Student report cards, which will be sent out at the end of next week, will provide you with an indication of how your child/ren are progressing against the year level expectations, although remember this reporting period reflects the modified delivery of learning that has occurred this year. Please remember that if your child receives a ‘C’ rating they are achieving year level expectations. An ‘A’ or ‘B’ rating identifies a student as achieving above or well above year level expectations, while a ‘D’ or ‘E’ rating indicates some difficulty. Effort and behaviour comments are also important and tell a lot about attitude to school and learning.  As report cards will once again be emailed, please ensure that we have your correct email address. Parent teacher interviews will be scheduled for the end of term, with a variety of formats for the meetings planned. More information will follow later this term.                 

A useful app you may wish to download is QSchools. This app gives up to date communication around events and the latest school news as well as access to newsletters, tuckshop and uniform shop information. It is also handy for those quick calendar checks so you will never miss an event and can easily confirm dates such as student free days or show holidays. The app can manage updates from multiple schools, which is useful if you have children in different schools.

To download the app visit the application store for your device and once the app is downloaded:

1. Open the QSchools app.
2. Select OK -  to ensure push notifications are enabled. 
3. Select School search > Name search.
4. Type in Enoggera State School
5. Select the school.
6. Tap the grey star to favourite the school and the star will turn green with a small tick beside it.

We had our first assembly in a long time this week. Assemblies will be held fortnightly this term, with parents of award recipients invited to attend.

A special congratulations to Elizabeth, who has earned the Scouting Grey Wolf Award. In reaching this level, Elizabeth has shown initiative in tackling this challenge, as well as personal traits of self-discipline, teamwork and leadership.  Well done on this special attainment Elizabeth!

Although our prep interviews and induction processes have been delayed, we are taking Prep enrolments for next year.  If you, or anyone you know, has a child eligible for enrolment, please ask them to contact the school or go to the enrolment page on our website at https://enoggerass.eq.edu.au 

There are increasing numbers of students arriving at school before 8am. A reminder from our school handbook - Parents/caregivers, please note that students should not arrive at school prior to 8:00am; students at school prior to 8:00am will need to access the Out of School Hours Care program.  Please call YMCA Out of School Hours Care on 3355 3870. 

Carol Butler

Principal

Welcome back to what is going to be a very busy term of learning!  It has been wonderful to see the return of all students refreshed and ready to continue their learning journey.  I have already had the pleasure of Year 2 sharing their “Exciting Writing” with me last week.  Students are developing an understanding of how to add an additional event to a known narrative.  The use of descriptive language to turn good sentences into great sentences was truly impressive. Well done Year 2!

Everton Park State High School Engineering Competition

Congratulations to Logan, Connor, Ollie, Ellia, Liam, Oliver, Subrat and Aron who have been selected to represent Enoggera State School in the Everton Park State High School Interschool Engineering Competition this term.  These students will incorporate problem solving, teamwork, innovation and communication skills as they research, design, plan and build solutions to real world scenarios and problems.  Go Team!

Life Education Incursion Prep – Year 4

In Week 10 of this term, Life Education will be conducting learning modules aligned to the Australian Curriculum in Health for Prep to Year 4 Students.  The cost for attending students will be $5.  Topics and themes for learning have been included below. Further information for parents can be found at www.lifeeducation.org.au/parents/.

MODULE: MY BODY MATTERS - Prep

Harold and his friends want to look their best for photo day at school, but discover that things don’t always go to plan. This module focuses on things children can do to keep themselves healthy including: the importance of personal hygiene; choosing foods for a healthy balanced diet; benefits of physical activity and sleep; ways to keep safe at home; school and in the community.

MODULE: HAROLD’S FRIEND SHIP - YEAR 1

After building a model spaceship at school, Harold and his friends, Boots and Red venture into an imaginary world in outer space. As the adventure unfolds children explore:  how to build friendships and care for others; feelings and emotions; safe and unsafe situations and early warning signs; safe places and people to turn to for help.

