MINI-SCHOOL eNEWSLETTER - TERM 3, 7th - 11th August 2023
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Mini-school - 'what, how, where and when?'
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Term 3 Mini-school - Prep - Year 4
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Home Tutor Sessions
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Highlights this Mini-school
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Emerald Primary Mini-school details
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Emerald Primary Activities
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Emerald E-Kindy & RAFS Playgroup
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P&C Emerald Outstation bookings
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Primary Online Timetable Rockhampton & Emerald Campus
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Rockhampton Primary Mini-school details
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Rockhampton Primary Activities
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Rockhampton E-Kindy Information
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 CSDE 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, CSDE 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.
CSDE believes that your child will flourish, as families, staff, and the school community work together to support each other, learning and education.
We look forward to seeing you this Mini-school.
Term 3 Mini-school - Prep - Year 4
RSVP 's and Permission forms are due by Friday 28th July
Permission forms are available to download in the RSVP Link and you can also upload them at the same time as you submit your rsvp.
Secondary Students must have a separate permission form for each student.
General Information
Student uniforms
It is an expectation that all students wear our CSDE school uniforms during Mini-school. The school uniform shop 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
- Morning tea and lunch in a lunchbox. Rockhampton Primary Buildings are equipped with fridges for primary stundents. All other students will require ice-bricks. There is no tuckshop operating during Mini-school. Please be mindful of food containing nuts or nut products due to allergies.
- Water bottle
- Backpack
- Pencil case (with stationery items - pencils, eraser, sharpener, glue stick, scissors, ruler).
- Student laptop and headset - Secondary Students for any lessons that may be still running as per normal timetables. Primary Students - if the classroom teacher requests that you bring one.
Kindy:
What NOT to bring
- Lollies
- Jewellery
- Electronic Devices (student laptops are permitted for lessons)
Medication
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.
Please ensure you have completed the medical authorisation form. All medication must be given to administration.
Do you need to update your student's medical details before Mini-school? Please complete the 'Update Medical Details' form below.
Accommodation
Families are to arrange their own accommodation. In Rockhampton the BIG 4 Discovery Park on Yaamba Road offers special rates for CSDE families.
20% discount by quoting MINISCH20. Phone bookings only.
Alternate Guardian and Alternate Pick-up
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 CSDE 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.
ALL FORMS MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO CSDE: administration@caprrocksde.eq.edu.au
Late arrivals and early departures: 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.
Home Tutor Sessions
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 Sessions
RSVP'ing for the Home Tutor Days in Rockhampton is essential due to catering costs. RSVP below.
Partners in Learning Workshop - Bring your favourite picture book to the sessions.
Rockhampton - Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th August 9:00am - 2:00pm at the Rockhampton Campus CSDE.
HT will be provided Tea and Coffee and lunch. Please RSVP so we can correctly cater for all attending.
Rockhampton Home Tutor Session Timetable
Emerald Home Tutor Sessions
RSVP'ing for the Home Tutor Days in Emerald is essential to inform catering costs.
Partners in Learning Workshop in Emerald will run over two days, Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th Augaust 9:00am - 2:00pm at the Emerald Campus CSDE. Bring you favourite picture book to the sessions.
HT will be provided Tea and Coffee and lunch.
Please RSVP so we can correctly cater for all attending.
Highlights this Mini-school
Emerald Primary Mini-school details
EMERALD CAMPUS Primary Mini-School will be 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: (please note change to pickup arrangements)
Emerald students will now be let go from their classrooms at 2:30pm, and will not be taken to the undercover area to be collected. The undercover area collection was a change that was made during Covid, so we are going back to our pre Covid routine of students leaving their classrooms at 2:30.
Please note change to Morning Tea and Lunch times for this and all future Mini-schools
Morning Tea 10:30am - 11:00am Lunch 12:45pm - 1:30pm
Emerald Primary Activities
Monday
- Oval Activities - Denison State School
Tuesday
- Year 2-3 Day excursion to Camp Fairbairn Outdoor Education Centre - rsvp and Permission Form required. Link below.
Wednesday
- Line Dancing Boots and All (after school activity)
Friday
- Book Week Dress Ups and Parade
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO RSVP AND ACCESS THE
PERMISSION FORM FOR THE CAMP FAIRBAIRN EXCURSION - YEARS 2-3
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.
Days:
Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th August, 2023
Arrival: 8:45am (earlier start so HT can get to Maraboon for HT Session)
Parents to sign students in at the sign in table in the assembly area behind administration (near the primary buildings) see Emerald Campus Map above.
Pick up: MON-TUES 2:15pm (later finish so that HT can get from Maraboon to CSDE)
WEDNESDAY 1:00pm finish
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.
RAFS Playgroup
RAFS will NOT be able to attend for Term 3 Mini-school
P&C Emerald Outstation bookings
Message from the P&C
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 Megan Philp as soon as possible so catering numbers can be organised. We do offer smoko’s and lunches to all, even if families are not camping.
Please just fill out this section of the below form and return to outstationlegends@gmail.com.
Any questions or queries, please contact Megan (details below)
PHONE: 0428 710 040
Primary Online Timetable Rockhampton & Emerald Campus
For Wednesday’s ‘Year 1 Science’ lesson, students will need to please bring a toy or gadget that makes sound or lights. Please have it with you, ready for 10:30am in the ‘Primary Cohort’ course on QLearn.
All online lessons will be held in the Primary Cohort on QLearn.
Search for the word 'Mini-school' and you will be able to find the lesson.
All online lessons will be held in the Primary Cohort on QLearn.
Search for the word 'Mini-school' and you will be able to find the lesson.
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. The code for the lock on the gate will be emailed directly to parents for security reasons. However there will be staff at the gate to greet families and direct them to the sign-in table.
Arrival: 8:30am arrival.
Parents must sign students in at the sign-in table, which will be situated at the new 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 CSDE Campus Outstation - 12:00PM
FRIDAY FINISH 12:30PM
Rockhampton Primary Activities
Tuesday
- Rockhampton Museum of Arts Excursion - rsvp and permission form required
Thursday
- Kershaw Gardens and Gymnastics at Victoria Park Excursion - rsvp and permission form required
Friday
- Dress Up Fundraiser - Gold coin donation
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO RSVP AND ACCESS THE
PERMISSION FORM FOR THE MUSEUM OF ARTS EXCURSION
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO RSVP AND ACCESS THE PERMISSION FORM FOR THE KERSHAW GARDENS AND VICTORIA PART GYMNASTICS EXCURSION
On the Friday of Mini-school we are encouraging students at the Rocky Campus, to dress up. It might be as a favourite character from a book or movie. You might like to dress up as your favourite star or idol. Or, maybe you could come dressed as someone you’d like to be in the future.
If you choose to dress up, please bring a gold coin donation, and money will be added to what the Year Six students have been fundraising for all year – passing learning resources onto other students in the local region. We look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.
Rockhampton E-Kindy Information
The eKindy play days are being offered to eKindy kids again this Mini-school. 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 8th Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th August, 2023
Please note arrival and pick up changes below.
Arrival:
- 9:00am Tuesday
- 8:45am Wednesday and Thursday
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 Tuesday
- 2:15pm Wednesday and Thursday
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.