Newsletter 91 - 2 April 2025

Principal's Desk

Welcome to week 10!

I would like to thank all parents and community for your support of this term.  We are excited about next term with many interesting things happening.

Clean-up-Australia-Day is this Friday 4th April. Slade Point will be conducting class activities.  Thank you Miss Armstrong for organising this again this year.  Unfortunately, the rain prevented this activity last Friday.

All parents, carers and the community are invited to our Easter Hat Parade this Friday 4th April.  Children and parents are kindly asked to prepare, make and craft each child's Easter Hat at home.  All year levels will have the opportunity to participate.  Each class will parade around a marked cir4cle in the hall.  The Easter Bonnet Parade will start at 1:45pm in the hall.  The Pheasant Street gate will be open at 1:40pm.

1.  1:40pm Kindy Class, Prep, Prep-1 and Year 1-2 classes.  (They will be assisted by our year 6 class as students leaders in our school).

2.  Year 2     3.  Year 3     4.  Year 3-4     5.  Year 4     6.  Year 5     7.  Year 6

At the conclusion of the parade, class teachers will walk students to the UCA.

2:30 - 2:50pm.  UCA.  Holiday messages & drawing of the P&C Easter Raffle.

Term 2:

-  Book Fair.  12 - 16th May.  May is National Family Reading Month.

- Sports Day.  Friday 30th May

- Community Breakfast. Tues 3rd June.  Week 7.

- Dress up like a Fluro Pen. Thursday 5th June. (Raising money for Stationery Aide)

- NAIDOC Thursday 26th June.  Week 10.

Term 3:     Culture Day - Thursday 4th Sept.

Term 4:     Book Packs

- The Deadly Choices Team will work with our Year 2 and Year 1-2 classes this year on a Tuesday and this has been moved to term 4.  It is great to have the DC Team back in our school.

I would like to sincerely congratulate our cross-country runners as they prepare for MDSS Cross Country in term two.

I am very excited to announce that our school will be taking part in Wakakirri this year.  Miss Jade will be working with students in years 4, 5 & 6.  this week Miss Jade has started preparing for the story and theme 'Mind over Matter'.  Miss Jade will begin working on the dance with students in week 8 and week 10 next term.  Wakakirri is not an in-school activity.  Rehearsals will be conducted during lunch time (Mondays) and after school and weekends.  Rehearsal will be on a Monday at first break in the hall.  A note will be coming hour soon to explain Wakakirri and let students and families know about after school and week-end rehearsals.

Please note that Awakening Spirits will be planned for March 2026.

The CAID program will still go ahead this year. Slade Point will have Uncle Patrick visiting in Term2 on Wednesdays.  Miss Jade will be supporting.  Review of choreography will start in Term 4.

ANZAC Day Ceremony:  The school ceremony will be Tuesday (first day next term).  Starting at 8:45am in the hall.  Parents, carers and community are all invited to attend.  The Year 5 & 6 students will leave for camp after the school ANZAC Ceremony is completed.

Traditionally our school participated in the city parade and marches to Jubilee Park to honour those who have served to protect and keep our country safe.  Our school captains lay a wreath as part of the ceremony that follows the march.  I encourage as many students as possible to join our school for this march on Friday 25th April.

- Our school will assemble from 8:00am, start the march at 8:35am and complete it by about 9:15am.  the pick-up point will be at Mackay Central School.

Caneland Central drop off area:  Enter and exit via River Street and Matsuura Drive.  Ge at G13 by8:00am.

Student pick-up:  Slade Point is no.26.  It is just at the front of Mackay Central School (across the road from MECC)

Road Closures:  Road closures will be in place along the parade route.  Please adhere to all roadside signage and instructions.  The Mangrove Road and Milton Street intersection will be closed from 8:00am.  Please allow plenty of time to get to the Caneland Central car park.

The QEW Survey will be administered between weeks 1 - 4 of term 2.  The survey takes up to 45 minutes to complete and asks questions about many aspects of students wellbeing, engagement and experience at school.  Our year 4 students will be participating.

Facilities and Maintenance:  

- We are waiting for the start of the painting work on the exterior of our Admin building.

- A Block will have some painting and refurbishment completed - starting over next week.

- We are currently organising plumbing work and repairs for our amenities block and for slip pads to be replaced throughout the school.

- I am very please to say that All Modular Buildings will have boarding added underneath and around the open sections.  Hoping that this will commence next term.

Celebrating our Success:  Students have already received a large number of tokens for their excellent behaviour and learning.  During parades, we are always celebrating the great behaviour displayed by our students.  

Our PBL expectations and reminders for weeks 9 and 10 -  Be Respectful

Our Sladey Supermarket continues.  Students have an opportunity to go shopping to spend their gift vouchers.  These vouchers are a great way to celebrate the wonderful behaviour of our students each day at our school.

Have a wonder rest of the week and a great holiday break.  See you back at school Tuesday 223nd April.

Angie Malone.  Principal.

Admin news

Admin Office Hours:  8:00am to 3:15pm.

Please note - the office phone may not be answered outside of these times.

FRIDAY 4TH APRIL IS LAST DAY OF TERM ONE.

SEE YOU BACK AT SCHOOL  - TUESDAY 22ND APRIL

Celebrating Successes

100% Attendance week 9

Student of the Week

5o and 75 Badge recipients

25 Token Certificate

CEC New's

Community News:

5 & 6 Camp

Our Year 5 and 6 students are looking forward to their Camp, watch this space for Camp photo's next term.

PREP My first year

Young Engineers

Afternoon Tunes

Yesterday afternoon seen our beginner strings show what they have learnt in the first term.

Parent Pathways

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