Message from the Principal Newsletter Term 2 Week 10

Dear Parents and Carers.

Thank you once again to the school community for your support throughout this past term. It has been very interesting times and we hope that the school community continue to stay healthy and COVID free. The school holidays commence tomorrow and school resumes for Term 3 on Monday 13 July. The Atherton Show holiday is scheduled for Tuesday 6 July (even though there will be no show this year).

School Photo day is occurring after the school holidays on Tuesday 21 July – week 2. All students are expected to wear full school uniform on this day. Envelopes have been distributed to students.

Cross country was held yesterday under a glorious day of sunshine. Thank you to Steph Cushing for organising the cross country this year and to all the staff for your support. It was great to be able to continue this tradition and conduct this event. Photographs and the winning team will be featured in the school newsletter after the holidays.

Thank you to Glenda Seymour’s mother who has donated 100s of books to our school. Mrs Seymour (Senior) and the Lioness Club of Mooloolaba have been donating books to Ravenshoe State School for three years. She cannot leave a good book without someone to read it. Mrs Seymour grew up in a time when books were so very precious. A good book is the best escape ever! From the Ravenshoe community – thank you!

Congratulations to Felicity Stoetzel, Phil Perham and David Chinofunga for applying to become external markers for the upcoming external exams at the end of this year. This is a wonderful professional learning opportunity for teachers and the knowledge gained from this experience will definitely benefit our students into the future in helping them to prepare for their exams.

Staffing Updates - Thank you very much to Gloria Robinson who has been the acting Guidance Officer for the past 3 weeks backfilling Nadia Howell who started maternity leave.

We welcome the following new staff to the Ravenshoe Community for the beginning of term 3 –

Wendy Fox – Primary Lindsay Russell – Guidance OfficerBen Oren – Secondary Humanities Angela Fleming – Secondary HPE and Science.

School Uniform - A massive thank you to Bec Mason who on behalf of the P and C has been coordinating a new uniform shirt design. The P and C had been looking to change the everyday shirt to remove the white panel. The P and C have reviewed two designs and students were asked to have their say this week. The new design is super exciting and will feature an acknowledgement of local indigenous art designed by Mr Anning. The final design will be shared with the school community after the holidays. The shirt will be ready for 2021!

Finally, have a great break with your children over the school holidays. Relax and spend time together enjoying our wonderful area!

Yours in learning,

Helen Carne

Principal

Message from the Secondary Deputy PrincipalDear Parents/Carers,

Mid-year holidays start at the end of this week. We look forward to returning to school in Term 3 for a fresh start, and, hopefully, much less disruption and uncertainty. We have some staff members returning to school as well as some new staff coming on board. We welcome Angela Fleming (HPE and Science) and Ben Oren (Humanities) to the secondary campus as well as Lindsay Russell who is taking on the P-12 Guidance Officer role.

Semester 1 Reports

Semester 1 Reports will be issued at the end of Week 1 in Term 3. We will advise of upcoming opportunities for parents/ carers to meet with staff for further feedback on student academic progress, effort and behaviour.

Year 6 Transition

In Term 3, we will begin our Year 6 into Year 7 Transition Program. This will involve a Parent/Carer Information Evening as well as 2 full day visits to the secondary campus and 2 half day visits over the course of Semester 2. Students will have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the secondary campus and its routines as well as engage in a variety of junior secondary subjects, and meet secondary students and staff. We are excite to start this transition journey with the Year 6 students!

Positive Behaviour for Learning and Awesomes

In preparation for 2021 and the introduction of the new Student Code of Conduct, we have been conducting a review of our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) systems and practices. Our Awesome reward system where students are issued Awesome tickets for displaying safe, respectful learning behaviours at the secondary campus will be undergoing a “ticketless” trial from the start of Term 3. Staff will still acknowledge student who exhibit appropriate safe, respectful, learning behaviours but this will be tallied by staff on a template and recorded as data for the purposes of rewarding students weekly, per Term and at the end of the year (as per the existing Silver and Gold accumulation system). We will still host a Silver Awesome draw each term and a Gold Awesome draw at the end of the year.

We continue to issue Super Awesome and On Track awards weekly on Parade, and this week saw a huge number of students recognised for their efforts across Years 7-12. Weekly celebrations of student effort and achievement is a key part of our PBL acknowledgement system and assists students in recognising when they have done well, in order that they endeavour to repeat these most desired behaviours.

Friday Fun Days

Over the last two weeks, we have hosted a Celebrity- themed Friday and a Book/Movie Character-themed Friday. This week, we will come dressed for Football- a much-requested theme! These days have certainly helped to keep staff and student spirits high to get us through the term. Thanks to all who got involved in this Friday Fun.

Take care of your families over the break and stay safe.

Regards,Jessie CairnsSecondary Deputy Principal

Secondary CalendarParades: Every Monday Secondary Campus Dining HallYear7/8 9.00am, Year 9/10 9.20am, Year 11/12 9.40am

News from the Primary Deputy Principal

Dear Parents/Carers,

A huge thank you to all the parents/carers, teachers, teacher aides, admin staff, cleaners and grounds staff for all their amazing resilience, support and encouragement during this very challenging term of schooling. Together we have continued the education of all of our students and tried to keep a level of normalcy in very trying and unprecedented times. It is a credit to our community.

