Welcome to Week 2!

I would like to introduce myself as Acting Deputy Principal for Term 4.  I would also like to formally introduce Kylie Kettle as Acting Head of Department – Curriculum for Term 4.  We are both very excited to work with the Leadership Team and continue all the hard work in our improvement areas of WELLBEING, CURRICULUM and PEDAGOGY in our new roles.

COVID Procedures Update

We are very excited to announce some easing of COVID restrictions.  We are very impressed with our students’ ability to follow our routines and expectations around entering the school grounds. As such,  the Library and Office gates will now require students to hand sanitize independently when arriving at school and make their way to the supervised areas where they will be greeted by one of our on duty staff members.  The Library gate will be open at 8.30am.  If you or your child require further assistance in the morning before school, please come to the Office window and our friendly staff will be available to help. 

We are also now able to allow parents access to our school, by appointment only.  All adults entering our school will be required to sign into the front office and will meet with the staff member they have arranged an appointment with in one of our meeting rooms. 

We will also be having focus sessions where parents will be invited to participate.  Again, adults participating in these will be required to sign in through the front office and each session will be limited to 10 participants (due to the size of our room).  This will include our Prep parents when they visit.  See our section on Prep transitions for more details.

Our afternoon pick up procedures have been running very smoothly and will remain the same for Term 4.

School Swimming

Swimming starts this week.  It is compulsory that students wear appropriate swimming attire – they must wear a swim shirt, togs and a swimming cap. Goggles are permissible; however be aware, that some activities in the program expect the students to swim without the aid of goggles. For safety reasons, jewellery is not permitted to be worn in the pool.  Please see the timetable below for your student/s swimming timeslot.

Book Week Celebrations

Book Week will be held in Week 3 (next week), 19-23 October.  The theme is ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’.  Students will have a dress up/costume day on Friday 23 October.  Rehersals are well underway for the annual staff performance. It will be shown during Book Week!

Year 5 ‘Camp’ Activities

Year 5 students attended ‘camp’ activities on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Week 1.  These activities included an excursion to Central Queensland University, team building activities, giant inflatables and an afternoon in the pool.  A huge thank you to all staff involved in the organisation and supervision of these awesome days. 

P&C Meeting

Please note the P&C Meeting will be held on Tuesday 13 October at 6pm.  In you are attending, please email the P&C for record keeping purposes – pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au

Feedback Welcome

Calliope State School is committed to ensuring that ‘everyone at Calliope State School is working together to ensure that every day, in every classroom, every student is learning and achieving’.

We want to know from our parents, carers and students, what we are doing well, and if there are any areas we can improve on or do differently.

You can give feedback at any time to a staff member, coming into the school office, or leaving a message in our Suggestion Box (in the office foyer).  Please be respectful when providing feedback.

1) Arrange a time to speak with the class teacher as the first point of call.

2) If your concern is regarding the classroom teacher or a staff member, contact the office to speak with a Deputy Principal responsible for your child’s sector.

• Miss Raelene Norris is the P-2 Deputy
• Mrs Naomi Hughes is the 3-6 A/Deputy
• Mrs Rebecca Crapp is the A/Principal.

We ask that you refrain from using social media platforms to comment about issues or incidents involving our school. We have a great school with great students and staff and together we can continue to promote our school as a fantastic learning venue in our community. 

Kindest Regards,

Naomi Hughes

Acting Deputy Principal