Cranbrook Newsletter - 2025 Term 2 Week 4

Principal's Message

Welcome to our Week 4 Newsletter! Be sure to read through so you don’t miss any important updates.

When your child is ill
Please be reminded to consult Queensland Health's Time Out brochure, if ever you are unsure about the correct course of action to be taken, when it comes to your child being ill.

Emergency Contacts - Please ensure the school has up to date information regarding emergency contacts so that you can be reached if an illness or accident should occur.

 Communicating with your child's school. 
You can expect schools to:
 • recognise and celebrate your child’s achievements
 • report on your child’s academic progress
 • communicate about your child’s learning, wellbeing and development
 • inform you of any serious issues concerning your child
 • alert you on the same day if your child is absent without a reason
 • forward requests needing your consent or payment 
• provide regular school updates and notify you of school events
 • offer opportunities and ways to give feedback
 • offer parent/carer-teacher interviews twice per year.
 You should not expect:
 • an immediate response to non-urgent inquiries - it may take a minimum of 2 or more business days
 • staff to return calls or reply to emails outside standard business hours (including evenings and weekends)
 • a response from staff to social media messages from their personal account
 • access to teachers’ personal phone numbers or emails
 • teachers to discuss school matters when not at work (e.g. if you see a teacher outside of school hours in the community)
 • meetings with staff during the school day without an appointment
 • to be allowed on school grounds if you have been aggressive or harassed staff or students.                    

Mother's Day Stall Thanks 
Thank you to the Student Council and Staff who ran the Mother's Day Stall last week and thanks to you, our school community, for your support of it.
We hope all of the special ladies in our students' lives enjoyed their day on Sunday.  

Felicity Waters - Second Deputy Confirmed
As our school continues to grow, so does our staffing. From the beginning of 2025 Cranbrook SS has engaged in a workplace reform to allow for a second deputy Principal. As some parents may have been aware Ms Natoli began in the position, however left the school for Mrs Felicity Waters to take on the role for a short period at the end of Term 1. The school has concluded the required selection process to fill the position for 12 months (with a possibility of extension to the end of 2026). The successful applicant is Felicity Waters, HODc from Aitkenvale SS and she will be joining us at the beginning of Week 5.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Jeff Capell - Principal

Coming Up in Term 2🌞

Snappy Winners🐊

Congratulations! The Snappy winner of week 3 was Toby! 

Congratulations! The Snappy winner for week 4 was Adonis! 

Congratulations! The Golden Snappy winner for week 3 was Astrid! 

Congratulations! The Golden Snappy winner for week 4 was Bella! 

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

👍PBL - Positive Behaviour for Learning👍

Last week, our PBL was about showing self respect, courtesy and Pride 

This week, we looked at being and UPstanding 

Below is 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.  

🎭From the Arts🎨

SAVE THE DATE!
                   ALL Year 4 and 5 students will be involved in this year’s musical Souper Hero Kitchen in Hot Springs!
Dates of the musical are:

Wednesday 3^rd September 2025 (Term 3, Week 8)
Thursday 4^th September 2025 (Term 3, Week 8)

HELP! 
Our Music Teachers are in need of some help with sourcing suitcases as props for the Musical coming up! 

We are looking for several suitcases to use as props in this year’s musical. If you have a suitcase/s that you won’t be using for a while and are happy to let student’s use, please let Ms Earle or Mrs Onslow know. We will return all suitcases at the start of week 9 Term 3.

Prep and Year 6 buddy activity for Mother's Day

Our Wonderful Choral Festival participants got their certificates! 

The Year 1's and their buddies are having a blast creating partner continuous line portraits. The rule is you can’t lift your marker off the page!

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Music class of the week for week 3 went to 2A! Well done 2A! 

Music Class of the week for week 4 went to 5C! Congratulations 5C! 

Paluma Education Centre Incursion!🐸🌳

On Tuesday, Year 1 discovered how habitats meet the needs of living things in their 'Healthy Habitats' incursion from Paluma Education Centre. The students learnt about the five needs of plants and animals that a habitat provides. They enjoyed listening to a story, dressing up as scientists and even creating their own habitat for a frog!

Preps and Year 1 enjoying their Incursion

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Let's Chat Habitat Incursion

The students had a wonderful time at the 'Let's Chat Habitat' Incursion on Monday! 
“Let’s Chat Habitat is a colourful collection of short segments with the common theme of taking care of the environment. It tackles both the micro and macro from litter in the playground, turning off taps, lights and appliances, to the protection of endangered species. Students are shown how everyone doing a little can make a big difference.”

🏐From the Sports Desk🏈

Reminder to those selected students  
The Interschool Cross Country will be happening on Tuesday 20th May at the Bicentennial Park from 2:30pm-5pm with Mrs Woods. 
We wish you the best of luck! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Sports class of the week for week 4 has gone to... 6A! Congratulations 6A! 

Environmental Class of the Week!🌏

Congratulations to the Environmental Class of week 3 which was 1B!  

Environmental Class of the week for week 4 was 6C! Congratulations! 

📚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:

PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE IS HERE!📚

We are excited to announce the Premiers Readers Challenge is here! 
Please register online and find all of the information below! 
We are starting the 6th of May until the 22nd of August! So much time and so many books to be read!  
Please email Elise Trapp for any information or help - emack105@eq.edu.au

Meanwhile, May is National Family Reading month!  Read more in May! 

Encourage your child to borrow from the Library so they can Read more in May!

......and that means, that it's the perfect time to also start the Premier's Reading Challenge!

The PRC is not a competition but a way to encourage students to develop a love of reading for life. Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability and record books read during the reading period, from 6 May to 23 August. 

Students who would like to participate ask their teacher for a record form and are able to start All Prep and Year 1 students will receive a letter and record form.  Students in all other year levels, are offered to chance to opt in and will then receive a letter and form also.

📙Our Book Fair is coming in June!📗

Book Fair Beach! Catch the Reading Wave! Happening Week 9 Monday 16th - 20th June. 

The Cranbrook Community Hub 👋

Our Amazing Cranbrook Community Hub Co-Ordinator is away until the 2nd of June! 
Stay tuned...

🏆Sponsorship thanks🏆

We are very excited and grateful, to have received sponsorship from these amazing companies in 2024 to help our Touch Football team get to their competitions. Fair Dinkum Builds (Gold Sponsor) Rowey's Plumbing & Gas (Silver Sponsor) Weigh 'n' Pay (Bronze Sponsor) Please support these businesses when you can - they are supporting your children and your school. Thank you!

🍎From your P&C 🥙

Parentline Service supporting Parents and Carers 📰

Parentline is a free, confidential counselling service available for all Queensland parents and carers.
If you need support navigating challenging situations, Parentline offers qualified counsellors who can help with expert advice, emotional support and referrals when needed.
Parentline’s services include:

• practical parenting resources on their website

• live webchat with professional counsellors

• phone support for immediate assistance (1300 30 1300)

• the option to pre-book ongoing sessions with the same counsellor

• online counsellor-facilitated parenting forums for shared support

• referrals to other family support services when additional help is needed.

Visit their website (parentline.com.au) for more information today, or give them a call on 1300 30 1300.

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements. The theme for 2025, Bridging Now to Next, urges us to look ahead and continue to push forward as past lessons guide us. It also calls for Australians to step forward together. This is a time for growth, reflection, and commitment to walking together.

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