Dear Families,

National Simultaneous Storytime

Last week our school participated in National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). This event is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. The story for this year was: The Speedy Sloth, by Rebecca Young. Thank you to Mrs Bryce who organised for our teachers to access to this story and share with their classes. Thank you also to Mr Kleidon for his “live” reading of this story during break time.

This is a great opportunity to reflect on the importance of reading quality literature with our students. Research from the University of Melbourne has consistently found the following benefits of reading to children, especially in the early childhood years:

• Reading to children 3-5 days per week has the same effect on a Kindergarten child’s reading skills as being six months than their chronological age.
• Reading to children 6-7 days per week has the same effect as being almost 12 months older.
• Children who read more frequently at age five achieve higher scores on the NAPLAN test for both reading and numeracy in Year 3.

Reading is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to connect with and learn with each other.

School Review

Last week our school participated in our School Review, which takes place every four years for Qld State Schools. The review is an opportunity to reflect on and receive feedback about a range of areas including, school culture, teaching and learning practices, analysis of and use of data, and community partnerships. The review team consisted of 3 review members who spoke with a range of staff, parents and community representatives (in total over 160 people participated). The feedback our school received was outstanding and it will be no surprise to many of you that our staff, students and parents spoke with pride about the inclusive culture that has been created at Craigslea SS. The feedback that stood out most for me was the way our teachers spoke of their unwavering commitment to improve the learning outcomes for each and every student in our school. When we receive the final report, I will share the executive summary with our school community.

There has been a lot of illness throughout our school over the past few weeks. We recognise that maximising learning days is important however, it is ok for your child to stay home if they are unwell. Take care and stay safe.

Kind regards,

Nikki

PBL & Social-Emotional Learning

  Be a safe in all Environments – I keep my hands, feet and   objects to myself.

Why teach the behaviour?

Children must learn to keep their hands, feet and objects 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, feet or an object to show their feelings. It is important that all children keep their hands, feet and objects to themselves and follow our school expectations, so all children feel safe.

Children who can keep their hands, feet and objects 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.

BridgeBuilders: Apologise

Apologising is one of the most powerful ways to be a BRIDGE BUILDER. A heartfelt apology can show the other person that you understand that what you did hurt them, and it should involve either a response to fix the problem or an acknowledgement that you won’t repeat the behaviour. However, apologies are often delivered poorly or over-used, and they fall short of being effective. It is important to teach children the skills and language that help this strategy be more effective. Remind children to look at the person when they are saying sorry, and to use their name and apologise for what they have done that has caused the hurt. They can then either commit to trying not to do it again or offer to do something to fix it. To really be effective in building bridges the person who received the apology will either say “Thanks for saying sorry.”, “Apology accepted.” or ‘I forgive you.’

Active School Travel

Walking Wheeling Wednesday’s

Wednesdays at Craigslea, are Walking Wheeling Wednesdays! Each Wednesday, classes are surveyed on how students travelled to school. The class with the highest percentage of active travellers are acknowledge with our AST Star Trophy and the use of our sports/games box for the week.

We also have the Golden Boot Trophy, which is awarded to the class that has over the month, had the highest percentage for actively travelling to school by a certain mode. For May this will be the highest % of walkers (if you park and stride this will be included in this count). Our first golden boot winner was a tightly fought competition and we are proud to announce 5C are the winners!!

In June, the Golden Boot Trophy will be awarded to the class that has the highest percentage of bike riders.

Check out how your class is going with actively traveling to school:

How will you actively travel on Wednesdays?    #activeschooltravel

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

Every year in August, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

• year of schooling
• category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
• level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
• consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
• develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.dese.gov.au/about-us/resources/department-education-skills-and-employment-complete-privacy-policy-0).

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au).

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact Natalie Marhinin, Deputy Principal – Student Services (nmarh1@eq.edu.au) or call the school.

