Principal Appointment

Congratulations to Melanie Rehm on her appointment as the permanent Principal at Craigslea SS. Melanie will commence in the role at the beginning of Term 1, 2024. I will continue in the Principal role in Term 4 this year.

Be a Learner

We are celebrating another successful term of learning and I am so proud of the commitment our students have given to focussing on their next steps to improve and grow the skills and knowledge. Our teachers participated in moderation this week as well and demonstrated they are also committed to their own learning and finding ways to support our students to realise their potential.

Respectful Relationships

Parents and carers play a vital role in supporting children and young people to establish respectful relationships. Having regular conversations about what positive, healthy and equal relationships look like helps children and young people build self-respect and learn to be respectful to others. Learn more about the role parents, carers and schools play in supporting students to develop respectful relationships on the RRE hub.

Planning for 2024

We are currently in the process of planning classes for 2024. Recently a link was sent through Schoolzine requesting a response from parents if your child in Prep-Year 5 is not returning to Craigslea SS in 2024. This information is important for us as we begin to look at class numbers and teacher placement. If your child is not returning in 2024, please advise the school via (CLICKING HERE)

PBL & Social-Emotional Learning 
The focus for the fortnight is: Be a Friend – We treat others as we wish to be treated.

The focus this fortnight turns to the expectation of Be a Friend, the value of respect and the importance of using kind words, kind voice and kind actions. Kindness is so easy to show towards others and evokes feelings of happiness in both the giver and receiver. Teachers will discuss the importance of treating others the way you would like to be treated.

At Craigslea SS this looks and sounds like:

• We use courtesy words in a calm voice
• We consider how we would feel if that happened to us
• We think carefully about what we say before we say it
• We understand how our words and actions affect others
• We keep our body calm and our hands and feet to ourself
• We allow others to participate in activities and share resources
• We respect others space.

BridgeBuilders

Get Help

Being able to know how to ask for help in the right way and at the right time can be life saving for some children. Many children ask for help in the wrong way and at the wrong time, and eventually stop asking for help because they feel adults either don’t care or don’t listen. Over the last fortnight we have been looking at some simple and powerful ways to teach your children how to be problem solvers and seek the help they need. These skills are really helpful for children to use anywhere and for the rest of their life.

Tips to teach this skill at home:

1. Listen, really listen to them. Give them eye contact, repeat back what they say.
2. Ask them what they tried that worked and what didn’t work.
3. Have them practise asking for help from an adult with you. Encourage them to use this skill at home when they need your help.
4. Encourage them, especially any effort they have tried to solve the problem.
5. Ask them if they have any ideas of what they would like you to do to help.
6. Consider calling their teacher and organising to have a chat about what is happening and how you can work together to empower your child.
7. If the conflict is with a sibling, consider whether you need to step in and mediate or talk to your other child about consequences.

Peer Mediators

Congratulations to our BridgeBuilders who have been continuing their duties in the playground as peer mediators for our younger students. Please see below for those who have earned their silver and gold certificates. Our mediators who have earnt their gold certificates have also earned their BridgeBuilders badge. Certificates and badges will be handed out on assembly next week, week 10.

Active School Travel

 
Walking Wheeling Wednesday’s

Wednesdays at Craigslea, are Walking Wheeling Wednesdays!

Join in on the Active School Travel fun next Wednesday 13 September and Walk Like a Pirate with the Active School Travel Team to school.  

For a bit of end of term fun, grab some mates, brush up on some pirate lingo and meet us at the park to walk to school together whilst searching for some golden treasure and sharing a pirate joke or two! To fully embrace the pirate silliness, feel free to add some pirate paraphernalia to your school uniform – there may even be some extra treasure for those who do ?

Meet the AST team at one of our 2 local parks (Huxtable Park or Frederick Annand Park) at 8:30am, to depart by 8:40am and arrive at school by 8:50am.

If you normally come to school by car, why not park and stride with us! Hope to see you there! #activeschooltravel

The Golden Boot Trophy for August has been awarded to the class with the highest percentage of active travellers who come to school by scooter/skateboard. We are proud to announce that 1H are the winners for August!!! Congratulations 1H and their families for keeping active whilst reducing traffic around our school.

When we return after the holidays, October’s Golden Boot will be awarded to the class with highest percentage of walkers.

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

Have a wonderful fornight of fun and learning,

Natalie and Sarah

Principal’s Academic Award 
Excellence in Digital Technology  

 Criteria:

• Shows enthusiasm and commitment in lessons 
• Uses digital technology safely and for learning purposes 
• Works hard to improve skill level 

Year 6 Literacy Olympics
Congratulations to our Year 6 Literacy Olympics team who competed against schools across Brisbane Northside last week and won 2nd place.

Year 6 Camp to Tuchekoi
What a wonderful experience for our Year 6 pupils. Here are just a few recaps first hand from our students.

'Recently, the grade 6’s went to camp at Tuchekoi Maranartha Recreation Centre on Gubbi Gubbi land up north near Gympie.

The day activities included - a giant swing, canoeing, raft building, flying fox, leap of faith, challenge trail, archery and hoop pine climb. There were also night activities such as minutes to win it challenges and a movie night. Some of our most beloved memories were the boys and Mrs Wright sharing embarrassing stories, Miss Bauer and most of the kids going for a 6am walk to the top of the 100 acres of land. Some of the favourite activities were the flying fox, the big swing and canoeing.

