School Newsletter - Term 4 Week 3 - 2023

Principal's Brag!

Term 3 Academic Celebrations

We are thrilled to celebrate outstanding achievements in English levels of achievement during Term 3. Our dedicated students and teachers have shown remarkable progress:

• Across the whole school, we witnessed a remarkable 5% increase in A-C levels from 80% in Sem 1 to an impressive 85% Year to Date.
• A-B levels also made significant gains, rising from 42% in Sem 1 to 47% Year to Date.

For our younger learners in Prep-Year 2:

• A-C levels increased by 3%, rising from 79% in Sem 1 to 82% in Term 3.
• A-B levels saw an even more remarkable 5% boost, growing from 40% in Sem 1 to 45% in Term 3.

Our Year 3-6 students displayed impressive growth:

• A-C levels experienced an outstanding 9% increase, jumping from 78% in Term 1 to a remarkable 87% in Term 3.
• The progress in A-B levels was even more noteworthy, with a 16% surge, going from 36% in Sem 1 to a remarkable 52% in Term 3.

These results are a testament to the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our Rangeville State School community. We are incredibly proud of our students and teachers and look forward to continued success in the coming term. Congratulations to all!

2023 School Opinion Survey Data

We are delighted to share the outstanding results of our recent Student and Parent School Opinion Survey for the year 2023. Our school community's feedback demonstrates continued improvement and satisfaction.

For students in Year 5 and Year 6, we've seen significant growth in their satisfaction, with Year 5 scoring an impressive 92.4 in 2023, up from 87.1 in 2021. Year 6 students achieved an impressive 91.8, showing a remarkable increase from 88.4 in 2021.

Overall, the student satisfaction level has risen from 88 in 2021 to 90.2 in 2023, indicating a positive trend in our school environment.

Further to our overall student results, we're thrilled to share the fantastic results from our specific E-PBL focus questions for our students. The data shows remarkable progress across these questions:

1. Student interest in school work increased by 11.6%, rising from 68% in 2022 to an impressive 80.2% in 2023.

2. Students' confidence in talking to their teachers about concerns saw a significant boost of 10.6%, with the score climbing from 74% in 2022 to 85.2% in 2023.

3. The sense of acceptance among students at our school improved by 8.4%, increasing from 74% in 2022 to 83.2% in 2023.

These results reflect the positive and inclusive learning environment we're fostering. Congratulations to our students and staff for making these strides in our school community.

Parents have also expressed their high satisfaction with the school, with a rating of 93.2 in 2023, up from 92.3 in 2021, demonstrating consistent support for our school.

Our dedicated teaching staff maintained a high satisfaction level, with a rating of 85 in 2023, reflecting the quality education provided.

These results reflect the strong partnership between students, parents, and staff and serve as a testament to our commitment to continuous improvement. Thank you!

Semester Two EALD Parent Teacher Interviews

Last Tuesday, in conjunction with Translating and Interpreting Services we held 14 Parent Teacher Interviews for our Kurdish Kurmanji, Mandarin, Sinhalalese and Kinyarwanda (Rwandan) speaking families. This was the first time we had undertaken this important opportunity and our families and staff were appreciative of this opportunity to connect and discuss their child’s progress. Thank you to Mrs Allen and Mrs Williams for organising this important opportunity enabling all of our families and staff an opportunity to discuss their child's progress.

Community Walk to School Bus

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our wonderful community and dedicated staff for their support of our Community Walk to School Bus initiative for this week while a large majority of South Street was closed. The program not only eased traffic congestion but also promoted community safety and health benefits. With designated collection points and safe routes, our families and students enjoyed a secure and stress-free journey to school. Thank you for making this program a great success!

Democracy Sausage Sizzle

A big shout-out to our Rangeville State School P&C, staff, and dedicated volunteers for a fantastic Democracy Sausage Sizzle during the weekend's referendum. Your hard work and community spirit truly made a difference! Thank you.

Calendar of Events

Colourful Free Dress Day for Brainchild Foundation

On Friday 27 October, students in Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 6 are encoraged to wear their brightest, most colouful sun safe clothing and accessories to school to support the Brainchild Foundation. A gold coin donation would be welcomed.

