Newsletter No 6 19 April 2023

From the Principal

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to term 2. I hope you enjoyed time with family and friends over the Easter break.

Next Monday we have about 12 students attending the district cross-country event at Sunnybank. Best of luck to all participants.

Our ANZAC Assembly will be at 2:15pm Monday 24 April, in front of the flags (weather permitting).  We ask student to bring a floral offering from home to add to class wreaths. It is not necessary to purchase flowers (or take them from your neighbours!). Native greenery and blooms look terrific. Flowers should be delivered to the prep block (C Block) kitchen before school.  Parents are warmly invited to attend. Lest we forget.

A reminder that Tuesday 25 April is a Public Holiday for ANZAC Day.

Please be reminded that Monday 1 May is the Labor Day Public Holiday.

We welcome Whitney Spencer to 1/2B for the remainder of the year (replacing Tara Border- maternity leave). Welcome to Jason Smith in 4W (replacing Taryn Walters- long service leave 4 weeks). Welcome also to Rebecca Abbott in the office (replacing Tracy Allan-Long service leave).

Works to remove material from Martin Street were carried out over the holidays. There will be continued work this weekend. There will be ongoing consultation regarding the development of Martin Street this term, including opportunities for community consultation. I will provide further updates in the next newsletter.

School photos will be taken on Wednesday 3 May- see flyer below.

Finally, there are a small number of reported cases of Covid19 in the school community. While most COVID-19 public health directions have been relaxed or removed, there are actions that schools and families are encouraged to take to limit the transmission of infection. For the latest advice from Queensland Health, including current traffic light advice External link, please visit their website .

Have a great week.

Simon Vaseo - Principal

From the Forest

Well, here we go! The school’s Environmental Education program kicks off in term two each year, just as the weather starts to cool down a little. This year marks a new era, with our refurbished Outdoor Learning Area up and running beautifully. The whole school is buzzing with life. Birds, bees, lizards, fish, frogs and everything else. Our chickens are happy and healthy and our rewilded areas are growing well. Fruit and herbs flourish, what a time! In the first few weeks of the term, we will be kicking off the vegetable beds again, so keep an eye out for some beautiful produce and seedlings for sale. Hope you like the snap of our pizza legends Davida and Beth, hard at work last term at the Equinox gig. Also, a nice one of some of our keen rewilders. Happy Autumn!

Mr Bryant – Environmental Ed teacher

Education Perfect Languages Championship 2023

Buranda SS students have enjoyed taking part in the 2023 EP Languages World Champs.

It was great to see so much incredible language learning going on all over the world with over 74 million questions  answered in 27 languages from 2,479 schools! 

For schools of our size (size refers to number of students studying the language) BSS was first!

Credit Awards were awarded to students who were in the top 20% of 300,000 competitors! Students who received the award are as follows: 

Archie  P  500
Finn  P  501
Jacob  C  503
Siena  A  505
Jackson W  508
Harry  K  512
Mulga  D  513
Max Mc  561
Mikey  S  624
Nina R  705
Jonson N  785
Sebastian R  809
Ethan O  833

Those who were in top 10% were awarded a Bronze Award. These students are listed below: 

Faustine  M  1,002
Anice U  1,006
Sathvika  R  1,170
Cybele G  1,503
Fletcher T  1,514

Sophie L received the Silver Award with a score of 2,010. 

William P had a score of 3,003 and was awarded a Gold Award which meant he was in the top 2% of competitors! 

Congratulations, or should we say Glückwunsch, to everyone who participated! 

From the P & C

Welcome back for term 2.

New Treasurer & Vice Treasurer

Nedell Thatcher has volunteered to be our new Treasurer and Kate Slessor has volunteered to be our Vice Treasurer. Welcome and thanks to both Nedell and Kate.

Tuckshop

We are still searching for a new Tuckshop Convenor.

Until we have a new convenor, we plan to alternate between Sushi Fridays and Bakery Fridays, to keep it simple.

We ask 2-3 parents of each class to volunteer to bag up/distribute sushi or bakery items for tuckshop each week. It's a fun, stress-free morning and the kids love to see you there.

You can sign up for your class’s allocated week to help with tuckshop at this link.

Here are the weeks for each class:

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

School cleaner needed for immediate start at Buranda SS - Term 2 only

Expression of Interest – Backfilling for Cleaner on leave

Immediate Start to 23 June, 2023 – Term 2

The successful applicant must be able to work a 5-day split shift from 5.45am to 9am and 2.30pm to 6pm, with an immediate start to 23 June, 2023.  33.75 hours per week with no ADO accrual.  

Buranda State School is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic cleaner.  As a cleaner you will contribute to providing the efficient, effective operation of the environment of a school by providing a high level of cleaning support.  You will also ensure all duties prescribed for the position are completed to an acceptable standard as determined by your supervisor in accordance with the approved school cleaning program.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Cleaning of windows, pictures, doorknobs, taps, sinks, drinking fountains, lavatory basins, glassware, glass doors and cupboards. 
• Cleaning and sanitising toilet facilities and sick bays. 
• Cleaning and maintaining equipment along with a host of other responsibilities pertinent to the role. 
• Security – arming and disarming school security systems as required.
• Locking and unlocking of buildings

The position of cleaner reports directly to the school Business Manager. The successful applicant will be engaged in split shifts. The start and finish times may vary, however, will be between 5:30am and 6pm. If the successful applicant(s) are engaged in split shift arrangement, a split shift allowance will be paid each day a split shift is worked.

What we are looking for:

• Education QLD cleaning experience is preferred but not essential for this position.
• Applicant must hold a current paid Working with Children Check (Blue Card) or be prepared to apply for one.
• Applicant must be available to work between 5:30am-6pm and available on short notice.
• A team player with the ability to perform under direction, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise work demands and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated knowledge, or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge, of departmental cleaning policies, practices and procedures used in schools.  
• A criminal history check will be initiated on the successful applicant.

To apply:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor).
• Send all applications to bsm@burandass.eq.edu.au - Attn: Doreen Holland (07) 3435-1222.

CLOSING DATE:  Close of business, Friday 28th of April, 2023. 

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