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SCHOOL OPINION SURVEY 2022
The School Opinion Survey is open until Friday, 12 August 2022.
To have your say, check your email for an invitation from the Department of Education titled School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2022.
Can’t find your invitation? If your family has more than one parent/caregiver, check that they haven’t received the invitation and/or check your junk email folder.
The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys will be conducted in Term 3 and will close on 12 August 2022. All families, school staff and students in target year levels (Years 5 and 6) will be invited to participate. We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what our school does well, and how we can improve.
Parents/caregivers who do not have access to the internet at home are welcome to complete their survey online at the school. School computers/tablets will be available.
PREP TRANSITIONS 2023 – PARENT INFORMAITON SESSIONS
Our Prep Parent Information sessions will be held on Thursday August 11 at Calliope State School. Sessions be at 9.15am and repeated at 5.00pm.
The sessions are for parents and children do not need to attend. Please book in for a session by visiting the school office, phoning 4975 8333 or emailing admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au.
Enrolment packs will be available at the session as well as the office from August 11.
Interviews will be held later in the term, from September 5.
If you have any enquiries about Prep for 2022, please contact the office.
YEAR 6 INTO YEAR 7
A letter has been sent home to parents/carers of Year 6 students seeking information regarding student movement to Year 7 in 2023. Please ensure that you have returned your letter so that we can start supporting the students with their transition into secondary school and provide you with the correct enrolment packs. If you have misplaced the letter or if the letter did not make it home, please contact Administration for a replacement.
CQ REGIONAL SHIELD
I ask you to join with me in sending a huge thank you to Cathy Betts (Rugby League) and Joanna Heather (Netball) for the work they did training their teams in the lead up to Regional Shield and supporting them over the 2 days in Rockhampton last week.
A thank you must also be extended to the Rugby League coach, Jason and assistant coach Corey for their time and effort in supporting our students.
Congratulations to our Calliope State School Rugby League team for coming Runners Up in the CQ Regional Shield competition.
Congratulations also goes to our Calliope State School Netball team for successfully attaining the Regional Netball Flag.
An outstanding effort by both of our teams! Well done!
150TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCH
Please see the invitation to the Luncheon for our 150 Year Celebration on August 27, 2022. There are limited seats so please get in early if you want to secure yourself a seat.
Copy and paste the link on the bottom into your browser and this will take you to the booking platform.
There will be Fair on this day for all to attend (no bookings necessary). The Fair runs from 1pm to 5pm.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Regards
Coralie Ditchmen
Acting Principal
What’s happening in 5C Term 3! 5C have had a fun and engaging start to the term.
In Science we are exploring the transfer of light. Students engaged in activities to show and discuss what they
know about reflection and refraction of light.
In English students are interpreting and analysing feature articles in preparation to create a multimodal feature article that presents a particular point of view about an issue.
In Maths Students engaged in board game activities using their skills and knowledge with money, identifying income and expenditure, to upskill their problem solving skills.
Students did a wonderful job of creating NAIDOC week posters for Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
We also enjoyed reading the novel Black Cockatoo in a yarning circle and sharing great discussions around the book
Congratulations to 5A who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 1. Their attendance rate was 99% for the Week!
Also, congratulations to the 6 classes which were at or above our school attendance target of 94% for Week 1.
Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.
Welcome to Semester 2 in Rota Kids!
In Week 3, Friday 29 July 2022 we will be presenting this semesters representative’s with their certificates and badges.
Please come along and commemorate these wonderful students in volunteering their time in making our school and a community a better place.
ICAS
This term, students have the opportunity to participate in the world-renowned ICAS AssessmentsTM. ICAS is designed to target the higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee and Digital Technologies of students in Year 2 to Year 6. Participation in any of the tests is completely optional.
Permission notes were sent home on Friday with information around ICAS. Please refer to this note for further information around payment for each test on the QKR APP or via EFTPOS in the Office. Learn more about ICAS here: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas
Tests will take place on the dates listed below:
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ICAS SUBJECT |
ICAS SITTING DATE |
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Digital Technologies |
Tuesday, 9 August |
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Writing |
Wednesday, 10 August |
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English |
Tuesday, 16 August |
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Science |
Monday, 22 August |
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Spelling Bee |
Wednesday, 24 August |
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Mathematics |
Wednesday, 31 August |
PBL Newsletter Piece
Welcome to Week 2! This week’s PBL focus is, ‘Being safe, respectful & responsible in the toilets.’
Comparison Behaviour Data
Triangle Data- Week 1
SPORTING STARS
Congratulations to our Calliope Rugby League team for coming Runners Up at the CQ Regional Shield Competition in Rockhampton. Our team of boys played hard and were a tough team to beat. Their team work and sportsmanship were commendable!
Thank you to Vanessa for organising our new jerseys in time for the competition.
Thank you to our awesome coach Jason for putting the time and effort into out team, and Corey for his support as assistance coach.
Thank you to the parents for getting the boys to the venue and extending the great sportsmanship off the field.
Thank you to the organisers of CQ Regional Shield for another year of sporing fun and great competition!
Our Calliope Netball team competed in the CQ Regional Shield Competition at Rockhampton, last week.
Our Netball team were able to work together and bring home the Regional Flag.
Thank you for all the support from parents and teachers in helping out the team.
Thank you to the CQ Regional Shield committee for another year of a great competition
Well done Calliope!!