On Friday 3 November, students in Year 5 will have the opportunity to participate as well. A gold coin donation would be appreciated.

Communication Prodecures in Emergencies

From the beginning of Term 4, we are trailing new communication procedures during emergencies at Rangeville State School. When we enter into a lockdown, emergency evacuation or drill, you will receive an SMS notification from the school. It is important that during a lockdown or emergency evacuation that you do not contact the school as phone lines need to remain open for emergency services. When the threat or drill has passed, you will receive an all-clear SMS notification from the school.

Student Wellbeing Program

Hello, my name is Ms Catrina and I am the Student Wellbeing Social Worker at Rangeville State School every Thursday and Friday.

What is the Student Wellbeing program? 

It is an initiative that sees Social Workers employed in schools to provide emotional support, counselling and skill building with children.

What can a Student Wellbeing Social Worker do?

A Student Wellbeing Social Worker can work with children who experience social and emotional challenges that might interfere with their learning in the classroom or their relationships at school. 

Some common issues I see include anxiety, self-esteem issues, fears, relationship challenges, difficulties with managing emotions, low mood (sadness) or any issue that might be causing a student distress or problems.  Our goal is to help students (and families) create fulfilling and rich lives for themselves, now and in the future.

How can you arrange to see me?

If your child would like to see me, or you think it would be helpful, please speak with your child’s classroom teacher regarding making a referral.  Once I’ve received this, I will then reach out to you and your child to make an appointment time.

Term 4 Swimming

Here is the daily lesson swimming block timetable for Term 4 Swimming:

Prep Enrolments for 2024

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. Places for Prep are limited and we are interviewing now.

Get Set for Prep Transition Morning

On behalf of the Rangeville family, we warmly invite you and your child to our Get Set for Prep morning on Friday 3 November starting at 9:15 am. 

Please arrive at the Administration Block (off High Street), where our school leaders will transition you and your child to the Prep classrooms where you can sign in.

We are looking forward to seeing you and your child at the final Get Set for Prep transition morning for 2024!

Music News

End of Year Instrumental Music Concert

Due to a clash with the Centenary Heights Awards Night, the Rangeville State School Instrumental Music Concert will now take place on Monday 13 November 2023. All Rangeville Ensembles will be performing. Parents and friends are welcome to attend. More details will be sent home via the Instrumental Music Teachers.

Darling Downs Oral Health - School Dental

Darling Downs Oral Health are currently offering the free School Dental Service to students at Rangeville State School. The treatment will be completed in the Rangeville School Dental Clinic located in South Street, Rangeville.  Darling Downs Oral Health has a new call centre number 1300 082 662 (select option 3 for School Dental). Consent forms will be coming home for Year 3, 4 and 5 students next week. Please return forms to the administration office by Tuesday 24 October and the call centre will contact you via SMS to book an appointment.

Guidance Officer News

Please see the attached article regarding 'The death of a pet', courtesy of our Guidance Officer, Melissa Pappin.

Mad Food Science: The Root Cause

Please see the attached articles regarding 'Oreos Simple Swap' and 'Chicken Chips Simple Swap' courtesy of our Health Teacher, Jodie Rigby.

Book Club

Issue #7 Book Club catalogues have been distributed.
The Due Date for orders is Monday 23/10/2023. 

Upcoming: Information Sessions for Parents – PBL (Behaviour)

We are excited to announce upcoming information sessions on key aspects of PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning), which is an essential part of our curriculum at Rangeville State School. These free sessions will be held twice a term, on Tuesday afternoons in week 5 and 9, from 2:15-2:45pm (see dates below).

Our focus during these sessions is to share the principles of each topic based on research, show how the school implement these practices, reflect on ways this can be adapted to home, and allow for question-and-answer time. 

Please email Nelson McGrath nemcg0@eq.edu.au if you are interested in attending any of the sessions or if you have any further questions. 

We look forward to seeing you at these sessions, and thank you for your ongoing support.

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

In addition to the information provided, it's important to note that the QParents portal only sends invoices to the parent/carer who is responsible for 100% of the student's school fees. This means that if there are multiple parents or carers who share responsibility for fees, only one of them will receive the invoice through the portal. It's important for parents and carers to communicate and coordinate payment arrangements if they are sharing the responsibility for fees. 

