Drayton State School News - 22 July 2025

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Dear Drayton SS Community

Welcome back to the start of Term 3. I hope that everyone has had the chance to relax, refresh and get ready for another great term of learning.

Thank you for having your children here at school every day.  Attending school every day (unless of course your child is ill) is a must.  Children who attend school regularly are placed in a better position to be successful.  Attendance matters.

Why Does School Attendance Matter?

Regular school attendance gives students a better chance at life. Students achieve better when they go to school all day, every school day because:

• they have increased access to learning opportunities
• they maintain friendships
• they stay connected to the curriculum progression
• they develop self-efficacy as a learner
• they have better long-term life outcomes.

Prep Vision Testing:

CARBAL Hearing will be conducting follow up vision screening for students in Prep on Wednesday 30 July.

Prep ‘come and look’ morning:

On Wednesday 30 July we begin our first Prep transition event for students who will be looking at enrolling at our school for Prep in 2026. The Prep ‘come and look’ morning runs from 10am-11am and is a great opportunity for prospective parents/carers and students to come and observe a morning in the life of prep and chat with our staff. We look forward to seeing you there.

Cobb and Co Museum Visit:

On Monday 4th August, 2025, all students from Prep to Year 6 will be attending an activity day at Cobb & Co Museum, called Have another look, Captain Cook.

The purpose of this activity day is to engage students in recognition and celebration of indigenous culture and perspectives, and to develop understanding and empathy of Australia’s Indigenous history. As this excursion is directly aligned with the Australian Curriculum: First Nations’ Perspectives Cross-curricular priority, it is expected all students attend.

Activity details: Have another look Captain Cook:

• Students will be involved in various activities, including a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony, Indigenous Games, Boomerang and Spear Throwing, and Dreamtime Stories art activities.
• The program will be led by the staff at Cobb & Co Museum, with school staff supporting class groups through the activities.
• Students need to be at school by 8:30am, for roll making. The bus (Darling Downs Transport) will leave promptly at 8:50am from the front of the school, and will return to school before 3:00pm.
• All teaching staff will be attending, so there will be no supervision for students at school. If your child is not at school before the bus departs, you will need to make alternate arrangements to transport them to the Museum in Lindsay Street.

There is no cost for the excursion. Both the activity and transportation costs will be subsidised by the school.

Team Gym:

Team Gym is back this term beginning on Friday 1 August and running for 4 weeks until the 29 August for selected students in Years 4-6. It has been wonderful watching the teamwork, enthusiasm and joy these students have shown so far this year when practicing. I look forward to seeing how their performances progress as the term goes on.

Parent Teacher Conversations:

Parent Teacher conversations are scheduled for Tuesday 16 September. We look forward to discussing your child’s progress with you and how we can continue to help them to be successful.

Student Free Day:

A reminder that Friday 5 September is a student free day, and we look forward to seeing all our students back at school on Monday 8 September ready to learn. We hope all our families enjoy the long weekend.

Yours in education

Paul Wells

Data Collection for Students with Disability

If your child has a disability, please take note of this letter.

Student Council is registered with Containers for Change

Take your drink containers for recycling and direct your refunds to the Drayton state School Student Council by using our Scheme
ID:  C10618350

Chappy Sophie

School Chaplain Sophie Gittins

Chappy Sophie will be on site Wednesday and Thursday.

Please support Chaplaincy

Donate to Drayton’s Chaplaincy Program here! Please search for Drayton SS Chaplaincy.

P&C Association

The P&C Committee

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 30 July at 3:15pm in the school hall.  We would love to have some new faces join us for this meeting.

Executive Positions

We are currently seeking a Vice President for our P&C Executive team.

If you are interested in being part of our team, please reach out to current members via pandc@draytonss.qld.edu.au

If you think you would like to be part of the team but are not sure which role you would like to take on, we have included below a little summary of what each role entails.

It’s a really wonderful way to meet new, like-minded people & to help enrich your child’s school experience.

Volunteers really do need other volunteers to make a difference. We would love to see some new faces and fresh ideas at our next meeting!

Contact the P&C

Please email pandc@draytonss.eq.edu.au, with questions, ideas and when you might be able to support us with your time or donations.

Drayton P&C are registered with Containers for Change.

Take your drink containers for recycling and direct your refunds to the P&C by using our Scheme
ID:   C10195001

Tuckshop Friday

Please place your tuckshop orders online via quickcliq, see link below. All orders should be made by Thursday 10.00am.

If you do not have an account for quickcliq please go to the link below to register:

Uniform Shop

Opening Hours during School Term

Monday 8.30am-9.00am
Friday 2.30pm-3.15pm

NEWS:

Rugby Shirts are reduced to $20 sizes 6, 8 & 12 available

Order online at the link below:

Cash - Efpos & QuickCliq  payment available

Enquiries  Julie - 0428193463

Your orders will be filled on Mondays and Fridays and sent to the office or your child’s classroom.

OHSC: Team Kids

Book Now or contact Team Kids on 1300 035 000 for more information.

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