Dear Families,

School Review Report

Last week we received our school review report. Please CLICK HERE to view the one page overview which captures the highlights and the next steps to inform how we can ensure continuous improvement for our students.

During Term 3 and Term 4, we will work with our teachers to look at the feedback from each of the 9 domains. The work that our teachers are currently implementing together to make learning visible for our students is evidence of the strong collegial relationships that we have in our school and is something that we are really proud of.

NAPLAN reports for parents

The reporting of NAPLAN results to parents and carers is changing. You will have received individual student reports this week, showing your child’s achievement in each test domain, according to 4 levels of NAPLAN proficiency: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs additional support. The report will also provide information about student knowledge and skills within each proficiency. A factsheet included with your child’s report will detail the new changes. Find out more at Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

Communication from the School

As we communicated earlier in the week, there was some data corruption in one of the files in Schoolzine that impacted how the information on Weekly Happenings updated. This has now been corrected. The information in Weekly Happenings is drawn from our school calendar and we endeavour to keep this as up to date as possible. The calendar and the website will be the ‘point of truth’ for our communication and we will utilise our Facebook page to celebrate school achievements.

Kind regards,

Nikki

PBL & Social-Emotional Learning

This fortnight, we have been reviewing the importance of being prepared for learning and how being prepared can help us be successful in our learning journey.

Being prepared looks like:

• Having had a good night’s sleep
• Eaten a healthy breakfast
• Dressing appropriately in the school uniform
• Arriving on time and being outside the room on the first bell at 8:55am
• Having all necessary school items here and ready to work (These include sharp pencils, eraser, wooden ruler, hat and filled water bottle)
• Having the right mindset and attitude for learning

At Craigslea SS:

We are prepared. We manage our time so we can finish on time. We make sure we have all materials and resources that we need so we can start promptly. We set goals to help us be prepared and organised – we set up a simple plan or to do list to get the job done. We keep things tidy – We have a place for everything and put everything in its place.

Active School Travel

Walking Wheeling Wednesdays

Wednesdays at Craigslea, are Walking Wheeling Wednesdays!

Thank you to everyone who participated in PJ Day last week. It was great to see so many people supporting this wonderful cause. Together we have raised $507 to help the Pyjama Foundation fund Pyjama Angels.

The Golden Boot Trophy for July has been awarded to the class with the highest percentage of active travellers who come to school by walking. We are proud to announce that 4S are the winners for July!!! Congratulations 4S and their families for keeping active whilst reducing traffic around our school.

August’s Golden Boot will be awarded to the class with highest percentage of scooter/skateboard riders.

How will you actively travel to school?

School Opinion Survey

Thank you to all of those who have already completed the Parent/Caregiver Survey. If you have not had a chance to complete the survey yet, please note that the online surveys will remain open until Friday, 18 August 2023. This is your opportunity to provide feedback about what our school does well and how we can improve.

To have your say, check your email for an invitation from the Department of Education titled School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2023. 

Can’t find your invitation?  If your family has more than one parent/caregiver, check that they haven’t received the invitation and/or check your junk email folder.

Parents/caregivers who do not have access to the internet at home are welcome to complete their survey online at school. School computers/tablets will be available.

Protecting our (increasingly younger) children from cyberbullying

The internet has given children and young people new opportunities to learn, play and socialise. However, this increased online presence, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, also exposes them to new harms and risks. Concerningly, reports to eSafety’s cyberbullying complaints team show younger children are increasingly experiencing negative online behaviour. Reports of serious cyberbullying of children between the ages of eight and 13 years has more than tripled compared to pre-pandemic 2019 – jumping from a little over 200 complaints in 2019 to almost 740 in 2022.

Please take a few minutes to learn more about cyberbullying – what it is, ways to protect your child, and how to get help if your child experiences it.

eSafety is here to help with advice and resources to help you support your family’s online safety.

