Deputy Principal Pen
HAPPY EASTER
It is hard to believe that it has already been 10 weeks since we welcomed our students to the new school year. It has been a busy term at Enoggera State School with swimming lessons, the cross country, moving into the new building, Parent Teacher Interviews, Student Leaders’ Induction ceremony and great learning happening in all of our classrooms. Staff have worked hard to provide the best learning and experiences for your children throughout the term. It is now time for a well-earned break over the Easter holidays. I would like to wish all members of our school community a relaxing and safe Easter and I look forward to seeing you all again in Term Two!
Some dates for your calendar for Term Two
April 21st – MSP School Photo Day
April 24th – ANZAC Day Ceremony at ESS at 9am
April 25th – ANZAC Day public holiday and community march at the Gaythorne RSL club.
May 1st – Labour Day Public Holiday
May 3rd – City District Cross Country; P&C Mothers’ Day Stall
May 5th – P&C Disco at EPSHS
May 12th – Mother’s Day Stall
May 20th – P&C High Tea (ticketed event)
May 12th, 19th, 26th – Gala Sports Days for Year 5 and 6
26th May – Open Day for prospective families
19th June – 9am Principal’s Awards Assembly
21st June – Senior Track and Field Carnival
22nd June – Junior Track and Field Carnival; Senior Distance Events; Report Cards emailed home
23rd June – Under 8s Day
Assemblies are held in Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 this term at 2pm. Newsletters are also emailed home in the even weeks of the term.
BEFORE SCHOOL REMINDERS
A friendly reminder to parents, that students are not permitted on school grounds prior to 8:15am in the morning unless they are attending OHSC. There are an increasing number of students arriving prior to 8am to meet up with friends. There are no staff on supervision duty until 8:15am, so for safety we request that students avoid arriving prior to this time. Thanks for your support with this.
You will notice that Term Two events will start to be posted on our Facebook Page in the coming weeks. A reminder that you can see upcoming events at any time by clicking on the ‘Events’ tab at the top of our FB page. In the interest of privacy, we ask that parents do not refer to students by name on the FB page in the comment section. Thanks for your ongoing support of our school FB page.
Stop, Drop and Go
If there are car parks available, we ask that parents park in the marked car park spaces rather than along the stop, drop and go zone when dropping off and collecting students from OHSC. Parked cars in this area makes it very difficult for staff and other parents to reverse out safely to exit the car park. It also hinders the ability to clearly see students in this area making it unsafe. Thanks for your attention to this safety concern.
Uniform
As we finally move into the cooler months, a reminder that students are expected to wear a school jumper (available at the uniform shop) or a plain blue jumper. Students are not permitted to wear hoodies to school. If your child needs new shoes, please remember that our uniform policy is for plain black shoes with white socks. For those who are unaware, lost property is located under A Block near the uniform shop. Please ensure that you have checked the lost property if your child is unable to find their hat etc. Thanks for your support of the school dress code.
Easter Bonnet Parade
The Preps and Year 1s will participate in an Easter Bonnet Parade on the last day of the term, this Friday 31st March from 9:00am. Parents/carers are welcome to attend. Bonnets will be made by teachers at school for this event. The parade will be held on the multipurpose court. Please bring your hats and water bottles as it is expected to be warm. Parents will be asked to assemble at the South Pine Road end of the courts and the students will be lined up at the oval end. Each class will ‘parade’ in front of the parents doing two ‘laps’ of the court. We look forward to a lovely end of the term with our Easter Bonnet Parade.
Before/After School Procedures
A reminder that students waiting with parents before school under C Block are to be seated as this is not a play area. Currently there are many students running around and playing in this area of the school before school. This is not a play area at any time of the school day. If students waiting with parents would like to skip or play handball, they are welcome to move over to the Astroturf area from 8:30am under the supervision of our staff on duty. Parents are asked to wait under C Block until students return to line up.
After school, the playgrounds are actually leased by the OHSC provider. For this reason, parents are asked not to stop off to allow their children to play in the playgrounds on the school grounds. Thanks for your understanding with these procedures in our school.
MSP Photography
School photos are scheduled for the first Friday of Term 2. A timetable will be shared via Facebook and email with times for class photos, sibling photos and group photos (eg Student Leaders). Envelopes have been sent home for parents to order their photo packs. These envelopes are to be returned on the day of the photos.