MINI-SCHOOL - TERM ONE 2025

Mini-school - 'what, how, where and when?'

Capricornia School of Distance Education values face-to-face experiences. There are many reasons why families and students choose distance education but here at CapSDE we aim to ensure that your child receives the same opportunities as any other student in a mainstream school. Mini-school is one of the ways we can offer your child face-to-face experience incorporating, learning and socialisation.

Throughout the year, CapSDE aims to provide opportunities for students to socialise and work with their peers, play sport, compete in swimming and athletics carnivals, experience in-class activities in a school environment and facilitate Professional Development opportunities for Home Tutors.

CapSDE believes that your child will flourish, as families, staff, and the school community work together to support each other's, learning and education. We look forward to seeing you this Mini-school.

Mini-school - Information & Forms

RSVP s and Consent forms are due by Monday 3 March

Consent forms are available to download below.

RSVP Link

Secondary Consent Forms

Student undertaking exams on Campus for Year 11 Legal Studies and Year 11 Essential English will be required to complete the following consent form.

General Information

Student uniforms

It is an expectation that all students wear our CapSDE school uniforms during Mini-school. The school has school shirts available for purchase. Please go to Qkr! to order shirts and hats.

Students are to wear navy shorts, skorts or skirts to complete the uniform. Closed in sports shoes, sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat are compulsory. 

Please clearly label all your student's belongings with their full name.

What to bring - Rockhampton Campus

• Morning tea and lunch in a lunchbox. Rockhampton Primary Buildings are equipped with fridges for primary students. All Secondary students will require ice-bricks. There is no tuckshop operating during Mini-school at Rockhampton. 
• Water bottle
• Backpack
• Pencil case (with stationery items - pencils, eraser, sharpener, glue stick, scissors, ruler).
• Student laptop and headset:
  • Secondary Students in Years 11 & 12 essential. Please ensure you know your log in details. 
  • Primary Students - if the classroom teacher requests that you bring one

What to bring - Emerald Campus

If you are staying in the Outstation/shed on Emerald Campus, catering can be arranged through the Parent Outstation catering committee. There is a cost for families for this service. See Outstation Booking section for more information. If you are staying offsite, you will be required to bring: 

• Morning tea, brain break snack and lunch in a lunchbox with ice brick if you require food to be kept cold.

All Emerald students will be required to bring: 

• Water bottle
• Backpack
• Pencil case (with stationery items - pencils, eraser, sharpener, glue stick, scissors, ruler).
• Student laptop and headset  - if the classroom teacher requests that you bring one

What NOT to bring: both campuses

• Lollies
• Jewellery
• Electronic Devices (student laptops are permitted for lessons)
• Electronic devices including mobile phones are not permitted.  

Kindy: 

Medication and Medical Information and Forms

If your student requires medication during school hours, please complete the Administration of Medication form and return to administration@caprrocksde.eq.edu.au.

All medications MUST be prescribed by a Medical Practitioner (e.g. Doctor, Dentist, Optometrist, not a Pharmacist) and labelled with the student's name, dosage rates etc. This includes Panadol and Nurofen.

💊Please ensure you have completed the medical authorisation form. All medication must be given to administration.

Do you need to update your student's details before Mini-school?                                                 

Please complete the 'Update Medical Details' form below. 

Accommodation - Rockhampton Campus

Families are to arrange their own accommodation. In Rockhampton the BIG 4 Discovery Park on Yaamba Road offers special rates for CapSDE families.

20% discount by quoting MINISCH20. Phone bookings only.

Accommodation - Emerald

Families are to arrange their own accommodation. In Emerald the Outstation is available for family use. 

P & C Outstation Bookings - Emerald

Catering for Emerald families staying in the Outstation in Emerald is organised by the parents directly. The school is not involved in this process. Families pay for this catering, as outlined in the booking information. 

For further details and booking information please find below a catering and accommodation form for the Outstation in Emerald for the Mini-school week.

It needs to be returned back to Sally Bradford, Email:  outstationlegends@gmail.com. as soon as possible so catering numbers can be organised.  The parent outstation committee do offer smoko’s and lunches to all, even if families are not camping. This is provided for a fee. See form below.

Alternate Guardian and Alternate Pick-up Forms

We need to ensure that we have the correct information regarding who is looking after your student or who will be picking them up from Mini-school. If you have arranged for an alternate person to be contactable by CapSDE in case of an emergency throughout Mini-school, please complete the 'Alternate Guardian Form'.

If you have arranged for an alternate person to be responsible for collecting your student/s from Mini-school, please complete the 'Alternate Pick-up Form'. Please note that the school will not be handing over care of your students to another person without this form completed. 

