Zillmere NEWs. Semester Two Student Reporting

From the Principal

Dear Zillmere families and friends

It is wonderful to be back at school, celebrating children’s achievements, after my recent period of leave. I would like to express my appreciation to Mrs McKay for leading the dedicated team at Zillmere, who have continued our strategic plan for aiming high following our school review earlier this year.

2020 is the year your children will be telling your great grandchildren about in the future. As a school community, we have responded to the unique circumstances of COVID-19 and united as students, staff and families. Our staff appreciate your partnership and tireless commitment to your child’s academic progress and wellbeing during the learning-at-home period. You must be so proud, as are we, of their demonstrated resilience and growing independence.

Semester Two Student Reporting

All families who have given us a current email address should have received their child’s academic report electronically on Monday. For those families without email, a paper copy of the academic report will be given to your child today. If children are absent from school today, their report will be posted to the address on our database. If you have not seen your child’s report, electronically or hard copy, please let us know.

Zillmere State School’s individual reports include a personal focus for learning for each student in English and Mathematics. We encourage you to share these reports with your children. Celebrate the progress they have achieved, and discuss the goals and focus for the 2021 year of schooling. Establishing positive and powerful conversations that reflect the value we place on learning is a wonderful way to inspire our young learners to continue on their own learning journey.

2021 Staff

Staffing arrangements for 2021 are currently based on predicted enrolments of students [Prep – Year 6] at Zillmere State School. Parents/Carers need to be aware the staffing of all Queensland schools is based on enrolments on Day

8 of each school year. Ultimately, Day 8 may bring changes to class structures due to any significant increases or

decreases in overall student enrolments. If any class changes are necessary, we will communicate this to all parents early in the new school year.

Our predicted enrolment makes provision for 6 Primary classes across the school. We have planned the following classes: Prep/Year 1 [2 classes]; Year 2 / 3 [2 classes]; and Year 4 /5 /6 [2 classes].

This year we farewell several of our teachers who have made Zillmere a special place for children to learn and grow. Mrs Reyno, Mr Young, Mrs Herrmann, Miss Bunney, Mrs Ward, and Mrs Cassimatis will be leaving Zillmere State School and we wish them health, happiness and success in the future. Mrs Tukuafu is taking leave in 2021 and returning to us in 2022.

Next year, we welcome Miss Banks, Ms Jones and Mr Brennan to our teaching staff. These teachers visited Zillmere last week to plan curriculum with Mrs Cassimatis, and have expressed to me how excited they are to be joining such a dynamic and culturally rich school environment.

Continued…..

Zillmere NEWs

9 DECEMBER 2020 TERM 4 WEEK 10

The vision is for Zillmere State School students to become respectful, inclusive, life-long learners with a growth mindset.

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Student Leaders

During the final assembly yesterday, we announced the student leaders for 2021. School Captains: Peyton T and France A

Cultural Captain: Ayana F

Student Council President: Deacon N

The student leaders are discussing their ideas to involve students across all year levels in a variety of activities to make Zillmere an even more exciting learning environment.

Keeping Children Cyber-Safe

The online world is powerful and engaging for us all. Parents and carers have an important role to play in helping their children manage online risks so their experiences are safe and positive.

Schools provide a secure online educational environment, with teacher guidance and supervision to support students to safely negotiate communication technologies.

The link below will provide information and advice for families to keep your children cyber-safe over the holiday break.

Cyberbullying_A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Start the Chat and Stay Safe Online Booklet

Extended Holiday?

Today, Wednesday 9th December, is our last day of school for this year. Thursday and Friday are student free days.

If you are heading interstate for the break and plan on returning after the start of the next school year, which begins on Wednesday 27th January, please take a moment to confirm your plans with us. You may email the

date you expect to return to school to: admin@zillmeress.eq.edu.au

Uniform Shop

Our uniform shop will be open on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th January, from 9am – 1pm. Our school office will be open on Monday 18th January.

Zillmere School Watch

We need everyone to look out for after-hours crime in our school. Nobody is permitted to access the school grounds after hours without written permission. If you see anything suspicious, don't attempt to intervene. Call the School Watch number – 13 17 88.

The School Watch Program is a partnership between Education Queensland, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service. It aims to reduce vandalism, theft and arson in Queensland schools. Let's work together to help create a safer Zillmere School community.

