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- COOLY ROCKS ON - 2021
- Greenheart Cluster Speaking Up Competition
- News from Senior 1
- Under 8's Day 23 June
- Senior School Markets
- Positive Behaviour for Learning
- Premiers Reading Challenge
- Save the Date - 2021 Art and Photography Event
- Sound of the Week
- Chappy Chat
- Permission Approvals
- My Time
- P&C 2021 & EOI Grants Coordinator & QCPCA Corrdinator
- Mudgeeraba State Special School - Playgroup
- School Banking - Ends Term 2
- Call for Volunteers - Containers for Change at Robina Town Centre
- Wonder Recycling Rewards for Schools
- Blue Card renewal procedures
- NDIS Links To Keep Up To Date
- Gold Coast Disability Expo
- My Home My Way
- Mudgeeraba Show
- Circus Quirkus
- HOTA - Auslan tour
- Covid Guidelines Weekly Updates
- P&C Container Refund & Recycling Scheme
- Mudgeeraba Special Instagram
- Communication at Mudgee
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Week 9 |
Monday 14 June: Senior School Markets at Robina Town Centre Friday 18 June - P&C |
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Week 10 |
Monday 21 June: Celebrate School Cleaners Day Wednesday 23 June: Under 8s Day Thursday 24 June: PBL Celebration - Pyjama Day Friday 25 June: Last day of Term 2 |
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Term 3 Week 1 |
Monday 12 July: First day of Term 3 |
Today our Mudgeeraba State Special School semi-finalists delivered their speeches at the Greenheart Cluster Speaking Up Competition Grand Finals.
Our students were well received with audience engagement and we were so proud to have them represent our school.
Congratulation to all our Semi Finalists on the public speaking sklls they displayed today - Akisha Benjamin - Stephanie Hearne - Austin Adams - Kendall Coutinho and Mackenzie Kello.
During week 9 our students will learn about this teaching focus in a number of ways. Through the explicit and incidental teaching, students will explore the skill of patience by waiting for objects, items, assistance or by waiting for their turn to talk during class discussions. Explicitly teaching students to wait may help with the management of behaviours related to anxiety.
Parents can assist with this learning in a home school partnership by asking your young person to wait for short periods starting with as little as 2 seconds and increasing the waiting time for items, objects and assistance depending on your young person’s concept of time.
21st May - 27th August 2021
The Premier's Reading Challenge is an annual state wide initiative for schools and home-educated students. It is not a competition, it aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read for pleasure and learning.
Mudgeeraba students can successfully complete this challenge either by engaging in a shared reading experience with a caregiver or by independently reading 20 books before 27th August 2021. All students who complete the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier of Queensland.
We have added a printable copy of the Individual Readers Record should you wish to print it at home. These forms are also available in hard copy at the school administration desk.
Angels at First Base
Oregon versus Washington – a college woman’s softball match to decide who would advance to the division playoffs, delivered more than just a game for fans, one day in 2008.
Sara wasn’t the Western Oregon Wolve’s best batsman, as a matter of fact, she’d never hit a homerun, ever! With 2 runners on bases, a failure with the bat would send her team packing. But, that day, she swung with everything she had, and sent a ball flying over the left-field fence. Sara had hit a hommer!
In her excitement, Sara took off running, but missed first base. The base umpire called to her to turn around and go back to first. However, as she turned, something popped in her knee and she slumped to the ground in excruciating pain.
I’ve never popped my knee, let alone played competition softball, not that I wouldn’t if ever I got the chance. But, I’ve found myself in challenging moments where everything was perfect, up to a point. We don’t always have total control over our circumstances, and sometimes life can go pear shaped, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Like my sister always said, ‘it is what it is!’
The rules clearly point out, that injured players cannot receive assistance from their team in such situations. They aren’t even allowed to touch the player, unless it’s to carry them from the field. Umpires huddled and debated the situation, exploring all legal options. Sara, was stuck – her dream hit had come to nothing but humiliating injury, and her team would lose their bid for the playoffs. But just when it looked like her hommer had turned into a bummer, help came from the most unlikely place.
