Dear Parent and Caregivers,

FEED YOUR FAVOURITE FELLA

Thank you to all who supported and helped out at the ‘Feed Your Favourite Fella’ morning in support of Chaplaincy last week.  It was great to see so many students bring a significant ‘fella’ in their lives to school for the breakfast and to play some games. A big thank you to Chappy Sarah and the Local Chaplaincy Committee for all of the organisation that went into the activity. 

Today we have another special day in support of Chaplaincy and that is the ‘Heroes of COVID” dress up day.  I have noticed that we have lots of emergency services workers at school today so we are in safe hands.  Thank you everyone for the way our school community embraces and values the Chaplaincy program.  We are very blessed to have such an active and talented Chaplain as Chappy Sarah in our school. 

PREP ENROLMENT

We had excellent attendance at both of our open mornings over the last 2 weeks.  Admin staff are currently undertaking the Prep enrolment interviews for 2022.

Following the enrolment process then in Term 4 we will hold transition mornings on November 5^th and November 19th and information sessions which will focus specifically on preparing the child for Prep and also providing all of the necessary information about the Prep program to the parents.  If you have any questions about the Prep enrolment process for 2022 please call the Administration office.

If you have missed the enrolment meetings thus far please phone the administration office for an enrolment pack and to book an interview before the transition mornings, so that your child can participate in the mornings.

STAFFING

Next term our permanent School’s Officer, Colin Callaghan will return to his positions three days per week for the first 6 weeks of the term and Mr Goff will continue on for Thursday and Friday each week for the first 6 weeks of term.  Teacher Aide, Mrs Sue Hunt will also return to her position three days per week also.  After the holidays Mrs McKenzie will be on Long Service Leave for the first two weeks of the term.  She will be replaced for part of the week by Mrs Belinda Lott who has recently been backfilling behind Mrs Stone, whilst she was on Long Service Leave.

HOLIDAYS

This Friday we commence the Spring vacation and we will return to school on Tuesday October 5^th after the long weekend.  We wish all of our Enoggera families and staff a very happy holiday and hope that if you are travelling on our states roads you take care and enjoy some happy family time together. We look forward to seeing our lovely students and staff back refreshed and ready for the final term of the year, as Term 4 is always action packed with events and activities to round off the year.

Happy Holidays!

Till next time,
Mrs Anne Robinson

It is hard to believe that I have already been at Enoggera State School for over four weeks!  I am working hard to learn student names each day and am making some progress!    I am looking forward to the holiday enjoying time with my children and visiting family and friends.   I wish all the staff, students and families of our school community a relaxing spring holiday and look forward to seeing everyone back next term. 

Year 6 Camp

This morning, the Year 6 students along with Mr Roxburgh, Mr Woodrick, Mrs Wilcox and Mrs O’Malley, headed off to the Apex Camp at Mudjimba Beach.  The students will be participating in a range of activities that will challenge them including rock climbing and paddle boarding!  I know that they are all taking along their Growth Mindset and have been encouraged to have a go at all challenges that are presented to them over the three days of camp.  Mrs Burrows is visiting on Wednesday and Mrs Robinson is visiting camp on Thursday.  There will be updates on our school Facebook page over the coming days.  The students are due back at school on Friday afternoon by 3pm.  What a great way to end Term Three and a special thanks to the staff for making this experience possible for the students. 

Year 5 Camp

Next term, the Year 5s will also be going on camp to the Luther Heights Youth Camp at Coolum Beach.  They will be attending from Wednesday 6^th October to Friday 8^th October.   Students will need to be super organised to be ready to go to camp just one day after returning to school from the holidays.  Remember to ensure that you have returned all notes and made payments before the holidays.

Tina Burrows
Deptu Principal

Prep A 2021

In Prep this term we have been listening to the imaginative, rhyming story ‘Have You Ever Seen a Sneep?’ by Tasha Pym. We have created fantasy characters similar to the ones found in the book. We gave our fantasy characters funny names like ‘Flip from Blip’ and ‘Spot from Trot’. We have done so well at listening for rhyming words and making some of our own rhymes!

In Visual Arts this term we have learnt about colour and we created some amazing warm and cool-coloured artwork!

The highlight of our first two weeks back at school was our 100 days of school celebration. We made crowns, danced to music, blew bubbles and celebrated being 100 days smarter!

Prep B 

In English this term we have read stories that have got lots of rhyming words in them. We have continued to implement the Jolly Phonics Program this term, looking at alternative spelling words.  This term we celebrated being in Prep for 100 Days. Well done students and parents!

In Maths we have been learning number names, numerals and quantities up to 20. The Science unit we have looked and explored the weather in our local environment. In HASS we have looked at features of a place and creating maps of local places.

We have learnt a lot this term and we look forward to learning more in Term 4.

Wearing our 100 Days Crown           

Prep/1 

Prep/1s have spent this term retelling traditional stories through words and images. Our writing and reading are improving with practice. In Maths we have explored data, length, time, money and capacity. During Science we have studied weather and features of the day/night sky and landscape.

