Friday 14 February 2020

From the Principal

Phone: 5458 0333

Absentee Line: 5458 0366

Email: admin@eudloss.eq.edu.au

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NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear All,

The start of any new school year is never slow for anyone in

the school community and 2020 is no different. However, we

are very pleased with the smooth beginning that we have had

at Eudlo and are very excited about the year ahead.

This week and last, we had our Meet the Teacher mornings or

afternoons where you had the opportunity to meet with your

child’s/children’s teacher. We do this early in the year to set

up the very important first line of communication. The link

between home and school is vital in the ensuring the success

of your child’s experience at school. We encourage you to

keep in contact with us about your child’s education and use

the communications channels open to you.

We currently employ a range of communication strategies including:

Our fortnightly school newsletter distributed via email. Parents who wish to receive it in paper format we have copied available from the school office.

School website

School Facebook page (look for Eudlo State School to follow us)

And the more traditional methods of phone calls and face to face.

Remember you are also encouraged to contact your child’s class teacher directly in the first instance. If you need to spend an extended time discussing your child, remember to make an appointment so that the teacher or myself, as principal, can ensure adequate time is available for you. For matters that are urgent, please call the school rather than send an email, as our teachers are engaged with our students during the course of the day as our first and most important priority and not checking emails.

School Leader Investiture

Wednesday afternoon, our new school leaders will be presented with their badges. We have 7 students who will be proudly wearing badges for a variety of roles including school captain, vice-captain, and sports leaders.

It will be our first big event for our leaders in 2020, so please join us at school in the B block classroom for their induction. Listening to them taking their pledge is very powerful as they will promise to make the most of all the opportunities presented to them and they understand that they and all our year five and six students share the important role of guiding, caring and supporting our younger students.

Reading

Did you know that reading one extra book to your young child each day can have a hug impact on their language development? That's because just one daily book can expose them to an extra 78 000 words every year. It's ok if books are repeated.

Set up a reading routine with your child and an easy goal like reading one book per day together is a great place to start.

Attendance is important – every day counts!

* Illness

* Doing work experience

*Competing in school sporting events.

* If your child is going to be absent from school, you must let the school know why the absence has occurred prior to or on the same day.

All Queensland schools, now have mandated same day reporting, so if your child is absent and we have not heard from you, you will receive a follow up phone call (SMS) on the day of absence. Please respond to these.

NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL

With the beginning of the school year, it is often a great time to set

some goals in place with your children around attendance,

especially if you have had a number of absences throughout

2019. Obviously if students are not well they will stay away from

school but apart from being sick students should be attending

Eudlo every day.

Parents and caregivers must send children to school every school

day under Queensland law unless there is an acceptable reason

such as:

Avoid keeping your child away from school for reasons such as:

Birthdays

Shopping

Visiting family and friends

If they sleep in

Looking after other children

Minor check-ups or care, such as haircuts.

Routine medical or other health appointments should be made either before or after school or during the school holidays.

Establishing good routines around school can assist with regular school attendance. These include:

Have a set time to go to bed

Have a set time to get out of bed

Have uniform and school bag ready the night before

Have a set time for starting and finishing breakfast

Set a time for daily homework activities

Speak about school positively

Send your child to school every day including their birthday and he last day of term, from Prep onwards

More information on the importance of regular school attendance is available at http://education.qld.gov.au/everydaycounts/index.html

If you experience difficulty in sending your child to school, contact your teacher for support. We can work together to ensure that your child is engaged in school and is on the way to being a happy, healthy and confident 21st century learner. Attendance of 95% or above is critical and part of our department’s goal for all learners Students who have patterns of absence, even explained, will be followed up through formal Department of Education processes.

An important message to our families

With our downpours this week, and the flooding of some local

roads it is timely to remind all parents/carers that at Eudlo State

School we will to look after your children should events occur

during the school day or at pick up time that may disrupt

travel. It is our sincere wish to avoid anybody putting themselves

at risk to return home or get to the school/pickup point when it

would be safer for people to shelter in place out of the weather,

not attempt to cross flooded roads, ‘If its Flooded, Forget It’.

