The term is progressing very quickly and it is almost time for the Year 5/6 Camp.  I am lucky enough to be heading to Luther Heights Camp at Coolum again this year with the Year 5/6 teachers, Mr Woodrick and the senior students to enjoy 3 days of outdoor learning.   I am excited about the opportunity to spend time with the senior students in a different environment, although walking up the steep hills are not something I look forward to!  I hope everyone has a great fortnight.  Remember to check out our Facebook Page events for all the upcoming events in this busy term.

Calendar Dates

Dates to mark in your calendar:

Friday 27^th October – Day for Daniel

Monday 30^th October – Friday 1^st November – Year 5/6 Camp

Friday 3^rd November – Prep 2024 Transition Morning #1

Friday 10^th November – Book Fair Opens

Thursday 16^th November – Student Leader 2024 Applications due

Friday 17^th November – Prep 2024 Transition Morning #2

Friday 24^th November – 2pm School Captain Speeches

Wednesday 29^th November – 9am Senior Swimming Carnival

Thursday 30^th November – 9am Junior Swimming Carnival

Monday 4^th December – 9am Principal’s Awards Assembly and School Captains 2024 announced

Wednesday 6^th December – 2pm Roll Up Afternoon

Thursday 7^th December – 9:30am Year 6 Graduation; 3pm Year 6 Guard of Honour; Report Cards emailed

Friday 8^th December – Last Day of Year

These dates and other events can all be located in the newsletter calendar and on our school Facebook Page.

Pillar Practice

Our three school pillars including Safety (Be Safe); Relationships (Be Respectful); and Learning (Be a Responsible Learner).  Each fortnight at Assembly, a Pillar Practice is shared with staff and students that becomes our focus behaviour improvement.  This fortnight, our Pillar Practice is around our Relationships Pillar focusing on good manners and greeting others.

• Consistently using manner including Please; Thank You; Excuse Me; I’m Sorry and You’re Welcome
• Greeting staff appropriately
• Using manners to request help – many of our younger students are forgetting to use words and manners to ask for help with opening lunch wrappers, doing up shoelaces or during class activities.

Facebook

Our school has a very active Facebook page with daily posts to keep our school community informed of what is happening in our school.  Our events are posted throughout the term to allow parents time to be prepared for the term ahead.  Click on the more tab and then the events tab in the dropdown menu to go to our events. 

The more you interact with the page by liking and commenting on posts, the more our page will appear in your newsfeed.  A reminder that Facebook is not the best platform to ask questions that you need immediate or urgent replies to, as we don’t always see questions in the comment sections of a post.   This is best done by emailing the teacher/admin or calling the office.  Facebook is also not a site for posting complaints or negative comments about staff or school processes.  If you have some constructive feedback for the school or an issue that you would like to raise, we would respectfully ask that you make an appointment to speak with the Principal to discuss your concerns.   Any inappropriate or derogatory comments will be removed from the platform. 

Please remember to never make comments on the page referencing a child’s name for privacy reasons.

Student Leaders 2024

Last week, Mrs Robinson and Mrs Burrows launched the ‘Student Leadership Process’ for the 2024 leadership positions. Students were provided with an information package to apply for a position including School Captain, House Captain, Arts Captain or Student Council Chairperson (Vice Captain).  The students will be required to write a letter of application and complete a criteria card to submit.   They have also been provided with a handout to assist with the formal letter writing.  Applicants are encouraged, but not expected to attend leadership workshops with Mrs Robinson and I from Week 3 – Week 6 on Thursday at second break.  Good luck to all of our aspirational leaders!

Student Council News

Day for Daniel

Once again, Enoggera State School Student Council will be supporting Day for Daniel on Friday 27^th October.  Students will be permitted to wear a red shirt and/or socks to school on this day in support of Day for Daniel and the Student Council will collect gold coin donations from students to donate to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.  There will be a “Dance for Daniel Disco” on the AstroTurf in front of the Prep A veranda and our Chappy Twinkee will get everyone dancing from at second break.  Students are reminded that they cannot colour their hair for this event or bring red balloons to school.  Thanks for your support of Day for Daniel.

Uniform Reminder

A reminder that students are required to wear ALL black shoes to school as part our Dress Code.  Socks should be white only.  As we begin our last term of the year, it is important that we maintain our dress code at all times.   For our older students who are interested in applying for leadership positions, adherence to the dress code is taken into account in their application. As the weather warms up, please ensure that your children are bringing their water bottles and hats to school every day!  

Safety on Socials

On Tuesday 7th November, 2023, students from Year 3-6 and parents are invited to attend a “Safe on Social” Cyber safety presentation in the EPAC.   A consent form was emailed out this week.

Session One – Year 3 & 4 at 12:00pm

Session Two – Year 5 & 6 at 2pm

Session Three – Parents only at 5:15pm – 6:15pm

*Please note - there will be no child minding available and children will not be permitted into the session, however Camp Australia is open for care until 6:15pm.

To make the link with the students’ understanding of these topics, we highly encourage parents/guardians to attend the adult presentation. Note that this will session will not permit children attendance due to some of the adult topics on the agenda.

Over the last few years there has been a massive increase in the importance and reliance on digital devices in our everyday lives. Unfortunately, some digital experiences may not always be positive. The effects of these negative experiences can be devastating to our young people. The program is based on the following:

• Safeguarding Personal Data
• Nurturing Online Relationships (social media and chat),
• Bullying, Grooming, Scams, Hoaxes, Deepfakes, Identity Theft and Misinformation.
• Protecting Privacy and Legal Responsibilities.
• Safe Gaming.
• Creating a Positive Online Presence.

During these sessions there will be opportunity to learn from experts from “Safe on Social” - a group that specialises in educating young people on cyber safety. During the sessions, the presenters will facilitate opportunities for students to interact and clarify their thoughts with their peers and teachers.

The presentation is being held in the EPAC and the cost is $20.00 per student. The parent session is free of charge. Payment is to be finalised by Tuesday 31^st October. Please note, late payments will not be accepted past this date.  However, if there is an issue with payment please discuss payment options with the Business Manager. Invoices will be available for payment via QPARENTS (preferable option) or BPOINT (details located on the bottom section of the invoice).  Please ensure you complete the emailed Activity Consent Form that was emailed to you and return it to the office by Tuesday 31^st October.  Please also RSVP on this form if you are going to attend the Parent Information Session.

Chappy Radio

Last Friday, our very own Chappy Twinkee launched her Chappy Radio Show at second break.  It was wonderful to see so many of our younger students enjoying a dance on the AstroTurf.   Chappy Twinkee is setting up on the veranda outside of Prep A and students are dancing on the AstroTurf around the gardens.   Year 5/6 students were attending their last Gala Day, and we hope to see them joining in this Friday to support Chappy Twinkee!