Dear parents, caregivers and school community, Thank you for working with us since the return to “normal” school routines. We sincerely appreciate that some of the new procedures regarding staying off school grounds, adult social distancing and keeping children home more regularly if unwell has been difficult for you. We must follow the Government and Department policies and guidelines surrounding COVID19 restrictions. There is no wiggle room and there are no special allowances that can be made. I am grateful that you are taking these as seriously as we are for the safety of our staff, our kids and for yourselves. Illness We have had a wave of students with cold/viral infection type symptoms in the past week or so. Thank you to those that have been keeping your kids home and letting us know. If your child presents to school with these symptoms or complains of these symptoms, we will be phoning you to collect them straight away. It is appreciated that this may inconvenience you. It is departmental regulation that this occurs and we are obligated to report it further if the policy is not adhered to. Once again, it is for the safety of our community and our vulnerable people, that as restrictions start to lift, we play it safe when it comes to illness. If your child is unwell, keep them home. Conflict resolution and accepting others We are working hard at school to empower our students to use strategies such as our “High Five” when faced with conflict in the playground. Swearing, sledging and bullying behaviour is not accepted at our school. Serious consequences and parent meetings will be administered for those students who are found to be consistently reported to teachers regarding their unacceptable treatment of their peers in the playground. We pride ourselves at Yangan State School on our inclusivity and diversity. Every single student, staff member and parent is deeply valued for their unique personality and skills they bring to our school. It does not matter what we look like, how tall we are, what sport we like, how many acres of land we own, what car we drive and what brand clothing we wear. We instil these values constantly at school and know that you all work hard to support this at home also. Using unkind words and judging others based on superficial ideologies will not be tolerated from students at this school. We are encouraging students to report serious language, sledging and bullying incidents straight away so we are able to assist, rectify and give consequences swiftly.

June 10th 2020 Yangan State School News

Dates for Your Diary

19 June Cross Country fun run (Colour Explosion)

24 June P&C Meeting

27 June School Holidays

Yangan State School staff:

Principal –Miss Rhiannon Downie

5/6 – Mr Steven Grogan

Year 3/4 -Ms Lisa Holden

Miss Rhiannon Downie

Year 2- Mrs Amanda Hall

Prep/1 - Mrs Leeanne Konstantinou

Music – Ms Lisa Holden

HPE – Mr Richard Butler

LOTE – Miss Lisa Holden

Teacher Aides - Mrs Ann Hempel

Mrs Petrina Lamb

Mrs Kate Grayson

Mrs Kylie O’Dea

Cleaner – Mr Steve Turner

Administration –Miss Tracey Batten

Groundscare – Mr Doug Martin

Mason Myler

51 King Street, YANGAN Q 4371

Email: principal@yanganss.eq.edu.au

Website: www.yanganss.eq.edu.au

School Watch 13 17 88

Phone 4664 8224 Fax 4664 8417 Mobile: 0436662849 ABN 42323041314

From the Principal’s Desk…

This week’s

EXPECTATION: Be Respectful: I follow

adult directions

immediately.

Thank you for taking this matter seriously and finding the time to speak to your children about this in an ongoing manner. Have a great week. Thank you for supporting us as we continue to give the best possible service to your child in education. Rhiannon Downie

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Awards

Damon - Settling into the routines at your new school. Well done! Reuben - You always use your manners. Tyson – Following our three school values. Bonnie - Bonnie uses her manners when speaking to adults and peers. Well done Bonnie! Chloe Mc C - for always following teachers' instructions straight away. Esther - for using her manners at all times. Liam – For using efficient mathematical strategies to solve equations.

Congratulations to Damon, Reuben, Tyson. Bonnie, Chloe Mc, Esther and Liam as the recipients of these special awards. They received these awards for following the school’s

expectations. Well done!

Word Wizards William – Lime Damon - Gold Sophia - Lemon and 200 Magic Words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Piper – Pearl Annabelle – Pearl

Bookclub – orders and payment due in by 12th June 2020. (Loop is the

preferred payment method)

School Banking

School Banking is still paused until further notice. In the meantime, Start Smart Parent Resources have been created to assist parents and carers in improving their children’s money management skills. These free, short videos and worksheets can be accessed from home and are designed to give students the confidence and skills to make smart decisions about money. To find out more, visit www.commbank.com.au/parent

School News

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Report Cards- Semester 1 2020 Due to the pause in normal schooling for many weeks due to COVID 19, the Department of Education adjusted their expectations regarding what schools will assess and report to parents about student progress in Semster 1 2020. We will still be delivering a report card for your children, but in a reduced format. We have decided, when completing our continuity of learning plan prior and during the learning @ home period, to assess and report on:

- English - Mathematics - Science - Humanities and Social Sciences

We have continued teaching subjects such as Arts, Music, and Technologies however upon the recommendations made by the Department, these Learning Areas have the most evidence gathered by our teachers to make sound judgements on our student’s achievements and improvements. To allow teachers to teach, assess and give every student the best opportunity to demonstrate their learning in assessment, report cards will be issued on Friday 31 July (Term 3, Week 3).

P & C News

The next P&C General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 24th June at 7:00pm in the Year 3/4 classroom and via Zoom. Any parent volunteers who give their time to school activities are strongly encouraged to be in attendance for the Child Protection Training being delivered. More information will be sent to the committee and members via email. *NB change in day and time.

Community News

STUDENT COLOUR CROSS

COUNTRY/FUN RUN

FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2020 2-3PM

STUDENTS TO BRING A WHITE

SHIRT TO WEAR THAT CAN GET MESSY! (old school shorts/joggers too

please) This is an activity for the kids to celebrate what has been a very different and challenging Term!