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Principal’s Message
WEEK 9 TERM 1
25 March 2020
Thanks for Your Support
If you are in a position to keep your children home,
please do so.
As directed by the Premier, we have asked staff who have
compromised immune systems, are in higher risk categories or who
care for people in higher risk categories to work from home.
This means we have a reduced number of staff at school each day
to supervise face to face learning. This also means we will combine
students from different classes for those students who attend each
day. Learning will continue albeit with different expectations and
more through an online format. Today we launched the online
learning platform. There has been some great success with this,
along with a few small speed bumps.
Let me also remind parents to not put too much pressure on your
family. This is not home schooling, you are not expected to be your
child’s teacher from 9:00am until 3:00pm very day. Do not feel
compelled to complete everything.
Learning will look different and so it should as your family spend
time together. Do as little or as much as is right for your family. This
will look different for everyone.
Cleaners
This is just a quick shout out to our cleaners who are part of our
frontline defence. They are doing an amazing job in teams keeping
our rooms clean. We have adjusted our workforce roster to include
cleaners sanitising classrooms and high traffic areas during the
school day. Cleaners are doing extra cleaning each evening to
make sure everything is fresh for the next day.
I am very grateful our cleaners make a difference to the wellbeing
of our school community. You will also see in this newsletter we are
looking for additional cleaning staff, please contact the school if you
are interested in this work.
Parents in Schools
After the Prime Minister’s announcement last night, we need to
make some changes to reducing the number of unnecessary
gatherings in our school.
Our school changes are listed below:
No use of school playgrounds before or after school,
except for OSHC.
Pick up arrangements - It does not make sense to
have adults waiting for students in the undercover
areas or in groups outside classrooms. Please collect
your child from one of the three pick-up areas. Ideally
you can collect them without leaving your car. I
understand there will be some students with specific
needs and in these instances, parents can discuss
with the class teacher individual pick up
arrangements. Our Prep teachers will email families
today to let them know of our revised pick up
procedures for Prep students.
We are not having volunteers in classrooms until
further notice.
We are also not offering access to external providers
during school hours, with the exception of student
medical conditions. These services will have to occur
outside of school hours for now.
Brad Clark
Principal
School absences contact before 9:00am School absence line: (07) 3430 9160 School email: [email protected] Advise via QParents OSHC Absence Line: (07) 3430 9145 All student messages MUST be received by 2:30pm
Administration
Expression of Interest
Tuckshop
The tuckshop will be closing at the
end of Friday this week, 27 March,
and as such no tuckshop orders will
be able to be placed in the last week
of Term 1 (week 10).
Nunzi Hyde
Business Manager
If there are any interested parents who
would like to register for a casual call up of
school cleaning services, please email your
resume and blue card details to
A requirement of working with the
Department of Education is to hold a valid
paid ‘Working with Children’ blue card.
Please note - this is not a guarantee of work, but we are keen to
build our database for times when extra help is needed.
Principal’s Message
Monday 30 March
Kilometre Club 8:00am
Tuesday 31 March
Go Blue for Autism Day (wear blue)
Wednesday 1 April
Kilometre Club 8:00am
Friday 3 April
Easter Hat Parade (revised format)
LAST DAY OF TERM 1
Monday 20 April
SCHOOL COMMENCES TERM 2
School Values
Through these unsettling times, I have seen the best of the
Samford community and the values of our school being
demonstrated every day. These values have been identified in our
new school Strategic Plan, constructed in collaboration with our
School Council.
Kindness- The empathy and generosity across our community
reflects how we bring out the best in each other.
Curiosity- Every day there are new opportunities to think
outside the box. As we re-shape learning more into an online
environment, it will be a more flexible space for students to follow
their interests to engage in learning about things that deeply
interest them.
Citizenship- I can feel the way our community is connected
and I see every day the way people are acting in the best
interests of others. Our students have taken amazing
responsibility for themselves and those around them.
Respect- Every interaction I have with students, parents, staff
or community members has respect ingrained into it. Everyone is
acting with the highest level of integrity and authenticity as they
support each other, withholding judgement.
Growth Mindset- I have said it several times already, but the
way our students are showing adaptability, perseverance,
tenacity and resilience is commendable. They approach
everyday with an open mind and are ready to learn, a true sign of
a learner in modern times.
