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KIPPA-RING STATE SCHOOL

Newsletter

Term 3, Week 5

12 August, 2020

Dear Parents/Carers, Students and Members of the Kippa-Ring State School Community,

Welcome to Term 3 Week 5!

Road Safety Week 23-28 August 2020

Kippa will be working with Officer Angela to educate our

students about road safety during this designated week. I

would like to remind you of your responsibility to role

model road safety as you drop off and pick up your child at

Kippa each day. Please ensure you follow our stop, drop

and go expectations, including ensuring your child gets out

of the car on the passenger side of the car. It concerns me

to see students getting in and out of the car on the

roadside into oncoming traffic.

Let’s work together to keep our Kippa Kids safe.

When children are permitted to ride in the front seat

Age Notes

0 – 4

years

Queensland law requires that children be seated in

a rear seat unless the vehicle has only one row of

seats (such as a single cab utility).

4 – 7

years

Children may be seated in the front if the vehicle

has only one row of seats, or if all the seating

positions behind are occupied by children under 7.

7 – 16

years Children may ride in the front seat.

Connect to the right support and get back on track For children to develop and grow in healthy and positive ways, they need life to be stable, even when their family faces tough times. If you feel that you’ve lost your way, Family and Child Connect can give you a hand to get back on track. Family and Child Connect can connect you to local services that can help with:

managing your child’s behaviour building better family relationships stopping any violence at home budgeting and managing money alcohol, drug or gambling problems housing, health care or other community or

government services.

Family and Child Connect services are provided by trusted,

local organisations who are experienced in working with

families.

You can use this service as often as you need. There is no

limit and no cost.

Call 13 FAMILY (13 32 64), it’s confidential, free and worth

the call, or visit Family Child Connect website.

Up

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Tuesday 18 August

STUDENT FREE DAY

Friday

4 September

Colour Run

Thursday

17 September

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Have your say! Disability Standards for Education –

2020 Review

The Australian Government has commenced public

consultation regarding the Disability Standards for

Education.

Students with disability, their families and carers,

advocates, educators and the public are invited to provide

feedback to inform the 2020 review.

A discussion paper has been developed with guiding

questions to help you have your say.

For more information visit the Consultation Hub.

Consultations close midnight Friday, 25 September.

Until next time, keep safe.

Regards,

Lindy-lou Brown

Principal

FROM THE DEPUTY

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Week 5! We're moving rapidly towards the

holidays again.

Kippa WOW (Ways of Working) focus of the

fortnight:

This fortnight we are working on the following goal - I use

confidence and organisation to work independently and

show initiative.

This means we are working on self-management and

independence by using a range of strategies. We can be

confident in ourselves and our abilities, be organised and

draw on previous skills we have learned such as

persistence and resilience to keep trying. Parents can

support this in the home by letting children pack and carry

their own bags for school, give a few daily chores and

encourage children to have a go and its ok to make

mistakes.

Behaviour Expectations:

We have had several students and parents mention some

very inappropriate behaviours here at Kippa-Ring State

School.

To ensure the culture here at Kippa is inclusive and

welcoming, it is unacceptable for students (or anyone for

that matter) to make racist or homophobic comments. We

want our school to feel safe and positive for all as we

consider ourselves very lucky to have such a diverse group

of students and families.

The Year 5 and 6 students met with me last week to discuss

the inappropriateness of these comments and the

consequences that will go with using them. We also

discussed the inappropriateness of "gang" type groups and

"eshays". Both are affiliated with anti-social behaviour and

are not appropriate in a school.

Students are discouraged from this type of behaviour and

attitudes as they do not align with our school rules; I am

Safe, Respectful, Cooperative and A Responsible Learner

and we are Buddies, not bullies.

Parents can follow up at home by having conversations

with their children about what activities they do at

lunchtime and their students towards other students and

staff.

Keep healthy, keep safe

Corey Lunnon

Deputy Principal

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE Helping Hands Network has joined the Kippa-Ring State

School community to deliver onsite Outside School Hours

Care – before school, after school as well as during school

holiday periods and staff

development days.

It is a licencing requirement that any

child using the service must be

enrolled. As there is no fee to enrol

with Helping Hands, it is

recommended that all children are

enrolled so that the service is available for your family,

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even if only on an emergency needs basis. You can enrol

online through the parent portal at:

www.helpinghandsnetwork.com.au

LATE ARRIVALS

The School day starts at 8.50am each morning. Students must be at school by the 8.40am bell. This ensures an organised start to the day. Being on time is a positive habit for life.

