Newsletter-04-05-2015 - Crescent Lagoon State School

04/05/2015
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
manner. However if it is necessary to attend appointments in
school time then parents can ask teachers for the work that
the child will be missing.
ENROLMENTS
From Monday May 11 Prep enrolments for 2016 will be open.
Children whose birthday is from 01/07/2010 to 30/06/2011
will be eligible for enrolment in Prep ion 2016. Crescent
Lagoon State School has an Enrolment Management Plan
which means that people who live in our defined catchment
area have priority for enrolment. If you live outside this area
then you can still enrol but you may have to go on a waiting
list if our classes are full. This year we are starting our
enrolment process earlier as we want to introduce a stronger
transition to Prep program for our students. If you know
someone with Prep-aged children please encourage them to
enrol this term, so that they can participate in interviews in
Term 3 and then be included in our Transition to Prep
program in Term 4. Enrolment forms are available from the
Office (Mon-Fri; 7:45am to 3:45pm) or on our website
www.creslagoss.eq.edu.au
Congratulations to Mrs Laidlaw and 4Blue who once again
topped the attendance chart with only one half day of
absence!! Well done 4 Blue!! 
classroom. Parents/carers should give an
explanation to the teachers about the child’s later
entrance. Obviously it is preferred if all students
are at school by 8:40am at the latest.
If a child needs to leave school before 3pm
parents/carers must sign the student out from
EISTEDDFOD
Congratulations to Mrs Ilott with a first place at the
Eisteddfod for the Concert Band. Both Miss Dalglish and
Mrs Ilott should be very proud of their successes last week!
Week 2
CLASS RATE CLASS RATE CLASS RATE CLASS RATE
Prep B
93.2
1/2 W
93.5
4 Blue
99.6
6 Blue
90.8
Prep R
93.8
2 Red
94.6
4 Red
83.8
6 Red
93.1
Pre/1 P
94.8
2/3 P
87.5
5 Blue
93.3
1 Blue
92.8
3 Blue
86.5
5 Red
95.2
NAPLAN
Next week will be NAPLAN Tests. While all students in
Years 2-6 will be doing a NAPLAN Test, only the Year 3 and
5 students will do the 2015 tests. The data from the other
classes is used to identify what areas the teacher needs to
ATTENDANCE
focus on with their students in order to ensure improvement.
When teachers mark the rolls twice a day they also note
A light breakfast will be provided at the Resource Centre
when a child is late at school or leaving early. An absence is from 8-8:30am for Years 2-6 students to ensure that their
recorded when a child is an hour or more late at school or
brains are ready. Teachers will be doing slightly different
leaves before 2pm. All students who arrive after 9:40am
must go to the Office to get a Late Slip. If they arrive before timetables for the week to accommodate the testing
program.
that time the student should go immediately to the
the Office. Miss Olive will contact the
classroom and arrange for the child to
come to the Office. Children should not
be collected directly from the classroom.
As there are less than five hours of
teaching time each day it is important that
students arrive and depart in a punctual
2015 Term Dates
Term 1: 27/01 – 02/04
Term 2: 20/04 – 26/06
Term 3: 13/07 – 18/09
Term 4: 06/10 – 11/12
Office Times: 7:45 – 3:45pm
BEEF WEEK
This week is Beef Week. There will be extra traffic in the
area so parents are reminded to drive carefully and be
aware of School Zones. There will be a visiting school
staying in our Hall on Wednesday evening and Thursday
morning while they attend Beef Week activities.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers
and great-grandmothers, as well as those who act as
mothers too!