As we head into winter school holidays, we wish all our families a safe and relaxing break and we look forward to seeing you in Term 3.

Lost Property

We have a large collection of lost property in our lost property bin located near the drink water taps under A Block. If you know your child has lost an item, please ask them to check lost property. Most of the items are not labelled with a name. This makes it impossible for staff to return the item to the student. Please ensure that you label your child’s belongings to assist with this process.

Report Cards

We will be sending out a Semester 1 Report Card in week 1, Term 3. This report will look a little different to normal reports as we will only be reporting on English, Science, Maths, HASS and Music due to interruptions in learning from Covid-19. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Deputy Principal on 40975 22 to discuss.

Headlice

We have several cases of head lice. Please check your child’s hair regularly and treat their hair if head lice is detected. Staff will notify parents/carers if students attend with head lice.

Headlice

We have several cases of head lice. Please check your child’s hair regularly and treat their hair if head lice is detected. Staff will notify parents/carers if students attend with head lice.

Primary School CalendarCross Country - Thursday 25th June Secondary CampusSchool Holidays - Monday 29th June - Friday 10th July

Term 3 - Monday 13th July

Online Chess Competition

Some of our Year 4-6 students attended an online Chess Competition with their fellow Ravenshoe State High School students at the Secondary Campus. They thoroughly enjoyed competing with other students around the world playing online chess. What a wonderful opportunity. A huge thank you to the students, staff and Mr de Haas for organising this competition for our students.

Bailey, Marshall, Roman and KyeClay Therapy

Some students from Prep-Year 6 are attending Clay Therapy sessions this term. They have made some wonderful clay creations to take home. Thank you to our Chaplain Ms Deborah Redfern and Giesla for running these sessions with our students every Wednesday. They are very lucky to have this opportunity and they enjoy it enormously.

Left - Waylon and Bailey

Right - Levi with his clay creation

Shining Star and Possi Pupil recipients this fortnight

Lucas, Ethan, Clint and Josh

Awesomes

Lucas, Keoni and Jack with their awesome prizes

Every Friday morning I have been going around to classes to present them with their awesome prizes. If students have received 10 or more awesomes from staff for safe, respectful learning they receive a prize from the awesome box. Students who have received 50 awesomes choose a prize from the gold awesome box.

Nyreesha and Mahquille

Year 5 Planet Project

Year 5 students have been busy completing their Science

assessment – Planet Project. They were asked to research a

planet and present information on a poster. They were also asked to research everyday

items that were invented due to space research.

Top - Lahni’s Nepture poster

Bottom - Chelsea’s Mercury poster

Tuckshop

Tuckshop will be open both lunches on Mondays and Tuesdays.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club will be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

If you have any spare fruit or spreads to donate to our Breakfast Club the students would appreciate your kindness.

A huge thank you to Highland Bakery for their generous donation of our bread and goodies and Vanessa and Jeff Dickinson Family Farming for their delicious bananas

Thanking you,

Lurelle Hodge

Primary Deputy Principal

LG NewsExciting News! Our very own Andrew McKelvey-Vaughan has taken the first steps towards a School Based Apprenticeship with or local Cornetts.

Andrew completed a sign up last week with Mylestone, an Employment Agency, that will be assisting Andrew in linking in with all relevant agencies to get his SBA up and running.

Andrew will not only be working at the local Cornetts but also studying his Certificate II in Retail!

This is another great partnership between the school, our students and the community.

Andrew McKelvey-Vaughan

Olivia and Roman our school captains with David, Kye, Seth and Clancy.

School Opinion Survey 2020Parents and Caregivers are invited to participate in this year’s School Opinion Survey and have a say about schooling during the COVID-19 lockdown. You are also given the opportunity to provide feedback about our school more generally.

Participation in the survey is anonymous and you are encouraged to take this opportunity to have your say. The survey form has been designed so that it can easily be completed on a computer or smartphone. The online survey will be available until Friday, 17 July 2020, and should take less than five minutes to complete.

To access the survey, please click on the link below or copy and paste it into your web browser:

Parent survey – https://survey.qed.qld.gov.au/form/Parents-HaveYourSay

Please contact the school if you have any questions about the survey.

Flashing lights now active at Ravenshoe State School (Secondary Campus)Flashing light school zone signs will be installed on Moore Street. Ravenshoe State School P-12 was nominated to receive these new signs as part of a Queensland Government commitment to improve school road safety.

You will notice that the new signs look similar to standard school zone signs with the addition of a red flashing ring around the speed limit as well as two flashing yellow lights at the top of the sign. The installation of flashing light school zone signs is proven to improve visibility of school zones, serving as an active reminder for motorists to slow down.

So next time you’re dropping off or picking up your child, keep an eye out for the new signs and make sure you stick to the signed speed limit.

EOI Schools Officer - Grounds

Ravenshoe State School P-12 is calling for an Expression of Interest for a temporary part time Schools Officer - Grounds. To apply please e-mail a brief resume and a one A4 page document outlining your skills and experience suitable to the role to HR@ravenshoess.eq.edu.au

or mail to Business Manager, Ravenshoe State School, PO Box 40, Ravenshoe, QLD 4888. Expressions of interest will also be accepted at the secondary campus office.

Applications close Midday Friday 17th July.

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