The Premier's Reading Challenge is a home-school partnership which aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read and to experience reading for pleasure and learning. 

On Monday 18th November the Honourable Karen Andrew will attend our Celebration Assembly at 1.30 pm and present certificates to students who read the required number of books based upon their year level during the reading period.  

Term 4 Week 7 

We sit in our seat, we wear our seatbelt, we wait for food and drinks until we are off the bus, we keep our bus clean.

During week 7, our students will look at these explicit teaching foci. Learning will occur through incidental and explicit teaching scenarios during Community Outings and at other times across the year.  Students will learn the importance of respect for our school property with a focus on our buses.  You can partner with the school and assist with this learning by modelling the same expectations when traveling in your car on the weekend or when driving to and from school.

The P&C Association thank our community for their kind donations towards our final raffle of the year.

On Monday 11th November marked Remembrance Day. Each year on this day, Australians observe one minute's silence at 11am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. Manaia Harawira proudly represented the Student Council by attending a Remembrance Day Service held by the Mudgeeraba-Robina RSL Sub Branch at Elsie Laver Park in Mudgeeraba. Mudgeeraba Special School sold poppies to raise money for those who served our country.

Their website is www.everyaustraliancounts.com.au .

It is encouraging to read on the NDIS site that our P&C Association recommendations were embedded:

Breaking news from Canberra this afternoon. NDIS Minister Stuart Robert gave a speech at the National Press Club where he talked about his plan to get the NDIS working better for everyone who needs it.

There was a lot in the speech but just a few key things:

• Participants will be able to use their funds more flexibly - including moving funds between core and capacity building 
• NDIS will provide independent assessments so people can get assessments for access at no cost to them 
• Joint planning meetings and people being able to see a draft of their plan before it’s approved

We’ll post a more detailed story on our website tomorrow but for more information now you can go to https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/4016-minister-reveals-plan-improve-ndis.

That’s not the only story you will find on our website. Head on over and you can find out below about our 100 day plan for the new boss of the NDIA; hear from our great friend George Taleporos about what the Aged Care Royal Commission said about young people with disability in aged care; and learn about changes to SDA that you might have missed (hint: the announcement was made on the provider side of the NDIS website).

Our 100 day plan for the new NDIA CEO

The new NDIA boss Martin Hoffman started his new job last week so we made sure he had a great to-do list ready for him on his first day of work.

Done! Your messages delivered

 A BIG thank you to everyone who sent in their stories, experiences and ideas for change for our submission into the Tune Review.

Urgent update of Ticket Availability: We Still have tickets for the Variety Special Christmas Party in Brisbane on November the 30^th at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre South Bank We have tickets available in the following ages: 5-6: 4 Boys and 4 Girls, 7-9: 2Boys and 3Girls, 10-12: 5 Girls. If you are interested please contact Lee Jensen the MyTime Facilitator via text or email ljens92@eq.edu.au or 0466066800. Stating the child’s name, class  and age bracket. Thank you.

 Special Christmas Party Details: 

Variety is holding its annual Special Christmas Party on Saturday the 30^th November at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Southbank.

The event starts at 10.30am and finishes at 2.30pm.

We have been lucky enough to receive some tickets but are limited for each Age Group. Each Ticket allows entry for one child and 1-2 Carers.

To help facilitate the distribution of tickets we request that you send an expression of interest by 14th November.

Due to the limited availability of tickets the P&C considers a criterion of confirmation, eg. families who have not received tickets to events in the last 12 months first.

Our aim is to provide equity across the school community.

Thank you for your cooperation in this

Lee Jensen MyTime Facilitator

Mudgeeraba Special School has a school code at container recycling collection centres.

 If you wish to kindly donate your collection refunds to our school P&C Association please use the code below.

This year to date we have raised $600.

• Phone the office and request the classroom. Please always be mindful of students' learning and teachers teaching times.
• Utilise the students' Communication Diary
• Request face to face meetings through your class teacher.

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