5 March 2021

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Even though it sometimes feels like we have only just returned to school and the year is still young, last Friday marked the mid-point of Term one. One-eighth of our school days are over for the year highlighting the importance each and every day has in the learning journey of our students. Our teachers dedicate vast amounts of time outside of their classroom contact hours ensuring our school programs meet the needs of every student. If students miss class time they miss vital learning time and are placed at a distinct disadvantage to their classmates. Research shows that students who have good patterns of attendance are more likely to achieve at school.

Make 2021 the year that your child does not miss a day of school, unless absolutely necessary.

Parent Information Sessions

A big thank you to the many parents/carers who were able to attend our Information Sessions over the past 2 weeks. I hope that you found them informative and I encourage you to continue to contact your child’s classroom teacher as it helps build stronger and more positive relationships between teachers and parents and keeps you actively involved in your child’s educational journey.

Zones of Regulation

During Pupil Free Days at the beginning of the term our staff undertook further training in unpacking of the Zones of Regulation. The Zones of Regulation curriculum is designed to help students learn to identify their feelings and emotional reactions and learn sensory and perspective-taking strategies to encourage better self-regulation across different situations. A simple colour-coded, four-zone format encourages learning. The Green Zone is used to describe a calm state of alertness. A person may be described as happy, focused, content, or ready to learn when in the Green Zone. This is the zone where optimal learning occurs. The Zones of Regulation will work alongside our Behavioural Expectations and our school values of Respect, Responsibility, Compassion and Excellence.

So if you are hearing your child speak about being in a colour zone, hopefully this will help explain a little as to why. We are hoping to run some parent sessions later in the year around the Zones to ensure that the partnership between school and home is further strengthened.

The Importance of Reading everyday

Recently I read an article from Professor John Hattie relating to his research on the significant impact reading in the early years has upon vocabulary development. In its simplest form, the more you read the more words you know. This in turn has a measurable impact on subsequent academic performance. The following statistics show the importance of why reading is vital in our student’s lives and why here at Musgrave Hill it is one of our highest priorities.

• Student A reads for 20 minutes a day, a total of 1 800 000 words in a year and achieves in the 90th percentile ranking on a standardised test.
• Student B reads for 5 minutes a day, a total of 28 200 words in a year and achieves in the 50th percentile ranking on a standardised test.
• Student C reads for 1 minute a day, a total of 8 000 words in a year and achieves in the 10th percentile ranking on a standardised test.

In the years prior to formal schooling, children develop their oral language (vocabulary) through being read to and via discussion of the world around them. Please help us to continue to make reading our focus and encourage your child/ren to read at home.

P & C

We will be holding our first face to face P & C meeting for some time on Thursday 11th March at 1.30pm until 2.30pm. As we still need to adhere to our COVID safety plan, it is imperative that you RSVP via the front office. As we can only permit 10 parents plus the Executive Team into the space in which we hold our meetings, we have to take the first in best dressed option, so if you are wanting to join us please ensure you RSVP.

Parents and Carers – Do we have your most up to date contact details?

There are times when we may need to get in touch with you. Do we have your most up to date details? If not, please contact the school on 5644 5555 or admin@musgravehillss.eq.edu.au so we can update our records. These details include your name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to let the school know if any of these details change.

Julie-Anne McGuinness

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Friday 19/2/2021

Friday 26/2/21

SCHOOL PHOTO DAYS

School Photography Date: 16th and 17th March 2021
SCHOOL PHOTO ORDER CODE: RYY C2M 1ER

School photography day is coming up very soon and envelopes have been sent home. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link above or by using the envelope provided.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school.
• Don’t forget to order your sibling photos now.
• Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day.
• Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken.
• Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups available at school’s advancedorder site (follow the link above) and your child’s advancedyou photo site.

*Sibling photographs must be ordered either online or by order envelope prior to the day of photography. A photograph will not be taken without an order. Sibling photographs can only be taken of children enrolled at the school.

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FINANCE NEWS

We are going cashless

We will no longer be accepting cash payments in the office. The office will now only accept EFTPOS.

Other forms of payment available are Bpoint which has the information on the bottom of all invoices sent home and our tuckshop/uniform shop only accept Qkr, which is available online or you can download their App.

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Sushi Day

We are having another Sushi Day on Thursday 11th March, all orders must be placed on Qkr! by Wednesday 10th March 9:00am. We have the following available:

Chicken Bento Box $10.00
Teriyaki Chicken Salad $8.00
Sushi Twin Pack $5.00 each (Avocado, Beef Teriyaki, California Roll, Smoked Salmon & Avocado, Chicken Honey Soy, Chicken & Avocado, Teriyaki Chicken, Tuna & Mayo and Tuna & Avocado)
Kewpie May $0.30
Soy Sauce $0.30

Cross Country and Subway

At the end of Term on Thursday 1st April we are having our School Cross Country so we have teamed up with Subway to offer a Meal Deal for the day. It will be for second break only. The Meal Deal costs $7.50 and you will receive a six-inch sub, cookie and a drink. There will be four subs to choose from Ham, Turkey, Chicken and Vegetarian. The subs come with a standard salad of lettuce, cucumber, carrot and mayonnaise (sorry no changes accepted). There are also three drinks to choose from - Apple Juice, Water or Calciyum. All orders need to be placed on Qkr! no later than Monday 29th March at 9:00am. You can go onto the Qkr! App now or online to place your orders.

