Beerwah State School

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to our first newsletter for Term 2. We have had a very smooth and settled start to the school term. As I am conducting my daily class visits, I am seeing classes engaged in their learning and focused on improving their learning outcomes. This term I am implementing the ‘Principal’s Afternoon Tea’, to celebrate student academic success. Every Friday afternoon one student from each class who has shown exceptional academic progress or produced exemplary work, will be invited to an afternoon tea with me where they can show me their amazing work, receive a special recognition of excellence card and a Zooper Dooper.

This term, I am also implementing a special social skills program for targeted groups of students. Students will participate in two, half hour sessions weekly, to build skills around resilience, dealing with conflict and interpersonal skills. Students will learn how to transfer skills learnt in these sessions to other aspects of life and various situations.

EASTER EGG HUNT

Our P&C Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success on Easter Saturday 8 April.

I would like to thank Carolyn Brewer and the entire P&C for all of their hard work in organising and running this event. Not only was this event a wonderful fundraiser but it also brought our wider school community together building a collective responsibility for our students’ education.

P&C POSITIONS:

I am pleased to announce P&C positions were successfully filled at our last P&C AGM meeting. Congratulations to our 2023 P&C Team.

I would like to thank our past P&C President, Carolyn Brewer and her 2022 team for all their hard work and dedication to our school, organising and running events.

2023 P & C Positions

President – Kate Kermode

Vice President – Brenda Mau

Vice President - Megan Zakis

Secretary – Sarah Dickson

Treasurer – Sharon Norman

Uniform Co-Ordinator – Jodi Chapman

Bookclub Co-Ordinator – Maree Robinson

Tuckshop Convenor – Benda Mau

ANZAC ASSEMBLY:

On Monday, we held our school Anzac Ceremony in our school hall. Our student leaders Charlie Turner, Cameron Cook and Aila McIntyre displayed great leadership qualities running a very smooth ceremony. Thank you to Mr Deady for organising and rehearsing the students in week one. Thanks to those classes who created wreathes to lay at our Stone of remembrance after the ceremony.

ANZAC DAY COMMUNITY MARCH/CEREMONIES:

On Tuesday morning, our students marched and participated in the Beerwah community ANZAC Day march and ceremony. Thank you to all those students who represented our school. Thank you to Charlie Turner for reading a special ANZAC poem in the ceremony and to Charlie Turner and Cameron Cook for laying a wreath in the ceremony. I would also like to thank Coralie Lillecrapp, Gayle Bismark, Karen Batson, Tania Cox. Megan Zakis and Matt Deady for giving up their time to supervise our students.

A big thank you to Charlie Turner, Mrs Philpot and Coralie Lillecrapp for representing our school at the Beerwah Dawn Service.

GUIDANCE OFFICER WEEK:

This week is Guidance Officer week. I would like to thank our guidance officer Andrew Graham for all his hard work and dedication to our students’ wellbeing.

AUTISM AWARENESS DAY:

On Thursday we acknowledged Autism in our school community. Students participated in class activities to raise awareness and gain a deeper understanding of autism. Thank you to Tanja Mann for organising.

STAFF UPDATE:

Congratulations to our spansih teacher Chris Denunzio who has been offered a full-time position teaching Languages in Caboolture for the remainder of the year. We welcome Emma Nolan who will be teaching Languages at Beerwah SS on Tuesdays and Landsborough SS on Wednesdays.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Scott Bowden

Student travel to and from school, when they are not with their parents/carers is expected to comply with the school’s Student Code of Conduct. This year we continue to have staggered starts and finishes: P-3 8:50am-2:50pm; Years 4-6 8:55am-2:55pm. Helping Hands staff collect P-3 students from the gate for the afternoon OSHC session.

CAR AND BUS

The main public car park is situated off Old Gympie Road. and is part of the government road system. It has car and bus parking and has also been designed to provide a special space to enable cars to pull up to set down and pick up students.

Looking at the school, the area to the left of the main gate is for drop off of students only.

Signage indicates a “STOP DROP GO ZONE“, “2 MIN PARKING 8am-3:30pm“ and “NO PARKING”.

