29 October 2025

Principal’s Report

Yours in education,

Peter Davey
Principal

New Students

A special welcome is extended to Vada (1C) who joined the Kurwongbah School community recently.  We hope you enjoy your time at Kurwongbah and we look forward to parent support with P&C and class activities.

Student of the Week

TERM 4 WEEK 2 & 3

Date Claimers

Due Dates for Payments

School Musical – Little Mermaid Jr

Wow what a musical it was! Congratulations to Mrs Rees, Miss Banks, Miss Amurri, Mrs Prowse, Mrs Prowse, Mrs Massie, Mrs C and our amazing cast of students, for their thoroughly entertaining performances of The Little Mermaid Jr last Friday and Saturday.  It truly was a wonderful showcase of Kurwongbah student talent, thanks to all your hard work and dedication over many, many months.

A massive thanks also to our many staff volunteers and P&C helpers that worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make everything run so efficiently. A great community event.

Children Leaving Kurwongbah

We are starting the process of forming classes for 2026. Parents whose child or children (other than Year 6 students) will be leaving Kurwongbah at the end of the year are asked to inform the school office.

2026 Prep Enrolments

We are now taking names of Prep students for 2026. Children who were born between 1^st July 2020 and 30^th June 2021 are eligible to commence Prep in 2026. Parents are invited to contact the school office (Ph: 3481 4333) if they are intending to enrol their child at Kurwongbah for Prep in 2026. Enrolment forms can then be completed, and student interview times booked.

World Teachers Day and Support Staff Day

On Friday 31^st October our school will be celebrating World Teachers and Support Staff Day. This day is a great opportunity for students and parents to show their appreciation for all the hard work our teachers and support staff do with their students. Kurwongbah staff are extremely dedicated and have a strong commitment to their role as educators.  I encourage students and parents to make this day special for their child’s teacher. We will be acknowledging the wonderful work our teachers and staff do at Parade on Friday 31^st October.

Day for Daniel

On Friday 31^st October our school will be having a gold coin donation for Day for Daniel. Students are able to wear an item of red. All funds raised will be donated to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.  This year marks the 21^st anniversary since the launch of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation educational programmes of helping keep kids safe.

One of the key messages for child safety taught to students is the 3R's of Recognise, React and Report if children are feeling unsafe. 

P&C School Disco – Friday 7th November

Parade Presentations 2025

Whole school Parades are held each Friday morning from 8.55am in our school hall. Parents are most welcome to attend. During the year each class or year level will present a Parade Presentation.

Below are the remaining 2025 Parade Presentations:

Attendance at Kurwongbah State School

Bell Times

Parents are reminded of the bell times.  If you are planning to collect your child during the break times, please ensure you contact the office to advise, so we can have your child waiting at the office.  We can’t otherwise guarantee to locate your child until they transition back to their classroom.

Uploading Photos

Please be aware that if you take any photographs of a school activity they CANNOT be uploaded or shared with others. We do not want to prevent you taking photos of your child; however, we need to be mindful of privacy issues and the safety of individuals.

School Uniform Days

This is a reminder to parents and students that we encourage the wearing of Sports House shirts each Tuesday. We also ask that students wear their formal check uniforms each Friday.

Our School Values

These are the values that are important in our School Community, and which are actively taught at Kurwongbah during our PBL (Positive Behaviour Lessons) lessons each week.

Caring

• Being compassionate and helpful
• Looking after each other
• Treating others with kindness

Honesty

• Being honest, truthful, sincere, fair and just
• Taking responsibility for yourself and your actions even when there could be consequences
• Being true to yourself

Respect

• Treating others as you would like to be treated
• Showing others courtesy and consideration
• Valuing yourself, other people, rules and property

Resilience

• Not giving up when things get difficult
• Sticking to something no matter how long it takes
• Bouncing back after disappointment
• Staying focussed on your goals

Excellence

• Striving to do your best
• Going higher than you’ve gone before
• Expecting that you will achieve quality in your work and relationships
• Reaching for the stars!
• Celebrate and take pride in your own achievements and successes

Swooping Birds

With the arrival and spiring and along with the warmer weather it also means the beginnings of the breeding season for many of our feathered friends.  Some native bird species including magpies, plovers, butcherbirds and crows, are well known to swoop as a defensive behaviour to protect their young. Swooping is typically most common during the spring breeding season, but if weather conditions are favourable some species may start breeding from late winter and continue into summer.

