10 March 2023

Newsletter Articles

MESSAGES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM

Welcome

“The Bees, The Birds, and the Garden They Live In” Mural has been completed on D Block. This spectacular mural is adjacent to our sensory garden and has really brought this area of our school to life. Our students have been engaging with Artist Tia Carrigan throughout the week completing the learning activities in the accompany resource book provided with the Mural. Tia graciously answered questions from our students at two school parades and had many engaging and animated conversations with the students during their break times.

Tia has generously donated a copy of her book “This Little Bird Learns Can’t is Not a Word” to our school library.

This whole project was possible with thanks to a Regional Arts Development Fund grant, a partnership between the Queensland State Government and Noosa Shire Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

Special thanks to Tia Carrigan – Muralsit, Artist, Florist at This Bird Pomona, Susan Schiotz – Project Coorindator and community worker, Madeleine Cleland – Emerging Artist and environmental guru, Cortney Smyth – Creative and Adaptable Marketer, Melanie Clare – Early Education Advisor and Sarah Bartel – Graphic Designer.

Tia speaking to the students on parade.

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. Principals use the review findings to work with their school community and assistant regional director or principal supervisor to develop clear actions to move the school forward.

Feedback from parents and the community is an important part of our review, with everyone encouraged to have their say.

Our school review will be conducted between the 13th and 15th March.

The Review team will be engaging with parents near the front gates and junior undercover area on Monday afternoon 2:30-3:00pm and again on Tuesday morning 8:00-8:30am.

P & C Donation

Through the generous fundraising efforts of our small P&C association and contributions by our school community to these fundraising events, our school has recently refurbished the LOTE classroom with 28 adjustable height student desks.

Safety in our School Grounds

Parents and community members please remember that dogs are not permitted within our grounds unless they are identified as an assistance dog. We also encourage our students to only enter and exit the school via the designated pedestrian gates. Please help model this to our students. The school driveway is a dangerous place for students to be entering and exiting our school grounds.

Absences

Don’t forget to get in touch with us to let us know if your child will be away from school for any reason. Leave us a message on the absence line on 54 808 222, and we will ensure your child’s attendance record is updated without having to call you to check in to ensure all is well.

Uniform Expectations

As we all welcome our students to an exciting new school year, these first few weeks are also critical for ensuring that our high expectations in work, behaviour and uniform are conveyed to all students consistently. Uniforms are available for purchase from the tuckshop via the Qrk app. A new addition to the uniform is girls’ shorts, available in sizes 12, 14 & 16. These are shorter in the leg length and offer a different shape/style to the unisex shorts.

A big thank you to all of our parents for your wonderful support in this area.

School Resource Scheme

Thank you to the many families who have paid their SRS invoice. We appreciate your prompt payment.

2023 NAPLAN

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake.

NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time.

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It doesn’t replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ educational progress.

Our school has transitioned from paper-based to computer-based assessments. However, all Year 3 students will continue to complete the writing assessment on paper.

Online NAPLAN tests provide more precise results and are more engaging for students. One of the main benefits is tailored (or adaptive) testing, where the test presents questions which may be more or less difficult depending on a student’s responses.

Tailored testing allows a wider range of student abilities to be assessed and measures student achievement more precisely. A student’s overall NAPLAN result is based on both the number and complexity of questions they answer correctly. Your child should not be concerned if they find questions challenging; they may be taking a more complex test pathway.

NAPLAN testing will begin on Wednesday the 15th March with the written assessment. Testing will continue until the 22nd March.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Head of Curriculum – Leesa Vacher via phone or email lvach1@eq.edu.au

DATE CLAIMERS

CONTRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

WRITE LIKE AN AUTHOR HOLIDAY CAMP

The camp starts on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 and runs until Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Immanuel Lutheran College.

There will be a three day camp for children aged 9 to 14 and a one day workshop for children aged 7 to 10.

Young writers will learn:

• How to come up with story ideas
• How to plan and outline a story
• How to come up with interesting, sympathetic characters
• The writing process, how to put it all down on paper

Plus they'll make new friends and have heaps of fun!

The location of the camp is:

Immanuel Lutheran College
Wises Rd, Buderim

Young writers (or their parents) can register here:

COME AND TRY FOOT ORIENTEERING IN THE PARK

LANDCARE

Roving Restorers Program - Noosa Chapter - Friday 17th March

When: 8:30 AM, 17 Mar 2023 Friday
Where: Cooran

Join the Roving Restorers Noosa Chapter, hand weeding at a property at Cooran and help contribute to the biodiversity of the property and improve important linkages through the surrounding landscape.

Please contact Noosa Landcare Project Officer – Tamara - tamara.kubica@noosalandcare.org for further details.

Participants will be notified the day before the event of the exact location of the works.

Please arrive for an 8:30am start.

All tools will be provided.

Bring gloves, water, boots, sunscreen and insect repellent. Long-sleeved shirt, trousers and hat are essential (Workplace Health and Safety Regulations).