A Book!

It can be rather difficult to wrangle a group of Supply Teachers- to have everyone in a single space at the same time is a challenge. With this in mind (and the added incentive of National Novel Writing Month) a book is in the works.... watch this space...

Brisbane School Closures... a list

As of... 6.35 AM on Tuesday the 29th... copied and pasted from http://deta.qld.gov.au/natural-disasters.html just in case the site crashes again like it did yesterday...

Natural disasters

The following DETE facilities will be closed on Tuesday 29 January.
State schools
Central Queensland:

• Gayndah State School
• Gayndah State High School (Burnett College)
• Jambin State School
• Goovidgen State School
• Binjour State School
• Boynewood State School
• Mundubbera State School (P-10)
• Ambrose State School
• Eidsvold State School
• Westwood State School

Darling Downs South West:

• Laidley State High School
• Laidley State School
• Thornton State school
• Ropely State School
• Mount Sylvia State School
• Warwick East State school
• Cherbourg State School
• Moffatdale State School
• Wheatlands State School
• Goomeri State School
• Durong South State School
• Westmar State School
• Yalarbon State School
• The Gums State School
• Linville State School
• Harlin State School
• Ryeford State School
• Jondaryan State School
• Windera State school
• Ramsay State School
• Hannaford State School
• Moonie State School
• Tent Hill Lower State School
• Lake Clarendon State School
• Blenheim State School
• Kentville State School

North Coast:

• Dakabin State School
• Beachmere State School
• Bray Park State School
• Bribie Island State School
• Kallangur State School
• Kilcoy State School
• Kurwongbah State School
• Lawnton State School
• Tullawong State School
• Agnes Water State School
• Albert State School
• Avoca State School
• Branyan State School
• Bundaberg East State School
• Bundaberg North State School
• Bundaberg South State School
• Bundaberg West State School
• Burnett Heads State School
• Chatsworth State School
• Cooran State School
• Gin Gin State School
• Granville State School
• Gympie Central State School
• Gympie South State School
• Gympie West State School
• Jones Hill State School
• Kalkie State School
• Kawungan State School
• Kilkivan State school
• Maleny State School
• Mapleton State School
• Mary Valley State College
• Maryborough Central State School
• Maryborough West State School
• Moore Park State School
• Norville State School
• One Mile State School
• Pialba State School
• Pomona State School
• Rosedale State School
• Sandy Straight State School
• Sunbury State School
• Thabeban State School
• Tin Can Bay State School
• Tinana State School
• Torbanlea State School
• Torquay State School
• Urangan State School
• Walkervale State School
• Alloway State School
• Amamoor State School
• Avondale State School
• Bauple State School
• Booyal Central State School
• Brooweena State School
• Bullyard State School
• Bundaberg Central State School
• Conondale State School
• Cordalba State School
• Dagun State School
• Elliot Heads State School
• Federal State School
• Givelda State School
• Glenwood State School
• Gooburrum State School
• Goodwood State School
• Gunalda State School
• Gundiah State School
• Gympie East State School
• Kandanga State School
• Kenilworth State Secondary College
• Kia-Ora State School
• Kin Kin State School
• Kolan South State School
• Lowmead State School
• Maroondan State School
• McIlwraith Sate School
• Monkland State School
• Montville State School
• Mt Kilcoy State School
• Mungar State School
• Oakwood State School
• Parke State School
• Rainbow Beach State School
• Sharon State School
• St helens State School
• Theebine State School
• Tiaro State School
• Two Mile State School
• Wallaville State School
• Warburg State School
• Widgee State School
• Winfield State School
• Wolvi State School
• Woolooga State School
• Yandarran State school
• Woongarra State School
• Aldridge State High School
• Bilai Environment Education Centre
• Bray Park State High School
• Bribie Island State High School
• Bundaberg North State High School
• Bundaberg State High School
• Bundaberg Special
• Dakabin State High School
• Gin Gin State High School
• Gympie State High School
• Gympie Special
• Hervey Bay State High School
• Hervey Bay Special
• Isis District State High School
• James Nash State High School
• Kepnock State High School
• Kilcoy State high School
• Maleny State High School
• Maryborough State High School
• Maryborough Special
• Morayfield State High School
• Redcliffe State high School
• Redcliffe Special
• Stanley river Environment Education Centre
• Sunday Creek Environment Education Centre
• Tullawong State High School
• Urangan State High School
• Narangba State School
• Mount Samson State School
• Mt Mee State School
• Buddina State School
• Eudlo State School
• Howard State School
• Yarilee State School
• Bargara State School

