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Wondall Heights Newsletter Week 1 Term 3, 2020

From Melissa Boyle PrincipalFrom Melissa Boyle Principal

WelcomeWelcome backback toto termterm 3!3! I trust everyone enjoyed the holidays,a chance to spend time with family and friends.

Wondall Heights State School continues to adhere to the StateGovernment Operating Guidelines for the current pandemic.This includes hygiene practices such as effective hand hygiene,cough and sneeze etiquette, and restricting visitors to theschool.

Advice from the Australian Health Protection PrincipalCommittee (AHPPC) states that physical distancing is notrequired for students during classroom activities. However, it isstill required between adults. I therefore continue to ask parentsand carers to pay particular attention to the requirement foradults to maintain physical distancing of 1.5 metres at all timeswhile on school grounds.

Please do not gather in areas around the school such ascarparks, at the school gate or outside classrooms. Pleasemake use of our stop, drop and go area wherever possible.

Staff will be on duty before and after school asking parents tomaintain social distancing.

Home School CommunicationHome School Communication

Parents are not permitted in classrooms, email will continue tobe our main point of contact with parents and carers. Pleasenote all staff have 2 school days to respond to parentcommunication.

DropDrop offoff // pickpick upup zonezone Please note the following guidelineswhen using the zone:

If you wish to use the pickup zone in the afternoon, we ask youdo the following:

DODO DO NOTDO NOT

• The drop off zone is strictly no parking.

• Parents dropping their children off in the morning areasked to drop their children at the drop off zone andmove on.

• Stay in your car.

• Teach your child/ren how to do up their seat belts.

• Move baby capsules to the right hand side of the carso we can enter children safely in the left hand side.Children are not to walk out onto the road to enterthe car on the right hand side.

• Have your child’s name on paper on your sun visor toassist us to call children.

• We will put school bag’s on the right hand side frontseat, please have the window open. Do not get outof the car to put bags in the boot.

• Plan your trip to avoidarrival at peak times

• Pull in to the pick-upzone.

• Move to the head of thequeue.

• Pick-up or drop-offchildren via the car’scurb-side doors.

• Move out safely.

• If your children are notready for collectionwhen you arrive, please

• Leave yourcar.

• Double-park.

• Stay morethan 2minutes.

• Arrive earlyin theafternoonand sit in thezone.

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DroppingDropping childrenchildren atat schoolschool 8.45am8.45am // collectingcollecting studentsstudents atat3.00pm3.00pm

To manage the pedestrian traffic around the school and socialdistancing requirements students in years 2-6 are encouragedto use the drop off and pick up zone. Alternatively, studentscan be dropped at one of the school gates to enter the schoolon their own (independently).

When collecting your child/ren, please meet them at a schoolgate, parents are requested to leave the area around the schoolimmediately.

Prep and Year 1 Parents: We request that only one personenter the school grounds to drop off and collect children.

Parents are not permitted to congregate in the school groundsor sit outside classrooms. If collecting your child/ren from aschool gate, please time your visit to the school to arrive asclose to 3.00pm as possible.

CakesCakes toto celebratecelebrate birthdaysbirthdays due to current health concernswith the pandemic we are not accepting cupcakes or cakes tocelebrate birthdays. Parents are welcome to supply individuallywrapped treats such as Freddo Frogs or Zooper Doopers andclass teachers will hand out to the class at the end of the day.

SchoolSchool AssembliesAssemblies will continue to be done using digital media.It’s our hope that we will be able to share our assemblies onlinewith the community, we are still working on the logistics.

SickSick childrenchildren attendingattending schoolschool It is essential that you keepyour child home from school if they are unwell. In accordancewith Queensland Health Directions parents or carers of anychild showing signs of illness will be asked to collect themimmediately from the school.

Road SafetyRoad Safety

I have been advised that under Brisbane City Council’s schoolzone parking compliance activities, Wondall Heights StateSchool will continue to be included on a list of priority schoolsfor inspection.

Your child’s safety is our top priority, I wanted to take thisopportunity to remind you about RoadRoad SafetySafety around ourschool..

