Deputy Principal News
Term Three Week 10
Friday 13th September – P&C Silent Disco
Saturday 14th of September - Holidays Commence
Term Four - Some dates for your calendar.
Monday 30th September – First Day of Term Four
Monday 7th October – King’s Birthday Public Holiday
Friday 4th, 11th and 18th – Year 5/6 Gala Sport Days
Friday 25th October – Day for Daniel
Friday 1st November – Prep Transition Morning #1
Thursday 7th November – Book Fair opens
Friday 8th November – Remembrance Day Acknowledgement
Friday 15th November – Prep Transition Morning #2
Thursday 21st November – Arts on Stage
Friday 22nd November – School Captain Speeches
Monday 25th November – Senior Swimming Carnival
Tuesday 26th November – Junior Swimming Carnival
Friday 29th November – RI Break Up
Monday 2nd December – Principal Awards Assembly and School Leaders announced
Tuesday 3rd December – backup swimming carnival day
Wednesday 4th December – Roll Up Afternoon 2pm
Thursday 5th December – Report Cards emailed home
Thursday 5th December – Year 6 Graduation Ceremony
Thursday 5th December – Class Celebration Day and Enoggera’s Got Talent
Assemblies are held in Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 next term at 2pm. Newsletters are also emailed home in the even weeks of the term.
Happy Holidays
I am sure that as I get older, the years go by faster! Is it really the end of Term 3
already? Given that we have begun interviewing our 2025 Preps – I guess it really is the end of Term 3! What a great term it was! The highlight for me was definitely the Giants in the Sky School Musical. I was so proud of all the students (in two casts) who performed in the show. We are so very lucky to have such talented arts teachers with Mrs Rees and Miss Dunstan. During Term 3 we also celebrated 100 Days of Prep, the Year 4s went to Everton Park State High School for the MADD Day, Year 5/6 attended the Qld Volleyball Cup, two teams from Year 5/6 participated in the Maths Tournament, Bronte represented the school in Alphabucks on B105, we dressed up for the Book Week Parade, Year 2s visited Lone Pine, and the Preps are visiting Nudgee Beach on Thursday!
Next term, we look forward to the Book Fair, Swimming lessons (starting in Week 1), Prep 2025 Transition Mornings, Roll Up Afternoon, Arts on Stage, Xmas Carols and Movie night, Year 5 Leadership Workshops, Year 5/6 Gala Sports, Day for Daniel, Swimming Carnivals, and the Year 6 Graduation and Dinner! It is going to be a huge term, so I hope that everybody has a relaxing holiday and returns next term feeling rested and ready to go for Term 4!
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. You will notice that the Term 4 events will start to be posted soon.
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.
Pillar Practice
Our three school pillars include 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 focusses on ‘Finishing Strong’. The key reminders are:
- Making Green Choices
- Keep Hands and Feet to Self
- Be Respectful – to staff and peers
- Use Walking Feet
- Keep Learning
All class teachers are provided with a poster for their classroom and will explicitly teach our school expectations around the relevant pillar and behaviour. Students are reminded daily about our focus behaviour with the goal of improving this behaviour across the school. The Student Engagement and Behaviour committee reviews behaviour data across the school at their meetings to discuss future focus areas for identified behaviours of concern. This process is documented in our Student Code of Conduct and is part of our explicit teaching of behaviour in our school. You can support us by being aware of the current Pillar Practice and discussing the expectations with your children at home.
Thank you for your support of the Subway Meal Deal and also the National Endagered Species Foundation. Students enjoyed bring their favourite stuffed animal to school last Friday and we raised just over $200 for the foundation.
Spell-a-thon letters, sponsorship forms and spelling lists were sent out with students last week. Over the holidays, please encourage your children to seek donations and sponsorship safely from family and friends. Please note that students have been provided with different levels of lists to meet individual needs. Teachers will complete the tests on the first Friday of Term 4. Sponsorship forms must be returned by Thursday 3rd October in preparation for the test. The office will then collect results and tally money to collect based on the sponsors. These forms will then be sent home for families to collect money to return. More information will be provided of each key date involved in the Spell-a-thon. Thanks so much for your support of this new Student Council inititive to raise money for their legacy item.
Front Garden
With the reintroduction of Frozen Friday in Term 4, we ask parents to please monitor your children after school in the front garden and under buildings. Students are not permitted to run on the concrete, ride scooters/bikes in the school grounds or kick balls around the buildings. Also, please ensure that students are not running through the front gardens or walking along the garden wall as some of the bricks are becoming unstable. We love to see families enjoying the Frozen Fridays, but please help us to ensure it is safe for all.
Student Leaders 2025
Next term, Year 5 students will invited to apply for a student leader position in 2025 at Enoggera State School.
There are multiple positions available:
- 2x School Captains
- 1x Student Council Chairperson (Vice-Captain)
- 2x Banksia House Captain (Banksia Students only)
- 2x Waratah House Captain (Waratah Students only)
- 2x Arts Captain
- Student Council Class Representatives Yr 3-6 (Process in class in 2025)
Successful applicants for all positions can be boys or girls. There will be four Student Leader Workshops run at lunch breaks with Mrs Robinson and Mrs Burrows to assist the students to prepare their applications and learn about leadership. Attending these workshops is recommended but not essential. There are other leadership opportunities for students in Year 6 including Tech Crew and Pink Vest Volunteers. These are a different process that will implemented in 2025. More information will be provided next term.
Enoggera’s Got Talent
Now that the musical is completed, we have lots of students looking for another opportunity to perform! The Student Council has decided to introduce our first ever Talent Show called, “Enoggera’s Got Talent”. Early next term, students will be able to put a nomination in for a talent item – this could be individual or groups. Students can choose to showcase a talent such as singing, dancing, magic trick, playing an instrument etc. There will be heats held during lunch times from Week 8 and finalists will be announced for the Finals show in Week 10.
House Mascot Names
After class voting, the names of our two House Mascots have finally been chosen…..
Warrior the Waratah Wombat
Bandit the Banksia Bandicoot.
The next step will be getting characters designed and costumes!
Car Parking at the Church
A reminder to our school commuity that there is an issue happening again at drop off and pick up time with our school parents using allocated parking spaces in the church carpark. In some instances, a family trying to collect their children from the centre were unable to get a parking space even though the spaces are clearly marked as being for UEL. The centre also have staff commencing work at 3pm who can’t use the allocated UEL staff parking spaces due to parents waiting for their school children in their car. Please be mindful of the needs of the staff and children at the UEL and refrain from parking in their carparks.
B105 Alphabucks
Good luck to our School Captain Bronte, who made it through to the finals of the Schools’ Alphabucks competition on B105. Bronte was in the studio this morning and the show will be broadcast tomorrow morning at approximately 9am on B105. Bronte could win $10 000 for our school and $1000 for herself! Good luck!!!
Ms Tina Burrows
Deputy Principal