|
New Building Projects To Start Soon! |
|
|
|
|
|
Photos depicting new Special Education Unit
|
Dear Staff, Parents and Caregivers,
Someone said jokingly that we will need to add hard hats and steel capped work boots to the school uniform for semester 2. They were referring of course to the construction of our new Community Centre, our new state of the art Special Education Unit and the $200,000 worth of refurbishments to classrooms which will begin shortly.
The project brief on our Community Centre has been signed off and the $3M contribution from the federal government, as part of the Building the Educational Revolution; Schools of the 21st Century confirmed.
The P&C have committed $125,000 to the project. We are anxiously awaiting the formal decision from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council to confirm their contribution to the project, in the next two weeks.
Meetings with the Project Architects, Project Managers and the designated builder are scheduled for June with construction likely to begin around August.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A PLAN OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Planning for our new $2M+ Special Education Unit is also continuing. This facility will be built at the back of the school close to the Hermosa Street staff car park. The entrance to the back of the school and the staff car park will change to accommodate this, and a new SEU undercover set down will be provided for student with disabilities. The state of the art facility will contain two general teaching areas, an area including a kitchen, various offices and withdrawal rooms, a special sensory learning area and a new dedicated play area. Access to the building will be provided by a new undercover link which will also connect with other school blocks and existing under cover walkways. Construction is due to start in semester 2 and be completed for the beginning of the 2010 school year.
Thanks to the National Pride component of the federal government stimulus package we will be upgrading a large number of our existing classrooms. All modular buildings will be fitted with water and art sinks and all weather awnings over the doors. A large number of classrooms will have internal painting and new carpets. Our old rusty storage container will be removed and replaced with a new shed. We are also repairing and replacing a number of the gutters on our buildings. Some new signage will be provided to help parents and visitors find their way around our school and to brighten up our school entrance.
While all this is very exciting, there will be some inconvenience during the construction stage, but the result will literally transform our school in terms of space and facilities. It certainly is an exciting time in our school’s history.
Warm Regards,
Glenn.
|
| |
|
|
|
Walk To School Day A Huge Success! |
|
|
|
|
.JPG)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
|
Dear Staff Members, Parents and Caregivers,
What a beautiful morning we had for our "Walk to School day". It was a huge success.
Thank you to all the teachers, parents and students who participated and to Amanda Brewer (our Walk to School Co-ordinator). Anita Lindley and Tanya Riggall from our tuckshop also did an awesome job in feeding the hungry crowd with lots of healthy breakfast items from the tuckshop.
Eager students arrived at each of the 3 locations ready to do the walk with friends and classmates. It was "every man and his dog" at the tennis court meeting place, as "Edge" the dog had his morning exercise as well.
The feedback was so positive that we are considering doing this a number of times throughout the year. More on this in a future newsletter.
Here is some of the feedback from our students in Mrs Staatz’s class (3S):
Walking to School . . .
- We didn’t see many cars
- We talked to new people
- Got to see lots of friends
- Felt the breeze on my face
- Saw lots of beautiful gardens
- Mums, dads and families were walking together
- Saw lots of dogs
- Felt good from the exercise (fitness)
- Passed the ball as we walked
- Helped people to carry things – like musical instruments
- Liked walking a different way than normal
- Walked with and talked to our friends
- It was a happy time (lots of smiling
 )
- Got to know a different path to take to school.
Year 6’s had a great time at camp this week thanks to our hard working teachers and parent helpers. Thank you so much for your understanding, cooperation and support around last Tuesday, the Queensland Teacher’s Union strike day. Don’t forget the Sports Days next week. I hope you can come for a while and join us.
Kind Regards,
Glenn
|
|
|
|
What a Busy Month Ahead... |
|
|
|
|
Dear Staff, Parents and Caregivers,
When I glanced at the class absentee forms for last week, I noticed an increase in the number of students away sick in some classes. Staff at the school weren’t exempt and I was among a number of staff members afflicted by a virus in the later part of the week. With winter approaching and all the media attention with the potential pandemic of Swine Flu, I would like to remind parents to take a commonsense approach if your child is ill and suffers from a condition which may be contagious. It is in everyone’s best interests that the child stays at home for the duration of the illness.
I have attached a Health Department Fact Sheet on Swine Flu which gives you some basic information and suggestions on what to watch for and how to minimise any risk to your child. More Info... . Remember there is no need to panic as there have been no confirmed cases in Australia.
May looks like being another busy month. The “Walk to School” day is coming up on Friday 15th May and we urge as many families as possible to make the effort to walk all, or at least some of the way to school on this day. We will be mapping the students participating in each class and encouraging parents and students to walk together on the day. We are planning to have some healthy breakfast snacks on sale at the tuckshop and media in attendance. I hope you can go into work a little later on this day and join us. Please see the full details on this event elsewhere in the newsletter.
