30 April 2021

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

Hi ELSS families and community,

Welcome back to school for Term 2. I hope everyone enjoyed the Easter break with family and friends. It is always nice to switch off the alarm and have a more relaxed start to the day. I enjoyed some beach, fishing and family time.

The ELSS ANZAC assembly was an amazing event that brought our students, staff and community together. We hosted Sargent Aaron Littlefield to address the students was a moving tribute to the current and past service men and women. I am proud to share that our students showed respect during this event.

The below photo’s demonstrate some of the opportunities provided for our students- Our specialist areas are HPE, Technology, Japanese and ARTS.

Respect at ELSS

I have spoken to some parents recently about students teasing, annoying, being rough and/or calling names at ELSS. In our conversation I tell them about my experience at multiple other schools and they have encouraged me to share my views in the newsletter for our community. With nearly 20 years’ experience in both primary and high schools, with roles such as behaviour teacher, head of department, wellbeing, head of school and Principal. I have a deep insight into student social skills.

Parents are children’s first teachers- what social skills, like respect, look like at home is the same respect students will demonstrate at school.

Teachers are children’s second teachers- we explicitly teach social skills and learning skills every day.

Our classroom walls are children’s third teacher- we have explicit learning walls for social skills and link to our PBL structure of SAFE, RESPECT and LEANER.

We don’t have a bullying problem at ELSS, we just have students who are yet to learn to show respect to other people all the time. This is part of growing up and maturing but this is why I communicate that we are Partners in learning- we need your help! Respect needs to be taught at home, we can build on your foundations. Just like we build learning skills that teach development with reading, writing and numeracy, and you can build on our foundations. We give a grade on learning skills, I would love to give a grade on social skills so families can be more aware and proactive about their child’s behaviour. Currently, this isn’t the case but rest assured, all our staff teach social skills every day.

School Uniform and attendance-

Thank you to the amazing families that have prioritised full school uniform and high attendance rates. We still have students out of uniform attending school. From coloured socks and shoes to incorrect shorts, hats and coloured jackets. Girls who wish to wear tights or leggings must wear their shorts/skirt over the top. Please reach out if you are under hardship for support. We are happy to work with you to ensure your child/ren are wearing the correct uniform with pride, displaying self-confidence and a sense of belonging to our wonderful school. Our uniform goal is to have 100% students in full school uniform. I will communicate to you through the student diary.

Our whole school attendance percentage is sitting at 88% for term 1. Our target of 93% is based of research for student learning and growth. Every day missed is critical teaching and learning that promotes growth and development. Attendance figures are discussed at Parent/Teacher interviews and appear on report cards.

2021 School Priorities-

Our focus in 2021 at ELSS is about- “GROWTH”- We will build a positive culture for learning with focussed teaching and learning. The target is 75%+ of students achieving A-C in English. Three Priority Areas are: 1. Curriculum. 2- Data. 3- Culture.

I love our school! We have so much to be thankful for. All staff are fully committed to creating opportunities for your children to succeed. We can celebrate our diverse community, students and staff. We are a great school when everyone works together to make it great.

NAPLAN Online Information for parents

During Week 4 and 5 of Term 2, students in year 3 and 5 students will undertake NAPLAN Online. NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.

Parents/carers can support their children with NAPLAN online by accessing the Public Demonstration site at home. Families can explore some of the key features of NAPLAN online including a range of questions types, onscreen tools, timers and interactive navigation. Students are encouraged to try all the tests for their year level to practise the complete range of item types in the online assessment.

Teachers are supporting students at school by continuing to provide quality teaching of the Australian Curriculum English and Mathematics learning areas. As a school we have also provided students with the opportunity to undertake Practice Tests on the 25, 29 March and 23 April, which has familiarised students with the online mode and tested our school’s network capacity.

During the NAPLAN online testing window which runs from 11-19 May, students will undertake testing during the following sessions.

Parents are asked to access the following documents attached to this email to be informed about NAPLAN online and associated privacy notices.