Up to date information regarding weather conditions is available

through these sites:

· http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/

This is the BoM page showing current weather warnings

for Queensland

· https://newsroom.psba.qld.gov.au/

This page has general information about current alerts.

IF IT’S FLOODED FORGET IT

Responsibilities of students

To support and promote the school in a positive way

To attend school regularly, on time, in correct uniform and be well prepared for the day’s learning

To earnestly endeavour to learn and participate to the best of their abilities

To complete homework and other set tasks on time and to the best of their ability

To accept others as they are and treat all students, staff members –indeed EVERYONE- with

courtesy and respect

To care for the total school environment and clean up after themselves

To accept the consequences of their behaviour choices and restore relationships as needed

Expectations and responsibilities

Responsibilities of teachers

To support and promote the school in a positive way

To keep students, parents and administration well-informed of what is happening at school,

concerning children’s learning

To have high but realistic expectations of each student

To provide a safe and supportive learning environment for students

To come to know and earnestly endeavour to meet the learning needs of students

To work collaboratively with other school personnel, parents, students and outside school agencies

to maximize student learning

To understand that students may have lapses in behaviour and to provide opportunities to re-

establish relationships if required

To be timely, open and honest in notifying parents and other school personnel of achievements and

concerns held for students and their learning

To work through contentious issues with students, parents and school administration in a respectful

and professional manner using the Eudlo State School Communication flow chart.

To support and promote the school in a positive way

Responsibilities of Parents

To support and promote the school in a positive way

To ensure students attend school regularly and punctually for the full school day, in correct

uniform and with necessary equipment.

To be proactive and prompt in sharing information with the appropriate school personnel

To work through contentious issues and communicate concerns with the school in a

respectful manner using the ESS Communication flow chart

To build a strong community by supporting other students, parents, staff members and the

Eudlo P & C in community activities

To operate from a position of trust in school personnel and their care, goodwill and

professional knowledge

Endorsed by Eudlo P & C 02/09/2019

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK 2

Echidna Olive For being an enthusiastic and responsible class member

Platypus Ashton For always following instructions

Bandicoots Ruben For being a great buddy to the preps

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK 3

Echidna Brazil For being a super helpful class member

Platypus Noah For helping others and trying to complete all tasks when writing

Bandicoots Liv For being a focussed, patient learner

Celebrating our Students

WEEK 4 FOCUS

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

I bring no

rubbish lunches

to school where

possible.

WEEK 5 FOCUS

Be Respectful

Clean up school

day

(Clean up

Australia Day

Sunday 1

March)

SWEETHEARTS AWARDS

Timmy for teaching other students how to do origami

Alisi for great friendship in the playground.

Ruby for always helping.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL

Teachers and staff arrive at Eudlo before the

required starting time to prepare for the days

teaching and learning sessions. Supervision

does not occur until 8.15. Parents are

requested not to drop students off prior to

8.00 am unless prior arrangements have been

made. After 8.00 am and until 8.15 students

will have to sit up at the office where they can

read a book, play a table/card game or talk

quietly. Pick up time at Eudlo State School is

3.00 pm. Teachers often have meetings and

professional development after school and

are unable to supervise. If you are running

late please phone the school so that your

children can wait safely in the office.

CHAPPY CHAT

I hope you are all settling well back into school routines.

I have enjoyed meeting our Prep students and new students to

Eudlo SS.

Welcome to all.

Chappy Club has started up again at first break on Wednesday

and alternate Thursdays. We have a Fantasy and adventure

theme for our Craft so look out for the Fairies, Unicorns.

Mermaids, Dragons and Goblins on the way.

Breakfast Club starts again next week on Wednesday and

Thursday. Look forward to seeing you there.

A healthy breakfast is so important to promote a great day at

school.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Chappy.

AFTERSCHOOL HELP N.R.L. NO RUBBISH LUNCHES

FINANCE NEWS

Handwriting and Soundwaves textbooks are available for

purchase from the school office. Please ensure that these are

purchased as soon as possible as the teachers are now using

these in the classroom.

Platypus and Bandicoots Gympie Museum Excursion

permission notes have now been sent home and emailed to

families. Please ensure that you return the consent form with

the payment by Monday 24 February so that your child can

participate.

