4 April 2022

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 community,

Term 1 of education in 2022 at ELSS has thrown many challenges through health and floods. We are at our best as a school when we work together. There are many stories of families taking the time to speak with a classroom teacher to work through concerns and issues. I know my staff value community engagement and were delighted with the high number of families at Parent Teacher interviews last week. Well done to all.

Each day I am reminded of our great school and community as I spend time in classroom seeing students connected to their teacher and the learning. Let continue to work TOGETHER as partners in learning for every student to ‘SOAR TO SUCCESS’

This newsletter is a celebration of learning. Our mission is to engage, inspire and empower EVERY student to a life of choice not chance. This is our visual message in the community-

I would like to celebrate our student leaders across the school. Our captains, PBL, Sports, Flag monitors and Student Council. This photo is of our year 3-6 student council, along with Mrs Bright. They provide student input and voice in school planning. Thanks to Mrs Blair for leading this work.

High Expectations and Positive Relationships are the foundations of our school at ELSS. Students are learning the national curriculum and also learning important social skills. It is these social skills that are explicitly taught every day, that set students up to be learners. It is your family social skills that we build from and the curriculum knowledge that we develop for you to build from. This is why I communicate that we are ‘Partners in Learning’.

The ELSS Annual Improvement Plan and Investing for Success continues to focus on improving literacy for ALL students. At the beginning of 2022, we took the time to celebrate our work in high impact strategies that reflected growth in our students English Level of Achievement. Our target for Semester 1, 2022 is to sustain 75% of students achieving A-C English. Our recent NAPLAN results confirmed our academic growth by closing the gap by 50% for ELSS and the National average. Well done everyone.

The Term 2 calendar is very full and jam packed with learning experiences for our students. The first 3 weeks are all 4-day weeks due to public holidays. This makes attendance even more important for your child for key teaching and learning time. I will share the current attendance rate and behaviour data with the community next term.

I wish you all the very best for a relaxing and enjoyable Easter holiday doing the things you love with the ones you love.

Yours in Education

Clint Curran
Principal

Deputy Principal’s News

Term 1 has certainly gone by quickly. I would like to wish all of our families a happy holiday and I look forward to seeing you all back safe next term.

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.

Student Council Fundraiser

A huge thank you to the families and friends of Edens Lansing State School who helped to make this the most successful Easter Raffle ever! We gave away 58 prizes and raised $744.00.

This money will be a wonderful boost to our Kitchen Garden program which benefits all students at Eden’s Landing State School.

NAPLAN 2022

Each year, students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). This year these tests will be done between May 10 and May 20. There will be catch up sessions across this time frame for any student who misses a test.

Students at ELSS will also complete a practise test on Wednesday March 30. The practise test will give students the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the online format of the tests.

Please read the information provided to inform parents about the process and privacy protection.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child and NAPLAN, please speak to your child’s teacher.

End of term celebration:

Your children and their teachers have been working hard to learn new and exciting things this term. Here are some of the Term celebrations from Years 3 to 6 and the Specialists.

From the Year 3 Team - Year 3 having fun learning.

3R: We loved going outside to find living and non-living examples in the school garden. This was part of our science unit. We used a magnifying glass to discover a world of micro beasts and tiny wonders.

3V: In Science we’ve been investigating the characteristics that make things living and non-living. We’ve also had fun making funny (but correctly punctuated) sentences!

3D: We have enjoyed exploring length in Mathematics, using metres and centimetres to measure items in our classroom. We even measured the height of each other. We also enjoyed making posters to explain why some numbers are odd and some are even.

3S: We enjoy writing time and are improving our sentences with capital letters, full stops and ensuring there is a subject, an interesting verb group, and that our sentences make sense!

From the Year 4 Team

This term the year 4 students have enjoyed weekly Mathematics rotations. They have been applying the knowledge they have learnt during their Mathematics lessons in engaging small group activities and learning games. They have completed various rotations on place value, multiplication and division, fractions and measuring mass.

From the Year 5 Team Eureka! Year 5 Found Gold!

Year 5 students have been learning about one of Australia’s best known and most exciting periods in history, the Australian gold rush. Students enjoyed the opportunity to take a trip to the past and visit ‘Eureka Town – 1854’. The excursion gave students an opportunity to learn about what life was like on the Australian gold fields. Throughout the day, they experienced the hardships and the excitement of the gold rush through role play and storytelling. After being bailed up by a notorious local bushranger, students tried tent making, mapping activities, panning for gold, bartering at the general store and finally they purchased a miner’s license and had the opportunity to strike it rich!

