WELCOME

As the new Acting Principal, it is a privilege to have been so welcomed by the staff, students and community here at Calliope State School since I arrived last Wednesday! As someone who has grown up in the local Gladstone area, it is an exciting opportunity to be a Principal at this school. Prior to taking up this position I was working as the Principal of Miriam Vale State School and previous to that I was the Deputy Principal at the new Calliope State High School. I have spent a large part of my career working as a Principal Education Officer, leading Curriculum, Teaching and Learning across the Central Queensland Region.

My husband and I have a ‘blended’ family with 4 children between us; an adult daughter, 18-year-old boy (recently graduated Year 12), 15-year-old girl (Year 11) and 11-year-old boy (Year 7). As a family we love to go four-wheel driving and camping/caravanning on weekends and during school holidays. I am a fanatical Cowboys fan and my husband is a fanatical Broncos fan, so NRL season in our household is always filled with excitement.

I look forward to developing a productive partnership with staff, students and parents in the time that I am here to ensure that all students can achieve their highest potential and experience individual success.

LENS CLEANER FOR GLASSES

Students are not permitted to bring spray lens cleaner to school to clean their glasses as it poses a safety risk. I encourage you to ensure that your child/ren clean their glasses with the spray lens cleaner before leaving home in the morning. Whilst in the school grounds, students are encouraged to clean their glasses with a soft, lint free cloth, generally supplied by the optometrist when purchasing the glasses.

SCHOOL PHOTOS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

A reminder that school photos are happening on Thursday and Friday this week. Students are to wear the Calliope State School uniform – no sports shirts or Year 6 shirts on these days please.

BULLYING. NO WAY!

Last Friday, as a school community, we formally recognise Bullying. No Way! Friday was a National Day of Action where schools, students and the community come together against Bullying and Violence and say Bullying. No Way! The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is Australia’s key initiative in preventing bullying by connecting schools and communities to find workable solutions to bullying and violence.

DISCO

I want to thank the P&C for the time and effort they put in to planning for, delivering and cleaning up after the school Disco last Thursday night. The students really did appreciate the opportunity to interact with and have some fun with their friends outside of the formal school day.  I would also like to thank the school staff for offering their time to supervise the students on the night. Such events can not go ahead without many people volunteering their time. Thank you!

Regards

Coralie Ditchmen, Acting Principal.

Prep A has had a busy start to their first year of school. We have been very engaged in investigations and learning the routines of school life. We have had fun being scientists, learning about living things and have gone hunting for them in the playground. We have learned about how to care for pets and have enjoyed imaginative play in our vet surgery.  We have worked together to come up with fun ideas about each of the letters that we have learned and the children have had a voice in the choices of activities we do for the craft activities for each letter each week. It has been a great start to the year and there will be many more exciting things happening in the rest of the year.

Congratulations to 5/6D who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 8. Their attendance rate was 98% for the week! Also congratulations to the 13 classes which were at or above our school attendance target of 94% for Week 8. Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.

PBL Data Term 1 Week 8

Lesson Week 9

Respecting Others’ Belongings

Focus: Teach students about personal responsibility.

Objective: Students will learn skills involved with respecting others’ belongings.

REMINDER: GET YOUR STAMP CHARTS IN BY WEDNESDAY TO GET YOUR INVITATION TO ATTEND FANTASTIC FUN FRIDAY. THIS FANTASTIC FUN FRIDAY IS: MAKE YOUR OWN GLITTER BOTTLE

Hello Calliope families, we would like to officially welcome our new Acting Principal to our school, Mrs Coralie Ditchman. We hope that you enjoy your time here and we look forward to collaborating with you.

Thank you to everyone who attended our first school disco for the year. It was a great night and we loved watching the kids dance and play to the music. A huge thank you to the staff who helped out and to the parents who volunteered their time. Some parents even offered to help when they saw we needed an extra set of hands. We really appreciate the support and these events are not possible without you.

Tuckshop News

Tuckshop operates at both first and second breaks from Tuesday to Friday. Ordering is only through the QKR! App.

WE NEED HELP IN OUR TUCKSHOP! Can you spare a day or even a morning/afternoon? · Contact Lisa at our tuckshop from Tuesday – Friday or via email at pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au

· Helpers needed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

· Any time you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Uniform Shop

UNIFORM SHOP WILL NOT BE OPEN THIS FRIDAY

OPEN THURSDAY 1ST OF APRIL 8:30 - 9am

Our uniforms can also be purchased through QKR! If you have any questions or queries, please email uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com

CONTACT DETAILS

We would appreciate it if you could use these avenues to contact us with queries, feedback, or complaints. Please also remember that our team are volunteers, doing what we do because we love our school and wish to support our kids through their education. We do have other jobs, responsibilities, and commitments but we always try to respond to your concerns, questions, tuckshop, or uniform orders as quick as possible Email: pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au for general enquiries uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com for Uniform Shop enquiries

Phone: Tenielle Wode 0406218312 (President) Bec Harlow 0402056452 (Treasurer)

Next General Meeting: Tuesday 11th of May. Please come along to have your say in what happens at school. Don’t forget everyone is welcome and you can become a P&C member at any meeting throughout the year.

Your P&C Team

Tenielle, Kate, Bec & Sian

Each year Calliope State School raises awareness with the community and the students around Epilepsy. Epilepsy affects over 50 million people worldwide or approximately 1 in 100 people.

Some Current facts and figures about Epilepsy for 2021 are:

• Epilepsy is a tendency to have recurring seizures.
• There are many different seizure types and seizure syndromes.
• Epilepsy is not just one condition; there are many forms of epilepsy.
• Epilepsy can affect anyone- any age, any background, any level of intelligence.
• Around 3-4% of people will develop epilepsy at some stage in their life.
• Approx. 200,000 children and adults in Queensland will acquire epilepsy during their lifetime.

For more information about Epilepsy or how you can help raise awareness, please visit www.epilepsyqueensland.com.au