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Dear Craigslea State School Families and Friends,
It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know Craigslea State School community and the Craigslea way over the last two weeks. Students, staff and parents have continued to introduce themselves and check in with me, making me feel very welcome and part of a very passionate and friendly school community.
Throughout my time at Craigslea teachers have invited me to come and work in in their classrooms. As soon as I stepped into the learning environments, I got a feel for the Craigslea way with students demonstrating Craigslea State School core values – Be a Learner, Be Independent, Be a Friend and Be Safe in all Environments. When I asked students how they made sure that they demonstrate the core values everyday, they could explain expectations they need to follow for each core value with students using language such as:
‘To be a learner I need to be prepared’
‘To be independent I need to take responsibility for my actions’
‘To be a friend I need to remember to listen to others’
‘To be safe in all environments I must keep my hands and feet to myself’
Thank you to all the staff and students that welcomed me into their classrooms to share their learning. The enthusiasm and energy that I experienced was inspiring.
Over the last two weeks our Year 3 and Year 5 students have completed their NAPLAN online tests. Congratulations to all students that completed this assessment, and a thank you to the Craigslea staff for ensuring our Year 3 and Year 5 students were ready to complete the assessments.
This week is my last week here at Craigslea with Mrs Kathy Canavan returning in the second half of next week after she has completed a school review on behalf of Education Queensland, in Mackay. I have very much enjoyed my time here and wish everyone the best for a great year ahead.
Thanks
Abi
NAPLAN
Well done to the students in Years 3 and 5 for getting through the NAPLAN testing this week. This was the first year that our students have completed the tests online. Thank you to the staff who ensured that the technology was working for the students. These tests are important but only one point of reference for tracking the academic progress of students and schools.
PBL & Social-Emotional Learning
The focus for the fortnight is:
Be safe in all Environments – I keep my hands and feet to myself.
Why teach the behaviour?
Children must learn to keep their hands and feet to themselves at all times. They need to demonstrate an understanding of personal space. When children are upset they need to use their words to express their feelings rather than using their hands and feet to show their feelings. It is important that all children keep their hands and feet to themselves and follow our school expectations, so all children feel safe.
Children who can keep their hands and feet to themselves are able to demonstrate respect for their teachers and classmates. Other children are more likely to want to associate and be friends with them. This skill is a life-long social skill that children will need to master to form and maintain appropriate relationships.
Be a Bridge Builder – Ask them to STOP
When our friends do something that we do not like it is important that we ask them to STOP. This tells your friends what you don’t like. It creates boundaries. Children are often encouraged to tell someone to stop if they are being hurt, whether it be through conflict or bullying behaviours. In actual fact, this is one of the hardest skills to implement and does not always work for them, because it requires an understanding of a number of skills to implement correctly and also because a child cannot choose another person’s behaviour, only their own. However, it is very important that your child knows how to ask someone to stop, so they can be clear to communicate their boundaries.
Tips to teach this skill at home:
- Teach children to stand bravely. The biggest form of communication is their body language.
- Demonstrate to your child the different tones or sounds their voice can make when asking someone to stop. It could be whiney, sarcastic, angry or frustrated. Using a calm, brave tone of voice is empowering.
- Help them to think about the words they use. They need to be clear about what they want the person to stop.
- Remind children to finish with the word “thanks” rather than “please”.
Validating this learning empowers your child with valuable skills to learn how to; Ask Them to STOP and be empowered for life!
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.