Follow the links for tools and resources to safeguard children from cyberbullying:

• Set up a family tech agreement and parental controls
• Explore ways to stay safe online for parents, kids and young people
• Learn digital skills for staying safe in games and apps using The eSafety Guide
• Get help for online issues by reporting to eSafety
• Join an eSafety webinar to help your children have positive online experiences
• Download online safety resources, including a guide to reporting cyberbullying.
• Read more

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 can complete any questionnaires, have a conversation and/or provide observations with their 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 and provide the requested information. Please note we require a minimum of 2 weeks notice for compiling any information or completing any questionnaires/ surveys.

Have a great fortnight of learning and fun,

Natalie Marhinin and Erin Wiles

Well done to our Junior Award winners who received their certificates at Assembly last week.

Celebrating 100 days of learning in Prep!

Principal’s Academic Award  

Excellence in Science 

 Criteria:

• Application 
• Strong research skills 
• Well presented project work 
• Sound understanding of concepts 

P&C News

In this edition…

1. Some changes at the Tuckshop
2. Sustainability group update
3. Father’s and Fella’s day Wednesday 30^th August 2023
4. Trivia bookings now open – Saturday 9^th September 2023

Also….

• OSHC Educator’s Day was on Wednesday. Thank you to the families that took time to write little notes of appreciation to our OSHC carers. We really appreciate all the hard work they do to provide safe, fun and enjoyable care for our children.
• P&C have purchased some new play equipment for OSHC – the educators and children have had a wonderful time exploring and playing with their new resources.
• Black socks are now available at the uniform shop
• Can you help? Volunteering opportunities available
• P&C Contacts – Get in touch
• Fundraising Opportunities

1. Tuckshop changes

• The ‘over the counter’ ordering fee will increase from $1 to $2 for first and second break orders. We strongly encourage you to consider using Munch Monitors to order your child’s tuckshop. Did you know you can order it weeks in advance?? If you could please try to get orders in well before 9am – this really helps our very busy tuckshop staff get the food ready for first break.
• There is now gluten free pasta bolognaise and sugar free Zooper Doopers at tuckshop.
• Please email tuckshop directly if you are having any problems tuckshop@craigsleapandc.org.au

2. Sustainability Group update

• In the coming weeks the sustainability team will be assisting the student council in planting out a new garden at the end of the year four block. We received a Woolworths Junior Landcare grant to make this possible. It would be great to have a few parent helpers to assist the children in putting this spectacular new garden together. Stay tuned for more information.
• A few people have been asking about the recycling area outside the greenhouse. This will definitely be returning, in the meantime there will be a few new procedures put in place while the greenhouse is still partially furnished. Please follow along on the Sustainability Facebook page to keep up to date.
• We will be starting a ‘Friday Gardening Club’ 8:20am at the Greenhouse every Friday for term 3. This club will help look after the garden and care for our school environment. Parents and carers are very welcome to attend with their children. There are lots of activities to do before school in our beautiful outdoor space from watering and weeding to counting the bees and blooms.

3. Father’s and Fella’s Day Wednesday 30^th August

• A flyer has come home with your child regarding the upcoming Father’s and Fella’s Day stall.
• We will need volunteers to help setup and run the stall – please click on the link if you can help out org/3M8X3
• P&C will also be organising some gluten free goodies and a coffee cart for some free treats that Wednesday morning. Come and say hi – it will be located just near the school hall.

4. Trivia bookings now open – Saturday 9^th September 2023

• Sorry about my typo last week (but thank you to those that picked it up!). Dress UP is encouraged but totally optional.
• Tickets are now “live” in TryBooking https://TryBooking.com/CJTJN
• You can purchase individual tickets or book an entire table (8 per table).
• Once in checkout you can ‘buy more tickets’ and then select ‘food orders’ to order food from Casa Cibo (condensed menu). You can order food now or just order your tickets and come back at a later date to order your food.
• We are looking for a couple of volunteers – some to help organise the event and some to help out on the night. Please click the link if you can help org/XLA87

Can You Help?

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

1. Father’s and Fella’s Day Stall – Wednesday 30^th August: org/3M8X3
2. Trivia Night - 9 September 2023: org/XLA87
3. Bunnings Stafford Sausage Sizzle 9^th December: 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