Late arrivals and early departures Emerald and Rockhampton: Present at the Administration office to let them know you have arrived on campus and to sign your student in.

Rockhampton Primary students - access via McLaughlin Street entrance.

Online Student Lessons ALL STUDENTS

The Online Mini School Program can be found in a dedicated Space within QLearn.

To access this space, you will notice when you log in to QLearn during Mini School the cohort Spaces (Primary Cohort PCO and Secondary Cohort SCO) will be replaced on the QLearn Dashboard with the Mini School Course.

The landing page of the Mini School course is the welcome and the Door is a button to open the Online Program Timetable.

For Primary:

Select the Day of the Week and the session that applies. Clicking on the icon will launch the session. 

For Secondary Students Years 7 - 10:

Select the day of the Week and the corresponding Section of the table is where relevant Session information or Resources will be. 

This year there is a revamped and exciting program for our Secondary Students, that will see them interacting and participating in activities with the face-to-face students on Conference on North.

The Online Students will have vital roles in the Mini-school week program!

Online students are to log in to QLearn on Monday morning and enter the Cosmic Conference Link. From here you will be placed into your group for the week's activities! 

Home Tutor Sessions

The Capricornia Branch of the ICPA are holding a morning tea on Thursday morning in Rockhampton for our school community.

We would love to see you there!

Venue: CapSDE Library

Time: 10:00AM

Date: Thursday 13 March

Capricornia School of Distance Education offers Home Tutor Sessions across all year levels both face-to-face and online throughout the year and during Mini-schools. These sessions are designed to provide professional development and sharing opportunities for Home Tutors to better equip them in their vital role: supporting their students' learning.  The following sessions will be running throughout this Mini-school and we would invite you to take these opportunities to join us, listen, ask questions and share with other Home Tutors. 

Rockhampton Home Tutor Session Timetable

Please note the change in venue for Rockhampton Home Tutor Sessions on Monday and Tuesday will be the Rockhampton Leagues Club.

Emerald Home Tutor Session Timetable

Emerald Primary Mini-school details

EMERALD CAMPUS Primary Mini-School is held at Capricornia SDE, Cnr of Gladstone and Gray Streets, Emerald.

Access via Gladstone Street or Outstation Car Park.

Arrival: 8:30 am arrival. Parents must bring students to the undercover assembly area shown in the map below.

Pick Up: Emerald students will be let go from their classrooms at 2:30pm. 

Brain Break!

Students will be enjoying a short brain break during morning sessions. This should keep their brains focussed on their school activities and not their 'grumbling tummies'!

Please supply a piece of fruit or small healthy snack for this brain break. 

The Outstation catering committee will supply brain break healthy options for those staying on-site in Emerald.

Highlights this Mini-school

School Photos

School Photos will be taken during Week 7 Mini-school on the dates indicated below. Please see flyer below for instructions on how to order through the QR code or online link: https://leadingimage.com.au/  

The Access Key is also listed on the flyer. the same access key is to be used for sibling photos as well as individual photos. 

Please note that sibling photo orders will close on the 9 March in order for the photographer to generate the list of siblings to photograph the following day. 

Individual ordering remains open for up to a week after photo day. 

Rockhampton - Monday 10 March

• Sibling photos - CapSDE Farm Street available at 8:00 - 8:30am
• Primary Students - CapSDE Farm Street 9:00am - 10:00am
• Secondary Students - Conference on North 11:30 - 1:00pm or between 8:00 - 8:45am at Farm Street for those students not going to Conference on North.

Emerald - Tuesday 11 March

• Sibling Photos - CapSDE Emerald 8:45am
• Primary Students - CapSDE Emerald 9:15 - 10:15am

Parent or family enquiries can be directed to Leading Image directly on info@leadingimage.com.au or P: 1800 750 586

Secondary students having their photo on the day will also receive a student ID card.  

Emerald Primary Activities

Monday 

• • Assembly
  • After School - Mother's Day Activity

Tuesday 

• • School Photos
  • Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN Practice
  • After School 2:45pm - 3:45pm- Easter Activity OR
  • Choir Practice 2:45 - 3:45pm (online streamed from Rockhampton with Mary Ward)

Wednesday

• • NAPLAN

Thursday

• • NAPLAN
  • After School - Disco 5:30 - 7:00pm
    

Friday

• • NAPLAN Catchup for anyone who has missed a session
  • Open Classrooms
  • Assembly 12:00pm

Emerald Student Disco will be held from 5:30 - 7:00pm Thursday.  The theme for this disco is...

