Dear Parent and Caregivers,

As we draw another busy term at ESS to a close, we thank our wonderful community for your unwavering support again this term.  It is a great opportunity to take stock over the vacation and reflect on the achievements thus far for 2023 in preparation for Term 2. 

On assembly this week I introduced our new Learning Curve focus for the week which is about ‘Living by Giving’ where we encourage our students to give of themselves through asking if someone is ok, a smile, friendly body language, kind words or doing something nice for someone else, as this not only makes the person feel good but also makes you feel good too.  We encouraged the students over the holidays to try this out with family and reflect on how it made them feel after doing something nice for someone.

We wish everyone a happy holiday and look forward to seeing everyone back ready for Term 2 on Monday, 17^th April.

CROSS COUNTRY

Thank you to all of the parents who came to school to view the Cross-Country event on Monday.  It was lovely to have it back at our school after a hiatus due to the building works last year, COVID and wet weather and also for the whole school to be able to run in the event.  The organising committee have already recognised that there were some safety issues with the course due to the changed landscape, so we will be reviewing this for next time and will take the WH&S recommendations on board to ensure a safer run for all next year.

Congratulations to Waratah for their win in the first of the inter-house activities for the year. It was lovely to see the captains receive their shield on assembly in the afternoon and to give their speeches and perform a final war cry. 

YMCA GOOD BYE

This week as we farewell the YMCA OSHC service provider and prepare for Camp Australia to take over it was lovely to farewell YMCA in style on assembly.  We presented the staff with some beautiful thank you cards for the classes, some Enoggera memorabilia and we finished off with a whole school rendition of YMCA, actions and all.  We thank YMCA for their 18 years of dedicated service to this school community and wish the staff well in their future endeavours.  There will be a farewell BBQ on the oval after school on Friday to farewell YMCA for the families who have used the service.

HOLIDAY FACILITIES

The work on the multipurpose roof project will commence from the South Pine Rd entrance to the school over the holidays.  Also happening in the holidays are some other key works under the Refresh Program where the DoE have provided the school funds to do essential refresh works.  We are having the concreting under D Block and the front entrance to the school refreshed with coloured spray-crete and also the bike entrance from Laurel St redone to make a ramp and full path to the bike cage and B Block steps for bikes, prams and all-weather access. We will also be getting the outside of the library near the multi-purpose court repainted after the roof goes on.  This has been a great project as for $20 000 we get $63 000 worth of works done. There are also contractors on site doing works to water damage in the Library and EPAC following the last torrential rain.

 FULL SCHOOL REVIEW

We currently have three reviewers from the Education Improvement Branch in our school undertaking our compulsory four-year full school review of our teaching and learning programs and processes.  They will provide a report to the school and community which will become part of our quadrennial school review next term and will then direct our next four-year Strategic Plan. They spend the time talking with staff, parents, partners and leadership to develop some affirmations of the great work we are doing and then also to provide some recommendations for the next works we should do to get the next lift in our performance.

 P AND C AGM

Last night at our P and C Annual General Meeting and General Meeting it was great to see the current executive all voted back in for another term. Thank you and congratulations  to the continuing executive team of: President- Dean Collings, Vice-President - Khesanh Brock, Treasurer- Debbie Brauer and Secretary- Chrissie Maher.  I look forward to working with them again this year to continue to progress our wonderful ‘Big Little School’ to enable our students to ‘Achieve Success at ESS’.

ANZAC DAY

Next term in the second week back we will hold our very important school ANZAC service at the front of our school on Monday 24^th April at 9am.  Our school will then march in the Gaythorne RSL march on ANZAC day.  We encourage our students to ensure they are in full school uniform for our ANZAC service (not house shirts) and that as many students attend the march to represent their school and pay their respects to those who have fought and lost their lives on ANZAC Day.  Our School Leaders will be selling ANZAC badges in the mornings under D Block in the first week of school from 8:15am.  They will be selling for 50c for fabric stickers for students for 50c and fabric pinned badges for adults at $2.

