13 November 2020

Newsletter Articles

WHAT: Literacy- Greater than 75% of students will achieve a C standard in English.
HOW: Positive Relationships and High Expectations
WHY: Literacy is the key to a life of choice not chance

Principal’s News

Dear ELSS parents, carers and community,

We are coming to the end of a very intense and emotional year. I encourage everyone to be kind to themselves and each other. I have been speaking with some heightened parents which results in heightened children for school. Let’s be kind and together finish this year strong and connected.

Let’s celebrate world teacher’s day- a bright future, NAIDOC week- always was and is Aboriginal land:

School improvement- Perception is an interesting concept, just this week I have had conversations with parents who feel the school communication is poor and the school does nothing to stop bullying. Whilst other parents have expressed congratulations for our communication channels and commitment to anti bullying.

Our school reality for everyone-

Communication at ELSS is highlighted by the parent and class teacher options through seesaw, email and phone. School messages through letters, newsletters, website and Facebook. Our feedback channel is through class teacher, then Deputy Principal and finally Principal.

Anti-bullying is addressed EVERY day at ELSS by explicitly teaching what respect looks like by staff daily. Additionally through PBL we reward positive respectful behaviour daily. Consequences are delivered with high expectations of showing respect. The school doesn’t teach negative or bullying behaviour. I encourage families to consistently discuss respect at home.

The first priority of our school improvement plan is to have the mindset of BETTER and solution focused- how can we do things better? We continue to explore making our school great. The school opinion survey results have been forwarded. The 2020 headline data from survey is-

91% of parents say Edens Landing State School is a good school.
96% of staff say Edens Landing State School is a good school.

Through our partners in learning culture, student achievement success is happening across the school. We look forward to celebrating the amazing achievements at the end of term.

We soon commence the start of our amazing adventure playground. Please see the final drawing of our fully inclusive, sensory and adventure playground. As we improve our teaching and learning, we are committed to improving the student engagement at ELSS.

Community consultation for school improvement in 2021 will continue. An email survey will be sent. The P&C meeting will feature community feedback. Also I will be conducting some round table discussions with parents for school improvement.

Reminder-

2021 planning- Our prep numbers for next year are growing each day so ensure you have enrolled. The other information we really need to assist us in our planning is knowing if you will be leaving us in 2021 (not our Year 6 students, we know this information). To help us in making our planning as accurate as possible if you know you will be leaving ELSS at the end of the year can you please email through to office@edenslandingss.com.au

Attendance- At ELSS, every day counts! Unless your child is sick, it is a requirement that they attend school every day and on time. All appointments need to be made outside of school hours, to ensure children’s learning is not disrupted.

One issue I need to raise with our community is the high volume of students who are being collected early from school. On occasion we know that there will be genuine reasons for students to be collected early, however, on Friday alone there were 35 students needing to come to the office and be signed out. That is an exceedingly high number. Please remember that early pick up needs to be for genuine reasons only.

Continue-

• To support our work, please be reminded of the two foundations of Edens Landing State School- Positive Relationships and High Expectations.
• Our school supervision starts at 8.30am, please do not drop students at school early, we cannot ensure safety.
• Our three PBL school wide expectations are: At ELSS I am SAFE, I am RESPECTFUL and I am a LEARNER

I welcome your feedback, please reach out if you have any questions, ideas or constructive feedback.

Clint Curran
Principal

Deputy Principal’s News

As the year draws to an end, many students have grown out of their school uniform. We keep a supply of spare clothes in the office for students who have ‘accidents’ and to donate to families in need. If your child is leaving the school, or has grown out of their school uniform, please consider donating any spare items to our office. All donations gratefully accepted and can be sent directly to the school office.

REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AT RISK OF ASTHMA

With the change of season well and truly upon us, it is timely to think about students diagnosed with Asthma. If your child has asthma and requires assistance to administer their medication, it is important for you to provide the school with your child’s emergency medication and their Asthma Action Plan, completed by your doctor. An Asthma Action Plan provides specific instructions for the school to administer your child’s medication.

