CSDE Week 10, Term One 2024 eNewsletter
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Student Spotlight - Sapphire
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Term One recap
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Holiday wellbeing ideas
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Data Day Thursday 28 March - No online lessons for students, Prep - Year 12
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Winter is coming! School jumpers available to order on Qkr!
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Sports Person of the year award 2024
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What's happening in Primary?
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Year 6
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SDSS Cross Country
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Kids Helpline
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2024 Clermont ICPA Sports Camp
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Secondary Scoop
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Work Experience
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TAFE at School - Semester 2 Courses
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P & C Directory
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Guidance 'Go-2'
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What's on in your community?
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Catholic Care - Parenting Course Emerald
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Northern Beef Producers Expo Charters Towers
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Rockhampton Youth Week Extravaganza!
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REMINDER QCWA - Children's International Competition 2024
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The Caves Agricultural Show
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We welcome your feedback
Student Spotlight - Sapphire
Term One recap
As we wrap up an eventful and enriching term at Capricornia School of Distance Education, we reflect on the multitude of experiences and achievements shared by our students, staff, and School Community as a whole. Our Secondary student leaders, Maddison and Bella participated in the Secondary Student Leader Induction at TCC and the GRIP Leadership conference and our Year 4 students enjoyed many adventures on Year 4 Camp at Cooee Bay. Invaluable learning opportunities were provided during Term One Mini-school with students from years Prep - 10 enjoying the time spent with friends and teachers. NAPLAN testing was completed for another year and our Senior Students undertook exams for this term. Many Home Tutors took part in the opportunities to hone their skills and tap into some valuable information through our Home Tutor Sessions and we appreciated the feedback and suggestions that were shared during this time. Overall, it's been a term filled with growth, learning and camaraderie.
As we approach the break, we extend warm wishes to all members of our School Community for a relaxing and safe holiday. Below, we have included '11 tips to help you relax and focus on your wellbeing' during these holidays. May this time be filled with cherished moments with loved ones and rejuvenation for the exciting journey that Term Two promises to be. Happy Easter!
Holiday wellbeing ideas
11 ways to reduce your worries and improve your wellbeing this holiday season
The holiday season is often a busy time with much to do, attend and plan, which can bring up feelings of being overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, and depressed.
Here are some tips to look after your wellbeing this holiday season.
1. Work out your priorities and keep a list
Prioritise tasks by identifying which are “must-do” tasks and which are “would like to do” tasks and tick them off when they’re done. Make the tasks possible; don’t place unrealistic expectations on yourself. Remember to prioritise your own physical and mental health as well.
2. Think before you commit yourself to other people’s expectations
We can often perform tasks merely to feel accepted by other people; there is no better example of this than the holiday period when we try to squeeze everything into our diaries. Practice saying ‘no’ to requests that are unreasonable or more than you can handle at the time, rather than suffer subsequent regrets and stress.
3. Set aside time each day for recreation and exercise
Gentle repetitive exercise such as walking, swimming and cycling are good for relieving stress. Meditation, yoga, pilates and dance are also excellent. The trick is to find what suits you best. Hobbies that focus attention are also good stress relievers and can give you a sense of achievement and satisfaction.
4. Connect with others
For some of us, the holidays can be isolating, particularly if we are separated from family and friends. Pick up the phone and call someone you care about, organise a video catch up or attend a local community-run event. Remember to check in on others who may be doing it tough and feeling alone at this time as well.
5. Acknowledge your concerns
Bushfires, a global pandemic, and an economic recession – this year has presented challenges for many people. Be aware of the concerns you might have regarding your health, finances or even reconnecting with people you haven’t seen for a while during this holiday period. Talk with someone you trust to develop strategies to manage your concerns while still enjoying what the holiday season has to offer.
6. Take your time
Don’t let people rush you. Frenzied activities lead to errors, regrets and stress. If you’re feeling rushed, ask people to wait until you finish working or thinking something out. Plan ahead to arrive at appointments early, composed and having made allowances for unexpected hold-ups. Practice approaching situations mindfully.
7. Identify your stressful situations
Make a list of events or activities that leave you emotionally drained, with one or two ways to reduce the stress for each. Try not to overburden yourself with challenging situations but when they occur, use them as an opportunity to practise stress reduction techniques, such as deep breathing and keep notes on what works for next time.
8. Be flexible
Being realistic and flexible with your expectations will help prevent guilt or disappointment if you don’t complete your to-do list or if things don’t go as planned.
