4 April 2025

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE | Ms Jillian Pass

Term 1 has been a very productive time at Currimundi State School.

The last few weeks in particular have been busy with Cross Country, NAPLAN, Parent Teacher Interviews, term 1 assessment, disco and musical practices. All of which have been run brilliantly.

We had a record number of families take up the opportunity to attend our term 1 parent teacher meetings over the last fortnight. I hope that these interviews have been informative and that you have had a chance to share with the class teacher how you feel 2025 has commenced for your child.

Our 2025 P&C

I would like to acknowledge and thank our P&C committee for their dedication and commitment to improving our friendly little school by the beach from each year and announce the office bearers for 2025.

Currimundi SS ANZAC service - Thursday 24 April

Our whole school 2025 ANZAC ceremony will be held in the first week of Term 2 on Thursday 24 April commencing at 9:00am. We have planned a special ANZAC service that includes a special guest and participation from each class laying a wreath.

Parents are welcome to join students and teachers at our school ANZAC service.

Readers Cup is an annual event organised by the Qld Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia. It is a state-wide competition for young readers in Years 5 - 10. Teams of four students together read a set of books, and then compete with other school teams to answer quiz questions from the books. Readers Cup competitions challenge students to read widely, work collaboratively in a team and continue developing a love of reading. It allows readers to compete at a regional and state level similar to sporting competitions and to meet other students with an equal passion for books.

This year our school will be conducting our own Reader’s Cup Challenge where each year 5 and 6 class will have a team of 4 students. Each student will have 4 books to read prior to our ‘mini tournament’ early in Term 2. During the tournament teams are required to answer varying degrees of difficulty questions that show their comprehension levels of what they have read. From this, the winning team will progress to the regional tournament day at Immanuel Lutheran College on 17 June 2025. A huge thank you goes to Mr Fulcher for creating Currimundi’ s own Reader Cup event in the year of Reading at Currimundi State School.

Triple P- Positive Parenting

Our Student Wellbeing Psychologist, Megan Laws, will be delivering free parenting seminars in term 2. Parents/carers are welcome to attend one, two or all three of the seminars. Book your free spot by emailing admin@currimundiss.eq.edu.au 

Details are as below.

Week 2 - Year 06 room

The Power of Positive Parenting: For every parent who ever wondered: “Why does my child do that?” This seminar helps you understand the reasons kids do what they do, so you can guide their behaviour – and see more of the behaviour you like, and less of the behaviour you don’t like.

Week 3 - Staffroom

Raising Confident, Competent Children: You can help your child become confident and successful – at school and beyond. Find out ways to encourage them to be respectful and considerate, communicate and get on well with others, feel good about themselves and become independent problem solvers.

Week 5 - Staffroom

Raising Resilient Children: How can you help your child manage their emotions so they cope well with disappointment and in stressful situations? Get the strategies that will allow them to recognize positive and negative emotions – and deal with them in a healthy way. 

Yours in education

Jillian Pass
Principal

Deputy Principal | Yr 03 - 06 | Amelia Tolliday

Wow - that term went fast – we certainly have achieved so much here at Currimundi over the last 10 weeks. I am so proud of all our students and want to extend my thanks to staff who go out of their way to make every day engaging, supportive and joyful for our students.

As most are aware this is my first Term at Currimundi I would like to thank all students and families for welcoming me to the community. I have met many of you however for those I haven’t please remember my door is always open, and I would encourage you to always pop in and see me if required.

This term I have been telling students about my ongoing adventures with my guinea pigs – for those who have not had my saga, my 6 females somehow turned in 13!!!!!

This term the students did a great job of helping me come up with names for my 7 new babies – the winners were announced on our whole school parade Monday week 10.  My tale has created great interest across our school and during week 10 I was honoured with a gift from 4C, which I will certainly treasure. Thank you 4C!

Some highlights from Term 1 include:

• Cross country
• Disco
• Year 04 Rock pool visit
• Turtle guest speaker and Discovery Van visit
• Year Stanley River Leadership Day
• Book Fair
• Camp Quality Puppet Show
• All abilities day
• Sparks
• Year 06 Investiture
• Plus many, many more!

