PLD Training Year 3 - 6

On Thursday 24 April, we were fortunate enough to have PLD (Promoting Literacy Development)  trainer, Tayla Kleinschmidt, attend our school for the day to work with our Year 3 - 6 teachers.  The teachers worked collaboratively together to create class specific groupings and a teaching focus for the term for their classes.  They actively participated in activities to develop their understanding of the program and what it would look like in the classroom.  We look forward to seeing the roll out of the spelling program across our Year 3 to 6 classrooms.

Respectful Relationships Education

At Tingalpa, we are committed to supporting the wellbeing and safety of our students. As part of our wellbeing and curriculum programs, we are delivering Respectful Relationships Education (RRE) across all year levels.  Across the school, we are implementing RRE across multiple contexts including our Health and Physical Education curriculum, Wellbeing lessons and our classrooms teachers.

RRE is everyone’s business.  We encourage families to talk with their children about what they’re learning and reinforce these values at home.  Throughout the year we will be sharing resources developed by the department for parents to use at home. Below you will find information about the role of parents and carers for building respectful relationships. 

Role of parents and carers in building respectful relationships

As a parent or carer, you play a primary role in teaching your child to treat others with respect, and to help them set an expectation to be treated with respect. Children and young people need the skills to build safe and healthy relationships with their family, friends, peers, work mates and others, in all aspects of their lives.

While schools play an important role in providing students with respectful relationships education, it is the responsibility of parents, carers and the community more broadly to model relationships that are respectful, and to support young people to address issues that arise.

You can directly shape your child’s values and understanding of relationships, including seeking permission and setting boundaries, recognising behaviours that cause harm and seeking help, communicating with others, valuing different opinions, resolving conflict and promoting equality and inclusion. The conversations parents and carers have at home are fundamental in helping children and young people develop the social and emotional skills needed to successfully:

• engage positively with others
• develop a positive sense of self and resilience
• identify and respond appropriately to their own emotions and those of others
• accept and resolve differences respectfully
• challenge stereotypes
• be confident in challenging unacceptable behaviours they see
• build relationships that are based on equality and respect.

QLD Police Think U Know Session

On Thursday afternoon our Year 5 and 6 students will be participating in the Queensland Police Think U Know sessions. Students will participate in an evidence-based education program incorporating up-to-date research and is linked to the Australian Curriculum.  Presentations help students make informed decisions to keep themselves safe online and how they can overcome challenges through help seeking behaviour.  Think U Know ensure they are age-appropriate and relevant to students’ learning. This program also aligns with the Respectful Relationships Education program which is being rolled out as part of the Australian Curriculum.

Year 1A Writing

This term in 1A, our students are orally retelling and writing a retell in simple sentences about a familiar story.  Students have been reading Mr McGee texts by Pamela Allen, to focus on what is happening at the beginning, middle and end of the story. 

Year 5/6 Media and English

This term in Year 5/6, students are learning about how to create a podcast.  Our amazing media teacher, Carmel Loane, is providing students with opportunities to practice the skills they need to create their own podcast on an app called, Podbean.  Once they have learnt the skills of podcasting, students will be writing their own Podcast for their English assessment task. 

Term 3 Excursions and Incursions

Under 8’s Day	Friday 23 May
Lemonade Kids (Year 3 and 4)	Wednesday 28 May
Mangroves & Environment (Year 4)	Thursday 19 June
Readers Cup	Thursday 19 June
Habitat Heroes (Year 1)	Friday 20 June