We recognise that some students are capable of managing their asthma without adult assistance. If you are confident that your child can safely self-administer their asthma medication, let the school administration know if you have not already done so. The school will record your decision and will not require your child’s Asthma Action Plan. Please note that if your child requires assistance in an asthma emergency, staff will provide Asthma First Aid.

YEAR 5 NEWS

Year 5 Science Immersion Day—Let’s Learn About Light

Our Year 5 students have spent a fun filled day experimenting and exploring to develop their understanding of light. Throughout the day they engaged in partner activities to extend their knowledge about shadows, how light reflects, retracts and travels. Students used prisms to separate white light into a rainbow of colours and positioned mirrors to make a periscope, allowing them to reflect light and see around corners! What a fun way to learn about Science!

Student Leaders 2021-The 2021 student Leaders selection process is well underway. Students have been shortlisted and interviews have taken place. Voting took place on Tuesday of this week and successful candidates will be notified shortly. I would like to congratulate all of the students who submitted an application for any of the leadership roles. We certainly had an outstanding group of students from which to select. Thank you also to the families who supported their children in writing their applications and speeches and encouraging them to apply. It is lovely to see our wonderful families being partners in learning.

The senior shirts for 2021 have been ordered. If you missed the payment deadline, please speak to the office staff as we hope to see all year 6 students in their senior shirt next year.

YEAR 6 NEWS

Graduation for Year 6 Students 2020- Organisation for Graduation 2020 is well underway. Notes have gone home informing parents of the arrangements for graduation on 8 December. Whilst this year’s arrangements are different to past years, we will ensure that our Year 6 students will have lasting memories of their graduation form ELSS with a whole day spectacular. Please make sure payments are made by the due date to ensure no one misses getting their graduation pack, which contains the much-anticipated Year Book.

Year 6 Big Day Out - As is our Tradition, our Year 6 students will be having their “Big Day Out” at the end of this term. Information will be coming home about this soon.

High School Transition Days- please notify ELSS if your child is attending transition days for high school to avoid an unexplained absence being recorded.

Uniform -Please ensure all students remain in full school uniform right through to the last day of term. Students are not permitted to have others sign the uniform they are wearing at any time. If students wish to have their peers sign their shirt, they are to bring an additional shirt to school to have it signed on graduation day. As has been the case in the past, students who get their shirts signed will be asked to turn their shirt inside out for the day.

Yours in Education

Cheryl Gibson
cgibs2@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal’s News

Play is important

Playing card and board games often offer kids meta-messages about life: Your luck can change in an instant, for better or for worse. In addition to teaching them that nothing is guaranteed, board games are a good way to encourage kids of different ages to team up and work together — something they'll need to do throughout life. Games also give you the opportunity to teach your child about rules, about integrity and honesty, and about luck. Games also can help increase your child's ability to focus her attention. Playing board or card games also is a very social occasion. Game playing enables and encourages your child to practice important social skills that they will need to play well with other children. Nearly all games, for example, involve taking turns, sharing dice or a spinner, waiting for your turn, patience, and learning how to be a good sport. When you play games with your child, try to emphasise the fun of game as much as possible, rather than focusing on "who's winning."

Playing games is a good way for children to practise the skills necessary in developing resilience.

Work from the classrooms

The prep classes turned the rooms into habitats of the world to stimulate the children to write.

It is amazing how much they have grown in since starting school 10 months ago. Children who could hardly recognise letters and sounds are now writing whole stories – complete with capital letters and full stops.

PREP PLAYDATES 2021

Good afternoon Prep 2021 families,

This year we are offering multiple opportunities for children to experience school before they transition to fulltime BIG school kids! The children are invited to come for 2 consecutive weeks – on a Tuesday OR a FRIDAY. For example – if they come on Tuesday 24 November, they will also come on Tuesday 1 December.

