School Newsletter - Term 3 Week 5 - 2024

Principal's Celebration

Whole School Special Events

In an effort to ensure families have as much notice as possible of upcoming events, this term's newsletter Calendar of Events includes the entire term worth of activities.  Thank you for taking time to review the Calendar of Events each fortnight. 

Next Friday, 16 August we invite all students to wear Orange as we recognise Bullying!  No Way!

We will celebrate Book Week with a theme of "Reading is Magic" with an incursion on Monday 19 August and a Dress Up Day on Friday 23 August. We would love you to join us for our Book Week parade beginning at 9am in the hall.  

On Monday 26 August we will have a gold coin donation to wear your pyjamas to school to raise money for the Pyjama Foundation.

We appreciate your effort to support our involvement in these community activities.

Bullying No Way:  National week of action

Bullying No Way Week is held from 12 to 16 August and is Australia's key bullying prevention initiative to find workable solutions to prevent bullying.   

The theme for 2024 is 'Everyone belongs'.  

When we all feel like we belong, bullying struggles to find a place.  It's about embracing who we are, respecting everyone's differences and standing up together against unkindness.

Belonging means we all have a role in preventing bullying.  We're encouraged to speak up and create a safe place where everyone feels supported and respected, and our voices are heard and valued. 

We will be recognising acts of kindness in our school next week!

Book Week - Reading is Magic!

The Children's Book Council of Australia key national event of the year is Children's Book Week.  This year, Book Week is celebrated between 17 and 23 August.  

We are excited to begin the week with a performance and workshops for Prep - Year 6 students on Monday 19 August.  Please ensure consent forms are completed and the $5 payment is made.  Students will have opportunity to engage in activities throughout the week.  We will finish the week with a dress up day and special Book Week Parade beginning 9am Friday 23 August.   All families are welcome to come along to enjoy the fun! 

Did you know reading for pleasure is more important for children's cognitive development than their parents' level of education and is a more powerful factor in life achievement than socio-economic background.  

Participation in shared reading is linked to enhanced relaxation, calmness, concentration, quality of life, confidence and self-esteem.  

Range Zone Athletics

Congratulations to the following students for representing Rangeville SS at the Range Zone Athletics Carnival.  It is a big deal being selected to be part of these representative teams and we acknowledge the efforts of our students and families in this achievement! Special thanks to Mr Morris and Mrs Clarke for supporting our students at the event.  

Year 3

• Isabelle, Ava, Lucy, Mahlia 

Year 4

• Frank, Roman, Olivia, Sophee, Patrick, Harrison, Tui, Audrey, Evelyn, Thomas, Tommy, Claire 

Year 5

• Ashton, Amber, Charlotte, Theo, Georgia, Lexie, Charlie, Eloise, Chayse, Sadie, Diego, Bonnie, Sandrine, Hugo, Sam

Year 6

• Cooper, Peyton, Miya, Zacary, Manny, Charlie, Marcus, Tamblen, Zac, John, Isabel, Norah, Mahlia, Nevaeh, Chayse, Ebony-Rose, Archer, Liam, Oliver, Ava, Elara, Kimberley, Evie, Felix.

Check out the article below from Mr Morris regarding the results from the Range Zone Athletics Carnival! 

Students of the Week 

Each week, we celebrate our Students of the Week.  

Congratulations to our Week 4 and 5 recipients:

Parade VIPs

Congratulations to our Week 4 & 5 Parade VIPs who used 150 Roar Paws to be special guests on Parade.  

Get Set for Prep 2025

We warmly invite you and your child to our Get Set for Prep morning on Wednesday 21 August starting at 9:15 am. Registration for attendance at this event can be completed here https://forms.office.com/r/AJdaKjYgYT 

Please arrive at the Administration Block (off High Street), where our school leaders will transition you to the Prep classrooms where you can sign in. We are currently working our way through all the enrolments received according to the policy and procedures in place. This means that in-catchment enrolments are to be finalised prior to enrolling out of catchment students. This invitation to our Get Set for Prep is open to everyone considering Prep for 2025, however does not indicate that your enrolment application has been accepted. 

Children born between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020 are eligible for Prep in 2025.  

