2022
ALL SAINTS YEAR FIVE
Information Evening 2022
WELCOME
WELCOME TO YEAR FIVE
HOURS OF OPERATION Core Program:
8:25am - 3:00pm
Outside School Hours Care:
6:30am - 8:15am 3:00pm - 6:00pm OSH Club 1300 395 735
CONTACT DETAILS Junior School Office:
5587 0365 juniorreception@asas.qld.edu.au
OUR TEACHERS MRS TRACEY CHIRIO tchirio@asas.qld.edu.au
MRS SUE GLAVES sglaves@asas.qld.edu.au MRS RENEE WILSON rwilson@asas.qld.edu.au
MR LUKE HALCRO lhalcro@asas.qld.edu.au
MRS CINDY MCCARTHY cmccarthy@asas.qld.edu.au
ENGLISH Speaking Formal and informal speaking plays a major role in the All Saints Community. Students will be explicitly taught to use accountable conversations through collaborative activities. Formal presentations include: • • •
Life in a Suitcase Short Persuasive Public Speaking
Writing Over the course of the year we will expore the following text types: • Narrative • Persuasive • Historical letter • Poetry Reading Home reading of approximately 20mins each night should be made a priority. Students will be required to keep a record of their reading. Year 5 and 6 students will participate in the Accelerated Reader program. This program connects online learning with book resources in the Junior School library. PLD PLD (Promoting Literacy Development) provides an Australian, evidence-based approach to Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP). Aligned with the Science of Reading, PLD’s SSP approach extends from the junior primary years (which has been running at All Saints for several years) through to upper primary years, thereby facilitating a whole school approach. PLD’s method is derived from the disciplines
of speech pathology, occupational therapy and education. In Years 3 to 6, teachers will allocate regular times to the explicit teaching of SSP. Teachers will establish a weekly process in which three differentiated ability groups operate. Revision, explicit instruction and an independent task, form the core of the daily activities. The tasks selected will have a “sound-out” and phonics focus. Additionally, tasks will be included to facilitate the vocabulary word knowledge of the phonic word lists, as well as the transfer of these words into extended writing. MATHEMATICS It is crucial that students can recall their times tables and number facts quickly and accurately. It is essential that these skills be practised and consolidated at home. To assist your child at home you could: • explore time in real life situations (analogue/24 hour times, timetables and schedules) • money and transactions • explore fractions in real life settings HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (HASS) The Year Five units relate to exploring and refining mapping skills, local and global relationships, Australian history during the 19th century and researching and actioning in response to a natural disaster. SCIENCE Students will conduct scientific investigations, pose questions, predict the outcome of changing variables and use equipment safely and accurately to prove/disprove scientific aims. Semester One and Two: States of Matter Semester Three and Four: Desert Survivors
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THEME OVERVIEW Term 1 Freedom Matters Terms 2 & 3 1800s Australia Term 4 A Whimsical Way With Words
WELLBEING Students develop personal and social capabilities as they learn to understand themselves and others. This involves recognising and regulating emotions, developing empathy for others, building positive relationships, making responsible decisions, working effectively in teams, building resilience and developing leadership skills. THE RESILIENCE PROJECT Years 3 to 6 will participate in the program. The key elements that underpin the program are: • Gratitude • Mindfulness • Empathy • Emotional Literacy Parents will also play an important role in the success of The Resilience Project. As these key elements are introduced to the students, short videos will also be made available to parents so that they too can build important knowledge and encourage desired attitudes and behaviours. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION Primary school children need age appropriate information about personal development, identity, values and the body. In Term Three each year our Year 5 and 6 students receive lessons from a visiting teacher/expert from True Education (part of Family Planning Queensland) to deliver Human Relationships and Sexuality education, providing opportunities for students to learn personal safety skills, exploring the concepts around the emotional, social and physical changes that occur during puberty.
