Primary News

Happy Easter 

All Primary staff would like to take this opportunity to wish our families a wonderful Easter holiday.  Thank you for your continued support of the College, students and staff.  We look forward to welcoming you back to school for Term 2 on Tuesday 19 April.

Thank you to all our wonderful students and families who came along yesterday to create Easter Bunny headbands and to watch our amazing parades.

Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thank you to all families who participated in the Pre-Prep parent/teacher interviews or student/parent/teacher conferences in Prep to Year 6.  These meetings were a valuable opportunity to connect at the end of a very busy term.  The purpose of these sessions was to focus on behaviours rather than achievement.  The conferences encouraged students to reflect on Term 1 and prompted conversations about how they should approach their learning looking forward.  We will come together again at the beginning of Term 3 to review the goals set and reflect upon each child’s progress.

Winter Uniform Term 2 and Term 3

Notification of change

Please note the following change to Winter Uniform for Term 2 and Term 3:

Pre-Prep: 

• The College tracksuit or navy fleecy jumper may be worn

Prep to Year 6: 

• May wear knee-high socks with their formal uniform or continue with ankle socks 
• The College jumper or vest may be worn with the formal uniform
• The College tracksuit or navy fleecy jumper may be worn on HPE days

Term 2 Group Photos 

Pre-Prep to Year 12 

Friday 22 April

Pre-Prep to Year 12 Group Photos will be held in Term 2 on Friday 22 April.

Group Photos will consist of: 

• Class Photos: Pre-Prep to Year 6
• PC Photos: Years 6 to 12
• House Photos
• Year 12 Photo
• Boarders Photo
• Secondary Leaders Years 7 to 12  
• The Clayfield Family (Daughters/Sons of past students)
• Student ID Catch-up
• *Clayfield College Sibling Photos – (primary students must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or secondary sibling)

Please refer to the below document for online ordering details.  Please note the following:

• An online ordering form (from Studio Kirby) will be sent home on Tuesday 18 April 2022.  This form will include your child’s unique id code
• *CC Sibling Photos – on the photo day, please bring the Yellow Sibling Ticket from your online ordering form used to place your order
• Orders are to be finalised by Friday 6 May.  Late orders will incur an $18.00 administration processing and handling fee

Harmony Day Assembly (Prep to Year 12) 

11:00 am on Tuesday 17 May

One of the most anticipated events of the year is the Procession of Nations as part of our Harmony Day Assembly.  If you would like your child/ren to participate in the Procession of Nations, please register using the button below.

In the parade, students are to wear their national dress and will be representing their country of origin.  Further information regarding this event will be provided closer to the day. 

Staffing 

Thank you to Ms. Angela Guzman for engaging our younger students in Spanish over the past 12 months.  We wish her all the very best in her future endeavours.  Next term, we are delighted to welcome back Ms. Chelsey Holman as our Spanish and EALD teacher.  Ms. Holman returns after 12 months of maternity leave.

External Student Achievements  

It is always wonderful to share in the achievements of our students.  May we please request parents/carers include Clayfield College Student Services   StudentServices@clayfield.qld.edu.au in your email to the College regarding these successes.  It is a pleasure to be able to communicate these achievements with our College community.  

Upcoming Events

Mother's Day Breakfast

Join us for a special Mother’s Day breakfast celebrating all the wonderful mother figures in our lives.

There will be a range of performances from Primary and Secondary students.

Date:               Tuesday 3 May 2022

Time:              7:00 am to 8:00 am

Location:       Clayfield College Assembly Hall

Cost:                $30.00 per person

RSVP:               Tuesday 26 April 2022

Primary Mother's Morning

Clayfield College invites you to attend a Primary Mother's Day morning, celebrating all the mother figures in our lives.

Date:               Friday 6 May 2022

Time:              8:30 am to 10:00 am

Location:       Clayfield College Primary School

RSVP:              No RSVP

During Lesson 1, you will participate in class activities with your child. We invite you to stay for a picnic morning tea following the activity morning. We encourage you to bring a picnic blanket and a shared plate for your family. Piccolo Choir will join us in performing on the day.

