27 April 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Yours in education,

Leanne Odorico
Principal

New Students

A special welcome is extended to Harvey (2A), Arjun (2D), Kyden (5A) and Salem (6E) who joined the Kurwongbah School community recently. We hope you enjoy your time at Kurwongbah and we look forward to parent support with P&C and class activities.

Term 2 Staff Update

Mrs Gillespie returns as class teach of 5B. Mrs Brennan returns as class teacher of 1D. Welcome to Mrs Grant-Freeman who is replacing Mrs Barker as Business Services Manager for the first 6 weeks of Term 2.

Student of the Week

TERM 1 WEEK 10

Top Kurwongbah Kids

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

TERM 1 WEEK 10

Top Kurwongbah Kids – Term 1 Week 10

Date Claimers

Due Dates for Payments

Parade Presentations

Thank you to 4C and 4D who presented an informative and entertaining parade presentation relating to our school values on the last Friday of Term 2. Thank you, Mrs Farley, Mrs Neilson, 4C and 4D.

Thank you also to Chappy Carly, Mrs Turner, our Student Leaders and Performance Group Choir who presented a special ANZAC Parade last Friday. Thank you to all classes that created wreaths for our school ANZAC garden. It was wonderful to have many family and community members attend Parade. It was wonderful to see our school represented at the Kallangur ANZAC March on Monday to pay our respects on this important occasion.

Remaining parade presentation dates for 2022:

2023 Prep Enrolments

We are now taking names of Prep students for 2023. Children who were born between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018 are eligible to commence Prep in 2023. Parents are invited to contact the school office (Ph: 3481 4333) if they are intending to enrol their child at Kurwongbah for Prep in 2023. Enrolment forms will be sent out this term and interviews conducted early in Term 3. Please contact the school for further information.

National Assessment Program: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2022

NAPLAN is scheduled for Weeks 4 and 5 of this term. Our Year 3 and Year 5 students will complete the assessments online this year for all components except for Year 3 Writing.

General information about the assessments:

• NAPLAN 2022 Parent Information
• NAPLAN Privacy Information
• NAPLAN Privacy Notice

Next week our Year 3 and Year 5 students will complete an online practice test so they are familiar with the format and online functions. This is only a practice and is not part of the formal assessment. Year 3 will complete their practice on Wednesday and Year 5 on Thursday. Some examples of the types of questions students may be presented with can be found at the link below.

Below is the NAPLAN schedule for 2022. NAPLAN data is used as part of the suite of learning data for students to monitor their progress, identify areas of strength and focus areas and/or specific skills within learning domains.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent teacher interviews for Year 1 – 6 commenced this week. Bookings have been open since Monday 28th March. Booking are made online. If you encounter any difficulties booking, please check the booking guide attached below or make contact with your child’s teacher. Teachers can make bookings on your behalf if required.

Mother’s Day Craft Stall

The P & C Mother’s Day Craft Stall will be held in the Hall Supper Room on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th May. Students will have the opportunity to visit the stall with their classes to purchase items for Mother’s Day. Items range in price from 50 cents to $10.00. Below is the timetable for class visits:

Parking in Local Streets

A request that when you are collecting or dropping off your children at school that you consider our neighbouring houses and ensure that your vehicles are not blocking driveway access for these residents.

Covid Restrictions Update

Schools have returned to business as usual since Monday 7th March, with the following restrictions lifted: mask wearing in schools and limited access to school sites.

Parades, incursions, excursions and access to the school site for all parents and carers has resumed since Monday 7th March.

Volunteers are also a welcome to return to our classrooms however all volunteers must provide evidence of full vaccination at sign in at the school office. COVID safe practices including hand washing and classroom ventilation practices will continue.

Students who are unwell are to remain home and students who present as unwell during the school day are expected to be collected promptly from school. RAT tests will be sent home with parents if the child presents with COVID-like symptoms.

Parents will continue to be notified of positive COVID cases within classes via a letter emailed home to class members.

Useful Covid Links

• Queensland Government Covid-19 website:-

• I have Covid:-

• Home Quarantine General Information:-

• Close contact information:-

• After Covid:-

Kurwongbah Fete – Sunday 19th June 2022

Next Fete Meeting

The next fete meeting is scheduled for tonight, Wednesday 27th April, 6.30pm in the Staffroom.