Children may encounter swooping birds on their way to and from school, or while inside school grounds. While being swooped on can be unpleasant, there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce safety risks to individuals and the community.

Not all birds of these species swoop. In fact, it is estimated that only 9% of magpies show this aggressive behaviour. Birds usually swoop for six to eight weeks, until their eggs have hatched and their young are grown.

Native birds are protected under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, it is therefore illegal to harm them or interfere with their nests and eggs.

If there is a swooping bird in your area:

• Take an alternative route - the best way to avoid being swooped is to avoid the bird’s territory
• Wear a hat and sunglasses or carry an umbrella to protect your face and eyes
• Dismount from your bicycle and walk through the area
• Don’t wave your arms, yell or throw objects at the bird - this will likely make the bird more aggressive
• Remain calm and walk quickly through the area, but don’t’ run - injuries often occur when people panic and run from a swooping bird

If you are concerned about a swooping bird on council land you can report it to council on (07) 3205 0555. Council may install temporary signage around the territory of a swooping bird to alert residents of its presence.

Student Safety

The safety of students and staff is very important. Members of the school community are asked to observe the following:

• Students are required to have their Kurwongbah school hats at school EVERY day and students must wear hats during both play breaks regardless of where they are playing
• Students who bring scooters to school must secure them in the bike area. Scooters are NOT to be stored in class areas
• Parents and carers are also asked to use the school crossings (Eacham Street and Eucumbene Drive) when bringing their children to and from school. This teaches our children the correct road safety rules. Thank you for your support with these safety precautions
• Parents and carers are permitted to photograph their own child at school events and activities but are requested to refrain from taking photos of other children or posting school material online (including Facebook)

Absences

State schools are required to notify parents on the same day any student is absent from school without explanation.  Rolls are marked at 8:50am and 2:10pm each day. An SMS message will be sent to any parent of a student with an unexplained absence by 11am.  Students who are not in their class at 8:50am will be marked absent and MUST collect a late slip from the office. Parents collecting their children early must sign them from the office before collecting from the classroom.

Absence Notification Process

Please remember to contact the school early in the morning if your child is going to be away or late for school so your child’s absence can be recorded correctly. The preferred method of reporting an absence is via the SMS number 0429 919 560. Otherwise, you can contact the school absence line on 3481 4366 or the main school admin line on 3481 4333.

Please be sure you indicate the following when reporting the absence:

• Name of child (especially if there is more than one child in your family)
• Absence reason – Please indicate if your child is sick or at an appointment etc. Indicating that your child is not coming to school, does not give a true reason for the absence
• Late Arrival – If your child will be late due to an appointment, please indicate an approximate time of arrival
• Dates of absences, if longer than 1 day

Contact Details

It is important that the school have the correct contact details.  This is especially important in emergency situations or if your child presents as unwell during the school day. If you have changed your mobile phone number, address or email address, complete the attached form and forward to the office.  Please be also aware if you have a change in emergency contacts. If parents are registered through QParents they can update details through this app.

Mobile Phones Away for the Day 2025

Student Use of Mobile Devices

If students choose to bring their phone to school, they must switch it off and hand in at the office for safe keeping during school hours.  Phones should not be left in school bags.

Smartwatches and other devices can be worn; however, notifications must be switched off.

This includes during lessons and break times, as well as during other school activities. 

Students not complying with this policy will be referred to school leadership and parents contacted.

Why is This Happening?

This approach is being implemented in all Queensland state schools to:

• Reduce distractions in the classroom
• Increase face-to-face interactions between students
• Promote student health and wellbeing
• Reduce the potential for student exposure to negative impacts of the digital world, such as cyberbullying

More Information

Guidelines and supporting documents have been developed in consultation with school leaders and key stakeholders.

Scan the QR code to visit the phones away for the day online hub, for parent/carer and student resources.

School Parking Programme

Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC) Local Laws Unit undertakes a School Parking Patrol Program where officers complete scheduled school patrols, both in the morning and afternoon, to ensure that vehicles are parked in a safe and lawful manner. The primary aim of the program is to ensure that students and family members/caregivers are able to safely move around the school area as part of dropping off or picking up students from the school.

