16 March 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Yours in education,

Leanne Odorico
Principal

New Students

A special welcome is extended to Anastasia (Prep D) and Ava (2C) 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 1 WEEK 7

Top Kurwongbah Kids

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

TERM 1 WEEK 7

Top Kurwongbah Kid – Term 1 Week 7

Date Claimers

Due Dates for Payments

Covid Restrictions Update

Schools have returned to business as usual since Monday 7th March, with the following restrictions being lifted: mask wearing in schools and limited access to school sites.

Parades, incursions, excursions and access to the school site for all parents and carers has resumed since Monday 7th March.

Volunteers are also a welcome return to our classrooms however all volunteers must provide evidence of full vaccination at sign in at the school office. COVID safe practices including hand washing and classroom ventilation practices will continue.

Students who are unwell are to remain home and students who present as unwell during the school day are expected to be collected promptly from school. RAT tests will be sent home with parents, until the end of Term 1, if the child presents with COVID-like symptoms.

Parents will continue to be notified of positive COVID cases within classes via a letter emailed home to class members.

Close contact quarantine requirements remain in place.

Useful Covid Links

• Queensland Government Covid-19 website:-

• I have Covid:-

• Home Quarantine General Information:-

• Close contact information:-

• After Covid:-

Parade Presentations 2022

With a change of Covid Restrictions whole school assemblies have resumed each Friday morning commencing at 8.55am in our school hall. Parade is a special time of the week when we come together to celebrate our school and the achievements of our students. Parents are most welcome to attend school parade with designated seating at the back of the hall. During the year each class or year level presents a parade presentation to the whole school. Below is a schedule of parade presentations dates for 2022.

School Photos

School photos occurred on Monday 14th March and Tuesday 15th March. Photos can still be ordered online from the link below. Access Key is 448E88QY.

Make Up Day

The photographers will be returning on the morning of Thursday 31st March (note - new date) to take individual or sibling photos that were unable to be taken due to illness etc. Whole class photos will not be taken again though. If you were unable to attend, please make contact with the office and provide the names of your children.

2023 Prep Enrolments

We are now taking names of Prep students for 2023. Children who were born between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018 are eligible to commence Prep in 2023. Parents are invited to contact the school office (ph: 3481 4333) if they are intending to enrol their child at Kurwongbah for Prep in 2023. Enrolment forms will be sent out in Term 2 and interviews conducted early in Term 3. Please contact the school for further information.

Friday 18th March - National Day Of Action Against Bullying And Violence

Whilst we work every day to stamp out bullying, we will be acknowledging No Bullying Day this Friday during parade as well as during class Positive Behaviour for Learning lessons this week.

Please note this is not a free dress day on Friday 18th March. We will be having a free dress day on Monday 21st March Harmony Day. Let’s all work together to make our school a bully free place where both children and adults adopt and model our value of CARING to support and build one another up rather than knocking people down. Please see link below to video which highlights to students the different types of unacceptable bullying behaviour.

The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says:

Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop it from happening.

Bullying can happen in person or online, via various digital platforms and devices and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert). Bullying behaviour is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time (for example, through sharing of digital records).

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have immediate, medium and long-term effects on those involved, including bystanders. Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals, whether in person or online, are not defined as bullying

Harmony Day Free Dress Day – Monday 21 March

Harmony Day is an Australian Government program that centers on the message that “Everyone belongs”, reinforcing the importance of inclusiveness to all Australians. On Monday 21st March students will be encouraged to wear something orange to school along with a gold coin donation. All money raised will go to directly to supporting One Mile State School and Gympie State School who were severely impacted by recent flooding.

Early Departures

Please be advised that should you need to collect your child / children from school before 3 pm, you may be asked to show photo ID at the office or First Aide Room. This procedure is to ensure the safety of our students and we thank you in advance for your cooperation with this procedure.

