STAFFING END TERM 2

Please join me in congratulating the following staff:

• Rebecca Crapp is on leave Week 8 and half of Week 9
• Naomi Hughes will step up into the Deputy Principal role behind Rebecca Crapp
• Christine Johnston will step up to the Head of Department – Curriculum role behind Naomi Hughes

HEAD OF SPECIAL EDUCATION (HoSES)

Our substantive Head of Special Education, Kayleen Bishop, has been successful in becoming the permanent HoSES at Gladstone West State School. We wish Kayleen all the best with her future endeavors. Amanda Whale will continue in the Acting HoSES role here at Calliope State School until the end of Term 2.

LOST PRORERTY

We have a large number of lost property items sitting outside of the Administration building, in the Undercroft, in our Lost Property basket. Please come up at your earliest convenience to see if any of the items belong to your children. They will be donated to charity towards the end of term. 

DAY FOR DANIEL – JUNE 1

Last Wednesday, Calliope State School welcomed Denise and Bruce Morecombe from the Daniel Morecombe Foundation to talk to our students and staff about child safety. They were impressed seeing so many students and staff wearing red, in recognition of Day for Daniel.

Students learnt the important strategy of 'Recognise, React and Report' if in an unsafe situation.

Thank you to our school community for your support of this event.

SCHOOL OFFICER DAY AND SCHOOL CLEANERS DAY – WEEK 8

Lee Newby is our School Officer. Please help us celebrate the vital role that Lee plays in education at our school. If you see Lee around the grounds this week, make sure you take the time to stop and thank him for the work that he does in maintaining our school and ensuring the gardens and grounds always look outstanding. THANK YOU, Lee!

School Cleaners Day is a joint initiative of the Department and United Voice and will be celebrated Friday June 10. School Cleaners Day provides an opportunity for school communities to celebrate the valuable contributions of our cleaners; Suzie Coates, Shelley Law, Sally Mitchell, Pimm and Lisa O’Connor.

RECONCILIATION WEEK

National Reconciliation Week acts as a time for Australians to learn about their common histories, cultures, and achievements. The students at Calliope SS decorated hands in a learning experience, thinking about how Australians can join hands with each other and contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

We show respect.

We share this land.

We walk together, hand in hand.

STAFF OF THE WEEK LEADERSHIP AWARD – Kelly Sellin

Kelly enacts the ‘Every Calliope State School Student Succeeding’ with enthusiasm and attention to detail.

Kelly’s Learning Walls are high standard examples of Visible Learning and her implementation of the Australian Curriculum, through the CSS Reading Framework is also exemplary.

Kelly also demonstrates a high standard of Collegial Engagement through her work as a Beginning Teacher Mentor.

STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK PEER AWARD – Monique Cheeseman

I would like to nominate Monique Cheesman. Monique is an enthusiastic and spontaneous teacher who incorporates age-appropriate pedagogy into her classroom wherever possible. She builds amazing relationships with her students and is always seeking ways to engage her students in their learning. Monique is great at sharing ideas and is very creative. She works hard to create an inviting and calm space within her classroom that the children love to interact with.

FINAL THOUGHT

Regards

Coralie Ditchmen

Acting Principal

4B have had a very productive and busy term so far!

We finished creating our pinball machines with great success, and a lot of fun doing so.

In Science we have been investigating the different properties of materials, and enjoyed mixing different liquids with ochre for our assessment investigating smudge resistance.

We have been getting more confident with our spelling and enjoy using our Popit’s this term to help us identify how many sounds are in a word.

4B Classroom Teacher

Congratulations to 2D who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 7. Their attendance rate was 97.64% for the Week!

Also, congratulations to the 6 classes which were at or above our school attendance target of 94% for Week 7.

Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.

Welcome to Week 8!

This week’s focus is: Problem Solving in all of the ZONES 

Colour Run Celebration

Our PBL end of term celebration will take place Wednesday, Week 10 and will involve students taking part in some colour run fun. More information to come!

Exploring the Learning Re-Engagement Flow Chart 

SAVE THE DATE:

27th August 2022

150th Birthday Fair

Ride armbands available soon

*More details to come*

We hope everyone is having a great Term 2! With school holidays fast approaching, keep your eyes peeled for upcoming events.

Tuckshop News

Keep your eyes peeled for some delicious new winter warmers added to our menu. Our fabulous tuckshop convener, Miss Lisa, is working hard again and creating some delicious soups and lucky dips along with all the amazing tastebud delights on our weekly menu, be sure to get onto QKR and get your orders in. Miss Lisa can always use an extra set of hands or two each tuckshop day to make sure your kids get their food as quickly as possible at break times. If you’d like to lend a hand, please contact Miss Lisa via our Facebook page or pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au

Parents are reminded that ice creams and ice blocks need to be collected from tuckshop by the students with their paper bag.

Taste Buds Fundraiser

Taste buds is a variety of yummy spice blends, savoury salts & rubs and versatile mixes and the best part is you can order online and they are delivered straight to your door. Just remember to use the code Calliope at checkout to fundraise for your kids. Feel free to share the link with friends and family. More information on the Calliope State School P & C facebook page or Visit https://tastebudsfundraising.com.au/?ref=Calliope 

Pizza Day

Pizza Day orders are now closed. Thank you to everyone who ordered.

Year 3 – 6 orders will be distributed on Monday, June 13.

Prep – Year 2 pizza day was a success yesterday and everything ran smoothly. Thank you to everyone who made the day possible.

Uniform Shop

Uniform shop orders on QKR can take up to 3 business days to fill after day of order. These items are then taken to the office and the students are contacted to collect. If you haven’t received your uniform order please check, if it has been 3 days, that its not in your child’s school bag (we all have that one child) or that its not in the classroom. Please remember if you have any concerns, the admin ladies are probably unlikely to be able to solve them, contact us via our Facebook page or email uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com 

Reminder

I would like to take this moment to remind everyone that we are volunteers, we are parents, we are employed by other organisations or companies and that unfortunately, although it would be amazing, we do not have endless hours in the day. Please when contacting us be patient, be polite and be kind. We know it may be frustrating not getting a response straight away however please understand you are not being ignored, we just may be busy and will get to it as soon as possible. If you would like to help lighten the load and volunteer please reach out we would love to have you on board.

Please don’t hesitate to stop us and say hi and ask questions.

Your P&C Team

Tenielle, Kate, Bec, Geoff and Cass.