Beerwah State School

It is hard to believe that the term will be half over at the end of this week.  We have some special events coming up in November.   Khaki Day and the return of Junior and Senior Discos will be busy times for our students. See the events calendar link later in this email for all dates.   Please look at the disco arrangements carefully when they come through on email as there has been a change of time and also arrangements for entry and catering.  

The Interhouse Carnival Swimming Carnival will take place on Thursday, 1 December at the Beerwah Aquatic Centre.  The Carnival is for students born in 2014 and older.  Families will receive details and permission notes by email next week.  Year 6 parents/carers, please note that 1 December is the first of two BSHS Transition days for enrolled students (1-2 December).  Due to the changed format at the High School, there is an unavoidable clash. After discussions with BSHS transition staff, I have been advised that there is no disadvantage to only attending 1 day, as so many of our students have taken advantage of earlier transition opportunities such as the CEEP days.

END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES

The Annual Awards Presentation Parade for Years 1-5 will take place on 5 December at 9:00am.  These awards are Academic and Most Improved for Years 1-6 along with Citizenship for Years 3-6.  It is a tradition of our school that students are not advised ahead of the parade if they are getting an award.  Parents/carers will be contacted in Week 9 and invited to attend if their student is receiving an award. This event will also include Sports Reports from the House Captains and the awarding of the Champion House for 2022.  Parents/carers of 2022 Sports Captains are invited to attend this parade.

Year 6 Graduation will take place on Tuesday, 6 December commencing at 6:30pm.  The doors will open at 6:00pm.   This year, we do not have to a Health and Safety requirement to manage guest numbers.  The event if for students and their families which may include extended family such as grandparents. We will be asking for RSVPs from Year 6 families to assist a seating set up that supports social distancing.

FACILITIES UPDATE

The school has been successful in obtaining a grant to install a digital sign and with an additional donation from the P&C Association it is planned that this will be installed for the start of the 2023 school year.   

CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Students made the most of the activities as at the Kandoo Carnival. Kandoos are being rapidly accumulated, and we look forward to having another one later in the term.  There are also an increasing number of students who have reached the Kandoo Superstar Award (100 days). 

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

We are rapidly moving into the assessment phase of our teaching and learning cycle for Term 4. On top of all the other things that occur during Term 4, this can lead to some students feeling anxious or stressed. Often when we ask, ‘how was your day?’ we can get the answer ‘good’, and not much else! This makes it very difficult to gauge how they are really going.  Sometimes it can be useful to change the question slightly so it prompts more of a conversation. For example:

“What was your favourite part of the day?”…. “Why?”

“What is something that you learnt new today?”

“What was something challenging for you today?”… “how did you overcome it?”

DISCO

There will be a note coming out about the disco. We are trialling some alternate times this year so that we can maximise student participation, tie in with pick-up times (for juniors) and manage the finishing time.

The disco is on Thursday 17 November. Junior disco (P-3) is at 2:00pm – 3:30pm and Senior disco (4-6) is at 4:00pm – 5:30pm.

P&C are selling tickets and a ‘package deal’ on Qkr.

For the Junior disco there is a slip to return so that we know which children are staying until 3:30 and which students need to go home at usual times.

MOVEMBER

A brave group of teachers is taking on Movember this year. This is a great cause which raises awareness and funds for men’s mental health charities. Our team is called ‘Beardwah’.

To make a donation go to this link: Beardwah @ Movember

We are also looking for other men in the school community who’d like to join the Beardwah team! You can go to the link above and sign up to join our team.

Matt Deady (HODC)

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

Encourage your child to read each day and borrow a book to take home to read and share with you. Please check the Library timetable for your borrowing day and bring in your red Library bag.

Throughout the year the Library holds events and competitions to celebrate reading and developing a love of books. Further details these events and competitions will be made available on our website, in the newsletter, and on the Skoolbag app. Our next celebration is Children’s Week, the details are below.

BORROWING

The Library is open Monday mornings from 8:30-9:00am, and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am. Students can borrow on their class borrowing day at lunchtime and before school on these days. They must bring their red Library Bag. Library bags are available through the Uniform Shop for $13.00.  The last borrowing for the year will be in Week 7.

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 3 who are 1J2 and 6M1, and for Week 4 are 3/2B3 and 5/4A4.

LIBRARY TIMETABLE

P&C MEETINGS

The final P&C meeting of Term 4 & 2022 will be held on Monday, 21 November at 6:00pm in our Resource Centre Library. Please come along and meet our small and caring team. 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

Have you ever wondered, “Why should I volunteer?” If for no other reason than to spend more time with your children. There are no tasks too small, and every little bit helps to make the school better. And who knows, you might have a lot of fun along the way.

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.

Specific volunteer needs:

- Tuckshop assistance – Tuesday 10:00am-11:00am (or earlier if possible)

- School Disco – Thursday, 17 November BBQ assistants 1.30-6pm (or an hour or two if you can)

- School colour run spectacular – Friday, 25 November – we need lots of volunteers (15yrs +) times TBC

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. This is the easiest place to get in touch with P&C.

Find our page and like us to start following - BSS P&C Facebook page

EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

The school Student Council is organizing a Disco during Week 7 on Thursday, 17 November. The P&C are arranging catering, so if you are able to assist, please message through our Facebook page or contact the office.

Our final fundraising activity for 2022 is the much-loved COLOUR RUN! The children love the excitement, and the parents love throwing paint powder all over the children – what fun for all! Even better this year there will be a slime pit for children to get covered in slime too! Details for fundraising have been sent out. Please register, get your friends & family on board and get your kids MESSY! Keep an eye on Facebook & Skoolbag for further details & information but save the date, take the day off work & prepare to see some paint fly!

We need lots of volunteers to make this event one to remember, please get in touch if you can help from 1:00pm.

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 reward system.

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 open on Tuesday for the full menu each week, and every second Friday we will offer a meal deal. This is dependent on volunteers, so if we need to change times or days, we will announce it on Skoolbag & Facebook.

We will gradually develop a schedule for meal deals, if parents or children have ideas, 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 download our Tuckshop Menu

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 Uniforms Online or download the Qkr! app on your mobile device.

Click here to download the Uniform Shop Order Form

November is Sustainability Month at Kandoo Joeys Playgroup. We learn about sustainability and the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Playgroup is a fantastic place to practice sustainability in engaging and meaningful ways through free play activities using recycled boxes, paper towel rolls, and containers. Come along and see what creations the children come up with while they learn through play this month at Kandoo Joeys Playgroup.

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.

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