The area at the front of the school is a two minute set down andpick up area. Please remain in your car when using this area toreduce congestion. This pick up area has been designed withthe safety of our children as a priority.

It is expected that all children will be collected from school by3.20pm.

We encourage students to travel to school where possible inan active way; walking, cycling or riding a scooter. Activelytravelling to school is a simple way to promote a healthy lifestyleand reduce traffic congestion around the school. A crossing

supervisor is stationed on Radford Road and students crossingRadford Road are asked to use this facility. If students ridea bike or scooter to school, they must wheel their bikes orscooters through the school grounds, and must arrive anddepart using one of the pedestrian school gates.

Parents’ cars are not permitted to enter the school groundswithout prior permission from the Principal. Gates to the lowercarpark and all other school gates are locked after 3.30pmeach afternoon.

Whether students arrive by car, bicycle or on foot, in orderto promote safety for all students and visitors must use apedestrian entrance to enter and leave the school. Studentsmust not take short cuts through staff car parks.

PlaygroundsPlaygrounds

There are two times during the day where students are giventhe opportunity to play.

Students are able to access the following play areas:

Please note that no students are permitted to use the schoolplay equipment before or after school.

Every day counts, every minute countsEvery day counts, every minute counts

Does arriving late for school impact on your child’s education?

If he/she isIf he/she isonlyonlymissing…missing…

That equalsThat equals……

Which is …Which is … Over 13 years ofOver 13 years ofschooling that’s …schooling that’s …

10 minutesper day

50 minutesper week

Nearly 1 ½weeks peryear

Nearly ½ year.

20 minutesper day

1 hour 40min perweek

Over 2 ½weeks peryear

Nearly 1 year.

30 minutesper day

Half a day aweek

4 weeks peryear

Nearly 1 ½ years.

1 hour perday

1 day perweek

8 weeks peryear

Over 2½ years.

It certainly adds up doesn’t it?

It’s important that your child/ren arrive on time to school, sothey are ready to start the day and are engaging in the morningroutines.

There are a number of students who are having frequent daysoff that is impacting on their academic progress…

move off and re-join theback of the queue.

• Be respectful of the staffproviding the service.

• Prep: Prep Playground at the rear of the school andLibrary.

• Year 1 – 2 Junior Playground at the rear of theschool, Outdoor Learning Area and Library.

• Year 3 – 6: Large oval, Arena and Library.

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If he/sheIf he/sheis onlyis onlymissingmissing

ThatThatequals…equals…

WhichWhichis…is…

Over 13 yearsOver 13 yearsof schoolingof schoolingthat’s …that’s …

Which means theWhich means thebest your child canbest your child canperform is …perform is …

1 dayperfortnight

20 daysper year

4weeksperyear

Nearly 1.5years.

Equal to finishingYear 11

1 dayper week

40 daysper year

8weeksperyear

Over 2.5years

Equal to finishingYear 10

2 daysper week

80 daysper year

16weeksperyear

Over 5 years Equal to finishingYear 7

3 daysper week

120days peryear

24weeksperyear

Nearly 8 years Equal to finishingYear 4

For further information visit: www.education.qld.gov.au/everydaycounts

School AbsencesSchool Absences

Parents are reminded that if their child is away from School,could they please phone the School early in the morning.Parents can ring our ABSENTEEABSENTEE LINELINE ONON 39063906 64606460 and leavea message explaining your child’s absence from school.

Extended AbsencesExtended Absences

If your child/ren are going to be absent from school for morethan 10 days you need to complete an Exemption fromCompulsory Schooling form. Please call into the Office for theform. Please note that if you’re taking your child/ren out fromschool through the term, they will miss work and possiblyassessments while they’re away. We are unable to guaranteethat assessments will be done when your child returns toschool, if this is the case the assessment for the Learning Areawill be marked as N, not assessed, on the report card.

School ChaplainSchool Chaplain

Welcome to Lydia Prater, our new Chaplain, to our schoolcommunity. Lydia will be working at Wondall Heights SS onMonday, Thursday and Friday this term.

