26 November 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,

As we approach the finish to 2021, it is timely to remember the ‘GROWTH’ seen within the school and in the community. I have seen growth in student learning, teacher practice, staff leadership, parent support and student engagement. We need to stay the course and continue to be partners in learning.

Thank you for your support to live out the Edens Landing Way-

Mission – Engage, Inspire and Empower EVERY student to a life of choice not chance.
Vision – Positive Relationships and High Expectations for EVERY student succeeding.
Expectations – Safe, Respectful, Learner
Motto – Soar to Success

The Queensland Department of Education asked me to conduct a school review on another school on the north side of Brisbane. After spending 3 days interviewing, interrogating data, compiling reports and observing- I have a renewed appreciation for all aspects of our school (people, processes and facilities). ELSS is on a great journey and we should feel confident with our progress. I know that for our school to be better, I need to be better and I was in the learning pit over the 3 days. The school asked ELSS to share our Bump It Up Walls strategy, Positive Behaviour for Learning processes, Bullying No Way expilcit teaching of respect and our communication strategies.

The colour run was a highlight of the year for many staff, students and families. Just over $21,000 raised for upgrades to HPE department. Just look at the smiles on the faces below.

Our staff work extremely hard to engage our students in classroom learning and inspire students in various educational activiites. Please see the Magic of Music and Learn to Swim photos.

Last chance to advise about enrolments- away from the area and a change of school for catchment. If you are planning to leave our school for the 2022 school year, I ask that you advise the office in writing as soon as possible and complete our Exit form to ensure we have the most up to date enrolment information. Please share this with friends who are leaving or those you may know are enrolling. If your circumstances change over the upcoming months and a change of school is necessary please let us know.

1 weeks to go! Don’t forget to register for FREE. Want your children to be able to cope better with life’s ups and downs? This free seminar can help you raise more emotionally resilient children, and looks at examples of the kinds of difficulties kids may encounter online.

Come to the free Raising Resilient Children (Focus on Cyberbullying) – Triple P online seminar on Wednesday 1st December from 9:30am to 10:30am.

Don’t miss out - book your free seat now at

Reminders-

• Small number of students are still arriving to school not in full school uniform with black socks or coloured shoes and jumpers.
• BUS and BASKETBALL COURTS- Students are to be supervised, in school uniform, when across the road in the basketball courts before and after school. We have received reports of students being rude to other children and adults. Further reports about negative behaviour on the school bus. Mitch, our adopt-a-cop, has spoken with numerous students to speak and act respectfully.
• BULLYING- NO WAY is EVERYDAY at ELSS. ELSS process for how our students are to respond to an incident: TALK-WALK-REPORT. If you have concerns of an incident, please contact your child’s classroom teacher, if needed it will progress to Deputy Principal. Thanks for your support of the process. Edens Landing SS does not tolerate Bullying.

Attendance, Uniform and celebration-

Our 95% & 0 Pizza Party Disco is only a week away. All students with 95% and above attendance and Zero negative behaviours for term 4 will be invited to celebrate. We had 412 students last term.

Whole school attendance is sitting at 89%. Our goal is 93% as every day represents missed learning.

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

As this is the last newsletter entry from me this year, I would like to thank our wonderful families and their beautiful children for the hard work and support you all give. It is a great feeling knowing we are all partners in your child’s learning. Have a wonderful break.

YEAR 3 NEWS

Our Year 3 little scientists have been investigating what happens when you add heat to solids. Our courtyard is an amazing outdoor learning space which is well utilized by our upper school classes.

YEAR 4 NEWS

Year 4 students have been exploring friction and how changing the type of surface makes a difference to how objects act.

Terrifying Trouble!

I have a gorgeous pet monkey,
Who is very nice and pretty,
Please don't tell her it's a joke!
Oh no, I feel a slight small poke,
I told you not to tell,
You can't keep secrets very well.

I turned my back, just to see,
That it wasn't my monkey, it was a bee!
It chased me all along,
So I found a trap to make it go BONG!
I guess you really didn't tell,
Well you do keep secrets very well.

But wait, I hear a sound,
Sounds like rattling on the ground,
I ran to the hallway, just to find
That my mad monkey was just behind,
Her ugly smell was so grotesque,
So I went and hid under my desk.

She soon found where I was hiding,
'Cuz I chuckled to find out what she was riding,
So I escaped, to find a new spot,
But before I hid, I tied a big knot,
But when she was following me,
She has encountered a buzzing bee.

She was really distracted for a while,
But then I was confused why her face had a smile,
I went back, hoping for the best,
Only to find out that the bee did the rest,
Her skin was as dry as my jokes,
And her hair looked like a hundred strokes.

After that, I felt very free,
Knowing that she had let me be.
That was a big, scary trouble,
I did not plan to burst her bubble!
To calm her down, I gave her a flower,
But wait, it wasn't a flower, it was flour!

-Nicole (4P)

Courageous Corgi by Sierra

My pup is a courageous corgi,
And I named him Brave Borgi.
The only thing he’s scared of,
Is the sound splish, splash, splosh,
And going for a wash!

He HATES big bubble baths,
And the brand of doggy shampoo, Carths.
But when I get out the doggy toy kit,
He starts to enjoy it.

