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- School Photos - Tuesday 22 March & Wednesday 23 March 2022
Back to School Plan – Ending
The back to school plan finishes at 6pm Friday March 4, 2022. This means that some our current structures and process will return to ‘COVID normal’.
- From 6pm Friday March 4, 2022:
- masks will no longer be required in Queensland schools
- school assemblies, camps and excursions will be permitted
- restrictions on parents, carers and visitors to schools will be eased
The school day will return to the finish time of 3.15pm with the staggered end to the school day ceasing. The gates will no longer be manned by staff. Please ensure that your chid/ren know the afternoon routine and where you will meet them if they are being picked up.
Unwell children
Essential to the success of these measures is that if your child is unwell or displaying any COVID-19 symptoms, they must not attend school. I cannot emphasise this message strongly enough – it is critical to keeping our school community safe. Your child, if they have COVID-19 symptoms, can visit your local Queensland health testing clinic and will be given priority access to a free RAT.
Workforce Planning – Combining Classes
https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/covid-19/Documents/back-to-school-plan.pdf
In line with the COVID guidelines for schools, we have a plan in place to ensure the continuity of learning for all students and to minimise the disruption to student learning as much as possible. There will be times that we will need to combine same year level classes. We will try to limit this as much as possible; however, there will be circumstances where this will have to occur. We appreciate your understanding and support during these times.
Provision of Education
- As a result of the delay to the commencement of the school year, staff have adjusted programs of work so as to provide students with the very best opportunities to demonstrate what they know and can do.
- If students are at home in isolation for a period of time or if a parent/carer decides to delay their child’s start to school, learning can continue via Learning@Home online resource.
- Teachers will only be operating in Face to Face education delivery at this time.
Occupational Violence and Aggression Prevention
It’s important we all understand everyone has the right to be safe in our schools and workplaces. The department does not condone occupational violence and aggression (OVA) where a staff member is threatened, harmed or injured by another person in any form.
Parent and Community Code of Conduct
Supporting our school’s Parent and Community Code of Conduct
Our school strives to be a safe place for students to learn and for staff to work.
In support of this, we have adopted a Parent and Community Code of Conduct so that all visitors to our school can understand what is expected of them.
The Parent and Community Code of Conduct sits alongside our Student Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for the Queensland Public Service which applies to all staff. A copy of the new Code can be found on our website: https://calliopess.eq.edu.au/ or at
Stop, Drop and Go
https://www.facebook.com/CalliopeStateSchool/videos/464651811146265
Reminder: The safety of our students is a priority at Calliope State School; please be patient when using Stop, Drop and Go. Please do not park in the Stop, Drop & Go Zones at any time as this congests the flow of traffic and blocks access to the kerb. The concrete centre island outside of the school is not a parking area or a Stop, Drop and Go Zone. Please do not use the concrete centre island as an area to drop off your children.
Some key points to remember:
- Stay in your car and leave the car running so that you can move forward (this maintains a steady flow of traffic).
- Keep left while queuing for Stop, Drop & Go.
- Children must enter and exit cars from the kerb side only.
- Give way when exiting the drop zone.
- In the afternoon, delay your arrival to minimise traffic congestion.
- If your child is not yet at Stop, Drop & Go, drive slowly through the carpark and turn right just before the exit to re-join the queue.
Communication
If you would like to talk through an issue that you or your child is having at school, please ensure that you contact the classroom teacher as your first point of call. If you need further support after talking to the classroom teacher, please do not hesitate to organise a time, through the Administration Team in the office, to meet with a Deputy Principal (Raelene Norris P-3 and Bec Crapp Years 4-6). Please contact Administration on the following details between 8am and 4pm:
Phone: 49 758 333 Email: admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au
Staff of the Week Leadership Award – Shannyn Ind
For her implementation of Worklife and Wellbeing aligned with strategy 2 of our improvement plan. She is always supporting the wellbeing of staff on the Wellbeing committee and Social Club and wellbeing of students through her daily interactions with students at the office.
