14 September 2018

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s News

Good afternoon Edens Landing community

Well the end of term is nearly upon us with only one week to go for our September vacation. I would like to wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday. I would also like to thank the overwhelming number of parents to show their support to our wonderful school in so many ways.

Before School arrival

I know this has been an issue in the media over the past week with a school mandating when their students can arrive at the school.

I feel it is timely to remind parents that the preferred time for student arrival is 8.30am. This is when the students are supervised from. As I am sure you can understand, having many children here well before 8am creates its own problems. I do understand that many parents need to leave for work early and we are very fortunate that we have a OSHC program here on our school site that opens at 6am. I therefore request that your child is dropped off no earlier than 8.30am and if they need to then they need to be dropped off at OSHC.

If you have any issues around this request, please do not hesitate to contact me on 3826 0333.

Thank you for your support in this matter.

Talk, Walk Report

At ELSS we take the issue of bullying very seriously. Bullying is a very complex problem with many layers. The dealing with the problem cannot be just a single strategy but rather a range of strategies.

One way we are dealing with bullying is to educate children on how to deal with conflict or bullies. We have adopted our ‘Talk, Walk, Report’ response which empowers students to firstly Talk to the person who they are in conflict with, Walk away and if this doesn’t work, then Report to an adult here at school.

So, you can reinforce these valuable lessons with your child we will soon post our Powerpoint Presentations on our Website.

In my next newsletter, I will explain how we are drawing on the cutting-edge practice being utilised by our criminal justice system, the practice of Restorative Practices, as another tool to deal with this complex issue.

Should you wish to speak to me personally regarding our approaches please do not hesitate to contact me.

Facebook

Have you liked our Facebook page? This is one of the main ways we communicate with our parents/community.

Having discussed the issue of bullying, I feel it is important to stress that our Facebook page is to be utilised for information sharing ONLY. It is disappointing to see that some parents are using it as a forum to voice their concerns, sometimes distorting the truth of what has actually happened. This, to me, is a form of bullying as it takes away the right of the person/persons being accused as it does not afford them ‘natural justice’ and a right of appeal. We are constantly trying to prevent ‘cyber bullying’ with our young people but to do this we need to be practicing what we preach.

We welcome feedback at ELSS and there are many face to face forums available to do this, namely the Captains tables and direct meetings.

To those parents who utilise these forums I sincerely thankyou and look forward to our continued productive partnerships.

Warmly

Gail Quigley
Principal

Deputy Principal’s News

“FIVER FROM A FAMILY FOR THE FARMERS ON FRIDAY”

Once again the amazing families of Edens Landing State School have come together to show the world what our community is made of. Our Student Council fundraiser to support out struggling farmers raised $1 425.00. Thank you very much. The support our families give to our school makes the staff and students feel very lucky indeed.

YEAR 6 NEWS

The Students and staff of year 6 are already getting organised for the big events happening next term. The Big Day Out notes have been sent home and Graduation preparation is well underway. The year book is almost ready to send to print. Please make sure you have given your child media clearance so they can be included in the year book and graduation presentations.

This year Graduation will be held on Monday 10th December in the school hall. This is the second year we will use our own hall and the students last year loved it as they were able to have a disco after the ceremony. Please mark this date on your calendars.

YEAR 5 NEWS

The selection process surrounding nominations for leadership roles in Year 6 2019 have been explained to students and nomination forms have been distributed to students who indicated their interest. All nomination forms must be returned to the office no later than Week 3, Term 4 (Tuesday 23/10).

NEW DATE FOR STEM IT!

Our STEM IT! Day was rained out so has been moved to the last Friday of term 21st September. Families are invited to join in the fun with their children. Activities will be set up around the school and students and their families will be able to participate in the activities.

As part of this event, families are invited to create a rubber band car to enter our competition. Your challenge is to design and create a car that can be propelled by rubber bands. It needs to be made using recycled materials, for example: plastic bottle caps, old CDs, straws, skewers, metal or cardboard. The car that travels the further will be the winner!

