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Dear Parents/Caregivers
I am here for another seven weeks (end of Term 4). Ms Mackenzie will return for 2023 as the substantive Principal.
The students will know me as Mr Pete.
My focus will be on:
· Having clear and constructive communication with students, staff and parents/caregivers
· Being present in classrooms, break times and after school
· Working with staff, students and our P&C to have a great last term of the year.
Disco News
The disco is a P&C event supported by the school. Students are expected to be on their best and safest behaviour. Staff will be helping out disco but parents are responsible for their children.
Thank you for your understanding.
I look forward to talking to you at some point this term.
Kind Regards
Pete
Pete Stansfield
A/Principal
Calliope State School
In English, we are learning about Narratives and the text structures they all have – Characters, Setting, Beginning, Middle and End. We are working together to add a new event to each narrative, and focusing on how the new event doesn’t change the end of the original story.
We also had a fantastic time swimming last week and learning new safety skills in the pool with Nikki and Matty.
Congratulations to 3C who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 3. Their attendance rate was 93.63% for the week!
Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.
Welcome to Week 4!
This week's PBL focus is ‘Keeping my hands and feet to myself’. The lesson focuses on students identifying what keeping your hands and feet to myself, looks, feels and sounds like. Please have a discussion with your child in what this looks like.
Welcome to Week 4 of Term 4! The year is flying by, and as we begin the run-up to end-of-year craziness, we thank everyone involved with the P and C. As a group of volunteers, we understand how difficult it is to find time for everyday life, let alone adding fundraising events to the calendar, so thank you for sparing some time to help us work towards providing funding for the children of our school.
Its time to get SPOOOOKKKY!!
URGENT CALL OUT FOR SENIOR DISCO VOLUNTEERS OR WE WILL NEED TO CANCEL!!
On Wednesday night we have our Halloween Disco.
Come dressed in your favourite spooky costume. NO MASKS or WEAPONS please.
Prep-Year 2: 5:30pm until 6:45pm
Year 3-6: 7pm-8:30pm
Prices for Disco:
Entry - $3.00
Sausage on Bread - $2.50
Softdrink - $2.00
Water & Poppers - $1.50
Chocolate, lollies chips or popcorn - 50c
P & C Meeting
Next Meeting: Tuesday 08/11/2022, at 6 pm in the Admin Conference Room. We welcome you to join us. If you would like to add anything to the agenda or send apologies, please email pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au . All agenda items and apologies need to be received in writing, at the latest, one day before the meeting.
Tuckshop News
WE NEED YOU!!!
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
Our fabulous tuckshop convener, Miss Lisa, has been working hard as normal, filling hungry bellies this term. We thank Miss Lisa and Miss Mel for their daily efforts and the amazing food you provide for our kids.
Miss Lisa can always use an extra set of hands or two each tuckshop day to make sure your
Parents are reminded that ice creams and ice blocks need to be collected from the tuckshop by the students with their paper bags. Without your help, the tuckshop will not be able to continue to run as it does.
Uniform Shop
The 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 that orders can take up to 3 business days to fill after the day of order.* These items are then taken to the office, and the students are contacted to collect them. If you haven’t received your uniform order, please check, if it has been three days, that it’s not in your child’s school bag (we all have that one child) and that it’s 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
Please don’t hesitate to stop us and say hi and ask questions.
Your P&C Team,
Tenielle, Kate, Bec & Geoff
Enrolment packages are now available at the school office. Please visit or contact Administration on 4975 8333 for further information. Enrolment Interviews are now available for this Friday. Please book in a time for you and your child if they are starting Prep in 2023.
One of the important documents required to be sighted as part of enrolling in Prep is your child’s Birth Certificate. If you do not have a copy please click the link below to complete the application form and for information on steps to apply:
Update Contact Details
We would like to remind all parents/carers to update your contact details. Have you changed jobs, address, internet provider or have a new phone number? Do you have a need to update your personal details, phone numbers, mobile numbers, addresses, email, emergency contacts, court orders to name but a few.
If you have had some changes to any of the above or wish to update your emergency contacts, please email: admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au or update through contacting our school office.
Early Collection of Student/s:
We realise that, on occasion, students may arrive late for school, or need to leave early; it is hoped that these occasions can be kept to a minimum so that the learning of the student, the class and the routine of the school is not unduly disrupted. In the event that your child is late or leaves early, please ensure that the correct procedure is followed to sign in/out by going to the Administration building signing out on the iPad, collect a slip and present it to the classroom teacher.
These processes are in place so that the teachers and school staff are aware of the movement of students at school. This is for the protection and welfare of all staff and students. It is important to look at the impact that late arrival and early departure have on a student/s education and those around them. It is not only disruptive to learning that is occurring in the classrooms at the time of arrival and departure, it is all time that accumulates to missed opportunities for learning. A student who is arriving late or leaving early by 15 minutes twice a week will miss, in total, the equivalent of 4 days of school across the year.
Messages to Students
As you know, schools and classrooms are very busy places!
To ensure our students are fully engaged in their learning, and our office staff are able to complete their multitude of daily required tasks, we ask that parents communicate clearly with their child at the beginning of each day where you will be picking them up from in the afternoon.
As you can imagine it is extremely difficult for our office staff to field scores of phone calls asking for messages to be passed on to children regarding pick-up information.
Should you need to contact your children throughout the day, please do this via the office. These should be emergency situations only. Messages received after 1.45pm may not be acknowledged by the class in time, so please ensure children know their pick-up arrangements.
If you have a child /children who will be leaving Calliope State School during, or at the end of Term 4 this year, can you please notify the school office as soon as possible. Please notify our office via email at admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au or phone on 4975 8333.