Week 3 Term Four, 14 October CapSDE newsletter
- Student Spotlight - Ethan Pedersen
- Teams 2025
- P & C Colour Run
- Outstation Accommodation - Emerald
- CapSDE Campdraft
- What's happening in Primary?
- Prep
- Year 6 Graduation Dinner - Book your ticket
- Secondary Scoop
- 9:00am Friday! Who will secure your vote?
- Guidance 'Go-2'
- Opportunities
- What's happening in our community
- Sports Person of the year award 2024
- Support Agency Contacts
- We welcome your feedback
Student Spotlight - Ethan Pedersen
Teams 2025
The next stage of the school's transition from Ultra to Teams, commences this week and next. CapSDE’s Trial Champions will have either recently communicated (or be about to communicate) the arrangements for Microsoft Teams Trials. Please make sure you check for e-mails from these teachers, and ensure you are aware of the plan. The purpose of the trial is to build Microsoft Teams competence amongst teachers and students, and to iron out potential issues with the platform, ahead of all lessons being run through Teams, in 2025.
Home Tutors and students within these trial classes are strongly encouraged to communicate feedback on the platform with their class teacher; doing so will benefit the greater school community. We encourage a growth mindset, open and honest communication, and a willingness to experiment and problem-solve.
As with all aspects of learning at CapSDE, staff, students, and Home Tutors will be required to work, study, and act in accordance with our Code of Conduct. We draw your attention to Appendix B Online Lesson Expectations and Protocols for Students, and expect all students to maintain excellent behaviour. The school’s core values of Accountability, Integrity, Respect, Positive Relationships, and Resilience remain at the forefront of all we do.
As released in Week One’s SZine Teams update, Home Tutor sessions will be offered during Term Four Mini-school, and again during the Home Tutor Induction Days in 2025.
CapSDE extends its gratitude to all Teams Champions, and to the students participating as part of the trials.
P & C Colour Run
Our P&C President Tanya planning for our Colour Run fundraiser!
COLOUR RUN
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you so much for supporting our school to be the best it can be, especially through fundraising. This term we are fundraising to subsidise our upcoming school events and 2025 camps with a Colour Explosion School Run 4 Fun with Australian Fundraising!
The Colour Explosion School Run 4 Fun will be on:
Rockhampton Campus P-12: Wednesday 13th November 2024 as an after-school activity from 3:30 – 4:15pm.
Emerald Campus P-6: Wednesday 13th November 2024 as an After School Activity from 2:45pm onwards.
- Please make sure students wear a WHITE shirt and closed in shoes.
- Students will be given free sunglasses and a rainbow headband for the event.
- Students will be covered in non-toxic, biodegradable colour powder from head to toe.
- Colour Powder is made of high-quality corn starch and permitted food colours. Safety data sheet is available upon request.
How Do We Fundraise?
Fundraising for our Colour Explosion School Run 4 Fun is entirely online. Follow the instructions in your child’s sponsorship booklet to create a cybersafe, online profile page at www.australianfundraising.com.au. At the end of the fundraiser either order prizes to receive or donate to a cause – Carbon Neutral (tree planting), Great Barrier Reef Foundation (coral planting or turtle protection), The Smith Family (reading support) or OzHarvest (providing meals).
Please note: all cash donations must be converted to online donations before 8th November 2024. We cannot accept any physical cash donations for this fundraiser.
Monty Incentive Prizes!
- Online Golden Coins – complete fun online tasks to redeem an extra $75 towards your prize credit.
- Monty Hatching Egg: Achieve all virtual badges on online platform
- Monty Backpack: Highest fundraising student in each class will go into the draw to win
- Monty Scented Pencil: Every student who creates a profile page in first 7 days
- Monty Pencil Case: Raise $200 or more online
- 30cm Monty Plush + Champions Medallion: Highest fundraising student in each school
For further information, please contact Tanya Lindley via email: pandc@capricorniasde.eq.edu.au or phone: 0428 109 074.
Tanya Lindley
President CSDE P and C Association
Outstation Accommodation - Emerald
This year being an even numbered year, the Primary end of year events and P & C Dinner will be held in Emerald on the following dates.
Monday 2 December
- Year 6 Fun Day
- Year 6 Dinner
Tuesday 3 December
- Primary Swimming Carnival
- Primary Awards Ceremony
- All School P & C Dinner
Families may like to start considering accommodation for these events if they are travelling from Rockhampton or other areas, as finding accommodation in Emerald at the moment is quite challenging.
For those that may not be aware, the Emerald campus of CapSDE has an accommodation facility available for families traveling for school related activities, The Outstation. If you would like to consider The Outstation for your trip to Emerald in December, please see the information booklet below that has been put together by The Outstation Committee.
Please note that the Outstation can accommodate around 100 people, so there will be plenty of space for families wanting to stay 😊
Please email outstationlegends@gmail.com if you are interested in staying there over those few days or if you have any other questions.
CapSDE Campdraft
CapSDE students competed in the 2024 High School Percentile Cup held in Pittsworth last week.
