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MAYFIELD STATE SCHOOL

Issue 04 2020 25 March 2020

Dates to Remember: 30 Mar Whole School Cross Country -Postponed 31 Mar Parent Teacher Interviews -Postponed 03 Apr Easter Bonnet Parade -In class groups 03 Apr Last Day Term 1 20 Apr Day 1 Term 2

Dear Mayfield staff and parents, It is with a great deal of regret along with a massive amount of excitement that I announce that I will be taking extended leave before retiring from my wonderful school. I am fine although I have some medical issues to address that are not life-threatening. After 16 years in this wonderful school I have decided it is time to transition to retirement. I would like to thank the multitude of people who have supported and accompanied me on the fantastic

journey that I have had at Mayfield. Thank you to the leadership team, the Admin team, the teachers, teacher aides and ancillary staff, and of course the children and the Mayfield community you have all been so supportive during this journey. The families and students that have come through the school over these years are my legacy. Andrew Male, who is currently acting in my position as principal, is an enthusiastic professional and is more than capable to lead the Mayfield school community through the coming difficult months and into the next era. I know you will all support him. The many friends that I have made in the years I’ve been at Mayfield will always be treasured in my heart. You are wonderful people, you have wonderful children and I wish each and every one of you all the very best for the future. Keep safe and take good care of each other during this difficult time. I am so looking forward to spending some quality time with the people that matter so much in my life, my partner, my children and my grandchildren. My sincere regards, Doug

From the Acting Principal’s Desk

I want to thank the parent community for their support and patience in this unprecedented time. I have taken a co-ordinated approach working with the department and staff here at Mayfield to make

decisions in the best interest of our students.

I will endeavour to keep you up-to-date with any decision made at school and information or directives that we are being provided by the department. Please be rest assured that the staff and I

are continually working on and updating our contingency plans if the current situation changes. Please make sure you

have read my email updating you on events at school this term.

I attended the P&C meeting last Monday night which was a great introduction to Mayfield State School and all of the wonderful things that happen. What a great group of parents working to make Mayfield a great place with the OSHC, Oasis Café, The Marlins Swim Club and Cinema in the Suburbs. You’re lucky to have all of these associated with the

P&C.

In my first weeks here I have taken the time to walk around to all the classrooms and see learning in action. I’ve also had a great time chatting with children at playtime and getting their perspective of what they think is great about

Mayfield SS.

FAREWELL

As you may have read in emails from Mr Lange and Mrs Jones, they have both come to a point in their career where they are ready to move onto other things in their life. It is very sad to say good bye to two leaders who have been such a big part of Mayfield State School for so long. I wish them all the best and thank them for all the work they have done and time they have given to ensure the teaching and learning is of a high standard. Thank you to Mr Lange for being available when he was on leave with the many questions that inevitably come up when taking over a new position. Thank you to Lesley who has been a wealth of knowledge in my transition to Mayfield. She has been amazingly

supportive to me in ensuring the running of the school continues at a high level during this period.

Staffing in schools is determined by Education Queensland based on student numbers. Schools get some scope in decision making on how the staffing structures look once this is confirmed based on Day 13 numbers at the start of the year. Mayfield’s current numbers doesn’t allow for a departmental funded deputy principal position. The school had budgeted for this position at a significant expense for a school this size. While Mrs Jones is taking extended leave, the DP position will not be replaced. In terms of the Leadership structure for Term 2 and beyond, we have begun the process of putting out an expression of interest to staff for additional days in what will be a Students With Additional

Needs (SWAN) leader

This will support the change in structure in leadership positions and boost support in classrooms. I have begun meetings with Kate Miles, who will stay as our Head of Curriculum, to determine roles and responsibilities to reflect the

changes in roles. This is still in the process and I will update the community when this process is finalised.

NAPLAN Online

Last week, all Australian Education Ministers agreed that NAPLAN will not proceed this year. This decision was made in recognition of the disruption being created by COVID-19 to school routines and to enable teachers to continue their focus on student learning and wellbeing. NAPLAN Online practice tests that were to occur next week will no longer

proceed.

