Welcome to Week 6.

Student Code of Conduct

Each week I will focus on an aspect of Calliope’s Student Code of Conduct.  This week the focus is on Differentiated and Explicit Teaching.

Calliope State School is a disciplined school environment that provides differentiated teaching to respond to the learning needs of all students. This involves teaching expected behaviours and providing opportunities for students to practise these behaviours. Teachers reinforce expected behaviours, provide feedback and correction, and opportunities for practise.

 Teachers at Calliope State School vary what students are taught, how they are taught and how students can demonstrate what they know as part of this differentiated approach to behaviour. These decisions about differentiation are made in response to data and day-to-day monitoring that indicates the behavioural learning needs of students. This enables our teachers to purposefully plan a variety of ways to engage students; assist them to achieve the expected learning; and to demonstrate their learning. 10

 There are three main layers to differentiation, as illustrated in the diagram below. This model is the same used for academic and pedagogical differentiation.

These three layers map directly to the tiered approach. For example, in the PBL framework, Tier 1 is differentiated and explicit teaching for all students, Tier 2 is focussed teaching for identified students and Tier 3 is intensive teaching for a small number of students. Each layer provides progressively more personalised supports for students.

Artwork by Natalie from 1C

Sad News

It is with great sadness that we inform our community that our school Guidance Officer, Karen Mooney passed away on May the 21st following a heroic battle with cancer. Karen worked as a Guidance Officer in our school from 21 January 1999.

Karen was a vibrant woman who had an excellent understanding of students who had experienced trauma, loss, and difficulties with learning. She will be sadly missed by our school community.

 Parent and Community Code of Conduct

Parents and other visitors to schools support safety by ensuring their communications and conduct at the school and school activities is respectful. 

Approaching other students in the school grounds to discuss concerns with them is not appropriate in any school.  Please refer to the Parent and Community Code of Conduct and request a meeting to discuss any concerns about your child’s education – allowing staff time to prepare and appreciating our time may be limited.

Some reminders of upcoming events from the calendar include –

Week 6, Wednesday, 24 May – National Simultaneous Storytime (The Speedy Sloth)

Week 7 – Reconciliation Week

Week 7 – Sport’s Days

(For more details on these events see information included this newsletter)

In 1B we have been exploring 2D shapes and 3D objects this term. We have been looking at spheres, rectangular prisms, pyramids, cubes, cones and cylinders. We have been using playdough to form our shapes and drawing them on our desks with whiteboard markers. The students expressed they wanted to go on a shape hunt around the school so we investigated the playground, the walkways and even the office! In the office 1B investigated what real word shapes they could find.

PBL Focus

This week students are focusing on using items and objects appropriately. All classes are going to look at:

Students are not to be walking around with or throwing sticks or rocks, but can build with these in the gully. If you wish to have a copy of the PowerPoint that the students will be engaging in to reinforce at home, please email jxran4@eq.edu.au.        

Hats

Please ensure your child has a hat with their name on it when coming to school. If they have lost it, please check the lost property which is located in the undercroft near the office. Problems that we are having with students that don’t have a hat is that they go to the hall to play tiggy and go on the oval without a hat. Students are not allowed to run in the hall as they collide with students skipping and play basketball; therefore, causes injury. We are a sun safe school and students must wear a hat when playing in the sun. We are very lucky at Calliope State School to have such big ovals to play and so many different playgrounds but we need to make sure we are being sun safe in these areas.

Tiered Behaviour Data

The triangle graph has been used to indicate the percentage of students at Calliope State School at each tier.

Major behaviours – Major behaviours are behaviours that are so serious that immediate assistance is needed, have strong negative impact on others, or are so disruptive that teaching and learning cannot continue.

Universal Supports Tier 1 - 'differentiated and explicit teaching for all students', or school-wide interventions, are the critical foundation for PBL. Interventions are at the whole-school level and are provided to all students across academic, emotional and behaviour dimensions of learning. The focus of Tier 1 intervention is on all students and staff across all settings—whole-school, classroom and non-classroom.

We are currently sitting at 91.2% of students in Tier 1. As you can see from the above triangle, usually Tier 1 sits at around 80%. PBL targets are 80% for all Queensland PBL schools. Below I have represented the data that we have at Calliope State School in whole numbers to show that 91.2% is 521 students in ier 1.

