19 March 2021

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

As this term draws to a close with only 2 weeks left to go, it is important to remember that every day at school counts so please ensure your children continue to come to school right up until the last day. Our overall attendance percentage is sitting at 91.7% and our target is 95%.

Effective Communication

Effective communication between schools, parents/carers, students and the community is the foundation for developing and maintaining partnerships. I just wanted to outline the protocols to ensure we are all on the same page.

• For urgent matters, student absences, early collection, enrolments, changes to contact details and to arrange time to meet with teachers or the School Leadership Team please contact the office by telephone: Phone: (07) 5644 5555 Please note that office hours are Monday to Friday – 8:00am-3:30pm.
• It is important to remember that teachers are busy with the students in their classes from 8:40am to 2.50pm therefore will be unable to respond to emails during this time. For urgent matters please contact the school office. Teachers will endeavour to respond to all emails within a 24-hour period.
• Administration Officers and the Leadership Team will access their emails at various times throughout the day and will respond to parents/carers within a 24-hour period.
• Please avoid using email to pass on messages about going home arrangements as staff may not always be able to access emails during the school day.
• If you wish to discuss your students’ needs with the class teacher, meeting times will be arranged outside contact hours with students.
• All families are requested to provide their email details on enrolment. Updates can be made by contacting the Administration Office.

Important Survey around School Times for Term 2 2021

Hopefully, you all received the email I sent out Wednesday regarding this survey. For those who may have missed the information, plus the survey link, I have added it in this section of the newsletter. As most of you would be aware at the end of 2020 we conducted a comprehensive survey regarding start and finish times for Musgrave Hill. The results were extremely close with the current model getting over the line by the slimmest of margins. The purpose of changing the times was to help alleviate the traffic congestion around the school at those peak drop off and pick up times. Being out the front most afternoons and getting feedback from parents, students and staff, this current model has not really had the desired outcome we were hoping for. Therefore, we are seeking your opinion again to change our times back to those times prior to COVID 2020.

I know any change may have little impact on our traffic issues but these two options allow for all our students to start and finish at the same time, ensuring every minute available for learning is fully utilised.

A strong consultation process is the key to any major decisions or changes that may be implemented. For this reason, I am asking that you take the time to complete a short survey and have your say. The link for this survey is below. It will take you less than a minute to complete and your opinion matters. The survey closes 9.am Monday 22nd March.

P & C

Last Thursday, our P&C held our first face to face meeting in almost 8 months. Our Executive P & C members for 2021 are-:

• President-: Melissa Holland
• Vice-President-: Rachele White
• Secretary-: Alana Carson and Jane Bell as support secretary if required
• Treasurer-: Sally Grassick

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Alison McNamara for her role as secretary in 2020. She did an amazing job in difficult circumstances.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Executive Team for their support of the school and for volunteering to take on these important roles. The school is lucky to have such a dedicated team of volunteers who give their free time for the betterment of Musgrave Hill State School and I look forward to working with the P&C team throughout 2021. Please give them your full support throughout the year.

Julie-Anne McGuinness

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Harmony Day

To celebrate Harmony Day here on the hill, this Friday we held a whole school morning tea. All classes met on the Multi Purpose Court at 11am. This is a fantastic initiative by the school and it coincided with Bullying No Way Day.

Clean Up Australia Day

On Sunday 7th March, our Environmental Leader Sabella and our Student Council President Kaiki were invited by Sam O'Connor MP to kayak over to Wavebreak Island and pick up rubbish for Clean Up Australia Day. Please check out the link below to follow their journey for the day.

Healthy Harold Promo Video

Musgrave Hill School Leaders were selected to be a part of the Healthy Harold Hundred promo video. They had a great morning playing with Harold and participating in anti-bullying sessions. Please take the time to view this fun video. Link below.

Crazy Hair Day

Combining our school-based donations with a huge online total in support of Lucas Duckett we managed to raise a whopping $1929 for the Leukaemia Foundation on Friday. Thank you so much everyone, our school never ceases to amaze me with their generosity.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Friday 5/3/2021

Friday 12/3/2021

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, The linkis found on the bottom of all invoices sent home and our tuckshop/uniform shop only accept Qkr, which is available online or you can download the Qkr! app.

