Term 3 Week 2

Mr Micheal Grogan

Welcome Back

I would like to start by saying welcome. welcome back to all of our returning families, and extend a very warm welcome to all of our new families. In the past two weeks we have had 23 new students join our school community with a further 5 starting on Monday. I hope you have all found the beginning of your time here at BCSS positive and that you will enjoy being part of this unique community.

NAIDOC Celebrations

Next week we will be holding our 2023 NAIDOC Celebrations. This years theme is For Our Elders.

Throughout the week students will be participat8ing in cultural lessons with Rhan Hooper. Rhan is a proud Kooma/Kunja man who has working with schools, government bodies and corporations over the past few years sharing his knowledge and supporting people to deepen thier knowdleg of First Nations culture.

The highlight of next week will be our NAIDOC Assembly. The Assembly will feature performances from Rhan and the Deadly Dancers from Leichhardt State School. We are also honoured ot have Songwoman Marrochy coming along to deliver a Welcome to Country.

The students from Leichhardt will then join with our younger students to participate in further cultural awareness lessons throughout the day.

We hope you can all join us on this speacial day as we we acknowledge and celebrate the longest living cultures in the world.

2023 Art Show and Auction

Our 2023 Art Show will be held on Friday August 4. This is the largest fundriaisng event for our P&C for the year. It is always a great night to connect within and across our school community while getting the chance to see some of the amazing work of our students.

We will once again be turning level 1 of I Block into the Leichhardt Gallery for the evening. On the night, our school community will be able to walk through a gallery of over 500 individual pieces of art produced by our students and the 20 whole class canvases that will be available for purchase on the night as well.

For parents and community members wishing to take home a one of a kind piece of art, the auction is a must.

Student art pieces are currently for sale via Flexschools for $20 each. If you have not done so, I would encourage you to register for Flexischools to allow you to take home your child's work.

First Nations Sports Shirts

We have been in communication with School Locker and they have told us we can expect delivery of the new shirts in the coming week. To speed up delivery they are delivering all shirts to the school. We will then hand out the shirts to families.

If you have paid for postage, School Locker will be refunding you. Once we have recieved the shirts we will nofity all families of how they can be collected and pass on the information from School Locker about how the costs for postage will be refunded.

School Dress Code

Our school like all state schools has a School Dress Code. At our most recent P&C meeting the dress code was discussed and an amended dress code was drafted. The draft dress code below is now available for consultation. At our next P&C meeting we hope to formally endorse the dress code and begin applying it with a graduated introduction of new items and enformcement.

If you have ideas/suggestions for the draft dress code I would invite you to email myself (principal@brisbanecentralss.eq.edu.au) to share your thoughts.

Mr Nick Dargusch / Deputy Principal

A big and busy start to Term 3 with plenty to celebrate.

Year 4 camp was a huge success with many of the students coming and sharing their experiences. It is a truly wonderful experience for our Year 4’s who get the opportunity to develop independence and demonstrate their ability to be resilient and build some wonderful friendships. A special thanks to our Year 4 teachers and Mrs Gawne for spending the three days with the students.

Congratulations to our Creative Generation team for their amazing efforts over the past week. Ms Clark led our students over the three days with such high esteem. Again, our students and parents returned with such admiration for their achievements and engagement in the process. Thank You Ms Clark for your time and effort in ensuring this special event takes place.

Over the next week we look forward to welcoming Rhan Hooper who will lead our classes in NAIDOC activities, in addition to our special assembly on Thursday 27^th July.  Our district athletics team will also head to Geebung SS to compete for a place in the Metropolitan North Athletics Team. We wish them all the best of luck and to do themselves proud!

On Friday night, 4^th August we once again will be hosting our Art Show. A great opportunity for the community to gather together and view the amazing art work completed by our individual students and class pieces.

Mr Nick Darguch / Deputy Principal

Playgroup

Our Playgroup is up and running for Term 3. This term we have moved down to F Block, ground level, in our own classroom. This space continues to build and develop through the amazing work of our young students and the facilitation of Ms Maile.

