Enrolment Advice 2020 In 2020, enrolment data will be collected by Department of Education on the 1st and 22nd February. These enrolment collections determine our teacher staffing numbers and also generate our grant income. Previously our collection dates have been in March when most of our students are on air and have returned from holidays. Active enrolment in a distance education school is determined by paper return and/or attendance on air. If you are enrolled with us in 2020 and WILL NOT be on air by either the 1st February and/or 22nd February, could you please complete this enrolment advice form and return by email to our PLO - Linda Ryan [email protected] or fax 0747448300, or alternatively you can ring Janeen on 47448 333 or email [email protected] Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E N R O L M E N T A D V I C E _________________ _ are enrolled in 2020. We will be absent from school (FAMILY NAME) until ______________________ as we will be ______________________________ (Insert Date) (Reason) (e.g. on holidays, returning child to boarding school, away for private and confidential reasons, etc.) ____________________ SIGNATURE DATE PO Box 1683 137-143 Abel Smith Parade Mount Isa QLD 4825 Phone 07 4744 8333 Fax 07 4744 8300 NEWSLETTER 1 – TERM 1 2020 Inside this Newsletter: Greetings & Welcome to Term 1 Organisation & Events PRINCIPAL’S GREETING - Staffing For 2020 - 2020 Daily Notices Changing to 2020 begins a new decade. I ponder where we will be in ten years time, as I reflect upon MISOTA Muster - Class Lists my last nine years with the school. Since 2011 – - 2020 MISOTA Strategic Plan - Change: Home Tutor Seminar & We adopted the C2C and paperbased products for home tutors and teachers. Home Tutor Activity Days Term 2 - Prep – Year 6 2020 Timetable This is currently being updated to embed the V8 National Curriculum within the - Book Lists 2020 Prep-Year 6 Independent Learning Materials. These papers will now be developed and - Field Services printed onsite, and not through a centralised distance education facility in - eKindy and Prep Get To Know You Days Brisbane. - NAPLAN Testing In 2020 There has been increased time on air for all students as internet services have - Strings News improved and our infrastructures have supported the change - Camps - Open Communication We still use our parallel phone connection for lessons, however the option of - Family Contact Details VOIP is now a possibility - Governess Contact Details The Western Alliance was formed to provide a combined teaching service for - School Invoices - Computer and Internet Contract our Secondary Year 7-10 students. Subjects are taught by subject specific Needs teachers to classes of 10-15 students, allowing students access to a robust and - ‘The Computer School’ Family broad curriculum. Resource - SDE Laptop Loan Scheme LOTE is now mandatory for students in Years 5, 6, 7 & 8 - Sports Kits Prep enrolment became mandatory in Queensland - Mail Room Term 1 Curriculum eKindy commenced at MISOTA in 2013 - Additional Resources The Western Alliance has grown in enrolments from 50 students in 2013 to over - Diagnostic Assessment 100 students in 2020 - Learning Support - Partners in Learning Tim Moes moved on from our school after 28 years, having a history as a Field - The Importance of Team teacher, Deputy Principal and then Principal. Visual Timetables We created a Head of Curriculum role for P-6 in 2019 and a Western Alliance - LOTE – Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 - Extra-Curricular Activities Head of Department role (Y7-10) in 2017 - Accommodation Assistance - We moved from two Field Teams to one, to ensure class sizes are responsive Connellan Airways Trust and effective for teaching and learning online in Prep-Year 6 Term 4 in Review - Student Council We have increased our teaching reading support Prep-Year 10 and improved - 2019 Competition Results and increased resourcing for reading materials. - Rock Pop Mime We developed Maths boxes & Science kits to support curriculum delivery - Graduation - Julia Creek Learning Facility The library moved to an online loans platform, with continual renewal of - Staff News resources – books; sports equipment; eBooks etc - eKindy - Western Alliance Our use and access to digital resources at Field Events has increased General Interest We have had visual artists; music composers; puppeteers; harpists and bush - Gumbuya Magazine poets join us at minischools. - Bushkids Calendar - Holiday Tips We have had 61 staff leave, and 59 new staff join us. - Screen Time Alternatives - AHVISE Change is inevitable, but our family culture has been a constant, always responding with - MISOTA P&C Association - ICPA Mount Isa Branch of the Air open arms to welcome