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Calliope State School

Calliope Kids

are:

Safe

Respectful

Responsible

26 February 2019

Dawson Highway Cal

liope, Qld, 4680

Telephone (07) 4975 8333

Facsimile (07) 4975 6437

News from 5A

5A have had an amazing start to the term! We have spent the last

couple of weeks learning the literacy circles roles and perfecting the discussion element of these reading activities. We have also been

focusing on inferring and summarising focus discussion, which will improve all students reading and comprehension abilities. Our

English learning wall is growing and all students enjoy having a reference point to go for reminders about learning. This is also

assisting students with their goals and knowing where they are at and what they are wanting to improve on. Over the next few weeks,

students will be writing a persuasive feature article about the flying

fox issue in the Calliope area. In Math, it’s been wonderful seeing the students ‘lightbulb moments’, particularly with multiplication and

long division. We are looking forward to seeing the amazing achievements 5A can accomplish this term with encouragement, a

positive attitude and hard work.

Dawson Highway Cal

liope, Qld, 4680

Telephone (07) 4975 8333

Facsimile (07) 4975 6437

Website www.calliopess.eq.edu.au

E-mail admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S PIECE Chess Competition

What an exciting time of year to be part of the Calliope State School Chess Team! Our team is playing in Gladstone at CQU Marina Campus on Wednesday

against other Gladstone primary and high schools. The calibre of our players is outstanding and we wish them well.

Just a reminder of the times for Chess: Tuesday 1st break is beginner’s chess to learn the basics.

Wednesday 1st break is for students who know the basics and learn further

strategies.

Positive Problem Solving Conflict between children is a normal part of childhood development and

provides an opportunity for students to learn valuable real life skills around problem solving, valuing the perspectives of others, conflict resolution and

resilience. If your child talks to you about problems with other children at school, this is

good news. Very often children don’t tell anyone about issues they are having at school; they might feel ashamed or worried how their parents will respond. It

is important that when children approach parents with a problem, parents stop and listen. If parents become emotional or over-react, this may discourage

children from confiding further. When children are upset by other children’s behaviour, parents can provide a

valuable sounding board. They can help children interpret situations and decide

on possible strategies that are appropriate and fit with our school expectations of being Safe, Respectful and Responsible. Problems can be solved if the child

can stand up for themselves calmly. Parents can help children practise how to do this.

Parents might also help children learn how to ignore minor issues, strengthen friendships with kind children, resolve ongoing conflicts and get help from a

teacher when needed. At Calliope State School we encourage the strategy of Talk, Walk and Squawk.

If a child is unable to deal with a distressing issue by themselves, it is important that the parent communicates for the child. If the child is experiencing

problems at school, parents should first contact the classroom teacher. The next step in supporting your child would then be to contact the Deputy or

Principal for your child’s year level. Generally it is a risky move to approach parents of another child at school. Your

approach is unlikely to improve things and may result in heated conflict. This

may worsen the relationship between the children, making it more difficult for the school to resolve the issue. It is also not appropriate to approach the other

student yourself as this also often make situations more difficult to resolve peacefully.

(Based on information provided by Karyn Healy Program Coordinator (Psychologist), Resilience Triple P program Parenting and Family Support

Centre, The University of Queensland)

Feedback We are always open to feedback as this helps our school to continuously grow

and improve. There are many appropriate ways to provide feedback to our

school and we appreciate the time and effort people have taken to ensure they are using these avenues. They include our surveys, participating in the P&C,

organising a meeting with the P&C representatives, attending the PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) meetings, organising a meeting through our office,

written communication via the school email addresses or a phone call.

WIN $1,000 FOR OUR SCHOOL P&C!

As you may remember, a student from our school

last year, Chayce Ind, won the Official Schoolwear

Scholarships for Dreams. This year, Official

Schoolwear are giving our P&C the opportunity to

win $1,000.

All you need to do is “like” the post about Chayce

at http://www.facebook.com/official.com.au. The

school with the most “likes” by Monday 11 March

at 3pm will win their P&C $1,000.

