TOWNSVILLE COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE – A STATE SPECIAL SCHOOL

78 Thompson Street, Mundingburra, PO Box 603 Aitkenvale Ph 47 594 111 Fax 47 594 100

Email the.principal@tclcspecs.eq.edu.au Web: https://tclcspecs.eq.edu.au

Issue 6

30 April 2021 The Principal recruitment process is now in its final stage and the successful applicant will be announced in the coming week.

The school review will conclude today. The review plays an important part in how the department supports school improvement and provides schools with independent feedback, tailored to their context and needs. Principals use review findings to work with the school community to develop clear actions to move the school forward and strategies to maximise student outcomes. Junior School Playground Update The main structure has been erected. Currently the roof is being lined. It is anticipated concreting will commence, followed by the soft fall. The playground should be fully operable in the coming weeks. Gate Fobs An access control system operated with a fob was installed during the holiday break on all internal gates on walkways and entrances to playgrounds. This will be an added security measure to ensure the safety of our students. Students arriving or departing during class times will need to enter or exit via the administration front office with assistance from staff. T Block Stage 1 of construction of our new building, T block, is expected to commence in June/July of this year with anticipated completion during Term 1, 2022. Contract Transport – Important Reminder

Parents and carers of students approved for contract transport (Bus/Taxi) are reminded of the responsibilities to be fulfilled for the continuation of transport arrangements. This includes that a responsible adult (parent/carer over the age of 18) is ready and waiting with the student in the morning to meet the transport driver at the specified time and place AND be waiting at home in the afternoon on return of students from school. If there is no one waiting at home to receive student in the afternoon, contractors are directed to take the student to the nearest police station. Please remember to contact Ron at Detours – 4728 5311 or Tanya at Townsville Taxi – 0408 321 255 if you need to cancel your pick up in the morning.

Class Times A reminder that learning starts at 8.30AM each morning.

Please ensure you drop off your child to school between 8.15AM and 8.30AM at the Burt Street entry.

Staff are available to assist students to class at this time.

Burt Street gates and the Thompson Street pedestrian access will be closed at 8.30AM.

We appreciate your assistance in ensuring a smooth start to the day.

Community Resource Unit (CRU) is providing a series of School to Work Workshops aimed to help

secondary students with disability find meaningful work. These workshops will be of interest to parents thinking about future work for their family member with disability who is in secondary school.

All enquiries about the workshop should be directed to CRU at cru@cru.org.au or 07 3844 2211. Link to register for the Townsville Workshop:

https://events.humanitix.com/cru-schooltowork-townsville

Hear and Say has a couple of Parent Education sessions coming to Townsville in May, and they may be of interest to some of our parents/carers. Parent information session intensive – Townsville

Fourth year occupational therapy and physiotherapy students from James Cook University will share their knowledge across two information sessions for parents. These sessions have been designed for our families in North Queensland impacted by hearing loss and are to be held in-person only at our Townsville centre.

Date: Monday, 24 May 2021

9.30am – 10.25am: Mealtimes and Fussy Eaters : This session aims to give parents a toolbox of ideas to help take the stress out of mealtimes and gain an understanding food likes and dislikes.

10.35am – 11.30am: Moving and Growing – Motor Skills Development : This session focuses on gross motor development and milestones, and provides useful tips for take encouraging movement in play at home.

Where: Level 2 Building 500, Clinical Practice Building, 1 James Cook Drive, JCU Douglas Campus, Townsville Qld

Cost: Parents/carers with NDIS: $123.52| Students/parents/carers without NDIS: $62 (this cost can be reimbursed through NDIS line number 15_038_0117_1_3)

To Register visit : https://www.hearandsay.com.au/how-we-help/children-and-families/parent-education/

Sunset Series - Sunset Series brings together professionals from across the medical and allied health sectors, together with families and the community, to network and share knowledge.

Topics have included Paediatric Vestibular Rehabilitation and Auditory Processing Disorder and Children with Hearing Loss and Additional Disabilities.

Upcoming events webinars

Diagnosis and Treatment of Auditory Processing Disorder

When: Tuesday, 18 May 2021 Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm (AEST) Where: Live via Zoom Webinar and recorded Cost: Professionals: $85 | Parents/carers with NDIS: $123 | Students/parents/carers without NDIS: $65

Join our upcoming webinar to learn more about Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). APD is when the ears process sound normally but the brain has difficulty processing the information. For example,children with APD can hear but they sometimes have trouble understanding what they hear. Three highly specialised industry experts will present on three different aspects of APD.

�The nature, identification and diagnosis of APD – presented by Professor Suzanne Purdy �The treatment of APD – presented by Dr Bill Keith �Treating auditory processing deficits in people with autism spectrum disorder – presented by Dr Joan Leung

To Register visit: https://www.hearandsay.com.au/home/worldwide-training-and-education/sunset-series/

Save the Date Mark your calendars with the 2021 Sunset Series dates: Tuesday, 18 May 2021 – Auditory Processing Disorder: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 – Outcomes and Communication Options for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 – Cytomegalovirus Tuesday, 16 November 2021 – Music therapy. More information will be provided around the topics of each workshop in the lead up to the event.

In the meantime, if you have any questions please contact worldwide@hearandsay.com.au or call (07) 3850 2111.

IMPORTANT DATES Monday 3 May, 2021 - Labour Day Public Holiday Thursday 13 May, 2021 - Dental Visit Thursday 24 June, 2021 - Dental Visit Friday 25 June, 2021 - Last Day of school Term 2, 2021.