Till next time,

Mrs Anne Robinson

Principal

HAPPY EASTER

It is hard to believe that it has already been 10 weeks since we welcomed our students to the new school year. It has been a busy term at Enoggera State School with swimming lessons, the cross country, moving into the new building, Parent Teacher Interviews, Student Leaders’ Induction ceremony and great learning happening in all of our classrooms.  Staff have worked hard to provide the best learning and experiences for your children throughout the term. It is now time for a well-earned break over the Easter holidays. I would like to wish all members of our school community a relaxing and safe Easter and I look forward to seeing you all again in Term Two!

Some dates for your calendar for Term Two

April 21^st – MSP School Photo Day

April 24^th – ANZAC Day Ceremony at ESS at 9am

April 25^th – ANZAC Day public holiday and community march at the Gaythorne RSL club.

May 1^st – Labour Day Public Holiday

May 3^rd – City District Cross Country; P&C Mothers’ Day Stall

May 5^th – P&C Disco at EPSHS

May 12^th – Mother’s Day Stall

May 20^th – P&C High Tea (ticketed event)

May 12^th, 19^th, 26^th – Gala Sports Days for Year 5 and 6

26^th May – Open Day for prospective families

19^th June – 9am Principal’s Awards Assembly

21^st June – Senior Track and Field Carnival

22^nd June – Junior Track and Field Carnival; Senior Distance Events; Report Cards emailed home

23^rd June – Under 8s Day

Assemblies are held in Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 this term at 2pm. Newsletters are also emailed home in the even weeks of the term.

BEFORE SCHOOL REMINDERS

A friendly reminder to parents, that students are not permitted on school grounds prior to 8:15am in the morning unless they are attending OHSC. There are an increasing number of students arriving prior to 8am to meet up with friends. There are no staff on supervision duty until 8:15am, so for safety we request that students avoid arriving prior to this time. Thanks for your support with this.

 Facebook

You will notice that Term Two events will start to be posted on our Facebook Page in the coming weeks.  A reminder that you can see upcoming events at any time by clicking on the ‘Events’ tab at the top of our FB page. In the interest of privacy, we ask that parents do not refer to students by name on the FB page in the comment section.  Thanks for your ongoing support of our school FB page.

Stop, Drop and Go

If there are car parks available, we ask that parents park in the marked car park spaces rather than along the stop, drop and go zone when dropping off and collecting students from OHSC. Parked cars in this area makes it very difficult for staff and other parents to reverse out safely to exit the car park. It also hinders the ability to clearly see students in this area making it unsafe. Thanks for your attention to this safety concern.

Uniform

As we finally move into the cooler months, a reminder that students are expected to wear a school jumper (available at the uniform shop) or a plain blue jumper.  Students are not permitted to wear hoodies to school. If your child needs new shoes, please remember that our uniform policy is for plain black shoes with white socks.  For those who are unaware, lost property is located under A Block near the uniform shop.  Please ensure that you have checked the lost property if your child is unable to find their hat etc. Thanks for your support of the school dress code.

 Easter Bonnet Parade

The Preps and Year 1s will participate in an Easter Bonnet Parade on the last day of the term, this Friday 31^st March from 9:00am.  Parents/carers are welcome to attend.  Bonnets will be made by teachers at school for this event.  The parade will be held on the multipurpose court.  Please bring your hats and water bottles as it is expected to be warm.  Parents will be asked to assemble at the South Pine Road end of the courts and the students will be lined up at the oval end.  Each class will ‘parade’ in front of the parents doing two ‘laps’ of the court.    We look forward to a lovely end of the term with our Easter Bonnet Parade.

Before/After School Procedures

A reminder that students waiting with parents before school under C Block are to be seated as this is not a play area.  Currently there are many students running around and playing in this area of the school before school.  This is not a play area at any time of the school day.   If students waiting with parents would like to skip or play handball, they are welcome to move over to the Astroturf area from 8:30am under the supervision of our staff on duty.  Parents are asked to wait under C Block until students return to line up. 

After school, the playgrounds are actually leased by the OHSC provider.   For this reason, parents are asked not to stop off to allow their children to play in the playgrounds on the school grounds.   Thanks for your understanding with these procedures in our school. 

