RSS Newsletter Issue 4 2022
- From the Principal
- Head of Department - Curriculum
- Student Achievements
- Spippets from our classrooms
- Design and Technologies (Manual Arts)
- Senior Shirts
- Under 8's Day
- Officer T-Bear
- Mid West Sport News
- Queensland Representative School Sport
- Premiers Reading Challenge
- Absences
- School Information
- Community Information
From the Principal
Clarity & Learning Progress
It has been a priveledge to be in multiple classrooms this week witnessing the amazing progress that so many of our students are making in their learning, particularly in their literacy and numeracy skills. During classroom visits, myself and Miss Phillips ask the "5 Questions for Students":
- What are you learning?
- How are you going?
- How do you know?
- How can you improve?
- Where can you go for help?
The above questions provide us with information regarding the assessment literacy of our students, what help students may require and how confident they are feeling with their learning. We then collate this information to share with staff regarding any key themes we identify across the school. The questions are based on the research of Lyn Sharratt. I encourage you, as parents, to also consider asking these questions at home or speak with your child's teacher about what they are learning.
Sporting Success
A number of our students and Miss Murray are travelling to Barcaldine this weekend to participate in Cross Country trials. I wish each and everyone of them success and look forward to hearing of their adventures upon their return, I know they will represent Richmond State School with pride!
Principal Congress
I will be attending the Principal Congress meeting in Brisbane on Monday 6th June to continue my work advocating at a system level for Rural and Remote Education. I will provide an update in our next newsletter regarding the agenda and any outcomes achieved.
Until then,
Mrs Elizabeth Mayo
Principal
Head of Department - Curriculum
With less than 25 days of school left until the end of Term 2, unbelievable I know, I’d like to encourage you to send your child/children to school every day, unless they are unwell. Every Day Counts.
At Richmond State School, we promote the state wide initiative that aims to improve student attendance at school through a shared commitment by students, parents, caregivers, schools and the community.
Here are the four key messages:
- all children should be enrolled at school and attend on every school day
- schools should monitor, communicate and implement strategies to improve regular school attendance
- truanting can place a student in unsafe situations and impact on their future employability and life choices
- attendance at school is the responsibility of everyone in the community.
A student’s success at school is the sum of their efforts, repeated day in and day out. Absenteeism and truancy impacts significantly on students' learning and wellbeing. If your child does not want to go to school, or is missing school without you knowing, please contact the school immediately for assistance and support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkm9ae2xKT4&list=PLgjv5epyrnQDLNMTmhLA6z-cssQylcsvN&index=5
NAPLAN Online
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) for 2022 is complete. Most students in years 3, 5, 7 & 9 gave their best effort to complete the writing task, reading, punctuation and grammar, and lastly the numeracy task. It was the first time the students engaged with NAPLAN ‘online’. Many walked out of the computer lab with smiles on their faces and making comments like ‘that was fun’, ‘when is our next test?’. Have you asked your son/daughter what they thought about the testing process? I would love to receive more feedback, please email any comments your son/daughter says to me.
There is no official word as when the results will be back, however the benefit of being online is they will be back sooner than when they were paper based. When I look in the NAPLAN platform, I can see some are being marked already. Each student will be receiving their own NAPLAN paper report, which will be sent home. The school will advise parents and caregivers when this occurs.
Semester 1 Report Cards
Teaching, learning and collection of evidence of student learning, for all year levels, will continue until the last day of Term 2 , Friday 24th June 2022. Teachers will be moderating tasks and composing report cards throughout the last week of school. Semester 1 report cards will be posted out in week one in term 3, after the holidays. If your postal details have changed recently, please drop by the office and have them updated.
Homework Club – Learning beyond the bell
Homework Club on Monday and Thursday will continue to run up to and including the last week of this term due to the delayed start in Term 1 and the number of public holidays at the beginning of this term. Letters of offer to have your son/daughters attend one homework club session in TERM THREE (3) will be sent out in week 7 and must be returned by week 9. If your child attends a homework club session already, you will need to complete another offer form. There is NO automatic carry over of attendance from this term.
Healthy Lunch Boxes
Just a brief reminder that your child’s lunch and snacks play a big role in supplying them with their daily nutritional needs. Nearly half of a child's daily nutrition needs should be met during the hours they are at school. A healthy lunch will give your child the essential nutrients and sustained energy they need to concentrate throughout the school day.
All children, no matter what their weight, height, gender or age need to eat from the five core food groups every day. To do this, aim to include in your child's lunchbox, fruit, wholegrain bread, salad or vegetables, meat or a meat alternative and reduced fat dairy such as cheese.
The Smart Choices Strategy ensures this applies to foods and drinks supplied by the school however it does not cover food brought from home. I have provided links below to some nutritional information and awesome easy ideas for a healthy lunch box.
FAQ
Can children still bring birthday cakes to school to share with their class mate?
