Term 2 Week 10 2023
Semester 1 Awards
We are currently finalising report cards and will email these to families on Wednesday 12 July.
Our awards ceremonies for Semester 1 will be held in the first two weeks after the holidays. The criteria for these awards is included below. Teachers will email parents by Monday 10 July if your child will be receiving an award
We invite all parents to attend these ceremonies and celebrate your child’s success!
Please see below awards criteria and invitation.
Term 3 Overview – Save the Dates!
Term 3 will be a busy term. Please find below the overview of events for the term.
Action Packed Term 2!
It has been an action-packed Term 2 and all staff, students and families certainly deserve to be proud of the achievements we have made together. Highlights of the term include
- Our school community demonstrated a great Team Mango culture and super athletic skills at our Sports Day and Athletics Carnivals.
- We have celebrated The Arts with our Instrumental Gala evening and Mid-Year Concerts showcasing some wonderful performances.
- Our boys and girls AFL Team had great success this term and have progressed to the AFLQ Schools Cup finals.
- The Mango Melodies choir received a gold award at the Choralfest.
- Report Cards are almost complete and there are so many wonderful celebrations and achievements to be proud of.
Changes to Teaching Staff
We have a number of staff changes for Term 3 as listed below:
- Welcome back Mel Leutton who will teach 4E in Semester 2. Mel Edwards will begin her maternity leave mid term 3 and will cover some staff on short term leave before she goes.
- Welcome back Emma Huston and Roxanne Louw who also return from maternity leave and will teach 3J is Semester 2 while Justin Wong takes leave.
- Welcome Chanel Cappell who will teach 3W in Semester 2 while Lisa Whittam moves to a role closer to home. Best wishes to Lisa who has done a fabulous job at MHSS and will be missed.
- Welcome back from leave Danielle Croft who will share 6B with Sue Baker in Semester 2.
- Welcome back from maternity leave Lauren Cannon and Beth Humphreys who will teach STEM in Semester 2
- Welcome back Jordan Olsen who will teach 4O and 4B one day per week replacing Kerri-Anne Humphreys who will start maternity leave mid-way through Term 3.
- Thank you to Terrey Tanzer who has done a great job supporting our school in the GO role. In Term 3 we welcome Sharon Malcolmson into the GO role.
An updated overview of our Semester 2 Teaching staff is attached below.
Farewell
After 13 years leading our school community, it is time for me to farewell you all. I cannot describe the mixed emotions I am feeling right now. I am so excited to begin in my new role and look forward to learning new things and sharing my experience with others.
But of course, I also feel really sad to be leaving the community, students and staff that I love. I am immensely proud of the work we have done together to build a safe and supportive school environment where students feel welcome, challenged and supported to realise their potential. I thank you all for your kindness and support over many, many years.
I would like to acknowledge the outstanding staff of Mango Hill SS. They are the most dedicated, kind and caring staff that have shown me such loyalty and support and I am so grateful to have worked with them. I especially would like to acknowledge my wonderful leadership team who show unwavering support. I will really miss their clever thinking and friendship.
It is my pleasure to welcome my good friend and colleague Angelique Padgett to step into the principal role. She is an outstanding leader and person and I know she will take the school into the next phase. Ange is unable to start at MHSS until 19 July so Ellaine Warner will be principal for the first 7 days of Term 3.
Best wishes to you and your families and I do look forward to crossing paths again.
Welcome from Mrs Padgett
I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to lead Mango Hill State School from Term 3.
I bring with me to Mango Hill State School a background in public education dating back to 1995. I spent 15 years as a teacher and deputy principal in Hobart before relocating to Queensland in 2008. I’ve held principal positions in Metropolitan and North Coast schools, most recently at Burpengary State School.
As a public educator I embrace the professional values that underpin my profession:
- High expectations that all students can succeed
- Communities play a pivotal role in the development and success of students
- Quality teaching in a supportive environment underpins quality learning outcomes for all students
- Inclusive practices support and embrace the diversity of students
As Principal of Burpengary State School, I have been fortunate enough to work closely with Mango Hill State School teachers and leaders over the past four years exploring quality curriculum, teaching and learning and most recently student wellbeing.
As a Principal I have always looked to the community to enable and enact improved learning outcomes in partnership and look forward to continuing the great work at Mango Hill State School.
I commence on Wednesday 19 July and look forward to working alongside all parents and carers as soon as possible.
In anticipation, thanking you for your support.
Have a safe and restful Term 2 break.
Happy Holidays
Once again, thank you for such a successful term. Have a safe and happy holiday. School resumes on Monday 10 July.
Have a wonderful week
Tracy Egan
Principal
tegan4@eq.edu.au
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines.
Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:
- year of schooling
- category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
- level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.
This information assists schools to:
- formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
- consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
- develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.
The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.
The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au). If you have any questions about the NCCD, please feel free to contact your child’s Deputy Principal.
Team Mango You Tube Channel!
Don't forget we now have our Youtube channel up and running. if you can't make it to our 'Chit Chats' clicking on the links below is a great way to stay informed.
Uniform Shop
Our regular uniform shop hours during the term are:
Monday - 8:00am-10:30am
Wednesday 1:30pm-4:00pm
Thursday 1:30pm-4:00pm
Friday 8:00am-10:30am
We hope everyone enjoys the upcoming break. If you need school uniforms over the holidays, you can access our retail store Wearitto at 41 Kirby Road Aspley. Any online orders placed over the break will be filled when the school shop reopens next term.
We also offer online orders. Orders can be placed through our website any time at www.wearitto.com.au/schools/mango-hill-state-school
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Orders are packed through the uniform shop during our opening hours and an email is sent to let you know when your order is ready to be picked up, or, if you'd like your student to bring the uniforms home with them, email us at mangohill@wearitto.com.au with your student's name and class name and we can get it to them.
Zoe and Rochelle
Uniform Shop Convenors