Welcome to Week Five of Term Two. Next Monday we acknowledge all our volunteers in our school.  Please look further in our newsletter for an invite to our special morning tea for our volunteers that assist across our school.

AIP

The second strategy in in our AIP is Curriculum – Build staff capability in V9 AC English to deliver high quality curriculum with a focus on reading.

There are seven actions to achieve this strategy.  They are

• Implement structures for all Phases of Moderation for V9 English, including collaborative curriculum planning and reflection, using collaborative data-informed analysis, and develop, explore, unpack and formalise student friendly marking guides and Know and Do Charts.
• Use reading Implementation Guide and Signposts (P-2 and 3-6) to Monitor and progress Calliope SS journey in the teaching of reading.
• Refine the Whole School Approach to Differentiated Teaching and Learning with a focus on Reading.
• Build knowledge of leadership team and key classroom teachers in the teaching of reading.
• Formalise documented processes for teachers and leaders to collaboratively plan and review curriculum to ensure planning time is purposeful, efficient and effective.
• Broaden teachers’ capability across in English to ensure contextualised unit plans and assessment tasks are aligned with AC Ver 9.
• Use devices to ensure access to quality resources and to allow student demonstration of learning.

Last week some students came to my office to show me some of their amazing work.

4B have been learning about the life and hardships that the children convicts aboard the first fleet faced, the youngest of whom was reported to be just 13 years old. The students have looked at their lives before and after the voyage and what life in general was like for children in the 1700's. We have learned they were expected to work dangerous jobs for very little pay and a favourite food of the time was a hot potato.

They have researched the three ships that the child convicts sailed on and have hand drawn a great replica of the actual ships. 4B are having a great term of learning and strive to succeed every day.  Below are three student’s drawings from 4B.

Regional Director Visit

Yesterday our Regional Director, Kay Kirkman visited Calliope State School. Kay wanted to know about the positives that are happening in our school. She met with Student Leaders and Smiley. They shared the following aspects of our school with her 

- The Resilience Project; students shared how our school’s focus on The Resilience Project is having a positive impact on our whole school community through a focus on GEM – Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness. Students also spoke about their legacy project of creating a GEM garden, a place where any student can go to practise GEM.

- Our Kagan Structures and ensuring that everyone is engaged at our school through class building, team building, structures and cheers. These are used in the classroom and on assembly.

- Our Nude Food program occurs on Mondays where students bring lunch boxes with no wrappers. They discussed how every student who brings a nude food lunch box gets a raffle ticket that goes into a draw for Friday assembly, for a chance to win a nude food lunch box product. Students also shared our new popper bin recycling project that is being led by our Year Three students.

- The revitalisation of our school mascot, Smiley, through our PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) team and the impact Smiley has on reminding students to be Safe, Respectful and Responsible in our school.

- Our Mystery Person segment on assembly where a mystery person each week is on the look out for the best class on assembly. The mystery person announces this at the end of assembly and that class get to sit in the VIP seats the following week.

- Exciting technology in our school – Promethean boards, ipads and laptops.

- Staff attending QLearn workshops in Brisbane to enhance their learning

- The amazing staff at Calliope State School

- School camps, sporting activities, sports days, sport gala days (softball coming up), student council.

Bikes and Scooters

A reminder to our whole school community that bikes and scooters are to be walked out of the school grounds and on the foot paths in front of the school.  We have over 500 students in our school and it is busy at arrival and departure times.  This is for the safety of everyone. Each week students and adults are getting hurt where these rules are not being followed. Please consider others by observing this rule for safety of our whole school community.

Life Education

Life Education is on its way to Calliope State School. Mia Boyd (educator) and Harold will be here in Weeks 8 and 9 of this term.. All students will be attending with their class over the two weeks. The P&C will fund 50% of the cost and the school will cover the other 50% of the cost to attend, so that all students are able to be part of this wonderful program. The following units will be delivered as part of the program.

2025 Life Education Program 

Prep – Harold’s Friend Ship (Social and Wellbeing) 

Year 1 – Harold’s Online World (Personal Safety) 

Year 2 – Growing Good Friends (Social and Wellbeing) 

Year 3 – Friends and Feelings (Social and Wellbeing) 

Year 4 – bCyberwise (Personal Safety) 

Year 5- Relate Respect Connect (Social and Wellbeing) 

Year 5/6 - Relate Respect Connect (Social and Wellbeing) 

Year 6 - Relate Respect Connect (Social and Wellbeing) 

Port to Park

The Port to Park will be on Sunday 24 August 2025. Registrations will open soon.

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

Moonlight Movies

Bray Park, Boyne Island

Moonlight Movies are BACK! Pack a picnic blanket, your favourite snacks and join us for us for a night under the stars. ⭐️?

The Youth Eventsters from Tannum Sands State High School will lead the delivery of a Moonlight Movies event at, fostering community spirit and offering a memorable experience for all. 

When: 5pm to late, Friday, 23 May

Where: Bray Park, Boyne Island

? Junior Movie: Migration (G rated), playing from 6pm 

? Senior Movie: Twisters (M rated), playing from 7.30pm 

Plus, don’t miss out on:

? Henna

? Face painting

? Balloon twisting

? Kandy Couture Dessert Stall

If you have any questions or require further information, please email Council at info@gladstone.qld.gov.au