2024 - Term 3, Week 6 Newsletter

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School Hall Official Opening

A huge thank you to our whole school community for your support in opening our amazing new school hall. Between the 3 opening concerts, a Gala Ball and an official opening, we can say the hall is now officially open! We have been treated to many amazing performances and thank our Performing Arts staff for the many hours of organisation behind these events. A big thank you also to our P&C and the many staff members who assisted with these events.

Our official opening last week included a number of guests including:

• The Honourable Di Farmer MP – Minister for Education and Minister for Youth Justice
• Brent Mickelberg State Member for Buderim
• Michael D’Ath - Department of Education Director General
• Lyal Giles – North Coast Department of Education Regional Director
• Rosanna Natoli - Sunshine Coast Regional Council Mayor
• Zeke Davis – Gubbi Gubbi representative
• Kane Construction, Aspect Architects and Department of Education Infrastructure Services Delivery Representatives –Greg Hill, Matt Dodds, Laura Stevens, Caroline Dann
• BMSS School Council Members – Brendan Ford, Simon Whittle
• BMSS P&C Executive Members – Rachel O’Brien, Megan Colless, Sophia Agneskis
• BMSS School Captains – Flossie Smith, Xavier Spencer; Vice Captain – Neiva Reid

We are very fortunate to have access to this amazing new facility – please see the video link and photos below from our hall opening events:  

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2025 Prep Enrolments

Please be aware that this term we are continuing to take Prep enrolments for 2025 and we thank families who have submitted enrolment forms already. Early enrolment assists us with planning for the 2025 school year. If you are aware of any families who would like further information on our Prep program, Mr Readshaw will be taking Prep enrolment tours most Mondays from 9:30am throughout Term 3 – please book through the school office. 

2025 Classes

At the start of next term, we will begin the process of developing class lists for 2025. This process is always predicted for the beginning of the school year and confirmed on the eighth day of the new school year. At Buderim Mountain State School, we have a very detailed process, which takes place over a number of weeks to create classes. This includes use of a software program to assist with the creation of classes based on gender, academics and appropriate learning partners.

If parents have any specific requests regarding their child’s placement for 2025, please send an email to our administration staff by Friday 13 September to info@buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au. Please be aware of the following:

• Parents are not able to request a specific teacher for their child.
• Please do not submit any requests for your child to be placed with another child, as all children will do this at school, by choosing up to 5 learning partners they would like to be in a class with – we do guarantee that they will be placed with at least 1 of the learning partners they have requested.
• Generally, the request needs to identify characteristics or concerns relating to your child which you feel need to be taken into consideration in regards to class placement.
• Students will be informed of their provisional 2025 class in the final week of the school year (Wednesday 11 December) via an email to parents.
• While all requests are given due consideration, please be aware that it is not always possible to guarantee these requests.
• We are unable to consider any requests submitted after the due date (end of Term 3).

Parking Request

Please be aware that we have had requests from local residents to not park across their driveways when picking up or dropping off children – this includes when the driver is still in the vehicle. Sunshine Coast Regional Council have let us know they will be monitoring this via cameras and mobile parking inspector teams.

Year 1 Fire Safety

This term, Year 1 have been lucky enough to have had two visits from our local fire brigade. We learned all about the importance of fire safety, practiced ‘get down low and go, go, go!’, explored the important equipment within a fire engine, learnt that once out of a fire we need to stay out, and even got to have a go using the fire hose to put out a pretend fire!  A big thank you to Bruce, Cam, and Terry from our local Buderim Fire and Rescue Station for taking the time to visit us!  

Year 1 challenge all of our families to do the following: 

1. Count how many fire alarms are in your house 
2. Test your fire alarms to check if they work
3. Learn your home address 
4. Learn your parent/carer’s phone number  
5. Come up with and practise a fire escape plan with your family 

Year 2 Sea Life excursion

On 18 and 19 of July, the Year 2 children ventured out to explore the whimsical underwater wonderland at Sealife Aquarium.

These budding biologists were treated to a guided tour of the many animal displays, as they sought to learn more about the oceanic animals that can be found there.

Some of the highlights for the students included learning how to recognise the difference between sharks and rays, as well as a comical performance from Ruby, one of the seals at Sea Life. This inquisitive Pinniped (seal) put on a show by playing hide and seek with the children through the glass of her enclosure.

Thank you to all of our parent helpers who made it such an incredible experience.

“My favourite things at Sealife were seeing the seals and going into the tunnel to see the sharks and stingrays.” -Bastian.

Staffing Update:

Please be aware that the following staff will be replaced while they are on leave in the coming weeks:

Sports News

P – 3 Funday - Wednesday 11th September! 

In Week 10 we will be running our annual P- 3 Fun Day on our school oval. Each year level will have an hour of rotations, focusing on our five fundamental skills: running, jumping, kicking, throwing and catching. We would love for families to come along, cheer children on and show your support. Our main focus for this athletics event is participation and having fun!  