Here are some helpful websites for ideas:

• PBS Kids – Rubber band car

• Your Modern Dad – DIY Rubber Band Racer

• DIY.org – Rubber Band-Powered Car

All entries are due no later than Wednesday 12th September. Your creation must be handed into the Resource Centre with the competition entry form. All entries will be displayed in the Resource Centre for viewing during Week 8 of Term 3.

On the day of our STEM IT! Expo (Friday September 21) an announcement will be made for all participants to carry their cars to the racing track. They will be tested in front of the crowd to see which car travels the furthest and the winning entries will be announced on the day! Cars will be taken home at the end of the Expo.

We look forward to seeing you there.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Semester 2 2018 parent/teacher interviews will take place on Wednesday 19th September 2018, from 3:20pm-6:00pm. The 10 minute interviews will run in the same format as last year, with all teachers being positioned in the multipurpose hall for ease of access by parents. Your child will be required to attend this meeting so they can discuss how they are going with their learning.

Bookings for interviews will open on the 20th of August and close on the 14th of September. Go to the link below (Link is available through the school newsletter and school’s web page)

Enter the following code to access bookings and press go: f72d8

Yours in Education

Cheryl Gibson
cgibs2@eq.edu.au

PE News

Interschool School Sport

Interschool Sport training has commenced.

Touch Football- Tuesday and Friday mornings 8am

Softball- Monday and Thursday mornings 8am

The first round of Interschool Sport will commence on Friday 12 October.

Junior Sports Day

Congratulations to Riley house who were successful in winning this year’s Junior Sports Trophy. A huge thank you to all the parents and spectators that attended on the day to cheer on the students and to the teaching staff for ensuring that the day was a lot of fun for all participants.

School Swimming

This program is offered to students in grades 1 and 2 and will run for 2 weeks. The first lesson will commence on Monday 26 November and conclude on Friday 7 December. It is expected the cost of this program will be $65 for 10 lessons. Further information will be sent home next term.

P & C News

Fundraising:

Father’s Day Stall:

Thank you to the lovely Volunteers that helped with the Father’s Day Stall, your help was greatly appreciated we wouldn’t have been able to do it without your help.

Any concerns or if you would like to help us out in the future please contact us on:

fundraising@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au or on our Facebook page.

Pie Drive:

Thank you to everyone for your orders it was fantastic the amount of support we had during the Pie Drive, we hope you all enjoying your yummy pies.

Thank you to the lovely people that offered to help us distribute all the order, this wouldn’t have been possible to do without your help and support.

Thank you from,

Fundraising

Please keep an eye on our P&C Facebook Page for any new fundraising events or information on book club or anything P&C related.

Tuckshop News

TUCKSHOP CLOSED 21 September

Another term is coming to an end, where did that time go?!

With end of term fast approaching, stock is being run down for the holidays. Flexischools will reflect what is available and all efforts will be made to fill your children’s lunch during the last week of school.

Over the past few weeks children have been bringing large notes to pay for tuckshop. Please be mindful that the tuckshop only has a small float at the start of the day and the potential for money being lost or stolen when children have large amounts of money with them is great. I keep change safe in the tuckshop until I leave for the day if it is a large amount.

Please be aware of how much food is ordered for your children with regards to how long their eating break is. Leaving hot and cold food and dairy items in bags or lunchboxes for second break is a dangerous practice that could lead to unwanted health problems. Talk to your children about finishing these items during the first break and not leaving them to consume for second break.

Our flexischools cut off time is 8am the morning of service, please make sure your orders are in and confirmed by 8am or they will not be processed on the flexischool website.

If you make a Flexischools order and for some reason your child does not come to school, call the tuckshop and let us know before 9am so the order can be cancelled, and you will be refunded. If you do not let us know then the order will not be cancelled and therefore you will be charged. If no one answers the phone it is because we are busy so just leave a quick and clear message with child’s name and class.

Getting online is easy and only takes a few minutes to register. Simply go to the website below and click “Register Now”. You will be sent an email with further instructions on how to complete the registration. Once registered, you can start placing orders immediately. If you have any questions, FlexiSchools provide a great help desk on 1300 361 769, or you can contact them via their website.

