Term 1 Week 3 2024
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Principal's Address - Mrs Amanda Jones
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Bell Times
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After School Transport
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Anaphylaxis
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Attendance
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Consent, Permission and Details Forms
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Swimming Trials
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Cricket Trials
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Apple and Grape Festival - Parade 2 March
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Follow us on Facebook
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Get the Schoolzine App
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Community Information - Granite Belt Neighbourhood Centre - Early Years Programmes.
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Farewell Mrs Chrissie Fletcher
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Lost Property
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Uniform Purchases
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Thank you P&C
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P&C Meeting and AGM
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Farewell Mr Hill
Principal's Address - Mrs Amanda Jones
Dear parents and families
Welcome back to another school year! Apologies for the delay in getting this newsletter out - the new system took a little bit of time to set up. We hope you enjoy the new format! As in previous years, if you would like a printed copy, please let Megan in the office know, otherwise all newsletters will be emailed. There is also a Schoolzine app (click the link to the left), which makes it easy to view newsletters, messages, the calendar etc. on your phone.
I'd like to welcome our 2024 Preppies! Our newest members of the school have settled in wonderfully, and have had several play dates with their new Year 6 Prep Buddies. Thanks to the Year 6 class - you're doing a great job in helping your Prep Buddies settle in to the new Greenlands routine.
Just a reminder we have Assembly every Monday morning at 9am - parents and families are always welcome to join us. At each Assembly, we announce the Student of the Week, the new focus for the coming week, attendance and other news and messages.
We are holding our first Cross Country later this term and our first Athletics Carnival in Term 2. It's that exciting time where we need to choose house colours and names. Please cast your vote by entering your preferences in the polls below!
Feel free to pop in and make a time with Megan in the office, to meet with me or your child's teachers to check in on how they've settled in. You're also welcome to message our school mobile if you'd like us to check on your child (especially if they've had a rough morning).
Kind regards,
Amanda Jones
Colours for Sports Houses
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Names for Sports Houses
Poll is closed
Bell Times
To help your student get into the best routine, stress free (well, close to!) and prepared run over the following details:
First bell of the day 8:55am - This bell signifies that it is time to get ready! Put your school bag away, take your luch box to the fridge, go to the toilet, wash hands, maybe a quick drink and get ready to line up for class.
2nd Bell 9:00am - Sitting still and quiet in class lines waiting for your teacher to escort you to class. It's time to learn!
11:00am - Morning Tea. Await your teacher's intruction before leaving your desk/activity.
Students are required to take their lunch boxes and hat and sit in an area to eat. They are not permitted to run around and consume their food. Food is to be eaten whilst sitting. There will be staff on duty supervising students and to answer any questions or assist with tricky packets and containers! Again, it is important to tell your students that we are not to share food due to the risk of allergies and intolerances. Staff will give students the go ahead to enjoy the playground once they have finished eating.
11:25am - Time to stop play. Go to the toilet, wash hands, quick drink.
11:30am - Line up in the area advised by your teacher ready to enter the classroom.
1:00pm - Lunch time. Await your teacher's instruction before leaving class/actvity. Sitting and eating. The teacher on duty will let you know when it's time to play. Lunch box away, rubbish in bin and play.
1:40pm - Time to stop play. Go to the toilet, wash hands, quick drink.
1:45pm - Line up in the area advised by your teacher ready to enter the classroom.
2:50pm - End of day bell. This does not mean you immediately pack up. Wait for your teacher to advise you on what to do. Books away? Homework folder to take home? Pack up and tidy your area.
Once students are released from class they need to head straight to their parents if their parents are present or wait in the shelter area to be collected or head to the bus after being marked off the roll.
After School Transport
To ensure the safety of your child/dren we ask that the school is notified of their daily commute. We do not want them missing buses or going home with the wrong person.
If your student catches a bus please call admin 4683 6205 to confirm the bus route and on which days they will be catching the bus.
Any changes to the routine must be reported to avoid errors. (It woudn't be the first time a student has been waiting for pick up only to learn that today was bus day!)
If someone other than the parent is collecting your child/ren please call ahead so we have your verbal consent for this arrangement. We will NOT send students home with anyone aside from parents unless notified by the parent/s.
