Dear Parent and Caregivers,

STUDENT LEADERSHIP
On assembly Monday afternoon, we were able to announce the 11 students who have met the criteria for School Captain and who nominated to be School Captain for 2022 as their first preference.  These students will now present a speech to the Yr 4, 5 and 6 students and staff on Friday, and then voting will be conducted with the Yr 4 and 5 students and staff.  The outcome of these votes will be considered by the final panel, and once the School Captains are selected, the other positions will be determined and all of the successful candidates will be announced at the conclusion of the Principal’s Assembly on Monday 6^th December. 

These decisions will certainly be difficult as there are so many outstanding candidates all running for positions next year.  They have all been so diligent in turning up for the leadership workshops which Mrs Burrows and myself have been running each week.  They listen intently, take notes and ask pertinent questions. I was also most impressed with the letters of application they wrote to go with their application cards.  They did a beautiful job selling themselves and explaining why they would make excellent School Captains for next year.

A leadership investiture ceremony will be held early in the new year to present the new leaders with their badges.  There will also be an opportunity for each new class in Yr 3-6 to run a class process to select a Student Council Representative to represent their class on the Student Council.  These students will also be included in the investiture ceremony.

STUDENT DRESS CODE
Last night at our final P and C meeting for this year, our P and C approved the school’s Student Dress Code moving into 2022.  There were no changes endorsed for the current policy at the meeting, but it was approved that this document should be made into a more aesthetically pleasing document that can be added to our enrolment packs and provided to parents on request and made available on our school website. 

The black shoe policy was discussed and it was decided to continue with the expectations that our student wear black shoes with white socks and that families should be reminded of this expectation. Currently we are seeing some multi-coloured shoes creep into school.  If you are purchasing shoes for your children over the holidays, please ensure they are black as next year we will be looking at sanctions that can be put in place for students who do not abide by the approved Dress Code.

I also wanted to point out that our current Dress Code states that hair should be of a natural style and colour, which we are also seeing some alternative hairstyles at present. 

PAST STUDENTS AND STAFF OF ESS
It was lovely to see the Past Students of ESS raise some funds for a legacy for our school.  Through donations at the 150^th Family Fun Day they raised $1439 for the legacy.  In discussion with the school administration team, they decided to put the money towards a cabinet for the office foyer, to display some selected historical artefacts and also to put the rest towards another flagpole for the front of the school to fly the Torres Strait Islander flag.  We thank the Past Students group for this thoughtful gesture and will ensure that a plaque goes on each item in recognition of the school’s 150^th celebrations.  Thank you so much to Dawn and Doug for leading this idea and following through with it.

ARTS ON STAGE
What a fantastic event ‘Arts on Stage’ was for our school community after a hiatus last year due to COVID.  It was wonderful to see the culmination of a year’s hard work play out on stage.  Well done to the students who performed, our Arts Captains, staff who supported the evening, our P and C for managing the ticket sales and food, and lastly, a massive thank you to our performing Arts staff of Mrs Wilcox, Ms Hopper and Mrs Moore for their great work in developing the performing arts in our school and developing the talent of our budding performers.

PREP TRANSITION
With our final Prep Transition morning being held last week, we now look forward to welcoming the new Preps into the school next year as they join the ESS community. A big thank you to the P and C and YMCA as well as our staff for supporting the activities and also to the many families who attended.  The more time our new Preps get at these types of activities the more ready they will be for big school next year.

2022 STAFFING AND CLASS PLACEMENT
As staffing for next year is still being finalised and teachers are still working on the class placements for next year, this information will be released now in the last week of term.  Parents will be emailed the class allocation on Wednesday 8th December 2021.

Till next time,

Mrs Anne Robinson
Principal

As we near the end of the term, it is a great time to reflect on the wonderful experiences our children have had throughout the year both academically and personally.  All students have achieved growth this year, and this should be recognised and celebrated!  So, congratulations to all the students at Enoggera State School for the improvements that they have made this year, whether it be in the classroom, on the sports field or in their relationships with others.  We encourage you to take a moment to ask your child to share with you what they are most proud of this year. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Swimming Carnivals
Next week, the students will participate in the school Swimming Carnivals.

