2 March 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Yours in education,

Leanne Odorico
Principal

Student of the Week

TERM 1 WEEK 4

TERM 1 WEEK 5

Top Kurwongbah Teacher

Top Kurwongbah Kids

Congratulations to the following students who have recently received Top Kurwongbah Kids Awards by showing our School Values:

TERM 1 WEEK 4

Top Kurwongbah Kid – Term 1 Week 4

TERM 1 WEEK 5

Top Kurwongbah Kid – Term 1 Week 5

Date Claimers

Due Dates for Payments

Year 6 Leaders Badge Presentation

Our 2022 Student Leaders were presented with their badges and signed their leadership pledges during a modified ceremony Friday 25th February. We would like to congratulate all of our students who have been selected to fulfil leadership positions during the year. These students will be recognised again during our first whole school Parade in Week 7.

School Leaders Council 2022

Music Captains 2022

House Captains 2022

School Photos – 14 & 15 March 2022

Our annual school photographs are scheduled to be taken Monday 14th March and Tuesday 15th March (Term 1 Week 8). These will be taken by Leading Image School Photography.

All students will have an individual photo taken, as well as a class photo. Ordering will stay open after Photo Day.

Orders placed after the bulk orders have been printed, will be sent directly to parents and will incur a postage charge per order.

Ordering Photos

Photo are to be ordered online from the link below. Access Key is 448E88QY. There will be no cash accepted.

Sibling Photos

Any Sibling Photos must be ordered by 4:30pm the night before photo day. Any Family Photos that have not been ordered before the cut-off, will not be taken. There will be no exceptions on the day.

Uniform Requirements

It is preferred that this be the check uniform however the Jade shirt is acceptable. Students are not to wear their HOUSE shirts, unless they are House Captains and having this specific photo taken. Students should also wear white socks with their black school shoes.

Covid 19 - Useful Information Links

• Back to School Plan:- https://qed.qld.gov.au/covid19/back-to-school
• I have Covid:- https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/stay-informed/i-have-covid
• Home Quarantine General Information:- https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/protect-yourself-others/quarantine/home-quarantine
• Close contact information:- https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/stay-informed/exposed-to-covid/close-contacts
• After Covid:- https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/stay-informed/i-have-covid/after-having-covid-19

Voluntary Contribution

Voluntary Contribution is a vital part of the Kurwongbah P&C’s commitment and helps to fund reading books, maths & science consumables, art consumables, digital resources, sporting equipment and positive behaviour learning program resources.

You can make a financial contribution to the school by completing the attached form and forwarding with payment to the school office. The contribution equates to $1 per week for the 40 weeks of the school year. If parents would like to pay a larger or smaller contribution towards their child’s education they are welcome to do so.

Absences

Absence notification process

Please advise of your child’s absence early in the morning before 9:30am, so that it can be recorded prior to the SMS absence message being remitted.

When reporting absences, please use our SMS service (preferably) on 0429 919 560. Your other means of letting us know is via our absence line (3481 4366), by QParents or by the main phone line. Please be sure you indicate the following when reporting the absence:

• Name of child (especially if there is more than one child in your family)
• Absence reason – Please indicate if your child is sick or at an appointment etc. Indicating that your child is not coming to school, does not give a true reason for the absence.
  NOTE – there is a limit of 100 characters. Please limit the amount of words.
• Late Arrival – If your child will be late due to an appointment, please indicate an approximate time of arrival
• Dates of absences, if longer than 1 day

When using our absence line (3481 4366), please speak very clearly.

Bell Times & Appointments

Parents are reminded of the bell times. If you are planning to collect your child during the break times, we MUST have prior knowledge, so we can have your child waiting at the office. We can’t otherwise guarantee to locate your child until they transition back to their classroom.

Student Safety Issues

The safety of students and staff is very important. Members of the school community are asked to observe the following:

• Students are required to have their Kurwongbah school hats at school EVERY day and students must wear hats during both play breaks unless they are playing undercover.
• Students who bring scooters to school must secure them in the bike area. Scooters are NOT to be stored in class areas.
• Parents and carers are also asked to use the school crossings (Eacham Street and Eucumbene Drive) when bringing their children to and from school. This teaches our children the correct road safety rules. Thank you for your support with these safety precautions.
• Parents and carers are permitted to photograph their own child at school events and activities but are requested to refrain from taking photos of other children or posting school material online (including facebook).