Come and enjoy the space each Friday morning and create a learning community for your child before they begin school. 

You may have noticed that around the school we have implemented a range of signage outlining the school’s expectations of being a safe, respectful learner. Each sign is targetted towards a certain area and includes the criteria for success. This signage allows students to develop the ability to regulate their behaviour when at play, eating lunch or transitioning between classes. If you are walking past, take notice and check-in with your child around what is the expectation for that specific area.

Mrs Maureen Kelly / HOC

Learning Webs

Each term parents are provided with an overview of the curriculum that the students are learning for that term.  These are called the Learning Webs.  The Learning Webs also provide key school and class information. 

The Learning Webs are available on the Brisbane Central State School website. 

https://brisbanecentralss.eq.edu.au/curriculum/learning-webs 

ICAS Assessments for Advanced Learners – Final reminder. 

Registrations close on Monday 24 July.  No late registrations will be accepted. 

Each year, at Brisbane Central State School, we offer parents the opportunity for their children to sit the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) tests.  ICAS assessments provide an extra opportunity for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills and is intended for highly capable students. 

Every student who participates in an ICAS assessment receives a printed certificate and an online result report.

Parents register their children for ICAS and make payment using the online UNSW Global Parent Payment System. 

ICAS Registration are open for use by Brisbane Central State School. 
The registration period is open until 24^thJuly 2023.
Brisbane Central registration link: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

Your school access code for Parent Payment Portal 2023 is ZIO955

How to participate in ICAS 

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year: 

1. read about ICAS subjects and prices here:  https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas/
2. read the terms and conditions here: http://www.icasassessments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2023-ICAS-Assessments-Parents-PPS-TsCs_final.pdf
3. go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps 
4. enter our school’s access code –   ZIO955
5. enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment. 

Please note that the ICAS tests shown for selection are at the school’s discretion.  

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records.  Please note that the ICAS tests shown for selection are at the school’s discretion.  Brisbane Central State School is offering the English, Mathematics, Writing and Science assessments.   After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records. 

We will notify you of the dates that we run ICAS at the school.  Once we have received your child’s ICAS certificate, we will send it home with your child. The back of the certificate shows ICAS results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”, that you and your child need to enter the Results Portal orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent 

The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure. 

Privacy Collection Statement 

The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure. 

Janison is aware of our responsibility to protect the identity of, and all information relating to, children, and students in general, from disclosure and consequently Janison does not: 

• collect any personal information or data of children other than as required for the purposes of completion of the assessment, test or exam; 
• transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in Australia to any jurisdiction outside of Australia other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
• transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in other international regions out of the child’s jurisdiction other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
• share any personal information or data relating to children or students with any third parties (other than a third party whose services are necessary for servicing our products, e.g. print/distribution companies, medal engraving, etc.) except with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
• use any personal information or data relating to children or students for marketing purposes. 

Janison may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com. 

Please do not hesitate to contact the Head of Department, Curriculum mkell83@eq.edu.au if you have any questions. 

Learn more about ICAS here: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas/

In addition, this video demonstrates the testing platform.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DMCtlAjQHs 

Mrs Maureen Kelly / Head of Department, Curriculum

Assembly Certificates

STEM Convention 2023

On Thursday the 14^th of July, Our Technology Captains, Agrit, Smyaan and Abhishek joined schools from all around Brisbane to attend the Kid’s STEM Convention. They attended the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland and had the pleasure of listening to leaders across Queensland in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The leaders were able to hear from a keynote speaker from Gilmore Space Technologies, a Gold Coast based space company that will be launching an Australian made rocket carrying an Australian made satellite launched from an Australian space port. Other speakers included researchers in renewable energy, stem cells and tissue engineering.