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 Play Equipment

A reminder to students, parents and carers that, in the interest of student safety, school play equipment and play areas are out of bounds before and after school. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

Voluntary Contribution

Voluntary Contribution is a vital part of the Kurwongbah P&C’s commitment and helps to fund reading books, maths & science consumables, art consumables, digital resources, sporting equipment and positive behaviour learning program resources.

You can make a financial contribution to the school by completing the attached form and forwarding with payment to the school office. The contribution equates to $1 per week for the 40 weeks of the school year. If parents would like to pay a larger or smaller contribution towards their child’s education they are welcome to do so.

Kurwongbah Fete – Sunday 19th June 2022

Next Fete Meeting

The next fete meeting is scheduled for tonight, Wednesday 16th March 2022, 6:30pm in Staffroom.

Fete Collections

Keep those fete donations coming in. Make sure your child gets their passport signed by their class teacher to win a prize when their passport is completed.

Collection Week 3 – 14-Mar to 18-Mar (Jams & Pickles)

We are accepting donations of clean glass jars with metal lids, as well as fruit/vegetables and sugar. Some examples of fruit for jam making include apricots, plums, oranges, strawberries and even tomatoes and onions for making chutney. If you have bulk fresh produce you would like to donate, please contact the Fete committed to arrange collection from you. We would love to hear from anyone with overflowing fruiting trees.

You don’t necessarily have to cook the jams, just supply the fruit.

Collection Week 4 – 21-Mar to 25-Mar (Hair Colour / Gold Coin)

The Crazy Hair stall requires lots of cans of Hair Colour and Glitter. Alternatively, you can donate a gold coin to be used to purchase accessories by the stall convenor.

Collection Week 5 – 28-Mar to 1-Apr (Grocery Items)

The Grocery Gamble stall is seeking in-date grocery items. This can include tinned goods, chips, lollies, biscuits, packaged goods, pantry staples, soup, noodles, pasta, sauce, cake mix, rice, jam.

Facebook Page

Follow our Facebook page, Kurwongbah State School Fete .

Alana Krogh (0431 945 952) & Kirsty Cherry (0409 768 545)
Fete Convenors
kssfeteconvenor@gmail.com

Eco-Marines News

The EcoMarines have started their first project for the year. They are currently making a video to educate students on how to use the recently purchased multi-sort bins that are going to be trialled by the Year 5 students. The multi-sort bins, along with two compost tumblers and a Subpod (in ground worm farm) were purchased from funds received from a grant the school applied for late last year. The grant, provided by the Department of Environment and Science's, seeks to empower Queensland school aged children to become agents of long-term change to improve their school’s waste management with a strong emphasis on organic waste management. The EcoMarines are going to be key drivers of the project this year. The multi-sort bins will enable students to sort rubbish into recyclables, organic waste and landfill waste. The multi-sort bins should assist the students achieve the main goal of the project which is to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

Kurwongbah Kids Playgroup

STEM & Enrichment Education News

Makerspace Lunchtime Timetable

Design Technology

Year 5 students are creating a service for an edible plant as part of their Design Technology unit and assessment. Students will need to bring in a container or repurpose an item that they would like to plant their plant into for the assessment. Items can be brought to the Makerspace for collection. Milk containers, tubs, tins and plastic bottles are just a few ideas for this project.

Makerspace Projects

Students this week can enjoy designing and creating various items such as playgrounds and skate and adventure parks using construction kits in the Makerspace. Come and join in the fun by building, creating and tinkering!

Premier’s 2022 Coding Challenge

The 2022 Premier’s Coding Challenge is on again! This challenge offers great prizes of coding and robotics kits and an excellent opportunity for students to create some interactive and innovative coding. The theme for 2022 is #digitalfuturesqld. Technologies is an ever-growing industry that will impact the future world of work.

Entrants from Year 3 -6 can develop an app, game, animation or website, and they must submit a short video showcase with their entry.

For more information see the teachers in the library or visit the link below for more details.