SPECIALISTS Music Physical Education Christian Living Technology Art Drama Dance Strings Library ESL Learning Support
Infinity Aides
Mr Andrew Lange Mr Ross Kingsley Mrs Georgia Liussi Mrs Tara Lister Mrs Milissa Gustafson Mr Simon Reed Miss Pat Ciafardini Mrs Rosie Tucker Mrs Jane Venter Mrs Lisa Mason Mrs Pam Reardon Mrs Bec Bruhn Mrs Cathy Rennie Mrs Sandra Bartlett Mrs Tanya Downie Mrs Di Hatcher Mrs Sally-Ann Stevenson Mrs Lyndal Smith Mrs Justine Letchford Mrs Ros Kumnick Mrs Belinda Geyer Mrs Georgia Smith Mrs Bridget Allars Mrs Elizabeth Markou
LIBRARY Students will commence the year with a review of their favourite authors, books and genres. Please remember to return books on set Library days. Students will also participate in the Accelerated Reader program. BAND Care should be taken of the valuable instrument that your child has taken home as part of the Year 5 Band Program. Regular practice each week will ensure that students are making the most of the opportunity they have been given. COMMUNICATION Please feel free to write a note in the diary if you have a message or if you wish to make an appointment for a longer chat. Be aware that emails are not always seen until the end of the day. We appreciate parents acknowledging the diary by signing.
HOME READING Regular home reading forms part of your child’s homework. Your child has a reading log to record his/her reading sessions. HOMEWORK The diagram below reflects the homework priorities and expectations for 2020.
LAPTOPS & DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP We are looking forward to the opportunities that the laptops will bring this year. The children are aware that these are a learning tool and not a toy or entertainment device at school. We have strict classroom boundaries when using devices at school.
SOCIAL MEDIA All Saints has developed a Social Media Policy to formally document the School’s expectations and to outline appropriate guidelines and procedures regarding Social Media. Where a breach of this policy occurs, disciplinary action will be taken at the sole discretion of the School and may include
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On occasions, homework will be adjusted accordingly when students are required to complete specific tasks (for example, preparation for public speaking).
expulsion or termination from the School. The full policy can be reviewed on the Student Portal and the Parent Portal. An overview is in the Student Diary. In today’s society parents utilise social media for school based reasons. We ask that parents also use social media responsibly. Therefore, if parents have a concern or question regarding school, the first port of call is always the class teacher. Before placing inappropriate information, comments or statements pertaining to school staff or other students or families please use the acronym ‘Think Before you Post’ below:
T– H– I– N– K–
is it true? is it hurtful? is it illegal? is it necessary? is it kind?
SMART WATCHES An increasing number of students are wearing ‘smart’ watches to school which enable them to send messages and emails, play games, make calculations, make phone calls, and even take photos. As you can imagine this presents significant safety and privacy risks for schools. Even though most can be adjusted to a ‘school’ mode we would prefer that watches with the capacity to message, phone or take photos not be worn to school. We understand that these devices can be incredibly useful out of the school context and so rather than ban them, as many other schools have done, we are asking for parents to assist us in keeping everyone safe. Smart watches brought to school, like mobile phones, should be handed in at the Junior School Office on arrival to school and collected at the end
of the day. Any communication between home and school during the day can be done via the Junior School office and we have time pieces in every classroom and placed around the campus for students to watch the time. SCHOOL TIMES School commences as usual at 8.25 am and finishes at 3:00 pm. After school sports training will commence in Term Two. Training concludes by 4.00pm on Tuesday afternoon. TUCKSHOP Tuckshop can ONLY be ordered online. If children forget their lunches, they will be given a simple sandwich from the Junior School staffroom as there is no other way to organise food. IMPORTANT DATES FOR House Swimming Carnival Photos Tyalgum Ridge Camp House Cross Country Band Concert
TERM ONE TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
IMPORTANT DATES FOR NAPLAN testing APS Sport training begins APS Sport rounds
TERM TWO 10-13 May TBA TBA
CHRISTIAN LIVING Mrs Milissa Gustafson will take the students once a week for half an hour during their Christian Living lesson. Students will also participate in a weekly half hour Chapel service. FIDO FOR PARENTS FIDO, which stands for Finding Information Directly Online, is All Saints’ learning management system. FIDO is a one-stop shop where students, teachers and parents can access all information related to the School. Students can log in and find updates about assignments, classes and extra-curricular activities. Parents can access a wide range of news and information about the School and their child’s education at All Saints. It includes
