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Mount Ommaney Special School

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3717 6888

Address: 94 Capitol Drive 4074 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: mtommaneyspecs.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx

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25.01.2022 Year 1 students from local primary schools including MOSS, were invited to participate in the Mt Ommaney Centre colouring-in competition. Voting is now open online via https://www.mtommaneycentre.com.au//year-1-merry-colourin/ with nominations closing on Tuesday 1st December. If you happen to be visiting the centre, please stop by and check out the entries outside Ally Fashion :)

25.01.2022 Senior students in their Curlew Cafe uniform.

25.01.2022 We are so very grateful for the expertise and wonderful support of our SLPs. Hoping that you are acknowledged and celebrated for your contributions to our students best learning. Thank you, all!!

25.01.2022 On Friday the 4th of December we said farewell to the graduating students of 2020. The night was one of celebration and fun with students arriving in style in a Harley sidecar followed by a walk down the red carpet. Guests enjoyed canapes and drinks before dinner and formal presentations. The festivities continued with a disco and laughs at the photo booth. Thank you to everyone involved in making this night one full of amazing memories.

24.01.2022 On the 20th October we launched our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) at MOSS. Students, staff and special guests came together to celebrate the launch and the unveiling of our 3 MOSSketeers. Our three MOSSketeers are Blaze the Water Dragon reminding us to Be our Best; Buck the Kangaroo reminding us to Be Safe; and Rosie the Horse reminding us to Be Respectful. These names were a collaborative effort from the wider school community, thank you to everyone who nominated o...r voted for names. Our three expectations Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be your Best will be explicitly taught and modelled around the school, with a focus on a different specific behaviour each week. Students will be acknowledged and rewarded for their efforts with some fun prizes. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the development of PBL at MOSS. We look forward to seeing students encouraged and motivated to recognise their behaviours and future engagement with the wider school community.

24.01.2022 For all our MyTime families - dont forget tomorrow is brunch at Cafe 63 Sinnamon Park. See further details below MyTime - Brunch is on us! When - 9.30am Tuesday 16th June Where - Caf 63, Sinnamon Park, 532 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd... Remember seating is limited due to continuing restrictions so please RSVP on 0404 246 223. See more

24.01.2022 Dont forget, tomorrow is a student free day

24.01.2022 During Term 1 the students and staff in Junior Secondary played with shadow theatre as part of The Arts curriculum. Using a projector we cast shadows and explored puppetry, movement, storytelling and collaborative play. Here is a short video showing some of the fun we had.

24.01.2022 Please click on the link below to watch a short film we made about our beautiful school last year, when we all learnt a song together. It is about our school community and about how we all can share music together. We entered the film into the Focus On Ability Film Festival 2020. The soundtrack singing is the MOSS Staff Choir! Please enjoy and share with your friends and family. https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/1975.html

22.01.2022 Today at MOSS we celebrated the 130th Arbor Day. Brisbane City Council offered up to 50 free native plants and trees plus an additional plant for each student in Year 1 to all Brisbane City primary and secondary schools. While our amazing grounds keepers planted the majority of trees and shrubs around the campus, our Year 1 students had the opportunity to participate in this fantastic initiative as well. We look forward to watching them grow!!

22.01.2022 Following on from Book Week, C2 walked around the school taking photos of the flora and fauna. It really helped us to notice more of our natural environment, including of course our many Water Dragons. We printed out some of the photos and collaged them into a background for a picture of a Water dragon. The student’s focus on the whole sequence was terrific!

22.01.2022 This is a fantastic website that can be used at home for free. The games can be accessed using switch, eye gaze, mouse and touch screen making it accessible and fun for everyone

22.01.2022 It's EKKA Week and the excitement is building as students across the campus make scarecrows, decorate cakes and produce fabulous art for the exhibition being held tomorrow. The school sports captains will be judging the entries from 9.00 am in the morning. Good luck everyone!!

21.01.2022 Congratulations to these two G2 students!! Their efforts to demonstrate expected class behaviour is acknowledged and rewarded by picking a prize from the PBL Treasure Chest

21.01.2022 During HPE, students in Middle and Junior Secondary classes practiced fundamental movement skills for their unit of work in semester one. They had fun moving by jumping, crawling, hopping, balancing, rolling, galloping, skipping, leaping, running and jogging while listening to their favourite music play from the speakers.

