Beerwah State School

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Excitement is building here at Beerwah State School as our biannual Arts Week approaches. Our student’s visual art masterpieces will be exhibited in the Hall on Thursday afternoon, 29th August.  More information regarding this afternoon will be sent out next week. 

One of the most exciting curriculum events leading up to the Arts week is the Raw Art Workshops for all students run by Raw Art, Brisbane. These workshops are designed to immerse students in visual art, experimenting with various media under the instruction of professional artists. These workshops have taken place in classrooms this week and our students certainly have created some wonderful pieces to showcase at our Arts Week exhibition. 

Book Week 

During the lead up to Book Week, students will be exploring short listed books during their library lessons. Beerwah State School will once again be celebrating book week this year with our annual book week parade to be held on Thursday  22nd of August from 9 – 9:30 am. Students are invited to dress as a “Magical” book character for the day and we will be awarding prizes for the Best junior costume, Best senior costume and a special prize for the best parent costume.  We encourage parents to come along in costume and join in the festivities. 

School Opinion Survey 

Today is the last day to complete the 2024 School Opinion Survey 

School Opinion Surveys canvass the views of parents/caregivers, students in Years 5 & 6 and school staff from every state school on what our schools do well and how they can improve. 

Opinions on the school, student learning and student well-being are sought from parent/caregiver in all families and students (Years 5 & 6) from each state school. 

Our Year 5 & 6 students have completed this survey at school.  

An invitation to complete the Parent/Caregiver Survey will be emailed to one parent/caregiver per family in the week beginning 15 July.  The invitation was sent from the Department of Education, not the school, and it will have the subject line School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2024.   

Check your junk email folders if you can’t find it.  The survey can be completed as soon as the invitation is received and will take approximately 5 minutes using a computer, tablet or smart phone.   

I would ask all parents/carers who receive an email, to complete this survey as the more surveys completed, the more meaningful the data will be for our school. 

Have a great weekend. 

Scott Bowden 

Arts Show

Excitement is building here at Beerwah State School as our biannual Arts Week approaches. It will happen in Term 3 Week 8.

The Arts show will occur in our school hall on Thursday 29 August. It will be from 3:00 – 4:00pm. There will also be performances by our school band and Dembele group.

Everyone is invited to view the amazing artworks our students will create.

Student council will be fundraising by selling coffee, cake and popper juices. 

Practicing Reading

The Department of Education has released an excellent video for parents and carers that shows how to support reading at home. This is particularly focussed on the early years of school (P-2) and shows how to support with word reading. I highly recommend having a look at these very practical examples.

https://mediasite.eq.edu.au/mediasite/Play/d5a99b04712b44758dc85854bde46a3c1d

Book Week

Book Week is just around the corner and Beerwah State School will once again be celebrating our love of books with some fantastic activities.

During the lead up to Book Week, students will be exploring short listed books during their library lessons. The culminating event, our annual book week parade will be held on Thursday 22nd of August from 9 – 9:30 am. Students are invited to dress as a “Magical” book character for the day. There are prizes the most Creative Student Costumes and again this year there will be a special prize for the Best Parent Costume.  We encourage everyone to come along and join in the fun.

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

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

BORROWING;

Tuesday 3/4, 4/5, 5/6A, 5/6B, 5/6C                    Return books on Monday.

Wednesday Prep1 , Prep, Yr1/2                        Return books Tuesday

Thursday yr 3, Yr 2/3                                           Return books Wednesday 

If you require a Library bag they are available through the Uniform Shop for $18.00.

Book Week is just around the corner and Beerwah State School will once again be celebrating our love of books with some fantastic activities.

Saturday, 17 August to Friday, 23 August

This year’s theme is  “Reading is Magic”.

During the lead up to Book Week, students will be exploring short listed books during their library lessons. The culminating event, our annual book week parade will be held on Thursday  22nd of August from 9 – 9:30 am. Students are invited to dress as a “Magical” book character for the day. There are prizes the most Creative Student Costumes and again this year there will be a special prize for the Best Parent Costume.  We encourage everyone to come along and join in the fun.

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)

What’s growing in Kitchen Garden? 

 Year 5/6 classes are finishing their SAKG rotation for this year this week.  We have been busy planting many crops including potatoes, lettuce, capsicums and beans.  We have filled up garden beds with new soil, raked leaves, spread mulch and weeded, weeded, weeded. 

As part of students’ technology unit, they have also constructed sustainable, moveable herb gardens for Head chef Rachel for the SAKG kitchen.  They have worked very well together showing great skills of collaboration, co-operation and problem solving. See some of their designs. Also, a huge thanks to groundsman Rob who helped with construction.  

Students will be coming home with a book full of delicious recipes that Rachel has inspired students to cook.  Many of these can be managed by your students at home so, let them loose in the kitchen. 

Classes 2/3, 1/2 and Year 1 from Prep/1 will start in week 8. 

We are once again participating in the annual Premier’s reading challenge. From 7th of May until the 23rd of August, students record the books that they read at school and home. Students will have access to record sheets from week 4 to start recording their reading. 

The challenge is not a competition but aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read widely for pleasure and learning. 

For Prep — Year 6 students to successfully complete the challenge they must read or experience an allocated number of books based upon their year level during the reading period.