MODULE: SAFETY RULES - Year 2

Harold and his friends have gone camping, but when someone gets injured on a hiking expedition, how will they look after each other and make it back to camp? This module helps children to problem solve and focuses on; recognising safe and unsafe environments; how to care for others; behaviours that maintain friendships; places and people who we can go to for help.

MODULE: Harold’s Diary - YEAR 3

Harold offers to share with the class his diary entries about one week at school. This platform provides the opportunity to explore relationships and friendships, influences on food choices, benefits of physical activity and the definition of a drug; emotions connected with new situations and change; importance of friendships and support networks; exploring legal drugs such as medicines and caffeine; strategies to manage peer pressure and bullying; benefits of an active life-style and healthy diet.

MODULE: BCYBERWISE – Year 4

This module focuses on cybersafety, cyber ethics and building positive relationships with friends online and offline. The students explore a range of issues such as password security, risks of sharing personal information, how to communicate respectfully both online and offline, and strategies to handle bullying including cyberbullying; responsible and respectful behaviour when using communication technology; skills for building positive relationships with friends; keeping personal information safe online; strategies to deal with bullying and cyberbullying.

Amy O'Malley

aomal3@eq.edu.au

Year 6 News

Welcome to the halfway point of the school year!  The Year 6 cohort have continued to develop clear and firm foundations on which we are continuing to grow, through clear and explicit teaching and learning strategies for all Year 6 students. We, as teachers, on this year level continue to collaborate on all curriculum areas to ensure students receive the same learning experiences across all subject areas.

This year a huge focus for our Year 6 students will be on the transition to High School in 2021. It is with this in mind that our teaching and learning time will have a high emphasis on self-motivation, resilience, high expectations and the pursuit of excellence. Each week there will be set homework tasks however there will also be other mini assignments or topic work given to students to be completed on top of the usual tasks, to help foster time management skills in preparation for high school.

While our sights are on academic progress, we are also aware of the importance of developing well rounded young people that will be able to cope in an ever demanding world. The Enoggera State School pillars displayed in our classrooms emphasise key points that align and support the development of resilience and personal responsibility in our students. Being a Responsible Learner at Enoggera requires students to follow instructions, persist with set tasks to completion and pursue excellence. It is important for our students to learn these skills through conversations that are meaningful and through life experiences. We all have times when aspects of life just do not work out the way we wanted or maybe planned. It is how we deal with the disappointments and mistakes that make all the difference and it is this that we seek to develop in our students.

Throughout the remainder of this year, our Year 6 students will participate in social and emotional resilience activities and discussions which will occur over the remaining terms in class. These discussions, as well as other key concepts, will cover and hopefully answer some of the queries our Year 6 cohort usually have at this time of the school year, which include;

• Making new friends and peer pressure.
• More subjects and teachers.
• More homework.
• More challenging schoolwork.
• The responsibility of getting to classes in different rooms on time.
• The need to manage themselves, their learning and their equipment.
• Using lockers and carrying books between classes.
• Adapting to different teaching styles and expectations.
• Having no 'home' classroom with that one teacher like in primary school (although many schools have a designated area for Year 7 students.)

You can help to ease any worries your child has about starting secondary school by preparing your child now and in the following months, especially as many high school interviews/enrolments are taking place. Please talk with your child about what they’re most looking forward to and what they’re worried about and encourage your child to look at the positive side of the move to secondary school. You could also ask what your child’s friends are saying about secondary school and talk about how your child might keep in touch with old friends and how to make new friends at high school.

This is such a crucial time in the lives of our current Year 6 students and with your support and that of our school staff, students will no doubt adapt quickly and successfully with their transition into high school.