On behalf of the staff, I wish you all a safe and relaxing holiday break with family and friends, and look forward to seeing you again for an exciting 2021 at Zillmere State School! You are welcome to email:

admin@zillmeress.eq.edu.au during the holidays if you wish. See you all on Wednesday, 27th January 2021!

Lyn Principal

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2021 Classes

Each family will receive an email today stating their child’s class for 2021. If you do not have an email address registered with the school, a hard copy letter will be sent home.

Safe and Happy Christmas

Thank you to all families for your support and well wishes this year. I hope each and every one of you is able to enjoy precious time with your family and friends. I look forward to welcoming our new families in 2021 and seeing everybody else return refreshed and ready for a new year of learning.

Wendy

Congratulations to our

2021

School Leaders

Peyton - School Captain Ayanna - Cultural Captain Deacon - Student Council President

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Awards Assembly

Tuesday 8th December 2020

Most Improved Reader Award

Lukis W

Year 1

Academic Achievement Award - Guntaz S

Effort Award - Thais T

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Ninja and Shee Hgay

Most Improved Reader Award Glory N-C Year 3 Academic Achievement Award - Izaiah D Effort Award Lillian P

Most Improved Reader Award

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Awards Assembly

Tuesday 8th December 2020

Levaughn G and Andhreaz N-C

Effort Award

Hinerangi L

Year 5

Academic Achievement Award - France A

Effort Award - Zachariah W-R

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Term 4

Student Free Days - school closed

2021

Booklists ready for pickup from MK Educational Supplies

Uniform Shop Open 9am-1pm

Uniform Shop Open 9am

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1pm

First day of School (Wednesday)

Call 3863 8333 for your 2021 Enrolment Interview

Zillmere State School is a Prep – Year 6 school.

Book now for enrolments for all year levels for 2021.

Dear Zillmere Community

It has been a pleasure working with you and your children in the Zillmere School Community through 2020 – the crazy COVID year that it was! There were lots of challenges, but also lots of progress and much to celebrate. Should you require any support over the holiday period the following links may be of assistance.

https://www.oneplace.org.au/

https://parentline.com.au/

Ph: 1300 30 1300

www.beyou.org.au

www.esafety.gov.au

Family and Child Connect (FACC)

https://familychildconnect.org.au/

13FAMILY

Family and Child Connect can help with a range of family and parenting challenges. We’ll talk with you about your situation and work out the type of support you might find helpful.

Stay safe and well. Merry Christmas to all! Jo Minto

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CURRICULUM UPDATE

What an exciting term it has been for all. Our students have engaged in a variety of experiences developing skills and knowledge across all learning areas. Here are some holiday ideas:

 ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY – December 10th &11th10:00am Free School holiday maker space ZILLMERE Library - free takeaway children’s craft activities. Ideal for children aged 4-9 years. Zillmere Library, Corner Jennings Street and Zillmere Road, Zillmere.

 Christmas Lights at Queensland's Government House in a spectacular COVID safe display that is open to the public nightly from 7-8pm on December 11-15.

 Enchanted Gardens: Roma Street Parkland| Brisbane City, 4 Dec – 17 Jan, 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

 The Gold Lotto City Hall Lights: City Hall| Brisbane City, 4 – 24 December, 7.30pm – midnight.

 Ipswich's iconic Nerima Gardens are being transformed into a magical Christmas Wonderland from December 11-22, 2020.

 Get into the festive spirit in the lead up to Christmas at Brisbane Markets, Rocklea, with the Saturday Fresh Market each week and the special Festive Fresh Market on Dec 23, 3pm-8pm.

 The Collective Markets in the historical precinct of Stanley St Plaza. This Christmas 2020, they will be open 10am-9pm daily, December 18 to 23, with a selection of Christmas gifts and eats.

 Some of largest and fiercest predators that ruled the depths of the oceans are taking over the

Queensland Museum this summer with the major exhibition Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators.

Wishing all of our Zillmere State School community a happy and safe holiday season.

