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Springfield Central State School

Locality: Springfield Central

Phone: +61 7 3470 8666

Address: 257 Grande Avenue 4300 Springfield Central, QLD, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 What a sensational day!

24.01.2022 Haines Electrical recently sponsored students from Springfield Central State School in order to help them compete in the First Lego League Lego Robotics Competi...tion. Ben Haines presented the students with their very own competition polo shirts and wished them luck for the upcoming tournament. We are always happy to give back to our clients

24.01.2022 New student free days added to Term 4! In recognition of the outstanding efforts of school staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two days of the scho...ol year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. Schools will be closed on these days. For some regional, rural and remote schools that finish the school year earlier, the student free days will be Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December. View the updated school calendar at https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/calendar/term-dates.

24.01.2022 SMART CREATOR COMPETITION OPEN Dear Parents and Guardians, Springfield Central State School are having our final Smart Creator Competition of 2020. The goal of the Smart Creator Competition is to design a space that represents your ultimate holiday destination! Students are invited to create a 2D or 3D LEGO build using a school supplied base plate (No additional plates) and their own LEGO.... Details: Entry tickets will be on sale from Monday Week 4 26th of October. The purchase of entry tickets will conclude at 10 am on the Friday 6th of November. Entry tickets will be purchased for $5 using the Qkr! (App available in the App/Play Store). You will receive your personalised nomination card and a LEGO base plate to take home and start creating. All Lego builds will then be brought into school at the beginning of Week 7 16th of November, just like previous years, and placed on display to show the amazing work you have done. There will be a prize per year level and an overall winner for Years P-3 and Years 4-6. Please refer to the attached file for more competition details. Happy building! Mr Blake Boyle Design Technology Teacher

24.01.2022 Dear Parent/Guardians, This afternoon we will initiate the process to generate and email Semester Two 2020 Report Cards. If you have not received your child's report by 9am tomorrow morning, please email Mr Chris Fowler at [email protected] and he will ensure you have a copy by tomorrow afternoon....Continue reading

23.01.2022 The local Jordan Electorate Schools participated in a virtual reading of the book Extraordinary, in celebration of Book Week 2020. One of our students, Taurapa, represented our school and features in the video.

23.01.2022 FRIENDLY REMINDER - ARE YOU STAYING IN 2021? Springfield Central SS Dear Parent/Caregiver... If you have not yet completed this survey. Please click the link below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CBGTNG7 We are currently in full steam ahead planning mode for 2021. Employing new staff in response to enrolment growth. It is really important for us to know if current enrolled children are staying with us next year, but more importantly we would appreciate it if you could identify if you plan to leave the school. We ask ALL families to complete this survey in relation to planning and EE4L for 2021. Thank you

22.01.2022 P AND C PRESIDENT’S REPORT

22.01.2022 Premiers Coding Challenge Congratulations to Mariah and Noah who were today announced as the winners of the Premiers Coding Challenge. Mariah won the individual Years 5-6 category and Noah won the Years 3-4 category. Every year the competition gets bigger and bigger and this year saw a record number of entries from schools all over Queensland. Students had to code an interactive and innovative digital solution to raise awareness of cybersecurity. Entrants could develop an ap...p, game, animation or website and they also needed to include a short video explaining their solution. Another one of our students, Nelson, also received a Merit award for his entry. All three students have spent many hours programming and fine tuning their solution and the complexity and skill level of their entries is truly amazing. It was a privilege to have our Assistant Regional Director in attendance to present the awards. Mariah, Noah and Nelson enjoyed sharing their coding entries with Mr Austen and appreciated his interest and intrigue in the current First Lego League challenges. Congratulations to our amazing students and thank you Mr Austen for joining us for the award ceremony. #cybersecureqld See more

21.01.2022 New Reading and Writing Centre website Parents and carers play a vital part in supporting children to read. The Reading and Writing Centre has a new website to support parents and carers to improve children’s reading and writing skills. It provides useful resources to support children’s reading and writing at home and at school.... The website also provides contact details to the Advisory service for those looking for advice to help support students with their reading and writing. https://readingwritingcentre.education.qld.gov.au/

21.01.2022 Dear Parents, Students have been enjoying celebrating Australian authors and illustrators this week by engaging in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week. Our wonderful RLH manager and Book Week committee have created a wonderful space in our RLH for students to come and enjoy reading one of the shortlisted Book Week stories. Friendly reminder - on Friday, students are encouraged to come to school dressed as their favourite character from a story, or in a costume that represents this year’s theme ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’. Please remember, students are encouraged to create a costume using recycled materials.

