Beerwah State School

Newsletter 30 October 2026

Principal's Report

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to our Week 4 Newsletter! I can’t believe how fast this term is progressing. Please keep an eye on the Audiri app throughout the term for information about upcoming events.

World Teachers Day

This week, we celebrated World Teachers Day with a special breakfast provided by our teacher aides on Wednesday morning and a free coffee from Admin on Friday. Our teachers go above and beyond for our students each and every day. Thank you to all of our teachers for their

hard work and dedication this year. Thank you to the teacher aides for organising the breakfast.

Behaviour Focus for Week 5 & 6

Show good sportsmanship

To:

ü Show respect

ü Keep everyone safe

ü use encouraging words

ü learn from our mistakes

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.

Leadership Strategic Planning

Our Leadership Team has been strategically planning for 2027. This includes budget allocations, class structures, timetables, staffing and our School Plan for 2027/2028 which will focus on Literacy (Reading) and student behaviour/well-being.

Our predicted student numbers for next year are 200. This is very pleasing, as we were anticipating much lower numbers due to the loss of a big year 6 cohort moving onto high school for the third time in three years. It is wonderful to see our student population gradually grow in the lower school and to hear positive stories about our school in the community. At this stage we are planning on 8 classes for 2027. This structure will allow for some growth in each year level. If we reach 210 students within the first 8 days in 2027, we will be able to change to a 9 class structure. Unfortunately, we can’t make that decision now.

You will receive notification later this term on your child’s class and teacher for 2027. Please remember that if we need to change the class structure, your child’s class and teacher may change after Day 8 in 2027.

If your child is currently enrolled at our school and is not returning in 2027, please email admin as soon as possible to advise. That way we can be accurate in our predicted student numbers for next year.

Day for Daniel

Our school supported Day for Daniel to raise awareness of child safety.

It was great to see so many students supporting this event by wearing red today! Thank you to Mrs Turner for organising this day.

Prep Play & Stay

We held our final Prep Play & Stay on Tuesday this week. It was wonderful to see so many new prep students and families engage with our current students in the classroom. Thank you to Mrs Philpot for organising this. Our Prep Meet the Teacher will be held on Wednesday 2nd December at 1:45pm.

Outdoor Classroom Morning

Our Prep A & Prep/1 Outdoor Classroom Morning was a huge success with our students and families this Wednesday. Our students had the opportunity to learn and explore through outdoor activities which were carefully constructed by our amazing prep staff. Thank you to Mrs Brannigan, Mrs Philpot and Miss Caroline for organising this wonderful morning.

Have a great weekend!

Scott Bowden

HODC Report

Office Pinboard

Last term, 4A participated in Raw Art and created collaborative Aussie Flora murals using pastels.  The office pinboard has a great display of some of their amazing artwork.  Come and have a look!

Get ahead of 2027 with the new school calendar!  (Check links)

Start planning for next year with the 2027 school calendar now available on the Department of Education website.

The calendar features school term and holiday dates, public holidays and staff development/student free days.

If you’re looking for more room to write notes, check out the 2027 school planner which covers each school term on an A3 size. 

Reading at Home

Across Prep to Year 6, students are continuing to build their reading skills through explicit teaching in areas such as fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Regular reading at home is one of the most valuable ways families can support this learning.Spending even 10–15 minutes each day reading with your child, listening to them read, or talking about a book can make a real difference. You might ask your child to retell what they have read, explain the meaning of a new word, or share the most interesting part of the text. These simple conversations help strengthen understanding and confidence.Thank you for the support you provide at home. Working together helps our students continue to grow as capable and confident readers. 

Please Update Your Details for Reporting

As we move towards the end of the school year, families are asked to ensure their contact details are current with the school. Accurate family information is important as we prepare for end-of-semester reporting and other school communications. Please check that the school has your correct:

  • email address (Reports are emailed home, so please ensure your email address is up to date)
  • phone numbers
  • emergency contact details
  • residential address
  • postal address
 If any information has changed, please contact the school office as soon as possible.Keeping these details up to date helps us ensure that reports and important information reach families promptly. 

