Welcome to Week two of Term Two. Last week the school came together on Thursday to commemorate ANZAC Day.  We were joined by several special guests including the cadets from Calliope State High School.  We are very proud of all our students who participated in the service.  Our school also participated in the Dawn Service in Gladstone and at the Calliope Service later in the day. Thank you to all staff who make this day a special day to remember all Australian personnel who have served in wars, conflict and peace operations.

Guidance Officers Week

Guidance officers play an invaluable role in supporting students and school communities across Queensland.  At Calliope we are lucky to have two amazing Guidance Officers, Tracee Ward and Lucy Hodgkinson.  Tracee and Lucy work extensively to support all students at our school.

This Guidance Officer Week (Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May) we celebrate their contribution in providing counselling, advice and leadership across the areas of educational, behavioural, vocational, personal, social, family, mental health and wellbeing.

School staff play a vital role in recognising the early signs of students' stress or struggles.

If you think a student may benefit from support, reach out to our school’s guidance officers.

Equity and Excellence

School performance planning and monitoring

• We use our school strategic plan to outline who we are as a school and what lies at the core of our school community.
• The strategic plan outlines our focus for four years. It was written following a school review. The recommendations from that review and the collaborative discussions with the school community informed the content of the plan.
• The AIP is the plan for the annual actions that will be taken over the next 12 months to make progress on the strategic priorities.
• We keep the number of priorities in the AIP to a minimum so that we can maximise the impact of a smaller number of actions. We focus on what our students need, and what actions we are taking together to meet those needs.
• The school data plan outlines what data is beings used to understand what our students need and how we monitor the impact of the actions taken.
• Clear priorities and agreed actions frees up teachers to know what to focus on in the classroom, and it builds trust through the transparency that is possible when decisions are aligned to the school strategic plan and AIP for the year.
• An effective set of priorities supports teachers and leaders for focus on what matter matters most, and frees them up from other activities that are no longer aligned to the school strategic improvement agenda.

Did you know that students at Calliope State School can learn an instrument? Families are asked to purchase or hire an instrument and books, but TUITION IS FREE OF CHARGE! Our Instrumental music teachers are recruiting now for a Term 3 start – expression of interest forms are due 12^th of May!

  

Here are some pics of our Calliope SS students achieving in their sports of Touch football and Swimming over the weekend. Go Calliope!

Date Claimer - Walk Safely to School Day

 Friday, 16 May, is Walk Safely to School Day. We will be walking to school with families again this year. Further information will be in upcoming newsletters.

RotaKids Update

Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month

Each May, Queensland marks Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month to raise community awareness of domestic and family violence and to send a clear message that such violence will not be tolerated. Calliope students are able to wear purple on Monday 12 May for this cause. Students are asked to bring a gold coin donation on this day when wearing purple. This is a RotaKids initiative this year and appreciate your support.

The Resilience Project is holding a Connected to Parenting Webinar.  This is to be held on Monday 12th May, 6:30-7:45pm (75 minutes) AEST.  Please see attached flyer.  This will also be showed in the library  for any parents that would like to attend in a group setting rather than by yourself.  If you wish to attend you will need to register and then inform Admin through the front office that you will be attending at the school instead.

• Build stronger connections with your children.
• Support them through challenging and frustrating situations.
• Create a culture of cooperation in simple ways.
• Manage your own triggers as a parent.
• Understand and support big emotions in a way that helps children become emotionally resilient.

1. Promote the event with this flyer and this social media tile.
2. Invite them to individually register for the webinar using this link. We will then send them the Zoom link and a calendar invite.

As I come across articles that I think may be of benefit to our community,  I will include them in this newsletter.

I have become aware of a great parenting resource from BringingUpGreatKids.org.

Parenting does not come with a guide book and for many of us it is a “learn as you go” experience.

When I find something that may help parents I like to share.

The link for the kit is:  https://tinyurl.com/mr8n9u5f

However, here are Chapters 1 and 2.

Yours in community,

Tracee Ward- Guidance Officer 

Hi Calliope Families! 

Calliope State School Pizza Day

Note: Orders close promptly at 3:00 PM on Friday, 27th June. Unfortunately, we cannot accept late orders.

P&C Meeting – Have Your Say!

Our next P&C Meeting will be held on Tuesday 15 July at 4:30pm in the Administration Building. We warmly invite all parents and carers to come along, get involved, and have a voice in the future of our school community.

If you have any items you’d like added to the agenda, please email them through to secretary.calliopess@gmail.com before the meeting.

Your input matters — we’d love to see you there!

Uniform Shop 

The uniform shop operates on Fridays before the parade. Orders placed via the QKR app can be collected during this time. For any inquiries regarding the uniform shop, please email uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com. 

*Please Note:* EFTPOS is currently unavailable, so orders must be placed via the QKR app.

Best wishes for a great week ahead, 

The P&C Team

QParents

QParents  is a secure, online portal that is free for all Queensland state schools to use and provides parents with quick, easy access to their student information including:

• student and parent contact details
• attendance details
• report cards – all report cards (past & present) are available to view and upload
• invoices and payment history
• Online consent management

The student information displayed in QParents is surfacing information that is already recorded and managed in One School. The benefits of using QParents for schools and parents include:

• a faster, more efficient way to communicate with parents regarding student information
• a secure, convenient and automated process for parents to pay school invoices
• significant time and effort savings for both your school and parent community
• an innovative online communication tool that’s free of charge for both schools and parents to use.

How do I register for QParents?

You will be sent an email inviting you to register for QParents. You will then be able to register via the secure QParents website: qparents.qld.edu.au using the unique invitation code contained in the email. You will require each child’s unique EQ ID and you must verify your identity by providing 100 points of identification. If you cannot verify your identity online, you should contact your child’s school for assistance. The school will review your registration and approve your account. You will then be able to access the QParents app.

Please note: if you have not received the QParents invitation email, please send correspondence through to admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au with your full name, student/s full name & DOB to request your QParents invitation.