THANK YOU

I want to say thank you to all the teaching and non-teaching staff here at Mayfield SS for all the dedication and extra work that has been done to make places and adjustments for uncertain times coming up. Classrooms have continued their learning while still maintaining a high level of hygiene and cleanliness. It’s important for me to have the children of Mayfield SS maintaining familiar routines and continue their learning. We have worked hard here to ensure this is still happening until we are directed otherwise. I enjoyed visiting the strings rehearsal on Tuesday morning who sounded

great but also observed social distancing.

GREAT LEARNING FOR HARMONY DAY

What a wonderful day it was Friday last week where classes celebrated Harmony Day. Albeit a modified celebration to how we would normally celebrate. The message of ‘Everyone Belongs’ was evident in activities across the classes. Messages of kindness, acceptance and belonging was great to see. I particularly loved Prep G’s pledge – ‘We pledge

to not use our HANDS or WORDS for hurting others, only for helping’.

Changes to school events:

I am writing to further update you on changes we have implemented at the local level to assist in reducing the risk regarding COVID-19. While it is important that we maintain regular routines and programs where possible, we also need to cancel or modify several events in order to prioritise the health of our community. Please take the time to read

through the below information carefully.

The decision has been made to cancel/postpone the following events:

Parades (until the end of term)

Awards associated with parade will be presented in class. We will attempt to catch up on class presentations that

would normally be happening at these parades.

Cross Country – 30th March

Both carnivals will be postponed until a later date.

Parent Teacher Interviews – 31st March

On the advice of the department, face to face meetings should only be occurring if necessary. Therefore, interviews will be postponed to a later date. If you have any burning questions before the end of the term you can email your

teacher.

Easter Bonnet Parade – 3rd April

We have decided that this is an important event at Mayfield State School and will alter how this is run. Like Harmony Day we will get the students to display their creations in their class groups (or block group classes at the maximum).

We will also run this as a non-spectator event this year.

Running Club – Mondays and Fridays Will be cancelled until end of term.

To help stop the spread of germs, please follow this advice and encourage your children to wash their hands

regularly, especially before and after eating, and after going to the toilet.

In addition to this advice, please follow the following advice and encourage your children to:

use alcohol-based hand sanitiser if soap is unavailable

cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or the inside of your elbow

dispose of tissues in the bin immediately

if you are, or your child is, unwell stay at home and avoid contact with others through touching, kissing or

hugging.

I thank you for your patience and understanding. I appreciate your support as we work together in this situation.

THANK YOU & HAPPY EASTER BREAK

I want to say thank you to the parent community for all of your positive messages and emails as we navigate our way through this uncertain time. It is reassuring to have your understanding and patience as the staff at Mayfield work together ensuring that as little disruption as possible occurs for your child’s education. It has been a tricky time balancing the health and wellbeing of our students, parents and staff while continuing the operations of the

school. It has been great to witness our staff working together and supporting each other over the last fortnight.

I wish everyone a safe and relaxing break. Particularly in these unprecedented times. Please remember all the safety messages given by the government and health officials and stay up to date over the break. What a great

opportunity to spend quality family time – I know I will be dusting off the board games!

SOME THOUGHTS…

In my work over the last 3 years with a neuroscience coach I’ve really become interested in the concept of brain plasticity and mindsets to shift thinking. The image here has some great concepts for growth mindset but also reminders to get curious – behaviour is just communication. It’s trying to understand what is being communicated that’s the most

important thing.

Have a great fortnight and stay safe.

Yours in education,

Andrew Male

Acting Principal

Pedagogical Coach/Head of Curriculum

As you have already read, this term Mayfield State School is saying goodbye to Doug Lange and

Lesley Jones, who are both retiring after lengthy careers with Education Queensland. Our school will dearly miss both Doug and Lesley. They fostered a culture of community in which all of us, whether teacher or groundsman, prep

student or parent, felt included and valued.

