Newsletter 111 - 22/10/2025

Principal's News

Welcome to Week 4!

We are a sun safe school, and I would like to remind all parents and students that it is important to have a hat at school each day.

Please note that during week three and week four our PBL expectation is to focus on learning. It is important that all children are at school each day for learning. Please reply to the office SMS if your child is away. This supports the recording process for non-attendance as either authorised or not authorised. Your support with attendance is appreciated.

Thank you to all parents for continuing to support our main school focus area: - Reading.

It is important that children are encouraged to read at home.

This term staff and students have been focusing on reading and vocabulary. Children have been learning about word meanings, phonemes and syllables.

All staff are looking forward to an improvement in reading results at the end of the term.

Thank you to all students who wear their helmets to school. Please remind your child to ride slowly on the footpaths, wear their helmet and to travel home safely at the end of each school day.

New things Happening in the School and New Ideas: -

STEM – Year 5 11th November (This is a free event) Seagull Disrupter Challenge

STEM – Year 6 25th November (This is a free event) Reef Challenge

I would like to official thank AusBike and the coaches Hayden and Zac for working with our Year six, year five and year four students. We were very lucky to have AusBike come to the school. This was a totally free event.

Please note that Mrs Henderson will be taking the Choir to Bunnings on the 30th of October to sing at their Christmas Carols event. Thank you, Mrs Henderson.

Congratulations to our Junior Strings Ensemble who were awarded bronze last Saturday at M.O.B. Our Senior Strings Ensemble was awarded silver. Thank you to Mrs Henderson, Miss Menzies and Mrs Peach for your support.

A big congratulations is also extended to Zion Tass for being nominated for Sport’s Man of the Year. We wish you well for this award Zion.

Celebrating our Successes: - Students have already received many tokens for their excellent behaviour and leaning. We are now introducing the Golden Token. This Token is for student who have over 125 tokens.

Our Sladey Superstars has been remarkably successful, and many students have received awards.

Facilities and Maintenance: - Our toilets are currently being upgraded. This is extremely exciting for our school.

C Block will have some work completed during next term. This is around the ceiling being replaced. A date has not been given for the work to commence.

Our Prep-1 and Year 3 classes have moved to alternative classrooms, pending work commencing.

I am pleased to announce that All Modular Buildings have now been completed with boarding at the bottom.

Our PBL Expectations and reminders for weeks 3 and 4: -

We will continue to focus on: Be a Learner

Look at next term. It is going to be extremely exciting. Please remember to try and read to your children over the next few weeks. This would be truly appreciated by all staff.

31st October Week four - Disco / Halloween 5-7:00 pm 4:50 pm gates open – Just Slade Point Community – Parents are to stay.

11th November Week five Remembrance Parade Due to STEM supports on this day Year 5 will remain in class and acknowledge with 1 minute silence Hall 10:15 to 10:45 am

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Swimming

DISCO

MOB

Instrumental News – M.O.B. Festival 2025

A big congratulations to our instrumental program students who participated in the annual Mackay Orchestra and Band (MOB) Festival on Saturday 18th October. Both groups gained valuable performance experience and had fun playing up on stage as well as seeing bands from other schools. Our beginner group took home a bronze award, and the senior ensemble was awarded silver. Well done everyone! Thanks to Ms Menzies, as well as Mrs Peach, Mrs Malone and parents for coming along to support.

Mrs Henderson