Welcome to Week 6 of Term 2. This week we are acknowledging all the wonderful volunteers in our school. This year the theme for National Volunteer Week is “Something for Everyone’. National Volunteer Week recognises the diverse passions and talents everyone brings to the act of volunteering. On Monday had a morning tea with the volunteers in our school who make our huge impact on the lives of our students. P&C Day is recognised this year on Friday 24 May. I would like to publicly thank our school’s dedicated P&C members and volunteers for their tireless work they do each year to improve educational facilities, resources and student outcomes in our school.

Calliope State School Dress Code

As the cooler months are approaching, now is the time to find our royal blue jumpers and black tracksuit pants to keep warm. A reminder that if your child is wearing tights, a skirt, shorts or skort must be worn over the top.

Dress Code

Each week I am highlighting a component of our school Dress Code.

This week I am highlighting the considerations that were considered when writing our dress code. Please see the dot points on the image to the right that has been extracted from our Dress Code Brochure.

Hats

Before school and at each break we have multiple students coming to the office asking for spare hats. We ask that all students come to school with a hat so they can enjoy outside play.

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. Approaching staff aggressively is not appropriate. 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.

What is Happening this Month in Calliope State School

Commencing this week Ms Moira Mackenzie will be working four days per week.  She will be on leave each Thursday for the next ten school weeks.  Mrs Naomi Hughes will be Acting Principal on Thursdays. Jade Randall will be Acting Deputy Principal backfilling for Naomi. Next term we welcome Dwight Davidson, who will be in the position of District Relieving Teacher for several schools in our area.

This term in 1B we are having a lot of fun with our learning. With our spelling words each week, we have been using engaging activities to make our learning exciting! For Maths we have been using hands on materials and group tasks to allow us to learn lots of new skills. For Science we have been taking part in challenge activities to build different things using a variety of materials.

Date Claimer –

Under 8s Morning

Calliope State School will be holding our annual Under 8s morning on Monday 17 June from 9.15-10.45am. Our Prep – Year 2 students will be participating and we welcome parents and younger siblings to this event. Our local Kindy friends are also welcome to attend with parents. More information will be going home soon for the Calliope students.

• Why is it important to keep our hands and feet to ourselves?
• How can we show respect for others’ personal space in different situations (e.g., in line at the cafeteria, during group work, or on the playground)?
• What can you do if someone is not respecting your personal space? How can you communicate your feelings in a respectful way?
• How does respecting others’ personal space contribute to a positive and safe classroom environment?
• Can you think of any situations where it might be difficult to keep your hands and feet to yourself? How can you handle these situations appropriately?
  

Hi Families

A big THANK YOU to our wonderful school for putting on such a lovely morning tea for all the volunteers on Monday. National Volunteer week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering. This special event provides an opportunity to highlight the important role of volunteers in our school community and invites people not currently involved to give it a go.

Speaking of volunteers, the P&C are seeking volunteers for the following upcoming events.

Sports Day Pop Up Tuckshop – Friday 7^th June

• BBQ cook
• Serving food and drinks
• Making sandwiches/burgers
• Food preparation
• Help set up & down

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser – Sunday 16^th June

• BBQ cook
• Food preparation
• Serving food and drinks
• Help set up & down

If you spare an hour of your time to help out during the day, please send us a message on our Facebook page.

Please remember, you don’t have to be a member of the P&C to volunteer.

 Uniform Shop

We will be trailing a new collection arrangement for uniforms starting Friday 24^th May.

• Parents and students are welcomed to collect their uniform orders directly from the Uniform shop between the hours of 8:30 - 9am every Friday. If not collected 

• An orange slip will be placed into the classroom pigeonhole for teachers to collect and give to students to collect their uniform orders from the Tuckshop at 2:30pm every Friday. The student will be required to initial that they have collected there uniform along with their orange slip.

 This is only a trial until June school holidays. We will advise if this arrangement will be permanent after our next P&C Meeting held in June.

The cooler weather as set in, so don’t miss out on ordering your child’s school jumper and if you have been waiting to order a size 14 school shirt, they are now back in stock.

If you have any questions, please forward them to our Uniform Coordinator – uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com or via our Facebook page

Our objective is to continue this great work and keep kicking goals in all areas of strategic planning, fundraising, school improvements and community engagement. We would genuinely love to hear from the school community with any thoughts or ideas you have on how we can all work together to keep making progress in these areas. You can contact us on communication.calliopess@gmail.com for our Communication Officer or pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au for our Executive team.

Warm Regards

Geoff, Jason, Angela & Lisa

All motorists must follow School Crossing Supervisors directions at open school crossings (children crossing flags have been placed in the poles on either side of the road at crossings).

The rule is clear and is like any situation where a pedestrian is crossing a road; whether it is at signals, a pedestrian crossing or a children's crossing; the vehicle must wait until all pedestrians and the crossing supervisors are off the roadway before proceeding.

Do not stop or rest in designated No Stopping areas, this makes it difficult for School Crossing Supervisors to view approaching traffic.

This is a timely reminder for motorists to take extra caution when driving and stopping in school zones and for parents and caregivers to ensure your children are aware of the relevant road safety rules.

At the end of the day, we want everyone to get home safely.

For more information on road safety visit the StreetSmarts website https://streetsmarts.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ or contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads on (07) 4931 1656 and ask to speak to your local Road Safety Officer.