Year 05 and 06 STUDENT TUCKSHOP ASSISTANTS

This term we have had several of our Year 06 Leaders assisting in the tuckshop – a big thank you to them. During the term we have also been taking expressions of interest from students in years 05 and 06 (students must be 10) that would like to help in the tuckshop for the remainder of the year. The response has been overwhelming and we have already started training for some of these students.

If your Year 05 or 06 child applied, please check QParents for parental consent and details of duties.

Attendance

I’m a big believer in “Everyday Counts” and students’ maximising their attendance at school. In my many years in education I have seen the direct correlation between attendance and positive student achievement and wellbeing. 

Here at Currimundi State School we encourage students to attend everyday as we know that students do better when they go to school all day, every day.  In the case where your child is not able to attend school it is vital that you contact the office to let them know that you child will be absent.

We thank parents and caregivers for their support in working towards above 90% attendance. 

I wish all out students, staff and families a wonderful and safe Easter break – see you all next term.

Amelia Tolliday
Deputy Principal

Deputy Principal | Prep – Yr 02 | Mrs Amanda Brewer

UPCOMING EXCURSIONS

PREP

TERM 3 – WILDLIFE HQ EXCURSION Tuesday 15 July (details coming home this week)

100 DAYS OF SCHOOL – Wednesday 16 July

YEAR 01

Term 2 – Wednesday 07 May 2025, SEALIFE Mooloolaba Payment and Consent are due by Friday 04 April .

YEAR 02

Year 02 Incursion (at school) – Term 2 – HOW DOES IT WORK? Payment and Consent are due by Friday 04 April. Today! 

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

PARADES

Our PREP to Year 02 Parades continue in Term 2 on the EVEN weeks, with the next one being in Week 2 Monday 28 APRIL at 2:00pm in the School Hall. Come along to watch parade, hear messages, the rule of the week, celebrate the birthdays for the month. In week 1 we are having a special ANZAC Parade at 9:00am on Thursday 24 April.

EASTER HAT PARADE

Our Prep to Year 02 students held their annual Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 03 April. There were many creative hats with different themes like; fairy garden, light up easter and Minecraft easter. Thank you to the parents, grandparents, carers, aunties and uncles that helped out and came along. Your chicken dancing was superb!

More photos will be on FACEBOOK.

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Regards

CURRICULUM NEWS | MRS JODIE FINDLAY

NAPLAN 2025

Thank you to our dedicated Year 03 and 05 teachers and our hardworking Year 03 and 05 students, NAPLAN ONLINE 2025 was a success! Students were focussed on producing their best efforts and very respectful of the test conditions required for us in the administration of these tests. We are so very proud and appreciative of the way in which the students went about completing the tests to the best of their ability and they should be congratulated. The data and information we gain from NAPLAN drives ongoing improvement at school, state, and national levels.

Last week we conducted the Numeracy tests. We have also provided catch up tests for students that may have missed some or all the NAPLAN tests last week.

How is my child’s performance reported?

NAPLAN results are reported against proficiency standards. There is a standard for each assessment area at each year level. Proficiency standards provide clear information on student achievement. They are set at a challenging but reasonable level expected for the child at the time of NAPLAN testing, based mainly on what has been taught in previous years of schooling.

Student achievement is shown against 4 levels of proficiency:

Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs additional support.

A NAPLAN individual student report will be provided by your child’s school later in the year. If you do not receive a report, you should contact your child’s school.

How are NAPLAN results used?

• Students and parents/carers use individual results to discuss progress with teachers.
• Teachers use results to help identify students who need greater challenges or extra support.
• Schools use results to identify strengths and areas of need to improve teaching programs, and to set goals in literacy and numeracy.
• School systems use results to review the effectiveness of programs and support offered to schools.
• The community can see information about the performance of schools over time at myschool.edu.au

This week, as part of our school’s commitment to effective reporting, we offered the opportunity for parents/carers and teachers to meet.

The ‘Learner Connection’ meeting provided an opportunity for teachers, parents, and carers to discuss and share:

• student achievement.
• learning behaviour.
• children's progress.
• goals for improved learning and achievement in future.

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.

FIT CLUB

Week 8 saw the return of FIT CLUB as students ran down to the Currimundi Lake and back in readiness for the Cross-Country.

Kind regards
Gareth Jones

CROSS COUNTRY

 What an incredible day we had at our annual Cross-Country event! Mostly the sun was shining, the atmosphere was electric, and the support from our parents/carers & community made the day unforgettable. Cheers, laughter, and sportsmanship filled the air as students raced their hearts out, displaying remarkable spirit and enthusiasm. 