Here are our times for each year level: 

Prep: 8.55am – 9.55am 

Year 1: 9.55am – 10.55am 

Year 2: 11.40am – 12.40pm 

Year 3: 12.40pm – 1.40pm 

We can’t wait to see you all there! 

Miss Rachel Hemingway 

HPE teacher 

District Athletics

The Nambour District Athletics Trials were a great experience for the students! They not only gave their best effort but also displayed excellent sportsmanship by congratulating their fellow competitors. It was a great day.  Thank you to all students for demonstrating wonderful manners and great sportsmanship at the carnival.  

Here's a big round of applause for the students who competed: Chanel D, Enaara T, Kylah D, Ava B, Indiana H, James R, Oscar S, Patrick A, Tannyn M, Eldyn A, Scarlett A, Isobel A, Jemma G, Lucy T, Mia F, Isla M, Lucas S, Harrison B, Alexander S, Henry R, Aimi P, Xanthe W, Scarlett D, Annabelle S, Ally M, Charlotte S, Will O, Xavier S, Zane G, Beau B, Flossie S, Isaac C, Phoebe F, Rachel R, Maggie L, Noah C, Ethan H, Harley O, Oban S, Hudson O'C, Isla J, Neiva R, Isla W, William J, Duncan O, Thomas D, Heidi L, Chelsea P.

Congratulations to those who succeeded and made it into the district team! The Regional Track and Field Trials have been rescheduled for August 27 and 28 at the university. Best of luck to all the students competing at the regional level!
Stay tuned to our next newsletter for photos from the day and highlights of the students who competed at the Regional Trials. Don’t miss it!

QLD STATE RUGBY UNION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to Will O (Year 6) for representing BMSS and the Sunshine Coast Region at the QLD State Rugby Union Championships held on 18-21 July at Sunnybank in Brisbane. 

The Sunshine Coast team finished 4^th place in the State after a nail-biting bronze medal match. Well done, Will!

SCHOOL AQUATICS PROGRAM

We are excited to announce that the Prep, 1MP and Year 4, 5, 6 Swim2Survive sessions are just around the corner! To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all students, we are seeking parent volunteers to assist with these lessons as safety observers for all year levels and in-pool helpers for Prep and 1MP. Your involvement makes a big difference in providing a positive and safe environment for our students. Thank you for considering this opportunity to support our school community! For Prep classes, 1MP and year 4, a roster for parent volunteers will be posted in each classroom, with parents recording when they are able to assist.  Your child's HPE teacher will make contact with you once the form is completed.  For year 5 and 6, an email will be sent home for you to complete.  

To ensure that all our classes have the opportunity to utilise the school pool this Semester, we have created a timeline for pool sessions. Below, you will find the start times for each year level's pool sessions:

Please keep your eye on QParents and your email for your child/ren’s swimming invoice. 

In our Classrooms:

PREP ES

This term, Prep ES has been having a wonderful time learning about living things by exploring our local park. Each Friday we stroll over to the Buderim Village playground to investigate the living things in this special area. Our children love to learn in nature, through real-life, hands-on exploration. We are learning lots about the animals and plants that frequent our local community. The children have many scientific questions, and enjoy researching and discovering the answers to their wonderings by exploring our Buderim parkland. How fortunate we are to have such a beautiful place at our fingertips!

1AB

English

We are learning to write a retell. We need adjectives, adverbs, nouns and verbs to make a great sentence. (Lachy)

We are learning to write a retell. We need to reread our work, make sure there are full stops and capital letters. (Eloise)

Maths

We are learning about 2D and 3D shapes. A 3D shape has vertices, edges and faces. My favourite 3D shape is a cylinder. (Wren)

We are learning about 2D shapes. They can have straight or curved sides, and they have corners. I like rectangles the most. (Skyla)

Science

In Science we are learning about day and night. The day sky has a yellow sun and blue sky, but the night sky has a black sky, and clouds are a bit greyer. (Isaac)

We are learning about how you do different activities during the day and the night. (Alexis)

HASS

We have been learning about natural, managed and constructed features. A natural feature is the sun, a managed feature is the grass on the oval, and a constructed feature is the red tunnel on the playground. (Cole)

Fire Safety

I learnt if there is a fire you don’t take anything with you, you need to call 000 and you need to get down low and go, go, go. (William)

Life Education

I am excited to see Healthy Harold in the van and say hello. (Chloe)

We learnt about how to be a good friend from Harold. (Kayden)

2SC

In English we are learning to write informative texts about animals. The animals are koalas, emus, platypus, echidnas and northern blossom bats. We learnt about what they eat, where they live, their predators and what they look like. We’ve been highlighting facts about northern blossom bats. – Mila and Annabelle

In Maths we are learning multiplication. We have done repeated addition and arrays. We also learned about capacity, length and mass. I liked doing mass because we got to see how things were equal on the scales. – Archer G

In Science we are learning about materials. We have done an experiment about water resistance. A piece of plastic was water resistant because the water stayed on top of the plastic. We have also been learning about strength and using washer weights. We would put the washer weights hanging from a paper clip and we would see how much weights each material would hold. Fabric was the strongest, because it was a strong material that wouldn’t rip easily like paper or foil. We enjoyed doing the experiments because then we could see which one held the most washer weights. – Rosie and Erica

