27 April 2018

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Welcome back to Term 2 and to some cooler weather.

I hope that all of our families enjoyed a relaxing and wonderful autumn break, and that all of our students are ready for another busy term.

Our term has started off with our Parent Teacher Interviews. All information was emailed home to parents last term, so I do hope you were able to secure your time to discuss the progress of your child’s learning so far. You being an active part in this learning is key to the overall success of your child.

ANZAC Service

On Tuesday 24th April, our students and community held our school based ANZAC Service. Once again our student body were exemplary in their behaviour and showing the respect that this occasion requires.

Our most heartfelt thanks to Mrs Raffin for her supreme organisational skills and being able to coordinate so many students on the day.

We hope that our community was able to enjoy the local march on Wednesday 25th April.

Colour Run

A huge thank you and congratulations to our P&C and wonderful volunteers for a fun (and rain free) Colour Run. After having to postpone this event at the end of Term 1 due to bad weather, we were keeping our fingers and toes crossed for some better weather last week. With a small shower to begin with, we were very lucky to have the rain hold off for this event.

Thank you to all of our volunteers who took great joy in squirting everyone with an array of colours. Most of us ended up having to go home looking like parts of a rainbow. I had to collect my little girl from child care that afternoon, and as colourful as I was, I did not look like her normal mummy so there was great curiosity from all of her little friends.

Hopefully everyone was able to scrub up beautifully and enjoy the weekend.

Each fundraising event has been raising money for the installation of air conditioning across the school and over the break our P&C have achieved another great chunk out of this mammoth job. All of our prep classrooms and R Block, which is home to four of our Year 1 classrooms, have been air conditioned. Thank you to our P&C for continuing to work incredibly hard in each fundraising activity to get this huge job done.

2018 Annual Improvement Plan

Each year schools are required to develop an Annual Improvement Plan (AIP) which provides the overarching guidance to what we are focussing on for that year.

This plan is developed in consultation with staff and by reviewing the previous year, the data, the previous AIP and aligning this all to the state wide agenda.

This year at Coomera Springs we have three priority areas of improvement. These are:

1. We are all improving our learning and performance
2. We are all visibly learning
3. We are all building a positive culture

Our plan then provides what the Focused Improvement Practice is within each of these priorities, what the Performance Strategies are and finally what the Success Criteria is.

I have attached the Annual Improvement Plan for you to read and become familiar with.

As an update on how we are travelling in achieving our intended outcomes for improvement in 2018, during Term 1, our staff have engaged in additional professional development. This has been specifically focused on the teaching of rigorous reading, using formative assessment to inform weekly teaching and learning practices and ensuring that weekly planning is showing and tracking the required differentiation in learning. Now we are working on our writing focus.

NAPLAN

Our Year 3 and 5 students will soon participate in the annual National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests to assess their skills and understanding in the areas of reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

The tests will be conducted in all state and non-state schools across the country from 15th – 18th May.

An individual NAPLAN report for each child will be sent home later this year. Results provide additional feedback for parents, carers and teachers on how students are progressing in key curriculum areas.

The best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to reassure your child that NAPLAN tests are just one part of their school program, and to urge them to simply do the best they can.

Further NAPLAN information for parents and carers is available online. Please contact the school if you have any questions about your child participating in NAPLAN testing.

Impetigo

At the end of Term 1 we had three families report Impetigo (also known as school sores) to the office. This week we have had two families report the same, with younger siblings bringing this infection home from childcare.

Here are some facts regarding impetigo:

Impetigo is a skin infection caused by staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria. It is also known as school sores because it commonly affects school-aged children. Impetigo is more common during the warmer months.

Staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria can live harmlessly on and inside various areas of the body, such as the skin surface and nose. However, cuts and abrasions or eczema may allow the bacteria to cause infection in deeper skin tissues. Healthy, intact skin can sometimes develop impetigo too. The condition is characterised by collections of small, crusting blisters that usually form on the face or limbs.

Impetigo looks unsightly, but it isn’t dangerous and doesn’t cause any lasting damage to the skin. However, it is highly contagious. A child with impetigo should be kept home from school or day care until appropriate treatment has begun.

The sores on exposed areas are covered with a waterproof occlusive (no holes) dressing. Occasionally a crepe bandage may be needed to hold the dressing in place or help prevent younger children from scratching the sores.

