents of eligible students in year 3 and 5 requiring adjustments for NAPLAN, will be receiving communication this week regarding these adjustments. It is important that you return a signed copy of the document via email or a paper copy provided to the front office by Friday 7 March at the latest. This will allow the school to process the form in a timely manner. If you would prefer a printed copy, please let Renee McGregor know so this can be arranged.

Japanese Club
On Monday, students wrote the kanji symbols for Japan.

Harrison & Ethan (year 6 students) wrote: On Monday, in Japanese Club we used special paper with water to create Kanji in the paper, and over time it dried and disappeared.  It was fun to use the paper and we would gladly come again. The photos shown were written by myself. (Sensei)

Senior Choir
Senior Choir has one of the biggest numbers in a while with over 80 students. We are working hard on songs to perform for ANZAC day.  What a wonderful start. Thanks to everyone who is making music on Tuesday at lunch time.

Mrs Stockill

STEM
The STEM lunchtime club was a huge success, with a full classroom of 27 enthusiastic students diving into the world of digital learning! We kicked off by exploring internet safety, having fun with creative logins and passphrases while learning the importance of protecting our identity and digital footprint. Students were also excited to start designing their first app game—Tic Tac Toe—building key problem-solving and coding skills in an engaging and supportive environment.

Challenge Club
The Challenge Club meets on Wednesdays in the 5M classroom for middle and upper year levels. This week the main challenge was, “What’s the longest strip you can tear from an A4 sheet of paper?”    The CSS record is greater than 150cms with the average this week around 40cms. Look how long this one is!

Next week the challenges will focus oncomplex  tower building.

In this edition… 

1. 5 cent February. Thank you for donations.
2. P&C Coffee cart, every Monday, and Friday at OSHC, to support our P&C projects.
3. Help our OSHC staff raise $2000 to support women with breast cancer.
4. Welcome Movie Night and BBQ

Also….  

• Term 1 events.
• Easter Raffle opens March 17^th.
• Ride to school day March 19^th.
• Earth hour school day March 21^st.
• More details on these events will be on our FB page, and in the fortnightly newsletter.

5 Cent February

• A huge thank you to all those who donated. Every bit helps us get closer to our goal of air-conditioning the hall.
• Winning class will be announced and receive their zooper dooper prize Monday.

P&C Coffee Cart

• Regularly set up Mondays, and Fridays outside OSHC, and at special events such as sport days and swimming carnivals.
• Enjoy the cheapest, tastiest coffee in the school, made by real baristas!
• Every coffee you buy helps us get closer to air conditioning the hall, as all funds raised are reinvested back into the school.
• There really is not better choice for your morning brew.

Help our OSHC staff raise money to support women with breast cancer

• They will be participating in the Pink Fun Run on March 9^th.
• Help them reach their $2000 target. If you would like to donate please scan the QR code on the flyer.

Welcome Movie Night and BBQ

Thank you to everyone who attended our Welcome Movie Night and BBQ. It was wonderful to see so many families in the school. Thank you to everyone who helped to set up, pack up, and run the BBQ on the night.