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Rosella Park School provides a supportive, challenging environment where we are actively engaged in learning to reach our potential in leading a fulfilling life within the community.
Visit us at http://rosellapkspecs.eq.edu.au
As I sit and reflect on the 2017 school year, from my
AMAZING new office, in our AMAZING new
administration block, I smile thinking about the
challenges our staff and students have overcome, and
the successes we have all shared within the school.
We continue to see amazing results in Literacy, so it is
safe to say that our Balanced Literacy pedagogy (the 4
blocks literacy framework) is here to stay. We have
also been supported by some experts in the field of
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
this year, and we continue to refine our skills in
modelling the use of AAC across the school. When you
walk through the school now it is so exciting to see
how many students have a voice through access to a
robust communication system. And these are just a
couple of examples to illustrate how focused we are on
allowing our students to be as independent as possible.
Last week schoolwide moderation took place. Where
teachers gathered to moderate student work in
preparation for reporting. It is an amazing effort and
achievement that we have every Prep-10 student
tracked on the Australian Curriculum and the years 11
and 12 students tracked through the QCIA system.
When the teachers got together to moderate they
participated in professional conversations, examined
student evidence and agreed on an overall grade for
each student in the areas identified in their Individual
Curriculum Plans (ICPs). I was involved in a few of
these conversations, and I was so proud of the
professional rigorous conversations that took place
amongst the students across the school.
Report Cards
Reports will be sent home via post by the end of the
school year. This is a great opportunity to reflect on
how your child is progressing with their learning.
Please remember that development in learning for our
students can be quite slow, and we need to celebrate
the small steps, remembering each small step does
eventually lead to a milestone achievement.
We have, without hesitation, raised expectations of
learning in classrooms, which I believe is a really
positive thing. Please remember the A-E scale is a
mandated scale that all schools have to use within
Education Queensland. When reading your child’s
report, it is the story about their learning that is more
important than the grade assigned. I feel it’s important
that we focus on the individual learning journey for a
student in comparison to what they achieved in their
last semester of work.
P&C Christmas Party
Hard to believe it’s that time again –
but yes, it’s true, it’s almost time for
Santa to pay us a visit at Rosella Park
School!!
The P&C would like to invite all of our families to
gather at Rosella Park School on Thursday the 30th of
November between 5:00 pm - 7:00pm for our annual
Family Christmas Party!!
There will be food and fun on offer for all! Please come
along and help us celebrate 2017! Be sure to check
your child’s communication book for more details
coming out soon!
November 2017 Newsletter No. 11
20 Park Street � PO Box 1145 � Gladstone Q 4680 *
Telephone: 07 4976 8333 � Fax: 07 4976 8300 � Email: [email protected]
Newsletter
End of Year Concert
The end of year concert will be held on Tuesday the
5th of December. As you are all aware, this is a
fantastic morning, and a great opportunity for us to
celebrate the achievements of all of our students.
Please mark the date in your calendar, and I look
forward to seeing you all there!
I am looking forward to catching up with all of you at
these 2 social events!!
Thanks,
Kate Russ
Principal
CUA Fun Run Sponsorship Forms
Although our fun run has been postponed until early
next year, the sponsorship forms and prize claims are
valid for this year only. You have 2 options that you
can choose from:
• If you have done any fundraising you can
return your prize claim form and money to the
office by Thursday 17th November at the very
latest so prizes can be returned before the end
of term.
OR
• Keep the money you have raised, and you can
use the money to add to the new forms that
we will issue in 2018. There will be a new list of
prizes for 2018 as well.
We are very sorry for the confusion. Had we known
that we would not have the oval available, we would
not have sent home the forms. It is an event that the
students love so we do sincerely want to keep the
tradition going. The event will definitely be held in
term 1 next year!
Christmas Film Festival
The school has been given a number of FREE movie
tickets by the Rotary Club of South Gladstone for the
annual film festival at the Gladstone Cinema on
Saturday 16th December. If you would like tickets for
your family to attend the cinema free of charge, please
contact Dee at the office. Please note that due to the
limited number of tickets available, it will be on a “first
served” basis. It is unknown which movie will be
screened on the day but it is recommended as suitable
for the ages of 4 and up.