3JC

We’ve been writing a retell of The Lorax from another character’s perspective.  In Science we’ve been learning about day and night and how it works.  We are very excited for the Cosmodome incursion.  In PE we’ve been learning about cricket.  Last Wednesday we performed ‘Celebration’ at the new hall and next Thursday we have Healthy Harold and we’re really looking forward to it.   Jayden, Charlie, Sammie and Savanna

In Maths we are learning about fractions and 3D objects.  We are also doing a retell of The Lorax from a different perspective of a character such as the Brown Bar-ba-loots and the Humming-Fish.  In Science we are learning about night and day, and in HASS we are learning about the continents, countries and how to use a map.  We have also had some sneaky peeks at the Olympics!  Lila, Celeste, Jack and Alice

In Maths we’ve been learning about fractions.  Some of us love fractions, they’re fun to learn.  In our class we are writing a spoken retell from a different perspective, from the story of The Lorax.  We can choose the Brown Bar-ba-loots, Humming-Fish or the Swomee-Swans.  In Science we’ve been learning about day and night and we’re going to the Cosmodome to learn more about day and night.  Matthew, Sophie and Jasper

In our class we are writing a spoken retell of the story The Lorax from a different character’s perspective.  Jacob, Jake, Kailani and Indie

We have been writing a retell of The Lorax in English.  In Maths we have been learning about fractions of a collection.  The strings students have a very interesting strings workshop on Thursday.  Abby, Alex M and Flynn

4DJ

We are loving the book, Rowan of Rin, because it is really entertaining.  We love the suspenseful music and tension at the end of each chapter, making us want to read and listen on to the end. Emily Rodda is an excellent descriptive writer. She describes Rowan’s character very well as he develops and becomes stronger and braver each chapter.  The language she uses really paints vivid pictures in our minds of all the characters and events.  We love how every few chapters one of the supposedly “bravest heroes” leaves, but Rowan is still there. Studying Emily Rodda’s writing, is really helping to improve ours' too.

By all of us in 4DJ

This term, in Year 4 English, we have been studying the book “Rowan of Rin”.  We are learning to explain how Emily Rodda uses language features to represent Rowan.  We are getting better at being able to name the noun groups and verb groups and different phrases she uses to represent Rowan.

By Abigail and Charlotte

Our favourite part of English in 4DJ is free writing our own stories.  We really like getting time to write stories of our own.  We plan them first, then when we are finished writing, we share with a buddy, get feedback, and complete an editing checklist, before going to our teacher for some final advice. When we are ready, we get to publish our work, and print it out for our whole class to enjoy. 

By Jayda and Halle, Luca and Henry K

In Year 4 Science we have been learning about different materials and properties.     Our favourites are learning about natural and synthetic materials, and how plastics, minerals and metals are formed.

Written by Tayla and Layla

This term in Year 4 Maths we are learning about fractions and decimals. 

We can convert fractions to decimals, for example 2/5 = 4/10 = 0.4  By Paso and Harry

Our favourite part of Maths this term is learning about mixed numbers and improper fractions, for example 9/4 = 2 and one quarter.  By Connor and Finn

We really like working in our Aspire group.  We also enjoy when we play Decimal Bingo, Decimal Battleships or Wish ball Decimals.  These games are fun and help our Maths.  By Aver and Atticus

Maths is really fun and helpful for our minds. My favourite part of maths activities is when we practice addition and subtraction sums in our Maths groups.  My absolute favourite weekly maths activity is when we complete our 100 multiplication facts.  I really like how our teacher, Ms Jeffers, times us and we get faster and more accurate.  By Elanor and Jesse

Our favourite part of maths is how we are improving in our 100 maths facts too, we also like the assessments and our Aspire group.  By Hudson and Henry P

Our favourite part of maths is our multiplication tables and dividing numbers by 100, for example 3655 ÷100 = 36.55.  We are very good at it.  By Joshua and Jake

5MT

In English we have been studying the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as well as the movie. We are learning to compare and contrast so we can write a comparison. We really love reading the book because it is entertaining and funny. We have also loved watching the movie because of the songs and humour scenes.  

In Science we have been learning about light and the eye. We have been undertaking experiments in the classroom to get a better understanding of how light moves. Light does 3 things when it comes in contact with an object, it can get absorbed (absorption), it can transmit through the object (transmission), or it can reflect off the object(reflection). We have also been learning about the eye and how it sees different colours.

In Maths we have been learning about fractions, decimals and percentages. We are also learning about how to turn a fraction into both a decimal and percentage. We have also been learning how to add unlike, and related fractions.  

In HASS we have been learning what it was like during the Gold Rush. We have loved learning about what it was like for the diggers on the goldfields and the events that happened during the Eureka Stockade. We have also been learning that the Eureka Stockade led to Australian democracy. 

In Year 5 the thing we’ve loved the most is Elev8 Sports. This was a leadership/sports program to teach us how to be a good leader. We loved it when we had to work together to solve a problem/ get points. Also, when we went to the cosmodome in Term 2, we were able to see what it is like in space. All the space satellites that orbit and give us information about weather patterns and GPS signals. 