Today’s growth mindset quote of the day …

LifeLife isn’tisn’t aboutabout findingfinding yourself.yourself. LifeLife isis aboutabout creatingcreatingyourself.yourself.

George Bernard Shaw

Have a great week.

Melissa

From Sarah Abbot DeputyFrom Sarah Abbot DeputyPrincipal P - 2Principal P - 2

Welcome back everyone! I hope everyone had an enjoyable andrestful holiday. I’m so excited to be back in classrooms and tosee all the wonderful learning which will occur in Term 3.

REMINDERS FROM THE LAST P-2 ASSEMBLYREMINDERS FROM THE LAST P-2 ASSEMBLY

LEGO CHALLENGELEGO CHALLENGE

Thank you to the two families that completed the communityLEGO Challenge this holidays and submitted photos. Awesomework and great community spirit!

• Effort MarksEffort Marks - Although we strive to do our best andachieve well on our report cards, the effort mark isalso very important. I was very impressed to readthat so many children were receiving ‘Excellent’ or‘Very Good’ for their effort marks in learning andbehaviour. This is so important to become asuccessful and life-long learner.

• Eating AreasEating Areas – It is important to remember thatstudents have two allocated 10 minute eating timesper day. This is time for students to sit and eat sotheir bodies and brains can refuel for learning. Wehave had incidents of children not doing the rightthing through this time and being disrespectful tostaff on duty. All P-2 students were reminded of theEating Time Procedure and that they have a duty tolisten to staff, keep their areas clean of lunch litterand to wait until instructed to leave the eating areafor play.

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Kenny 1E

Nean Family

PREP ENROLMENTS 2021PREP ENROLMENTS 2021

NNoticeotice ofof IntentionIntention toto AttendAttend WondallWondall HeightsHeights StateState SchoolSchool inin20212021

We are looking at Wondall Heights State School’s planningneeds for the 2021 school year. Part of this planning isconsidering the number of students we will have enrolled inthe school. If your child is of Prep age for the 2021 school

year and you are considering enrolment at Wondall HeightsState School, can you please let us know your intentions bycontacting the school. This is not binding and the catchmentarea and enrolment requirements still apply. The enrolmentprocess will start in Term 3, outlined below. This intention toenrol information is to assist us with forward planning to make2021 as successful as possible for all our students.

Save the Date – Prep 2021 Information SessionSave the Date – Prep 2021 Information Session

Tuesday 28 July 5:00-6:00pm in the Performing Arts HallTuesday 28 July 5:00-6:00pm in the Performing Arts Hall

Everyone is invited to attend the information session onTuesday 28 July, whether in catchment or out-of-catchment.Enrolment forms will not be handed out at this session, theywill need to be collected from the office during school openinghours to check for enrolment requirements.

Enrolment ProcessEnrolment Process

In catchment students can currently enrol at the office duringoffice opening hours.

Out-of-catchment students can join the waiting list, pleasecontact the office.

A decision will be made for out-of-catchment enrolments inTerm 3, you will be invited to attend the Prep Interviews inSeptember if you are successful in securing a place at WondallHeights State School.

This year’s interview process has changed from previous years.There will now be a group interview where parents will bepresented information and asked to fill in questionnaires whilst

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their children interact with our teachers, in a group setting. Thenew format is designed to create a sense of community andfor children and families to meet and establish connections inpreparation for 2021. This format will also allow our staff tospend more time getting to know your children and to observetheir interactions with other children. More information aboutthis process will be provided to families next term when bookingan interview.

PleasePlease shareshare thisthis informationinformation withwith familyfamily andand friendsfriends livingliving inin thethecatchment area!catchment area!

From Pam Kondys DeputyFrom Pam Kondys DeputyPrincipal 3-6Principal 3-6

Welcome back!Welcome back!

It has been lovely to see so many smiling faces entering theschool grounds this week. This school year has presentedmany challenges for us all. With the start of the school termit is important that children are attending school each day.Research shows that in Queensland, higher student attendanceat school is associated, on average, with higher studentachievement.