21.01.2022 School Photo Days - Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th October 2020 Springfield Central SS Dear Parent/Caregiver... Please find attached information for this year's school photos.

21.01.2022 Leaving children unattended in a vehicle can have devastating consequences. Create a Look before you lock routine. Building simple steps into your daily routine can help lower the risk of leaving a child in a vehicle. www.qld.gov.au/LookBeforeYouLock

20.01.2022 PAYMENT AND ADMINISTRATION Dear Parent/Caregiver It is wonderful to once again have 100% of our enrolments agree to participate in our 'Essential Equipment for Learning'(EE4L) resource scheme. We are pleased to share that your official EE4L invoices will be generated on 27th January 2021. ... Each year we have many parents ask if they can pay before Christmas to lessen the financial burden at the beginning of the year. To support this, we are accepting payments prior to invoices being sent out. Payment prior to invoicing allows us to issue the resources to your children so they are ready for learning in week 1. The first day of school is Wednesday 27th January, the school office will be open the week prior at the following days and times: TUESDAY 19th January 8:30am - 3:00pm THURSDAY 21st January 8:30am - 3:00pm FRIDAY 22nd January 8:30am - 12:00pm Payments made by Internet Banking/BPOINT are preferred. If you are wishing to make the payment via BPOINT please use the details from a previous invoice. PAYING BY BPOINT: Log in to http://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete or click on link on Invoice " Enter your Customer Reference Number (CRN) - (located on the invoice) " Enter the invoice number found on the invoice (contact the office if you don't have it) " Enter the student name " Enter the amount " Select the payment option " You will then receive a BPOINT transaction confirmation for your records PAYING BY INTERNET BANKING OR DIRECT DEPOSIT : " Account Name: Springfield Central State School " BSB: 064-087 " A/C Number: 1005 9356 " Reference: Please record both "Student Name AND what you are paying e.g. EE4L fees" in the reference/details section so that your payment can be recorded correctly. PHONE PAYMENT USING BPOINT: 1300 631 073 " Phone payment using credit/debit card via BPOINT 1300 631 073. " Please quote CRN and invoice number from the BPOINT box on the invoice

19.01.2022 It's practically the weekend! You know what that means?! More Totally Wild action coming your way. Tune in at 11.30am Saturday and Sunday on 10 Shake... A special thanks to these guys for being on the show! Bugs n Slugs SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium Kids Rock the Kitchen Surf Life Saving Queensland Springfield Central State School Special Olympics Australia RSPCA QLD Brisbane Bullets

19.01.2022 P&C News Term 4 2020 Springfield Central SS Dear Parent/Caregiver... Can you believe we are nearly at the end of 2020! Where has the time gone, I say. Just wanted to send a quick reminder of things that are happening for the P&C for the last 2 weeks of school. CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DAY: Friday 4th December. Thank you for everyone that has placed orders. I know there will be lots of excited students on the day and will enjoy our last fun day for 2020. Ice creams will be handed out at free play and if you have ordered any gift bags, they will be given to students at the end of the day. Parents that have ordered any gift bags, they will be ready to be collected from Thursday 3rd December from the office. CANTEEN: Our canteen service will finish on the 4th December. As we wind down for the year, please order early to avoid disappointment as stock levels will be reduced so that all stock is low at the end of the year. Please remember to say thank you to Claire for all her hard work and dedication to keep running our canteen throughout the whole year. BIRTHDAY ORDERS: These orders have been amazing this year, if your child still has a birthday in the next 2 weeks, please order one of our special treats via QKR to share with their class friends. Remember 2 days' notice is required. LIBRARY BAGS: We have limited school approved waterproof quality library bags left for the year, if you would like to purchase one ready for next year, please do so via QKR and they will be delivered to your child's classroom. Any questions - please email the P&C: [email protected] SCSS P&C Association

19.01.2022 WORLD TEACHERS 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. By commemorating World Teachers’ Day across all school communities we have the opportunity to acknowle...dge 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. Each school staff member will receive a keepsake commemorative ribbon to wear with pride. School staff and wider community members can also visit Queensland World Teachers' Day website https://education.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectio/externallink.gif to find free resources and downloads to get involved in the day. We encourage you to share your celebrations on social media using #ThankQldTeachers. Thank you to our Queensland teachers. I encourage you to visit the link and download a card or a poster for your child to present to their teacher on Friday. I know you will join me in acknowledging and celebrating the incredible team of teachers we have here at SCSS. There are further resources also available here: https://www.aitsl.edu.au/world-teachers-day/2020