South East:

• Ashmore State School
• Miami State School
• Tamborine State School
• Cedar Creek State School
• Springbrook State School
• Carbrook State School
• Numimbah State School
• Harrisville State School
• Darlington State School
• Tamrookum State School
• Warrill View State School
• Ingleside State School
• Peaks Crossing State School
• Redland Bay State School

Metropolitan:

• Albany Creek State School (P)
• Aspley State School
• Bardon State School (P)
• Bundamaba State School
• Brassall State School
• Bunyaville EEC (P)
• Calamvale State School (P)
• Claremont Special School
• Darling Point Special School
• Durack State School (P)
• Everton Park State High School
• Fernvale State School
• Fig Tree Pocket State School (P)
• Forest Lake State School
• Goodna Special School
• Goodna State School
• Indooroopilly State High School
• Ipswich State High School
• Ipswich East State School
• Ipswich North State School
• Ipswich West State School (P)
• Ironside State School (P)
• Kruger State School
• Leichardt State School
• Lowood State High School
• Marburg State School
• Marshall Road State School (P)
• Moorooka State School (P)
• Morningside State School (P)
• Milton State School
• MT Crosby State School
• Mt Gravatt State School (P)
• Mt Tarampa State School
• Nundah State School (P)
• Nursery Road Special School (P)
• Pallara State School (P)
• Patricks Estate State School
• Pullenvale State School (P)
• Queensland Academy of Maths Science and Technology
• Raceview State School (P)
• Redbank Plains State School
• Red Hill Special School
• Riverview State School
• Rocklea State School
• Rosewood State School
• Springfield Lakes State School
• Stafford Heights State School (P)
• Tivoli State School (P)
• Walloon Satate School
• Warrigal Road State School (P)
• Woodlinks State School
• Yeronga State School (P)
• Lowood State School
• Bracken Ridge State High School
• Calamvale Special School (P)
• Holland Park State High School (P)
• Kenmore South State School (P)
• Clarendon State School
• Dutton Park State School
• Glamorgan Vale State School
• Gumdale State School
• Haigslea State School
• MacGregor State School
• Mitchelton Special School
• Narbethong Special School
• Old Yarranlea State School (P)
• Prenzlau State School
• Springfield Central State School
• Sandgate District State High School (P)
• Sunnybank State School (P)
• Tarampa State School

(P) = Pending power restoration. Check website tomorrow morning.
TAFE Campus Closures

• Cherbourg TAFE Campus (SQIT)
• Bundaberg TAFE Campus (WBIT)
• Maryborough TAFE Campus (WBIT)
• Gympie TAFE Campus (WBIT)

Independent schools

• AB Paterson College, Arundel
• St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda
• St Margaret's Anglican Girl's School, Ascot
• St Peter's Lutheran College, Indooroopilly
• Bundaberg Christian College, Bundaberg
• Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich
• Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, Ipswich
• Kimberley College, Carbrook
• Riverside Christian College, Maryborough
• St Lukes Anglican College, Bundaberg
• Toowoomba Christian College (Secondary Campus only), Toowoomba
• Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket
• Faith Lutheran College, Plainland
• St Johns Anglican College, Forest Lake
• Villanova College, Coorparoo
• Brisbane Boys College, Toowong
• North Pine Christian College, Dakabin
• Mathew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim
• Prince of Peace Lutheran College (Primary Campus), Everton Park
• Silkwood School, Gold Coast
• St Hildas School, Southport
• Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest Glen
• West Moreton Anglican College, Ipswich
• YMCA School, Kingston
• Little Saints Kindy, Forest Lake