9. Watch your alcohol intake
It’s easy to get caught up in festive activities, and sometimes a drink or two can feel like a solution to a problem, but it will only help temporarily. Drinking can create more problems in terms of physical and mental health. Consider the effects you are looking for (sedation and stimulation) and whether or not you can achieve them differently.
MORE: How to drink alcohol more safely
10. Perform small acts of kindness
Performing five kind acts a week creates a measurable boost to levels of psychological wellbeing. Whether you share a kind word, volunteer your time, or donate goods, helping others not only makes you feel happier, but it also enhances your connection with others.
11. Be in the moment and have fun!
We can often spend so much time worrying about the past or future that we don’t enjoy what is happening in that moment. Take the time to stop and be aware of your surroundings – what can you see, hear, and smell?
Article taken from https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/news/11-ways-to-reduce-your-worries-and-improve-your-wellbeing-this-holiday-season/
Data Day Thursday 28 March - No online lessons for students, Prep - Year 12
Lessons in Term Two recommence on Monday 15th April.
Winter is coming! School jumpers available to order on Qkr!
The weather is starting to finally cool down and winter will be upon us before we know it.
The school jumper is now available to order on Qkr!
For this round, orders will be open until Friday 19th April at which time the order will be placed with the supplier.
Cost: Size 4 - 16 $36.00
Size S - 3XL $42.00
Sports Person of the year award 2024
CSDE 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 acheivement. Do not place all acheivements 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 CSDE 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 school sport and so would not apply for Sportsperson of the year.
What's happening in Primary?
Year 6
Year Six
What a sensational start to Term One we have had! It was fantastic getting to know many of our Year Six students during Term One Mini-school on both Rockhampton and Emerald campus. It has been an action-packed term so far for Year Six. They have hit the ground running taking on their leadership roles online and during face-to-face events proudly. Leading assemblies, house war cries, selling Zooper Doopers to fundraise, collecting Gotchas and being role models to younger students during Mini-school and induction days.
For the rest of mini-school the Emerald Year 6s worked on converting fractions, used their multiplication knowledge to play a game, and STEM based activities on gravity, light and electricity. As well as drawing their visualisation of a given text. This demonstrated the importance of providing more description in their writing to ensure the reader is visualising the author’s intent. Jessica Harper, Georgina Harch and Jack Jones (Japanese Teachers from Rockhampton) also visited the Emerald Year 6 class, with students completed foil art. Finally, some design and technology with the challenge to create an Easter Box for their Easter eggs using only one piece of A4 cardboard and a piece of transparent plastic. A number of interesting and creative designs were created with a special mention to Harris for adding string for easy of carrying it. There was one box design which excelled, awesome technology and design Wylie P!
During online lessons this term students have been exploring short stories in English. We have had a wide variety of short stories covering topics from boogers in playgrounds to mustering cattle. In science, students were learning about the difference between reversible and irreversible changes in the states of matter. For example, how solids, liquids and gases can interchange through changes of state like melting, vaporising, and solidifying. We undertook a practical investigation at home under the supervision of invaluable Home Tutors. The investigation involved us freezing and melting some day to day items; such as chocolate, wax, ice and butter. The aim was to observe which substances would undergo a reversible change, and which changes would be irreversible when we froze, melted and then re-froze our substances.
こんにちは!
What a treat it was to see our wonderful Year 6 students at mini-school, we mixed foil, onomatopoeia, animals and Japanese together to create some masterpieces (please see just how wonderful they are – below).
This term, we have been looking at a variety of stories in English and Japanese.
We have focused on writing our own stories in Japanese, perhaps you have (now!) heard about The Book with No Pictures – we used a mixture of onomatopoeia in Japanese and English to create our own version of the story. Once written, of course it was necessary for a teacher to read them out loud, in all their glory, back to the class of budding authors. Let’s just say that I am sure we all learned something new about the power of words (and the obligation to read them as they are in a story!).
We then moved on to writing a class story based on the Japanese children’s book
と(to)り(ri)が(ga)い(i)る(ru)よ(yo). We used animals and adjectives in Japanese to create our own unique versions, and unique they are! Some stories were illustrated, some used a combination of illustration and pictures and some were creatively edited photos. Seeing the Year 6 students take ownership of writing in Japanese and illustrating the stories has just been fabulous. Certainly, a highlight has been sharing the different stories between classes, and seeing the differences in each story.
Year 6 Japanese
We are now working on writing individual stories in Japanese, with the first drafts looking very promising! I can’t wait to see where the story journey takes us next!
SDSS Cross Country
The school has just been advised that the SDSS 10-12 years Cross Country will be held in the first week of next term.
