8 June 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Yours in education,
Leanne Odorico
Principal

Student of the Week

TERM 2 WEEK 6

TERM 2 WEEK 7

Top Kurwongbah Kids

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

TERM 2 WEEK 6

Top Kurwongbah Kid – Term 2 Week 6

TERM 2 WEEK 7

Top Kurwongbah Kid – Term 2 Week 7

Date Claimers

Due Dates for Payments

Parade Presentations

Thanks to 3A and 3B Mrs Bothwell and Mrs Kemp for an entertaining performance of “I Can Sing a Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World”. Students hand signed in Auslan while performing the songs. Well done teachers and students.

Last Friday all our school choirs performed on parade. Well done to Mrs C, the Junior Singers, Middle Singers, Kurwongbah Blokes and Senior Singers for such an entertaining performance.

Year 3 Street Science Incursion

Last Wednesday the Year 3 students attended an entertaining and informative Street Science Incursion tiled “Hardcore Heat” as part of their Science unit for Term 2. Thanks to Mrs Owen our Science Teacher Year 3 – 6 for organising the visit.

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.

Assessment Moderation and Reporting

Teachers will be completing their assessment for Semester One by the end of Week 9. They will moderate the assessment pieces with their year level colleagues. Semester 1 reports will be completed and emailed to parents on Wednesday 13th July.

Academic Awards for students from Year 3 to 6 will be finalised and they will be presented on Parade on Friday 22nd July. A copy of Academic Awards Criteria for Semester One is below.

School Attendance

We are well and truly half way through Term 2 and the weeks are flying by. Remember that every day counts and consistent daily attendance improves student learning outcomes significantly. Please support us by ensuring your child is at school every day unless they are unwell. Your attention to this important matter is appreciated.

Payments

Education Queensland has introduced an additional method of paying for school invoices (camps, excursions, incursions etc). This method is called BPoint and is Education Queensland’s preferred method of payment. Please click on the link below for further information in regards to using BPoint to make payments.

Covid Restrictions Update

As you may be aware, Queensland Health has updated the requirements for anyone who is deemed a close contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19. Please note, when determining whether someone is a close contact, schools and early childhood services are not considered a household, or household-like accommodation or care facility.

New Requirement for Close Contacts

From 6pm on Thursday 28 April 2022, close contacts that do not have COVID-19 symptoms are no longer required to quarantine.

Students who are close contacts must notify their school that they are a close contact. For 7 days after becoming a close contact, students over the age of 12 must wear a face mask while outside of their home, including at school, and when outdoors if unable to physically distance. Queensland Health also recommends that children under the age of 12 wear a face mask when it is safe to do so.

It is recommended that students undertake a rapid antigen test (RAT) on the first day they leave home, and every second day (e.g. days 2, 4, and 6) until they are no longer a close contact. Close contacts that develop COVID-19 symptoms must not attend school and should isolate until their symptoms resolve.

Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)

Schools are now providing RATs to staff or students who are close contacts. Please contact the First Aid should you require a RAT.

If You or Your Child Tests Positive to COVID-19

Queensland Health requirements for people who test positive to COVID-19 remain unchanged. You must follow the Queensland Health guidelines outlined in the first steps to take if you have COVID-19.

Face Masks

As a gentle reminder, masks continue to be required in certain settings for anyone aged 12 years or older, such as when travelling on public transport. They are also recommended whenever you can't physically distance. Anyone who chooses to wear a mask at school will be supported to do so.

We will continue to keep you informed of any changes to our response to COVID-19.

Kurwongbah Fete – Sunday 19th June 2022

The next fete meeting is scheduled for tonight, Wednesday 8th June, 5.30pm in the Staffroom.

Thank you to our amazing families for bringing in donations. Everyone’s contribution will ensure we have another outstanding fete. Make sure you child gets their passport signed by their class teacher to win a prize when their passport is completed.

Art Union

Our Art Union tickets were sent home to every family last week and we need your help to sell the tickets to your family and friends. Tick are $2.00 each and puts you in the draw to win one of five great prizes. All tickets sold or unsold must be returned to the school administration by Friday 10th June. More tickets are available if needed, please feel free to ask for more tickets to sell.

Tickets will be for sale at the Fete, just look for the Art Union Stall. Ticket sales close at 2.00pm on Fete day and will be drawn at 2.30pm.

