Guyala GazetteIssue No: 5/2020 • 17 June 2020 • Term 2, Week 9

114 Progress Rd, White Rock Qld 4868 PO Box 14009, Mt Sheridan Qld 4868 Ph: (07) 4036 8888 Fax: (07) 4036 8800 E: principal@whiterockss.eq.edu.au White Rock State School www.whiterockss.eq.edu.au

Student Absence Line: Phone 07 4036 8866 or Text 0427 066 107 (no emojis)Office hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 4pm and Friday 8am – 3.30pm

Student Services: Monday – Friday 8.30am – 3.15pm

Diary Dates Principal’s Message

Uniform Shop is open on Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-9:30am

Uniform Shop

Student banking has been suspended until further notice.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Attendance Matters: One of the single biggest factors that can impact a child’s future with relation to learning is their attendance at school. Our school prides itself on the ability to provide a supportive, safe and respectful environment for our students to thrive with their learning. Please prioritise having your child attend every day and on time unless they are unwell. Our school target for attendance is 95%. We are currently on 88%, which means some days there are up to 60 families who are not sending their children to school. When children regularly attend, not only do they feel better socially and emotionally, they achieve success with their learning. We can support any family with attendance. Please call the Front Office if you would like help. Every Day, On Time Counts!

Supporting Writing in Prep: The highlight of my job is working with our young people to support learning. This term my focus has been with our Prep students and teachers. Each year we set an Improvement Agenda and this year we are focussing on writing. Our Improvement Agenda is called ‘Be a Ready Writer’ which supports all children’s ability to write. I have been encouraging the Preps to be successful writers by saying ‘Finger grip, Say it, Say it, Write it, Sound It Out, and Check it’. They have been using all the great skills our teachers have been focussing on using Letterland sounds, sight words and sentence structure in their writing. The students are doing some great work!

Student Led Clubs: This term our team has built the capability of our upper school students to run clubs at lunch breaks to engage our students. It has been a massive hit! Our leaders have been reading to Preps, organising sports games and activities. Playtime at White Rock is a very exciting time.

New Playground for Senior Students (Years 4 – 6): By next term our school will now be able to say we have 3 new playgrounds across the 3 playing areas. At the beginning of the year we installed a new playground for Prep with nature play elements and by Week 3 next term the senior students will have a new place to play. A BIG thank you to the P&C Association for a successful grant application and their generous fundraising donation to make this happen.

Thursday 18 June ‘Red Day’ Tuckshop Fundraiser Friday 26 June End of Term 2

Monday 13 July First day of Term 3

Thursday 16 July Pyjama Day - see page 3

(gold coin donation)

Friday 28 August School Photo Day

Yours in education,

Dan Hollis White Rock State School Principal

School PhotosNEW DATE: Please note the School Photo Day will now be Friday 28 August.

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Uniform Shop

Reporting a Student Absence

Please text (or call) before 9.30am.

Be ready to provide us with:

✓Child’s name (please spell out clearly)

✓ Class, reason for absence and your phone number

Text (SMS)*: 0427 066 107

or call the Absence Line: 4036 8866

(*SMS line does not take calls & no emoji’s please)

Please refrain from calling the main line, unless you require extra assistance.

Parking patience

HeadliceKeeping distance

Parking certainly has its peak moments at drop off and pick up times at our school but we request your tolerance and understanding. There have been reports of altercations between parents on the road at the front of the school and upsettingly these have been witnessed by students. These are matters for the police as they are on the public road, but we ask for your patience and respect of other parents at all times.

A couple of classes have reported head lice in the past week. Please check your child’s hair regularly and treat if you need to.Thank you for keeping your distance.

The royal blue and gold school baseball jackets are now back in stock - $35.00 each.

The Uniform Shop is open Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am - 9.30am.

Thank you

Thank you to the Langton family, whose child is now at high school but who are still a part of the WRSS family, for their donation of mandarins. Every mandarin was enjoyed by children attending our Breakfast Club or needing a visit to the Sandwich Room.

Thank you to Mykal’s family, Mervinah’s family and the Schutz family who have kindly donated uniforms to the school.

We are just about out of uniforms to lend in the very smallest and very largest sizes. Should you be able to donate sizes 4, 12 or 14 we would be very grateful indeed. We need to lend shoes to students who do not have any and are very short on the Prep-Year 1 sizes if you should be having a clear out over the school holidays.