Absences
In the case of an emergency, it is a requirement of the
Department of Education and Training that parents
are able to be contacted by the school. If for any
reason you will be unavailable on any day, the school
must be advised of an alternative emergency contact.
All absences must be communicated to the school
office. If your child is sick please TELEPHONE THE
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE ON 4976 8333. The
school’s answering machine is turned on after hours so
parents/carers are able to leave a message.
Alternatively; a note in the communication book to the
teacher can be passed on to Admin. Please do not use
DOJO app to communicate absences, as the class
teacher is not always able to pass on the message if
they are not at the school on that day. All unexplained
absences will be followed up by the school by SMS text
message and you can reply to this message. If your
child is absent for more than 3 consecutive days
without explanation, the class teacher will telephone
the parent and a medical certificate must be provided
on your child’s return to school.
Late Arrivals and Early Departures
No student is allowed to leave the school grounds
without first being signed out in the Student
Movement Book at the office, if they are leaving
before our official finish time of 2.45pm. If your child is
late arriving to school they must also be signed in to
the school grounds using the Student Movement book.
Any person other than the parent picking up students
MUST sign the student in and out at the office and
carry their identification to show to office staff.
All parents/carers must firstly report to the office
before picking your child up during school hours.
Please do not go directly to the class room as it is very
disruptive for other students.
Closure of BPAY
Parents are advised that the BPAY option shown on
invoices is no longer available. The decision to remove
this option is due to the ongoing confusion around
payments made in this manner. When using BPAY all
payments are applied to the oldest outstanding invoice
on record for your student e.g. if you made a payment
for swimming and you had an outstanding invoice for
PCYC, your payment would automatically have been
credited to the PCYC invoice. Please do not continue to
use the BPAY option. The preferred option of payment
is BPOINT or cash.
Payment of Outstanding Accounts
Please pay ALL outstanding accounts by the end of
November. If you are experiencing difficulty financially
and would like to discuss a payment plan, please
contact Julie in the office on 49768333 to make an
appointment.
Here are some upcoming events so
pop it on your fridge as a reminder.
Event Date
Year 12 Graduation Wednesday 22nd November @
Harvey Road Tavern
P&C Christmas Party Thursday 30th November
End of Year Accounts
to be finalised by:-
Friday 1st December
School Concert Tuesday 5th December
Our PBL lessons are taught around our 3 school rules of
SAFE, POSITIVE AND RESPECT and we have
been learning our words of the week. This term we are
focussing on the following items:
Week 6: Be sun safe, wear a broad brimmed hat and
sun safe clothing
Week 7: Speak respectfully to others and treat others
the way you would like to be treated
Week 8: Be in the right place at the right time
Week 9: Return equipment to the appropriate place
Keep passage ways clear at all times
Carry items safely
Week 10: Revision of previous lessons
Our words of the week for this month are:
WHAT, MAKE, UP & DOWN, MAKE
Room 2/3
Despite the rain playing havoc with our camp plans we
still managed to have a totally amazing time. The
students loved sleeping over in the classroom and
bowling was a highlight for all! We all loved our
morning at East Shores playing on the equipment and
having morning tea then a quick stop for some
delicious gelato. YUMMM. We got our bounce on at
Tiggers Bounce House and both the adults and
students definitely slept well that night. For some of us
it was our first time having a sleep over away from
home and despite a few nerves we all coped really well
and made some amazing memories! A BIG thanks to
Miss Russ for being our bus driver while on camp and
making our bus trips nothing but fun!! With only 5
weeks to go there are lots of exciting things happening
in our room. We are really looking forward to all of our
families joining us for room 2/3’s family day out on the
29th November. The students are very excited to show
off all of the great work they have done this year. We
hope to see everyone there.
Room 6, Room 8 and Room 9 (Senior Cohort)
We had a great time at school camp. The fun began
with a visit to the Botanical Gardens where some
students saw a chimpanzee for the first time.
