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Clinton State School

Locality: Gladstone, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4978 9333

Address: Harvey Rd 4680 Gladstone, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.clintonss.eq.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 Principal's Parade Term 3 Week 10

25.01.2022 WORLD TEACHER'S DAY As we get ready to celebrate World Teachers’ Day on Friday 30 October 2020, It is time to thank all Queensland teachers. In what has been an unprecedented year, our Queensland teachers, school leaders and wider school support staff have all continued to show their professionalism and resilience, striving every day to do their best for Queensland students.... Commemorating World Teachers’ Day gives us the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the wonderful work of all teachers across our state. This year we are celebrating the many diverse faces of teaching. Each individual’s passion for teaching and dedication to Queensland students is what makes our world-class education system what it is today. Let us join together to thank all teachers on World Teachers’ Day on Friday 30 October.

24.01.2022 Handy Hint #29 Handy Hints: Fidget toys for sensory and tactile needs Fidgets and other hand held toys are one way to address tactile and sensory needs of some students. Some students (at the request of specialists) require functional and socially acceptable fidgets to help them to learn. Tactile stimulation and strengthening for the hands, fidgets can be pulled, twisted or used as hand warm-ups before writing tasks. Generally, students are not permitted to bring toys and p...ersonal items to school. Schools have found desirable items create increased distraction, theft, loss or conflict. Please note that this also relates to fidget toys. However, there are guidelines and rules to assist in the appropriate use of them whilst at school. If you child has been advised they need a fidget toy, please contact the teacher or deputy principal so it can be incorporated into the individual support plan. The correct use and rules of sensory toys also need to be implemented to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum to students and their peers. Their use should be seen to have a positive impact and should be reviewed. Fidget toys may be effective if used appropriately. If you have a child who has been recommended fidget toys at a medical practitioners request, please contact the school on 4978 9333, with documentary evidence, so this can be arranged. See more

24.01.2022 Everything uniform have new stock in for those who have been waiting. Corner of Lord St opposite the GPA social club

23.01.2022 Reading over the holidays The holidays present us with an opportunity to spend time with our children enjoying reading. You might like to try reading outside in the garden, going to the park & reading on a picnic blanket, going to your local library and enjoying the books. The libraries also have some online literacy related activities that you might like to be part of. Check their websites for details. https://www.gladstonelibraries.qld.gov.au/

22.01.2022 Thanks for the memories, Mrs Pope. Enjoy your retirement .

22.01.2022 Happy Friday everyone. We have only five more Fridays left of the 2020 school year. Share the smiles and have a fantastic Friday.

22.01.2022 Parents of Year 6 students heading to Toolooa State High School in 2021, don’t forget to submit your enrolment forms by tomorrow, Friday,18:September.

21.01.2022 Classroom Capers #129 More Prep Water Play Afternoon (Prep D) Check out the smiles. What a great way to spend a warm afternoon.

21.01.2022 Student Parliament - Free Dress Day is TOMORROW! Don't forget our final Free Dress Day for 2020 is tomorrow, Friday, 27 November, 2020. Thanks for getting into the spirit of the end of year.... Thanks for your support of our projects throughout 2020. Student Parliament 2020

21.01.2022 Congratulations to our super September steppers. Each morning we have had our senior students stepping out for September. Well done to all who participated

20.01.2022 Ahoy, me hearties, welcome to the last day of term aboard our ship Clinton SS. If you need entry or assistance, see our swashbuckling buccaneers in our Admin building. Arrrggghhh!

20.01.2022 Community Announcement: Gladstone Regional Council - Summer Reading Club Please direct and questions or comments to Gladstone Regional Council. Upon registering for the program at any of our Regional Libraries, children will receive a Summer Reading Club Pack including a challenge sheet to complete, a reading journal, craft activities, stickers, tattoos, a reading club wristband and a bookmark.... Registrations start on December 1st and the Summer Reading Club runs for the entirety of the School Holidays. Join now summerreadingclub.slq.qld.gov.au

19.01.2022 Classroom Capers #123 Worm Farms We are setting up our worm farms as part of our Green Team focus. We can't wait to see them in action

18.01.2022 A special tribute from Clinton State School to our grandparents and special older people in our children's lives.