6CP

Our names are Maddie & Ayla, and we will be de-briefing about what year 6 has been up to lately. To start with, in English these past couple of weeks we have been focusing on writing a letter from a perspective of a 12-year-old in 1949. To do this assessment, we had to evoke a sense of time and place. We also had to use many language features, to make our story interesting and complete. These include objective language, subjective language, noun groups, complex sentences, compound sentences, simple sentences, conjunctions and fanboys (We use the abbreviation I - SAW- A-WABUB.) For the first few weeks of the term, in maths, we investigated data. This focused on Mode, Mean, Median and Range. We used these four terms to interpret dot plots, column graphs and line graphs. Currently our unit is fractions. We have been looking at all sorts of fractions including mixed fractions, standard fractions, improper fractions, as well as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing them. In HASS, we have been looking into Mapping. This has included looking into how to read coordinates, such as longitude & latitude. However, currently we are looking into diversity. This has included comparing different countries’ environmental & human characteristics such as: GNI, population, foreign aid, life expectancy, business links and their resources. For our assessment, we must look at the characteristics each country has, compare them, and say what impacts those factors have on the country itself. Finally, in science we have been doing many fun electrical circuit experiments with Mrs Miles (6CP’s science teacher). We have also learnt about insulators, conductors and what you can make with many resources. In the experiments that we have been conducting, we have been tasked to create a circuit with a battery, wires, and a light bulb. We have also been investigating with different materials to create a conductor or an insulator. For context, a conductor allows electrons to travel through along with their atoms. Whereas an insulator does not allow any electricity to travel through the circuit.

We hope you have enjoyed reading our summary of this term. Have a great week!

Ayla D and Maddie H 6CP

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Paul Franklin Shield - Rugby League Competition

In week 3 of term 3, Buderim Mountain entered a mixed year 5 and 6 rugby league side into the 2024 Paul Franklin Shield rugby league carnival. It is the first leg of the Mark West Cup carnival that is run for the Sunshine Coast Region. All primary schools are invited to participate.

Our team has actually been training since term 1 this year (when it wasn’t raining) and were called the Mark West Cup Squad.

The Paul Franklin carnival day was excellent in terms of organisation, participation and results.

Our side finished in 2^nd place and were unlucky not to have won the day.

We won all of our pool matches convincingly. This placed us in the semi-finals which we also won progressing to the final. Ironically, we loaned some players to a smaller school who we played in this semi against us which was great to see. We went down by a couple of tries in the final, but gave it our best.

Thank you to Mr Jackson and Mr Allan for your good work on the day.

We are looking forward to next year when we will enter again and more students will get to experience playing rugby league (the greatest game of all!).

Mr Allen

Coaching Coordinator

ICAS Assessments

ICAS tests have commenced, with testing for Digital Technologies, Writing and English now complete.  All other tests will be held in the STEM lab on the below dates. Participating students have been sent home all the information needed in preparation for the testing dates. If there are any further queries, please contact Jo Macan jmaca47@eq.edu.au (ICAS School Coordinator).

Testing will be conducted before school hours on the following dates and times.

Year 5 and 6 students will use their own laptops. Please ensure they are fully charged for each test.

Year 3 and 4 students will use school laptops.

If you have any queries, please contact Jo Macan  at  Jmaca47@eq.edu.au

• Science                                            20 August at 7:15 in STEM room
• Spelling Bee                                  22 August at 7:30 in STEM room
• Mathematics                               27 August at 7:15 am in STEM room

Year 3 Cosmodome Incursion

On Friday, August 9, the 7 Year 3 classes were extremely lucky to attend our Science Incursion in the new Hall. We were in a giant dome where we learnt lots of interesting facts about the Sun, Earth and our Moon. There was a crazy cartoon coyote who had ideas about the Sun, Earth and Moon and he thought he was an expert. He was very funny, but he had so many misconceptions! As we lay on our backs looking up, we learnt about the constellations in the night sky, and it felt like we were actually in space. This incursion improved our knowledge, and it was a wonderful experience for all of us.

Evelyn F and Lydia M 3KC

PERKS

In Term 3 both of our PERKS lessons focused on Friendship.

In the second lesson, students revisited the friendship see saw and were introduced to a model to help them resolve issues that may arise in friendship groups. This process was modelled for the students, then they participated in completing a shared one with Mrs Brennan and their class teacher. Students have the framework in their classrooms to practice and use when necessary.

We call it the POOCH method and looks like this:

Free Dress Day

Friday 16 August is a free dress day to support Bullying No Way Day, with students wearing Orange or Purple to support this cause.  Friday 13 September will be a ‘Team colours’ free dress day to support Fight Cancer Foundation. Our school leaders will collect a gold coin donation for all students participating.  The money being donated will be equally shared between the charity and student council who are raising money to purchase additional sports equipment for each play area.