Please apply for enrolment online as soon as possible at: https://eq.sobs.com.au/en/parent.php?schoolid=70862 or collect an enrolment pack from the school office.

Calendar of Events

ICAS Dates and Times

ICAS assessment for our students from year 2 to 6 are taking place from the 5th of August to the 30th of August. See table below.

A reminder that students doing the ICAS assessments will need to have their permission form signed and brought back to school before the sitting day. 

Students who are away on the day of testing will have opportunity to catch up during the week the assessment is meant to happen.

Thank you for your co-operation and support.

ICAS co-ordinator Judy Keightley

Sports News

Range Zone Athletics Trials

Congratulations to the following 10 students for their selection in the Range Zone Athletics team.

 - Georgia G

- Ava T

- Roman M

- Thomas S

- Patrick N

- Sam W

- Diego R

- Tui P

- Marcus B

- Cooper C

Special mention to Diego R for breaking the 10 years boys record with a massive jump of 4.54m. The previous record was set 42 years ago in 1982 by another Rangeville student Mr J Hansen with a distance of 4.38m.

Chess Tournament

Chess lessons have started for Term 3 and it really is the best place to be on a cold morning tea!

They are held:

• for the whole of first break on Wednesday, in the library supervised by Mrs Prue Cunningham
• Mr Les Lord from the Toowoomba Chess Club teaches beginner, intermediate and advanced levels
• $35 for the term’s lessons

The Toowoomba Teams Chess Championship is coming up this term. Parents and carers are responsible for transport to and from the event on the day. Please see attached for further details.

Please email Mrs Prue Cunningham at pcunn1@eq.edu.au with your child’s name and class if you are interested in the lessons or competition.

2024 Solid Pathways STEM University Experience Day Southern Queensland University Toowoomba Campus

This week the Rangeville Solid Pathways students joined with several other schools, in our region and participated in a fabulous day filled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Campus.

We were welcomed by Shannon Bauwens a traditional owner of the land, Professor Linda Deravin the Head of School and Dean of Nursing and Midwifery, and Dr Hind Hegazy the Principal Advisor of the Solid Pathways STEM for Queensland.

Our first session was Paramedicine and was facilitated by Teddy and David. It was an interactive learning experience giving our students hands-on experience of the world of paramedics and emergency medical services. We discovered what paramedics do, the importance of their work and how they help in emergencies and also preventative care for people in the city, rural and remote locations.

Our students worked in teams learning CPR and how to apply a triangular bandage. They were surprised with the effort required to perform CPR for only two minutes and they asked great questions about how to best help people in a range of scenarios.

The second session was illuminating with Paul Carmody who took us on a ‘On Country Walk and Talk’. He shared with the student various ways we can connect with country and how to pay our respect to the land we know as Australia and natural landscapes that hold deep cultural significance. During the walk, students explored the beauty and diversity of the local environment, learning about native plants and ecosystems, gaining insights into cultural heritage and traditions of the custodians of the land.

Our students enthusiastically engaged and were enthralled with the exploration of the minibeasts, edible and medicinal plant life, and material use of the land in a sustainable manner.

Our final session facilitated by Emerson encompassed Earth Properties: fire making, ochre painting and seed grinding. In this hands-on workshop students had the opportunity to connect with culture and appreciate skills and knowledge passed down through generations.

As a particular highlight of the day, our students and attending family members immersed themselves into the activities.

It was a wonderful day filled with connections, new learnings and inspirations for possible futures in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and First Australian studies at the University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Campus. We are thankful for the opportunity to attend and for all those who made the day possible.

Sharon Williams

Pyjama Day

Student Council is fundraising for the Pyjama Foundation on Monday 26 August. We are asking all staff and students to wear pyjamas to school and bring a gold coin donation if they are able. 

National Pyjama Day is all about wearing your favourite pair of PJ's to help The Pyjama Foundation raise much-needed awareness and funds for children in foster care.

With the money raised from National Pyjama Day, you’ll be helping offer learning skills to more than 1000 children, fund educational resources and help provide stable, positive relationships.

PBL Lesson - Bullying No Way

The National Week of action for “Bullying No Way” is being held in week 6 this term. There will be some lunchtime activities offered to the students.

