IMPORTANT NOTICES

What if my child is unwell?

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

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

Welcome back

I am very pleased to welcome staff, students and families to Term 2.  I know that the unusual term 1 was challenging for many and the Easter break hopefully allowed for some relaxing family time.  We all hope this term is smooth sailing.

Term 1 Dance Extravaganza

In the last week of term 1, we held our Dance Extravaganza for Years 3-6.  It was great for the students to showcase their dances which they did with enthusiasm.  Thank you to our talented Dance Instructors and to all our parents who attended the event.    

Cross Country

Today students in Years 3-6 participated in our annual Cross-Country event at New Farm park.  Thanks to Mr Rainbow and staff for organising the event.  With glorious weather, it was sure to be a fun day out for all.

Workplace Health and Safety

Each term we conduct lockdown and evacuation drills to ensure students and staff are familiar with emergency procedures.  They are planned to be held in week 3 and 5 of this term.  Any visitors or contractors on the site at the time of drills are required to follow the direction of staff as part of the drill.  Signing in and out when visiting the school site during school hours 9am-3pm is an important safety requirement.

P&C AGM

Next week Tuesday 26 April 5pm we are holding our P&C AGM.  I encourage all interested parents and staff to join us for this meeting so we can reconnect and support our parent body.  This meeting includes the election of the P&C Executive for our 2022 school year.  I look forward to seeing everyone on the night.

Upcoming Events

• Friday 22 April – ANZAC Day ceremony 9.15am at the school
• Monday 25 April – ANZAC Day Public holiday- school closed 
• Tuesday 26 April P&C AGM
• Monday 02 May Labour Day Public Holiday- school closed 
• Wednesday 11 May - School photos
• Other key events this term include: Year 5 Emu Gully Camp, NAPLAN Yr 3&5, Maths Conference for teachers, Life Ed P-6.

Kay Bradley

Second Step - Term Two Focus

This term, our schoolwide theme is empathy. We’ll be reminding students to have empathy, identify their own and others’ feelings, notice and respect same and different feelings, and show compassion. Compassion involves saying kind words or doing something helpful to show you care how another person feels. When students can identify, understand, and respond in a caring way to how someone else is feeling, it helps create a positive and accepting school climate.

Second Step lessons specifically teach about empathy. You’ll be receiving Home Links describing why empathy is important and including fun activities to do with your child to help him or her identify feelings and practice showing empathy and compassion. We hope you find them helpful.

Please tell your child’s teacher if you have any questions about how you can help your child learn to identify feelings and show empathy and compassion at home.

School Watch

The School Watch Program is a partnership between Education Queensland, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service.  It aims to reduce criminal activity in Queensland schools and encourages everyone to look out for after-hours crime in our schools.  If you see anything suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene.

Call the School Watch number – 13 17 88

Let’s work together to help create safer school communities.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.