ABSOLUTELY - Yes, birthday cakes are welcomed to celebrate your child’s special day!
Information sheets
- How much food do Prep children need?
- Planning a healthy lunchbox
- Great ideas for tasty sandwich fillings
- Healthy snacks for young children
- Healthy lunch boxes made easy
https://education.qld.gov.au/student/Documents/smart-choices-info-sheet-english.pdf
Student Achievements
Every week at Richmond State School, our students are awarded for their outstanding work and achievements. Awards that students can receive are Principals Award, PBL award - Golden Ticket, Student of the Week, Class Award & Adopt-A-Cop Award.
The class that receives the most amount of Happy Vouchers for the week gets to have Officer T-Bear stay in their classroom for the whole week.
We also have a Golden Duster Award that is awarded to the classroom that has maintained a clean & organised learning space for the whole week.
During bookfair a colouring and book review competition was held, winners recieved a $10.00 voucher to be spent at the fair. It was a very hard decision for the judges, the Qualityof work was amazing. Well done to everyone who has recieved an award or prize.
Year 9 & 10 Students were presented with thier first aid Certificate.
Student Achievments Weeks 4 ,5 and 6
Spippets from our classrooms
Years Nine and Ten Students spent Friday 13th learning CPR. The CPR qualification will help our students in their life beyond school and also support them with increasing their employability skills. Congratulations to all of our students on gaining this certificate.
9 /10 CPR
Design and Technologies (Manual Arts)
Some very lucky students from years 5/6 and 9/10 tested out the newly refurbished Manual Arts room. Students engaged in hands on skills as well as workshop safety. We look forward to providing many more opportunities into the future for our students.
5/6 Design and Technologies (Manual Arts)
9/10 Design and Technologies (Manual Arts)
Senior Shirts
You may have seen some of our students wearing a different shirt...Both Year 6 and Year 10 students have a senior shirt to celebrate them as primary or high school 'Senior Students' at Richmond State School. We hope the shirts will hold fond memories of their education and leadership. I think everyone will agree that they (and the shirts) are amazing.
Under 8's Day
Under 8's day was held at the Bobby Murray park on 20th May. Students from the school spent the morning with families and other Under 8's from the community. As you can see by the photos, it was a great day. Thankyou very much to everyone involved in making the event so special, we truley do have amazing community!
Officer T-Bear
29th May saw Officer T-Bear Celebrate his 8th Birthday with the students and their Families.
The photo booth was a hit and wasn't the cake amazing (thanks Miss Sinden). Officer T-Bear and Officer Mel also gave the students their own gift, thank you from us all . Student council provided amazing snacks.
Officer T-Bear has enjoyed a relaxing week with the 5/6 class this week to help him recover from the festivities.
We cant wait to see what Officer T-Bear and his helpers have planned for his sweet 16th next year.
Mid West Sport News
Mikayla Kennedy represented the Mid West Netball team in Longreach at the beginning of May. It was a tough competition, Mikayla was not selected for the North West Netball team to compete at the state championships however represented herself and our school with pride. We are very proud of her for doing her best and glad she had a great experience!
Queensland Representative School Sport
Queensland Representative School Sport wish to advise you about the Queensland Academy of Sport’s state-wide talent identification opportunity that could potentially see students on a pathway to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brisbane.
This program is called Youfor2032 and is designed to unearth the next generation of elite Queensland athletes who have the potential to win on the world stage, including the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
There are up to 15 Olympic and 8 Paralympic sports looking to match their best coaches with Queensland’s best talent. It doesn’t matter if students have experience in any of these sports. Athletic ability coupled with a great attitude and supportive parents or guardians are the key ingredients needed to excel in this program.
Those successful in being selected for Youfor2032 will receive expert training, coaching and development support, from State and National Sporting Organisations as well as the QAS.
This could be the first step in an incredible journey for our students.
Please consider passing on the information about Youfor2032 to your schools and networks to provide every opportunity for Queensland students to explore their future sporting potential.
Visit the program website for more information – www.qld.gov.au/youfor2032
Premiers Reading Challenge
Absences
With the flu season approaching, we are wanting to remind parents that if their child/ren are absent from school that they contact the office to notify staff of their absence. When leaving a message on the Student Absence Mailbox please include the reason your child/ren will be absent and the duration.
In the event a student tests positive to COVID-19, please let our Admin Staff know the day they tested positive and when the isolation period will conclude. Remember, if a student 12 years or older is a close contact or returning to school after being in isolation they are to wear a mask whilst at school for the duration of 1 week after isolation concludes.
To notify the school of any upcoming absences, we encourage you to either:
- leave a message on the Student Absence Mailbox
- call the office and speak to Megan or Julia
- if you email your childs teacher cc the admin email admin@richmondss.eq.edu.au
School Information
Community Information
Me and My Mum Hub Program Overview