To parent Nikki Traves – the office staff and Leadership Team thank you for always keeping us fattened with your wonderful homemade cakes. The latest chocolate cake is simply the best!

P&C News

Hi everyone!With students returning to school, so has the Breaky program. Not as many children as normal; which is to be expected during these times, but those who are attending are not only getting yummy eggs on toast but are being served and entertained by these amazing Year 12 students from Bentley Park College. These boys are part of the Clontarf Academy and help me out every Monday with community projects. I am excited to say that they are now joining us for breakfast every Thursday morning. Breakfast has totally stepped up! Principal Dan is looking forward to having some of our Year 6 students assisting with our visiting Year 12 boys. Great role models serving our community.More exciting news which you can read about in a separate part of this newsletter is Flexischools is now available!! Yep… super easy. Just quickly

jump online, order and pay. A HUGE thank you to Sokar who has done most of the background work in getting this up and running.I see that our lovely Tuckshop ladies have got a few new special menu items so ensure you try the Burrito Bowl… Yum yum!Take care and enjoy the week!Cathy Zeiger, WRSS P&C President Pictured above: Bentley Park College Clontarf Academy Mentors assisting at Breakfast Club.

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If your child misses

That equals...

Which is...and over 13

years of schooling that’s

Which means the best your child might perform is...

1 day per fortnight

20 days per year

4 weeks per year

Nearly 1.5 years

1 day per week

40 days per year

8 weeks per year

Over 2.5 years

2 days per week

80 days per year

16 weeks per year

Over 5 years

3 days per week

120 days per year

24 weeks per year

Nearly 8 years

everydaycounts.eq.edu.au

Contact the school office for more information about getting your child to school Every Day! Ph: 4036 8888 E: principal@whiterockss.eq.edu.au

Register at www.nationalpyjamaday.com

National

Pyjama Day

Organiser:

Contact:

Location:

Time & Date:

Phone:

Donate today at nationalpyjamaday.com

We're hosting aPyjama Party

#InMyPJs to raiseawareness for kids

in foster care!

Date: Thursday 16 July 2020 (Term 3 Week 1)Location: White Rock State School

Organiser: Lisa Doyle at the School Office Contact: 4036 8888

Bring a gold coin and wear your pyjamas to school for the day.Note: The student’s outfit must be sun-safe and they will need to still wear

their closed in school shoes and school hat.

Every day is a school dayEven as an adult we never stop learning. Here is what some of the White Rock staff have learnt recently:

Miss Falchetti: I love learning new collective nouns used to describe a group of animals. My latest is A Prickle of Porcupines.

Mrs Krisanski: The reason for the Ace of Spades being such a fancy card is because it’s the manufacturer’s label card. It usually has a better design that the other aces.

Mr McLaren: When something tiny begins expanding at a constant rate it can become mind bogglingly large. Example: A chessboard has 64 squares. If you put one grain of rice on the first square and keep doubling you get to 512 grains of rice on the 10th square. The 64th square will have 9,223,372,036,864,775,808 grains of rice. Wait for it… that is nine quintillion, two hundred and twenty three quadrillion, three hundred and seventy two trillion, thirty six billion, eight hundred and fifty four million, seven hundred and seventy five thousand and eight hundred and eight grains of rice. That’s about 460 times the estimated global production o rice this year.

Mrs Tung-Yep: Cows will always face North South or South North to eat. They have a built in compass.

Ms Nottle: I learnt that ‘seeling’ is a word and homophone to ceiling and sealing. It is an archaic word for closing your eyes.

Mrs Doyle: Salamanders have two halves to their eyeballs – top and bottom. The top is perfectly developed to see above the water line and the bottom for under the water.

Meet our Staff

Hi, my name is Julie Falchetti. How did I get here? I started working one day a week at White Rock State School last year while completing my third year Bachelor of Primary Education degree at James Cook University.

My desire was to work within a school environment to further my understanding of the education system before completing my education degree. What I did not expect to learn was how important a school’s educational ideology is and equally the motivation to provide services to support it.

I really enjoy working with the White Rock State School team, helping to deliver Student Services because Every Day Counts!

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Dance Groups

Reading Club

Scratch Club

With a long break from school, the Guyala Dancers are well back into their dancing practise with dance instructors, Aunty Shelly and Aunty Pauline. Wednesdays from

3pm - 4pm in the Hall.