I first met Lesley when I started at Mayfield on return from maternity leave. I was worried about returning to teaching while at the same time nervous about missing my daughter’s first day of Prep. Lesley reassured me, and told me that I shouldn’t miss such an important moment in my child’s life. I knew then that I would be working in a school that would

value me and my family, not just the work that I do.

Over the last decade, I have worked alongside these two both as a classroom teacher and Head of Curriculum. I saw first hand the wealth of experience, knowledge and care that they brought to Mayfield. I have learned so much from the both of them and they have encouraged me to develop my capacity and confidence as a leader. I am proud to have had Doug and Lesley as mentors and friends, and they are already sorely missed. On behalf of the staff of

Mayfield State School, I would like to wish them the happy and lengthy retirement they deserve.

Kate Miles

To the wonderful Mayfield community.

As I write this today I am feeling conflicting emotions. I am happy and excited but at the same

time deeply sad, because late last week, I made the very difficult decision to finish my career and

move on to the next stage of my life.

I first came to Mayfield in 2010 and I can honestly say that it has been the best and happiest work place that I have

ever had the honour of working in.

For the past 10 years I have had the immense pleasure of working with the amazing Doug Lange, sharing the

responsibility of leading this terrific little school. Along the way there have been other members of our leadership

team including Nicole Collins, Lisa Dennis and for the last few years, Kate Miles. All of these people have been a

joy and an inspiration to work with and last week, it was my pleasure to welcome Andrew Male into the fold. I

understand that I am leaving at a time when there is much uncertainty but watching Andrew take the helm, I

became absolutely confident that, together with Kate Miles and the rest of the team, Mayfield is in good hands and

you can share that same confidence. I would not be going right now if it wasn’t!

The Mayfield staff, parents and children are and will always remain special to me. I am sure that in the coming

days, weeks, and months I will find myself missing this place. Down the track when life returns to normal for

everyone, I will come back to say a more personal farewell at a school assembly.

Fond regards

Lesley

Business Manager

FINANCE

BPoint is the Department of Education’s preferred method of payment.

PAYMENT DAYS IN THE OFFICE ARE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS (8:30am – 11:45am) ONLY

Telephone payments:

Telephone payments can be made by calling BPoint on 1300 631 073 and using IVR (Interactive Voice Response).

This is a very easy method. You will need your CRN (located on the invoice), payment amount and your credit card

details. At the end of the call you will be provided with a unique payment receipt number. Schools are not allowed to take credit card details over the phone.

Payment Plans: Mayfield State School also offers families with financial difficulties to arrange to have school

excursions, levies etc. paid off over a period of time. Please call me on 3843 7333 or send me an email to

admin@mayfieldss.eq.edu.au if you would like to discuss a payment plan option. Our wish is for all students to have

the opportunity to attend excursions etc.

Suggestion: If you have a spare $5/$10, come in and place it on your child’s account as a credit and when an activity

comes up, we will contact you to see if we can use that credit on his/her account for the invoice. You can do this via

BPoint too as long as you have your CRN and students name. In the invoice section, put CBS (Credit Balance-

Student).

Voluntary Contribution: Attached to this newsletter is our Voluntary Contribution letter for all families. Our State Government provides free instruction, administration and facilities to students and parents provide their children with the resources necessary to participate in the curriculum. Schools can then request a Voluntary Financial Contribution to supplement the funding by the Government.

The school provides resources to cover the basics and each year parents are invited to make a Voluntary Financial

Contribution to enhance this educational service. This amount is $60 per student. Thank you to those families that

have paid their contribution.

The Voluntary Financial Contribution money contributes to the purchase of:

Reprographics (Photocopying/workbooks for each year level)

Reading books for all year levels

Arts and Crafts materials for all year levels

Sunscreen for all students to access in their classroom Sporting equipment for students to use in their lunch break and during lessons To pay your voluntary contribution, you can do so by paying in person on Tuesdays or Thursdays (see above for banking times) or you could pay through BPoint. In the invoice section, type in VC for Voluntary Contribution. Please contact the office if you need help.

