MINI-SCHOOL eNEWSLETTER - TERM 4, 13th - 17th November 2023

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 others, learning and education.

We look forward to seeing you this Mini-school.

Welcome to Mini-school!

RSVP 's and Permission forms are due by Wednesday 25 October.

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  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 for any lessons that may be still running as per normal timetables. 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 OutStation catering committee. If you are staying offsite you will be required to bring: 

• Morning tea, brain break snack and lunch in a lunchbox with icebrick 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

Electronic devices including mobile phones are not permittied. 

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 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 medical 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 CSDE families.

20% discount by quoting MINISCH20. Phone bookings only.

Accommodation - Emerald

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

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. 

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.

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.

RSVP'ing for the Intensive Home Tutor Day in Rockhampton is essential due to catering arrangements.

Please RSVP by Wednesday 25th October via the link below

Rockhampton Home Tutor Session Timetable

Monday - Catholic Care will be presenting at CSDE Farm St Campus

Session 1

 "Understanding your child's brain development"

        How do we support the development of Self Regulation in our children.

Session 2

"Being an Emotion Coach and Creating a Collaborative Family Culture."

        How do we effectively communicate with our child via their emotions and the way they see the world?

Light refreshments will be provided during the 30 minute break between these two sessions. RSVP essential to inform catering. 

Tuesday - Teach like a Champion - presented by PWRD Leadership at Frenchville SC

The QELi Intensive full day Home Tutor Session at the Frenchville Sports Club will be a combined session for Primary and Secondary.  Unfortunately, this session is unable to be streamed.

The Teach Like a Champion one day workshop (14th November) will be delivered by PWRD Leadership. The workshop will be conducted using a variety of structures ranging from whole group sessions to individual reflection time and will unpack the Teach Like a Champion techniques.

The session in Rockhampton will be catered, so RSVP  is essential via the link above. 

Program Overview

Program learning intentions: by completing this program participants will:

• Develop an understanding of the Teach Like a Champion techniques needed to build strong systems and routines.

• Create a vision for rolling out the academic, behavioural, and cultural systems that drive student engagement and achievement across classrooms.   

• Build an understand of how to develop a framework and effectively rollout systems and routines
  Practise activities that will strengthen their capacity to apply effective Systems and Routines techniques in their classroom to create strong classroom cultures.  

• Plan how they will implement these techniques in their classroom, team and school

Please note that participants will be required to complete 'pre-work' before the sessions. This will be sent to participants two weeks prior and includes

• Review a professional reading
• Watch 2 x Vidoes

It is essential that when you RSVP you include your email address, as this pre-work will be sent to you directly from QELi.

QLearn - What's happening in 2024

This session will be streamed from Rockhampton. 

Link below to the session via Teams:

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Meeting ID: 489 037 942 931
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Year Level Home Tutor Sessions

CSDE  will be providing Rockhampton Families online transition Year Level sessions in the week after Mini-school due to the full program during Week 7. This will allow parents adequate time to ask questions about progresssion from one year level to the next in 2024.

Emerald Home Tutor Session Timetable

Catholic Care will be presenting as guest speakers at Emerald Campus on Wednesday with two 1.5 hour sessions.

Home Tutors will have a one hour break between the two sessions if they would like a break. Please note that the school is not providing catering for this session.  

Session 1

 "Understanding your child's brain development"

        How do we support the development of Self Regulation in our children.

Session 2

"Being an Emotion Coach and Creating a Collaborative Family Culture."

        How do we effectively communicate with our child via their emotions and the way they see the world?

Preparing for Prep 

Information/Home Tutor Session for families with students enrolling in CSDE for Prep in 2024

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: 

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 break break healthy options for those staying on-site in Emerald.