From here, the Technology captains will be engaged in a 10 week project that they will present at the Queensland Academy of Science and Mathematics. They will be competing with 300 students from across Brisbane in the hope to achieve an award for their research in a particular area of their interest.

Mr Jaime Perkins / Technology Specialist Teacher

Jnr Choir

Junior Choir Singing at the Art Show

The Junior Choir is greatly looking forward to singing at our Brisbane Central Art Show on Friday August 4th. Details of this performance will be emailed to our Junior Choir families as they become available. 

We would like to invite all members of our school community to drop by the performance area at our Art Show, and to come and enjoy our students' singing at this event.

Vacancies Junior Choir

The Junior Choir has a small number of vacancies (about 10) for students in Years 2 and 3 who might like to join the Choir in Semester 2. Mrs. Shephard would like to invite students who might be interested to return the sign up form in the newsletter. Places will be offered until the 10 vacancies are filled.

Our current Junior Choir students will be singing at our school Art Show in Term 3 Week 4. The start date for new Junior Choir students to attend rehearsals will be Week 5, Term 3, following this performance.

We look forward to welcoming our new Junior Choir members in Term 3,

Mrs. Shephard / Jnr Music Teacher

Snr Choir

Creative Generations

Thank you for your wonderful contribution to another successful CGEN! Out There, In Here, We’re All Connected was a thought-provoking theme, and we are proud of our student cast and crew who worked so hard to bring this special performance to life. Over the past 7 days we witnessed new friendships blossom, students from near and far collaborating and a team of passionate teachers, supervisors and crew working together to stage the 19^th annual CGEN.

A massive thank you to the wonderful teachers and parents who supported their students’ involvement as without you they couldn’t be involved. We acknowledge the many hours that go in to making these opportunities possible and recognise that CGEN 2023 would not have happened without your support.

Television broadcast

The show will be aired on Network 10 at 12 noon, Saturday 28 October 2023. Please check your local guides.

It’s important to note that not all items from the live show will be part of the TV broadcast and the selection of material is at the discretion of broadcast producers. The broadcast will be a 90-minute edited version of CGEN.

CGEN 2023 photos

Keep an eye on the Facebook page in the coming weeks. When we receive our professional photographs, a 2023 gallery will be uploaded for you to enjoy.

Save the date – CGEN 2024 (REMINDER: Week 2, Term 3)

The key performance dates for CGEN 2024 are confirmed. Due to venue availability, CGEN Show Week will be in Week 2, Term 3 (15 – 20 July) instead of the usual Week 1. We recognise this may pose challenges, however we hope with enough notice, it will still be manageable. The week will take a similar structure to 2023 in terms of rehearsals. Show dates will be Thursday 18, Friday 19 and Saturday 20 July 2024.

The Senior Choir will be performing at the school Artshow in Week 4 on Friday 4 August. 

There will be no Senior Choir rehearsal in Week 3 on Thursday 27 July.  Our next rehearsal will be on Thursday 3 August at 8.00am.

We hope the CGEN students had a wonderful experience. The CGEN team will be in touch in October for the lead in to nominations opening and with archival footage.

Ms Cathy Clark / Snr Music Teacher

Yr. 4 Camp Overview

Year 4 Tuchekoi Camp, Last week, students in Year 4 had their first school camp experience. The 3 days and the activities therein were chosen to help students build independence, new peer connections, teamwork and leadership skills and push themselves a little outside of their comfort zone. Below are a couple of student recounts of the standout experiences.
Year 4 Teaching Team
Mr Luke Davis
Miss Jess Pafflin
Ms Rosa Alexis

Yr.5 Camp

Please find attached Camp Consent Form to be completed and given to the classroom teacher. 

If you have any queries please contact the classroom teacher
Ms Jane Culverhouse / 5 Blue jecul0@eq.edu.au
Miss Ally Stainer / 4-5 Gold aesta4@eq.edu.au 
Mr Mason Lane / 5 Red mtlan1@eq.edu.au

Library Fundraiser

P&C Newsletter

Book Club