Dear Parent and Caregivers,

It was great to see so many interested people at the first of our P & C Meetings for 2021 held last week.  It was also great to hear of the great projects our P & C are currently working on for the school, such as the roof over the multi-purpose court which is the big ticket item for this year.  Funding has been approved and is ready to go so we are just waiting on final costings and commencement dates. The next meeting will be the AGM where all positions will be declared vacant and we refill the committee for this year.  It would be great to see people take on the roles to keep our P & C firing along.  The current committee have done an excellent job during their terms of office, but would love to see some fresh faces take on the leadership positions.

Next week will see the School Council re-convene for 2021 and following that first meeting there will be opportunity for new people to join the school council, so keep an eye out in the newsletter for further information around nominating for a position on the School Council.

You may be wondering what the difference is between the P & C and the School Council. The main difference is that whilst the P & C is responsible for fundraising and supporting the school financially and in kind, the School Council is more involved in the strategic direction of the school.

Likewise, the Local Chaplaincy Committee met today for a pre-meeting to enlist some new support and Chappy Sarah tells me it was a great success, so we look forward to some renewed interest in the LCC as we head towards the first official meeting for the year.

WELLBEING

This week on assembly I spoke to the students about the importance of using the character strength of kindness by performing random acts of kindness, using kind and soft words and showing kindness by smiling.  It was lovely to see 3A took on board my messages and created a random acts of kindness wall in their classroom where they could all post their kind acts towards their classmates.  They brainstormed a number of ways they could show kindness at school and then are posting on the board when they perform one of those acts of kindness.  Keep up the great work 3A!

PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS

A reminder re:- our Parent Teacher Meetings are this term, and we are going to trial a whole-school muster event for this.  We will hold the evening in EPAC on Tuesday 16th March from 3:15-7:00pm.  All teachers will be available on this evening for 10 minute interviews to be booked through our SOBS Booking program.  Watch the newsletter for more details from Mrs O’Malley about the booking process and when it is open.

NAPLAN 2021

Another reminder about NAPLAN 2021.  As you may have heard in the media, NAPLAN will continue for students in Year 3 and 5 in Qld schools in 2021.  As our school was preparing to go online with NAPLAN testing last year before it was cancelled, we will continue with that preparation this year.  We will conduct the practice tests for the students to practice the format and to check connectivity etc between March 22 and April 30 and the actual online tests will be conducted between 11-21 May, 2021. If your child is in Year 3 or 5 and you have any concerns about your child sitting the NAPLAN tests this year, please contact myself or our Head of Department-Curriculum- Mrs Amy O’Malley.

Every Day Counts

A reminder that all students of school age are required to come to school every day unless they are sick.  Likewise, students need to be at school on time every day.  If your child is consistently coming late to school, they are missing core learning time and often concepts that will set them up for success for the rest of the day.  If you are struggling to get your child to school and require support, please reach out as we can put you in contact with agencies that can help.  There are also a whole range of resources available on the Department of Education website at:

https://education.qld.gov.au/initiatives-and-strategies/initiatives/every-day-counts/for-parents-and-community

Did you know that just missing a few minutes every day or missing a day a fortnight as per the poster below can seriously cause your child to fall behind at school and impact their schooling.

Till next time,

Mrs Anne Robinson

Principal

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

This semester Parent Teacher Interviews will be conducted on site Tuesday 16^th March from 3:10pm until 7:20pm in our EPAC building.  Each meeting will be 10 minutes in duration and is aimed at providing  a summary of how your child is settling into the class and year level learning for 2021.  Interviews can be made via SOBS with the url https://eq.sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=70109.

The booking system will open to parents this Friday 5^th March at 4:32pm. If you have any queries or concerns regarding the booking process contact me on aomal3@eq.edu.au.   If you are unable to attend a parent teacher interview on the 16^th March please email your child’s teacher to discuss scheduling an appointment for another time.

Amy O'Malley

aomal3@eq.edu.au

Year 2 News

What a wonderful start to the year we have had in Year 2. The children have embraced the more challenging work that Year 2 brings and we are constantly amazed at their enthusiasm for learning.

In English we have been focussing on reading, writing and performing poetry. We have enjoyed watching and listening to poets present their poems so we can learn how to present our own poetry innovations. This is a very exciting unit that supports the children to recognise and reproduce rhyming patterns, rhythmic patterns and other poetic features. We are having great fun watching alliteration videos and using alliteration ourselves. Ask your child to give you a demonstration of their alliteration skills!