those new, to help each other learn the way and to grow our (BOTA) News and Membership form children for the future. I thank everyone for a terrific journey in 2019, and know that Attachments: together 2020 will continue to move us forward on our road to great educational Staff Contact list Calendar outcomes for our school family, while embracing the tyranny of distance. Who to Contact Primary Timetable Merry Christmas all, and I look forward to seeing each one of you in the New Year to Western Alliance Timetable reflect on what has been, and to create plans to embrace a new tomorrow. Extra-Curricular Activities Connellan Airways Trust Fund Application Janeen Fricke (Acting Principal) TERM 1 – ORGANISATION & EVENTS STAFFING FOR 2020 At the time of writing, this is our team for 2020 Principal (Term 1) Janeen Fricke Deputy Principal(Term 1) Nikki Barlow Business Manager Anne Coleman Parent Liaison Officer Linda Ryan Technical Officer Luke Hughes Admin Officer Rhonda Maier School Chaplain Corlia Pienaar eKindy Staffed and based from BSDE – David Saunders Prep Jo Mills Georgia Plant Year 1 Tiarna Rogers Peta Wirth Year 2 Danae Beckwith Claire Armstrong Year 3 Mat Whitney Fiona Hjortshojf Year 4 Liz Waugh Anneka Van der Kley Year 5 Mia Hubert Emma Pails Year 6 Katrina Kuhne Peta Harding Secondary Western Alliance Chris McIntosh, Renee Moore and David Yang Field Services Annette Reid and Stephen Reid Support Teacher Literacy & Numeracy Kara Thompson (Term 1) Di Knudson Term 2-4 Head of Curriculum Di Knudson (Term 1) Term 2-4 Nikki Barlow Reading Coach (PiL) Kara Thompson Term 2-4 Relief Teacher Chris Kuhne Instrumental Music – Strings Cara Taggart Resourcing - Curriculum Leah Allingham Resourcing – Mailroom Deb Woods Resourcing - Library Maureen Capuno Reading Teacher Peta Wirth Reading Teacher Aide P-6 Silvana Gowland Reading Teacher Aide Y7-10 Debby Bishop Cleaner Cherryl Nicolas Groundsman Nick Ewin 2020 DAILY NOTICES - CHANGING TO MISOTA MUSTER Over the last few years, we have noticed that less people dial in to Notices each morning. We surveyed families earlier this year, and from feedback, we are moving to a once a week on air assembly, called MISOTA Muster. This will occur the first day of a working week. This change will result in – One weekly on air assembly The first MISOTA Muster will be the Class Allocation Day Tuesday 28th January 2019 at 8:00am Conference Code: Studio 4: 8145 968 840 Daily Notices will be posted on eLearn daily Daily Notices can be emailed to families to those who have registered for this communication. Those who would like to receive daily notices by email please let Anne Coleman know [email protected]. The structure for the MISOTA Muster for Term 1 will include – The national anthem/school song Weekly general notices & upcoming events Year Level Awards We look forward to gathering with you on our first MISOTA Muster on the 28 January 2020! CLASS LISTS Please look carefully at the class list and timetables which are available on eLearn – Home Tutor documents site and let Janeen/Nikki know immediately if there are any clashes for your family. These lists will be confirmed on air Tuesday 28th January, 2020 at 8.00am. Dial in on 1800 141 220 then follow the prompts, use Studio 4 conference code (8145 968 840). Thanks to all the families who made specific requests for times, teachers and class groupings in plenty of time for them to be carefully considered. It is easy to consider requests whilst planning, but almost impossible to make changes after documents and plans have been put in place. Our enrolment numbers and therefore our teacher numbers and budget are not confirmed until mid to late February. If adjustments to classes and/or teachers need to be made, it will be in early March. 2020 MISOTA STRATEGIC PLAN Our Strategic Plan 2017-2020 is in its final year, and we will go through the process of a Quadrennial School Review (QSR) in 2020 to establish our priorities for the next four years. Some highlights of the progress toward our goals have been – Develop the links between eKindy, P-6 and Western Alliance to ensure streamlined transitions (Teaching and Learning, Curriculum) and communications throughout the community. o A collaborative approach with BSDE eKindy to deliver both digital and face-to-face learning experiences o Use of transition statements to inform entry to Prep o Collaboration by teaching staff to ensure continuity in learning progression from year to year o Tips for transition to alternate learning pathways from eKindy – Year 10 o Get to Know You Days in regional areas focussing on eK-Prep o Group Days Term 1 welcoming new families to distance education focussing on smooth transitions to our school community o Western Alliance principals consulting with