"There are no paths to being a harmonious nation rather harmony is a path to follow. May the occasion of harmony day is celebrated with peace, pride and the willingness to see the change."
2021 Term 1 - Week 8
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2021 Term 1 - Week 8
- Principal's Message
- What's on at Mudgee?
- News from Middle 5
- Storyfest Author Visit
- Week 9 Sound of the Week
- Senior School News
- Senior School - Parent Information Session
- Suppliers for Swimming & General Incontinence Aids
- Positive Behaviour for Learning Celebration
- Harmony Week and Bullying No Way Day
- Chappy Chat
- P&C -AGM Announcement
- MyTime
- Positive Behaviour for Learning
- School Banking
- Road works in Railway Street
- School Offer Contributions
- Free Wildlife Adventure! Fleays Wildlife Park TEENAGE ADVENTURE CAMPS
- Healthy Mothers Healthy Families - Copy
- Covid Guidelines Weekly Updates
- P&C Container Refund & Recycling Scheme
- Communication at Mudgee
- Contact Us
In recognition of Harmony Day on Sunday 21 March it is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on how powerful relationships are in our homes, workplace and community. At Mudgeeraba Special School our staff have adopted a set of Norms and Values that I introduced to the school when I first arrived. We have updated these for 2021 to include the Open Roads of the Get Happier Project from the source of Connecting Habits of Choice Theory.
This cultural guide for our school staff have aided us in building quality professional relationships and help us to work through things that might need to be clarified and worked out in a caring and considerate manner.
The department have launched this week a Parent and Community set of Norms and Values which we can integrate towards developing our own school approach with our school's P&C Association.
What I value about the Mudgeeraba Special School Community is that there is a strong culture of working harmoniously together for our students and each other.
The principle for Harmony Day cements that that belief of recognising and embracing diversity:
Everyone belongs.
Regards
Colleen Hope
Principal
| Week | Event |
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Week 9 |
Monday: Senior School Markets at Robina Town Centre Monday: Harmony Day and Bullying No Way Day Tuesday: My Time Tuesday: Senior School Parent Infor Night Friday: P&C AGM |
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Week 10 |
Monday: Whole School Assembly Monday: International Dance Day Wednesday: Easter Hat Parade Thursday: PBL Celebration: Community Helpers Thursday: Last day of school for Term 1 |
On Wednesday, students in Junior Secondary and Seniors were provided with an opportunity to engage in entertaining performances from some authors. Adrian Beck who writes, funny, action-packed stories presented to our Senior School students and Nicholas J Johnson who is an award-
Families we have had request for suppliers of general and swimming incontinence aids. We hope you find this list useful to support your young person or elderly person.
Independence Australia
Tel: 1300 788 855
https://store.independenceaustralia.com/continence-aids/swimwear
Brightsky Australia
Tel: 1300 886 601
Conni
Tel: 1300 721 710
https://shop.conni.com.au/conni-containment-swim-shorts
Night n Day Comfort
Tel: (02) 9531 2011
https://nightnday.com.au/collections/all/incontinence-swimwear
Theraquatics
Tel: (07) 3865 4420
https://www.theraquatics.com.au/browse/browse.asp?DeptID=161&CatID=1085
Eenee
Tel: (03) 6225 3457
https://www.eenee.com/contents/en-us/d56_swimmers-incontinence-bathers.html
Wear Orange on Monday
Don't forget to wear orange on Monday for Harmony Week and Bullying No Way Day. Keep an eye out in next week's newsletter and on our school Facebook page for ways we recognised these key events as a school community.
During Week 9 teachers will use data and formative assessment to reteach some or all of the concepts highlighted over the past three weeks.
WK6 - WE OWN OUR ACTIONS - During this week students were encouraged to own their behavioural actions whether they are positive or those behaviours which require additional assistance. Students may have engaged in discussion surrounding different options and strategies they could use to gain attention or express their frustrations.
WK7 - WE HELP OUR FRIENDS - During the school week our students were explicitly taught the skills that are required to help or peer tutor classmates with success. Students may have had opportunities to help their fellow classmates by obtaining items and objects for peers to complete tasks, or simply by sharing their reading skills and reading to a fellow classmate.
WK8 - WE USE MANNERS, WE USE POSITIVE WORDS - During the school week our students were encouraged to demonstrate the use of positive words and their manners when speaking to staff and their peers. Students will have been provided opportunities to use open roads communication methods such as giving a compliment or asking if they could undertake a chore to assist the class such as obtaining items and objects for peers to complete tasks (pencils or glue), or simply by saying please when requesting an item or thank you when they have received an item.
Parents we love it that you partner with our school community to continue the Positive Behaviour for Learning journey at home with your young people. As the skills explicity explored over the last 3 weeks such as:- owning our actions when we have made a mistake, helping our family, siblings and friends and using manners and positive words in the community enables a joyous household and are the foundations of building good relationships with all those around you.
School Banking is open every Tuesday. If you are interested in more information about School Banking please drop in to see me at 9 am.
Paula D'Alton
School Banking Coordinator
Our school for 18 years has asked families to make a School Offer payment of $180 to contribute to your young person's school learning. The P&C approved that we would maintain the offer for 2021.
The $180.00 payable Student Offer incorporates:
- Book list requirements
- Student 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. These user pays programs will include: School Performances such as the one held yesterday, swimming, camps etc.
Swimming fees for 2021 will reflect the training required to cover instructors as per our departmental guidelines and we will only offer to select teams in 2021.
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 available in the attached information and published on the schools website.
This also includes the updated Textbook Resource Allowance (TRA) component, which has been deducted to reduce the overall School Offer payable for Years 7 to 12.
The TRA
The Department of Education provides a Textbook and Resource Allowance (TRA) to assist parents with the cost of textbooks and other education resources including Skill Development and Certificate Courses preparation and delivery for all Years 7 to 12 students.
TRA will now be applied to reduce the cost of participation, thus the School Offer you receive will be the full cost of participation in the School Offer excluding the TRA granted to the school via our departmental budget.
School Performance Followup
All students attended the school performance yesterday "All Around The World" in good faith with the request that families follow through 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 persons name and program name to identify payment or through the use of BPoint as shown on the bottom of invoices will assist us with reducing cash onsite and therefore reducing financial risk.
To deposit directly into school bank account:
BSB: 064-430
Account Number: 00090761
Reference: Student name and program name e.g. C Hope Offer
Example of BPoint payment option (only to be used when an invoice has been issued):
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.
Communication at Mudgeeraba Special School is key. We have a range of systems to ensure we are keeping in touch.
- 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:
Executive Team:
Principal: Colleen Hope
Deputy Principals:
Jnr & Middle: Natasha Markwick
Jnr Sec & Seniors: Steve Dowlan
Heads of Personalised Learning:
Bree Nairn & Danielle Turner
Senior School Pedagogical Leader: Laine East
Administration Team:
Business Manager: Samantha Kilpatrick
Admin Officer: Lorraine Yorke
Admin Officer: Belinda Chisnall
Current P&C Executive:
President: Mel Colenso
Vice President: Anne Conroy
Secretary: Karen Lee
Treasurer: Deborah Hopkin
Current P&C Voluntary Roles
Uniforms: Coordinator: Toni Sarten
Fundraising Team:
Jo Benjamin
Jaime Morris
Jody Mcfarlane
Michelle Jensen
QCPCA Representative:Alison Atkinson
Project Planning & Grants Officer : Maurie Rowe
Community Partnership Role
My Time Coordinator: Anne Conroy
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