Dear Parents/Carers,

50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

A wonderful celebration of the school's 50th Anniversary of the Official Opening was had in the hall on Friday April 22. 

We were joined by past and present parents, students and staff. A special moment for us all was when former Principal Pat Franks rang the old school bell for the cutting of the cake. Anika Wells and Bart Mellish shared a few words and former student and parent of Craigslea Stirling Hinchliffe (Minister for Tourism Industry Development and Innovation and Minister for Sport) spoke of his treasured days at Craigslea over the many years of his schooling and parental involvement. Sincere thanks to former student, parent and staff member Sharlene Emmanuel,
P and C Vice-President Sarah Hands and P and C Operations Manager Carol Mokrzecki for all the organisation which went behind this wonderful event. Prep to 6 students sat for a long time and listened to community members speak of their memories of the school. The adults were highly impressed by the behaviour of the students. As I have said many times, you often hear adults say that "Children aren't what they used to be"  I disagree. These adults haven't spent much time with our students at Craigslea.

We have held an Art Competition for the 50th Anniversary. The work of the winners will form the basis of our mural which will go on the wall as you enter the school and opposite the Tuckshop.  The title of the art work was Craigslea State School-50 years-Learn for Life. The winners were judged by the Senior Leadership Team and it was difficult to make these decisions. Those who captured Craigslea in the past and present in their artwork were at a distinct advantage in this competiton. However, all students in our school will have the opportunity to contribute to the mural which will be unveiled at the 50th Anniversary Celebration in September.

Congratulations to:

Prep D: Hudson

Prep T: Danila 

Prek K: Nuh (Overall Prep Winner)

Prep C: Mileena

1R: Ashdeep (Overall Year 1 Winner)

1S: Rebecca

1H: Emma

1C: Ivy

2C:Mikaela

2H:Malia (Overall Year 2 Winner)

2G: Florence

3M: Harry

3HD: Elsa

3K: Maryam

3H: Leo (Overall Year 3 winner)

4Y: Oscar

4J: Joyce

4W: Nicholas (Overall Year 4 Winner)

4D: Crystal

5M: Jay (Overall Year 5 Winner)

5C: Jewel

5J: Chloe

6K: Daniel

6H: Sugar

6W: Olivia (Overall Year 6 Winner)

6M: Darius

ANZAC DAY

Thanks to Mrs Stockill and Mr Kirby for their contributions to our school's moving Anzac Day Service. This was once again a digital service given the preparations were needed to be done well in advance of what we knew was going to happen with COVID. We look forward to 2023 where we can once again engage in "live" ceremonies at school and at Kedron Wavell RSL. 

SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF DAY 

Our school is truly blessed with support staff that are clever, hard-working and are connected to our students. Last week we celebrated them in a staff morning tea. Thankyou to Gena (Business Manager), Courtney, Deb and Julie (Admin Officers) and Jay (Grounds/Faciltiies) for all that you do for students, staff and families which always goes beyond what is expected. 

As I write this, the school is in the midst of Prep 2023 information sessions, Mothers Day Stall and next week NAPLAN for students in Years 3 and 5.  I will hear about these from afar as I will be at Patricks Rd until May 20th returning to Craigslea in the second half of the following week after I travel to Mackay to undertake a school review on behalf of Education Queensland.

I would like to sincerely welcome Abi Hurdley from Stafford Heights State School who will take over from me during this period. Abi, I am sure that you will love your time at our wonderful school. 

I look forward to seeing everyone on my return. Until then I wish all the special Mums at Craigslea, a wonderful Mothers Day with their families.

Kathy

NAPLAN

Students in Year 3 and 5 will be participating in NAPLAN from 10 to 20 May. 

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It doesn’t replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ progress.

An advantage of NAPLAN Online is the opportunity to space out each of the tests over the NAPLAN testing period, allowing our students to have a break between test days. Students who are absent for a test are able to complete a catch-up test when they return to school as long as this is within the testing timeframe. Please find below the schedule for the NAPLAN testing for 2022. 

YEAR 3 - NAPLAN SCHEDULE

Year 5 - NAPLAN SCHEDULE 

Term 2 Curriculum Snapshot

Please find in the links below the Curriculum Snapshots for Term 2. These provide an overview of the learning your child will be in engaged in during the term.

PBL & Social-Emotional Learning

The focus for the fortnight is:

Be Independent - I know my job, your job, our job.

Classrooms are a team of people, children and adults, who work together to progress the learning of each and every student. Knowing our jobs and how these fit together helps to build an effective classroom community.

Children who know, understand and demonstrate their job build their independence, feel success and are ready to learn. Some student jobs are: coming to school prepared, paying attention, actively participating, staying on task and completing work.