• Drivers must not double park in the “Drop and Go Zone” nor leave their vehicle unattended during school drop off and pick up times, as posted on the Stop Drop Go signage.
• Please place your vehicle in a SINGLE queue and wait patiently for the queue of cars to move through the “DROP OFF ZONE“ then, after setting down/picking up your passengers, drive from the space with EXTREME caution.
• No passengers should be getting in/out of a vehicle when it is in the single queue. This is a very dangerous practice because of risk of younger students copying the behaviour of older students or adults. The car parks opposite the Stop Drop Go gate are 15 minutes during drop off and pick up time so they are available for drivers to pull into if their student/s are not yet at the Stop Drop Go gate.
• The Bus Zone is located at the end of the Car Park and is a BUS ONLY Zone.
• Signage is in place to notify drivers that this is a BUS ENTRY ONLY. Do not drive into or park in the Bus Zone and keep exits clear.
• Always drive very slowly through the car park.

If students have a concern about a problem on the bus, it should always be reported to the driver in the first instance. If that has not been possible or it is a repeat problem, they can report it to the office when they arrive at school or parent/caregivers should phone the school in the afternoon. If community members have any concern about driver behaviour in the Old Gympie Road car park they are advised to contact Police Link. The school has been advised that police prefer first hand and immediate reporting of incidents.

BIKE

Each rider must register at the office to become a member of our Kandoo Bike Shelter register. They will make a commitment to ride to and from school safely and to keep their bikes or scooters secured. Once registered, each rider will be given a special access code to enable them to secure their bike in the shelter. Students must have a lock to secure their bike/scooter in the racks.

Any children who wish to use the shelter must register prior to bringing their bike/scooter or other form of personal transport to school. This can be done at the office in the days prior to riding to school. Students who registered last year are not required to re-register this year.

Parents and carers are asked to ensure that their children have the capability and knowledge to ride to school safely and that the children can control their push-bike or other equipment used to ride to school. For example, for safety, they must be able to stop safely. They must be able to stop as they approach the school’s Peachester Road entrance and driveway and walk their bike into the shed.

Check out our calendar of events throughout the year, via the school's website at

Beerwah State School

You can sync any event to your personal calendar by clicking to  open the event and click on the  'Add to Calendar' button.  

Check out our Facebook page for more Celebrations and what's happening at our School.

Beerwah State School Facebook page

ENCOURAGING READING AT HOME

Our subscription to the Department of Education’s ebook digital library is due for renewal.

We have sent out an expression of interest to all families. If you would like your child to have access to the ebook digital library, return this EOI to the office by Friday 28 April.

The subscription will be paid for by Beerwah State School and provide children access to a wide range of ebooks, audio books and read along books. The digital library (SORA) is accessible via an App or browser.

We will then register all children who have EOIs returned by 28 April and provide information about how to access the digital library.

STUDENT COUNCIL:

Thank-you to all who participated in our tie die day on Thursday 30th March. Student council raised $162.50 towards our school improvement projects.

TALKING ABOUT LEARNING

It can be difficult to discuss learning with children at times. Often questions like ‘how was your day’ will get one word answers like ‘good’.

At Beerwah State School we use the work of Lyn Sharratt to inform our approach to making learning visible. One element of this work is the ‘five questions’. These questions give us a frame to have deeper conversations with children about their learning. At school we choose to focus our use of the five questions on our English units of work.

There are versions of the ‘five questions’ for parents which can be a great tool:

1. What did you learn today?

2. How did you do?

3. What did you do if you didn’t understand?

4. How can you improve on your learning?

5. What are you most proud of?

"Everyone is a reader, some just haven't found their favourite book yet"

BORROWING

The Library is open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am. Students can borrow on their class borrowing day, at 2nd break and before school on these days. They must bring their red Library Bag. Library bags are available through the Uniform Shop for $13.00.

LIBRARY TIMETABLE

If you have any questions with regards to sport, please phone Ms Murphy at the school on 5436 5555 or email jlmur1@eq.edu.au

Janelle Murphy (HPE Teacher)

P&C MEETINGS

Our AGM was held at the end of term 1, thank you to all who attended. A new executive committee was elected, detailed below. We'd like to express our thanks to all the 2022 committee members. Our first meeting of the term was held this week on Wednesday 26 April at 6:00pm in the library. Keep an eye on Skoolbag and Facebook for reminders for our next meeting. It is scheduled for Wednesday 17 May at 6:00pm. New P & C Executive Team President – Kate Kermode Vice President – Brenda Mau Vice President - Megan Zakis Secretary – Sarah Dickson Treasurer – Sharon Norman

VOLUNTEERING

It was wonderful to see the team of volunteers who supported and helped run the Easter Egg Hunt during the school holidays. As the saying goes, many hands make light work. If you want to find out more about how you can volunteer, please email pa&c@beerwahss.eq.edu.au or connect through our Facebook page. Did you know: Volunteering Makes a Difference in your Child’s Education Children whose parents are involved in their schools do better. Research has shown that children of school volunteers make better grades and perform better on tests. They’re also better behaved, have better attendance, and are more likely to graduate and continue their education. The more parents participate at school, the more successful their children will be.

