17 May 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s News

Hi families,

Since arriving here at ELSS, I have been inspired by the work of class room teachers who are committed to ensure EVERY student is succeeding. To support their work we are moving forward with many improvements however the 2019 Annual Implementation Plan highlights our sharp and narrow focus- Alignment- Growth Mindset- Positive Behavior for Learning- Staff wellbeing and capacity- Professional Learning Teams and Literacy.

If you want to see short 5 minute video of Growth Mindset, click on the link below-

Mother’s Day

To all of our mums in our community, I hope you had a very happy Mother’s Day on Sunday. Mums, Grandma’s and all the women play an important role in student learning.

Dads!!!

Dads, here are some great ways to engage with reading with your children:

Student Learning

Our teachers are committed to student growth every day for EVERY student. The 2 photo’s highlight the different way we go through the learning cycle: teach-learn-test-review

Our staff provide many different learning experiences for your child, just to name a few over the past 2 weeks-

• Incursions
• Sporting programs
• Class work
• Excursions
• Camps

Woolworths Earn and Learn

This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn& Learn program until 25th June. Through this program we will be able to obtain new educational resources for our school. If you shop at Woolworths we would love your stickers for this promotion.

Place your stickers into our school collection box here at school or the local Woolworths store.

Let’s work together to make Edens Landing STATE School a GREAT school!

Parent term overviews

Please review your child’s term preview to support the incredible work that our teachers do daily. The unit description and assessment task can guide your conversations at home- please ask your child for their understanding.

Mr Curran
Acting Principal

Deputy Principal’s News

NAPLAN week

This week our year 3 and 5 students completed NAPLAN testing. Students were well prepared by our team of expert teachers and made us proud as they did their best over the course of the week.

Thank you to parents and caregivers who helped support their children by ensuring their children had a good night’s sleep the night before each test and a good breakfast each morning. NAPLAN reports will be available later in the year.

BUSH DANCE 2019!

Please remember that Friday the 21 June is the date for our Annual Bush Dance. Every class will be performing a dance, we have the Ran Tan Bush Band coming back to perform and there will be entertainment, food and activities for the whole family. Entry will be a gold coin donation as was the case last year.

A huge THANK YOU to the very generous families who have already started to send in donations. Your support will ensure the night will be a very successful one.

URGENT: We desperately need jars for our jar stall. Clean jars without the label and items to go in them please. Suggestions: Lollies, coloured popcorn, small cars, hair ties and decorations for girls, marbles, toy animals, vouchers, small toys. Bottles can be left at Mrs. Gibson’s office. If you don’t have a jar, just send in the items and we will put them in jars for you.

We are also looking for parents to volunteer on the night to help the teachers run stalls and activities. If you are able to help for half hour or so, please let your child’s teacher know.

The Student Council are once again running the Lob-A-Choc stall on the night. This was a huge success last year with everyone lining up to take a turn, if we get enough chocolate bars we will be able to run two stalls to reduce the time standing in line. In order for this stall to be successful, we need a range of chocolate blocks (big or small). If every family donates one block of chocolate we will have a fantastic stall on the night. Please leave all donations at Mrs. Gibson’s office.

For those who did not attend last year, this is how the ‘Lob a Choc’ works. It involves setting up blocks of chocolate (a variety of big and small) randomly on a wire grid. Customers stand behind a line and throw coins, trying to land them on the chocolate blocks. If they are successful, the chocolate is theirs. Under some blocks of chocolate there will be a ‘golden ticket’ which offers the winner a bonus prize. All funds raised through this stall will go directly to our kitchen garden program.

In order for this stall to be successful, we need a range of chocolate blocks (big or small). If every family donates one block of chocolate we will have a fantastic stall on the night. Please leave all donations at Mrs. Gibson’s office.