Brad Clark
Principal
AGM Meeting Last Week
Thankyou to all who attended our AGM last week. We are pleased to let you know that
our Executive team remains the same as last year.
President - Claire Limbrick
Treasurer - Allan Neilsen
Secretary - Katie Gaudron
Vice President (OSHC) - Melissa Gjerek
Vice President (Sub-committees) - Cassandra Parker
In times like this, our community inevitably steps up and supports each other, something
which is heartwarming to see. Should there be anything the P&C can do to assist families
during the coming weeks, please reach out.
Position Available - Business & Events Coordinator
Are you a motivated self-starter looking for flexibility in your
job? If you are highly organised, great with people, and have a
community-minded approach, we would love to hear from you.
Samford State School P&C are currently seeking a Business
and Events Coordinator for 15 hours per week, term time only.
For the full job spec, please email: [email protected]
P&C Exec
NEXT MEETING:
P&C Meeting
Monday 11 May 6:30pm
Seminar Room (TBC)
P&C News
Family Wellbeing
Tips for Taking Care of the Wellbeing of your Family during Covid-19
Limit Media Intake
While it’s important to be up to date with current information and
advice it is also important to monitor how much media you and
your family are viewing. Too much time spent watching and
listening to the same media alerts can increase our feelings of
uncertainty and fear. Decide ahead of time how you will stay
updated and switch off the news at the pre-agreed time.
Talk to your children
Our children are talking about the virus just like we are all talking
about the virus. Help them to stick to the facts about Covid-19 with
honest and age-appropriate conversations. Explain how the virus
spreads and ways to protect themselves and others from
spreading the virus. Encourage them to ask questions so you can
clear up any misunderstandings or false information.
It’s important children know that most people who get the virus
don’t get very sick. Some people who get sick will die but most
people will get better. Also talk about the fact there are people who
have been working their whole lives to help in situations like this.
Your child may have feelings of worry or fear which is a normal
reaction to our circumstances. Validate their feelings by letting
them know it’s normal to feel that way.
One Day at a Time
Focus on making a plan for the day. Projecting too far into the future
provokes anxiety as we focus on the things that are out of our
control. Instead we can look at the things that can be achieved in a
single day. Include a mixture of activities to break up the day e.g.
attending to work and learning goals, picnic in the yard, preparing a
healthy dinner, facetiming a friend, reading, puzzles and tidying up a
room or cupboard.
Look for the opportunities
While we are living through unprecedented challenges we also have
unique opportunities. What opportunities will social isolation bring to
you and your family? What projects will you now have space for?
What skills can you make a commitment to developing? How can
you strengthen your relationships during this time?
Spread kindness
Kindness is a powerful change agent. As an alternative to getting
caught up in fear and anxiety, make it a priority to show kindness to
each other and those in need of help. Notice the difference it makes
to your own sense of resilience and calm when you act with
kindness towards others and yourself.
Deb Rennick
Guidance Officer
Kilometre Club - Monday and Wednesday morning
8:00am senior oval
Readers Cup School competition
Parent/teacher interviews (over the phone only - not
face to face)
Go Blue for Autism day - 31 March - TBA
Easter Hat celebration - 3 April (in a different format
TBA)
ANZAC Day assembly in Term 2 - 24 April (in a different
format TBA)
Interschool Sport (including school training sessions) for
the rest of term
Readers Cup School competition
Choirs, music lessons, ensembles and assessments
(percussion, strings, woodwind and brass)
Classroom group work with parent helpers
School swimming lessons
Yr 6 Parliamentary Visit on 30 March & 2 April
Junior and Senior Assemblies for the interim
Community Consultation Evening on 30 March
School Banking (resuming Term 2 TBA)
Pemulwuy Prelude Concert on 1 April
Library is closed during lunch breaks Term 1
Vivace ANZAC Day performance at Avenue of Honour -
25 April will no longer take place
RI and Bahai classes have been cancelled for the rest of
Term 1
Friday night Swim Club - club championships on 27-28
March have been cancelled
Holiday Code Camp cancelled (however an online
program is available)
NAPLAN 2020 Year 3 & 5 has been cancelled
(subject to change)
ANZAC Day assembly - 24 April (different format TBA)