Maths at Home

Mathematics learning happens in the classroom every day, but there are also many simple ways to reinforce maths skills at home. Across the primary years, students benefit from regular opportunities to talk about numbers, patterns, measurement and problem-solving in everyday situations.Families can support maths learning by involving children in activities such as:

  • counting and comparing while shopping
  • reading timetables or calendars
  • measuring ingredients when cooking
  • identifying shapes and patterns around the home
  • practising number facts in short, fun ways
 These everyday experiences help children see that maths is practical, useful and part of daily life. Encouraging your child to explain their thinking is especially helpful, as talking through a strategy builds understanding and confidence.

 Kind regards,

Tracy

Office Wall

Celebrations

Calendar of Events

Student of the Week/Month

Term 4 Week 2
Term 4 Week 3
Term 4 Week 2
Term 4 Week 3
Term 4 Week 2
Term 4 Week 3

Events Calendar

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.  



Facebook

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

Beerwah State School Facebook page

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Admin Information

HOME-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

AUDIRI APP - Download Today! 

This is our main communication platform, we post Principal Updates, reminders, coming events, excursion payment & consent information, tuckshop menu & ordering and alerts. You can also use the eforms tab to advise of student absences or update details.

We welcome parents and other members of our diverse community into our school. Working together with the school community, school staff support the learning and wellbeing of every student, and are entitled to a safe work environment. Parents and other visitors to our school support safety by ensuring their communications and conduct at the school and school activities is respectful. 

STUDENT MESSAGES AND EARLY COLLECTION

We realise sometimes Parents need to get a message to student/s to change how they are going home, with whom, or need to collect student/s early. We ask Parents, where possible, to please contact the school at their earliest convenience prior to 1:00pm; to advise so messages can go out in rolls and minimise interruptions to class learning time.

Please call prior to arriving to collect student/s so we can have them in the office ready for your arrival. Our break times are 11:00am-11:30am & 1:00pm-1:40pm. We thank you for your support.

ACCOUNT QUERIES

Invoices will be received to your QParents account or via direct email. If you are unable to pay an invoice before the due date or have a query about an invoice you have received, it is important that you contact us before the invoice is due for payment.

PAYMENT OPTIONS 

QParents is our preferred method of payment.

The QParents web and mobile application provides parents with secure, online access to their child’s student information, including:

  • Attendance and absence details, as well as the ability to notify the school of a future absence
  • Digital consent forms and managing permissions
  • Behaviour information
  • Academic report cards
  • Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history, and making payments online
  • Viewing and updating personal student details, including medical conditions and address
  • Enrolment details
  • Upcoming events list showing school events, exam and assessment dates, and excursions.

Other Payment Options

  • You can also pay via the BPoint link on the invoice you receive via email
  • Cashless payments can be made at the Payment Window by EFTPOS on Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning between 8:30am-10:30am.

Admin Payments

Admin Payments - QParents

As we match the Back to School Boost to the invoices sometimes there can be a remaining amount on account as the boost is applied and used up.

Please check your QParents account balance to ensure your invoices are paid in full. If there is a small amount still owing just change the pay amount in QParents to cover the cost.

If you require assistance call the office or come and see us and we will step you through. Account Statements will be emailed shortly.

If you haven't joined QParents yet or are having issues with your account, come and see the office to get started.

QParents

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.

Library News

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

Library borrowing times are as follows:

Wednesday: 5/6 A , B , C

Thursday: All other classes 

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

Other Reports

Prep & Prep/1 Outdoor Classroom Day

🌿What a wonderful Outdoor Classroom Day! 🌿

A huge thank you to all our families and friends who joined us for our Outdoor Classroom Day. It was lovely to see everyone working together, sharing ideas and collaborating to create, build and explore! 💚

The children had so much fun using pipes to solve problems and work out how to move water from one point to another. We also loved seeing their boat-building investigations, testing different materials and discussing the properties that help materials float or sink. 🚤💦

There was so much wonderful learning happening through play, teamwork, problem-solving and curiosity. It was fantastic to see the children exploring, wondering and putting their ideas into action!