21.01.2022 C2 has been enjoying Fun Friday cooking sessions based on our letter of the week. We designed and decorated donuts when exploring the letter D; and planned and prepared pancakes when exploring the letter P. YUMMY!!!

21.01.2022 Happy Father's Day!! We hope you enjoy this special day.

20.01.2022 MyTime is on again tomorrow, Wednesday 26th August 2020, from 9.30am to 12pm in the Multimedia Room at MOSS. Our special guest speaker is Marcela from Wellways who will present on the Carer Gateway, services and supports available for carers in post-NDIS world. RSVP to Fiona on 0404 246 223 or at [email protected].

20.01.2022 The ECDP celebrated Book week back in August. It was wonderful to see so many children (and staff) dress-up in their favourite book characters! Books and dress-ups are two of our favourite things - we hope you enjoy them too!

20.01.2022 We hope you all have a wonderful school holiday break. We look forward to welcoming you back on Wednesday the 27th of January 2021.

20.01.2022 Roll up, roll up!! That's right folks, it's EKKA at MOSS and what a fantastic start to our week of fun and celebrations. Students visited our sensory aquarium, fed the animals, engaged with some lovely sensory activities, enjoyed a puppet show, horse jumping and virtual pet parade. Of course it wouldn't be EKKA without the traditional EKKA strawberry sundaes. Special thanks and shout out to Dannielle and everyone at the Welfare Intelligence Team for the strawberries, cream and ice cream - yummy!!

19.01.2022 MyTime Special Event! Book your seat at this special Sip n Dip session at 9.30am on Wednesday 9th September 2020 at MOSS. We will be guided by a professional artist over morning tea and something sparkly (non-alcoholic of course) to paint this butterfly masterpiece. All equipment is supplied, you can take your artwork home, and there is NO COST to participate, but you must text Fiona on 0404 246 223 to secure your place at this limited workshop. See you there!

19.01.2022 On Thursday the 26th of November we celebrated the graduation of our year 6 students. The festivities started with an exciting Harley ride followed by a lovely evening of celebration of our amazing students with family and friends. A special thank you to Stu for bringing along his Harley and to all the students, families and staff who made the night one to remember.

18.01.2022 Although we have only had 5 weeks of Term 2 back at ECDP we have managed to pack in a whole lot of fun, laughter and learning!

17.01.2022 We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy school holiday break. We look forward to seeing you all back on Monday the 13th of July :)

16.01.2022 A huge thanks to all the parent volunteers who have helped out in the library during term 3! We now have a colour-coded system for categories of books on the shelves. It was a big job and it was the volunteers who made it happen. Thank you so much!

16.01.2022 A reminder to our MOSS MyTime family that todays event is a picnic in the park at Rocks Riverside. BYO chair https://goo.gl/maps/19Jnkuu2sDPFgUis5

16.01.2022 As part of the English unit on Advertisement & Product Packaging, the D & E HUB was provided a shopping experience by creating their own pretend shop with food items, displays of various product packages, shop labels etc. Students made items such as popcorn, cupcakes, cookies & chocolate crackers to sell by designing their packages with price labels. They have experienced buying and selling with play money and taking turns in the queue to pay for their items at the cash register. Everyone had a fun day!

16.01.2022 We celebrated NAIDOC Week in November this year. For MOSS it was also an opportunity to launch the Acknowledgment of Country that we wrote as a school. This video captures some of our celebration activities and our Acknowledgment.

15.01.2022 From us all at MOSS, we wish you a very merry Christmas and hope you enjoy your day with family and friends.

15.01.2022 This week at MOSS we celebrated NAIDOC Week. The theme for 2020 is 'Always was, Always Will Be.' with students engaging with a range of meaningful activities, stories and sensory play. On Thursday we welcomed students and staff from Centenary State High School who helped to make the day a wonderful experience for everyone.

14.01.2022 Have a relaxing and enjoyable September school holiday break. We'll see you all back on Tuesday the 6th of October for Term 4.

14.01.2022 Today we celebrate International Cleaners Day. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful cleaners for their fantastic efforts in keeping our school clean and safe. You do an amazing job and we appreciate you all

14.01.2022 Today we acknowledge and thank our amazing volunteers who give so much of their time to our students and school. We can't thank them enough for their generosity and support and look forward to welcoming them back in 2021.

14.01.2022 Today students in the Junior Secondary hub had a great time beginning to make their farm animals as part of the Ekka Week celebrations! We used papier-mch to cover balloons, which will become the body for pigs, chickens and cows. We cant wait to see the end results!!

