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Book Week
This year book week was celebrated this week and we had our dress-up parade on Friday last week. The theme this year was Read, Grow, Inspire. A big shout out to our students and staff who shared the most incredible outfits to celebrate the joy that reading brings us. Also, thanks to our parents who attended the book week parade and for their commitment to helping our students with their costumes – these events are not possible without you!
Our reading during play time has been a huge success this week and we have had many students attend our reading sessions throughout the week. I had such a fabulous time reading with some Prep students. Thanks also to Mr Kleidon, Ms Marhinin, Mrs Wiles and Mrs Abdy for their guest appearances.
Solutions-focused Questions
Sometimes when we see our children challenged with a problem, we want to rush in and solve it for them. When we do this, we may miss the opportunity to show them we believe in their own problem-solving abilities and build their resilience. These questions can be helpful in guiding the conversation towards a solutions-focus:
What do you think is the right thing to do?
What’s the kind/brave thing to do?
Have you had to solve a problem like this before? What did you do?
How much help do you think you need with this?
What would you tell a friend to do in this situation?
What have you already tried?
When is this not a problem? Tell me about what is working?
Have a fabulous week everyone!
PBL & Social-Emotional Learning
The focus for the fortnight is: Be Independent – We try our best.
Everything that we want to achieve requires us to try our best and some effort. We know that what you do today – the effort you put in – determines your success tomorrow.
This fortnight we are talking and learning about why we try our best and what learner assets we need.
Responding to Feedback (Take it on board): Sometimes it’s hard to hear feedback, but if you can accept that feedback is help, and make the improvements, then you will continuously improve.
Persisting (Sticking to it): Can you stay on task and see your activity through to the end? Learning can be tough at times, and you may feel like giving up or doing mediocre work, but if you persist you will feel more confident next time you try something that is tricky.
Responsible Risk Taking (Have a go): When you try something new, you may expect to be good at it straight away. But it’s OK to make mistakes when learning. Keep practising and never give up! Soon you will improve and become a responsible risk-taker and a better learner.
Taking Responsibility (Stepping up): When you work in a group, make sure you contribute your ideas and help to finish tasks so your group can achieve its work. And when you’re working alone, keep up the great work and take responsibility for your own learning, time management and organisation.
Commitment to Shared Goals (We’re all in it together): You are an important part of your class, your school, your family and your community, so make sure you are a willing participant and help to encourage and assist others to achieve your shared goals.
Our aim is to guide our students out of their comfort zones as learners, so they feel confident to challenge themselves and grow.
Active School Travel
Walking Wheeling Wednesday’s
Wednesdays at Craigslea, are Walking Wheeling Wednesdays!
Join in on the Active School Travel fun next Wednesday 30/8, and dawdle with dads, dogs and the Active School Travel Team to school.
For a bit of pre-Father’s Day fun, grab dad, the dog, grandad, uncle, brother and/or friend and meet us at the park to dawdle to school together.
Meet the AST team at one of our 2 local parks (Huxtable Park or Frederick Annand Park) at 8:20am, to depart by 8:30am and arrive at school by 8:40am.
On arrival at school, courtesy of our wonderful P&C, our Fathers and Fellas are welcome to grab a Coffee & Cookie from our local vendors, Cap & Co coffee and GFSistas and have a chat together.
If you normally come to school by car, why not park and stride with us! Hope to see you there!
#activeschooltravel
1. Approach
- Remain calm and move slowly
- Don't call her name to avoid distracting her
2. Class Visits
- Continue with what you're learning
3. Ask
- Always ask if it is ok to pat Roxy
- Let Roxy sniff your hand (closed fist)
4. Touch
- Pat Roxy on her shoulder or back, or belly rubs if she is lying on her back
- Use a calm, slow stroking motion down her fur
5. Good-Bye
- Enjoy your interaction with Roxy and then say 'good-bye'
- Wash your hands
ICAS ASSESSMENTS
ICAS Assessment opportunities have been held over the last few weeks. While these assessments offer insight into our students' skills, I wish to inform you that we will be reviewing this implementation in 2024. ICAS Assessments currently require staff to organise and conduct the assessments in their own time and the data is not part of our assessment schedule.
Have a wonderful fornight of fun and learning,
Natalie and Sarah
Farewell Mrs Rozynski
Last week we celebrated and farewelled a golden oldie, Mrs Rozynski. She has been teaching for 43 years total with 13 glorious years at Craigslea. Mrs Rozynski has been a pillar of strength, comfort and knowledge to many in the Craigslea community, and will be greatly missed. We wish her well as she heads into retirement.
