Beerwah State School

Newsletter 7 August 2026

Principal's Report

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to our second newsletter for Term 3. As I am conducting my daily class visits, I am seeing classes engaged in a variety of interesting lessons designed to motivate students and promote learning. Thank you to our teachers who spend hours each day planning these lessons for our students.

As the weather is still quite cold, can I remind all parents/carers that students need to be in school uniform. If you are unable to purchase a school jacket/jumper, through School Locker, or second hand uniform shop convenor janie.bssuniformshop@gmail.com, please ensure that the jacket/jumper your student is wearing is black. Please refer to our school website for more details around school uniform.

Behaviour Focus for Week 5 & 6

Report issues to an adult

ü Use the Kandoo high 5

ü To show power with behaviours

ü To keep everyone safe

ü To solve problems calmly

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.

District Athletics Carnival

Last Thursday and Friday, 35 of our incredible athletes represented Beerwah State School at the Inter-school District Athletics carnival held at the Beerwah High School. 14 Schools, competed in a variety of events, including 1500m, 800m and 200m running, 80 and 100m sprints, long jump, high jump, shotput, discus, and team relay races.

Each of our students gave an incredible performance in their events, competing against some very tough competitors. They represented our school well, not only in their sporting events, but with their fantastic behaviour and sportsmanship over the two days, showing talent and class. We are all very proud of them.

Congratulations to Eddie and Ava who qualified for Regionals.

Excursion/Incursion Deadlines

I will be tightening our processes around payment and consent for excursions and incursions. Receiving payments and consents after the due date cause significant problems.

No student will be able to attend excursions or incursions if consent and payment is not completed by the due date. I am more than happy to meet with you before the due date and discuss alternative arrangements to help out in exceptional circumstances. Please contact the Office and make an appointment to see me before the due date if extensions are needed.

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Unfortunately, we didn't make it into the top 5 schools on the Sunshine Coast with the most votes for the 'School of the Year' competition. However, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for our wonderful school.

School Opinion Survey

The 2026 School Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 27 July to Friday 21 August.

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 students will be completing 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 20 July. The invitation will be sent from the Department of Education, not the school, and it will have the subject line School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2026.

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.

Assembly Week 5

We are hosting Rock & Water Professional Development for teachers across our region next Monday & Tuesday in the Hall. This means we will move full school assembly to Wednesday morning 9:00am on 12 August in Week 5.

Year 5/6 Camp

I would like to wish our Year 5 & 6 students a wonderful time as they head off to camp next week. Enjoy this very valuable experience and I look forward to visiting you there!

Have a great weekend!

Scott Bowden

HODC Report

English units

This term students across the school are learning to:· Create spoken persuasive texts. The complexity of texts as well as how ‘create’ persuasive texts changes throughout the year levels. This includes the literary and persuasive devices children use, as well as the complexity of the topic and reasons they provide. I look forward to sharing examples of student’s learning through photos of learning walls and examples of student responses.

How Children Learn to Read

Learning to read is a process that needs step-by-step teaching and plenty of practise at school and at home. Unlike walking or talking, reading is not a skill that we learn naturally — everyone needs to be taught how to read.Reading requires two very important skills:

  • decoding (reading) the words on the page
  • making meaning from the words, sentences and paragraphs that are read.
For children to learn how to decode words, they need to understand how sounds and letters link together. They are taught that:
  • words can be broken up into sounds (the word ‘cat’ is made up of 3 sounds: c-a-t) and that sounds can be blended to form words (the sounds c-a-t blended, forms the word ‘cat’)
  • the sounds in words can be represented by letters or groups of letters.
As children develop their understanding of letter-sound correspondences and apply this knowledge to reading words and texts, they learn more complex English spellings.
  • The same sound can be represented by different letters; the words ‘play’, ‘rain’ and ‘stage’ all contain the sound /ay/ but the spelling is different in each one.
  • The same letter can represent different sounds; the letter ‘c’ can represent a ‘k’ sound as in ‘cat’, or an ‘s’ sound as in ‘race’.
  • Small parts of words can have a meaning all their own; in the word ‘walked’, the ‘-ed’ tells us that the walk has already happened — it marks past tense.
  • Children practise their word reading skills by reading decodable texts that contain only the letter-sound correspondences children have been taught.
  • As children develop their decoding skills and their reading becomes more automatic, they will move from reading simple decodable texts to authentic texts. Authentic texts are any texts that are read for enjoyment or learning and that support word reading, language development and engagement.
Children develop their language skills through the language they hear and read. In the early stages of reading instruction while children are developing their decoding skills, it is very important that they are read to often, so they hear lots of new words and learn about new things that they may not yet be able to read about themselves.Parents play an important role in helping children learn to read by both:
  • listening to your child read aloud to practise decoding words
  • reading aloud to your child to build their understanding of language and literacy.
(Information from 'The Curriculum Gateway - Reading through the Australian Curriculum'

Year 5/6 Camp

The countdown is on! Our Year 5/6 students are gearing up for an exciting adventure as they head off to school camp next week. This is always a highlight of the school year, and we can’t wait to see our students make the most of the opportunities for fun, learning, and personal growth.If you have any last-minute questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher.

BookWeek

We are thrilled to announce that Book Week 2026 is just around the corner! From 24th to 28th  August, our school will be celebrating  “A Symphony of Stories”.  This beautiful theme highlights the harmony and rhythm that stories bring to our lives, much like a symphony.  Just as music connects us through melodies, books connect us through words, ideas, and imagination. It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading and the creativity of authors and illustrators.  More information will be sent home soon regarding the BookWeek Parade.

Kind regards

Tracy

Celebrations

Student of the Week/Month

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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.  



Calendar of Events

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

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.

Book Week

We are celebrating Book Week 2026 and holding a Scholastic Book fair. The theme for 2026 is “Symphony of Stories”, celebrating the diversity of stories and how different voices come together to create a harmonious narrative. On Friday 28 August a special parade will be held and students and teachers are able to dress up as their favorite book character. The Scholastic Book fair will be held in the Library and books will be able to be viewed and purchased before and after school on Monday 24th August through to Thursday 27 August.

Other Reports

Sports Report

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)

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 17th August, week 6 term 3. We’re meeting at 4.30pm so if this time suits you, come along and join us in the school library.

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

Thank you to the parents who filled in a Volunteer Expression of Interest form at Parent teacher interviews. We will be sending a Volunteer Expression of Interest form home to eldest in the family.

Pie Drive – Thank you!!!

We have raised approximately $950 profit for the Pie Drive. Pies will be delivered to the school on 20th August.  

Upcoming Events:

24 August - 27 August - Book Fair Sales

3rd September – Father’s Day Stall & BBQ at Art Show

16th September – School Disco

Thank you to the Beerwah Lions for offering to cook the BBQ for the Arts Show.

Volunteers are needed for Father’s Day setting up and sales. Sales will be from 9am – 11am.

A couple of people are required for BBQ sales at the Art Show from 3pm – 5pm.

If you are able to assist with any of the above events please email

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.

TUCKSHOP MENU TERM 2

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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