Cranbrook Newsletter - 2024 Term 1 Week 6

Principal's Message

Medical Information and Parent Contact Update 

It is important that all student medical records and parent/emergency contacts are current.  If your child has Asthma, Anaphylactic Reactions, Allergies, Diabetes or any medical condition that the school needs to be aware of please make sure that an Action Plan, if necessary, is current. The Action Plan needs to be filled out by a medical practitioner. Please also ensure that the medications held at the school have not passed the use by date. 

Parent/Emergency Contact Updates 

If you or your emergency contact details have changed please contact the school so your data can be updated.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

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 For More Than 10 Days

What is an exemption and why do I need it?

Every parent of a child of compulsory school age has a legal obligation to ensure their child is enrolled and attending school. Parents can apply for an exemption from this obligation when their child cannot attend or it would be unreasonable in all the circumstances for their child to attend school for a period of more than 10 consecutive school days.

Situations where an application for an exemption may be made include:

• Illness
• Family reasons
• Cultural or religious reasons

If your child is exempt from compulsory schooling, you are excused from your obligation in relation to compulsory schooling. 

The school principal is not responsible for providing an educational program for your child, however they may provide advice on other educational options available. Decisions about exemptions for up to one school year are made by the principal and decisions about exemptions for more than one school year are made by the relevant Regional Director of the Department of Education, Training and Employment, responsible for the supervision of the school your child attends.   

PBL - Positive Behaviour for Learning

Last week, our PBL was about being respectful and making sure we encourage and support others.  

This week, we looked at being responsible and being determined to improve. 

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.  

Week 5's winner of the $5 Snappy Draw was Lorina and Week 6's winner was Colby!

Well done! thanks for being safe - responsible - respectful students.

Our weekly $10 'Golden Snap' draw went to Fletcher in Week 5 and Lucinda in Week 6!

Learning at Cranbrook

There is so much to do when you are in Year 2!

Prep Vision Screening

Thank you to the great response we had from our Prep families, with the majority taking part in having their child's vision checked.  

A Letter will be sent home advising you of the outcome of your child's test.

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.

Every Year 4 & 5 student is involved and we have conducted our auditions and chosen our cast members and now rehearsals are underway!  We are soooo excited and can't wait to share our magical production with you in August. 

Isn't this just gorgeous!!! 

Our Valentine's Day display of our Preps' hands, together with their Year 6 Buddies' hands. 

Week 5's Arts Class of the Week goes to.....

** 1A ** for listening first time, every time / having great participation in activities / safely transitioning

Week 6's Arts Class of the Week goes to.....

**5A** for being kind to one another throughout the whole lesson, for putting a huge amount of effort into every activity and safely using the performance space in musical rehearsal.

From the Sports Desk....

Representative news

This week, six of our Cranbrook students attended the Thuringowa 10-12 Years touch trials, with five students selected to represent Thuringowa at the upcoming Northern School Sport trials.

Congratulations to Bella, Dontrelle, Emelea, Peyton and Skye on their selection. We wish them every success in their representative pathway.

Inter School Swimming Squad

Our Inter School Swimming Carnival will be held at Long Tan Pool, Tuesday 5th of March between 9:15 – 11:30am.

Gala Days

Students in years 5 and 6 have commenced training in for the Cranbrook School Gala Teams for the following events:

· Bill Nettle Challenge Rugby League Gala Day – Thursday 28th March

· NQ Netball Cup – Thursday 28th March

HPE

Students in Year 4 have been learning about healthy food choices. As a parent, I understand the difficulty of planning and preparing healthy lunch choices. If you would like some new lunch ideas to discuss with your child, irrespective of their year level, click on the link below to provide some new and exciting recipe ideas.

Congratulations to the HPE Class of Week for Week 5, Ms Horwood's Prep B!  This group of students had an outstanding attitude and resilience to continually practising and improving their running, jumping, hopping and galloping skills. 

Congratulations to the HPE Class of Week for Week 6, Ms Scipilliti's 6B!  This week, Year 6 students have been discussing healthy and safe behaviours in health.  6B are the recipients of the award for their engagement and reflection on the discussion board.  Well done everyone.

Yours in sport,

Mrs McMinn

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:

From your P&C

 ** This is our current tuckshop menu **

Spotlight on....

Our Student Council.

Our Student Council is made up of all Year 6 students, holding a leadership position.  That includes are School, Indigenous, Arts, Environmental and Sports Captains, as well as our elected class representatives.

Each Tuesday, the students meet with Mr Capell, to discuss up coming events and ways we can improve our school, to make it a better place for all students.

This week, we were lucky enough to have Mr Les Walker MP visit during the council meeting and have a chat about his role in the Government, as well as opportunities students have to make a difference.

Meet our....

Head of Curriculum - Miss Patricia Stark

Trish is responsible for the planning and overseeing of the development and implementation of the school's curriculum.

A Townsville girl, Trish has joined our Cranbrook community just this year.  She lives with her fiance, Calvin and their little puppy, Morris and you'll find tacos for dinner on the table at least once a week! Her favourite place in Australia is Palm Cove and if given a $500 treat, it would be spent on a weekend away with her family!

Thanks for being at Cranbrook, Trish!

Breakfast Club

Our brilliant Breakfast Club and the students who use it, are very grateful for your generosity!

Sports Pride Fridays

Community News

Saver Plus

Could you use an extra $500 towards school costs in 2025?

The Saver Plus Program is about boosting financial skills, to develop (and keep) good savings habits.

You can put money towards education expenses including:

• Computers, laptops, and tablets
• Books, uniforms & shoes
• Sports & music, camps, excursions, and more…

If you save up to $50 a month for 10 months, Saver Plus will double it. $500 saved + $500 matched = $1000 (in 10 months).

Visit www.saverplus.org.au for more details.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information printed in this issue is up to date and correct at the time of publication.