Children and students who complete the challenge will have their efforts recognised through the receipt of a Certificate of Achievement.

Come and join our awesome school community in 2025 Prep-YR6.

Enrolling is easy, see the editable enrolment forms on our school website under the Enrolling tab, email back to admin@beerwahss.eq.edu.au or drop into the school office to collect a pack. Once we receive the completed documents, we will book your meeting and tour with our Principal Mr Scott Bowden. 

2025 Prep Stay & Play Events are a great way to start transitioning your child into prep. See the attached flyer for coming dates and book via email admin@beerwahss.eq.edu.au 

Our Prep 2025 Meet the Teacher event will be towards the end of term 4. An invitation will be posted to all of our enrolled 2025 preps and watch Skoolbag/Audiri for dates & times. 

Kandoo Joeys Playgroup is on every Wednesday from 9-11am for all babies to Pre-prep children, this is a great way to start transitioning your Pre-prep and meet other families that will be joining prep with you!

 Yr1 - 6 Enrolments Open - If you have friends looking to relocate to a new school. We are open to all year 1-6 levels in 2025.

P&C Meetings

Our next meeting is scheduled for next Monday 19th August (week 7) at 6pm in the library. In this next meeting we will begin discussing the end of year and start to think about what 2025 will look like for students and parents of Beerwah State School.

Come along and join us and see how you can be a part of a really important group of caring parents and citizens who want to make a difference in our children’s schooling lives.

Volunteering

Did you know: Volunteering is all about community building. Helping at your child’s school is a terrific way to connect with teachers, staff, other parents, and your kid’s classmates. By offering support throughout the school year and learning more about the people involved in your child’s education ecosystem, you will build stronger relationships and bonds with those in the community with your child.

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. 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 

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. We’ll also share our tuckshop specials and any meal deal information, so if you don’t see the posts, you might miss out! 

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 

Recycling Programs 

Don’t forget to keep saving your empty toothpaste tubes and old toothbrushes, also any pens, texters, highlighters and markers that are no longer working. We collect these items to send to TerraCycle who will turn them into useful products. If you’d like to know more, please have a look at their website www.terracycle.com.au. We are also collecting used Glad (or similar) products – glad wrap, zip lock bags etc, but please make sure they are clean.  

Donations can be dropped off to school, collection boxes are available in the library, look out for the notice on Audiri (Skoolbag) for more information.  

The school is also registered to collect drink cans and bottles through Containers for Change. There are bins throughout the school so you can drop off your recycling as you bring your child to school. 

Events & Fundraising 

Our next event will be the Father’s Day stall on Thursday of week 8 (same day as the art show). The stall will be in the room at the end of the library from 9-11am. If you are able to assist in the morning, please reach out to P&C on pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au  

Book Club 

The next issue of book club will be distributed soon. The best way to order 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 will continue to be open each Friday, first break only during term 3. All ordering will be via Qkr! which will be made available approximately one week before. All orders need to be placed by 6pm the Thursday prior so our volunteers have time to shop. The menu can be viewed on the tuckshop noticeboard and on Skoolbag. Each week there is a different special for $5 and additional snacks and drinks can be ordered too. 

If you have a little time on Friday morning to give Sarah a hand, she would be very grateful. Just 20 minutes to chop some fruit, or stick the labels on bags, that would be a huge help. Running the tuckshop is not a job for just one volunteer!  pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au  

THE UNIFORM SHOP HAS MOVED!!

The school uniforms have been collected and will soon be available online and in store at The School Locker, Maroochydore. All items will be available from Monday 19th August.  

The School Locker is a one-stop-shop for all your school needs, including uniforms, musical instruments, sports items, lunch boxes, water bottles, socks and so much more. 

All families have received instructions about online ordering, it’s so simple and convenient. Plus, by setting up your free Student Advantage Membership online, you will access special members pricing where applicable.  

If you are uncertain of the size you require, one of each size of polo shirt and dress will be available in school to try on. Appointments need to be made in advance, please email janie.bssuniformshop@gmail.com to arrange an appointment.   

We appreciate your support during this transition. If you have any questions about this, please email P&C at pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au 

Did you know that Qkr! Can be accessed from any web browser? If you prefer to use a computer or tablet or unable to download the app, simply go to https://qkr-store.qkrschool.com/store/#/home and set up your Qkr! account to access school payments, uniform shop, and tuckshop ordering.  

August – Literacy Month 

Each month we have a different theme at Kandoo Joeys Playgroup and the theme for August is Literacy Play. When children engage in storytelling, literacy games, reading and activities it not only enhances language skills it also allows children to use their imagination and build critical thinking skills and empathy. Everyday experiences are full of opportunities to expand on children’s emerging literacy and language skills. Experiences such as chatting to your baby or child, pointing out that we read from left to right and encourage them to turn the page, pointing to the letters in your child’s name and suggesting they find them in the real world like of food packaging.  

Kandoo Joeys is open to all families with before-school-aged children. We open every Wednesday morning from 9.00am-11.00am from Weeks 2-9 of the school Term. You will find us in J Block, next to the Admin Block. Bring along a hat and some morning tea for your little one and come and join in the fun and social connections as your children learn through play. 

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