The Kitchen Garden crew will once again be offering cakes and coffee/tea on the night. The teachers and other staff are always amazing at baking up a storm. Last year we had many families donating baked items which was a much appreciated addition to our stall. Anyone who would like to contribute baked goods is asked to let their child’s classroom teacher know or simply deliver the goods to Mrs Gibson’s office in the morning on the day.

We are looking forward to seeing all of our families enjoying the Bush Dance and joining in the fun.

NEWS FROM THE KITCHEN GARDEN

Currently, Coles is offering containers through Flybuys. The kitchen is in desperate need of containers for storage in each kitchen space. If you do not need the containers, please consider using your credits to get the 1.4 & 1.5L containers for our kitchen. They are the perfect size for little hands to manage.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

Our explicit teaching of behaviour expectations will continue throughout the year, focusing on the Rule of the Week – each week teachers explicitly teach lessons which focus on a selected aspect of school expectations.

Teachers will be discussing these with students and it would be wonderful if parents spoke with their children about the importance of each rule or strategy.

Week 4 & 5 – Managing Emotions strategy- Self-talk, talk to an adult.

This week rule of the week for weeks 4 & 5 is about ‘Self talk and talk to an adult’. As Adults, we have always role modelled what self-talk sounds like as we prompt our children through their daily lives. We often us phrases such as “You can do it buddy!” “Think positive”, “You will be okay or alright” etc. Now, it is time for our children to grow and be encouraged to do the self-talk on their own while learning and using the language required to talk to an adult about how they feel using positive words rather than inappropriate actions.

Here are some of the strategies teachers will be using with students.

• Take 5 breathing at the video below.
• Self-talk strategies:
    -  Use self-talk - teach a simple, positive message your student can say to himself/herself in stressful situations. For example, “Stop and calm down,” “Stay in control,” “I can handle this.”
    -  Tear your anger into little pieces - tell your student to draw or write what is upsetting him/her on a piece of paper. Then tear it into little pieces and “throw the anger away.” He/she can also use the concept by imaging that his/her anger is slowly leaving him/her in little pieces. Make sure you provide scratch paper!

Yours in Education

Cheryl Gibson
cgibs2@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal’s News

School is a great new adventure for most children, and play is one of the keys to working out how to get along with others and fit in. It’s also central to your child’s overall development and wellbeing.

Children need to experiment with what is it means to be social – they have to learn how to make friends and how to deal with disappointment when games don’t go their way.

Here are play ideas and games for kids in the early school years.

Under 8’s day 2019

Deputy Principal
Anthea Grant

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.

The Department of Education’s preferred method of payment to schools is Bpoint.

Upon the return of a completed Student Resource Scheme Participation Agreement and invoice will be provided for BPoint payment to be made.

Payments can still be made via Internet Banking without the invoice

Schools Bank Account Name: Edens Landing State School

BSB Number : 064-401
Account Number : 10158334
Description of Payment : Enter Students surname, initial of first name &SRS

Centre pay : Deduction application can be completed via MyGov website. Please ensure the target amount is the full balance amount.

Centerpay Service Provider Number

555-092-104-B

Report Student Absences

Text message your childs absence to 0429 904 926

Text first and last name of your child, date, duration and reason of absence.

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 or Text to 0429 904 926. 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

PE News

Representative News

The following students have been selected in representative teams

Scout- Pacific Rim Tennis Team
Clay- South Coast Rugby League

Senior Sports Day

The Senior Sports Day will be held on Thursday 30 and 31st May. This is a fun filled school event with students participating in track and field events, relay races and tabloid activities. All parents, family and friends are encouraged to come along and support this event.

School Sport Dates

Senior Sports Day (3-6): 30th and 31st May
Junior Sports Day (P-2): 6th September

Running Club

Running club continues this term. Please join us on the senior oval on Mondays commencing 13thMay.

Interschool Sport

The Interschool Sport Program has come to an end. A big thank you to all the coaches and parents who supported this program.

Contact

I can be contacted at kodon30@eq.edu.au should you want to discuss anything regarding Physical Education at Edens Landing.