    End of Semester 1 2022                                            Current 2023 Triangle        

          Tier 1 – 89%                                                           Tier 1 – 91.2%    

Congratulations to 6A who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 5. Their attendance rate was 98.26% for the week! Also, congratulations to the 2 classes which were at or above our school attendance target of 94% for week. Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.

Parents and caregivers must send children to school every school day under Queensland law unless there is an acceptable reason such as:

• Illness
• Competing in school events.

If your child is going to be absent from school, you must let the school know why the absence has occurred within two school days of their return. If possible, it is best to advise the school beforehand.

Avoid keeping your child away from school for reasons such as:

• Birthdays
• Shopping
• Visiting family and friends
• If they sleep in
• Looking after other children
• Minor check ups or care, such as hair cuts.

Routine medical or other health appointments should be made either before or after school or during the school holidays.

Establishing good routines around school can assist with regular school attendance. These include:

• Have a set time to go to bed
• Have a set time to get out of bed
• Have uniform and school bag ready the night before
• Have a set time for starting and finishing breakfast
• Set a time for daily homework activities
• Speak about school positively
• Send your child to school every school day including their birthday and the last day of term.

If you are experiencing difficulty in sending your child to school, contact the school for advice and support.

Hello Calliope! Can you believe it is Week 6 of term already?! Time feels like it is flying by; must be due to all the exciting things going on! It was wonderful to announce on Friday that, after a huge effort and collaboration by many wonderful people in our community, our school zone speed limit times have been permanently extended to 9:30 in the mornings. This is such an important success for the safety of our children since our first bell rings at 9:05am. We are aware that we’re still waiting for the Muirhead St sign to be changed and Bryson Head MP has already contacted TMR about this. So keep an eye on the times and your speed when travelling through our school zone.

We hope you got your pizza orders in yesterday?! All Preps, Year 1’s, 2’s and 3’s will be receiving their pizza orders at first break this Monday May 29^th. If you have completed your mandatory training and have some time to spare Monday from 10:45am, we would love a few extra hands please to help sort and hand out pizzas to our hungry students.

Have you heard about the warm Milos available for purchase at the Tuckshop before school Tuesdays to Fridays?! A wonderful way to warm up before class; Milos are only $1.00 each! From 8:30-9:00am Year 5&6 students will be selling Milo tickets in the tuckshop area which can then be presented to our lovely tuckshop ladies for a warm cup of Milo! Yummy!! Thanks again to Helping Hands for donating the Milo for this delicious fundraiser!

Have you noticed that our can cage out front near the pool is now empty again?! Mr Newby and an amazing group of parent helpers emptied it on Sunday afternoon and all your donated cans and bottles filled a trailer! On Friday we will be cashing these in; can you guess the dollar value that we will receive for such a haul?? Head over to Calliope State School P&C Facebook page and leave a comment on the can cage post with your guess by Friday 9am! The first correct (or closest) guess will win a $10 Tuckshop voucher! While you’re on our page; why not click ‘Follow’?! All of the above information is posted on our page and this is a great way to keep up to date on all that is happening with the P&C, around the school community and see all the fun we have supporting our students at school.

Don’t forget all year levels will have their sports afternoons/days next week. And if you’ll be at the Yr 3-6 Athletics Carnival on Friday June 2^nd, why not pop into the tuckshop tent and lend a hand for a little while? This is such a wonderful team to be a part of and we love meeting new members of the school community who love this school as much as we do!

Leading this amazing team this year is our President, Heidi Jackman! Heidi is now in her 8^th year as a member of our school community and has been volunteering around the school since day one! Heidi values each of our students’ education and has spent many years in classrooms assisting with literacy groups, even in Prep rooms long after her own children had moved up through the grades. She is committed to supporting the school in every way possible! Heidi is particularly driven and dedicated to improving community and parent engagement and encourages everyone to have a say! You can email us at pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au and/or come along to a meeting! Our next meeting is Tuesday June 13^th in the Admin building at 5:30pm. We would all genuinely love to see you there!

Warm regards,

Heidi, Geoff, Angela and Lisa.

Normal opening hours:

Friday 8.30am to 9.00am

Uniform Shop located at the entrance to the Multipurpose Hall (closes to the oval). Uniform can also be purchased through the QKR app. 

Calliope State School will be celebrating Reconciliation Week from May 27 to June 3.  Our classrooms will be doing activities to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.  We would love to involve our community, so if you have ideas or would like to be involved in our celebrations, please contact Naomi Hughes on nhugh56@eq.edu.au or phone the school office.