Key Dates for 2024 Prep

Have a great fortnight of learning and fun,

Natalie Marhinin and Erin Wiles

 Tuesday 13 June 

• Cross Country
• 9.15am – 10am P-Yr 3
• 10am-11am Yr 4-6
  
  

 Thursday 15 June

• Junior Sportsday Prep – 8yo’s
• 9.15am – 10am Sprints
• 10am – 11am Field rotations
  
  

 MONDAY 19 June PROGRAMME – Senior Track & Field Carnival

9.15am - 9yo 600m & 10, 11 & 12yo 800m    

9.30am – 2.00pm - High Jump events for 9-12yo ongoing throughout the day                             

10.15am - 9yo 200m Heats                                                                   

11.45am - 200m Heats continued     
                      

Wednesday 21 June

SPRINTS, FIELD EVENT & BALL GAMES: AGES 9yo-12yo

Program:

9.20am - 200m      Finals (9-12yo)

10.00am – 2.05pm – Rotations – see table below

11.00am - Lunch Break

1.45pm - LUNCH BREAK

2.05pm – 2.40pm - 100m Sprint Finals for 9yo – 12yo

2.45pm - Presentations

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

Principal’s Academic Award  

Excellence in Music  

 Criteria:

- Shows enthusiasm and commitment in lessons  

-  Actively participates in Extra Curricular Music activities including choir, band etc.  

- Works hard to improve skills  

P&C News

In this edition…

1. P&C Meeting – Monday 5^th June at 7pm via Teams and in-person
2. Colour Fun Run – Friday 23^rd June
3. Pie Drive – Orders due Thursday 8^th June

Also….

• The P&C recently funded new softfall for the Grade 2/3 playground to ensure safe play for our kids. 
• The greenhouse is getting a renovation! In preparation there will be a working bee on Sunday 11^th June. Morning tea will be provided and kids are welcome! Click on the link if you can help out https://volunteersignup.org/WMQX7
• Can you help? Volunteering opportunities available
• P&C Contacts – Get in touch
• Fundraising Opportunities

1. P&C Meeting – Monday 5 June 2023 at 7pm

• The meeting will be held in-person (OSHC Building) and online via Teams (link in the SchoolZine Calendar).
• To become a member of the P&C, please complete the online application form: https://forms.office.com/r/ywNJVsDq8d.
• We’re looking to run the meetings “paper free”, so please use an electronic device instead of printing.
• The Meeting Agenda and minutes from the May meeting are available below and via SchoolZine (there are links included in the event description).

2. Colour Fun Run - Friday 23rd June

• Hopefully your child/children have already bought home a ‘School run 4 fun’ booklet to assist with fundraising for the upcoming Colour Fun Run.
• The more your child fundraises the more prizes they’ll achieve!

• We are also looking into adding a Green option with the fundraising co-ordinator, where they will plant trees instead of giving prizes. More to come!
• Volunteers will be needed on the day. Please click on the link if you can help volunteersignup.org/LRTWR
• All funds raised will support the P&C to complete projects to improve our school.  

3. Pie Drive - Due Thursday 8^thJune

• Your child should have brought home a paper order form for our upcoming Pie Drive. Orders can be placed on the paper form or via Munch Monitors
• All funds raised will support the P&C to complete projects to improve our school
• We need volunteers to help on collection day - Fri 16^thJune. Please use the link volunteersignup.org/RTBPL or email Carol operations@craigsleapandc.org.au if you could spare some time to help.

Can You Help?

Help to make Craigslea State Primary School a better place by volunteering for these activities:

1. Colour Fun Run (Friday 23^rdof June):volunteersignup.org/LRTWR  
2. Pie Drive (Collection day Friday 16 June):  volunteersignup.org/RTBPL
3. Web Developers (help us to update and migrate the P&C Website): https://volunteersignup.org/AF3AH
4. Greenhouse working bee Sunday 11^th June: https://volunteersignup.org/WMQX7
5. Trivia Night (9 September 2023): Coming soon…

P&C Contacts

The Hub (Carol)

3350 8741 or operations@craigsleapandc.org.au

Tuckshop (Carol, Jolei, Kirstin and Emily)

3350 8744 or tuckshop@craigsleapandc.org.au

Bookshop and Uniform Shop (Emily)

3350 8741 or uniforms@craigsleapandc.org.au

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) (Kylie)

3350 8724 / 3256 3688 or oshc@craigsleapandc.org.au

Sustainability Group (Jen)

sustainability@craigsleapandc.org.au

https://www.facebook.com/groups/223902536111469/

Swim Club (Andrew)

info@craigsleaswimming.com

Fundraising Opportunities

• Entertainment Books: Craigslea State School link - https://au.entdigital.net/orderbooks/225332?utm_campaign=2021-130521
• We currently have spaces available for advertising on our electronic school sign at the front of the school.  Should you be interested, please contact Carol on either 3350 8741 or operations@craigsleapandc.org.au