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Welcome
Hello and welcome to Term 4! I would like to extend my thanks to the Wondall community for the warm welcome I have already received. I am excited to join Wondall Heights State School as Principal and continue the journey of academic, sporting and cultural success.
Over the coming weeks, I look forward to the opportunity of meeting our community and importantly learning about the school, its operations and developing positive relationships with our learners, staff and parents.
2021 Enrolments and Intentions
As we enter into Term 4, we're planning for our 2021 school year, our class composition and staffing allocation. To this extent, we ask that families please contact the office on 3906 6444 or email admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au for:
- 2021 Enrolments (all year levels)
- Notification if your family (excluding year 6 students) are NOT returning in 2021.
COVID Operating Guidelines
As a school, our number one priority is ensuring the safety of our students, staff and wider community. We continue to implement our COVID safe practices based on the advice of Queensland Health and Education Queensland. These documents are freely available from https://qed.qld.gov.au/about-us/news-and-media/novel-coronavirus/covid-19-operating-guidelines-for-queensland-state-schools
In line with the operating guidelines, some of our ‘normal’ activities have had to either be modified or cancelled, the intention with all of this comes back to safety and is paramount at the current time. We ask for your understanding and support as we continue to work through these different times.
Importantly, we ask that:
- Adult access to the school is limited to essential purposes only. Parents are not to enter classrooms.
- If you need to speak with a staff member, please call the office or email the staff member to make suitable arrangements.
- General enquiries are welcome to the parent window at the Administration Block.
- Do not enter the school if you are unwell.
- Please monitor your child’s health and if they are unwell, do not send them to school.
- Ensure that social distancing is maintained including 1.5m between adults and limiting physical contact.
Together, we can do our bit to keep Wondall and our greater community healthy.
Regards
Mark Wright
Welcome back to Term 4, I hope everyone had a restful holiday!
2021 BOOKLISTS
We are currently finalising 2021 booklists and will be sending them out shortly. There will be an option to order book packs by the end of October if you wish to have them delivered by mid-January. Alternatively, you may purchase items on the book at your discretion. Please keep an eye out for further information coming soon.
2020 SCHOOL PHOTOS
School photos will be distributed in the next week. Please contact MSP for any photo queries.
07 3848 3946 |
admin.seq@msp.com.au
PO Box 3132 TARRAGINDI QLD 4121
www.msp.com.au
PREP INFORMATION SESSIONS
We are currently taking Prep 2021 enrolments – please come to the school office to enrol your child ASAP, if you haven’t already done so.
PREP INTERVIEW SESSIONS
We will be offering a final interview session on the 3 November for those parents and children who didn’t attend the earlier sessions in September. We will send out information shortly.
PREP TRANSISITON VIDEO
In light of COVID-19, we have had restrictions placed on who enters the school grounds, in order to keep our students and school community safe. As we have not been able to provide tours to our future prep families, we have made a Prep Transition Video to showcase what a day in the life of a prep student looks like. Thank you to Mr Palmer for his wonderful work on this and thank you to our featured prep students… very cute!!
Please visit our website to view the link.
https://wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au/enrolments
PREP ORIENTATION SESSIONS
The next event will be our Prep Orientation sessions held 23-27 November. In these sessions, our future 2021 Prep students will join a prep classroom one morning to experience what it feels like to be in Prep. Parents will join the leadership team once more to learn tips and tricks for getting children ready for Prep, as well as have a chance to purchase uniforms etc. We will send out invites to families who have enrolled in early November.
Athletics Carnival
Last term, students participated in throwing and jumping events during physical education classes. During week 3, of this term, students will participate in running events in year level groups. Students will have the opportunity to run and cheer on their fellow house members. Students will be able to wear their house colour shirts on their carnival day.
22nd October - Prep, Yr 1 and Yr 2
23rd October - Yr 3 – 6
Due to COVID restrictions parents and carers are unable to attend this event.
VIKINGS TROJANS SPARTANS ROMANS
Congratulations Eujin!
During the holidays, Eujin participated in the 2020 Queensland Junior Table Tennis Championships in Brisbane. She received a gold medals in U11 Girls Single, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Eujin also won three bronze medals in U13 Girls Singles, Girls Team & Girls Doubles. What an outstanding effort.
Pam Kondys
The 2020 Student Engagement and Wellbeing Survey pilot will be conducted later this term
Later this term, students in Year 4 and Year 5 will be asked to participate in a Student Engagement and Wellbeing Survey. We know that wellbeing and engagement are important parts of your child’s life at school. Our school, and the department, want to support students in the best way possible and are looking at improved ways to accurately collect information on these important topics.
The Student Engagement and Wellbeing Survey pilot is a new tool designed to measure how Queensland students view aspects of their wellbeing and engagement. Results from this survey will provide an indication of our students’ levels of wellbeing and engagement, allowing us to determine how we can best support our students and meet their needs.
This is the first pilot of the survey and is only available to select schools across Queensland. The survey is voluntary and will take students approximately 30 minutes to complete during class time. A parent information letter will be sent out later this term.
What is the survey about?
The survey measures many aspects of students’ wellbeing, engagement and experience at school. It includes questions about resilience, school climate, sense of belonging, motivation and perseverance, academic self-concept, personal social capabilities, general life satisfaction, future outlook and aspirations, relationships with peers, with teachers and at home, and general health.
Find out more and view Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) online at: https://qed.qld.gov.au/publications/reports/statistics/schooling/students/engagement-and-wellbeing-survey
Swimming lessons Term 4
Please see the picture attached for acceptable styles for boys togs, girls togs, boys and girls sunshirts and boys and girls swim caps.
Other items to bring on swimming days are a towel, spare underwear and a bag.
Optional Extras:
Goggles that fit your child’s face (no diving or snorkelling styles), ear plugs/ear bands (students wearing these need to be able to insert and remove themselves).
ON SWIMMING DAYS DO NOT WEAR JEWELERRY, FITNESS BANDS OR WATCHES. THIS INCLUDES: EAR RINGS, RINGS, NECKLACES, WRIST/ANKLE BANDS. IF THEY ARE WORN THEY CAN GET CUT, GET CAUGHT, LOST OR MALFUNCTION.
Tuckshop offers a range of healthy choices Monday-Friday at 1st and 2nd breaks.
Orders must be placed online through www.quickcliq.com.au
For your convenience you can order 24/7.
Exciting news- our daily specials have changed for term four!
New days and new items.
- When ordering soups, ice blocks or Slushies would you please remind your child to return to the Tuckshop with their paper bag for collection, as we simply are unable to pack these items for delivery to class.
- We are not currently accepting cash payment for Tuckshop. If you would like your child to have a lunch time treat these will need to be ordered online through www.quickcliq.com.au
- Quickcliq cut off is 8am every day.
- We are not able to store parents’ own Zooper Doopers or ice blocks.
- Birthday packs of Zooper Doopers are available to purchase online.
WARNING!!!
Spring has sprung and along with the warmer weather, we often have increased snake sightings and swooping Birds.
Please remind your children that if they see a snake they should leave the area and advise a teacher on duty as soon as possible.
Our resident butcher bird is again swooping at the basketball courts, the hall carpark and near I block. Please be careful when walking in these areas.