18.01.2022 Take 5, get out alive. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services firefighters put out almost 2000 house fires last year. Check your smoke alarms and make a home fire escape plan with your children. Taking a few minutes to talk about home fire safety may just save their lives. https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/fireescape/index.html

18.01.2022 We've got Action! We've got Animals! We've got Adventure! Tune in this Saturday and Sunday at 11.30am on 10 Shake. ... Thanks to our wonderful guests on the show this weekend. Brisbane Airport Multicap SWELL Sculpture Festival OzHarvest Brisbane Sea World - Gold Coast, Australia Springfield Central State School Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Taronga Zoo Sydney Down Syndrome Queensland

18.01.2022 2020 Grandparents Day Looks Different Springfield Central SS Dear Parent/Caregiver... We would like take this opportunity to wish all of our grandparents a very Happy Grandparents Day today! Sadly, for the first time in 9 years, we are unable to welcome Grandparents into our school to celebrate this day with our students. Our students will celebrate by completing some activities in class that they can take home and share with you to acknowledge your special role in their lives. Thank you for all you do! Warm regards, Angela Gooley

16.01.2022 Hi everyone, Last week the students at SCSS were lucky enough to have an opportunity to tune in via a live collaborate session to listen to 3 Mystery Readers read one of The Children’s Book Council of Australia shortlisted books for Book Week. Our lovely Reading Rangers were invited to be the Mystery Readers this year, and had a fantastic time sharing books with the classes. If you are not familiar with our ‘Mystery Reader’ initiative, it began in 2019 as part of the Fest...ival of Learning week. We invite special guests to read a text to a class, this is filmed and put on our school YouTube channel. Before the Mystery Reader comes, the teacher gives three clues to the students and they have a guess as to who is coming. This generates excitement and contributes to our inquiry outcome for all students to have a passion for reading. The process in 2020 has changed slightly due to COVID, hence the live collaborate sessions. We are excited to share the below links to the recorded videos of the Mystery Readers, for you to view at home. My Friend Fred read by Mystery Reader - Ranger Mark https://youtu.be/2oKDlY037xw Hello Light House read by Mystery Reader - Ranger Gabrielle https://youtu.be/pD6QsmsR4XQ When Billy was a dog read by Mystery Reader - Ranger Marion https://youtu.be/XMa5JluaGJI We hope you enjoy listening to our Mystery Readers online. Happy Book Week! Kind regards, Rebekah and Leah - Expert Teachers in Reading

16.01.2022 Look at the fantastic writing from some of our sensational students in Prep and Year One. Students have been learning how to create narratives and recounts. These students were so proud of their writing and were very excited to receive a Raise the Bar sticker from Ms Hutchison and Mrs Haines.

16.01.2022 SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP PROCESS MOVING FORWARD I am confident your children came home yesterday with great stories and a positive outlook on what the school year promises to bring. It was a wonderful start to the year, we had over 1000 students walk through our gates, ready to learn....Continue reading

15.01.2022 Thanks for saying thanks to the sensational SCSS TEACHERSThanks for saying thanks to the sensational SCSS TEACHERS

15.01.2022 What can parents do to prepare their child for a new school? Whether your child is starting Prep, moving to high school or changing schools, there are many things you can do to help make their transition successful including: 1.visiting the new school... 2.meeting the teachers 3.preparing for new routines. https://education.qld.gov.au//ecec/information-for-families

15.01.2022 Today, SCSS remembered with love the very special people that we have lost. In an effort to show our support for World Pancreatic Cancer Day, our Student Leadership Team children came together to wear purple ribbons, to raise awareness for and have conversations about, ways that we can demonstrate care and compassion for our wider SCSS community. We’re pleased to announce that children have committed $250 of their fundraising funds to support the ‘Pancare Foundation’ with ...ongoing cancer research and support for families. Thank you for supporting our SLT and allowing us to in turn help the children to show their support for wonderful causes.