School Photos - 19 - 20 May
Senior Cross Country Yr 3-Yr 6 - 28 April
Yr 2 Street Science incursion - 29 April
Junior Cross Country Prep-Yr 2 - 30 April
QYMA Senior Concert Band - 6 May
QYMA Senior Strings - 7 May
Mother’s Day Stall - 7 May
Yr 6 Camp - 11-15 May
National Walk to School Day - 15 May
Bookfair - 15-21 May
Yr 3 Street Science incursion - 20 May
Yr 5 Starlab incursion - 21 May
Chaplaincy Week - 25-29 May
Under 8’s Day - 29 May
Senior Sports Day Yr 3-Yr 6 - 24 June
Current as of 25 March 2020
Online Learning
Moving forward, here are some technical pointers that may help:
Students (Year 3 - 6) use the password they made up at school. It’s the one they use when logging on to laptops and
desktops;
Passwords can be reset by classroom teachers using the ‘Student Password Reset’ tool. The teachers need to be on site for
the tool to work;
When signing up to Office 365 and you get to the MIS page, don’t use the child’s email as their username, just their MIS ID;
If installing Office 365 on an iPad, omit 2a step 7 (instructions were emailed on Friday 20 March to families along with
usernames, passwords and links to online learning;
If purchasing an iPad in relation to online learning, I suggest getting one that will be used in the Year 4 - 6 iPad program. This
is Generation 6 and above (7th generation);
The 128Gb iPads are now hard to get. A 32Gb iPad is fine;
Teachers are preparing Class Notebook pages to support online learning. We are aiming for these to be ready by
Wednesday. Your current class teacher may not be the teacher supervising your child’s online learning, all the time;
Education Queensland students have free access to Grok Learning (learn computer coding languages). Use current MIS ID
and Username to login;
When installing SORA (eLibrary), please choose the ‘Education Queensland’ option;
There’s a range of helpful resources on the Learning@Home website.
Premier’s Coding Challenge
The challenge has begun! Last year, students from Samford State School won top prizes in two categories.
Code an interactive game to teach others about cybersafety (staying safe online). Find out more, here.
Stay safe and take care.
Justin Marchesi
Technology Ambassador
Connected Learning - Technologies
2020 Prep Parent
Uniform Shop
Shop Hours
Closed for the remainder
of Term 1
Winter Stock
Winter stock has arrived. Check out what’s available here.
Kylie Neville
Uniform Shop
School Banking
No Banking
Just a reminder that there will be no school
banking for the remainder of Term 1.
Banking will resume in Term 2.
Andrea Rhind
School Banking
Tuckshop
Tuckshop Hours
Tuckshop will remain open until Friday 27 March (week 9) and will
be closed the last week of term.
Grazing Boxes
Grazing boxes will be available
for ordering on Qkr - closing
5:00pm tomorrow (Thursday 26
March). They will be $25 and
feed two people.
Sarah & Brent Wastie
The Three Little Pigs
0431 092 913
Kilometre Club
Scores Update
CLARKE 301
CUTHBERT 276
JACKSON 178
ELLIOTT 129
Kilometre Club will be held next Monday and Wednesday (Week
10) on the senior oval at 8:00am.
John Picken
Head of PE
Library
Thank you
Thank you to the Samford community for supporting our Library over the Term. I know Kerry, Jodie and I
have enjoyed meeting many of you through your contact with us in the Library. We would also like to
extend our gratitude and appreciation to those who have offered their time by volunteering to help out with
Book Club, shelving and book covering.
Book Club
Book club has arrived and orders have been delivered to your child’s classroom. If you haven’t received your order, please contact us.
Readers Cup
I’d like to thank all the children who signed up to be a part of this year’s competition. Their enthusiasm was uplifting and I’d like to
acknowledge the hard work they put into preparing for this competition. Unfortunately, I have postponed the competition in its current
format, along with entering a team into the District final.
End of Term Procedures
Generally at this time, we put a call out to return any outstanding books before the start of the holidays. However, if this is not possible,
please hold onto your child’s loans until school resumes. Also, please take advantage of our digital library which gives access to an
extensive collection of books to borrow through the Sora app. Details will be available through your child’s Class Notebook.
Happy reading,
Deb, Jodie & Kerry
Library
Support Jack B of 6A!
Jack B of Year 6A is taking part in the World’s Greatest shave this
year to help raise awareness and money for cancer research.
Unfortunately his plans to shave his head on our final assembly
can’t go ahead. So Jack will be bravely shaving his head with the
help of his hairdresser, and he will be filming it so as he can share it
on assembly next term.