Rota-Kids

Rota-Kids will be holding a “Uniform Drive” this term. If you

have any uniforms sitting in the cupboard, please give them

to a worthy cause. Our goal is to collect 100 uniform

items. So far, we have:

17 Shirts

6 shorts / skirts

4 jumpers

Please drop any uniforms you can contribute to the school

office.

Kindest Regards, Rebecca Crapp A/Deputy Principal

Weekly Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

The PBL lesson for today is on ‘Play Areas’. It is important that student’s play in the correct area for a number of reasons. Firstly, it ensures students are playing

with kids in their own cohort, which maximises the opportunity for making friends. Secondly, it reduces the chances of accidents with bigger kids running around the

little ones. Thirdly, it enables teachers a better view when supervising students, knowing the boundaries of where kids need to be at all times.

At play time, students are provided with five areas. These include: eating area, play area, oval, hall and the library. Please reinforce these areas with your

child/children, and stress the importance of remaining in bounds at all times. Fantastic Fun Friday is fast approaching on Friday 8th March. Please encourage

your child/children to get their Stamp Charts in so they can be part of the fun.

Brian Rowe Student Welfare Teacher

Attendance

2019 School Attendance for Week 4, Term 1

Fri 15/02/19

Mon 18/02/19

Tues 19/02/19

Wed 20/02/19

Thurs 21/02/19

95.1% 90.2% 89.6% 93.9% 93.3% Whole School Attendance for the Year to Date: 94.1%

Prep Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 94.6% 91.6% 94.3% 94.5% 94.5% 95% 94.2%

Congratulations to Prep/1 E and 3C who had an amazing attendance rate for

Week 4. Their attendance rate was 99% for the week! Also congratulations to

the 15 classes which were at or above our school attendance target of 94% for Week 4. Remember, every day you are away is a learning day lost.

PHOTO SCHEDULE – Thursday 7 March and Friday 8 March 2019.

Schools photos are next Thursday and Friday. On photo day, every student will

be photographed regardless of whether you are purchasing or not. Please return your money and envelopes on your student’s photo day. This envelope is

to be returned directly to the photographers.

Thursday 7th March Friday 8th March

Time Class Time Class

9.15 PA 9.15 Parade

9.30 PB 9.30 Parade

9.45 PC 9.45 1D

10.00 P/1E 10.00 3B

10.15 1A 10.15 3C

10.30 1C 10.30 3D

10.45 10.45

11.00 Siblings 11.00 Siblings

11.45 1B 11.45 5A

12.00 5D 12.00 5B

12.15 2A 12.15 5C

12.30 2B 12.30 6A

12.45 2/3E 12.45 6B

1.00 2D 1.00 6C

1.15 Siblings

1.45 2C

2.00 4A

2.15 4B

2.30 4C

2.45 4D

3.00 3A

World Science Festival

The World Science Festival is coming to Gladstone. The community day is being

held on Saturday 2 March at the Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre.

The event is free however some presentations require a booking. Please see

http://www.worldsciencefestival.com.au/2019-festival-program for details.

Bikes, Scooters and Racks

A reminder that bikes, scooters and other wheeled transport means, are not to

be ridden in the school grounds. We ask that visitors to the grounds, including

younger children, do not bring bikes or scooters into the school grounds.

All bikes and scooters are to be stored in the bike racks, located near the pool

area and inside near the library. We encourage all students to put a lock on

their bikes and scooters to prevent theft and reduce the chance of these going

missing. Students are reminded to also wear their helmets.

Chappy News

Café Connect

A big thankyou to ‘Parents and Staff’ who braved the heat and

joined us for some fun alongside coffee, cake and conversation

on Thursday morning. It was lovely to see a couple of old faces

and to also meet and make new friendships! We were

priviledged to have Liz Cunningham with us and encourage us

with one of her inspiring stories. A big thankyou for ‘Lizzys

Country Bakehouse’ for our delicious cake!

Internal Food for thought – Do you see your cup as half full

or half empty? Do you see the best or worst in every

situation? Fear and faith, negative and positive

emotions/thoughts will always be present in life. Remember

if you focus on your fears, entertain them and give in to

them, they’ll increase. The way to overcome them is to

starve them. Don’t give them your time and energy. There

is so much to be grateful for! Are we a positive role model to

those around us. Can you see your cup as half full no matter

what you are going through?