13.01.2022 Dear Parents, Today SCSS celebrated Australian authors by dressing as characters from our favourite stories or as characters aligned with this year’s theme ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’. Students did a fantastic job and we were blown away by the creativity, excitement, innovation and effort put into costumes. Well done to all students for participating in the SCSS Book Week Dress up. The students had a wonderful week of celebrations and have engaged in many activities align...ed to the shortlisted books 2020. Students participated in voting this week to decide which book was our favourite. The winning book at SCSS was ‘When Billy was a Dog’ by Kirst Murray and Karen Blair. The book of the year, as voted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia, was ‘My Friend Fred’ by Frances Watts and A. Yi. Please see the picture attached for the other winners for 2020. We would like to congratulate the following students who won prizes: Hudson - Best recycled costume (P-2) Edward - Colouring in competition (P-2) Mya - Best recycled costume (3-4) Lakshmi - Colouring in competition (3-4) Kiara - Best recycled costume (5-6) Mikaela - Colouring in competition (5-6) Congratulations also to 1B3 and 5N13 who won the class prize for best ‘Decorate My Door’. Pictures to come

12.01.2022 Dear Parents, From Tuesday the 6th of October 2020 Westside Bus Company will change the way that we display school route numbers on the destination signs. They will be displayed as per the route number on the TransLink website. This means am school services will be prefixed with 52__ and pm school services will be prefixed with 62__.... For example: Instead of displaying "School Bus 10" we will now display "School Bus 5210" for the am and "School Bus 6210" for the pm. Could you please assist us by informing your child of these changes. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us on (07) 3288 1333. Regards, Westside Bus Company

12.01.2022 2020 SCHOOL YEAR COMES TO AN END Springfield Central SS Dear Parent/Caregiver...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Do you sometimes feel like you’re the only one whose child struggles at school? You’re not alone. Find out how you can inspire your child to go to school and enjoy learning qld.gov.au/sparktheirfuture #sparktheirfuture

11.01.2022 SCSHS STEAM Days Yesterday a group of 10 Year Six students engaged in science and technology activities at Springfield Central State High School. We were lucky to work alongside Year 6 students from other local schools. Students engaged in scientific investigations and learnt about science fair test procedures. It was great to use the Science facilities on offer at the high school and learn a little about some of the routines and structures for next year.

10.01.2022 REMINDER Orders for ice cream's and showbags close tomorrow Fri 20th Nov. No late orders will be accepted and no sales on the day. Order via Qkr. Thank you, P&C.

10.01.2022 Sustainability Squad Calendar

07.01.2022 Know the 4T early signs - if your child goes to the toilet often, is constantly thirsty, more tired than usual or looking thinner - speak to your General Practitioner about a test for type 1 diabetes. www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/service-endocrinology-diab/

07.01.2022 Our students are fortunate to have access to dedicated Arts specialists for music, drama, dance and visual arts. Here students are working with our Visual Arts teacher, Ms Wells on some great art works.

06.01.2022 Today, SCSS remembered with love the very special people that we have lost. In an effort to show our support for World Pancreatic Cancer Day, our Student Leadership Team children came together to wear purple ribbons, to raise awareness for and have conversations about, ways that we can demonstrate care and compassion for our wider SCSS community. We’re pleased to announce that children have committed $250 of their fundraising funds to support the ‘Pancare Foundation’ with on...going cancer research and support for families. Thank you for supporting our SLT and allowing us to in turn help the children to show their support for wonderful causes.

06.01.2022 ARE YOU STAYING IN 2021? We are currently in full steam ahead planning mode for 2021. Employing new staff in response to enrolment growth. It is really important for us to know if current enrolled children are staying with us next year, but more importantly we would appreciate it if you could identify if you plan to leave the school. We ask ALL families to complete this survey in relation to planning and EE4L for 2021. Kind Regards... https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CBGTNG7 See more

06.01.2022 SCSS SPORT NEWS

05.01.2022 STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM RAINBOW DAY 2020 The student leaders initiated Rainbow Day as a way to acknowledge the amazing year 2020 has been despite the complexities they have faced. It was an exceptional example of the great culture we have at Springfield Central. I congratulate the team and the teachers who support them. Take a look at some of the drone images (courtesy of Mr Forward). The leaders look forward to sharing more detail about the day with some video footage. COMING SOON

04.01.2022 It’s been a big year for dramatic news, and some children may feel anxious as summer storms and cyclone season approaches. The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program can help you support children’s coping skills and resilience: www.triplep-parenting.net