Children arriving after this time are missing important schooling, and interrupting the learning of students who have arrived on time.

The ‘Stop, Drop and Go Zones,’ on Elizabeth Avenue and Korsch Street are continuing for Term 3 and are manned by staff between 8.15am and 8.40am.

For their safety and wellbeing, NO student should be on the school grounds before 8.15am, as there is NO supervision available before this time.

Students arriving after 8.15am will be directed to their supervised waiting areas.

By the 8.50am bell, students are expected to be ready for learning in their classrooms.

It is an important legal

responsibility for parents to have

their children at school on time.

On time arrivals, and excellent

attendance makes a huge

difference to student habits, and

learning outcomes.

All students arriving to school after 8.50am must present

at the Office to collect a “late slip.”

GET SET FOR PREP 2020 Prep is the first year of school and

provides the foundation for your

child's education. It is compulsory

for Queensland children to

undertake Prep prior to Year 1. Prep

is a full-time program in primary

schools and has a defined

curriculum.

Children born between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 are

eligible to start Prep in 2021.

School tours are available with the Principal or Deputy

Principal by appointment. Please contact the Office on

3897 5333 to start your child’s enrolment process.

UNWELL STUDENTS

For the safety and wellbeing of our

school community, unwell children

will no longer be able to ‘rest’ in the

sick bay, as previously done.

If your child presents at the sick bay

stating that they are feeling unwell, especially those

students presenting with cold or flu-like symptoms,

parents/caregivers will be contacted and asked to collect

their child immediately. Please ensure your contact

details, and those of your child’s emergency contacts, are

up to date.

Directive from QLD Health – “If an educator or staff

member suspects a child in their care is unwell with a

contagious illness, they must notify the parent or guardian.

The parent or guardian must collect the child as soon as

possible, and the child must not return to the school or

early childhood service until they are well or enough time

has passed that they are not contagious.”

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If your child is sick, we ask that you do not send them to

school, as you will most likely be called to collect them.

If your child is unwell and unable to attend school, please

notify the school via the following options:

Student Absence Line Telephone - 3987 5360

or send a text message to 0429 314 309.

Unexplained absences are recorded on your child’s report cards.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Visitor and Volunteer Sign in Procedure

We have recently updated our school’s “Sign In” procedure

for visitors and volunteers to the school.

If you are visiting the school for a meeting with the

Principal or a Teacher, or are a Learning Support volunteer

in the classroom and/or are helping out at the Tuckshop &

Uniform Shop, we ask that you sign in at the Office using

the ‘yellow’ book.

It is important that you also fill out a

COVID-19 ‘Self Declaration Form’ and

hand it in to the Office ladies. This form

requires you to truthfully answer ‘yes’

or ‘no’ questions in relation to COVID-

19, and a new form must be filled out

each time you are on site visiting or volunteering at Kippa-

Ring SS.

Please stay at home if you are feeling unwell, and/or are

showing signs of a cold or flu (temperatures, sore throat,

cough, runny nose.) The health and safety of the staff and

students at Kippa-Ring SS is our number 1 priority.

Updating Contact Details

Have you moved house recently? Have your contact details

or those of your Emergency contacts changed? If so, it is

important to update them with

the school. Please advise the

Office by calling 3897 5333.

Early Collection & Messages to Students

Early Collection - If you are wanting to collect your child

from school early, we ask that you please call the Office

first, so that we can arrange to have your child waiting for

you.

Early collection during break time can be difficult, as

classrooms are locked, and class teachers are usually on

duty in another area.

If we are notified earlier that a

parent/caregiver or other

nominated person is collecting at a

specified time, we can ensure your

child has their belongings with

them and are ready to go.

Break times are as follows:

First Break - 10.50am to 11.45am

Second Break - 1.30pm to 2.10pm

Messages to Students – Whilst we are happy to pass

messages onto students during the day, we ask that these

messages be advised before 2.30pm. We cannot

guarantee that messages received after this time will reach

students before the end of the day.

We thank you for your cooperation in these matters.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

DON’T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR SCHOOL PHOTOS!!

School Photos will be happening in Term 3! Advancedlife

will be coming to the school on Tuesday 18 August to

photograph our students.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions and health & safety

measures, students will be photographed individually for

their class photos, instead of the traditional whole group

photo.