Incubation period of impetigo

The incubation period is the time between being exposed to the bacteria and the development of signs and symptoms. The incubation period is usually one to three days for streptococcal infections and four to 10 days for staphylococcal infections.

Treatment of impetigo

Impetigo can be treated with prescription antibiotic ointments or creams, which need to be reapplied until the sores have completely healed. Antibiotic syrups or tablets may also be prescribed. It is important to complete any course of antibiotics you are prescribed. If left untreated, impetigo can lead to skin abscesses.

Care of the impetigo infection at home

Suggestions for home care include:

• Wash the sores (lesions) with an antibacterial or antiseptic soap every eight to 12 hours, soaking off visible crust.
• After each wash, pat the lesions dry. Use a clean towel each time.
• Apply a waterproof occlusive dressing (completely cover and seal the area where possible) to stop further spread of the infection. Use a crepe bandage to hold the dressing in place or help prevent younger children from scratching the sores.
• See your doctor if the sores spread and get worse despite treatment, or if the child becomes unwell with fever.
• Change the child’s linen (towels, sheets, face washer, sleep wear) daily while the infection is present.

Navigating Tricky Friendships

Article by Sharon Witt

Friendships are an important aspect of all of our lives – perhaps even more so for our children as they navigate the often complex years of growing up and discover their place in the world. As our young people grow and develop, so do their friendships.

In the early years, many friendships are developed through manufactured situations and groups we are involved in as parents. First time mother’s groups, antenatal birthing classes, playgroup, church groups and other friendship groups for mothers, often become the first opportunities that our children have to play and develop these early skills of relating to their peers. It is during these early toddler years that we can safely observe and guide our children’s play time. We can help them deal with minor disputes over whose turn it is to play with the truck, use the dress up cape or the blocks. We teach our children to play fairly, share and take turns.

As our children enter their early Primary School years, these friendships develop more out of our earshot. Some parents may even feel a little concerned that they will not know each of your child’s friends at school and whom they choose to be influenced by. However, there is a lot we can do as parents to help guide our children through these years of critical relationship building. Developing the strategies to deal with friendship conflicts, tricky situations and issues of bullying are lifelong skills that will stand them in good stead for the years ahead.

What makes a good friend?

From an early age, we can have conversations with our children around what makes a good, healthy friendship. What are the qualities we look for in a friend? I have asked this very question of hundreds of children over the past two decades and the same qualities are mentioned time and time again:

Honest
Trustworthy
Friendly
Dependable
Kind-hearted
Humorous
Forgiving

These qualities are probably the same for many of us parents too. However we also need to remember that we should also display these qualities if we are seeking positive and healthy friendships. We will actually attract these same qualities in the friendships we make when we model these ourselves.

Lead by Example

Whether we like it or not, our children are observing us all the time. They watch how we speak, act and conduct our own friendships.

A few days ago, I was astounded by an exchange I observed on social networking site Facebook between two grown women – mothers – right in front of their children’s watchful gaze. What was perhaps the most distressing for those observing, were a few comments posted intermittently by the young children of these women – who were observing every hurtful missile fired between the two! One child simply wrote: “Please! Will you stop calling my mum names!” “Please will you stop speaking to my mum that way, she doesn’t deserve it!” And my heart broke!

These parents were clearly having a very heated falling out – but to play this out in a very public way and under the ever-watchful eyes of their children was just so sad. To these children, the modelling is already occurring before their eyes.

Model your own positive Friendships

As parents, we can do a lot to teach our children about navigating friendships by modelling our own in a positive way. Demonstrate that a friendship is a two-way street by phoning your friend occasionally, sending an encouraging note or card, or making a meal for them if they are unwell. When we do these things naturally in our own relationships, we are teaching our children how supportive real friendships can be.

Dealing with Tricky Friends

We will always encounter friendships that can become a little complex or tricky at times. Our children will find this very difficult when it occurs but we can teach them how to handle this effectively and let them know that it is okay to set their own boundaries and enforce these when necessary.

Hurt Feelings

Feelings will often be hurt during our friendships - that is the nature of living in relationships and part of a community. However, it is how we deal with hurt feelings – that is most important. When your child experiences hurt feelings, try and use this as a teachable moment!