We have a talented bunch of campdrafters in our student body! Great effort by CapSDE students Bella, Mac, Darcy, Jayde and Peyton and their families. A big thank you also to Ms Rynne for making it possible for our students to represent our fantastic school at this event.
'Supporting every student to reach their highest potential'
What's happening in Primary?
Prep
Our Prep Emerald and Prep Rockhampton students have done an amazing job this year! They have learned many sounds and are now confidently saying each one, blending them together to read words, and understanding what they read. Plus, they’ve started spelling words and writing their own sentences. We are so proud of how far everyone has come! Keep up the great work!
Prep
Year 6 Graduation Dinner - Book your ticket
2024 Year 6 Dinner - Maraboon Tavern Emerald
About
Congratulations Year 6 students of CSDE!!
Let's celebrate together...Year 6 Students, Teachers, Parents and Home Tutors, with a roast dinner, buffet style at the Maraboon Tavern. Corner Hospital Road &, Esmond St, Emerald.
We will have our own function room, the lovely staff at the tavern will direct you where to go.
Please note, this is a celebration for the Year 6 cohort.
The Outstation community have volunteered to babysit siblings of Year 6 students with a movie and pizza at the Outstation/Tuckerbox for the duration of the dinner 6-8:30pm at a small cost for pizza.
Contact Megan Philp for more details: jamphil6@outlook.com
Secondary Scoop
9:00am Friday! Who will secure your vote?
Guidance 'Go-2'
Opportunities
What's happening in our community
Rockhampton, on behalf of Mayor Tony Williams
Nominations for the 2025 Rockhampton Region Australia Day Awards are now open.
Our community is fortunate to have many individuals and groups who dedicate their time and energy to improving the quality of life in our region. These awards provide an opportunity to recognise and celebrate their valuable contributions.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could display one of the attached flyers on your community noticeboard and include it in your school newsletter. Please also feel free to share it within your networks.
Categories include:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year
- Sports Official of the Year
- Sportsperson of the Year
- Arts and Culture Award
- Community Service Award
- Community Initiative /Event Award
Nominations close on 9 December 2024.
For further information on the awards as well as an online fillable nomination form, please click here.
Sports Person of the year award 2024
CapSDE annually acknowledges the sporting achievements of a Primary and Secondary Student, who has excelled throughout the year at the end of year awards.
The presentation of the Sports Person of the Year Award goes to the student who has accumulated the most amount of points throughout the year in their various sporting achievements.
Parents are asked to advise the school throughout the year of the sporting achievements by completing this online form. Scores are based on events, the level of the event (district, regional, state, national etc) and the students placing within those events. You will need to complete the form for each individual achievement. Do not place all achievements on the one form.
At the end of the year, points are collated, and the winner announced.
Information to note:
* School sports are what counts for CapSDE Sportsperson of the year. Students are recognised for their achievement in other non-school fields; however, these achievements are not part of the accumulation of points towards the CSDE Sportsperson of the year.
* You should list the highest level that your student has represented in that sport, noting that the points are only entered if the student represented, and not if they were selected and did not attend.
* Unfortunately, camp-drafting, is not a recognised 'regional school sport' and so would not apply for Sportsperson of the year.
Support Agency Contacts
Beyond Blue aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma. Call 1300 22 4636, 24 hours/7 days a week, chat online or email.
Blue Knot Foundation Helpline is the National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. It provides support, education and resources for the families and communities of adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse. Call 1300 657 380, Monday – Sunday between 9am – 5pm AEST or via email helpline@blueknot.org.au.
Butterfly Foundation's National Helpline is a free, confidential service that provides information, counselling and treatment referral for people with eating disorders, and body image and related issues. Call 1800 33 4673, 8am-midnight AEST / 7 days a week, chat online or email.
eheadspace provides free online and telephone support and counselling to young people 12 – 25 and their families and friends. Call 1800 650 890, 9am – 1am AEST / 7 days a week, chat online or email.
FriendLine supports anyone who's feeling lonely, needs to reconnect or just wants a chat. You can call them 7 days a week on 1800 424 287, or chat online with one of their trained volunteers. All conversations with FriendLine are anonymous.
Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free 24/7 confidential and private counseling service specifically for children and young people aged 5 – 25. Call 1800 55 1800.
Lifeline provides 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 14, text on 0477 13 11 14 (12pm to midnight AEST) or chat online.
MensLine Australia is a professional telephone and online counselling service offering support to Australian men. Call 1300 78 99 78, 24 hours/7 days a week, chat online or organise a video chat.
MindSpot is a free telephone and online service for people with anxiety, stress, low mood or depression. It provides online assessment and treatment for anxiety and depression. MindSpot is not an emergency or instant response service. Call 1800 61 44 34.
QLife provides nationwide telephone and web-based services for lesbian peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. Call 1800 184 527, 3pm – 12am (midnight) AEST/7 days a week.
SANE Australia provides support to anyone in Australia affected by complex mental health issues, as well as their friends, family members and health professionals. Call 1800 18 7263, 10am – 10pm AEST (Mon – Fri), or chat online.
Suicide Call Back Service provides 24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal. Call 1300 659 467.
Lifeline on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source from: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-helplines
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