28 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,

We are truly blessed to work and learn at this wonderful school with beautiful grounds, committed staff, growing minds and engaged Partners in Learning. Thanks for the many emails and conversations about the progress our school continues to make. Over the past weeks, I have had the opportunity to visit other schools and return grateful about Edens Landing State School students, staff, community and grounds.

Along with the daily teaching and learning of the National Curriculum, our staff teach social skills to all 700 students. The social skilling of positive behaviour for learning looks different for all our students. Most students learn these positive behaviours by our tier 1 approach to explicit teaching and rewarding the positive behaviour we see. Some students require further support and teaching to display these positive behaviours. Finally, we have a small group of students who require targeted and intensive support and teaching to replace negative behaviour with the positive behaviour to be SAFE, RESPECTFUL and a LEARNER. I thank parents that share our messages at home and build that strong partnership between school and families. Learning Positive behaviour is just like learning the times tables in maths, some students may take longer but we never give up and increase teaching and support to be successful.

Teaching and non-teaching staff are well and truly engaging all students in classrooms that are inclusive, calm and orderly. The inspired learning is exciting - -

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.

Attendance at the school at present is 88.8%. Shout out to year 6 who are the best attending year level. Congratulations to the year 6 students and families. Our school goal is 93%.

Prep- 86.44
Year 1- 88.68
Year 2- 88.36
Year 3- 89.58
Year 4- 89.82
Year 5- 88.43
Year 6- 91.44

Reminders-

SeeSaw communication:

Communication between home and teachers is a crucial feature of Partners in Learning. Please ensure this communication is kept between work hours and allow for a 24-hour response time by staff.

Early Departure from school:

Full days of learning are important for student growth. If it is essential that you pick your child up early, please follow the school procedure.

1. Come to the office and let the office staff know you wish to collect you child.
2. Office staff will locate your child and ask for them to come to the office.
3. Wait in the office foyer to collect your child. The office staff will sign your child out once they are leaving with you.

Please do not ring in advance asking for your child to be sent to the office. Your child’s safety is our priority. No student will be sent to the office until the adult collecting the student is sighted and their identity confirmed.

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

It is hard to believe that we are already over half way through Term 2. It has been a very busy term filled with exciting learning and lots of fun. Students are working towards their end of semester assessments in readiness for report cards at the end of this term.

Student Council Fundraiser

Our second Student Council 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.

BUSH DANCE IS BACK IN 2021

Please mark Friday June 18 5.30pm-8.30pm 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 have been using MAB to explore place value. They were challenged to create a castle using their MAB. Each castle has a different value according to the number of Hundreds (flats) Tens (longs) and Ones (shorts) it contains. The students had lots of fun creating their castles. One very clever student said, ‘I know what you did Mr V, we think we’re just building castles but we’re actually doing Maths!’ What a wonderful way to learn about place value.

From the Year 4 Team

In Science, the year 4s have been exploring the effects of weathering and erosion on our environment. They had lots of fun learning as they conducted a science investigation to study the effects of water erosion on sandcastles.

Year 4 students have also been planting tomato plants in our garden. They are learning about how plant grow and measuring them to see how fast they mature.

From the Year 5 Team

Year 5 Bush Dance Stall 2021.

The Bush Dance is back and the Year 5 cohort are excited to be running the Lucky Pick stall. This stall replaces the Lucky Jar stall, using the same idea but replacing jars (which are a bit dangerous) with zip-lock bags. We want our stall to be a big hit so are asking for every child in Year 5 to bring at least one zip lock bag filled with anything you like or items for us to put into zip lock bags. Suggestions: Lollies, lollipops, coloured popcorn, small cars, hair ties/clips and decorations for girls, marbles, toy animals, vouchers, small toys. Please leave Bags/items at the office.

We are also looking for parents to volunteer on the night to help the Year 5 teachers run the stall. If you are able to help for half hour or so, please let your child’s teacher know or complete the note sent home.

Year 5 Science Matters!

Our Year 5 students have been busy exploring the observable properties and behaviours of solids, liquids, and gases. They have watched experiments, engaged in classifying materials, made predictions, and recorded results. Students are looking forward to working together to design their own science experiment and write a scientific report about their findings.

From the Year 6 Team.

Are you ready to START High School?

S tudy Skills

High School students need to have independent study skills such as:

• Keeping a calendar or planner specific to due dates and weekly tasks
• Making time throughout the week for focused study and revision
• Completing homework or revision on a daily basis
• Planning and preparing work and assessment before the due date
• Keeping notes and revision in a neat and orderly fashion
• Using both digital and physical resources for study and revision

T ech Savvy

High School students need to have the ability to use various technology such as:

• Locating programs and documents on unfamiliar devices and computers
• Using word processing programs to produce assessment
• Accessing email and responding to emails in a timely and respectful manner
• Saving classwork and assessment across multiple platforms like USBs and hard drives
• Using presentation Apps and programs to create multimodal presentations

A cademically sound

High School students need a basic skill level in:

• Timetables for basic multiplication
• Number skills specific to multiplication, division, addition and subtraction
• Completing simple sums and currency maths mentally, and without a calculator
• Use of ruler and protractor for measurement
• Read texts at or around their average year level
• Presenting short speeches and/or plays to an audience
• Following illustrated instructions to complete a tasks

R espectful and resilient

High School students require social and emotional skills to allow them to:

• Meet and familiarise themselves with different social groups
• Show respect to teachers and staff within a school setting
• Follow all instructions given by teachers and staff at school
• Use manners when making requests (Excuse me, please and thank you)
• Be willing to try new and unfamiliar experiences
• Understand and respect differing opinions, and the social and physical space of others
• Safely and respectfully interact with peers on social media

T ask ready

High School students need to be ready for the task that is high school by:

• Eating a healthy and balanced diet including breakfast daily
• Sleeping at least 7hours+ per night
• Arriving at school on time, every time
• Ensuring all learning materials are prepared before the school day
• Participating in physical activities and social events with peers
• Limiting use of social media and video games of an evening to promote sleep
• Being responsible for their own personal hygiene and grooming

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

Deputy Principal’s News

It’s been a busy two weeks in the Junior School demonstrating that learning can take many forms.

