Interhouse Sports Day
A very big and popular day on the school calendar. There are straight forward sprints and longer races for all age groups and sports games in the afternoon. Don't forget the cheering competition either! A great day for friendly competition.
Awards Evening
The Awards Evening is held at the end of the year. The achievements of students, staff and community members are recognised. Students and on occasions, staff, provide light entertainment.
Year 6 Graduation Evening
Year 6 students gather at the end of the year and receive their graduation certificates.
Twilight Concert
During November the instrumental music teachers and classroom music teacher combine to have their students present an open air concert.
End of year concert
During the last week of the school year, classes combine to present an informal concert.
Parades
Parades are held every Friday starting at 9am. Parents are invited to attend parades.
Behaviour awards
Behaviour awards/recognitions are a major component of the School Wide Positive Behaviour Program. Certificates are presented during parade on Fridays.
Chess
- Outdoor Chess with large pieces is available.
- Online Chess
Drone Club
Students from years 5 and 6 enjoy learning about drones and how to operate them.
Leggo Club
Operates in the library during lunch breaks.
Religious Instruction
Queensland state schools embrace a multitude of cultural, religious and non-religious beliefs. Under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, schools are to provide Religious Instruction (RI) if approached by a faith group seeking to provide RI and students of that faith attend the school.
RI informs students about the beliefs and values of a particular religion. It is delivered by volunteers of a faith group using instructional materials approved by that faith group. RI is required to be consistent with legislation and Department of Education policies and procedures.
All RI instructors must hold a blue card and participate in compulsory Student Protection and Code of Conduct training. RI instructors are only entitled to deliver the RI program outlined below. A school staff member will be present during the delivery of RI.
Participation in RI is not compulsory. Any student (except Prep students) may participate in RI if a parent has provided written instructions to the school.
Students are allocated to RI based on information provided by parents on the completed Application for Student Enrolment unless other written instructions have been provided to the school.
Note: This consent remains in effect unless the parent informs the school otherwise in writing.
A description of the RI available is provided below
Christian RI
Outline of your Faith Group's Aims and Goals: The aim of Christian RI is to inform students about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith from a non-denominational perspective.
Title of authorised program: The providers of Christian RI use authorised program resources and are committed to best-practice programs that have been reviewed by independent curriculum experts. The most popular Christian RI program resources in use in Queensland state schools are: Connect, Beginning with God (all published by Christian Education Publications).
Beginning with God is a one-year program consisting of 40 lessons that introduces students to the key themes of the Bible and the Christian faith. Children engage with the themes through music, drama, reading and writing, puzzle-solving, drawing and asking questions.
The seven main themes for the lessons are:
God and his world
A troubled world and God's remedy (includes 2 Easter lessons)
Jesus, God's Son, is always with us
Jesus cares for people
Responding to Jesus and God
People in God's unfolding plan
God's plan fulfilled (with 4 lessons for Christmas)
See lesson structure:
https://cepconnect.com.au/images/uploads/BWG-Syllabus-all.pdf
Connect is a three-year program presented across three levels of schooling – infants, lower primary and upper primary. The lessons are Bible based covering Bible history from creation to God's ultimate purpose. Each lesson introduces concepts, themes and major characters from the Old and New Testaments. Lessons also cover key Christian events such as Easter and Christmas. Students engage with the concepts through music, drama, reading and writing, puzzle-solving, drawing and asking questions.
See lesson structure: https://cepconnect.com.au/images/uploads/Connect-scope-and-sequence-all.pdf
Participating faith groups: Local Christian Churches come together to offer Christian RI on a cooperative and non-denominational basis. These local Churches may, amongst others, include Anglican, Australian Christian Churches, Baptist, Catholic, Churches of Christ, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Salvation Army and Uniting Churches.
Outline of lesson structure: Christian RI may involve a variety of up-to-date teaching methods including storytelling, prayer, music, drama, craft, activity books, games, quizzes, video clips and puppet shows. Program resources are written by professional educators and are age-appropriate.
Amount of time for lesson per week: Typically 30 minutes per week
Other Instruction
Students who are not participating in RI will be provided with other instruction in a separate supervised location. Other instruction must relate to part of a subject area already covered in class and may include:
• personal research and/or assignments
• revision of class work such as creative writing or literacy and/or numeracy activities which could include online programs currently accessed by the students of that school (i.e. Mathletics, Reading Eggs)
• wider reading such as independent reading appropriate to the student
Parents will be advised of any changes to the RI and other instruction programs to ensure they are able to make an informed decision on their child's participation.