Sponsors

It is not too late to be a Sponsor of the Kurwongbah Family Fete. We have some great sponsorship packages available to families and businesses who want support their local community. Please contact the Fete Committee to discuss further (details below).

Volunteers

Many of our stalls have just one volunteer and we need more people to help out to make our Fete a success. Please volunteer for just an hour of your time on your allocated class stall to make our Fete an even bigger success. Volunteer forms have been sent home which can be completed and returned to the office.

Sweet Stall Donations

We are still in need of the following items to be donated for the Sweet Stall – brown sugar, cocoa, plain biscuits, cooking chocolate, unsalted peanuts and marshmallows. We are also needing small clean jars (up to 200ml) with metal lids for bottling ice cream toppings and boiled lollies.

Home Bakers and Sweet Makers

A note has been sent home for you to nominate what you can make, so flick through the recipe book and work out your top contenders. We are looking for lots of different items including cakes, slices, biscuits, scones, fudge, caramels, toffees and truffles.

Ride Passes

For a great day of fun, you can purchase an all day ride pass for the low cost of $30.00. To take advantage of this price, passes need to be purchased now either via cash at the office or by card through the QKR app. If paying via cash please complete the ride pass form and return to the office with your money by 3.30pm Wednesday 15th June. If paying via the QKR online app you may purchase multiple tickets under one child’s name. We will not accept any payments after this date for the discounted price. Ride passes will be sold on the day of the fete for $35.00 or single tickets can be purchased for $5.00.

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

Eco-Marines News

Last week the Eco-marines promoted ‘Waste Free Wednesdays’ on parade with the goal to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill at Kurwongbah State School.

‘Waste Free Wednesday’ is an initiative where students are encouraged to bring food items to school on Wednesdays without being wrapped or packaged in items that can be disposed of in our rubbish bins. Many families have already adopted these sustainable practices and through this initiative are hoping more families will consider how they can limit their child’s waste at school.

The Eco-Marines will continue to promote this initiative on parade and educate students on why it is important to reduce waste. Here are some examples the Eco-Marines mentioned on how you can enter into the spirit of ‘Waste Free Wednesday’:

• Instead of your child bringing sandwiches wrapped in cling wrap, they can pack them straight into a plastic container.
• If your child brings food in a zip-lock plastic bag, encourage your child to take it home again so it can be washed and reused.
• Chip and biscuit packaging are some of the most common types of rubbish thrown away. Before school depose of the packaging at home and bring the items in a plastic container.
• Crunch items don’t require packaging, put the item into a plastic container.

A big thank you to all students, staff and families who have supported the Eco-Marines with this very positive project.

Kurwongbah Kids Playgroup

Guidance Officer (GO) Greetings

Greetings Kurwongbah families!

Action for Happiness is an organisation that promotes….you guessed it, happiness! It is a movement of people taking action to create a happier and kinder world, together.

“Prioritising happiness and kindness influence how we approach everything – including our personal lives, families, communities, school and workplaces. It also shapes our views on public policy and helps us to consider the wellbeing of future generations too”.

Please see below their Joyful June Calendar – I encourage everyone to take a few minutes each day this month to think about the things that bring you joy in life.

Olivia Devereux
Guidance Officer

Inclusion News

I am generally passionate about what I do. I enjoy my job and love every day where I get to see a child grow. I am lucky because if I didn’t get some happiness out of what I did each day, I would look to change job.

I have sat in many enrolment interviews and spoken with my mantra about children being at school, “here, happy and learning”. I am a realist and recognise that not every part of the day brings happiness. In life, I like maths, I work on percentages – I want 80% content or above. Not every day is full of excitement and over-joyousness.

I spend a lot of time talking with students, and get a little concerned when I hear them say “you’re not allowed to be angry” or that being angry is a bad thing, that you get in trouble for. In fact, it may make me a little angry to hear that. I would challenge anybody to think of their life and not recognise a time where they were angry. It is an emotion, a naturally occurring, part-of-life, non-avoidable emotion. I think what we need to reframe things with it the International (no matter where in the world you are) Anger Rule: It’s ok to be angry. We all get angry. It’s not ok to hurt yourself, hurt other people, break things.

It is the emotional regulation that is important. Have you ever thought about the fact that our body’s reaction to anger and excitement is the same? Our heart rate increases, our muscles tense up, we get a funny feeling in our stomach, our arm hairs stand on end. Given that all behaviour is learnt, what are the opportunities we have to teach our children, as young as possible, the difference?

From a theoretical standpoint, there are four emotions: HAPPY, SAD, WORRY, ANGRY.

All our other feelings are degrees or levels of those four emotions. Content, melancholy through to overjoyed and excitement. Flat, down through to depressed, inconsolable. Concerned, on my mind, through to obsessed, unable to cope. Niggled, frustrated through to furious and rage.

Emotions are emotions, they are natural and unavoidable. It is what we do with them that is important. This is the role of self-awareness and self-regulation. The more we share, discuss, recognise our body signs and talk about how we stay in control with our emotions, the better we situate our children to move from dysregulation, to co-regulation to self-regulation (all at different rates, and times, levels – because we are all different).

If I can encourage our community though, let’s not avoid emotion, as then, when it comes around in life, we are not well equipped to understand it, and work with it. We just do it gently and together!

Cameron Brown
Head of Special Education Services

STEM & Enrichment Education News

Makerspace Lunchtime Timetable

Coding and Robotics

Junior and senior students can visit the Makerspace in the Library for coding and robotics. There are some great projects and competitions students can enter. Selected Year 4 classes are attending robotics classes this term, every fortnight to learn how to program and use EV3 robots incorporating mathematical concepts and digital technology. Come and join in the fun at the Makerspace and test your skills!

Design Technology – Year 5

Year 5 students are completing their edible plant service as part of their Design Technology unit. Students have created packages using recycled containers that will support an edible plant grown in the sustainable garden. Great work students!

Kurwongbah State School - RoboRave Australia 2022 Competition

Kurwongbah State School is seeking any donations from the community to help the students purchase team shirts for RoboRave, assist in registration fees and purchase LEGO robotic components. Please contact the Kurwongbah school office or Rebecca Rowley (Ph 34814333 or rrowl3@eq.edu.au ) if you can assist.

Premier’s 2022 Coding Challenge

The 2022 Premier’s Coding Challenge is on again! This challenge offers great prizes and an excellent opportunity for students to create some interactive and innovative coding to raise awareness of the importance of digital technologies for 21st century citizens and to predict digital skills and environments of the future. Entrants from Year 3- 6 can develop an app, game or animation, and they must submit a short video showcase with their entry. For more information visit the website below.

Book Club News

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 from 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

Tuckshop News

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 which will be available until Week 5 Term 3:

• Ivy’s Mighty Pizza Box $7.00
  Supreme Pizza, Brownie and Drink
• Luca’s Sliding Pack $6.50
  Sausage Roll, Brownie and Drink
• Hayden’s KFC Burger $7.80
  Chicken Burger (with lettuce and mayo), Moosie and Drink
  (Moosie must be collected from the Tuckshop)
• Nate’s Super Cool Meal $6.50
  Cheeseburger (pickles optional), Brownie and Drink
• Isla’s Super Soccer Meal $7.00
  Ham and Pineapple Pizza, Piklets and Drink

The following meal deals will be available until the end of Term 2:

• 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
• Amelia's Toastie Pack $7.00
  Ham and Cheese Toastie, Chocolate Mousse and Drink
• Blayz's Hotdog Meal $6.50
  Hotdog, Brownie and Drink

There is an extra charge of 50c to upgrade to a flavoured milk and 40c for sauce.

Wednesday Special

• Cheese Pizza $5.00
• Ham and Pineapple Pizza $5.00
• Mega Meat Pizza $5.50

Thursday Special

• Roast Chicken, Vegetables, Gravy and Garlic Bread $6.00

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

Parents are welcome to the Uniform Shop during opening hours with no appointment necessary. If you have an hour to spare and would like to volunteer in the Uniform Shop please email or call me.

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 a large range of second-hand uniforms in most sizes available including check shirts, blouses, winter jumpers and jackets.

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.

House Shirts

Due to delivery issues with our current supplier, we have made the decision to move to our Australian made supplier and will advise further once the delivery of the house shirts has been made. To the parents that are waiting for house shirts, we apologise for the delay. We are hopeful that the house shirts will be delivered in 2 – 3 weeks.

Winter Uniforms

Winter uniforms are now in stock.

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

The Salvation Army Form Help

Get help to fill in forms at The Salvation Army. Click on the link below for further information.

Junior Engineers Winter Holiday Camp

Join us for exciting new camps over the next school holidays. Click on the link below for further information.

Kallangur District Girl Guides

Lawnton District Girl Guides

Chess Mates Program

Redsticks Hockey Program