Beerwah State School

Dear Parents/Carers, 

We have now reached the end of Term 3 for 2024.  Our students and teachers have had a very busy and rewarding term.  Thank you to all of our teachers and teacher aides who go above and beyond for our students every single day here at Beerwah State School.  Thanks also goes to our parents/carers for their support.  Wishing you all a very safe and happy holiday.  I will see everyone back here on Monday 30th September. 

Requests for 2025 Class Placements 

This week parents and caregivers will be sent a form to provide feedback to assist with class planning for 2025. If students will be moving from Beerwah State School at the end of the year (other than Year 6) we ask that the school be advised via this form. There is also a section for preference for class placements for 2025. 

The placement of children in an appropriate learning environment is taken very seriously at Beerwah and there are many elements to take into consideration. One of the factors relates to parent/carer preferences for a particular educational environment. Parents have the opportunity to put in writing educational reasons for a specific learning environment. Whilst all requests will be considered it may not be possible to fill all preferences. Parent preferences are for placement in a learning environment and NOT for a specific teacher, as teachers for year levels will not be decided until all staffing at the school has been finalised. Requests must be in writing and need to be addressed to the ‘Principal’ and handed into the office. These forms are due by Friday, 4th October. No late requests will be accepted.  

Kandoo Tally Rewards Afternoon 

As we have reached our target of 120,000 Kandoos, we held the Kandoo Rewards Day on Thursday. We combined the two top requests from students.  Thursday was a free dress day combined with free activities in class in the afternoon.  Congratulations to all of our students for making great choices and reaching our Kandoo target for Term 3.  

Gambling Grant 

Great news!  The P&C has been successful in obtaining funds through the Gambling Grant to build an undercover area on the Senior Oval next to Helping Hands building.  This will provide students, a shaded area to play handball or just to sit and chat at play times.  It will also be very beneficial for our carnivals throughout the year.  A huge thank you to Coralie who drafted the application and to Carolyn Brewer (P&C President) and Jodie for their work with this. 

R U OK Day 

We hosted an afternoon tea for parents on Thursday afternoon at 2:15pm for R U OK Day outside Admin, and for Staff after school at 3:00pm.  Thank you to all the parents and teachers who attended.  Thank you to the Culture Team for organising this worthwhile event.

Billy Moore Rugby League Cup 

Last Week several of our students travelled to Maroochydore to compete in the Billy Moore Rugby League Cup organised by the NRL development team. This was a non-competitive gala day so no scores were kept.   Our students played extremely well displaying exceptional good sportsmanship throughout the day.  Congratulations to all of our participating students, to Mr Deady for organising, Ms Murphy for transporting students and supervising on the day, our volunteer coach (Jesse Savage) and photography from East Coast Images.  

BSS Rock Band 

Last Wednesday night, our school Rock Band performed at Beerwah State High School’s Musical Evening, under the direction of Chappy Mike. The band performed extremely well!  Congratulations to Annabelle, Tahlia, Seb, Joe, Cylus and Chappy Mike!

SEP Transition Days 

Some of our students have participated in the SEP Transition days at Beerwah State High School.  These days have been very successful in assisting our students to transition smoothly into high school next year.  Thank you to our SEP team for organising and supervising our students at these days. 

Have a safe and happy holiday! 

Scott Bowden 

Talk about it

Our Talk About It program ran through weeks 9 and 10. This important age appropriate program covered respectful relationships education topics such as identity, puberty and health. A big thank-you to Lane who is the education from Life Education and always does an excellent job running these sessions with students. We’d also like to acknowledge P&C for contribution of funds that helps to reduce the cost of this to families.

Swimming (P-4)

Our swimming program is in Term 4, starting in week 1. Notes were sent out about this earlier in the term, any payments from now on will mean students participate from Week 2. Final timetables and information about what to bring came out in Week 10 of this term. This includes:

ü  Appropriate togs or swim costume (one piece)

ü  Appropriate swim rashie or T-shirt

ü  Towel

ü  Optional: goggles, cap, firm-fitting pants

ü  Bag for wet gear

ü  Asthma puffer (if prescribed by a doctor)

Surf Skills (5-6)

Our surf skills program for years 5/6 is in Weeks 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Term 4. It will be on Tuesdays. The final timetable and information about what to bring came out in Week 10 of this term.

Billy Moore Cup

Last week a group of students attended the Billy Moore Cup, organised the NRL development team. This was a non-competitive gala day so no scores were kept. Our students did an excellent job throughout the day and represented Beerwah State School very well. Thank-you to Ms Murphy for attending with the students, our volunteer coach (Jesse Savage) and photography from East Coast Images.

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.

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)

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 Monday 21st October, week 4 of term 4 at 6pm in the library. We will spend this next meeting making plans for 2025, events, fundraisers and how we can help the school to help our children. 

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 gives you a chance to showcase your skills. Look for volunteer opportunities where you can share your skills and expertise in a way that’s fun and enjoyable. If you love baking, sign up to help with the next bake sale. If you’ve got a green thumb, help plant a class or school garden. Others will appreciate your skills and your child will be thrilled to share your involvement with their classmates. 

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 

Events & Fundraising 

If any parents and carers have ideas for events or fundraising they would like to see at Beerwah State School, please email the P&C Association at pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au or pop along to our monthly meeting with your ideas, we welcome new ideas. 

Art Show  

If you were not able to attend the art show, or if you did and loved seeing your child’s artwork, why not turn it into a lasting memory with a calendar, diary, sketchbook or mousepad? We have teamed up with Kids Art Works to offer a variety of products exclusively printed with your own child’s artistic talents displayed. Although Christmas seems a long way off, what a perfect gift for the grandparents or other family members. We are still finalizing details but keep an eye on the newsletter, the Skoolbag app and our Facebook page for further information. Due to production and delivery times, to ensure we all receive our items before the end of term, the ordering will close by the end of week 2. No exceptions. 

As soon as the website is completed, full details will be announced and each family will receive a unique code to access their child’s artwork. There is no obligation to purchase but if you are interested in the products that are available, drop into the admin office early next term to have a look at the quality of each item, you’ll want to order them once you see them!  

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. 

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 be open each Friday in term 4 (unless otherwise advised). 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  

Uniform Shop 

As mentioned in previous newsletters and correspondence, uniforms are now available from The School Locker in Maroochydore.   

Ordering is online or in-store, 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 don’t have this information, look at the school website for details. 

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 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.  

If you have uniforms that are too small, or if your child is leaving school, please drop in your uniforms to the school office as we will happily re-sell to another family who can use them.  

With limited volunteers and fundraising opportunities, this is one avenue that will help all families, and the P&C Association.  

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.  

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  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