Beerwah State School

In this newsletter we have endeavoured to cover the important information to finish this year and prepare for 2023. There will continue to be Skoolbag reminders and the current newsletter is always available through the website home page. The school website events calendar allows you to sync items with your smartphone calendar app.

As this newsletter goes live we are still waiting to confirm a new date for the swimming carnival as  we need to have bus transport available. Please keep an eye on your Skoolbag App.

ANNUAL AWARDS PARADE 1-5

The presentation of the annual class awards for Years 1-5 will take place at a special parade next Monday 5 December at 9:00am in the School Hall. This event will also include the awarding of the Champion House Shield for 2022 following reports by the 2022 Sports Captains. Parents/Carers of those students receiving an award have been contacted in Week 9. It is a tradition of Beerwah State School that the students are not notified until the Awards Parade, that they have received one of the awards. The Peachester Road carpark will be open for attendees.

YEAR 6 GRADUATION ACTIVITIES

The Year 6 Graduation will be held in the School Hall on the evening of Tuesday 6 December. The doors will open at 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start. Parents and carers received a booking text earlier this week asking them to indicate how many guests per student would be attending the Graduation evening. There is no capacity limit but this will help us to plan to support social distancing.

The event will include the presentation of Year 6 Subject and Special awards, speeches by 2022 Student Leaders and the screening of the Year 6 Movie.

Students have also received an Autograph folder to collect messages from classmates.

On Wednesday 7 December students have a beach excursion and lunch with their teachers before a special farewell back at school at approximately 2:30pm. Parents/carers of Year 6 students are very welcome to join this farewell which will be on the Flagpole Green.

NOTIFICATION OF 2023 CLASS PLACEMENTS

Students in Prep to Year 5 will take home a note on Tuesday 6 December with the details of their 2023 class name and teacher. Parents of students who are new enrolments for Years 1-6 in 2023 are invited to email admin@beerwahss.eq.edu.au if you have not received class placement details by 9 December.

The following class configuration of 9 classes has been used for 2023 planning. Prep, Year 1, Year 2, 3/2, 4/3,4, 5, 6/5, 6. We have worked very creatively over the last several years to run straight year 6 classes but with class ratios in Years 4-10 being 1 teacher to 28 students we have to work with within our class teacher allocation. The 2023 Year 5-6 staff team will continue to work creatively to maximise Year 6 activities during the year.

Enrolment trends in the school continue to fluctuate as new students arrive and also families transfer for geographic reasons. The class plan is in place until the Day 8 enrolment census in the second week of Term 1 2023. If there are class changes required due to enrolment change, there will be a notification through direct email and the Skoolbag App.

STAFF UPDATE

Details for the new principal for the start of 2023 will be posted to the Skoolbag App when available.  Mr Macneil is taking leave for Semester 1 and will be replaced by Mr Alan Cross, an experienced senior teacher from Talara Primary College. Ms Emma Johnson will be taking further leave in 2023 and Ms Tess McAuley will be continuing as a class teacher for Semester 1.  Mrs Reimann requires continued medical leave and Mrs Melanie Bengtsen (Mrs B) will on staff for the first four weeks of Term 1 in her place.

My best wishes to the school community for a safe and refreshing holiday break.  As I finish as Beerwah SS principal and look at everything that has been achieved on behalf of our students over the last eight years, I would like to thank present and past staff and community members for their input into creating a school where all students get the chance to be the best they can be.

Janet Austen (Principal)

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

Semester Two report cards are being emailed out on Monday 5 December. Our report cards utilise a ‘learning statement’ for each learning area. These provide an overview of the teaching and learning that has been summatively assessed over Terms Three and Four. These are based on the Australian Curriculum achievement standards (which all children in Queensland schools are assessed against). Each semester we assess different elements of the achievement standards.

The following provides a brief explanation of what each overall judgement (grade) means. These are very brief and generic descriptions. For specific information about your child’s achievement, discuss with the class teacher:

C – on balance, the student demonstrated the achievement standard elements in the learning statement

B – on balance, the student demonstrated the achievement standard elements in different contexts and/or at higher complexity

A - on balance, the student demonstrated the achievement standard elements in different contexts and at higher complexity

D - on balance, the student demonstrated some of the achievement standard elements in the learning statement.

E – on balance, the student required support to demonstrate few achievement standard elements in the learning statement.

MOVEMBER

Miss Melville and 2/1B2 got seriously creative in support if Movember by creating an amazing portrait of students in the class with their own collage moustache. This has been proudly displayed in the office foyer.

To make a donation you can go to this link Beardwah

So far the Beardwah team have raised $645, thank-you to all who have contributed.

Matt Deady (HODC)

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

The Library is open Monday mornings from 8:30am-9:00am, and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am.

BORROWING

Thank you for continuing to return library books. We have finalised borrowing for 2022 and spend this time ensuring all books are returned and cleaned and are ready for borrowing in the new year.