13.01.2022 MOSS celebrated Book Week by going back to nature with students participating in a wide range of exciting activities including making birdseed feeders, camping, creating wildflower arrangements and swatting flies!! Students read A Walk in the Bush by Gwyn Perkins as the selected text for Book Week. A wonderful day enjoyed by all students and staff.

13.01.2022 It's time to name our PBL MOSSketeers!! Our mascots are ready for their debut but they all need a name. Please add your name suggestions to the comments section with voting taking place in week 2 of term 4. Winners will be announced at the PBL Launch Party in week 3.

13.01.2022 Today was Exhibition Day with students art, photography, decorated cakes and scarecrows on display. The school sports captains along with each class judged the entries with Best Decorated Cake awarded to A1, B1, B2, E2, G4, J3 and J4. The Best Scarecrow award went to C1, C2 and I2 Hub. Congratulations everyone, your entries looked amazing!!

13.01.2022 Information for families who may be interested in the 2020 Virtual Disability Expo in Brisbane.

13.01.2022 Did you know Mount Ommaney Special School has an AMAZING op shop run by the staff there? Although it's shut right now, they are preparing to reopen by stocking ...it with beautiful clothes and homewares. Recently I visited with Minister Grace Grace MP to visit their new $8 million two-storey multi-purpose classroom block.It’s been fitted out to suit all students’ needs and it features an industrial kitchen, laundry, outdoor learning area, therapy room & classrooms. How good does it look!With Mount Ommaney Special School Parents See more

13.01.2022 C2 has been enjoying ‘Fun Friday’ cooking sessions based on our letter of the week. We designed and decorated donuts when exploring the letter D; and planned and prepared pancakes when exploring the letter P. YUMMY!!!

13.01.2022 For the MOSS MyTime family - Special guest tomorrow Tuesday the 24th of November from 9.30am in the multi-media room will be Services Australia (online) to discuss all things relevant to our families such as nominee relationships, the DSP, carer payments, disability allowance, pre and post-school support and more. For more information please contact Fiona on 0404 246 223.

12.01.2022 What a fun week we have had and what better way to end our MOSS EKKA celebrations than with a fabulous Country themed dress up day. Students and staff dressed up ready for the farm, had fun playing show side alley games across the campus and went on an adventure trail to collect some goodies. A very special thanks and shout out to @storagechoicesumner who donated the show bags for all the treats and thanks to all the staff involved - it really has been an amazing week!!

11.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day!! We hope you enjoy this special day.

11.01.2022 Its EKKA Week and the excitement is building as students across the campus make scarecrows, decorate cakes and produce fabulous art for the exhibition being held tomorrow. The school sports captains will be judging the entries from 9.00 am in the morning. Good luck everyone!!

11.01.2022 On Tuesday students in the AB Hub participated in some activities to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Childrens Day. Students were read Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake and we created some beautiful art pieces inspired by the book. We also enjoyed listening to the didgeridoo.

11.01.2022 B block have been experimenting with some new STEM toys. We have been exploring the different ways we can incorporate STEM into our curriculum. Here we have been practicing music for the arts, letters and sight words and sight words for literacy and directions for numeracy. Who knew how many ways we can use STEM!!

11.01.2022 MyTime at MOSS is back with a welcome to term 4, relaxing morning tea session to start the school term. MyTime groups provide support for mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone caring for a child aged 0 18 years with a disability, chronic medical condition or developmental delay. It’s a place for you to unwind and talk about your experiences. It’s a world away from appointments and therapy. It’s support for you. Please add to your calendar the 'save the dates' for term 4 with some sessions yet to be confirmed. For more information please contact Fiona on 0404 246 223.

10.01.2022 Roll up, roll up!! Thats right folks, its EKKA at MOSS and what a fantastic start to our week of fun and celebrations. Students visited our sensory aquarium, fed the animals, engaged with some lovely sensory activities, enjoyed a puppet show, horse jumping and virtual pet parade. Of course it wouldnt be EKKA without the traditional EKKA strawberry sundaes. Special thanks and shout out to Dannielle and everyone at the Welfare Intelligence Team for the strawberries, cream and ice cream - yummy!!