Lost Property

Please see attached photo for all lost property containers and drink bottles that are located outside the tuckshop. If you see your child’s belongings please tell them to come up to the tuckshop to collect it.

Musgrave Way Awards

If your child is lucky enough to receive a ‘Musgrave Way Award’, you can redeem it by writing a note with a tuckshop order for lunch with the award attached and get your child to hand it in to the tuckshop before school on the day of the order. The other option is to tell your child to come up and see Sally or Rach in the tuckshop and they can place an order with them. If you are unsure of prices or just have a query please don’t hesitate to call the Tuckshop and we will do our best to help you out.

Tuckshop Orders

If you have ordered Tuckshop for your child and they are going to be away sick please ring the Tuckshop no later than 9.30am and we can hold the lunch over until they come back. We currently only make to order and unfortunately if you have not called up before the cut off the food will be made.

Sally McWilliams – Tuckshop/Uniform Convenor

CRAZY HAIR DAY

Friday March 12th
is Crazy Hair Day at Musgrave Hill

• Come to school wearing a crazy, colourful hairstyle and bring a donation to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.
• We will have a “Craziest Hair Champion” (as voted by you) from every class.
• Class champions will receive a FREE Meal Deal from the tuckshop!
• If you can’t wear your hat at breaks, we will have alternative activities organised for you in undercover areas

Cost: Please bring a donation to help support people and families suffering with Leukaemia.

Lucas Duckett in Year 6 is shaving his head at Meet & Greet on the day. Please consider sponsoring this brave student and leave a message of support on his fundraising page if you can. Go to the World’s Greatest Shave website and type ‘Lucas Duckett’ into the ‘donate to an individual’ box.

*Please no permanent crazy haircuts/colours/styles

PREP 2022 – SCHOOL TOUR – ENROL NOW

KindyLinQ – 2021

Musgrave Hill State School is lucky enough to be hosting KindyLinQ in 2021. We are looking forward to working closely with 3 year old’s and their families and finding exciting new ways to play and learn together. "

A WORD FROM OUR GUIDANCE OFFICER

Helping kids become resilient

Definition: ‘Resilience – the ability to cope in times of stress or hardship.’

As parents we work to equip our children with the tools they need to solve their own problems, to respond to difficulties, to feel good about themselves and others, and to perceive the future in a hopeful and confident manner.

It would be great if all children arrived with a Do it Yourself Manual but here are some ideas to help your child become resilient.

Brooks and Goldstein talks of 10 key principles for resilience

• Be empathetic – teach understanding of how another person might feel, recognize your own feelings
• Communicate and listen effectively – and respond to what your child is saying
• Love your children in ways that make them feel special and appreciated – let them know you love them unconditionally.
• Accept your child for who they are and help them to set reasonable goals – goals for today, and goals for the future. It’s good to work towards something.
• Help them experience success in whatever they show competence in (even if it’s collecting bugs)
• Focus on positives, reword negative talk – sometimes the positive may be hard to see, but it’s there. Always end a conversation with something positive. Instead of saying `don’t ….’, say ‘what you want your child to do’.
• Help them to understand that ‘mistakes’ are just things yet to be learnt
• Develop responsibility, compassion and social awareness by providing opportunities where you child can contribute or give back to others.
• Teach your child to solve problems and make decisions (What’s the problem? What are the choices? Which is the best choice? Try it. If it doesn’t work review your choices.)
• Discipline in a way that promotes self- discipline and self-worth. Punishment is one form of discipline and often a least effective form as it teaches the child what not to do rather than what to do, and can often build resentment. It is difficult to teach your child a better way to behave when you yourself are angry and upset. So be calm, tell your child what you want them to do, and praise your child for doing the right thing. Have a plan in place for dealing with noncompliance. But be calm. Your child is watching you and will copy how you behave.

In following these principles, we will contribute to helping our children be resilient, to be emotionally healthy, equipped to successfully confront challenges, and bounce back from setbacks.

Adapted from ‘Raising Resilient Children’ by R.Brooks and S. Goldstein

Joy Wheeler – Guidance Officer

CLASSROOM CAPERS – PREP SILVER

Amy Radisavlyevic – Classroom Teacher

SCHOOL BANKING EVERY THURSDAY

Remember to bring your bank books in every THURSDAY

Every deposit received earns a token, collect 10 tokens to redeem a prize.

There is no minimum amount to deposit.

If you have any questions or would like to open an account for your child (or even another child not attending Musgrave (under the age of 16)) then please log onto the link below and click on the link.

UPCOMING EVENTS