27 February 2025

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE | Ms Jillian Pass

As always, it’s been a very busy and productive start to the school year at Currimundi State School. It’s hard to believe that we have reached the halfway point of the first term already.

Road Safety

You would be aware that our P&C and school leaders have been meeting to discuss road safety issues around our school, especially around the safety of our CURRA kids around pickup and drop off times, for a number of years now.

Last year we saw the Sunshine Coast Council continue the widening of paths around the school and the addition of speed cushions on the slip lane on Buderim St and this year, coloured ramps have been installed at the informal crossing points surrounding the roundabout of Cooroy and Buderim St. Always use designated parking spaces and drop off zones and DO NOT PARK on the YELLOW lines to best ensure the safety of our CURRA kids.

Please note the Buderim St carpark in to school is a staff carpark and not a parent carpark or drop off zone.

P&C 2025 AGM –Wednesday 05 March

The school and the P&C work tirelessly together to ensure we have a caring and positive school environment at our little school by the be ach.

We are looking forward to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 5 March, at 3:00 pm in the staffroom. This will be followed by some nibbles and a chance to mingle—we’d love to see you there!

At the AGM, all P&C roles are vacated, and anyone is welcome to nominate for any position. To help you decide where you might like to contribute, we've attached role descriptions for your reference. However, we are particularly keen to fill the following positions:

✅ Assistant Secretary – Work alongside our wonderful Secretary to share the load and help keep things running smoothly.
✅ Assistant Treasurer – Support our Treasurer, learn the ropes, and help manage finances in a collaborative way.
✅ Fundraising Officer – This role has been revamped! We’re looking for someone to lead just one major fundraiser per year and act as the go-to person for teams running individual events. You’ll also maintain our donations register and events calendar.
✅ Communications Officer – If you enjoy Canva, social media, flyer design, or newsletter content, this could be the role for you! Help keep our school community informed and engaged.
✅ Grants Officer – This is a high-impact role, and no prior experience is required! Council offers free training, and we’d love someone to help seek and apply for grants that will benefit our school.
✅ Garden Officer – Leads the coordination of working bees for our edible school garden. This is a fun, hands-on role that’s perfect for anyone with a green thumb (or a willingness to get their hands a little dirty!). Grandparents or community members are also welcome — we can help organise a volunteer Blue Card if needed.

2025 Parent Representative 

In 2025 we are moving to whole year parent rep groups that will continue throughout your child's Currimundi State School journey. To stay connected and up to date please join the group(s) that correspond to your child/ren's year.

 Year 01 - WhatsApp - class of 2030 Link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dlh6seqEfpHFfGc9k6rPc7 

 Year 02 - Facebook - Curra kids grade 2 2025 Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/627268573002272/about/ 

 Year 03 - WhatsApp - Currimundi Year 3 Link: https://chat.WhatsApp.com/F3x9YLBCgj267aXMi9O0GR 

 Year 04 - Facebook group - Currimundi state school 2025 grade 4 Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17y5VpQ959/?mibextid=wwXIfr 

 Year 05 - WhatsApp - class of 2026 Link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LSIlUwUn3rHBcUUMIHubqA 

 Year 06 - Facebook- Currimundi State School class of 2025 Link: https://facebook.com/groups/1788297391960977/

2025 is a Musical Year

Disney Frozen Jnr auditions are well underway under the expert leadership of Mrs Tracy Gillespie and Mrs Alison Schulz as well as other teachers responsible for other aspects of creating a musical performance. Make sure you keep an eye on the 2 new large noticeboards opposite the tuckshop to keep up with what is going on.

Excursion communication and deadlines

This year we are endeavouring to send out Excursion details and invoices in the term before the excursion/incursion occurs so that all costs are finalised well ahead of time. Parents/carers are reminded that during parent partnership meetings that you were sent an excursion overview for the year. This informs you of the approximate cost of the event/excursion and when it will occur.

Yours in education

Jillian Pass
Principal

Deputy Principal | Yr 03 - 06 | Amelia Tolliday

YEAR 03 – 06 NEWS

The last two weeks have been super busy and lots of fun in the Year 03 - 06 Sector.

Yr 04 – 06 SPARKS Program| Starting Tuesday 4 March 2024.

SPARKS starts next week, and groups are currently being finalised.  Let the engaging fun begin for students on Tuesday afternoon at 1:45pm. Watch out for updates on our schools FACEBOOK page!

