25 July 2022

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Welcome Back

It is great to see all our students back, rested and ready for everything Term 3 has to offer, and what a perfect way to finish week 1 with our whole school Sports Day. The weather was perfect, the students were excited and it was terrific to see so many parents/carers in attendance.

COVID- Safe Practices

As we have heard recently, Qld is struggling under the fourth wave but as we have been doing throughout the entire pandemic, we will continue to have key safety measures in place across the whole school. However, it is a timely reminder to continue to stay 1.5m away from other people whenever possible and practicing good hygiene protocols. The wearing of face masks at this stage remains a personal decision for each individual and as a school we support whatever decision people choose to make.

I will continue to keep the community updated if anything changes.

School Opinion Surveys

The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys will be conducted in Term 3 and will close on 12 August 2022. All families, school staff and students in target year levels (5, 6, 8 and 11) will be invited to participate. We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what our school does well, and how we can improve.

An invitation to complete the Parent/Caregiver Survey will be emailed to one parent/caregiver per family in the week beginning 11 July. The invitation will be sent from the Department of Education, not the school, and it will have the subject line School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2022. Check your junk email folders if you can’t find it. The survey can be completed as soon as the invitation is received and will take approximately 5 minutes using a computer, tablet or smart phone.

Name Signs

To make the Pick-Up Zone operate more effectively can we ask that you have the name of your child/ren clearly and largely displayed on your dash. We are more than happy to make these signs up for you, just let the ladies in the office know you need a sign and we will get this to you ASAP.

Traffic Around the School

Unfortunately, as Principal, I have no jurisdiction over traffic around the school. My role is to encourage and engage with the school community to request parents are aware of and follow the road rules and school rules relating to driving, parking, drop off and pick-ups around the school.

Reminder of how the Drop off and Pick up Zone Operates-:

For this process to work efficiently and effectively we need everyone to do the right thing. The passenger pickup/drop off zone allows for quick pick up or drop off of children during congested peak school times.

Our staff are out the front to assist with a smooth transition through this area for all. I understand that this zone can be very frustrating at times but I ask that you please continue to respect the wonderful staff who are there simply to ensure the safety of our students.

How to use the Drop off and Pick up zone.

• Vehicles move slowly along the loading zone towards the front of the queue
• Your child/ren names should be displayed on your car dash
• Children are called to the stairs
• Children are then escorted to your stationary vehicle
• Keep moving forward
• Please don’t get out of your car
• Motorists ‘give each other a fair go’
• If your child is not there then you move to the front of the line and can stay there in your vehicle for a maximum of two minutes before you are required to move off and park or go around the block and re-enter the line.

The Staff Carpark

Please do not use the staff car parks for a pick up and drop off for your child. This is for staff only. It is also an unsupervised area and we have already had a couple of near misses the year. It is a narrow area. All foot traffic through the car park should be on the footpaths provided – not between the cars.

Amazing Achievement

Riyo Kawabata recently competed at the Qld and NSW State Titles for squash. Riyo dominated in her age division winning both State Titles. She did not drop a game in any of her matches which is an incredible feat. In September Ryio will complete in the Australian Junior Championship in Perth seeded number 1.

We here at Musgrave are all so proud of her and wish her all the best in the upcoming competitions.

Julie-Anne McGuinness – Principal

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Congratulations to all our amazing students who competed in our Athletics Carnival on Friday. Not only did we have sunshine and clear skies, it was a day full of colour, House spirit, fun and some very serious athletic competition.

Many people contributed to making the Athletics Carnival a successful event. Thank you to Paul Connolly for preparing the oval for the Carnival. Additionally, a big thank you to the staff who worked as officials and supervisors, the student helpers and the House Coordinators. With them, the carnival was able to run smoothly and efficiently.

A special mention to our House Captains who put on an entertaining performance in leading the House War Cries and march past in every attempt to be awarded House points.

After a full day of fierce competition and many scraped knees from desperate dives over the finish line, the event concluded with the following results.

March Past

Koala (Lead by their very own Koala mascot and all the athletes in flowing red capes.)

House Champions 2022:

1st place- Koala
2nd place- Pelican
3rd place- Dolphin

In addition to the Carnival House Champions, a separate award is calculated based on demonstration of House Spirit, this includes but was not limited to: house cheers, volunteering, maintaining their house area and demonstrating good sportsmanship.

House Spirit Award 2022:

Pelican

House Spirit medals 2022:

Willow B
Ruby S

Age champions 2022:
Year 4:

Jaheem M (Koala)
Mya C (Koala)

10 years:

Jacob A (Dolphin)
Kirra W (Pelican)

11 years:

Eli T (Koala)
Ataahua P (Pelican)

12 years:

Arjun S (Dolphin)
Bella T (Koala)

Congratulations to all!

Mr David Croucher
Health and Physical Education Coordinator

ENRICHMENT AT MUSGRAVE

Debating Team

Congratulations to the following students who auditioned and were successful at securing a position in our Debating Team.

Grade 4: Mila, Isabella, McKenzie, Angel, Ella T
Grade 5: Hydrus, Kyler, Kaito, Crist, Ariba
Grade 6: Riley, Grace, Carissa

These students have already started learning the fundamental skills of being strong and effective debaters.

Who knows…one of these names could be our future Prime Minister!!!

Congratulations again team! I look forward to working with you each Wednesday at morning tea.