Café Connect is held the 3rd Thursday of each month. Love

you to come and join us for our next one on Thursday 21st

March.

Chappy Chat

5 things…

5 things worth knowing about anxiety

Anxious kids get overwhelmed by their worries and don’t cope well with change.

But anxiety is something everyone can learn to manage. Here’s five things worth

knowing:

1. Anxiety floods our brains with chemicals that stop us thinking rationally. Don’t tell kids it’s going to be okay, instead get them to take a

deep breath. Do something else for a while and then come back to the problem.

2. Everyone gets anxious. It’s how our body warns us when we’re in danger.

3. Anxiety is based on thoughts, not all of them real or helpful. Point out faulty thinking that’s making kids worried. The more they see the

patterns, the less powerful the worries become.

4. Avoiding the cause of anxiety makes it worse. It’s natural to want to

protect kids, but help them to build up their tolerance and face the worries.

5. Routines helps keep anxiety at bay. They let us do things on autopilot, letting us save up our brave face for the real problems.

Anxiety is a part of life for everyone. Anxious kids just need more practice in

being able to live with their fears and see them in perspective. For more tips on

living and working with young people, visit tweens2teen.com

Reminder -

Care, Share & Prayer. Chappys office every Thursday – 8:15 to 8:30am

Chappy Mel

P&C News

P&C AGM

It’s that time of the year again and we are excited to see some new faces at our AGM on 5 March where all executive positions will become vacant and our 2019

memberships endorsed. We welcome new faces to our executive and general committee. Keep an eye out this week on our facebook page for more

information.

Tuckshop

Have you got some time spare while the kids are at school? Do you want to be more involved in your child’s school? Pop in and see Lisa in our school tuckshop

or email/message us. We look forward to hearing form you

Flexischools Flexischools is an online ordering system we use for our uniform shop and

tuckshop. If you don’t already have flexischools, please head to www.flexischools.com.au and follow the prompts.

Uniform Shop

Uniform shop is open each Friday morning before school. Any orders placed on Flexischools will be filled and sent to your child’s class during the week.

School Disco Our first school disco for the year will be held on 14 March. We are

super excited about this as it is such good fun for our students. If you wish to come along and help out, please let us know.

Contacting our P&C

If you would like to contact our P&C volunteers. We can be reached by: Email: pandc@calliopess.eq.edu.au

Facebook: Calliope State School P&C

Volunteer Shout Out Thank you to everyone who supports our school and P&C each week. Your time

is much appreciated. If you have some time to spare and would like to help out please don’t hesitate

to contact us.

We hope you have a great week and we look forward to meeting you.

Tenielle

Prep A Will 4A David

Prep B Jazmyn 4B Maddison

Prep C Oceanna 4C Connor

Prep/1E Marni 4D Malikye

1A Oliver 5A Archie

1B Bella 5B Sophie

1C Connor 5C -

1D Michael 5D -

2A Lleyton 6A Lydia

2B Koah 6B Thomas

2C Aiden 6C Keiron

2D Eli Music Mitchell

2/3E Josh PE -

3A Ryan Health Heidi

3B Elaynah

3C Kassi Helping Hands

Gardner of the week: Porchia 3D Corey

UNEXPLAINED ABSENCES

Procedure for Student Absences:

If your student is away for any

reason there are several ways of

notifying the school.

Send a note with your child

Phone on 07 4975 8366

absences@calliopess.eq.edu.au

We appreciate and thank-you for

your cooperation.

CONTACT DETAILS We would like to remind all parents if you

have moved or changed your contact

details to please update your information

by calling the office on 4975 8333 or

emailing admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE - CALLIOPE

Open Monday to Friday (closed public holidays)

6:30am – 9:00am 3:15pm – 6:00pm

Located in Calliope School Hall

Sessions Includes - Healthy breakfasts - Morning activities

- Morning drop offs to class for Preps/Year 1’s

- Afternoon pickups from class for Preps/Year 1’s

- Healthy afternoon tea - Homework assistance

- Afternoon indoor/outdoor activities

Phone Trudi 0409267755 or come speak to one of our friendly staff who are only too eager to assist with any enquiries.

Email:

calliope@helpinghandsnetwork.com.au