Donna Cassimatis

(HOC)

Reading Tips

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Browse a bookstore together

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Ensure reading time is fun and exciting

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Visit the local library and let your child choose

some books to borrow

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For younger children, let them hold the book and

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Prep

Sadly this is our last Prep news for the year! Firstly, I would like to thank you all for being so supportive of your child’s learning this year. It has been a complete pleasure teaching your child this year. I feel so proud when I look at them as a class, so ready for Year 1.  Thank you also for the beautiful thank you emails, they are all heart warming and very much appreciated. I think my family knows each and every one of your names as I have proudly shared them many times. 

Don’t forget to keep up sight word recognition and reading over the holidays. Research tells us that children who read for at least 10 minutes a day over the holidays have a better start to the new school year than children who spend little or no time reading. Reading over the holidays helps children maintain or improve the reading level that they developed through the school year. Children who don't read over the holidays can lose core reading skills and slide backwards,

potentially falling behind when they return to school. I wish you a very Merry Christmas with your loved ones and safe holidays.

Michelle Tukuafu 

Prep/Year 1

Congratulations to all parents and students for making it through another year. We had a wonderful celebration at our end of year party. We made Christmas presents with some cookies, we ate some yummy food and Mr Reyno came in to make us some balloon creations.

It is very heartbreaking for me to say that I will not be returning to Zillmere State School next year. Fate has taken Mr Reyno and I all the way to the Cairns Tablelands. I would like to thank all staff, students and parents for the amazing experience I have had at this school. There will always be a little bit of my heart here. I wish the absolute best for everyone. Don’t worry, I have already organised to be pen

pals with Mrs Evans.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday. Mrs Jacqui Reyno.

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Year 2

Season’s Greetings and Farewell!

And so the school year of 2020 closes. It is time for year 2 students to take a break before embarking on the year 3 journey.

Students have made creditable progress in a year of many challenges. Many have made huge improvements in reading and now enjoy time spent reading books and also reading online. It is hoped that this love continues through the holidays. Students have made great gains in their maths understanding that will contribute to future success as well.

After assessments and our move, we have made time for some fun activities. See pic!

I have been privileged to be the class teacher for some of our students for 3 years and others only 1 or 2 years, but all have made astonishing progress in their goals. It will

be difficult to say goodbye, but they know that I will always be interested in their progress!

Wishing our students and their families, happy times and safe travels and looking forward to hearing all the stories next year! Ms Paulene Forde

Year 2 class teacher 2020

Year 3/4

Merry Christmas everyone!

Thanks for a great semester Year 3/4.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

Kind Regards,

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What a year this has been!!! Who would have thought that on Tuesday, 28th January, 2020, the first day of this school year, we would have experienced all that this year has entailed? Rather than dwell on the negatives, we can recognise the greater resilience and adaptability we have all had the opportunity to develop. For our Year Sixes, these qualities will help equip them for the experiences and changes that high school will present to them. I aim to live life with no regrets and I define this in two ways. The first is to treat people fairly and respectfully so straight away and in the future, I have no regrets in the way I have acted towards them. The second thought is to experience all the opportunities that arise throughout life so I have no regrests about missing out on some opportunity. That is why I feel I have had a very rich life....from scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, trekking to Mt Everest Base Camp in the Himalayas of Nepal to tandem skydiving in New Zealand. It is my wish for each of our students, and particularly our Year Six graduates at this stage in their life, that they also go forward into life, living without regrets.

I wish all of our ZSS community safe holidays, a blessed Christmas, a happy new year and successful 2021.

Tim Young - Year 5/6 Class Teacher

Year 5/6

Year 4/5

We finally made it to the end of term!

What a busy but ‘different’ 2020 we had.

I hope everyone has enjoyed learning this year - be it at home or at school. It was certainly very interesting and memorable during the pandemic lockdown!

See you all back in the new year, 2021!

Reminders

None, just make sure you have a relaxing and sensational holiday everyone!!

Jill Gardiner 4/5 Teacher

Chappy Corner

If you are looking for fun activities to do over the Christmas holidays, please contact the Zillmere PCYC on 3633 0244 or myself at sineadt@chappy.org.au. The PCYC have a number of wonderful activities planned in-cluding Christmas cooking, Escape Room, Gel Blasting, BMX, Bowling, Chipmunks Playland, Bushwalking and more. I have flyers for most of these events that I can pass on to families via email if interested. Thank-you for a fantastic year and wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season.

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