This term we warmly welcome Miss Sam Stepanoff as a permanent addition to our teaching staff. Miss Stepanoff is teaching Year 3A for the remainder of the year. Last week we also welcomed back Mrs Jess Martin from maternity leave. Mrs Martin will be teaching 3C alongside Mr Henry Pellinkoff for the remainder of the year while Ms Neika Cooper goes on maternity leave. Mrs Maree Brown, our Guidance Officer, will be on leave from Tuesday 15th August and Ms Shelley Smith will be replacing her for the year. Mr Ben Costello, Ms Sarah Smith, Ms Charmaine Jeffrey and Mrs Tanya Conway continue in their acting leadership positions for the remainder of the year.
This term we also welcome Ms Claire Pennell, our school-based psychologist, who will be working at our school on Wednesday and Thursday each week. Referrals to our school-based psychologist go through our weekly Triple S process. Our psychologist focuses on mild and moderate mental health student support and is not able to work with students unless she has the explicit permission of parents via a face-to-face commencement meeting. Your classroom teacher will explain why they think a psychologist referral would benefit your child and seek approval from you in order to submit the referral via Triple S. Please note, not all students referred will be eligible to access the school-based psychologist. Students who are accessing private psychology support are strongly encouraged to continue to do so.
Our Chappy Colour Fun Run is our major fundraiser for Chappy Jade each year. All proceeds from this fundraiser go directly to Chappy Jade’s wages and programs so that she can continue her great work 3 days a week at our school.
Our Colour Fun Run will be held on Friday 11th August with a run sheet released to families closer to the date. We warmly welcome parents to watch our students, however, parents and community members are not permitted on the running track. As you can imagine, the Colour Fun Run is a very busy event so we ask families to watch from the seating area so our staff can maintain supervision. If you would like to arrange an early departure on the day, please sign your child out via the front office before taking your child home. Also, we are not permitted to release students into the care of other adults unless we have the explicit permission from the parents.
Students are able to opt out of the Colour Fun Run and will be re-assigned to another class for the duration of the run. Students are also very welcome to wear a school supplied face mask, particularly if they suffer from asthma. Please let your teacher know if you would like to arrange this. We also ask that hair below the shoulders is tied up for this event to maintain safety.
On Wednesday 13th September we will be holding our Prep – Year 2 Athletics Carnival from 1:30 on the oval. This carnival is full of fun, rotational activities where students can earn points for their sporting house. Parents are very welcome to join us.
Our school has developed a proud partnership with Beaudesert IGA who will be supporting upcoming school events. The local business will be supporting our school via the Community Chest initiative, whereby proceeds from in store sales will be donated to our school. Our first donation will be used to support the J Block Prep toilet upgrade scheduled for this year. Thank you IGA for supporting our school community.
Our school is very excited to let you know that our main amenity (toilet) block will be upgraded in Term 4 to accommodate additional accessibility for students with a disability. Works are expected to commence Term 4 with full completion for the commencement of the 2024 school year. Student access to this block will continue with an alternative entry point.
On Thursday 7th and Friday 8th September, identified students will be representing our school in the local NRL and Netball Kingfisher Cup in Jimboomba. Mr Ed Brimelow will be leading the NRL team with the assistance of Mrs Kim Foster and Mrs Nat Ford will be leading the Netball team with the assistance of Ms Katherine Iselin. In order to participate, students must meet attendance and behaviour criteria that was communicated at the beginning of the year. Your classroom teachers will be able to let you know if your child is eligible to attend. This activity is additional to our usual HPE program and is designed as a reward for positive behaviour and commitment to school attendance. Trials are being run by the coordinating teachers who will advise of training once teams have been confirmed.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Year 5 Gold Rush excursion is scheduled for Friday 8th September. We encourage students in Year 5 to attend Gold Rush because it is curriculum based and aligns to their current units of work. They will have another opportunity in Year 6 to participate in the Kingfisher Cup.
Our families are strongly encouraged to apply for the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) via the Australian Government.
To boost educational opportunities and narrow the digital divide, families without home internet are encouraged to apply for the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI). Access to internet at home can support children to build their digital skills and participate in a world that is more reliant on digital technology.
The Australian Government is supporting the National Broadband Network (NBN) to implement the SSBI to provide free home internet for one year for up to 30,000 unconnected families across Australia with school aged students.
To be eligible for SSBI, a family must:
- Have a child living at home that is enrolled in a Queensland state school in 2023.
- Not have an active internet service at home. Having a mobile internet service does not affect eligibility.
- Be referred by a nominating organisation such as the Department of Education (the department).
- Agree their child has access to a device and has the digital skills to use the internet safely or will be supervised.
- Live in a premises that can access the NBN via a standard connection – this will be checked by NBN.
Referral through the department
The department is pleased to support the nomination of families for the SSBI. If you would like to apply for the SSBI please contact the Beaudesert State School front office staff for an application (online or paper form). Applications must be submitted by 1 September 2023.
Please note: our school strongly supports all families to apply, however, have no impact on the decision making and family eligibility.
True Relationships and Sexuality lessons will commence at the end of this term in Years 3-6. This is an important component of our HPE program. Our HOSE, Nicole Inder, is coordinating this program in our school. Please contact her if you require additional information.
Our P&C are proud to support our Arts curriculum and have financially supported the Performance ‘Life is an echo’ for all students making it free to families. Thank you to our P&C for your ongoing support.
Our school is closed on Monday 14th August for the Show Holiday and Friday 1st September for the Pupil Free Day.