Celebrating Chappy Week

Chappy week was jam packed with fun. Some of the activities included:

• A morning tea to thank our generous sponsors and highlight successes within the Chaplaincy program at Buderim
• Student leaders organising and assisting in lunch time activities
• Mr Allan dressed up as a Mad scientist while students sought to solve and replicate a molecule using toothpicks and various lollies
• International friendship day and making cards to give out to show kindness
• Shining bright in 6CP while we were exploring the topic – Love who you are
• A game of 9 squares in the air with year 5 students
• Showed kindness to school staff by giving them home baked treats and a free coffee from Banskia café

Not all of us can do great things but we can all do small things with great love. Chaplaincy provides numerous engaging activities and programs that help support and encourage a sense of belonging among all students at our wonderful school. 

I was made to feel very special during Chappy Week, and enjoyed having a full week to focus on the important role Chaplaincy has in our schools.

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Parent Talk and Chat Group

BMSS’s revamped weekly parent chat got off to a flying start in week 2! Over 30 parents and caregivers joined Principal Neil Jenkins, Deputy Principal Anne Goodman, Chappy Alexia, Guidance Officer Deb Price and past Deputy Principal Anne Greiner on the verandah of the new hall to meet other parents and hear about how to practise values-based parenting.

Join us every Wednesday from 8:45-9:30am hosted by Chappy Alexia and Guidance Officer Deb Price on the verandah of the new BMSS school hall.

The purpose of our Parent Chat is a place where parents and carers feel safe and supported and come to connect with other parents and carers to share ideas and learn from each other and discuss practise values-based parenting.  Parent Chat, Term 3 Timetable:

School Uniform

Thank you to all families who ensure students are in full school uniform each day. As the weather has been cooler this term, it is important that all students continue to wear the correct Buderim Mountain State School winter uniform. We are fortunate to have excellent support from our parents in ensuring students are in full school uniform each day. Thank you for continuing this and only wearing the following winter uniform to school:

• Unisex jackets – bottle green and maroon double fleece with embroidered logo
• Unisex pullovers – bottle green and maroon double fleece with embroidered logo
• Long bottle green tracksuit or cargo pants, or bottle green tights under skorts
• Additional winter items must be plain bottle green or maroon in colour (including jumpers)

The current Buderim Mountain State School Uniform can be found in the below link:

STUDENT FREE DAY

Please be aware that Friday 30 August (end of Week 8) is a student free day in all public schools across Queensland. As a result, our school will be closed to students on this day. Our Outside School Hours Care program will be open all day as per Vacation Care hours.

BUS TRAVEL FEEDBACK

CDC school bus services are looking at what improvements to recommend for the 2025 school year, and would like to hear from families. If you have any comments or suggestions to do with your experiences with CDC this year, they ask you visit Feedback and Enquiries Form on the CDC website by Saturday 31 August 2024. 

QParents

Our school has been using QParents in recent years for all year levels. If you have not already signed up with an account, all unregistered parents of P-6 students should receive an invitation email at various points of the year to invite you to sign up. QParents is a simple way to pay for any school excursions or fees without having to send money or paperwork back to the school. Parents can also gain an update on their child’s attendance and submit absence information. Finally, parents can update personal details automatically and students’ past report cards can be accessed via QParents. If you have not received an invitation, please advise us immediately.

Instrumental Music

Qld Symphony Orchestra Excursion 2024

On Friday, 2 August our Senior Instrumental Music students had the opportunity to attend an inspiring excursion in Brisbane to see the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in concert entitled, “Heroic Tales”. This concert featured two beloved classical masterpieces: Richard Strauss’ "Ein Heldenleben" (A Hero’s Life) and Maurice Ravel’s "Shéhérazade" for Voice and Orchestra from The Arabian Nights.

Before the concert the students enjoyed a delightful picnic, and the sporting events of soccer, handball and table tennis at Southbank Parklands. 

As the students arrived at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and spotted the orchestra onstage for the first time, there was a collective sound of ‘WOW!’ It was such a delight to see the students so moved by the breathtaking atmosphere of a live orchestra performance. Seated in the stalls, they enjoyed a prime view of the spectacular orchestra.

The students experienced a captivating hour and a quarter of exceptional soprano singing and orchestra music. Whilst the two works performed were rather heavy and long, the students gained valuable insight into orchestral etiquette, dynamic contrasts, proper playing posture and the orchestra’s responsiveness to the conductor. It is not often that school children get the opportunity to witness performances of this magnitude.

It was the most wonderful day for our budding musicians and our Buderim Mountain students demonstrated exemplary behaviour.  Thank you to our dedicated staff and parent volunteers. We certainly couldn’t have done it without your help in keeping our students safe. It was truly a memorable and enriching experience for our Instrumental music students which will undoubtedly enhance our students’ growth as musicians.

2025 Instrumental Music Opportunity:

Start your child’s musical journey with the Instrumental Music Program 2025 🎵  

Music Learning

Give your child the gift of music education. From bold brass, enchanting woodwinds and to rhythmic percussion our Instrumental Music Program offers an incredible opportunity to learn a musical instrument.

