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Capricornia School of Distance Education

Locality: Rockhampton, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4931 4800

Address: 241-259 Farm Street 4701 Rockhampton, QLD, Australia

Website: https://capricorniasde.eq.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 THERES MORE TO SAY AFTER R U OK? 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and circumstances have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and, for those who are able, be willing to support those around us. In the lead-up to R U OK? Day the campaign has been running to help Australians know what to say when someone says theyre not OK and guide them through how they can continue a conversation that could change a life. You dont have to be an expert to ...keep the conversation going when someone says theyre not OK. By knowing what to say you can help someone feel supported and access appropriate help long before theyre in crisis, which can make a really positive difference to their life. So whether it be your friends, family or even a stranger dont forget to ask the one question that could save someones life: R U OK? Watch the link below and see how you can make a difference. https://youtu.be/erHLP29tzPE

25.01.2022 Attention Year 10 Parents: Year 10 Senior Education and Training Plan and 2021 Subject Selection Information Evening Tuesday 21st of July at 6pm online session. Please refer to notice emailed.

25.01.2022 Dont forget this Friday 4 September is a Student Free day!

24.01.2022 Rockhampton Campus is closed today, Friday 14 August, due to Rockhampton Show Holiday. Students with a teacher based in Rockhampton do not have lessons today.

23.01.2022 Reminder that Year 10 Senior Education and Training Plan and 2021 Subject Selection Information Evening Tuesday 21st of July at 6pm online session. Please refer to notice emailed.

23.01.2022 Wellbeing Wednesday: As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, this article by Maggie Dent about the importance of movement for our young people seems more relevant that ever. It even contains some ideas about how this might be achieved. https://www.maggiedent.com//the-magic-of-movement-still-r/

23.01.2022 Well done students!

23.01.2022 Wellbeing Wednesday: This weeks virtual mini-school for learning support featured a session on Sleep Hygiene. A University of Warwick study released earlier this year confirmed that getting an appropriate amount of sleep is essential for childrens mental health and cognitive wellbeing. More details about the study can be found here: https://www.technologynetworks.com//poor-sleep-correlates-

21.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day!

21.01.2022 We hope all CSDE families have a safe and happy holiday! Our Office will re-open and lessons will commence on Monday 13th of July 2020.

19.01.2022 Are you in year 10 and wondering what subjects you should pick in year 11 and 12 to make sure youve achieved the pre-requisites required for your course? Check out the year 10 guide, its available now at https://www.qtac.edu.au/student-resources

17.01.2022 Happy School Principals Day Ms Rynne!

17.01.2022 REMINDER: Parent forum 2-3pm , Dan Haelser guest speaker 3:30 4:30pm TODAY.

16.01.2022 The QCAA is developing a suite of videos to help Year 12 students prepare for external assessments in General subjects. They include insights and advice from QC...AA learning area managers. Videos for Mathematics and The Arts are now online and well be adding more soon.https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/external-assessment-videos.ht P&Cs Qld Catholic School Parents Queensland Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network ICPA QLD INC - Isolated Childrens Parents Association Queensland Inc See more

16.01.2022 Tomorrow Thursday 17 September we have our Colour Fun Run! Dont forget to wear white!

15.01.2022 Primary Awards Ceremony tickets re-opened! Here is the link for more tickets. https://www.trybooking.com/BMDVZ

15.01.2022 Swimming Carnival and Primary Awards Ceremony

14.01.2022 The countdown is over! Today marks the last day of school for our Year 12 students! Wishing our students every success.

14.01.2022 Thinking about CQUniversity? Check out their virtual open day today from the comfort of your home! 10am - 1pm. Cant make it? Its on again on Saturday August 15, so add it to your calendar. https://www.cqu.edu.au//fut/future-study-options/open-days

13.01.2022 Are you having problems with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra? Our IT Officer has discussed this with the Service Centre and they said they are aware of a few intermittent errors that they are trying to resolve. Some pointers:... For Windows: Chrome is the recommended browser but needs to be version 81,83 or newer. If chrome is not working download and try Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ For Mac: Safari is the recommended browser but if that isnt working try Chrome or Firefox For iPad: Safari is the recommended browser but if that isnt working try Chrome or Firefox For Android: Chrome is the recommended browser but needs to be version 81,83 or newer. If that fails download firefox from the App store. Basically, if a browser doesnt work, try another one. Firefox will fix most of the problems occurring in Chrome and vice versa. Also Ultra is a more sensitive to slow internet speeds so try and close any other devices using the internet if this is a problem. Also try to clear the cache in the web browser, restart the computer and router. Also try running a network cable directly from the modem / router to the computer as Ultra will run better over a wired connection than a wireless connection. And finally remember, dont give up!

13.01.2022 Parents and Caregivers are invited to participate in this years School Opinion Survey and have a say about schooling during the COVID-19 lockdown. Please note some of these questions may not directly apply to our schools unique position during the COVID-19 lockdown and unfortunately we were unable to get a more tailored survey for our School of Distance Education. Participation in the survey is anonymous and you are encouraged to take this opportunity to have your say. ...The online survey will be available until Friday, 17 July 2020, and should take less than five minutes to complete. For more information and survey link, please see your emails.

13.01.2022 Wellbeing Wednesday: As one of the most unusual school terms ever draws to a close, it is time to enjoy the break. This list of family movie suggestions from Common Sense Media may give helpful ideas for cool winter evenings. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-lists

12.01.2022 Attention Year 12 Parents: Students in Year 12 General Subjects will be required to complete a Senior External Examination for each General subject enrolled. Please refer to notice emailed with more information and attachments.

