Beerwah State School

 Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to our Newsletter for Week 8. I can’t believe how quickly this term has progressed. This is a very busy time for our students and teachers, finishing assessments and finalising semester reports. Reports will be emailed home on Thursday 25th June.

Behaviour Focus for Week 9 & 10

Be an active participant

Please talk to your child about our behaviour focus for this fortnight and discuss ways in which they can enact the desired behaviours listed. Having this message reinforced at home will help students realise that we are all working together to ensure they are being the very best they can be.

Maleny Show

Our students played extremely well as part of the combined Glasshouse Coalition Band at Maleny Show on Friday 29 May. Thank you to Mrs Gallagher for all her hard work, preparing our students for this performance. Despite the very muddy conditions, our students and parents were thrilled to be a part of this community event. Congratulations to all students for a wonderful performance.

Inter-School Soccer & Netball

Thank you to Miss Prior and Miss Turner who supervised students at inter-school soccer and Netball last Friday. Our students played extremely well and showed great sportsmanship throughout the day. Our Netball players won 2 games and drew 1 game. Our soccer players also won 2 games and drew 2 games. Inter-school soccer concludes today. Thank you to Ms Murphy for organising the event and congratulations to our students!

Chappy Cupcake Day

Thank you to our Chaplaincy Committee, Jo Grebert, Robyn Atwell, Sue Bell and students for all their hard work in organising and running Cupcake Day on Thursday. The day was a huge success making $480.00 profit.

Have a great weekend!

Scott Bowden

Reporting

Our report cards are distributed on Thursday 26 June (week 10) via email. If you have recently changed email address, please contact the office to confirm that we have the correct one on our system.

We use a learning statement approach. This means that for each learning area there will be a statement outlining what has been assessed in the semester. They are written using the Australian Curriculum achievement standards. These learning statements are an overview, they are only bespoke if there are specific plans in place for your child.

For children in Years 3-6, all learning areas will be graded on a A-E scale. In Prep-Year 2, there is a similar scale that uses descriptions (applying-beginning).

The following provides a brief explanation of what each overall judgement (grade) means:

C – on balance, the student demonstrated the Australian Curriculum elements in the learning statement

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

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

D - on balance, the student demonstrated some of the Australian Curriculum elements in the learning statement.

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

Incursions and excursions

We have some very exciting incursions and excursions coming up.

We look for incursion/excursion opportunities that value-add to our curriculum delivery in the school. Upcoming ones include:

Term 2, Week 10 – UniSC Careers Expo – Year 5

Term 3, Week 4 – Beerwah State High School Culture Sharing Day. Year 4-6 indigenous students

Term 3, Week 5 – Year 5/6 Camp

When we have details confirmed for each of the incursions/excursions, they will be released through consent management on QParents.

Student council – free dress day

On Tuesday 23/6 (week 10), student council will be holding a free dress day. This is a fundraiser for student council who are completing a school project this year.

Please bring a gold coin donation and ensure that everything worn is school appropriate.

Parent-teacher interviews

Parent-teacher interviews are the cornerstone of the relationship between parents and teachers, and directly affect educational outcomes. Term three interviews are very important as they provide feedback about where students are at and the next steps in their learning.

Our Parent-teacher interviews are scheduled for Wednesday of Week 2 in Term 3 (Wednesday 22/7) in the school hall at 3:10 – 6:00pm.

Bookings will open Monday 22 June at 3:00pm.

Bookings will close Monday 20 July at 3:00pm.

· interviews with class teachers are 10 mins with a 2 minute break in between meetings.

· for children who are supported by our support teachers - we are also offering 20 minute interviews with these teachers

· spaces for all interviews are limited. If you require more time, please contact your teacher directly to make alternative arrangements.

· if bookings become full, please contact the school to arrange a time

· Specialist teachers will also be available for meetings on the day and these can be booked via the school interviews website.

