14 May 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,

Daily I conduct learning walks and talks throughout the classrooms at ELSS. We have culture of engaged learning and opportunities. I thank the staff of ELSS who are committed to delivering quality education to your child/ren. I thank the committed families who drop off their child/ren in uniform, on time and ready to learn. The student GROWTH in learning and development is seen daily.

Having parents and families onsite at our sports carnival brought a great atmosphere and some sense of normality to the school being the hub of the community. Families cheering children, mothers getting involved with the relay and sharing memories together was a highlight of the 2 days.

Year 3 and 5 students have been completing NAPLAN online across the country. ELSS uses the Australian Curriculum for our reports and teaching of students. NAPLAN is just a point in time test that could support the teaching.

Hosting the Parent/Teacher interviews last week was another opportunity to be partners in learning, I thank the families that could prioritise this connection with the classroom teacher.

Sport is a wonderful opportunity for students to put their character skills into action. I challenged all student on our sport days to

1. Do your best.
2. Have fun.

These photos highlight the effort and smiles from the days-

Also, a photo of Captain Courageous (CC) and Mr Steve, as they gave a high five to students at the Sport Carnivals.

Toys, School Uniform and attendance-

For the majority of our families, a huge thanks for role modelling respect by sending their child/ren to school in full school uniform, on time, ready to learn. I urge all families to keep toys, coloured jackets and jewellery at home. Reminder that staff will direct students to put these items in their bags straight away- Pokémon cards, poppers, Beyblades, plush toys, necklaces, bracelet and multi coloured jackets (only school jacket or plain navy blue will do!). The school takes no responsibility for the loss of these items at school as they are not part of our uniform or resources. Please read the information in the student diary. If you have financial hardship with school uniform, we are always ready to assist.

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.

Parents are a child’s first teacher. School staff are a child’s second teacher. Our learning walls are a child’s third teacher. Together we are Partners in learning.

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

A huge thank you to everyone who joined in the fun of our first fundraiser this Term. The money raised by our wonderful school community is going to the Children’s Cancer Foundation. It was wonderful to see so many families and staff joining in the fun for this very worthwhile cause.

Our second fundraiser this term will be our Lob-A-Choc at Bush Dance on June 18. Once again, we are asking for donations of chocolate bars for the stall. If you wish to donate any size or shape chocolate bar, please leave them at the office as they will be stored in my office.

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.

Our Year 3 students started their first ever NAPLAN tests on Tuesday. They were very excited to get their ideas on paper and show their teachers how much they love to write.

From the Year 4 Team

Mr. Tuckett and Mrs Harding have been working with our Year 4 students, teaching them how to collect data, compile the data using spreadsheets and turn the data into graphs. Students counted cars in the car park and recorded which colour each car was. They recorded this data on their working page and then inputted the data into their spreadsheet to create graphs to help compare the data. Students will continue to use this skill as they move through primary school and into high school.

From the Year 5 and 6 Teams

One aspect of senior primary schooling is learning how to work as a team member and how to work together under pressure. Our teacher volunteer their own time to train students before and after school and love to see our students representing Edens Landing State School with pride. Teachers received very positive feedback from other school during our Gala Days this term about the exceptional sportsmanship demonstrated by all of our teams.

On Monday this week, some of our Year 5 and 6 students competed in the State-wide Soccer Cup at South’s United. Once again, the effort and attitude we talk about at school shone through as they displayed excellent sportsmanship throughout the day. They won two games against St Francis, which resulted in them making the finals. They won the semi-final 5-1 against Stretton College and then lost the grand final 5-0 to the other Stretton College team.

It was wonderful to see that our students conducted themselves well by being both gracious winners and losers, showing that they respect the game, their team and their School.

A special mention goes to Bailey who received runner up MVP and Matteen and Mohadisa who received MVP awards on the day.

Well done to all players on a fantastic tournament and a huge thank you to Mrs Hropic who lead them on the day

Yours in Education
Cheryl Gibson
cgibs2@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal’s News

Happy Term 2 Week 4 – and what a big couple of weeks it has been for our school.

It was wonderful to see all our year prep-2s on the Sport’s Field, the first time for our Prep children. Thanks to Mr O and our Junior Sector staff for organising such a well-run event. CC even made an appearance, causing a lot of excitement.

Week 5 is the beginning of our Australian Early Development Census

Under 8s Day looks a little different this year, nevertheless just as enjoyable for our children. The children have been focusing on the Queensland Early Childhood Development Story:

It focuses on 5 key messages about the importance of young children's development and each message is an important chapter in the story.

• Loving relationships
• Healthy environments
• Learning everywhere
• Strong connections
• Supportive communities

The 5 chapters are:

The Queensland Early Childhood Development story lives on the ECEC website and each chapter has eye-catching images, useful information and animations.

Click on the website for some great information and resources for your little people.

We have our PBL Acknowledgment Day coming up next Friday; this is for last term so children still have an opportunity to work towards Gold for Term 2.

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 5 & 6 Term 2: 1-I am a learner when I actively participate in learning activities.

Over the next two weeks, students will be learning about

Student participation is an important aspect of teaching. Learners who engage in student participation activities retain more information and give their teachers important visibility into how they understand concepts. In a study by Faculty Focus, more than 70% of students saw a positive relationship between their participation and learning. They also saw value in other students’ comments in class. These students felt that classroom participation helped confirm what they’d learned, facilitated retention of the information, provided clarification and deepened their understanding of topics.

What you can do to help your child?

As a parent, you have a strong influence on your child’s learning and development from their early years and through school. You do not have to be an expert or know how to do the work your child is learning. Supporting and encouraging your child to learn makes a big difference.

The difference you can make

You are your child’s first teacher. How you support your child’s learning matters. You have a key role in shaping your child’s values, attitudes and approaches to learning at home, at school, and beyond.

Being engaged in your child’s learning

Research has shown that when parents are engaged in their children’s learning and build strong connections with their children’s school, there can be significant benefits for children:

• They are more likely to enjoy learning and be motivated to do well
• They have stronger relationships with other children
• They have greater confidence and social skills
• They do better at school and have increased wellbeing
• They are less likely to miss days at school.

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

Representative News

Congratulations to Kai and Ayden who recently competed at the Pacific District Cross Country at Rivermount. Kai placed 7th and Ayden 10th. Both will now compete at the Regional Trial later this term. Good luck boys!

Sports Day

A huge thank you to all the parents and spectators that attended on both days to cheer on the students and to the teaching staff for ensuring that both days were a lot of fun for all students. A special mention to Nixon 4H who broke the 9 years boys 90m, 200m, long jump record and Joshua 6T who broke the 200m boys record

Junior Overall Winners- Riley
Team Shield winners- Lawton
Track and Field winners- Riley
Overall Champions winners- Riley
Age Champions:-
8 year girls- Aurora
8 year boys- Austin
9 year girls- Nevaeh
9 year boys- Nixon
10 year girls- Zeiana
10 year boys- Lyncoln
11 year girls- Harper
11 year boys- Lyncoln
12 year girls- Bella
12 year boys- Joshua

Overall Age Champion- Joshua

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.

Yours in Sport

Ken O’Donnell & Shannon Beck
HPE Teachers

P&C News

P&C meetings: 17 May, 6.15pm, 21 June, 6.15pm – Administration Building Staff room.

Tuckshop News

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

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: 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.

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

Please take note of the sections regarding:

• Footwear
• Winter
• Jewellery/Hair/Makeup

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

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• 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