Year 06 Investiture and Stanley River Leadership Day

On Friday 21 February we had our year 06 Investiture - this event saw our year 6 students getting their badges and all our senior students committing to values of leadership. It was a wonderful event and I know our year 06 students will make us proud.

On Friday 28 February all year 06 students have been invited to the Stanley River Leadership Day - this is a great day run in our hall by the qualitied staff from Stanley River. The focus is around working in a team, collaboration and stepping up as a leader.

Religious Instruction

Religious Instruction has commenced for students in year 01 – 06 on Fridays. Those students not involved in the RI program are on alternate activities run by our teachers.

Fit Club – Years 04 – 06

The first Fit Club was up and running this week - the aim of this club is to encourage students who have a passion for running to improve their fitness and skill before the school’s cross country. Next week Fit Club will be running up to the lake and back with staff – only students who have permission and have completed the Beep Test in week 5 will be allowed to participate.

Year 06 High School Transition information

This week year 06 families have been sent the 2025 Year 6 Transition Calendar for Students and Welcome letter.

The welcome letter contains some really important information as a parent/carer, please ensure you are familiar with what catchment your child is in as this will determine their high school. You can find out your high school through the following link:

Please be aware that Scholarships for all our local state high schools are now open and there is a information session for parents/carers and students in our hall Wednesday  5March  from 2:00pm onwards. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Thank you

Amelia Tolliday
Deputy Principal

Deputy Principal | Prep – Yr 02 | Mrs Amanda Brewer

As we enter the second half of the Term, we are seeing our Prep to Year 02 students well settled into their new classes and routines.

PREP

Our Prep Year students have met every new event with confidence and a can-do attitude! The Preppies came to watch our very first PARADE in Week 2, then in Week 4 were active participants and coming u to receive Super Surfer awards with the Year 01 and 02 students! Our Prep classes have been very busy with hands on activities and starting their InitiLit (Sounds and letters) program. Additionally, most Prep students participated in the FREE Prep Vision Screening this week.

PARADES

Our PREP to Year 02 Parade is on the EVEN weeks of the Term, with the next one being on Monday 3 March at 2:00pm in the School Hall. Come along to watch parade, hear messages, the rule of the week and other school items shared.  On Monday we will celebrate the February Birthdays, then in 2 weeks’ time will celebrate the March birthdays.

Year 01 NEWS

Our Year 01 students have been busy with settling into their class with their new friends. We see a growing confidence in them daily. Drop offs that may have been a bit tricky are fast becoming a smooth, positive experience.

Year 01 information has been sent home via email regarding the upcoming Excursion in Term 2 – SEALIFE Mooloolaba. If your email has changed or if you have not received it, please contact the office to update details. Paper notes will no longer come home.

Consent has been sent a few weeks ago, check your email! We have the majority of these in already. Invoices have also been sent. This year we are aiming to disperse excursion details a term earlier. Payment and Consent are due by Friday 4 April. 

DETAILS: On Wednesday 7 May 2025, we will be visiting Sea Life Mooloolaba as part of our Year One Science program for Term 2. The aims of the excursion are to observe animals in their habitats, learn how they adapt and survive and how their habitat meets their individual needs. The visit will enhance student learning and support the Science topic. We will travel by bus to the venue.

YEAR 02 NEWS

Our Year 02 students are settled and excited to be at the “top” of the lower school. At lunch times we see them being great role models to the younger students. QUOKKA Reading and Story Dogs began in the past week in year two. Both Programs support a LOVE of READING for our participating year 02 students. A highlight was Willow and Jazz visiting this week for the first time!

Year 02 Incursion (at school) – Term 2 – HOW DOES IT WORK?

Consent has been sent a few weeks ago, check your email! We have the majority of these in already. Invoices have also been sent. This year we are aiming to disperse excursion details a term earlier. Payment and Consent are due by Friday 4 April. 

DETAILS: This incursion is an introduction activity to our Term 2 Science Physics unit entitled ‘Toy Factory. All year 02 students will attend a full day activity session conducted by the Sunshine Coast Environmental Education Centre (SCEEC) staff in our school hall. The students will work scientifically through play and investigation and will have the opportunity to experiment with different toys and games that involve pushing and pulling. At the end of the day students will have made three simple toys using a range of forces to make them move. We are confident that all participating students will have a fantastic day of enjoyment and learning.

• 06/05/2025 - 2H - Currimundi School Hall
• 07/05/2025 - 2B - Currimundi School Hall
• 09/05/2025 - 2C and 2Z - Currimundi School Hall

EVACUATION DRILL WEDNESDAY 05 MARCH

As a school, across the year we must complete 4 Safety Drills.