Have you heard the kids talking about N.R.L. (No Rubbish

Lunch)? We encourage students to reduce their

rubbish/wrappings every day to help our environment but

Thursdays are when Bee slips are given out.

Thursday is NRL day which forms part of Eudlo State Schools

commitment to educating students on the importance of

reducing landfill/waste.

Each child who has a no rubbish

lunch received a bee ticket which

goes in the weekly draw on parade.

Are you interested in a

helping hand?

Syamy is available to mind

school age children after

school.

For further information

please phone or text

0422 746 457

Student Leadership Ceremony

2.30pm Wednesday

19 February

Bandicoot Classroom

Everyone Welcome

ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER

We will be continuing to send our newsletter via email link. If

you are not receiving the emails please update your email

address at the office.

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and keep an eye on the

Eudlo State School website at www.eudloss.eq.edu.au they are

both great places to find up to date information on what’s

happening in our school.

AROUND THE SCHOOL

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Ms Machen and Mr May Ms Machen Ms Machen Ms Machen and Mr May Mr May

English- involves Receptive modes (listening, reading and viewing) and

Productive modes (speaking, writing and creating)

Students in English for term 1 will listen to, view and read a

novel, Matty Forever , to explore the authors' use of

descriptive language in the construction of characters.

Assessment of this term will involve the children

Speaking and expressing themselves, reading, viewing and

comprehending text, and creating and writing a short story

on the friendship theme. Children will also be monitored with

weekly spelling, dictation and quick writes.

Maths

All year levels cover

topics such as

Number study,

Fractions, Patterns and Algebra as well as

Measurement, Shape, chance and Data

Assessment- students will be monitored on their

number facts each week and will also have monitoring

tasks after a 3 or 4 week block is completed.

Science

Science

In this unit students learn about grouping living things based on observable features and that living things can be distinguished from non-living things. They justify sorting living things into common animal and plant groups based on observable features. They also explore grouping familiar things into living, non-living, once living things and products of living things. Assessment- Students construct a grouping diagram to sort living and nonliving things and then extend the diagram to include the grouping of living things into animals and plants, and further sub-groupings (e.g. mammals, reptiles, insects; flowering plants, conifers).

Hass (history and

social sciences)

HASS In this unit, students will investigate the following inquiry question:

• How have changes in

technology shaped our daily life? Assessment

Students identify how some aspects of technologies have changed and some aspects have stayed the same over time and explain how and why changing technologies have affected the lives of people. Students will sequence technologies in chronological order using terms related to time to compare objects from the past and present.

Special days

Music- Monday

Instrumental lessons-

Wednesday

Homework- Thursday

Homework will be given out each Thursday and is due back on the same day.

Students are encouraged to practice Spelling and number facts and to read each night of the week including weekends.

Parents please sign off each week

Starting thus Thursday 13th of February

Platypus class 2/3/4 term 1---- 2020

Technology

Technology

In this unit students will explore and use a range of digital systems, including peripheral devices, and create a digital solution (an interactive guessing game) using a visual programming language. They will:

• identify and explore a range of digital systems and their use to meet

needs at home, in school and in the local community, and use a range of peripheral devices to transmit data • define simple problems and identify needs • develop technical skills in using a visual programming language to create

a digital solution

Library- Thursday

Home work -Thursday

P E –Friday

The Arts

The students will work on a visual arts

project with our ARTIST in residence Mrs Cutluck.

SAKG Students will be doing a 6 week garden program

during semester one. Please see Mrs Cornish if you are

able to help on Fridays

Contact Please don’t hesitate to contact either of us if there are any problems regarding your

child, class work or homework. Please call the school and arrange a time to discuss in

person or on the phone - 54580333. You can also contact us via e-mail if it is more

convenient – BUT please remember we are unable to respond to e-mails straight

away as we are teaching so if the matter is urgent or very important please ring the

school.

Ruth Machen rmach15@eq.edu.au

Darin May dlmay1@eq.edu.au

BANDICOOTS GROUP – Term 1 2020

Students will listen to, read and interpret a fantasy story, “The Riddle of the

Trumpalar”. They will look at how a writer develops

characters, setting and plot in this type of writing.