Recently my daughter came home from school feeling down. A girl in her class had distributed her birthday party invitations in front of a gathered group of friends – however she did not invite my daughter.

My daughter was clearly stunned as she relayed the story to me.

‘Why would someone DO THAT?!’ she questioned. ‘It is just SO mean!’

It became a great teachable moment for her. We talked about how this girl must be feeling about herself and her position amongst the girls if she has to noticeably, in front of everyone, NOT invite a well-liked, popular girl in the group. It was all about this girl’s feelings of power, or lack of. I talked to my daughter about how she was feeling at that moment, and explained to her that there will always be people who deliberately (in this case) or accidentally hurt our feelings. What my daughter could learn from this is how NOT to treat others – whether they are your closest friend or just a part of your social group at school. Be mindful of other’s feelings.

When it came time for my daughter to plan her own birthday party, and she had a limited number of guests allowed, she made it a point to hand out her invitations in private and at a time that would not cause upset to others.

We cannot possibly protect our children from having their feelings hurt or having to deal with difficult people – but we can teach them how to respond and learn valuable life skills about navigating tricky friendships.

Most Friendships won’t last Forever

If you had have told me at age 8 that my best friend in the entire world, would not have been my lifelong friend forever, I would simply not have believed you! But to our children, their friendships do seem ‘lifelong’ and permanent. They cannot imagine these relationships ever drifting apart. However, the reality is, most of our early friendships don’t continue on forever and this is a good point to teach our children. Some friends are with us for a reason, and some for just a season. But each will bring something unique to our lives and perhaps teach us a lesson – even if that lesson is what we don’t want or need in a friend.

Be Friendly!

As much as this may seem like such a simple point to make, it is important that our children learn to be friendly – even to those who are unkind or cause conflict in our lives. There will always be people who annoy us or speak rudely to us for no apparent reason. But we are not always privy to what is going on in their lives. If someone is mean or nasty to your daughter, explain to her that we don’t always understand why people choose to be rude to us or react in certain ways. What we can do is demonstrate some grace and act with kindness.

Elbert Hubbard said: ‘In order to have friends, you must first be one.’

This is a good mantra to teach our young people. So often, our children complain that they have no real friends, or they are not popular at school. But this quote is a timely reminder that they need to practice being a friend. The more you practice being friendly and being interested in others, the more people will be drawn to you.

Friendships will always be a lifelong learning opportunity. Hopefully, as we navigate and manage our own friendships as adults, we can model to our own children how to best take this journey through life.

Have a wonderful week ahead and thank you for your continued support!

Kind Regards
Martine Gill
Principal

Australian Early Development Census

This year, the Australian Federal Government is conducting a census on students in their first year of schooling. This census is called the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). Coomera Springs State School will be collecting data on behalf of the Australian Government for inclusion in the census. We are planning to conduct the census in weeks 9 and 10 of this term. There will be a letter emailed to our Prep parents with more information. See below for some general information, or you can visit the website:

Please contact Mrs Raffin if you are a Prep parent and have a specific question.

What the AEDC means for parents

Every three years since 2009, the Australian Government has undertaken a census of all children in their first year of full-time schooling. This information is used to identify communities where families and children may require extra support and to help shape the future and wellbeing of Australian children.

About the AEDC

Each census year teachers use an Early Development Instrument, which is a series of specific questions, using their knowledge and observations of the children in their class. Children do not lose any class time and parents are not required to provide any additional information to the school.

For the AEDC, your child’s data will be combined with data about the other children living within the same community. AEDC results for individual children are not reported and the AEDC is not used as an individual diagnostic tool. This means that an individual child report is not produced.

Your child

If your child is part of an AEDC census, the information provided by their teacher will make an important contribution to our understanding of the development of Australian children during their early years. Children not included in a census year still benefit from the insights gained by analysis of the AEDC and application of these learnings by early childhood educators and teachers.

Attendance in Queensland Schools Count

All schools in Queensland are committed to providing safe and supportive learning environments for all students to address their educational needs.

Research shows that in Queensland, higher student attendance is associated, on average, with higher student achievement. Additionally, attending school every day helps children to build social and emotional skills such as communication, teamwork and resilience. Attendance means not only attending school every day, but also arriving at school on time and remaining at school for the entire day.