Boomerang throwing was an experience at Dreamtime
Centre. Ms Corralie threw above and beyond, leaving
everyone in awe. Students and staff overcame fears
and challenged themselves with caving and climbing
activities. A big thanks to Charlies Aunty Bronny and
the Yeppoon Council for arranging for the water to be
turned on at the Kraken foreshores water park.
We were super impressed by the great manners and
behaviour of our students. They were especially
helpful and supportive of each other when some
students were not feeling confident about the
Adventure Caving.
It provided fantastic writing opportunities for the
students once
we returned. We
all agreed we
would like to go
there again.
Room 10 and Room 11 (Intermediate)
The students are doing well in maintaining their
enthusiasm even though the end of term is
approaching. Students have worked hard all year and
this is evident in their work. As the last of assessment
is wrapping up, students are beginning to get ready for
the Christmas concert. Students are also exploring
options for Christmas craft and present making. During
these weeks as well, we get more of a chance to work
on social and personal skills. Bring on the next few
weeks!
Room 12
Communication has continued to be our focus in Room
12 with student progress occurring in leaps and bounds.
I am pleased to report our Christmas Concert
preparations are coming along. Ho, ho, ho! Presently
we are organising costuming – students have
completed colouring in their masks in colours of their
choice and laminating has also been finished. No more
information is forthcoming because we don’t want to
spoil the surprise – we want you sitting on the edge of
your seats when we entertain you at the concert! Of
note, a visiting Occupational Therapist has made
observations of Rm 12 students with the goal to better
meet their sensory needs so that learning can be
maximised in our classroom. This visit has been a
highly valuable experience. Indeed we are looking
forward to receiving additional information to build on
what we’ve learned so far and feeling very grateful for
being given this opportunity. See you at the Christmas
Concert!
Room 13
Christmas is nearly upon us and it won't be long and
we will be transitioning to the next year level. For the
next few weeks we are busy gathering all our evidence
ready for reporting. The students have been very busy
completing assessment and being movie stars while I
gather all our data. I am very impressed with how
much everyone has improved this year. It has been a
delight to watch them flourish. Ms Ashley has settled
in Perth and has been relaxing while watching the
dolphins from her veranda. Ms Leah and Ms Anet has
settled in well to room 13. Ms Leah works with us 5
days a week and Ms Anet joins us 4 days a week. We
are busy thinking about our Christmas Concert and
what we will perform this year. Keep an eye on
communication books and Dojo for further information.
We will also be having a break up day at the splash
zone closer to the end of term so stay tuned for that as
well �. Or focus is still on our 4 blocks program so
keep sending in those alphabet objects each week!
Transition Cohort (Room 7, Room 14, Room 15)
This term has been off to an amazing start for the
transition cohort. 15 of our students came to camp for
a week, staying in Noosa and exploring the sunshine
coast. The remaining 5 students had a lovely time in
Gladstone for the week taking advantage of our local
assets.
The week at camp: We drove down to the Sunshine
Coast on Monday, having a fun play at Childers on the
way. When we arrived at the caravan park in Noosa we
swam in the beautiful swimming pool and enjoyed
pizza for dinner. On the Tuesday we woke up and
made breakfast and then we all made our lunches
(great learning for the students to make their own
salad rolls). We played at a playground in Nambour,
then went to the Bellingham Hedge Maze and mini golf,
finishing the day with a sunset cruise. The students
worked well together to overcome the challenge of
finding the way through the hedge maze, and cheered
each other on through the mini golf. Wednesday
started with us all packing our own lunches again, then
some students went to the Wildlife HQ zoo and others
to the Bli Bli Aqua Park. The students at the zoo got to
get close and personal with many animals and even
feed some wallabies. At the aqua park students tested
their swimming skills and their physical skills
negotiating their way across many obstacles. The
laughter and squeals spoke for itself as students
thoroughly enjoyed it, from going down big slides to
jumping off giant swings it was a real adventure. We
finished Wednesday in a relaxed way with shopping,
dinner and a movie at the Sunshine Plaza. Thursday
was another day of adventure with a tour of the Ginger
Factory, a lesson about Bees as part of Super Bee, a
train ride and an Overboard Boat Ride, then shopping
at the Ginger Factory. We continued on to Strawberry
Fields and picked and ate strawberries, had a sausage
sizzle and some strawberry ice cream. Students then
got another learning experience and cooked a BBQ
dinner. Friday we drove home again and the students
enjoyed playing in Gympie then again in Childers.