But after a while he doesn’t want to stay,
And starts rudely running away.
Brave Borgi now has fuzzy fur.
Now he’s happy,
I DIDN’T KNOW HE COULD PURR!

He starts singing, ‘ Taglarbool gool!’
Now he’s courageous and cool!
He’s as cool as a pug in a pool.
I GTG (Got To Go)! He’s so hungry,
He’s about to drool.

YEAR 5 NEWS

"Year 5 students have been busy this week putting into practice everything they learnt about light at the Science Immersion Day last week. Their final task was to use reflective materials to investigate how to get light rays to go around a maze. They worked in groups and had many interesting discussions about reflection, absorption and refraction and how to bend light."

YEAR 6 NEWS

The Year 6 students are very excited to attend their graduation at Beenleigh Entertainment Centre. They have been practising the graduation routine and are looking forward to celebrating their Edens Landing State School journey with peers, teachers and families. It is important that students maintain their attendance over the next few weeks as we will be practising regularly.

Constable Mitch, our Edens Landing State School Adopt-A-Cop, met with our Year 5 and Year 6 students to discuss the importance of online safety. Students were introduced to a variety of strategies they are able to use in order to stay safe online, particularly with social media and online gaming. Thank you again Constable Mitch, we are looking forward to seeing you again in the near future!

Yours in education
Cheryl Gibson
Deputy Principal
cgibs2@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal’s News

The last few weeks of school are probably our busiest, especially with swimming, assessments, prep playdates, meet the teacher, refurbishing B Block and of course our celebration days.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents, children and staff who have helped make this a successful year for all our students, as we all work together to make things better.

Prep for 2022

In preparation for their transition to school, the children who are starting prep next year have been coming along for visits to the classrooms and joining in activities. They have been listening to stories, drawing, cutting and gluing. Though there may have been anxiety from both children and parents, everyone was able to settle and make the most of the time together. The children from our local centres have been visiting regularly this term, getting used to big school and meeting different staff members.

We look forward to seeing the new faces next year.

From the classrooms

Prep

Even during our wet weather, our preps are still learning.

Year 1

Year 1s have been learning about narratives and now they are in the kitchen making cookie monsters.

Yours in education
Wendy Williams

PBL News

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING 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 9 Term 4:

During week 9, students will continue 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.

Over the coming holiday break, it would be wonderful if parents discussed the school strategies and processes students will need next year. The Fast Five is the language used across the school for bringing students to engage in learning. Talk, Walk, Report is the strategy for dealing with conflict. THINK is a process for considering the words students use with each other and staff.

Office News

2022 Student Resource Scheme invoices have been generated and emailed out to parents, if you have not received your invoice please contact the office.

Cash Payment No Longer Accepted

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

PE News

School Swimming

Please see the attached notes for swimming for grades 3-4

Swimming Carnival

Our school will hold its first ever swimming carnival for grades 3-5 on Wednesday 8th December. This is a free event for students to attend and will be an expectation that everyone attends. Please see the attached information

Extra Curricular Programs

Please see when clubs and programs will conclude for the year

Softball club-finished
Interschool Sport training- finished
Touch Football/training- Thursday 2nd December week 9
Running Club- Wednesday 1st December week 9

Hats

Hats continue to be an issue in HPE lessons. A number of students are failing to bring a hat to lessons. It is essential that your child/ren has a hat to take part in lessons.

Yours in Sport

Ken O’Donnell & Shannon Beck
Health and Physical Education Teachers

Tuckshop News

Another year is nearly finished! Where does the time go?

Tuckshop will be closed last day of term for cleaning.

Stock is being run down for end of year which means certain menu items will not be available these last two weeks. Flexischools will reflect what is available.

Thank you
Annette
Tuckshop Convenor

Uniform News

Uniform Shop is open Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am - 9:30 am.

Yes, you can come in without placing a Flexischools order or making an appointment. Yes, you can come in during open hours and pick up your Flexischools order you placed.

-When school is no parents on site, we run on appointments only to be booked via uniform shop email.

*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.

...Prep 2022...

Uniform ordering is now available via the new order tab on flexischools made just for you.

"Prep 2022 Uniforms"

• Please make sure when you order via the tab on Flexischools, you create your Prep 2022 child's account and select their class to be Prep 2022.
• Orders will be ready for collection after 9:30 am on the selected order date from the office.
• Please do not order for your Prep 2022 child in your current ELSS child's account as the order will be cancelled.
• We need the orders in the Prep 2022, Name and Class to be Prep 2022.
• Yes, siblings can pick these orders up from the office for you if you can't make it.

Make sure if you know someone with an enrolled ELSS 2022 Prep child you let them know about our page.

Any questions please message our Facebook Page or Email the Uniform Shop, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Email: uniform_shop@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

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 in sizing 16 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 4:00 pm for Tuesday orders each week,
and
Wednesday 4:00 pm 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.

Outside School HOURS CARE- OSHC

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

All families need to resubmit their childrens enrolment form and request bookings for 2022 via the My Family lounge website (Please note: bookings do not rollover to the new year)

Absences

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

My Family Lounge app

NEW ENROLMENTS

To enrol your child please email the service ael@ymcabrisbane.org

Or follow the OSHC links to register on the YMCA Website

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 School 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?
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• 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