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Staffing Term 1, Weeks 7 to 10
Please join me in congratulating the following staff:
- Rebecca Crapp has the role of Acting Principal at Mount Larcom State School for the last 4 weeks of this term
- Naomi Hughes will step up into the Deputy Principal role
- Christine Johnston will step up to the Head of Department – Curriculum role and will be in this position until April 29 as Naomi is taking leave in Term 2
- Jade Randall will be the full-time Student Learning and Wellbeing Teacher for Prep to Year 6 until April 29 (we will only have one person in this role)
- Emma Britstra will take 2B full-time until the end of term
Air Conditioners
Thank you for your understanding regarding the air conditioning works in a number of our rooms at the school.
The supply of Air Conditioner units and parts is currently delayed due to COVID impacts, where the units would normally be in stock around Australia, they are not. Supply is therefore dependent on overseas shipping and there have been significant delays in the entire industry. Gladstone area is suffering extended delays in addition, as the local contractor could not deliver the work requested.
As a matter of urgency, we have made enquires of QBuild: a division of the Department of Energy and Public Works, who are the agency committed to the construction and maintenance of government owns assets, on the expected timeframes for the 3 appointed contractors to complete works; however, any work will be dependent on access to units and parts, as they are required.
Our school is making use of alterative learning spaces wherever possible to minimise the impacts of this situation on staff and students.
Once a firm delivery date and works date is advised, I will be able to update you further.
Thank you for your understanding of this situation and helping support our students for their learning.
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.
Say bullying is never ok on the National Day of Action
Help our school demonstrate Kindness Culture this National Day of Action (NDA) against Bullying and Violence on Friday 18 March. Together we can make a change; everyone in our school community has a role to play in bullying prevention. The NDA is an important opportunity to share the message that bullying is never ok.
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.
Regards
Coralie Ditchmen
Acting Principal
2B have been exploring poetry this term for their English unit. They have enjoyed reading the ‘Pig the Pug’ and ‘Macca the Alpaca’ series. We read together and stop to search for rhyme, alliteration and repetition. They have started rewriting nursery rhymes to keep the same syllable count, and we turned ‘Little Miss Muffet’ into ‘Little Chris Crocket’ who sat on a rocket. They will start writing their own poems this week and I can’t wait to read what they come up with.
We will be holding a Virtual Parade this Friday to celebrate our Cool Kid Award recipients. We hope to have a Face to Face parade in Week 9.
Congratulations to 6C who had an amazing attendance rate for Week 7. Their attendance rate was 99% for the week!
Also congratulations to the 6 classes which were at or above our school attendance target of 94% for Week 7.
Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.
Bullying. No Way! National Day of Action is this Friday and is a day that promotes inclusion, respect and community belonging for all students. Staff and students are encouraged to wear orange on Friday to celebrate this day and the 2022 annual theme 'Kindness Culture'.
This week’s PBL focus is around eating and play areas, as there have been a number of changes to the duty roster and additional play areas added. Please discuss the safety reasons around playing inbounds where there is a teacher on duty.
Positive Behaviour for Learning- Behaviour Action Summary
(Term 1 2022 to date)
Restorative conversations are regularly used when responding to conflict or incidents requiring restorative action between students. Below is a poster that describes this strategy in more depth:
Last Wednesday our Calliope Girls Rugby League team competed in the Chelsea Baker Cup competition. Chelsea Baker Cup is a 9 a side all girls Rugby League competition. The competition has been modified to accommodate those girls who are new to the sport but eager to participate. Our girls participated in two weeks of skill sessions where they practised ball skills and how to tackle. For the finals, the girls competed in school teams and played off in a series of round robin games. We had a lot of fun and Mrs Betts was proud of the girl’s effort and sportsmanship.
Congratulations to Leah.
Leah is a top in her pair, her partner is the base.
They did very well in their first competition of the year, and were awarded Honours for their 2 routines, which is the highest award.
They now qualify to compete in the Queensland team trials in April down in Brisbane. Awesome work Leah!
Please ensure your child is wearing suitable running shoes, has a hat and a water bottle.
Port Curtis Selections
Only 10, 11 and 12 year olds are eligible for Port Curtis selection. 9 year olds competing in our School Cross Country are gaining practise for next year when they are eligible for selection. The top five students from each category are eligible to compete at the Port Curtis Cross Country trials at Benaraby State School on Friday 22nd April.
The winners of the 9, 10, 11, 12 year old races will be presented with age champion medals.
Fitzroy Basin Association’s latest initiative celebrating central Queensland landscapes and nature… the CQ in Focus - nature photo comp.
Absolutely anyone who lives, works, plays or studies in the Fitzroy region can enter (including kids if mum and dad say yes!) and they don’t have to be a professional photographer to enter their favourite snap.
I encourage you to take just 5minutes today to jump onto the competition page, check out the awesome images our community is sharing online…. and cast a couple votes ?
Better yet - enter a photo yourself, ask your friends, family and colleagues to vote for you and pass on this email so they have a chance to enter and win!
We’d love to see what you love about our region and the natural assets that support our lives… and we’d certainly love to see all of our community in the running to win a 2night accommodation and experience package!!
You can check out details on the fantastic prizes HERE … and if you’d like to print a poster and share it at work feel free to use the attached or any of our Downloads HERE
Best of luck with your entries! - Jo