Dear Parents and Caregivers,

LEARNING CURVE

This week our Learning Curve program is from the Positive Emotion and Gratitude Wellbeing element. The wellbeing skill builder is ‘Growth Mindset’ in Prep - Year 2 and ‘Moving your Mindset’ in Years 3 - 6. The lessons teach students to understand that their mindset is about what they believe they can change themselves, and that their challenge is to move it further towards growth by practising the things that they want to improve. These concepts are being taught in the Health lessons with Miss Dunstan this week and followed up in classrooms. Our Year 3-6 students continue to track their progress in their Learning Curve diaries. The parent newsletter is attached below.

Primary_wk8_Parent_Newsletter_Article_2025.pdf

STAFFING

Last week our Technical Officer Mr Andrew Wilson, who has serviced our school on his circuit for the past 7 years finished up at Enoggera as he was promoted to a higher classification based at Eatons Hill SS. We thank Andrew for his dedication to our school during his time with us and we wish him all the best with his promotion. Lee Baker has taken over the position, as he did last year whilst Andrew was relieving above level.

We have also finished the recruitment for the Defence School Mentor position to start next term. The winner was Hannah Lee and we look forward to working with her next term.

We have also finalised the recruitment for the permanent A02 position to replace Stacey Talbot. The winner is Jacinta Slater who comes to us from Wilston SS where she an A02 part time. We welcome Jacinta and thank Dal Bageda for stepping into the role temporarily for the later half of this term.

Also in staffing, our HOD-C (Head of Department Curriculum), Amy O’Malley is currently on long service leave and will return during the last week of this term.

In our 2024 staffing allocation we have been allocated another classified officer position with a HOSES (Head of Special Education Services). Currently Belinda Paton is acting in this position temporarily whilst the permanent position is currently advertised on Smart Jobs and will close on March 27.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Over the coming school holidays as usual there will be works undertaken at our school. The front of our school will get a new facelift and increased security with our pool fence along the stop drop and go being replaced with the new 8 foot high DoE security fencing that you may have seen at other schools.  This is a start in getting new fencing around the whole school perimeter, as we are still trying to get on the fencing program for this to happen.

The rest of the works around the B and C block refurbishment program will also be completed with the new classroom doors, autext operable walls between classrooms and noticeboards going in as well as paint touch ups and some other minor repairs.

NAPLAN TESTING

Thank you to families for your co-operation during the NAPLAN testing which was mostly completed on Monday this week. The last test for our Year 3 and 5 students, was the Numeracy test.  We still have to the end of the week to do some catch up tests with students who were absent before the testing system closes off for us on Friday.  We look forward to the interim results and raw scores coming back later next term before the reports for parents will be released towards the end of Term 3. A big thank you to Mrs O’Malley, our NAPLAN coordinator and the other staff who assisted with setting up, supervision or packing down after testing occurred.

WELLBEING OFFICER

Our Wellbeing Officer, Alisha Pearson has settled in well restarting the Breakfast program on Tuesday mornings, the fruit program and the Friday radio program on the Astro-turf.  She has been spending time getting to know students, families and staff both in the classrooms and the playground and has been working closely with our Students Services team to support students in need.

It was great to see at the recent P and C meeting  that the P and C committed to supporting the role for the rest of this year by funding the shortfall in wages to keep the service for two days per week in our school, since the new role no longer has the backing of the Local Chaplaincy Committee and its funding.

2026 PREP ENROLMENTS

We will be commencing our 2026 Prep enrolment process with our first Open Morning of the year next term on May 2 from 9-11am. The morning is for all prospective ESS families and will commence with a presentation in EPAC with a Q&A at the end and then a tour of the facilities following. Families wishing to enrol a Prep student for 2026 can collect an enrolment pack from the Administration office and return the completed enrolment form at any time. At this stage we are accepting enrolments for in-catchment families only.  If you are out-of-catchment and wishing to enrol for 2026 you can complete a waiting list form and we will be in touch later in the year as enrolments for 2026 are firmed up and we determine if there are any spaces remaining.

Prep_Open_Day_2025.pdf

P&C

Our P&C Annual General Meeting will be held in the G Block Staffroom next Tuesday evening at 6:15pm where all positions are declared vacant and elections are held for office bearers for 2025. I thank our 2024 outgoing Executive for their work for our school and I encourage all families to get behind our wonderful P&C. The P&C work tirelessly for the school to support the school strategically through fundraising and offer vital services to our school community, such as the Tuck Inn and the Uniform Shop.   