Your child will achieve better when they go to school all day,every school day:

Under Queensland law, you must make sure your child ofschool age is enrolled and attends school all day, every schoolday unless they have a reasonable explanation. Illness,competing in a school sporting event or going on a schoolexcursion are reasonable excuses for being absent fromschool.

Student Code of ConductStudent Code of Conduct

Over the coming term Wondall Heights State School willcommence the process of community consultation of ourschool’s Student Code of Conduct. Consultation forms animportant part of the development and feedback process forthe Student Code of Conduct.

The Student Code of Conduct replaces the:

Queensland state schools have the full 2020 school year todevelop and consult with their community on the new StudentCode of Conduct. Until a school finalises their Student Code ofConduct, the existing Responsible Behaviour Plan for Studentscontinues to apply.

What is the Student Code of Conduct? Every Queensland stateschool is required to have a Student Code of Conduct. Thisis the school’s behaviour policy, with information about schoolrules, consequences and processes for addressing bullying andthe use of technology. Student Code of Conduct replaces theResponsible Behaviour Plan for Students, Code of Behaviourand Statement of Expectations. The Student Code of Conductis developed in consultation with each local school community,is published on the school website and provided to everystudent and family upon enrolment.

Content of Student Code of Conduct: Every state school hastheir own Student Code of Conduct developed to meet localneeds, however the following sections are mandated forinclusion: Purpose, Contact information, Endorsement,Contents, Whole school approach to discipline (includingdifferentiation of discipline), Disciplinary consequences, Schoolpolicies (Temporary removal of student property, Use of mobilephones and other devices by students, Preventing andresponding to bullying and Appropriate use of social media),Restrictive practices, Critical incidents.

I look forward to your feedback and contribution to thisimportant school document.

From Mel Loban Head ofFrom Mel Loban Head ofCurriculumCurriculum

Wondall Heights State School have registered for the Premier’sReading Challenge. The Premiers Reading challenge is anannual state-wide initiative to encourage student to read widely

for pleasure and learning. Students have until the 28th Augustto complete the challenge. Recording forms have been given tostudents to record the details of the books that they have read.

Australian Curriculum: Cross Curriculum PrioritiesAustralian Curriculum: Cross Curriculum Priorities

The three cross curriculum priorities are:

• they learn better

• they make friends

• they are happier

• Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students

• Statement of Expectations

• Code of School Behaviour. 1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories andCultures

2. Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

3. Sustainability

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Teachers at Wondall Heights State School consider the threecross-curriculum priorities continuously throughout theplanning, teaching, assessing and reporting cycles of thelearning areas. They do not constitute a curriculum on their ownas they do not exist outside of the learning areas.

The priorities provide national, regional and global dimensionsthat enrich the curriculum through development of consideredand focused content that fit naturally within the learning areas.These curriculum priorities support the delivery of learning areacontent at the same time as developing knowledgeunderstanding and skills relating to Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander Histories and Cultures, Asia and Australia’sEngagement with Asia and/or Sustainability.

From Amy Ellis Arts SpecialistFrom Amy Ellis Arts Specialist

Dance News!Dance News!

All rehearsals are back to normal:

Tuesday 3:00 – 4:00pm (Mrs Whiting)Tuesday 3:00 – 4:00pm (Mrs Whiting)

Wednesday 2Wednesday 2ndnd break (Miss Ellis)break (Miss Ellis)

Thursday 3:00 – 4:00pm (Miss Ellis)Thursday 3:00 – 4:00pm (Miss Ellis)

Music News!Music News!

Intermediate Choir and Senior Choir are back up and runningstarting this week:

Intermediate Choir (Yr 2/3) – Thursday 2Intermediate Choir (Yr 2/3) – Thursday 2ndnd breakbreak

Senior Choir (Yr 4/5/6) – Friday 8:00amSenior Choir (Yr 4/5/6) – Friday 8:00am

TuckshopTuckshop

Community NewsCommunity News

https://wondallheightsss.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/178/nccd_fact_sheet_for_parents_guardians_and_carers_2020.pdfhttps://wondallheightsss.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/180/information_notice_on_nationally_consistent_collection_of_data_2020.pdf

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