This contribution is voluntary. No invoice will be raised.

Deposit for Year 6 camp:

To secure a place for your child to attend the Year 6 Emu Gully camp, a $50 payment is required. This will determine

how many students will be attending and what the final cost will be. To pay the $50 deposit, you can do so by paying

in person on Tuesdays or Thursdays (see above for banking times) or through BPoint. In the invoice section, type in

Yr 6 Camp. Final day for Yr6 Camp deposit is ……..

If you have QParents, you can see your outstanding invoices on the students’ profile.

Upcoming Events Payment Schedule: Each week I will update this section so parents know when final payments are due.

Centrepay Deduction is NOT available at this school.

Have a great week.

Sonia Welch

Event Year Levels When Amount Final Payment Day.

Music Levy & Hire Selected Stu-

dents

Still have a few stu-

dents needing to pay.

$100 – Instrument Hire and

Participation Fee

$25 – Participation Fee

only

Invoices will be raised once

the PAF (Participation

Agreement Form) has be

signed and returned.

ASAP

Mathletics Online program Year 1 – 6

students

Students are already

using the program.

$20 – Invoices will be raised

once the PAF (Participation

Agreement Form) has be

signed and returned.

ASAP

Year 6 Camp Deposit Year 6 stu-

dents

TBA – due to the

COVID-19 virus

there is a possibility

that the dates will

change.

$50 – non-refundable

Deposit is still due even

though camp has been post-

poned.

Final payment date is 26th

March 2020

Dear Families, We understand that there is a little confusion between Qparents & QSchools. .

QParents is an online portal that is free for Queensland state schools to

use, and allows parents at your school to:

view attendance details, report cards, invoices and a history of payments,

provide reasons for unexplained absences and to notify the school of future absences

view and pay school invoices online

update student details including residential and postal address as well as medical conditions.

Please see our webpage for more information. (https://mayfieldss.eq.edu.au/support-and-resources/qschools-and-qparents) We will be resending the QParents invitation codes to all families who do not have an active QParents account. Keep a look out for this important email. Please note the invitation is only sent to one parent/ guardian, normally the parent that receives the school invoices. Once the QParents account has been created the account owner is then able to invite the other parent/ guardian.

QSchools. The QSchools app is a convenient way to receive up-to-the-minute information from Queensland state schools. This app is downloadable across these platforms , iPhone/

iPad Android Windows PC

The QSchools app integrates with our Mayfield State School website, allowing users to:

find and favourite your school by searching for the school by name, searching a map or by searching for

schools near your current location.

receive real-time notifications about statewide emergency alerts as well as school push notifications and

important updates through the app

access the latest news, events and newsletters from your school

easily access your schools tuckshop and uniform shop information

The app can manage updates from multiple schools which is useful for parents who have students in different

schools.

Push notifications

Push notifications will allows Mayfield SS to push essential information directly to your device, including notifications of

upcoming events and emergency alerts and important updates.

To receive push notifications, download the QSchools mobile app or ensure the app is up to date if you already have it.

Mayfield Swim School

We are sad to advise that all classes and squads at Mayfield Swim school are now

suspended until further notice Due to pool area safety and hygiene advice -Covid-19).

Be safe and stay healthy!

Alex

Mayfield Swim School

Book Fair : Save the Date! Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Here’s what you can do to help children develop stronger reading skills and a love for reading: Set the example. Let children see you read. Have a collection of books in your home. Update this collection routinely to keep up with changing tastes and

reading skills. Support our school’s Book Fair. Allow your children to choose their own books to read. The theme of our Scholastic Book Fair is Enchanted Forest, where we hope you will let their imagination grow! It’s a fun reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits. Book Fair dates: 02/06/2020 (opens 11.00am)—09/06/2020 (closes 9.00am) Shopping hours: before school from 8.00am, first break & after school till 4.00pm.