For further information, please visit  Queensland’s NAPLAN Online website ,  ACARA’s NAPLAN Online website  and  ACARA’s Assessment Platform .  Advice for parents and caregivers about NAPLAN  in general is also available.

Clint Curran
Principal

Deputy Principal’s News

Welcome back to what is shaping up to be a very exciting and busy term. Students have slipped back into learning seamlessly, and it is encouraging to see so many wide-eyed, happy faces when I enter classrooms.

Student Council Fundraiser

This Term our enthusiastic student council will host two fundraisers.

The first is for the Children’s Cancer Foundation on Friday May 14. They are inviting students to dress up like a pirate, bring their treasure (gold coin donation) and raise money for kids’ brain cancer research. Pirate Day is a fun way to raise awareness and much needed funds for childhood brain cancer research.

Pirate Day was established by the Colgan Family to support childhood brain cancer research following the diagnosis of their son Conor when he was 5 years-old. In 2021, Pirate Day will be managed by The Kids’ Cancer Project with funds raised going towards research into finding better treatments and ultimately a cure for childhood brain cancer.

Our second fundraiser this term will be our Lob-A-Choc at Bush Dance on June 18. We will send more information home closer to the date requesting donations of chocolates for this much loved stall.

Health Plans for Students with Asthma and Allergies

It is our desire to provide the best possible environment for the health, well-being, and safety of all students. Good management of your child’s asthma and allergies is important to his or her success at school. Clear communication between you and your child, your health care provider and school staff is the key to managing asthma and allergies at school. If the school does not currently have a formal Asthma or Allergy Action Plan for your child, please provide one as soon as possible. A written Asthma or Allergy Action Plan developed by your health care provider and shared with the school will help keep your child safe at school. Following the Action Plan will enable your child to participate fully in school activities. If your child is able to administer his or her Asthma medication without any supervision or assistance, an Action Plan is not required. If this is the case, please send a written note or email stating this to the school promptly. Likewise, if your child’s allergies do not impact their schooling, please notify the school that an action plan is not required. Thank you to the many families who have already done this.

BUSH DANCE IS BACK IN 2021!

Please mark Friday June 18 on your calendar for our Annual Bush Dance. Every class will be performing a dance and the Ran Tan Bush Band has been invited back to perform. Once again, we will have a smorgasbord of entertainment, food and activities for the whole family. Please watch this space for more information across the term.

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

From the Year 3 Team.

Year 3 have been searching everywhere to learn about identifying living and non-living things. They have discovered earthworms (in the plastic cups in photos) from the ELSS garden and the Hawaiian Spinach plant too. They have been having fun deciding what is living and what is not. Once again our ELSS Garden is a wonderful place for our students to learn through hands on investigations and activities.

Yours in Education

Cheryl Gibson
cgibs2@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal’s News

Welcome back to another wonderful term at Edens Landing State School. This Term is already building up to be a very busy but productive time in your young child’s life. They will experience Bush Dance, Rewards Days, Dress like a Pirate Day, Sports Day and National Simultaneous Story time. Above all your children will experience quality learning experiences which allow them to develop into literate members of our community.

WHY IS READING SO IMPORTANT?

Studies show that reading for pleasure makes a big difference to children’s educational performance. Here’s how you can get your child off to a great start.

Children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures.

In fact, reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school than their social or economic background.

What Difference Can I Make As A Parent?

You can make a huge difference! Parents are the most important educators in a child’s life – even more important than their teachers – and it’s never too early to start reading together.

As children start to learn to read at school, you can play an important role in helping to keep them interested in books. Find out what interests them, help them to find books that will be engaging and fun, and spend time reading the books they bring home from school together.

Make sure that your child is familiar with language and books so they can see how enjoyable reading is. Some of the things you can do include:

• reading aloud to your child, talking about the words and pictures, and sharing ideas about the book
• reading yourself – children who see adults reading, and enjoying it, are much more likely to want to read themselves
• surrounding your child with books – you don't need hundreds of books at home, but go to the library or bookshop regularly to borrow books, spend time together, browse and make choices. In this way, reading becomes a habit

Most importantly, talk to your child. Spend time with them, doing simple activities (like cooking and making things). As you talk about what you’re doing, you are helping them to learn new words. Later, when they see words written down, they’ve already heard them and know what they mean.