Orders for packages and sibling photos can be placed

securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au using our

school’s unique 9 digit advanceordercode: N6N GNY 8HE

Photo envelopes that were sent home towards the start of

the year, can be used for cash payments. If using this

option, please note that the correct amount must be

enclosed in the envelope, as no change can be given, nor

are EFTPOS facilities available.

We will have a limited supply of envelopes available at the

Office, for those parents/caregivers wanting to pay by cash.

Portrait and group package orders will be accepted

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up to and on the day of photography.

Sibling photographs must placed no later than the

day before photography day, and photos will only

be taken if an order has been received.

Should you have any queries concerning school

photographs or online ordering, please direct them via

email to: enquiries@advancedlife.com.au

COLOUR RUN

HAVE YOU HEARD???? We are doing it again!!

We are holding the “School Colour Fun Run” this term, which is our school’s major fundraiser. So we thank you in advance for your support. The last two years we raised over $30,000 which went towards air conditioning our Resource Centre. Money raised this year will go towards Technology Resources for our Kippa Kids to use.

The School Colour Fun Run will be held on Thursday 17th September and will be a part of ‘Rewards Day.’ Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, parents/caregivers and other members of the community will not be able to attend or participate. Your child will come home this week with a pamphlet outlining all of the information you will need to get set up. The easiest way to help your child raise money and to reach your fundraising goal sooner is to register for online fundraising. Here’s how:

Create a Student Profile Page at www.schoolfundraising.com.au which is unique to you.

There are also some great features like recording your sponsorships and selecting your prize goal.

We are looking forward to another great Colour Run! Woohoo!!

KIPPA PLAYGROUP

Kippa Playgroup is back!!! It returned on Friday 7 August,

and will continue on Friday mornings from 8.30am to

10.30am in the school Hall. Come and join Mrs Shannon &

Miss Cath for some awesome fun.

Playgroup dates for Term 3 will be Friday 7th, 14th, 21st &

28th of August and 11th of September (the 4th of September

is a student free day).

Due to COVID-19, we have had to ensure Playgroup stays a

safe and healthy environment for all that attend. It is now

a requirement for parents/caregivers to fill out a “COVID-

19 Self-Declaration Form” on arrival, and to make use of

the provided hand sanitiser.

Playgroup for Term 4 will return on Friday 16th October.

We are looking forward to seeing all of our Playgroup

families again.

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HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Interschool Sport commences in Week 6 of this term, Friday 21 August and will run for 9 weeks, concluding on Friday 13 November (excluding September 4 & 18), for students in Years 5 & 6 who nominated their interest to participate.

Girls’ Netball – Redcliffe Netball Association Courts, Maine Road, Clontarf

Boys’ Oztag – Mueller College, Morris Road, Rothwell

In order to participate, there will be costs involved due to bus hire. These costs must be met in order for the interschool sport program to be successful. Kippa-Ring State School pays the cost of registration for the 2020 District sports activities. The cost per student is $50.00

Permission forms, were sent home with participating students last week. Please return all of the forms, with payment to the Office by Friday 14 August.

Students are required to meet behaviour standards both before and during the sports season, both at school and on the field/court. To monitor behaviour, we have included this semester a “Kippa-Ring State School Sport Agreement.”

Parents/caregivers and students are asked to sign and return the form to the Office, along with the permission and medical forms. This document outlines the behaviour expectations of the student and keeps track of behaviour issues in class, on the playground and at sport. Every student is given three chances. If a student has three behaviour issues for the week, they will not attend Interschool Sport that week. If a student misbehaves at Interschool Sport, they will not attend the following week.

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we have been advised that parents/caregivers and/or other spectators are not permitted to attend any Redcliffe District School Sporting event. It is preferred that Parents/caregivers do not collect their child from the sporting venues, unless it is an emergency situation, and they have notified the school first.

Students will not be able to attend interschool sport if they have been unwell in the lead up to, or wake up on the day of competition feeling unwell. Students are to stay at home if they are feeling unwell, or displaying any COVID symptoms.

PARENT’S & CITIZEN’S ASSOCIATION

TUCKSHOP NEWS

The Tuckshop is back up and running using the ‘full’ menu

that was attached to last week’s Newsletter, it can also be

found on the school website. Parents / Caregivers are now

able to access the Tuckshop to place their child’s lunch

orders, with access via the Korsch Street gates only.

Parents/Caregivers will not be permitted to walk through

the school site to gain access to the Tuckshop, and are

asked to maintain the social distancing requirements that

are in place, whilst on the school ground.

If you are unable to place your order at the Tuckshop, we

ask that you contact the school on 3897 5333, between

9.00am & 9.15am and your call will be put through to the

Tuckshop.

