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Calendar of Events Year 5 Camp

Principal's Message Curriculum Update

Scholastic Book Club News P & C News

Community News

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

28th July 4 Way Meet

11th AugustHomework sheets released

Homework submission day

13th August Red Track

18th - 22nd August Book Week

26th August School Photo Delivery Date

27th - 29th August Book Fair

12th September Yr 5/6 Fishing Day

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7th October Homework submission day

Absence Hotline - 4726 1260

If students are absent please ring this number and leave a message detailing:

Child's name, Class and reason for absence.

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Year 5 Camp

Please be reminded about progress payments for the Year 5 Paluma camps in August. All payment plans are to be finalised by Friday August 8. One-off payments of $170 are also due on Friday August 8.

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Learning Goals at Cranbrook State School

What are student learning goals and why are they important?

Student learning goals are about improving students’ learning and achievement and building students’ capacity

to learn. They are about students becoming active participants in the learning process, empowering them to

become independent learners, and motivating them to achieve their full potential. When students are assisted to

delve into their own thinking and learning processes, they are drawn to think about the effectiveness of the

strategies they used to achieve the learning goals set. Planning what to do, monitoring progress towards

achieving it and evaluating the outcome can help students take more control over their thinking and learning

processes and equip them with learning to learn skills.

The stages of developing learning goals

The development of learning goals involves the stages of:

identifying learning goals (and strategies to achieve them)•

monitoring progress•

reporting on progress made•

refining or developing new goals.•



We believe all stages of the cycle are important, and in practice they overlap. As the diagram above

demonstrates, the process is ongoing and cyclical. The teacher’s role is pivotal throughout the process, not just

at the development and reporting stages. The process of developing, monitoring and reporting on a student’s

learning goals involves conversations about learning between the student and the teacher.

Conversations about learning encourage students to think about:

their own learning and thinking processes and challenge them to articulate the way they have gone about

learning

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what their next steps might be•

how they are going to proceed with those next steps•

how they are going to know they have achieved success•

whether or not the method of learning was effective•

what they need more help to understand•

how they might achieve better understanding.•

Reading and Spelling Goals

All students at Cranbrook State School have a reading and spelling goal and teachers regularly focus on these

goals through the teaching of reading, especially in guided reading groups. A key strategy to build the education

partnership between parents and teachers, Spelling and Reading Goal Information Sheets are sent home with

the children to let parents know the following information:

Name of the Learning Goal.•

Why it is important?•

What does it mean?•

What students need to do to be successful?•

What teachers are doing?•



What parents can do?•

An example of each are as follows:





Your child should have received their term 3 Reading Goal Information by the end of Week 3. If you have

any questions or queries please talk to your classroom teacher.

Responsible Behaviour at Cranbrook

Students are provided with ongoing support in understanding and demonstrating expected behaviours. To help

all parents and carers understand what a Cranbrook Learner looks like or sounds like, the following behaviours

and settings will be included in every weeks newsletter.

Respect - Tuckshop

Waits in line for their turn•

Uses manners when speaking to the tuckshop workers •

Jeff Capell

Principal

Curriculum Update

SCHOOL WEBSITE

The Cranbrook State School website is consistently being updated with information

https://cranbrooss.eq.edu.au



Have a look at the new reading information under the Curriculum - Teaching and Learning – Reading tab. All the

information sheets and presentations are available to help support parents and guardians read with their child at

home.

Regular information sessions for reading & spelling occur throughout the year for more information.

REPORT CARDS

Report cards will be sent home Thursday of this week. Email reports will also be sent Thursday afternoon is your

email address is current with the office staff. Thanks to those families who have already updated these details.

Tammy Haupt

A/Head of Curriculum

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB NEWS

Book Club Issue 5 will be distributed by the end of the week. Please have orders and correct money to the office

by 9am on Thursday, 7 August 2014.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me on 0412 452 337.

Regards Fiona Smith - Book Club Coordinator.

P & C NEWS

P O S I T I O N V A C A N T

Ever wanted to work in a positive and supportive environment?

Ever wanted to work where your tasks are really worthwhile and benefit 550+ people?

Ever wanted to walk in to an already established, awesome group of executives and members?

Well, the role of P&C President is waiting for you!

We need someone decisive, but fair….strong, but still willing to listen, to head up our fabulous group of 2014

P&C members. Our year has been planned already, so this is an easy, yet great opportunity to just come in and

run our meetings and see how you like it.

Please speak to any of our current members or myself to get a feel for what it’s like and what’s required of your

role.



Cranbrook’s Community Spring Fair

17th October 2014

This week’s donation request is:

Multi-pack Chips & Pop-Top Juices

Please take your donations to your child’s classroom. They will be stored there until the end of the week, when

they’ll be transferred to our fete storage area.

Our craft groups are beginning next week.

These are designed to be a nice opportunity to have a coffee and a chat and do a little bit of simple craft. It’ll all

be there for us – directions and all! It’s the little things such as glueing, decorating, painting and cutting that we’ll

be doing.

Please contact Karen Hine: [email protected] / 0420267091

The Talent Show will soon be holding it’s auditions.

Begin practicing your singing, dancing, hula hoop-ing, beatboxing, karate or magic!

(or nearly anything else you have a talent in)

We are still looking for support from local businesses for our dodgers/cent sale/raffles.

We have some great prizes so far with thanks from:

Megan’s Cakes and Candys

Barefoot Reflexology

Sol Bella

Scott Kennedy’s Landscape & Garden Supplies

Please support these businesses who are willing to support your school.

Don’t forget to see your Parent Class Representative and find out how you can help.

Many thanks,

Louise Ross

P&C Vice President

[email protected]



COMMUNITY NEWS











Christmas in July

Craft Market

Sunday 27th July

8:30am - 2:00pm

Holy Spirit School

Junior Assembly Shed

Entrance via



Ross River road or Hatchett Street

Cranbrook, Townsville

50 High Quality Stallholders

Enquiries - Kathryn 47734908

Raffles and Cafe

Proudly supporting Australian children ...

Alice Street

CRANBROOK, QLD 4814



[email protected]

http://www.cranbrooss.eq.edu.au

07 4726 1222

07 4726 1200



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