Regards
Carry
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
3
DATE
MAY
WEEK
4
5
6
7
8
9/10
TERM 2
ACTIVITY/EVENT
BEEF Week in Rockhampton
2pm Parade
John Major, Poet – Visit to CLSS
Mother’s Day Stall - RC
Mother’s Day Stall - RC
10 – Mother’s Day & Heritage Village
Markets
11
4
MAY
12
13
14
15
16/17
18
5
MAY
19
20
21
22
MAY
23/24
25
26
6
NAPLAN – Language Conventions &
Writing
2pm Parade
NAPLAN – Reading
NAPLAN - Numeracy
Indigenous Language Lessons
commence
16/17 - Relay for Life, CQU
17 – Million Paws Walk
3.20pm P&C Meeting
Signing Choirs @ Eisteddfod
2pm Parade
27
28
29
9am-1pm Romp in the Park, Rocky
Gardens
Interschool Sport Wk1/11
2pm Parade
National Simultaneous Story Time
Book Fair - RC
Book Fair - RC
Book Fair – RC
Interschool Sport Wk2/11
30/31
DATE CLAIMERS:
1 June  Cresso Crackers to Eisteddfod
3 June  Senior Choir to Eisteddfod
8 June  Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
11 June  Rockhampton Show Holiday
15 June  P&C Meeting
22 June  Report Cards Handed Out
24 June  Inter House Sports Carnival
ENDAR OF EVENTS
RESOURCE CENTRE
Borrowing from Our Library Collection
Everything is up and running for students to start
borrowing from our collection. All students will require a
library bag (no plastic bags) and loans are generally for a
period of two weeks.
We are happy to help students find “good fit” books in the
library – based on both ability and interest – just ask!
Mother’s Day Stall
We will be having another Mother’s Day Stall this year in
the Resource Centre. All proceeds will go to the CLSS
P&C. Information flyers were sent home with all students
last week. Pre-orders close Monday 4/5, stocks are
limited. The stall will then be open on Thursday & Friday
7/8 May at 8.20-8.50am; 1st lunch; 3-3.30pm. The stall will
close when stock runs out.
Book Fair – Kings Queens & Castles
This year the Scholastic Book Fair has a great theme of
Kings, Queens & Castles. We will be having a book sale
in the RC from 27-29 May with proceeds going our school
library collection.
Miss Lynn
HEAD OF CURRICULUM
John Major – Poet – Visit to Crescent Lagoon
On Wednesday 6 May bush poet John Major will be
spending the day at Crescent Lagoon and presenting to a
number of classes. John is in Rockhampton for Beef
Week 2015.
9-10am
10-11am
12-1.30pm
2-3pm
1/2 White, Prep/1 Purple
1 Blue, 2 Red
4 Red, 4 Blue
3 Blue, 2/3 Purple
Reading Knights @ Cresso
Stay tuned for more information in upcoming Cresso Criers
on our Reading Knights Program which will be launched to
coincide with this year’s Book Fair.
Maths Online
Maths Online is an internet-based program that is aligned
with the Australian Curriculum. The program allows
students to move at their own pace through online
activities in all areas of mathematics.
Maths Online student registrations were provided to
classroom teachers last term. All students from Prep –
Year 6 are able to access Maths Online at school. If you
have paid your student levy, a letter will be provided
containing your child’s logon details for use at home as
well.
http://www.mathsonline.com.au
Miss Lynn
CONGRATULATIONS!!
We have fantastic
instrumental teachers here at
Cresso – thanks to Miss
Dalglish, Mrs Ilott and Mr
Weston for all their hard work.
The following students were congratulated
for their achievements in class at Parade
CLASS
Prep Red
Prep Blue
Prep/1 P
2 Red
2/3 P
4 Red
STUDENT
Jacob
Jasmine
Claire
Lucas
Jasmine
Jacob
Melanie
Kayden
Zya
Leilah
Callum
Olivia
Kayden
Aleeyah
Olivia
Jai
Melanie
Pililany
Jasmine
Luke
Bailey
DJ
Paul
5 Blue
Celine
ACHIEVEMENT
Identifying 20 Sight words.
Identifying 20 Sight words.
Identifying 20 Sight words.
Identifying 20 Sight words.
Completing the 8 Rhyme Challenge.
Completing the 8 Rhyme Challenge.
Nursery Rhyme Challenge.