12.01.2022 Congratulations Lily! This is a huge achievement

11.01.2022 Emerald Campus has experienced a power outage. Teachers are getting back online so please keep trying.

10.01.2022 To access Blackboard Lessons please go to elearn.eq.edu.au as the link on the website is not working for some users

10.01.2022 This is a national day to acknowledge the role working parents and governesses play in delivering public education to students in remote locations. Most people don’t understand the commitment isolated families make to access an education in the bush said NT State President, Sarah Cook. It is a government requirement that school of the air and distance education students are supervised in the home school room. The school of the air teacher will only deliver a few online less...ons each a day, at best. For the remainder of the school day the supervisor must physically deliver the lesson materials, support the student, undertake planning and preparation, behavioural supervision, scaffolding, problem solving, explicit teaching, marking, teacher liaison and feedback, among other responsibilities. Working parents (predominantly mothers) in geographically isolated areas take on this role, by necessity. If they cannot provide this supervision themselves, they must pay someone to fulfil that requirement. Either way, there is no subsidy and no support from government for the delivery of public education in these circumstances. It is not an equitable requirement by government and ICPA have been advocating for a subsidy towards these costs for years said Sarah Cook. Earlier this year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said parents should not have to choose between their employment and educating their children. He was commenting on the COVID-19 pandemic, when families across Australia, across the world, had no choice but to educate their children at home. Most people don’t realise families in geographically isolated areas of Australia are forced to make this choice, regardless of pandemics. A national day will highlight the contribution, the compromise and the cost, these families’ bear towards the delivery of a public education said Sarah Cook. Geographically Isolated* Distance Education Day is on the 1st of December. ICPA NT invites Territorians to express their support for distance education students and families, including using ICPA’s temporary profile picture frame. Download yours from https://www.facebook.com/ICPANT/posts/3798982713448354

10.01.2022 Congratulations to the awardees for write a book in a day

09.01.2022 Families are encouraged to provide feedback in relation to our upcoming Cluster Day program in Week 10. Further details and a survey link was sent via email to families on Thursday 13/8. Please check your email for more details.

09.01.2022 Wellbeing Wednesday: During last weeks Year 5 and 6 virtual mini-school, our School Health Nurse, Trish delivered a session about nutrition to some of our students. However, for some families fussy eaters pose a daily challenge to recipe creativity. For those families, this article from Healthline may be of some assistance. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/tips-for-picky-eaters

08.01.2022 Today we celebrate our Schools Support Staff (Business Manager, Administration Officers, Technical Officers and Schools Officers). These are the staff at CSDE that make the cogs turn smoothly each day. Putting students first is our purpose by offering a friendly face, a voice to guide you on the phone and ensuring that the grounds are kept beautiful and safe for all of our students, staff and families. Thank you to our Business Manager Lissa Bolton. Our Administration staff Genna Schulte, Jamie Brooks, Karen Boase, Casta Reid, Anita Grice, Gescha Harms, Elly Yellend and Jodi Harrold. Our IT Officers Ronald Prout and Toa Richards. And last but not least, our School Grounds Officers Ian Brown and Brendan Gigante.

07.01.2022 On Thursday 13th of August, Six brave Grade 6 Students entered a competition to Write a Book in a Day for the Kids Cancer Project. They worked extremely hard from 8am and managed to finish a completely written, edited and Illustrated book in 10 hours, finishing up and logging off at 6pm! They all worked hard, ate a LOT of sugar and wrote a book they all should be VERY Proud of. We sure are.

05.01.2022 Best of luck to our Grade 12 cohort starting external exams today.

05.01.2022 Wellbeing Wednesday: With a range of mental health apps on the market, it is hard to know which ones may best help your tween to teen. Common Sense Media has put together a review which may be helpful in determining which are most appropriate to download. https://www.commonsensemedia.org//apps-to-help-with-mental

05.01.2022 Next Thursday 11 June is a normal school day due to the Rockhampton Show Holiday being moved to Friday 14 August. Lessons will resume as normal.

04.01.2022 CSDE 2020 P&C Auction https://elearn.eq.edu.au//pid-431588-dt-ann/xid-29887877_1

04.01.2022 Congratulations CSDE Primary students - We WON!! https://writeabookinaday.com/video-2020-awards/

04.01.2022 Emerald Campus is closed today, Wednesday 3 June, due to Emerald Show Holiday. Primary and MAFC students with a teacher based in Emerald do not have lessons today.

03.01.2022 2020 Primary Sports awards

03.01.2022 All school community members are invited to attend our Remembrance Day Assembly on Wednesday 11 November 2020 at 10.45am. General Classroom Blackboard Collaborate session: CSDE Remembrance Day Assembly

03.01.2022 If you are able to donate a couple of dollars, please follow this link: https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=21 Thank you from the Year 6 Capricornia Composers!

03.01.2022 ......more Book week photos - this time our lovely students. Can you guess the book?...

02.01.2022 Today was a day for celebration as our school was presented with a Certificate of Commendation for the Showcase 2020 Awards for Excellence in Schools. Capricornia School of Distance Education was recognised for the work it has been doing in overcoming barriers for geographically isolated students in a distance education setting. Ms Kim Fredericks (Regional Director - Central Queensland Region) is pictured presenting our Principal Amanda Rynne with this Award. ... A big congratulations to the team at CSDE for the wonderful work happening at our school. A shout out also to Mrs Renai Mac who organised the schools submission for the 2020 Showcase.

02.01.2022 Write a book in a day.

01.01.2022 PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: Due to Covid-19 restrictions, parents/guardians are NOT allowed on site. If you would like to speak with your students teacher, please arrange a phone or skype call. If you require any further information, please call Rockhampton on 49314800 or Emerald on 49879100.

01.01.2022 If you need a password reset for your student, please contact either Emerald Campus on (07) 4987 9100 or Rockhampton Campus (07) 4931 4800.