Entry portal opens 1st April and close on the 17th September 2022.

Book Club News

If you would like to give books as a gift for Easter just remember when ordering you can click on the GIFT when ordering then when it comes in the office will call you to collect from there.

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 the link below 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

Music News

All students involved in the Instrumental Music and/or Choral Program have now been invoiced. An accompanying note has also been sent home, with details itemising the amounts payable for your child. Invoices are to be paid by Friday 29th April.

Thank you to everyone who has returned the Student Resource Scheme (SRS) forms. Students who have not returned the forms have been sent a dojo message and hard copies have been sent home with your child. Please ensure the forms are returned promptly.

Performance Uniforms

Students in all instrumental ensembles (except Beginners Strings) and choirs will be fitted for a performance uniform. This is a very lengthy process and it might take a few weeks before your child is fitted. Once all students have been fitted and payment has been finalised, your child will be able to take the uniform home (this will be towards the end of the term).

P&C News

We had our P&C AGM last Wednesday night. Thanks everyone for your attendance and participation. Great to see some new faces as well.

We’d like to extend a massive thank you to the outgoing Executive and Subcommittee reps. We appreciate the time and commitment they have given.

We have elected our Executive for 2022. Congratulations to:-

School Council 2022

Next P&C Meeting

Our next P&C Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday 11th May at 6:30pm in the Staffroom.

Tuckshop News

As we near the end of Term, the tuckshop will start to run our stock down to have little to no stock left over the holidays.

Our last day of service is Thursday 31st March with only counter sales on Friday 1st of April.

Meal Deal Competition

Two weeks remaining to enter the Create Your Own Meal Deal competition. To enter, buy a meal deal and automatically go into the draw.

Term 1 Meal Deals

• Miller's Taco Bell $6.50
  Taco Boat, Browning and Drink

• Kiana's Best Meal $8.00
  Meat Pie, Watermelon Cup and Drink

• Sages Toastie / Ice Cream Combo $7.00
  Ham and Cheese Toasted Sandwich, Ice Cream Cup and Drink

• Hayden's Super Sushi Thursday $6.00
  Sushi, Brownie and Drink

• Charlotte’s Pizza Pack $6.50
  Ham and Pineapple Pizza, Brownie and Drink

• Niamh's Messy Spaghetti $6.50
  Pasta Bolognaise, Brownie and Drink

• Raina's Hotdog Bundle $7.00
  Hotdog, Garlic Bread and Drink

• Mia's Popping Delight $6.50
  Mac and Cheese, Popcorn and Drink

• Waldo's Build a Hamburger $7.50
  Hamburger, Chocolate Mousse and Drink

• Chappy's Italian Sub $7.80
  Italian Meatball and Cheese Sub, Moosie and Drink

All meals come with a popper or you can upgrade to a flavoured milk for an extra 50c.

2022 Tuckshop Menu

Ordering

The preferred method of ordering is online via the QKR app, 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.

Online Ordering

Parents can order via the online QKR app. 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.

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
3481 4337
tuckshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au

Uniform Shop

Second-hand Uniforms    

Don’t forget that you can sell your second-hand uniforms through the Uniform Shop with 50% from the sale going to the P&C, which is spent providing better facilities for your children.  We have parents waiting for second-hand uniforms.   

Ordering Through Uniform Shop   

The following options are available:

1. Email Orders

Email your order through to uniformshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au . This will be processed next time the Uniform Shop is open.

2. Phone Orders

You can phone the Uniform Shop during open hours and pay by Credit Card.

3. Qkr! Online Orders

Download the Qkr! App, or use the web-based version of Qkr from the link below

The preferred payment options are by Eftpos either by email order or over the phone by credit card or direct deposit.

Uniform Shop Hours

Delivery days are Monday and Thursday.

Thank you
Kay Mitchell
3481 4323
uniformshop@ksspca.qld.edu.au

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