CLASS |
NAME |
REASON |
Prep C |
Eben |
For exemplary classroom behaviours. Eben always follows school expectations and models positive behaviours to his peers. |
Prep D |
Asher |
For being an active learner and enacting the LIFE rules in the classroom and playground. |
Prep K |
Miriam |
For always enacting the LIFE rules in the classroom and playground. |
Prep T |
Dominic |
For showing enthusiasm to learn new things even when they are challenging. |
1C |
Willow |
For being a very kind and generous person in 1C and always doing things with a smile on her face. |
1H |
Jack |
For actively participating and eagerly sharing his ideas with others. |
1R |
Andie |
For demonstrating a caring nature and support to other students. |
1S |
Emilie & Esther |
For always being ready to listen and learn! |
2C |
William |
For giving his best effort in reading activities and contributing thoughtfully during class discussions. |
2G |
Joel |
For being an active learner and participating well in class activities. |
2H |
Azrael |
For actively participating in all lessons during carpet time. |
3H |
Isla |
For having a go at all learning tasks and taking on feedback to support her learning. |
3HD |
Parker |
For his consistent effort in all learning tasks |
3K |
Olivia |
For always trying her best and hardest on all learning tasks and not giving up - right up till the end. |
3M |
Theo |
For being a helpful member of the classroom and trying his best to complete writing tasks in the allocated time. |
4D |
Albert |
Consistently applying the Craigslea LIFE rules and for showing persistence in all activities. |
4J |
Steven |
For consistently engaging in class activities and attempting challenging tasks with confidence. |
4W |
Bonnie |
For making a fantastic start at Craigslea, demonstrating courtesy, kindness and active listening. |
4Y |
Talon |
For applying knowledge and skills in new and varied situations whilst always meeting LIFE expectations. |
5C |
Harshi |
For always contributing to class and group discussions with insightful questions and ideas. |
5J |
Christina |
For always giving her best effort in reading activities. |
5M |
Mikaella |
For always being a courteous Craigslea student. |
6H |
Taliyah |
For doing her best at all times and persevering when the going gets tough. |
6K |
Darcy |
For putting extra effort into his learning, particularly in Mathematics. |
6M |
Sam |
For showing care and consideration for others in need and showing great school spirit |
6W |
Aaisha |
For consistently participating in classroom activities, adding to discussions and using polite and respectful language at all times. |
Prep |
Prep children had a wonderful experience exploring the Australian animals at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. We have been doing lots of writing about our adventures and talking about the needs of the animals. We have also been learning about days of the week and the different activities we do on each day. |
Year 1 |
In Year 1 we have been learning about the day and night sky. We have made some great observations of the night sky at home and the day sky at school. In English we have been retelling stories using the 5 Finger Retell to help us remember the story. We have learnt that transition words are very important to sequence the story. We have been drawing maps and writing directions to go from one place to another in HASS and Maths. |
Year 2 |
In Year 2 we have been learning about the life stages of living things. In English we have been writing about the characters in our stories. Dragons, Lions and Princesses to name a few. Soon we will be comparing characters and choosing our favourite! We have been looking for number patterns and learning how to count money in Maths. |
Year 3 |
In Year 3 we are reading through Kumiko and the Dragon, which will form as our English reading comprehension and writing tasks. In Maths, we have been learning about measurement and why standard units of measurement are important. |
Year 4 |
In Year 4 we are exploring how culture collide in Humanities and Social Sciences. We will be focusing on Captain James Cook’s journey. Humorous poetry is our focus for the term and we are reading about how poet’s use language to create humour. Ask us about spoonerisms and puns. |
Year 5 |
In Year 5 we are so excited to start our new units of work! In English we are learning all about creative writing in our Narrative unit (you should see some of our amazing sizzling starts). In Mathematics, we are delving deep into number and in Science we are learning all about SPACE! |
Year 6 |
In Year 6, students have been identifying features in short stories that can enhance humour. In addition to this, we have been learning our dance moves for our Dance unit by looking at photos and videos that contain dance elements. Don’t worry, we’ve also been busting moves too. In Maths, we have looked at how PEMDAS can be used to solve operations containing multiple operators. |
CONGRATULATIONS OLIVER!
Prior to the holidays our students were invited to participate in an Easter Colouring In competition being run by the local member, Bart Mellish MP. The results are in and… Oliver was the lucky winner for his grade – Congratulations! Oliver has received his price and has been excitedly investigating, exploring and building.
WE FOUND WALLY!!!!!






















YEAR 6 SCIENTIST
Our Year 6 scientist are comparing how long it takes for chocolate, butter, ice and wax to melt.










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