10.01.2022 A message from Fiona from MyTime - Good morning MyTime family, I’m very pleased to confirm that we will be joined tomorrow by the lovely Evette, who will take us through a guided meditation and a discussion of mindfulness and anxiety reducing techniques.... Please join us for this very special self-care focussed session. Bring a towel or yoga mat if you have one, and wear some loose fitting comfortable clothes. Don’t worry this isn’t an exercise class! If you’d prefer to do your meditation seated, Evette is happy to accommodate all styles. I look forward to seeing you at 9.30am tomorrow in the Multi-Media room. Cheers, Dr Fiona Russo 0404 246 223

10.01.2022 Have a relaxing and enjoyable September school holiday break. Well see you all back on Tuesday the 6th of October for Term 4.

10.01.2022 It's time to vote - for the PBL Mascot names!!! Students and staff will be voting in class this week but voting is open to families and community members until this Sunday with the winning names announced at the PBL launch on Tuesday. The shortlisted names are; Horse - Tash, Rosie, Penny Kangaroo - Buck, Kev, Mac Water Dragon - Wally, Benny, Blaze

10.01.2022 Roll up, roll up and enjoy this little film of all the entries submitted to our MOSS EKKA Week Exhibition!!

10.01.2022 Go Team Green!! Go Team Yellow!! This week we held the MOSS Sports Carnival with students participating in a range of physical activities, obstacles and games across the week. Everyone had a great time but there had to be a winner and this year the trophy was awarded to Team Yellow with the most points earned over the week. Well done everyone!

09.01.2022 Welcome back for Term 4!!

09.01.2022 What a happy visit. Thank you to everyone involved today!!

09.01.2022 As part of the English unit on 'Advertisement & Product Packaging', the D & E HUB was provided a shopping experience by creating their own pretend shop with food items, displays of various product packages, shop labels etc. Students made items such as popcorn, cupcakes, cookies & chocolate crackers to 'sell' by designing their packages with price labels. They have experienced buying and selling with play money and taking turns in the queue to 'pay' for their items at the 'cash register'. Everyone had a fun day!

08.01.2022 This mural was created for NAIDOC Week and as part of our school’s Acknowledgement of Country launch. Located in our school administration foyer, it was inspired by the work of Indigenous artist Mavis Ngallametta (1944-2019). It is made from paintings by students from right across the school. The students used liquid water colours on art paper, then added salt and other substances to create texture. The mountain is a copy of the Mt Ommaney outline on our school logo. The photos were taken in the school grounds, mostly by students. They were printed into black and white images, which the children then painted green.

08.01.2022 MyTime Special Event! Book your seat at this special 'Sip n Dip' session at 9.30am on Wednesday 9th September 2020 at MOSS. We will be guided by a professional artist over morning tea and something sparkly (non-alcoholic of course) to paint this butterfly masterpiece. All equipment is supplied, you can take your artwork home, and there is NO COST to participate, but you must text Fiona on 0404 246 223 to secure your place at this limited workshop. See you there!

08.01.2022 On Sunday the 6th of December the local Centenary Carols were held at Peter Lightfoot Oval in Middle Park. The MOSS P&C was offered the opportunity to fundraise for the school through the collection of donations at two activities at the event. We had seven volunteers who generously donated their time to help collect donations with all proceeds going to resources for the library. A very special thank you to Anthony and all the team who organised this amazing family event and to the wonderful people who donated on the day.

07.01.2022 For all our MyTime families - don't forget tomorrow is brunch at Cafe 63 Sinnamon Park. See further details below MyTime - Brunch is on us! When - 9.30am Tuesday 16th June Where - Café 63, Sinnamon Park, 532 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd... Remember seating is limited due to continuing restrictions so please RSVP on 0404 246 223. See more

07.01.2022 Who said we’re too old for gaming?! Please join us at our next MyTime morning for some good food and great conversation as usual, but this time we’ll be playing a few team-oriented board games to take us ‘away from it all’. For more information please contact Fiona on 0404 246 223.

06.01.2022 During Term 3, students in C2 learnt about brands, products and packaging. They have worked hard to create their own brand name, logo and slogan. Then they made their own products and designed their own packaging. So far, they have made delicious fried rice and cereal!

06.01.2022 J2 were very busy when they came back to school in term 2. Students have been making play dough together and J helped to stir and put it in the microwave. They have enjoyed exploring the play dough and are learning to roll out dough to count. Miss K has been having a great time drawing on the whiteboard in our new classroom. She can draw lots of different shapes, horizontal and vertical lines. Z has been enjoying drumming! He loves to explore the drums and use his hands to make a great big bang. He has also been enjoying doing Intensive Interaction while playing the drums with a familiar adult. Well done everyone!

