From the Principal s desk - Russell Island State School

Wednesday 30th April 2021

Monday 3rd May

Labour Day Public Holiday

Thursday 6th May

KindyLinq 9am-12pm

Monday 10th May

KindyLinq 9am-12pm

Assembly @ 2pm

Tuesday 11th May

NAPLAN

Wednesday 12th May

NAPLAN

Thursday 13th May

KindyLinq 9am-12pm

NAPLAN

Phone: (07) 3400 9333 Student Absences Text only: 0429395360

Website: www.russislass.eq.edu.au

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From the Principal’s desk:

“We acknowledge the Quandamooka people, the

Aboriginal Owners of the land where we gather today and pay our respects to Elders past, present and

emerging. We recognise their connection to Country and their role in caring for and maintaining Country

over thousands of years. May their strength and wisdom be with us today”.

Please Note the Following

Tuck shop is CLOSED until further notice.

Quote:

A day without laughter is a day wasted………. Anon

Welcome

ANZAC Day ceremony

Our ANZAC school ceremony was conducted under clear blue skies on Thursday 22 April. Students conducted themselves admirably through out this solemn occasion. Thank you to families who attended our morning service and to RI RSL President, Chris Christmas and also RI RSL Treasurer, Evan Johnson for attending and each delivering an address to the assembly. Thank you to staff who assisted with setting up our ceremony and having class wreaths ready to be laid. Thank you to our student leaders who conducted the ceremony and laid the school wreath in this emotionally stirring ceremony.

Our Year 6 school captains, Summer F and

Kaydence K, along with Mrs Lise Cormack

represented RISS at the Brisbane ANZAC

Square ceremony on the morning of Thursday

22 April, by also laying a wreath at the eternal

flame.

Thank you to students who marched and represented their families at the RI RSL march on the morning of Sunday 25 April. Again, thank you to our school captains Summer and Kaydence who again represented RISS and laid the school wreath at the RIRSL ANZAC Day service. Thank you to staff members Mrs Jackie Brunton and Meg Cornthwaite who also attended.

Cross Country

Congratulations to all student who participated in this event on Wednesday morning. Some close finishes and great

individual efforts on the day! We have 13 students whose times have made them eligible to enter the District Cross Country.

Notes will be going home to these students today and these students’ families have already been contacted by the school.

Thank you to all staff for their efforts in ensuring we had another smooth-running, athletic event.

See Mr Weller’s article

NAPLAN

Listed below are the scheduled times for the NAPLAN testing next week for our Year 3 and 5 students. Each test takes approximately 40 – 50 minutes. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals which can be used to improve student achievement.

Tuesday 11th May Wednesday 12th Thursday 13th Friday 14th

8:50 – 9:50 Language conventions

8:50 – 10:00 Reading

8:50– 10:00 Numeracy

Catch up of any absent students

11:10 – 11:30 Play break for whole school

11:40 – 12:40 Writing

Parents/Carers can help to ensure their child does their best by:

Making sure they arrive on time to school (late arrivals will not be able to sit the test on the day) Giving them a good breakfast Making sure they have enough sleep the night before Supporting them with a positive, caring attitude

Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents and

carers in consultation with the principal. If, after consultation, you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a Student

Withdrawal form by Friday 7th

May. These forms are available at the school.

Under 8s Day

The morning of Thursday 20 May will see RISS celebrate Under 8s Day. The theme this year is all about outdoor

play. We have started our planning for this event and information will be sent out regularly, so keep you eye out for Class

Dojo and newsletter updates. Our KindyLinQ families will also be joining in the fun.

In the event that we don’t have sunny weather, on this morning, we have also planned for wet weather, so our Under 8s Day,

can still continue.

Prep Playground renewal

Our Prep playground has been identified for a renewal of some equipment and areas, with a proposed start and finish date over the June July holidays.

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)

Conducted every 3 years, the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) is the most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world. The information gained from the census helps to shape the future and wellbeing of our children by providing evidence to support education, health and community policy and planning.

The fifth AEDC data collection will take place from 4 May to 25 June 2021.

Previous AEDC national, state and community level data is available to access from the AEDC website .

The AEDC measures how children are developing as they transition into their first year of school based on 5 key areas known as domains.

The 5 AEDC domains are:

physical health and wellbeing

social competence

emotional maturity

language and cognitive skills (school-based)

communication skills and general knowledge.

Each rectangular tile represents one of the 5 AEDC domains of child development: physical health and wellbeing, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills (school-based) and communication skills and general knowledge.

Prep students attending school in Australia will participate in this collection. We will use the data to assist with future planning to support students in our school and our broader community.

ATTENDANCE

Whole School Year to Date attendance rate: 87.8%

Individual Class – Term 2

Prep 1 2 3 4 5 6

86.9 82.9 87.8 91.7 87.5 87.2 83.7

Congratulations to Year 3! You have over 90% attendance.

https://www.aedc.gov.au/

https://www.aedc.gov.au/about-the-aedc/about-the-aedc-domains

2021 Queensland Engagement and Wellbeing Survey Later this term, students in will be asked to take part in the Queensland Engagement and Wellbeing (QEW) Survey.

We know that wellbeing and engagement are important parts of your child’s life at school. The department and your school are looking at ways to collect information on these important areas so we can support our students in the best way possible.

The QEW Survey is designed to measure how state school students view their wellbeing and engagement.

Results from this survey will tell us about students’ levels of wellbeing and engagement. This information will allow us to better support our students and meet their needs.