The Moreton Bay Regional Council Local Law No.5 (Parking) 2011 and Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 control parking or stopping of vehicles on footpaths, bicycle paths, marked yellow lines, shared paths, dividing strips and nature strips, along with vehicles parking across resident’s driveways and within ‘No Stopping’, ‘No Parking’, and ‘Bus Zones’ and Pick-up / Drop -off zones. Council is legally required to enforce these areas and the School Parking Patrol Program forms part of this process. Drivers are reminded that footpaths and nature strips are in place to promote pedestrian movement in a safe manner along roadsides and that drivers and residents must not stop on a bicycle path, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip. Please also note that vehicles that are parked with two wheels up and two wheels down is not considered as a lawful parking practice.

Local Laws officers conduct enforcement through the issuance of Penalty Infringement Notices as part of each School Parking Patrol. Please be aware that Council officers may take photographic evidence of vehicles stopping or parking illegally with Penalty Infringement Notices to be issued via mail at a later date to the offending vehicle’s owner.

Visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/parking for further guidance on parking restrictions.

For any further information, members of the school community are welcome to contact Moreton Bay Regional Council on 3205 0555.

Eco Marines News

It is two weeks until our final ‘Container Drive in Week 5’ for the year. We are hoping to collect another 25 000 to 30 000 cans to reach our target of 100 000. The bags have been distributed to the classrooms to be sent home and filled with as many 10c eligible cans and bottles as you can. Please, no general waste.

The class that brings in the most will be rewarded with a pizza party. The filled bags can be dropped off at the classroom or the shed near the garden and large hall at the end of Week 4 and during Week 5.

The Eco Marines and willing student volunteers will do most of the counting during their lunch breaks throughout the week. But, as this is a huge job, if you can spare some time after you have done the drop off in the morning (9.00am – 10.00am), or in the last 45 minutes of the day (2.15pm – 3.00pm), please let either Gill Owen (Science Teacher) or Anne Sanderson (Learning Improvement Teacher) know. More hands make light work.

Containers for Change are no longer issuing us with free bags. So, if you have any of the bags at home that have been previously issued this year, that you are not using, please can these be returned to school so they can be redistributed. Let’s show the Kurwongbah way and get behind this great initiative to help reduce waste.

Kurwongbah Kids Playgroup

STEM & Enrichment Education News

Makerspace Lunchtime Timetable

Kurwongbah SUMO Robotics Competition – Thursday 23rd October

Congratulations to the students involved in the SUMO Interschool Robotics competition hosted last Thursday by Kurwongbah State School. Selected students from Years 3 – 6 partook in a whole day activity competing against local schools in the SUMO event. Kurwongbah’s teams, ‘Bot Stars,’ achieved 1st and ‘Mad Scientists,’ placed 3rd in the Years 3 – 4 division in a thrilling knock out round.

All students showed great resilience, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to compete in the event. A special thank you to Bray Park high school students and staff for judging the competition for the day and to Mrs Turnbull and Mrs Turner for scoring and aiding Mrs Rowley to make it an awesome event for students.

Resource Centre News

Scholastic Book Fair – 27^th – 29^th October

The posters are up, the invites are coming out, and it can mean only one thing: the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Kurwongbah State School from Monday 27^th October to Wednesday 29^th October.   So, write the dates in your calendar and make sure you join us for this celebration of reading!

Every dollar spent will help buy more resources for our school library!

Look out for the competitions to win vouchers to spend at the Book Fair or Book Club.

Payments can be made by cash, EFTPOS, by using the Scholastic Book Fair Pre-Payment form (back of the flyers) and student wish lists.

Volunteers Needed

Many thanks and Happy Reading,
Your friendly Library Crew

Music News

Peninsular Music Festival

Last Tuesday, Senior String Orchestra and Senior Concert Band performed at the Peninsular Music Festival. The students played with excellence and looked polished on the stage. Both groups received important feedback from renowned adjudicators Mark Sullivan and Sherelle Guest. 

Advanced Music Workshop

Congratulations to Charlotte, Ebony, Benji, Heather, Blair, Nelson and Heidi who successfully auditioned for the regional Advanced Music Workshop. These 7 very talented musicians spent 2 days rehearsing with guest conductors and playing challenging repertoire. AMPED concluded with the finale concert at Watson Park.

End of Year Night of Music and Awards

It is time for us to finally be able to show off all the hard work your children have been doing at our ‘End of Year Night of Music and Awards Evening’. The students from our choral ensembles and instrumental ensembles will put on a great evening of entertainment on Tuesday 11^th November.