Thank you to our amazing families for bring in donations, let’s keep them coming! Make sure you child gets their passport signed by their class teacher to win a prize when their passport is completed.

Fete Container

The fete container will be open Saturday 14thMay and Saturday 5th June between 8.00am and 11.00am should anyone have items for the Trash and Treasure stall that they wish to drop off.

Sponsors

Who can become a Kurwongbah Fete Sponsor?

Anyone who would like to assist us with either a product or cash donation is welcome to become a Fete Sponsor for 2022. Listed below are some of the stalls that need assistance and ideas of how you can help. If you own a business and can assist us or if you could approach your employer that would be wonderful. If you are a loyal and regular customer ask the owner – you never know until you ask.

Pick a Box

Past prizes have included: theme park vouchers, magazine subscriptions, fast food vouchers, jewellery, garden equipment, games, cameras. This is where small businesses can help, products or services from the following make great prizes: florists, fast food outlets, hairdressers, gift shops, nurseries, restaurants – the list is endless.

Sample Bags

This stall is aimed at the children and we would appreciate fun novelty items (stress bals, pencils, pens, rules, etc), hats, small toys, fast food vouchers, food samples (Nestles, Sakata etc). This is where the corporate world can help us out with their promotional items.

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

The trial of the multi-sort bins with the Year 5 cohort has continued to be a success. The students are now becoming very knowledgeable about how to sort their waste. The compost bins are filling up more quickly and in the three weeks we have been conducting the trial $18.40 has been raised from recyclable containers. We have been returning the recyclables to the big purple shipping container (recycling depot) at the edge of the oval on Frenchs Road.

If members of the community would also like to return containers and donate their refund to the school, they can label their bag of recyclable containers with the following code: C10192453

In other news, the Eco-Marines have an excursion planned to Tangalooma Island on the 5th of May. The aim of the day is to train students so they feel capable of fulfilling their role as an Eco-Marine Ambassador. Our Eco-Marines will attend workshops, presentations and be involved in team building activities. They will also have the opportunity to feed wild dolphins. They are very much looking forward to this wonderful experience.

Guidance Officer (GO) Greetings

Greetings Kurwongbah families!

Part of my GO role is to connect students and families to relevant services in the community. This week, I am sharing information about Family and Child Connect (FACC) – this is a FREE service for families who are going through tough times.

Helping families through life’s ups and downs

Family and Child Connect is a free, confidential service that can connect families to the practical support they need to bounce back in tough times. Family and Child Connect can connect you to local services that help with:

• managing your child’s behaviour
• building better family relationships
• stopping violence at home
• budgeting and managing money
• alcohol, drug or gambling problems
• accessing housing, health care or other community or government services

Family and Child Connect services are provided by trusted, local organisations who are experienced in working with families.

To find out more about Family and Child Connect, call 13 FAMILY (13 32 64) or visit the link below. Access to interpreters is available.

Olivia Devereux
Guidance Officer

STEM & Enrichment Education News

Makerspace Lunchtime Timetable

Solid Pathways Term 2

Selected students from Year 4, 5 and 6 are again participating in Solid Pathways for Term 2. Students will attend a 1- hour session every week, engaging with other students from a variety of schools in a collaborative, interactive, online environment for STEM related activities in a virtual reality program.

Kurwongbah’s Tech Girls Team

The Techgirls program is about changing the way girls perceive and engage in STEM. The program combines problem-solving through a social, business and technical lens, producing high-quality business plans, pitch videos and working app prototypes from girls as young as 7 to 17. Through highlighting pathways and role models and connecting teams with female mentors, students engage to build skills, which help to build confidence, teamwork and mentorship to help grow courage. Two teams of students from Year 6 are entering this year into the competition and are looking forward to the challenge! Best wishes for the project girls!

Robotic Immersion Day

Selected students from Year 5 attended the RoboCoast Robotics Immersion Day at Undurba on the 21st April. Students participated in a variety of challenges learning to control their robot and create programs using code. They engaged in a mini sumo robotics tournament to culminate the day. Well done students on your great efforts!

Music News

Thank you to everyone who has returned the Student Resource Scheme (SRS) forms. All parents have now been invoiced for their child's involvement in the Music program for 2022. Payment is due by 29 April 2022.

First Aid News

Students may require medication while they are attending school or during school related activities to manage ongoing health disorders or conditions, short-term illnesses or in response to a medical emergency.