From our close observations, students who are continually late, often become anxious about walking into a class that is already settled, hence creating a situation where the student would rather not come to school. The risk of missing instructions for core lessons is high and there is often disruption to other students’ learning and settlement when a student enters the class late.

Under the law, you must make sure your child is enrolled and attends school on all school days unless there is a reasonable excuse. Schools are mandated to monitor attendance of students and follow up with parents and caregivers any unexplained absences.

Coomera Springs State School is committed to promoting the key messages of the Queensland State-wide initiative Every Day Counts which promotes four key messages:

• All children should be enrolled at school and attend school every day.
• Schools should monitor, communicate and implement strategies to improve school attendance
• Truanting can place a student in unsafe situations and impact on their future employability and life choices
• Attendance at school is the responsibility of everyone in the community

Parent Teacher Interviews

As communicated via facebook and email, Parent-Teacher Interviews are being held from, 24th April until 4th May 2018. It is a great opportunity for you as a parent to find out how your child is progressing at school. It makes sense also for you as a parent to be prepared and ready to make the most of the brief time you have with teachers.

Here are some guidelines to make the most of these interviews:

1. Prepare well. Before the interview, list any questions that you want to raise. Keep questions short and to the point.
2. Attend with a partner or friend, particularly if you are nervous or unsure. It is easy to miss a point and often difficult to relay information to a partner.
3. Give the teacher a chance to make an assessment of your child’s progress. This may seem obvious but some interviews never get off the ground because enthusiastic parents take over.
4. Take notes and clarify information that you don’t understand. “What do you mean by, ‘he needs to spend more time reading’...?” Make sure you have a good understanding of the messages your child’s teacher is giving.
5. Be prepared to give an assessment of your child’s performance. You may be asked how you think your child is performing, so give an honest, but realistic assessment.
6. Ask how you can help your child if there are any areas that need to be strengthened. No doubt your child’s teacher will have some strategies for you to assist your child, so make sure you have a clear understanding before you leave.

If there are unresolved issues or you wish to discuss your child’s difficulties in greater detail, consider asking for another interview. This is being respectful of the teacher’s time and of those parents who are to follow. Once the interview is over consider how you will discuss it with your child. Avoid giving generalisations or simplistic appraisals such as: “The teacher says you are a good girl.” Discuss areas that need work in positive terms. Talk about strengths or successes first before discussing areas that may need more work. A clear message such as, “We talked about your reading and the teacher suggested that we should try...” is far more helpful. Involve your child in discussing any plans for improvement. Avoid making big plans for your child to improve in a subject area without consulting him or her. By involving children and taking notice of their ideas, plans are more likely to be successful.

Connected Devices at Home and 5 Tips to Protect Your Child

With the sheer volume of technology in the home, our children have the ability to communicate and engage with others on a wide variety of platforms, from Smart TVs and Gaming Consoles right down to the iPads they bring to school for their education. Below are five tips that will help you to build relationships with your child and form boundaries for the manner in which they interact with the technology that surrounds us.

1. Focus on connection

The attachment relationship between you and your child is the foundation for all future relationships. Connection builds inner security and a healthy sense of self – the best preventative medicine for addiction there is!

• Make time for connection with your child as soon as you arrive home – there is nothing more deflating and damaging to a child’s sense of self than parents checking out online as soon as they walk in the door
• Use the iPad to build relationship by using apps together, rather than using the iPad as a babysitter
• Sally Hunt – clinical psychologist, 123 parenting coach and mother of two – recommends lots of parental involvement including looking at the internet and apps together and taking time to answer any questions your child may have. This not only enhances connection but it also develops the child’s research skills. She also recommends playing the games together – just for fun.

2. Healthy boundaries create healthy relationships

Boundaries help and guide your child; it is therefore essential that you own your parental authority, set clear boundaries and formulate a family home use plan.

• Be clear regarding expectations and consequences
• Be consistent as this helps your child feel safe and secure and inturn builds inner security
• As your child grows, make time and space for connection, communication and negotiation around boundaries and privileges
• Set boundaries from a loving place based on values, meaning and purpose.

3. Bedrooms are screen-free zones

Keep children safe and healthy by having a screen-free bedroom policy:

• Cyber bullying, adult content and inappropriate sharing are easier to manage if iPad use takes place in shared family spaces
• Turn off screens 1-2 hours before bed, as light and stimulation disrupt circadian rhythms and inhibit good sleep hygiene
• Bed-time routine is for relaxation and connection so cuddle up with your child and a favourite book.