Anaphylaxis
We have a student who has an anaphylactic reaction to peanuts. Anaphylaxis is a dangerous reaction to certain foods, in this case, peanuts. We do not enforce a 'no nut' policy but we ask that you reconsider sending peanuts or food containing peanuts to school. This reiterates the need to make sure students are not sharing food at lunch times. Many allergies and intelorances may lie dormant in the system and are not triggered until the threshold has been reached. It is too risky to find ourselves in a situation where a child is having an episode. We appreciate your cooperation.
There are learning and information guides available on this topic. Please contact the school for further information.
Attendance
It is a legal requirement for the school to know the whereabouts of every student, at all times, during the school day.
If your child will be absent from school please SMS (not enough coverage for calls) the school mobile on 0457 048 248, telephone the school on 4683 6205 or email admin@greenlandsss.eq.edu.au.
If you need to collect your student early please inform the school via the options noted above. You must also sign your child out at the office. This also applies if you are late to school.
Please come up to the office and introduce yourself to Mrs Megan O'Reilly if you have not already done so. Mrs O'Reilly will assist you in your queries and show you the sign in/sign out book.
Consent, Permission and Details Forms
Last week we sent home multiple forms relating to consent, permissions and personal details.
We appreciate that you may have alreay completed these forms in the past however we are determined to ensure all information is current and up to date. This ensures we will make the correct decisions regarding the health, safety and wellbeing of your student/s.
Consent and permission relates to online content (e.g. Facebook), online learning subscriptions (e.g. Reading Eggs), newspaper or print, and photography. It privides permission for your child/ren to attend specific lessons, such as swimming, using the local bus company. We will always send home details and information regarding any activity that requires transport or the need to leave school grounds.
The personal details form is important so we have the most up to date information for emergency contacts, address and phone numbers. We need to be able to reach you, or your selected contacts, in case of illness or emergency at any time during the school day.
If your circumstances change it is vital you update your details with the school.
For any concerns or queries please contact Mrs Jones.
Please see the links to the side of the newsletter if you need to reprint or resubmit permission and consent forms.
Swimming Trials
Date: Wednesday 14th February.
Venue: Stanthorpe Pool, Talc Street.
Starting Time: 5.30 pm.
Order of Events: Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle.
Food and Drinks: The canteen will be serving food and drinks.
General Enquiries: Shannon Armbruster (Broadwater SS), Pat McCormick or Damian Anderson (Stanthorpe SS).
All 10 to 12-year-old students who ‘placed’ (1st, 2nd or 3rd) at last year’s Small Schools swimming carnival are invited to attend. This event is not compulsory, nor is it a ‘come and try’ event, it is a selection trial for The Darling Downs Regional Championships. Students who turn nine this year did not compete last year at the Small Schools Carnival and are only to attend if they are strong swimmers and able to complete 50 metres. There are minimum time records for every stroke to qualify for trials.
Letters will be coming home for those students who are eligible to attend (those who placed in the carnival). Please contact the school if your 9-year-old student is a strong swimmer.
Cricket Trials
Where: Stanthorpe State School
When: Tuesday 6/2/23
Time: 3:30-4:45pm
What to bring: Water, Cricket gear, Hat and Sunscreen
Eligibility: Students born 2012 and 2013
Convenors: Damian Anderson and Pat McCormick
SELECTION CRITERIA
Students must have the following skills to attend the trials this is not a come and try event, currently playing junior cricket would help:-
1. Be able to work successfully in a team situation.
2. Display sportsmanship at all times.
3. Be able to throw a cricket ball with power and accuracy.
4. Catch and field a hard cricket ball with confidence.
5. Play defensive shots to appropriate deliveries.
6. Play attacking shots to appropriate deliveries on the offside and onside.
7. Run well between wickets using correct calls and backing up.
8. Bowl with control and accuracy at least 5 out of 6 balls
9. Experience on turf and playing junior cricket is helpful, but not essential.
10. Be able and willing to take on advice.
If selected, the 2023 DD Country Cricket Trials will be held in Stanthorpe on Wednesday 21st of February at the High School Cricket nets. The DD Country XI then take on the DD City XI on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th of March at Slade Park, Warwick. Mr Anderson will be the Manager of the country team.
Please inform the school if your child/ren is interested in trialing and we will register them for the event.