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

Our next P&C Meeting is on Tuesday 14^th November in the Resource Room starting at 6:30pm.

Here's the Teams Link for those who would like to join online, accessible via your computer, mobile app, or room device:

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 471 989 263 22
Passcode: iUdj4q

Download Teams | Join on the web

P&C Team, membership forms are available from the website www.rsspandc.com.au or email us at secretary@rangevillestateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com and one will be forwarded to you. 

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.

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

Contact details:

Website: www.rsspandc.com.au
Email: pandc@rangevilless.eq.edu.au
Phone P&C Ops 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

Show this digital card for the P&C to get great rewards and in turn help raise funds for our community! 

Rangeville Outside School Hours Care

Services are available for families if you need before school care, after school care or vacation care.  If you want to know more about what is available, please contact the staff located in the Big Hall (W Block).  There is also information on the P&C website www.rsspandc.com.au 

Volunteers

We are always seeking volunteers who can help with fundraising events or to help us with different things such as sorting lost property.  If you want to know more about how you can help us please let us know, we can be contacted via the Facebook page, email or call the office and they can forward your message to us. 

Thank you to all of those that have supported and made contributions to our school and the P & C.

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

We would like to thank all our volunteers that turn up to assist at the Tuck shop each week. We are always looking for volunteers so please let us know if you are interested.  

For those who are new to Flexischools and need help navigating the system, please click the link below for further instructions.

Flexischools Instructions

Uniform Shop

2023 Operating Hours

If you are interested in volunteering in the uniform shop, please contact us via the P&C Facebook page or phone Nicky on (07) 4617 7333.

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

Wellbeing at ROSHC

We have been looking into different wellbeing activities at ROSHC with the children and the importance of our wellbeing. A strong sense of wellbeing allows children and young people to thrive and is central to belonging, being and becoming. Wellbeing incorporates both physical and psychological aspects and without a strong sense of wellbeing it is difficult to have a sense of belonging, to trust others and feel confident in being, and to optimistically engage in experiences that contribute to becoming. Wellbeing includes good physical health, feelings of happiness, satisfaction and successful social functioning. It influences the way children and young people interact in their environments. A strong sense of wellbeing provides children and young people with confidence and optimism, which maximises their potential. It encourages the development of children and young people’s innate exploratory drive, a sense of agency and a desire to interact with responsive others. Wellbeing is correlated with resilience, providing children and young people with the capacity to cope with day-to-day stress and challenges. Managing emotions, developing self-regulation and building perseverance and persistence are all parts of developing executive function in the brain. This all comes from My Time Our Place that we have to follow in our programming, Outcome 3: Children and young people have a strong sense of wellbeing.

National Children’s Week

Next week at roshc we will be doing activities to recognise and celebrate National Children’s Week. The Children’s Week National Theme for 2023 is based on UNCRC Article 31: Children have the right to relax, play and take part in activities they enjoy.

Children’s Week 2023 is held between 21^st October – 29^th October 2023.  

Absentees during the term

If you have a booking at the service and your child goes home early from school, is absent or not coming for either BSC or ASC please let us know via your xplor app (preferred option) or email roshc@rangevilless.eq.edu.au as soon as possible.

Lost Property

If your child has misplaced any personal items, we kindly ask you to check their classrooms or stop by our Lost and Found area, conveniently located on the verandah near the Uniform Shop. This is where we gather and keep items that might have been left behind in classrooms, on the playground, or elsewhere around the school.

Right now, our Lost and Found is brimming with lunchboxes and water bottles, so if your child is missing any of these, we encourage you to have a quick look there. For more precious items like glasses and watches, our administration office is the place to go, as we securely store them there.

Labeling your child's belongings with their name and class can be a tremendous help in reuniting lost items with their owners. Please keep in mind that any unclaimed items at the end of each term will be collected and removed. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

Not receiving our emails or SMS messages?

If you've recently changed your contact details like email address, mobile number, home address, family circumstances, workplace, or emergency contacts, please reach out to us at admin@rangevilless.eq.edu.au or give us a call at 4617 7333. This way, we can ensure your information is current and keep you in the loop. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

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.