Ensemble Experience

Joining the school String Ensemble or Concert Band will give your child the experience of playing in a group, teamwork and performance opportunities.

Benefits of Music

Learning an instrument develops discipline, patience and creativity. These skills go beyond the music room, positively influencing your child’s overall development.

Learn more about the Program

For more information about the program, please read the Parent Handbook available on the school website, see link below:

https://buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au/extra-curricular/music-activities

How to Enrol

If your child is currently in Year 2, 3, 4 or 5 and is interested in learning a musical instrument in 2025, please click on the link below to complete the Instrumental Music Expression of Interest Survey by FRIDAY, 23 AUGUST 2024.   

2025 Buderim Mountain State School Instrumental Music Expression of Interest Survey

If you have questions about the Instrumental Music Program, please do not hesitate to email Margot Payne mpayn20@eq.edu.au (Band Teacher) and Stuart Scullett-Dean (String Teacher) sscul2@eq.edu.au

Let’s create many musical memories together 🎵

Curriculum Corner

The Australian Curriculum

The Australian Curriculum aims to equip students with the skills to be confident, creative individuals and engaged, informed citizens. It outlines the learning objectives for all students as they advance through their education, regardless of their location in Australia or the type of school they attend.

What are the learning areas of the Australian Curriculum?

From the first year of schooling to Year 10, students begin developing knowledge and skills in eight learning areas:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Health and Physical Education (HPE)
• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
• The Arts
• Technologies
• Languages

In the early years, priority is given to literacy and numeracy development as the foundations for further learning. As students make their way through the primary years, they focus more on the knowledge, understanding and skills of all eight learning areas.

There are three dimensions in the Australian Curriculum:

• Learning areas
• General capabilities
• Cross-curriculum priorities.

Learning areas

The Australian Curriculum is organised into learning areas and subjects. Some learning areas bring a number of subjects together: Humanities and Social Sciences includes History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, and Economics and Business; The Arts includes Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music and Visual Arts; Technologies includes Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies. There is also a choice of 15 Languages.

Learning areas contain content descriptions that detail knowledge, understanding and skills to be taught each year or across a band of years. These content descriptions are accompanied by achievement standards that describe what students will know and will be able to do as a result of teaching and learning in the classroom.

General capabilities

General capabilities are included in the content of the learning areas. These are the skills and abilities intended to help prepare young Australians to learn, live and work in the 21^st century. The Australian Curriculum has seven general capabilities:

• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Personal and Social Capability
• Ethical Understanding
• Intercultural Understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities

In a similar way, there are three priorities critical to Australia’s future:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Histories and Culture
• Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
• Sustainability

They build across the curriculum and allow students to connect the content of learning areas.

Every student is unique, with different needs and interests. Teachers use the curriculum to plan in ways that respond to those needs and interests. The Australian Curriculum is flexible, allowing schools and teachers to personalise student learning. In Weeks 8 and 9 of this term, all classroom teachers will be involved in year level planning days. On planning days, we spend time unpacking the curriculum, making links between learning areas and finalising assessment tasks for the following term. This ensures consistency across all classrooms in the year level.

Library Lounge

Book Week – Reading is Magic – Week 7

Dress-up Parade

All students from Prep to Year 4 can come dressed as their favourite book character Thursday 22nd August, however, Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 will be the only year levels that will be having a Book Week parade.

P – 2 Book Week Parade  -  Thursday 22^nd August  - 9.30am BMSS School Hall

Please be seated by 9.15am

RSVP to your class teacher to assist with seating arrangements.

Year 5 and Year 6 will have their dress up day for Book Week Friday 23^rd August (due to Inter-school Sport on Thursday 22^nd August).

Book Club Term 3

Thank you to everyone who purchased books from Issue 5 of Book Club.  We received $900 in rewards to purchase new books for the library.

General Procedures

Signing in and out:

Thank you to all families for ensuring that students are signed in and out of the Health Room at the front of the school if students are late to school or are departing early from school. This ensures all students are accounted for at all times.

Forgotten Lunch:

Thank you also to all families for ensuring students attend school with their lunch in their bag or their tuckshop ordered. Any students who have forgotten their lunch should go to the school office for assistance.

Playgrounds:

To assist with keeping all of our students safe, we would like to remind everyone our playground equipment is not permitted for use before or after school. The equipment requires a teacher on duty to supervise all children for safe play. To further assist in keeping our students safe, we would like to remind all people entering and leaving our school grounds to kindly close the gate behind them, and to use the crossings around our school when moving across roads. We appreciate your support with following school procedures and to ensure our children are safe.

Keeping students safe before school:

While we do find our students are well behaved before school and we do have many staff at school at this time, staff members are busy preparing for our students’ daily education. We do encourage students to not arrive at school prior to 8:15am unless supervised by a parent or the Before School Care program staff. Our wonderful P&C provides a fully supervised Before School Care program from 6am, for any family who may need to drop their child at school before 8:15. Our staff also provide some supervision at our Elizabeth Street pick up zone each afternoon to assist with collecting students.  We do understand the complexity for parents outside school hours with work commitments, which is why our P&C provides a Before & After School Hours Care program. Further details can be found at https://www.buderimoshc.org/

Royal Australian Artillery Band Performance

On Saturday October 19, from 2 - 4pm the Buderim Lions have organised a performance by the Band of the 1st Regiment Royal Australian Artillery in our school hall.  All money raised through this concert goes to supporting the Mates4Mates Charity.  Mates4Mates provides support and rehabilitation services to current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members who have physical or psychological injuries as a result of their service, and their families.  