Emerald E-Kindy & RAFS Playgroup

The eKindy play days are being offered to eKindy kids, with younger siblings and parents welcome to stay. Students are advised to wear their messy and comfortable clothes and comfy shoes that they are able to get on and off by themselves. Please supply suitable clothes for WET PLAY on Monday and Tuesday, with spare clothes to change into after wet play concludes.

Days: 

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Arrival: 9:00am

Parents to sign students in at the sign in table located at the undercover area behind The Outstation.

Pick up:  1:00pm

Parents must sign students out at the end of the day. Sign out takes place at the classroom located at T2000. 

Please do not ask your student to meet you at the car. They will need to be signed out before they are dismissed for the day

RAFS Playgroup

Due to funding changes, RAFS playgroup will not be attending Emerald Mini-school.

Rockhampton Primary Mini-school details

Rockhampton CAMPUS Primary Mini-School will be held at 241-259 Farm Street, Kawana, North Rockhampton.

Access via Gate 13 Access via McLaughlin Street. 

Arrival: 8:30am arrival.

Parents must sign students in at the sign-in table, which will be situated at the primary buildings, (see map below).

Pick Up: Day ends 2:30pm except Friday which is 12:30pm.

Parents or alternate guardians as advised in 'Alternate Guardian form', must sign students out at the sign-in table in the assembly area as shown below. Please do not ask your student to meet you at the car. They will need to be signed out before they are dismissed for the day.

FRIDAY ASSEMBLY CapSDE Campus Outstation - 12:00PM

FRIDAY FINISH 12:30PM

Rockhampton Primary Activities

Monday

• School Photos 
• Book Fair
• After School Activity - Science - Primary Buildings

Tuesday

• NAPLAN Practice - familiarisation with online process
• Book Fair
• Kindy
• Choir Practice 2:45 - 3:45pm at the Primary Buildings (streaming to Emerald)

Wednesday

• NAPLAN
• Japanese Session
• Kindy

Thursday

• NAPLAN
• Kindy
• Tennis 3:00pm - 4:00pm Meet at Primary with Mrs Goodman. Students will walk to Glenmore SHS tennis courts. 
• After School Disco 5:30 - 7:00pm

Friday

• Book Fair
• Assembly 12:00pm

Tennis Activity - Rockhampton

• Students are to meet at the Primary Buildings at 3:00pm.
• Once assembled, student, parents and teachers will walk to Glenmore SHS tennis courts.
• Parents are to remain with students to supervise throughout the activity.
• Students are welcome to bring their own tennis racket if they have one.
• There will be rackets for those that do not have them.

Book Fair - Rockhampton

Book Fair will be held on each morning from 8:00am - 8:20am and each afternoon from 2:30 - 3:00pm. 

Primary Student Disco Rockhampton 

Rockhampton Primary Student Disco will be held from 5:30 - 7:00pm Thursday. The theme for this disco is...

Rockhampton Eisteddfod Choir

The CapSDE Rockhampton Eisteddfod Choir is looking for singers. We’ll prepare one song, and present it in front of other schools’ students, parents, teachers, and an adjudicator.

When: Monday or Tuesday of Term Two Mini-school. Date to be advised

Practice Mini-school Week 7 - Tuesday afternoon 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Please e-mail khawl7@eq.edu.au if you have any questions.

Who: Anyone in Prep - Year 6 who is enthusiastic and willing to be involved. Mrs Ward and Ms Hawley will be helping students to prepare.

Where: Eisteddfod performance will be held at the Pilbeam Theatre – Victoria Parade & Cambridge Street, Rockhampton City, Qld 4700

What to wear: School uniform. Please contact the administration ladies if you don’t currently own a school uniform.

What Next? Please e-mail khawl7@eq.edu.au if you think your student would be able to attend the eisteddfod. But, even if you don’t think they can, and would like to participate in practices, please e-mail to register interest by the 4th April. 

Rockhampton E-Kindy Information

The eKindy play days are being offered to eKindy kids again this Mini-school. On Rockhampton Campus this will be held in I Block. Students are advised to wear their messy and comfortable clothes and comfy shoes that they are able to get on and off by themselves. 

Days: 

Tuesday 11th, Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th March

Arrival:  9:00 am

Parents to sign students in at the sign-in table in the assembly area behind administration (see Rockhampton Campus Map above).

Pick up:  1:00pm

Parents must sign students out at the sign in table in the assembly area as shown above.

Please do not ask your student to meet you at the car. They will need to be signed out before they are dismissed for the day.

🔔  Please complete the consent form below

Secondary Mini-school details

Rockhampton Secondary Mini-School will generally be held at Conference on North, 35 North Street, Wandal. Access via West Street or North Street (see map below).

Students are required to bring a packed morning tea, lunch and water bottle each day. Please see Secondary Information and permission forms for all other requirements for this week. 