A special thank you to our local Rural Fire Brigade for bringing along the fire truck for the children to explore. They absolutely loved seeing the truck up close and learning more about the important work you do in our community!

A very special thank you to Barry Family Butchers for their generous donation of the fabulous sausages for our event. Thank you to Scorpion Sheds for the donation of the pipes.  We really appreciate your support! 🌭

Thank you again to everyone who came along and helped make our day so special. What a wonderful way to celebrate learning through play! 💚🌿

Prep & Prep/1 Outdoor Classroom

Sports Report

Prep- Year 4 Swimming

Our Prep to Year 4 students have been enjoying their weekly swim lessons at Maleny pool, especially this week with better weather and warmer conditions.

Students have been working individually, in pairs and as a group to refine their swimming strokes and develop their skills and knowledge of water safety and swimming, focusing on how to stay safe in the water and how to help others who may need assistance.

Students in the Thursday swim groups who missed their second lesson due to the poor weather conditions, will have a make up lesson provided to them. A date will be sent out to parent/carers as soon as it is confirmed.

Please note: The 9-12 year Swimming carnival will not change and will remain on Friday 20th November. 

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)

Steve Irwin Day

On Thursday 12th November we are encouraging our students to wear Khaki and bring a gold coin donation to celebrate Steve Irwin Day.  

A representative from Wildlife Warriors will be speaking to our student leaders about conservation and the important work that Wildlife Warriors does.

Student Services

At Beerwah, the Student Services team meets every second week to discuss how best to support our students’ learning and support needs.  Sometimes students’ needs are identified on enrolment or through our moderation process and other times individual student needs are identified by teachers.

Classroom teachers may discuss student needs with parents and carers and if necessary a referral will be made to the Student Services team.  If this is necessary, a green permission form will be sent home, explaining the process and we encourage you to complete the questionnaire on the rear of the form to help us to understand the needs of your student more clearly.

Our team are currently running an intervention program focussing on supporting students requiring additional support in the areas of phonemic awareness and phonics.

Weekly Focus & Student of the Week/Month

School Community

P&C Report

P&C Meetings

Our next meeting will be Monday 16th November, week 7 term 4. We’re meeting at 4.30pm so if this time suits you, come along and join us in the school library.

All positions are filled so there is no obligation or expectation, everyone is welcome to attend, just come along and listen to what’s happening in your child’s school.

Activities & Events

We are hosting a sausage sizzle at Halloween at the Museum in Landsborough this Friday 30th October.

Come along to this family friendly free event to enjoy free face painting, trick or treating, a jumping castle & Halloween themed games. The fun begins at 4.30-7.30pm and it’s all free. Dress in your favourite spooky costumes and join in the fun while supporting our P&C. Thank you to those who have volunteered to help.

There are still a few tickets available for the Beerwah Hotel’s Melbourne Cup function scheduled for Tuesday 3rd November. $5 from each ticket sold comes to the P&C. Check out the adverts on Audiri & Facebook for further details.

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


TUCKSHOP - Kandoo Kafe

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.

UNIFORMS

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.

Kandoo Joeys' Playgroup

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  

Jabiru Outside School Hours Care

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

 

Community Information

Positive Partnerships

This initiative is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment through the Helping Children with Autism package. It works together with parents, carers and educators of school-aged children on the autism spectrum to provide current, relevant and evidence informed information through workshops and online resources.

Click here to visit Positive Partnerships website

Other Information

Skoolbag App

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

Microsoft Office

You can install a complete version of the latest Microsoft Office on up to five compatible PCs and Macs, five tablets and five smartphones. Your Office subscription lasts for as long as your child is a state school student.

Ask your child to follow these simple steps to get Office: For PC and Mac, visit portal.office.com, login using your school email address, click through to install and follow the onscreen process. For tablets and smartphones, download from your app store and sign in with your school email address.

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Beerwah Contact Details