MSP Photography

School photos are scheduled for the first Friday of Term 2.  A timetable will be shared via Facebook and email with times for class photos, sibling photos and group photos (eg Student Leaders).   Envelopes have been sent home for parents to order their photo packs. These envelopes are to be returned on the day of the photos.

Hello Parents/Caregivers,

My name is Ellie Mastrapostolos and I am the Acting Business Manager here at Enoggera State School. Just a quick and friendly reminder that full payment on Prep SRS invoices and all Instrumental Music SRS and instrument hire invoices are due by the end of this term being the 31^st of March 2023. We also have outstanding senior shirt invoices which will be required to be paid prior to collecting shirts next term. I also wanted to let parents/caregivers know that if they have a credit on file with us here at the school to contact me directly to utilise these credits. If you have any questions or concerns in relation to your account, please don’t hesitate to contact me on bsm@enoggerass.eq.edu.au .

Wishing you all a safe Easter Break,

Ellie

P&C AGM

Last night we held our AGM to elect our new Executive Committee.

Congratulations to our returning Executive Committee for 2023. Dean, Khesanh, Chrissy and Debbie are excited to see out yet another year as part of the P&C and are looking froward to finally seeing the roof project finished and starting on some new and exciting projects for this year!

We will be hosting another P&C members night in Term 2 - we would like to get to know some of our members who we might not have had a lot of face-to-face time with, and members who aren't always available to physically volunteer, and our regular supporters and those that are new to the P&C. Growing a community like ours is essential to keeping the P&C running to ensure valuable resources for our children can be facilitated through our fundraising efforts.  More details to come after the holidays.

EVENTS

As this is the last week of school, here are some of the exciting events coming up this year.

Let’s Boogie Disco Night

We are so excited to have so many fun events coming up. Kicking off Term 2 we have our Let’s Boogie disco held at Everton Park State High School on Friday 5^th May from 5-8pm.

Please note this event is NOT a drop and go event- children must have an accompanying adult.

BBQ and Bar will be open from 5pm with the disco starting at 5.30pm. Come along to catch up with friends, dance and grab some dinner.  To help our wonderful volunteers with planning and on the night- please order your food and drinks via the Qkr! App

We are looking for some new faces to help on the night. Please sing up via the link below.

volunteersignup.org/YAFTX

Mother’s Day Stall 

The highlight for the Enoggera State School P & C Association every year are the Mother’s and Father’s Day Stalls. The students get so excited about being able to buy a special gift for the special people in their lives.

This year the Mother’s Day Stall is scheduled for Friday 12^th May, gift vouchers can be purchased from the QKR! App,  up until 8.00 pm on Thursday, 11th May. The denomination of the gift vouchers available are - $5; $10 and $15. Upon entry to the Mother’s Day Stall, students will be given the gift voucher(s) purchased under their QKR! profile, and they can then select a gift to the value of the voucher(s). Please note to help our volunteers, vouchers that are purchased are colour coded by denomination and that is what the child will spend on each present. Eg- $5 vouchers will go to the $5 table and purchase 1 gift.

Purchase the gift vouchers via QKR! App: (You will need to install and set up student profiles on QKR! App.)

1. Under ‘EVENTS’ select Mother’s Day Stall Gift Vouchers.
2. Select the Student Profile you are purchasing the voucher(s) for. You will need to purchase voucher(s) per student profile if you have more than 1 child attending Enoggera, as the vouchers will be allocated via student names.
3. Select a gift voucher denomination. Up to two gift vouchers can be purchased per student, this allows 2 gifts per student.
4. Add to Cart and Checkout.

There will be a variety of lovely gifts available to suit all, including jewellery, relaxing soaps and bath salts, candles, manicure sets, gardening sets and plenty more.

Students are to bring a carry bag to take their gifts home in.

We are also seeking a few volunteers to assist on the day, if you are available on the day, please contact the Enoggera P & C via pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.au

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Enoggera P & C via pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.au

Annual Mother’s Day High Tea Event

Ladies...... it’s time to frock up! ??????