Teachers will be using our Week 6 and 7 PBL lessons to discuss the topic. A free dress day will be held for all students on Friday 16th August.  The colour is orange.  

Please note Years 5 and 6 students are invited to wear orange in the morning and change into their sports shirts for their sports activities.  More information will be coming home to families soon regarding activities and information.

Prep Vision Screening

Good vision is important for a child’s educational, physical and social development. Vision screening checks for common eye conditions that may impact your child’s ability to see and therefore impact their learning and development.

A Registered Nurse will be visiting the school on  15^th, 17^th & 18^th October 2024 to conduct vision screening for children in their prep year.

 If you wish to have your prep child participate in this FREE vision screening program, please complete a consent form, this can be done online until Monday 8^th May (Midnight) or paper forms can be handed in up until and including screening day morning.

Participation in this free vision screening program is not compulsory. If you do not wish for your child to participate in screening, please complete the consent form and indicate that you wish to decline screening.

Parents do not need to be present for screening, however if you would like to be, please contact the school to arrange this.

If you have concerns about your child’s eyes at any time, please take your child to see an eye health professional (optometrist/ophthalmologist).  

For further information, please scan the below QR code to visit the Program website or contact the Primary School Nurse Health Readiness Program on 1800 687 372.

Online consent forms will available from 5th June or you can find a paper copy in the school office.

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!

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. Your child's EQID can also be found on your child's Semester Report Card.

Rangeville State School P&C Association

The May meeting was postponed so the next date for the P&C Meeting will be Tuesday 13^th August. 

We welcome you all to attend. 

Membership forms will be available.  

To access reports and minutes please click on the link below:

Rangeville State School P&C Minutes and Reports (padlet.com)

If you are interested in joining the P&C team, membership forms are included below and are available from the website www.rsspandc.com.au or email us at secretary@rangevillestateschoolpandc.onmicrosoft.com 

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:

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: https://www.facebook.com/rangevillepc

Rangeville Outside School Hours Care Services

Rangeville Outside Hours School 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 or email at roshc@rangevilless.eq.edu.au 

Closure Notice

Friday 30^th August

Rangeville OSHC is committed to delivering an efficient and effective service for children and families however, due to circumstances regarding the Tuckshop building site and onsite training for Rangeville State School Staff, on Friday 30^th August we will be unable to provide a full day of care on this day. 

The Service will be closed for Before and After School Care. There will be no care provided during the school hours. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause. 

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

Tuckshop News

We would like to thank all our volunteers that turn up to assist at the Tuckshop 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

2024 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)

Closure: Please be advised that ROSHC will be closed the pupil free day 30^th of August. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause families.

Personal Belongings: If children are bringing in any personal belongings they need to ensure to be looking after them as they are the responsibility of the child.

Vac Care: Planning is underway for vacation care if any families have any suggestions, we welcome them, please let one of the ROSHC office educators know. Also, if any families have any resources they wish to pass on to the service we greatly appreciate them.

Bookings: Before and After School Care booking session can be made by the account holders or an authorised nominee. This can be done via email roshc@rangevilless.eq.edu.au or via the Xplor App.

Casual bookings will only be available where the service has approved places available.

Permanent bookings will take a priority over casual vacancies.

Casual booking requests must be made via Xplor. If placement is not available at the time the request is made, the request will be placed on a waiting list.

Cancellations: Parents/guardians must notify the service of cancellations to a session booking via the Xplor Home app or if having difficulties with the app please email: roshc@rangevilless.eq.edu.au.

After the 3rd incident of not reporting a cancellation or absence a $5 fee will be applied to the account. Children are not to ring or email to cancel or make a booking.

If a cancellation is made less than 24hrs prior to the booking, full fee applies. If cancellation is made between 24hrs and 48hrs prior, half-rate fees apply.

Where the notice is less than 30 minutes, parents (or authorised nominees) are required to confirm these changes via phone also.

Lost Property

Please remember, if your child has misplaced any items such as jumpers, hats, lunchboxes, or water bottles, they may be found near the Uniform Shop on the verandah.

We kindly ask you to clearly label these items, as our volunteers assist in sorting and returning them to their respective classes.

Any valuable items, such as glasses or watches, will be securely stored in the office for collection.

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.