In Maths we have covered so many areas of learning, including using calendars, counting large collections, skip counting using collections and measuring length using informal units of measurement, including parts of our bodies. As you can see by our photos, we do a lot of hands on work to support our learning as well as having fun!

We are all really looking forward to our excursion to Samford Historical Museum in Term 2. Look out for more information later this term. At the museum we will visit an old school building and have the chance to look at some old style technology, like telephones and washing wringers with a handle to turn. This visit aligns with our HASS unit about technologies changing over time. 

For students in 2A: Please keep sending in empty boxes and soft plastic, like bubble wrap or old plastic bags, to help us make our strong, water resistant treasure chests. Shoe boxes would be great. This is going to be a fun Science activity. We are testing the strength of paper once it gets wet and soon we will be able to make some recycled paper.

In our movement breaks we have found some fun dance and exercise videos that we can move and sing along to. It’s a fun and happening place in Year 2 and we hope your children love spending their days here as much as we do!

Students have thoroughly enjoyed their Olympian portraits in Art as well as their umbrella colour wheels.

We are also having a blast learning Kung Fu Punctuation in our Grammar lessons. Ask us to show you the cool moves we know!

2A and 2B will be constructing a ‘treasure chest’ for their science project later on in the term. The aim is to combine two materials to create a treasure chest that is both strong and water-resistant. Please see the email sent from the classroom teacher for more information.

Arts

Worry Warts Drama Performance Incursion 

What: View the live drama performance, Worry Warts by Theatre Theatre Productions. The    show is based on the very popular children’s book, Worry Warts by the renowned author, Morris Gleitzman.

Who: Year 2-6 students

When: Thursday 18^th March from 11.45-1pm (middle session)

Where: EPAC

Cost: $6.00

Links to learning: Drama – view and respond to how the elements (production and dramatic) are used to communicate ideas. Students can use this experience to inform their own drama making. Drama is learning in The Arts Australian Curriculum Prep-Year 6.

About Worry Warts – The Story

‘Worry Warts is the sequel to Misery Guts. Keith Shipley’s parents now own a fish and chips shop in Orchid Cove in Queensland and are still worried about money. Keith is still frantically trying to cheer them up and his new friend Tracey thinks that she can solve all the financial woes. Keith as he tackles his problems head on, finds that sometimes happiness can be found where you least expect it.’  Theatre Theatre Productions.

Chapter 1 is available to peruse through the link below.

 https://www.morrisgleitzman.com/worry-warts-chapter-1.htm

About Theatre Theatre productions

Theatre Theatre Productions, based on the North Coast of NSW, have performed for ESS in the past. Their education team involve students on stage from as young as 9 years old and they are truly remarkable young performers.

We can’t wait to have our students view the performance and see live drama in action. Activity consent forms (sent to the class teacher) and payment are due on Monday 15^th March.

Digital Technologies

Here’s some great websites for your child to use at home. Some sites may require a user name and password and therefore will need parental/guardian permission.

Typing Club (free typing website) https://www.typingclub.com/

Typing Tournament (paid typing site) https://www.typingtournament.com/

Code.org (free coding site with junior to more senior learning)  https://code.org/

Grok Learning (paid coding site, introduction to Python code) https://groklearning.com/launch/

Blockly (free coding game site for kids) https://blockly.games/

Thanks for your assistance and support.

Melissa Wilcox

wilcoxm@eq.edu.au

Term 1 is moving so quickly, here we are half way through with quite a few events coming up.  If you do have questions relating to sport, please email me at jjard16@eq.edu.au and I will endeavour to answer them or find out the answers from the relevant group.  

District Team Selection:

Congratulations to Summer who has been selected in the City District Basketball Team. We wish you all the best at the upcoming Regional Carnival.

Class Swimming:

Class swimming is underway for all classes with either Mrs Prill or Mrs Jardine.  Please make sure that your student brings all their gear each week and most importantly it is labelled with their name. This includes their uniforms as these are easily mixed up.  Any named lost property is returned to the student at the earliest convenience, however, unnamed items will remain with the PE teachers at the pool if they are unclaimed at the end of the term they may be passed onto local charities.

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 Mrs Jardine at jjard16@eq.edu.au or Mrs Prill at tkfar0@eq.edu.au 

Kilometre Club:

We had been hoping to start the Kilometre Club in week 5, however, the rain beat us on that morning.  Hopefully this week will be a better opportunity.  Kilometre club is open to all students on a Thursday Morning between approximately 8.15am and 8.45am.  Students must remain under the building if they are at school at 8.15am to be collected by the PE teachers. If they arrive after this time they may join in with the morning running after checking in with the PE teachers on the ova.