Contact Details

It is important that the school have the correct contact details. This is especially important in emergency situations or if your child presents as unwell during the school day. If you have changed your mobile phone number, address or email address, complete the attached form and forward to the office. Please be also aware if you have a change in emergency contacts.

School Council News

The school council is seeking two parent representatives for nomination for 2022/2023.

The role of the School Council is to support the Principal in setting and reviewing the School’s Strategic planning and progress. Recent work focused on Strategic Partnerships including establishing a playgroup, connections with University of Southern Qld to promote learning partnerships and a focus on partnerships supporting sustainable practices within our school community. The current School Council have developed a 2022/23 Action Plan focusing on early years partnerships and sustainability practices within the school community. If you would like to know more about the School Council or may be interested in applying for the 2022/2023 position, please contact the Principal or school office (07) 3481 4333 or download the nomination form and return to the office.

Kurwongbah Fete – Sunday 19th June 2022

Next Fete Meeting

The next fete meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 9th March 2022, 5:30pm (before P&C Meeting) in Staffroom.

Fete Collections

Fete Collection weeks commenced this week. All students were issued with a Fete Passport that will reside with the class teacher. Don’t forget to have your child’s Fete Passport signed off with the item for this week.

Collection Week 1 – 28-Feb to 4-Mar (Lucky Jars)

Children are asked to bring in anything small to put in the jars - stickers, hairbands, lollies, small toys, stationery, bubbles, novelty items. Jars are also encouraged. These do not need to be filled as our convenor will organise this.

Collection Week 2 – 7-Mar to 11-Mar (Sample Bags)

We are seeking new fun boy or girl items to make up to 1000 sample bags. Possible items include toys, stationary (pens, pencils, rules, erasers), books, merchandise, hats, balls. We also accept sealed toys (McDonalds, Hungry Jacks, Red Roster etc) that your children don’t want are very useful. Any amount from 1 to infinity is most welcome!

Any parents who run a business, we are happy to accept corporate items (stress balls, pens, lollies) to help promote your business. Please contact the Fete committee.

Collection Week 3 – 14-Mar to 18-Mar (Jams & Pickles)

We are accepting donations of clean glass jars with metal lids, as well as fruit/vegetables and sugar. If you have bulk fresh produce you would like to donate, please contact the Fete committed to arrange collection from you. We would love to hear from anyone with overflowing fruiting trees.

You don’t necessarily have to cook the jams, just supply the fruit.

Fete Convenor

We are looking for stall convenors. Our fete cannot run without volunteers. Each convenor is responsible for the planning, execution and reporting on their chosen stall. Convenors will be supplied with as much information as possible on how the stall was previously run. Working closely with the Fete Committee, convenors will also be given the choice/chance to bring new ideas to fruition.

Why not run a stall with a friend. Please contact us or come along to our next fete meeting to find out what it’s all about. You can email us at kssfeteconvenor@gmail.com.

List of stalls needing a convenor,

• Arts and Crafts
• Basketball
• Chocolate Game
• Darts
• Steak Burger
• Face Painting
• Grocery Gamble
• Hoopla
• Pick a Box
• Pie Van
• Putt Putt
• Footy Throw
• Art Union
• Trash and Treasure
• Pre loved Clothes
• Devonshire Tea
• Duckpond
• Fair Floss
• Haunted House
• Knock Ems
• Sample Bags
• Plants
• Sweets
• Crazy Hair

Facebook Page

Follow our Facebook page, Kurwongbah State School Fete.

Alana Krogh (0431 945 952) & Kirsty Cherry (0409 768 545)
Fete Convenors
kssfeteconvenor@gmail.com

Eco-Marines News

Congratulation goes to Reuben Mills, Rory Mitchell, Asha Felton and Chloe who were voted Eco-Marine ambassadors. A big congratulations also goes to the other nominees who spoke confidently in front of their Year 5 peers and I encourage them to join the Eco-Marines support crew. The four elected ambassadors can look forward to a training day at Tangalooma Island on the 5th May.

The Eco-Marines ambassadors will be responsible for educating students, staff and the wider school community on ways Kurwongbah State School can reduce the amount of waste produced and ending up in landfill.

