Date Claimers

Jan Cooper Principal

Caron Grey Deputy Principal

31 July 2020 Term 3 Week 3

Deputy Principal’s Note

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PBL)

This fortnight, PBL lessons are focusing on how to enter the classroom appropriately and being ready to learn.

What do we do when the bell goes?

How do we walk on the paths?

When do we go to toilet, get a drink, wash our hands?

How do we line up?

All elements are being taught and reinforced this fortnight so the whole class will enter the classroom ready to learn.

LIFE EDUCATION

The Life Education educators will be visiting our school this term in weeks 8, 9 and 10. They are unable to bring the van due to COVID-19 re-strictions so they will be presenting lessons in the students’ classrooms. Students are asked to con-tribute $7.00 to participate in the program. Invoices for the program will be sent home with students later in the term. Payment details are on the in-voice. Please do not send cash.

CYBER SAFETY

As more and more students are using social media such as SnapChat and TikTok it is timely to remind parents of the need to be aware that age limits apply to many social media sites due to the emo-tional maturity required of users. It is important to be aware of what your child is doing while online. If you would like some ideas about how to address cyber safety and cyber bullying with your children, please go to this Australian Government site: https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents .

The school’s Responsible Behaviour Plan states that ‘If inappropriate online behaviour impacts on the good order and management of Annandale State School, the school may impose disciplinary consequences for that behaviour regardless of whether the behaviour occurs during or outside school hours’. The school will not become involved in concerns of cyberbullying or inappropriate online behaviour where the incident in question does not impact upon the good order and management of the school e.g. where cyberbullying occurs be-tween a student of this school and a student of another school, outside school hours. Such an inci-dent will be a matter for parents and/or police.

Annandale state School strives to create positive environments for all students at all times of the day, including while online. To help achieve this goal, Annandale State School expects its students to engage in positive online behaviours.

P AND C AGM—SECRETARY REQUIRED

The P and C held its Annual General Meeting on Monday evening. Congratulations to all members who were elected to executive positions. The posi-tion of Secretary still needs to be filled. If you are interested in joining the P and C and/or becoming secretary, please contact the office.

TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEERS

The tuckshop requires volunteers who are willing and able to help them out. If you are able to volun-teer any time, particularly early in the week, the ladies would very much appreciate hearing from you. Please contact the school.

PARENTS IN SCHOOL GROUNDS

A reminder to all parents that we are still operating under COVID-19 Guidelines that require us to re-strict the number of adults in the school grounds. We are still unable to hold whole school gatherings and assemblies are conducted using Microsoft Teams.

Students are required to come straight to The Shed in the mornings and parent/carers are asked not to linger in the school grounds or in front of class-rooms.

Preps are to be collected quickly from the sandpit area and all other students are collected from school exits.

Hand washing and sanitising practices still remain in place.

PREP COME AND TRY DAYS (9AM-11AM)

Session 1—Friday 7 August 2020

Session 2—Friday 11 September

You must register to attend one of these sessions at comeandtry@annandaless.eq.edu.au

More Come and Try days are planned for Term 3

PREP ENROLMENTS

Enrolments for Prep in 2021 are being taken now. Contact the office.

DATES CLAIMER

2020

Next P & C Meeting &

AGM—PLA G

Date: 14 September 2020

Time 6:30pm

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TERM 3

3 Aug - visit by Assistant Re-gional Director - Melissa Jack-son

4 Sept - Student Free Day (office closed)

7 Aug—Prep Come and Try

7- 9 Sept - Year 6 camp

9-11Sept - Year 6 camp

11 Sept - Red Track

Jeanette Mudie Deputy Principal

NEW CONTACTLESS METHODS FOR

STUDENT PAYMENTS

Just a reminder that contactless payments is preferred please.

