Cranbrook State School eNewsletter

Principal's Message

Parent Teacher Interviews

Thanks very much to those families who were willing and able to take the time out to attend our Parent/Teacher Interviews this week. We really appreciate you connecting with us.

If you weren't able to make an appointment, please remember that you are welcome to contact your child's teacher via email, with any concerns or queries you may have.

Staff Email List

Anzac Day Commemorative Service

On Wednesday we held an Anzac Day Commemorative Service in our school hall in solemn remembrance of the anniversary of the Australian and New Zealander landings in Gallipoli. Thank you to the families and invited guests who were able to join us for this special recognition of our defence personnel.

Anzac Day March at the Strand

Our School Captains (and their families) selflessly represented our school and attended the Dawn Service with Mr Capell, laying a wreath in respect of our ANZACs.

Cranbrook students and staff then participated in the Anzac Day parade along the Strand together with veterans and returned service organisations, active military units, other local schools, and eligible community groups and service organisations.

Well done and thank you to our students who did a great job being patient for so long before the parade began and for their focus while walking along. Thank you too, for our staff who organised our participation and walked with our students.

Term 2 Environmental Captains

The very responsible job of being a Class Environmental Captain has been given to these students for Term 2. Thanks in advance for being safe, responsible and respectful as you go about your duties every afternoon.

Prep A - Samantha and Student A

Prep B – Gloria and Hunter

Prep C – Willow and Student A

Prep/1D - Milly and Eric

1A – Lucinda and Layna

1B – Otis and Mikayla

1C - Mila and Student A

2A – Leilah and Jean-Jacques

2B – Kayzen and Zion

2C - Harley and Jacquees

3A –Myah and Amelia

3B – Fletcher and Taylanee

3C - Sam and Sophia

3D - Josie and Mia

4A – Bonnie and Student A

4B – Nathaniel and Student A

4C – Zion and Pippa

5A – Lillith and Holly

5B – Tyson and Emma

5C – Logan and Isabelle

6A – Maddi and Kelvin

6B – Matilda and Hunter

6C – Nick and Dontrelle

Term 2 Extra Curricular Activities

During Term 2, Cranbrook State School will offer a wide range of Extra-Curricular Activities for students to participate in, due to the generosity and enthusiasm of the teachers who volunteer their own time. Some parents may have noticed that the offer to participate in Guitar, have already been emailed.

The Process for Term 2:

A schedule of the extra-curricular activities will be released via email and newsletter in Week 1.
Extra-curricular activities begin and conclude at different times during the term.
Students will be reminded through morning announcements during week 2 of the activities that are available on that day.
If students attend on that day, the teacher will make a decision as to who can and who cannot attend based on numbers.
If the activity is an afternoon or before school activity, all students can attend in Week 2 to determine who can join.

Please discuss with your child about what opportunities they may wish to be involved in and remind them about their attendance on a weekly basis.

Extra Curricular Activities Term 2

Enjoy your weekend!

Jeff Capell - Principal

Queensland Engagement and Wellbeing Survey

A number of our Year 4, 5 & 6 students will be participating in this survey in Week 3.

Please read the attached information to ensure you are well informed of what's involved.

Regards,

Kyle Sanim - Deputy Principal

Survey Information

Coming Up....

Week 3 (beginning Monday, 29 April)

Wednesday to Friday.....Book Fair

Monday - Qld Engagement and Wellbeing Survey (5C/6A/6B/6C)

Tuesday - Qld Engagement and Wellbeing Survey (4A/4B/4C/5A)

Week 4 (beginning Monday, 6 May)

Monday - Public Holiday (no school)

Tuesday to Friday - Mother's Day Stall from 8-8.30am in the Large Covered Area

Week 5 (beginning Monday, 13 May)

Wednesday - P&C Meeting at 6.30pm in the Uniform Shop

Attending our parades is a great way to hear about what's happening around our school, to see the recipients of various awards, to put faces to names and to show your children you are interested in them! Come and join us whenever you can!

Every Day Counts - Attendance

Regular, punctual attendance at school is expected of all students.

Students should be present at school ready to prepare for the day's learning by 8:30am.

Late Arrivals

Students arriving after 8:50am must report to the office to receive a lateslip. If a student is late, a letter of explanation from the student's parent/guardian must be presented to the office staff on arrival.

Absence

If a student is absent and the parent/guardian has not notified the school, they will receive an automated text message by 10am that day.

Parents will receive a text message informing them that their child is absent. If you receive one of these text messages, please contact the school to explain the reason for your child’s absence.

A working mobile number should be registered with the school, if available.

Please remember that absence is only marked for the days specified by the parents. If you ring up on a Monday informing that your child is sick and they remain away from school for the following 2 days because they are sick you need to inform us that this was the reason for their absence. You can inform us after the absence via a message directly to the teacher or by contacting our absence hotline or email.

If your child is absent, please leave a message detailing:

Child's name
Class
Reason for absence
Dates or duration of absence

Absence Hotline - 4726 1260

Absence Email - absences@cranbrookss.eq.edu.au

Absent more than 10 days

PBL - Positive Behaviour for Learning

In Week 1, we recapped and looked at being respectful and making sure we follow routines and transitions.

This week, we looked at being safe and making sure we act safely around our school and everywhere!

Below are the 'for families' poster of our lessons, which gives you a chance to continue these conversations at home and possibly apply them to your daily family life.

Congratulations to our Week 1 Snappy Draw winner.....Archer!

Well done! Thanks for being a safe - responsible - respectful student.

