Beerwah State School

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Welcome back to Term 4!  It was great to see all of our students back, safe and refreshed on our first day.  This term is going to fly by very quickly with so many ‘end of year’ events.  Please keep an eye on Skoolbag/Audiri app throughout the term for information about these upcoming events.   

Trauma Informed Professional Development 

 On Saturday 19th October, we will be hosting trauma informed professional development for teachers from kindy, state and private schools as well as allied health workers. Dr Howard comes with a wealth of knowledge and expertise on this very important topic.  We are very excited to be a part of this and to learn all we can to support students with a trauma background. 

Religious Instruction 

Due to a very busy term, and many classes participating in swimming on Friday’s, there will be no Religious Instruction this term. We will still go ahead with the RI incursion at the end of the year and start this wonderful program up again at the beginning of 2025. 

Swimming 

Swimming started this term.  This program is a huge success and our students are having a wonderful time, learning important swimming skills.  A huge thank you to Ms Murphy for co-ordinating this and also to Miss Tania and Miss Rachel.  Many hours of work have gone into planning and training for this.  Great job! 

Kandoo Tally Rewards Afternoon 

We have set our Kandoo Tally target to 170,000 Kandoos.  Our students have already reached 134,000 Kandoos for the year. Congratulations to all of our students for making great choices each and every day. We look forward to celebrating at the end of the year when we reach our target! 

Have a wonderful weekend. 

Scott Bowden 

Life Education 

Our Life Education program ran through week 1. This important age appropriate program covered different health-related topics for all year levels. It is an empowering program that is designed to give students knowledge and skills to make informed health-related decisions. A big thank-you to Ms Janene Williams who is the educator from Life Education and did 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. 

Surf Skills (5-6) 

Our surf skills program for years 5/6 starts next week. In this four week program, children will learn surf awareness, body boarding and surfing. A participant waiver form was sent out on Thursday, this is from the Surf School and is necessary on their end for students to participate. Please make sure this is sent back by Monday afternoon so we can have them ready to take with us. The surf school will not allow children to participate without it. 

Children will need to bring: 

• Swimmers – including rashie/wet shirt 

• Change of underwear 

• Waterbottle 

• Hat 

• Thongs/crocs 

• Towel 

• Bag for wet clothes 

• Personal sunscreen and deodorant (no aerosol) 

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)

Congratulations to Paige  competing in the Bundaberg Little Athletics Carnival over the September holidays.

Paige achieved gold medals in the 100m, 200m, long jump and bronze medals in javelin and discus.  This success is in addition to her first place in 200m at North Coast Regional Trials.

We would like to thank Go Turf, Beerburrum, for their generous donation of turf, preparation and laying of turf at ECDP.  No more dirt patches, bindies or undulating weeded areas.  Thank you to Megan Zakis for organising the donation from Go Turf and Coralie Lillecrapp for assisting laying and turf care over the holidays .

The children who attend ECDP having been having a great time and benefited from being able to walk, roll, sit and play the new turf.  Thank you Go Turf

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 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: By committing to a project or activity with others, volunteering helps to build and strengthen relationships and make new friendships. Your social, professional, and support network is bound to grow, introducing you to so many new people who care about the same things as you! 

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 

We try to keep our Facebook page very active with all of our notices here along with the Audiri (formerly Skoolbag) app. 

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 

Kids Artwork 

Letters went home last week to all parents with a unique code for their child/ren’s artwork to be produced onto a lasting item. These items are calendars, diaries, sketch books or mousepads. There are samples of each item in the school office so you can have a look at the quality of them. As the items need to be produced and delivered before the end of term, the cut-off for ordering is strictly Monday 14th October at 11pm. We cannot accept late orders as we are using an external supplier to produce these items. They are perfect Christmas gifts and are very affordable so don’t delay, jump online today with your unique code to purchase your gift.  

If any parent has lost their letter with the code, please email pandc@beerwahss.eq.edu.au to get the code but don’t leave it until 9pm on Monday evening as your email may not get answered in time.  

This is a P&C initiative, and the school office does not have the codes so please use the email provided and avoid calling the school.  

Unfortunately, some students did not have artwork on display at the art show and some of the pieces were not suitable for uploading.  

Entertainment Book 

You may have noticed some advertisements on our Facebook page to promote the Entertainment Membership (formally the Entertainment Book). Gone are the days of receiving a physical book filled with vouchers, like everything else it’s now all digital. This makes life a whole lot easier when attending your favourite restaurant or theme park, you just need to present the correct code to receive your discount. The Entertainment membership can be purchased for an individual or multiple cities depending on your preferences, there are even voucher for New Zealand and Bali. It’s a great idea if you’re planning to go on holiday to a new destination, or for local activities, there are so many options to save. 

For each Entertainment membership purchased, the P&C receives 20% of the purchase price, making it a great little fundraiser for us, and endless possibilities of savings for your family. Have a look at their website: www.entertainmentbook.com.au Plus, there are currently offers of 5% off all Virgin Flights! When purchasing, remember to select Beerwah State School as your chosen fundraiser. 

Recycling Programs 

Here is another small fundraising avenue for P&C. 

We are registered collectors for TerraCycle for those hard to recycle items. Please collect your empty toothpaste tubes, old toothbrushes, pens, highlighters, texters and markers that don’t work, also Glad (or similar) packaging – zip-lock bags or cling wrap. 

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.  

Donations can be dropped off to school, collection boxes are available in the library.  

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 

Issue 7 is out now and orders are due by 18th October. There are some great bargains which are ideal for Christmas presents – it’s never too early to start thinking about those gifts!  

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.  

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