Hello Defence families,

My name is Emma Ryan and I have been appointed the new Defence School Mentor for Enoggera State School (ESS). As a parent and ADF spouse I am familiar with the unique lifestyle Defence families may be presented with and believe strongly in the benefits the program plays in facilitating a supportive educational environment for Defence students and their families during times of change.

Last week I had a great time meeting the Defence kids of ESS, and received some great feedback on what activities they would like for term 4. There is a competition to personalise the Defence Kids Club at Enoggera State School with a new name and logo. It will be drawn at the start of term 4, I encourage all defence children to submit their ideas and make the club their own.

The program will be run Wednesdays and Fridays, with Defence Kids Club at 2^nd break on Wednesdays for prep to grade 2, and Fridays for grade 3 to 6.

You can contact me at eryan150@eq.edu.au

We are proposing a Wakakirri rehearsal prior to the live show on Sunday 17^th October 2-4pm in EPAC. More details next term.

Please make sure your child has the following items for our Family Fun Day/150^th celebration performance. 

Co-curricular and extra-curricular Arts Programs - please let us know if your child is performing at the upcoming Family Fun Day/150^th Celebration by completing and returning the participation slip.

Senior Dance Ensemble is ON at 8am first day back next term. We’ll be rehearsing on the grass in preparation for the big Fun Day celebration. Let’s keep positive about Covid staying away! Thank you for your assistance.

Mrs Melissa Wilcox and the Waka team

It’s our final week of Term 3 with a few activities still to run.

As always if you have any 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.  

Ultimate Frisbee

Students from years 3-6 have been learning to play Ultimate Frisbee this term. Our final sessions are this week with the guys from Ultimate Queensland.  Throwing and catching a frisbee might seem like a fairly simple skill but when you add attempting to control where its going and playing in teams it has been a little challenging.  Not to mention the different styles of throwing.

For anyone interested in continuing with Ultimate – there are lots of clubs around look one up.

Strings, Choir and Recorder performances

Strings, Senior Choir, Junior Choir and Recorder Ensemble will be performing at our 150th Family Fun Day on Saturday 9th October. A letter is going out this week with the details. 

Choirs and Recorder, your practice tracks are available on the Music edstudio. 

https://staff.learningplace.eq.edu.au/lp/pages/default.aspx?pid=2414766

Mariel Hopper - Specialist Music Teacher
mxhop2@eq.edu.au

150 Anniversary Family Fun Day

The 150^th Anniversary Family Fun Day is on Saturday 9^th October 11am - 4pm

It is on the first weekend after the holidays!

Keep up to date via our Facebook events page!

Tickets are required for entry.  If you haven’t already secured your tickets and/or ride wristbands, please go to https://www.ticketebo.com.au/ess-150th-anniversary-family-fun-day

Volunteers Signup - Family Fun Day

Please help support the Family Fun Day by volunteering on the day! If you can spare an hour (or more) on one of our stalls, we’d really appreciate it. There are also opportunities for Yr 6 students to volunteer on some stalls!

Sign up here: volunteersignup.org/3TFX8

You will need to sign up AGAIN if you originally signed up for Family Fun Day – Take 1 (28 August 2021).  This is a new Volunteer Signup.

Bake Sale at Family Fun Day

BAKERS NEEDED!! We are looking for bakers to donate biscuits, slices, brownies, cupcakes, whole cakes, fudge, chutney, jam etc for our Bake Sale on 9 October.

If you are able to bake for the day please contact the P&C via opsmanager@esspandc.com.au

Uniform Shop

Your amazing Uniform Shop Coordinator, Amanda, is going to have her hands full next year with her eldest starting high school and her youngest becoming a cheeky toddler, so we are looking for a couple of Uniform Shop Coordinators to take over in 2022. 

You will be supported by the P & C Operations Manager.  You will need to be available during most of Term 4 on Tuesday mornings for familiarisation/transition.

If you are genuinely interested and available to be a Uniform Shop Co-ordinator please contact the P & C via opsmanager@esspandc.com.au

Tuckshop

Thank you for supporting the Tuck Inn during Term 3!

We are still seeking volunteers to assist in the Tuckshop for less than 3 hours on a Wednesday or Friday.  If you are looking to have some fun and meet other parents / grandparents the Tuck Inn is the place to be, it is a friendly environment!  Please contact the P & C via opsmanager@esspandc.com.au

Containers for Change

Continue to collect those containers over the holidays! You can 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).  You can visit the depot over the holidays and deposit your own containers and contribute to the ESS scheme, our school scheme ID is C10051863

P&C Executives

The Enoggera State School P & C meets every 4^th Tuesday of the month – next meeting is 26 October 2021.

Follow Enoggera P & C on Facebook to keep up to date on planned events, activities, Tuckshop menu and Uniform Shop.  It is the best way to stay informed on all the latest happenings!

https://www.facebook.com/EnoggeraSSPandC

pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.au