Redlynch State College eNewsletter

Primary Campus Update

Already we find ourselves at the end of Term 1 and the school is buzzing with activity. Earlier in the term we officially acknowledged our 2024 school leaders at our Induction Ceremony. It is always a very proud moment to see our students receive their badges for being role models and leaders across sporting, academic and musical fields. Our school captains have had the opportunity also to attend a leadership camp with other school leaders from across Cairns. While at Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre, our leaders developed an action plan that will inform their focus work and projects for the Primary Campus this year. We look forward to some exciting events and initiatives during the year.

I also had the honour of presenting our class captains, class vice captains and wellbeing warriors with their badges on parade this term.

NAPLAN is now complete for another year. Congratulations to all our students and staff for engaging positively and confidently in the testing. Thank you to all the parents who assisted by preparing students with a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast. Results for this should be out sometime after August.

Parent teacher interviews were held last week and it was wonderful to see so many parents attend these conferences. Face to face interviews are held in Term 1 and Term 3 and written reports are issued in Term 2 and Term 4. If you were unable to attend interviews but would like to meet with your child’s teacher about their progress and learning goals please contact the class teacher directly to organise a mutually suitable time to meet.

Attendance

Each term our target attendance is 95% or above. Every day your child misses or turns up late is a day or hour that they cannot get back.

Currently attendance is at 93.8% year to date.

Children should not be at school before 8:15am. Please contact OSHC if you require before school care for your child.

Kiss and Drop/Stop Drop and Go and General Parking Information

Thank-you for safely using our Kiss and Drop on Jungara Road. Remember no parking and leaving your vehicle. This can be a safety risk for our students. If there is no space to enter the zone you are required to do a circuit to maintain traffic flow.

A reminder also, that parking on grass verges is illegal and endangers the safety of our students - your children.

Please refer to all parking signage to guide the flow of traffic and avoid parking in bus zones and during “No standing” hours (this is especially important in the area outside of our OSHC Community Centre).

Dangerous parking or driving can be reported to police via this link

https://www.police.qld.gov.au/policelink-reporting

Deadly Runners and Walkers Club (RaW)

Our CEC Brendan Larcombe has started a Deadly Running club with some of our students. This running club is a brilliant initiative that targets our First Nations students. The students start with a meeting circle led by Mr Brendan followed by a breakfast together after exercising. Mrs Whitley, Mrs Hall and Mrs Campion have been joining in with running while Miss Thackray, Miss Danielle and Mrs Molloy help to get the breakfast ready. Some of our students have already earned their singlets from the Indigenous Marathon Foundation. These singlets cannot be purchased, they have to be earned through hard work, dedication and consistency. Well done to our students who have attended, even in the rain. We are so proud of you.

Samantha Molloy

Head of Campus (Primary)

Prep to Year 3

Next Tuesday our Prep Team will hold the annual Easter Hat parade. Parents and families are encouraged to come and help celebrate this occasion. You are also encouraged to assist to decorate an Easter Bonnet with your child.

Our current 2024 Prep students can be seen in this year’s My First Year 2024 gallery of photos put out by the Cairns Post. These galleries will be in the paper on Wednesday 27^th March, alternatively you can view them if you have a digital subscription by using the QR code below.

Our Year One Team has been host to 15 dental students from James Cook University. These students have been teaching the Year One children about dental hygiene and the importance of looking after their teeth. This program has been well received by our younger students and the JCU students have presented with enthusiasm and professionalism.

Prep 2025 enrolment packs are now ready to be collected from the primary campus. If you, or someone you know has a child who is eligible for Prep next year, please enrol early to ensure a position in next year’s Prep intake. There are also instructions on how to sign up for our transition programs in the packs.

Sue Hall - Deputy Principal Prep to Year 3

Year 4 to Year 6 News

The year 4 to year 6 classes have worked exceptionally well this term and there has been a lot of not only academic learning, but also social and cultural learning.

Students in year 4 have built mountains in science to investigate water erosion and have enjoyed learning in the outdoors. They have also had their day of camp familiarisation including creating their camp shirts which looked absolutely amazing.

Year 4 students have also participated in swimming lessons as part of the HPE curriculum and have experienced improvements in their swimming ability and confidence with water safety.

Year 5 students have had an excellent start into the year with their studies. Students have enjoyed their Science unit on light energy and have been conducting many experiments to see how light can reflect, be absorbed or refract through different objects. Our year 5 students have also recently completed their NAPLAN tests and have worked hard along with their teachers and teacher aides to achieve their best – well done to all.

Michael Bruno - Deputy Principal Years 4 to 6