Yours in Sport

Ken O’Donnell
Physical Education Teacher

Music News

Music Concert will be held 11th June at 4pm.

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Year 6 Percussion Bands

Red Band: Monday mornings before school, 8:20 – 8:50 am
Blue Band: Tuesday mornings before school, 8:20 – 8:50 am

School Choir (Years 1 – 6)

Wednesday mornings 8:25 – 8:50 am (in the music room). Mrs Brosnan will also host some extra lunchtime rehearsals in her classroom. Details TBA.

Jam Program

Friday throughout the day. Participating students will be given notes with a weekly lesson time.

Strings Program

Tuesday throughout the day in the instrumental music room.

Multi Instrumental Band

Thursday throughout the day in the instrumental music room.

Keeping in Tune

Mr Kazoullis
Awsome Music Teacher

Chappy News

Hi Everyone,

Next week from the 19th to the 25th is known as Chappy Week and during the week I will be involved in some Fundraisers. On Tuesday night the 21st at Holmview Mcdonalds will be having McChappy Night where 10% of sales between 5.30pm and 8pm both instore and drive through will go to the Chaplaincy services of Edens Landing, Cedar Creek, and Windaroo primary and high school. I will be at the store myself on Tuesday night hope to see some of you there.

I thought that I would give you small snapshot about who Chaplains are and what Chaplains do. If you are interested I have copies of the 2019 SU QLD School Chaplaincy Snapshot in my office.

The average age of an SU Qld school chaplain is 43years of age. The minimum requirements for a chaplain are Cert IV in Youth work. 86% of chaplains exceed the minimum qualifications.

School chaplains provide social, emotional and spiritual support, enhancing a school’s overall wellbeing strategy and contributing to their educational goals. On average chaplains spend 47% of their time on social, emotional and spiritual support. 17% on educational support, 14% role modelling and mentoring, 9% on extra-curricular activities, 7% on Community development and 6% on team contributions.

The top 5 issues students talk to chaplains about are 16% friendship/peer issues, 13% school behaviour, 12% bullying/harassment, 8% family breakdown and 5% mental health. Every year SU Qld chaplains have 153, 240 formal conversations and 388,960 informal conversations with students. They have around 5,211 pastoral conversations every week with school staff which makes up 24% of their pastoral care conversations, so in an average 3 day week a chaplain would have 9 pastoral conversations. With parents/ carers they have 3,025 conversations every week which makes up 14% of their pastoral conversations. So in an average 3 day week a chaplain would have 5 pastoral conversations.

I hope this quick snapshot has helped you to understand what school chaplains do.

Tricia Quattromani
Chaplain

P&C News

The next general meeting will be held on Monday the 20th of May 2019 at 6:15pm.

pandc@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

We have started collecting containers to help raise money for our

Kitchen Garden fence.

Collection will be every Friday morning between 8.30am-9am at the front gate. Please place your containers in the bins provided.

Alternatively you can drop your containers off at any collection depot and use our unique code to donate to the school. (C10053177)

Any amount of eligible containers is greatly appreciated. Even a small amount from everyone makes a big difference.

From today we are holding a Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough drive as a major fundraiser this term and we ask for your support. All the funds raised will go to our Edens Landing State School.

Billy G’s is an Australian family owned and operated business. The delicious cookie dough is only available through fundraising and is not sold in stores, so stock up!

Please finalise all cookie dough orders either online or in cash on or before 28th May 2019.
The current scheduled date for pick-up of your order is 20th June between 2pm-3pm in the old hall.

How Does My Child Fundraise?

Students have now received a Billy G’s Fundraiser order form with instructions on how to collect orders from family, friends and neighbours and order prizes. Students can obtain orders in cash using the order form together with online fundraising.