The two types of drill are:

• EVACUATION
• LOCKDOWN

On Wednesday 05 March we have planned an EVACUATION DRILL.

To signal an evacuation the following will happen:
Sounding the Alarm – 4 rings; then a voice says ‘Evacuate as directed’ 4 times; then the same alarm, but softer, will ring continuously until the drill is complete.

The students evacuate to their allocated oval with their class or supervising teacher as directed, where class rolls are taken and all staff and students are accounted for. The bell will stop ringing when the drill is complete.

The entire drill usually finishes within 15 minutes. Class teachers will speak with their class about this and we recommend that parents also chat with their child.

Regards 

CURRICULUM NEWS | MRS JODIE FINDLAY

NAPLAN in March 2025

As children progress through their school years, it is very important that checks are made along the way to see how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and mathematics – skills that will set them upon the path to success as adults.

NAPLAN is a point-in-time assessment that allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing in literacy and numeracy against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. At the classroom level, NAPLAN provides additional information to support teachers’ professional judgement about student progress.

The NAPLAN test window is 9 days:

In preparation for NAPLAN, Year 03 & Year 05 students will be completing an omnibus (mixed) test to familiarise students/teachers with the test environment and to identify any problems that may be encountered.

To explore what the online test platform will look like for students and the nature of questions, you can visit the Public Demonstration website.  This site provides example tests across each test area.

What’s new in the demonstration tests?

There is now a narrative task and a persuasive task for students to practise. Only one of these tasks will be tested in NAPLAN 2025, and this will be revealed on the day of the assessment.

Students will now start the conventions of language test with the spelling items and finish with the grammar and punctuation items. 

Privacy

Policies and procedures are in place to ensure personal information is protected in the online environment.

Read more about privacy and personal information collected for NAPLAN from the link below.

As part of our school’s commitment to effective reporting, we are offering the opportunity for parents/carers and teachers to meet to “Understand the Learner”. This allows parents/carers and teachers to communicate before a formal report card is issued in term 2.

The purpose of the “Understand the Learner” meeting will be to:

• Provide individual student progress in areas such as reading, maths and spelling.
• Encourage parent/carer teacher cooperation and build confidence.
• Gather and discuss important information about your child e.g., family background.
• Discuss personalised homework needs.
• Discuss attendance and its direct link to learning.

More details to follow later. 😊

Currimundi State School is excited to welcome you and your child to the world of the 3 Essentials - ABC Reading Eggs (Prep - 06), Mathseeds (Prep - 01) and Mathletics (Yrs 02 - 06)!

Your child's school has provided access to the multi-award-winning online reading program and online maths programs for kids. The highly interactive and personalised learning journey will build your child's reading skills and maths skills at their own pace on a fun and safe digital platform. ABC Reading Eggs and ABC Reading Eggspress also have access to a huge online library of over 4000 e-books to enjoy whenever they want!

There is now one login for all 3 essentials!

To use ABC Reading Eggs, ABC Mathseeds and Mathletics at home, simply follow these steps:

1. Go to app.readingeggs.com/login
2. Enter your child's login details (see teacher)

To create your own parent account, which will let you track your child's progress and receive reports, follow these steps:

1. Go to www.readingeggs.com.au/linkschool and sign up with your email address and chosen password
2. At the 'Link to School Account' step, enter your child's login details (provided above)
3. Click on 'Start' below your child's name and you're ready to begin your journey!

DONATION OF SECOND-HAND UNIFORMS

Request for Donations of second-hand uniforms – school shirts and shorts.

We are hoping to receive some donations of second-hand uniforms (school shirts, shorts/skorts).

The uniforms will be given to struggling families and for students who may need a spare uniform after some misadventure e.g., rain at school.

Please leave your donations of uniforms at the front school office.

Thank you

Mrs Rita Jermyn (Head of Special Education) and Mrs Tracey Axelsen (Guidance Officer)

RULE FOCUS

SUPER SURFERS

Look out for your parade dates via QParents/Events & the following Schedule.
You can now link an event to your Calendar for reminders.

SPORTS NEWS – FIT CLUB

On Wednesday 26 February almost 50 students participated in the beep test for FIT CLUB. In weeks 6, 7 and 8 they will run down to the Currimundi Lake and back with Mr Jones, Mrs Tolliday, Mr Crooke (week 8) and Pat on his bike in readiness for the School Cross Country in week 9.