Parades

Parades will continue each week, in our new school hall, at the following times with parents welcome to attend:

• Tuesday         Prep & Year 1   2:20pm
• Wednesday       Year 2 & 3      2:20pm
• Thursday        Year 4          2:20pm
• Friday          Year 5 & 6      2:20pm

Parades include the presentation of weekly awards, messages and occasional performances.

Principal’s certificates, banners and medallions are usually presented twice per term. Any awards that are submitted by the Wednesday in the week prior to the dates shown below will be presented on these parades:

Week 10                   10 - 13 September  

From the Office

Upcoming events and payment dates

Please make sure that you have paid the amounts in full by the due dates. Payment for excursions can be made via:

• QParents
• BPoint
• Payment window- open Wednesday 8:00am-9:30am

QParents Frequently Asked Questions

How much do I owe?

• QParents enables you to view invoices as well as details of paid invoices. Click the ‘To Pay’ checkbox next to any invoice to make a payment.
• Note: If you are viewing the payment screen within the combined student view (accessed through the Payments tile on your home screen), click on the student name which will navigate you to the individual student profile where you can make a payment.
• Watch this video for an overview of the payments screen and making online payments in QParents.

If I pay an invoice does that mean my child can attend the event?

• You will also need to give your ‘consent’ (permission) for your child to attend. In the past, we have sent out permission letters however, we now use QParents to gain your consent. It is important that you provide consent (your permission for your child to attend the event) as well as pay for the invoice.
  
  

I notice QParents has ‘Consent Management’. What is this?

• Consent Management is a new feature in QParents. It enables you to provide consent (permission) for events/excursions. This is a great feature as it removes the paperwork previously required for every school event your child would attend (please note, you still need to pay for the event as well as give your consent- two part process).

2024 SRS

The Student Resource Scheme (SRS) includes curriculum resources that are not funded by the department (such as text books, equipment for students' personal use and items used by the student in the classroom). The SRS provides parents with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to individually sourcing curriculum resources and educational programs (i.e. Mathletics, Mathseeds, Reading Eggs).

The scheme ensures that students have the resources required for them to engage with the curriculum for their education, and saves parents time and money in sourcing the prescribed materials elsewhere. Savings are gained through the school’s bulk purchasing practices and hiring arrangements. The scheme is not used to raise funds for other purposes, and revenue collected through the scheme is applied only to the resources and operation of the scheme.

The scheme’s operation, resource inclusions and participation fees were approved by the school’s P&C Association at the meeting held on 10 October 2023.

Resource Inclusions

• All resources included in the SRS are detailed in the attached SRS Resource list. This list is also available on the school’s website. This is a comprehensive list of all resources included in the scheme and their associated costs
• All invoicing for the 2024 SRS has been issued via QParents

BMSS P & C News

Thank-you

On behalf of the entire school community, we extend our enormous gratitude to Neil Jenkins (Principal) and Rachel O'Brien (P&C) for their extraordinary commitment over several years to make our new school hall a reality. Neil and Rachel's dedication, vision, and tireless advocacy has transformed our school community for generations to come. The hall will not only be a place for learning and events but also a lasting legacy of their shared commitment to Buderim Mountain State School. Thank you for going above and beyond to make this dream come true.

All New: Community directory

We are incredibly proud to announce an ALL-NEW Community Directory service, launching on the BMSS P&C website this term! Exclusively for BMSS families and community members, this go-to resource will list all the local businesses and products you want and need to do business with. Facilitating trusted business and customer relationships, your business listing on the webpage will be only $20 for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year. Learn more and apply for a listing at: www.bmsspandc.org/communitydirectory

BUDERIM GALA: Thank-you!

We are incredibly proud to have opened the new hall under such fanfare and fun! We extend a huge thank you to those who attended and supported the Buderim Gala. We also thank Student Leaders Flossie Smith and Xavier Spencer who greeted everyone on arrival, and student musicians Max McDonald and Charlotte Farrell for performing. To view the photo gallery from the night, head to: www.bmsspandc.org/buderimgala

Trivia Night

By popular request, the infamous BMSS Trivia Night returns in 2024! Get ready for a fun night full of fabulous food, games, trivia, drinks and fabulous people from the BMSS school community.

This special event will be raising money for Chappy's fund. This includes programs, resources, and initiatives that directly support the welfare and well-being of BMSS students, families and teachers. Can’t attend? You can still support the cause by making a donation to the Chaplaincy Program from as little as $5 – just head to www.bmsspandc.org/trivianight and scroll to the bottom of the page.

In 2024, the Trivia Night takes on an Olympics-theme, so you can really get creative and global in your costumes and dress!