Students who sell 1 tub or more will receive an incentive prize for their efforts. But why not aim higher? You have the option to choose up to three (3) prizes and this will set your fundraising goal. Family and friends are your greatest supporters, so ask them first for your support. You will reach your fundraising goal in no time.

Billy G’s Online Fundraising Page

Create an Online Fundraising Page at the link below which is unique to you. There are also some great features including choosing your own avatar, selecting your prize goal, adding in cash orders and viewing our School’s leaderboard. You can register for online fundraising. It’s the easiest way to help reach your fundraising goals.

Win a Dream Holiday worth $7,000! Create an Online Fundraising Page at the link above, sell or purchase one tub or more of Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough and you will automatically go into the draw to win a $5,000 Helloworld Travel Mount Ommaney Gift Voucher and $2,000 spending money.

Apple Prize Pack Leaderboard Challenge

The highest fundraiser from our (school/group) will go into a draw to win a HUGE Apple Prize Pack including an iPhoneX, iPad 32GB, Apple TV and an Apple Watch. Create an online fundraising page at the link below and view your ranking on our leaderboard.

How to Order Prizes?

To reward your child for their efforts, they will receive incentive prizes based on the total amount of tubs sold in cash and online. You have two options to place your prize order:

1. Login or create an Online Fundraising Page at the link below. Once the fundraiser has finished, click the ‘ORDER MY PRIZE’ button and then confirm your total amount raised and order your prize/s. Once our fundraiser ends, online prize ordering will be activated and you will have 7 days to place your prize order. OR
2. Complete the order section of the order form and return to the P&C box in the office.

Thank you in advance for your participation. Happy fundraising!

Natasha Edwards
Fundraising coordinator

School Banking day is WEDNESDAYS.

Remember, WEDNESDAY is School Banking day and students should bring in their weekly deposit.

For every deposit made at school, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits.

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

If your child has lost their book, they can bring their money to school in a sealed envelope with a note on the next School Banking day. We will issue them with a replacement.

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at Edens Landing State School. We would also like to thank the wonderful parents who volunteer as our School Banking Co-ordinators and process our banking every week.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2019 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

Tuckshop News

Tuckshop does not offer EFTPOS, we are a cash only over the counter service.

Our school has two lunch breaks during the day are at 11am and 1pm. First break (11am) is the main food break and is for hot food and sandwiches. Second break (1pm) is a snack food time and no hot food or sandwiches are sold for this break.

First break food ordered at tuckshop is collected by classroom monitors and taken to their respective eating areas. Second break is the break when students must come to the tuckshop in person to collect or buy their food. They must come during play time (1pm – 1.25pm) to collect. Tuckshop closes at 1.25pm. If your child forgets to come and pick up their second break, they can come the next day. Second break orders are kept in tuckshop until end of term.

Money and food sharing are not allowed between students at our school. I have seen children giving others money to purchase food and trying to buy for others. Neither of these situations are acceptable within our school. Please talk to your children about keeping their own money for themselves and not to buy items for others. Sharing food from home and food purchased at the tuckshop can be potentially fatal to some students. Please do not send large amounts of money to school with your child. I have had a few children this term coming at second break with very large notes, this is a dangerous practice which can lead to money being lost or stolen.

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.

If your child has forgotten their lunch, the following procedure occurs. The child has their bag checked and if there is no food then they are sent to the office and the office staff will contact parents to approve lunch if tuckshop is what is decided upon. I will then send a yellow note home with the amount owing on it. If you have been contacted by the school when you child is without lunch, please check your child’s bag for this yellow note. Please send payment and the yellow note along with the child the next day.

At the bottom of the menu there is information on how to order tuckshop using the paper bag system. Our preferred method of ordering is Flexischools. Flexischools cut off time is 8am the morning of service, please make sure the orders are completed and confirmed by 8am or they will not be processed on the Flexischools website. If your child is not at school and not needing their Flexischools order on that day, please contact the tuckshop and inform us so I can cancel the order, if you do not make contact and cancel the order with me then your order will stand, and no refund will be given. If there is no answer, please leave a clear message including child’s name and class. If there are any problems with the Flexischools website and ordering system, please contact them directly.