Abal Kerem Kebi Werem is held on Fridays at first lunch in the

Block 5 spare room with Miss Gutchen.

Thank you to the Year 5 and 6 students who are helping to run activities for each year level during different breaks.

Every morning 8am - 8.40am. Every year level is welcome. Meet in the undercover area and you will be taken to the Library.

The latest time that you can join the session is at 8.20am.

Every morning 8am-8.40am. For Years 1- 6. Meet in the undercover area and you will be taken to the Computer Lab. The latest time that you can join the session is at 8.20am.

What’s On?Regular Events at White Rock State School

Monday• Reading Club 8 - 8.40am• Scratch Club 8 - 8.40am

Tuesday• Breakfast Club 7.45 - 8.30am• Reading Club 8 - 8.40am• Scratch Club 8 - 8.40am

Wednesday• Breakfast Club 7.45 - 8.30am• Reading Club 8 - 8.40am• Scratch Club 8 - 8.40am• Guyala Dance 3 - 4pm

Thursday• Breakfast Club 7.45 - 8.30am• Reading Club 8 - 8.40am• Scratch Club 8 - 8.40am

Friday• Reading Club 8 - 8.40am• Scratch Club 8 - 8.40am• Torres Strait Island Dancing (Drama Room) 1st Lunch

Lunch Time Clubs

Groups Location Year Level Week 8 Student Leaders Running Group

READING CLUB Prep Area PrepTuesday

1st Lunch

Amber, Joshua, Keira, Maddy, Isabella, Lilly

SANDPIT CLUB Jnr Playground

Year 1Wednesday 2nd Lunch

Tobias, Sienna, Kristen

HOOPJnr

Basketball Post

Year 2Thursday 1st Lunch

Donatello, Samual

SPORTS CLUB Oval Year 3 Thursday 2nd Lunch

Liam, Hayden, Nevaeh, Alisha, Rylee

BASKETBALL Basketball Year 4Wednesday

1st lunch

Slaytar, Darrin, Kaili, Kayla

SOCCER Oval Year 5Tuesday

2nd lunch

Maple, Shakani, Emmanuel, Waylon, Lily-Rose

BALL GAMES Oval Year 6Friday

1st lunch

Nevaeh, Bernard, Yelanka, Jessie

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Families as First TeachersThis PLAY based Literacy and Numeracy Families As First Teachers group is for children and their families from birth to Pre - Prep age.

Playgroup News

Both of our Playgroups are starting up again in Term 3 on the verandah in front of the school hall.Monday 8.30am – 10.30am hosted by Playgroup Queensland

Tuesday 8.30am – 10.30am organised by Benevolent Society.

FaFT (Families as First Teachers) is not running during Term 2 but will resume again in Term 3 - Thursdays 9am-11am.

Learning at Home - Here are some learning activities that you can do at home during this time while we cannot physically meet up:

Week 8: Objects and Owners

In this game, children think about jobs and activities people do and match them with the equipment or tools they use. This activity is about making connections between information.

Week 9: Opposites

It is good to teach children about opposites. They can also learn new words when they play this game.

Week 10: Same and Different

Children need to be able to see that things can be the same or different. They will also need to know what makes things the same or different. These skills will help them when they start to learn about letters and numbers.

HAVE A HAPPY & SAFE HOLIDAY.

Banana Pancake Recipe

These pancakes are bananas. No, I mean they are literally made from bananas. And eggs. Eggs and bananas, and that’s it. I can see that look you’re giving me right now, but you just have to trust. These two ingredients, whisked together and given a little skillet love, are truly something magical. • 1 ripe banana • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten • Butter or oil, for cooking (optional)

Mash together and drop into a hot pan.Flip tips! When it comes to flipping, here’s what works for me: Let the pancakes cook on the first side until the underside is fairly golden-brown (lift a corner and peek), and until the edges are starting to look set but the middle is still loose like barely set jelly. Gently work a spatula about halfway under the pancake, then lift until the unsupported half of the pancake is just barely lifted off the skillet. Lay the pancake back down on the skillet on its other side. Some of the loose batter will probably spill onto the skillet as you do this; just be sure to lay the pancake on top of the spill. Once the second side is set, the pancakes are much easier to scoop and flip, if additional flipping is needed.Load them up… Try adding chopped nuts, chocolate chips, fresh blueberries, or even a handful of leftover granola. Sprinkle these extras over the pancakes on the griddle as the first side cooks. And of course, when you pile these on your plate, don’t forget the syrup. Or a smear of jam. Or maybe some Nutella. It’s your stack of pancakes - you can eat them however you want. Image credit: Emma Christensen. Credit for the recipe: https://www.thekitchn.com/

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Year 1 NewsThis term we have been looking at Character Development.