Don’t forget: the P&C Association is an approved volunteer organization with Centrelink (Services Australia) so if you need to complete volunteering hours, the school is a great option. This can be extended to grandparents and other friends; they will need to apply for a Blue Card to volunteer in the school which is an easy process we can assist with. Contact us by email and we can arrange to work out how we can help each other.

FACEBOOK PAGE

Facebook is our main form of contact so please follow us and keep an eye out for updates. If you see one of our updates – for example our next pancake morning notice, please share with your friends. The more people who attend, the more funds we raise, and the more we can buy for your children to use at school. Everyone’s a winner!!! We’ll also update you on the Tuckshop or Uniform shop, it’s the easiest form of contact so please keep following. Just find our page and like us to start following. BSS P&C Facebook page 

EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

The Easter Egg Hunt was a FANTASTIC success. We welcomed and entertained approximately 800 members of the Sunshine Coast community. Both Jason Hunt MP and Andrew Powel MP attended and were in ore of the community spirit and vibe. It is so wonderful to have our local community supporting our local state school. The P & C and the team volunteers were so proud to have produced such a fun and engaging family event for our community. A HUGE thank you to all the volunteers in the lead up and on the day. The success of the day has seen the P & C raise even more funds than the 2022 event. Total figure to be announced at the next P & C meeting, so come along and share our excitement. Keep an eye on our Facebook for this term’s events. A weekly update is posted.

WORKING BEE

Term 2’s working bee has been postponed due to the public holiday. The new date has been set for Saturday 20 May from 9:00am - 12 midday. All students who volunteer will receive their volunteer badge.

BOOK CLUB

The best way to order for the book club is online at www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP all books are delivered to the school and distributed to each child. If you would prefer to order as gifts, ensure you select that option and your items will be available for collection from the office. The due date for orders is always stamped on the front of the brochure so don’t miss out! An extra bonus is that the school receives 15% of all order values to purchase books for our library. Books are such a wonderful addition to any child’s life and there are some amazing prices in the book club.

TUCKSHOP

Tuckshop is open Fridays, first break only. All orders will be via Qkr! which will be made available one week before. Before ordering, please double check your child’s profile & class as we had some orders going to the wrong class. As per the Schoolbag notice, tuckshop menu has been altered in line with the Queensland Association of School Tuckshops recommendations, ensuring we are only offering healthy choices. We are able to offer up to two red food days per term. We will give plenty of notice of these days. We will be trialing cash orders between week 3 and week 10 this term. All orders being made by cash need to be submitted by Thursday. Correct money only as no change will be able to be given. Please ensure your child's money is secure in an envelope with their order, name and class clearly labeled on the envelope. No late cash orders will be accepted. Qkr! is the preferred method for tuckshop ordering. These orders will need to be completed via Qkr! prior to 7:30 am on the day of opening. Please DO NOT send your child with cash. We are unable to serve and collect cash over the counter on the day of ordering. . If you require support to set up a Qkr! Account, please contact the P & C via email or Facebook and we will happily support you to complete this. We would love to open before school to offer a breakfast service, but this is dependent on volunteers, so if you are available to assist on a regular basis, please get in touch. Also, if you or your child has ideas for the menu, please get in touch as we’d love to hear all suggestions. p&c@beerwahss.eq.edu.au

UNIFORM SHOP

The uniform shop will open each Wednesday afternoon 2.30-3.00pm, or at other times by appointment. The best way to order uniforms is ONLINE via Qkr! It’s quick & easy & there are no transaction fees Alternatively, an order form can be collected from the Office. Items will then be sent home with the student or can be collected from the Office. To ensure orders are processed quickly, once you have placed an online order, please send your details to p&c@beerwahss.eq.edu.au Click here to Order Uniforms Online Click here to download the Uniform Shop Order Form

Welcome back to another Term filled with learning through play at Kandoo Joeys Playgroup. April is Nature Play month and with this amazing weather we are excited to hold our Teddy Bear’s Picnic at our amazing Outdoor Classroom on Wednesday 26 April the first week back to playgroup. When children play in nature they explore their environment, build their social skills through interactions with others, learning how to share, cooperate and negotiate, and exercise. Outdoor play builds on children’s cognitive development and problem-solving skills by encouraging their imagination and creativity. When children run, climb, jump and play outdoors they build on their motor skills and coordination.