18.01.2022 Please keep an eye out these school holidays to keep our school safe. Please report any suspicious or unusual activity to School Watch.

16.01.2022 Don't forget to return Instrumental Music notes for 2021 TODAY.

16.01.2022 Resources for parents - Online gaming - learn more about recent technology, potential risks and tips on helping your child play safely while online. https://bit.ly/2BFMrPM

16.01.2022 Classroom Capers #120 BIEEC Year 5 Excursion A great day was had by all today at the Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre

15.01.2022 Happy holidays! Enjoy the break and stay safe! See you all back for the start of Term 4 on Tuesday, 6 October, 2020.

15.01.2022 Talk Like a Pirate Day Thanks to everyone who joined in the day of fun, sharing pirate jokes and lingo. Thank you for your generosity towards our Student Parliament’s Free Dress Day and donation to this most worthy charity. ... We weren’t able to photograph all of our pirates and bucheneers. Please feel free to post your pirates in the comments below.

15.01.2022 Classroom Capers #107 Prep C Talk Like a Pirate For Talk Like a Pirate day, prep C students built pirate ships. This was a a great a culminating activity to test their knowledge of materials and their properties at the end of a chemical science unit. Well done, Prep C and Miss Colles.

15.01.2022 Thought for the day! Smiles. If you like, share your holiday smiles with us in the comments below. Happy holidays!

15.01.2022 Triple P - Positive Parenting Program Parents register now for FREE Triple P Online Ups and downs are part of life, a crisis brings specific challenges. You want to get the balance right so children feel positive. Resilient children cope better!

14.01.2022 Holiday Activities The beautiful weather at the moment gives us a perfect opportunity to get out and about with our children over the holidays. I am always looking for new and fun things to keep my boys busy and engaged over the holidays and have found the School holidays activities Gladstone website to be a great help. https://www.facebook.com//www.f/GladstoneRegionalLibraries... https://www.queensland.com//school-holiday-activities-glad

14.01.2022 Thought for the day

14.01.2022 Happy Grandparents' Day from us all at Clinton. Hugs and cuddles from us all! Thanks for the special part you play in our lives.

14.01.2022 Please find the link to this week's school newsletter.

13.01.2022 Planning for the new year - check out the 2021 Queensland state school calendar to plan your family schedule: https://education.qld.gov.au//Doc/2021-school-calendar.pdf

12.01.2022 Community Announcement: Health Link Photographic Competition Now in its fifth year, the Your Health Link Photographic Competition is open to students from every primary and high school across Australia. The Competition opens on 1 December 2020 and closes on 24 January 2021. The theme this year is: ‘We’re all in this together - keeping safe and healthy during the pandemic’ This year’s theme provides an opportunity for students to learn about health guidelines during the pandem...ic via the competition website - wearing masks, washing hands, social distancing, staying home when feeling ill and how these guidelines prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Competition will enable students to artistically express their knowledge and weave the principles of keeping safe and healthy during a pandemic into everyday life. There are two categories for primary and high school students, entry is free, with individual prizes for category winners including a cash prize to support their school’s healthy school canteen program. There are also opportunities for the whole family to participate through the Mobile and Open categories. The Competition closes 24 January 2021 with winners announced in March 2021. See more

12.01.2022 Queensland State Schools Updated 2020 School Calendar

11.01.2022 P & C News: Don't forget that our last P & C meeting for 2020 is Wednesday, 25 November. Looking forward to seeing you there.

11.01.2022 RotaKids: Project Dignity Tomorrow, Friday, 27 November is the last day for items to be donated to our RotaKids for their final project for 2020. Thanks in advance.

