Newsletter 93 - 30th April 2025
Principal's News
Welcome to Week 2!
Year 5 and 6 Camp was a great success. The students and staff all enjoyed the camp at Airlie Beach. Thank you to staff and parents for supporting the 2025 camp.
Thank you to all community, students, staff and parents for your support during our ANZAC Day Community March. It was wonderful to see the Slade Point Students march in the ANZAC Day Community March.
On Thursday 15th May in the afternoon, week 4, age eligible students will be participating in the 800 m running, Discus and High Jump events. Mrs Geiger will distribute more information to parents next week.
Under 8’s Day will be on May 23rd at 1:30-2:30. All parents and community are invited to join this special event.
The Year 5 and 6 Leadership Program starts in week 3. Permission notes are due back this Friday 2nd May. Year 5 and 6 will be participating in Drumming, C and K visits and MySchool Kindy visits. They will also be covering a review of the Slade Point State School leadership pledge.
A reminder about more new and exciting events that the school is offering:-
Cutters Program – Week 4 to Week 7
Sports Day - Friday 30 May.
Community Breakfast Tuesday 3rd June
Dress up like a Fluro Pen 5th June (raising money for Stationary Aide)
NAIDOC – week 10 Thursday June 26th
WAKAKIRRI - I am very excited to announce that our school will be taking part in Wakakirri again. Miss Jade will be working with students in year 4, year 5 and year 6. Wakakirri rehearsal will be on a Monday at first break in the hall. A note has been given out to all interested students this week.
CAID - The CAID program will still go ahead this year. Slade Point will have Uncle Patrick visiting in Term Two, on Wednesdays. CAID is due to start this week. Miss Jade will be supporting. Review of choreography will start in Term 4 for the Awakening Spirits in 2026.
QUEENSLAND ENGAGEMENT SURVEY - Schools that participate will receive reports that will help inform approaches to student engagement and wellbeing, a key focus area in the Equity and Excellence strategy and aligned to the Student Learning and Wellbeing Framework.
The QEW survey will be administered between weeks 1-4 of Term 2 (22 April – 16 May) 2025. The survey takes up to 30 minutes for secondary students and 45 minutes for primary students to complete and asks questions about many aspects of students' wellbeing, engagement and experience at school.
Thank you to year 4 for participating in the survey. The year 4 students in the 3-4 class will also be completing the survey. Thank you, Miss Blackman and Miss Sandrey. The classes have been scheduled in for Week 2 of Term 2 (28th April to 2nd May)
New things Happening in the School and New Ideas: -
May is National Family Reading Month.
Book Fair 12-16th May
Celebrating our Successes: - Students have already received a large number of tokens for their excellent behaviour and leaning. Our Sladey Superstars has been very successful, and many students have received awards. During parades, we are always celebrating the great behaviour displayed by our students. Students are presented with their 25 certificate, 50,75 and 100 badges.
Facilities and Maintenance: -
Our administration building exterior will be painted this term. Please be mindful about safety around the painters and their equipment.
A Block will have some painting and refurbishment completed. Work is currently under way.
I am very pleased to announce that All Modular Buildings will have boarding added underneath and around the open sections. This will commence over the next few weeks.
Our PBL Expectations and reminders for weeks 1 and 2: -
Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be a Learner
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
Angie Malone
Principal Slade Point State School
Admin News
Admin Office Hours - 8:00am to 3:15pm.
Please note - the school phone may not be answered outside of these hours.
Late Slips:
If your child arrives at school after 8:45, they will need to enter via Admin and collect a late slip for their teacher.
ELECTION DAY THIS SATURDAY - 3rd May
Voting will be held in the School Hall. Please enter via the Pheasant Street gates.
SRS Invoices - All invoices are now due. Please make arrangements for payment of your child's fees. Thank you.
Library News
Month of May...... Family reading month, come on down and read in the mornings with your children, (not available during bookfair week 12-16 May).
This book has been kindly donated from Scholastic Australia & Mr Luke, to encourage MAY BEING NATIONAL FAMILY READING MONTH campaign.
CEC News
Camp 2025
BIG 4 CAMP 2025
The intrepid Year 5 & 6 students headed off to Airlie Beach in a big bus with Miss Usher, Mr Roberts, Chappy Peter, Mr Barba, Mrs Peach, Ms Armstrong and the parent helpers of Mrs Ottone and Mrs Hyde.
First stop was the park in Proserpine for lunch and a play. We had fun on the big hamster wheels and the flying fox.
We then travelled to Shute Harbour for an amazing walk in the rainforest to a beach made from coral. We had to pick a piece of coral as a souvenir.
Back on the bus to the Bunk House at the Big 4. Where we stayed was so nice with two double bunks in each room, fully air conditioned and there was even a TV in our room. We got to go to the water park, thank goodness because we were hot and sweaty. It was lots of fun and there was a big bucket that emptied on us. We had yummy burgers for dinner and then Mr Barba and Mr Roberts played some minute to win it games with us. It took a long time for some of us to go to sleep.
Ms Armstrong woke us up at 6:00am and we went to visit the Animal Park and got to feed, hold and pat chickens, goats, and sheep. We then had a visit from Tenille from Wildlife Whitsundays where we learnt about insects, lizards and snakes. We got to feed and hold a snake and a lizard and even saw Gustav the Cockatoo do some tricks.
Next was fun rotations including mini golf, big bouncing cushions, leadership activities and the pool again. Afternoon Tea of the yummy biscuits and lovely fruit donated by parents was followed by more fun in the Water Park.
On our last night we had a delicious dinner and fun playing music games then we enjoyed a movie in our rooms.
The last day was started by Mr Barba waking us up with “Who let the Dogs Out” at 6:30am, and we spent the morning packing up and travelling back to Mackay. We had a pizza and popper at the park before heading back to school. We had a great camp full of fun with friends.
Thank you to all of the helpers who made the camp the success it was.
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