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- Call for Volunteers - Containers for Change at Robina Town Centre
- School Banking - Ends Term 2
- Blue Card renewal procedures
- Source Kids Disability Expo
- Mudgeeraba Show
- Gold Coast Disability Expo
- My Home My Way
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Week 10 |
Monday 21 June: Celebrate School Cleaners Day Monday 21 June: Whole School Assembly 1.30 pm Monday 21 June: 5.30 pm Parent Session "Developing an Essential Lifestyle Plan" 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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Holdays |
Sunday 4 July - Sunday 11 July: NAIDOC Week |
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Term 3 Week 1 |
Monday 12 July: First day of Term 3 Friday 16 July: P&C Meeting |
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Term 3 Week 2 |
Monday 19 July: Whole School Assembly |
The request for the meeting came from Senior School Parents and we welcome any interested parents to attend.
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.
During week 10 our students will learn about this explicit teaching focus in a number of ways. Through the explicit and incidental teaching, students will explore the skill of following instructions to complete curriculum tasks and engage safely in the playground. Teaching students to obey the road rules will be conducted by role play scenarios to provide students the ability to look for pedestrian crossings and to know to push the button at lights when they may be walking in the community.On Thursday 24th June our school will hold a whole school Positive Behaviour for Learning celebratory event. Please allow your children to wear their Pyjamas to school to join in the fun! Staff and students will enjoy the fun of being cosy at school and wearing their pyjamas to demonstrate the explicit teaching value of the week, We Follow Instructions.
January, at Roselands
If you’ve been following Chappy Chat, you’ll notice that I focus heavily on relationships and friendships. You can’t have too many friends, and you can’t have too much kindness in your life. I’m reminded of this every time I think about a mate of mine, from when I was only about twelve.
Roselands, was a shopping town, like Pac Fair or Robina Town Centre. It was about a 10 minute walk from my house, and as kids, we used to walk up there just to hang out. One particular day, a mate of mine and I, went to Roselands so I could buy something that I’d saved for: a single of January, by Pilot.
Now I know, you’re probably wondering, “What’s January, by Pilot?”. When I was growing up, there wasn’t any such thing as iTunes, or Streaming Services, so if you wanted to own your own copy of a song you’d heard and liked on the radio, you bought a vinyl record, called a, ‘single’. And January, was my favourite song at the time, by a band called, Pilot. So up we went, straight to the record store, and I bought, January, by Pilot. I was chuffed, and couldn’t wait to get home to play it a hundred times. But things were about to put a stop to that.
On the way out of Roselands, we decided to play a few games of pinball (hopefully, I won’t have to explain that one!). Our favourite pinball machine, was a bowling game, and it stood right at the bottom of the ‘Raindrop Fountain’ escalators, along with two other machines. That day, I was on fire, and was notching up an impressive score. My mate watched on, and cheered as I cracked a free game! I was on a roll, a-flipping and a-flapping (no such thing as flapping, I know!), and owning every inch of the game. We hi-fived each other when the game ended, and I was the pinball king of the moment. Still hi-fiving as we left, I felt invincible. Until about a third of the way home.
“Hang on, wait a minute!” I stood motionless for a split second. “Where’s my single?” I had left January, by Pilot, in its paper bag on top of the bowling pinball machine, and in my excitement forgot to pick it up before we left. My mate and I ran all the way back to Roselands, and headed for the pinball machine, only to find that it wasn’t there – someone had nabbed it. After asking at the information desk, and doubling back to the record store, the realization sank in – I had lost January, by Pilot.
As a kid, $1.49 to buy anything in those days, was a big investment, especially, when you stupidly spent the money, then lost the very thing you just bought. How could I have been such a doofus?
Have you ever had those moments, when something or someone came to your rescue, right when you needed it most? Right when you didn’t do a thing to deserve it, you got some grace? Or better still, someone replaced your copy of January, by Pilot? While we were both still at the record store, my mate, pulled out $1.49, of his own money, and bought me another copy of January, by Pilot! All he said, after I asked him, was, “I dunno, I just wanted to!”
And I guess, that’s what friends do – they do kind stuff, because they want to. There doesn’t seem to be any cost when real mates jump into action. There doesn’t seem to be any hesitation when friends care. And recently, I’ve had many friends do just that for me during some tough times.
My mate taught me a lot that day. He taught me about the attitude behind mate-ship, and I’ve never forgotten him for it. Who would’ve thought, that January, by Pilot, at a Roselands, would stand out like it did. But it does, and it did.
January, at Roselands. Who would’ve thought!
Please find attached permission approvals if you have not recently completed. These assist us with our school planning and marketing of quality education and to keep students safe eg sunscreen and insect repellent.
The Flamingo Bingo P&C sub-committee have been busy organising tasks for our event on 28th August at Hinterland Hotel Nerang. The Flamingo Drag Queen event has been offered to our P&C as a community fundraiser.
Purchasing Tickets:
Ticket Sales link: http://flamingodragqueenbingoaug.floktu.com
More Details:
Facebook Event link: https://fb.me/e/5aTOTL0Y6
Assistance with Raffle Donations:
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.
Volunteers are still required to assist on many of the days. If you can volunteer your time to support this program, please complete the following form to indicate which days you would be available and return it to the front office. Any time you can offer to will be greatly appreciated.
| Saturday 26 June:______ | Saturday 3 July:______ |
| Sunday 27 June:_______ | Sunday 4 July:_______ |
| Monday 28 June: ______ | Monday 5 July: ______ |
| Tuesday 29 June: ______ | Tuesday 6 July: ______ |
| Wednesday 30 June: ________ | Wednesday 7 July: ________ |
| Thursday 1 July: _________ | Thursday 8 July: _________ |
| Friday 2 July:_______ | Friday 9 July:_______ |
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.
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!
If you are interested in attending this event, please complete the following and return to the front office for the P&C.
Name of Student:______________
How many tickets:_____________
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.
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: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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