Wednesday 1^st December – Senior Swimming Carnival – Year 3 to 6  (9am – 3pm)

Thursday 2^nd December – Junior Swimming Carnival – Prep to Year 2 (9:30am to 1:00pm)

Free Swim
During Week 10, classes will enjoy a 1 hour free swim session with their teacher and Mrs Jardine to celebrate the conclusion of swimming lessons and the end of the school year.  Your child’s class teacher will communicate which day your child will need to bring their swimming gear to school.

Nudgee Beach Excursion – Prep
Monday 29^th November (9am to 3pm) – Our prep students will enjoy a trip to Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre where they will become ‘Beach Explorers’ for the day using their senses to observe life in the tidal environment. This investigation reveals a pattern of little marine creatures being present at the beach demonstrating that “little things matter.” They will also come face to face with a live mud crab and find out its basic needs including what it eats.

STEM Day – Year 4
Year 4 Students will be attending Everton Park State High School on Friday 3^rd December as part of their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Celebration Day.  The aims of the activity are to immerse students in activities that will require critical and creative problem solving and explore learning pathways in each of these areas.  Students will leave Enoggera at 9:00am and walk to Everton Park with Mrs Kerr, Mrs Wilcox and Mrs O’Malley.   Students will return by 3:00p

Roll Up Afternoon
On Wednesday 8^th December from 2:00pm to 3:00pm, students will be invited to visit their classroom for 2022.  During the afternoon, they will get to meet their new class teacher and their new classmates.  If they have a new teacher for 2022, one of our support staff or departing teachers will fill in for the new teacher.   The incoming teacher will be invited to send a short video or PowerPoint or video to introduce themselves and students will complete some activities to get to know their new teacher and classmates. 

Year 6 Graduation
Thursday 9^th December at 9:30am – Year 6 students will attend their final ESS assembly to celebrate their graduation from Primary School.  Students will receive special awards and their graduation certificates in a special 90 minute assembly in the EPAC.  Year 4 and 5 students and teachers will also be attending this assembly to farewell our Year 6 cohort.  Graduation morning tea will be served for Year 6 students and their families after the ceremony.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Break Up Day
Thursday 9^th December is BREAK UP DAY!  To celebrate, the P&C organise Pizza for all classes across the school.  Parents can purchase Pizza for their children for $5 through the QKR App.  Year 6 do not have to pay for pizza as they have a credit from an event that did not go ahead earlier in the year.   Class Teachers will provide details about any other organisation for their class parties and activities for Break Up Day. 

Clean Up Day
Friday 10^th December is Clean Up Day.

Tina Burrows
Deputy Principal

Semester 2 Reporting
Semester 2 2021 Report Cards will be emailed to parents and caregivers on the afternoon of Wednesday 8th December.  For this information to be correctly delivered it is essential that the school has an up to date email address. If these details have changed please contact the school so that our records can be updated.

The email will be sent via  Application.ONESCHOOL@qed.qld.gov.au

Please add this address to your list of safe senders so that the email does not send to your junk folder.

Booklists
Bedrock Books have been engaged to stock our bookpacks for years 1 – 6 in 2022.  Information pertaining to stationary packs were emailed on Monday 22^nd November. Orders need to be placed prior to the 7th December to avoid a $6.50 packing fee.  All orders placed before 5th January are guaranteed delivery before the start of the school year. If you have not received this information please contact the school on ph: 3550 1333 or admin@enoggerass.eq.edu.au

Amy O'Malley
Head of Department - Cirriculum

Over Term Four we have maintained our strong learning focus on Reading and Spelling programs which are proving to be fantastic.  The students continue to be involved three times a week in each area, together with their classroom teacher teaching the explicit strategies required to be a literate student.  We are focussing on advertising in 4A and comparing in 4/5A as our unit work over the term. 

We are continuing our Geography unit which looks at recycling and reusing to sustain our environment and mapping.  In digital technology we use computers which gets us thinking digitally.  We have enjoyed science where we designed paper planes using force, and investigated power through push and pull.  We have some great pinball machines in 4A which have come into school and thank parents and carers profusely for their assistance.