Nursery Rhyme Challenge.
Nursery Rhyme Challenge.
Nursery Rhyme Challenge.
Sight Words-10.
Sight Words-10.
Sight Words-20.
Sight Words-20.
Sight Words-20.
Sight Words-20.
Sight Words-30.
Finishing her Gold M100W Words.
Her “super” effort with reading.
Always striving to improve with his reading.
Always striving to improve with her reading.
Always completing his home reading and returning
books to be changed.
Always completing his home reading and returning
books to be changed.
Reading 120 Home readers.
From Mrs Layt ….
Rehearsals this week
Tuesday
8.00
Senior Choir
Wednesday
8.00
Senior Signers
Friday
11.00
2.00
Concert Band
Cresso Crackers
Monday
8.00am
String Ensemble
Rockhampton Eisteddfod
Well Concert Band kept the standard high with their win
at the eisteddfod last Tuesday. What was even better was
that they won by 10 marks and the adjudicator didn’t
award 2nd or 3rd. All the other competitors were “Highly
Commended”. Congratulations to
Emma, Will, Micha, Elliott, Celine, Leo, Caleb, Cooper,
Chad, Jay, Denzyl, amber, Georgia, Trae, Jack, Ky, Jacob
and Scott.
Here’s what the adjudicator said about the String
Ensemble …..
A well spaced professional stage presentation with posture
most commendable from the onset. This group showed
excellent focus, discipline and unity of bowing, rhythm. The
tone was always refined for the level. Pitch was well
matched [just try to tune the open A safely before as tonic].
Beautiful ensemble and developing techniques in evidence
throughout this musical controlled performance. Pieces
were contrasted. Bravo to the solo bass player [that’s Tess
our music captain ] – lovely straight bows. Final tremolo
well executed and a rousing finish! 93 marks
Next up are our signers. Both our Cresso Crackers and
Senior Signers will be competing on Tuesday night –
19th May. The Seniors have an important note coming
home this week about uniform. We have a special signing
uniform so students will need to get organised for that
evening performance soon.
Our choirs have to wait until the first week of June to
perform.
Mrs Layt
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Why is it so hard for some children to listen?
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is a term
used to describe a range of disorders that result in a
breakdown in the hearing process.
CAPD occurs when our brain can’t make sense of the
sounds we hear because the auditory signal is distorted in
some way. One of the biggest problems for children with
CAPD is struggling to focus in noisy environments.
While CAPD affects many children, it’s often undiagnosed
because some of the behavioural symptoms are identified
in other learning disabilities.
To help tackle this issue, Australian Hearing offers
services for teachers and parents:
•
Training for CAPD: Our expert clinicians will
equip teachers with knowledge and practical strategies to
identify and manage CAPD in the classroom. All
participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the
session.
•
Assessing for CAPD*: Concerned parents can
book a test for their child at our Australian Hearing centres.
If the child is diagnosed with CAPD, our clinicians will
develop an appropriate management or remediation
program.
Some key behavioural symptoms of CAPD:
--------------------Unusually bothered by loud or sudden noises
--------------------Have trouble paying attention to and remembering
information that is presented orally
--------------------Easily distracted in noisy environments
--------------------Struggling to follow long conversations
--------------------Struggling to complete higher level listening tasks, such as
understanding riddles or comprehending verbal maths
problems
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Please note: These signs are only a guide however if you
notice these symptoms in your students, we recommend
re Australian Hearing provides subsidised hearing care for
eligible people, including pensioners, most veterans,
children and young adults under 26, Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people over 50 and adults with complex
hearing. To find out more information on our CAPD
programs, including the locations of participating centres
visit www.hearing.com.au
Karate for kids and parents
Grade 1 to grade 6
Rockhampton
Term 2, start any time during the term
Karate at St Joshes' Wandal, Rockhampton Rundle St,
Basketball Court Fridays 4pm to 5pm Contact Robi sensei
for more information
text: 0427016767 or
email: keppelbaykaratedo@gmail.com