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

Beerwah State School - https://beerwahss.eq.edu.au/calendar-and-news/events-calendar

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 School and P&C Facebook pages for more Celebrations and what's happening at our School.

Beerwah State School Facebook page

                                                                                                 BSS P&C Facebook page

If you have not registered for QParents yet, please email admin@beerwahss.eq.edu.au or call into the school office to collect the registration information. QParents is an integral part of your child's education journey. Register now to ensure you have access to all your student's excursion consent & payment, report cards and attendance information. For more information visit the website at http://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/about or email  admin@beerwahss.eq.edu.au with any queries.

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

Library borrowing times are as follows:

Thursday: All other classes 

If you require a Library bag they are available through School Locker for $18.70.

Calendar of Sports Dates for Term 2

12th June - Interschool Netball  & Soccer

19th June - Athletics Carnival more information to follow regarding events

2026 Lunchtime Play Equipment

All P-6 students will have the opportunity to borrow, use and return a variety of sporting equipment at play break. Year level/ classroom teachers will oversee the equipment and students will be responsible for being a SAFE, RESPECTFUL and ACTIVE LEARNER and all times.

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)

Beerwah’s Got Talent Finals will take place soon and all parents and carers are invited to come along to watch the sensational talent we have here at Beerwah State School! Please come along to support our amazing students who put time and effort into creating and performing for the talent show.

When: Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Time: 1:45pm

Where: Beerwah State School Hall

On behalf of the Chaplaincy Committee we'd like to thank all parents and staff for baking cupcakes to sell.  We'd also like to thank Robyn Atwell, Sue Bell and Jo Grebert for their help in setting up the cupcake stall and selling cupcakes for us.  The cupcake stall raised $480 towards Chaplaincy.

P&C Meetings

Our next meeting will be Monday 20th July week 2 term 3. We’re meeting at 4.30pm so if this time suits you, come along and join us.

Everyone is welcome to attend, there’s no pressure to join, just come along and listen to what’s happening in your child’s school.

Activities & Events

Working Bee

On Monday 15th June (week 9) 3.30pm - 5pm, the P&C are holding a working bee to upgrade some of the school grounds. If you can stay around after pick-up to assist, please do. Bring your gardening gloves and any tools you may have. Children are encouraged to get their hands dirty too!  Please contact Jo on 0401 944 454.

Athletics Carnival

On Friday 19th June (week 9), the school will host the annual athletics carnival. P&C will be running a BBQ for the event. If you can lend a hand for a few hours, please get in touch so we can organise a roster.

Keep an eye on all communication for further details of other upcoming activities and events.

Check our Facebook page and Audiri with tuckshop weekly specials updates. If you have a little spare time on a Friday morning, drop into the tuckshop to give Jo a hand. All our meals are made in-house and are approved QAST recipes, feeding your little ones delicious and nutritious lunches.

Athletics Carnival

On Athletics Carnival the P&C will be having a BBQ on the oval.  The menu and price list is below.  If you are able to assist at the BBQ on Friday at the Athletics Carnival selling food items or helping to cook please contact Jo on 0401 944 454.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

New school uniforms are available from The School Locker in Maroochydore.

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.

The P&C have some second-hand uniforms available for sale at drastically reduced prices depending on the condition. Contact Janie at the above email address if you would like to have a look at what’s available.

WOW Playgroups, friends and families joined the U8 morning in the hall where we caught up with our siblings. Come and join our on Wednesday mornings

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 G Block (Where our Jabiru Before & After School Care program is held or ask at the office and they will show you were Playgroup is held). 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  playgroup@beerwahss.eq.edu.au  

Our Outside School Hours program at Beerwah State School is operated by Jabiru. 

The Jabiru's service nurtures children, helping them grow, learn and thrive before and after school, during holidays and on student free days.

You can look forward to:

- Fun programs and activities

- Fresh food prepared on site

- State of the art play and learning equipment

- Experienced staff who deliver the best of care

 Jabiru's contact details are 0426 704 166 or beerwah@jabiru.org.au

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