Kandoo Joeys is open to all families with before-school-aged children and runs every Wednesday from 9.00am-11.00am in J Block, next to the Admin Block.

Come and join in the fun and social connections as your children learn through play at Kandoo Joeys Playgroup.

For more information contact Linda Merwood at playgroup@beerwahss.eq.edu.au

Helping Hands provides quality before and after school care. This service forms strong, collaborative ties with the school, children, families, and the local community; to ensure the needs and interests of every child and family are supported. We provide an environment in which children feel safe and have fun. Afternoon tea is included.

We are located in D Block which is next to the Senior oval. For the children’s safety it is a requirement that you park in the allocated staff car park and use the footpaths to walk to and from the Centre. The car park will be open in the morning 6:30 to 7:30 and afternoon 5:00 to 6:00. Outside of these times, you will need to use the normal school carpark located on Old Gympie Rd. Children must be supervised at all times by an adult.

If you have any questions please phone Helping Hands Co-ordinator Sharon on: 0448 083 043, or click on the link below.

Masterpiece Dance is excited to collaborate with Beerwah Primary School to offer convenient and affordable classes straight after school. Students can come straight from class and be picked up from the hall at 4pm. Term 2 will start in Week 2 on April 27, and is open to all grades from Prep to Year 6. It will be mix of Jazz, Hip-Hop and Contemporary.  Miss Sarah will be the teacher (who actually went to Beerwah Primary School when she was a child!). Sarah is a very experienced and passionate teacher. The classes are $95 for 8 weeks.

Enrol now: www.trybooking.com/CFNVY If you have any questions, please email admin@masterpiecedance.com.au 

Looking for a fun and healthy activity the whole family can get into? Rhee Taekwondo is more than your average activity. You can get fit and healthy, learn effective self defence and develop self discipline & perseverance, all while having fun.Classes are taught by Instructor Nathan Arrowsmith, who has been personally appointed byWorld Master Rhee, the founder of Taekwondo in Australia.Values such as respect, honesty, integrity, perseverance and self discipline are the foundation of our classes. The many physical benefits of Rhee Taekwondo include increased strength, flexibility, focus, balance, coordination and stamina.The fun happens at 3.30pm every Monday & Wednesday at Beerwah State Primary School hall, and is open to all ages 5 years and over. Come along for an UNLIMITED FREE TRIAL.SPECIAL OFFER: Join in May and get a FREE UNIFORM valued at $80.Phone Instructor Nathan on 0419 496 160 or visit rheetaekwon-do.com for more information.

HELP YOUR CHILD OR TEENAGER PREVENT & COPE WITH ANXIETY

FREE PARENTING SEMINAR

Tuesday 16th May, 2:45 – 4:45PM, Glasshouse Mountains State School

We all want our kids to be happy and healthy, yet anxiety is a real problem for many children and teenagers – and adults. The Fear-Less Triple P program is now free in Qld, and this Fear-Less Triple P – Positive Parenting Program seminar offers tips on how you can help your child or teenager develop their own toolkit of effective ways to manage anxiety. The seminar is fun and friendly and it’s FREE! It’ll help you and your kids to reduce anxiety, or prevent it becoming a problem in the first place. REGISTER NOW: https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/qld-en/contact/find-a-session/2023-05-16/fear-less-seminar//111995/ to learn more and book your free spot.

Concerns regarding young children with difficult and defiant behaviours? The Management of Young Children Program (MYCP) is available to support you.

The MYCP is supported by Beerwah and Landsborough State Schools (therefore no cost for these families) and is a practical and individualised behaviour support program for parents and carers of young children aged 2½ to 7 years and their families. It is a well-established and evidence based early intervention program targeting children who display defiant or oppositional behaviour with the aim of reducing such problematic behaviours in primary school and beyond.

For more information or interest in participating in the program, please see the school website link or contact the Landsborough State School office 5436 2777.

Our School has our own Skoolbag iPhone and Android App to help us communicate more effectively with our school Parent/Student community. Download the Skoolbag App to receive short messages, reminders and alerts. Parents will also be able to use eForms for absentee notes and change of details.

Click here to visit Skoolbag website