6 June 2022

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Principal’s Report

Cross Curriculum Priorities in the Australian Curriculum

The Australian Curriculum identifies three key priority areas that give students the tools and language to engage with and better understand their world at a range of levels. The priorities provide national, regional and global dimensions which will enrich the curriculum through development of considered and focused content that fits naturally within learning areas. They enable the delivery of learning area content at the same time as developing knowledge, understanding and skills relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia and/or Sustainability.

Incorporation of the priorities will encourage conversations between students, teachers and the wider community. Cross-curriculum priorities are only addressed through learning areas and do not constitute curriculum on their own, as they do not exist outside of learning areas.

Exploring our local Indigenous Culture

Our Year 4 and Prep students enjoyed a visit by Jinibara elder Jason Murphy on Monday 30 May during Reconciliation Week. Jason guided our Year 4 classes through the school’s rainforest, teaching us about the close connection between Maleny’s First Nation people and Country. We learnt that animals and plants have to be cared for to ensure their sustainability and how tools were crafted and used by the Jinibara people.

Jason also yarned with each of our Prep classes about the Glasshouse Mountain stories and how they teach families to care for each other. The children enjoyed seeing Jason demonstrate how the grasstree flower stalk and hibiscus base are rubbed together to create fire.

Tazzie, one of our Prep students, inspired by Jason's visit, wrote, "Jason told Prep that Tibrogargan is the dad of the mountains.'

2022 begins the United Nation’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages which recognises the importance of protecting, revitalising, preserving and promoting Indigenous languages around the world. Maleny State School and our P&C are collaborating with JPAC (Jinibara People Aboriginal Corporation) to create resources for our school. Our teachers are enjoying learning from elders and look forward to incorporating more local Indigenous perspectives into our classroom activities to enrich learning for all students and positively impacting the Maleny community. This initiative is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through the Indigenous Languages Grants program.

Please join us for NAIDOC celebrations in the afternoon of Wednesday 13 July.

Semester One School Reports

Student reports for Semester One are currently being prepared by teachers and will be distributed in the last week of Term. Remember a ‘C’ rating means your child is achieving the outcomes expected at their year level. The biggest percentage of students will achieve this result. Please read the standards on the front of your child’s report card for a better understanding of what a specific grade means. Please don’t hesitate to clarify any questions you may have with your child’s teacher.

Purchase your new School Jumper and School Hat

Our Uniform Shop is stocked up with new polar fleece jackets. No doubt with cool weather coming these jackets will sell quickly. Students without the correct school jumper will always be offered a clean second-hand jumper from the office until they have their own. We ask parents to wash and return these after use to school. A reminder that all students require a school hat every day at lunch time and for outside lessons.

Second hand uniforms and excess stock can be ordered through the link below:

Next P&C Meeting Wednesday 8 June – We need You!

New parents are welcome and encouraged to attend our next general meeting this Wednesday 8 June at 8:50am. This meeting will be held in the Innovation Centre where parents can attend face to face or can tune in from their own home using Teams online access.

Our P&C is achieving some wonderful outcomes and welcomes all new comers to ensure that our P&C is truly representative of our whole school parent body.

Have a Magic Week in Maleny.
John

From the Deputy Principal

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Australian Curriculum

In the Australian Curriculum, students develop Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability as they learn to use ICT effectively and appropriately to access, create and communicate information and ideas, solve problems and work collaboratively in all learning areas at school and in their lives beyond school. ICT capability involves students learning to make the most of the digital technologies available to them, adapting to new ways of doing things as technologies evolve and limiting the risks to themselves and others in a digital environment.

To participate in a knowledge-based economy and to be empowered within a technologically sophisticated society now and into the future, students need the knowledge, skills and confidence to make ICT work for them at school, at home, at work and in their communities. Information and communication technologies are fast and automated, interactive and multimodal, and they support the rapid communication and representation of knowledge to many audiences and its adaptation in different contexts. They transform the ways that students think and learn and give them greater control over how, where and when they learn.

The nature and scope of ICT capability is not fixed, but is responsive to ongoing technological developments. This is evident in the emergence of advanced internet technology over the past few years and the resulting changes in the ways that students construct knowledge and interact with others.