I know the students are keen to get started and make a difference.

Chappy News

Greetings Kurwongbah families,

One of the things I love about being a Chaplain, is the opportunity I have to see students grow and develop throughout their educational journey. Working across all year levels gives me the chance to really see the changes that students go through as well as being able to support them as they navigate the various challenges of growing up.

One of the most common challenges I see students dealing with, regardless of what year level they may be in, is in the area of building solid friendships and developing healthy friendship skills. It is a rare week that goes by where I am not being called upon to help a young person work their way through a friendship challenge or talking with students about the negative sides of peer relationships, especially in the upper grades.

While there are plenty of tools and strategies we use and teach at school around good friendships, parents play a pivotal role in setting their child up for success in this area. As parents, we have a great opportunity to model and teach our young people not only how to be a great friend, but how to deal with friendship issues as they come up. Some of the ways we can do that include:

1. Speak positively about your own friends. I love raving about my besties to my kids and they love them as a result. I often talk about the reasons I love the women I get to do life with and the qualities they bring to my life.
2. Show them how to make new friends by making new friends yourself. Involve them in (age-appropriate) settings where you are out of your comfort zone and meeting new people – imagine, if it is hard for you, what it might be like for them! This can be a great learning experience for you both and helps develop empathetic understanding for what our young people face when encountering new schools, new year levels and so on.
3. Allow your child the opportunity to make new friends. For example:
   - Encourage participation in extracurricular activities such as afternoon sport, library clubs, community and youth groups.
   - Gradually move the goalposts of their dependence on you.
4. Role model how to repair after conflict. How you model conflict resolution can go a long way to helping your young person reflect the same skills.

Attached is a great resource to have on hand when thinking about what kind of friendship skills we can help our children develop. It is well worth having on hand and exploring these qualities with our children whenever a learning opportunity comes up.

Have a fantastic week!

Chappy Carly

STEM & Enrichment Education News

Makerspace Lunchtime Timetable

Design Technology

Year 5 students are creating a service for an edible plant as part of their Design Technology unit and assessment. Students will need to bring in a container or repurpose an item that they would like to plant their plant into for the assessment. Items can be brought to the Makerspace for collection. Milk containers, tubs, tins and plastic bottles are just a few ideas for this project.

Premier’s 2022 Coding Challenge

The 2022 Premier’s Coding Challenge is on again! This challenge offers great prizes of coding and robotics kits and an excellent opportunity for students to create some interactive and innovative coding. The theme for 2022 is #digitalfuturesqld. Technologies is an ever-growing industry that will impact the future world of work.

Entrants from Year 3 -6 can develop an app, game, animation or website, and they must submit a short video showcase with their entry.

For more information see the teachers in the library or visit the link below for more details.

Entry portal opens 1st April and close on the 17th September 2022.

Coding and Robotics

Junior students are enjoying using their coding and problem-solving skills to program the robotic mouse to reach the cheese. They set the course using the green square templates and use the robotic mouse to move along the path. Will your mouse reach the cheese? Come and join in the fun at the Makerspace and test your skills!

Lego Creations

Junior students are having great fun designing and creating with Lego constructing vehicles and other devices in the Makerspace. Students can enhance their design by adding motors and sensors using the We-Do 2 kits with block coding to make their device interactive.

Music News

Thank you to everyone who has returned the Student Resource Scheme (SRS) forms. Students who have not returned the forms have been sent a dojo message and hard copies have been sent home with your child. Please ensure the forms are returned promptly. In the coming week your child will receive a note (hard copy) regarding the cost involved in the Instrumental Music and/or Choral Program. This note will have your child’s name on it with details itemising the amounts payable for your child. An invoice will then be emailed with the total amount. Please keep an eye out for the note and email.

Performance Uniforms

Students in all instrumental ensembles and choirs will start to be fitted for a performance uniform from this week. This is a very lengthy process and it might take a few weeks before your child is fitted. Once all students have been fitted and payment has been finalised, your child will be able to take the uniform home (this will be towards the end of the term).

Rehearsals

Rehearsals are well under way and our pieces are starting to come together. Instrumental students should be undertaking individual practice at home to ensure they know their part for a productive rehearsal when they all come together. Practice makes progress!