NAIDOC WEEK

QParents 

Calliope State School provides parents with access to a convenient, online parent portal called QParents.

The QParents web and mobile application provides an easier way for you to interact with our school. Parents will have secure, online access to their child's student information, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone, tablet or computer.

QParents provides secure, online access to student information such as:

• Attendance details

• Report cards

• Student photo

• Consent Form
  
  
• Payment History

The benefits of QParents

Convenience and time savings for parents

• Parents can view or update their child's details and report absences without having to call the school or come into the office.
• Secure 24/7 online access.
• Available anytime, anywhere — access QParents on your smart phone, tablet or computer on a web browser or using the app (iPhone or Android). 

Greater transparency of information

• Improves accountability between parents and schools by providing parents with timely access to their child's information online.
• Allows parents to engage more deeply in their child's schooling.

Improved administration efficiencies for schools

• Allows schools to streamline their administrative processes and cut down on printing.

What do you need to do to get started?

The office will be send out emails inviting parents or guardians to become a QParents Account Owner (QPAO) for their student at the beginning of their enrolment at the school. QPAOs will be able to register for QParents to access and manage the student's information online, view the student's information and submit requests to update some of the student's details.

QPAOs will also be able to invite other people (such as another family member), to view the student's information. Once invited, these people can register for QParents as “delegated viewers". A delegated viewer can see the student's details, but cannot make updates.

When you receive your invitation email, simply follow the instructions to register your QParents account. The process should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Initial registration and addition of students to your account must be done on a desktop or laptop computer. Once registered, you will then be able to access QParents using your mobile device (via web browser or by downloading the iPhone or Android App).

Invitations sent by email will only ever come from no.reply@qparents.qld.edu.au. You will not be invited to register from any other email address or organisation.

If you do no not want to register you can just ignore the invitation and your child's student information will not be available to anyone through QParents.

Identity Verification

To obtain full access to student information, as part of their QParents registration users must complete an identity verification process. QParents offers two options for identity verification – online and offline.

For fully online verification (the fastest option), you will need to verify 100 points of the following identity documents online:

If you cannot verify 100 points of the above ID documents online, you may still register for QParents, but you will need to attend the school to verify documentation in person after you have registered online.

Full instructions on how to verify your documents and what you may need to bring to the school will be provided as part of the invitation and registration process.

If you don't have sufficient documents, or are unsure, you may still be able to register. For more information on the online identity verification process, see https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/identityInformation .

Please note that QParents does not maintain copies or records of any identity documents used for account verification, either online or offline. 

EQ ID

You will also need to have your child's EQ ID (their Education Queensland identification number) in order to complete your QParents registration. You can access this via the school office.

Safe and secure

QParents is a secure portal that meets strict industry standards. The Department of Education and Training considers student information to be confidential (it is classified as PROTECTED by the Department). Only people with the right to access information about their child will be given an account. Additionally, as part of the registration process, 100 points of identity or equivalent will need to be presented to prove that the person who is registering is the person the school invited.

Further information

https://qed.qld.gov.au/about-us/department-apps/qparents

As a school, we have a number of ways to communicate with our families.

1. School Newsletter – published weekly on Wednesday and emailed to families. It is published on QSchools App. A paper copy can be requested.
2. School Facebook Page – Calliope State School
3. P&C meetings –second Tuesday of the month at 5.30pm in the Administration building. Our P&C also have a Facebook page to communicate with our families.
4. QSchools – please see pictures with this post on how to download this app
5. Phone, letter or appointments
6. Parent / Teacher Conferences – twice a year or as requested by staff or parents
7. Class Newsletters – once a term, outlining important dates and curriculum information for the term

Communication is a two-way street, so please avail yourself of these array of opportunities to be engaged in your child’s learning journey and in our school community.

If your child requires staff to administer medication at school, we would just like to remind you of the requirements
associated with the administration of medications at school.

Please note, school staff will only administer medication that:

     • has been prescribed by a qualified health practitioner (e.g. doctor, dentist)

     • is in its original (most recent) container
     • has an attached pharmacy label
     • the pharmacy label instructions match the Medical form.
     • the parent/carer has completed Section 1 of the Administration of Medication at School Record Sheet
       (routine/short-term medication) – copies of these forms are in our office. Please see our friendly office staff.
     • the student has received a dose at home without ill effect prior to the school administering the medication.

