Alice Street,CRANBROOK,QLD,4814,Australia Phone: (07) 4726 1222 Website: https://cranbrooss.eq.edu.au Fax: Email: [email protected]Absence Hotline Absence Hotline - 4726 1260 6 th August 2015 If students are absent please ring this number and leave a message detailing: Child's name Class Reason for absence Calendar Of Events 4 Week 4 Thursday 6th August Disco Friday 7th August Book Club Orders Due Week 5 Wednesday 12th August Red Track Interschool Athletics Carnival Week 6 Monday 17th August P&C Meeting Week 7 Saturday 29th August P&C Girls Night Out Week 8 Thursday 3rd September NAIDOC celebrations Years Prep to 3 Friday 4th September NAIDOC celebrations Years 4 to 6 NAIDOC whole school parade 9am
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Alice Street,CRANBROOK,QLD,4814,Australia Phone: (07) 4726 1222
If students are absent please ring this number and leave a message detailing:
Child's name
Class
Reason for absence
Calendar Of Events 4
Week 4 Thursday 6th August Disco
Friday 7th August Book Club Orders Due
Week 5 Wednesday 12th August Red Track Interschool Athletics Carnival
Week 6 Monday 17th August P&C Meeting
Week 7 Saturday 29th August P&C Girls Night Out
Week 8 Thursday 3rd September NAIDOC celebrations Years Prep to 3
Friday 4th September NAIDOC celebrations Years 4 to 6
NAIDOC whole school parade 9am
Principal's News (Week 4)
2 Minute Drop Off Zone
We deal with the issue of the correct use of our 2 minute drop off/pick up zone on a daily basis, fielding complaints that parents/caregivers are parking there for an extended length of time and often leaving their vehicles to collect their children.
Here is some information direct from the Queensland Government, Transport Department website.
Please read it carefully and adhere to the parking restrictions.
Drop-off and pick-up areas
Drop-off and pick-up areas, where you can quickly set down and pick up your children, are common outside schools (always on the school side of the road). They create a safe environment for children and keep traffic moving. Drop-off and pick-up areas are signed with passenger loading zone signs or 2 minute parking signs. These signs mean you have a maximum of 2 minutes to drop off or collect your children.
How they work
There can often be queues at drop-off and pick-up areas outside schools.
When using a drop-off and pick-up area you:
* must use the area like a quick moving taxi rank
* need to move forward in the queue of vehicles to the signed area
* can get out of your vehicle to quickly help your children get in and out safely (once in the signed area)— however you must not walk away from your vehicle
* are only allowed 2 minutes in the signed area (if you take any longer you can be fined)— if your children are not ready to get straight into your vehicle at pick-up time, you will need to
drive round the block and queue to enter the area again
* should only let your children out once you have pulled into the signed area (it is dangerous to let them out while waiting in a queue)
* should teach your children to look out for your vehicle and to get in quickly when you pull up
* must enter front in (never reverse).
Advantages of drop-off and pick-up areas
Drop-off and pick-up areas help to make school zones safe because:
* children are dropped off and picked up close to the school’s entrance (so they do not need to cross any roads)
* they reduce traffic jams around the school (as parents and carers come and go faster than if they were to park and walk into the school grounds)
* younger (non-school aged) children can stay in vehicles while their older siblings are dropped off and picked up—they do not need to walk, or be pushed or carried, to the
school’s entrance.
We need to eliminate the unsafe and illegal use of our 2 minute drop off zone. As a community we need to be proactive and you can do this by Contacting your council (http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/local-government-directory.html) to report an illegally or dangerously parked vehicle, or by contacting the police and giving them the number plate of the offending car/s.
Release of 2015 NAPLAN student reports and test results
Purpose
To provide schools with information about the release of the 2015 NAPLAN test results and the timelines for checking and querying school data.
Background
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is legislated to administer and report on the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). All marking of the 2015 NAPLAN papers has been completed. Schools were provided with the raw data for the literacy and numeracy tests on 13 July.
Information
NAPLAN individual student reports will be sent home on Friday 7 August.