Swimming training for the swimming carnival in week 9, on the Wednesday, has taken place and will hopefully be a welcome relief on a hot day.   We have successfully performed for Arts on Stage and loved showcasing our talent.  We will attend a STEM activity at the high school next Friday.

As we draw near to the end of the year we will be working hard to retain our focus whilst looking forward to the celebrations of Christmas.  Report cards will be distributed in the last week of Term four. 

Please contact us if you have any queries:

Ros                                                     Mark

rkerr31@eq.edu.au                         mschw13@eq.edu.au

The Year 4 Teachers.

Swimming Carnivals
The 2021 swimming carnivals will be held in week 9.

• Wednesday 1^st December – year 3-6 – all day
• Thursday 2^nd December - Prep to Year 2 – first two sessions

This year parents will be able to attend our carnivals, they will however, need to socially distance and sign in via the QR Checkin Code. 

For the senior carnival the parents/spectators will be sitting on the grassed area on the school building side of the pool.  For the junior carnival the parents/spectators will be sitting in the grandstand on the road side of the pool.

On these days, students participating in the events are able to wear their swimmers to school under their uniform (or their sports shirts). They must wear their normal Enoggera uniform or sports shirt to and from school.  Once at the pool if they wish to add extra splashes of house colours eg tutus, wigs etc they are able to do so. No coloured hairsprays are to be worn to school or brought to school for this event.  Please also avoid crepe paper or paper style cheers squad items as these do not work well with a water environment.

It is really important that all students bring the following:

• Swimmers,
• Sunshirt/Rashie/Shirts with sleeves
• Swimming cap
• Towel
• Hat
• Water Bottle

All students are expected to participate in at least one freestyle event unless medically unable.  If your student is unable to participate – please send a note outlining details.

Week 10 – Free Swim
We are currently working on a timetable for all classes to participate in on free swim session during the last week of school.  A timetable with the day of your students swim will be sent home when all the details are finalised. 

Class Free Swim Days will be:

• Monday – with Mrs Jardine (this is a change to normal days).
• Wednesday – with Mrs Jardine
• Thursday – with Mrs Prill

Swimming – 2022
Swimming permission forms for 2022 have been sent home to all Prep to year 5 students.  Please help us get the program organised for next year by returning the attached permission form by the end of this week (26^th November).

Well done to our amazing performers from our Choirs, Recorder, Strings, Dance, Drama and Wakakirri who performed on Friday night at Arts on Stage. You have made us very proud and demonstrated such high levels of commitment and dedication to the arts this year. Thank you for coming to rehearsals and practicing at home to get your performances to such a high standard.

We also have amazing staff who assisted with supervision on the night and to the hard working P&C, thank you for running the sausage sizzle.

Ms Hoppers rehearsals are finished for the year and will commence again in Term 1, Week 3 in 2022. Mrs Wilcox’s groups will be finishing this week. And finally, thank you to the incredible Mrs Moore who is sadly leaving us, we have loved watching you build the strings program at ESS and strive for excellence.

Have a lovely Christmas.

Mariel Hopper                          Melissa Wilcox                        

mxhop2@eq.edu.au               wilcoxm@eq.edu.au 

Thank you to our school community for making this year’s Scholastic Book Fair our most successful EVER! Without all of you, and the support of the staff, it wouldn’t have been possible.  We sold over $6700 worth of stock, which gave us over $2000 in commission to go towards new resources for the Library.

We also had a competition during the course of the book fair. Six students’ names were selected to receive a new book from the fair. Congratulations to Will, Zara, Cash, Penny, Edwin and Georgia.

OVERDUE BOOKS

As the end of the year is fast approaching, it would be much appreciated if you would help your child locate any overdue library books or home readers and return them to the library or classroom teacher ASAP. If you are unable to locate any books or you know that they may have been lost, could you please contact the school to organise payment for the replacement of the books. Thank you so much for your assistance.