N.B. If your child requires more than one medication, you will need to complete a form for each medication.

Please contact the school office if you wish to discuss your child’s requirements further.

TICKETS TO GIVEAWAY TO THE CAT IN THE HAT

The Cat in the Hat is coming to the Gladstone GECC in the June/July school holidays!

Calliope State School are pleased to offer one lucky family a double pass (2) to this exciting live performance, worth over $80.

If your attendance is 85% or higher during Term 2, you will automatically go into the draw to win this fantastic prize which will be awarded to one lucky family on Principal's Pararde in Week 10. 

For more information on the show please visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Catinthehataustralia or website: www.catinthehatlive.com

Navigating the online world with our kids can be super tough for parents. Knowing what apps are appropriate, managing screen time, and addressing the issues that come with social media use can be complex to say the least. Schools and families play a collaborative role in ensuring that kids can access the internet in a safe and healthy way. Below are some top tips from Rebecca Sparrow, who works with students, schools and is a member of the Queensland Government’s Anti-Bullying Taskforce.

BEFORE YOU HIT SEND – SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS FOR PARENTS

By: Rebecca Sparrow

STEP 1. BASIC ONLINE DO’S & DONT’S

1. Don’t use your child’s photo or real name when setting up apps or certain social media accounts.
2. Don’t accept friend requests from people you don’t know in real life.
3. Don’t agree to meet up with people you don’t know in real life.
4. Don’t chat to randoms online – even if you think they’re kids. Social media and gaming apps are stalked by adult predators looking for children to groom.
5. Don’t give out your address, school or phone number online to anyone. And don’t share your passwords!
6. Most importantly – check the privacy settings on the platform or app you are using (see tips below)
7. Follow  Susan McLean  – Cyber Safety Expert,   Dr Kirsty Goodwin  – Cyber Safety Expert,  Code9 Parent , Leonie Smith –  The Cyber Safety Lady  and  Be Web Smart  on Facebook to get regular updates on the latest dangerous and dodgy apps and safety tips for your tech devices. 

STEP 2. SECURE YOUR DEVICES

1. You want to stop strangers from finding out where you live, work or go to school which they can easily do from the photos and videos you post.  Turn off Geo-Tagging on your camera.  Otherwise geographical information is added in the form of metadata to photos, videos, SMS, websites. Go to LOCATION SERVICES and turn it off for your camera and any apps that don’t need it. (See S ocial Media Reputation Management booklet  for instructions)
2. TURN OFF Frequent Locations  which can tell anyone who picks up your phone where you live.  
3. If your device gets stolen or your friends decide to play a prank by hacking your account — you want to be able to stop them from accessing your device!  Have a pin number on all your devices. And don’t tell your friends your pin numbers or log in details.
4. Again to stop people accessing your accounts – set up Two-Step Verification On Accounts:                  Facebook:  Account > Settings > Security > Login Approvals           Apple            Google            Twitter
5. Set up restricted viewing on Google, YouTube, your Mac or PC. Click here to access notes on  setting YOUTUBE to “Restricted Mode”
6. For younger kids (10 and under) Use  YouTube Kids ,  Kiddle  or  Safe Search Kids  (powered by Google) . Remember: no amount of net filtering replaces parent supervision!

USEFUL LINKS

FREE  ‘Social Media Reputation Management’  booklet from the Australian Federal Police. It details privacy settings for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat and mobile devices.

Social Media Platform Safety Centres : FULL LIST of contacts

FACEBOOK:  Basic Privacy Settings   and    How Can I See What My Facebook Profile Looks Like To Other People?     YOUTUBE TUTORIAL

INSTAGRAM:   Privacy & Safety Tips for Instagram

SNAPCHAT:  Safety Tips for Snapchat

SAFE SEARCH ENGINES FOR KIDS:   YouTube Kids ,  Kiddle ,  Safe Search Kids  

Who’s Chatting To Your Kids?: Queensland Police Force

The advantages of helping kids navigate the digital world – The Atlantic 

15 Useful  iPhone Hacks  including setting ‘Do Not Disturb’ on your phone so you can’t receive messages while you’re studying 

More iPhone hacks  including getting more storage

How to save data on you iPhone : the small hack that can make a difference to your data use.

USEFUL APPS

HELP ME  – The Denise and Bruce Morcombe Safety App.  Download this app for 99cents and any person can call for help at the push of a button.   “The ‘Help Me’ button sounds a warning and allows you to send off an SMS text to two (2) nominated ‘safety’ numbers, as part of your Trusted Safety Network. Included in the text are GPS co-ordinates from where the text was sent, so the sender can be located or a last known place of contact is indicated.”

Checky   This app will tell you just how often you (or your child) check your phone! 

Send This Instead   Humorous ways to respond when you’re asked for a naked pic

OurPact   Free parental control app that limits screen time and access to apps and sites.

Colour Therapy  Popular free colouring-in app

Chore Bank :  The app that lets you keep track of your kids’ chores and the pocket money they’ve earned.

Canvsly : a clever app to help you digitally store your children’s artwork 

YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Set up a  Google Alert  for your name and email address so you can keep track about what’s said about you on-line. 

The resume is dead: your next click might determine your next job  – The Guardian

Your digital footprint matters  – Huffington Post

CELEBRITIES TALKING ABOUT STEPPING AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

Ed Sheeran takes a break from Twitter due to abuse. 

Gigi Hadad on social media increasing her anxiety and her decision to take a month away from social media. 

CYBERBULLYING

The most important thing to remember if you are being cyberbullied is that you’re not alone and there are adults who can help you.

Keep evidence of the bullying (save emails,  take screenshots of messages or posts ), delete and block the bully and report the problem to the Safety Centre of the platform or app ( you can find a full list here ).  And most importantly  tell an adult you trust . And keep telling adults until someone does something to help you. 

Office of the eSafety Commissioner 

How To Take A Screenshot On Any Device  

Report Cyberbullying: Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner

Legal Aid Queensland: Laws surrounding cyber-bullying and what to do about it. 

The National Children’s and Youth Law Centre , can provide free legal advice for anyone under 18, or anyone acting on their behalf.

Bullying No Way website  for kids, teens, parents and teachers

HOUSEHOLD INTERNET AGREEMENT / PARENTAL CONTROL APPS

FREE  Family Internet Safety Agreement  created by the Australian Federal Police.

List of different parental control apps

FREE  OurPact  parental control app that limits screen time by blocking internet and app access.

Review of OurPact app by the Be Web Smart site.

How To Find Hidden Apps On Your Child’s Phone

CONSENT/PORN/NAKED SELFIES

Avalanche of Violent Porn Affecting Our Young

The National Children’s and Youth Law Centre , are experts in sexting and the law, and can provide free legal advice for anyone under 18, or anyone acting on their behalf. If you find naked images on your child’s device, take a breath and ring these guys first to get some clear, calm advice on how to proceed.

Legal Aid Queensland : The law surrounding sexting and sharing naked images

Send This Instead :  a free app providing humorous responses to help young people say no when pressured to send intimate photos.

It’s No Coincidence A Vile Instagram Account Was Set Up By Boys From An Elite Private Schoo l by Catherine Lumby

A Letter To My Son About Porn  by Harriet Pawson

Consent is like a cup of tea  — a video designed to help young men and women understand the concept of consent. IMPORTANT!

RECOMMENDED READING

Porn is not the worst thing on Musical.ly

The advantages of helping kids navigate the digital world

Noise levels dialled up as ban on mobile phones gets kids talking

Parenting the Fortnite addict – New York Times

Bill Gates is surprisingly strict about his kids’ tech use

Are you following the same digital rules you set your kids? – The Washington Post

Sexts, Texts and Selfies  by Susan McLean (Australian)

Keeping Kids Safe Online  by the Leonie Smith, the Cyber Safety Lady (Australian)

Raising your child in a digital world – Dr Kristy Goodwin

RECOMMENDED SITES

The Cyber Safety Lady   (Australian)

Be Web Smart: For the analog parent in a digital world  (American)
CommonSense Media  (American)

RESOURCES FOR YOUR TEEN WHEN THEY NEED HELP

ReachOut  

Headspace: National youth mental health foundation 

Youth Beyond Blue

Kids Helpline  or call 1800 551 800

Parentline: 1300 30 1300  www.parentline.com.au

Lifeline: 13 11 14  www.lifeline.org.au

Relationships Australia: 130 364 277  www.relationships.org.au

1800Respect Online: 1800 737 732  www.1800respect.org.au

Child Safety Services (Qld): 1800 177 135