Mathematics Challenge –
Mathematicians of Musgrave…this one is for you!

This term we are running weekly mathematics challenges for all students at Musgrave!!!

Students are encouraged to solve the weekly math problem/challenge that is released via Dojo and on our school Facebook page each Wednesday.

Students can work with their families to solve the problem and then need to record their answer on a blank piece of paper.

Their full name and class must also be added otherwise their entry will be invalid.

Students are to place their entry into the white/silver box in the front office by the following Wednesday.

Winners will be drawn each week and announced at Meet and Greet on Thursday morning.

STEAM Challenge Day

In week 10, the whole school will be participating in a STEAM Challenge Day.

This is a very exciting opportunity for our students to be challenged, inspired and enriched all while being engaged in activities that involve SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATHS.

The buzz is already building amongst the teachers who are busily planning and organising their activities. Students will be able to make preferences for what they would like to participate in in the coming weeks. Watch this space … there’s more to come!

Mrs Candiece Ledwidge – Enrichment Coordinator

INDIGENOUS CHAMPION NEWS

Aboriginal Ochre Art

The Aboriginal people of Australia have used the ochre colour to create paintings dating back to ancient times. The ochre colour is a natural colour found in mud and charcoal. The Aboriginal people of Australia used these natural colours to illustrate Dreamtime stories, body painting, rock painting, and maps.

To the Aboriginal people, ochre has a religious significance and is used in art, rituals and healing ceremonies. Ochre is mud, coloured with hydrated iron oxide that can be ground to a powder using a mortar and pestle or scraped against a coarse stone. This powder can then be mixed with either water, salvia or egg white, to take on the consistency of a paint.

Ochre was of enormous value and was traded between different Aboriginal groups across Australia, in times past. The reason for this was because some places in Australia did not have a lot of ochre, but still needed to tell their stories and record pictures of the Dreamtime spirits. At times some Aboriginal tribes left warnings relating to dangers or instructions about the closest water hole, or the place where types of animal and fish could be caught.

All of these messages could only be transmitted using this naturally occurring colour. Had it not been for the use of ochre, Aboriginal art would have been limited to rock scratchings and carvings. Using ochre in paintings portrays to a large extent, Aboriginal art and culture in Australia.

Year 1

Our year one students decided to embrace the skill of ochre painting in the Art room and traced outlines of their hands using ochre. They then used the sticks collected from around the garden and made dot patterns using acrylic paint, to leave a hands-on legacy, on paper.

Aboriginal art has always focussed on story telling. It has always been used to deliver information relating to the land and beliefs of the Aboriginal people. The Aboriginal people used symbols as a way to write stories of cultural significance, to teach survival and to advise others of the best way to use the land.

Year 5

Our year 5 students decided to step up the art of ochre finesse in the Art room. They sought out broad, flat leaves (both dried and fresh) from the garden and used sticks to paint traditional Aboriginal symbols with ochre, to tell a story. The above pictures are delicately natural indications of the Year 5 student, stories.

(based on information obtained from various internet sources)

Yolanda Simpson – Indigenous Champion

A WORD FROM OUR BUSINESS MANAGER

2022 Student Resource Scheme

The final instalment for 2022 SRS is due by the end of July.

If you require a copy of your invoice, please contact the office.

Thank you to all parents who have paid for their student resources.

If you are having problems with payment, please come to the office and we can discuss a payment arrangement.

Reminder notices will be sent out each month from August to December to remind those parents of their outstanding amounts.

Mrs Connolly – Business Manager

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

TUCKSHOP NEWS

We have some new Meal Deal options on our Menu for Term 3.

Monday – Hotdog or Chicken Dog Meal
Tuesday – Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
Wednesday – Hawaiian Chicken Burger or Beef Burger
Thursday – Pasta Bolognaise or Mac N Cheese
Friday – Large Sausage Roll or Chicken Tender & Salad with Mayo

Please note the Meal Deals are the Second Break only. These items are made fresh so will not be prepared before 11.30am.

All orders need to be placed via the Qkr! App by 9.00am each day. You can also use the ‘Musgrave Way Award’, simply attach the $5.00 award to a note with your order. Please make sure your child lets their Teacher know or remind them to drop it off to me in the Tuckshop when they arrive at school.

If you have any enquiries at all please don’t hesitate to give me a call on 5644 5555.

Uniform News

Once again thank you very much for your understanding in regards to the delay in our stock arriving. We have had a few hiccups along the way with Covid restrictions, truck strikes, flooding and a few Public Holidays thrown in as well.

We are still currently waiting on more stock to arrive and as soon as it does all backorders will be sent out and stock levels will be updated via the Qkr! App. If you have any queries please call on 075644 5555 and use the Tuckshop/Uniform extension.

We have changed our operating hours for the Uniform Shop to allow parents to be able to come in. We will be open the following days and times:

Monday – 1:30-2:50pm
Tuesday - 1:30-2:50pm
Wednesday - 1:30-2:50pm

If you require an appointment outside of these times please call the Uniform Shop so we can try to accommodate this.

P&C News

Our next P&C meeting will be in August, please keep an eye on the Facebook page for a confirmed date and time. If you have any enquiries regarding the P&C you can email PandC@musgravehillss.eq.edu.au.

Sally McWilliams - Tuckshop and Uniform Convenor

UPCOMING EVENTS