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School Opinion Survey
Time is running out for your valued feedback in our School Opinion Survey. The School Opinion Survey closes on 16th of August. Please take some time participate and give us some insights into what we are doing well and things that we could improve on.
Pyjama Day
Thank you to all the students and staff who supported the PJ Day organised by Rotakids.
We raised over $350 for the Pyjama Foundation!
Thank you to all the parents who were able to join us for a picnic at first break.
Gladstone Show Holiday
Please be reminded that Monday August 12 is the Gladstone Show Holiday and the school is closed.
Prep Enrolments 2025
Prep Enrolments for 2025 are now open! Enrolment packs are available from the school office.
Book Week
Book Week is on 19-23 August. The theme for 2024 is ‘Reading is Magic’. Calliope State School will hold our Book Week dress up day on Friday 23 August. We look forward to seeing all the amazing costumes on that day. We will do a walk around during parade to share them!
Dates to Remember
Important Dates
09 Auguest - Railway Talk with Year 3-6 and Beach to Bush Chat with Prep to Year 2 students
12 August - Show Holiday
13 August - P&C Meeting - 5pm
16 August - Bullying No Way! Wear Orange
18 August - Port to Park Fun Run
19 August - Book Week Begins - Dress Up on Friday 23 August
20 & 22 August - Kindy Visitis to Library 9.30am - 10.00am
26 August - Prep Interviews Begin
27/28 August - Prep Vision Screening
28 August - Teacher Aide Day
30 August - Student Free Day
Week 6 - Bullying No Way! - Student can Wear orange in support of Bullying No Way day Friday 16th August
Week 8 - Road Safety Week - Students will be participating in a range of classroom and outdoor activities throughout Week 8 (Please see flyer attached). Teaching children about road safety increases the awareness among children of the hazards involved in being on the road, whether as a pedestrian, cyclist/scooterist, car passenger and encourages them to be safe.
Every child that demonstrates good road safety throughout the week, whether by joining in on a classroom activity, lunch time activity or showing it on thier way to school, will receive a raffle ticket. These tickets will be raffled off on Friday of Week 9.
Congratulations to 3A who had, for fourth week in a row an amazing attendance rate for Week 4. Their attendance rate was 96.19% for the week!
Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.
This term in English, our task is to write an informative text about a familiar topic. During the term, we have been ‘flying’ to different countries and learning all about their culture, land, wildlife etc. In our class, we have 2 students who are from Columbia. So last week, we decided to ‘fly’ to Columbia. Riley’s mum, Marly, was kind enough to give up some of her time one morning to come in and teach us about her country’s wildlife, flag, population in comparison to Australia. The students loved this experience and were hanging on every word while she was telling us all of the cool things about her country. Thank you so much Marly!
PBL Lesson this week
We are focusing on ‘Catch it, bin it and kill it’. As the weather has been cooling down, it is important to remember to be hygienic to avoid the spread of illnesses.
Gem Chat
What challenges did we face and how did we overcome the challenges? At home, you could discuss challenges your child has faced and brainstorm ways they can overcome them if faced with the challenge again.
The Imperfects Podcast
Follow the link to watch The Imperfects Podcast on The Resilience Project Website - https://theresilienceproject.com.au/at-home/podcasts/
We have heard from Zan Rowe. Champion of the airwaves, TV presenter, music journalist and podcaster, Zan has soundtracked the lives of many Australians. In this episode of the Vulnerabilitea House, Zan draws the card; ‘how would your ambitions change if you only had one year to live?’
https://theresilienceproject.com.au/at-home/podcasts/season-6-episode-35-zan-rowe/
Positive Behaviour Comparison Data
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Action Type |
End of Term 3 2023 |
End of Week 4 Term 3 2024 |
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Positive Behaviour |
836 positive behaviour records |
182 positive behaviour records |
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-Awards (Teacher Aide Certificate, Cool Kid Certificate, Classroom Cool Kid, Principal’s Award) |
295 awards |
94 awards |
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-Good News Letter |
32 letters |
26 letters |
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-Contact Home (Positive email home, positive phone call home, e-postcard) |
60 contacts home |
7 contacts home |
Supported Playgroups: Join the Fun ????
Our supported playgroups in Calliope, Boyne Island, and Gladstone are in full swing, including the new Harmony Kids playgroup held in Gladstone, which celebrates our multicultural families.
Boyne Island NaN Supported Playgroup is held every Monday this term from 9:30am - 11:30am at the Castle Towers Outside Area at the Boyne Island Library.
Harmony Kids Multicultural Playgroup is held every Tuesday this term from 9:30am - 11:30am at the Nutchee Building at Philip Street Communities & Families Precinct in Gladstone.
Calliope NaN Supported Playgroup is held every Thursday this term from 9:15am - 11:15am at the Calliope State School in the prep rooms near the front playground.
Baby NaN (0-12 months) Supported Playgroup in Gladstone is now closed for Term 3. If you’d like early access to the waitlist to join this supportive playgroup in Term 4, please email admin@strongcommunities.org.au and our friendly team will assist you.
Intensive NaN (2-3 year olds) Supported Playgroup in Gladstone is now closed for Term 3. If you’d like early access to the waitlist to join this supportive playgroup in Term 4 please contact us.
Our playgroups are 100% free to attend and are perfect for children to play, learn, and make new friends while parents connect and share experiences.
Hi Families,
The P&C have organised with the funding from Breaky Club four tables for the children to sit on while they have their breakfast in the morning and to share at lunch times. These tables are cleaned regularly by the beautiful tuckshop convenor and volunteers. By introducing these tables, we have managed to reduce the litter around the school of a morning. From what we have heard the children are loving them.
By now all families should have received their family journals and you are all enjoying them as much as the children enjoy the resilience project learning material at school.
The journals are designed to focus on gratitude, empathy and mindfulness to improve everyone’s mental health and not to mention provide a daily reflection and question time for the family to participate.
Cans for Change
You may have noticed the old tired can bin outside the swimming pool has been replaced by this wonderful new safe and shiny new one thanks to one of our handy parents Mr Kummerfeld.
If you have any cans you wish to put towards the schools Cans for Change donations, please feel free to drop them into our new bin or give them to your child to bring to school and place into one of the new green bins around the school grounds.
Father’s Day Stall/ Fundraising
This month we will be holding the Father’s Day stall on Wednesday 28th August 2024. Our amazing Treasurer has just placed an order for all new items for the children to purchase from. There won’t be any pre order packs available this time sorry. Once the stock has arrived, we will post a sneak peek of what is available.
Our next fundraiser will be a “Design a Plate” which will be very handy for a Christmas gift for a loved one or a memento for the family. Once we have a date confirmed, order and design forms will be sent home and information will be provided in the newsletter and on the P&C Facebook page.
If you have any fundraising suggestions, please email them to communications.calliopess@gmail.com or direct message via facebook. Our committee are open to any suggestions.
Uniform Shop
We are urgently seeking volunteers to help pack orders fortnightly on a Friday for 1/2 hour (8:30-9am). If you are available and have completed your mandatory training, please email uniformshop.calliope@gmail.com
Warm Regards
Geoff, Jason, Angela & Lisa