Assessment: Students will create

the first chapter of a fantasy

novel, focussing on character

development, setting and plot.

All year levels cover topics around Number study,

Fractions and Decimals, Patterns and Algebra, as well as

Measurement and Shape. Chance and Data topics are also

covered by all year levels.

Assessment: Students will have

weekly number facts testing and

monitoring tasks after each 3-4

week block of work is completed.

In Term One, students will study History

and investigate significant events and

people that have helped shape

Australia. Students will study the Gold Rush

period and the impact of the migration that

occurred. Students will also learn about the events leading up to

Australia becoming a nation (Federation).

Assessment: Students will make a Collection of Work which will include a

timeline, descriptions and comparisons and a source study.

The Science unit “Life on Earth” will involve students exploring the environmental conditions that affect the growth and survival of living things. They will plan and conduct fair tests and analyse the results of them. Assessment: Students will develop an investigable

question and design an

investigation, identifying variables to be changed and measured and potential safety risks.

Students will be doing the

Garden Program over the

next 6 weeks. Please see

Mrs Cornish if you are available to help on Fridays.

Homework comes home each Monday and is due back Friday of the same week.

Students are encouraged to practise Spelling and Number facts and to read each night of the school week (Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs).

Parents please sign off each week. Starting week 4.

Li

is each Friday

Library every Friday

February 19: Leadership

Ceremony.

February 27: History

excursion to Gympie.

March 8: Small Schools

Volleyball (Montville).

Students will work with Mrs Cutlack on a Visual Arts

project during the

second part of Term

1.

Please don’t hesitate to contact either of us if there are

any problems regarding your child, class work or

Homework…just call the school to arrange a time, unless

the matter is urgent. You can also contact us via email if it

is more convenient.

Cassy Sutton: csutt21@eq.edu.au

Darin May: dlmay1@eq.edu.au

Playgroup is back for 2020

UNIFORM SHOP

The Uniform Shop is

open every Friday

morning from

8.30am – 8.50am and

is located in the office.

Please note that we

are EFTPOS only for

payments.

P & C NEWS

News from Eudlo P & C

P & C MEETING

It’s the first P & C Meeting for the year so

please come and join us on

Friday 21 February at 2.00pm

In the school library

Breakfast club needs your help!

Breakfast Club is in need of your support. This is an amazing service that is provided every morning, free of charge, to all of our

students. We are in need of volunteers for a short time in the mornings, if you are able to spare some time please give the office a

ring or see Chappy Linda.

Or if you can help by sending in any of the following foods, it will be greatly appreciated!

Corn Flakes; Vegemite; Cream Cheese; Long Life Milk; Juice

and Honey.

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Breakfast Club: 8.15-8.30am;

Music;

Parade: 2.30pm

Breakfast Club: 8.15-8.30am

Breakfast Club: 8.15-8.30am

Breakfast Club: 8.15-8.30am;

Breakfast Club: 8.15-8.30am;

Uniform Shop: 8.30-9.00am;

PE

February 19 Student Leadership Ceremony: 2.30pm in the Bandicoot classroom

21 P & C Meeting: 2.00pm in the Library

27 Gympie Gold Mining & Historical Museum excursion: Platypus and Bandicoot classes

March 6 Small Schools Volleyball: Montville State School

26 Student First Aid training

April 3 Eudlo School Cross Country and Last day of Term 1

20 First day of Term 2

21 Small Schools Cross Country

May 4 Public Holiday

June 12 Nambour Show Holiday

25 School Photos: Taken by Country School Photos

26 Last day of Term 2

July 13 First day of Term 3

September 4 Student Free Day

18 Last day of Term 3

October 5 Public Holiday

6 First day of Term 4

20 Swimming lessons commence

December 4 Eudlo School Swimming Carnival: 9.00am to 12.00pm

2020 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

COMMUNITY NOTICES

After School Care: Transported to Palmwoods by taxi

Bodysong Creative Dance

For children prep – year 7 at Montville,

Woombye, Mooloolah. A creative fun

approach to dance, self-expression through

movement with props like scarves, ribbons,

rocks, masks and great music.

Cost $10

Bookings: Linley Boyle 5445 0417/0413

300679 or Facebook; Bodysong Creative

Dance