11 November 2020

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Yours in education,
Leanne Odorico
Principal

New Students

A special welcome is extended to Melanie (MA2) and Emma (SE1) 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

Top Kurwongbah Kids

Congratulations to the following students who have recently received Top Kurwongbah Kids Awards by showing our School Values:

TERM 4 WEEK 4

Top Kurwongbah Kid – Term 4 Week 4

TERM 4 WEEK 5

Top Kurwongbah Kid – Term 4 Week 5

2021 Student Leadership

2021 Student Leaders Council and School Captains

During parade on Friday 30th October our 2021 Student Leaders Council and School Captains were announced.

Congratulations to the following students for being elected to the position for next year: Lucas Todd, Jaspaa Stowers, Keira Walters, Evie Farley, Flynn Cuthbert-Connolly (school captain), Leila Pikitivake (school captain), Sierran Werry and Caleb Ruthenberg.

At parade this Friday the Music Captains for 2021 will be announced.

Date Claimers

Due Dates for Payments

Children Leaving Kurwongbah

Please ensure you advise the office if your child/ren will be leaving Kurwongbah at the end of the school year (other than year 6 students). We are starting the process of forming classes for 2021.

2021 Prep Enrolment

We still have some places available in prep for 2021. Children who were born between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 are eligible to commence prep in 2021. If you know of anyone wanting to enrol their child at Kurwongbah, please ask them to contact the school office (ph: 3481 4333).

National Road Safety Week

From 15 to 22 November, it is National Road Safety Week - a time to remind our students how to be safe on and around roads. It is so important to teach our students how to travel safety to and from school each day, but we need your help. Please encourage your child to practice safe behaviours around roads. Our School Crossing Supervisors have some great tips to share on road safety with your children:

• Always STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK before crossing a road
• Listen to the school crossing supervisor
• Only cross the street on the green ‘walk’ traffic sign or at a pedestrian crossing
• Explain traffic signs and signals with your child
• We also encourage you to get involved in committing to road safety by:
• Drive slow around schools and obey the 40km/h speed limit
• Look out for children and school crossing supervisors entering the road
• Make sure all of your passengers are wearing a seatbelt.
• The safety of our students is our highest priority and together we can make road safety top of mind.

For more information view the school travel options on the Transport and Main Roads website or visit the link below for more information on National Road Safety Week and the daily themes.

New student free days added to Term 4!

A reminder that the last two days of the school year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. Our school will be closed on these days.

View the updated school calendar at

Pine Rivers State High School Orientation Day

The Pine Rivers State High School will be holding their Transition Day on Monday 30th November, for all Year 6 students enrolled to attend in 2021.

First Aid Training for Parents

St John Qld recently educated both our Year 5 and Year 6 students on CPR training. Discounted courses are available to all Kurwongbah parents.

First Aid News

You are reminded that children who are unwell must not attend school. In accordance with Queensland Health Directions, parents or carers of any child showing signs of illness will be asked to collect them immediately from the school.

First Aid Room
firstaid@kurwongbahss.eq.edu.au

STEM & Enrichment Education News

Kurwongbah’s Makerspace Lunchtime Timetable – Term 4

Robotics - Sumo Wrestling Competition

The KSS Robotics Sumo Wrestling Competition will be underway this week with students competing in a round robin tournament. Students from Year 3 -6 will battle their robotics in the ring to become the champion KSS Sumo Robot Wrestling Champion. Students have had great fun designing and programing whilst being mentored by the Year 6 students and pretesting their robots. Come along and cheer them on in the Makerspace!

“TELLING STORIES” – Children’s Story Writing Competition Winner.

Congratulations Caleb for achieving first place in the Mooloolaba Rotary writing competition for Year 5. The ceremony was held at the Innovation Centre at the University Sunshine Coast a few weeks ago and Caleb was presented his award of a medal and prize money. Fantastic achievement Caleb!

