Our Senior and Junior swimming carnivals were held last week, with students at both events having a great day and showing off their swimming skills. Congratulations to our age champions, and to the overall carnival winners, Banksia. Thank you to Mrs Jardine for her organisation of this event and the staff who helped to make the day a success.

Sadly, as we reach the end of the school year, it is time to farewell some of our Enoggera staff. Thank you and goodbye to teachers Mr Hawthorne and Mrs Webb and Teacher Aides Mrs Dent, Miss Green and Mrs Frantz. All these staff have been valuable members of our school community. We appreciate their contributions to Enoggera State School and we wish each of them the best for the future.

All the best also to our graduating Year 6 class, whose maturity, resilience and generous natures have been appreciated by us all. The skills and character traits grown over their years at Enoggera will help them navigate the world of High School and we look forward to hearing about their achievements in the future. Thanks to the hard work of teachers and parents, in particular Mrs Jansson and Mrs Coombes, the graduating class were treated to a beautifully decorated EPAC and graduation lunch yesterday.

And of course this is my last ever newsletter. What a privilege and an honour it has been to be the Principal at this school. Enoggera is, without a doubt, a special setting, with amazing staff, students and community. Thank you to everyone for your support in my time here and I wish all staff, students and parents the best over the coming break and in future years.

News Flash

News just in - Anne Robinson will be joining us 2021 as our new Principal.

Mrs Carol Butler

Principal

2020 – The Year that Was!

As I write my final Newsletter Article for 2020 I reflect on what an extraordinarily unique year it has been for the students, staff, parents and the community of Enoggera State School.  A year in which learning for students has comprised several modes of delivery (class, year level, at home, and online).  A huge thank you to all teachers, parents and students who in spite of the hurdles and uncertainties that Covid 19 gave kept to “business as usual” to ensure that students remained engaged in learning and socially connected with their teachers and classmates via online platforms and Facebook theme days.

Reassuringly, research shows that when students have had disrupted learning,  or in the cases of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the Christchurch Earthquakes in New Zealand, significant missed schooling results DID NOT suffer.  John Hattie, a leading educator and Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) chairman stated “students' performance actually went up in the final exams - the difference was teachers focused on "what has to be learned" instead of getting through a lot of curriculum.” 

You will receive your child’s report card on Wednesday 9^th December 2020.  The report card will detail information outlining the knowledge, skills and understanding your child has demonstrated in key learning areas studied in Term’s 3 and 4.  It is very important not to focus on the grade awarded but rather, discuss with your child areas in which they feel they have shown strengths or improvements; identify some factors they would like to improve or develop and ask your child to set themselves 1 – 2 learning goals they would like to achieve in Semester 1 2021.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mrs Butler on her decision to retire after a 38 year career with Education Qld (14 years as a school leader).   On behalf of our community, I would like to thank her for her dedication to our “big, little school" and wish her well on her future adventures!

I wish you all a safe and relaxing break and look forward to working with you all in 2021.

Amy O'Malley

aomal3@eq.edu.au

Wow, what a busy term we have had in Year 1, it has gone way too quickly!!!

At the start of the term, we had our second fire visit where the students recalled all they had learnt about fire safety at the first visit and were treated to a tour of a fire engine.  The students thoroughly enjoyed learning about all the different equipment and everyone had the opportunity to use the fire hose.

This term we also commemorated Remembrance Day, celebrated NAIDOC Week and Book Week, took part in World Kindness day activities, watched other talented ESS students perform in Arts on Stage and of course last week, participated in the Junior Swimming Carnival.

Year 1 students have also been working hard in class this term.  In English, we started the term learning how to write procedural texts and the students used the computers to design a multi-modal procedure to make a disgusting sandwich.  In the last few weeks, the students have been learning about persuasion, they have enjoyed creating their own persuasive story based on the Pigeon book series by Mo Willems. 

In Maths this term we have consolidated knowledge of addition and subtraction, telling time to the hour and half hour, collecting and representing data, halving and classifying outcomes of familiar events.

The students were very engaged in Science this term as we tackled a very hands-on unit around Light and Sound.  Students experimented with light and sound and demonstrated their understanding of sound and changes to sound by making their own instruments.

In Health we have been busy learning about keeping ourselves safe, with a particular emphasis on safety around roads, in cars and while riding bikes. 

As we wind down for the last few days of the school year, the Year 1's are busy with some fun Christmas activities, before heading off for a well-deserved break. 

We would like to thank all the parents for their support and help through what has been a very unsettled year of learning.  We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a relaxing holiday before your children embark on their next learning journey in Year 2

Interschool Robotics Competition – Term 4

This term Everton Park State High School welcomed students from Enoggera State School to participate in an Interschool Primary Robotics competition using EPSHS Lego EV3 Robots and the 2020 First Lego League Robot Game Board. The students, from Years 4-6, have given up their Thursday afternoons to learn to build, code and test their Lego EV3 Robots through a series of challenges. The EPSHS after-school robotics program culminated in Week 8 in a team event where students coded their robots to complete a series of challenges in 2.5minutes, scoring points for each successful mission achieved. The team with the greatest score at the end of the 2.5 minute rounds wins the Robot Game.

The Robot Game requires an understanding of how to code (program) robots to drive, turn, lift and push, as well as critical and creative strategy to ensure the students solve as many challenges as possible with the maximum amount of points within the time frame.

I’d like to congratulate the following students for their commitment to the program: Dominic N, Jasmine S, Olliver K, Connor P, Aron H, Oliver D, Logan G, Liam H, Yoshi D, Lachlan C, Zoe Z, Lucca V, Heidi F, Oliver S, Subrat R, Ellia S, Charli M, William P, Henry D, Rachael C, Elizabeth H, Noah M and Ava N.

An extra special mention goes to Jasmine, Ellia, Rachael and Zoe for winning the Robot Game Competition with their robot.

Also a big thank-you to parents for getting students to and from EPSHS, as well as Mrs Melissa Wilcox from Enoggera SS and Mrs Carolyn Hall from Everton Park SHS for their support of the after-school robotics project.

Mrs Murphy - EPSHS

THANK YOU

Thank you to our wonderful parent and carer community for your support in this challenging year with P&C initiatives.  Even though most of our normal fundraising events weren't able to go ahead, with your support we were still able to continue to raise funds and get our multi-purpose court roof project underway.

We wish you all a happy and safe festive season and we look forward to seeing you again in 2021.

Uniform Shop - Opening Hours

Our uniform shop will be open at the following times during school holidays.  You can also order via the QKR! App in advance and just pick up your order during these times.

Tuesday 5th Jan  8.15am - 10.00am 

Wednesday 6th Jan  2.30pm - 5.30pm 

Wednesday 20th Jan 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Thursday 21st Jan 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Friday 22nd Jan 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Monday 25th Jan 8.15am -10.00am

Wednesday 27 Jan 8.15am - 9.15am