Mrs. Alison Leeson     Mr. Darren Roxburgh

ajoyc23@eq.edu.au   droxb5@eq.edu.au 

Extra-Curricular Activities

Senior Dance Ensemble

Tuesday mornings 8am in EPAC

STEM Club (Prep-Yr 6)

Each Wednesday first break in the computer room

Melissa Wilcox

wilcoxm@eq.edu.au

With so many things changing so quickly at the moment it is very hard to keep a track of everything and our little people are not immune from this. As many serving parents are being called away at short notice and things are changing so rapidly, please remember to check in with your child and see how they are coping. If your family is dealing with an absence due to posting, exercise, MWDU or COVID duties, please keep in touch with either your child’s classroom teacher or shoot me an email to let us know what is happening, so we can keep an eye on any changes or concerns and check in with them when needed. Quite often what might seem like small changes to adults can mean a lot to a child and their worries might be heightened given the current climate and media coverage. Also, if you have additional family supporting you during times of absence, please make sure you have notified the admin staff of additional contact details and permissions are up to date.

Welcome back to another fantastic term at Enoggera. There is always a lot going on in our library, and this term is no different. The library has reopened at first break for a limited number of students to read, go on computers, colour or just sit and relax.

The Scholastic Book Club brochure for Issue 5 has just been sent home and orders need to be put in before 5^th August. If you are interested in making any purchases you can find out how on the second last page of the brochure. Don’t forget that as a bonus the school receives free resources with any purchases made, but, more importantly your child gets to build on their own personal book collection.

E Books Digital Library - Now Available!

All Enoggera State School students have now been registered to borrow eBooks from the eBooks Digital Library until 31 December 2020.

The eBooks Digital Library contains over 40,000 eBooks and audiobooks; including fiction and non-fiction reading material for students, which you can borrow and read 24/7 at home, at school, on your PC, laptop or mobile device.   You can also access the collection by downloading the free Sora app on your mobile device.

To login click on the following link and, if prompted, enter your child’s ESS username (MISID).  Please note this website is best viewed in the Google Chrome web browser.

https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/100423

This collection of eBooks includes easy readers, comic and graphic books, science fiction and fantasy resources.   Please take the time to look through the huge selection of books that are available for students to read and for you to read to your child.

We have also registered again this year for the 2020 Premier's Reading Challenge

The Premier's Reading Challenge is an annual statewide initiative for state and non-state schools and home-educated students up to Year 9, and children enrolled in an early childhood centre or program.

The challenge is not a competition but aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read widely for pleasure and learning. Children and students can participate in the challenge within their school, early childhood centre or as individual readers (home-educated students or students whose schools are not participating in the program).

For Prep — Year 9 students to successfully complete the challenge they must read or experience an allocated number of books based upon their year level during the reading period.

Children and students who complete the challenge will have their efforts recognised through the receipt of a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier of Queensland.

For further information and to download the school reader record form visit the Premier's Reading Challenge website https://readingchallenge.education.qld.gov.au/

Happy Reading                                                           

Donagh McKenzie                                        Shannon Green

dmcke25@eq.edu.au                                   sgree207@eq.edu.au

Instrumental Music 2021

Year 2 students are currently finishing up their Selmer listening testing as part of the selection process for Instrumental Music students for 2021. Our current Year 2 students are eligible to play a String instrument next year. These instruments are: Violin, Viola and Cello.

It is a good idea to discuss with your child if they would like to play an instrument next year and the commitment and practice required to learn an instrument.

Along with the results of the Selmer test, consideration is also given to general aptitude to study, physical suitability to a particular instrument, students’ interest in the instrument and their ability to commit to the program and practice.

String Ensemble

The Senior String ensemble will start rehearsals in Week 3 at the usual time.

Choirs and Recorder

Choirs and Recorder club are up and running as usual with social distancing in place.

Mariel Hopper

Classroom Music Teacher

mxhop2@eq.edu.au

Welcome back to what is looking increasingly like a very busy term.