Highlights this Mini-school

Emerald Primary Activities

Monday 

• Swimming Lessons Prep - Year 6 throughout the day
• Book Fair - Students visiting with their class groups

Wednesday

• Swimming Lessons Prep - Year 6 throughout the day
• Japanese sessions - Prep - Year 4
• After School - Digital Tech:
  • Prep - Year 2 Denison Library
  • Year 3-6 CSDE staffroom

Thursday

• Japanese sessions Year 5-6
• Swimming Lessons Prep - Year 6 throughout the day
• eKindy 10 Year Celebration Morning Tea (10:00am)
• After School - Dance organised by Year 5 - undercover area CSDE 5:45pm

Friday

• Open Classes 11:30am
• Whole School Assembly 12:00pm

Dance - Emerald

When: Thursday afternoon

Time: 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Where: students are invited to the undercover area for the 2023 Term Four dance! This will be organised by the Year 5 Class.

Emerald Swimming Lessons

Celebrating 10 Years of eKindy

The School Community in Emerald is invited to come along to the Emerald campus for morning tea on Thursday at 10:00am. The morning tea is to celebrate 10 years of eKindy! 

The morning tea will be held behind the Outstation, close to where RAFS playgroup will be set up. There will an official 'cake-cutting' as we acknowledge and celebrate this occasion. 

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 13^th, Tuesday 14^th  and Wednesday 15^th November, 2023

Arrival: 9:00am

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:  2:00pm (please note the later pick up time)

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.

Open Morning

There will be an iKindy open morning for new eKindy families of 2024 on Monday at 10:00 - 11:00am. this will be behind the Outstation. 

RAFS Playgroup:

For term 4, RAFS have confirmed that they will run playgroup on

Thursday 16^th Nov and Friday 17^th Nov at Emerald Minischool, 9-11am.

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, Email:  outstationlegends@gmail.com.  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.

Any questions or queries, please contact Megan:  PHONE: 0428 710 040

Primary Online Timetable Rockhampton & Emerald Campus

Year 6 Life Education Session - info and session link

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.
• Tuesday: The QELi Home Tutor Session will begin at 8:15am so staff will provide supervision for students from 8:00am on Tuesday morning and until 3:00pm Tuesday afternoon for those parents who will be attending the QELi sessions.

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

Monday

• Japanese activities - Prep - Year 2
• Swimming Lessons for Prep - Year 6

Tuesday

• Queensland Fire Service for eKindy - Year 2
• Japanese activites - Years 3 - 5
• Swimming Lessons for Prep - Year 6
• Disco night - 5:30pm - 7:00pm 

Wednesday

• eKindy 10th Anniversary Cake cutting during student lunch break
• Swimming Lessons for Prep - Year 6
  

Thursday

• Excursion to Emu Park Surf Life Saving Club (all day)
• After school Art session 2:30 - 3:45pm at the Primary building undercover area.

Friday

• Assembly 12:00pm - Outstation
• Dresss up Day - Melbourne Cup

Swimming Lessons - Rockhampton

Prep to Year 6 will be participating in swimming lessons on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during Mini-school. Students will be travelling by bus to the Rockhampton Southside Pool. This will be a one way bus trip.

Parents will be required to pick up their students from the Southside Pool at 3:00pm each day; Mon-Wed.

2ND WORLD WAR MEMORIAL SWIMMING POOL, 2 Graeme Acton Way, Wandal Queensland 4700

Please do not enter the facility. Students under the supervision of CSDE staff will be brought to the entrance of the pool for parents to collect.

Don't forget to fill in the permission form for swimming lessons.

Those students not participating in swimming lessons will be supervised at the Primary CSDE Campus and parents will be required to pick them up at 2:30pm. 

If you have students to also pick up from the Secondary Campus at Conference on North, please collect your primary student first and then your secondary student. Secondary students will be supervised for the few minutes until you can collect them. It is a very short drive from the pool to Conference on North.

Emu Park Surf Life Saving - Beach Excursion

On Thursday 16th of November 2023, we will be providing the opportunity for all students (P-6) to participate in a Surf Life Saving Program at the Emu Park Main Beach. 