WEEKLY CLASS AWARD

Each week we acknowledge a class from the lower school and upper school by giving an award for being Kandoo active learners, Kandoo safe, and Kandoo respectful, that reflect our school values. Congratulations to our winners for Week 7 PI1, 5/4A4 and 6M4.

CHRISTMAS BREAK

We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and look forward to seeing you in 2023 for lots of reading.

Mrs Rachel and Ms Merwood

P&C MEETINGS

All P&C meetings have finished for this term and 2022, we shall resume our meetings in 2023. The first meeting will be on Monday 20th February at 6:00pm in the library. It would be wonderful to see some new parents come along and find out what we have in store for 2023. If you can’t join in person, you can always zoom in, just email P&C to get the link: pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au.

VOLUNTEERING

A huge thank you to all the volunteers who came to the colour run, I think it’s safe to say all the children had a great time, and so did the volunteers! It was fantastic to have so many enthusiastic parents come along.

Thank you to all the volunteers who have made 2022 a year to remember. I appreciate all the efforts of our wonderful parents, P&C couldn’t operate without you.

As stated on the mid-term P&C newsletter that was sent home, some of our members will be moving on next year so we are looking for new P&C members. Without the parent volunteers, we cannot offer all of the services & events we have been (tuckshop, uniform shop, book club etc). There are lots of little things that are simple to do from home if you can’t come into school. It’s tricky balancing our busy lives but with more helpers, we share the roles to make it easier for everyone. Please get in touch if you are considering joining us.

The P&C Association are an approved volunteer organization with Centrelink (Services Australia) so if you need to complete volunteering hours, the school is a great option. Contact us by email and we can arrange to work out how we can help each other.

FACEBOOK PAGE

If you haven’t already jumped onto our Facebook page, you should. It’s a great place to see what’s coming up, what volunteers are needed & helpful reminders in case you missed the notification.

It’s also the easiest place to get in touch with P&C. Just find our page and like us to start following. BSS P&C Facebook page

EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

Christmas raffle tickets have been sent home with children last week, there are some great prizes, please return sold or unsold to the office by Monday 5th December.

The final meal deal is the Pizza Hut pizza meal deal on 8 Thursday December (Week 10) to coincide with the swimming disco. Orders can be placed on Qkr! which is most convenient. Otherwise, for the final time, we will accept cash to the office. All orders must be in by Monday 5 December as we need to place the order. We cannot accept any late orders. If you are paying by cash to the office, ensure it is the correct amount as change will not be issued.

WORKING BEE

We will resume our working bee’s next year in term one. We plan to hold them every 2nd Saturday of term from 9:00am-12:00pm, so it’s just a small amount of effort for a huge return in our wonderful school grounds and appearance. Isn’t it lovely to wander past native flowering plants as you engage with the school? Our children can learn so much from nature and helping it along with a little effort is a great way to connect with other parents, and great for our own wellbeing by connecting with nature. Come along and try next year! Plus, your children will get recognition for volunteering with a new P&C Volunteer Superstar badge.

RECYCLING PROGRAM

P&C have registered with Terracycle as a collection/drop-off point for various things that normally don’t get recycled. Currently there is a box in the library for the collection of old pens and stationery that no longer works (not pencils). Take a look to see what can be included.

We also have a box for old dental products to get recycled. Sponsored by Colgate, please recycle your old toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, dental floss packets, and electric toothbrush heads. Visit www.terracycle.com.au to find out more. Over time we’ll add more boxes to recycle other products. Items can be dropped off anytime the library is open, boxes are beside the window.

It’s a wonderful initiative to reduce our landfill and look after our environment. As an added bonus, P&C will receive funds as we send off our recycling donations. I encourage you to reduce your landfill and contribute to our recycling program. It makes sense for the planet, sense for the P&C, and sense for your environmental conscience.

 Carolyn Brewer (P&C President)

TUCKSHOP

The Tuckshop will be closed in week 10 so please ensure your child has their lunch with them.

As we move into the new year, we welcome ideas & suggestions from parents & students, please email them to pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au. This is also who to contact if you need to change a menu item for your child, as there is no opportunity to add comments in Qkr!

Click here to order online or download the Qkr! app on your mobile device.

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 pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au 

Click here to order download the Order Form

We held out last Play Session for 2022 last Wednesday. We wish our Kandoo Joeys families and the community a relaxing holiday with time spent with families and those we love. We are looking forward to more learning through play at Kandoo Joeys Playgroup in 2023.

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

Vacation Care

Glasshouse (Chantelle) 0499 043 107 or Landsborough (Kara) 0428 524 854

Alternatively, you can contact the customer accounts and billing team on 1300 612 462.

To ensure your spot please enrol now as enrolments open on Thursday, 1 December and you do not what to miss out.

About Us

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.

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