Principal Update
Key Summary
Cross Country- a great day of running!
Parent Teacher Interviews- tonight in the Hall, bookings via SOBS.
Parade- face to face parades resume for students.
Lost Property- have your child check the Arena for lost property.
School Banking Finishes- effective 31 July 2021, school banking programs will no longer be offered in Queensland state schools.
Prep Enrolments 2022- enrolments are now open for 2022 prep eligible children.
NAPLAN Online- NAPLAN Online assessments commence Tuesday 11 May
Cross Country
A big thank you to Mr Bloxsam, our grounds team and supporting staff for the organisation of the recent Cross Country! It was a terrific day of running for our students. Congratulations and good luck to the students selected to represent at the district level.
Parent Teacher Interviews
Interviews will be held tonight in the Hall. Sessions will run for 10 minutes with bells to signal the change. Please be considerate of the time allocation you have and follow all signage in the Hall area. Desks will have classes displayed for teachers.
Parade
This term we are resuming our face to face parades for students. Over the last year, with the requirements around COVID, face to face parades were suspended. Now, we are excited to re-commence our parades for students. Due to capacity requirements of the Hall space, parades will remain for school students and staff only. Throughout the year, we do look forward to expanding these to parents when the opportunity presents. Our first few weeks of parades will focus on establishing parade routines and audience behaviours.
Lost Property
In the Arena area we currently have lost property on display. These will remain in place until Thursday afternoon, any items not claimed or without a name visible will be disposed.
School Banking
School banking services will cease to be offered in our school and all Queensland state schools from 31 July 2021. In line with several other states and territories, the Department of Education’s decision is in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) Review of School Banking Programs report in December 2020. Students will be able to maintain their banking relationship directly with their bank. Consumer and financial literacy will continue to be delivered to students as part of the Prep to Year 10 Australian Curriculum, including Moneysmart and the BuySmart competition.
Prep Enrolments 2022
Notice of Intention to Attend Wondall Heights State School in 2022
We are currently looking at Wondall Heights State School’s planning needs for the 2022 school year. Part of this planning is considering the number of students we will have enrolled in the school. If your child is of Prep age for the 2022 school year and you are considering enrolment at Wondall Heights State School, can you please let us know your intentions by contacting the school. This is not binding and the catchment area and enrolment requirements still apply. The enrolment process will begin in Term 3 and is, outlined below.
Enrolment Process
In catchment students can currently enrol at the office during office opening hours.
Out-of-catchment students can join the waiting list, please contact the office.
A decision will be made for out-of-catchment enrolments in early Term 3, you will be invited to attend the Prep Enrolment Sessions in September if you are successful in securing a place at Wondall Heights State School.
Prep Enrolment Sessions will consist of a group interview where parents will be presented information and asked to fill in questionnaires whilst their children interact with our teachers, in a group setting. The new format is designed to create a sense of community and for children and families to meet and establish connections in preparation for 2022. This format will also allow our staff to spend more time getting to know your children and to observe their interactions with other children. More information about this process will be provided to families next term when booking an interview.
Please share this information with family and friends living in the catchment area!
Save the Date – Prep 2021 Information Session 1
Tuesday 8 June 5:30-6:30pm in the Performing Arts Hall
Everyone is invited to attend the information session on Tuesday 8 June, whether in catchment or out-of-catchment. Enrolment forms will not be handed out at this session, they will need to be collected from the office during school opening hours to check for enrolment requirements.
Australian Early Developmental Census (AEDC)
In early 2021, our school, along with thousands of others across the country will begin preparations for the fifth Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).
The AEDC gives us a national picture of the development, health and wellbeing of children in their first year of full-time school. Since 2009, the census results have helped communities, schools and governments plan services and develop better policies to target support for children and families.
Children don’t miss any class time, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information for the census. The AEDC gives us data at a school and community level - it isn’t an assessment of individual children.
Some teachers have also noticed that completing the assessments made them more aware of the needs of individual children and the class as a whole and that the census results are useful in planning for transitions to Year 1 and developing class programs.
Participation in the AEDC is voluntary. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.
To find out more about the census and how communities are using the data to help children and families visit the AEDC website: www.aedc.gov.au.
Wondall Heights State School will be completing the census 5-14 May 2021. If you have any questions, you can contact Sarah Abbot on 3906 6444 or sabbo6@eq.edu.au.
NAPLAN Online
Wondall Heights State School will commence NAPLAN Online assessments on Tuesday, 11th May and conclude testing on Friday, 14th May. If you do not wish your child to participate in NAPLAN please contact the office by Friday 7th May 2021.
For further information, please follow the links below: