Runcorn State School eNewsletter

From the Principal

School Facebook Page

We have a new Facebook page! Hopefully you are enjoying seeing the updates regarding what students are doing during the day. Please return your new permission form to the office. If you haven’t seen one come home, it may have got lost in transit. Just ask the office for a new one.

https://www.facebook.com/runcornss

Meg McClure

Year 5 camp

What a blast! I was fortunate to be able to join the Year 5 students at Currumbin Recreation Centre for three days of team work, collaboration, resilience and problem solving. The manner in which the students tested themselves, stepped out of their comfort zones and encouraged each other was incredible. Families have much to be proud of, your children shined.

I would like to thank the teachers that gave up their time to attend as well as the ones that held the fort for us back in the real world. Only a team can ensure the success of an event like this.

Prep Information session

We had a great turn out for our evening Prep information session. What most impressed us were the questions parents had about how our Runcorn family operates. Our staff are always keen to share what they love about this hidden treasure of a school and we look forward to welcoming you all to our getting to know you chats.

If you haven’t picked up your enrolment pack yet, they are available at the office. Our Preparatory Year enrolment process for the 2023 school year has commenced.

Prep Enrolment for 2023

Our Preparatory Year enrolment process for the 2023 school year has commenced. In terms of the enrolment process, parents are invited to complete an enrolment form and collect an enrolment package from the front office. Our Prep program for 2023 includes opportunities for our new students to join our school in a Pre-Prep program which will be held over four weeks during Term four. This program will be a great way of connecting and engaging with our school in preparation for next year. We encourage you to enrol your child early, to ensure your place is guaranteed for 2023 and to give us a clear idea about the number of classes we can form. All enrolments require a Getting to Know You chat with one of our Prep teachers.

From the Deputy Principal

3 Way Reporting

3 Way Reporting is an opportunity for parents to meet with their child and child’s teacher to discuss achievement, effort, behaviour and discuss agreed on learning goals. Teachers have set aside times during Week 7 that need to be booked online: https://runcornss.schoolzineplus.com/3WayReporting2022T3 All families are urged to make an appointment for these important conversations.

If you are having difficulty with the booking, instructions on how to make a booking: https://www.schoolzine.com/sk-booking-guide or phone the office on 3323 8777

Interpreters can be booked if this would assist in the 3 Way reporting session.

Roberta Matlock

From the Head of Department - Curriculum

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The challenge is still on! Make sure you get reading and fill out your student record form (see your teacher if you have lost yours). The challenge will end in week 7 of this term so you have plenty of time to catch up and smash the challenge!

Enter and help us win the QSuper Top 5 Book Challenge!

QSuper, part of Australian Retirement Trust, are offering a fantastic opportunity for 2 schools to win a full-day visit from author Sue Whiting. There are also 8 $500 book voucher prizes to be won! Sue Whiting is the author of numerous children’s and young adult books, including the bestselling Missing, the acclaimed The Book of Chance, and a number of Children’s Book Council of Australia notable books. Sue’s latest books include, Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast and The Echidna Near my Place. As a storyteller, workshop leader and schools’ performer, Sue has informed, inspired and entertained thousands of kids across the country. To enter, students simply need to list their top 5 favourite books and why. The competition is open to all Queensland school students participating in the 2022 Premier's Reading Challenge and closes on Friday 26 August. Encourage your students to enter today (Premier’s Reading Challenge | QSuper Superannuation Fund!)

Book Week – 2 Weeks to go!

Storytime Society

In the lead up to Book Week every Friday morning at 8:55am we have a mystery guest read one of the 2022 shortlisted books over the loud speaker for all of us to enjoy together. Thank you to Mrs Anglim, Mrs Sutherland and Ms Elliott for being our first three mystery readers. I wonder who we will hear next?

What’s my favourite book challenge?

Look out for the ‘What’s My Favourite Book Challenge’ on my office window. Every week will feature a new teacher giving you clues about their favourite book. Find the answers on the Library door the week after. Have fun using the clues to figure it out.

Rachel La Sala

Sunnybank STEM challenge day

Congratultions to the Year 6 STEM team on their AMAZING victory. They used all of their learning assets to problem solve and collaborate a variety of challenges. Thank you to Mr G for training and taking the students.

Music Matters

Save the Date:

IM 2023 Recruitment Information Evening: August 15^th Runcorn Heights State School 6-7pm
Music Showcase Concert at Sunnybank SHS: Senior and Year 3 Choirs, Strings and Band- Week 8 Wednesday 31^st August 6pm
Singfest- Senior Choir: Week 8 Thursday 1^st September

Mariel Hopper - mxhop2@eq.edu.au

Rehearsals – All Groups

Now is a very important time to attend all rehearsals to prepare for the Music Showcase and Singfest. Please let your teacher know via email if you will not be able to make practice.

From the Resource Centre - Get Ready for Book Week 2022

Book Week is from 22st – 26th August. This year’s theme is “Dreaming with eyes open…” and all of the shortlisted books are now on display in the Resource Centre. Wednesday 24th August is “Dress up Day” where students and staff come dressed as their favourite book character. It is always a fun-filled, exciting day, so put your thinking caps on and raid your dress-up boxes! We can’t wait to see your creativity.

Our Scholastic Book Fair will be held during Book Week. The Book Fair is a reading event that brings a range of fantastic books to school that every student wants to read. There’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for all reading levels. Students will bring home more information about this next week.

What is happening in Japanese?

7th of July was TANABATA festival in Japan. Year 4 students learnt the story behind the festival, and they wrote a wish on a strip of origami paper and hung on the bamboo tree. Year6 students learnt table manners and practiced using chopsticks. I hope they can continue practising at home ready for Japanese restaurant excursion planned for Term 4.

Nagashima Sensei

From the Health Teacher....

On Friday August 5, Tuan and Del, paramedics from the Queensland Ambulance Service, visited the Year 1 and Year 2 students as a part of their Health Curriculum. The paramedics introduced Queensland Ambulance Service, their roles and responsibilities, and educated students on what to do in the event of an emergency. Students explored a range of emergency situations and spent time exploring elements of the Ambulance vehicle.

Thank you, Tuan and Del, for your daily contributions to our local community and for visiting our Juniors.

Our focus this fortnight is the Resilience Key. Resilience at Runcorn State School looks like

Students bouncing back from daily challenges
Students adopting a Growth Mindset and thinking positively
Students working independently and/or together to solve problems
Students using strategies to help keep them calm and focussed

Staff across Runcorn State School will be actively looking for students displaying resilience skills. Over the next fortnight, one student per class will be awarded with a certificate to acknowledge their dedication to consistently displaying resilience skills. Well done to students who have been acknowledged for demonstrating skills of organisation, getting along, resilience, persistence and confidence. Ms Daryau

Runcorn Reading Club

Runcorn Reading Club

When: Wednesday morning before school 8:15am

Where: outside 2IH classroom, D block

The Runcorn State School little library book exchange trolley is out and available for all students to enjoy during reading club. It is loaded with beautiful books donated by Runcorn families.

How it works:

Take a book - If children see a book they’d like to read they can take it with them to read at home or in class. Once they have finished with it they can return it to the trolley.

Give a book - if children would like to keep the book. They can bring one from home to leave on the trolley in it’s place.

Happy Reading!

Mrs Irons

From the Prep Rooms

Last Wednesday Prep students marked a very special milestone. Their 100^th day of school!

They celebrated with a huge pyjama party disco and made royal crowns and 100 day badges.

The Preps also had a fabulous 100 Days Meal Deal from the tuckshop. The P&C provided a delicious cupcake for each Prep student for the occasion. Yum!

100 days of school is a great way to acknowledge the growth, progress and achievements of our littlest students. Happy 100 Days!!!

Prep Vision Screening

Just a reminder that the link to register for Prep Vision Screening was sent home on 4th August 2022. If you wish to have your child's vision screened (free service) please register using this link provided no later than 19th August 2022. Prep Teachers have paper copies available if you are unable to register online.

RAP (Reconciliation Action Plan) Report

Thank you to everyone who has provided us feedback on the RAP Vision draft. We are proud to announce the Vision statement has been endorse by the RAP Working Party at the recent meeting. Now the hard work begins as we start working on the 14 Actions that our RAP will comprise of. We look forward to sharing this with you in future newsletters.

Runcorn State School’s vision for Reconciliation involves the truthful acknowledgement of our shared histories, and how these events impact our present. We seek to elevate the knowledge, understanding and respect our school community has for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan will shape our staff and students to become life-long leaders, committed to effecting change in our country.

We are committed to:

· creating a safe, inclusive, respectful and empowering environment where our school community share and develop pride in the many and varied Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, languages and futures.

· standing strong and proud together.

· continuing to consult, actively listen, learn and share.

We accept the invitation from the Uluru Statement from the Heart to walk in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.

Shena Jarvis

RAP Working Party Chair

Sporting News

Junior Sports Day

What a great day we all had. The smiles on the children’s faces and overall excitement are the best thing in the world to see. It was great to see everyone having a go at all the activities. A huge thank you to our Year 6 student helpers who ensured all the children did their best at the Mini Olympics, Ball Games, Novelty Races and Running Races. They kept the fun rolling all day. Thank you to all the parents for helping your children turn up in their house colours. It looked like a mini rainbow. Days like this are what PE is all about. Congratulations Grevillea for an incredible team effort.

Intraschool Sport

Our intraschool sport program has kicked off and the children are very excited to be out playing sport again. It has been received well by the children with many excited by the fact we can make changes to days at a school level for bad weather. Thank you for your support with this program.

The proposed dates are as follows:

Term 3 - Friday 29 July, 12 & 26 August, 9 September,

Term 4 - Friday 14 & 28 October, 11 & 25 November

Let’s have some fun.

Ms Sutherland

Save the Date -Runcorn Science Expo

Thursday 18th August 9am – 11am

Everyone is welcome to come and learn about the exciting Science students are engaging in this term.

Make a model of planet Earth, marvel at how earthquakes are made, participate in some enlightening light experiments and see the Year Ones draw their shadows to see how they change throughout the day. A morning of fun and learning is planned so come and join us!

School Photos - 7th and 8th September 2022

Norman's News

Thank you for another fabulous pawnight of activity at Runcorn!

I have been lucky enough to have pawticipated in the 100 days of Prep celebrations and junior sports day alongside my usual work with small groups of boys and girls and in classrooms! Mrs Schooth and I really enjoyed the disco, surprising lots of Preppies with my two-legged dance moves and provoking lots of conversations about how tall I am!

It was also lots of fun to watch the running races on Sports Day. Although I spent most of the race that I ran in trying to eat my leash, it was glorious to stretch out my long legs and do my best to stay in my lane! I think Mrs Schooth and I will have to do some training before the event next year!

I would also like to say a big thank you to Ethan and Bella who showed me such kindness this week. Kind words and a food delicacy are sure ways to my heart!

Environment Club News

Please check out the Heritage Garden. The vegetables, herbs and pest repellent flowers are growing voraciously. The lettuce is even ready to be picked and hopefully will be used in the tuckshop. Classes can visit any time (pretty sure it fits in the curriculum somewhere). Families are now starting to explore this space before and after school. The chilli plant that can be accessed by staff if you are thinking of cooking something hot for dinner. Help yourself.

Each class now has an amazing Maze Compost Caddy like the picture below. Don’t forget to empty the fruit scraps into the Subpods regularly and the lids can be locked shut using the handle. Hopefully, these caddies won’t get as smelly as the clear containers.

The collection of BREAD BAGS and WRAP BAGS is going very well. The official WONDER boxes are filling fast. One is still in the front of the office and one is in the PCYC front entrance for the collection of both bread bags and wrap bags from any bread company, not just Wonder. The bags collected will be swapped for points towards sporting equipment for the school.

The next venture that Environment Club we are hoping to fully launch this Term is collecting of bottles etc for the containers for change program. Clear containers will be positioned in both eating areas soon and the Environment Club students will bag them up ready to deposit at the appropriate drop off vending machine. Hoping to raise much need funds for the school. Any staff member keen to contribute to this project can deposit their glass, plastic and cans in the TOMRA Reverse Vending Machine near Macgregor State Primary School (pictured below) using the Scheme ID number below.

Thanks for all your support with these ventures.