Students develop capability in using ICT for tasks associated with information access and management, information creation and presentation, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, creative expression and empirical reasoning. This includes conducting research, creating multimedia information products, analysing data, designing solutions to problems, controlling processes and devices, and supporting computation while working independently and in collaboration with others.

Students develop knowledge, skills and dispositions around ICT and its use, and the ability to transfer these across environments and applications. They learn to use ICT with confidence, care and consideration, understanding its possibilities, limitations and impact on individuals, groups and communities.

Organising elements for ICT Capability

ICT capability supports and enhances student learning across all areas of the curriculum. Students develop and apply ICT knowledge, skills and appropriate social and ethical protocols and practices to investigate, create and communicate, as well as developing their ability to manage and operate ICT to meet their learning needs. All learning areas provide the content and contexts within which students develop and apply the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that comprise ICT capability. However, it is more explicit and foregrounded in the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies.

Paula Heiniger
Deputy Principal

Contact Details – Do we have your most up to date contact details?

There are times when we may need to contact parents and carers. Do we have your most up to date contact details? If not, please contact the school on 5499 8333 so we can update our records. These details include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details change.

Students of the Week: Week 6

PBL (Positive Behaviour Learning)

SMART GOAL - The PBL Rocket is back!

We are challenging all students to “First Time Every Time” to earn a ball during weeks 5 - 8. Each class has a bucket and enjoy emptying the bucket into the rocket on Assembly. Once the rocket is full, the whole school gets 20 minutes extra play time. So far, all students are doing an amazing job filling up buckets!

First Time Every Time

That means:

• Doing what you are asked by an adult immediately
• Caring for all property
• Following adult instructions
• Respecting the right of other students to learn
• Respecting the right of teachers to teach
• Using good manners
• Having self-control

We can’t wait to see the rocket filling up fast now!

PBL Team

Year 4A & 4B

Learning about Synthesising

In English we have a new reading strategy for the next few weeks which is Synthesising. This is where we have obtained some knowledge about a topic from reading or talking with people and then we learn new information and then our knowledge changes. After our visit from Jason from the Jinibara Council on Monday, we were able to use Synthesising. Over the term, we have been focusing on the different plants in our rainforest and we found out that the Black Wattle can be considered an invasive tree species and has a short lifespan (up to 20 years).

Then …... Jason told us on Monday that the wood from the Black Wattle was used for making tools and weapons and it was important for the limbs and tree to rot back into the soil as it helped make the soil more fertile.

So, after hearing this information, our ideas changed about the Black Wattle.

During our English session we read more about the Black Wattle and found out that it saves all the microbiota in the soil and it fixes nitrogen in the ground. The seeds are highly nutritious and packed with protein. When the wattle tree flowers, the wild honey is ready to harvest as medicine and that people can make guitars out of the Black Wattle wood.

So, through Synthesising, we have formed a new understanding about how precious the Black Wattle tree is and understand why it was and still is treasured by the Indigenous clans of this area.

In English we have been listening to traditional tales from Asia. We have looked at dynamic dialogue in stories which helps the reader understand the different characters and their personality traits. This week we are planning our own story with a morale to share with our peers.

Over the last two terms we have been busy creating PowerPoints promoting our school rainforest. We have inserted photos that we have taken in our groups and have added sound effects, a scribble map to show location and have incorporated historical photos from the original development of the rainforest 18 years ago. Many thanks to Mr Greig for his extra help with practical advice. This week we are adding speech to our slides and we will be presenting our final PowerPoint to entertain and inform our peers.

Lou Walsh & Trish Mackay (4A) Shalisa Dennis (4B)

Year 5A, 5B & 5C

Animation

Over the next few weeks in English we will be looking at different forms of animation- Stop Motion, computer generated, comics and cartoons. We will explore “Ethical Dilemmas”. From there we will work in small groups to create storyboards for our own Stop Motion Animation using i-motion. Students are excited about using technology to tell their stories.

Natural Disasters

This term Year 5 classes have looked at Natural Disasters, in particular cyclones and flooding. Most students had some recent experiences or stories to discuss with their class about flooding due to the recent serious weather events. Part of this unit was to look at what happens before (preparing), during (managing) and after (responding). Students discussed “Emergency Kits” and “Emergency Procedures” they have at home. What do you do at home to keep everyone safe?