You will need to book in online to attend. Follow the link below and insert the code twgzg select the day you wish to attend and follow the steps – you will receive a confirmation email.

Due to COVID parents will take your child to the MPH (Multi-Purpose Hall – at the top of the ramp at the basketball courts) from 8:45am. Find your name on the list, sign in and take your child to the allocated space in the hall. At 9:00am staff will take the groups to the classrooms while parents will have the opportunity to learn more about helping their child at school in the MPH.

If your child attends Rainbow Corner, Bethania Early Education Centre and Preschool or Edens Landing Childcare Centre on these days the centres are already bringing them over to join the play dates. You will not need to accompany them or book in.

Attached with this email is the information from our Uniform Shop regarding purchasing uniforms for 2021 through FLEXISCHOOLS our online app. If purchased by 17 November online, they will be available to be collected on the first playdate. Sizing of uniforms are a standard size 4, 6, 8 etc. If the uniform needs to be exchanged that can be organised and collected the following playdate.

Playgroup – weeks 2- 9 Term 4

Anthea Grant
Deputy Principal

PBL News

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PBL) AT ELSS

Edens Landing is a PBL School. This means that we explicitly teach students about the behaviour we want to see repeated. The rules are explained on assembly each Friday and teachers follow up with lessons and activities in class. It would be wonderful if parents spoke with their children about the importance of the rules each week.

ELSS has CC (Captain Courageous) as our mascot. He helps to remind students of our expectations.

Week 7 & 8 Term 4:

During weeks 7 and 8, students will be learning about one of our strategies for dealing with problems. This strategy encourages students to have a voice, seek help from an adult and then finally report if the issue is escalating. During this focus, we also explicitly teach students that there are times when we go straight to report

Office News

Working With Children Blue Cards for volunteers

Anyone wishing to volunteer at our school, unless you are currently a parent of a student enrolled at our school, requires a current Blue Card as per Queensland legislation. Blue cards must be available for viewing upon request, so please carry your card with you at all times while volunteering.

To apply for a Volunteer Blue Card in order to volunteer within our school, go to:

and register for an account at the bottom of the web page. Once you have your account number, please email this to office@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au so you can be linked to our school. Please also include your full name, date of birth, phone number and email address in the email.

Once you’ve received notification from Blue Card Services that you’ve been linked, you can complete your volunteer application. (Please Note: if you apply prior to receiving this notification, you will need to pay a fee.) After receiving the notification, the application will be free.

Please be advised that restricted persons cannot volunteer or be employed at a school. If you are a restricted person and start or continue volunteering or working at a school, serious penalties can apply. For further information on restricted persons and penalties, please go to:

2021 Student Resource Scheme

Invoices for 2021 Student Resource Scheme were generated this week, if you have not received your invoice via email please contact the office.

The scheme for next year was approved at the last P&C Meeting to remain at $200 per student, which provides exceptional value for money. If families were to purchase the individual items via other methods the total cost could be between $780-990 per student.

Families who wish to alter their SRS participation preference for next year, either to opt in or opt out, must complete a new Participation Agreement Form. These forms are available from the school website or the office.

Instrumental Music participation follows the same process, so if your child currently has instrumental music lessons at school or hires a school instrument and you wish to change the participation option for 2021, a new PAF will need to be completed and returned to the school office asap.

Payment options are listed on the SRS Fee Payment Arrangement form. Please complete the form outlining your selected payment option and return the form to the school office by Friday, 6 November. All outstanding SRS invoices must be paid in full to be eligible for 2021 SRS participation.

Information documents are available from the school office and the website.

Cash Payment No Longer Accepted

The payment window will be open as usual on Wednesday and Friday mornings, 8.30am – 10.30am, for EFTPOS payments. BPoint is the easiest way to pay for school activities. Payment information and a hyperlink are on the bottom left-hand corner of each invoice. The hyperlink makes the payment process very easy, providing a simple and quick link to the payment portal for that individual invoice.