06.01.2022 Congratulations to the ECDP Graduates of 2020 and their families. It was wonderful to celebrate their time at ECDP and to wish them all the best as they transition to Full Time Education in 2021.

05.01.2022 We were honoured to have, as one of our longstanding community partners Ken Watson of 'Whatsinaname' attend our year 6 and year 12 jersey and school captain presentation. Each year Ken generously donates to the graduating year 6 and year 12 students, a named shirt or jersey as a memento of their time at MOSS. This year we celebrated this milestone at two separate assemblies with parents invited to attend the presentations. A special thank you to Ken for your wonderful support of our school and students.

05.01.2022 In Term 3, we are still having to manage less opportunities for contact with our friends in the wider community. However, our campus continues to be very grateful for supportive relationships that are already well established. Today saw a quick drop in from the team at Project Linus...these amazing people have been making and donating beautiful quilts to each new student enrolling into either our ECDP or the main school, for many years now. Thanks so much...we now have a supply of quilts to suit some of our older students as well.

05.01.2022 On Friday the 7th of May we celebrated the wonderful mum's at MOSS with a Mother's Day Morning Tea at our Curlew Café. A lovely selection of sandwiches, muffins and other tasty treats were on offer, all enjoyed with a coffee and a catch-up. Thanks to everyone involved in making the morning a success with a special shout out to our amazing senior students who helped with service on the day.

05.01.2022 We hope you have all enjoyed a happy and relaxing school holiday break. We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow for the beginning of an amazing and fun-filled term 3

05.01.2022 Today was Exhibition Day with students' art, photography, decorated cakes and scarecrows on display. The school sports captains' along with each class judged the entries with Best Decorated Cake awarded to A1, B1, B2, E2, G4, J3 and J4. The Best Scarecrow award went to C1, C2 and I2 Hub. Congratulations everyone, your entries looked amazing!!

04.01.2022 The Design and Technology classes explored eggs and chickens this week. Watch us having fun while learning. (Egg Song by CG5)

04.01.2022 Don't forget, tomorrow is a student free day

04.01.2022 MyTime is hitting the flicks! The MOSS MyTime family are invited to join us for a trip to the movies we’re heading to the Regal Cinema in Graceville for a 10am showing of Hope Gap, starring Bill Nighy and Annette Bening as a British couple whose seemingly-idyllic country life and that of their twenty-something Londonite son - is threatened by the collapse of their 29-year marriage. If you like beautiful scenery and some very black English humour in a thought-provoking drama, this might be right up your alley. Please RSVP to Fiona on ensure your seat on 0404 246 223

04.01.2022 Today we launched our 'Positive Behaviour for Learning' at MOSS. Students welcomed our special guests and unveiled the new 'MOSSketeers'. Their names are Buck the Kangaroo (Be Safe), Rosie the Horse (Be Respectful) and Blaze the Waterdragon (Be Your Best). Congratulations to those students who nominated the winning names. Well done everyone.

04.01.2022 Today we acknowledge, celebrate and say thanks to all the amazing teachers for your work and dedication!!

03.01.2022 Don't forget tomorrow is a public holiday!! School resumes Tuesday the 6th of October

02.01.2022 On Friday we said a very big thank you to our amazing Sunshine Bus staff and wonderful volunteers who so generously support our students and families. The afternoon tea and certificate presentation included an end of year montage of all the students in the school.

02.01.2022 Today we celebrate International Cleaners' Day. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful cleaners for their fantastic efforts in keeping our school clean and safe. You do an amazing job and we appreciate you all

01.01.2022 Congratulations to these amazing students who have all recently completed their Positive Behaviour for Learning Award chart. Students earn stickers by being respectful, being safe and being their best. Once students have achieved a full sheet of stickers, they are able to choose a reward for their efforts. Well done everyone!!

01.01.2022 Relax with MyTime at MOSS and say farewell to the 2020 school year. Please join us for a day of blissful pampering, good company and conversation on Saturday 28th November at MOSS. For further details or to RSVP please contact Fiona on 0404 246 223 :)

01.01.2022 This week we acknowledge and celebrate our amazing teacher aides. Thanks so much for your effort and dedication to our students and school.