Battle of the Brains – Year 6 Trivia Competition

On Thursday 12th of November the Year 6, ‘KSS Stars,’ team will compete in the Moreton Regional Council’s, Battle of the Brains tournament at the Strathpine Community Centre against other local schools in a trivia event. Students compete in nine rounds of eleven questions in categories of general knowledge, mathematics, science, sport, spelling, movies and music. There is a prize pool of over $1000 where students have the chance to win money for their school and themselves. Best wishes, Claire, Taj, Madden, Oscar, Jake, Tahlai and Jordan!

Resource Centre News

Book Week Writing Competition Winners

Overall Senior Winner

Louisa Milligan SB1 with Curious Cat. A delightful tale (pardon the pun) of a curious cat, hunting an elusive creature! Full of delightful cat descriptions and an unexpected ending.

Year 5

Joint Winners

• Sienna McKeirnan (SF) with Forbidden Scroll. A short story set in the eerie grounds of derelict castle which beautifully describes a journey to find the highly coveted Forbidden Scroll.
• Ava Morris (SE) with Bird Friends and Bird Foes. A story about friendship, caring and teamwork.

2nd place

• Kaelei Danya (SE) with The Amazing Mind of Odin. A little boy’s description of childhood monsters that could reside in any house.
• Bridget Adamson (SD) with Jelly Jingle the Curious Creature. A magical Christmas Eve romp involving a curious creature call Jelly Jingle.
• Charli Powell (SF) with The Bridge. An exciting setting, full of suspense!

Commended

• Layla Young (SF) with The Egg. A tale of anticipation and discovery.

Year 4

• Max Hewitt (ME) with Unisloth. A creative story of the discovery on a new animal that is happy to go on human adventures.

Year 3

• Delilah Pascual (MA) the My Chicken Twilight. An endearing account about a curious chicken.
• Bella (MA) with About Tux. A familiar account about a pet puppy that loves to lick a variety of usual and unusual things.

Junior (Years 1/2)

Winner

• Eden Ray (JH1) with The Curious Alicorn Named Daisy. A lovely tale about friendship.

Prep

Joint Winners

• Riley (JA) with PupPup’s Bad Day. A story about a mischievous puppy who loves chocolate.
• Evie Hall (JA) with The Dog Shark. An unusual friendship with an animal that shows you that looks can be deceiving!

Photo Competition

Middle/Junior Winner

• Maddison (JH)

Highly Commended

• Alexis Beutel (JH)
• Noah Davidson (JH)
• Ashton Lybbert (JH)

Many thanks and Happy Reading,
Your friendly Library Crew

YMCA OSHC

Hello to all of our wonderful families!

We have some great news; enrolments for 2021 are now open! New and current families will need to complete a 2021 enrolment and request a 2021 booking. Families are welcome to contact the service at akb@ymcabrisbane.org to receive enrolment information and get answers to any questions. We are excited to meet new families and continue to build relationships with current families.

With the term almost half done we are heading quickly towards our December-January vacation care period. Our program is almost ready and we have some fantastic things planned, including visits from Geckoes Wildlife and Professor Jellybean. We will also be learning circus tricks, getting wet on a water slide and taking a trip to the movies (limited numbers). Bookings can be made now using the My Family Lounge app. Our service will also be operating vacation care for all pupil free days during that time period.

Finally, a quick reminder for all families to support their children to pack a sun safe hat and water bottle each day for OSHC. The days are certainly heating up and we want the children to be able to participate fully and comfortably in our programs.

Many thanks,
The YMCA Kurwongbah Team
Phone: 0448 244 060
Email: akb@ymcabrisbane.org

Book Club News

Hi Families! The Book Club Issue 8 brochure has been delivered to students. It will only be available for ordering online still. NO CASH ORDERS will be accepted. All Orders are due by Saturday 14th November. Happy Ordering!!

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 spent 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

Order online via LOOP. 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 the LOOP website or by using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Julie Collins
Book Club Co-ordinator

School Banking News

Last chance for reward redemptions – 26 November

To allow Commbank time for processing and postage of the rewards before the end of the school year, the last chance for reward redemptions this term will be on Thursday 26 November. The final banking day for the year will be Thursday 3 December.