The program will be delivered by qualified surf life savers that hold their Bronze Medallion, and cater to the mixed level of skills of the students.  
Activites will be conducted at the Emu Park Main Beach near the Surf Life Saving Club due to the protected water conditions.  
1. Wading and Dolphin Diving  
2. Nipper Boards and Body Boards 
3. Tube Rescues, CPR Skills 
4. Beach and Water Flags 

All information and 'what to bring' is included in the Permission form. It is compulsory that this form be completed and returned for your student to attend this excursion. 

Disco - Primary Rockhampton

Come and join in the fun on Tuesday evening, 5:30 - 7:00pm at the Rockhampton Campus for the Term 4 disco! Bring your dancing shoes and a water bottle!

Parents and siblings are welcome to come along.

After school Art workshop

After school on Thursday, we will be holding an art activity for our Primary students that just can't get enough of Mini-school! Come along and join the fun. 

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 14^th  Wednesday 15^th  and Thursday 16th November, 2023

Arrival:

• Tuesday 8:15am
• Wednesday & Thursday 9:00am

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

Pick up:  2:00pm (please note the later pickup time for Term 4)

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.

Celebrating 10 Years of eKindy at the Rockhampton Campus. 

The School Community in Rockhampton is invited to come along for afternoon tea on Wednesday at 12:45pm,  to celebrate 10 years of eKindy! 

The afternoon will be held at the Primary Buildings. There will an official 'cake-cutting' as we acknowledge and celebrate this occasion. 

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 mtea, lunch and water bottle each day. Please see Secondary Permission form for all other requirements for this week. 

Secondary Drop Off and Pick up details

Please see days and locations below: 

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

Students must hand their lanyard in at the end of each day. This will also act as the sign out process. 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. 

Late arrival and early departures from activities at other venues: Please phone the school administration office on 4931 4800 and they will be able to contact the supervising teacher of that activity to make arrangements. 

Years 7 - 10

Will be participating in the Mini-school Program either 'face to face' or online. Mini-school program is not optional. Students are expected to attend and participation will be recorded via class rolls. Parents are required to contact the school of any absences either online or face to face via the regular methods.

Year 11

Year 11 students will be involved in Tutorial sessions throughout the week of Mini-school. This will support them in their exam preparation for the following week. Students involved in these tutorials are to bring their laptops and chargers. 

Year 11's will also be involved in the

• Mental Health Mini-mart on Monday in Period 3.
• Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 
• Secondary Awards Thursday
• RACQ Docu-drama on Monday (providing they are not involoved in a tutorial)
• Ten Pin Bowling on Tuesday afternoon (if they do not have tutorials)
• Science activities at CQU (if they do not have tutorials)

 Year 12

Year 12 students will be involoved in Leavers Week activites as per timetable below.

Mobile Phones:

Students will be asked to have their phones turned off throughout the day. The school will contact parents if at any time students require parental assistance.

Rockhampton Secondary Activities

Monday:

Students in Years 7 - 12: Conference on North 

• Mental Health Mini-mart, including Blue Tree Project activity
• First Aid Course Day One (for those students who have been asked to participate)
• Year 12 Leaver's Week activities
• Year 12's dress up day. "Dress as what you want to be when you leave school"

Year 12 students!

Have you thought about what you want to be when you leave school? Do you already have dreams of where your post-schooling years will take you?

Let's live it out for a day! Come dressed up on Monday!

Clothing requirements

The following are the non-negotiables in terms of clothing and footwear:

• Clothing must be compliant with sun safety considerations, i.e. sleeves, collars.
• Clothing must be compliant with workplace health and safety considerations, i.e. enclosed shoes worn.
• Clothing must cover 'breasts, bellies and bottoms'.
• Clothing must not contain offensive slogans or images.

Tuesday:

Students in Years 7 - 11:

• Conference on North and then Ten Pin Bowling Maths activity in the afternoon.
• Parents to pick up students directly from Rocky Bowl & Leisure at 3:00pm.
• First Aid Course Day Two (for those students who have been asked to participate) at Conference on North. Finishing at 3:00pm. Students will be supervised until parents can pick up after collecting students from Ten Pin Bowling. 

