School Newsletter - Term 4 Week 1 - 2022

Principal's News

Welcome Back to Term 4. I hope that everyone had a restful break and is looking forward to a busy and exciting end to the year. Congratulations to all of our classes who have begun the term with such positivity and excitement. It’s great to be back!

Holiday Achievements

Congratulations to Aden, Lincoln, Eli, Harry, Noah, Ryder, Archie, Chris and Lennox who competed at the National School Futsal Titles at Coomera during the first week of the school holidays. The boys’ represented QLD West in the Under 10, 11 and 12 age groups.  The Under 11 team made it to the Semi Final undefeated but were beaten by a very good QLD South Coast side 1-2 in the 2nd half of extra time! Congratulations to all boys and their families. We are very proud of their achievements and the way in which they conducted themselves during the tournament.

Congratulations to Noah, who was selected as an Australian All Star at the end of this tournament as well.

Queensland College of Teachers – TEACHX Awards – 30 Finalists Announced

Congratulations to Ms Danielle Chapman, Year 4CH who earlier this year was nominated as one of 230 nominees across six categories for the 2022 QCT TEACHX Awards. 71 of these nominations were shortlisted before three rigorous rounds of judging were completed by expert panellists including classroom teachers and principals from across state, Catholic and independent schools and early childhood settings. Nominations were judged against a set of criteria specific to each award category that considered factors such as a nominee’s impact on student learning, and their contribution to the school community and the profession. Congratulations to Ms Chapman who has been selected as one of the inspiring finalists for her amazing, innovative, inclusive work with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). The winners will be announced at the TEACHX Awards Ceremony in Brisbane on Thursday 27 October, the eve of World Teachers’ Day celebrations in Queensland. Ms Chapmans inspiring story and significant achievements can be found here at the following link: https://www.qct.edu.au/stories/teacher-story?id=25

2022 QCT TEACHX AWARDS

PREP ENROLMENTS 2023 AND BEYOND

Thanks to the many parents who have already completed our enrolment forms for their 2023 Prep child. With our current enrolments for Prep next year, spaces are becoming very scarce. In catchment and sibling enrolments are our priority. Our online enrolment form is our preferred enrolment method which is available on our website and once completed our wonderful admin staff are able to provide you with an enrolment interview ASAP. If you’d like a paper copy, please contact the office to collect one and to begin the process for enrolment.

Notification of Intent

During Term 4, we undergo the process of planning for 2023, including formation of classes. If your child will not be attending Rangeville State School next year, please contact the school office in writing using the following email address admin@rangevilless.eq.edu.au as soon as practical. It is important that you notify us of the school to which your child will be transferring to as well.

Calendar of Events

Guidance Officer News

Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) is 8^th – 16^th October 2022.  The theme for 2022 is “Awareness”, “Belonging” and “Connection”. Please see the attached posters courtesy of our Guidance Officer, Melissa Pappin.

Get Set for Prep Day

Do you have a child commencing Prep next year? We still have spaces available for our upcoming Get Set For Prep day on Tuesday 11 October​ ​from 9:15am to 10:30am. Join us for a fun morning of activities at Rangeville State School and experience Learning, Achieving and Growing Every Day. Please book a ticket for each adult that will be attending here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/get-set-for-prep-october-tickets-431415504387

The uniform shop will be operating extended opening hours on this day from 8:30am - 11:00am (Tuesday 11 October) to enable students to try on and purchase uniforms. There will also be a special Get Set for Prep uniform pack available.

If you have a Prep aged child to enrol at school for 2023 and have not already done so, please complete an online enrolment form here https://eq.sobs.com.au/en/parent.php?schoolid=70862 or phone 4617 7333 as soon as possible.

STEM After School Program

QParents

QParents  is a secure, online portal that has been created by the Department of Education to provide parents of Queensland state school students with 24-hour access to their child's information. The portal allows you to securely access information about your child and communicate directly with your child's school.