Secondary Drop Off and Pick up details

Years 11 - 12

Location: CapSDE Farm Street Campus

Drop off:  from 8:30am

Pick up: 3:00pm 

If you have students at both Conference on North and Farm Street Campus, please pick up your students from Conference on North first. Students in Years 11 & 12 can wait at the outdoor table near the administration block for you to arrive to pick them up. 

Years 7 - 10
(unless you are in Yr 10 and enrolled in Cert I Ag or Cert Aviation see details below)

Location: Conference on North, Cnr North and West Streets, Wandal South Rockhampton

Drop off:        Monday - Friday     9:00 am Conference on North 
                

Pick up:         Monday - Thursday - 3:00pm Conference on North
                       Friday - 11:30am Conference on North           

Parents are asked not to enter classrooms. Students to assemble under D Block as shown on the map.

If a student is required to leave early, the parents/carer must sign the student out after speaking to relevant staff. 

Late arrivals and early departures at Conference on North: Present at the Conference on North Administration office to let staff know you have arrived on campus and to sign your student in. 

Astronomy Evening - Secondary

🔔   Please return consent form (below) to administration@caprrocksde.eq.edu.au by Monday 3 March

Date: Monday 10 March

Time: 7pm

Venue: Glenmore State School sporting oval

Cert I Agriculture - Year 10

🌱 Cert I in Agriculture – A reminder that the VET assessment day for practical assessments in Certificate I in Agriculture will be held during Mini School in Week 7

Date: Friday, 14th March, at the Rockhampton CapSDE campus on FARM STREET.

Time: 9:00 - 12:00pm

If you are enrolled in this course, please get in touch with Mrs Hinchliffe to confirm your attendance.

Aviation Fly Day - Cert III Aviation

✈️ Aviation Fly Day – Mini School Week 7 

Date: Tuesday, 11th March

Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm.

Venue: CQU Baseball Field Rockhampton, Yaamba Road (to be confirmed)

Contact your teacher to confirm – Mrs Baggett or Mr Bruggemann.
This is an exciting opportunity for students to complete their required fly times for this course.

🔔   There will be a consent form and more information provided shortly once all details are confirmed. 

Mini-school Sessions

For Secondary Students Years 7 - 10

This year there is a revamped and exciting program for our Secondary Students.

Our online students will be interacting and participating in group activities with the face-to-face students on Conference on North. Access to join the sessions will be via QLearn (see instructions above)

The online students will have vital roles in the Mini-school week program!

Years 11 - 12

Important information regarding attendance options for Year 11 and 12 students during Mini-school.

To support students in continuing their learning while Mini-school is running, we have arranged a dedicated workspace at both the Rockhampton Campus (Farm Street) and Conference on North. Please ensure your student has their student laptop and headset and that they know their login details. 

Attendance Options:

• Monday, Tuesday, and Friday: Students may choose to work from either the Rockhampton Campus or Conference on North.
• Wednesday and Thursday: Due to NAPLAN testing at Conference on North, all Year 11 and 12 students must attend the Rockhampton Campus (Farm Street).
• Exams: Any students with exams on any of these days must attend at the Rockhampton Campus (Farm Street).

Click the following link to let us know where your student will be attending Mini-school each day.  Link: https://forms.office.com/r/AkjZbjUwb5 

Whole School Assembly:

For students attending Conference on North, there will be an opportunity to participate in the whole school assembly at the start of the day. This will run for approximately 10 minutes. If students would like to assist in running the assembly, they are most welcome to do so.  Please contact Mrs Cowley or Mrs Grice.  Email addresses are as follows:

• Desolee Cowley                dcowl25@eq.edu.au
• Anita Grice                          agric19@eq.edu.au

From 9:10 AM onwards, all students will attend their regularly scheduled lessons. To meet the curriculum requirements set by the QCCA, Year 11 and 12 students are expected to attend all timetabled lessons during Mini-School Week. However, they will have opportunities to participate in group activities during their spare periods and join their peers for lunch.

In addition, there is a Monday evening activity planned for students which Year 11 and 12 are very welcome to attend.  Full details can be found in the Mini-school newsletter.

Please ensure your student is aware of these arrangements and selects their preferred location accordingly. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Exams - Senior Secondary

Students undertaking exams on Monday 10th or Wednesday 12 March are to meet at I Block at 9:00am.

Year 11 Chemistry

Year 11 Legal Studies

Year 11 Essential English

You will be taken to a quiet room at Glenmore SHS under the supervision of CapSDE staff to undertake your exam. Students will be required to have a completed consent form to attend Glenmore SHS for these exams. See form below.

Conference on North

All Students