Last year many FIT CLUB participants achieved fantastic results at the cross country. Please remember hats and drink bottles for all future FIT CLUB's. Here are some photos from the morning.

Kind regards
Gareth Jones

SPORTS NEWS

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION UPDATE

As we embark on another exciting year at Currimundi we are thrilled to share some key sporting information for Term 1.

• Upcoming 10 - 12 years Coastal District trials; Netball, Basketball, AFL, Rugby League, Football, Softball, Rugby Union. All interested students will nominate through our HPE staff. Various dates and locations.
• Coastal District Swimming Carnival (qualifying times are required) – Friday 28 February at Sunshine Coast Grammar.
• Currimundi State School Cross Country (all students are involved) – Tuesday 25 March.

Surfing Excellence & Development

Perfect One Day

Almost Perfect the Next

If your student has not participated in the program and would like to, please complete the expression of interest located via our Website Surfing Excellence Expression of Interest

STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME/BOOKLIST

Our Student Resource Scheme and Booklist have been combined to facilitate families with not having to rush around & purchase all school items for their students.  This system was agreed & approved by the Currimundi State School P&C Association.

All QParents families, current & future families will have the online updated version to complete & submit.  Families not on QParents would have received a hardcopy last year.

For those families who have GRANTED consent via the Participation Agreement form, invoices will be generated shortly after.

The SRS fee Is OVER DUE

For payment plans, please contact the office via admin@currimundiss.eq.edu.au. All payment amounts will be accepted on a payment plan.

Regards

Stacey Hyder
Business Manager

QParents and Payments

Our preferred method of payment is online via the secure BPoint Portal. All other payments will need to be made via Eftpos. If you are registered with QParents you can access your school generated invoices and pay via BPpoint at any time. Watch this video for an overview of the payments screen and making online payments in QParents.

At our school, many parents/carers have registered for the QParents program.  Here are just some things that you can access at your own convenience.

• update your contacts/addresses
• enter absences for your child, current, future, early pickups, early departures & update unexplained
• access Report Cards past & present
• check your finance & make full & part payments
• notify you of any upcoming events & excursion/incursions

Once you receive the invitation code, you can follow through to register via the link below.  It is suggested to register via the website using google chrome as the engine.

Contact the office via our office group email admin@currimundiss.eq.edu.au  or telephone 07 5436 6888 for your family’s reference numbers, assistance with 1^st time registration, payments etc.  We are here to help.

The Fathering Project

DATES TO REMEMBER

NB: you can add your future absences via QParents.

Now for all of our exciting events coming up.
Some events can also be found on QParents/Events to assist families with reminders.
NB: A new option to add an event to your personal calendar is available on QParents/Events.

RESOURCE CENTRE NEWS | MR DARREN FULCHER & MRS MAREE FRENCH

Welcome to 2025.

Digital Library – Education Queensland-Sora App

All Currimundi State School students have access to a digital library which contains over 75,000 eBooks and audiobooks.

The e-library can be accessed by visiting the Sora website, or downloading the free Sora app on a mobile device, then searching for the school 'Education Queensland' and logging in using their MIS ID.

Happy reading!

Accelerated Reader 2025-MILLION WORD TREEHOUSE

Year 03 – 06 students have started their 2025 Accelerated Reader journey-

“MILLION WORD TREEHOUSE”.

Students have completed their Star Reader Test to find their Accelerated Reader level and are now reading and completing quizzes to start their word count journey!

Student’s read and successfully complete quizzes to accumulate the word count from each book.

Certificates are earned and presented by the classroom teacher for 10 and 50-thousand words; then by Mrs Tolliday for 100,000 and 250,000 words in the class, and then presented at assembly for 500,000 and 1,000,000 words.

Student’s photo will also able to be placed on the Million Word Treehouse Board in the library to track their progress towards a million words.

If that’s not enough there is also an amazing new competition to kick off the year.

It’s called BUILD A TREEHOUSE

How it works: Students will get a sheet with all the parts of a treehouse. As they complete and pass a quiz, the teacher will sign one part of the tree house, when all parts are signed, cut out and assemble the treehouse and put it into the entry box in the library. Students may build as many treehouses as they can until the closing date.

PRIZES: A new book kindly donated by Andy Griffiths!

Closing Date: Friday 28 March 2025

That is incredible!

Don’t forget quizzes can be done in the library before school and at first break.

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Issue 2 will be sent home with students next week.

In here you’ll find award-winning books and bestsellers, as well as old and new favourites. I recommend them because the books span a wide range of children’s reading levels and interests and because they are inexpensive (some books cost as little as $3).