👉🏼 When: Saturday 31 August 2024
👉🏼 Where: In our fabulous new school hall.
👉🏼 Theme: 'The Olympics'
👉🏼 What: Tables of ten people will battle it out for Olympics-oriented and general trivia, as well as prizes for the best dressed and more!
👉🏼 Price: $60 for an individual ticket or $550 per table of ten
👉🏼 Food: Our new Banksia Cafe will cater food for the evening. Your ticket includes your choice of a meal from a set menu.
👉🏼 Drinks: A bar will be running for all alcoholic and non-alcoholic needs

Loads of prizes and raffles are up for grabs! All teachers, parents, family and friends are welcome. Be prepared to dress up, use all that tidbit info in your brain and have some fun!!!

To purchase your ticket, go to: www.bmsspandc.org/trivianight

Sponsorship opportunities are also available for this popular event. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, or if you have a business or service that can donate a prize for the night, please contact Rachel at: admin@bmsspandc.org

FATHER’S DAY STALL

Save the date! The renowned and absolutely epic BMSS Father’s Day stall is scheduled for Thursday 29 August 2024.
Held in our new school hall, the stall is going to be BIGGER and BETTER than ever!
We already have an amazing catalogue of items growing (get a sneak peek at items so far at: www.bmsspandc.org/fathersday). But if you have a great idea of an item to stock, have a special request or have a business with a product that would be suitable to sell at the stall, please get in touch. Just email Margie at: marketing@bmsspandc.org. Available to lend a hand serving the students? Please send Margie an email!

Free parent educational seminar and workshop with Justin Coulson

The P&C is proud to announce a FREE seminar from renowned educator Justin Coulson. Justin is a Relationship and Wellbeing expert, Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, the Number 1 Rated Parenting Speaker, Co-host of Channel Nine’s Parental Guidance program, Host of the Number 1 Parenting Podcast in Australia, and a proud Father of 6 Children.

Justin’s seminar at BMSS will offer practical and evidence based tools parents can implement straight away to positively influence your child’s wellbeing and relationships. Justin says parents will leave with a real ability to re-imagine their journey as mums and dads in a positive and constructive way!

The seminar is scheduled for 9 September 2024. Learn more and reserve your seat at: www.bmsspandc.org/parentseminar.

Event enquiries: Email Margie at marketing@bmsspandc.org

P&C MEETING - Tuesday 20 August

Join us from 5:30pm on Tuesday August 20 for our P&C General Meeting in the school library. Refreshments provided. Please RSVP to: scretary@bmsspandc.org

TERM 4 Working Bee - Sunday 13 October

Save the date! Lend a hand to clean up and beautify the BMSS grounds on Sunday 13 October from 8am.

SPRING MOVIE NIGHT - Friday 18 October

Mark your diary for this popular, completely FREE and family-friendly event! Our Spring movie night will be on Friday 18 October from 5:30pm.

Uniform Shop News

Additional Senior Shirts

We still have some 2024 Senior shirts available and the price has been reduced to just $10! Grab a spare Senior Shirt for your year 6 student to get them through the remainder of the year. Purchase via Flexischools or instore.

Uniform Pricing Review

Uniform prices are reviewed annually, and we are currently undergoing this process. While we do our best to keep price rises to a minimum, occasionally changes are necessary in response to supplier pricing. Should changes be necessary, a revised Price List will be available instore and online by the commencement of term 4.

Label and Repair

Did you know that the Uniform Shop stocks a range of items to label and repair your uniforms? Permanent markers and iron-on adhesive (cut to size as an option for awards badges) are available for purchase both instore and online. You can also order spare polo shirt buttons – these are free of charge.

The Uniform Shop is Relocating!

Watch this space – the Uniform Shop will soon be relocating! Some wonderfully skilled people have been hard at work renovating the space previously occupied by the Banksia Café. Keep an eye on our socials as we will soon be operating out of our beautiful new shop. We look forward to welcoming you.

BANKSIA CAFE NEWS

BARISTA COFFEE NOW AVAILABLE AT BANKSIA CAFÉ! Have you downloaded the app?

If you haven’t tried the new Barista Coffee at Banksia Café, you are missing out! Better yet, try it by ordering through the new Banksia Café App! Just scan the QR Code below to download the App for both android and IOS. The app offers extra benefits, including loyalty free coffees, specials on sweet treats, app-only food specials, ability to select a pick up time for your coffee order and more!

To view the Barista Coffee & Specialty Tea menu, head to: www.bmsspandc.org/banksia-cafe

OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE (OSHC)

BUDERIM OSHC SPRING VACATION CARE: Program out now!

Check out the program to see the fantastic array of activities, incursions and excursions in store at Buderim OSHC these Spring school holidays, including a visit to Timezone and Amaze World, an OSHC Olympics Day, a Spring Festival, a rodeo, volcano experiments, puppet shows, a Glow Disco and more! 

To enrol and to book, please visit our website (www.buderimoshc.org)

We look forward to welcoming you and your children to the OSHC Spring Vacation Care program! 

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