Newsletter 99 - 11th June 2025
Principal's Desk
Welcome to Week 8!
The last few weeks have been busy and enjoyable for staff and students.
More excitement and fun are planned!! P and C have announced their DISCO Theme: - 'Glow in the Dark'.
The disco is THIS Friday 13th June.
- 5:30 pm start and 7:00 pm finish.
- All students are to have an accompanying adult.
- Students are reminded to bring an extra gold coin to donate to Stationary Aide.
- All food and drinks are to be eaten outside the hall
- Please stay in the Hall unless eating or drinking
Chappy Peter wishes to extend his gratitude to all students who came dressed in Fluro last week to help raise money for Stationary Aide.
WHITSUNDAY VOICES
The staff are very proud to announce that the Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 classes will be attending Whitsunday Voices again in term 3. Thank you, Miss O’Mara, for organising this event.
Tickets are on sale from the office. Students who purchase a ticket will be transported to and from Whitsunday voices by a free bus.
Tickets are selling fast and will be unavailable from 20th June.
Year 3 and 4 Kate & Jol Temple 12:15pm 50 places
Kate and Jol Temple are the internationally acclaimed, laugh-out-loud duo behind more than 26 books for kids, including the wildly popular Bin Chicken series, the action-packed Underdogs and the thrilling The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat. Known for their energetic storytelling and witty humour, Kate and Jol bring books to life in a way that gets kids buzzing with excitement! Get ready – because at Whitsunday Voices 2025, they’re delivering interactive, hilarious, and seriously fun sessions that will have grades P-7 laughing, thinking, and falling in love with reading!
Year 5 and 6 George Ivanoff 1:30pm 40 places
George Ivanoff is the best-selling author of over 100 books for children and teens, including the You Choose series, Monster Island and Gamers’ Quest. His You Choose: Alien Invasion From Beyond the Stars won the 2023 Young Australian Best Book Award and appears on Premier’s Reading Challenge booklists. He’s also written Doctor Who and The X-Files tie-in stories. George takes audiences through his inspiration and writing process – unpacking Monster Island, plotting multiple storylines in You Choose, and researching his Survival Guides – all with humour, adventure, and plenty of twists!
The school will cover the cost of buses. We are asking parents to pay $9 per child to attend this.
Please complete the permission form attached and return with $9 to the office by Friday the 20th of June.
Excursion Details
Date: Friday 18th July (Week 1 Term 3)
Travel: Bus provided be Mackay Transit Coaches
Time: See above
Cost: $9 per student
WHITSUNDAY VOICES (YOUNGER YEARS)
Year Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students will be watching a live Puppet Show – called Wombat Stew.
This is a totally free event. The Puppet show will be on the 2nd of September (this is a Tuesday).
SESSION 1 9.00 TO 9.45
SESSION 2 9.45 TO 10.30
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 3 11.30 TO 12.15
SESSION 4 12.15
UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS
A reminder about more new and exciting events that the school is offering: -
A new initiative is the National Tree Day Excursion for Year 2 and Year 3.
The event runs from 9am - 1:30pm on Friday the 25th of July. This is a free event, and a bus will be supplied by The National Tree Organisation for students and staff.
Disco – Friday 13th June week 8
NAIDOC – week 10 Thursday June 26th
Puppet Show – September 2nd (Times TBC)
New things Happening in the School and New Ideas: -
Slade Point State School proudly announces our collaboration with the following community support organisation.
1. Mackay Regional Council and National Tree Day Organisation
On the 25th of July, week 2 Term 3 the year 2 and year 3 classes will be participating in an excursion.
Celebrating our Successes: -
Students have already received many 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 Emerald certificate, 50 Sapphire Token Badge, 75 Silver Token Badge and 100 Gold Token Badge, after following our weekly expectations.
Facilities and Maintenance: -
Our A block refurbishment has been completed. The children are enjoying a new games room and art room.
Year 1-2 will be having a new electronic screen installed over the next few weeks.
Our administration building exterior is currently being painted and looks amazing. Please be mindful about safety around the painters and their equipment.
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 8, 9, 10: -
Be a learner
Be safe
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
Admin
School Office Hours - 8:00am to 3:15pm.
Please note - the 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 through the office and collect a late slip for their teacher.
STUDENT ACCOUNTS:
Please pay all student accounts as soon as possible. All SRS invoices are now overdue.
Payment can be made several ways :
- BPoint. Click on the invoice that has been emailed to you. There is a link to pay the invoice with your card.
- QParents
- Bank Transfer
- CentrePay
- EFTPOS or cash in the school office
Curriculum Message
Parents & School Community:
We want to inform our Slade Point School Community about our new approach to reporting student progress. Starting this semester, we will provide plain language academic reports twice a year for all students from Prep to Year 6.
Here is what to expect in the reports:
- Each subject will be reported on separately. - The front cover of the report features the achievement, effort and behaviour scale. - You will see your child's achievements based on a clear reporting scale. - We will also include a statement on your child's behaviour and effort.
Additionally, parents will have the opportunity to discuss their child's achievement and progress with their teacher in Week 3 of Term 3.
We believe this new style of reporting will help you better understand your child's progress and support their learning journey. Thank you for your continued support.
Ms Ansiewicz. Head of Department - Curriculum
Choral Fanfare
On Monday 9th June, The Slade Point Choir competed in the biennial “Choral Fanfare”, held at Fitzgerald State School. Nine schools from around Mackay participated in the event, performing in a wonderful morning of choral singing. Slade Point performed “Break of Day” and “Crocodile” and did the school proud, receiving a Gold award for their division. A big thank you to Maggie’s mum, Jessica Hartree who helped with transport and setting up our backing track. Thank you also to the parents and family members who came along to support us. What an exciting day!
Mrs Henderson
Enrolling at Pioneer
Phins and Surf Lifesaving
SLSQ Community Awareness, in partnership with the Dolphins NRL team, will be hosting an exciting Dolphins x SLSQ Clinic at Harbour Beach on Sunday, 2nd July, from 9:00am to 11:00am, and we’d love for your students to be involved!
This initiative is part of our partnership with the Dolphins, designed to encourage participation in both NRL and Surf Lifesaving. The program has already seen great success within SEQ over the past year, and we are now bringing it to the north.
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our clubs to the community, support junior/youth engagement in sport and lifesaving, and build local relationships.
Dress up like a FLURO
NAIDOC Celebrations
Young Engineers
Weekly Awards
Sladey Superstars
Weekly Attendance
Appreciation Day for our Groundsman
Appreciation Day for our
P N C Executives, Chappy Peter, Mrs Borg, Miss Mary and Cleaners