QParents provides secure, online access to student information such as:

• attendance details
• payment of invoices
• payment history
• behaviour
• report cards and assessment dates
• upcoming events
• timetables
• student photo

We encourage you to register for QParents. To do this, simply express your interest by emailing mllew16@eq.edu.au or by phoning 4617 733 and Mrs Llewellyn will email you an invitation to register (which includes your log-in code) and your childs unique EQID. Please see the attached factsheet for more information.

Rangeville State School P&C Association

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is on Tuesday October 11th at 6:30pm in the Resource Room. We hope you can join us. 

New to Rangeville? A warm welcome is extended to our new families. We have a very active and involved P&C here at Rangeville State School. We would love to meet you and have a chat about the many different ways you can be involved and how we can assist you and your family in your school journey.

Please see our P&C website www.rsspandc.com.au for more details around our businesses and helpful information for families.

P&C is Cashless

The P&C wishes to thank all families for supporting us in going cashless. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the P&C Executive directly at rssparentlink@gmail.com 

Contact details  

P&C Committee:

Aidan Embrey- President
president@rangevillestateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com

Sarah Courtney- Vice President
vicepresident1@rangevillestateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com

Narelle Boyes - Vice President
vicepresident2@rangevillestateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com

Emma Reibelt - Treasurer
treasurer@rangevillestateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com

Rachel Conway - Secretary
secretary@rangevillestateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com

Phone P&C office: 07 4617 7354 

P&C Facebook page - Rangeville State School P&C

Did you know that we have a Facebook page? We would love you to follow us so that you can hear all about what's happening around Rangeville State School.

https://www.facebook.com/rangevillepc

Chess Club

A big thank you to Prue Cunningham from the P&C and community for all your efforts with Chess club. The children have loved every minute.

Volunteers

Thank you to all our volunteers last term. We had a massive term of events with musical raffle and Father's Day. Thank you to all our parents and community that assisted in making these events a success.

Colour Fun Run is Back!

Register your child at Australian Fundraising by going to https://myprofilepage.com.au/ to set up your child's profile and start fundraising now for this years run! Booklets were sent home to families prior to the holidays and a letter was distributed via email.

Upcoming Fundraisers

• Rangeville State School Colour Explosion Fun Run – Thursday 17 November 1:35 - 2:50pm. Please click here to register your interest to help with this fun event.
• Show this digital card for the P&C to get great rewards and in turn help raise funds for our community! 

We thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to meeting some new volunteers at some of the upcoming events. If you are new to the school, we also ask you to visit us, as we have so many ways that you can help, we just need to meet you.

Tuckshop News

Volunteers always needed!

Thank to eveyone who volunteered at the sausage sizzle. Please keep an eye out for the special Meal-Deal on Colour Fun Run day. 

Feel free to have a chat with Nicky to find out what a difference volunteering an hour after drop off can make to Nicky in her day. Weekly specials can be found here Rangeville P&C Facebook Page 

Not sure how to use Flexischools ? CLICK HERE  for further instructions.

Small cash purchases of drinks, ice blocks and snack items (no preprepared food) at both breaks will still be accepted.

Uniform Shop

The uniform shop will be operating extended opening hours on Tuesday 11 October from 8:30am - 11:00am to enable students to try on and purchase uniforms. There will also be a special Get Set for Prep uniform pack available.

With swimming commencing soon, now is the time to check your childs swim gear. Swimming caps are available for purchase from the uniform shop or you can order online via Flexischools.

Nicky and the team are busy preparing for Back to School 2023. Nicky does an amazing job and has worked so hard through Covid (and still now) to ensure supply of uniforms. Back to school opening hours for uniform shop will be set soon. 

Please keep in mind the uniform shop is cashless. Either pop in when the shop is open and try on sizes or if you know what you want then order on Flexischools before 4pm and get your order delivered to your childs classroom in the next day. If you miss the 4pm cut off it will be delivered the following school day. Thank you.

Rangeville State School P&C Association Outside School Hours Care (ROSHC)

What a great vacation care program!