Apple and Grape Festival - Parade 2 March
This year sees the return of the biannual Apple and Grape Festival. This is a major event on our commuity calendar and Greenlands State School is always ready to participate.
The main parade will occur on Saturday the 2nd March. All the Granite Belt schools are joining together, this year, to represent the four seasons. The theme for our float is "Autumn". If you have any ideas, creative flair and time to offer we would love to have your assistance.
Please contact the office for further information.
More details on the festival can be found at:
Follow us on Facebook
We encourage all our family and friends to follow the Greenlands State School Facebook page.
We will often send important messages and updates via this medium.
We will also highlight daily activities and acheivements in our day-to-day life here at school, along wth upcoming events or special dates/days to remember.
Get the Schoolzine App
Welcome to the new easy way to stay up to date with school goings on. Follow the directions below to install the schoolzine app (SZapp) onto your phone and tablets.
We will use this platform to send messages, newsletters and alerts.
Please note: You will need the password when setting up the App, the password is 4380.
Community Information - Granite Belt Neighbourhood Centre - Early Years Programmes.
Please see the attached flyers for information on upcoming sessions from music to playgroup.
Farewell Mrs Chrissie Fletcher
At the end of the Christmas school holidays we receved a call from our Year 5/6 teacher, Mrs Fletcher. Mrs Fletcher has decided it's time to hang up her teacher hat after many years of dedication to our school and our students. We will miss her bubbly, kind nature. We wish Chrissie all the very best for her retirement and hope she enjoys some very well-deserved rest. Thank you, Chrissie. We will miss you!
Chrissie has asked we pass on this message from her:
RETIREMENT FAREWELL.
I would like to thank all the students and parents and carers, both past and present, for making my teaching career at
Greenlands State School such a wonderful and rewarding experience. I would also like to thank the staff, again, both past and present,
for being such a friendly and supportive ‘family’ during my time at Greenlands.
I can honestly say, that of all the schools I have worked at over the past 40 years in 3 states, Greenlands has been the best.
It is a great school and everyone should be proud. I will really miss it.
All the very best to everyone and, if you see me in town, I would love a catch up chat.
Cheers.
Chrissie Fletcher.
Lost Property
We still have an enormous amount of lost property here at the school. Much of it left from last year. Not only school uniforms but hoodies, jumpers, goggles... there's a lot!
Please come to the office to look through what has been left behind in case you may own something.
A kind staff member (Thank you, Mrs Thompson!) has washed all of the items.
If they are not collected within a fortnight they will be sent to the local charity store.
Uniforms will be used in our second hand shop.
Thank you.
Uniform Purchases
Our P&C provide the school with new and used uniforms. Uniforms are available for purchase at the office. Due to departmental financial agreements, no cash can be taken on premises. You must transfer funds owing via direct debit into the P&C account.
Please keep these details on hand.
Greenlands P&C Association. Commonwealth Bank. Acc#00900113 BSB# 064 431
Thank you P&C
As many of you are now aware our very hard-working and generous P&C Association raised enough funds last year to cover the cost of the Student Resource Scheme. This means no family has had to budget for school supplies. We are absolutely thrilled that we can extend this generosity so all students have the opportunity to learn and all families find some releif in this current financial environment.
As one parent, Ms Elizabeth Kepuli said, "I am so very, very, grateful. I cannot thank the P&C enough. I have been struggling financially and this is a great relief for me and my girls. I think we all need to get behind our P&C and help in any way. I certainly will wherever I can. Thank you, again."
P&C Meeting and AGM
Our P&C are meeting for the first time in 2024 on Monday 12 February at 6:30pm in the school library.
Please come along and support our fanatstic P&C. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come along. If you wish to be involved in your student's educational experience, joining the P&C is a way to participate in decision making, offering ideas and volunteering at fundraisers. All of this work and effort benefits our school.
Farewell Mr Hill
We are saddened to report that our amazing Groundsman, Mr Adrian Hill, will finish up at Greenlands next Tuesday 13 February. We wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation for all of the hard work and dediciation Mr Hill has put into our school over the past few years. From the beautiful grounds to the handyman efforts to the unmatched cricket advice and skills given to our teams! All the very best to you, Adrian. You will be missed.