We have been describing what the character in our story looks like, where they live and what they like to do. We also describe how they have changed throughout the story. This week our focus text is The

Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister.

We have also been investigating Material Madness. We’ve been testing materials and their properties. We have made some boats with plasticine to test if they will float and hold two marbles.

We have been very busy since we’ve all been back at school together! We love learning new things in our class everyday.

1/2EP and Mrs Easterbrook and Mrs Peppler

Instrumental Music The Instrumental Music program has come back together from the Covid-19 break with a crash and a bang, a toot and a whistle! (Though much more musically than that sounds, I assure you).

We are working together in little teams in lessons to select and create the pieces that we will be playing at our end of year IM Night, as well as ironing out our band songs. The students are looking forward to playing for an audience when gatherings are allowed again, and next term’s potential parades are a cause for great excitement as the band show off their new song ‘Funkytown’.

With assessment recording just around the corner, I’d like to encourage the music students to keep their music goals firmly in their minds and practice, practice, practice those scales and solo pieces! Parents, you can encourage your kids to practice by checking in on their progress regularly and being an audience for their pieces to help them develop their ability to perform! Doing so is a wonderful way to help your student onto the path of mastering and loving their instrument.

Yours in Music,

Miss Trotter

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Tuckshop NewsWe encourage our children to share and be kind but unfortunately Tuckshop food needs to be the exception to the rule. Please talk to your children and discourage them from using their Tuckshop money to shout their friends treats. Some students have food allergies, or their parents simply don’t want them to have Tuckshop, and your child could be missing out on the full healthy lunch that you have provided the money for.

Flexischools Tuckshop is now using Flexischools for easy online ordering. (See Flexischools information on page 10.)

Burrito Bowl

New on the menu! Burrito Bowl

A perfect sized individual portion available on Mondays. • Rice • Mexican beef

• Black beans • Corn

• Salsa • Sour cream

• Cheese • Corn chips

Made fresh every Monday at the Tuckshop - $5.00.

Term 3 Tuckshop Menu

The Tuckshop menu for next term is included over the following pages.

Once a Term Tuckshop Treat Food Day:

‘Red Day’ Tuckshop Fundraiser Thursday, 18 June 2020 ‘Red Day’ Tuckshop Fundraiser will be held this Thursday, 18 June

2020 in addition to our regular tuckshop menu. Place your orders directly at the Tuckshop or order online through Flexischools.

$ 3.00 pizza

Choose from: • Ham

• Ham and Pineapple

• Pepperoni

$ 3.00 Cup Cakes

$ 4.00 Hot Chips

$ 4.00 Hot chips and Gravy

Items will be sold over the counter while stock lasts.

Award Winners!

100% Attendance Tuckshop Voucher

Week 7: Lohitha 5/6JG

Week 8: Leo 3/4JC

Week 7: Lower School PREP HW

Upper School 4NCWeek 8:

Lower School 2MNUpper School 3CK

Class AttendanceWeek 7:

1st Place: 1/2EP 94.4%2nd Place: 2RP and 4NC 93.6%

3rd Place: PREP NT 93%

Week 8: 1st Place: 3KT 91%

2nd Place: 2RP 90.4%3rd Place: 2CP 90%

Class of the Week Week 7:

Lower School 1/2EP Upper School 3/4JC

Week 8: Lower School 1QP Upper School 5SR

Tidy Classroom Award

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Place all your school orders with Flexischools App Our school has now introduced a great new online ordering system for Canteen, Uniform, Events & Fundraising called Flexischools. Flexischools allows you to place all your school orders online in a matter of seconds, at any time of the day.

1. Download the Flexischools App Note: for iPhone and iPad please select ‘Allow’ notifications.

2. Add your School and Group

Click on the search icon, enter your school name, select your school and year group, or groups relevant to you.

3. Login/Register

Click the ‘Order now’ button located in the bottom right-hand corner of the app, this will open a login screen.

• Already a Flexischools user - Enter your details and login. To save your login

details select ‘remember me’.