Please remind students that Environment Club is open to all year levels and will be held:

Tuesday lunchtime 11:30am – Ms Daglish (children need to listen for the announcement)

If you have time, check out the Subpod in Prep garden and the Heritage Garden and we thank the Runcorn community for the support with both the collecting of fruit scraps and bread/wrap bags.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

jmcna155@eq.edu.au mdagl3@eq.edu.au

P&C News

TO OUR RUNCORN COMMUNITY

Term 3 is shaping up to be a busy Term.

P&C MEETING - Monday, 15 August at 6:30 pm

The P&C Meeting will be held in the Resource Centre/school library. They are a great way to meet other parents, teachers, staff, and community members and find out what is happening within the school. Unfortunately, there will not be an online option available. Please contact Nadera at rsspcsecretary@outlook.com if you wish to become a new member or want to know more about the P&C.

DISCO - Friday, 19 August, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Our Disco is fast approaching. The theme for this event is FLURO-TASTIC. Please come dressed in your best Fluro colours. Tickets are $3 (adults and under 2s are free). For fast entry, pre purchase via the Flexischools App. Entry can also be purchased on the night. Every paying child will receive a free Fluro wrist/head band on entry (while stocks last). Burgers, sausage on bread, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase on the night. Eftpos and cash will be available.

We are seeking volunteers to help with set up, preparing food, food sales, security and pack up. Unfortunately, if we do not have community members volunteer, we cannot run the Disco. This means our students will be the ones who miss out. If you can spare 30 min – 1 hour, please contact rsspcevents@outlook.com or rsspccom@outlook.com.

BILLY G COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER

By now all students should have bought home information on our cookie dough fundraiser. Cookie dough orders must be placed online using the online platform. Create your child’s profile by visiting australianfundraising.com.au, and follow the instructions in the order form. Orders are open until 29 August, so make sure you get rolling and create your online fundraising page today! Your profile can also be shared with family and friends to increase your tub sales. Cookie Tubs will be delivered on the 12 September, in time for school holiday baking. Our highest individual fundraiser will receive a Tuckshop voucher and the highest class fundraiser with receive a celebration ice block bucket for the whole class to share. Get fundraising!

FATHER’S DAY STALL

Wednesday, 31 August. If you can spare some time on this day to help, please contact rsspcevents@outlook.com or rsspccom@outlook.com. Duties include, helping students make selections, replenishing stock, wrapping gifts and pack up.

TUCKSHOP

Operating Hours

· Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (8:15am - 1:45pm)

· Monday and Tuesday (over the counter sales only, 11:15 – 11:45)

If you would like to volunteer at the Tuckshop, please contact, Jodie or Angela at tuckshop@runcornss.eq.edu.au. Please ensure you sign in at the Tuckshop when you start your volunteer shift.

Warm Milos and Cheese Toasties are now available for purchase before school via Flexischools, under the ‘Before School’ tab. Available on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings for pickup from 8:30 am. No over the counter orders available currently.

Is your child’s birthday in Term 3? Don’t forget Cupcakes and Ice Block Buckets are available to order via Flexischools. Get in early and secure your spot so you don’t miss out. (Cupcakes only available Wednesday-Friday).

UNIFORM SHOP

Operating Hours

Monday (2:00 – 2:30)
Tuesday (8:15 – 8:45)

If you are looking for second hand uniforms, we do have some stock available for purchase. These are on a first in best dress basis and only available to those who visit the uniform shop during opening hours.

KNOW WHAT YOU WANT? Email all orders to rssuniform@outlook.com and we will deliver your order to your child’s classroom as soon as we can. Order forms are available from the website Uniform shop (eq.edu.au)

If you have any uniforms that you would like to donate, please send them in with you child. Please let us know at rssuniform@outlook.com so we can arrange collection from your child’s classroom.

FEEDBACK

We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our ‘Suggestions Box’ thus far. All feedback is read and discussed at our monthly P&C meetings. The ‘SUGGESTIONS’ box can be found outside the office. Feedback can be made anonymously via this box. Alternatively, you can email the P&C Executive at pandc@runcornss.eq.edu.au or Angela at rsspccom@outlook.com.

Year Level Facebook Groups. Press on the link to join now!

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Year 3 – RSS - Grade 3 2022 | Facebook

Year 4 - RSS - Grade 4 2022 | Facebook

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