Invoices and Contributions can be paid using one of the following

NON-CONTACT methods:

Over the Internet (details on bottom of invoice)

By phoning 1300 631 073 (Interactive Voice Response) to make a

payment by credit card

By direct deposit into the school’s bank account:

BSB: 064823

Account number:10263935

Via QParents app

EVENT Closing Date: Cost

Mini Music Book (years 4-6) DUE NOW $7.00

Prep Art & Craft Contribution DUE NOW $30.00

P-6 Classroom Contribution DUE NOW $50.00

Instrumental Music Fee DUE NOW $40.00 (fee)

$80.00 (fee + hire)

SOARING FOR SUCCESS

PBL AWARDS

Congratulations to the following

Award Winners:

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

AWARDS

PBL SCHOOL CHAMPION

AWARDS

Ollie Neibling PQ1 Mia Taylor

Anaya Mpusetsang PQ2 Aiden Forster

Luna Donald-Frazer PA1 Emily Grundmann

Layla Kruse P/1A3 Bevin Byju (Prep)

Mia Bryan (Year 1)

Leo Niebling 1B1 Nicholas Ralph

Jack Giles 1B2 Mia Howard

Harley Holdbrooks 1B3 Bonnie Perks

Aiden Abilash 1B4 Daniel Adu

Emily Lauder 2C1 Hunter Gabriel

Jake Smith 2C2 Dominic Devine

Sara Irfan 2C3 Anistyn Russell

Harley Finn 2C4 Lincoln McGuiness

Amelia Newton 2L3 Felicity Allen

3L1

Quinn Bull 3L2 Connor Greaves

Nataio Tamwoy 3D3 Jed Earnshaw

Talon Wissink 3D4 Nate Detenon

Jemma Phillip Mills 3/4D2 Lizzy Colquhoun

Keira Lloyd 4D1 Heidi Fleming

Brooke Dansie 4E2 Charlotte Sauer

Charlie Hughes 4E3 Bithum Bodhinayake

Jai Milton 4E4 Phoebe Lavercombe

Chloe Munroe 5F2 Olivia Tonkin

Benson Dicton 5F3 Dineli Sendanayake

Zac Ringrose 5F4 Daisy Filbee

Matthew Joseph 5E1 Khan Andrew

Johnson Kao 6F1 Laura Sijish

Alora Cahill 6G1 Jessica Hatch

Cruz Gaylor 6G2 Verity Whelan

Chloe Jones 6G3 Charlotte Bellamy

Drew Plumridge 6G4 Lucas Martin

PBL - POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

Term 3 PBL Expectations

Week 3 and 4: PBL lessons are focusing on how to enter the classroom appropriately and be ready to learn. What do we do when the bell goes? How do we walk on the paths? When do we go to toilet, get a drink, wash our hands? How do we line up? All factors need to be taught and reinforced this fortnight for the whole class to enter the classroom ready to learn.

MUSIC NOTES ♫♪♫♪#

MUSIC AND THE BRAIN

Making music changes your brain in ways that other activities don’t. Learning to play a musical instrument can be a great benefit to the brain: its develop-ment, improved long-term memory, language skills, faster reaction times. And… it’s never too late to learn!

In classroom and instrumental music lessons, students create music through the use of their voice, bodies (body percussion) and musical instruments.

Ann Marie Hancock

Music Teacher

ahanc23@eq.edu.au

FROM THE GUIDANCE DESK

Maria Musumeci

Guidance Officer

CYBERBULLYING Online bullying can have a devastating impact on young people, whose online life is a key part of their identity and how they interact socially. Cyberbullying behaviour takes many forms, such as sending abusive messages, hurtful images or videos, nasty online gossip, excluding or humiliating others, or creating fake accounts in someone’s name to trick or humiliate them. Your child may not tell you if they are experiencing bullying behaviour online because of a fear it might make things worse for them or they may lose access to their devices and the internet. SIGNS TO WATCH FOR