Volunteers are welcome back to help Mel out on Tuckshop

days. If you have some spare time, and would like to help

in our Tuckshop, please contact the P & C. Please

remember to sign in at the Office, and fill out a ‘COVID-19

Self-Declaration’ form.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

The Uniform Shop has re-opened and will only be trading

from there at this time. NO purchasing of uniforms will be

done from the Tuckshop, until further notice.

Uniform Shop Opening times are as follows:-

WEDNESDAY: Morning 8.15am to 10.00am

Afternoon 2.15pm to 3.15pm

FRIDAY: Afternoon 2.15pm to 3.15pm

If you are requiring uniforms, please download the ‘Price

List/Order form’ from the Kippa-Ring State School website,

and email it to pandc@kipparingss.eq.edu.au .

Collection, with payment, will be available only on the days

and times of opening. Please ensure you report to the

school office before attending the Uniform Shop for

purchasing.

Library Bags have finally arrived.

Uniform supplies are getting low. An order has been

placed with the suppliers, and should arrive at the end of

the month. We will keep you informed.

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Clearance Sale:

“Old’ style jackets – navy

blue & light blue with zip @

$25.

Reversible Bucket Hat – Size

M/L with ‘house colour’

(Cook & Flinders only) - $10

each. These are in limited

supply.

‘Old’ style polo shirts – Size 16/L - $20 each, limited

stock.

Upcoming events:

P & C Fundraising Meeting – the next fundraising meeting

will be held on Wednesday 9 September at 3.15pm in the

Hall. We will be finalising volunteers for the Colour Run.

Please remember that access is via the Korsch Street gate

only.

Tuckshop Ekka Meal Deal – Friday 14 August. Last

day to place your order is Thursday 13 August. No

other tuckshop will be available on this day, except

for lunch break sales – drinks, iceblocks etc.

Father’s Day Stall – Thursday 3 September. Last

minute sales at the Uniform Shop on Thursday

afternoon until 3.30pm.

Colour Fun Run – Thursday 17 September. No

parent participation this year due to COVID-19.

Election Day BBQ – Saturday 31 October

P & C Meeting - The next meeting will be held on Tuesday

18 August @ 5.30pm in the School Hall, with access via the

Korsch Street gates only. All are welcome to attend.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Queensland Road Safety Week 24-28 August

When we’re behind the wheel, driving safely should be our

number one priority. You might be surprised to know that

dangerous habits like tailgating, not giving way, and

running red lights, contributed to half of all serious crashes

in Queensland.

The Fatal 5 (speeding, mobile phone distraction, drink

driving, fatigue and not wearing a seatbelt) also

contributed to over one third of serious crashes where

people were seriously injured or lost their life, from 2014

to 2018.

What can you do? Qld Road Safety week is around the

corner! Show your support by kicking those bad driving

habits and make our roads a safer place for everyone.

Check out the StreetSmarts website for a range of activities

and resources https://streetsmarts.initiatives.qld.gov.au/

REDCLIFFE MUMS INC.

Our mission is to help families get back on their feet. We

are a non for profit organisation. We rely on the hearts of

others to donate their time and money to allow our teams

to collect, purchase and provide to the families and

individuals in the community who need it most.

For more information call: 3889 5599 or 0426 136 113, or

check our website – https://redcliffemums.wordpress.com

or like us on Facebook - @redcliffemums

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

‘Students, Parents and Teachers – Partners in Learning’

Term 3, 2020 Newsletters: Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9

Week 5 Friday 14 August Playgroup

Payment for Semester 2 Interschool Sport to be paid

Tuckshop “Ekka Meal Deal”

Week 6 Tuesday 18 August

Friday 21 August

School Photo Day

P & C Meeting @ 5.30pm in Hall

Playgroup

Interschool Sport starts

Week 7 Friday 28 August

Playgroup

Interschool Sport

Week 8 Thursday 3 September

Friday 4 September

Father’s Day Stall

Student Free Day

Week 9 Thursday 10 September

Friday 11 September

Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson – Prep to Year 2

Interschool Sport

Week 10 Thursday 17 September

Friday 18 September

Colour Run and Rewards Day

Last Day of Term 3. School Returns Tuesday 6 October.

TERM 4

Week 1

Tuesday 6 October School Returns for Term 4

Week 2 Monday 12 October

Week 3 Monday 19 October to

Wednesday 21 October

Wednesday 21 October

Book Fair in the Library

Book Week Parade in Hall