2024 Edition 31 14-06-2024

Principal's Message - Mrs Meyrick

Your child’s semester 1 report card will be published and emailed to you soon. We do not provide paper copies, you will receive them to your email address.

Students in 6A, 2A and 1B will receive their report cards on Thursday in week 2 of next term (Thursday 18th July). This delay is due to current staffing and that Ms Yager, Mr Pearen and myself are working with these classes to teach, finish assessments, mark their assessments and complete their report cards. All other students will receive their report card on Thursday week 10 (Thursday 20th June).

If you child enrolled at our school on or after 9th May, they will not receive a report this semester. They will receive one in semester two.

A report card provides you with a snapshot of your child’s learning across the semester. If you have any questions about your child’s report card, please contact your child’s class teacher.

Mrs Wuanita Meyrick| Principal

Deputy Principal's Message - Ms Yager

Congratulations to our FISAF and Cheer All Star teams who recently competed in competitions. Our Cheer All Star team placed 4th with a Very Highly Commended. Our FISAF All Star team also placed 4th and were super proud of their performance on the big stage. 
Our Cheer team will perform during assembly on Monday if you would like to join us to watch. 

Small class restructures are occurring to help with enrolment growth. Families and students involved have been contacted and are ready for their change on day one of next term, 8th July. 

Ms Petra Yager |  Deputy Principal

Deputy Principal's Message - Mr Pearen

100 Days of GLOWing

On Friday 12 July, we will reach a significant milestone in our 2024 academic journey - the 100th day of learning at Ripley Central State School for 2024!

To celebrate this milestone students will be involved in a range of activities relating to 100 days of learning and games that children may have played 100 years ago.

To make this experience authentic for the students we would encourage them to dress in period clothing (clothing from 100 years ago), dress to look they are 100 years old, or clothing to celebrate being 100 days brighter. Please ensure that the clothing the children are wearing is sun safe and suitable for school. Normal school shoes help us be careful at playtime. 

Letter Reversals – PLD Parent Information

Many young children reverse letters because they lack familiarity with the symbols.  While this is a common occurrence in the Early Years, Foundation and early Year 1 when learning to write letters, ideally, reversals should not be present beyond seven years of age.

Verbal Cues and Starting Points

It is valuable to learn letters as movements rather than as visual shapes.  This gives children a mechanism for remembering visually confusing letters. If the letters are taught effectively, with starting points and verbal cues, the motor memory of each letter will be paired with the phoneme and reversals will be minimised.

Tips for Dealing with Reversals

Remember, ongoing practice copying the letter is always preferable to continuing to practice it incorrectly.

1. Ample practice is important to enable over-learning of new movements to occur.
2. Choose one reversal per session to focus on, demonstrate first, then your child imitates.
3. Verbal cues are crucial to reinforce correct letter formation.
4. Use starting points and direction arrows.
5. Use the non-dominant index finger (as well as the dominant index finger) to trace the direction of the letter.
6. Teach ways to discriminate confused letters.
7. Use a multi-sensory approach to teach the letters eg. Students write letters in the air with their pointer finger the large arm movements (try it with eyes open, then eyes closed).
8. For children with persistent reversals, the use of a desk template is helpful as it provides a model of the particular letter(s) to copy as required.

Children who Continue to Reverse Letters

Students who continue to reverse letters may experience difficulty with positions-in-space.  The confusion relates to the position the parts of the letter(s) occupy in relation to one another (ie. Is the circle to the left or the right of the line?) and the position the symbol occupies in the overall space of the paper (ie is the symbol formed above or below the writing line on the paper?)

The images below are the correct formation of some of the tricky letters learned so far this year along with the verbal cues for the letter formation.  If your child is still writing their name in capital letters, this is the perfect starting point for correcting at home as well.

Mr Craig Pearen |  Deputy Principal

Tour and Talk

Our next Tour and Talk will be held at 4pm on Thursday 18th July. New families or those wishing to enrol are welcome to join our Principal for a tour of our facilities. 

Holidays - school closure

The school holidays commence at 2.45pm on Friday 21st June. School recommences on Monday 8th July. During this time our administration will be closed and phone calls or emails to school staff will not be monitored. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 8th July ready for Term 3. 

Passion Project Fair

We invite you to join us for our Term 2 Passion Project Fair commencing at 2pm on Thursday 20th June. Enter via Gate 7 (Binnies Road carpark) or Gazania Street entrance. Our Passion Project Fairs allow students and staff to share their passions and aligns to our school motto, Passion & Purpose. 
You can learn more about our homework policy on our school website. We do homework differently at Ripley Central SS. 

Reporting Student Absences

Please be reminded that the way to report student absences is 
* by phone 3819 5777 (you can do this before office hours and leave a message).
* via QParents (if you have not yet registered for QParents, please contact administration).
* in person at administration (especially if you know a date in advance). 
Please do not email absence notifications. Our school receives a large volume of emails and your message may be missed as we process absences each morning. 

What's happening in the Classroom?

5A students  submitted artwork or writing to the Ipswich Show Society. We had three lucky winners, coming away with a 2x first and a second. Well done to all the students who worked hard on submissions, you should be proud of your efforts.

Studnets in 5A have LOVED Science this term! Especially linking their learning in Science and English. 