Acting Deputy Principal
Wendy Williams

PBL News

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PBL) AT ELSS

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole-school framework used in our school to promote positive behaviour. PBL helps us to develop a safe and supportive learning environment, build positive relationships and improve student learning outcomes.

Our school community has worked together to establish simple, clear and explicit expectations for behaviour. Student behaviour improves when students know what is expected of them and when good behaviour is recognised.

Our school takes a proactive, preventative approach, ensuring that all students receive the appropriate level of support to help them to succeed. Our PBL team constantly works to ensure that all students benefit and identified students receive additional support when needed.

Find out more about PBL in this video.

Go For Gold’ Day

Students worked very hard to collect enough tokens to attend our ‘Go for Gold’ Day in Term 1. We are excited to announce that our Term 1 ‘Go for Gold’ Day will be happening on Friday of week 5 this term. The same amazing activities are being arranged so our students can enjoy their rewards.

Our staff have already starting to plan for this term’s rewards day so students are already collecting tokens from day 1 Term 2.

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.

Rule of the Week

Week 3 & 4Term 2: I am safe when I keep my body to myself.

Over the next two weeks, students will be learning about keeping their hands and feet to themselves as they explore what it means to be safe by keeping their body to themselves. It is important that students understand how they can get the help, attention or interactions they want without resorting to physical misconduct. There are many social stories and YouTube clips that can help open this conversation with your child. Here are two you might like to visit.

Office News

Excursion/ Incursion permission system

The school is currently trialling a online permission form system, some of you will have already have used it. Parents will receive a text message asking to click on a link, then it will give you the information about the excursion/ incursion via pdf format and an option to give permission. The benefit of this system is parents will have instant access to the information on their phones and not having to look for forms at home. Invoices for payments will remain the same sent via email, bpoint is our preferred method of payment.

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 8.50am 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

HPE News

Meet Mr Beck

My name is Shannon Beck and I am the new junior school HPE teacher. I am excited to be given the opportunity to teach this subject and have a passion for providing a safe and supportive environment for all students so they can thrive in their learning. During 2021 I am looking forward to getting to know your child.

Representative News

The Beenleigh Zone Cross Country Trial was held last week at Rivermount College. Congratulations must go to all students for being great ambassadors for Edens Landing and displaying great sportsmanship, pride and exemplary behaviour. In a field of over 100 students in every race, Edens Landing results were pleasing. A special mention must go to Joshua (21), Bailey (20), Billie-Rose (20), Lyncoln (18), Chloe (12), Ayden (3) and Kai (2).

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

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. A note will be issued to students who fail to bring a hat to lessons. If your child/ren is unable to take part in a lesson due to an injury or medical reason, please provide a note.

School Sport Dates

Senior Sports Day (3-6): 7 May (please see note handed out for further details)
Junior Sports Day (P-2): 6 May (please see note handed out for further details)

Other Events

Beenleigh Blitz Basketball

Yours in Sport

Ken O’Donnell & Shannon Beck
HPE Teachers

Tuckshop News

Welcome to Term 2, I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable break.

Children absent from school.

If you have ordered tuckshop for your child and they are not attending school on that day, PLEASE call the tuckshop DIRECTLY on 38057999 by 8.30am to have their order cancelled. PLEASE DO NOT contact the office staff to ask them to pass on a message to the tuckshop. PLEASE DO NOT leave a message on the absentee line/email that you want tuckshop cancelled. If you do not contact the TUCKSHOP by 8.30am your order will stand and will not be cancelled.

If your child’s order has been cancelled you will have to reorder when you want them to have tuckshop, there is no ability to hold over orders anymore.