We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.

Hey everyone

Brekky club will not be running for the rest of this term. I will let you know when we are starting up

again hopefully early Term 2.

We are still looking for donations for our wonderful Easter raffle baskets. Please drop these off

into Mrs. Kearney’s room this week.

Chappy’s Easter Egg Guess a Jar has started. Come and see me on a Monday or Tuesday if you’d like to have a try. $1 per guess or 3 guesses for $2. The winner will be announced alongside the Easter Raffle on the last day of school

for this term.

Bad Joke of the Week

I threw a boomerang a few years ago, I now live in constant fear!

If you ever need that little extra support, listening ear or someone to talk to you can contact me through the school

office or you can email me: jordanb@chappy.org.au.

Have a great week.

Chappy Jordan

Where to find current P&C information…

What’s Coming Up?

Our Facebook group is called Mayfield Families, Mayfield State School P&C

To join, you will be asked a security question. This allows us to ensure only current families remain part of

the group. Once joined, you’ll stay up to date with current school and sporting events.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1479633172077491

Saturday 28

th March

Election Day BBQ and Bake Stall- cancelled Although the BCC election is still going ahead on Saturday, Mayfield will not be hosting our bake sale & sausage sizzle on the day. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who offered to bake or help on the day. We hope you can enjoy your Saturday with your loved ones, relaxing instead!

To the fantastic parents inquiring about

volunteering for upcoming events. With things changing so quickly, we will keep you posted

as soon as we work out future dates.

Monday 20

th April

Pop the next P&C meeting into your diary. Everyone is welcome, whether this is your third, first or only attendance. Do you have questions you’d like raised with the school admin-istration? Come along!

QParents

What is it? QParents was created by the Dept. of Education to provide parents of Queensland state school students with secure online access to their child's information. The portal allows you to securely access information about your child and to communicate directly with your child's school. QParents provides secure, online access to student information such as:

Attendance details Report cards and assessment Invoices Payment history Upcoming events

You can also update your child's details including address and medical conditions, reasons for unexplained absences, notify the school of future absences, and make online payments against school invoices. How do I access QParents? Mayfield SS administration invites all parents to join directly via an email when their child starts Mayfield. If you would like your invitation re-sent, please contact the school directly at: mayfieldadmin@mayfieldss.eq.edu.au

For more information go to: https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/about

Mayfield P&C News

Mayfield State School Tennis Courts

If you would like to play tennis, Mayfield State School has two courts which can be hired. Day hire - $9 per hour per court Night hire - $15 per hour per court. Please call 3395 2928 to book a court. Yvonne Nobbs

GREG CHIPPENDALE TENNIS COACHING

2019 Tennis coaching at MAYFIELD State School. There are still spaces available in the Thursday afternoon beginners group starting 3.15 until 4 o’clock. To enrol please call Greg Chippendale 0418 884 762

gregchip@ozemail.com.au.

MAYFIELD STATE SCHOOL DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY SERVICES/PRODUCTS ADVERTISED IN THIS NEWSLETTER, AND TAKES

NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR CONTENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS

Speech and Drama Prep – year 6

We have 3 spaces in Speech and Drama on a Monday in the hall. Preps are collected from their classrooms and so

are the year one’s. This is an awesome activity for children to develop their confidence and enjoy time on the

Stage with qualified performing art teachers.

Enrol online: www.ltkspeechanddrama.com.au or call 3921 5755.

Mayfield SS Uniform Shop

The uniform shop is open on Friday mornings during school terms only from 8:30-9:15am, or by appointment.

Otherwise, you can book on Flexischools and your order will be delivered to your child’s classroom.

All second hand items are now only $5.

If you would like to contact the uniform shop, please email uniformshop@mayfieldoshc.com.au

Flexischools order go to http//:flexischools.com.au