Newsletter No. 9 - 31 May 2023
From the Principal
Hi everyone,
Next week at the P and C meeting (7 June 6:15pm), members of the Project Team working on the development of our Martin St site will present information regarding the Master Plan. Projections for enrolment growth suggest the school will be two to three times larger across the next 10-20 years. The information discussed will be made available to the school community for further consideration and feedback.
This Friday is Budgie Cup touch at Coorparoo Secondary College. I reminded participating students of their responsibilities in representing our school at assembly yesterday. Best of luck to our 4 teams on Friday.
Have a great week.
Simon Vaseo - Principal
From the HOD - Curriculum
Academic Reporting 2023
This semester you will notice some changes to academic reporting. The next four years are a time of staged transition to Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum. We will report with a focus on English, Mathematics and behaviour and an overall comment for parents/carers during this transition.
You will see:
Grades for achievement and effort for:
- Each learning area:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Technologies
- Health and Physical Education
- Languages (German)
- The Arts
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
Comments for:
- English
- Mathematics
- Value Added Programs (VAP)
- Philosophy
- Instrumental Music
- Behaviour and Homework
- An Overall Comment.
Parent teacher interviews will also remain the same, for all students in semester 1, and by expression of interest from the teacher or parent/s or carers in semester 2. Teachers will have work samples and assessment for parents to view at their interviews for all curriculum areas.
Permission Forms
You may have received an email with information regarding upcoming excursions in your inbox. We are excited to reveal our newly formatted website with information regarding excursions and where you can find a copy of permission slips. Click the link below to check it out.
https://burandass.eq.edu.au/extra-curricular/camps-and-excursions
All permission forms sent out are editable and able to be completed on a tablet, phone, or computer. If you do require a hard copy, please email admin@burandass.eq.edu.au and we can send a paper copy home with your child. Please, always check your junk/spam folders! If email addresses from the school are going to your junk mail, please unblock the sender.
For a teaser to the upcoming year 4 camp, please follow this link.
Budgie Cup - Due Now
This Friday is the Budgie Cup! If your child has been selected for one of our Touch Football teams, you should have received an email with the permission form attached. If you haven't sent it back already, please email it to admin@burandass.eq.edu.au or drop it back at the office ASAP. If you have lost the email or can't find the pdf, please follow this link to download a copy or let our admin team know and they can print out a hard copy.
Year 5/6 Camp - Due 09/06/23
An Expression of Interest form was sent out regarding the Year 5 and 6 Camp which will be occuring in August. The students will be going to Maroon Outdoor Education Centre from the 22nd to 25th of August. The camp will focus on developing resilience, co-operative skills and initiative. Year five students will also cultivate leadership skills while year six students reflect on their journey through primary school. Activities could include group challenges, aquatics, orienteering and a high challenge.
If you haven't received a permission form for this, please check your junk folder or follow the below link.
Return the signed documentation before the 9th of June to ensure a spot for your child on this exciting excursion!
Parent/Teacher interviews
Parents and guardians are invited to attend Parent/Teacher interviews.
Please take advantage of this opportunity to speak with your child's teachers.
Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held in the last week of Term 2 (Monday 19 June – Friday 23 June). Our booking system is online through Schoolzine. The booking portal will open at 9am on Monday 5 June and close Friday 16 June 2023 - 6pm. Teachers will send parents a link and instructions on how to book.
31 May 2023 Finance News
Payment Reminder Notices
If you have the responsibility of paying student accounts and the student account is overdue, you will start to notice that reminders for payment will begin to be emailed to you in the middle of the month. If the student account is still outstanding after statements have been sent to parents/carers, the Department recommends that reminders are emailed to parents/carers parents. These reminder notices are in addition to the monthly statements emailed to parents/carers.
If you are experiencing difficulties in paying your student account when you receive these reminders, please contact Doreen Holland on bsm@burandass.eq.edu.au to arrange a payment plan. All discussions are held in the strictest confidence.
DET Preferred Payment Method - BPoint
Please use the CRN (Customer Reference Number) located on the bottom left-hand side of your invoice. Payment can be made through the Payment Portal: https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete
This is a secure site and receipts are issued immediately. Our records are updated within 24 hours.
Payment Plan Via eDDR (Electronic Direct Debit Registration)
Contact bsm@burandass.eq.edu.au or phone 07-3435--122 to speak to our Business Manager, Doreen Holland to discuss a payment plan.
Website updates
We have updated our website with a payment’s information page. You can access this information on this link https://burandass.eq.edu.au/support-and-resources/payments. Buranda State School’s refund policy is available for your review on this page.
Doreen Holland - Business Manager
From Inclusion
From the P & C
Tuckshop
Tuckshop this Friday, 2 June, has a super yummy menu: beef bolognese pasta bake for carnivores and lentil and mushroom bolognese bake for vegetarians. There will also be fresh baked muffins.
Our new convenor, Cass, would love your help as a volunteer. You can sign up to help with tuckshop at this link or email Cass directly at tuckshop@burandapandc.org.au
First Friday Club this week
The First Friday Club will run this Friday, 2 June, in Hanlon Park after school.
All students, parents and carers are welcome to join us. Students must be supervised by a parent or guardian.
P&C meeting
We have a P&C meeting next week, Wednesday 7 June, starting promptly at 6.15pm in the school library.
The Master Planning Project team will give a presentation at the start of the meeting.
If you can’t make it in person, you can join online via this Microsoft Teams link.
Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice on Saturday 17 June 2023 is shaping up to be a really fun event. The program is:
- 2-4pm – working bee in the garden
- from 4pm – music, food, drink, sweets, face painting, hip hop display, school choir and band
- 4.30 pm – whole school winter song and dance
- 5.01 pm – lighting the bonfire at sunset
- 5.30pm-7pm – live rock band
All students will be performing, so bring along family and friends.
We hope to see you and your family there.
If you haven’t already volunteered to help but would like to, please email me (email below).
Warm regards,
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
From the Community
Brisbane City Council Libraries Little Stars Reading Club
Young children (aged 0-5 years) and their carers will discover the joys of sharing books and stories when Brisbane City Council libraries’ Little Stars Reading Club program kicks off on Thursday 1 June 2023. The Little Stars Reading Club aims to create opportunities for young children and their parent or carer to connect and bond while developing valuable early literacy skills.
There are four great reasons for children and their parent or carer to get involved in the 2023 Little Stars Reading Club.
- Membership to the Little Stars Reading Club is FREE!
- The Little Stars Reading Club can help young children develop their early literacy skills.
- Record your book sharing with your child to earn a medallion and certificate of achievement for their reading efforts.
- Not only is sharing stories and rhymes, singing, talking and playing with your child fun, but it is good for little brains too.
To register your child for the Little Stars Reading Club, simply visit brisbane.qld.gov.au/libraries or your local library to complete a registration form from 1 June 2023. Your child can be a library member from birth and must be a library member to join the Little Stars Reading Club.
For more information about the Little Stars Reading Club, visit your local library or call Council on (07) 3403 8888.
First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government.