From the Year 6 Team

This term, Year 6 have been settling in to the very important role of being the Seniors of the School. We have had our badge ceremony for our School, PBL and Sports Captains and our School Captains have also attended a Leadership camp at Runaway Bay Sports and Leisure Centre. Although our learning has been disrupted by Co-Vid and the floods, our Year 6 students have really enjoyed participating in hands-on activities in Mathematics, Science and HASS. We are finding that the approach of “Learning Through Doing” is helping our students make stronger connections to the curriculum and they can more easily see how it relates to real life. Students are already looking forward to Term Two and are busy researching and creating artefacts for our HASS Pop-Up Museum Event. We are finding this project to be very valuable, as we work in groups to study how and why Australia federated and learn about how the three levels of Government work.

From the H.P.E Team

Cross country was once again a highlight of term 1. More information in Mr. O’Donnell’s article.

The Kokoda kids completed a tough 21 kms in 8 hours and 45 minutes. They had to battle warm conditions as well as three tough hills. An amazing effort was shown by all 24 kids.

Yours in education
Cheryl Gibson
Deputy Principal

cgibs2@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal’s News

This term has genuinely flown by and the community has worked together to overcome the difficulties of a delayed start and flood closures to help our children do the very best and Soar to Success!

As I walk through classrooms I see children enthusiastically engaged in learning - from learning letters and writing words to retelling stories with yoga in Prep; thinking mathematically and scientifically in Year 1 and mathematics and writing stories in Year 2 they are genuinely proud of their work.

Have a safe Easter break and come back refreshed for more adventure!

Logan City Council has a school holiday program for younger and teenage children some free and others a low cost, see the below link to find out more.

Kids school holiday workshops in April - Logan City Council Libraries (loganlibraries.org)

Anthea Grant
Deputy Principal

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 from the video below

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.

Week 1 & 2 Term 2:

Week 1

Reteach of the school expectations I am Safe, I am Respectful, I am a Learner. This will cover both in the classroom and outside of the classroom.

Week 2 & 3 I am Safe when I use Talk, Walk, Report to resolve conflict.

Students are explicitly taught this strategy for dealing with conflict.

1. Talk: use a firm voice and tell the person to stop and state the school expectation being breeched.
2. Walk: If the behaviour continues, walk away from the situation. Go to a safe space, walk towards a staff member and ask the adult for help to resolve the problem. Stay calm.
3. Report: If the behaviour continues, tell the person on duty at break times or classroom teacher during learning times.

Sometimes, students may need to go directly to Report when the problems are dangerous or persistent. All staff members on duty wear a fluorescent vest with STAFF written on the back. This makes it easy for students to locate the closest adult to support them.

HPE News

Cross Country

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Edens Landing Cross Country. This was a great day with lots of great results and a lot of fun had by all participants.

Thank you to all of the families and friends who came along to attend the event.

Results of the first three place-getters in each grade are published below. A special mention to Billie-Rose who equaled the U12 girl’s cross country record.

Zone Cross Country

Students who placed in the top 5 at cross country (born 2012-2010) will now take part in the Beenleigh Zone Cross Country on April 20.

Below is the timetable of events for the day. These are approximate times only and therefore your child will need to arrive at Rivermount College by 8:30am sharp for a warm up and walk through of the course. On arrival, your child will be required to see Mr O’Donnell so that your child’s name can be marked off and be given a nametag to compete in the appropriate race and relay. At 2pm students may be collected from the venue.

Students attending need to ensure they have appropriate shoes, lunch, applied sunscreen, bring water and a hat. Students will be given a cross country singlet to compete in and they may wear this to and from the event. Students can collect this before the trial day from Mr O’Donnell.

Representative News

Congratulations to Alex who was selected in the Pacific District AFL Team.

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): 3 June
Junior Sports Day (P-2): 2 June

Yours in Sport
Ken O’ Donnell

Office News

Parent Debtor Statements will be emailed to parents on 1st April 2022 for outstanding student invoices not paid. Please email the office for any queries office@edenslandingss.eq.edu.au

Payment Window open Eftpos only 8.30am-10.30am Wednesdays and Fridays

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

Tuckshop News

NEW PHONE NUMBER FOR TUCKSHOP

The tuckshop has a new phone number - 0482 175 646. Please update your contact details for the tuckshop to include the new number. The old number has been disconnected and no longer in use.

We are excited to again be offering Hot Cross buns for Second break up until the Easter Holidays. They will be available on Flexischools, so hop to it and get your order in.

We will also be adding Gingerbread Students to our snack menu.

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 0482 175 646 by 8.30 am 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 8.30 am 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.

Birthday Buckets

The Tuckshop offers 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 (0482 175 646) 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

Any information about tuckshop will be posted on our Facebook page and or sent via the Flexischools App.

Annette Honnery
Tuckshop Convenor
0482 175 646

Uniform News

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

Delivery of orders to classrooms has ceased, orders must be collected from the uniform shop or parents can arrange to have the order collected from the office.

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.

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

Flexischools:

Getting online is easy and only takes a few minutes to register. Simply go to the link below and 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.

Please book via the app or alternatively email the service.

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

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

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