School Newsletter - Term 4 Week 3 - 2024

Principal's Celebration

It has been a big few weeks with swimming beginning, our Year 6 students visiting Centenary Heights State High School, our 2025 Prep children visiting, Year 2 classes participating in the excursion to Amaroo and a visit from our School Supervisor, Meaghan Rodgers.

This week, we wish our Year 1s a great excursion to Amaroo and our Year 5s exciting adventures as they head off to Emu Gully for camp.  

Upcoming Events

We continue to prioritise our Newsletter as our primary reference point for families.  Please refer to our Term 4 Calendar of Events for upcoming events and key dates.  

Term Four is a busy time with a variety of end-of-year celebrations and activities.  I look forward to enjoying these with our school community throughout the term.  

Emergency Drills

We will be conducting a Lock Down Drill in Week 4 and Fire Drill in Week 5.  We practise these drills to ensure students and staff are familiar with these processes.  

P&C BBQ Fundraiser - Election Day 

On Saturday 26 October, our P&C will be fundraising with a BBQ during the Election Day Voting held in the Assembly Hall.  Please use this link to volunteer your time to help! https://signup.com/go/ekEhVJp

2025 Leadership Process

Our Year 5 students have received an introduction to the 2025 Leadership process and session with our Social Worker, Catrina.  Interested students will receive the Leadership Packages on Monday.  Please refer to this package for important information.  

Instrumental Music Concerts are scheduled for later this term.  

• Monday 18 November 2pm Concert for Year 3 & 4 Strings and Beginner Band
• Monday 18 November 6pm (5:30pm arrival) Concert for Symphony, Stage Band, Junior Concert, Senior Concert, Junior Strings & Senior Strings

2024 Year 6 Graduation Ceremony

We look forward to hosting our Year 6 Graduation Ceremony and shared morning tea Thursday 12 December beginning at 9:30am.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Special congratulations to Diego, Ava & Sam who were recently selected as representatives to attend the State Athletics events.   

We are thrilled to bits to share their achievements! 

Diego:   

• 1st place 100m
• 1st place 200m
• 3rd place Long Jump

Sam:

• 15/54 High Jump

Ava:

• 8th place in the heat
• Personal Best in 200m

40 Years of Qld School Crossing Supervisor Scheme

Last week on parade, we acknowledged the efforts of our Crossing Supervisors.  They do a great job of ensuring the safety of students and families. 

Thank you:

• Mrs Engler
• Mrs Eldridge
• Mr Stewart

Thank you for continuing to be vigilant when driving within our school zones and continuing to remind your child of safe movement when travelling to and from school.  

Students of the Week

Each week, we celebrate our Students of the Week. 

Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 2 & 3 recipients:

Deputy Principal - SWD Message

Friendship

Friendships are one of the most valuable relationships we can have in our lives. They provide a sense of belonging, boost our happiness, and support our growth as individuals.

In a school environment, friendships play a crucial role. In addition to emotional support, friendships teach us valuable life skills like communication, empathy and conflict resolution. Through friendships, we learn how to navigate disagreements, understand different perspectives, and work towards common goals.

Take the time to discuss the important qualities of a good friend with your child. Friends are kind, honest, trustworthy and respectful. Share signs of unhealthy friendships, such as mean behaviour, bullying and peer pressure. Talk about the importance of friendship being a ‘two-way street’. Friendships will evolve as your child grows, so this is an important topic to keep revisiting.

Term 4 Calendar of Events

Swimming - Term 4

Swimming

We are fortunate to have a school pool to access swimming twice each year in our PE lessons.  Daily lessons will occur in one week blocks as per the timetable below.  

Students will need to bring with them the following labelled items in a suitable swimming bag:

• Togs
• Goggles
• Towel
• Swim shirt
• Swimming cap
• Sunscreen

Please be sure to complete for the Swimming Consent Form, which has been emailed home and can also be found in the school office. Swimming is a valuable part of our PE curriculum, but if your child is unable to participate for any reason, kindly send a note from home.

Swimming Carnivals

This term, we will have all of our Swimming Carnivals to ensure we have our Zone nomination information for children born 2012 - 2015 ready for Week 2 Term 1 2025.  Please see the flyer below for details of each of the carnivals.  

Squad Swimming

To support our Term 4 swimming program, Mr Morris has invited selected students to squad swimming training to begin in Week 4.  Invitations were emailed on Friday 18 October.  

The purpose of the squad is to work on stroke correction, improve swimming endurance and boost physical fitness in the water. 

The squad sessions will take place on Wednesday for the Year 3 & Year 4 students and Thursday mornings for the Year 5 & Year 6 students from 8:00-8:40am. Squad will commence in Week 4 and conclude in Week 9.

