The Teddy Bears Picnic held by the P&C Association to welcome Prep families  enjoyed beautiful weather.  A reminder to school families with Prep students for 2026 to register your student’s details and collect an enrolment pack.   

State School Emergency Management Plans 

As communicated via SMS earlier today Tinana SS is open as usual on Thursday and Friday. 

Ensuring the safety and well-being of our students is our top priority. Every Queensland State School has a comprehensive Emergency Management Plan in place. This plan includes the management of emergency drills and responses to natural disasters. Some key points:

1. Emergency Management Plan: Each school has a detailed plan to handle various emergencies, including fire drills, lockdowns, and natural disasters such as floods and cyclones. 

1. Support from Regional Staff: The operation of these plans is supported by regional staff from the Department of Education and QBuild. They provide essential resources and guidance to ensure the plans are effective and carry out any procedures required to ensure safety on school sites. 

1. Communication Channels: It is crucial to keep your mobile and email details up to date. These are the primary communication channels used to inform you about any emergency situations and updates. These can be changed through QParents or email admin@tinanass.eq.edu.au

We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our school community safe.  If circumstances  develop next week that impact on school operations the above communication channels will be used to keep parents/carers informed. If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.  

150th Tinana Stories 

Photo stories are being developed for display at the 150th Open Morning on May 31. These will include photos of  current students and school life in 2025.  Did you know that current Prep students will be ‘Class of 2031’? 

Contributions are invited from past students to share a photo of their story to be included in Photo stories titled  ‘ Graduates of 2000s’, ‘Graduates of 1980s-90s’ etc.  We hope that these photos will celebrate the stories of our graduates and community connections.  For example their might be a family of graduates with their children who are not enrolled at school.  These photos will only be display onsite at the Open Morning and then will remain part of school history.  Please email your photo to events@tinanass.eq.edu.au  with a  time caption  by  April 30.   If you have any queries please email the events@ address.  

 Regards

Janet Austen

Principal

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The safety and wellbeing of students are the highest priorities for the Department of Education and for the Queensland Government.

At Tinana State School we endeavour to contact a parent or carer via text message when a student's absence is unexplained after the first roll marking of the day.

As home and school work together, student safety will be increased. Here are some guidelines to make this process more efficient:

• Notify the school by phone, QParents or email before 9:00am if your student is going to be absent that day. Please give a brief explanation for the absence.
• If you receive a text message regarding an unexplained absence, please respond promptly, either via text, QParents or phone call.
• Please ensure that your mobile phone number and other contact details are up-to-date on the school records. This is critical, as we need to be able to contact you in case of emergency.
• If your student arrives late to school, they must go to the office for a late pass before going to their classroom. If they are leaving early, a leave pass must be obtained from the office.

• Before school Running Club M/T/Th/F
• Thursdays Term 1  - Swimming - 5M & 5K students must be at School by 8:30 to get ready for departure.                                 
• Wednesday 5th March - P &C Teddy Bear’s Picnic for Prep families
• Friday 7th March - Clean up Schools Day 11am at the library with Mrs
  Hooper. 8:50am 4-6 Parade
• 12th-24th March - NAPLAN test window
• Tuesday 25th March - P&C AGM and General Mtg
• Thursday 27th March - Easter Treat P&C Fundraiser 2nd Break
• Friday 4th April - Interhouse Cross Country

10-12Yrs Maryborough District School Sport Trials – Wet Weather Contingency.

In the case of rain tomorrow, the 10-12yrs AFL, Netball and Softball trials tomorrow (Thursday 6 March) will still go ahead in the advertised locations as planned, however the following changes may apply if it is raining:

AFL – Sunbury State School oval, if it is raining, trials will be held in the Sunbury SS hall. 3:45-5:00pm.
Netball - Tinana State School outdoor courts, if it is raining, head down to the undercover area at the bottom of the school beside the library, up from the staff carpark. 3:45-4:45pm.

Softball – Maryborough Softball Grounds, if it is raining, trials will be held at Aldridge State School in the outdoor ball court called the ‘birdcage’ next to the hall on Boys Avenue. 3:45-5:00pm.