The national analysis of the NAPLAN results will be released to the public in two stages — the 2015 Summary Report on 5 August and the 2015 National Report at a later date.
The 2015 Summary Report will show results at each year level and for each test by state or territory and nationally. It will be available from the National Assessment Program website: www.nap.edu.au/results_and_reports/national-reports.html.
Student Of The Week (Week 4)
Class Student
Prep A Beckett
Prep B Briella
Prep C Jasmine
Prep 1D Destiny
1B Patrick
1C Jack
2A Lywud
2B Tyrese
2C Maddison
3A Kai
3B Peyton
3/4C Chris
4A Jaimie
4B -
5A Jaspah
5B Jaxen
5C VJ
6A Madison
6B Zoe
6C
Curriculum Update Week 4
Assessment Tasks
Please request your copies of these assessment tasks if you would like to support your child at home. You can request them through the school website. Please click Request Assessment Tasks to access this option.
Homework is available on the school website for Term 3 Week 1-5 and is due back on Friday 14th August.
Please be aware that although homework is not compulsory
it is imperative that children read every night to ensure success with reading.
Learning Journey
Our staff at Cranbrook walked around and observed other teachers learning journeys on Monday. We are striving for 'assessment literate learners' that are fully aware of what their assessment tasks are and everything they need to know and be able to do at the beginning of the unit of work. Students will be able to articulate what they are learning and explain their learning using the learning journey in their classrooms. Feel free to visit your child’s classroom and see what their learning journey is starting to look like
Reef Guardian School
Congratulations to 3A who won Week 3 Waste Free Wednesday.
Every Wednesday Cranbrook State School will be encouraging litterless lunches. As a Reef Guardian school we will be trying to reduce the amount of rubbish we produce through #wastefreewednesday and offering a class reward each week on parade. Please have a discussion with your child about trying to reduce the amount of waste they produce. We are asking for ALL rubbish to be placed in the buckets and not taken home as this does not solve the problem of producing less waste. From here we will endeavour to move into composting and recycling.
Below are some ideas to start thinking about.
Lunch is packed in a reusable box or bag. (A paper or plastic bag counts if you use it again.)
Uneaten foods are not thrown away but kept in the lunch box/bag to be eaten later.
Partially-eaten foods are left in the lunch box/bag to be finished later or thrown away at home. (These foods should be taken home in a reusable container like a sturdy zip lock bag or a yogurt container with a lid or other plastic container.)
The lunch contains very little trash (no soiled paper napkins, chip bags, or plastic wrap, for example).
Recyclable containers/materials (aluminium cans and foil, #1 or #2 plastic bottles) are still in your lunch to be recycled at home.
What a laugh author/illustrator Michael Salmon was! Cranbrook students were entertained by Michael’s amazing cartoon drawing skills and heard how he developed book characters from events in his personal life. Turning his skate boarding dog, Bobo, into a superhero who saves the world, the monster that ate all of Canberra’s iconic buildings and Surfer Joe who was about to be eaten by a shark, were just a few that he shared. Michael drew caricatures of 4 very brave students and then allowed 2 students to draw a cartoon of him. We all thought the cartoons of Michael Salmon were very realistic!! Thank you to all the students who attended, we hope you enjoyed the experience. All of Michael Salmon’s drawings and books are on display in the Resource Centre for the next few weeks.
Jodie Shepherd & Marion Davies
P&C Spot (Week 4)
The P&C Spot
Hi all.
It is our aim to try to communicate to our community, the discussion points for the following P&C meeting. Everyone is welcome…..you may come along and join in the discussion, however, only members are eligible to vote. Joining is simple and is done on the night, as the last agenda item. Our next meeting is Monday, 17 August at 6.30pm. One thing we will be discussing is our current uniform dress. As a P&C, we have made the decision to discontinue the current check material. Surveys have gone out to our Prep – 2 parents and we will be collating the results of those and having a discussion
as to:
i) not have a dress option OR
ii) incorporate a new design, either a red/white/blue check or a plain red/white/blue option
We’ll also be looking at who we are going to use for our Bookpacks this year. Any feedback on how we’ve previously operated and who we’ve used, will be welcome.
