Cranbrook Newsletter - Term 4 Week 5 2020

Principal's Message

Student Resource Scheme and Student Stationery Supplies

At the next P & C Meeting on the 25th November, the P&C members will decide if we will see the continuation of the Student Resource Scheme at Cranbrook State School.  Basically this means any resources that your child requires for learning in 2021 can be purchased from the school OR supplied by you as the parent.  In 2020, the school will recommend continuing the stationery supplies to each student. This means that the school will supply all needs for your child while they are at school other than uniforms and lunches.

At the next P & C Meeting on the 25th November, a decision will be made as to the cost of this scheme for 2021, based on the resource list the school develops.  This scheme also allows eligible parents to make part payments, reducing the financial burden of schooling. A parent is directly responsible for providing the student with textbooks and other resources for a student's use while attending school.

The purpose of the scheme is to provide the parent with a cost effective alternative to purchasing textbooks, resources, consumables and/or materials from elsewhere, through reduced prices gained from the school's bulk purchasing processes. A student resource scheme enables a parent to enter into a written agreement with the school in return for payment of a specified annual participation fee.

The school and the parent share decision-making and responsibility for the scheme.  Participation in the scheme is voluntary, and no obligation is placed on a parent to participate.  A parent's decision to participate is based on consideration of the value afforded by the scheme. If a parent chooses to participate in the scheme and completes a Participation Agreement Form a participation fee will be due and payable by the parent.

On lodgement of the completed Participation Agreement Form with the school and payment of the participation fee in accordance with the agreed payment arrangement, the school shall provide the items to the student when due for the student's use. Payment of the participation fee by the parent is a requirement for continued participation in the scheme.  An unpaid fee will be subject to the school's debt recovery processes.

Where parents have opted for the textbook and resource allowance to be paid to the school, the allowance must be applied to offset the student resource scheme participation fee.

A parent who does not wish to join the scheme is responsible for providing the student with the items that would otherwise have been provided to the student by the scheme as detailed on the Year Level Requirements List and/or Subject Requirements List, to enable the student to engage with the curriculum. 

Head Lice

There has been a large number of hair lice cases reported in the school recently.  Treatment, as we all know, can be very costly and time consuming, but vigilant checking and treatment by ALL parents would assist in dramatically reducing the number of cases.  

Safe Management of Bikes in the School Grounds

Students should walk bikes into and out of the school grounds.  If students are repeatedly unsafe they will be required to lock their bikes to the fence and NOT bring them inside the school grounds.

Finance Reminder

Due to all receipting closing from 3:00pm on Friday, 4th December it would be appreciated if all 2020 payments could be made prior to this time.

Money can still be taken after this close-off point, but handwritten receipts will be available only.

All SRS fees are well overdue and parents/caregivers are reminded that payment needs to be finalised (or payment plan arranged with the BM.) if students are wanting to participate in any extra-curriculum activities e.g. swimming, graduation, sport, live performances.

2021 Prep Enrolments - Limited Spaces Available

If your child will be attending Cranbrook State School in 2021 you will need to ensure that the following tasks are completed as soon as possible to allow for class placement for 2021 to occur.

• Complete the enrolment form (PDF, 3688KB)

• Bring your child’s original birth certificate to the school so we can process your child’s enrolment.

Jeff Capell

Principal

Uniform Roll Out - Term 4

By the end of Term 4, 2020

100% of students are wearing the following:

• A pair of Cranbrook Shorts
• A pair of Cranbrook Skorts

Please note that plain royal blue shorts are NOT part of the new school uniform.

Every Day Counts - Attendance

Regular, punctual attendance at school is expected of all students.  If a student is late, a letter of explanation from the student's parent/guardian is required and be presented to the office on arrival.

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.  If the parent/guardian is aware of the absence please respond with a reason for the absence.  Letters, notes, emails or phone calls can also be used to notify the school of your child's absence.  

If your child will be absent from school please contact us:

Absence Hotline - 4726 1260

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

Please leave a message detailing:

• Child's name
• Class
• Reason for absence
• Period of absence

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 note to teachers or by contact this hotline.

Attendance Award (Week 4)

Positive Behaviour For Learning

Student Code of Conduct

What is the Student Code of Conduct?

This our school’s behaviour policy, with information about school rules, consequences and processes for addressing bullying and the use of technology. The Student Code of Conduct clearly sets out expectations about staff responsibilities to support students to understand and meet discipline expectations of the school, and guidance on the application, where required, of disciplinary consequences.

From 2021, the Student Code of Conduct replaces the Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students, Code of Behaviour and Statement of Expectations. The Student Code of Conduct is developed in consultation with each local school community, is published on the school website and provided to every student and family upon enrolment. Until a school finalises their Student Code of Conduct, the existing Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students continues to apply.

