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The ideas on the poster provide a visual aid to help relieve stress and promote the development of emotion regulation skills to improve children's mental health and wellbeing.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We also welcome new staff to our team in 2021.
Ms Moira Mackenzie – Principal
Mrs Day Gurrung-Diaz - Year 3 Teacher
Mrs Shae Robertson – Year 3 Teacher
Miss Meaghan Pedler – Year 4 Teacher
Miss Joanna Heather – Year 6 Teachers
Mrs Shanice Andersen - Instrumental Music (Strings) Teacher
Mr Michael Berry – Pedagogical Support Teacher
Student Code of Conduct
This year, we will commence implementing our school’s Student Code of Conduct. You can view a copy at the following address, https://calliopess.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/documents/calliope%20ss%20student%20code%20of%20conduct%202020signed.pdf.
Our Student Code of Conduct was developed last year, through community consultation.
Welcome back into our school
It is fantastic to be able to welcome our parents and caregivers back into the school this year, whilst maintaining COVID safe practices. During book drop offs last week and this morning, I had the pleasure of meeting several of our parents. Communication between the home and school is vital for your child’s learning. I am looking forward to meeting parents and caregivers as the term progresses.
Routines
Mornings – Parents and carers can enter the school grounds from 8:45am and drop off their child/children at the classroom. Teachers have communicated with families, the time that their classrooms will be open. All entering the school grounds will be required to hand sanitise and social distance (1.5 m) as well as observe limited numbers of adults in classrooms.
Normal before school routines will be in place for students arriving before 8.45am
Students arriving before 8.30am – go to undercroft (beside Office)
Students arriving after 8.30am – go to the oval
Afternoons - For the first few weeks of school, our established Afternoon Collection will remain in place, except for Prep. Once learning has concluded, learners will be released to the set departure points and families are to meet students off site, such as Stop, Drop and Go or gates. Students with siblings go to the exit point for the youngest sibling.
Prep parents are able to meet at the following areas from 3.00pm to collect their child. Social distancing must be maintained.
Prep A and Prep B – covered Prep eating area
Prep C and Prep D – Prep playground
Parents wanting to discuss their child with the class teacher are asked to make an appointment, rather than talk in the classroom while students are present. This allows the teacher to focus on the discussion.
COVID ‘normal’ health practices still apply to all adults on school sites. Visit https://www.vision6.com.au/ch/684/2dnz3pt/2488582/AfwTrhG16HDag8m4XudYkKkay0wsrgUcX6_8Ip65.html for more information. These practices include physical distancing between adults, not exceeding occupant density limits for rooms, staying home if sick and regular COVID safe hygiene measures.
Please consider taking a few minutes to view this video, https://youtu.be/k7X54JrjJAQ developed by the Department of Education.
There will be no requirement to obtain parents’ and carers’ contact details, as these are already recorded in OneSchool and can be used for contact tracing by Queensland Health if needed. However, all other visitors need to adhere to COVID school visitor and Sign In arrangements.
Wishing you all a safe, healthy and wonderful year of learning ahead.
Kind Regards,
Moira Mackenzie
Principal
To all of the Calliope families, students, carers, teachers and staff, welcome back! We hope that everyone had a fabulous holiday and that you squeezed some time in for relaxation and rejuvenation, ready for 2021. This year is probably one of the most anticipated after last year.We could like to officially welcome our new Principal to Calliope, Mrs Moira Mackenzie. We can’t wait to collaborate with you to support and scaffold our students’ school experience.
It was so nice to see so many smiling faces inside the school grounds over the last few days. What a thrill it was for families to be able to drop their school children off to classes. Please continue to socially distance so that we can continue to experience these special moments.
As a school P&C we have initiatives that we will continue this year so please keep an eye out for updates from us in the weekly Newsletter and on our P&C Facebook Page – Calliope State School P&C. We look forward to the year to come!
Tuckshop News
Tuckshop operates at both first and second breaks from Tuesday to Friday. The lovely Convenor Lisa and the P&C work hard to provide a wide range of healthy meals for our students. Ordering is strictly only through the QKR! App. We cannot accept cash sales at this time, sorry. Please ensure you have jumped onto the App to update your childs’ Year Level and Class so that their lunch is taken to the correct place.
Uniform Shop
Our uniforms can also be purchased through QKR! Thank you to those who attended our Open Days over the last week. If you have any questions or queries, please email uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com .
Hats and size 6 school shirts are currently out of stock. They are estimated to arrive by Week 3 of term. Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause. Senior Shirts for our Year 6 students are expected to arrive in Week 3 also. These will be distributed to students at school.
QKR! Info
To download the QKR App go to your App Store and search “QKR!” The icon looks similar to the open above. Register your details in the App, find our school “Calliope State School,” add your childs/rens names and order your Tuckshop and uniforms. Its super simple, there are no fees, and you can order for all children in the one transaction.
Notes for our first Special Lunch Day will be distributed to students soon. Please ensure you check your kids’ bags in case they go walk-about.
If you have any queries, feedback, or ideas for our team, please email pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au We are always happy to answer questions or help our where we can.
First General Meeting of 2021 – Tuesday 9th of February at 6pm in the Office Conference room. See you there :)
In 2021 we would love to see lots of parents and community members be a part of our P&C committee. To see some new faces would bring us so much delight! Our purpose is to support our kids’ education and school life, be involved in an active way and have a say about what happens within our school community. Come on board to help us continue to achieve our goal!
Your P&C Team
Tenielle, Sian, Bec & Kate