Redbank Plains State School 2016

 Every day counts  Be on time  Be prepared

Sun Safe School No Hat, No Play! All students are required to have their broad brimmed, navy hat at school every day.

 On arrival at school 3-6 students sit in Senior undercover area (Tuckshop) ONLY.  Students should arrive no earlier than 8:30am.  Year 6 students wait for their teachers, sitting in two lines, then walk to their classrooms with their teacher  Students then get organised for learning and read silently.  When the second bell rings at 9:00am students are ready to learn. Routines

Learning to Learn Skills and strategies to improve learning ability. Brain Training Team building School Expectations We are safe. We are respectful. We are learners.

 Spelling  Vocabulary  Reading and comprehension - QAR  Discussing features of different texts  Writing – humorous short stories  Handwriting English

 Operations with whole numbers, decimals and common fractions  Problem solving using operations  Speed and accuracy, mental maths and Number facts  Timetables, angles, integers, 2D and 3D shapes  Money  Measurement Mathematics

Science  Science Teacher: Mr Rick Chambers

History  Federation

 South East Asia Geography

Friday 9am Music Teacher: Natalie Harding Music

Year 5 / 6  Cross Country Carnival Tuesday 15 March  Athletics Carnival Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 June  Friday Sport  Winter Season (15 April - 17 June) Netball, Soccer, Rugby League  Summer Season (12 August - 28 October) Basketball, AFL, Touch  P.E. Teacher: Ms Stephanie Jones  Our P.E. Lesson is on: Day/Time Health and Physical Education

 Visual Arts lessons will explore: The Arts

Library The Library lessons are designed to foster a love of books and reading. Students learn how to use information skills to access books for study and leisure.

Homework Home readers – can be returned and changed each day. ALL homework handed in on Mondays Students can also access homework through an edStudio at The Learning Place

Assembly Every second week starting Week 3 Year 3-6 Monday 2.30pm Whole School Assembly – Last Tuesday of the term at 2:00pm

School Communication Website: Newsletters: ed and posted on website Facebook: Please like the Redbank Plains State School page Have you registered for the Newsletter and SMS messages ?

Teacher Contact School Office: (07) Appointments: Please make an appointment to meet with teachers at a mutually convenient time.

 Classroom Reward Systems: ◦ These rewards are up to the teachers discretion the rewards should reward positive behaviour regularly throughout the day. ◦ Some examples of this include:

 These are rewards that occur on a 5 week rotation or spontaneously if decided as necessary.  Some of these rewards include: ◦ Uniform spot checks. ◦ Perfect class attendance for a week. ◦ Whole year level without a major incident recorded on OneSchool.

 These are rewards that students work towards over and extended period of time. Regular reminders about the reward are given however the rewards are only given once a term.  In order for a RPSS student to receive a wrist band, they must have ZERO major incidents recorded on OneSchool for the Term.

 If a student is not on task or is not behaving correctly in class, they will be given one warning to get back on task.  If the student does not get on task, they will be given a yellow time out card and moved to the designated Time out area or seat in the classroom for 5 minutes.  If the student is seen to be back on task after their time out, they are welcome to join the class in their seat.  If the student is still not on task, they will be sent to a designated Buddy Class for 10 minutes.

 If a student is not following the school behaviour expectations at lunch, the student will be sat out of play for time out for 5 minutes. (minor incident)  If the student is seen to be involved in a major incident, the student will receive an immediate referral to Reflection room and Admin will be contacted.

When a Major behaviour infringement occurs in the playground, this form will be filled out and the Student will be directly sent to the Reflection Room.

If a student has attended Buddy Class 3 times in one week, the student will be given a Blue Card.

 If a student attends the Reflection Room after attending Buddy Class three times in a week, a letter will be sent home to notify the parents and caregivers.  If a second Reflection Room is given, a second letter is sent home to parents.  If a third Reflection Room is given, the student is placed on a Behaviour Monitoring Card.

 When a student receives 3 referrals in one term a letter is sent home.  When a students receives a 4 th referral a second letter is sent home.  A 5th referral will result in a Behaviour Monitoring Card.

 BMCs are used to monitor students behaviour over a two week period. It is a collaboration between the parents, students and Deputy Principal.

Other information and services: Guidance Officer Learning Support Special Education Program EAL/D Support Focus on Differentiation Red Cross Early Years Health & Wellbeing (Kathrine Hicks )

We appreciate you spending time in our classroom. If you would like to speak to any specialist teachers, Administration staff, OSHC, P&C, Uniform shop or the Redcross, please go down to the Senior undercover area where they are set up. Thank you. Please enjoy the free sausage sizzle in the Tuckshop area.