District Sport Trials:

Term 1 & 2 are particularly busy with City District Team Sport Trials. Depending on the sport, students born 2011, 2010 & 2009 may be able to trial for City District Teams and ultimately commence a Representative Pathway.  This is an optional extra-curricular activity for students. It involves costs to parents in terms of trial fees, most trials are during the day with transport the responsibility of the parents, however, trials will also remain ‘Spectator Free’ environments – parents will need to drop off prior to the trials and return and pick up at completion of trials. If students are selected in a City District Team there will be additional costs including, uniforms, team levies, possibly some travel to larger venues around the city. There will also be additional training sessions. Parents and Students need to be fully aware of the commitment that will be needed if they consider trialling.  

As a general guide, the student should be participating in club sport or tournaments of the particular sport for in excess of one year.  Forms will be distributed by the HPE teacher if they are eligible to participate in trials.  They will need to be completed by parents, signed off by the Principal and taken to the trial by the student, trial payments will need to be made via the City District School Shoponline all prior to the trial. School nominations will be submitted by the HPE teacher for those students who have been provided with forms. If your student does not wish to trial please, let me know ASAP after you have received forms and I will withdraw the school nomination.

For some sports a trial will be held at school to select those attending trials as our nomination numbers are limited. Students who have expressed an interest will be advised of trials when they arise, which will typically be during a lunch break or short period of class time. These trials will be supported by Education Queensland Staff who have experience in the nominated sports.  

Please remember this is an opportunity at REPRESENTATIVE SPORT not an opportunity to try something new. 

The upper school classes have all discussed with me the sports in which they participate outside of school and their interest in potentially participating in representative trials and their experience playing their sports, which helps in considering whether it is timely for them to be nominated or whether they should be waiting for another year.   

Some additional information about the District is available on the City District Sports Page connected to the Metropolitan North Website. Feel free to check in on this site.    https://metnorthschoolsport.eq.edu.au/district-sport/our-districts/city

Key Dates – this term.

• Enoggera Cross Country – Thursday April 1, Morning session

Jo Jardine

jjard16@eq.edu.au

P&C Events

Wednesday 17 March 2021 - Sushi Day at the Tuck Inn

Saturday 20 March, 2021 - P&C Thrift Shop Trivia Night

Tuesday 23 March, 2021 - P&C AGM at EPAC - 6.15pm

Thrift Shop Trivia Night

We are very excited to be hosting our Thrift Shop Trivia night on Saturday 20 March at EPAC.  Tickets are $200 for a table of 10 or $20 for a single ticket and all tickets should be purchased via QKR!.  Table purchases should be made by only 1 table member and single tickets will be allocated to other tables.

Dress in your thrift shop finest.  BYO Food.  Bar available for drinks (no BYO) but please supply your own resusable glass or mug.  Light snacks available for purchase.  This will be a cashless event.

AGM - Call for nominations

A reminder that the P&C AGM will be held on Tuesday 23 March at EPAC from 6.15pm.  Nominations are sought for the roles of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. 

We are also seeking nominations for somebody to fulfil the role of Communications Officer to take responsibility for managing the P&C Facebook page and preparing newsletter content. For more information on any of the roles, please email enoggerapandc@gmail.com. 

Please ensure you complete a membership form if you're interested in joining the P&C and a nomination form if you're interested in one of the executive roles or the communications role. 

Uniform Shop

A reminder that our Uniform Shop is open every Tuesday morning during school terms from 8.15am.  All items have been restocked and are available for sale.  Order can also be placed via the QKR! App.

The Tuck Inn (our Tuckshop)

Thank you to our wonderful Term 1 volunteers at the Tuck Inn.  Rosetta is interested in hearing from anybody able to volunteer on a Wednesday or Friday (9am - 11am) in Term 2.  For further information, please contact Rosetta directly on rosettadimauro@bigpond.com.

On Wednesday 17 March in Week 8 we will have our Sushi Day special at the Tuck Inn.  Check the QKR! App for further details.  Sushi orders only will be required by midday the day before otherwise all other items can be ordered as per normal.

Containers for Change

Please help us fill up those Containers for Change bins at school (purple bins) 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.

If anybody has connections with any  local businesses who would be happy to save their containers for us to cash in as part of our fundraising, please contact one of the P&C members with details.

P&C Executive

President – Jacqui Phillips 

Vice President – Patricia Cabrera

Secretary – Ainslie Fiene

Treasurer – Bec O’Donnell