Age champions were recognised on Monday 31 March school parade

BILINGA was the overall winning sports house!

1^st 2^nd and 3^rd place getters for Cross Country.

SPORTS NEWS

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

SPARKS PROGRAM

Igniting a SPARK

Students in Years 04 - 06 have been enjoying their various SPARKS activities this term. The Sports Coach SPARK learnt about tennis, netball and football. They then coached Prep Yellow, 2Z and 2C in these sports. I wonder who might take up refereeing, sports coaching or a career in sports in the future?

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.

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

The Fathering Project is an evidence-based organisation that aims to promote positive fathering behaviours and fathers’ engagement with their children. The Fathering Project aims to inspire and equip fathers and father figures and help involve Dads and their kids through some hassle-free activities and events throughout the year. Furthermore, the Fathering Project Website has a variety of resources that are available for you to access at any time. Topics include; technology advice, managing your kid’s big emotions, cooking with your kids and fathers’ health and wellbeing.

2025 Fathering Project Proposed Activities –

Term 2 TBC - Fathers and kids – Touch footy afternoon (school oval)
Term 3 TBC - Fathers and kids – Father’s Day Morning
Term 4 TBC Fathers and kids – Pizza and paper planes

Please follow the below link to join our Currimundi State School Group and register your interest in the Fathering Project and our events.

Regards
B.Brown
Ben Brown
Prep - 02 Physical Education Teacher

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

END OF TERM INFORMATION

Prep - Year 02 End of Term Returns

Prep - Year 02 – 

Prep to Year 02 students are required to return all books, before the end of the term 1.

Year 03 –  Year 06  End of Term

Year 03 - Year 06 – Year 03 to 06 students are able to loan their books over the school holiday period.

Please note all books from Term 1 are to be returned at the start of Term 2, for students to be able to commence borrowing in Term 2.

Digital Library – Education Queensland-Sora App

All Currimundi State School students 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!

Readers Cup 2025

HOW IT WORKS:

Readers Cup is an annual event organised by the Qld Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia. It is a state-wide competition for young readers in Years 05 - 10. Teams of four students together read a set of books, and then compete with other school teams to answer quiz questions from the books.

Readers Cup competitions challenge students to read widely, work collaboratively in a team and continue developing a love of reading. It allows readers to compete at a regional and state level similar to sporting competitions and to meet other students with an equal passion for books.

REGIONAL COMPETITION FORMAT:

1. Five rounds of questions with each round having one question from each book
2. Teams of four sit around one table or just on chairs with clipboards. A ‘spare’ player sits away from the group.
3. Students may confer to write the answer to the question on a prepared answer sheet.
4. Students are normally given 30 seconds to complete their answer. The competition allows more time for some questions that require more writing.
5. Teams may substitute a member at the end of any round.
6. Answers are collected at the end of each round. They are given points for their correctness. (All questions have equal scores with 2 points for a correct answer and part points for an incomplete answer.)
7. The scorer keeps a tally of the scores. Progressive scores may be announced throughout the event.
8. Team with the highest score goes to the state final.

ONCE SCHOOL TEAM IS SELECTED:

1. Hold team meetings to discuss the books and to make up questions to ask each other.
2. The spirit of the cup is for the teams to organise their own reading schedule and approach to understanding the books.

 Coaching is not allowed

 2025 READER’S CUP TEAM SELECTION SCHEDULE:

TERM 1:

Weeks 9: Class team selection (1 team for each Year 05/06 class)

1. Team of 4 students selected based on reading age/interest
2. Meet Mr Fulcher for team workshop and book distribution
3. Reading of the books begins

Beginning Term 2: School Tournament Day

Teams meet for the tournament day and the 2025 school team will be the winning team from this day.

TERM 2:

2025 team meets weekly and given the 2025 Titles to read in preparation for the Reader’s Cup Day on 17 June 2025.

 SCHOOL TOURNAMENT TITLES:

NB: One copy of each title will be distributed to each Year 05 and 06 Class 

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

🌟 Term 1 Wrap-Up with Currimundi P&C 🌟

What an energising start to 2025 it’s been! While our Annual General Meeting, originally scheduled for Wednesday 6 March, was postponed due to the weather event, we were pleased to hold it on Wednesday 19 March with a great turnout and plenty of enthusiasm for the year ahead.

