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A huge welcome back to the official 2022 school year! I am thrilled to welcome our students and staff back on school grounds. Our school isn’t the same when we are at home. The excitement and buzz for learning has been felt by many this year. It was lovely to see our new families in the school and making connections with their teachers.
This year is going to be a wonderful school year, we have attached our Annual Implementation Plan so you can see our focus!
We really believe in working together to achieve goals, over the next few weeks we will be contacting you to collaborate with our teaching teams to set goals for all stakeholders to work on. This is a crucial partnership opportunity that we really value.
Our incredible staff of educators have worked hard at the start of this school year to set their learning spaces. We are so excited to welcome many new staff members to our Mudgeeraba Special School family.
Bree Saddington, David Smith, Shannon Bell, Heidi Gallina, Julia Horn, Filiz.Kandemir-Adamson, Aaron Thomson, Nicola Young, Louise Stone, Taneka Rudnev
Sharon Gillespie, Sayaka Linke, Mark Harriss, Abbie Middling, Toni Glanville, Danielle Noble, Deb Tapper
We will continue to place a strong emphasis on social emotional learning while focusing on building classroom/school community. We have some amazing projects happening this year which Graeme Clancy will update weekly.
Partnering with families will be crucial this year as we continue to face uncertainties following the global pandemic. We encourage families to stay connected and informed by reading Schoolzine, Social Media, Seesaw and on occasions a global text. We are in this together, we are sure we will come out of this stronger.
FACILITIES UPDATE
We will add a monthly update of the new building. The plans are coming along and will strengthen the opportunities we offer to Junior Secondary and Senior school. When we have the final plans, we will share them with you.
Natasha Markwick
Acting Principal
Voluntary School Offer and Textbook Resource Allowance
In building our global school budgeting for 2022 we are finalising our school budget and your contribution to support education delivery for state schooling.
Our school for 18 years has maintained with families a School Offer payment of $180.00 to contribute to your young person's school learning. The P&C approved that we would maintain the same financial offer of $180.00 for 2022.
The $180.00 payable Student Offer incorporates:
- Book list requirements
- Student Resources and Consumables
- Reprographics including printing
- Student Communication Diary
The Student Offer is based on the 40 school weeks. This Student Offer of $180.00 for whole school activities can be paid annually, by semester (2x $90.00), by term (4 x $45.00) or weekly (40 weeks x $5.00). A receipt will be forwarded and collected through the office or via student communication diary.
Classes will require further support for their individual user pays programs and will forward the details and invoice to you in writing once their projects have been approved through P&C Association and Administration, for example class cooking programs or user pays programs including: School Performances, swimming, camps etc.
Swimming fees for 2022 will reflect the training credential required to cover instructor led swimming lessons as per our departmental guidelines and we will offer to select teams in 2022.
Non-payment of the school Student Offer may result in a need for alternative programming for your child. It is crucial for these programs to be successful that all families participate.
The School Offer
The School Offer payable for the year is published on the schools website.
School Performance
All students will attend a school performance each year and in good faith with the request that families follow through with payment as soon as possible to assist with payment to the Schools Performance Team.
Cashless School
Your assistance with payments through the school bank account using your young person’s name and program name to identify payment.
To deposit directly into school bank account:
BSB: 064-430
Account Number: 00090761
Reference: Student name and program name e.g. C Hope Offer
School Activity Bank Deposit Code
School Offer |
Student Name + Offer |
School Performance |
Student Name + SP |
Swimming |
Student Name+ Swim |
Camp |
Student Name + Camp |
Graduation |
Student Name + Grad |
Schoolies | Student Name + Schoolies |
Covid Guidelines Weekly Update
Stop the Spread of COVID-19Maintaining 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.
If you have any questions, please call your doctor or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) in these continuing concerning times.
Executive Team:
Principal (Acting): Natasha Markwick
Deputy Principals:
Jnr & Middle (Acting): Danille Turner
Jnr Sec & Seniors: Steve Dowlan
Heads of Personalised Learning:
Bree Nairn & Graeme Clancy
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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