Year 1 excusrion to Caboolture Historical Village
Thank you to our parent voulunteers for making the day extra special.
Book Week 2023
Students across the school celebrated their favourite books and characters at our Book Week dress up parade.
Congratulations!
Kaden has made the Met North Team for shotput. Congratulations on your bronze medal and good luck at state titles.
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Prep |
We have been very busy learning our remaining friends in InitiaLit – Flexible Max, Vera Vulture and Yawning Yak. We have been adding adjectives to our writing; we can describe colour and size. In maths, we’ve been having fun hiding toys and giving directions to our friends to find them. Can you see the bear underneath the cushion, next to the lockers? We’ve made cute cardboard and paper robots whilst learning about the properties and uses of materials in science. |
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Year 1 |
We had so much fun on our excursion to Caboolture Historic Village! We learnt all about life in the past and how different it is from our lives now. In English we are working towards using imaginative detail and adjectives in our Narrative writing to make our stories more entertaining. In Science we have been exploring and investigating different materials and how they are used effectively. In the coming weeks, we will be interviewing our grandparents to learn more about life in the past. |
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Year 2 |
In Year 2 we are learning how to write very persuasive texts. Students are putting it all together now with strong opinions and very convincing arguments. In Maths we are exploring fractions. Halves, quarters and eighths are our main focus. We’ve all had fun mapping our playground and the top oval area as we learn more about mapping and the world in general. |
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Year 3 |
Year 3 students have been writing information reports from start to finish on the polar bear! Students can now complete a labelled diagram and choose images appropriate to their writing. In Mathematics, students have been busy telling the time to the nearest minute and calculating change. In science, we have been having a lot of fun investigating different ways heat moves. There have been some very exciting experiments occurring in the classrooms. |
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Year 3/4 |
We have a fantastic prac student, Miss Atika Dunlop, teaching with us at the moment. The class has been completing their HaSS assessments, researching the living and non-living elements of their endangered animals, comparing weather and rainfall for different parts of Australia and enjoying the hands-on learning around length, mass and capacity. We are continuing to use compound and complex sentences in our animal reports to make our information easier to read. |
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Year 4 |
We are becoming report writers! Year 4 students have chosen their endangered animal and commenced researching its habitat, appearance and diet. Next week, we will be writing our information reports. In Mathematics, we are studying different types of measurements, using lots of hands-on tools such as scales and trundle wheels. The Year 4s are having a detailed look at Africa this week in HASS. |
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Year 5 |
Year 5 students have been creating animals and plants with adaptations that allow the organism to survive in certain environments. We have been using scientific vocabulary to explain and label the adaptations on our diagrams. We have been using Show Not Tell to add description to events, settings and characters when writing narratives. |
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Year 5/6 |
In Year 5/6W and 5/6J, students have been working on designing their experiments to explore whether life could exist on different planets. Students have chosen interesting variables to test including pH, salinity, light, temperature and even the presence of different minerals! We will be starting to record our observations over the coming weeks. |
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Year 6 |
Year 6B and 6H have been very busy working on demonstrating our understanding of feature articles. We are excited to write our own and show-off our persuasive writing skills. We’ve been working with fractions in Maths and exploring natural disasters in Science. |
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CLASS |
NAME |
REASON |
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Prep B |
Olivia |
For consistently giving her best effort across all learning areas. |
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Prep D |
Jayce |
For having intrinsic enthusiasm for learning and always being a caring friend to all. |
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Prep E |
Noah |
For being an enthusiastic learner and independently completing all tasks to the best of his ability. |
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1B |
Clarissa |
For working hard and challenging herself to come up with great questions. |
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1H |
Declan |
For being a persistent learner and independently challenging himself in all learning tasks. |
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1K |
Mike |
For demonstrating enthusiasm as a learner, and showing persistence with challenging tasks. |
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1S |
Raki |
For always being a kind friend by encouraging and supporting others. |
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2C |
Jem |
For working hard and challenging himself to create persuasive texts that he can be proud of. |
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2G |
Aaliyah |
For being an enthusiastic learner in all class activities and discussions. |
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2H |
Elwood |
For being an interested learner and showing care for his classmates. |
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2K |
