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Reports- Semester 1 reports will come home on Wednesday 21 June.
School Review- Term 3, Week 1 Wednesday-Friday.
School Attendance- well done to Prep for having the highest attendance for May.
National Sorry Day- thank you to students and staff who supported this event.
Under 8’s Day- save the date! Thursday 22 June.
School Jumpers- label, label, label clothing items sent to school!
Carpark Safety- please do not walk through carparks- use pedestrian access gates.
Exciting News!
Following the positive feedback from our P-2 teachers who attended Sounds-Write training earlier this term, we have extended the Professional Development training in Synthetic Phonics to include our Years 3-6 teachers. This will take place over Semester 2 and early into next year. We have also prioritised our growing collection of decodable readers to support our early years and build confidence for older readers who haven’t yet fully grasped the code for reading, and will be doubling the books we have purchased in 2022-23. This has been a significant investment for our school in resourcing and building the capacity of our teachers. We are looking forward to the positive impact that the implementation of Sounds-Write will have across our school moving forward.
Reporting Process
Semester One reports will be emailed home to parents on Wednesday 21 June. This semester you will receive for English and Mathematics an overview of your child’s learning in class and a personalised goal in those subjects.
We have also updated our Behaviour and Effort rubric which has been uploaded to our website- curriculum folder. Behaviour refers to the individual behaviours demonstrated by your child aligned to our school expectations of Safe, Respectful and Responsible.
Effort, refers to their self-application to learning tasks.
School Review
Every Queensland state school is reviewed by the School and Region Reviews (SRR) branch at least once every 4 years. The reviews play an important part in how the department supports school improvement. They provide schools with independent feedback, tailored to their context and needs.
Our school is scheduled to have our next review in Week 1 of Term 3, from Wednesday-Friday.
During the review period a team of educators will visit our school to meet with school staff, student leaders, parents and community members. During the review period you may be approached at school by a reviewer to get your feedback on our school. I encourage you to chat with the reviewers and share your thoughts on our school and our next steps for continued improvement.
School Attendance
National Sorry Day
Thank you to the students and staff of Wondall who came together in both classroom learning activities and by dressing in purple to mark National Sorry Day.
Under Eight's Day
Our annual Under 8’s Day will occur on Thursday 22 June 2023. Please save the date and spread the word far, we would love to see parents and future Wondall students attend. On the morning there will be lots of activities for children and even a food stand for parents!
School Jumpers
Carpark Safety
To help ensure the safety of all of our community members we ask that pedestrians DO NOT cut through the school carparks, particularly the two carparks controlled by the boom gates. Please enter our school grounds via the designated pedestrian gates along Wondall Road.
Synthetic Phonics and Reading Update
This week our second group of P-2 and Inclusion teachers are attending Sounds-Write training from Monday – Thursday. All of our teachers attending this professional learning have found it of great benefit for their own development as teachers of reading and are excited to implement it in their classrooms.
We are all very excited to have our teachers from Years 3-6 also being included in this professional learning opportunity over coming months and look forward to the positive impacts on our students’ learning from Prep right through to Year 6.
This week I started working with our wonderful Teacher Aides to learn about synthetic phonics and how they can support our teachers and students in using synthetic phonics to learn to read and write. Our dedicated team are appreciative of every opportunity to better support our students and are using their knowledge already to work with students.
Library News
This week we have followed up with overdue books outstanding from Term 1 and have sent home invoices for their replacement. It is our preferred option to have the books returned to school so that other students may borrow them. If you have received an invoice for replacement, but have located the loan item, please return it to the Office, and we will cancel the invoice. When invoices have been paid or the books returned, those students will be able to borrow again.
Instrumental Music Performance
Our Senior and Junior Bands have commenced regular rehearsals and will be presenting a performance on Thursday 15 June from 3:15-4:00pm in our Hall. Families are welcome to attend this event. This is an excellent opportunity for families of Year 3 students considering expressing an interest in joining our Instrumental Music program for Year 4 beginners in 2024 to come along and see what they could learn in our program.
Notice of Intention to Attend Wondall Heights State School in 2024
We are currently looking at Wondall Heights State School’s planning needs for the 2024 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 2024 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 will be communicated shortly. Early forward planning will help to make 2024 as successful as possible, for all our students.
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 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. From there, enrolled 2024 Prep children will be invited to multiple orientation days where they will meet our Prep staff, use our Prep spaces and begin to become familiar with each other. This Prep transition process is vital in preparing your child for a great start to school!
Please share this information with family and friends living in the catchment area!
PBL Focus Weeks 7 and 8 – "Wondall Learners are respectful when they follow instructions"
Our focus for the next two weeks is, ’Wondall Learners are respectful when they follow instructions’. The objective of this focus is for students to understand showing respect is important for a positive and productive classroom and playground environment.
In class, students will discuss:
- Why should we be respectful by following instructions?
- Why do we need to follow instructions the first time?
- How can we respond to instructions politely?
- Why should we respect others' right to learn?
Students will explore that being respectful means showing kindness and consideration to others, including our teachers and classmates. By following instructions, we create a school environment where everyone can grow and succeed. Respecting others' right to learn ensures that everyone feels safe, valued, and able to focus on their studies. There are three ways we can show respect by following instructions:
- Follow the instruction first time
- Respond politely to staff and peers
- Respect others’ right to learn
Parents - The school is observing Prime coming onto the school grounds over the last week. Please remind your children that Prime is not appropriate for consumption while on school grounds. Please discourage your children from bringing the bottles filled with water.
Thank you to those students, families and staff who attended our Active School Travel Walk Safely to School Park’n’Stride on Friday 19 May.
| EVENT | DATE |
| Yr 1 Connect with Heritage Incursion (2 classes per day) | 7 & 8 June |
| Toko Ton Taiko Drumming Performance | 12 June |
| Learning Celebration | 14 June |
| Yr 5 Camp - Currumbin Valley (2 classes) | 19 - 21 June |
| Yr 5 Camp - Currumbin Valley (2 classes) | 21 - 23 June |
| Yr 6 Camp - Maranatha | 20 - 23 June |