Thank you to everyone for arriving on time for rehearsals and also for emailing (or dojo messaging) the teacher if your child can’t attend. Please check the start time below to ensure your child is on time for before school rehearsals.

Physical Education & Sports News

Met North Swimming Trials

Congratulations to Oliver, Estella, Hope and Saffron who represented Kurwongbah State School as part of the trials. All students performed strongly against some strong competition. Well done students on the many hours of training you have completed in the lead up to the event. Congratulations to Saffron who was selected as a Met North Team representative to attend the Queensland State Schools Swimming Championships at Chandler in Week 9. Saffron was selected to race in all of the events she entered and may also compete in an additional individual and relay event during these championships. Great work Saffron.

Sport Calendar Term 1

A series of school, district and regional sporting activities commence from this week. They are all included in the attached document. Some additional details are included below:

• District and Regional Trials : All students obtain a trial form from Mr. Fowler. Some sports require trials at a school level to determine who attends.
• Sporting Schools Football : This is for students in Year 1-2. An external coach will run these sessions. Mr. Waldron is the key contact for these activities and will be present at each session.
• Cross Country Training commences this week also in the lead up to our school trials in Week 10. This is a good opportunity for our students aged 10-12 to build their fitness.

Interschool Sport

Year 5 and 6 students will participate in a modified format for sport this year. Instead of a Gala Day in Term 1 and 3 we will schedule 3 x part day events in Term 2 and another 3 x part day events in Term 3. Students have indicated their preferences for different sports and permission forms were issued last week and parents emailed invoices 23rd February. Training sessions for League Tag Boys will take place after school Tuesdays with Mr. Fowler and League Tag Girls after school Thursdays with Mr. Wood and a NRL coach. Training sessions for the other sports will be scheduled once we have a clearer indication of how many students will be participating.

Book Club News

If you would like to give books as a gift for Easter just remember when ordering you can click on the GIFT when ordering then when it comes in the office will call you to collect from there.

How Book Club Helps Your Child’s School

Every time you place a Scholastic order, your School is being rewarded! For example, for every Book Club order you place, Scholastic receives 20% of your total order spend to your school as Scholastic Rewards. This allows the school to purchase books and resources for your child’s classroom and the library, helping students reach their highest potential.

How To Order

The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school and the books will be delivered to your child’s class. You can place your child’s order via the link below or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Cash orders can be handed into the library. Simply fill out the order form on the back of the catalogue, place the form and the exact cash amount into an envelope or clip seal bag and drop off to the LIBRARY ONLY!

Julie Collins
Book Club Coordinator

YMCA OSHC News

Hello everyone,

We have quite an exciting month ahead of us at YMCA Kurwongbah. Our team is working hard to settle our children in from their return to school and ease them into a new year of fun and learning.

We are always looking for ideas from our families to build experiences for children. After all, as strong and positive as we make our relationships with the children, no one knows them better than you do. If you have any ideas of activities your child may want to experience, let us know. Feel free to send us through an email at akb@ymcabrisbane.org with any ideas you might have.

We are working on finalising all account details for you and your children. You may be asked in the near future for some additional information for your child’s file. It is critical the information we have for your child is current, so your cooperation is appreciated.

We are excited to announce still have a few positions available for before and after school care, so book them in! Positions are going fast.

If you have any questions about the amazing Outside School Hours Care we offer, please feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Jay Gomez
Coordinator
The YMCA Kurwongbah Team
Phone: 0448 244 060
Email: akb@ymcabrisbane.org

P&C News

AGM Meeting

Our next meeting is scheduled for March 9th at 6:30pm. This meeting will commence with our AGM and be followed by the monthly meeting. At the AGM, all positions on the Executive Team (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary), along with the Fundraising Subcomittee and Building Fund Sub Committee will be vacated and open for nomination for 2022. Our P&C Executive Team is supported by our incredible admin officer who contributes to various expectations within executive roles. If you are interested in nominating for any of these positions, please read the role description attached and email admin@ksspca.qld.edu.au to obtain a nomination form (also attached). Forms are also available from the administration office at school.

More information about these roles is also available on the P&Cs Queensland website below.

