Newsletter 25 - 9 August 2022

From the Principal

Hi everyone

As discussed at the last P&C meeting- the school newsletter will be sent each fortnight from today. The next newsletter will be sent on Wednesday 24 August. Please keep an eye on your emails from the school in the off-newsletter week for any important messages from the school/P&C.

Please remember that tomorrow is the Ekka Public Holiday-no school Wednesday 10 August.

From next week- we will be trialling recycling bins for students lunchbox waste. Myself and Mr Bryant will present activities to students about what items are recyclable from their lunchbox. Please consult the BCC website for a visual prompt around what we can recycle form our lunchboxes and talk about what is in your child’s lunchbox with them. If there is any doubt about what is recyclable just put it in the general waste bin.

I have had a number of class teachers ask me to remind families of the importance of having students arrive at school by 8:55am each day. Every minute counts.

Please remember to register for the parent Cyber Safety session on September 6 @ 6pm (see below):

The Department of Education's Cybersafety and Reputation Management team (CRM) advises, investigates and supports schools to manage online behaviours and digital reputation issues. Within this scope, the team draws on their  diverse experience, including police investigation, policy, social media marketing, and recruitment, to deliver up-to-date informative sessions about positive social media use.

The CRM team will be visiting Buranda State School on Tuesday 6 September 2022 offering a parent and caregiver information session at 6pm. The session is an overview of cybersafety, trending platforms, online dos and don’ts, and useful settings to be aware of. This session goes for about 60 minutes, and will allow parents to ask questions throughout.

You can read more about the department’s cybersafety program and resources on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/QEDCybersafetyAdvice/

Please RSVP your attendance with the below links.
Buranda State School parent cybersafety session or http://ems.gs/3wfq0jReWFS

Have a great week.

Simon Vaseo - Principal

District Athletics

Buranda SS have had 30 athletes attending the District Track and Field carnival over the last two days. The children competed with enthusiasm and displayed great sportsmanship supporting both each other and friends from other schools throughout the carnival. We had several outstanding achievements with some athletes going through to Regional level.

Our athletes did Buranda proud!

John - 2^nd Discus

William - 1st Long Jump, 3^rd High Jump, 4th 100m,

Eva 2nd 800m final

Julie Wain - PE teacher

Enrolments for Prep 2023

Letter of offers for Prep 2023 have been emailed to parents. To secure your child's place for prep next year please ensure you visit the office, by the due date, with relevant documents. 

School Opinion Survey closes this Friday

Thank you to all of those who have already completed the Parent/Caregiver Survey. If you have not had a chance to complete the survey yet, please note that the online surveys will remain open until Friday, 12 August 2022. This is your opportunity to provide feedback about what our school does well and how we can improve.

To have your say, check your email for an invitation from the Department of Education titled School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2022. 

Can’t find your invitation? If your family has more than one parent/caregiver, check that they haven’t received the invitation and/or check your junk email folder.

Neurodiversity

Assembly was jam-packed with wonderful activities being shared by many of the classes last week, so Mrs Austin’s karaoke was once again deferred to a later date (Phew!).

Neurodiversity was discussed however, and the children were surprised to learn that many of the people they see in movies, read about, idolise in sport, watch on television, or listen to the songs of, are considered neurodiverse.

Ask your children about the following:

Which Harry Potter star has ADHD (Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder)?

Which famous sports star is considered to be Asperger’s?

Which Harry Potter star has dyspraxia?

Who is the popular singer with Tourette’s Syndrome?

Can you name the super hero with dyslexia, who gets criticized for his mistakes on social media?

The earworm has been a little quiet of late, so at this week’s assembly a special guest will anonymously demonstrate the way the 6 lines differ in the ‘Mika Diversity Challenge’.

There is no single ‘right’ way to do it, so get creative. The instrumental example from the original challenge wasn’t included in the last set of links, so I have included an instrumental compilation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEgghEm_Twg

Payment for the Mika Diversity Challenge can now be made to the P&C via Qkr!

Entries can be emailed to Mrs. Austin: kxaus0@eq.edu.au. In your email please include the names of the participants, highlighting the student whose name the entry has been made in.

AGAIN… warm up those vocals, chat to your friends, learn the new lyrics, and prepare to HAVE A GO!

Remember our goal - for neurodiversity to become an expected and accepted part of Buranda’s community and culture.

Katherine Austin - Inclusion teacher

P&C Update

Buranda Fest - 11 September 2022

We are busy organising our school fete (which we call “Buranda Fest”) for Sunday 11 September 2022.

We need lots of helpers to make it a successful day, so we’ve started by giving each class a stall to run on the day. Below is a draft list for consultation. Let us know if you suggest any changes to this list of stalls.

Please contact your child’s class representative (listed below) to volunteer to help.

Let us know if you have particular skills (e.g. making coffee) or if you prefer to help with a different stall.

Please also let us know if you or your business can make a donation to the fete (e.g. a raffle prize).

Any past students who are keen to help (e.g. with crazy hair) are welcome too. Just let us know.

Class WhatsApp Groups

If you haven’t already, please text your child’s class parent rep and they’ll add you to the WhatsApp group to help organise the fete stalls.

Prep B/Prep/1 T – Zoe 0418 744 583 (Posy’s Mum)

1/2S – Anna 0449 641 632 (Lucas' Mum)

1/2K – Brooke 0401 419 708 (Ayla’s Mum)

2C – Kristin 0417 010 424 (Sam’s Mum)

3C – Sarah 0414 959 651 (Harry's Mum)

3/4O – Ludivine 0432 257 248 (Jules’ Mum)

4W – Deanne 0422 060 199 (Daisy’s Mum)

4/5H – Laura 0403 818 440 (Harry’s Mum)

5/6C – Gitte 0401 555 472 (Jacob’s Mum)

6BA – Fiona 0413 780 537 (Jemima’s Mum)

Sushi Friday this week

This Friday (12 August) will be another Sushi Friday and you can order sushi on Qkr! until tonight, Wednesday 10 August by 8pm.

Chris McGrath - P&C President

E: president@burandasspandc.org.au / M: 0432899097

P&C website: https://www.burandasspandc.org.au/

P&C on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurandaPandC

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