Our weekly $10 'Golden Snap' draw for Week 1, went to Sam!

(No parade in Week 2)

Cranbrook Quality Learner Awards

At the end of Term 1, students across all the years, had the chance to earn one of our 10 Quality Learner Awards. The 10 Qualities we want for our Cranbrook Learners are:

Pride - Pride in self, school and the community (Townsville/Qld/Aust), role model
Open-minded – Inclusive attitude, world and society, knowledge and understanding
Leadership – help others, team player, teach others and lead others
Confident – Growth mindset, ask for help, have a go, resilient to (Learning/Sport) failure/challenges, potential reached, advanced communication skills
Positive – Positive Self Image, Optimistic, Balanced Wellbeing - Social, Emotional Psychological, Self-Regulating Identify, Resilient – high gratitude
Determined – don’t give up, persistent, goal-orientated, realism, accept guidance, self-motivated
Healthy Choices – nutrition, exercise (personal), cyber safety, balanced screen time
Adaptable – Time management, accepting different expectations, complete homework
Curious – wanting to learn, problem solving, inquisitive, lifelong learner
Polite and Courteous – well behaved, uses manners, thinks of others and their needs, respectful to the elderly

Congratulations to all our amazing students and in particular, those who were recognised for their efforts in Term 1.

Year 6:

Pride – Skye Pearson

Confidence – Khaleesi Lewis

Positivity – Kelvin Mabo

Inclusivity – Yarramundi Tyhuis-Perkins

Determination – Myla Skelly

Healthy Choices – Emelea Martin

Adaptability – Faith

Curiosity – Sophia Adcock-Miller

Leadership – Georgia Bancroft

Politeness – Jezaniah Koro

Learning at Cranbrook

What your child is learning - Prep

What your child is learning - Year 1

What your Child is Learning - Year 2

What your child is learning - Year 3

What your child is learning - Year 4

What your child is learning - Year 5

What your child is learning - Year 6

This week we take a look at what our Year 4s have been up to!

Firstly, our teaching team is:

Mr Jack Nosworthy - Miss Liz Robbins - Mr Royce Abraham (pictured)

Mrs Kari Martyr (SEP) - Ms Amanda Sillato (Year 4 Cohort Leader)

Mr Abraham is pretty proud of his 4A students. They all love library time, when Mr A reads to them. (He tries to be funny sometimes and replaces the real names with the students' names!!!)

4C have been learning Auslan! Parents - test them out.....see what they've learnt!

Miss Robbins has LOVED this class' enthusiasm for learning. Have a look at some of their great work!

Zion is displaying his beautiful handwriting.

Pippa and Percy are showing you their super English work.

George has been having fun with his Maths.

From The Arts

Imagine a Dragon

is our 2024 Musical, being performed by our Year 4 and 5 students (with some additional Year 6 friends).

28 and 29 August.

Term 2 Musical Rehearsal Schedule

Term 2 Rehearsal Schedule

Week 1's Arts Class of the Week goes to.....

** 2B ** for staying focused when learning their new songs, for using the puppets safely and for their excellent participation in class discussion.

From the Sports Desk....

Inter-house Cross Country / Colour Run

Congratulations to EVERYONE who participated today. What a great effort!

A special congratulations to overall champions, Cooradilla, with a total of 428 - winners by 60 points!

Earning 1st, 2nd and 3rd were:

7 years:

Boys.....1st - Zeke / 2nd - Jarel / 3rd - Cooper

Girls.....1st - Maddison / 2nd - Dakoda / 3rd - Student A

8 years:

Boys....1st - Logan / 2nd - Walla / 3rd - Aarik

Girls....1st - Taylanee / 2nd - Rylee / 3rd - Lily

9 years:

Boys.....1st - Maleek / 2nd - Sam / 3rd - Raiden

Girls.....1st - Student A / 2nd - Aaliyah / 3rd - Jayda

10 years:

Boys....1st - Ezekiel / 2nd - Percy / 3rd - Student A

Girls....1st - Mereseini / 2nd - Chloe / 3rd - Carly

11 years:

Boys....1st - Elijah / 2nd - Hunter / 3rd - Tyler

Girls....1st - Emelea / 2nd - Peyton / 3rd - Shiyann

12 years:

Boys....1st - Nate / 2nd - Kai / 3rd - Logan

Girls....1st - Skye / 2nd - Jasmine / 3rd - Kylani

Congratulations to Year 6 student, Ryleigh, who has earnt herself a position in the NQ Hockey Team!

From the Resource Centre

Class Borrowing Days

For students in Prep / Year 1 / Year 2 / Year 3…..you must have a library bag to protect your books.

It is very important that books are returned every week.

Students are not allowed to borrow more books until any outstanding ones are returned.

Please return your child’s home reader and library books on the following days:

Our Book Fair is next week!

The details will be sent out in a separate email soon.

Purchase days are Wednesday 1st May / Thursday 2nd May / Friday 3rd May, from 8-8.45am and then 3 - 3.30pm. Both cash and eftpos will be accepted.

From your P&C

Our Cookie Dough Fundraiser is going along nicely! Thanks everyone, for doing your bit!

Corbin is still our leader! Can anyone chase him down and earn themselves some fabulous prizes?

Information Letter

Tuckshop Menu 2024

Please join us for our April P&C Meeting on Wednesday 1st May at 6.30pm

Out and About in the Community

One lucky Cranbrook student had an extra special ANZAC Day this year! Elena met Senator Jacqui Lambie and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Townsville RSL on Thursday. Elena was very excited - she'd never met any politicians before!