4. Keeping your child safe

It is easy to feel anxious about your child using devices:

• Focus on building communication, emotional intelligence and understanding so your child feels safe to talk with you
• Discuss with your child the positive and negative implications of iPad use
• Have a designated shared area for use and create a charger station where all family members leave their devices at night
• Set parental controls, delete unnecessary apps and set limits.

5. Model healthy iPad use

How you use your iPad or other device will provide a model for how your child uses it:

• Put your phone down – wherever you are – and direct your attention to your child. Again, there is nothing more deflating and damaging to a child’s sense of self than a disconnected, absent parent (the result can be narcissistic wounding, which is common in adults with addiction!)
• Drive mindfully and value lives by keeping your car device free. If you cannot drive from A to B without checking your screen, it is time to check in with an addiction specialist!

Pimpama Academy Trial Dates

PE Department News

Welcome to term two! This term we have a lot of sporting activities planned. We began with Springs Games last Wednesday. Mr Dempsey and I organised our very own Commonwealth Games Day. Each class chose a country from the Commonwealth to represent. During the morning opening march they proudly displayed their class flags and country colours. Throughout the day students participated in three events earning points for their country in each year level. Some classes also researched the history of their chosen country and completed art/craft activities in the classroom. It was a fantastic day with many colourful photos on our social media pages.

School Leaders led with the Guyana Flag – our adoptive country for the GC2018 Games

Colour Run

Once again we held a very successful school C o l o u r R u n (rescheduled from term one). Although the rain attempted to interfere with our plans, we didn’t let that stop us and all students and teachers had a great day. Thankyou to the P&C volunteers for helping us host a great afternoon!

Coles Sports Voucher Promotion

Thankyou to all familes for helping us collect thousands and thousands of Coles Sports vouchers. We should be receiving our new sporting equipment by the end of term three.

Sports Trials

A special mention to Levi, Trey, Brayden and Gazniah who successfully earned a spot on the Broadwater under 11 Rugby League Team and Riley for the under 12 Rugby League Team. These boys have proudly represented our school. Congratulations to Levi and Trey for being selected for the South Coast team. We wish them good luck for their upcoming carnival.

Gala Sports Day - Tuesday 29th May - Year 4, 5, 6

This term students in years 4, 5 and 6 will compete against Highland Reserve State School and Park Lake State School in a Mini Olympics Carnival. Each year level will be hosted at a different school.

Year 4 – Coomera Springs State School
Year 5 – Highland Reserve State School
Year 6 – Park Lake State School

Students will need to wear: their school sports uniform, hat and sunscreen.

They will need to bring: two water bottles, packed lunch and morning tea – NO TUCKSHOP facilities are available. There will be no ordered lunches for year four either as our lunch breaks at Gala Day do not coincide with the normal break times.

District Cross Country Championships - Thursday 10th May

17 students have earned their place on our Coomera Springs Cross Country Team for 2018. These 17 students will have the opportunity to compete against 37 other schools in our Broadwater District. We wish the following students good luck in their 2km and 3km races.

Athletics Carnivals – 12th, 13th 14th June

Save these dates as parents and friends are invited to cheer on their children at our annual Athletics Carnivals.

Prep – Year 2 Carnival will be held on Tuesday 12th June from 9am – 12.45pm.
Years 3 - 6 Carnivals will be held on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th June.

Keep a look out on our Facebook page and in the newsletter for more detailed information closer to the date.

If you are unsure which house your child is in, please contact your classroom teacher.

Families and friends are invited to come along and cheer! Don’t forget to bring your chairs!

AFL Auskick Program is coming to CSSS

Mrs Hodder
PE Teacher and Sports Coordinator

Music Department News

Instrumental Music News

Welcome back to Term 2! It was wonderful to see the majority of students organised and ready for their lessons and ensemble/band rehearsals last week, especially those groups who now have their rehearsal at a different time. This sets a great standard for the rest of the term. The new ensemble times have been emailed to parents. Please contact Ms Williams or Mrs Russell if you did not receive an email. Last week students in the Senior Band had their first rehearsal for the year, and they are off to a great start. Junior Strings rehearsals will commence on Wednesday 2nd May. Keep up the home practice and ask your Instrumental teacher if you are having any difficulties, and the new ensemble pieces will soon become easy and very enjoyable to perform.