Please find below the SDSS Trial Notification and permission form for Cross Country Trials 10-12 Years (B&G)
Location - Springsure Golf Club
Date - Wednesday, 17th April
Time - starting at 9am and finishing at 11:30am.
If you would like your child to participate, please complete the permission form and return it with this RSVP or email directly to administration@caprrocksde.eq.edu.au.
RSVP and form due by Thursday morning 28th March. This is where particpating student names will be supplied to the Springsure District sports.
Families will be responsible to transporting their student to and from the event and also for supervision on the day.
Kids Helpline
The school has been working with Kids’ Helpline, to provide information sessions to students. These will happen across the year at various times.
Four sessions have been identified as being of particular interest, and these have been indicated on the attached form.
Please open the attached document, complete, and return to administration@caprrocksde.eq.edu.au, if you would prefer your student to opt out of the sessions.
If you are keen for your student to attend, no further action is required.
Apps & Gaming (delivered face-to-face at MS – Years 5 and 6) – and streamed for online students
Unlocking Your Inner Leader – offered just to Y6 students, delivered face-to-face and streamed online
Transition to High School – Y6 students again, but at T4 MS face-to-face and streamed.
Let’s Talk About Emotions – delivered to Y4 and Y5 students. Again, face-to-face delivery, but streamed for at-home as well.
2024 Clermont ICPA Sports Camp
Please see below details to add to your calendar for the 2024 ICPA Camp. ICPA members with students in years 4 - 7 are eligible to participate. The Registration Package can be downloaded below.
The Try booking Link for children to register for the camp is: https://www.trybooking.com/CQJLT
Registrations will open on MONDAY 22 APRIL 6.00 am and close on SUNDAY 5th MAY 10.00 pm. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS will be accepted and numbers will be capped. It's essential for your families to get in early to secure a spot for their child.
Secondary Scoop
Work Experience
Capricornia School of Distance Education invites Year 10 and 11 students to participate in their first round of Work Experience for 2024, TERM 2, week 5.
To secure your Work Experience Placement for the upcoming term, adhere to these steps:
- Find your host employer: Discover an employer aligned with your career interests willing to host your Work Experience from May 13th to May 17th, 2024. Notify the school of your chosen employer by April 19th.
- Request completion of required paperwork: Ask your selected host employer to complete the necessary paperwork.
- Submit completed paperwork: Send the finalised paperwork to vet@capricorniasde.eq.edu.au with the subject line, ‘Signed Work Experience Agreement for (Student Name)’ by May 3rd, 2024.
For additional information or assistance, please contact Mrs. Tremayne Saunders via email at tsaun94@eq.edu.au or phone 49 314 809.
TAFE at School - Semester 2 Courses
P & C Directory
Your Parents and Citizens Association (P and C Association) is interested in connecting families through our annual Family Directory.
By sharing your contact details, other parents/home tutors (both new and old) have a way of contacting you to discuss school related issues.
The Family Directory can also be used as a resource for students wanting to connect with other students in their class or school.
Purpose of the consent
The Parents and Citizens Association needs to receive consent in writing before it stores this information in the P and C Association online Dropbox and discloses personal information in the Family Directory to other members in the directory. The form below is a record of the consent provided. If you wish to be included, please complete the form and follow instructions to email the form directly to the CSDE Parents and Citizens Association.
Guidance 'Go-2'
Harmony Week
Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds.
It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Check out the link below for a great explanation on Harmony Week.
https://www.harmony.gov.au/stories/story?storyId=209
Australia is a vibrant and multicultural country — from the oldest continuous culture of our first Australians to the cultures of our newest arrivals from around the world.
Our cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and is at the heart of who we are. It makes Australia a great place to live.
An integrated multicultural Australia is an integral part of our national identity. All people who migrate to Australia bring with them some of their own cultural and religious traditions, as well as taking on many new traditions. Collectively, these traditions have enriched our nation.
There are some fascinating statistics about Australia's diversity that can be good conversation-starters:
- nearly half (49 per cent) of Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was
- we identify with over 300 ancestries
- since 1945, more than 7.5 million people have migrated to Australia
- 85 per cent of Australians agree multiculturalism has been good for Australia
- apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi
- more than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia.
These facts are taken from ABS 2016 Census Data. Check out the Australian Bureau of Statistics website.
Also sourced from: https://www.harmony.gov.au/about
Engineering, robotics and electronics workshops wonder kidz
Please note that the registration QR below is specific to the Rockhampton workshop, however there will also be offerings in Gladstone, Bundaberg and also Mackay. The registration link below has links to the other venues as well.
