22 May 2023

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Principal’s Report

QParent Rollout – May ‘23

The rollout for QParents is going well with over 25% of all children now enabled after parents/carers registered for accounts going through the approval process. We are encouraging as many parents/carers as possible to sign up to access all of the activated services at Maleny State School (see included flyer below).

We will be starting the 2nd phase roll out of parents who are listed 2nd in our school systems. A number of parents listed 2nd have already requested access to QParents through invites. This roll out will go to all those listed 2nd who had not already requested access. This will provide all primary parents/ carers who are listed as ‘receive correspondence’ in our systems an invitation to sign up for QParents.

With various camps and excursions coming up along with the reporting period fast approaching, having access to QParents will help make it easy to:

• access report cards,
• pay invoices,
• notify the school of absences,
• provide consent permissions digitally (no lost notes)
• access the school calendar for upcoming events relevant to your children or the school as a whole.

Mr Greig will be in the Office on Friday afternoons between 2:30pm and 3:30pm to help with any QParents queries or help action parent approvals. Don’t hesitate to call or drop in to see him.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Commenced on Monday 8th May. The Premier's Reading Challenge is not a competition but a way to encourage students to develop a love of reading for life. Through the challenge children and students are given an opportunity to develop their appreciation of the English language, and additional languages, and are encouraged to explore and enjoy a wide range of literary texts.

Children and students who complete the challenge have their efforts recognised through the receipt of a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier of Queensland.

A consent form has been added to the state school reader record form in 2023. Read below for more information about consent and third party providers.

An information form, including the consent has been sent home. If this has been misplaced please contact your child’s class teacher or see Desley in the office to get another one.

Staff Meetings – every Monday from 3pm-4pm

Any team needs to have clear, actionable objectives in order to be successful. This is no different for staff in a school. Teachers are responsible for students across multiple subjects and areas of the curriculum so to support the learning needs of all children in our care it is important to have a set time each week, where all staff can come together to discuss the needs of our students and hear the same messages so that consistency and alignment in teaching, pedagogy and curriculum knowledge is achieved. Staff meetings are also used for staff training and professional development. At Maleny State School our Staff Meetings occur every Monday from 3pm-4pm, we ask that parents or carers don’t request a meeting with teachers during this time so all staff are available at these meetings.

This year during our Pupil Free Days and a number of our staff meetings, we have worked with leading educator Steve Francis, who developed the ‘Happy School’ program. Steve has assisted us in building highly effective teams; worked with us on time management and highlighted the importance of taking on coaching and feedback as an educator. If we can get all these things working well it will ultimately help our students.

Have a great week!
From Paula

Under 8’s Day

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.

Innovation Centre News

Book Fair is coming around again!

The annual Book Fair is back and will be open at the end of this term. It is a huge fund raiser for our school with a percentage of all sales coming to the school to enable us to purchase new titles for our school library collection. Please note this is a cashless fair. Online payments can be made via the Scholastic Book Fair website (details on the Book Fair Wish lists students bring home). Alternatively, parents can come in to the Book Fair and make payments by debit or credit cards via EFTPOS during the times below. Cash payments cannot be accepted.

Class walk throughs occur on Monday 12th - schedule to be released closer to the date.

Parent purchasing:

• Monday 12th June 3:00pm - 4:00pm (parents with card purchases only)
• Tuesday 13th June - 8:00am - 10:00am (students with completed wish lists for book pickup and parents with card purchases only)
• Tuesday 13th June - 3:00pm - 4:00pm (students with completed wish lists for book pickup and parents with card purchases only)
• Wednesday 14th June - 8:00am - 10:00am (students with completed wish lists for book pickup and parents with card purchases only) LAST CHANCE!

There is usually something for everyone!

Adrian Greig- Innovation Teacher

PBL (Positive Behaviour Learning)

Whole School Rocket Challenge!!

Weeks 5-8 Rule:

Be Respectful

Smart Goal:

First Time, Every Time

That means:

• Following adult instructions
• Respecting the right of other students to learn
• Respecting the right of teachers to teach
• Using good manners
• Having self control
• Caring for all property

How it works:

1. Students show “First time every time” behaviour in the classroom and other learning environments.
2. The teacher/adult will ask you to put a coloured ball in the bucket in your classroom.
3. On parade empty bucket into rocket.
4. When the rocket is full = 20 mins free play for the whole school

PBL Team

Prep A & Prep B

Our Material World

Our Science learning this term has been all about materials and their properties. We have been observing and experimenting with different materials to find out their suitability for being outdoors. We have been on a material walk in the playground, made kites, tested hats, played with sponges and water and are almost ready to choose materials to make our garden ornaments to hang outside in the Prep Area.