Year 1 children learning how to make string phones during the PBL Acknowledgement Day.

We have had children looking at and learning about the chickens we have near our amazing garden.

Year 2 children taking part in Under 8s Day.

Last Thursday, May 20, from 1.50pm – 2.50pm Year Two children got to participate in an activity of their choice for the celebration of Under 8’s Day.

Under 8's week is a celebration that happens every year.
Each year there is a different theme.
This year it was -

‘We've got a story to share.’

It's called the Queensland Early Childhood Development story.

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

The 5 chapters are:

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

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

Figure 1-Jai & Max

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 Term 1 – finally happened in Term 2 Week 5!

What an amazing day. Students enjoyed their rewards and spent the day with big smiles on their faces. Please take the time to thank the staff who make this event such a highlight in your children’s term. Without the dedication of our amazing staff, these events would not be possible.

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 7 & 8 Term 2: I am a learner when I am in the right place at the right time.

Over the next two weeks, students will be learning about being in the right place at the right time. This includes being in class during learning times, at a desk when asked, playing in the appropriate places and eating in the allocated spaces.

Office News

Student statements were sent via email to parents this week, if you have any queries relating to the statements please email the office : office@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

SRS REMINDER: 23 July 2021 is the final date for SRS to be paid in full, unless Centre pay deductions are in place.

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 Diya and Jahdae who were selected in the Pacific District Softball Team. Good luck at the Regional Trial.

Sporting Clubs

Softball- This activity is offered to all girls in grades 4-6 who is interested in developing and improving their skills required to play a game of softball. Students taking part in this club, will also have the opportunity to represent our school at future competitions. If your child is interested, please see Mr O’Donnell.

Sessions will be held on Tuesday afternoons from 3-3:45pm.

Running Club- This activity is offered to any student in grades P-6 who is interested in developing and improving their fitness. Sessions will be held by Mr Vergers on Wednesday mornings from 8:00am to 8:30am. Students attending must ensure they have appropriate footwear, change of clothes, spare socks and a water bottle. If your child wishes to take part in the running club program, please see Mr Vergers.

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. 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

Chappy News

We are halfway through the year; the year is going fast as usual. This time of the year we celebrate Chappy Week, the last week in May. This year it was the 23 - 29 May. This is a week where the communities highlight the work school chaplains do in our schools. We have chaplains in schools all over Australia working to support supporting schools and families. More than 67% of Queensland State Schools have a chappy.

It is really a privilege to be able to do the work that I do and I am very blessed to be able to work with such wonderful school communities. I thank you all for your support.

For those that are not sure what a school chaplain does here is an explanation from the SU Qld website.

SU QLD chaplains, or ‘chappies’, provide spiritual and emotional support to school communities. They are in the prevention and support business: helping students find a better way to deal with issues ranging from family breakdown and loneliness to drug abuse, depression and anxiety.

They provide a listening ear and a caring presence for children and young people in crisis, and those who just need a friend. They also provide support for staff and parents in school communities.

The top 5 issues students talk to chaplains about are:

• Friendship/Peer Issues (14%)
• Bullying/Harassment (12%)
• Mental Health – Anxiety/Depression (11%)
• School Behaviour (10%)
• Family Breakdown/Parental Separation (9%)

Sourced from : https://www.suqld.org.au/services/chaplaincy/

Chaplaincy provides this support through various ways, such as one on one conversations and running social, emotional, and spiritual programs. Here at Edens Landing I provide support in these ways and with programs such as Chic Chat and SUPA Club, Parents Afternoon Tea and Breakfast Club.

If you would like to know more about what I do here at Edens Landing or to contact me for any reason my email address is pquat0@eq.edu.au.

Chappy Tricia

P&C News

P&C meetings: 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

Annette Honnery
Tuckshop Convenor
38057999

Uniform News

Uniform Shop is excited to announce it is now officially open, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am- 9:30am, permanently.

You might think, wasn't it always? Answer: No, it was not!

It was just open Thursday and during covid last year we opened an extra day, and it has continued to work so well, we are keeping the extra day.

Effective and put in place 17.05.2021.

*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.

No appointments needed for now so if you miss the Flexischool cut off pop on in and purchase during open hours.

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.

New jumpers are here! They have the new logo on them, which looks fantastic!

Jumpers with new logo are now priced at $34.00.

Jumpers with the old logo are $31.00 and still available in some sizing. When they are gone, the new jumper with the logo will replace them.

Pricelist:

A new price list is being organised and will represent any new price changes and will be advertised ASAP.

Sports Shirts:

What stock we have left is now up on flexischools and ready for purchasing. Please keep in mind that this is all we have, once gone there is NO MORE coming in. They are $30.00 each and are in sizing 14 and above across the house colours some only have 1 or 2 sizing available which you can see on flexischools.

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.

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
• Socks are white ankle socks (available in the uniform shop.)
• Winter Uniform
• Jewellery/Hair/Makeup

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

Outside School HOURS CARE- OSHC

We have welcomed families back in to sign in and out, Please ensure you do this upon drop off and pick up. If you have not set up a pin number for this please see one of our friendly staff and we will help you set this up.

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.

My Family Lounge app

Please use the app to book casual places of 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 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/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

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