What's on in your community?
Tour Japan 2025 - Open to residents of Rockhampton and Yeppoon localities.
Seeking Musicians with experience.
Do you play a Band instrument? Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Baritone, French Horn, Percussion? Come and join our Tour Japan Concert Band!
Do you play a String Instrument? Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.......come and represent Australia and join our Tour Regional Ensemble!
Please note that there will be a commitment for rehearsals leading up to the trip.
For more information please see the link below.
Catholic Care - Parenting Course Emerald
During April the FRC is offering parenting courses in Emerald during the day and in the evening. Please see the below flyers for more information.
Northern Beef Producers Expo Charters Towers
An invitation is extended to our CapSDE students to participate in the junior judging.
For more info see the website below.
https://nbpe.com.au/events/junior-schools-judging/
The NBPE is scheduled to be held on the 7th-8th of June 2024, with the junior judging taking place at 7am on Friday the 7th of June.
If you are interested, please contact Kelsey Jones or the committee email: info@nbpe.com.au
Rockhampton Youth Week Extravaganza!
🌟 Rockhampton Youth Week Extravaganza! 🌟
Join us for an unforgettable day of fun, empowerment, and connection at the Rockhampton Youth Interagency Network's Youth Week Event! This vibrant gathering brings together the dynamic energy of Rockhampton's youth, offering a space to explore, engage, and celebrate.
🛍️ Market Stalls for Youth Services:
Explore a variety of market stalls showcasing valuable youth services. From mental health resources to educational opportunities, discover the support and guidance that Rockhampton has to offer its young community.
🎨 Creative Expression:
Dive into a world of artistic expression with interactive art activities that encourage self-discovery and creativity. Unleash your imagination and leave your mark on our collaborative art activities.
🏀 Sports Enthusiasts, Rejoice:
For those with a passion for sports, we've got you covered! Engage in exciting sports activities led by professionals, promoting teamwork, skill-building, and a healthy lifestyle.
🍔 Free BBQ Lunch:
Because good times and great food go hand in hand! Enjoy a delicious free BBQ lunch, fostering a sense of community as you connect with fellow attendees.
🤝 Connect and Thrive:
Forge new friendships, strengthen existing bonds, and connect with organizations dedicated to the well-being and growth of Rockhampton's youth. This event is your chance to be heard, supported, and celebrated!
Save the date, mark your calendar, and let's make this Youth Week a celebration to remember. Rock on, Rockhampton! 🚀🎉
Date: April 10th
Time: 12 - 4pm
Location: Victoria Park, Sir Raymond Huish Drive Rockhampton QLD 4700
REMINDER QCWA - Children's International Competition 2024
🎨✨ Calling all young artists and creative minds! ✨🎨
Get ready to showcase your talent in our annual competition hosted by the Country Women's Association! 🏆🖌️ Whether you're a colouring connoisseur or a budding Picasso, there's a category for everyone from Prep to Grade 6.
🎉 First prize? A shiny $20 cash prize awaits the winners in each grade level! 💰✨
Entries close on Friday, May 31st, so don't delay! 📅 Grab your colouring page and competition guidelines from the front desk, and start creating your masterpiece today! 🎨✏️
Remember, each entry must include the completed entry form attached. 📝
Let your creativity shine and join the fun! 🌟 #CWACompetition #YoungArtists #CreativityUnleashed 🎉🖼️
Link: QCWA - School Children’s Competition
Each year QCWA studies a different country of the world and in 2024 we are looking at all aspects of life and living in Morocco.
All Queensland primary school and special needs children from prep to Year 6 are eligible to enter.
Please refer to the attached competition schedule and the year 5 and year 6 judging sheets as a guide for year level requirements.
Would you please be so kind as to pass these on to the relevant teachers, or publish in your school newsletter, so that students may enter the competitions at their leisure.
Entries will close on Friday 31st May, and Marion is happy to collect these from the school campus office in Emerald, or they can be posted directly to Marion (see address below),
Marion Edwards, C/- QCWA Emerald Branch, P.O. Box 777, Emerald Qld 4720.
Marion would need to receive any posted entries by the 12th June.
A small prize for 1st place and certificates to 3rd place will be awarded in each year level at the Emerald Branch competition, and winning entries will then progress to Central Highlands Division (comprised of seven Branches) for judging.
The Caves Agricultural Show
Ms Hinchcliffe is part of The Caves Progress and Agricultural Society that runs and organises the show. If you are keen to help out/volunteer on the day with setting up or preparation, please let her know.
Email - lhinc26@eq.edu.au