Changed Rehearsal Times for Term 2

Groups which have a change in their rehearsal times for Term 2 are Drumline (now Tuesday 2nd break), Senior Showcase Choir (now Monday and Thursday 2nd break), Beginner Strings (now Wednesday after school), Intermediate Strings (now Monday after school), and Senior Band (now Thursday after school). Ensemble days and times are displayed on the Music Room Window.

FANFARE

Our Senior Band and Senior Strings will be performing at FANFARE (a music competition for Queensland state schools) on WEDNESDAY 30TH MAY. Keep an eye out for permission slips with the full details, including the session time in which each group will be performing. Audience members are most welcome to come along and support our groups!

Advanced Ukulele

We have started a new extension performance group for our Advanced Ukulele players (mostly in Year 6), on Wednesdays at 2nd break. The students are currently working on a challenging arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon.

South East Region Music Excellence Camp

Congratulations to the following Year 5 and 6 students who have been selected to attend the South East Region Music Camp at Tallebudgera in June (last week of Term 2):

Haylee B (Choir), Isabella B (Choir), Felix C (Strings), Shari E (Choir), Sarah F (Choir), Jesse-Jaymes M (Choir), Kirra R (Choir). We know you will represent Coomera Springs with pride and are looking forward to your culminating performance at the end of the camp. Well done!

State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP)

Congratulations to Jasmine E who has been selected to attend the State Honours Ensemble Program at the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane at the end of Term 3. This is a fantastic achievement for Jasmine, who will be working with the best young performers in the state, in a program usually reserved for Secondary School Students! Well done Jasmine!

Music Shirts

Our performing ensembles look amazing in their Music Shirts. If your child is in Band, Strings or Choir now is the time to order your Music Shirt for 2018 – available from the uniform shop for $30. Music Shirts can be worn to school on Thursdays in 2018. Prep parents please be advised that the Music Shirts are available from Size 4 upwards.

Alison Murray
Music Coordinator

P&C News

This Term!

This term we will have our Mother’s Day stall, major raffle with a cruise as first prize, family portraits and a disco. Stay tuned for more information.

Air Conditioning Update

We had more classrooms installed with air conditioning over the holidays which included the prep classrooms and R Block which is home to four of our Year 1 classrooms.

P&C Meeting

Our next P&C meeting and AGM will be held on Wednesday 9th May 2018 at 3.15pm in the resource centre next to the library. All executive positions will be vacated and are open for nominations. If you would like more information please contact Sharon on coomeraspringspresident@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sharon Sharp
P&C President

Uniform Shop

Uniform Shop Change of Hours

The uniform shop trading hours will change as of 8th May.

The new days will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 8.15am – 9.00am. We would like to continue to operate on a Friday but need volunteers for this to happen. If you are available to help for an hour every Friday please see Kylie at Frankie’s Tuckerbox.

Tuckshop

We are open from 7.30am until 3:00pm for all your breakfast and lunch needs. Our home meal orders have now commenced for the price of $15 to feed a family of 4.

Frankie’s Tuckshop Menu

The tuckshop is open Monday - Friday and offers a range of healthy choice options. Please refer to our Tuckshop Menu for more information.

School Terms 2018

School Terms for 2018 are as follows;

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Community Notices

Gold Coast Health Oral Health (Dental) Services

The Mobile Dental Clinic will be returning to Coomera Springs State School the week commencing 4 June 2018, please refer to the attached Oral Health Service Provision Schedule for further details.

If you require an appointment before 4th June, please phone the Oral Health Client Service Centre #1300 300 850 to make a time to receive a free dental check-up & any follow up treatment required.

To arrange an appointment for your child telephone:

The Oral Health Client Service Centre

Number: 1300 300 850 Monday – Friday 8.00 am – 4.30 pm (Excluding Public Holidays)

Child Dental Benefit Schedule Vouchers are accepted. When your child’s $1000 cap is reached, there will be no out-of-pocket expenses provided your child meets *eligibility criteria.

* Eligibility – All Queensland resident children aged four years or older who have not completed year 10 of secondary school and are eligible to receive Medicare benefits.

Further information on public funded oral health services can be accessed via URL:

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