BayView State School - Term 3, Week 3

Principal, Mr Cooke

We have had an eventful start to the term with Athletics, Sport Aerobics and Cluster sports days all in the first three weeks.

I would like to acknowledge the hard work of the staff and the students in semester one.  As a school, we have set high expectations for our whole school English data and in semester one we have achieved on key aspect.  This year we identified that our goal was for 50% of students to achieving an A or B in English and 90% achieving a C or better.  The table below shows our current data profile.  Pleasingly we have exceeded our expectations in our A-B data, however our C or better data has remained at the same level from Semester 2 2023. 

Maintaining our C or better data is pleasing, as generally schools will have an achievement dip in semester 1 due to the increased demands of the new year level.  As we continue to review and embed new practices across our year levels, our expectations for semester two would be that we will achieve our whole school target of 90% C or better in English.

Excitingly the greatest improvement for our school has been in the prep to year two-year levels.  Whilst there are many reasons for this spike in data there is a significant correlation between English level of achievement and the structured synthetic phonics pedagogy we have implemented.  Our staff have worked very hard in implementing this strategy and the evidence of its value is seen through Semester one reporting.

This week at the P&C meeting I shared the executive summary from our recent School Review.  I have attached the summary to this newsletter for your perusal and would be happy to answer any question you may have.  The whole process has been an affirmation of the really great work that all our staff are undertaking at the moment while also providing us with some recommendations for our future work. 

This term our staff will be engaging with the full review report and using this to collaboratively build our four-year strategic plan.  I am also seeking parent involvement in the construction of this plan and if you would like to register your interest please click on this link. https://forms.office.com/r/TWhAzzVD0f

Congratulations to all students who were presented with their age champion medals this week and it was fantastic to see the competition was extremely close with multiple shared honours with one year level having three students earn age champion status. 

I am looking forward to next week's Biggest Morning tea and hope to see as many families at the event as possible.  Last year we had an amazing turn out, with the students really enjoying having their families eat with them at school.

Finally, I would like to put a call out for volunteers to come forward to assist with many of the events that the Parents & Citizens Association manage throughout the year.  The P&C are unfortunately at risk of not being able to run a number of events due to our current volunteers work commitments and them having students in grade six and leaving at the end of this year.   If you have some time available, please make contact with the P&C team through their Facebook site and register your interest.

Have a great weekend and I have my fingers crossed the Wallabies can get another win and our Olympic Athletes can win gold.

David

Deputy Principal (Acting), Mrs Blyth

Prep 2025 Enrolments

Please collect an Enrolment Application Pack from Corporate Services or download a copy from the link in our Newsletter or on our website.  Out-of-catchment registration is via a link on our website.  We would appreciate your Enrolment Applications as soon as possible.  All registered families have now been emailed the dates for the upcoming 'Get Ready for Prep' mornings.

Kiss 'n Ride

Please see below for a reminder about our Kiss 'n Ride zone in the afternoons.

Carly Blyth

Acting Deputy Principal (Prep-2)

Deputy Principal (Acting), Mr Nick Akers

Victoria Point State High School Open Day for BayView Students - 2 October 2024

This open day is designed to give the students the opportunity to:

• Meet the Principal and the Year Level Lead teacher;
• Meet the Senior Peer Leaders that will be working with the Year 7 students next year, and will become their buddies;
• Make some new friends from other schools;
• Tour the campus and be shown key buildings and their purpose;
• Try out our Academy Programs and see if any of them spark their interest (Dance Academy will audition on this day)
• Experience some high school subjects like Home Economics, Industrial Technology and Design and Business.

The purpose of Orientation Day is to help dimmish the nerves and provide our new high school students with confidence, when they walk through the gates on their first day at VPSHS in 2025.  Parents dropping off and picking up their students will then have the opportunity to meet some of the teachers and administration staff and will be able to ask any questions that they might have.

Please see link below for more details.

Nick Akers

Acting Deputy Principal (Year 3-6)

ICAS Testing

You can now order and pay for your child’s ICAS tests online! To enter your child, visit https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps and enter our school’s unique access code DSA208 to make a direct payment. Online payment closes this Sunday, 28 July, 2024.

5 August - Digital Technology

6 August - Writing

13 August - English

19 August - Spelling, Science

26 August - Maths

Sports News, Mr Beasley & Mr Bennett

Congratulations to Cruz, Ellis and Sienna on your efforts in the District 1500m on Wednesday afternoon.  All of them ran personal bests and Ellis managed to break the District record, running under 5 minutes for a State Qualifier!

The BayView AFL QCup Squad have been training every Wednesday afternoon with Ash from AFLQ Sharks.  They have qualified for the Southeast Queensland finals on 23 August at Springfield.  Well done!