the school calendar, timetables, assessment planners, term dates, subject information much more. It will also allow families to keep in touch with what is happening across the whole school via news and notifications. To access FIDO, download the All Saints Anglican School app or go to fido.asas.qld. edu.au. Parent Lounge is the School’s student management system. Parent Lounge will allow parents to pay their school fees, download their child’s academic reports, update contact details, access change of circumstance forms, update health and medical information. This portal will also allow you to view the School’s parent directory, book parent teacher interviews and provide approvals for excursions. Parent Lounge can be accessed via: tass.asas.qld.edu.au/parentlounge FIDO can be accessed via: fido.asas.qld.edu.au. Shortcuts to both platforms are also available from our school app and on the homepage of our school website asas.qld.edu.au. The All Saints app also allows you to receive news and notifications posted on FIDO directly to your app. Your username and password for both Parent Lounge and FIDO are one and the same. Families will have been provided their username and password by the School. Your username will be in email format (e.g. P012345A@asas.qld.edu.au) and your password will be the new password you set as part of the activation process. OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE All Saints Anglican School has partnered with a fully-accredited outside school hours care (OSHC) service provider called OSH Club. This service provides paid high quality before and after school care and vacation care for Pre Prep
to Year 6 students. To use this service, parents need to book their child in for the sessions they would like to use. The hours of care available are from 6.30am to 8.15am and from 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Vacation care hours will be from 7.00am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday during each week of the holidays. Junior School students who arrive at school before 8.00am and who leave after 3.30pm and who are not attending an extracurricular activity must attend outside school hours care. All students need to be enrolled in OSH Club in case emergency care is required on any occasions. There is no cost for families to enrol. Further information and enrolment forms are available from www.oshclub.com.au or 1300 395 735 PARENT HELP Unfortunately due to Covid-19, we are not in a position to accept parent help. We will advise you when we are able to invite parent volunteers back into the All Saints community. For your information, the process for acting as a volunteer in the Junior School is outlined below: •
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Our Volunteers include parents/guardians and grandparents, past students, past parents and members of the wider School Community, the majority of which are involved in the Junior School. In accordance with the School’s Visitor Management Policy, all Volunteers are directed to complete an Engagement form. This Engagement Form is located on the Volunteering at All Saints page of the School website and the completion of which addresses 2 key areas of the Policy: registration of the volunteer’s details and details of their engagement (dates, times, frequency etc) which becomes a central database a platform to obtain electronic copies of relevant documentation such as blue cards (non-parent volunteers) and photo
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identification etc; Junior School Volunteers must complete an induction and annual refresher training session delivered by an Assistant Head or the Head of Junior School. A comprehensive Volunteer Handbook is provided at this induction for volunteers to refer to regarding school procedures. To book into a course please contact the Junior School Office.
We are so grateful to our All Saints community for any volunteer time offered. PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS Keeping parents very much engaged in Junior School learning processes remains a significant goal this year and our “Partnerships with Parents” workshops will continue to offer parents opportunities to further understand the how and why things happen at school. Each workshop is designed to share valuable information
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with parents giving an insight into the teaching and learning practices that take place in our Junior School classrooms. In developing this shared understanding we hope to further strengthen the partnerships that exist between teachers and parents and provide parents with additional tools to support their child’s learning. COMMUNITY CODE OF CONDUCT All Saints Anglican School believes that all of our community members play a valuable role in the life of the School and all students, parents, teachers, support staff and volunteers have the right to be safe and feel safe in our school community. Our Community Code of Conduct is a commitment to encouraging students, parents, care givers and staff to work collaboratively and to resolve all issues respectfully and proactively.