Liam |
For demonstrating fantastic effort and independence across all areas of learning. |
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3DP |
Kahaan |
For constantly trying his best and always striving to improve his work. |
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3H |
Qhenzi-Rocha |
For putting in lots of effort and enthusiasm during her Monday morning weekend recount writing. |
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3S |
Leah |
For trying her best and working on her goals in all areas. |
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3/4D |
Alistaire |
For showing perseverance and dedication when completing school tasks. He is a capable peer mentor and gladly accepts a challenge. |
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4M |
Eva |
For always using manners towards staff and working diligently to improve her handwriting skills. |
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4S |
Archie |
For always trying his best and being a good role model to those around him. |
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4W |
Leo |
For demonstrating a high level of courtesy and commitment to task completion. |
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5C |
Dominic |
For being ready to learn and showing interest and effort during all activities. |
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5JM |
Mikhael |
For always trying his best in learning tasks. |
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5/6W |
Joseph |
For always being a kind and helpful member of the class and acting as a role model for others. |
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5/6J |
Elias |
For completing his class activities independently, and consistently trying his best in class. Keep it up Elias! |
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6B |
Amity |
For always being engaged in class discussions and working hard to improve her writing. |
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6H |
Sophie |
For an awesome effort on her HASS assessment. |
In this edition…
- P&C Meeting - Monday 28 August 2023 at 7pm via Teams and in-person
- Father’s and Fella’s day - Wednesday 30 August 2023
- Trivia Night: tickets and food bookings now open but closing soon. Trivia night is on Saturday 9 September 2023
Also….
- We’re looking for a Part Time Tuckshop Retail Manager. If you’re interested - or know someone who is - please get in touch with us. See https://tinyurl.com/mhydftumfor more information.
- Working Bee! Come and along and give us a hand (even if just for an hour) with laying the gravel floor of our Greenhouse. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Sunday 27 August from 8am.
- Student free day Friday 1 September – OSHC will be running a Vacation Care day. Don’t forget to make a booking through Xplor Home App if you would like your child to attend OSHC that day.
- Please only use Australian coins to order from the tuckshop. Ice blocks are second break only – please come to the counter to collect.
- Quality second-hand uniforms can be sold on your behalf at the Uniform Shop.
- Swooping season looks to have started early with some reports of a swooping Magpie along Birra Street and Ballinger Street. Please be careful.
- Can you help? Volunteering opportunities available
- P&C Contacts – Get in touch
- Fundraising Opportunities
- P&C Meeting – Monday 28 August 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.
- Father’s and Fella’s Day Wednesday 30 August
- In line with Walking Wheeling Wednesday, the P&C is pleased to provide free coffee and yummy gluten free treats for our Fathers and Fellas outside the school hall before school.
- A stall will be running that day for your children to purchase a small gift for their special someone. Please remember to provide your child with a small amount of money to spend at the stall and a bag to carry their special gifts home.
- Thank you to those that have volunteered already to help with the stall. There are still some volunteer spaces available on the Tuesday (to bring the stall items to the hall) and Wednesday (set up, stall sales and pack down) – please click the link if you can help out org/3M8X3
3. Trivia bookings closing soon – Trivia night is on Saturday 9 September 2023
- Trivia night is rapidly approaching. We have lots of tables booked, including OSHC and teaching staff. Get in touch if you are having any troubling making up a table of 8 and we can help put some tables together.
- Tickets can still be purchased via TryBooking https://TryBooking.com/CJTJN
- You can purchase individual tickets or book an entire table (8 per table).
- Now is the time to also order your food. You can BYO food but why not take the hassle out of your night and order some delicious food from Casa Cibo. Food can be ordered via TryBooking https://TryBooking.com/CJTJN until 10am Friday 1st of September.
- A range of drinks will be available to purchase on the night.
- Thank you to those who have volunteered to help out on the night. We are still looking for a few more volunteers – to set up on the day and 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:
- Father’s and Fella’s Day Stall – Wednesday 30 August: org/3M8X3
- Trivia Night - 9 September 2023: org/XLA87
- Bunnings Stafford Sausage Sizzle 9 December: org/R8T7P
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
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This event promises an immersive experience, merging the realms of Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Art, Film and cutting-edge Tech Crew expertise, all harmoniously coming together in an unforgettable extravaganza.
The spectacular grand opening act will kick off promptly at 1.00 pm. However, if you happen to miss the First Show, fret not, because you can catch the enchanting Evening Show starting at 6.00pm.
From 3.00pm, the Festival Stage will transform into a hub of artistic expression. Enjoy delectable offerings from our assortment of food trucks and listen to an amazing line-up of live music acts featuring both solo artists and dynamic ensembles.
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