What if my child is unwell?

Any child who is showing signs of illness or feeling unwell, must stay at home.

If they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms , no matter how mild, call your doctor or 13HEALTH (13 43 25 84) and get tested . Read more about COVID-19 and your child’s health .

If a child is showing signs of illness at school, the school will contact the parent or carer to collect the child.

Curriculum

Congratulations to Judy Loudon who has now been appointed Head Of Department (Curriculum) at New Farm.  Judy was previously our Inclusion Coach and brings a strength of knowledge in Curriculum and Inclusion to the role.  As HOD Judy will lead staff in the implementation of version 8 of the Australian Curriculum with a focus on moderation of student achievement standards in 2022. 

Well-being

Our 2022 well-being focus is the implementation of our student ‘Second Steps’ program and its alignment with our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program.  Deputy Principal Kay Bradley worked with all teaching staff last week to train them in the new program and develop a consistent approach to the implementation.

Read Write Inc Parent Training

RWI is our synthetic phonics program which is taught in years Prep, Year 1 and Year 2.  It is also taught for some students in other years where needed.  To date we have had outstanding results with significant improvements in our English results.  We would like to share the ways RWI is taught and the reasons behind its teaching strategies.

Literacy & Numeracy Coach Sandy Chambers will be presenting the session in the hall this Friday 18 March 9-10 am.  Thank you to those parents who have already responded to the RWI parent training session invitation.  If you still wish to attend, please email scham35@eq.edu.au to let us know. 

Year 6 Outdoor Camp

Next week our year 6 students and staff will attend Moreton Island camp.  This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about our local marine environment and build their leadership skills.  The outdoor experiences are both fun and challenging and staff will encourage everyone’s full participation to make the most of this opportunity for learning and personal growth.

National Day of Action- Friday 18 March - in class activites for each year level.