We are working towards a couple of events, which is wonderful to be planning.  Our school Athletics Carnivals both Senior and Junior will be happening in Week 10. More details will come over the next few weeks as we work through return to sport requirements, restrictions and structure up the program for our event. 

We have also been advised that the Primary Schools Volleyball Cup will be held on September 10 at Craigslea High School. Teams are being created and students who are keen to participate will bring home more information in the next couple of weeks.

Inter-school, District and other Sporting Events.

While a handful of team sports have been rebooted in the Representative Sports area – including hockey, cricket, basketball and netball, it has now been confirmed that there will not be a District Athletics Carnival for 2020.

Jo Jardine

HPE

jjard16@eq.edu.au 

Cool Kids – Taking Control

Does your child worry a lot? The Centre for Emotional Health at Macquarie University, NSW are trialling the Cool Kids – Taking Control online self-help program to help children cope with bullying and manage anxiety. For more information, please go to our website at www.coolkidstakingcontrol.com.au/ or email us at takingcontrol@mq.edu.au.

Donagh McKenzie

dmcke25@eq.edu.au

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Sarah Petchell

sarahp2@chappy.org.au

Upcoming Events

Thank you to our wonderful parent and caregiver community for your support of P&C initiatives in a somewhat challenging year!

While a number of events and initiatives were postponed as a result of COVID-19, we are pleased to provide the following dates for your diaries for our upcoming events.  We are monitoring all official information in relation to COVID-safe gatherings and will be ensuring all necessary health and safety guidelines are followed when we host these events. 

Wednesday 5 August – Week 4 Sushi Day at The Tuck Inn (see QKR! App closer to the time)

Friday 7 August - Crazy Colour Day Fun Run (Further details available via ESS Facebook Page)

Wednesday 2 September - Father's Day Stall

Friday 11 September - Trivia Night

Of course, if for any reason these events need to be postponed, we will communicate via our Facebook page and via email.

Tuck Inn News

Thank you again for your feedback on our Tuck Inn menu provided in Term 2.  Our new Term 3 menu was launched last week and has been very well received from our mini food critics so far.  Our new menu is available via the QKR! App or you can download a copy here at the ESS website.

Our tuckshop also underwent a mini-makeover over the school holidays and Rosetta and our Tuck Inn volunteers now have new ovens, new counter tops and cabinets and a new splashback. Our heartfelt thanks to the following businesses for their assistance with the Tuck Inn renovation:

Tromps Cabinets                                                             Express Plumbing Supplies

Laminex Australia (who donated our splashback)               Harvey Norman Everton Park

BJB Electrical

Containers for Change

Our Containers for Change collection over the holidays resulted in 229 containers deposited at the local depot.  Thank you to those of you who helped with this initiative including ESS staff and students for your ongoing support.

Our purple bins are now back at school so please help us fill these bins up with suitable containers for recycling.  To check if your containers are eligible, check the back of the container for the 10c symbol (lids must also be removed).

If you wish to visit the depot and deposit your own containers and contribute to the ESS scheme, our school scheme ID is C10051863.

Uniform Shop Volunteer

We are looking for a second uniform shop volunteer to learn the ropes and be available to assist during busy periods and do relief work when our current shop convenor is unavailable.  If you are interested and available, please contact our P&C via pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.au.

ESS Building Fund

Thank you for your support recently that helped the P&C raise an addition $1,300 in June for the ESS Building Fund. These funds will be put to very good use. Tax deductible donations can be made at any time via the link below:

http://www.givenow.com.au/enoggerassbuildingfund

Stay in touch with P&C News

Keep up to date via our Facebook Page- Enoggera State School P and C Association

We welcome any questions or feedback. Please get in touch with anyone from our committee via email pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.au

P&C MEMBER DETAILS

President – Jacqui Phillips                        Secretary - Ainslie Fiene

Vice President – Patricia Cabrera              Treasurer - Bec O'Donnell