HPE News

Congratulations to all of our students who participated in our two athletics carnivals. A huge thank you to all staff involved and also families for attending, helping and supporting. Age Champions and winning houses will be announced on Monday at assembly. 

Mrs Madonna Tolhurst |  HPE teacher 

P&C News

Cookie Dough

The P&C would like to express our gratitude to all the families that participated in our cookie dough fundraiser. As a school we managed to sell 464 tubs raising a grand total of $1856. The cookie dough will be delivered to the school on Thursday 20^th June, where it will be sorted by the P&C for collection after the Passion Project Fair. You can collect your tubs from the Koala Kitchen (behind the canteen area).

Colour Run

The P&C are delighted to announce our next major fundraiser will be our Colour Explosion Run 4 Fun which will take place on Friday 2^nd August (Week 4 of Term3). Students will be covered in non-toxic, biodegradable powder from head to toe! Sponsorship booklets containing further information will be arriving in your child’s bag this week!

Second Hand Uniform Buy Swap and Sell

The P&C have created a Facebook page to encourage the recycling of school uniforms, to help keep schooling costs down. This page will allow you to connect directly with people who are looking to buy, swap or sell uniforms. You can find the group by clicking the following link https://www.facebook.com/groups/1177504619930168/

The Entertainment App

Looking to save money while still having fun these school holidays, then maybe the entertainment app is for you!

The Entertainment App is an easy-to-use platform packed with incredible savings of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers, so you can save on takeaway, dining, shopping, groceries, gift cards, activities and more! 20% of all sales go directly to our P&C.

To find out more click the link below to be taken to our schools fundraising page and follow the prompts for purchasing. You can even share the link with family and friends!

https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/9692r73?fbclid=IwAR2ZjtlfM_0BCscDTAG1SEkHu50xOP1MeTWNGQBoRbJCd-gdYvDHPrpP3qc

Stay up to date with P&C messages, celebrations and reminders, by liking our Facebook page by clicking this link: Ripley Central State School P&C.

If you require any further information about the P&C please contact us at pandc@ripleycentralss.eq.edu.au

We look forward to hearing from you and meeting many more of you throughout the year.

Defence School Mentor Program

The next Amberley Coffee Connections is scheduled to take place on Thu 20th June. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.

Amberley June ADF Coffee Connections Tickets, Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite

The Child of the ADF medallion ceremony is due to take place at Ripley Valley State Secondary College on Thu 20th June. Nominations are now at capacity. Well done to those RCSS students who were nominated and will be receiving this medallion of recognition.  

The ADF Equip Childrens Reslience Program is scheduled for Thu 4th July and is now at capacity. This program will run during the school holiday period. 

Defence student drop-in sessions are currently available to our Defence students each Monday and Wednesday during first break playtime (11.15am-11.45am). Defence students wishing to attend are welcome to drop into the DSM office space at anytime during this timeframe. Donations of any unwanted games and craft supplies are always welcome and appreciated. 

If you are a Defence family (full-time service or full-time continuous service reservist) enrolled at RCSS that has not been identified as such at the time of enrolment, please contact DSM@ripleycentralss.eq.edu.au to register your interest in the Defence School Mentor Program.

The Defence Member and Family Helpline is available 24/7 and is the first point of call for Defence families seeking support, information or connection with their community. Contact can be made by calling 1800 624 608. 

A range of services and support for ADF members and their families can also be accessed at https://www.defence.gov.au/adf-members-families/family-programs-services

I am available each Monday and Wednesday between 9am-1pm. Emails are sent regularly to our Defence community, please see your DSM emails to keep up to date with upcoming events and other information.

Mrs Kylie Pendergast |  Defence School Mentor 

2025 Enrolments

We will open 2025 enrolments soon. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page and our website for when these go live. We will only be accepting in-catchment enrolments as we do not have the capacity to cater for children residing outside of our catchment at this time. You can check your address at EdMap  https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/maps/edmap/

Parents enrolling their child in a state school for the first time (enrolling in prep, moving interstate or moving from private school) please ensure you have a birth certificate ready to complete your child's enrolment. You can apply for a birth certificate https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/certificates/birth/applying-for-a-birth-certificate

Children aged 5 years by 30^th June 2025 are eligible for Prep in 2025. If your child is eligible for prep next year, please enrol early. This assists us with planning and staffing.

You can also start preparing your proof of residency documents. You will need your rates or tenancy agreement. You will also need a utility bill (eg gas, water or electricity).

Follow us on Facebook to see when we go live with 2025 enrolments  www.facebook.com/RipleyCentralStateSchool

You can also keep an eye on our website enrolments page https://ripleycentralss.eq.edu.au/enrolments for updates. Please do not use the 2024 Enrolment Pack for 2025 enrolments. 

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Contacting our School

You can call us on 07 3819 5777   if you need to contact us. Please save the number to your mobile so you know if we are calling you. 

Email – admin@ripleycentralss.eq.edu.au  OR for all enrolment matters please email enrolments@ripleycentralss.eq.edu.au 

Phone - 07 3819 5777  (between 8.20am-3.15pm Monday to Friday - or school days) 

Please no longer use the mobile number -  please delete it from your contacts in your phone.