We’re excited to introduce our 2025 Executive and Officer Team:

• President: Karleigh Wood
• Vice Presidents: Bec Bryant & James Woodberry
• Treasurer: Michelle Lewis
• Secretary: Diana Ruiz Bulner
• Assistant Treasurer: Kristen Sass
• Assistant Secretary: Katie Lindforth-Brown

And our 2025 Officers:

• Transport & Pedestrian Safety: Danielle Hooper
• Inclusions: Darren Buswell
• Communications: Amelia Gray
• Fundraising: Lisa Wild
• Grants: Sarah Hewitt

We’d also like to extend our sincere gratitude to Emma Hudson for her time and support as Communications Officer throughout 2024—thank you for all your contributions. It’s fantastic to welcome both new and returning members to our team, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead!

💐 Mother’s Day Fundraiser Success!
Our first fundraiser of the year—Mother’s Day Picture Plates—has been a colourful and creative success! These were completed by families at home, and thanks to your wonderful participation, we’ve raised $1,300 towards our $10,000 goal for additional laptops to support learning across the school. The keepsakes are expected to arrive in time for Mother's Day.

👕 Senior Shirts & Student Support
We love seeing our senior students wearing their shirts with pride and stepping into leadership roles. A special thank you to the Year 05 and 06 students who’ve been helping in the Tuckshop during breaks—you’ve made a big impact!

🪩 Let’s Dance! Term 1 Disco
We’re wrapping up the term with our first big event—the Sports-Themed School Disco which was on Thursday 27 March! Thank you to the Student Council for helping select the theme and to all families for supporting pre-sale tickets only—this helps our volunteers manage the event smoothly. With 453 Curra kids set to attend, it’s going to be a night full of energy and fun!

Thank you for your continued support—we look forward to working together in Term 2 and beyond.

Karleigh Wood
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/

WAVE BREAK TUCKSHOP | FOOD NEWS

Hi Curra Families

As we come to the end of Term 1, we would like to take the time to remind all of our Parents/Carers of our Tuckshop Ordering procedures.

Orders must be placed by 8:00am each day using Munch Monitor.
Unfortunately we are not able to accept any late orders or orders via phone/email.

If you would like to set up a Munch Monitor account, please see our instruction flyer below.

New Menu Item

Have you seen our new drinks - Glee Rocking Raspberry or Glee Bubblegum Grape.

(99% Sparking Juice). Available to order on Munch Monitor or available to purchase at the counter.

Daily Specials

Our Daily Specials have changed slightly, so please see our new Specials Board below.

Volunteers

Can you spare some time to help out in our Wave Break Tuckshop?
Lots of hands make light work - and really go a long way in helping us feed our hungry Curra Kids. 
We have a range of shifts available and also have odd jobs that can be done in flexible time slots, so please get in touch ASAP.

You can email currimundi.ss.tuckshop@gmail.com or click on the sign up link to see what shifts are available.

Uniform Shop News

We are yet to receive our order for the Size 8, 10 & 12 Polo Shirts. These are expected to arrive early Term 2, and once they have arrived, we will put them back in Stock on Munch Monitor.

We will also do a post on the P&C Facebook page, so be sure to follow that for important updates.

Thanks
Wave Break Tuckshop Team
Keirra, Steph & Sharon

YMCA OSHC NEWS

March has been an exciting month at YMCA, filled with laughter, learning, and lots of play! The kids have absolutely loved exploring the new school playground—it's been a huge hit and has added so much fun to our outdoor playtimes, both in the mornings and afternoons. We’ve embraced cultural diversity with themed activities that sparked curiosity and creativity, and our little artists have been busy creating numerous sketches, inspired by educational videos we watched together. The imagination didn’t stop there—our talented kids organised several amazing talent shows, showcasing their unique skills and confidence!

Adding to the excitement, we introduced some fantastic new equipment, including bouncy balls with emotions and upgraded play kitchen resources, which the kids can’t get enough of! March has been a month of growth, joy, and endless energy—here’s to more fun and learning in the months to come! As we wrap up an action-packed Term 1, we’re excited to carry this energy into the school holidays, filled with more fun, adventure, and new experiences!

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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

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