8 December 2017

Newsletter Articles

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Phone 3826 0333 or Email office@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

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Office News

Report Student Absences

In the event that your child will be absent from school please call the student absence line on 3826 0360 to leave a message. Alternatively you may also use the absence email - absences@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au. Please record your child's name, class, date of absence/s and reason for absence.

Late Arrivals

Students who arrive to school after 9:00am must report to the office windows for a late slip prior to going to class.

Excursions

When your student is involved in an excursion or activity at school which requires payment an invoice is issued by our system. Some families currently receive their invoices via email which not only helps to alleviate the amount of paper used but also provides all the required information for our preferred payment method BPoint.

The invoices will be sent directly to parents’ emails, we are asking that you ensure your details are current and that you have active email addresses listed at school on your child’s file. Payment of these invoices is only required if you wish for your child to attend the excursion/activity.

OVERPHONE or ONLINE CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

PHONE: 1300 631 073
To access the QLD State School Card Payment System. Use the CRN and Invoice number located on your invoice.
Or Visit the link below

Biller Code: 1002534 (Department of Education and Training)

*CRN and Invoice number can be found on your invoice Or by contacting the office on 3826 0333

*Please note: Due to changes in departmental handling of credit card payments we are no longer able to take credit card payments over the phone at school*

Change of Details

Please email the school on office@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au stating your child’s name and class to confirm your email address and if applicable advise of any contact details that may have changed, to ensure we are able to contact you in an emergency.

Thank you for your continued support

Kim Minter
Business Manager

Principal’s News

Well it is hard to believe that the 2017 school year is nearly over. Last night we did the formal farewell to our Year 6s at our first graduation held in our Multi-Purpose hall. It was a great night filled with much emotion as the students were presented with their graduating packs, awards given and the students performed their farewell song and dance.

We also introduced our School Captains for 2018. They are:

James Biddle
Eloise Cooper
Sapphire Poutapu
Tikita Leedie

Our Sports Captains for 2018 are:

Lawton: Blake McCarthy and Satsuki Mohr
Nicholson: Anna Costamagna and Luca Cureton
Freeman: Hunter Gibson and Blake Jaggs
Riley: Lincoln Tootell and Luke Thompson

Our last event will be our family Splash day being held on Friday. Information about this event has been posted on our Facebook page.

Staffing

This year we bid farewell to a number of our valuable staff members. I would like to thank them all for their dedication and commitment to our school. You will all be greatly missed. Farewell to:

Ms Amanda Morton – transferring to Upper Coomera State College
Mrs Claire Ceuls – transferring to Pallara
Mrs Candice Gilbert – transferring to Cleveland SS
Mrs Kim Minter – returning to Bellevue Park SS
Mrs Tamra Murray – returning to Bellevue Park SS
Mrs Cheryl Dwyer – returning to Springwood Road SS
Mrs Chantel Turner – maternity leave

We will welcome into our school next year:

Ms Sarah Stevenson – transferring from Beenleigh SS
Ms Casey Moore – new Head of Curriculum
Ms Stephanie Needs – new contract
Ms Chelsea Wang– new contract

School resumes

School resumes for students on Monday 22 January 2018. A reminder that Friday 26 January is a public holiday.

If you know you will be having an extended holiday and will not be returning for the school start date, please notify the office on 3286 0333 ASAP so we can reserve your place in your class.

Class Meets

Today the students met their class teachers for 2018. A letter was also sent home to parents detailing this information. Please remember that this may change after our Day 8 census.

Finally, I would like to wish all our families a wonderful and safe Christmas and New Year break. Thank you for all your support of our wonderful school and I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year.

Warmly

Gail

Deputy Principal’s News

GRADUATION FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS 2017

We had a great response to the graduation packs again this year, if you forgot to purchase your child’s graduation pack please contact the office immediately. It is our goals each year to have every year 6 attend graduation. This is a big event for our Year 6 students and they are very excited to be the first group to have their graduation in our hall followed by a disco.

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YEAR 6 BIG DAY OUT

As is our Tradition, our Year 6 students had their “Big Day Out” on Wednesday the 6th of December. They headed to Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands and went to the movies (Son of Big Foot), they had lunch and then a quick swim. This was an exciting day and one that will create many memories for our senior students.

As this is the last newsletter for the year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and peaceful holiday break. I look forward to seeing you all again in 2018.

Regards

Cheryl Gibson
cgibs2@eq.edu.au

Uniform News

Uniform Shop Opening hours

THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY
9.00AM -12.00PM & 2PM -5.00PM

MONDAY 22ND JANUARY
8.15AM -9.15AM

Don’t forget to keep an eye on out P&C Facebook Page for Updates on many things we post about.

Outside School HOURS CARE- OSHC

Messages from the Team:

We are now taking bookings for the 2018 school year. Our 2018 enrolment forms are available from our OSHC service located in the school hall at Edens Landing State School and also the school administration office. Children beginning Prep in 2018 are also welcome to attend our service from January 2, 2018. Please contact our team for further enrolment information.

What we’ve been doing:

This term we have started a senior leaders program which encourages our children in grades three and above to demonstrate leadership skills including responsibility, compassion and initiative. We have seen some fantastic demonstrations of leadership with these children assisting and guiding many of the younger children though our fun activities. We are looking forward to continuing to expand this initiative in the coming weeks.

Over the past few weeks, our children have become very interested in our cooking activities. We have even started sharing recipes with some of our children, baking some family favourite’s right here at OSHC. We are always looking for new ideas and suggestions, so please let our team know if you have any tasty recipes you would like to share!

Join us for:

Over the December and January school holidays we will be running our Summer Holiday Club program. We have some very exciting activities planned including a visit from incursion providers Reverse Garbage and an excursion to the cinemas. Booking forms and flyers are available from our service. We will be closing between December 24, 2017 and January 2, 2018.

YMCA Edens Landing OSHC

P: 07 3805 1233
M: 0459 899 887
agd@ymca.org.au