Newsletter 87 - 5th March 2025
Principal's News
Welcome to week 6!
Congratulations to our 25 Emerald Award recipients. It is wonderful to see so many children receiving awards this week on parade. Keep up the great work Sladey Students !!!
- Our Sladey Supermarket starts this week. Any child who has 25 tokens will be able to spend up at the supermarket or save for a bigger shop in later weeks.
- Please note that Awakening Spirits will be planned for March 12th 2026. This is due to the MECC being booked this year. The CAID program will still go ahead this year. Slade Point will have Uncle Patrick visiting in Term 2. Miss Jade will be supporting. Review of choreography will start in Term 4 for the Awakening Spirits in 2026
- We will be organising our attendance at the ANZAC Day Community March - week one of next term. More information will be sent out over the next few weeks.
- Parent -Teacher Interviews will be held on Monday 31st March in the library. A note will be coming home over the next two weeks.
- Please get ready for our Annual Easter Hat Parade. This will be held on the last day of term one - Friday 4th April.. Students are asked to make their Easter hat at home.
- Week 10 - Thursday 3rd April is Sladey Celebration Day. Movie and popcorn (wear your PJs)
- All Student phones must be handed in at the office at the start of the day and can be collected at the end of the day. Please do not turn phones on in the school grounds. This is an Education Queensland Policy.
- Please check the School Prospectus for more details about jewellery and phones at school.
- Student wellbeing and engagement are increasingly recognised as important aspects supporting student learning. We know they play an important part in educational outcomes and are key to students fulfilling their potential in life after school. To this end, the Department has developed the Qld Engagement and Wellbeing (QEW) Survey, and we are pleased to invite our school students to participate in the 2025 collection. Schools that participate will receive reports that will help inform approaches to student engagement and wellbeing - A key focus area in the Equity and Excellence strategy and aligned to the3 Student Learning and Wellbeing Framework. The QEW survey will be administered between weeks 1 to 4 of term 2 (22 April to 16 May). The survey takes up to 45 minutes for students to complete and asks questions about many aspects of students' wellbeing, engagement and experience at school. Thank you to year 4 for participating in the survey. The year 4 students in the 3-4 class will also be completing the survey.
- Cross country is coming up quickly. training has started and Mrs Geiger has sent out a note. Our Cross country will be on Friday week 8, 21st March. The Obstacle Course will be on the same day at 8:34am. Please note that the Obstacle course from 2024 will continue for our Prep and Year 1 students. All parents and carers are invited to join in with their child.
New things happening in the school and New Ideas!
- Upcoming Cutters visits with our Year 1, Year 3, Year 3-4 and Year 4 classes.
- The Deadly Choice Team will work with our Year 2 and Year 1-2 classes this year on a Tuesday and has been moved to term 4. It is great to have the DC Team back in our school. We look forward to seeing you in term 4.
- The Deadly Mindera Meekana Program will run in weeks 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.
Celebrating our Successes - Students have already received a large number of tokens for their excellent behaviour and learning.
Our Sladey Superstars has been very successful and many students have received awards. During parades, we are always celebrating the great behaviour displayed by our students. Students are presented with their 50, 75 and 100 badges as well as their 25 certificate on parade each week.
Facilities and Maintenance:
- Our Administration building will be painted and prep work as started.
- A Block will have some painting and refurbishment completed.
- We are currently organising plumbing repairs for the Junior Boys toilets and for some of the slip pads that have been damaged in the school.
PBL - Positive Behaviour and Learning:
Our PBL Expectations and reminders for weeks 5 and 6 - BE SAFE
Have a wonderful rest of the week.
Angela Malone.
Admin
Admin Office Hours - 8:00am to 3:15pm.
Please note - the phone may not be answered outside of these hours.
Late Slips - If your child arrives at school after 8:45, they need to enter via the school office to collect a late slip for their teacher.
Contact Information:
Please advise the school office if you have changed your mobile phone number or emergency contact information. We have been unable to contact parents as the numbers are not connected.
Student Resource Scheme:
All SRS invoices are due 31st March. Payments can be made via:
- QParents
- BPoint. Click on the link on the invoice emailed to you. This will take you to a site where you can pay by card.
- EFTPOS or cash in the school office.
- Direct Debit into school account.
- Centrepay. See staff in office for forms.
Leadership
Monday 7th February, we presented our Slade Point School Leaders with their badges on Parade.
Below School Captains: Mr Barba, Angella, Thayne, Willow, McKinley and Mrs Malone.
Below Sports House Captains: Hook: Miss Roberts, Zion and Cienna. Lindeman: Mrs M, Leo and Olivah. Hayman: Miss Usher, Jyah and Aaliyah.
Student Council Leaders
Below Back Row: McKinley, Joel, Charis, Willow, Thayne and Ms Causon.
Front Row: Kovi, Angella, Remi and Nate.
Tuck Shop
E-Scooter Rules
Parents please be AWARE ..... Children under 12 are not able to ride E- Scooters. This will incur a fine. For more information, please scan the QR Code
NAPLAN
Across the country, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN. The online test have many features to enhance the test experience for students. Our students will be doing NAPLAN in March this year.
NAPLAN accesses the skills of all students in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy. NAPLAN tests help you to understand how your child is progressing in the fundamental skills of literacy and numeracy. NAPLAN is also an important tool in helping us to identify how our education programs are working and what needs to improve.
When your child comes home from school, they might mention NAPLAN. They might talk about NAPLAN activities they have done in class, including practice tests. Students don't need to practise for NAPLAN, but we do want your child to be familiar with - the online test environment; the device they will use during the test; the different kinds of questions; how they use their time and how they check their work. So when your child talks about practice tests, they're talking about resources like the NAPLAN public demonstration site. This site helps students to become familiar with the different kinds of questions they will see in a real NAPLAN test. See the types of questions and tools available in the online NAPLAN assessments at 'NAP-Public demonstration site'.
We do these activities to help your child feel safe, confident and capable. They will know what to expect and what they have to do. Students do not need to stress about NAPLAN. It is just one part of their school program and we simply encourage students to do the best they can.
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