2022 Membership

Parents are encouraged to become members of our P&C by completing the P&C Membership Form and returning to the office. The P&C is ready to hit the ground running and look forward to a productive and rewarding year and this will only be achieved if our incredible community band together!

Tuckshop News

Term 1 Meal Deals

We are very excited to be introducing more meal deals created by our student leaders.

• Miller's Taco Bell $6.50
  Taco Boat, Browning and Drink
• Kiana's Best Meal $8.00
  Meat Pie, Watermelon Cup and Drink
• Sages Toastie / Ice Cream Combo $7.00
  Ham and Cheese Toasted Sandwich, Ice Cream Cup and Drink
• Hayden's Super Sushi Thursday $6.00
  Sushi, Brownie and Drink
• Charlotte’s Pizza Pack $6.50
  Ham and Pineapple Pizza, Brownie and Drink
• Niamh's Messy Spaghetti $6.50
  Pasta Bolognaise, Brownie and Drink
• Raina's Hotdog Bundle $7.00
  Hotdog, Garlic Bread and Drink
• Mia's Popping Delight $6.50
  Mac and Cheese, Popcorn and Drink
• Waldo's Build a Hamburger $7.50
  Hamburger, Chocolate Mousse and Drink
• Chappy's Italian Sub $7.80
  Italian Meatball and Cheese Sub, Moosie and Drink

All meals come with a popper or you can upgrade to a flavoured milk for an extra 50c.

Ordering

The preferred method of ordering is online via the QKR app, as all details of in stock items are available. We also accept over the phone orders and cash orders over the counter.

Cash

Tuckshop is once again accepting cash sales via the bag system and for over the counter items in break times.

Phone Orders

Parents can place a phone order, by phoning the tuckshop directly on 3481 4337 and paying by credit card. Cut off for phone orders is 9:00am.

Online Ordering

Parents can order via the online QKR app. Cut off for online ordering is 8:00am. Please ensure you have your child’s correct class, so your child’s meal is prepared and ready in the correct collection place.

Allergies

We currently cater for many students with allergies. If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact our team and we will be able to give you up to date information regarding our products.

Tuckshop Hours

Sandra and Carol
Tuckshop Convenors
3481 4337
tuckshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au

Uniform Shop

Second-hand Uniforms

Don’t forget that you can sell your second-hand uniforms through the Uniform Shop with 50% from the sale going to the P&C, which is spent providing better facilities for your children.  We have parents waiting for second-hand uniforms.   

Ordering Through Uniform Shop

The following options are available:

1. Email Orders
   Email your order through to uniformshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au. This will be processed next time the Uniform Shop is open.
2. Phone Orders
   You can phone the Uniform Shop during open hours and pay by Credit Card.
3. Qkr! Online Orders
   Download the Qkr! App, or use the web-based version of Qkr at https://qkr-store.qkrschool.com/store

The preferred payment options are by Eftpos either by email order or over the phone by credit card or direct deposit.

Uniform Shop Hours

Delivery days are Monday and Thursday.

Thank you
Kay Mitchell
3481 4323
uniformshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au

Containers for Change

Community Notices

Sunshine Orienteers

Sunday March 13th. 8:30 to 11:30.
Grab a map, a mate and navigate your way around Narangba by bike or foot.
Go solo or in a team. Race or social.
Bike: 12-20km. $15- $25
Foot: 3-7km. $10-$15

Sunshine Coast Inclusive Education Workshop - Friday 25 March

Community Resource Unit Ltd. (CRU) will be bringing its new workshop for families of students with disability to Bokarina/Sunshine Coast on Friday 25th March, as part of the Families for Inclusive Education Project. This project is funded by the Queensland Department of Education and is in its third year.

This FREE workshop is designed to assist families of students with disability to understand inclusive education, including the Queensland policies, supports and processes. It supports families to develop the confidence and skills to advocate for their young person with disability, and to collaborate effectively with their children’s schools.

Hot Shots Before School Tennis Lessons

Hot Shots before school program is available at the tennis courts on the school grounds.

• Tennis Australia Coach, Lorrae Thompson.
• Spots available for Prep to Year 3 Red ball.
• Friday mornings 7.55-8.40am all year round.

For info please contact Lorrae on 0402 110 508.

Chess Mates

Chess Mates are once again running their afterschool program on a Thursday afternoon at the Hall.