GIRLS Navy blue shorts Sports shirt House shirt School sports socks Sand shoes (white or blue) School tracksuit School bathers School wet shirt
BOYS Navy blue shorts Sports shirt House shirt School sports socks Sand shoes (white or blue) School tracksuit School bathers School wet shirt
School dress Junior School beige socks Black leather lace-up school shoes Navy blue sun hat - named Navy blue school pullover or School Jacket Navy or pale blue ribbons or navy scrunchies Earrings for girls to be plain gold/silver studs or sleepers
Navy blue school shorts Short sleeved beige school shirt Black leather lace-up school shoes Long beige school socks Navy blue sun hat - named Navy blue school pullover or School jacket
BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT In the Junior School we seek to create an environment that is conducive to learning and that provides a positive sense of wellbeing for all. This begins with the development of positive working relationships between all stakeholders (students/parents and staff members) where each individual, and their voice within our community, is valued. Learning is also valued and we implement a range of both preventative and responsive strategies to promote positive, appropriate and respectful behaviours. We believe that all relationships within our learning community should be based on mutual respect and trust. Our consistent responses to incidents of inappropriate behaviour demonstrate our commitment to the practices of Restorative Justice. We recognise the great value in rebuilding relationships when they have been eroded or broken down within a respectful and accepting community. As a community
of learners, parents and staff, we work collaboratively towards making every mistake and error in judgment an opportunity for growth, development and improvement. We also recognize that every individual presents with their own unique personal development, learning needs and challenges. We are committed to working together with parents and students to attend to every situation in ways that are respectful and respond sensitively and empathically to the individuals involved. Following you will find an Responsible Behaviour Matrix and a consequence Flow Chart. This new Behaviour Management plan has been shared with the students and will be consolidated and implemented throughout the year when necessary.
CHILD PROTECTION STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT Anglican schools support the rights of children and young people and are committed to ensure the safety, welfare and wellbeing of students. Anglican Schools are therefore committed to responding to allegations of student harm resulting from the conduct or actions of any person including that of employees. This commitment includes the provision of a safe and supportive living and learning environment for all students and requires all employees, volunteers and visitors to model and encourage behaviour that upholds the dignity and protection of students from harm. POLICY All Saints Anglican School adheres to the child protection policy and procedures set by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane – Student Protection in Anglican Schools Policy and Procedures 2015. The Diocesan policy applies to all employees – paid or unpaid, full time, part time, casual and volunteers – associated with the School. The Student Protection in Anglican Schools Policy and Procedures 2015 policy document is available on the School website and at the All Saints Anglican School administration office. The Diocesan policy specifically applies to students under 18 years of age. It is also recognised that at times, young adults (that is persons aged over 18 but less than 25) participating in Diocesan activities maybe vulnerable. Accordingly, schools must take care to promote the welfare and best interests of young adults. Reporting information or allegations of harm concerning a student within a school is mandatory. Legal and Diocesan consequences will apply any employee or other person where such behaviours occur. All employees of the School share in the responsibility to promote and strive to
provide a safe environment for students across Anglican Schools. This responsibility is placed upon them by the Gospel teachings of Jesus and the law. The Diocesan policy outlines the obligations, roles and responsibilities of employees (staff members), volunteers and visitors to all Anglican Schools to appropriately respond to and report all allegations or suspicions of: •
Sexual abuse or likely sexual abuse by another person of: a student under 18 years attending the school; a pre-preparatory aged child registered in a pre-preparatory learning program enrolled at the School; A person with a disability who–under section 420(2), is being provided with special education at the school; andis not enrolled in the preparatory year at the school
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Significant harm or unacceptable risk of significant harm of a student (child under 18 years of age) or an unborn child, after his or her birth; or
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Inappropriate behaviour by an employee or a volunteer towards a student.
The Diocesan policy applies to all employees and other persons, such as parents, carers, clergy, volunteers, contractors and consultants.
We hope you and your child have a terrific experience in Year 5 and wish you a wonderful 2022 Tracey, Sue, Luke and Cindy.
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