As the weeks go on, we’ll keep you updated on various other topics that may be presented on the night.
Don’t forget TASTY TREAT TUESDAY! Each Tuesday until (and including) week 9, we’ll have an extra special ‘treat’ to be sold at the tuckshop. It could be a dotty cookie, or perhaps a brownie or maybe even a mini cheesecake!! Products will only be 50c/$1.
** Sparkle & Shine**
…..it’s Disco time!
Thursday, 6 August
Prep – 3: 5.30 – 7pm / Years 4 – 7: 7.30 – 9pm
Make sure you Sparkle & Shine
$5 entry fee will give you a sausage in bread and a chance in our lucky door prize
Food, drinks, treats and glow products will be on sale also
Please let us know if you are able to help out
Ladies, we hope you have Saturday, 29 August, marked in your diary for our
GIRLS NIGHT OUT.
It’s a chance to put on the frocks and the heels and enjoy some bubbly & canapés.
Tell your family, tell your friends
Tickets will be on sale from next Monday
$10 if purchased before 25 August / $15 afterwards
Entrance fee includes a glass of bubbly, canapés, a chance in the lucky door prize and a wonderful evening of entertainment and all things girly.
Bring along a few extra dollars too – you never know what you might like to buy!
Telstra employees? Please make yourself known to us if you are. It could be that you are able to help us secure a Telstra Grant for our kids!
Wednesday next week, sees our little athletics again heading off to represent our school in the ‘C’ Schools ‘Red Track’ Athletics comp. All the best kids! Come down family and friends and join the ‘Cranbrook Crew’ to cheer them on.
It’s exciting to see our new Prep/Year 1 playground beginning to take shape! That ‘s your hard work and support in the various fundraisers we do, so thank you.
Cowboys Adopt-a-School - Ethan Lowe's Visit Friday 24th July
During Ethan's last visit to Cranbrook State School he spent time in the hall with Mrs McMinn and students from 1C. He spoke to the children about what it takes to become an elite sportsperson, and gave them this advice, "It doesn't matter what you are doing, always do it the best that you can!"
He also played a game of evasion with the students, where they had to practice using the skills of agility, evasion and peripheral vision as balls were rolled from all directions for the students to dodge.
Cranbrook State School would like to acknowlege the sponsors of the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 2015 Adopt-a-School Program.
Tuckshop News (Week 4)
When you are preparing your child's tuckshop order, could you please ensure you are referring to the 2015 Tuckshop Menu. Some of the product prices and the Daily Specials have changed since the 2014 menu. 2015 Tuckshop Menu
Woolworths Earn & Learn Program Is Back!
This year Woolworths is offering a fundraiser called EARN & LEARN. Stickers and sheets will be given to customers of Woolworths when they make a purchase. 1 sticker per $10 spent.
Parents, please try to support our school by shopping at Woolworths and collecting the stickers. Don't forget to ask your friends and relatives to collect for us also.
NAIDOC Week was celebrated nationally on July 6-12.
At Cranbrook State School we are celebrating on Thursday, 3rd September (for Preps-3s) and Friday, 4th September (for 4s to 6s).
Our whole school parade with performances from the CSS's Choir and the Kirwan State High school's Aboriginal Dancers and Islander Boy and Girl Dancers is on Friday 4th September at 9am with a morning tea to follow. All parents will be cordially invited to attend the parade and the morning tea or come along to the fun, rotational activities. (Some Indigenous parents have kindly offered to come in and run a rotational activity such as dancing or Indigenous food tasting.) We look forward to seeing families there and celebrating the interesting and historical Aboriginal and Islander Cultures.
Kirwan State High School Enrolment Information 2015
August 11 Information night - 7pm in the Performing Arts Centre
August 18 Excellence ( academic ) testing 9am - please call the school on 47738152 to register
September 4 Enrolment forms due
September 8 Sport excellence trials
All general enquiries, please ring 4773 8111
Townsville State High School Enrolment Information 2015
What: Information Evening for Year 7
Where: Townsville State High School: School Library