The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school safe and sound and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. The school no longer accepts payments using cash.

Last day for orders: Friday 7 March

 Please order via the online LOOP Parent Login: 

Link to Book Club Issue 2: 

BOOK FAIR

The Book Fair is coming!

It will open from Monday 31  March to Friday 4th April (last week of term 1).

Come by before or after school and support our  school whilst getting your hands on the best new children’s books!

The containers are always full of a large variety of books, activity packs, pencils, rubbers and posters available to purchase.

Keep an eye out for more information over the next few weeks.

What Can I Borrow?

Prep and Year 01 students can borrow 1 book from the Junior Fiction/Junior Non-Fiction Sections.

Years 02 to 06 students can borrow 2 books from the Accelerated Reader, Junior Fiction, General Fiction, Non-Fiction or magazines (Year 03 - 06) at their teacher’s discretion.

Home Readers
Year 01 and 02 borrow their Home Readers in their library time.

Library Information

Do you have any questions regarding the library? 
You might find the answers in our Library User Guide.
Click on the link below.

Happy reading!

Mr Darren Fulcher – Library Coordinator
Mrs Maree French - Library Teacher Aide

PAYMENT DUE DATES

P&C NEWS Including Fundraising, Tuckshop & Uniform Updates

P&C NEWS

🌊 Riding the Waves to Success with Currimundi P&C! 🌊

What a fantastic start to the year! Our first P&C meeting was a great opportunity to set our priorities for 2025 and discuss what events we have the capacity to deliver. Thank you to everyone who joined us—it’s shaping up to be another exciting year of supporting our school and students.

We’re thrilled to share that the P&C has donated $20,000 to the school to provide laptops for our senior students, helping to ensure they have the tools they need for success. We’ve also committed to raising an additional $10,000 to further support this initiative and ensure adequate devices are available. Your support at our fundraising events throughout the year will help make this happen!

🏖️ P&C AGM – Wednesday 5 March, 3:00pm 🏖️

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held next Wednesday 5 March at 3:00pm in the staff room at the administration building. At the AGM, all positions are declared vacant, and our executive and officer roles are elected for the year ahead. This is a fairly brief meeting, followed by some nibbles and a relaxed chance to chat with current members and learn more about how we work to support the school community. Everyone is welcome!

If you’d like to have voting rights at the AGM, please complete the membership form here: P&C Membership Form. We also welcome nominations for any of the P&C positions, which are advertised on our P&C Facebook page.

💚Celebrating Our Student Leaders 💚

It was an absolute privilege to attend the Year 06 Leadership Investiture—what an incredible group of young leaders! The dedication and enthusiasm of these students to make their school the best it can be truly reflects what we strive to do within the P&C. Currimundi should be so proud of the calibre of leaders they are developing.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM and working together throughout the year—let’s keep riding the waves to success! 🌊🏄‍♂️

Karleigh Wood
Acting President
Currimundi State School P&C

Here are a few documents for your perusal.

P&C Membership

If you can’t make it to our meetings but want to be involved,

Scan the QR code for quick access to a P&C Membership Application | Get involved!

OR
Visit our online membership form or email us at pandc@ss.eq.edu.au

To stay up to date with everything the P&C is currently involved in and upcoming events please follow the
 P&C association Facebook page.

Parent Rep groups 2025

In 2025 we are moving to whole year parent rep groups that will continue throughout your child's Currimundi State School journey. To stay connected and up to date please join the group(s) that correspond to your child/ren's year.

 Year 01 - WhatsApp - class of 2030 Link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dlh6seqEfpHFfGc9k6rPc7 

 Year 02 - Facebook - Curra kids grade 2 2025 Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/627268573002272/about/ 

 Year 03 - WhatsApp - Currimundi Year 3 Link: https://chat.WhatsApp.com/F3x9YLBCgj267aXMi9O0GR 

 Year 04 - Facebook group - Currimundi state school 2025 grade 4 Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17y5VpQ959/?mibextid=wwXIfr 

 Year 05 - WhatsApp - class of 2026 Link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LSIlUwUn3rHBcUUMIHubqA 

 Year 06 - Facebook- Currimundi State School class of 2025 Link: https://facebook.com/groups/1788297391960977/

P&C Fundraising News!

Hello Curra Families

By now you should have your picture plate templates at home and we hope there is some wonderful art being produced in your homes. 

Templates are due into tuckshop by Monday 10 March  - Payments are to be made via Munch Monitor. Help us raise money to purchase new laptops for our Curra kids!