What happened next, provided fans with a “not a dry eye in the house’ moment. Players from the opposing team, ran out to Sara, and lifted her and ran her back to first. Lowering her enough for her dangling leg to touch the base, and repeating it 3 more times at each other base, Sara completed her hommer, thanks to the opposition. They had won the game, and Sara’s angels sacrificed their playoffs for an act of incredible kindness.
I’ve seen friendships like this. I’ve seen folks receive kindness from places they didn’t expect, and I’ve seen people receive help when they needed it most. This world isn’t easy, but I know that there are countless people, who are kind, in the world too. May I encourage you to touch base with someone this week. May I encourage you to adopt an unconditional smile when you do, and hope for nothing, just to keep the kindness going. And, may I dollop out a bigger serving of encouragement, to encourage you to reach out if you do need a hand – when you fall and pop your knee in life, don’t be afraid to call out for help. Support is out there. Even if they don’t wear the same colours, they may be just a softball diamond away from making all the difference.
Please find attached permission approvals if you have not completed. These assist us with our school planning and marketing of quality education and to keep students safe eg sunscreen and insect repellant.
Mudgeeraba State Special School hosts a Playgroup on Tuesday morning from 9:30 - 10:30am every week. The Playgroup is operational for children and their parents aged from birth to school age. If you know of any families with children who are in this age group and who may have been newly diagnosed with a disability, and they wish to engage their children in a supportive communication oriented environment, please have them contact the school on 5559 3333 to enquire about this wonderful educational opportunity. Ask to speak to Bree Nairn the Playgroup convenor.
The Queensland Government has decided to discontinue school banking programs in Queensland government schools from 31 July 2021. As a result, the CommBank School Banking program will no longer operate at our school after the end of this term. If you are unsure of other methods of depositing to your child’s account, please feel free to contact the Bank’s general enquiries hotline on 13 2221 or alternatively visit your local CommBank branch.
If your child is eligible to receive a reward, please notify myself as your School Banking Co-ordinator prior to Thursday 24 June 2021.
We would like to thank you for your participation and support throughout the School Banking program.
Volunteers and non teaching staff within our school inclusive of our P&C members are required to hold a valid Blue Card in order to forfill their role within our school. The attached flyer explains the Blue card renewal procedures. If you would like to join our P&C our administration team will assist you in acquiring a volunteer Blue Card.
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
Gold Coast Disability Expo is back for 2021 - Friday 18th and Saturday 19th June!
The Gold Coast Disability Expo is back for 2021 on Friday the 18th and Saturday 19th at the Gold Coast Event Centre, Bundall.
We are excited to let you know that our face-to-face expo will return in a COVIDSafe way. The practices we have become familiar with – physical distancing, hand washing, extra cleaning, crowd management, health questionnaires and contact tracing will all form part of the COVIDSafe practices you can expect to see at this years Gold Coast Disability Expo.
You can visit our website for information about our COVIDSafe practices.
Whilst the event is FREE to attend, you must register to obtain a ticket to the event before entry.
If you haven't already registered, now is the time to do so!
(Providing a valid email address is a condition of entry. Please help us help keep you safe.)
We are also trilled to announce that Tim McCallum has been announced as the ambassador for the 2021 Gold Coast Disability Expo. Tim rose to prominence after performing on The Voice in 2015, leaving the judges in tears during the blind auditions. Tim will be on centre stage at the opening ceremony, at 11am, and will also be talking about his experiences and his love of music.
We will provide you regular event and safety updates via email and our facebook page. In the meantime check out the expo guide with all our new exhibitors. Stage schedule coming soon!
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.
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
- 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
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:Alison Atkinson
Project Planning Coordinator & Recognition Award P&C Qld 2021: Maurie Rowe
Grants Coordinator: Vacancy
Community Partnership Role
My Time Coordinator: Anne Conroy
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