Retelling Stories

We’ve had lots of fun retelling our favourite Fairytales with puppets and props. We have been using a five finger retell to help us think about the setting, characters and events. The children are very good at telling what they like and don’t like about familiar stories and are working on making personal connections. For example, The Little Red Hen reminds me of eating fresh bread.

Mandy Bauer (Prep A) & Jenny Jenkinson (Prep B)

Year 2A & 2B

Full steam ahead

Year 2 students are well on their way to completing our final assessments for this semester. In English we are delving into the world of persuasion. Students will be writing some interesting reasons why the Big Bad Shark or a Big Bad Wolf should be their preferred character.

In Science we will be reporting on our Push Pull toy to look at the forces that help toys move. In Math we are looking at measuring time, money and number concepts. We are looking forward to our Under 8’s Day activities next Wednesday along with the National Simultaneous Storytime reading on the same day.

A friendly reminder to wear appropriate coloured jumpers now that the weather is cooling down as well as bringing a broad brimmed hat every day.

Below are some photos from 2A showing their fabulous Unit 1 Science Lunchboxes 😊

Sarsha Anthony, Libby Ferguson (2A) & Olivia Cox (2B)

Students of the Week

P & C News

Working Bee for our School Rainforest – 18 June 2023

There will be a Working Bee for rejuvenating our school rainforest on Sunday 18 June, 8:00 - 10am. Please come along with gloves and trowels if you have them and wear suitable clothing. The side driveway to the right of the pool will be open for access if you'd like to come down to the back oval and meet there.

All ages welcome!

Mewar Café (Tuckshop)

The Mewar Café (formally Tuckshop) is now open and ready to receive orders from families, staff, visitors and volunteers!

My School Connect

Orders can be made on the online ordering system My School Connect.

• Online orders close at 8:30 AM each morning.
• Snacks, Drinks and Frozen items can be purchased over the counter.

Opening Hours

Mewar Café will be open every weekday during Term for these hours:

• Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (first meal break only)

Sushi/Inari

• Please note, to receive Sushi/Inari on a Tuesday, online orders must close at 1:00 PM the day before (Monday). Sorry, late orders cannot be accepted as the Sushi & Inari are made fresh overnight and leave the supplier at 3:00 AM for delivery to the Mewar Café in time for first lunch!

Current Flexischools users will need to close their account and request refunds online for any credits held in their account. Please allow 7-10 Business days to receive any refund. All enquiries are to be directed to Flexischools .

For instructions, support and to learn more, visit Mewar Café.

Rebecca, our Convenor, and her team always welcome feedback to improve this new service and menu items. You are welcome to visit the Mewar Café to talk to one of our team or send an email to: tuckshop@malenyss.eq.edu.au

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 

Chappy News

It’s Chappy Week!!

It’s National School Chaplaincy Week in Australia right now. I thought I would let you know a bit more about School Chaplains. They work as part of our School’s Support Team. They are a safe person for all students to connect with at school, providing a listening ear, caring presence and emotional or spiritual support. Chaplains are trained professionals, providing pastoral care for students struggling with personal or family issues, friendship difficulties, bullying, depression and more. Below is a little bit more about our Chaplain.

I became a chaplain because I love helping people of all ages. It’s true, I find joy and meaning in this type of role. As a person of faith I believe the gifts, talents and personality that my God has bestowed upon me has given me the right perspectives and abilities to suit this role. Before working in schools I was a social worker employed in the disability field. I have always been drawn to helping others and finding solutions even when out and about it my community.

Some of the things I do at school are running Breakfast and Lunch Clubs, coordinating the Mentor Program, helping in classrooms and individual student support. I am here at this school to support the students, staff and families when and where needed.

I work Wednesdays to Fridays. For Chappy Week I will be doing special lunch time activities on each of those days including craft activities, Chappy games and a mini disco. I will also be doing a pancake breakfast for Breakfast Club on Thursday morning.

If you have any questions about the Chaplaincy Service and the support we are able to provide to you or your children, or you’d just appreciate someone to chat to, please feel free to contact me, Chappy Chris on 54998333 or email cboug13@eq.edu.au . You can also find out more at the link below:

Chappy’s quote for the week: “To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be beautiful, rich, brilliant or perfect. You just have to care.” Mandy Hale

Chappy Chris

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.

Community News

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