Naplan testing for Years 3, 5 and 7 takes place in week 4 and I would like to thank our teachers, who have gone to enormous efforts on top of all their other duties, to ensure our students are well placed to do their very best.
Our famous Under 8’s Week for children from Prep to Year 2 takes place on Tuesday 19th May. Anyone who has participated in our school’s previous Under 8’s days knows what a fabulous morning this is. The success of the day is possible only if enough parent volunteers come on board, so I urge everyone to sign up on the roster in your child’s room if you can help please. During week five our year six students will also be on camp which is always a highlight for them.
Week six will feature our School Sport’s Days; (26 May – Years 3 and 4, 27 May – Prep through Year 2, 28 May – Years 5 through 7 Athletics Carnival). Our P.E. teachers do a wonderful job preparing children for this and building their level of fitness. Don’t forget to mark this on the calendar so you can come along and join in the fun.
The remaining weeks of term is a good time to walk quietly around our teachers as they are madly finalising reporting information for the end of semester reports. You will be offered interviews early next term, so unless you have an urgent concern please hold any questions on your child’s progress until then.
Thank you to all the staff, parents and students who attended our disco last month. The students certainly enjoy these nights. All of the funds raised from our first Disco will go towards our Chaplaincy program. Our thanks go to Deb Turner and her merry band of volunteers who organised the night in conjunction with our hard working P & C executive. Our Fun Run the following day was also a great success! I especially like to thank the staff, parents and students who lined up after such a big week, to represent our school at the ANZAC parade at Cottontree Park. You really are to be commended for your commitment to our school.
Warm Regards,
Glenn. |
|
|
Dear Staff, Parents and Caregivers,
Thank you for the smooth start to the term. Everyone seems to have settled back into their routines very quickly this week, and what a week it has been. The students enjoyed the Disco on Thursday night and managed to find the energy for the Fun Run today.
Given that Saturday is Anza Day I would like to take the opportunity to share with you a poem written by a parent.
ANZAC DAY
25th April
A CHILD’S VICTORY VERSE
I am only a child and it’s hard to explain
The feelings I have as I sit in the rain,
And think of the men that went off to war,
Knowing they may not come home any more,
I cannot say thank you to the men left in France
Who laid down their lives to give me a chance
I cannot say thank you to the ones that returned,
For thank you is not what those brave men earned
I owe them my life as I live it today
I owe them much more than I can ever repay
I owe them the life they gave up that day
They will live in my heart for as long as I live
And my children will learn of the great gift that they gave.
Mountain Creek State School is participating in the Anzac Day march at Maroochydore this Saturday morning. Could I ask as many students as possible to come along, in school uniform, to the car park in front of the Maroochydore Court House by 8.00am. The march will start at 8.30 am sharp and the service commences in Cotton Tree Park at 9.00am. The service will be finished by 10.00am. Please come along and represent your school and honour our Anzacs.
Kind Regards,
Glenn.
|
|
|
Message From Our Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
Dear Staff, Parents and Caregivers,
Happy Easter to you all. Term one has been a very busy but a very successful one, thanks to the hard work of teachers, parents and students alike. Thank you so much for your efforts.
In sharing the Easter holiday plans with everyone this week it is hard to match those of Noel Baggs and Tracey Patch who are off to New York on a study tour with one of our parents and an Acting Deputy Principal of Mountain Creek State High School, Donna Lancaster. This trip is fully funded by the University of New York which has had a unique relationship with the Mountain Creek schools through their involvement in a pre-service teacher education program, which involves American teachers in their final year of training working in our schools for term 3. We look forward to the stories from Noel, Tracey and Donna on their return.
One of the goals of schooling in the Mountain Creek precinct is to provide students with a global and futuristic perspective through their learning. In order for this to occur, teachers as well as students need to have first hand experience in learning and interacting with people from other cultures. This year our international program, which is coordinated by Helen Denning, will host students from Thailand, Korea and Japan. We will be contacting parents early next term to add to our list of interested home stay families, which provides a unique experience and life long friendship for all involved. Please give Helen or myself a call if you would like to be part of the program.
|
Another aspect of our relationship with the SUNY Cortland University in New York is the development of Fellowship Programs which allows teachers to work in another country for six to twelve months. We are pleased to have Jamie Atencio joining our PE Team in semester 2 this year. We are currently in negotiation with the Cortland educational district for one of our teaching staff to participate in a Fellowship to New York State in 2010.
On another note, Mountain Creek State school has excelled again with the Under 10 girls and boys, and open boy’s teams winning the South East Queensland Championships last week.
Congratulations to all involved, including Dave Hooper our organiser and coach, and parent managers, Bret Parkinson, David Rae, Leigh Dombrow, Richard Bowen, Mark Varga, Leanne Ingall, Jo and Marc Barmentloo, Sharon Surawski, Mark Evans, and David Hooper.
Have a great holiday everyone. I look forward to working with you in term two.
Warm Regards,
Glenn. |
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >>
|
| Results 10 - 18 of 23 |