Staff Member of the Week Peer Award – Christine Johnston
For her support both in the classroom and outside of school. She is always supportive of both student and staff wellbeing, proving she has been a lifesaver. She is regularly touching base with all of the teachers to see how they are travelling. Christine is always making the staff and students of Calliope State School a priority. She is a legend!
FINAL THOUGHT
Regards
Coralie Ditchmen
Acting Principal
This term in 4A for English, we have been reading ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. The students have enjoyed reading about the gross pranks that Mr and Mrs Twit have been playing on each other. In our lesson, we drew our interpretation of Mr Twit. You will notice in some of the pictures we have drawn that Mr Twit is a pretty gross man who doesn’t shower and his beard has some pretty gross left-over food in it. Yuck!
The PBL focus for this week is:
‘I am responsible when I show resilience in the face of challenges and change’.
Students will be exploring the YCDI key ‘resilience’ around being calm and positive. In the classrooms, students have discussed the following questions:
What is resilience?
How do we show resilience?
What examples can you give of challenges?
What examples can you give of change?
Congratulations to Prep C and 2B who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 5. Their attendance rate was 97% for the week!
Also congratulations to the 3 classes which were at or above our school attendance target of 94% for Week 5.
Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.
Did you know that you don’t have to be an executive to be on the P&C and have a say!
We would love to have you on board with our team. Our Annual General Meeting is 8th March at 6pm in the Admin building . You don’t need to be an executive, although that would be great ?, you can join as a committee member, have your say and help us make decisions for our children and keep up to date with what is going on in P&C world. If you cant make the meeting and would like to be a member please fill out the form in link below or grab a copy from the office.
Application for P&C Membership 2022 -
See you there!!
Want to volunteer?
We would love to have you volunteer with us at the P&C, we don’t need a lot of time! Do you love writing, love doing grants or want to help at mothers day stalls, packing outside of school hours or anything you think you can contribute to our P&C. Feel free to contact Tenielle on 0406218312, Email PandC@calliopess.eq.edu.au or via our facebook page.
Cookie Dough
Cookies are flying out the door. Great work everyone keep it up!
Quick & Cashless! ? Billy G's Gourmet Cookie Dough fundraiser is run entirely online - no cash is accepted! ? Have you set up your online profile? Make sure you follow the simple instructions in your order form to get started with Billy G's Cookie Dough! You can start selling tubs of dough-lightful cookie dough online from February 17.
Happy fundraising.
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 Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, any time you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Uniform Shop
Our uniforms can also be purchased through QKR! Please remember the lovely admin ladies are not responsible for uniform questions. 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. Welcome to email us with your questions or concerns to; Email: pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au for general enquiries uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com for uniform Shop enquiries
Phone: Tenielle Wode 0406218312 (President)
DATES TO REMEMBER
AGM: 8th March 2022
Cookie dough orders close: 18th March 2022
Your P&C Team
Tenielle, Kate, Bec & Sian
Country School Photos
Tuesday 22 March & Wednesday 23 March 23, 2022
Photo Envelopes have gone home and each student wishing to purchase a class Photo or Pack must bring their envelope to the photographer on photo day. Please note: One envelope per student.
SPORTING STARS
Mrs Betts is very proud to have a brag about some of our Calliope students wonderful sporting achievements. Both Bella and Ruby Gibson have been very successful in their recent athletic competitions. In February, they competed at the Central Coast Regional Athletics Championships in Bundaberg and the Gladstone Athletics Combined Event Carnival. Both girls took home several ribbons and medals for their athletic events. The Gladstone Combined Event carnival is an annual invitational carnival to all Queensland athletes. Ruby Gibson received the U10 Age Champion at this event and Evan Bolton received the U9 Age Champion. Impressive work. Congratulations!
We also had five of our students make it into the U10 Girls Touch Football Rep team. Congratulations Summer, Ruby, Bella, Brooklyn and Lillee.