Head of Inclusion (Acting), Mrs Sabrina Tully

Wellbeing Wednesday

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Music News

Instrumental Music

Over the next 2 weeks the students in the instrumental music program will be competing at the Redlands Eisteddfod.  We wish them all the best in their performance and look forward to hearing of their success in the next newsletter.

All performances will take place at the Lingo Lin Performing Arts Theatre, Ormiston College.

On Monday 29 July (Week 4), the Senior String Ensemble will perform at Redlands Eisteddfod 2024.  All students are to meet at the Lingo Lin Performing Arts Centre at 4:15pm dressed in full school uniform with instruments and music. 

On Tuesday 30 July (Week 4), the Junior String Ensemble will perform at Redlands Eisteddfod 2024.  All students are to meet at the Lingo Lin Performing Arts Centre at 4:15pm dressed in full school uniform with instruments and music. 

On Monday 5 August (Week 5), the Senior Band will perform at Redlands Eisteddfod 2024. All students are to meet at the Lingo Lin Performing Arts Centre at 5:30pm dressed in full school uniform with instruments and music. 

Parents, friends, family and other supporters are welcome to come and watch. 

The audience admission fee is $10 (Adults) or $7 (Concession/student).

Instrumental Music Teachers, Thea Cleary & Cara Taggart

Class Music Teachers, Amy Ellis & Tracey Holmes

Technology News, Ms Murphy

Celebrating Success: Grade 6 Fuse Cup Team Wins National Minecraft Coding Challenge!

We are thrilled to announce that our Grade 6 Fuse Cup Team has emerged victorious in the national Minecraft Coding Challenge, competing in the primary school division. Notably, our school was the sole representative from a state school to achieve this prestigious honour.

Under the guidance or Miss Murphy, our talented students Isaac, Jayden, Ryan, Oliver and Dylan and the critical feedback from our year 5 world testers Iverson, Cooper, and Jordan, our team demonstrated exceptional creativity and technical skill in this competitive event.

This achievement not only highlights their proficiency in coding and Minecraft gameplay but also showcases their collaborative spirit and determination to excel in a national arena.

Congratulations to our Grade 6 Fuse Cup Team for their outstanding performance and for bringing this accolade to our school community. Your hard work and achievement serve as an inspiration to us all.

Ms Murphy

Guidance Officer, Mrs Robinson

A change we have made this year is to formalise support for our external agencies. We, as a team, are here to support your family in any way we can. However, teachers are very busy and sometimes have had to complete forms out of school hours and on school holidays.  To assist in this space, we have attached our new process for Information sharing or assessment for External Agencies. There are two forms that need to be completed and signed. The first form is Request for Information, and the second is permission for the school to contact outside agencies.

Our policy is to give the school team 4 weeks’ notice. This allows us to collaborate and make sure we have all the facts required by your specialist. Both forms can be collected at Corporate Services. Once the forms have been completed, I will then process and pass the information on to the classroom teacher. Please do not give your child’s teacher a form from a specialist or allow your specialist to send a link. Education Queensland only allows staff to complete paper copies of assessments.

The forms required are linked below and are also available at Corporate Services.

Julie Robinson

Classroom News

Celebrating 100 Days of Prep

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1 Lime

What a fantastic start we have had to the term! We ended our first week back to school with celebrating our one hundred and first day of Year One! The children all did an outstanding job of counting and sorting different things into collections of 100 + 1!

Last week we were lucky enough to have a visit from the Tooth Fairy who is currently at school with the Tooth Fairy dental van. The children all had a go a showing off their brushing skills and sorting foods into sometimes foods and always foods.

We have a jam-packed term ahead with some very exciting planning underway for events such as our Book Week celebrations in Week 9. This year's theme is 'Reading is Magic' so start planning your costumes now!

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Sport Aerobics Competition

Well done to all of our Sport Aerobics competitors.  Our next competition is Future Champions in 3 weeks' time.

PBL - Positive Behaviour for Learning

Corporate Services News

Q Parents

We encourage ALL BayView families to join QParents as soon as possible.  This will enable us to roll out Consent Management via QParents rather than sending paper notes home.  If you haven't received an email invititation, please contact Corporate Services admin@bayviewss.eq.edu.au.

Advising the School of an absence

If your child is absent without explanation, you will receive an SMS asking for a reason for their absence.  When replying, consider these handy hints.

• Please ensure you select the child’s name you are explaining an absence for.
• Please respond on the day (or following day) that you receive the SMS message.

If you would like to advise the school of an absence, please use one of the following methods:

• Use QParents
• Phone the student absence line on 3206 5266
• Email absence@bayviewss.eq.edu.au
• Please do NOT send an SMS message unless you are REPLYING to our message.