They recently held a very successful Bunnings BBQ fundraiser to start the year and will hold their first major fund raiser, the Bush Dance this Friday night at EPSHS.  Again, I encourage families to get behind and support our P&C as all of their fundraising proceeds go back into supporting the school.  Whether that be through attending events or volunteering at events your help is always much appreciated.

TEACHING OF READING V9

In case you missed this in the newsletter last fortnight with the tropical cyclone. Last year we commenced implementation of the Australian Curriculum Version 9 in English and this year in Mathematics.  As part of the changes to English there have been significant changes to the teaching of reading in Australian Schools as part of this curriculum.  Our staff have been working through the professional development around the changes late last year and we have created an action plan to guide implementation in readiness for a full roll out next year. 

Last year the Department of Education conducted some parent twilight sessions online which were well received.  These were recorded and I have attached the link below.

https://mediasite.eq.edu.au/mediasite/Play/d5a99b04712b44758dc85854bde46a3c1d

There is also a parent brochure at this link.

https://det-school.eq.edu.au/assets/reading/documents/reading-parent-brochure.pdf

As we progress further into our action plan we will share more specific information about how you can support your child to read at home and about the changes to the way we are attacking word reading (sight words) etc

Till next time,

Mrs Anne Robinson

Principal

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Semester One Parent Teacher Interviews

Semester One Parent Teacher Interviews are being conducted in EPAC on Tuesday 1^st April 2025 (Week 10) from 3:15pm – 7:45pm. Interviews can be booked using the SOBS system https://eq.sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=70109

The System opened at 6am on Monday 17th March (Week 8) and will remain open until 6am Monday 31^st March.  Bookings cannot be made outside of this window.  Instructions on logging into SOBS; adding and updating student details; and booking an interview can be viewed via the URL: https://eq.sobs.com.au/docs/sobs-pt3-parents.pdf.

Should you have any queries regarding the booking process please contact administration on 3550 1333 or email:  admin@enoggerass.eq.edu.au

Library News

Please note that Issue 2 Book club orders need to be ordered using the LOOP system by Monday 24^th March 2025 to ensure orders are received prior to the school holidays. 

Loop orders can be made by:

Mrs Amy O'Malley

Head of Department, Curriculum

Hello Parents and Caregivers,

Ellie Mastrapostolos

Business Manager

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Class Swimming:

Please remember to check your students’ belongings to ensure they are still named – we have had quite a few items over the last couple of weeks left behind which have not been named, making it difficult to return their owners.

Students unable to swim due to illness – if your child is unable to swim on any particular week, please send a note to school with your child or email me at aawoo0@eq.edu.au  

Cross Country:

The school Cross Country will be held on Monday 31^th March.

Students aged 9 – 12 in 2024 are eligible to attempt to qualify for the City District Cross Country which will be held early in Term 2.  Please understand that we have a limited number of openings per age group and students must demonstrate that they are able to run the complete distance for their age without walking at our school carnival.  9yr – 1500m, 10yrs – 2km and 11&12 yrs – 3km.

Please note below the corrected year of birth for the distance events.

12 year old (2013) – 3km event – boys/girls (For District Selection)

11year old (2014) – 3km event – boys/girls (For District Selection)

10 year old (2015) – 2km event – boys/girls (For District Selection)

9 year old (2016) -1.5km event – boys/girls (For District Selection)

Students who do not wish to run in their full age group race will be able to compete in a Fun Run within the school grounds on completion of the senior races.

 

City District:

Congratulations to Olivia HW for making the City District AFL team. Good luck!!!

Congratulations to Sienna G for also making the QLD swim team. Unfortunately the Met North trial was cancelled, however her fast times got her into the team. Well done!!!

3 on 3 Basketball:

We are starting the 3 on 3 basketball this week. Watch this space for the result.

Mr Andrew Woodrick

HPE Teacher

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Premier’s Coding Challenge

The Challenge is open again for years 3-6. Entries must be in by September. This is a free activity and the theme for 2025 is The United Nations Sustainability Goals.

We will be teaching the students coding to animate a World Issue: Example.

If your child/ren are interested they should see Mr Harris on Wednesdays at second break, in the Computer Lab or when they are at their Digi Tech lesson.

Michael Harris

Digital Technologies Teacher

Student of the week awards 

As there was no assembly on  Monday 17 March there were no awards presented this week.