• New Flexischools user - Click ‘Register’, enter your email address and follow the instructions in the email to set up your account. Once your account is set up, add new student; search for our school, enter student details and select their class.

Once registered, you can start placing orders immediately. If you have any questions, please contact the Flexischools Customer Service Team on 1300 361 769, or you can contact them via their website. The Flexischools system is now available and ready to use, so we look forward to seeing your next order online. If you have any questions about the online services we are introducing, please ask the school office for more information.

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Tuckshop - Term 3 Menu

P&C President: Cathy Zeiger E: wrsspnc@gmail.com Care of 114 Progress Rd, White Rock Qld 4868 PO Box 14009, Mt Sheridan Qld4868

Term 3, 2020 Please place Flexischool orders by 9.00am

MMoonnddaayy Burrito Bowl $5.00 Mexican beef, corn, beans, salsa, sour cream, cheese with corn chips.

TTuueessddaayy Chicken Nuggets (4) $3.00 WWeeddnneessddaayy Chicken Sushi Bowl $5.00 Tuna Sushi Bowl $5.00 Sushi rice, cucumber, mayo, nori avocado (when in season). TThhuurrssddaayy Hot dog $3.00 Hot dog with cheese $3.50 FFrriiddaayy Meat pies $4.00

DDrriinnkkss Bottled water $1.50 Popper juice $2.00 Chocolate milk $3.00 Strawberry milk $3.00

Sausage roll $3.00 Pizza rounder $3.50 Quiche $4.00 Hot sweetcorn cob $1.50 Chicken and cheese pocket melt $4.00 Ham and cheese pocket melt $4.00 Sauce - BBQ or tomato $0.30 Muffins $1.50 Fresh fruit $1.00 Yoghurt – smooth $1.50 Yoghurt - fruit $1.50 Vegemite on crackers $1.50 Cheese on crackers $2.00 Popcorn $0.50 Sultanas $0.50 Dried apricots $0.50 Boiled egg $0.50 Carrot sticks $0.50 Bega cheese $1.00 SSaallaadd ccuuppss Salad cup $5.50 Chicken salad cup $6.00 Ham salad cup $6.00 Egg salad cup $6.00

SSpprreeaadd SSaannddwwiicchheess $$22..0000 Choice of: Vegemite, peanut butter, honey, Nutella or jam SSaannddwwiicchheess ((11 ffiilllliinngg)) $$22..5500 Choice of 1 filling: ham, chicken, egg, tuna or cheese SSaannddwwiicchheess ((22 ffiilllliinnggss)) $$33..0000 · Egg & lettuce · Ham & cheese · Chicken & cheese SSaannddwwiicchheess ((wwiitthh ssaallaadd)) $$66..0000 · Chicken & salad · Ham & salad · Tuna & salad

· Full salad only ($5.50) AAddddiittiioonnaall iitteemmss $$00..5500 eeaacchh For example: ham, cheese, tomato (add tomato) = $3.50

TTooaasstteedd SSaannddwwiicchheess $$00..2200 eexxttrraa For example: ham, cheese, tomato (add tomato and add toasting) = $3.70

AAddddiittiioonnaall ffuullll ssaallaadd $$44..0000 eexxttrraa Includes: lettuce, tomato, cucumber, beetroot, carrot and cheese.

WWrraappss Sweet chilli chicken Tenders wrap $4.00 with lettuce & mayo Pork riblet wrap $4.00 with lettuce & BBQ sauce

Chicken & cheese wrap $3.00 Ham & cheese wrap $3.00 Chicken & salad wrap $6.00 Ham & salad wrap $6.00 Egg & salad wrap $6.00 Tuna & salad wrap $6.00 Full salad wrap $5.50

$ 4.00 HAPPY PACK Includes: cheese, vegemite crackers, yoghurt, boiled egg.

$ 8.00 LUNCH PACK Includes: fruit, vegemite crackers, popper, muffin and sandwich (ham or cheese or chicken or egg or any spread).

Prices correct as of, June 2020. Menu items and prices are subject to change.

$ 4.00 HEALTHY PACK Includes: cheese, ham, apple, carrot.

Tuckshop can now be ordered on Flexischools!

See information on coming pages.