If you have any finance questions throughout the year, please contact our Business Manager, Vikki Lord vlord1@eq.edu.au.  We are happy to help with any queries regarding invoices, payment plans, financial hardship or general student account questions.

Fruit Snack

Students are encouraged to bring a piece of fruit from home every day to promote healthy eating.  Students will have a short break before 1st break to enjoy their fruit snack.  We are always happy to accept donations of fruit.

Lost Property

Please ensure that all clothing, hats, drink bottles and lunch boxes are clearly named, so they can be returned to your child as soon as possible.  Our lost property trolley is located at Corporate Services.  

Voluntary Contributions

Parents are invited to participate in a Voluntary Resource Contribution Scheme of $100 per student per year. If you haven’t received a form, please contact Corporate Services admin@bayviewss.eq.edu.au.  These valuable contributions go directly towards the costs involved with providing your children with a wide range of Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and Creative Arts resources.

Cafe News

Uniform Shop

What's On at BayView

This event is a gold coin donation either on the day or online (see link below) and students are invited to wear yellow to represent Cancer Council Australia.

https://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/fundraisers/sabrinatully/biggest-morning-tea-qld

Tucker Truck

Our next Tucker Truck event is being held on Thursday 5 September.  If you know of a community organisation who might be interested in fundraising, please contact Lisa on ljone405@eq.edu.au

Puggles Playgroup

Puggles Playgroup is held in the sunshine just outside the Advancement Centre every Thursday during weeks 2-9 of the school term.    All ages.  New families welcome.

Community News

Bayside Police News https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/bayside/police-news/ 

Neighbourhood Watch https://www.nhwq.org/

Scamwatch https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

Cost of Living Rebate

All eligible Queensland households will get $1,000 off their electricity bills in 2024, as part of the Queensland Government’s cost of living relief. The rebate will be automatically credited as a one-off payment from 1 July.  For more information visit http://www.queenslandsavers.qld.gov.au/.  

Queensland Digital Licence

It’s time to say goodbye to the wallet and hello to Queensland’s first Digital Licence app. Whether you’re learning to drive or have driven for years, you can now access your licence on your mobile device. The Digital Licence is free and can be downloaded from Apple and Good Play app stores. For more information, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/digital-licence.

Foster Carers

Foster carers come from all walks of life, but no matter who they are, they all have one thing in common; a place in their heart for a child who needs support and understanding. Fostering starts with care. It’s not always easy, but training and support is available.   Visit www.qld.gov.au/fostercare to learn more and submit an expression of interest. If you would like to speak to someone about becoming a foster carer call Queensland Foster and Kinship Care on 1300 550 877.

Switch on to Science

Ruben Meerman, the Surfing Scientist, returns this year with two spectacular shows that are both exciting and educational. His demonstrations bring science to life, captivating audiences of all ages with awe-inspiring displays.

Liquid Nitrogen Show 11am - Experience the amazing scientific properties of liquid nitrogen in this explosive lecture. See how solids, liquids and gases behave when they're extremely cold. Understand the difference between temperature and heat and learn about the absolute limits on how far you can go.  

Amazing Lasers 1pm - Discover the magical properties of light and laser beams in this amazing presentation. Marvel as laser beams perform impossible feats and learn what quantum physics actually means. You’ll see why some laser pointers are extremely dangerous and understand the basics of laser safety. You’ll even learn what the word LASER actually means and how Albert Einstein himself predicted their existence.

EXPLORE THE MUSEUM

......to discover the science that makes things work!

Join us at Redland Museum for an unforgettable exploration into the science that makes things work.

Mark your calendars for Monday, August 12th, as Redland Museum once again hosts its highly anticipated Switch on to Science day, coinciding with National Science Week. This special event promises a fascinating journey through the inner workings of vintage machinery, brought to life by our dedicated team of volunteers.

Switch on to Science is an interactive experience where you can operate and interact with a diverse array of historical equipment. Discover the underlying scientific principles that have shaped technological advancements over the decades. Whether you're young or young at heart, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn through hands-on exploration and play.

Ross Bower, the museum’s science coordinator, explains the appeal: "Vintage machines are ideal for illustrating scientific concepts because of their simplicity compared to their modern counterparts. They offer a tangible way to grasp how science influences our world. Plus, they're incredibly entertaining to engage with."

While Switch on to Science primarily targets the curious minds of youngsters, there's something for everyone. Parents and grandparents will find plenty to captivate them, whether reliving fond memories or discovering new marvels alongside the younger generation.

Don't miss this chance to ignite your curiosity and deepen your appreciation for the science all around us. Join us at Redland Museum for a day filled with exploration, discovery, and the joy of learning through history and technology.

GO TO https://www.redlandmuseum.org.au/whats-on/events/