The following groups will be performing:

• Junior Singers, Middle Singers and Senior Singers
• Beginner Strings, Junior String Ensemble and Senior String Orchestra
• Junior Concert Band and Senior Concert Band (percussion students are in these ensembles)

The Music Support Group (MSG) will be having a sausage sizzle before the concert. There will be no interval however the canteen will remain open until 7.00pm. Volunteers are most welcome to help. The link for volunteering is: https://signup.com/go/YcJppfJ

Details of the evening are as follows:

• Tuesday 11^th November
• Performances commencing at 6.00pm
• Doors open at 5.30pm
• Gold coin donation for entry
• Music Support Group will be serving food from 4.45pm. There will be no interval during the concert however the canteen will remain open until 7.00pm
• Full performance uniform (including black school shoes)
• Awards will be presented after each ensemble perform

We are also after some lucky door and raffle prizes to be donated for this night. Over the past few years, we have had wonderful families donate chocolates, lollies, wine, gift cards/vouchers from various places, iTunes cards, toys and much more. It doesn’t have to be a huge prize – all donations big and small will be accepted with gratitude.  All prizes need to be delivered to the office or music room by Monday 10^th November so they can be wrapped.

All students are expected to perform at this final concert. If there are any problems, please contact the teacher of that ensemble.

We look forward to a great night of entertainment to end 2025!

Final Rehearsal and Lesson Dates for All Ensembles

All instrumental lessons will continue until the end of Week 8. Please check final rehearsal dates below and organise before/after school care if required until the end of the school year.

Book Club News

How Book Club Helps Your Child’s School

Every time you place a Scholastic order, your School is being rewarded!  For example, for every Book Club order you place, Scholastic receives 20% of your total order spend to your school as Scholastic Rewards.  This allows the school to purchase books and resources for your child’s classroom and the library, helping students reach their highest potential.

How To Order

The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card.  Your child’s order is submitted directly to school and the books will be delivered to your child’s class.  You can place your child’s order at http://scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Cash orders can be handed into the library.  Simply fill out the order form on the back of the catalogue, place the form and the exact cash amount into an envelope or clip seal bag and drop off to the LIBRARY ONLY!

Julie Collins
Book Club Coordinator 

Tuckshop News

Halloween Meal Deal

The tuckshop is getting spooky this term with a special Halloween Meal Deal! Join us for some frightfully delicious fun — creepy eats, eerie treats, and a little something mysterious to take home!

Halloween Meal Deals:

• Spooky Spaghetti Bolognese $12.00
• Mummy Dog (Puffy Dog) $10.00
• Stringy Toasty (Ham & Cheese Toasted Sandwich) $9.50

Halloween Meal Deals Include:

• Coffin Full of Popcorn 
• Witches Brew Slushy (served in a special Halloween cup)
• Cauldron Cupcake (with icing and themed sprinkles)
• Mystery Halloween Sticker

We can’t wait to serve up some ghoulishly good fun!

Orders open soon via Flexischools — keep an eye out so you don’t miss out on this spook-tacular event!

Ordering

Flexischools

The preferred method of ordering is online via Flexischools, as all details of in stock items are available.  We also accept over the phone orders and cash orders over the counter.

Cash

Tuckshop is once again accepting cash sales via the bag system and for over the counter items in break times.

Phone Orders

Parents can place a phone order, by phoning the tuckshop directly on 3481 4337 and paying by credit card.  Cut off for phone orders is 9:00am.

Allergies

We currently cater for many students with allergies.  If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact our team and we will be able to give you up to date information regarding our products.

Tuckshop Hours

Courtney, Alana & Kimmy 
3481 4337
tuckshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au 

Uniform Shop

Uniform Fittings

If you need a uniform fitting, you do not need to arrange an appointment. Simply come to the Uniform Shop during opening times.

School Backpacks

School backpacks are available for $62.00. These backpacks are chiropractic approved and have a guarantee for the full time your child is at school.

Second-Hand Uniforms     

If you have uniforms that you no longer require, please bring them into the Uniform Shop. We urgently need all sizes.

You can either sell them through the shop or donate them.  If you can’t get into the Uniform Shop to drop off your second-hand uniforms you can leave them at the Office with Uniform Shop written on the bag. 

Ordering Through Uniform Shop    

Uniform Shop Hours

Michelle & Kimmy
3481 4338
uniformshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au 

Containers for Change

Community Notices

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