Debbie Darcy (5A), Eric Faulkner (5B) & Caroline Hartley (5C)

Music

Ukulele

Students all the way from Prep to Year 6 have been learning the Ukulele and singing in groups. We will also have a select few performing on parade in week 8. I am so proud of all students and how well they have performed their Ukulele assessment in class this term.

Hip Hop Crew

Maleny Hip Hop Crew are training every Tuesday lunch and are working on a piece to perform at the Maleny Country Fair.

Nina Abbott - Music Specialist Teacher

Position Vacant – Casual School Crossing Supervisor

War on Waste

The rain has been a bit of a pain over the last few weeks so, unfortunately, we haven’t been able to work in the garden. Today we weeded all the garden beds and tomorrow we will be planting new seedlings. We are looking forward to having a big crop of snow peas again this year.

Our Wonga Wonga vine is growing well and we are redirecting its growth along the fence.

While it has been wet the Garden Club members have been busy creating a letter S for the Sunshine Coast Refugee Week Display. Many groups, schools and organisations have been asked to decorate a letter to add to a display for Refugee Week. The final work will say “The Sunshine Coast Welcomes Refugees.” We were very proud of our letter S and being a part of this positive initiative.

Kind Regards
Lou Walsh

From the Office

Payments

Payments can be made by any of the following methods.

1. Directly into our bank account noting the invoice number, initial and surname of the student for whom you are paying. Our Bank account details are:
   BSB: 064-462
   Account Number: 10080359
2. Credit card using the bPoint reference number that is located on the bottom left hand side of your invoice. Credit card payments can also be made in person at the office.
3. Cash and cheque can be made by placing the cheque/correct change in a payment envelope and depositing it into the drop-safe in the office. Please ensure that the envelope is sealed so the cash does not fall out. Please write the student’s name, class, amount enclosed and what the payment is for, clearly on the envelope.

Office hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm on Monday - Friday.

From the P&C

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) News

• State and Federal Approvals are progressing.
• Access to the Child Care Subsidy is being finalised.
• The Childcare Management system we are considering using is OWNA. This is an all-in-one App that allows families to manage their regular sessions or use the service on a casual basis and provide direct communication between families and the OSHC staff about your child(ren).
• Playground upgrade has commenced.
• Advertising has opened for a Director/Coordinator.
• Recruitment for Educators/Carers will soon commence on Seek (search by: What = OSHC, Where = Maleny, 4552)
• Pre-enrolment Registration is still open if you wish to indicate what sessions on which days your family may need for Before School and After School care.
• Proposed fee structure will be decided at our next P&C Meeting at 8.50am on Wednesday 8th June.
• More information can be found here.

Tuckshop Survey Outcome Response

The results of the recent Survey are under active consideration by Members and the Tuckshop Staff. Analysis of the Menu Options and the actual sales of items from the menu are shown below:

Whilst the Menu provides 54% Green-rated (Healthy) options, these only account for 19% of all items purchased. Concerningly, it appears that Red (once a Term) and Amber (sometimes) options cover 81% of all items sold through the Tuckshop by volume.

As such, the P&C and Tuckshop Staff are undertaking design of an entirely new menu considering the above analysis and the comprehensive feedback from families. This new menu will be implemented from the commencement of the 2023 School Year.

The process officially starts at our next P&C Meeting at 8.50am on Wednesday 8th June in the Innovation Centre Meeting Room. Members and non-members are invited to participate!

From Our Tuckshop

The Tuckshop is open three days a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

If you can help, please see Gunnar at the Tuckshop. Your support will be much appreciated.

FlexiSchools is our preferred ordering system and is simple and easy to use.

To register go to:

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop's regular hours are Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9.00am. Payment options are EFTPOS or cash at the uniform shop only. Alternatively, orders can be placed online via the link below by 5pm Wednesday for Friday pickup or class delivery.

If you have one hour per month that you may be able to help us out in the Uniform Shop please contact the office on 5499 8333. Open from 8:30-9:00am on Fridays, bring along a friend and be part of our happy team

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