Later in the term we will send out our “Fill the Pantry” flyer - this helps us stock up our tuckshop with much needed supplies and therefore means P&C funds can be used elsewhere.

And Drumroll please Curra families…………

We have a disco coming up on Thursday 27 March, please keep a look out on how to purchase tickets - this event will be STRICTLY presale tickets only, so please grab tickets while you can as we would hate to see you miss out. 

As we transition to a new way of fundraising, we need to make some changes to ensure our volunteers can continue to bring you events - we realise these changes might at first be hard, but they are necessary for us to be able to provide our community with quality events. 

As always, we welcome anyone interested in pursuing a role in the P&C to reach out to us or come along to a meeting.

Thanks
Bec
(Fundraising Officer & Vice President) 

WAVE BREAK TUCKSHOP | FOOD NEWS

Hi Curra Families

Can you help us in Tuckshop? 

• Do you have a spare 20-30 mins after drop off?
• Can you spare an hour or two before pick up? 
• Do you have some free time during the middle of the day? 

We have our regular Tuckshop shifts that need filling each week PLUS we have other jobs that can be done during the day. 

Please get in touch and let us know when you are available! 

You can use the sign-up link below - Or if these times don’t suit, let us know. 

Online Ordering with Munch Monitor - Don’t forget: 

• Tuckshop orders must be placed online using your Munch Monitor account by 8:00am that day. 
• Late orders can’t always be accepted. 
• Update your child’s 2025 class and current photo 
• Ensure you have selected “Snack Money” on your account if you would like your child to be able to purchase ice blocks/ slushies at the window using their account. 

Set up instructions: 

Please see our Full Menu and Daily Specials:

New Menu Item

Uniform Shop News

Uniform Shop Opening Hours:
Tuesday 8:00am – 8:30am
Thursday 2:00pm – 3:00pm

You can order any time using your Munch Monitor account. Orders are processed during Uniform Shop hours and dropped to the staff room for your Child’s Teacher to hand out. 

Stock Update:

We are currently still out of stock of our Size 8, 10 & 12 Polo Shirts. 

Our shipment is still on track for Early Term 2. 

If the shipment arrives earlier than expected, we will advertise this on the P&C Facebook Page, and they will be available to order on Munch Monitor. 

Thanks
Wave Break Tuckshop Team
Keirra, Steph & Sharon

YMCA OSHC NEWS

The children are settling in to the routines for the new term. Physical play once again is popular both in the mornings and afternoons. To increase time for outside play has been a focus for staff this month both in the mornings and afternoons. Friday afternoons we have trialed going straight outside on arrival for afternoon tea and ball play. We also set up quieter activities of drawing and construction in the shade taking advantage of the ocean breeze. hockey, cricket, soccer, basketball, group games and handball have been popular both in the mornings and afternoons. The children’s creativity has been supported through dance, drawing and craft. Valentine’s Day art was very popular with the children wanting to make presents and cards for their families and friends. The construction zone was very busy with children creating houses, vehicles, airports and towers. This then extended into imaginary play. Overall, it was a busy month for both our service and school.

Thank you, The Y Staff.

REMINDERS

• OFFICE HOURS 6:00 – 9:30am & 2:00 – 6:00pm.
• The phone is not available between these hours.
• You are welcome to leave a message or send an email in between these hours.
• Please be mindful that we are with the children for most of the sessions. Thank you.
• Just a reminder all children’s enrolment needs to be updated before attending our service this term.

Sandra Parker | OSHC Coordinator
M 0436 618 872
E acm@ymcabrisbane.org
W http//www.ymcachildcare.org.au/oshc

COMMUNITY NEWS

FREE - Parent Talk: Understanding Autism in Children

Please see below flyer for our upcoming free Parent/Carer talk on Understanding Autism in Children.

This talk is aimed at Parents and Carers who are supporting children at the beginning of their journey, those who are curious would like to know more about the diagnosis process, tool to help supporting a child, and to gain more knowledge around ASD.

Tickets are required

FREE
Friday 14March
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Baringa Community Centre
20 Edwards Tce, Baringa

Tickets:

All Abilities Soccer

Junior Programs at Kawana Waters State College

Our Junior Football Program is now taking applications.  For further information, parents should contact Adam Walker on awalk139@eq.edu.au .

Our Junior Arts Programs open on Monday 17 February. For further information, parents should contact Peta Boboe on pbobo1@eq.edu.au

Meridan Basketball Performance Program

Currimundi Netball Club