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- Principal's Message
- What's on at Mudgee?
- News from Senior 2
- Senior School Parent Info Night
- Senior School Markets - Robina Town Centre - 6 September
- Sound of the Week
- Book Week - New Date
- Positive Behaviour for Learning
- Mudgee Mini Olympics- New Date
- Save the Date - 2021 Art and Photography Event
- Chappy Chat
- Father's Day Stall
- P&C Father's Day Stall - Volunteers Needed
- My Time
- GPs in Schools Pilot Program
- Pathways to Post-School Life
- Gold Coast Fresh Futures Market
- disABILITY Employment & Community Event
- HOTA - Quiet Hour
- NDIS Links To Keep Up To Date
- Bond Sony Foundation Children's Holiday Camp
- Covid Guidelines Weekly Updates
- P&C Container Refund & Recycling Scheme
- Communication at Mudgee
- Mudgeeraba Special Instagram
- Contact Us
Last Thursday our school campus enjoyed our belated National Science Week celebrations. Each student had a turn at becoming investigators when they used their senses to explore a range of experiences related to the theme of Science Week which was Food: Different by Design. They explored a farm small world, planted bean seeds, watered plants using a watering can activated by a switch, engaged in fruit stamping, exploded a lemon volcano, sorted seeds, smelled herbs, found and graphed wooden fruit and vegetables. Students used their senses to list or describe what they could see, touch and smell. Thank you to parents, grandparents and carers who attended our celebrations with us.
Last week was Speech Pathology Week (22-28 August). “Communication is everyone’s right” and we are so grateful that Departmental speech pathologists, Cindy and Carly, are part of our school community. They provide resources, strategies and professional development to assist our staff to develop the communication skills of all our students.
Students and staff are all reminded that, while attendance matters, with this COVID situation you must remain at home if you are sick, and in accordance with Queensland Health advice, go and get tested!
- Message for Parents: If your child is sick, they must not go to school. You should keep them at home and away from others.
- Message for Students: Tell your parent, guardian or teacher if you are feeling sick.
- Message for Staff: Do not come to work if you are sick.
Finally, please support our P&C by volunteering your time and/or purchasing a gift at the Father’s Day stall this Wednesday and Thursday (1-2 September). The P&C will also have a sausage sizzle at the Mudgee Mini Olympics (Friday 10 September) and would be very grateful for your support.
Kind Regards
Natasha Markwick
Acting Principal
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Week 8 |
Teacher Aide Appreciation Week Tues 31 August - Senior School Parent Info Night Wed 1 Sept - Thurs 2 Sept: P & C Father's Day Stall Thurs 2 Sept: Whole School Father's Day Event Fri 3 Sept: Student Free Day |
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Week 9 |
Monday 6 Sept: Senior School Markets at Robina Town Centre Thurs 9 Sept: R U OK Day Fri 10 Sept: Mudgee Mini Olympics |
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Week 10 |
Thur 16 Sept: PBL Celebration - Friendship. Wear you favourite colour Fri 17 September: P&C Meeting Fri 17 Sept: World Pirate Day. Dress like a Pirate Fri 17 Sept: Last Day of Term 3 |
Parents please see below the new date for Book Week which will occur during Week 3 in Term 4. We are so excited to announce our new date!
During Week 8 our students will learn about this explicit teaching focus in a number of ways. Through explicit and incidental teaching, students will ask to use and flush the toilet including washing their hands. Students will be explicitly taught to close the toilet door and respect the right to privacy of others. The teaching of these skills will be in conjunction with the use of visual schedules to understand the micro skills involved in going to the toilet and washing their hands. Students will be encouraged to flush the toilet after each use at school to ensure a clean and hygienic environment for their peers.
Parents you can assist with this learning in a home school partnership, by encouraging your young person to flush the toilet after each use and wash their hands. Please ask your teacher if they use a specific visual schedule, for your child in their classroom as this may assist with teaching the skill at home. Families can assist this learning by explicitly teaching your young person to understand the need for privacy and shutting the door when they are in the toilet at home. When skills are taught at home and school it helps students with generalisation of learned skills. Generalisation is the process where your young person has the ability to use skills that he/she has learned in new and different environments and transfer them to other environments. Whether the skills are functional or academic, once the skill is learned, it is required to be used in multiple settings in order to be considered generalised.
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI!
Overnight, when a swimmer hit the wall for gold, ear-deafening cheers whooped their way through lounge rooms across Australia, and across the globe. Moments later, his friend, hit the wall for Australia’s 6th Gold Medal. What a night:
Paige Greco – CYCLING: 3000m Individual Pursuit,
Emily Petricola – CYCLING: C4 Pursuit,
William Martin – SWIMMING: 400m freestyle,
Lakeisha Patterson – SWIMMING: 400m freestyle,
Rohan Crothers – SWIMMING: 50m freestyle, and
Ben Popham – SWIMMING: 100m freestyle!
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE, OI, OI, OI!
Not to mention, the world records they broke, and the equally courageous silver and bronze medals won by their team mates, and … the fact that Australia is currently leading the medal count for the 2021 Paralympics. And, we’re out in front of all the big name countries, which includes one in particular, which if I’m not wrong, is yet to win a medal! But, this is not about gloating, it’s about celebrating!
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE, OI, OI, OI!