Please note the following details:

• Session time: Students can arrive at the pool from 7:50am, with the warm-up starting at 7:55am. Students will swim from 8:00-8:30am.
• What to bring: Swim shirt, cap, goggles, and if available, swimming kit (kickboard, pull buoy, hand paddles, fins). Students should arrive with their swimmers on to save time before the session.
• Cancellation- If a session is to be cancelled for whatever reason- inclement weather, pool breakdown, staff absence etc Families will be contacted via email by no later than 7.30am. If students/families happen to miss this message and the pool is closed upon their arrival, students are asked to make their way to the before school arrival area and wait quietly.
• Medication- Asthma- Any students that may need their asthma puffer during this time are asked to bring this along with them and hand to Mr Morris as they sign in and can collect it again at the end of the session when students head back to class.

Get Set for Prep 2025

Thank you to those families who were able to join us at our last Get Set for Prep transition morning.  We had a great time completing Nursery Rhyme Olympic activities.  

We warmly invite you and your Prep 2025 child to our next Get Set for Prep morning on Thursday 31 October starting at 9:15 am. Please register your attendance here: https://forms.office.com/r/DQa4zj00mg  

Don't delay, enrol today! 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. 

Classroom News

1L - In 1L we consolidate our number knowledge by playing different maths games. In the game, “Race to 20” we play with a partner and need to be the fastest to add our numbers to get to 20. There are so many combinations that can be added together to get to 20!

PURA Syndrome Awareness Day

23rd October – PURA Syndrome Awareness Day

I’m Moz Condon in Year 6. I have PURA Syndrome. For the upcoming PURA Syndrome Awareness Day on the 23rd of October, my teacher and my family would like to share some information about this condition.

PURA Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects neurodevelopment. PURA syndrome arises when there is a genetic alteration affecting one of a person’s two copies of the PURA gene. To date, the PURA Syndrome Foundation is aware of just over 650 individuals with PURA Syndrome worldwide.

Individuals with PURA syndrome can be affected in different ways, but common physical features include: low muscle tone, flexible joints, full cheeks and open lips in resting position. All children with PURA syndrome who have been identified to date have a moderate to severe degree of learning disability and developmental delay.

Individuals with PURA and their families may need to learn verbal or non-verbal cues or use a communication device in order to communicate. Moz communicates using his PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display). This allows him to point to or look at symbols to tell us information. Moz and others with PURA can also express their feelings with sounds and movements.

Individuals with PURA syndrome tend to be very social and friendly people. Moz enjoys his classmates and teachers working and playing with him. He also loves music. If you see Moz around the school, please say hello and spend some time with him as this will make him very happy!

More information about PURA Syndrome can be found at https://purasyndrome.org/make-an-impact/awareness/# 

Book Club

Issue 7 is here - and it's a BIG one!

Welcome to this year's BUMPER issue with an additional six pages of must-have reads to inspire holiday reading. 

We believe that books make the best gifts, so we're bringing back our FREE BOOKS OFFER for one last time this year. Every LOOP order over $20 gets to choose a bonus title from the 'free book list'. PLUS, every order on this Issue will receive a $5 promotional code to spend on Issue 8.
Orders will close 21/10/24.

Mango Fundraiser

IT'S MANGO TIME!

We are pleased to announce our mango fundraiser with each tray sold raising funds for our students and school.

The mangoes are freshly picked, packed into trays, and will be delivered to us during the week of 25 November 2024. These are the delicious Bowen Special (Kensington Pride) variety. The exact delivery date will be confirmed by the supplier closer to the time, depending on the harvest conditions.

Trays are available for purchase at $29.00 each and are roughly 7kg (12-20 mangoes), which is great value for money!

Orders need to be placed via Flexischools no later than Monday 28 October.

Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for further updates and information.

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

Next meeting:

The next meeting date for the P&C Meeting will be Tuesday 12^th November.

We welcome you all to attend. 

Membership forms will be available. 

To access reports and minutes please click on the link: Rangeville State School P&C Minutes and Reports 2024 (padlet.com)

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 

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

Mango Drive

We are running a Mango Fundraiser this Term. Please go onto Flexischools to order your mango tray today!

BBQ Fundraiser

On Saturday 26^th October we are hosting a BBQ fundraiser. If you are available to help, please use this link to sign up: https://signup.com/go/ekEhVJp

Tuckshop News

We would like to thank all our volunteers that 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.

https://community.flexischools.com.au/parents 

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.

Lost Property

Please remember if your child/ren has misplaced a jumper, hat or lunchbox and water bottle it may be located near the Uniform shop on the verandah.  We encourage you to please clearly name the items as we have volunteers who sort and return to classes. 

Any items of great value such as glasses, watches etc will be handed into the office for collection. 

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

Children’s Week

The Children’s Week Council of Australia are responsible for encouraging and supporting the widest possible participation of all States and Territories in Children’s Week. Children’s Week is an annual event celebrated in Australia with a diverse range of events and activities organised at National, State and Local levels. These focus on the wider community of children, their rights and achievements. Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood.

Each year the theme of Children’s Week highlights a particular Children’s Right. The Children’s Week National Theme for 2024 is based on UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) Article 24: Children have the right to a clean and safe environment.

Children’s Week 2024 will be held between 19 October – 27 October. Here at ROSHC we will be celebrating with different activities throughout the week to highlight our commitment to Children’s Week.

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.

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

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