As part of our school consultation, we invite parents to read the Draft Cranbrook State School Student Code of Conduct and provide feedback at our next P & C meeting on 25^th November at 6:30pm where the document will be ratified ready for implementation in 2021. If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please call the office to book in a meeting to discuss these with me.

For more information around the Student Code of Conduct please visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/education/schools/health/behaviour

Curriculum Update

You will have noticed last term that we sent emails home and hard copies (for those without email) with information explaining what your child is learning in the classroom in Term 3.  This term we are attaching them to this newsletter, below.  The information in these documents tell you all about the content your child will be learning and what you can do as the parent/guardian to support their learning at home.  If you have any further questions around this please contact your child's classroom teacher.

Report Cards

As you read this newsletter our teachers are currently teaching, assessing and reporting on all of our Cranbook students for Semester 2, 2020.  

As usual, we will send both digital and hard copies home.  Hard copies will be sent home Friday of week 9 (4th December) and an email will be sent at 3pm on the same day.  Please take the time to contact our office staff and update your email address and any other specific details.

Tammy Haupt

Head of Department - Curriculum

Aussie of the Month - October

Aussie of the Month is based on encouraging and recognising students for their contribution to community. 

The intention is that it aligns to the Values for Australian Schooling and Curriculum framework and recognises students for their effort outside of academic application or sporting achievement, and instead acknowledges students who demonstrate outstanding contributions within their community.

Key values we seek to amplify are:

​Fair go – not just how we apply ourselves but also in providing opportunity for all

Mateship - a generosity of spirit and compassion for those in need

Respect – of self, of others, our community, and the environment

Inclusion – acceptance and respect of difference

From the Music Room

Save the Date-

• Instrumental Music Parent Information Night Wednesday 18^th November (week 7) 5:30pm in the Music Room. This is for parents of students in Years 2 & 3 who will be joining the instrumental program in 2021.

Reminders-

• Please return your instrumental continuation notes to Ms Earle, Ms Clarke, Ms Mulligan or Ms O’Keeffe
• Filming for our 2020 Musical begins this week students who haven’t yet brought their costumes in need to do this ASAP.

Mrs Earle

This week the Year 4 Cohort started filming songs and scenes for our 2020 Musical.  The students have been working hard on perfecting their drama, dance and music skills.  Keep an eye out for the final recording of our Production, coming soon!

Year 6 Hands On Mathematics

At Cranbrook we have a very big focus on 'hands on' learning to support student development with Mathematical skills.  If students can connect a learning to an experience or real world situation they are more likely to be able to transfer their learning in the classroom.  Here, the Year 6 students are learning about cartesian planes by playing human battleships.   Thanks to our groundsman Mr Matters for going cross eyed painting the grid for us, we loved playing this game.

Resource Centre News

A reminder that there are only 2 more weeks of library borrowing for students.  All library books are due back in Week 8.  We have had a sea of orange hats explore Cranbrook library this week as we welcomed our Prep students to the library at play times.

Remember to listen to your child read every night and sign your child’s reading logs.  Certificates are given to reward and acknowledge home reading efforts.  Students who reach 250 nights of reading receive a very deserving book prize.

A great big Cranbrook "thank you" to Mrs Hayley McKaskill who has volunteered her time organising Book Club for our school community this year.  The students’ smiles when they receive their books shows how much they love Book Club and appreciate all that you do!

Mrs Shepherd

Book Club Orders

Environmental Club News

WANTED:  JUICE AND MILK BOTTLE TOPS

The Environmental Club would like to make art to hang in our environmental centre.  Please bring your used bottle tops to school and place them in the containers provided in the classrooms.  

Cranbrook's Got Talent Update

The student council has received more than 50 applications for auditions for the Cranbrook's Got Talent Show to be held at the end of this Term.  Over the next few weeks there will be a published roster for audition times and the Student Council together with a few of our teachers will select the finalists.  The three (3) categories include:  Singing, Dancing and Other. 

Extra Curricular - STEM Robotics

Students have been developing their coding skills to take instructions and translate it into a language that the computer understands.  They have been exploring a range of different digital tools such as Ozbots (colour codes), Beebots (direction codes), Sphero (SpheroEDU codes) and Tynker (systematic codes).  The students learn from their teacher and support each other through hands on engagement.  

Ms Sekiya

Christmas Colouring In Competition

Mr Phillip Thompson, Federal Member for Herbert has invited students from Prep to Year 3 to draw and colour in a Christmas Themed Artwork to fit the theme "Christmas in the Tropics".  The winning entries will be selected to be printed on the Official 2020 Christmas Card which will be going out to all constituents in the electorate of Herbert.  The winning student from each year group will also receive a $50 Toywold giftcard.  

Your child's artwork will need to be signed by a parent/guardian and returned to the school office by Friday 13th November.   Please click on the PDF link below to download a copy of the entry form.

Cranbrook Bus Driver Needed

Sports Pride Fridays

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