Wednesday:

Students in Years 7 - 12:

• Swimming Carnival
• Conference on North activities Years 7 - 11 (unless involved in Year 11 Tutorials)
  
• Year 12 Graduation Ceremony Practice and Guidance Officer Session (see secondary permission form for more information)

Secondary Swimming Carnival

Students to be at the Southside Pool Rockhampton by 9:15am for at 9:30 Carnival start.  After the carnival students will be transported by bus back to Conference on North. Parents are welcome to come along to the carnival and cheer for their students!

We would love to see as many students in house colours as possible! Please ensure your student is wearing sunsafe clothing and modest swimwear. Bikinis are not acceptable.

Nomination forms and information have been in the last few week's newsletters.

Nominations are due by Wednesday 1st November and should be emailed directly to Mr Murray Harch on mharc4@eq.edu.au 

More swimming carnival information in the Secondary Permission form.

Thursday: 

• Secondary Awards & Year 12 Graduation Ceremony
• Year 12 Morning Tea with parents - CQU courtyard outside Building 32
• Years 7 - 11 Science Activities excursion to Central Qld Universtity directly after the  Awards Ceremony. Parents will be required to pick up their students from CQU outside the Advanced Technology  and Innovation Centre (ATIC) at 3:00pm.

Secondary Awards & Year 12 Graduation Ceremony

The 2023 Secondary Awards and Graduation Ceremony will be held at Central Queensland University, Yaamba Road, North Rockhampton.

The location is Building 32. (see map below) Entrance to Building 32 is upstairs. However there is a lift for those that may require disability access.

Date:      Thursday 16^th November

Time:      Start time 9:30am

Students and families can start arriving from 9:10am. There will be signs to direct families to the correct area. 

Dress:     Students are to wear their full school uniform

After the event, the Year 12 students and families are invited to stay for a Year 12 farewell morning tea/light refreshments in the courtyard outside the awards venue. 

Students in Years 7-11 will stay on at the university to participate in the Science Activity Excursion. 

Secondary Awards:

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Science Excursion and Activities

Students from Years 7 - 11 will remain at the University after the awards and particpate in the Science Activity excursion organised by the Science Faculty.  Students are to meet as directed by teachers outside Building 32.

Please note that parents will be required to collect their students from Building 37 at 3:00pm. Please see location of Building 37 on the map above (white circle on the right)

All the information including what students will be required to bring is in the Secondary Mini-school Permission form. 

Year 11 Tutorial Timetable

The timetable below is designed to give Year 11 students the opportunity for more support from their teachers in the lead up to thier exams the following week. 

Year 11 students are to attend these timetables as scheduled. When they do not have a scheduled Tutorial they will be participating in the Mini-school activities as per the Secondary timetable below. 

Secondary 'Face to Face' and 'Online' Timetable

Leavers Week! Year 12's... nearly there!

Year 12 Students will be participating in Leavers Week activities during Week 7.

Information is in the Secondary Permission Form and the Face to Face timetable is below.

The Online Timetable will be available closer to the week. 

Year 12 online sessions.

Please see timetable below that outlines specific activities for Year 12 online sessions.

Year 12 students are expected to log in to the Year 10 Online Secondary Mini-school timetables sessions where directed in the Leavers Week timetable.

RACQ DOCUDRAMA - 

The RACQ Docudrama program is a road safety awareness initiative aimed at educating senior secondary students; particularly learner and provisional drivers; about the potential risks of travelling in a vehicle as both drivers and passengers. Several proactive strategies will be discussed and explored to equip the students with real world skills for combating the ‘Fatal Five’ road safety issues; Drink and Drug Driving, Fatigue, Not Wearing a Seatbelt, Speeding and Distraction which are the leading causes of incidents and crashes on our roads. Students will be encouraged to use these strategies if, and when, they find themselves in a potentially dangerous driving situation. 

Link for Online Session in the online timetable

If you have any questions regarding the presentation, please forward them to Desolee Cowley the Secondary Deputy on 4931 4800.

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