These holidays were full of activities for all children to enjoy. We had lots of getting outside exploring nature and enjoying the nice weather, with these days came children creating new ROSHC gardens and tiding up the Bush Tucker garden. We had lots of active games from new ones like pool noodle croquet, toppling tug-a-war, rolley the steam rollers relay, wheel barrow races and old favourites like capture the flag, twister, sock wrestling and obstacle courses. We had the many talents of ROSHC children putting on performances for each other of dance, puppet shows and creative drama shows. There was sand art, nature crafts, base creations, DIY tool boxes, large construction builds, face painting and many other forms of craft.

The wonderful visit from the fire fighters and the ambulance was just a treat that all the children were excited about and enjoyed going through the ambulance and using the fire hose. The visitors were very informative with the children and answered all their questions. Wheelie day saw many children excited to show off their bikes, scooters and roller skates. The children were all showing their skills and being very mindful of each other and very encouraging to each other.

We always enjoy vacation care and the feedback we get from the children. These holidays we had things like ‘I always had something to do’, ‘I enjoyed playing with my friends’, ‘the food was delicious’, ‘I really liked the fire truck and using the hose’ and ‘I can’t wait to see the garden flower’. So thank you all for a wonderful time, we hope you enjoyed it. We have started gathering information and ideas for the big Christmas holiday. We would love to hear from you if you have any suggestions for the holidays.

Want to join the in the fun at before or after school care or at the next vacation care? Send an email to roshc@rangevilless.eq.edu.au for a enrolment pack! 

Want to join the team at ROSHC? Send your resume through to roshc@rangevilless.eq.edu.au or bring it to the ROSHC office in the school hall!

ROSHC Spring Vacation Care

Parking around our school

We appreciate parking around our school can be challenging at peak drop off and pick up times. We would like to thank you for being mindful of our neighbours driveways and for following the road rules, ensuring the safety of our children and school community.

Have your details changed?

Please email admin@rangevilless.eq.edu.au or phone 4617 7333 to let us know if your contact details (including email address, mobile number or home address), family circumstances, work place or emergency contacts have recently changed so that we can update your details.

Harristown SHS Football (Soccer) Academy Invitation to Trial

Year 7 students starting at Harristown State High School in 2023 are invited to trial for future games played with the Harristown State High School Football (Soccer) Academy Junior Boys and Girls Programs.

Trials will seek to identify 2022 Year 6 students, intending on enrolling at Harristown SHS, who demonstrate appropriate skills in 1^st touch, running with the ball, 1v1, striking the ball, as well as game management, positional play, sportsmanship and general football fitness, so that these students have an opportunity to play with our Junior Boys and Girls teams in 2023.

Please see the attached letter for more information. A link to the form is provided below for accessibility:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ShareFormPage.aspx?id=xccAZrUWr0uekzI72MAduoFv3ldjD_lInuG5XvyhlBlUMUE4STFXQ1ZITU1aS05JNlNDQTk2M08yNy4u&sharetoken=U9ByfOwJIwVjxETcrnvg

News from the Community

Please note that although the following notices may be included in the school’s Newsletter, they are published in good faith and do not necessarily have the school’s endorsement.

Toowoomba Strings will present “Youth Concerto 2022”, a fundraiser concert at St Luke’s Church on Sunday October 30th at 3.00pm. Fine string music for all. This delightful program features well-loved works, including "Winter" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and Concertos by Haydn, Telemann and Jardanyi , as well as Colourful Music for Strings. Our talented musicians will again be performing in order to raise funds for families living with Leukaemia.

YOUTH CONCERTO 2022 presents talented young soloists from 7-18 years who will be accompanied by the orchestra, Toowoomba Camerata. They will be joined by the Toowoomba Junior Strings in this very special concert.

TICKETS: Adults $20, Children $10 (under 12 yrs) https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/962993

The concert will be followed by a sumptuous afternoon tea. All proceeds go to the Leukaemia Foundation. For further information please call 4636 1221 or email egertonc@bigpond.com.