At the bottom of the menu there is information on how to order tuckshop using the paper bag system. If you use this method for your tuckshop orders, please use 2 bags if there is more than 1 item i.e. sandwich and juice needs 2 bags. 2 bags are also needed for one hot item and one cold item ie lasagne and milk, this needs 2 bags. Use one staple in the top left-hand corner of the bag to secure the 2 bags together. Please do not staple or sticky tape the entire top of the bag closed. Just fold the bag/s a few times and either drop off into the quick drop box or take it to class to put in the tuckshop folder in the classroom. If you are concerned about money falling out of the bag, pop the tuckshop bags into a snap lock bag. If you are just writing your child’s order on a piece of paper and using a snap lock bag, please ensure you are including money for the bags.

Another method of tuckshop ordering is the DIY system. There are bags and a quick drop box set up at the tuckshop counter. If you use this to order your tuckshop please write the order on the bag/s put the money inside the bag, fold the bag a few times and place it into the quick drop box. If change is required, it will be taped in the corner of the bag and returned with the tuckshop order. Don’t forget to include money for the bags please.

ORDERING PROCESS

Online ordering system is called Flexischools.

Annette Honnery
Tuckshop Convenor
tuckshop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au
38057999

Uniform News

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop is open on Thursday mornings 8.15 am to 9.15 am during the school terms and is located inside the hall between the tuckshop and volunteers room. For those who cannot make it in during trading times you can order by FlexiSchools.

Getting online is easy and only takes a few minutes to register. Simply go to the link below and click “Register Now”. You will be sent an email with further instructions on how to complete the registration. Once registered, you can start placing orders immediately. If you have any questions, FlexiSchools provide a great help desk on 1300 361 769, or you can contact them via their website.

There are a variety of payment options supported, including Visa, MasterCard (credit and debit) and Bank Transfer. The system operates via a pre-paid account. FlexiSchools has a cut off time of 4.00pm Wednesday it’s the day before the Uniform Shop is open. Pick up is between 9:30am – 9:45am Thursdays or can be delivered to your child’s class from 9:45am - 10:00am Thursdays. The system is now available, so we look forward to seeing your next order online!

Sports Shirts are limited now to 1 per child and have been asked to be worn on the days that the child/children have sports. This is due to the sports shirts not being our everyday polo shirt to wear.

If you have any uniforms your children have out grown but that are still in good condition you can donate them to the Uniform Shop.

For more information please contact the Uniform Shop: uniform_shop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

Uniform Shop Opening hours
Every Thursday 8.15am to 9.15am
OR
Order through Flexi schools

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

BOOK CLUB

This term was our last term processing cash orders for BOOK CLUB. We will be taking online LOOP orders only beginning term 4. We encourage you to use LOOP ordering and e-mail any questions/problems and we will be able to help you as best as we can.

It is easy to order. The BOOK CLUB LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by Credit/Debit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school safe and sound and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s order at the link below or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Thank you,

Email address: bookclub@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

Outside School HOURS CARE- OSHC

YMCA Edens Landing OSHC

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

Important Dates to Remember

Visit the ELSS website for all calendar events:

Office News

ATTENTION TO ALL CONTRACTORS, VISITORS and VOLUNTEERS INFORMATION and REQUIREMENTS

It is a Department of Education requirement that all contractors, visitors and volunteers working in any school must complete the annual Mandatory Training program. ALL contractors, visitors and volunteers entering the school must complete the Mandatory Training program.

Payment Window.

You can now pay for your student's activities or excursions via cash or EFT at Window 1 at the office between 8.15 and 10.30am WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY mornings. Cash WILL NOT be accepted outside of these hours.

Bpoint payments and bank transfers close 3 days before the cash due date listed on the activity information.

PLEASE NOTE that NO PAYMENTS made after 10.30am on the last payment date will... be accepted.

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.

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

Charmaine Johnson
Business Manager

Contact Details

• Have your contact details changed?
• Have you moved address?
• Do we have your current phone number in case of an emergency?
• Are your emergency contacts still current?
• Are you receiving our newsletters by email?
• Do we have your current email address?

PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO UPDATE YOUR DETAILS

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

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