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.

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.

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

Interschool Sport

After 5 weeks, Interschool Sport has come to an end. Over the five weeks, students have had a lot of fun, developing their skills and playing as a team representing our school. Placings for school teams are as follow

Touch

Division 1 Girls- 6th
Division 2 Girls- 3rd
Division 3 Girls- 7th

Division 1 Boys- 3rd
Division 2 Boys- 1st
Division 3 Boys- 8th

Soccer- To be finalized

A special congratulation to the Division 2 team who were undefeated and won the Beenleigh Zone Competition. Thank you to all of our teachers who helped train our students and help students succeed.

Parents, please keep an eye out for nominations for year 5 and 6 Interschool Sport early next year. Boys will be able to play Rugby League and Soccer and girls will be able to play touch, netball or soccer.

School Swimming

In week 8 and 9, students in grades 1-4 will take part in a school swimming program. Students in grade 1-2 will take part in a lesson every day for one week and year 3-4 will take part in an intensive swimming day. A reminder payment is due 18 November (1&2) and 25 November (3&4).

Hats

Over the course of the year, lessons will be held on the oval. It is essential that your child/ren has a suitable school hat for all lessons. If your child/ren is unable to take part in a lesson due to an injury or medical reason, please provide a note.

Sporting Achievement Shout Outs

Our school would love to hear about any sporting achievements your child/ren have made. It could be as simple as competing at a ballet performance, player of the match, a new personal best or an action shot playing a game. We are always looking to celebrate student success. Please send photo and a short comment of their achievement to kodon30@eq.edu.au

Facilities

Earlier in the term, our school was able to purchase a basketball hoop through a Sporting Plus grant. This has been a great addition to our school’s facilities and another great resource for students to use at lunch time.

HPE Program

This term in HPE, students in prep have been Prep have learning how to be safe in a variety of games and situations.

Year 1 have been learning ball skills and how to be safe as they are growing older.

Year 2 have been learning the skills of hockey and interpreting health messages to make safe choices.

Year 3 students have been investigating and discussing how to stay safe. They have also been learning how to play a game of T-Ball.

Year 4 students have been have investigating how to positively interact with each other and the skills needed to play a game of Cricket.

Year 5 students have been learning the skills required to play a game of AFL.

Year 6 students have been looking at how their own health habits contribute to their health and well being. They have also been learning the skills required to play a game of Touch Football.

Communication

Should you need to discuss anything related to HPE, please contact the following

Ken O’Donnell- kodon30@eq.edu.au (grade 4-6)
Michelle Linsdell- mhlin0@eq.edu.au (prep to 3)

Yours in Sport

Ken O’Donnell & Michelle Linsdell
Health and Physical Education Tea

P&C News

Next P&C meeting held 16 November at 6.15pm in the Admin Staffroom.

Tuckshop News

TUCKSHOP IS NOT accepting money and you can only order tuckshop through Flexischools. Please do not send cash with your children to order tuckshop for any of the breaks.

Tuckshop will be closed for cleaning the last week of the term.

• Last day for first break tuckshop – Thursday 3 December.
• Last day for second break tuckshop – Friday 4 December.
• First break Friday 4 December – normal tuckshop menu not available. Subway lunch only available via Flexischools.

If you place an order and your child is away on the day, the order will need to be collected. As it will have already been made, it cannot be kept and will not be able to be cancelled or refunded.

A note has been sent home with details of this event. Check out our P&C Facebook page for more information at the link below.

Flexischools cut off is 8.00 am the day of service, please have your orders in before this time. If you have ordered lunch for your child and they are absent from school on the day you have ordered, please contact the TUCKSHOP on 38057999 to let me know by 9.00 am to either cancel or hold over the order for another day. If no contact or late contact is made the order will stand and no refund or hold over of the order will be available. Please do not contact the busy office staff nor leave a message on the absence line, the absence line is for absences ONLY.