In 2021, the QEW Survey will take place between these dates:

Term 2

Monday 31 May to Friday 25 June, 2021

An information letter will be sent out to families closer to the time. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

IMPACT

IMPACT has finished for Year 3. Our Year 5 students only have 1 more consolidation week left. All the students enjoyed the program and I look forward to working with some of Year 2 and Year 4 students in Round 3 this year on the Math Solve It program.

Week 1-2 : Be a Learner

Allow others to learn

Take responsibility for your own learning

Listen carefully - SLANT

PBL

Warmest regards

Jayne Barnett and Leanne McMahon

SOLID PATHWAYS

We have 2 students in our school participating in Solid Pathways, which is fantastic. Solid Pathways schools to support eligible high performing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Year 4 to Year 9 for continued academic success and university studies.

Cross Country

DEAKIN House – Champions 2021

Congratulations to the Deakin House on winning this year’s school

Cross Country. Captains Roque A and Ruby P accepted the shield on

behalf of their team.

Congratulations to all our Age Champion placegetters. (see Results

Table).

One of the aims of our carnival is to select a RISS Team to compete

at the Bayside District Carnival which will be held next Thursday 06

May. Congratulations to the following students who have met the

qualifying times;

Jye P, Zach W, Ellie S

Brooklyn C, Erick W, Jayden S, Annabell J

Braith K, Kobi S, Matthew T, Matilda M, Matilda M

We wish all these students all the best as they strive to be selected in

the Bayside District Cross Country team. GO RISS!!

Thank you to the following for helping make our cross country a great

success;

House Captains – setting up and packing up

Mr Larry – for help with setting up

All Staff – fulfilling their roles

R.I.S.S. Cross Country 2021 : Results

PREP Girls PREP Boys

1st : Rori T.

2nd : Haylie M.

3rd : Ponyo B.

1st : Abdul W.

2nd : Hunter B.

3rd : Thatcher M.

Yr 1 Girls Yr 1 Boys

1st : Leila P.

2nd : Pippa B.

3rd : Scarlett M.

1st : Jason P.

2nd : Charly S.

3rd : Tori C.

Yr 2 Girls Yr 2 Boys

1st : Zaire S.

2nd : Ellissa Z.

3rd : Isabella R.

1st : Kyron B.

2nd : Josiah B.

3rd :

Yr 3 & Born 2013 – Girls Yr 3 & Born 2013 – Boys

1st : Samantha M.

2nd : Lily C.

3rd : Sienna G.

1st : Bowie H.

2nd : Zayden H.

3rd : N/A

9yr old (born 2012) Girls 9yr old (born 2012) Boys

1st : Zeva B.

2nd : Crystal S.

3rd : Violet-May G.

1st : Lucas B.

2nd : Noah B.

3rd : Harley O.


1st : Matilda M.

2nd : Matilda M.

3rd : Lily-Rose G.

1st : Braith K.

2nd : Kobi S.

3rd : Matthew T.


1st :

2nd : Annabell J.

3rd : Chloe G.

1st : Brooklyn C.

2nd : Erick W.

3rd : Jayden S.

12/13yr old (born 2008/09) Girls 12yr old (born 2008/09) Boys

1st : Ellie S.

2nd : N/A

3rd : N/A

1st : Jye.P.

2nd : Zach W.

3rd : N/A

Assembly, Monday 19th April

Red Turtle Ticket Certificate (10 tickets)

Year 6 Class Award Recipients

LOTE Award Recipients LOTE Award Recipients

Weeks 1and 2 PBL Demonstartion

Assembly, Monday 19th April

Turtle Ticket Raffle Winners

Turtle Ticket Certificates Year 3



ANZAC Service, Thursday 22nd April

ANZAC Service, Thursday 22nd April

School Captains visit to Brisbane, ANZAC Square

On Thursday the 22nd of April we went (mostly) by train to Anzac Square in Brisbane City. While there we saw the Shrine of Memories, which contained the Eternal Flame. There were a lot of students from all different schools around Queensland at Anzac square with us to commemorate Anzac Day. While there we saw the Governor of Queensland Paul De Jersey. A short while after the start of the ceremony, all the students were told to line up and lay their wreaths at the Eternal Flame. Once we laid our wreaths at the Eternal Flame we were instructed to sit back down, and we continued with the ceremony. Before we left Anzac square, we were able to take some pictures at the Eternal Flame. Unfortunately, Mrs. Cormack lost her phone, but it was found. We caught the train back from central station. We drove to Redland Bay, caught the ferry back and walked to school. Overall, we had a fantastic day, and we learnt a lot. By Summer and Kaydence

Russell Island RSL ANZAC service

Cross Country Carnival, Wednesday 28th April

2021 Cross Country Winning

Team Deakin



Age Winners

Prep Boys Winner Abdul W. Prep Girls Winner Rori N. Year 1 Boys Winner Jason P.

Year 1 Girls Winner Leila P. Year 2 Girls Winner Zaire S. Year 2 Boys Winner Kyron B.

2013 Girls Winner Samantha

M. 2013 Boys Winner Bowie H.


Age Champions

2012 Lucas B. 2012 Zeva B. 2011 Braith K.

2011 Matilda M. 2010 Brooklyn C.

2009 Ellie S. 2009 Jye P.

3rd May 2021

Exciting news! The Cleveland School Dental

Clinic is re-opening on Monday 15/03/2021

Free dental appointments are

available now

Simply call 1300 300 850 to book an appointment!

For more information on Metro South Oral Health Services

Visit – www.health.qld.gov.au/metrosouth/oralhealth

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From the Principal s desk - Russell Island State School