Our teachers do an amazing job at building our students independence by differentiating their teaching so students are successful learners, guide students when they need help, giving feedback and showing students what they need to do to improve.

Together, children and teachers have common jobs. These jobs are like common goals that foster the class community, as everyone is working together for the success of the students. Our jobs together are: to do our personal best, listen to each other, respect and help each other, know our jobs and be responsible for them.

Schools and the NDIS

The education department recognises that NDIS supports may contribute to improving a student’s ability to access and participate in education and achieve. The NDIS supports eligible students, through NDIS Plans, to access reasonable and necessary supports for daily living and to achieve their personal goals. The NDIS does not fund supports and services that are the responsibility of the education system.

Parents may request that NDIS providers, who are engaged either by them or NDIS plan managers, deliver supports included in NDIS plans at school, during school time.

At Craigslea we have a policy that outlines the process for this to happen. The Principal will consider and make decisions about requests from parents for NDIS providers to deliver NDIS supports at school, during school time on a case-by-case basis. This means that NDIS providers who are already delivering NDIS supports to another student/s at the school or have been granted access at another school do not automatically have the right to access our school.

If parents wish to have an external provider provide support for their child at school, they should contact Natalie Marhinin (nmarh1@eq.edu.au) to request a Parent Request Form for external providers providing support during school hours. Once the request has been completed and submitted to the school, it will be considered by a Leadership Team Member, keeping in mind the Department's guiding principles, then contact parents outlining request approval and next steps. Considerations regarding spaces where school staff can supervise, the classroom learning that will be missed are all part of the decision-making process as to whether the in-school support can proceed.

Enrol Now for Prep 2023!!

Enrolments are now open for children starting Prep in 2023. Children born between 01/07/2017 and 30/06/2018 are eligible to enrol. Enrolment forms are available on the school website https://craigsleass.eq.edu.au/enrolments. Please email your completed forms to enrolments@craigsleass.eq.edu.au as soon as possible.

We have just held a couple of Prep Information sessions, thank you to those who attended. We are repeating this session on Thursday 2 June from 9:30-10:30am via TEAMS. This is an opportunity to hear about our wonderful school and what we do in prep. If you are interested in joining the TEAMS session please register your interest via this link: Prep Information. Prior to the session, we will email you school information, videos and the TEAMS link for the session. Any family is welcome to join our information session provided you have registered your email details with us by Tuesday 31 May. Please pass these details on to family, friends or neighbours who may be interested.

Active School Travel

Check out our new Active Travel map below!

Where’s Wally? Walk – 18 May 2022

How easy is it for you to walk, ride or catch public transport to school?  It just became a whole lot easier to plan with our new Active Travel map. 

Brisbane City Council has created our own customised map as part of our Active School Travel program. The map makes it simple for you to find your best walking, riding or public transport route to school. It highlights local walking and riding paths, crossings, bus stops, parks and playgrounds, and other local points of interest.

The map features suggested active travel routes (pink) where you can park outside the 6-8 minute walk radius from the school gate and walk or ride the final part of your journey. Part way is okay! With a magnet on the back, the map can be kept prominently on your fridge as a reminder of your active travel options.

To launch the map and to celebrate National Walk Safely to School Day we will be holding a Where’s Wally? Walk on Wednesday 18 May 2022.

Join in on the Active School Travel fun on the 18^th of May as we meet up at one of two designated parks (Redbourne St and Craigslea St) and walk to school with the Active Travel Team. Along the way we will be keeping an eye out to find Wally! If we find Wally, Wally will give us a ticket to go into a lucky draw to win an awesome sports pack!  Wally will also have something special for the first person to spot them. Look out for more information about the Where’s Wally? Walk closer to the date.

Remember Active School Travel is one of the easiest ways to incorporate physical activity into everyday life for all children. How will you actively travel with us next Walking Wheeling Wednesday? #activeschooltravel

Kind regards,

Sarah Abdy and Natalie Marhinin

Principal's Academic Awardees

Well done to our North District Cross Country participants.

We recognised our wonderful OSHC staff. The children made some cards in recognition of all that is done to make life easier for Craigslea families before and after school. Mrs Lynch (P and C President) accepted the cards on behalf of the staff.

This week Year 3 students have had many hands on STEAM based learning opportunities. They have predicted and measured the volume of different containers, investigated symmetry by creating artistic name monsters and engaged in computational thinking challenges using the BeeBot robots.

Reading Club has resumed every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.30am in the Library

Principal’s Academic Award  

Excellence in Physical Education Criteria :

• Shows enthusiasm and  commitment in lessons  
• Has a positive “team” spirit  
• Works hard to improve skill level