SAVE THE DATE:
27 August 2022
150th Birthday Celebration
Ride armbands available now
*More details below*
We hope everyone has settled into Term 3 well. We have a few exciting things happening this term so please keep your eyes peeled below for more information.
P & C Next Meeting
Tonight - Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 6pm.
150th Birthday Celebration
In 2022, Calliope State School celebrates its 150th birthday. To celebrate there will be a 150th celebration from 1pm-5pm on Saturday 27 August 2022 at Calliope State School. There will be stalls, rides, memorabilia, school tours, music and just lots of fun all round. Save the date and bring the family down to help us celebrate.
Ride armbands are now live on QKR. There will be 8 rides available to choose from on the day. Each armband is $30 per person and you can ride as many times as you like. Jump on and get yours now. ** Please note the armbands will not be sent home yet. **
Buskers/music legends, we would love to see you showcase your skills at our birthday celebration. Please email president.calliopess@gmail.com for more details.
Would you like to attend the luncheon with memorabilia on show. Tickets are now available on trybooking.com. Search calliope or click the link below.
https://www.trybooking.com/BZHWO
Pie Drive
This year we will be doing a pie drive again with the support of Lizzy’s Country Bakehouse in Calliope. Keep an eye out in your children’s bags for forms coming home soon.
Tuckshop News
Our fabulous tuckshop convener, Miss Lisa, has been working hard again and has created some delicious soups in time for this cool weather. There is also 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
Uniform Shop
Uniform shop is via appointment only, if you need to make an appointment please email the uniform shop email address below. Otherwise orders can be done on QKR. *Please note orders 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) and 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
Volunteer 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 & Cass.
We are super excited to welcome The Box Show to the GECC stage this August!
The Box Show excites the imagination of children and adults alike.
In the hands of Junkyard Beats, ordinary household items are transformed into extraordinary musical instruments and unwanted junk comes alive in exciting and surprising ways!
High energy drumming, dance, and kids’ comedy in one great show! Suitable for kids ages 5+.
“The audience stand and cheer wanting more from the performers and the crowd is full of smiles as they exit the stage” – THE SOURCE NEWS – WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL
10am, Friday, 19 August
60-minute duration
Acoustic Guitar Spectacular
A highly anticipated annual event, the Acoustic Guitar Spectacular brings together a hand-picked group of unique and original virtuoso guitarists from Australia & overseas. This series of very special concerts is hosted by internationally acclaimed Brisbane guitarist Michael Fix, who will be joined by legendary Brisbane guitarist, songwriter, composer, arranger and bandleader Jamie Clark and award-winning Fingerstyle guitarist and composer from Cairns, Jordan Brodie.
Boyne Tannum Community Centre – 7pm, 4 August
We would like to remind parents to please ensure your personal contact details are up to date, the following are worthwhile checking:
- Emergency contacts
- Mobile phone numbers for contact as well as SMS for absence text
- Email addresses for newsletters, invoices, classroom correspondence and general school information
- Home/postal address
Please update your information by contact the office on 4975 8333 or emailing admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au. We appreciate and thank you for your cooperation.
- ARTICLES FOR OUR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER: If you wish to publish a NOT FOR PROFIT COMMUNITY article in our school newsletter you can do this by sending an email to admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au with all the relevant details. This will then go through our approval process prior to publishing.
- REMINDER TO PARENTS: Reminder to parents and visitors to the school to drive carefully when accessing the front entrance of the school. Please drive slowly, abide by the speed limit, normal road rules and be mindful of your surrounds.
- RETURNING CALLS TO THE SCHOOL: We ask parents to assist us by checking their message bank before returning calls to the school, to establish which staff member has phoned. Due to the high volume of staff within our school it is not possible for us to identify who may have called you. School staff contact details including email address are available on our school website: https://calliopess.eq.edu.au/our-school/our-staff
- LOST PROPERTY - We have a large amount of lost property items at the moment. These items are located in the lost property container outside the office. If your child is missing their hat, shoes, towel, water bottle, lunch box or jacket/jumper these items can be collected from the undercroft.
- SMOKING - Smoking is banned at all Queensland state and non-state schools (school facilities), and for 5 metres beyond their boundaries.
The law applies at all times-during and after school hours, on weekends and during school holidays. It includes the use of all smoking products, including electronic cigarettes.School facilities are defined as land on which a
- state school provides education programs under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006; or
- non-state school provides primary education, secondary education or special education under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017; or
- state or non-state school provides other educational instruction or activities, for example, sports grounds, including land that is owned or leased by the school.
Port to Park FunD Run
The Port to Park fun run is back for 2022! Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC) Port to Park FunD Run can help us raise funds for our school community and we’d love as many of our students and families to participate on Sunday 21 August.
The event will run in GPC's beautiful parklands, highlighting all three areas - East Shores, The Gladstone Marina and Spinnaker Park.
There will be two race events for participants to choose from including the 9 kilometre Koongo Dash and the 3 kilometre Yallarm Family Run. Both race names recognise the language of the Traditional Owners of the land - the Bailai and Gooreng Gooreng nations, with Koongo meaning place of water and Yallarm meaning place of shells.
Students can register to participate in Port to Park as individuals or with their family for the 3km and/or 9km events and their registration fee will be directed back to our school. Make sure you nominate Calliope State School as your school when registering!
If you register before Sunday 19 June using the code P2PEARLY you can receive a 10% discount.
You can register at www.gpcl.com.au
