Beerwah State School

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Welcome to our Newsletter for Week 6.  As we head into the colder part of the year, can I remind all parents/carers that students need to be in school uniform.  If you are unable to purchase a school jacket/jumper, please ensure that the jacket/jumper your student is wearing is black.  Please refer to our school website for more details around school uniform. 

Can I remind everyone that this weekend is a long weekend due to the Maleny Show Holiday. I am looking forward to watching our Band perform tomorrow at the Maleny Show! 

Behaviour Focus for Week 7 & 8 

Support others in their learning 

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. 

Critical Friends Network (CFN) 

We hosted the Critical Friends Network within the Glass House coalition last week. 

Once a term the CFN team visits a school (one school per term), conduct learning walks in classrooms with students, inspect their learning/bump it up walls, and then conference with the group to give the host school feedback around their next steps in teaching English. Not only does it give the host school valuable feedback, but it also is a wonderful opportunity for others to observe best practice in other schools.  We received great feedback from other Principals, Middle Leaders and Teachers which will help to inform our next steps. 

Pokémon Cards 

Unfortunately, we have had many issues with Pokémon cards. Pokémon cards or any other trading cards are not permitted at school.  If students bring these to school, they are to hand them to the Office, where they will be held until a parent/carer can collect them. 

Under 8’s Day 

Thank you to Mrs Brannigan, Mrs Philpot, Ms Eastley, Miss Johnson, Miss Melville, Miss Caroline and Miss Coralie for a wonderful Under 8’s morning in the Hall last Wednesday.  This was a fantastic event for our students and school community with many parents/carers attending.  Well done!

Life Education – Healthy Harold 

Our students loved attending the Life Education - Healthy Harold sessions last week. Students learnt how to make safe choices at school and in the community. These sessions were very informative and entertaining with a little help from Harold! 

Fanfare 

Congratulations to all students in our combined Concert Band, who performed last Friday at Fanfare! Our students played extremely well and received a 'Gold' award for their performance! Thank you to Mrs Gallagher and all the parents/carers who attended. 

National Sorry Day & National Reconciliation Week 

The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. 

Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures. 

Our students have been engaged with special activities around these two very important events. 

National Simultaneous Story Time 

Student from Prep to Year 2 participated in National Simultaneous Story Time on Wednesday. 

Millions of children, parents, teachers, and library lovers across Australia and beyond came together to read Luna Roo at the same time — celebrating the joy of reading, storytelling and connection. Published by Little Book Press the story follows the spirited kangaroo Luna and her friends as they chase their football dreams across the outback, blending action, teamwork and fun to inspire young readers. Luna Roo was selected from 84 submissions from publishers around the country 

Occupational Violence and Aggression 

The Department has released a Parent & Community Code of Conduct which outlines expected behaviours of Parents/Carers when on our school grounds.  Please familiarise yourself with the one page document. 

If you have a particular issue, please speak to your child’s teacher first, at an appropriate time and in an appropriate way, aligning with the Code of Conduct. If needed, then make an appointment to talk to me.  I am more than happy to work together with you to solve any problems. 

Have a great long weekend! 

Scott Bowden 

English units

This term students have been learning about how to:

· Read, view and comprehend informative texts

· Create informative texts about know topics and topics of interest

Over the last two weeks, students have been busily practicing responding to different informative texts and creating their own. Here are some examples of the learning walls showing the learning occurring in different classrooms.

Teaching of Reading

All of our classrooms have been learning and practicing their literacy skills (reading and spelling) everyday. This involves a range of consistent evidence-based teaching approaches that build children’s accuracy and fluency when reading and spelling. Having this fluency reduces the cognitive load that’s needed to read and write so children can then focus more on the content of their work.

Keep an eye out for photos of literacy teaching in action in the next few newsletters

Incursions and excursions

We have some very exciting incursions and excursions coming up.

We look for incursion/excursion opportunities that value-add to our curriculum delivery in the school. Upcoming ones include:

Term 2, Week 6 – Maleny show performance – Senior band

Term 2, Week 7 and 8 – Interschool sport (soccer and netball). Nominated Year 4-6 students.

Term 2, Week 10 – UniSC Careers Expo – Year 5.

Term 3, Week 4 – Beerwah State High School Culture Sharing Day. Year 4-6 indigenous students.

When we have details confirmed for each of the incursions/excursions, they will be released through consent management on QParents.

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.  

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

Beerwah State School Facebook page

                                                                                                 BSS P&C Facebook page

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.

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

Library borrowing times are as follows:

Thursday: All other classes 

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

Calendar of Sports Dates for Term 2

12th June - Interschool Netball  & Soccer

19th June - Athletics Carnival more information to follow regarding events

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)

Chappy Ray is having a cupcake stall to raise funds for Chaplaincy:

How can you help?

- Please deliver baked cupcakes in a named container to the Tuckshop before school on Thursday 4th June.

- Please bring $1 to buy a cupcake

- See Chappy or Coralie clill16@eq.edu.au if you are able to donate cupcakes.

- Cupcakes maybe available for sale after school if so parents will be notified by Audiri.

- We thank you for your support.

- All proceeds are for the Chaplaincy Service at Beerwah State School.

P&C Meetings

Our next meeting will be Monday 20th July week 2 term 3. We’re meeting at 4.30pm so if this time suits you, come along and join us.

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

Everyone had a fantastic night at the Rollerdrome recently. Thanks Kate for organising this and look out for notices in the future about similar events.

On Monday 15th June (week 9), the P&C are holding a working bee to upgrade some of the school grounds. If you can stay around after pick-up to assist, please do. Bring your gardening gloves and any tools you may have. Children are encouraged to get their hands dirty too!

On Friday 19th June (week 9), the school will host the annual athletics carnival. P&C will be running a BBQ for the event. If you can lend a hand for a few hours, please get in touch so we can organise a roster.

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

Tuckshop update

We are sending out a survey soon regarding your thoughts on the tuckshop and what your child might like to be offered. Keep an eye out for this as we’d like to hear your suggestions.

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.

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.

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.

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  

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

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