Flexischools IOU feature. If your child has forgotten their lunch and you are contacted by the office and wish the tuckshop to supply lunch for your child, you will receive a note from the tuckshop letting you know how much you owe. You can then pay that amount on the flexischools IOU feature. For example, if your bill comes to a total of $6.80 then click onto the IOU icon and select the different denominations to the amount of $ 6.80 (3 x $2 and 4 x .20 c) that amount then is transferred to the tuckshop and your bill is paid. I receive confirmation each time an IOU is paid. It is a fast and simple way to know your bill is paid and as the tuckshop is not accepting money, it is an ideal way to pay.

I have had a few people ask why they cannot find the specific lunch menus whether it be before school, first break, second break and IOU.

If you are using the Flexischools App

• scroll down to FOOD
• swipe across to find the appropriate menu
• click on ORDER for any of the 3 different FOOD selections or click PAY on the IOU section

If you are using the website, this is what it will look like. Use the arrow at the side to click across to select the correct service.

Getting online is easy and only takes a few minutes to register. Simply go to 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 is also a highly informative help section on their website. At the current time, their phone lines are not in operation, you can find email contact information on 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 Shop News

The uniform shop will not be open as per normal again for term 4, this is due to parents not being permitted onsite during the term (as stated in the school newsletter). What has been done to help during this unusual situation is we have added an additional ordering day. Uniform Shop Flexischools orders be available for Term 4 on the regular day of Thursday and the new day of Tuesday.

This will allow parents to be able to order over 2 days in Term 4 and the orders will be delivered to your child in their classrooms on the selected days during the day.

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY,

Please email uniform_shop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

or

contact the school office on Phone: 3826 0333.

If you are a new family or need new sizing for your child, you can email the uniform shop to make an appointment to come and try on and purchase uniforms.

(Eftpos only as there is NO CASH accepted onsite again in Term 4).

Any other questions can be emailed to the Uniform Shop and will be answered as soon as possible. uniform_shop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

Make sure you like our P&C Association Facebook Page for any updates as they will be shared on our Facebook page.

Getting online is easy and only takes a few minutes to register. Simply go to the link below click “Register”. 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 (unavailable at the moment so please email them), or you can contact them via their website. There is 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:

Monday 4:00pm for Tuesday orders each week,
And
Wednesday 4:00pm for Thursday orders each week.

Prep 2021 Parents:

You’re now able to order on Flexischools, please create an account for your 2021 Prep Child then use the category “PREP 2021 UNIFORMS” all these uniform orders will then be sent to the office for collection.

Do not order for anyone other then your Prep 2021 Child, this category is strictly for Prep 2021 children ONLY.

All other students/grades can order via the normal uniform category.

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

Thank you.

Outside School HOURS CARE- OSHC

Term 4 ends on 9 December. We will be open for Vacation care from 10 - 23 December to t and then return on 4 - 25 January.

All bookings are to be made via the My family lounge app or by emailing the service. The Program has been emailed to families. If you did not receive this please contact us.

There will be no paper booking forms.

My Family Lounge app is back online
Please Log in on a computer/laptop and request your bookings for Term 4. Current Bookings remain until the end of the year.
Permanent bookings will need to be requested via your online account.
Please use the app to book casual places, Mark as absent
And make any cancellations.

NEW ENROLMENTS

Enrolments for 2021 are now open. If you are an existing family Enrolments need to be resubmitted and Bookings requested
by the 18 December

Important Messages

Reminder to parents and families regarding parking.
Parking is NOT permitted in the top administration car park or in the staff car park at any time.

Outside School HOURS CARE- OSHC

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
ael@ymcabrisbane.org

Important Dates to Remember

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

Community News

Windaroo Valley State High School will be hosting its final Enrolment Night for 2021 Year 7 students on Tuesday, 1 December from 3.30 – 6.30 p.m.

Parents of successful student applicants will need to book a 30 minute slot on this night