Date Claimers 

Term 2 Commences – Tuesday 19 April

Pre-Prep to Year 12 Group Photos – Friday 22 April 

Pyjama Day – Friday 29 April

Mother’s Day Breakfast – Tuesday 3 May (see above)

Primary Interhouse Cross Country Carnival - Wednesday 4 May

P&F Mother’s Day Stall – Thursday 5 May

Primary Mother’s Day Morning – Friday 6 May (see above)

Primary What’s Happening Calendar Snapshot

Term 2: Week 1 (Monday 18 April 2022 – Friday 22 April 2022)

Timetable:         Week A

 Please refer to the online calendar, via the Clayfield College app or your Parent Lounge, for a live daily/weekly schedule of events.

Parking Around The College

We hope you are enjoying a safe and good start to the school year.  We understand that if you drop off your child by car to school, you may be experiencing some challenges in our drop off zones and surrounding streets.  The best places to drop and pick your child up is along Gregory Street (Gates 1 and 2) or along Bayview Terrace (Gates 4, 5 and 6). https://www.clayfield.qld.edu.au/the-essentials/college-map

Please be mindful that if you are parking on these streets, you abide by the road rules, as we have had several complaints from our neighbours regarding parents' parking.

Please adhere to the following:

Don't Block Driveways

You must not park on or across a driveway or prevent access to a property.  This restricts pedestrian access and can reduce visibility for other road users. 

Restricting Waste Collection

Do not park in front of household rubbish bins.  You must leave at least three metres of clear roadway beside your vehicle.  This allows large vehicles, such as waste trucks to access local streets.

Double Parking

A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stationary vehicle and the centre of the road.

Unlawful parking in school areas is a major safety hazard that poses a risk to children, pedestrians and other road users.  Please do not stop in areas that are defined by signage or a continuous yellow line painted along the edge of a road. 

Important Information - Returning to School after COVID-19

Please find some very important information about returning to school after having COVID-19.  It is essential that your child wears a mask for 7 days post COVID-19 quarantine period.

AFTER HAVING COVID-19 - end isolation after 7 days or when your symptoms are gone.  You can leave isolation after 7 days if you have no more symptoms or only a mild, dry cough.  If you still have symptoms after 7 days, stay home until your symptoms are gone, or seek medical care if you are not sure.  You don’t need a negative test to end isolation.

IN THE 7 DAYS AFTER ENDING ISOLATION.

You can go to work or school or return to your normal activities.  You don’t need a negative test result to go back to work or study.  There is no need to show a negative test to your employer or educational institution.  This is because most people who get COVID-19 will continue to test positive for some time after they have recovered, even though they no longer have COVID-19 and are no longer infectious.

If you leave your house:

• Wear a face mask, including whenever you are indoors, or when you’re outdoors but can’t socially distance
• Wash your hands regularly

Don’t visit:

• An aged care facility
• A disability care setting
• A correctional facility like a prison
• A healthcare facility like a GP or a hospital (unless the hospital has approved your visit to support a patient)
• A discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community

You can go to these places if you work there or you are getting care.

IN THE 4 WEEKS AFTER ENDING ISOLATION.

You are unlikely to get COVID-19 again in the 4 weeks after you recover.

During this time, if you get COVID-19 symptoms again, you do not need to get tested.

If someone else in your house gets COVID-19, you are not considered a close contact, and you do not need to get tested or go into quarantine.

GET YOUR NEXT VACCINATION AND LOOK AFTER YOUR HEALTH.

Even if you’ve had COVID-19, you should get vaccinated.  After you have recovered, you can get vaccinated – regardless of whether it’s your first, second or booster dose.  You are far less likely to get severe disease should you get COVID-19 again, if you have been vaccinated.  However, don’t attend a vaccination appointment if you have any COVID-19 symptoms.  If you have missed some medical or health appointments while you were in isolation, now is a good time to call your GP and arrange an appointment to have a check-up or get back on track with caring for your health.

MORE THAN 4 WEEKS AFTER YOUR RECOVER.

If – more than 4 weeks after your recover – you have COVID-19 symptoms again, get tested.  If you get a positive result, complete 7 days of isolation.  If you have been told you are a close contact of someone who has COVID-19, follow the testing and quarantine steps for close contacts.

For further information visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/stay-informed/i-have-covid/after-having-covid-19