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.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any issues with tuckshop or would like to come and volunteer. There is no need to stay the whole day, a couple of hours at the most is normally only what is needed. The tuckshop can only provide lunches to children if volunteers help. Many hands make light work.

Have you seen our official P&C Facebook page yet? If not, please search Edens Landing State School P&C Association and click the like button. Important information regarding the Tuckshop will be posted on our P&C page, so have a look to like and follow our page.

Annette Honnery
Tuckshop Convenor
tuckshop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au
3805 7999

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 old hall between the Tuckshop and Volunteers Room.

Make sure you like our P&C Association Facebook Page:

If we have any extra open days or we aren’t open one Thursday or if items are out of stock it will be posted on the Facebook page.

Currently there is an up to date “Out of Stock and Low in Stock list” on our P&C Association Facebook Page, please make sure you like the page, so you are kept up to date with what is going on in the uniform shop. There is also an “Out of Stock and Low in Stock list” outside the Uniform Shop to be checked at any time and it is updated on Thursdays around 10 am.

For those who cannot make it in during trading hours 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, or email the uniform shop at uniform_shop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

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 4:00 pm Wednesday it’s the day before the Uniform Shop is open.

Pick up is between 9:30 am – 9:45 am Thursdays or can be delivered to your child’s class from 9:45 am - 10:00 am Thursdays. The system is now available, so we look forward to seeing your next order online!

ELSS Jumpers

Jumpers are in stock and ready to order via flexischools or during open hours.

**New students or if you’re not sure of a class please pick a year level and then send an email stating you’re not sure or new and we can sort out the pick-up of your order.

Sport Shirts: Sports Shirts are limited 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. They are also not available to purchase on flexischools you need to come in or email the Uniform Shop for assistance.

Important please note - SPORTS SHIRTS ARE NOT ON ORDER.

We are unsure if they are something that will be reordered this list below will change so please understand that, if the item is gone before you are able to purchase.

Nicolson Green:
Low Stock Sizes: 14, 16, L & XL
Out of Stock Size: 6,8,10 & 12.

Freeman Yellow:
Low Stock Sizes: 12 & S.
Out of Stock Sizes: 6,8, & 10

Lawton Blue:
Low Stock Sizes: L, XL & 2XL
Out of Stock Sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 3XL

Riley Red:
Low Stock Sizes: M, L, XL & 2XL
Out of Stock Sizes: 6,8,10,12,14, 16 & 3XL

ELSS SHORTS:
Low Stock Sizes: 8 & 16/XS
Out of Stock Size: 4 & 6
ELSS Shorts have been ordered and will come in during Term 2.

For more information please contact the Uniform Shop:

uniform_shop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

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

There are a variety of payment options supported, including Visa, MasterCard (credit and

Outside School HOURS CARE- OSHC

What we’ve been doing:

This term we have been very busy getting to know all our new families. It has been wonderful to see so many families from the Edens Landing State School community join us for the new school year.

Children have been playing and learning within all our play spaces that are set up each morning and afternoon. Some of actives that we do are sports, arts and craft and cooking just to name a few.

Every morning children enjoy healthy breakfast and every afternoon children enjoy our healthy afternoon teas that are on offer, which is all part of the experience we have on offer at YMCA.

Join us for:

We are still accepting 2019 enrolment forms! If you haven’t already enrolled into YMCA Edens Landing OSHC come and see us in the Multi-Purpose Hall or pick up a enrolment form from the school office. We welcome both casual and permanent bookings each day for both before and after school care.

Opening times:

Monday to Friday

Before school: 6am – 9am
After school: 2.30pm -6pm

Pay as little as $3.50 per session after ccs

YMCA Edens Landing OSHC

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

Important Dates to Remember

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

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