Please ensure students bring medical forms (and mouthguard form for AFL) with them to the trials.

Thanks!

Last week Tinana School Captains Daniel & Ryder did a poetry reading as part of the first National War Animals Commemoration service.

HARMONY DAY 

Harmony Day/ Week is coming up. Harmony Week in Australia will be celebrated March 18-24 with Harmony Day celebrated nationally on March 21.   

It is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and the successful integration of migrants into our community. Australia is one of the most successful multicultural countries in the world and we should celebrate this and work to maintain it. 

Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values. 

Orange is the colour chosen to represent Harmony Week. Traditionally, orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. Australians can choose to wear something orange during Harmony Week to show their support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia. 

Above are some fascinating statistics about Australia's diversity that can be good conversation-starters: 

KINDNESS IS COOL AT TINANA STATE SCHOOL 

Our week 6 Kindness Challenge involves showing kindness to our auxiliary staff.   We have the absolute privilege of learning in a beautiful environment.  Week 6 is a great time to thank our awesome and hard-working staff who keep the outside and inside of our school environment so special.  Perhaps we can go out of our way to thank them, or make a card, or even leave a message on the boards in our classrooms. 

Our week 7 challenge is one I am sure that all our parents will love.  It’s all about being kind to our family. This might look like doing homework or chores WITHOUT COMPLAINING.  It might look like not whinging if a sibling has first turn at something or shotguns the favourite seat in the car etc.  Such small things won’t be remembered in 5 years time so they shouldn’t be worth complaining and whinging about.  A gentle reminder at the beginning of this week or each day of this week might be a useful proactive way to encourage your children to think about this especially this week – and it’s also good to ‘catch them doing something good’ and praise them for it. 

Play at the Powerhouse continues each Monday from 9:30-11.  We have a different theme each week and begin with some settling in time on our play equipment and obstacle course followed by a sit down story time and song before going into a separate space and engaging in some activities promoting language, play skills and gross and fine motor development.  It is a whole heap of fun and I am genuinely enjoying each week and getting to know the youngest members of our school community.  I have attached some images of our ‘Dinosaur Themed Activities’ from last week. 

Have a wonderful week. 

Tinana State school is currently preparing for our students in year 3 & 5 to sit the National Assessment Program Literacy & Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests which will be held from 12 March – 24 March 2025.

NAPLAN is a nationwide measure through which parents, teachers, schools, education authorities, governments and the broader community can determine how well young Australians are developing the literacy and numeracy skills that provide the critical foundation for other learning, and for their productive and rewarding participation in the community.

NAPLAN tests are one aspect of each school’s assessment and reporting process. NAPLAN does not replace the extensive, ongoing assessments made by teachers about each student’s performance. A child’s teacher will have the best insight into the child’s educational progress. NAPLAN results do not measure overall school quality.

NAPLAN questions are aligned with the Australian Curriculum: English and Mathematics. As such, the best preparation students can do for NAPLAN is to learn what they do in the classroom every day. On its own, NAPLAN is not a test that can be studied for, and students are not expected to do so.

The assessments allow parents to see how their child is progressing against national standards in literacy and numeracy, and over time. Along with other school assessment reports, NAPLAN supports parents in discussing their child’s strengths and areas for improvement with teachers.

NAPLAN results can assist teachers by providing additional information to support their professional judgement about students’ levels of literacy and numeracy attainment and progress.

NAPLAN can support school improvement by enabling teachers to monitor their students’ progress over time against the national

measure, to identify strengths and areas to improve in teaching programs, and to set goals in literacy and numeracy.

Students and parents wishing to familiarise themselves with NAPLAN can visit the public demonstration site on the NAP website. Some

past NAPLAN papers are also available.

Students and parents wishing to familiarise themselves with NAPLAN can visit the public demonstration site on the NAP website. Some past NAPLAN papers are also available.

Attached to this article is our school testing schedule.  If you have any questions regarding NAPLAN please contact Mr Marler at the school.