It was amazing to experience that adventure, see the kids push themselves to the limit and them trusting the equipment, instructors, teachers and the people around them (not just their friends)'. – Harshi & Sybelle

'Camp was really great, the fresh outdoor air, the fears that I overcame, the food (I love food!) and last but not least, the instructors. All of these were the reasons I really enjoyed camp. Like one of the instructors said, “Leave camp as a bigger, better, stronger and wiser person”. Every time I did something that challenged me, I felt great after'. -Stella

'This year at Camp Tuchekoi was a great experience. During camp there were once in a lifetime opportunities that pushed us beyond our limits. These experiences help us get ready for high school. The instructors were amazing at teaching us to open up to try new activities and helped us communicate with people we would’ve thought never to work with. These activities included Archery, Flying Fox, Canoeing and many more. We would like to thank the people that made this camp happen. Not only were the adventures remarkable, so was the food thanks to our chef. Camp Tuchekoi made us bigger, better, stronger and wiser people'. - Sheba & Sera

'This year at Camp Maranatha we learned how to be a bigger, better, stronger, wiser person. We had many fun but challenging activities that pushed us beyond our limits. There were activities such as The Giant Swing, Flying Fox, Leap of faith, Archery and Hoop Pine Challenge. We also had water activities such as Raft Building and Canoeing. This experience helped us work with people we had never worked with and helped us communicate effectively with others. We would like to thank all the people who made this camp possible including the teachers, our parents and the Maranartha instructors that made a great effort to make this experience the best they could. Thank you also to our chefs for the amazing food. We will always remember this inspiring and challenging camp!' - Chloe

Follow this link to our Facebook page to see our Year 6 Camp Album.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=CraigsleaSS&set=a.693838396122236

Our new Year 1 & Year 2 Outdoor Learning Area
Have you visited our Year 1 & Year 2 Outdoor Learning Area? Students love spending time learning in the great outdoors and this outdoor learning space gives them the opportunity to step outside the classroom and learn in new ways.

P&C News

In this edition… 

1. Trivia night this Saturday night 9 September 2023!!!
2. Friday night Swim club returning in Term 4
3. Vacation care for September school holidays

 Also….

• The Sustainability Sub-Committee will be meeting on Monday, 11 September at 3.15pm in the library to prioritise our work for 2024 and review our Sustainability Action Plan. Are you interested in what we have been doing or have ideas that could help us improve sustainability in the school? All are welcome to attend!
• We are so lucky to have Carol, our very hard-working Operations Manager, oversee the Hub (tuckshop, uniform shop and book shop). Carol has been a key component of all P&C events for the past 5yrs!! Thank you, Carol, for all your hard work – we would be lost without you!
• We would also like to acknowledge and thank Kirsten who has been working in our Tuckshop for the past 1.5 years. She will sadly be finishing at the end of this term. Thank Kirsten for your time and expertise.
• The Father’s and Fella’s Day Stall was a huge success with almost $2000 raised for the school. Thank you to all our lovely volunteers and to Emily for co-ordinating and managing this event. We hope the recipients of the gifts enjoyed them as much as the children enjoyed shopping for them!
• A huge thank you to all of the volunteers that joined us for the greenhouse working bee on 30 August! The greenhouse renovations have been a massive undertaking 12 months in the making, and we are so happy with the results. We can't wait for next term when our little people will be able to start using the space for learning.
• When ordering tuckshop, please try to order your child’s second break food before school. A lot of orders are currently being placed during first break which is already busy time for our staff.
• Can you help? Volunteering opportunities available
• P&C Contacts – Get in touch
• Fundraising Opportunities 
  
  

1. Trivia night – Saturday 9 September 2023 at 7pm

• Trivia night is almost here – just one more sleep!!!
• Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start. There will be silent auctions to bid for on the night and plenty of delicious drinks to purchase.
• There will be prizes for the teams that place at the end of the night as well as Best Dressed Individual and Group. We will also have some lucky door and random prizes across the night.
• Food orders for Casa Cibo have now closed. You are very welcome to BYO food on the night.
• Thank you to those who have volunteered to help on the night. It’s never too late to offer to help – Please click on the link to see what Volunteer spots are still available org/XLA87 
  
  

2. Friday night Swim club – Friday 6 October 6pm

• Friday night Swim Club at Craigslea is starting again on 13October!
• Kids say our Friday club nights are FUN! We have events for all ages and abilities, friendly competition at distances from 12.5m to 100m for all strokes, time keeping, weekly achievement awards, end of season trophies, a delicious BBQ and canteen, and best of all a relaxed family friendly environment.
• It doesn’t matter what the swimming ability, if your child wants to have a go, we would love to see you. 
• Come to our Swim Club Sign On and Sausage Sizzle at Craigslea Pool - Friday 6 October 6:00pm - 7:30pm. All welcome - free swim
• Season commences 13 October
• If you would like to register now, complete our registration form here: https://tinyurl.com/48f4uzwf. Here you will find more information about our swim club nights and our family friendly prices. If you have any questions, please email us directly: info@craigsleaswimming.com

3. Vacation Care for September School Holidays

• With only 1 week left of term 3, the September School Holidays are rapidly approaching. OSHC have put together a great Vacation Care program (this has been emailed out to current OSHC families – if you don’t currently use OSHC and would like to see what is available email the team via the contact listed below).
• There are still some spaces available so please book in via the Xplor app to secure your child’s spot.
  
  

Can You Help?

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

 1. Trivia Night - 9 September 2023: org/XLA87

2. Bunnings Stafford Sausage Sizzle 9December: 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