09.01.2022 Today we say farewell and thank you to Mrs Pope, teacher aide extraordinaire, as she retires from the Department of Education and Clinton State School after 35 years of amazing service. Thanks for being our Clinton Superpower for the last 35 years plus. Enjoy your well deserved retirement.

09.01.2022 Classroom Capers #122 High School Transitions Our Year 6 students are participating in some high school transition mornings at Gladstone State High School. Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have enjoyed their visits to date to GSHS and are looking forward to the next visit.... Thanks to all involved for providing this opportunity for our students.

09.01.2022 Wise words - Let PEACE begin with you!

08.01.2022 Classroom Capers #121 National Outdoor Play Day Prep F Our Prep students and staff participated in National Outdoor Play Day yesterday. Here's just a few happy snaps from Prep F on how they spent their time.

08.01.2022 I wish I had a Pirate Suit by Pamela Allen

06.01.2022 Community Announcement: National Road Safety Week on behalf of Gladstone Regional Council Firstly, in celebration of National Road safety week 2020 - The Australian Road Safety Foundation in conjunction with Gladstone Regional Council are pleased to announce our RoadSet Information Sessions occurring on Wednesday November 18th 2020 at CQUniversity! We are excited to invite all teaching staff & educators, youth guidance officers, parents and community to attend one of the sess...ions to learn about implementing RoadSet for your students and take in the pilot road safety program. Aligned with the Australian Curriculum, RoadSet is a FREE, interactive online road safety learning experience & educational tool with flexible delivery options. Due to COVID we have three sessions available please head to the Gladstone Regional Council Virtual Neighbourhood Centre platform link: https://conversations.gladstone.qld.gov.au/virtual-neighbou to register. As road trauma is the biggest killer of Australian children aged between 1 and 14, it is so important to be a part of this program. Please see attached flyer for more information, if you’d like any further information regarding RoadSet prior to the session, please don’t hesitate to contact Australian Road Safety Foundation office on 1300 723 843.

06.01.2022 Don't forget tomorrow is school banking day!

06.01.2022 Classroom Capers #126 Prep F celebrate Grandparents Day (A little bit late sharing) Prep F had fun creating these magical pieces of artwork to share and celebrate Grandparents day.... Great work Prep F and we trust that our grandparents felt very spoilt and special when they received their amazing artwork.

06.01.2022 Containers for Change - please keep your containers and use our code to assist our Green Team with their projects. Many thanks

05.01.2022 One more sleep! We're excited to be able to allow parents and caregivers back on site. To assist us with the management of this, parents and caregivers must follow the recommended COVD-safe practices we are now very familiar with: maintaining physical distance of 1.5m wearing a mask when distancing is not possible maintaining good hand hygiene staying home when sick.... There will be limits on classroom capacity - a maximum of 13 "non-masked" adults - in most classrooms, with the exception of 18 "non-masked" adults in Prep classrooms. We will continue to use hand sanitiser for students (and carers) when entering classrooms. ONLY parents and caregivers of students in Prep and Year One are allowed on site in the afternoons. Teachers will be able to explain where the designated waiting areas are during drop off time. Golden crosses have been marked outside Prep and Year One classrooms to assist with social distancing during the pick-up time. Once Prep and Year One students have been safely collected from their classrooms, we respectfully ask that you make your way off-site as soon as possible. All other students will be released at 2.45pm and assisted by staff and peers to their agreed upon meeting points to their parents and caregivers. Please make sure you discuss their meeting point with them tonight. Many thanks for your co-operation in following the recommended COVID-safe practices, allowing our families back into the school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7X54JrjJAQ&feature=youtu.be

05.01.2022 An oldie but a goodie. Early to bed. See you all tomorrow.

04.01.2022 Parents of our Year 6 students attending Gladstone State High School in 2021, just a reminder to have your enrolment forms submitted by tomorrow, Friday, 18 September.

