Dear Craigslea Community,

We have had a focused fortnight of learning at Craigslea. Our students have been busy co-constructing learning walls with their teachers and diving into their Term 3 units of learning. One of the most rewarding parts of my role as Principal is hearing the excitement in students' voices as they share their learning successes. This week’s highlight was Noah and Lachlan proudly sharing their progress in sentence reading. This Friday, Principal Afternoon Teas commence for Term 3. This special time with students allows me to hear what they are most proud of in their learning over the week and acknowledge their commitment to learning.

Morning Routines
Before school is a busy time in our school and to support the transition from home or OSHC to school we have clear routines we expect our students to follow.  With the commencement of the new term, I would like to revisit our before school expectations.

• Students are not to arrive at school before 8:30am unless involved in a supervised activity
• Supervision of students commences at 8:30am in four designated areas. These are Year 1 CPA (for Prep and Year 1 students), Year 2/3 CPA, Year 4/5 Cool Courts and Year 6 CPA.
• At 8:40am students can move around their designated area and play handball (and basketball on the cool courts)
• Parents are welcome to wait with students in their year level’s designated area.
• Playground equipment, ovals and the Sustainability Garden are out of bounds before school

Our morning routines are designed to set students up for a successful day of learning.

Sustainability Garden
It has come to our attention that some students are visiting the Sustainability Garden before school. While we appreciate their enthusiasm, these unsupervised visits have resulted in damage to plants and resources within the garden. Our garden is a highly valued part of our school environment, maintained by our Sustainability group and a dedicated team of students. We will be reminding students of these expectations and our collective responsibility to care for our school environment at assembly and during classroom visits.

Science Week (10 – 18 August 2025)

This year, we are planning a week of fun-filled science activities to celebrate Science Week. The theme is "Species Survival – More than just Sustainability." We will be collaborating with Craigslea SHS throughout the week and are eager to involve our families in the activities. If you have a special interest in science or work in a science-related industry and would like to contribute, we would love to hear from you.  Please email Administration@craigsleass.eq.edu.au

School Opinion Survey

This year’s School Opinion Survey runs from 22 July to 16 August 2024. Parents, caregivers and students are encouraged to participate. Your insights will help us know what our school does well and how we can improve. Participants will be emailed a link to access the survey the week before it opens. Survey responses are confidential. The survey usually takes less than 10 minutes to complete. More information can be found on the School Opinion Survey webpage or by contacting the school.

I encourage parents and carers to take the time to complete the survey and provide us valuable information as we commence planning for 2025.

Leaving Craigslea in 2025
This term we commence planning for the 2025 school year.  If your family is planning to leave Craigslea at the end of the 2024 school year, could you please notify us as soon as possible via the following link - PLEASE CLICK HERE.

If you know of families wishing to join our Craigslea community, please encourage them to also contact the school office via Administration@craigsleass.eq.edu.au .

Facilities Updates
We have been busy upgrading our facilities this year. It is pleasing to see the completion of the new front fence this week, which provides greater safety for our students and adds visual appeal to the school.

Last week, I was notified that our Year 1 building will undergo a complete internal refurbishment. This is a much-needed upgrade to our early learning classrooms that our teachers are very excited to collaborate on. I will provide updates to the community as this project progresses.

Playgrounds, Playgrounds, Playgrounds
Our new prep playground is really starting to take shape and we are looking forward to its completion in the next few weeks.  This week we are starting the process of engaging a project manager to progress the year 1 playground upgrade. 

“If we want to give children a gift, the best thing we can do is to teach them to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.” Carol S Deweck

Yours in Learning,

Melanie Rehm

Erin Wiles

Parent Connect Mornings – Term 3

This term at our parent connect mornings, we will be sharing presentations on Autism and strategies for you and your child, the importance of music and the benefits on the developing brain along with anxiety and what you can do as an adult to support your child.

Each session will begin at 9am and conclude at 9.30am. Refreshments will begin at 8.45am with coffee and cake. Please RSVP your attendance to rcrib1@eq.edu.au and we look forward to seeing you at our Parent Connect Mornings.

Questionnaires and Letters of Observation 
We are dedicated to supporting and collaborating closely with all our families to ensure the wellbeing and educational success of our students. We often receive requests to complete questionnaires, surveys, and provide observation letters to assist student referrals to GPs and paediatricians. These referrals can be made for various reasons.

To streamline this process and ensure efficiency, we kindly ask for up to two weeks notice for the completion of questionnaires and observation letters. This allows us to provide relevant and thorough information to support the process.

Additionally, it is essential for us to obtain consent and permission from parents/legal guardians to share relevant information with the treating professionals. This requires providing details for our department Consent to Share forms including job title, name, company name, email address, and contact details of the treating professional.

Your cooperation in providing timely notice and completing the necessary consent forms will greatly assist us in facilitating these referrals.

Renee McGregor

In this edition… 

1. Kids “Showtime” Disco Aug. 2^nd grab your tickets online https://www.trybooking.com/CSVBM
2. Change of Date for Father’s and Fella’s Day Stall! Now on Wed Aug 28^th volunteers needed org/KTAYF

Also….

• Tuckshop butter chicken has been so popular that we are going to offer it as a Tuesday special every week. The Mac n Cheese will be available next Wednesday.
• Swim club is busy in handover mode and planning for Term 4

1. Kids “Showtime” Disco.

• Friday August 2^nd 2024, there will be two sessions.
• 5:30pm – 6:45pm, lower volume, more lighting. and a later session 7:00pm – 8:30pm we’ll turn up the tunes and lower the lighting (a bit).
• Your child will soon be bringing home a flyer with more details and a QR code to purchase tickets. Get in early to purchase tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/CSVBM.
• Each session costs $7.50 per child or $12.00 per child to attend both sessions.

2. Father’s and Fella’s Day Stall

• Change of date! Now on Wednesday Aug 28^th.
• The students are always so excited and happy to be able choose gifts for the special Father’s and Fella’s in their lives, which makes it a great event to be a part of. To volunteer either click on the link org/KTAYF or copy and paste into your browser to sign up for a timeslot that suits you.
• We need help for setting up before school, serving children throughout the day, and packing up before the end of the day. The more helping hands the easier it is, gather a group and volunteer together.
• Thanks in advance.