The week at school:
For those students who did not go to camp, well they
had a great time too. They got to spend time at East
Shores relaxing, going to the beach, watching a movie
at the cinema, going shopping in Stockland shopping
centre, doing some delicious cooking and going to the
library. The students had a lot of fun in the local area.
Staffing
Since then we have said goodbye to Miss Catford and
hello to Miss Craze in Room 7. Room 14 have
welcomed a new student and Logan even won super
hero of the week in his first week at Rosella!
Graduation
Our graduating students are getting ready for their big
night on Wednesday 22nd November and it is sure to
be an amazing night for all! We ask that all guests
arrive at the Tavern by 5:30 pm to greet the graduating
students. If you have not already organised your tickets,
please contact the office. Tickets cost $36.00 per
person (graduating student is free). All attending
students must be accompanied by an adult.
Parent to Parent information
RESEARCH:
Do you support an adult with intellectual disability to
make decisions?
· As the NDIS rolls out people with intellectual
disability and their families should have more choices
about the services they receive and greater control
over their own lives.
· Effective support for decision making is
increasingly important for people with intellectual
disability
· More about the project and how to participate.
Please click on the link for further information
Flyer for the Decision Making Project (Intellectual
Disability Participants) [PDF, 572kb]
EVENTS:
Cent Sale Biloela
Where: Anzac Memorial Club
When: Sunday 26 November, 2:00 pm onwards
Who: Endeavour Foundation
Fees: Entry $3.00 + free afternoon tea
Raffle and special cake draws: $2.00 a sheet each
Tickets: $5.00 sheets
NDIS pre planning, Support Coordination + Plan
Management
Where: P2P office, Gladstone Community Hub, 5 Buller
Street
When: ongoing + numerous dates,
Who: Parent to Parent Team
Contact: bookings essential [email protected]
NDIS Readiness Group
Where: Leo Zussino Building, CQU or contact through
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/164859990849111
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QDN (Queenslanders with Disability Network)
What: organising a workshops to assist people
preparing to transition to the NDIS
When: November
Fees: Entry $3.00 + free afternoon tea
STEPS (Skills to Enable People & Communities)
What: a free program for adults aged 18 to 65 years
who have an acquired Brain Injury, stroke or sustained
a Traumatic Brain Injury and their families and carers
When: 6 weeks on Thursdays between 10am and
12noon (starts 26th October)
Where: Gladstone Community Health Service
Engaging Adolescents Program
What: To assist parents resolve difficult behaviour in
children 10 years +
When: from 5.30 to 7.30pm (starts 30th October)
Where: Neighbourhood Centre, 105 Toolooa Street,
Gladstone
Register: 4972 8203 or
email [email protected].
Christmas in the City in Gladstone
What: Christian Churches of Gladstone
When: Sunday, 17th December
Where: Entertainment & Convention Centre precinct
Contact: Gladstone Baptist Church, Gladstone Salvos,
Lifestyle Church, Port City Church or Shed 19.
Interagency Meeting Event Summary:
· Gladstone Employment & Information Forum, 22nd
November
· White Ribbon Day, 25th November
· Social Inclusion Week, 25th November to 3rd
December
· International Day of People with a Disability, 3rd
December
· International Volunteers Day, 5th December
· Christmas in the City, 17th December.
Did you know?
Community Advisory Service, Gladstone Regional
Council
· Gladstone Regional Supported Transport Service –
Transport will still be available to people under 65 who
do not receive NDIS funding.
Parent to Parent head office is closed from
18th December 2017 to 15th January 2018.
We will have skeleton staff between the 22nd
December and 3rd January.
Please contact [email protected] to discuss any
arrangements for paying invoices over this time.
"To deliver a quality service to people who have a
disability by listening, respecting and supporting their
goals"