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Performance Teams

Our Performance Teams are working extremely hard in their rehearsals, learning their choreography and repertoire in preparation for their competitions and performances. 

For our Dance Team, Miss Dunstan emailed the audio files home for the students use for at home practise. Please use this and encourage students to practise at home, as the more practise the more prepared and confident students will be! 

Please remember to attend your rehearsals on time with your water bottle and sheet music! Remember if you're away please email Miss Dunstan or Mrs Rees to notify us of your absence. 

More information regarding our first performances will be sent home before the end of the Term. 

Reminder - DPT and VPT fees are now overdue. Please ensure these have been paid.

Dance Ensembles

Our Dance Ensembles unfortunately haven't all been able to start due to school closure for cyclone Alfred, so I look forward to seeing everyone over the next couple lessons.  Our students in Red, Green and Purple Dance will be learning an upbeat fun Jazz dance in preparation for our Arts on Stage performance in Term 4 and our Boys Crew will be learning a cool Hip Hop Dance. I look forward to working with these enthusiastic students this year! 

Please check the below times for your ensemble group. 

Red Dance - Monday 8am

Boys Crew (Grade 3 - 6) - Monday first break after eating (Everyone is welcome)

Green Dance - Wednesday second break after eating

Purple Dance (Grade 1 -2) - Friday first break after eating (Everyone is welcome)

Please remember to attend your rehearsals on time with your water bottle and if your student is away, please email Miss Dunstan to let her know of your absence. 

If you have any questions please email Miss Dunstan. 

Choir students are learning their repertoire in preparation for their upcoming performances. Our Senior Choir are learning a special item for ANZAC Day and our Junior Choir students are reviewing their songs from last year and will learn a new song ready for the Winter Soiree. 

If you would like to join it's not too late. Please see the below times:

Junior Choir - Thursday first break after eating in the Music Room

Senior Choir - Friday 8am in EPAC

Recorder Club

Recorder Club students are learning continuing with the BAG repertoire. If you interested in coming along it's not too late. Recorder Club runs Fridays first break after eating in the music room.

If you have any questions, please email Mrs Rees. 

Performing Arts Team

Emotional Regulation

As children grow, their emotions and how they interact with the world around them becomes more complex. Learning to regulate emotions is a developmental process and the ability to manage emotions and behaviour in accordance with the demands of the situation is referred to emotional regulation. Skills for managing a wide range of emotions are important for children to learn as it helps to foster positive mental health and wellbeing throughout their lifespan. Research has shown that emotional-regulation skills are tied to a range of positive health outcomes, including resilience to stress, increased happiness, and better overall well-being.

Learning emotional regulation skills takes time and practice. As an adult, you can help your child learn and develop their emotion regulation skills by asking your child how they are how feeling and encourage them to share any thoughts or feelings that they have. For young children, it may be helpful to draw their emotions or act them out. It is important to validate your child’s emotions and to avoid labelling any emotions as positive or negative.

Promoting a calm environment at home can assist children manage their own emotions by providing structure and predictability. Modelling and teaching how to slow down and calmly respond to situations rather than being impulsive is another way to help your child learn about emotional regulation. Encourage children to spend a little bit of time each day to in a calm and quiet space to reset and refocus. Introducing children to mindfulness activities including breathing techniques, such as belly breathing or rainbow breathing can also help to assist in regulating emotions. For further information, on emotional regulation, visit

https://beyou.edu.au/resources/fact-sheets/social-and-emotional-learning/self-regulation

What a huge and crazy couple of weeks we have had.  I hope everyone has been excited to return to school after the cyclone.

Breakfast club has been happening every Tuesday morning from 8am, and the senior students who have been helping have been amazing. They are reaping the rewards with first pick of up and go’s and a community Gotcha each. It is great to be able to meet so many students through the common interest of some toast and an up and go.

Every Friday we have our disco dance parties on the green at second break where students from across the whole school get to come and have a dance and get ready for the weekend. Two Community Gotchas are handed out each disco to the best dancers.

I have also really enjoyed story time and reading a few good books to students in the library at breaktimes. This is a great opportunity to really get to know students and their interests here at Enoggera.

I have been meeting so many amazing students here at Enoggera, and many more to meet and engage with.  I cant wait.

Alisha Pearson

Student Wellbeing Officer

alisha.pearson@jabiru.org.au