Issue 16, 13th October 2023

From the Principal

From the Leadership Team

Books & Blankets - Invitation to current Prep Families

Parents and Grandparents of our current Prep students have been invited to join us for this exciting event in the coming weeks. This is a special end of year celebration of how much we love books and reading in Prep! We hope to see many of you there.

Semester 2 Report Cards

At the end of this term, Hilliard will be sending out Semester 2 Report Cards, to provide detailed information for parents about their child/ren’s academic achievements, efforts and behaviour. Achievement levels for subjects are based on student performance on summative assessment tasks, which are designed to give students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning and provide a means for teachers to make judgements about student work samples, as compared to the Australian Curriculum Year Level Achievement Standards.

The P-12 Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (P-12 CARF) prescribes the subjects that are taught and assessed in each year level or bands of year levels in Queensland state schools. This is aligned to the Australian Curriculum provisions for individual year levels, or curriculum areas which span across multiple year level 'bands'. This has undergone changes and updates over the last couple of years, so the subjects that are assessed and reported on at Hilliard has been different this year, compared to previous years. Not all subjects that students are taught are reported on.

In Semester 2, report cards will cover the following subjects, aligned to our Whole School Curriculum Plan, which is based on the Australian Curriculum and the latest version of the P-12 CARF:

Semester 2 Report Cards will be emailed out to parents on Thursday 7^th December. Parents, please ensure your contact details are up-to-date at the school office, including a working email address that accepts .pdf attachments, to make sure you receive your child/ren’s report card.

Expectation of the Week

Queensland Mental Health Week

Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) started on Saturday the 7th of October! This year, the focus is on 'Awareness, Belonging, Connection', reflecting the important factors that help people maintain positive mental health and wellbeing.

Over 420 events are being held to mark QMHW this year! Visit the QMHW website to search events in your area. We hope that you will take some time to mark QMHW in a way that is meaningful to you and your family.

Throughout the week - QMHW Light Ups will be occurring all across Queensland with landmarks lighting up purple and green for mental health awareness. 👉️Learn more

One in five people experience mental health issues each year. It’s important to remember that help is available.

If you or someone you know needs support, contact can be made with one of the below services. The 'Find help' page on our website also links to helpful websites, covering 24/7 help lines, gambling assistance, relationships, eating disorders, parenting and more.

• Lifeline - 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
• Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467 | suicidecallbackservice.org.au
• Kids Help Line - 1800 55 1800 | kidshelpline.com.au
• ADIS (alcohol and drug support) - 1800 177 833
• Beyond Blue Support Service and Forums - 1300 22 4636 | beyondblue.org.au| forums.beyondblue.org.au
• SANE Forums - qldmentalhealthweek.saneforums.org

In an emergency, call 000

From the Office

Welcome to Term 4!  We are busy in the office finalising all invoices and payments.  If you still have outstanding invoices we urge you to finalise them as soon as possible.  If you are having difficulties please contact the office on 3820 1666.

Statements will be emailed home next week.  Negative amounts indicate a credit (we owe you money). If you would like to pay for an outstanding invoice using a credit please call or email the office.  You will not receive a statement if your account balance is zero.

Please refer to the below table for upcoming due dates.  We are still finalising the Year 6 Graduation / Fun Day, it will be invoiced shortly.  Enjoy the weekend!

School Calendar

Sporting News

In Term 3 one of our year 4 students Olivia was selected into the the U10 Met East track and field team for 100m sprint and the 4 x 100m relay team. On the 10th and 11th October Olivia competed at QSAC along with 46 other girls. Olivia placed 7th in her 100m final, and her relay team placed 1st. Congratulations to Olivia on her sporting achievements for 2023.

From the P&C

CHRISTMAS MOVIE NIGHT NEWS! 

We are excited to keep you up-to-date with our plans!  Over the last couple of months, we have been full steam ahead planning the perfect afternoon/night for our community and we have so many exciting things to share with you!  Don't forget, every cent we make from our Movie Night will be going towards the upgrade of play equipment.  Without the help of our Hilliard families and our community, this event wouldn't be possible.

There will be many activities to keep the kids entertained prior to the movie starting including a disco, animal farm, face painting etc.  We have also organised a number of food trucks to provide some yummy food while you watch the movie.

MARKET STALLHOLDERS

We are currently seeking interest from market stallholders to participate in our Twilight Markets.  If you are interested, or you know someone who might be interested, please contact Courtney Johnson at hilliardtuckshop@gmail.com for an application form.

CLASSROOM DONATIONS  

We will be running a Lob-A-Choc game at the Movie Night and are hoping you can help us out by donating Chocolates and packaged Lollies (of any size or kind).  Each classroom has been given a washing basket to collect Movie Night donations.  We will be gathering donations across the school in the weeks leading up to the event.  Any donation big or small would be greatly appreciated. 
 

VOLUNTEERS 

As the saying goes ‘many hands make light work’!  There are a number of different roles we need volunteers for e.g., Lob-A-Choc, selling Glow items, selling drinks from the Canteen, setting up Saturday morning. However, we also know the importance of being able to share in the fun of this event with your family.  This is why we will have an online roster of different shift times for different jobs which allows you to volunteer and help out for as little or as long as you choose in a role of your choosing.  Keep any eye out for our post coming shortly with the link to the online roster to select which spot suits you.  We really appreciate any help you can offer.

Watch out for further updates on Facebook and in the newsletters.  If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at hilliardpandcfundraising@gmail.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. We thank you for your time and look forward to sharing this wonderful event with you. 

Circa Academy

We are writing to let you know that we are now on sale for Term 4 at Circa Academy

Circa Academy offers exceptional training programs with one of the world’s leading circus companies. Spanning from early childhood play to pre-professional development, our programs build physical and creative skills in a safe, non-competitive environment with some of Australia’s best trainers. 

We think that our Youth Circus programs might be of interest to you and your students. These programs allow young artists to discover their superpowers in a supportive, safe and non-competitive environment. Programs are suitable for beginners to advanced, aged 4 – 18 and will allow participants to learn cartwheels, backflips, trapeze, acrobatics, mini-tramp, juggling, hula-hoops and silks. 

Junior Engineers

Christmas Card Competition 2023

It is that time of the year again - the Christmas Card Competition!

The local MP for the Capalaba Electorate is offering students in Prep to Year 3 the opportunity to design a Christmas Card for distribution across the electorate.

The prize for the winning design is $500 to go towards seasonal celebrations. 

For more information please call (07) 3915 0100 or email capalaba@parliament.qld.gov.au

Entry forms (pictured below) can be collected from the school office.

Woolworths Cricket Blast

Crime Prevention Corner

Fun Yoga Classes for Kids

Brisbane Softball Association