Sushi at the Tuckshop

Sushi will start Tuesday 11 May this term, please have orders in before Flexischools cut off Monday 10 May 12 noon

For a limited time only on Tuesday’s we are offering Sushi as part of our tuckshop menu. Orders for Sushi need to be placed by 12:00 noon each Monday. No late orders can be taken, as the Sushi is ordered from an outside company. All orders are to be placed on Flexischools as this is the only way to order Sushi and Tuckshop. Scroll across (on the APP) or click the arrow across (on website) to find the Sushi option.

If you order Sushi and your child is away from school on Tuesday, please contact the Tuckshop by 8.30 am to arrange collection. Your child can have the Sushi on Wednesday but after Wednesday the Sushi will be disposed of as it will no longer be fresh. There is no ability to refund the Sushi once you have placed an order.

Happy Birthday Buckets

This year the Tuckshop is offering Birthday Buckets for $16. Your child will receive a Quelch Fruit Ice Stick for every child in their class (plus one for the Teacher/Aide) and they will also receive a balloon to take home. When ordering please allow one weeks’ notice to be assured that the ice blocks are available and frozen. If you order the morning or day before, the ice blocks may not be in stock or frozen, that is why a weeks’ notice is needed. Click on ‘LOAD MORE DATES’ to find the date and day the following week that you want the Bucket. Please contact the Tuckshop (38057999) on the day you have ordered the Birthday Bucket to confirm the child is at school. The Birthday Buckets can be found in the First Break option in Flexischools. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you have not signed up for Flexischools or need help registering please pop up to the tuckshop on either a Tuesday or Thursday morning between 8:30 am – 9:00 am for us to help you set Flexischools up or email the tuckshop at tuckshop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au or message the P&C Facebook page at the link below.

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

Uniform News

The Uniform Shop is open on Tuesday mornings from 8:30am – 9:30am on the following dates.

Term 2: 4 May, 11 May & 18 May.

It is also open on Thursday mornings from 8:30am – 9:30am every week during each of the terms.

*The Uniform Shop is also completely cashless we only take card/EFTPOS as payment in the shop.

When coming into the Uniform Shop please follow all the schools Covid Safe plan as stated in the newsletter also on their official Facebook page.

Make sure you like our P&C Association Facebook Page for any updates as we post on there a lot about what is going on and it is also a platform for communication with the P&C.

Flexischools:

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.

If you want to order something and it is not available on flexischools you will need to come in and or contact the uniform shop to see if it is available. Flexischools cannot be watched 24/7 so sometimes items are removed when the stock is low, so no one misses out. Our discontinued lines once off most likely well not have the stock available.

Any other questions can be emailed to the Uniform Shop and will be answered as soon as possible. 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, we need items so families can still feel like they are purchasing a uniform and not missing out. Thank you.

Uniform Policy sharing directly from the school’s official website.

Please take note of the sections regarding:

• Footwear
• Winter uniform
• Jewellery/Hair/Makeup

Please contact the school at: office@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au if you need further clarification.

Outside School HOURS CARE - OSHC

If your child is attending extra curricular activity you will need to sign a YMCA permission form.

Absences

Please ensure you email, text or call the service if your child will be absent for after school care.

Please use the app to book casual places or Mark as absent.

NEW ENROLMENTS

To enrol your child please email the service ael@ymcabrisbane.org
Or follow the OSHC links to register on the YMCA Website

REMINDER: Families need to log in to My family Lounge and resubmit their childs Enrolment form. Booking requests also need to be made. Bookings from 2020 do not roll over to the new year. (Must log in on computer or laptop)

Please use the app to book casual places or Mark as absent.

Information for Families

Family and Child Connect – 13 32 64 or visit at the link below.

If you feel that you’ve lost your way or been side-tracked, Family and Child Connect can give you a hand to get back on track.

Important Messages

Reminder to parents and families regarding parking.

Parking is not permitted in the top administration staff car park or in the teachers 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?
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• Are your emergency contacts still current?
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PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO UPDATE YOUR DETAILS

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

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