The administration of medications to students is only to occur when there is either medical authorisation for its administration or it is required as an emergency first aid response.

Administering Medication – New Procedure / Forms

As of the start of Term 2, an updated “Administration of Medications in Schools Procedure” has been implemented. This includes new forms.

If you have any concerns, please contact First Aid for clarification.

Leigh Taylor, Marika Lankheet, Leona Tate
First Aid Officers
3481 4335 or FirstAid@kurwongbahss.eq.edu.au

P&C News

P&C News

A warm welcome to our new P&C Executive Member, Claire Drewery who has taken on the role of Vice President. We are very excited to have you onboard and look forward to your valuable contribution to our P&C and School.

Previous Executive members Mel Crowhurst (President) and Nick Ellis (Treasurer) have continued in their roles for another year. Thanks Mel and Nick.

Our P&C Secretary KC Mackenzie has stepped down from her role in the Exec team for the current year, and we want to extend our thanks and gratitude to KC for all the work she has done over the past 20 months.

P&C Exec Team Vacancy

We are looking for a coordinating wizz to join the P&C Executive Team as the P&C Secretary. This role suits someone who is good at keeping paperwork up to date, doesn’t mind following up reports due, and enjoys keeping spreadsheets in order. You’ll have good computer skills and be competent in emailing and using social media. This is a great role for any interested parent or community member to take on. Some weeks may require an hour of your time, and other weeks 2 or 3 hours. This role is supported by our P&C Admin Officer so you won’t be alone. For more information or to chat about the role, please contact our P&C President Mel at president@ksspca.qld.edu.au

P&C Meeting – All Invited

Our next P&C Meeting will be held on Wednesday May 11th at 6:30pm in the Staff Room. Everyone is welcome to attend and contribute to the conversations and decisions made at the meetings. Our May meeting will be focused on how to reduce expenditure, increase income, and secure the ongoing viability of the P&C. If you have some great ideas or would like to contribute to this, please come along.

P&C Membership

Would you like to be more involved in your children’s school? P&C Membership is a great start. You don’t need to attend meetings to be a P&C Member or get involved. All members receive the monthly reports and previous minutes from the meetings, so you can remain engaged from home. Membership is free, just complete the application form and return it to the school office.

QKR

Did you know that you can order your tuckshop and school uniforms online via QKR (pronounced Quicker). This is a great tool for busy families. You can order your tuckshop meals up to two weeks in advance, and uniform shop orders are distributed to your children to bring home with them.

You can order from your desktop online at the link below, or download the Qkr! app (by MasterCard) on Google Store or the Apple App Store.

Tuckshop News

Welcome back to Term 2. Congratulations to our two competition winners, Blayz in 2B and Amelia in 6E. We have a new competition running in Term 2, every time you order a meal deal you receive an instant entry. Thanks also to our Student Leaders who have created new Meal Deals for this term.

Term 2 Meal Deals

• Blayz's Hotdog Meal $6.50
  Hotdog, Brownie and Drink
• Amelia's Toastie Pack $7.00
  Ham and Cheese Toastie, Chocolate Mousse and Drink
• Poppy's Happy Meal $7.70
  4 Dino Nuggets, Chocolate Mousse and Drink
• Vlad's Popping Pearlescent Pizza Pack $7.50
  Ham and Cheese Pizza, Fruit Cup and Drink
• Autumn's Anzac Meal $7.00
  Meat Pie, Anzac Slice and Drink
• Annabelle's Scrumptious Spaghetti $7.50
  Pasta Bolognaise, Garlic Bread, Brownie and Drink
• Miller's Taco Boat $6.50
  Taco Boat, Brownie and Drink
• Kiana's Best Meal $8.00
  Meat Pie, Watermelon Cup and Drink
• Sage's Toastie/ Ice Cream Combo $6.00
  Ham and Cheese Toastie, Ice Cream and Drink

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.   

School Backpacks

School backpacks are available for $50. These backpacks are chiropractic approved and have a guarantee for the full time your child is at school.

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 the link below

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

Soccer-X

Soccer X program will be running an 8 week program on the school oval on a Wednesday afternoon during Term 2, commencing Wednesday 4 May. For more information and online registrations, please visit the link below.

Chess Mates Program

Redsticks Hockey Program

NDIS Early Childhood Approach Community Information Sessions