CapSDE Week 3, Term Two 2024 eNewsletter
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ANZAC Day - Rockhampton & Emerald
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Homestay opportunity for CapSDE Families
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Beef Week Arrangements and Excursion
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Athletics Carnival
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What's happening in Primary?
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Rockhampton Eisteddfod Choir
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Prep
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Secondary Scoop
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Work Experience Opportunity
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Youth Expo 2024
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Guidance 'Go-2'
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Sports Person of the year award 2024
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We welcome your feedback
ANZAC Day - Rockhampton & Emerald
CSDE Students from across the state attended their local Anzac Day events on Thursday. We are proud of the community spirit and the gratitude they displayed towards the sacrifice of our ANZACS.
ANZAC Day 2024
Homestay opportunity for CapSDE Families
EXCITING NEWS! 15 HOST FAMILIES WANTED!
Did you know that Cap SDE has our very own Sister School in Japan?
A Sister School agreement was arranged at the end of 2019, with Oshu City, Japan.
We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting our very first student exchange this year.
DETAILS
- Wednesday 31 July – Tuesday August 6 (Week 4/5 of Term 3)
- 15 students (ages 14/15 years)
- 3 representatives from Oshu City Board of Education (these delegates will be hosted by our teaching staff)
What you need to know:
- The student will require their own bedroom
- Adults living in the household will need to apply for a Volunteer Blue Card (no cost) (assistance will be provided on how to complete this).
- Provide meals during the 6 night stay (6 x breakfast, 5 x lunch, 5 x dinner)
- Being a host family is voluntary (no payment provided)
- Being a host family is such a rewarding experience. You will make contacts who will become friends for life.
- The students will be arriving into and departing from Rockhampton airport.
- Host families need to have a child (primary or secondary) enrolled with Cap SDE – they do not need to be currently studying Japanese.
- Please see further itinerary details <HERE>.
If you would like to put in an Expression of Interest to be a host family, please complete the attached form by May 2.
For any further information, please contact Georgina Harch (49314855).
Note: An itinerary will be supplied as soon as it is confirmed
Beef Week Arrangements and Excursion
We are pleased to advise that during Term Two, Week Four (7th - 10th May) the school will be celebrating Beef Week.
Following the Labor Day Public Holiday on Monday 6th, parents and Home Tutors who are involved in Beef Week at the Rockhampton Showgrounds, are welcome to bring their students to the Rockhampton Campus on Tuesday 7th, Wednesday, 8th, and Thursday 9th May. These students will attend their regular online lessons from the Rockhampton Outstation, supervised by CapSDE staff. Please note, that this is available only to students who are directly involved with Beef Week activities. Students are asked to please bring any equipment they'll need to login, including knowledge of login and passwords, headset and mouse, as well as work to complete during spare lessons (for example, Spelling Mastery and eTeach work).
On Friday 10th May, the school will visit the Rockhampton Showgrounds, as part of the Suncorp Bank Schools Programme. This excursion is open to all students (whether they are involved in Beef Week or not) and the school welcomes RSVPs, to see the beef industry in action, at this fantastic opportunity.
Please RSVP, dependent upon your involvement with Beef Week, and return permission forms as requested.
Athletics Carnival
Tuesday 4th June will see our students in both Primary and Secondary converge on the oval at CQUniversity for our annual CSDE Athletics Carnival in a sea of red and yellow.
Whether you are a Wattle or a Banksia supporter we would love for you to come along; participate and cheer for your team! The Parents and Citizens will be putting on a BBQ for your convenience and there will be a coffee van for the caffeine deprived families!
If your child is wishing to participate in events at the Athletics Carnival, you will need to complete the nomination form below (and attached to the event in the calendar). These will need to be returned to:
Mr Murray Harch by no later than Monday 20th May. Email the completed nomination form to: mharc4@eq.edu.au.
Age Champion will be awarded for ages 9 - 18 boys and girls.
Please RSVP your attendance for Athletics Carnival below
What's happening in Primary?
Rockhampton Eisteddfod Choir
The CSDE 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 20th May. 1:30PM.
Next Practice: this Thursday 2nd May – online – ‘Primary Cohort’ course on QLearn.
Session Name: 'Choir Practice – Mr Scheuber – Thursday 3:05-3:45PM'
Please e-mail lrsch0@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 Mr Scheuber will be helping students to prepare.
Where: Pilbeam Theatre – Victoria Parade & Cambridge Street, Rockhampton City, Qld 4700
What to wear: school uniform. Please contact Mr Scheuber if you don’t currently own a school uniform.
What Next? Please e-mail lrsch0@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.
Prep
Our prep students are diving into the delightful narratives of ‘Bear and Chook’, ‘Mrs Wishy-washy’ and, ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. After reading, they're picking out one, two or more events that happened in the story and telling them back in their own words. To make it even clearer, they're sketching pictures on their whiteboards that match what they're talking about, making their retelling even more fun and understandable. Mrs Campbell and Mrs Shepherd are very proud of their clever students!
Check out our retell sketches from Mrs Wishy-washy. (Fun fact – Mrs Campbell remembers reading this story when she was in Year 1, back in 1980!)
Secondary Scoop
Work Experience Opportunity
Capricorn Caves once again is inviting students from the local region to apply for work experience at their Ecotourism attraction. Please find more information below, along with an application form.
Youth Expo 2024
Save the Date for our CSDE Youth Expo, 13th May during Mini-school week.
Guidance 'Go-2'
Guidance officers… support, guide, inspire
Guidance Week 2024
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.