04.01.2022 SCSS Families, A massive THANK YOU to all participants of our second ever Run for Fun Colour Explosion. The students had a fantastic time navigating the obstacles with their year level peers and being sprinkled with colour from our SENSATIONAL student leadership team. Together we have raised over $15,000 for our AMAZING school. The P and C always enjoy planning creative ways to best use funds that help create lasting memories of primary school for current and future studen...ts. We can reveal today that our goal is to open a multipurpose Basketball/Netball/Tennis Court space near the school oval. Stay tuned for further opportunities to join in fundraising for future improvements. Today the digital fundraising platform for the event ‘My Profile’ will close to donations so please begin finalising your transactions. With Covid 19 management through Education Queensland, cash transactions are discouraged so please consider converting any cash donations you received in person over to a digital one. We understand that this may not be possible for everyone and the fundraising efforts are greatly appreciated so please return these pledged amounts to the office in a ziplock bag or sealed envelope for processing by our volunteers. PRIZE ORDERING - To avoid disappointment once donating is closed, please ensure you have logged into your profile and made your selection by 11.59pm Friday 18th September, otherwise one will be chosen at random for you. Any questions please email [email protected] Kind Regards 2020 P and C Team

03.01.2022 Hands on learning in Maths helps students gain a deep mathematical understanding of the concepts being taught. It’s fun too! Here, Year One are manipulating objects to show their thinking in addition. Lots of peer talking to encourage explanation and the sharing of thinking.

03.01.2022 Building respectful relationships Parents and carers play an important role in helping children and young people recognise healthy, respectful relationships. Talking about interactions your family might see in the media and in everyday life, or regularly talking with your child about their friendships, can provide opportunities to positively influence their attitudes about respect.... Modelling how to respectfully disagree and encouraging your child to be aware of their feelings and the feelings of others is important at any age. With many changes to school routines this year, it’s understandable if your child is feeling overwhelmed or disengaged. You can help them regain a sense of stability by discovering ways to flip chaos on its head. #wethedifferents https://www.wethedifferents.qld.edu.au/flip-chaos-on-its-h/

03.01.2022 FESTIVITIES OF CHRISTMAS Springfield Central SS Dear Parent/Caregiver... With only 10 days remaining of the 2021 school year, we are experiencing the festivities of Christmas start to appear at school. This is a wonderful time of year for everyone and we encourage the demonstrations of material and verbal kindness and giving that we are seeing. One of the special traditions is writing end of year and holiday messages in cards and presenting them to friends and school staff with a candy cane. Students will be reminded at the upcoming assemblies that Candy Canes or similar items are not to be eaten during a school day. We encourage the children to bring them home to ensure you as parents have knowledge of and make the decisions around how many are devoured at once. Children are not permitted to bring in whole bags of candy canes and hand them out to friends, they need to be enclosed in an envelope. At this time of the year, we get many requests for class lists for parting cards and gifts. We understand the intent of the request is positive and thoughtful, however, due to privacy, we are unable to provide any lists of names of children. This is also a time when students and parents send in gifts of gratitude and appreciation to staff at the school. These are always much appreciated. There are a few things that I ask you to consider that breach departmental or whole of government policies or legislation: " Employees are unable to accept money in any form, this includes lottery tickets or scratchies. " Employees can accept a gift of appreciation over the value of $150, however, they must complete a declaration of gifts/benefits and discuss with the principal as all gifts received remain the property of the department unless deemed appropriate for the recipient to retain. (this sometimes happens when whole classes combine to present a gift to a staff member) If a gift over the value of $150 is received. The last ten days promise to be amazing days - we are so excited to be able to celebrate the efforts and achievements of the year with our students, staff an community. Kind Regards Mrs Gooley

01.01.2022 We look forward to welcoming parents and carers to our school for the start of the new year. Read about our school’s visiting arrangements on our website, or contact the office for more info. Check out this video on how we are safely welcoming parents onto our school grounds. https://youtu.be/k7X54JrjJAQ

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01.01.2022 RAISING AWARENESS NOT ALERT Schools have been informed that there are currently ongoing cases of gastrointestinal illness among students in a number of facilities within South East Queensland Region. Because this condition is so easily transmitted the Department of Health have asked schools to help them raise awareness. It is very important as a prevention measure that any student or staff member who is unwell should be isolated or excluded from school until tey have complete...ly recovered and been completely free of symptoms for 48 hours. This will help reduce the spread of infections to others. The Public Health Act (2005) mandates that parents must not send a child to school if they have a contagious condition. Refer to Queensland Health (2020) Time Out: Keeping your child and other kids healthy. https://www.health.qld.gov.au//0/426820/timeout_poster.pdf I have attached for you the Information Sheet provided by Queensland Health. Stay Well Angela Gooley PRINCIPAL