Jack has raised over $690 which is a huge effort! But he needs to
raise more to hit his target of $800. There is a donation box in the
office for anyone who would like to contribute to this worthwhile
cause, or you can kindly donate to help Jack raise funds here.
World’s Greatest Shave
GOMA Excursion
On Wednesday, 11 March 2020, Year 3 attended an exciting excursion at GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art). Our focus for ‘The Arts’
curriculum in Semester 1 is Visual Arts so this was a lovely way to explore various artworks by local and international artists in ‘real life’.
As part of our visit, we were lucky enough to visit the amazing exhibition ‘Water’ that is at GOMA for a limited time. A truly fun day was had
by all!
Vanessa Redfern
Year 3 Teacher
Year 3 Excursion
After School Activities (ASA)
Term 1 - Easter Embroidery Students in Helen Evans’ art classes this term have been busy with Easter craft. The embroidery class made some cute Easter chickens.
Here are Lucy and Zara with their creations (absent from photo - Jasmine, Holly, Lily, Millie, Lola)
Term 1 - Easter Paper Mache The paper mache class made some adorable Easter
chickens.
Here are Nina, Lola, Frankie, Hugh, Chloe and
Charlotte with their chickens, along with Ellie and
Audrey’s chickens as well.
Term 2 Program Please find below the Term 2 program of ASA classes. Please note however that these are subject to change at short notice due to our
current situation. Please consult with individual tutors as to whether these classes will be proceeding. Further information can be found
here.
Class Day Cost Ages Location Registration Information
Elements of Art:
Colour
(Helen Evans)
Tuesday
(6 weeks)
5 May - 9 Jun
$85 Grades 1-6 Makerspace
https://www.thearttrain.shop/collections/
seep/products/seep-tuesday-term-2-2020-
colour
0431 729 976
Exploring the Art of
Gordon Hopkins
(Helen Evans)
Thursday
(6 weeks)
7 May - 11 Jun
https://www.thearttrain.shop/collections/
seep/products/seep-thursday-term-2-2020-
pastels
0431 729 976
Grasshopper Soccer
(Mauricio Marino)
Monday
(8 weeks)
27 Apr - 15 Jun
$135 Prep – Grade 6 Oval
https://grasshoppersoccer.com.au/Samford
0430 588 067
Chess
(Neil Lossberg)
0448 868 501 Sorry, no chess for Term 2. Hoping to resume in Term 3.
Yoga
(Vicki Murtagh)
Monday
(7 weeks)
Dates TBA
TBA Prep – Grade 6 Library
https://www.mala-alchemy.com/
seepbookings
0424 707 818
French Club
(Karine Denis)
Tueday
(7 weeks)
Dates TBA
TBA Grades 2-6 Multi Media Room in
the library
0420 899 190
www.bonjourlafrance.com.au
Guitar
(Rob Reeves)
It is with regret that I announce that I won't be offering the ASA guitar program in
Term 2, due to the Corona virus pandemic. Students currently in the program will
be invited to continue lessons via video link, to ensure continuity of instruction. I
am looking forward to once again offering in person lessons when the situation
stabilises, and the need for distancing measures has passed. Other students who
would normally be interested in the after school program are welcome to contact
0408 854 077
Upcoming Vacation Care
We are still going ahead with our vacation care program and enrolments are now open. We are however
going to have some flexibility when it comes to our excursions and will rely on advice from the World Health
Organisation and the Early Childhood Education and Care (Department of Education) to see if these will go
ahead.
We are lucky enough to have our own private screening for the movies so we will only have our children in
the cinema as well as our educators. We have reduced the number of children whom will be able to attend
these excursions to 50 children and our splitting of the juniors and seniors has assisted with this number
reduction.
Online bookings can be made here. Enrolments close for vacation care on 1 April 2020. The package can be viewed here.
What Else Have We Been Up To?
This week we have been working in the garden and propagating more lavender, basil and rosemary. We harvested the sweet potato and
gave this away to our families and also picked some rosemary and dried this out to use at a later date. Lastly we stacked our new timber
for the pizza oven, so we are all ready to go to cook damper, pizza’s and bread in it.
We have been spending as much time as possible outside, playing on the hard courts, oval, nature space, playground, garden and the
undercover areas.
We have also been creating magic wands with sticks we have found on our nature walks and used our scrap wool to wrap around the
stick. This experience was enjoyed by all ages and kept all children engaged for a long time.