For me, when Rohan Crothers, burst into tears after winning gold in the pool, his emotions spoke volumes about life. It heralded something incredibly worthwhile to cerebrate: it heralded hope, and that it can be done. And, speaking of worthwhile celebrations, and heralding hope;
We at Mudgeeraba Special School, prove every day, that IT CAN BE DONE! Every day here at school, our amazing team of teachers and teacher aides, cement hope into our students. And, our beautiful students demonstrate that it always worth it. Every day here at school, medals are won in the incredible genre of Life Achievements:
COMMUNICATION: A student, successfully used their communication tool to choose an activity, GOLD!
CITIZENSHIP: A student demonstrated good manners, GOLD!
SCHOOL VALUES: A student demonstrated the value of caring, helping a fellow student with their Ipad, GOLD!
ACADEMICS: A student successfully achieved their ICP Literacy goal, GOLD!
READING: A student retold a familiar story using a picture board, GOLD!
PODIUM MOMENT: A student said that they were happy, and felt safe at school! GOLD!
May I encourage you this Gold Coast Show weekend, to celebrate life. We have no idea what’s around the corner, so celebrating our students, celebrating life, celebrating who our champion children are, and for the wonderful things they bring to our own lives, is a gold, silver and bronze medal, all rolled up in one.
MUDGEE, MUDGEE, MUDGEE, OI, OI, OI!
Quiet Hour
Occurring every 1st Saturday of the month from Saturday 4 September 9am – 10am.
Our Quiet Hour is provided to ensure a relaxed and calm environment for anyone who prefers a quieter visitor experience.
During Quiet Hour:
- Signage encourages visitors to contribute to a more calming environment
- Tannoys are turned off
- Music is turned off
- Hand dryers in the toilets are turned off
- Lower sound and light levels are employed where possible
- We can provide a quiet break out space, please ask a member of staff, this will be the Gallery Studio
You can expect a Social Story for the Gallery to be available on the day and online here: https://hota.com.au/pre-visit-information/
And registrations and further info for our Auslan tour here: https://hota.com.au/events/auslan-interpreted-tour-lyrical-landscapes/
Contact
Please contact Renae Bolton with any enquiries about Quiet Hour (Phone: 5588 4008, Email: education@hota.com.au)
We encourage you to keep up to date through the NDIS websites.
https://everyaustraliancounts.com.au/
https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/independent-assessments/independent-assessment-process
Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Maintaining the required hygiene and physical distancing measures in place in our school. These are our most effective ways to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Any person who is sick (staff, student or parent) should stay home and if they have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, get tested.
Symptoms of COVID-19 can include:
- Fever
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- Loss of taste or smell
- Tiredness and muscle aches
- Vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- Shortness of breath
If students or staff present at school as unwell we will follow up and request an imediate early departure until a medical clearance is provided and confirmation that the person is well.
We need to ensure we stay home if recurring flu like symptoms present to decrease the spread of influenza.
Further information about COVID-19 testing is available via the link below:
If you have any questions, please call your doctor or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) in these continuing concerning times.
Please bring in your recycling to the school. The mobile reciptacle is stationed at the front carpark behind the bus shelter in school hours as the students are part of the program and move the wheelie bin between 9.15 am and 2.00 pm.
Scouts recycling partner have dontated one Hundred percent of the donations go to our P&C Association.
Celebrations from Scouting Qld: Just a quick update on the RED BIN we swopped over earlier this month, there were x 1163 eligible recycle containers counted. Awesome effort by everyone !!!
PLEASE save your recyclables over the Easter Vacation and Holiday period.
- Student attendance 8.30 am till 2.45 pm.
- Phone the office and request the classroom. Please always be mindful of students' learning and teachers teaching times.
- If you are late to start the school day please attend the School Office and staff will assist with contacting your class.
- Utilise the students' Communication Diary and Seesaw.
- Request face to face meetings through your class teacher before, after school or in their noncontact time.
Via Social Media:
Did you know... Mudgeeraba Special School have our own departmental approved Instagram page? Stay up to date with the latest in the classroom, school and community through Facebook and our newest addition to the Mudgeeraba Special social media family, our Instagram account. Follow us today https://www.instagram.com/mudgeerabaspecial/ and tag us @mudgeerabaspecial
Executive Team:
Principal (Acting): Natasha Markwick
Deputy Principals:
Jnr & Middle (Acting): Laine East
Jnr Sec & Seniors: Steve Dowlan
Heads of Personalised Learning:
Bree Nairn & Danielle Turner
Senior School Pedagogical Leader (Acting): Maree Sinclair
Administration Team:
Business Manager: Samantha Kilpatrick
Admin Officer: Lorraine Yorke
Admin Officer: Belinda Chisnall
2021 P&C Executive:
President: Mel Colenso
Vice President: Anne Conroy
Secretary: Karen Lee
Treasurer: Deborah Hopkins
2021 P&C Voluntary Roles
Uniform Coordinator: Toni Sarten
Fundraising Coordinator: Jaime Morris
QCPCA Representative:Currently Vacant
Project Planning Coordinator & Recognition Award P&C Qld 2021: Maurie Rowe
Grants Coordinator: Kristen Wilson
Community Partnership Roles
My Time Coordinator: Anne Conroy (Tuesday)
Community Liason Officer: Di Taylor (Monday & Tuesday)
School Chaplain: Adrian Young (Thursday & Friday)
Guidance Officer: Kumi Holden (Monday to Wednesday & every second Friday)
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