03.01.2022 If you see anything suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene. Instead, call the School Watch number of 13 17 88. If you see a crime in progress, please call Triple Zero (000). Let’s all work together to help create safer school communities and ensure children get off to a great new term of learning.

03.01.2022 Happy Tuckshop Day to our amazing and hardworking Tuckshop Team. Thanks for keeping our tummies full with yummy food. Enjoy your day!... Thank you from us all at Clinton State School.

03.01.2022 Thanks to our awesome Clinton staff and families for sharing Christmas cheer to our community.

03.01.2022 Community Announcement: Social Inclusion Week 2020 Community Art project Social Inclusion Week is held from 21 29th November 2020, with the theme ‘Collect Collaborate Celebrate’. Under this theme, the national message is for every Australian to have the chance and the choice to learn, to work, to be involved and to have their voice heard.... We need more community to get behind this FREE Community Art Project - Get creative with your ideas of what Social Inclusion Week is about and paint it on your own canvas! Each unique canvas will then be part of a larger artwork that will be displayed in one of Council's facilities. This is a great way to show how your individuality contributes to a wider community. The Community Art Project is supported by the Gladstone Neighbourhood Centre and Department of Communities, Disability Services & Seniors. Workshop Dates: Wednesday, 25 November, 2pm-5pm Thursday, 26 November, 9am-noon Venue: Lions Park, Gladstone Please RSVP - Details on each project for Social Inclusion Week can be found on Council’s Conversation platform through the Virtual Neighbourhood Centre. The link : https://conversations.gladstone.qld.gov.au/social-inclusion

02.01.2022 Looking for something to do today with your children. Check out Gladstone Regional Libraries Facebook page for things to join in and do. https://www.facebook.com/GladstoneRegionalLibraries

01.01.2022 P & C News: Kids Cafe Please note the operating arrangements for our Tuckshop for the last few weeks of school.

01.01.2022 The end of the year also sees me taking long service leave for all of 2021 before retiring in 2022. Thank you to the Clinton school community for your support and input during my three and a half years as principal at Clinton. I have been very privileged to lead this great school and community and thank you for entrusting your children and families to me. To Clinton staff, thank you for always championing each and every child in our school and going that extra mile to do w...hat it takes to ensure we are continually striving to succeed. To the P and C, thank you for your relentless support and always wanting to support and encourage our students and provide opportunities for them. I have appreciated your input and wisdom. To our amazing students, continue to make each day better than the previous one. Be kind. Be honest. And be true to yourself. The state wide process to fill temporarily the principal position did not find a suitable applicant. Mrs Heidi James will be acting principal for the first five weeks of 2021 whilst another state wide recruitment and selection process is undertaken. Thank you for the send off and rap song by the whole school. They will be remembered with great fondness. To my little preppie who was so concerned about me coming back to get my blue hat, I did. I wish you all a safe, happy and blessed Christmas and wish you all the very best for 2021 and beyond. Yours in Education Leanne Ibell Principal

01.01.2022 Handy Hint #30 Photographing and Videoing of School Events There is a general expectation within the school community that family members/caregivers should be permitted to take photographs and videos of their child and their child’s interactions at school events for personal family records. Where an event occurs on school premises or on premises licensed exclusively to the school, it is at the principal’s discretion as to whether photographing or videoing occurs and on what c...onditions. In general, a principal may permit the recording to occur provided: There are exceptional/unusual circumstances; Parents/carers are made aware that recording must not be for commercial purposes or further publication including posting on social media platforms Parents/carers do not record or photograph other students to esure their privacy is met; and Indecent, offensive or unlawful recording practices are not permitted. Departmental guidelines and policies govern how our school may record, use, disclose and publish student, staff and parent/career personal information to ensure that the Department deals appropriately with personal information it holds. Thank you for your consideration to other students and families privacy. See more