being upset after using the internet or their mobile phone

changes in personality, such as becoming more withdrawn, anxious, sad or angry

appearing more lonely or distressed

unexpected changes in friendship groups

a decline in their school work

changes in their sleep patterns

avoidance of school or clubs

a decline in their physical health

becoming secretive about their online activities and mobile phone use

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD IS BEING CYBERBULLIED Removing your child’s phone or computer could be really unhelpful. Cutting off their online access does not teach them about online safety or help build resilience. It could alien-ate them from their peers, and it also removes an essential tool for them to communicate and connect with friends. LISTEN, THINK, PAUSE Gauge the scale of the problem. Does it exist in a peer group or is it more widespread? Is it a few remarks here and there? Or is it more serious? Empathize with your child and let them know that you understand how they feel. Try not to respond immediately. Take some time to consider the best course of action. Reassure your child you are working on it and will come together again very soon to talk through some options. Let them know you are there if they feel like they need to talk in the meantime. You want your child to feel confident that you’re not immediately going to get upset, angry or anxious if they tell you about the situation. You want them to know they can talk to you and feel heard. The best way to do this is make sure you have an open dialogue from the beginning. Talk to them without being judgmental or angry, and make them feel like they can come to you with anything, without fear of being punished. Lashing out at those involved verbally or on the written social media platform, may not be the best example of dealing with the matter.

ACT TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD IF NECESSARY If your child is being threatened, or if they indicate a wish to harm themselves, you should get professional help. EMPOWER YOUR CHILD Wherever possible, try to build your child’s confidence and help them make wise decisions for themselves, rather than telling them what to do. If you feel they may be struggling to open up to you, connect them with other trusted adults or with professional support. COLLECT EVIDENCE Before you or your child block someone or delete posts or other bullying material, take screenshots and collect evidence including dates and times. The evidence may be useful if the bullying behaviour continues and you need a record of how long it has been going on. You may also need evidence if you want to report it. However, if the bullying material involves sexualized images, be aware that possessing or sharing such images of people under 18 may be a crime, even if you have just taken a screenshot for evidence purpos-es. MANAGE CONTACT WITH OTHERS Advise your child not to retaliate or respond to bullying messages, as sometimes people say hurtful things just to get a response and it could make things worse. If they have already responded, encourage them not to respond further. Help your child to block or unfriend the person sending the messages to limit contact with them. Help your child change their privacy settings to restrict who can see their posts and profile page. Advice on privacy settings is available in The eSafety Guide. Encourage your child to ask their friends whether mean content is still being posted and if so, ask them to report it. REPORT Many social media services, games, apps and websites make it easy to report content posted by other people. The eSafety Guide has links to report abusive content and online safety information. If serious cyberbullying is affecting your child and you need help to get the material removed from a social media service or other platform, we can help. You can make a cyberbullying report to eSafety on your child’s behalf if they are under 18 years of age. SEEKING SUPPORT FROM YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL Let your school be aware of what is happening. Your child’s school will have a policy in place to address cyberbullying and may be able to provide direct or indirect support, whether or not the bullying is from a student at your child’s school. ENCOURAGE POSITIVE CONNECTIONS AND COPING STRATEGIES Try to keep your child engaged with interests like sports or dance that connect them with other young people outside school, or with activities that involve extended family. These things will also remind your child that they are loved and lovable. Help your child identify tools they can use to work through the current situation, as well as help build resilience for any future challenges. STAY AWARE Check in with your child from time-to-time about how they are feeling. Keep an eye on their eating and sleeping habits, their ability to concentrate and make decisions and their overall mood. If you notice any changes that concern you, consider counselling support. I am at the school everyday except Thursday, wishing you all a great week

TUCK SHOP NEWS

This week we have put in place cut off times for our frozen products, including slushies. This is to ensure your child is ready to return to the classroom once the bell goes. Our cut off times are 11:30am for first break and 2:00pm in the second break.

This week we have had some supplier issues and are unable to offer our meal deals as we are unable to supply the red rock chips. All the items are available to purchase separately and once our chips are in stock we will again offer the meal deals. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We have a great team in the tuckshop but are always looking to welcome anyone who may wish to volunteer an hour, a morning, afternoon or a day. It is a great way to be a part of your child’s school community and we ap-preciate any help we receive.

Simone Corrigan

Tuckshop Convenor

Congratulations to the following students who last week were

selected in Townsville District Sports teams.

Madelyn Gallagher - Softball

Danika Turner/Tali MacCaskill - Basketball

Antse Mpusetsang/Lachlan Gilloway Chalmers - Basketball

Thanks to all those trialling in the reboot of representative school sport.

We are still looking at alternatives to interschool sport as we cannot resume

at this stage.

SPORTS TALK

Brett Hull

PE Teacher

bhull4@eq.edu.au