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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.
FREE PREP VISION SCREENING
Good vision is important for a child’s educational, physical and social development. Vision screening checks for common eye conditions that may impact your child’s ability to see and therefore impact their learning and development.
A Registered Nurse will be visiting the school on Monday 29 August 2022 to conduct vision screening for children in their Prep year. If you wish to have your Prep child participate in this free vision screening program, please complete an online consent form by 23 August 2022. See link below. Paper consent forms are available and will be distributed to you upon request. Parents do not need to be present for screening; however, if you would like to be, please contact the school to arrange this.
If your child’s vision is screened, you will be advised of the results in writing. If a vision concern is found, you will receive a phone call from the nurse to discuss referral to an eye health professional for further assessment. If a vision concern is identified and your child requires glasses, eligible health care card holders may be assisted with free basic glasses through the Spectacle Supply Scheme.
Participation in vision screening is not compulsory. If you do not wish for your child to participate in screening, please complete the consent form and indicate that you wish to decline screening.
Please click on the following link to access the Online Consent Form and Parent Information Letter: https://visionscreening.health.qld.gov.au/ParentalConsent/13126dUn. Alternatively, you can scan the QR code below:
Please note: The consent form link will close on Tuesday 23rd August 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact the Primary School Nurse Health Readiness Program on 1800 687 372.
PREP TRANSITIONS 2023 – PARENT INFORMATION 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 inquiries about Prep for 2022, please contact the office.
MYPOLICE GLADSTONE – INTERNET SAFETY TIPS, SOCIAL MEDIA
Gladstone, it’s time to keep talking about how children and teenagers are using mobile devices and social media.
It was recently brought to the attention of Gladstone Police that some children and teenagers are being exposed to high levels of violent and graphic material through the Snapchat messaging function.
Snapchat is a very popular photo and video sharing social media application.
Multiple reports to police were that ‘groups’ were being created in Snapchat’s messaging function, meaning that messages were being shared with large numbers of children.
Whilst the group may have initially started with a small group of other children all known to each other, others would be added and would often end up being communication with unknown users.
Reports also received were that children were randomly being added into already existing large groups of users unknown to them.
While this is problematic in itself, select children would then share videos of very violent acts into the group that they likely located on the internet.
The end result of this, was that many children were unwillingly, potentially exposed to footage that could cause significant harm to them.
As outlined during the last post, offenders identified in these situations may be dealt with by police under section 210(1)(e) Queensland Criminal Code Act 1899 – Indecent treatment of children under 16.
- Any person who—
(e) without legitimate reason, wilfully exposes a child under the age of 16 years to any indecent object or any indecent film, videotape, audiotape, picture, photograph or printed or written matter is guilty of an indictable offence.
Let’s now talk about how to help and try to stop this happening.
Have open communication with your children about Snapchat and how they are using it.
Young people should only engage with other users on Snapchat who are known to them.
And importantly in relation to this topic, if they are added into a group message on Snapchat (or any other social media application), they should not accept unless they know who is in the group and what is being talked or posted about.
It is very important that if things go wrong online and children are exposed to something that causes them concern, that they feel able to tell a trusted adult.
This topic is confronting, but so is the online material that children are exposed to.
Please help us to keep them safe by talking and learning together.
Keep an eye out for our next post…
INCURSION
On Wednesday 17 August 2022, Dion Drummond Indigenous Performance will be visiting Calliope State School as part of our Reconciliation Action Plan and NAIDOC Week celebrations. In his school visits, Dion shares tales and artefacts from his cultures, teaching students about the different traditions of both Torres Strait Island and Aboriginal storytelling, song and dance.
An information letter, including the permission form, will be sent home this week. Cost is $5.00 per student and payment can be made at the office (EFTPOS) or via BPoint. Cash payment can not be accepted. Payment and permission forms are due back by Monday 15 August.
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.
STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK LEADEDRSHIP AWARD – Kris Booth
FINAL THOUGHTS
Regards
Coralie Ditchmen
Acting Principal
In English, 1B have been learning about the structure and features of Poetry. We have been practising for our poetry recitations at the end of the term.
In Maths, we are focussing on counting patterns, learning to tell the time and describing and recognising Australian coins.
We will also be engaged with discovering the managed, constructed and natural features of our environment in HASS/Science.
Congratulations to 6D who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 2. Their attendance rate was 98.91% for the Week!
Also, congratulations to the 2 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 Week 3!
This week’s PBL focus is, ‘Lunchtime & Playtime Routines’. This lesson will focus on reminding students how to be safe, respectful & responsible during eating and playtime. Teachers will discuss with students where their play spaces are and the expectations around transitioning from eating areas. Students are to choose where they are going to play for the break and stay in that space. This will eliminate the number of students moving between play areas, keeping them safe and where duty teachers are.
This week on Parade, Friday 29th July 2022 we will be presenting our Semester 2 representatives 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.
SAVE THE DATE:
27August 2022
150th Birthday Fair
Ride armbands available
*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 Meeting
We would like to take a moment to thank Bryson Head, our local member for Callide for attending our last P&C meeting last week. Bryson attended to listen to our concerns and wishes for our school for the future.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, 9th August 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 27th 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 suitable for any age group. 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. **
ATTENTION all Buskers and Music Legends, we would love to see you showcase your skills at our birthday celebration. Please email president.calliopess@gmail.com for more details.
Market Stall
Would you like to set up a market stall during our Fair, or do you know someone who would? Please get in touch with Tenielle at president.calliopess@gmail.com for more information.
Would you like to attend the luncheon on the day 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. Pie drive forms went home last week, if you haven’t got your order form please check your child’s bag or ask their teacher. Order forms will be due back on Wednesday 10th August. **No late orders can be accepted.**
Pick up days from Lizzy’s Country Bakehouse Calliope are as follows
Prep – Year 2 – Monday 29 August 2022
Year 3 – 6 – Monday 12 September 2022
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 :p ) 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