Ordering

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Tuckshop - Term 3 Menu

White Rock State School Tuckshop aims to provide our Students with healthy high quality food at lowest prices possible. Our tuckshop meets the Healthy Choices guidelines set by Queensland Governments – Smart Choices. You can purchase a variety of choices from both the GREEN and AMBER range. We do not carry items from the RED category of the Smart Choices guidelines. Our Tuckshop has EFTPOS for Tuckshop and Uniform Shop orders. No cash out. We encourage the use of Flexischools (download the app today or search Flexischools on your PC), all orders need to be finalised by 9.00am.

To help the tuckshop operate efficiently the following points are important. All orders to be placed by 9.00 am please use the door when the roller doors are down. All orders are to be written on a paper bag showing students name and class and

teacher if possible. Brown tuckshop Bags are available free of charge from the tuckshop. If an item is unavailable or there is insufficient money in the bag the Convener will

arrange a substitute or return the money. Daily specials will be used were possible. Any change will be taped on to bag for student to receive with their order. Late orders can be placed at first lunch break to be made fresh for second lunch break. If there is a problem with an order, please remind your child to come and see their

teacher/ tuckshop straight away so we can rectify any problems immediately. Bags without names or classes will be kept at the tuckshop until claimed.

NO CREDIT for student’s lunches. Donations of fruit and vegetables are always welcomed. Your feedback or suggestions. Please drop a note in the P & C box at the office. Label

attention tuckshop. All volunteers are always needed and welcome. This is a great way to meet people and

learn about our school. The busiest time is between 8.00 -11am. We welcome new faces to our volunteer team. Even an hour of your time will be appreciated. For safety reasons we cannot cater for young children in the tuckshop.

Using the tuckshop is a great way of supporting White Rock State School P&C. Ordering closes at 9.00am for Flexischools.

All P&C funds are used in the school to assist the students.

Tuckshop Service Times: Breakfast 8.00am – 8.50am

First Lunch Break 11.00am – 11.45am Second Lunch Break 1.30pm – 2.00pm

TTuucckksshhoopp CCoonnttaacctt IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn:: Tuckshop Convener – Lesa Jarvis

White Rock State School Tuckshop

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Simplify your school lifeWe have partnered with Flexischools, to make school lunches even easier.

Order online at anytime

1 Enjoy cashless convenience

2 Pay with Visa, Mastercard, PayPal or direct deposit

3

Road Safety Reminder

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CCaassuuaall SScchhooooll CCrroossssiinngg SSuuppeerrvviissoorr A position exists for a Casual School Crossing Supervisor at White Rock State School.

• A School Crossing Supervisor must be able to work in all-weather conditions, • 1 hour and 30 mins per day – on a rotating roster basis. (4 weeks on and 1 week off) • Relief opportunities on your rostered days off. • Pay Rate $30.34 per hour.

Commencement of employment for the successful applicant is dependent on:

• The favourable outcome of a health assessment. • A Positive Notice Blue Card (you do not need to have a blue card to apply for the

position). Please call Michelle at Transport and Main Roads for an application package on 07 4045 8557.

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Place all your school orders with Flexischools App Our school has now introduced a great new online ordering system for Canteen, Uniform, Events & Fundraising called Flexischools. Flexischools allows you to place all your school orders online in a matter of seconds, at any time of the day.

1. Download the Flexischools App Note: for iPhone and iPad please select ‘Allow’ notifications.

2. Add your School and Group

Click on the search icon, enter your school name, select your school and year group, or groups relevant to you.

3. Login/Register

Click the ‘Order now’ button located in the bottom right-hand corner of the app, this will open a login screen.

• Already a Flexischools user - Enter your details and login. To save your login

details select ‘remember me’.

• New Flexischools user - Click ‘Register’, enter your email address and follow the instructions in the email to set up your account. Once your account is set up, add new student; search for our school, enter student details and select their class.

Once registered, you can start placing orders immediately. If you have any questions, please contact the Flexischools Customer Service Team on 1300 361 769, or you can contact them via their website. The Flexischools system is now available and ready to use, so we look forward to seeing your next order online. If you have any questions about the online services we are introducing, please ask the school office for more information.

Children’s crossings and School Crossing Supervisors

A familiar sight around schools is the School Crossing Supervisor. They ensure students and pedestrians who cross the road at the school crossing do so in a safe manner. They use a hand-held ‘stop’ sign to stop traffic and allow pedestrians to cross the road safely.

Motorists must stop and wait until all pedestrians are no longer on the road and the School Crossing Supervisor has safely returned to the footpath. When children’s crossing flags are displayed, you must stop and give way to any pedestrians on or entering the crossing (regardless of whether a school crossing supervisor is present or not).

