News from Around the School
Celebrating Children's Achievements
Mia M (6A) swam a Personal Best in Butterfly to come first in the Victorian Primary School's State Swimming Championships. Well done Mia!
-Christine Marshall, Sport Coordinator
Anzac Day
As part of the Year 2 and Year 4 buddy program children created jars of Anzac biscuit ingredients. Using these dry ingredients many children made the biscuits with their families over the weekend. Kichi from 2B made the Anzac biscuits and handed them out to his neighbours. What a lovely example of mateship!
Also, a big Thank you to our Year 6 School Captains who represented Queen of Peace at the Anzac Day dawn service.
Hobson's Bay 5 x 7 Art Prize
Over the past three years children have represented Queen of Peace School in the Hobson's Bay 5 x 7 Art Prize.
In the past two years we achieved 3rd place (twice) in the schools section. This year our group of talented Grade 6 artists achieved 2nd Place. The theme was FREEDOM. The children volunteered to be part of the group and came in at recesses and lunch breaks to complete their artworks. It was a wonderfully creative space to be in with the children supporting each other with constructive ideas and encouragement. Our entry is on display in the Art Space Window. Congratulations to our young artists. We are proud of their great achievements with their creativity and collaboration.
Sue Rigby Senior Visual Arts Teacher
Book Club
Catalogues were sent home this week with students. If you wish to place an order, please use the online ordering option (click on this link and don't forget to select issue #3) as cash payments cannot be taken. Orders need placed by Tuesday 4 May. Scholastic Bookclub give 20% of sales back to QoP to use for purchasing educational resources via their rewards program.
https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx
Private Music Lessons
The school offers private music lessons in keyboard/piano, guitar and singing. These lessons are taken during school hours. These are private lessons and are charged by the individual teachers separately to school fees, tutors will make arrangements directly with parents. Information and tutor contact details can be found on the school website under:
Project Compassion
School Uniform
In term two we generally switch over to winter uniform however, we all know how changeable Melbourne weather can be. Therefore students may weather summer uniform if this is more appropriate.
School hats are not essential next term but will be required again in September.
-Rose Gusman, Director of Students
Kindergarten Registrations Now Open for 2022
Have you registered your child for funded 3 or 4-year-old sessional kindergarten for 2022?
A minimum of 5 hours of funded 3-year-old kindergarten will be available for Hobsons Bay families in 2022 and up to 15 hours of funded 4-year-old kindergarten.
You can register your child from the age of 1 for 3-year-old kindergarten and from the age of 2 for 4-year-old kindergarten. Free to low cost for Health Care Card holders.
Online registration available at https://kinders.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au. First round offers to commence start of June 2021 for 3-year-old kindergarten and early August for 4-year-old kindergarten.
Further information available from the Kindergarten Central Registration team at 1300 179 944.
Prep Enrolment 2022
Do you have a child you're looking to start Preps next year? Hobsons Bay Council is inviting all residents to a School Readiness Parent Information session which is being held on Wednesday 19th May 2021.We hope you are able to attend.
Playing our Part to Build a National Picture of Child Health
In early 2021, our school, along with thousands of others across the country will begin preparations for the fifth Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC gives us a national picture of the development, health and wellbeing of children in their first year of full-time school. Since 2009, the census results have helped communities, schools and governments plan services and develop better policies to target support for children and families.
Children don’t miss any class time, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information for the census. The AEDC gives us data at a school and community level - it isn’t an assessment of individual children.
Some teachers have also noticed that completing the assessments made them more aware of the needs of individual children and the class as a whole and that the census results are useful in planning for transitions to Year 1 and developing class programs. Participation in the AEDC is voluntary. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.
To find out more about the census and how communities are using the data to help children and families visit the AEDC website: www.aedc.gov.au.
Please also read the attached letter from Darren Gibbons, Principal.
If you have any questions, you can contact Rose Gusman, Director of Students, rgusman@qopaltonameadows.catholic.edu.au
Volunteers please!
Our Canteen Manager, Antoinette is looking for helpers in the canteen. Please email: akelly@qopaltonameadows.catholic.edu.au
Volunteers assist the Canteen Manager to prepare lunches, from 10am to 2pm. If you are unable to commit to four hours, please consider helping for a couple of hours as any assistance is greatly appreciated Please note, all volunteers must have a Working With Children Check registered with the school office and have signed the school's Child Safety Code of Conduct.
Don't forget!
Parents, you are able to view the school's google calendar of events. Please ensure you check in regularly to keep up to date with school happenings. Refer to the final section of this newsletter 'Calendar & Events' for further information and the link.