After the success of our inaugural Mother’s Day High Tea, ESS P&C are very excited to bring this event back again for 2023!

Hosted at the gorgeous Soul Pantry on Saturday May 20th from 2.30-4.30pm- arrival from 2pm with a cash bar available.

Tickets include 2 hours of bottomless beverages, a delicious High Tea and an entry into the lucky door prize.

This is a perfect opportunity for new parents to meet other parents, old and new friends to catch up and an excuse to enjoy each other’s company while feeling and looking fabulous!

Tickets can be purchased via the QKR! App.

There are vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options available- please select these when purchasing your ticket.

Battle of the Bands- Trivia Night

Who will be the Trivia champs of 2023?

Last year was our most successful Trivia Night and we are looking forward to surpassing all our goals for this year with another amazing evening- which this year will include a dance party afterwards!

The pressure is on to see who will dominate as most " Knowledgeable of things " at ESS.

This year’s theme is..... Battle Of the Band- Music theme!

Come dressed as your favourite rock God/Goddess, musical genius, pop sensation, band, or music genre.

GO WILD!!!!!

Limited tickets/tables available $250 per table of 10 and $25 single tickets.

Purchase your table via the Qkr! app. Limited numbers.

Doors open at 6pm for all teams to decorate their tables- don't forget that there will be some amazing prizes up for grabs for best themed tables and costumes.

The Bar will start serving from 6pm and trivia will start from 7pm. This will be a cashless event.

BYO any snacks or food- you may even like to order in.

Good luck- and may the odds be ever in your favour ?

Father’s Day Stall

This year the Father’s Day Stall is scheduled for Tuesday 29^th August, gift vouchers can be purchased from the QKR! App,  up until 8.00 pm on Monday, 28^th August. The denomination of the gift vouchers available are - $5; $10 and $15. Upon entry to the Father’s Day Stall, students will be given the gift voucher(s) purchased under their QKR! profile, and they can then select a gift to the value of the voucher(s). Please note to help our volunteers, vouchers that are purchased are colour coded by denomination and that is what the child will spend on each present. Eg- $5 vouchers will go to the $5 table and purchase 1 gift.

Purchase the gift vouchers via QKR! App: (You will need to install and set up student profiles on QKR! App.)

1. Under ‘EVENTS’ select Father’s Day Stall Gift Vouchers.
2. Select the Student Profile you are purchasing the voucher(s) for. You will need to purchase voucher(s) per student profile if you have more than 1 child attending Enoggera, as the vouchers will be allocated via student names.
3. Select a gift voucher denomination. Up to two gift vouchers can be purchased per student, this allows 2 gifts per student.
4. Add to Cart and Checkout.

Students are to bring a carry bag to take their gifts home in.

We are also seeking a few volunteers to assist on the day, if you are available on the day, please contact the Enoggera P & C via pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.au

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Enoggera P & C via pandc@enoggerass.eq.edu.au

P&C Executives

For any questions or concerns please email pcsecretary@esspandc.com.au

The Enoggera State School P & C meets every 4^th Tuesday of the month.

Please note that due to ANZAC day our next meeting will be on Wednesday 26^th April.

Keep up to date on all things P&C via our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/EnoggeraSSPandC

BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge. Thank you to the students who have registered for the Challenge. Unfortunately registration is now closed for this round. If you missed out, the Challenge will be offered again in Term 3, 2023. For those students participating, an instruction booklet will be send home with the students this week.

Clubs. Just a reminder that Clubs will continue next term. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we are building dancing robots. On Wednesdays we are designing and uploading retro arcade games.

See you at the Clubs next Term

Have a safe and happy holiday

Michael Harris

Digital Technologies Teacher

Recycling Stations

We have set up our recycling stations around the school. It is very exciting to see the children trying to think about where their rubbish belongs. While there is no soft plastics recycling at this time, it is good to continue the sorting ready for its reintroduction.

We are now sorting our waste into paper (Monday) which is being used in the tumble bins to feed the worms, cardboard (Tuesday) which goes to a special recycling agency, our containers for change (Wednesday), general recycling (Thursday) and then our general rubbish and gardening on Fridays.