Your P&C are now using Flexischools to communicate important news and event information with you.To get alerted on P&C news, simply download the Flexischools App and log in or register to create an account.

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Community Notices

Provided as a part of our school’s Parenting Ideas membership parentingideas.com.au

INSIGHTS

Conquering kids’ techno-tantrums

Many of us have witnessed our kids or teens emotionally combust when asked to switch o� their gaming console or put theirphone away. I colloquially call these ‘techno-tantrums’. Many of us fret that this signals that they’re ‘addicted’ to technology andfind ourselves worrying about why they behave in such intense ways.

So, what makes technology so psychologically appealing for kids and how can we help them to unplug so that screen-timedoesn’t end in scream time?

Technology is so appealing

Technology has been intentionally designed to cater for our kids’ most basic psychological drivers. As humans, our three mostbasic psychological needs are the need for connection, competence and control.

Technology caters for these needs in very clever ways. For example, our need for relational connection explains why many of ourboys are obsessed with multi-player video games and girls are infatuated with social media. These online tools have also beendesigned to help young people experience competency- gamers see tangible measures of their performance by their levels ofattainment, or battles won. Scrolling through YouTube and ‘selecting’ which video they’ll watch next also enables young peopleto experience a sense of control and agency over their lives – something they biologically crave.

Here’s what technology does to their brains and bodies

Digital technology impacts on children and young people in the following ways:

‘It feels good’

When our kids use a screen it’s usually a pleasurable experience for them. Their brains secrete the neurotransmitter dopamine,which makes them feel good. This means, when you demand that they turn the device o�, you’re terminating their production ofdopamine (pleasure response).  It’s better to provide a choice of more appealing transition activities when you want them tomove away from a screen. For example, suggest that they ride their bike, or walk the dog a�er they’ve switched o� the device.

‘I want more’

The online world has no stopping cues, so our kids and teen never feel ‘complete’ or ‘done’. They can always refresh social media;continue to play to attain another level in a game; or watch another YouTube clip. This is also referred to as the state ofinsu�iciency.One parenting tips that works is to give your children and teens hard end points. Rather than giving them a quantity of time (forexample, you can watch an hour of TV today), give them the finish time (for example, I’d like you to switch o� the TV at 4:30pm). Provided as a part of our school’s Parenting Ideas membership parentingideas.com.au

‘It’s so novel’

Our brains are wired to seek out new and interesting stimulus. The online world is always instantly gratifying, fast-paced andrequires minimal cognitive e�ort. In comparison the o�line, real world doesn’t always o�er novelty. The real world is a lotslower-paced, and it’s not always instantly rewarding and interesting like our kids’ digital world.

Ensure your kids and teens have ample time to experience boredom. Our brains were never designed to be switched on andprocessing information as they are in the digital world. Opportunities for boredom allow the brain time to reset and help ourkids become accustomed to not always being ‘switched on’.

Related webinar

Our school has a membership with Parenting Ideas. As part of this membership, you can attend the upcoming webinar‘Understanding techno tantrums’ at no cost.

About

In this webinar Dr Kristy Goodwin helps parents and carers understand why children and teens emotionally combust when theydigitally-disconnect, and how to establish new, healthy technology habits.

When

17 June 2020 8:00pm AEST

To redeem1. Click this link: https://www.parentingideas.com.au/parent-resources/parent-webinars/webinar-understanding-techno-tantrums2. Click ‘Add to cart’3. Click ‘View cart’4. Enter the voucher code TECHNO and click ‘Apply Coupon’ Your discount of $37 will be applied.5. Click ‘Proceed to checkout’6. Fill in your account details. These details are used to login to your account and access your parenting material7. Click ‘Place Order’The voucher is valid until 17 September 2020.

Dr Kristy GoodwinDr Kristy Goodwin is a digital wellbeing and performance speaker, author and researcher (and mumwho also deals with her kids’ techno-tantrums!). She’s the author of Raising Your Child in a DigitalWorld, and a media commentator who doesn’t suggest that we ban the iPhone, or unplug the gamingconsole (digital abstinence isn’t the solution). Kristy worked as an educator for fourteen years beforebecoming an academic and speaker who’s on a mission to help children, teens and adults tame theirtechnology habits so they’re not a slave to the screen. For further details visitwww.drkristygoodwin.com.

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