Happy Reading  

Shannon Green
ESS Library   

Hello Defence families,

Scavenger Hunt

Defence Kids HQ will be having a scavenger hunt next week. Our three mascot bears have gone missing and need to be returned to HQ. The scavenger hunt will be open to all students, however, non-defence students will need to find a Defence student to answer the question on the back of the missing bear, and both students will need to return the bear to Defence Kids HQ in the library to claim their prize.

Defence Kids HQ runs at second break on Wednesdays and Fridays. The Defence School Mentor program runs from 10.45am to 2.45pm on Wednesday and Fridays. You can contact me at eryan150@eq.edu.au

Kind Regards,
Emma Ryan

Arts on Stage
Thank you to everyone who supported Arts on Stage and the students involved on the night! It was a fantastic night with our students showcasing their talent.  It truly was a lovely night and great to see families catching up again at the sausage sizzle prior to the night.  Thank you to our wonderful and dedicated teachers who spend all their time with students, especially Mrs Wilcox, Ms Hopper and Ms Moore!

P & C Executive
We would like to welcome Bec O’Donnell as the P & C Secretary.  You might remember Bec was the P & C Treasurer for a few years up until this year and she is also the Swim Club Treasurer. She loves our school community so much, her knowledge has already been appreciated! Bec will be Secretary for a few months until the P & C AGM on 22 March 2022.

Uniform Shop
We have to wonderful volunteers to take on the Uniform Shop Co-ordinators role in 2022.  We welcome Joanne Green and Vivian Matsuda who are already doing an amazing job this term assisting Amanda and transitioning into the role.  The Uniform Shop open times in 2022 will be on Friday mornings at 8.00 – 9.00 am, commencing from Friday, 28 January 2022.

Below are the dates and times the Uniform Shop will be open in the last week of the school holidays in January:

Monday, 17 January – 4.00 – 6.00 pm

Tuesday, 18 January – 9.00 – 11.00 am

Thursday, 20 January - 4.00 – 6.00 pm

Friday, 21 January – 9.00 – 11.00 am & 4.00 – 6.00 pm

Monday, 24 January – 8.00 – 9.00 am (first day of school 2022)

End of Year - Pizza Lunch
The school, with the assistance of the P & C will be providing a pizza lunch as part of the end of year celebration on Thursday, 9 December.  For $5 dollars each student will receive 3 pieces of pizza.  You will need to order your pizza lunch for the student/s on QKR! App prior to the day. Further details will be sent out soon!

The Mango Fundraiser
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!...The mangoes are here on Friday, 26 November!  If you ordered a tray(s) of mangoes you should have received an email advising of details to collect them from 2.00 – 5.30 pm from the back of EPAC on Laurel Street.  If you are unable to collect on Friday afternoon there is a small opportunity on Saturday morning from 9.00 – 10.00 am.

Colour Fun Run 2022
A Colour Fun Run is planned for 1 April 2022, a great way to end term 1, 2022. The P & C are looking for a volunteer to coordinate this event.  If you are interested or have any questions please contact Lynelle via opsmanager@esspandc.com.au.

Tuckshop
With the end of year approaching fast the tuckshop is starting to run stock levels down so you may see some items will be unavailable.  We are working the menu for 2022 and looking at bringing back the Wednesday Specials, if you have any ideas or special requests, especially for home bakes, please contact Rosetta, our Tuckshop Convenor, or Lynelle.

If you are available in 2022 to be a tuckshop volunteer or to provide home baking please contact the P & C via opsmanager@esspandc.com.au

Containers for Change
Continue that sprint to the end of 2021 and fill up the Containers for Change bins (purple bins)!! With the silly season fast approaching each household number of containers will increase, please collect them and drop them in the bins at school or visit the depot.  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 deposit your containers and contribute to the ESS scheme, our school scheme ID is C10051863

Commemorative Pins
Commemorative Pins are still available on QKR! App.  The pins are a great memory of the school’s 150^th Anniversary.  You will have a choice of a stick pin or a clasp backing.  They are $10 and can be picked up from the Uniform Shop on a Tuesday morning or provided to your child if you are unable to pick them up.

P&C Executives

The Enoggera State School P & C meets every 4^th Tuesday of the month – next meeting is 25 January 2022

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