Catholic Education
Schools operated by the Archdiocese of Brisbane are not due to return until Wednesday 30/1/2013
Closures:

• Nudgee Junior College, Indooroopilly
• St Edmunds, Ipswich
• St Mary's Primary School, Warwick
• St Patrick's Primary School, Allora
• St Josephs Primary School, Tara
• Stuartholme School, Toowong
• St Josephs Primary School, Bundaberg
• St Patricks Primary School, Bundaberg
• Shalom College, Bundaberg

Central Queensland

• C&K Kindy, Gayndah
• Biggenden Kindy, Biggenden
• Bundara Kindergarten, North Rockhampton

Parents are encouraged to make direct contact with their chosen ECEC if they are unsure as to whether the Centre will be
closed due the current weather event.
Parents with children at catholic or independent schools should check with the school as to any particular local arrangements.
Independent schools will communicate directly with parents where any special arrangements apply.
Parents with children attending early learning centres should contact their service regarding arrangements.
The safety of students, staff and the wider community are at the key to our decision making regarding school closures.
Apart from the state schools listed above, all other state schools will remain open at this stage.
Parents who need to send their children to schools in affected areas should exercise extreme caution and closely monitor road conditions.
Parents and staff should monitor morning radio reports about the status of schools in any flood-affected areas.
They are also advised to listen to updated weather forecasts and emergency services directives regarding the safety of road travel.
Concerned parents can also contact their local principal or education office for updated information about access to their children's school and classroom arrangements.
The decision to open or close individual schools is an ongoing process and is made with the safety of students, teachers and community members the highest priority.
These decisions will include many factors such as current and predicted weather conditions, river and flood levels as well as road and access conditions.
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People can also call 13-QGOV (13 74 68) for more information.
Further information about current weather conditions can be found on the Bureau of Meteorology website at ww.bom.gov.au
This page will be updated throughout this weather event

Apprenticeships and traineeships

Apprentices, trainees or employers with queries about how natural disasters may impact on apprenticeships or traineeships can contact Apprenticeships Info on 1800 210 210.

Information for the community

The Department has developed a series of resources for parents, carers and school staff to help children deal with the emotional effects of natural disasters.

Officially- school is (probably) on... Brisbane School Flood Closures

Schools open unless flooded... http://deta.qld.gov.au/ will be up at three, should also be reported in local media. Announced at the two o'clock by Premier at press conference.

Parents can call 13 QGOV (13 74 68) to obtain the list if they don’t have power to access the website.

Brisbane School Flood Closures

Best info so far- announcements will be this afternoon... and you can sign up for notifications etc. I will also post any info I receive here.

First Day of School

What should we do on that first day back at school? The chances of working are slim, and the chances of panicking about a lack of work are high.

I came up with my own solution. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, but here's a copy of the email I sent to the Deputy Principal of a school where I work regularly...

Hi Deputy,
If nobody loves me on the first day of school can I come hang out with your preps rather than mope at home? Happy to lend a hand wherever needed :-) 

So my worst-case-scenario is to spend the day at a school I love with a group of kids on their very first day of school... not such a bad start to the year after all.

Welcome to 2013

Well, it's here. The 2013 teaching year has begun. Teachers are locked in halls around the state getting PD, and some of us Supply Teachers are already making the rounds of our favorite schools to remind them that we are available for work in 2013.

If you haven't taken the time to drop by your favorite schools, take a moment today to visit. And for anyone wondering if I'm free next week...


PICK ME... I"M FREE!

God save the Queen

Spare a thought for yoru Classroom Teacher colleagues who are hard at work on report cards over this long weekend. Sometimes I think that the only thing saving the sanity of those hard at work on report cards is a very well-timed long weekend.

I really love this picture. It's a good reminder that we all have to just get in and get things done sometimes. With report cards due I imagine there will be a few more "sick" days called in, and it's time for us Supply Teachers to muck in and take up the slack. Have a great week filled with work and do what you can to help out your colleagues who are bogged down in report carding.