Current redemption options available include:

• Terry Denton’s Activity Book
• Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)
• Treetop Stationary Set
• Treetop Handball
• Tomato Seed Kit
• Magic Mist Drink Bottle
• Emoji Wallet
• Snakes & Ladder Game

There are also the following options still available from last year:

• Icicle Slapband Ruler
• Polar Pencils & Pencil Toppers
• Scented Stackable Highlighters
• Scratch Art Cards
• Snowy Origami Set
• Water Skimming Bounce Ball

P&C News

P&C Qld - Parent Talk Publication

P&Cs Qld is the peak body supporting and representing more than 576,000 state school parents and wider school communities throughout Queensland. They support the achievement of quality educational outcomes for students through fostering parental and community engagement in a thriving and successful education system. Through their state-wide network of over 1200 P&C Associations and School Councils, they have the localised presence and voice to lead and enact change.

Their Parent Talk magazine is a parent focused publication and published on a quarterly basis. It is circulated throughout Queensland state schools and P&Cs as a resource to provide parents and school communities with regular news and information on a wide range of topics relevant to parenting and education. Research confirms that where parents and community are engaged in their children’s education the outcomes vastly increase. Help us ensure Every Child has Every Chance to a successful education. All editions of Parent Talk can be viewed here - P&Cs Qld Parent Talk Publication.

Tuckshop News

Thanks to all the children who made Tuckshop Day 2020 extra special last Friday. We loved receiving all our colourful pictures, rocks, flowers and feathers.

Menu Items

We have some exciting new menu items:

• Remembrance Day Anzac Day slice will be available for the month of November for $0.50
• Gluten free lactose free blueberry muffins added to daily menu for $1.50
• Gluten free lactose free brownie added to daily menu for $0. 65

End of Year

As the tuckshop nears end of the year we are busy working on our 2021 menu items. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to email you ideas to tuckshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au.

Ice Block Reminder

With the weather warming up and more children wanting ice blocks please remember these items need to be ordered either online or before school via the bag cash system and must be collected from the tuckshop in play time. We do not hand out ice blocks in eating time or put these items in the junior school esky system.

Ordering

The preferred method of ordering is Online at QuickCliq.com.au or over the phone, as all details of in stock items are available.

Cash

The tuckshop is accepting cash in bag system before school only. This is a COVID safe plan to ensure no cash is handled while food is been served.

Correct cash must be placed into a bag with child’s name class and order, this includes ice blocks. We do not accept cash during breaks.

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.

Online Ordering

Parents can order via our online ordering system (www.quickcliq.com.au). Cut off for online ordering is 8:00am. Please ensure you have your child’s correct class, so your child’s meal is prepared and ready in the correct collection place. Please use the instruction box to pass on any information regarding your child’s order.

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

Sandra and Carol
Tuckshop Convenors
tuckshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop is currently accepting phone orders or email orders.

Phone orders can be made Monday – Thursday from 9am – 12pm

If you are unsure of the sizing, we can have your child come to the office on either a Monday or Thursday morning. We will organise this with their Teacher.

Deliveries will occur on Monday and Thursday’s.

You can send your emails through any time and they will be processed on these days. We can send 2nd hand items home for you to accept but if you do not want them, they must be returned next day with your child.

Second-hand Uniforms

We have a good range of second-hand items available. If you want us to select for you, we can send the item home and if you do not think it suitable it can be returned for credit with your child the next day.

Ordering Through Uniform Shop

The following options are available:

1. Email your order through to uniformshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au. This will be processed next time the Uniform Shop is open.
2. You can phone the Uniform Shop during open hours and pay by Credit Card.

We are currently not accepting cash. We can do Direct Debit payments, payment by Credit Card over the phone, or by downloading our order form and filling in all of your details and emailing to for to us our email address is below.

Uniform Shop Hours

Thank you
Kay Mitchell & Carol Woodhouse
uniformshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au

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