Kristy & the OSHC Team
OSHC
OSHC Vacation Care
WEEK ONE
WEEK TWO
Attitude of Gratitude
Put some gratitude into your attitude!
There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for! Take a moment to appreciate the things in your life
that bring you comfort, joy and meaning.
Please email what you’re grateful for to [email protected] and it will appear
anonymously here next fortnight.
Kindness is contagious - pass it on!
Everyone throughout the school are simply amazing.
Grateful to Andrew for keeping things down to earth with the smell of freshly mowed grass.
Thanks to all the school staff who are on the front line during this pandemic, especially working with the grotty
younger ones! I really appreciate the effort you have gone to ensure our kids are still able to learn during this time,
and the clear communication that we have received from the school. Please stay safe and look after yourselves.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the updates during this time. Although a long read, it’s great, informed
information. Keep it up as best you can over what is very tiring circumstances.
I’m grateful for the butterflies at the moment.
We hugely appreciate the stress that Samford State School staff will be under at this time, and the efforts you are
going to, to both keep school open as necessary and cater for the kids at home. We will be supportive of all
learning initiatives going forward but would like to emphasise that for us, this is firmly second place to the safety
and wellbeing of educators as well as the community as a whole.
Our first year with our little Prep boy, and words can’t even express our gratitude. We have a huge amount of
admiration for the teachers and staff at Samford State!! We will all get through this and rise up. Sending so much
love, support, praise and continued positivity to all the staff. What a wonderful community we are so fortunate to
have. Take care, keep smiling and together we will pull through! It certainly takes a village… and we have an
exceptional village!!
I just wanted to send thanks for all the hard work the leadership team have done, and will continue to do in the
coming days and weeks. I don't envy the leadership challenges you are all facing head on, and have absolute
confidence that you will continue to do an amazing job. Please take care and I look forward to seeing you on the
other side.
Top work Samford State School - you've turned our teeth-gritting-painfully decision to do what felt right, into a
much more comfortable, it'll be hard but we're in it together, kind of feeling. This action is what leadership is
supposed to look like. I cannot recall when I last saw that in the wild. This makes me proud to be a part of the
Samford Valley.
Loved the ‘What’s happening’ document - fantastic to see it all on one page—thanks!
Thank you for the continual updates. It’s wonderful to be apart of such a great community.
I would like to congratulate the entire school team on your clear and timely communications during this global
pandemic. I wish you, your family and friends all the best of health.
You are all doing a really great job in unprecedented and trying times. Thanks to the whole school team. We
appreciate it and it just confirms how thankful we are to be with Samford State School.
Very grateful for the warmth and support of a hot cup of tea!
Thank you so much to the continued commitment to learning for our kids. The constant update that you provide our
parents is exemplary - clearer than our government. Thank you to the amazing teaching staff at Samford State
School.
Attitude of Gratitude
Put some gratitude into your attitude!
There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for! Take a moment to appreciate the things in your life
that bring you comfort, joy and meaning.
Please email what you’re grateful for to [email protected] and it will appear
anonymously here next fortnight.
As a registered nurse working in the COVID19 clinics I am very worried about the roll on effect it will take on
people’s mental health. Providing links in the newsletter to mental health support is a really thoughtful idea and is
a great resource for anyone feeling like they need that little extra support during this time of stress.
I’m grateful for clear vision on a cloudy day.
I just wanted to congratulate Samford State School for the way this complex situation has been handled. The flow
of information has been excellent and the hard work by all involved to set up the online platform is very
impressive! Despite the truly terrible circumstances, as a new Prep parent at the school I have been impressed by
how well things have been handled. Keep up the good work!
Thankyou very much for all the comprehensive updates! Stay safe everyone in and out of school. Look after each
other in which ever way possible.
I was online last night setting up the three virtual classrooms on our system. Assembled a wonderful array of
learning materials. It is well structured, explained, the log in process was straight forward and I think it will be
excellent. I know there will be teething problems but for us, it’s exactly what we hoped for and more. These are
unprecedented times, but the effort that has gone into this delivery by Samford State School is awesome. Well
done - to be able to continue roughly ‘as planned’ under Brad’s direction and feedback is reassuring. It also lifts a
big load from us at home and is greatly appreciated. I know Brad and the staff have had to go miles ‘above and
beyond’ to achieve this. I have seen what a number of other schools in this State have offered to parents and this
is certainly an exceptional and a rapid response. Congratulations to everyone involved and I hope this quickly
enables more staff to also work from home.