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Cross Country and Subway

At the end of Term on Thursday 1st April we are having our School Cross Country and 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.

If you require a paper order form they will be handed out to the students next Friday to go home. Order forms will need to be returned, with the correct money attached, by Monday 29th March to the Class Teacher or straight to the Tuckshop before school.

Sushi Day

We are having another Sushi Day on Thursday 25th March, all orders must be placed on Qkr! by Wednesday 24th March 9:00am. We have the following available for order:

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 Mayo $0.30
Soy Sauce $0.30

Munch and Crunch

The Tuckshop is no longer providing Munch & Crunch on the tuckshop menu due to delays in class learning time. Please remember to pack an apple, pear or carrot sticks for your child.

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 directly. 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.

Ordered Lunch but your Child is Away

If you have ordered tuckshop for your child and they are going to be away sick, simply 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 before the cut off time then the food will have already been made.

Tuckshop 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.

Uniform News

Please remember all orders must be placed on Qkr! The orders will be delivered to the classrooms no later than 24 hours after the purchase date. If your child has not receive their item please contact the uniform shop.

We have finally received all our stock from Brisbane. All back orders for polo shirts, shorts and skorts have been sent out, if you are still missing any items please contact the uniform shop.

Winter Jackets

The winter jackets are due to be ordered this week and we are looking at receiving them in the first week of Term 2. I have a number of jackets on backorder but if you are concerned that you might not be on the list please give me a call and I can help you out.

Sally McWilliams - Tuckshop and Uniform Convenor

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

All About Worrying - 3 steps to stop worrying

Everybody worries. Grown-ups do it and kids do it, too. But what should you do about it? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these 3 steps:

1. Try to figure out what you're worried about.
2. Think about ways to make the situation better.
3. Ask for help.

1. Figure it out.

Sometimes, you will know exactly what you're worried about. Other times, you might not know exactly what's bugging you. Let's say you're worried about a teacher who seems mean. But maybe what's really bothering you is that you're having trouble with math. If you get some help with math, that teacher might seem just fine.

Some problems, like family problems, are big and have a lot of parts. That can make it tough to zero in what the problem is or to pick one part of the problem to try to solve. But being able to focus on your problem — or at least part of it — is the first step to taking action. If you're having trouble figuring out what worries you, skip to Step 3 and get some help from a parent or another person you trust.

2. Think of ways to make it better.

There is almost always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it probably won't solve your problem. But switching to an action mode can help you feel more hopeful.

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the actions you could take — from writing the friend a note to inviting him or her over for a game of basketball. Should you apologize for whatever happened between the two of you? Once you have a list of possible actions, you can select the one you think is most likely to get your friendship back on track.

But what if you can't think of anything to do to make your particular problem better? Then it's time to jump to Step 3 (it's the next step anyway) and ask someone for help.

3. Ask for help.

Worrying can make you feel lonely. When you're worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. Sometimes people say, "Why should I bother? He/she can't do anything about it." But here are two reasons to give it a shot anyway:

1. You don't know for sure that no one can help until you share your feelings and let the person try to help.
2. Just the act of telling someone what's bothering you can make you feel a little better. Afterward, you are no longer alone with your worries and whomever you told (parent, sister, brother, friend, counselor) is now is thinking about ways to help you.

A Final Word About Worry

Did you know worry is not all bad? If you weren't worried (at least a little) about that test, you might not study for it. And if you weren't worried about getting sunburned, you might not wear your sunscreen.

But some kids worry so much that it keeps them from doing the stuff they need and want to do. If that sounds like you, you know what to do by now: Turn to good old Step 3 and ask someone for help.

Adapted from “Worry Less in Three Steps’ from KidsHealth.com

Joy Wheeler – Guidance Officer

CLASSROOM CAPERS – PREP YELLOW

Ms Benson – Classroom Teacher

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