Thank you to everyone who contributed this fortnight.
Community Notices
History shows that each major outbreak is different and, just like previous outbreaks, we don’t know how this one will end. The fallout of any disease largely depends on other circumstances – when we catch it, how contagious and fatal it is, how hygienic people are, and how quickly a vaccine or cure becomes available. But there’s one thing that a disease, or any other crisis for that matter, can’t break … and that’s the connection we have as human beings and our ability to help and support one another through tough times. COVID-19 is affecting our Samford Community in many ways and those affects change weekly, if not daily. Responding to these affects at a local level is imperative as each community is different and has its own issues and needs in regards to this disease.
With the Samford Support Network (SSN) coordinating the community response, a number of local businesses, professionals and community organisations have come together to provide a response service for members of the community who are struggling due to self-isolation (be it voluntary or otherwise). This service ensures they receive basic requirements such as food and medication. The service will also offer emotional and psychological support to the community.
The Samford COVID-19 Response Plan is aimed at capturing the scope, actions and control measures for coordinating available volunteer resources in the Samford area and responding to urgent requests for assistance. Initially, community members in the following suburbs are covered by this plan: Samford Village, Samford Valley, Wights Mountain, Camp Mountain, Highvale, Closeburn, Cedar Creek, Yugar and Draper. For up-to-date information from the COVID-19 Samford Response Service, please use the contact details above and follow the SSN Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/samfordsupportnetwork/ Volunteers are the heart and soul behind any successful community response, and the SSN will need additional volunteers for this service. If you would like to help, please visit the SSN Covid-19 website at https://samfordsupportnetwork.com/covid-19/ and complete the online application form. Other relevant links include:
Samford Support Network (normal services): Web: www.samfordsupportnetwork.com General email: [email protected] General phone: 0470 214 916 Other COVID-19 Information Sources:
Queensland Government: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19?utm_medium=Online&utm_source=Hero%20feature&utm_campaign=Novel%20Coronavirus Australian Government Department of Health: https://www.health.gov.au/…/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-hea…
COVID-19 Samford Response Service P: 0492 866 612 E: [email protected] W: https://samfordsupportnetwork.com/covid-19/
Ferny Grove State High School
ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN FOR 2021
The key to a successful and smooth transition to high school is preparation. Our Expression of Interest (EOI) for 2021 Student enrolment opens on Monday 2 March. If you have a Year 6 student coming to us next year or know of a family hoping to enroll for next year, can you please complete an EOI once they open. You can find these forms on the school website under the enrolments tab. These need to be completed and returned to Ferny Grove State High School by Twilight Evening, 27 May, as we will be taking bookings for enrolment sessions at this event. You will need to have completed the EOI and received an acceptance of enrolment to be eligible to book an enrolment session time. We will be holding group enrolment sessions for parents/guardians and students. At these sessions we will take a head shot of prospective Year 7 students so we have photos of our students from Day 1. We will go through the numerous enrolment forms and explain what they are for, highlighting what information we require from parents. There will be a discussion of the Responsible Behaviour Plan, Mobile Phone Policy, uniform expectations and ICT requirements. We are offering the Enrolment sessions on the following dates:
* Tuesday 9 June * Wednesday 10 June * Thursday 11 June
* Tuesday 16 June *Wednesday 17 June * Wednesday 29 July
* Monday 3 August * Wednesday 9 September
The session times will be:
3:40pm–4:10pm 4:20pm–4:50pm 5:00pm–5:30pm
You are welcome to book individual interviews with a Deputy if you feel you or your child would benefit from this. Students with specific learning, social or emotional needs should have individual interviews. For those Year 6 students interested in applying for Excellence Programs for 2021, there are expression of interest forms on the school website for Learning Excellence at Ferny (LEAF), German Immersion, F.A.S.T. (Ferny Advanced Sporting Team) and Instrumental Music and Choral. LEAF EOI is due by 3:00pm, 29 May 2020. German Immersion, F.A.S.T. and Instrumental and Choral Music application closing date is 3:00pm, 19 June 2020. For more information on student enrolment please visit the school’s website www.fernygroveshs.eq.edu.au or contact the office on 3550 5777.
Community Notices
